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LEGISLATIVE.
From the Hartford Cuurant.
Friday Morning, May 5.—'l‘he Speaker
announced the following committees:
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Seymour,
Hubbard, Tibbals, Lttham, Butler, Osgood, ‘
Robinson of Durham, and Newcomb.
On Ba'nks—Messrs. Palmer, Welch, Gal-
pin, Allen of Ledyard, Warner, Farnham,
Scovill and VVillcy. ‘
On New Towns and Probate Districts-
Messrs. Niles of VVindsor, Pond_, Warren
of Lyme, Brush, Taintor. Smith .of Sharon,
Brainard of Portland and Mudgc.
On. Claims—-Messrs. AV_e|'lll. Plfmeyi
Miner of Madison, Fish, Robinson of Fair-
field, Richmond, Jewett of East Haddam,
and Chaffee.
On Irico-joorations other than Banks-—
Messrs. Stiles. Clark of Berlin. R0-we. M-or-
gan, Ferris, Curtis of Woodbury, Spencer
and Converse.
On Edncation—Messrs. C-ha mbers, Smith
of Waterbury, Stanton of Stonington, Ferry
‘of Danbury, Perry, Hindman. King of
Sayhrook and Swift.
On Divorces—Messrs. Curtis of Water-
town, Clark of Granby, Foster, Smith of
Lisbon, Close, Grosvernor, Hard and An-
derson.
071. State Prison—Messrs. ‘Warren of
Ashford. Allyn of Hartford, Clark of Or-
ange, Abel, Hill of Weston, Gillett of Ca-
naan, Brainard of Haddam, and King of
Vernon.
On Roads and Bridges—Messrs. Perkins
Julius, Brook. Darrow, llawley, Gardner
Phelps of Barkhamstead, Niles of Chatham,
and Ruggles of Bolton.
On the Sale of La-nils—Messrs. Cros-
well, Stewart and Barker.
On the School Fu.nd—Messrs. Lippitt,
Holcomb, French of Derby, Stoddard. Gal-
lup, Pratt, Phelps of Hebron and Patchen.
A Committee to Snperintend the Printing
-—Messrs. Clark of Berlin, Perkins of
Hartford, and VV-arren of Lyme.
Petitions called for by the Speaker.
Petition of Daniel Baker and others, a-
gainst the right of Albert G. Darrow, to
hold a seat in this House; referred to the
committee on contested elections.
Petition of Samuel Tweedy and others,
for an alteration of the charter of Fairfield
County Bank; referred to the com on Banks.
Petition of Warden and Burgesscs of the
borough of Norwalk, for an increase of their
number of firemen; referred to the coiiiinit-
tee on lncorporatious other than Banks.
Petition of Moses Gregory and others
against the Borough of Norwalk; referred
to the committee on new towns and Probate
Districts. _
Petition of Clement M. Parsons, against
the right of Leverett W. Leach to hold ii
seat in this House; and asking that the
petitioner be permitted to take a seat; refer-
red to the committee on contested elections.
Petition of Joseph W. Hubbell, for the
release of David Valentine from State Pris-
on; referred to the committee on State Prison.
Petition of Sturgis Selleclc and others for
the discharge of Lzifayette Peters from State
Prison, referred to same committee.
Petition of New Milford Turnpike Com-
pany for a longer time to complete their
road, referred to committee on roads and
bridges.
Report of New Haven Swings Bank;
referred to same committee.
Resolution appointing a committee of
three on contingent expenses---Messrs Pin-
ney, Bartram of Fairfield, and Thomas H.
Brooks.
Resolution appointing a standing commit-
tee on Finance—Messrs.,Hewett, Cowles of
Farmington, and Kellogg.
Saturday Moriiirig, Ma-y 6.—Petitions
called for and presented.
Pitition of West Saugatuck School Dis-
trict, against the School Society of Nor\v_a,lk,
for their proportion of School Fund retained
by the respondents—-referred to the commit-
tee on the School Fund. -
Petition of the Poplar Plain School Dis-
trict against the School Society of Norwalk,
for the same purpose --referred to the same
committee.
Petition of John Glover for the restoration
of forfeited rights—,-referred’ to the committee
on the State Prison. '
Resolutions passed referring so much ‘of
the Governor's message as relates to the in-
sane poor. to a joint select committee of one
from a county on the part of this House; so
much of the message as relates to School
Fund, to thejoint standing committee on the
School Fund; so much of the message as
relates to Banks. to the joint standing com-
mittee on Banks: so much of the message
as relates to capital punishment, to a joint
select committee of one from a county on the
part of the House: so much of the message
as relates to the education of indigent deaf
and dumb persons, to the joint standing com-
mittee on education: so much ofthe message
as relates to militia, to a jointselect commit-
tee of one from a county on the part of this
House: and so much ofthe message _as re-
lates to the subject of taxation, to a joint se-
lect committee of one from a county on the
part of the House: and so much of the mes-
sage as relates to the Treasury, judicial ex-
penses. and money received from the Treas-
ury of the United States, to a joint select
committee of one from a county, on the part
of the House.
Resolution directing the Controller to draw
an order on the Treasurer in favor of Major
General Sands Adams. for the sum of $84,
for money expended in ordering and detail-
ing a court martial : read a second time and
referred to the committee on claims.-
Annual Report of the Directors of the
Connecticut State Prison. submitted by Mr.
Niles of Windsor, accompanied by the reports
ofthe VVarden, Chaplain and Physician of
said prison.
On motion laid on the table, and 500 cop-
ies ordered to be printed for the use of the
‘House.
On motion the House adjourned until 10
o’clock on Monday next.
Jllonday Morning May 8.—-Petitions call-
ed for and presented.
Petition of Ithamar Canfield and others,
of the town of New Milford, for the repeal
of the law prohibiting stockholders in banks
from voting by proxy: read and referred to,
the joint standing committee on banks.
Petition of Nathaniel H. Morgan for the
pardon of Lorenzo Barber: referred to the
committee on State prison.
Petition of Stamford Bank for a reduction
ofits capital: referred to the committee on
banks. ‘
Petition of Hiram Perkins and others for
an ‘alteration of the assessment laws, came
from the Senate and referred to a committee
to be raised on that part of His Excellency’s
message relating to taxation.
The Speaker announced, as the commit-
tees " .;i,-.._?-,‘-‘st:-—*5?'¢’.f.
On Insane Poor.——Messrs. Seymour, Gris- '
wold of Windsor, Hicock. Calvary, 'VVilcox
of Norwalk, Adams_of Killingly, Leach and
Gurley.
On Capital Punishrnentw-Messrs. Clark
of Berlin, Todd, Maples, Waterbury, Bruin-
ley. Barber of Colebrook, Jewett and Peck.
On llIilitia.—Mssrs. Minor of Stamford,
Bigelow, Hill of Wallingford, Brown of
Lebanon, Gardner, Smith of Colebrook,
Wright of Clinton, and Winchester.
Resolution referring so much of His Ex-
cellency’s message as relates to resolutions
received from the States of Maine, Georgia,
and Alabama, respecting persons of color:
referred to a joint select Committee of one
from a county, on the part of this house:
passed.
Resolution referring so much as relates
to the tariff, franking privilege, repudiation,
and assumption to a select committee, to con-
sist of one from a county on the part of this
House: passed.
Petition of James Mars and others, taken
up from the table and referred to a commit-
tee to be raised on that part of His Excel-
lency's message relating to the resolutions
from Maine and other states
Resolution authorizing the Directors of
the Mechanics’ Bank of New Haven to re-
duce theamount of their capital stock : puss’d.
The Speaker announced, from the unfin-
ished business, the petition of East Hartford
and others, against the Hartford Bridge Coin-
pany.. .
Petition of Clark B. West, to be released
from the State prison : referred to the com-
mitte on the State prison.
Petition of R. G. Noble and others, of
Bridgeport and Stratford, for a turnpike:
referred to the committee on roads 8!. bridges.
Petition of Benjamin Penfield and 18 oth-
ers, praying for the repeal of the incorpora-
tion of Black Rock, and Weston Turnpike
Company: referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Bill for a public act concerning assess-
ments: referred to the committee on taxation.
Bill for an act relating to public roads:
referred to the com. on roads and bridges.
Bill for an act regulating salaries and fees:
referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Bill for an act concerning schools : refer-
red to the committee on education.
Petition ofJon-athan Coe and 114 others,
praying for an alteration of the laws relating
to taxation : accompanied by a bill and reso-
lution fin the same subject: referred to the
committee on taxation.
Petition of Daniel Stewart and others, on
the subject ofassessiiient : referred to the
same committee.
Bill for an act relating to State prison: re-
ferred to the committee on State prison.
Petition of Melvin Copeland and others
relative to certain kinds of labor in State pris-
on: referred to the committee on the State
prison. Adjourned.
Afternoon Session.—Roll of Members ta-
ken up, and motion to amend by adding the
name ofJoshua L’ Homedicu of Chester, af-
ter some little discussion,’ passed.
Speaker announced the committee on that
part of the Governor’s Message relative to
judicial expenses, viz :-—Mess'.s. Hubbard,
Stedinan, Tracy, Starr, Farnham, Gillett of
Canaan, Stone and Diinock. Adjourned to
9 o’clock to morrow morning.
Tuesday Morning‘ lllay 9.--Speaker an-
nounced the following committees, viz: on
the part of the Governor's message which
relates to the tariff, franking privilege, as-
sumption of State Debts, and repudiation,
Messrs. Palmer, Allyn of Hartford, Galpin,
Bill. Butler, Brumley,-Averill 53 Newcomb.
Resolutions of the States of Main Georgia
and Alabama, Messrs. Case, Hill of VValling-
ford, Abel. Lewis, Perry, Woodward, Crom-
well and Kecney.
Petition of Martha E. Miller vs. Charles
Miller for divorce; referred to committee on
divorces.
Petition of David Valentine for discharge
from State Prison; referred to committee on
State Prison. _
' Petition of Philip Pearl, and 68 others. of
Hampton, to ament. the constitution by
erasing the word ‘white’ from a certain
clause therein; referred to coinmittee re
specting persons of color. .
Petition of “fin. Osgood and others for
the abolition of capital punishment.
Answer of Charles Miller to petition of
Martha E. Miller for divorce; referred
to the committee on divorces.
Bill for a public act to punish illegal vo-
ting——rule dispensed with and bill passed to
a second reading and referred to joint
standing committee on judiciary.
Bill for a public act relative to the settle-
ment of estates, testate, intestate and insolvent
-—passed to a second reading and referred to
the some committee. ‘
Bill for a public act to restrain ctittlc, &c.
from going at large on the highway; pass.
ed to a second reading, and referred to coin-
mittee on the Judiciary.
Petition ofS-amuel Demming and45 others
to erase the word ‘white’ from a certain
clause in the Constitution; and petition of
Samuel Demming and 45 others. to amend
the laws prescribing the qualification of vo-
ters; both referred to committee on persons
of color. Adj. to 2 o’clocl.', P. M.
Afternoon Session. --House came to order
at 2 o’clock.
The Speaker announced on the part of
his Excellency’s message, relating to taxa-
tion—Messrs. Niles, Foster, Stark. Hawley.
Wheeler. Allen of Bethlem, Kelsey, and
Morse.
Resolution directing the committee on the
Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of
further legislation on the subject of divorces
and to report by bill or otherwise; came
from the Senate, having been referred in
that committee on the judiciary. Mr. Pal-
mer said that hc hoped this House would do
things in a Parliamentary manner, and there-
fore moved the passage of the resolution;
passed. .
Bill for a public act confirming the doings
ofthe assessors and board of relief. in cer-
tain cascs. read, and on motion. passed to its
second reading. House concuried in refer-
ring it to the joint standing committee. on
taxation. .
Bill for a public act, in addition to an act
entitled an act concerning religious societies
and congregations; read a second time and
referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
Resolution by Mr. Welch, instructing the
committee on the Judiciary to enquire as to
the expediency of making ceitain allegations
in the first section ofthe act entitled ‘an act
for sundry proceedings ofthe civil authority
of the town of F-arinirigton, giving their
views on the subject embraced in the fore-
going resolution, which were read, and reso-
lution passed. -
On motion the House adjourned until 10
o’cloclt to morrow morning.
Wednesday Morning, May l0.—Peti-
tions called for and received.
Report ofthe Commissioner of the school
fund; read. laid on the table, and 1000
copies ordered to be printed, for the use of
the House. and such at number of the docu-
ments accompanying it, as tlie_cominittee on
the school fund may direct.
Report of the State Canvassers of votes for
the election ofineiiibers of Congress; laid
on the table.
Bill for oublic act respecting Banks; read
a second time by its little and referred to the
committee on Banks.
Bill for a public act relating to bounties
for killing crows.
Bill for public act concerning common
schools: rule dispensed with, bill read by its
title. a
Report of the committee on banks in rela-
tion to the petition of the Exchange Bank,
reported a bill and recomrnendcd the grant-
ing ofthe petition 1 read a second time.
Report of the same committee relative to
the various Savings Banks, reported favora-
bly; report accepted and also the reports of
said Savings Bank.
Bill for a public act in addition to an ‘act
concerning crimes and punishments ;' read
a second time and referred to the committee
on the judiciary. .
Bill for a public act concerning the col-
lection of tolls at turnpike gates or toll
bridges, read a second time and referred to
the committee on the Judiciary.
Bill fora public act for the regulations of
civil actions: read a second time and refer-
red to the committee on thejudiciary.
Bill for a public act regulating proceed-
ings in equity: read a second time and re-
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
Bill for in public act in addition to an act
regulating proceedings in equity: read a
second time and referred to the committee
on the judiciary.
Resolution instructing the_ committee on
education to inquire into the usefulness, &.c.
ofthe Union Schools, and to report, by bill
or otherwise: passed.
Resolution instructing the committee on
the Judiciary to enquire whatalteration may
be necessary, in the laws relative to the
building of fences, passed.
House adj. until 2 o’clock, P. M.
Afternoon Session.—Bi‘ll for a public act
concerning common schools: taken up and
read a second time. and referred to the com-
mittee on education.
Resolution appointing a committee on en-
grossed bills, passed.
Resolution presenting the thanks of the
House to the Hon. Seth P. Beers, for the
able manner in which he has refuted in his
report, the slander that the common schools
in Connecticut are inferior to those of New
York and Massachusetts. .
On motion of Mr. Curtis of VVatertown,
the resolution was laid on the t‘-alile.
House took up the petition of Willis M.
Anthony and others, from the city of New
Haven, to divide the city. M r. Palmer
moved that it be referred to the C0llllIllll.t‘(:‘ on
the judiciary.
[Alter considerable discussion as to the
irregular iriodein which the petition had
been brought forward, the motion to refer
was carried]
Message from the Governor read. [The
message was accompanied by resolutions on
an endless variety of subjects. froiu different
states of the Union, &c.] Adjourned.
Thursday morning, llfay ll.—Spealier
announced committee on engrossed bills
viz:—Mcssrs. White of Cornwall, Sheldon
aucl Strong.
On Mass. resolutions relative to French
spoliations-—Messrs. Galpin, Kent, Stanton,
Butler, Taiutor. Trowbridge of Roxbury.
Pratt and Osborne.
Petition of Poplar Plain School District,
came from the Senate with a new reference
to committee on Judiciary. House concur-
red.
Petition of West Saugatuc School District
came from the Sen.ite with a new reference
to committee on judiciary. House con-
curred. ‘
Resolution instructing the committee on
the judiciary to prepare sundry bills for pub-
lic acts. viz: to reduce the numbers of rep-
resentatives to one from a town~——to change
the time of holding the Legislature to the
month of January, and-to assess all property
at 4 per cent of its value. Resolution
changing the time of holtlingthe legislature,
lost—for reducing the number of representa-
tives, lost--fo,r taxing all property alike:
amended by instructing the committee on
taxation to same purpose, and laid upon the
table.
Report ofcoinmittee on Divorces on peti-
tion of Alva Barrett vs. Betsy M. Burrett,
with resolution granting a divorce.
Motion to lay on the table, lost:
tion passed, report accepted and
granted.
A/ternoon Session —Resolution request-
ing the committee on Judiciary to report an
act concerningtowns—canie from the Senate
and was rejected by the House.
Report of the committee on State Prison
upon the petition of David Valentine for dis-
charge from Stite Prison. recommending
leave to withd raw: laid on the table.
‘Memorial of the friends of African Colo-
nlzation, with accompanying documents:
‘resolu-
petit_.ion
referred to committee on persons of color.
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Resolution of the State of Massachusetts
relative to an amendment of the U. S. Con-
stitution, and the annexation of Texas to the
Union—of Rhode Island, Ilinois, and
Maine relative to the fine of Andrew Jack-
son—letter of Andrew Jackson upon the
same subject. Communication from Charles
Clinton relative to an invention for the safety
of steamboats, with the accompanying
message of his Excellency: taken up and
severally transmitted to the Senate. Adj.
Friday Morning, lllay l2.—Committee
on Military returns made their Report. No.2
containing a resolution commissioning stin-
dry militia officers: report and resolution
laid on the table.
The committee on divorces, on the petition
of Ethan Allen, against Mary Allen.repot'ted
favorably and submitted a resolution granting
a divorce.
Committee on military returns reported an
amendiiir-nt to their former report. by erasing
the name of Chauncey R. Crocker as Capt-
ain, and of Dinir.-tl Deshon as Lieutenant of
the lst Co. 3d Regiment. The House re-
considered l.llt‘.l.l' former vote, and accepted
Petition of George Garrison and others,
for an alteration of the Constitution, relative
to the qualifications of electors, referred .. to
the committee on that part of the Governor’s
message relating to persons of color.
Report ofthe committee on in'corporations
other than baiiks, on the petition of Andrew
T. Judson, taken up, and on motion laid on
the table.
On motion House adjourned until next
Tuesday, at 2 o'clock p. in.
The Europi an correspondent ofthe Richmond
Enquirer, after stating the fact that England
still retains the institution ofslavery in her east-
ern coloiiies, says ;—-
‘VVe shall soon hear of our fugitive slaves,
who eflected their escape from their owners
by the aid ofthe fashionablePhilanthropists
-the practical Abolitionists—-being convey-
ed to VVest indies from Quebec! 1! They
are in a destitute condition, and they will be
forced to go—’vo[ens', nolens. Nothing is
more certain. Their services are required
on sugar plantations, and Great Britain will
not hesitate about transporting them. They
are numerous and have becotne vicious for
want of employment. Instead of being well
fed and well clothed, as they were by their
masters, they are half starved and naked —-
After having been instrumental in eflecting
theirawretchedness, Great Britain will claim
uiucli credit for removing them free of
charge, to a climate more congenial to their
nature l !”
From the N. 0. Cointiicrcial Bulletin.
From Tca:as.—What disposition Gen.
Houston means to make of Santa Anna’s
proposal is not yet known; but it is known
that the people of Tex s will submit to no
other con lition than those of independence
and freedom from Mexican connection.
The 'l‘ri-asury of the Republic is to be
closed for sixty days. and no payment is to
be made to any one within that time.
The Collector at Galveston, (says the Ci-
vili.tn,) has received in-tructions in accord-
ance with the law. to add five per cciittothe
amount of duties on_all goods imported from
the United States, over and above the amount
levied upon merchandise introduced from
countries with which Texas has treaties.
The Sandwich Islanrls.--Advices have
been received from that quarter as late as the
8th of March. On the 25th of February, in
consequence of demands made by the British
officers, which the King could not or would
not, comply with, the islands were condition-
ally ceded to Queen Victoria, Possession
was taken ofthein the same day by Lord
George Paulet, commanding H. B. M. ship
C-aryslort, and the British flag hoisted under
salutes from the fort and ships.
Florida.—General Worth is to make Tam-
pa his head quarters during the summer. The
population of Florida is rapidly increasing
by immigration. Several Topographical
Engineers of the U. S. Army. says the Sa-
vannah Republican, haye been dilligently
engaged in surveying the country in the
neighborhood of Tampa, by order of gover-
ment, with a view to establish a permanent
military post in that vicinity. The site pro.
ferred is on the western shore of Tampa Bay
properly so called, and nearly opposite Gad-
dt-n’s Point. It is a high and commanding
headland, with an anchorage in 28 feet of
water, with a bold shore. Vessels coming
in from Egmont island carry 15 feet of wa-
ter over the bar. On this spot it is proposed
to erecta permanent post, with substantial
brick buildings. It is about 25 miles from
Tampa, in a direction nearly south-west by
west.
Signs and lVonr1ers.—-A Mr. Blindman,
pilot on a flat boat, on the Ohio. recently saw
a most wonderful si-_tht in the heavens. He
was watching eagerly the comet’s tail, when
all at once he saw the tail curl up, and form
in big letters,the word——-
PAY! _
He didn't pay much attention to it, but in a
few minutes he looked round again, and saw
distinctly in the same place, the word—-
T H E ! !
Astonished at this, he ran below to inform
the captain and when he got back and look-
ed up at the tail, he found that it had chang-
ed again, and had formed the word
PRINTER!!!
Whereupnn he and the captain marveled
and did resolve, instantly, to heed the admo-
nition. and as soon asthey got home, to go
and pay the printer.
Every Inch a Man. -—'I‘he Louisville
Kentuckian has been furnished with the
following item bythe gentleman who is in-
king the census ofthe city. He came across
‘at man who is 55 years old; ‘he has been
married three times; by his first wife he had
eleven, by his second ten. and twelve by his
last wile, making thirty three children, and
his wife is now in a most interesting state.
Twenty three ofhis children were boys, and
ten girls: nineteen boys and six girls are
living. He married in his eighteenth year,
and remained in a state of celibacy three
years.
, More Changes and more beauties of Ty-
terzsm.—The current report in the streets to
day is that l'l'illiam Ful/,-my, editor and
publisher of the Norwich News—-as vile
and corrupt, and.so far as it has any influ-
ence. as corrupting a sheet as can be found
'“ New England-hasjust returned from
Washington with his commission as Inspec-
tor of the port of Norwich. in ‘his pocket;—
And it is reported.:ilso that he is a bearer of
a commission to Chas. F. Lester of New
London.‘ rt appointing him to the Collector-
ship of that port—an office from which he
was a little more than_ a year ago ejected by
this same immaculate John Tyler. '
Norwich Courier.
The old Landmarks obliterated. or seeing
things in a New Light .——The Methodist
society worshipping at East Cambridge, hav-
ing had some disrigrreement with their pastot:
invited the Rev. Mr. Vinton. ofSt. Paul’s to
preach to them it Sunday or two. His dis-
course gave such satisfaction that he was in-
duced to officiate again, and we understand
set forth the beauties of the Episcopal wor-
ship with such eminent success that the
greater part of the Congregation have con-
cluded to embrace that form, renouncing the
usages ofthe Methodist persuasion.
Best. Post.
Omens in Virginiii.---\Vestiiioreland
county, thebirih place. of \Vashingtou has
given the largest Whig majority she. ever
gave at the late Election, putting a Whig
Congressman in the place of a loco foco.——
Her vote is some three. Whig to one.
Fairfax, the county in which \Vashington
spent the last year of his life, and gave his
last vote. has also gone Whig, often loco.
Albematle, the county of Jefferson, has
elected two \Vhig deli-gates, one of whorii
was not a c£tndida.tc turning out two locos,
and giving it decided majority for Congress
agtiiiist her own apostsite son, Tlionias W.
Gilmer. -
L iudoun, the County of Monroe has given
a large \Vhig in.-jority as usual.
Hanover‘, the bulb place of Partric Henry
and Henry Clay, which gave Van Buren a
majority for President. has turned out her
loco foco delegate and given a nmjorlty for
John M..Botts for Congn-ss.—-Tribunc.
From I/i_c '1'-rcriton Slate Gazcllr oflllay 11.
Tiii-2 \V.~tRREN i\lUr.ni~:n.—W’e learn by a
gentleman from Hunterdoii that no clue has as
yet been discovered to the murderers.
The boy, Jesse Force, had recovered so as
to walk about on Monday. He says he 1-:iiows
the man who struck him; but questioning him
upon the subject, in the present delicate condi
tion of his brains, makes him delirious, and has
been forbidden by his physicians. He has also
said that he knows the man who was sitting
with Costner at his fireside. when he (the boy)
went to bed. Tliere is a rumor the $200 which
was I lp; osed to have been taken, was found in
Castner’s pocket.
Tun VVAY THEY li\'i'1'i.n‘i~: Ono Ft-:t.i.ows.
—'l'he odd genius who edits the N. 1'. Sunday
Mercury gives the following as the correct meth-
od by which they initiaie Odd Fellows ;
"Ride a goat up stairs without saddle or bri-
tile, and if you dou’t slip off you are an Odi-
Fellow. 'l'liat’s the way they make ’cm.”
Ifa inau clients a printer, or tiles with a news-
paper bill unpaid, what pen can express the de-
gree of his depraviy !-—-\’Vliai mind conceive the
awful future that awaits him.’ Picture to your-
self such a iniinsiretclied on the bed of death,
see the agony of his soul! what awful forebo-
dings ofthe future! \Vlio would not shudder at
the thought .'
Ricnuin 1’. Roei.\'so-.\'.——-Tlie N.Y.Aurora
says——A gentleman direct from Texas informs
us that he had an interview with the genuine
Richard P. Robinson, of Hellen Jeweii notori-
ety, and that Robinson is now and has been for
the last four years. one of the firm of \Vallace,
Blake. <56 Co.general merchants, doing business
about four miles from Houston, &. that his repu-
tation as an honorable man is as good as that of
the Texans in general—-which, we take it, is
rather an equivocal compliment.
Conviction of Lefet;rc.—The Rev. Amos
Lcfevre was tried ii few days since in Brad-
ford courity, charged with the seduction and
ruin of Miss Woodburn, This, it will be
reinenibered, is the painful case in which the
father died of a broken heart, and the moth-
er was reported to have lost her reason.-
The heartless villain was fully convicted.
P/til. Eng.
Singular Circumstance.—During a se-
vere storiii of tliundor and liglttniiig, yester-
day afteruoon, a Buzzard, flying at a consid-
crable elevation, with a number of others,
was struck by the electric fluid, and after a
few gyrutions, fell dead somewhere near the
citadel.—C/tar. Pat. of Thursday.
' It is stated that the two sons of President
Tyler——Robert and Jolin—-are busily em-
ployed in writing elcctioneering letters for
such newspapers all over the. ’ country as
have been bought up with the government
patronage, urging their father’s claims for re-
election, and loudly claiming ‘Justice for
John Tyler.’ If this assertion be true, we
apprehend that John Tyler, like the Irish-
man, at the bar, has more to fear from ‘Jus-
tice’ than any thing else.—Bost. Mail.
THE _CA'I‘H_AND THE Kiss.
‘Do you,’ said Katy, i'oiher day,
In earnest. love me as you say;
Or are those tender words applied
Alike to fifty girls beside?
‘Dear, cruel girl,’ cried I, ‘forbear-
For bythose eyes—-those lips--1 svvear’—-
She stopped me as the oath I took.
And cried, ‘You’ve sworn,now kiss the book.’
Ancient Rclic.—A very interesting relic
has been presented to the. Connecticut His-
torical Society by the family of the late
William Porter, of Farmington. It is the
shell of the DRUM, which was anciently
used in Farmington to call the people to-
gother for public worship on the Sabbath,
and also on other public occasions.
The steamer Great Western arrived in
New York Thursday afternoon, having
ntade her passage in the remarkably short
time of twelve days and a half.
The news is not of any importance, if we
except the circumstance, that on the 25th of
April, to the great joy of the loyal and‘ lov.
ing subjects, her Biihnnic Majesty. the
Queen of England, was safely delivered ofa
Princess. Both mother and Child are doing
well. ‘
The Duke of Sussex dlld on the 21st of
April, 70 years old.
Thieves C(l])l’ll.’l'€£l.-- We learn that the
thievrs who stole the valise of F. S. Wild-
man, Esq of Danburj, from the railroad de-
pot, have been capturid by Deputy Sheriff
Mills of Fairfield county, who hasbeen some
time in pursuit of them. \Ve did not learn
whether they were captured in New York
or Bridgeport, though we are informed that
they were taken in one of these cities. They
are now in the latter place, and “ill be
brought to this city on Monday next for ex-
amination. It is stated that they confessed
having committed the burglary lately noticed
on the stores of Messrs. W. S: L. Armstrong
and Messrs. H. 8:. L. Hozchkiss, on Long
\Vharf. The names of the prisoners we did
not lrarn. but were inforiiii-d that they are
lately out ofstate prison. They stated that
they had removi-d ii board from the railroad
bridge in this city. and under it had secreted
the vnlise with all its conteuts——and on ex-
amining the bridge last night the stolen prop-
erty was found snugly stowed away in the
place descriled.
N. H. Palladium. Saturday.
A Tremcndnous Cras/1.. —On Monday
night last While the works were in full nio-
tion, something gave way in the machinery
of Davenport 5-. Weeks’ Rolling inill, in this
place, and the fly, belance and spur wheels
were instaiitly broken into a thousand piec-
es and thrown in every dirtction So sud.
den arid trcint-iiduous was the crash, that
some of the workmen in their fright,jumped
into the River. lt is estimated that it will
cost a thousand dollars, and a delay of some
five or six-‘weeks to l"('pIlll‘ the damages-—
This accident is particularly unfortunate to
that establisntncnt just at the present time,
as there is now an abundance of water to
drive the works ct:n.-tiinily. day and night,
and we uiiderstuiid that they have on haiida
large supply of orders to mi.-et. The loss of
the use of the works for five or six weeks
will bu quite as serious to Messrs. Davenport
and Weeks, as the damage to the machinery.
By the time the iiorks are repaired, the
streams will liave. run so low, that not half
the work can be turnid out in twenty four
hours, as they have been turning out now.
Stamford Advocate.
The Anniversaries ofthe great religious
Societies which have just closrd, have been
more interesting, it is believed, than those of
any former year. The speakers gt nerally
spoke better, and circumst-.tnces concurred_to
heighten the interest in other rcsptcts.
Jour, Com.
The Great ll-’esz'cr7i. Railroad.—At 8.
mectirig ofthe stockholders of the Boston
and Worcester railroad, one of the directors
stated that, notwithstanding all that had been
done to enlarge the business of the Great
Western road, it was still a f.ct, that the
Norwich and Worcester road was a more
valuable tributary to the Boston and VVor-
cestcr road, than was the Great Western.
Junr. Com.
The S/2cr7fl’in TronI;lc.—lVe regret to
learn that the coroner was called to the dis-
charge of the painful duty of arresting the
Sherifl of this city yesterday, upon the pro-
cess issued for the purpose of obtaining vari-
ous C0l]SlLlt’l‘€tl)lt.’ sums of money collected by
him, but which he has neglected to payover.
There are intimations that the Executive may-
find it necessary to (lcslgnate a successor.
Com. Ade.
BurgIar3,,—On Friday night last [5th]
the stores of S. M. Mirldlebrooit Tailor
and Thomas Hawley, (Hardware dialer.) iii
this city, were entered by means of false
keys, and robbed of goods to the amount of
SIOO each. No money excepting a few
cents, was in either of the Stores. A reward
oftwenty five dollars is offered for either-
the goods or thicvcs.—-Bridgeport Farmer.
New York Bible Society ——The receipts
of the New York Bible Society during the
past your amounted to a little less than $7000.
its expenditures were about the saute. It
has distributed during the year to seamen.
immigrants and others, and to cbaraitable
institutions, 3510.000 volumes.
Jlfarble in VVisconsin.—'l‘lie Milwaukie
Courier of the 12th ult. says that grave
stones are being manufactured in that village
from marble found in that county, which it
is said. exists in inexhaustzible quantities,fand
the layers are from two to six inches in
thickness. A
fire.---About half past 1 o’clock Tuesday
morning, a fire broke out in the porterhouse
corner of Duane and William streets, which
soon communicated to the adjoining buildings
The corner house was entirely destroyed;
the. inmates bearly escaping with their lives.
Two females whose retreat had been cut off
by the flames, jiimptd from the second story
window in their night clothes, sustaining but
little injury. It is feared that seine of the
occupants ofthe upper part of the house may
have been consumed by the flames.
Jonr. Com.
New S/oops of Vf’ar.—---Preparatory orders
have been issued to commence building, as
early as practicable, a first class sloop of war
at each of our navy yards, viz: Portsmouth,
N. H. Charleston, Brooklyn Philadelphia
Washington, and Norfolk. Six in all.
A country boy being asked the other day
what was ment by universal suffrage, in-
stantly replied—-‘why, it means that every
man should suffer alike.
The seamen in New York recently made
a strike for higher wages, and they are now
receiving 815 per month for European voy-
ages. and $14 for South America. ‘
The New York Standard (democratic pa-.
per) published by John I. Mumford, Esq. is
discontinued for the present-
The Millerites have applied to have their
Tabernacle in Boston insured for seven
years.
Norwalk Chronicler