NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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t once. But it is fugacicus ; aud compared witli 

 austic lime, soon exhausted. Of the mild lime of 

 England, seven hundred bushels have been put on an 

 ere ; and two hundred bushels are common. What 

 ^ the strength of their mild lime compared with oyster 

 hell lime, or with our majncsian or caustic lime, i* 

 mknowH. Forty to sixty bushels of the latter, arc 

 .Kiply sufficient, with us, for any worn acre ; aud lor 

 nost part of our worn land, too much, at the first dry- 

 ing:. What quantity of oyster shell lime is proper at 

 :r5t, is not yet ascertained. Repetitions of smallir 

 iiautities, at intervals, would be better than applica- 

 iis of loo much at once." 



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FALL FEVERS. 



A correspondent of the Franklin Gazette makes the 

 lowing remarks : 



■ Some time sinpe, when the fall fever raged violcnt- 

 111 the neighborhood of a canal, then in a state of 

 ^jress, numbers of the workmen engaged on it eat 

 ■utifully of garlic, and wholly escaped, while those 

 lo abstained from the use of this article were severe- 

 .iiHicted by the disorder. That this may have been 

 • ideulal I freely admit ; but garlic may, Beverthe- 

 -^. be a specific against autumnal fevers. If so, it is 

 invaluable article in the Materia Medica. Persons 

 the neighborhood of canals and stagnant waters 

 nerally, are advised to make trial of this article, in 

 ' course of the succeeding fall, and communicate 

 •. result." 



rORElGN. 

 LATEST FROM EUROPE. 



The ship Thomas Fowler arrived at this port on the 



.3th inst. bringing London papers to the 5th of April, 



iiJ these containing Madrid dates to the 19th March. 



!rir body of the Spanish Insurgents with their leader, 



lad surrendered to Gen. Ballasteros, who granted 



in 111 an entire pardon. Two superior officers from 



1 quinenza have also made proposals to the Constitu- 



al general for a capitulation. Mina continues to 



.nize his army, which is devoted to him. The 



nch army was not expected to move at present. It 



.id they have no means of conveyance, and that 



[, \' will find none after entering Spain. An article, 



lated Stock Exchange, London, April 5, states, that 



' The well informed positively assert that the invasion 



f i^pain is deferred to the 16th." Some of the papers, 



1 iwtver, declare that the war will soon be prosecuted 



fith great vigor. 



Constantinople. — The Janizaries are in a state of 



«;reat fermentation, and the numerous Musselmen, who 

 )arade the street in arms, commit great excesses. — 

 They broke into Christian houses, and murdered sev- 

 iral persons, among "whom were two Frenchmen and a 

 7|3ermau. It is reported that peace will probably be 

 |:ontinued between the Russians and the Turks, and 

 hat the latter were making great preparations to re- 

 Msstss themselves of the Morea. 



Capture of /ft* Pirate Schooner Zaragozana. — Kin»- 

 ton (Jam.) papers of the 13th ult. contain an official 

 iccount of the capture of that vessel, by the boats of 

 ie British, in which the marauders had 10 killed, and 

 15 wounded ; 16 were taken by the Spaniards on shore, 

 ind 28 carried into Port Royal for trial. 



Three days later. — By an arrival at Xew York, Lon- 

 lon dates have been received to the 8th April. There 

 las been a report published in the London Sun that the 

 French declaration of war had been received by the 

 English government. This, however, turns out to be a 

 mere stock-jobbing hoax. The French are still delay- 

 ing their threatened attack on Spain, and expectation, 

 who has so long stood on tip-toe, may as well set her 

 feet down, and leave ofl" gaping after bloody news, 

 which, it is hoped, she never may have occasion to 

 ' swallow. A. corps o{ the .Irmy of Faith, after having 

 been clothed aud armed by the French, have added 

 ?ooi works to their creed, by joining their brethren, 

 the Spanish Patriots. The Duchess of Angouleme has 

 left Paris for Bordeaux, it should seem to take au active 

 part ia the crusade. Whether-this noble Amazon is to 

 display the Banuera of Beauty iu front or rear of the 



French army, rumor does not say. Pt;haps she will 

 present some of the ensigns in the French service with 

 approprinte colors, a speech, &c. after the manner of 

 our American ladies. And, possibly, his Majestv of 

 Spain has promised to requite the favor with an '• oh- 

 broidcrcd /)f///cOH/" of his own manufacture. On the 

 whole, the French councils appear to be us feeblt- and 

 vacillating as their cause is unjust, and the terrible is 

 giving place to the ridiculous in all their late move- 

 ments. 



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DOMESTIC. 



The Governor and Council have examined the re- 

 turns of votes for Senators from the several Districts, 

 and it appears that 38 are elected — 22 democrats, and 

 16 federalists. There is one vacancy iu Essex and one 

 in Bristol. — ^ 



The election of Representatives to the General As- 

 sembly took place in this city last Monday. Twenty- 

 lour federalists were elected by au average majority 

 of about one hundred \ote5 ; and there is one vacancy. 

 It is expected there will be a democratic majority in 

 the House of about fifty. 



Peter O. Thacher, Esq. has been appointed by the 

 Governor and Council, Judge of the Municipal Court 

 for this city, vice Judge Quincy resigned. 



On Wednesday night last, Louis Debois, a French- 

 man, of genteel appearance, about 40 or 45 years old, 

 was apprehended in the office of Mr. Samuel Dana, 

 while in the act of attempting to open the money vault 

 with false keys. Mr. Dana, suspecting that attempts 

 had before been made to open his vault, procured two 

 constables to watch for the night in his office. About 

 11 o'clock the rogue came, unlocked the outer door, 

 and was inserting his key in the lock of the vault, 

 j when he was seized by the constables and secured. — 

 He had about him a number of keys of curious con- 

 struction, suited to open a variety of locks. 



i Dreadful Accident. — On the 9th inst. at New York, 

 the boiler of the Steam-boat Patent burst, and scalded 

 six men. The accident cannot be accounted for, as 

 the boiler had borne more steam than it appeared to 

 have at that time, and the presumption is that there 

 was some stoppage in the steam guage. Three of the 

 men were so badly scalded that it is feared they w'ill 

 not survive. [Five of the unfortunate men who were 

 scalded have since died, including Mr. Dodd, of New 

 Jersey, the Engineer.] 



Agritulture encouraged in A'ora Scotia. — The Legis- 

 lature of Nova Scotia has granted $4000 the present 

 year for the encouragement of agriculture. A hand- 

 some sum for a province whose revenae and resources 

 are small. It has also granted $800 to a Steam Boat 

 Company. — JV". H. Patriot. 



An Ox was lately exhibited at Baltimcre, which is 

 stated to have weighed nearly 4000 lbs. 



Large Hagt. — Some of the most extraordinary swine 

 that have ever been raised, have been exhibited at 

 Mr. Graves' Cattle Yard in Sixth, opposite Noble St. 

 It is supposed that one of them, when killed and dress- 

 ed, will weigh 1000 lbs. Its age is only twenty-two 

 months. Another supposed to weigh, in like manner, 

 700 lbs. and a pig of five months, between 200 and 300 

 lbs. are also presented to public curiosity. — Phil. pap. 



Mammoth Bean. — We saw yesterday a dried Bean 

 Pod, (full of large beans,) which measured thirteen 

 inches in length and four in circumference. It is in 

 the shape of a Turkish sabre, of a yellowish hue, and 

 beautifully seamed on both sides. This singular vege- 

 table grew in Florida, and was sent to a gentleman in 

 this town, who will endeavor to propagate it. 



Providence paper. 



A suit has been commenced against the Corporation 

 of Washington for the highest prize drawn in the fifth 

 Class of the Grand National Lottery. 



The libel suit, Mathews vs. Buckingham, which lias 

 been so much talked about, wc understand has been 

 dropped by the Plaintifl'. 



Sale of Eastern Lands.— Bcver.teen townships of land, 

 situated in .Maine, on the Penobscot rivfr, b. iiig a ptirt 

 of tlie land assigned to this State in a late partition 

 with the Slate of Maine, were sold at auction on Thurs- 

 day, from 5 1-2 to 25 els. per acrr. 381,0f)5 acres were 

 sold, amountin;,' to $-Jo,OtiO. A further sale will take 

 plate some time next summer or autumn. 



Fire at Jfatchitochts. — Intelligence received at New 

 Orleans states thai a fire broke out in the Catholic 

 church at Natchitoches on the 30th of March, which 

 destroyed that edifice with about 40 dwelling houses 

 and stores in the most commercial part of the town. 



A Yankee Trick. — The American schooner Curlew, 

 from Bath, Maine, in order to avoid the duties imposed 

 by the Brhish Navigation Law, on lire stock, has arriv- 

 ed at Barbadoes with a cargo of dead meat, consisting 

 of quarters of beef, mutton, kc. packed in ice. 



TREE BRUSHES. 



FOR SALE, at the Agricultural Establishment, No. 

 20, Merchants' Row, opposite the < ast end of the 

 Old Market, a few of those highly and much approved 

 TREE BRUSHES, for destroying Caterpillars, and 

 which have hr eu so highly recommended by the Hon. 

 Timothy Pickering, in his communication to the Essex 

 Agricultural Society. May 10. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



ASHES, pot, 1st qiial. . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS< white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 cwt. . . . 



cargo, No I, . . . . 



" No 2, .... 



BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. . 



■ " 2d qual. . 



small kegs, family, 



CHEESE, new milk .... 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, superfine, 

 Genessee .... 

 Rye, best .... 



GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 



HOPS, No 1, 



LIME 



OIL, Ijinsecd, American 



PLAISTER PARIS .... 



PORK, Navy Mess .... 



Bone Middlings . . . 



Cargo, No 1, ... 



Cargo, No 2, ... 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass . . ■ 



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 



PROriSIOJ^ MARKET. 

 BEEF% best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh 



VEAL, 



MUTTON 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub ... 

 lump, best . • 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES, 



CIDER, liquor, 



HAY, best, 



