sides these, we had a variety of excellent vegetables; over and above, there was another article on the table, which the waiter affirmed to be cheese, but no one would have known it as such from the appearance; it resembled ginger-bread crumbled fine. The poor waitcr, I felt for him, his feelings must have been wounded by the sarcasms of the company, all but the Frenchman and myself. One said it was saw-dust, another said it was potash at length the Virginian made us all laugh, by saying, "O yes, I recollect now, it is cheese-it is the identical cheese I dined upon seven years ago, on my way to Washington!" Having dined, I asked the waiter what was to pay?" Three quarters of a dollar," quoth he. The other passengers threw down the cash, but I sought the landlord: "and what do I owe you, sir?" "Three quarters." "Where is your rates?" said I."We fix our own rates," said mine host. "So then we stand on even ground, you fix your rates, so do 1," and handing him fifty.cents, I stept into the stage-not anoth er word passed between us. My fellow travellers, however, appeared mortified that they did not, like myself, save the odd quarter. It is nothing but an act of justice to society, to treat these pickpockets in this manner -common sense must point out to the lowest understan ding, that the traveller has the same right to refuse, that the publican has to exact an exorbitant bill, unless the rates are fixed by law, and placed in public view, which ought to be the case throughout every civilized country, changing them with the rise and fall of the market. It tickled the Frenchman exceedingly, my behaviour to the landlord. As he was the last to quit the house, one of the party asked him what the landlord said. "He say not a word, he look like one statue, he tunderstruck, he stand, he look astonishment after de coach, he say noting."

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From the time we got out of the stage to this day, I have never laid eyes on my fellow travellers. What a difference! In the western country, we are not only more sociable while travelling, but constitute one family during the route, at all times and places. From the mutual dangers, the pleasantries, accidents, and privations, incident to travellers, an attachment takes place which is not dissolved, perhaps ever. But here in the east, they jump out of the stage, and each one sets out to quarters with perfect indifference, and even without taking leave. This difference, is no doubt owing to superior numbers, to their journey's being shorter, and the numerous impostors, who are constantly on the . It wing seeking for prey, and flying from one seaport to another. Admitting these causes however, in their widest sense, I cannot reconcile that unsociable deportment, which wears such obvious marks of groundless suspicion.

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Public Buildings.-The public buildings of Baltimore I should are a town hall, a court-house, an exchange, a library, the mana prison, an alms-house, a hospital, a penitentiary, a d been in masonic hall, a circus, a theatre, 3 market houses, 2 cofit is true,fee houses, 2 colleges, 18 churches, viz.-4 for Roman did hous-Catholics, 1 for Scots Presbyterians, 1 for Swedenbourhalf. li gians, 1 for Swedish Lutherans, 2 for Universalists, 1 for ladelphia Unitarians, 4 for the Evangelical Society, 1 Prison Chapse where el, 1 Orphans Asylum, 1 Widows Asylum, 1 Magdalen which the Asylum.

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Of these, the exchange and the Roman Catholic cathedral are by far the most conspicuous. The exchange sco river, is a beautiful structure of white freestone, 360 feet by on an ele. 140!-In it is transacted all commercial business. The harbour. Cathedral is celebrated as being the most superb church

in the United States. It certainly is superior to any thing I have seen, except the capitol of the United States and the President's house. It is of the same architec ture with the capitol, and like it was planned by Latrobe. It is a massy building, of freestone, in the form of a cross: the sexton, who lives near the spot, showed it to us, but he was unable to tell the dimensions. It has four fronts, and a portion of scripture cut in large letters on each. It has a dome similar to that of the capitol, and or namented in like manner with wreaths and flowers in stuc co; but the capitol is of the purest white, whilst the cathedral is of a grayish colour, and the stucco has a reddish hue. The interior of the church is remarkable for a su. perb altar, and a painting representing our Saviour, just taken down from the cross: the piece is said to excel any thing of the sort in the union; it was. presented to the church by Louis the XVI. of France. The body of our Saviour is represented with a white cloth round the waist; he is lying on the ground, with his head and shoulders in his mother's lap, who is also sitting on the ground. She is represented as fainting away; her eyes are closed, and the beloved disciple leaning over her: Joseph of Arimathea is standing near the body and look. ing upon it; also Mary Magdalen and Nicodemus. Mary of Salome is standing up, with her eyes and hands raised to heaven: the Roman guards are likewise standing near, with fierce aspects. The whole is painted to the life, and looks as though they were living beings. The crown of thorns has just fallen off, and actually looks as though one might go and take it up: the blood is issuing from the wounds inflicted by the thorns, from the temples of our Saviour, also from his side and his feet. Our Saviour is represented in different paintings in the cathedral, from infancy to the time of ascension into heaven. I am told it is subject to a ground rent of $2000 per an

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