Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-01-21
GENRRAn SUMMARY.

press from the sule Of Delaware to supply the vNcaN
cy occasioMed by the appointment Of ar, Mcl,NUe M
Minister to England.
lnIiaNa.--Ths Governor Or Indiana IN his late
message, gives as he opinion tina, this sa,e has IN.
creased $4,000 by emigration during the mas, year
and that the natural increase has been 5000,
q. s. BaMk.-A dividend Of l.9 pcr cen, for the
list six months, lending the Isl ns has hecn declared
by ,hs board Of directors. Nicholas BnlAle has been
unanimously reelected prcsdcn, Of the Parcn, Beok
ut Philadelphia,
Wna''s IL name '''--En tho prcsen. Congress,
there IL member from Maryland by the name Of
Gcorge Wa>has,oW' aud from Ncw.York, by the
name Of Benedict Arnold.
!. q, Whittier, the former Editor Of the Mnnu(ae.
turer az Boston, has assumed the editorial maUaue.
menI Ol Tho Essex Gazette, at Salem. Mr.. W, il a
quaker, AMI u Young man of Rnr taste aud talents,
both ms prose and poeticNl writer.
ease Tor seduction WINS tried IN Fairfield County
lns, week, and aU award Ur fco hundred ,oilars dam
ages rendered.
AT the late election In Philadclphiu the friends Of
the late administration succeeded in eccng their can.
dtalc for Mayor; and 10 consequence, Il is said,
general sweep Of officers will ,ake place.
Fri,.iers Of the Laws.--rho Boston Statesman, the
Worcester Republican, and Pittsburgh Sun, have
been designated by Mr.. Van Buren, rs publishers Of
the U. y. Laws In pAcc Of the Boston Ceminel, and
Patriot, and Worcester AsgiS. In Rhode island one
"rcform" has also been made. This is Mr.. Van Blu.
rens mode Of improving tho press"
Another at,cmp, was made to fire the Boston Type
Foundry of Baker s. Thurston ON "Wednesday night
oC the week before las,--nakIug the 9th attempt.
lad, suspected of the offence, has been taken into
custody.
The Bachelors 81 Boston gave q splendid bNll on
New.Year's Eve, NJ which upwards Of 400 ladies aud
gentlemen were present. These bachelor balls are
sad to havoa strange tendency in cssening the mum.
her OF talmost) ncorrig,ble Benr,licks. How would
such thing take in the little village Of Li,rh6eldi
The Rev. Samuel Fuller, Tutor in Washington
College, Hartford, has accepted the charge Of Grace
Church, Providence, X. l.
We have reason to believe says the Albany Argus,
that favorable reports on the petitions Of the New.
York hanks win no made BY the bunk committee az
the house at early day, and that the subject will
be brought up for discussion soon afterwards.
The Philadelphia papers sN,o, tina, tho three men,
who robbed the Po,tsvlo n,aN have been taken and
lodged in Huntington Jail, gentleman who came
from HarrisbUrgh, ads tina, they were ideou6ed by
n tavern-Eecpcr who was one Of the passengers plum
dered.
Nsw A'ticle Of Aferchaadi.e.-An upholsterer In
Montreal offers 70 cts per pound for gontlemen''
whiskers. The asking price is no, known. ...
The premium Of gold medal offered in PhilNdei
phia for the bes. essay the inadoquOcy of tho WA
ses generally paid to seams,resses, spool spnners
~pnners shoe-binders 30. :" procure food, raiment
aud Iodging and the effects Of that inadeQUacy upol
the happiness and morals of those females, has beer
awarded to the Rev. Joseph TUckerman, Of Boston.
Il is fact worthy Of remark, that tho present Gov
ernor Of Kentucky, (Nir. MctCalG) was bred stone
mason and worked ut his trade until he was elected
Representative in Congress. All hs requirements
the result or study during evenings, md aer he had
finished his days labor.
II has been asceriaincd that out Of 742 families,
comprising a population Of 1910 souls, IN Built,
County, Kentucky, 430 were destitute Of tho Bible
Of the ALA children in these families, only 100
going to school, and in 60 families out Of the 7d2, no,
one member Of either could read.
The amount Of toll taken for one year nj the War
rem Bridge, between Boston aud Charles,own, which
was opened December IS, 1923, was upwards Of
S2l 900.
Robbery.--A gentleman keeping Lottery Office
opposite the Jail, in Chatham ,., complained ,ha
early las, evening person entered the office, ans
threw snuff in his eyes and mouth, 90 that he WA
blinded and suifoca,cd-whst in that situation he ha'
$500 and upwards stolen. The feonR escaped befor
he recovered himsclc.-N. Y. paper.
Virginia Conrsniion.-The Richmond Enquire
states ,ha, the prospects Of the Convention had mate
rally changed within two weeks; and expresses a
opinion that ihings are assuming more definite chat
acer tihat an adjournment will not take place withou
| submitting a constitution. All the material amend
men,s Of the Comm tee Of the Whole had beon con
frmed. The Wing remarks that several plans OF
constitution were expected to be presented to III
people on Thursday.
Abuse of the Pdrdoning POUer ia Pennsylvania
1t is stated in the Harisburgh Recorder, that Gov
Shulze, during the six years Of his administration
pardoned more than Seven Hundred COnvicts. The,
were ALL with the exception Of Plumart, recommend
ed to executive clemency, by the citizens resident 10
the community where the offence was committed. -
To this practice, which has heretofore prevailed 60
grea, degree in other states, and particularly New
York. are 10 he attributed great portion Of the crime
which SO disturb the public peace, place at hazar
and destroy private properly, increase the nbours
our courts, jures and eaceOicers, and enhance th
expenses Of our prisons and pententiaries.
| Men, IsruVsscick m ~ Dec. 3O.-On Monday las