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Portland, and Great Falls Stages, leave American House, every afternoon at 3 o'clock. Run through Saccarappa, ' Gor- tham Factory,' Windham Centre and Windham Hill, to Great Falls.
Portland and Saccarappa Omnibus, Jeaves American House, at 11 o'clock A. M. and 4 1-2 P. M. Returning leaves Sacca- rappa at 8 A. M. and 1 P. M.
3- All the Stages that run from this city call at the Elm House ou the day of their departure.
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
Two lines of Telegraph, have their termini in Portland.
The line running Eastwardly, called the Maine Line, has Its terminus at Calais, but there are intermediate stations at Bath, Damariscotta, Waldoborough, Thomaston, East Thom- aston, Belfast, Bangor, ENsworth and Calais.
It connects at Calais, with the New Brunswick line. and through the intermediate stations of this line (at St. John's, Bend of Peticodiac, and Sackville,) with the Nova Scotia line to Halifax.
The line extending Westwardly runs to Boston ; and thence by various otherlines to the extremes of the U. S. and Can:da.
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DISTANCES.
CENSUS OF PORTLAND.
Islands,
Completed July 1848. 436 Ward 4, 2710
Ward 1,
3374 Ward 5,
2354
Ward 2,
2427 Ward 6,
2788
Ward 3,
1760 Ward 7,
: 3155
Tota,
19,013
DATES at which Portland vessels sailed for California in 1849. Brig Fortunio, June 20 : barque Burnham, July 1 ; barque Glen, (from Freeport) July 16 ; barque Condor, Aug. 22 ; Brig Cybele, Sept. 4 , brig Ruth, Sept. 18 : brig Margaret, Oct. 12 ; barque Sarah Warren, Oct. IS ; brig Rival, Oct. 23 ; ship Andrew Scott, Nov. 27 ; brig Plato, Nov. 27 ; schooner Ortolan, Dec. 6 ; brig Ceres, Dec. 12.
DISTANCES TO PLEASURE RESORTS. From the cross wait, Congress Street, head of Free St. [Taken from careful sur veys.]
miles.
fur. y'ds. 4 98
To 'Brewer's Tavern, 2
Libby's, as Prout's Neck, by way of Broad's,
133
2 185
" Same, by way of Vaugh n's bridge, old road, IF
80%
" Same, by way of Cape Elizabeth bridge, (passing Dr. Buzzell's) 11 0 123
" Same, by way of the Bowery, round the Cape, 14 7 190
" Old Prout's house, by way of Vaughan's Bridge, 7 00 9
.6 Bowery House,
7
5 14
" Chamberlain's Ocean House, Bowery Beach,
7
7
29
First of the ' two Cape Lights,'
8
5
121
" Site of Cape Cottage,
3
4
17
Morriil House, by the way of Wood. ford's Corner,
2
5
23
" Varandah,
2
6 17
From head of Cape Elizabeth ferry-ways, to site of Cape Cottage,
2
4
90
From Bowery to Libby's, Prout's Neck, 7
· 2
178
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Thermometrical Register.
(Kept at the Portland Observatory.)
The following Table exhibits the average of the mercury for each month for the last 30 years, on the mean of observations noted at sunrise, at noon, and at 8 P M., by the same thermometer, (Farenheit's) and continued in the same situa tion and exposed to the true current of air.
Years
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May.
June
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
temp.
temp.
Lowest
temp.
Annual
|deg. | deg. | deg. | deg | deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. Ideg | deg. | deg. | deg .
1820 16 24 27 40 50 62:70 65 60 46 34 19 98 15* 423
1821 13 26 28
38 51 61 63 66 58
46 39 22 90 17* 429
1822 15 21 34
39
53 62 66 64 60 47 37 23 88 15* 434
1823 19
15.27 40
41
44
39
56 62 68 66 59
49 30 24 94 13*
1827 16 21 31 44|51 |59 67 64 59 63 63 66
60 46 38 30 90
5* 45
1829 18 18 28 41 55 19 31
59 67
65
56 48 43 30 96 18*
44
1831 18
21 36 43
53
65
68
68 59 49 37 12 91 10*
44
1832 21 20 22 17
30
37
48
57 62 63
56 48 36 23 93 15* 42
1833
53
57
66 62 56 46 33 26 92 15*
41 46 58 68 64 59 44 35 20 90 9*
38 51 60 67 63 55 49 34 17 92 18* 50 56 66 61 56 41 33 23 93 17*
1837 14
19 26 38 46 58 63 61 54 43 34 24 84 11* 40 36 49 62 68 64 56
20 92
5* 42
1839|20 22 30
41
49
56 65 57
48 34 28 86
10*
43
1840 13
28 30 42
51 61 67 67
56 46 34 21
87 10* 423
1841 25 25
28
37
48 61 65 66,60
42 35 27 92
2* 484 6 ** 43
1842.22 27
33
41
48 57 67 64 55 46 34 20 92
45 32 25 86
45 34 24 86
14*
1845 21
147 40 20|88 5*
1846 21 16 32
44 50 60 66 66 67
45 39 24|97
29 94
4* 46 8* 42
1847 20 20 27 25 29 45 51 60 66 65 55
46 35 30 96 14* 44}
1849 17 15 31 39 48 65 66 66 58 46 42 28 94 12* 42
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1834 16 1835 21 18
27
31
27
1836 20 14 28 36
1838 28
14 32
43 30
64
66
58
1844 13 21 30 45 52 61 64 63 58 21 30 39 51 62 65 66:55
6* 413 431 43
1843 26 15 34 38 28 59 63
65
54
46 35 32 94 15* 43
1830 17
48 58,65,66 56
46 31 26 90 11* 414
1824 22
22 32
58 65 63 59
1 64 71 64 57
46 32 28 82 18* 49 36 28 99 12* 43 45 49 36 28 97 24* 46 43
1825
21 23 33
1826 22/23:32
1828 23 31 32 39 51
60 65
45,51
26.41
37 49 59|69 64 58 44 38
1848 25
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EVENTS IN 1847.
EVENTS IN PORTLAND AND VICINITY, (Continued from the last Directory,) JULY-1847.
Ist. News was received that the Mexicans had made propositions of peace to Gen. Scott.
2d James K. Polk, President of the United States, visited our city to-day, «c. companied by the U. S Secretary of State James Buckanan, Edmond Burke, Com- missioner of Patents, and other distinguished gentlemen, and was received with the firing of cannon, ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of joy, customary on such occasions. The weather was fine, and the President and his suit, as they rode along, expressed themselves highly pleased with our varied and beautiful scenery. They dined at the U. S. Hotel, and left in the afternoon, between 5 and 6 o'clock, in the steamer Huntress, for Augusta. A correspondent of the Boston Post, esti- mated that there were 25,000 strangers in our streets, during the passage of the Presidential procession.
4th. Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning, the President and suite returned from Augusta, and repaired to the lodgings provided for them by the city authorities, at Mrs. Jones's. The President attended religious services, at the Ist. Parish (Dr. Nichols's) in the forenoon, and at the 2d Parish, (Dr. Curruthers's in the afternoon.
5th. Yesterday beinz Sunday, the celebration of the anniversary of our National Independence was deferred till to-day. The Presidents' departure, which took place about 6 o'clock in the morning, attracted a large concourse of citizens in the vicinity of his quarters, many of whom pressed forward to have the pleasure of taking him by the hand. He departed by the cars for Boston, and was followed by the hearty cheers of the multitude.
A grand Floral Procession enlivened the forenoon, and boating to the islands, riding, and promenading occupied the attention of the mass of the inhabitants dur- ing the afternoon. About the usual amount of powder was burnt, by authority, and against authority, and the bells were rung as usual.
7th. A very sultry day, the thermometer for five hours during the middle of the day, ranged above SO deg. An Irish laborer, named Patrick Tumey, had his leg broken while handling stone, at the Atlantic depot.
9th. The body of a reaman named Uriah Powers, was picked up in our harbour, yesterday. He was drowned from the Barque Medora, some days before- aged 22 years.
10th. A building filled with materials for making Paper, belonging to Messrs' Day & Lion, of this city, was distroyed by fire, Letween 10 and Il o'clock, this evening at Saccarappa. Loss $8,000.
13. An " Elder" G. J. Adams, of Boston, who delivered three religious lectures at Concert Hall. on Sunday, performed at a Theatrical exhibition there in the character of Richard III, this evening. before a large assemblage of people !
Messrs. John A. Poor, John Fox; George Warren, A. W. H. Clapp, George Turner, James C. Churchill, and Horace Felton, were elected Directors of the Portland Company this afternoon.
18th. The store of Mr. George Wilson, at Stevens' Plains, was broken open last night, and robbed of a variety of valuable goods.
19th. An advertisement appeared in the daily papere inviting proposals for grad- ing the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rail Road, from Greene to Belgrade-a section about 20 miles in length-said proposals to be forwarded by the 17th August:
21st. Sands, Lent & Co's. Circus, entered the city with great parade this fore- noon.
23J. The weather to-day and for a day or two past, has been hot-thermometer ranging as high as 95 A man named Nicholas Everett, engaged in blasting the ledige, at the Atlantic depot grounds, was whirled into the air amidst a cloud of rocks, by a-premature explosion of a charge-but, wonderful to relate, escaped with a few unimportant bruises.
26th. Several buildings near the head of Harding's Court, were distroyed by fire -Messrs. Reuben Bartol, H W & A Deering, and Thos. McKenny, were the prin- cipal sufferers.
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AUGUST.
2d. A pocket book stolen from the counting room of Messrs Barnes & Hall. lumber dealers, was found in a shed contiguous, with $ 150 in cash, and valuable papers-in it was a scrawl, in part as follows : " Just 150 dollars will pay this and interest, if ever i get able."
3d. Wm. P. Preble, John Anderson, St. John Smith, J. B. Brown, Josiah S. Little, Eliphalet Greeley. James I. Farmer, Ezra F. Real, Thomas Hammond, Wm. P. Fessenden, John Dow. and John A. Poor, were elected Directors of the A. and St. Lawrence Rail Road Corporation-George Turner, was subsequently elected.
5th. Seven steamers arrived at this port to-day. from different routs, with an aggregate of 1200 passengers. They were the John Marshall and Portland, from Buston ; the Huntress from the Kennebec ; the Governor, from the Penobscot ; the Flushing from Brunswick ; the Admiral from St. John and Eastport, and the Maid of Erin, from St. John.
Mr. John Goold sprang into the water at the Rail Road wharf, and rescued an emigrant who had fallen overboard-a heroic act.
6th. Rev. Mr. Abbott, missionary from Arracan, preached at the Federal St Baptist Church, this evening.
Ilth. By the list of Taxes assessed for 1847, it appears that Asa Clapp is assessed 82208.86, John R. Brown. 8739,27 ; Samuel Chadwick $773,75 ; James Deering, $792.88 ; Isaac Jislay $779,73 ; over 100 other citizens were taxed from 100 to $600.
14th. The steamer Portland carried passengers to Boston last night, for 25 cents a head.
A fire broke out in Henry Foy's twine factory, in the rear of the houses on the eastern side of Cotton Street, which before it was quelled, laid the twine factory and eleven large dwelling houses in ashes. Joshua Richardson, Joshua Maxwell, Jonathan K. Morse, Win. Chase, L. D Hanson, Stephen Longfellow, Jr, Da- rius White, Charles Carl, Stilman Roberts, and J. B. Newell, were among the occupants-whole lose about 825,000, of which $13,500 was covered by insurance.
20 h. The Hancock Light Infantry of Boston. visited our city by the express train of cars, arriving just after 9 o'clock, P. M. They were received by the Portland Light Infantry, and escorted to ground selected for their encampment on Mount Joy. [They remained three or four days, aud returned home by the steamer Portland.]
26th. The " Warren Engine Company" of Roxbury, paid our firemen a visit, and were received by the " Volunteers No. 3," and escorted to camping grounds on Mount Joy, where they sat down to an excellent breakfast provided by the Volun- teers . They were a fine looking, hardy set of men-and the gentlemanly tenor of their deportment was appreciated by our citizens generally.
30th, Mr. Lover, the celebrated author of "Handy Andy." gave one of his Irish entertainments at the City Hall this evening, and was greeted by a full and intelligent audience.
SEPTEMBER.
Ist. The " Hancock Engine Company" of Boston, arrived here in the steamer John Marshall, and were received by the Portland Company No. 5, Capt. J. C. Tukesbury, and provided with a breakfast at the City Hall- an honorable specimen of the Boston Fire Department.
12th. Recently a young man named Wilbur, who arrived in this vicinity with a party of Penobscot Indians some time since, and has been residing with them at their camping ground, just beyond the Portland Bridge, has been recognized as the son of Mr. James Wilbur, of Bethel. It appears that he was stolen some twenty years ago, when only about three years old, from the vicinity of the house of his parents, who then resided near Sandy River Pond, in Franklin County, and was carried away by a vicious old Indian, named Robbins, to Nova Scotia. Search was made for him at the time in every direction, but without avail, and the matter had passed from the memory of all but the sorrowing parents; when providential cir- cumstances led to his discovery, as before stated. The young man at first refused to have any thing to do with his father, the Indians having persuaded him that the
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recognition was all pretended, and that some sinister design was meant upon him; he, however, subsequently became convinced, and has since forsaken the vagabond ways of the Indians, and bids fair to be an enterprisingand useful member of society.
13th. The annual State Election occurred to-day. Only one representative, Wm Goodenow, whig (out of the three to which this city is entitled) was elected. A. W. H. Clapp was elected Representative to Congress from the Cumberland District. The weather was very stormy, and the vote not large.
15th. A man named Thomas N. Folansbee, at work on the house of Dr. Gilman Daveis, Southern corner of Congress and Temple Streets, owing to the giving way of a staging, fell to the ground a distance of some twenty-five feet, and was severely injured.
16th. Messrs. J. R. Thompson, J. W. Mansfield, Samuel R. Leavitt, George Worcester and Benjamin Brown, were elected delegates to the Mechanics' Fair at Boston, by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association.
17th. The 3d Parish Society (Dr. Dwights') have recently purchased a fine large Organ, made by Appleton of Boston, for their meeeting house.
Mr. B. Hunting of Bucksport, was robbed of his pocket book, containing $250 while on his way hence to Boston, in the cars.
22J. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, had their triennial Celebra- tion, at the City Hall this evening. Mr. Neal Dow, delivered an excellent address on the occasion, and the members of the Institution and invited guests after wards sat down to a choice supper, and the evening was one of much social enjoyment.
Booth the celebrated tragic actor, has been performing lately with the troupe at Concert Hall, Union Street.
24th. The celebrated Tom Thumb, who on the tour in Europe frem which he has recently returned, realized the immense sum of $750,000, for his Jevees, arriv- ed in our city from Bangor, and gave an exhibition of his stature, prowess and talents, at the Exchange Hall in the evening, before a crowded assemblage.
27th. William Kimball, democrat, was elected representative from this city, to the Legislature.
29th. The substantial block of brick buildings called the Montreal Block, at the junction of Free and Middle Streets, is about completed. It is the property of Byron Greenough.
30th. Rumors of a Treaty of Peace with the Mexicans, reached the city.
OCTOBER.
Ist. The first number of a daily paper called the " Umpire," was issued by Messrs. John Edwards and Charles W. Child.
4th. The bank dividends declared and payable to day, were Casco 3 1-2 per ct. Canal 3 per ct .; Merchants 4 per ct .; Bank of Cumberland 3 1-2 per ct .; Manufac. turers and Traders' 4 per ct.
The Episcopal Convention held in this city, at St. Stephens' Church, elected Rev Dr. Burgess, of Hartford, Conn., Bishop of the Maine Diocese.
12th. A wretched lithograph, purporting to be a " View of Portland from the Cape Elizabeth side" has recently been hawked about our Streets for sale, and paimed off upon subscribers at $3 each.
The Portland Company got up their fires for the first time to-day.
13th. A violent storm commenced last evening from the South East, with a del . uging rain. The Office of the Portland Company was removed six feet from its foundation, and damage to awnings, trees, and fences was done about town.
16tb. This section was visited by a frost, last night.
17th. The house and outbuildings of Dr. Reuel Barrows, Fryeburg, was destroy . ed by fire.
: 20th. The annual Cattle Show and Fair, of the Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Society, was held at Windhain Centre. The address was delivered by Mr. Horace Stoter, of Scarborough.
The first lecture of the season before the Portland Lyceum, was delivered by Judge Woodbury, this evening.
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22d. The calm, mild, beautiful weather of the Indian Summer, has characterized the last few days.
24th. The first iron for the A. & St. Lawrence Rail Road, was received here, by the Bark Franklin, which arrived from Newport, Wales, to-day.
28th. By a report from the Managers of the Female Orphan Asylum, which appeared in the papers to day, it appears that they expended last year in carrying out the purpose of the institution, the sum of $932 43 cents.
NOVEMBER.
Ist. The School Committee recently introduced the study of the French language into our schools-thought by some to be an excellent move.
9th. The ship Lemuel Dyer, was launched to-day just after 11 o'clock. A. M. from the yard near foot of Mountfort Street. She struck against the Rail Road bridge, but did no damage.
14th. A destructive fire occurred at Tonsham, last night, by which two saw mills, a clapboard and lath machine and other property were destroyed-loss from 12,000 to $15,000. The light of the fire was seen in this city.
21st. The Rev. Dr. Dwight, recently returned from a tour in Europe, preached a: the Exchange Hall, his newly modelled meeting house not being quite ready for occupancy.
The annual address before the Portlani Benevolent Society was delivered by Rev. Dr. Curruthers, at the Ist. Parish Meeting House this evening.
25th: The annual Thanksgiving. The steamer Huntress made her last trip of the season to-day, for the Kennebec.
29.h. A meeting in favor of the York and Cumberland Rail Road, was held at the City Hall this evening.
The weather has been remarkably warm of late, for the season of the year-the average temperature in Boston, on Wednesday, and Thursday, (day and night) was about 60 degrees.
Henry Carter recently became associated in the editorship of the Portland Ad- vertiser.
30th. A Division of the Sons of Temperance, was installed last evening, called Portland Division, No. 95.
DECEMBER.
2d. The seventh" trial to elect a third representative, resulted in no choice, there were three candidates ; Phinehas Barnes received the highest number of votes.
3d. A young man named Wm. H. Babb, belonging to Bangor, called at the door of Dr. Hunt, Danfort Street, and not finding the doctor at home, left, but had gone but a few steps, when he fell on the side walk, and instantly expired. He left a wife and child at Bangor.
5th. Sunday-the weather during the day was warm as in June, but it changed at night, and a snow storm set in, the first snow of the season.
9th. The annual message of President Polk, was received to-day noon.
10th. Weather remarkably mild for the season-the thermometer this morning, stood at 51 above zero.
14th. Winter, but no frost-the streets a perfect mud slough-thermometer at sunrise, 47 above zero.
15th The annual meeting of the Society of Natural History occurred this after- noon. The officers elected were Ether Shepley, President ; Woodbury Storer, Vice President ; Wm. Wood, Corresponding Secretary ; S. B. Beckett, Recording Secretary ; Edward Gould, Treasurer ; Josiah Pennell, Cabinet Keeper ; Eliphalet Greeley, John Neal, J. W Chickering, Luther Jewett, William Senter, Charles Cobb, J. T McCobb, Associate Managers.
The store of Mr. James Crie, on Exchange Street, was broken open last night, and robbed among other things of 12 pairs of nice boots.
21st. The dwelling house and out buildings on the farm of Capt. Joshua Moulton, of Scarboro' were consumed by fire last night-loss $3,000.
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25th. News was received here of the death of John Fairfield, member of the U. S. Senate from this State. He died at Washington, Friday 24th, at 8 o'clock, evening.
27th. On the ninth trial to elect a third representative from this city, Phinehas Barnes was elected. The vote stood 1050 for Bari.es, 518 for Neal Dow, 390 for George F. Shepley.
The papers state that Martha C. Hall bequeathed all her property, some $5600 to the First Parish Charity Fund.
1848. JANUARY.
Ist. The Daily Advertiser came out in a new dress ; the Umpire came out in an enlarged shape.
The funeral services over the remains of Senator Fairfield, were held at Saco, this afternoon.
The old breastwork on Mt. Joy, and the adjoining land, on which the gun-house stands, advertised at auction, by the U. S. Government, were sold to C. S. Davies, for $925.
The shipping built in the district during the year 1847, amounted to 13,288 tons, The mean temperature of the weather in this city, for December 1847. was 31 1-4 degrees-highest temperature 11th, 64 degress, lowest 27th, 5 below zero- range of temperature 69 degrees.
3d. The Hutchinson family gave a concert at the City Hall.
4th. Wretched traveling-the eastern mail five hours behind its time.
The Ocean Insurance Company declared a semi-annual dividend of 6 per cent. Phillip Greeley was elected President, H. B. Wright, Secretary.
6th. A boiler for Propellor Gen. Warren, was recently made at the works of Dan'l Freeman & Co.,-the first ever constructed in this city-cost 92800.
8th. The papers sta te that Miss Ostinelli, (Mad. Biscaccianti,) formerly of this city, who recently made her debut among the Italian Troupe, at the Howard Athe- neum Boston, came off triumphantly.
11th. The coldest 'day of the season-thermometer at sunrise, 14 degrees below zero.
The steamer T. F. Secor, on her passage yesterday for Bangor, fell in with sch. Cincinnatus of Ellsworth. ' Her mails had been blown away, and the men were frost bitten.
Mr. John Gould was killed to day, about noon, near the Alms House, by a bank of frozen earth falling upon him, while he was digging.
12th. The Christian Mirror says that Samuel Wyatt of this city, has recently discovered his heirship to a princely estate in the city of Arlington, England. The evidence is said to be perfect.
13th. Rev. Geo. W. Bourne, Seamens' Chaplain, of this city, has recently re- ceived and accepted a call to take charge of the Seamens' Friend Society, Fort Hill, Boston.
15th. The Bark Cumberland, arrived to-day from Cuba, with the first cargo of new molasses this season.
17th. Yesterday and to-day the weather has been mild as in Spring-sleighing gone entirely.
Last evening the vestry of Dr. Dwights church was dedicated by the Pastor, in an impressive manner, for religeous worship.
The deaths in Gorham, in 1847, were 31, not one per cent of its population.
2ist. A fine ship of about 675 tons burden, called the Corra Linn, was launched to-day, from the ship yard of Ralph Kelly, foot of High Street. " She has been purchased for the line of packets beiween New York and Glasgow.
26th. Rev. Jason Whitman, formerly of the Park Street Unitarian Church, died in this etty, at 12 o'clock last night. He had an insurance of $2000 on his life. .
28th. Rumors of peace with Mexico reached the city.
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81st. A concert was given at the City Hall, by the celebrated Seguin Operatic Troupe.
The contributions of nine of the churches of the city to the Widow's Wond So- ciety, amounted to $629 94 cts .- viz First Parish, $184.44 ; High Street 81.84 ; Universalist, 50 89; St. Stephens, 43,22 ; Free St. Baptist, 51.58: Second Parish, 76.45 ; Park Street, Unitarian, 82,28; Federal St. Baptis:, 31,24; Third Parish, $28,00.
FEBRUARY.
4th The Rev. Mr. Hincks of London, delivered an evening lecture at the Park St. Church.
5th. This evening, about 10 o'clock. the store of L. B. Sturdevant, on Commer- cial Wharf, was considerably damaged by fire-stock ruined.
9th- The remains of Capt. J. W. Thompson, who fell in the Mexican war, ar- rived here this evening, ou their way to North Conway, where the family of the deceased resides.
The Casco Engine Company voted a donation of $25 to David Stillings, who was injured at a fire in Green Street.
11th. Mr. Dempster gave a concert at the City Hall, this evening.
The sale of Pews in the Third Parish Meeting House, took place yesterday. The highest price given, was 8225. All however, sold at prices above their appraise . ment.
17th. A series of Lectures on Phrenology, by O. S. Fowler, were commenced this evening.
A brilliant meteor, decending in the North East, burst with a loud report.
18th. The dedication of the Third Parish Meeting House took place last evening. The sermon was preached by the Pastor, Rev. Dr. Dwight-text, Haggai 2, 9; "The glory of the latter house shall be greater than the former, saith the Lord of Hosts, and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts."
27th. News was received of the death of John Quincy Adams, which took place on the 23d inst.
News received of a treaty of peace. Mr. Fraener brought the despatches through to Washington, in 17 days from the city of Mexico.
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