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RESPECTABLE man, who has his fore
IL Moons unemployed, would Like to occupy
himself in a suitable way during that time. He
writes good hand, and would undertake copying
translating from the French or German, keeping q
set or two of books, where regular book-kespsr
is not employed, &c. Please inquire at the ONCE
of this naper. 6--tf
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BRITISH CON n ERCIAL LlFElNSUR-
ANEE COMPANY.
EstasI;shsd In 1890. and Empowered BY act Of
ParGamsnf
For the Insurance Of L YES, and the Endowment
OF Children, &r
LONDON, NFw-y'Rr AND WASHING TON CITY.
CAPITAL 100000
M. THOMP.SO N,
H. Office on Pennsylvania aven ue. one
west Of jackson Hall
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DACIFIc MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
L ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon.)-The public informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the Isl
and 5th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
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23I ,97l $500, $50 ll,546, 900
s5,752 British taken prisoners.

The surrender Of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, DC
tober 1881, closed the war; prisoners 1913.
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g9- The watchman in Mr.. o. M.
Stillman's factory, at Stillmanville, Ct.,
about half mile from this village, was
startled few nights since by seeing two
persons concealed in the mill, but while
he was endeavoring to procure help to
take them, they made their escape. The
next night they were again seen, but
escaped by breaking out a window. The
next evening some eight or ten were put
upon the watch, when one of the persons
had the audacity to again make his ap-
pearance, and again escaped, but not
without a severe confusion from a
lantern in the hands of one of the watch.
No more was seen of them for two or
three nights, when one was detected in
the act of getting in at a window, at
which the watchman discharged his pis-
tol, but fired too high. Last Monday
TWO persons were seen prowling about
that vicinity, and were pointed out to
Mr.Swan, the watchman, who recognized
them as the ones he had seen in the mill,
and he was advised by Mr.. S. to follow
them, and if possible, to find their head
quarters. After tracing them several
miles, one of them turned, and after ex-
changing few words, made a pass at
Mr.. Swan with a dirk which he drew
from his cane, but fortunately, the in
strument only grazed his side, whereupon
Swan drew his revolver, which missed
fire at first, but the next barrel went off
wounding the robber in the hip, when
they both jumped into the river and
made good their escape. The officers
are on their track, and we trust they
will shortly be caught for certain.
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bg On Wednesday, March Oath

Bgr On Wednesday, March Oath,
Messrs. Geo. Greenman & Co., launched
from their yard at Greenmanville, a
clipper-built schooner of about one
hundred tons. They have another on
the stocks building after the same model
which will be ready to launch in few
weeks. They are also about commenc-
ing large clipper-ship, to be built the
coming season. At the yard of Charles
Mallory, Esq, is the frame of large
clipper-ship nearly ready for planking
At the yard of Messrs. Irons & Grinnell
is large vessel building. There is also
quite a large vessel being built across
the river from the Messrs. Greenmans'.
[ We do not know the name of the firm. |
There are very few if any places in the
country, of its size, where ship-building
is carried on SO extensively as at Mystic
Bridge and the vicinity. And the YES
sells built there rank among the first in
the country.
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Rayn 1t is fact, which must have
been noticed, that every child has a
foolish and very babyish dialect till it is
six or seven years old. Almost every
word it utters, is spoken either in lisp
ing or an affected manner. This is not
the proper way of talking, and there
must be some universal cause, or else
the effect would not be 30 universal.
The cause, it appears to me, is very OBJ
vious. Almost every mother instructs
her infant to speak baby-talk, as the
saying is. When baby first begins to
lisp " pa and ma" instead of endeavoring
to instruct it pure English, the parent
thinks it necessary to simplify the Ian
guage by always speaking in sappy
manner. title ony-tonny,'' "Kitty
dear, -" walk alony,"" kisser mamma,' -
stand straighty," SC &c. Every
mother knows thousand and one of
these baby expressions. Now, as a
mother, 1 protest against this practice.
1t IS all nonsense to teach children bad
habits merely to have them corrected by
school teachers when they arrive at a
more mature age. Will parents think
of this, and teach their children pure
English at first "A Mother.
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to carry him inland 70 the mines. With
a modest outfit he started for the dig
gins, and selected spot, worked vigor-
ously. His success seemed almost mir
acuious. Striking good vein, after re-
alizipp some fifteen thousand dollars
worth of dust, he sold his right to a
neighbor for FIVE thousand, and select
ing another few miles further on, real
lied equally good fortune.
az wish to negotiate an exchange"
said a young man, calling in at Adams
& Co.'S express Office, San Francisco.
"To what amount :" asked Mr.. Has
kell, the gentlemanly branch in that
aFifty thousand dollars"
"Of what port ?"
"Boston."
"Have you the dust ,"
"At the door," said the applicant,
pointing to wheelbarrow guarded by a
companion.
every well, bring it in"
The dust was brought in, weighed
out carefully, and examined by the
usual process.
"In what name shall 1 send the
draft asked Mr.. Haskell.
"In the favor of Chester Ray!"
"Chester Ray" repeated the writer,
as he filed in his name.
1t is exactly seven weeks since a
wedding took place in the town Of,
between Chester and Martha. The re-
turned Californian, with fifty thousand
dollars, was, in Esq. Winslow's eyes, a
very different parsonage from simple
Chester Ray, with only prospect of the
farm at halves.'
We might have written you roman
tic story of hair breadth escapes and fear
full encounters, but we preferred to- tell
you a little truthful N New England sketch,
of course altering names, that we might
cause no unpleasant publicity. Per-
haps it is as well, now, and then to. tell
a true story, that the realities of life
may be contrasted with the romantic
emanation of the imagination.
Indeed, but a few years since, such a
story would have been thought little less
wild than those of the Arabian Nights
but there are many communities in New
England that can bear testimony to the
truth of facts almost precisely similar to
those of our little sketch.-Geasom's
Pictorial.
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GoDEY's LADY's Book, for April.

GoDEY's LADY's Book, for April,
contains twenty-eight embellishments,
and its usual variety of interesting and
useful reading matter. This Magazine
is not, as some who look no farther than
the title might suppose, intended merely
for the amusement of class; but it en-
ters into the discussion of all those more
questions connected with the
realities and duties of life, with which
every well-informed acoman should be-
come acquainted. The first article in
the present number is one of deep inter
est to scientific men-on the " Improve
ment of the Steam Engine, by James
Watt"
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neE Mr.. O'Flaherty undertook to
tell how many were at the party. "The
two Crogans was one, meself was two ;
Mike Finn was three, and-and-who
the devil was four? Let me see,
Counting his fngers) the two Crogans
was one, Mike Finn was two, meself was
three-and-bedad there was four of us,
but Saint Patrack couldn't tell the name
of the other. Now its meself that has
it; Mike Finn was one, the two Crogans
was two, meself Internationally
my soul, think there was but three of
us afther ALL"
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Temperance Convention.

A convention of the friends of Tenn
perance was held in New London, Ct.,
on Friday of last week, in the Rev. DR..
Edwards Church. The meeting was
very large and enthusiastic. 1t was pre-
sided over by B. W. Tompkins, Esq,
President of New London Co. Washing
tonian Total Abstinence Society; Rev.
IS. s. Griswold, of Greenmanville, was
chosen Secretary.
The President, on taking his seat,
made most eloquent and forcible ad-
dress, setting forth the duty of temper
ance men at the coming election, and
expressing some fear that the friends of
the cause in Connecticut were too san
guine of the success of the Maine Law,
and that in his opinion there had got to
be some severe struggling yet before the
triumph of the law.
Rev. Mr.. Pearl, of Maine, gave an
interesting account of the rise of the
Law in that State, stating that there
was scarcely a probability of its repeal,
such was its popularity among the masses
after witnessing its beautiful working.
Mr.. Van Wagner followed in his usual
happy and flowing style of eloquence,
showing the necessity of such law as
the one in Maine.
Rev. Mr.. Foote, of Michigan, gave an
encouraging account of the prospects of
the passage of the law in that State.
B. F. Trumbull, Esq, of Stonington,
entertained the audience for few min
utes, in a very happy manner; and
among other remarks was one which,
coming from prominent and we'll known
leading man as Mr.. Trumbull has long
been, should have much influence, and
it was one which we hope all voters will
carefully read, and when read, "make
a note off, 1t was, that at the en-
suing election there will be no subject
of difference between the two parties
Wings and Democrats-and therefore all
temperance men should give up their
party predictions and throw their whole
influence in favor of the Maine Law.
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ANOTHER NEUTRAL PApsR-Th

ANOTHER NEUTRAL PArsR.-The
Echo-yes the echo of falsehood and libel,
after being satisfactorily shown to be
such-published at Westerly, repeats
the base and malicious calumny upon
Lieut.. Governor Lawrence which recent
ly appeared in the Ne,o York Tribune,
and which charged him with refusing to
pay the rent of committee-room in
New York, and contesting the same upon
the ground that the proprietor made
enough out Of the increased sale of
liquor, in consequence of the meetings
of the committee, to pay him for the
room. The retailing of refuted SLAM
der Of this character, upon a candidate,
just pending an election, exhibits a spirit
of cowardly meanness not often Witness
ed in the bitterest partizan press. Let
the ECHO be placed along side of the
BRIsroL PHENIx, and both be passed
round as those who give currency to vile
and malicious slanders, knowing them
to be such.-PrOv. Post.
Ra5~ why, Mr.. Post, you have so
confounded the Maine Law question with
politics, that they are one and the same
thing in your eyes. The article referred
to had no bearing upon Mr.. Lawrence
than so far as his temperance principles
were concerned, and was published be-
fore we saw his denial of the statement.
But his principles are so well known as
regards temperance, that were he aWhig,
Freesoiler or Democrat, we should feel
in duty bound to oppose his election.
We are neutral so far as a mans political
character is concerned, but we are tenn
perance men, and shall advocate the
cause of temperance candidates, be they
of what party they may.
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The MUSICAL WORLD, and Journal
of Fine Arts, We noticed week or two
since, but as we had not then examined
it sufficient to be able to decide as to its
merits, we would now say that a SUBJ
sequent perusal has more than confirmed
our favorable impressions. We are in
formed by friend of ours, who is a
judge in musical matters, that the pieces
of original music published in this paper
are alone worth more than the subscrip-
ton price. In its literary department,
We can assure our readers that it will
rank among the first literary papers in
the country. 1t contains "a pages, in
stead of IL, as the compositor made us
say in our previous notice, and is pub
lished semi-monthly, by Oliver Dyer,
257 Broadway, New York, at 81 so
per annum.
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Ss% Our foreman made an egregious
blunder in getting into the Echo the
names fthe candidates for State officers.
to be voted for at the ensuing election.
1t was an old piece of copy given out
some weeks ago, when the nomination.
were first made, but through oversight
was not printed till week before last.
AS number of the original nominees
have declined to run, we republish the
tickets.
Whig-For Governor, ELISHA HAIR
RIs, Of Coventry; for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, SAMUEL G. ARNOLD, of Provi-
dence for Secretary of State, CHRISTIE
PIER E. ROBBINS, of Providence for
Attorney General, SYLVESTER G.. SHER-
MAN, of North Kingstown for General
Treasurer, SAMUEL r. VERNON, of
Newport.
Democrat-For Governor, PHILIP
ALLEN, of Providence for Lieutenant
Governor, VIM. BEACH LAWRENCE, of
Newport for Secretary of State, ASA
POTTER, of South Kingstown; for At
torney General, WALTER S. burgess, of
Cranston for General Treasurer, I'd
WIN WILBUR, of Newport.
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Bag We have received the OH

Rp We have received the Ohio
Farmer and Mechanics assistant, paper
devoted, as its name indicates, especially
to the interests of the mechanical and ap-
ricultural portion of the community, but
is valuable family journal, for all
classes, of Arts, Literature, Domestic
Economy, Social Improvement, and
General Intelligence. 1t is published
by Thomas Brown, Cleveland, Ohio, at
81 90 per annum, in advance. Those
in want of a valuable family paper would
do well to subscribe for the Farmer.
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BsB~ The facilities for TRAVELLING be-

@- The facilities for travelling be-
tween Boston and New York via. Prov
ldence and Stonington, at the present
time are of the most commendable char
acter; the boats being in first rate order J.,
fitted up in their usual splendid style,
and commanded by gentlemen who feel
a pride in devoting their attention to the
comfort and safety of those who take
passage with them. The captains and
clerks of these steamers form ouartette
whose equals in popularity with the
travelling public is seldom met.
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E9~ We had the pleasure, On Sunda

EaH We had the pleasure, On Sunday
evening last, of listening to lecture on
the subject of Slavery, by Miss Lucy
Stone, at the Union Westinghouse, in
this village and we must confess that
we have not for long time listened to
so eloquent speaker. And seldom
have we seen so large and attentive an
audience as she entertained for nearly
two hours, while she pictured, with
glowing eloqucnce, the great iniquity of
the system of American Slavery, and
the aimless lives of the mass of Young
men and women of the present day.
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or so Of agricultural matter in its season,
which we doubt not will be favorably
received by our friends generally.
We did intend to commence this new
volume with new head but have been
unable to procure one that suited us, in
season, and shall, therefore, defer this
improvement for few weeks.
1t is our design to observe, as we
have heretofore done, strict neutrality
in religious and political matters. But
we do not wish to be understood as say
ing that we do not intend to observe a
proper degree of independence on all
subjects. What we understand by neu-
trality, is the keeping aloof from dis
cussions of religious matters in a Sec
tartan point of view-though the desire
to promote religion and morals we hope
is not the least of our objects-a repu-
diation of all cliques and parties, either
political or otherwise. But this will not
prevent our furnishing both religious and
political intelligence; or debar our
speaking for the oppressed and upholding
morality in all places and at all times.
1t is our determination to be unfinching
advocates of right wherever we meet it,
and to speak our minds in regard to
whatever wrongs shall exist, so far as
our abilities enable us to do.
We should esteem it a favor if our
friends would feel sufficient interest in
the progress of events, and in the ad-
vancement of the welfare of community.
to furnish us, from time to time, such
communications as they may deem of
sufficient Importance to claim public at
tention. But we shall at all times retain
the right and privilege of rejecting such
communications as we may deem not
fitted to our columns. Not that we con-
slider ourselves wiser than others but
as it is necessary that some one should
exercise the power of censor, we trust
our correspondents will not feel that we
are arrogating to ourselves an undue
amount of authority should we see fit to
reject an article which they may think
just the thing for publication.
AS we have already said, the encour-
agement which we have received has far
exceeded our most sanguine expectations
at our outset, and our subscription list
has been steadily increasing, as also our
advertising patronage, yet we cannot say
that our list of subscribers is as large as
we would like to have it-(who ever
heard of publisher that had such an
one ?)-and we hope, before the closing
of another volume to double the present
number of our patrons; and we think if
our friends who now take the Echo and
consider it worthy of support would use
their endeavors to send US one subscriber
each we should feel pretty well satisfied
for the ensuing year; and we must con-
fess to strong desire to commence our
third volume with a subscription list of
not less than fifteen hundred.
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CHE Giterarp Gfbo,
lPawoatwok Advertiser
Westerly, April L, 1854.
~VRpA PALMER .ho Auo n

@-V. B. PALMER, the American News
paper Agent, is the only authorized .agent
for this paper in the cities of Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia, and is duly en-
powered to take advertisements and subscrip-
tions at the rates as required by US. His
receipts will be regarded as payments. His
offices are-BosToN, Scollay's Building
NEW YORK, Tribune Buildings; PHILADEL-
PHIA, N. w. corner Third and Chestnut
streets.
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Temperance Mass meet,,.

Temperance Mass Meeting.
The Temperance Mass Meeting held
at the Union Westinghouse, on satur-
day evening, March Goth, was very re-
specially attended by the citizens of this
village.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Denison, and organized BY
choosing Mr.. Wentworth President. and
Rev. MIR. Bemis Secretary of the meet
ing. ..'"'- q II -
The Rev. Mr.. Burdick then offered
the following resolution for the consider
alton of the meeting:
Resolred, That in the opinion of this
meeting, the time has come when the
Maine Liquor Lao" should be placed
on the Statute book of this State. and
enforced according to its provisions.
The resolution was seconded by Rev.
MIR. Denison,w who remarked in substance.
that he did not regret the defeat of the
bill before the last session of the Legis-
lature, for the people were not then pre-
pared for the law, but now the light that
would prepare the people to sustain the
law could be disseminated. His rema arks
were earnest and spirited.
The Rev. Mr.. Burdick followed with
forcible arguments in favor of the reso-
luton.
Judge Cross called for the reasons
against the law in possession of those
who refused to sign the petition for the
Maine Law as there were some pres
ent). They perhaps doubted the sound
ness Of their own objections to the law
and very prudently refused to bring
them forward.
The Rev. Mr.. Whitman, however,
volunteered to bring forward some OBJ
jections to the Maine Law (not his own,
for he is an earnest advocate of the
law. The first objection presented.
viz, 4" That the Maine Law reversed
the legal order of things, making or
holding man guilty until he was proved
innocent, was ably answered by Rev.
Messrs. Denison and Burdick.
The second objection, That the law
was partial, giving rich man the privi-
lege of bail in case of arrest, and with
holding it from poor man Eas- -Es-g
satisfactorily answered by Judge Cross.
The third objection was, "That the
Maine Law destroyed the legality of hon
est debts, in case small quantity Of
liquor be Included among the sundries
making the bill.
The Rev. Mr.. Vail remarked that the
law had reference to debts contracted
subsequent to the enactment of the law.
and though the objection seemed valid,
yeti was not. The resolution was then
adopted by the meeting without dissent.
Judge Cross offered the following res
olution, which was adopted without dis
cussion, by unanimous vote of the meet
ing.
Res0lred, That in the opinion of thi,
meeting, the people of this State are
prepared for the Maine Law and will
enforce it if enacted.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
in the same place, in one week March
27th) at Z, O'Clock in the evening.
The meeting (of March 27th) was
called to order, according to previous
adjournment, and after little consult.-
ton, adjourned to meet in same place.
on Saturday evening, April Sd, at 7
o'clock in the evening. The citizens Of
the place are earnestly invited to attend
this Mass Temperance Meeting.
N. BEMIs. Seeretn~v
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I y~ We have removed our Office of publ
cation and printing Office, into the building
nearly opposite the Washington Bank-en-
trance next door to Thomas Perry's Jewelry
Shop, where we shall be happy to wait on
our friends. (See advertisement headed
-" Printing" in another column.l
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bg A few days since, Mr.. Elijah
Champlin of this town, slaughtered a
pair of oxen which weighed 3,sO5
pounds. This may be taken as a speci-
men Of Westerly beef, and we should
like to know if it can be beat.
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ny Notwithstanding the enlaroemon

@ Notwithstanding the enlargement
of the Echo, the subscription price will
remain the same as here tofore-$I 90
in advance, or 81 so if payment is de-
layed till the completion of the year
but, for single copies purchased at the
office we shall be under the necessity of
charging three cents.
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a@ A cultivator of fruit, whose ex-
ample is referred to in the New England
Farmer, keeps a circle Of several feet
about every tree clear of grass, and en-
riches with chip manure, bones, ashes,
and other fertilizing substances. He
has large crops of excellent fruit, which
bring him more money than any OF the
neighboring farmers obtain from all their
crops.
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Dr We learn that VIM. L. BRowN,
the Writing and Monochromatic Draw
ing Master, is in Hartford, Ct, and we
would caution the good people of that
place to be on their guard, and not be
cheated by him. He left this pla ~
some time since without paying
bills.