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For the Eastern District, composed of the city and county of Philadelphia, and the counties of Delaware, Chester, Mont- gomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh and Pike, at Philadel- phiia, on the 2d Monday in March, to continue two weeks, and on the 2d Monday in December, to continue three weeks. The last Monday in July is the return day for July term, but no court is then held. For the Lancaster District, composed of the counties of Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuyl- kill, and Berks, at Lancaster, on the 3d Monday in May. For the Middle District, composed of the counties of Northum- berland, Union, Columbia, Centre, Mifflin, M'Kean, Clear- field, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehannalı, Wayne and Luzerne, at Sunbury, on the Wednesday follow- ing the second week of the term of the Lancaster District. For the Western District, composed of the counties of Alleg- hany, Westmoreland, Somerset, Fayette, Washington, Greene, Beaver, Butler, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Warren, Venango, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and Cambria, at Pittsburg, on the first Monday in September, to continue two weeks if ne .. cessary. For the Southern District, composed of the coun- ties of Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Huntingdon and Bed- ford, at Chambersburg, on the Monday week next following the end of the second week of the term of the Western Dis- trict.
Note. It is only in the city and county of Philadelphia that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction, and there only where the sum in controversy exceeds 500 dollars; all issues of fact are tried by jury, before a single judge, at nisi prius. WILLIAM TILGHMAN, Chief Justice. JOHN B. GIBSON, THOMAS DUNCAN, .Associates,
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The District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia has original jurisdiction of all cases where the sum in con- troversy exceeds 100 dollars. This Court holds four terms annually. On the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. If business requires it, they are bound to hold courts nine months in the year.
MOSES LEVY, Esq. President. JOSEPH B. M'KEAN, Esq. BENJAMINR. MORGAN, Esq.
Associates.
The District Court for the city and county of Lancaster, in the city of Lancaster, on the first Moudays of February, June, September and December.
CHARLES SMITHI, Esq. President.
Courts of Oyer and Terminer und general Jail Delivery,
Are held twice in each year for the City and County of Philadelphia alternately, by the Judges of the Common Pleas, and the Judges of the Supreme Court; in the other Districts, they are held by the Judges of the Common Pleas. Trials of civil causes in the Common Pleas of l'hiladelphia County are adjourned Courts, held at such times as the Judges may ap- point. -
CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA.
SELECT COUNCIL .~ George Vaux, President; Thomas Bradford, jr. Clerk; John W. Thompson, Anthony Cuthbert, Win. Rush, Joseph S. Lewis, Wm. Meredith, J. M. Scott, Thos. Hale, Jolın Miller, jr. T. Kittera, G. Worrall, L. D. Car- pentier.
COMMON COUNCIL .- James S. Smith, President; John C. Lowber, Clerk; Benj. Jones, jr. Thos. Williams, Danl. Knight, Wm. A. Peddle, Win. Heyl, Joshua Percival, Benj. Tilghman, James M. Broome, S. J. Robbins, John Markland, Ephraim Haines, John R. Coates, Samuel Robinson, Anthony M. Buck- ley, Wm. Gerhard, Charles W. Schreiner, Alexander Purves, Aquila A. Browne, James Wilmer.
Robert Wharton, Mayor. Joseph Reed, Recorder. John Bacon, City Treasurer.
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Robt. W. Sykes, attorney and solicitor to the Corporation. Thomas T. Stiles, Joseph Morris, and Nathan Atherton, City Commisioners.
John M'Lean, and Wm. Hines, High Constables.
ALDERMEN .- Matthew Lawler, Abraham Shoemaker, Jas .. N. Barker, John Douglass, George Bartram, Samuel Badger, John Inskeep, Andrew Pettit, John Geyer, John Connelly, Peter Christian, William Duane, Joseph Watson, and John Binns.
George Beck and Joshua Henszey, Clerks of High street Market.
John Land, Clerk of the Second street Market.
Robert Stiles, Clerk of Broad street Market.
Captain of the Nightly Watch, Anthony Elton.
Lieutenant of the Nightly Watch, Samuel Stevens.
Corders of Wood und receivers of Wharfage:
Vine street, John B. Ackley.
Race street, Henry Meyer, jun.
Arch street, Benjamin Meredith.
Chesnut street, Charles M.Elwee.
Drawbridge, Philip Winnemore; Peter Field, deputy Public Landing on Schuylkill, John Marley.
Inspector of Wood coming by land into the city, John Marley.
Controllers of the Public Schools For the First School District of the State of Pennsylvania. [Office, City Hall. ] Roberts Vaux, President; Wm. W. Fisher, Samuel J. Rob- bins, Rev. P. F. Mayer, first section. John C. Browne, Jacob Justice, second section. George M'Leod, Andw. Hooton, third section. Joseph Norbury, fourth section. Thomas M. Pettit; secretary.
Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Samuel Coates, Pattison Hartshorne, Win. L. Hodge, Thos. Stewardson, Thomas P. Cope, Joseph Watson, Israel Cope, Thomas Morris, Henry Hollingsworth, Joseph Johnson, Alex, Elmslie, and Matthew L. Bevan.
Treasurer -- Joseph S. Lewis.
Managers of the Alms House.
George Swope, 351 north Second; James Schott, 385 Arch; Thomas D. Grover, 15 Christian; Charles A. Harper, 21 Arch; Joseph S. Walter, 237 Vine; Nathan Folwell, 343 north Third; Charles N. Bancker, 320 Chesuut; Bankson Taylor, 30 Ruce; John HI. Curtis, 31 Queen.
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GUARDIANS OF THE POOR.
Wm. Brown, 6 St. John st. Jeremiah Ilukill, Callowhill st. near 9th; M. Ludie, Germantown road n. Rising Sun; I. Eyre, Beach above Maiden st. Kensington; Daniel Fitler, German- town road; Geo. Wilson, Third st. above Franklin; Jacob Moser, Queen st. Kensington; Wm. Sutton, Queen near Marl- borough st. Kensington; S. P. Courtney, corner of Hanover and Queen st. James A. Mahany, 55 Vine st. Tobias Bechler, corner of Second & Brown; Maurice Starne, 407 N. Second st. William Lee, 3 Lilly alley; Thomas Coats, jr. 320 N. Third; George Egert, 357 north Second st. William Bruner, 112 St. John st. John Garritson, 49 Vine street and 131 N. Second; Aaron Kille, 88 Vine st. Daniel Smith, 99 north Third st. Wm. Widdifield, 42 N. Third and 160 Arch st. Job B. Rem. ington, Arch near Twelfth st. Joseph Blame, 5 north Fifth st. George Peterson, 3 south Third st. Timothy Abbott, 74 S. Third st. H. Harrison, Chesnut one door from Thirteenth st. Joseph Williams, 211 Walnut st. Henry Troth, 222 Market; 'T. Wickersham, 161 Pine st. J. N. Harmes, 3 Minor st. Clay- ton Earle, 20 Pine st. John Rakestraw, 279 south Front st; John Curry, 267 south Second st. John Floyd, jr. corner of German and Fourth st. Joseph Hartley, 266 south Second st. Samuel Sweeny, corner of German and Third st. John Bel. rose, 315 south Second st. James Virtue, Fourth street be- low Christian.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Warden's Office, Philadelphia. For the information and government of Owners, Masters, and others, having the command, care, or charge of Ships or Vessels within the port or harbour of Philadelphia, the Wardens of the port conceive it necessary to publish the following Rules and Regulations:
1. Every ship or vessel that may arrive in this harbour, and that shall come to anchor in the stream, any where be- tween Almond street (in the district of Southwark, ) and Vine street, having previously caused her gunpowder, if she had any on board, to be landed as the law directs, may re- main in that situation 24 hours, and no longer: taking care to lay as near to the Island, or Sand-bar, as may be consis- tent with their safety. But if, from the circumstance of a vessel having servants on board, or from any other cause, it may be thought necessary or convenient to lie a longer time in the stream, then, and in every such case, the Owner, Mas- ter, Pilot, or other person, having the charge or direction of such vessel, shall remove her from opposite the city, and shall moor her, or cause her to be moored to the northward of Vine street, with one anchor and cable up, and one anchor
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and cable down the stream; and in both the above-mentioned situations, the regulations contained in the next succeeding article to be duly attended to.
2. When a ship or other vessel shall be hauled into any wharf or dock, or along side of another vessel that may be lying at such wharf or dock, the Owner, Master, Pilot, or whoever may have the command, care or direction of her, shall have her securely made fast, and if outside of another vessel, shall get one good fast from each end of the vessel to the shore, and within 24 hours thereafter, cause her jib- boom, spritsail-yard, main-boom, ring-tail and driver-booms, if any they have, to be rigged in, and their lower yards top- ped up, in such a manner as least to interfere with vessels passing.
3. If any vessel, properly moored in the stream, shall have her anchor or cable overlaid by another ship or vessel, in an- choring or mooring, the Master or person having the care or direction of such last-mentioned ship or vessel, shall imme- diately, or soon as may be, after application made to him by the party aggrieved, cause the said anchor and cable so over- laying, to be taken up and cleared.
4. If the fasts of a ship or vessel, when moored at a wharf, shall extend across a dock, so as to obstruct the passing or repassing of a shallop, lighter, or other craft or vessel, the Master or other person having the charge or command of such ship or vessel, shall, upon the first application, imme- diately cause such fast or fasts to be cast off or slacked down.
5. No outward bound vessel putting off from a wharf, shall he longer in the stream, between Vine street and Almond street (in the district of Southwark,) above-mentioned, than 24 hours. And if vessels lying at the end of wharves, so much interlock with each other, as to prevent vessels from hauling in or out of the docks, the Master, Owner, Pilot, or other person having charge of the same, shall immediately on application from any person so wanting to haul his vessel in or out of the dock aforesaid, have the vessel or vessels, so in - terfering, moved in such manner as to accommodate the one applied for; in which case the vessel making room for ano- ther to haul in or out, shall have liberty to make her warps fast to the most convenient place adjacent for a reasonable time, and that all sea vessels, when transporting or wanting to haul into a wharf or dock, or to make sail in order to pro- ceed to sea, shall have the same privilege.
6. When any ship or vessel is lying along side any wharf, and not taking in or discharging, she shall make way for, and permit any vessel that wants to unload or load, to come inside next the wharf, until she discharges or loads her cargo; and the said vessel when so discharged or loaded, sball haul outside and give way to the ship or vessel that first occupied the wharf -- Provided, that from the first day of December to the first day of March, no vessel shall be compelled to move,
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COHOCSINK CREEK, or Northern Boundary.
SEVENTH
WARD.
SIXTH STREET, or Western Boundary.
Poplar
iaine.
SIXTH WARD.
FIFTH WARD.
Green
Street.
FOURTH WARD.
THIRD WARD.
Willow Street,
or, Pegg's Run.
SECOND WARD.
FIRST WARD.
VINE STREET, or Southern Boundary.
POST OFFICE -- PHILADELPHIA,
116 Chesnut street; Richard Bache, Esq. Post Master.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MAILS. EASTERN MAIL.
New York, Connecticut, Massachussetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire states, arrives daily, at half past 6 A. M .; closes daily, at 2 P. M.
Frankford, Holmesburg, Andalusia, Bristol, and Morris- ville, Pa. arrives daily, at half past 6 A. M .; closes daily, at 2. P. M.
Hulmesville, Pa. arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- days, at halfpast 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 2 P. M.
Newtown and Attleborough, arrives Thursdays, at half past 6 A. M ; closes Tuesdays, at 2 P. M
Burlington, Trenton, Princeton, Brunswick, Woodbridge. Rahway, Elizabethtown, Newark, Jersey city, and Ambor
DELAWARE RIVER, or Eastern Boundary.
THIRD STREET, or Middle Boundary
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arives daily, at half past 6 A. M .; closes daily, at half past 2 P. M.
Newton, Morristown, Sparta, and Orange, N. J. arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at half past 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 2 P. M.
Via Easton, Pa. for Johnsonburg, Hamburg, Belvidere, Hope, Knowlton Mills, Deckertown, Harmony, and Vernon, N. J. arrives Tuesdays, at 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, (from 1st April to 30th September) at 5 P. M .; at 3 P. M. (from 1st October to 31st March.)
Plemington, Pittstown, Van Syckles, New Hampton, As- bury, Mansfield, and Bloomsbury, N. J. arrives Wednesday, at half past 6 A. M .; closes Saturday at 2 P. M.
All other offices in East New Jersey, arrives Wednesday at half past 6 A. M .; closes Monday at 2 P. M.
SOUTHERN MAIL.
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina and Georgia states, and Alabama territory, arrives daily at 1 P. M .; closes daily at half past 6 A. M.
Ohio state south and west of Chilicothe, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri states, arrives daily at 1 P. M .; closes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at half past 6 A. M.
New Orleans, Mississippi and Tennessee states, arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1 P. M .; eloses Sun- days, Wednesdays and Fridays at half past 6 A. M.
London Grove, Chatham, New Garden, Cochransville and Strasburg, L. Cy. Penn. arrives Wednesday at 1 P. M .; closes Saturday at half past 6 A. M.
Pittsburg, Pa. and intermediate offices, and via Pittsburg, Pa. for Ohio state and Michigan territory arrives daily at 4 P. M .; closes daily half an hour before sun-set.
Via Harrisburg, Pa. for Mifflin and Huntingdon counties, arrives Wednesday at 4 P. M .; closes Saturday half an hour before sun-set.
Via Columbia, Pa. for York and Adams counties arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 4 P. M .; closes Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays half an hour before sun-set.
Via Downington, Pa. for Kennett Square, New London Cross Roads, Oxford, Ch. Cy. and White Horse and Mount Pleasant, L. f'y. arrives Wednesday at 4 P. M .; closes Mou- day half an hour before sun-set.
West Chester, arrives Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4 P. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays half an hour before sun-set.
Reading, Pa. and intermediate offices, arrives Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, Wed- nesdays and Fridays (from 1st of April to 30th September) at 5 P. M .; (from 1st October to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
Via Reading for Berks, Lebanon and Dauphin counties, ar- rives Mondays and Saturdays at 6 A. M .; closes Mondays and Fridays (from 1st April to 30th Sept.) at 5 P. M .; (from Ist Oct. to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
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Via Reading for Northumberland, Union, Columbia, Ly- coming and Centre counties, arrives Monday at 6. A. M .; closes Monday, (from 1st April to 30th Sept. ) at 5 P. M., (from 1st Oct. to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
Via Harrisburg for Halifax, D. Cy. Seelins Grove, U. Cy. Sunbury and Northumberland, Northd. Cy. Milton, Ca. Cy. and Williamsport, L. Cy. arrives Wednesday at 4 P. M .; closes Wednesday half an hour before sun-set.
Easton, Pa, and intermediate offices, arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, Wed- nesdays and Saturdays (from 1st April to 30th Sept.) at 5 P. M .; (from 1st Oct. to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
Via Easton, Pa. for Northampton, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, and Bradford counties, Pa. and Gennessee, N. York, arrives Tuesday, at 6 A. M .; closes Wednesday, (from 1st April to 30th Sept.) at 5 P. M .; (from 1st Oct. to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
Wilkesbarre, arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6 A M .; closes Wednesdays and Saturdays ( from 1st April to 30th of' Sept.) at 5 P. M .; (from 1st Oct. to 31st March) at 3 P. M.
Bethlehem, Montgomery Square, Allentown, Lausanne and Kreidersville, Pa. arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- days (from the 1st May to 31st Oct.) at 6 A. M .; Tuesdays and Fridays (from 1st Nov. to 30th April) at 6 A. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (from 1st May to 31st Oct.) at 5 P. M .; Tuesdays and Fridays (from Ist Nov. to 30th April) at half past 12 P. M.
Nazareth, Pa. arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M .; closes on Wednesday, with the Eastern mail; on Friday, with the Bethlehem mail.
Bridgetown. West N. J. and intermediate offices, arrives daily, at 3 P. M .; closes daily, at 3 P. M.
Via Bridgetown, for Cedarsville, Fairton, and Dividing Creek, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 3 P. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 3 P, M.
Via Bridgetown, for Millville, Port Elizabeth, Dennis's Creek, Cape May C. H. and Cape Island, arrives Mondays and Fridays, at 3 P. M .; closes Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 P. M.
For Salem, N. J. via Woodbury, Sweedsborough and Woodstown, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 3 P. M .; closes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 3 P. M.
Tuckerton, Somers' Point, Long-a-Coming, Evesham, Sooy's Inn, May's Landing and Absecoyn, N. J. arrives Tuesday at 4 P. M .; closes Wednesday at 3 P. M.
Mount Holly and Moore's Town, arrives daily t ahalf past 12 A. M .; closes daily at half past 12 P. M.
Bordentown, New Mills, Haddonfield, New Egypt and Black Horse, N. J. arrives Wednesday at half past 12 A. M .; closes Wednesday at half past 12 P. M.
Swiftsure mail, via Jenkintown and New Hope, Pa. Somer- Bet C. H. Plainfield, Springfield, Bound Brook and Scotch
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Plains, N. J. arrives Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M .; closes Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday's at 6 A. M.
Mail for Germantown, P. arrives daily at 8 A. M .; closes daily at 4 P. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On single letters carried any distance not exceeding 30 miles, 6 cents; over 30, and not over 80, 10 cents; over 80, and not over 150, 123 cents; over 150, ,and not over 400, 182 cents; over 400, 25 cents. Double letters, or those. composed of two pieces of paper, double those rates. Triple letters, or those composed of three pieces of paper, triple those rates. Packets or letters composed of four or more pieces of paper, or one or more articles, and weighing one ounce avoirdupois, quadruple those rates; and in that propor- tion for all greater weight. Ship letters, not carried by mail, 6 cents.
Each newspaper, carried not over 100 miles, 1 cent; over 100 miles, 13 cent. But if carried to any place within the state where printed, whatever be the distance, the rate is only 1 cent.
Magazines and pamphlets are rated by the sheet, and car- ried over 50 miles, 1 cent; over 50, and not over 100, 1} cent; over 100, 2 cents. Every four folio pages, eight quarto pages, and sixteen octavo, or lesser pages, are to be consi- dered a sheet; also the surplus pages beyond even fours, &c.
Letters must be left at the Post Office within the time spe- cified, to insure going in the mail of the day; and Newspa- pers, before that time. As there are several places of the same name in the United States, it is necessary that the di- rections should be particular, the States should be distin- guished, and, when it might otherwise be doubtful, the Counties. - When letters are not for a Post Town, the nearest Post Town ought to be mentioned.
The Post Office is open daily, from sun-rise to sun-set, ex- cept on Sundays, the Fourth of July, and Christmas day, when it is open from 8 to 9 A. M. and from 2 to 3 P. M.
Persons wishing to pay postage when the Office is shut, can enclose the money with the letter, directed to " The Post Office." Those who keep accounts with the Carriers, or Of- fice, will please to enclose the letter directed in the same manner, with a request that the postage be charged to their account.
All notes or letters deposited in this Office, directed to any part of the city east side of Broad street, and to the populous parts of the Northern Liberties and Southwark, will be care ried out three times a day, viz. at 8 A. M. at 1 P. M. and half an hour before sun-set. D
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Letter Carriers-Abraham Cook, Josiah Johnson, Alexan der Robb, David Watson, Isaac Bewley, Thomas F. Goodwin, James Robb.
MAIN LINE OF POST TOWN'S, From Wiscasset to Sunbury, with their distances, as estab- lished by the Post Master General.
From Wiscasset to
Bath
13
13
Bristol
10
504
Brunswick
12
25
Del. Penn.
Philadelphia
20
524
North Yarmouth
15
40
Chester
15
539
Portland
15
55
Wilmington
13 552
Biddeford
14
69
Wells
14
83
Elkton
13
573
\York
16
99
N. H. Portsmouth
12
111
(Newburyport
22
133
Harford
12
601
Ipswich
12
145
Baltimore
25
626
Beverly
10
155
Bladensburg
38
66-1
Salem
2
157
Georgetown
8
672
Lynn
6
163
Alexandria
8
630
Boston
13
176
--
Colchester
16
695
Worcester
48|224
Dumfries
12
70S
Springfield
49
273
Fredericksburg
25 753
Hartford
28
301
Bowling Green
22
755
New Haven
26
341
Richmond
22
802
Stratford
14 355
Petersburg 25
82.
Fairfield
8
363
Halifax
75
902
Norwalk
12
375
Tarborough
37
939
Stamford
85
Smithfield
69
999
§Kingsbridge
.15
Fayetteville
50
1019
& New York
14
.29
Cheraw C. House,
Newark
9
158
or Greenville 75
1124
Elizabethtown
6
144
Cambden
55
1179
Bridgetown
6
450
Columbia
$5
1214
Woodbridge
4
454
Cambridge
SO
1294.
New Brunswick
10
464
Augusta
50
1344
Princeton
18 482
Savannah
120
1464
Trenton
12|494
Sunbury
19 1513
Increase of Methodism.
The Wesleyan Almanack for 1823, published in this city, contains an account of the annual conferences of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church in the United States, and the number of church members under the care of each conference re- spectively; from which it appears that during last year there were 15,476 members admitted; and that their present rum- ber amounts to 297,622-41,377 of whom are colourto There are 1106 Travelling Preachers under the Church.
Massachusetts.
Charlestown
10
583
Havre-de-Grace
6
589
Maryland.
N.Y. Connecticut.
Middletown
14 315
Hanover C. Ilouse 25
789
Virginia.
Georg. S. Carolina. N. Carol.
New Jersey.
Maine.
Christiana Bridge 11
553
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A LIST
Of the Institutions, Companies, and Societies, Monied, Religious, Humane, Charitable, Literary, &c. &c.
Abolition Society-Annual election Dec. 31. President, Win. Rawle.
.Academy of Natural Sciences-Annual election Dec. 30. President, Wm. Maclure.
.Adult School-An evening school for those who have not had the advantage of an early education (who are taught gratis) is opened in Southwark Hall. Those of either sex, who wish to attend the course of instruction, can leave their names at either of the Day Schools, in the Hall. Persons, al- though advanced in years, need not feel diffident in coming- forward.
f. African Friendly Society of St. Thomas-Annual election first Wednesday in December. President, Robert Douglass; Secretary, Wm. West. Meet at B. Burton's, south Fifth be- low Lombard.
.Aimwell School Society, for the free instruction of Female Children
American Beneficial Society.
.American Brotherly Society-Meet the second Saturday in every month, at 212 north Third.
American Friendly Institution-Incorporated in 1811 .- - Meet the second Monday in each month, at the S. W. corner of Race and Fifth. Annual election on the second Monday in June. [None but native Americans are admitted. The benefit of sick members is from 3 to $4, per week; and in case of death, $30 is allowed for funeral expenses, and 25 cents additional, from each member, where there is a widow. Persons applying for membership must be between the ages of 21 and 40. Initiation from 5 to $10. Contribution 37 cents per month. ]
American Philadelphia Society.
American Philosophical Society, for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge-Vice President, Chief Justice Wm. Tilghman; Treasurer, John Vaughan.
Atheneum-( For the Promotion of Literature.) Incorpo- rated in 1815. Rooms in the Philosophical Hall, Fifth below Chesnut. Open daily, except Sundays, from 8 A. M till 10 P. M. President, Chief Justice Win. Tilghman; Vice Presi- dent, John Vaughan; Treasurer, Quintin Campbell.
Auxiliary Bible Society.
Bricklayers' Benefit Society. N
Bricklayers' Company -Incorporated in 1799. Election on the 1st of January.
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British Emigrant Society-Meet at 27 north Fifth street.
Burns' Club- Meet 29th January (the anniversary of the Poet's birth.) President, Gavin Hamilton; Secretary, Adam 'T'raquair.
Burrows' Beneficial Society-Incorporated in 1816. Meet at Wilson's tavern, opposite the State House, the first Tues- day in each month.
Cabinet of Sciences.
Caledonian Benevolent Society-Annual election January Sth. Treasurer, Alexander M'Causland.
Carpenters' Company-Meet at their Hall in Carpenter's court. Instituted in 1724, and incorporated in 1790.
Christ Church Hospital for Widows, 10 Cherry street.
Christian Benevolent Society.
Cincinnati Society of the State of Pennsylvania-Annual election on the 4th of July.
City Hospital-For the reception of patients labouring under malignant fevers; situate S. W. corner of Sch. Fourth and Francis' lane.
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