It is believed that the consumption of ardent spirits is one-third less now than at the commencement of 1830. Three merchants have discontinued the sale of ardent spirits, from a sense of duty. Eleven drunkards have been reformed since the establishment of temperance societies in this county. The establishment of temperance societies in this county has had a salutary influence in diminishing profanity and immorality. HUNTINGDON COUNTY. The Huntingdon Temperance Society, auxiliary to the Pennsylvania Society, was established March 12, 1829; it has 53 members. There are two other associations, whose numbers are not reported-they are not auxiliary. The number of distilleries not reported. The ber is believed not so great as a few years ago. The number of Taverns licensed in 1329, was 235 One large foundery and several farmers carry on their operations without ardent spirits. Licenses for 1829, were 125 and in 1830 and 31 they average about 10 licenses less each year, although the population is increasing. WESTMORELAND COUNTY. No County Society. Rostraven Township Temperance Society was organized the 11th of March, 1829, and now consists of 80 members, many of the respectable and influential inhabitants. Double that number not belonging to the society, have adopted the principle of total abstinence. Few professors of religion are known to use ardent spirits on any occasion.-There are 10 societies in this county. Five or six distilleries have declined since the comnum-mencement of this society, and but one is known to be in operation at this time [ supposed in the township. ] There are but two taverns in this township of a population of 1700 inhabitants, 91 88 128 Total, $5,538 99 1830, 5,552 15 11,091 14 Refore the commencement and prosecution of the public works, the poor tax levied would amount to a little more than one-third of the county tax. The increase, may therefore, fairly be attributed to the great number of paupers thrown on the several townships for support, by the state improvements, and whose pauperism is almost invariably occasioned by the too free use of ardent spirits. Three merchants and two iron masters have discontinued the sale of ardent spirits from conviction of duty. A great number of farmers have discontinued the use of ardent spirits. Raisings have been effected with but little, and in some instances with no ardent spirits. DAUPHIN COUNTY. The Dauphin County Temperance Society, formed March 27th, 1829, consists of 101 members. The Female Temperance Society of 86 members, both located in Harrisburg. Two store-keepers will decline the sale of ardent spirits as soon as the present stock is expended. Many store-keepers have laid aside the pernicious practice, not long since almost universal, of keeping the bottle on the counter, for the free use of customers, and a number of farmers, mechanics and manufacturers have conducted their business without the use of spirits and one party celebrating the 4th of July, did not permit it to defile the festive board. One merchant has discontinued the traffic in ardent spirits. There are two striking instances of reformation from drunkenness, one an old man, the other in middle life. Not a single case of the habit of intemperance being formed since this society was founded. It is believed that the consumption of liquor in this township does not exceed one-fifteenth part of what was formerly used here. CENTRE COUNTY. Centre County Temperance Society, is in its third year; it consists of about 50 members-there is another society not auxiliary, of about 70 members, male and female. There are about 12 distilleries; none are known to have stopped through temperance principles. Taverns licensed in 1829, were 45; in 1830, 52; in 1831, 56; the increase of taverns is in advance of population. Criminals in 1829, were 3; in 1830, 2-at the expense of $150 34. There are not many paupers supported by taxes, but many are very poor from intemperance. Three or four store-keepers have discontinued the sale of ardent spirits.-The temperance cause is certainly on the advance. Several farmers got in their harvest this year, for the first time, without ardent spirits. CAMBRIA COUNTY. The Cambria County Temperance Society, formed March 17th, 1829, auxiliary to the Pennsylvania Society it now has 142 members, principally residents of Ebensburg. Another temperance society is in the borough of Conemaugh; of about 40 members. There are about 4 distilleries and 40 taverns in the county. Price of whiskey 28 cts. per gallon. No merchant has given up the traffic in ardent spirits, but all have given up the practice of treating their customers-with the exception of the laborers 'on the public works, there is very little intemperance in this county. Four habitual drunkards have been reformed, and many who were rapidly acquiring habits of intemperance, which, in a short time would have been confirmed. There has been no poor tax in this county for three years. Susquehanna Temperance Society, founded February 1829. There are 17 auxiliary Societies, which with the parent society contain about 1000 members. There are no societies not auxiliary. Three or four distilleries have been discontinued. The present number of taverns, about 40-ratio 1 to 425 of the inhabitants. Four or five merchants and three or four taverns have discontinued the sale of ardent spirits. [Остовки The proprietors of four very extensive iron works have banished ardent spirits from their families and workmen; the same may be said of many farmers. On the last 4th of July, 2 volunteer companies in Reading, in a great measure celebrated the day without ardent spirits, at the close of the celebration one of the captains delivered a temperance address. The cause is succeediag beyond the most sanguine expectations. BUCKS COUNTY Bucks County Society for the promotion of Temperance, formed September 25th, 1823; it consists of 64 members. There are six other societies. The total number of members is about 300. The number of distilleries unknown-9 are known to ties. A number of habitual drunkards have been unit-have stopped since the formation of temperance socieed to the society-whether their reformation will be permanent is not known. LANCASTER COUNTY. Columbia Temperance Society, commenced operation on the 11th of June, 1829, under a constitution which left it optional with the signers, (25 in number) either to drink, sell or manufacture ardent spirits. But the experience of six months proving the fallacy of half way measures on the 6th of December following, a new constitution was formed on the principle of entire abstinence, and from that date, the usefulness of the society was perceived, and its members increased. It now consists of 133 members. There are several other temperance societies in this county, but none properly -organized and in active operation but this. There are 203 distilleries, none are known to have dscontinued their operations. In 1829, there were 293 taverns-in 1830, 319-in 1831, 314 exclusive of 58 in the city of Lancaster; ng a ratio of 1 tavern to 205 persons in the county. The criminal expenses of 1829, were $7,751 203 and in 1830, $10,706 14. Six store-keepers have discontinued the sale of ardent spirits, it is believed, from conviction of duty, and two have commenced business, who refuse to traffic in ardent spirits. Two tavern-keepers have opened taverns in which ardent spirits are not sold; neither has a license. There were in 1829, 127 taverns licensed-in 1830, 127-in 1831, 128. The present ratio is 1 tavern to 359 persons. The criminal expenses for 1828 were $2,207 61Jurors' wages and mileage $2,262 78. For the year 1829, criminal expenses $1,421 73-Jurors' wages and mileage $2,073 38. For 1830, criminal costs were $2,197 69, and Jurors' wages and mileage $2,450 38. The alms-house expenses were $3,953 94, and in 1830, were $3,872 85. The influence of ardent spirits in increasing pauperbe-ism in the county may be estimated by the following:In 1830, there were received into the almshouse 275 paupers, of whom 94 males and 4 females were reduced to poverty directly by ardent spirits, and 17 males and 44 females indirectly by the same cause. It is supposed that the quantity of ardent spirits consumed in Columbia in 1830, containing upwards of 2000 inhabitants, would cost $5000, and in the whole county the cost would be $193,395. The expense in educating poor children, amounted to $5,771 28-and the expense of paupers in the poor house $7,786 93. Of 228, the average number of paupers in the poor house, it appears from the books that nine-tenths of the whole are brought there through intemperance, and four-fifths of the whole are foreigners. From the foregoing statement, it appears that Lancaster county paid for the support of pauperism and crime in 1830, $24,264 35. BERKS COUNTY. Reading Temperance Society, formed the 2d day of July 1829, it has upwards of 100 members. Two persons who carried on a distillery, have aband. oned the business and it has been converted into a dwelling house-where formerly there were about 10 distilleries in and near Reading now there is only one. Three merchants have abandoned the sale of ardent spirits and have united with the society. One tavern-keeper has converted his tavern into a private dwelling, from a conviction that the business might prove a curse to his family. A lawyer belonging to the society, who formerly prepared and presented many petitions for tavern licenses, refused on the ground that they can sell all that tavern keepers ought to sell without a license. In one township 30 farmers secured their hay and harvest this season without the use of spirits, who used it two years ago, and in the lower section of the county, a great many farmers have banished it from their farms. The decanter of spirits is becoming daily less common, as a mark of hospitality. Upwards of 200,000 gallons are supposed to be consumed in the county per annum. During the last autumn ardent spirits were banished from a part of the line of the Delaware division of the Pennsylvania canal. Newville Temperance Society, established June 1st, 1829, it consists at present of 196 members. In 1829, there were 13 distilleries-6 of which have been discontinued since the formation of this society. In 1829, there were 10 stores, all of which sold ardent spirits, to the amount of $2,000. In 1830, there were 12 stores which sold ardent spirits to the amount of $750-making a decrease of $1,250 in one year. In 1829 and 30 there were 11 licensed taverns-in 1831, there were but 8. Six drunkards have been reformed, besides a number of tiplers-about 25 deaths occasioned by intemperance. spirits--in 1830, there about 12, and in 1831, about 25. In 1829, but one farmer cut his crop without ardent A number of buildings and bridges have been erect ed without ardent spirits, and it is seldom seen at ven dues. has been reduced. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 237 The Young Men's Temperance Society of Carlisle, formed Feb. 1, 1831, has 130 members. The Cumber land County Temperance Society, was formed 20th April 1830, it has 150 members. These societies have had a beneficial effect upon the customs and fashions of society. Two distilleries have been discontinued on conscientious grounds, and the quantity of ardent spirits consumed has diminished about one-third. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. Kensington Temperance Society of Philadelphia, instituted 23d of June, 1828, has 80 members. It was always the practice of the ship-builders to estimate one hogshead, and sometimes two, of rum, and one barrel of sugar,-in the building of a large vessel; this was without the provision which was always made for the launching the vessel, which was a heavy ex Every merchant in Connellsville has ceased to vend the article and the tavern keepers say their sales have materially diminished, notwithstanding their number Those members who are farmers cut their grain and attend to their ordinary agricultural pursuits, without the use of strong drink. In one, and only one instance since the formation of the society, one of the members (a farmer) found some difficulty in procuring hands to cut his grain, which having been intimated to some of the members in town, they turned out promptly to his assistance; so in the end the suffered no inconvenience from the absence of liquor. The result of the recent harvest and the 'one that immediately preceded it, has proved beyond all doubt, not only the utilty, but the entire practicability of performing the harvest field labour without the use of strong drink. So far as we have been able to ascertain from observation and enqui One ship-builder has built since the formation of this ry, the harvest just past has been attended with the society, 18 vessels, measuring 3300 tons, and repaired most cheering and satisfactory results-many farmers many old vessels withovt rum, employing 35 men per have been enabled to reap and gather their grain without day. Another ship builder has built 11 vessels measthe use of any other drink than such as nature provides.uring 2000, does a large portion of old work, and emOthers who have furnished it as in years past, in pro- ploys on an average 40 men per day-without liquor. fuse abundance, do not hesitate to acknowledge, that Two ship-joiners employ from 10 to 30 men without li there has been a consumption, less by one half this harThe allowance to all those was a pint of rum a vest, than in harvests that preceded. This it not the acknowledgement of merely a few combined within the limits of our own neighborhood-it is a circumstance of general notoriety-a circumstance that has attended almost every farm in the county. It is worthy of remark, that prior to the organization of this society, there was scarcely a court passed that was not furnished with one or more cases of assault and battery, or petty larceny, from this place or its vicinity. For two years past, we do not recollect of a single instance of either to have gone from this place, or from the four adjacent townships east of the Youghiogheny river. pence. quor. hand. The Young Men's Temperance Society of Philadel phia, was formed in 1828-it has between 7 and 800 members, whose pledge is to abstain from ardent spir its except as a medicine, 752 522 not obtained-County Phil'a. sed groceries, in the city and county of Philadelphia, In 1828 there were 2,500 Inn's and tavern's and licen The influence of this society in reducing the con-ble reduction, amounting to three-fourths in the number in the habit of vending ardent spirits. This considerasumption of ardent spirits, and creating an improved of taverns, inns and groceries, may in a great measure be public sentiment has been productive of the most attributed to the operation of the act of rhe 7th of April happy effects. 1830, aided by an enlightened public sentiment. The proportion of taverns and inns to the population, is about 1 to 220 souls. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. The Northampton County Temperance Society was formed August 14th, 1830. It now consists of 132 The Second Young Men's Temperance Society of members; its operations have been confined to Easton. Philadelphia, was formed about the last of May, 1830, There are three other societies in the county. on the principle of abstinence, except for medicine, Three-fourths of the poor tax, it is supposed are ex-from ardent spirits-it has since been re-organized uppended upon persons whose pauperism has been caused by ardent spirits. on the principle of total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors, without any medicinal exceptions. It promises to be very efficient. RESPECT TO CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL. At a meeting of the bar of Philadeldhia, held in the Circuit Court Room on the 30th of September, 1831, WILLIAM RAWLE, Esq. was appointed Chairman, and JOHN SERGEANT, Secretary. The following resolution was unanimously adopted:― Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to wait upon Chief Justice Marshall, and express to him the reverence of the bar for his pre-eminent character, talents, and services, and request him to honor them with his company at dinner at such time as may be convenient to him. The following members were appointed the Commit- Wm- H. Tod, 238 RESPECT TO CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL. Resolved, That the Hon. Judge Hopkinson be requested to unite with the committee in carrying into effect the above resolution. At an adjourned meeting at the same place on the first day of October, 1831, Mr. RAWLE, from the committee appointed yesterday, reported that the committee, together with Judge Hopkinson, who in compliance with the wishes of the bar, united himself with them, had waited upon Chief Justice Marshall, and by their Chairman, communicated to him the resolution of the bar with the following address: SIR:-The Bar of Philadelphia are much gratified by the opportunity which your visit to this city affords us of testifying the high respect and profound veneration for your character felt by us all. We cannot but consider the whole nation indebted to one who for so long a series of years has illuminated its jurisprudence, and enforced with equal mildness and firmness its constitutional authority, who has never sought to enlarge the judicial power beyond its proper bounds, nor feared to carry it to the full extent that duty required. tence. never was or could be better filled. [OCTOBER submit with infinite reluctance to a privation which I With great and respectful esteem, I am, Gentlemen, Mr. RAWLE, from the same Committee, reported the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the members of the Bar of Philadel phia, will in a body, wait on Chief Justice Marshall, and that he be requested to receive them in the United States Court Room at such time as may suit his convenience: and that the chairman take the necessary steps to carry this resolution into effect. Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting be requested to wait on Chief Justice Marshall and express to him the request of the Bar of Philadelphia, that he will permit his portrait to be taken. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to obtain the services of an eminent artist of this city to carry into execution the purpose of the foregoing resolution, should Chief Justice Marshall, assent thereunto. Resolved, That these proceedings be published. In respect to many of us, your exercise of the high office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was anterior to the commencement of their professional exis-vania Grapes were exposed for sale in Market-street, FINE GRAPES. A wagon load of delicious Pennsyl With some, the recollection of your appoint- between Eighth and Ninth, during Friday and Satur ment revives the scene of the satisfaction that it gave; with all, there is a perfect conviction, that the station day of last week. They were the product of a vineyard of Mr. Amos Garrett, of London Grove Township, It has been noticed with infinite gratitude to the Chester county. The vineyard occupies an acre of great Dispenser of all earthly bounties, that the hand ground, and has been three years in cultivation. The of time, though it may affect the body has not diminish-crop of the present year is the first, but it is liberal, and We are glad to learn that ed those great powers by which the mind of the indi- the grapes are very fine. vidual whom we address, has been so long, so eminent- many of our citizens evidenced their satisfaction at this agricultural enterprise, by purchasing liberally of Mr. ly distinguished. Garrett, who we trust will fully and profitably succeed in rendering his vineyard valuable. As a testimony of the sentiments we entertain, the Bar respectfully solicits the honor of your company to a dinner, on any day you may think proper to name, agreeably to the following resolution this day adopted. WILLIAM RAWLE, To the Honorable JOHN MARSHALL, Chief Justice of the S. C. U. S. To which Chief Justice MARSHALL, made the following reply. It is impossible for me gentlemen, to do justice to the feelings with which I receive your very flattering address, nor shall I make the attempt; to have performed the official duties assigned to me by my country in such a manner as to acquire the approbation of so respectable and respected a bar as that of Philadelphia, affords me the highest gratification of which I am capable, and is more than an ample reward for the labour which those duties impose. I dare not hope that my services or ability to continue them, entitle me to the favorable sentiments which your kindness has expressed, but I shall always recollect the expression of them with a degree of pride and satisfaction which few occurrences of my life have inspired. Might I be permitted to claim for myself as well as for my associates, any part of the liberal consideration your partial favour bestows it would be, that we, "have never sought to enlarge the judicial power beyond its proper bounds, nor feared to carry it to the full extent that duty required." My state of health does not permit me to indulge in the pleasures of society, and I know not how long I may continue an invalid. I must therefore decline your polite invitation to dine with you, and intreat you to believe that in doing so, I timore market has also been liberally supplied with We perceive by the American Farmer, that the Balfine grapes the present season. The Farmer mentions a quantity from the vineyard of Nicholas Brewer, Esq. of Annapolis. They were of the following kinds :Golden Chasselas, Sweetwater, Isabella, Bland's Mi deira and Red Hamburg, the two first sold readily at $6 per bushel, and the Madeira are selling with equal facility at $3 to $4. Of the three last mentioned kinds, Mr. Brewer has about 200 bushels on his vines.-Ing. CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF NORTH CAROLINA. This interesting ceremony took place on Thursday, 22d inst. in Trinity Church, Southwark. Three Bishops were present, viz. the venerable Bishop WHITE, presiding Bishop, H. U. ONDERDONK, of Pennsylvania, and Bishop B. T. ONDERDONK, of New York. The morning prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. BERRIAN, of New York, and the lessons by the Rev. Dr. DELANCEY, of this city. The testimonials of election and approbation by the Convention of North Carolina, were read by Mr. WINSLOW, Secretary of that body. The testimonials of the consent of the standing committees, were read by Rev. Dr. MEAD, and the declarations of consent to the consecration of the Rev. Dr. Ives, on the part of the several Bishops, by the Rev. Dr. MONTGOM ERY, of this city. The consent of Rishop WHITE was expressed verbally by himself, with the statement that Bishop MOORE, of Virginia, had also consented to the act, and had been prevented from being present on the occasion by sickness, in New York. The Bishop elect was invested in his official robes by the Rev. WRIGHT, of North Carolina, and the Rev. DR. MONTGOMERY. The sermon by Bishop B. T. ONDERDONK of New York, founded on Ephesians, i. 20, was an able and manly exposition of the ground on which the Church is based; with a touching and effective appeal to the Bishop elect to follow the steps of his predecessor, Bishop RAVENSCROFT, in the fearlessness and faithfulness of his |