The New York herald., 1845-02-11

who alone can hear and save YOU Amen.
REeIsrRArIoN OF BIRTHS, Nc.-We are in receipt
of the Secretary of States report and tables on the
registration Of births marriages and deaths in Massachu
set for the past year. appears that in former
much difficulty has been found in procuring correct re-
turns, that the tables very incomplete though in
some instances, close approximations to the truth
been Obtained and that there has been great neglect
the clergy men, eextons and school committees in various
parts Of the Commonwealth in forwarding full and cor
rect reuns to the town clerks The Secretary
officers in most instances that they have personally in
teresed themselves in the subject of registrations
have themselves visited families in their several towns or
the purpose OF obtaining when the proper
persons have neglected furnish It. 1t appears finally
that the registration tables will be of little practical use
until the laws on the snbec thoroughly remodelled
made to meet the necessities ofthe case and are strictly
enforced All kinds Of difficulties and exist
in the returns Twenty towns have made ne returns
births nineteen Of marriages. and twenty death
besides the two districts OF Boston Marshpee
In some towns otwo or three thousand inhabitants the
the tables give but dozen marriages in the course
Of the yearn Others the returns probably exactly
correct but the same general ncompeteness exists with
Of perplexity to the compiling officers. 1t will be seen
that very little reliance be placed upon the tables
whole. more especially when it is remembered that
returns have been received from Boston, Beverly Lynn
West Cambridge, Roxbury, Lowell, Cambridge Medlord
Walham and other principal towns with regard to some
Of the prominent results of the tables The whole
number of living children born in 968 towns l4757-
whom 1899 were males 7O42 females and ais whose sex
is rot stated The proportion o females males 200 to
los 0 agrees with the proportion OF the In other
countries In ass towns with population in ls4o of 900
This proportion 10 undoubtedly below the truth In
England, the average number per from 1888 to
whole number Of deaths recorded is number doubt
lesoo small for the population The proportion pro
bsblyabout in S. instead of in 70, az recorded The
average OF the ages OF the deaths S3 In Eng
land the average for four ending June sal
93lO0 years In the Prussan States s6 100 years
The returns indicate that August and September are the
most fatal to numan life. and that April, May June and
July the most favorable. The deaths in Massachusetts
under 10 years bear less proportion than in England
and the Frussan States More than fifth of all the
deaths are marked " consumption" and Of these the
number females exceeds that Of the males by third
The greatest number Of deaths occurred in the mild
months of May and September, and the smallest in the
coll months Of November and January Diseases of the
respiratory organs constitute more than one fourth Of the
whole-of the digestive organs one eighteenthand Of
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DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT Polk The Columbia
(Tenmessee) Observer. of the 10Th ut., states that
the President elect accompanied by his SUITE lett his
The observer adds that il is understood that Col j. X
Walker nephew of the President will be his Private
Columbia upon circumstance attendant upon this
eventtha is the riddance ofthat place of the immense
horde Of ofoeseekers who have besieged Mr. Polk for
share Of the spoils" for weeks past X has been
source of amusement to us for some time past to
the list Of arrivals at the Nashville hotels published in
the papers Of that city. We doubt whather the daily
arrivals Of strangers in our own city would present
longer array of Names To the credit Of city be II
spoken, have not seen the name of single Cinoin
NATHAN among the crowd. We observe that s Penn, Jr
of the ST Louis Reporter, was among the last to report
himself at tho Presidents headquarters Old shadn
loaves and nshes"
So far this rsge for ofceseeking goes, believe
both the prominent political parties equally cupable
ia well known to citizens that perfect horde Of
Once seeking azzaroni, dogged the footsteps of Old
Tip" Heaven bless his memoTy) whenever he ventured
into city after his election and that Tyler too"
had his train Of sycophantic sol lcitors place We
hope that the President will act independently in the
distribution of his official favors He is expected 10 stay
day two at Louisville his way up the river, and
will be here is expected, about Friday next the 7h
inst.
SUPREME Court OF THE UNITED STATEs.-Fri-
day, Feb 7-On motion Of Mr.. Reverdy Johnson,