Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-25

Subject to the rate of exchange London.
NoTE-Ai currencies not fixed by law will be taken
cordng to the American Consus certificate of their
value compared with the American dollar which
company the invoice.
The canals constructed in Of construction by the
State and belonging to il public property nine in
ber and OF the aggregate length Of $40 miles, The number
OF miles OF railroad in operation in 1874 $685. We can
not ahord space for Of these interesting statistics The
book very amPy stored with hem showing how much NAV
be done by private individual in the collection Of this
most valuable information. We should like to make sum-
mary of the statistics of HEALTH Crime Education and Cha
y and OF Literary and Scientific and Benevolent and Re
gous Institutions which this book would enable us to do
we space and leisure. We particularly graiifed with
the description Of the Geological Rooms at Albany and
with that Of the "Onondaga Salt Springs" The organiza-
ton Of the State Courts of Law the names Of their officers
county officers attorneys &C. are given with much particu
larty We surprised the hong array Of OF gen.
tlemen OF the legal profession in the State have
counted hem but there cannot be less than $50 1000
names under the head Of Attorneys about every
7a0 men, women, and children in the State reckoning the
population at 100000, and counting Eve 10 family, fur
nshing lawyer for every l5o families surely very suf-
cient proportion.
This volume also contains sNational Register" list Of
officers of the General Government corrected the 18th Of
May lS45 and appendix noticing the important acts pass
ed by the State Legislature during the session Of ls45
We have thus briefly stated the leading contents OF tins
very useful volume. II must have been work OF great labor
to the editor hope that both he and the publisher will be
amply remuneted for the cost and labor BY extensive SALE
We wish that ench Of Stacs had faithful and indus
ous chronicle Of her progress prospects, and condition
as New York found Indiana has Get good example, to
her Western ssterhood, in the State Directory published
there and we hope hear that other Sacs both in the
South and West, have followed in her course.
MAY we excused in limiting that do not think the
Almanac, which is pre6xed to the New York Directory
worthy Of that position. II is little late in the day
portion the human body astroogicay and to describe par
icusr parts thereof being under the influence Of the signs
Of the zodiac respectvey neither agreeable the pre-
style Of almanac making TO insert in them Look for
rain about these days; perhaps thar !" Expect
rain Or snoc !" Clouds up for ran y Weofher be-
changeabie," &c These things did very well half
century when the famous FaANcfs Moonx, III, PhTs-
cian with his Vor eavnp, was in the ascendant Far
would then regulate their cspnss and their mowng
their poughnga and their sowing by the Eognoscatons
reformed and become reasonable and scientific rersonagc,
abandoning all his soothmyue and foreknowledge Wehcpe
that in future editions Of the New York State Register the
almanac win character more worthy Of the SO and
Of the work to which y pscaxed.