Sufficient Distrsss.--In days now happily gone by,
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Sufficient Distress.--In days now happily gone by. when the imprisonment of an horest debtor was in fashion, the constable was commanded 10 levy the debt and costs the goods and chattels of the defendant but for want of "suGicent dissess"-that is, in legal Parlance sufficient property satisfy the demandto take the body to the county jail. Under this law, it stated in the Tioga Gazette newly elected constable in that county, made the following return

 "Went to the house of defendant, and found no pro- perty but there being sufficient distress in the family did not take the body to the jail.

 $50 answers -, Constable"

 All honor to the worthy functionary of whom the anecdote is told and we agree with the Commercia! Advertiser thai if the consahle's return upon the writ intended jue de mots, there never was bet ter-ii it was made in pure simplicity of heart, and misapprehenson of the technical law term, speaks volumes testimony of his gentle and compassionate nature N r Tran.