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Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-13

The amount of1pren,ium charged do. lO26i,93
On the Expiration Of those policies The
premium charged was reliHqmsbed.
The number Of policies issued last hye ag .
,i years, llVS
The amount of property insured do. $S93, 455,50
The amount of premium paid IN do. 4l2I,lO
The amount Of premium charged do. l65Oo,24
The whole amount OF cash premium
= y ;s,.. Is ,...;s.n ~ ,o.n. s7 81
e. '@''''.'' ..f" a'7 "'' .,. s74s6,il
The whole amount Of lossesis 3377.33 tim
TO amount paid TO agents, and for -. ,.,.s,, r. i-.
Insurance Plates, Books and - 49,
Stationery is rn' 6Ol.Oo--591S,5S
leaving balance in the Treasury Of ss4S7,7s
Add 10 the above the premium char 1Hta
ged on the Books the last five years ..
which can he collected ifrequiredis l6So5,S4
Present Capital or funds of the Company re
from which future losses are to be ,. ,,o., -.
paid, ls'oS,9f
y Clo,hers Shop TOTAL SIss,oo
March 5; Israel Coe, Torrington, Dwelling -
Partial. ~ .s9.. 1000
'' Saw MIL, sH fetal. 'ss'F'' D"''' $4,000
lAng. %. Alpheus Fuller, Kent. Dwelling sil
PIsss,'"L .l ~ 4, 4. .c.,r,-- ~ 5.r, 5000
Grisr Mil, Total $50 = - 100000
June 90. Philo Chase. Ltchfeld, Dwelling,
Partial, r. se. "1' r''7r''- -" bi SEQ
is4o '....i..f s.. 80 ...,'..,,
IAN l6. A. P. Gibbs, Harwinton, Barn, Total. 10000
Feb II. c. s. Church, Torringlon, Dwelling. .o
Mary A. Peck, Sharon, Store, Par ~.
Ney-e- S, 4. Jgdson. Cornwall, Barn and ,.o =,
Sheds, Total. - ,.a 5000
April o., BENJAMIN Tompkins. Kent, Dwell :. :.
June 90 J. c. Howard, Warren, Barn and .,.
Sheds Total 5000
.al 56s sss3F ~ OH sas sr7t. $500
The above were all paid promptly 10 the
satisfaction Of al: concerned The expense
for insuring in this Company exclusive of
The price OF Policy on Dwellings that are
detached has been but 8 cents on 800 per
annum the Company have now sufficient
funds to meet any ordinary loss that may
occur, without resorting 10 the pledged
funds. ae K r7s9 aaias #lf sr9sa'q a'He4
.,,-sl 4rr Officers Of the Company. .r,.
WILLIAM BEEBE, President,
OLIVER GOODWIN, Treasurer,
JASON WHITING Secretary. '
e. 5.ss .tarsfo Directors. - 81, abs
William Beebe. George C Woodruff.
Josiah 9: Bsckvith, David g; sanford.
- 2 oa1s7's'9o Israel Coe. e. - 'a'--1'far
sygd a Agents for the Company I5l1alE
Daniel B. Brinsmade, Washington ,ssf,
David G. Sanford, New Milford,
Rufus Fuller. Jr. Kent,
Richard Smith, Sharon, Sat'59 s7>Fa
= Frederick Kellogg. Cornwall, sini sia "a
q Nelson Brewster, Goshen, fisa 5-ss asnlr
al WilliamM. Burial. Canaan, ,s-,sa I'd,
Daniel g. Clam. Salisbury
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

The London packet ship Switzerland, Cap
lnIo Knight. arrived on Thursday from Lon.
don via Portsmouth. Captain knight left
LONDON on the 9Th Of Dccembcr, Portsmouth
on the Ilth aud Star Point on The I7th.
The papers we have being only half day
later than those we had before, wc can find
IN them nothing worthy of notice, unless the
recent course OF the London Times, on tho
Irish question. may be considered sucb.--
That pnper Of December 3 had a long nrtic lc,
IN which Mr.. O'Conncll, instead of be ing
abused liko pick-pocke,, is oil but jus,i fed
the l,isb Catholic clergy are spoken Of with
respect md courlesey; and the substantial |
grievances of The people are acknowledged
and exhibit ed with great candor os well rs
vigor Of expression.
A year ago this might have been deemed
significant; bu, the course Of the Times. for
several months, has been very far from thu
Of a thorough. going Peel aud Conservative
partisan.
Nevertheless, the Times people nre sagn.
cluns os well AS unprIuclpled and they mny
N this be governed by clear conception o!
what must be.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
Mr.. Clay.

The National Clay Club, Of Lynch
burg, va. recently addressed letter
to Mr. CLAY, inviting him to visit that
place on his return from his southern
tour.
MIR. &. replies that il will be too far
from his prescribed route, TO which he
must adhere he therefore reluctantly
declines the proposed hospitality, and
thus closes his letter
81 could have had that satisfaction
II would have gwen me great delight Ia
commune with my fellow citizens oI
i.ynchburg, and the surrounding coun-
| try, on the past, the present., aud the
future condition Of our country. IL IL
the disappointment Of our hopes, growing
out Of the memorable struggle Of 1870
and :he events which ensucd, VIZ have
much TO dcplore, ] a,n sure that you viii
agree with me that our country has d
usl right to all our excrions to place
her government once more on the lofty
aud patriotic position which II formerly
property occupied. You have, gentle
men, correctly enumerated the prlnci Piles
aud the measures of The Wing party, IN
my humble opinion, by which that event
may be hrough, about; and ] tender you
my cordial congratulations nI the bright
aud cheering prospects Of Ms accomplish
mrnt which beam nll around us.
! am, truly your friend and ob'l scrv't.
II. CLAY.
Mossrs. RID II. Tolcr, &. l.. Moshy
d. Rodes, VIM. II. Brown, and l.. II.
Gilmer, SC.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
HERALD OF THE TINES.

ry page Of which is set forth his elo-
qucnce, his patriotism, his wisdom
Finally, we would urge upon our friends
every where the proprieiy Of immediate.
ly organizing themselves We are ready
to affiliate every Clay Club found within
the State upon princi pies of entire equali-
", aud f any considerable extension Of
the system should be effected, we would
suggest the advantage of union and con-
neclion by means Of occasional cores
pondence or convention. We are not
hopeless Of success ia the attempt TO re-
lease our beloved South Carolina from
her adhesion to Van Buren, and The de.
struciive party Of radicals, which under
his lead and that ofthe strong demagogue
of Missouri, who is more his master than
his follower, threatens ruin to our instuu-
tons and menace us with the tyranny
and anarchy Of every changing ma orr
y. We cannot believe that a com
munity like ours, full of confidence IN
our well managed Banks, and defending
our State Bank against the attacks, even
Of IA popular governor, will continue to
sue for divorce between governne NJ
and banks, when our own private con.
Ceciion Of that sort IL found So worthy Of
defence and continuance ; nor ask for
an exclusively metallic currency, while
sane iioning the issue ofbills in all direc-
iions and in every convenient form
These Inconsistencies will not long re-
main to annoy us-and our honorable
pride in the. American name will, far
more than the convenient income deriv.
ed from the public land sales, reconcile
US 10 the distribution Of funds among her
impoverished bankrupt and reluctantly
dishonest sisters Of our great republican
family.
JAMES l.. PETIGRU,
S HENRY DICKSON,
EDWARD GAMAGE,
GEO. W. BROWN,
JAMES SMITH COLHuRN.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

the dress or usages Of the ball ROOM
Rather more wal'zing and less quadril-
ling, if any lhing-but still "marvellons
few" oicrnhle walters Could most ol
the wal'ziog men in New York "see
themselves as others see ihem," they
would practice the difficult ease Of this
accomplishment elsewhere for while.
! The lower classes of Germans have balls
Ia their peculiar haunis which it would
he good practice to attend. - Uihis's let-
Ter IA National MitHigcncsr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
Cooper on DiSlOCatiOnS.

The Mnssachusetts Medical Society has
for several years distributed annually a vol
umc Di some STANDARD medical work under
the title of Library OF Practical Medicine.
Each member on paying his small assessment
thus receives an equivalent IN the shape of u
valuable book, while the Improvement Of the
whole profession IN the State ~ stimulated
by the frequent appearance on the study
table OF new and interesting works. The
Conmltlec on Publications., whose province
tits, have selected for the current yenr, the
celebrated Treatise Of SIR Ashley Cooper on
Disiocdiions and Fr dcturrs ofHe Joints. II
IS doubtful VI there !, any other medical work
IN the English language whose general dis.
trlbutlon would do 80 much good ns tins, Ia
the profession and the public. Every one is
exposed 10 tho class ot injuries Of which il
treats, and many OF them are obscure aud
difficult al inanagcmen'.-Bu with tins book
~ his hands, any physic ian ot ordinary intel
gence can hardly fail To detect the nature
ui the injury before hlIn nnd To apply the np-
propria,e remedy. The book Is very hand
somrly printed by Mr.. Marvin, containing nll
that Is ~ the English edition, with valuable
additions from notes ot Dr. J. T.. Warren
with more than n hundred and iairty cngra,.
ings, executed N ilar,wcll's best manner
We have rarely, u even, seen medical
book got OF, IN so good n style IN this coun-
try. Ppr6xcd is b"nutlful portrait Of the
author. with a incmoIr of his life, making
with the mites of Dr. Warren about fit,
paghs of original matter.
| Tho usua! time Of distributing the Library
is at the annual meeting Of The Society N
May. Bot II appears from the advertisement nj
oi the Librarian, t!iat the volume Tor ih,
present year, IL now ready Tor delivery u
such of the members as choose TO entnl,
themselves 10 u by paying their assessment,
IN advance. 49, Boston Daily .idu.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

SOCIETY IN NEw YoRK. If May be
the season for "lhe raging caicnture OF
love-" this is the calenture Of the social
niiections-the iever-crisls OF the year,
when the heat tha, is in the system come =
10 the surface. Most quiet men go to
ball or two in the holydays-dance u
1uadrille or two TO show the old year that
they are not Of its party IN going out
pay compliment or two more llowory
than their wont IN short, put on the outer
seeming which would briit them IN a
Utopia. | have tried on, like others,
Tor The last week or two, this kolyday hu.
NOR and, though shall be accused oI
"kceping a sharp eye TO buslness,"-
| must joi down for you thought or two
that has occurred TO me, critical and
comparative, on the present condition oI
New York society.
II strikes mo that there is no provision
~ the gay society Of New York for peo.
pie of middle age. A man between ihIr
iy-iiye and luiy IL invited 10 large par.
~. lie goes too early if he arrives be-
tore .lcVro. lie finds the two principal
rooms snPPcd ol carpets and ol nosI Of
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

TINS Falls or ST.. MARy.-The PROJECT
Of u canal around tive Falls Of ST. Mary, TO
conncc, Lake Superior and Huron has been
made the subject Of n special communicated
To the Senate from The War Department.
Thus project has been received with univer-
sal favor, wherever the proper informoi ION
has been give and II ennno, be doubled
that the government will view u with equal
invor, especially as, according 10 the estimate
oi the Secretary ol War, the cnhanccd value
of The public lands around Lake Superior
will more than compensate Tor the cost of
The canal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
Mr. Clay in South Carolina.

We copy from the Charleston Mercu-
ry, NE principal organ cj M. Calhoun
IN Ge South, the following address OF
the Clay Club Of Charleston. Though
1t is designed principally for the vicinity
in which II appears, yet II contains scnli-
mcnis that will be read with Interest,
aud perhaps with profit, in this latitude.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

Ruh md Comfortable. - One 81 The wealth
lest farmers on the Connecticut, tells the fol-
lowing story :-"When fr-i came to settle.
about forty years ngo, told my wife meant
10 be- rch-all she wanted was enough 10
make her comfortable I wen, 10 work
and cleared up my lnnd-l've worked hard
ever since and have got rich ns rich as |
want ,o be. Mos, oi ny children have set
lied rbou, the, aud they all have good farms.
Butt NY wlIo a'nt comfortable yet"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
SATURDAY.. Jan. 10.

senate There being no business
on The table, upon motion of MIR. Potter,
OF South Kingst"wn the Senate adjourn
ed TIL Monday afternoon at three O'Clock
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

How few years change The character Of ra-
llonnl sports. We are moi old. rays the Cin-
crnnor' Enquirer, aud yet we recoIlcct when
pnriy of SIX gentlemen started out on n
pleasure excursion bat n few miles west Of
tins point. and returned with three Indian
scolps. eleven deer, five bears, thirty beavers,
aud amy quantity Of turkeys lett ~ tho
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18

so as to have an opportunity of discussing
this matter when all the menlirers were
present. And il was 30 ordered.
The act in relation to wills Of real
and personal estate was then read, md
passed to u second reading.
The resignation Of William p. Olncy,.
as Receiver Of the Rhode Island AgX
cultural Bank, was received, pnd
act introduced appointing Rufus
as such Receiver. This act passa
second reading.
An act directing the descent Of
tate estates and the settlement the
and for the purposes therein meniio
was then read.
Aller the passage of this bill to a rec
ond reading, the House adjourned till
Monday afternoon at three o'clock.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
The fOundlingS Of Paris.

A late number ofthe Albany Evening
Journal, contains another foreign letter
from the pen Of Mr.. Weed, the editor, in
which he gives an account Of visit TO the
Hospital, in Paris, for infants abandoned
by their parenis--un institution that has
existed for 800 years. Mr.. Weed says
"Il is not, however, devoted exclusive
to the reception of loundlngs. Pa
rents who are unable or unwilling 10 sup
port their offspring, are allowed to leave
them here, accompanied by declara-
ton OF Abandonment made before IN Off
Ger. Mos, Of the infants, however, are
abandoned clandes'lnely. There is a
Lodge AT the gateway Of the Hospital,
through the wall of which n box is ex.
posed to the public street. The persons
GcDos,iDg infants in this box ring u bell,
when nurse, who is always waiting iD-
side, turns the box on pivot inwards,
ccives the helpless foundling, and the
guilty parent goes away undiscovered. -
The number Of childIen thus unnaturally
abandoned within the last ten years, Is
1,243 From 1000 to 1900 of these
children were yearly sent from other
Hospitals, from molhers who were unable
to take care Of them. There was, too,
diminished number in each Of the ten
succeeding years. In 1880 the number
was 5238, and in 1889, it was 3i82-
! OF this las, number, 837 or nearly ~
/ 9 Sd died during the year. The mum
ber Of children belonging to the iGs'liu
ton, and placed oui at nurse, in 1889
was 1910. Nurses come daily from
The country after children, for taking care
of whom they receive from 6 to francs
month"
Mr.. Weed adds -
"There is not generally more than one
hupGred infants in the Hospital. OF this
number, when we visited it, ten had been
received within the last iwenty-four
hours, and six Of these were deposited
IN the box during the previous nj ght.-
We passed through the different wards
Of the Hospital with nurse. More than
half OF these hel plcss innocenis were I'll ;
and all but such a. slept, were weeping
in voices so feeble and plaintve that the
mos, rugged nature could not restrain its
tribute Of tears. | never before saw,
nor can ! conceive Of n scene 80 keenly
touching as this. There can be no
stronger appeal to our compassion than
The iorlorn condition Of these poor found
lings. They truly are the Osborn lambs"
for whom "God ten,pers the winds. -
Here, too, as in other Hospitals, we
found the Sisters Of Charity, true to their
benevolent duties, kindly and patiently
by day and by night, receiving and pro,
,eclng the most hcl pless of all the heirs
Of sin, destllu'ion and misery"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
Monday. Jan. Is.

SkNaTr.-Thorc being no business upon
the table, the Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Sands,
adjourned
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-06-20
VETO MEssAGEs

To Ihe HOSE Fl Representatives. oft.t q Siaits
return 10 the House of REPRESENTATIVES, in
which il originated, the bill en;islef can act
max ng appropriations for tie Improvement Of
eestaIa ifarboTs and rivers" with5he following
ohisctions 10 It's becoming Laval
Al the adoption Of the CoasTtution, each
State was possessed OF a seplratehaod indePen-
dent sovereignty, and an exclusive jarisdieiion
over III streams and wa.er coursls within its
Dasrritorial limits The Articles 4 Ccnfsders-
lion u no way affected this autboSily or juris-
diction, ana the present Constitution, adopted
for the urpose " correcting the defects which
ex fsitd 10 the original articles, expressly re-
serves 10 the States ell powers NOS delegated
No such Surrender OF jurisdielionl l. made by
the States 70 this Government by any express
Srsat and II Il IS possessed, il Is % &c dedaced
fIom The clause iallhe Consliiali1a which, in
vests Congress with authority 30 msks1 an
laws which are necessary and prdrer for csr-
rfing into exscationn the grsatsi. powers -
There IS. IN my view Of the subject no pretence
whsterer for The claim 81 power Ihieh the bill
nov returned substantially sets IA The infe-
rsniiAl power 10 order to Be leesinats. must
81 slkafly aud plainly incidental II sbme grant
Cd bower, and peressary In i,s exercise. To
refer L to he had OF eonveniencs usefulness.
woald he 10 throw open the door 10 4 boundle.s
and unlimited discretion, and To- lavea Con-
gfess with "a hnrestrsinets authority. The
posee 10 remove distractions from tie water
coufses 81 the. States. il elaimdd under the
granted power rto regulate eotnmerce with
foreign nations, among he ssrlfh Sielss. and
vilhthe lndlsn tribes;p but the f1Gin and obSi-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-06-20
neutrality-suspicious. Battle cround.

There was another immense meeting held on
The old Battle Gfound olTippecanoe onS1he 29lh
iof May, similar 10 that Of 1899 squadfons of
Wings POURED in from every direction, unnl, in
The language of lie Indiana Free Press, "ihsge
was one vastsean Of them, ..The scene, saystRe
Press, "besEars all description. The number,
present is gariously estimated, from tcsniy 10
thirty thousand"
Hon. RlcaARD ". THOMPSON, former member
of Congress- was the President Of the Convex.
lion, and thsre vese 25 Vice Presidents. MI.
Thompson and other gentlemen made. able
speeches, anil The enthusiasm was equal 10 thai
of 1910. The Wings are great for Conventions
We hope hey will remember that1he balot-box
is the-important point Of rendezvous
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-06-20

Finale of the T'tras Question for The
present session The Senate on Thurs.
day took up, at The instance Of MIR. Ben.
ton. hissbill TO provide for The ann exa alton
Of Texas (by negotiation. SC as hereto
fore published in this paper, and Mr.. Ben
Ton addressed the Senate. in speech OF
two hours, on The subject chiefly OF The
rejected Texas treaty and The more receat
message Of The President of The United
States To- the House OF Representatives
appealing from the Senate, " hich be hand
led with great severity. speaking with es-'
pecial contempt and derision Of lbe effort
on the part OF the, Executive 10 excite a.
larm, upon the authority Of anonymous
letters and extracts Of letters! as 10 pre-
tended designs Of the British Government
10 regard 10 Texas, and alternately ridi-
cuIing and denouneiDg the IbslIigerent
-pFopensities OF the. Administration and
" the neoPhyies. !" as be termed them. who
bad shown so strong disposition 10 in
vclve the country in an unjust and unho-
" war with Mexico for purposes Of polili-
cal and personal ambition, SC.
When Mr. Benton concluded. motion
was made 10 lay the bill on he table upon
which The question was taken without de-.
bate, and decided 10 The Affirmative
This decision. we take il for granted. set.
lies The Texas question dc6niiiyely Tor ihs
present. -.Nat Int
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!. CLAY CLUB.

I At a meeting Of the Central Clay Club, at The
Court House in CharleslOEn, on Monday eves
ming the l7th ms. the following Resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolrta, That. we consider the question 81
The Annexation Of Texas as not involved in ihe
true issues that now divide The Two great parties Of
The country, and that any endeavor to mingle ii
with them Isan attempt 10 pervert It's true ma.
ture for the purpose Of making political capital.
That we have full confidence in the patriotism OF
Henry Clay,end that such Of Us as may favor An
nexaiion al amy time are perfectly willing to
leave the spbjeet5to him and bis constitutional
advisers, governed by the deliberate judgment
and authority Of The American peeple-well sa.
listed that they can manage il advantagecusiy
for the honorland interest Of the country.
\. Addresses were. delivered by Messrs Worth
iDgtons GaIiaher, and Hunter, and the Club ad-
iourDed, fuIrpf enthusiasm and inspired BY just
and reasonable hopes Of success in The coming
election.
1 On motion Of John S. GallaheI, ii wss resolved
tha, the Ladies he invited 20 attend The future
meetings OF the Club y
The next injecting viii con Saturday ihei99,h
w ..FXORTHINGToN, President.
HIN. GALLAHER, Secretary.
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EASTERN nARBoR GILL.

The Eastern srDor Bill, which has just pass
ed Congress, makes an appropriation 81 $50 900
10 the improvement; Of James River below Rich
pond. - What will Mrs. Grundy say To the
astounding sset that The 6rsteiuteruai improve
ment appropriation by the General Government
for the eity Of Richmond has been made BY a
Locofocc House OF Representative, who, never
iheless, declare that they are the anli-inlernal
improvement party 4 Lynehbrg Yirginian.
fsct wos5 Of Uvasr4sias h.vs &c heard on
this subject against the majority in Congress yet
10 every declaration Of principles, you will see
opposition to internal Improvements as promi-
neEt article in their creed.
Gen. Jackson and Mr. Van Buren, each signed
bills aPproP-ialing millions upon millions, and
yet the party claimed to be aati - this system
all the iinel Il is Federalism when Wings APP
prove, but pure Republication when The mo.
dern Democrats give aheir sanction
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-06-20
MISSOURI.

The xhis are making gallant efforts in this
Stale. A tate gathering at ST. Louis was numer-
Gus and enthusiastic. As specimen of the on
ward pIogSess the pariytit i mentioned
that the delegation from the far-distant county
Of Lafayette amounted TO one hundred and if
teen young ben--who, as we learn from The Re
publican, Failed from = county which at one
lime conlaiged7b but thirteen Wigs, but which can
now give inajpfily OF one hundred and fifty for
HARRY OF rIE WEsr. TheyAca me in with mu-
sic, and bapae.s, and badges. and we're received
IL, the Wings with right hearty welcome" t