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T HE 1!U T L A N D U E K A L 1) . ll Ik iUt t .iiTUi. U, ii.4 H.Mmi;et an ibt utbrr half t the inuwt cX Ibt Urrty re;UJ. A4 tUt aW aJtMUH-wBU f, lw tX Urafltbary. o'j ! mum MVmtj,r Wfll! rrfcW That U pronation under (WiM,UI) b.. i'om i tftvi U. !.' ! ht b-comment llblo tUtj dy at- CW!Vt wit. iciccur i If Vetswrt rMM iJ Htttr Gitl posted tt Mref rrmia. Tint if rM Vcfmixtt PatrWt tH UK Is U paMl4.J l tM MofUjnlwr, til UtrmrnU ttm bfim dirrce4 l le nU)Kl t4 Pttrtol UH U piuU-4 Hi tame ate )f Ike rtrrjipt priated i tkd Manttprhrr , Net. 11. 135.J Tinomr Mr-mitt. iff. tf Siatt. N. at. An ,Utt, io sUltiua to to act tJiiKtUj pctitiont for tVtriet, Turnpikes. ItWf, Canals and Ittil trdt to be poblubca. ptlldOc!. 2'J. 1S10. It it Utrly tnatUAkylKt Gtttral .intrAlyof At Suit Vtrnoul, Ttl publM-sUan f ibr watte t, required by the act to which Ini It in ouiun, thill be deemed tnOiciirtil, if raioe, at memo ai r KlJ. in anr two rvewtpvwrt win:rS in the coun It. or couutiei in hich lite fW f jr, rd. ctntl, lock, turnpike gf rtllrctd, In be rtttWIitbed or tltcrcd. thtll U titbtted or the county adwimnz, a cn&rd in Mid ct, pmvided o many pjpcfi be firtnlrJ o tudi count nr couuilt. i'i.so.2, ia:tr.. TiMoinr MkKULU Sec. ofSlile. No. 32. An Act, in tdditian ii eti act nlillit "n Act to prrcrie inckrrcl in l.xlo McmuUtvmteoe'" ll it kml.y rniKl rd by tkr (itnernl Artmbly ll H 4flu I'lrnonl, Tlul in ct imned cnll lied 'n et. to titeene lieketcl (n I-atn Mein plifemfft2," NoTimWr itb, "tic thounnJ eight hundred and thtity four, be, and the lamo if, here by rr(Kralrd. (I'ai.ed Oct. '13, 18a.VJ Tinoriir Mcxn.i, 6V. of Slatt. No. 33. An Act to rrneil a certain act therein mentioned. It ii Amiiv mactrJ ly Ike Gtntrul .humbly oj iXt SMt of I'rrmant, That an act entitled "mi act to jirccrve lha fith in the vctnral water within the town of llratntrre in tho county of. Orange,'' pitted November fiHeenlh, one thoutand eight buiidrrd and twenty -four, be, and the tamo ti here by repealed. (Patted Oct. 23, J 835. TiwoTnt Mr.nau.1., &c. of SMt. No. 31. An Act, rep;alin an art therein mentioned. Ilii ktnhy rnntitd by Iht Central .hirmbly nf i lt iftnlt of I trmonl. That a net entitled "an net to prerrvc fifh in 1'airlee lako and rairle poiid," patted tho thirteenth day of Nmembor in the year of our Lord one thoutand cijht hundrrd and lwnty-rccn, hn, and the nine la hereby repealed. Catted Oei. 23, 1S35.) TnioTiir Mnnnat., Src of Stitt. No. 35. it Ktrrby marttti hy the Central Antmblxj of te Stale tf I'rmont, That if any person from and after the pitting, of thin act, thai! take, kill, or dettroy, by tcine, gtll-nct, acoop-not, drag-not, tnare, tpear, or in any other manlier except by the ordinary minuet of flthtng by hook and lino, nnj pickerel or trout, in any of the wntrra in tho town of Williariutown In the county of Orange, he, alit or thoy thill icvcrallr forfeit and pay the urn of live dolltrn for every tueh otTeneo, to bo recovered h an action of debt before any justice of the peice proper to try the name one half of tho pen alty thua recovered to go to tho treasurer of tho town of Williamttown, and tho oilier half to the pcrtom who prorccutc tho tame to final judgment. Vrotidtd, Tint all prosecutions under tin act thill be commenced within thirty days after the oflenco shall have been committed, and not after. (fatted Nov. 10, 1835. Timotht Mr.r.MLi-, Ste. of Stutt. No. 30. An Act, to prctervo liih in Willoughby Lake. it htrtby rnnctt'l by Ike (itnernl .Utanbly af tkt State of Vwoh, That if any person, afier the pitting of thiii act, thall catch any full in Willoughby Lake, in tho town of WtMltJiorc, in Otiean county, by mem of any net or ;inc, or by the H kj of any tpear, or other instrument of like eonttructiun, rucIi porton bhall forfeit and pny to ths treaturcr ot ttie town f.t Lttmore, n sum not exceeding ten dolltr. to bo recovered in an action of debt brought on tint statute. Patted Nov. 2, 1635. TiMoTiir .MunaiLL, Ste. oj State No. 37. An Act, fur tho pretcrraiiou of tub in the water in tho town of HrookMd.. it kcrthy eattt4 by fir Cimral .hiembly of tkt htale of I trmonl, That if any porton or pertont, tniu wunin me icnn oi mree year trom and after the ptiting of this act, catch, lake, or deatroy any pickerul in the watcrt of the town of Hrookficld, in tho county of Ortnge, tuch person or perton. to offending, shall fur etery pickerel o caught and deitruyod, forfeit and pay tho sum of two dollars, to be recovered with coil of suit, in an action of deSt, by any pertou who tlull auo for the utiic, before any jnttice or tlw j-oaco with in Ihc county of Oranjc un half theroof to the ote of any erton who may tu for the tamo, and tb other half to the uto of tavd Iowa. I'mrulti, That all piotccutiont uuder this act sbtll ba commenced within tialy day after the ofienca ibsU be comaiittrd, and not after. (PsatH, Nv.2. 1S35.) TixoTiit Mcasill, Sre. o Slatt. No. 33. An Act, to pierene Oth to certain u atfit in tb town of Crafttb jry in the county uf Orteaot, it it ktrtly nwtlttl by tkr (ttntral .iutmUy if tkt titalt I mwilt That if any peron or per toot fro 3i and after the pitting of thit act, shall like, kill, catch, or dettroy toy pieketel in the ui tar of the Utile II Jtmor IVoJ, A called, withui tbe town of Crafttbury, la the county of Orbfani, in my ftther vay this tbi ordixiry way nf fittun; with a book and Hoe, be, ! or they shall several ly faHWt as4 pay a torn not etcee-diag ten dViirt, Dor lost tbia tw doKar t la be roovertJ before any jjuc of Iba peace within and for the oouBty of Orleans, wks may l'C"f JaiU llwea the paont, o&i half of said p.ctltr thall po lo the iff iwi roi-nre " n"nt. ' " f Pitted Nv. 1. 1535 1 TlfliTlll MBMtlX, .fff. .Sfal. i 1th CoiiRrrwi Iwt Mrvtlnii. IN RKN ATE Tatt4r, Doc. 20,1635. TV l're4etit tnnmniitt'd a report from the TrtM' Hepattraent, with a tuney of Ihc Noitb trn IxHiiMltf) nf Ottlo, Mr Ktot fr teied s memorisl frm Htockton k Htoke, mill cow racleri. in which they Mate, thst cettsin cxtia allow oces, fonneily paid them, hive been witbbrW by the Pott Matter ticnersl. PUIII.tC LANDS. Mr Clay late, and ssid, that tlthongh worn down by private affliction, he had not thought him self auihoriwd to din'gard thepetfurmsiicc of his public duty. And m porsuanco of the notice giv en by hie cllea;c yctterdsy, he now atked leave toinir.Hlneea bill, to dittribato a portion of the procee-dt aritine from the rle of public hndt, and to further dittnbuto tuch other portions, as had been dieted for isle, tnd were no unsold amongst the tevorsl ttatrt of tho Union. It was righl.thal introducing a metture of thi high charactor, he thtftiW aceompiny it by jomc explanation, The bill prupoics t" diitnbute the proceed that hid accrued and were to accrue, in the year 1833, 31, 35, 30 and 37, and confurmt tubitantially to the bill which had been offered by h'nn in 1832 It provide in tho firtt place, to allow 10 per ct among the teven new Ktatc, in addition to the 5 per cent already settled upon them hy coinpict. After deducting the 15 per cent, then, the rceiduc wntly be distributed nmung the Ul Stale, accor ding lo the fideral po illation. He should have been willing, according to iho ncl of 1832, to havo allowed the tuvvn new Slate 12 1 2 nor cent, but that proposition having been rejected by '.he Presi dent, he had thought it proper nuw tu restrict it to ten. The licit amount aruing from tho sale of public lands in 1833, vva $3,007,000 l831,to 4.857,000 And in 1835, taking tho three firm quarter, with an estimate, of the last, the amount would bo 12,222,000 Miking iu the aggregate, neuin nf S2l,.i0,000 for three years; and thi, ho proposed to distribute, and pay on the lirst of .May, 1837. So thnt deducting from 21,170,000 Tin proposed 15 per cent 2,012,000 Them would remain SI 8, '135,000 for distribution amongst all the Stutc3 of the Union. If the former bill hid not been arrested by the Kxceiitive, wo, now, should havo had a clean trua tury, and would not have to encounter the danger and contention, many und serious ns thoy are, apprehended from a reduced surpluH of revenue, lie behoved that this surplus would exceed the sum proposed to bo distributed, not considering tho en Umated proceed of the Secretary of tho Treasury in uo over, uui on me comrary, under those made by hi predecessor in ofllce. Iiut whether this would prove bo, or not, with the money to coino from the Ihnk of tho United Stales, viz : seven millions or eight million ns it may turn nut, mldotl to that rdinary resource, there could bo no doubt, that there would he ample Cumin after tho dWlribu tion, to meet nil the exigencies of tho government, provided they should bo regulated by a proper spir it of economy. At a proper time it would not be difficult to show, that cxcliieive of tho nmoiint ru ccivnhlc from tho sale of Public Laud?, there vvero other sources, which would bo sufficient for all the economical purposes of tho government in time of peace. And in time of war, tho bill makes full provision, that it operation shall cease, and that those fund shill be applied to tho vigurous proacculiun of thu war. To gusrd nninrt any misconception on another subject, ho desired lo state, that the bill was not predicated on tho sup position, that tho General Guvormucnt had tho right to levy taxe fur tho purposo of subsequent distribution. I lo believed that there was no such power, unless it should be given to it, by such on amendment being made to tho Constitution as was proposed by tho hunorablo Senator from South Car olina (.Mr. Calhoun. J Tho bill was founJed on a clear grant, given by tbo Constitution to tho Gen eral uoveriimetit.and wa also contained by exprcos stipulation in the deed by which tho public land had been ceded by tho several Stales. Tho General Government, who formerly lent meir aiu in onjeci oi improvement, vvcro now rc Irained ; yet the spirit of improvement, vvcro non found to pervade tho land. Tho Slates had assumed that duty, which iho gcporal government could no longer peiforiu. He would refer lo New York, ns having already accomplished a work, which was worthy of her greatness and resources. Pennvl- nnii, another still bolder in conception and more aruuous in execution, irgiuia had commencid one worthy of her enterprise, and a fourth work till farther South, fiad been projected, and would bo bcjompluhed by the aid which it was hi object to give by the prctenl bill. Ho desired, if they did nut give tbe States the aid, of which they vvcro in need, at least Irf give them what was their own. Tor, with tho distribution of tho land fund, iheie was no object that was desirable, that they inighl not accnmplith. With this cxhauslle fund, to the scvoral Kuu in the language of the llrit it'j bard, tbo head of the Federal Government nay addrett them, and I1U htrbort open, public wtyi fitt rhl. II ul Umptrt woilhler of theCo.li .wm,l llij the brotj aich.tht itn;crotii lUoJ conUiri i m rooie projn iiu;, brtst Hit ro.noj tntin, llttk to tho bouiiJf, tlitii iubjn:t us owrooitod, And rail iho obejicot riven Ihrouflubt od. ii. tonciunuo ne coniBt.eU the deep anxiety which be now felt for iho success of the present bill. He was anxious fur it because, in its results he kbew it wa so fraught with good, that it would conduce to tho htppme.n of ihc people, aud tu the very prc-tcrvttion of ihe Union itscJf. He felt that if he could bo instrumental in aecomplithing all that b Iike4 lor from ll, he could go into that re moment frusr. public life, into which his hope wa. shortly to outer, with heart-felt Mtufielioo. Into that retirement he tbould carry oo complaints, no regrets, uor tny reproaches on hit ownsccount. When he loulrd btek upon his hur.ble origin in life, left as he w as an orphan, loo young lo bo con scious of a f tier's mi!e ; with widowed mother, utrosnded by a nuraercea fSrpnag , arid, in embar- ratted circtwsMinet-a; MmMrlfmienng Ihc ttwf oflire wilhotK Kaviop hid Ibe adiaiilagoof k regu. lar cdocallon, without fortnr.ef wilhoul friend, and wit hoot rations. lie bad icaton to oo well Mtiificd with hi public life. Ho oojht to be grateful lo his coot.tryuien for Ihe kindnet and partiality which ll.y bad evinced upon so msny occstiont, and ur.dr so uiany admrrt circuinttaiicc. lie was ihir.kful fur it, and ha would lake into retire ment the f onscionsnc s, thit he hid ever sought to juttif) that kiudnen aud that partiality ly an honest, fillhlul discharge of Ihu duties iniotcd .n him, in every station to which ho haC been cal W. Mr. C. hiving oblained leave lo Introduce the bill.it wai read twice, and on hi motion, was refer red to thu Committee on public lands, and ordered to be printed, .Mr Calhoun obtained Icivo to lntroduco the fol lowing t A resolution, proposing In amendment to tho Constitution if Iho United State, providing for a distribution of tho surplus revenue among Iho sev eral States aod Territories, until tho year 1843. A bill to regulate tho depositee of the public money. A bill to rcreal tho first and second sections of "an act to lim.t the term of oflico of certain officers therein named,' approved the 15th of May, 1620, and for other purpose. .Mr Calhouu also submitted J lie following. Rceolvud, That ihe Report of tho secretary of the Trcasuiy of iho 15lh instant, relative to the dutie that may bo repealed, he referred to thu Committee or? .Manufacture, with instruction tu report a bill providing for tho reduction or repeal of all Julie?, which in their opinion may bo reduced or rqiealcd, consistently with a due regard to Iho manifaclurin interest. .Mr. C. remarked that this subject wan necessa rily connected with the object he had in view in in trodir.ing the foregoing bill. He considered all tho oils of the present system of Government vvetcaltributahle to an unduo accumulation of Us rover ue, and owing to which, wa the wide march of coiruptiun and tubserviency to Kxccutivo influ ence, vhich overspread the country. With the im mense iuiii of thirty millions, which ho calculated would be deposited in Hanks under the Executive influence, it would be in vain and .mpotent for them tu op'tiso I'v'ecutivo usurpation. This was tho point oa which the battle vva to bo fought. All other measures must fall short until this accu mulation wis arrested. If those who opposed tho AdininistraLon would zealously unito to arrest it, then there vould be como hope of peace and fu ture prospenty ; because every dollar they throw back upon tho pcuplo would tend to strengthen tho hand of lihjrty and uuuervo the arm of corrup tion. Will tin view, he hoped tho Committee on Manufactures would take up Ihc subject early, and recommend not only tho repeal of lhoo article stated hy the Secretary of tho Treasury, hut also many otlicre, which he might havo overlooked. I bus thoy would best subserve the interest of tho mamif.icturer. Since every tax removed, cheap ened production and secured n homo market. Air. Davis said ho was not prepared lo voto on Iho prcsont proposition ; ho was not thou nvvaro esncily of ti.o imi t w,',at 1i,0 Sccretary'd re commendation went. Tlio resolution vvu ono or instruction, moro than inquiry, into the expediency uf repeal, and il might touch n measure of an im portant clianieler (iho Tnriir) which had been adop ted some years, after much deliberation. IIo hop ed it was not tho Senator' intention tu proceed without iu cmidliloralion on tho Subject. .Mr. Calhoun, in reply, said tho whole subject would be with tho Committee. It was fur them tu state what vvero the article on which tho duty might be repealed. .Mr. Davie i!jireJ to have tho resolution laid on tho tablu for the present. Mr. Calhoun acceded to this. His object was simply to arrest having any surplus revenue. Ho luil accordingly that day submitted two proposi tions ; the first was to give back to tho people Unit which hod already been accumulated. This was to prevent having any in future. IIo agreed (o havo the resolution now laid on the table, upon tho understanding that tho Senator from Massachu setts would call it up to-morrow. The molion to lay on the table whs agreed to. The Senate vvure then occupied with Kxccutiv-0 husines until the adjournment. In tho Senate on Wednesday last, Mr. Davis called up the resolution of Mr. Calhoun, instruct ing thu Cominittco on Manufactures to report a bill to rcduco or repeal the duties. IIo stated that he had no objection to it passage, since in looking at the tenor of tho resolution, ho had becomo satis fied that it object was simply financial, and not so extensive in its scope as ho had at first view im agined. After somo remarks by Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Kuggles introduced a resolution to appoint a committee of three to examino the condition of tho Patent Office, and the lava connected with it. Mr. Porter offered a resolution to rescind tho new rule which prohibit the introduction of other than tho privileged persons on the floor of tho Senate. A bill to regulate tho dopoeites of tha public monny, in'.roduiiod br .Mr. Calhoun, and the resolu tion introduced by hun proposing an amendment of uiu tyonctiiutiou on the subject of the distribution of tho public revenue, passed the second reading. Mr. Ilen'.ou introduced a bill to provide for thu in crease of the corps of Topographical Knginter. A bill for the amendment of tho Judiciary system, was taken up, ond made tho special order of the day for Monday next. After a abort session on Executive- business, the Senato adjourned. In tho House nf Rcnrcsontativca. the resolution introduced by Mr. Ucardtley for Iho admission of vi r. i.rary, elected a Representative, for Michigan, to a seat on the floor, was so modified a to admit him to tho Iltll during the wiling of tho Hotfso as a spectator, and pasbed without opposition. no iiuutc proceeded to consider mo petitions of tho Hank of (ho District of Columbia, for an extension of their charters. Two motions were made for the disposition of these petition. The flnt to refer the subject lo tho Committee on the Dutrict of Columbia, and the other (mado by Mr. Thomas of Md,) to refer theso petition and all other relative lo tho Buiks in the District which might be presented during the tetsion, to a select Joint committee, with instructions to inquire Into the condition of ihe currency of the District of Colnrobit, o inspect the book aod examine into tho proceedings of fid IUnL. to asrcrUln vrhiilb. r ibeir ehirtert bar been violated or not, and whether any abuses or malpractices have existed in their management, and lo scud (or persons an J papers, to examine witnesses on oMh, and to ap point a Cletk lo record these ptocccdingr. Mr. Thomas of Md. remarked, in support of hi ini'tion, thai several Hank in tho District stopped payment in 1834 ; that hi constituent lott a large sum, not less than 450,000 dollars, by the depreciation of tho District piper, and thai Con gress was about to create insolvent institution. After a long debato tho first motion wa refused by a vote of 89 to 113. Tho other motion wa modified by striking out tho word Joint, and Mr. IJoiihlin moved lo strike out the part of il which require tho rcfcrcnco of timilar K;tition to the same committee, llefore the question tvaj taken, tho House udjourncd. No business of consequence was transacted in either House of Congres on Thursday. In the House of Representatives, Mcssr. Claiborne and Dickson, members from Mississippi, appeared, wore qualified, and took their scats. Tho resolution of Mr. Thomas, relative to tho Ranks in the District of Columbia, was taken up, but no definite ques tion was taken thereon. Roth House adjourned over to Monday. t'tom the Corretptmdtntc ef the Ualtimore Patriot. Cincinnati, Ohio Dee. 8, 1835. THE PORK UUSINESS. About n year since, 1 gavo you some nccount of the Business in this-city. l hs moda rind manner of slaughter end packing tha hog, tzc. That account, although marvellous by our Eastern and Northern friend?, who had never visited tho Weal, and consequently knew nothing of tho eulcrprisc of our citizens, was nevertheless strictly true. It vva thought, I am informed, by many of your read er, incredible, that a hog could bo knocked down, bled, scalded, scraped, strung up, and the inside dressing completed in littlo moro than a minuto still it is true that the avcrago time is less than a minute and a quarter Fifty hogs are "used up" as wo say in the West, in an hour from running in the yard, thoy aru within the hour suspended by their hind feet from the beams in ihc slaughter house, completely dressed. I stated in that letter, that nt ono of Mr Col man's slaughter houses, he had a man that usually opened, removed the offal, and completed the dres sing of three hogs in a minute this was strictly true, and tho same man, I understand, is doing the same thing this year, at the same slaughter house. Another htatcmciit in that letter, which hy somo was thought incorrect, was, that at one of those houses six hundred and fifty lings wero slaughter, cd, and completely dressed in ono day, and that Mr Coleman had slaughtered and dressed nt his four houseR.in a single day twenty six hundred say cloven hour work hy 100 men strango ns this may appear to any ono that has not witnessed the 'operation' of hog killing, (and I doubt not this whole story nppcars to such incredible.) It is ncv crthcless strictly true, without tho least exaggera tion it is also strictly correct, that at any of the largo Pork House, thoy can receive the hugs at tho slaughter house, (which is a different establish ment altogether, and conducted hy different men and different interests,) cut thrm up, assort tho i..oMl. park, l.riim. couper. and brand two Imiulie.l and fifty, lo three hundred barrel of Pork in one day, and havo it ready for shipment and at the same time, turn out two hundred keg of Lard. More hogs wero slaughtered and pucked last year, in the city, than during any one season boforo say 152,000, In the winter preceding the uumber wa 123,000. There arc tvvoemoko house, ono at each cud 40 hy 30 root each, in which three hundred thou sand pound of meat, can be smoked in each end, 20 feet square, and containing four large kettles in each for rendering lard, with n cellar under tho whole paved with brick. Tho building h hand somely finished, and rendered in every rcspcct.eou venient for the business. Hogs were purchased last yeai at $3 per hun dred pounds for those weighing on an average, 200 pounds. This year thoy are compelled to pay fur similar hogs 85 to 5 50 which will mako a differ ence in tho cost to the packer of a barrol of Mess Pork, over las', year of about five dollars so that Mess Pork will bo turned out at a cost of about fif teen dollars per barrel. Hug have never but onco before been sold at such high prices in this market. In the winter of 1633, '34, 83 75 vva paid on an nvcrnge for 200 weight hog Last year, in this city alone, (as I have before remarked) 152,000 hogs vvcro slaughtered and packed, and largely increased quantitie nt llainil ton, Rossvillo Franklin, Middloton, Dayton, I.avv rnncohurch. fcc. This year, I am informed that CO or 70,000 will bo tho extent that will ho pack ed in tho city, and but very few will bo packed at any of the above named towns. In Illinois, some few more will ho packed this winter than last, Hut throughout tho whole Western country, it is said, that tho amount of Pork picked will not ex ceed ono half of tho exportation of last year. There can bo no question but that Pork, as well as Lard ond Hacon, will he high for thn next year. The quantity in market will be les than the demad fur consumption. The spare ribs and feet wore formerly given away, and often thrown away this year there is a deir.and for them, and arc sold at 75 oents per barrel, for foot, and two cents each for spare ribs. Two or three Virginians and a number of Yan kee ero hero this fall, for tho purposo of packing pork, but the scarcity and high prir.es of hogs havo deterred them from taking hold. N. YORK FIRE ITEMS About 1200 package? of Manchester Print good were alone destroyed in Exchange Place com monly called Calico Row. Of linen, also, a large quantity have been destroyed. Stephen Whitney has lost $500,000 in houses and real esttte. John Suydam probably $200,000 in stores and insurance stocks. Out of (5200.000 in insurance stocks.Doct. Hoeack who died vestcrdav only saved $20,000. ' About 10 crockery store were complete!"- des troyed, and also 0 or 10 hardware. Probably about 4000 boxes of augar of all kinds have been destroyed, and at leau 40,000 bas of Coffee. On Iho old slip (hero wa piled up at least 5,000 bags. An extraordinary number of law suit will probably grow out of tho cahmity. Miur oj tbe ttorc wero lesie-1 for years. Hy a decision of iho court of error, tho t,ccuonia mutt for their lease a much a if no (lie had uVtn place. "Hcmi a lUnT." On the i-ccntx! night iliur the conflagration, a coupla or gentlemen obser ved a stout Irish woman mykiug up Petri a'treet near tho corner of Will, with a lirpo bimllo undor hor cloak. When she nx Iho jferttlerncn looking at her, ho immediately roiniiiencd tinr?. Ing: "lluh ubiiby till aUby, llmh a lby by." The genllonien thinking that tho poor baby was quite troublesome, offered also their aid lo quiet it iiifiiiit rcttlcstncss. "Oh I hies your honor, tho it asleop now." Tho gentlemen still pormted in hav ing a peep at the blooming little cherub. Sho rem tlul but it was no go On oM.uiing the cloak they found the ilr little crenttirc.in tho terror of tho mo ment, had actually changed into an armM or tho richest silk and satin good, slightly burned at the ends. Tho atTer.tionatc mother wai instantly secu red. Morning Ihrali, The light or tho groat firo in N. Yurk was teen nt Philadelphia and at "Svvcdcsborough.in Dolawata distance 120 miles." A many a 102 persons havo hid relurnod to thorn goods belonging to them which had bean rescued at the Police oITicp, Now York, from the firo and from thieve total aritouul about $52,000. llxlortion nf the trurhtl kind Wo havo bcr n surprised to loam that a fuw Landlord of iminems wealth, who had stores empty, have put up the rent from sixteen hundred tu $5000 which deserves tho condemnation of every man in tho community. W aro glad to statu that this ia not general. Mot of thu gentlemen who occupy stores und dwellings have received their friends nnd neighbors without fee or reward, in iho most graceful and acccp'.abU in inner. Cold Weather. Tho rncinorablo night of tho conflagration of Now York, says tho Weekly Messenger, Wednesday, Dec. 10th, promise to bo calendered in tho clironiclcH of future time, no less on account of the deplorablo event alluded to, but what is singular, for the inteneo degree of cold hy which tho weather was distinguished. Tha New Haven Herald of Dec. 24th, says : "Wednesday or last week i srid to have bean tho coldest day, taking tho average of it different periods, cvor experienced in this country." Homo interesting data respecting tho sevcrily of the weather in olden tiu.o will be found in annther column. In addition to which, it is stated in thu Iloston Traveller, that tho winter of 1083 vva so severe in Europe, that trees vvcro split by the frost. Loaded sludges past on tho ico from Uoston lo Nan tnsket in the wintct 1000 7, and Imvo done tho tamo one or two winters hiiico. On tho 12th De cumber, 1708, the frost in New England wasao in tense, thnt trees vvero killed. A fall of snow took place in Fcbunry, 1717, so deep that the people in Huston hud to get out of their chamber windows. Eleven hundred sheep perished on Fisher' Island, from being buried 10 foot in tho tnow : two wero found alivo utter a lapse of 28 days, they having supported themselves by chewing thn wool of thu other. In 17S0, tho Chesnpcako was covered with ico as far ns tho mouth of tho Potomac. In the same year, troop of ImrEO and heavy cannon crossed on tho ico from New York to Slalcn Island ; and Long Islund Sound was nearly cover ed with ico. Almnit all thu birds of thu forest pnr ished. Molithn f Oaths. Wo havo for many year been satisfied, thnt Home substitute cuuld be round lor tho present system of "oath taking" now so prevalent. Oaths arc now multiplied to so great nn extent, und aro administered tin so many petty occasions, that tho instances ore rnro indeed when any thing liko solemnity nttoche to thcin. They are cunudorod hy iho mass of tho people, matter-of-course, common placo ceremonies vox et prateria nihil. Wo aro mortified that our own state, which usually tukes tho lead in all matters or reform, has not "stolen tho march" on Great Hritain in tint regard. An net ha been pRuecd in tho British par liament, which took ofTect from and after tho 1st or Oct. last, submitting declaration!, instead or oaths. Tho following is the form or tho declara tion. "I. A. H., do solemnly and sincerely declare that (hero the Tact is declared,) and I mako this solemn declaration conscientiously bclioving tho some to bo truo" This net embrace all cases except oaths or declarations a tu nllegianccs which aro to remain : nnd all persons authorized heretofore to administer oaths,may administer and sign such dec laration. Al persons making a fulne declaration, shall bo deemed guilty or a misdemeanor. Schenectady -Jltelor. Prices or every kind or produce havo seldom been o high as it the pretcnt time. Fanners' ar ticle! are up to an olmnut unexampled height. Ifsy i selling hero ut ft 10 to 18 per ton. Flour at $9, and Huttcr at 20 a 22 els. per pound. Wheat, Oats and tho like, all command exorbitant pri ce. Article or household consumption ore so high, both in town aud country, that Hotel aro rnising tho pricu or board, and Hay ond Grain, tho mean whereby horses live, are so expensive, that tho slago-folkn arc following tho fashion and put ling up lAttV price. Tho lato spring kopt back vegctation.and Iho crops wero not so largo a usu al. Tho snow roll so early that two or thrco weeks or Teed abroad for cattle were thus lost, Many fiirmers are now reducing thoir amount of stock, and irtho winter holds on like a strong man till lite in the spring, without flinching, there will ba lough time abroad and nut a little grumbling. A'orlhamptun Courier. The Milledgevillo Journal of Dec. 8, slates thit Hishop, commander or the lato Georgia Guard, ha dubanded that corp and left the atate taking with him a portion of the public Kind, This is ths man who lately arrested John Howard Payne and John Rout, the Cherokee Chief, both of whom, wo believe, have been set at liberty. The N. Y. Transcript atatet tint there are up ward of eight hundred female employed in that city in tho manufacture of cigars, some of whom earn from eight to twelve dollar per wck, wott ing at the average rste of ton hours pVr day. i M - , .. . ,., ... . .