Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-27

&reed upon the United States -and
Great Britain for the payment RI
slaves and tho Treaty Of Che n. 3
Wednesddy; Jan. ~ In the Senate.
some discussion was had, in which
Mr.. Robbins took q considerable
part, relative to the claims "a tie
Now England Missippi L, nd Com
peuy. The bill was laid on the q.
ble.
in tho House, AiIst Anme prelim.
1nary business. Mr.. @Barges moved
90 postpone ell tho others orders of
the day. to take up the bill makine
provisionfor thb surviving officers
Of the army of the ReyoIution--ayes
Is, nees 81. ~
The duty ON wooleAa was taken
up by vote of SO 10 SO. MIR. Nal.
larry advocated the bill. Mr.. Cam.
brcIengcf New York opposed the
bill. 81
Thursday. Jan. Is. In Senate.
The DsnkrsPt Biil was taken on,
and a motiont made to strike out, the
provision of the esd scction, which
held but an ostel.sible benefit 10 ".
yiculfaralists and others, that never
could be realized" This seciion
permits persons except merchants
and @traders, to become voluntary
bapkrupts,
In The House. a revolution was
offcrad to provide for CARRYING out
free persons of colour to Africa in
u. s. vessels, was refused consider
atiou. Mr.. Miner offered resolu-
tion to appropriate $4,000 to the
relief Of the sufferers by the fre in
Alexandria.
Manufactures. Mr.. Buchanan,
moved a disc hargc OF the committee
OF the whole from the bill introduced
BY Mr.. Mallary. He urged the
short period remaining Of the sess-
ION, but six weeks. That tho sub.
ject caused much agifation Through
out ths country. and the hopes aud
Fears in regard !s it ought to be put
10 rest. Considerable discussion a.
Fnse in which Mr.. Burgess took a
part.
Friday, Tan. ie. In The House, the
bill passedby \ vnte Of lie to Go.
sppropriating 100000 te'scIieve the
sufferers by the fire in Aiexan'lrta.
In the Senate. a mnti"n 10 allow
10000 was discussed and referred
10 committee. Al appropriations
bill was reportcd psfor Qualifications
in 1927, among the sums was 10000
k,r Fort Adams at Newport. Mr..
M.Lane. was excused from serving
an tho COMMITTEE of Ways and
Means, from, i'll health.
John Tyler. present governor Of
Virginia. has been elected Senator
for the U. States fromthr 4th March
next, in the place Of John Randolph.
The Newport Republican says,
since our last. the weather tRs heep
40 intensely cold as to have frozen
Che inner harbor almost entirely ov-l
or but the strong nor:herly wind
which prevailed on Tuesday night,
,endered it again entirely free from
ice. Our outer haabor, where vcs.
bels can ride out any weather in per
IN 2xRpiy, has :Temained open and
M h x6sbstructed by ice. and vcs-
ss|S ht'&e ,lllily entered and departed
without tke least difficulty. The
river. from Providence down ~ the
island Of Prudence, distance IF
nearly twenty miles, has been one
solid mass OF ice for several days.
Brso.A Of Promise. A case Of thi.
kind was tried on the 10th inst. at
Ithaca. N. Y. and verdict of $1,000
given agamst the defendant. The
Judge in his charge TO the jury re-
marked that tire case was AN aggra-
waited one, and that exemplary dam
ages should be gise,'s That, thongh
the defendant was not q man vi pr"p
erty, vet his futare labours ought to|
be mortgaged in compensation oi the
injury he had done.
There are now 60 different Enews-
papers in the state of Massachusetts.
81 of which are published in Boston'
The remains OF 1t. Allen. VINO
was killed by the pirates and burr'ea
on the island of Cuba. are 70 De re-
moved to hudson, N. Y. lis native
place.