The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-05-16

HE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY held its 2s,h
anniversary last week in New York. 1t anpears
from the Treasurer's report that the recepts far tho
year in donations were $1O3,s94 so; for sales s2oa
81 Sz balance IN the treasury last year $157 o. to-
tai S0oo'4zo 70. Expenditures for paper, printing,
binding, engraving, TRANSMITTING copyright prepar;np
Christian Almanac, and articles for American Messon-
ger $l72275 rs; for presses and machinery. 81 O7o
for colporage, $66,274 49, rtmitted to foreign and
pagan lands, $4,000; other expenditures. as per item,
IN treaSurers report sal, 1914 II total, 3Os 3l3 a.
balance in the treasury $40 23. There was dino
Aprl u Tor printing paper, on notes payable within six
months, $4l ,133 16.
Circulated during the year 939 SOP volumes , eoz
1872 publications. pages; exceeding the c,cu.,;on r.
any previous year by 46,2s8,2OO pages Total since
the formation Of the Society, 5,6Sl ,l23 volumes. III
ss9,l95 publications. 2, 500 lO2, 768 pages. Iusra
ted Family Christian Almanac, for 1850 900 Ooo.
American Messenger, $1,000, monthly; German Me-,
senger, $4,000. Gratutous distributions in eeo a.
tlnct grants, to foreignand domestic missionaries -,
army and navy, seamens and bethel chaplaps brn,ono
and criminal institutions Sabbath school and ind;y;d
ais, BY coporteurs and to life members and direc,ors
90, iSS,S2O pages; value $3s, 759 2l
ROYAL SwINDLING. King Ferdinand of No
pies, the "good'' King Ferdinand j. tho oroatoa.
swinder out of jail. Some time since he ;ssnaS
proclamation, declaring the port of Messina froo
In consequence, many Foreign vessels entered H.
port put when they attempted to sell or exnort ha;r
commoditles, they were informed that ga chance
i I peen gong on In the Royal mind, and that tRe
l AN wouiu TAX all the Foreign produce in the port
All remonstrance in vain, and nothing ,,,ol
lowed to be either withdrawn or sold without fret NV
ing tax OF 100 per cent its value Several Rcs-
ION merchants were thus entrapped and s,y;ndIod
some OF whom paid their duties under protest M
nave now represented their case to our Government
~ This Captain Rynders was Iead;no &C.,
SON politician during the last presidential camna;an
ana warmly supported Martin Van Buren, for The
presidency Since the free soil party in New yorl,
mas cayed IN, he has been trying to get back into
the Old democratic party, and this row Is an ovato
70 the offended hunkers of New Hork.
NJ :, NeW Bedford .Mercurv.
MOI SO iast' Mr.. Mercury. Fold your wings for a
llolnent, capt Rynders is Taylor man. land
was so from the start, it was recently LanI
that ne had been appointed bearer of desnatcbes ~,
the administration, to California, and not yb;9 ~
per- 10 our knowledge, expressed dsapprobat;on &C
TINS supposed mark of Gen. Taylors regard "
oapt. hynders commenced the row at The ant;-sla''
very meeting IN defence of Gen. Taylor|beca 1a
ne was spoken Of dsrespectfully Boston Post
! a PORTRAIT. Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson informs
.ne Literary Gazette, that Mrs swisshelm, the late
poca correspondent of the Tribune al Wssbna,os
caieu upon her recently and thus describes her ner
sona appearance small, delcaely formed per
man. with an unusual expanse of forehead darL
nroW row. halr' combed over her temples Iipbt bne
llquid eyes, nose rather prominent month small III
disclosing very fine countenance pleasing and
snle truly enchanting This SAYS Mr. Person
iva WAS no otheTthan that fearless champion of woman
ha aa ,hVlncDle terror to eydoers, that praised
,ha ana wondered-a prodigy of modern times
cous Oooo gra-