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' New i\IAtL ARRA1\‘GEMEl\"1‘.—A new arrang--
nient bias been effected by which the Eastern
mail lldivlll be carried by steam between, New
Yo .1 and New Haven, six days in the week.
a Sunday it will go by land ‘as heretofore.’
By this arrangment, the mail that arrived here
from New York, daily at 8 o’clock a. in. now
reaches us at about 3 p. in. thus enabling us to
get our city papers on the afternoon of the same
day they are printed.
Tlte Dover (N.H.) Inquirer says there were
too many stumps in the way cfelecticg a U. S,
Senator. t'._ Hubbard wanted to be re-elected.
Gov. Bill wanted the 0f'l‘lG(’, Gov. Page wan-
ted the ollice, Gov. -liil wanted it. John P.l1ale_
Atherton, Speeker Norris, Jonathan Harvey,
and halfadozen othcrs, wanted it--and one could
not be elected without disaffecting the others, it
was finally concluded to postpone the tiiattcr un-
til after toe Presidential election.
PI’.0\'lDEN'1‘IAL r.i:seu1c.—\Ve learn from the
Savannah Georgian that the individual who drif-
ted to sea on a raft, tiear Tybee, some days since,
has been preserved from a horrid death, having
drifted ashore on the same raft in the vicinity of
Port Royal, after having been at sea from Tues-
bay until the Monday following, without any
thing to eat or drink, except a littl: of the bark
ofan old oak tree.
P0t>pi..=.'rioN or l3r.1nor:1>ott'r.—'By the cen-
sus recently taken, it appears the utmibcr of
persons in this town, on the 1st of June 18-10,
was as follows: VVliite males. 2,0-19; defe-
males, 2, '.3; colored, males anti female, 195:
Total,4.5tS’7.
803.
p
In 18.0, the popt:lation_was.‘2,-
Increase in ten years, 1,761. '
The Albany Bee states, that a pigeon was shot
near Pltittsburgh, a few days ago, lirtving fasten-
ed arottrid his neck a piece of paper on which
was wrttcn, “ Rocky .\'lountains. May 6, 1810. ”
The City Cotinsels ofPliiladelphia, ltave pas-
sed ati ordinance agz-.ir.st smoking cigars in the
public squares and in the market houses.
According to the Sentinel, the Cobblcs ofStam-
ford ‘are in 8. miserable condition at present.’
LtG!I'1‘l Licii't1! l—-’\Vill some of our Loco
_Foco friends who are so ttittclfiiistressetl about
the political views of Gen. I‘lairison. _jtist inform
us what are the opinions entertained by Mr.
Van Buren
5200.000 men, about which something has been
said oflateiby Hr. Poinsctt?
respecting a stunning army of
It was our expectation to have placed before
our readers this week, ati account of the ceremo-
nies of lttying the corner stone to the edifice now
in the course ofcrcction by the Episcopal Seei-
ety of this place. Though we have been dis-
appoiutetl this week. we hope to give it a place
in our next. Should we not sticceed in getting
a copy of the Chronicles ofthe Church in sea-
son, frotn which paper we expect to take ll, we
may be compelled to defer its publication until
the week after.
NE \V YORK:
A Rrrmblirrg Epistle to [lie Eztitor.
Albeit there was nothing new under the stiti
so.-
in the daysiof old Solomon,yet had he livctl in
otir day. anti in Gotham. he would have said,
there is nothing oltl !’ Cltangg, twin ()f‘(§lj3()__c’
with a marked family likeness. here holds his
court, “mocking our state.” Here we send a
tornado of levelers among otir domicils and de-
molish them with all the gusto of the Goth; and
anon. like Sardanapalus, we rebuild otir city in
a day. Here. generation does not succeed gen-
eration, for beliolttl, who among us can point to
the grave of his father? Manners and vices.
fortunes anti fashions. continually asstime new
sion and poetry in her every gesture, Cicero’s
polished eloqunuce in the tip of her ear, and
the picrcinglinvcctive 'of Demosthenes in her
great toe! It is said by her fond idolaters to be
worth fifty dollars tojseei her cross the street!
At that rate it would be cheap at sixty to see her
go up stairs, in which interesting rnovenieht,
every botly else is; of course, comparatively, no
more graceful than a porpoise elimbinga ladder!
\Vlien she plays the house is so crowded that
ladies, to get in, are obliged to leave their curls
and teeth at home.
a fragmci t of sotne over squeezed bachelor-—a
It is not uncommon to find
nose or a cork lcg, among the sweepings next
so much for the charming Fanny.
Our National Academy is open, and attracts,
as usual, troops of visitors, who go to sttidy
style, and improve their taste in the fine arts.
Young gentlemen, with whom sotne lialf'-batcli-
ed impressions of black eyes and red checks are
the criteria of the beautiful, criticise and anal-
yse form, color and design with-the air of con-
noisseurs. while theirperccption ofthe true ideal
morning.
or- stiblitne, is on a par with that of a sailor
friend of mine, who having been at the Vatican,
described the magnificent statues of the. Furies,
as "thundering great women with bunches of
eels on their heads!” ‘Place before these as-
tute amateurs “'.l'ie statue that enchants the
wo:ltl,” or "the sun in human litnbs array-
ctl,” Apollo, the visible itnznortal, and they will
entertain you with describing some wondrous
wa'xeu figure of some forlorn itidivitlual, who
was eaten alive without salt, by the Kickapoo
Iudiatis—liorrilile Cannibals I They have at)
eye too, to landscape, have these lovers of na-
ture by gas light, antl from some sympathetic
impulse can detect the picturesque attitude.ofa
goose in a puddle as well as your brighter _.£,“CZt.S‘-
cs. “Arrali,” said Pat, when he spied a shoal
of porpoises at sea, “ how illcgantly tliitn ani-
mals set offthe latidscape ;” and from what one
hears at the Academy, one may conclude with
the pleasant Hibernian, that all the picutures
are landscapcs—except the portraits.
I had the pleasure to hear the Rev. Robert
Newton when he preached among us. Famous
orator is richly sustained by the impression he
has rnude in the new world. Should I attempt
to describe his style, I would call it, in one word.
“the affectionate.” A faculty, such as he pos-
sesses. for eliciting the holiest and tenderest
err.-otions ofthe soul, is seldom met with. When
John the lielovctl said to the dauntless band of
early cliristians, “little cltildren love one anoth-
er,” I cati imagine him to have spoken in the
same tone of symptitliy with earthly joy and
sorrow which pervntlcs the works of Newtow.
Selecting usustlly, for a subject, some portion of
the life of Christ which embraces the action of
human as well as divine affections, he proceeds
with the roost exqttisite patlios to thrill alike the
heart ofsaint and sinzier, until
“their eyes,
Albcit tinttscd to the melting mood,
Drop lt‘.'tt's faster tliap the Arabian trees
Their titetliciuul gurus.”
His printed sermons furnish no idea ofthe man-
ner o'f the prt-at-lier.
Tliinu truly,
lit/L .)T'tt/3;/——DccZat'rttin7t of I)tCZt’]7c7t(.l€7tCc.
Arrttngcmcnt, of the Nt)l'\\'EJlli Lyceum, for
celcltrtiting the 6-Ill) Anniversary of Indepen-
ancc.
At o'clock P. i‘.I., the members will as-
sctiible at SIevcnson‘s Hotel.
At a quarter of G t»’c,loc|t. P. M., a Proces-
sion will be formed, in the following manner,
.\larslial ;
The Norwalk Band;
' Members of the Lycettm ;
Committee of Arrrangementsf
Ortttor.
Rcvoltitionctry Soldiers,
Clcrgynicn, flit-trglicrs of the ll.’-tr, andTcaclicrs;
Oliiccrs ofthe Borough, Town, County 6: State;
lllnrslial;
Citizens.
In this order the whole will proceed to the
Dltflses‘. and dissipation. moonlike. l5 "0"" ltltltlcn Town House, where the following exercises will
in darkness, anti now glowing with horns! Otir
horses breed snakes in their eyes at present;
our women always have carried the serpent
of fascination and temptation in theirs; otir fops
are becoming epictires, anti now dress their
calves’ heads with lions’ maues. and “roar you
as gently as a sticking dove.” There is anoth-
er uatne for this fashion, which is S0(l]7f0(,'7t‘S.
and is said by our profoundest scholars to be an
obsolete Hebrew word for lion. Otir politics
change, thank heaven; these daily revolts must
end with the overthrow of the snb-treasu-
ry bastilea by way of revolution. Otir soda-
water is neverstale; our hearts are rejttvcnat,_.,]
daily, and otir lambs and chickens flourish in
immortal youth, for who ever heard of a sheep
or a hen on the table ofa Gotltamite? Oh shade
ofKnickerbocker, is there nothing old?
Now, all this distresses me greatly. You
know what a love I bear for all dear old locali-
ties. anti sights, and sounds, and faces——what a
propensity I have for the permanent anti famil-
iar. You know my love for order anti regu-
larity approximates to that of a bachelor friend
of ours. Who to enjoy the exact. semiweekly ltix-
ury of a clean shirt, rises from his bed at 12
o'clock preciselv on \Vet_inestirty nigrlits, and ar-
rays himselfin fresh linen. You know I look
upon every ancient lamp-post with tender re-
gard, anti feel an affection equal to Platonic, for
the timeworn pavement my feet have pressed
so oft. But, beshrew the spirit of the age! even
this sole,-{sad remnant of antiquity is being root-
ed out by the parvenu wooden pavement, and
the delightful cadence of rumbling, rattling.
roaring, claltering wheels will be silent forever!
But enough oftlicse forebodings.
'iBoy a bumper of cider l Health and glory
to ourvnoble city l
\Ve have the usual quantum of exhibitions
and amusements this year. Among the drama’s
devotees. Fanny Elssier is the cynosttre of all
eyes. She is truly a wonderland It charmer.
The wildest dream of beauty and grace is reali-
zed in her form, anti lives in her motion. Her
rapturous smile glows with the qujntessence of
zrthousand kisses, such. as Venus burned to be-
stow on Adonis, but you know the silly fool
wouldn’t let her. There is the soulyof expres-
take place,
Prayer by a .\'Iember,
Music by the Band,
Reading ofthe Declaration of Independance by
a Member ,
' Music, Ode, “ I-Iaii Columbia ”;
Ortttioti, by Dr. llill;
l\.lusic, Ode. “ Happy the Land”; -
Prayer and Benetliciiou, by a member.
After the exercises, there will be an exltibition
of Fire \Vorl.s. from a Staging on the Public
Green, at-companicd at intervals, with Music
by the Band.
Gentlemen distinguislicd in the aforesaid ar-
rangemcnts. are respectfully reqttcstetl to assem-
ble punctually without further notice.
The Door of the Town House will be opctied
at 5 o'clock for the atlniissiott of females only,
until the ProCt=s.sion has entered the ltousc.
Asa E. Hill, ]
\Vtn. A. Barlow, I
VV. C. Street, Coriimittce
George Ltilly, } of
L. M. Stevens, Aarrangetneuts.
tcplien Olmsted,
\Vtii. Atwill,
P. S. A Badge for the Members of the Ly-
ceum may be procured at Stevens & Clocli’s,
store.
M A R R l. A G E S.
In Norwalk,on Sunday evenin_,r_v, by the Rev.
Mr. I1all.l\lr.lIiratn Nash to Miss Sully Lines.
* DE A T [-1 S.
In Vllilton on the 2-bit June, widow Olive
Stuart, aged 90 years.
Mr Nathan Abbott, agetl 58. also of Vvilmn.
O ."lCE.-—:\ ptiblic examination ofthe pu-
L pils of Norwalk Academy will take place
on Tuesday the 30th inst. at the Town House.
Exercises to consist of Recitations, Essays, Sin-
gle and Origitial Declatiiatiorts and Dialogues-—
to commence at half past 1 o’clock P. M.‘ The
friends and patrons ofthe school, and the coni-
rnuuity generally, are respectfully invited to at-
tend.
June 2-1- 32 2t F. A. FISKI-‘..
TAKE NOTICE.
1% LL persons indebted to the estate of Miles
Lockwood, dcc'd late of Greenwich, are re-
quested to make itumetliate payment to the un-
(lg;-3,-ipntztl, administrator of said estate. Unless
tlits notice is duly regarded, the accounts ufsev°
era} persons who probablysuppose that no evi-
dence e.xlSlS Of their indebtedness to said estate,
will be [ell with an officer for collection.
_ ABEL R1_:Y1\'oLns
Norwalk, June 29th» 1340- 33-
as he is in England, his reputation as a pulpit _
FOR 8 LE.
@ , ILL be sold a Public Auction, on Wed-
nesday the 22-of July, if not previously
disposed of at private sale. the "Homested ofthe
subscriber, eonsitiug of a house, barn, &c. and
about 6 acres of good land, beautifully situated
on an ctnirience that overlooks the village of
Norwalk, its harbor, the landing at Old \Vell.
and Lc-ng Island Sound, about halfa mile frotn
the Bridge. This property is peculiarly desira-
ble for a person retiring from city life, combining
as it does the advantages of fruit and good wa-
tcr. a near proximity to the seat of business of H
thriving country town in daily communication
with the city of New York, excellence and fer-
tility of soil, and singttiar beauty of location.
Also, 4 acres of first rate land situated,
about half a mile from the first, near Fort
Point, which will be sold separate or in connec-
tion with the above.
Also, adjoining the last mentioned parcel, is
- about 10 acres of salt meadow, which will be
sold as above.
Also, another piece of salt meadow, about 17
acres in quantity, situated near the title tnill of
Thomas Betiedict, Jr.
Also, one other piece bf salt incatlow, of a-
bout 5 acres. situated at Great l\larsh,so called,
near 'l‘he Shanty.
The sale will take place at the hotel of
James Stevens. at 2 o'clock P. M. at which time
terms and conditions ofsalewill be made l-znown.
Any one wishing to -view said property, can do
so arty time previous to the day of sale by call-
ing on the subscriber living on the first mcntionetl
premises. SETH SMITH.
Norwalk. June 29. 181-0. 33
, S'1'R:_‘. Y El) trout the pastttra
‘ of the sttbset‘iber, on the 8th of
instant June, a stnall bright red
Cow. 3 yeas old this spring, with
short smooth hair, and straight horns. Any per-
son returning said fugitive, or giving infortttation
where she may be found, will be suitably‘ re-
warded. JOHN Caitvitt.
VVestport. Jutie 29. 1840. 3t=*=33
STRAYED OR STOLEN,
FROM the subscriber on Stin-
day the 21st inst. June a small
light red Cow, with litied back.
. A 2 — antl a white spotin lterforeltead,
rt 10 years old. Wlioever will return said
Cow, or give information where she can be
found, will be reasonably rewarded.
HENRY K. PAR‘.-\IALE,
Near the residerice ofSteplien Smith, Esq.
Norwalk. June 29.18’-l0. 1t33
RUNAWAY from the subscri-
ber on the evening of the 25th inst.
an irideutedapprenticcto the slice-
making business, named Edwin
Fitcli, about 18 years of age, and
_ xion. I hereby forbid all persons
harboring, trusing or employing said boy under
the strictest penalty of the law.
FRANCIS Hem‘, 2d.
Norwalk, Jtine 29, 18/10. 3* 33
I7OUR'1'I'I OF JULY.
LL accounts ofthe subscriber on the books
ofthe Norwalk Gazette, which remain on-
paid aftcr the 4th inst., will be put in suit with-
out iespect ofperson, or form ofatiy natrte.
Time. '1‘. Mnatvrx.
Norwalk, July 1.18-10. 3"*"~33.
A"l‘ :1 Court of Probate holden at Norwalk
June 21th, 1840. on the estate of
Eri Belts,
late of \Vilton, tleccttsed—Ord6.red, That the"
atltnittistrator exhibit his administration ac-
count to this Court for atljusttrtetu, at the Pro-
httte Ollit-c in Norwalk, oti the 123th day of.luly.
1810, at 9 o clock, forenoou; and that all per-
sons iuterestetl in said estate may be notified
tliereof. the Adtiiiuistrator will cause this order
to be published in a newspaper printed in said
l\’orwtilk. Blt:;\'J. lS.‘..\CS.. Jtitlge. "'1
O0
l',"“t HE court of Probate for the District of
- Norwalk. hath limitetl and allowed six
monthsfroui the tlatc hereof, for rhe creditors to
the estate ofJacob Litncburgli, late of Norwalk,
deceasetl, to exhibit their clztitiis for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts,
properly attested, within said time, will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons indebted to said
(‘S!z1lC‘, are requested to make ininict.liate pay-
men to Ttno. T. \li~:itwt.\'. Administrator.
Nor 'alk, June. 27th 1840. 33.
NOTICE.
I-IE subscribers having been appointed
by the Hon. the Court ol'Probate for the District
ol'Norwalk, Commissioners to receive. examine.
and report upon the claims ofthecretlitors ofthe
estate of
Isaac Lot;/moorl,
late of New Canaan, in said district, deceased,
lieteby give notice, that we will meet for the
purpose aforesaid, at the house of Altnatloras
Brower, in said New Canaan, on the 3d Mon-
days ofAugust and November next, at 2 o'clock,
P. M. on each of said (lays.
D.-\.Nii-:L BOSTIVICK, C ,
S.—t1uUnL RAYMOND, omm rs‘
Norwalk. June 23, 1840. 33
'v,.,isV E the undersigned. being appointed by
S the Hon. Gourt of Probate for the Dis-
:rict of Norwalk, commissioners to review and
examine the claims of the creditor to the estate of
ll’ra_7/ Scllcck, ‘
of Norwalk, an insolvent debtor, hereby give
notice that we will meet on the business of our
appointment, at the hotel of Harrison Davis.
Uld \Vell, the last Mondays of September anti
November, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon on each
of said day s. The Court limits and allows six
tnotiilis from the 15th day ofJuue, 1840. for the
creditors to exhibit their Cl8l'XIS properly attest-
Norwalk, June 30. 18/10. 33
At a Court of Probate lioldeti at Stamford. iii and
for the District of Stamford, June 23. 18-10. .
PON the Petition of Darias Mead -If-—0f
Greenwich, in said District, as he is guar-
dian to Silas Merwin ofsaid Greenwich, a minor
tintler the age oftwetity-one years. showing to
this said Court that said minor owns in fee the
undivided fourth ot'2tractsol'land, lying in said
Greenwich, in quantity about one. hundred and
thirty five acres, lying in two tracts——one tract of
about fifteen acres, Bounded North by land of
the estate ofSatnuel Bush, dcc’d-—East by the
Creek or River—South and VVest by land of
Zopiter Mead. Another tract oflanda 006 hull‘
dred antltwcnty 'acres—-divided by the highway
—Bounded North by land of Doct. Isaac Lew-
is, and Alvati l\lead—East by Higliway. and
latid of Silas Davis—Soutli by Rocky Neck
Poitit—-and \Vest by Highway. and praying
for liberty to sell the same as per petititou on file
will appear:—-Ordered. that the second Monday
of September next, at 9 o’clock fore tiooti. be as-
signed for a hearing on said petition, at the Pro-
bate Otlice in said Stamford: and the said pe-
tioneris hereby directed to give notice tltereo..
by publishing it in a newspaper printed at Nor-
walk, three weeks successively, at least six
weeks before said day of assignment.
JOSHUA B. Fmtins, Judge".
Norwalk June 29th, 1840. 3.
wit} The subscribers having been appoint-
ed by the Court of Probate for the dis-
trict of \Vestpor . to receive, examine and al-
low the claims of the creditors to the estate of
Elnat/can I/V..Seele_7/,
of said Wesiport, assigned for the benefitiof all
his creditors, give notice, that we will meet on
the business of our appointment, at the house of
Hezekiah Nichols. in said \Vestport,'on the 11th
day of Jtily, and on the 11th day of Novetnber
next, at 1 o’cloclt, afternoon, on each of said
days, the last natned day being the extent ofthe
time allowed for the exhibition of the claims
against said estate.
CHAS. W. TAYLOR,
Pu1Lo W. Jonas.
\Vt=..<tnort, June I5. 1840.
/_E‘HE Court of Probate f)!‘ the District of
- Stamford hath limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof for the creditors to
the estate of
E Commissioners.
32
{cnry Bates, s
late of Darien Deceased, to exhibit their claims
for settlement. Those who neglect to present
their accounts properly attested, within said
time will be debarred a recovery. "All persons
intlebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to EDWARD SCOFIX-ILD,
32 Darieu. .ltine 17, 18-10.‘ Administrator.
Vii‘ I--IE Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk, hath litnitcrl and allowed six
months for the date hereof, for the creditors to
the estate of
David St. J0/L71»,
late of Norwalk, deceased to exhibit their claims
for settlement. ‘Tltose who neglect to present
their accounts. properly attested, within saitl
time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate, are requested to make
l(lllIlt’;LllD.l6 payment to
DAVID ST. Joan.
WM. B. ST. JOHN,
Norwalk, June 18, 18-10.
7 ‘HE Court of Probate for the District of
Danbury, hath litnited and allowed six
months from the date hereof, for the creditors to
the estate of
Elizabeth Hoyt,
late of Ridgeficld. in said'District, deceased, to
exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
neglect to present their accounts to the adminis-
trator, properly attested,_witliin said time, will
he dt-.barred a recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay-
ment to Ei3i:1\"It I’IAWLF.Y. Administrator.
3 Executors.
iitlgefield, l.?.t.li May, 1840. 332
OTICE.-The subscribers having been
appointed by the Hon. the Coutflof Pro-
bate for the District of Norwalk, Commission-
ers to receive, examine. anti report upon the
claims ofthe cretlitors ofthe estate of-
Sclleck .Pc7mo.7/er,
late ol'New Canaan. in said District, deceased,
hereby give notice, that we will meet for the
purpose aforesaid, at the Store of S. Raymond
-3.: Co. in said NewCanaan, on the 2d .VIondays of
August and November next. at 2o’elock P. iu.on
each ofsaid days.
Q‘ N 1 P .
s...'l.-IL .\AYi\‘l0lVD. C
ommrs.
CALEB BEi‘«'Ef)IC'J.‘,§
Norw lk, June 17, 1840. 3132
F’ ‘(HE undersigned having been appointed by
.:L the Court _of Probate for the District of
Stamford, Commissioners on the estate of Ralph
Hoyt, deceased, late of Stamford in said Dis-
trict, represented insolvent, to receive, examine
and allow claims against said estate. hereby
cive notice that we will meet at the dwelling
house now occupied by the widow of said
_Rul,tlt Hoyt. in said Stamford. on.the last Mou-
tttiy ofJuly next, and on the last Monday of
f‘.'ovctiiber next, at ten o’clock in the forcnoou
ofeaclt day. for the purpose ofattentling on the
business of said appointment.
TIIEDDORE D.-n'i:.\‘1'or.'r,
SANDS Aniuis.
Statnfortl, Mav 18. 18-10.
'ié‘\I-IE Court of Probate. for the Districttnf
‘ Stamford, hath limited anti allowed six
months from the (late hereof for the creditors to
the estate of
Com’rs.
‘7
1)
Serra/2. fl./fc~r7'z'tt,
late of Greenwich. dec’d., to exhibit tlteirclaims
for settlement. Those who neglect to exhibit
their claims properly attested within said time.
will be debarred a recovery. All persons iti-
tlcbted to said estate are rcquested to make ini-
niediate payment to
Ni~:i—1t«:ittAri N"i5ititi'i"t', Adm’r.
Stamford, June 15th, 184.0. 31 3t
7 HE Court of Probate for the District of
1 Stamford liatli limited and allowetl six
tnontlts from the date hereof for the creditors to
the estate of
- Asa/tel Palmer,
late of Greenwich, deceased, to exhibit their
claims for settlement. Those who neglect to
exhibit their claims properly attested within said
titne will be debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to matte
irntnediate payment to either ofthe subscribers.
JEMIMA PALMER, Executtix.
ASAIIEL P. BAYLEY, Executor.
Stamford, June 15. 18-10. 31 3t
At a Court ofProba.te holden at Norwalk, 3
June 13,1840.
E PON the Petition of Betsey Cannon, of
Wilton. in saitl District,as she is guardian
to Charles Cannon, of said Wilton, a minor un-
tler the age oftweuty-one years, sbcwiug to this
Court that said minor owns one certain piece of
land lying in said \Vilton, in quantity about
fourteen acres, bounded northerly by highway.
easterly by William Scribner, Jasper Olmsted
antl Hawley Olmsted, southerly by Rachel
Olmsted, and westerly by Rachel Olmsted and
Elijah \V. Prakinton, and praying for ltbertyto
sell the some as per petition on file will appear:
Ordered, that the 24th day of August next, at 9
o’clock foretioon, be assigned for a hearing on
said petition, at the Probate Office in said Nur-
walk; and said petitioner is hereby directed to
give notice thereof, by publishing this order in a
newspaper printed at Norwalk. tllree ‘Welis
successively. at least six weeks before said day
ofassignment. BENJ. ls.-mes. Judge. 31
CABINE T FURZVITURE.
' ‘HE subscriber, grateful for past favors,
would solicit a continuance of the same.
He is constantly manufacturing Furnttureof all
kinds,4)f the best materials. and W” lie‘-‘P 0"
hand a good assortment. not to be excelled by
any country establishment for cheapness, dura-
bility, or workmanship.
A good assortment ofCHAIRS constantly on
hand, or furnished to order at the shortest notice
_/hr cash. _
The subscriber would also olTer Cabinet
Jllalcers in this vicinity, and in the interior, an
itv to purchase Mahogany Lumber,
such as Plank, Board. and Veneering, in ex-
change pm. ,h,._g,- Furniture. He will sell this
stock at New York prices. and El” é!°°d Pflces
for Cabinet Ware. This arrangement offers to
many, who do not wish to purchase to a great
amount, a first rate opportunity of getting their
stock, and saving expense in time and money.
Calltat the Cabinet \Vare Room. #1 18-W F053
opportun
east of the Bridge. ‘Win. A. B.utz.oW.
Norwalk, May 16, 1840. 27
:3;
ATCHES,'Jewelry, Silver Spoons &c.
for sale cheap by -
t - _ L.. CL.-mx 65 Co.
N. B. Wanted an Apprentice to the Silver-
smith Business. L. CLARK &. Co.
June-15th, 1840. t 1
7 VHE Court of Probate fut‘ the District of
Westport. hath limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof, _for the creditors
to the estate of .
_ Samuel Jackson,
late of said VVestport. deceased.‘ All claims not
exhibited to the subscribers within the time lim-
ited, will be debarred a recovery. 1 , . ’ "
ALVA GRAY, Atlttiiriistrator."
ESTIIICP. JACKSON, Adm’rx.
' \Vestport, Jtme 1, 18-10.
N. B. All persons indebted to the estate of
siid deceased by book or.-notié, are requested to
make immediate payment to the subscriber;
and all persons indebted to the late firm of Jack-
son Platt are requested to make payment eith-
thcr to Henry Plait or the subscriber.
31 3t ALVA GRAY.
DISSOL UTION.
TE‘: HE Co- partnership heretofore existing un-
der the lirm of John ltlusted 6.‘. Son is this
day dissolvctl by mutual consent. All persons
having unsettled accounts with the subscriber,
are requested to make immediate payment to
Cltarlcs E. Hosted, and save cost. as all ac-
counts not paid by the middle of June will be
ptit into an otlicer’s hands for collection.
Jorrx I-lusrcn,
C11.-11’.I.ES E. HUSTED.
Lon__o; Ridge, April 1st, 1840.
l\'O'I‘-ICE.--The business will hereafter be
contluctctl under the firm of Hosted and Rey-
nolds, aud they hope, by paying the best atten-
tion to busiuess,"aud keeping a general assort-
trient of goods, to merit a share of public pa.-
ronage. Cii.'tttLns E. Hus'ri;D,
\\’1Lr.r.t.\r K. REYNOLDS.
Long Ridge, April 1st, 1840. b0
IVOOL CARDING.
WHE subscriber would respectfully inform
1 his old customers and the public generally
that he continues the above business at his old
stand in \Viltou, near the Presbyterian Cliurclt.
Having pttt his machine in good order for card-
ing, he will be able to do work in the best man-
ner for all those who please to favor him with
their custom. Giniaox LEEDS.
N. B._ \Vool may be left at the store of Peti-
noyer A’. l\1t.-rr':l, Norwalk, from where it will be
taken, cartlcd, and returned.
Jtiiic 5, 18-10.
1.1!./1.7‘ IUF.-1C TURI NG OF SA TINE TT
FOR. CUSTOMERS.
V‘ VHF. subscribers would respectfully inform
0
I)
the public that they are in readiness to re- ,
ceive “fool to manufacture into Satinett, either
upon shares or by the yard, at their Factory in
\Viltou, pituatcd abouttcn tniles frotn Norwalk,
on the turnpike leading to Datibury, and will
assure those patrouisingus, that their work shall
be done equal if not superior to any of the kintl
done iti this section of the country. '
\Vool may be left at the store of Messrs. E
R. Bennett, or N.’Olnistcad, Norwalk, or with
S. Comstock & Co. N. Canaati, frotii whence
it will be taken itiitnetliately to the factory.
TAYLOR 8:. \VILLlAMS.
Wiimn. lllav soot. 1840. 28
Court of Probate, District of Norwalk,
State of Connecticut.
T a Court of Probate. holden at Norwalk,
/IS within and for the District of Norwalk,
the 25tlt day ol'M::y, A. D. 1840, upon the petition
of Mztltbv Jelliffof \Vilton, in said district, as
Gutirdiati of-Osborne Taylor, Mttry E. Tay-
lor, Clarissa G. Taylor. Augustus Taylor,
apt] Marvin Taylor, minors under the age
of twenty one years, showing to this Court
that said minors own, a certain piece of lutitl
lying in said \Vil!on, in quantity about five
$l(‘!’t)S, bottutl-sd southerly by heirs of Nathan
llanford, tleceasetl. and on all other sides by
land of said t‘v.lahby Jellilf, and praying for
liberty to sell the same as per petition on file
will appear :——Ordt-ircd that the 3d day of Au-
gust next. at 9 o’clock foreuoun, be assigtied
for a ltearing on said pctitioti. at the Probate
Otlice in said Norwalk: and the said peti
tititicr was directed to give notice tltereof, by
pttlilishitig this order in a newspaper printed at
Norwalk, three weel~;s successively, at least six
weeks before said day ofassigrttitetit.
29-5t l‘»i«:.\'.i. ISAACS. .]fl(l.18.
E: [2 l1lN’S Celebrated Stretigtliettittg Plaster,
' for sale at \Vestport, by
June 10-30 JOHN \V. 'l‘.n'Lort.
1300'1'AN[) SHOE S'1'OI{E.
tstj‘ - THE subscriber wo tld return
his tllalllis to the public for their
‘.;‘a".-.t::- 4% patronage tlirougli the year 1839,
and hopes by his attention to all
orders in hisline,to merit ti. continuance oftlieir
favors for 1910. He has on hand and cotistattt
ly manufactu ring, Gentlcrncu’s, Ladies,and Miss
es Boots and Shoes, and Cacks. Measures tak-
en, and work done by experienced’ workmeti.
Orders thankfully received and puncttttilly at-
tended t.o He has for sale India Rubber and
Datiiel I1. Bond’s patent Leather Overshoes, for
Ladies and Gentlerncn. ’
FlNDlNGS—A general assortmcntkept con-
stantly for sale, cheap for cash. No. 3, 5, 10.
12, Thread; Twist, Silk, patent; stabbing
Thread, Sh0emaker’s Kit, Hammers, Pincvr‘.-t.
Rasps, Sliou1derSticks. Float Files,3 squttre
Files, and every article usually called for in tin,-
slioemttking line. HENRY HANDES.
Norwalk,‘Jan. 2, 1840.
}ATENT C[‘1URNS,just received anti for
sale cheap by the subscriber.
Enwm LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk. June 15. 1840. 31
NE lV GOODS! !-—
I-IE sttbsctibers have just received another
lot of fresh, seasonable Dry Goods, wlitt:li
will be sold at otir usual very low prices. Ptir-
chasers at this establishment have not only the
advantage ofbuving cheap, but that of a large
assortment to select from.
,]une1()._..30 STEVl’-INS 5: CLOCK.
CLOCKS, CLOCKS, CLOCKS.
HE Subst,-rlibcr has this day rec‘cived a new
supply of M autlepiece Clocks. They will
be sold cheap for cash. and in all cases var-
ranted to suit purchasers or no sale. They are
elegant patterns, at low prices, Willi and willi-
out alarms. G. E. Dtsnttow,
June 8ih._3t) East side the bridge.
TIPPECANOE CLOCKS,
‘V ARRANTED to keep time in all weath-
er, and under all circumstances, having
been proved and found honest and true. They
are all the go now, and will be forthe next fotir
years. LEVI CLARK 66 CO.
April 9, 1840. 22
O'l‘lCE.—Tlie undersigned having asso-
ciated with him Jouathan R. Peck, thebti-
siness henceforth will be continued under the
firm of’I‘. L. <31. J. R. Peck.
Old \Vell. June 8. 1840. Tries. L. PEEK.
ORN SHELLERS, for sé-le_by
’ CHARLES ISAACS.
Norwalk, Dec. 12, 1839.
1
ALT.—50 ‘sacks fine Salt, in prime‘ order
for sale at the Old VVell Landing by
28 . THOS. L. PECL
SALT, SALT, SALT,
§ SACKS SALT,just rieceived by the
subscriber, for sale as cheap as the
Cltttflnest. _ f. Ijocxwoon.
_tO'1‘lCE.——AlI persons inilebteid, on~boo.7c-
to the Estate of Thaddeus Bétts, are reques
ted to make immediate payment. it is neces'
ary that all unsettled accounts should be closed
without delay. '
H
C. BISSELL, Ad ,
T. B. l5U'1‘LEIt, m '5'
Norwalk, Jttnc 8. 18/10 30.
FAJHIL Y- GROCERIES.
JUST RECEIYED.
-1.-.
THE Subscriber has oti hand an
llll'J\"'~ 5;}; extensive assortment of choice Gro-
certes for families, which were pur-
chased at the lowest cash prices. which enables
bitn to compete with any other estnblislirrient.
and to sell his goods very cheap for rcatly pay.
Old customers as well as the public generally.
will find it to their advantage to drop in satisfy
themselves. EDWIN LOCKWOOD.
Nortvallt. l\Ia_v.'27. 1840. 28
FAILIILY GR OCER Y.
TIIE subscriber would inform his
friends, and the publicgenerally,that
he keeps constantly on hand. at the
storc3 doors north ofthe mill, a good
a ssorttiient of the best of FAMILY GROCE-
RIES, which he will sell on the most reasonable
terms. In his assortment may be foutid tiie
ftilltiwitignrtielcs : Loaf, white and brown Ha-
vatta, St. Croix. Porto Rico, and New Orleans
Sugar; St. Croiz, Porto Rico, New Orleans,
and sugar-house Molasses; hyson, young liyson,
soucliong and pnuchong Teas; old Java, Lagui-
ra. Cuba, and Porto Rico Coffee; wheat and
rye Flour; Corn Meal, Pilot Bread, soda bis-
cuit, butter and sugar crackers, rice, pork and
beef hams, mess and prime pork. dry and pick-
lcd cod, mackerel. lierririgs,sottticls and tongues,
butter, cheese, lard, soap, sperm and tallow
candles, salt, starch, indigo. pepper, pimento,
nutiiiegs, cinnamon, cloves, mace, citron, gin-
ger, dried Currants, raisins, pea nuts. almonds,
filberts, brazil nuts. figs, prunes. ta:naririds.or-
auges, lemons, honey, pepper sauce, sweet oil,
pot and pearl ashes, saleratus, cut and plug to-
bacco, snuff, segars, shoe brttt-tlics, scrubbing do.,
brooms, wrapping and writing paper. water
pails. sand, atitl all other articles usually found
in a grocery establishment.
Goum) D. JENNINGS.
Norwalk, l‘t'Iay, 18-10. 27
LASS-—--10 boxes Window Glass. for sale
very low for cash, by
Oltl \VCll. May 27. Tires. L. PECK.
READY ]lL-IDE CLOTIIING
4 UST received by the sobscrfoar. at his store
:1 few rods cost of the Bt‘idge. at general as-
sorttiieut of Spring and Sutiitiicr Clotiiiug.
which are offered tiiucli cheaper than they cart
be manufactured in the country for ready trio-
ticy. ltlnwm Loexwoon.
l\‘orwalk. May 27. 18-10. 28
.211’ OFF.-1 TT VE G E TABLE LI FE
IEIEDICINES.
f?‘-"iIll:".SlS medicines are indcbtcti for their
—-'3. name to their tuanilest and sensible action
in ptirifyiog the springs and channels of life, and
cnduiug them with renewed tone and vigor. In
many littutlretl certified cases which have been
made public, anti in almost every species of
disease to which the human frame is liable, the
happy clli-cts of J'l.’c_]}Ztt‘s Lt:/‘c 1"£l.’.'; am.’ P/.'cm't:
.’.’-’it(crs have lieen gratefully acknowledged by
the pcrsons bcneliticd, and who were previously
unttcquaittted with the beautifully philosophical
principles upon which they are compounded, and
upon which they consequently act.
The Life i\lt:(llCll1f.’S recommend themselves
iti diseasesofevery form arid description. Their
first operation is to loosen front the coats of the
stomach and bowels, the \'."tl‘l')llS impurities and
crutlities constantly settling arottntl them, ttntl to
remove the hardened frcces which Cf)lltf(.'l in the
convolutions ofthe stuall intestines. Other ute-
dicines only partially cleanse these. and ltavo
such collected masses behind as to produce lia-
bitual cestiveness, with all its train of evils, or
sttddeti diarrhtrza, with its imminent dangers.
This fact is well known to all regular anato-
inists, who examine the human bowels after
tleatli: and hence the prejudice of these well
informed men against quack medic-ines——or me-
dicine prepared and heralded to the public by
ignorant persons. The secotid cflect of the
Life l\ICtllClll(‘S-lS.lOClC‘Z1USC the kidneys am] the
hlnddtr, and by this means, the liver and the
lungs, the liealtliful action of which eutcrcly de-
pends upon the regularity of the urinary organs.
The bloo:l, which takes its red color from the
ngericy of the liver and the lungs before it passes
into the heart lining thus purified by them
and ltt)Ufl$ltt‘(l by food coming from a clean
SlOtl)t‘tClt, courses freely through the veins, re-
ucws every part ofthe sx stern. and triut.~:phant-
ly mounts the banner ofl.-cttltlt in lltt‘ l.-looming
check.
Mofliit’s _Vcgctablc Lil?‘ DIt'(llClfl(‘S have
been ll1()l'O‘.l;1lll_ylf'Slt't,l,fllltl prooottticcd a sov-
ereign retitetly for Dyspe;-sia, Flatulericy, Pal-
pitation ofthe llcttrt. Loss ofAppetite, Heart-
bttru and 1'1Ft1tl3(,‘llC, ..’tt-stlessriess. Ill-temper,
Attxietv, Latigttor and Pvlelaticlioly. Cost‘ive-
tress, Diarrltoen. Cholera, Fevers of all kinds,
Rltr:tttitatisin. Gout, Dropsies of all kinds, Grav-
el. \Vorms, Astittnaaud Consumption, Scurvy,
Ulcers. Iu_vetet'atc Sores, Sc-orbutic Eruptions &:
Bi1(lCt)lll})lt‘..\'.l()l]S. Eruptivccoutpltiints. Sallow,
(‘].p;dy. and other disagreeable Complcxions,
Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, common colds and In-
fluenza, and various otltcr complaints which af-
flict the human frame. In Fever and Ague,
particularly, the Life Medicines have been most
eminently Successful; so muclt so that in the
Fever atitl Ague districts, physicians almost
universally prescribe them.
All that Mr. l\1oll'at requires of his patients
is to he particular in taking the Life Medicines
strictly according to the directions. It is not by
a newspaper notice, or by any thing that he
hitnself may say iti their favor, that he hopes
It is alone by the results ofa
to gain credit.
fair trial.
t1[ofl'at’s Jllcdical Il-fa/tual; designed as a
domestic. guide to health. This little purpli-
let, edited by \V. B. bloffat. 375 Broadway.
N. York, has been published for the purpose of
explaining more fully Mr. llIoffat’s theory or
diseases. and will be found highly interesting
to persons seeking health. it treats upon prev-
alent diseases, and the causes thereof. Price
25 cents——for sale by M r. Motiat’s agents gener-
ally. These valuable Medicines are for sale
by Jenn A VVEEI‘
Norwalk, l\larcb16t'n. 1830. .-=’—-—-
4 ’OINT-
RlDLEY'S SALT RHET’ eedy rem-
MENT. a safe, eertatrl.flfeJas,p,,,e West-
edy for the Salt Rheuitibgrgg V-V. TAYLOR
port Variety Store, bv- ‘ '
J one 10-30 ____________________..——
W’ ..A ' article of
U'TUBE- _y’:,"3beP1F;aste, ciiililsliiiiflly on blind
lglregzlille at the Westport Variety Stores by
" Jenn \V. T.-txI.os..
' une 10--30
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