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

SPRINGFIELD, May To-. Chief Justice Par
4 ker Is now holding the Nisi Prus Term o
the Supreme judicial Court, in this county
BENG detained at Hampshire by large
DOCKET, he did not arrive here to commence
business until Wednesday morning last.
Some remarks were made in our paper 6
lew weeks since upon the state of our gaol
and we are glad that there is a prospect OIL
! a decrease in the number of prisoners. The
Grand Jury found sixteen bills of indictment
number not very creditable to the charac-
ter OF the county. 1t is melancholy spec
tacle to see so many arraigned for offences
against the laws, and more so, as they are
mostly young, several of them minors and of
native growth Six have been sentenced to
the State Prison, and three, on account of
their youth, to the House of Correction in
worcester. Smith and Squire, two of those
that escaped from gaol few DAYS since,
nave been retaken and are among the can
dldates for the State Prison.
The two Stephensons, who were indicted
for larceny, were acquitted, on account of a
deficiency of evidence but before the elder
had fairly got out of the Court House, he
was arrested as deserter from the army,
plete his term Of service.
The case of the Commonwealth against
Lorlng, for receiving and concealing dead
body removed from the bnrying ground in
Wilbraham,came on to be tried on Monday.
but the defendants counsel Directing that
the bill was barred by the Statute of Limi-
tatlons, the Court directed the jury to give
verdict Of acquittal., The same defendant.
with others, is yet to be tried upon another
charge for similar offence.
BosToN, May 10. Yesterday forenoon,
at house in Lindal-street, after the usu-
al daily sweeping of the chambers, the
dust was taken up and carried to the
Kitchen, where it was thrown on the fire.
There was instantly an explosion, which
made loud report, and shook the adioin-
ing ana neighbouring buildings, Centinel,
Journal, Palladium Offices, &c. &c. &c.
The unfortunate woman who emptied the
measure of the dust had very narrow es-
cape. Her clothes were set on fire, her
apron was burnt entirely to finder, and her
gown and vandike were nearly destroyed.
She lost much Of her hair, and her face and
hands were considerably burned. The mis-
tress of the house, who was standing at the
distance of 6 or s feet from the chimney,
was also struck by the bmze, and her hair
injured. Several articles in the kitchen
were set on fire, but soon extingnished.
The children had got some cartridges of
powder, and broken them on the floor of
chamber. 1t is supposed that about a
pint was ignited. The principal sufferer
is in great pain from her burns.
Palladium
RAIL ROAD. The citizens of this town
have not thought it worth while to give
any instructions to their Representatives
on this subject, but preferred submitting
the whole TO the decision of their iudg-
ment, after they shall have heard and
weighed all that can be said for or against
the scheme. The general opinion here
is that theproject is visionary; but the
question is complex, and we confide in
our Representatives that they will give a
dispassion ate -and fair hearing to all the
considerations that can be urged in favour
of it. and then decide for their consttiu-
cuts and theState.-iSalem Gaz.
| AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. Annual
meeting on Wednesday, 10 o'clock, in the
Wall street Church, s. V. S. Wilder, ESQ.
President of the Society, of Bolton, Ms in
the chair, supported by Col. Richard Var
lex, and the Hon. Stephen Van Rennssela-
err. The meeting was opened with prayer
by the Rev. DIR. Richards of Auburn. Treas
urer's report read by Mr.. Moses Allen. and
the report of the Directors by Mr.. William
| A. Halock, Corresponding Secretary. AID
dresses were made by the Rev. Messrs. Eli
Baldwin, of New York; Going, of Worces-
ter, Ms. Cornelius, of Andover Clark, OF
Bennington, VT; Beman, of Troy; Gal
usha, of Whitesboro'; Temple, of Malta,
! Mediterranean The house was entirely
/ filled, and the deepest interest was mani
tested by the audience in the proceedings OF
the meeting.-.N York jour. ofCom.
PRoGREss OF THE "SEARcHING OPERA
TIoN." 1t is said that seven individuals
holding Offices connected with with thecus-
tom-house in this city received notice to quit
on Saturday evening. We have not learn
ed the names of all of them, nor ofther for
tunate successors; perhaps they are not OF
much consequence to be known. If the
change is for the benefit of the publiok Ia
question which does not belong to our prov
to decide so let it be.-Bost. Com.