The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-09
BURLINGTON, Dec. "a, 1860.

The New HAMPSHIRE CoNvENTIoN.-The Man
chester Mirror gives summary of the most inn
portant amendments adopted by the convention, as
follows
The religious and property qualifications for Of
flee have been abolished entirely.
The Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and
members of the Legislature are to be elected bien
nialy, and the Of the Legislature to be BIZ
ennial.
The State Council has been abolished.
The Senate is to consist Of thirty members, to be
chosen from fifteen districts.
The basis for the election of members of the Legis-
lature makes one hundred and seventy five the ba-
sis for the first representative seven hundred and
fifty for two; fifteen hundred and fifty for three
twenty five hundred and fifty for four, and SO pro-
ceeding, making one thousand the number for each
additional representative after the third.
A Lieutenant Governor ia to be chosen, who ia
to preside the Senate, and to act as Governor
in case of vacancy in that office
Trial justices, not exceeding three in each town
shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases where the
| sum demanded does not exceed $50. The Legis-
lature is authorized to increase their jurisdiction to
the of S 100. In such trial, at the request of
either party, jury, not exceeding six in number,
shall be summoned. In cases where the demand is
less than $50, no appeal is allowed but the action
may be reviewed-in cases where the demand is
over $40, either party may appeal
plurality vote is to elect all State officers.
The judges of the Supreme Court and Attorney
General to be elected by the people of the whole
State, for six years the county Judges, sherifs,
and clerks of courts to be elected by the people
of the respective counties, for four yearsand trial
justices to be elected by the people of the towns
for two years:
The office OF Superintendent of Public instruction
| has been created--the incumbent to be elected by
the people, and his duties to be defined by the Leg
isature.
The convention adjourned to the 10th of April
The most important amendments are to be sent out
separately, and, if large portion of the amend
ments rejected by the people, the business may
have to be done over again
A MILD WINTER.-Lovers of cold weather are
beginning to despair of the present season. We
are now we'll into January, and not single hour
of seighing has been afforded us, and this 9th day
| of January, 1851, brings mild sky, with al
| Indian summer haze in the atmosphere. The Their
| mometer is going up gradually, and threatens al
ready to Danish furs and cloalSs, till frigio
| season may make them really useful. Ice-deaer
have picked up from the ponds few f1aky-looSing
sheets of unhealthy ice, but it scarcely endure
till the first mild day of May, and lovers of ices
cobblers, and id omne genus of summer delicacies
begin TO look to the ice crop OF New England az
their last remaining hope.
The prospect is gloomy enough to some, but to
how large class is the present favorable, mild
| weather, a blessing 1t enables the poor to hus-
band their scanty stock of fuel, or to get along
without it better than they could have done if the
| weather was cold as January usually is 1t bright
ems the eye of the invalid and the victim Of con
sumption, and in the prospect of carly spring
that il holds out, gives them renewed hopes Of
health and prolonged life. On the whole, there is
good in every change of the season; and however
the calculations of some may be marred, by a
warm winter, the goodness of Providence shines
more brightly, in the relief and the hope that il
brings to the sick and suffering But
lefin
Discovery OF ANOTHER COMET AT THE AsTRo
NoMIcAL OBSERVATORY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
We understand that last evening. at about y
O'Clock, Mr.. Bond, the directory of the Observa-
tory whilst sweeping with the great refractor, dis
covered very faint nebulosity, whose right as
censon 22h. 33Am., and its south declinatior
An 36m. The comet so faint that it could moi
be through four. foot telescope
This comet is supposed to be the same thai
seen by Nj. Fave, November 22d, lS43, the cal
culations of Mccall and Leverrier assigned TO it
period of 27l7.6S days, with ecccntricity o.
55596, and inclination of its orbit to the eclptic
of / Id. 22m. 3ls.-Boston Irdreller, Jan. 2.
Post Office Operations.
The PosTMAsTEa GENERAL has established the fol
lowing Post Offices for the week ending
January 4, 1851.