MISCELLANEOUS. 144 hhds. Tobacco, 238,955 Staves, 253 cords Wood, Of property on which toll is charged by weight, there were cleared from Cleveland, by way of the canal during the past month, 3,331,660 lbs. 6,742,415 lbs. .... During the month of July, last year, 4,477 barrels 311 do. Salt, Lake Fish, 667,963 pounds Merchandise, 137,340 do. Furniture, 141,639 do. Gypsum, 159,504 feet 519 M. Lumber, Shingles, D. H. BEARDSLEY, Collector. Cleveland Herald. Our Canal Commerce. We invite the attention of our readers to the article under this head selected from that valuable paper, the Cleveland Herald. It will be seen that our exports by the Canal have more than doubled, when compared with the exports of the corresponding month of last year, being now more than twenty-eight millions of pounds, and last year eleven and a half millions of pounds, and although the present price of articles constituting these exports may be less than they were last year, the aggregate value is doubtless greater, and shows that we have relatively more means to pay our debts. On the other hand, a reference to the comparative amount of imports by the Canal is ground of great encouragement. The imports for July are less than one half what they were in July of last year, and no doubt purchased at a cost relatively less, and in this interesting aspect there is cause of congratulation that our foreign debt is less than one half what it was a year ago-all tending to show that our debt as a people is rapidly diminishing. Our friends in other States will be surprised at the amount of Flour 56,054 barrels, and 174,199 bushels of Wheat shipped from one point in one month -the latter article goes to the mills at Black Rock, Rochester, Oswego and Troy, in New York; the traffic in which serves to bind in still stronger chain, the feelings of the Empire of the East and West. Cincinnati Republican. Appointment by the President, By and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Philip Schuyler, of New York, to be Consul of the United States for the port of Liverpool, in the place of Francis B. Ogden, resigned; his commission to take effect from the 15th of October next. 135 Massachusetts State Prison.-On the 1st October, 1839, there were 318 convicts in the prison, since which time there discharged by expiration of their sentences-15 pardoned, have been received 86. During the same time 72 have been or sentences remitted-and 2 have died-total 89-making at this time the whole number of convicts in the State Prison, 314. Of these there are employed in the department of preparing and hammering stone, 111. This business is consequently carried on extensively-and is executed in a workmanlike manner. Some of the convicts are now engaged in getting out a massive and costly monument of Quincey granite, to be erected in New Orleans to the memory of Mr. Milne. The remainder of the convicts are employed as follows-cabinet makers, 57-brush makers, 29— hatters, 9-coopers, 4-black and white smiths, 24-tin workers, 6-shoe makers and tailors, 30-cooks, washers, baker, barbers, sweepers in solitary prison, &c. 21-partially insane, or supposed to be, and not now at labor, 4--hospital These, including four only in the hospital, neither of whom attendant, waiters and runners in the yard and shop, 6.is supposed to be dangerously ill, make up the whole number, 314. Boston Journal. 350 Middle Smithfield, 61,448 18,476 2,000 400 150 82,474 5,765 2,660 Pocono, 50,187 12,759 2,705 1,200 1,450 3,500 69,096 3,275 1,470 340 Tobyhanna,. 50,999 150,722 3,600 ... 205,321 1,850 780 ..... Price,. No. of licensed Inns. Number of Tanneries. The Secretary observes that such different rates of valuation prevail in different counties, that it is impossible to institute a comparison of their respective resources-and the same remark may be applied to the ten townships of this county. Large Casting-We had the pleasure of witnessing, yesterday afternoon, at the foundry of Messrs. Merrick and Towne, the casting of one of the bed-plates of the engines to be placed in the United States Steam Frigate, now building at the Navy Yard. About thirty-four thousand pounds Section 3, of the general law relating to "County rates of iron were melted for this casting; the plate itself will and levies" passed April 15th 1834, directs "that the as- weigh about twenty-seven thousand pounds, or thirteen and sessors of the several townships shall previously to each tri- a half tons! The pouring furnished a fine spectacle; the ennial assessment, assemble at the office of the Commission- time occupied in filling the mould was 1 minute 35 seconds. ers of their respective counties on a day to be appointed by The bed-plate is 29 feet 24 inches long, 7 feet 4 inches wide, such Commissioners, to fix upon some uniform standard,' | and 24 inches thick. The channel from the condenser to to ascertain the real value of all property made taxable by law, the air-pump, and two strong ribs, 23 inches deep, running taking into consideration, improvements, proximity to market, the whole length of the plate, form parts of the same castand other advantages of situation, so that the same relative ing. The operation, which could not fail to be watched valuation may be observed in every township." Now, if with anxiety by all concerned, was conducted with perfect such a meeting was held in 1837 in this county, the uniform order, and, so far as yet appears, with entire success. standard has been grievously misunderstood by the different assessors, as a slight examination of the tables will show. As an instance I take the townships of Stroud and Hamilton-though the number of acres returned in the latter, is but 708 the greatest, yet the quantity used for agricultural purposes, exceeds that amount in Stroud by several thousand acres and it is believed, the productiveness and relative value of the farms in the two townships, do not greatly differ-and The construction of these immense engines is advancing rapidly in the various departments, (which are very numerous.) and renders the extensive establishment of Merrick & Towne a place of special interest at the present time. [North American. The U. S. Frigate Mucedonian was taken into the dry dock, in Charlestown, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She though by no means so foul as some we have seen, is cover ed all over with small barnacles, which must have retarded her sailing in a very material degree. yet the average rate of the farms in Hamilton is but $8 per acre, while that of Stroud is nearly $13-a difference of nearly $5 per acre-it follows that one is too high or the other too low, and in either case that the citizens of Stroud are burdened with taxes, to an extent above the relative value. By a column in Table II., you will observe the same disproportion exists in the Tax occupations: while the average rate to each taxable, in Hamilton is $160, in Ross the next township adjoining it is but $63-in Stroud it is $124, and in Price adjoining, it is nothing at all!! In one township, Cows are rated at $8, and in all the rest at $10. Horses seem to be rated, just as the whim of the moment last year, her bottom was completely covered with pretty When the frigate Constellation was taken into the dock dictates. In Lower Smithfield they average $44 each, and good sized oysters; this was after a three years' cruize in the in Middle Smithfield $34. In Pocono $284, and in Toby-West Indies. The Macedonian has only been out half that hanna $47. In Stroud $35, and in Hamilton $40 and so on. In these matters cach tax payer can make his own comments. Dwelling houses are separately enumerated in but four townships, and in their valuation the same system or rather want of system prevails. In one township pleasure wagons are taxed and in another gold watches for county purposes, though they are not in the list of taxable articles. In these remarks I by no means wish to be understood as casting any reflections on the intentions of the late assessors, believing as I do, that the deviations from the uniform standard directed to be observed in the section above quoted were caused by a misconception of the spirit of the law. Now that a heavy State tax is to be levied in addition to the present county and township taxes it is highly important that the burden be equalized throughout the county, which can only be done by a strict observance of the law of 1834, on the part of the Commissioners and Assessors. JUSTICE. Surgical.-A medical man has directed our attention to a surgical invention that bids fair to be of great use in reducing the amount of suffering attendant upon amputation. A band of flexible steel encircles the limb like a ribband; this is graduated by means of a slide with cogs, and a racket wheel turned with a key; the object of this band is to make an equable circular retraction by which the dreadfully painful dissection of the skin that is to cover the wound when the limb is off, is rendered quite unnecessary. Actual experiment has proved that a limb may be removed in ten seconds -and the pain attendant on the operation must therefore be greatly reduced. The inventor is Dr. Dixon, a surgeon of experience and great promise, of this city.-N. Y. Era. Illinois. On the 4th of July inst. for the first time, there was held upon the extensive and beautiful prairie at the new and growing town of Providence, in Bureau county, a celebration of the anniversary of American Independence by the citizens of both sexes of that town and of Tiskilwa, late Indiantown.-l'eoria Reg VOL. III.-18 time; she has the very same guns on board she had when taken from the British in 1812, viz: 14 long 18 pounders her quarter deck and forcastle: total, 44 guns. Her copper on her gun deck, and 9 32 carronades, and one long 18 on was in the slightest degree ragged. She will sail again in seems to be in excellent order, as we could see no place that the course of a few weeks.-Boston Atlas. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, one of the fluted pillars, for the new Custom House, passed through State street, mounted upon three four wheeled carriages, built in the very strongest manner, and drawn by thirty-one yoke of stout oxen and two horses. Its weight is thirty-six tons. The train left Quincy, about nine miles distant, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, having been ten hours on the road. The forenoon being hot, two yoke of oxen became exhausted, and were taken out of the team before it reached the city. The pillars for the Custom House are of two sizes, the largest of which will weigh about fifty tons.-Bost. Patriot. From Supplement to the Circular to Bankers. Sirs, We intended to insert the following returns some time since. They are curious and interesting, as illustrating two points of some importance. The first is, that in Swedena country where, we believe, there is no metallic money in current use of a higher denomination than four pence, and where paper money, for the smallest sums as well as the largest, is in regulated circulation-corn is uniformly cheaper than in other of the more westerly states of Europe, and the fluctuations in the price of corn are less than in any country. Next to Sweden in the latter characteristic stands England. These facts we submit to the repealers and conservators of our existing Corn law. We are, Sirs, obediently, H. B. & Co. The Secretary observes that such different rates of valuation prevail in different counties, that it is impossible to institute a comparison of their respective resources-and the same remark may be applied to the ten townships of this county. Section 3, of the general law relating to "County rates and levies" passed April 15th 1834, directs "that the assessors of the several townships shall previously to each triennial assessment, assemble at the office of the Commissioners of their respective counties on a day to be appointed by such Commissioners, to fix upon some uniform standard,' to ascertain the real value of all property made taxable by law, taking into consideration, improvements, proximity to market, and other advantages of situation, so that the same relative valuation may be observed in every township." Now, if such a meeting was held in 1837 in this county, the uniform standard has been grievously misunderstood by the different assessors, as a slight examination of the tables will show. Large Casting.-We had the pleasure of witnessing, yesterday afternoon, at the foundry of Messrs. Merrick and Towne, the casting of one of the bed-plates of the engines to be placed in the United States Steam Frigate, now building at the Navy Yard. About thirty-four thousand pounds of iron were melted for this casting; the plate itself will weigh about twenty-seven thousand pounds, or thirteen and a half tons! The pouring furnished a fine spectacle; the time occupied in filling the mould was 1 minute 35 seconds. The bed-plate is 29 feet 24 inches long, 7 feet 4 inches wide, and 24 inches thick. The channel from the condenser to the air-pump, and two strong ribs, 23 inches deep, running the whole length of the plate, form parts of the same casting. The operation, which could not fail to be watched with anxiety by all concerned, was conducted with perfect order, and, so far as yet appears, with entire success. The construction of these immense engines is advancing rapidly in the various departments, (which are very numerous,) and renders the extensive establishment of Merrick & Towne a place of special interest at the present time. [North American. The U. S. Frigate Macedonian was taken into the dry dock, in Charlestown, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She passed in all standing-guns and all on board, precisely as she came from sea, three days since. This is the first time this has taken place at this dock-although we are informed that the frigate Columbia was taken in in the same manner a few years since at Norfolk. There seems to be no sort of difficulty in the operation, and it certainly saves a vast deal of labor and expense. The bottom of the Macedonian, although by no means so foul as some we have seen, is covered all over with small barnacles, which must have retarded her sailing in a very material degree. As an instance I take the townships of Stroud and Hamilton-though the number of acres returned in the latter, is but 708 the greatest, yet the quantity used for agricultural purposes, exceeds that amount in Stroud by several thousand acres and it is believed, the productiveness and relative value of the farms in the two townships, do not greatly differ-and yet the average rate of the farms in Hamilton is but $8 per acre, while that of Stroud is nearly $13-a difference of nearly $5 per acre-it follows that one is too high or the other too low, and in either case that the citizens of Stroud are burdened with taxes, to an extent above the relative value. By a column in Table II., you will observe the same disproportion exists in the Tax occupations: while the aver age rate to each taxable, in Hamilton is $160, in Ross the next township adjoining it is but $63-in Stroud it is $124, and in Price adjoining, it is nothing at all!! In one township, Cows are rated at $8, and in all the rest at $10. Horses seem to be rated, just as the whim of the moment last year, her bottom was completely covered with pretty When the frigate Constellation was taken into the dock dictates. In Lower Smithfield they average $44 each, and good sized oysters; this was after a three years' cruize in the in Middle Smithfield $34. In Pocono $284, and in Toby-West Indies. The Macedonian has only been out half that hanna $47. In Stroud $35, and in Hamilton $40 and so on. In these matters cach tax payer can make his own comments. Dwelling houses are separately enumerated in but four townships, and in their valuation the same system or rather want of system prevails. In one township pleasure wagons are taxed and in another gold watches for county purposes, though they are not in the list of taxable articles. In these remarks I by no means wish to be understood as casting any reflections on the intentions of the late assessors, believing as I do, that the deviations from the uniform standard directed to be observed in the section above quoted wero caused by a misconception of the spirit of the law. Now that a heavy State tax is to be levied in addition to the present county and township taxes it is highly important that the burden be equalized throughout the county, which can only be done by a strict observance of the law of 1834, on the part of the Commissioners and Assessors. JUSTICE. Surgical-A medical man has directed our attention to a surgical invention that bids fair to be of great use in reducing the amount of suffering attendant upon amputation. A band of flexible steel encircles the limb like a ribband; this is graduated by means of a slide with cogs, and a racket wheel turned with a key; the object of this band is to make an equable circular retraction by which the dreadfully painful dissection of the skin that is to cover the wound when the limb is off, is rendered quite unnecessary. Actual experiment has proved that a limb may be removed in ten seconds -and the pain attendant on the operation must therefore be greatly reduced. The inventor is Dr. Dixon, a surgeon of experience and great promise, of this city.-N. Y. Era. Illinois. On the 4th of July inst. for the first time, there was held upon the extensive and beautiful prairie at the new and growing town of Providence, in Bureau county, a celebration of the anniversary of American Independence by the citizens of both sexes of that town and of Tiskilwa, late Indiantown.-l'eoria Reg. VOL. III.-18 time; she has the very same guns on board she had when taken from the British in 1812, viz: 14 long 18 pounders her quarter deck and forcastle: total, 44 guns. Her copper on her gun deck, and 9 32 carronades, and one long 18 on seems to be in excellent order, as we could see no place that was in the slightest degree ragged. She will sail again in the course of a few weeks.-Boston Atlas. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, one of the fluted pillars, for the new Custom House, passed through State street, mounted upon three four wheeled carriages, built in the very strongest manner, and drawn by thirty-one yoke of stout oxen and two horses. Its weight is thirty-six tons. The train left Quincy, about nine miles distant, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, having been ten hours on the road. The forenoon being hot, two yoke of oxen became exhausted, and were taken out of the team before it reached the city. The pillars for the Custom House are of two sizes, the largest of which will weigh about fifty tons.-Bost. Patriot. From Supplement to the Circular to Bankers. Sirs, We intended to insert the following returns some time since. They are curious and interesting, as illustrating two points of some importance. The first is, that in Swedena country where, we believe, there is no metallic money in current use of a higher denomination than four pence, and where paper money, for the smallest sums as well as the largest, is in regulated circulation-corn is uniformly cheaper than in other of the more westerly states of Europe, and the fluctuations in the price of corn are less than in any country. Next to Sweden in the latter characteristic stands England. These facts we submit to the repealers and conservators of our existing Corn law. We are, Sirs, obediently, H. B. & Co. |