Litchfield enquirer., 1829-03-19


 tivity. In this hook, says MT. Noah, we shall find the particulars of Joshua's com manding the sun to stand still. The same editor gives the titles of several books. mentioned in the Bible, which he thinks may be recovered in Persia, viz.---s Book of the Acts Of Solomon,' Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah,'' Book of Samuel the Seer Book of Nathan the Prophet,' Book of Cad the Seer,' The Visions of Iddo the Seer,' Book of Shemiah the Prophet Book of Jehm.'-, The reason which he assigns for these books being in Persia, is that some Jews liked the Government of Cyrus, and re- mained, while others went away in too much haste to carry their books
 The Rochester Daily Advertiser and Telegraph thus speaks of the metropolis
 "T The city of New Y ork is nation in every thing connected with its municipal affairs. Its mul,ifarious interests-its power, finances, wealth and official patron- age, all give consequence to the adminis- tration oi'its affairs, scarcely second in the eyes of tho whole people, to the state le- gisature itself Who can contemplate the exhibit of its financial concerns, as gather ed from the annual report ofthe city comp ,roller, without subscribing to tho remark !'
 After giving an abstract from the re- port, the editor continues :-
 " Such is the city of New York, whose prosperity is sure evidence of the prosper ity of the country of whose produce it is the general mart. We rejoice in her pros- perity, in her increase and in her latness. If she sickens her malady must affect sl.s, arteries, through which the life-blood ofbu- siness has its current, of a wide extended country; and the disease strikes home and will be felt from Sag Harbor to Ste. Marie: in the frgcs of the Green Mountains and the glass house at Pittsburgh. And so likewise her health gives clearer note to the hum of industry along the canals, and :, in the eyes ofthe adventurous mariner of the lakes, fresh color to the sky that cur- tains the horizon of our inland seas."
 TURKISH OFFTcERs.-The titles appli- ed to the various Turkish officers, being entirely different from those of any other European nation, are frequently not un- derstOod. For the benefit of such as need the information, we give the following ex- planation of some of the titles which most Efrequently occur in the accounts of Fur kish affairs. The Grand Se;gmor or S1t- tan, is the chief ruler, corresponding with the Emperors of other nations. The Rcis Efendi is the Secretary of State, or Prime Minister. The Divan is a grand council ofthe principal officers of the em- pire, answering to the cabinet councils of England or America. Tine Afufts is the officer at the head of tho religious affairs of the government, the support ofthe Ma hometan religion being closely interwoven into their political system. The Grand Vizicr is the head of the military depart ment, and on extraordinary occasions, commands the armies in person. Pacha (pronounccd l'ask0so) is title given to the governors of provinces, and sometimes, perhaps, to those holding subordinate com- mands. It is, however, title of great dignity, and is conferred only on those who are highly distinguished. The Captain P0cha, or as we frequently see it spelled, Caption P0ck0, is the commander in chief of the fleet and naval forces.-PrOv. iSub.
 A horrible development has been made in Edinburg, of the existence ofa house whereat passers by were decoycd and then murdered, in order to sell the bodies to the surgeons. Two persons, a man and his wife. concerned in it, were arrested and tried, and one of them confessed to series of murders. Sentence of death was passed upon the man, William Burke. There were two others, Hare and his wife, who were implicated in similar transaction who were used as witnesses.
 Ohio Hemp and Flar COmpany.-A bill for incorporating Company with this title is before the Legislature of Ohio. It is contemplated to purchase about 500 a. cres of land near Cleaveland, and 10 erect at navigation depths the necessary It is intended that the main establishment for the culture of the hemp, should be near Columbus or the Canal, and should Dc superintended by Russians, whose experience will enable the company eHectually to rival the Russian hemp, and to secure the patronage of the Navy, and our shipping merchants. At this point, works for the extensive manufacture of II R- Ln ~a..1 1A s