Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-06-09
ARRIVAL or I'm COLUMBIA.


LiL erpool on the 18th OF May. She brings
London and Liverpool papers to the 18th,
the day of her sailing-which is twelve days
later than by the British Queen at New
York.
This arrival brings US little news of inn
portance. Trade had not improved in Eng
land-and business was, if possible, duller
than at the last previous accounts. Money
was abundant and did not command over
1-2 per cent, on loans.
An awful con1agration occurred at Ham,
burg, which had laid large part of that ci-
ty in ruins. The flames ragged four days,
before they could be subdued. The fire
broke out soon after midnight on Wednes-
day, May 1lth, in house in the DeichStras-
Sc, one of the narrowest streets in the old
part of the town, built as much of wood as
of other materials; and it passed from house
to house until it entered square court, sur
rounded by large warehouses, and unap-
proachable by the street. A warehouse of
spirits caught fire, and now the flames be-
gan to threaten every thing far and near
1t was nearly four o'clock; the Senate was
called together, and to arrest the spread of
the fire, it was proposed to pull down. hou-
SEES; but this was refused as needless sa-
crifice of property. The Burgher Guard
was called out; but the services Of q body
management Of few bad fire engines; and,
when it was too late, few houses were Or
dered to be pulled down.
Extensive subscriptions, led by the Queen
and Prince Albert, were being made in En-
gland, to relieve tine distressed Hamburgers.
Ten thousand pounds had been already
sent to purchase provisions and provide
shelter for the sufferers. The London Insu-
rance offices had suffered severely from fire.
The New Hamburg Zeitung of the 18th inst.
states that the losses are computed as fol-
lows :-"3O,O0O,OOO of dollars for goods
burned in the warehouses, 2O,O0O,OO0 Of dol
lars for furniture and other valuables in
warehouses; and this is independent of the
value of the houses destroyed, which are
proposed to be rebuilt by State loan"
The steamship Britannia arrived at Liver.
pool on the night of the 18th ult. The Great
Western arrived on the 18th.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD AccIDENr.-One Hun
.dred end Twenty Persons Killed and many
Manned and Wounded-A deplorable catas-
trophe took place on Sunday evening week,
on the Versailles and Mendon railway, by
which one hundred and twenty persons were
killed, or have since died Of their wounds,
and many manned and wounded.
Boston Atlas.
CONNECTICUT STATE PRrsoN.-We learn
from the annual Report of the Directors Of
the Connecticut State Prison 10 the General
Assembly, just published, that the number
of convicts in that institution at the CON-
mencement of the year, was 205. There
have been discharged on expiration of sem
tence, 80; pardoned by the Legislature, 3 :;
died, 10; received into the prison, 57-leav-
ing now in confinement, 2l1. Although the
number of convicts is somewhat larger than
at the expiration Of the last year, the num-
Der of commitments is II less than it was
during that period.
The whole amount Of income for the last
year has been $2l ,433 81; expenditures,
Sl3,372 69-leavng a balance in favor of
the prison of $s,O65 %, as the nett earnings.
During the past year the Warden has paid
into the Treasury of the State, the sum of
$4,000 in cash. The convicts have pursu-
ed during the year past, much the same
course of labor as in former years, with the
exception of about 25 men, who have within
the last two months been employed under
contract in the manufacture of table cutlery.
The physician states that two thousand
and eighty-four prescriptions have been
made for the convicts during the year.
The Directors bear testimony to the faith
full manner in which the Warden, Deputy
Warden, Clerk, Matron, and the several
Overseers of the shops have discharged their
duties.-Daily Courant.
COMPTROLLER s REroRr-It appears from
this report, that the funds in the treasury Of
this State are adequate to meet the expenses
Of the current year, and leave a surplus of
$l5,C00 or more. The wings found the
treasury not only minus but in debt to the
amount of $4,000. In the short period of
four years, it seems that the wings have paid
the above debt, which accumulated under
the management of the loco focos. with the
further Advantage of leaving $4,000 or $780,
600 in the State vault, to be appropriated by
the loco fOcos for the cause of education, in
fostering our Common Schools. We honestly
think they ought to blush for the fabrications
got up by them in regard TO the Board of
! Commissioners of the Common Schools
For three years past they have called MIR.
Barnard, the interchangeable Secretary, all
sorts OF names, and among other things have
impugned his motives by openly denouncing
him as covetous and seeking only for "the
spoils"-a term, by the way, well under
stood by that party-while. in fact, MIR Bar
nard's agency in this good work has been
attended with pecuniary loss TO himself 1t
is hoped the locos will manage our fiscal af-
fairs the present year with economy so that
in May, 1e43. the wings may not find thugs
out Of joint.-lMiddleto,cn Constitution.
| Hon: Nathan Appleton has been nominal ed by
the Wings nf Boston for Congress. in place of Hon.
Robert C. Winthrop, resigned. This is an excellent
choice Mr.. Appleton is Statesman Of high ability,
sound judgment and ripe perience. He iss staunch
| advocate Of the Protection OF Home Industry, and
ener'a.ns eonc'iatory views on the subject Of Ma.
tional Finance and Currency .-Tribune.
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