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AND CITY RECORD, APRIL 29, 1826.
brought to light, in support of her for- mer assertions. . The time will ulti- mately arrive, when this class of wor- shippers will excite more curiosity than at present. Admiration or com- plete disgust will certainly have an as- cendency.
ORIENTAL HART.
MR. EDITOR -- I wish you, through " the medium of the National Advocate, to inform my friends, that it is my in- tention to publish, as soon as practi- cable, a select and revised volume of my best poems, under the title of the "ORIENTAL HARP," to be embellished with a neat vignette of the Boston Bard, taken from a painting executed in Philadelphia, in the year 1821, at the age of 23 years. A private sub- scription paper will be handed to my friends, in due season, bearing the fol- lowing conditions, &c. of the work, viz :--
It shall contain, at least, two hun- dred and fifty duodecimo pages, print- ed with new type, on good and white paper, worth, at least, $4 per ream, to be both neatly and substantially bound, and delivered to subscribers at one dollar and twenty-five cents per copy. Gentlemen who shall subscribe to this volume of my poems, may rest assured, that every thing herein prem- ised, shall be strictly fulfilled. The expenses of this work will be great ; but I never waked my song upon a foreign shore. I am an American, what have I to fear ?
BOSTON BARD. New York, April 10, 1820.
P. S. I wish to be understood, that the book entitled " The Life of the Boston Bard," has been so wretched- ly printed, that the sales have never been, nor will they ever be of any sort of benefit to me whatever. Publishers of newspapers are requested to extract this communication, and give the same one insertion in their respective journals.
CUMBERLAND COLLEGE.
The National Banner, of Nashville, Tenn. under date of March 17th, con-
tains the following notice of Mr. Geo. T. Bowen, formerly of Providence, Rhode Island.
' We are happy to be able to an- nounce the arrival of Mr. George T. Bowen, professor of chemistry, ex- perimental philosophy and natural his- tory, in Cumberland College. This gentleman comes among us with rec- ommendations of the strongest and most unequivocal confidence and res- pect. Professor Silliman, of Yale College, of which institution Mr. Bow- en is an alumnus, professors Chapman and Hare, of Philadelphia, and Presi- dent Nott, of Schenectady, than whom we need not seek for higher authority, speak of him in the most decided terms of approbation, and recommend him as an "acute, expert, and successful analyst and practical chemist." Such a man is a valuable acquisition to our rising seminary of learning, and having procured an apparatus amply sufficient for the illustration, by experiment, of the important principles of the science he is about to teach, we may rely upon an immediate addition to the means of improvement calculated to place the thriving institution on a level in this respect with the most venerable colleges in our country.'
EAST INDIA NEWS.
From papers lately received from Calcutta, we learn that when the King of Ava heard of the fall of Prame, he was perfectly astonished, and raved like a madman, determined to take no farther advice as to his affairs, but act for himself. After about 6 days he came out of his apartments, and first gave orders to behead Bundoolah's brother, for having fled from Dona- brew, when his brother was killed. The Chief was beheaded that very day, and a new General was directly ap- pointed in his room, by name Miour- ni, Governor of Pegaun. The King having entertained, from some circum- stance or other, suspicion against this man, he ordered him also to be be- headed, saying, I will kill those to pre- vent my other Generals from running away, and keep them at their posts.
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He promised promotion and dis- tricts, &c. to all his officers, if they be- haved faithfully to their country, and conquered the English. This collect- . ed all the poor people of the Upper Provinces, and runaways from below, who were in great distress at the mo- ment, and he made, by reports furnish- ed him, his army complete to 80,000 men, nearly 30,000 of which were musketeers, with more than 100 pieces of artillery, together with jinjals. He then ordered that 40,000 men should, without the smallest delay, proceed by land, and 40,000 by water, to march by main force on the English, and ex- terminate them.
When the terms of Peace arrived, and were laid before the King, he flew into a most violent rage, and instantly sent off orders for war to be carried on with the most vigorous exertions, de- manding why time was lost in talking with the English, and the reasons for iş, and the delay.
The Kee Woonghe and General laid the blame on Mengheooznah, whom the King ordered to be put to death-but this was counter-ordered the same day. It is also said that the desertions from the Burmese positions already named, are very great, 50 to 100 per day.
The queen and her factions are still for war-she has offered all her jew- els for the purpose of raising men. In Małoon there are 10,000 men under Prince Thaneaboo, and in the neigh- bourhood of Meady there are 40,000. It was reported that the Prince of Tonghoo was dead.
CITY RECORD.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Monday, April 24 .- Present, the whole Board. The Mayor and Al- dermen Welsh and Robbins were joined to the committee to apply to the Legislature for an alteration in the City Charter, making Aldermen and Common Councilmen ineligible to any office, the salary of which is pay- able out of the City Treasury.
A communication was received from Lynde Walter, esq. declining to be considered a candidate for a perma- nent Assessor.
The order of the Common Council appointing Nathaniel Greenough as a fifth Assessor, came up for concur- rence. Accordingly the board pro- ceeded, by ballot, to the choice of a fifth Assessor, and Henry Bass was chosen.
An order passed authorizing and requesting the Mayor forthwith to issue his proclamation declaring that the Fire Department of the city has been duly organized, and that the same will go into full operation on the 30th inst. Rev. HENRY WARE Jr. was chosen to deliver the Oration on the next an- niversary day of Independence.
Ebenezer Clough and others were granted the use of Faneuil Hall, the 4th of July next.
The Mayor, and Aldermen Bel- lows, Loring, Welsh and Robbins, were appointed a standing committee on the Common and Malls.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Thursday, April 20, 1826 .- An or- der came down from the Board of Al- dermen and was read a first time, or- dering the Assessors to furnish each of the Assistant Assessors with a cor- rect list of the amount each individual in their respective wards, was taxed the last year, and the particulars res- pecting the same. A motion was made to commit this order to a joint committee, which was opposed on the ground that it had already passed the Board of Aldermen, and that it was unnecessary to commit it at all, it only being an order for information. It was finally committed to Messrs. Lodge, Fisher and Barry.
The report of a Committee on the subject of removing the Gun House on the Common, with resolutions appro- priating a sum of money to the pur- pose, was read a first time, and passed to a second reading. This report recommended the gun house as a nui- sance to the neighbourhood and strong- ly recommended its removal.
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AND CITY RECORD, APRIL 29, 1826.
Mr Curtis offered a report of the committee appointed to make sale of land in Court-street, which states that they had taken all proper measures to carry the same into effect, and request- ed to be discharged from all further consideration of the subject. The committee had agreed to take cight dollars a foot for this land, which was situated next to Mr Heard's estate in Court street, Mr Heard has offered three dollars, and the committee refuse to take that sum.
On a call for information, Mr Curtis said, this land contains about 841 feet, in addition to a passage way of 5 feet by 4, which Mr Heard would have the liberty of building over. This passage way the city had no right to close up or build upon, but they had a right to authorise Mr Heard to build over it. The committee had only charged Mr H. for the 84 feet, and had put that at what they considered a fair price. They had enquired the price of other lands in Court-street, and found the worth of them was generally about 8 or 9 dollars per foot. Mr Heard has said that his estate is now deep enough, and if he bought this land and brought his boundary line still fur- ther forward, it would be in fact noth- ing more than buying back land, which he did not consider worth more than three dollars. The committee have offered this land for $675, and Mr Heard has agreed to give them $300, which, the committee think, is not near enough. If Mr Heard builds upon his present boundary line it will leave a gap in the street which would have a bad appearance ; but for one, Mr Cur- tis said, he was willing to see it re- main so, rather than sell to Mr Heard for so small a sum. The committee beg leave to be discharged, that it may be referred to a new committee, or not, as the council shall determine.
Mr Brooks said he was extremely sorry that this difficulty had occurred ; it has placed the city in an unpleasant dilemna. He did not mean to say who was right or who was wrong in this matter, but he was in favour of de-
ciding immediately, either to take up with Mr Heard's offer or not.
Mr Lodge said, it must be obvious that a body like this is not very well suited to making a bargain. The bus- iness was in safe hands now, and he did not want to discharge the com- mittee.
Mr Morey moved to commit it to the same committee with instructions to receive from Mr. Heard $450 for the land.
Mr Lodge was in favor of recommit- ment, but thought they ought to be allowed to make such a bargain as they pleased.
Mr Curtis said, if it was recommit- ted, he wished it to be done with ex- plicit instructions. Nothing can be gained otherwise by recommitting it to a committee who have already made up their minds. The committee have come to an unanimous resolution to take no less than a certain sum-and if it was given to them again without instructions, probably the result would be the same as now.
Mr Morey said he had not consider- ed and knew but little about the sub- ject. Hepresumed that this was one of those causes where two parties have met to make a bargain and both of them are convinced that they are right and are determined to adhere to it. It is important that the contemplated im- provement should be made, it is ini- portant to the city and Mr Heard. We had better pass this vote, he said, with explicit instructions. This is such a sum as Mr Heard can afford to pay, and the city can afford to receive. It will probably close the business at once.
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THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER,
After a motion to leave it to a refe- rence, and an explanation that this could not be done it was referred back to the same committee, with instruc- tions to take $450. 18 to 13.
The subject of appropriating a fur- ther sum to the overseers of the poor, to meet some expenditures which they have already made, over and above the appropriations of last year, was brought before this board by represen- tation from them to that effect. This measure was opposed with considera- ble warmth by a number of the mem- bers, and supported by Mr Hatch from Ward 12. Mr Curtis made some very just remarks respecting the practice of expending more money than had been appropriated for certain uses by the committees who had the charge of the funds, and applied them not only to this, but to all other committees. He was decidedly opposed to the practice, and hoped the demand would not be complied with in this instance ; he thought it full time that it should be stopped. It was finally committed to Messrs. Dorr, Fisher and Baker.
The report of the joint committee on the subject of Juvenile Delinquents, referring the whole matter to the board of Directors of the House of In- dustry, and calling upon them for in- formation, was read and the first reso- Jution accompanying it, which requires an estimate of probable amount of ex- penses for the support of fifty offend- ers, &c. was accepted.
Petitions for two new streets, to run from near the New Faneuil Hall mar- ket to Lynn-street, accompanied by a recommendation of the measure by the Surveyors of High Ways, and signed by about 2000 persons, was read, and committed to one from each ward, in- cluding the President. The Commit- tee consists of Messrs. Barry, Fenno, Adan, Howe, Tracy, Waters, Pea- body, Torrey, Baker, Piper, Lodge and Hatch.
Messrs. Thomas Edmands and An- drew Cunningham Jr. were appointed Assistant Assessors for Ward No. 4.
The Bill of Appropriations was cal- led up, and the reading of it a second
time commenced. The committee who reported it were very critically examined upon the various items, to sce whether they had not laid out too much money for some purposes and too little for others. An appropriation was made in it of $10,720 to the over- seers of the poor, which Mr. Hatch thought ought to be raised to $12,000. This was opposed by a number of the members. Mr Curtis spoke at some length upon the subject, and alluded to the state of the poor in England and Scotland. In the former country the poor were very numerous in conse- quence of the vast number of alms- houses ; and in Scotland, where there were a very few, the poor were not so numerous. He said that it was just so with all other establishments, such as public sohools, &c. People found we had good public schools and they came here to get their children educa- ted ; and if they found we made large appropriations for the supply of the poor, people would come here to be supported. This amendment was lost, and Mr Parker offered another, which was supported by his colleague and others. After some debate Mr Parker found out that his amendment would have a different effect from what he and his colleague wished, and therefore he withdrew it.
The whole subject was then laid upon the table, and the house ad- journed.
Monday, April 24 .- The commit- tee on the application of John Heard Jr. to purchase land in Court street, were authorized by a concurrent vote, in case said Heard shall refuse to pay eight dollars per foot, the sum which they were instructed to take, to refer the amount to be paid by him for the land in question, to three or five per- sons mutually to be chosen.
A remonstrance of Andrew Brim- mer, against the City's granting to John Heard Jr. the right to throw an arch over a passage way, along the es- tate of said Heard, was referred to the above committee.
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AND CITY RECORD, APRIL 29, 1826.
the Columbian, Vigilant, and Eagle Fire Societies, according with the views of the petitioners, and recom- . mending the adoption of the following resolve, was accepted in concurrence :
Resolved, That any company of cit- izens, associated for the purpose of gen- eral or mutual protection against fires, who are now, or hereafter may be, regularly organized, and have estab- lished rules for their government, satis- factory to the Mayor and Aldermen, and who shall file with the City Clerk a list of the officers and members of their Company, and request to be re- cognized as a company associated for the purposes aforesaid, may be certifi- ed by the Mayor to the Chief Engin- eer, and thereupon shall be recognized as such ; and a suitable badge shall be assigned to the members of such fire society, which shall admit them to pass any lines, which may be formed at any fire, provided that the same be not prohibited by the special orders of the Chief or presiding Engineer, which orders shall be always respect- ed by the members of said fire socie- ties, the privileges granted by this re- solve notwithstanding ; and provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt the members of the said Fire Societies from serving as Jurors or in the Militia.
The appointment by the Board of Aldermen of Mr Henry Bass, to be 5th Assessor was concurred in.
Henry Gasset was appointed As- sistant Assessor for Ward No. 8, and Ezra Hawkes for Ward No. 4, vice J. P. Bradlee and T. Edmands de- clined.
The report of the Committee on the petition of Wm. Parsons and others, in favor of the petitioners, was referred to next meeting.
Messrs. Waters, Dorr and Hastings, were appointed a committee to prepare and present a statement showing --- First, the exact amount of the funded debt of the city. 2d, a schedule of the amount due by the city for expen- ses already incurred for which no funds are now in the Treasury to pay the same, 3d. A statement exhibiting the | for less or not.
Public Property disposed of by the City since its organization, and which was formerly the property of the town of Boston, and the sums received therefor. 4th. A statement of the Bonds and Notes due the city for property sold since its organization, showing separately the proceeds of property held by the town prior to the Charter, and that subsequently pur- chased. 5th. A schedule of the dis- posable property held by the city and purchased since its charter, with their opinion of its present market value.
Monday evening next, 8 o'clock, was assigned for determining the num- ber of Representatives to be sent to the next General Court ; and same even- nig, 9 o'clock, assigned for choosing nine Directors for the House of Indus- try.
An order offered by Mr Gray, au- thorizing the Treasurer to borrow $20,000 for the use of the city, was read once and assigned to the next meeting for a second reading.
The report of the committee on Faneuil Market, advising to buy land of Wm. Welsh, for a sum not exceed- ing $20,000, was read once and order- ed for a second reading at the next meeting.
Mr. Gray called up the report of a committee on the subject of buying a piece of land in Franklin street, for an engine-house, &c. in ward 8. He said a reservoir had been built on that land ; that there was no Engine in ward 8 ; that this would be a favorable location for one of the large engines ; that the land was offered at two dollars per foot, and that a ward room might be erected on it likewise. Mr Parker said he was against building any more ward rooms, and was surprised that a reservoir should be built on land not belonging to the city. Mr Curtis said he was not in favor of building ward rooms, but he thought an engine ought to be placed near the Theatre, and hoped there would be an appropria- tion for that purpose. Mr James said that there had been no information given whether land could be bought It had been observed
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THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER,
that this was the cream of Mr. Brad- lee's estate ; he said he was opposed to buying cream lots. Mr Brooks said some one had observed that it would always sell well, the city had bought a great deal of land, but they did not sell any. It was also stated that land might be bought in Berry street, not a stone's throw from this place, for one dollar per foot. Indefinitely postponed.
CITY OF BOSTON. CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE ? Boston, April 19, 1826. 3 Notice respecting the sounding of Fish Horns.
Notice is hereby given that all Fisher- men and others, who shall hereafter blow or sound any horns, trumpets, or other wind instruments for the sale of fish, &c. in the streets, squares, lanes, or alleys of the city, will be prosecuted in conformity with the Law on that subject.
By order of the Mayor. BENJ. POLLARD, Marshall.
An ordinance regulating the remov- al of House Offal, in the City of Boston.
SEc. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of.Boston, in City Council assembled, that from and after the publication of this Ordi- nance no person shall remove, cart or carry through any of the streets, squares, lanes or alleys, of this city, any house dirt, refuse, offal, filth, or animal or vegelable substan- ces, from any of the Dwelling Houses, Ten- iments or other places occupied by the fam- ilies or inhabitants of the said city, in any cart, wagon, truck, hand cart, wheelbarrow or other vehicle, unless such persons so re- moving, carting, or carrying the same, to- gether with the cart, wagon, truck, hand- cart, wheelbarrow or other vehicle, in which the same shall be removed, carted or carried, shall be duly licensed for that employment and purpose, by the Mayor and Aldermen, of the city, upon such terms and conditions, as the said Mayor and Al- dermen shall deem the health, comfort, con- venience or interest of the city shall require, on pain and penalty of forfeiting for each offence, a sum not less than three dollars, nor more than twenty dollars.
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Sxc. 2. Be it further ordained, That eve- ry person licensed as aforesaid, shall, dur- ing the time he shall be employed in remov- ing, carting or carrying, such house dirt, refuse, offal, filth, or animal or vegetable substances, through the said streets, squares, lanes, or alleys, of the City, wear a brass
plate on his hat, or cap, with the number of his license engraved thereon, on pain and penalty of forfeiting for every breach of this section of this ordinance, a sum not less than one dollar, nor more than two dollars. In the Board of Aldermen, April 10, 1826 This ordinance being read, passed,
Sent down for concurrence,
JOSIAH QUINCY, Mayor. In Common Council, April 20, 1826. This ordinance being twice read, passed. JOHN R. ADAN, President.
SUMMARY.
The first number of a paper called ' The Lounger,' was issued in this city, on Saturday last, by Mr. Benjamin Davenport.
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