Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-29

Foreign Hens.


- increasing rapidly. aud assuming - tlreatan-
ing AN appearance. taat the government lately ap
pointed acOmnfsslon 10 enquire lnto its c1usez and
10 draw up the heads 0t new poor law. Their
report has already been presented. and -pme deci-
sIve change wtll, doubtless, ie made At the next
Dist Oh hrs important question The late Diet has
em?o~cfcd TIE KING 10 taNe measures iof That pnr-
po-e. on prnci, les winch they have drawn uui. One
Of these FIR The first time modern European leg
Isaton. makes the Manufactured 20 a certain cx
tent aud IN certain cases liable for the support -
his poor work people. THIS specious and golden
enactment, the beginning OF tie end. was the
motion Of professor l,eiler. !, IS remarkable enough
that with the above mentioned steady progression
81 poverty aud crime. there Is ~ Sweden. as IN 80
many other cuuntrle-. corresponding Increase Of
Production and commerce. Ihls can only be- OK
planned by remembering that modern legislation
cousoCnGs production MN prosperity, and manutac
lures with morals. and sacrifices me drcaduliy
burdcncd yeonan aud unfeprescnted mecllnlc 10
untaxcd machinery and middle class monopoly.
ExrRaoaoiS.ay EXCISE FRArs.- Intention has
b,en called to ingenious fraud, which - SAID to
have been long carried bidding defiance 10 the
scrutiny and VIZ lasct of the Revenue Officers. IL
appears that Tor years past -up con attached q the
residence Of one Michael u Doyle. who. notwith-
sianding his professional engagements elevated hun
hi ghcr than acomnon wharf. porter usually aade
a decent and respectable appearance. 1t turns out
that this WIS effected by the essential rcquiste
b.. = knot, which not only served "a the beacon of
his calling. bnt also the more profitable convey
for hs illicit trade ~ spirits the produce of
private still with which he was connected The
appurtenance Of his trade the kno, " CON
r,ctcd 10 contain in the Interior three gallons
al the spirit. Now this. al the moderate caicu-
IatOn of four visits day-lor instance his attend
nncc at meals-cnabed HIM to be the transporter Of
j. gallons per diem. or - gallons per week which.
calculated only AZ the rate OF duty, would produce
Il. 81
OF ~. Is. each week. 4 calculation OF this sort
socD shows how the revenue of the country Is dimn.
Ished by coniraband trade. Probably this discovery
would never have been made had 1t not been Tor a
" split among the parties concerned, who OF course
IN such cases, We'd with each other IN the desire 10
be thought an honest man.
A Ham CasK-Some time since gentleman went
10 battle Glasgow, leaving his clothes the
bank Another person at the time the water. who
had the appearance of having the liquid element,
for time Petty the latter moved suddenly to
the bank. and arrayng himself the geniemans clothes
walked OF. rapid the green without casting
even lingering look at the bundle of he had LEI, be-
hind him, and which for of better had short time
before served him clothing. BY and by the gentleman
who had had a deeciahle bath left the water and
hurried to his but his astonishmcn may be con-
oeved, when, instead of the gay and comfortable clothing
of which he had denuded himself he found dirtv tat
tered sur, scarcely worth sxpencea jacket. misealy
out at the elbows aud pair OF ragged that
would almost have required chart get into them He
with look of which had much of the
held up the creased xpresbe and stared through them
udicrous to small amusement to some peol.
who spectators Of the But there no helm
for IL naked and shivering on the banks of the
Clyde WILL lie glad to take any habiments however pool
they may be and the gentleman this formed
evccptIon-he finn put the wetched suit which
the Kindness of the thief had left for his use and fastened
into town With much speed might be, ely
disguised from friends he might chance meet 10y In,
novelty OF his cosume.-Ci Glasgow Eis.
An Fast INDIAN ExEou rioN-While we re
NAMED here the chef caused wrctched prisoner
or two, whom his people had caught, to be blown
from The mouths of cannons, n mode of death per
haps, the quickest and least cruel of any. Gne o
the uniortunatcs, the only one saw executed, be-
ing blown To shvers IN Il second his legs and head
both severed from the trunk, being the only portion
we could recognize afterwards as having belonged
10 the human form. The wretch was tied. standing
ON the ground with his back to the mouth of the
cannon, and met his end with the same philosophy
that most natives eylnce on these occasions.
Runway TR.FrIc.-Thc following calculation
OF the last weekly returns of 33 railways, IL.
miles IN length, viii. We believe, be of interest -
Number of passengers % RAILWAYS, $50 I93
consequently the total for the week must be abov,
100000 The receipts for passengers 33 rail.
ways, T. lJ.25~ IS ID. ditto for goods II rail
ways. tl596l lis 3D.. total t6l .262 i9s I'd
This Is an average of f5l I'd. per mile per week
The traffic, therefore. is certainly at the rate o
more than three millions year, and carrying /.
millions 81 passengers.
PREVENTION or Rusr.-rhc prevention OF RUS
such articles of furniture are made of pol she,
steel. object of great Importance IN domesti /.
economy. The cutters IN Sheffield when they have
given knife razor blades the requisite degree o
polish. rub them with powdered quIcklime. in orde
Ia prevent them from furnishing. and it is sal,
that articles made OF polished steel are dipped il
lime water by the manufacturer before they SEN
INTO the retail market.
Hampshire farmer, being in company with tw,
pure Lciccs breeders Of sheep. laid them
wager of that OF his ploug hmen would en-
at meal all the lean upon a loln OF mutton of
Lecestershre show sheep; the loin to we gh leas
II lbs. The wager won by the HAMPSHIRE
farmer. s,outhdown breeder on Christmas day. a
Southampton. The loin of mutton weighed IL lbs
and the lean upon II W hen off. only 10. i Oh
The Hampshire farmer was to choose his lOin @
mutton in london.
The very overcrowdcd state Of the burvinc
grounds LeI,h. o5lgc fifteen twenty cart- load
of surplus mrad from the different church-yards t
be deposited IN the weekly The shore is con
stantly strewed with washed-up fins, coffin han
dies. and other relics of mortality When Will TN
folly Of burying IN or near churches give way L
the comrnon-sense suggestion of nterment of IN,
dead away from the dwellings, OF the living
RUSSIAN B,prrsm.-On The day OF the Epiphany
a, Moscow. the -" conservation ofihe waters take
place every year. \ temple is erected for this pur
pose u the frozen surface OF the Moscowa. and ,
hole is made IN the ice the clergy then bless t
water and the baptism OF new born infants BY i'm
mcrsion IN II takes place The cold : often mos
intense at the time.
duel with swords took place few days ago be
tween two-iGdies of Paris The far com5atants
who are known for their VII. beauty and fashion
quarreilc about atfr of love, and hostile meet