Martin in largeness and sameness of speculation, and the capacity to treat womanly and social questions. Mrs. Martin had a strength of will which rules in all spheres, but ever chastened by womanly feeling. Her affectionate nature as much astonished those who knew her in private, as her resolution often astonished those who knew her in public. Indeed, she was the most womanly woman of all the advocates of "Woman's Rights." Her assertion of her claim to interfere in public affairs was but a means of winning security from outrage for the domestic affections. She would send the mother into the world--not in the desertion of motherly duties, but to learn there what motherly duties are--not to submit in ignorance to suckle slaves, but to learn how to rear free men and intelligent and pure women." We have copied thus much of the _Leader's_ obituary of Mrs. Martin, because a certain unpremeditated boldness in it admits the reader to instructive facts in the theory and practice of the party to which she belonged. * * * * * YAR MOHAMMED, the celebrated Vizier of Herat, is reported to have died on the 4th June last. He was one of the most intriguing princes in Asia. Everybody must remember him during the few years which preceded the occupation of Affghanistan by the English. He always managed to keep on the friendliest terms with them and more than one mission was sent to his court from India. * * * * * The well-known composer of ballads, &c., ALEXANDER LEE, died near London, suddenly on the 8th of October. He was a son of the once notorious boxer, Henry Lee, and was married to the late popular singer, Mrs. Waylett. He at one period was lessee of Drury Lane Theatre, in partnership with Captain Polhill. He had been Musical Director of the Olympic and Strand Theatres, of Vauxhall Gardens, &c. He wrote the music for the _Invincibles_, which had such a run, with Madame Vestris in the chief part, at Covent Garden, and afterwards at the American Theatres. To name his ballads would occupy a large space, for a more prolific song-writer never existed. We may mention, however, amongst his works, _The Soldier's Tear_; _Away, away to the mountain's brow_; _Come where the aspens quiver_; _I'll be no submissive wife_; _Rise, gentle moon_; _Kate Kearney_; _Come dwell with me_; _Pretty star of night_; _I've plucked the fairest flower_; _Bird of love_; _Meet me in the willow glen_; _I'm o'er young to marry yet_; _Wha wad na fight for Charlie_; _When the dew is on the grass_; _Down where the blue bells_, &c. Many of these compositions will perpetuate the name of Alexander Lee as a composer of the English school of simple and unaffected melody. We are inclined to believe, more of his songs than those of any other composer are known in the United States. * * * * *