Litchfield enquirer., 1843-01-05

in or before February next If they should find themselves disappointed, we will prove to be firm good citizens content to remain prepared all fes useful duties, the performance o which will better enable them to become prepared l for future state. WASHINGTON, Dec go. In the House, Mir. Everett, on leave, pre- | scented petition of about fifty seven (Whig) members of the New Hampshire Legisla- ture, stating that the majority of that Legis- lature had refused to district the State of 1 New-Hampshire according to the Apportion- ment Act, and asking Congress to divide the State into four Congressional districts. The memorial was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the Union. Reports from Committees being in order during the morning hour, were called for.
 MT. Ferris, from the Committee on Com- merce, reported bill making an appropri- alton to test the practcability of establishing a system of Electro Ma gnetic telegraphs by the United States referred to the Commit tee of the Whole.
 Other unimportant reports were made.
 The bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt Law came up-the question pending lon the amendment of Mr. Cave Johnson to the mo- tion of Mir. Briggs to commit, instructing the Committee to report bill for the uncondl- !
 MT. Wise spoke in defence of MT. Cush. ing: against the repeal of the bill and in reply sO ] Mr. Cushing.
 MT. Marshall obtained the floor and the House adjourned. In Senate, today petitions numerously signed. were presented by Messrs. Tall madge, Crittenden. Crafts, Porter, Berrien. Woodbridge and White, against the repeal ofthe Bankrupt Act, and in favor of it's re. e.I peal by MT. Buchanan ITio'aas COrrssP.
 THE FIRE ON THURSDAY NIGHr.-The losses-by the fire on Thursday nigh were as follows: No. ls9 on Maiden-lane, saddery of Smith, Night & O., in- sured l3l boot and shoe of c. Horn, partially insured l33 J. D. Phillips & Co.'s fur store, loss e4O,0oO partially insured Nos. l25, l27, l2s, l3O and l32 were slightly damaged mainly by water.- On Waer-st 126. brssh store of E. L. Smith, was de- sroyed loss heavy. Mo- l5s, hat store of Swift & Nicholas; loss $5O,0oo. No. l6O, paint store of Brother & Baker; l53 liquor store of F. Kelly; l55 stove store of Crawford & Son l57 paint and l59 hat store all slightly injured. The total a. mount of damage is estimated at from Si50.ooo to S25Oooo though it cannot be accurately ascertained N. Y. TribuHe
 ALABAMA SENAroR.-Agreeably to the decision of 1 King Caucus the Hon. A. P. Bagby has been elected the Senate of the U. States, by the Legislature Of Alabams for six years from the 4th ot March next.
 AND ANOTHER IA lad named Joy was carelessy ] shot by his cousin at Richmond, Va, on Sunday week. This the N. Y. Sun gives as lease Mo- 54 this season."
 l \ l~ L..n themselves.-Boston Post.
 We don't know that fish have any knowledge of chromatics, but they certainly use a scale of kind. As to their voice we know, that there is par cular kind which, tone tone, are frequently al luded to by musicians, for their approximation to bass.-Spirh cf the Times
 The editor os the Claremont Eagle says that Gov ernor Hubbard's thanksgiving has come at last. but late in the season that he had her have at all. {" It is cold enough" he says, to freeze Lap lander" and the snow is three feet thick. He trusts, however that gratitude is not congealed and that from the of the heart, thanksgiving may flow forth. He concludes with bit of what he calls Brother Boards advce," which is as follows He who eats, let him eat with moderation, he who drinks, with temperance ; he who rides, let him ride with care, and he who dances, let him go it with rush while he goes it, and SC home curly.
 The county jail of Columbia county is without a tenant. The Republican says this is truly triumph of the temperance cause, and our Washngtonans held kind of thanksgiving meeting within the walls on Sunday last Another result of the. unwearied la bo of the friends of temperance in this countryso we are informed-is reduction of $250o from the an nual county tax.
 GEN. JAcKsoN.-An attempt. it seems. is to be made to induce Gen. Jackson to attend, and preside over the Loco-Foco National Convention-for the | purpose, probably, of securing the mOrol eject of his influence, in favor of MT. Van Buren, His age and inrmites render it almost certain, that such effort would prove fatal to hm-but what cares Van Buren | for this He would probably think it glory enough" for the old General 10 die in such cause.
 Harsford CeGraut
 MISSIONARY SRAMES.-A correspondent of the New York Observer states. that few weeks since there was revival of religion among the seafaring popua. ton of Mystic. Conn. Business soon called many of them away the deep But they took their religion with them. Happier crews probably never sailed the ocean. Prayer and praise, and reading the word Of God morning and evening better fitted them both for Ioi and risk. Stress of weather brought them into Key West, where they went ashore and commenced holding religious meetings letter just received by friends at home, gives the pleasing intelligence that revival of religion is there in progress. An old man yyho for vaars has been pravinp for MssionnFea nov