Vincennes Gazette, Volume 6, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 January 1837 — Page 2

S ati rdav. Jan. 28, 1837.

Wc re-publish an article from the Vermillion Gazette, T.poH the interesting subject of the Wabash River, and should a. vail of the occasion to remind our readers of certain events, and urge some addition al views, but wc ar promised a series ol essays upon the subject, and for the pre sent confine ourselves to the following extract frem the Mount Carmel Sentinel: "The object of all legislation should be to promote the interests of the people, the whole people. J his cannot always be effected; local difficulties, the resources of a state, or a spirit of division among its citi zens, mav all, or either of them be insuperable obstacles in the path of the statesman who seeks to benefit all. W here these impediments exist, no just ground of com plaint is presented; no true cause of dissatis faction on the part of constituents is created: the legislature must be acquitted of blame, and the fault charged to a proper account Hut, when on the contrary, this is not the case, when the general assembly of a state provides alone for certain portions, and i munificent in her donations lure but sparing end liberal there to the great aggrandizementof one section of country and the main fest disadvantage of another, an evil is en tailed upon the portion neglected, that calls loudly for redress. The grand object of legislation is not attained, inasmuch as the representative body is unmindlul of the in terests of apart of community, without a sufficient excuse at hand to palliate its in attention. We arc of cpinion, and have long been, that the legislature of Indians has If en partial in its operations that alarge and important portion of her territory had been lost sight of in the multitude of its appropriations and that for this inattention there is no valid apology." We have more than once, heard the subject matter involved in the following resolutions talked over as causes of grievance demanding the interference of wholesome legislation; and we hope they will not be evaded, or suffered to sleep by the present legislature. Air. Thornton offered the fallowing resolution: Resolved, That the Judiciary "Committee be instructed to impure into the expediency of so amending the law on that subject, as to provide that certified copies of deed and conveyances of real estate, which have been rcularlyjacknowlcdged or proved and recorded, shall be admitted in courts of justice, as evidence, without further proof of the execution of the same; and also that the law be further amended, so as to require all mortgages or bill of ialc of personal property to be recorded in the proper "Recorder's office, within thirtv davs after the execution of the same. Mr. Mitchell offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Juiir iary Committee be instructed to inquire en to the expediency of reporting a bill which its provisions will require the circuit judges to file in writing their charges to the traverse juries with the Clerks of the Circuit Courts, for the benefit of all persons concerned. .."- THEATRICAL. We stepped into the Theatre on Tuesday night, and were amused and gratified at the representation of the Comedy of Charles 2d. 1 he character ot the merry monarch Who iiovrr said n f.xIisli thing, And novrr did a wic one,'' was well conceived and sustained by Mr. Lindscy. The extent of his powers and his various excellencies far exceeded our expectations. Mr. Pottle, in the character of the witty Rochester, manifested talents, which, if properly exercised, cannot fail to raise him to a very respectable ran... in his profession; and Mr. Lathrop, in the warm-hearted and jovial Bucanier, was very successful. It is a line of acting for which he is well calculated. Mrs. Pottle and Mrs. Edstrom played well the characters of Mary and the LadyClara; and the songs, dance and entertainment which followed, were conducted much to the satisfaction of the audience. Billy Barlow was admirable. As for Mr. Burgess, it was indeed ".? around my hat" excellent. Mr. B. in his "comical way," excels. The dance by Miss Iliggins was graceful and delightful. When it is taken into consideration the various difficulties the company have to encounter in consequence of the small room which they occupy, and the necessary want ofi pace for their enactments, n must ic yielded that the performances which they have submitted to the public, have, to say the least, been very respectable; ana1 the rounds of applause with which they have been erected, and the full houses who have wit nessed their efforts to please, give proof that they have not labored in vain in making themselves popular with our citizens. They intend leaving on to-morrow morning for Tcrre-IIaute, where, it is hoped, (they will mct that success which they so justly merit. Extr&d of a letter, dated Vandalia, Illinois, January 17, 1837. "I had no time before I left, nor have I had since, to make such a comment on the Indiana System of Internal Improvement, as its numerous imperfections renders neejssary and proper to the. people. There js a thing called "A System" springingino being here. embrace swh irorks

as trill unite votes enough upon selfish or

local considerations, to carru it through The following is an outline of it: A rail road rom the terminating point ot the 11 linois and Michigan Canal, to the mouth of the Ohio. ear $5,000,000 are appro priated to it. A rati road lrom Alton to Shawneetown, and another from Alton to Mu Carmel SI 00,000 arc appropriated to the" Wabash River, 6100,000 to the Il linois River,$30,000 to the Little Wabash, $50,000 to the KaskaskiaRiver, and $100,000 to the Rock River. A Rail Road is to be constructed from Quincy on the Mis sissippi, to the Indiana Slate line, to intersect the Wabash and Erie canal. This is a stupendous project; it passes through the best part of Illinois, and is the best teature in the bill, as it will give us the benefit of your Indiana Canal, and is ad vantageous and important to Indiana. 1 lie incenncs ana tt. Louis Koad, is comparatively neglected, though it frets $100,600 to be the first of the loan cx penditure; and $30,t)00 is to be expended between Vinccnnes and Lawrcneeville. The bill will pass, it is generally believed, without material alteration. it will re quire between $8 and 10,000,000 to torn plete the ideal system. Resolutions have been passed, approving the doctrine of coiihning the sales of Congress land to settlers and residents, and others asking a pre-emption right for ten years, to such unappropriated lands as he contiguous to the linos ol improvement. 1 his Legis lature, it is said, has more talent than anv which ever met in Illinois; but it has more of party spirit than talent, and its proceed ings are frequently mobocratie. Legisla tion, is here nothing but bargain and in trigue, reduced to a system. Judges are elected upon party principles!! A perfect jackass lias just been elected, about thirtyyears ot age, and may hold Ins ofhee during good behaviour. This is a specimen. A voting lawyer is elected Attorney Gen eral, lie is reported to have neither character, talent, intelligence, nor integrity a complete debauchee, and has only been in the State a year! Hut then he's a red-hot an Buren man this is enough. The Van Buren system of rewards and punish ments, in its practical results, is worse even than a monarchy. Aristides himself, would again be proscribed, were he now living:. I am glad I studied law, as it en ables me sometimes to lash a villain, and defend an honest man. Governor Duncan goes the whole hog against the corruption of the day, and he says he is willing if vice prevails, to be immolated. There is a debating mama in the legis lature, also a law-altering disposition. rhe session will therefore, it is conjectur ed, be a long one, one probably not less than 3 months. Mr. Caddington: If you can inform your readers why the important election on the first Monday of next month of School Trustees, for Vinccnnes township, and the wished-for decision to sell our valuable school section of land has not appeared in print, you will oblige A SUBSCRIBER. Wc can only say in reply, that the above note from a subscriber, communicated the first and only information we pos. sess in relation to the interesting matter.! INDIANA ASBURY UNIVERSITY. The following Act of incorporation, introduced into the Senate by the Hon. 1). Sigler, after having passed that body, passed the House of Representatives on the 30th ult. This Institution was projected by the Indiana Conference, at their meeting of 1835, and its location at Greeneastlc de cided upon at the Annual Conference of 18.W. It will be seen, that allthough this bodyis pledged to paronage it, the Institution is not for the special benefit of any particular sect; but, in its design, and the provisions of its Charter, presents this most liberal features. And, as we have no dout, from the liberality already evinced by many citizens it will be n it is prop erly fostered, a lasting monument ol t ic intelligence of its founders, and will dis pense the blessings of science to the youths of the West, but will afford addi tional evidence of the liberality and en terpnse ot the Citizens ot our using State. Plough Roy. AN ACT To incorporate the Trustees of the In diana Asburv University. W iiKRft.is, it has been represented to the present General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that the Indiana Annual Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, have determined upon establishing an extensive University or College institute, in this State, to the support of which they are pledged to use their united efforts; and which University is forever to be con ducted on the most liberal principles, ac cessible to all religious denominations, and designed lor the benefit ot our citi zens in general; and where as it has been represented, that in consequence of liberal subscriptions and donations, made in the town and vicinity of Greeneastlc, the liealihfulness of the situation and cligibility of the location for the convenience of a public institution, the Indiana Conference have selected that place for the establishment of said University; and whereas, such a University in the State of Indiana, if conducted upon free and enlightened principles, would be of immense benefit to our citizens generally, by disseminating knowledge and useful literature, Therefore. Sec. 1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That a seminary of learning shall be, and the same is hereby established in the town

or vicinity of Geeucastle, in Putnam county, and State of Indiana, to be kiuJwn by the name and style of The Indiana As

burv University; which shall be founded and maintained forever, upon a plan the most suitable for the benefit of the youth of every class of citizens, and of every religious denomination, who shall be free ly adinited to equal advantages and privi leges of education, and to all the litera ry honors of said University, according to their merit, under the direction of tw en ty-five trustees, to wit: Robert R. Roberts, John Cowgill. A. C. Stevenson, Wm. II. Thornburg, William Talbott, Rees Hardestv, Joseph Crow, John W. Os born, Thomas Robison, Iliram E. Talbott, James Montgomery, Daniel Sigler, Isaac Malkins, Tarvin W. Cowgill, William Lee, William K. Cooper, Calvin Fletcher, Gamaliel Taylor, Martin M. Ray, Isaac C. Elston, S. E. Leonard, W.' W. Ilitt, Joseph A. Wright, Tilman A. Howard, and Jacob Haves, who, with their successors, shall be the trustees of said institution, and shall hold their first meeting at the place of its location, on the first Wednesday of March, 1837. Se . 2. That the said trustees, and their successors, by the name of the Trustees of the Indiana Asbury University, shall be a body politic and corporate, and as such forever to exist, and are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, possess, purchase, receive, enjoy, and retain, hold or dispose tf, for the use of said University, lands, tenements., rents and annuities, and other hereditaments in fee simple; or for a term of years, life, lives or otherwise; and also money, bonds, bills, notes, goods, chatties, interests, or effects, of whatever nature, quality or kind soever, by the gift, bargain, sale, or devise of any person or persons, body politic or corporate, capable of making the same; and the same to grant, demise, sell, alien and confirm, in such manner as they shall judge most conductive to the interests of said University. This corporation shall not hold a greater amount of real estate, exclusive of College edifices than the value of fifty thousand dollars. Si:c 3. I hat the said trustees, and their successors, by the name and stvle of Trustees of the Indiana Asburv Uni versity as aforesaid, shall be capable in law, to sue and be ni-'d, plead and be implead ed, in any court or courts of record, before any Judge, Judges or Justices within this State and elsewhere, in all manner of suits, complaints, pleas, causes, mat ters and demands, of whatsoever kind, nature or form they may be; and all and every other matter, nature and thing therein to v?o, in as full and effectual a manner, as any person or persons, bodies jiolitic or corporate, of like nature, within this State may or can do. Si:c. -1. That the Indiana Annual conerenee, or such other conferences as mav be formed out of the same, bv the assent of the Indiana Conference, shall fill all vacancies in trie ooard ol trustees, as mav occur by death, resignation or otherwse at the first meeting of such conference or conferences, after any vacancy may hap pen; thus keeping up the full number of twenty-five trustrees forever. And the said first named conference, or such other conference as may be associated with it by its assent, shall annually appoint any number of visitors, not exceeding nine; who, or so many as shall convene, with the board of trustees, shall constitute jv.st board, in the permanent appoint ments of all officers of the said University And whenever anv trustee shall be absent from three stated semi-annual meetings, without good cause assigned at the fourth, or whenever a majority of all the trustees shall declare any one ol their bod incompe tent, of for want moral character, the board of trustees shall declare their seats vacant and shall thereaftei make a temporary ap pointment to fill the vacancy until the meeting of the next Annual Conference, which shall then fill the same as aforesaid. And the visitors, or so many of them as shall act, shall report to the Conference next succeeding their appointment, the condition of the University, and whether it is conducted in co'd'ormity with its char ter. And at the time ot the admission of any conference to the participation in the appointment'! aforesaid, the Indiana Conference, and such other conference as it may assent to associate with, shall di vide the appointing power of visitors and trustees in sucli manner as thev may mu tually agree upon. Sec. 5. That the said trustees of the Indiana Asbury university, hclore enter ing upon the trust reposed in them, shall severally take the following oath of office, to be administered to them by any Jus tice of the peace in the State of Indiana, that is to say, I (A. B.) do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, faithfully and truly discharge the duties of a Trustee of the Indiana University, pursuant to the laws and constitution of the United States, and the charter granted by the State of Indiana, establishing said Universitv,without favor, affection or partially, so help me God. And the said trustees shall have power to appoint annually from their own body a President ol the board, I reasurer and secretary; and the treasurer so appointed, shall give bond, with such security, and in such penalty, as the trustees shall think proper, payable to the State of Indiana, for the use of said University, which bond shall by the treasurer and his securities, be acknowledged be fore the Clerk of the Circuit court of Putnam county, and by him certified and recorded in this office; a copy of which shall be evidence in any suit against said treasurer and his securities for a breach thereof; and it shall be conditioned for the true and faithful discharge of his duty as treasurer of said University, and for the safe keeping of all moneys, bonds, notes.

deeds, mortgages, trusts or other properly belonging to the institution, or which shall !;? DUt into, or from time to time to come to hishai:st which bond mav be renewed

whenever thtf sa trustees shall require it. And it shall be the uJ!y of said Treasurer to receive and safely keep, ail .moneys, bonds, notes, obligations or conveyances ol real, personal or mixed property, belong to said University; and shall not pay out any of said moneys, except upon the order of the president, countersigned by the secretary; and for any breach of said bond, the treasurer and securities may be proceeded against as upon other official bonds, in the proper courts of the State of Indiana. The said treasurer sliall, moreover, once in every year, and as much oftener as the trustees may require render to them an account of all moneys in his hands, and all moneys by him paid out; stating from whom or what source received, and to whom paid. And in case the Treasurer shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties required of him by this act, the Trustees of said University shall have power to declare his office vacant, and proceed to the election of a Treasurer to fill the vacancy. And it shall be the duty of every Treasurer, on leaving the office, by removal, resignation or otherwise, upon the order of this board, signed and countersigned as aforesaid, to pay and deliver over all moneys and other property in his hands, belonging to said University, into the hands of his succes sor in office. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a fair record of all the proceedings of the Board of Trustees, and at the close of every session lay them before the President for the signature, and to do and perform all other acts, which by this' charter, may be required of him. And it shall be the duty of the President of the Board, to preside in all their meetings when present, and to perforin all the duties which arc usually performed by the pre siding officer in all similar bodies; and in case of his absence at the time of any meeting of the board, it shall be the duty of the Trustees to appoint a President pro tern. Sec. 6. That the said Trustees, and their successors, shall have authority to make and use a common seal, with such device and inscriptions, as they shall think proper; and the same to change, al ter and renew at pleasure, and shall also, at any regular meeting of the board, when one or more of the visitors shall be present from time to time forever hereafter, have full power and authority, to constitute and appoint permanently, in such man ner as they shall deem expedient, a President of the University or college of faculties, together with such professors and instructors, as may, at any time be ne cessary to form an efficient faculty for the proper instructions of students iu Uie arts and sciences, in the learned professions, and all the branches of liberal and pro-j fessional instruction, as taught in the best Universities in our country. And the said president and professors, with such other instructors, as may, by the Trustees be included, shall be known and distinguished by the name of Faculty of the Indiana Asbury University; and in that name shall be capable of exercising such, powers and authorities, rights and privile-j ges, in the institution, as shall be delegated to them according to the by-laws enacted by the Trustees; and the said board of Trustees, may at any meeting make a temporary appointment, of any of the foregoing faculty, in the absence of such visitor or visitors, until a regular meeting, at which one or more of s.ich visiters may be present. And a majority of the said twenty-five trustees, together with a majority of the said nine visiters, may at any time, in joint meeting, by resolution to that effect, declare the appointment or office of any of the faculty or instruc tors vacant and proceed to fill such vacan cy, at such loint meeting, or at any fu ture meeting thev may designate. 7. That the said Trustees and their suc cessors in office, shall meet at least twice every year,in stated semi-annual meetings, to be appointed by their own ordinances, and at such other times as by their said ordinances, they shall direct, for the pur pose of transacting such business for the prosperity and welfare of the institution as may come before them; in all which meetings, nine Trustees being present, shall constitute a quorum for transacting business. But a majority of said twenty-five trustees shall be required to make, pass, and establish ordinances, rules and bv-laws, not contrary to the constitution and laws of this state, for the government of said University, and proper the education of its students, and by them to delegate to the president, professors and other teachers, such powers and authorities, as they may judge expedient for the government of the institution. And the said majority of Trustees shall also have power at any- legal meeting to alter or amend any rules or regulations by them established; and to do all matters and things which they may deem expedient for the faithful fulfilment of their trusts. Sec. 8. That the said Trustees, and their successors, shall have authority, whenever in their opinion the funds othe i -istitution will justify the measure, to admit gratuitously, in whole or in part, as the respective cases may require, such person or persons as thev may think proper to enjoy the benefits of tuition in said Uni versity. And said 1 rustees are hereby authorized to receive subscriptions, donations and bequests, either in money, personal, real or mixed property, for the pur pose of enable them to meet the expendi tures requisite in establishing and continuing 6aid institution. Sec. 9. That for the purpose ot stim ulating and encouraging the students in their progress, and promoting the general interests of the institution, the said trus

tees and laculties shall have lull power and authority, once in every year or oftener, as they by an ordinance shall direct, to hold a public commencement with exercises suited to the occasion, and to graduate

with Literary Honors, sucn studeuts as shall, from time to time be found to have merited the same by their character and acquirements. And said Trustees and Fa culties shall have power and authority, in furtherance of the aforesaid objects, to con fer upon the deserving, any and all degrees in the arts, and in the learned professions whether honorary or otherwise, in as full and ample a manner as in any similar in stitution; and mav issue when they deem it expedient, testimonials or diplomas, bear ing the seal of said University as certih cates of the same, signed by the president of the University. It shall also be the duty of the faculty, prior to each com mencement, to hold a public examination, in presence of such trustees as may tc able to attend, and of other citizens, at which time all the students at said Univer sity shall be examined in the several branches of learning which they have re spectively studied, that the fidelity of the teachers and the diligence of their pupils may appear. Sec. 10. This act, is hereby declared to be a public act, and shall be construed liberally for every beneficial purpose here by intended; and no omission to use any of the privileges hereby granted, shall cause a forfeiture of the same, nor shall any gift, grant, conveyance or devise, to or for the benefit of hc corporation, be defeated or prejudiced by any misnomer, misdescription or informality whatever; provided the intention of the parties can be shown or ascertained beyond reasonable doubt. Sec. 11. The state hereby reserves the right at the session of the Legislature, for the years 1846 and 7, 1847 and 8 and every tenth sessions after either of those sessions to alter or amend tins charier: provided however, no amendment shall ever be made to change the fundamental principles upon which this institution is established. This act to takefeffect, and be in force from and after its publication in the "West ern Plough Boy," a newspaper published in Greencacastle, Putnam county. Jr, licnten's Speech on the Specie Circular. "MuLTt'M ix Parvo." We have been anxious to publish Mr. Benton's Speech on the Treasury Circular, but have been prevented by its interminable length. The Globe lias been laboring and groaning under five or six columns per day, and "to be continued for a week or two. Fortunately, however, we have found the fol lowing most excellent eondensution of the whole speech which we at once insert, as containing its whole substance in a few lines: "Mr. President. The Bank of the United States blood and thunder and uons! Blood, and thunder, and oons! the Bank of the United States. The Trcasurv Bircular Great gods, an4 little fishes! Great gods, and little fi.-dus the Treasury Circular! General Jackson and mc and the Bank of the United States!.' Jllex. Gazelle. Ohio legislature. Considerable excitement prevailed among the members of this body in consequence of a charge brought by Mr. Cisiiing, a member of the lower House, from Clark county, S. S , Mr Cl'shing charges Mr. S. with having attempted to bribe him by offering him $1,000 for his influence in obtaining the passage of a law, making an appropriation to connect the waters of Lake Eric and Muskingum river through the valleys of Killbuck and black rivers. Mr. S. admits that he proffered the money but intended it as present "for extra servi ces in collecting facts and arguments, and advancing tne main onject by uiitusing the requisite information." Mr Cisiiing laid the subject before the House, who arraigned Mr. S. for a "breach of privilege," but no decission had been readied at our last advices. Lawyers brought back to their Horn Rook. By an act of the Legislature of Arkansas, it appears this new State is d termined to make a thorough sifiing of the pretensions of legal gentlemen. Accor dingly all the lawyers, old and young, were summoned to the bar of the Supreme Court to undergo a new examination. I he greyheaded veterans of special pleading, and the young limbs of attorneys, wliile passing through this ordeal, presented a rather ludicrous and motley assemblage; and the whole corps, after being thus repurgated, were stamped anew and set adrift in the community in search of new clients. At this moment, when a surplus of money has been declared to be in the Treasury, to an amount singularly contrasting with the predictions of the opponents of the Distribution Bill, and far exceeding the most sanguine anticipations of its friends, the Letter of Judge Clayton, of Georgia, will be found to be of considerable inter est. He is not only not opposed to fur ther distribution, If there be further accu mulation of revenue beyond the amount required for the necessary purposes of Go vernment, but he is of opinion that the States have a legal title to all the proceeds of the sales of public lands in the territo ry iSorthwest of the Ohio, and could re cover them from the United States if there were any Court in which such a case could be impartially tried. A'at. Intel. The Surplus Revenue. In the Senate of Pennsylvania, Mr. Toland offered a resolution which was read and laid on the table, premising that the surplus to be disinoutea win tie no longer required, and instructing the delegation in Congress from

tnat State to eiidcavor to obtain thTTpaTsage of a law, vesting in the scrend state the absolute right and ownership of ihe funds to be distributed under the act of Congress, passed 23d day of June, 1830. and to effect the repeal of so much of said act as is inconsistent therewith. lb.

c rejoice in the trust that Mr. CMav will remain in the Senate, and that with him will remain his Independence, his talents, and his eloquence. That body has need ot them all. Let him recognize the value of his presence there, by the exaltation of his opponents at his proposed retirement, lie is no ephemeral name or reputation no fungous celebrity the fruits of a shower, to be withere d by a sunbeam. His fame, of thirty years' duration, is in the keeping of his country. He will continue to make it worth her keeping. Such men as he characterize their generation long after the crowd which clusters round to prostrate them, has pasfed into forctfulness. The moral power which they embody is made immortal by the worthy ends to which it is applied. The distinguished Senator from Kentucky will, we doubt not. act out his part, undismayed bv hate nml unseduccd by llattery. Phil. Car. -'airr. The river that runs slow uini creeps uy the banks, and begs leave of every turf to let it pass, is drawn into a little hollowncss, and spends itself in smaller portions, and dies with devotion: hut when. it runs with vigorousaess, and a full stream, and breaks down every obstacle, making i! even as its own brow, it stays not to creen into little holes, but runs into the sea thro" full and useful channels. So it a manV praver; if it moves upon the feet of an abated appetite, it wanders into the socie ty of every trifling incident, and stays at the corners of the fmcv. and talks' with. every object it meetsand cannot arrive ar. heaven; but when it is carried upon the wings ot passion and strong desires, aswift motion and a hungry appetite, it passes on through all the intermediate regions of clouds, and stays not till it dwells at the foot of the throne, where mercy hits, and thence sends holy showers of refreshment. Jeremy Taylor. - We have always thought that we perceived a sly lesson in favor of a Christmas feast, in that passage of the Spectator where the moralist asserts that he made acquaintance with Baxter by participating iu one. "with a page Christmas pie cook had made "I once met," Kays he, of Mr. Baxter's under a Whether or no the pastry ue of it through chance for the defence of that super stitions viand, I know not; Lut upon the perusal ol it, 1 conceived so good an idea, of the author's piety, that 1 bought the whole book." We do most (irmly believe that under every clement of reasonableand modest mirth, there lurks instruction of the best and purest hind; instruction blended with cheerful recollections, and interwoven w iih happy hopes. it is a high felicity that man's enjoyments can thus be made snhseri ient to his best interests, and that the pleasures of sense mav readily enforce the precepts of virtue Phil. Xat. Caz. Knives and Porf.s not deadly n-eapnns. A Judge in Boston lately decided on the great question of admitting a culprit to bail. that "the possession of a carving knife and fork, and large shears, they beimr domestic implements, does not raise any presump tion against a party who may have como byr them openly and honestly. It would,, therefore, be a cry violent construction, of the clause in the statute 'armed with deadly weapon' to consider either x ueauiy weapon, witnout some in i proof that. it was actually used as such.' X. 1'. Rv. Post. .7 Strong Claim. At the last quarterly meeting of the Exeter (Eng.) HumanoSociety, a man claimed a reward for saving the life of his wife from drowning! a Intemperance in London. We regret to state, snys Bell's Life in London, of the 12th Xov. that several suicides have been announced in the daily papers during tho week, all having their origin in habit of intoxication. The following sentence, from one of Lord Bacon's essays, unite a wise maxim with a shrewd admonition. He says: "It is good not to try experiments in theStates, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident; and well to bewar that it be the reformation that draweth r the change, and not the desire of changethat pretendelh the reformation." IJoston Common. The iron fence around the Boston Common is completed. The whole cost including the other im provements, will amount to $8,500. It is o.VMU leet long on all sides, was commenced July 5, and finished 10th December. X. '. Exire$s. Mr. Poindexfer. It will be gratifying to the many well w ishcrs of Mr. Poindexter, to learn that the Natchez Courier of the 5th inst. represents his situation as improving, and that there was then a fair prospect of his recovery. lb. From two to four hundred Germans have gone from Cincinnati to Chicago to work on the public improvements. lb. 'l6g'"' George Colman the "younger" has goac to his account. He was the author of John Bull, the Poor Gentleman, the Mountaineers, and other pieces which in thoir day enjoyed great popularity, and even now, retains possession of the stage. For "John Bull" he received, it is said, the immense turn of 12,000. lb.