The Litchfield County post., 1826-12-26

,ices the proceeding of the Board composed of officers of the militia and of the army, who, at the request of the Sec. of War, have reviewed present defective militia system. The report says that there are at the present time two millions of male ciii- zens in the U. s. between the ages of IS and 45, aultitudes of whom are exempted from performing military duty. In refer ence to the alterations proposed by the board, Mir. Barbour says.-" 1t would ap- pear that keeping up system of the mili- tia so extensive as the present, and burthen- some without any advantage, to a large class of our citizens, was altogether unne- cessary. A different organization, there fore, by which at least million and half of our most useful citizens would be reliev- ed from the unproGtable pageantry of mili- tary parade, flor five or six days in the year, constituting so injurious draft on their in- dustry must be one which cannot fail to be received by the American people,"
 A document was transmitted to Congress on the Sth inst. by the President, relating to the lead mines of the U. $. in Illinois and Missouri. In the mines in the for mer state, 453 men were employed in Aug. last, and the quantity of lead made in the year preceding that date, was 2,422,2
 
 pounds. The number of laborers in the public,and private mines of the latter state, was about 2OOO, and the whole quantity of lead obtained about 9,73S ,427 pounds.- Lead has been obtained from about 5000 a. cres of land in Missouri; and the whole quantity of land supposed to be mineral, is estimated at 100000 acres.
 Extract from Me Post Muster Generals Report.
 {" A new principle has been incorporated into the late contracts, which, it is believ- ed, will produce great regularity in con- Neyance of the mail. Excuses for delays and total failures have always been heard, and when it appeared that the obstruc- tions were such as could not he overcome, no penalties have been imposed. Unde; this practice it has been fn"nd that car riers often cnteavored to avoid the effect of their own negligence, which exempted their employers from fines. This presents strong inducement for them to magnify difficulties aud procure certificates from. persons with whom they may have inf1u- ence, corroborative of their own allega- a: d.. >l duce the utmost exertion, by the late con- tracts a penalty follows every failure, without regard to the cause producing it, As this penalty is increased by the addi- ton of every seven minutes delay, and a f,ilure to connect with depending line, through any want of exertion, may forfeit the contract, no greater inducement can be offered, to engage the punctual dcliv- cry of the mail.
 At meeting of the trustees of Williams College, held on the 5th inst. Edward A. Newton, Esq. of Pittsfeld, Mass. was C. lected one ofthe trustees, and MT. William A. Porter, Professor of Languages in Yer mont University, was elected Professor of Languages. 1t is understood that Mr. Porter will accept this office. It must be gratifying to the friends of this valuable in- stitution to learn that the efforts which have recently been made to procure sub- scription to aid its funds to the amount of S25, ,OOO has been ct ly successful. Of this sum, 5000 was Sed in Boston and its vicinity; I,OOC n Northampton and Hadley, and the residue in the westerly part of Mass. and in New-York. This timely aid to tho funds of the College, is principally owing to the exertions of it's ex- cellent president, Rev. Dr. Griffin. His appeals to the friends of learning and reli- zion, in behalf of an institution which has been so great a help to the church and to the cause of education, have met with the most fattering success. A new college ed- ifice is to be erected, sufficiently large to furnish a chapel, rooms for the college li- brary, apparatus. Meteorological Cabinet, Recitation Rooms, &Cc. and the new pro- lessor. Mir. Porter. is to receive a salary