Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-19
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Railroads are making great progress, and
exciting much attention in England. That
great national work, the Liverpool and Man
chester Railroad, has already acquired
value which its most sanguine friends had
never anticipated. The shares in other sim
liar works have also greatly increased in
Value. Experiments continue to be made
with the recently invented steam carriages
upon the Railroads, with wonderful success.
On recent excursion, made by several dis
tinguished individuals upon the Railroads
at Rainhill, the carriage averaged % 1-2
miles an hour.
A very successful attempt has been made
to cultivate the sugar-cane and manufacture
sugar in Mississippi. 5000 pounds were pro-
duced from 2 acres and half, valned at 10
dollars per cwt. The sugar is pronounced
to be of excellent quality. One Individual
has already planted one hundred acres. and
many have resolved to exchange the culti-
walton of cotton for that of sugar. =
A newspaper has just been established in
Plymouth, N. H. by Messrs, John H. Harris
& Henry ]. Prentiss. 1t makes a good be-
ginning in appearance, and we hope it does
in other repects.
A recent speech of the King of the Meth
erlands is contained in s lines: Gov. Lin
coins occupies more than 1900.
The Judges of the Supreme Judicial
Court have given their opinious on the War
rem Bridge question. They were divided
in opinions Chief Justice Parker and Judge
Putnam being of opinion that the act estab-
fishing the Warren Bridge sOas upconstitn-
tional and Judges Wilde and Morton of a
contrary opinion. The case will probably
go into the United States Court.
A numerous and respectable meeting of
the citizens of the county of Bristol has
been held at Taunton, at which a County
Temperance Society was formed on the
principle of total abstinence. Ninety-seven
gentlemen Immediately became members.
Judge Morton addressed the meeting. A
similar society was formed on the 1st in
slant, in Windham County. Vt. the consti-
tuition of which requires the members to
g abstain from the use of ardent spirits and
wine, except as medicine, and wine ex-
cept on sacremental occasions" Eighty
gentlemen signed the constitution. A coun-
ty society has also been formed in Cheshire
Comfy, N. H. the constitution of which
provides, that "any person who will abstain
entirely from ardent spirits. except for med
ical purposes, and enjein the same rule upon
all under his care, may become member"
A publick meeting of the citizens of Gale
ma, Pennsylvania, is proposed, for the pur-
pose of adopting measures for the destruc-
ton of rats, with which the town is infest-
ed. We do not know what the citizens of
this town 1--WE speak with particular refer,
ence to the village where we are situated
could do better than to unite their wits and
forces for the same purpose. Our houses
are overrun with these annoyers, and we
have some idea of offering premium for
the best method of getting rid of them.
Meetings are holding in various parts of
the country for the purpose ofmemorializing
Congress on the subject of the projected re-
moval Of the Southern Indians.
At meeting of the Overseers of Harvard
University, held on Thursday last, Jno.
Quincy Adams was chosen member ofthe
Board.
Mr.. Stephen A. Barnard was ordained a
pastor over the Congregational Society in
Wilton, N. H. on the 18th inst. Sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Whitman, of Waltham: Right
Hand of Fellowship by Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of
Concord, N. Fl.