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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

An act to provide for the holding Of tho
District Court, OF the Dictrict Of Col
umbic, in cases Of Sickness or other
Disability OF the District Judge.
BE ii enacted hy the Senate and House
of RepyesenidtiVes Of the United States
of America IN COngress assembled, That
~ case Of the sickness or other disibili-
ty of the Judge oi the District Court of
the United States Of the District Of CoI-
umbia, which shall prevent him from
holding any stated or appointed term Of
the District Court OF his district and
upon the tact of such sickness or other
disability being cerufed by the clerk OF
sa id District Court to the ASST, tant
Judges oil the Circuit Count of said dis
lrict, il shall be the duty Of the senior
Assistant Judge OF said court 10 hold
the District Court aforesaid, and dis
charge all the judicial duties Of the
District Judge, who shall be sick o.
otherwise disabled As aforesaid, 90 long
as such sickness or disability shal! con.
tiDue and in case Of the sickness or
other disability Of said senior Assistant
Judge, the same duty shall devolve on
the JUNIOR Assistant Judge of said CT
cult Court and the said Judges, and
each Of them, is hereby authorized 10
exercise original jurisdiction in admiral.
iy cases for the purposes of this act and
all the acts and proceedings in SAID
District Court, by or before either OF
said assistant judges, SO required TO
hold said District Court shall have the
same force, effect, and validity, as If
done and transacted by and before the
District Judge Of said District Court.
SIC. 2 and be It further enacted, That
the associate judge holding the District
Court as aforesid shall, and is hereby
empowered to 81, in the .aid Circuit
Court in a case OF appeal or OF error
from his own decision in said District
Court, in the same manner rs If said
District Court had not been held by
him.
APPROVED, May 81, 1862.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES
Passed during the first Session of the
Thirty second Congrtss.

IPunLlc AcT-No. 36.]
AN ACT supplementary to" An &C.
providing for the taking Of the seventh
and subsequent censuses Of the United
States, and to fix the number Of the
members OF the House Of Represen-
tatives, and provide Tor their future
apportionment among the several
States" approved ,wenly-,hird May,
eighteen hundred and fifty.
Be.it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. ofthe United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Interior proceed
forthwith to apportion two hundred
thirty-,hree representatives among the
several States, in accordance with the
provisions contained in the twenty-fiith
section Of the act OF twenty-thlrd May,
eighteen hundred and fifty, and accord
ing TO the returns Of population which
have been completed and returned to
the census Office IN the Department OF
the Interior. And It being made to
appear that the returns Of the popula-
zion OF California are incomplete, it is
urther enacted that said State shall re-
tnin the number Of Representatives pre-
scribed by the act OF admission thereof
into the Union until new apporton-
ment, and for this purpose the whole
number Of representa- ives is hereby in
creased TO two hundred thirty four until
such apportionment
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, That
il, at any future decennial enumeration
oilhe inhabitants OF the United States,
the census OF any disIric, OF sub division
IN the United States shall have been
improperly taken, or il the returns OF
any district or subdivision shalt be ac-
cidentally lost or destroyed, :he Secre.
tary Of the Interior shall have power to
order new enumeration Of such district
or subdivision.
SEC. 3. And be further enacted, That
The twentieth section ofihe said act be
amended by striking out the words
has BEEN" from the last line, and in
scr,ing the words "may necessarily be"
in lieu thereof
(SignedO LINN BOYD,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
(Signed WILLIAM X. KING,
President of the Senate pro ,empore
Approved July IL, 1852
(Slgned)
MILLARD FILLMORE.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

lssUBohDIsARIos.--S the abolition
Of foRging in the merchant marine,
without the substitution Of any other cf-
fcient punishment, there has been
growing spirit OF insuborjination, which,
II not speedily checked, will infict Ia
tai blow up-n our commercial prosperi-
ty. In our police report will be found
All account Of revolt on board The
packet ship New York, just cleared for
Liverpool, which has resulted in the ar
rest OF six OF the offenders, and the CON
sequent detention Of the vessel in the
stream, with sixty passengers on board.
The laws which protected sailors on
board Of merchant vessels from ubuse
have always been libernlly interpreted
IN their favor, and they have been al
most uniformly we'll treated. with the
largest liberty consistent with the main
tenanco OF order and the discipline ne
cessary 10 work ship. But, since the
abolition Of The cat, large portion of
those who ship for service and draw
their advance seem TO think that the on.
ly rule for their conduct is their own ca
price. This results disastrously Tor the
owners, willie AT the same time It eyer,s
an evil influence upon the sailor himself.
". y. JOW nal Of Com.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

MA New Law Journal, called the
sAmerican Law Register intended TO
meet the wants oi the profession
throughout the United States, 10 to be
published in Philadelphia. The design
Of the work is to CLEAN from the books
Of Reports annually printed In England
and this country all those cases which
either involve new principles or novel
application Of such ne have been before
established. The decisions will be Civ
en- in full, or carefully condensed, ac-
eording to their importance, end issued
In royal octave form the first Of every
month. In addition 10 the reports. each
number Of the periodical will contain
one or more short essays on legal top.
los, besides other matters important to
The bar. Messrs. Asa J. Fish and Hen
~ Wharton, Of Philadelphia, aided by
assistants in New York and Boston, will
edit the Register; and no paIns or e..
pense win be spared TO render il a valu.
able publication 10 the proies ion.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

PoLiricAL SAGAcirY.-Politicia at
Washington are lol-roIling at the pre-
sent moment for the office of President
OF the Senate, with view to the Vice
Presidency OF the United States, on the
occurrence OF certain erem The
correspondent OF The New Yo'k Tn.
bune, in writing from Washing, m on
the 2sth says:
Reports have been circulated in this
city OF the extreme ieebleness and pro-
bable early dcc.;se Of Hon. ::Wm. K.
King, the Vice President elect. Va
rious speculations have grown out Of
these reports and the friends OF MIR
Cobb, Of Georgia, insist that he shall
receive the Electoral vote to fiji the va
cancy. The friends OF Gen: Cass, on
the other hand claim that he should be
made Vice President. so that in case
Mr.. Pierce should not live out his term,
"the Generals" aspirations might be
satisfied.
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APPROVED, May 81, 1852.

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled
An Act to carry into Effect the Con-
vention between the United States
and the Emperor oil Brazal, Of the
twenty seventh day ofJanuary, in the
Year eighteen hundred and forty
nine" approved March twenty-ninlh,
eighteen hundred and fiftyi
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States OF
America in Congrea assembled, That
the Secretary ei the Treasury in dis
charging the awards made by the COM
missioner under the act Ito carry into
effect The Convention between the
United States and the Emperor Of
Brazil, OF the twenty-seveDih day OF
January, in the year eighteen hundred
and lorIy-nine," approved March twen-
ty-nin,h, eighteen hundred and fifty,
which is hereby amended, shall, in all
cases to which the same shall apply, be
governed by the provisions oi the eighth
pectlon Of the act entitled An act to
carry into effect certain stipuls,ions Of
the treaty between the United States OF
America and the Republic OF Mexico,
Of the second day Of February, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-eght," approv-
ed March third, eighteen hundred and
iorty-nine, ia the same manner and to
the same extent as il said eighth sec
ton had been originally part Of said
act hereby amended Proride ihorerer,
That any party who shall desire to
avail himself Of the provisions Of the
said eighth section shall notify the Sc
cretary ofihe Treasury thereof, within
five days from the passage Of this act.
or from the date Of said award OF the
commissioner TO adjus, the claims
against Brazil.
APPROVED, July >, 1852.
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The New HAMPsBiRH Tnr.-This
question has been SO recently and 30
warmly discussed, and public senti-
ment, especially with the friends of Gen.
Pierce, wac 30 emphaticnIIy agnins, the
test, that we supposed the Democracy
Of New Hampshire would at the earli-
est moment, expunge it from heir Con
stiution. There is not however,
word in Gov. Martins address to the
Legislature of that State. delivered on
the l7th instant, in relation TO the test,
tho Ugh his Excellency was not unmlnd-
fuI Of various other questions OF public
in.rest. He drew the attention OF The
Legslaiure 10 a new valuation Of taxa
Bile property the CONDITION oi the
State domain the laws Tor the collec-
ton OF debts recommended further leg.
islation for the protection OF pcrsons EN-
ployed on railroads and IN usnufacto-
ries and referred, with natural pride,
TO the result OF the Presidential election.
But no word or sign wns given TO the
clause in the constitution or that State
which disfranchIses the Catholic portion
oil it's citizens.-Abdny Journal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

A PUZZLED PRorEssoK.-ln n class III
college, there was Il member noted for
his waggery. One day the professor OF
logic was endeavoring to subs,antiate
that thing remains the same, notwith-
standing substitution in some Of it's
parts. Our wag, who had been exerci-
sing the Yankee art Of whiting, at
length held up his jack-knife, inquir-
ing:
Suppose that should lose the blade
of my knife and get another inserted in
its would il be the same knife as
it was before =
To be sure replied the professor.
'Well, then the wag continued, sup
pose should lose the handle aud get
another, would il be the same still7'
Oicourse, replied the professor.
But il somebody should find the old
blade and the old handle, and should
put them together, what knife would
that be 2"
We never heard the profess or's ans
wer.
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fPpBLlc Acr--No. 27.l

fPuBLIc Acr--No. 81.
AN ACT to establish additional land
districts in the State Of Wisconsin.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United Stdtes
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
so much Of the public lands Of the
United States, in the State Of Wiscon-
sin, az lies within the following bounda.
res, to wit commencing at the south
west corner Of township fifteen north,
Of range two, east Of the fourth princi.
pal meridian, thence running due east
10 the southeast corner OF township ff-
teen north, Of range eleven, east Of the
fourth principal meridian, thence north
along said range limo to the north line
of the State Of Wisconsin thence wes-
tcrly along said north line to the line
between raages Une md two, east Of the
fourth principal meridian, thence south
10 the place Of beginning, shall be FORM
ed into a new land district, to be called
the Stevens's Point Land District, and
for the sale Of the public lands within
the district hereby constituted a land
Office shall be established at Stevens's
Point, on the Wisconsin river, AZ soon
as the public convenience may require
! il.
SEc. 2. And be IL further enacted That
So much Of the public lands Of the
United States, in the State OF Wisconsin,
as lies within the following boundaries,
to wit commencing at a point where
the line between townships ten and
eleven north touches tho Mississippi
river, thence due enst TO the fourth
principal meridian, thence north TO
the line between townships fourteen and
fiteen north, thence east to the south
east corner Of township fifteen north, Of
range one, east OF the fourth principal
meridian, thence north on the range
line 10 the south line OF townships mum.
her thirty and thirty-one TO the Chippe-
ga river, thence down said river TO it's
juno ton with the Mississippi river,
to the place of beginning, shall he form.
ed into new land dis rict, 10 be called
the La Crosse Land District, and Tor
the sale of the public lands within the
district hereby constituted, a land Office
shall be established at La Crosse, on
the Mississippi river, ss soon rs the
public convenience may require IT,
Srs. 3. And be u further enacted, Thai
the President 10 hereby authorized to
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

ihH MAhIlbL Law SAsk'-h very
remarkable communication appears in
the Post oi lac, Tuesday, touching the
case OF Dispeau W. Olney. Ii 10 sigRcd
by the initials }. II. w. Of the counsel
for the Plaintiff. I, is somewhat novsl
for :hc counsel OF a defeated party to
appeal from the charge Of the Judge
and the verdict Of the jury to the edi'sr
Lf a newspaper. J. II. W. complains
that the District Judge d! not allow
tho jury 10 be polled, and say that they
did not mean to bring IN verdict in
favor Of" martial law and other absur-
di.ies." 1t 10 probable that the jury
knew wha, they meant and it 10 quito
certain that they found Col. Olnry not
guilty IN e,,c where the act CON-
planned Of was not denied, and where
the cnly defence Sc, up wa' ina, it was
commiScd under mer,inl law.
!. II. w. admiis .hat under the rul-
ing of Tie Circuit, Judge a verdict for
the plaintiff was out Of the question.
The remedy suggested smacks Of" the
new constitution" He ir,imares that
evils like tina, complained Of cannot bs
corrected " until judgt' in high places
hold their r6fcss by Some other tenure
than lease jor hE." How capital ii
would be, if, in case like this, when
the Judge had charged agains, ths
plaintiff, The psr'y 10 which the plaintiff
belongs codId have m. opportunity to
turn him ou, nest year How much it
would ecnduce to the even e6ltse Of
justice, Il, upon the nomination of a
Judge, the Candidate Nigh. BE- question:
ed, How will you decide Id the eass
OF Di-peau vs. OIncy 2" Wei you
charge tho t-ry ag"ia.t the right Of ,he
Gsncral Assembly is declare t,nftiaJ
law =
Bat" say The friends OF " the new
con,titu,ion." the piuh, which includes
this and other reforms will ~btk ~
vel here as il docs in New York" A.
we'll as in New York where election
after election has hern notoriously czf!
ried 10y men who had not been in the
country SIX months, and who we're
crowded through tho naturalization
courts Upon fraudulent Pspers rs we'll
as in New Yo.k. where the offices nre
bought md soil like merchandise a.
we'll as ia New York, where the iaIrs
are one dollar aud twenty five cents sn
the hundred, and whcte the city gov
eminent the most immediate TO the psd-
pie and the mos, important Of all, 10 in
the hands Of men whose price 10 as we'll
understood M that Of voter on Block
Island DO We wish such . suffrage
in Rhode Island. with the annual elec-
ion of judges by the popular vote 7
Do we wish the men who como here
from Now York, frsudulently naturslis.
ed. to decide for us who shall sit in ouf
courts and interpret our laws7 II We
do, wo have only to give the Demo.
cratic party both branches ofthc Gene
raj Assembly at the next election. and
the thing is accomplishsd.-Pror. Jour
mI
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

~THE BEauEsT TO Overs Verona
II may perhaps be recolectcd that an
eccentric and aged bachelor, Of the
name OF j. Camden Weld, died in Eng
land about three months since, possess.
ed Of properly to the amount, rs is cs.
timated, OF two and a half millions OF
dollars, the whole Of which he bequeath.
ed TO the Queen. On the viii being
presented for probate, opposition was
made, which has since been wiihdra wn,
and the Will has been proved; but in
the recent English papers we sec !,
stated that the Queen vii probably no.
accept the bequesi, but viii cause il TO
be divided amongst the heirs Of testa,or,
who, however, are distant.
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herald OF THE TIMES
PUBLISHED EVERY rHURsDAy MoRHiSo, At
No l4A Thames Street.
CRANST0N & NORMAN.
TERMS..S2 in advance, or S2,25
at the end Of the year.

HrThe w weekly Advertiser Of the
1, inst, contains a column and a half in
regard 10 our comments on the late dis
turbances by soldiers from Fort Adams |;
the main object Of the article is to abuse
US. This is all very natural, for james
Atkinson never permits an opportunity
to escape when he can sneakngty make
a thrust at US in any possible manner
1t 10 perfectly immaterial as to what he
Gays in regard 10 US; every one knows
the relations subsisting between us, and
every one who knows anything Of the
man, is quite conversant with his ma
lignan, and revengfu disposition.
We have never denounced the sol
diers, and we are confident tina, they are
quite as good ms some other persons /;
we are also a~ are that there are law
less characters in the streets OF Newport
who greatly disturb the peace OF the
town during the evening and night, and
who ought TO be arrested Tor their ms
conduct,-and these persons often mol
e., the soldiers with the hop. OF crea-
ting a row.
We have not abused Col. Gates; we
spoke our opinion freely and candidly
in regard to his living away from Fort
Adams, ard we still adhere to that
opinion. 1t is perfectly idle TO say thai
the commanding officer Of that Fort
cannot prevent the soldiers from com
ing to town wi,hou, Passes. IL it was
possible for such TO be the case, there is
certainly some singular neglect in the
ronstruciion Of the Fort. The Advert
ser parade about the bravery Of Col.
Gates and the service which he has rem
aersd the country for forty years. All
this is entirely gratu,ous, and smells
very much Of the shop. We have not
Questioned the courage or the services
OF that officer we SIMPLY spoke Of what
We, and very many others, TOO, conceive
TO be neglect Of official duty on the
part OF Col. Gates in not residing actu-
ally at tho Fsrt, where his duty Is and
where his supervising eye is constantly
required.
The Advertiser publishes note from
Sheriff Cozzens in which he states that
when he went to the Fort 10 recognise
the soldiere, Col. Gates offered him ev-
cry assistance in his power. We have
uever denied this. We estatcd that when
heriff Cozzens requested Col. Gates to
muster the troops the latter hesitated
Mt 6rs:, and gave as n reason that he
was afraid of creating a disturbance in
the garrison. We had this information
directly from the Sheritf's own mouth,
several times, and we presume that he
informed US correctly, Tor he does not
deny II in his note in the Advertiser.
Since the above was written We have
couversed with the Sheriff and he in.
forms us that our statement in regard to
what Col. Gates said at the Fort Is en-
tirelv correct. The note in the Advert
Ger was carried to Sheriff Cozzens by
Col. Gates, who desired the former to
siRo it,-after coAversing somc time tho
Sheriff signed pap~which Col. "ates
read 10 him.
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rause the removal OF either of the Offices
created by This act, TO any other place
within said district whenever in his
opinion such removal may be deemed
expedient.
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby,
authorized to appoint, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate, a
Register and Receiver of public
moneys for each Of the said districts,
who shall respectively be required to
reside at the site of said Office, and who
shall have the same powers, perform
the same duties. and be entitled to the
same compensation as are or may be
prescribed by law in relation to other
officers OF the United States. And IN
case il shall be iound necessary or 'ex-
pedient to establish said districts, or
either Of them, during the recess of
Congress, the President shall be, and
he ID. thereby, authorized to appoint the
necessary officers during such recess,
and until the end of the next session OF
Congress Provided, horerer, That this
act shall not go into effect until at least
six months after its passage.
Src. S. And be ii further enacted That
the Commissioner OF the General Land
Office shall cause to be transferred 10
the land Offices hereby created, all such
books, maps, records, field notes and
and plau, or transcripts thereof, reIat
ing to the surveys and entries of the
public lands in the districts hereby
created, as may be necessary for the
sale Of the public lands in compliance
with the provisions OF this act.
Approved July 80, 1852.
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EfrEcvs or FRS UPON AN INSANE
Man. - The Worcester Eyis states
thar the insane man who escaped SUI
location al the recent fire at the wor-
cester County House, was called upon
TO testify before the cotonhr's jury, and
gave in his evidence as intclIieibIy and
correctly as any witness. lie wrapped
himself in a blanket aud laid Iown on the
floor with h face TO the vcntIlalor, and
thus snved himself He is not now n
sidered insane, though he was before
though, to be one of The "incurablcs.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

A CokrLf CBicxEN MIR. James
Spicer. OF ST. Louis, no, long snice had
a chicken cock which escaped from ns
cage, and. s,rolling along Market street,
in that city, entered the drug store OF
Mr., D'Gnch, mounted 'he counter, fsp-
ped its wings, broke bottle Of otter Of
roses and crowed Justify over the de
struc,ion. Suit for damages was brought
by Mr.. D'Ench, and verdict for S65
was gwen on :he 9Th instant. A cos,ly
chicken that, as MIR. Spicer believes
now.
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TnE ELEcroRs.- Yesterday was the
day assigned Tor the meeting Of the
Electors 10 give their votes for Presl.
dent md Vice-Presiont. In this State
tie Electors met according 10 law In
BRISTOL, and gave their votes for Pierce
and King. Jesse S. Tour,elIot, OF North
Providence, was appointed The special
messenec, to carry the votes to Ws.h-
inyton - Prov yourrsi.
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TaE DUKE OF WrLLiSoros.-Rev
William Black ood delivered an ORGY
ton, in Philadelphia, on Tuesday eve
ming, on the life md character OF the
Duke Of Wellington. Sergeant Stew.
art, who fought in ,even Of the chief
battles Of the Pcninsular wnr, under the
Duke, was among the audience, deco
rated with seven medals awarded him
BY Parliament for his gallant conduct
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A Western farmer, being obliged to
sell yoke OF oxen to pay his hired man
told hun he could not keep HIM any
longer.
Why" snid the "sn, "l'll s,ay and
take some OF your cows in place oi
money"
"But what shall do, said the larfnct,
"whcn my cows and oxen are all goncT
why you can then work Tor me, and
get them back
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

A Correspondent Of the New York
Herald says:
General Gushing, Of Ma,sachu,etts,
Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, and
General PhIU v. of Tennessee. are the
personal friends Of General Pierce. aud
will be provided lor, ,houhg no, IN the
CABINET Gu .hing1 will 90 to France,
Seymour 10 Mexico, and Pillow will be
Consul to Liverpool.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-09

UYLicut. Gov. Lawrence and family
sailed from New York on Friday last,
in the steamer Black Warrior, for Ha-
vana he goes for the benefit of the
health Of one Of his sons.