MOORE’S RURAL NEW-IO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL ANT) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, JULY' 15, 1852. 
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Trial of Implements at Geneva. “ “ “ Nov "’. 
__ « « « Dec.,.24.00 
The New Y'ork State Agricultural Society, in Annual mean temperature,.47.40 
Summary of Metereological Observations of 1851, 
Made in Rochester. 
Rochester is situated on both sides of the Gen¬ 
esee river, seven miles from Lake Ontario : Lati¬ 
tude 43° 8' 17 ; longitude 77° 51' west from 
Greenwich; elevation 506 feet above tide water ; 
anti nearly 200 feet above the surface of the lake 
Monthly mean temperature of January", 28.50 deg, 
“ “ “ February, 32.20 “ 
Letter from Tompkins County. 
Forest Oty, Tomp. Co., N. Y., ) 
June 30, 1852. $ 
Mr. Editor :—Presuming that a few matters 
relative to Tompkins County, would be accepta- 
Congressional. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Tuesday, July 6.—The House bill to enable In- 
(terns of Jlrais, &t. 
-The whole number of British ships built 
in 1849, was 1,462. 
-The amount of tolls on the Welland Canal 
ble, I send them to occupy a portion of your diaua to dispose of her unsold saline lands, was f or j une j 3 £10 000 gross. 
_i..„i.i„ _i • j.i._ cs_ a- c_..i uii_ .. ’ . 
valuable sheet. 
passed in the Senate. Several private bills were 
Indianapolis contains a population of 10,- 
ln 1789 three men of that hardy stamp, and a i s0 passed. In the House, Mr. Olds reported an- 812. In 1850, the population was 8,099. 
Trial of Implements at Geneva. 
indomitable perseverance, which characterized the other postage bill. _Otto and Madame G 
early adventurers of this, then, Western wilder- Wednesday, July 7.—The bill to provide for England for the Continent. 
Otto and Madame Goldschmidt have left 
ness, made a location on the rich fl its, where we d ie better security of the lives of passengers on 
The deaths from explosions in the English 
now see the beautiful village of Ithaca. What a board 0 f steamboats was taken up, discussed ana C °M mines, amount to 1,000 a year. 
change has taken place during these sixty-three amen led in the Senate. In the House the appro- . 1 he consumption of tea in Great Britain 
years! Then it took nineteen days for these ad- pnation of $360,000 for the San Francisco Mint 111 P na,I1 ° Unte . to , ,’ " P®*” 1 9 " 
venturers to transport their fancies front Owego wa s ptuaed. ,^uS“ 
to their new home, a distance of twenty-nine Thursday, July 8.—No important business _It is estimated that 44 000 people -s 
to their new home, a distance of twenty-nine 
-Within thirty years 1,500,000 bodies have 
lieen buried in the London church yards. 
-It is estimated that 44,000 people visit the 
order to test Reapers, Mowing Machines, Ac., by Highest degree of the year,.92 
actual trial in the field, recently concluded to hold Lowest “ “ . 5 
a separate Trial of Implements the present season. Greatest monthly range,.61 “ 
The list of machines, with the premiums offered, « annual “ .97 “ 
may be found in the Rural of April 1st, and the Warmest day iu the year, June 29th. Coldest 
names of the Judges in that of June 24th. The do, January 30th. 
Trial will be held at Geneva, commencing Tues- Annual mean of barometer,.29.49 inches. 
day, July 20th, and continuing until all the Im- Highest observation registered,.30.20 “ 
miles. Now the cars makes the distance in one transacted in the Senate. Several hills were re- places of amusement in Paris every day. 
hour. ported to the House but no final action taken. -The Board of Aldermen of the city of 
The first frame house was erected in Ithaca in Friday Julv 9_The steamboat bill was again Boston have fixed the salary of the Mayor at 
1800. The first regular merchant settled there in discussed and amended in the Senate. In the P ar annum. 
1804. A Post-office was established about this Hous „ the Postage Bill was ud for discussion — •. -Hon. John P. Kennedy, of Maryland, has 
.. „ t isnn r- . House ’ th0 1 0Sta S° j3lll > was U P lor aiftCUSS1011 - been tendered the Secretaryship of the Navy, and 
time. Iu 1810, Ithaca numbered less than forty j t p rov j des that newspapers, magazines, books, has accepted the same. 
dwellings—now there is a prosperous population &c> sb . dl be rated at one cent; f or the first two -An extensive fire occurred in Boston on 
of about 5,000 people. In 181 o a printing press ounces> f or any distance under three thousand Saturday; $250,000 worth of property was de- 
was landed there, from which Mr. Jonathan In- miles; over that distance, two cents. Weight over stroyed. 
gersoll issued a 12 by 14 newspaper. I lie first two ounces, one ceut per ounce, additional. One of the learned judges at Westminster, 
plements for Trial have been thoroughly tested.— 
We copy the annexed particulars from the Soci¬ 
ety’s circular, just received : 
Lowest “ “ _28.67 “. 
Winds —North, during the year, 31% days; 
north-east, 22%; east, 17 ; south-east, 20; south, 
The Judges will meet at the Franklin House, 39 ; south-west, 65% ; west, 69%; north-west, 
Geneva, on Monday, the 19th of July, at 3 P. M., 99%. Prevailing wind, west, north-west. 
to make arrangements for the Trial. 
Weather. — Fair days, 175%; cloudy, 189%. 
The Railroad Companies have, with their usual Days on which rain fell, 102; snow, 57; both, 13. 0 f ^ bose wbo constructed them, 
liberality, consented to take over their roads, free Rain and melted snow, January, 1.36 inches; amount of mechanical a 
of charge, Implements designed for Inal aim February, 2.00 ; A1 arch, 1.38; Apul, 1.16 , Alay, vestments is exceedingly large i 
Exhibition. It is desirable tliat early notice be 2.21 ; June, 2.15 ; July, 3.o8 ; August, 1.54 ; Sep- business and agricultural taste ] 
given to the station keepers, of the number of tember, 1.13; October, 2.14; November, 3.62; county, will be most sensibly 
Implements to be forwarded, so that care may be December, 2.70. Annual result, 24.97. only tlie prosperous appearanc 
in readiness. The amout of water which fell during the year, but with the beautiful countr 
There will be an Exhibition of Implements at is much below the average mean. These obser- soil, and promising crops. The 
Geneva, under the direction of the citizens of vations are put on record for future reference, as ty Agricultural Fairs, in former 
Geneva, during the Trial of Implements,—and a well as for present gratification. lias exhibitions. Our county h; 
Plowing Match, under their direction, will take The year wiis crowned with good crops of grain aiK } sandy loam soil. Premiums 
place on Wednesday, 21st of July. and hay ; also, memorable for the great deficiency ed for corn, yielding 112 bush 
From the lai^e number of’entries made for the of the potato crop. Potatoes have recently been per acre,_wheat 46 bushels am 
Trial, there can be no doubt, that this will be the sold for $1,25 per bushel. With the exception of J have known an instance of 56 bushels and 38 
most important Trial that has ever taken place in the potato crop, the year was one of great pro- pounds per acre. 
gersoll issued a 12 by 14 newspaper. I he first ounces, one ceut per ounce, additional. . 7 One of the learned judges at Westminster, 
Church was erected in 1817. A branch Bank was Saturday.— Senate not in session. House in y is 8aid ’ won £ lS ’ 0(M) 0,1 tke late Derb Y at 
established in 1819. Ithaca is the county seat. debate on the Postage and Deficiency bills. ^' n i v , • T1 . 
There are within the county six prosperous villa- __ . . . jp nc and a ba f P e ^ cent, is all the interest 
. . . , . , which the great London bankers now allow on 
ges, possessing wealth and intellectual worth, sur- Nows Clippings- deposits 
passed only by a few counties in the State, llei __ A , 1 „ .. . . -Two large snowy mountains have been 
public hotels, court house, town hall, and houses A bo,)k published in Boston, caded the discovered in eastern Africa, by Dr. Kraff, a Church 
of worship, show an architectural taste, honorable . ^hest. men oi Ma^achusests,” gives the repu- Missionary. 
f . ’ , ted wealth ot about 2,Out) men in solid, who are T i o m i . , 
alike to those whose interest and philanthropy WO rth $lo0,(100 or more, with brief sketches of Joha b> I brasher was received at New 
caused their erection and to the mechanical skill the lives of neariy 1500 of them. The aggregate ^'*eans wit.i a salute of 1U0 guns and other pub- 
of those who constructed them. pro|>erty of these men is put down at $2«4,6«9,- l5C hoao ™- . 
Tl,n nmnnnt r>f mpnhanir-Rl mrl in. u0 °- 0f rich meu, 28 are worth $1,000,000 . — Hon. Dudley Marvin, died at his- residence 
r . . or upwards. The leading wealthy class appears in Ripley, Chautauque county, on Friday, the 25th 
vestments, is exceedingly large ; and the man of to } / e lhe mercantile, 565 of whom have a place ult, aged 66 years. 
business and agricultural taste, passing Tompkins in tbis curious book. The next wealthy class is -The new liquor laws go into effect in Rhode 
county, will be most sensibly struck, with not the farmers, of whom there are 140. Island on the 19th, and in Massachusetts the 22d 
only the prosperous appearance of our farmers, The death of Air. Clay leaves but a single of tkls month - 
Church was erected in 1817. A branch Bank was Saturday. —Senate not in session. House in 
established in 1819. Ithaca is the county seat. debate on the Postage and Deficiency bills. 
There are within the county six prosperous villa- __ 
ges, possessing wealth and intellectual worth, sur- Nows Clippings- 
passed only by a few counties in the State. Her - 
public hotels, court house, town hall, and houses H-iF” A book published in Boston, called the 
of worship, show an architectural taste, honorable “ lche *' , me . u f Ma^achusests,” gives the repu- 
r' ’ ted wealth ol about 2,UuU meu in solid, who are 
alike to those whose interest and philanthropy worth $lu0,000 or more, with brief sketches of 
only the prosperous appearance of our farmers, The death of Air. Clay leaves but a single 
but with the beautiful country, the variety of surviving member of those who composed the 
-The new liquor laws go into effect in Rhode 
Island on the 19th, and in Massachusetts the 22d 
of this month. 
- The first railway opened, was the Stockton 
soil, and promising crops. The Tompkins Coun- cabinet of John Quincy Adams, namely, Richard f“ d Darlington, England, on the 27th of Septem- 
1 , - Rush, of Philadelphia, now living in the enjoy- ber, 182o 
ty Agricultural Fairs, in former days, have proved ment ’ of exce]leijt * hea ’ Ub and un T VC r.saily active _The total naval force of the Turks is, on 
fiM exhibitions. Our county has a fine alluvial habits, at his country seat. Mr. Rush is also the the European side, 14 ships, with 274 gnus,—on 
and sandy loam soil. Premiums have been award- only surviving member of Mr. Madison’s admin- the Asiatic, 18 stops, with 3S0 guns. 
ed for corn, yielding 112 bushels and 28 quarts istratiou, in whose cabinet lie filled the post of -A project for swimming baths at the Crys- 
per acre,—wheat 46 bushels and 32 pounds ; and AWorne Y Gen<? ral at the early age of 33. tal Palace is talked of. Pipes are to be laid to 
tbis country, or any other. The number of Grain ductiveness, notwithstanding the season was cold 
Reapers and Mowers already entered for Trial ex- through the first part of it.—w. 
ceeds twelve, and other machines in proportion. 
Delegates have been appointed from most of 
the County Societies, and it is expected there will 
be sucli a gathering of Farmers and Alechanics, 
Lightning R:ds. 
^ f , 1 , .. , As I am often questioned about Lightning 
be such a gathering ol Farmers and Mechanics, „ , T . f . , , °. 
, , f , Rods, 1 propose to give a general and definite re- 
as has seldom been witnessed, lhe citizens of . . 
, . , ,. „ ,. ply in the Rural N ew-Y orker. 
Geneva are making sucli preparations for the ac- nn , f ,, .. , . T „ 
, . . V, i .. , 1 he construction of these Rods, bv L.P. Berth- 
commodation of all who may attend, that there . ,, . . , , 
, . , , , , , rong <k Co., must receive the approbation of the 
can be no doubt that everything calculated to ... n „ , , , . , 
. ,, . . . j .. , ... public, they come up to the standard required, 
make this an occasion of deep interest, will re- ' , , . „ , 1 
. . 1 he parts ot the Rods are connected by screws, 
ceive attention. , . . . 
per acre,—wheat 46 bushels and 32 pounds ; and Attonie Y General at the early age of 33. tal Palace is talked of. Pipes are to be laid to 
I have known an instance of 56 bushels and 38 E5F The number of through passengers be- convey the sea-water from Brighton. 
rvnnnds npr aero r ’> tween Bis on and Ntw York in 1846, was 82,369; -Mrs. Dean, wife of the late Lot Dean, Esq., 
' T % ' , . . in 1847, 106,590; in 1848, 120,036"; in 1849, 147,- died in Hartford, lately, from a felon upon one of 
Ithaca has long been celebrated for its manu- 562; in 1850,175,568; and in 1851,201,357. The her fingers. 
factuiing skill, and the variety of articles pro- increase in five years is 118,988, or 144 per cent. -Four million dollars worth of manufactured 
duced. An encouraging resuit lor the railroads. The iu- goods are now annually exported from Belfast to 
About three-fourths of the county is improved, creas< j °* wa Y Il ' avcd * s doubtless, still greater a the United States, 
and the average amount of grain grown in the th^Ymfkec^ 1 ° ^ ° ocomotive P 10 poosiLies o ^ -A land sail boat has been constructed at 
and the average amount of grain grown in the 
county is hardly to be beaten in the State—acre 
for acre. 
I have often wondered at the lack of agricultu- 
, . . / .“ , ... public. 1 hey come up to the standard required, 
make this an occasion of deep interest, will re- , 1 
. . 1 he parts ol the Rods are connected by screws, 
ceive attention. , , . . . . 
._are adequate m size, and are insulated by glass in 
Rochester University.—Commencement Week, vie holder, by which tho rod ia attached to the 
- building. They are designed to pass into the 
The present is Commencement week at our earth so far as to reach water or moist earth. The 
University, and an occasion of interest to many upper extremity is tipped with silver, so as to 
citizens and strangers. I lie opening exercises, so prevent the rusting of the copper termination, 
far as we have witnessed or ascertained, were The rods on my house were put up by Mr. 
highly creditable to tlie institution, and gratifying Berth rong. 
to all interested, i be Sermon before the Judson Alany thunder storms have already passed over 
Society of Iiyjuiry, was preached on Sabbath the country, by which buildings have been struck, 
evening, by the Rev- Dr. Stow, of Boston. On an( | burned or injured, and some lives have been 
Monday evening Prize Declamations were deliv- Other rods mjiy be as good, but these are 
ered by members of the Sophomore Class, iu fitted to afford the expected security from (he ac- 
Corinthian Hall. The speaking was excellent - tion of lightning. C. Dewey. 
alike creditable to students and their instructors,— Rochester, June 29, 1852. 
and exhibited marked improvement in enuncia- --— 
tion, act ion, etc., over the addresses of last season. N. Y. County Fairs, 1852. 
The Annual Sermon before the Union for Alinis- , 
tonal Education, tvas delivered bj the Rev. Dr ^ rtland - at Cortland, .Sept. 15, IS 
Chueok, of Boston, on Tuesday morning. Chemung, at Horsebeads,. - 89,3* 
. . , li+i Clinton, at Keeseville.. “ 22, 23, 24 
As we write on Tuesday, we are unable to speak, ’ „ ’ J 
„ ^ Columbia, at Chatham 4 Corners, “ 29, 30 
m past tense, of the Oration by Dr. Geo. B- _ ’ . . ’ . ’ „ 
_ 1 i r< lx,- n Cayuga, at Auburn,. Oct 6, 7 
Chkever, and the Poem by Geo. Wm. Curtis, on , . 1ir , , TT .. „ ■’ „ 
, . . , , . ,, . . T . ,, Dutchess, at Washington Hollow, “ 5, 6 
the evening of the same day, at Corinthian Hall, _ * 9ft 0 i oo 
— or, of the regular Commencement Exercises on t, ’ + ^ A ",. L 
__ , . Genesee, at Batavia,. Oct. 6, 7 
Wednesday. n , r . _ 0 
uuuuu Ol buu locomotive propensities ox -A land sail boat has been constructed at 
1 cs ' Southport, which can run along the l^each at the 
Tlie Postmaster-General has established rate of fifteen miles an hour. 
ior acie. . the following new Post-offices, for the week eud- -There are farmers in Devonshire who pay 
I have often wondered at the lack of agncultu- i ug June 26 : Norman’s. Kill, Albany Co., W. H. $2,000 a year rent for their farms, who cannot 
ral taste exhibited by certain young men, and the Slingerland; Aaronsburg, Clinton Co., Orriu spell or write their own names. 
rush into the avenues to the various popular pro- Hwu g h >' Otsquago, Montgomery Co., J- H. Brook- - T h e countr y p apers i n Alabama are com- 
fesuions of th« day. In a oountry like ours, pos- £“£•. fflS! TJ 
sessing so large an extent of primitive soil, invit- Hartsville, Onondaga Co., has been discontinued. g Q , ’ P ’ 
ing the husbandman to extract its golden treas- 
b ' -Steam plows are not uncommon now, in 
tiW" The whole number of unpaid letters sent England. Lord Willoughby D. Eresby employs 
° C*' me wnoie numoeroi unpaid letters sent England. Lord Willoughby D. Eresby employs 
ures, it is to be regietted that so many choose from the Albany Post-office during the last qua:- one of them three days every week. 
professions which pay so poorly, and wear out ter was 39,234 ; unpaid letters received, 27,405 ; -Twelve and a half cents is the price of 
constitutions that otherwise might be hardy and P re P aid b Y. 8 “™P» ®® n '> 103 > bJ . 2 > prepaid by steamboat fare between Philadelphia and Salem, 
servicable for “ three score and ten years.” Let rtf o' 1 ?! receue ^> piepaid in money, sent, jf. j. Distance sixty miles. 
.._. , 52,980 ; prepaid m money, received, 58^72. Tak- . „ ., _, „ _„ 
Rochester, June 29, 1852. 
N. Y. County Fairs, 1852. 
to lay by the more certain and positive rewards tom ^30 feet below the level of the sea; Lakes 0 f those for the press. & 
of agriculture. Let them look at the palmy days Buron, Alichigan and Superior, although their _Liverpool had in 1841 a population of 
r r? ,r> i . . ' J surfaces are much higher, have their bottoms on o-n nnn ■ J .; ‘ . ’ O' 
of Greece and^ome, wlie» most eminent citizens, the mme ]evel as tiiaL of Ontario Lake Erie is 2 ,°.°’9 00 : lu . tcl1 7 ears lfc has Iucruased to 384,000; 
when sought for the Forum, or the Senate, were accordingly a sort of shallow canal between large thls 18 ? rowln L r as fasfc as an Y Amenran clt Y* 
found at the plow. reservoirs of water. ° -There were weighed at the Rochester 
I bad intended to refer at some length to the The Boston Post says, that Monroe & Lock (luring the mouth of June, 1851, 
Forest City Water Cure, which is beautifully lo- Francis, printers and publishers,is the oldest firm boats, do. in June, loo , l,4ob. 
Weekly Notes by a Naturalist. 
Chemung, at Horsebeads,. “ 29, 30 
Clinton, at Keeseville. “ 22, 23, 24 
Colu mbia, at Chatham 4 Corners, “ 29, 30 
Cayuga, at Auburn,. Oct 6, 7 
Dutchess, at Washington Hollow, “ 5, 6 
Essex, at..Sept. 20, 21, 22 
Genesee, at Batavia,. Oct. 6, 7 
Greene, at Cairo,.Sept. 21, 22 
Herkimer, at Herkimer. “ 28, 29 
Jefferson, at Watertown,. “ 16, 17 
Madison, at Eaton,. “ 22, 23 
found at the plow. reservoirs of water. -There were weighed at the Rochester 
I had intended to refer at some length to the The Boston Post says, that Monroe & L ' ,ck , durin * the .„ I r n " u 1 tb <d Juue ’ 1851 ' 
Forest City Water Cure, which is beautifully lo- Francis, printers and publishers, is the oldest firm *'136 boats, do. in June, lao+i, l,4ob. 
cated on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, four in Boston i il was formed in 1801). These two —“ Pre | idoat . °/ France has appointed 
f T , , x /v i l i gentleraea—one seventy-seven years of age, and Count 1/ Qrsay, Superintendent of the Fine Arts, 
miles west of Ithaca, but l ean barely remark, fhe other seventy-twoiliave lately published a with a salary of 25,000 francs per annum. 
that the Cure is a noble and commanding struc- volume of upwards of three hundred pages, the -The Atlantic’s news was received in New 
ture, well furnished with all that can be desired, types for which were all set with their own hands. Orleans in ten days from Liverpool. Distance 
Truly yours, 
Benevolence well carried out.— 
Roach, a most benevolent widow lady 
h.c.g. The Monument Convention, (composed of 6,000 miles. A feat never before performed. 
. delegates from the thirteen original States,) met -Grace Greenwood has arrived safe at Liv- 
t.— Mrs. Chanty at Philadelphia on Monday, and adopted resolu- erpool. She corresponds with the National Era, 
ady, who died m tions recommending the building of a single mon- under the title of “ Greenwood Leav es from over 
the vicinity oi Massillon, Ohio, devised her entire u merit in Independence Square, with ?3 sides, the Sea.” 
estate, in trust, to Mr ; Wales, for the education of 
poor children. Mr. W. has managed the funds so 
prudently, that now, after purchasing a capital 
and that the Declaration of Independence be cut -Alessrs. Meueely, of West Troy, have just 
in solid marble. ^ cast a large bell for the city of Buffalo, to be used 
Tlie class which will graduate at Harvard b)r dle P ur P 0Se , td dre alarm. It weighs upwards 
The week closing to-day has been unusually Madison, at Eaton,. “ 22, 23 
warm—the mercury in some localities rising to Alonroe, at Rochester,. “ 29, 30 
100. Dr. Dewey’s thermometer at the highest Otsego, at Morris,. “ 22, 23 
was 98 ; on the east side of the river, 91. Others, Orleans, at Albion,. “ 23,24 
reported 100 and upwards. Aurora borealis and Ontario, at Canandaigua,. “ 29, 30 
lightning nearly every evening during the week Putnam, at Carmel,. Oct. 5, 6 
On Friday we had a little sprinkle of rain—south. Rensselaer, at Troy.Sept. 22, 23, 24 
and southeast of Rochester, the showers were Saratoga, at Alechanicsvillc,_ “ 15, 16, 17 
very destructive. The following account is taken Suffolk, at Huntington,. “ 22 
from the Daily American : Seneca, at Waterloo,.Oct. 14, 15 
Destructive Hail Storm at Muon.—Air. Seth Wyoming, at Warsaw,.Sept 22,23 
Ward, of East Avon, informs us that an unusually Wayne, at Wolcott,. “ 21,23 
severe hail storm occurred at that village on Fri- .< p a i mvra <- oo oq 
day afternoon at 2 o’clock. The course of the ' ’. 
storm was from West to East and its extent in town eairs. 
this direction is "ot ascertained, but its breadth Brookfield, at Clarksville,.Sept 29,30 
was about two miles. The rain and hail contin- East Bloomfield, at E. Bloomfield, Sept 22 
ued with great fury for upwards of half an hour, _ r . „ . ,, 
the ground being completely covered with hail We slia11 U lve others hereafter, as we learn the 
stones from the size of musket balls up to that time and place of holding them. 
of ben’s e"gs. Wheat corn, barley, Ac., were cut j -- 
down and destroyed. Mr. IV. had just commenced j A Curiosity.—W e have just been presented by 
farm of 180 acres, and erecting a school house, lW~ The class which will graduate at Harvard wr wc purpose «i iirt aun 
which cost about $4,000, the annual interest, with College at the approaching Commencent is larger 01 teu tUou9an(J P oimUs - 
the proceeds of the farm, is sufficient to educate than any which has ever graduated at that insti- — Geo. Peabody, Esq., 
gave an entertainment 
. Air. Wales lias a gentleman in charge tution. It numbers eighty-seven members. The at Richmond, England, to all the Americans now 
ol, who, with his family resides in the class of ldl8 > which has hitherto been tlie largest, residing in London, in honor of the anniversary 
40 children. Air. Wales has a gentleman in charge tution. It numbi 
of the school, who, with his family resides in the class °f 1818, whi 
school house, and the whole number of children numbered eighty. 
(20 boys and 20 girls,) constitute the family.— jrsf” From a pa 
of National Independence. 
(UU boys ami gnis,j constitute me tamily.— From a parliamentary paper just printed, I he aiguments in tne Alethodist Cburch 
The boys, besides attention to books, do a large jt appears that in the season of 1850, there were case -. at Columbus, Ohio, closed on the 2d. The 
portion of the work on the farm, and the girls are 23* 163 students in’ the several schools and other dec l fd ° 11 Court has been reserved until the 
taught the various duties ol housewifery. Soju- establishments for education maintained at tlie Gctober term. 
dicious has been the management ol the funds of public expense in the several presidencies of Brit- -When our country becomes as densely 
tbis most excellent lady, on the part of Air. Wales, [ sb India populated as Holland, it will contain 837,433,(419 
that for 18 years only $1,50 has been lost! A 
most remarkable instance of fidelity and prudence 
in a trustee. 
Twenty years since, the centre of repre¬ 
sentation crossed the Alleganies ; ten years since it 
crossed the Ohio; and now it is passing, steadily 
inhabitants—nearly the present number of the 
human race. 
-Jas. S. Calhoun, Governor of New Mexico, 
died on the 30th ult., a few miles west of the Alis- 
AIr Clay’s Manuscripts _It is stated in the and swiftly toward the Mississippi. Take heed ! ll i«i ou me jum mi.,a ww muw wew oi me jus- 
Jto&i InqdSTS Mu Clay upon Ms Ye who wUl follow the “ starTf empire,” note ^ ^ W 
Philadelphia Inquirer, that Mr. Clay, upon his Ye wuo w 
retirement from the State Department, at the ] "*-S course! 
close of John Quincy Adams’ administration, Sii 
confided to Gen. Jessup all the original manu- placed be' 
scripts and rough drafts which he had written Queen’s r 
,B3Br, Sir David Brewster has discovered and paggenggrs were transported over the Utica and 
placed beyond a doubt that the diamond m the y c henectady railroad, during the year 1851, with- 
Queen’s possession, and which last summer fig- out an acci( j cut of auy kind. 
Santa Fe to Washington City. 
-Four hundred and fifty-three thousand 
whilst Secretary of State. 1 hese were to be used ured so prominently in the great exhibition, is not 
after his death in justice to his memory, in case the genuine Koh-i-Noor tliat belonged to the 
down and destroyed. Air. \\. had just commenced A Curiosity. —We have just been presented by 
lioeiug a field of corn of 24 acres, which is en- j g_ Clark, of Greece, specimens of the 
tirely ruined. Apples, cherries, plnms, Ac., were „ , i • io-ni 
stripped from the trees. In the Presbyterian Easter Pippin apple, grown in 18.>0 ! They are 
Church at East Avon 400 panes of glass were fair and firm,—and though their original flavor 
broken. Baptist Church and dwellings suffered has nearly evaporated, hold their own in other 
in the same way. Our informant was sent by his reS pects remarkably well. Our friend Dr. Long, 
neighbors to this city after a load of window musfc i ook his honors,-for here is an appJe, that 
glass. Such a visitation has not happened in that . ... ... n ’ . 
vicinity for many years. Hail stones weighing i f° r kee P in g qualities, will more than match, his 
the calumnies should be revived, that although he Great Mogul. 
spoke well, he could not write. Tlie manuscripts _ , ° . . , , . A . , 
are very volumnious, filling a large trunk and a A not her railroad is to be constructed from 
box. Their publication will be looked for with Buffalo to the Falls, a company haying been very 
great interest. General Jessup was Air. Clay’s quietly organized tor its consti action, apd made 
mine Koh-i-Noor tliat belonged to the 0 0 ~ T h ° P°P ulation of Loixion is roundly, 
j j 2,362,000. H the averages ol the last fifty yeais 
continue, in thirty-one years from this time it will 
Another railroad is to be constructed from | je double, or nearly 5,000,000. 
to tl.e Falls, a company having been very - A g^t fi re occurred in Montreal on Friday 
wjtii . .. . , « 1 7 4 .' i i - a uicrtimcuccuucu luiuvuncai vu xuuaj 
Mr. Clay’s ( l uietl Y ^gamzed for its construction, and made and g atur ^ last destroying some 1,200 build 
d although arrangements to go ahead with it immediately.- )n?s Jn tbe %. st part of the city. The light was 
second in his duel with Raudolph, and although arrangements to go aneaa witn it immeaiareiy.— bl cr S j n the best part of the city. T1 
politically opposed to each other, the warmest H ls at present one ot the best paying routes in 8een a t Burlington, 100 miles distant, 
personal friendship existed between them. Gie country. _Parker denies tho 
in the same wajy Our informant was sent by his respects remarkably well. Our friend Dr. Long, personal friendship existed between them. the country. _ p >r p ai ker denies tho paternity of 
neighbors to this city after a load of window mus t look to his honors,—for here is an apple, that --- 5 ^” The London Times, speaking of pauper certain language, ascribed to him in Mrs. Stowe’s 
£ity fof many Tirs h 1lm ? l SeTweShS keeping quaUties, will more than match, his f ff, 8TaALIA A> ;° England.-H is a significant emigration of Australia says : “ Pauperism will boo k, and Mrs. Stowe promises to make the cor- 
vicinity tor many years, rian stones veiginng r ° j 1 . . fact that remonstrances, Legislative and otherwise, rise to its own level. England is a full and Aus- rection in future editions. 
four ounces each were picked up an hour after the apple of all apples. Mr. C. says the speci mens begin to come to the British Parliament from tralia an empty decanter—just connect the two by _Th<» Amnricin Car fomnanv nf Sevmmir 
storm was over. bave received no extra care, but merely kept in Australia, denying the right of the mother coun- a syphon and leave the laws of nature to do their Ct bave raade arrangeme nts to put’in operation! 
Sunday, a slight shower about 1% o’clock in his cellar with other varieties. try to tax the colonies, lhe London News re- own work.” a car establishment, in Chicago, capable of turn- 
the afternoon. A little cooler since, though good —- tba + ** ? be ® arne . ground . is . taken :) f tbe ° ld 4 young couple who came to see the fire- ing out 1,000 care per annum.° 
summer weather yet—com grows finely. Aceicltural Machinery— The advertisement commencement of "the' war of'Tndependence ”— works at New-Haven on the 5th, left their baby -George Copwav, the Choctaw Chief, has 
Catalpa bignonioidet in flower ; so is castanea of Alessrs. Wheeler, AIelick A Co., of the Agri- Au8traba though growing rapidly is still weak asl ® e P on the ^ rass ’ wb f c d was fou ? d b Y tbe recently been visited by his father from the West, 
4 ./ 3 CV ./7 Minainnf Wlieat. beo-iniiinir to rlnf>n—npw cultural Works, Albany, published on next pane, and man i festal ions of discontent, are not. nerh*ns police at a late our. le next morning eai j, who was shown all the Eastern o. fleets ot interest. 
the afternoon. A little cooler since, though good 
summer weather yet—com grows finely. 
Aceicltural Machinery.— The advertisement 
Catalpa bignonioides in flower ; so is castanea °f Alessrs. Wheeler, AIelick A Co., of the Agri- 
vesca, chestnut Wheat beginning to ripen—new cultural Works, Albany, published on next page, 
potatoes in market; raspberries ripe, and so are worthy of particular attention. As we were 
blackberries. Currants ripening—cherries ripe, una ble to insert it earlier, as desired, for want of 
and abundant. Some pieces of early wheat will roora > wo invite a11 interested in agricultural ma- 
be cut this week._w. chinery, implements, Ac., to give it a careful 
Monday, July 12. perusal 
and manifestations of discontent are not, perhaps! R° Uce a lat ® ^ earlj ’ ^ ho was sbow ? a11 , th % Eastern objects of interest, 
of immediate consequence, but they foreshadow the mother a PP eared and claimed her chlld " He was at the battle oi Lundy’s Lane, 
ultimate results. England colonizes the world ; Since the annexation of California to the -A poor tradesman in Gloucester lias re¬ 
but it is her misfortune, when the colonies are United States, ninety-seven millions seven hun- ceived an agreeable token of fraternal regard from 
matured, to lose them, or if she retains them, to dred sixty-six thousand nine hundred and ninety- his b other who recently emigrated to Australia, 
plunge them into misery by constant drafts upon two dollars in value of bullion has been received in the shape of a lump of gold which he sold for 
their strength.— Alb. Jour. at the port of New Y’ork. about $2,000. 
