8 THE ]?I-E[C]$l\TIX. THE LAVENDER I«‘Ai(I1.usfortENcit.AND.ETéiert]3 isdonghsight in that prolific Ian 0 Tran 5: _ 0 ‘lg 3“ ~ 3 {S 1ove1y beyond m_easi_ire_, and that is a lavender field ; it pleases from its intrinsic beauty alone. _The lovely color of its flowers all the silk dyers are trying to “ match, ' but can’t exactly hit on the shade. Tlienits fragrance ! ——how inimitable, as the sprays wave with the breeze! It mightily pleases a self-sufficient Englishman, simply because he thinks it cannot be ‘matched ‘ in all the World,” to use his own brag, and is proud Of It accord‘ ingly. He little knows this especial C-rop can be raised with as great perfection in Ireland if ‘her tarxners_ dare make the attempt, and that if_ Americans knew its ad- vantages they might produce it here with_as great suc- cess. But in England there is just about_2i0 acres of its precious land devoted to lavender farming. Each acre yields about 6,200_ pounds of_ flowers. Every hundred pounds of flowers give up by distillation about one pound of the otto of lavender ; and thus we learn that there is an average production of 7,000 pounds of lavender otto annually. It requires six ounces of this to make a gal-. lon of lavender water, so that this spot of British soil (the only portion, perhaps, of that island capable of pro- ducing it), supplies the home demand, together with the required consumption of America, Germany, Russia, and even the most genteel of Englands dependencies, to wit, Canada, Jamaica and Australia, who make use of the enormous quantity of 17,000 gallons of this favorite spirit. Whence are French customers and other European markets supplied from? Certainly not from England? Those lavender farms of England are situated at1\iit- cham, in Surrey, and at Hitchen, in Hertfordshire. At Mr Perks’s farm of the latter place, the lavender, when in blossom is resorted to by all the bees for miles round. The sound of their hum in such_ vast numbers is quite enchanting; nor do the butterflies neglect to visit so luxurious a feast, the taste of which appears to be parti- cularly grateful to them. The bees’ love for the laven- der is so excessive that, at the harvest time, as the sprays fall before the sickle and are tied up into sheaves, they will follow it even at a sacrifice of life into the boiling still. Should one feel inclined to leave the din and smoke of the city for apeep at a lavender farm. the time is when July is old or August is young, and sec Perks’s farm, the appearance, not to speak of the odor of which will prove full compensation for the trouble. FIRE AND Loss or LlFE.—A GIRL KILLED BY JUBIPING our or A Firm Sronv WiNDow.——A fire occurred at N o. 108 Orange street, last Friday morning. The building is four stories in height on the street, and five on the rear. The first floor was occupied as a. barberfs shop, the next as a book bindery and ofiices, the third and fourth by the American Hoop Skirt Company, their rooms ex- tending over the adjoining building, in the lower part of which the Evening Star is published. The rear attic rooms were occupied as sleeping apartments. One of these was occupied by Miss Susan Ann Wilson and Miss Anna Trainor. The father of Miss Wilson is janitor of the premises, and lives-in the basement. About 4 o’clock-, George Allrecht, the engineer in the skirt factory, which is kept in operation.all night, discovered fire near the room occupied by the girls, and gave the alarm. The members of engine 3 were promptly on hand, and ran up stairs to save the women. Mr. Robert Baker gained the head of the stairway, but found the smoke so dense that he had to gi-ope his way to the door, which he broke in, and on entering, found the bed. empty. Becoming nearly suffocated, he retreated, but again returned and ascertained that Miss Trainor was lying on the floor. Being without a light, and the place being thick with smoke, he had to feel his way, and at length discovered her at the window, lying senseless. He carried her into the street, and she was conveyed-to the engine house, in Henry street, where medical assist- ignce was provided. Miss Wilson; in her dispair, had jumped out of the window, and striking against the win- dow_sil_1s..in her descent, was dashed upon the flagging, resulting in instant death. Her body was also taken to the engine house. The deceased was eighteen years of age. Miss Trainor was subsequently conveyed to the Long Island College Hospital, where at last accounts she was in an improving condition.-—Brooklyn Paper, Tun METROPOLIS AFTER THE BATTLE or CuLLoDEN.——1 was in the cofi"ee-house with Smollett when the news of the battle of Culloden arrived, and when London all over was in a perfect uproar of joy. It was then that Jack Stuart, the son of the Provost, behaved in the manner 1 before mentioned. About nine o’clock I wished to go home to Lyon’i=, in New Bond street, as I had pro- mised to sup with him that night, it being the anniver- sary of his marriage night, or the birthday of one of his children.‘ I asked Smollett if he was ready to go, as he lived at Mayfair; he said he was, and would conduct me. The mob was so riotous, and the squibs so numerous and incessant, that we were glad to go into a narrow entry to put our wigs into our pockets, and to take our swords from our belts, and walk with them in our hands, as everybody then wore swords ; and, after cautiontng me against speaking a word, lest the mob should discover my country and become inso,l,ent,,,“i’or John Bull,” said he, *~ is as haughty a,n/d,v¢II1'aIlt to-night as he was abject and cowardly on-158 Black Wednesday, when the High- landers were at Derby.” After we got to the head of the Haymarket, through incessant fire, the doctor led me by narrow lanes, where we met nobody but a few boys at a pitiful bonfire, who very civilly asked us for sixpence, which I gave them. I saw not Smollott again for some time after, when he showed Smith and me the manuscript of his “ Tears of Scotland,” which was pub- lished not long after, and had such a run of approbation. Smollett, though a Tory, was not a Jacobite, but he had the feelings of a Scotch gentleman on the reported cruel-- ties that were said to be exercised after the battle of Culloden.—Dr. Carlyle. Tun PnINcIrALITv or MoN.A.co.—Monaco was, until a month back. the smallest,sovereignty in the world.- There were but three towns, Monaco, Manton and Reque- brune. The army used to consist of sixty men, and the entire population is about three thousand souls. The Castle of Monaco, and the precipitous rock it stands on, are landmarks for sailors. The hills and narrow valleys beneath are covered with vines, myrtles and orange trees. It is just such a nest as a poet would assign to a robber chief or pirate, and the first Prince of Monaco united both characters in his own person. Napoleon III. long yearned to possess.Monaco, and offered the reigning prince, who generally lives in Paris, a large sum for his inheritance. At last the prince yielded, and lo, the little princedom is sold. Two soars or WH1TEWASBlNG.——Il] an action brought against a gas company, a chemist was called as a witness to prove the badness of the gas supplied. One of his statements was that the ceilings in his house were so dis- figured that he was compelled.to have them whitewashed. The counsel for thedefence thereupon asked him; “Well, _sir, and was anything else whitewashed besides your ceil- ings ?” The reply was: “ Yes, sir, two of the directors 01 your company were.” “How is it,” said a gentleman to Sheridan,“ that your name has not an 0 attached to it ?—-Your family is II‘iF.l}_. and no doubt illustrious.” ‘~ No family had a bet. ter right to 0 than our family,” said Sheridan, ~* for we owe everybody.” Irish Whiskey for St. Patrickls Day. Tun subscriber has lately received, per ships Revenue and Dreadnought, a supply of the above-named Whiskey, and daily expects a further lot per ship American Union, which will complete the largest stock of first quality Irish Whiskey, (old,) suitable for family trade ever held in the United States. JOHN MGAULIFFE, Importer, 43 Nassau Street. Price, 50 cents per Bottle; $2.50 per Gallon ; Sent Free. The Shamrock will be drowned, as usual, on St. Pat- rick’s Day, at t-he Sample Room, 43 Nassau street, where connoisseurs are invited to test the quality of these im- portations. Information Wanted. NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 26, 1861. INFORMATION WANTED of BRIDGET & MARY BARRY —~daughters of Daniel Barry, born in Callan. County Kilkenny. They landed in New York about ten years ago. When last heard from Mary was in Milwaukee, Wis., and Bridget in New York city—it is supposed she is now in St. Louis, Mo., where she is married to a sail- maker. ‘ Any information of them will be thankfully received by their mother and brothers. Address THOMAS BARRY, corner of New Lence and Poydr-as streets, New Orleans, La. mr16 3t S East, Stationery, 65:. W. D. ROE & 00., STATIONERS, PRINTERS, —AND— BLANK B 0011' MAN UFA C TURE RS, 59 WALL STREET, 1 Corner of Hanover, New York. PRINTING, ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPHING, BINDING AND RULING, In all its branches. We have constantly on hand a fine assortment of both STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY. m“ We respectfully solicit orders, being confident that we can give satisfaction to all who may favor us with their patronage.. WILLJAM D. Ron, PETER MONEGHAN, E01215 anti fiestitnraitts. J O H N D O R A N Begs respectfully to make known to his friends, that he has set up business in I Wines, Liquors, and Cigars, AT LAUREL HILL, orrosrrn THE Grim-zrpizr. ‘His place willhe knownas the PHOENIX HOUSE. All acquaintances, and members of No. 18, A. Order, are respectfully invited to give a call. Sept 29—tf K» Proprietors. 7-6 in 0 1 P . DOWD, PROPRIETOR OF THE SENATE, No. 47 Ami. Street. Keeps constantly on hand a choice assortment of Ales; Wines, Liquors and Segars, Cold Cuts, Sandwiches, &c. 2t‘. C O A L ! C O A L! J. BAGLEY, is now prepared to furnish parties with the best QUALITY OF COAL, either by the Cargo or Ton. Guarantees full weight, or forfeit coal. Yards. No.5 OAK ST.. and 7 BROAD ST., N. Y. 7-3m NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. —- OFFICE of the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, No. 32 Chambers street, New York, January 1, 1861. Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estate of the city and county of New York, for the year 1861, will be opened on Monday, the 14th inst., for public inspection, and will continue open until the 30th day of April’ next inclusive. All taxpayers are earnestly requested to call and examine the same, in order that any errors in the assessments may be correct- ed. Also, all persons entitled by law to reduction of their assessments, by reason of being clergyman or for military services, and also literary or charitable institu- tions, by law exempt from taxation, are requested to make application for such reduction or exemption previ- ous to the closing of the rolls on the 30th day of April. The following section of the Act of April 14, 1859, is published for the information of taxpayers :— Section 10. During the time the books shall be open for public inspection, as heretofore provided, application may be made by any person considering himself ag- grieved by the assessed valuation of his real or personal estate, to have the same corrected. If such application be made in relation to the assessed valuation of real estate, it must be made in writing, stating the ground of objections thereto, and thereupon the Commissioners shall examine into the complaint, and if in their judg- ment the assessment is erroneous they shall cause the same to be corrected. If such application be made in relation to the assessed valuation of personal estate, the applicant shall be examined under oath by the said Com- missioners, who shall be authorized to administer such oath, or any of them, and if in their judgment the assess- ment is erroneous, they shall cause the same to be cor- rected. and fix theamount of such assessment as they may believe to be just, and declare their decision thereon within thirty days after such application shall have been made to them. No reduction shall be made by the Board of Supervisors of any assessment on real or per- sonal cstate imposed under this act, unless it shall ap. pear, under oath or afiirmatioii, that therparty aggrieved was unable to attend within the period prescribed for the correction of taxes. by reason of sickness or absence from the city. (Laws of 1859, chapter 302, section 9). A. J. WILLIAMSON, Commissioners J. W. ALLEN,‘ of Taxes and J. W: BROWN, Assessments. l PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING THE SESSION LAVVS. NOTICE is hereby given that Sealed Proposals will be received until Friday, the Eighth day‘ of March next,‘ for printing and publishing nineteen hundred copies of the Session Laws of the State of New York, to be passed this year ; to be printed upon similar paper, and with similar type as the laws of 1860 ; it being expressly understood that should the Legislature order an extra or additional number of copies to be published, the same will be print- ed and furnished by the contractor or contractor at the same rate per copy as the number now required to be printed shall be agreed to be executed. The proposal to designate the price per signature for the work; and the person or ’pel'S0llS proposing shall agree to have the print- ing done in tlie;city of Albany. To every proposal or bid for the printing there must be annexed a guarantee subscribed by a guarantor of sufficient ability, that the person or persons makingsueh bid, will, if the same be accepted, enter into contract according to the terms thereof, and give the security re- quired by law in such cases. within ten days from the time he or they shall receive notice of the acceptance of his or their bid ; and to every such guarantee there must be annexed a. certificate of the Secretary of State, Comp- troller, Attorney General, Treasurer, State Engineer and Surveyor, or'the Judge of the county where the guaran- tor resides, that the guarantor is a man of property and able to ‘make good his guarantee. Each proposal will be scaled up with the guarantee and directed on the outside. “ Proposals for Printing,” and when thus scaled up and directed, the proposition should be enclosed in a separate envelope and directed to the undersigned, or either of them. ‘ Albany, February 1, 1861. DAVID R. FLOYD JoNr.s,- Secretary of State. til8m ROBERT Dr.NNIsToN, Comptroller. IRISH EMIGRANT SOCIETY. OFFICE, NO. 51 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK. In consequence of the great number of complaints which have for a long time been made by Immigrants, of frauds committed upon them in the sending ot'money to their friends in Ireland, and to aid and protect the Emigrant, the Irish Emigrant Society established a fund, deposited in the Bank of Ireland, upon which they draw drafts, payable at sight, at any of the branches of the Bank. . There is this great advantage in purchasing the So- ciety’s drafts—that the Bank has a branch in each of the principal towns in Ireland, and thus the losses by dis. count, and otherwise, are avoided. , The Society will be thankful for all early and circum- stantial information of any fraud, imposition or outrage cdmmitted on Emigrants, and will endeavor speedily to apply a remedy. ANDREW CARRIGAN, President. ROBERT L. DILLON, 1st Vice-President. J osnpn STUART, 2d Vice.President. Hucn KELLY, 3d Vice-President. JAMES STUART, Treasurer. EDWARD C. DONNELLY, Corresponding Secretary. PETER CRERAR, Recording Secretary. Executive Committee. Felix Ingoldsby, Cornelius H. Sheehan, William Watson, William Redmond, John Nicholson, James Olwell, Hugh Kelly, Daniel Devlin, John P. Nesmith, John Mcliienomy, Romaine Dillon. fe2 1 y EMIGRANT INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS BANK, NO 51 CHAMBERS STREET. Tnis Institution has been established for the purpose of affording to Emigrants and others a safe place of de- posit for their funds, to protect them from robbery and fraud. It is conducted with the strictest economy——-neither the Officers nor the Trustees receive any compensation for their services. The entire profits belong to the De- positors and will be divided amongst them, having due regard to the safety of their funds. The last dividend was six per cent. upon all sums of $500 and under, and will be continued or increased as the profits may justify. ‘ Bank open to receive deposits daily, from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M., and from 4 to 6 P. M. Tansrriris : Corn’s H. Sheehan, Louis J. White, Eugene Kelly, John Kelly, John Bryan, Michael J. O’Connor, Charles M. Connolly, Bartlett Smith, Felix Ingoldsby, Andrew Carrigan, James Kerrigan, Hugh Kelly, James Olwell, John P. Nesmith, Henry L. Hoguet, James Kelly, J oanncs Gourd. Josrrn STUART, President. RoB'r J. DILLON, 1st Vice-President. EDWARD BAYER, 2d Vice-President. DANIEL DEVLIN, Treasurer. LOUIS B. BINSSE, Secretary. PETER CBERAR, Accountant. ‘Eats aiili Qlaps. CIRCULAR. feb2 ly . New- York, September 1st, 1860- CHARLES G. MURCH, Car. of ’I'}n'7-cl Avenue and 20m Street, Ever anxious to please, is happy to announce to his nu- merous friends and patrons, that his . Beautiful and Iktensive Sales-Room is now open for the inspection of his New Styles for Fall and Winter, and he flatters himself that he will be able to exhibit as large and as tastefully selected a stock of H A T S A N D C A P S as can be found in the city, consisting of every style of the most approved Fashions, fabricated from the finest materials, by the best of workmen. THE CHILDREN S DEPAR TMEN T, as usual, will be found replete with every variety of Head-Dress. .! Please favor me with your presence; it willthen be found that MURCH is quite as ready to dispense, as he is to receive, those “small sweet courtesies of life which render the way ofit so smooth.” CHAS. G. MURCH, Hatter, 220, Third Avenue, Corner of Twentieth street, Gramercy Park. Eal1iy2r’s Glarhs. PATRICK R. GUINEY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.‘ ' No. 3 -State street, Boston. Otlice hours—from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Business in Norfolk County attended to at No. 9 gVtaslg1II1)g§)n place, Roxbury, from 7 to 9 AM. and from 0 . . . MICHAEL DOHENY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Ofilce, No. 6 Centre Street. Business hours from 10 AM. to 4 RM. tf JOHN McCUNN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Otiice, No. 39 Wall Street. WILLIAIVI J. KANE, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. No. 13 Ciiawtbers street, New York. Titles Searched, Mortgages Foreclosed, &c. CLAIMS ON IRELAND. O’GORMAN & WILSON. RICHARD O’GORMAN, EDWARD J. WILSON, Counsellors at ;Law. -No. 122 Broadway, New York. LAND, will undertake the collection of CLAIMS, &c and other Law Business in any part of that Country. aug4-3m. =1 JOHN H. WHITE, LAW OFFICE, Residence, 32 West 35th Street. JAMES M. SHEEHAN, ATTORNEY AND CO UN SELLOR AT LAT/V. Otllce, 13 Chambers street. WILLIAM E, ROBINSON‘, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR « 1 AT LAW. H NOTARY PUBLIC, AND COMMISSIONER ron SEVERAL srA-I-Es. Law Otlice, 267 Broadway, New York. Residence, 219 West 32d street. 3.“; ti l—tf JOSEPH B. TULLY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. No. 20 Nassau street, %‘ Room No. 10. [19-tf.] B. s. TREA NOR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. A70. 12 Tremont street, Near the Museum. , Boston Mr. T. practices in all the Co t f th 0 and the United States Courts. ur S 0 e ommonweahh Particular attention paid to conveyancing and the ex- amination of title to Real Estate. Naturalization papers procured eve d d ' th sittings of the Courts except Saturdaysry ay uriI?]§tr_ e New Y O O _ Q fllxlitary Qiqmpmtnts. THE NEW YORK MILITARY EQUIPMENT mannracronx, No. 10 North William Street, N. Y. D. F. BERRER & CO., (WILLIAM E. HILL, Agent). Caps, Bolts, Knapsacks, Plumes, Pompous, Epaulettes, Belt-plates, and Ornaments of every description. Police Badges, Horse Equipments, &c. Samples sent to all parts of the United States and Canada, on New York city reference. 3 6-3m @1111»: will fiistols. MICHAEL 0’C'0NNOR, Gun, Rifle, and Pistol Maker, No. 42 Fulton Street, (Over Horton & Rohertson’s Jewelry Store). Double and Single Guns stocked and jobbing neat} done. ’ 3“ 5' A filehiral. DR. D. R. SHANAHAN, SURGEON AND ACCOUC anon I Can be consulted at his ofiice, N o. 67 Fifteenth , between 6th and 7th avenues, N. Y. itzlfget‘ fiilltitrbs. PHELAN’S BILLIARD TABLES AND COMBINATION cusmons PHELAN & COLLENDE l-3m Nos. 63, 65, 67 and ’o3.4.§§‘§ii,°§i§i’” 1-ti‘. . Having established efiicient_Agencies throughout IRE-. No. 169 Broadway . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..New York..