Smyrna times., 1858-05-27
MIS- CELL A n f. O L S {.
DELAWARE AFFAIRS.

0rr The Board of Medical Examiners of the
Medical Faculty OF Delaware Will meet at Do
yer on the S;h Of June.
OFA post Office has been established at Ar
thlrsvile, Kent county, and VIM. Arthur ap-
pointed postmaster.
0F A race between the " Milford Mare" and
the Marvel Horse" wll come oil at Ander-
sons lane, Sussex county, next Friday, for one
hundred dollars side. These races, says the
Messenger, are becoming too frequent for the
morals of our County. Wonder if our grand
Jurors will take any cognlzance OF the VIOLA
tions of the law
MAGEE's CHAPEL-Near White Hall, in
Kent county, the people have constructed a
plank church, after the one constructed by Mr..
Manshipin Philadelphia. 1t was dedicated last
Sunday.
A New Town -AIessrs. Tasker and Shaw,
says the Republican,. have laid out the ground
for a town or viii ge Oh the farm they pur-
chased of the late Chancellor Johns, near New
c .sle. Men have been engaged in grading
tie streets, and a pot has been prepared on
which the lots are marked out, and the streets
ore laid down aud named. The lots are laid
off fifty feet front by l43a deep, but could be
cut up 10 suit purchasers. 1t is expected that
there will be a number Of dwellings, erected
this season.
SALE OF CoNvIcTs-We learn from the Mes
Senger that the following persons were sold
on Tuesday last, at Georgetown, underline SEN
tence Of tle Cuurt:-I.ousa Oncy, who was
convicted of the offence of enticing away
slaves, was sold for term Of seven years for
the sum of $lG5; she was bought by her bro
thcr. Elizabeth Marsh, who was convicted Of
the same ehtnce, wus sold for seven years for
the sum of S400. Alahala Maui, convicted of
an attempt at burglary, was sold for the term
of three yeas for 1910. Major Harrington.
convicted OF larceny, on two indictments, was
sold for term Of fourteen years for SIT.
ACCIDENTAL few days ago, says the Mes.
Senger, one Of the crew of schooner, lying at
the Breakwater, fell from the top of tFe mast
to the deck of the vessel, a distance of 7G feet
He was, OF course, mach bruised but strange 10
say, n" bones were broken, and he is considered
in fair way to recover. lie fell first upon
a cal boOse or small house on the deck, and
bounced from it some five or six feet, and
would have gone overheard had he not been
caught By some person standing near.
MEETING AT MIDDLErOwS.--The meeting at
MiddletOwn, on Saturday was attended by
4HI'S d HuHIpcI Vi CItiLeHSs saws the IfpNOtt-
can, aud passed off quietly. 1t was organised
by calling Major John Jones to the chair and
appointing VIM. II. JeandcIl, secretary. Ma.
l0r Jones thanked his fellow citizens on taking
the chair, for the hOnr conferred on him, after
WI ch the object OF the meeting was stated by
Abraham StaatS, Esq, in clear, lucid manner.
Samuel Townsend, mc we'd the appointment of
a committee to report business and at the same
time defined what he understood to be democ-
rIcy, and contrastcd ii with the course of the
party with which he had been heretofore enac-
ting. The chair appointed the following COM
mIItee: Abraham Staa's, J. w. Hawkins, |
Aaron p. Osmond, Geo. b. Money, David Nc. |
kee, Thomas Scott, Samuel Townsend, Will !
liam Deakyne, Q. ID. Jester, and VIM. Huston,
who after retiring short time reported reso-
lu'ions tav,ring Popular Sovereignty, Protec-
TO American Labor, &c
They recommend that the several Hundreds |
in said county, in favor of those principles, meet
III their primary capacity, on the 9Th of June to
eject delegates for each Hundred, to meet
the like number o. delegates from Kent and
Sussex counties, at Dover on the 10Th Of June. |
also that a County Convention be held at New |
Castle, on Saturday, the l9h Of June.