Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-06-17
Summary of News.

RHoDE-IsLAND IEGIsLATURE.-The Cen
eral Assembly ofthis State will commence
its June Session, in Newport, on Monday
next.
Aperson has recently arrived in New
York, having patent for a machine to
raise Anchors on ship board lie states
that with one of Them one man will be able
to weigh an Anchor of 1000 pounds.
The Yearly Meeting in the Society of
Friends, has been, as usual, attended in
Newport, during the present week by a
great number OF strangers from all quarters
of the country, besides one or more highly
distinguished speakers fEom Europe
From the statement of late writer, it
appears that President John Adams, has
approached near to his 9!st year. AL
though the hand of time has been lightly
pressed upon hun, yet some Of the infrm-
ties of patriarchal old age have stolen
over his frame, bleaching his hair to
snowy white, and making his eyes dim.
A sailor says, off it can be proved there
is sufficient use for the hold of the earth in
carrying ballast to keep the world in its or
bit, then Symmcs' Theory of an Inhabited
cavity cannot be correct"
A party of young men who recently went
from Paris, Me on sqri,rel HINT, return
ed with game to the number Of 2276.
"7he learned Professions. 1T has been
Gsccrtained that twelve hundred young gen.
tlemen were prepared for the profession Of
medicine, six hundred for law, five hundred
for the ministry, the last year, in the Uni
ted States
Sarony Sheep.-The brig Maria Eliza
beth, arrived at New-York on Thursday
from Hamburg, brought out about one hun
dred and eighty Saxony Merino sheep
We understand, says the New-York Daily
Advertiser, they have been selected with
great care from part Of the flock of the
King Of Saxony. The fneness and beau
ty Of their fleece is said not To he surpass-
ed by any flock heretofore imported in
America.
There are at this moment, six lines of
daily stages running between Albany and
Saratoga, at the low price of 50 cents each
passage.
Coonels Fenwick and Leavensworth
have passed through Detroit to attend a
court martial at Green Bay for the trial of
Col. M'Neill, Major Whistler, and some
other officers, against whom charges have
been presented The nature of the char
ges is not known.
The I.ockport Observatory states there
is now in the possession of a gentleman in
that village, common Toad taken from
red sand stone, in which it was imbeded
quite dry, and nearly petrificd
The Alexandria Herald states that the
debt of the Columbian College, is $4,000
The Springs Saratoga Springs are
crowded at this early season with visitors
in pursuit of amusement and health The
last accounts from those resorts Of fashion
say "that between three and four hundred
persons were there, and the number were
daily increasing"
The long contemplated horse boat, at
Bristol ferry, has gone into operation, by
which it is confidently believed that numer-
Gus inconveniences attending the old mode
of passing will be remedied; and those who
visit the fertile spot, Rhode-Island, for bus-
ness or amusement, cannot fail to appreci-
ate properly so great an Improvement.
A serious fire took place at Portland on
Sunday last, which destroyed large num-
Der of buildings, and a great amount Of
property. II is attributed to an incendiary,
and the loss is estimate at $4,000