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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

peared that the whole number of new actions for
one term OF all the county courts was 24S4 on
which the clerks received for entering fees at IL cts
each, S422,2S and from the State treasury for
making dockets, for transferring old actions and
entering new ones, on new dockets $S46,3 in all
SI26S,63, for term. II has been doubted
whether this allowance do not exceed the proper
ton Of fees established by law, even If just con-
struction Of the law would entertain such claim
at all.
We here say and wish 1t may be remembered,
that we have no wish to advocate, by construction
or otherwise, an illiberal compensation, for the
services of any officers of the government We
suppose the law has furnished the jus, aud right
compensation, and our inquiry is what is that COM
pensation, when the service is measured by the
Procrustean rule of the lawl To return then, to
the subject oftranscrbng old actions TO new dock
cts wha. does the law allow for that service .
The law has made no provision for such a service,
excepting "lor all other services, &c, such as
the court shall allow" and "such sum as shall be
in proportion to the fees established by law
When we notice, that the law has allowed the clerk
81 90 per day for attending court, and a specific
fee for almost every assigned service done by him
in court, it may be urged with show of reason
that The 8 cents allowed for writing the word coatin-
Ued on the county court docket and 10 cents for
the same service in the Supreme court, was design
ed to the expense OF transferring the actions
to another docket, and noting the fact Of contnu-
ance on the record.
The same may be said of all the orders made in
relation to the action; the fee was not probably
given for entering the order on the docket but was
designed TO cover all the subsequent services Of
making the docket and the record Ifthis be the
proper construction TO be given TO the act then the
discretionary allowance for making the dockeis or
copying the old and new entries on the dockets, is
so much beyond the provisions OF the statute. But
admitting that these services not in contempla-
ton ofthe law remunerated by fees already paid,
the question is presented, what shall be the rule of
compensation The act of 1889, chap. 9TH, sec.
63d requires the clerk furnish copies Of dockets
for each of the Judges, &c, and sec. Sth, chap.
l07, restricts the compensation for copies to cts
for every 100 records. Most manifestIy then, the
statute has limited the compensation il any by law
can be allowed to cts. for every 100 records
but in some more than 20 cts. for 100 words
has been received for their services
Other disclosures made under the operation of
the act of 1912, will be reserved for another num-
Der. DAVID PIERCE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02
BrattleborO SOnnets.

My dear Sir, for a moment, do forbesF
Your experiments aquatic. I'm nolo
A sponge, and shall be, ] do declare,
"a demned, moist, unpleasant, body" "A vow
That Mr.. Mantln made to his spouse
In Nicholas Nckleby. So don't souse
Me any more, I'm in my 'oindiRg sheet
Already victim Of the Deluge.-
o, Noah, where's your ark For now my feet
Can't touch the bottom Is there no refuge
Doctor, from inundation Must 4 man
A camel be, and hold nine pals of water =
lis passing strange since I'm no dyspeptic
That should dream dream thus HydfopAthc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

'fASSr FoEREsTER!-The Boston Transcript in noticing
the marriage Of this lady with the Rev Mr. Judson her in
ten,ons Of going with him to Burmah, sayss-
This Is another ftaiaon which would almost seem
to be for unmey death We really think there should
law against the wholesale sacrifice Of life which continually
chroncled amongst those who imagine they called
in unheathy cimes the wives OF missionaries How any
his conscience to bsguie any
become his wife with almost death the face Of such
derAkng know Our remarks may uncalled for
sacrifices Of life attending
missionary marriages, feel justified in sort Of admonitory
warning"
The Transcript is quite right The notice of the sailing Of
missionaries often ind speedily followed by the
their early DEATH and it is time word of canton is spoken
least females The devotion of missionaries cannot be
highly commended but there is point beyond which may
be carried far Where the chances Of life Europeans
small they known be in parts Of India
criminal to uiae with human le.-N Y. Express.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Star has arisen The palmy days Of min
Stresy and of song true have long passed away,
bu, the mantle Of the departed Muse has fallen upon
favored youihin very midst, Ia reoieings
this event, let no, forget the old sdsge, Whom the
Gods love, die young Let be temperate in jos,
lest the treasure be taken from
In private note which accompanied the following Som
net the author says have been induced by the unpre
eedenied popularity Of the "Sonnes of the Sidewalk pub
lsbed the Boston Post DC &C. attempt this kind of
composition. Should you deem
this, my maiden effort wOrthyof insertion in your paper
you may hear from me again"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

PLAIS TRuTH "A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
"WaiehmaH Of hs Policy, whom from his initials We pre-.
sumo 10 be Rev DR. STow, Professor in Lane Theological
Seminary, writes thus
. 1t does seem to me to be extreme blindness, gross
dsDgenuousness mot 10 such harsh words As mean
ness cowardee and hypocrisy for grave ecclesiastical bod
les 10 issue their solemn mandates against dancing
wes sister, and at the time refusing say one word
in condemnation Of Slavehodng, which this country M
least! s at the present time, doing infinitely mischief
than all the dancing parties and papa haptss and sas
soTorai marriages that be found between the Bav Of
Fundy and the Gulf Of Mexico This is the exact homes
literal truth and why soud all our ecclesiastical bodies
be willing to say Il, as well as think 1t, and feel L.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Religious Taste Of hs 4geThe New York Observer in
speaking Of the characteristics Of the times says
somewhat singular circumstances that whilst in the
churches there manifest occasion for anxiety and Alarm
for the general absence for long period Of those
binary eifeshngs which have former years
stli the great subject Of Christianity and its bearings the
general advancement Of society," and the promotion OF free
dom and happiness throughout the word is becoming
among all intelligent classes topic of familiar discussion
and favorable consideration.
The nstness Of this remark very obvious from an in
speeon OF many Of the quarterly and monthly as we'll as
the weekly and daily Journals and from the marked pro-
mnenee oen given TO the subject in the addresses and
speeches Of distinguished laymen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

EioPemsnt A young lady of highly respectable connex
IONS, and whose parents wealthy eoped on Sunday
from her is'hers house at Keypo n j., with an Irish.
man, who bad been for some years his gardener They
reached tins city yesterday, and married BY the Rev
Mr. hoyt, OF the Methodist Book Concern The young
lady father applied for the interference the Police urg
ing that bis daughter Of unsound mind and
" The marriage was void An investigation was commenc.
ed yesterday which will be resumed concluded To- dav
ana meanwhile the yonng bde remains b. consent in The
female department of the Tombs-k. Y paper
IThe young lady who eoped from New Jersey and IVA,
married IN New York, found to be Of unso1nd mind
and is now in the Boomingdale asylum1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

TIE DEsERTfoN oP A WIRE ny her HusBAND,
AND DEATH OF THE VICTIM Rochester pa
pers come to US with mournfu narrative OF do
nestle life The name of the wife deserted wus
Hannah f. Williams, that Of the monster of hus-
band Geo E. Patterson. The Rochester Adyer-
tiser says:
They had been married two Years the first of
February last. She became acquainted with him
at Boston, at house where they both boarded he
followed his business Of carpenter and joiner, and
she that Of milliner and dress-maker Their ac-
quaintance rpened into affection on her part an
enga cement followed, and they we're married at
Worcester Last July they moved to this city, and
since their residence here her husband has done
little else than 10 heap upon her the most disgrace
| full abuse, refusing even when she was in very del
icate health, TO perform any OF those little acts Of
kindness which would have alleviated her many
suaerngs
The night previous TO his leaving the city, which
he did in the eastern train of cars on Tuesday last
Patterson sat up with her. and, as she stated previ-
Gus TO her death, supe6ed her by of paregor-
ic or laudanum when, as is supposed, he packed
up every thing he had taking from her euen his olcn
miniature and removed them from the house dur
ing the night She had been quite unwell for sew
era days, and had been confined to her bed ever
since she ascerained that he had deserted her, de-
claring that 1t was utterly impossible for her 10
recover The last act Of perfdy seemed TO rend the
heart-strings asunderl
Having suspected that in the laudanum which he
gave her, there had been administered slow poi
son, she made reques, just previous to her DEATH
that post norton examination should be made, in
order to ascertain whether such was the fact. The
examination was accordingly made yesterday after
noon by DR. Moore, in the presence Of Drs. Ely,
Avery and Rhodes There was no evidence of
poison, but the physicians were satisfied that her
disease that of Inflammation of the lungs, her
death no doubt being hurried on by the accumula-
ted weight of grief and suffering with which she had
been obliged TO contend.
Patterson's parents reside in 81 Johns, New
Brunswick those Of his wife in Pepperell, Mass
In addition to her request that post nortem exam
nation might be made Of her body she desired that
the attending circumstances might be made public,
and wished that the eastern papers might copy as
extensively as possible, in order that her friends
might know the fate Of the stranger in a strange
land"
The parting scene with her little child girl
about nine months old was truly affecting. The
child was given 10 Mrs Cooper, who will provide
for II as her own.
Patterson is a man about five feet ten inches
high, of very gentee address is carpenter by
trade, and will undoubtedly make his way to the
East in search of work. If he had the heart of a
human being, we should not envy him his feelings
on learning that his innocent victim had been hur-
ried to the grave by his own brutal treatment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

uAt Hancock n v, three children Of Mr. Calvin Thasaas
girl Of 49, another Of H. and boy Of six years with
OF Zenas Lewis aged about TO- and daughter of Josiah
aged about r. playing small pond covered with
which suddenly gave way and the four girls fell in and
drowned but the daughter of Mr. Martin succeeded getting
out The boy attempted assist his sisters when either
pulled slipped in and also drowned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

WEsrERS VERmosT RAiLRoAp.-The friend. oC A.. =.
tension OF the railroad from North Adams 70 Bennng,o
ana totand met al Psied, the 18th The reDo1t Of
me engineer gives favorable OF the country 70,
such work The estimated of constructing railroad
from Bennington to Rutland, sd l2 miles, is Al 30Oo
and OF the whole route, from Ptshed 10 Burlng,on Iss
miles, $36OOO0O. At these estimates no doubt sas n
sr'aned that the stock would be good Investment M
Geo Bliss thought that the Cheshire railroad was nnshed
over Mt Holly might be for the interest Of the pTonoseJ
Whitehall-Ifampshirs Gazette s''" :"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

a Desperate Conriet ShOiA letter from HARRISBURG puh
"hea IN the u Gazette, says that Wet named iibbs
under sentence for nine years in the penentarv f M
gaIy and notorious roguehAving been previously CON
neted OF afsonon the morning Of the 22d inst suddenl
sprung on MI Watson, the keeper Of the prison
70 despatch him and make his escape Mr. Watson had one
o. Co's revolving pistols, and after desperate struggle
hand was severely lacerated Mr. W. shot CSibb, e., =;
NE back Preaching round him) and twice an the breast
Gibbs staggered into his cell, and in few moments ernir
ed Mr. Watson displayed great courage and nrenca r
mind, or he must himself have been killed ''"'s VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Smuggling. The ~ Y. correspondent oi the N.,;...,
Inielgencer says seizure has within few DAYS been
mace al the New York Custom House Of eleven bales f
Iegs eaeh bale having quantity of silk handkerchief.
snugy slowed away the Of the bales The
60 fraud was detected by deputy collector ordering two
o1es 70 oe opened and critically examined In these two
amnsd and nine other bales discovered TO have SINH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Suicide q Female By Dro'oning-The body Of an nm.
mourning, OF ordinary textore was found in he ALL ~
" re, street early Sunday morning Her shawl was found
% 's wharf Ioe and floating her in the water
case pair Of scissors, and taiors tmbsIie~.o
o 'enanlng the words, hasten to Join them in hen
not up 70 late hour last night positively den,6sd h,
believed to be widow who few months ago Iost he,
] 70 whom she had been married only sborl time
nu i'1 heI cmld Her grief inconsolabe and AZ
sought death as release from her woe She eydeS nh
sd ,h ne, livelihood BY sewing and is thought commit
Saturday night-PkiiadePhia Aasriean '"' 's' w''A
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

1Much complaint is still made, Of the
ed failure Of the Southern Mail We have received the
from that direction oener than three times week. the
four FIVE months Is there remedy for this The Green
field Courier says Iii stated that the frequently
Springfield for Northampton side Of the depot icithO
the mail while the whistle Of the engine be heard coming
the other side c mail" If this true the Post oce
Department somebody else needs be reminded Of its duty.
We believe the blame attaches, partly the Department
partly to the Railroad contractors who quite ndepen.
dent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

" We understood by many to have announced in
last paper that the Baptist Church aud Society in this
village, had secured another Pastor which certainly
intention Of doing Bot it that this summary dis.
posa Of Minister and selection Of another had much
less to do with the PrHfeS than with the readers mistake,
and would respectfully suggest that review Of certain
Spelling boob lessons, might be amiss We are inform.
ed that the Society in question have intention Of chang
ing Pastors but better united than now in their
present Pastor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Increase Of The Naryt appears that the communication
rom the Navy Department on the 9Th Of jan last to the
Committee on Naval Aairs recommended addition to
he Navy Of sspsnfyps vessels Of Oar orythres Of them
steam ships involving expense OF over MILL
oks OF DoiLARs And this too, In addition the ten
seamers heretofore publicly recommended The
Of necessary this feet il estimated at 3d.
co. These recommendations received the sanction Of the
resident, he states in his Message Viewed in this
light, the message assumes war aspect
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

We have seen il stated that in parts of France,
geese roasted before slow FIRE for the purpose of
larging their liver-BrOOklyn Dai. ADO
have been told that the horrible practice mentioned by
the Advertiser has been adopted by Of eating
have but ask for ducks geese other fowls prepared
have before you what travelling epcues esteem
dainty The thing is accomplished by mailing the feet Of
the poor bird board front OF the fire. where remains
for hours and sometimes days Cruelty to animals is pun
shabe by the laws of the State and any taken by
police against practice abomnable, will, be
fully sustained by public senmentN Journal Of Com
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

New DETIMrIoEs .-Lady.-A female with her
head stuck in a silk bonnet, her waist puckered into
the circumference Of junk bottle, enormous hustle,
and hole in The heel Of her stocking.
GentlemGn,--A gentleman with long nine in one
hand, sword cane in the other; with Two cents in
his pocket, and no sense In his head.
A FoP.-He is like new set OF knives and forks !;
you can't put him TO any thirg useful, without taking
way all his polish.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

BIGAMIsT AND IMPosTER.-The New.London
News warns all people to beware of person who
has resided in Stonington for about year, calling
himself "Dr. Otis Smith, Thomsonian physician"
who married the daughter of a respectable citizen
Of that place. got horse upon credit, and started for
parts unknown. He was moved to his sudden de-
parture by the discovery of his previous marriages
and it being asceraned that he had another wife in
each of the. States of Maine, New-Hampshre, Mas
sachusetts, and New York. He was held in much
esteem at Stonington, and was active exhorter at
religious meetings in Stonington and vicinity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

01rhs Canadian parliament March 90 the cover
nor general made speech recommending TeOganraOa the
militia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Drsadtd aeetdsnt,-Mosea Whteher, ESQ, of Ben,on
n H. was Killed instantly, Wednesday anernoon H.
BY the falling Of tree He universally respec
ed lot bis moral worth and business habits was abo, Al
years OF age and leaves wife and large circle Of reIS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

James G. Birney has written letter the A." Liberty
State Convention" in Michigan, in which he recommends
that the party should add to its present principles O "Ts
abolition Of s tariff and direct for the support Of Gov.
ernmen" Who says that James G. Birney is Loco
foco
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

OF Rev. DR.. Hewett venerable orthodox clergy
in Brdgepart, Ct has seeded from the Protestant
Episcopal church, in which he has oiciated minister
several years, and become Roman Catholic. Two ladies
first families in Boston, have recently become Catholics
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

The speech OF Mr.. Haywood of North Carolina ON ,h
Oregon question delivered in the Senate on the All and
ON uit and which created much excitement at the time
has been written out by the author published in Inc In
tellgencer. " " 'e an
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Nsi0 HamPshire.-The n. II. Statesman makes a MAORI.
ty of Is against the Radicals in the House of Represents
uves The ~ H. Patriot figures up but s-,he Hale De.
moeTat % Enough in either for all practical purpos
es Williams minority is 1850, more, and woOdburys is
some hundreds larger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Brown q Elton, Of Waterbury, Conn have In ons,,,;o,
an improved machine for the manufacture Of h;h
turns out two barrels fPins per day barrel contains
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

ISTEREsrNG.-To have your hat blow off, aAa see a
friend atop il, by putting his foot en- t--lPoat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Died, at Washington, from want Of sustenance, " The
Washington Times the galvanized corpse of John Tylers
Madisonan This is the paper that made the rdieu.
lous charge against certain u s. Senators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

The Post of Tuesday says " No report has yet been
made upon the winehendon and Baldwnsve controversy
but If the adjournment take place week, it must have
a speedy decision from the committee"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

f,oaghiIg Commenced Farmers in the negbbohooa -
rochester began to plough light soils on The oSib Oh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Death Of DR.. o FlaLsrty-The Right Rev. Dr. oFlah.
ery, of the Catholic Church. died suddenly in aem about
9o'clock, on Sunday evening last.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

The Connecticut river is open, and Steamers are
running to ard from Hartford
The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-22

.TyRESH GROCERIES.-Th subscriber is now
II receiving by packets Statesman and Alexan-
dra, from New York, his Fall and Winter supply
OF Family Groceries, making his assortment COM
plete.
It is deemed unnecessary to enumerate general
ly, but he will name the following articles, viz:
ST. Croix, Porto Rico, New Orleans, Mnscovado,
Sugar, in hhds and bhls.
Loaf, Lump, Crushed, Powdered, Brown. and
White Havana Sugars
Sugar house, st. Croix, and VI. Syrup
New Orleans, Porto Rico, Sugar-house, St.
Croix, and Trinidad Molasses.
TEAS.
Gunpowder, Imperial, Young Hyson, Skin, and
Black fresh and of the best quality.
COFFEE.
Mocha, Java, Maracaibo, Laguyra, .(grecn and
white,) Rio, st. Catharine's, and Angostura
Spices of every description, ground and un-
ground
Catsups in great variety
Sardines and Curry Powder
Fresh Salmon, Lobster, and Clans, Theoretically
sealed
Anchovies, Capers, and Olives
Bakers Kitchens, and others make, Cocoa and
Chocolate
Salad oil Of very superior qualify
French and other Mustards
Fish, Mackerel, Tin bbls and kits, (Shad, Salmon
Cod, and Herring
CANOLCS-OpeIIn, h0ouanIine, 0IcIlne, anQ
Mould
NUTS-Almonds, Pecan. English and Brazil
FRUITS-Raisins, Currants, Prunes, Figs, Ap.
Piles, Cranberries, &c.
CHEESE Sapsago and dairy Cheese ~
BUTTER-New York and Glades Butter
FLOUR.
60 bbls. New York, Of choice brands
so bbls Virginia, Family, Extra, and Superhne
100 packages Buckwheat Flour, (New York;
Oat and Cornmeal
BACON AND DRIED BEEF.
200 choice Family Hams
1000 lbs Middlings
1000 lbs. Shoulders
1000 lbs. fresh Dried Beef
OIL.
1000 gals. Winter Sperm Oil, bleaehed end un.
bleached
CIGARS.
10000 Cigars. comprising Regalia, La Norma,
Pantilla, Cheroots, Lord Byron, Principe, and
other brands
Tobacco, in greatOvariety, plug and hne-cut
chewing
SOAP.
l5 boxes fancy Toilet Soap
2S boxes Family Soap
Buckets, Pals, Baskets, Brooms, Brushes, Mats,
&c.
Thankful for liberal share Of patronage from
the citizens Of Washington hitherto, he respectful
ly soicits continuance OF the same.
S. HOLMES,
nearly opposite the Patriotic Bank, 7th street.
dec I3-tf
The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-22
BUTTER, CHEESE AND FRUIT

BUTTER, CHEESE AND FRUIT
Just received, by the schooner Columbia, from
j New York.
packages prime Butter;
65 boxes do Cheese;
8 do Pine Apple do;
$50 IA l-2 and whole boxes Raisins;
80 drums fresh Smyrna Figs;
s do Turkey Raisins Gree from stones;)
2 leases Bordeau Prunes;
Also on hand:
2 casks Currants;
cases Citron;
do preserved Ginger;
Other Preserves and Jellies;
Cranberries in quarter bbls and by measure;
Catsups, Sardines, Olives, Capers;
Anchovies, Curry Powder &c. Sc;
A general assortment Of Pickles;
Fresh Salmon, CLAIMS and Lobsters;
Hermetically sealed do;
Fresh Macaroni and Vermacilla;
Do Salad Oils, sc, &c;
Which, with his former stock, renders his assort
ment complete, and to which attention is invited
s. HOLMES,
7th street, nearly opposite Patriotic Bank.
Dec l8-tf