that the prayer of said petition should be granted. Read and accepted.

A communication from the Chairman of the committee of the Common Council, charged to inquire into the expenditure of money beyond the amount first appropriated, read and committed to the Mayor.

The committee of conference on the part of this Board, on the subject of adopting a plan of Neck lands, reported, that they had met the committee on the part of the Common Council, and agreed; they accordingly recommend that this board recede from their first vote, and concur with the Common Council. Report accepted, and ordered accordingly.

The committee on the petition of Uriah Hayes, to hire a fish box, at the bottom of Hanover street, reported that they have leased to the said Hayes the said box, for six months, at the rate of $25 per ann. payable Quarterly.

Petition of John Hubbard and others, praying that Howard street may be widened, by taking off a part of Haskins's stable, and that said street may be repaired. Read and thereupon resolved, that the Board will take all the land of said Haskins, provided Elijah Monehy will give a deed of a strip of his land to widen said street. The city will set back his fence and reserve the portico, and the committee of the district are instructed to see it executed according to a plan of the same, taken by S. P. Fuller, surveyor.

Ordered that the vote that passed this this board on the 4th inst, in relation to Gardiner Green's fence, on Common street, be and hereby is rescinded.

tion, and the expense assessed upon those who shall be benefitted thereby, and referred to the Mayor to see it executed.

List of members of Engine Company, No. 1, as organized, read, accepted, and on file.

List of members of Engine Company, No. 2, as organized, read, accepted, and on file. Ordered that said Company be permitted to increase its number to forty-five.

List of Engine Company, No. 8, read, accepted, and on file.

The following persons were nominated and appointed as a Hose Company, viz. John Day, W. B. Kendall, Albert Kennard, John S. Luscomb, S. D. Childs, Samuel Burnham, Ebed Whiton, Edwin Brown, Bart. Hawkes, Henry Eayres, Geo. Burrill, John Farrington, Thomas Lilly, Edward Pear; Elbridge West, John Filbrick, and Philip Martcoe.

Ordered that the Mayor be authorized to discharge on the record, a mortgage given by Giles Lodge, to the city, for $ the sum having been paid.

Application of Benj. Tucker, to be employed to arrange the papers in the Clerk's office of the S. J. Court, read and not granted.

IN COMMON COUNCIL.

Monday, April 17 —An order allowing $88 for the relief of the widow and family of Jonathan Houghton, a city watchman, who was murdered in December last, was read and passed.

Mr. Parker said that the city had paid $50,000 to remove the rope-walks, and hoped they would be cautious in erecting buildings on that land; he was in favour of postponing the subject, as Mr. Rice had suggested. The report was ordered to lie on the table. Messrs. Curtis, Barry, Peabody, || Lodge, and Gray, were appointed a committee to consider the expediency of applying to the Legislature to amend the city charter, so that no person belonging to either branch of the city government shall be eligible to any office, the salary of which is paid out of the city treasury, during the time for which he shall be elected.

The order of the evening was then called up, and the Council proceeded to choose Assistant Assessors for the year ensuing, who were nominated by the members from each ward. The following gentlemen were chosen and an order appointing them, read and passed to a second reading :-Ward No. 1, Enoch H. Snelling, Samuel Beal; No.2, Wm. Grubb, Benj. Dodd; No. 3, Larra Crane, Warren Bowker; No. 5, E. P. Hartshorn, Mark Ware; No. 6, Billings Briggs, Sam. Snelling Jr.; No. 7, Isaac Danforth, Daniel Denny; No. 8, T. C. Amory; No. 9, Henry Sigourney, James N. Staples; No. 10, John W. Bradlee, Charles F. Kupfer; No. 11, Winsor Fay, Danl. Baxter Jr.; No. 12, Warren White, Josiah Dunham. The members from Ward No. 4 were not prepared to nominate persons for that Ward. Mr J. P. Bradlee was chosen for No. 8, but had previously declined being a candidate.

The order from the Board of Aldermen, appointing five persons as Permanent Assessors, and the vote of the Common Council concurring with an amendment striking out Lynde Walter and inserting Lewis Lerow,

were read.

Mr Barry moved to come to the choice of a fifth assessor by ballot. Mr Curtis said that they ought to recede from their election, and concur with the Board of Aldermen in their choice, or non-concur and choose another, or appoint a committee of con

ference. Mr Gray said the course was very simple to proceed to ballot again; he mentioned the case of the choice of Auditor of Accounts, where they non-concurred with the Board of Aldermen four or five times, and had proceeded to ballot each time. Mr. Parker agreed with Mr Gray, that it was in all respects a question of nonconcurrence, and that they might continue to substitute as long as they pleased; he said they were not bound to vote for the one they had before voted for, nor for the one voted for in the other board. Mr James said he had understood the question before the board was whether they would insist in their choice or not.

The vote being taken to insist on that amendment, there were yeas 9, nays 32.

A motion was then made to concur with the Board of Aldermen. Mr Gray said if it were in order, he should move to ballot at once for a fifth assessor, the motion was decided to be in order and carried. On the first ballot there were 41 votes ; necessary to a choice 21. Nathaniel Greenough had 15; Samuel Howe 10; Lynde Walter 9; Henry Bass 6; and John Winslow 1. The board proceeded to ballot again, and Nathl. Greenough had 24 votes out of 42. The order was then passed, amended by inserting Nathaniel Greenough.

The joint committee on the petition of Thomas Lamb, on the subject of buying a passage-way in Doane street, recommended to grant the petition on his paying $1500 towards defraying the expense of widening Doane street. Mr Dorr said he was on the committee, but did not meet with them on the land; he thought the land was worth more, and moved that $2000 be inserted instead of $1500. Mr Curtis, one of the committee, hoped the motion would not prevail, he said the land belonged to individuals, and that the city had only an easement in the passageway. Mr Hallet said it was private property which had become public property; that the city had only a right of easement in many other streets,

A copy of Dante has been discovered at Rome, the marginal parts of which are crowded with notes in the handwriting of Tasso.

The friends of Gen. Foy in France have raised 900,000 francs by subscription for his family. The United States have liberally paid the debt of gratitude they owed the great and good Lafayette. Thomas Jefferson is on the verge of his earthly career, he is involved in difficulties; need more be known to those who knew how to estimate the services of Lafayette, and who daily enjoy the blessings arising from the patriotism of the sage of

Monticello.-Ph. Au.

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surveyor, and 1 gentleman. places of nativity, as follows, viz:Pennsylvania, 32; Virginia, 21; Counecticut, 12; Massachusetts, 7; New York, 7; New Jersey, 6; Vermont, 4; New Hampshire, 3; Delaware, 1; Rhode Island, 1; South Carolina, 1; North Carolina, 1; Kentucky, 1; Ireland, 3; Ohio, 3. Last year, for the first time, there was one member a native of Ohio; now there are three. Only four persons, natives of that State, have ever been in that Legisla

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with Carthagena newspapers to the 12th ult. containing the official account

of the surrender. This event took place on the 23d of January, but the particulars are not yet received. It is said the garrison was reduced to 500 men, that Rodil was about to depart for Europe, and that the whole of the Colombian army which was at the siege of Callao, amounting to nearly 6000 men, will be immediately transported to Carthegena, at which place vessels have been chartered to proceed to Chagres for this purpose.

Mecca taken by the Wahabites.-A letter from Alexandria, dated the 23d of October, says, The Viceroy had just received intelligence that the Wahabites have surprised the Egyptian Army encamped near Mecca, to the number of 8000 infantry and 2000 cavalry. They set fire to the Egyptian huts, and killed so great a number of the troops that scarcely 1600 escaped. After this the Wahabites made a triumphal entry into Mecca

Legislature of Ohio.-The Legisleture of Ohio, which lately closed its session, was composed of 58 farmers. 26 lawyers, 7 mechanics, 7 merchants, 2 physicians, 2 printers. 1 miller, 1

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neglect the offer-four chances to one We hope that no gentleman will

should not be overlooked-it is better than silk coats.

And if a man should need a pistol now, There lives the caitiff wretch would gladly sell it him.' U. S. Gaz.

There are in the city of Paris only 520 watchmakers, who employ 2056 workmen, and produce annually, watches, and 15,000 clocks, the whole 80,000 gold watches, 40,000 silver worth about 19,765,000 francs.

The celebrated Fonthill Abbey estate has been sold in four divisions. Mr. Bennett, M. P. purchased to the amount of £130,000-Earl Grosvenor £45,000-Mr. King £20,000-Mr. Mortimer £30,000, making in the whole upwards of $1,000,000 for this estate !

French Literature.-In Paris there are five libraries, open daily to the public, containing the aggregate number of 442,000 printed volumes, and no less than 80,000 in manuscript. There are, besides these, various private libraries.