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constitution uviov, THE SJBNTIXEJLi SBWBBRN: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1833. The SpririgTerm of our Superior Court, comraen ced it session on Monday last, his Honor Judge Don kell presiding On Monday the Grand Jury, Alex ander Gaston having heen appointed foreman, was drawn, an 1 charged; when in consequence of the ex treme inclemency of the day,no further business was j done. Having maur. arnturuems uy wnicn our readers both in town and country, may be informed of the progress and disposition of all the cases on our Superior Court Docket, we shall continue to publish them as they are tried or otherwise disposed of. - . l I L 1 On Tuesday, the case of Gaskins vs Street, was railed: this was an action commenced by war rant under the act of 1826, for the penalty of one hundred dollars, for trading &c. with a slave the property of the Plaintiff, for shingles. In the Court below, an amendment of the warrant was allowed, 60 as to conclude against the Ptatute, and a verdict ren dered against the plaintiff; and now Gaston for the Plaintiff moved to reverse the order of amendment upon the ground that the warrant was brought upon a penal statute, and ought not to have been allowed by th-Court below, and that the appeal opened the whole case, &c. Donnell, Judge:" Had the motion to amend been made before me, I do not think I should have allowed it; but this being a matter addressed to the discretion of the Court and they having allowed it, and proba bly upon considerations which do not appear upon the record, I do not feel myself authorized now to dis turb it" The motion was therefore disallowed. The trading in question was conducted by defendant's Clerk, with a free negro and the slave of the Plain tiff, and the defence was principally grounded upon the legafity of trading uith the free negro. The defendant's counsel offered in evidence, thedeclara tions of the negro, at the time of the delivery of the shingles, on the ground that they were a part of the re? gestae."' To this the Plaintiff objected, because this was mere hearsay testimony, and the declarations i wore made by a person of colour. His Honor over- rulled thtlobjection and admitted the testimony. His Honor then summed up the testimony and commen ted upon the law arising thereon. The Jury returned , a verdict, in favor of the Defendant. Stanly and J. H. Bryan, for the Plaintiff. Gaston and Attmore for the Defendant. Jones vs. Merkell. This was a petition for Parti tion, filed by the. plaintiff alleging that he was tenant in common with the defendant of the half of lot Nb. ii232 on Dirty Lane. To which the defendant plead "non insinuel tenent, sole tenure, and not tenants in common in possession." The half lot in question ori ginally descended to the son and daughter of one Smith, under whom both pa ties claimed. The Pe titioner claimed to have purchased the interest of the eon, and the Defendant exhibited n regular chain of title from both the son and the daughter the deed from the son being posterior in point of time, to that under which the Petitioner claimed. The deed un der which the Petitioner claimed, was attacked by the Defendant on the ground that it was obtained by fraudulent means, duresse, &c, but upon these points the testimony was very vague and unsatisfactory The Defendant showed a sole and uninterrupted possession, by those under whom he claimed, and himself for a long time previous to the filing of this petition, and. contended that the Sheriff's deed by 'which he claimed the daughter's interest, conveyed to him the whole lot, and that he held the same ad versely to the Petitioner; he further contended that being: thus in the adverse possession at the time the Petitioner received his deed from the son, that it con vpyedjnotitle to the Petitioner; that the. petition for par tition upon this state of facts could not be sustained, for where the title is denied, doubtful or litigated, it murt be first established at law, before the party can i resort to petition for partition ; that the narties were ! nit tenants in common in possession, the Defendant had set up a distinct title to the whole of the premises and that the-petitioner must 1 Hriwn hia n,tinn of Ejectment to ohiai n possession, &.--Act of 1789. V ilkin vs. Wilkin 1 Johns. Ch. Rpr, 1 1 1 j ;k qho 7 Ma n . I he Petitioner con- . i LPn rd tn-.tt tr s ur tn.. i , that the Sheriff's J'uniivided moiety" as expressed in th 1 h ! v need cnni7o,rl 1 Defendant, and commented unon tv. ' lion of the term ; that the possession of one tenant n common is the Dossession of thp mv, , Wnhh. 3 Dev. Rpn 3'2ft Tht V8, ' the snip of the premises hv the nnflnm nnA ' " i ffive him title to the whole of the nremise tt,!wu i titlf- and nnci'mccinn rP fhi rinrinrlan . I vj.i mi. n uiium was consistent 'th that of the Petitioner, and that if a tenant in 1 What they hHVG l0"S predicted ' then the Pr common has not been deprived by a wrongful dis- j0 North will all have become slaves." What P-ion, or 'exclusion from the pernancy of the bcfre the Tariff ? qTnLT T IOet riffhtofentr'in The Pari. Journal of Debates states editorially, that or m ftan CCUpHtlon b? his Gov. Hayne has been arrested by Gen. Jackson for more than twenty years, he will be sufficiently high treason! d to entitle him to the process of partition, al-; T though he have not the actual possession. Barnard i Vast nu,nhrs of newspaper and other periodi- Vs- -Pope, 14 Mass. Rep. 434. His Honor Judge I Phnnted and rd in the United States, and the pn.II, in his chxrse to the Jury, upon the points of! ,Ct that their number is continually increasing, gives rawed by the counsel, was with the Petitioner, I abundant Pro; the individual and aggregate pros dnl said that the only point for their mnt; ! niy of our haPPy countrv. Th Mhnf th wir diipcre.l tmuilii pnt rhnraoti. r u j.-j : io - i., t lue ueeQ un - urr wiurh the Petitioner claimed m . . This being the ' ju? involving the fact whether the parties were 'Hits in rruiimi - r. .1 .u : ten 'Hi? i.i r;, l.,11.. t .. . ' J ami nic eitrui Ol test mrmv - -wMciiiv iu invor o rn KPiitinnjp ha T..-.. - v -""n . a ven irt in h; fW.r tt . , n-r .ftrth. Petitioner. .Attmore iind J. W. Bry- a". UK- Drf ndant. R an Hn0fhWil'ia7 Arthar' Same the parties. TT' ing to release her interest in the premises, upon the payment of so much money by the defendants. J H. Bryan, Attmore and.Manly for Plaintiff. Gaston contra. Groverv8.McLin: McLin vs. Grovcr ; Siner vs. McLin.-' ment Thei ----- I J lit, U 1 H I 1. W X- V M W - mt i mill rf. t . urVilll, lUrYlCLllIl, Varivix,. J 'j 7 I and Attmore contra. On Thursday momma the State Docket was taken up, but no cases of much im- portance were tried ; the capital cases were assigned for trial today, of the further progress of which we will inform our readers in our next. Very Late from Europe. The Packet shin Pacific brings London papers to thp 16fh uh incluaive. The second reading of the Irish Coercion Bill was commenced on the 15th. The first clause occupied the House of Commons the whole night. Lord Durham had retired from the Cabinet dan gerously ill. A successor had not yet been appointed. It was reported that the combined squadrons were again to proceed to the Scheldt. A new Dutch mi nister (Chevalier Dedel) had arrived in London. London, March 16. inhere is a great deal of anx iety felt with regard to the instructions received by M. Dedel from his government. The reports in cir" culation are unfavorable. Yesterday, a deputation from the West India body had an interview with government, upon the impor tant measures in agitation for the suppression of sla. very. We are told that nothing has yet been deci ded upon. Portugal. We are happy to be able to state that the unfavorable reports prevalent for the last few days, relative to the departure of the Duke of Bra ganza from Oporto are without foundation. With respect to the position of the army of Liberation, it is indisputably true that there is the greatest want of provisions at Oporto; and that the troops, in conse quence, have been exposed to the most severe priva. tione. The cause of the Queen of Portugal, how ever, is not yet, proved to be absolutely lost. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. - Liverpool, 15th March. The sales of Cotton last week reached 24,380 bales, of all sorts, including 610 Sea Islands, at 11 a 13; 8710 Uplands, 6f a 7 ; 5900 Orleans, 6 a 9; 1340 Alabama, 6-f a 7$. 1000 bales American were ta ken on speculation, and the market generally had a healthy appearance, for short stapled Cotton, es pecially the better sorts, but no advance was realised: the reduced stock of long stapled descriptions has turned th.e attention of buyers to such, and higher rates were paid lor Egyptian, Brazils, and the com mon qualities of Sea Islands. This week the transactions in Cotton have, heen nearly as extensive as the preceding, say 21,020 bales, including 630 Sea Islands, at 11 a 14d.; 100 Stained, 7 a 10 i.; 8270 Upland, 6f a 8d.; 6550 Or leans, 6 a 9d.; 1250 Alabama 6 a 7f . Notwithstanding the continued demand, we can not notice any advance in prices, except for the bet ter qualities of short staple, and common qualities of Sea Islands; middling to lair descriptions ot Ameri can are offered abundantly at the current rates, but the market generally has a hea'lthy appearance. The import ol the week is 14,850 bales. There is a comparative increase this year of 44,000 bales from the U. States. The sales to-day are 2500 bales. The stage intended to ply between this place and Beaufort left here for the first time on Sunday last. It is a very creditable and convenient establishment, and will doubtless be handsomely patronized. There is a certain portion of property, with which some of the Northern folks seem to busy themselves unnecessarily. The editor of the National Gazette is " very like a whale," which some naturalists be lieve to be no fish at all, and all agree to be a very odd fish. He bothers himself exceedingly with the subject of slavery. Sly hints of the value of the North to the South in case certain circumstances should turn up that the South had better stick to the Union for her own safety that there is an aboli tion society of long standing at the North, &c. &c. Now we should like to know what all this means. I it a scarecrow for Nullification ? Let the editor know, that the intelligence and patriotism of the South can without his inuendos, adhere to the Union as long as the justice of the country makes it worth preserving Is U to throw 601116 liffht upon our eituation? Then let him know there are in the South heads to under stand and einews to act, without the assistance of him or his compeers, and without being guided by the doctrines of St. Omer. Perhaps the principles of the i Tariff have taught him, that it is sometimes quite i .ui .?:kui u: :-ul iirimi iiiif 11(111111- i n iiin i r u iw iw rvu it cr il .,, . ' -.B...-. - i But we still would repeat the request of the South 'a'ssez nous faire, -just mind your men business and let us alone. A Mr. Sutherland from Pennsylvania has been making a strange speech in Congress. The follow- in 13 aI1 extract. Speaking of the Tariff he says: " When the sha11 arrive that ,a-vs this system low, then the gentlemen of the South will have acom- constantlv re-art;.- , . . . i ' witn a nealthv influence urxm rMiril hhortv orwl U .1 cus mey go hand in handonward i l l Ukee " f""0 aven giving and receiving hlttssiniTs'' The folio winrr cnrinim . " " "WlomiP in cniH tn tin wo '' ineete Tom V f"" MaUr I ht Tom 1 undetand Eir you haTe been ST Wf at was0,"'' ''ZWhy These three c;iusp.s werereferred uponagree- , out the hold, and paint her. at th Uhn r J of the parties, to two arbitrators and tlieir umpire, j JJ n cSem inlv eX h.ea.rd the appalling accounts r awnrH t K f rw W. C. Stanly Wo ua " J r' " excited Sreat anxiety. v " - nau nuiinujr oi it nere ...l "eU 6,r 1 W "Hurra ft or Fourth cakolina sentinel. Correspondence of the New York Daily Ad vertiser ! extract of a letter, on board the U. S. ship Potomac ti : . auao, Jan. 1st, 18di. time, Io a rTw ,(" "I' TJ""?LT2 V V II l C I lII I I It MM I M I IV "T - . . yei,- our ship is a . . J w.j. uuc, H U blJUlJ L L I - l . ! . NULLIFICATION CONSPIRACY It is not generally known, perhaps, that at the last session of Congress, extensive arrangements were made among certain leaders in Washington, to car ry on the campaign of nullification in the South, a3 well as to commence certain movements in the North and particularly in New York, with the intention of an tne several parties to the compact meeting on a common ground of opposition to the present adminis tration, at the end of the next two years. We happen to have a full and particular know ledge of these arrangements of the individuals by wnom tney were brought about ol the ultimate purposes of this extensive combination and of the manner they are intended to be carried into effect in the North. The whole of the last session of Con gress was spent by the leading nationals and nulli fiere in arranging the terms, and in adjusting the duties of the several parti s to the compact The defeat of F. P. Blair, as public printer, was the first common act of this combination the recent course of the New York Evening Post is another link in the chain, and as time and opportunity occur the new coalition will play out card after card to deceive and delude the people. A distinguished member of Congress, from New York, aided by a few politicians from that state, and particularly by the " Spy in Washington," were the magicians and astrologers by whom this combination was brought to maturity. The project is first to break down the democratic party in the city of New York then this state then all over the country. The New York Evening Post, an old federal pa per, now managed by individuals, comparatively ig norant of the situation of the country the charact itn ui uui puouc men, or me purposes ol political par ties, is to be one of the principal organs of this effort to destroy the confidence of the people in the nresen- general administration. In its course at the last November election in New York its illiberal and unjust criminations of the Post Master General its attacks upon the Washington Globe its recent con duct in the charter elections, are all "signs of the times," and "proofs conclusive" that it is a party to the "irreat compact" brouo-ht about bv one of the . m' - - most distinguished political and literary men of New York, with the Southern nullifiers. We have a most curious tale to unfold of the in frififues the meetings the consultations the mid night caucuses which took place during the last win ter at Washington. The developement is much wanted for the purpose of awakening the democracy of the North and particularly of New York to the deep laid conspiracy which is intended to destroy their unity and harmony of action. We shall com- mence tins expose in a tew days, and request oui numerous patrons in New York to give us all their attention. Will the New York Standard republish this, so that the Post mav see the charges we boldly make asrainst it and its corps of magicians, as well as to prepare itsell lor the specifications that will soon follow? Pennsvlvanian. Connecticut. The result of the recent election in the state of Connecticut has quite disappointed our L ,L. f . . . . expectations; nui me disappointment is ot a nature which is very agreeable. We considered that state as fixed in its hostility to the present administration; and should as soon have expected to see Massachu setts coming forth in its support as Connecticut. We had no hopes of a change in the political character of the state ; and our opponents had no fears upon the subject. The prejudice which has been there dis played against the President and his cabinet has been of the most inveterate kind; and we were dis posed to say of it as was said of Ephraim, she is joined to her idols, let her alone. But how have the expectations of our friends and our opponents been both disappointed. It is admitted on all hands that there has been no choice of Governor and Lieute nant Governor, and that as there is a large majo rity in both branches of the Legislature favourable to the administration, the candidates for the execu tive offices of that party will unquestionably be cho sen. -One opposition paper says the Legislature will be Jacksonian from the door to the wall ; and as far as the returns have been received it seems that 126 friends to the administration out of 214 have been chosen members of the House of Representatives, and for the Senate 18 administration men, two Na tional Republicans and one Anti-Mason have been elected. As far as the returns have been received the probability appears to be that the six opposition candidates for Congress have been elected ; though it is admitted by our opponents themselves that with regard to two of them the majority is at all events very small, and that there is some doubt of their success. f Thus have our friends in what has been termed the land of steady habits broken ground. Thus has pthe cause of truth contended with and triumphed over prejudice. One after another are the states which were at first opposed to the principles and the measures of the administration, giving up their op- P05311101 and comins forth in its support. New I Tl I 1 -I . I .1 I- f . i'.n . nampsnire tea tne van in tne worn ui iwiickiikui, i . ,- and Maine Connectirut an(1 New Jersey have tol lowed the example. Even Delaware has so far imi tated it as to nut into the office of executive of the state a firm and decided friend to the President and, his j administration. Thus have the principles and the measures of the administration received t e sanction of popular opinion, notwithstanding the bitterness of the opposition which has been made to them, i Thus have the people, who, with regard to the choice of rulers, have no desires to gratify but the promotion of the glory, happiness and the prosperity ; of the country, notwithstanding the desperate efforts which have been made by designing politicians to aeceive A thom nintonnr:pd their iudrment in fa- vour oithe administration. Baltimore Republican. Mr. C. Bowen, of Boston, has in press, a collection of the Familiar letters and Miscellaneous papers of Benjamin Franklin. The Boston Courier, speaking of these letters and papers, says The Letters in nartieular. nmonntintr to more than one hundred that have never before been printed, possess the raer at traction of familiary and unstudied communications of ithe author's sentiments and :ngs neast anrnp 1 relations, ana most mtimaie irit-ini. '."7 , ei His natnma. i X. .i ked with all the peculiarities of Dr. Franklins' style ; JLL his customers and the public generally, his fecilitv of expression, plavful manner, pointed ; that he has just returned from New York, and thoughtsand happy illustrations. They exhibit his j is now opening at his Store on Pollok-Street, chara ter, moreover, in a most amiable and engaging one door West of Mr. Simpson's corner. NshMhr A WELL SElECTED ASS0RT,,E,T OF ciallife. In every respect the materials 01 uub voiume ..r roon- cannot fail to be recrarded as a rich acquisition to the SPRING AND SU3IJIER0ULI5- native literature ot America. Together with a general supply of . I... , rkxr ronrif PRV The constituents of the Hon H. A. B. Dearborn, nC MnRRarhnaptts. recently fiave him a public dinner We take the following from the toasts drunk on the. occasion : . . " 18. The Ladies. Our duties to them must be specific ; we are not rich enough to pay them, ad va lorem" . We hope if the ad valorem duties are applied to FOR THE SENTINEL. TO f HE GODDESS OF HEALTH From Goethe. 0 shades of Walheim ! and the streams that give, Melodious murmurs to thej passing gale! Once more among your healthy groves I live ; Once more I drink the music of the vale. Hygeia! goddess of the smiling hours, Daughter of Temperance and of chaste desire, Ti thee once more I lift the cheerful eye, To thee once more 1 strike the sylvan lyre. Dost thou not dwell 'mong Walheims blessed shades, Dost thou not wanton in her happj vale? Thy beaming face, I see in orient morn, 1 feel thy kisses in the summer's gale. , I hear thee in the sprightly song of birds, And in the mid-day humming of the bee, Thou canst not breathe, but sweetest music plays, Mong bending corn and in the waving tree. Grant me, O Goddess of the smiling houre, With thee to dwell in Walheim's peaceful groves, )V u ltee l wander her shady hills, With thee repose me in her green alcoves. With grateful feeling glows my cheerful heart, V arm'd with return of thy all-sacred fire, To thee I dedicate this humble verse, ' Daughter of Temperance, and of cnaste desire. O shades of Walheim ! and ye streams that ive Melodious murmurs to the passing gale! " Once more among your healthy groves I live; Once more I drink the music of the vale. MAR RIED , In Onslow County, on the 3d inst. Mr. ROBERT W.JAMES, to Miss ANN MARIA AMBROSE. , DIED, On Thursday last, Mrs. ELIZABETH TANDY, wife of Mr. William H. Tandy. At her residence in Jones County, aftet a linger ing illness, on Monday last, Mrs. SARAH RO BERTS, widow of the late Mr. Richard Roberts. In Onslow County, on the 5th instant, Colonel JOHN GRANT. PORT OF NE iVBERN. ARRIVED, Schr. Rebecca Hyer, Manning, New York. " Select, Conklin, New York. Passengers Messrs. S. Battle, J. Charlotte, W. Sears, J. Pittman, J. Davie?; E. Ferrand, and Mr. Gully. April 18, Packet sohr. Trent, Jones, 4 days from N. York, with mdz. to J. M. Granade,& Co. A. Ayres, W. Brtnver, O. W. Lund B Flanner, J M Roberts, Pasteur & Moore J Hancock, J L Durand, C Slover, J W Smith, W W Clark, JC & M Stevenson-, John Van Sickle, M Stevenson, Booth & Porter. Passen gers Messrs. Trufant, and Daniel. CLEARED, Schr. F. Michelson, Smith, Dimerara. William Allen, Wadsworth, Boston. The Post Office Has been removed to the building in front of the Sentinel Office, on Pollock Street. NEW GOODS. H. W. LATIMER, & CO. mAVE lately received per Schooners Ju bilee, Convoy, and Select, an extensive and general assortment of STAPLE AND FANCY DUT GOODS, AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING, VIZ : 300 pieces light fancy Chintz Calicoes from 67 to 35 cents per yard 70 pc's French and English fancy Ginghams 30 do Furniture Calicoes 10 to 25cts pryd 20do French Printed Muslins some of which are of a superior quality 10 Pongee for Ladies dresses Black and blue black Gros De Swiss sup'r ql'ty Black and coloured Gros De Naples 4o to 95 cts Thread and Bobbinet Lace Edgings ; and A Plain and figured Bobbinet Lace 4 i and : Henani Shawls, Silk Muslin do Ladies Parasols, some of a superior quality Gauze and Lustring Bonnet Ribbons Belt Ribbon, Guard do, Linen and Cotton Floss White Blond Gauze Yeils Ladies Silk and Cotton fancy Hose Ladies and Gentlemen's Hoskin Gloves 44 " Plain and Bordered Linen Cambrick H'd'k's (cheap) 2 cases Leghorn Hats (cheap) f iand f damask Table diapers f " " covers f M and LA 44 44 cloths Gothic Window Shades, a new article Artificial Flowers, Bead Baas, blk Nankin Crape . Blue, Black, and Mulberry Broad Cloths Blue, Blk, Green and Brown Crape Camblets Brown, Blue, Black, and Green Groghams Lifiht and dark Rouen Casimeres Liuht and dark Erminetts Russia Sheeting, Cotton Cassimere Bird's Eye and Russia Diapers Silk, Cotton and Gum Elastic Suspenders Irisljf Linens, some are very fine, (cheap) &, v brown and bleached Cotton Sheeting a t and , Bed Ticking brown and bleached Shirtings 60 dozen Palmeto Hats, 3 bales Cotton Yarn, (some very fine) 5 cases Gent's, black, white and drab Hats Gent's. Valesses, Seal & Leather Trunks General assortment of Ladies & Gent's Shoes And many other Fancy and Staple Articles all of which will be sold at a small advance from New York cost. Newbern, April 19, 1833. SPRING AND SUMMER &' D (D ID 3 ; pjjj, undergi d . inform j HARDWARE, CU1 i. GLASS WAR3, GROCERIES, &c. 1 case Gentlemens' fashionable Hats, 1 case Satin do.;- rrd everv other Article usually kept in i assorted Stores. All o! wnicn will be sold low. Jim UHAUJLUliiS. S. & J. B A T T BE , MAVE just received, per Schr. ect, from New York, an assortment or- AMONG WHICH ARB Printed Muslins, Brochella Circassian, Sheetings & Shirtings Cotton Yarn, Black &, White Pur,, ditto, Silk, and Palm Leaf Hats, Travelling, Fruit and Work baskets, Ladies, Gentlemens'' & Childrens' Shoes, Ginghams. a rini.e. TO. Belt Ribbons, Gloves, Silk, Gauze and Crape Hand'kTs, Linens, Muslins, Vestinffs, Union Drilling, Rouen Casimere, ALSO BROWN AND LUMP SUGAR, Tea, Coffee, Lemon Syrnp, Coop ers Axes k Adzs, Drawing Knives, Nails, Trace Chains, WHICH THEY WILL SELL LOW. - Miniature Painting. MR. MOREIN being on his way to tlm North and intending to make but a short stay in this place has the pleasure of offering his services to the public in his profession of Miniature painting. His charges are mode rate, and if the likenesses are not satisfactory no payment is required. He may be found at Mr. Bell's Hotel. Newbern, April 19, 1833. CIRCULAR TO FOST3IASTERS, Relative tothc abuses of the franking privilege, and sending books in the mail. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, April 11, 1833. Being informed, by official reports, "that the abuse of the franking privilege is increasing to an extent, which threatens seriously to impair the revenue of the Department ;" that "it is not confined to correspon- deuce from which no pecuniary advantage results, but is extended to the commercial and business tran sactions of the country, instances having been de tected of its being practised for the benefit of banks and venders of lottery tickets j" that "every day, let ters are left to be mailed, bearing the franks of per son: who are, and for some time have been, many hundred miles distant ; and letters are received from the large cities, bearing the franks of gentlemen well known to be remote from those places, the addresses being in hand-writing different from the franks ; with omer eircumstancesattendmg, obviously showing that those, whose franks were upon them, could have no participation in, or knowledge of the letters," and that "blank envelopes, with franks upon them, have been surreptitiously and otherwise obtained, with a view of covering correspondence, in violation of law j" I deem it my duty to call on all Post-masters, to be vigilant in detecting and preventing these frauds up on the revenue of the Department; and strictly to obey that requirement of the act of Congress, which makes it "their special duty to prosecute1' for such of- fences. It is because the letter is actually, 01 by construe-: tion of law, from- the person authorized to send it free, that it is exempted from postage. The frank is mere- . ly the certificate of the fact that it is so. When, therefore, the circumstances connected with the let ter, are such as to show that it is not from such a per son, and that the frank on it is, in effect, a false certi ficate, Postmasters will, in such cases, charge the letter with postage ; and they are particularly requi- I red to do so, whenever the address on the letter is in a hand-writing different from the frank, unless that, circumstance is satisfactorily explained. Penalties attach, whenever a person franks a letter from another, unless written by his own order, and on the business of his office, except that the Secreta- nes of the State, Treasury, War, and Navy Depart ments, ana tne rostmaster Ueneral, may frank letters and packets, on official business, prepared in any pub lie office, in the absence of the principal thereof. In prosecuting for these penalties, Postmasters will obtain the aid ot the District Attorney of the United States, and for that purpose, report to him the circumstances, -and the names of the witnesses in each case: and they will cause the proceedings to be instituted in the District Court of the United States ; not only against those who abuse their frank, but also against those who procure it to be done. Attention is called to the subjoined references to, and extracts from, the law and regulations of the Department. It has been reported by several Postmasters, that numerous volumes of books haye lately been discover ed in the mails, the wrappers in which they were en veloped and franked, when maifed, having worn off: and that this mode of sending them through the coun try, has been practised to an extent that has subjected the conveyance of the mail to vexatious burthens and delay ; I, therefore, require all Postmasters to be careful to ascertain,. when bulky packages are left to be mailed, if they contain booksj, or any other article not authorized by law to be so transmitted ; and 011 discovering that to be the case, to withhold tfccm3 in all instances from the maiL W. T. BARR1 . - Postmaster Gentn-ui. See pages 15, 16, 21, 26, 28, 29, and 52, of the law and instructions of the Post Office Departmentjedi tion of 1832) to ascertain who are entitled to the franking privilege. Sections 24 and 23, of the act of Congress, pas sed March 31825, entitled "An act to re duce into one the several acts establishing and regulating the Post Office Department." Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That every person who, from and after the passage of this acL shall procure, and advice, or assist, in the doing or -perpetuation of any of the acts or crimes by this act forbidden, shall be subject to the same penalties and punishments the persons are subject to who shall actually do or perpetrate : any of the said acts cr crimes, according to the provisions of this act. Sec. 29. And be it further enacted, That K any person shall frank any leteror letters, other than ' those written by himself, or by his order, on the busi ness of his office, he shall, on conviction thereof, pay a fine often dollars, and it shall be the special duty of Postmasters to prosecute for said offence ; Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy and Postmaster General, may fradk letters or hackets on , official business, prepared in any other 'public office, in uie uosence 01 me principal thereof. And il any . person, having the right to receive his letters free of I postage, shall receive, enclosed to him, any letter or packet addressed to a pereoq not having that lgl!" shall counterfeit the Md-writmg or wm- r 1- nf nnv person, or cause the same -""2, offending, snail be his duty to return the same to tne marking thereon the place from whence it cn it may be charged with postage. And anyp : . Tire up i ... .r r " 1 KjI adopted.-) . Newbern 19th Apri)f 3. . . t :rwfcv woioiMUfl agree-1 jacKson.