Litchfield enquirer., 1838-02-01

To the President of the Senate-Sir, have re- signed my seat in the Senate of the United States:
 From she Montreal Gazette, Jan. g.
 On Sunday last, the waters of the river St. Law renee suddenly rose high to inundate a great portion of this city and suburbs The whole of ST. Paul street and Grfn'own. and part of the St. Anto no Suburbs. are covered with water to the depth of several feet Many houses have, in consequenge, heen abandoned : and .he inhabitants of others have heen obliged take refuge in the upper stories Yes ter1av, of the streets traversed in and that was the only conveyance hy which various ited. To-day the whole is fr,Zcn over and the wa- tere are said to he falling Much damage hes been occaaoned bv this overflow of water, particularly in cellars and stores not far from the wharves The Os ees among the mercantile community are very heavy. We have been informed. that ihe river has not risen ., high since the year l7s7. when an equally great and destructive nundation took place in this city.
 saa@s1u @o@ NETWORK. IAN. as
 Nae Days T,a,sr From England.-The London r,cket shin Philadelphia, Capt Morgan, arrived on Sa.urdey. She has brought us London dates to the Ssh. 1-s# 's.af Fs. l. f ' g0
 At that date. intelligence had been received of the ihe attack on St. Chare. hv the British troops under ,he command ot Col. Wetherell. Considerable ex- cepen', as was to be expected. pervaded the public mind in consequence The course which the Gov ernment intend to pursue is clearly traced out in the de'ntes which have already taken place in the House of Commons, and hs, s to maintain he s;premaenv n
 
 hazards. No oprDsitioB 10 this policy hns hecn evn- ,eei except hv the Radical members of parliament and they odn,ted that they did not entertain the be- baf ahout two dozen votes in the House. and with te people, their tenets ni so little snpror'. ,ha, the only radical London daily paper which was published c. The True Srn," has ceased to exist.
 NEw.YosE. Jan. c0
 Ds.'-,,ctse Conaagra'ion. Tioenty Houses Destroy sd--Yesterdav at about nocn. 2 tTe broke out m n ema stable in the rear of No. 372 Fifth street, Avenue D, which in the course of . few minutes ccraranica'ed to the surrounding buildings with fear f raria'v. crossing the Avenue and sweeping every thing hnfore ii. Tie wind, which during the fore part cffhe day had blown pretty fresh from the northwest .pen sroce af,r lcd by several vacant intervening l,'s m is more than probable that erenter number of buillines would have been destroyed than con aumed at the great fire in 1885 .H 4
 The occmpan'a. who were generally persons n gooi ercuns'ance., have suffered more or less in the Les 'rh-.ior of 'her furniture, Snne of the families esi he breaking ont of the fire have lost every thing "they posscssed-Elpress.
 Awru--We learn from the New.York Express 1h" on Friday last conp:e 2, blacks wen'in cnnpa- of them offered to my for many r'nssrs cf rnr, as :h- comp.nion wcnld drink. The keeper nf the shop f~cr 9la..cs oflqnor, ai.h had ,he srt of proInc. ing death in the space nf four and half hours after. wards u's':nor'esn sxamina'icn of 'he body w"s came to his death bv an cffusnr of water upon the Iran called serous apoplexv. which is disease pro- dnccd by o.cr-snnIang the system. most generally from ha effects of ir'oxicatinn. Dr. Gilman of oninon that 12or 13 glasses osuch spirits had heen ,ivank hy 'ke deceased. would genernv prove fatal. r"" hs % e o the charge of having caused the deceased's death. Exemplary DamaSes.-The Rev. Moses Thatcher, cfWrentlam, Mass, lately prosecuted MT. Pond of inc place for slander in charging the Rev. gen. sleman with adultery. The damages werr la' a' e5oo0, and the trial came off at Dedham few days since. The character ofthe plaintiff says the Boston Pesf, did not excape unscathed, and among the wit. Oesses against him was the wife of one of the dea- cons of the Rev. MT. Thatcher's church. The evi- dence principally of revoltng character and al- though the charge no: proved exactly yet the iu rv were 90 well satisfied of the plaintiffs purity, that they rave him only a5 damages.
 The Tho Monsters. ."-Among the sales at the New.York Exchange on Wednesday last. we observe noted United States Bank Stock Slle l2 for sl0o. and Treasury Notes at sss 5-s for Sloo! The Bank " Monster at an advance of $40 on the Sloo-,he Treasury Monster" at considerable discount.
 Columbus Register.
 The Louisville (Iv.) Journal says :-" Our city has been recently the theatre of numerous crimes and outrages. On Saturday nigh, man had his skull fractured with brck-hat Yesterday brute shot his wife dead with pistol On the game day man was stabbed and robbed Of small sum of money On Sunday night attempt was made 10 fire the house of Judge Jones'"
 Beyond an question. the indications nt Washington are decidedly favorable 10 Henry Clay as the op position candidate for President of the United States. II is cernin that many. even of Mr. CIays old oppo e,ens, are now ready fo support hs election. Among others, we hear the name of Gov. Pone of Ky Whether the indications referred 10 are responses of public sentiment throughout the country is ye, to- he seen We caution he politicians against the error of attempting to iead instead of being ted We boneslv avow thnt Mr. Clay is first choice of ail the world We have every confidence in his patriotism, his in tegrty, lis ability. His very faults those oe gen. .erous noshs heaned man-iu ofrhe fire of liberty ,Bu. we are cautious ia ugng his clams-warned by past experience. Let the strongest man be chosen.- asn..-Alassndsis Gasase. "The Treasury cf the United States is not the ire suonshe corporation of twea:rix States over which Congress has no control .-'-fIaryO-d Times. What is it then? ihe brooches pockeis, trunks and booe of jorty thousand individuals whom Martin Van BuTen and Amos Kendall have the exclusive l control :-COGTisr.
 -~We hear nnsfing uf Tories now davs-he fed | eEaiists seem fO have lost sight of hem.'-InseS.
 We acknOWiedge there avc mt du;Ie so n,nny nf l themIn be tolnd as there sSner!v-ye: i!ere st'll few Jeff. Ahnn' next April ec exrtct 10 gei sigh at the remnant. aCr which snsii psu5a1y lose Hght Of them allOGelEer.-CoGrier. -