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Wrapping Paper, 7.piae and Sealing War.-The Post
Office Department in advertisement in another column,
give that sealed proposals will be received this
parment until the 30th of November, at Y o'clock m for
furnishing wrapping paper twne and sealing for the
the post offices in the United States for four years
from and after the 3ls OF December These articles
be delivered free of at the blank agencies OF
the Post Office Department at Washington, New York city
and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Enclosing E1traneotts Natter de-, in Newspaper Pam
phlct, NogazineWe learn from the department that
this practice has been that induced call
public attention TO the following provisions of law upon the
subject
The 3oth section of the act Of March g. 1925, declares
that e any person shal enclose conceal letter
thing in newspaper pamphlet magazine in any pack
age of newspapers pamphlets magazines which he shall
have delivered into post Office any person for that
purpose in order that the may be carried by post free
Of letter postage, he shall forfeit the Of fire dollars for
every such offence and the letter, newspaper package
thing shall not be delivered to the person whom it
directed until the amount Of single letter postage is paid
each article Of hic The package composed - and the
Sd section of of August 80, 1852 expressly de-
that where such matter is enclosed in
with newspaper PERIODICAL magazine, other printed
paper matter such printed matter shall be subject to letter
POSTAGE"
We further learn that in violation both Of the letter and
spirit of these laws, printed slips circulars fire.
quenty stitched pasted in with the body Of periodicals
magazines with which they have legitimate connexion
make them pass part portion Of the
this evasion OF the law win be tolerated by the
department All such which does not FORM and
intended and originally printed to FORM regular part Of
of any gvennumber of periodical magazine
and its cover will under the decision of the department
considered matter aud subject The spho copy
hich il IL hs attached O ,shioh IS thus Incorporated
to letter postage.
Route AGENTS 4ppointcd.-Mr. j. d. A. Archer, the
steamboat line between Louisville and Cincinnati place
John NJ. Anderson resigned.
Mr. Ezra NJ Garrett, Of Cenralia Illinois, in place Of s.
y ed IN ruDb etr and
toon on the Terre Haute and Alton railroad.
COURT
Tlnrrdov October 49, I855.-The ten o'clock
this morning. All the judges present.
After short discussion between the SOLICITOR Mr. Badger
Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Philips the Affirmative in the
argument Of the question of jurisdiction, and the effect upon
Of Of sustaining overruling demurrer,
Mr. opened the argument in the case OF David
Myee, (No the law docket He was replied to By the
solicitor Mr. Lawrence closed the argument and submitted
the case ut half pact one O'Clock.
Case No. 2-hat Of Letitia Humphrey and others-was
postponed till next Thursday.
The called the next upon the law docket (No.
1877 1t is that of Lydia r. shreve and Walter r. Carter who
claim indemnity from government for its appropriation OF
invention removing snags any other distractions from
rivers
MIR Lawrence read the petition Of the claimants and sub
mited his arguments thereupon. He followed by the
roctor who had concluded his remarks when the hour
for adjournment arrived.
The decided that consequence of the insuciency
OF the time left for the judges in conference, the
court would hereafter be opened at ~ o'clock, m.
Mr. John Ely Of New York, attorney OF this
court.
The court adjourned at O'Clock till Ia o'clock tomorrow
morning.
nKArn-wm b Moss, ESQ, Of the most able lawyers
and brilliant Of Alsbams died Of yellow fever in
Montgomery, on The 9Th instant