New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-15

600, and got it, not without opposition. He is
making dangerous experiments upon bis popularity
by these incessaEt demands for money. and ought
to remember that the Commonwealth has already
given BIN much more than be had any reason to
expect One square of Back Bay lands has been
reserved for an Institute Of Technology and the
Boston Society of Natural History. The Rhode
Island boundary question has been settled, finally
we hope, by the adoption of new line, which
transfers Pawtuchet and part Of Seekonk Mass, 10
Rhode Island, and Fall River X. L., to Massachu-
sets Rhode Island gets the advantage in territory
ard population, but the convenience and business
interests of the people were clearly involved in
this settlement that these considerations were over
looked. considerable number Of the people of
Pawtucbet demonstrated against the proposed
boundary, probably on the ground that they did not
like the idea OF being transferred into the jurisdc.
ton OF The cotton corporation properly named n
providence Plantation" over which that dstin.
Cuisbed ignoramus William Sprague is Overseer.
But we hope they Will carry over with them some
old-fsshioned Massachusetts notions against bribery
and IN favor OF Independent thinking aud acting,
and so Rhode Island be finally the gamer willie we
lose nothing.
Two acts relating TO Insurance matters are of
general interest, aud therefore inclosc them. Tho
first one has been specially OF Elizur Wright esq,
ore of the insurance Commissioners, for several
years, aud was pushed through by him, against The
Efforts Of the Life Insurance Companies. 1t is as
fellows:
srcr'oS No policy Of Insurance NE hereafter issued by
& be- So VIA ~ a. Ir,,
thereon any tsu the right party insured
!, deerued IS foows to wit; The net value Of the policy
whcn s premium becomes due and is pnia sh be a'ceI
tanned according TO tie combined eIIeience" sctJaric
nle Of N Tsy With interest at four per centrum rer spnpni'
Sr SS@9cs . from 9 r S IT. yss nS he to sr
which notes given for premium shall then be Cancelled four
h; Of "hst remains iaa be net na" premium
al he determined sceordingo the ofthe party Ut s time
ofbe lsp" Of premium and the assumptions Of mortality ard
SIC L the death of the patty within III. term Of
rnn ia the pre- ious section AID conuiiion of the In
Shst han ae Ssynent Of m dnna ioys Ss
ourt Of TOO policy the tams all ,heie ad been no ise q
ys 1s t oe 70 of Il. e es aI p Of Of the
death shall be sul m.ed TO the Company within ninety days
have the ght deduct from the insured in the policy
III amour, a, per cent per apnun Of the premiums That had
been 'o.boIbs at the time Of the death
The second act is " IN rtIaId to agents of Insur-
ance Companies" and is interesting TO New-iOrk
Companies:
Any person who .oe Insurance behalf Of any Fire or
Life Insurance Company, Wheeler chateod in this Common
hi'ei app tcson fOr Insurance Io Of irsuIsnee TO
from said pany es that h. VIII receive or tIans
mil the same ,h BE- held to be an sgon Company ell
inep aid purposes wi,le tie meaning Of section 'eycn'y
be shown tina, be receives coan or other comFenon
The city is greatly excited to-day by tie news OF
TIE commencsnent of hGstlIties by South Carolina
against the United States There is generally
patriotic feeling but there is good deal OF growl
ing and crumbliag at the Tory rendezvous, the
Office of TIE Boston Courier. 1t 10 TO be hoped
that Messrs Lunt, Everett, Appleton, liillard,
WilhtiGan, Curtis, Satonstal Silsbee, Greene,
Whtaey, Foariug, Page Woodbury., and others,
Of the Balleyerett and Breck!nyGce persuas!ors,
WHO invited the Hon. {. j. Adams to pubic
dinner may profit by his reply, in which he enjohs
upon them the duty of =" surrrndcring miuor con-
q" si1eratons and personal aud party predictions,
and "rallyng in one mass 10 uphold the pillars OF
Z" tie Federal Governments" but The CoRrier's tone
this morning does not give much reason TO expect
any such patriotic course 90 far a. the conductors
OF that paper are concerned. MIR. Adams modest'y
attributes TIE compliment lie has received to the
fact that be- manifested q coRcEat0y spirit, rather
than that he Effected any valuable result So far as
regards the Anii-slayeIy portion OF the hgners to
the complimentary letter be may rest assured that
his ill.succcss has made item overlook aud pardon
the attempt, rather than the attempt the Ill success.
Aud this puts IN mind 10 say that the Ieris-
lnturc posipoIed the consideration oi the CorSIn
amendment of the Constitution, aud oso refused 10
pass resolve N favor Of a National Convention.