FROM THE. Eiuroitium-.
THE; WIFE.
The life of man !—-'-how great the sum '
Ofnieanirig those brief words contain-,
Blending the years that go and come,
With niiseryls blight or slander’s stain-'-
The stage oflife-—how penciled o’er
With light and shade its white appears,
Like his, whose memory flits before
My fancy, decked in smiles and tears.
His morning sun has risen bright,
And gaily blooms the teeming earth,
_ I-Vhile all along hisbrow oflight,
The glowing passions spring to birth;
And, as the wanderer of the sear
Hails the bright beacon froiii the mast,-
One star lit up his destiny,
".I‘was love’s—he made it his at last.
And fortune came-theroundelay
Of pleasure melted on his ear——
VVhile young affection led the way,
And dried the hot but transient tear--2
His hopes were full ofjoy to him,
, Success his every care beguiled,
Life’s cup still sparkled to the brini,-
And beauty on his bosom smiled.
l But those days were too bright to be
Unchanging in a world like this,
The day star of his destiny
_ Vvent down in ruin’s darkabyss;
Misfortune came, and swiftly fled
The golden promise ofthe ‘morn,
At noon the tempest o’er his head
\’Vithered his every hope in scorn.
Yet then she sin‘iled—tlie bosom friend,
‘Whose fortune was with his entwined;
Oh it was sweet to see her blend
. Her angel spirit with his inind——
Though now his days of pride. were o"er-—-
Her arms were open still to him,
I And oh she seeui’d to love him more,
Because his path of life was dim.
He struggled long—-but sickness came
And paled his cheek and dimmed his eye,
And he was now no more the same
As in his first adversity.
But she was still the same-—liesidc
His restless couch she hourly hung,
And watched life’s slowly ebbing title,
And lieaven’s own melting music sun".
Yet was he sparcd—-and long he strove
Against the adverse tide oftate,
Clieered onward by the voice of love,
He prospered when it was too late—-
FOI‘ HEP. came on, Hlld, feeble gf0WlI,
He tottered to the silent tomb,
Still followed by his chosen one.
Lighting the midnight hour of doom.
l ' The life of man I so wild and brief-
I-low ftill ofdoiibt and change it seems,
The streams ofjoy the floods ofgrief,
Passinglike pliantouis seen in dreams,
And love "like a lone star above
Shining upon the inidniglit’s pall-
Too high for tempests e’er to move,
Presiding o’er and tempering all.
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fl.N'.r3CT to amendthe several acts for im-
posing Ditties on Imports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A-
merica in Congress asseriibled, That’ from and
after the 80th day ofJune, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-four, in lieu ofthe duties
now imposed by law on the importation ofthe
artic.les hereinafter mentioned, there shall be
levied, collected, and paid, the following du-
ties, that is to say:
First. On sail duck, oznaburgs, burlaps, 8L
ticklenburgs, a duty offiftecii per centum ad
‘valorem; on all manufactures of wool, or of
which wool shall be a component part, ex-
cept worsted stuffgoods and blankets, which
shall pay twenty it e per centum ad valorem,
a duty ofthirty per cent ad valorem, until the
50th day of June, one tliotisand eight hun-
dred and twenty-five, and after that time, a
duty of thirty-three and a third per centum
ad valorem. Provid/;d, Tliatou all inaniifac-
tures of wool, except tlaiinels and baizes, the
actual value Of-_\VlllCll, at the place whence
imported, shall not exceed tliirty-three and a
third cents per square yard, shall be charged
with a duty offlfi per centtim ad valoreni.
Second. On all manufactures, not herein
specified, of cotton, flax, or hemp, or ofwhich
either of these materials shall be a component
part, and on all manufzicitires of silk, or of
which silk shall be a component material,
coming from beyond the Cape of GoodHope.
a duty oftwenty-five per centuin ad valorem;
on all other manufactures of silk, or of which
silk shall be a component material, twenty per
centiim ad valoreni. Provid/.d, That all cot-
ton cloths whatsoever, or cloths of which cut-
ton shall be a component material, excepting
' riankeens imported directly from China, the
original cost of which at the place whence im-
ported,with the addition oftwenty per centum,
if imported from the Cape of Good Hope, or
any place beyond it; and of ten per centum,
if imported from any other place, shall be less
than‘ thirty cents per square yard, shall, with
St!t:ll addition, be taken and deemed to have
cost thirty cents per square yard, and shall be
c'n.irgc(l with duty accordingly. And that all
unbleached and uncolored cotton twist, yarn
or thread, the original cost of which shall be
deemed and taken to have cost sixty cents per
pound, and shall be charged with duty accor-
dingly. And all bleached or colored cotton
yard, twis.t,or thread, the original cost ofwliich
shall be less than seventy-five cents per pound
shall be decined and taken to have cost severi-
ty-fzre cents per pound, and shall be charged
with duty aizcortlingly. Provided, also, that
the provisions of this act shall not apply to, or
be enforced cgaiiist iniportations of goods
from ports or places eastward of the Cape of
Good Hope, or beyond Cape Horn, before the
first ofdaiiiiary next ensuing.
Third. On wool unmanufactured, a duty of
twenty per centum ad valort-in, until the first
day ofJunt5., one thousand eight liiiudred and
twenty-five ; afterwards, .1 duty ofgtwcnty-five
per ccntiim ail valorem, uuti? the hrst ofJunc
one thousantl eight liundred and twenty-six——
afterwards, a duty oftliirty per ceutiiru ad val-
0,-(,,,,_ I’,-‘()vi(I(;d, That all wool, the actual
value ofv.-hicli, at the place whence imported,
shall not exceed ten cents per pound. shall be
chargv.-d with a duty of fifteen per centum ad
vulorem, and no more.
Fourth. On all Leghorn hats or bonnets, $1.
all hats or bonnets ofstraw, chip, or gi'ass,and
on all flats, braids, or plats, for making ofliats
or boiintzts, a duty of fifty per centum ad valo-
',_ein: Ihreuided, That all Leghorn hats and
or grass, which, at the place whence imported,
with the addition _of 10 per centum, shall have
cost less than one dollar each, shall with such
addition, be taken arid deemed to have cost 1
dollar each, and shall be charged with duty
accordingly. ,
Fifth. On japaiinecl wares ofall ltind's,, on
plated wares of all kinds, and on all m:«iriufac-
tures, not otherwise specified, made ofbrass,
iron, steel, pewter, lead, or tin, or ofwliich ‘ei-
ther oftliese metals is a component material,
a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorein.
On bolting clothes, fifteen per centum ad val-
orem. On hair cloth and hair seating, thirty
per centum ad valorem. On marble, and all
inaniifactures ofmarble, thirty per centum ad
valorem. On all paper hangings, forty per
centum ad valorem. On coach laces, of cot-
ad valorem ; on all other laces, twelve and a
lialfper centum ad valorein. On lead,in pigs,
bars, or sheets, 2 cents per pound. On lead-
en shot, three and one half cents per pound.
On red or white lead, dry, or ground in oil, 4
cents per pound. On Brussels, Turkey, and
Wilton carpets anti carpeting, fifty cents per
square yard. , On all Venetian and ingrain
carpets or carpeting, tweiity-five cents per
square yard. On all other kindsofcarpezs &
carpeting, of wool, flax, hemp, or cotton, or
parts of eiilier, twenty cents per square yard.
On oil cloth carpeting, and oil cloths, of every
description, a duty oftliirty per centum ad va-
lorem. On all other carpets and carpeting
mats, and floor cloths made of tow, flags, or a-
ny other material, a duty oftliirty per centum
ad valorem. On hemp, at the rate of 925 dol-
lars pertou, or 9240 pounds. On tarred ca-
bles aiid cordage, four cents per pound. On
uiitarred cordage, yarns, twine, pack-thread
and seiiies, five cents per pound. On cotton
bagging, 3 and 3-fourths of a cent per square
yard. On iron, in bars or bolts, not manufac-
tured, iti whole or in part, by rolling, ninety
cents per hundred and twelve pounds-weiglit.
On round iron, or braziers’ rods, oftliree six-
teenth to eight sixteentlis ofan inch diameter,
inclusive; and on iron, in nail or spike rods,
slit; and on iron, iuslieets,and hoop iron; and
on iron, slit or rolled, for band iron,scroll-iroii
or casement rods, three cents per pound. On
iron spikes, fotir cents per pound. On iron
nails, cut or wrought, five cents per pound.——
On tacks, brads, and sprigs, not exceeding 16
ounces to the thousand, 5 cents "per thousand ;
exceeding sixteen ounces to the ilioustind, .5
cents per pound. On iron or steel wire, not
exceeding nunibcr eighteen, five cents per lb.
over number eighteen, nine cents per pound.
On square wire, used in the inanufactuie of
stretchers for umbrellas,twelve per ceiitiiiri ad
valorem. On aiivils and anchors, two cents
per pound. On iron cables or chains, or parts
thereof, three cents per pound ; and no draw-
back shall be allowed on the exportation of i~
ron cables or parts thereof. On mill cranks
and mill irons, of wrought iron, four cents per
pound. On mill saws, one dollar each. On
blacksmith’s hainuiers and sledgcs, two and a
half cents per potiiid. On rnuskets, one dol-
lar and fifty cents per stand. On rifles, two
dollars and fifty cents each. On all other fire
arms, and on side arms, thirty per centum ad
valorem. On cutting knives, SC_\i'I.llf‘S,SlClileS,
and reaping hooks, spades and shovels, ofiron
or steel, thirty per centum ad valorem. On
screws ofiron,weighing F25 pounds,or upwards
:30 per cent. ad valorem. On screws ofiroii,
for wood, called wood screws, 30 per cent. ad
valorem. On vessels of cast iron, not otlier-
wise specified, 1 1-9. cents per pound. On all
other castings ofirou, not specified, one cent
per pound. On all vessels of copper, thirty.
five per centum ad valorem. On quills, pi-e-
pared or manufactured, twenty-five per cent-
um ad valorem. On slates and tiles, for buil-
ding, twenty-five per cent. ad valorein. 0::
black lead pencils, forty percent. ad valorem.
On tallow candles five cents per pound. On
speruiaceti candles, eight cents per poiiud.—
On soap, four cents per pound. Onlard, 8
cents per pound. On wheat, twenty-five mg.
per bushel. On oats, ten cents per bushel.-—
On wheat flour, 50 cents per hundred iv~eiglii,
On potatoes, ten cents per bushel On coal, 6
cents per heaped bushel. On corks, twelve
ceuts per pound. On priinelle and other slioes
or slippers of stuff or iiankeen, twemy.five
cents per pair. On laced boots or bootees, 1
dollar and fifty cents per pair. On linseed,
rupe s.eed,aiid hemp seed oil,twenty-five cents
per gallon. On castor oil, 40 cents per gal-
Ion. On ale, beer and, porter, inipomgfi in
bottles, twenty cents per gallon ; iinp,,,.,ed
otherwise than in bottles, fifteen cents per gal-
lon. On beef and pork, two cents per poiinrl,
On hams, and other bacon, three cents per lb.
On butter, five cents per pound. On vinegar.
eight cents per gallon. On alum, two dollars
and fifty cents per hundred weight, on reg-
tied saltpetre,tliree cents per pound. On blue
or Roman vitriol, 4 cents per pound. On oil
ofVitriol, three cents per pound. On Glati-
ber salts, two cents per potind. On Epsom
salts, four cents per pound. On caiiiplior,
cruue, eight cents per pound. On cainplior,
refined, 12 cents per pound. On copperas,
2 dollars per hundred weight. On Cayenne
pepper, l5 cents per pound. On ginger, 2
cents per pound. On chocolate, four cents
per pound. On currants and figs, three cents
per pound. On plums, prunes, Muscatel rai-
sins, and raisins in jars and boxes, four cents
per pound. On all ollier raisins, three cents
per pound. On window glass, not above 8
inches by ten inches in size, three dollars per
hundred square feet ; not aliove ten inches by
twelve iticlicsin size, three dollars and fifty
cents per hundred square feet ; and if above
ten inches by twelve inches in size, four dol-
lars per hundred square feet: Povided, that
all window glass. imported in plates, uncut,
shall be chargeable with the highest rate ofdti-
ties hereby imposed. On black glass bottles,
not exceeding the capacity ofone quart, two
dollars per groce ; on bottles exceeding one
quart, and not more than two quarts, two dol-
lars and fifty cents per groce ; over two quarts,
and not exceeding one gallon, three dollars
per groce. On deinijolins, twenty-five cents
each. On Apotliecaries’ vials, ofthe capaci-
ty of4 ounces. and less, one dollar p --.- groce;
on the same, above 4- ounces, and not exceed.
ing eight ounces, one dollar and twenty-five
cents per groce. On all wares of cut glass
not specified, three cents per pound, and in
addition thereto, an ad valorem duty oftwentv
per cen-tu'rn. On all books, which the impof-
ter shall make it satisfactorily appear to the
Collector ofthe port at which the same shall
be entered, were printed previous to the year
one thousand seven hundred and seventyffive;
and also, on all books printed in other langua.
\
:'lJ0lll‘lBlS, and all hats or boiinefs dfs'traiv, chip 4
ten or other material, thirty-five per centum’
ge's,tl_ian'Englisli, four cents ‘per tvoiume, ex-
cept books printed in Latin or Greek, when
bound, fifteen cents per pound ;._when“not
bound,thirteen cents per pound, On all other
books, when bound, thirty cents perp‘ou»ud-—
when in sheets or boards, twenty-six cents pet:
pound. On folio and quarto post pa per, ot
all kinds, tiyenty cents per pound. On fools-
cap and all drawing and writing pflpera Swell‘
teen cents per pound.‘ On priming, Copper
plate, aiidstaiiiers’ paper,ten ‘cents per pound;
On sheathing paper, binder’s_and.box boards,
and wrapping paper, of all kinds, three cents
per pound. On all other paper, filteen cents
per pound. A duty of twelve and a half per
centtim ad valoretn on all articles not herein
specified, and now payinga duty of seven and
a half per centum ad valorem ; with the ex-
ception of patent adhesive felt, for covering.
ship’s bottoms,wliicli shall be admitted free of
duty, until June 30th, one-‘ thousand eight
hundred and twenty-six. « , '
Sec. 2. Jlnd be it further‘ enacted, That an
addition often per centum shall be made to the
several ratesofduties hereby imposed upon the
several articles aforesaid, which, after the said
respective timesfor the commencement ofthe
dutiesherehyimposed,shall be imported in ships
or vessels not ofthe U. States; Provided, that
this addition shall not be applied to articles
imported in ships or vessels,not OfllleUlllletl.
States, entitled by treaty, or by any act of
Congress, to he adinitted on payment of the
same duties that are paid on like articles ini-
ported in ships or vessels ofthe U. States.
See. Sd. ./Ind be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed a drawback ofthe du-
ties by this act imposeed upon the exporta-
tion of any articles that shall have paid the
same within the time,'and in the inanuer, and
subject to the provisions and restrictions, pre-
scribed in the foiirth section ofthe act, entit-
led, “ An act to regulate the duties on imports
and tonnage,” passed the twenty-seven.tli day
of Aprihonethousand eight hundred Szsixteen.
Sec. 4. find be itfurlher enacted. That the
drawback allowed by law on plain silk,import—
ed in American vessels from beyond the Cape
ofGood Hope, shall be allowed. although the
said cloths, before the exportatiop thereof,
shall have been colored, priutefla Sialncfli ‘-l)"
ed, stamped, or painted, in the United States.
But, whenever any such cloths, so imported,
shall be intended to be so coloured, printed,
stained, dyed, stamped, or painted, and after-
wards to be exported from the United States,
with privilege of drawback, each package
thereofshall, before the same shall be deliv-
ered from the public stores, be opened and ex-
amined by an inspector of the customs, and
the contents thereof measured or weighed,
and the quality thereof ascertained, and a
sainpleof each piece thereof reserved at the
ciistotii house; and a particular account or
registry ofsuch examination, describing the
number ofpieces in each package, and their
weight or measure, and the sample thereof
reserved, shall be entered in the books ofthe
custom house ; and, after such examination,
said goods shall be repacked in the original
package, and the said original package shall
be marked with a custom house mark. And
whenever any such goods, being tlius colored.
printed, stained, dyed, stamped, or painted,
shall be entered at the custom house for ex-
portation and drawback, the same shall he so
entered in the original package, marked as a-
foresaid, and not otherwise unless the person
so entering the same, shall give satisfactory
evidence to the collector or naval ofiicer, or
one oftheni. that such original packages has
been lost or destroyed by accident ; and no
such application for drawback shall be made,
except on the contents of entire packages ;
and iipun applicatiuii for such entry and draw
back, the contents ofthe packages,so offeretl,
shall be exziriiined by the inspector of the
customs, and measnred- or weighed, and coin-
pared with the original entry, registry, and
samples ; and if, upon such comparison and
full examination, the collector shall be satis-
fied that the contents of each pacltage are
the same identical goods imported anti regis-
tered as aforesaid,and not changed or altered,
except by being colored, printed, stained, dy-
ed, stamped, or painted, as aforesaid, then
the person, so entering such goods, shall be
adtnittcd to the oath prescribed by law, to be
used in cases of application for exportation
of goods for the benefito fdrawback, and shall
thereupon be entitled to drawback, as in otli-
er cases: Provided, That the exporter shall,
in every other particular, comply with the
regulations $1. fornialities,heretofore establish-
ed, for entiies of goods for exportation with
the benefit ofdrawback. And if any person
shall present, for exportation and drawback,
any colored,printed, stained, dyed, printed,or
stamped silk, knowing the same not to be en-
titled to drawback, according to the provision
oftliis act, or shall wilfully misrepresent or
conceal the contents or quality ofany package
as aforesaid, the said goods, so presented or
entered for drawback, shall be forfeited, and
may be siezed by the collector, and proceeded
with, and the forfeiture distributed, as in oth-
er cases. [The two remaining sections we
omit, they being uninteresting and unimpor-
tant to our readers.]
BOSTON, May 253.
GREEK YoU'rHs.—Four promising Greek
ynutlis, natives of Scio, arrived at this port on
Monday last, in the brig Cyprus, Capt. Chad-
dock, 69 days from Malta, having come to
this country with the hope of obtaining the
advaiitages of education. Their names are
Constantine and Pandias Ralti, .’Vtcolas Pe-
trolrolcino, and ./Ilemnder Paspati. The two
first are brothers, whose father was a hostage
from Scio at Constantinople, and was hung
by order ofthe Grand Seignor. Nearly all
his effects were destroyed by the Turks at
Scio; and Mrs. Ralli, with her children, es-
caped with difiiculty, and is now at Malta.-
Nicolas has parents living at Malta in reduc-
ed cireiiinstances. His father was at Malta
when Scio was overthrown: his mother, liiin-
self, ansl a younger brother, were among
those who escaped from the destruction. The
father of Alexander died before the revolu-
tion. His mother and her family were taken
by the Turks at Scio ; one brother, being ca-
pable of bearing arms, was put to death ; Al-
exander and his mother, one brother, and 3
sisters, have been redeemed, and one brother
remains in captivity.
Constantine Ralli and Nicolas Petroltokino
are 16 years ofage, Pantlias Ralli 13, and Al-
exander Paspati 152. They all read ancient
as well as modern Greek, have more or less
acqaiutancc with Italian, and while at Malta,
have made some proficiency in English, in
which they coiiverse iiitelligibly. They are
E
allyoutbs of good iritellccttial powers, unila-
ble dispositions, and correct deportinent.
These young Sciots were sent from Malta
by the Aiuericzm Missionaries, and coniineri_d-
ed to the patronage of the American Board
of Coinmissioiiers for Foreign Missions. It
is extensively known that there are already
four Greek youths, residing at New—Hav.en,
tinder the patronage ofthe same Board, who
do not expect to réturn till they have obtained
a collegiate education, and it is much to be de-
sired that these should enjoy the same privil-
eges. The resources ofthe Board ofForei:-zn
Missions are not, however, sufticient to allow
oftheir affording them such privileges, with-
out specific appropriations by donors to the
object; and it depends, therefore, upon the
bounty of a philelleiiic community, (if we
may be allowed the use ofa word furnished
us by_'the father of one ofthe ladsat NewHa-
vi.-n,) whether or not such privileges shall he
conferred. At a time when the strtiggle of
the Greeks for their freedom excites in every
generous American bosom such feelings of
sympathy in their behalf, it would be peculiar-
ly gratifying to see eight promising youths
from among them, enjoying the liighest liter-
ary advantages which our country affords ;
and thus preparing to returnand aid in diffus-
ing light among a people, which. it is hoped
will then be rising to eminence. Nor is it
probable that so favorable an opportunity of
showing kiiikiiess to a suffering nation will
pass unitnproved.
REVIVAL IN NEWGATE PRISON.
Letter from the chaplain of Newgate to his
friend in N.Haven, inserted in the Rel.Int.
Gxaxnr, April, l8Q4.—-Agreeably to an
intiniation in my last, I transmit to you some
account ofthe revival in the state prison. It
coinmeiiced about the first ofJanuary. lean-
not fnrbear mentioning a circunistance which
occurred at its commencement, and which,
while it exhibits the madness of the luimaii
heart, and the divine compassion and sore-
reignty, shows also that the nioineut had arri-
Veil when God intended to display his power;
and to convince those who had hitherto pro-
ved invincible to all human coercion and re-
proof, that there was nothing too hard for liiui
to effect. I was invited to oflieiate at the
prison for the first time on the Sabbath ofthe
Qlst ofDeceinber. Iclosed my address to the
prisoners with the fullmving remark : ‘ Believe
on the Saviour, and he will throw open the
doors of your prison, knock off your chains.
and say to the prisoner, go forth.’ In allusion
to this, one, whose cliaius were uncoinmonly
large, remarked, with an oath, while passing:
from the chapel to his room, ‘ that Jesus Christ
would have hard work to knock offliis chains.’
This was tlie_/irst person awakened; He told
me afterwards, that he was distressed at the
moment he uttered it, and was endeavoring
to shake offliis impressions. His anxiety was
too great to be long concealed from his fellow.-
prisoners ; and as he had been .1 leader in ini-
quity, the disclosure of his feelings was like
an electric shock. The prisoners said with a-
mazement. ‘If M. is serious, it is time for us
to attend.’ It was soon reported that there
was some seriousness at the prison; and in
visiting it, I found three or four who appeared
to be really so.
On the fourth Sabbath it was very apparent
in the coiigregation. The progress ofthe re-
vival was rather rapid than otherwise; and on
the third Sabbath in Januarv, the power of
God was too evident tobe unobserved even by
an enemy. There appeared to be a visible
presence ofthe Almighty. The Saviour hail
come to effect his own work. W’e all seemed
to be in his hand. The enemy was sti|l——-no
:hini=_r was heard but the clanking ofthe cliaius
and the sighing ofthe prisoner.
The work continued to prevail. without
mticli variation, until the middle of February.
Thecases ofimpression siucethat period have
been comparatively few. The nuinher of those
who give credible evidence of having passed
from deatli unto life, is twenty-scven, and the
whole number who have appeared to be affec-
ted in view oftlieir eternal interests is estima-
ted at about forty.
This, sir, is a very brief outline of a work
which has awakened, in a peculiar inamier,
the interest of friends, the opposition of enc-
mics, and the curiosity ofthe indifferent. I
cordially concur with you in the opinion, that
it is a fair exhibition ofthe ‘ gratuitous char-
acter of divine grace ;’ and the comparative
impotence ofprisons, and racks, and tortures,
in the reformation of man. I am aware that
the mere man ofthe world is disposed to look
upon this work with a suspicious and incredu-
Ions eye: ofthis there is awful evidence before
me. But he who loves otir gracious Redeem-
er, will, it is hoped, ‘ be not faithless but be-
lieving ;’——will rejoice, ‘that where sin hath
abounded, grace hath much more abcunded ;
——that where nuich is forgiven, the same lov-
eth much ;’.—will rejoice in that immeasurea-
ble compassion, which offers its hopes, and
consolations, alike to the moral and the prof-
ligate, and illtimines and cheers the litimble
penitent, whether he be found in a prison or a
palace. You iiiqiiirein regard totlie means
employed. I answer, “the foolishness of
preaching ;”-—an exhibition of these truths
commonly termed the doctrines of grace.—-
Justification through an infinite atouement—
inan’s entire wickedness, and his entire blame
for being so ;—tlie duty of immediate submis-
sion. and the absolute dependence ofthe sin-
ner for a disposition to do so. These obvious
scriptural truths, so objectionable tn the un-
sarictified mind, have, it is believed, been the
wisdom and the power of G-“id to their solva-
tiou. E. HALPING.
Barbarous.-—Tlie abominable practice of
disinterring the dead for anatoniicul purpos-
es, is becoming so frequent and appalling in
this vicinity, as to call loudly for severer stat-
utary enactments. It is but a few months
since the grave ofa Mrs. Hammond, of Ver-
non, wife iofa respectable gentleman of that
place, was robbed ofits tenant, and although
a large reward was offcied for his detection,
the villain has not as yet been discovered.—
More recently, the public mind has been
greatly agitated by the disinteriuent ofn re-
spectable female, in the neighborhood ofNew
Haven, whose body was subsequeiitly found
in the Medical Institution attached to Yale
College; and scarcely had the excitement
created by this event subsided, than we are
called upon to record another aggravated vi-
olation of the sanctity ofthe sepulclire, which
has recently been committed in this city.-
Oiir readers will recollect rt week or 21 since,
we announced tliedeath of Miss Jane Benton,
and the peculiar circumstances attending tier
untiiiielyexit. Her remains were iii‘te'ti'etl iii_
the South bHI‘_\'inL{ ground in this town, and
on the Sunday folloiviiig, while two young la-
dies, were .walki_ng near. the grave, a piece
of clotli,and a tape string were- found, which
led to a suspicion that the grave had been dis-
turbed, and on a nearer approach their suspi-
cions were coiifirriicd, Inforniation of tlie
fact was iininediaiely ct-immunicnted. anti :1
number ofour citizens _repaircd to the spot.
tible to relate, when witliiu a foot or a foot
and an halffrom the furface ofthe eartli,tliey
discovered the putrid remains ofthe rleceasetl,
with a rope around her neck. The wrctcli
or wretclics. concerned in this hellish affair,
had unscrewed the lid of the coffin, and by
the aid of the rope, drawn the body fron‘i_
thence: but, finding it not a fit subject for the
knife ofthe dissecter owing to its tlccavcd
Sid“-’~ ill"~." "".fl0ly ttimbled it upon the coffin,’
and hastily clnse.d the grave. No event. with-,'
I21 our recollection, has created such £{t3llt't‘fl
cxcitcinentainong our citizens, and callet
forth such an universal burst of intligiiationi
as this. Indeed, it is a subject which comeé
home to the“ business" and hosoms” of every
individual in coiiim,iiiiiiy——antl one that calls"
loudly for further legislative iiitm-l'ei-ence,._,-:
Gov, VVolcott has introduced the subject to’
‘he Leaislzitnre. and we cannot believe that
they will suffer the sacred depositorics ofthe.
rleail to be thus sacrileginusly iiivmlcd, when‘
it is in their Dmxer in a great measure, to pre.
vent it.——Har!forr1 .’lIcrcur_7‘/.
FROM ENGLA ND—iiia Qurbec.
LONDON, Foreign Office, April IS.
The Hon. George Canning has received
His M:ijest_v’s,eonim'ands to signify to the
Ministers of Friendly and neutral powers rc-
sidiug at this Court. that the necessary meas-
ures have been taken by coinniand of His
Majesty for the blockade of the port ofAl-
giers, and that from this time all measures
authorized by the law ofnations will he a-’
dopted and executed with respect to all ves-
sels which may attempt to violate the said
blockade. Intelligence has been i'eceivetl
from the British squadron off Algiers. Ad-
miral H. B. Neale was off that port in the‘
Revenge, with five frigatcs; the Dey llfltl re-
f“59‘l t01|‘8?1Y. and was niaking preparations
to sustain a lioinbardiuent. For this purpose
be had disinantletl the vessels of war which
were in the Bay. and had drawn them under
the Mole. He had also cnuimanded an im-
mense number of troops from the interior to
man the fortresses. This news was hroiight
to Gibraltar on the 19th. ult. by the Phaeton
frigate, which had been dispatched by the
Admiral. ' i
Letters from Gibraltar, ofthe 18th and l9th
tilt. communicate some particulars relative to
the lilocltatlingsquadron off Algiers, which
are not without interest. It appears that the
Dey had obstinately refused to accede to the
terms proposed to him b_v the. British Admir-
al ; but that his own ofiicersare, for the great-
er part determined to resist his authority, as
they are by no means disposed to undergo
the horrors ofa bombardment. An attempt
was even made upon his life on the 15th of
March, liicli very narrowly missed success.
Up to the 17th no attack had been made by
the British squadron, and it was still expected
that the differences would be adjusted.
The Chancellor of Exchequer has moved
in the Conunoiis that a Reduction nfls. 1 [-2
pence on Rum take place, on all Spirits im-
ported from the British Colonial possessions
in America.
Tlie recent alterations in the Silk Ti-arle.by
reducing the duties, produced a riot at Mac-
clesficltl, among the persons engagerl in this
manufacture. which was soon subdued by the
assistaiiee ofthe troops——l2’.,000 persons had
collected, and several ofthe yeomanry caval-
ry were severely injured b_v brickbats.
The weather has partaken in Liverpool”
during the last week, ofthe severity ofthe
depth ofwinter.
A Spanish sqiiadromconsistingofthe Prin-
cessa Rea, 50—Ama7.ona, 46-—Triston and
Galatea, corvettcs—Provirlencia, brig—and
Constancia,schr.. (said to he the best sailers
in the Spanish navylsailetl from Cadiz on the
5th ofApril, destination unknown, but under-
stood for Brazil, toiicliing at Cape de Verds.
L‘.-?'~071. Jlfarch 17.-——Pursuaut to the order
for the admission ofl80,000 fanegas of For-
eign wheat, so many cargoes have arrivod
that they exceed the above quantity, and the
last speculators will be under the necessity of
exportingto other ports with great loss.
Jamaica papers ofthe 1st inst. state that the
trade with the Musquito Shore. has been pro-
hibited to American and British vessels.
It is rumoured in Canada, that the British
ministry propose to form a Union of all the
British Provinces in N. A'merica.and to place
at their head a Royal Duke, as Vice Boy. A
Quebec paper says—-‘ We do not know what
a want of information may lead niinisters to
adopt. There is only one thing of which we
are certain, viz: that no chaiige of the exist-
ina Constitutions ofthe Canadas can be made
which will either answer the views ofthe pro-
moters of these clianges, or be satisfactory to
the majority ofthe people of both Provinces.’
It is understood that the report ofAlexan-
der Hamilton, one of the Conimissioners ap-
pointed to ascertain claims and titles to land
in East Florida.transmitted by the President.
to the House ofReprescntatives, affords con-
clusive evideiiee ofthe limited powers ofthe
to the United States as much land as will be
sufficient to pay the 35,000,000 paid for the
Floridas. This subject is now before the Ju-
Cliairinan.—-JVat. Journal.
Twenty-six persons of color are now rearly
at Richmond, Va. to proceed to the American
Colony inAfrica,as soon as funds can be raised
A canal boat belonging to Jiitlge Platt was
launched at P1-ittsburg on the 4th ult. This
boat is built ivitlioiit timbers, on the Aiiiicsly
plan, and is designed as a. packet between
Plattsburgli and New-York.
A few days since, in Brooklyn,»L. I. a child
was left tied in a chair, while the mother at-
tended her domestic concerns in the kitchen.’
On her return, she beheld with agony that
her little innocent had slipped down in such
a nianner as tolie caught by the neck, and
was entirely dead.
a
and commenced removing the earth, and,lior-_-
Spanish Governors, and if sustained will save-
diciary Committee, of which Mr. VVebster is,
to defray the expense of-tlieirtransportation.
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Norwalk Chronicler