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out his old quarters in the narrow street
where he remained quite still andoretired,
only making some remote inquiries _con-
cerning his Meta; whether she ye_t_ lived.
and what was her condition. Having’ 53''
isfied himself on these points,he proceede
no further, not ventiiriiigto appear before
her eyes, or allow his arrival to _be €(|lnn0lm‘
ced until his fortunes were decide h

With ardent longing he l1W‘“te t 9
promised season of the year when so was:
to appear upon the bridge. The ay 8
length arrived after a night of such. hear‘;
beatings as he had only before experience
on the approach of the Rummelsburg
specter. 'l‘o make sure of his opportunity
he arose before it was day, and was short-
standing solitary and alone, over the We-
ser. He commencedcrossing to and fro,
and the anticipation of the speedy termin-
ation of all his earthly troubles,made him
the happiest of sentinels. After an _hour
had passed away, it began to grow hV3lY
there. Horses, vehicles, and foot, were
moveing each way. The customoary day
watch of beggars were at their posts on
this profitable thoroughfare to levy their
demands of contributions upon the way-
farers. Houses of, Refuge and Aims
Houses were quite unknow n in those days.
In the early morning hours,when the liigh-
er classes are yet in bed, Frank had but
small hopes of meeting his man. But,
when the time of day arrived for the as-
sembling of the Senate, and the members
& oflicials of that body swept past In their
robes and equipages, he was all eye and
ear. But hour upon hour. passed away-
the sun reached its meridian, business and
bustle wassuspended and the anticipated
friend not yet visible. ‘Frank promenaded
the bridge up and down with no other com-
panions than the beggars who were quietly
engaged in appeasing their hunger on the
spare and cold crumbs of charity. _As he
was not provided with any such nutriinent,
Frank purchased a pfenning’s worth of
fruit, and commenced its mastication 8/2
ambulando.

The entire fraternity who banquetted
over the Weser, had noticed our hero,and
deemed him some eccentric idler, who,
notwithstanding his bland deportment,\vas
a proper target for their jokes. One out-
at-the-elbow wag, named him their bridge
mayor. ‘Another wooden leg physiogno-
mist of keen observation, saw that his bear-
ing was less joyous than in the early part
of the day, that his face was more shroud-
ed in hat, his countenance more thought-
ful,and his action more heavy and abstrac-
ted; that lie ground a long time upon a
fruit quid without appearing to know it.-—
From this discovery the shrewd mendicant
fancied he‘ could reap some advantage ; so
hobbling offa short distance,he approached
as one just arrived, placing himself before

“there is a reward desti

d _thy shoulder, pr

 

ned for thee
which will banish thy cares for the remaiii-
def of thy life. To inorrow evening,when
the god of day is about to dip beneath the

hoi-izon,'put thy spade and,thy bar across
oceed to the Mattenburg,

thence take thy left to the Ballrer bridge,

thence to the St.John’s Cloister—cross the

dome court,take the nearest city gate to a

garden on the right which is entered by a

descent of stone steps Here remain con-
cealed till the soft radience of Luna shall
pencil the earth around thee with _silver
and shade, then press with force against a
door near by, which will yield thee en-
trance. Tread fearless in, turning toward
an adjacent grape arbor, behind which, to
the left, a high Linden o’ershadows a
group of shrubbery. Approach the trunk
of this tree with thy face moonwards,cast
thy eyes three ells before thee therefrom,‘
upon the earth,_you will see a cluster of
five Mint-rose-bushes, strike thy spade at
their foot, and at the full depth of its blade
thou wilt feel a horrizontal stone beneath
which lies buried, an iron chest with gold
and jewels.

Frank’s amazement can scarcely be im-
acrined. ‘He recognized in every particu-
lar of the description, the garden inherited
from his father, which was one ofthe good
old man’s hobbies,during hisli.?'ctime. The
wooden leg was begining to be exceeding-
ly interesting, as it was evident that he
was no other than the promised friend of
Ruuimelsburg reminisence. He felt a de-
sire to throw himself into the arms of his
benefactor,but a little consideration caused
him to stifle the revelation. Therefore,lie
said—‘Tliis is what may be called a cir-
cumstantial dream; but how did you pro-
ceed on the following morning"! Did you
not obey the instructions of ‘the dream-
spirit ‘l’ Fie! would l loose my time on
such a chase? lfmy good genius would
conduct me. to fortune, I have wakcful
nights enough for his interviews, but that
he has never cared much for meis evident
_from my pre._-‘ent destitute condition.'——-
Frank drew his remaining groscheu from
his pocket telling the old man to disburse
it for an evening potation, and that his
narration had quite rostored him to aclierful’
humor. ‘Fail not,’ added he,to visit, as usual
this bridge I shall take delight in le'st’ning to
other of your stories.’ The old cripple
had not, fora long time, had such a isfiiili
donation-——blessing the giver, he made" an
oblique movement toward a house of

her‘: nor was their wo‘oden leged friend

—The heavy piece of or
sometime ago in this town to be made for
the Princeton, United States steam
is now approaching
being the large
country, and requi
oreat ski
o _ ,
solid mass, it

 

an undesired or unfrequent compan-

ion at,their board.

_._—-———-————-——-——-,-
The monster Gun for the flmerican Nzzvy.
dnance," ordered

frigate,
to completion ; an.
st cannon ever made in this
'ring in its construction
11 and attention to perfect it as a
' has become an object ofcon-
siderable interest and curiosity amongst
nautical and scientific men. _
The gun, as sent to the foundry, weigh-
ed ll tons 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 11 lb.’ In _the
turning and boring it was reduced in weight
about 2 tons 1 cwt. _The length of the
cannon, no.v that it is turned and bored,
is 13 feet, and the boi'e 12 feet in lell.‘-_3,lh:
and 12 inches in diameter, leaving a thick-
ness of solid metal of one foot at the
breach. The turning and boring 06011-
picd over a space of near .
The balls which the monster gun_ will
carry, will each be ll 3-4-inches in dl=iI.m'3-
tor, a quarter ofan inch being left for wind-
bore, and will each weigh in cast iron 2.39
lbs; so that the piece is in reality a 53.30
poiinder.——Li2:e7'pool ./\'cws Latter.
Loc/rjaw cured by E'lectr£c2'1_i/.--It appears
that a remedy for this horrible disease has

ly three months..

LEGISLATIVE-
‘ Moutilur, May 12.

A resolution was offered -respecting the
distribution of the School Fund Commiss-
ioner’s Report to the School district, which
was finally referred to the School fund
committee.

The following petitions were presented
and referred to the appropriation commit-
tee, viz : -

Of D. P. Miner and others, to be ‘incor-

orated as an acqueduct co ; of Eleanor
Shumway vs. Jeremiah Shumway for di-
vorce; of Hiram Hawkers for injuries re-
ceived ; of John T. Andrews and others,
to restrain the sale of spiritous liquors ; of
select men of Ledyard to be exempted
from taxation ofproperty in Norwich and
\Vorcester railroad; ofAlfred Sawyer to
be discharged from State Prison; of John
Tower and Bcnj. Lester to be discharged
from State Prison ; of llarriet Hunt for a
divorce; of Samuel VV. Barnes and others
«for a discontinuance of a highway.

Mr. Per ins introduced several resolu-
tions referring parts of the Governors
speech to comn'iittee’s, viz: so much $18

— relates to education to the joint standing

committee on education, so m_ucli as re-
lates to jails, wiirklioiiscs, and judicial ex-
penses, io ii joint select committee of one
from a county; so much as relates to
frauds, betting on elections, &c. to the

at last been discovered. The New York
Journal of Commerce records a cure by
the application ofelectricity. The patient
was a young woman, in whom the disease
had been brought on by cold and fatigue,
and the jaws had beeiiclosed five days.
The electro-galvanic apparatus was ap-
plied to both angles of the jaw, and had
not made forty revolutions before the coin-
plaint was entirely removed.

. Se-if Lorziizzg C'.'irt.——Tlie Augusta Cop-
stitiitionulist describes the model ofa self
loading cart, which with the power of one
horse, is calculatcdto remove 10 to 19. feet
of ploughed earth at a loa:.l, and with less
labor both to the driver and horse, than
that which attends common plowing. glt
is intended to (liscliarge its load, wlicrer.-er
it is carried ivitliout stopping. 'l he con-
struction ofthis cart is so simple, it is spid
that any ordiiiary workman can make the
wood work of it in a day. '

The Tribune says a young man in Troy,
named Vanderhyden, came to his inajori-

liquids, while Frank took the nearestroute
for the narrow street.

The following day seemed along one;
the shadows of the moon were quite in-,
distinct when he started on his labor of‘
upheaving the promised treasures. Ob-
serving minutely the route and method as
indicated by the pauper, he succeeded in a

ty a few days since, received $12,000 in
cash, and ran away with a handsome young
married woman, named \Vctmore. ’ We
only wonder that :1 committee has notmet
on the subject, and passed the usual reso-
lutions that no one is to blame! I

N. Y. True Sun.

Congregrifional Psalm Boolc.—l\'Iessrs.

,Rockwell, Boaitli of
llaven, Hoyt, Frink, Bull, of Woodbury,
‘Penfield, \V:il.'elield. ‘

:joiiit committee on the Judiciary ; so much
las relates to the militia and the department
‘of the Quarter Miister General, to the com-
lmittee on military allliirs; so much as re-
llatcs to the State Prison, to the Joint com-
lmitte on the State Prison; so much as re-
llntes to the Tariff, the proceeds of the
lpublic lands, the annexation of Texas,
"to the Committee on Federal Relations.

COfllZ’I’fi!£’l’ on I"cileml Rclatz'0ns.——l\lessrs
Berlin, (--ilbcrt ofNcw

Co./ir;.i.'tee on sale of LancZs—l\’.lcssi's.
lRichmond, Robertson, Stevens, Edmonds,
Lockwood, Beardsley of Kent, Scovill of
lladdam, Johnson.
Report ofthe Tolland Savings Bank read.

Mr. Adams introduced -.1 bill for a pub-
lic act to incorporate dceds.

Mr. lngalls introduced two bills for pub-
lic acts, one for the scttleinent of_iuhabit-
outs of towns.

Mr. Emmons also introduced a bill for
a public act concerning towns. All these
bills‘ for public acts were twice read and
referred to the Judiciary Comriiittec-.——-Adj.

’l'Ur.smiv May 13.

The following petitions were read and

referred to the appropriate Conims., viz:

of the charter of the New York and New
Haven railroad company; of Tracy Peck

 

Of Beiij. Isaacs and others for alterations

 

of their charter ; ‘William A. Bronson for lingly, Lawrence, Washburn, and ‘Whiting-
an alteration in the law regulatingithe in. of Stafford, °
spection of provisions; of John Colemen State Prison.-—Mcssrs. Baldwin of New
to be, discharged {YOU} the State Prison ; of Milford, Hamilton, Burns, Griswold, Peck
the National Blues of New Haven. praying of Fairfield, Adams of Killingly, Camp,
for the grant of 04- muskets; of citizens of racy,
New London to amend the militia system. Roads and Brz'dges.—Messrs- Smith of
. Mr. C. H. Beardslee introduced three Ridgefield, Welles, Austin, H0ugh,Wriglit
bills for public acts; one for regulating Merills, Stannard Eldridcre.
civil actions; one for the limitation of Incorporations, Other cilian _Banks___.
civil actions and‘ criminal prosecutions, Messrs. Atkins, Steele, Thomas, Beard,
and one for constituting and regulating Greenslit, Holcomb, Starkey Kellogg of
COU|'tS. . . Hebr0n_ ,-
M1‘- Perl-‘ms Introduced one bill for a Claims.—Messrs. VVadhams, Tulle,-
public act relating to banks, another to re- Johnson of Cheshire, VVilliams, Sanford of
strain the taking of usury, and a third for Newtown, Carter, Hurd Perkins of Coven-
regulating proceedings in equity. try.
Mr. Hamilton introduced. a bill for a Divorce.—l\!essrs. Beardslee of Monroe,
pulélilg actfio secqre thg cities of Hartford Dixon, Scranton, Deshon, Frink, Fuller,
an ew aven ron'i re. Chapman G0wdy_ .

All the before named bills for public acts Educati°on.——.\’lessrs. Rocl.-well, Onley,
were read twice and referred, in nearly Gilbert, Tweedy, Martin, Catlin, Hale,
every instance, to the judiciiiry Commit. Young.
tee. . _ _ _ .M-.'l.'ta.ry Re.'urns.—Messrs. Burns, Peck

Report made by the judiciary Comrnit- of Newtown, lloriiian.
tee that a bill for a public act referred to F'ina7zco.—l\lessrs. L'I-Iommedieu, Hem-
them‘ be amended by the prefix of a title mingway,Robei-is.
to be an act concerning the insane. poor, Commi.tec on litary .fl_fi'a.'1's.-—1\'lessrs.
and as thus amended it do pass. Bill read Kellogg of l\ etlierslield, Stiles, Gav,
a third time and passed. \Vhecler, lngals, Sears, Dudley and Young.

M“ Swift P”-’5emed the “P0” Of the The following are the Standing Committee
Bank Comniissioi'iers—bOO copies ordei:ed_o_., me Pm, of,j,,_.Sem,,e,
tO.b.c P”M.ed' . — .. . Ju'I:'c2'rzry.—l\Ir. Skinner.

The resignation of Sands Adams, Major Sc/ION, ,,u”d_\h_ Vvanen
General of the third division of militia ‘ _” 'c ,i ° '

. ’.,Brm/.3.-—Mr. ctiiart.
was loud and accepted, and on motion of lstayc 1;,.,jso,,_____M,.. Cutler.
llghfgfr ,;,<,>,;)*;r°1;r,f(;§';*a}](1,‘° c'<;§}§;;f:§f,-i Towns‘ and prone. Dz'.m'c:s.-—Mr. Strong.
5 1‘ ‘ O 7 ~''_’ ‘ ‘l Roads and Brirlvcs —Mr Bebe
’ ‘ . r .' . " I ' ’ , O i . .

‘ _ ,' 1“m_‘5D‘“’_ll}"_Y 1°’ (ll);--orporutzonso /zert/.'an13anlrs.—-Mr.Clarl:
Pctitions presented, viz:_ of .Plll'I0l.lly : (j*a,',,,S___l\],-, l3ac(,n_
Dwight and others, for a railroad charter D ,.0,(.eS,_l\-1,-_ plead,
from Derby: of the ll())lt\’!;S ol Norlwali and E_{u3,,,,',,,____l\l[,-_ Pelll,,gill_
l\cw Uaiiaan, to csta is I town lues l.e- L,,,,_,/S__ M,._ \Vj,ce]c,..'
twecrr them ; of 13.00 ladies of D_ui'han'i, to‘; ‘M,-1.,-,,,,.y Rc,,,,.,,,,.__M,._ “-“cox
restrain the sale of spiritous liquor; oli ——-
Anios M. Collins and others for a l)l'f1llCl1'
railrcad to the Connecticut River. ‘

Mi‘. Perkins from the School Fund coin-,

Relafons we"!/i .l'.‘n,glrmcl.———Tliere is it ru-
mor from Washii gton, coming through
channels likely to be correct, to the fol-
nfiglee, l-L-pol-led -,](:;;_]in5t, the passage of lowing purport, viz: that the Administra-
resolutiou referred to them, and recom-; lion, in congsc-qpcnce of the new posture
mended a substitute, directing the Com-', of U111‘ Telallol-S Wllh ‘Englam_l,~' CUUlClY1-
inissioner to distribute his Report to the plates sending Olll ‘"1 1'4-‘ill‘1l0l'(l1H=|1"y Mill-
School Districts. This last resolution was’ ister cl1=1rgedwiili ll‘-0 Oregon negotiation,
adopted, and also to propose a treaty of icciprocal

l.\’.l|‘. Peck offered the following resolu~ Tariffs; that the Presidentdesi.resthatMr.
lion, which was adopted. ,Calhoun should, undertake this mission,

Re olve;-I1, That the Comptroller of pub- and that it is ii ith this knowledge, and the
lie accounts he requested to report to this: understanding that Mr. Calhoun would ac-
House a tabular statement containing the cept this -S7705-‘(ll embassy, that M13 Plcliens
name of the several towns and counties of? has declined the place of resident Minister
this State, the number of Representatives: which was tendered to liini.—Jo'ur. Com.
they are severally entitled to by law, on
the four of this J:louse—tl'ic number of in-
liabitants of each town and county, the’

 

From the rc_p(i]-‘ls Of the leading Benev-

olent Societies, whose Anniversaries have
. . . r ’ ' f
amount of the State tax severally paid by ;l;,°e"]_r_°°‘”"]Y “Chi E“ “'13, h:ve1j:r‘V
each town (luring the last year, and the C C or fdnraglpeiilsvmllzegduring the pm, yea);
 -t‘o ' - i-t“ ‘t -1""3“~‘“Y .== “
nummim rd 1 Oi Repreaen J Heb 0 pop lThe following are the receipts of some of

Frank in the imploring, hat in hand atti- short time, without an ' ' . - ° . . . .

. . y interruption from _ _ , . - . . . . ulatioii in each town and count r and the;
tude. The appeal was not fruitless, the either blue-light or black-dog, in unearth. Dorrie dc Peck, of New Haven, under ;the and 9!'!le"5‘f“""‘ ‘all Wild chillfleli frffgrfed amount of tax Paid by each ),’0wn a,,d;1hCm I _ , M.,_. 8,2 6..
hat was mechanically supplied with a six ing the predicted bounty. ‘WSPWGS Of the Geheml -‘ASSOCW-l0n 0f to a 30”” se,l°,§t °°.m"E,mee ::m(,’"g,hrer': ,3 wum,,_ . "°‘°"9"'$,8'7,’,§

. . . . . , _ _ - , - . _ s . - - .. _ e or « u it . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ,

great piece, with little interruption to _ Father Melchoir who, \\’ftl) \VlSe precau- C0r_Inec]tKut.t repfcsteltltlnsg at“ the; Congie- :;’S“t‘;:1-l,'r:)t,)‘; sq,:“2}°sp,r",‘£‘l;uS Hqums, of Mr, clllbert offcyed ., ,es(,1m;0,, d;,.,cl-; A,,,c,‘~,;_,,,, -1~,,,°,_., S¢Eci;;ly_.:__. ___________ __1,=,2,3-,~5
thought. tion had here deposited this chest, had no , g‘‘”‘’"*1 P45 0T5 In 18 to e, are -just the trustees of ‘Vash-mgton College (0,. a ing the committee on Banks to eiiqiiireifitggggzi: 

published a new Psalm Book, adapted to

_ , into the ex edieiic of re ealincr the first:
the services ofthe Congregational Church.« P y P °

. . , , A ' : B 'd fF r.l'll Misions. duriii
SCLUOXI of the act of 184.5, relating to Sa- mencm M 0 0 i it’ h g

Dinner over, a thousand new faces. ap- intention of depriving his son of such an»
the last nine iiioiiilis, about $185,000; so

change of name.
he

peared, and although our sentinel was be-
coming weary of his occupation, he retain-
ed sufiicient hope to bind to his beat ; the
way farers returned his inquiring gaze by
a frigid look, or at best a slight nod. The
sun was fast descending, throwing lengthy
shadows of the paupers upon the water.———
Soon the shades of evening diminished the
thorough, fare and cast a gloom over the
tired heart of Frank. H’ow differe-nt from‘
the dawn of that day’s morning! The
thought of his Meta alone prevented his
plunging into the element on which he
gazed. He determined to procure one
more stealthy view of her on her way to
the Cathedral, and then drown all-his sor-
rows in the oblivious fluid.

About to take leave of the bridge, he
was met by the unileged pauper, who had
been steadily observing him with a curios-
ity which had now increased to the accos-
ting pitch. Stepping before ‘him: ‘Sir,’
said he, ‘allow an old man one or two ques-
tions-—-What under heavens brought you
here"! VVhat keeps you here 1.’ Frank
was about to. return a- testy reply, but sec-
ond thought mollified his feelings, ‘Of
what interest, he replied, can my misfor-
tunes be to you’! You can procure me
no relief.’ ‘I have observed,’ returned the
old man, that something troubles you, and
I cannot account for my irresistable de-
sire to know what it is. Your face is less
sunny than it was in the morning-—why is
it '2’ These good-hearted words oftlie old
soldier, further softened the feelings of
Frank, and caused him. to. be communica-
tive. He told the old man that he had:
been there awaiting the arrival‘ of a- prom-
ised friend and felt sad‘ that lie- had disap-
pointed him. ‘The fellow who- could so-
viola-te his engagements must be d.-'esti§tute~
of honor and. deserves chasti_sement, and
hadhe served me so, and I could get him
within the reach of this crutch, he would
be less forgetful in future.’ The story of
the ghost was too long for Frank to relate
and he thought it best to veil the a‘lair as
a- dream. ‘That is another thing,’ replied
the cripple—-‘No wonder you have been
disappointed if you have been relying upon
a dream. I have dreamed much foolish
twattle in my day, but I have never been

fool enough to notice it. IfI had all the
traabllftfs mat nave snowerea upon mi: in

dreams, I could easily buy the whole city
of Bremen, but I have never believed in
them, nor been tempted to raise hiin_d or
foot for one. Ha! ha! Imust laugh at
you, that you have lost a beautiful day of
your life for an empty dream.’ ‘The re-
sult shows that you are right, old man,
and that dreams may fail: yet this was
one solife-li-Ice and impressive, it revealed
with such force, that upon a certain day I
would meet a friend upon this bridge who
would’ put me on the way to fortune, thatI
had the curiosity to obey it. ‘O,’ returned
the unileg," No one has had clearer dreams
than I. One of my dreams, many years
ago, I‘ shall never forget. I dreamed that
my good‘-spirit stood at my bed side, in
the shape of a golden haired youth, with
two wings of silver upon his back, and
said to me; ‘Burthold, take heed of the

important portion of his inheritance:
had in truth, little idea of such a hasty
summon_s,,from.this existence as was pro-
diiced at his friend Heim’s tiirbot feast.
He looked to a distant termination Of his
life, asit had been foretold in his youth,
when, upon a calm sick bed, nature should
gradually withdraw her animal forces, and
with aspirit in full possession ofits reason,
he would,beforc the last anointing,call hith-
er his descendant and unfold to him the
secret of the subterranean provision, then
after his parting benediction, gentl fall
into that happy state of which he little
doubted the existence. But alas! “before
his hour was ripe” and with the garden
secret undivulged, he was snatched ‘hence,
and it required a strange concurrence of
supernatural events to bring the hidden to
light.

After the tumult ofjoy had somewhat
abated, Frank began to consider in what
manner the wealth. might be conveyed to
his quarters. He was_ under the necessity
of concealing it in a hollow tree, and re-
turning the_empty chest to its burial place,
and it was not till after the expiration of
three days that he could privately transfer
it to the narrow street. This accomplish-
ed, he was ready and eager to quit his dis-
guise and announce himself. Procuring a
genteel suit of clothes, he reported him-
self to the same pulpit which had publish-
ed his departure with an expression of
gratitude for his safe return and the pros-
preous issue of his journey. Concezilin
himself in a retired corner of the Church,
he could witness the effect ofthe announce-
ment upon the features of Meta, and had
little reason to be disappointed with the
resale. The interview which soon after

could‘ not have been misinterpreted by
any thirdlperson who might have been
passing at the time.

The reader’s imagination may easily fill

out this his‘.ory—tlie progress being natu-
;ral and unmolested. Frank established
,himself in business upon the old timbers of
‘his father, and his success was the reward
of his application and integrity.—- His early
associates were prompt in the reward of
their civilities, and were as promptly re-
ulsed: New nrioo wcrc iormed of a wor-
iiiier stamp, and in the accomplisliinent of
the prelirnenaries for his future mercantile
life, he had neglected to make any Show
of his instruction to consummate that con.
nubial one, which however was ever before
‘his mind. It is true that tnis for a while
clouded the heart of"Me-ta, who constantly
embattled the rising idea that his en’-
strangement was owing to the recent.
change in his fortun.es : but, as may be
supposed, her s-uflerings were not allowed
to be of long duratibn, and her happiness
was now shared in by mother Bridget.
The ‘new home which was opened to her,
gave_rise to a felicity to all parties which
was in strong contrast with a large portion
of their past existence,'and it was not like-
ly to be soon destroyed. It was pleasure
to those acquainted with their former
history to cast an _eye, at a remote period,
upon their domestic scenes. Grandma!/zer

words of my lips, and 'et noneescape thee-

took place, on their walk from Church.

This work was prepared by a COD?fl*°°
of the General Ass<>ciuti0Il- ‘
"‘P2'sca(o-r_z/.”—\Ve learn that over 1,000-
000 of white fish were taken at one haul
in the seine at Oyster Point, south of this
city, on the 12th. If our Hartford friends
are troubled from a scarcity ofsliad during
the present session of the Legislature,
why could’nt these be served up as a “sub-
stitute 1” Price from 50 cents to $1 a
thousand.—-—..\". II. Pallad-z'um. '

Louis Philippe send2'7zg for fli::er2'i:an
Portraits.-+l\/Ir. Healy, the artist, came
out a passenger in the l-libeinia. The Bos-
ton Daily Advertiscr states that he is coin-
missioned by, Louis Pliillippe to take the

;portraits of General Jackson, John Q. Ad-

ams, Daniel \Vebstci*, Henry Clay, and
some other distinguished Americans.

It is said that the steamer Hiberniatook
fire on the fifth day out, under the galley,
and that the flames were put out after an
hour’s operation of the cngine,- without
- material damage.

Passengers came throiigli from l\lontrb-
al to New York in 34- to 36 hours. Faye
$5. Distance 400.

Li'temr_7/.—-'I‘lie— Hon Chas. J. Ingersoll,
has in Press a history of the late war.

The New York Legislature has enacted
a law reducing the rate of interest in lhd‘:

State, from 7 to 6 per cent.

VVe publish the following article which wil
undoubtedly interest the Locos in this vicinity
who, afew years since, were loud in their de

 
 
 
 
 

tinued the practice of law, while Governor 0

Morning Post.

“The Vice-Presidcnt ofthe United State
ofAmerica, thankful for past favors, con-
tinues to practice law at the Philadelphia
Bar, and solicits asliare of public patron-
age.

“H5.practices in all the Courts, and will
try causes ofnll sorts, criminal and civil,
from petty larceny to Dorrism, and from

groceries, and other necessaries, to those
which involve the more complex princi-
ples of the law. The Vice President of
this great nation is not a proud man.

comes down from the elevated seat of the
American Senate, to elbow his way into
our criminal courts, and talk out a five
dollar fee in defence of some unfortunate
fellow who has robbed alien roost!
bitious thief? to aspire to the honor of be-
ing defended by one of the hio-hest digni-
taries of the American Governoment l-—Ju-
lllxllllel‘ Amman! ‘let us adopt the name of
d ega_nia—-untilthe close of the present
a ministration at least. It will be time
enough to resume our real name with
which Washington, and deeds of honor
:1“}<.3u€il:S1<iJl:-“l38l:3’d, when we- can hold up our
Pr;s.d t _ nest men, and feel that our
‘ 9" ‘S "05 8 goose, nor: can Vice

Bridget had new delights crowding upon

 declariii
The petition of Miles Thorp and Olll9l‘S,‘

nunciations of Gov. Ellsworth, because he con i f B ,d f d I _ d, _
0 ” gallon! was re cnle [0 tie 3” ‘°m‘lBr'iinard vs Nchemi-ih Brainard for a di '
. « - « ' - standing, every Bank has met the demand
- ,.

the State. The article is from the Philadelphi .

suits for wages,jellies, ice creams,cab hirel

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sticks to his old business like a leech. H: N

Am- ll

“'33 t\Vi¢‘o -cud and referred to the judicia-
ry committee.

The report of the Committee appointed
by the Governor, at the last session, on
the subject of education, was read on mo-
tion of Mr. Rockwell, and referred to the
committee on education.

The report is an able document, and
points out m:iny of the evils oftlic present
common school system with suggestions
to iemedy thc-in.

Resolution that ajoint special committee
of one from a county on the part of the

spirituous, beappointcd; passed.

Report of school fund committee, on pc-
tition of ‘W. illitclicll and others, for ex-
change of bond, in favor of said petition,
with ii bill in form, was read and passed,
and report accepted.

A bill for a public act requiring vessels
to carry lights——continued from the last
session, was referred to tliejudiciary com-
mittee. Also a bill for constituting and
regulating courts. ‘

The judiciziry committee in favor ofthe
passage of a bill constituting and r'egul:i-
ting courts, which bill was read a third
time, advocated by Mr. Strong, and passed.

A bill for a public act respecting taxa-
tion, continucd froui 184-3, to 18-I--l-, and
now to 1845, with report of the original
committee on their bill of fees, from the
Senate, was referred to a joint select com.

Report of the canvassers of votes for
sliei'iff.-, was read and a resolution passed
g them elected for three years.

for the appointment of a pilot. for the port

ry comriiittee.

The memorial of Noyes Darling and
others, :1 f0l‘l]'lel' committee on taxation,
forcoinpeiisation, was referred to the com-
mi.ttee on claims.

A bill from the Senate, without a title,
the object of which is to authorize the se-
llect men to make arrangements with the
ansane retreat, for the insane poor in their
, espectivc towns, was read twice and re-
‘ferred to the judiciary committees.—Adj.
. \V1EDNESDAY' May 14.
 The following petitions weretepresented
g__und referred to difl‘ei'eiit committees, viz:
lof Seth J. North and others for a charter
for a railroad company, to be called the
ew Britain and Waterbury railroad com-
any; of John Danfortli and others, and
Folio Stanton and others, for restraining
he sale of spiritous liquors; of Hartford"
bridge Company for the appointment of a
card of Commissioners to authorize and"
dvise in relation. to altering their cause-
'ay;-of New Haven and Milford Turn--
ike company vs. the New York and New
aven railroad company ;. ofJohn J. Morse
nd others against the petition of the

ashington bridge company; petition of

. P. Dick e-rman vs. Esther Dickerman
, r a divorce; of Edson- Bradley and’ oth-
ers for a fire engine -company in New Ca-
naan ;‘ of John W. Knaap for confirmation
of title to land‘; of Litchfield County Mu-

, Mr. Dixon introduced a bill for a public
act to prevent betting on elections, which

House, upon the laws relating to sale of

that if the contributions continue in the

same ratio the next three months, they will

for the year amount to 246,666
Baptist Board of Foreign Missions . . . . _ . .. 82,275

vjngs Banks; passed.
Mr. Barnum introduced a bill for a pub.
lic act, autliorizing towns to erect work-

h_oUS€S-‘ Read twice and referred to Judi- , , , _' ,
Clary Lonmllllee. lhere are at present eight mi.lions of

The special order of the day for the , dollars in the Savings Banks of New York,
choice of 3 Major General of the third di_! slioxviiig an accumulation of three millions
Vision ofmnim,’ was now caned ,-O,.,when within the last five years. _ In the Seamens
‘the House proceeded to hallo, pm. that 0,~_%Bank for Savings in that city, the deposits
],,ce,._ j3,.,g_ Gem George P. Shem,” had , amount at present to $470,000.

H67’ being all “*9 "M95 0f the members Joseph Bonaparte eldest grandson of
l“'959"ti 0-\’t‘ePling 0'19 l3l‘mh'- R€S0lUl-l0n Count Survilliers (Jbsepli Bonaparte) ar-
gpasscd declaring George P. Shelton Miijorl rived at New Yoik in a Sweedish ,<hi

'G°"°ml "r the ililllfd Dl"l5l0“- In lll0laf;er a passaoe of 74- days. He comes tic’;
Senate he l'liCClVC(l the uiiaiiimous vote of;tal,-e possesgjon of the large m,,,,$;o,,
the S°“3_t‘”'5 PT05‘_3“_l. being 18-— and domain, called Point Breese,nerir Bor-

C‘’m’” “*9 0” 1"”f"°’“/5'--“M€S51'S- I_-3“"l dcrtowii, devisedto him by his grandfather.
rencc, Spencer of Lyme, Cook, Harrison, _
llale, Godfry, -Iutcliinson, and Preston. APFUINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.

Commi/Ice on t/ie sale nfSpi"r2'/ous Liquors Robert H. Morris, Deputy Postmaster
—Messrs. \Va’.erbnry, Converse, Fowlcr,l in the City of New York, in place of John‘
Scamans, Adams ofLitchfield, Scoville of Lorimer Graham, 7‘emo7;ed.-

Haddam, Tracy. l Ely Moore, Marshall’ of the Southerii

Co;i:mi'//re of Jails and T'l"or/c/muses.-~,District of New York, in place of Silas M.
illlessrs Strong, Day, Kendrick, Peck, ‘ Stilwcl’, 7'e;i2ot'ed.

Holpies, ‘D. Cue, Marlrliairi, L. Liill. _l\lichael Hoffman, Naval officer iii the

.--.?.“.1’l.:’.‘.:€eas.5"“;.‘;:;:’.::#§%:.%:.S.;..‘%.:l2.:5l$~::3:.:‘.£’.3;‘;L°"*"“ or 
' . 9 ‘ =1 - ’ ' -

Morgan of Griswold, Patchen, Kenyon,l ,

Starl.ey,Putney. Adjourned. . .
FRIDAY NL] 16 more easy situation than at present. In
_ , . - :3’ - three months, the specie‘ has increased
Petitions presented, viz: of E. 1). Cook; from $5,716,764 to $7 087 829 and the
and others, of the Sons of Temperance of, deposits have increased frcim nineteen to.
‘Waterbury, and ofLeman Stone and oth-7 twenty-five millions and the circulation‘
- - . . . 7‘ -
crs, for restraining the sale of spii'1tcus;ll~om $5,259,000 to $5 719 000 and the’

' . . - x v I " l ° . , 7. ’

liquois, of Hartford and New London I.,]oans from thirty five to ”,,,.,y nine m,-n_
' l’. Loiiipaiiy for discontinuance of a poi‘-l ions.——Tlie amount of Country Bank Notes"
tion of their road; of the Theological In-. sent in to the redeeming agents, both in,
stitutc of Connecticut for exemption of its,1his oily and Albany, {_i,,,.;,,g Apr“, “.35.
Siudems from m‘l'i"“'Y dilly; Of Rchcccal larger than ever before known ' notwitl‘ ‘
, A‘.

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The Banks in this city were never in a"

 

lvorcc; of inhabitants ofBri(lgeport andl“on dgmand,” showing a sound and heal.
iEast Bridgeport for a public‘ act, were all - thy state of afliiirs. The Banks and the
referred to the appropriate committees. Currency of our state ,,c,.e,. rested on so,

Mr. Per ins, from the Judiciary Com- sound a foundation as at present
imittec, reported thata bill for a public act '1'/,,,,,,,,s_,,,,i,, Iéeporter
dc voting in town meetings, ought to pass. --~--— '
Bill read a third time and pussed.

Mr. Perkins, introduced a bill for a poli-
lic act for the regulation of civil actions.
Read twice and referred to Judiciary Com-
mittce.

Mr. Enimons, introduced a bill for a
.public act in amendment of the registry
law. Read twice and referred tojudiciary
Committee.

Report of Committee on Roads and
Bridges, in favor of granting the petition
oftlie BostonT. P. Co. and of the town of
Pomfret, for discontinuing a portion of its
road. Petition granted and report accept-
ed. Adjou_rned to Tuesday 10 A. M.

The Joint Standing Cominitte were appointed
on the part of the House on Friday afternoon
the 9th inst. follows:

Ji:dic1’ary.—Mess'rs' Strong, Perkins of
Hartford, Platt, Morris, Buriiham, Adams
of Litchfield, Wilcox and Crawford.

School Fzmd.—Messrs. Perkins of Hart-
ford, Glenney, Morgan of Colchester, Sco-
field, Gallup of’? Voliintoivn, Noble, Sevin
“ml Cmss" “Don't know,” said she‘, witha pouting‘

Gov. Davis, it is said, willnot consent to’
act as Trustee for the foreign bond-lioldei-s~'
in the Illinois Canal matter. Col. Oakley
wi 1 act for the State, and ' David Leavitt.
Esq. for the American Land holders. if

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A gentleman, while in church, intendi-
ing to scratch his head, in mental absencg
reached over into the next pewand scratch-
ed the head of an old maid. He discov.
ered his mistake when she sued him for‘ at
breach ofpromise of marriage.

 

I-tT07‘7'?71Ile-.—A nigger afflicted with stam-~
mering, being advised to take starch in_
order.th_at he might be clearly understood’
took it in such large quantities that he be-
came so stiffhe could neither get his hands
into his pockets, nor. wal:-' round a corner,
and was obliged to have his back bone ta‘-'
«ken out to enable him to get his boots oflj’.

.29 Goose.-—-A gallant was lately sitting‘
by the side of his beloved,-and being una-.
ble to think of anything else to sav,~ turn-e
ed] to her and asked why she wag like 1.
tai or '2

President a pettifoggen.’

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tual Fire Insurance Company‘ for alteration.

Banks.-—Messr . S "ft-.S f d’ ES‘ 1' “ l .' 5-, , , . - - ,-
bury, Kendrick, Ifalrdbi, ,COali)Vt!3)lfSeoOf glt])l(])Sees:ilt because lam semng beside’

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