The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30


BrRGH, ScoTIAND.-We learn from the London
Times the operation of a new liquor law in the
city Of Edinburgh. 1t is for the suppression of
the liquor traffic On Sundays Only-and may.
therefore, be called p seventh part of our Maine
Law. 1t took effect on the 10Th of May of the
present year and the Lord Provost of Edin-
burgh gives its results for the first three months
that is till the llh of August.
Reckoning the police day from s, A. NJ, when
the public house opens. TO s. y. NJ. the next
day. it is found hat the total number of cases
in the police Offices and station houses, on the
first thirteen Sundays after the act came into
operation. was only II, ugainst ij3 in the same
number Of Sundays in the previous year. an
average Of against one OF IL. OF the above
! cases in the thirteen Sundays OF 1851, there
were l9 persons charged with other crimes in
/ 1858 there we're - so charged.
But the Sunday drunkenness is not alone TO
he considered. 1t is often commenced on Sat
urday and continued to Monday. Hence the
offenders may be taken to the police ettice for
this and other crimes during the Two OF three
first week days, the Sunday drinking being
still the originator 0f much of The evil An in
quiry in these respects. therefore, shows that
while the operation Of ,he new act for the iiFst
three months (frOm 18th May till 18th August,
lS54,) the total number OF cases OF drunkenness
was 202o during the year 1913 the number
was 2.1i6: and what's of immense Significance
in the present inquiry, while the number of
these persons charged with other crimes was
9l1 in 1851, The number in 1853 VAS llG9
In another direction the beneficial results of
the law are a. distinctly seen. The number of
prisoners, during the first Guartey of the laws
enforcement, decreased from Cos the week be
fore its com'Hcnc cment, to i0S at the close. #
such Il dimnut.0n had been usual 1T tIat time
of the year. this fact would have been Of no va
lue But .bc case was otherwise. Thus H 1850
the number il. creased from i37 TO COT: in 1851
the number increased tromj?l to $40 in 1852
the number increased. from COG to 765 ; in 1853
(untcr the operation of Il similar but less strn-
gent rcsuiutiOn) the number decreased from
80 to SOB.
1t sllonld also be borne in Mid that the price
of bread (always all important itc,r in cOnnec-
ton with crime III EHglaid) was 60 pr cent.
: higher during this qualtcr than when crime
f most aboundcd in the corresponding quarters
of 1851 and 1852.
These are portion Of ihc results thus far as
ccrtaincd They are satisfactory that we
may anticipate the extension Of the pro-
hibition to the week da,s-and the increase Of
the onc-seventh to the whole Maine Law in
Portland (.te.) .fdrertiser.
vEnMoxr-The Wig majority in Vermont
is triiie over ciecsn thousand. This maiOri-
ty is just good fora small State. for all eff
Gaiena liar.
, BoYs.-Boys are admonishcd by "a sensible
writer TO beware Of the following description
of company. if they would avoid becoming like
those who enter prisons for their crimes
l. Those who ri,lcule their parents or DISC
, hey their commands
2. Those who proanc the Sabbath or scott at
religion.
3. Those who use prolane or filthy language.
4. Those who are unflthful. play truant, and
waste their time in MlcneSS.
). Those who are Of u quarrt lSome temper :;
and who are apt TO get into difficulties with
others.
&. Those who are addicted to lying and steal
: ing.
!. Those who take pleasure in torturing ami
mails and Insects.
f's~ \ mass meeting of squattcr5 of Kansas
Territory, was hello near Fort Icavcnw ORTIZ on
the LIST September 1854. There being Il desire
en- the pat Of some persons to ascertain how
many Free Sellers were present. the sense of
the meeting taken Is to whether Kansas
should be slave "rircc territory. Tie NEE. ny
it is stated, WAS nearly unanimous in favor of
Slavery, only four rotin- in The negative The
following, among ether resolutions WAS adopt
cd II Erchnase.
Resoirtd, That Kansas Territory (.nd a> 4,
: consequence. the State of kansas.) of right
shouid be. and therefore SHALL. BE- slave ter
ritory.
WHAT Mr. MADISON Tuo;GH the debates
of the first Congress, of which Mr.. Madison was
a member from the State of Virginia. we find
,i,, I
and far-sccing statesman:
IF | were not afraid of being told that the
Representatives of the several States are the
best able to jud ge of what is proper and condu-
Give to their particular prosperity. would ven
.urc to say that it is much the interest of
South Carolina ami Georgia Us OF any State in
the Union. Ereiy addition Mey rcceire to
; their nun'ber Of siares. tents tn ue2fen a0d
Tendsr them less capable IF spIf-defcncr. In
case of hostilitics with foreign nations. they
will be the means OF inviting attack instead of
repclllng invasion. 1t is q necessary duty Of
the General Government to protect every part
OF the empire against danger. we'll internal
As external. Every thing. therefore, which
. tends to increase this danger though it may he
q a local affair, yet, if it involves national eX-
pense or safety, becomes of concern to every
part OF the Union. and is a proper subject for
the consideration Of those charged with the
general administration of the government"
, PRICE OF NEwSrAPERs.-Thc proprctors of
the Enquirer. Tines. Columbian and CONNER
cial newspapers Of Cincinnati. have advanced
the price OF their papers TO ~ cents per week,
instead OF ten. at which rate they have hereto
fore been delivered. This advance. they say is
a moderate one, and will not probably be the
occasion of much suffering or complaint: but
they Justify it Oh the score of the increased cost
of living, of labor of material of rent paper