Bills of Mortality. For the year 1816. United States adjourned yesterday at an early hour. Total deaths 904-smallest number in June, 53; greatest in February, 98. Under 1 year 186; 1 to 5 years 127; above 60, 112. Diseases-consumption 180; fevers 120; infantile 195; apoplexy 18; dropsy 12; still born 31; old age 37; mirasmus 37, &c. &c.itary supplies, to be second comptroller of the trea NEWPORT, R. I. Deaths in the Rhode-Island monthly meeting of the society of Friends, or Quakers, residing at Newport and consisting of more than 400 persons. In 1812-8 persons, the youngest 60, the oldest 84 years of age. In 1813-8 persons; the youngest 49, the oldest 85 years of age. In 1814-1 person only, aged 87 years. In 1815-5 persons; the youngest 48, the oldest 90 years of age. In 1816-9 persons; the youngest 58, the oldest 94 years of age. Total amount of the ages of the above 31 persons, 2298 years, giving an average of 74 years and upwards to each. During these five years not a single child died, nor any other person under 48 years of age. Appointments by the president and senate. Richard Cutts, late superintendant general of mi sury department, under the act of the 3d of March, 1817, to provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts. William Lee, late accountant of the war department, Peter Hagner, late additional accountant of the war department, Constant Freeman, late accountant of the navy department, and Stephen Plea sonton, of the state of Delaware, to be auditors in the treasury department, under the act aforesaid. lands in the nothern part of the Mississippi territory, John Coffee, of Tennessee, to be surveyor of the under the act of third of march, 1817. Israel Pickens, of North Carolina, to be register of the land office, to be opened in the Mississippi territory under the act of 3d March, 1817. Stephen Archer, of Maryland, to be additional Judge in the Mississippi territory, to reside in the eastern part thereof, under the act of the 3d March, 1817. The above statement, perhaps, is without a paThe following appointments were made by the rall 1, and argues, like an angel "trumpet-tongued," president of the United States, by and with the in favor of temperance and regularity of life. advice and consent of the senate, during the late session : NEW-YORK. Total deaths 2739-the months not stated. Under 1 year 522; 1 to 5 years 396; above 60, 286, of whom 7 were from 90 to 100. Diseases, generally, not given. Increase of deaths, compared with the last year, 232. Ninety-eight persons died of the small-pox in the month of January, among whom was a woman aged 97 years! The cases of consump tion are given at 678. Joseph Philips, late of the army of the United States, to be secretary of the Illinois territory. Robert Jaques, of New-York, to be consul at St. Croix. John Howard March, of New Hampshire, to be consul at Madeira. Daniel Strobel, of South Carolina, to be consul at Bordeaux, in place of William Lee, resigned. William Davy, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States at Kingston upon Hull, in Great Britain. IN THE CITY AND LIBERTIES OF PHILADELphia. Total deaths 2040-smallest number in February, 122; greatest in August, 226. Under 1 year 455; 1 to 5 years 302; above 60, 240. Diseases-conJoseph Ray, of the same state, to be consul at sumption of the lungs 347; convulsions 180; pleu-Pernambucco, in Brazil. risy 126; cholera morbus 94; various fevers 176, of Jose dos Santos Monteiro of Brazil, to be consul whom 84 of typhus; dropsy 53, in the breast 19, in for the Island of Maranhoa, in Brazil. the brain 65; still born 97; decay 63; old age 60; debility 52; apoplexy 50; inflammations 101; childbed 7, &c. &c. BALTIMORE. City and precincts. Total deaths 1317-smallest number in October, 80; greatest in August, 212. Under 1 year, 477; 1 to 5 years, 117; above 60, 71, of whom 1 above 100. Diseases-consumption 250; cholera morbus 132; fits 91; fevers 91; hooping cough 105; pleurisy 75; still born 78; worms 76; dropsy 33, in the brain 3; child bed 26; small pox 2; apoplexy 52, &c. The city and precincts are supposed to have a population of about 60,000 souls-the deaths were 32 less than last year. CHRONICLE. Appointments, by the president of the United States, with the advise and consent of the senate. To be secretary for the department of state, Jons QUINCY ADAMS, of Massachusetts. To be secretary for the department of the treasury, WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD. To be secretary for the department of war, ISAAC SHELBY, of Kentucky. Mr. CROWNINSHIELD, it is understood, remains at the head of the navy department. Washington City, March 7.-The senate of the Reuben G. Beasley, of Virginia, to be consul at Havre de Grace. Robert Trimble, of Kentucky, to be judge of the United States for the district of Kentucky, Edward Wyer, of Massachusetts, to be consul of the United States at Hamburg. Henry Wilson, of Maryland, to be consul at Nantz. Edward Church, of Kentucky, to be consul at l'Orient. John B. Frazier, of Massachusetts, to be consul for the Island of Curracon. John O. Sullivan, of New-York, to be consul at Magodore, in Morocco. Joel Hurt, of New-York, to be consul at Leith, Adjutant and inspector-general's office, February 22, 1817. On the 17th of February, 1817, the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, made the following appointments in the army of the United States, viz. Paul H. Perrault, to be topographical engineer. George B. M'Knight, to be surgeon's mate, 1st infantry. Mattron Ball, to be surgeon's mate, 4th infantry. Edwin Wyatt, to be surgeon, rifle regiment. Virginia Legislature. And on the 19th of February, 1817, the president, The following may be useful to our friends in Vir by and with the advice and consent of the senate, made the following appointments in the army of the United States, viz: Hugh Young, to be assistant topographical neer. ginia for reference. In the house of delegates, Feb. 11.-The house took the engrossed bill for equalizing the representaengi-tion in the senate, and equalizing the land tax. C. G. Garrard, to be post surgeon. Adjutant and inspector general. Specie. Large quantities of specie have arrived in the United States within the last two or three weeks. Much of it from the West Indies, and some from Europe. We cannot suppose there is at present any real scarcity of the precious metals in our country. Mr. Hughes, charge des affairs at Stockholm, arrived in London on the 15th of December on his way to Sweden. A long and interesting debate ensued-Messrs Hay and Tucker being in opposition to the bill; Mr. Tazewell in favor of it-Mr. Mercer, (of L.) made some remarks on certain incidental points. The debate took a wide range, both on the ground of expediency and constitutionality. The opponents of the bill contending that it was contrary to the state The constitution-the latter repelling the idea. question was finally taken, by ayes and noes, and the bill passed-ayes 75, noes 71, as follows: AYES-Messrs. Wise, Maury, Penn, [Amherst] Anderson, Black burn, Jordan, Campbell, Pate, Colston, Wilson, [Botetourt,] Cook, [Botetourt,] Hill. Brunswick,] Austin, Yancey, [Buckingham Battaile, Demoville, Wyatt, Richardson, Taylor, [Chesterfield, Thweatt, Wilson, [Cumberland,] Barrette, Hardaway, King, Armistead, Elizabeth City] Buckner, Marshali, Payne, Cary, [Fluvanna.] Cook, [Franklin.] Matthews, Hyde, Land, Johnson Giles,] Clarke, [Halifax.] Jackson, McWhorter, Chamberlayne," Atkinson, Brown, Hankins. Stuart, Braxton, Mercer, [Loudoun, Taylor, [Lunenburg.] Alexander, jr. Bradford, Graves, Christian, Cook, [Norfolk,] Pollard, Wilson, [Northampton,] Jones, Junr [Nottoway,] Pincham, Shelton, Martin, Clarke, [Powhatan, Booker, Lindsay, Marteney, Booth, Mitchell, Johnson, [Southamp [Tazewell,] Rees, B. Thompson, [Tazewell.] Pescud, Cary, [Warton,] Belches, Mercer, [Spottslvania,] Judking, Jas. Thompson, wick,] Estill, Smyth, [Wythe] Scott, Shield, Tazewell-75. Maryland Penitentiary.-A fire broke out in the oakum loft of this fine establishment, on Wednesday evening last, by which the roof of the wing and some considerable part of the floors, in parts not arched, were destroyed. The centre building, with the A motion was then made by Mr. Sexton to re-conwork shops, &c. were uninjured. It is supposed to have been caused by design. Not a single crim-sider the bill "to incorporate the Manchester turninal escaped. The loss estimated at 12 or 15,000 pike company," &c.-declaring that he had voted against the bill yesterday, and was dissatisfied with dollars. Died, suddenly, on Tuesday last, Joseph H. Ni-the vote he had given. Mr. Clarke (of Powhatan) cholson esq. chief justice of the 6th judicial dis-stated, that this was a strong case; that one of the trict of the state of Maryland, (of which Baltimore majority had already stated that he was dissatisfied forms a part) and president of the Commercial and with his vote, and that other gentleman had stated Mr. Mercer (of L.) opposed the motion Farmers' bank of Baltimore. On the death of this the same. great and good man, the gentlemen of the bar im-Messrs. Blackburn, Doddridge, Smith and Hay mediately assembled, judge Bland in the chair, and followed on the same side-Messrs. Baker, Lane, resolved to wear crape as a tribute of respect to and Thwaett enforced the motion. The question, his memory until the end of the ensuing session of however, was finally taken, by ayes and noes, at d the court; and the city councils of Baltimore passed the motion was lost-Ayes 61, Noes 66. In the senate, Feb. 11.-The bill "requiring " a resolve to attend his funeral, headed by the mayor. A long procession of our most respectable citizens, sheriff's of the different counties and corporal followed his body to the "narrow house," "appoint- within this commonwealth, to take the sense of people upon the propriety of calling a conventio ed to all the living." NOES-Messrs, Stanard [Speaker,] Yancey [Albemarle,] Lane, Edie, Doddridge, Lewis [Campbell] Armistead [Charles-City, Baker, Turner, Smith, [Cabell] Latane, Garnett, Thompson, [Fairfax.] Hunter, Williams, Sexton, Jones, [Gloucester] Seawell Currin, Cooley, Starke, [Greeusville,] Smith, [Giles,] Me'Carty, Starke [Hanover,] Hay, Hairston, Allen, [Henry.] Morgan. Wilson, [Kanawha,] Ruster [Kanawha,] Harwood, Hill, [King-William, Biscoe, Crabtree, Fleming, Daniel, Banks, Allen [Madison,] Clendinnen, Ransome. Tarry, Healy, Gray Thomas [Monroe.] Wilson' [Monongalia,] McHenry, Charlton, Borland, Blackwell, Edwards, Irwin, Mallory, Staples, Hiner, Hinkle, Tucker, McRae, Foster, Belfield, Bowyer, Bryan, Fugate, Caldwell, [Russell,] Fullen, Rinker, Steenbergen, McCoy, Hungerford, Stokely, Bukey Robertson, [Richmond,]-71. The decease of this man is a public calamity-he which was, on Friday last, reported from the c was possessed of fine talents, well cultivated, which mittee with an amendment, which was read, were applied with a just discrimination and inflex-with the bill laid upon the table, on motion of ible integrity. But his character as a judge, as A. H. Poweli, was taken up. president of one of our most respectable monied The amendment proposed by the committee t institutions, as captain of a most reputable artille-ing again read, and, on motion, amended was on the ry company, which assisted in the glorious defence question put thereupon, agreed to by the house. And, on the question being put on the 3d reading of Fort M Henry, on the memorable 13th of September, 1814-however honorable they may have of the said bill, as amended, it was rejected by been to him for an enlightened independence, liberal house-Ayes 9, Noes 12. deportment, or undaunted courage-were eclipsed by the generous qualities that endeared him to a large circle of relatives and friends-to the former, though his means were limitted, he stood as a com-1. mon father and protector; and he was the pride of the latter. He died in the meridian of his useful ness, being aged only 47 years. The Ayes and Noes being required on that question, were as follows: AYES-Edward Watts, [Speaker] Chapman Johnson, John W. WHOLE NO 289. No. 3 OF VOL. XII.] BALTIMORE, SAI RGAY, MARCH 15, 1817. Hac olim meminisse juvabit.—VIRGIL. T printed and PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT THE HEAD OF CHEAPSIDE, AT 85 PER ANNUM. The state of our country. snatched victory from the hands of the brave, though reduced in numbers, retains a prosperoug Although we in the United States are not exempted sufficiency for every purpose of peace, and rests in from a portion of the common suffering that belongs glorious ease without burthening the people that it to our nature as men and our condition in society, lately defended. The navy, illustrious and unrival and those engaged, either in foreign or home trade, led for deeds of courage and skill, is silently, bu generally experience considerable difficulty in get certainly, approaching the state of power required ting through with their ordinary transactions of by the wishes of the nation, and carry the "star business-although things are dull, and money is spangled banner" to command the respect of the said to be scarce for the want of something to make world. But an event has just happened which is it plenty by circulation, and our country, inundated calculated as much to raise a delightful sensation by foreign goods, was overwhelmed by debt, to the in the patriot's breast as any thing else: "The pilot apparent destruction of our own sources of wealth that weathered the storm," the great and good in manufactures-how manifold are the causes for MADISON, has returned to the rank of a private ciexultation when we take an extended view of the tizen, and Mr. Monroe has succeeded to his place, situation of the people of this republic, and con- with less bustle and national confusion than betrast their general prosperity and happiness with longs to a Westminster election for a member of the common misery and distress attached to those parliament, in England! Such is the order and harof other nations! It is here, and here only, that the mony of our constitution, duly appreciated by the friend of freedom finds a state of safe repose, and people and faithfully ad.ninistered by responsible honest industry meets its proper reward in enjoy- agents. How different is the lively quiet that we ment and ease. enjoy from the state of dead repose that belongs to We have the most profound peace-indeed, the a despotic government! We hear of no plots, conpeople seem hardly to have any public matter to spiracies or mobs-nor do we fear them: Bad men talk about, and the ingenuity of the politician is may cause a temporary, or local, agitation of tife strained to the utmost to discover any thing to public mind, in the United States, but there is, in which to draw the public attention. So much does the good sense of the people-in their reflection on the government possess the confidence, and so com- the necessity "at the call of the law, of rallying pletely does it meet the wishes of the people, that round the standard of the law, to unite in common if it had not been for the famous compensation law, efforts for the common good," an assurance of we should, truly, have had a dull winter of it. But safety that cannot be disturbed; and the late mighty every body grew tired of that, and it was "put on Napoleon, or even the arch-breeder of mischief the shelf" and we seem absolutely in want of Castlereagh, would have as little influence here to something-any thing, to keep up what may, per- destroy the public tranquility as the village smith, haps, be deemed a wholesome degree of excitement. whose shop is the political head-quarters of the When it was said that our relations with Spain were neighboring country. When we look at these things about to be disclosed, the partizan dipped his pen and see laughing freedom make every part and into the inkstand and placed himself in an attitude corner of our country smile-how great cause have to write; but behold!-the case was so plain as we daily to renew our vows to guard the constitu hardly to bear an explanatory paragraph, much less tion, and preserve, with vestal purity, the "sacred afford causes for columns of comment. It is hard flame"-which, not confined within walls, extends times for those who delight in "wordy war." Hap-and warms this great and justly proud republic? pily, the approaching elections in some of the states We are, also, rapidly rising from the state of degive some such a little to do! pression which to us, as individuals, followed the In our national capacity, there is much for the termination of the forced condition of commerce patriot to be proud of. The population and resources that grew up out of the late general warfare in of the republic, every hour increasing, are going Europe. This was so extensive and lasted so long, on most rapidly to fullness and power commen- that it seemed to come to the home of almost every surate with the high-toned national feeling now so man, and so great a change, as its annihilation causgenerally prevalent in every rank of society-a feel-ed, could not have been expected without much ing of inestimable value, and more important to us, derangement of business and distress. But we are in a mere calculation of dollars and cents, than the settling down better than was hoped for, and shall mines of Mexico and Peru; affording the best pos- soon get into a peace establishment. However, if sible reliance for a long continuation of our present there is any consolation in the prospect, we may reasystem of government; a rampart against assaults sonably conclude that there will again be an uproar from without or encroachments from within. Our in Europe-a little period of time will prove that finances are in the most prosperous condition; we the chaining of Bonaparte to the rock of St. Helena have, the present year, appropriated nineteen millions has not extinguished the ambition of kings. Among of dollars to reduce the debt incurred to maintain the pleasing evidences of the fact just stated, we our independence and sovereignty, and also ad- may notice the general resumption of specie payvanced four millions more for the same purpose, in ments by our numerous banks: this important meaanticipation of the regular appropriation for 1818: sure has been acted upon without the occurrence of Yet the law for levying a direct tax was suffered to any of the difficulties that were apprehended, and expire by its own limitation, and the prospect is that it is received as a fact, that these institutions were all the internal duties will be taken off, at the next never better prepared, in reality, to meet their ensession of congress! The gallant army, that lately (gagements than they are now. Our manufacturers, too, are raising their heads a, dinand, than obtain the gratitude of a world of fres little-just beginning to breath again. Some of their men!-Verily, the writer must have supposed that establishments, perhaps, grew up too suddenly, or we had already forgotten our own origin; or meant were undertaken without sufficient capital or intel-to libel us by believing us capable of condemning ligence, and many of the most important seemed to the generation just passed; which, with Washington But we at its head, "rebelled" against the king. The case be crushed by the weight of "the enemy." know that many are now in full operation, and hear of South America, in relation to Spain, is precisely that others are preparing for it; with the prospect, that which the present United States had in relait is said, of reduced profits, but with a certainty of tion to Great-Britain, in what the world [because it using the capital invested in them to advantage. succeeded] now calls our "revolution;" except, inWhat they seem chiefly to require is steadiness in deed, that where we had one just cause for comour government; and this, we trust, will be afforded plaint they have a hundred-and, perhaps, a thouto them. It was always, however, upon the house- sand. hold manufactures that we mainly relied to arrive But as to "rebellion"-what is it? Is not Ferdiat the independence desired; these bring into nand, himself, as well a rebel to his king and his the general stock of wealth the labor of the peo- father, as to common sense and common justice! ple, and we know that they were always extending And shall he, or his friends, who by intrigue or force, without the least interruption, from outward causes. divested the father of the throne of Spain, charge It is the increased force of household industry, that, the transatlantic colonies with "rebellion" against in all probability, has given the new impulse to the himself? We wish the knavery of monarchy to belarge establishments, and here is a home market that come a thing to be hooted at by every one, and ask may be depended upon-a source of incalculable again, if a "divine right" can be abrogated by a wealth not to be affected while liberty waves her human act-what change of circumstances amongst men can alter the decrees of ALMIGHTY GOD?-and eagle-standard over the land. Let us go on, then, with courage and confidence yet on this is established the foundation of every -the trial of war and the trial of peace have passed: throne in Europe, that of the "illustrious house of It remains that we add to the stock of intelligence Brunswick" not excepted-for this house obtained the result of our experience in these, and march it through force in "rebellion;" which uncourtly steadily on to the high destinies that await our phrase, however, is changed for that of a "glorious country. The name of an American is a proud one revolution." every where; and it should always be remembered that "national honor is national strength." May it never be sullied by an act of injustice! May it never be lost by an act of submission! "Rebellion." Turning over a volume a few days ago, I was much diverted by an edict of Catharine, of Russia, in the year 1793, on the occasion of the revolution in France. That mild advocate of "regular government," alluding to the National Assembly, said"seven hundred monsters have laid their paricidal hands on the life of the Lord's anointed, their law ful At writer at Madrid, speaking of certain reports master;" she ordered a suspension of all intercourse that had prevailed there as to the United States with France, until "his most christian majesty being about to declare war against Spain, and lend should be re-established in those rights and prerotheir assistance to the colonies struggling for inde-gatives assigned to him by human and divine law," pendence, observes, after some compliments on our calling the republicans "usurpers of government condition,-"THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT ESPOUSE and legitimate authorities." THE CAUSE OF REBELLION," &c. What impudent hypocricy!-But the history of Whether it is politic for us, in the present un Catharine is too well known to require a detail settled state of the world, to be the first to disturb here. Of an obscure beginning and a stranger in its dreadful calm, portenting storms more destruc- Russia-and placed near to the throne by her martive, perhaps, than any we have yet witnessed, by riage with the "Lord's anointed"--she snatched, attempting to gain that redress of Spain for wrongs with blood-stained hands, the sceptre from her committed by her, by the argument of arms, which husband and "lawful master," and marched over has been refused, in the most pitiful and prevari- his dead body to "usurp" the "legitimate authoricating manner, to honest negociation-is not the question that presents itself at this time; but we may profitably offer some remarks upon the principle of the sentence just quoted. ties" of Russia, having also put out of the way all his relatives and adherents! We may admire the talents of this woman; yet a more ambitious, more wicked, more profligate creature, never lived. But she, of all persons in the world, ought to have been the last to hint at the killing of a king, or speak of the usurpation of a government-she had no claim whatever to the throne of Russia, except that built upon the true principle by which all thrones are supported; the bayonets of the soldiery, that she prostituted herself to debauch. The United States will not espouse the cause of rebellion?" What is "rebellion?" A resistance of the legal authority. What is legal authority? The "divine right of kings" to govern the people! What caused these states to unite? A resistance of the right of the king to bind them in all cases whatsoever, or, a rebellion. Yet they, who have themselves profitNor is it less impudent in the friends of Ferdied so much by it-who have thereby given themselves a name and rank among the nations of the nand to speak about "legitimacy" than it was in earth-who, in their childhood have performed Catharine. He was proclaimed by his own mother deeds of highest renown, and, by their resistance of not to be the son of her husband, king Charles, and "legal authority," have arrived at a state of unri- he stands to us as naturally illegitimate; that he is valled prosperity and glory, marching rapidly to politically so is more easy of demonstration. He the fullness of strength and power, "will not espouse mounted the throne by a forced retirement of his the cause of rebellion" (so called), the grand source reputed father, and re-gained it by a violation of of their own happiness and fame-will be unwilling his oaths to the Cortes; rewarding them for his "re, that other countries, by like means, may reach the storation" by killing some, imprisoning others. same state of liberty, safety and independence-sending many to the gallies and banishing the rest will rather have the friendship of a thing like Fer-for life. "Rebellion," as it is called, against this per jured and ungrateful man, must be a virtue-and to every attempt against him to which he can possibly be liable, except that of assassination or murder, we wish complete success. May hè take the oar of the galley from the hand of some member of the cortes that he himself chained to it-or occupy the dark and dreary dungeon where he confined the enemies of the inquisition! Uniformity in the currency. The chairman of the committee of finance, of the senate, addressed a letter to the secretary of the treasury, requesting his opinion as to what further legal provisions were necessary to aid the treasury in restoring uniformity in the circulating cur rency of the different sections of the union; and also expressive of a wish to be informed of the places in which the balance remaining in the treasury on the 1st February was deposited and the currency in which it consists. Philadelphia 24 Baltimore 4 Washington City at zero. At Hanover, in N. H. it is said to have fallen to 30 below 0. The secretary under date of the 20th ult. replies, that the banks of the cities of New-York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, District of Columbia, state of Virginia; and bank of Muskingum and Miami Ex porting company of Ohio, have notified the departThe Merrimack was frozen over as far as the piers ment that "they will on this day resume and con--sleighs passed and re passed with safety. tinue specie payments"-that the banks south and Seven loaded horse-teams, proceeded on the ice, west have intimated their capacity and disposition from Boston to fort Independence, on the 15th of to discharge their notes with gold and silver, when February, and on the same day two men came up specie payments were resumed in the middle states, from Deer island, on the ice, and returned again. and that the banks in the interior of the latter have! This island is about 8 miles from Bosto. generally pledged themselves to resume them, &c. teams, with wood, passing from Dorchester point so that there is no necessity for any further legal to fort Independence. Horse. provision to restore uniformity to the circulating A party from New-York set out on a sleigh-ride currency. Instructions have been issued to the re- from Flushing to Riker's island, and performed the ceivers of public monies to conform to the resolu-route safely. This island is 7 miles from the hartion of the 30th April 1816. And as to the balan-bor of Flushing, Long-Island. ces of public money deposited in the several banks, The Chesapeake bay was firmly frozen several employed by the treasury; the secetary gives their miles below Annapolis. aoust as being more than fourteen millions of dol- The Ohio, at Marietta, was completely bridged lars; stating however, his belief" that no serious from the 20th of January, and, about the 15th of difficulty will occur in rendering the whole available February, was passed with loaded waggons as a on the operations of the treasury at least before common highway, the ice being 19 inches thick. the last quarter of the year." REMARKS ON THE THERMOMETER. There is a "comfortable" report-and by what To the editors of the Albany Gazette. we hear from all quarters, there has been much The singular facts stated below, appear to me less difficulty in the resumption of specie payments deserving of being preserved and noticed. The than was apprehended. In Baltimore, it is probable, cold of this day is severe. At 9 15' A., M. wind N that quite as much specie has been deposited in not a cloud to be seen, and the mercury in a N winthe banks as has been drawn from them. It is dow on the S side of Division street, at 3 below zero. to be hoped that while these institutions manifest I mention the position particularly, because a range a design and determination to do all that they can of high brick houses, on the opposite side, besides to relieve the people of the inconvenience and loss-breaking the force of the N wind, subjects the meres occasioned by the late derangement of our cur-cury to the action of reflected light, from these rency, that the people will discountenance all un-houses. At 1 P. M. going into a back room I no. reasonable demands upon them, and support them ticed that the water was filing from the eave trough in resisting every attempt to thwart their views of of a kitchen, in which there had been no fire for bringing us back to the good old state of things. some days Record of Cold. The mercury in the N. window stood now, at 5 above zero. I placed it in a S window and in 18 minutes, it rose to 54. Replaced in the N window it fell, in 20 minutes. to 74. The houses The winter just past, until about the middle of opposite, ure, painted with Spanish brown, poin January, was uncommonly mild and pleasant. At ted in white-dead, and have white window shutters. about that time there was a considerable fall of The position of the sun is such, at this hour, as to snow, and the fields are generally covered with it reflect a good deal of light and hest, and very ye, (March 1) from which fine crops of grain are sensibly to effect the temperature of this position, anticipated in the ensuing summer. The cold we-Not a cloud to be seen, wind still N. ther came on suddenly and severely, and continued) From the greatness of this difference of temperawith very little intermission until the 13th and 14ture, in northera or southern (xposure, which is of February, when it appears every where in the certainly very unusual, I mfer that the atmosUnited States and parts adjacent to have arrived phere, especially in the S. is overladed with vapor which increases the refraction and the power of the at its extreme. The following memorandums may be useful for solar rays, and that a change of temperature and of future referenceweather may be expected soon, with sterms of |