MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER! AN AGRICULTURAL AND EAMILY JOURNAL. 
The Wheat Midge, Weevil, Crops, &c. 
From notices in our exchanges, and by letters 
from correspondents, we are pained to learn that 
that the weevil and midge or fly are committing 
depredations upon our otherwise most promising 
wheat crop. We are not prepared to say to what 
- extent the injury' has extended, or what is to be 
ROCHESTER, JULY 17, 18.U. apprehended from their appearance among us.— 
- - — Our best agriculturists are divided in sentiment on 
Commencement Week this question, and we have not been able yet to 
The first Commencement of the University of give it such particular examination as its impor- 
Rochester was held during the past week in this tance demands. 
city, and has le r t a most favorable impression upon Eds. Rural New-Yorker:— Thinking it would 
those who attended these particularly interesting be of intersest to a portion of your readers, I send 
exercises. With an existence of but a single year you the result of my examination of the wheat 
we have a noble University, complete in all itsde- fields in this vicinity made for the purpose of as- 
Commencement Week- 
legislature of Unn f’ork. 
For the preservation of a copy of the Natural 
History'of the State for the Library at the Execu¬ 
tive Mansion at Washington. 
Special Session-Synopsis of Proceedings. relatioa to the indictment and place of trial 
° ot nuisances. 
The Legislature continued in Session until Fri- Bo a,1) end the Act entitled an Act to establish 
day. the 11th inst., passing during the session a Free Scbools throu S hout ^ Slat «- 
large number of bills, the most important of which „ T ° a, ”“ d tha Ac . 1 ei , ltitled an Act t0 ® r & ani 1 f 
... \ . . the State Lunatic Asylum, and more effectually 
ate named below. Ihe Congressional Districting t 0 provide for the care, maintenance and recovery 
bill was passed, dividing the State as follows: of the insane, passed April 7, 1842. 
-Tripier Ilall, in New Y’ork, is advertised to 
be sold by the sheriff. 
-The census of Oregon has been taken, and 
the population amounted to 13,323. 
-Peaches are selling in New York at about 50 
cents per peck. 
-The total white population of Long Island 
bill was passed, dividing the State as follows: of the insane, passed April 7, 1842. ' -The tota l white population of Long Island 
1st District—Suffolk, Queens and Richmond „ To authorize the Superintendent of Common 18 203,095, and the colored population 9,521. 
Counties, and the towns of Bushwick, Flatbush, Schools to purchase Webster’s unabridged Die--During 1850, the banking capital of Boston 
Flatlands, Graves End and New Utrecht in Kings tionary for the Common School Districts of this was $21,000,000. More than $5,000,000 was loaned 
County. 
2d—Brooklyn. 
Making appropriations for the State Library, and 
3d—1st, 2d, 3d, 5t'n, and 8th Wards of New to the Regents of the University' for literary and 
partments, and firmly established, as the endow¬ 
ment already raised amounts to nearly $200,000. 
On Tuesday evening. Rev. Henry Ward 
Beecher delivered an address on Character, be¬ 
fore the Literary Societies, in Corinthian Hall, 
certaining whether the much-feared weevil had 
made its appearance. In the Mediterranean vari¬ 
ety after thorough search, I found nothing, and 
concluded we were to be spared their ravages this 
season, but upon coming to the Soule or Chub 
which all unite in pronouncing a most able and wheat, I find these annual depredators making 
eloquent production — full of originality both in great havoc: the berry of about half the head 
style and sentiment. The Poem which followed, eaten out, though the head seems to retain its full 
delivered by Park Benjamin, Esq , abounded in size. Why this difference in favor of the Mediter- 
sparkling passages. raneau wheat ’ 1 cannot telb h is said t0 P rove 
The exercises of the Graduating Class took the case ’ 
place on Wednesday, and were pronounced very Wheat - P° tatoes and barle J bav ® ,10t showa a 
creditable both in elocution and sentiment. After more promising appearance for many years than 
conferring the Degree of A. M. upon the class, lhey do the P^entseason, 
the Hon. Ira Harris, Chancellor of the Univer- Baldwinsville, N. Y., July 8,1831. 
sitv, made an address to the Graduating Class, ad- Another correspondent in a different locality 
rnirable for its propriety, feeling and eloquence.— writes as follows: 
We have never heard an address upon any simi- Eds. Rural: —The wheat midge or fly, made 
Iar occasion, of more impressive effect upon the jts appearance here about the 15th of last month, 
Baccalaureates, and the entire audience. 
and as it has been dry since, with a majority of 
The degree of Master of Arts was conferred clear nights, it has been very actively employed, 
upon Albert II. Mixer, Tutor in the University; and now you can seldom find a head of any vari- 
and honorary degrees conferred as follows: ety, except it be the Mediterranean, but what is 
Master of Arts, upon Rev. J. S. Backus, of more or less damaged by it. This is our third year 
New York, Rev. Henry E. Peck and L. H. Mou- for il in this P art of the town ’ but 1 l»ave not been 
gan. Esq., of Rochester. 
enabled to learn whether it is extending its opera- 
York City. 
4th—6th, 10th, and 14th Wards of New York 
City. 
5th—11th, 15th and 12th Wards ofN. Y. City. 
6th—7th and 13th Wards of New York city. * 
7th—9ffi and 16th Wards of New York city. 
8th—12th, 18th and 19th Wards of N. Y. city. 
9th—Westchester, Rockland and Putnam coun¬ 
ties. 
10th—Orange and Sullivan counties. 
11th—Ulster and Green counties. 
12th—Duchess and Columbia counties. 
13th—Rensselaer county. 
14th—Albany county. 
15th—Washington, Warren, Hamilton and Sa¬ 
ratoga counties. 
16th—Essex, Clinton and Franklin counties. 
17th—St. Lawrence and Herkimer counties. 
18th—Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady and 
Schoharie counties. 
19th—Otsego and Delaware counties. 
20th—Oneida county. 
2lst—Chenango, Cortland and Broome. 
22d—Madison and Oswego counties. 
23d—Jefferson and Lewis counties. 
24th—Onondaga county. 
25th—Cayuga and Wayne counties. 
26th—Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties. 
27th—Tompkins, Tioga and Chemung. 
28th—Livingston and Steuben counties. 
29th—Monroe county. 
30th—Alleghany, Wyoming and Genesee 
counties. 
31st—Niagara and Orleans counties. 
32d—Erie countv. 
to the Directors. 
-Queen Victoria has just entered on the 33rd 
year of her age, and on the 20th inst., commenced 
the 15th year of her reign. 
-Official notice has been received by Govern¬ 
ment that Mexico has annulled the grant of the Te- 
scientific purposes. 
To amend the Revised Statutes in relation to 
SU To gDeTS New' York Medical College pow- , mCnt that Mexico haa annul,cd the S rar ‘ tof lhe ’Pe¬ 
er to found and maintain a Hospital, connected buantepec route to Garry. 
with such College. -There were near 500 deaths in New Y’ork 
To amend the Act entitled an Act to provide for vvee ^> ar *d 274 Phiadelphia. This shows a 
the incorporation of Companies to construct Plank large increase of mortality over the preceding week. 
Roads, and Companies to construct Turnpike -An American sailor was arrested in Matanzas 
Roads, passed May 8, 1847. last week, for whipping ten Spanish soldiers! The 
lo incorporate the Trustees of the German authorities put him in the stocks. 
Mission Church and Congregation of the City ti 
of Rochester. J -The government postage 
Rochester S-S— - me vmy - The government postage on prepaid * oz. 
Dividing the State into Congressional Districts. '° ^ FrandsC °' is C cts ’ lf not P re P aid ’ 
To legalize the acts of the several School Dis- 1 ‘ Cl ' s ‘ 
tricts of this State. -Tim Cincinnati Commercial states that there 
Providing for the support of Common Schools. are more contracts for building steamboats at that 
To provide for the Enlargement of the Locks of port this season, than was ever before known, 
e Oswego Canal. _ -The Post Office Department have issued two 
the Oswego Canal. -The Post Office Department have issued two 
To establish an Asylum for Idiots and making millions and a half of postage stamps, and arc sen- 
an appropriation therelor. ,. .. t r * ’ 
e . In relation to draining the Cayuga marshes. dlng th ® m ° Ut at the rate of 400 ’ 000 P er da >'- 
More effectually to prevent Gambling. ^ be ^ rU! *' cro P throughout the South prom- 
For the relief of survivors of the First Regiment ’ ses to be nlore abundant this sem-on than for mnny 
of New York Volunteers who served in the war years. In Georgia the peach trees are breaking 
with Mexico. down under their load of fruit. 
Dies. To amend an Act entitled an Act for the preser- -A new cotton factory has just been started 
„ vation of Washington’s head-quarter’s, passed wr n i„:n„ *. T . , 
April 10 1850 * Mississippi. It lias an engine oi 
To provide for the completion of the Erie Ca- borse power, with 4,000 spindles, 80 looms, 
Genesee ned Enlargement and the Genesee Valley and and corres P° n ding machinery. 
Black River^Canals. -In Baltimore, on the 4th, all the debtors, 24 
To incorporate the Mexican Ocean Ivlaillnland in number, weie discharged from the jail, underthe 
(Doctor of Laws, upon Hon. Washington Hunt, tions over new territory or not. This year, wheat 
Governor of New York, and Justice Addison is forward and heavy on the ground—barley and 
Gardiner, of the Court of Appeals. oats unusually promising,—corn has been consid- 
Doctor of Divinity upon Rev.’ Wm. Dean, Mis- ered backward, but need not be so spoken of any 
Black River Canals. -In Baltimore, on the 4th, all the debtors, 24 
To incorporate the Mexican Ocean Ivlaillnland in number, weie discharged from the jail, underthe 
Company. ... „ _ . new constitution. They fired 100 guns and had a 
In relation to the duties of Superintendents of torch light procession, 
the Poor. 
Relative to the oowers and dmie a ef - 1 ho island, a journal published at Stutt- 
sionaryin China, and Ilov. Henry YV. Lee, Rec¬ 
tor of St. Luke’s Church, Rochester. 
longer—it has made a grand push the last week, 
and with the help of the rain that has fallen the 
_ t- . p last twenty-four hours, must now go ahead. I ruu 
On Thursday the Commencement Exorcises of & , 
„ i 11 . .1 ot all kinds will be very abundant, and from pres- 
s Theological Seminary were held at the same 
,, , ., 0 , .. p, , ent appearance, 1 think fair. i*. f. b. 
ice. The address to the Graduating Class, by 11 
... ... i ii,o Tiinnrrnrnl nf TV c v.'niT Hall’s Comers, Ont., Co., July 1,1851. 
the Theological Seminary were held at the same 
place. The address to the Graduating Class, by 
Prof. Maginnis, and the Inaugural of Dr. Conant, 
were full of eloquent instruction, and most appro¬ 
priate to the occasion. 
British Emigration to the United States. 
According to official documents lately publish¬ 
ed, the total emigration from Great Britain and 
Literary Notices, &c. 
The Melodia, a Collection of Popular Songs, for 
Schools, Social Parties, Excursions, &c. Set 
to Original Music by Truman H. Bowen, Prof, 
of Music in the Stale Normal School, Albany. 
The number before us is the first of a series, 
33d—Chautauque and Cattaraugus counties. ^ in^relation to the duties of Superintendents of torch light procession. 
The College in this city and that of Lima each 1 ^Relative to the powers and duties of the Mavor, " Tho Auidand ’ a J oumal published at Stutt- 
received an appropriation of $5,000. The Canal Aldermen and Commonality of the city of New Germany, apprehends the next move of the 
bill passed tho House 81 to 36. The Agricultural York in the matter of taking possession of and lay- Americans will be the subjugation of Japan and 
College bill was left on the table. The Railroads '- a ( ndS f ° r th ® pUbHc Park in tbe 19 h China ’ 
of the State were released from the payment of Appropriating the Revenues of the Literature last we^k! 
'Z » " e * “ ,h6 “Ku o FU , Academies a„d High " “T * *** — » 
m S .. , . . „ „ . Schools in this Slate. b gathering the crop. 
I o provide for the erection of a fire-proof build---- — The postage charged upon newspapers sent 
ing for the State Library, and to provide tor the Earthquake— An Earthquake was felt in this from this country to the Sandwich Islands, is ten 
better accommodation oi the Legislature. city, yesterday morning, about 10 o’clock. There cents each. Tile Sun thinks this is rather severe 
To enable the Rochester, Lockport and Niagara were dlree distinct shocks, the whole occuring in u pon papers h it are sold for one penny. 
-The wheat harvest commenced in Michigan ' 
last w'eek. The Detroit Tribune says there is a 
want of hands throughout the State, to assist in 
An Act to Incorporate Academies and High “ u,ruu ° Ilou ‘' uie * iaie ’ u> ass,st in 
Schools in this Slate. gathering the crop. 
-—--—- -The postage charged upon newspapers sent 
Earthquake. —An Earthquake was felt in this f rom tllis country to the Sandwich Islands, is ten 
city, yesterday morning, about 10 o’clock. There cents each. Tile Sun thinks this is rather severe 
Falls Railroad Co. to straighten and otherwise im- a b° u t ° ne minute. A friend who noted the occur- 
prove their track of their road. rence, says that the morion was undulating, or 
-Derby Jj* Co. of Bufialo have got upsrme e - 
n . wavo-like, and appeared to proceed from the South ve ^°l )es u P on which is printed a timely hint to cor- 
Authonzing the Northern Railroad Co. to in- west . The second shock was decidedly the strong- rfeS P 011 dents to pre-pay the postage upon their 
crease its Capital Stock. _ est> the first aild third being about ^ ^ e J h letters. 
Making appropriations in part for the expenses other. None of them were accompanied with any-Hartford lias taken its place by the side of 
of the Government, for the fiscal year commencing perceptible sound. As our informant had a watch Pittsburgh, as the only places, in a travel of many 
October 1st, 18o0 and for other purposes. m his hand, the time and duration can be relied thousands of mries. that could disturb a Jenny Lind 
I o amend an Act entiled an Act to Improve the upon as accurate. Ihe morning was somewhat c0jiccr t! 
Cayuga Creek Road in tho county of Erie, passed cloudy, cool and calm—followed, not a great while ' r , 
Match 27,1849. , afterwards by a slight rain, with thunder. About — 1 he Lockport and Falls Railroad suspended 
To authorize the inhabitants of tho town of half -past two, it cleared up, with Warm sunshine, its trips last Monday, and will not bo used again 
Pittsford to raise money by tax, to layout and open and s0 contin V ed ior the balance of the day.— St. until the Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls 
a certain road in the county of Monroe. Louis Republican , July 3. Road is completed. 
To provide for the education of the children of " : -Maryland papers say that the wheat harvest 
the Tuscarora Indians in the county of Niagara. ^ Fortunate Editor. The editor of the Ad- throughout that State is unusally good, both in 
In relation to the Oswego County Agricultural r^mblehi‘^arthof^‘healtl^ quantity and quality. Indiana papers make sinri- 
0016 . body and mind,” brieflv announces the fact to ar re P reseiltat,ons - 
To appropriate money to the Society for the his readers, and then adds: “ Duriiig our absence -The steamer Atlantic is reported to have 
Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the city of our paper will not suffer, but on the contrary, will nearly completed her repairs, and is expected to 
New York, and to enable them to erect new be much bettered. Our better half, who has been leave Liverpool on her return to New York by the 
buildings. pronounced by a competent judge ‘the smarter 23d inst 
Making appropriations for the Clinton State .nan of the two,’will have jurisdiction over its -The subscriptions in Detroit for the stock for 
Prison. columns. She is a stauuch democrat, and decid- , 
To incorporate the New Yo-k Academy of edly oppoaed to the new innovation on female cos- w ' Ul U “ 
Medicine ^ tume; and our only fear is, that when we return ^ * "h Central Line of Road, already amounts 
‘ To facilitate the construction of the Lewiston waders will insist upon our going agein.” t» more than $100 000 $2 )0 000 is the amount 
Ireland, for the 25 years ending with 1850, was with which the author proposes to supply the pub- 
2,576,033 persons. Of these, 841,701 went to 
It has a most inviting appearance, and is ad- 
British America, 1,483,325 to the United States, judgod worthy the attention of lovers of popular 
201,323 to Australia and New Zealand, and 39,- a ; rs b y R 10se competent to decide upon its merits. 
684 to other countries. The courtesy of the aulhor enab l e s us to pre- 
Yet less (hail two-thirds of the land of Great gei)d j 0 our rea( j ers one 0 f his songs—the words of 
Britain and Ireland is under cultivation, and a which, it will be seen, were originally published 
greater part of this, instead of being used for the in this paper. YVe are happy to commend this 
production of human food, is enclosed for parks and series to the musical and music-loving, among 
private pleasure grounds. There is no greater rea- 0 ur readers. + 
son, than this unjust and unwise use and distribu- -- 
tion of land, for the expatriation of two and a half The Student. A Family Miscellany and Month- 
letters. 
-Hartford has taken its place by the side of 
Pittsburgh, as the only places, in a travel of many 
-The Lockport and Falls Railroad suspended 
millions of the British people within the last quar- School Reader. N. A. Galkins, Editor. 
„ J. , , , New York, Fowlers dc YVdls. 
ter of a centurv. YVere this Kingdom owned and 
cultivated bv the people at large, a greater popula- Th,s is a ” ea t monthly magazine filled with 
tion than she has ever numbered might live in reading for families and schools, of the most valu- 
comfortable independence, where now so much of a ble character. It is well illustrated, abh edited, and, 
squalid misery and destitution prevail-only to he as wel1 as the Phrenological and Water-Cure 
avoided by the exile to foreign countries of the Journals from the same publishers, got up with a 
landless masses. neatness heretofore unknown among cheap papers. 
.... „ . . , , We refer the reader to its prospectus in another 
One and a half millions of these emigrants have , . , 1 
, . , . r ,, column for particulars, 
a home in this country. lo very many ot them, 1 
the necessity which drove them here has proved Chris ,., an Ambassador: New York and Auburn 
Louis Republican , July 3. Road is completed. 
-—: -Maryland papers say that the wheat harvest 
A Fortunate Editor. —The editor of the Ad- throughout that State is unusally good, both in 
Railroad, and to authorize the Buffalo and Niag¬ 
ara Falls Railroad Co. and the Lewiston Railroad 
A Golden Model. —The Washington Tele- 
t > more than $100,000. $210,000 is the amount 
required to be raised in that city. 
-The Leggett’s Gap Railroad, running from 
Co. to unite in one Company. R ra ph says, the first application lor a patent 1 
An act declarator of the Act to authorize the Caflfornia wifl shortly be presented at the Pi -- r -, ... 
Recording of Wills of Real Estate, and of Exem- ® Hlce ’ 1 h °. ,nade i’ wh,ch “ of , a doab, ° actln £ te.nber This will open that coal region to the in- 
plifications of Judgment Records and Decrees in orce purnp ’ 18 P are solld f old - The “ lv , en tenor of New Y'ork. ' 
IVIav C l 1 * F 1846 S ’ and f ° r ° ther pUrp ° ses ’ passed of Sacramento. Tim gold of which* his models . - A JJiU is bcfbrc tho Canadian Parliament to 
• . . composed was gathered bv himself, and he has ex- incorporate the “ Fort Erie and Buffalo Suspension J 
1° authorize the Commissioners of the Land hibited much skillful handiwork, as well as ingen- Bridge Company,” with a capital of £20.000. It < 
Office to .^I’^rtain lands belonging to the State, uity> i n its construction. Of all the models in the provides that the Bridge shall he completed within 
situated ill the City ot Syracuse, and purchase Palent Office-more than 15,000 in numbers- three years * 
other lands. to »i,o «ni» J 
graph says, the first application for a patent from the Wyoming coal field to the State of New York, 
California will shortly be presented at the Patent will it is believed, be completed by the first ofSep- 
their happiness, for they and their descendants are 
now “ lords of the soil,” and free citizens of this 
wide and great Republic. There is room for thou¬ 
sands more upon our unimproved lands, and 
Rev. J. M. Austin, Editor, 
annum. 
Weekly, $2 per 
The Ambassador is the organ of the ‘‘New 
York State Convention of Universalists,” and the 
should all who come instead oi stopping upon the only paper advocating their faith published in this 
seaboard, and congregating in and around our State, all others having been merged in this, for 
large cities hasten to the country and seek homes denominational purposes. It is conducted with 
and land for themselves and their children, they spirit and ability, embracing among its correspon- 
would not only best serve their own interests, but dents the best talent of the denomination. Its ed- 
advance those of the country of their adoption. R or j s we ]i known to the public, as author of the 
~ “ Y'oice to the Married,” “ Voice to Youth,” and 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. other works whi ch might well have a place in 
by l. wetherell. every library. + 
For the relief of the Brcwerton Bridge Co. 
In relation to the Canal debts and maintenance 
the present is the only one of this material. 
-There are in the town of Lunenburgh, in 
Mass., at the present time, forty-eight persons w ho 
July 1851. 
thermometer. 
MAX. | MIN. | MEAN. 
8 
67 
53 
| 61.66 
9 
85 
64 
73.66 
Id 
76 
63 
69.00 
11 
70 
56 
62.00 
12 
72 
56 
64.33 
13 
75 
57 
64.66 
14 .| 
77 
57 I 
66.33 
REMARKS. 
July 8th. 
Cloudy 
, with 
a little 
9th. Warm morning—showery with thunder in 
l hc afternoon. District school house, No. 16, was 
struck by lightning, and considerably injured. 
Cradling Match in Wayne Co.—The Clyde 
“ Times” says:—The “ Agricultural, Horticul¬ 
tural and Mechanical Association of the town of 
Galen,” will hold their Cradling, Raking and 
Binding Match at Joseph Watson’s, Clyde, on 
Saturday, tho 19th of July, at 1 o’clock, M. P. 
Diplomas and cash premiums are to be award¬ 
ed to the best workmen. Cannot other Towns 
hold matches also? Good cradling, raking and 
binding, are important items to every farmer. 
In relation to the Canal debts and maintenance Harvest—O ur farmers are makiim prepara- T , ° 
of the Canals for the fiscal year commencing Oct. tions for the coming harvest, and a few have al- WGrG ‘ Ving ien tho Declaratlon of Independence 
1, 1851, and to provide for the completion of the ready commenced cutting wheat. The fly has was Ina de. The entire population of the town is 
works connected therewith. done considerable damage in some pieces of wheat pu * ; L803. 
Making appropriations for certain Academies i* 1 ffi* s vicinity, although complaints are not gene- The venerable Dr. Nott, now in the 97th < 
for the year 1850. ral. I he crop will probably be an average. Corn year of Iris age, was present at the celebration at 
To incorporate the Society for the relief of des- * oobs inucb better than any one anticipated three Hartford. Conn., on the 4th inst., and closed the 
*r r ^ 1 ° f se r-' . , hSssiaii:; r—* «*• ■*» ■—c 
Authorizing marned women who may be mem- Pessary to save the crop. Rye, Bariev, &e., tlon ’ 
bers and stockholders of anj incorporated company are all doing well—Genesee Courier. ' -On the morning of the 28th instant, there 
to vote at elections of Directors and I rustees. _ will be an eclipse of the Sun, on its northern limbs, 
I o provide for the publication of general laws Traveling East—A friend of ours from the which will be visible more or less throughout the 
in force in relation to the care and maintenance of . , . <• om me . 
. interior ot the State called to see us yesterday, and United States, with the exception of the southern 
titute Children of Seamen. 
Authorizing married women who may be mem¬ 
bers and stockholders of any incorporated company 
to vote at elections of Directors and Trustees. 
To provide for the publication of general laws 
in force in relation to the care and maintenance of 
the poor. 
gave us the pleasing information that he had made 
For the preservation of the Bridge over Oswego the trip from New York to St. Louis in four day. 
aim nnH I Jswftnrn IviVP.r nt ( )swp.<rn l<»IIe 1.7 tt * . J 
Canal and Oswego River at Oswego Falls. an( i seventeen hours . He came upon the New 
Authorizing Northern Railroad Company to ex- York and Erie Railroad to Dunkirk, from whence 
part of Florida. 
-Several papers give their readers warning in 
and seventeen hours. He came upon the New . . ,i > , 5 ^ ,• , , 
y , j -p- - t> j . n lr' L- f r. respect to the Bank of Salisbury—a large quantity 
tend its pier at Rouse’s Point on Lake Champlain, he took the steamer to this citv. The regular ' ts P a P er being in circulation in Western New 
In relation to the Oswego Canal. time from New York to Cincinnati is forty hours. Y’ork. Have we not Banks enough at home to sup- 
To amend chapter 8, part 3, of Revised Stat- ~ St Louis Times ‘ ^ the circulation? 
utes in relation to draining swamps, &c. --- --Y steamboat speed of eighteen miles an hour 
Authorizing the Canal Board to make an equit- Directing Letters. —Be careful in directing will make the voyage from Boston to Liverpool in 
able settlement of building of a bridge across the )’ our letters.. According to the new official list ot six days and nine hours. A vessel combining good 
Oswego Canal at the village of Oswego. offices in the United States, there are 25 sea qualities, with the speed of one of our North 
To amend the Act authorizing the incorporation fields, 25 Cen’trevilleX lS*Jacksons!”!5 Jefferemj River b ° at8 ’ " GuId d ° ’J in S j X dayS ; 
of Rural Cemetery Associations. 18 Lafayettes, 10 F,l)mores, 9 Kossuths, 10 Low- - 1 he Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye says it is 
Providing for the Education of the Children of e lls, 20 ilichmonds, 15 Waterloos, 22 Columbias. rc P°Rcd that the muskrats, in the Mississippi bot- 
Tonawanda Indians. jg Concords, &c. It is always wise to add both tom, in anticipation of the late flood, constructed 
For the improvement of the Saranac River County and State to the address. their houses several feet higher than usual. Their 
and Lake. - mounds are an astonishment to all who behold 
To subject certain debts owing to non-residents State Asylum for Idiots. —John C. Spencer, them, 
to Taxation. William L. Marcv, Rev. Dr. Kip and Franklin _ Tim fnr nmtmrp 
, . , , ., ‘ State Ag. Fair. —The first ever held in Pen- 
) struck by lightning, and considerably imured. , , . , . . 
• 6 6 . - J nsylvania, promises to be largely attended. It is 
10th. Rainy night and morning. Wheat cut- be he]d in Harrisburgh in October next, and an¬ 
ting commenced. 
11th. Fine morning—rather cool. 
12th. Another fine day—t.iough cool. 
rangements i ro already making for enclosing the 
grounds, and providing separate and proper places 
for animals and articles which shall be presented 
13th. Continues fair—growing a little warmer, for exhibition. All the canals and railways of the 
14th. Summer heat. Pretty good hay weather. State will be open free of charge for their transpor- 
Farmers are improving it—having been fully sat- tation to Harrisburg, and visitors will come and go 
isfied of late, of the truth of the old adage, that on them at one.half the usual rates. 
hay can only be made when the sun shines, hov - - 
ever favorable clouds and rain may be for making E'^’’ rp ke attention of those interested is directed 
grass. to Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry’s Advertisments 
in another column. 
18 Concords, &c. It is always wise to add both tom, in anticipation of the late flood, constructed ; 
County and State to the address. their houses several feet higher than usual. Their 1 
-- mounds are an astonishment to all who behold ( 
State Asylum for Idiots. —John C. Spencer, them. 
William L. Marcy, Rev. Dr. Kip and Franklin -The demand for postage stamps is immense . 
Townsend of Albany, and James H. Titus of New Previous to the 4th> 2,300,000 had been received 
Correction. —Near the close of the second 
paragraph, in the article on Morgan Horses in our A Good Crop. —II. R. Dow, Esq., of \ r an Bu- 
last No., it should read, “ entire Morgan Horse” ren > brought into this market a few days since, 
-instead of •• entirely Morgan,” &c. ‘‘ Sher at ° ne I ® ad ‘ f S? i*? 66 ^ °f T™ 1 ’ 
' “ aggregate 1U4U lbs, which lie sold for forty-four 
man’s branch of the Morgan Horse,” should be cents per lb,—amounting in the whole to $445.— 
“ Sherman branch,” &c. 
This we think is hard to beat.— Joumal. 
Authorizing the re-survey of a public highway lownsend of Albany, and James H. Iltusof New Prev ious to the 4th, 2,31)0,000 had been received 
leading from Rochester to Lewiston, called Ridge York, were yesterday confirmed by the Senate, as , , . , , , t( . . t f WnoLino. 
R oad h * trustees of the State Asylum for Idiots under a re- and defi P atchod b V th e department from \\ ashing- 
To amend and redace to one Act the various cent law establishing that Institution-All!. AUa,. ton. Between three and four hundred thousand 
Acts relative to Common School, in the city of Fnda U- sro m ” <l0 d ”>'' anJ tl,e P ubl,c W|U l)c 
New York. T • ... su PPbed. 
To incorporate the Buffalo Suspension Bridge trafi^^rCrlsta/pMaceTn H^d. -Notwithstanding the poor opinion of the 
Comoanv t? U ? 1 ^ dVor * \° a ow ,. ^ ie y r J s ^ a ’ Palace m Hyde American department in the exhibition, expressed 
^ •* rark to remain standing after the lair is over, and . .« T , r „. r 4 . , 4l 
To amend and consolidate the several Acts re- t0 convert it into a conservatory or garden, to by the London limes, many of the articles there 
lating to the city ot Rochester. which all shall be allowed access al a charge not have already found eager puichascrs, and orders 
To incorporate the New York House and to exceed one penny. The cost of maintaining it have been received in this country for an addition- 
School of Industry. is estimated at £5,000 annually. al shipment for the European market. 
Company. Park to remain standing after the fair is over, and 
T. o amend and consolidate the several Acts re- (o convert it into a conservatory or garden, to 
lating to the city of Rochester. which all shall be allowed access at a charge not 
To incorporate the New York House and to exceed one penny. The cost of maintaining it 
School of Industry. 
is estimated at £5,000 annually. 
