The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-29

are, not that he is a friend of slavery, but the
Address emanated from foreign source, and
so interferes with questions Of domestic and
national policy
1t is said in an English paper, that Lord
Morpeth is to the altar Miss Appleton of Bos-
ion, daughter we presume, of Hon. Nathan
Appleton.
THE MARRIED PRIEST. The case of Priest
Costello still causes excitement at Lockport.
His wife returned to him last week, but h dis
carded and refused TO live with her any more;
her counsel has secured for her share of the
money deposited in the bank by Costello.
SwARTwouT CASE. A Letter from Wash.
ington staes that the balance due from Swart-
wout TO the government has been struck, and
that il is 100000 instead of million. OF
this, Mr.. S. says he can satisfactorily show
that s25o,OOO is due by another person.
SILK. We learn from the Boston Cutiva-
tor that twelve States have already by legisla-
tive enactment, given bounties on the produc-
on of coccoons, and raw silk. Over 100000
pounds of raw silk were produced in the Uni
ted States, in lS4l, and it is the opinion of
persons well informed, that in less than fifty
years. silk will become one of the largest ag-
ricultural staples of the country.
Trade OF Bo7ton. A Boston correspondent
of the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser, under
date of the 18th ult., SAYS that on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday previous. there ar.
rived in that city. fifteen merchants from Ken
tncky seven from Indiana, five from st. Louis,
Missouri, eightGSm Cincinnati, sixteen from
Middle and Western Ohio, four from Buffalo,
and twenty one from from Canada. So much
for the Western Railroad, ard only the begin
ming.
GEOLOGY. To a course of lectures on geol-
ogy, now in Progress in Boston, by Professor
Siliman of Yale College, were nearly eleven
thousand of whom Can be accommodated with
seats, though each lecture is repeated, or given
TO two audiences
Mr.. Clay, i, is said, will soon be nominated
for the Presidency, both in Virginia and Ken.
lucky.
Washington correspondent of the Balt-
more American saws
"The Committee on Manufactures are deep
" engaged In their immense Work OF Hlltu-
ring the new Tariff. The great divisions Of
labor, the different interests 10 be affected BY
the proposed notifications of duties, have been
distributed among the members of the commit
tee, who are industriously collecting and d.
costing statistical facts in relation TO various
branches of American industry--all of which,
when presented in The Report, will furnish the
House and the nation with the means of de.
terminng all the details of the new system of
Protection for the common benefit of every
class and section The agricultural interest
will not be neglected.
PUsEYIsM DISAPPOINTED. For length of
time. Il jealous contest has been carried on be.
tween the Popish and Protestant parties in the
University of Oxford, in which they hive en-
dcavored to rally their respective forces in the
election of a Professor of Poetry. DR.. Pusey's
candidate was Mr.. Williams, and tie anti-Pu.
sevite candidate was Mr.. Garbett. Each par
tv had their respective electioneering commit
tees, whose duty it was to collect promises of
votes in anticipation of the day of trial, 1t
being discovered before the arrival of the day,
that Mr.. Garbett had three hundred of a ma
iority, Mr.. Williams was Withdrawn from the
contest.an thus Puscvism has received lis first
decided rebukc.