Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-04-19

Commodore w. b. ShuhTlcK, uleu SuNdenN
ly at Wilmington, Del, on Thursday eve
ming last. He ate hearty supper in the
evening, went to bed apparently well, and
died about twelve o'clock.
p The next Congress- so far, including
the members from Connecticut, 81 demo~
Gratis and IS wings have been elected TO the
next Congress. There are S5 members yea
10 be chosen, mostly at the south.
U- The Kingston (Ca,) Argus, of the
23d ult., states that petition 10 her MajeS
~ the Queen, Is circulated for signatures
in that city, to aIlOW Canada to apply for
anne1 alton to the United States
II 1t is supposed that The new census
will show the popula ton of Upper Can ada
to be about 100000. Lower Canada is es,
limated 10 contain nearly 100000,
O. Lord Brougham once, in the House
of Peers, thanked God" that the Eng
Iish people were "under rccognizanccS OF
:fS0OOOO,OOO 10 keep the peace under any
circumstances
U The Grand Jury of Cincinnati re
turned verdict against Mrs, Howard, the
woman who cut the throat Of her haShaad y
mistress, tor murder IN the first degree.
T The heir of the earldom of Angus, a
title Of the Doug lass family, has been DIS
covered to be an old gardener al Capeiown.
who calls himself Dalgleish. The queen
means to give him the earldom, aud it's in
come Of $4,000 year.
Mrs. Fa,nhanis Erpedifion.-Mrs, Farm
han has returned from the Ea& and is now
busily engaged in making the final prepar
atoas for the departure Of her expedition,
in the ship Angeiqae. She is residing for
the present at 63 Barclay street, New&ork.
where those who wish to join the Associa
ton may cohsnls with her.
The Fire IN Ioronto.-The aggregate a.
meuntof loss by this fire is estimated in the
TORONTO papers at from $500, 900 10 half Il
million. The ascertaine. amount OF insur
ance exceeds $2OO.000. AS losses are APP,
to be exaggerated in estimates, il may Safe
ly be assumed that. considering the greats
ness OF the fire, the amount protected BY in
saraLce is unusually great.-.4'dany Josr.
Departure 0f .NissionArfes.-The follow
ing missioaAries, sent out by the American
Board to Zuln Mission, on the South EaSl
Coast OF Africa, sailed from Boston, on Sat
uyday. in The ship Conccrdia Rev LYMAN
Wilder and lady, Of Marshall, Michigan
Rev. Andrew Abraham aud lady, Of FlOri
da, N. Y. Rev. Josiah Taylor and lady
of East Windsor, Conn.
WAshtNsToN, Tuesday, April 10.
Fie at WashingtOn.-The Temperance
hall toSl5 fire this morning, and was nea r.
" Destroyed. Loss abonl $4,000. which il
fully covered by insurance. The baSemen
of Mr.. Green's printing Office was lamasoc
to the extent of several hundred dollars
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
WAsnlSaToN, April l2-6 P. NJ.
The Government JesoeL.-tland's triaI
fol the robbery OF the Government Jewels
is progressing slowly and will probably re-
salt in his conviction. The jewels were
identified as those stolen from the Paten
Offlce, Evidence was adducea TO prove tina
the letters exhibited were those which hac
been written to the President, infermins
him that The jewels would be restored, pro
vided that the advertising patronage OF tht
Government was withheld from the New
York Police Gazette. The Ielte,s were
shown to be in Hands handwriting. The
counsel for the detencs gave notice tina
they expected to prove an aii6e on the pal
Of the prisoner. The two Jones, boot and
shoe dealers ia Ann street. New York, ant
who are brothers, are held in custody as
witnesses.
Back .4gass.-We see ia the streets quite
a number of gentlemen gold diggers, who
mounted the California hobby in a hurry
but are now glad to get off again. They
got as far on their pilgrimage as thai terri
bic halfway house, Panama, and that they
had q glimpse Of the elephant ;" but ra'
Their than accompany the animal rs far a:
Ell Dorado, they sensi5ly concluded 10 come
back to Gotham again, some Of them IN the
same vessel which carried them out. Soms
pf these gentry inform us that they are en-
tirely cured Of the '..gold fever" and are
now half disposed 10 threw away shelI
" wash beNlS" and so to sork for An h0h.
est living here, ia q Christian country and
among Christian men.-[.N. Y. Express.