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■We leara that a Inrgfp two story dwelling 

 ', belonging to Calvin Hersey, in Leicester, took 

 itcrday morning, and was entirely consumed. — 

 lire originated from a spark on the roof. The fur- 

 lure was mostly saved. — ft'orceslcr Spy. 



The Trustees of the Humane Society have awarded 

 nti/ dollars to .lames S. Cade, and len to Nathaniel 

 innon, both of Salem, for their humane, persevering, 

 iiccessful efforts, in saving the lives of two boys 

 had fallen through the ice on the North River of 



t town. 



The United States' Branch Bank Banking House, 

 cted ill Wall-street, New York, was occupied last 

 The otfice of this Institution in Connecticut 

 been moved from Middletown to Hartford. 



CONGRESSIONAL. 

 ;v Senate.— Friday, April 9. The bill to enable 

 President to carry into effect the Treaty of Ghent, 

 luding foreigners from intercourse with the Indian 

 es within the United States, and to preserve the 

 trade to American citizens, was again discussed in 

 imittee. 



Ir. Lowrie moved to strike out the 5th section of 

 bill, which provides an appropriation formaintain- 

 a military post on the upper Missouri. Mr. Mills 



Mr. Holmes supported the motion. Mr. Johnson 



Mr. Benton spoke against it. The motiou to 

 ce out the section prevailed. Yeas 30, Nays 12. 

 he bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was read a 

 d time, ahd after some discussion, was carried in 

 affirmative. Yeas 24, Nays 19. 



onday, April 12. A bill to secure the copy right 

 le authors of Paintings and Drawings was refused 

 ird reading. 



r. Lloyd, of Mass. proposed for consideration a re- 

 tion requesting the President of the United States 



rnish information relative to the commercial rela- 



between the United States and Lisbon. 



aesday. April 13. A Message from the President 



ive to the claim of Virginia for interest on moneys 

 jwed for military purposes during the last war, 

 was ordered to be printed, and referred to the 

 jnittee on Military Affairs. 



resolution, fixing on the fourth of May for the ter- 

 ition of the session, was considered, and made the 

 r of the day for Monday next. 



ednesday, April 14. A bill relative to the Klec- 



of a President and Vice President of the United 

 3s was discussed in Committee of the whole, and 



further consideration of it postponed to Friday 



3CSE. — Friday, April 9. A long debate was gone 

 on a proposed amendment to the 7th article of the 

 ff Bill reducing the duty on bar iron from 112 to 

 ents ; after which the question was taken and the 

 ndment agreed to. Ayes 120, Nays 85. 

 turday, April 10. A resolution calling on the 

 ident for information respecting the purchases of 

 estate, made by the United States since 1776, was 



d to. 



ae House refused to consider the resolution offered 

 r. Randolph for reducing the pay of the Members; 

 he gave notice that he should feel it his duty to 

 his motion as long as he had the honor of a seat 

 e House. 



16 Tariff Bill was again brought before the House, 

 the amendment to impose a duty of 30 per cent, 

 alorem on fire arms was agreed to. Yeas 123, Nays 

 -And one to substitute four cents per pound on fry- 

 ans for 25 cents each, was also agreed to : — Yeas 

 Nays 25. — The question on concurring in the du- 

 " ten cen!s per gallon on Molasses,^'' was negativ- 

 •Yeas 65, Nays 132. 



1 amendment to strike out the section, which pro- 

 ; there shall be added to the duty imposed on any 

 le the amount of bounty or premium on that arti- 

 in the country from which the same was export- 

 as decided in the affirmative. Yeas 144, Nays 59. 

 e amendment allowing a draw back on silk goods, 

 ^, &c. passed in the affirmative. 

 le amendment specifying the different duties on 

 |i was discussed, and amended and afterwards re- 

 - — Ayes 66, Nays 125. 

 |>bday, April 12. Mr. Cushman offered a resolu- 

 Ibr placing on the pension list all the surviving of- 



ficers and soldiers of the llevolutionary Army, who en- 

 tered the service, or enlisted for three years, or during 

 the war, prior to the year 1781, and served out the 

 time for which they engaged, or were honorably dis- 

 charged. 



The bill from the Senate on the subject of imprison- 

 ment for debt was read twice, and referred to the Com- 

 mittee on the Judiciary. 



The Tariff Bill was again taken into consideration. 

 The question respecting the minimum valuation of 80 

 cents per yard on woolens, was, on motion of Mr. Rich, 

 so amended as to provide for a duty of 30 per cent ad 

 valorem, until June 30th, 1826, and after that time a 

 duty of 37 1-2 per cent ad valorem. Several other 

 motions were made and negatived. 



Tuesday, April 13. The bill for the abolition of im- 

 prisonment for debt was reported by the Judiciary 

 Committee, without amendi^ient, and referred to a 

 Committee of the Whole. 



The Tariff Bill was again brought forward, and Mr. 

 Bradley renewed the motion he made in Committee of 

 the whole for laying a duty on certain imported books, 

 viz. : On all books which the importer shall make it 

 satisfactorily appear to the collector of the port were 

 printed previously to the year 1775, four cents per vol- 

 ume ; and on all books printed in other than the Eng- 

 lish language, four cents per volume ; on all other 

 books, if bound, 37 cents — if in sheets 33 cents per 

 pound. This motion, after debate was adopted. 



Wednesday, April 14. The Committee of Ways and 

 Means made a report in favor of the Claim of Daniel 

 D. Tompkins on the Government. 



The President's Message on the subject of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Claim was reported to the Committee of 

 Claims. 



The bill from the Senate for the relief of persons im- 

 prisoned for debt was passed and returned to the Senate. 



The Tariff Bill was again discussed, and after much 

 debate the main question on ordering the bill to be en- 

 grossed for a third reading was decided in the affirma- 

 tive. — Ayes 111, Nays 93. 



Thursday, April 15. A report on the subject of an 

 appropriation for the purpose of extinguishing the In- 

 dian title to territory within the limits of Georgia, was 

 referred to a Committee of the Whole, 82 to 75. 



Agricultural Implements. 



FOR sale at the Agricultural Establishment, 

 No. 20, Merchants' Row, a great variety of new 

 and useful FARMING and GARDEN TOOLS, among 

 which are the following, viz. : 



Nixon's Patent Cast Iron Plough ; Tice's do. ; Sea- 

 ver and Fay's do. ; Wood's and Freebone's do. ; How- 

 ard's Cast and Wrought Iron do. ; do. Wrought do. ; 

 do. Double Mould Board and Expanding do. ; Sinclair's 

 Side Hill Plough ; Beatson's Improved Scarifiers and 

 Cultivators; Harrison's and James' Patent Corn Shel- 

 lers ; Jaquith's Threshing Machine ; Willis' Patent 

 Straw and Hay Cutter, the most improved and best con- 

 structed machine for the purpose ever invented. One of 

 the above Machines is now in use and may be seen at 

 Niles' Livery Stable, Hawley Place. — Also, Safford's 

 Patent Straw Cutters ; Hand Straw Cutters ; Bennet's 

 Broad Cast Machine for Crass and other Seed ; Corn 

 and Turnip Drills ; Steven's Patent Steel Spring Hay 

 and Manure Forks ; Brade & Go's. Cast Steel Hoes ; 

 Wright's Steel Plated do. ; Common and Narrow do. ; 

 Merrill's Steel Crook Neck do. ; Iron and Steel Pota- 

 toe do. ; Turnip and small Garden do. of all kinds 

 Garden and Pruning Shears ; Transplanting Trowels 

 and Forks ; English and American Shovels and Spades ; 

 Bisbee's polished Cast Steel Back Strapped Shovel, a 

 new and very superior article ; Cam'sCast Steel Scythes; 

 Brush and other Scythes ; Common and Iron Teeth 

 Garden Rakes, together with many other valuable 

 Tools. — Also, a New ImprovedTree Brush for destroying 

 Caterpillars. 



NEW GARDEN SEEDS. 



JUST received by the London Packet, and for sa!e 

 by GEO. MURDOCK, No. 14, Market-square, an 

 assortment of GARDEN SEED, of the last year's 

 growth, among which arc. Early and Late Cauliflower, 

 Early and Late Cabbage, Early and Late Peas, Sweet 

 Marjoram and Thyme, ARMACK, MANGEL WURT- 

 ZEL, RUTA BAGA, &c. J.ihtwue—a. few cases of 

 MARASCHINO and CURACOA, a Cordial much cel- 

 ebrated in Europe — French Annisette in baskets oi 2 

 bottles each — Welch's No. 1 Chocolate, Cocoa and 

 Shells— green Madeira Citron, with other Groceries 

 as usual. 



Likewise — a few Hampers of Rich Cheshire and Loaf 

 Cheese — London Brown Stout, in whole and half Bot- 

 tles — English and French Mustard, in kegs and jugs. 



March 27. 6w 



NOTICE. 



MR. HALL J. KELLEY, Engineer and Teacher of 

 Matiiemalicks, will be in his Office, No. C4, Mar- 

 ket-Street, between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock, 

 P- M. April 17. 



MANGEL WURTZEL SEED. 



FOR sale at this office a few pounds of Mangel 

 Wurleel Seed, raised by John Prince, Esq., Rox- 

 bury. April 24. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, good, to best, 

 ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo, No 1, . . . . 



" No 2, ... . 

 BUTTER, inspect. Ist qual. 

 CHEESE, new milk .... 



skimed milk, . 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St. 



Genessee, 



Rye, best .... 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oat? 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection of 1823 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS .... 

 PORK, BoneMiddlings new, . 

 navy, mess. 

 Cargo, No 1, ... 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 1822, • 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,washed 



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 hog, .... 



VEAL, 



MUTTON and LAMB, . . . 



POULTRY 



BUTTER, keg & tub, 



lump, . ■ 1 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, .... 



Indian, do 



POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, new .... 

 HAY, according to q'uaUty, 



D. C. 



2 00 



58 

 48 

 70 

 32 



12 50 

 2 33 



70 

 40 

 50 

 40 

 33 

 00 



12 



6 



12 

 10 

 25 

 IS 

 18 

 12 

 70 

 CO 

 37 

 3 50 

 18 00 



