Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-02

The ship Swift after being out li,e more than
IS months has landed at Nantucket more than 5000
bls. spermaceti OIL nearly equal 10 100000 gallons;
said TO be the largest cargo OF SPERM oil carried
into any port: ii is worth about $50. 000.--Salem,
like Portland in Alane has had her rio,s owing To
attempt 10 put down houses of i'll fame. They
have been frequent Tor one or two years past, and
in instance death has ensued. A legal enquiry
going on uto riot which occurred on Wed-
nesday week.--On the 22d, was the fret snow
storm at Boston this season. TIE fell TO the
depth of several inches-A part of Mr.. Austin's
Ais. life oil MIR. Gerry was burnt in the late fire.
RHODE ISLAND. The Providence Journal
speaking of the dispatch OF busineas in the u. S.
Circuit Court for that district, says is now al
most matter OF course that a citizen of this state
having cause OF any magnitude in ainount
principle steps the line and becomes the tenn
porary resident OF another state, in order to avail
himself of the jurisdiction Of the United States
Court
CoNNEcTIcUT.-rh e Board of Commissioners
OF the Pennington Canal have established about
miles, commencing northery of Pennington Viii
lage, and extending south through that village TO
the d,verging point OF two proposed routes, one
through Cheshire, the other through Wallingford
The Superintendent was about to close the con-
tracts Tor that whole distance. The Board have al
SO laid out Ill miles more, terminating a little
sou,hernly from the OF the town OF Cheshire
Contracts also advertised for this tract. There
remain about l6 miles of the whole route from Mas
sachusetts 10 New Haven harbor which will be
put under coniract next spring. Thus the work
speeds with great actvity.-The chaise of Mr..
Caldwell of Hartford was away with by his
horse; and run at full speed against travelling
gon. The shock was so great that il threw his lit
tie child from the chaise 10 feet, into the
nj one OF the men who was on the seat of the wa
gon, who caught the apparent victim OF death and
saved him from injury.
NEw YoRK.-rhe Albany Argus estimates
ON actual returns the republican majority in the
House as at least 20; and certainly in the Senate.
And these majoriiies (says the Argus, )are in de-
cided political opposition to Mr. Clinton and the
federal party, and all me various names they have
jointly assumed" There is every reason TO be-
lieve that the district electoral ticket has prevail
ell in ihe state by considerable majority The
navigation OF the Grapd Canal interrupted on
the lst 8 miles of Schenectady, by the ice.
| A ie," days OF mild weather were expected to O.
pen it.-James Freeman, blacksmith at w aterford,
hung himself with common trace chain; pecuna-
~ embarrassment supposed to be the cause Mrs.
Coon OF Hallimoon, has also committed suicide in
III Oh monetary rhrenzy produced by violen,
pam She had but few days before been deliv-
cred of her frs, child; and while her husband was
gone TO neighbour in the night TO procure some
medicine, for her relief she accomplished her bor-
rid purpose.--Appiication Is 10 be made 10 the Lee
Slslature tor the Incorporation OF company 10
construct r0ii,Ddy from Schenectady TO the Hud-
son, al Albany and Troy; with view ofavoiding
The delay and expense oil passing 2S locks which
cur between the Hudson and Schenectady The
Derby Bank after " fitful fever OF few shor,
months has expired-The New Jersey Lombard
and Protection Bank has also stopped payment
All the money OF the Western Banks (says the N
\. Statesman in consequence OF these Other
causes. is basking about Wall ST. at TO per cent
discount.-The Albany Patriot of the 23d states
that the Canal is closed for the season by
snow and ice several inches thick; and that
there are some hundreds of reighted boats on the
canal, which will be subjected TO serious inconve-
nience and expense The Albany Argus of the
10Th states that in the Senate 20 and probably q
are republicans, and the remaining IL federal
lists and Clintonians: of the House, 60 decided
republicans, so Clintonans and federalisis doubt
iui, and lost in consequence of tie that the
electoral vote, &c, l3i given for districts,
oI ,so3 for General ticket plurality majority foi
Districts 4,24S
/ New JERsEY-The committee TO whom were
referred the proceedings of other states relative tc
the colonization of people OF colour. have reported
that 1t was inexpedient TO adopt any other mea-
sures than those of the last session: which was
greed TO by the House. The bill Incorporating the
Union Bank of Railway has been rejected by
% to Is votes. None of the applications for
Committee the State Prison reports an actual
loss during the last months of S273O 90 including
salaries OF keepers, &c, There are So convicts
30 whites and 20 blacks; 40 are Americans, l.
rishmen, Engishman and / Dutchman. They
are employed in weaving, spoong, shoemaking
saving stone, SC. SC. Is in solitary cells 3 sick
THE Canal will terminate at New Brunsu lex
The Citizens at public meeting agreed 10 let i,
run as the Commissioners proposed, with dam
below the town to raise the water sufficiently 10
| give feet at Carrots valley, just above the town
where the Commissioners propose letting the Canal
into the RaTiian.-Four were burnt al Spots
wood on the night OF The 18th, in the house of r.
Jobs the rest OF the inmates scarcely escaped with
| their lives The Legislature have passed law
repeating the charter of the {" New Jersey Pro
lection aud Lombard Bank at Jersey City,'' and
appointing Trustees to settle the concerns OF the
Institution. The Cashier has accordingly delivered
into their hands, all its books papers and propert
In his possession Steps will be now taken to re-
deem the bills, Sc.
PENNsYLvANIA.---Georg Tyson, who was
condemned to 3 years imprisonment for stealing
the check OF Mary Stewart for SlO22 80, and 10
reimburse the prosecution and to pay the costs OF
The Prosecution, being pardOned by the Governor,
claimed his" discharge without paying the restor-
alton money or the costs After argument before
the Supreme Court, Judge Duncan remanded the
prisoner-Ihe managers of the Pennsyl anian u
Mon Canal have made an elaborate and encouraoine
report, leaving sanguine hopes to be entertained
" that boats may pass from the Susquehanna to the
Schuylkill by The close of the year $780," This
report seems to have reused the Batimoreans who
are also anxious to bring the produce on the Sus,
quehanna to their own town, The object of the
Union Canal, is in the first place, to attract the
produce OF the Susquehanna river 10 Philadelphia
and by the same channel to furnish the supplies re-
CURED by the return trade; and secondly, to COM
plete first and most important link in the chain o