-ceeded with mild aperients, castor oil and laxative) enemata. When the pulse rises under depletion, do not hesitate to repeat the bleeding boldly. Even three or four days after reaction, dreadful oppression of the brain frequently supervenes. This state should be treated exactly as we do Hydrocephalus Acutus. I ought to remark that the consecutive fever always assumes the shape of Hydrocephalus Acutus in in. fants, and should be treated accordingly. If recove. ry is effected from this consecutive fever, it is not uncommon that relapses more or less severe take place. These relapses take place as often after the mild as after the severest form of the disease; and may be generally traced to some imprudence in diet, or exposure to cold. We must treat them in the same mode as the original disease, diminishing the quantity of our doses. To return to the premonitory symptoms. I am assured from many circumstances which I shall lay before the public in detail, that the effluvia from the excretions of an individual having Diarrhoea Cholerica may communicate to another predisposed person the most developed form of the disease: and, when we consider how long men will follow their ordinary occupations, or travel with Diarrhoea Cholerica immense distances, the gradual march of this dreadful malady is at once accounted for. This should constitute to you, Gentlemen, a powerful argument for your immediately instituting a careful system of prevention of the spread of this Diarrhoa Cholerica. POETRY. [For the New York American.] The glittering breast of the sea Swells bright in the beams of the sun, And winds, like the breath of the lea, Kiss the waves as they sparkle on. Anon. 'mid the blue of the sky Are gushing the splendors of even ; But the emigrant's desolate eye Looks through them in sorrow to heaven. Though his bark so triumphantly glides Greet with music the prow they steep His bosom the sunbeam and wave Are vain to beguile of its doom ; For his bark breathes the breath of the grave, O'er the Christian at home amid friends; Some angel in tenderness bends, And prayer wings his spirit above. But when, in the Cholera ship, The emigrannt lies down to die, Winds only their watch round him keep, And the dying re-echo his sigh. N. W. [For the New-York American.] THE PARRICIDE.-A Fragment. None love me, and I love not one, A withered, withering, thing of blight. My mother loathed me in her womb! I drained the poison, felt my doom, I lived, and grew thro' dreamlike years, A plague spot in her sight to be; To vent in bot unpitied tears, My heart's deep springs of agony; The thoughts that then would darkly rise, I roamed a scorned and homeless wretch, I burned, 'twas hell! the poisoned flame, I call'd in phrenzy on her name, And cursed her-wildly, fearfully! * * * 'Twas midnight, and the joyous song But oh, a fearful pledge was mine! The mirth had ceased, the lights had fled; Shot thro' my brain and pulses cold; I laughed with glee, and dreamed I sought, I gazed again! the starless sky Was hung with one black shadow'y pall; Like wailing at a funeral. One startling peal! a sound more fell It was a chamber, richly hung With deep and costly drapery, I quench'd the flame and stood in night, The breaths of doomed infancy; And Heaven alone my steps to mark. The storm grew wild! the frequent flash But could not: oh! there came a peal, That might have raised the slumb'ring dead And then a wild and piercing scream, 'Twas spell-like terror bound me last; It paused-'twas she !-and knew me well; Blindly I took my desperate path; I felt a shock-twas strange and dread, I lived again; a burning thiret The quenchless longing of the doomed! I lived and breathed, yet felt no sense It seemed a trance of deep, intense, I viewed the scene-twas wild and drear, But water! water! glistened nigh, And mad with thirst I staggered there. I plunged my hands, and would have quaffed; In dismal, fearful concert, pealed A reeking, bloodstained Parricide, The undying flame within my breast; A palsied wretch-I could have died Have changed with Demons and been blessed. I could not drink, altho' it seemed As it one drop had power to save ; In glassy mockery it streamed, I knelt my burning brow to lave. I knelt-prayer died beneath the chill MARRIED-On Monday evening, June 18th by the Rev. Dr. Snodgrass, Joseph Shepard James, Esq. of Richmond, Virgi Aia, to Miss Catharine C. daughter of Nathaniel Richards, Leq. of his city. At Newburgh, on Wednesday, June 30th, by the Rev. John Johnson, Alexander C. Mulliner, Esq. Attorney at Law, in that village, to Jane, daughter of Selah Reeve, Esq. of the same place. On the 19th June, at Greenwich, Conn.) by the Rev. Joe! Mann, Mr. George Webb, of this city. to Miss Elizabeth R. Mead, daughter of the late Richard Mead, of the former place. In Boston, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Hagen, Mr. Thomas J. Whittemore, of the film of William Whittemore & Co., to Miss Susannah Frances, daughter of Darins Boardman, Esq.-all of that city. At Sacket's Harbor, on the 12th inst by the Rev. J. R. Boyd, Lieut. Jesss H. Leavenworth, of the U. S. Army, only son of Gen. H Leavenworth to Miss Elvira C. Clark, only daughter of Festus Clark, Esq. of said place. DIED-Saturday morning, 9th June, John, son of James Finley, aged 1 year and 9 months. Yesterday, June 18, John Rutherfurd, only son of the late Dr. Watts, in the 5th year of his age. Yesterday afternoon, of consumption, Miss Eliza Brown, in the 23d year of her age. At Greenbush, yesterday, 24th June, Mary, aged 16 months, daughter of Dr. J. Van Rensselaer of this city. On Wednesday, 20th July, in the 94th year of his age, Wm. Cupples, at his late residence, Westchester, N. Y. On the 22d June, at the residence of her brother Colonel Samuel Ward, Miss Mary Ward, born in Westerly, in the State of Rhode Island, in December 1754. A sincere and exemplary Christian of the Baptist Society. At Litchfield, Connecticut. Truman Smith, Esq. to Miss Ma ria Cooke. On the 14th inst. at Mount Vernon, John A. Washington, Esq. proprietor of that estate. WEEKLY REPORT OF DEATHS. The City Inspector reports the death of 99 persons during the week ending on Saturday last, 23d inst., viz:-30 men, 23 women. 23 boys, and 13 girls.-Of whom 22 were of the age of 1 year and under; 5 between 1 and 2, 8 between 2 and 5, 4 between 5 and 10. 4 between 10 and 20, 16 between 20 and 30, 10 between 30 and 40, 15 between 40 and 50, 7 between 50 and 60, 2 between 60 and 70, 4 between 70 and 80, 0 between 80 and 90, and 2 between 90 and 100-Diseases: Abscess 1, aneurism 1, apoplexy 1, casualty 5, childbed 2, consumption 24, convulsions 8, diarrhea 1, dropsy 3, d opsy in the chest 2, dropsy in the head 5, drowned 4, dyspepsia 1, fever scarlet 2, fever typhus 2, hives or croup 4. inflammation of the bowels 4, inflammation of the brain 2, inflammation of the stomach 5, intemperance 1, measles 1, mortification I, old age 1, palsy 2, peripneumony 2, scirrhus of the liver 3, spina bifida 1, stillborn 5, suicide 3, vomiting blood 1, unknown 1. ABM. D. STEPHENS, City Inspector. PASSENGERS: In the ship John Jay, sailed 24th June, for Liverpool :-Donald McIntosh, Esq. and lauy, B. Adams, Mr. Ha wes, of London, Alisses Elizabeth and Jane Dente, and Hannah Wood, of England, McCartney, of Liverpool, E. Pouer of Manchester, Counts Vitalia o and Charles Dal Verme of Milan, Italy, John, Paul. of Carthagena, Mrs. E. Holdredge, Miss C. M. Kane, John N. Gossler, Edward Heckscher, L. Converse, of New York, E. Menlove, Charleston, Jos. Shepherd James and lady, of Richmond, Va. In the packet ship Havre. sailed 20th, for Havre-Mr. Le Ray de Chaumont, of Le Rays Vil e, Jefferson Co., N.Y.; Mr. Prieste and lady, of Spain; Mr. John Jacob Astor and servant, N York; Miss Depeyster, of do; Mess s. F. P. Chanviteau, Chatard, and A. Berti, of France; Mr. Berryer and sou, and Dr. E. Sureau, of do; Pedro de la Cuesta Domingo Vasquez: A. H. de la Serna, and J. de la Mora, of Spain; Mr. Smith and Mr. Allen, York, U. C. In ship Francis, sailed 20th, for Greenock-Mr. Willams and lady, Mrs. Allan, Miss Allan, of New York, Mr. Forsyth, of Newburg, and Dr. Black, of Geenock. In the ship St. George, from Liverpool J Halkyard, Rich'd Haslack, J Charles, jr., O Loveu, CJ Waddington, and 150 in the steerage. In the brig Sarah, from Liverpool-J Wellaby, W Patterson, and 121 in the steerage. In ship Empress, from Gibralter-Rev. Samuel Green, of Per Br. brig Emerald, from London-W. Collins, F. W Berry and lady, and 110 in the steerage. Per Brazilian brig Don Pedro I, from Para-M. J. Baptista. In the brig Autumn from Leghorn-E. Potter and servant, Dr. J. S. Schermerhorn, R. B. Morris, W. H. Morris. In the ship Creole, which sailed from New-Orleans for this port on the 9th inst-H. C. Cammack, lady and child, T. Ferus and lady, Judge Bry, lady, child, and servant, Mr. Jenison, lady and servant, Miss Jenuison. Mrs. Page, Judge Butler, Messrs. Butler C. Wheelwright, J. Furst, J. Musgrove, Hut. chinson, J. H. Krafft, J. Vance, D. G. Seixas, W. Williams, and Chase. SUMMARY, societies in aid of Temperance, heretofore organized sentence he smiled in the Judge's face with appa in the Fifth and Fifteenth wards, another has sprung rent indifference. The Court proceeded with CHOLERA (Wednesday.)--The accounts continue favorable. This State remains entirely free from any up in the Sixth ward. On organizing this, B. F. case in which a Jury had been sworn; but, almost immediately, the attention of some of the Jurors symptoms of the disease. At Kingston, in Upper Butler, Esq., of Albany, last evening made an ad-was called away by an exclamation from some one Canada, there had been 11 cases and 4 deaths. The dress, which is spoken of as most happy and effec- near the convict, You rascal, what are you about?" tive. It is a cause worthy of his efforts, and those Taylor was just then taking the knife from his throat. A handkerchief was instantly applied to of all good and philanthropic citizens. the wound, to stop the bleeding, which was pro. Valuable Arrival.-The brig Phœbe, Ann, Capt. fuse; and even then the man laughed carelessly, Storer, arrived at this port yesterday morning in and told those about him that if he had failed then, the short passage of 110 days from Mazatlan, with he would effect his purpose at another time.-[Phil. an amount of specie, bullion, &c. exceeding, we adelphia Chronicle.] understand, $250,000.-[Mercantile.] Board of Health of Watertown, in Jefferson county, 38 miles distant from Kingston, with the broad St. Lawrence between, says—“ We have high authority for saying, that nearly all these were caused by fear, or other predisposing causes." The latest intelligence from Montreal is of Friday. We are indebted for it to an extra of the Argus of yesterday at 4 P. M. PRICES OF STOCKS: Gen. Santander, President of Colombia, sailed on Large Cargo. The ship Splendid, Capt. Britton, cleared 12th inst. for Liverpool, having on board Saturday for Carthagena, in the brig Montilla, acMONTREAL, Friday, 22d June, 12 M. 2524 bales cotton, weighing 1,006,954 lbs. This is companied by Messrs. Acosta and Rodriguez, comGentlemen: It is with pleasure that I can state the largest cargo that ever left this port. We under-posing the Delegation sent to notify him of his e to you that the Cholera is rapidly abating here.- stand her freight money, calculating exchange on lection. Some of the principal physicians have told me that England at 9 per cent. amounts to over fifteen thouthey had not met with a new case to-day. The sand dollars.-[Mobile Pat.] cases which now occur are many of them anoma- Distressing Accident.-As some boys were play- Corrected for the New-York American-June 27. lous, assuming the appearance of continued typhus ing yesterday morning about 8 o'clock before a fever. Countenances begin to look cheerful. school at the corner of Broome st. and Broadway, U. S. Fives, 1835.... Thursday. The CHOLERA is, we may hope, dying one of them named George Levy, a fine boy 12 years away at Montreal, though it may be spreading else- of age, son of Mr. H. Levy, late of Kingston. Ja-U. S. Threes maica, was knocked down by a cartman's horse,-Canal Sixes, 1937....111 112 Atlantic where in the Canadas. In the Argus Extra of yes, the wheel of the cart rested on the boy's head, when anal Fives, 1837.. the cartman reined up-he died a few minutes af. terday afternoon, we find the following: U. S. 44es, 1832... To. 1933.... 1945. Do. Do. 1845. Do. 1846. Du. 1947. Do. 1850.. New-York 41es. Ohio Sixes, 1850... Ohio Fives, 1850.... A letter from Dr. Bronson of Albany to the May. terwards. The cartman has been arrested. or, dated Laprairie, June 24th, says: "I have come FIRE.-Extract of a letter dated Esperance,* June over from Montreal to this place, in consequence of 20th:-I hasten to inform you that we had a dread. the cessation of the cholera there. Laprairie has a ful fire in this place last night. The Bridge was sa. population of 2500. One physician has had 42 cases ved by the greatest exertions. William Story has of cholera, and 20 deaths. There have probably had eight horses burned up; Thorp & Sprague been 60 cases in the village. The disease has been lost four horses; Mr. Cyrol Gillett has had his on the increase here for two or three days. I shall houses, barns, and stables, and almost all his furniture burned. The insurance was $1400, loss P-Alabama Fives, 1952. probably go to St. Johns this evening." wards of $5000. 1946.. Banks. offer. ask. Bank of New-York..123 126 Union Bank.. North River Bank.. 110 111 Howard Chemical/ Bank.... 103 104 *Esperance is about 27 miles west of Albany, on United States Bank..125 126 the Cherry.Valley Road.-[ED. N. Y. AM.] Drowned.-A man named Snow, about 40 years Merchants Bank....109 110 of age, was drowned in Dover last Monday night. Mechanics Bank....115 115 Having discovered a swarm of bees lodged upon a Bank of America....108 108 tree on the opposite side of the river, he attempted City Bank.. to cross over the river for the purpose of putting Phenix Bank. his initials on the tree, and thus make the bees his own by the right of discovery; but the river proved .117 117 deep, and being unable to swim. he was drowned Jel. & Hudson Bank. 89 99 before the boy who was with him could call any ..1'2 113 one to his assistance.-[Dedham Politician.] Greenwich Bank Butchers & Dróvers..108 109 Unfortunate Circumstance. Two young men the Mechanics & Traders.110 112 one named Montgomery, the other Alexander, for. National Bank......108 109 Merch's Exchange .114 116 try for the last five years, after wrestling together Long Island Bank.... a very remarkable case of suicide, which recently in jest and exercise, in the neighborhood of Bush Brooklyn Bank occurred in that city. An elderly gentleman, repre- Hill on Sunday last, became excited, and finally Life Ins. & Trust Co.. 130 132 sented to be of high respectability, terminated his fought in earnest, and with great severity, for seve- Louisiana Bank....125 126 existence by swallowing a large potion of laudanum, succeeded in parting them, but about a quarter of an ral moments. Some of the by-standers at longth N. O. Canal & B. Co..110 110 and although a physician was called in before it took hour afterwards, Alexander, who was by far the New-York.........126 effect, he was only able to get the following expla. heaviest man, fell suddenly over, and died in a few Ocean nation from the deceased: Cheerful minds, attention to ordinary business, and not foregoing ordinary and innocent recreations, are above all to be desired. Clinton.. ..... ...106 .124 129 .116 117 .109 110 117 125 111 97 100 110 |gg|_g||a|ཎྜ」g|།| 1:25 125 .113 115 Railroad Companies. The Philadelphia Chronicle of yesterday relates eigners, personal friends, and residents of this coun- Leather Manufacers. 106 106 N. Y. & Harlaem. minutes. A jury was called forthwith, who, after a sufficient examination of the body, decided the im Dr. Atlee stated that he was called upon to visit the deceased shortly after it was ascertained he had mediate cause of the death to have been a severe blow given behind the ear.-Philad. Inquirer.] taken the laudanum, and, upon entering, inquired of him, who was yet perfectly sensible, whether do. Daring Robbery.-About the hour of 3 on Satur. mestic difficulties had driven him to the commission day morning, just after day light, as Mr. Lyinan of so rash an act, and what quantity of poison he Seely, living in the large white tavern, located on had swallowed? His answer was, as near as ro. Harris's Creek, was coming out of the basement collectedstory, he was knocked down by an unknown person, .101 103 98 9 105 Boston & "rovidence.101 Manhattan Gas L. Co.- RAILROAD IRON. The Subscribers having executed large orders for Iron TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS. "Doctor, I have taken good care not to be frus- and robbed of his pocket book, containing 1445 doltrated in my designs upon this occasion. My mis- lars, which were of the following denominations-1 (from Ithaca, at the head of the Cayuga Lake, to Owego, on fortunes, though formerly of an overpowering na. United States' note for $500; 5 do. do. of 100 each the Susquehannah River) is now under contract, and large ture, have exercised no influence in producing this $500; sundry notes of the Bank of Baltimore and forces of men and teams are at work upon the several sections effect. The fact is, upon the reported appearance Virginia, $440; in change $5. PROPOSALS FOR GRADING the Middle and Owego diof that fell scourge, the Cholera, upon our coast, I Mr. Seely is very seriously injured, and we are visions of this Railroad, (amounting to about 20 miles) will ne was seized with the most indescribable feeling of credibly informed, confined to his bed. When he received at the office of the Company, at Ithaca, Tompkins Co. N. Y. until the 16th day of July next. horrible dread, lest I should fall a victim to its rav-revived, after receiving the blow, he could give no ages; and, rather than endure the exeruciating tor- account of, nor describe the person or persons that ments of an attack of this fatal disease, or see my perpetrated this daring robbery-the attack being family cut down around me, I have come to the de- sudden and unexpected. Amongst the notes is one termination of escaping the dreaded evil, by dying United States ten dollar note, a forgery. The an easy death, and it will be in vain for you to at-pocket book is a large one, made of calfskin. tempt to thwart my designs; for if it was possible It is earnestly hoped that all the exchange and to destroy the effects of the poison, you would have lottery offices will keep a good look out-and detain to be stronger than I am, to make me swallow any any suspicions person attempting to pass or ex. antidote !" change particularly the 500 dollar or any other of The Doctor immediately called in assistance, and the above described notes.—¡ Balt. Chron.] commenced operations, but to no avail. Dr. A. is Taylor, the convict, who cut his throat yesterday of opinion that the deceased must have taken a dose in Court, was alive at a late hour in the afternoon, or two previous. having been placed in the hands of an eminent sur TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.-In addition to the ward geon as speedily as possible. While hearing his Engineer Department of the Ithaca and { Owego Railroad, April 22 1832. TOWNSEND & DURFEE, Rope Manufactu rers having machinery for making ropes to any required length (without splice), offer to supply full length Ropes for the inclined planes on Rail-roads at the shortest notice, and deliver them in the City of New-York, if requested. As to the quality of the Rope, the public are referred to J. B Jervis, Eng. M. & H. R. R. Co., Albany; or James Archibald, Engineer Hudson & Delaware Canal & R. It. Co., Carbondale, Luzerne County Palmyra, Wayne County, New-York, CONTENTS. Railroad from Boston to L. roads... .434 Internal Improvements in Tennessee. .435 Miscellany Roads in Ohio... .435 Relative cost of transporta. Poetry, Real Estate, Pas- 441 .446 NEW-YORK, JULY 7, 1832. VOLUME I....NO. 28. ditional $100,000, and cannot go into operation [From the Long Island Farmer.] Foreign Intelligence......439 until the Railroad Company shall have expended RAILROADS.-Fow subjects have engrossed more of Island Sound............433 Summary.. $150,000 on the road; and in consideration of this the public attention, for a few years past, than that Steam-carriages on common Home Affairs.-Congress..442] Law of N. York district- subscription the stock of the bank is to be free from ing the State..... 445 taxation until the united capital of the Bank and of Railroads and steam carriages, and they deserve Railroad shall pay a dividend of six per cent. per all the attention that they receive. It is pleasant to observe, while so many districts of country are reap. As the charter authorizes the location and con- ing the profits of these useful discoveries, that the struction of the road on any route towards Boston, the Company are at liberty to make the selection; inhabitants of this county are also awaking to seek and may, if they choose, run their read so as to for themselves, a participation in the advantages of unite either with the Boston and Worcester or the internal improvement. They have been backward, Boston and Providence road. A charter has been and allowed others to lead them in the field, but it is obtained from the Rhode Island Legislature incor. to be hoped that they will now exert that diligence porating a company to construct a road from Provi. and enterprize, which will secure to thom a rich dence, to unite with the road from Norwich. The harvest. tion on Railroads and Canals. Literary Notices.. ..........437 ......435 ..448 The AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL is pub lished at 35 Wall-street, New-York, at $3 a year, in advance. AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL. NEW-YORK, JULY 7, 1832. ever, route from Providence to Norwich has not, how. Who will say that anything tends more rapidly to been surveyed, nor so thoroughly examined as the advancement of a country in wealth and useful Under the head of a Railroad from Boston to it deserves. Both routes are soon to be surveyed improvements, than a good system of internal comLong Island Sound, we publish a communication by suitable engineers under the direction of the Se-munication. By its means, social and commercial to-day which puts forth the elaims of a new route cretary of War, with reference to the feasibility of intercourse is encouraged, and intelligence, produce through New London and Norwich, in Connecticut. the country for the construction of a Railroad. and manufactures, are more rapidly disseminated. to Boston. The charter incorporating the company route from Worcester to Norwich, and surveys for business, and by adopting the late inproved modes A more full examination has been had of the Time is money to those who are engaged in active for this purpose is ample and liberal in its provi- a canal have already been made for a greater part of of travelling, the time employed in passing from sions; and so anxiously is its success desired, that the route, which show it to be not only practicable this place to the city, would be reduced to minutes. a bank was also incorporated on the condition of but very favorable for the construction of a Railroad. Every district possesses certain capabilities, which lending substantial aid to the Railroad enterprize. French rivers to or near Oxford, Mass., and from by the distance of the district from the more popu. The route is by the valley of the Quinebaug and are only prevented from being brought into exercise We recommend this communication to the atten- Oxford, or a point lower down, to unite with the lous portions of the country. This distance must tion of those (and they are many) who are occu- Boston and Worcester road at Ancester or Millburg. be overcome by invention and ingenuity. pied with the general notion of a Railroad between Nature seems to have pointed out the valley The tide of commerce, which is the parent of the Sound and Boston. That such an enterprize of these rivers as the proper outlet of an immense wealth, flows in certain channels, like the tide of will be undertaken, and will, if wisely undertaken, with a soil unusually fertile and highly culti and it is only by putting ourselves in the way of both alike independent of human agency; section of country, abounding in manufactures, the ocean, be successful, we have little doubt. It is therefore vated. The atteinp has been repeatedly made their power, that we can derive an advantage from of importance to begin well, and, in order thereto, by the citizens of Boston to find some route across either. This is only done by opening easy and to examine all the routes on which it is proposed to the mountains to Connecticut river and thence quick modes of communication with those places execute this important link in the national chain. to the Hudson. The physical difficulties which which feel the most of their quickening agency. they would necessarily encounter have been such An inland town can only be useful as a place of [FOR THE RAILROAD JOURNAL.] as to satisfy most reflecting men that the route, if commerce, manufactures or agriculture, for the laRailroad from Boston to Long Island Sound.-not impracticable, is too expensive and difficult ever boring classes, or of residence for those who are inThe Legislature of Connecticut, at its session in to authorize its construction. No difficulties of this dependent of business. The first twe cannot be purkind are to be encountered on the proposed route. sued in this place, to any extent at present, but for May last, granted a charter creating a company The valley of the Quinebaug is in general broad, of the two remaining objects, no place can afford advan under the name of the "Boston, Norwich and New an even surface, and the face of the country through- tages of a more inviting character. For the Farmer London Railroad Company," to construct a Rail. out well fitted for the construction of a road. and Gardener we have the best of soil in every varieread "in the city of Norwich; thence through the From facts already ascertained, it is believed that ty. The loom of the hills, the rich alluvial of the State on such route towards the city of Boston, in there is no section of country in the United States level country, and the sandy border of the ocean, which would afford an equal amount of local travel for early products. No land could surpass it for the State of Massachusetts, and in such manner and transportation, with the route from Worcester gardening purposes, and if it can be brought within and form as they shall deem to be most expedient: to Norwich; and there cannot be a doubt that no half an hour's ride of the city, it will stand in compeand from said city of Norwich to Long Island small amount of travel and transportation from the tition with any place in the vicinity. To the man northern part of Massachusetts, and from a part of of leisure it presents a great variety of the enticing New Hampshire and Vermont, would seek this line sports of flood and field-a beautiful country for the The provisions of this charter are extremely libe- of communication. In addition to this, an examina. morning tramp or the evening ride-and a location, ral; quite as much so, probably, as any to be found tion of the map and of the general face of the coun- from its vicinity to New York, exceedingly accessaamong the many Railroad charters granted in this try will render it highly probable, we think, to every ble to all the interesting news of the day, and concountry. In addition to this, the Legislature, con. intelligent mind, that this will be the great thorough.venient for the frequent intercourse of friends, howsidering the object to be one of great importance, communication between Boston and New York. fare through New England, and the main line of ever numerous or distant. Sound." It is plain that there is much in Queens co. that and of peculiar benefit to Connecticut, granted a The importance, too, as a national object of open- encourages and domands improvement and entercharter for a bank called the "Quinebaug Bank," ing an internal communication between the capital prize. Its inhabitants should be awake on this subwith a capital of $500,000, which is required to of New England and the great commercial capital ject, and appropriate to their own benefit, those imsubscribe to the stock of the Railroad Company of the country, is perfectly understood by our Ga-portant discoveries that are even now producing a $100,000, and, if required by that company, an ad-vernment, and cannot fail to be appreciated. A. Ichange over the civilized world. Extract from a Report to the House of Commons- The first would be at least free from the uncertain, will probably have to travel for a long period with. ty of the other two, and therefore would be prefera out passengers, until by their punctuality and safe. ble; but what scale of charge per uwt. could the ty they shall have induced the public to venture in The weight of the steam carriages at present in committee recommend as applicable to all roads?them. Nor is this probability weakened by the inuse, varies from 53 to 80 ewt.; but it must be recul. Their toll should vary according to every different mense number of passengers who commenced using lected that they are mere models; they were made rate of charge on carriages; besides, it would appear the locomotive carriages on the Manchester and with attention to strength only, to bear the uncer. to the trustees very unjust to exclude the considera. Liverpool Railway immediately after their introductain strain to which they would be exposed in the tion of that which would be deemed the most mate- tion: these engines were established among a popu. course of experiments, and a very considerable dimi rial cause of the wear of their roads, viz: the load lation accustomed to machinery and steam, and nution of weight may be anticipated. A fluctuating charge on weight would be most in-therefore not entertaining the same apprehensions The weight drawn, at the rate of ten miles per jurious to a carriage, which will mainly depend for of its danger which will require to be surmounted hour, by Mr. Gurney's engine, has not, on any ex. success on its speed; constant altercations would elsewhere. tent of road, excceded the weight of the drawing car. take place between the toll collectors and proprie. The trustees of the Liverpool and Prescot road riage; nor is it likely, with all the difficulties to be tors; a minute calculation would be required at every already obtained the sanction of the legislature to e conntered on the present lines of road, from their turnpike gate; in fact, unless an accountant were charge the monstrous toll of 1s. 6d. per quality and the numerous ascents, that the weight placed at each, the committee cannot conceive how power," as if it were a national object to prevent dravl be in excess of the strength of the roads the proportions could be satisfactorily arranged, nor the possibility of such engines being used. Besides, The im quantity of spare power required to would there be any desire, on the part of the toli col. they have supplied no standard of their own con. surmou... the different degrees of resistance likely to lector, to shorten the delay occasioned by these in-ception of horse power. Engineers have differed occur, would rer der the engine too unmanageable. terruptions. very much in their estimate of this power; there is This will appear evident from the force of traction Mr. Gurney has delivered in a scale of tolls, gradu-not, therefore, much probability that the opposite required to draw a wagon over the Holyhead and ated acccording to weight and width of tire of the interests of a steam coach proprietor and toll collec. Shrewsbury road, which varied from 40 to upwards wheel. As this has been drawn up by a person in tor would lead to any agreement as to the mean. terested in the success of steam carriages, it might ing of the term. But suppose the Legislature were of 500 lbs. "horse. la considering the effect on roads, we must not have been expected to be more favorable to them.-to settle this point, and to arrange that a certain overlook one peculiarity in which they have a grea The committee, however, have not adopted it, be length of stroke and diameter of cylinder should readvantage over other carriages. In coaches drawn cause of the difficulties and interruptions which a present a certain power, we still fail to ascertain by horses, the power being without the machine to ductuating rate of toll would induce; besides, this that which alone it is essential to know, viz., the be removed, it becomes an object of the greatest im-scale purports to be intended for a road, where 3d. actual efficiency of the engine. Can we regulate portance to give as much effect as possible to, this charged for a horse drawing, and 1d. for a horse the density of steam at which an engine of a given Tower, by diminishing the resistance arising from not drawing; the scale would be inapplicable there size should be worked? To be effectual, it would be the friction of the wheels upon the surface of the fore when the charge was 24. and 1d., 3d. and also necessary to ascertain the quantity of water road. For this purpose, the proprietors of coaches 1 1-2d., 4d. and 1d., 4d. and 1 1.2d., 8d. and so on. consumed, and even this check would be inadequate and wagons have adopted every possible contrivance, Again, what standard of weight, in relation to horse with an engine on Mr. Trevithick's principle. If so to reduce the tires of their wheels, that a very coaches, could be adopted? The average weight of the toll be left as at present on "horse power," it small portion of them may press on the road; in loaded coaches differs very much on different roads. would be the obvious interest of the proprietor to some coaches they are made circular in their cross It has been suggested, that a loaded coach, including work with the sinallest nominal power, but to insection, so that the entire weight of the carriage the weight of four horses, would weigh on an aver crease as much as possible the furce of his steam, prosses on a mere point; should the materials be age four tons; and that if 6d. per horse were charge thereby increasing the probability of explosion. soft, such wheels cut their way into the road like afable to the coach, 6d. per ton should be placed on a Some trustees have placed the toll upon the num. sharp instrument. The owners of wagons too have steam carriage; this would be unjust, as vans, which her of wheels. The committee would object to this adopted a similar plan. Mr. Macneil states that frequently weigh upwards of six tons, would only mode of charge, if only because it interferes bethe actual bearing part of the tire of appar ntly pay 2s., and a steam carriage would pay 3s. Even tween the rival modes of steam travelling, and gives broad-wheel wagons, is reduced to three inches by if the injury done to the road by each were equal, a bounty in faver of that in which the engine is the contrivance of one band of the tire projecting this would be an unfair toll; but it will appear more placed on the same carriage with the passengers. beyond the others. evidently unjust if the greater proportionate injury The opposite plan of separating the engine from With steam, on the contrary, a certain amount of done by the feet of horses drawing, than by the pro- the carriage is that which probably the public will adhesion to the roads is required to give effect to the pelling wheels, be taken into consideration. prefer, until the safety of the mode of conveyance action of the machinery, or the wheels would slip The object of every steam coach proprietor will be shall have been fully ascertained. round and make no progress. It appears of little to attain the greatest possible lightness of machine- There is still a more serious objection to this importance, therefore, so far as relates to the engine, ry and engine; because thereby he renders his pow-mode of charge: it tends to discourage the use of whether the requisite amount of friction be spread er more efficient for the draught of the remunerating separate carriages; although it must be evident that, over a broad surface of tire, or be concentrated to a load. To place the toll on the weight of the engine if a certain weight be carried, it will be much less small point; but as the wheels, by being too nar- would tend to induce him to decrease the strength of injurious to the road when divided over eight wheels row, would have a tendency to bury themselves in his boiler and machinery to an extent which might than when carried on four only. On this point, the every soft or newly made road, and thus raiso a perbe dangerous to the passengers, and very detrimental committee must again refer to Mr. Macnoil's evi. petual resistance to their own progress, it actually to the success of steam travelling, as the public will dence. They cannot, therefore, recommend the becomes an advantage to adopt that form which is easily be led to believe, that the accidents really oc- House to adopt a scale of toll which shall increase least injurious to the road. The proprietors, who carring from injudicious legislation, were insepara. in inverse proportion to the injury done to the road. have been examined on this point, scem to be quite ble from the adoption of this power as an agent in It will be seen in Mr. M'Adam's evidence, that the indifferent as to the breadth of tire they may be re-propelling carriages. toll on steam coaches imposed by the metropolitan quired to use. The only fair plea for charging such carriages, in roads act, is liable to this objection. These considerations have convinced the commit. proportion to their weight, is to prevent a load being Some of the local acts have placed an unvarying tee, that the tolls enforced on steam carriages have, propelled or carried which would permanently injure toll on steam carriages. This, if moderate, would in general, far exceeded the rate which their injuri the road; within this limit it would be as injudicious be unobjectionable; but the committee could not ousness to reads, in comparison with other carriages, to interfere with their progressivo efficency, (which propose any sum which would adapt itself to the newould warrant; they have found, however, consid. can only result from improvements of the machinery cessary varieties of expense in keeping up different erable difficulty in framing a scale of tolls applicable and the system of generating and applying steam roads, by which the tolls on cominon carriages havo to all roads, in lieu of those authorized by several as it would be to tax carriages drawn by large and been regulated. A fixed tol! has, too, this disad local acts. well-bred horses, more heavily than such as were vantage: that light experimental carriages, or such With this view, they have carefully examined the drawn by horses in worse condition and of smaller as are built solely for speed, would be liable to various modes of imposing toll, either suggested by size and power. the same toll as steam carriages heavily laden. the witnesses, or already adopted. The roads at present have to sustain wagons, The committee feel that, however strong their They are as follows: weighing, at times, with their horses, nearly ten conviction may be of the comparatively small injury 1. To place a toll proportioned to the weight of tons; it is in evidenee, that the breadth of wheels which properly constructed steam carriages will do he carriage and load; 2. On the number of passengers; 3. On the horse-power of the engine; 4. On the number of wheels; 5. An unvarying toll. Each of these plans seems liable to serious objec one, which the committee beg to submit to the Louse. required by various acts of Parliament, is so easily to the roads, yet the conviction is founded more on evaded, that it affords no protection to the road.theory, and perhaps what may be considered as in. There appears to the committes no fair reason to terested evidence, than practical experience; they suppose that steam carriages, approaching even to would therefore recommend that the House should this weight, will be used on any turnpike road, at not make, at present, any permanent regulations in least for a very considerable period, during which the favor of steain. The experience which will be increase of weight will bo gradual, and will give gained in a very few years, will enable the legislature warning to the legislature when it should interfere to form a more correct judgment of the effect of No plan of toll has been more frequently recom. To charge a toll according to the number of pas. steam carriages on roads, than can be now made.ended than that of a charge in proportion to the sengers conveyed, is scarcely less objectionable. If They therefore recommend that the tolls imposed on eight of the engine and load. As this is the most a fluctuating toll be intended, it would be as inad. steam carriages by local acts, where they shall be lausible, and (if it could be levied without other dis missible as to propose a similar mode of charging for unfavorable to steam, shall be suspended during dvantages) would probably be the fairest standard, fast coaches, and would be open to all the cavil and three years; and that, in lieu thereof, the trustees be committee have considered it right to state, at interruptions to which a fluctuating toll on weight shall be permitted to charge toll according to the ome length, their reasons for not recommending its would be liable. If the toll were fixed according to rate to which the committee have agreed. doption. the number of passengers the carriage were capable The House will have perceived, in the former part If weight be taken as the standard, the toll must of conveying, it would imply the necessity of a li of this report, that there are two modes of applying be a fixed charge, either upon the weight of the encense limiting the number of passengers, and cramp. steam in lieu of horses in draught: one, where the gine and carriage, without reference to the load; or ing the progress of improvement of a machine, the engine and passengers are on the same carriage; apon an estimated average of the load carried; or a capabilitics of which can only be ascertained slowly the other, where the engine is placed on separate uctuating charge, according to the weight, at the and by continued experiment. wheels, and is merely used to propel or draw the wveral periods of a journey. It must be also recollected that these carriages carriage. Although the difference of weight may t be in favor of the former mode, yet,as on the latter,, divided over eight wheels instead of four, its small excess cannot justify a larger toll being imposed, as It will be found much less injurious to the roads, The committee therefore recommend that, in charg ing toll, the engine carriage and carriage drawn shall be considered but as one. As it is the opinion of all the engineers examin ed, that the use of narrow wheels has been the great 1 As a horse is able to draw from 20 to 40 cwt. on they can conveniently spare for such a purpose-and common roads, they propose that each 20 cwt of thus insure its speedy commencement. Let its load conveyed in, or drawn by, a steam carriage, friends reflect, that every share which is subscribed shall be chargeable at the same rate of toll as one to this road, is a sum of money prudently laid out at horse drawing a cart, interest, besides affording aid to open commercial A charge on weight is not so objectionable where facilities between Chillicothe and a rich and flourish. goods are conveyed at a slow rate, as when speeding interior section of Country-the trade of which Is alone required. is not only at present valuable, but which must anIn conclusion, the committee submit the follow. nually increase in the ratio of its population.-[O. cause of the wear of roads, and that cylindrical ing summary of the evidence, given by the several hie paper.] wheels, of a certain width of tito, are not only the witnesses, as to the progress made in the applica least injurious, but that, in some states of the tion of steain to the purposes of draught on com- arrival we mentioned at this port, from Bremen, as NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 15.-The ship Olbers, whose road, they may be even beneficial, the committee recommend that the wheels of the engine carriage being the largest vessel ever entered here, was clear. Sufficient evidence has been adduced to convince ed to.day, and will probably sail tomorrow, on her should be required to be cylindrical and of not less your committeethan 3 1-2 inches width of tire. No proprietor of way home. The following is a statement of her 1. That carriages can be propelled by steam on cargo-868 hhds. of tobacco, 503 bales do, 504 bales steam carriages has expressed the slightest fear of common roads at an average rate of ten miles per of cotton, 400 bags of coffee, and 9 bales deer skins. any inconvenience or lossfrom the use of such wheels. Bevond this, the cominittee would not recommend We understand the steam tow boat Post Boy interference with the breadth of tire, or form of of fourteen passengers. 2. That at this rate they have conveyed npwards bound down on Wednesday night, burst one of her wheels: it should be left to the proprietors freely to boilers near Bradish and Osgood's plantation, and 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, killed a man. select the breadth of tire they shall find most conve-water and attendants, may be under three tons. Particulars not known.[Courier.] nient in proportion to the weight carried. mon roads. hour. 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of con- Supreme Court.-We understand that the judges of the Supreme Court, at the request of several gen. tlemen of the bar, and with a view of accommoda. The committee have divided steam carriages (in them, will sufficiently protect the roads from any 8. That as they admit of greater breadth of tire present on both sides, and desirous to argue, shall used where great speed is required, and will be so 9. That rates of toll have been imposed on steam thus early, in order to save sush gentlemen as may where they may be used) is charged on a carriage drawn by two horses. In the second class, they have placed all other steam carriages, except those traveling at slow rates, for goods only: carriages of this class should pay the same tolls as may be charged on a coach drawn by four horses. This may at first appear unjust from the supposed power of steam to draw almost unlimited weight. The committee have already enumerated the difficulties hitherto encountered i [From the Knoxville Register, June_20.] on Monday evening last, having left the company of We are authorized to add, that the examination [From the Philadelphia edition of Wood's Treatise on 1st. Relative Cost of Transportation on Railroads In another column will be seen the proposition of and Canals. This will depend— 2d. On the Cost of Traction and of Attendance; and, 3d. On the Cost of the Vehicles. In a conversation, since his return, with a mem. attempting to propel very heavy loads on turnpike ber of the Board, we were much pleased to learn his 1st. The tolls, of course, depend on the cost of roads. They are such as to discourage the expec-opinion as to the smallness of the sum which it is be constructing, maintaining and repairing the respectation, that, within any short period of time, the lieved will be necessary to remove the obstructions tive works, and on the amount of trade. The cost system will have been so perfected as to give rise to in the Suck so as to render it navigable in any stage attending the three first elements has been shown to inconvenience from this source: should any here- of the water; that they are determined to make the be greater on Canals than on Railroads; and, there after be found, it will then be sufficient to remedy utmost exertion, and hope to succeed in having the fore, the tells must necessarily be greater on the forthe defect. Until a due proportion of the parts of the machinery shall have been ascertained, the improvement at that point completed during the mer than on the latter, unless a greater relative a. mount of trade be transported on them: but, if Railmakers of these carriages will vary but cautiously Of the obstructions between the Suck and this roads possess all the advantages of Canals for the from the models at present in use; their object will be for some time, the perfecting of them, rather place, we shall be better enabled to speak when the cheap transportation of every article of merchandize; if, moreover, thoy be superior in this respect-and than the uncertain experiment of increasing their Engineers shall have completed the survey. if they be less circuitous-admit of much greater PUBLIC NOTICE.-The subscribers having been apspeed-be less liable to accidents-be available at all pointed two of the Cominissioners, to receive sub-seasons-be neither interrupted by the frosts of winscriptions to the capital stock in the Milford & Chil. ter or the droughts of summer-be susceptible of ex size. present summer and fall. The cominittee do not anticipate that, for a con tice. Chillicothe, June 13. DAVID COLLINS much less per ton.* That Railroads possess the pro- contrary, the weight which could be carried or |