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r-inr!-rs: Cor,tatn a provision thityassachusctts 'Pl.rrrRUftQSU 1 shou,( 1:avc hcrcaiurMhittecn, and

jiaiiiu which of the present twenty were to be assigned to Maine, and which to Massachusetts, it did not provide. Mr. C. said it did not belong to him,

but U the gentleman from Massachu

DrcrnnKR 30. Admission of Maine. Speech cf Mr. Ch:j continued.

setts, to prepare an amendment on lnt mnhlrr.L After these difficulties

were gotjen over, Mr. C. said be could satisfy the gentleman on the otI,er point.' If he had not already, however, been sufficiently explicit, he was afraid he should not be able to satisfy the gentleman on that head. The only question now was on the subject of the rcpresentctiotv which certainly ought to be adjusted by this bill. Mr. C. said he found the gentleman was throwing out his net : it vras quite evident he was not satisfied himself what was to he the rule on this

head ; and his colleague nau -tM. ;

ficultv, but thinks tnat an a u,

Iter of some dif-

There were diiTicultics, it was admitted, in rc-Tard to the representation of Maine ; and it was questicrable, at Icat, whether, under the Ccnfti:uti'j;i, Cigress could subtract fr u the. number of Representatives Massachusetts now has any portion of them. Could any state by her conseut, grant to Congress the power to d so? If in relation to one of its Representatives, con it in relation to the whole of them? If not, in relation to what pa.rt ? If by the consent of the state this may be done, bow is tlu.t consent to be given by the Leg

islature or bv the whole People ? If

bv the: whole People, have the Pco-

: . . :...,o ? ,. ;n nt.t f nil rirht. Wen, iui. v.

The LeUnrr. it was true, had pas- said, if that was the matter, let the a st.d an 31 t on the sub,cct ; but had the mendment be prepared ; and ct ine t .r'.. ,t, , mnuu tont nnthnritv to do committee riic to give the gemcimi

. -i.. .i: 1 tint f V,.o I nn nnnnrturiitV of PrCpaiing 11.

.r.ir.riiVt.-c. we,- insunerablc: be ho- Mr. Storus, oi New orl;, saw.

... .,... '...!.! l.,t II.Im the difficulty already stated

Jii I i I v . v. ; 1 1 ' ' I I V 'H'.vii v v- ...... I ' . . . . ,.. (;,n'.,i , iv Hniu.. ntirvht rnt to ho there was another point on wt.icli ne

i'm rir l riat thev should take time to wished some information, at the same :,i.-.,. i n ncomirpi: nf wlmt time that he thought it proper to oe-

rhirr that lie rns in favor ot trie ad-

nil n v i v u ivniv. i" viiv '"i" . , , there wjs r.: rrcat urirencv in the bu- mission of Maine ir lo the Unmn, with s-n-si. Ue thought, he "raid, that '!t reference to Missouri. The con n,..-i,f tr, i,n n.im'.itrcl inn the stitution lUrlarcd, that no state shal

lni.u I thnniTlit flip. ;nnin n f M?s- enter into any compact without the

. ' l nii',.r,N io Ti.rht ii- fr.r- rissrnt of Congress TKerc had been

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uen.

much to labor during his addresses to grant a charter of incorporation to a

Some other good-natured reinarks Jeso!vrdt That this Absembly docs nrcccdcilthe risincrof the committee, enter its solenm protest against the

which took place at the usual hour, asscnain, uy or on uenan oi uiu On the next clay, the House again ernmcnt, or any department of the went into committee on the subject of government of the United States, ot a

this bill : but the debate was not re-1 rieht to the exercise of all powers,

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sumeu ; and tne committee immcui' aauuicas cointiiitiiuiiiuus -

alelv rose and reported the bill. cution of its declared poweis, as a

On the question to concur in the a- doctrint inconsistent with, and its ten-

mendment made in committee oi ine jutucy suoersii: uijiuu uut tuamv,-

whole, by striking out the second sec- tcr of the federal constitution, tion, much debate took place ; in We have no doubt that the opi which Messrs. Harbour, Hardin, and ions and sentiments expressed by u.c

lirusb. took part, in addition to the Harrison in his speech, accord sub-

gentleman who spoke on the prcce- siantiaiiy witn tne opinions rr.o senu dintr day. The debate turned on the I irents, not only of his in. mediate con

question of representation solely ; and stitucnts, but with those of nine tenth it is thought, after the sketch given of of the. people of Ohio. He deems

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it in the preceding day's debate, the bank unconstitutional, disapproves

would not interest the reader much the decision ottnc supt erne court, anu The debate resulted in concurring is willing to co-operate in every pracwith the committee of the whole in ticable method, not inconsistent with

striking out the second section, and the constitution, the laws, and the

m tne rejection oi several amcnu-1 puouc peace, io;uiiu n ui iiismumcnts proposed by Messrs. Whitman, tion, to which he has been uniformly

Storrs, Ike. as slated in the National opposed. There ivay be f ci-nc suborIntclligenccr, of the 1st instant. dinate parts of the speech, w hich we would not approve, but the main drift

nv rroi'rT. Inf it we think correct. v c have not

Getceual Harhison steech. been able to discoc-r from the Mon On the 27th ult. an able and eloquent itor, in which the debate has hr en re

speech was delivered in the senate by ported, how the motion of the general

rcn. Harrison, cn a oucstion relating I was decided. IJteraru Ladct

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to the bank of the Lmtcd btates.

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to

itiihold his assent to the ad- certahi articles of stipulation agrcei

nal piopct'.y to er.t7lh Jai:. '.d 13. I auth'oiic Jccl D. I llect a cctrin debt L.

i t .1 a r. ... ,

of Schools or n.ctti: v I?:i:sc.

ire real and ncrscral ntorct'.v to cx-

cution ; approved 05 An act to

Ti omasson, to collect

due the state.

36 An act for the ber.i fit. of ccrtar.i lessees. 37 An act to amend the i ct er.ti:!cd (An act to establish and regulate Tcr-

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ies.

on o a. Pine u a uiai'iniv n uns ui uwivwi m.v-o. vi w.-

i :.m,,M v-nirh he, tnmtrcl tliev Maine, amonir which was one, ior c.v

.. o :' ! inO i r.posc unrontitutinnal ample, securing to Maine, her propor-uV-ictnus om the admi-sion of ?Iis- tion of all monies which should he reM)Uii. he sl-onld do it with great re- crivrd from the government of the U;.r..;.irc. Hut, in anv event, this mtcd States, under the claims of the

ree!:.-vi rpsMortin!" the renrescnta- co'rtr.niuvcaltl, for militia services

v m ,.; ? Vip-'n.iirht tnh.n nndrrfstnod : dining the latft war Jcc Ought not j

It oivv-.t to hr underspend which of the consent of Congress to be given t;'C Representatives of Maine were to these stipulations ? hereafter to be Rprcsrrtativcs of Mr. Holmes said, that the clause of Massjchuctts. There ri-s nothing the constitution which had been alluin the rov.ctiintion of the United ded to obviously referred to compacts

r,.nn;rpfi ti-.f o noi'mn fir irM!ip; with foreign powers, and

h'-.euld represent the district in which not lo agreements between states. .

lie resides: and the gentleman from Mint, if otherwise the enrsent of Con

i' lte.i was as much the Repre

'vi' of tlv; Maine part of Mr

se as !c who lived in tha

of co'-ir'trv. U would be seen, then, rejoiced that the nuction on this l.ih tie.n if th? dimcultics surrounding this was now narrowed down to on? p.-.ir.t

subieet were not insuperable, thev a liiflif.ulty in respect to the repte-t

rere vet of some magnitude. He scntation. Would it not, he as.;(04

there fore moved, that the committee be in the power of the two slates bv y

ri.e, report progress, and ask leave to settle this question between thcui-j; t' c superne cmirt on lliat si;i,joct, sit -gain. selves, without agitating it n t.u ,j. .4 u .;, rjry oljlil,atorv cn llsa a Mr Holmes ssid, that util the 11 nor ? Can we. s?ul nc deprive las-;l atc , an(1 that Ql;, , jit to t , t,c

hnnomble Speaker disclosed te

whole I'xtp'r r;f Ids ob'iertions to the h:1!. it was impossible, either bv argu-ree'-t or a'ri'.M-.dment, to obviate them ; r '.d tlie S;au-v hd pet vet disclosed t'u.'ni. Mr. H. said he wished to k''i if the objection which he had u? vd. o'i the score of the representation, was t'e onlv rbjectioti which lie h u to the passage of this bill. llr wLhcsi to know, if that objecton w i' goiten over whether the Speak

er won:'! not make the admission ot r - "u i a conduion of the admission o; Maine ; and called upon him to k:: w whether he vonhl persist -n Ids .'pposiiion to that bilk "n!cs thi pobu;o'i v. -.is given up. For, if that was ;he nVec o the ge:itlTan there w

i o oeeaUio ter the oouvw tte

sachuetts of anv jiart of her reprcsen

tts-m ? She has twenty representatives on this floor, and will continue, to have them. Is the objection to her keeping them, to come from Kentucky ? Xo, it is to come from Mrd.ie.

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extent ol iiiv tVau row

sc." I Mr. II. that the members !,ova'tcr to be elected, vh.a'lbe aerivdir.g

If she has no objection, are wc to object ? Certain'- not. Was thereMr V. asked, any difficulty in regard to the right of a representative, after

his election, to remove out of the

state which he represents, into anoth

er? He presumed not ; for such cases bad occurred, and no exception bad been taken to tl c rigjtt in those persons ' to ratam their seats. If Maine be willing, Sr Massachusetts be satisfied, said Mr. V. ought not we to he; He stir ro necessity for s'umMing here for hours over this objection. He was happy, he remarked, that the question was now stripped of everv exterior consideration, r-nd th"

I ho legislature of Pennsylvania had 1 Lht of Jets and Pesowhr. passed

proposed an amendment to the consti-1 at the present Session rf the Grn-

tution of the United States, declaring cral Jzsembly oj this oVc.r, as fut

that 4- Congress shall make no law to as received.

erect or incorporate any bank or other I t An act to regulate marriage, and

momcd institution, except within the I for ether purpose.

Dishict of Columbia, and every bank 2 An act to amend an set, entitled

or other motiicd institution which shall An act regulating the duties of Tus-

bc established by the authority of con- ticcs of the Peace ; apsroved Jan y grcss shall, together with its branches 23, 1318. and offices of discount and deposit 3 An act for the relief of the secu-

bc confined to the Distiict of Colum-1 ritics of John Upham, dee'd, and for

bia " This proposed amendment I other purposes.

wa3 communicated to the other states, I 4 An act authorising the Board of

! to procure their concurrence, in an I County Commissioners cf Kt ox coun-

application to congress, to effect itsty, to hold a spec.:;! Session, adoptio-i in the manner prescribed by j 5 An act to establish a permanent

the constitution. In the senate oil seat of Justice for Owen county, this state, it was rcfered to a commit-1 6 An act for the relief of the admin-

tcc, who 1 erorted a preamble and re- istraticn and ?dministrators of Nathl. solutions pppro ing it, and requesting Scribncr. dee'd.

our nieir.bcrs of congrcssto use their 7 An act to amend the act entitled.

best enteavors to eflcct its adoption I "An act to ir corporate ti'c Jeflerson-

; To all this, we have not hear. 1, there ville Ohio Canal Company

to amend an act entitleu,

more cfTectually to prevent

ing

ati expression, which was deemed im- 9 An act to authorise the printing

! liroper, and which gen. Hai rir.on j and distributing the acts and journals

mad.3 a motion to strike out. iv was of the present General Assembly.

a declaration, that neither the la". in- 10 An act creating the oiTicc, and

orporating the bank, nor tha opinion defining the duties of Masters in

Chancery. 11 An act for the benefit of the heirs, of the late Andrew Fulton. 12 An act defining seals to be affixto instruments cf writing, and for oilier purposes. 13 An act .amendatory to the ret, entitled "an act for the relief of the por.:-," 14 An act for the rciicf of Joseph

W Doak.

15 An act appointing Commissioners to locate a scitc for the pctmr-

38 An act for the benefit cf the heirs of David Rhoads, dee'd. 39 An act to authoiise a Board rj Physicians in the fouitb Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana, and fur other purposes. 40 An act divorcing Jcbn Rccd from his late wife, Jane Rccd. it An act extending the limits ot the corporation of the town cf Rioin Sun, in Deaiborn county. 42 An act to vacate a part cf the town of Lanesvillc. 43 An act to amend an act, entitled "An act regulating estrays and water crafts cii p; aoiift." PemlutioTis.

1 A joint resolution of the Gcr.eral Assembly of the State cf Indiana, authorising the appropriation cf certain sums ofmency in luharcc, for the public printing of tbr present Session. f 2 A joint resolution, disfppiovr.g of the vote of the Hep. Waiter Taylor in a certain case, and for other purncscs, 3 A joint resolution proposing certain amendments to tbc Constitution of the United States. . 4 A joint resolution to furnish tbc

Ameiican Antiquarian Society with

copies of the Constitution, Laws ar.cl

Journals of this State. 5 A joint resolution of the Gcncr?! Assembly of the State of Indiana to Congress, cn the subject cf a national road from Wheeling to Sr. Charles.

HUB M lAMttiWIB-l

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ian from Hut, it otherwise the corscm 01 v on- j ToaU we iavc nQt hcar l, thcrp ville QhioC prcsrnta- gress could be given aner, as well as was any Opposjt;on lhe amendment B An act assaehu- before the maku-g of the. compact j uranimoticlv approved, but the "An act mc t district Mr. boo r, oi Connecticut, sau,. rcaral)c of ,he committee contaired Di;clling.M

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blanches" ought never l: he surrcndcied." From the debate which ensued, it would seen, ilu.i the anthers ;.n.d advocates of this declava'.ion. did

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tv.ulatio-i of the two respee

te po'tiis of the present stfe of! (piestlon, whether Maine should i r

M as-, ;ehue,ts. s tuerc any objc

tt.v.i tot' ;? Hoes the Constitutio-n p e.-;: ibe or auth.-i.e anv thing else :

U what the Oinress can (!";

( ;t I'um- ra'.'.'i'if .-( ona step furt'e.cr

t'h.e di:Vi.;bv i; egard, to the repre -

ii.nt. M n in the pvent Crngrcss. it a; v. e:n.v--i b settled bv bill, but must be. s'V.,! by this House. And do irc-l'e:u ui n.m to contend, that a ).- -'O-uivo net vt'l be postponed to

Sv ; S '' '. T1 fAT

:.e a '"'eslinn in rcgaul to member's s. u!ic!i niav hevoafter arise? would he : con ''s4. which would

ever p 'stonue t' e a'bris'(Ji c f

Mr. H coohl not believe. 1 tl'ere eould be nn serious

db.ucu tv on this subject. Sec Ue co"iehi.!d bv saving, he wih;'d th.is cues ion to he answered : whether lioporable Speaker meant t make it 1 sr:e -:rn rrn to the aib.r.ission of M-Yr.tat Missouri shioubl previously lie a hnittrd without condition ? M'- 1. v v sail, he bad alw avs the grea't st d'spositien in th.e world to ob i tl'e yentlema'i fiom Tassaelmsr'tx, nt hat oltj ti on to be fv.Vr. r .ra' bv hini a hu g a he pleased. T g-.tlen an had aked him to

ma' r-irectuins against what

j 1 (it intend to csscrt, that Ohio ought ! . rjcticallr, and with f-'-rre ai:d (ir??sy ; to persist in her light of taxing the ! bank that she ought, in shjrt, f:ur i herself in r.'.'7? v crrav ara:?:s f (he

govcrrvrifKt cf the Cnihd State

yet this unrpiestionablv tbc meaning nent seat of Government for Indiara. of the dtclat atir n '. If the rets of con- ir An art regulating damages bn gress, cud the decisions cf the su- protested Bills of I'xchcnge. p'ome court, ric net it: c?.y "vau ob- 17 An rxt for the relief of William hgatovy upon her; and if she has a Hoggatt. law, taxing the bank, irconlbrmity 18 An act to amend an act entitled, witii her right to ta it, which she kAnact to provl'Ie for the election of

ought neer to mm rendet er ; it plain- county and tow r.ship rfdefrs." ly follows, that by making a dcclara- !9 An net authorising the issucing tion to this effect, she pledges her- of wt its cf Hal t as Corpus. self to the execution of her law, not 0 An art for the bert'-fit cf the withstanding any orpoMth n which heirs of James Marrr. deck1. mav he made to it. bv the constituted 91 An act to inrornnrate Madison

Mouc-e had to decide only onthoydaie s ."it ,;,:.,e ,u., 1

; ', - tl at such will, almost uiii cr- 22 An act f'.r the formation of a :'. , bi understood to be the import new covniv, out rd the courtb s rr e. il declaration andastr.crc is not Clarke, Jefferson, Icnnmgs, Jackson an individual in Ohio, who is yet rea- and Washington. dy to fly to arms, in opposition to the 23 An act to ruthorise the Board of bank, the supreme cert, and the na- Countv Commissioners of Perry roup.

tional government as there is proh- ty to .appropriate lot No. 'F3. in tl . able not an individal in the state, who town of Rome, to and for the use of a

w eukl not rather submit to the evils public school bouse, and for other

of a national bank, than plunge his purposes.

country into a civil war we think 24 An act to vacate 1 ernes, and frr pen. Harrison was perfectly light, in other purposes. his attempt to prevent a dcclaiation to 25 An act authorising the arrest S (hat effect, from being made by the securing of fugiti es from justice legislature. Such a declaration must 26 An re t nnp'emertl 1.1 a. a4 inevitably lead to civil irar, or exhibit Tor the appci-.'trvc;'.! of Coumv rv: - thc state in the shameful attitude of vovm.

a: eking cut from a position debber-I 27 An art ipcorpoiate the r

ately assun.cd by her government, rugh of Charlcstowp in the cf.v.r.tv But it as perfectly correct, to dc-1 riarlcp.

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admitted or not.

Mr. Sronns said he had merely thrown out the suggestion respecting the constitutional provision regarding compacts, for the gentleman from Massachusetts to consider it. M''. S. added, he wai the more induced to do it, from the e-vnest desire that

Maine sho'dd net lose, the benefit of" j her s.har" of tie iooticvs to iV reccii'j' fro-'u tVe United States under the Massachusetts claims ! Mr. hoi mfs rejoined, bv a sportive

renark. not distinctly Iieard. Mr. vv said he was gird the gentleman hoin Connecticut had furnished th.e House with seme light, to shew nhere ihtu Kv-re. But there was before the House no proposition

ton the subject rt representation ; it

was that, which ne wished to sec and. if the ren'lemati from Connecticut would prepare; cur, the committee would probably he obliged to him for giingthcm something definite to act on.

Mr. Fr ot said, he was prepared to

act on the subject before th.e House.

FOKEIGN. ITALY. Of the number of manuscripts found in th.e ruins cf Hcrculancum, and which have been there enclosed during 1695 years 88 have been en

roled, and arc now legible, ir.cre arc 319 utterly destroyed 24 have been given away as presents. It :s hoped, that from 1C0 to ICO may vet t be saved out of 1265 manuscripts that remain to be enrolled and deciphered, by means cf - a chemiele operation, which will cost about 3000 sterling.

IONIAN ISLANDS. There was an insurrection at Maura one of these islands, on account of tax it w as feared that it would become general. The British protect' ing troops had been sent to eict t!.s distuibar.ee s. RUSSIA. Jscr.don A or. 24. A private correspondent informs t:s, that the emperor Alexander has laid in his vast cmpire the foundation cf a representative

Zr;TirnmcrJ According to the pan, ti e civilized paits of the crr pirc, wheher in Furopc or Asia arc to he.,

kjividrd into ten governments, who arc

lo have provincial states ; and these again are to cheese a gcrcral reptecci. taller., which is to rr.rsift cf tv o hcuscr. Wc must rgain plead ci.r want of room for comments.

AFRICA. Several attempts are row making n exploie the interior of this countiy, ar.d a scheme f' ropenirg a pisr.drrrrmercial intcrcouise with Torrl urtc o and Sudan, has been planned, whic'i ' promises success through ti e protection of the cn.pcirr rf Torrcco. J.cv dorr. .Yor. SO. Wc lea in by a letter from the celebrated ltali?n tiavellcr, M. Pifzfni that he has recently pet foi med a journey into the deserts cf Lvl ia, to examine tl rrt the crvirct;?; ardiuins f the temple rf Jupltf An men. This iourr.cy lasted .tr davs, during which time he f.aw dif-

tt tent liup.s, Fcvcral tcm'es ant! ctn-, t

rc remarkable ohicts. After haurg traversed the c'tf ens,! e, anivc d i.t the

plate where the temple is suppostd to have existed The ccuntiv was fertile, and be found some villages, but the ;nh-J itarts cf th.e country, where, pr rbr r, '. f r;'l cep.tmics an F.uI' P'i", h ri- rrn seen, vcro very .-".M-ve would rot suiTcr him o nr'-?,!;ecjic thev im.rrir.cd that he

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was look

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for

treasn t s in their

I country. The ruins of the cmple 1 e

dangeraus extent by congress. The

following resolutions, which were in

troduced into the legislature of Vir-

gima ny tr. Mcvcnn, wnn a pre-

anib'e w hich occupies 9 1 lose cob

urns in the Fnquirer, have in our o

j no nopoition being necessary cn a pinion gone th.e proper length in the

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ciarc in strong terms, tne unronsti-i 28 An act to prohibit t: c v t u g discovered had b en ci-b - ed in the

tutionauty ot tne ha-k, anu the right of concealed w eapons to tax it ; and to protest against the 29 An act authorising c ciib'cns

.M.iv.it intuit!.: j;uv.!3 lusuLii U I OI .MOUTOC COUPtV 3Ptl f' r f f "p.t;CS

copstiuctit n of anothrr

'ct which

"j matter wh.ich it we.ubl be properly

l it. . r . .

gvni -iiiun nreugni io-v aui ; v, Xn Massachusetts and A

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i 'hi io w c fi iu m.i e u ) jot - i t',et emu oe.

the obiectien was, that i

aine to

This solution ofthediiTi-

controversv. 7vV.'vft7,That this A

renew the expression

cmbly docs

: opinion

tj'"s;s!. . the ntMertion was. t' ru.ltv w ouh! happily relieve the sub-1 it has heretofore Cpn v.. ;' that the Davs and , Ttr vMfh pt-opovuien l-ror -VCX f, oln tbr peipVxitv under which j government of the Urh; States is 3- An a ho route. 1 he bill, as it ported.i.id tilC honorable Speaker had seemed o invested with no rightful ..uthority to Trustees i

therein named, to elect a F'csb'ert STrustees for a ccuntv Lihraiv, ri d for other purposes.

T0 An act lor the relief of prrcnr

imprisor.cd for the non-payment t f

hn s.

o I An act declaring certain sttcams

therein named ravigab'e.

S2 An act fer the fcrmnpon of a

new countv, out of the counties r.f

Dubois.

act for the appointment of

to receive deeds for Lots or

is already in p v di s: c d, ar.d in , fornmg the fr t.ndatirn of tl e .-r.hirsof a v'd'a-e. The trnvt narkable thing, 1 r we rr. d'ccr ei v 1 r. Pel'ri in those 1 r vb'ons. is a sp' : j ' Ihir: watrr, of which IU rrdctvs .

makes n et tlr n. w aim in the ivci irg i -""(1 PVP!r(r. f-rtit vnn Virttrr

. . win 1 ' v.'li, .31 i iv4..; hrt at midruht. M. J7rr 'f br5 ' bro t awav son c of th.is water for the

purpose of analvs'ng. it, Irrfortut Tn:f revrrrrnr in FirrlirC? A rew w-i rr. gri'tlerean' passing r.cm littsbu gh to Ncrr 0-