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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

VERMONT DANKs.-The Annual Report
Of the Bank Commissioner, Daniel Roberts,
hns been published We find IN an exchange
the following abstract from it
1t appears that since the last annual re-
port of the Bank Commissioner, the Banking
capital of the State has increased S4O9, SIG;
to which is to be added for Bradford Bank
10000, and st Adams Bank sos 900, GER
tilted since my examination, making in all,
actually paid in, $544,8l6. The increase
authorized by the several charters granted or
extended at the last session of the Legisla-
ture, with 500, 900 for the Bank of Wood
stock organized under the General Banking
Act, is SS35,OOO,
With this increased business capital of
S40o,el6, the specie has increased SS,l5l
only.
The total liabilities are less than last year
by 1921 ,l66
Total Resources less, by g.63q
Deposites in City Banks, less by 200 sol
Discounts, lessby 400 ,664
Circulation, less by 8O5 los
To every 500 Of circulation there i. nearly
500 Of deposltes in city banks, and "a SO Of
specie.
1t appears that the number of Savings
Banks organized and in operation, is Ia
That the amount on doposite is 1895 $40 10.
beng in excess over the deposites Of last yea r
of SlS2,72S 40.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

TUESDAY, Nov. It'll.
The November Term OF TIL, Court commenced to-
day. Present Hon. Robert Pcrpoint, Chief Judge.
and Hon. Sylvanus Parsons, Assistant Judge.
The first case the docket, laswcll ), VT Cen
trail Railroad Co., being an action Of debt on an
award for land taken for DcfcuIuut's Railroad was
taken MP, and is now
NOVEMBER sth, 1854.
Ha'well Us. Vt. Central Railroad Company-N,r-
diet for plaintf Tor S767j.3O and costs by direction
Of the Court Exceptions by Defendants. For Plf.
J. Mack and d. A. omalley. FOR Dcfs., ). Z
Colby and Phelps Il Chittcndcu.
Cutler u.s. Estate Of Thomas, now on. This is an
action Of assunpsit Bill of Exchange drawn by
the Union Bank, an unincorporated Company. for
merly doing business in Montreal Of which Com.
rHny the Plaintiff claims that Ihoma. was mem
her which is denied by Defendant. For Pld j.
Mack and Levi Underwood For neft.. VIM Wos.
on and d. A. Smaley
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

E-The position Of Gov. Seymour, the Soft
shell candidate for Governor of New York,
was thus set forth by Ex-senator Dickinson.
In his speech before the llard-Sholls OF New
York city, last week. He said
The Administration party of this State.
like decaying substances generally have sought
some mode of preservation, and finding all
other means to fail, they take refuge in al
cohol, knowing that to be one of the best pre-
servatiyes of decaying substances known -
They seem to be, according to all accounts. in
better spirits than they were, not because tho
spirits bear the Custom-iiousc brand. for
believe they have taken the brand Of from
the casks and put it on the candidates and
their candidate for Governor, the present Go
vernon of the State Las placed himself upon
this buns- hole issue alone
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

V FRAUDULENT SIoCK.--The Act to nun.
ish the fraudulent issue and transfer Of
certificates Of stock in corporations, introdu-
ced by Mr., Page of Rutland, passed both
Houses, and received the approval Of Cover
nor Royce, last week 1t enacts that
Every president, cashier, treasurer. sec.
rotary or other officer, and every agent of anv
bank, railroad, manufacturing, or other cor
poraton, who shall wilfully and desipnedIv
sign, with intent to issue, sell, or pledge, or
cause to be issued, sold or pledged, or shall
wilfully and dssignedly issue, sell or uleIge
or cause to he issued, sold or pledged. nnv
false, fraudulent or simulated certificate. or
other evidence Of the ownership or transr ,r
Of any share or shares of the capital stock
of such corporation, or any certificate or 9TH
er evidence Of the ownership or transfer of
any share or shares in such corporation, OF
any instrument Purportins to DO certificate
or other evidence of such ownership or trans.
fer, the signing, issuing, selling or pledgirg
OF which, by such president, cashier, treasu.
rer, or other officer or agent, sIall not he
authorized ny the charter and bylaws Of such
corporation, Or by some amendment thereof
shall be adjudged guilty OF felony. and shall
be punished BY a fire not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, and Imprisonment in the state I
prison not less than one year, nor more than
ten years, at the discretion Of the court. 80
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10
The Division of the Town of Burlington.

A communication from one of the sgners
ola certain remonstrancc and petition to the
General Assembly, alluded to in an Editorial
letter from Montpelier, in last weeks
Free Press, has been handed us for publication.
1t was called forth by remark in that letter,
which characterized the petition for the set
ting off particular individual from this town
to another, as "poor joke. The writer
aludes to the number of our most respecta-
bic citizens who signed the petition, and
states that it was by no means n joke
Perhaps we shall do best to give his own
words. He says at was thought best to
append the prayer to set off this mans pro-
perty to some town where there would be
less conflicting interests to be looked after
les. territory to be surveyed and fewer indi-
viduals to be controlled. No more earnest
prayer was ever made to any General Assem-
bly,, no more fervent desire to be favorably
heard, no more lively faith in the justice of
the appeal He gives also the reasons why
it was Thought best &c.
Without any desire to be the champion of
a particular side or individual, we desire
simply to say, that we have good reason to
suppose that some Of the sgners Of that petit
tion considered it joke, and that others
signed the remonarance without giving sufH-
cient attention to the matter to become aware
that such petition was appended thereto.
The rest have now the benefit of the above
disclaimer.
We believe, moreover, that with some on
both sides of the question there has been an
acrmony of feeling, by no means favorable
to fair understanding Of the true bearings
and merits Of the case. For the present at
least the matter is at a stand still. Bur
lington is not to he div ded. With the ccssa-
ton of active effort on either side, unkind
feelings should be dropped, and We respect
fully decline to open our columns for any
thing which shall tend in any degree to keep
such feelings alive,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

y THs RECIPROCITY TGFAlY.-Thc Cover
nor General of Canada has directed that pen
ding the completion of any further measures
required to give effect to the reciprocity
treaty, the various articles of trade specified
in the schedule, heretofore published in the
Free Press, shall be ~ once admitted To i'm
portation into the Province, but " under spe-
cial bonds to her Majesty conditioned for the
due payment of the Custom duties legally
chargeabe at the time of importation, in
the event that the Treaty and act do not 20
into operation and take full effect within six
months from this date -"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10
Iron rnE rRrE rnEss.l


live Yankee from Vermont, lately arrive,
III New York, with several ladies under ~,
charge, He made a bargain with a hackmaa
to convey him and his company to a hotel in
Broadway, hut when they arrived at the no.
tel, was charged by the driver double the sum
agreed upon. Our friend refused to submit
to the extortion, hut finally, by the advice OF
the landlord, who dared not interfere with
the driver, for fear Of combination of the
coachmen against his hotel, paid the sum de-
manded, AS the quickest and easiest vav to
get rid ot the dispute, Next day, however,
he met the hackman with whom he made the
contract, rotold the story to him, and asked
hun Ia refund the money extorted from him
\ New York hackmun is not often caught re-
funding money, IL mad nothing to 90 in the
matter, of course. Yankee must look I. Ia
, dr'rr ior r~iress. vermont informed him
mat ne might take his choice, either luy
hack or ,aE' toot The hackmn show d
Fight. "Nou had better Try it. said me. : IN.
Rec suited tdc action to tie word, or i,,,ir.,-
ton, and made Ii. 'o,t acquainted Wit t., q,
net'"r regions o. t." hAckun.u until he ran
i,r dear lite. iue last seen OF him Lee W.,
tumluga corner with both hands behind him.
apparently r. ing To- satisfy himself whether
t % ."''eir Joe hal with hu Ia sit ,rop ,,,.
really an diluted, dome gone, and useless or
not 1t 'st "u-. that one hackman in New
i"Ik "'n No, soon attempt - eStort money
again from Il Vermont Yankee
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10
Speed of Vermont Stations.

The Report of Messrs. Battell, Hall, and
Morgan the Judges of Glass (best stations
for speedy at the recent Horse Fair at Brat
tleboro' says that but three stations. Of this
class, of seven years old and upwards, were
presented viz. The horse Flying Morgan
owned by r. NJ. Adams, of Burlington the
horse Sherman Black Hawk owned by Lemuel
North, Of Champlain, N. Y, and the horse
Black Turk, owned by Benjamin Fisk, of Bur
lington and goes on as follows.
There is a propriety in furthering the in
tcrests OF farmers who are breeders of horses,
by Offering premiums for distinct class of
stations, as denominated hy your society,
" Best Stations for 'pced
1t ia, however, the opinion Of the Judges
in this class, that increased speed in our
horses should be obtained at the sacrifice of
no other valuable qu lily, such us good size
beauty of form or endurance.
The well known horses Of Mr.. Adams and
Mr. North, both made very creditable time
Tor stations in their condition, trottiug the
mile in less than three minutes, Mr.. Adams
horse at hs second trial making time in three
and half seconds less than Mr.. North s at
his first and only trial, but governed by the
/ -
ing no opinion Gas in truth they are unable
to do,) as TO which horse possesses most
speed, they award the first premium OF one
hundred dollars to the horse of Lrmuel
North, the second premium Of fifty dollars to
the horse OF X. NJ. Adams To BENJAMIN
Fisk, for his horse, Black Turk, horse
good lrotting powers, but which the Judg-
os cannot recommend as Il Stallion, the fourth
premium Of ten dollars.
There were three Stations between the
ages OF four and seven, presented
The Judges awarded to Charles f. Bowkcr
for his horse, Cheshire Morgan, the first pre-
MUM Of sixty dollars
To Sllas Town, DR., for his horse, Young
Morrell, the SECOND premium Of thirty dollars.
lime OF the Flying Morgan, lst trial 2.55i
r.. North Horse. 253
black Turk, 80.
Time OF Cheshire Morgsn( Bowkers colt)3 %
Young Morrell, Oewn's horae) 1908
- james NJ. Hill = colt, BOG
Mr., Adams claims that tine report does hin
but scant justice, He states that the time al
Flying Morgan" was . 80, Cnstcad of ,. a,
as timed by three gentlemen of character
and moreover as the prize was for "Sast stal
ions far speed, - and his horse by their owI
report made the bes, time, that his hprs,
should have taken the first pIize: wAiL
seems hut reasonable, as the other prizes an
-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

Wv ,"'E DIV "'ip u'y lase week. Is ad-
uoocu III ''e montpelier papers as evidence
'''"' ','' ,'''' " no''crS OIL IIe revolution is
NV 'N'''o''
W wv ''NN Governments has APP
p'i".'' 'o"'" iSio'' 10 inquire INTO thc cnus-
'n' '"s"''"i "cci''ht "n the
'''"V "r>'er" h"i'r'a"' Inc commissions
e's l'''''"p' ~ once TO the scene Of the dis
"sIor'
----Trl LoNDoS Times chronicle, the re-
turn Of four English lnuucrs. who had been
sent out to America bur we're nrraivncd in
Boston before tho Police Court. and ordered
% to he returned to the Queen # Great
britain
~ PERSONAL Co>u>DRuN is gong the
rounds. Several Custom House officers have
been heard to say that there was no wit il
it
u.Wb,, :. pro.ido,,, 1;...,.. III. A.
,,l,;.h ny - Ig;,ge"' llor'c IKE inc gio'e
bccanse, although he vas thought at FIRST
~ ~ oe Py'7 " ms 'SPh,re' 1t IS no" known
. ''"''' NV ~ NV "'''S'
~ LARGE MILL The Pacific Mill at
lawrence N"S,.' IS pronounced the largest
III '''' writ US .'or S',rlac' Is S''f'.n acres
,no '"'S''l mn III England Is eleven and a.
nan "crcs. l"erc are now III operation 40
WV COTTON 'P'h'u'S' ana I"'ooo worSted SPIN
49,, nn oon '''' ,''7'' - '''''
i"'i' "'9 '~'o
W. ,,.o.i,,,. 900 ooo $50 ~ avn
nn,o onr-holf dol,i,os rha ,.,'.,.i,s..l..'.
,ior If cotton !. % ooo ,on,5s a.. s"a
OGO nou,ds ,,ar ,,,,,u,, oI,l ino onn ,....,
IF wnoI On,e.a month o.. .,, .,..
hands ,sso,hIo 81, +I,o om..,..,..
coi,o z5oo 400 c,. ,,...o,
"'''' " ." ,"i Pu" u ''c season mas
p'e" It'I''r't'u III Massachusetts. The
..VIvi. ,l,, ..,.,..,.s. r.l.:
allied lorc,s in the Crimen INV ''''
because they are advancing on .Sea-6ass.to-
P"'
-luE COLLINS steamers are now sun
piled with five additional life boats. making
boat room for over four hundred souls, and
the steam whistle will he freely used on tbc
'o'''ls vessels hereafter. They have not been
used hitherto because they involved a loss Of
"'""V Ten morse power. The agent OF the Gu
nara mo IN New J ORR has ordered large bells
WiicA will be rung in the logs
Eo,l., No., NP'o'''' III
shaking the house to the roof. BLOWING ont
.,,, ,.1..s. c..,.. nao, ,'''"7 '"'
/, r',s
,y;,L ,Lo n,7,,,a - a,;'.''.- " '"''S''
q. ,,ho,, ,;r..,I. ~ 49, 50
,.,,,iI ,,ila,.. ,,'. , ."' = 'se''
!'.i''"' 4
""o was n'''illi9 baggage ana hited the
'tise was badly burned By whom it was
left at the hotel, or for what object. is nor
known.
SEVERAL prominent citizens OF y. York
have recently died from eatiny uoisonous ar
diseased oysters os iss,,nosod rh,o.
s'4oen' ""ic among oyster eaters has di-
il''''7'''' cohsidera'iy the numbers OF the BIZ
waves c"teh' OF whIch It Is estimated that
one in'4lioh are absorbed daily IN that great
city
--llE entire repeal Of the sury Law,
in Great Britain has been accomplished al
the recent session Of Parliumcnt The Act
by which this was Effected is known as chan
So Il and - Victoria, and now in opera
ton 1t Is now lawful in Great Britain 20
loan money at ANY RATE OF Interest anil ~.
mr. otL.,..r,s. Tlo t;li ,......I H.
LORDS On thn o-tI, ,f Jul,. ,..y ,,,,.,,i;..l,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

The Governor has appointed Thursday, the
3Oth inst, as the day of Annual Thanksgiv-
ing.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10
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which agrees with his report.

which agrees with his report.
The report, the figures of which were given
correctly in the Fro Press, does not give the
monies contributed throughout the State for
the objects of the Bible Society, but only the
sums that have found their way into the
treasury of the Vermont branch. We think
that Il showing of what i, really done for The
cause throughout the State, might be brought
together in some form in the report of the
State Society, with better satisfaction TO the
public than is given by such fragmen,ary
statement as tine mere cash account of the
Treasurer must Of necessity be.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10
LoSDoN. Oct. 10. 1854

that so vast a book in that legal garh. had
enough Of the venerable and sacred DEGREES of
justice in it. to give it and its owner unwont-
cd importance Straight up the hill walked
that dark-ftccd man nobody know what he
did there nobody knew whether he fulfilled
his mission or not but soon he and hi, book
both came down again. and were seen no
more
No more in Burlington, mean for it So
happened that the dark man 'sroutc aud mine
met afterwards on the St Lawrence Strange
to tell he made himself known to me Of his
own accord. and stranger still. he talked to
me Of his wonderful book but strangest
OF all was the book itself. He was ii
native Of Connco icut, was graduated 3D..
u ,rtmOuth, where lie was Il studrn. rpnto.y-
ror1neousIr with DR.. Wheeler Pro-. Torrc,
and Rufus thoatc, and afterwards set led AS
tied, "Studics on Slavery Now any one can
see that Northern man, literally educated.
and actually residing in the midst Of slavery.
is just the man to study it. And there was
no room left for doulting That he had been
eminently successful. for the piaudits from
influential ;ourn,1s o,,d ,;y.i,..,,:a,..,.
DR.. Lord, Of Dartmouth, among the latter
were most explicit aud decisive respecting the
merit Of those - studies = Now | saw
why he went up the hill with his hook. He
wanted to fs1 ont his old coIlo,,, ,,,,,,,i,,.o,
COS DR. Vbcolo,. mil Dror 7r,,,o,.
,ho,, tbot ho ,l..1 ,.,...-..-,.
los g" ~, 1,,,,. ,,ie,.oa. .e,5.,
Jmust co,C.ss ,.,., I;..i, ......,
+ho ,,ar,,o ,,.h,-,;,, /. H. r,77,
co,a,r,;, 1,,,;,;.,~. ,'.i ,,-.I
..ono1,.sod -1,a l,,,'. ''''' Nv. mas
,b,, a,d do4o,,.,., .t.,:'.
into if bv tho N, .i,., ,,,,non",r ,,,,l
NJ DR. I,hn.,, n. r,,... n. w.,
W. D. :, "S manu.
,,.ho h.... =, '' ~ N'I"'
than so|',I7t ','i "iiosoP!'y
,dr;.,s all Eont,o.a l>-D., y ",'"'''''
ho.s,,.s> - u.,,., ill.,. ,.....S. ''''
too I,te >, thorah, !, - ''''
mo and en- 1rsod ,ad ,La. ,};1I,,
ro,a an ,rnon;o,s a.a ,.1., Wv ! i'''' )
d-o,r, rro,, G.,;,.,,,.,a,'l
nbilos,nbv and ovnor;onaa , ''.,' ON ~,
GrooL Latin uohra,. ,,,t;l i'YplIp 'p y!
recies Of eyi I,,,.. ,,irio,,, .,,,..,,,...1
and en- .llisbe1 bv rho I;t.r,4,,., ,c ..,...'.
every civilized nation u,d.r Iio.,or ta,'n.,,.,
that slavery is a r,h+rrI irsti,r,i,, t.,i.,.,..
it EXISTS in oh,di.nco 3, tho nil, l...
and that Southern slavery is an thc,yt.,, o.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

1t must have been evident to all who know
anything about the matter that the state
ment of the monies received by the Treasurer
of the Vermont Bible Society from the DIFF
ferent Counties of the State during the past
year, published some days since in the Free
Press, could not show the amount contribu-
ted in the State for the objects of the Bible
Society generally The statement of Mr..
Huntington as to the amount paid through
him. seemed to show some mistake in the
Treasurer statement But upon inquiry of
Mr.. Barnes, the Treasurer. We find the whole
matter in it's true light.
Mr.. Huntington reported to Mr.. Barnes his
own account with the Chittcndeu County
Bible Society. From this it appears that he
had received from sundry congregations and
individuals in the County, and from Bibles
sold, in all, $420.S1
He had RENTED to the American
Bible Society, 405,
and had sent to Mr.. Barnes, the
Treasurer of the Vermont State
Bible Society, Sal
The rest had been applied for sun
dry freight charges &c.
Mr.. Barnes in his book of acct charges
himself with having received from
Chittenden Co.-From Essex $500
q" " Jericho, 5000
From some books sold by Mr.. Stearns, $50
From S. Huntington. 4,il
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

II are Indebted to Hon solomon Foot
for the Seventh Census of the United States,
aDInerOus OF ct
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

SENATE-BiIl Ia irc,r,.or,,c tb, :, J.,.n..
bury AqucduCt Comrany. wa. rcad I'd rim.
and laid ON the tabldi. ''''
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

: 55-SINGr LAR, At Port Clarence, in Hrhriu-s
Straits, almost under tn" Arctic Circle, the
musquitocs ",lriound To ht morenumcrous
than IN any part of Central Am riea. The
informant Of the San Francisco Nrad, con-
nectcd with one of the Arctic disco, r4y ships
says be inhaled them by mouth full, T..
EsqulmauN in those parts catch tia bc'r y %
piece Of frozen blubber. in which i, .loublg4 ..
piece of whalebone; the animal pracdll,
swallows 1.-THE blubher thaws. the Whale
bone unb1nds, and the brute dies in agony
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-13

eY- THE Tennessee Governor and Judge
who have been complimenting each other
with specimens of mechanical labor, to show
that they have not forgotten their original
occupations, get some hard rubs through the
press. Among the remarks upon their "bar-
ter trade" is the following from the N. Y.
Atlas:
"Governor Johnson was once tailor!-ln
deed We are well apprised of that fact, for
-seeallssstt that n good many years ago he
placed n patch on the seat of pair of yell
low kersemerc breeches we had-we took
them off and sat in our shirt on 4 raw and
gusty day. in Knoxville, Tennessee, whilst
he was doing it-aud he charged dollar for
the job. And then the job was such terri
BILE botch We shall never forget it. 1fGov-
ernor Johnson, who has been in the Legsa-
ture of Tennessee and eight years in Con-
gress, is not better Governor than he was n
tailor, we shall not be very apt to applaud
him. This thing of snobs showing off their
original occupation is especially ridiculous"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-13

PUNcTURNG THE CHEsT-Dr. Merrill Wy
man, of Cambridge, presented valuable re-
port at the late annual meeting of the Mas
sachusetts Medical Society, upon the efficacy
of paracentesis of the chest, for the with
drawa of collected fluid in that cavity. He had
punctured the chest eighty.nine time in thir-
ty-sx cases, and has never known any seri-
Gus or unpleasant effects to arise from il; but,
on the contrary, cures, or great relief, had al
most invarbly followed each operation. The
doctor exhibited fracar, the twenty-fifth Of
an inch in diameter, canua, and an exhaus-
ting pump, of very nice and ingenious con-
struction, such as he makes use Of in this op.
Grafton, and which have been found well
adapted to meet the exigencies Of every
case
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-13

CLAIM OF THE STATE OF INDIANA.-An i'm.
portant case has just been decided in the Su-
preme Court of New York, as between the
State of Indiana and the late North American
and Trust Company. 1t appears that among
the claims presented for liquidation to the re-
cever of this company was one on behalf of
the State of Indiana for $l75,OOO; this sum,
in eighteen certificates of deposit, being the
outstanding balance of $l,2OO,OOO of State
bonds purchased. The Court ruled that the
State was entitled to recover, and added that
free banks, although possessed of certain cor
poratc attributes, and subject to certain cor
porate liabilities, are not "bodies corporate"
within the meaning either of the constitution
or of the general banking law.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-13

tB- This is the era of conventions, and
New York is at present, the great field. Nine
political conventions have met in this State
since July ~, and four more arc yet to be
held. Those that have taken place embrace
Hard and Soft Democrats, Wings, Fusionist
Free Democrats, anti-Nebraskaites, lndcpend'
cnt Seceders from overv body else, and Tenn
perance men. Those yet to come will In
cludo Liberty men, anti slavery men, Fugitive
Slave Rescuors, and Know Nothings. As
each of the conventions will set forth a diff.
iorcnt platform every shade of opinion will
be accommodated