SENATE OF THE U. S. As many persons are curi-, ous to know when Mr. Randolph's senatorial term expires, we can inform them that it will terminate on the 3d of March, 1827. The following will show when the terms, for which all the senators in the present congress were appointed, will expire. in 1827-Messrs Holmes, Mills, Robbins, Edwards, of Con. Van Buren, Mcllvaine, Findlay, Clayton, Smith, Randolph, Eaton, Ruggles, Noble, Reed, Benton, Seymour. We further understand that the subject is under discussion between the secretary of state, and the British minister at Washington, but with what prospects we are not informed.-Norfolk Herald. GENERAL JACKSON. A meeting was held at Philadelphia on the 25th ult. Joseph Holgate chairman, and Frederick Stoever and Henry Horn secretaries, at which the following preamble and resolutions were adopted Whereas, a republican government can be effectively maintained only by the vigilance and activity of the people, their voice should, on all occasions of In 1829-Messrs. Chaudler, Bell, Lloyd, Knight, Dickerson, Tazewell, Van Dyke, dec. Branch, Hayne, Cobb, Johnson of Ky. White, Johnston of Lou. Wil-political importance, be heard in plain and unequivoliams, Thomas, King. In 1831-Messrs. Woodbury, Willey, Chase, Sanford, Marks, Chambers, Berrien, Rowan, Harrison, Hendricks, Kane, Pickens, Barton, Macon, Harper, Bouligny.-Norfolk Herald. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U. S. A list of the clerks employed in the office of the clerk of this house, and of the messengers, together with a statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund, for the year ending 1st December, 1825, has been published. The following summary will suffice cal expressions of opinion. When apprehensions are entertained that the rulers of the nation enforce principles or meditate schemes injurious to popular rights or subversive of the popular will, it should be the aim of every citizen, with the moderation due to himself and the firmness due to his country, openly to warn and perseveringly to contend against the danger. The silent and secret progress of perverted power, may prepare and impose shackles which, at an emergency, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to throw off; forcing the community, in assertion of unalienable rights, into a state of violence, incompatible with There are six clerks employed-one at 1,800 dol- happiness and reproachful to the cause of freedom. Jars a year and five at 1,500. The post-master of the An early and candid declaration of political sentihouse receives 4 dollars per day during the session. ments and objects, with a settled organization to proThere are ten messengers, two employed the whole mote their diffusion and pacific attainment, tends year, to assist in taking care of the house-one re-equally to unfold the will of the people, to secure to ceives 700 dollars-the other 2 dollars per day, and it its sovereign influence, and to preserve society from the rest the same sum during the session-for which sudden and fatal convulsions. time, also, two boys are employed at one dollar and fifty cents per day. The following is a recapitulation of the expenditure of the contingent fund. Paid for printing for the house 5,255 57 Binding books dolls 22,573 12 Newspapers for previous sessions Paid for keeping the post office Repairing old do. Services of messengers and horses 268 30 1,692 51 997 00 841 31 88 89 4,887 25 5,935 58 46,051 78 [The year above accounted for took in the short session of congress-for that just now closed the disbursements will be much larger.] And whereas, there is just cause to believe that the ascertained will of the American people was not, and is not treated, by our present public agents, with the profound acquiesence to which, in the spirit of all our institutions, it is undoubtedly entitled: But, on the contrary, that efforts have been made, and still are making to defeat, intimidate and suppress it by combinations as corrupt as they are disastrous, by systems of management equally extensive and alarming, and by bringing back, under artful pretexts, to warp and shadow the national councils, men and measures long since branded as inimical to democracy: Be it, therefore, Resolved, That we do disapprove and condemn the origin, character and proceedings of the existing administration of the government of the United States. Resolved, That our confidence in the untarnished integrity, experienced abilities, and well-tried patriINDIANS. The party of Creeks under Chilly Mcln-otism of general ANDREW JACKSON remains unimpartosh, left Washington for their present homes, on the 25th ult. and, apparently, well satisfied. Colonel Brearly, who has been appointed the agent to lead this part of the tribe across the Mississippi, would soon follow them. DEAR NOTES. A late London paper says-We hear that mad. Pasta, after negotiations as long drawn and carefully cautious as if kingdoms were at stake, is to have 23001. for singing at the opera a few nights at the end of the season; and we are told that the lady refused to budge from Paris till she be paid 10001. down there, and have security for the 13001. being lodged at her banker's in London. This, with her benefit, guaranteed at 1000l. is only 2801. a night!!! GHENT TREATY.-We are informed through a channel that we believe entitled to credit, that Mr. King, our minister in London, has failed in his efforts to induce the British government, to instruct their commissioner at Washington to allow interest upon the claims under this treaty, or to submit the point to arbitration-the American commissioner not being disposed to abandon the ground he has taken, all proceedings are, of course, suspended.. ed: That we regard his election to the chief magistracy as essential to the revival of republican principles, republican virtues and republican practices, in the superintendence of our republican institutions. And that our unremitted exertions to accomplish his elevation are alike due to the country we love, and the hero who saved it. [Other resolutions to carry the proceedings into effect were passed; one also approving of the nomination of Mr. SHULZE for re-election to the chief inagistracy of the state.] CROPPING AND BRANDING. The following article extracted from an account of the proceedings of the legislature of Rhode Island, published in a late number of the Providence Journal: and stamping his cheek with a hot iron, was to take most endeavors to prevent any such oppressive and place for the edification of the gaping multitude as-impolitic exaction from being carried into effect." The result was the introduction of a bill in the sembled to witness this display of the majesty of law, and for the express purpose of deterring others from house of representatives, exempting the boats in queslike offences; doubtless, by exciting those refined feel- tion from the payment of tonnage duties. The bill ings which soften the character of a people and fit failed in consequence of differences of opinion on the them to receive the inculcation of moral and reli-details, and the late period of the session at which it was introduced. gious precepts. The committee of accounts to whom the above bill From that time to the present, or until very rewas referred, reported an allowance of $9, as a rea-cently, no steps have been taken by the government sonable compensation for cutting off a man's ears to enforce its claim, nor, in behalf of the state, to and roasting one side of his cheek. Thus the mang-shield herself against its injustice. From unofficial ling and maiming of this unfortunate wretch has cost and informal explanations, it was supposed that the the state $14 32, not taking into the computation the pretentions of the general government would not be disgrace thereby entailed upon a people whose cri- renewed. Mr. Van Buren said, that he had read, in minal code is thus written in blood, and the penal-the public papers, that instructions had recently been ties of which cut off the miserable criminal from all hopes of reform. given to the collector of Buffalo, to demand of every boat navigating the canal, a tonnage duty and an entrance fee. He had understood the same, from othCANAL BOATS. The Rochester Telegraph lately ober, though unofficial sources. This, he observed, served-We regret to learn that the collector of the was a subject in which the people of the state of U. S. revenue at Buffalo, requires a coasting license New York, as would naturally be supposed, took a from all the canal boats that clear from that place. deep interest. They looked upon the claim as in It was hoped that, after the eloquent and conclusive every view unwarrantable, and if submitted to, dearguments of gen. Tallmadge upon state rights--the structive of their highest and dearest interests. As, strong expression of the legislature of 1824, and the however, there, might be a mistake upon the subresolution of Mr. Martindale in congress, there would ject, though he feared there was none, he would, for be no more encroachments of the general government the present, forbear making those animadversions upon the artificial waters of this state. The general which should the case be as represented, the duties government declined becoming interested in the New of his station would impose upon him. All that he Fork canals, and we cannot conceive with what pro- would now say was-that, in behalf of the state, he priety they now demand revenue from a work which contended that the act of 1793, was not intended to is exclusively the property of this state; a work made embrace waters of the description to which it has with our own money and confined to our own terribeen attempted to extend it; that they are not emtory. Every boat that leaves Buffalo, we learn, is braced by its terms; and that, to apply it to them, required to obtain a license, for which they pay would be an abuse of power on the part of the offifour dollars to the U. S. collector. This cannot and cers of the federal government. That, if in this miswill not be tolerated. New York, singly and alone, taken, the act itself was unauthorized by the constihas completed the greatest work of the age. We tution of the United States, an encroachment on the have borne the expense, and it is absurd to contend rights of the state, which she ought and would resist that the national government are to share the fruits to the last extremity. of the improvement. We have been told that the collector acts without instructions; and we hope it is so, for we are unwilling to believe that the general government are disposed to infringe upon rights so distinctly local as the New York state canals. [The resolution was agreed to.] TREASURY DEpartment, Comptroller's office, 20th May, 1826. Sir-It has been represented to this department, In the senate of the United States, May 19-The fol- by a number of the delegation in congress from New lowing resolution was offered by Mr. Van Buren: York, that you have published a notification, stating Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be di-that you had reeeived instructions from the treasury rected to communicate to the senate, copies of any to exact tonnage duties in the case of canal boats instructions which may have been issued to the col-entering and employed in the transportation of goods lectors of the customs, or any of them, within the on the New York canal. state of New York, relative to the collection of tonnage duties, or any other charge, on boats employed in the transportation on the canals in that state, and also any information which may exist in that department, relative to the executions of such instruc tions." Mr. Van Buren, in offering the resolution for the consideration of the senate, stated that, two years ago, an attempt was made by one of the collectors of the customs in New York, to subject the boats used for the transportation on the canals in that state, to the operation of the act of 1793, requiring the enrollment and registering of vessels employed in the coasting trade, and to the payment of tonnage duties. Application was immediately made to the treasury department by two of the New York representatives, for information as to its views and acts upon the subject. From the answer received, it appeared that the conduct of the collector was in conformity with the construction given by that department to the coasting act. Having examined the records of this department, and not finding any instructions of the kind alluded to, I have to request you will inform me, as soon as practicable, by whom, and at what time, such instructions were given to you. You will of course suspend the exaction of such duties on these boats, thus employed, until further advised on the subject. Respectfully, J. Y. ANDERSON, Compt. (Signed) Mendert M. Dox, esq, collector, Buffalo, New York. The following communication was not received until Monday last-and, though the matter is settled for the present, we prefer giving it a place be cause of the information which it furnishes. But on a re-examination of the paragraph which gave rise to it, the respected member from N. York will observe that there is less of opposition between himself and me than he has apprehended. My remarks were emphatically confined to "canal boats," and I italicisThe legislature of the state being in session, they ed the words that they might apply to boats which immediately considered the subject, and passed re-only navigated the canals-adding, to make my meansolutions, with great unanimity, "requesting the re-ing more explicit, that boats which navigated "the presentation of the state in congress, to use their ut-great lakes and the Hudson should be subject to the payment of tonnage duties as other boats and ves-sues from this shop are supposed to have amounted sels are." If not-the revenue of the United States to $400,000! Malapar lived in great stile, and gave might be seriously affected, unless, indeed, the ge- splendid dinners, &c. neral government should see proper to appoint ofhicers to examine such boats, free of cost to the owners of them, which is not to be expected. SLAVE TRADE. A very valuable officer, in the British service, capt. Chapman of the Ariadne, was lately tried by a court martial held at Portsmouth, on nine charges. On eight of them he was either acquitted or excused, but on the 9th which was, that he had purchased a female slave on the coast of Africa, for thirteen dollars, (who, after being on board about a fortnight, made her escape by swimming from the ship) being proved, he was dismissed from the service. SHEEP. A letter from Mr. John McDowell, of Steubenville, to the editor of the "American Farmer," states the following interesting facts relative to the product and profit of sheep. In 1821, he purchased of Mr. Dickinson 100 merino ewes for 1500 dollars, and one buck for$25. The sales of wool, &c. were 1822 500 lbs. wool $365 35-average 73 cents. 535 80 74 604 70 67 754 75 64 2,260 60 To Mr. Niles, editor of the Weekly Register. SIR: An article in your Register of the 20th inst. headed "tribute," seems to have been conceived in some mistake and is calculated to mislead. The New York delegation have not been inattentive or "silent" on the subject of the tonnage duty demanded on boats navigating the New York canal. They have demanded and received from the treasury department information perfectly satisfactory. Mr. Niles will find it in the National Journal of this date. But this notice is taken of this article principally for the purpose of enquiring of the editor, how, in his opinion, this tonnage duty, if exacted, interferes with state rights? Surely, if a wagon &c. may be seized and forfeited for having on board dutiable articles which have not paid duties, it may be required to obtain a licence and give bonds to secure the revenue against the risk of evasion; a tonnage duty also may, no doubt, be required, to meet the contingent expenses. A satisfactory reason why wagons &c. engaged in foreign trade, have not heretofore been required to submit to the regulations of the revenue laws, may be found in the inconsiderable- Rams sold out of the flock 750 00 ness of the vehicle, and, (until these canals were opened), of the traffic itself. Neither of these reasons apply to canal boats. The foreign traffic carried on by them is now very considerable, and daily becoming more so; and each of these boats is capable of introducing from Canada forty tons of teas, or cottons or broad cloths, which shows that it is as important to regulate this traffic and these boats, as the East India and Liverpool trade and the ships engaged therein. All the boats navigating the canals may, and do, more or less, navigate the lakes and the Hudson, and trade POST MASTER GENERAL. The bill which provided with Canada and the city of New York. The right of to increase the salary of this important officer-was the general government to impose taxes and to regu-not passed, because of the want of time in the selate commerce is unquestionable. It has exercised nate, exhausted by six-hour-speeches, which also sent its right to tax carriages of a certain description, and may, no doubt, extend it to wagons. The tax upon boats which navigate the canals is no more a tax upon the canals, than a tax upon a carriage is a tax upon the high way or turnpike which it travels. It is then, as it appears to me, not a question of right, but of pru dence, expediency and sound discretion. Product 3,010 60 The flock, at present, consists of 400 sheep valued at 6000 dollars, and it is estimated that the next shearing will produce 1000 dollars-though the price of wool is low. [Mr. Dickinson's flock has long been celebrated for its extent and quality. It is, probably, the largest and the best in the United States.] home, in distress, one or two hundred honest men, having just claims against the government, which ought to have been paid. Our institutions lose much of their moral power by such cruel acts. They amount to denials of justice. CHEAP LAW! Mr. A. Smyth, formerly a represen tative in congress from Virginia, is about to open a law-school at Wythe Court House, in that state, and pledges himself to qualify a student in six months to obtain a license! THE SUSQUEHANNAH. The steam boat Codorus had Congress have no desire, nor right, to derive a re-ascended to Owego, in the state of New York, and venue from any canal of New York or any other was proceeding to Chenango. state, and they are anxious that the boats employed in navigating them should be exempted from all unnecessary and vexatious regulations and exactions, and the delegation from New York will endeavor to prevent any such from being enforced against them. But they owe a duty to the United States, and are bound to see that its revenue be not defrauded-and they are willing to submit, and the state will cheerful-1 ly submit, to the application of all laws to their canal boats necessary for the accomplishment of this object. ONE OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATION. Washington, May 22nd, 1926. BANKING! The hope that any part of the notes of the State Bank of Trenton will be paid, is very "slim" indeed. The "filthy dowlass" issued by it was chiefly held by the poorest classes of the people, in bills stamped to pass for one or two dollars. The New Hope Bank which failed some time ago, by which the public sustained a great loss, in the depreciation of its bills, has resumed business. It appears that a Frenchman, named Malapar, late keeper of an oyster house in New York, was at the head of the swindling mill called the "Marble Manufacturing Company!" He has absconded. The is RUSSIA. The following particulars are from the notes of a gentleman just returned from England: The emperor's death. I was at Odessa when the news of his death reached us. On hearing of his death, we immediately concluded that the emperor had been murdered, but not by order of Constantine, who tenderly loved Alexander.-Subsequent communications from merchants and others living at Taganrock, convinced us that Alexander had died a natural death. The fever by which he was cut off is very common in Crimea; not a week before, a friend of mine, an Englishman, returned from Taganrock with the fever, and died in six days. The tumult at St. Petersburgh.-The death of Alexander was a death blow to the hopes of civilization, For the last two years the nobles, with the exception of those who were immediately in favor at the court, were in league to compel the emperor to make con ressions to them for the benefit of the people. They The revenues in 1822, were more than 17 millions had appointed the 16th of March for a deputation to of crusadoes, (about 50 millions of francs, i. e. two wait upon the emperor, and insist upon a change millions sterling); and the expenses were about 21 The emperor was aware of this, and retired to Ta-millions of crusadoes, (about 24 millions sterling.) ganrock, to avoid tumult; but it was well known that Portugal had four ships of the line, eleven frigates, he would have yielded. His death destroyed the and 50,000 land troops. The empire of Brazil, withJeague before it was ripe, and led to the apprehen- out the Banda or Oriental, or Cisplatina, on a space of sion of its members. The conspirators never con- 140,625 square miles, had a population which, in 1817, templated the injury of Alexander; he was too much was 3,167,900, but which must now exceed four milbeloved. lions. This is divided into the following classes: Whites The arrests.-There is not a noble family in Russia, with the exception of those about the court, who has not a member implicated in the conspiracy.They are arrested every day, and sent to St. Petersburgh, with their arms chained behind them, in carts, guarded by Cossacks-others, who only talk of the affair, are arrested, and sent off in the same way. RUSSIAN EMPIRE. The following is given as a table of the gradual augmentation of the Russian empire: EPOCHS. Under Ivan I. in 1462 At his death in 1505, (Novogorod, Permia, Tchernigow, Severia, &c. being annexed) At the death of Ivan II. in 1584, (Kasan, Astracan, and Siberia being conquered) At the death of Michael I. in 1645, (conquests being made in Siberia, and cessions to Poland) At the accession of Peter I. in 1689, (Kiovia, &c. being recaptured) At the death of Peter I. in 1725, (conquests being made upon the Baltic, &c.) Black slaves Free negroes Free mulattoes 900,000 1,900,000 160,000 500,000 200,000 440,000 Revenue from 28 to 29 millions of francs (11 or 12 hundred thousand pounds) Expenses unknown.Marine, three vessels of the line. Regular army, 10,000 men. Militia, 50,000. Exports from Portugal for Brazil, in 1806, value 21 millions of crusadoes (2 millions sterling.) Exports of Brazil to Portu in German Population.gal 35 millions crusadoes (about 4 millions sterling.) Export of negroes from the Portuguese possessions to Brazil, 30,000 annual average. Territory sq. miles. 1894 6,000,000 37,137 10,000,000 125,465 12,000,000 254,361 12,000,000 263,900 15,000,000 273,815 20,000,000 319,538 25,000,000 331,810 33,000,000 MASSACHUSETTS. The Nantucket Inquirer 'com. plains bitterly that that town-the greatest depot of spermaceti and whale oil in the universe-is also the darkest corner of the universe, in consequence of the sullen determination of the close-fisted burghers never to appropriate for home consumption, what is intended for exportation. In other words, they have no lamps: and notwithstanding the singular fact that the moon never shines in Nantucket on a dark night, they have never yet ventured publicly to test the quality of their own merchandize. The constant excuse from year to year is, that oil is either so low that people cannot afford to pay the tax, or so high that the town cannot afford to purchase. Thus are they left to grope their way in darkness, at the imminent risk at every step of breaking their shins over boxes of sperm, or their necks over barrels of blub ber. RHODE ISLAND. There are forty-three banks in that little state. The following aggregate of their returns is from the Providence Journal: At the accession of Catharine II. in 1763,(conquests having been made in Asia) At her death in 1796, (conquests over the Turks, recaptures and conquests in Poland) At the death of Alexander in 1825 (conquests in Poland, FindStock paid in, $5,570,829-deposites, 69,848 34 Jand, Moldavia and Persia) {As the German mile is more than four English-profits on hand, $115,418 90-due from banks, 149,355 49-bills in circulation, 832,978 dollarsthe German square mile is equal to about seventeen due from directors, 881,358 55-due from stockholdsquare miles English.] On the island of Rhode Island, which is eleven miles long and five miles broad, there are seven hundred miles of double wall* from 44 to 5 feet high, most of which is handsome and in excellent order. This wall has all been built within one hundred and ninety years, and the expense of building it is esti inated to have cost more than the whole island would sell for, land and buildings. The wall, if it were in one direct line, would reach from the town of Newport, on Rhode Island, to Michigan Territory. The 30,523 4,796,900 lots on the island are under a high state of cultivaThese calculations are drawn from the statistical tion, and it may be truly said to have an aspect like essay of M. Balbi. With the increase of the three the garden of Eden. In this island, there are fifty-five last years we may estimate the Portuguese monarchy square miles; and perhaps in no part of the world are at 4,600.000. of which about 3,600,000 are Portu-there more products of the earth raised for man and guese, 600,000 negroes, and 400,000 Indians, Chinese, &c. Total *Separating plantations and fields. The present principal of the school fund of this state is $1,719,434, and the interest due 116,288.The number of persons between the ages of 4 and 16 is about 85,000. There are 208 school societies, and 85 cents is the dividend for schooling each person. This splendid fund mainly owes its prosperity to the unwearied attention and rigid honesty of Mr. Hillhouse, who, for many years, had charge of it. NEW YORK. Between 6 and 7,000 ship letters were received lately at New York in one afternoon, and mailed or delivered before nine o'clock in the even ing. In the custom house department at New York, there are employed 173 officers, whose annual stipends amounted to 167,000 dollars. The Hudson and Delaware canal goes bravely on2,500 men and 200 teams, are at present employed on it, and more are wanted. It is hoped to complete it this season! Flour, pork, &c. are now transported from the state of Ohio to the city of New York, via lake Erie, the canal and the Hudson, in about 12 days! Amongst the singular articles which seek a passage upon our canals, were 16 canoes from lake Ontario, which have arrived here yesterday, destined for Connecticut via New York. The canoes were firmly bound together with plank, in two strata of 8 each; the whole forming one floating mass.-Albany Adv. PENNSYLVANIA. The effects of the speculating mania which prevailed about this time last year, (says the Philadelphia Gazette of the 22d ult.) are now very sensibly felt in this city, in the prostration of productive industry. This time last year, it was calculated that there were four thousand hand looms employed by the cotton weavers. Now, it is said, there are not more than one thousand in use. We are informed that all the passengers in the steerage of the Alexander (for Liverpool) were weavers. Others of the craft have gone to the canals, and dispersed themselves through the country in search of employment. The second anniversary of the American Sunday school union was lately held at Philadelphia. The whole number of scholars is 135,090; 42,000 having been added since the last anniversary. Among the documents laid before the legislature at its last session, was the annual report of the superintendent of common schools, (the secretary of state). It appears from this document, that there are 714 The first boat, intended for the Pennsylvania Union towns and wards in the state, of which number 700 canal, was launched last week at Philadelphia. About have made returns in conformity with the law. Dur-thirty miles of this canal will be navigable in a very ing the year 1825, 425,350 children have been taught short period from this date. in the common schools, 22,410 more than during the A steamboat is building at Philadelphia, intended for preceding year. There are 7,773 school districts; re- the navigation of the Lehigh river, one of the tribuports have been received from 7,117; 181 new dis-taries of the Delaware. tricts have been formed during the year; and the sum of $182,790 has been paid to the several districts from the state treasury. In the year 1816, there were but 140,106 children taught in schools were the public money was applied. The amount of the capital of the common school fund is $1,319,886 46, and the revenue actually received from this fund in 1825, was $81,815 41. In addition to which, the constitution provides that "the proceeds of all lands belonging to this state, which shall hereafter be sold or disposed of, shall belong to the fund for the support of common schools." These lands are, according to a report of the surveyor general, computed at 858,090 acres, and valued at $409,418. Reading, May 28. We had a novelty presented to our view, on Tuesday morning last. It was a kind of a boat, laden with oysters, fresh shad, in ice, sallad, cabbage plants, and other articles, with a mast and sails, higher than the tops of our houses, which had come by the canal the preceding evening, on a "coasting" voyage, "from Egg Island, near cape Henlopen " Mr. Getz calls it "sloop" and as he has been a sea-faring man, he, of course, must call it aright. As some of our readers might be curious to know how the vessel's mast was managed, to get it under the numerous bridges which cross the canal, we will just state that it was supported in its upright position by two posts, through which were inserted two iron bolts, and the lower bolt being knocked out, was lowered and raised at pleasure by means of pullies. [The first arrival of a vessel at Reading from the sea, is happily hit off in the preceding.] The borough of Reading, always thrifty and com fortable, is now very prosperous in consequence of the improved navigation of the Schuylkill. It contains 771 dwelling houses, 1,126 taxable inhabitants A law has passed the legislature of New York, mak-it ing some very judicious provisions for the security of stage and steam-boat passengers. Steam-boats are required, when they meet each other, to keep to the right; and, when going the same way, not to approach nearer than twenty yards. When passengers are landed at intermediate places, the engines are to be stopped, and the boats lowered fairly upon the water before the passengers get in. The boats are required to carry two or more lights at night—and all captains must be licensed by the wardens of the port of New York. A violation of any of these rules will incur a penalty of $250. Stage drivers are to be licensed by justices of the peace and are made liable to heavy penalties for upsetting their carriages, or wilfully running their horses. The Black Rock paper says a fine schooner of about 50 tons is now building on Chautauque lake, by some gentlemen of New York. We learn that she is intended to ply between Mayville and Jamestown, in the regular forwarding and transportation business. Sailing parties can be accommodated, when this vessel is finished, in quite a novel, though agreeable manner, and at an elevation of more than 700 feet abore the level of lake Eric! of whom 172 are single freemen, and 185 are hatters. The assessed value of property in the borough is 1,698,885 dollars. It is subject to the payment of a heavy quit rent to the heirs of William Penn. In consequence of the completion of the canal, the journey from Reading to Philadelphia, (70 miles), is made without fatigue, and costs only two dollars. 9,627 tons of Lehigh coal were brought to Philadelphia, between the 9th of March and 16th April: being more than double the amount received last year. It is thought that a million of bushels will be brought from Mauch Chunk during the present season. It appears, by a report to the legislature of Penusylvania, relative to the militia fines for 1822, 23, 24 and 25, that of $59,128 63, levied on the people of that state, only $962 76 reached the state treasurs! |