NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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cribe the same line of motion zahich ii-voidd have 

 done ill its original position. Our iiiformant as- 

 sures us ihat he has experienced the beneficial 

 effects ol' this moHe of placing the teeth of a 

 harrow, anil recommends it for general adop- 

 tion, in all cases where the harrow is liable to 

 become clogged by the substances above men- 

 tioned, or any other impediments to its opera- 

 tion, such as roots, weeds, stubble, &c. 



©cncral XntcUtflcnce. 



LA FAYETTE. 



The last accounts from La Fayette, left him in 

 New York city. On Monday, Sept. 6th, his birth- 

 day, he dined with the Society of Cincinnati. Tues- 

 day, visited the Public Institutions of the city. Wed- 

 nesday, visited the various I'orts in the harbor. 

 Thursday, attended the Oratorio of the Choral Socie- 

 ty, at St. Paul's Church, and afterwards witnessed 

 the playing of forty-four fire-engines. Friday visited 

 a number of Schools. Saturday morning, attended a 

 meeting of Freemasons, — in the evening, Chatham- 

 Street Theatre. 



Splendid preparations are making for his reception 

 at the South. " The escort into the city of Philadel- 

 phia, will be tlie most numerous and imposing ever 

 witnessed in this country. The horse alone, it is said, 

 will amount to 15,000. .\ grand civic arch is to be 

 100 feet in span, and 60 feet high, elegantly illumi- 

 nated with lamps of various colors. A new and splen- 

 did barouche is preparing, which is to be drawn by 

 six grey lurses.'' 



At Richmond, .leffcrson, Madison, Monroe, and iif- 

 ty-two revolutionary officers in different parts of the 

 State, have been invited by the authorities to attend 

 his reception into the city. Mechanics, in all the 

 principal towns of Virginia, have generously offered 

 their services, as laborers, engineers, &c. in construct- 

 ing temporary builiiings, arbors, and other couvenien- 

 cies, necessary for the accommodation of 10,000 men 

 on the plains of Little York. In honoring La Fay- 

 ette, Yorktown has manifestly the advantage of ev- 

 ery other place in the land. The very earth, which 

 witnessed to his valor, will speak volumes in his 

 praise. Associations must be awakened, on viewing 

 the field of conflict and of victory, — in comparison 

 with which, the greetings of New England admirers 

 are cold, and their acclamations dumb. B. Telegraph. 



Substantial Gratitude. — It is said, that on the re- 

 turn of La Fayette from Portsmouth to Boston, he re- 

 ceived notice that there was deposited, in one of the 

 Banks, to his credit, the sum of $20,000. Whether 

 this sum was the donation of one individual, or of 

 more than one, we have not learned. — Ms. Yeoman. 

 • 



FINANCES OF BOSTON. 



The annual Report on the receipt* and expenses 

 of the city, makes the estimated expenditures for the 

 year 18-24, $307,926. Of this expenditure, $54,220 

 is for schools, besides $16,000 for the South-end 

 School House, and $8000 for completing that in ward 

 No. 6. The other principal estimates are for paving 

 and repairing streets $25,000, widening streets $15,- 

 OOO. Salaries for city and county, $25,150, city watch 

 $9000, lamps $9000, health department, cleaning 

 streets, and removing house dirt $7000, overseers of 

 the poor, $16,000. House of Industry $8000, instal- 

 ment of city debt $15,000, interest on city debt $14, 

 000. State tax $26,606. County expenses $31,500. 



The amount of taxes assessed for the year 1823, 

 was for the city $145,817, and for the state $26,606, 

 making a total of $172,423. Of this amount $164,395 

 have been collected, 2170 abated, and 5,858 remain 

 ■uncollected. The sum of 5,491 was collected on 

 taxes of preceding years. 



The present amount of city and county debt is 

 $207,050. 



Among the expenditures of the past year were 

 $8841 for the city Watch, 8503 for lamps, 3102 for 

 wells and pumps, 1827 for printiag and stationary, 



1 16!; lor lulls and clocks, 4500 for improvements in 

 tile mall, common, and fort-hill, 22,037 for new school 

 houses, 4 1,!139 for s;ilarirs of schoolmasters, 4099 lor 

 repairs, swee))ing, stationary, fuel, ice. for the 

 schools, and 10,510 for the primary schools, 28.024 

 for paving and repairing streets, and 5607 for sweep- 

 ing do. 10,005 for widening 17 streets, 13,125 for city 

 salaries, 15,418 for common sewers, and 30,868 for 

 the support of the poor. Daily .,'ldi: 



On Monday, the Committee on Fanucil Hall Mar- 

 ket reported that their arrangements were so far made, 

 as to admit of commencing the erection of the New 

 Market House immediately. A plan of the building 

 was also submitted, the expense of which was esti- 

 mated at $75,000. 



A PPllKNTICE WAN I'FD.-A lad of about 15 or 

 /*. 16 years of age, n/good cducatiun and linbiLi, may 

 hear of an eligible situation for learning the Printing 

 business, by applying at this office. Sept. 11. 



THOSE of our subscribers who prefer payino in 

 advance, will perceive that it must be done soon 

 according to the conditions of the paper. QlJ" New 

 subscribers can be furnished with the preceding num- 

 bers of the current volume. Sept. 11. 



GREEK NEWSPAPE.1S. 



The following newspapers are now published iu 

 Greece: — At Missoloncbi, The Greek Chronicle, (in 

 Greek;) The Greek Telegraph, (in several langua- 

 ges ;) at Hydra, 'Tlie Friend of the Lairs, (in Greek ;) 

 at ."Athens, Tlie Alliens Free Press, (in Greek ;) at 

 Psara, The Psara Newspaper, (in Greek.) 



The Corfu University is now established. There 

 are professors of mathematics, divinity, metaphysics, 

 logic, ethics, botany, rhetoric, the Greek, Latin, and 

 Englisli languages, and history. Among the poor 

 Greeks the Lancasterian system of education is in 

 full operation. 



We perceive by the London Literary Gazette, that 

 an ele2:y on Lord Byron, written in Greece and in the 

 language of that country, has been versified in the 

 form of an ode by a Greek lady. The editor speaks 

 of the performance as one that scholars may find 

 room to criticise. The address is such a mixture of 

 the moderu and the ancient as to look strange to any 

 one not accustomed to see that language applied to 

 present times: " Eis ton lord Burona.'''' JV. Y, Ad. 



According to reports made to the British parlia- 

 ment, the number of merchant vessels belonging to 

 that country is 24,542, amounting to 2,606,760 tons 

 and employing 165,474 sailors — The military forces in 

 the empire in time of peace amount to 320,000 men ; 

 the marine counts 400 vessels of war and transports, 

 and 23,000 sailors. The revenue in time of peace is 

 near 90 millions sterling, and the expenses 77 mil- 

 lions. The exports are about 52 millions and the im- 

 ports 44 millions. 



East India Museum Hall. — The corner stone of the 

 building intended for the accommodation of the East- 

 India Marine Society was laid on Wednesday last. 

 A box was deposited in it, containing the latest coins 

 of the United States, and covered with a silver plate, 

 on which were inscribed the names of the officers of 

 the Society, building committee, &c. and the names 

 of the President of the United States, the Governor, 

 and Selectmen of the town. Salem Obs. 



By a late law of the legislature of Ohio, it is made 

 the duty of the master, at the expiration of the service 

 of an apprentice, to furnish him (the apprentice) 

 " with a new Bible and at least two suits of common 

 apparel." Alex. Herald. 



A decree has passed both houses of the Colombian' 

 government, allowing all foreigners to trade with that 

 country on the same footing as its own citizens, upon 

 the payment of the same taxes. 



and 



n,^t_,'T^O. 51 of the 2d volume of the New Knglai 

 '■'^ 1^ Farmer is much wanted to comjilcte files ; 

 lor which a generous price will be given. Printers who 

 exchange with us, will confer a great favour by re- 

 turning their copies of that number. Sept. 4. 



A large Apple. — A gentleman exhibited in our of- 

 fice last evening, an apple which grew on the planta- 

 tion of Mr. Knox, on the banks of James River, which 

 weighs 21 1-2 ounces, and is 14 1-4 inches in circum- 

 ference. This apple was brought in by the sloop 

 Boston Packet — J^. Y. pap. 



A moccasin snake was lately killed in S. Carolina, 

 in which were eighteen young ones, each about nine 

 inches long, alive and apparently venomous. Five 

 more were fouQd, which were dead— making in all 23, 



WANTED No's. 1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, of 

 the 2d volume of the N. E. Farmer — for which a 

 generous price will be given by the proprietor of this 

 paper. — Printers who receive the Farmer in exchange 

 will confer a favor by forwarding the abovementioned 

 No's to this Ofllce, 



(fc5= Subscribtrs to the Farmer, are informed 

 that they can have their volumes bound on reasona- 

 ble terms by leaving than at this Office. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, best, new, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 pearl do. . - - - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. - - - 



cargo, No 1, - - - - 



" No 2, - - - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 

 skimed milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genessee, - - - 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - . - - 

 Barley - . - - 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort - - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection o USi 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTER PARIS - - - - 



PORK, Bone Middlings - - - 

 navy, mess, 

 Cargo, No 1, - - - 



SEEDS, Herd'sGrass, 1823, • - 

 Clover 



WOOL, Merino, fulIblood,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. 



BEEF, best pieces 



PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole - - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, new, - 

 lump, - • - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, new, - - - 

 CIDER, liquor, new - - - 

 HAY, according to ijuality, 



