THE CHEROKEES. We have partially perused a manuscript copy of the constitution established for the government of the Cherokees, by the representatives of the people of the nation, at a convention held at New Echota, on the 26th July last. The Cherokees have made rapid advances already towards civilization; and should this constitution be rigidly adhered to and supported by them, their condition will be still more improved, as they will be placed under a government which will protect them in the full enjoyment of civil li-ern hams are taking the place of our own; salt beef and berty. sale of corn and rye, as bread stuff's, and by the purchase of flour for their own consumption. These articles, until within a few years, were, perhaps, the most valuable products of our soil, and the loss of so important a sourec of profit must be severely felt by them. It would be well, however, if the evil stopped here. The opening of the New York canal and other causes have introduced as subjects of import almost every thing raised by our farmers, at a cheaper rate than they can raise them. South pork are beginning to find their way here from other The constitution commences by designating the boun- states; apples and other fruit are now, to a considerable daries of the Cherokee nation, beginning on the north extent, purchased in New York and other places abroad. bank of the Tennessee river, at the upper part of the Hay, even in one or two instances, has been brought here Chickasaw Old Fields, &c. The lands are to remain the from the interior of N. York. Wood, which within a few common property of the nation, but the improvements years has been a matter of export to an extent which made made thereon are the exclusive and indefeasible proper-up for the falling off of some other articles, bids fair to ty of the citizens who made, or may be rightfully in pos- be, to a great extent, superseded by the use of coal. Many session of them. The power of the government is to be of our citizens have procured grates and furnaces for the divided into three distinct departments—the legislative, use of the Schuylkill and Lehigh coals, and the superior the executive, and the judicial. The legislative power cheapness of the article will undoubtedly induce many to be vested into two distinct branches-a committee and others to follow the example. With this decline of a a council: and both to be styled, "The general council market abroad and the narrowing of a market at home, of the Cherokee nation." The nation is laid off into what, we ask, will become of our farmers, if some subeight districts; the committee to consist of two members stitute is not found? Our soil is well fitted for the raising from each, and to be chosen for two years; the first elec- of sheep, and a proper protection, from the government, tion to be held on the first Monday in August, 1828. of domestic wool, would make it profitable to the farmer. The general council to be held once a year, at New By encouraging the manufacturers, a market is also found Echota. for the sale of the present productions of the soil, and the evils of foreign competition remedied. Farmers then have deep interest in this subject--and it becomes them and all who have such interests, to unite for the attainment of that protection which is equally the duty and interest of our government to afford. The executive power of the nation to be vested in a principal chief, who shall be chosen by the general council, and shall hold his office for four years. Three counsellors are to be annually appointed to advise with the principal chief in the executive part of the government, &c. The judicial power to be vested in a supreme court, and such circuit and inferior courts as the general council may, from time to time, order and establish. The supreme court to consist of three judges. All the judges are to be appointed for four years. No minister of the gospel eligible to the office of principal chief, or to a seat in the general council. Religious freedom tolerated. Sheriff's elected in each district, by the qualified voters, and to hold their office for two years. A marshal to be appointed by the general council for four years, his jurisdiction to extend over the whole Cherokee nation. The right of trial by jury to remain inviolate, &c. EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF. "One the wealthiest and most extensive English shippers of cotton goods in this country, (a gentleman who has paid duties to our government to the amount of 260,000 dollars a year on calicoes), has, in consequence of the protection afforded to cotton factories, removed his establishment to this country, and is now erecting in the state of New York, a cotton factory of 15,000 spindles and 400 power looms. He is likewise so well pleased with the machinery made in this country, that he intends to procure it in the U. States, and not import any of it." We copy the above statement, (says the "Utica IntelThe mode of appointing the various other officers in- ligencer"), from a Jersey paper, where it is introduced dispensable in a well-regulated goverment is laid down in an article upon the beneficial effects of the protection much in detail; and the document, taken altogether, we on cotton goods. The gentleman referred to is, we think, is well calculated to produce the most happy re-presume, Mr. Benjamin Marshall, of New York, a very sults. The success of the Cherokees will stimulate other extensive dealer in cotton goods. He has recently pur nations to adopt a similar policy; and we may yet live to chased the establishment owned by the Whitestown see one tribe after another, by dropping the tomahawk, manufacturing company, situated on the Sadaqueda about and following the example set them, rise from savage bar- three miles from this village, and is preparing to erect on barity to respectability in the civilized world. its site during the next season, a new one of the size represented in the extract. Mr. Marshall is now proprie tor of a very large cotton factory, situated about half a mile distant from the place where the new one is to be erected, the New York mills. This establishment, which was first put into operation in January last, has at present in motion about 6,000 spindles, and 150 looms, and cost upwards of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. The expense of the new one is expected to exceed twice that sum, making the investment, when both factories are completed, about four hundred thousand dollars. [Huntsville (Alab.) Democrat. [The Cherokee constitution of government has since been communicated to the legislature of Tennessee, by the governor, amongst other documents of the commissioners.1 THE EASTERN STATES. The following article from the Norwich, Con. "Courier" places the condition of the people of the eastern states in a new light, and is worthy of much reflection. It goes to shew the necessity of a general protecting system. Speaking of the woollens bill, the editor says We can but think that our farmers do not sufficiently POPULATION OF IRELAND. It is computed in the parappreciate the importance of this subject; and are not liamentary report, that the ratio of increase of the poaware of the present and pressing interest which they pulation of Ireland, is such that it doubles in thirty have in the protection of the wool growers and wool ma- years. An enumeration of the population of that kingnufacturers. A few facts that have arisen under our im- dom was made in the year 1695, when it amounted to mediate observation may present this subject in a clearer 1,031,102 In 1792, allowing five persons to each house, and more convincing light to our farmers. The quan- the number of people was computed to be 3,406,865. tity of flour imported into this place and sold by our mer- By the census of 1821 the number was reported to be chants during the last year, is estimated, from accurate 6,801,827. It has been ascertained that this census was data, at from seven to eight thousand barrels―a great imperfect, and that the actual number was greater. The part of this has been sent into the country and sold to emigration committee assuming these facts, and the above farmers. Six years since the amount sold was not pro- ratio of increase, compute that the population of the bably more than a seventh or eighth of this quantity.-kingdom in 1831 will exceed nine millions. From the This comes out of our farmers and operates doubly to same data it would appear that the present population is their disadvantage, by diminishing, or rather ruining, the over eight millions. LUTHERANS AND CALVANISTS. At the Synod, lately held at Hanau, the Lutherans offered to renounce the use of unleavened bread at the celebration of the Lord's Supper on which the president, Iber, rose and said, "reach forth the hand of fellowship; we are united."-The assembly rose simultaneously, and the Calvanists embraced the Lutherans in the true spirit of Christian love, while no dry-eyes were seen in the place. [Let that peace and joy which "passeth understanding," ever keep you in the bonds of fellowship and love, cleaving unto the spirit which teacheth all things.] remedy in any court of law, and did not need the interposition of the legislature. From these heirs Mr. Astor purchased their title some time ago, for £20,000 sterling. It further appeared in evidence that, after the marriage settlement, three deeds had been granted, in fee simple, by col. Morris and his wife, the consideration of which together, did not amount to £5000, to which amount they were authorized to sell, by terms of the marriage settlement. Several witnesses were produced by the defence, who formerly held or now hold lands in Putnam county, on the tract in question. They testified that they had never heard of this marri LIBEL CASE. At the sitting of the court of sessions in age settlement until after Mr. Astor's purchase. That Georgetown, (S. C.) Thomas C. Fay, late editor of the they held under col. Morris and his wife, and subsequentGeorgetown Gazette, was tried for a libel on the rev. ly under the state, by a purchase from the commissioners Mr. Postell, a methodist preacher, and Mathew Allen. of forfeitures. The plaintiff proved, on the other hand, The libel set out with accusing the rev'd gentleman with by col. Thomas Barclay and judge Benson, that the setreading at church, an electioneering piece against Mr. tlement was familiarly talked of in the family. Judge Grier, then a candidate for sheriff. This was charged Benson had seen it in 1784 in the possession of gov. Livto have been done with many circumstances of aggrava-ingston, one of the witnesses, who, as it was also proved, tion, in pursuance of a formed design to blast Mr. Grier's made oath in 1787, before a magistrate, to its execution character. The motives and character of Mr. Postell and delivery. were held up to public indignation as unworthy of a cler-] gyman, &c. the others. Messrs. Van Buren and Webster wlio summed up the cause on behalf of the state, contended that the marri Matthew Allen proved that he received a letter, at church, which a neighbor brought to him from the postage settlement produced in the court could not be relied on as passing the title of the lands, inasmuch as it was a office; being but an indifferent scholar, and not having his spectacles by him, he asked Mr. Postell to read it. Mr. deed of release, reciting a lease. As the lease was not Postell perused it silently to near the end; and, at the produced, it was a fair supposition that it was never exe cuted. If the marriage settlement was to be considered request of a friend standing by, read the conclusion aloud, a bargain and sale, the fee vested in the trustees; if a and handed the paper back. There were three or four lease and release, then Roger Morris and his wife had no gentlemen present, and one of them then read it out to right to convey a fee simple in any part of the property, This was the piece against Mr. Grier, mentioned in and their having done so was inconsistent with such a the libellous publication against Mr. Postell. The de- the instrument, referred to in it, ought to have been prosupposition. They contended that the counterparts of fendant had refused at first to give up the author's name, duced; and argued that from the non-production of the and afterwards referred Mr. Postell to another gentle-lease, or of these copies, the presumption was that they man, who would tell him who the author was. The denever existed; and that the intended marriage settlement fendant examined some witnesses, who all gave Mr. Pos was never fully executed, but cancelled by some subse tell an excellent character. The defence chiefly relied on was, that the defendant had printed the piece in thequent arrangement. From its not being heard of by the way of his trade, without any express malice against Mr. Postell; and that, without proof of malice, he could not be convicted. The jury, after retiring a few minutes, found him guilty. His honor, judge Richardson, commented with great feeling and propriety on the nature of the offence, and the raistaken notion that the defendant as being the printer only, was not liable-declaring the publication in question to be one of the most virulent he had ever known, against a man of unexceptionable character, and such as required an example to be made. The defendant was sentenced to six months imprisonment and to pay a small finc. THE ASTOR CAUSES. The trial of the first ejectment suit involving the merits of the claim of Mr. Astor to certain lands in Putnam county, which has occupied the circuit court for the last five days, and in which a verdict was this day rendered, has excited much curiosity and inWe shall endeavor to give as brief and intelligible an account as we can, of the questions at issue. terest. The fee of this property was in Mary Phillips, at the time of her marriage with Roger Morris. in 1754 these parties executed a marriage settlement, by which they were put in possession of a life estate in the property, which was on their demise to go to the children that might spring from their marriage, and their heirs. This deed was produced in court. It placed the property in the hands of Beverly Robinson and Joanna Phillips, the mother of Mrs. Morris, in trust for those heirs, and gave to Roger Morris and his wife the right of selling of the property to the amount of £3000. tenants for thirty years, it was to be inferred that it was only intended as a provision against contingencies, to be set up or not, as the parties might see fit. It was not recorded until 1787. The counsel came to the conclusion that no estate ever vested in the heirs, whose titles could only be considered as contingent remainders, dependent upon the claims of their parents, by whose civil death they were destroyed. On behalf of the plaintiff, Messrs, D. B. Ogden and Emmett contended, that the lease, in conveyances by lease and release, was an unimportant document after the exccution of the instruments, and that it was not customary to place it on record. They argued from the character of gov. Livingston, (who drew the instrument, and was a witness to it), both as a lawyer and a man of high character, that it was to be inferred the documents were cor rectly drawn, and it could not be supposed any fraud was intended. The deeds executed by col. Morris and his wife, they said were authorised by the terms of the marriage settlement. The only contingency pointed out in this instrument was the birth of children, in whom, on their birth, the fee simple vested, encumbered by the life estate of the parents; which alone could be effected by the act of attainder. Judge Thompson in charging the jury, recapitulated the facts on which they were to form a verdict, and intimated, that if they found the facts as stated, in the opinion of the court, the law authorised a verdict for the plaintif. The jury was then directed to retire, and deliver a scaled verdict on the opening of the court. verdict at 6 o'clock this morning. Exceptions have been taken, and there is no doubt that In 1779 col. Morris was attainted, and his property confiscated to the state. The name of his wife was also inserted in the act of attainder. It was proved that in 1787, Joanna Phillips, in behalf of the heirs of Roger Morris, petitioned the legislature of this state for a compensation to them, for the confiscated property, and represent ed their claim under the marriage settlement-and that this petition was referred to a committee, who reported that if their statement was correct, they would have their tant point in favor of aliens. LAW CASE. The following decision settles an impor That a Cloths, cassimeres, drugs, shells and wol- Silk goods, Cotton goods, Linens, 59,784,085 Importation of foreign manufactures: In chancery. Cruikshank against Lambert and others. | paper rubles; in 1823, 20,553,698; in 1824, 37,223,625; This was a bill filed for the foreclosure of a mortgage. in 1825, 33,277,436; in 1826, 33,120,544. The whole One ground of opposition set up by the defendants, was product of the Russian manufactories, in 1824, amounted that the complainant being an alien, could not sustain a in paper rubles tosuit in our courts in relation to real property. The case was fully argued by Mr. Rosevelt on the one side, and Mr. G. Griffin on the other. The chancellor delivered his decision against the plea, and assigned his reasons at length. He held that the ancient law on this subject had been much relaxed in modern times. more liberal spirit prevailed towards foreigners. And as to a mortgage, although in form a conveyance of real estate, it was in fact a mere security for a personal demand. The alien could not, perhaps, call upon the court. for a strict foreclosure of the equity of redemption, so as to vest absolutely the title of the freehold in him; but, it was competent to the court to decree a sale of the premises for the satisfaction of the debt, at which sale a citizen might become the purchaser. It may now therefore, be considered as a settled law, that aliens, while their governments are in amity with our own, may invest their funds on mortgages in this state, with the same security, in every essential particular, as other individuals. [N. Y. Gazette. Woollen goods, Silks, Woollen goods, 18:20. 10,154,791 37,034,354 10,689,59+ 117,625,734 22,350,111 10,194,039 22,952,933 2,381,028 58,155,114 1824. 9,196,753 6,987,327 10,108,299 189,420 26,481,779 Great Britian, 600 are accompanied with commercial loss; Books. Of about 1,000 books published annually in on 200 there is no gain; on 100 the gain is trifling, and only on 100 any considerable profit; 650 are forgotten within dred and fifty in three years; not more than fifty survive the year: another hundred in two years; another hunseven years, and scarcely ten are thought of after 20 Of the 50,000 books published in the 17th centuyears. SURGICAL. A Dublin paper relates a case as having recently occurred at the "Jervis-street Hospital" of a novel and critical character. The subject was Patrick Garey, a watchman, whose ribs, at the left side were forced by a fall down an area, into his lungs, which being perforated, the air escaped and gradually filled his body. When brought to the hospital he had more the appearance of a stuffed sack than a human being, and could not possibly survive many minutes. His chest was immediately opened, when a quantity of air rushed out with an explosive force that excited great surprise. The ribs were then replaced, and their pressure against the Jungs being removed, the patient began to breathe with, not more than 50 are now in estimation, and of the considerable freedom. Besides what he lost in the ope- than 800 are considered worthy reprinting, and not more 80,000 books published in the 18th century, not more. ration, it was found necessary to take a quart of blood out than 500 are sought after at the present time. of the chest. At present, says the paper, he is going on first commencement of writing-that is in 32 centuries, as well as can be expected. The air still comes through the opening in the chest, sufficiently strong to blow only about 500 works of writers of all nations, have susout a candle at three feet distance-but this will cease tained themselves against the devouring influence of time. when the lacerations in the lungs heal. His complete recovery is anticipated with confidence, and should that be realized, it will furnish a most interesting case in the Sonals of surgery. The operation was performed by Mr. Wallace. FRANCE AND THE U. STATES. Commerce between France and the United States. Castlebajac, director general of the French custom houses, has published a circular stating, that one fourth part of the extra duties laid on our products and manufactures imported into France in American vessels, was removed on the 1st Oct. according to the terms of the 7th article of the convention of June 14th 1822:-neither party having given notice, six months before, of an intention to renounce the said convention. The duties are therefore now reduced to a level with those on similar articles imported in French vessels, from countries not European, excepting India. These articles are chiefly salted provisions, dried skins, rough yellow wax, lard, flour, rice, certain exotic fruits, sugar, tobacco, sarsaparilla, campeche gayac wood, cotton, quercitron, hops, potash, pearlash and indigo. Copper, lead and pewter are not included, because they are not exported from the United States. The products of the fisheries are not included, because they do not come directly from the United States. The former charges are still to be made on tonnage and pilotage. Note 75 of the present tariff distinguishes American Do. do. rice; and the circular No. 850 distinguishes American Do. do. cotton and indigo; yet indigo from New Orleans, in cases not covered with cloth, some weighing 99 kil, and others 76, have been admitted as American; as have been round ectron bales from Charleston, short staple, covered with yellow or grey, and weighing 116 and 166 kil. RUSSIA. Commerce of Russia.-During the last five years, says the Monthly Magazine, the importations of spun cotton into Russia, amounted to, in 1822, 14,641,485 Weight. 784 700 728 616 do. 6 do. 448 do. 5 do. 496 do. 5 do. 448 do. 672 1,988 1,505 m. 1,575 do. 2 y. 9 m. 1,48 1,260 18 months 994 896 Saml. Brownlee, young bull, Moses Bell, do. I certify the above to be a correct statement of the weights of some of the animals weighed by me on the 17th of last month. J. B. M'FADDEN, weigh master. Washington, Pa. Nov. 6, 1827. PITTSBURG-104 steam boats arrived, and 120 departed from Pittsburg, between the 2d day of February and the 1st of July, 1827. The tonnage of the boats that departed was 14,200-on an average for each of 135 tons. Of these 14 were new, built in that city or its neighborhood—5 of them of the largest class, one of 400, one of $50, and 3 of 300 tons. This is a small sample of what is doing in the internal trade of our country. Онто товассо. An Ohio paper states, upon the authority, as it says, of a highly respectable gentleman, that four commercial houses in the counties of Muskingum, Knox and Licking, had in July last, sent off to the eastern market about 1,600 hogsheads of tobacco, which constitated, however, but a part of that raised during the past season in those three counties. One thousand of these were sent across the mountains, the remainder by the lakes and Erie canal to New York, and thence to Baltimore; and this too at a less expense than was incurred for that which was forwarded direct to that city by the way of Wheeling. These are important facts. The quality of the Ohio tobacco is such as to command for it a fair price that repays, and handsomely, the growers of that article. It has been stated, that should the present price be reduced 25 per cent. the raising of tobacco would still be a more profitable business in Ohio than the growing of bread stuffs, at the prices they have borne for the last seven years. riods of 1827. Liverpool. London. Glasgow. COTTON. We gather the following particulars relating Exported, during same peto this great staple from various papers-they appear, however, chiefly to have been derived from the New York and New Orleans shipping and commercial lists, so far as relates to the crop, export, &c. The produce and export of United States' cotton, the two last years, ending September 30, is as follows: 1827. 1826. Produce of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Upper Al abama, and Arkansas, bags. bags. bags. 554,522 8,711 41,639 72,696 2,698 12,857 2,531 5,230 10,71 33,616 4,015 13,652 8,949 2,716 654,448 56,502 53,600 56,502 53,600 764,550 54,252 710, 98 Imported the year previous-compared. 1827, 336,870 251,959 Difference, Liverpool. London. Glasgow. bags. bags. bags. 554,448 56,502 53,600 427,712 54,448 19,649 226,736 2,054 33,951 Do. of N. Carolina & Virginia, 112,811 Whole crop of United States EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS, From 1st October, 1826, to 30th September, 1827. 88,480 American cotton wool imported into Liverpool, 554,522 bales. 957, -81 720,027 237,254 These will average, say, 380 lbs. each, 229,851,360 10cts. a lb. $22,985,136 CONGELATION. It is a well known fact, that water, though it contracts by cold, and expands by heat, will, while it is in the very act of freezing, suddenly expand, and that with such an enormous force as to burst the strongest metal shells, and rend rocks asunder. In fact, no resistance can withstand the expansive power of water in the act of freezing. By a computation of the expansive force of freezing water, made by the Florentine academicians, from the bursting of a strong brass globe, in which they froze the enclosed water, it was proved, that the expansive power of a spherule of water, only one inch | papyrus, which he placed in the hands of Dr. Youngin diameter, was sufficient to overcome a resistance of upon examination, it was discovered that one of them, more than 27,000 lbs. or 13 tons. The same is proved the autograph of an Egyptian deed," was in Greek, and by major Edward Williams, of the royal artillery, from the translation of the manuscript of Casasti. the experiments he made in bursting thick bomb shells; Mr. Grey's collection contained also a second papyby freezing water in them, as may be seen in the Edin.rus, on which were engrossed the three Egyptian deeds Philos. Trans., vol. 2. Huygens, to try the force with just mentioned. Whilst Dr. Young was engaged in dewhich it expands, filled a cannon with water, and then cyphering these, M. Peyron's account and translation exposed it to the cold, after closing the mouth and vent of an Egyptian papyrus in the royal library at Turin, so that no water could escape; and in 12 hours the water made its appearance, and proved to be the record of a froze and burst the cannon Major Williams filled thick law suit in which reference is made to three distinct title irou bomb shells of all sizes with water, and plugged the deeds, and, strange as it may seem, it is nevertheless fuze hole close up, and exposed them to the strong freez-true, that the title deeds of Mr. Grey, translated by Dr. ing air of the winter; and though he drove in the plugs as Young, are the actual title deeds mentioned in the record hard as a sledge could force them, they were all thrown of the law suit translated by M. Peyron. These coinci out by the expansion of the frozen water, like a ball shot dences are certainly of a most extraordinary character. by gunpowder to the distance of five hundred feet, though [Savannah Republican. they were 3 lb. weight. He then screwed the plugs in, and furnished them with hooks or barbs to lay hold of the inside of the shell, and in all these instances the bombs burst, though the iron shell was nearly two inches in thickness. [London paper. FOREIGN NEWs. By recent arrivals, intelligence has been received that the Greeks have gained several advantages over the Turks, and that the English and French ships are concentrating in the neighborhood of Navarino for the purpose of commencing hostilities or to blockade the fleet of the Egyptians. The ambassadors, it is said, continued on the 16th of September, to treat with the porte. No change has as yet taken place in the affairs of Spain. Mr. Gallatin and family embarked at Liverpool on the 8th of October, in the packet ship Silvanus, Jenkins, on his return home. It is stated that the Russian minis FRANCE. The agricultural produce of France, which during the war, and for some years after it had ceased, was insufficient for her then diminished population, is now superabundant, although her inhabitants have been increased by an accession of 4,000,000 of souls. Larger tracts of land have been put into cultivation; a better system of farming has been followed; the waste occasioned by the necessities or wantonness of foreign soldiers has been repaired; and, in fact, all the materials, both animal and mechanical, employed in agriculture, are augmented in a surprising degree. In manufactures, like-600,000. Of this excess, about £400,000 was produced by the duty on foreign corn. The revenue for the year ending Oct. 10, was about £300,000 less than the preceding year. terto the United States, was also a passenger. wise, the improvement has been equally satisfactory.The woollen manufacture of France is, perhaps, the most important of all other branches of industry. The rapid growth which has taken place in the fabrication of woollen cloths in that country, is to be attributed chiefly to the enterprise of Mr. Ternaux, late a deputy of Paris, who, in addition to his general business as a clothier, has very successfully cultivated the manufacture of cashmere shawls, for the purpose of which he imported a number The increase of woollen manuof goats from the east. facture may be judged of, by comparing the quantity of raw material consumed in the factor es in 1812, and at the present time. The total quantit of wool employed in the former period did not exceed 35,000,000 of kiloto Moloch? grames; it now amounts to 50,000,000 a year, including THE CREEKS. The National Intelligencer of yester what is imported from other countries. The cotton manufacture, which only lately admitted he assistance of day, says-Colonel McKenney, of the Indian office, remachmery, has made still more rapid advances. In 1812, turned from his northwestern and southern tour among no more than 10,362,000 kilogrames of cotton-wool the Indians, the evening before last, having travelled, were spun through France: in 1825, the quantity spun since May last, we are informed, about seven thousand amounted to 28,000,000 kilogrames; and, in the latter miles, and been successful in all the trusts reposed in period, the article was wrought to a degree of fineness,him by the government; and among these, the important and rendered fit for purposes, of which the manufacturers at the former period had no notion. "EVIL TIMES. We have just noticed the death of Dr. Vance, of North Carolina, in a duel, and now learn that Mr. Conway, the late delegate to congress from Arkansas, has fallen-each because of political discussions attending recent elections; and Mr. W. Graham, associate editor of the New York Enquirer, has, in like manner, been killed at Hoboken. The quarrel of the last, we are glad to hear, did not originate on account of politics. How many victims are about to be offered up one of settling the Creek controversy, with which duty he was specially charged, by obtaining a cession of all the lands owned, or claimed by the Creeks, within the chartered limits of Georgia. There are, we understand, eight presses at the royal mint frequently at work for ten hours each day; and it is considered that the destruction of eight pair of dies per VERMONT. The legislature of this state adjourned on day, (one pair for each press), is an average result, though they much more frequently fall short of, than the 22nd ult. after a session of five weeks. The bills exceed that proportion. Each press produces 3,500 of general interest which have passed are-for establishpieces per hour; but, making allowances for occasional ing two banks-for the election in March meeting of stoppages, the daily produce of each press may be reck-school commissioners to examine teachers, establish unioned at 30,000 pieces. The eight presses, therefore, form setts of school books, attend monthly examinations of schools, &c.-increasing lottery dealers' licenses to furnish a daily average of 240,000 pieces. $1,000-establish county commissioners to lay out roads EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS. The 89th and 90th num--appropriate $1,500 for the education of deaf and dumb bers of the Edinburgh Review contain some interesting-freeing conscientiously scrupulous persons from miliremarks upon the subject of the Egyptian characters tary duty, by paying annually three dollars. which have heretofore puzzled or confounded the learn ed and the curious. Dr. Young, of England, and M. London contains a population of twelve hundred thou Chompalion, jr. of Paris, have at length decyphered them. The account of their labors, and the means by sand inhabitants, Paris eight hundred thousand, and New which they advanced, step by step, is highly interesting. York about two hundred thousand; yet in each of these -Treaty of We know not whether to admire most their rare inge-eities there are twelve daily newspapers.Ghent. The board of commissioners appointed to setnuity or unwearied industry. In 1820, M. Casasti brought to Paris a parcel of Egyp-tle the claims of citizens of this country under the first tian manuscripts. Whilst Dr. Young was engaged in article of the treaty of Ghent, are at present in session translating one of them, Mr. Grey brought from the at the city of Washington. The members of the board east some fine specimens of writing and drawing upon are Langdon Cheves, of Pennsylvania; Henry Sewall, of ITEMS. |