Litchfield enquirer., 1832-01-05

Ha,tinrs Ss al. e. Pspper. ThiS was sT aetIOn upon . bill of lsding signed by the de- fendHnt, master Of the brig Mexican. by which he acknowledged to have received ae Ph;Iadelphia. for account, and risk of the ,ln;ntilfs. a box containing quantity Of the eil of cloves, put np in glass bottle and pack "a ,yithssraw into said box. and the box was ,narkcd in addition to initials of the Plaintits Rrm. rlass, spitk core, tkis side Wps" On thss erriyal4of Said vessel at Boston, the bottle = as found i'd be broken and it's contents had run mi upon the teas whereOn tt was slowed in ttSe hold of said vessel, and thes marked side of said box was not upwards. but upon the side, so that the bottle instead Of standing upon its bottom, lay upon its side. The Court decided that as the carriage is . matter 0f contract, and as the owner has right to judge tor himself what position is best adaP- ted to carrying goOdsOf this description with safety, and tO direct how they shali be carri" cd, and the carrier has right to fix his own rate for ihe carriage, or refuse to take the goods with such direction, if the carrier ac- cepts the goods for carriage thus marked, lie is bound to- carry the goods in the manner and position required by the notice upon the box the storage of the box contrary to die ', rections is such negligence in the carrier that he is bound to pay the loss, unless he can pro-e cle0r!y that tho loss was not OccasiOn- ed in arhole or in part, by such disregard of the direct;Ons.--Cour
 4 Noble Zrny.--The number ofschoiars connected with all the Sunday schools in the world is estimated at about 300 900. There in this country about 60 900 teachers, and from 10 5OOO0O children con- necied with tie American School Union. Should the good seed fthe word Of God be planted deeply in their memory, and duly affect their hearts, whatnn
 Huemce will they speedily exert over the world Ee which they dwell! moral power, vastly superior to any merely physical force, exeried by pss most pow eru ruler that ever swayed the scepss of unconsroll- ed dominion. 2 The Norfolk Beacon of Thursday mentions the de- struc,ion by fire ofthe new and valuable steamboat North Carolinn, commanded by Capt. Samuel Per- dick, Virginia and North Carolina Transporla,io" Company, and engaged in facilitating the ccnveyancs of produce onthat part ofile lines of navigaon be- tween Elizabeth City and Weldon. The value of lhe boat was about $9,OOO. She wasnos insured '->'
 Fashion at the Capaal.- -Sesetnl large and decid- edy fashionable parties are making pp in this city, spend the months of January aud Fehruaryin in Wash ington. The milners and dreas makers lasking their inieecis in deyising and elegant dresses, sufficient to asionish and dazzle the western and southern 6ees whom they expect to encounter tho banks of ihe Potomac. The young Sintzes have also been engaged in similar pursui,s for the equipments tie other sex The approaching season at Washing ton expected to be of the most gay, fashionable, and dashiDg that we have had in twenty years.
 Recipe fora Cosgh.--Take of ofIiquorce, an,imoniat wine, and paragoric, each ounce-dissolve tho
 iquorice in pint Of warm water and boil il deMn to half pint; when cold add the wine and paragoric- take one table spoon fall three four times day. If the patient has pain c bo1es, relief will be ound by taking pint bowl of white balsam tea, on go- ing to bed. The above is offered, during the present influenza, ny who has tried ii hinself and known Il to be used by numbers with signal success.
 Melancholy Occursncs.- On Monday night the 25,h
 inst in Sandis6ed, Mass. the borders of this sfate young man and his wife were burned to death in a Cabinet Makers shop. The circumstances are brief ly these: Mir. Marvin, whopwned the shop, had em- ployed jouraeyman. young married man, for whom he was building house--during the progress of which, he slept, together with his wife and the ap- pren,ices, in parttoned part of the shop The ap- prentices away in she evening, for some ainuse meni, and the fire in the shop must have been left unguasded; for, during the night, MT. Marvin was alarmed by the cry of re and hasening the spot. he found the roof as failing in upon the unfortunate inmates ofthe building. who had not walked to con- seriousness of their pcrOns situation, in time to save themselves from horrible death.-C Conn. Mirror.
 The Lockport controversy has been hroughttcsa close. The Company has paid $aO,0OOto Mr. SpaId-. ing for his lands and mill.
 !OccMvences at Jamaica, z. L--Last week citizen ofrank in the church aad in society tried at the bar pabIic opinion, and found gully of seduction. and ofat,emp.ins by the aid of perjury, to cause ofhis sins to be fathsred innocent blacksmith Public indignation great thatthe offender was burnt in egy, with riotous evidences of sroRg feeling He has absconded, leaving innocent fa. mily to suffer for his crimes. Welearn also, that woman, in fit of fjeacusy, maimed and mutilated her husband in shocking manner, 70 that his life is de- spaired of--- Brooklyn Star
 MagnGnimoHs Legusee.-Some time ago, grocer by the name of Higgins. died, and left consdefable sum to gentleman in London, saying to him at tAe same time he made his will, !" do not know ihatl have any relations but should you eye by accident hear Of such, give them relief Tle gentleman thus left in full and andisputed possersien of large fortune, on which no person could have any legal .IAs .l~ T. sagm l.~