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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04
Proceedings ofthc Addison County
Bar.

Proceedings Of thc Addison County
Bar.
The members cf the Bar IN Addison
County having assembled on the 9th
day Of March at tie Office Of Horatio
Seymour, Esq, were called 10 order by
Charles Linsley, Esq, who remarked,
that the occasion which called them TO-
gethcr was the sudden death Of the Hon
SAMUEL s. PnrLrs, who for life time
has occupied lofty station, MS lawyer
of distinguished ability, a judge acute
and profound. a statesman Of great cx.
pericncc and high attainment. He was
our neishbor, companion friend and
brother, and We have assembled out of
respect to his memory, and to minc'o
our tears will those If his bsrcavei fam.
lily, aud to unite with them in ,bo last
sad Offices oil his burial.
ask you therefore to nominate Il
Chairman to preside over this meeting,
Whereupon, the Hon. II. Seymour was
nominated and appointed
Charles Linslcy, Esq then offered the
following rcsolr,;o,s n..r.o.ah, .....
i''"' , ''i'''
'lP''P''"'' remarks
Eeso|rcd. That in tie death Of Hon
SAMUEL S PHrLrs, tic bar has lost ore
Of its most gifted and profound lawyers;
the state one Of its most distinguished
and able citizens, and the country one Of
ITS most einiuon, and enlightened states.
men,
HeSo(red, That VIC deeply symraibizc
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

g& Mrssrs. II Lnng & Brother.
New York, have in press, AID will short
ly publish " The Slave of the Lamp
the last production Of tho late Wilton
North author Of" -Conii gsby." and
various other novels. lis Lighly spoken
" bY literary gentlcmen
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

Godcys Ladys Book, for April, is
filed with matters of interest to tho
ladies-ongravings, tales, poetry. and
numerous hints and instructions as to
ornamental and useful work fashions &c.
1t has long been great favorite, and
continues as interesting as ever, or even
more so.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

Ex-Governor Washburn has been ap,
pointed Lecturer in She Law School at
Havana TO supply the vacancy OCCASION
ed by the rejection of Judge Loring.
The Boston Daily Advertiser saws that
Gov Washburn graduated at Williams
College in 1917, and that lie belongs to
the orthodox Congregational Church.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

O&iY THE BEGIXNING.-Se Senator Good.
Win read rousing speech in the New
York Assembly or Wednesday,in defence
of the Know Norhirgs lie said tn,
lodge, the password, and the emblem
were but the scaif,iding by whose meals
the building vas in erection
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04
Vorgennes Charter Election

The annual Charter Election in Yer.
ecnncs was held March 28th.-The fol-
lowing arc the principal officers elected
WaYoy-GEo W. GnANpgv.
Aaermen-W T. Parker, c. W.
Bradbury. G. II. Smith, c. j.. Curtis.
CITY Clerk-W. G, Sprague.
CITY SheyiG-Milton Crane.
Common CoUnciimen-J ohm /. Rob.
orts, c. 7 Stevens. Geo Parker, byron
Murray, S. p Hopkins
ConaabLs-P. Maxfeld
School !SHpeyiHtcAicm-B E. Allen.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

CoNNEcrlcrT.-Jnmes F. Babcoc'
Esq, editor Of the New Haven Conn
Palladium has been nominated for State
Sol ator or the New Haven District. tv
the Wing Convention We hone be will
be electcd = EOsk. .Lonr.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

WIscoSslN Gov. Barstow vetoed the
prohlbitary liquor law passed by the
Wisconsin legislature, aud another was
enacted. in which his constitutional scru
pies we're obyialed
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

Majority for Peoples ticket, O57.
The entire Peoples Ticket, embracing
the following names, is undoubtedly
elected by 4 clear mqjo,Hy Of more
than two to ono over all others combined:
JAMES NJ SLADE. of Addison Co.
JOHN w. VAIL. of Bennington
DAVID FISH. of Chittcndcn 4"
CHARLES S DANA. Of Caledonia
DAVID HlBBARD. Of Essex "
WIN G WILSON. of Franklin
THOMAS GLEED. of Lamoile "
JOHN j. HUTCHINSON of Orange
NATH'L p. NELSON, of Orleans "
EVELYN PlERPOINT, of Rutland
WIN. W: WELLS. of Washington
LAFAYETTE WARD.of Windham.
THOS. +. HAMMOND, Of " mdsor"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

LIQroR LAW IN RUrLANo.-Thc Her.
aid, Of last week, says:
TL9 Grand Jury were hard at work
during four days Of las. week. examin-
ing into the behaviour of three o: our
Hotels, tie Bardwoll Franklin. and Rail-
read. Men fed from the Subrmna. an
from pcstileuc,, and the railroads &C.
knowIedgcd increased receipts Manya
blue nose was missing The number Of
witnesses summoned, is said to he not
less than two hundred The number Of
violations proved before The Jury is al
gebraic N."-Wc understand that true
bills were found against the rroprictors
Of the hotels and they were found guilty
on three counts. Tho geutlemen plead.
Ing guilty on the three counts; and tho
three accusations does hot prevent the
possibility approving the parties guilty
on other accusations. The. Grand Jury
have began well. and VIC hol - they viii
not become weary in welding.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

PLATTsBuRoH VOLUNTEERS. The de.
cision Of the Commissioner Of Pensions
that no claim for bounty land is valid
unless founded on recorded evidence,
seems to EXCLUDE large share of the
Plattsburgh Volunteers from all posi-.
bility Of deriving benefit from tho act of
March 8, 1855, This is the conclusion
to which wO are reluctauily compelled
to come. Tho cases are undoubtedly
rare, in which such claims can lie estab.
lished by any public records, in the sense
intended. Unless Commissioner Waldo's
decision is reversed, therefore-which is
hardly probable, the power resting with
him without appeal-this emiuently just
measure seems likely to fail of the object
intended by its movers
GT" The boston DAILY Bee has been
greatly enlarged, and is now a PAPER Of
the first class in size, ability and spirit.
IL is decidedly American in i'r rrinci-
rles
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04

\uNloN NURSERIES, KrrsrvlLLE, y. Y.
We ask the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement of Mr.. Battey, in
our paper this week, believing that his
celebrated nurseries afford rare induce.
ments to purchasers in the Champlain
Valley particularly. He has taken great
pains and incurred great expense, to
provide whatever is best, of both the use.
ful aud the ornamental. for the orchard
and the garden Tho strictest honor
aud integrity mark all lis dealings. and
from our own experience for several
years Iast, VIC are satisfied that lis nur.
series ought to be literally sustained as
a means Of incalculable benefit to the
Valley We think 10 ono will be disap.
pointed in Mr.. Battey, or bis articles,
who gives them a fair trial
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04
The Now Postage Law.

NC lOiluWinr HOtlcc concerning the
execution Of the new postage law, by
wlich all letters must be prepaid, is a
matter Of universal interest.
Posr OFFlcE, New York }
March. 81. 1875.
Notice is hereby given that in &C.
co.dance with the set Of Congress ras..
ed March 8, 1855, from and after the
lst Of April next, letters will not be dis.
patched from this Office in the mails.
unless the postage thereon is prepaid ez.
cept only letters addressed to places be.
You'd the limits of the United States in
those cases in which such letters can
now be sent without prepayment
Inquiries having been made at this Of
fce in respect to the proposed disposition
of letters deposited without prepayment.
letter from Iloraiio King. ESQ. tie
First Assistant Postmaster General is
snhjoincd hereto. communicating the in.
structions Of the Post. Office Department
upon this and other points Of interest to
the public
Isaac Y. Fowler. Postmasicr
, 1855-01-20

keH up-House went into committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Cock in the Chair.
The committee rose and having come to
no consideration, asked leave to sit again.
House adjourned till 2PH
AFTERNOON SESSION
House spent nearly the entire afternoon
in committee Of the whole on H. B. l6,
aud coluipg to no conclusion, recommended
the bill be laid on the table til members
examine il.
p Bill laid on the table
The vote by which G T. IL was rejected
on yesterday, was rccOnsdered on motion
of Mr.. Cock Bill read second time and
referred 10 committee, consisting Of the
nambers from Clarke and SkamaniG coun.
ties
House adjourned.
, 1855-01-20

D6r We are indebted to STUART, on the
arrival of his last express here, for copy
of the weekly San Francisco Herald Of
January LIST. No news Of Importance, ex-
cept some late adviees from the Sandwich
Islands,.
The French corvette L'Eurydice reach
ed Honolulu on the 7th of December, nine
teen days from San Francisco. The U. s.
sloop-of-war Portsmouth sailed on the Sd
for the United States via Tahiti On the
9th Of December were at anchor in the
harbor Of Honolulu, the U. S. sloop-of.war
st. Mary's, the British ship Trincomalee,
and the French war ships Artemise, Alces-
te. and Eurydice.. a b.. .r,' .-l,r
1t seems that the Hawaiian government
are really apprebensive of afillibuster in
vasion. On the sth Of December, King
Kamehameha issued The following procla-
nation :. alrd ...lf a. ~ -.5I B.,
WHEREAS, 1t has come to my know
ledge, from the highest official sources. that
my government has been recently threaten
ed with overthrow by lawless violence /;
aud whereas, the representatives at my
court of the United States, Great Britain,
and Franco, being eoglizant of these
threats, have offered me the prompt assis-
tanee Of the naval forces Of their respec-
tive eountries,---I hereby publicly proclaim
my acceptance Of the aid thus profered in
support of my sovereignty. My indepen-
dence is more firmly established than ever
before. -' KANEHAMEHA.'
, 1855-01-20

RS- Read the message Of Gov. SrEEEss,
on our FIRST page, relative TO the pOsssssOry
rights Of the Hudson Bay and Puget SOpAd
Agricultural companies. Itspeaks exact
ly to the point, and viii commend itself
favorably to all, except British subjoSts or
their dependents.
, 1855-01-20
TUESDAY, Jan. 10th, 1855.


Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Huff, chairman Of select committee
to whom was referred II. B. 81 and 27,
reported back 2l with amendment and re-
commended that tho proposed amendments
referred with H. b. 81, be not adopted.
Z: b. 2S, repeating portion of section
SO, in the criminal practice act, was read
a second time, and on motion OF MIR. Terry,
was referred to q select committee. The
Char announced Messrs. Poe, Strlckler,
and Patterson as said committee. y
H. B. 8, was read o third time and the
question being 'shall the bill pass r--Mr.
Iantls called the ayes aud noes. and the
vote was as ioho"S3 49,,
AyeS--NeessrS. S D'gelow' % nun, mles'
A''crsoh' S'r'eA'er' Jerry anu MI rresl-
ueng--'
NoeS-Messrs- ts% roe anu tansisDz 90
'ne PHI passed pogetner win its tiue'
n. ID. y, was reSo . 'I'ru tune ana on
slo queSToI sna,l 1no G'iI pass IMr'
Terry eaiied tne ayes ana noes and vote
was as ioiiows 49,,
AyeS-MeSsrs. oigeiow, nun, mhes'
J ~
dent-'. Ho.' .au
Noes--Messrs. Zoe and antls-2. SO
the OH passed together win It's title.
on motion OF Mr. CatLn Y. u. IL, was
taken from tile table ior Its third reading,
aud on motion Of Mr.. Blgelow, postponed
until the business ot the day is over.
Z. b. IL and 2l, just returned from the
printers, were ordered % third reading.
u. Is. ~, was taken up and on motion
.ot Mr., fantis, referred TO the committee
gu Indian affairs.
T. b. 20, was taken up and on motion OF
Mr.. Bigelow, referred to the committee on
education. Cii Az. Nra.
CIR. 9, was taken up and read a
third time. On the question shall the
resolution pass pm. Miles called the
aves and noes and the vote was as follows:
Aves-Messrs. Bigelow, HUFF, Miles.
Patterson, Poe, Srickler, Terry Yantis
and Mr.. President. The resolution passed
unanimously. nn. D
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow, II. B. 80,
was taken from the table and passed to-
gether with its title. 1000
II II. 81 renorted hack from select COM
nittec to-day, was taken up. Pending the
question "shall the bill be read third
time ?'-Mr. HUFF moved call Of the
, 1855-01-20

EB6y- An immense quantity of rain has
fallen during the last week, and the Heav-
ems are "still hung with black The
streams between this place and the Cow
litz Landing are tremendously swollen
We are informed the Puyallup river is
three feet higher than it has been known
to be for the last ten years The Nisqual-
ly, we learn, has burst its banks, sweeping
away the ferry of Mr.. Packwood, and cut
ting a new channel TO the Sound, doing
much injury to the farming land in its VI
cinity. Communication with this point,
except by way Of the Sound, is almost en-
tirely prccluded
, 1855-01-20

when the Council adjourn it be till 2 o'clock
?. w. Of this day. lnE
On motion of Mr.. Catlin, c. B. l3, an
act TO create Cowlitz county and define its
boundaries was taken from the table.
Mr.. HUFF gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce bill to change
the name of the county seat of Clarke
county.
On motion of Mr.. Miles the Council ad-
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. BigelOw moved call Of the House,
and the eSSergeant-at-arms was sent for the
absent members, and returned reporting all
present, when on motion of Mr. Bigelow,
the further call Of the House was suspended,
Ga motion of'Mr Bigelow, the Council
resolved itself into a committee of the
whole to consider c. B. I3, an act to
amend an act entitled an act TO create
tCowlitz county and define its boundaries.
Mr.. Terry in the Chair. After some time
spent in committee, the committee rose and
reported the bill back with the following
amendment Through the chairman) 10 in
sert after the 4th line the following: "sec-
ond section line west of the" --, which
report was adopted and the bill ordered to
! its third reading as amended ...
+ Ga motion OF Mr.. Poe, the Council re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole TO
consider the Governors message, in rela-
ton to the appropriation for the erection
of public buildings. Mr.. Yantis in the
Chair. After some time spent in commit
tee, the committee rose and reported
through their chairman, that the commit
tee recommended the appointment Of Sc
lect committee to be appointed by this
House to confer with the governor and get
his views more fully on the subject. Mr.
Bigelow moved to amend the report SC
as to appoint a joint committee of the two
houses. Mr.. Huff moved as an amend.
ment TO the amendment, 10 appoint a joint
committee of three from the Council and
! FIVE from the House, which amendmcn: was
adopted together with the report, and the
Chair announced Messrs Hulf, Yantis and
Terry, as The committee on the part Of the
Council.
Mr. Huff gave notice that ten days hence
be wonld Introduce bill, to change the
name Of Columbia City in Clarke county to
that of Vancouver.
Mr.. Miles moved reconsideration OF the
vote by which q joint committee were or
dered to be appointed to confer with the
governor relative to the appropriation for
the erection Of public buildings, which was
lost.
Then adjourned
, 1855-01-20

proposed amendment referred to select COM
mi,tee. On motion Of Mr. Bigelow, the
Council adjourned till 2 O'Clock ?. N. !,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
THE u1xpERANcE TO POSTAL REFORM.

The gres. obstacle in the way of obtaining re-.
form in our Postal sys;em is established usage.
Precedent holds undisputed sway in all our
public Offices. In almost every department Of
business there is change, progress, but there is
seldom any Improvement made in the Govern
mental machine. Officehoders are not often
inventors They are sometimes able to devise
means for increasing their own compensation,
but that is about as far as they ever get And
in no Department of the Government do the
people feel the effect Of this devotion to piece.
dent as much SIS in the Post. Office, because
its Briaresn arms are extended to every
nook and corner of our vast country.
II is not alone in the robbery committed
under the name OF the "franking priv
"lege," the enormiy OF which We have only
half Illustrated in our articles on the subject;
but il is in the robbery of whs: Franklin char
scterzed as equivalent to cash, viz time. OF
this every man VITO commits letter to the care
of the mail is robbed-not only of hours, but
whole days. In vain has almost every paper in
the country complained Of the want of speed
10 the Transmission Of the mails. In vain have
they sought to quicken the pace Of the old land
turtle BY hesping Goals of FIRE on his back. He
still crawls, tresdins in the same footsteps he
Did when he fret started on bis journey.
We have already afforded our readers par.
tisl nsight into the ole Of mailing letter;
LEI Us give an illustration, showing still further
the ipadequacy Of the existing system. evil
suppose that Mr. lives on Fifth.ayenue, near Thir
ty.hfth- street, within few minutes walk of the
upper station of the Harlem Railroad He wishes
to say 10 his father at Katona station, fifty miles up
the road that the family will come up tomorrow
and be wants the coschman to meet them at the sta
tion att O'Clock He only thinks Of this half an hour
before the last train goes up, but there is ample
time; be can write the note, put it in q stamped
envelope, and send il 10 the station in inc for the
cars; but be cannot get il in the mail because il
has not gone through the routine. 1t should have
been sent to the Post Office four miles down town
there to be stamped New-YOrk, Aug. ID" so IS to
show that it had passed Official Inspection aud that
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
FROM TAMPICO.
Fro. The n. O P,eay.ae. aoa

Pro. The n. O Fredysae, ah.
By the arrival Of the schooner Red Fox Capt Sbisa,
from Tampico, yesterday, we have papers thence to
the lst inst.
They are filed with reports OF the proceedingS there
consequent on tie flight of Santa Anna and tue proc
lamahon Of q new Government. The news OF these
events received with considerable excitement, but
Gen. Casanova had sufficient Influence 70 maintain
quiet and order till after o'clock the night OF the
Gath when the hrebes rung and the people sum-
mo, ed out upon the parade.
Gen. Casanova however, WAS soon on the spot, and
suoCeeded in inducing the people TO dsperse prons-
loo 10 summon 20 meet Ga the flowing day 10 decide
on he coarse they should pursue This accord.
inyly done authorities and people met and unaui-
mouSy adopted the plan OF 4, utlS and acknowed yed
the new order Of ;hpgs established in the metropolis
taking corresponding local measures. Cen Cassno-
vas is the frst signature 10 the new proclamation
On tie same day be issued address 10 the cnLens
Ia which be engaged a. solo Ter 10 support public or
der and to recos nice and pay obedience 70 whatever
Government nigh; be chosen by the nation.
In ike manner he issued an address 10 the troops,
In which he says AS soldiers OF the nation we must
"reoognize and support the Government adopted by
the nation The army neither celebrates nor
oiscusseS its mission u 10 sustsn order and laws.
The troops accordingly proceeded to probes their
adherence 70 the new order OF things a. at the same
tine did all other public officers.
The ts,iff Of Ceballos was at once proclaimed, and
tina without the slightest disorder the State OF La nau
Ina nassed from it's late subsection TO the rule OF Santa
Anna and. BY the way, from bearing his name 10.
s,ea5 OF Tampico It's former ore, which II mas ~,
suued The new Governor OF Tsmauhpas appointed
by Gea CM-era is Setot ID Jusn fraacsco VIVA
ssaiA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27

The gliding scale of the Cattle market took
slide down yesterday until it reached the marx
rftao or three weeks sgo, state OF things taa'
cattle brokers call excessively dull Butchers,
However, seemed to enjoy the matter, being able
Il bus the best cattle at 10 cents pound ne',
There were upward Of three thousand b1locks
in the pens, and good many very good ones, as
well 40 some good for nothing for foto. On ret
erepce TO cur cstil market report the cause OF
the decline in price will at once be apparent
There we're received during tie last week, at
the several places Of sale for the 'upply of this
City and the T. WINS adjoining six thousand two
two hundred and eighty FIVE beef cattle with
out counting several lots that sc heard OF as
going direct from the farmer to the butcher
This we think is a greater number than was ever
before received n one week for the consumption
Of this or any other city in this country. Estm'
atjpg the weight of these 6,255 bullocks at an
average of or y $50 lbs. each, we have 3, 400, 100
pounds of beef; supply quite beyond tue con-
81 mption of the City, in fresh state, aud still
at the price it sold for We 90 no; understand
how butchers can afford to pack it. The cattle
al the moderate calculation of $50 head will
make S3l42 $50 for the weeks transactions. 10
addition to this supply of beef, Il 375 sheep aud
lambs went to the shambles during the week.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27

Mr. stephen Arnold Douglas is delivering
speeches in the West, in which he sets forth the
wonder III discovery that the Abolition agitation
is the result o. British intrigues, aided BY British
money profusely scattered for the purpose of
breaking down the great republican experiment,
and rendering weaker and less dangerous the
commercial and political rivalry of this coun-
try. Mr.. Douglas, however, does not state
what amount Of British money was applied in
the work of robbing the Free States Of every
thing secured TO them by the Missouri Cempro-
mse-s robbery which has done more to deepen
ana intensity the Abolition agitation than any
other event within our recollection. We hope
Mr.. Douglas will hasten TO make all the reyela.
tons in his power on this interesting point 1t
would slso be worth while to know through
What channels the current Of British gold was
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
poured for this particular purpose. VIII the
Senstor frem Illinois continue his startling dis
cosure.l Let us have light

TkrN y Tives, seeking 70 discredit our spectral
correspot u ut at Paris aege positively that ne had
once reporled the death o. Mr.. Mason, the United
states Minister at thst cGptsl, who Is stu living
This being false. we caec TIE y. Y. Tunes for a
re,rsc,ion. and now that journal attempts TO make
cut its case by quoting telegraphic annou' cement
rom Wasbi1 q n which appeared IN our columns IN
Ja1uaiy last TO the effect that the Administration hal
received intelligence of Mr. Mssons dean from the
United STATES Consul al IIavre. What has that to do
with the accusation Of The n Y. Times sSa'ns' oar
Paris correspondent Becsu-c the Consul 81 Hayre
happeps TO send 70 TIE Secretary OF state an erroue
Gus rumor a. veriable fact is our correspondent TO
be made the subject Of false impu'ations Or does
The ~ y. Times suppose i can excuse its surprising
fsc y in alleging WHIST is not only untrue, but inlu'
nous, by such an Irrelevant spology a. this
The same exemplary journal also charged our cor
respondent with having uutruy reported that NJ
Drouyn &c rHuys had been reins'sted in office 40
French Minister of Foreign Affairs. In support otthis
charge The ~ y Times now makes citation from
bis letter of May 81 stating that he had learned that
n. de Iluys was about 10 be reins'ated. The differ
ence between stating that fact has already poslVey
occurred. and stating that its occurrence probable
hereafter, may not be apparent to the mental ami
moral perception of our contemporary; but 1t Is dis
tincton which the world in general can appreciate,
and which The y. y Times would DO well TO over
look as rarely as possible.