MARRIAGE.
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In Paris 1t is well known there are a number of respectable marriage agents or brokers, whose business is to obtain wives for bachelors, and husbands for those who are desirous to enter the happy state.- That many of the arrangements thus form ed, have proved very happy matches, and are known to have been made by persons of responsibility and property. In large cites like New York and Philadelphia, there are many hundred ladies, possessed of consid- erable property. good manners and educa- tion, who for various reasons live very re- tired, and however willing to enter into the hymeneal state, have no facilities of intro- duction.

 To this class of persons an office for the negotiation of marriage contracts, would prove a great facility, and immense advan- tages might be derived from its. establish ment, to contracting parties; and as the fees or commission in all successful negotiations would, doubtless, be very liberal, the busi- ness would of course be profitable to the agent.

 The present mode of advertising for wives is attended with many difficulties and embarrassments, which the establish ment of an agency office would eiectually remove. With these views on this subject, l think the experiment ought to be made.-- shall therefore proceed without delay to make such arrangements for opening an agency in this city, {of which due notice will be given,) as he feels sure will afford every satisfaction to those who are disposed to pat ronize, what he firmly believes to be mer- itorious and useful undertaking.

 MITCHELL POTTER.