When I was at Wiley and Putnam's, about a week ago, I inquired for the copy 

 of vour last work, which you kindly promised to leave for uie there, liut it has not 

 yet been received. I am quite curious to see it, especially after the notice I have 

 seen of it in the Literary World. 



Tlie Jforticiilturist is going on steadily and well. "We want to extend its cir- 

 culation in your city, and will adverti.so there. * * * 



Think of a New Yovk farmer, James Wadsworlh, Esq., of Ucnesee, subscrib- 

 ing one thousand bushels of corn, of his own growth, to the Iri.sh Relief Fund ! 

 Won't this tell in Great Britain ! 



Mrs. Downing joins me in kind greetings to you and yours, and I am. 



Sincerely yours, 



A. J. DOWNINO. 

 To J. Jay Smith, Esq., PLiladelpliia. 



Highland Gakdex, April 21, 1847. 



My Dear Friend: Your "Domestic Notices" lor my Journal were most 

 acceptable, and are already in type. I shall be glad at all times of a continua- 

 tion, and especially when your convenience serves for the notes on the fine speci- 

 mens of ornamental trees about Philadelphia. Yolurae I. shall be at your service 

 as soon as it is complete, and all other fature volumes of mme.'* 



When I was in Philadelphia a couple of years ago, you gave me a very nice 

 sort of box, made of the cover of a book taken off by the binder, and told me at 

 the same time that you had numbers of these covers that were of little use, having 

 been taken off fancy books that you re-bind. If this is the case, you must let me 

 persuade you to send some of these covers, if you have them to spare. I want 

 to use them as a kind of portfolio covers for manuscripts, &c., which accumulate 

 so much on my hands that I find it difficult to keep them in order. * * * 



The Spring is wonderfully late, and we shall have an American leap from winter 

 to summer. 



Your ever kind invitation to Philadelphia, I assure you, was gratefully re- 

 ceived. I, however, mean to be at home mostly this summer, as I wish to do 

 something worth while with my pen, now ; and 1 hope when you come to Xew 

 York you will run up and see me here, where you know there is always a hearty 

 vrclcome for you and yours. Very cordially yours, 



A. J. DOWNING. 

 To J. Jay Smith, Esq., Pliiladelpliia. 



* The promise here expressed was never forgotten, and we consequently possess all Ids 

 works published during his lifetime, in the form of presentation copies, with his autograph 

 attached, clothed in terms of the warmest friendship. — Ed. 



(to be conti.nted.) 



