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DECENTRALIZATION or THE JUDI
CIAL DISTRICTS.

As per Act, approred February 10, lS4O.
Isl Judicial District, composed Of the
counties of Warren, Claiborne, Wash
ington. and Bolivar.
I'd judicial District, composed Of the
counties of Yalobusha, Carroll, Choctaw,
and Tallahatchie.
Sd judicial District, composed OF the
counties of Adams, Wilkinson, and JEFF
lerson.
an Judicial District, composed OF the
counties of Smith, Copiah, SimPsoa,
Scott. Newton, and Neshoba.
5h Judicial District, composed of the
counties of Jackson, ZONES, Green. Perry.
WAYNE, Jasper. Clark, and Lauderdale.
9Th Judicial District. composed Of the
counties Of Noxubee, Lowndes, hemper,
Winston, and Octibbeha.
9TH Judicial District, composed Of the
counties OF Kinds, Madison, and Rankin
8h Judicial DiStrict, composed OF the
counties of De Soto. Coahoma, Tunica.
Ponoa. Lafayette, and Marshall
OH Judicial District, composed Of the
counties of Monroe, Ilawamba. fishe-
mingo, Pontotoc, Chickasaw, aud TIP
pah.
l0h Judicial District. composed Of the
counties Of Yazoo, Holmes, AJiala- and
Leake.
llh Judicial District, composed of
the countios OF Lawrence, Covington.
Hancock, Marion, Pike, Amite, ami
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JUDICIARY.

Judges of The High Court Of Errors
and appeals = WnI L Sharkey, James
F. Trolier, and e. Turner. Clerk, F. G.
Hopkins.
The High Court of Errors and Ap-
Peais has no jurisdiction except What
properly belongs to Court Of Errors
and pPeals; lis sessions are holden on
The first Monday Of January and July, al
Jackson; being virtually but one session
per annum.
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Chancellor of State.--R. II. Buckner-
CLERK. l.. Dixon.
The Superior Court Of Chaneery has
Jurisdiction over all matters, pleas aud
complaints whatsoever, belonging TO, or
coenizable in u Court OF Equity; il holds
two sessions annually.
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of several of the most distinguished hor.
SEES in the Union, engraved IN style Of
superior finish and beauty.
The next prominent department IS the
Theatrical page, constantly devoted to
or;g;naf criticisms ofthe Drama, and no
tees Of the New York Theatres; Green
Room intelligence, derived from an ex-
tensive theatrical correspondence MAIN
tanned with every city in the Union, and
by which the paper IS already lavofaoiy
known and widely circulated IN theatre
cal circles.
Again. selections will be constantly
made from the periodicals OF this coun-
try and England, and thus be formed a
lively aud elegant Literary Department.
occupying several pages.
Fer all these varied departments, am
/ pl4 room is secured BY the immense size
ofthe present sheet, which for beauty OF
typographical execution and general Gle
cance of arrangement, is second 10 none
| in the Union
No local agents being employed by
the proprietors, gentlemen wishing the
paper can order II through thelr post
masters, or remit by mail. A number of
files from the comm1 OF the vo-
lume, will be preserved for new subscrl-
bers. This course is adopted, as the valu-
able Statistical Tables Of the paper near
ly all appear in the early part Of the
year
Terms Of Subscription and Adrer1isi"g.
For one years subscription, $40 in
advance. For six months subscription,
S ) in advance.
For advertising one square of % lines,
first insertion, S5.--each subsequent IN
sertion, 81.
o. Extra copies Of the large Engra-
wings on steel may be obtained al the
Publication Office at 81 each. They
will be sent to any section Of the Union
so enveloped as 10 secure them from in
jury.
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CIRCUIT COURT.

This Court has original jurisdiction
in civil cases in which the sum in contro-
yersv exceeds $50. For each OF the IS
Circuits, Judge and Attorney are elect
ed ouadrennialIy, from November.
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STATE OFFICERS. &c.

GOVernmenf of Mississippi.
t. NJ. TUcKEa, Governor till 1914.
l. O. GALLOWAY, Secretary ofState.
4. B. SAUNDERS, Auditor Of Public Ac
counts.
R. S. GRAVES, State Treasures.
]. d FRESHMAN, Attorney General.
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FHSIl,S we'll known weekly publication,
n which was established in 1881 by
lis present editor, will commence its ele-
vcnth volume on the 9th of March, 1871.
II is sheet Of the very largest class,
containing twelve imperial quarto pages,
printed on linen paper of the finest text
urc, and on new type. II is embelilshed
with the largest and most highly finished
Engravings on steel, ever issued BY a
periodical in the United States The
last volumes contained sup rb Portraits
OF the following distinguished American
and imported Horses, designed 10 constr
tute and American Sporting Gallery, ac-
companied with complete Memoirs, Civ
ing the Pedigree, Characteristics and
Performances Of each, with incidental
notices Of their contemporaries, etc. The
Engravings correspond in s.ze eighteen
inches by thirteen) with those annually
published in London, Of the Winners of
the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger, and have
been executed in line, on Steel Plate, ex-
pressly for this paper, from Original
L iCbuISo al VA " tuS lAIOot 1tbAhSHt n =
ists:-
BLACK MARIA, the property of the
Hon. Bale Peyton, OF New Orleans; En-
graved by Dick after Troye.
JOHN BASCOMBE. the property Of
Col. John CroweIl, of Fort Mitchell, Ala
Engraved by Dick after Troye.
LEVIATHAN, the property of James
Jackson, Esq. of Florence, Ala. Engra-
we'd by Dick after Troye.
SHARK, the property of Col. VIM. r.
Johnson, of Petersburg, Va. Engraved
by Dick after Troye.
HEDGFORD, the property of Col. ].
II. TONNES, of Lexington, Miss Engra-
we'd by Hinshelwood after Troye.
BOSTON, the property of Mr.. James
Long, of Washington City. Painted by
De Lattre for Col. johnson, of Va.
Published on the 7h MarcE.
ARGYLE, the property of the Hon.
Pierce NJ. Butler 81 Co. of Columbia. S.
c. Painted by Troye for Col Hampton,
of S. c.
Published on tie 23d May.
WAGNER, the property of Mr.. John
Campbell, of New Orleans. Painted by
Troye for the Owner.
Published on the 4th JUN.
MONARCH, the property of Col.
Hampton, of s. c. Painted by Troye.
published on the 9th January.
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In addition TO the Engravings enume-
gated above, is a superb Portrait of
Mad'lle Augusta, the celebrated DaHseuse,
in the character Of La Sylphide,'' en-
graved by Hinshelwood on Steel, from a
sketch and picture by Chalon and Inman
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POSTING BILLS.
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BALL INVITATIONS.
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BLANKS.
FUNERAL fnotsatleHB.
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yHyniS we'll known weekly publicatio

WILLIAM I. r"arER, EDITOR.
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rHE sPlRIT OF THE TIMES;

CHRONICLE OF
The Turf, Field sports, Literature and
the stage.
En,5ell.sled rih splendid Steel Engrariags
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-26
Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

I L having been determined by the Navy Depart
ment to to be executed series of careful
pcriments to ascertain the relative values of the die
rent varieties of fuel applicable TO the purposes of
steam navigation in the Navy of the Un'trd States,
the propretors Of mines, others, furnishing such
fuel informed, that upon forwarding to the navy
yard al the city of w ashngton their charge,
quantity not less than two tons in weight of the
fuel which they respectively supply be delivered
or before the LIST day of July next, the Department
will cause the trial of the 10 be faithfully made,
discover its heating power and other properties,
cessary to be known, in order to Judge of its fitness
for the purpose above specified. Each sample thus
must be accompanied by statement or certificate
Of the origin of the same and the period of its ex
traction from the mine. also of the points on the At
lantic coast, on the Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico
the lakes, at which it be most conveniently de-
livered.
To be published t,rice a ioeek in Madisonan, Ma
tional lntegencer, Army and Navy Chronicle, the
Globe, d. c.; New York Commercial Advertiser and
New York Express; American Sentinel and Penn
syIvania Intelgencer Cat Harrsburg,) and Pittsburg
Daily American, Pa; Baltimore Sun, Bali rcre
American, Md; Richmond Enquirer, Va.
apl52awtd
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BOOK BINDING.

The subscriber has resumed the above business and
will feel very grateful to his friends and the public for
a share of their patronage.
He will furnish at the shortest notice
BLANK BOOKS
Of every description ruled and bound to any pattern
the materials and workmanship equal to any in the
United States; he will also execute orders for all
;nds of MACHINE RULING.
MANU- CRIPTS, PERIODICALS, AND
MUSIC
Arranged and bound in the very best style and at rea
sonable prices.
OLD BOOKS rebound MAPS mounted and var
nished, PORT FOLIOS of all sizes and descriptions
manufactured to order
rParticular and personal attention will be paid to
orders for confidential work at the public Offices or
esewhere.-EF
The subscriber having been for many years en-
gagged in the above business and having apractical
knowledge ofthe various branches feels perfectly safe
in assuring the public, that he will be able to execute
orders for every description of work in style that can
not fail to give satisfaction.
His Bindery is on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between fourteenth and fifteenth streets oppo-
site the Post Office Department
JOHN A. BLAKE.
WASHINGTON, July 26th, 184l.
N. B. All orders left at the Madisonan Office will
be promptly attended to. july 81
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From the Richmond ENQUIRER

Wednesdays Wing publishes thunder and light
ming letter from Washington, which, if we possessed
the clai poyance that that modest journal to
exert the internal affairs of office, Gin giving
the names of correspondence we might point at
its distinguished" author; but not in the
habit of travelling behind the records of that highly
illuminated sheet, we forbear conjecture. The
letter of the late Wing defeat in Virginia. and
deals out hard hits at John Tyler, the Deakest,
though the iuckiest af fools, and the most unbushing
of political knapes," and at Daniel Nebster he
King of Federahsts and the foulest of morat lepers
We should like to know if this Gems r morum at the
C0nven ton of 1910, "under an October Sun " had
the opinion of"John Tyler" and "Danel Web
ser"
From certain weak points in the letter, we
concluded it must be Bolts.
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nARp.-J II. BROLAsKEY. Merchant Tailo,

GARD. Fl. BROLASKEY Merchant Tailor
~ of Philadelphia, respectfully informs his custom
ers residing in the city Of Washington, that he has
received direct from his agents. in London and Paris,
the Spring and Summer Fashions with extensive
assortment of the finest and most approved goods
worn. Also, real West Of England cloths wool-dyed
black, brown, Prussan, green and London smoke
golden olive clare and bronze, Of beautiful shades
French twilled habit cloths, of very light texture
single milled doeskin diagonal-ribbed and serpenne
cassimeres, and fancy vestings, of light mateasilk
cachmerots, bombazeens-Iinen drills, gambroons, and
fancy panaloon stuffs-san and silk vestings, adapt
ed to the approaching
The above goods will be made TO order at 20 per
cent. beoaO the usual prices for cash approved
dit. Any gentleman wishing to send an order for
clothing, have his taken by any tailor on
sheet fpaper, stating what kind ofarticles he wants
and will guarantee the safe delivery ofthem.
PRICES.
Extra superine dress frock coat from $40 to 1928
single or doube-mied cass pants. So to $40
satin vest, from SO to Sc
White drilling pants from SO to IS
J. Fl. BROLASKEY,
1870 Chestnut st. Philadelphia
mar l5-dlm
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lizard TIMES AND Observation-Disclosures

lizard TIMES AND RESUMPN-Thatu I'M
LII fashionable complaint of 'hard times, and con-
sequenty frequent applications for credit has induced
DR.. VAN PATTEN to announce thus publicly his
moderate and much reduced of charges which he
will continue few weeks longer, after which he must
in duty to himself and family, advance his terms to
correspond more nearly to those of his neig hbors.
For inserting the ordinary ncorruptibe teeth on
pivots 49,
For inserting the premium ncorruptible, and war
ranted to stand firm SIS.
For inserting the ordinary ncorruptibe teeth upon
gold plate, 49, for inserting the best incorruptible
teeth upon fine gold plate initiating nature perfect
ly, to eude detection by ordinary observers and to
be SO well adapted to the gums to be in every
spect nofensive and of great service in masticaton
well in articulation, Sc to SO, the charge for those
depending something on the number inserted.
Small cavities filled with the finest gold at 81.
Larger cavities with gold from 81 SO to 80.
For silver or tin filings never more than 81.
Extracting teeth or fangs SO cents, specie.
Extracting children's first or temporary teeth, any
number, for SO cents.
For cleaning or scaling teeth, per set, 81 to 49,
He considers the common practice of filling or
saving apart" the teeth exceedingly injudcious
with very few exceptons) that he will, when he
deems the operation necessary, perform it without
any charge.
hoOfice few doors west of Brown and Gadsby's
tel, the same side of Pennsylvania avenue.
april l-3t
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NOTICE
NOTICE
of the discontinuance of the Public Land
Office at b UCYR US, in the State Of Ohio.

FINDER the provisions of the second section of an
" act of Congress- approved on the 18th of June,
1910, which declares " that whenever the quantity of
public land remaining unsold in any land district shall
be reduced to number of acres less than one hun
ded thousand it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury to discontinue the Land Office of such
district and if any land in any such district shall re-
main unsold at the time of the discontinuance of
Land Office, the shall be subject to sale some
ofthe existing Land Offices most convenient to the
district in which the Land Office shall have been dis
continued, of which the Secretary of the Treasury
shall give notice."
Notice is accordingly hereby given that, in the pro-
secuton of his duty under the above section the Sc
cretary ofthe Treasury has advised this Office that the
Land Office at BUcYRUs in the State of Ohio, is to be
discontinued by law, and the lands in said district, re-
naming unsold at the time of the dscontinuance
to be thereafter subject to sale at the Land Office at
LIMA, in the same State.
Lands remaining unsold and unapproprated by
law and subject to private entry, within the limits Of
the district of BUcYRUs, will to be subject to
try heretofore at that Office from the date of the
ceipt of this notice and the Land Officers at LIMA
will give further notice of the day which they will
be prepared to receive applications for entries Of any
such lands.
E. M. HUNTINGTON,
Commissioner
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, April 4, 1842.
April 6 -law6w
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PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING
AND STATIONERY
WAR DEPARTMENT,
MAY 24th, lS42.


May 24th 1842.
SEPARATE proposals for executing printing, for
~ furnishing stationery, and for executing binding
and furnishing blank books for this Department uni
the Both of June, I843, will be received until l2
o'clock NJ. on the 18th of June next in conformity
with the provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of The Govern
ment, which provides, "That the job printing station
cry and binding of each of the Executive DEPART
ments SHALL until otherwise directed by law be fur
nshed by contract proposals for which shall be regu-
larry advertised for in the public prns-the classes
character and description of the printing being speci-
fed in each ADVERTISEMENT far that can be done
| and it being made condition in all cases. unless
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement that
the work shall be done in the city of w ashn gton
and the contract shall in each case so far as the
posals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be
made, be given to the lowest bidder whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials of the ability
of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccOmpanied by such testimonials will
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly un-
dersand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the foil owing requirements the faithful fulfil
ment OF which Will, IN every case, be rigidly ex-
acted.
All the articles OF stationery must be at least
fully equal, in all respects, to the samples
which may be in the Office of the Secretary
Of War. The blank books and binding must be
equal in material style and finish to the SAMPLES
which may be seen in the different Offices of the
Department, and superior in every instance where
those samples may have been found not to be of the
best quality. The printing must be executed with
and perfect type, and on the best paper used for
the different descriptions of printing required The
articles and work will be required from Time to time
as they are wanted and they will be paid for quar-
terty failure to furnish the articles or to execute
the work in every particular, as required by the con-
tracts and within reasonable time, of all which the
head of the Department will be the final Judge, will
cause forfeiture of the contracts.
The classes character and descriptions of the ar
ticles and work are designated, nearly as can
now be ascertained, in the subjoned lists with which
the proposals. must, in form, precisely correspond
There must be but one price specified the propo
sails for each article; and any thing not embraced in
the lists which may be needed, the contracts will be
made to require at corresponding rates with those
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NEW MUSIC.

NEW MUSIC.
lust received the following pieces of New Music,
y at the old established Store, two doors east OF
18th street. W. FISCHER
Bonnie Charlie, favorte Scotch song
The Woodland Call, Duet, by E. J. Loder.
The Poets Elegy-Weepf for star from our firma-
ment taken-Lines on the death of Thomas
Haynes Bayly, Esq, arranged for two voices.
My heart is in the yellow leaf; by F. Weand.
NV soldier wears tartan plaid; by J. Barnett.
Fall of the Oak; words by G.. Hill, Esq. of Wash
ton, music by J. H. Hewitt.
Miss Lucy Long.
Shun not the village churchyard Duet, written by
T. H. Bayly, Esq
Kate Anderson, my Kate ; by N CROUCH.
Time was thy locks were brown, friend John; by
E. J. Loder.
There's bliss in the morning of love by J. A.
Wade.
Wishes; by S. Nelson.
Come Come Soldier come !--Glee.
I watch for thee, Serenade, by r. Thomas.
Mothers love; words adapted to beautiful
German melody, and dedicated to "Amelia,"
by w. c.. Peters.
Farewell farewell! for the Guitar, by F. Weiland
Swiss Girls Dream, do do
My fondest, my farest, do do
Sleep my child, do do
Be it folly or frenzy, do F. Kinlock
Merrily, merrily sounds the horn; for the Guitar.
I'll build for thee an altar for the Guitar, by
d. c. Yon.
Linvitatione la Chase; by G. Blessner.
Dream is past, arranged as quick step by F. Wei
ViennS Snipes Waltz; by j. X. Cpl.
Quadrles from Tampa, for two performers.
Hail Columbia, with variations
may "a
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES

+ pursuance of the provisions Of treaty made an1
i concluded between the United States and the OF
lava tribe of Indians, on the 3Ist day of August
1881 L. JOHN TYLER, President of the United States
DO hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at theLand Office at LIMA, in the State
Of Ohio, commencing on Monday, the twenty ninth
day of August xt, for the disposal of the lands
within the limits of the former Indian Reserves of
and three miles square, situated the North side OF
The Maumee river 10 wit
North Of the base line and East If the meridian.
Fractional sections and ts.o, in township five,
Of range eight.
fractional sections one, eleven twelve thirteen,
twenty four, twenty five, twenty-six, twenty-seven,
thirty -four and thirty ve and section lhrty-sx, IN
township SIX of range eight.
Fractional sections four, five and sx, in fractional
township FIVE of range nine.
Fractional township SIX, including the sixteenth
section, of range nine.
Section thirty-our and fractional sections twenty
two, twenty-six, twenty -seven, twenty eight thirty
one, thiry-wo thirty three, thirty five and thirty-sx
in township seven, of range nine.
Fractional sections seven, elghteen and nineteen,
in township six, of range ten.
Also at the same time and place, will be offered for
sale the tracts of land hereinafter described, forming
portions of former Indian Reserves and which, under
treaty spuIatons with the Indians by whom they
respectively ceded are to be sold for their ben
eft viz:
North Of the base line, and East of the meridian
Fractional section SIXTEEN within the at %
quanoxas village, in township two, of range four
Section sixteen, in the Banchards creek,
in ownship one Of range seven.
Section sixteen, in the Big Spring reservation, in
township one, of range thirteen.
South Of the base line, aud East Of the meridian.
Section SIXTEEN in the Hog Creek Reserve, in
township four Of range SIX.
Section sixteen, in townships five and SIX in the
Wapaug hkOnnetta reserve, OF ranges six and seven
Section sixteen, in the Lewistown reserve, in town
ship seven of range eight.
Also at the time and place, will be offered at
public sale, the lands belonging to the United States
within the limits of the Southeast fraction of section
eighteen, the east side of Sandusky river town
shiptwo, north of range fifteen east
The sale will be kept open for two weeks UNLESS
the lands disposed Of, and no longer, and
private entries of land in the townships so offered
will be admitted until after the expiration of the
weeks
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington,
this twenty-third day of May, ammo Domini
1912
JOHN TYLER.
By the President
JOHN NJ Moore,
.4cting Commissioner ofthe
General Land Office.
may 26-lawt3lstAug.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-26

RELICS OF CHARLES 1.-The sheet which received
the head of Charles l. after his decapitation is
fully preserved with the communion plate in the church
of Ashburnham, in Sussex; the blood with which
has been almost entirely covered appears
ly black. The watch Of the un fortunate monarch is
also deposited with the linen, and its movements are
still very perfect These relics came into the posses
sion of Lord Ashburnh ham Immediately after the death
of The KIM