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A petition of Hill & Flint, for abate- ment of taxes, referred to the commit- tec of Finance, for consideration.
A petition of Winslow Lewis, for an allowance of one year's rent for the wharfleased to him, by the city, for five years, &c. read and concurred in the Board of Aldermen.
The petition of Jonathan Hune- well, Francis J. Oliver, Cyrus Alger, David Henshaw and Saml. K. Wil- liams, informing the City Council hey were authorised by the legislature, to build a bridge from Sea street to South Boston, -stating, that by the fifth sec- tion of their grant, the city of Boston are authorized to erect said Bridge, if they so determine, within 3 months af- ter the date of said act-and praying the attention of the city Government to the subject. Committed and sent up for concurrence.
A Report of the committee on the subject of a sea wall at South Boston, was read once.
Reports on the subject of an engine and ward room for Ward No. 8, read and laid upon the table.
The Mayor, from a committee, re- ported the granting of an act by the legislature, for the punishment of ju- venile offenders.
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AND CITY RECORD, APRIL 1, 1826.
An ordinance for the regulation of horses and carriages, read and ordered to be printed.
An order relating to the compensa- tion of the Mayor and other officers of the city, twice read and sent up for concurrence.
A petition of the members of engine company, No. 5, praying for certain appropriations. Sent up for concur- rence.
Reports were read on the petitions of the Columbian Eagle and Vigilant Fire Societies.
A report on the subject of an ap- propriation for children not qualified to attend the public Schools, was read and laid on the table.
The City Treasurer was authorized to borrow $20,000, payable out of the taxes to be collected of the present year.
An order of the board, relating to Neck Lands, came from the Board of Aldermen, non concurred. A com- mittee was appointed to consider the points of difference between the opin- ions of the two boards.
An order of the Board of Aldermen 20th. of Feb. assigning a time for the choice of permanent assessors, came down for concurrence, read, concur- red, with amendments .- Adjourned
SUMMARY.
. Mr. Everett's Speech on the altera- of the Constitution is alternately the subject of praise and criticism, accord- ing to the feelings and views of differ- ent individuals, and hence we express no particular opinion upon it.
Mr. Benjamin Wiggin, aged about 34, was accidentally killed on Thurs- day, while employed in taking down a barn in Oliver street.
The number of Sabbath Schools in this city is 22 : of which the Teachers are estimated to exceed 400.
Mr. Pelby has made his appearance at the Drury-Lane Theatre, London, and met a very favourable reception.
A very ingenious machine for steer- ing ships, invented by J. M. Brown, of this city has been exhibited at Mer- chant's Hall, for the inspection of those interested.
George Sullivan Esq., of this city, late agent for adjusting the Massachu- setts Claim with the National Govern- ment, was recently admitted to prac- tice as counsellor at the bar of the Supreme Court of New York. It is said he has fixed his residence in the city of New-York.
The annual Prize of the Boylston Medical Association, for the best Dis- sertation, has been awarded to Dr. Ralph Farnsworth.
Mr. Kean has offered a reward of $500 for the author, or the accompli- ces of that author, who has directed to him a letter from Boston, signed Charles Kemble.
The President has determined to re-nominate Daniel Bassel! to be Col. of 2d reg. Artillery, to rank from May, 1812, with the Brevet rank of Brig. Gen. This will adjust a difference with the Senate.
Wm. Harper, Esq. is appointed a United States Senator from South Car- olina, vice Mr. Gaillard.
A Town Meeting has been held in Baltimore to adopt measures for the relief of Thomas Jefferson by a sub- scription.
About 2000 shares in the Hamp- shire and Hampden canal were sub- scribed for on the first day the books were opened. There are only 2900 shares.
The great cause of the claim for quit rents, brought by the heirs of Lord Baltimore against the citizens of Ma- ryland, has just been decided by the Supreme Court, in favor of Maryland.
Mr. Goodacre is lecturing on As- tronomy at New Orleans. He lately gave the nett proceeds of one lecture, $207, to the Male Orphan Asylum.
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THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER,
French papers announce that Great Britain has appointed an agent to at- tend the Congress at Panama.
The Legislature of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are dissatisfied that the British Government should order that the salaries of Custom House Officers should be paid from the Colo- nial Treasuries, while Great Britain determines what those salaries shall be.
Mr. Singleterry, of Ohio, has been fined $600 for a slander uttered by his wife !
Mr. Somerville, who was appointed by President Adams, Charge d' Affaires to Sweden, and went to France in the frigate Brandywine, died at Paris, and was buried on the 19th January last, at La Grange, the seat of Gen. La- fayette.
It is stated that "The embalmed body of the celebrated David, laid in state at his house at Brussels, on the 6th of January, the head being sur- mounted by a wreath of laurel. Sev- eral of his designs, and the picture representing Napoleon's passage of the St. Gothard, served as trophies to the funeral bed. The throng which went to take a last farewell of this il- lustrious artist was immense."
Antiquities .- As the work of exca- vating proceeds, the Roman antiquities. at Arles are discovered to be far more extensive and important than" was originally supposed. A vast ampithe- atre, of three tiers, and curious sub- terranean vaults are being gradually disclosed.
New Novel .- A gentleman of Phila- delphia is engaged in preparing for the press, a novel called " The Highlands, a tale of the Hudson." The scene is laid, as the name denotes, near the celebrated passage of the Hudson, through the Highlands, in the state of New-York. It will be issued from the press in the early part of June.
The Post-office in New York is to be removed to the New Exchange.
During the last 35 years, there have been in the town of Hopkinton, 700 deaths, of which 17 were of per- sons over 90 years old. The smallest number in any one year was 5. The greatest number 39 -- average 20.
Since the commencement of . the present year, 10 persons have died, 5 of whom were more than 80 years old. Six persons died in the month of Jan. the average of whose ages was 68 years. The last death that occur- red was that of Widow Sarah Harding, at the advanced age of 92.
Chatham Garden Theatre, N. Y. own- . ed by the heirs of the late Mr. Barrere, has been sold for $15,000 to Mr. Geo. Janeway, who is the owner of the ground on which it stands. The The- atre has been re-opened, under the en- tire direction and management of Mr. Wallack.
Capt. Partridge is in New York, on a visit, with a select number of pupils.
Bank Directors in 1786 .- Such men as Wm. Phillips, Jno. Lowell, Thomas Russell, Edward Payne, Jona. Mason, (the elder) Wm. Powell, Thos. Dawes, Christopher Gore, and Thomas Walley, were directors, and well directed the Massachusetts Bank. No disparagement to the present nu- merous directors of the Boston Banks.
Foreign Items .-- Endeavours are making in France to have the censor- ship on the press restored
It is reported the French have en- tered into a new engagement to con- tinue their troops in Spain three years longer. It is possible Spain may be- come a province of France. It will be all in the Bourbon family.
Mr. Church, an American, who has established Steam Boats at Bour- deaux, and in Switzerland and Ger- many, is about to establish them on the Saone.
The British Government has con- cluded a Treaty of Friendship, Com- merce and Navigation with Colombia.
The British have ordered a frigate to the Mediterranean, with sealed or- ders.
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AND CITY RECORD, APRIL 8, 1826.
TO THE PUBLIC.
At a meeting of the Masters Asso- ciation, composed of members of the several Engine Companies in the City of Boston, at Concert Hall, on the 22d of March, it was voted unanimously,
That a committe of three be chosen to collect and publish facts relating to the late disagreement between the City Authorities and the several En- gine Companies.
The Committee have attended to that duty, and report as follows.
That some time in the month of January 1826, the company then at- tached to Engine No. 11, (with the exception of four,) in consequence of the new fire ordinance, had relinquish- ed the charge of said Engine to the City Authorities .- Mr. Holbrook, who had been a member of said Engine Company four years, still remained at- tached to said engine, and feeling well disposed to the new system, requested Capt. Adams, to inform the Mayor, that himself and three others, did not concur in the vote of Company No. 11, relinquishing said Engine, all of whom lived in the neighbourhood. Therefore wished to remain and would proceed immediately to form a new company. Capt. Adams called upon the Mayor of the City, and informed him of the wishes of Mr Holbrook .~ The Mayor replied that he was glad to hear it, and would take it into con- sideration. By the encouragement given Capt. Adams by the Mayor, Mr. Holbrook waited upon a number of persons, and obtained the consent of ten men to join said Engine. The next day Mr. Holbrook called upon the Mayor, who informed him the subject was referred to a committee from the Board of Aldermen, and at the same time informed him, that a Company of thirty men had made application for the Engine, and no doubt they would call upon him to join said Company-which was nev- er done. "With surprise we learned, that instead of a company of men, the Mayor and Aldermen had given the Engine in charge of minors, which Was the cause of a general dissatisfac- 16*
tion among the several well organ- ized Engine Companies throughout the city, being contrary to general custom and usage.
On the 23d Jan. a number of Mas- ters of Engines being desirous of forming an association, for the purpose of producing harmony and good fel- lowship among the members of the fire department, requested the atten- dance of all the Masters of Engines in the city, together with two mem- bers from each company as represen- tatives. They accordingly met at Mr. Smith's Hotel, when ten Compa- mes were represented. Mr. George Wheelwright was chosen Chairman, and Mr. James Pierce, Secretar :.--- At this meeting it was unanimously voted, that a committee be chosen to confer with the Mayor and Alder- men, and inform them of the difficul- ty existing among the several Engine Companies in consequence of minors being appointed to Engine No. 11 .- Capt. Adams, as Chairman of the: Committee, in conjunction with oth- ers chosen of that Committee, waited on the Mayor and Aldermen, and in- formed them that it did not meet the views of the different Masters and representatives respecting the appoint- ment of minors for Engine-men. The reply from the Mayor was, that if the Engines could not be manned by men, they must be by boys.
At a meeting of the Association on the 3d day of March, it was unan- imously voted, that,
Whereas the City Authorities hay- ing granted to Engine No. 11, a Com- pany of minors, it being contrary to general custom and usage, and not ac- cording to the views and feeling of the Engine Companies :-
Therefore resolved, That we do not consider them a regular Company, and with our present views will not associate with them as such, and that the Secretary deliver an attested copy of the same to the Mayor and Alder- men.
Which duty he (the Secretary) neg- lected, and to this neglect we attribute all the misunderstanding and difficul-
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ties which have taken place between the City Authorities and the Engine Companies. As it respects the con- duct of Capt. Adams, at the late fire · in Ann street, the situation in which he was placed as Chairman of the Committee that waited upon the May- or and Aldermen respecting the ap- pointment of minors for Engine-men, had any other Engine Company been placed in the same situation they could not in honour have done otherwise than have refused co-operating with Engine No. 11. In the first place Engine No. 11 was placed next to Engine No. 16, by Mr. Tucker. Capt. Adams told Mr. Tucker that he could not play into No. 11. Mr. Tucker asked him if he would play into any other Engine, he answered that he would as long as it should be required. Mr. Tucker said he would remove her from the line, which he accordingly did, but placed her at the head of the line, and thereby deceived them, in consequence of which, Nos. 14 and 16 stopped playing.
All of which is respectfully submitted. NATH'L COTTON, Chairman.
HEIRS OF ROBERT FULTON.
We noticed, and with regret, that the bill for the relief of the children of Robert Fulton, had been unceremoni- ously dismissed by the Assembly ; since which event, Providence has de- prived them of their mother; they are now left, we may say, without means, on the generous protection of their step-father, who, with anxious solici- tude, and affectionate regard, has long superintended their education and accomplishments, and attempted to make them worthy of their distinguish- ed father. Robert Fulton, it is true. was no soldier or statesman-it is not the valour of the one or the talents of the other, which can alone sustain a country ; its arts, its refinement, the ingenuity of its citizens, the improve- ments in all the domestic and public wants, must attest the rising import- ance of the Union ; and to whom do we owe more than to Robert Fulton, who, by his steam navigation alone,
has changed the face of our country, brought states nearer to each other, united rivers, gave a spur and an in- credible increase to our internal trade and navigation. On the Hudson, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi and the Amazon, in the Pacific, the Mediter- ranean, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic, the North Sea, the Irish and English Channels, we see the fruits of his en- terprize and ingenuity-comfort, safety and expedition in travelling through the world, have been secured by his efforts, and shall his children be per- mitted to want ? We hope not --- it could not be permitted by Europe ---- shall his own country permit it ?
The only question is, which is the best, the most efficient, and, at the same time, the most proper mode of making an appeal in behalf of the in- teresting children of Mr. Fulton ? Grants by states or congress are diffi- cult to be carried ; to solicit individual contributions requires the aid of many persons. A plan has been suggested, which we think is appropriate.
The number and names of stcam- boats navigating the waters of the United States can be easily ascertain- ed, and they are considerable ; more than one hundred are on the Mississip- pi and Ohio alone. Let circulars, with ample details, be addressed to the captains and owners of each, with a request, that in the cabin of each boat may be placed a suitable receptacle for individual contributions for the children of Robert Fulton, of which the captain will take charge to transmit to their guardian. Those who enjoy the comfort of steam navigation, who perform their voyage with safety and expedition ; those who feel the obli- gation of this great improvement, will not quit the vessel without a tribute of gratitude to the memory of their great countryman, to whom we all owe an impayable debt. We hazard nothing in saying, that by this silent and happy mode of liquidating a public obligation, a sufficient fund will be raised for those children ; all will contribute, because all wish to do so ; there will be no ostentatious display of names ; " the
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Take the travelling on the Hudson river alone, and adopt this mode in all our Steam-boats, and we hazard noth- ing in saying the annual result will be very handsome, and every Captain of a steam-boat would with pride and pleasure, be the organ of securing and transmitting such contributions.
If every steam-boat which has paid nothing for a patent right, would con- sider in justice that something was due, and would appropriate $100, it would of itself constitute a handsome fund.
If individual contributions through the aid of friends, should be consider- ed preferable, we have no doubt of their success,-and we throw out these hints for the consideration of those who take a particular interest in the subject .- Noah's Adv.
Extract of a Letter dated Washing- ton City, 28th Feb. 1826.
" The ground, wherein are interred the remains of those members and officers of Congress who have died in Washington, is situated about three fourths of a mile east from the Capitol -The ground is well enclosed by a high brick wall, but is injudiciously chosen ; a part of it being low and marshy, and often covered with water. The: tombs of the members are of · free stone, uniform and plain in struc- ture. They consist of a base, four feet square, and a pedestal three feet cube, surmounted by a cone. Their whole height is about five feet. The inscriptions are of uniform tenor, as follows :
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They are seventeen in number, viz, Uriah Tracy, of Conn. Senator, died 1807, aged 52; Ezra Darby, of New Jersey, Representative, died 1808, aged 39 ; Francis Malbone, of Rhode Island, Senator, died 1809, aged 50 : Thomas Blount, of North
Carolina, Senator, died 1812, aged 52 ; John Smilie, of Penn. Representative, died 1812, aged 71 ; John Dawson, of Virginia, Representative, died 1814, aged 52 ; Samuel Allyne Otis, of Mass. Secretary of the Senate, died 1814, aged 73; Elijah Brigham, of Mass. Representative, died 1816, aged 73 ; Richard Stanford, of North Car- olina, Representative, died 1816, aged 48 ; George Mumford, of North Caro- lina, Representative, died 1818, aged -; David Walker, of Kentucky, Representative, died 1820, aged - ; Nathaniel Hazard, of Rhode Island, Representative, died 1820, aged 47 ; Jesse Slocum, of North Carolina, Re- presentative, died 1820, aged 40; James Burrill, of Rhode Island, Sen- ator, died 1820, aged 48 years, 9 months ; William A. Trimble, of Ohio, Senator, died 1821, aged 35 ; William Pinkney, of Maryland, Senat- or, died 1822, aged 58 ; William Lee Ball, of Virginia, Representative, died 1824, aged 43.
The tombs of the Vice Presidents, who are here interred, are of different and more splendid order. The tomb of Vice President Clinton, was erected by his children. It is of free stone, with marble pannels ; and is about twelve feet in height. On the eastern side is his bust in profile, executed in marble, surrounded by a wreath. On the opposite side, are some emblems of war. The inscription is as fol- lows :-
TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE CLINTON,
He was born in the State of New-York, on the 20th of July, in the year 1739, and died in the City of Washington, on the 20th of April, year 1811, in the 73 year of his age. He was a Soldier and Statesman of the Revolution, Eminent in Council, distinguished in War. He filled, with unexampled usefulness, purity and ability, among many other high offices, those of Governor of his native State and Vice Pres- ide lt of the United States.
While he lived, his virtue, wisdom and valour were the Pride, the Orna- ment, and the Security of his Coun- try, and, when he died, he left an illus- trious example of a well spent life, worthy of all imitation.
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The tomb of Vice President Gerry is of white marble ; and has attracted much admirason, both on account of its chase and classical structure and its peculiarly neat and appropriate in- scription. No American can behold this tomb and per ise its brief and sim- ple legend without feeling prouder of his country In the words of Mr. Adams, " the blood of lofty patriot- ism will mantle in his cheek, the fire of conscious virtue will sparkle in his eye."
The Tomb of ELBRIDGE GERRY, Vice President of the United States ; Who died, suddenly, in this City, on his way to the Capitol, as President of the Senate, November 23, 1614, Aged 70.
Thus fulfilling his own memorable injunction ; "It is the duty of every citizen, though he may have but one day to live, to devote that day to the service of his country."
BOSTON : SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1826.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
How is it, that so many persons were deprived of the privilege of voting, on Monday last ? We were ourselves sadly disappointed and vex- ed, that our names were not found upon a ward list, where, for years in succession, they have been printed.
The right of voting for our rulers, is a dear privilege, indeed, to a free- man, and ought not to be taken from any individual, through intrigue, or the culpable neglect of those who are commissioned to superintend the mak- ing out a catalogue of votes. Is this a just law, founded on the principles of a republican government, which obliges a man to visit our assessor's office-to see the insertion of his own name, after it has once been placed there, before he can exercise the high privileges of a citizen ?
No one will pretend to deny the right, which every man has, to vote --- if he has paid a tax ; and were the
treasurer to be empowered to insert his name on the list of the particular ward in which he might be assessed, much confusion, iniquity and political contrivance might, in warm party times, be avoided, and all those mis- takes, so productive of hard feelings and chagrin, and their concomitants in peaceable ones, would be entirely obviated.
On these principles, and from a con- sideration of the manifest difficul- ties, which result from the present mode of making ward lists, we hope, by the wisdom of our municipal gov- ernment, to have a change, or a mod- ification of the existing laws, more satisfactory to the public and more just in its operations.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Improvements perhaps were never more actively carried into operation in Boston, than at the present moment. Wind nor weather have no effect in impeding the march of a corporation, as energetic as the mayor and alder- men of this city. A few weeks hence, when some certain boundaries can be settled, in the vicinity of the New Mar- ket, where great devastation is making with those antiquated relics of archi- terture, which have stood the revolu- tions of a century, the decaying recep- tacles of filth and cockroaches, we shall particularly record all that is worth remembering, On Pemberton's hill, so lately a narrow, crooked lane, the street is becoming a generous one in width, at the same time that five or six feet of earthi have been taken down to make it more level. The excava- tion before a house, owned by Hon. James Lloyd, and the cutting down of a part of Mr. Green's stables, as well as the beautiful yard in front of his splendid estate, to increase the width of the street, between his land and Scollay's buildings, shows the spi- rited exertions of the City Govern- ment.
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