MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
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Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Tvesday, Jan. 7. —In the Senate, after the in- 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Tuesday, Jan. 7. —The Legislature assembled, 
ROCHESTER, JANUARY 16,1851. 
LIST of aoents. 
_ ,, T Emery. lueuaon—n. 
CI fs Medina—I. VV. Swan, 
w Scott Moscow—Wm. Lyman. 
^ B Warren. Macedon Center—Ira Odell. 
'il?' ,anl R->aii'—M Adams. Macedon—Wm. Gallup. 
Adams B.- in M - - h Marcellos—Lyman Shepard. 
a C N FuS Millville—J. H. Haines. 
aS, Hiil-David A. Paul. Mohawk—Postmaster. 
^S3»t&Son. Manchester-J T McCanley 
Buffalo—W. Bryant & So 
Bnldwinsville—R* “ears. 
Batavia—Samuel Heston 
Newport—Win. H. Willard. 
Newark—Theo. Dickinson. 
SLir™-A. H 8avage Niw Baltimore-L. Haight. 
BentonCenter -A-«^ North chili-R. Fulton. 
V Adams. N. Y. Mills-W. D. Walcott. 
KZZZ* u f Adams. N. Y. Mills—w. u. vvaicui 
^.f^-B'aiddiiigto^ Jr. Ovid-Jas. Van Horn. 
Brooksgrove—M • W. Brooks Orangeville—G-Cowden. 
m^Str^m Point-1. Hildreth Phelps-S. E. Norton 
SdWr. Van Buskirk. Pekin-J. M. Trowbridge. 
_ The haU of the Pithonian Society of the Synopsis of Proceedings. Synopsis of Pro ceedings. -Jesse D. Bright is re-elected U. S. Senator 
Rochester University d ® d ’® ^ajj and exer _ Tvesday, Jan. 7.—In the Senate, after the in- Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Legislature assembled, -i n New y or k i„ st yeor there were 288 fires. 
traduction of a bill grunting ultornu.e section, of and Henry J. Raymond, of New York, was elect- Whole damage, $1,500,000. 
decorated The carpets rostrum, lamps, chairs, land in Florida, to enable that State to construct a ed Speaker of the House; Richard U. Shearman, -Upw ards of 2,500 immigrants were landed a t 
reading desk Ac. are suitable and beautiful. The Railroad, Mr. Bradbury’s resolution of inquiry as of Oneida, Clerk; W. B. Goddard, of Tompkins, New York on Sunday the 5th inst. 
dedicatory exercises were highly interesting. The to removals, came up, and was discussed. Sergeant-at-Arms; S. B. Tuell, of Steuben, door- - F. A. Griswold, of N. Y., killed himself at 
introductory remarks of the President were marked In the House, Gen. Bell, (6th District, Ohio,) keeper; John Parks, of Orleans, 1st assistant door- Vicksburg Christmas eve. 
by a quiet and classical humor and an adaptedness elected in place of A. E. Wood, deceased, was keeper, and T. E. Osborne, of Madison, 2d do. The famous diamond called the Mountain of 
to the occasion. The oration by Mr. Charles Key- qualified and took his seat; Mr. Julian made anun- The Governor’s Message was delivered to both Light will shine at the World’s I air in London, 
ser was elegant, eloquent and well delivered. Af- BUC cessful attempt to have the Journal corrected; Houses at about 2 o’clock, P. M. f }ie w ^ lole number of School Districts m 
ter the regular exercises were over, there was a run- a brief period was devoted to the consideration of Wednesday Jan 8—Senate.—The rules were Massachusetts, by the last official returns, was 3, 8 . 
ning fire of wit and wisdom from Messrs. Dewey, the contested seat from the 3d District of New- d and ad ted . A petition wa8 presented . -£° tat ° eS h “7 ^^ rapidly m Boston mar 
T> , p n „nnt Gen Gould, Hampshire, but without arriving at anvconclusion ‘ c r uu ' :u F ’ _f ket. They are quoted at $2,50 and $3,00 per bbl 
Rnymon<b Richardson, Smith, CoTmnt.&enmwbUb ^ ^ ■ •• to build additional docks in the East River.” _ The ' United State, frigate St. Licence ha, 
.vernr ec > ’’ ’ Wednesday, Jan. 8—in the Senate, Mr. Hous- Mr. Johnson gave notice of bills to impose tolls .elected for transporting articles to the Worlds 
othere- ton took his seat for the first time this session; Mr. on freight transported on Railroads to confer ju- p a j r at London. 
-The Western House of Refuge is now Seward presented petitions from inventors, praying risdiction on County Courts in special cases—to _ hivhwav robberies were committed in 
in a very satisfaotory condition. “Under the effi- for protection from the importation of fabrics man- change the law in relation to assessment and col- g . , p ., . f 
cient direction ” says the American, “ of the pres- ufactured in foreign countries by machinery patent- lection of taxes to authorize a stay of proceedings e ''” ni y ° 1 s g ’ ’’ g 
. ‘JnnorintJwipnt <a s Wood Esq. and his ed in the United States; a number of petitions and in certain cases. the 5th met. 
' . ’ 1 ' , ’ > ■ \ _ e reDorts were Dresented. mostly referring to private Mr. Beekman save notice of a bill amending the -In China a man condemned to death may 
decorated. The carpets, rostrum, lamps, chairs, land in Florida, to enable that State to construct a ed Sp<eakier of the House, Richard V ._hearm , 
reading desk, &c., are suitable and beautiful. The Railroad, Mr. Bradbury’s resolution of inquiry as of Oneida, Clerk, W. B. Goddard, of P s , 
dedicatory exercises were highly interesting. The to removals, came up, and was discussed. Sergeant-at-Arms; S. B. Tuell, of Steuben, door- 
introductory remarks of the President were marked In the House, Gen. Bell, (6th District, Ohio,) keeper; John Parks, of Orleans, 1st assistant door- 
by a quiet and classical humor and an adaptedness elected in place of A. E. Wood, deceased, was keeper, and T. E. Osborne, of Madison, 2d do. 
to the occasion. The oration by Mr. Charles Key- qualified and took his seat; Mr. Julian made anun- The Governor’s Message was delivered to both 
ser was elegant, eloquent and well delivered. Af- euC cessful attempt to have the Journal corrected; Houses at about 2 o’clock, P. M. 
ter the regular exercises were over, there was a run- a brief period was devoted to the consideration of Wednesday, Jan. 8.— .Senate.—The rules were 
Mendon—N. Sherwood. to the occasion. The oration by Mr. Charles Key- qualified and took his seat; Mr. Julian made an un- 
Moscow—Wm- Lyman. ser was elegant, eloquent and well delivered. Af- BU ccessful attempt to have the Journal corrected; 
Macedon Center—Ira Odell, ter the regular exercises were over, there was a run- a brief period was devoted to the consideration of 
-The Western House of Refuge is now 
ent Superintendent, S. S. Wood, Esq., and his ed in the United States; a number of petitions and 
Cazenovia—John White. 
Carlton—B. H. Garbutt. 
Canal—A. H. Toll. 
> G. N. Sherwood, 
Camillus ^ ^ j) Bingham. 
Cleveland—A. H. Allen. 
Canandaigua—B. P\p a ? e ‘ 
Canton—rhihp Hubbard. 
Churchville—Z. Willard. 
Caledonia—C. C. Tyrrell. 
Covert-E. C. Gregg. 
Clockville—S. P. chapman. 
E Bloomfield—Postmaster. 
Ellington—J. F. Farman. _ 
E Pembroke—G. W. Wright. 
Farmer—M« HarriB* 
FowlervHle-J. McPherson. 
Fulton—E. Holmes. 
Pranklinville—S. Sewanl. 
Farmington—O. White. 
Fredonia—A. H. Barker. 
Geneva—J- G. Ver Planck. 
Cerrv—C. Moore. . . . 
Guilford Centre—S Hendrick 
Holley—H. S. Frisbie. 
Hinmanville—A. Stone. 
Hulbarton—Wm. Laverick. 
Jacksonville—Postal Mter. 
Kendall—W. R. Sandford. 
KnowlCBville—C. 1 horp. 
Lodi—C. B. Vescelius. 
Livonia—Andrew Sul. 
Lyons—B. R- Hughesu 
Lockport—J. W. Reed. 
Litchfield—II. Randall. 
LeRoy-J. H. Stanley. 
Penn Yaii—Postmaster. there were 91 boys in the House. The average \y arran tg was withdrawn, and the bill for tfie set- York and Virginia Steamship Company. Mr. 
Pierpont Manor—O. B. Scott nU mber during the year has been nearly 80. The tlement of Land claims in California was taken up. Carroll, of a bill to provide for the formation of 
Butland-lvtoses Eames. amount received from the labor of the boys during In the House, the Chairman of the Committee building Associations. 
Royalton— J. Shoemaker. the year 1850 was $1 800 59. Amount received of Ways and Means reported bills for appropria- Mr. Guinnip introduced resolutions calling on 
Romulus— .10. Wyckoff J rtenntiJfnr s „nnort of inmates *1,809 34.— tions to the West Point Academy; for the payment Congress to give the public land to actual settlers 
Sen. Falls—UC Silsby & Co from Counties for support ot inmaies, *i,o » o Pensions; and the expenses of Indian and __ w f lich wer ” laid on the table. 
Scottsburgh—H. G. Barker. Amount from farm, $641 92. The new building, Post office Departments for 1852. A resolution to which were laid on te i e 
Syracuse— W. L. Palmer. largely increasing the accommodations of the m- appropriate Public Lands for the benefit of the At- Officers of the House. The s peaker an- 
Starkey— Levi French. mates, will soon be finished. lantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, and another for nounced the following appointments:— 
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k 1 ’ * * ’ , • V of the reports were presented, mostly referring to private Mr. Beekman gave notice of a bill amending the -In China a man condemned to death may 
competent assistants, e lumane ojj claims; a motion to take up the resolution of the birth, marriage and death registry. Mr. Morgan, procure a substitute, which can easily be done for 
Refuge are fully attained.' On the 1 ins an £j ouse authorizing the transfer of Bounty Land of a bill to amend the act incorporating the New mo nev 
al_ _ t i_ T-TAnon TKp fivpra.fye •.» 1 i vn .. jl . -%r .. j Oi_ r> ___ M- * * 
In the House, the Chairman of the Committee building Associations, 
of Ways and Means reported bills for appropria- jyj rt Guinnip introduced resolutions calling on 
tions to the West Point Academy; for the payment Congress to give the public land to actual settlers 
of Navy Pensions; and the expenses of Indian and _ w hich were laid on the table. 
Syracuse—W. L. Palmer. 
Starkey—Levi French. 
Sheridan—J. I. Eacker. 
So. Otselic—Jas. Woodley. 
So. Livonia—A. Crandall, Jr 
So. Avon—N. J. Kellogg. 
Stockbridge—John Potter. 
Post Office Departments for 1852. A resolution to 
appropriate Public Lands for the benefit of the At- 
Officers of the House. —The Speaker an- 
_From the census returns of the Marshal 0 f the payment of awards made by Mexican Boundary 
. , , * „ tn 1 Commission, were appropriately referred. Amo- 
this distnet we take the o owing 11 t j on wag ma( ] e t 0 adjourn because it was the An- 
lantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, and another for nounced the following appointments:— 
the payment of awards made by Mexican Boundary DeWitt C. Crocker, of Cattaraugus, Assistant 
Commission, were appropriately referred. A mo- Sergeant-at-Arms. 
tion was made to adjourn because it was the An- Wm. Scott, of Livingston, Doorkeeper of La- 
board and wages of laborers. The average wages n i versary - 0 f the Battle of New-Orleans. It was dies Gallery. 
Tmmansburg—ifD Branch ofa day laborer, with board, is 62J cents, and with- carr i e d—not, however, without a call for the yeas 
Union Springs-R B Honland ou t board 75 cts.; per diem wages of a carpenter and nays, which stood 94 for, 88 against the mo- 
Z kMT -}'- W-Barker without board $1 25; weekly wages of a female tion. Would not the people have considered the 
domctic *150. Price of b„„d U. laboring men 
-Mrs. Forrest and her sister, Mrs. Voorhies, 
are employed as vocalists in the choir of Trinity 
Church, Nexv York. 
-Timothy Fitch, Esq., of Batavia, N. Y., Las 
received an appointment as Clerk in the Depart¬ 
ment of the Interior at Washington. 
-The notes of the Gore Bank of Hamilton, 
Canada, are redeemed at the New York State Bank, 
at five-eighths of one per cent, discount. 
-The numbers of the door plates in .Broadway, 
New York, have now’ reached “1,000,” extend- 
Adam Mott, of Rensselaer, Doorkeeper of Gen- ing up to 27th street. 
Victor—T. Parks. 
Versailles—D. B. Barker. 
Vernon—Eli R- Dix. 
) Wm. Richey, 
Waitertown £ o. A. Graves. 
Weedsport—Eli Hamilton. 
Warsaw—I. Hodge. 
Westfield—E. C. Bliss. 
Wheatland—J. Murdock. 
Walworth—Postmaster. 
West Bloomfield—D A Paul. 
Wheatville—H. Deuel. 
Westernville—A. Baker. 
York—C. Seymour. 
Yates—J. Mead. 
Youngstown—J. Laud. 
tleinans Gallery. 
Morris Shaw, of Albany, Porter to the Assem- 
-The Rev. Benjamin Wofford, of Spartans- 
wiwiuuv _, . . . to the Assem- burgh, S. C., has left $100,000 to build and support 
domestic $1 50. Price of board to laboring men day more worthily kept, had the House taken up bly\ „ . p a Methodist Collegeatthat place. 
per week $1 50. the blU f ° r the Redu fof Postage, and passed it? George W. Platt, of Clinton, Postmaster. _ Mr . j. M . Rovser , of Wtlrren c0 . ; 0 „ sold to 
From the same source we learn that the whole Thursday, Jan. 9.-In the ^nate, the bill pro- Assembly.- Mr. Varnum presented a petition head h of hif) own feed] 
rrora wit ^ Tiding for the free navigation of the St. Lawrence from the Superior Court of the citv of New York , 8 , b 
number of paupers supported m this cou > g r j yer wag made t bo special order for the 28th inst. relative to the Courts in that city. ^ int average 2o0 lbs. and upwards. 
the year, was 5,432; of whom 1,950 were natives, g evera i engrossed bills were passed, and Mr. Notices wore given of bills for the alteration of -The whole number of votes cast at the late 
and 3,480 of foreign birth. The cost of their sup- G w i n » g bill to settle private land claims in Califor- the charter of the city of Buffalo; for the relief of Wisconsin election was 42,878; which exceeds by 
port was $24,435 67. The number of criminals con- nia was taken up and discussed by Messrs. Benton the few remaining Volunteers of the New York 11,033 the entire population of the State in 1840. 
victed during the year was 190; of whom 40 were and Gwin, and finally referred to the Committee regiment; to tax incorporate companies; for the re- -A petition is in circulation at Syracuse, ask- 
natives and 90 foreigners. on th « Judiciary. An ineffectual effort was made peal of the New School law; to amend the Revised ^ legislature to pass a bill reducing the fare 
g_ _ ake up the House Resolution making Land Statutes in relation to the property of clergymen; J * / 
-A petition is in circulation at Syracuse, ask¬ 
ing the legislature to pass a bill reducing the fare 
rs'" A11 subscribers are requested to act as agents, by T10N 
obtaining and forwarding subscriptions. For Club T erms, of ^ 
Premium List, &c. ( see next page. _ _ very 
- The AthenjEUM and Mechanics Associa- , \y arran ts assignable, and after a brief Executive granting divorces on certain conditions; and to in- on ^ erairoacs y > 
on. though closing its fiscal year with a balance Session the Senate adjourned. corporate the Union Aid Society of the city of New cents per mile. 
seven cents on hand, has commenced 1851 with In the House, Mr. Chandler of Philadelphia, ask- York. - L - Vandeventer, of Benton, N. Y.,butchered 
very flattering prospects. Over six hundred tick- ed but did nor obtain leave to introduce a resolution The annual report of the State Treasurer was last week, two pigs eight months old, and when 
♦ v, k i nlrpmlv disposed of and there is a de- instructing the Committee on Commerce to inquire received and ordered printed. The Secretary of dressed they weighed, one of them 307, the other 
ete nave Deen J i > ' . Ita into the expediency of diminishing the weight or State transmitted a report of the state of Normal ]h 
termination manifested among our ci ‘ ' inrrp.fisincr thpi oronortion of allov in American eil- ! Schnnls. Mr. Lewis frave notice of a bill to eaual- v .* , , , y r ..a. i _4u. 
0' •• **•““** ^ -Ing ou, ciriJcn. U.„ it, 
It will be observed by reference to the proceed- usefulness shall be increased and sustained. yer for the purp0B( 
f . nnhlie meeting given in another column, -Dr. Boynton is delivering, this week, a The House took u 
SS oLcitizens have adopted suitable measures to eoU rse of Scientific Lectures, on Geology and kin- election case, but' 
rf«hen«tAnm»l fair of the *,d eubjecte, at Corinthian ML They arc -id to Ho™, adjourned 
N^ate 'Agricultural Society in Hocheeter.— he v„y able and iatete.ting 
increasing the proportion of alloy in American sil 
ver for the purpose of preventing its exportation.— , j ze taxation in this State. 
»chools. Mr. Lewis gave notice of a bill to equal- _ A dead whale measuring 70 feet in length, 
ize taxatmn nit is i tat.. was found on the Barnstable beach on Friday last, 
Thursday, Jan. 9 -Senate.-Mr. Morgan pre- . to have been thrown there by one of 
seated a memorial of a large number of merchants 11 
of New York in favor of a par redemption in that the late storms. 
c j ty -The Detroit Free Press thinks from the re- 
Notices were given of bills to amend the general turns already received at the Marshal’s office, that 
-Dr. Boynton is delivering, this week, a The House took up the New-Hampshire contested Thursday, Jan. 9.— Senate.— Mr. Morgan pre- 
; of Scientific Lectures, on Geology and kin- election case, but without finally disposing of it the 6en t ed a memorial of a large number of merchants 
We believe that it is conceded on all hands that 
Friday, Jan. 10.—In the Senate, several en¬ 
grossed bills were passed and several new bills re¬ 
city has put forth a claim, ormuue any ~ ~ 
cure its location, we have no doubt the action of 
the Executive Committee will b j de_ _Veit Strite Fair tne Buqeci tn uie. auunuun vi miggmg, w» ««»*- aim nrgium tucaiuauiji vumi<oiij. —--- - * 
the wishes of our citizens. 1 ^ . Fub.u Meeting. N • ed ^ &nd tke g ena m adjourned to Monday. A resolution was laid on the table asking the At- State Register. 
termined at the Annual Meeting of the .^ocie y, . .. , In the House, Mr. Evans of Ohio, introduced a torney-General to report upon the present condi--Daniel Mackey, charged with th 
which is now in session at Albany, and we shall At an adjourned meeting ot citizens interestea ^ graQting Treasury Scrip instead of Land to dition of the suits on the Manor of Reusselaerwick, Re itzhoover lias been tried at Pittsburg 
therefore be enabled to report definitely next week. j n securing the location of the next Annual r air ol those persons entitled* to Bounty Land under the whv they are discontinued, and whether any claim .j. of murder jn t j )e aecond degree. 
' to connection with the location of the Fair we N. Y. State Ag. Society in Rochester, held at the act of September Ijjrt, which was reierred to the of the State exists to them. ^ moved for a new trial. 
__ Park Benjamin the I oet, Scholar, ana ur- ported Quite an animated debate occurred on a Railroad Law and the law in relation to collection the population of Michigan is about 400,000. In 
Rochester is entitled to the Fair—and, as no other ator w jj| i ec ture before the Athemeum and Meehan- j, d ] gr an ti n g 50,000 acres of the Public Lands to and assessment of taxes; for highway labor on non- it was 211.000. 
citv has put forth a claim, or made any effort, to se- ics > A8SOC iation this (Thursday) evening. There Wisconsin, for purposes of Internal Improve- resident lands—to amend the act authorizing the ‘ The government advertisements hitherto 
will he a full house. ments. The bill was finallv ordered to be engross- Department of Commissioners to take proof of b v_ v „ 
bG 8 _ ed. The report of the Secretary of the Navy on Delds; and to amend the Charter of the New York published in the Albany Evening Journal have 
_ „ .. w f Vq .„ the subject of the abolition of flogging, was receiv- and Virginia Steamship Company. been withdrawn from that paper and given to tne 
/unit Meeting. I* • ed, and the Senate adjourned to Monday. A resolution was laid on the table asking the At- State Register. 
... . . . , I 11 the House, Mr. Evans of Ohio, introduced a torney-General to report upon the present condi--Daniel Mackey, charged with the murder of 
au adjourned meeting ot citizens in^eres ^ granting Treasury Scrip instead of Land to dition of the suits on the Manor of Reusselaerwick, j3 e it z hoover lias been tried at Pittsburgh and found 
State Register. 
-Daniel Mackey, charged with the murder of 
Beltzhoover has been tried at Pittsburgh and found 
trniltv of murder in the second decree. Hie coun- 
In connection \\i , ent jemen suggest- Citv Hall on the evening of the 8th inst.— Alex. Committee on Public Lands. Several bills were Assembly .—Petitions were presented for a Gene- 
have heard the names of several eentlemen s . gfc «n nc> ev g gecre _ introduce d with a view of disposing of the Public ral Tax for Free Schools, arid for a reduction of 
tv,r PrAsident of the Society. Among ot • Mann in the (hair, and u. ... , Domain, among which was ono by Mr. Bennett, Railroad fare. 
ed for President of the Society. Among others L. B. 
Langworthy, Esq., of Greece; Judge Wm. Buel, 
of Gates; Jno. Delakield, Esq., of Seneca coun¬ 
ty; and Hon. J. Grieg, of Canandaigua, are the 
——Irvine &. Jones’ pork house on Deer creek, 
Cincinnati, was burned Jaunary 9th. 500 obis. 
tary—the following business was transacted. of New York, granting to this State Public Lands Mr. Varxium reported in favor of the bill increas- lard was destroyed. Loss $10,000. Building $10,- 
Mr J. P. Fogg, from the Committee appointed for School and Railroad purposes equal in propor- j ng tke nunl ber of Justices of the Supreme Court 000 fully insured. 
tn make suitable’preliminary arrangement, sub- tion to those already granted to Illinois. The New 0 f New York and regulating their jurisdiction. -The Printers of Syracuse propose to cele- 
to make suitaDie p 3 *> Hampshire contested election case was decided in Xhe annual Report of the Manhattan Bank was b te the ap p ro nchirig Anniversary of Franklin’s 
mitted the subtoined Report.— f a vor of the sitting member, and the House ad- -:—j ~ - . • .. -r, 
most Drominent.' Either of these gentlemen would l °. “'^iLTihioineri R^DOrt •— ’ Hampshire contested election case was decided in The annual Report of the Manhattan Bank was brate the appro aching Anniversary of Franklin’s 
m^e presiding officer. The three iiret rilitted the subjoined Report. favor ol th. string member, .nd the Home .d- rcc ei ved Birth-Day. Sooh thing, o.ed to be done in Ro- 
make an exceiien P J Vice p res ident8 of The Committee appointed by a meeting of citi- journed. The Governor’s Message was appropriately re- 
named have, we tiene , „.winn zens to make the necessary arrangements to secure Saturday, Jan. 11.—Senate not m session.— ferred to the several Committees. ‘ r 
the Society, and devoted much time anc the i ocat i on 0 f the next State Agricultural Fair at The House spent the day on on the Postage Bill. Bills were introduced to allow Railroad Corpora- — A 8team mi11 for Rie ™ amifnclure 1 
to the promotion of its interests. We underei n R oc h e ster, respectfully report— Monday Jan. 13.—In the Senate petitions were tions to hold Telegraph Stock; in relation to the delaines, is to be erected at Providence, It. I., nex 
that Mr. Langworthy declines being a candidate, The Committee would express their gratification ented an the fugitive slave law, the tariff, and Pilots in the city of New York; in relation to mar- summer. It is expected to turn out one million of 
but we presume one of the gentlemen named will at tbe liberality of our citizens, as shown by the numerous other subjects. riages and the solemnization thereof; also, amend- dollars worth of goods per annum. 
be selected— and whoever it may be, the office will, rea diness with which they subscribed the necessary Xbe bd i granting to Wisconsin a donation of ing the law relative to the registry ot births and -The Albany Journal says there is a project 
not be most worthily and creditably filled, amount. The work of the Committee was thus b l ic lands'" to supply the deficiency in former marriages. , , , on foot to establish a Bank in that city, with a cap- 
we doubt not. _1_not only made comparatively easy but pleasant. £ ppropriations wa s taken up and passed. BiH» were noticed to prevent he emova of free Qf 50 000) for the benefit of mec hanics and 
. . , The sum subscribed, is deemed sufficient to paj r riiA TTaupa was in committee on the cheap post- citizens of the v-itate without its limits, except upon 1 7 .... , — . 
Monroe Co. Af- Society-Annual Meeting. atl nece88 ary expenses of the Fair, and Wm. Buel, a „ e bi n bu t did not decide it criminal charges, and for the protection of median- small traders. It will be a novel affair. 
t Levi A. Ward, Joseph Hall, Samuel Miller and J. ® ’_ics and workingmen. Adjourned. -Judge Hurlburt, one of the Judges of the Su- 
The annual meeting of this Society was held w Bisge]1 hay0 consen ted to become individually Genesee Valley Railroad.— We copy from Friday, Jan. 10.— Senate .—A petition for an preme Court, in the first judicial district, and Judge 
ror ol the sitting member, and tne mouse ad- rece i ved . Birth-D 
irned. The Governor’s Message was appropriately re- 
Saturday, Jan. 11.—Senate not in session.— ferred to the several Committees. cieser 
ne House spent the day on on the Postage Bill. Bills were introduced to allow Railroad Corpora- - 
Birth-Day. Such things used to be done in Ro- 
A steam mill for the manufacture of mouslin 
tions to hold Telegraph Stock; in relation to the delaines, is to be erected at Providence, R. I., next 
-The Albany Journal says there is a project 
on foot to establish a Bank in that city, with a cap¬ 
ital of $250,000, for the benefit of mechanics and 
i and workingmen. Adjourned. -Judge Hurlburt, one of the Judges of the Su- 
Friday, Jan. 10.— Senate .— A petition for an preme Court, in the first judicial district, and Judge 
propriation for the New York Colonization Soci- of the Court of Appeals, presented his resignation 
was prosented by Mr. Beekman. to the Governor on the 1st instant. 
A bill was introduced to allow Ring 8 County to _ Herr R yn j n g er . 0 n the 21st ult., executed his 
ake a loan for the erection ol a Penitentiary, ^tonishing feat of walking a wire extending from 
Monroe Co. Ac- *-*-*■«* 1>K . ,n.«ll under., tt »«be. novel *M r . 
... . Levi A. Ward, Joseph Hall, Samuel Miller and J. ® ’._ ics and workingmen. Adjourned. -Judge Hurlburt, one of the Judges of the Su- 
The annual meeting of this Society was held w Bisge]1 hay0 consen ted to become individually Genesee Valley Railroad.—W e copy from Friday, Jan. 10.— Senate .—A petition for an preme Court, in the first judicial district, and Judge 
on Saturday last. The attendance was larger than reBp0 n 8 ible to the State Society for the necessary lbe Livingston Union the proceedings of a meeting appropriation for the New York Colonization Soci- of the Court of Appeals, presented his resignation 
usual and considerable interest was manifested in fixtures,&c., relying on the subscription for security. he j d at Mt. Morris, in furtherance of a Railroad ety was prosented by Mr. Beekman. to the Governor on the 1st instant. 
and nrosperitv of the association. The Committee have had under consideration frQm thig ^ l0 Hornellsville. It is claimed that A bill was introduced to allow Kings County to - Herr R yn i nge r. on the 21st ult., executedhis 
the proceedm • P P d hand . the most suitable grounds on which to hold the h distance is only 64 miles,that the highest grad# make a loan for the erection of a 1 emtentiary, a8tonifjhir feat of walking a wire extending from 
The report of the proper officer exhibited liana ^ ^ deem u mexpedient to adopt any part.cu- wou)d nQ[ 0xceod ^ fc0t to the mile> b Ild that for Lunatic Asylum and Work-House. dnme of the caoito’ at Monteomerv -Via., to 
some balance in the Treasury- Officers were i a r location at present. most of the distance the route is almost entirely Notices were given of bills for a State Library; ^ d ' } M 
fllectad for the current year as follows: Your Committee would recommend the appoint- ]eyeL R i s our decided opinion that Rochester for the amendment of the bill relative to the Alms- the ground, 400 leet. 
p . , . T VM . N B . Langworthy, of Greece, ment by this meeting of a delegation of 20 persons, Q ht not t0 regard with indifference an enterprize House and Penitentiary in New York. -A man named Godfrey was dangerously stab- 
resi n (. v of Gates- to represent our city at the Annual Meeting o le so manifestly calculated to promote the interests of Mr. Johnson of Schenectady, introduced a bill bed at Ithaca last Tuesday, by one \ an Order du- 
Vice Presidents Calvin >- ■ . ’ State Society, to be held at Albany on the lath inst. the city. Much of our business comes from the imposing tolls on freight transported o* the New ring a quarrel. Van Order was committed, and 
J. M. Babcock, Irondequoit; Elisha i crmon. Your Committee wou.d a.so iurther recommen Valley, which is drained by the Genesee and its York and Erie, and Ogdensburgh and Champlain Godfrey lies in a critical condition. 
Wheatland. that this meeting appoint a general Committee, to tributar i es> and it i 8 most important not only to Railroads. He moved to refer it to a Select Com- Onthe29thult.thelargestbuildingatBed- 
7 V^«»r P r—IoHN Rapalje, Rochester. act in concert with the officers oi tne otate oocieiy mainta i n , but to increase, our intercourse with that m ittee. A debate then arose whether reference , . fVnter M ich containing a carding machine, 
1 reasurer John xva pal in the preparation of grounds, erection of buildings rich andproductivere g \on.~Roch. Daily American should be made to the Railroad or Finance Com- ZZivll bv fire Loss 
Rec. Secretary-3. Vick, Jr., Rochester. and whatever else they may deem necessary, and *_*_L mit tee, or to a Select Committee. It was sent to clotbin S works ’ *°V was de8troy< d by hrL ’ 
Cor Secretary— D. D. T. Moore, Rochester. that this Committee collect the subscription, and about $4,700. No insurance. 
Messrs. M. G. Warner, Nathaniel Hayward expend it, or what portion ol it which maybe We ^ 0 ffifo^med thaUhe Directors of the Buffalo Mr. Stanton annmi—^ his intention of address- -The Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Compa- 
,1 Inn Ranalie were appointed delegates to the necessar >’- and Rochester Railroad Company have determined ing the Senate to-aw-am m relation to the Gov- ny havedeclaredasemi-annualdividendoffivodol- 
ana Jno. xvapaije >vc ir . „ . n,. mMmn th« fnllowinor gentlemen were ap- __to nnnatmntinn nf amor's Message. lnr R nnr share, oavable on the first day of bebruary. 
Vv-UIUJUILVCC. At WHO DCUl — 
about $4,700. No insurance. 
n,-nI- his intention of address- -The Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Compa- 
,„un lii relation to the Gov- ny have declared a semi-annual dividend of five dol- 
Field Crops. The first premium on Carrots, ^ ^ ^ ^ j. p . Fogg , C . F. Crosman, 
$-3, was awarded to Nath l Hayward of Brig at- c } ^ Wm Filzhugh> C . Cor8erj N . H . For- 
o*—his crop producing 1035 bushels per acre- L Ward Smith , Alex. Mann, D. D. T. 
A premium of $4 was awarded to Alfred l itch ^ q Blogg> L . B . Langworthy, Gen. R. 
of Riga, on crop of Mangel Wurtzels-no com- ^ N _ H Blossom , B . N. Baker, and P. 
petition. No wheat or other gram crop presented 
petition. iNo wnea; or otner gram eiuj. 
—and that, too, in the best wheat growing county 
in the State! _ 
Weekly Keteorfogical Abstract 
by l. wetherell. 
“bI*I. ri f4'cF cr.™„; A 'tL4-Tho'c...™,,h. a». 
C. J. Hill, Wm. Fitzhugh, C. Corser, N. H. For- a st0 re house or freight depot for about 300 feet in nua l Reports of the Commissary and Adjutant and a lar e e quantity of powder was destroyed. 
dvee L Ward Smith, Alex. Mann, D. D. T. length, upon the wharf, similar to the one erected Generals. The thirty-second Annual Report of -The Farmers m Cortland and Madison coun- 
' -Itt t' ill t ’ B T nmrwnriliv Ccn R bv the Michigan Central Railroad Company, in the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, was rec’d. ties, who formerly took their produce to Syracuse 
Moore, • • ° 88 » • * ^ ’ ' ' Detroit .—Batavia Times. Petitions were presented for the repeal of the f or shipment by railroad, have latterly sent it to 
Harmon, N. H. Blossom, B. N. Baker, and P. ---death penalty; of the Brooklyn City Hospital for an Bin „ bamton , and on the Erie railroad to New York. 
Barry. Narrow Escape from Suffocation.— We learn appropriation; for a law prohibiting the sale of in- _ The Detroit Fre0 Pre8g gayg that an aboli . 
Thp above named delegates were, on motion, that five persons in Spencerport, in this county, toxicating drinks; for the repeal of the b ree fechool .. - , , „ „ . . mo „ . > 
• ; tirld to the State Society the came nea? losing their lives last Monday evening, law; and for a law suppressing bribery at elections. Uomst of that city induced a colored man to be- 
mstructed to recoin ‘ - bv inhaling carbonic acid gas, generated by placing The annual Report of the Leather Manufactur- lieve that his safety required a speedy flight to Can- 
_nf Sftntftmhpr slr the dav on •?. ° , . , • b ^ _» _ _ . ^ *.#1 Sr i_*._ j , , _a_v#. u;__ 
i. 1851. 
THERMOMETER. 
MAX. | MIN. | MEAN. RA1 
WINDS. 
N. 
7 
27 1 
22 
24.33 
SE. SW. 
8 
33 
23 
28.00 
W. SE. 
9 
42 ! 
37 
36.66 
S. SW. 
10 
36 1 
33 
35.00 
1 W. 
11 
33 | 
31 
32.00 
W. s. 
12 
36 
33 
34.33 
sw. w. 
13 
34 | 
32 
32.66 
w. 
selection of the 16th of September as the day on 
which the Fair should open. 
On motion, the following named gentlemen, 
chosen at a previous meeting, were continued as a 
a kettle of hot coals in their sleeping room.— 6 r’s Bank of New York was received. 
When discovered, they were nearly all in a state 
of insensibility, and it was with great difficulty | 
that they were resuscitated, but by the timely at¬ 
tention of Dr. Rogers, they were restored. This 
Notice of a bill was given: To prevent the city 
of Troy from selling the Troy and Schenectady 
Railroad. 
The 21st of January was set down for the con- 
general Committee of Arrangements relative to the sbou j d cau fion people from a practice most deadly sideration of the code of practice 
Fair:—Messrs. L. B. Langworthy, Wm. Buel, S. 
Miller, L. A. Ward, J. W. Bissell, J. P. Fogg, D. 
R. Barton, N. Blossom, B. M. Baker, J. Crombie, 
J. Hall, Chas. J. Hill, Wm. A. Reynolds, George 
Ellwanger and Jas. Vick, jr. 
After a discussion of several matters pertinent to 
the occasion, the meeting adjourned. 
ALEX. MANN, Chairman. 
D. D. T. Moore, Sec’y. 
Destructive Fire. — The Frst Presbyterian 
Church in Utica, the largest edifice in the city, was 
in its effects. Many have fallen victims through Bd ] s we re noticed for conferring on five mem- survive. 
9 42; 37 j 36.66 | s. sw. Miller L. A. Ward, J. W. Bissell, J. P. Fogg, D. ignorance of the consequences of inhaling charcoal ber8 0 f the legislature the power to attend the -The Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, second 
10 36 j 33 j 35.00 1 w. p ^ B ] ossom B M. Baker, J. Crombie, gas .—Roch. Dem. World’s Fair, as honorary delegates, withoutcom- s»n of the late Earl of Dunmore, and nephew of 
11 33| 31 32.00 w. s. "•/" n * ’ T ’ w * * . t> Avnn i ds —--- „„ , pensation; to compel foreign Life Insurance Com- the Duke of Hamilton, was married in Scotland, to 
12 36 3S 34.33 sw. w. J. Hall, Chas. J. Hill, • b Pittsburgh.— We have at length the full uc- panies to place a fund in the hands of some person Mi B8 Elizaheth Wadsworth, of Geneseo, New York, 
13 34 I 32 | 3z.bG w. Ellwanger and Jas. Vick, jr. tails of the population of the Iron City. Pittsburgh w ithin tho State as a guarantee; and for the uncon- TWnmhnrlA 
-- 7~~Z ~ After a discussion of several matters pertinent to proper has 46,545 inhabitants; Alleghany City, ffitkmal repeal of the Free School law; to protect free c unnVtoVm Mondav afternoon James 
remarks. top ^easion the meeting adjourned. 2R270 : Birmingham, 5,365; East Birmingham. citizenB from being taken out of the State, and to —At 4 i o clock on Monday alterncon James 
Jan. 7th. Misty-appearance of a thaw. the occasion, the meeting a J !,624; Manchester, 1,755; Pitt Township, 1,035; make it punishab | ( f by tho same law as thatofkid- O’Neil, a laborer, was unloading a heavy bell from 
' ?^S y ™?n!!heffins to thaw A ^' ’ Lower St Clair, including South Pittsburgh, etc., napping f t0 arnend the code of procedure; to pro- a cart in Market slip, New York, when the bell 
j'^,; warm and rfmidv. D - D ' T ' MooRE * ^ >*‘ 7,821. The population in the Reserve would raise vide fo f tbe suppor t 0 f Common Schools; for the rolled off upon him and cut him in two pieces, sep- 
lUh. Cloudy and mild. ’ _ ^ j VrBi Pr p B hvteri a n the total to 83,954. relief of the survivors of the New York regiment in anting hie body just above the hips. 
12th. Snows a little this morning. Destructive Fire. - . - - Mexico. -The first wheat raised in Western New York 
J3th! A little more snow—river high. Church in Utica, the largest edifice in the city, was Benton Re-elected.— On Monduy last, 13th The Committee of the Whole went through with was sown in November, 1788, on the outlet of the 
Note.— The snow has settled very much during totally consumed by fire Jan. 12. The insurance inst., Hon T. H. Benton was re-elected to the U. a bill to repeal the law conferring certain powers Crooked Lake, in Yates co. It produced 15 bush- 
e week The river is not aery high. There be- , , j nrtran was “%3 000. loss about S. Senate by the Legislature of Missouri. This is on the Superior Court of New York, and extending els per acre. The same land has since frequently 
Tup": rJK! ^ - "*■* u • ^ ^ of 30 ^ * cte - 
lieve that his safety required a speedy flight to Can¬ 
ada, and then bought his property at half its value. 
-The dwelling house of Samuel Whipple, in 
Holt County, Mo., was destroyed by lire on the 9th 
ult. Four children were in the house, three of 
whom were burned to death. The fourth may 
-The Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, second 
son of the late Earl of Dunmore, and nephew of 
-At 41 o’clock on Monday afternoon, James 
O’Neil, a laborer, was unloading a heavy bell from 
a cart in Market slip, New York, when the bell 
v/utCT which would otherwise have run off. 
