-. 3 .,_
Be. it cnaclecl by the Se-rials and I-Iouse of
Ificpcsc-zztati-res in General As-seinbly convened -:
Tlxat whenever a minor residing out; of this
State. in any of the States or Territories of
this Union. having a guardian lawfully appoin-
ted in the State or Territory in which such‘
minor resides, is entitled to money or other
nroperty in the hauils of any executor, admin-
ist.ratoi', or other person in this State, payment
-and delivery thereof may be made to such
:.guardian ; and the discharge or receipt of such
.‘—’l-"HUI?!" Nlf’-1'9f0|‘. shall have the same effect as
the receipt or discharge of aguardianappoim
ted in this State by law has.
' ‘ ‘ Approved, June 7th, 1851.
CH.—‘.PTER~ XXIX.
’ An Act in addition to “ An Act concerning Ed-
ucation. , —
Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of
Representative, in. General Assembly conrencaf
SEC. 1. That no future meeeting or any
school society or school district shall be deemed
to be legally warned, unless. in addition to the
notice now required to be given of the time,
pace and object of such meeting, the person‘
or persons giving such notice, leave a duplicate
of the same with the clerk of such society or
district, which it shall be the duty of such
clerk to preserve or file.
SEC. 2. That every school society, at any
legal meeting. specially warned for that; pur-
pose, may designate the time and place of hold-
ing all subsequent. annual meetings of said soci-
My, within said society's limits :—proz;r'clccl,.
that such annual rneetiugs be appointed at
some time wr_tliin the months of September or
October in each year.
Approved, June 30th, 1851..
CHAPT ER XXX.
An Act repealing an Act. entitled “ An Act in
addition to a n act concerning Education."
Be it enacted by the Senate and I-Iouse if
Rep‘rcsenlal1res, (.i'encral Asscirrb/3/, co-mcntcl :
’ hat an Act entitled -‘ An Act in addition to
an Act concerning Fducation," passed May ses-
sion 1850, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved June 30th, 1851.
CHAPTER XXXI.
An Act relating to Electors and Elections.
Be it enacted by t/rc Senate and Ho-use of Rep-
rcserztrzlires in. General Assembly, convened ,-
Srzc. 1. That. ‘believer the Senate and
House of Representatives shall join in conven-
tion for the election of governor, treasurer, sec-
rotary of State or comptroller of public ac-
counts, it. shall be the duty of the president, to
require all persons not members of the corr-
vention or persons duly admitted to the floor by
resolution of the senate orlrouse ofrepresenta-
tives, to withdraw from the floor, and the doors
of the hall to be closed.
SEC. 2. Before proceeding to ballot, the
roll of the senate and of the house of repro-
sentatives slltltl be called by the clerks, and the
members of the convention shall be required
to rise and answer to their names; and the
names of those absent shall be noted by the
clerk to- be entered in the journals of the sen-
ate and house.
SEC. 3. -If, on any ballot. the whole num-
her‘ of votes shall exceed the number of’per-
sons who shall have answered to their names,
the president shall, before declaring the ballot,
cause the names of absentecs to be called, and
if any answer, shall inquire if they have voted
If tlie nurnberof votés shall still" exceed the
number of persons who shall have answered
to their names, and if such excess of votes,
subtracted from the highest number given for
either candidate. shall be sufficient to change
the result then the convention shall order a
new ballot.
Approved, June 271.11, 1851.
CHAPTER. XXXII.
An Act in addition to “An Act; relating to Elec-
tors aud Elections.”
Be it. enacted by the Senate and Horzsc of
.Re1J'r8ScILl./1f.lL7CS in General jTS.SE))Lf)l’.‘/C071’!-'€fl£’(/.'
i-_~‘r:c. 1. That at the electors’ meeting in
each town on the first Monday in April annual
the box provided for the reception of votes for
l'Bjll‘e§entfllIV(-‘.S to the General Assembly shall
remain open for that purpose, from the open-
ing of the meeting till 5 o'clock in the after-
noon, at which time, said box shall be closed;
and fl) every town entitled to two representa-
tives, written or printed on one ballot. shall be
deposited in one box. _
SEC. 2. The votes for representatives shall
be counted and publicly declared, before the
meeting is adjourne.d ; and if the town is en-
titled to one representative only, then the per-
son having the greatest number of votes shall
be declared to be chosen. but if entitled to
two i'e.pr'eserrtativcs, then the two per.-'ons hav-
ing the greatest number of votes shrill be de-
clared chosen.
Scc. 3. _If, at such meeting. there shall fail
to be a choice of a representative, (or of eith-
er representative, if the town is entitled to two)
by reason nf equality of votes for anv number
of caudtd:rt.es, then said meeting Sllllllvsttllld ad-
journed to the next succeeding day, at the
same hour at which il was field on said first
Illonclay; and the election on such second day
shall prececd in the same manner, mid be de-
tcrmined by the same rule, as the election on
the said first Morrcliiy.
5!-IC. 4. The Qfltlr and 36th sections of "An
Act l't’ltlllU2 10 Electors and Elections," are
hereby repealed.
Approved June 19th, 1851.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
An Act. rt:-.lating to Judges of Probate.
Be it enacted by the Scrsafc (/ml Izfozzse of
Iieprcsczzlzzlivcs in. General Asscmb-1.7/,com;cncc[:
.‘.~.'i-zc. 1. That the electors residfng in any
l’l‘°lJ=l|e district, and qualified to vote for Rep-
resentatives in any town in such district, may,
on the first Monday of April, annually, while
the ballot box in such town shall remain open
for_tl1e choice of state officers, deposit therein
Il](»‘lI‘.VOl'0S or suffrages for judge of probate for
the district in which such town is situated, with
fire mime written or printed on the same piece
Of l’"l*8I' On which are wrilten or printed the
rairies of the state officers, (if any are voted
for by such electors) designating the office of
judge of probate against the name of the per-
son 50 voted for. And the ballots for judge of
l]l'0b*1[-ell" any WW" Sllflll be counted and pub-
licly declared before the meeting is adjourned
in the same manner as the ballots for state offi-
cers.
, SEC. 2 The presiding ofiicer shall make,cer-
trfy. seal and return. tl‘l|)llt:nl.e lists ofthe votes
forjudge of probat.e atany electors meeting, in
the manner provided by law for state officers,
and every presiding officer neglecting to make
such returns. or wilfully refusing or neglecting
to make such returns, or wilfully making a
false return of such votes; and also every sher-
ifi’ r'r-f_'u.-iirg to receive such votes. or neglecting
or refusing to return the same within the time
Ipnitecl by the law relating to state officers,
Silffll. Wspectively, be subject to the same peri-
‘ll’-“"33 l”‘0_VIded for like misconduct in ‘respect:
10 Votes for state officers, in sections 29 and 30
Of “ An Act relating to Electors and Elections.
' SEC. 3. The form of t.he return of votes for
Judges Of l”'0b"l6i and of the superscription
thereon, shall conform as nearly as may be to
the forms prescribed by law for state officers,
and blanks for such returns shall be annually
transmitsed by the secretary of state, to the
several town clerks.
SP3C.- 4, The votes for judges of probate
shall be canvassed in the manner prescribed_
by the Constitution for canvassing the votes for
governor and other state officers; and the per-
son in each probate district who shall be found
upon such canvass. to have received the great-
est number of votes for the office of judge of
probat_.e, shall be tleclarcd to be judge of pr!» 1
bate, for such district. by the said votes, and
shall hold such office for one. year, commen-
cing on the fourth day of July 'next succeed-
ing his electron , and the secretary of state,
shall. within three days after such declaration.
give notice of their election, by mail, to the
several persons so declared to be elector] jud-
ges of probate; gdroeiclcd,-that the General As-
sembly next in session after said choice is de-
clared, may revise tee decision of the canvass-
ers and decide ultimately on the correctness
and legality ofthcir doings, and on all ques-
t.ious_ which may arise in regard to such elec-
lion. . '
Sec. 5. \Vlr:never there is not or shall not
be any election of judge of probate in any dis-
trict at the annual electors’ meeting in April,
by reason of two or more persons having an
equal and the highest number of votes, or
whenever a new probate district shall be,crea-
led and no provision made inthe Act creating
the satire, lor the election of a judge therein,or
wherever there is orshall be, it vacancyiii such
office by reason of death, resignation. or remo-
val from office, the governor shall issue writs
of election, to fill the vacancy in said office for
the remainder of the official year. to be direc-
ted and procee(_led with. in all respects,as writs
of election, to fill a V'lCilll('y in the office of rep-
resentative to Congress; and all the proceed-
ings at. the electors’ uiectings. called in pursu-
ance of such writs of election. and all proceed-
ings relative to the counting, returning and can-
vassingof the votes, and ascertaining, declaring
and giving notice of the election. shall be the
same as provided herein, in relation to the an-
ur.r.ilel<-ctions on the first Ilonday in April.
Site. 5. \-Vlienever in any probate district
the judge of an adjoining probate district may,
by law, act thereon, such judge shall bu desig-
nated and cited for that. purpose by the clerk of
the court of probate in sncli first nami-d dist-
rict, or if there is no such clerk. their by rl.-e
judge of the county court. of the county in
which such district. is situated.
SEC. 7. The judges of the several probate
courts, elected on the first Monday in April,
1851.5-lral,l hold their office for the period of
one yea r. commencing on the fourth day ofJu-
ly, 18.31; and it shall be the duty oftlre secre-
tory of state to notify, by mail, the persons up-
pea ring by the ituuvass of the votes for judges
of probate, made up and presented to the Gen-
5eral Assembly by the canvassers of votes for
state officers, to have been duly elected as such
jiidges. of their c'ection to said office, on or
before the first day of July. 1851.
Size. 8. In all probate districts vrhere, on
or at. any time since the first blonday in April
last'..thero has I)(‘6ll or now is,a vacancy in the
office ofjudgc of probate. and the person duly
elected as judge of said district, on said first
Monday in April,has since acted as judge there
rein, all his acts and doings as such judge are
hereby conformed and made valid, as fully as
if he had been duly appointed and declared to
be the judge of probate for such district until
the fourth day of July iicxt.
Sr-;c. 9. The Act mspr-iztirig the election of
judges of probate, entitled "An Act in addition
10 an Act relating to Courts," approved June
22d, 18:30, and all other Acts and parts of
Acts ii.-consistent herewitlr, are hereby repeal-
ed
Size. 10.
passage.
This Act shall take effect. from its
A pproi-e.d, June 27th,1851.
It‘o:rcign Ncsvs.
The VVasbington and I\"iag‘ar'a bring a
wcek’s later news from Europe. The sub-
jr--ct most discussed in the English papcrs is
the disposition to be made of the Crystal Pal-
ace, Lord Cambcll heading the assaiiliing
party xi-lroirisist on its dcmolisliirrcni, while
the Times brings its heavy artillery to the
aid of Mr. Paxton and the Winter Garileri
plan. The latter seems likely to pr:-.vail.—
The Exhibition_ is more popular and profita-
ble than ever, News from all parts of the
Kingdom represc-m. the crops as in a flourish-
ing condition, especially the potato crop,which
will be unusually large.
In France the great topic of interest is the
debatc on the Pu.-vision of the Constitution,
which was in its third day when the mail clo-
sed. The most important speeches thus far
have been tlio.-e of Mr. l3errycr and Victor
Hugo. A sketch of the debate will be
found in the letter of our Paris correspond-
ence.
Italy is in a mourriful condition. W'ith the
single exception of Sardine, slrei.-1 given up to
more than Russia despotism. The Pope has
gone to Castel Gandolfo, where he has lrad an
interview with the arch tyrant of Naples.-—
They rriistake who iirraginc that the terrible
quictof Italy breeds no storm.
Sclrleswig-Holstein is lit the afli--stionate
charge of Austria. In Spain there is a whis-
per of conspiracies. Greece is a nest of rob-
bers. Tlrat splendid old barbarian, Scbamyl
is giving Riissia trouble in the Caucasus and
Turkrstan. The Chinese have a rebellion in
Kwang-Si,and the son of 'l‘aou-Kwa isrryiug
to quell it.
£13? A countr merchant in Green Co., N.
Y,vvas drawing molasses for a customer,\vhcu
its running was obstructed by a human fin-
ger in the gate. The hogshcad was immedi-
ately opcncd, when :1 black boy some 1'2
years old was found. lllolasscs has been at
a discount since. People could go tho “ toe
nails,” but-the whole darkey was decidedly
too much. i
83’ It is better‘ to belairglrod at than ru-
ined ; better to have a wife who, like l\'lar-
shall’s Maumara, cheapcns cvcry thing and
buys nothing, than to be irnpovorish by one
whose vanity will purchase every thing,
but whose pride will clreapcn nothing.
The Key of the Bastvile.—-l\'lnst persons are
aware that when the Bastile was demolished
at the bcginning of the F'rer.ch revolution,
the key famous prison-house was presented
to Gen. Washington as the fittest depository
of this terrible instrument of tyranny. He,
the great champion of liberty, was very
properly choscr: to be the kccper of this key
of the terrestrial “bottornlcs pit.” t is
still preserved at Mount Vernon.and can
be seen in the large ball secured in a glass
case. It is a black, rude, huge cross-handled
key, and looks as if it. might have been for-
ged by the Cyclops. The Bastile was for
ages the State prison of France,in which
all the prisoners belonging to the nobility
and higher orders were confined. The king
himself or his nrinis'tcrs could, by means of
“lcltres du caclrrl,” seize any person on any
pretext, and keep him in its dungeons with-
out trial of inquired for years. Some unfor-
tunate individuals were so confined for near-
ly half a century. When once this horrible
Key turned upon them, they were lost alike
to friends and to the world. Many of the
noblest spirits in France have here breathed
their last in dark unhealthy cells without ac-
cusation or crime. Tire history of the world
can hardly furnish a parallel to the cruelty
and oppession enacted within the walls of the
Bustile. When the vengeance of the people
laid it low in 1789, many old gray-headed
prisoners were set free who had so long im-
mun-d that they regretted the restoration of
their liberty. Hope and ambition haclbeen
extiriguislrt-d in their heart. ‘
l«l"ris.’.>.z"ng1on Umbra.
Ejronz the Boston Atlas.
The Difiiiculties with the Austrian
Goveriinnennt. -
By the interesting letters of ouriVienna
correspondent, our readers have been already
apprized that difficulties of u very grave and
serious nature threaten to arise, if, indeed,
they - have not already arisen, between, this
country and the Austrian Government. The
particulars so far as they are yet known‘ in
this country, of the "arrest and protracted,
imprisonment of an American citizen, guilty
of no crime or offence against the Govern-
ment of that country, have already been pre-
sented to the readers of the Atlas. The
hopes of the termination of these difficulties
afI0i‘de(l in the letter bearing date of the 27th
ult., published in the Atlas of Wednesday,
have not been confirmed. It now appears,
by-a letter from the same corrrespondent, da-
ted two days later, and published by us on
Friday, that Mr. Brace, irrstcad of being set
at liberty, and being on his way to _Vienna.
had only been freed from the rigid and cruel
close ingamarion to which he had been igno-
miniously subjected, like a state criminal,
and had been brought under the strict sur-
veillance of the police as a state prisoner,
from Gros-wartlion to Pcsth, where he was
still kept in confinement to await his trial,
by a sort of Court l\’lartial at the latter place
The whole affair, as ll. has been presented to
us, is a high handed and gross violation of
the rights of an American citizen by the
Austrian Govern mcnt, which deirianils the
prompt and cnergftic interference of our
own Government. Not a day, not an hour
even, of delay should be allowed to elapse,
but the €{tl'l|t'Sl opportunity should be seiz-
ed, in the most decisive manner, to cause the
the power and disposition of the American
Government to protect her on n citizens, and
defend them in the enjoyment of the rights
and privileges guaranteed to them by the
laws of nations, felt and acknowlctlged by the
Austrian government. Iluppily, we have no
cause to doubt either the disposition or th'e
ability of our government to make their
power felt in this respect. \Ve already have
in the well known corresponpcnce between
the American Secretary of State and the Aus
triau Minister in Washington, a few months
since, an czrr'u+7st of xi hat our Clovernincnt. is
prepared to do, in the event of an outrage
like that being perpetrated at the last ac-
counts by the myrmidons of Austria, upon
an innocent Azncricarr citizen. No one can
have forgotten that when the .A.usli'ian Minis-
fer liazardcd the insulting suggestion that
Mr. Mann, the agent of the Unitcd States,
authorized, under certain contingcnccs, to
acknowledge the independence of Hungary
on the part of our govrrrmrent, would have
been in danger of being arrested and hung
as a spy, how well and how truly Mr. Web-
stcr rctcrtcd upon him,that bad the Austrian
Government presumed upon such an act of
outrage,the whole country, from one end to
the other, would have clamored for a decla-
ration of war against a government guilty of
auindignity. It met a‘ prompt and hearty
rcponse in the bosom of every true hearted
Ainericnn. A case, in many respects like
-that referred to, has now actually arisen —
An Aincrican C-ilizcn, guilty of no crime,
only stispcctcd of being a sincere and ardent
friend of li'nerty, has been seized subjecterl
‘to ignomiuious and unjustifiable treatment,
and was, at the last accounts, in danger even
of his life. The American Minister had
promptly done his duty, by demanding his
immediate release but thus far his demand
had been disregarded, and the outrage; per-
sieied in, and nothing now seems Icll but for
our Government at Washington to interpose
at once, before it is too ‘late to save the life of
our countryman, now threatened by Austrian
vcrigarire, and to vindicate the insulted lion-
or of our country.
A f'-.rvorablc opportunity is no\v presented
if improved, as we feel confident it will he
to make the power and dignity ofour repub-
he felt and acknowledged by the despotic
powers of Europe. If the unjustifiablc ar-
restand imprisonment of Mr. Brace shall
be made the means of protecting our own
citizens hereafter from like indignities, it may
yet prove to have been :1 fortunate circum-
stance. If, however, it is destined to have a
more grave and sad conclusion, if it shall
prove that Au.-;ti'i,an vengeance shall have
saci'ificctl Mr Brace to its fury, that power
should be made. to fetl the retributive justic
of a prompt and severe punishment.
At all events, the case demands, and wiil
no doubt receive, the most prompt attention
on the part of the Ainerican government-
It is unfortunate that the health of our Sec-
retary of State, who has shown in his late
correspondenceliow readily able he is to meet
such an emergency as has just now occurred,
should, at such a" crisis, compel his absence
from his post at \\’ashington, and make it
nccesary to leave to other frauds the discharge
of so momentous and important duties, as
now devolvc upon his Department. VVc sin-
cerely hope that his reinvigorated health
will soon enable him to return once more
to his post, and that he may be enabled to
this grave and difficult question, with the
same ability and the same spirit that charter-
izcd his former correspondence with the
Austrian Governmcnt, and worthy the hon-
or and dignity of the American Republic.
Austria, and Russia too, mayltbus be made to
feel that the personal liberty of an .~‘iinericarr
Citizen, so long as he has committed no real
ofli-ncc, must be held sacred, and may not
be trifled with with impuni'y—-still less than
on the merest suspicion, without even a
shade of evidence of guilt, may be subjected
to the ignominous lot. of common felons.
Pro/Zlablc Bcggrlng.-—lt is said by the Ciri-
cinnatti Times, that there is in that city, a
house, occupied by fifteen or twenty persons
who follow street bogging as a business.—-
Their gains average every day from
five to ten dollars for each ofrhe, gang, and
their nights are spent’ in feasting and de-
bauchery. Tlrey are all able bodied men
and women,'anrI whcn engaged their voca-
tion as medicants, counterfeit lameness, or
any other physical infirmity likely to excite
the compassion of the public.
T/ie Jug with I.7r.c bottom out.— In one of
Dr. ’l‘yng’s travels he had root with an emi-
grantjourneying with his familyto the fer-
tile regions beyond the MississipPl. He
had all his worldly goods packed on wagons
and on one wagon there h'un_g a huge jug-
with the bottom knocked out. He asked
him why he carried that with birn. “ Why,”
said he, “that’s my Taylor jug.” “And
what is a Taylor jug 7" asked my friend.
“ Why,” said he, “ I had a son with Gen.
Taylor’s army in Mexico and the old General
always told him to carry his whiskey jug
with a hole ind the bottom; and since that I
have carried my jug as you sce it; and I
-find it is the best invention I evermct with.”
A ._n .- -4-
New Prison’: ‘Warden.
We are glad toheer that th present.‘ wor-'
my bean’ warden of the State _Prison, Leon-
ard R. Welles, has received a notice of his
discharge from that office---and that Captain
Elisha Johnson, the late Warden,‘has been
reappointed to fill the vacancy. The ‘turning’
out of Captain Johnson was a ruthless act
for which there was no excuse. It was a
party measure, for which there was no ex-
cuse. On the contrary, Amos Pil.~.bury,u
locofoco, had been retained by wbigs long
after they though him disqualified for the
place, because they did not wish to be'nccu-
sed of making such removals and appoint.-
meuts on party grounds, they were more for-
bearing with him than they ever‘ were before
in a similar case—but their forbearance avail-
ed them nothing. Their Warden, Captain
Johnson, was turned out on the first oppor-
tunity VVe rejoice, therefore, that he is no\v
resiored—but for that reason only. We re-
joice, also, because he is so well calculated
for the place. He has proved himself cili-
cient in every thing except rnaliiug money
for the state by starving the prisoners. .1-lis
discipline was very rigid, more so than it
has been since—-—but he also gave the pI'lSOn-
crs enough to ear, and of food that was
wholesome.——N'w [farm Palladium.
Rev. Dr. Bacon.
A Narrow Esca.pc.—Our fellow citizen,
the Rev. Dr. Bacon, came near losing his
life by the l‘r-.mds of assassiris in June last, as
we learn from his family here, who received
letters from him last evening. It appears
that he and his son, and the Rev. Mr. Marsh
the latter a missionary of the A. B. C. I*‘.;l\'I.
at Mosul, were pushing their way between
Mosul Oroomialr, wbr-n they were overtaken
or met by a party of the warlike Kurds who
captured them and made them all prisoners
A conspiracy had been formed for the purpose
of murdering the whole party, but they were
happily delivered .from the hands of their
cncnrii-‘s, and returrred in safety to Mosul —
Dr. Baron's letter containing the above in-
formation, is dated Mosul, June 9. Vile
hope this affair has not deprived him of the
pleasure of his anticipated visit to the mis-
sion stations at and around Oroomiah, places
about which he has often discourscd, and
which he cared more about seeing than all
England or France could present to his
view. We suppose we shall soon have
some further pi1ltlL'ul‘.rl'S of his escape from
the Kurds on the arr.val of the next sfeamcr
Pal.’-.z-rliuzn.
Sq/i’, C'1ra7.'. and Good LI};/if —Sir.Ce our
rem-.rr-ks upon the danger of camphenc, sev-
eral perscns have desired to be informed
what can be substituted for that explosive ar-
ticle, since gas is not portable and is much
too expensive, and oil is apt to injure carpets,
and clothing, and is also cxpcrrsivc, and oil
is also expensive. There have been great
improvements lately in candlr-s, and we have
just seen a valuable candlestick which SP-(‘IDS
to be the very thing to obviate all complaint
of grease and must become. a favorite with
neat housewifcs. This article, the invention
of F. A. Rockwell," of Ridge-fichl, Conn. is
so constructed that the tube sliclcs down, in-
stead ofthe old spring to raise the candle up-
the joint ofthe tube. is perfectly tight, having
a rim of cork, so that the candle, however
soft it may be, can be burned to the last fric-
tion without gctting a particle of grease on
the candlestick except in the socket cup.-
Attuched to the handle is a neat match safe,
so tbattlrc fire and the wick may betogcther
With this very uscful stick and a supply of
candles, one can afford to throw curnphene
away and have a cheap, clean and safe light
Mr Ror:kwcll’s place of busiircss is at 293
Pearl street.——1V. If Tribune.
T/tree I3ez:ulution.ary Palriols -lone. —Jon-
athan Olcott, of I-Iurtford, aged 93 .ycars;
Roswell Miller, of Windsor, aged 92 years
and Thos. S. Bishop, of Avon, agetl about
90 years-—-all revoliuiopary pensioners rode
in the proci-ssion in this city on the fourth of
July. Byfore the ‘month was ended, all
three of them were in their graves. Mr.
Olcottdied on the 17th of July; Mr Miller
died on the 28th; and Mr. Bishop on or
about the 25th. They passed through the
frying scenes of the revolution together, and
in the same month, and within a few days of
the time they sat side by side in the proces-
sion and at the festive board upon the 75th
anniversary of their Nation’s lirdcpeirderrce.
in rc-mi-mbrance of the glorious days of
Revolution, they have together gone peace-
fully to rest. Honor to the names of the old
Patriots.--Ifrlrl. T/:mr=s. .
Bourrr/a-rics of the U’lIfff.'ll Sta-/65‘--—-.i\'II‘ Bar-
by,.'1 well known statistician of Washington
has addressed a letter to the New York Ex-
press, upon the .boun-Juries of the United
States.
Boundary lines was 5,500 miles, and the
area enclosed was one million of square miles
In 1851, the length of the boundary lines is
9,450 miles, or allowing for the curves and
inlets of the maritime frontier, 11,000 miles,
and the enclosed area is the millions of square
miles.
1V0 ]l£larr;2/i‘/lg a.Zlourc:(l_fin° ’17r.irt_7/ Dag/s !—
Under the new code, which went into e.fl'cct
on rl1e,first instance, marriage liceucescan on-
ly be issued by the county judge and during
thctime which will eh-pse from the taking-
effect of the law and the election ofthcjudge
—a month ofl'—-no provision whatever has
been madeuntlfirizing the clerk of the dis-
trict court,trs beretof‘or'e, to made out the neces-
sary documents.
This is a joke, says the Cincinnatti Times,
which will probably be feltasa pretty serious
one in seine quarters. If, however, parties can-
not wait, and prcfer to have the law on their
side, they have the opportunity of crossing ov-
er into the States of Missouri, lllinois, or
Wisconsin, against which privilege the new
code, in the ha;-te of preperation, neglected to
provide.
Beer and T0bacc'0.—The Paris correspond-
cm of the New York Express gives the
following 2
A most extraordinary beer drinker has
just died in the north of France. He drank
ten quarts a day, from the age of I8 to that of
60, and the average of his consumption, clu-
ring the 61 years of his existence, was at
least four quarts, giving the enormous
‘amountof 132,860 quarts during his life-
time. The excise on that quantity would
be over 8600. He was also an inveterate
smoker, and in seventy-five years used over
8000 pounds of tobacco. Whether it is to
these frequent libations and this generous
consumption of the weed: that we rnnst at-
tribute his living to such a good old age, or
whether we ought to look upon his untimely
dot-ease, he being cut off in the flower of
his youth, as one more lesson upon improp-
er indulgence an
pets do not state.
In i793, the entire length of the.
From the Hhwfforcl Courant.
Imprisonment of Charles L. B;-ace
' = by the Austrians.‘
We have been permitted to copy the fol-
lowlngextracts nfa letterfrom Mr Brace
to the American Minister at - Austria, Mr.
McCordy, and by him forwarded to this
country. It gives an account of his treat-
ment, and the reasons which led to his ar-
rest, wlrich will be read with interest. It
bears date, June 17th. A
“I thank you a thousand times for your
most friendly and patriotic letter. It was
dated June 6th, and reached me the 16th—
being read by me before the Auditor. I
have been new twenty-four days in prison,
on a proof so slight and a charge so on-
supported, that I must consider the whole
proceeding directed against me as an Amer,
ican. _l have been treated till within a few
days like a common criminal against the
government, For three days "I was close-
ly shut up in a miserable quarter, uhere
mv body was so eaten with fleas, that it
lobks as if I had a frightful disorder. After
that I was allowed to associate with other
criminals, and to walk with them an hour
aday between two lines of soldiers. No
books for writing have been pnrmitted rue.
After sixteen days of this, I was allowed a
rather better quarter, though still closely
confined. The charge arose against me
in this way. I was in a Hotel and some
one at table asked rue about. Ujhazy. I
spoke a few words of the colony, and situa-
tion. The rcport was immediately carried
to the Police that an American was here
who spoke as if acquainted with Ujhazy—
probably an emissary. in the mean time
I had visited my various acquaintances,
and the next day. was calling upon the
Obergespan, when he iiiformcd me I was
under suspicion, as I had not handed in my
Pass. I answered that I supposed twenty-
fonr hours would be allowed here, as in all
cities, even in a state of siege. However’ I
hurried ofl'—presenfcd my Pass—was as-
sured there would he no difficulty, and
went off to dinner. l\Vbile at dinner I was
arrested-——about 26 hours after arrival, and
the warrant had been made out the day be-
fore, some five hours after my arrival.
The charge (as later‘ made) was “ You are
a member of the Democratic Coirrrnittee,-an
agent of Ujhazy and Czetz—bere with rev-
olutionary writings to spread revolutionary
movements l” The pr-nofs——1st, my ex-
pressions about Ujhaz_v’s Colony, as ifl
knew him ; 2--.l,a note of introduction from
Czefz in my Portfolio of four lines, me"e
formal introduction; 3:l, an old pamphlet
in ’-18, on the revolutionary side: -1th, a
card of introduction from :1 family I had
visited here, to their relative in London, a
disiinguislred revolutionist (Beoilry)
In reply, I urged that every American or
English traveller rni;_rl'.t lie urrrler the same
suspicion, as most knew of this colony; or
evensome members personally, and they
would naturally speak of it to I-Iunga-siarrs
——that nothing could be more natural, than
a letter of introduction from an emigrant,
when there were so many in every land,and
Where two thirds of the nation were com-
Jromise-.l here, it would be difficult not to
visit some.
1st. in reference to Ujhazy, I had nev-
er known him or spoken to him and there
was no proof I had 2d. The pamphlets
were not such at all as an emissary would
take, and I could prove I had them only
for peilosopliical objects. 3d. That I had
visited men from all parties———cven govern-
meat officers. 4th. . ',I"'ri‘3t the card of in-
troduction to Beofby could not be consider-
ed an offence, when tlrebrother who gave
me the card had beet? allowed by Crev-
ernmenl: to go to London to visit him
personally. As for the Democratic Coin-
mittee, I scarcely ever heard of it,and nev-
er knew a member. This is subsfanti.rl-
ly the whole c-.ise—-though at the close
the pamphlets were abandoned as proof, and
the charge is, merely of being an ernissary.
You see no words or writings of mine are
adduced as proof, except those in regard to
Ujhazy, merely “as if acquairrteil” The
H hole charge is merely a s'uspicion—and an
arrest like this of nearly four weeks, and a
treatmeutof tbi:skind,I consider one of
the most unjust acts ever perpetrated on a
free man. I doubt. their right to imprison
an American citizen with a correct P-ass,ou
such a slight proof——-and the whole I
consider a most unprovoked assault on the
rights of an American citizen. lam as-
sured you will unite with me in consielering
the whole proceeding as a most serious one
between thctwo nations, involving the rights
and honor of our countrymen in Austria.
Of course you will take no steps beyond
my release, till you hear from me the
particulars in person. Be assured, lshall
never neglect the matter till proper satisfac-
tion is obtained.
Your prompt appeal for your friend and
countryman in distress, will never be for-
gotteu by me. I am obliged to address
this to Pestlr, that it may reach you-—and
even then I am doubtful. * "“ ”" * "
P S.--They have made an investiga-
tion among my acquaintances in all Hun-
gary and even in Prague, and every tes-
timony was good. Yet still the arrest con-
tinues. The object is apparently a sort of
reprisal on American sympathy with Hun-
gary, or a p_nnishmeut which shall keep
our countryinen out of Hungary.
As for the charge it could stand in no
court of Christendom, a day, on such
proof—and added to that, that I am in a
foreign citizen under the Pass from my
Government.
I know you 'will do all in your power
for me —but four weeks is a weary time
----—with the sense of injustice beside.”
Jllol/is in I"ur7ril'ure—Thoroughly satu-
rate the stufling of sofas, chairs, &c. with
camphene. It may be done without any
danger of injury to carpets or clothing, as
they are both preserved by sprinkling with
this article. I.bave tried this method of
ridding a sofa that had been stuffed with
villainous hair, from thousands of Worms
and moths, instantly destroying them,with~
out injury to the hair seating or varnish.
_______________.___
%The toll-house on the Derby Turn-
pike, caught fire Monday afternoon, and
was burntto the ground. The occupants
lost all their furniture, besides about $100
in money, which was laid away up stairs.—
JV‘. 117. four.
Indzan Vzsil to .femi._1/ Lind.-—A party of
six Ojibway Indians called upon Jenny Lind
at Rochester-. She requested them to sing
some of their war songs. They complied
and Bird songs. _
NORWALK irrzrrrrrr.
TUESDAY, August 5, 185].
The Adventures of Every Day.
Havinggiven a”'sketch in our last of an ex-
p_erlance at Poplar Plains, we», cannot with-
hold the following (etc-a-tcte which occurred
between ourselves and one of our old and very_
best friends, who has had the infirmity in days
past, not only to desire above all other earthly
good a copy of the Gazette left at his door each
Tuesday morning, but whp had the misfortune
to live. upon the “ Darie.n Route,” (which he
and many others, we opine, in that locality will
readily consider a most precarious contingency,)
and consequsntly couldu’t get it only semi-
occasionully—much to his discomfituro and vex-
ation. Mr. Jones, for that is the mnn— ld
Mr. Jones’ son, we mean-—had. as often as his
paper missed, presented himself at the door of
our sanctum and entreateil us to get a steady
and punctual carrier, pledging us much worldly
favor and many ‘silver dollars as a reward for
our pains, if we would only get some body to
be ‘punctual in delivering tlze papers.’ \Ve had
many such eutreiities and we knew how much
our fi'ieud.~s had been bothered by dmnken
shiftless carriers; we tliereforo determined to
take the route into our own hands and send out
a carrier from our office every week upon whom
we could depend. ‘We were around upon this
mission when the following dialogue ensued :
‘ Why. M r. Printer, I am really so glad to
see you brick once rnoro—we have had such
work to get the papers; you never did fee
the like.’
‘ Really Mr. Jones it gives us pleasure to
greet. our old friends again, and we have paid’
you this unexpected visit in deference to your
oft. repeated and nrgcnt requests for us to es-
tablish soine rueuns of delivering the Gazette
at your doors. \Vc know it will be a world of
trouble and vexatiou to us, aside from the cost,
but at the satire t‘ir:.-re we know our circulation:
will be considerably increased and we car.-thus
same time gratify your urgent wishes.’
' Well, Mr. Printer, I know I did wish you
to send seine one with the papers, and you
will get a great many subscriber's I have no
doubt—-—though the city papers come‘ so much
cheaper that I have concluded to drop the
Gazette and try the Sun. I got. ll copy every
Saturday for tt penny, and tlrat docs for rue
very well, you know.’
‘ Certainly, Mr. Jones, the Sun is- much
clrccrpcr ifit costs but a penny in copy-—-but we
suppose it is virlueless in respect to all local
rr~.atter.s, for which the (irrzctte is particularly
published. \Ve know the Sun to be a racy
little slicet, but it makes no pretensions to give
us anything but the general and current news
of the day. In short, it fills an entirely difl'ar-
ont sphere from the Gazette,_and we should as
soon argue that because you have it liymn-book
you need no Bible. However, we never press
our paper upon our friends; we have too much
pride to do that, especially when we have
raised its subsrriprion list to its present nun‘.-
ber. You will then have your name crossed-—
will you I’
‘ \Vlrat.! isn‘t my narue crossed off yet‘-? I
t_old my wife to stop and tcll your man when
she was overto Norwalk to stop sending the
paper, and tlmtfwas more than two months ago
—though I believe she did not have time to
call at your office, but she left word at the store
where she traded, about it.’
‘Oh, indeed, Mr. Jones, we are sorry. This
is the first intimation we have had that you
\\ ished to disr-.ontinu=e your paper. It has been
sent regularly ; did you not receive if. T’
‘ Yes, I got it every week, as usual, but I
thought you were sending it for old acquaint-
ance sake or something of that sort. I did not.
expect to take it after I commenced takiugtho
Sun; two papers are too iuuch for a poor man,
you know. I am so-rr_v about ii, as it was no
use to rue.’ '
‘ Never mind, Mr’. Jones-make no apology.
\Ve have similar crises eve-ry°day, and being so
accustomed to them we don't mind imything
the kind. You are entirely welcome to the
papers ; as you did not expect to take them, of
course we shall not ask you to pay for them.
The cash we had to pay for the blank paper for
the two months was only about twenty-five
cents, and as we have similar cases every day
we never notice a loss of that kind; you are
welcome to your paper, Mr. Jones.
Well, Mr. Printer, you are very kind——
really I am sorry you did not understand itand
stop the paper, but never mind now, perhaps I
will take it again this fall.’
‘ All right, Mr. Jones; no apology is due-—
we shall call upon the rest: of our friends in
your neighborlrood and perhaps may find pat-
rons enough to warrant a continuance of our
enterprise. Good morning.’ _
As we departed, we thought. how many Mr.
Joueses we had to encounter in the course of a.
week, and then we thought again——wl1o would
be thejirsl Mr. Jones we should have to en-
counter before night ?
Now this thing is all wrong. though it is 8
daily transcript of newspaper experience. No
rnau would ever think of going into a dry gwods
store and getting a half) ard of muslin without
paying the four cents for it—und upon what
grounils should he expect to receivea paper
which costs us as much cash as the cotton
staple, for noflring, or for “ old acquaintance
sake,” as Mr. Jones has very aptly t:ermed'it.
To say nothing of the expenses in performing
the mechanical operations necessary to printing
a paper, there is a heavy cost fbr each sheet of
the white material to be accounted for to the.
pa peremakcr. There is no mistake but that
the N. Y. Tribune doctrine is the only just: and
successful plan ofcouductiug a newspaper, and
that is that every copy shall be accounted for.
even its editors and operators paying their five
dollars per anunm, the same as any one else.
A single paper is of small account and there is
no printer who would not bestow a copy of his.
sheet gratuitously upon any friend, and in every .
office these gratuities amount to thousands in a.
single year—-and by what rule of etiquette
should the printer be held to this enormous.
tax upon his courtesy or generosity, wolcanm
d intemperate habits the pa- when she paid them back with the Echo understand-—can you, reader’! You who pay,
“'6 mean.
do bctterjustice to our advertisers and at the i
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