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B5sros, MAY st.


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III.
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
| Oh Wednefday lait, the members Of the L.
| gila:ure for the prelcnt year,, aaeTa5sed at the
ttatc houis and the two branches were organ.
| ICED as ufuaI.
| In the lenatc, The hon. Harri{ou C Otis VA
cholen prefdent, ard WendeIl Davis, efg clert.
The whole number cftvotes for preiident wers
IT, Of which the hor Nir. Otis had 10, hon Nix
bacon. ", Hon. Mr.. Haitirss I. fhe who.
nnmbcr Of votes for clerk were 81, Of which
Mr. Davis, had II. the reGdue were for Mi.
Dunbar !.


In the houfe the hon. Timothy Bigtlou wss
chofcn Speaker, and Nicholas Tiinghah, ED.
clerk Gae whole nrmber or votes for fpe4k.
er were 323.-The hon. Mr.. B;seIow has 16o,
Hon. MIR. Morten 81 fcattcring !. The nun.
Der ofvotcs for clerk were 324, of (which Mr..
TilIinghaa had rs. he r emainder wsre for
Mr.. G. 2 Simmer 4.


After the organization ofsthe lcginatlre, they
vera joined by his exce,lency the governor, His
honor the 1t. Governor, ana The bon. Coua.
Gil, and under the elcort of the Independent
Cadets, under Col. 4ApthorP, moved in pTorei-
ion to The old louth Meeting Houfe, where ii
appropriate 4ermon was delivered by rhe rev.
Mr. allyn, Of Duxbury.


After the religious ceremonies were ever, TIE
memlers Of the government were re-cicortedt to
The State -Hoaic.


In the choice Of Speaker ofthe houte cfreP-
relemarives on "wednesday,


The non. Mr. Bigelow, had 100 votes


NJ LVbaata,


Mr. TilEnghaa


Mr. Morton, democratic easd. -~f5r


Federal Majority II


Yeiterday Inc committee. Of the frnate, ap-
pointed 10 examine the returns of votes OF fen.
ators, requrlted 10 be inarutlcd, whether they
were to except or rejea returrs, not certified
by the town clerk whererPon It was ,defeF.
mined thar all fuch rturns ih1uld Or rejectci-
Yeas Al. Nays. 3. .s, 49,


) Yelterday the houle made choice Of the rev.
Thomas Baldwin, as Chaplain Mr.. Baidwia
aad I65 votes, the Rev ]. i. Kirkland SO,
and the rev. Mr. Channxe D..


Remonttoances againit the eleaiens 10 Rehn-
both, Danvers, Bath, and FrankFn. have been
preiented TO the toufe OF representatives.


Several nations or Indians have taken meai.
ures which indicate determination 70 e. 10
war with the Ofages. Should it take PiatLe
il is expected that the latter will apply to the
government Of the Unised States for aAlftance.


From LONDON psptr Of april ls.