Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-25
vrr uUACKERY.


 sspectable source, and the warning which it gives should be needed by the public. To the editors of newspapers, magazines. and Oth
 CT periodicals in the United States from the A.
 merican Society of Dental Surgeons, at It's sixth
 annual meeting, held in the Hall of the Medical
 Department of the New York University August
 Sth, 9th, 7th, and Sth, 1645.
 Gentlemen :-The objects of this Society are the mutual improvement of its members, and the pro- lection of themselves and the public against the quackery and empiricism which are the disgrace to the profession. ...,. s...
 The Society does not presume, Tn this commit nication to speak of more than single one of those base deceptons by which individuals calling them- selves Dentists are grossly imposing on the com munity. We allude to the practice of stopping decayed teeth with amalgams, known under the names of royal succedaneum, lirhodion, mineral paste, adamantine cement, alabaster cement, dia- Tnond. cement, and other improper substances, by the use of which thousands of valuable teeth are annually destroyed and immeasurahle evils result to the community at large which can never Ae re- paired.
 The Society has declared by unanimous resOlu- ton, that the use of the above named amalgams for stopping teeth is nGl practice, destructive to the safety of the teeth, injurious to the healthy condi tion of the mouth, and not unfrequently exciting and promoting bad effects on constitutions previ- ously disposed to the injurious action of mercury,
 
 these compounds Every member of this Society who shall hereafter use this substance under any of these imposing and deceptive names, or under any other name, is by that act expelled from the institution. By order of the Society.
 H.. E. PARMLY, President.
 AMos WEsrcoTr. Rec Sec'y.
 .NetD York, Aug. 9h, 1s45.
 Co,utesies.-A Buffalo paper states that the re. cent Methodist Conference at that city, constituted the pastor of the First Presbyterian church there, (Rev.A A. T. Hopkins together with his lady, mem- bers for life ofthe American Bible Society," and of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Sabbath following, on the sugges- ton of MT. Hopkins, the people of, his pastoral care, by contribution ofatwo hundred and forty dollars, constituted Rev. Bishop E. James, Rev. Noah Levngs DD., Rev. Professor Seagnr, Rev. Horatio N. Leaven and lady, and Rev. John Dennis and'lady. (all of the Methodist conneciion,) mem- bers for life of the American Home Missionary So- ciety. #sii
 A circular from the General Post Office states that any memorandum upon newspapers or news. paper wrappers. subjects the same to letter post age As the charge is to be governed by the weight, correspondence in this way will be found to be ra ther more expensive than in the usual mode.
 The Hon. John Hunter. a large proprietor of lands in Delaware county. has ordered deed to be made out granting 900 acres of land to Mrs Steele the widow of the deputy sheriff who was killed by the " Indians," in the execution of his duty.
 Vermont-The complexion of the next Legis lature will be as follows: Senate, g Wings, Lo. cofocos-Whig majority, l6. House, l2l Wings, 67 Locofocos, Abolition-Whig majority, 45.- Whig majority on Joint Ballot, 6l. Gov. Slade will fall about 25oO short of an election.
 a..:,,l or Mr E,,reI The Hnn Edward Everett, with his family, arrived in this City, yes terday, in the steamer Britannia, from Lrwerpool.- After an absence of four years from his country, during which time he has represented our Nation at the Court or Great Britain. Mr. Everett has re- turned to his home. At the highest foreign Court, he has discharged the most important functions of his diplomatic station with great assiduity. discre- ,ion, and abiity-and it may be said with truth, that in the line of distinguished men who have slrcessivey represented these United States al the British Court, none have served their country more faithfully discharged all their duties more diligent ly, or borne themselves with more honor and abili. ty, fhan Mir. Everett. We cordially welcome him on his return 10 his country and to his friends
 Boston Atlas, Satwday.
 Sudden Deah-The Hon. Nathaniel GrifIing. of Guilford Conn. formerly Judge in New Haven County, died very suddenly in this town, on "Wednesday evening last He had visited the Court room in company with Rev. MT. Rogers the same afternoon. and in coming down the stairs about o'clock, an appearance, as f fainfing was observed he was also unable to say any thing He was carried out of the Court House for a car. riage standing in front, but before reaching 1t, he was helpless, He was immediately removed to the residence of Mir. Rogers, where he expired in about four hours His wife, with whom he had lived 8 years, was in town with him., His dis. ease was pronounced an apopleetic ht.7
 .Northampton Cov.
 ..anotber .Nete0r.-A remarkable meteor was seen in this city onthe evening of the 18th inst, at ab put half.past seven It was equal 10 Mars or Venus in magnitude, being very bright and con- spieuous, notwithstanding the light of the Moon. The direction of it's track was not we'll ascertain ed but is believed to have been in the direction of great circle inclined toward the North, at an gle of about GO degrees with the horizon. the met cor appearing toward the west, and shooting down. ward till it disappeared behind cloud, at an alti tude of about l2 degrees, andtrue bearing of N. II degrees W. The time of visible flight was from half to three quarters of second, the mete- Or passing several light clouds without being ob- liberated. Cannot good observations ot this phe- nomenon be furnished from Central and Eastern New York, and better ones from this State. than the clouds permitted in this city?
 Hoyrid Crime 1.-The Northampton Courier says that Hulliburt Mescham of Chesterfield, was com mitted to Jail in that tosSn the 18th charged with rape upon his own daughter, Sarah J. Meach- am-fOurteen gears 0f Gge-on the Monday pre-. vious The brute immediately fled, but was arres-' ted at Pihsiieid and brought back to justice. The offence is an aggravating one of the kind. and the punishment by the statute is death. Meacham has a wife and nine children. No words can express the feelings which every one feels at such an out rage.