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MECHANIC HALL.
The Maseachusetts Charitable Me- chanie Association, at a very full meeting on Friday evening, April 7th, voted, without a dissenting voice, to choose a committee with full powers, to purchase a piece of ground and to erect a suitable edifice thereon, for the use of the Association. By a similar vote, the government of the Associ- ation were authorized to borrow, on the credit of the corporation, any sum of money not exceeding $40,000, to assist in carrying into complete ef- fect the project contemplated by the first vote. The committee is compos- ed of Messrs Joseph Jenkins, George W. Otis, Charles Welles, Alexander Parris, Solomon Willard, Jonathan Whitney, Ephraim Marsh, John Cot- ton, and Stephen Fairbanks. We congratulate our mechanic fraternity on the auspicious prospect that the time is not very remote when they will no longer be reproached with im- putations of the want of enterprize and public spirit-and when they will no longer suffer for the want of accom- modations for a place of meeting, li- braries, reading rooms, &c .- Cour.
GREEN STREET CHURCH.
The corner stone of the New Church, just commenced in Green-St. for Rev. Mr Jenks' Society, was laid on Saturday morning, April 8th, at the hour of ten. Rev. Mr. Wisner de- livered a solemn prayer, and Mr.Jenks assisted in laying the stone, under which was deposited a silver plate,
with the following inscription engrav- en upon it :-
" For the Worship of the
Almighty Jehovah-Father, Son, & Holy Spirit ; and for the accommodation of a Congregational Church of Christ, organized Dec. 30th, 1823,
and of the Religious Society connected with it, incorporated June 15th, 1825, this edifice is erected ;-- the corner stone being laid April 8th, 1826: the building committee consisting of
« T. Tilden, G. Carpenter, E. B. Nichols, D. Colby, and R. Bond, architect.
' Arise, O Lord, into thy Rest ; Thou and the ark of thy strength,? "
NATIONAL DEBT.
A prospect of better times is an- ticipated, from the fact, that on the 1 st of July next, there will be paid the principal of the 7 and a half million loan of 1813, $5,035,599
And interest on the debt, 1,022,931
$6,058,530
On the 1st of October next, about three millions of the 16,000,000 loan of 1813 will also be paid, and one million interest. The same amount will be paid January 1, 1827, April 1, 1827, and July 1, 1827 -- which will extinguish the whole loan of 1813 .-- There will be therefore paid in one year from July next, $22,000,000 of the principal and interest of the pub- lic debt.
CHANGE OF NAMES.
By an act of the Legislature, pass- ed 4th March, 1826, the following per- sons, belonging to this city, have been authorized to change their names :--
Mr Mark Alcock, of Boston, trader, to take the name of Mark Alcott ; Jonathan Gardner Brewer, a minor, son of Thomas Brewer, merchant. of Boston, to take the name of Gardner Brewer ; William Brown, of Boston, merchant, to take the name of William Austin Brown ; David Ilale, of Bos- ton, to take the name of David Ward Hale ; Jane Ann Hutchings, child of the late Fitz Edward Hutchings, of the State of Illinois, and adopted child of William Hales, of Boston, to take the name of Jane Anne Hutchings
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Hales ; Edmund Wyatt Harring, of Boston. hat manufacturer, to take the name of Wyatt Harrington ; Charles Jones, of Boston, to take the name of Charles Faneuil Jones ; William Kel- ton, of Boston. to take the name of William Leeds Carlton ; Mary Jane Kelton, wife of said William Kelton, to take the name of Mary Jane Carl- ton ; and their six children, all minors, and under the age of twenty-one years, to take the name of Carlton, viz : Elizabeth Stuart Kelton, to take the name of Elizabeth Stuart Carlton ; William Tolman Kelton, to take the name of William Tolman Carlton ; Margaret Dommett Kelton, to take the name of Margaret Dommett Carlton ; Harriet Maria Kelton, to take the name of Harriet Maria Carlton ; Daniel Filmore Kelton, to take the name of Daniel Filmore Carlton ; Sarah Jane Kelton, to take the name of Sarah Jane Carlton ; William Lang Jr. of Boston, merchant, to take the name of William Bailey Lang ; Nancy Newman of Boston, widow, to take the name of Ann Jane Newman ; Lu- dovicus Reed, of Boston, merchant, to take the name of Henry Ludovicus Reed ; Edward Ross Mclachlan, of Boston, to take the name of Edward McLachlan Ross ; Francis Cook Fox- croft, now resident at Harvard College, son of Francis Augustus Foxcroft, late of Boston, merchant, to take the name of Francis Augustus Foxcroft.
FRENCH HUGUENOTS.
It is stated in the History of Boston, (p. 200,) That the founders of the French church, which formerly exist- ed here,* were among those Protestants who were compelled to flee from France, in consequence of the revoca- tion of the edict of Nantes. Some of them came to Boston probably in 1686. Pierre Baudouin, the ancestor of the Bowdoin family, fled first to Ire- land, and thence to America. He landed at Casco Bay in the province of Maine, in 1687, and removed soon af-
ter to Boston. The following letter, the original of which has recently come into our hands, appears to relate to the company of those emigrants that attempted to make a settlement in the neighbourhood of that Bay.
LETTER.
" To his Exelancy Sr Edman An- drews [Andros] Knight Captin Jenerall Govener of his maiesties teretorys and dominions in new England.
Ser, after my humbell duty to your Exelanscy presented, thes may ac- quaint you that the poore peopel the whi-ch you ware plesd to send relefe unto are now com to Bostton which I dout not but will com to your Exel- lanccy to return unto you thanks for your fatherly care to wards them : for if they had not resevd the corn and meale from your Exelanccy they woold have perished for want of food at last : for they had eatt up the pro- visons so beare that all this town of northyearmoth was not abell to supply them with vitte-is to releve them in thear way to Bostton : and as for what they have resevd heare is inclosd a resett and for the remaindor I will pay it in mony to your Exelanccy or to anny of your order : for here are many poore peopel that are in great want of corn I hop I have not trespas- ed in what I hav don for the Ile of therans* have had enogh ever since your corn &c. and to least them untill they com to Bostton. So havin no more to trobell your Exelanccy with at present but remeaju your dutyfull and obediant Servant to command
WALTER GENDLE. Northyearmoth in Casko bay the 13 of July 1687."
* The letter is labelled for filing " 21 July 84 Mr. Gendall by the Ilutherians."
INFLUENZA OF 1647.
The following is a true extract from the record of the First Church in Roxbury.
"1647. At the time appointed the Synod assembled. But at that time the hand of the Lord was very strong among us, by sicknesse ; it being an extreme hot time by thunder weather and unwholesome. At the beginning of which weather, we had a great
* The portrait of Mr. Le Mercier, the last minister of the French church, is said to be preserved in the museum of the Essex Historical Society.
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" From that time forward a great sicknesse epidemical did the Lord lay upon us, so that the greatest part of a town was sick at once, whole familys sick, young and old, scarce any escap- ing. English or Indian. The manner of the sicknesse was a very drye cold, with some tincture of a fever, and full of malignity and very dangerous if not well regarded by keeping a low diet, the body soluble, warme, sweating, &c. At which time of visitation, blessed Mrs. Winthrop the Governor's wife dyed."
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" This visitation of God was ex- ceeding strange, it was suddaine and general ; as if the Lord had immedi- ately sent forth an angel, not with a sword to kill, but with a rod to chas- tise ; and he smote all, good and bad, old and young, or as if there were a general infection of the air, which went from north to south by degrees infect- ing all. Yea,such as were on the seas near the coasts, were so infected and smitten.
"And this is remarkable, that though few died yet some did ; and generally those that dyed were of the choicest flowers and most precious saints. A- mong others that were then taken to rest, was that worthy and blessed light Mr. Hooker, who having a cold and preached twice on the sabbath (Mr. Stone not being at home) and minis- tered both the sacraments, the Lord's supper in the forenoone, and baptism in the afternoone, he was so over spent and his spirits sunk, that he could ne- ver recover them again .-- Cent.
THE OLDEST HOUSE IN SALEM.
We are informed by a friend, that a house is now standing in a lane near High st., at the head of the South Riv- er, known by the name of the French House, (so designated from having been a place of shelter for a number of unfortunate French emigrants many years ago,) which was built in the year 1645, and is consequently 181 years old ! It was built by John Clayton, a native of England ; was occupied as a Custom House 34 years, and then sold to Wm. B. Brown, f Beverly, who, on removing to Virginia, sold it to Major Fry, of Salem. Capt. Wm. Fabens is the present owner of this house ; he purchased it of Judith Stickney, daughter of Maj. Fry. It is now cecupied as a wood-house. The mantle-tree, taken down and viewed by the late Rev. Dr. Bentley, (a few years since) was marked 1645,in large and handsome characters .--- Es. Reg.
CENSUS OF NEW YORK.
From the returns lately completed of the inhabitants residing in the State of N. York, together with other particulars required by the act, entitled " an act to provide for taking future enumerations of the inhabitants of this state, and for procuring useful statistical tables," pas- sed April 8, 1825, it appears that the grand total is 1,616,458. Number of males, 822,897. Females, 793,561 .- Persons subject to military duty and between the age of 18 and 45 years, 180,645. Qualified to vote at elec- tions for state and county officers, 296, 132. Aliens, 40,430. Paupers, 5610. Persons of colour not taxed, 38,770 ; taxed, 931 ; taxed and qualified to to vote, 298. Married females under 45 years of age, 200,481. Unmarried females between 16 and 45 years, 135,391. Unmarried females under 16 years, 361,624. Marriages the year preceding, 11,553. Births, males, 31,514 ; females, 29,869. Deaths, males, 12,525 ; females, 10,019.
Number of acres of improved land in the state, 7,160,967. Neat cattle, 1,513,421. Horses, 349,628. Sheep
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machines, 1584. Cotton factories, 76. Woolen factories, 189. Cotton and woolen factories, 28. Iron works, 170. Trip hammers, 164. Distil- leries, 1129. Asheries, 2105.
Deaf and dumb persons under 25 years of age, 645 ; 141 of which are supported by charity. Idiots, 1421 ; supported by charity 442. Lunatics, 819 ; supported by charity, 184.
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CITY RECORD.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Monday, April 10 .- Present, the whole board.
The committee to whom was refer- red the petition of Joseph P. Bradley and others, proprietors of the Amphi- theatre, Washington Garden, praying for some modification of the terms of licensing that institution, reported that it ought not to be granted.
Mr. Benj. Crombie's petition, pray- ing for a committee of examination of North Allen and Spring streets, for the purpose of improvements, was committed to Aldermen Welsh and Loring.
Petition of Samuel Hastings, the owner, and Bowditch and Cummings, and other tenants of building, corner of Essex and Washington streets, praying the postponement of the re- moval of said building, till April Ist, 1827, was committed to. Aldermen Carney and Jackson.
Sheriff Sumner's account of expen- ses attending the execution of John Halloran,committed to the Committee on the Jail.
The petition of Joel Wheeler and others, praying to have a lamp lighted, which they have placed inCastle street,
referred to Aldermen Carney and Jackson.
The Committee on the petition of Charles Davis and Jona. Dorr, pray- ing for a street in the rear of the Boll pasture, reported to have the same referred to Committee on Neck lands.
The Committee on account of Harts & Tuttle, of $45,79, for setting edge stone, and laying side walks, re- ported that the City pay the sum of £15.79 on said bill. Accepted.
Wm. Cheever's account, amounting to $16,50 for work ordered by the Police Court, was allowed.
The application of Saml. Jackson to be licensed to exhibit a series of paintings, executed by himself, illus- trating the more abstruse principles of perspective, at his drawing academy, No. 166, Washington st. was granted.
Order of the Common Council,com- mitting the petition of Engine Compa- ny No. 5, praying they may be allow- ed the last annual premium, although their company at the said time of re- turn, had not the competent number to entitle them to the same. Com- mitted to several-Came up for con- currence. Read and concurred.
Charles Bond and James Metcalf were appointed firemen of Ward No.4.
Ordered, that the Committee on the Court-House be instructed to consider the expediency of altering the interior of the house-furnishing it with a new carpet and a bell.
Ordered, that the Committee on the subject of fire-buckets be instructed to furnish one hundred pair of buckets, in addition to those already furnished.
List of members of Engine No. 15, read and accepted. List of members of Engine No. 9, also accepted.
A communication was received from the members of Engine, No. 10, de- claring that a resolve of said company passed the 24th ultimo, refusing to receive from or carry water to En- gine, No. 11.
The subject of a legislative act, re- lating to juvenile offenders, in the city of Boston, read and accepted.
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by Ruggles Slack, for the purpose of preaching on the Sabbath, was granted.
Thomas Lamb's petition for a pas- " sage-way from State to Doane streets, and passing between the estates of John W. Boott and said Lamb be dis- continued, and leave given him to build upon the same, from the commit- tee, was accepted.
An ordinance relating to removal of house offal, in the city, passed.
The committee of the Board of Al- dermen, who were directed conforma- bly to two several orders which pas- sed the City Council, Sept. 1st, and Nov. 14, 1825, to build a dyke across the City flats, beginning at a point near Baldwin's mills, and run the same in a direct line to Fayette street, conformably to a plan approved by the City Council, Oct 24, 1825, with certain provisions and conditions in relation to the individual owners of flats adjoining to and bounded north by the city's, reported, as on file ; read and sent down.
The several applications for the of- fice of permanent Asessors, read and sent down for concurrence.
Notice was received from the Com- mon Council, that Lewis Lerow and and John Stevens, had resigned their seats in said board.
Order that five permanent assessors be chosen, the ensuing year. Agree- ably to assignment, the board proceed- ed by ballot to choose them, and Francis Green, Nathan Webb, John Stevens, Samuel Norwood and Lynde Walter were chosen. The Council elected Lewis Lerow, instead of Mr. Walter. The board again proceeded to ballot, and re-chose Mr. Walter.
Ordered, that the assessors be re- quired to furnish each assistant asses- sor, annually, and within 30 days after said assistants are chosen, a list of all the names of persons and co-partner- ships in the city, who were taxed the preceding year, for personal property, to the amount of ten thousand dollars and upwards, with the precise amount they were severally taxed for personal property, against their respective names.
A committee reported on the subject of numbering Water street, read and accepted.
The Committee to whom was re- ferred the application of Jonathan Preston and others, to have a lamp lighted, which has been erected by them in Nassau street, reported and the same was granted.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council met on Mon- day, April 10th, 1826. Present, the President and forty members. Ab- sent, Messrs. Lerow, Tracy, Wiley, Baldwin, Barnard, Brewer and Stevens.
A letter was received from Dr. Warren, in behalf of the Med. Faculty of Harvard University ; remonstrating against the contemplated alterations in the Adams School house, in Mason street, as the Medical College in said street will be injured thereby. Com- mitted.
The following report of the Com- mittee of the City Council, to whom was referred a communication of the Mayor, on the subject of the errors of the Voting Lists, has been accepted in both Boards, and ordered to be printed.
REPORT.
That they have examined those lists and the causes of those errors, and after a personal interview with the asses- sors, are satisfied that the uncommon number of omissions in the voting lists have been occasioned by accidental causes, growing out of the increase of our population and the consequent in- crease of business, which have devolv- ed upon the assessors, at a moment when, by the sickness of one of their number, the duties of the whole board was cast upon two of its members. The effect of these accidental circum- stances was to delay to an uncommon- ly late period the getting out the taxes, in consequence of which the business of settling questions of abatements and of answering applications of owners of real estate, relative to the apportion- ment of assessments among tenants, was brought into immediate contact with the business of correcting the voting lists. This accumulation of
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business, conjoined with the loss of one of their number, by sickness as above stated, was the occasion of many of those inaccuracies. Your Committee, however, have reason to believe that the diligence and fidelity of intention of Mr Green and Mr Webb, the two acting assessors, have been exemplary ; and that the errors, so far as they are attri- butable to the preceding causes, have in fact, resulted from their great anxiety to relieve the City from expense, or inconvenience, in consequence of the sickness of their associate ; and which induced them to take upon themselves an excess of extraordinary labor, in de- tail, beyond what it is probable, with- in the time allotted it was practicable, for two persons accurately to fulGl.
In addition to the above causes of a temporary and accidental character, there are others of a permanent nature and which it is the duty of the City Council to consider and as far as in their power to obviate and diminish ; but which, above all, it is the duty of the citizens themselves to understand and to realize ; and the remedy for which lies only in their own vigilance.
Mistakes in the voting lists, being detected chiefly in the heat and under the excitement of elections, give rise to suspicions of intentional omissions and malpractices, which are utterly without foundation. It is therefore the common duty of every citizen and · of every party, to possess itself of a dis- tinct apprehension of the intrinsic diffi- culties of the subject ;- Since all, in their turns, may be made liable, by the same inevitable causes, to the same un- just suspicions.
In a great city, the population of which is constantly changing and con- stantly increasing, perfect accuracy in the voting lists is, in the nature of things, unattainable, with respect to all that class of citizens, who change their residence, or who become inhabitants, or who come of age within the year, errors cannot fail to occur, for reasons obvious and inevitable. Even perma- nent and fixed inhabitants will some- times be omitted, owing to the acci- dents, which occur in every new per-
ambulation of the city by the asses- sors ; or in writing and printing tran- scripts of the names of eight or ten thousand voters. It is true that omis- sions of this last kind are little likely to occur, and in fact seldom happen. But the safe principle, which every citizen ought to adopt, and by which he ought to act is, that there is no ab- solute certainty that his name is on the voting lists,without a previous person- al inspection of those lists ; opportuni- ties for this inspection ought in the opinion of your Committee to be in- creased by an earlier preparation and longer exposure of them for such in- spection.
The Assessors' lists, which they are required by law annually to make out and deliver to the municipal authority of the town or city, are substantially the evidence of the right of the citi- zeus to vote at any election. The correctness of those lists depend upon their coincidence with the books of the Assessors. Of this coincidence the Assessors are the legal certifying offi- cers.
The comparison of the lists with the books of assessors is the only criterion of the accuracy of those lists in the first stage of proceedings .-- The revis- ion and correction of any error in those lists, by the Mayor and Aldermen, must depend upon the evidence addu- ced to them, by individual citizens whose names have been omitted. Without such evidence, they have no authority. The lists and books of the Assessors are, necessarily, with them, in the first instance, conclusive.
Between the lists and books of the assessors, there is no reason to antici- pate any important variance. Nor yet between the written and printed lists of the Assessors. Comparisons, in both respects, are the duty of the as- sessors, who are responsible in each case for their accuracy. In point of fact, your Committee, after examina- tion, do not find that the errors which have this year occurred in the voting lists, are, in any important degree at- tributable to these causes.
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