lGlO 0e J0nelr0S O0tf0 S6tu Au6osS - n duel took place yesterday between the DOet. of the slOop of war vandalia. now lying here, and her first Lieutenant, Joshua Sands. The challenge was given two months ago by the ! Doctor and refused by Sands repeated and again refused, and they were both tried by the Naval Court Martial held on board the frigate Hudson last week. This resulted tn the honorable acquittal of Lieutenant Sands, and the Doctor was ordered home. Yrster- day the Doctor challenged him again, and called Sands coward, with other epithets. Sands accepted the challenge; they met this morning tn Rio Janero, and the Doctor was shot through the heart"

 TRoTTING.-The American horse Tom Thumb, which has become the property of Mfr. Osbaldestone. was lately backed by that gentleman to trot 16 miles in harness. within the hour on the same day. The match was decided yesterday on the TrumpingtOn road near Cambridge. It was arranged that the horse should go eight miles and half out, then turn, and come hack to within half a mile of the starting post He went over the l6 miles in 55 minutes, and finished the 16 l-9 miles in three minutes and quarter under the time stipulated. The horse appeared as fresh at the end of the work as when he first came on the ground. The cart in which Mr. OsbaldestOne drove Jim did not weigh quite hundred weight.-Eng. paper.

 Among the thousand rumOrs of the day, one is, that MT. Ingham will retire from the Treasury Department and go abroad, and Mir. M'Lane, Minister to England. will return 1 and take upon himself the duties fthe Treas ury Department. Doubtful.

 A description of the City of Brussels, says the place contains 8O,OOO inhabitants, and is, after Ghent, the most important place in Flanders. 1t shares with the Hague the dis tinctiOn of being capital of the KingdOm.- Brussels has at different times been the scene of much bloodshed. In a bOmbardnent in l 1895, by the French, 14 churches and 4,OOO houses were destroyed. It ftllinto the hands of the French in l74G, and was restored few years afterwards by treaty. During the revolutionary war it fell into the hands of the French again, and was not restored until 1914. Brussels has always been eminent as manu featuring town-the making of lace alone employs upwards of 10000 persons. It is also celebrated for the manufacture of carpets, camblets, and carriages. Its commerce is greatly assisted by canals. The place being near Waterloo. has latte rly been great re- sort for travellers. The new streets are spa cious, and many of the buildings, especially public buildings, are splendid. Among the markets, is one for frogs, which are brought in pails and cans, and the women sit in the market with scissors cutting off the hind limbs, which is the only part used. The place has fine park and many beautiful promenades. or malls, ornamcnted with trees, shrubs and public fountains. IL has PhO- sophical College, and the great Hall attached n if ia Nanahlas nf aSc0Vn udatinu lO0O ,,ap. sons. The courses of lectures are gratuitOus, with allowances to such pupils as cannot pay the expense of board.

 Theatrical Sympathy.-We frequently in the course of our attendance on the drama, meet with occurrences. which reflect equal credit on the sympathetic feeling of the au- dtOrs and the skill of the actors. Such a circumstance originated on Monday evening during the representation of William Tell. At that critical and interesting moment when the Swiss hero. as the only chance of saving sons life, accedes tO the nhuman proposi- ton of shooting an apple from his head; Gesler, the Austrian Governor, with fendish malevolence, picks the smallest fruit from the basket saying, "thy skill will be the greater if thou hit'st it." An honest hearted coun- tryman, upon the excitement of the moment. thTcW aU HpbucOI tIie IdTSfSt SbAS Ou tle stage, exclaiming "d-it, give the fellow fair chance."-Aibany Ado.

 A man name Sutherland died suddenly in tavern at Buffalo, on the 4th inst. he had sta- ted that he was paper maker, from $. Car olina. He appeared to have been about 40 years of age.

 PHILADELPHlA. Oct. R.

 Yesterday morning, two women. we'll d.ess- ed and of genteel appearance, called at a wholesale LeghOrH warehouse in Market street, near Fourth. and desired to look at some of the hats. Being told that, as the ar- ticle was not retailed at that establishment, it would be useless to show them. they urged their request with some earnestness- saying they had walked some distance, and would be very much disappointed by refasal- The gentleman to whom they had applied. at length took out four hats. and turned his back to attend to something else. Looking around shortly after, he saw that his customers had walked off. each having helped herself to one of the hats. They were already out of sight.

 FOuRdliRg.-At Farmington, at about 8 l o'clock in the morning of the 9th inst. the family of MT. George Peck. (Mr. P. being absent on journey0 were alarmed by the l cries Of a child in distress. On searching ! the yard. they found in a corner adjoining the 1 aHAm mMnA u. -As A