The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-20
The HaIlo7rcU .4lmdnac-again.

The HallozreH .4lngdnQc-again.
In the HalloEe,l Gazette Of Nov. "A, we no
lice a copious quantity OF observations, app1-
rantly bv way OF reply to some remarks IN our
paper of the 30th ult. respecting the Hallowell
Almanac. As TO fact or remark made by Us
mas been thereby pretended to BE- unioundei we
might be spared the trouble Of any further OR
seryations upon the subject and leave the wrI-
ter to enjoy by himself the dust and smoke with
which lac has abcured 60 envelope very simple
affair. We shall Il any rate, dismiss it with a
very brief consideration.
We made no boast Of the accuracy and fdeli-
r. Of preparing the Almanac in the publication
Of which we were Interested, nor dId We attempt
20 puff it into the market as more worthy public
patronage than any other, or even than the Hal
lowell Aimanac-but we pointed out IN that
york some whica we know TO be important err
rors, and we suggested others in which there
were wide deyiatious from tic calculations in
other Arnan2cs, and left il to the public 10 form
their own opinions Of the comparative merits Of
each. lfhoweVCr we are urged to DE more eX-
plict, we are not afraid TO hazard the assertion
that some Of Tic errors mentioned are Of a ma
ture too gross and palpable 70 admit Of apology
or excuse and such as betray an ignorance Of
tie principles OF astronomy, not To be tolerated
in the calculator of an Almanac.
for proiii, trade &c.-whicn the writer above
named has 50 literally assigned 70 Us, are not
worth consideration-ior they have not the mer-
It of either wit or argument. If by drawing the
public attention TO the comparative merit ofthe
different publications In question, the result
should be favorable 20 our interest, we shall not
feel ourselves Liable 70 tie charge Of unfair
dealing. nor under the necessity Of apologizing
TO the HaiIowell publishers.
The Convention in Ncw-York have finished
Their iabors We expect 70 give some account
Of them III cur next.
On first rage, we have commenced publishing the
Address OF John Davis, Esq. delivered before the
Maine Agricultural Society at HaLowel,
At the Supreme Judicial Court of this State,
now sitting in this town, there were several con-
Yictions for telony--yiz
I'm. Ellis, for breaking and entering the shop
of Jos. Goold, in the night time, with intent TO
steal Scatencc--l month solitary Imprisonment,
and one year hard labor.
I'm. Ellis % indie Misunderstanding and en-
terng the same shop, in tie night, and commit
ting 4 larceny there. SCatenCC. month s0tita-
~ Imprisonment, o'td tlro gears hard tutor
Samuel .uattheics, for entering a dwelling
house. in the night, with intent TO steal. Sentence
- month solitary Imprisonment, \ h'nt months
hard labor.
I'm .uacariFy breaking and entering a
house, in the night, with intent 70 steal. Sen
trnce-l month soitaTy Imprisonment, ind one
gear hard iGboUr.
Join Jordan, breaking and entering 4 store,
in the night, and committing a larceny therein.
Se,licnce-l NORTH solitary confinement, and ttco
gears hard hJJOr.
john Turner, "a lad about 14) for breaking
and entering a vessel, in the night, and commit
ting larceny therein. Seldence-2O days Soh-
tar1 isnprisoamcnf, and SIR months lard labor.
John Knight alias T'imo Ill., (ncarly deaf
and dumb for larceny. Scltcnce-sirty days
SOLITARY prjsOaaleHt, and Slr months nara tG50I'
Atamceting of the Stockholders of the Cum
bertrand Insurance Company, on Tuesday last,
James Neal, Albert Newhail, Reuben Morton,
Samuel Trask, Thomas Merrill, AMI Hezekiah
Winslow. Esur's. were chosen Directors.
st a meeting of the Directors on Wednesday
last, JAMES NEAL, Esq. was chosen President,
and JOINS CHUTE, II. Secretary
The Cumberland Insurance Company, which
received its Charter at the last session Of tie
Legislature, has Just been organized, and Is now
ready TO enter upon business. Notwithstanding
the In1rnitude of the commercial concerns Of
this State, this is the only Insurance Othce, eN-
cept one lately established At Eastport, now IA
king risks within 1.-THE consequence i, that
our merchants in their foreign and coashng
trade, have been under the necessity OF sending
10 Boston or other places, 10 get security upon
their sEipping--We therefore think that the "a
tility afforded by tlils Office, TO those who arc
DESTROYS to effect assurance, viii be beneficial
20 the commerce of this State-a State which
possesses a line of coast, not inferior TO any in
The Unpn-nor will il yield to any, in proper
ton to its population, III mercantile industry
enterprise.