and strong dependencies of the picture. I have feebly depicted to you the importance of ELOQUENCE, as connected with the great business of life. I have briefly adverted to the intimate relation of all the sciences, and, indeed, all branches of learning, to each other. In con. clusion, I have also endeavoured to inculcate a lesson which every fleeting moment enforces upon the mind, and without which all else is vanity-the inestimable VALUE OF TIME. As incident to those primary subjects, I have adverted to others, upon which the intelligence of man may be most beneficially employed, both for himself and mankind. But, in bestowing our attention upon temporal matters, let not our eternal interest be forgotten. Let us ever remember, that no one can be great without being good; for, in the language of Sacred Authority, "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul." COUNCILS. At a meeting of Councils, on Friday the 16th inst. Wm. M. Meredith, Esq. was elected President, and J. G. Clarkson, Esq. Clerk of the Select Council; and Henry Troth, Esq. President, and Robert Hare, jr. Esq. Clerk, of Common Council. Messengers and door-keepers and printers, the same as last year. From the United States Gazette, Tuesday, Oct. 20th, the Select and Common Councils held a joint meeting, for the choice of Mayor of the city. The whole number of votes given was 39, of which JOHN SWIFT, present Mayor, received 19, and JOSEPH WATSON 11. The following was the vote of the several members: No. 4. Committte on Public Highways. C. C.-Rowland, Canby, Lancaster, Stacey. S. C.-Keating, Weigand, Roach, Wetherill. No. 5. Committee on Cleansing the City. S. C. McCredy, Roach, Weigand, Chandler. C. C.-Warner, Darragh, Thomason, Otis. No. 6. City Property. 269 S. C.-Price, Keating, Chandler, Williams. C. C.-Earp, Wright, Chas. S. Smith, Corn's S, Smith. No. 7. Committee on Legacies and Trusts. C. C.-W. Rawle, Gilder, Rowland, Thomason. S. C.-Roach, Keating, Williams, Dunlap. No. 8. Girard Estates. S. C.-Lippincott, Meredith, Lewis, Price, Chand- C. C.-Gilder, Wright, Sailor, Otis. GIRARD TRUST. The Commissioners of the Girard Trust held their first meeting after the adjournment of the Councils. Joshua Lippincott, Esq. is, by appointment, President In the absence of Mr. Lippincott, L. of the board. Lewis, Esq. was chosen president pro tem. Morgan Ash was re-elected Secretary, George Bastian Agent of Farins, and J. P. Roberts, Messenger. The following named gentlemen now compose the board:-J. Lippincott, J. Swift, Mayor, ex officio, Wm. M. Meridith, President of Select Council, do. Henry Troth, President of Common Council, do. Lawrence Lewis, Jos. R. Chandler, T. Earp, Richard Price, M. Canby, C. S. Smith, D. B. Stacey. NORTHERN LIBERTIES. At a meeting of the new Board of Commissioners of the Northern Liberties October 20th, JoHN G. Wolf, Esq., was chosen President of the Board for the ensuing year. QUICK WORK. Stacey, Ост. 29. All the prisoners, one hundred and seventy in number, with the exception of two or three sick ones, were removed this morning from the Walnut Street Jail to the new County Prison below the City in Moyamensing, before 8 o'clock. The work commenced at 2 o'clock, and was performed by Omnibuses, under the supervision of the Inspectors and the Police. LARGE PRODUCTS. This is truly a productive season. Last week we noticed a pumpkin of unusual size, the product of our country, which weighed 61 pounds. That was "a trifle, a trifle," compared to what we have heard since. Peter Filbert, Esq. of this town has now a pumpkin in his yard, raised on his own farm in Oley, weighing 100 stating that George Rahn, Esq. one of our patrons, has pounds! and we have a slip of news from Orwigsburg, raised in his garden there two pumpkins on one vine, the largest of which weighs 110 pounds! and the smaller one 100 pounds! One of them measuring 5 feet 6 inches in circumference, and 2 feet in diameter. --Advocate. Large Beet. We were shown a Beet yesterday, which grew in the garden of Mr. Henry Mathiot of this place, weighing 7 lbs. 10 ounces.--Columbia Spy. 270 PHILADELPHIA CITY-OFFICIAL—1835.—Reported for the American Sentinel Office. [OCTOBER GOVERNOR. 167 102 97 129 91 60 84 115 157 141 67 1801 482 310 259 294 343 232 313 384 327 331 352 5042 103 62 54 51 54 38 64 173 126 79 73 1351 CONVENTION. 72 72 73 Anthony Simmons 147 110 136 113 142 78 135 119 58 1464 77 139 120 58 1477 Wm. L. Hirst 144 109 137 112 141 64 77 136 118 56 1465 Thomas S. Smith 373 396 314 404 509 364 281 312 367 253 334 424 339 357 373 5400 Charles B. Trego 369 396 314 401 514 362 281 309 368 250 324 422 333 356 369 5368 Joseph B. Smith 370 393 314 400 501 361 283 303 367 250 340 425 333 357 373 5376 L. Krumbhaar, sr. 372 398 511 400 507 361 281 308 368 251 341 419 340 356 375 5388 James Hutchison 370 400 314 403 517 362 282 312 365 251 339 426 340 357 372 5410 H. S. Spackman 372 399 314 401 514 358 279 313 369 251 338 426 340 259 375 5408 Wm. B. Reed 368 397 312 405 506 364 277 307 359 253 343 422 338 356 372 5379 71 48 56 49 35 63 174 126 80 73 1361 99 123 120 108 77 108 70 43 65 78 107 71 43 65 Adam Everly 136 63 63 62 80 73 1353 66 174 126 81 73 1363 61 174 125 81 73 1345 73 1342 73 1352 65 62 76 112 71 44 71 81 138 117 59 1479 59 1480 Peter Wager Wash'n Jackson) John P. Wetherill 382 406 314 408 518 362 291 319 374 248 344 423 345 367 380 5481 Lawrence Lewis 380 403 314 411 517 362 292 317 372 250 343 421 345 366 377 5470 Jos. R. Chandler H.J. Williams 375 396 313 406 500 359 288 309 362 242 344 413 340 365 379 5399 382 402 314 409 515 362 290 315 371 250 345 420 346 368 380 5469| (City continued on next page.) Thomas Dunlap, SELECT COUNCIL-Continued. 381 404 315 410 519 362 291 315 371 249 344 423 345 368 380 5477 Robert Taylor Wash'n Jackson,) COMMON COUNCIL. John Dallam 145 107 135 111 143 71 81 106 71 42 63 79 140 119 58, 1471 145 109 134 112 144 72 81 106 70 42 64 79 139 119 59 1475 145 108 133 112 144 58 57 46 45 46 57 45 James H. Cole 135 100 124 111 106 57 46 Wm. Nassau, jr. 137 100 123 109 108 57 46 77 75 1317 Samuel Porter 136 98 123 108 106 58 46 52 136 99 123 109 107 58 46 53 47 36 47 35 136 99 124 108 106 45 52 48 34 56 177 118 135 100 123 109 106 57 46 52 47 34 56 177 117 136 98 123 108 106 57 46 53 47 35 137 99 123 108 107 57 46 53 48 34 137 99 123 109 106 58 46 53 47 35 135 98 123 108 106 58 45 53 47 34 133 98 123 104 105 56 45 Henry Shoemaker 135 Dr. Wm. Shaw 46 52 57 45 53 56 53 47 34 46 54 48 35 45 51 47 35 272 HEAD QUARTERS, FIRST DIVISION, P. M. Philadelphia, 20th October, 1835. The decision of the Court of Inquiry for the trial of SAMUEL L. HENDERSON, In pursuance of the order of Major General Robert Patterson, dated the twenty-fifth day of September, 1835, the Court of Inquiry, consisting of Major General Robert Patterson, Colonel John Thompson, and Colonel Kenderton Smith, met to inquire into the validity of the Election held on the first day of June, 1835, for Brigadier General of the First Brigade First Division, P. M. After having patiently heard all the evidence that the parties desired to lay before them, and having duly considered the same, the Court are of opinion that the grounds taken by both parties in regard to the opening and conducting the Election at the polls of the several Battalions and Regiments, are not sufficient to set aside the Election, as it did not appear that any illegal votes had been received, or that the ballot of any voter had been refused. The Court have determined not to strike off the votes of entire Battalions and Regiments, as they were urged to do by the counsel of both the parties, upon the ground that there was irregularity in the selection of the Judges and Clerks of the Election, or in the opening or closing of the polls. They will not interfere, inasmuch as the objections made were to informalities merely, and it was not alleged or proved that any injustice was done to either candidate in the conducting of either of the polls above referred to. held on the 17th day of August, 1835, for Brigade Inspector of the 1st Brigade, P. M. The point submitted to the Court was, whether they had power to review the proceedings of the Court Martial, which tried and cashiered Maj. Daniel Sharpe, Brigade Inspector 1st Brigrade, 1st. Div. P. M. The Court decided that they had no jurisdiction. No other objection to the Election having been made by the Counsel for the petitioners, the Court decide that Chalkley Baker had the highest number of legal votes for the office of Brigade Inspector of the first Brigade 1st Div. P. M. on the said 17th day of Aug. 1835 They therefore confirm his election. Philadelpĺria, Oct. 20th, 1835. R. PATTERSON, Major General and See Register, present Vol. page 107, for previous proceedings. THE MENAGERIE PROCESSION. We have scarcely seen a more interesting parade' than that of yesterday, made by the menagerie carts, drawn by about one hundred white and light grey horses. One cart, that containing the Rhinoceros, as we learned, was drawn by eight light greys, of noble dimensions, and he of the whip showed great skill in managing such a team without a postillion. One of the proprietors rode a splendid grey horse that arrested the attention of the lovers of that animal. Indeed the whole set of horses was worthy of constituting an exhibition of themselves. During a part of the "progress" through the city, the procession had the additional attraction of a large elephant, upon whose back were seated the musicians comprising the band of the menagerie. The noble animal sustained his part of the parade with great gravity and decorum, never once turning his head towards the fruit table which he robbed last week—a proof that he had sense enough to distinThe apparent ease guish between times and seasons. with which he sustained the weight of so many persons on his back, illustrated the anecdotes of history, where the elephant is made to act the part of moving towers indeed we believe the Bible somewhere mentions an elephant who bore upon his back a "tower containing thirty-two fighting men, besides the Indian that ruled the beast." The Court are further of opinion, from the evidence which was submitted to them, that there was a mistake, or an erasure and alteration made in the returns of the 1st Battalion of the 96th Regiment. According to the evidence of all the Judges and Clerks who conducted that Election, there were polled on the said 1st day of June, 1835, for Brigadier General 253 votes, of which Andrew M. Prevost received 131 votes, and Peter Fritz received 122 votes and not 222 votes, as stated in the returns filed in the office of the Brigade Inspector. The Return made by Michael W. Ash, Alderman, Daniel Sharpe, Brigade Inspector, and W. P. Smith, citizen, to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in so much as regards the office of Brigadier General, is therefore not correct. The Court are of opinion that Andrew M. Prevost had, at the said Election held on the said first day of June, 1835, the highest number of legal votes polled for the office of Brigadier General of the REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF MUSICAL PREFirst Brigade First Division, P. M., and that his majority was fifty-seven votes over every other candidate; they therefore confirm his election. Philada. Oct. 20th, 1835. R. PATTERSON, Major General and President of the Board. JOHN THOMPSON, Colonel of the The whole of the birds and beasts belonging to this splendid institution will be exhibited in Broad below Arch street, during this week.—U. S. Gaz. COCITY. Mr. Bannan.—I have a daughter, a chikl not 2 years of age, who has a remarkable gift for singing. At the age of fourteen months, she could sing several tunes quite distinctly-she can learn tunes very quick, and what is most astonishing, singing is more natural to her than crying, inasinuch that she will at any time leave off crying for singing. POTTSVILLE, Oct. 10th, 1835. JNO, J. JONES. Printed every Saturday morning by WILLIAM F. GEDDES, No. 9 Library street. The publication office of the Register has been removed from Franklin Place, to No. 61, in the Arcade, West Avenue, up stairs. HAZARD'S REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. VOL. XVI.--NO. 18. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 31, 1835. WILMINGTON AND SUSQUEHANNA RAIL ROAD. REPORT OF WM. STRICKLAND, Esq. Gentlemen-It has become my duty at the present advanced state of the works upon this rail-road, to report to you the progress which has been made since its commencement in July last, and also to make known to you the probable time required for the completion and opening of the route for its contemplated uses. No. 408. This depot, in point of size and eligibility, is every thing that can be devised for the convenience of a numerous train of cars, besides affording ample wharf room for the accommodation of Steamboats, &c. These buildings will be finished early in May next, and the tracks through Water street to the wharf, and car houses will be laid in all April next. One half of the iron rails required for the whole road, are to be delivered by the first of January next, and will be laid early in the Spring; the remainder are to be delivered by the first of July following, and will be laid in the ensning months of August and Septem ber. The materials for the cross sleepers is already procured in sufficient quantity to commence the superstructure of nearly one half of this division, and all the preparatory grading will be finished by the first day of Within the last four months, all the contractors on the several sections from Wilmington to the Maryland line, have with one or two exceptions, advanced towards the completion of the grading of their several divisions; particularly at all those points where the ex-July next. cavation has been in any degree deep, or where the embankments have been of any considerable length or height. On sections No 2 and 5, the work is so nearly completed, that nothing remains to be done excepting the cutting of the side drains and ditches. The embankment at Millcreek, Amphitheatre and the Bark Mill, will be finished by the 1st of March next. To the gentlemen composing the Board of Directors of the Delaware and Maryland Rail Road. It also gives me great pleasure to report the great advancement which has been made on this division of the route. The excavation of the deep cuts at Belle and Beacon Hills, are nearly half completed. The bridges over the Big and Little Elk are in a state of great forwardness. All the culverts from the City of Wilmington to the White Clay creek bridge, are finished with the exception of the coping of the wing walls; and the bridge The bridge at North East, is nearly ready for the at Ogle's Run, and the Persimmon creek are in a great turning of the arches, and at Stony Creek the masonry state of forwardness and will be finished in about one is so far advanced as to leave little doubt of the final month; fully one half of all the excavation on this thir- completion of that work in about six weeks. All the teen miles of road is graded, and quite two-thirds of culverts between the bay of North East and the line of the stone masonry in the bridges and culverts is laid. the state of Delaware, are founded and will be comYour instructions relative to a survey of a line to con-pleted by the first of June next. The grading of the tinue the rail-road to the line of the State of Pennsylva- road between the two Elks is finished, and a great pornia, on the route to connect Wilmington with the city tion of the work in the valley of Mill Creek, together of Philadelphia, by the contemplated Philadelphia and with that or North East any Stony Creeks, is in rapid Delaware County rail road, have been complied with; progress. and I have the satisfaction to inform you, that the location of this line is exceedingly favourable in every point of view, whether it be regarded as a route of easy grade, or cheapness of execution. The change which has been made in the original route of the road, by which Charlestown is now left to the southward of a continuous line to the river Susquehanna, has caused a re-survey of that portion of the rail-road to be made, and in the course of a week or ten days, the contractor may enter upon this section which leads to its ultimate termination at the Ferry, opposite the town of Havre de Grace. The whole distance of this division of the road, when continued to the line of the state of Pennsylvania, will be but twenty-two miles and one quarter, and the expense of this extended line of nine miles towards the city of Philadelphia, may be defrayed out of the amount of stock already subscribed upon that portion of the line which extends through the State of Dela-the Baltimore and Port Deposite road, and thereby to However desirable it is to terminate the rail-road at the Susquehanna, in order to form a connection with insure a fast line between that city and Philadelphia, it is nevertheless a matter of proper and expedient con. sideration for this board, to extend a branch line down to the wharf at Charlestown, which is but three quarters of a mile from the main line of the rail-road where it passes that town. Charlestown is happily and eligibly situated on a wide and navigable bay or estuary, at the head of the Chesapeake, where a line of steamboats may ply to' Baltimore, Norfolk, or other places on the tributary streams of this great Mediterranean water. The branch line will cost but little, compared with the great advan |