The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-23
Our Boston Correspondence.
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Schools-Railroad Passengers-Death of Mayor
Seauer- Washington's Birthday-Baptist Sab
bath Schools-Ihe Legislatue-Kno,o Nothing
Fstivals-Ne,c Hampshire-IHe Davis Insti-
tute, 8c.
An abstract of the census of 1856 has been pub
lished, by order of the Senate, showing popua-
ton to be 1873 ,123-an increase Of 1875 in five
years. All the Congressional districts have in
creased their numbers, but Mr.. Banks most of oil.
That district-the Seventh-had 81 $40 in 1850, and
1l7,s54 in 1855. This you can put down among the
irregular condolences" No other district comes
within 5000 OF this number the next largest being
Nos, which contains lOs,669 people. Mr.. Banks
town. too, has largely increased in population rising
from AGA to 6,O49, or thirtyfve per cent. The
luation of the property in that town shows an in
crease Of about million and quarter of dollars
from 1850 to 1856.
All the counties have added to their populations
except Nantucket, which has lost 115. Middesex
has increased nearly 80 900; Essex "a O00 Suffolk,
26O00 Worcester % 900; Norfolk, II OOO Bristol,
$4,000; Plymouth, 1000. The increase in the
other counties is but small. l have made the
comparison with the population Of 1850, as
printed in Senate document No. 49, 1862, which
makes the population returns of 1850 more than
10000 less than that under which the Congress
siona districts were made they being based on the
asst national census. The population of Boston is
l60508, Of which number 1921 belong to South
Boston and Washington Village.
At the annual meeting Of the Sabbath schools
connected with the Orthodox Congregational
churches of Boston, held last Sunday evening, Mr..
Williams, the Secretary, read report, from which
it appears that the number of such schools is now
49, Of teachers, 457; of scholars, 1888; average at
tendance 2,467; conversions during the past year,
22l.
The seven railroads that enter this city brought
in O30 passengers, or some $4,000 per day, not
counting Sundays, during 1866. The number was
not SO great as that Of 1854 by 65O,7s0.
ExMayor Seaver died, at the residence of his
son-in-aw, at Roxbury yesterday morning. He was
long connected with the government of this city,
and was Mayor in 1852 and 53. He was about 60
years old.
Washington's birthday will be observed here by
the Mercantile Library Association, before whom
MI. Everett will deliver an Grafton. DR.. Holmes has
written an ode for the OCCASION cannot learn that
think highly of cannon firing. In Charlestown and
Roxbury there will be something DONE The Fare
well Address will be read in the Legislature, which
Will meet for that purpose In convention.
ton Of the Sabbath schools connected with the Bos
ton South Baptist Association. There are 33 schools
IN this association located in the counties of Suffolk
scholars is 1855; Of teachers, 522; Of classes re-
ported, 534; OF library books, 1884; increase of
scholars, 254; number Of conversions, Ill. A
good deal of useful business was transacted, and
addresses were made by several gentlemen.
Mr.. Hanscom Clerk in the State Department has
been turned out of Office by Secretary De Witt and
his place has been given to Mr.. Prince, of Essex,
an old free soer Mr.. Hanscom is also free
soiler, but is supposed to be obnoxious to Governor
Gardiner on personal grounds
increase sumner, OF Great Darlington, and Moses
Z. Cobb, OF Charlestown, are spoken of for the
place on the Common Pleas Bench made vacant
by the death of Judge Byington. movement has
been made in the Legislature to abolish the seventh
justiceship, so that the vacancy shall be filled by
nobody, who is an excellent lawyer doing harm to
nobody. Court reform is much talked Of but no.
thing is done about it.
Our legislative proceedings are not Of very re-
markable character Some amendments of the
constitution have passed the Senate. One requires
that voters shall know how to read and write
another provides for residence Of twenty years
before foreigner shall become citizen third
abolishes Imprisonment for debt Their fate in the
House is uncertain.
The Know Nothings have been having festivalsa at
Lowell and Worcester, and making merry thereat.
Mr.. De Witt the old free soil member from the Wor-
cester district, was present at the Worcester fes
tival, and spoke highly of Mr.. Banks, whereupon
the Speaker was cheered. Gov. Gardner also was
present. and paid his respects to the republicans in
an over-the-left sense.
Mr.. Goodwin's nomination for Governor Of New
Hampshire by the wings, am assured by q gentle.
man who is familiar with Granite State politics, Ia
intended only to help the fusionists If he had not
been nominated, some bunker whig would have
been, and SO the democrats have been helped. The
fusion will be at The polls for representatives Sena
tors, and so forth.
1.-THE Davis Institute" il the name of new lite.
rary association just formed here and takes its title
from Thomas Davis, the Irish patriot and poet Lee
lures will be delivered before it by Mr.. Meagher
John Brougham, Henry Giles, John Savage and
other gentlemen of talent and distinction. The
first lecture will be given on Monday evening next
The object is to provide something Of better cha
racter for our foreign population than buCcaneerng
meetings It ought to succeed.
The Republican State Committee have appointed
an extensive list of delegates to the Pittsburg
venti0n embracing about all the leaders of the party
1t is a wonderfully able body Of men.
The weather has been very severe this week and
The air is now full of mow and If there
should be as much change Of temperature in the
warm direction for the next twelve hours there has
been in the last eighteen hours, we shall probably
have o driver of q storm. Our streets are now In
toerable condition, after expanding nearly $4,000
on cleaning them. The ice Is very thick on them.
md the walking is far more dangerous than when |
it was worse, which may be an Irishsm, but Is the
for hat