Q: 1 ' ‘
&izure of the Sandwich Islands by the
‘British Government. .
New Orleans papers Of M33’ 24”‘ °°"lf‘"‘
the important intelligence that the Sandwich
Islands" have been forcibly seized by a British
man-of-war under Lord George Paula-l and
formally ceeded to the English Government!
The official correspondence by which the
negotiation was conducted is published at
length, from which we make up. the follow-
ing narrative. It seems that immediately
on his arrival Lord George Paulet ndiltessed
a. letter to the Governor of Woahoo. 80000"-
cing that he had come for _ the purpose of
affording protection to Bl‘ltlSl'l S‘Jl)jt‘Cl.S. and
demanded instantjnformation as to whelhel‘
the King! had been notified of his arrival.-—
The Governor replied‘ that he had not, but
that they would immediately inform him of
his Lordship’s wishes, and. that the King
would» probably be there i:n about six days.
On the 16th of February, Capt. Pziulet
wrote to the King demanding a private in-
terview on the next day, at which he said
he should bring his own interpreter. _'I he
King declined to grant him a private inter-
view under the circumstances. _hUl- ‘‘‘3_5
ready to receive any cofnmtmtcftlltmv 0' ‘I
the b,,s;,,ess was ofa pnvate nature he de-
signated Dr. Judd as his confidential agent.
To this- Capt. P-aulet replied that he would
hold no intercourse with Dr. Jutltl. and Pt?’
closed the dirman-ds which he considered it
his duty to make upon the G.rve_rnment. and
withvvhich he-reqauired compliance before
the next afternoon. The (lifI'lCulllt"S com
plained‘of-‘w'er‘e connected with the conduct
and treatment of the British Consul. Mr.
Charlton had been the Consul, but after
committing a series of high disreputable acts
and involving himself to a large arrioutlt.
he had suddenly decamped from'ihe_ islands,
without giving any notice of his intontron
previous to going, engaging passage in the
name of another person, and, in the hurry of
his departure, forgetting to pay his creditors.
After his departure. a Mr. Simpso_n produced
authority from Charlton, delegating to him
his consular functions. Mr. S. was obnox-
ious to the Government for his declrired hos-
tility. He had openly insulted the Governor
G:-ihua, had publicly threatened to involve
the Government in difficulties, and even to
procure the hoisting of the English flag.-
He had also refused to abide by the decisions
of jurists, and acknowledge the existing
laws. His recognition was protested against
by two agents of the Hudson Bay Cofnpany,
who represent the chief commercial interest
of Great Britain in these islands.
Underthese circumstances the King dc-
cided not to recognize Mr. S. as Consul trll hc
could learn the pleasure ofthe British Gov-
ernment. An attachment had also been put
upon property of Mr. Charlton for debt dc-
cided to be due by jury, and admitted by
Mr. C. himself. Capt. Paul:-t dcmandi-d
that this attachment should be removed, that
the property should be returned, that Mr.
Simpson. should be recognized as Consul,
that new t=rials~should be granted in S0‘-'eml
ot'her cases which had‘ been decided, that a
guarantee should be given that no British
subject should‘ be placed in irons unless ac
ousod-. off a crime made felony, by the laws
of England, and that all cases l)l‘l\V8L’l']
British subjects and the natives should be
tried by juries half of whom were English-
men. ln the meantime the captain’s frigate
Can‘;/sfort was cleared for action. In f(irma-
tion of intended hostilities at 4 M was
sent to Capt Long of the U. S. ship Boston
at 12 the preceeding midnight, and to the
American and French Consul. at 10 A. M.
of the day of the expected attack, thus giving
the foreign residents nearly six hours of
daylight to seek protection for their persons,
and remove tllcil‘ property.
The King seeing there was no escape
from these exactions, and well knowing the
ultimate purpose of the British Captain. is-
sued a proclamation declaring that he was
"in perplexity by reason of difficulties into
which he had been brought without cause,”
and that be had been obliged to cede the
Iéloncls over which he had been Kin,r,r to (he
British Gbvernmenl, and abide the de-
cis-ioniof the Queen. Lord George Paulet
then made proclamation, declaring that the
“Brilish_flfL;g shall be hoisted on a.'l the
lislancls of the group. an/l that the natives
should enjoy the privileges and protection
of British subjects.” The government
was to be administered by the King and a
commission of three British gentlemen, and
the laws were for the present to remain as
heretofore. This is the substance of the
intelligence.——-N. Y. Tribnne.
DEATH or Norm W'i:ns'ri:R.—'l‘his distin-
guished and remarkable man died at New Ha-
van on Sunday Evening. the 28th ult. in the
85th year of his age. \Ve annex a brief histori-
cal account of‘ his life, from the New Haven
Palladium.
Dr. “lobster has-been a long time before
the public as a prominent individual in thr-
various departments of society, and a short
notice of the principal events of this life can-
not be unacceptable to the public. He was
born in West Hartford.in this,State Oct l6th,
1758. He was a descendant of John Web-
ster, one ofthe first settlers-‘of I-Iartford, who
w-as-amembcr of the Colonial Council from
its first formation, and subsequently Govern-
or of Connecticut.
Noah Webster entered Yale College in
1774. In his Junior year, in the time of
Burgoyne’s expedition from Canada, he
volunteered his services under the’ command
of his father who was captain in the alarm
list. In that campaign, all the llli1lr‘S ofthi-
family, four in number, were in the army at
the same time. Notwithstanding this iriter-
ruption in his studies. Mr. \VebStnr gr.-.an,-.i..d
with high reputation in I778. During thr-
summer of 2779, he resided in the family ol
Mr. afterward Chief Justice Ellsworth, at
Hartford. He was admitted to the bar in
1781. Subsequently, he engaged in the
bnsiness-ofinstruction, and being strongly
impressed with the defects ofsuch books as
were then usedtin the» efementar-y schools.
published in 1783; at Hartford, his First
Part of‘ a- Grammatical Institute of the
English Grammar. The great success of
this work, and others of the same class prr,--
po.red‘by hirn-is well known-. Mr. VVr-bster
early became a political writer. His firsi
publication in this character was at Hartford
in 1783, when theState was agitated -00 _ll18
subject of half pay for life ‘to the Revolution-
ary army. Fora series of papers in the
Connecticut Courant, under the signature of
Hoxoiiius. he received the thanks of Gov.
'1'.~umhull in person, and was highly com-
plimented by other gentleinan of distinction.
At various other periods oi public excitement
and difficulty the aid of his pen was solicited
by those who were best acquainted with his
full and correct information on questions of
public interest, and his ability to explain and
defend his own views.
His ‘Sketches of American Policy’ pub
lished in l784, his writing in frvor of the
adoption ofthe Federal Constitution, in de-
fence of VVashington’s proclariiation of neu-
trality, and the treaty negotiated with Great
public opinion and were liighly appreciated.
Various other topics during the same pc_riond
were publicly discusscd by him. In l/9o,
he. COf!llTl€‘llCt'd a daily paper iv. New York,
which is now called the Com-r/icrcial Adver-
liser and New York Spectator.
Mr. Webster removed to New Haven in
I798, and in 1807, entered on the great bu-
sine-ss of his life—the compiling of a new
and complete Dictionary of the English
Language. This work be prosecuted a-
midst various difiiculties and discourage-
mcnts, rind published the first edition of it in
I828. In the preparation ofthis Dictionary
he was led to irivcstigatc to a great extent the
subject of ctymology,and the relations ofvari-
ous languages to each other. This dictionary
has been more favorably received than, as is
believed, the author ever anticipated. His
other publiclions were too numerous to be
particularly mentioned here. Dr. Webster
formed no opinion without investigation, and
such opinion on .-my subject as appeared to
him, after full consideration to be correct, he
never feared :o express. He strongly loved
his country. and was a patriot of the VVash-
ington school. He lived and died in the
faith of the Gospel. For the last forty years
of his life, though he had been long before a
diligent student, he devoted his time to_litera-
ry pursuits with an ardor rarely seen in any
country, and especially in this. His ‘study
was his home; his books and pen his con-
stant companions; and his knowledge to the
last was constantly on the increase. lVhen
such a man is taken from life, ‘much learn-
ing dieth with him." ‘
Dr. Webster had enjoyed remarkably
vigorous health till within a few days of his
death. On Monday of last week he was
slightly unwell, but no alarm was felt by
his family. His disorder, liowever, soon
took the form of pleurisy, and he gradually
sunk under the attack till, at the time above
mentioned, in the full possession of his rea-
son he died with entire composure and re-
signation.
LEGISLATIVE.
From the Ifarlforcl Courant.
.Monrla_r/ Morning.——-Bill for the assess-
ment of taxes read :1 third time, and, pend-
ing an aiiicndmcnt, laid on the table.
Bill for a pub‘ic act, relating to contracts
existing prior to the 4th of July I842; read
a second time, and rt-ferredto committee on
the judiciary.
Bill for a public act concerning Savings
Banks, resumed. It was laid on the table,
on Saturday, pending an amendment, which
proposed to erase the clause which excepted
ten per cent. of the monies loaned, from the
necessity of being secured by mortgage of
real estate, equal in value to double the a-
mount ofthe loan- Amendment rrjcct9(l.—-
Original bill as amended passed and report
of the committee accepted.
Resolution directing thejudiciary commit-
tee to enquire into the expediency of appoint-
ing a committee to cxaniine, revise, and di-
gest the laws relative to the settlement of es-
tates, assignments ofc-states and other matters
in thejurisdiction ofcourts of probate, and
report to the next assembly-—-passed.
Report of the minority on the committee
on contested elections in the case ofLevcre‘.t
W. Leach of Durham. (The majority had
reported against the right ofsaid Leach. and
in favor of the right of Clement M. Parsons
to a seat in this House.) The report ofthe
majority was also taken up and the two re-
ports considered together.
The resolution was adopt:-d, report of the
m.-rjority accepted, and the report of the mi-
norily rrjcctt-d. . -
Resolution allowing S. G. Tibbals $42 37
as expens-‘sin succcssfully contesting the
right of Mr. I_r'..'llt‘l) to his seat: road a sec-
ond time, and postponed to a third reading.
Aftc'rnoon.——House came to order at 2
o’clock. and proceeded to the order of the
day, which was a proposed arnendmcnt to
the constitution, and is in the words follow-
ing. viz:
Resolver/.. That the following be proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution of the
State, which proposed umcndiiiciit, when ap-
proved and adopted in the manner prescribed
by the Constitution, shall be to all intents and
pur-poses at part thereof, viz:
Of the persons who may be chosen Sena-
tors in this State in the year 1845, one third
shall hold their offices for one year,one third
for two years: and the apportionment of the
terms of office ofsuch Senators shall be made
by lot, by the Senate of this State, during
their session in May, I$45: and thereafter,
as their terms of office may sevoi-ally (‘XpIft'
their successors and all other Senators of
this State, who may, by law, be elected, ex-
cept those clccted tofill vacaricics, shall hold
their sevr-ral offices for the term of three
years: indefinite-ly postponed.
R--solution nppoiniingjusiiccs ofthe peace-
for the county of Fairfielrl, received from the
Sr-n-rte, 8ITlt~‘l'lf.It-‘fl by a pretty long chapter of
erasures and insertions, which were taken up
individually. and individually rejected
'I‘uesrla_7/ May. 30,--House proceeded to
the order of the day—-the abolishment of im-
prisonment for debt.
Mr. Seymour said the greit principle of
ll‘? "9-‘V bill is to provide for the trial of the
deft-nd:-int. bv_f0i‘t‘- you punish him; to enquire
«whether he is worthy of stripes before you
inflict stripes. In l'espcct_1o.the ,-ej,—0,,(-ii,-,-
was extremely unjust. In that case, the
provisions were all made in_ favor or the
debtor, and no regard was had for the inter.
est: ofthe creditor. In this bill, that evil is
Britain by Mr. Jay, had great influence on_
part ofthe bill, this portion ofthe old bi-ll"
remedied, and the rights of the creditors are
securred —-is they can imprison fraudulent
debtors. and the uncertainties ofthe. old law
are hereby obviated. 4
Mr. Perkins discussed the provisions of
the bill, and moved some aiiiendrnenisamong
which was one to erase the 6th and 7th sec-
tions, which provided that commissioners
might be appointed to take the depositions
of defendarils unable to attend at the Court
before whom trial for collecting the debt is
bad. ‘
This amr-ndment with rriost others it as
rc-jectcd, and the bill passed, and report ac-
ce l.t'f.l.
Bill for a public act in addition to ‘an act
concerning common schools ;” read it second
time.
Resolution in favor of S. G. Tibbals for
$43 50; referred to the C0fIll'Ill‘.l8t: on claims
on the part of the House.
Bill fora public act concerning the pow-
er and duty of the Sccr-tary of State, relative
to the publication of the laws in newspapers;
read a third time.
Committee on banks, on a bill relating to
the Housatonic Rail road co.; reported in
favor ofthe bill, with some amendments laid
on the table. and 300 copies of the bill with
the aincndinents. ordered to be printed.
Resolution gi -ing leave to Darius Mitch-
elson to enter his petition in the Sci:retary’s
office; passed.
Remonstrance of John B. Hungford
against commissioning \Vni. T. Iloli, as a
military ofiicer: l‘t'fc.‘I'i‘t'(l to corniiiittce on
military returns.
Committee on roads and bridges, on a bill
for a public act in addition to an act relating
to turnpike roads, reported adversely; re-
port. accepted, and bill postponed iiidefinitely.
Same coniriiittee on the petition of Benja-
min Pt-nfield and others recommended that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw; laid
on the table.
Report of committee on education on the
petition of Stephen Bradley, taken up, and
laid on the table.
Select committee on militia, on the peti-
tions for the distribution of rifles reported
favroable, with a resolution, adopted and re-
port accepted. -
Cornririttr-e on the subject of the reforrna‘
lion and punishment of juvenile offenders-
reported thatcriiiics committed by children
have rapidly increased. during the last few
years, that a system of discipline is necessary
different irorn what can be. had in our State
Prison, or in our county jails. They there-
fore recommend the appointing a special
committee to enquire further, and report
some system for the correction of this evil.
to the next legislature; with a resolution
appointing Samuel H. Huntington, .I‘ohn T.
Norton, and Gideon Welles, a committee to
enquire and report to the next session; to
gather with a bill giving courts discretion
to send to our countyjails. children convicted
of crimes, which by our laws are punisha-
ble in state prison; resolution passed, and
bill laid on the table. House adj.
Aftcrnoon.—Hoiisc. resumed the consider-
ation of the aiiienclmi-‘tit of the Constitution;
laid on the table yesterday.
Mr. Minor s-rid many objections had been
made to the present systeiii of representation.
It is a complete rotten borough syste-in, and
should not be permitted longer to remain in
our system of choosing l‘t-'pl‘t’St’nlilllVPS.——
There are in the State. I40 towns sending
217 representatives. There are 310,000 in-
habitants. Of this number a few more than
ll0,000 scnd ll0 represriritatives —this is,
one third of the inhabitants send more than
one half of the representatives. This is
evidently an unequal representation, l5,‘29(3
inhabitants in the State send ‘£3 members to
this House, while places like New Haven
and Hartford only send 2 l‘L°pTt’S(’l'll.flll\'t'S—--
This state lof things ought; to be reruerlied
at once. One ofthe most serious objections
to the proposed arnendment is, that it will
not increase the number of representatives.
Iflhe amendment should be adopted, there
will be returnrd to this House 213 mem-
bers. This will give as near as possible,
perfect equality to every town in the State,
and do away the unequal and rotten borough
system which has disgraced the State down
to the present time.
After some remarks by Messrs. Allyn and
Robinson the subject was on motion of M r.
Hewitt, indefinitely postponed.
Robinson S. I-linuian judge of probate for
the district of New Haven.
Aug ustusHall, 2d, for the dist of VVallineford
William Durand, “ " l\-']illord
John R. Wilcox, " “ Madison
James S. Brooks, “ " Meriden
William L. Foot, " “ Cheshire.
Alfred Blackman, “ " \Vaterbury.
Resolution appointing justices of the peace
for the county of New Haven; laid on table.
Rrsolution proposing an 8ll'lt‘flCllllt’I]l. to
the constitution, providing that the electors
in each town may elect their own justices:
lost by a vote of65 to 45.
Resolution proposing a similar amend.
merit relative to the appointment of Judges
of Probate; lost. Adjourned.
IVer.lnesrlrz7/ morning May 3ls£.~——Bill
for an act, in addition to ‘an act concerning
common schools,’ read a third time, and laid
on the table.
Bill for an act, in addition to an act, pre-
scribing the nuriibei’ of Jurymcn in each
town in the State: read first and second time
and referred to committee on judiciary.
Bill for an act in addition to an act, con-
cerning grand jurors: came from the S--naie
referred to coiniuittee on judiciary : House
concurred.
An act in addition to an act, authorizing
the Superior Court to grant divorces. lo cer-
tain cases, came from the Senate, l("I(“l'l‘P(l to
cominittrae on judiciary: House concurrr-rl.
An act in addition to an act, regulating
courts. anr.l the times and places of holding
the same, read a second time came from the
Senate, referrcd to committee on the judicia-
ry: House concurred.
An act in alteration of an act, concerning
crimes and punishments, also referred in the
Senate to committee on judiciary: House
concurred. _
Jars-fice bill for New Haven county. taken
up-and" passed; '
House rcsumedthe consideration of the
bill concerning the punishment of jiivcnilel
oflend.-rs: road a third timc, and passcdand,
report accepted.
I
_-,.,.»-.,. 4.. .. ,. -_ ,_.-.. .,L:,._ _ ._,..,....V ..
Bill for an act in addition to an act for
constituting courts, and regulating the time
and places of holding the same: road a sec-
odd time and postponed to a third.
Cornuiittee on judiciary reported a bill for
a public act in addition 16 an act relative to
the surplus funds received from the United
States: read a third time and passed, and re-
port accepted.
Bill for a public ac_t in addition to ‘an act
concerning fences, and common fi--lds:’ read
first and second time. and referred to coin-
mittee on the judiciary.
Committee on banks reported adversely on
a bill concerning banks: the bill in part re-
lated to the power of stockholders to vote by
proxy. Bill rejected and report aC(.'t‘plt(l.
Committee on education on the petition of
George Randall and others, reported il(lV(.'l'St‘-
ly: rcport accepted and have given to with-
draw.
Bill respecting the Housatonic R-rilI‘o=t(l.
with the report of the corrrrnittee on the sanit-
taken up, and pending its consideration, the
House adjourned.
A/lcrnoon..——Bill for a public act extend-
ing the process of foreign attachment; read
a second time, and rcferrid to committee on
judiciary.
Report of Committee on taxation on a
bill for an act in addition to an act providing
for the collection of taxes: bill read third
time and passed.
Conirniitee on claims on the bank com"
uiissioners report of cxprnsi-s, &c. report- (I
with a rr-coiiimr-iidation that it be accepted:
report accepted.
Report ofcommittce on jurliciar_v on the
petition for the repeal ofthe act, relative to
students in literary institution, tulien up: it
recommended that the petitioners have leave
to withdraw their petition. The yr-as and
nays were ordered, yr-as 102. uays 60 : so
the report was accepted, and leave given to
the pr-titioncis to wiihdi‘aw.
Resolution appointing justices of the
peace for Hartford county, came from the
Senate amended. In some of them the
House concurred, and in some refused to
concur.
Bill for a public act in addition to an act
in relation to the aitjournmcnt, of electors
rneetings: read a second time and rcfi-rrcd
to committee on judiciary.
Bill firr a public act in addition to an act
relating to common schools: read a second
time and referred to the coiurn. on education
Resolutions appointing a justice of the
pcace for Toll-and county, came from the
Senate amended.
House resumed the consideration of the
bill on the Housatonic Railroad, which
after some ariieurlruents, was laid on table.
House adjourned.
T/mrsrlagr flforning, June l.—IIouse re-
sumed the consideration of the Ilousatonic
rail road biil.
Mr. Stiles withdrew an amendment h--
had offered yestr-rday, andsubmitted another
requiring the appoirrtrnent ofcoinuiissioners
to examine the condition of the company,
and report to the Secretary of the State with-
in sixty days from the passage ofthe act; lost.
Mr. I’:-rkins moved an 21lIl(’f'l(llI'It'nl provi-
ding that the commissiozrers should heal-
lowed to s~-ll the property vested in them,
only flrr cash; adopted. He also suggested
ano her aniendment requiring said commis-
sioners to apply the avails of said sale forth-
with to the redemption ofthe certified paper
ofthe compriny; carried.
After some discussion, Mr. Abel moved
the previous question. which was ordered;
bill as amenrl-~d p‘.lSSt'(.l.
Reports of the. commissioners on banks
to whom the s-rrne was referrid; accepted.
Bill for a public act concerning deeds and
bonds, read a second time, and referred to
committee on judiciary.
Bill for a public act in addition to "an act
for regulating courts, Sac.” relative to thr‘
time of holding the courts in Fairfir-ld coun-
ty, read a third time and laid on the table.
Bill for a public act concerning cornrnon
schools relative to taxation in districts, with
a report of the cominitt-e, read and vxpl rin-
ed by Mr. Chambers; it came from the
Senate. recommitted to the coinmiitev‘, House
concurred.
Rt-solution appointing Thaddeus W.-ll--‘s,
Giles Stillman, zrnrl Wcllr-s Adams, county
commissioners for the county of Hartford;
passed.
Resolution appointing Judges of Probate
and Justices of the Peace for the county of
[-1.-iriford; passed.
Bill appointing-' Justices of the peace for
the county of 'l‘ollund: passed.
Noyes D.irliug. juclge of the county court
for the county of Nciv Haven. '
William H. Ellis, George London, and
Malaclii Cooke. county commissioners for
the coniity of New Haven.
The joint select cuiiimiitee on capital
punishment reported in favor of abolishing
the same, with a bill for an act which was
read a second time, and :1 motion made that
it be laid on the table, and 300 copies of the
bill and report orrlr-‘red to be printed.
Motion to recosnmit carried. Adj.
Aflcrnoon.—M.'. Welt-h subuiitttcd the
report of thejoint seloctlcomiiiittee on capital
punishments. which had been recoinmitted
in the morning.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Rob-
inson to erase all after the enacting clause,
and inserting a substitute which divided, thr-
cririics into murder in the second degree;
the first punishable by death——the second
with perpetual imprisonment.
Bill, report, and substitute laid on the
table-, and 500 copies ordered printed.
Order of the day—the bill to divide the
the city of New Haven into wards.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the bill era-
sing the clause which provided that the act
“rake rflr-ct from the day of its passage,”
and substituting a provision, that before the
act should take effect and be obligatory on
the city of New Haven. its provisions should
be accepted by a maiority of the citizens, in
a rm-cling duly held for that purpose.
Mr. Stiles opposed the amendment.
Mr. Galpin said so far as he knew, there
l'I(:‘V('I' had been an alteration of a city char-
tc-r- by any legislatiire unless by the wish-or
consent of the city itself. So (-arr~fu.l had
former legislatures been upon the subject,
that, in a bill passed dividing the city of
I‘Irll‘lIOl'CI, an express provision was inserted,
that it should not go into effect until it was
accepted at a city gfiieeting.
He presumed
that no town in the State had ever been di-
vided without having had legal service
‘made upon them, and he hoped the House
would not adopt a course in relation to this
case so different from all the actions of pre-
vious legislatures on such subjects.-
'I‘he_debate was continued. by several
gentlemen, when the amendment was lost,
ill to 67. Mr. Galpin moved to amend,
providing that the act shall not take effect
till the 20.h June. Adopted!
Other amendments were proposed, and
one or more adopted, when the previous
question was called by J. C. Palrn:-r; in the
irivnritirirc, a motion was made by Mr. Cur-
tiss to adjourn and carried 7710 74.
F/'iday Morning June ‘.?..—Yi-as and nays
on the bill to divide the city of New Haven:
yvas 07, nays 80, so the bill passed and re-
port of committee accepted.
Committee on divorce s on the petition of
Martha E. Miller for a divorce from Charles
F. Miller‘ : reported favorably, with a bill in
lorin dissolving the connection.
Af(crnoon.—Rr-port of the divorce com
mittce on the petition of Mrs. Miller resumi-
ed. The vote on its passage was taken by
yr-as and nays as follows: yeas 135; nays 3|.
So the resolution was passed and report
accepted.
Bill fora public act to divide the city of
Hartford into six wards for the election of
officers. l‘r.'ud——i‘e;id a third time by its title.
Subject intlcfiiiitclv postponed.
SL‘Vt"l‘i|l resolutions were offered relative
t.o the adjournment of the H0usc— finally ii
resolution passed to adjourn sine (lie on Wed-
nesday morning next.
’u-solution raising a tax ofone cent on a
dollar on the grand list, passed.
Co irrnitiee to whom had been rcferredall
sorts of resolutions—trash-—hotchpot, and
other things, rr‘poi'tod—asl<ed leave to be
dischurged: report accepted.
Resolution appointing justices ofthe peace
for Fairficld county, came from the Senate
with :1 request for a com mittee ofconference.
Messrs. Abel and Eli Ruggles appointed.
Re-solution appointing justices for New
Haven County came from the Senate unread-
ed. House concurred in part.
Committee on divorces on the petition of
Sally Page against Elmore Page-, re-ported
lavorably—re-portaccepctd. Arljoiirned.
From. the I-Iarl/'orcl Times.
Sa.lu.rrlng/ June 3.—— Joniriiittce on confer-
ence rcported on the avreendment to the bill
relating to Colliiisvillc l\I.rnufactui‘ing Coir.-
pany. House refused to concur.
Conirnittee on Education, reported that no
action was iiecr--ssary on the bill for .an al-
teration of the school law, ll’}f.lc‘fIllIfl‘ly post-
poned.
Resolution appointing John C. palmcr,
F. S.'lVilrlmaii, and Richard D. Hubbard,
Barri: Coriiiriissionr-rs, passed.
Resolution clizingiiig the name of Marllia
E. Miller of Stamford, to Martha E.
Bl:rCl(\\'Pll-—pt1SSf‘fl.
, Coriimit-.ec on Education on the subject of
the application of American Atlicnmum at
Paris, for a set of the laws of Connr-cticut—
reported favorably-—re.-tolution passed.
Report of the Joint Si-lect Couiiiiittee on
Capital Punislirnont, with the bill i‘t'p0t‘[r'(l
by them, made the order of the day for
l\’IOl']|'l:ly afternoon next
Bill a_ppropri:itin«_{ $l0,000 to insane poor
read twice. Mi‘. S~'yii-our explained the
ti'rlur-3 and objects of the lrlll. As the insti-
tution wzrs now situated, it was difficult for
the iiianagers to support the Insane Poor,
without incurring hr-avy cxpcnsrs. It \\ as
proposed now, to add new builcliugs to the
institution—not at the expense of the State,
but to the Instituiiori. It was to he done in
this way; the State now pays an annual
amount of $2.000 for the support of the in-
sane poor. Fve year's appropri:riion. viz:
310.000 is proposed to be advanced for the
erection of the buildings-—and the institution
is to support, at its own expense, in consid-
vration tlivrcofl the some Humll-t-‘l‘ and in the
same manner, as if the appropriation was
annually made. '
Brink Comm. l'E’f‘.Olllfll(.’Y'lfIt‘(l the accept-
ance of the Bank cominissioners—:rccr-pied.
Comiiiittee on ririlitia. reported that no
legislation is now nccrssary in alteration of
iNoIiWALiiK GAZSETTEL
\Vcdncsda.y, June: 7, 1843.
VVI-:s'rPoin~ June 1st 1843.
Editor of the Norwal/c Gazelle :-Sir, the
body ofan unknown white woman, apparently
about 30 years old, with black hair, hazel eyes
and rather below the middling size, was found
dead upon ihe beach near liighwaier mark in this
town yesterday afternoon. An inquest has this
day heenlield uponilre body anrlihejury have
returned a verdict that ‘she came to her death by
reason of blows inflicted upon the head by some
person or persons unknown.” She was dressed“
in a black Alipacha frock, fashionably made.
Black quilted peiricoat. white cotton waistcoat
and black niorricco shoes, a bead purse contain-
ing four twenty five cent pieces and a small key
were found inside the bosom of her frock, and
nearilie body was found a Brussels lace cap
When
found ‘she was supposed to have been dead from
twelve to fourireii hours. and to have been but
a short time in the water.
with white and straw colored ribbon.
There is little doubt ilal she came to her‘
death by violence and may have been thrown
uvcrbonrd from some vtsscl navigating Long
Islanl Sunni’. Her clothing is in the hands of!’
our Select men for the examination of her friends
Respccifully, &.c.
if any appear.
ALVA GRAY.
llfelanc/ioly Dcalh ——Mrs. VVillianis, wife
of Capt. .lolin Williams, ofthis city, on hot:
pissage on board the str-ainboat for New
York, on Friday evening last, is supposed
to have jumped overboard and was lost—
Mrs. W. has for some time been in a melan-
choly or dc-ranged state of mind, and it is
supposed, from some collateral circumstan-
ces, that it was a prr-nu-dilated act. She
was Seen by the cliarirbeiuiaid walking on
the after dock late in the evening, and was
soon after missiiig, and it is supposed that
she had found :i \\ntcr_v grave before her ab-
sence was (.llSCOVt'l'€‘l.—-.lV H. Herald.
The body found, has been supposed by some
to be that of Mrs. Williams. the subject of the
article from the Herald, but since this conclus-
ion was formed, the following article has appear-
cd in ilie Exprcss—ilrai of Saturday. \Ve
publisliilie whole in connection, the better to
elicit the lects in the case.
A French Larly llfz'ssi7rg.—-—On Tuesday
a French lady took p:is.<:u_ce in the steamboat
Worcr-st.-r, for Boston. She could speak
but very little English. and had no baggage.
In the course of the evening she appeared
strange in her behavior, but not so uiuch so
as to attract mm-h attention. On the arrival
ofthe boat at I\'orwicli, she dressed herself
preparatory to taking the cars and went on
deck. On landing the other passengers.
she was missing, and has not be-in heard of
since. She left her bonni-t in the cabin,
and her purse containing 2 sovcreigns. She
was dressed in black silk-appeared about
20 years ofage, and very gentei-l. She had’
no companion with her, nor was she known-
to any one on board the boat. There is but
very little doubt but slie went overboard
and was drownr-d—-—whcther intentionally or
not it is not known.
Crrv Bonus. -—A case is in be tried before
the Supreme Court of this State, at its next
Session at Danbirry, involving ilie constitution-
ality ofthe act of the Legislature, authorizing
These
l)0nil$ were issued to aid in the accomplishment
the city of Bridgeport to issue bonds.
ofiliat “C'1fC’T[77‘?-Z3" the I"IOUSalOf)IC Railroad.
and it seems that a portion of the citizens of
Bridgeport, under the belief that that they are-
noi conslilzilionrilly bound to meet these obliga-
tions, lay aside the moral considerations in the
case, and are now disposed to adopt the Missis-
sippi doctrine of rq2zra’ia’io7z-—iliorr,e4h brollier
Peiiingill thinks it cannot with any propriety
be called rrpurlialion. Well, iflre will supply-
us with a more Icmlcrer term, we will adopt it;
for his sake.
"The amount of the Bonds with t.he “trifling”
mllllltl l:iws—acccpt«-d.
Aflcrnoon.——Rr-solution commending the
Governor for receiving some 812,000
undcr the Distribution Act, and tlifvcling‘
that the some he placed in the Tteas.ury for
the rise of the same, referred to committee
on that Sllllj(‘Cl. .
Committee of couferrcncc-. on the Fairficld
County bill, re-;~.orted.
Rum.or.—-For a week past it has been
wliispercd about this city, that :1 draft (l7'(u.(=7z
b7/ llic llfcrcican GOL'er7une2il in favor of
Sam. Ifouslon, President of Texas, for
tricenlr/_fii.-e I/rorr.sa.2irl dollars. has been yiairl
at the cozuzlcr ofonc of the prominent com-
mercial houses in New Orleans! !
W'e learn further, that by the steamship
New York, which sailed on Monday eve-
ning for Galveston, information of such a
chrirricter was transmitted to Texas as will
leave scarcely the sh-admv of a doubt upon
the minds of the people there, ofthe truth of
the rumor which was only xxhispcretl here.
The next news from Texas will be most
anxiously expected, and may be fraught with
intense intciest.——N. O. Tropic. 524111..
From Mercico.—-Advices to the 0th of May
from Vera Cruz. were received at New Or-
leans on the 22d. The first instalment of
the indemnification. -$270,000, had leen
paid to Mr. Thornpson, and placed on board
the U. S brig Dolphin, which was to sail
on the l8:h.
The Mexican Government has given no-
tice that all cinigraiiis found in Texas, no
matter where from or what their objects,
will be considered as enemies.
There. are many indications of a speedy
outbreak in that unfortunate country. The
people are oppressed and impoverished.
From Yucat-an.-——.-X letter from Lerma,
dated May ll. states that the Texan vessels
had another fight with the steam fri.g'?tlt‘-
Guadalotipe, in. which. Com. Moore had two
men killed, four wounded,’ and the mizen-.
mnst- of the Austin carried away. After
this the two Texan vessels ran into Cum-
peachy harbor, wherc they were blockadcd
arlrliiiou ofinierest is, is at iliis time, in ilie lan-
guage of our C()ICl1‘.[)Of'EJl'y. about $100,000.—-
The Grand List of our city is less than one
lhirrl ofthis sum. and we have no public prnp~
eriy. excepting certain Fire Engines, 4560. The
Railroad Stuck standing in the name ofthe city
is not to be spoken of in this connection, as the
present majori'y recognize no former proceed-
ings in the matter. \Vc may be said, ilierefore,_
to be in a remarkable ‘fix’ at ilie time of this pre-
sent writing. The idea is in some respects, an-
iinpleasarit one, and we shall not enlarge upon
it, for fear ufdiszurbing ilre general tranquility."
Messrs. Bisscll of this borough. and Hunting-.
ion of Norwic-ii, appear in behalf of the ciiv,,
and Messrs. Baldwin, I-Iawley. ‘and Dutloih.
have been eiigagerl by the Bond Holders.
I)ll'tATl(.'A[..--From various corroborating-
iesiirnony, the belief is strongly entertained;
that the Tcxian schooner San Antonio, which;
was reported to have been lost sometime since,,
is still afloat, in Ilie capacity of a pirate. A
vessel of her description has been seen in the-
Gull'ofMexico by different witnesses and with
much confidence recognized as the San Antonio.
Isl or -ICN1-2.-—'.I"l2ie\,-.'.l]igl)I of-the Ilsl inst. was
rcmarltuble for a lieatyy frost which did very
serious damage to gajilen vegetables; and the»
crop of potatoes and cbrn have suffered not a-
liirle. We should jirdgeifrat the frost was equal‘
in severity with rhatofihellili 40f‘-June last year
wlron whole fields ofcorn were nearly destroyed,
grape vines seriously injured, and the crop of‘
fruit materially lessened- The extent ofinjurv
sustained by fruit at this time, now in the set,‘
it is not easy to deierniirie. The ‘more tender-
vegeiablesofihe garden have been replantedto
a considerable extent, asthe most ready method‘.
ofsccuring a return.
Tliejustice bill for this county seems to
cause some difficulty, having been upon several’
occasions vzithout ef'I'Ecii'ng a passage. We
hope to get a history of its trials and adven~.
by the Mexicans. '
turcs, wliicu we shall lay before our readers.
Norwalk Chronicler