Litchfield enquirer., 1829-12-10

last states, thHt was estimated on the previous a, that there were already n Washington not less thuu l5O members of Congress- there cOult Do no doubt that there would be quorum present Or tho Monday following.
 1 0' The Rev. Ralph Emerson, of Norfolk, has nc Cepted the appointment of Brown Professor at the Andover Seminary, to which he was a shore Iins since elected
 Yate COnegs.-Tho annual catalogue CC this insti. tuition is just published. By tive learn .ha, the whole number of schOlas attached to the college including six resident graduates, 496 as follows -TheUlogi. cH students 49 law students 2l, medical students 6l total l3l. Seniors of the Colege 7l, Juniors O, SOphomOres 95, Freshmen l06-.total $50. The
 freshman class is the largest that has ever been enter. cd in any college in this country.
 Methodist CoHege.-A committee from the New. York and New England Conferences Of tue Methodist E. Church met at Haven last week for the pur. pose of deciding upon site for the College for said church and people. The committee determined upon Middctown, tn is state tn preference to Bridgeport Troy, or any other place brought into notice. They are to make report to the differen, conferences in
 
 rejected. But unless some very strong inducements should be held from other places, it is believed that the Conter nccs will coincide with the commtee and the College Lc located at Middletown. The peo- pie of that place, beleve made tender Of 20 or 25 GOO dollars. together with the buildings erected for Captain Partrilgc's military acatemy, should the Col. ege be located there.
 hm mkom Ma .;n borough, N. Y. in September Inst, forwarded to MT. Henry Clay piece of beautiful black cloth suitable for dress, a manifestation of ",espect for his dis interested and cf"ien, efforts in favor of the Amer can system." l, was accompanied with note from the agent-to which Mir. Clay made reply, in which he expresses his regret that the manufacturing o wool len cloths is in such depressed he fears it is and concludes with wishing that [" the next session of congress may not terminate without the adoption of some measures" for their relief
 Resolutions were introduced into the Legislature Of NewJersey it's late session adverse the tar bu, indefinitely postponed bccause-Gen. Jackson had not yet expressed himself for against that measure, and therefore they would wal, until their session. What cogen. reason.
 The editors of the New-York Courier and Enquirer say that since the union of the papers, about six l38 of which yearly advertisers at $40 per annum The nominal amoun, Of this would be $l6,l4O. This is patronage worth having Why n the country here we might deve almost an age without hearing of a quarter of the amount.
 Ex.President Adams, in company with Hon. Dan sA1 Goeha nf hAN New-York on Friday morning last from his residence in Massachusetts, and proceeded sou,hward the same evening on his way to Washington.
 Stage Drirers.-Atthc term ofthe Court in Spring 6eld, Mass. a,ely ofsome interest to stage pro- pretors well those who ride in their stages decided. It appeared the trial, that the driver tUrning o come up to the stage house door, the carriage upset and Mir. and Mrs. Stebbins, the plainanis in the case, considerably injured Mir. s. brought his acticn to recover damages and obtained verdict of $50. The principles Of law, applicable the case, ,and delivered n charge to the jury are remarks the Repubcan-" that stage proprietors are responsible for the careessness unskilfuness of their drivers as much if they held the reins and guided the horses with their own hands,-lhat she verturning of the carrage being proved d.-neglgence is implied and must be rebu,lcd by defendsnt-.ha,
 
 the implied undertaking of stage propretors always s, that they will provide for the safe conveyance o passengers as far as human foresight can do Gen. Winfeid Scot.-Ths gallant officer has al length yielded to the opinion Oi the late adminisra ton, by acknowledging his willingness to return te his uy and requesting that his tender of resignation may be wi,hdrawn, as will be seen by the annexed correspondence. This sacrifice of his own opinion ts ,ha. of his peers is what every hns long des'red for all would have regretted to have lost the services of so valuable an officer. Gen. Macomb has since assigned him the command of the Eastern district l while Gen. Gaines retains that of the Western. Nes0. Fork, Nov. 10. 1929.
 SIR: have seen the Presidents order Of the 13ti August last, which gives construction ofthe 6ist ant 60d articles of war, relative Co rank or comns0nd. Humbiy protesting that this order deprlves me O rights guaranteed by these articles, and the uniform practice of the Army under them from ,he commence 1 ment of the Government, down to the year l6@S when the new construction was first adopted agains me in obedience the universal advice ot my friends who deemed it incumbent on une to sacrifice my ow' conviction and feelings to what may, by an apt error be considered the repeated decision ct the esUH au thori,y of my country, have brought myself to Inak that sacrifice, and therefore withdraw the tender ] my resignation now file in your Department. l also ask leave surrender the remainder ot sh fuTlough, the Department was kind enough to exten' to me in April las' and to reCST; Tyss ,OE sr Ss,y To Hon. J. H. EAToS, Secretary of War.