The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-27
Date of Some Important Events.

Linen first made in England, 1868.
SpectacIes invented, 1880.
The art of weaving introduced into
England, 1880.
Musical notes, as now used, invented
1920.
Cannon first used at the seige of AL.
geziras, 1912.
Muskets in use, 1870.
Pistols in use, 1914.
Printing invented at Mentz. by Gutlem-
berg, l440.
Printing introduced into England, IA.
68.
Post Offices established in France, IA.
GA; III England, 1881 in Germany, 16.
Al.
Turkeys and chocolate introduced into
England from America, 1920.
Tobacco introduced into France, ~
Nicot, 1860.
First coach in England. 1864.
Clocks first made in England, 1868.
Potatoes Introduced into Ireland and
England, 1886.
The circulation of the blood discovered
py harvey, 1919.
The first newspaper published at Ven
ice. 1880. FIRST in France, 1851. FRS.
in England, 1865.
Coffee introduced into England, 164l.
Tea introduced into England, 1866.
The steam engine invented by the Mar
quis Of Worcester, 1866.
Fire engines first invented, 1868.
Turnpikes first made in England, 1868,
Bayonets first invented at Bayonie
(whence their name,) in 1870. Frs
brought into use at Turin, 1893.
Stereotype printing inveuled, 1875.
New style of calendar introduced into
England, 1852.
Air balloons and Accusation invented
in France, 1882.
The mail first carried ia England by
stage coach, 1885.
The cotton gin first invented in Geor.
gia, 1894.
Lie boats invented in England, 1902.
The first steam boat launched on the
Hudson, 1907.
The streets of London first lighted
VIII gus IClf'
The first railroad constructed in Eng
land, 1927.
DIguerreotype printing invented in
France, I83S.-N Y. Tribune.
RigAtSg CJhred People Important De-
ciSion.-fhe ST. Loui, Missouri Organ Of
the 9Th ult. says: "We learn that Judge Null
lanphY made a decision in Court, Yesterday ,
which may be regarded as very important,
if the law as laid down by him shall be con-
irmed by the Supreme Court. The question
rose upon an appeal taken from The Recor-
der's Court by a free negro who was appre-
hended and fined for living in the State with
out a license. II will be reelected that The
Statute Of 1885 requires certain free negroes
10 obtain Il license IL live in the State, and
colnpels others 10 REMOVE out Of the Stale,
if they do not come within the terms requir-
ed for a license. An exception is made in
favor of "he Ciiz enS," Of any other State
who shall come here.
Judge NJ. decided that the word 'citiSen'
as used in the Constitution Of the United
States and in our laws, is equivalent to
subject as used under the British Corsii.
tuition, and includes all persons who were
born in the U. States. 1t will be seen that
il The decision stands, il strikes a death blow
at once 10 the contemplated effect of our
laws prohibiting free blacks from entering
or residing in the State TO all persons who
were born in the United States, no matter
what their complexion. The Judge may
be wrong, but we do not see how il is pos
sib.e to limit the Specification Ct the word to
a more restricted sense than that given ii.
Judge NJ. we are told, will publish his opin-
ion at length"
The LUCK OF AN OLD SAlLoR.-Some in
quiries were made a few DAYS since, by
Samuel kellogg, Esq. of Hartford, at the
request Of the British consul, for the where
about Of one Edward Benson. The person
sought for turns out to be an old tar, living
in the town of Wethersfeld, Connecticut /;
who, on hearing of The anxiety respecting
him, made a vi,il 10 Hartford, 10 ascertain
why he, an old sailor, poor and unknown,
should be inquired for through the public
press.
The New Haven Times says that the
result was finding that he was entitled 10 a
pension trom the British government of
nineteen gulncas a year since 1923, and
six guineas a year Extra for extra wounds ;
making upward OF TWO thousand four hum
dred dollar! now due him, with an Income
for life of twenty five guineas a year. This
was Of course glad news to him, for he was
very poor, with a family of ten children
He was pressed into British service from an
American whale ship, and served under
Lord Nelson was in several battles-a at
Trafalgar among olhers--and received 10
different actions four or five severe wounds,
CO thai on Iwn occasions he was laid nm in
Woolwich hospital for months. He is now
seventy four years of age, a hale and hearty
old man, conlenled and Of good cheer, with
many of the characteristics Of his craft.
-Ereniag Post.
A DESPERATE FELLow.-A person named
John Owen, who sometime since severely
wounded a young man named Boyd, at the
Pineturkey precinct, in Alabama, was sub
seqdently overlaken in Coosa county, and
killed, by a number Of persons who went in