Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-03-01
Domestic Intelligence.
From the ". Y. Journal of Commerce:


IMPORTANT MOVEMENT IN NEW JERSEY. The
Committee ofthe New Jersey Legislature to whom
was referred the proposition of the Camden g. Am.
e"y h~'l p"-d and Delaware 4 Raritan Canal
Companies to sell their works TO the STATE
tain conditions, have reported in faror Of dccep-
ting the proposition, and brought in a bill to that
effect, entitled, can Ac. to extinguish the exclu-
sve privileges Of the Delaware Il Raritan Canal
and the Camden & Amboy Rail Road" The Com.
panes, in the proposition, the acceptance of which
is recommended by the Committee offered to sell
their rail road and cans with all property and rights
appertaning there:eto for The snm OF 81 $50 600
to be paid TO the stockholders in certificates Of
State stock bearing the interest Of per cent, per
annum payable half yearly and redeemabe in not
less than given number of years. The Commit
tee also recommended the acceptance of the offer
Of the Philadelphia s. Trenton Rail ROAD Co. and
the Trenton & New Brunswick Turnpike Co.. To
take lease of the first mentioned works for SO
years at Sl590 per annum, in half yearly pay
ments, being the interest Of the aforesaid 81 $50,
at per cent, also u authorize and require the
Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike Company
to construct rail Rad on their Turnpike with
such deviations tie nature of the case NAV re-
quire, from the city IF New Brunswick to the Del
aware Bridge at TreBton--sald road to be compile
81 for every passenger, transported BY day from
Philadelphia to New York or from New York to
Philadelphia through the State of New Jersey. and
80 for every passenger transported by ngnt,
me Lessces, whenever they shall thiuk proper to
charge these prices, being required 10 pay into the
State Treasury % cents for each passenger The
I'm sect on Of The oil ~ as follows:
Sect. I. Aud he ~ enacted That out of the
rent io be secrr"f. t- oftfe.alt from the sad les
.7c1 ''o 7.0 q f. 400 rn "o~ me same i here
by directed 20 DC appropriated yearly and every
year To deinynG to- expenses of the government
"l the s'aie and nat hereafter, during the period
OF the aforesaid lease, no shall be levied upon
the people OF this state for that purpose.
SO 1t appears nat the Legislature calculate to
make good operation ont of the arrangement
ana II Is very PLAN they will. AZ the State will
pay but per cent interest on The purchase ,ooney
: 800 900, ard will receive per cent il will TO-
aiize an annual profit Of SO 500. which with tho
interest thereon will in less than 36 years amount
70 The whole sum paid, viz 81 $50 900.
the state Of The Mercury ia Framcoaia. A let
Ter IRON Franconia under date of Tuesday. Feb
= says Mercury has become of as Gttie ,a,ue
a. ;Ippers nose IN determining the temnerature
o. the atmosphere in Franconia. There are ty,
good thermometers here, graduated To 40 degrees
0e'o" zero and space between that aud the bulb
winch would admit Of 10 degrees or more. Still
al lhe time Of my writing, not particle of the mer
cory can be seen ~ any place ~ the tube.
II lie all compressed in the bulb and. ,udg.
ne from experience. | am inclined to be
ie'e It became thoroughly chilled during the
latter part Of the night. that II is not prepared to
Iise ss early as usual this morning. | believe
spirit thermometer would have Indicated FIFTY
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. light air IRON
The south and not a cloud visible
The above paragraph DEVELOPS a mystery which
puzzled Us extremely last year viz. how the Their
nomeier should always Indicate degree Of cold 50
much greater IN Franeoniu than any " here else
The tact proves a. be not that the cold tbore i.
sreaisr boz Aof ~ dr1mone'ors ore iynVr.-