Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-09

gether questionable and that the whole af- fair was got up for the mere purpose of ex- torting money. The charge of the Judge was rather favorable to the defendant than otherwise, but the jury, notwithstanding. brought in verdict for the plaintiff of ttOo housand dollars damages, and six cents costs.
 Journal of Comm.
 Albany. April 3O.-The legislature of this state adjourned at l2 o'clock this day. The duration of the session has been 12O days, the longest, without exception, of any previ- ous session. The number of laws passed is 3gS. Our readers are referred tO the first page of this days Argus for their several ti- ties. Among them are very few ofa public nature. Indeed we recollect only the Che mango Canal as measure of material public importance. Among the railroad charters are the Utica and Schenectady railroad, and the Binghampton and Susqnehannah raiIroad.- Eight banks have passed during the session, and the capital of one has been increased.- The aggregate increase of hank capital is S2.2OO,OOO. The bill to repeal the law to abolish imprisonment for debt, passed the house with provisions that could scarcely be said to improve the present condition of a measure that has been distinctly condemned by the people. The Senate accordingly, by a decisive vote, struck out all the sections ofthe bill as it came from the assembly, except the first section, repeating the present law :: and then, owing to the late period at which this subject was brought before that body, it was indefinitely ostponed.-Argus.
 Another Fire.-On Saturday afternoon, a fire broke out in the carpenters shop of MT. Thomas BloOmer, in the rear of No. 20 Gold st., on the east side between John-st. and Maiden Lane. The building being wood, and materials about it very combrstible, the fire spread with great rapdity. The shaviogs, lumber, &c. took fire with the rapidty almost of powder, and the adjoining buildings being mostly of wood, with brick fronts, the de- struction of property was very considerable, and at one time threatened great desolation. Indeed nothing but the greatest efforts of firemen and citizens arrested its progress.- Fortunately, the weather was fine, and it be- ing in the day time the raging element was ar- rested, but not until the houses on both sides of Gold-street, for a considerable distance, were laid in ashes. Again the reservoir at the corner of John and William sts. was of great benefit, and saved an immense amount of property.
 About eight dwellings and three carpenters shops were laid in ashes. The carpenters, Messrs. George Paulding, Thomas BIoomer, and John Foster have lost all their lumber finished and partly finished work, and are the greatest sufferers. Lawrence and Kees lost their brick store, and about S6OOO worth of goods. The brick and brick front houses Nos. IS, IS, IT and 19, on the west side of the street, with some back buildings, were burnt -and three or four dwellings on the east side. The houses were occupied by Messrs A. c. & E. Chittenden, James B. Gascoigne, Charles Grice, V. Surgeon, Zacharah Gris- wold, and by several other families. mum Der of houses were emptied of their contents and there was much confusion and waste ol property from removals.-N. Y. Daiiy Ado.