Thou silvery braid, now banded o'er my brow, Before thy monitory voice I bow; Obedient to thy mandate, youth forget, And strive thy word to hear without regret. Why should regret attend that onward change, Which tells that time is coming to its range-- Its border line, which God approves and seals, As crown of glory to the man who feels Content in ways of righteousness to dwell? To such gray hair does not of weakness tell; But rays of glory light its silv'ry tint, And change its summons to a gentle hint That time from all is fading fast away, But that to some its end is lasting day; And that the angels view its pure white band, As seal of glory from their master's hand, And closer draw, the near ripe fruit to shield, Until to heaven its produce they can yield. Monthly Record of Current Events. POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS. THE UNITED STATES. Congress adjourned, as required by the Constitution, on the fourth of March. The protracted character of the discussions of the session compelled final action upon nearly all the important bills at the very close of the session; and as a natural consequence many bills which have challenged a marked degree of attention, were not passed. The bill making appropriations for the improvement of Rivers and Harbors, which had passed the House, was sent into the Senate, but was not passed by that body. The bills making appropriations in aid of the American line of steamers,--that authorizing and aiding the establishment of a line of steamers to Liberia,--the bill providing for the payment of French spoliations,--the one appropriating lands to aid in the establishment of Asylums for the insane, and a great number of other bills, of decided importance, but of less general interest than these, were lost. Sundry valuable bills, however, were duly acted upon and passed into laws. A joint resolution was adopted authorizing the President to grant the use of a ship attached to the American squadron in the Mediterranean for the use of Kossuth and his companions in coming to this country, after they shall have been liberated by the Turkish authorities. A very interesting letter from the Secretary of State to the American Minister at Constantinople, in regard to the Hungarian exiles, has just been published. Mr. WEBSTER refers to the fact, that under the convention between Austria and Turkey, the term of one year for which the exiles were to be confined within the limits of the Turkish empire, would soon expire: and the hope is confidently expressed that the Sublime Porte has not made, and will not make, any new stipulations for their detention. Mr. MARSH is instructed to address himself urgently, though respectfully, to the Turkish government upon this question, and to convince it that no improper interference with the affairs of another nation is intended by this application. The course of the Sublime Porte, in refusing to allow these exiles to be seized by the Austrians,