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The total amount of Coinage at our mint since its first establishment, is only 23,650,502 dollars, a sum entire- ly inadequate to the demands of a trading community like that of the United States -- averaging, in gold, sil- ver, and copper, for a national circula- ting medium, scarcely two dollars a head for an increasing population.
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AMERICAN TEA.
Specimens of Tea, raised and man- ufactured in Franklin county, Pa. have been exhibited at Chambers- burgh. The tea was raised from seed found in a box of imported tea.
NANTUCKET.
It is proposed to establish a regu- lar communication between this island and the main by means of steam boats.
LIFE OF WASHINGTON.
Judge Marshall is revising his life of Washington for a new edition. Let- ters have recently passed between him and Mr. Giles of Va. in which the latter disavows the statements at- tributed to him at p. 722 of the 5th vol. of that work. These letters may be found in the Boston W. Messenger of Dec. 22.
History. Archibald D. Murphy Esq. has in preparation a History of North Carolina.
A History of Kentucky by Hum- phrey Marshall, including the ancient annals of that state, by S. C. Rafines- que, has been recently published, in 2 vols. of 500 pages each.
THE REV. DR. DANA, of Ipswich, delivered a discourse Nov. 6, 1825, on the 60th anniversary of his ordination, a copy of which has been requested for the press. This venerable divine is in his 83d year, and graduated at Cambridge in 1766.
PORTLAND MARKET.
The new and commodious building erected at Portland during the season past, for the purpose of a town hall, market, stores, &c. is now completed. The apartments for stores, and stalls for provisions, have been readily rent- ed and are now all occupied. A con- venient avenue to the building is also provided so as to accommodate meat carts and wagons in its immediate vicinity. The town hall in the second story is a spacious room about 75 by 50 feet, and well calculated for all the uses for which it was constructed.
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THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER,
DEAF AND DUMB.
With a commendable liberality, the Legislature of Vermont, the present season, has passed a bill appropriating $3000 per ann. for four years, from the public treasury, for the education of indigent deaf and dumb children, at the excellent Asylum at Hartford, Connecticut. New Jersey has also granted $3000 for a similar charitable purpose.
CITY RECORD.
CENSUS OF BOSTON.
The Mayor has made report of the details of the following Census of the City, taken in pursuance of the Resolve of the 31st Oct. last, certified by Mr. Pollard, the city Marshal :
White Males . .. . under 10 years 6206
of 10 and under 16 5061
of 16 and under 26
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of 26 and under 45 8458
of 45 and upwards
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27907
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of 45 and upwards
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28453
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236
of 26 and under 45 380
of 45 and upwards
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209
of 14 and under 26
232
of 26 and under 45
357
of 45 and upwards
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By the annexed table will be seen the aggregate population in the respective Wards :
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3890
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194
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570
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The census in 1820 was 43298-Increase (14979) nearly Fifteen Thousand.
LIST OF CITY ORDINANCES,
Passed since the first of May, 1825.
An ordinance in addition to, and to annul an ordinance establishing a sys- tem of accountability in the expendi- tures of the city.
An ordinance in addition to the or- dinance for the better regulation of wood and bark brought for sale from the country.
An ordinance for preventing and extinguishing of fires, and establishing a fire department.
An ordinance for regulating the weighing of hay, and for assigning the stands for the sale of that article.
An ordinance relative to the acts of the city council, and the enacting style.
An ordinance upon the subject of taxes.
An ordinance directing the manner in which fines and penalties shall be received.
An ordinance establishing a system of accountability in the expenditures of the city.
An ordinance directing the manner in which. the ordinances of the City Council, and the orders of the Mayor and Aldermen shall be promulgated.
An ordinance to prevent the defa- cing or other injuries to buildings, fen- ces, or other property.
An ordinance for the regulation of chimneys and chimney sweepers.
An ordinance to prevent trespasses and nuisances on the common and common lands of the city of Boston.
An ordinance restraining the going at large of dogs within the city of Boston.
An Ordinance directing the manner in which fines and penalties shall be recovered.
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.
An arrangement has been made be- tween the city government and the principal proprietors of the land ren- dered vacant by the late fire in Court- street, for increasing the width, and changing the direction of the street, which will be highly advantageous to the public. We understand that the
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street is to be made forty-two feet wide, and that its easterly termination is to be brought directly opposite the head of State-street, by throwing into the street the whole width of the build- ing now standing on the south easterly corner of the street, and running the south line of the street from the corner of the next building, direct to the Old Court House, and by bringing forward the buildings on the north side of the street, so as to place them on a line with the north-west corner of State- street .-- D. Adv.
PUBLIC CISTERNS.
The Mayor and Aldermen are au- thorized to construct, as soon as may be, thirteen reservoirs to afford a sup- ply of water in case of fire ; viz. No. 1. Liberty-square -- 2. Union-street- square -- 3. near Old State House-4. near New State House-5. Hanover- street, near new Church -- 6. near Mr. Ware's meeting-house-7. Bowdoin- Square-8. Old South-9. vicinity of the Theatre, Federal street-10 Broad- street -- 11. near Boylston Market- 12. Common st. near St. Paul's Church -13. near late Dr.Baldwin's meeting- house-and that the sum of six thou- sand five hundred dollars is appropria- ted for the same.
One of these cisterns,laid in brick with Roman cement, has recently been put down in Liberty Square : it is calcu- lated to hold 300 hogsheads of water. A further supply will be obtained in this neighbourhood, in time of high tide, through the medium of the capa- cious common sewers laid there during the last summer ; the salt water rises to within three feet of the surface of the square, and will keep the ciss- pools constantly full.
The utility of the Marine Tele- graph is most satisfactorily proved in this City, by its general use among our shipping, as well as by the estab- lishment of signal stations, communi- cating with the Pilot Boats in our Bay, from whom information of the arrival of vessels is immediately transmitted to the Observatory on Central-Wharf.
BOSTON HARBOUR.
The following works are contem- plated by the U. S. for the security of Boston Harbour, and the estimated cost follows.
Fort on George's Island, $458,000 00 Fort at Nantasket Head, 539,000 00 Lunette in advance of ditto. 79,000 00 Redoubt, No.2, in advance
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Cutting off the summit of Gallop Island, 2,429 51
Peace Society. The anniversary of the society was celebrated at the Old South church, onMonday evening. Address by Wm. Ladd, Esq. of Portsmouth.
Theatre. Two of the persons char- ged with being concerned in the out- rage committed at the theatre, were examined on Tuesday and bound over for trial : the others were discharged.
Fires. On Friday, 23d inst. two 10-foot buildings, occupied by Mr. S. Washburn, carpenter, and Mr. Thayer, blacksmith,situated at the westerly end of Friend-street ;- and on Tuesday evening, the inside of a shop in Hano- ver-street, near Hancock School, were destroyed by fire.
On Thursday evening, the store on the south side of Franklin street at the corner of Washington st occupied by Messrs. Churchill & Collamore, as a crockery ware store, was destroyed by fire. It was first discovered in the cellar, about 7 o'clock, and made such rapid progress among the straw and crates as to baffle all endeavours to pre- vent its communicating to the other parts of the store, which was a brick building of four stories. The roof fell in, about 9 o'clock. No other building was burnt.
Ordination. Rev.James D. Knowles was ordained on Wednesday last as pastor of the Second Baptist (late Rev. Dr. Baldwin's ) church. Introductory prayer by Rev. Bela Jacobs of Cam-
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bridge -- sermon by Rev. Ira Chase, Principal of the Theological institution recently commenced at Newton-or- daining prayer by Rev. Mr. Grafton of Newton-charge by Rev.Mr Gano, of Providence-right hand of fellow- ship by Rev.Mr. Wayland, of this city -address to church by Rev. Dr. Bolles of Salem.
African colonization. Fourteen of the coloured persons, about to embark from this port for Liberia, were formed into a church on Wednesday evening. A sermon was preached on the occa- sion at Park-street.by Rev.Mr. Dwight.
Dedication. The meetinghouse of the Christian Society at the corner of Summer and Sea streets was dedicated on Thursday afternoon.
SARCOPHAGI.
By the brig Pedlar, which arrived at New-York, from Leghorn, were received two extraordinary and valua- ble curiosities, being a pair of very ancient Urns or Sarcophagi, formerly used to contain the ashes of the dead, after the body was burnt, according to the custom of those days. These Sarcophagi,which have been proved to be upwards of two thousand five hun- dred years old, were found nearRome, among the ruins, in a deep vault.
The above articles were sold at auc- tion in this city on Monday last. The purchaser was Mr. Greenwood of the New-England museum.
LOTTERIES IN ENGLAND. From Collett's " Relics of Literature."
" The first English Lottery I have met with, was drawn A. D. 1569. It consisted of forty thousand lots, at ten shillings each lot. The prizes were plate ; and the profits were to go to- wards repairing the havens of this kingdom. It was drawn at the west door of St. Paul's cathedral. The drawing began on the 11th January, 1569, and continued incessantly, day and night, until the 6th of May fol- lowing. At this time, there were on- ly three lottery offices in London. The proposals for this lottery were published in the years 1567 and 1568. It was, at first, intended to have been
drawn at the house of Mr. Dericke, her Majesty's servant, (i. e. her jew- eller) but was afterwards drawn as above mentioned.
" Dr. Rawlinson showed the Socic- ty of Antiquaries, in 1748, a copy of the preceding lottery scheme, and it is thus entitled-' A proposal for a very rich lottery, generally without any blankes : containing a great num- ber of good prizes, as well of ready money as of plate, and certain sorts of merchandizes, having been valued and prised by the queene's most excellent Majesty's order, to the intent that such commodities as may chance to rise thereof, after the charges borne, may be converted towards the reparation of the havens, and strength of the realme, and towards such other good works. The number of lots shall be forty thousand, and no more : and ev- ery lot shall be the sum of tenne shil- lings sterling only, and no more. To be filled by the feasts of Bartholomew. The show of prizes are to be seen in Cheap-side, at the Sign of the Queene's Armes, at the house of Mr. Dericke, goldsmith, servant to the Queene. Printed by Henry Benneman."
" In 1612, King James, for the special encouragement of the planta- tion of English colonies in Virginia, granted a lottery to be held at the west end of St. Paul's. One Thomas Sharplys, a tailor of London, had the chief prize, amounting to four thousand crowns in " faire plate."
" In the reign of Queen Anne, it was thought necessary to suppress lotteries as nuisances to the public.
" In the reign of George I. it was found expedient to revive them, as helps to government in bringing the representatives of the people to vote away the rights and property of their constituents :- " To raise a new fund to pay placemen their wages."
In the reign of George III. they were still continued ; no longer, cer- tainly, for the purposes of bribery, but for a purpose equally flagitious, that of supporting a Christian govern- ment by means of the worst vices that . can possibly afflict a community."
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BOTANY BAY.
When Botany Bay was first estab- lished as a penal settlement thirty-sev- en years ago, we believe it never en- tered into the contemplation of those who recommended the measure, that . such a population and such a state of society, as now exists in the two colo- nies, could have been created within the first hundred years. The town of Sidney has 1200 houses, and 7000 in- habitants; and such is the demand for land and new buildings, that the for- mer in many places is stated to be worth £1000 an acre, and that houses let for from £100 to £500 a year. Nothing can be more delightful than the commanding situation of this capi- tal of the Australasian world. Its no- ble harbour, with its hundred coves, · capable of containing all the shipping in the world, its ware-houses and its quays, and the number of ships which visit it, give to it the appearance and the bustle of an English seaport. It has two churches, two Wesleyan chap- els, and a Roman Catholic chapel ; an excellent market held three days in the week, in a large oblong square, with commodious pablick stores for the reception of unsold goods ; in re- turn for which, trifling dues are levied, amounting in the year 1817 to ££13 and in 1822 to £595.
A chartered bank is established at Sydney which has shared dividends among the proprietors of 12 to 15 per cent. and there is also a Saving Bank, instituted by Governor Macquarie, They have the Australasian Magazine, the Australasian newspaper, and the Sydney Gazette. They have also a Philosophical, an Agricultural, and a Horticultural Society. Neither has the religious and moral education of adults, nor of the children of the poor, been neglected .- They have various schools for both sexes, supported from the public revenue of the colony : be- sides Sunday Schools, for the gratui- tous instruction of the poor, of which the Wesleyans alone have five, attend- ed by three or four hundred children. They have private seminaries for the more opulent classes, two of which
are kept by clergymen of the estab- lished church ; and there are several schools in Sydney for the board and education of young ladies .- Q.Review.
BOSTON: SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1825.
TO OUR PATRONS.
The regular publication of this pa- per has now commenced, but such has been the pressure of business, the editor has scarcely had leisure to sur- vey the field before him, or delineate the future plan of this undertaking. History, and particularly local history, will engage a great proportion of the News Letter. We are desirous of re- ceiving all kinds of historical facts, bi- ographical notices and anecdotes which will elucidate the early history of any county, town, or section of the country, and engage, on our own part, to use every exertion, in bringing for- ward the lore of preceding years.
How many individuals there are, who possess valuable manuscripts of deeds, letters, and chronicles of the past, which might serve an invaluable use, were they given to the public in some systematic form. We strongly request all persons interested in the success of this publication, to favour us with a short loan of any such relics of antiquity.
NEW YEAR'S ADDRESSES.
The city has been almost smother- ed with poetical scraps, the past week, all about New Year. The poor Muses have been terribly broken of their rest, of late, and this explains the poverty of the rhyming multitude. Now we love fine sentiments, expres- sed in fine language, but cannot avoid crying out against the awful sin of aid- ing the birth of some of those misera- ble productions which have come into existence in 1826, under the title of New Year's addresses.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29. The vessels in our port hoisted their col- ours, yesterday, at half mast, as a mark of respect, to the memory of William Gray, late of Boston, deceased.
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THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER,
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On Wednesday last, agreeably to adjournment, the Legislature of Mas- sachusetts were convened. After the usual routine of business, preparatory to opening the session, his Excellen- cy, the Governor, delivered a plain and interesting message, which not only gives us a general knowledge of the condition of the state, and exhib- its in a clear and business-like manner the growing prosperity of the Com- monwealth, but fully justifies the high expectations which all parties have entertained of the abilities and dis- crimination of the Chief Magistrate.
All of our thoughts have been an- ticipated, in relation to the minutiæ of the message, by our brother editors, and we are therefore obliged to come at once to a conclusion, by merely say- ing that wisdom appears in the coun- sels, and justice in the hearts of our rulers. For a correct copy of the message, we beg leave to refer our readers to the Courier, of January 5th.
Dr. Franklin .- Yesterday, Janua- ry 6th, was the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Franklin. It will be recollected that tradition says that he was born in Milk street, in a house which stood on the spot, now covered by a five story furniture warehouse, opposite the Old South. A lady, however, now living, gives the most positive assurances, that he was born at the corner of Union and Hanover streets, in a building, at that period, called the " Blue Ball," from the cir- cumstance that a sign was suspended from some part of the house, of that colour and figure. Notwithstanding this testimony, however, there are a chain of evidences which fully convince us that the great American philoso- pher was born in Milk street, and on the very spot described.
Dec. 31st, 1825, the venerable Master JOHN TILESTON enters the 92d year of his age, having entered at the North Writing School as an assistant to Master Hicks at the age of 14- here he acted as assistant and after-
wards as principal until about six years since, which is during a period of sev- enty two years, when, from his great age and infirmity, he was prevailed upon to retire, the town having from that day to this continued to him that well earned support which it is no less the privilege than the duty of the city to bestow .- His wife is still living in the enjoyment of good health at the age of 90 .- Cent.
Foreign arrivals entered at the Cus- tom House, Boston, during the year 1825 :- Ships, 93 ; Barques, 6; Brigs, 411 ; Schooners, 229; Sloops, 8 ; Total, 817.
Naval .- The names of the two 74s building at the Navy Yard, in Charles- town, are Virginia and Vermont,- that of the frigate, Cumberland.
The ship of the line building in Philadelphia has been named Pennsyl- vania, and the frigate the Raritan.
Baltimore Athencum .- This build- ing is so far completed as to enable the proprietors to open the reading rooms and the saloon to visiters. The Athenæum building is a splendid ad- dition to the public edifices of the city, alike creditable to the mechanic arts and the enterprising spirit of our citi- zens ; and the reading rooms, as de- positories of standard and periodical literature, are praiseworthy, and hon- ourable to the proprietors.
The new Universalist Chapel, erect- ed in Providence, was dedicated 29th Dec. The services were conducted in the following order : Reading the scriptures by Rev. Mr. Fuller ; Introductory Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Kellam; Dedicatory Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Streeter of Boston ; Sermon, by Rev. Mr. Pickering ; Concluding Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Cutler. This neat and commodious edifice, which is provided with an elegant organ and fine toned bell, is erected on the scite of the one destroyed by fire, May 23d, 1825, has been but a few months in building, and is an ornament to the street in which it is situated.
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FIRE IN SMYRNA.
In the night of the 26th Aug. a fire broke out in this Asiatic city. Upon observing that the inhabitants made no exertions to quell the spreading flames, Commodore Rodgers, of the U. S. navy, at the head of about 200 of our seamen and with the engines of the squadron, landed, and in less than two hours extinguished the fire.
Mr. Alfred F. Derby, of Salem, who has a command in the Naval ser- vice in India, and who has been em- ployed in the operations against the Burmese, is spoken of very handsome- ly in the official despatches of the British commanders, for his gallant conduct in the attack on Donnabuc, on the river Irrawadda, on the 5th of March last, and is reported among the mortally wounded .- Salem Register.
LIBERTY TREES. Continued from p. 20.
WILLIAM REED Esq. of Newport. R. I. gave to a number of gentlemen, as Feoffees in trust for the Sons of Liberty, in 1766, a large Button Wood Tree, at the north end of Thames- street in that town, with a piece of land adjoining thereto, for the accom- modation of the sons of Liberty. The design of the donation is given in the following extract from the Deed :
" For and in consideration of the love of my country, and an ardent desire to perpetuate, to the latest pos- terity, the Liberty and privileges han- ded down by my glorious ancestors- I give," &c .- " To and for the uses," &c .- " That the said Tree be forev- er hereafter known by the name of the TREE OF LIBERTY, and be set apart to, and for the use of the Sons of Liberty, and that the same stand a Monument of the spirited and noble opposition made tothe Stanip Act in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five by the sons of liberty in Newport, Rhode-Island, and through- out the Continent of America ; and be considered as emblematical of Public Liberty :-- Of her taking deep root in
English America :- Of her strength and spreading protection by her be- nign influence, refreshing her sons in all their just struggles against the at- tempts of tyranny and oppression :-- And furthermore, the said Tree of Liberty is destined and set apart for exposing to public ignominy and re- proach all offenders against the liber- ties of their country, and abettors and approvers of such as would enslave her. And that the same may be re- paired to, upon all rejoicings, on ac- count of the rescue and deliverance of Liberty from any danger she may have been in, of being subverted and overthrown.
" And furthermore, that the said Tree of Liberty stand a memorial of the firm and unshaken loyalty of the American sons of Liberty, to his ma- jesty King George the Third, and of their inviolable attachment to the hap- py establishment of the Protestant suc- cession in the illustrious House of Hanover. And in general said Tree is hereby conveyed to, and for such other uses as they, the true-born sons of liberty, shall, from time to time, from age to age, and in all times and ages, forever hereafter apprehend, judge, and resolve, may subserve the glorious cause of Public Liberty."
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