Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-05-26

covery the 64th number, on the treaty MAX
ing power. The occasion of his receiving
1 his wound was riot IN New-Yo rk. Some
young surgeons, in obtaining subjects for
| dissection, had excited the fury ofthe popu-
! lace, and to escape the frenzy of the mob
| had taken shelter in the prison, and the pol
ice proved inadequate to its defence. In
this emergency Mr.. Jay and others placed
themselves under the orders of Col. Hamil-
ton, to enforce the sovereignty of the law,
and Mr.. Jay was severely wounded in the
head by stone thrown from the mob, and
this wound confined him to his bed and
Obliged him to give up the patriotck labour
United States to his countrymen in his pur-
/ posed numbers of the Federalist."
RHODE ISLAND JUDICIARY. One of the
Rhode Island papers has reported an extra
ordinary debate. which recently took place
in the Rhode Island Legisture, on a bill
proposing to raise the salaries of the Judges.
Mr.. Potter thought the salaries of the Judg-
es, at present. too high, as the same men
could be hired foI less sum. There never
was difficulty in getting the Judges of the
old Court to serve for 5000; but it was diff
cult to get them to retire from Office, after
they became initiated. Mr.. Bull was oppos-
). ed to the bill. Mr.. Peckham said, that it
had never been his principle to pay a labour-
er, dollar for the work, he could get done
for fifty cents. Mr.. Updke said, that there
/ had been assigned no reason for raising the
salaries of the Judges. They had laid out
no part of their salaries in purchasing an ex-
pensive library. Two of them, he believed,
had in copartnership purchased Starkie on
Evidence, which composed the whote of their
library. The bar was ready to get rid of
some of the judges, and promote lawyers to
their places. We have, sir, too many law
yers they hang on forever the oldest Of
them do not give up their professions and
wont die. With travelling secretaries, we
have during the late election, had travelling
Judges, who throwing of their gowns have
entered the field of politicks, and engaged
/ in all the rancor of political strife. He was
attached to Rhode Island and hoped her
institutions would he preserved. He was
opposed to an independent Court. He had
once seen an independent Judge in the Cir
i cvit Co,rt ,nde. tIe TBntirnue of his wife
compTeteIy IN leading strings, sitting on the
bench, to determine. in his dotage the rights
or others. Mr.. Potter thought. that the
Legislature ought not to pay extravagant
salaries ito raise our responsibility abroad
That would he like the old man, who brought
his ducks from Coventry, and sold them in
| providence: on his return, his wife asked
hun, what he had done with the money; he
rephed, | care nothing about that, sold the
ducks, and spent the money in gentleman's
company. Mr.. Pratt, in the course of his
remarks. applied to Mr.. o. Potter, the term
OF my learned friend" for which he was
called to order, and Mr.. E. R. Potter thought
| that an apology was necessary. Mr. Haz-
ard remarked very necessary indeed"
We must think thai this picture of the
Rhode Island Judiciary is mere caricature.
The debate is truly tnique.-Salem Obs.
VERMONT. While residing in Addison
county, VT. fancied from the appearance of
the mountains west of lake Champlain, that
that region conld never be much settled
But as you leave the lake, and pass through
Crowpoint, you find tolerable country.
When you are eight miles from it, you meet
considerable stream which runs to the S.
w. and empties into the east branch of the
Hudson. Twelve miles from the Champlain
you come to Paradox Lake, which is five
miles in length; and at three miles in dis
lance, you meet the Schroon Lake, which is
ten miles long. These Lakes abound with
hsh, particularly the salmon trout Between.
the Lakes, are extensive intervals, and the
upland is good. But Notwithstanding the
soil is productive and easy of tillage. and
Notwithstanding there are forests of valua-
BILE pine timber, the riches Of the country lie
chiefly below the surface of the earth. The
vast quantities of iron8ore, of superiour
quality, that have been discovered, bespeak
that here will be, ere long, the seat of ex-
tensive manufactures. Nor is this all.
Great quantities of Gypsum, or plaster paris,
have been found, and used with complete
success. I have tried it three wears on |
Corn, by the side of other plaster, and found
it much the best. -.Middlebmy american.
The late frost was severely felt in the in
terlour of this State. In Hancock county. |
the Advertiser says, ice was formed of the
thickness of the eighth of an inch. The
leaves of fig, grape. persmmon, and other
tender shrubs and trees are withered. Gar.
den vegetables, such as are liable to injurv
from frost, are PROSTATE wherever the pre- !
caution of covering was neglected Ali the
cotton which was up is destroyed; but the
corn, though damaged, will probably in most
cases revive. At Athens, on the 9TH inst.
ice was formed in trough half an inch
thlck-all but the most hardy vegetables of
the garden were destroyed, the fruit bliobt-
ed, and the wheat, it is feared, much iniur-
ed.-.qlbany Ado.
Han. We understand says the Phil
adelphia Democratic Press, that on Satur-
day night, the 10th instant, severe hail
storm passed over Tinicnm Island, break
ing great quantity of window glass in
the Lazaretto. and very much iniuring
the garden and forest trees.