Thermometer. Max. 20, 68° Min. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, FOR APRIL, 1829. Taken at the State Capitol at Harrisburg, by WILLITAM MUSGRAVE, Librarian, Barometer. Days of the Month. Max. 26, 29.7624, 25, 26, 6, 41 1-3 Min. 2d, 28.79 1, Dif. of ex. 26 2-3 Dif. of ex. 00.979, Mean ex. 54 2-3 Mean ex. 29.273 5, 23, 8, 19, 20, 28, [30,4 S. W. 1, 9, 20, 23, S. 8, 12, 19, 25, Mean temperature from three 2,3,4,6,7,10,11,22,29, 10 W. 5, 10, 24, 30, daily observations. 12, 13, 14,15,16,17,18,9 N. W. [21, 27, The lowest state of the Thermometer, 34° on the 26th; the highest in the month 78°, on the 20th-range 41°. The difference of temperature, between the mornings and noons varied from 8° to 20°, and upwards. On the 26th, the greatest height of the mercury in the Barometer was 29.76. Lowest, on 2d, 28.79-range 00. 97. The wind has been 23 days out of 30, West of the Meridian. There was white frost on the 13th, 14th, and 18th, and on the 26th and 27th, frost with ice. There were thunder gusts on the 1st, 9th, 20th, and 23d; that on the 20th, was attended with violent wind and very heavy rain mixed with hail. Recapitulation.There have been in the month, 9 days clear, 7 part clear, part cloudy, 2 cloudy no rain, 4 part cloudy, part rain., heavy rain, with thunder and lightning, 4 light rain or showers. This month was 13° warmer than last March, and 7° warmer than April,1828. Peach trees in blossom on 24th, one month later than last year. FROM OBSERVATION. In Pennsylvania, vegetation generally commences at a mean temperature, between 55° and 65°, if the wind should be East of the Meridian; but if West, between 55° and 75°-in either case, an uninterrupted continuance of not less than 14 days, will be requisite to pro duce a visible effect. If the wind should be southerly, the time will be shorter. Let it be remembered that the above temperature often takes place in the month of March, by which both Gardeners and Farmers are deceived in raising early vegetables; for, by long observation, it is known, that a settled state of the atmosphere, or weather does not take place in Pennsylvania before the middle of April, and it is found that such seeds and plants as have been put in the ground at an earlier period than this, and have assumed a prosperous appearance, are by cold piercing winds and late frosts, nipped in the bud, and checked in their growth for a week or two, and sometimes longer. Experience, therefore, teaches us, that gardens made after the middle of April, are most productive. When the wind shifts to the N. or N. W. the difference of temperature, between 55° and 75°, often takes place in the same day. This note may, perhaps, be of use in Horticultural | and Agricultural pursuits. The maximum and minimum are thus found: The morning, noon and night observations are divided by 3, and the quotient entered in a seperate column, called mean temperature; this is done daily, out of this column of mean temperature, the highest in the month is called the maximum: the lowest, the minimum-the mean of these two extremes, approaches nearer to the mean temperature of the month, than any other method I have noticed. On Friday, 1st May inst. in walking through a field where wheat was growing, I observed the surface of the ground full of chinks or cracks, from 5 to 9 inches deep and scarcely a foot apart, the appearance like that after a severe drought, I afterwards examined other fields, all looked alike. Quere the cause of this phenomenon? Indisposition prevented me from making out my monthly report sooner, and from offering my opinion 7 p. clear pt. clo. upon the appearance of the ground. If health permits, you shall have my view of the subject. Yours, very respectfully, WILLIAM MUSGRAVE. ALLEGHANY COLLEGE MILITARY Address to the public by the Trustees of Alleghany College. The Trustees of Alleghany College deeply impressed with the excellence of the system of education adopted by Captain Alden Patridge formerly of the United States Military Academy at West Point, at his Literary Scientific and Military Academy at Middletown in Connecticut, have made arrangements with a gentleman from that Academy, who comes highly recommended by Captain Patridge and others, to establish a similar Institution in Alleghany College. Natural and political law Civil engineering These comprise all the branches usually included in a full course of collegiate studies, and those cadets who shall have gone through this course of instruction and sustained the requisite examination will be entitled to a diploma from the college. The Institution will be under the immediate control of the Superintendant, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the College, a Committee of five of whom will form a Board of Visiters of the said Academy. As the military organization is the peculiar trait in this system, those Institutions in which the proposed plan has been adopted, are generally distinguished as military institutions, and thus it happens that those, who are not particularly acquainted with the system have imbibed an erroneous impression in regard to their character-supposing their principal object to be the training of youth in the art of war; but such is far from being the fact; for, although we may believe that to know how to defend the liberties of their country in the field as well as in the cabinet is essential to the citizens of our government-still the more immediate and principal benefit of this system is found in the order, discipline, energy, and promptitude, which is thus introduced into our seminaries of learning together with the manly and noble exercise which every student is subject to tending to form "a good mind in a sound body." For the information of the public and the better to explain to them in detail the nature of this seminary, the rules adopted by the Superintendent with the approbation of the Board of Trustees, are hereto annexed.* It may be proper to add that the Library belonging to Alleghany College, the fruit of munificent benefactions from Winthrop, Bentley, Thomas and many other individuals in various parts of the United States, consisting of eight thousand volumes, is inferior in point of value to a very few collegiate libraries in the union. A chemical apparatus, presented by a number of gentlemen in the city of New-York, is ample for all useful purposes. The seminary will go into operation on the contemplated plan on the second Tuesday of June.-Meadville, 27 April, 1829. 301 mill, and as there was but one road before us, we could not readily miss our way, We accordingly proceeded, and soon reached the desired spot, where we met with a hospitable reception, but received the uncomfortable intelligence that we were considerably out of our intended course, and should be obliged to traverse a mountainous district, seldom trodden by the traveller's foot, to reach our destined port on the Lehigh, then known by the name of the Landing, but since dignified with the more classical appellation of Lausanne. We were kindly furnished by our host with lodgings in the mill, which was kept going all night; and as the structure was not of the most firm and compact character, we might almost literally be said to have been rocked to sleep. Howev er, after having been refreshed with a night's rest, such as it was, and taking breakfast with our hospitable landlord, we started on the journey of the day, preceded by HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY AND USE OF Philip, with his axe on his shoulder, an implement ne ANTHRACITE COAL. cessary to remove the obstructing saplings that might impede the passage of our horses, if not of ourselves; and these we were under the necessity of dismounting and leading through the bushes and briars of the grown up pathway, if pathway had ever really existed. It may at some future period be satisfactory to know the origin and progress of the anthracite coal trade which has already assumed so much importance in this state-we have therefore collected from three commu-mit of the Mauch-Chunk Mountain, the present site of nications on the subject published in the memoirs of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, such facts in relation to its discovery, and use, as well as to the efforts at different times to introduce it as an article of commerce and of comfort, as will we think prove interesting. One hundred years hence, when this coal shall have become an article of the first necessity and almost universally in use, it will appear incredible that its combustibility should ever have been doubted. The first extract is from a memoir by Dr.T.C.James. As the brief account of the discovery of the Anthracite Coal on the summit of the Mauch-Chunk Mountain seemed to engage the attention of some of the members of the Historical Society on one of the evenings of the meeting of their council, and as it has been thought worthy of preservation, the writer of the following little narrative feels no objection to commit it, notwithstanding its imperfection, to paper, although the circumstances detailed occurred at such a distance of time as must plead an excuse for imperfect recollection. It was some time in the autumn of 1804 that the writer and a friendt started on an excursion to visit some small tracts of land that were joint property on the river Lehigh in Northampton county. We went by the way of Allentown, and, after having crossed the Blue Mountain, found ourselves in the evening unexpectedly bewildered in a secluded part of the Mahoning Valley, at a distance, as we feared, from any habitation; as the road became more narrow, and showed fewer marks of having been used, winding among scrubby timber and underwood. Being pretty well convinced that we had missed our way, but, as is usual with those who are wrong, unwilling to retrace our steps, we nevertheless checked our horses about sun-setting, to consider what might be the most eligible course. At this precise period, we happily saw emerging from the wood, no airy sprite, but, what was much more to our purpose, a good substantial German-looking woman, leading a cow laden with a bag of meal, by a rope halter. Considering this as a probable indication of our being in the neighbor hood of a mill, we ventured to address our inquiries to the dame, who in a language curiously compounded of what might be called high and low dutch, with a spice of English, made us ultimately comprehend that we were not much above a mile distant from Philip Ginter's * Want of space precludes their appearance this week. †Anthony Morris, Esq. In the course of our pilgrimage we reached the sumthe mine or rather quarry of Anthracite Coal; at that time there were only to be seen three or four small pits, which had much the appearance of the commencement of rude wells, into one of which our guide descended with great ease, and threw up some pieces of coal for our examination; after which, whilst we lingered on the spot, contemplating the wildness of the scene, honest Philip amused us with the following narrative of the original discovery of this most valuable of minerals, now promising, from its general diffusion, so much of wealth and comfort to a great portion of Pennsylvania. district of country, he built for himself a rough cabin in He said, when he first took up his residence in that the forest, and supported his family by the proceeds of his rifle, being literally a hunter of the back-woods. The game he shot, including bear and deer, he carried to the nearest store, and exchanged for the other necessaries of life. But, at the particular time to which he then alluded, he was without a supply of food for his family, and after being out all day with his gun in quest of it, he was returning towards evening over the MauchChunk mountain, entirely unsuccessful and dispirited, having shot nothing; a drizzling rain beginning to fall, and the dusky night approaching, he bent his course homeward, considering himself as one of the most forsaken of human beings. As he trod slowly over the ground, his foot stumbled against something which, by the stroke, was driven before him; observing it to be black, to distinguish which there was just light enough remaining, he took it up, and as he had often listened to the traditions of the country of the existence of coal in the vicinity, it occurred to him that this perhaps might be a portion of that "stone-coal" of which he had heard. He accordingly carefully took it with him to his cabin, and the next day carried it to Col. Jacob Weiss, residing at what was then known by the name of Fort Allen. The Colonel, who was alive to the subject, brought the specimen with him to Philadelphia, and submitted it to the inspection of John Nicholson and Michael Hillegas, Esqs. and Charles Cist, an intelligent printer, who ascertained its nature and qualities, and authorized the Colonel to satisfy Ginter for his discovery, upon his pointing out the precise spot where he found the coal. This was done by acceding to Ginter's proposal of getting through the forms of the patent-office the title for a small tract of land which he supposed had never been taken up, comprising a mill-seat, on which he afterwards built the mill which afforded us the lodging of the preceding night, and which he afterwards was unhappily deprived of by the claim of a prior sur after, (about the beginning of the year 1792,) formed themselves into what was called the "Lehigh Coal Mine Company," but without a charter of incorporation, and took up about 8 or 10,000 acres of, till then, unlocated land, including the Mauch-Chunk mountain, but probably never worked the mine. It remained in this neglected state, being only used by the blacksmiths and people in the immediate vicinity, until somewhere about the year 1806, when Wm. Turnbull, Esq. had an ark constructed at Lausanne, which brought down two or three hundred bushels.— This was sold to the manager of the Water-works for the use of the Centre-Square steam-engine. there tried as an experiment, but ultimately rejected as It was unmanageable, and its character for the time being blasted, the further attempts at introducing it to public notice, in this way, seemed suspended. During the last war, J. Cist, (the son of the printer,) Charles Miner, and J. A. Chapman, tempted by the high price of bituminous coal; made an attempt to work the mine, and probably would have succeeded, had not the peace reduced the price of the article too low for competition, The operations and success of the present Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company must be well known to the society; the writer will therefore close this communication by stating, that he commenced burning the Anthracite Coal in the winter of 1804, and has continued its use ever since, believing, from his own experience of its utility, that it would ultimately become the general fuel of this, as well as some other cities. Extract from a communication by Erskine Hazard. The coal on the Lehigh was accidentally discovered in the year 1791 by a hunter, who observed it adhering to the roots of a tree which had been blown down. In 1792 a company was formed, called the Lehigh Coal Mine Company, who took up a large body of land contiguous to that on which the coal had been found.They opened the mine where it is at present worked, made a very rough road from the river to the mine, and attempted to bring the coal in arks to the city, in which they but partially succeeded in consequence of the difficulties of the navigation. A small quantity of coal, however, reached the city; but the want of knowledge of the proper fixtures for its use, together with the difficulties of the navigation, caused the company to abandon their undertaking. Some of the coal, it is said, was tried under the boiler of the engine at the Centre Square, but only served to put the fire out, and the remainder was broken up and spread on the walks in place of gravel! The legislature were early aware of the importance of the navigation of the Lehigh, and in 1771, passed a law for its improvement. Subsequent laws for the same object were enacted in 1791, 1794, 1798, 1810, 1814, and 1816. A company was formed under one of them, which expended upwards of thirty thousand dollars in clearing out channels; one of which they attempted to make through the ledges of slate which extend across the river, about seven miles above Allentown; but they found the slate too hard to pick, and too shelly to blow; and at length considered it an insuperable obstacle to the completion of the work, and relinquished it. The Coal Mine Company in the meanwhile, anxious to have their property brought into notice, gave leases of their mines to different individuals in succession, for periods of twenty-one, fourteen, and ten years, adding to the last the privilege of taking timber from their lands for the purpose of floating the coal to market. Messrs. Cist, Miner and Robinson, who had the last lease, started several arks, only three of which reached the city, and they abandoned their business at the close of the war, 1815. In 1812, Messrs. White and Hazard, who were then manufacturing wire at the Falls of Schuylkill, induced a number of individuals to associate ΜΑΥ and apply to the legislature for a law for the improvement of the river Schuylkill. The coal which was said to be on the head waters of that river, was held up as an inducement to the legislature to make the grant, when the senator from Schuylkill county asserted that there was no coal there-that there was a kind of black stone' that was 'called' coal, but that it would not burn! ing failed, they called a meeting of those interested in Their application to the legislature as individuals havthat navigation, at the tavern, corner of Fifth and Race streets, where Mr. White opened the business of the meeting by proposing the application to the legislature for a slack-water navigation by dams and locks. This for a charter for a company to improve the Schuylkill was the commencement of the present Schuylkill Navigation Company, which was incorporated in 1815. and Messrs. White and Hazard having been told by Mr. During the war, Virginia Coal became very scarce, Joshua Malin, that he had succeeded in making use of Lehigh coal in his rolling mill, procured a cart-load of it, which cost them one dollar per bushel. This quantity was entirely wasted without getting up the requisite whole night spent in endeavouring to make a fire in the heat. Another cartload was however obtained, and a furnace, when the hands shut the furnace door and left the mill in despair. Fortunately one of them left his jacket in the mill, and returning for it in about half an hour, noticed that the door was red hot, and upon opening it, was surprised at finding the whole furnace at a glowing white heat. The other hands were summoned, and four separate parcels of iron were heated and rolled by the same fire, before it required renewing. The furnace was then replenished, and as letting it alone had succeeded so well, it was concluded to try it again, and the experiment was repeated with the same result. From that time they continued the use of anthracite coal, which they received from Schuylkill county in waggons; and occasionally in flats by the freshets, and from the Lehigh, in one of Messrs. Miner & Co.'s arks. In January, 1818, Messrs. White and Hazard, joined by Mr. Hauto, obtained the control of the Lehigh Coal Mine Company's lands. In the succeeding March, a law was obtained, granting to them, as individuals, the power and privileges on the Lehigh usually granted to navigation companies, with only the additional privilege of trying the experiment of a navigation by means of artificial freshets. In July following, the Lehigh Navigation Company, and in October, the Lehigh Coal Company were formed, which together were the foundation of the present Lehigh Coal Navigation Company, as will appear by the preamble to their Charter, passed in 1822. The improvement of the Lehigh was commenced in August, 1818. In 1820, only two years from the commencement, coal was sent to Philadelphia, by an artificial navigation, and sold at $8 40 per ton, delivered. In 1821 and 1822, the quantities were so much increased, that the public became secure of a supply, and its own good qualities, together with its reasonable price, gave it an extensive and rapidly increasing demand. At this period, anthracite coal may be said to be permanently introduced into use. In 1824, the Lehigh Company reduced the price of coal to $7, at which it has continued. In 1825, coal first came to Philadelphia by the improved navigation of the Schuylkill-the quantity was 5378 tons. In 1826, 16,265 tons of coal were transported on the Schuylkill, and 31,280 tons on the Lehigh. And now, January, 1827, anthracite coal promises to become the largest and most profitable staple of Pennsylvania. Extract of a letter from Jesse Fell dated Wilksbarre, December 1st, 1826. The late Judge Gore, in his life time, informed me, that he and his brother, the late Captain Daniel Gore, (both being blacksmiths,) were the first that discovered and used this coal in their blacksmith's fires, and found it to answer their purpose well. This was before the revolutionary war, and, as near as I can collect information, about the year 1770, or 1771, and it has been in use ever since, by the blacksmiths of the place. ance over. 303 will be extensively acknowledged. Though this board claims not to rank the highest in the scale of christian charity they do claim that it holds a place distinct among the interesting institutions of this age. Infant schools are admitted to an honourIn the year 1788, I used it in nailery, and found it to able rank, their cause is upheld by the noble, and be profitable in that business. The nails made with it, the great; in England more than six hundred have would neat the weight of the rods, and frequently a bal- been established the past year under the patronage But it was the opinion of those that worked of the King and subjects of all classes. If from it in their furnaces, that it would not do for fuel, because the young the church is to look chiefly for its inwhen a small parcel was left on their fires and not blown, crease, then is your society consulting the best inteit would go out. Nothwithstanding this opinion prevail-rests of the church and deserves the countenance ed, I had, for some time, entertained the idea that if a sufficient body of it was ignited, it would burn. Accor- of all who can say to Zion, "Peace be within thy dingly, in the month of February, 1808, I procured a walls and prosperity within thý palaces." If the grate, made of small iron rods, ten inches in depth and experience of the civilized world demonstrates that ten inches in height, and set it up in my common-room the character of the man is built on the principles fire-place, and on first lighting it found it to burn excel- instilled into the mind of the child, then is this socilently well. This was the first successful attempt to ety, with other causes, laying the foundation of our burn our stone-coal in a grate, so far as my knowledge nation's prosperity. extends. On its being put in operation, my neighbors flocked to see the novelty; but many would not believe the fact until convinced by ocular demonstration. Such was the effect of this pleasing discovery, that in a few days there were a number of grates put in operation. REPORT OF THE INFANT SCHOOL SOCIETY OF THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES AND KEXSINGTON. In May 1828, a building was purchased from the Kensington Society in Rose street, West Kensington, for 60 dollars, with a lease on the lot for five years, paying 25 cents per year, from our benevolent friend Roberts Vaux-a class-room and shed were built, and a school established on the 18th day of the same month. In June a building was purchased for 75 dollars and removed to a lot near, in Marlborough street, East Kensington, with a lease of five years, paying a tax of one dollar and fifty cents per annum-a class-room and shed were built and a school commenced on the 30th day. In Apple st. Northern Liberties, a room was rented for $15 per annum and a school opened on the same day. On the 16th of February the fourth school was established in Spring Garden in a room rented for $40 a year near Mr. Sears' church. From the small beginning of twenty one scholars their number has rapidly increased to six hundred and forty nine, who are under daily instruction. Rose st. school (No 1,)has two hundred, Apple st. (No. 2,) one hundred and twelve; Marlborough (No. 3) one hundred and eighty eight and Spring Garden (No. 4) one hundred and forty nine. We have now in employ eight teachers, four principals at 160 dolls. a year, and four assistants at 75 dollars per During the lapse of the year not a single circumstance has occurred to discourage their most exalted hopes or in the least abate the ardour of their zeal. The attendance of the children has been remarkable and only prevented by sickness or severity of weather: the increase of number has been rapid and the prospects highly encouraging: many of the opposers of this society are now its friends and supporters. Our number of subscribers, now amounts to 520. annum. In all our expenditures the greatest economy has been observed; as may be seen in our Treasurer's report, that our expenses have not exceeded 1092 dollars after the necessary fixtures of four rooms, salaries of eight teachers, purchase of two buildings, two class rooms, two sheds and three fences put up. Enjoying decidedly the patronage of God, this society has peculiar claims to the countenance and co-operation of men; and no doubt its claims Though the importance of this institution is unmeasureably great, the advantages of the infant system are but partially considered by those who confine their views to the benefit which it imparts in the school room alone; in many instances religious truth has found entrance into families and hearts, to which access could be gained by no other means. The instruction received in the school room has been carried home; many of the parents have acknowledged the reproofs of their little ones, and expressed astonishment to hear their infant voices raised in the praises of their Maker. Many interesting circumstances have occurred that we might relate. The Board, in divesting themselves as far as they are able, of any undue partiality for this seciety, see in it an engine which, when put into full operation, will work with great and unexampled power. We cannot believe that a generous and christian public will suffer this society to languish through want of support. We trust men, who love their country; and christians, to whom the welfare of souls is dear, will encourage us with their contributions. And though this shoot was planted but last year, we do expect to see it spread over all this region, its operations keep pace with every increase of our population, and be the means of training up a virtuous people. That person must be blind with the love of error who cannot see an improvement in the next race of men, and that children's children shall improve on their example, till generation after generation, rising up to praise the Lord, the earth shall at length be full of his glory. Wherefore beloved brethren, let us be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. TREASURER'S REPORT. 1828. June 2. By cash paid for the school house in Rose st. 1829. Do. for the building in Marlboro' street Do. sundry orders to the teachers April 20. To balance in the hands of the Treasurer this day Errors excepted. Philadelphia. CR. $60 00 75 00 474 33 21 96 pril is nearly spent and we have had but few mild spring days. Until last week not a blossom of the Apricot or Peach, and but very few flowers were visible. Our fields and forests are just beginning to assume the livery of returning vegetation and a few fine days will cause spring to burst upon us in all her wonted loveliness and beauty. As far as we can learn, the severe weather has not 460 72 proved as injurious to winter grain as the fears of many of our farmers led us to suppose. The Wheat and Rye generally look well in this county, so far as our knowl$1092 01 edge extends, excepting on lands of a spongy nature, which is always liable to serious injury in seasons like the past. Our Farmers are fondly anticipating a prolific season, and we hope their prospects may not be blasted by any untoward events.-Int. $21 96 CATHARINE SINGER. Abstract of the returns made to the Auditor General's of fice, by the inspectors of bark, flour, salted provisions, domestic distilled spirits, butter and lard, for the year 1828. BARK.-William Fitler, inspector. 55 tierces 227 barrels 2569 tons, 10 cwt. 5 lbs. LEWISTOWN, PENN. May 2-It is stated that shad are caught in much the Juniata, than has ever been known at any previous greater abundance, below the dam at North's Island; in time. It is supposed that the dam in the Susquehanna, immediately above the mouth of the Juniata, has the ef fect of directing their course up the Juniata. The dam at North's Island retards their further passage, and the consequence is, that the people further up the Juniata, are deprived of the luxury of fresh shad, which so abundantly falls to the lot of their neighbors, a few miles lower down. But we must be content with these little Amount of fees, $4913 48; expenses $1743 99; nett deprivations. by the promise of the immense advantaproceeds, $3169 49. FLOUR.-John Humes, inspector. 314,799 barrels wheat flour 33,616 half brls. wheat flour 29,390 brls. rye flour 8,832 hhds. corn meal 45,436 brls. corn meal 1,905 brls. middlings Amount of fees, $4428 00; expenses, $1675 97; nett proceeds, $2753 03. SALTED PROVISIONS.--David Ginther, inspector. 10,427 brls. pork 28 half brls. pork 5,454 brls. beef 503 half brls. beef 55 brls. herrings Amount of fees, $1317 36; expenses, $549 04; nett proceeds, $768 32. ges, which are to accrue to the country from the canal. -Mifflin Eagle. BLOOMFIELD, Penn. There are now 29 dwelling houses, 21 shops and offices, a Court House and Jail, besides other out houses, in this town. There are 4 stores, 5 taverns, 1 printing office, 2 shoemaker shops. 2 taylor shops, 1 saddler, 4 cabinet-makers, 1 hatter, 1 tinner, 2 blacksmith shops, 2 tanneries, 2 or 3 carpenters, more than half a dozen lawyers, and half as many doctors. The population of the town is about 220. Little more than four years ago, the site upon which the town stands was an inclosed clover-field without a solitary building upon it. Perry Forrester. nion plate of Christ Church, called on us the other day The individual who so kindly exhibited the Commu to state that we had omitted, in our enumeration of the articles, the Baptismal Basin, which has seen much service in the last century and which also was the gift of Colonel Robert Quarry. It is kept at the church ready for service; the next generation may have the pleasure of being sprinkled out of the vessel which was used for the same purpose for their great grandfathers. Mr Bringhurst, and his coadjutors, of the Vestry, have recently brought into order and catalogued a very valuable library which has laid almost useless for many years. A neat room in the Church has been fitted up, and the members will probably have access to this col Amount of fees, $3042 874; expenses, $974 09; nett lection, which consists of rare old books of standardTM proceeds, $2068 784. BUTTER & LARD.-Joseph Reynolds, inspector. 15,619 kegs and tubs butter 25,326 kegs and canisters hog's lard Amount of fees, $1637 80; expenses, $831 10; nett proceeds, $806 70. merit; many of them curious from their antiquity, as DOYLESTOWN, (Bucks county.) April 27. The past winter has been one of great severity, probably more intensely cold than has been experienced by some of our oldest inhabitants, sufficiently so we think to explode the idea that our seasons were undergoing a change, and that our clear frosty winters would give place to more broken and rainy weather. The month The quantity of rain which fell last month as indicated of March was cold and cheerless, and more like weath-by the rain guage kept at the Pennsylvania Hospital, er we were accustomed to experience in February. A was 4.99 inches. |