American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-19

We understand, says the Boston Centinel, that
the Lynn Mechanics Bank was broken open last
Thursday night The villains entered by getting
into the cellar and thence into the Banking room
where they succeeded in tearing off the small secu-
titles I'LL they came to Perkins patent lock which
stopped their progress. Finding their efforts vain
TO penetrate the vault, they departed without further
injury.
Ship building. THE keel of a ship of 1000 tons,
is about 20 be put on the stocks at Baltimore. Ano-
Their iine ship OF between and 400 tons is nearly
completed, and several public spirited individuals
are about to dispatch ship from that port for Can
ton. 1t also appears that upwards of 900 buildings
are now erecting in Baltimore, many of them dwell
ling houses and stores Of the first class.
Mr.. Samuel Pooley, native workman of New
York city, has just finished complete set of knives
and forks with all the appendages of Lilliputian
dinner apparatus, which, together with two pair of
razors, and several smaller Knives scissors, &c. are
contained in small box not four inches square,
The pen knives are composed of ten distinct pieces,
and the largest weighs 4 l0ths of grain. The
whole are intended present to the President of
the United States.
A gentleman in New York, has offered premi-
um OF fifty dollars, for the best essay on the impor-
lance Of the Sabbath, being considered merely as
cirI institution.
In the course of debate in the British House of
Commons, on the Navy supply, Mr.. Hume observ
ed, that would astonish the House to be informed
that in the last three years, the sum OF 6,54O,OOOt
had been voted Tor dock yards, wharves, &c. and
since 1915, 25,00O,000, for building and repairing
ships.
The Irish Times says, that more mercantile blu
sine.s has been transacted in Dublin, during the
last few months, than in twice the same period
this time last year.
A proclamation has been issued declaring the
barones OF Bupraty and Tulla, in the county of
Clare restored to state of tranquility, and reev
ing them from the operation Of the Instruction
Act.
Twenty .one Pilots of the port of Savannah, have
thrown up their commissions and refused act any
longer such in consequence, as they say, of the
arbitrary conduct Of the board of piotage.
The Riggers of Baltimore have fixed the price
Of their work at one dollar &c cents per Cay.
Mr.. Torbet Of St. Helena, on whose land Bo
naparte was buried, has arrived in England, and
demanded of the British government 900 pounds
for the land enclosed around the grave, but was put
off with 500 pounds, to be paid by the East India
Company, on his return to St. Helena.
The Baltimore papers of The 18th inst. contain
the following advertisement
ne lAandnolderS oil Baltimore Soubty, ano
such are now in the City, from other Counties in
the State, are requested to meet, if they think pro
per- THIS DAY, at IL O'Clock, at the Office of
Benz. C. Howard, Esq. opposite the Battle Monu-
ment--to adopt and recommend the means which
may be necessary and proper, to resist the Claim
et up against them, by the Representative of Mrs.
Louisa Browning, late of the kingdom of Grea,
Britain, for Quit Rents. which accrued from the
year l771 to 1870. said 10 have been due to her as
the rghtfu Proprietor Of the heretofore province of
Maryland
The senate of New York have passed BILL by a
vote of % 10 s, appropriatng S2 900 to deftay the
expenses oil surveying the routes of seventeen new
canals.
Commodore Barron will shortly proceed to Nor
folk, to take the command OF the Navy Yard on that
station He will be succeeded by Captain Bddle in
command of the PHILADELPHIA station. Captain
Crane is to take the Boston station. Major
Gamble of the Marine Corps at Philadelphia, to be
transferred to the Portsmouth station; and will be
succeeded by Major Miller.
.nonument to General Notwithstanding the
grant of Massachusetts,, nearly S55,70o, have been
subscribed to the proposals for erecting monument
to General Warren, near the spot on which he fell
on Bunker Hill.
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