American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-02

Jecfed, and by such major as to destroy all hop
OF its success tor some years at least.
The celebrated cause Of Christian Clarke vs.. tn,
Corporation Of the City OF Washington, is befor,
the Supreme Court Of the United States. Mr.
Clarke 1t will be recollected, few years ago, drew
a prize Of one hundred thousand dollars in the
Washington Lottery, the Manager Of which, d
Gillespie, absconded without paying the prizes
The great question involved in this suit is, the liza
billty OF the Corporation OF Washington for the
payment of the prizes. Counsel for the plaintiff
Messrs. WEBSTER, and Attorney General WRIT.
MIR. JONES is engaged on behalf Of the City. The
importance to both parties, Of the amount at stake
and the legal principles involved, ogs,her with the
fact that this has been decided in favor
OF the plaintiff, and at another time against him,
have contributed to render il one Of uncommon in
terest.
We learn from our last Washington papers, that
the argument in the above case was concluded on
Tuesday-and the decision was looked for with in.
tense anxiety by both parties
.Maryland.--The House Of Delegates of this
State have rejected by large majority, the bill TO
elect the Governor by the People. The committee
or elections have reported unfavoably in the case
of Mr.. Rawley, member elect, on the ground
tha, he is an ordained minister Of the gospel. The
House passed resolution to purchase Two copies OF
Niles Register. for the use OF the Senate and HOUSE
Of Delegates, and TO subscribe for three copies OF
the numbers of said work, which may be hereafter
published, for the use Ct the Executive and OF the
Senate and House.
A State Colonization Society, auxiliary 20 the
American Colonization Society has oeen formed IN
The State Of Ohio, Of which Jeremiah .iorroW ate
Governor) has been chosen President.
The London Courier of the l2h ut announces new
work, entitled The Campaigns Of the British Army a
Washington and New Orleans by the author OF The Sub
altern."
The present population of New Orleans is be-
lieved to exceed $4,000 souls When the city was
transferred to this government, S3 years ago, con
tsiDed but 5000 inhabitants.
The People of Cumberland one of the counties compo
sing Mr. RAsDoLpHs old Congressional district, have pas
sed resolutions in, ting HIM 10 represent them again IN the
House Of Representatives Of the United States.
The quantity Of Hops inspected in Albany, N
the last three months. was 55,22s pounds.
The Senate of Germany has granted to the heir oSchi
Ter copy right Of his works for 25 years.
The Grand Jury OF the Circuit Cour, for The
Eastern District OF Pennsylvania, were discharged
on Friday, the Goth ult. after having been sitting
from the 1th OF October and having 10 hat time
found nearly six hundred bills OF indictment, in re.
lation to the Teas, SC. surreptitiously taken out Of
the Custom House.
sportsman in New Fork offers produce horse in
April next that will rot fifty miles in four hours, and will
bet Sl0, 900 on The result Of the trial
FINE HOO. Amos Warner, Esq. Of Wrights
town township, Bucks County, slaughtered aud sold
to ID. Parry & Co of New Hope, Pa. on the 2sth
ult. hi. large hog weighing SOC pounds.
This Hog from his nose to his hind boots meas-
ured feet
Cir, behind his shoulders feet inches, and was
years and months old.
The inhabitants in the city of Washington estimated
at 49, o67-numbcr of houses 1852, about persons
house.
"A Gensuan Mister r. Pass. Of Boston, informs the la
dies, advertisement, that Corset making is but little
unders,Oodhe has invented plan to suit shapes, &C.
Capt. Alfred P. Edwards, o passenger in the
Champ pion, which has arrived al Msrtha's Vineyard
states that while al the island OF Guam, the capital
oil the Ladrone islands, in April last infoi NATION
was received that the island of Tinian had been Wis
tied by the British whale ship George the Fourth,
Captain Buckley, and that after replenishing his
ship with refreshments, the captain commenced a
aon on TIRE island by burning all thr