The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-23

miscellaneous, nave Deen paSSe1-ueIn1 ouiy q
more than were produced by the Legislature o.
1910. About the usual quota Of esquires have
been duly appointed, and probably about the US
ual number Of expectanIs Of office have been
disappointed. TIE bill providing for a geological
survey Of the State-the favorite measure CT The
sessiop-was finally lost by two votes, and would
undoubtedly have passed, but for an unhappy
speech of one of its friends, which was interpret
ed by some as an attemp, 10 give a party aspect
to The thing. Among the acts passed will be
found several of great practical interest, such as
the act relating 10 The general list, the acts rela-
ting TO the militia--to schoois-the public lands
and a number of q judicial character. A gen.
eral statute was passed providing that all acts
| shall take effect on the fist of January alter the
passing of the same, unless special provision be
made 10 The contrary.-VOice Of Freedom.
THE COMMERCIAL STRENGTH OF Russia.
The following abstract of all excellent pa
per under the above title in the November
number of Hunts Merchants Magazine is
taken from tine n. Y. Sun:
The entire Russian empire is nearly
twice and a half times as large as all Europe;
its population is about one-fourth of that of
Europe, though its Asiatic possessions on
tribute but about one sixth of its Whole pop
%ula'ion. or the whole extent Of over two
billions of acres, less than one-si1th of the
soil is under Improvement. The mines are
a great source of wealth, the annual pro-
duce being estimated in 1885 to be thirty
eight millions o. dollars.
In manufactures Russia has rapidly ad-
vanced since their first establishment by
Peter the Great. From the returns cf 1928
it is found that CT linnen nine millions of
yards are annually produced, Of woollen
cloths, of all kinds, about 100000 yards of
cotton, 100000 ofyards of silk to the
value of 100000 of Prusian dollars;
Of leather, 3,5OO,000 dollars of the same
coin; of potash, 100000 pounds ofsoap,
SO.00O.OOO pounds; and of tallow l6,S0O,-
600 O pounds are annually used by the can
die manufactures. Thirty-nlne millions of
pounds ofsugar are annually refined. and
the various disiilleriesi in the empire employ
over seven hundred thousand workmen.
In 1894 the tota! value ofRussian exports
was s50,l33,75S. and Of imports $685.
SOS. In 1882. 1920 vessels entered and
5,72I vessels left the Russian ports. Eng
land drawsoff one-haIfandth the United States
one-twelth of the exports. The amount
realized By Government from duties OF both
exports is about 25 per cent. of the whole
value, Or, in 1884, about fourteen millions of.
dollars. OF the articles of import. sugar
forms one sixth of the importation; coffee,
one ihirty-sixth c~oIoring stuffs, one-tenth;
silk goods. onc-tTenticth Woollens, one
thirtieth; wine, one-twentieth; tea, one.
fOrtleth and tobacco, one -hundreth. OF
exports. flax and hemp make one third Of
the whole; tallow, one-sixth corn and meal,
about one-sixth: bristles. hides, and leath-
er, one-twentieth.
G-Tho Peoples Press takes occasion on
the retiring of the late Chief Magisirate-Gov.
JEyIsoN-to speak in commentator of the
man and OF This public life. The praise is right
ly bestowed. He has acted on all occasions
with firmness and decision-aiming always TO
maintain the rights Of the people, and in every
thing consulting their best good, without ever
decending 10 the fashionable d~en,agogueism of
the day to snuff the popular breeze, and has
sought popularity only as it was to be found in
the path of duty. GAS a politician, coming
directly from the body of the people, he has
ever been a stern, unyielding advocate Of the
true democracy OF the country not, however,
the modern vampire democracy, which feeds
upon the very likelihood of The popular rights.
With rare exceptions he retires with approba-
ton and the good wishes of all his political
supporters, and the respect of his opponents"
And the same too may. be said of the retir-
ing Lit, Gov. and Treasurer, so far as relates
to the discharge of their respective duties. 1t
may be said of Gov. CANT. and to the dispar-
agement of no one, that a more gentlemanly
and dignlfied presiding officer has never occu-
pied the chair Of the Senate, possessing that
peculiar tact and talent SO necessary in the
| acceptable discharge of the duties of President
of that body. Treasurer JAMES, retires with
clean hands with the respects and good wishes
of all who had to do with him-and with the
reputation of a skillful and honest inancier.--
Caledonian.