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ticiil iDPii. — Your Vciluiilile joiinial is becorriinif 

 deservedly pojiuliir aiiionjf our best infurmed 

 l.iuiiers, and it gives me pleasure to li« able to 

 proiiiote Its circiilalioii." 



Inipoi-ntnt Discovery — Mr. Frederick A. M i.V", 

 ot liicliinoiid, 1!) cniii|>i«n)' with a pfrstxi lately 

 iVoin the (nines in S.wony, al'ier ex|doring Ihe 

 greater portion of the weslerii part of Virg-inia 

 Jbr miiieials, has recently succeeded in discover- 

 ing a cupper and tin mine, eacli ot a considerable 

 extent, and as it respects quality, as good as any 

 in Europe — one in Wythe and the other in 

 Grayson county. 



J\'orth Carolina GJ'L — The Western Caroli- 

 nian informs ns, that another gold mine has been 

 discovered three mibs above the narrows of the 

 Yadkin river, which is represented to be very 

 rich. A company has been torrned in the coun- 

 ties of [lovvan, iMontgornnry, Anson, Cabanis, 

 Mecklenburg, and elsewhere, for the purpose ol' 

 werliiiia^ these mines s\slematically : for which 

 pur()Ose they have [irociired a practical niliier 

 from Europe, a Mr Rothe, who from an exami- 

 nation of Ihe country, entertains an opinion, that 

 this seciion of North Carolina is the mo-t exten- 

 sive deposile of gold hitherto discovered in the 

 world. 



PICia.E FOR BEEF OR PORK. 



The following .receipt for pickling for family 

 use is hisiiblv recommended in New-York. Ills 

 called ihe Knicki-rbocksr Picklf, having been tirsi 

 used by several old Dutch families in Neiv- 

 Y..rk. ' 



Take 6 gallons of water, 9 pounds of salt, 

 liall'coarse and half line, 3 pounds coarse brown 

 sugar, I qu.irt molasses, 3 ounces saltpetre, ) 

 ounce ol' pearlash. 



These ingredienls form Ihe pickle, which 

 must he well l)Oile<l and caretully skimmed, and 

 when quite co\(] poured over the beef or pork 

 previously pl.iced in the tub or barrel; then 

 Cover your barrel closely to keep out all dust. 

 The pickle shoiihl be sufHcient to cover the beef 

 or pork. The above ingredients will make sul'- 

 fioienl pickle foi one hundred pounds of pork. 



INFAIJJCLE CURE FOR CilAPPED LIPS. 

 Dissolve a himj) of Beeswax id a small quan- 

 tity of Sweet-oil, over a candle let it cool, and 

 it is ready for use. Robbing it ■arcinn on the li|is. 

 two or three times, will eflect a complete cure. 



LitP.ranj and Pliilosophic^'l Socielij of A'eia-Jerscij 

 On We<lnesday last, one of the staled meet- 

 ings of the Literary and Philosophical Society 

 toidi pl.'Ce in Ihe Ch:ipel of Nassau Hall, at 

 which Chief Justice Evving pre«iiled. Agree- 

 ably to a|ipoinlment, Mr. Gummeue, of Burling 

 ton, delivered a discourse in the presence of a 

 large assembly ot gentlemen. Tiiough on the 

 a;)|iarenlly unattractive subject of Land Survey- 

 ing, it held ihe audience lor an hour in fixed 

 and delighted allentioii, — illustrating the impor- 

 tance ot precision in surveys of land, pointinsr 

 out the reasons of its not being vet duly appre- 

 ciated in this sparsely settled counlry, treating 

 in a satislactory manner the cause of inaccura- 

 cy, explauiing the various defects founfF ih the 

 instruments employed, and the injudicious man- 

 ner in which they are commonly used ; and pre- 



sentmg many excellent suggestions of improve- 

 ment in the art. 



Mr. Gummere shewed, that in com[)niing the 

 aiea of any suney, it was not alwavs sufhcieni 

 111 calculate Ihe extent ol lis surfice, but thai 



k chinney swtcptr and his apprentice lately attenil- 

 (ui at Potlstowij, f'euu. in a cairiajf, tu rliscViar^e their 

 proffssional duli> 5. iXotwIthstanding- (liis refuTemeut 

 Lli.y kept up tlicir c\y as tbiy rtnle. 



'i'lu Jo/jt I lie cliair oi fat IVter is likely to be- 

 come again vacant. 'I he iilntss or liiu I'ope is slaUd 



allowance should be made tor the inequalities | to be Aym\„g, and pray, rs hadUeu put up i„ all the 

 ol the ground, and that every calculalion ol an ichurclu.s, with his prtniission, for his rec- vtry. 

 area should exhibit the quantity ofsiirfrtCe there '-fhe Post Matter of .\1. ntnal says that tluep mai!s 

 would be, if the ground were levelled. On thej?,'"^'' v/culi will be made up at his oitice lur the Uuiud 

 choice of instruments, he observed, that a very ^ ^ "^^^ 

 erroneous opinion was enterlainerl by m.iny sur- 

 veyors, relative to the excellence of ^i circiun- .^_ 

 lerenlor ; and he clearly, proved that in the i "'" 

 best instruments of this kind, the oscillations of 



of the needle, contrary to the common opinion, 

 were the most numerous, and continued for the 

 longest lime, before the needle assumed its 



FRUIT TREES, &c: 



.■V.MKS ELOODGOOD & CO. have for 

 sale at their nursery, at i lushing, on 

 Old, near .\tw Voik, 

 Kruit and Forest 'frees, Flowering Shrubs Si Plantts of 

 the most approved sorts. 



quiescent sl>(e, or indicated the magnetic meri- 1 „ '"''' P'"!'"^'"''' f his Nursery attend personally to 

 . ,, ,. ., 11... '.. 1 . ■ 'l>e ii'oculation and eiigrafliiig of u/n/ittr />«(/ Trees, 



dinn. He further remarked tnal Ihe best in- and purchasers may rely v^Uh confidence, that the 

 sirument tor surveying and the one most in use 'Trees tht-y order will prove genuine, 

 in Kogland, is the Theodolite. Of the diflerent | Uulers left with lAir ZEBiiUKE Cook, jr. No, 44 State 

 melhods of obtaiuing the area, he gave a de- j ^'''^^'i '"'°-*""') will he transmitted to us, and rectiv- 



' our prompt and panicular attention. Catalogues will 

 be df livtred, and any inlorniation imparted respecting 

 the conditiun, kc. Lc. that may be required, on appli- 



I ciiled preference to that, by vvliicli it is calcu 



I lated directly i'rom the.tield noles, without first 



j prolracling the surveys, as being less liable lo j caton to him.' 



I error in the result. He also gave many im 



I portant hints with respect to retracing the lines 



lol old survevs. , ., i [Corrected every Thursday evcning.l 



1 He discourse was consiriicled wilh great l : i_i 



skill; many of its illur.trations were made in aj 

 manner highly philoso[ihical ; its style was ex- 1 





Sept. 30- 

 PRICES OF COUWlTiY~PRODLCE, &:c. 



aclly suited to the subject — being allogellier i '^'''''-';-i '^f^t, 

 simple and iierspicuous ; and in shorty while it AHIJi;s, pot, 1st sort, 

 formed a very pleasing and instructive enter- 

 laininent to general curiosity, it was tilled to in- 

 form and guide in the most elTectual manner the 

 practitioner iii surveying. Princeton Journal. 



AGRICUI/rURAL. 

 At the late annual meeting of the Pennsylvania 

 Agricultural Socitly, held at Prospect Hall, in Phila- 

 delphia countv, almost evt ry one of the preaiiutjis tor 

 neat caltle were taken by John flare Powel F.sq. who 

 relinquished lbs whole of them, amounting in value to 

 §;9.>, lor the benefit ol'the so. iety. This pub'ic spiii- 

 ted gentleman has taken a deep intf rest in the improve 

 meat of the breed of catlle. anfl has spared no pains to 

 procure and intermix Ihe most approved descriptions. 

 Every animal <hat obtained a preminm. whether he- 

 I longing to I\Ir. Powel or not, was of the breed of ''Im- 

 proved Durham Short Horn, fr"m Mr. Powel's stdck.'' 

 yaliDnal Intelhgtnctr. 



JttfstfIlanron.»i Ktems. 



Astonishing hicreasp. — \ new Census is taking in 

 [Boston, which has been completed in seven wards cut 

 n^ twelve. In those seven wards, the increase since 

 1R20, has been l-0,63ti. Should the other wards have 

 gained in the same ratio, the whole population will be 

 above 61,000, being an increase of 42 per cent, in five 

 years. 



The Census of New-York has been completed, by 

 which it appears the city contains 70,0(10 males, and 

 R2.3iJ2 females ; total, 163,391 — gain in five years, 38, 

 605 or 31 per cent. 



»4 wise public spirit. — The city of Boston has appro- 

 priated $78,500 for the benefit of its schools during the 

 current year. 



Mr. £/i/i/i ii/re of Worcester lately killed a pig of 

 the Bedford breed, six months old, which weighed two 

 huiiilred and thirty four pounds. 



The Canal tolls this year will exceed the estimate 

 of the Commifsioners by the sum ofJlcO.OOO, and the 

 receipts of last year by upwards of $200,000. 



Part of the cargo of th. ship Algonquin, arrived at 

 Philadelphia, from Liverpool, consists of potatoes. 



The King of the: Netherlands has appointed a consul 

 general to reside at Valparaiso who has already sailed 

 for his destinatiou. 



pearl do. 



BEANS, white, 



BITiF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo, iNo 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 iUJTTF.R, inspect. No. 1. new 

 CHKEbF., new milk, . . - . 



skimed milk, - - - 

 FLAX - -- ,--.--- 



FLAX SFKI) 



FLOUR, Haltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, _ - . 



live, best, - - - 

 GRAIN, Rye 



C!nrn - - . . _ 



Parky - - - . 



Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LAKD, 1st sort, new, - 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed. Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISIT.R PARIS rttadsat 

 PORK, Bone .Middlings, new, 

 i.avy, mess, do. 

 Carjo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover - - - . - 

 WOOL, Merino, funblood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



do 



Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BF.EI', best pieces . - . . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, . - . 

 VEAL, - --..--- 



MUTTON, 



PfHTI-eRY, ...... 



BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . - 



FGGS, - - -- 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . - - 



Indian, do. - . - - 



POTATOES, . . . . 



CIDER, liquor, . . - . 



bbl 

 ton. 



bush 

 bbl. 



lb. 



bush 

 bbl 



>usb 



lb. 



cask 

 gal. 

 ton. 

 bbl. 



busl- 

 lb. 



lb. 



bush 



bbl. 



