The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-31
PHILApELPHIA, Dee. 81.

/ PHILADELPHIA, Dee. "a.
! Our MARKETS presented yesterday, and
present again to-day, spectacle which we
question whether another city in the world
ever before witnessed. At an early hour
yesterday our Market houses were groan-
ing under the weight of good things, and
| we hardly know what an epicure could
long for, that he could not easily supply
himself with. The beef, mutton, and veal,
were remarkably fine, and sold at reason
able prices. But Of the poultry, turkies,
tame and wild, geese, ducks, chickens, wild
fowl and game, we hardly remember before
to have witnessed such an abundance. The
farmers wagons, laden mostly with these
things, extended in an almost unbroken
line, from Poplar lane in the Northen Lib
critics, along Second street, to a considera-
BILE way below the Market into Southwark,
a distance OF, perhaps, two miles, and again
IN Market street, from the Market house,
to beyond the Centre Square. A turkey of
the finest quality, weighing from Is to Is
pounds sells for dollar to dollar and a
quarter. Geese, from s TO 10 pounds at
from 90 to 20 cents. Other articles in pro :
portion. This profusion of the good things
of this life is thus happily placed within the
reach OF almost every individual in the COM
munity. May we all enjoy it with modera-
ton and thankfulness to that Providence
from whom all good proceeds.
MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT. This interest
ing subject, though frequently brought in
to examination in the English courts, is
very rarely presented for discussion in our
own. 1t was, however, particularly investi-
gated in suit tried before Judge Irving on
Saturday last.
The facts of the case were, that F., pos
sessed of moderate independence, inner
tied tiom her father, contracted and duly
solemnzed marriage with A. B., by whom
/ the lady's portion was bestowed in the pur-
chase OF house and furniture. A consid-
cradle time afterwards, and on the receipt,
from her fathers estate of the final share of
the wife, b. settled all the property pur-
chased with F's fortune upon her-ana for
that purpose conveyed the same to NJ. 1.-THE
mother of FL in trust. B. subsequently, be-
came insolvent; and one of his creditors
having obtained judgment, levied upon
part OF the furniture so conveyed and set
tied. M. brought the above action for the
trespass committed by the levy and the de-
PENDANT sought to defeat the settlement
made 10y b. on the ground of fraud.
! 1t appeared by the testimony, that B. was
free from debt at the time of the settle
ment; that the property had been purchas-
ed with the money of F. and that it was
made with the usual view to her individual
protection against her husbands liabilities
! The defendant showed that +. and B.. and
M. were In the habit of living in one family
and that they indiscriminately used the prop
erty included in the settlement.
| The jury were instructed as to the law,
that settlements Though usually made be-
fore marriage, and in such instances unim-
peachable, II done in proper form, are yet
valid when executed subsequently,
ed they be done while the husband is out of
| debt, and not with any immediate view to
escape just responsibilities. The purpose of
such settlements is fair and equitable it is
to protect the wife against casualty; and as
the giving of credit always presupposed in
formation as TO the debtors circumstances,
and is at all events done at the risk of the
party-the latter has no right to complain
OF injustice as to the protecting operations
of the law on the wife's behalf. As to the
use made by the husband of the furniture
assigned over to M. it was to be deemed
only incidental, because unavoidable for,
If his wife is ever to realize the benefit in
tended her, he by consequence, partakes-
though not legally designed to receive any
advantage. The jury accordingly brought
IN verdict for the ptaintif-that is, in ia
vor of the wife's trustees against the hus-
bands credtor.-.N Y. Statesman.
N. Y. STATE PRIsON. The Westchester
Herald announces the completion ofthe New
Il State Prison near that place. This edifice
Is built of white marble, taken from an in-
exhaustible quarry on the spot, and is locat-
ed near the border of the Hudson river. 1t
is 4S2A feet in length, "A in width, and
contains 800 cells. 1t has been about three
years in building, and has cost the State
about l26,000 dollars. About $4,000 dol
lars has been saved by employing convicts
to labor upon it. Attached to the building
are kitchen and hospital, 81 feet by FORTY
two stories high, and also of marble. There
are SOP convicts now in the prison, who are
represented as healthy and industrious and
from whose labors, in furnishing dressed
building marble, it is calculated the state
will in future derive a considerable revenue
Boston Bulletin.
/ SLEEP WALKING. About IL o'clock or
Sunday night, son of Mr.. Theodore Ly.
man of this town, II years old, suddenly
rose from his bed in his sleep, and, without
dressing himself, raised one of the windows
of his chamber, leaped out upon the ground
about IL feet, ran with all speed so or 1O(
rods, and unperceived entered the bach
mart Of Mr. A pnmarov's boueo anJ ,o...A