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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-27
:or the MIdiebury Register.
"reminiscences of Week in Boston and
its Environs.-No.

Beautiful blending Of city and country-vast
appropriations of land to ornamental pur-
poses-rural taste Of the Bostonians-rca-
sons for this---"W NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Lieut.. Thompson.
The environs of Boston are remark.
able. The country in every direction,
for fifteen miles around, is dotted with
country seats. Indeed, it is difficult to
determine the precise line where the city
ends and the country begins. Boston, as
| have elsewhere said, is peninsula of
limited extent, consisting of not more
than 1900 acres, and connected to the
main land BY narrow strip on the south.
called the Neck" and on the north
and west. by numerous bridges and spa
cious viaducts, thus in beautiful and
useful manner linking Boston proper
with the surrounding cities of Roxbury,
Cambridge and Charlestown. These,
again, by smooth and well constructed
macadamiseG roads,are linked to villages
and surrounding townships within a rad
ius of about fifteen miles, such as Mil
ton, West Roxbury, Newton, Weston,
Brighton, Brookline, Waltham, Lincoln,
Lexington, Walden, Chelsea and several
others all of which seem to be appro.
priated to villas, country seats, and farms
orne, belonging to the merchant princes
and other wealthy proprietors of the
metropolis of New England This enor.
nous appropriation of land for country
seats, and their useful and ornamental
APPENDICES, in the shape of farms and
gardens is peculiar and distinctive fea-
ture of Boston, when compared with 9TH
er American cities. Hence, European
travellers invariably speak of Boston as
the oldest-looking, and most thoroughly
English city in appearance, in the Uni
ted States. This popularity is not con,
fined to the mere external aspect of Bos
ton and its environs, but extends to the
peculiarly English habits and tastes Of
nearly all the wealthier and older fami
lies, and indeed, in some measure, exhib.
its itself among classes of citizens. !
refer to the tendency to ruralize, to ere
ate for themselves and families homes in
the country, at a convenient distance
using the city only as place OF business.
This accounts for the number of neat
and charming cottages, that everywhere
meet your eye, near the city, take any
road you please, where pure air and do
nestle comforts are blended, in the
sw eetest and hoppiest manner magma
bic. Hence,also the lordly mansions, and
stately villas with their splendid park:
and lawns-the summer residences of the
wealthy, which, few miles farther out
from the noise and dust of the city, arc
perched on every wooded hill, and nestled
in every romantic valley, imparting to
the landscape peculiar air of dignity
and beauty, which must be seen and
felt, to be fully understood | refer this
peculiar state of things to the rura
tast es ofthe Bostonhns, but these tastel
had their origin mainly in the circum
scribed limits of Boston proper, a very
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-27

Hon. VIM. Rufus King, Vice Presi
dent of the United States, died at his
his residence III Cahawba, Dallas Coun.
ty, Ala, at o'clock on Monday evening,
the 18th inst. His age was about 6s
lie had arrived at his home only the
day before, having derived no material
benefit from his visit to Cuba.
Mr. King had been many years in
public life, chiefly as member of the
United States Senate, in which body he
was much esteemed as legislator and as
a man. So recently elevated to an honor
able Office, on the duties of which he
was not spared to enter, his loss, though
for sometime past not unexpected. will
be deeply felt by the nation. His death
has been appropriately noticed in the
larger cities and towns, and by various
public bodies throughout the country.
His remains are to be buried at his
plantation of the Pine Hills, six miles
east of Cahavba.
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EXTENSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIR

EXTENSION OF THE BRITisH EMPIRE.
The war waging by Great Britain
against the King of Burmah has afford
ed another excuse for that country to
extend its already Colossal Empire in
the East. The Washington Union has
received, from an authentic source, the
copy of decree of the governor general
Of British India, anIexing to the British
dominions in that region the large and
populous province of Pegu-the south
ern and most important portion of the
Burmese Empire. This decree was
promulgated on the Goth of December,
1852, from the quarterback of Her
Majestys shir Fox, off the city of Ran
COON. The. northern limit of this new
addition to the British Indian possession
has not yet been defined, but the line of
demarkation may be anticipated as run
ming along, or being near to, the 10Th
parallel of north latitude, including the
captured city of Prone, and extended
across the whole country to the noun
tain frontier OF Siam. The annexed ter
ritory includes the several outlets Of
the Burrumpooter, and all the other
large rivers and some of these rivers
afford easy communication not only with
Ava and the whole Of northern Burmah,
but extend to the borders of the Chinese
dominions, thus, under British rule, ope-
ming direct trade with the most dense
ly populated country CD the globe.-Al-
6any State Register.
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large part Of which must, of necessity.
be appropriated to stores and shops, to
accommodate the enormous increase Of
business and commerce Thus people.
so to speak, have been driven out Of the
city, to make room for the marts of
trade and the workshops of the artisan
Then, too, land in the city becomes too
dear to live on-in the Surrounding coun.
try 1T can be had cheaper. SO the shop.
keeper and merchant build there. in
preference, and habit soon makes what
was at first done only for the sake of e.
economy, thing of choice.
Something also Of this tendency to
ruralise may owe its origin TO large in
flnx of country young mon into the city.
who naturally carry with them some.
what of their rural tastes and prodilcc-
tions, and eagerly seize on this means of
uniting country and city life for it is
highly probable that ono half of the
wealth of Boston will during the next
fifty years, pass into the hands of
those who are now country school-boys
AS a specimen Of the country-seats of
the more affluent citizens / will give a
brief description of Woodvale"-
summer residence of S B Thompson.
Esq late n Lieutenant il the U. S. Ma.
wa native of Cornwall Vt. and we'll
known to many Of Your readers. Next
week
81 Tall spire, and gittering roof, and battle
mcnt.
And branches waving in tn, sunny air,
And white sails DER the calm blue waters
bent.*
Green isle, and crcling shore are blended
there,
In wild reality whcr life is old
And many scene forgot, the heart will hold
Its memory OF this" : b r.
Cornwall, April, 1863
*'Woodvolc' contains l.su''.. 'al,c anl
pleasure boa.
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1t belonged to Russell II. Lii
Brandon Post.

1t belonged to Russell II. Linl
Brandon Post.
Practical WORKINGS ofthc W.
Lalo.--On Wednesday last week 4
man stopping for few weeks in |
boro'. got on a toot," and be-
somewhat excited on the subject
practica, and theoretical workings
new law. and "some" liquor, turn
on horseback, riding through the
and making considerable distur|
Some equestrian maneuvres we
formed. and the exercises closed. |
grand break down." with his ar
When he was partially sobered, [
taken before a justice, who undd
according to law. to make him Owl
TO where he got his liquor; bis rept
i've are told) that he got it out
state. "hcreupon lie was ''let go u
Springfield (lIaSs.) RepuGhd
The above is true as far as id
The name of the gentleman is I'd
Wallace Beecher, of New Haven.
Under the examination" he swore
his liquor in New Haven. which nj
credited. On being released, nd
''he was determined to have his IAN
at any rate He left here in high
con at being interfered with in his
ant amusement. aud brought hims
AL standing at Worcester and 20
self married Oh Fridly TO Miss
Il Stctson. of Palmer Thus endt
"Jnr@ --BraHhcJoro' Statesman.
TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.--'f'he
people Of DanviIle take hold o
new liquor law in good earnest.
the 9th instant the friends Of tel
ance in that town formed an as.
ton, under the name Of the Dai
Temperance Alliance Theron IIo,
Esq, President. The proccer
were eharacta .iz.d by cantor, Fl
hcs-, aAd all iuiiexitic detcrmiu
to SID ,ain the .aH, and its officer
the execution Of it. The MI
the Alliance already rrw
100 legal voters. They 49,. soy.
course of their county Stajc 4
ney, in prosecuting offenders ~
the liquor law, and resolve to Civ,
their hearty cooperation in all
requiring his official services. A,
sons for forming the alliance,
say
1.-The undersigned, citizens of
vile, feeling strong desire to pro
good order, morality and temper
in our village and town, hereby
ourselves into a Society or Leagu
that purpose, and pledge ours
each to the other, to use all lau,
anu JuSlnaDle eXeruonS to breal
rum selling, rum drinking, Sal
breaking, profanity, and similar
in our vicinity ; and as one of the
important means to be used for
end, we consider the efficient
prompt execution of our Tempe
Law as standing first; and pledge
selves to personal effort for its cni
ment. And each member flu
pledges himself to act as vic
committee, whose duty it shall b
bring to the notice of the proper
thorities every violation of the Law
comes within his knowledge"
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E&I 1t will be seen by reference to
our advertising columns that our mer.
chants are now beginning to commence
spring operations-some have already
returned from market, others are now in
market, and many are preparing to 60.
Most If not all our business mon have
learned that to keep their business she
fore the people is the sure road to sue.
cess. The Boston Bee says, whoever
disregards the plain laws of business, and
expects the public to seek him out, and
neglects the use Of the means to intro
duce himself and his business to the at
tention of the public-will be apt to
find, in the end, that he has mistaken the
public pulse in most essential partic-
ular.
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HARPER's New MONTHLY MAGAZINE
was duly received. The feature of
novelty in the present number Is his.
torical account of the Mormons, with de-
scriptions of their manners and customs.
which are also illustrated BY numerous
wood engravings. Portraits of Joe
Smith and Orson Pratt are given, but
we must say Of the latter, having seen
the original, that the likeness is not a
good one. The usual amount of other
interesting reading is to be found in this
number of the New Monthly"
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ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.

New YORK, April 20. The ste
ship Arabia, from Liverpool April
arrived this morning about daylig hd
The Arabia brings 10 psssen9
and $14, 900 in specie.
The steamer Glasgow on the s
the Hermann at Cowes or the nigh
the Sth. The Arabia spoke Cana
(from Boston March 800 9th, %
into Liverpool 18th. steamer, 81
posed to be the Niagara from Dos
April l3; 10Th, the steamer AM
from New York.
Queen Victoria has given birth d
son. Mother and child are doing vi
The Chancellor of the Excheq
submitted a plan to the House of Cd
mons for the reduction of the Natio|
Debt, by the communication of the st
of the South Sea Company, issue
Exchequer bonds, and voluntary ed
mutation of 3 per cent stocks, rep
senting capital of FIVE hundred \
lions of pounds.
a meeting summoned by the mai
had been held at Newcastle, calling
the government to aid Turkey agai|
the designs OF Russia and Austria.
was numerousiy attended.
Reports are current in London Il
the Chinese government are about
legalizc the trade Of opium, in con
quence Of the total inoperajiveness
the laws against it.
Great excitement exists IN the m
ufacturipg cities in consequence of
re ort that the Government, is about
modify the duties on cotton.
A gentleman dcputed by the Cav
dian Colonial government is maxi
arranet ments with the Royal Flax
ciety Of Ireland Tor the introduction
the fax culture into Canada.
Preparations continue f. BE ini
guration Of Napoleon's to- oula-
of May. The Bishop Of Mont el
will deliver the GRAFTON.
France continues quiet. The q
cussion on the budget closed in
Legislature on the 9th, and commissi
ers were chosen: the figures are !
yet made public.
The French feet had been seen
Cape Matapan.
Mustapha Effenoi was daily exp
ted at Vienna as Envoy Extraordina
bearing an autograph letter from
Turkish Sultan. The Turkish fl
had retired from Antivari to other
banian ports, where it was awaiting
ders from Constantinople.
Spain has ordered the enlistment
$4,000 men for the contingencies
1858.
Nj. Beranger is not dead.
The Austrian Embassy at Constl
tinople presented another complaint
the Divan touching the maltreatm
of Dalmatian Christians.
Servia is in an unquiet state.
The Princess Donna Maria A
la, Of Brazil, died at Funchal, Ma
ria, FEBRUARY 4th, aged q. She '
daughter Of Don Pedro, LIST Empe
of Brazil.
The Profpstants Of Holland hi
protested against the re-establishm
Of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy
that country. Petitions to that efl
are in circulation in all the princi
cities,
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The Norm AMERICAN REVIEW Tho
April number of this able quarterly was
received two or three weeks since. Its
contents, as usual are valuable-cmbra-
cling the following article
|. Bibliomania NJ Libri's Case
2. The Cloister Life of Charles V.
8. The Puritan Revolution in Eug.
land.
4. Oxford University Commission.
5. Travellers in France.
6. Life and Correspondence of Thorn
as Moore
7. Bartol on the Christian Body and
Form.
8. j. c. Calhoun on Governments,
Sc
Q. Critical Notices of Clark's Script-
ural Emblems and of Barry Cornwall's
Essays and Tales
Published by Little & Co., at s.
year in advance.
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The ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART
for April mo 4) is decided advance
upon-its predecessors, excellent as they
were. The illustrations are quite as nu.
merous, while they are of a higher order,
in subject and execution. The fronts.
piece, Nielsen on the Elbe," has rarely
been surpassed by woodcut for the
beauty with which light and shade are
preserved and some of the illustrations
of Vernet's finest paintings are little if
at all inferior. Perhaps the most gene.
rally interesting paper is narrative Of
Layard's principal discoveries In the
East profusely illustrated with designs
antiquities of Nimroud and Nineveh.
We commend the work to families es-
pccially as an excellent family educator
Published by Alexander Montgomery,
New York
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3woodvalc' contains l.au'. 'al;e arl
pleasure boa,
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IN MARYLAND.

From Cumberland. via Pleasant
Grove. Flint Stone, Elbcnsvillc, to Rob
isonville, Pennsylvania.
From Addison, in the State of Penn
sylvania, via Shclbysport and Accident,
TO Oakland, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad
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From Sistcrsville. via Middlcbourne
and Shirley, to New Salem
From Putnam Court house, via Hur-
ricanc Bridge and Sycamore Grove, to
intersect the route from K,anawha Court
house to Wayne Courthouse.
From Gordonsvillc, via the Turnpike
road and Madison Courthouse, to New
Market in Shenandoah county.
From Capon Bridge TO Hooks Mills.
From Kilmarnock to " hite Stone, in
Lancaster county.
From Mud Bridge, in Cabell county
to Boon county Courthouse.
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Arrived-24th. schr Cinderella, Co6le New York for
Provncstowp 25tb brig AnnawaD Haroy, Baltimore for
Porand schrs Lucy White, Torrey, NYork for Boston,
Henry Crosby Nye Philadelphia for do Mary Crockett
Crockett NYork for PortlaEd Warrior, Witham, Rock
land for NYork.
sled-stesmer Telegraph, and ship Spartan, for Nan
tucket.
26,h--Bris Annawsn schrs Lucy White Henry Crosby
Mary Crockett, and Warrior.
Arrived Brig Jenny Lind, Gilkey from Bos ton for Phi
Iadclphia with loss Of best bower aucber and chain
night OF gath inst, near Tuckernuck Shoals.
sailed--27 h, steamer Telegraph, with ship Edward
Cary in tow for Nantucket
2Sth-wind EsE. In port brig Jenny Lind, and some
other vessels unknown
PHILADELPHIA. Nov 28--lPN
Arryei-Bark David Nicbels SWEET NYork; brias War
rem Coz card, Winchester and Marshall Dutch, Calket
do Wheaton, Staples, Eastpors; Portlrnd, AcCsllum
Portland; Delaware, Harding Providsnce schTs w Phil
tips, Watson, Boston Grace Darling, Bartlett, Bridge
port: Eli Tcwpseid vsDnenan Providouce; Elizabeth 81
naker NYerk; Cbss Heieck, Davif, Boston, BENJAMIN
Engiish, Lyons NHsven Independence, Knight Newbury
Jort Mex co, hester, Bridgeport Audenried Cors'
Boston Goo3srecd Clark Middleown, o.; Nnry Scull
scul SYcsa Bechscher, ubbs, Salem; John Rogers
MAYHEM E-wIort jane Patterson, DOLL BostoL; steam
tr ti.y OF New York, Mathews. DO
Clesred-sbip John Msrrick, Slitnsr liverpool bark
Empress Ford, NOresns; brig Eleanor, Ameids, Port
spsip Trinidad: rcbrs Good peed, Clark Hartford CT;
Grace Darling Partett Providence; spssdws Cornish
st Thoma4 AimirA Ann, George, Boston Soett Budd
Nyosk; Independence knight, Newburyport Benjamin
EOgsh, iaoas, Maven Chas Halloek, DAvia Sostsa;
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SEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL
[oFF1CAL.I
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDEnMEy. !


TUESDAY, Nov q, 1858
En- ia g.
s.,tgaGrS Ring Well Hunt, Bouson, MoGown' Whselan
q Aaron suttonFor correction Of assessment To Cor
Asstsns Alderman xooowS- or J. Lord and Joseph
T. on s kssd from ifa
ny Assistant Alderman cRAwroRD-of James Haughsy,
rs sna Streets East
b Assis ant Alderman oKErfr-of W. j. Stewart and
e n sns % And Ess
four feet vide and crOsswak laid line Of Fifty fourth
By Assistant Alderman Bars54sIof samuel IT, Dsmots,
ard others IN relation fees as ASSESSORS TO Committee
By ssssant Alderman xAssArro OF sundry prisons for
fn,b Railroad 70 co@aittss on Streets " 'H'
b, Assistant Ald.rmsn NcooNSHof W. a. Wool. and
others against sewer l2st street Third avenue To
By property owner. on Fourteenth street Uni
Seraty p.ee &C. seainss laying rails in said ss;ee To
~ Assistant Alderman WoobwAsD-TAa, tn. wall a. the
c'sper q Jackson and Cherry streets be ssd Adopted
ros cso1ry the UNSAFE "a 1SaR aaa
s sas ssTp s c ss5 .es
esd Lspsroos has incurred expenses fer medical attend
or a a snn s' for Co. sn fs, .w h.
same 20 account Of donstions Adopted by the following
Aarm.svsTh.P President xes,r. Brown, TAFT, Maeba.,
Sestos, okeefs and nsconse s1o"''' "ns' a h0n'
BY Assistant Alderman BR rADxr-Thas the sidewalks q
Anthony street he tagged from No. 100 to lin To
COMMITTEES Streets
Byw H. Polls and others stating that they moor
ated themselves under the act Of April 1850 entitled
act TO authorize the formation OF railroad eorpor atons
e. regulate the by tho Of the Manhattan
Rsuvay Company, for tho purpose OF constructing and
maintaiDrE railroad, with double track frsm M1nbat
pNhie 20 ard along the BloomiREdale road, Broadway
hltehall or state streets, TO the South ferry.
REsoLu1IoN.
by Assistant Alderman Boz ov-Prearble stating that
~ m d. fulio, Rugh Smith, Jas w. Faulkner John J. Hol.
Lsts Josp Anderson ssrssnt Bngsy Peter u. Sweeney
Sonhn SHARP, Gershon Cohin, Chas. II. Glover, and VIM
shtees taS above petitoned have them
syes By the name o. Manhattan Railway Com psny
xpoe ct COL tructinF &C. rnrosd from Manhattan willie
.hs biooming sale road Broadway and whitehall
sreet 70 the South ferry with resolution that said
mpeny nave permission TO construct said
irosd-the privilege 70 railroa d shall avs
IN Use Tor the period limited a,soca
not sooner legally tsrnnated the said rar Dad and
VS. ans management thereof 10 10 subject to the rcguls
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Personal Intelligence.

Hon J. Mcdonald, NJ C., San Francisco; Hon. Robert
Wells, vermont Hon. G. Cushing, Charge d'AGairs to
Icusdor Andrew Jackson Mcclure bearer of dispatches
TO France Hon. Asa Brodhead, Wisconsin; Hon. A. II.
Lane, CALEB onia; James Thompson, U. s. Army-were
among the arrivals yesterday A. the St Nicholas.
Gen. Packer Pennsylvania; Pew J. B. Gibson, larry
town. ~ We're among the arrivals yesterday at the
Prescott House.
Gov. Fairbanks, Vermont; Hon. s. L. Crocker, Msssa
chusetts; Maj Turner, California Capt Gardiner First
Dragoons-were among the arrivals yesterday At the Me
tropolitan Hotel,
ARRIVALS
iroE uiyerposl ~ We ,esmship hssutic-Nr ard Mrs
hobn1op, Miss IL II Robinson and nuras Miss Y, Bond
TsyIoT Townsend, lsfourCsde, II Gaksr, ! naw
Gant1li 4 sshwendlsr, Moore W II Lewis spauld
nE w Gilbert and servant Mr and Brs Hoffman, Miss
n9aran and servant Carter Mrs Carter Haba'aaw
mccormick, Mr. and Mrs Major and SON, u Whaloy j
Rotfrtsgn Butler, Miss ANN Lynch Fred Forster
Ghbs Hoinsr, Mr. and Mise wiIliauson; PstIoco
chino, webb, B Wellington, Crapo r Gutero
Smith Mr. and Mrs goeweil, Trsasiin Mr. ard krs
! a Banescr George Hague, De la conr,, Kemgsr,
Hrs niliinSsc, Mr. and Mrs Den rsser Bingham G.sera
KiIs.on BsxsSen, Kiernsn, = chsap, W MGa..y
Esln Eoteh, Reilly. Barnes, Nc and Miss: walker
ssanaa NJ Bsyns, 1Nestos, nr Dsbrzsr, sCsldws NJ
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Schr william Tell Gross, Buckspor via Boston, 10 days
schr Fed Rover. Bacon. Boston, days.
Scbr Parnstabls Kelley, Boston. 4 days.
Schr Heory Isurens, Gould, Nachias. days.
Schr Aary Capen (new), Plummer, Machias, IL days.
scbr X jones' Clark. kAchias, IL days
Sohr Olivia, Hall Bangor, ~ days
Sctr Charles Carroll Pratt, Ssybrook, days.
Schr Meridian, Beals, RocklAnd.
Scfr nelaware, James son, Rockland.
sctr Nourmahal, Babidgs, Rockland
BELOW.
One ship and one bark, unknown.
Wind at sunrise NE, sunset SE
IBY SANDY Hook PRINnHo TNDoRAPH
TEE HaMAHDs. Nov 29-Sundewn
Parker Vein propeller on Squan Beach bound In
Three barks south Of Il Highlands and one ship In
out ide the Far, bound in-no signals.
Wind moderate from 8. Weather clear.