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! t0 wander about the streets, for want of the

 means to procure bed; and was led to this office almost famished for want Of food. The 1 applicant only partially stated the above cir cumstances to MT. Dyer, as he was stopped

 bv gentleman, who did not think it was a

 matter which properly come within the cog

 nizance of police magistrate. The applicant said he should be compelled to ask little tem- ] porary assistance from the parish, as he was

 wholly destitute. The applicant left the Of- . flee, with the intention of coming again on a

 future day.-LOndon p0per.

 French Land TTtEes.-We understand that ! an aged French gentleman has just arrived in New York, from France, in search of laOds he claims in Michigan. He holds an ancient l patent from the King of France, LOnis (num- her unknown to us,) for a tract eighteen miles ] square, in the interior of Michigan. The lands are represented to US as highly valuable, ] much of the tract being under improvement. The gentleman is wealthy, and intends pro- cerding forthwith to the investigation of his title.

 There are, if we mistake moi, more ofthese' ancient royal grants extant; and to what number they may reach, or what portion or , section of the old French possessions they 1 may bp found to cover, IS yet prOblcmatical. Gsv. Cass, we believe, recently disc0Eercd one duly recorded at Quebec, covering pars ! of his valuable possessions in Nlichigany incl,r: f ding the front pr,rtion or his farm.-Bufaiop From the National Inteiiigencer of Satsvany. THE TREASURY CIRCULAR. ! Well. we have ferreted out Circular, first i"'ro. duced 10 the public attention by correspondent OF the Baltimore Patriot. Here it is, taken froin the Ot | fcial paper of yesterday:

 | Treasury Department, Aug. 9th, 1834. Sr,-Fur the mutual accommodation of iP public officers aud creditors n your neighb"rhood and ct 1 yourself and the Treasury Depar.me"+. propose,

 hereafter, to direct ns iM their favor, your self, for payment, wl,eB desired by tsem. It will be n your power, also, before a warrant is obtained by them, and whenever you have confidence in teir honesty and solvency, to take assignment draft by he,n in your favor, of their supposed claim ihe Treasury-,o pay its amount, and it's being forwarded here, 10 receive warrant in your ow" be- half, for the due. All the warrants paid in the manner first stated, received in your name, will be ample vouchers in yonr behalf settlement ofyo"r accounts.-aDd in this way, the officers nnI creditors of the Government, will often be saved travel and expense you will have tc make less frequent de-

 poses, and at less hazard, the haance ha"d ,O be depOsied the end of each month"; wil probably,

 in this way, become considerably reduced; and the

 Department will have e satisfac,i"n Oi ohlg ot- ere, through it's officers, without increasing, sibly, the risk or Iahors of any.

 You will please to notify such public officers and credlinrs live of the existence Uf lhs ar- engagement in order tkat they may il conyenien, and- agreeable, take ads antage of ns benefits. l am, very respectfully, your obedien' servant, LEVI WOODBLRY, Secretary the Treasury, Receiver of Public Monies at =. F. $. You will take receipts O" the bo'tom Of the warrants paid and return the warrants and receipts 10 the Department monthly.

 This, the reader will perceive, exactly and ilenti cally coDrMs al that pars of ihe representation oi the correspondent of the Patriot, which relates tue pay lS 0 ernmen: at the Land Offices, thus making each Land Office, 'q"oad hoc,' Bank So : the Government

 only puts down One Bank by ifs Veto, but eSla- fishes batch of them a once by it's sic jnheo. Tho Circular, far as g"es, is clear confession of lie utter failure of the Experiment measure "i t. Oance. h is open confession that tue State Ba"ks not competent 10 perform the duties for the Gov ernment which have been ad, an,agr dscharg ed by The Bank of the United States This Circular, published (ihere may he a"oiher) does t make the checks o disbusing officers receive ed a, the Land Offices. There is douh,, however,, of their being receivable by what authority we shall know afier Congress meets. The fact that

 they do circulate, because placed on that footing of being Land Office money is certain. There are s"rR checks issued by agenis the Cumberland road fer am.ouuts le.s than a dollar; and one oi those very checks, as curiosity, is in possession oi gentleman"

 in this city.

 best currency ('r such had that na'pn ." the world of any considerable extent or popula.'o") ever possessed.

  lowell Advocate, tha Hon. Peleg Spraguc has deter mined resign his scat in the Senate of the U"ed States. The motives which have induced him to take this step, explained in his communication. The loss of one, who has med to elevated rank mong the and oi country, from it's councils this moment, will be regretted. ~. Y. American. To the Members Elect ofhhe LegislatHre of Maiae. GENTLEMEN :-DeeMing ii proper to give to the ap- propIiae agents, whom the people have designed for the service, opportunity 6l the seat now hold in the Senate of the United States, at the earliest practicable moment, l take this moment Of apprisng you that the Legislature will the first day ofs next session, receive my resignation "i 'e office of Sena- tor. do tn order ikdt you Ray be prepared Tor immediate action upon ilat important subject.

 When, ai a former period, tke Legislature arrogaed itself right demand the surrender Of my office, thought myself bound, by rhr highest and most sO- emn obligations, resist ilsa, high handed assump,i"n of power, which if submitted Io would ahr"gaie an express and important provision of the Consii'"on "I the United States, changing the icHre oi the office "f Senator from sir years, hereiO distinctly prescr,b- ed, the precarions pieasare of the Legislature fT the time heinz, which that instrument so emphai'caIIy repels. I have SO long and SO unequivocay wihsood that assuMpoH that it cannot be sHpposcd to he in any degree sanctioned by shOnld soon yieitf [" my inclination retire, especially my situ0tioW hHB been nightly changed. [ have recently, by my consent been brought before the whole Pe0pfe of the State R candidate for the office of Chief Mar gstrae. Tue cesHest vast vigorous one, and fttfDed upon political questions in which had been antf might again be called upon officially take part. Pc. cuiiar which preceded and attended the