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THENrIcIrY or THE BIBLE RECORD
The Paris correspondent Of the New York
Journal Of Commerce thus alludes to the
discoveries made BY Sir Henry Rawlin.
son, in Assyria, con6rmatory Of the truth
Of the Bible record: s51s'a' ss!qoa ta~
Among the recent public lectures in
London, you may be struck with that Of
Sir Henry Rawlinson, on the late Orien-
tai discoveries in relation to the Bible. II
occupied nearly an hour and half: Sir
Henry expatiated on some Of the most i'm.
portant results of his discoveries in Assy-
ria, constituting veri6cation Of scripture
history he illustrated bis topic by numer.
Gus drawings and models taken from the
sculptures now in the British Museum.
He could educe, BY abundant coincidence,
the anthenticity Of the Holy Writ. The
earliest period to which the Inscriptions
he had found referred, was about two
thousand years before Christ, The whole
country Of ,Assyria had been excavated in
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Of inscriptions had been decipher-d, and
in many instances, they confirmed, in tho
minutest details, the pages Of scripture,
and explained passages which. had hitherto
been obscure. The instances which he
cited TEEN with instruction aud force; the
Interpretation or derivation Of names in
particular. The earliest connection Of
the Chaldees and Indians, and the Baby.
lonian mythology, the ethnology and geo.
|graphy Of the Assyrians, the historical
records, all arc illustrated in every case
there IS An entire agreement with the Bi-
ble. The lecturer inferred from his SUI.
dies that the Book Of job belonged to !
time about seven hundred years before
Chlst. II tho inscriptions there is : pc
riod Of nearly thousand years, without
mention Of Judea, but during thai period
there was no ind1cement for intercourse
between ,ths Assyrians and the, Jews.
The visit Of the Queen Of Sheba 10 Solo.
mon was verified. SO, The wars between
|Ssnnacherib and Hezekiah. There were
four distinct captivities of the Jews. Some
Inscriptions referred 10 tho time Of Nebp.
|chadnezzar;; others threw light on the .ex.
istence and actions Of Belshazzar, who
was joint King with bis father, Minus, and
who shu himself up 10 Nineveh. a1ifis
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interest at the rate ii twenty-five per per 4nnum,
# part only a ,ha liable the 1tiec
ton, then flr much Of the paid
such part interest and charges I, thu same apt.r
timing II not commenced wthtn the year the claim ha
tS- forever barred TIN may In The supreme Judi
court plaintiff recovering Judgment, therein
shall have it costs although the amount 81 damages he
less than twenty dollars.
The municipal officers Of the town may employ
~" ~ their uumbcr uhrr person, attend
To the sale any real he sold which
their town x Interested. and bid therefor
the ameunt due and charges beitf .te town.
and the decd shall be MAIZE
sggT In all cas- where r- has sol fer
sfar, county town the may pay the
necessary t. rcdetn tn" same. within the tne allowed by
s, the treasury state county town 10 which
HE tax - be part aud such Paymgt seasoua5 made
sa reieen the rsite II shall he the taty II The treas
urcr to pay the amount received b, hun person
emitted aeeaetes t" the records and documents
"'he t. receive the sam" Thu provisions II rhts section
<hall apply e sales made hHilr well after the passing
II THIS act,
SET Having ,aaic the copy required the collector
ftiews
70 A. II treasurer of the town of --= c,rti,y that
the foregoing copy luc ri the bills
Committed 70 collector Of -ait relate.
xrs assessed on the real estate. Of resident owner. in
-td town for the year i,5 that unpal at this
dtte, that The bin, committed To The lay
ef - is6-- and hat the aud t'Sss returned by
unpaid Name oil iovn.J fpatr
u collector Of taxes of the town n" - for The year
II the committed to eaasu,b- hc certificate
must confirm thereto The trta,urer advertisement shah
b- IN substance - fpiaws
Nonresident taxes it the town of --- in the county
Of = for the year ls5--.
n B.--rhe name Of lie town formerly --, 90 he
stated IN case of change OF mentioned in the
e'n] The f'"lns let OF taxes on real estate of NON
resident oaHers IA the town IT , FIR The wear ls5,
in bl' committed TO \ collector tor eon-ttrl II
town, on the --d day II -, So, has been returned
~ htn 70 m" as remaining unpaid on the DAY of
-, lsa-, by rs certificate Of that date and uo~
and interest and charges paid the treasury
Il the sad town, within eighteen murtts
the commitment Of The sad bits % much If The real state
A. f,F fl,-rt
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Augusta for the middle district, the second Tuesday
June Bangor for the district, tho second
Tuesday OF July, of each year.
Sect Whenever party whose duty il shall be to
ter civil action in the law court in any district shall
fail To enter the within the first two days Of the
in which the entry thereof should be made, the opposite
party hereaterwarls during the term,
complaint briefly setting forth The facts, and the
cng satisfied Of the truth of said complaint, may order
Judgment be rendered favor "f such complainant, III
other decided by the law and If the is
exceptions, the complainant shall treble from
the time they were hlei.
Sect j. Whenever demurrer shall be filed and Joined,
the presiding justice shall rule thereon, and the ruling shall
he hnal unless the aggritved shall except to such
uling The party drmurring shall after the demurrer
oned, Withdraw the without leave Of court and the
consent IF the opposite party II the shall deem
any such exceptions frivolous, they shall impose treble
costs the party demurrng from the time Of the filing
such demurrer
Sect T. In all civil hereafter entered ~ said
when the defendant APPEARS he shall least fourteen days
before the succeeding file with the clerk of the
court specification brief the and grounds
HI defence, with declaration signed by himself or his
t"rney thai the decraut believes that there good de-
irnce to all part Of the plaintiff claim, and that he
tends make such defence. The clerk shall mark
the docket only in which specifications shall have
been filed Aforesaid and the shall dispose all
ITS discretion, allow such peclncaon and declaration to he
filed. and The entered the docket after sncl
time. also may allow amendments to specifications. Ia
al which shall be marked for trial. aforesaid If
issue shall be joined actual trial had mode
aud judgment he rendered for the plaintiff, the defendant
shall be liable for trei costs, unless the presiding judge
shall certify upon record that the defendant had
reasonable grounds for Ming his said specifications and de-
caratnn, aud that the filed Tor the pur
pose Of delay Plaintiff may denur said specifications of
defence, and the demurrer shall he disposed of other
Sect :. All and parts Of inconsistent with this
act hereby repealed and this shall he from
and after its approval hg the governor
Approved April 10, l551
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Name Of Amount Of inter Quantity Name of pur-
oSarr eat and charges. sold. chaser.
In witness IF all which have hcrean'o subscribed my

In witness # All which have her subscribed my
name, this - day Of ------, ls5-.
p, treasurer ef the town Of ----.
The above etur Of the treasurer, be made in hi, book
mentioned in the hst section shall be prina face evidence
81 the tict- herein stated.
D Section seventy eight Of chapter fourteen
revised statutes section inclusive sec
ton nineteen Of chapter hundred twenty Of
the plblc iiass eighteen hundred and forty four
chapter hundred and of the public laws Of
eighteen hundred AMI fifty, and all and parts acs
inconsistent with the provisions Of this hereby
peaied except that they shall in force all puf
poses required complete the collection of
FIRE assessed.
sser 10 This shall effect from and after is APP
proya by the governor.
Approved April 10, 1857
AN ACT additional relating to liens vessels.
Be ri enacted BY the Senate and House or Represent-
atiues in Legislature dssenltied, as follows
SECTION l. When from the number Of actions brou ght in
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AN ACT additional to chapter twenty five of the
statutes, relating to ways
b It eactfi by the .Soafo and House of Representa-
tires IN Lcg,Siat,Vs assembled, as fellows:
sect l. Whenever jury is ordered provided in the
eighth section of the twenty m chapter of the
statutes, the commissioners may appoint person to pre-
sie at the view and hearing who shall be al
lowed compensation 10 he determined hereinafter pro-
yrel When person is appointed, when the person
appointed absent the officer whp summoned the Jury is
to pesie The person presiding is Ia administer an oath
u jurors for The faithful discharge duties To
swear the wituesse. keep order and direct the course
Of the proceedings 10 decide all questions of law arising
the trial which would be proper for the decision Of Judge
I" instruct the jury upon any question OF law when requested
~ etr parry and to certify I" the court with the
dict, the suh,tance Of decision instruction by him
v'yrn when any party shah REQ est 1t.
The jury are 70 view the premises hear the testimony and
the arguments # the parties their counsel and render
verdict signed by all Of them which lee an
envelope with endorsement thereon stating contents
aud To he delivered the officer having charge them
who is to return it to the udicia court, the
thereof he held the same county with his
doines stating his travel and attendance that of
each juror
sect Said court shall receive said verdict and oertiG
cate Of the person presiding ard adjndca,e thereon,
confirm the verdict set aside for good cause
serving the right t" except in other aud if the
matter shall have been determined by committee, pro
Ved in said chapter their report shall be made the
term Of said held in that county, and like proceedings
shall he had thereon verdict returned aforesaid
Sect The clerk of said court shail certify such Yer
dict report the may be, with the final udica
meeting after such adjudication shall be had and the
jury shall not have agreed verdict, the verdict or
report been set aside by the court to which it returned
upon exceptions the commissioners application
for, shall order jury the parties may agree upon
new committee and thereup1n like proceedgs shall be
herein provided.
Sect s. The verdict of the jury, report the commit
tee returned to the before provided accepted
and certified to the commits and by them recorded
sha be conclusive upon the parties to the proceedings.
Sect b. The party pevang shall recover costs, to be
taxed and allowed by the which the
port shall have been returned and certified with to he
and said shall eompen
saon OF the committee and Of the presiding the
trial by jury.
Feet. l. So much Of the twenty-hh chapter Of the
vised Statutes Is inconsistent with the provisions Of tn
act, is hereby repealed.
lApprovei April l5 1857,
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AN ACT declaring all slaves brought by their
this state free and to punish any attempt to
thority over them.
b. At eaaotd by The Senate aud House Of Re1ucsetfa-
tires m Legisiature assembled, as follows
Sect |. Any slave youn arIy brought this by
his MASTER with his knowledge consent shall thereby
become Tree and If restrained OF his liberty may
writ OF habcas corpus be discharged from such
and attempt by restrain such slave OF his
liberty, exercise the authority Of him,
shall he punished by fine not exceeding thousand dol
lars, OF by Imprisonment exceeding year.
Sect. 2, This shall take effect and after its lp-
prevail by the governor.
Approved April Is, 1851
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AN ACT additional concerning the supreme judicial court
and judicial proceedings.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
hres-,a Legislature assembled as follows:
Sect. l. Not less than ma orty of justices the
supreme judicial shall be competent hear
termine questions of law and equity and try indictments
found for crimes the punishment of which death and
shall be determined aforesaid without the
Of five, and trial for Indictment f- capital crimes
They shall hold the law Of said court at Portland
for the district the second Tuesday Of May III
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AZ ACT concerning the Of thu municipal
Judges Of tic u ths
BE enacted by me Senate and House Of Represent
trues LegttiatHr, asycmbied follows
sect. The salaries Of the several Judges Of the nuai-
cipal and police Of the Of this state sha
xed by the nAy and aldermen he cities af1re-
said and shall he pail TO sail Judges of the several
treasures Of cities quarterly all fees ed by
said judges sba he 10y them paid the treasures
Of their said cities quarterly - the 81 SAID cities
eept where the com of judges by
act prov ding for their appointment election Is Nc by
allowing them The lees in part in Nhos accruing
courts.
Sect , All and parts Of acts fixing any the sal
oil The judges Aforesaid and requiring the be
pad by any county this state, hereby repealed.
Sect 8 This shall take effect and cr lis ap.
proval by the governor.
Improved April Is, 1857
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Is the Moon Inhabited d?

| 1t has long been known that the moon re-
wolves upon its axis in the same time in which
it reyolves round the earth, and consequently
! that it always presents nearly the same side
towards the earth, while the opposite side is
never seen from our globe. No bodies Of
water nor clouds can be seen on the moon by
the aid of the most powerful telescope, nor
is the apparent direction of stars close to its
edge changed by refraction, as would be the
case if an atmosphere enveloped the moon
Hence it has been inferred by Whewell the
reputed author of late work entitled, "0i
Plurality Of Worlds" that the moon has no
atmosphere or water, and consequently nc
inhabitants
This inference is shown to be inconclusiye
by recent discovery of the astronomer
Hansel, whose study of the moons motion,
continued for years, has established the fact
that the centre of gravity of the moon, in
stead of being like that of the earth, at the
centre Of figure, is beyond that centre, and
farther from the side next to the earth than
it is from the otherside, by seventy-four miles
The nearer side of the moon, therefore, is o
vast, extended protuberance or mountain, sew
enty-four miles high; and any fluid, whether
air or water, would flow downward from the
nearer to the farther side of the moon, where
for aught we know, intelligent beings may
exist. The nearer side of the moon cannot
be inhabited, at least by beings to whom all
and water are essential, as is the case witt
all terrestrial animals
The late celebrated mathematician, Gauss
proposed as q means Of settling the question
whether the moon is inhabited, that huge
monument should be erected on the Steppe'
of Siberia as a signal to the inhabitants o.
the moon, in the hope that they might be in
duced to erect similar signal to apprise vi
of their existence The discovery of Hanse
shows that such an experiment could be at
tended with no success, inasmuch as all th,
inhabitants of the moon, if there are any
being on the farther side, could never see
monument on the earth 1t may not be un
interesting to add, that it has been discovered
within few years by means of long-contin
ed, hourly observation with the barometer
that the moon exerts no appreciable inhuenc,
upon the pressure of the atmosphere; anC
also, by means OF long-continued magnetic
observations, that it exerts an influence upoI
the declination of the magnetic needle
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A New Hampshire Judges CHARGE


In the life of the late Gov. Plumer, is the
following account of John Dudley of Ray
mond, N. H., who was Judge of the Supe-
rior Couraof that State from 1855 to 1897:
This extraordinary man, who was for
twelve years Judge Of the Superior Court,
had not only no legal education, but little
learningsof any kind. But he had discrim-
mating mind, retentive memory, patience
which nosabor could tire, an integrity proof
alike against threats and hattery, and free
elocution, often bold, uncouth, clear, and ex-
pressye, with warmth of honest feeling,
which it was not easy to resist His ideas
of law may be inferred from the conclusion
of one Of his charges to a jury. 1t was
somewhat in this style:
"You have heard, gentlemen Of the jury,
what has been said in this case by the lawyers
the rascals but | won't abuse them 1t is
their business to make good case for their
clients: they are paid forit; and they have
done it in this case well enough But You
and |, gentlemen, have something else to con-
slider. They talk Of law, Why, gentlemen,
it is no law that we want, but justice. They
would govern us by the common law of Eng
land Trust me, gentlemen, common sense
is much safer guide for us,-the common
sense of Raymond, Epping, Exeter, and the
other towns, which have sent us here to trv
this case between two of our neighbors. A
clear head and an honest heart are worth
more than all the lawyers There was one
good thing said at the bar. 1t was from one
Shakespeare, an English player, / believe
No matter. 1t is good enough almost to be
in the Bible. 1t is this; "Be just, and fear
not" That, gentlemen is the law in this
case, and law enough in any case. 'Be just,
and fear not" 1t is our business to do JUS
tice between the parties, not by any quirks
of the law out of Coke or Blackstone, books
that never read and never will, but by com
mon sense and common honesty, as between
man and man. That is our business; and
the curse of God is upon us if we neglect or
evade or turn aside from it, And now, Mr.
Sheriff, take out the jury; and you, Mr..
Foreman, do not keep us waiting with idle
talk, Of which there has been too much al
ready, about matters that have nothing to do
with the merits of the case. Give us an
honest verdict, of which, as plain common
sense men, you need not be ashamed"
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BreviGes.

When you have strangers at the table,
avoid introducing a forward, clustering man.
His noise and nonsense will efiectually seal
up the mouths Of the company and you will
have the modification of passing an unpleas-
ant day from your want of dlscernment.
We can bear with a man who is only pee
wish when the wind is in the East; but it is
intolerable to live with a man who is peevsh
at every point of the compass.
When you are at another persons table
never call for bread beer or wine in an au-
thoritative manner.
81 know of no such thing as genius" said
Hogarth to Mr.. Gilbert Cooper; genius is
nothing but diligence"
Very few men, properly speaking, live at
present, but are providing to live at another
time
Those who are rendered unhappy by frivo-
lous troubles, seek comfort in frivolous enjoy
ments.
When there is one man honest from prin.
ciple, there are we fear ten men honest from
prudence.
Hope is a bad clock, forever striking the
hour Of happiness, whether it has come oil
not.
Excuses are the pickpockets of time
The sun does not wait for his hot water. OF
his boots, but gets up at once.
Peace is the evening star of the soul, az
virtue is its sun, and the two are never fal
apart.
Truth is clothed in white. But a lie comes
forth with all the colors of the rainbow
Mr.. Dubois is so skeptical that he won
believe even the report of a cannon.
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[ NUMBER so.

with terrific yells beset my dark abode. And
anon as by the door each monster passed, |
behed such demon shapes and heard such
sounds as never were dreamed of by man be-
fore. Suddenly all was still and dark, as when
a deluge descends upon city and extinguish-
es its thousand lights, and puts to silence its
ten thousand voices. But quick as thought
it was again resumed, and | heard each de-
mon loudly yell, "Behold the Murdererp In
an instant my dark cell was lighted up and l
beheld on each wall, written in letters of fire,
Behold the Murderer" And the iron door
of my cell turned upon its hinges and there
appeared to me being of enormous size, and
with eyes flashing fire, and sulphurous smoke
issuing from his mouth, he too exclaimed
"Behold the Murderer Soon shalt thou
taste the bitterness of his cup" And with
burning hands he grasped my body and snapp-
ed the chains that bound me to my cell, and
awoke and found me sitting upright upon
my bed of straw, shiyering in the cold wind,
and thanked God that was still a prisoner,
and resolved in. my heart to be better man.
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those reckless savages EDWARDS they rush
ed through the hals-the cells-the clois-
ters- The chapel alone was untouched, and
there were the sisters kneeling and praying,
each beside her own narrow resting-pace.
The trembling maidens had just relinquished
all hope, when the old man, their friend of
the former night, appeared once more among
them.
..Betake ye toyour shrouds, said he greet
ing them majestically. "Your heads are
crowned with flowers; lay ye for the present
in your beds of death"
They laid them hastily down in their cof-
fins, and folded their hands on their breasts
In moment more they wereall unconscious
OF existence. No human eyepcould look on
them and believe that they were not corpses,
so wan, so woe-begone, so death-ike did they
seem.
In another moment the fierce Pcts had
burst open the door; and, like the wild waves
OF the stormy ocean in hood-tide, they tum-
bled over one another into the sacred edifce
A single glance sulliced to frighten even the
stoutest hearted among them; and every one
recoiled from the sight which met his eyes
"A panic seized on the cruel marauders.-
They skunk off, and fed tar from that sanctu-
airy, humbed and bowling
Next evening the army was leagues dis
tant; and never again did the Picts molest
the recluses of Hollywood.
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The Wife.

She who sleeps upon my heart,
Was the first to win il;
She who dreams upon my breast
Ever reigns within it.
She who kisses oft my lips,
Wakes their warmest blessing;
She who rests within my arms
Feels their closest pressing.
Other days than these shall come
Days that may be dreary-
Other hours shall greet us yet,
Hours that may be weary;
Still this heart shall be thy throne,
Still this breast shall be thy pillow;
Still these lips shall meet thine oft
AS billow meeteth billow.
Sleep, then, on my happy heart,
Since thy love has won it.
Dream, then, on my loyal breast,
None but thou hast done it,;
And when age our bloom shall change,
With its wintry weather,
May we in the self-same grave
Sleep and dream together.
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An unloving woman is an impossibility, un-
less we can imagine pillar of ice to stand
against July sun. But all women love,
and that passionately. Those who profess
that they do not are only trying to hide a
bitter disappointment behind the transparent
mask of affectation
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To Cory MANUSCRIPTS Photography is
most successfully applied to manuscripts. A
precious collection of charters, ETC., will soon
be published The time is not far off when
every man will have in his Office photo
graphic apparatus to copy his letters
The weekly ledger., 1857-10-03
John w. Armstrong,
GEO. MUNCKTON,
s. II. MARLETTE,

SORVE YOR o. CIVIL ENGINEER,
)ESlRlNG to rusume the practice of my profes
a., SION among my old friends of Amador and
iaaVeras counties, respectfully solicit their or
agIs a which will be promptly attended to- on reason
A%aS oIice at Jackson's News Depot Jackson
'''uauor county, California. ~IsE
"o'i Sm S. H. MARLETTE.