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Religious Intelligence.

There was S,bbath School Celebration
ut Bellows Falls June q, by the schools Of
the B'ptist Churches in and around that
place Nearly 1850 persons were present
an address WAS given by Gov. Fletcher.
Th" Northern Association of Univors ilists
convened ut Glover.on " cdnesduy .JunelTth.
Reports were made from nineteen towns,
and the session is spoken of as pleasant
aud profitable.
Rev. j. Z. RANKtH, was installed over the
FIRST Congregational Church in st. Albins
on the 2i5h clt.
The exercises were as follows
Reading Of the Scriptures By Rev
L. French, franklin Introluc, orv
Prayer. Rev. e. W. Piper, Bakersfield
Installation Hymn, composed for tho &c
c"scn, Sermon ny Henry S Wilkes, D. D..
Montreal. c. E. Installing Prayer, r v.
james Buckham, Flrfeld, Charge to the
Pastor, Rev. Andrew Rankin Chester. Right
Hand Of Fellowship, Rev. G orge E
Snbornc, Georgia. Address to the People.
Rev. Ccphas II. Kent Enosbursh. Con-
cluding Prayer, Rev. Charles Durcn,
Sheldon Benediction, Rev j. f. RlnKIn
Ladies Far was held at Charlestown,
Unitarian Church, the proceeds OF which,
about $50, were devoted to building
parsonage.
BY the minutes of the Troy Conference
hat ba tar Of bur
in the Conference is p ,404 number of
Churches, pa. There has been raised for
Society, missionary and similar purposes
Sl1 ,2GO,sj. S. School number 4l2.-
Officers and Teachers 422l Scholars 90
95s.
The next session of the Troy Conference
is to be held at Mddlehury
The q neral Conference of Maine, (Cln-
gregational) held its annu Il meeting at
Bath commencing June and on this 24ch
was the celebration of the 50th anniversary
Of the Maine Missionary Society NJ Much
Preparations had been made for it, and the
proceedings were very interesting The
Society was formed June 18th, lSO7. by
thirty six gentleman, only one of whom,
Father Siwycr, survives The first Mission
AIRY was Rev. Daniel Low joy. The first dona
ton was IS given by the Rev. John Scott
of MInot. The first individual who made
himself life member, by the donation Of
800, wa John Taylor, colored MN of
BAth.-Ihe society has expended S277 ,0O0
and helped 200 churches into prosperity
Father Sawyer, now in his 1922 year, was
present and addressed the meeting,
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NEW PUBLICATIONS

TnE Mo>TuLY Law REPORTER, Fitted by
J Jhn Lowell. June, 1857. Boston Cro.-
by. Nichols y Co.
The pages OF this number are exclusively
occupied with review of the case u Drcd
Scott. as reported in 10, Howard, wtch for
its ability. and the evident care which has
neon bestowed upon 1t well merits attcn.
tion.
1t is not only the right but the duty Of
the bar to crIticise and discuss fyurlcsslv
the doctrines announced from time to
time from the bench and this is especially
true when, rs in the Dred Scott ctsn, the
doctrines advanced are the mere opinions Of
the different judges, and not the judicial
decision of the Court.
This duty has been ably Performed in
the present instance by the Law Reporter.
and could net have been sooner und rtakcn.
inasmuch as the opinions are first off tally
published in l9 Howard, and the strong
reasoning Of Judges Mclean and Curtis have
compelled some OF the other judges to alter
their opinions as delivered from the bench
From this circumstance the opinions as
officially reported present the singular as
pect Of those delivered first in point Of
time, taking great pains to vindicatc their
authors from comments which had not been
made when the opinions purport to have
been delivered.
We notice one fact disclosed by the writ
er in the Law REPORTER as showing how
willing the partizIns of slavery are to abuse
every Office if only thereby the in .erests of
slave may possibly be served-eyen the
cfciai reporter must add his mite in aid of
the cause, AMI accordingly, contrary to his
practice IN other cases, instead of a correct
head note Of the points actually decided
by the case, he has inserted in the report
long abstract, with divisions and 81 sub
divisions containing many points not 50
decided by the Court.
Such head note was never before seen
This head note is omitted from the pam
phet edition OF the Report, published, us
the title page says, by Benjamin {. How
ard, from the 10Th vol, of Howard Reports
The manner in which cases in the Supreme
Court are reported in Howards Reports has
often, we believe, been subject Of com
plant with the bar but we do net think
greater abuse ofthe Office Of a reporter has
ever been perpetrated than in setting
forth in the head notes Of this
important case the numerous extra Judicial
statements made by chief Justice ianey, as
points decided by the Court.
Besides the review above mentioned, tho
number contains the report OF the facts OF
the suit of Med Scott before the Supreme
Court of Mssouri-The opinion of the ma
jority of that court, as reported, and the
dissenting opinion Of Justice Gamble
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

Town MAKING. A gentleman recently re-
turned from the Vest. rel Ltrs that in set
ting out early in the morning rom the place
where he had passed. the M I, he consult
ed his mp ot the country. aud tindng that
o very considerable town, called Vienna oc-
copied point of his road. hut some - or
IL miles off concluded to ,urney as far as
that place neipre breakfast. Another equal
Iy extensive town, hearing As sounding
name, was laid down II CONVENIENT distance
for his afternoon stage. a:,d there he pro-
posed hulting for the night. lie continued
to travel at II good round pace uutil the sun
had risen high in the heavens. and until
he computed that lie had accom- mlished
more than twice or thrice the distance which
be proposed to himself in the outset. Still
he saw no town before him. even Of the
humneist kind. much less such magnlti-
cent one as his map prepared him 10 look
for. At length meeting II solitary wood
chopper emerging from the forest, he ac"o-t-
ed him and ,nquired how far it was to Vi
emma. Vienna, exclaimed the man why
y,u passed it five and twenty miles back.
DID you notice stick Of timber and "A
bl,z-d tree beside the road that was Vi
enna!' The dism-yed traveller then en-.
quired how far it WAS to the other place, at
which he designed passing the night.
'Why you are right on tuat place now, re-
turned the man it btgins just on the other
eide of yon ravire, and runs down to
clump of grded trees which you will see
aboIt II mile farther on the road And
are there no houses built ! ialtered out the
traveller. Ga, no houses whutsumcvcr,
returned the wuodsman they bewed and
haul-d the logs far = blicksmi this shop
but before they raised II, The torn lots ,rere
oil disposed Of an the Eastern STATES and
every thing has been lett just as you now
see II, ever since.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

Mr. L0SGwoRTH, the veteran strawberry
cul,iv4tor vi Cincinnati, in "a recent Letter
to the public, gives an account of the man
ner in which lie made the discovery OF
pistillate and staminate plants among straw
berrl-s. An illiterate market woman beat
him in raising strawberries for market. and
became hie teacher. She threw out II large
part OF her plants and, on ex x,minins them
he found they bad snthers, while the larger
part OF those retained in the garde had
only pistils. just Ell rough Of the males
were retained to feItilize the pistillate
plants This was the foundation OF new
method OF strawberry culture, which has
reyolutionized the practice ot the growers
of this iruit in Europe and AmerIct 1t
has led to hybridizlug and 10 the origna
ting OF nearly all the popular varieties now
cultivated. A hint IRON Mr.. LOngworth
experience will he Of service to all growers
OF this delicious fruit " mix with my
rich garden-mould one half OF the poorest
and stitfsSt clay can find. The result is,
plants ot d much larger growth, that stand
dry, weather bear more and larger fruit, an,
the plants are never thrown out ot the
ground 10 the spring, when the groun'
thawS. "
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nj [ $ G. L l. l. 4 n Y
Prom the Rural New Yorker.

HAY MAKtNG.-lt has been definitely set
tied that the great object to he sought il
the preservation of hay in condition most
nearly resembling the grass in perfect
state. In order to accomplish this end e.
grass should he cut when it contains the
gr atest amount of gluten. sugar and such
other matters as are soluble in water
When the plant has formed its seed. this
stage has passed and woody fibre predomi-
nates-this heng insnuhle cannot assimi.
late itself to the requirements OF the animal
stomach. When grass is in full flower,
Tut before the seed has formed, it contains
the greatest amount of saccharne matter
this speedily diminishes as it rprns which.
together with the decay of the leaves
causes loss in its nutritive properties
Quite number of grasses arr exceptions to
tins rule-some containing the most nutri.
ment when full y ripe-but as II general prin.
ciple Tor the b"nett of both hay and the land
up n which it is grown, we would ADVISE the
cutting 1t at full flower.
The process OF curing should. il possible,
be perfected In the cock. ll,v thus IN ide re-
tains more Of the color and iucrs Of the
grass than when thinlv spread over the field
exposed tn the rays nt the burning sun. 1t
snnuld, if spread be gathered into wind
rows or fIut-rocks at night-dpw falling
upon it when thus scattered results in more
or lers injury The chief point after cuttlng,
is to preserve it from dew and rain as thts,
soon wash away the soluble sits and its
keeping qualities are therhy affected. for
bay thus detriorated lermrnts very readily
when stacked. It the weather is untavor.
ahln the less hay is shook about the better.
1t will preserve its nutritive properties for
consid rahle period nt time # lett unds-
turhed, but when submitted TO rereated
dryings and wettings it is soon utterly
ruined.
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The Sentinel and DIR. Wheeiel's Dis.
course.

Tho Sentinel professes to have felt
deep interest in the orauon Of
Dr. Wheeler, on the Fou-th, md says we
hope TO obtain IA copy for pub icati n.' We
hop" Dr.. Wheeler will furnish the Sentinel
with a copy withouta day delay. Such
treat It's readers wou' have \ Fl cc Of
ppliticd discussion containing sentiments
which a frceunu need not he ashamed Of.
and expressed too, il mnguuee b,htting Il
gentl man. would We such Il rure bit t.
them BY oll means by all m..ns. Dr.
Wheel ,r, do 10 refuse the S.utincrs -
quest Tor copy.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

APPLEroN's RAtLwlY AND STEAM NAvlcA
TIoN GUIDE The July number shows that
the enterprise and industry displayed in
former numbers have suffered no elimination
Ii cOLt.ins no less than se,rn'y sm4ll mas
OF roads and routes, and one large one,
which gives a clear view OF the r ,ilroads
aud their chief connections for all the States
IN the Union, except California. There are
other cmb, llishments and considerable read
ing matter OF interest, besides the tables
and indices, \ volume of 300 pages, 20
handsomely printed and with such a vlrle-
t Of US 'iul information, furnished at 25
cents IL number, is OF great value to the
traveller.
SNuw's PATHFINDER, OR RAILWAY GUIDE.
for the N,w EaIlani States. Published vn
the first Monday OF every month, price six
cents.
SHOWS Pathfinder has appeared monthly
ever since July, 1919, in little book easily
carried in the vest pocket Of the traveller
and hundreds of thousands who have used
it can testify to lis convenience and general
accuracy. Itappears now in much en-
larged form, though one which allows Of its
being easily folded for stowage in a side
pocket 1t allows larger maps, and much
additional matter. For those who are tray
elling in the NV England States it is par
ticularly valuable,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

A SELL The Windsor Journal, IN it,
chapter on the 4th has this sentence
a gentleman from New York, who was
At the Burlington celebration, inlorm' Us
that he saw, IN and about Burlington, and
in the crs coming from Burlington, Hncc
thousand persons drunk-that every other
lnan he saw had flask Of rum.
Our friend Of the Journal must have
fallen into the hands of u stuffer. We
should not have supposed it possible, how
ever, to get SO large a story down his throat.
We stated the case as it was, IN our
account OF the 4th. In fact the indications
here Of an indulgence in strong drink were
rema kaJiy teo, especially considering the
thousands of persons present, from New
York AS well as Vermont,
The journal says
At Windsor, and in this part of tn E
state, generally there was no serious
amount of intoxicltion witnessed. At
Northfeld but little drunkenness WAS noticed
and none At all at WDIistock, whicl vs.
are glad u hear Of, and as sorry to lear Il
from the same authority that at Bellows
Falls, the rayage of rum are said TO have
have been frightiul, aud drunken len were
sect in all directions.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NkUtCuATEL QUEs-
TIoN is confirmed by proclamation OF the
King Of Prussia, renounDlng his pretenslous
10 that canton, but re'aiuIng the title OF
Prince ot NeLichatel. lie might US well
call himself Prince OF Block Island, SO Tar
as any practical effect is concerned This
triumph OF Switzerland over Prussia is II
remarkable evidence )t the progress OF
liberal opinions over dynastic traditions 1t
is also an evidence Of the alArm with which
all the powers OF the Europe look upon any
collision which engages the popular sym-
pathies and arouses the liberal feelings OF
Europe. The military strength OF Swltzer-
land is not to be despis1i even by thrones
that are guarded by immense armies OF
mercenary troops. 10 mountainous coun-
try, filled with ahard, population trained to
the use oI arms, and expert with the rife,
1t would not be an easy matter even for the
banded despotisms that surround it to ex-
ecute the decrees OF a foreign pretender,
But far greater than all her internal strength
is the moral position which Switzerland
held ANA the political principlesthat she re-
presented
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

The Office of the Weekly Herald published
in Leavenw nth, Kansas, was recently visit
ed by correspondent of an Eastern paper,
and is thus described by him - \ visit u
the printing Office afforded "a rich treat. On
entering the first room on the right hand,
three law shingles were on the door on
one side was rich bed-Fr nch blankets,
sheets, table cloths, shirts, cloak and rugs,
all together on the wall hung hams, maps,
venlson and rich engrdyings, onions, por-
traits and boots on the floor were side ot
bacon, carved to the bone, and potatoes,
eta'ionerv and books on a nice dressing
case stood wooden tray half full of dough
while crockery occupied the professional
desk. In the room on the left-the sanctum
the housewife, cook and editor lived in
unity-one person. lie was seated on a
stool, with paper before him on piece
Of plank, writing vigorous knock down to
an article in the Kickapoo Pioneer, paper
OF rival city. The cooking stove was at
his left, and lin kettles all round the corn
Gaze was u doin, and instead Of scratch
his head Us editor often do, he turned the
ske and went ahead
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

INSTANCES or nERusN
One Had named lnmpntagne. from Sorol--
only about thirteen wears Old, thorch tai
for his age, saved eight children.
IL was hv soising the door Of II statcroom
! placing she children upon it, and PUSHING
/ 1t heinrc him Will" he swan. that, at dit
! lrrent trlrs. he succeeded il lintirc on dry
rock, or on the beach, eight OF the surviv-
! "rs, VINO would have Otherwise have met
| WIN the hunirrds Of others, u wntrrv grave.
Among the general confusion. terror aud
/ excitement. there were many instances of
roolnrss end intrepidty. One mtn swan
! on shore with II little 10Y on his back he
! h'i n-vcr attempted to swim before. and
the child nccld n'ally clung to him he
struck out III Gnd's name aud came sale To-
land with his hurdcn. Many others owe
their llv-s to the assistance Of fellows in
Misfortune.
One woman ms she hOated on the water
found ctild nesting to her hosom though
she knew not how it came there. and thOt gh
expecting to perish h rself let it cling to
her, and rxrrtrd herself to save it, and both
were taken up alive. The child is badly
burned, and no one claims it.
AN IMMIGRANTs DIARY.
The Captain said +. G. verock was one
OF IA family of nine. all of whom had perish.
ed A memorandum book WAS taken from
his pocket, which was shown me. On the
first pag" | found the following entry, made
evidently as he was leaving Greenock $50
passengers, crew included $50 in FIRST Sd
loon. We got "A sermon from II Minister at
Grecnock Bought Il Bible On the last
page, written evidently Just before the dis
aNter, was-'We landed at Quebec on the
10Th OF jane, and all was expectation, and
all passed Ct suppose the usual muster by
emigrant agent and doctUr) and steamer
came alongside and e ch went into another
steamer, and we wentawaynt clock 50
ended the record of mis- ,urnev through life.
BURIAL OF SOME OF TUE DFAD.
Every thing having been arranged, the
bodies were gently lowered into their
last narrow resting place. In that little
spot lie all that was mortal OF those uulur.
tunite strangers who, with high hopes and
s"elIlnE hearts, came among US to seek an
nsyum and IA home How many absent
friends would have mourned around the spot,
And alt Ough we observed no cXtrdvaraut
grlei. yet "a large cnncuurse OF hlgh rpsprc-
table Persons testified Wy their presence at
the mourrlul ohs' q,irs, their deep sym
p'thy with the friends OF the drptrtrd
Among those present we observed a fine blue
.ytd boy about fourteen named William.
Duggan, the pride OF his unfortunate mo.
ther. lie was one Of teu-six brothers.
mother and father. and an nuut-,ll Of
whom lave pcrlshod hy the late awful ca
tastr"phe The big tear which trIckicd
down the cheek OF this modest youth was
enough to move the stoute>t heart.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

TnE FUNERAL OF Hos. WM L. MARor. The
funeral OF the late Secretary OF State, at
Albany on the sth inst, was attended by a
great throug. The procession Is spoken OF
al the largest one seen in Albany. large
number OF distinguished men were present,
among whom were Ex Presidents Van Bu-
ren and Pierce, Ex.Governors Seward.
Bouck, Fish. and Hunt. The military dis
ply was very great and large numbers were
present as representatives of the
autho: tiles of cities, officers and members
Of institutions, aud fire companies. The
public buildings in Albany and large
number of stores and dwellings, were draped
in mourning. Tho religious exercises were
conducted BY DR.. Mott, DR.. Sprague, Dr..
Hague, and DR.. Welsh.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

y ltCMAN CN,r PROT d D.w. once Pros.
dent vt WiIlIim AMI Mary College in VIZ
Lluii, IN hi, review OF the q ID ,tr, ia toe
Virginia L .',Il'urc in l>3 ,, says: FROM
AL the iUinrrLdtIpn W. ulu up,ain, we have
no htsit tion in saying ,hat upwards Of six
thol'aud ('lvcs) are yearly exported lr'm
Virginia } to utrcr States. Again \
full equivalent hrins thGS lett in the place
Of the Save, this emi grafton becomes an ad-
vantage TO the State, and does not shock
tho black population rs much as, at frs,
view, We might imagine because it fur
rishes every Inducemeut to the master To
encourag re ding aud o c,us. the Gre ,t.s,
mum er possible To be raised. W.
ginia IS, IN tact, a ncgro-raSlHg STATE jor
Other Safes
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PRESERVING AMERICAN GRAIN The results
Of some experiments made in France in the
preservation of grain have but very recently
been published A year ago exactly, 2lT5
bushels Of American wheat were. by way Of
trial. enclosed in two sllos Of sheet iron
large cylinders sunk in the ground-and were
carefully cIos-d. sealed and covered The
seals were removed in the first week Of last
month. in TT, sence of two delegates from
the War Off e Of several members OF the
Commission for Military Stores. The grain
was then subjected TO a strict examination,
and unanimously declared to be ex!etly the
same as it was when sealed up. The cost
of preserving corn hy mems OF these silos
does not exceed sixteen cents per two and
three quarters bushels, while all danger OF
loss by ire or yermin is entirely obviat1d.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-17

TINlU ''I' NV lulh LNtHllls I"sN'
PuILosoPnY ~ COURT We observe that
d. prize Is fired this year by llArvari Col
Ige of $500 toany pupil who shall he drci
de1 by the tOrpOrition to have attained the
greatest skill in mathematics. The person
who otf.rs the prize, which Is only proposed
for this year. is Uridh a. BOyden, u civil
engineer OF Boston.
This gentleman was concerned in suit
last year, brought by him in the supreme
Court of Massachusetts against the Atlantic
Cotton Mills OF L ,wrence, which was of
very interesting character. but has never,
70 lar as we are aware, come before the pub
lie. Mr. BOyten had agreed to make II tur-
hne water wheel for the Atlantic Mills
which should save, or utilize, as 1t is term
ed, seventy-six per cent. OF the water pow er,
il he succeeded in saving that per cent"ge,
he was to have Two thousand dollars. II not,
he was to have nothing and Tor every one
per cent. above that he was to receive $3.50,
Mr.. Boyden went to work and produced u
wheel which saved rs he affirmed, HiHety-
sir per cent. The labor involved in tins
result may be imagined from the fact that
Mr.. BOyGen spent more than So 600 in the
mere mathematical calculations The Com
pdny had provided no sufficient means Of
testing the question practically, and as the
per centige claimed by Mr., BIyden WAS
altogether unprecedented, they contested
the claim.
The case was put into court. No jury
on the globe could comprehend the question,
and the learned bench also found itself en-
tirely at fault. The case WAS accordingly
referred to three wrll-chosen parties (; Judge
joel Parker, Cambridge Professor Beujt-
min Pierce, the mathematician, and james
b. Francis, of Lowell, the agent OF the
united companies ol Lowell in tue manage
ment OF the co nmon water power. Professor
Parker furnished the law, Mr. Francis the
practical acquaintance with hydraulics, and
Professor Pierce the mathem ttical knUwl-
edge. That learned geometer had to dive
deep and study long before the problem was
/ settled. But settled IT was, at last, and IN
/ Mr.. BOyden's favor, to whom the referees
awarded the SUN of eighteen thousand seven
| hundred dollars. Mr. BOyden had preSl-
onsly constructed turbine wheels that uul-
ized respectively the extraordinary amounts
OF oteighty-niue and ninety per cent. the last
wheel, utilizing nlnety-six per cent, exceeds
, anything OF the kind that was ever made-
The wheel is one hundred and four anC
three quarter inches III diameter.