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State of Maine

LINCOLN ss.--At Probate Court held at Tiscasset
on the I'd day Of Aprii, H. d. 1855.
ORDERED, That Abraham Rowland, administrator Of the
" estate of Abraham Howand, late of Topsham in said
County, deceased notify the Heirs law and Cr dtors Of
said deceased and all persons interested, an account
Of administration estate of aiddeceased will be
for allowance Probate Court at Wscasset on the lst
Monday of May next, when and where they may be pres
ent il they Notice to be given by publishing
attestel copy Of this order in the Times three
weeks successfully before said Court Probate Given
under hand this day Of April in year our
thousand eight huudred and fifty-fiye.
ARNOLD BLANEY, Judge of Probate.
Copy Attest E. FoorE, JR., Register. sw43t
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JOINT RESOLUTION relative 10 bids for provisions,
clothing, and small stores tor the of the havy.
ResolUed By the Senate and House of fReprescntatipes
Of the United States of america in Congress assembled
That all bids for supplies Of PROVISIONS, clothing and
small for the of the navy may be rejected at
the option OF the department, made By oho is
kno,rn manufacturer Of regular dealer in the
article proposed to furnished tohich fact or the re-
must be distinctly stated the bids offered that
the bids all persons who may have aIled comply
with the Conditions of any contracts they NAV
have previously entered ito with the United
shall the option Of the department. be rejected;
that ii than bid be offered for TIE supply of an
article of any par v either in his own
nsme in the of his parLeI, clerk, or anv other
person. the whole of such bids shall be rejected at the
option of the department; and that ooparners Of any Il
shall not be received sureies for each olher and that
whenever ii may be deemed necessary or the interest
# the government and the hea tn of the crews of the
United States vessels, particular brands
-four viii known to keep best on distant STATIC s.
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, with he appro
baton OF the Secretary Of the Navy, be- and hereby is
authorized to procure the same on the best TERMS in
marAe ct overt.
Approved 27 March, 1854 4w43
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EASTERN TIMES
s. So MiRIIh JOURNAL. Sz

SrINSoN \ Co., No Long Wharf, Boston, Agents
Tor the UNION LINE of packets from Bath Boston. Capts
Stinson avoraby an experienced merchant and
shpmaser formerly of this city. All business entrusted
to him will be attended to with promptness and despatch
ARTHUR D0NNELL, Agent for Bath
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Assessors Notice.

E Assessors of the Cry OF BATH hereby give notice
ailpersons liable to pay taxes in said city, that they
will be in session at the Office of the City Treasurer on
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th 10th aid 11th
days Of Apri (from to IL O'Clock A. NJ from to
O'Clock NJ, each of said days. and longer for the
purpose orecsivng statements OATH containing true
and proper lists of their polls and all their estate both real
and PERSONAL including all property held in trust as guar
dian executor administrator otherwise by
them in trust Aforesaid the 1st day Of April 1855
The Assessors would particularly call the attention to this
notice Of all persons who have heretofore supposed them
selves taxed that they well all others liable to
be taxed may prepare and hand in lists according to the
requirements Of the law of all their taxable property and
thereby relieve the Assessors Of the unpleasant necessity
of booming them may expect any abatement Of
taxes after the lists thereof shall have been committed
the Collector unless in which the requirements
the law could not have been complied with.
The Assessors will assess real estate to the persons
whom d. unless previous assessments
notice given of the change of ownership or occupancy
and the name Of the person to whom the same has been
transferred or surrendered.
CItAS. DAVENPORT, ) Assessors
WILLIAM RICE, OF
Aild1 r. MITCIIELL,S BATH
Bath, April 2, 1850
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H The expenditures of the city of Bangor
last year amounted to about sos, ,00O-while
the receipts havo only been $50 ,0OO-leaving
$4,000 to be added 10 the city debt-which
will amount TO SI56 900.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

81 Martin Van Buren,, Jr, died at Paris on
the 2Oth ulk He had long been wasting
away from consumption, bat his death was,
ueVertheless, very Sudden, having taken place
instantaneousiy while he was at dinner
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

TIE CITY ELECTION. The Board Of Alder
men YESTERDAY met and counted the VOTES for
Mayor aud Ward officers. They decided that
Hon. NEAL Dow was elected BY majority Of
tlrcaty-tlro, and appointed a committee to noii-
fy him Of the result. Ttey also decided that
the city council and others, as announced hy us
previously, were severally elected, aud instruc-
ted The CITY constable to inform him thereof
We do not Learn what, if any, action was ia
ken relative Ia the unprecedented course pur-
sued by Warden Plnmmer, IN Ward z. in ia
King out certain votes that had been put in the
ballot box, and making a check list of his own;
neither do we learn that anything was done
relative to the closing of the polls in that Ward
two hours before the aldermen ceased to give
certificates of citizenship.-Portland Argus
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
Lewiston and ToDsham r, II.

THE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of the Lewiston
and Topsham Rail Road corporation will be holden
TUESDAY, the first day Of May next at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
the Common Council Room, in Bath choose Di-
rectors and to act any other business may e
gaIly come before the meeting. II. W. OWEN, Clerk.
April 8, 1855. 3w43
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

A SAD MISTAKE ABOUT PRINTEEs.-The pub
lie have funny notion about printers They
think il costs nothing to puff, advertise, sc.
And thus one and another will sponge an extra
paper, a puff, OF some benevolent advertise
ment. They forget that ahish price is paid for
every type set. they forget that it is this bust
ness that makes their business known to the
world They forget that il is the printers ink
that makes nine tenths. of these immense for
tunes. They forget that it takes money 10 pay
the compassionate buy ink. type and paper
and lastly, they even forget TO thank the print
er for working Tor nothing by gratuitously puff
ing their business.-.flbany Trdscrpt.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

BACK AeAIN.-The revenue cutter Caleb
Gushing, Walden, arrived yesterday from New
York, 10 resume her station on this coast. A
salute was fred yesterday acknowledges
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Notice.

THE STOCKHOLDERS Of Steamer EASTERN STATE
by yprescntng their certificates ofStoc the subscriber
can receive their dividend declared by Trustees on final
tlemeut OF the affairs Of the boat. Per Order
April2 " JAS. IL. WHITMAN, Agent.
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~ Lewis NJ Work, of Topsham, has been
appointed by. the Governor, Justice of the
Peace, for the county of Sagadahoc.
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Special Notice.

THE health Of the subscriber rendering change in his
business necessary, all persons indebted to him either
r Drugs, or Medical Services, requested to make i'm
mediate payment.
After the first day of April the business of the Store will
be conducted STRICTLY on the cash principle.
April > j. MATHEWS.
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Desirable Hardware Goods

Ship and House Builders Hardware.
A FRESH STOCK, as follows, viz Composition Spikes
II Castngs-Clinch Rings-Deck and Side Lights-Water
Closet-Brss Locks Butts and Door Knobsan extensive
and rich variety Man-Rope Plates, >8c &c. Ship and
House Carpenters Joners, Coopers, Carvers and Ma
cnsts' Tools late style and noted brands among
which are Graduated and Concave Ship Augurs Toman
4 Copeand's'' Ship and House Tools; "Sne!ls" Extra
c. S Augurs, Augur Bits, &c Mou!sonn and Ash's
prime Plane Irons, Chsels, &c. &C. Srws Of every de-
scriptoa Boring Machines Jack and Clamp Screwsi to-
gether with good assortment Of general HARDWARE &
CUTLERY which Offer the trade, or at retail best
possible terms.
ANTHONY S. MORSS.
Sm43 2l0 Commercial! Street, Boston.
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Dfatbs.

In Phpsburg, 7th inst, Bulah Butler aged IL yrs.
In Westport, 7th inst, Ruth T. Dunton, aged l6 yrs
In Topsham, Katy Stone, aged yrs mos
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SPOKEN,

Mar 90 of craysfort Reef brig Venus Anderson I'm
gua for Boston
Mar 81 lat IS 20 Ion Sc TO- ship Caspian Percy I'm New
Orleans for Boston,
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KNOW NOTHING FIcuoN.-The statement
that great majority of the offices under our
government were in the hands of foreigners
was fiction that had prodigious influence in
our last election. Since then the subject has
been investigated. and the following table is a
complete refutation
% Fiction. Fact
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

G. We are sorry TO observe a disinclination
on the part of our neighbor of the Tribune to
do justice to our friend Gilman, by manly re-
traction of the insinuations contained in that
paner.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

az A law passed at recent session of the
legislature, forbids the taking of mackerel by
seine iii any of the waters under the State iu-
risdiction, under penalty of from 800 to
$500 for each offence. Any boats or apparatus
used in seining mackerel may be attached for
violation of the law
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800 ss4 So -

It IS asserted as fact. that in the last con
eress there were but two naturalized cftizens
one in the senate and one in the house. From
these facts, it appears that there is no immedi-
ate danger to be apprshended from preponder-
ance of the foreign element in DUR government
- -Palla dunn.
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Clothing and CIothing Materials.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,

Aprii2 1855.
sss ir Navy Clothing and Clothing Materials viii be
Of Nay next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving
~ days notice. each either Of the nsvv-vars AZ
Sharlestown, Massachusetts Brooklyn, New York or Cos
port srgniahe quantities below mentioned Of any or ali Of
te 0 lwingnamed articles Of navy clothing and clotbN
,hatsfa and such further quantities of same as mas
De ordered by the chief OF this bureau hy the cran
uant OF the SAID navyyards respectively during the fiscal
Jear commencing the 1t day Of July next and ending
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

o. The Kennebec river is now clear of
ice.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

We have received a communication
from gentleman in Dresden, who states that
there were some mitigating circumstances
connected with the assault upon young Clan
cey, mentioned in our last He says Clancey
did not conform to the regulations of the
school, and was put out for this. We shall
not mix up with what appears to be neigh
borhood quarrel, and we make this statement
IN simple justice to all. The communication
we cannot insert.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

HE KIND OF MILK THEY HAVE IN NEW YoRK
-Four retailers of "Orange county milk" were
arrested at New York on Saturday, upon the
affidavit of person who saw then. drive their
carts up to a pump al "a cans, at the
same time putting in sShIte powder. Sixty
infants died in New York last week in con
Tulsions.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

~ 1N1A'I17 = I1le1 VIC ItceI Ilt tll
4 copy Of the Melbourne (Australia) Argus,
from our old friend. Hartley Cove,
- The dwelling-house of Mr. Moses Rob
lnson, Mt. Vernon, in this State, was CON
sumed by fire about 1 O'Clock, Thursday
morning, and Mr.. Robinson persisted in the
flames. He was an cid gentleman, about rs
years of age. and had been rather feeble for
several weeks past. The fire had made such
progress before discovery, that it was with
much difficulty that the young members the
family saved themselves.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
Hounty Land fer Soldiers Of the
War of 1872.

DY recent act ofCongress all Sdiers who served fo1r
ID days upwards in the Of 1872 entitled
One Hundred and sirfy All persons who 4
former application have received less amount entitled
to the balance Claims presented and obtained
by BRONSON 4 SEWALL.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
$4,000 Reward!
l called the
Mind-your-oWn-businesS Society.

This society has for time falterng but has
now revived and in accordance with vote passed at
recent meeting Of the society," the trustees authorized
pay the above reward to any person who will mind on
business for gear the applicant for the to pro-
duce certificate Of good characterand any person doing
the same shall receive the above reward by applying the
ndyourown-busness Society through the Postofhce
Address NJ " o. i. S.
Oath, Mar. 2s. 1855, 3w41
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

In Pass. "The Missing Bride, . by Mrs
L. d. e. n. Southworth, will soon be pub
lished by T. B. Peterson, Philadelphia. 1t
IS pronounced by those who have read ii to be
superior to any work ever written by this tai
ented American authoress 1t will be fur
nished, postage free, for 81, paper cover:
board, SI,25.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
sugar and Coffee.

DoRTo RICO, Powdered and Crushed and Coffee Crushet
sugars St Domingo, Central Americaand Java Conees
for sale by Nj. F. GANNETT.
March II 40
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SALT.

IO00 HIIDS. CADIZ SALT in Store, and for sale by
iOOO Bath, Feb 13, 1855 e4d D. & L. PATTEf-
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
New Goods.

OF various kinds such as CLOTHS, PANT STUFF,
" PRINTS, WHITE GOODS, lower than ever by.
March g. j. I. GILMAN.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12
CLEARS and TNhacea.

A FEW thousand oIGARS. Call in and try some ofthcn
| n ttLe s+ore Of AT. ROBINSON.
Eastern times., 1855-04-12

Good Wool FlannclS
NOR i, to IS cents, by T.GrLMAS.
Ii Dec. 1S.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

I thai The Wings aud Americans, who aud
ought TO be. equally opposed 10 the Adminisra-
| ton, will act in concert and organize the House
! in opposition TO the Administration. Oil and wa
ter do moi mingle. fhe Administration and the
Wings are as unlike as oil and water. SO are
the Administration aud the Americans. But in
many leading traits, the principles Of the Amer
leans and the Wings, as well their ailinites
are the same. For one risk my reputation for
II truthful prognosicator upon the hazard that
tire Americans and the Wings will organize the
House IN their way and by their united
strength. lion. S. G. Haven of Buffalo. New
York. is decidedly the strongest man now on the
carpet for Speaker. lie is Conservative Ma
tiohal Whg-in every way, sound and con-
sistent politician, and eminenty fitted for the
post. He will be warmly supported by the
Southern Wings and Americans. lie il also
universally regarded as one Of the ablest mem
bers Of the next House Of Congress.
As 10 The next Presidency they can and most
feryently hope they will act together, and elect
n man of their own choice and after their own
heart Such n man. such statesman, as would
honor the Presidency and reflect the highest hon.
or upon the American Nation at home and abroad
may be- found in Judge George w. Summers OF
Virginia. and also in the Hon. John Bell, Of Ten
nessec. These eminent and distinguished gen
tlenen and national states are both Wings,
who sympathise with the Americans in all the
treat features of their Platform adopted at Phil
udelphia, if they do not actually belong to the
American order. Let either be selected and
nominated for The Presidency by the Americans
and by the Wings and he will be triumphantly
elected Then the American people would have
n President worthy of the naine--a conservative,
upright, national, Union loving. and just Presi-
dent Judge Summers is known and acknowl-
edged to be of the most eloquent orators and
profound statesmen Of the present day. No man
living would make us better President. The
newt President should. of right, be selected from
the South. The present incumbent is from the
North He cannot of course be reelected. His
party is broken up and blown to the winds, not
lik ely 10 be ever resucitated Let it die. and its
history die with it. TRlPLETI.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

FoRfeS RELATIONS The Washington Cor
respondent of the COMMERCIAL writes.
The Administration here do not represent
that the British Government has assumed hos
tile aspect against Us. They do say that it has
acted in manner that is ungerous. and tending
toward difficulty
II is possible that foreign questions may as
sumo an aspec, of such Importance that the do
nestle questions concerning Kansas. Slavery,
&c, will be absorbed superseded, in the Con
sderntion of the next Congress.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15
Foreign Items fIom Late English Files.


Paupersm has decreased to such degree in
most of the unions in the south and west OF Ire
land. and the workhouse inmates are reduced
in numbers that the guardians are contemplating
the consolidation of smaller unions for the pur
pose of economising the texation.
The Bishop of London is seriously i'll.
The Dublin and Wicklow railway has been
opened from one end to the other.
A vacancy in the number of Irish representa-
tive peers has been created by the death OF Lord
De Nesci, who expired on the 10Th ult., at Porta-
ferry, in the North of Ireland.
The Manchester (Eugland) peace party have
caused placards to be issued with the catching
head of "stop the war!'
The health of the French Empress is now bet
ter. She was playing at billiards the whole Of
Tuesday morning the pa uit.
The King of Sweden has sent the cross of the
Swedish order of the Seraphim to the Emperor
Louis Napoleon.
The Pope has received another cordial invita-
ton to come to Paris. His Holiness, who has
hitherto refused to assist at the Emperors cor
onaiiop, is now invited to bestow his pontihcal
benedietion at the bapisinal font on the heir TO
the imperial throne which, it is hoped the En-
press will soon present to the Emperor and his
people But the Pope holds out no promise that
he will aceede to this demand.
The United States vessels Constitution and
Saranac, arrived ut Naples. on the 18th of 0cto-
Der in The afternoon, and rendered and received
the usual salutes.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

most extraordinary medicine the Il which is lsd
yond doubt by the vast sales of the article IT,, many
being daily performed by IT, which preyasi, ted an
other medicines and the skill of the hos n, ,ij., ~ ~
world. 1t is composed of balsoms extracts a.n .s
Arabia-possessiue in form ri fI + 80
ating, anodync penetrating, uncuous and reia..4r i
ties, and the same which, ago, b, tie %
the Desert with such miraculous success in cura u
of both and beast - "
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

KANSAS. he hansas ..iierald' Pdb'sOed
Mt Lawrence, of October % states that "seven-
,y-nine wagons, loaded with pioneers from To-
wa & other Western States. passed through Kan
sas city between Sunday and "Wednesday OF
last week destined for the Neosho."
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

, uJop.ed is bold. but for that very reason
we believe it to be prudent and safe. :,
We are fully aware of the advantages That
such proceeding gives 10 those ever active
| enissaries of discord, who are necessarily EN-
| nloyed in every State nf the Union in stirring up
the feelings Of the pnPaace against This country.
! Tint which is mere measure OF seif-defenee
against the lawless they will represent as an insult
| ,tiered tn the lawful Government OF the coun-
| fry. they will declaim, they will distort, they
| will exaggprate, but we must not omit to pre-
! pare against real dangers because our prepara-
lions may be honestly misunderstood ar design
edly misrepresented. England has every wish
and every interest to remain at peace with Amer
lea.
The immense trade which we carry on with
her. the community Of language and ofblood the
absence If any ground of dispute or subject OF IL
valry all plead forcibly in the same direction
How strange that under such circumstances we
should be driven to arms merely because 1t Is the
will of portion OF the sovereign people To make
war upon US, unsupported and unapproved, but
also neither prevented nor arrested by the Gov
ernmenti We desire above all things contlnn-
ance of peace. but if it be the determination of
any large portion of the people OF the United
States TO force war upon us, we shall know how to
meet it and repcl it, without relaxing for an in
stant our grippe on the throat of the reelng and
lettering giant Of the North
but Is III Tor the cfcdIt Oh tnose Tree nstui'oas,
so often Wanted as all that is wise, perfect aud
liberal on the face OF the earth, that friendly
and kindred nation, ardenty desiring peace.
should feel itself compelled to stand on the de-
fensiye, not because it has any serious dispute
with the Government OF this free and happy com
munty, but because that government is unwilling
or unable to prevent its citizens from going forth
to murder andto plumber in the dominions of AN
unoffending ally! Are these the garlands with
which the tree of freedom ought to be adorned,
these the laurels with which the temples of
the goddess should be bound! England has some
claim to be called the nursing mother of freedom;
and her citizens are free because they know how
to obey--how to subordinate their individual wills
to that law the supremacy Of which constitutes
the principal distinction of civilized communi-
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

UuNrs MAGAzISE.-Tbe commercial reader
will find HUN MERCHANTS MAGAZINE for No
yember filled with interesting and important
matter. Eearly aud valuable iabulatlons, aniic-
ipating the close of the year, together with sew
eral papers of more than ordinary note, will be
found In Il.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE the forty
members of the Senate last year only eleven are
reelected. The only one from Suffolk being Dan
iel Warren. OF over four hundred members OF
the House last year only ihirty-eight have been
re elected
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15
DIED

On tho night OF the 9Th inst Mr. SIMEON JENNINGS in the
Gun year OF ms age long known us respectable citizen of
Monroe county. ~ "
In Allegheny county, the Of his father near tho
Red Sweet Springs on the 2d of August JOHN G
months. - '' anu .
At the same place the 9th of August Lucy II STpIxcrp
wife OF John Stringer aged "a years and 5 months
~ the same place, the 18th Aueu,t BEyJANIy az, s
John and Lucy II. Srnger, aged years and months
AZ the same place, the 18th September last JopN
SrRINGER ag ID 63 years ' 'o'N
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15
Funeral! MOI

Euntrn! NOticc.--The funeral services of tho a,o NJ,
WAS PHELPS VIII take place this afternoon at o'clock ut
the 81 street Methodist Church. friends and
ces OF the fmiy are invited without fprtbe, n
Religious NOtice.Therc will be services in tho uo.,
Cox. >i y ''e new Ut
~, Noucc'-fhere will be religious services in
the Baptist Church to-day. ri IL o'clock - - ''"
Religions NOticc.-The Rev DIR w = uo,oo.nn
VIII preach at Shiloh Bedford county on SUNDAY mornns n
" '''N nov l5-dSc1t
MIS- @ Will by Divine permission preach at
n.eeh oornor, THIS AFTERNOON at O'Clock "