Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-08

ging through our sreetB) Thursday night last broke nto the house of Mir A. R. Stevens in this vi- lase, and took sundry articles of wearing appare- He was pursued morning. taken with the articles in his possession about two miles west of the village where he was enjoying his breakfast brought back, aud committed to the of the aIOr until the sitting of the Court week after Hext-whch will most proba- ply send him to Wethersfeld serve an apprentice ship to some better trade than begging or stealing.
 J.ouisiana.-We announced last week, on the a,- thoriry of New-York paper, that Gen. Ripley had been elected United States Senator from Louisiana. We now learn, better authority, that George 4. W0ggansan, Esq the Clay candidate, was on the 18th ut. elected the third ballot, by majority of two votes over Mr. Carleton, the Jackson candidate The votes were for Mir. w. B, Mir. c. 30.
 The Hudson River was on Sunday last closed with ice as far down Hudson. Probably by this time ii is closed as far as the Highlands
 Hon. John Cotton Smith, of Sharon, at the late meeting of the Board of Managers of the Ap,srican Bible Society, unanimously elected President of the society, in place of Col. Richard Varick
 The mercury yesterday morning at sunrise had sunk
 
 On Monday last, the remains of dead body were found upon the hay-mow in barn of Capt. William Beebe, in this town, supposed to have lain there or three months. A jury of inquest VI as called who pronounced the remains to be those of Mr. 1homas Mason, who had for some years been deranged and a town charge.
 IOoL; raf91G- f. lly "nll of fno,ons.' At the late election in Boston, we glad to learn that among the gentlemen elected 10 represent the city in the popular branch of the legis- la.ure were sic who editors of papers, and two who have lately retired They are Messrs Hale, Buckingham, Homer Walter, Greene, Child, Russell and Minns. Another (Mr. Davis) was put in nomina- ton, but declined. [Now what if sce should take it into head put up for the legislature next spring in place of our friends T. S. or E. H., what hubbub there would be about town! And yet -and yel-stranger things have happened-and the world still kept in motion T
 Mammoth Potatoe.-The Augusta Geo. Chronicle says" An extremely long and large Sweet Potatoc of the Spanish kind, left this office yesterday by Augustus B. Lonsstreet, Esq. having grown the past at his plantation the Sand fills. It weighs small fraction over nine pounds s length tmeasur- ing its several crooks) feet II IA inches; largest circumference foot l3-l inches, which size it main taned with little variation to the length of foot inches. At the distance of two feet and half from the stem it branches; the larger branch is very uni ormiy of the same size, and measures 6-l0 inches round; the smaller branch is l2 1-10 inches long, and 6 inches in circumference at its largest part"
 E1 mi Nra ia 1eei r,r tle democratic party of Connecticut alias Governor Gideon Welles, Esquire," editor of the Hartford Times-and may be expected by the mail in a few days, Jrunked by the Vice President, eff he remem- bers him." for his Christmas dinner desser.] FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
 NEw-YoRK, Dec. 5. Parliament Prorogued-Great Meetings in diE-
 .tsrent parts of England in .taVor of Reform-,
 Poland subdued-settiemento of the difculties
 bet,Ceen HolLand and Belgium.
 The packet ship York. Captain Bursley, arrived be- low on Saturday evening, having sailed froin Liver pool on the 25lh October.
 The British Parliament prorogued by the King in person the 20th of October to the 22d Move eber The speech of the King the important fact, that the question of Reform will engage the attention of Parliament at the opening of the session. Large
 
 Government in prosecuting the plan of Reform, had been held in several of the principal towns and ces and were expected in others. Much feeling in favor oft measure was excited, but fortunately of importance had occurred. IL 10 be expect ed that the measure of Reform will be introduced in much the same form that it passed the House of Com mons. This will place il before the Lords cucumber ed with the same objections that attended it when il was rejected by that House. lt would seem from the short period ofte recess that Il must be the Don oi the Ministry 10 resort to increase Of the number oi Peers, 10 secure the passing of the bill. The propensity riots, distu, bances and though they intended to persevere in their c0nrse they 10 preserve the peace and good order of the Kingdom.
 The Ministers o the five Great Powers in London, had agreed upon final adjustment of the controver- sies between Holland and Belgium. 4 new arrange ment had been made, and forwarded to both partes- No decision had been made by them at the latest advi- In the Beg ian counc Il there was opposition to i; bnt under all the circumstances the probability, we think, is that it will ina fly be acqnesced in.
 The affairs of Poland appear 10 be brought to a close Modlin had surrendered 10 the Russians, and the Polish force had been either captured, had fled. The power fresisaHce was gone and the peO- pie were at the mercy of their masters.
 The general pacific aspect Oi things throue hout Eu- cope, had produced n favorable effect upon the money market, the Funds having riseR in England, Fra nee, and Holland. This affords decisive proof that no Britain, that no serious commoiiOns were considered as likely 10 disturb the peace of that country.
 Earl Grey, in a letter to Mir. HobhOuse, member of the House of Commons from Westminster, among other things says,-" All measures will be talk with view 10 the most effecUal means of insur ing the success of the most important object" We think i, not improbable Ina, this language, though general alludes to the measure of creating Peers. In. deed, unless the Houses come some compro m. ise during the recess do not see any other paus