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NEWS lTEMS.-A protracted temperance meet


ing, to continue one week. will be held in Paterson


N. j., the first week in July next.--The people Of
Connecticut have the power by act of Legislature to
break up tipplHg houses in any town where licenses
are not granted, after the first of July nextJudge
ONea President Of the s. c. temperance society, has
called temperance convention to convene on the 9th
of August next.-The county Of Hampden is the
only one in which the sale of intoxicating drink is
licensed in Massachusetts, Twelve counties in
Ohio have already resolved to grant licenses to
rum selers.-Governor Slade, of Vermont. is a
teetotaler and strongly opposed the rum traffic
Rev. MIR. Mcdowell has been tried at Detroit for
alleged disorder in preaching in the streets Sun
days. He was acqmtted.--The journeymen brick
layers Of Pittshurg arc strike for higher wages
They have been receiving 81 so per day, and want
more.--An omnibus was driven through Broadway,
New York, last Monday, drawn. by twenty-sx white
horses Tile Newport (R ~ Mercury states, that


the town council of that place have refused TO grant
any licenses the present year.--The Friends
Yearly Meeting for New England is now in session at
Newport-The Mormons laid the capstone to their
famous temple on the oath ult---There were one
hundred vessels-ships, brgs and schooners in port
at Havana, on the Sd instant.-The Governor of
Delaware has issued proclamation, warning all per-
sons from coming into that State for the purpose Of
duelling The Academy Of Fine Arts in Phia-
depha was almost totally destroyed by fire last week.
also, by the same cause large part Of Fayetteville,
North Carolna.-Ihe Miami canal, wmcn extenos
from Cincinnati TO Defiance distance of one hundred
and seventyeght miles, just been completed this
makes the connexon to Toledo distance of two hum
dred and seyenty-five miles.