The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-03 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

PENSYLVANIA.—The legislature of this state are
now in session. His Excellency the Governor con-
gratulates the members on the abundant harvest, and
on the prosperity of her manufactures. He states,
that live hundred and seventy-seven thousand two
hundred and fifty-nine dollars have been disbursed
for public improvements. Bridges have been erected
—nearly two thousand miles of turnpike road have
bowl completed. He speaks in Battering terms of
the union canal—that u spirit in flivour of domestic
manufiwtures was so prevalent, that 'he state would
soon furnish an ample supply of cotton, iron, glass,
leather, not only sufficient for home consumption,
but for articles of export; the receipts of the Trea-
sury for the last year exceed the preceding one by
forty-five thousand dollars. Referring to the im-
provements made in the system of school education,
he states. that in the schools in the city and county
of Philadelphia alone, five thousand three hundred
and sixty-nine schools are instructed on the Lan-
casterian system. The resolutions of Maryland,
with regard to public hinds, arc submitted to the
consideration of the legislature. A new military
system seems partially recommended, by accepting
the service of volunteer companies; commissions
have already issued for 172 companies thus formed.
New ORLEANS, DEC. 6 —.-We are informed that
since the 30th Oct. 20 ships, 54 brigs, 24 schooners,
and 2 sloops, making in all 180 sail, or 21,700 tons
of shipping, have entered this port. There came in
these vessels, as passengers, 3,410 persons; from
these facts some idea may be formed of the rapid in-
crease of the population, as well as of the business,
of the city.
These estimates do not embrace arrivals by land
or by steam-boats from above, which would greatly
increase the amount.

The accounts of the sugar crops are every day more
unfavourable; the last frost has done them serious
injury—the export will be less than 8,000 hogsheads,
while that of last year was 23,000.

Extract of a letter from Mr. \Vallack, dated New
Brunswick, Dec. IS, in the United States, to a
friend resident at Boston :—" I am not now per-
mitted to exert myself much—l write on my back.
The coach was upset with great violence against
Brunswick-bridge; the driver havii;g been thrown
from his seat about a minute previous, and the
horses being at full gallop down the hill leading to
the bridge, which it extremely steep. I was on the
ontside, and, with a sudden shock, was pitched off
on the right, and the stage then on its side, went
entirely over me. It is a miracle that I escaped
with life. I thought at first both legs were broken,
for I had no use of either. The left leg is broken
in two places ; the upper fracture is only an inch
belaw the knee, and the lower one about four inches
above the ankle, which last is a compound fracture,
the bones having come through the calf of the leg
in two places. I had a very severe contusion on
the right knee, and the leg and thigh were terribly
bruised, but not broken. I lost all use of it for
several days, but thank God ! it is now quite well,
the left of course must have time; but I am happy
to tell you all is going on admirably thus far—there
is not the least evidence of contraction, and I am in
great hopes the limb will be restored without any
appearance of accident but a slight lump or two;
and that we must not mind, since I have saved the
old spindle.
The Journal of Toulouse contains a deposition '
made by a man of the name of Theron, when dan-
gerously ill, declaring that the evidence, which he
gave, concerning the murder of Fual,:es, at Rocks,
in which Madame Manson made such a figure. was
false, and that he only did it in order to obtain the
pleasure of going into the country. The evidence
he gave was, that he saw Jauison, Bastide, Colard,
Bash and Bancul, carrying the body of Fualdes down
to the river. The wretch now acknowledges that
he was not even present at the place mentioned.
YEAST.—The following methods of making yeast
for bread are both easy and expeditious:—Boil one
pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown
sugar, and a little salt, in two gallons of water, for
one hour. When milk-warm, bottle it and cork it
close. It will be fit for use in 24 hours. One pint
of this will make 181 b. of bread.—To a pound of
mashed potatoes (mealy ones are best) add two
ounces of brown sugar and two spoonfuls of common
yeast. The potatoes first to be pulped through a
cullender, and mixed with wanu water to a proper
consistence. Thus a pound of potatoes will make a
quart of yeast. Keep it mtderatcly warm while fer-
menting. This recipe is in substance from Dr.
Hunter, who observes that yeast so made will keep.
No sugar is used by bakers, when adding the pulp
of potatoes to their rising.
A singular circumstance took place a few days ago
at Dean Scales, in the parish of Dean : as two men
were blasting stone for lime near that place, a par-
tridge flying by at the same time was shut dead by
one of the particles.

- .

~~-:~.,-