The New York herald., 1844-12-22

The Inspectors Of the State Prison Of Rhode Island have
granted permission to Mr.. DORIS father and mother
well as to his counsel Messrs Burgess and Turner, to
visit his cell and hold interviews with him The counsel
only authorised to hold three interviews Of three
hours each, between two and 6ve in the afternoon.
Mr. Henry Spackman Of Philadelphia, for a number Of
years member of the Legislature Of Pennsylvania has
been received candidate for holy orders by the stand
ing commte Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
diocese Of Pennsylvania.
MIR. winans of Baltimore and Messrs Harrison & Est.
wick Of Philadelphia who are In Russia constructing
railroads. under contract with the Emperor, doing
very WELL The contract with the Russian Government
exceeds three millions of dollars and they expect to make
great deal of money.
The mercantile house Of Messrs. A. 4 G. Ralson Co.,
doing business Philadelphia and London who obtained
extension from their creditors about two years and
half ago. have now quidated in full their entire indebt
edncss. both princpalaand interest
DR.. Roth has completed an automaton calculator in
England which surpasses the automaton chess player II
performs all the operations Of arithmetic from simple ad
dition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Of
bers or pounds rhngs and pence to vugar and dec
NAL fractions nvouton and evolution end arthmstica
and geometrcai progression Il appears particularly
contractors for meIchans counting houses or for 60
vernment officers
is stated that the erces preachers against aliens
q scocman and psrson funbU scochmsn son
Mr Gales Englishman and editor Of the National In
tesencer very much alarmed about the abuse Of
naiur ralization laws
The Berks and schuylkn Journal says :-' We under.
stand that our respected fellow townsmsn jacob saada.
Esq IL strongly urged Collector of tho Port Of Phila.
delpha, with much prospect Of being appointed.
The Governor of Delaware has appo nted David Haz
zart ESQ., OF Milton, Sussex inty Associate Judgeo
the Superior Court Of Delaware to i the vacancy
casoned by tte resignation OF Hon. Caleb 8. Layton
The Indiana Sentinel Of the 10th inst. says, "The
Senate has postponed the resolution to 80 into the cleo
tion Of u g. snator till the a0th inst From this it
would that the OF the election Of Mr.
Marshall. was premature. #e
Nugent the late Editor Of the Novoscoa ID commenc.
ing new paper In st. Johns ~ b., to be called the
Atlas.
Judge R. shearn of North Carolina has resigned hIs
office. In doing SO he says" During the time have
been in Office have had fights great number OF
qiarreis- have been indicted twce-andI conceive the
greatest act Of justice which do the public ard
myself is to resign my said office Of Justice Of the
Pesce"
Four prisons were killed on the Potsvle Railroad last
week. One was the son Of Mr. Millens Of schuylkill
others we're man, his wife and child, the watchman OF
the first bridge above Port Clinton The passed
all three completely severing the head from the child,
cutting of the leg Of the man. and the arm Of the
Monument to the galiant Gen. Mscomb is talked Of
in Washington. His widow Immediately after his death.
intended to erect one, but dissusded by
bers Of Congress who wished the representatives Of the
Nation 10 do 90.
Mr. watmough, son of Col watmough, late surveyor
o the port Of Philadelphia has been appointed purser in
the navy.
Rev A. 2. Cunie, the newly elected Episcopal Bishop
of Africa. has declined the Office.
North Carolina has moved formally fer Mr.. Saunders
a. the next postmaster general
The Mad;scnian has stated that Daniel Webster when
Secretary Of state ww In favor Of the annexation" Of
''alifornia. aMF G.sr
The printers Of Charleston, g. c., have pomsd;shejr
lcxislasurs tor exemption isom militia duty,