be adopted for the flooring of the Rail Road way, under the flooring of the present structure, that would bear its own weight. A quaker lady advised pastor Schmidt to leave Germantown, so earnestly, that he without delay availed himself of her kind and friendly advice; the day after It must therefore be suspended to the present super-some official duties induced him to go back to Germanstructure, as weakened by the cuttings proposed, and depend upon it entirely for support. This would not strengthen, but weaken the present structure; and, by the increased burden of the two travelling ways, the vibration of this bridge would be so great, as in the course of time to render the upper and lower bridges entirely unfit for use. March 6th, 1830. FREDERICK GRAFF, Opinion of Major Wilson. town; on his return it being dark, he had concluded to stay for the remainder of the night at a public house a bove Germantown, kept then by a man, who was called Butcher Michael; he had not been long there before a detachment of 15 American horsmen arrived. Pastor Schmidt now concluded it best to continue his journey home; the officer warmly pressed him to remain, stating that he considered the road dangerous for travellers at night; he at length partly consented to stay and strongly advised the officer to place sentinels on the road below, and above the house; this the officer declined doing, as quite unnecessary, but at length was persuaded PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 1830. to place a sentinel on the road below the house; the Having been applied to by the President of the Per- horsmen were soon asleep on the floor. Pastor Schmidt manent Bridge Company, to give my opinion respect became so uneasy, that he determined to depart, and iming the proposed plan of making an opening through mediately ordered his horse to be saddled, and rode the abutments and piers, for the purpose of construct-way; half an hour after his departure, a troop of British ing a Railway bridge, to be suspended or supported by horse came by the road above the house, surprized the the arches of the present bridge, I have no hesitation in American detachment, and killed all but one man, who saying, that the execution of such a plan would be de-after firing his pistol, was so fortunate as to make his cidedly injurious to the Permanent Bridge, and, at the same time, would fail in answering the purpose for which it is designed. escape. SALE OF REAL ESTATE.-Sheriff Alison, at his sale last week in Upper Oxford-struck off the well improv ed farm of 102 acres, and 99 perches, belonging to James Parker, for The Factory establishment with numerous $2,180 00 13-5 feet, 27.5 The tract of land adjoining, containing 90 6,000 00 1,195 00 14 feet Another tract of 337 acres, with some build- 2,800 00 300 00 30.00 A tract of 98 acres in West Fallowfield, from And the cut-down timber thereon, for Making this amount, 12,505 00 for the real estate of Mr. Parker; which left a large mount of debt unsatisfied. At the public sale, on Saturday last, of lots belonging to the estate of William Hemphill, dec. in West-Chester. Lot No. 1-Situated in Gay-street, near the Catholic Chapel, 50 feet in front, sold for 16 dollars and 6 cents per foot-$802 50 for a building lot. No. 2, same dimensions-$15 10 per foot in front. No. 4, do 11 00 do do-V. Rec. do EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT. On page 142 of the present volume, we published a General Table of the Expenses of "Government,” from 1791 to 1829 excepting 1804, which was omitted in consequence of not being able to procure the auditor The house in which pastor Schmidt lived, was general's report of that year. This we have, however, one of two houses which now form the double by the kindness of a friend at Harrisburgh, since obtain. house at present, or lately occupied by Mr. Billed, and in order to render the whole series complete myer, printer. A party was sent by the enemy to burn the house, but with orders to spare the one next to his, then belonging to Mr.- a good and loyal subject of his majesty; accordingly they made a large fire in the kitchen chimney, before which they placed a large door, which taking fire communicated the flames to the building; the fire raged so furiously, that the next house was in iminent danger of being destroyed, which being reported to the commanding officer, he sent a detachment to extinguish the fire, which was done; but the house had been so much injured, that on pastor Schmidt's return to Germantown, he could not occupy it, but rented the house next to his old dwelling, where he continued until he left Germantown. we now publish the expenditures of that year. Agree. ably to promise we now offer another table exhibiting the expenses of the "Legislative department," more in detail, and a second table, showing the duration of the sessions, laws passed &c. &c. We will hereafter furnish similar tables, of the other departments. Though embraced in a small compas, these tables, cost us much time, labor and research, but when completed, will we think furnish such a view of the statistics of our state, as has never been presented to the public, since the organization of the government. EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE YEAR 1791 TO 1829 INCLUSIVE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1830. EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT OF PENNS’A. 205 Clerks. Serg't at Arms,&c. Printing. Transcrb Contin&engross gent. Total. Grand Total. 11233 66 1791 24690 74 9277 29 1793 7781 66 1346 13 610 27 2916 57 21 80 520 00 13196 43 1794 8763 34 2037 10 956 00 3550 55 49 49 309 14 15665 62 1795 9688 00 1970 00 878 33 2769 88 38 60 433 07 15777 88 1796 9132 40 2458 00 1070 82 2770 80 52 62 333 64 15818 28 1796 30238 00.2958 00 1204 00 3464 98] 58 00 1631 62 39554 60 55372 88 1797 9145 60 2634 00 1062 17 4475 03 94.00 436 71 17847 51 1797 30886 80 2393 48 1242 00 3390 75 30 00 259 60 38202 63 56150 94 1798 9308 00 2754 00 1078 70 4204 34 89 50 48 00 17482 54 1798 29950 80 4377 56 1288 00 6418 09) 188 00 1799 9604 20 2732 00 1142 50 5408 06 170 00 329 48 19386 24 1799 31102 20 4042 74 1331 00 6738 12 62 001 1800 8067 40 2090 00 927 45 3495 66 38 00 88 35 14656 86 1800 25201 80 2114 00 1110 00 7508 42 85 00 1801 8721 40 1901 54 933 62 3542 89 124 75 92 77 15316 97 1801 27278 40 3604 49 1282 19 3730 21 1802 8758 40 2824 58 661 00 4983 50 155 37 671 00 18953 85 1802 33480 00 3836 87 1212 50 7775 01 32 00 1803 9424 00 1774 00 905 16 1997 60 1202 10 15302 86 1803 30948 60 2326 00 1095 25 3914 00 2777 00 1804 8975 61 1810 00 590 00 2294 00 775 11 14444 72 1864 32481 12 1810 00 910 00 4193 00 1805 9470 60 1826 00 788 00 1277 81 758 24 14120 65 1805 32833 00 1826 00 939 00 2808 00 1806 9575 10 1802 00 776 00 1425 50 953 33 14531 93 1806 31901 10 1802 00 1045 00 2667 00 1350 00 180710275 80 1882 00 832 00 2560 64 1619 46 17169 90 1807 35656 70 1944 00 1140 00 3532 75 1946 75 1808 9496 60 1802 00 776 00 2300 00 1737 36 16111 96 1808 32472 80 1853 20 1120 00 3390 25 1850 00 3470 57 44156 82 60268 78 1809 11866 00 1810 00 900 00 2560 00 1068 38 18204 38 1809 36090 80 1823 20 1175 00 4381 00 1850 00 3291 37 48611 37 66815 75 1810 10652 40 1730 00 887 00 2147 37 966 01 16382 78 1810 32422 80 1711 20 993 20 4350 62 1850 00 2935 73 44263 55 60646 33 1811 11807 40 1810 00 900 00 2959 79 1162 18 18639 37 1811 56450 30 1802 00 1150 00 3625 25 1850 00 4294 30 49171 85 67811 22 1812 11974 00 1810 00 1120 00 2833 14 1657 76 19394 90 1812 36555 90 1810 00 1140 00 4604 18 1850 00 3367 28 49327 36 68722 32 1813 11480 70 2052 00 1005 25 2644 91 1732 98 18915 84 1813 36198 50 2327 00 1195 00 3773 50 1850 00 1734 48 47078 48 65994 32 1814 15017 50 2505 62 1188 00 2195 75 1707 30 22614 17 1814 45792 40 2146 00 1204 25 3866 87 1850 00 2288 95 57098 47 79712 64 1815 13247 15 2384 00 1034 39 2636 50 1203 40 20505 44 1815 39953 40 2196 00 1039 00 3097 50 1850 00 2231 98 50367 88 70873 32 1816 13737 15 1873 00 1055 00 2316 00 500 00 1789 07 21270 22 1816 43798 80 2098 00 1212 00 5090 50 1898 00 4030 28 58127 58 79397 80 1817 15113 10 2154 00 1228 00 2569 00 500 00 1742 64 23306 74 1817 46445 00 2154 00 1249 75 4897 50 2300 00 3616 15 60662 40 83969 14 1818 15161 80 1954 00 1099 752732 52 500 00 2056 99 23505 06 1818 46999 33 2154 00, 1305 37 4862 50 2300 00 3760 32 61381 52 84886 58 1819 15749 90 2010 00 1208 50 2954 51 500 00 1982 51 24405 42 1819 49687 70 2210 00 1320 00 4572 55 1800 00 6334 45 65924 70 90330 12 1820 15007 70 1954 00 1128 00 2982 26 500 00 2461 78 24033 74 1820 56067 66 2154 00 1278 00 5451 50 1600 00 6971 89 64523 05 88556 79 1821 13662 00 1459 28 872 40 2938 51 2431 49 450 00 21313 68 1821 42469 15 1459 28 1006 15 3516 62 1800 00 4606 29 54357 49 76171 17 1822 11876 10 1410 00 1823 12220 50 1678 00 907 50 2824 24 450 00 3289 57 20757 41 1822 38183 00) 1410 00 856 00 3732 02 1400 00 4825 54 50406 57 71163 98 932 00 2649 23 450 00 3907 92 21837 65 1823 39315 00 1410 00 860 00 4313 25 1400 00 5689 71 52987 961 74825 61 THIS sum includes 1560 40 expences and fees for trial of Judges-also transcribing amount not specified. Includes extra Session. Although there has been a gradual increase of expenditure within ten years, yet the average daily expenses of the Legislature appear to be less than the aver age of the whole series, and the cost of each act is not very materially increased; this arises from the circumstance of the greater length of the sessions and the greater number of laws now passed at each, than the whole average gives. The shortest regular session was 97 days in 1814-15. The present session, if the Legislature adjourn at the time now fixed, will have been the longest session.Of the number of acts passed we have as yet no account. 1801 114 65 25 86 1, 1801 to April 6, 1802 126 93 Judiciary, 38,211 25 do 7, 1802 to do 4, 1803 118 94 State Treasurer, 2,399 96 7,160 52 6,134 97 do 3, 1805 to Mar. 31, do 2, 1806 to April 13, 1806 118 108 Surveyor General, 3,633 32 Wardens, 394 39 do 1, 1807 to Mar. 28, do 6, 1808 to April 4, 1808 117 129 31 95 119 150 do 3, 1811 to Mar. 31, 1812 118 194 sent of the Governor, locate the Pennsylvania rail-way, beginning at the termination of the eastern division of the Pennsylvania canal at the borough of Columbia, and extending thence according to the report and draft of the said engineer through the northern part of the city of Lancaster, across the gap of Mine Ridge to the sta tion marked for an inclined plane near the residence of the late Judge Peters, on the Schuylkill river, thence by a bridge across the Schuylkill and by the line of the old Union canal to the corner of Broad and Callowhill streets in the district of Spring Garden, and thence a † Extra Session, in consequence of Western insur-long the middle of Broad street until it crosses the line rection. + Extra Session to prescribe the manner of electing President and Vice President U. S. From 1790 to the close of last session, there have been, including Holy-days, 4769 days of session-during which time 4958 acts, besides resolutions, were passed. The amount expended in that time for the Legislative Department, per the preceding table is $2,678,317 33-which divided by the number of Laws, gives the cost of each law, viz: $540 20, or divided by the number of days, gives the average daily expense, from 1790 to 1829, $561 61. In the last 10 years, from 1819 to 1829, there were 1246 days of session, during which 1679 acts were passed, making an average cost per day of $686 87, or per act of $509 74. The whole expenditure having been during those ten years $855,847 96. of the city of Philadelphia. And whereas during the sitting of the last legislature with a view to satisfy the public of the propriety of said location, two engineers in the service of the state were directed to examine the line from the inclined plane as located by the board of canal commissioners, and the said engineers, to wit: Moncure Robinson and Hopkins, did examine the same, and also a route on the western side of the Schuylkill, and did reboard of canal commissioners, by the resolution of the port in favour of the original location as adopted by the ninth day of December, eighteen hundred and twenty eight. And whereas, the legislature in order to remove all difficulties and objections made to such original loca day of April, eighteen hundred and twenty nine, alltion, did by their joint resolution, passed the twentieth thorise the canal commissioners to cause to be made a re-examination and survey of the line of the Pennsylva nia rail road, commencing at the foot of the inclined plane near the farm of the late Judge Peters, and termi nating at Broad and Vine streets; and also to cause ex 1830.] RECORDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 207 for North America. The Governor communicated this April 14. A conference between the Governor's Council and the Indians, at the council chamber in the state house. The latter stated that they had no particular business, but to renew the old covenant of friendship with William Penn. aminations to be made from the said inclined plane, to tion: April 16. Conference renewed. The purport of the speech made by Scarooyady was, that he desired always to live in friendship with the Governor and the 6 nations. That they made one family; and that if the French should attempt any thing against any of them, they (the Delawares,) would be ready to resist them. April 23. The Governor (having returned) addressed them in answer: reciprocating their assurances of friendship, and desiring them to remain where they were for the present. The Indians having withdrawn, the Governor communicated to the Council the minutes of what passed at Alexandria, in confidence, not to be divulged. A Council was then held on the 14th of April, of this year, at which were present General Braddock, Commodore Keppel, Governors Shirley, Dinwiddie, Delancy, Sharp, and Morris. The General's commission having been read, and the articles of his instructions relative to a common fund, to be established in the Colonies, for carrying on the services under the General's directions, and also the article relative to the measures to be taken for engaging the Indians to his majesty's interests. The General made the following proposals: First. That a fund should be established conformably to his instructions and to Sir Thomas Robinson's letter of 26th Oct. 1754. Secondly. It being of the utmost importance that the nations of Indians and their allies should begained, & secured to the British interest, that a proper person should be sent with full powers from him to treat with them; and that Col. Johnson should be employed in it. And in order to promote the success of the treaty the General proposed that presents should be made to the Indians; in which he desired the opinion of the Council as to the value to which the said presents should be made,and the manner of their being supplied. Resolved, That it would be inexpedient for the legis-5 lature at the present session to authorise the extension of the Pennsylvania rail road from the inclined plane, otherwise than that, the committee recommend to the house to incorporate companies to make branches, extending from the inclined plane to the city, and adjoining districts, and to tide water on the eastern and western sides of the Schuylkill. RECORDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. Abstract of the state records at Harrisburg, made by Thomas Sergeant Esq. when Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by him presented to the Historical Committee of the American Philosophical Society, Nov. 3, 1819.-1748 to 1758. (Continued from vol. 4. p. 356. ) 1755, April 5. Intelligence received by the Govern or, of the French having fitted out 15 sail of the line of battle ships, and sent in them 6000 land forces. destined Thirdly. His Excellency acquainted the Council that he proposed to attack the French forts at Crown Point and Niagara, and desired their opinion whether it was advisable that the reduction of Crown Point should be undertaken with the forces agreed to be supplied by the several colonies concerned in it, amounting in the whole to 4400 men; and whether it was their opinion that Col. Johnson was a proper person to command in chief in the said service. Fourthly. His Excellency considering the fort at Oswego as a post of the greatest importance for facilitating the proposed attack of Niagara, and securing the *See Register, vol. 4. p. 335. retreat of the troops to be employed in that service; and having been informed of its present defenceless condition, and of the weakness of its garrison, acquainted the Council that he should order it to be reinforced by the independent companies of New-York, and two companies of Sir William Pepperell's regiment; and desired to have their opinion, whether it would not be proper to build one or more vessels upon the Lake Ontario for asserting his Majesty's right to that lake, as well as for a security to the forces to be employed in the attack of Niagara, and of what burthen or force the said vessels should be. MISCELLANEOUS. The first SHAD this season was in market on the 15th or 16th instant. The writer of the essay on imprisonment for debt, begs leave to correct an error, into which he has fallen through inadvertance. To all which the members of the Council made the following memorable answer-"That they had severally made application to their respective Assemblies for the establishment of the common fund proposed, but had not been able to prevail upon them to agree to it; and gave it as their unanimous opinion, that such a fund can never be established in the, colonies without the aid of Parliament. They likewise declared that having found it impracticable to obtain in their respective govern. The 817 persons stated as being in prison, from June ments, their proportions expected by his majesty to- 1829, to February 1830, were persons against whom exwards defraying the expense of his service in North Aecutions had been obtained, but by far the greater part merica, that they are unanimously of opinion, that it of whom had escaped imprisonment, by giving bond and should be proposed to his Majesty's Ministers, to find out security to appear at the insolvent court, and take the some method of compelling them to do it; and of assessing benefit of the act. the several governments in proportion to their respective abilities,their shares of the whole money already furnished, and which it shall be thought proper for them to furnish towards the general expenses of his service. They also assured the General that they would still continue to use their utmost endeavours to raise all possible supplies, but were unanimously of opinion that the King's ser vice in the colonies and the carrying on the present expedition must be at a stand unless the General shall think proper to make use of his credit upon the governments at home, to defray the expense of all the operations under his direction. They likewise agreed on the propriety of a person being sent to treat with the five nations of Indians, and on the fitnesa of Col. Johnsonand that for that purpose the sum of £800 should be paid him; to procure presents to the amount of £500 for the Northern and Western, and £300 for the West Singular Anomaly.-A ewe belonging to Mr. Martin, of this borough, a few days since gave birth to a lamb, with two heads, two tails, four ears, and six legs. It was born alive, but survived but a short time. We understand it is now in the hands of a person who will stuff and preserve it.-Erie Gaz. Relations worth counting-We are informe (says the Erie Gazette,) that Mary Marvin, of Waterford, in this county, a grand child of Colonel Henry Colt, has now living seven grand parents and sixty-one uncles and We wonder how many cousins she will have thirty years hence. aunts! We learn that a number of arks loaded with Anthracite ern Indians, to be given at Oswego. And that if the Coal, destined for Baltimore, arrived yesterday at MariGovernors would advance the money, the Colonies etta from the Baltimore Company's Mines on the Susought to replace it, according to the proportions set-nehanna. The Coal is reported to be of a superior tled in the plan of Union by the Commissioners at Alba-quality. We believe the day is not far distant when it will become a valuable article of export on account of ny last year, together with all contingent charges; and its vastly superior strength over any other kind. that it was their opinion the several governments would Baltimore Patriot. readily consent to do it within the space of three months. They agreed to the proposed attack on Crown Point On Thursday evening last, five stages arived in this and Niagara, and that Col. Johnson was the properest borough from l'hiladelphia, all crowded with passenperson to have the command of the attack on Crown Point. They also agreed to the necessity of strengthen-gers.-Pottsville, M. Journal. ing the fort, and advised the building of two vessels of 60 tons upon the Lake Ontario with all possible dispatch, according to a draught to be sent by Commodore Keppel. In case of the reduction of Fort Duquesne, it was agreed that whatever garrison the General should think proper to leave, there should be defrayed by the governments of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and that if the General should think it necessary to build a fort upon Lake Erie, and to order one or more vessels to be built for the defence of that lake, the ex pense attending both, those measures should be defray ed by those three governments." Accounts arrived from the Commissioners for laying out the road, dated Fort Cumberland, stating that it was laid out to about 18 miles this side the three forks of Youghiohgany, and intimating a wish to know if the Assembly would pay the expense of opening it. In conformity to the request of Gen. Braddock, the Governor sent a letter to Mr. George Croghan, with a large quantity of Wampum, made up in belts and strings, requiring him to convene as many Indians of the six nations as he could at Aughwick, and inform them that Gen. Braddock was on his march, and intreat them to Ecclesiastical News.The corner stone of a new church for the congregation of the Rev. Mr. Chambers, was laid on Tuesday last. The edifice is to be built at the corner of George and Broad-streets. This congregation now occupy the church in Thirteenth street, called the Ninth Presbyterian, or more usually Mrs. Duncan's— having been built in pursuance of her last will. elected Pastor of the First Presbyterian church, in the The Rev. Mr. Barnes, of Morristown, N. J. has been room of Dr. Wilson, resigned. Mr. Winchester, of Baltimore, has been elected Pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian church, in the room of Rev. J. H. Kennedy, resigned.Morning Journal. Printed every SATURDAY MORNING by WILLIAM F GEDDES, No. 59 Loenst Street. Philadelphia; where, and at door back of the Post Office, (back room) subscriptions will be the PUBLICATION OFFICE, IN FRANKLIN PLACE, second thankfully received. 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