Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-06-16
Frnm he Roston Cnnfinel.

tnerc IS scarcely one, which IS more worthy
of remark, than that relating to the tsoeras
of the past and future commencement ofcur
political year, and the distinguished ipdiyid
uals who flourishcd, and who still flourish in
the history Of this Commonwealth. Ia the
first place, by Constitutional majorities Of the
Legislatures OF the two past years, and AFTER
animated debates, it has been ratified by the
people, that in future, the political year shall
commence on the first Wednesday in Janu.
AIRY Instead Of the last "Wednesday ia May.
II has just been discovered, without hating
been noticed in course of the debate on the
amendment, that the first election and orIei
nal commencement of the Government took
place on the last Wednesday in May, 1851,
and consequently thst the political year has
been measured out from that season OF the
year, during precisely 900 years: at the end
Of 400 years, therefore. il has been SO far as
regards the time. accidentally determined to
alter the period Of commencement, Of the pc
litical year. from May to January
| In addition to this even measure OF dura
| ton for theregular summer sessionit happens
| that His Honor Thomas l.. Winthrop, a line
al descendant OF John Winthrop, first Gov
ernor ia Massachusetts, Chief Magistrate in
1854, is'now in 1881, after a lapse Of two e
ven centuries, the worthy Lieutenant Cover
nor of this State. This is most remarkable
occurrence in the history of truly Republi-
! can State. Nor is this all: at this very peri
cd, the Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, a lineal de-
scendant Dir Richard saltonstall, who ac-
companied Gov Winthrop over to this coun-
try mare than goo years ago, and who was
one Of the most distinguished Of the early
settlers, is at this period President a cur Sc
nate: on him would devolge the executive
duties, in case of the disability.of the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor. These CO.
medicines we regard as among the most re
markable in the history Of any Republic.
| A Pleasing Result "A provincial papers n
noticing an accident caused by the giving a.
way of some scatio!ding rouad the Pavilion
at Brighton, expresses its qualification that
during the whole time of the constructing oil
the Pavilion, sswith its lofty completely ol
scaflol1ings and towering minarels," there
has not been any disaster, s'the pleasing re-
suit" it adds, "of extraordinary skill and
care" A writer who finds out that disas
! ter is a pleasing result, must indeed have
i been "lofty completely" Of mind.
1t is calculated by Mr., Jacob that 50 900
bankruptcies have been declared in France
since the revolution in July.
The Schoolmastsr sabroad'--The following
specimen OF epistolary writing was sent to a
matchmaker in this town the other day,
long with the writer's watch, which was out
OF repair We'll may we say that the ssschoo'-
master is abroad Il. esnot at homel, when
IL
Sir,--I hame Sarey to Sind this Watch Sow
hoit She as Been A Proved Goud Watch
hown till Nav But think it She wark Hon
this Way She will Loves hir Caractcr and
youres all Sow She newer cones 2 days to
Gather She Peraps Slopes halle anouer and
then Gowes hof game But when the Scrue
Male came bout there came smolle Pin
howt with il And you Received the Same Be
as good as to Search hir well and Put ir to
rites foo hame A Shamed Of hir.
A Pithy .NarYative Sir John Sinclair, in
bis Correspondence and "Reminiscences
lately published, states that the following an
swer was given to him by the Duke Of Well
lington, on bis application to him for an &C
count Of the battle Of Waterloo: --"Upon APP
plying to the Duke Of Wellington says Sir
John) for bis aid to complete the account l
proposed to draw up of that celebrated en- !,
gagement, be said--I can give you no inlor,
nation that would be of any use to you My
mind was SO completely overpowered with
the great esents of the battle, thatI could not
pay any attention to its minor details. An.
tina! can tell you is, that we met the enc
my; that we fought battle; and that we gain
ed victory"
Palm Leaf Hats--This description of hats,
which have recently come into extensive use
in this city and elsewhere are manufactured
to surprising extent in New England, but
principally in Massachusetts. IT is believed
that in this year alone, upwards of two mil
lions Of hats will be made, the average value
of whichis about three dollars a dozen, a.
mounting to half million Of dollars. In
Worcester county it is supposed half the
quantity above stated win be made. The
leaf is imported from the Island of Cuba;
last year SIX hundred tons, worth fifty thou
sand dollars, we're received. The hats are
made at the dwellings, of tire inhabitants, by
girls from four years old and upwards, and
are thea sold to the country merchants, who
collect them together and send them TO Bos
ton, New York, Philadelphia and other mar
kets. They are made OF every quality, va
rying from IS ceu;s to 2 dollars each, and
suited to the man OF fashion or the laborer.
Great Natural Ciiriosity.-The brig Har
dy, Captain Sirley, which arrived here yes
terday from Batavia, has on board a living
A. hi, he haS G4ft