The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-28
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Massachusetts occurred yesterday, ""y
9th, No democrat was in noml>
nation, the contest being exclusively be-
tween Mr.. THOMPSON, Wing, and Mr..
p1rnry. Free Soil The former had a
plurality at the last election.
The English expedition in search of
Sir John Franklin, sailed on the 9Th
inst. MIR. Grinnell's expedition sailed
from New York on the 23d.
President TAYLOR has ordered the
Steamer Saranac, the frigate Congress,
and other vessels Of the Home Squadron,
IN proceed at once to Cuba, to intercept
the expedition under Lopez, and prevent
the landing of his forces. They were
expected to reach Cuba about the Odd
inst.
A serious FIRE occurred at Charleston
S. G.. on the 18th inst.-Loss estimated
at 100000.
A fire occurred in Corning, N. Y, on
che 18th inst, destroying nearly all the
business portion of the village. Esti>
mated loss, S300,0 900.
The examination of the Wentworths,
at South Brunswick, Me-. has closed. 1t
was decided to deliver them up for trial
on the warrant Of the Governor Of New
Hampshire.
There was a public meeting in
Charleston, S. c., OH the evening Of the
Goth inst, in opposition to the colnprom-
Use resolutions Of the Hon. Henry Clay
Father Matthew is in New Orleans
The through fare, between New York
and Boston, says the New York Mirror
by the Norwich route, will be reduced
in a few days from 81 TO So, 80.
Only one seventh of the letters pass
through the mails in the United States,
compared with our reading population,
that there does through the English
mails.
About the year 1854, the Legislature
of Pennsylvania passed resolution that
"no member should come TO the House
barefoot, or cat his bread and cheese on
the steps.
A farm of one hundred acres, on the
banks of the Hudson, near Dearman
sold. the other day, for eighty thousand
dollars.
The establishment of Professorshlr
Of Commercial Law and the Law Of
Nations, has been recommended BY the
Committee of the Board of Overseers oil
Harvard University, as the most appro-
pirate mode oftestifying proper respect
for the memory of their late beneIactoI
and fellow.laborer, Judge Story.
Alfred Tennysun, il is presumed, vii!
be the English Poet Laureate, to succeed
Wordsworth. 1t will be remembered
that wear or two ago, the Queen and
Prince Albert created sensation among
the fashionables at a watering-place, by
paying visit 10 rennyson, and showing
him marked attention and respect.
Accounts from Savannah state that
the Grand Jury have found six indict,
ments against Bullock, the defaulter
Hon VIM. G. Preston has resigned TIT
Presidency of the South Carolina Col
lege, a step his falling health has induced
him reluctantly TO take.
1t is positively stated that Gen. Quit
man has resigned his Office as Governo
of Mississippi, to take the command o
a force for tire invasion OF Cuba.
Miss Bremen has been visiting the r.
Rev. Bishop of Georgia. elliot ant
will Join Miss Anne c. Lynch, early i
June, at Washington, and make lou
with her to the Lakes the Falls, &c.
The Savannah Republican, the mo:
able Wing paper in Georgia, is in fave
of Mr.. Clay's compromise, and hope
that Senator Berrien will not oppose, BIT
vote for it.
1t is said that Mad'lle Jagello, ii
Hungarian Heroine. is about TO mari
the brother of Howard, Of the Irwin
House, New York.
A reduction Of the manufacturing o.
erations IN Paterson, N. j., is conlen
plated, in consequence of the depresst
condition of the business.
John L. Carey, late of the Batimo
itor of the Washington Republic. ri
is most excellent selection.
In Walpole, Canada, a family of Fl
persons were poisoned recently, by ga
ing wild parsneps. -Four Of them di
in less than four hours. and the fifth
girl Ave years old, died the ,lext day.
The Senate have ratified the treaty
tween Mr.. Clayton and Mr., Bulaer.
A despatch from Washington sta
that MIR. Crawford is soon to 90 out
the Cabinet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has gone
Cincinnati TO deliver a course oflectul
The Tribune hopes he will have gr
success.