Litchfield enquirer., 1842-07-21

 opinion against the constitutionality of the bill as we'll as to the real difficulties of the subject which no one feels more sensibly than l do that the reasons which have de- termined me should be left on record.
 JOHN TYLER.
 Washington, June 25th, 1842.
 The "expositions" of MT. Tyler have been read amidst mingled merriment and close attention. MT. Adams moved their refer ence to the select committee of which he was chairman, aud where the subject was referred some eight days since.
 Correspondence ofMeN Y. American.
 WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE?
 Statement of business done during the long Session of the 26th Congress:
 460 bills reported up to June 24th.
 POP passed the House
 2l Senate bills passed |"
 629 printed reports of committees.
 statement of business done during the long session of the 27th Congress:
 5l4 bills reported up to June 4th.
 222 passed the House
 52 Senate bills passed the House.
 60l printed reports of committees.
 The above is comparative statement of the progress of business in the House of Re- presentatives in this Congress and all pre- ceeding Congresses. The House of Repre- sentatives in the last Congress (26th) did more business and did it faster than any that preceded it. This shows you how far the present Congress exceeds all others in indus try, fidelity and merit.
 In quqlity the printed reports of the pre- sent House surpass those of proceeding Hou- ses even more than in quantity and in num- Der. l need but refer you to such as those n 0f\ nd ufactures, Commerce, Public Expenditures, Revolutionary Claims, Foreign Affairs, Claims, sc. All these are without paral. Tel in proceeding Houses, for extent of re- search and investigation, calculation, compi- latlon, study and composition.
 This comparative view of legislative busi- ness IS an authentic statement, drawn up at my request, in the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives, where it was made up on the 26th of June, by the princi- pal clerk, by q careful examination of Re- cords. R.M.T.H.
 FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS.
 Owing to the Temperance reform in the mode of celebrating Independence Day, the number of accidents on the Fourth of July, this year is materially reduced. Especially is this true in New England-C -Connecticut.- Indeed the only serious accident of that day which has come to our knowedge in this State, we last week chronicled as having oc- cured in this city. At Lanesborough, Ms. Samuel B. Shaw, Jr. son of clergyman of that place, was killed by the bursting of cannon which he was discharging. At Newburyport, a drunkard named Wm. Harrington stabbed several lads, wounding one of them dangerously. Another lad had his left hand badly wounded by the prema- ture discharge of a pistol. He lost his fore finger.
 At Portsmouth, a lad lost all the fingers from one hand. At Philadelphia, numerous accidents oc- cured. son of Gideon Scull, and Miss Lydia Ann Dickenson, were drowned. Mat thias Hand aged p, was killed by rocket. A young man named Dickson was danger ously injured by being thrown from horse. A lad in attempting to get on railroad car, had one hand taken off by the wheel. A young man named Bart was severely injur- ed in the face by rocket. w. Tyndale, a China merchant, had his hand nearly blown off by fire works. James Yoh, a loafer, tried to cut his throat, and was sent to prison.
 At Charlestown, Md. keg of powder ex- ploded in Jacobs & Illness store, blew the building to ruins, and burnt several adioin- ing houses.
 AtGeneva, N. Y. q serious accident occur red from the bursting of rocket, which ig- nted basket full of fire works. John Eas, ton was so badly wounded that he died the next morning. Joseph D. Fulton was killed instantly, and his wife sustained concus- sion in the breast, which, had it not been for her corset board probably would have pro. we'd fatal; and their daughter, Mrs Macken- bush, was dangerously wounded in the head. George Hanford and MT. Scott were woun- ded in the shoulder, aud several others slight. ly injured.
 AtLockport man named Mahan was kill ed, and one named Brewster dangerously wounded. by the premature discharge of howitzer they were firing. Both were intox- icated.
 At Newport, Ohio. a barouche was upset in getting aboard a ferry boat, and a young lady and two fine horses were drowned.
 HarsfOrd COurser
 LOVE, ELoPEMENT, AND BABKs.-At Bos- ton, Linconshire, Eng, married man, who has left wife and nine children behind him, eloped with his neighbor's wife, who had two, and both have taken their departure for America.