srArr PRIxrIye.-A Sec CommIttse Of the
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Sr.Tr PgISTTSG.-A Select Committee oil TIE
Assembly has reported in favor OF giving out the
lob Printing of the State By Contract to the best re-
sponslbie bidder, instead OF doing II out rs re-
ward Tor the services partisan presses We have
urged this reform years ago, but with FAINT hopes
then olits adoption. We presume IL viii not De
done now. 1t would save the STATE, we presume,
from So 600 10 $1,000 per annsfn; but who cares
Does not ot,r party control it Do not our Editors
geiit9 And will they not PRINT more Extras i''
nothing and stretch the truth little iartne!' "4e'
they have these nice pickings and are iiSsy 70 Us
them, than If they we.e battling for barren P'i.e ~,
Pies OF course they will 80 let DS KEY
li,,le nest-egg, and we shall kaow "iicfe 'ge 80
for fat contribution when the parry hseIS =.
So reasons party. and so the Reform never =
f.c,ed From Congress down to Common Ooa.-
Gil public printing Is all job Job' J0O anu f'S
Job j; makes.


~ r.... w Ep.oxps, we hear, has been Sc
lec,cd by Gov Wright as Judge oi 'iie clo-i' Si
of This District, vice William Kent, res'gneu.
We believe Mr.. E. the ablest OF the candidaes' anu
,be selection therefore good one. Inc governor
ha. had :. hard time in making the ssiecion


InJge Kent rctres from Office with The hearty
concentrations OF the Press and The Pubic. III
ri. Tudicial career he has ennently combined IN
,eeyity and ability with suayity aud kindly deter
ence. He soon leaves for Europe on tour OF
bpalh and observation, and will take with HIM the
unanimous good wishes Of the entire community.


a-s- Hon CopDNGroN BILLIyGs President OF
the Whaling Bank Of New London, and the Loco
Foco candidate for Lieutenant Governor OF Con-
nect;cut. died on Sunday, aged ~. He was gen.
tleman Of high standing, widely known and es-
teemed.


hy. The Pos, says it is no, Be,G. F Hae't of
Boston but Nm. Patton Hal!M Of this City VINO
has been nominated by John Tyler to the lucrative
Copsuship TO Liverpool This is better, but still
bad nomination. w p. Halleti has been an ohce-
holAer and held most lucrative post Tor lhe better
part of his life Now this Consushlp should be
gwen 10 some veteran Merchant, who Is IN the de-
cline of life. having lost his property through some
yicis.i,ude and preserved his integrity through all
yicissi,udcs. The HaIeis, take either or the pan
Of them. do not answer to this description


C,rru PrNisuNEyr-The adjourned meeting
of the Ntw-York Society for the Abolition OF the
Punishment by Death held last evening at the
Hail. cornerof Broadway and Lspenard street, wa;
very fully attended, and the spirit exhibited wa'
every way encouraging. VICE Chancellor Nc
Co,N. President Of the Society. presided. cry
effective speeches were made by Rev WM 5
BALcH, TnoMAs y. ENGLISH, and MAJOR DAvfzAc
The latter spoke more than an hour in hi: peculla
style, aording high qualification to all who heaFf
him, The meeting adjourned for one week, wher
the discussion will be resumed 1t is understood
that the advocates OF the gaiows are invited to de
fcnd their views al these meetings VIII no ont
accept the invitation


No ELrcnoN-1hc las, attempt to elect a Mem
bcr of Congress in the First Congressional District
Maine, proved unsuccessful. Returns from all ihe
towns bu, one show the following result
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