Litchfield enquirer., 1835-04-23


 Sir Edward SUgden has suddenly and IInex- pectedly relinquished the ChancellOrshiy OI Ireland. Sir Charles Weiherell is among those spoken of as his successor.
 Lord COwIey has been appointed British Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plen- ipOteOtiary at the Court of France.
 Lord Stuart de ROIhsay has been appOin. ted Ambassador iO COnstantinOplr, in the place of Lord POnsOnby. ". Y. AdU.
 Facts stated and information Wanied.-On the fnur'h day of June, 1917. was left at Mr. Abraham Bennet's, at the head of Cavuga lake, two miles north of Ithaca- an infant fs- male child said by the woman who lrfr it., to be six months Of age, and supposed by Mrs. Bennet tO have been sbOut that age. No name was esrr Jeff for the child. as it was only pretended to be left for short time. The child had black eyes, brown hair, and fair skin. The woman called herself SyIvia Buck, and said she was from the above named place. MT. BeDnet's fan'ify are of npiniOn that the child had been stolen from some family in the Black River conntry, aDd they further repre- sent that iheybaye ssO.ne recOItertiOn Qf an advertisement for a stolen child about that time. The young lady, now about sevrnteeN is eA ceedingty d-sirous oflearning the history of her pareaiage, and who her relations are, if any she haee. She is a very respectable young lady, and well worthy of being owned by any parents: Any information respecting the above mysterious affair would be thank fully received. The young lady resides in Ovid, Seneca county, N. Y. Information may be given through the postmaster at Ovid. All llpublishers of papers friendly to the distress sed may confer particular favor upon a de- serving young female. by giving the above an insertion.-Orieons. W. Y. Repntlican.
 The report of William Crawford, Esq. the Commissioner sent by the late ministry tu the United States, tO inquire into the work ing, of the penitentsry system in that coun- try. has just been distributed. Mir. Craw- ford is of opinion that the extraordinary de- mand for labor in the United States, and the ample means which their unappropriated ter ritOry affords af providing for their in- creasing population, in great measure ac- counts for whatever degree of success has at- tended their penitentiary system. :" It is (says MT. O. the privilege of America not only to derive from Europe. institutions. the value of which experience has confirmed. bot to be enabled, by the means to which advert. to carry out the principles oa which they are founded to an unlimited extent, engraft a. amendments. and exhibited their results with great effect. Hence the powerful influence of solitary confinement, which originated at Gloucester, and has subsequently,, been enf0r- ced at Glasgow, is strikingiy displayed at the Eastern Peniteniiary in Philadelphia. The Auburn and Sing Sing Prisons as forcibly ex- emplify whatever benefits result from tie sys- ten, which has been pursued at the Maison de Force at Ghent; while at Wethersfeld, and also in some measure at CharlestOwn, that system is seen under such favorable mot:ifica- tiOns as te ediSest it of most ofits objectionable features." Bot the general character given ny him OftheprisOns is uRfavorable. With the exception, however. of their penitrntiaries. there is Doihing val"abts in the discipline of the prisons in America. Defective as is the condition ofthe gaols in England. they are superior tO those of the United States, espe- ciaIiy iD the observance of order. the space allotted to the untried, the correction of mi. nor offenders, the treatment 0f the males, and the administration of moral and religious in- "--kondon paper.
 Attending Auctions.-This is the season of the year preparatory to the first of May. when families sell their household furniture, either to purchase a new stock, or remnve to the country, and these furniture auctions are attended by crowds of ladies. II is asi0nish- ing to witnrss the avidity with which the pa pers are examined for the purpose of discov. ering auction notices. ard the hustle of early dress and preparation to visit the house from which the red flag is displayed. A continual current sets towards the mansion, particular ly if the furniture is elegant and the owner fashionable and in this squeeze, we shall find persons of all characters and pursuits some to replenish their stockholders to sell again-and most for their curiosity. A cele- brated bachelor, who lately solo out, was honOred with an immense party of young la dies. he came to pry into the comforts and mysteries of "single blessedness," in such cr0 s>ds, that the staircases, ante chambers, and all the .Aoms were jammed as close as bag of cotton. TH-se was shrieking, and faiuting, and every thing s6ttl for twenty per cent above its value, from spirit of competi- ton, and a want Of practical wledge; and this curiosity, we are bound tO say, is carried to an cxtre,np. that even interdicted places, where rich furniture is tO be sold, is inconti- nently visited, by the ladies. Now. we like enterprise and competition. when judicionsly directed; but tteis quite amusing to witness some of the scenes, together with the inge- nuity of the auctioneer, who. if clever, makes the most of these jarring c"nflicts. '''Fhai beautiful chinhney glass. 80 inches by 40-a splendid size--very few to be had-thank ye for bid, ladies and gentlemen" " Fifty d"l- iars." "Oh. Mrs. Slightly, fifty dollars? one hundred and &fty. you mean :? why. look at no,hins-well. fifty to begin N wi,I.. six,y;--sev bid against yourself Mrs. Jewel-ne one bids