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morning the fire abated its fury. The value OF
properly Destroyed is estimated at one million
pounds sterling. 1t is supposed that this d'sas,
trous fire was The result of a. cident alone. and
caused by the overheaiing OF some lines adjoining
the Armory Office. One fireman lost his life.
1t is said that the Irish peasaniry will this year
be exposed to the terrible calamity OF failure oil
a potato crop. II is so known that the wheat
and oat crops are one third below the average,
and The priee of meat is rising on account oil
distemper among cattle.
The people of London are all On tiptoe hourly
expecting an addition 10 the Queens family.
The French government was sending large
bodies Of troops. said 10 be 10000 in all Ia the
frontiers of Spain. The movement in Spain IN
favor of Christina had been entirely queiled
Disclosures consequrnt on Inc lie attempt on
the lives of the sons Of Louis Philippe show thai
plans had bern laid for an extensive Instruction
A conspiracy at Bus.els against the Belgian
government had been detected and quashed.
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For the AiGdlebury renile's rrsss
TEMPERANCE.

The Addison County Temperance Society. al
their meeting in Whiting, on the 10Th ius ant
passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That it be recommended to tie
Town Temperance Societirs in thi, coun'y. /,
hid MEETINGS in all The school districts in the
towns where they belnrg. AMI to circulate the
pledge of roial absti ence so that every individ-
ual who is Disposed. ar be persuaded 10 sign II
shall have an opportunity.
Ii is hpped that the Officers of the Town TEN
perance Sncieii's IN thi. County, will ado
measures 10 carry the foregoing resolution int
effect. Let every school d strict have lis Ten.
psranre Meeting. and Zeal and activity he man.
iiesred by the friends Of Temperance, which the
mp rtance of tie cause demands.
Tue meetings oil the county socieiv in different
places it is believed, have had sa u,arv .inhu.
nee. and the public mind is more awak 10 the
impnt'nce o'tte subject. Let those whose duly
it is, see thai the work is done.
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ARRIVAL OF THE cALEDoN1.

The steam packet Caledonia, arrived At Ros.
ton, November 1S,h. in fourteen dlys from I;v.
erpml.
Tie news taken out by the Acadia of the ar
quit,al 0: Mcleod and the release of G.oran gave
general sati>f 'ction, and caused an immedia p
rise 10 the funds. The distress all over England
Continues and t.ade is not m:ove,. The in
su'rectIen IN Spain Is at an end 81
Great Fire at the Iotcer of Landou.-A fire
Or kc out at haii-past ten o'clock on Saturday
n,sht' 3oth ult., in the Round Tower. The
dld'h Was Immediately given but the 1imes
sPr al WI b great ra, idity. and in a few minotes
"u'S' ior.h from the Windows with fearful vio-
iehce. Numerous police "ffi.ers IRONS and fir.
nen, win iheIr engines Immediately assembled
, Inc names however, Notwithstanding the Owe.
IONS oil all present, continued 10 sp cad and soon
reached the rof nf the Armnay, nearest adi,ininp
me hou"d Tower. tvery effort that human
power could d-vi'e was resorted 10 in order 70
save this niagnl Cent aud stupendous structure
tnr ,mes how yer, proceeded with fury which
baff1ed ex' rlIons almost snperhuman: and the
building with nearly all Its c.,ntenrs was .otalv
acknowledgements Of $50. 900 stands of arms.
besides an innunerable quantity of trophies. rel.
les. &c. At midnight The CO hagration had
reached 10 frighful magnitude, and subse-
quenty reached TO the Clock Tower. which fell
win must tremendous crash. Fears were en-
tcrtaiued tor tine Jewel Tower. which was broken
dpen. and the valuable DIAMONDS, crowns, scep-
Tres, &C., we're removed. At 5 o'clock on Sunday
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THE BANKRUPT LAW.

We have duls published at large, witt, the o. h.
er acts of the late sessirn the benehce1t act,
establishing a system of bankruptcy; but either
from its length and its numerous and lndlSpensa-
bic detail S. or from tno cursory an examination oil
il provisions. IFS principles appear TO be, by some,
miss pprehend, d. Therefore. having met with
the ANNEXED brief. but comprehensive explanation
of the principles of the art we thong hl its inser-
tim might be accepted by many Of .'ur readers
We find il in the New York American =
National Lnfeliigeneer.
"TuR BANKRUPT Law This laws seems &c
be mislpprehended nv any; and the attempts
Of some of our contemporaries TO set the pub ic
right on the subject, have not been very success
iul.
elf We understand the provisions Of the law
correctly. The persons who come under its piovi~
ions are divided into twO ciasseS-v"lunary
and involuntary.
"In the rla>. OF voluntary bantrupts, are in
cluIed all persons whatever'-rich or poor mel
chant. mechanic. farmrr. lihorer &C., withou
any reference whatev.r 10 the amount OF then
Indebtedness, provided, that cir dtbts shall no
have teen GRATED by a defalcatiLn as public
officer or as exerutni, administrator, guardian
trustee. or while acting IN any oih-r judiciary
capdci'y. Such drfauliers cannot have tie ben
eft Of lie law al all.
In the class of involuntary bankrupts are in
Guided all persnns, being merchants, "l using the
trade If m IchanIi>P all retailers of mrrcian
disc. and all bank rs factors, brokers' undrrgrit
ers or marine insurers. owing deb's 10 the am"un
OF not less than TWO thousand dollars, WHO shall
leave tie state with the intent 10 defraud thei
creditors. or sail take any other measures 10 &C
comp'i>h such design.
- So fiat a | debtors can voluntarily take til,
benefit Of The act except defaulters; and no one
can be Involuntary declared bankrupt unless i
is proved there is an intention TO defIaud and II
such II is conired TO certain classes who ON,
certain amount Of money. and the peiition mus
he pre-enIed by ore or male creditors to WHOM
is owing the sum OF five hundred dollars
A collision took place on the Worcester rail
road. in scarborough. Wednesday evening, BIZ
tween a freight train from Worcester AID III,
passenger tram bound from Boston to the West
srn iailroad. Seve al persons were more or les
brui ed, hut happily il is supposed that none arr
materially injured. The mechanical damage il
comparatively slight.
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In this village, on the 23d inst, Mrs. REBrccA
MILLER. aged ~ years. and II months.
MR. Miller was borr al Hartford. CT. Dec %,
1858. Her father. Samuel Ma tocks (formerly
rrea>u er OF Vernon y removed 10 Tinmouth in
this S ate. in October, 1880, when she was but IL
yrarS of a e On the 7ih Of October $780, she
was MARI ed a, Tiumou b Samuel Miller Esq.,,
of Isis town Shortly after. on the 2lst of Dec
$780, she removed 10 Middlebury, and commen-
crd house keeping in the central portion OF the
tenement where the died, having occupied the
same tenement for more than hall century,
There survives no other person, who has been a
perman. Mt inlabIiant &c The village for term 20
long. She made a profession Of religion and
with her husband unit-d vi II the Co grcgational
Church, Sept. IL. 1905, hui h- was Gu; off from
affording her protection and so ace, more than 30
years ago, having departed this lde, April IL,
1910.
Mrs. Miller possessed so much excellence Of
cha actcr. occuPnd 50 prominent position in
Promoting the interests If religion, aud especially
thu cau>, Of b'nrvUl, nee, that her xample ought
Ia be exhibitei irr the imitation of olhers In
doing this we merely fIiow cut the spirit of ihr
Apostles inlunc i'm, . Be moi sothiuI, but 10 =
lowrrs of those who through faith Inherit the
Promises"
Instead Of being forward ard obtrusive, Mrs
Miller was constutirnaIy diffidept and reserJed
and always inclined 10 dIsiru>t herself Till she
was brought under the influence of ,ligion
those traits prevented her from acting with any
great share of efficiency but after her mind be-
cane imbu-d with heavenly principles, and she
had consecrated herself TO The service Of the d.
vine Redeemer, her great question was Lord
what wilt thou have me 10 do 2" She seemed 10
be continually devising of doing good, and
was ever ready. in connection with he female
friends who co-operated with her in labors of
love. 10 take upon herself due share Of the toll
and responsibility in carrying their plans into e1-
etutiun. t
Many knew her labors and anxieties for .he sui
fering poor, and the sulici ude she has ever mani
tested in he cause ofexperimentalr religion. Tho
modest humble and reserved, the promptings Of
her piety led her 1" fill large space. and occa-
81 all her friends 10 feel that great breach is
made in the community. -'l sH q
Her house has always been open for religious
services. sabbath morning PRAYER meeting
was held there many yeats. Subsequently, and
before the insii uton OF the B BILE class, similar
meeting was attended there on the Sabbath. DUR
ing the inlermission. Soon after the organiza-
ton of the Sabbath School, its meetings through
the winter were accommodated at her house, and
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30

G The BosToN MIscELLASY..-Wc are Glad
10 see m1gazire from Boston that promises
TO rival those of New York and Philadelphia.
The Boston Miscellany of Literature and
Fashion. is edited by Nathan Hale, ir n gen.
'leman well known to tie reading public. Its
embellishments are TO consist oftwo engravings
'one plate of Fashions together with two or
more pieces Of music. In its typographical
execution. the Miscellany excels any thing of
the KIND we have scen, and does credit 10 the
Office of Bradbury & Sodcn. The price is So.
and we doub; no; it viii meet the liberal fayors
Of the public.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30

Congress will rea>semble at Washington
next Monday. Pres. Tyer's message is looked
Tor with eager anxiety. it will probably indi-
cate into which scale of the political balance,
he will throw his weight, and what is of still
greater Importance, his views in relation to
currency and protection, upon which the des-
TIMES ofthe county are hinged. Itseems TO be
well understood at Washington that President
Tyler will recommend something like Ex-
cheqner bills for medium Of circulation foun-
ded upon the revenues of the country and cal.
culated to regulate The exchangcs.A national
Bank is out of the question.
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Bibles, bibles.
COMPREHENSIVE COMMENTARY, vols
~ Benson's DO 5
SCOTS do 3 do
D'Oyley Mont's do do
Clark's W o"''e Ne"'
Catholic Bibles.
ALSO
Quarto Family Bibles; Octave; Webster.
and 9TH rs Poker BIBLES in
great variety Of bindings.
for sale By J. HAGAR
p. S.-Most kinds Of schools books used in
this vicinity. 10 be had at wholesale, as cheap
as in New York or Boston.
November Is. % CIV
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COMMITTEE MEETING.

An adjourned meeting of the Executive CON-
mittr Of the VerWom Anii-Savery Society will
BE- holIen at Nridebury on the Ssh Of December
n xi, at 10 o'olo K A. NJ. Important business
requires attendance of each member.
J. A. ALLEN, Sec'y.
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ore winter, at least she gave up her large parlor
for the weekly meetings Of Bible class. The
female concert Of prayer. and many othrr similar
meetings we've w.lcomed to her hosp'table man
son during the last 25 years.
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PLOUGRS
TO SINGERS.

HUST RECEIVED, large quantity Of
ID the CARMINA SAcKA, or Boston collection
Of church music; Modcrn PSalmisi Bos on
Academy; Olcon; K,ngsley's Choir; Bos
ton Glee book Boston Acadefny's mammal of
vocal music ard Gardeners music Of Nature
Singing schools can be supplied with any
quaaiiiy. cheap for cash, a, the Book store Of
J.HAGAR.
November Is 2e6w
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30

UVHE WINTER Term of this RESTITUTION
will commence on Monday the 9th of
December.
instruction win be given in the Latin. Greek
and French Lang and in all the branches
Of thorough English education. In each De.
2artment the course Of instruction will be sys-
remaiic. and constant exeriions aiIl be used.
that every subject presented TO The mind of The
student may be fully understood.
Especial attention will be devoted 10 classi.
cal students, TO mike them thorough and fin.
ished linguisis and 10 the pronunciation. as
well as construction Of the French language
The experience of many years and the mos,
uniiring exeriions will be devoted 10 The moral
and intellectual Improvement Of the students.
1t is of great importance. that every student
should he present al the commencement of the
term. that he may not lose the benefit of in
siructions gwen TO The large classes then
formed. A limited number Of young GENTLE
men can be accommodated with board &c, in
the family IF the Principai.
Tuition per term for common English branches $500
higher English, Latin and Greek 400
Students will be received for halt quarter,
and No allowance made for absence, unless in
case Of sickness.
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ESTATE OF ETHAN ANDRUS.

ESTATE OF ETHAN ANDRUS.
We. the subscribers, being appointed by the
Probate Court for the District of Addison,
Commissioners, TO receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons. against
the estate of ETHAN ANDRUs, late of Middle
bury, in said District, deceased, and also all
claims and demands exhibited in offse; thereto
And 6 months from the 18th, day Of this month
being allowed by said Court for that purpose,
we do therefore hereby give notice that we
will attend to the business of our said appoint
mcnt, at the dwelling house Of the deceased,
in Midd!ebury, Oh the first Tuesday of Janua-
nv, and March, next from nine O'Clock A. III.
until four o'clock, p. NJ. on each of said days.
DoRAsTUs WOOSTER, Commits
Ira ALLEN, sioners
Dated at Middlebury, this Is day of Novem-
Der lS4l.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22

At meeting of the citizens Of Greenville,
and its vicinity, convened on Saturday the
18th inst, on motion Col. VIM. WILSON was
called TO the Chair, and ROBERT S. JACKSON
appointed Secretary. The following pream-
Bile and resolutions, being read, were unani-
mously adopted.
Whereas great national bereavement, I'M
precedented In tho annals of tho history of
this people, as nation, has befallon us, in
consequence Of the sudden and unexpected
demise OF the patriotic and much venerated
President, WILLIAM HENRY HARRI-
SON. 1t is true that our hopes and expccta-
tons ran high, that if it had been the will of
Providence to have prolonged his life and
health, he would have reformed abuses and
re-established the Administration ofthe Gov
eminent in its pristine purity; we had chosen
him as our leader in that great reform which
we believed essential to the preservation of
our free institutions; we believed that by his
republican principles, his discernment, his
irmness, and his patriotism, the ship of state
would once more be restored to her true course.
and safely steered amid the dangers by which
she was surrounded. But, alas, in one short
month, death has deprived US of him by whom
we expected to accomplish such good for our
republic, for the cause of human liberty. Let
us hope, however, that his mantle will fall
upon his successor, that he will adopt the
advice contained in the last words of his IL
lustrious predecessor. We would not pre-
sumo to fathom the mysterious dealings of
the great and good Being towards his crea-
lures, but would humbly submit to the will!
of him who is King of Kings and Lord of
Lords, and as citizens sympa!hize and con-
dole with each other, and with the commu-
nity,& also with the family and relatives of the
deceased, humbly imploring his mercy in
their behalf: Therefore
Resolved. That we regard the death of our
late President, great national bereavement.
Resolved, That we most cordially sympa-
thlze with the feelings that pervade this re-
public, In consequence ofthe sudden death of
President Harrison.
Resolved, That in testimony of our high
respect and veneration for the character of the
late President, WILLIAM HENRY HAIR
RlSON, we will wear the usual badge of
mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That these proceedings be pub
lished in the Stanton Spectator.
WIN. WILSON, Chairman.
ROBERT S. JACKSON, Sec'ry.
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From The buchanan Journal.

JAMES McDowELL Esq, the Democratic
candidate, and ALEXANDER III. III. STUART
Esq, the Wing candidate, for Congress, add
dressed a portion Of the citizens of Botetour,,
at the Courthouse, on Monday last. They
did not arrive in Fincastle until evening, and
the day was consequently so far advanced be-
fore they commenced the discussion as to al
low them TO occupy in speaking about an
hour and quarter each, which was princi.
paily devoted to the subject of the finances OF
the country. We were not present at the
discussion, but we are informed that Mr.
Stuart sustained his position as a L. 5. Bank
man most ably and successfully, showing
such AN institution to be both constitutional
and eXpedient. The discussion was conduc-
ted by the speakers with the utmost courtesy
towards each other. The friends ofeach cam
didate lett the ground pleased with their re.
spectlve efforts. They have also visited to-
gether, the counties ofMontgomery, Pulaski,
end Floyd, and MIR. Stuart visited Roanoke
alone on the Sd inst, and addressed the PEG.
PIE we understand, with great effect. From
what we can learn from various parts of the
district, we think MIR. Stuart's success NAV
De regarded as certain by majority which
VIII not be less than 500, and may perhaps
reach 1000.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22

~ THIS DAY the question is to oe de-
cided by the People Of Virginia, whether they
will sustain the Reform which has been so
gloriously commenced in our Government
or whether, grown weary Of the contest, they
will ignobly suffer all tho hard learned fruits
of their former victory to be fiched from their
hands. Voters of Augusta let not this re-
proach be yours. You have battled nobly,
in times past, for the Constitution of your
Country-and now that Victory has perched
upon your standard, you will surely not de-
sert it. To the polls, then-to the polls !!
Give all your Banners to the breeze, and,
from the wings to the centre, raise the loud
battle-shout of'STUART AND REFORM
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22

~ A letter has been Published from
Nicholas Biddle, late President of the United
States Bank of Pennsylvania, to the Hon. ].
M. Clayton, Of Delaware, in reply to certain
statements relative to him, contained in the
report of the investigating committee of the
stockholders. He complains that great in
justice has been done him-that he was de-
MED the privilege of being heard before the
committee, and that they suffered themselves
to be misled by the misrepresentation of
the real delnquents. He insists that when
he left the Bank its affairs were prosperous,
and that its difficulties ard losses were rro
duced by subsequent mismanagement In
regard to the transactions in cotton, in which
he was more particularly implicated by the
report, he acknowledges, with pride, that he
was the originator of the measure, and con-
tends that it was of immense benefit to the
Bank and the countly-to the Bank, in fur
nshing it with European funds, and enabling
1t to collect its Southern debts-and TO the
country, in preventing sacrifice of its great
staple, in the embarrassment which prevailed
among our merchants. He thinks il was the
means Of saving to the planters at least ten or
fifteen millions of dollars. He saws that
when nc first thought of the measure. he So
licited some of the mercantile directors to
undertake it, the Bank being forbidden by
its charter from engaging in it, but that they
refused, and he undertook il himself. The
Bank, therefore, was never the owner of
single bale of cotton, and he says never lost
cent in that way. To carry into effect his
views he had the house Of Humphreys g.
Biddle established at Liverpool, who were
to take advantage Of the market in the sales
OF the cotton, and TO have the profits for their
trouble, the Bank not being at liberty, by
law, to participate in them. As TO the losses
which were sustained after he lef, tho Bank.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22
THE FAMILY OF GEN. HARRISON


~ We are pleased to see that the propo-
sition has been started, simultaneously, in
different parts of the country, TO give to the
family of the lamented HARRISON, the benefit
of one years salary of the Presidential Office.
This, it seems to US, would be nothing more
than sheer justice. As there is no outfit al
lowed by law to the President, and as the ex-
penses incurred at the commencement of the
term mustnecessarily be disproportionate and
heavy, we think case ofsuch peculiar hard
ship, as that to the family of Gen. Harrison,
ought to be provided for by Congress. He
was called from his retirement by the un-
s ought sullrages of his countrymen, and in
carrying out their wishes, he has fallen an
early sacrifice to his consuming zeal and de-
votion to the service and welfare Of his coun-
try. 1t is well known that Gen. Harrison
was embarrassed in his circumstances, and
his death occurring so soon after his entrance
upon the Office, itmust prove sadly disastrous
to his worldly affairs. We are truly reioiced,
therefore, to see, that while the Nation nouns
over his demise, as her own great affection.
she is not disposed to forget those who stood
III closer and more dependent relation to him,
and upon whose hearts the blow has fallen
with such fearful and peculiar force.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22
From, the baltimore Patriot of Safurdoy.

FIRE AT NORTH BEND.-We arc glad to
learn, by the Cincinnati papers received this
morning. that the injury TO the mansion
house at North Bend, as reported yesterday,
was greatly exaggerated. The Cincinnati
Gazette Of Thursday says:
"Creat uneasiness was caused in this city
yesterday morning, by a report that General
Harrson's dwelling house, at North Bend,
had been destroyed by fire the previous after
noon. Direct information, however, arrived
before noon, asd quoted all apprehensions.
The building was on fire, but only the upper
story of the west wing sustained any matori-
al damage. The roof and this were destroy
ed, but without, we understand, the loss Of
any furniture, or seriously inconyeniencinp
The afflicted family"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-22

1~News from England has been received
at Boston, by the steamer Acadia, nine days
later than our previous intelligence. The ex-
citement occasioned by Mr.. Pickens's Report
had somewhat subsidized, and the tone of the
leading Journals become less warlike. The
opposition papers magnify the danger, while
the Administration papers rely upon the
change in our government for speedy settle
ment OF all difficulties. The papers still
speak, however, of preparations on the part Of
the British Government for war. 1t is said
that six Regiments have received orders to
hold themselves in readiness to embark for
America.