770; persons of color who are taxed, 931; persons of color who are taxed, and qualified to vote at elections for state and county officers, 298; married females under 45 years of age, 200,481; unmarried females between the ages of 16 and 45 years, 135,391; unmarried females under the age of 16 years, 361,624. Number of marriages the year preceding, 11,553; number of births the year preceding, males 31,514, females 29,869; number of deaths the year preceding, males 12,525, females, 10,019. LANDS AND STOCK.-Whole number of acres of improved land, 7,160,967. Number of neat cattle, 1,513,421. Number of horses, 349,628. Number of sheep, 3,496,539. Number of hogs, 1,467,573. MANUFACTURES.--Number of yards of fulled cloth, manufactured in the domestic way, the preceding year; 2,918,233. Number of yards of flannel and other woollen cloth, not fulled, manufactured in the domestic way, the year preceding, 3,468,001. Number of yards of linen, cotton, or other thin cloths, manufactured in the domestic way, the year preceding, 8,079,992. Number of grist mills, 2,264. Number of saw mills, 5,195. Number of oil mills, 121. fulling mills, 1,222. Number of Number of ber of woollen factories, 189. Number of cotton and woollen factories, 28. Number of iron works, 170. Number of trip hammers, 164. Number of distilleries, 1,129. Number of asheries, 2,105. Number of deaf and dumb persons: males under 10 years, 68; between 10 and 20 years, 221; females under 10 years, 67; between 10 and 25 years, 213-total 645. Number of idiots: males under 21 years, 336; above 21 years, 397; females under 21 years, 321; above 21 years, 322-total 1421. Number of lunatics: males under 21 years, 33; above 21 years, 373; females under 21 years, 27; above 21 years, 356-total 819. The legislature, which met in November, 1824, as a sort of peace offering to their constituents, who had been much excited by the retention, in the hands of the same legislature, of the choice of presidential electors, passed a law, submitting to the people, to decide between the general ticket, or district system. As the succeeding legislature had passed a law, giving the choice to the people in districts, but little interest was felt in the fate of this question. At the fall elections, however, the vote stood 66,324 in favor of the district system, and 56,801 in favor of a general ticket. A change was proposed to the constitution. in the legislature, for 1825, giving the choice of justices of the peace to the people; and another, extending the right of suffrage to every white citizen, who had resided in the state twelve months, and in the county six months. These amendments were ratified by two thirds of the legislature for 1826; and a law was passed, submitting the decision of these questions to the people, at the next fall elections. A law was also passed, raising the sum to be annually distributed to the common schools, from the state treasury, to $100,000; and a law laying a tax on dogs, with the view of encouraging the breeding of sheep. A law was also passed, making some very judicious provisions for the security of steamboat and stage passengers. Steamboats are required, when they meet each other, to keep to the right; and, when going the same way, not to approach nearer than twenty yards. When passengers are landed at intermediate places, the engines are to be stopped, and the boats lowered fairly upon the water before the passengers get in. The boats are required to carry two or more lights at night-and all captains must be licensed by the wardens of the port of New York. A violation of any of these rules will ineur a penalty of $250. Stage drivers are to be licensed by justices of the peace, and are made liable to heavy penalties for upsetting their carriages, or wilfully running their horses. March. The chiefs of the Seneca tribe of Indians, wrote a memorial to governor Clinton, complaining of the missionaries who had settled among them. The following resolutions were unanimously passed in the assembly of this state : "Whereas James Monroe, the present chief magistrate of the nation, will soon retire from the high office which he now fills, and to which he has been twice called by the free voice of his country; and whereas, in the opinion of this house, an expression of its gratitude is due to the said James Monroe, as a public benefactor: Therefore, "Resolved, That this house entertains a grateful sense of the many highly important services which have been rendered to the republic by this distinguished individual. "Resolved, That his administration of the general government for eight years past, has been eminently calculated to promote the prosperity and honor of his country. "Resolved, That this house of fers to the said James Monroe, assurance of its high consideration and respect, and of its ardent wishes that he may long live to enjoy, with his fellow citizens, the blessings of that liberty and independence, for the attainment of which he shed his blood, and for the perpetuation of which he has so long and faithfully labored. "Resolved, That the honorable speaker of this house be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit to the said James Monroe, a copy of the foregoing resolutions." SCHOOLS.-During the year 1824, the number of children taught in the common schools of New York, was 402,940, for the average period of nine months. There are in the state, 7,642 school districts; and, of course, the same number of common schools. Three hundred and eleven new school districts were formed during the year 1824. The sum paid to the teachers of the common schools during that year, out of public funds, was $182,741. The general school fund, consisting of loans due the state, bonds, &c. bank stock, lands, &c. amounts to about $1,730,000; and the local school fund, to about 37,000. The general school fund is productive in part only, as the lands remain principally unsold. In addition to the above $715,543 in money, was appropriated to the colleges and academies,throughout the state, and a number of lots of land to others. June.-On Thursday, the 4th of this month, the gates at the foot of Black Rock harbor were opened, and lake Erie, for the first time, commenced feeding the western extremity of the Erie canal. July.-Seven young men were convicted of manslaughter, for killing Mr. David R. Lambert, a respectable merchant of the city of New York. Mr. Lambert, with some friends, was returning from a wedding party about 12 o'clock at night, and was met by the young men, insulted, and finally struck; and by one blow, deprived instantly of life. The offenders were sentenced to the state prison for seven years. BALLOON.-Mr. Eugene Robertson ascended in a balloon from Castle garden, in the presence of general La Fayette. The American bible society celebrated its ninth anniversary, at New York, on the 12th instant. According to the annual report then made, it appeared that the receipts of the last year, (exclusive of voluntary contributions towards the building of the society's house,) amounted to $46,501 81; and the expenditures for the same period, to 47,599 13. There have been printed, during the year, 48.550 copies of bibles and testaments, November.-The celebration of making an aggregate of 451,902, the opening of the grand Erie cabibles and testaments, since the so- nal, and the arrival of the first boat ciety was founded. Since the last at New York, took place on the report, there have been issued from 4th of this month. A procession the depository, 30,094 bibles, 33,- of twenty-one steam boats was 106 testaments, and 651 copies of formed with several vessels in tow, the epistle of St. John, in the Mo- and the whole proceeded to Sandy hawk and in the Delaware language, Hook, where the ceremony of making a grand total, since the in- uniting the waters of lake Erie stitution of the society, of 372,913. and the Atlantic, was performOf those issued during the last year, ed, by pouring a keg of that 19,623 copies were issued gratui- of lake Erie into the ocean. tously. Forty-four new auxiliary nautical expedition then returned, societies have been added, during and the day was concluded by civil the year; making in all, 451 re- and military processions. In the cognized auxiliaries to the parent evening, several buildings were ilinstitution. luminated, and a grand ball was given. The ceremony of laying the "cap stone" of the flight of locks at Lockport on the Erie canal, took place on the 24th of this month. On the 19th of this month, an extensive fire happened at Hudson. Twenty-four, or twenty-five buildings were destroyed, and property to the amount of about $50,000. August.-At the village of Fredonia, in the county of Chatauque, there are several buildings lighted by natural gas. The hydrogen gas, or inflammable air, which produces these lights, is procured by drilling a hole several feet into the rock, which composes the bed of the creek that passes through the village, and is conducted by logs to the buildings lighted. The January, 1826.—The legislature met at Albany on the 3d of this month. Samuel Young, Esq. was elected speaker, at the first ballot. Nathan Sanford, Esq. chancellor of the state, was elected a senator with but one dissenting voice. Samuel Jones, Esq. was appointed by governor Clinton, with the consent of the senate, chancellor, in the place of Mr. Sanford. A survey and estimates were made for supplying the city with water from the river Bronx, by a tunnel of thirteen and a half miles long, to Harlem, and thence by iron pipes, nine miles to the city. Whole distance twenty-two and a half miles, and the cost of the tunnel. pipes, reservoirs and distribution of the water, is estimated to cost $1,325,000. The river Bronx, at the dryest season of last year, was guaged, and found to yield 4,307,720 gallons in twenty-four hours; but, by the addition of certain ponds, the supply may be increased to nine million of gallons. The following is an abstract of the annual census of the "humane and criminal institutions in the city of New York," taken on the 1st of January. ceding.] All these together, show a general decrease of 56; last year 3,484, present year 3,428. The whole receipts in the treasury of the city of New York, for the last year, amounted to the great sum of $780,387-of which 324,675 were on account of taxes; 150,927 for assessments, for streets opened, &c. and 138,400 borrowed. A balance of 29,794 was left in the treasury. Some of the chief items of expenditure were, for opening streets, &c. 181,312; bonds paid, 50,700; docks and slips, &c. 35,112; interest account penitentiary, &c. 81,546; lamps and lighting the city, 27,520; watch, 60,650; salaries, 22,181; common schools and charities, 16,587, &c. Orphan asylum-boys 103, girls 56-159; increase 9. City hospital-patients 162, lunatics 88-83,967; alms house, bridewell, 250; decrease 6. City alms house --white men 521, women 533, boys 368, girls 234, persons of color 86--1,742; increase 58. Bellevue hospital-maniac men 40, do. women 44-84. House of refuge -boys 49, girls 14-63. Debtor's prison, including the liberties, 178 --decrease 122. Bridewell-white men 78, women 17, black men 48, women 19-171; increase 46. Penitentiary-criminals 84, of whom 30 are black, vagrants 210, of whom 93 are white women, and 42 black women-total 162; decrease 44. State prison-white men 352, women 13, black men 104, women 27--496; decrease 146. [One hundred and nineteen persons were removed to the state prison at Auburn, &c. during the year; but 33 less were admitted during the last than in the pre year A new state prison is building on the margin of the Hudson, in Westchester county, about thirtythree miles above the city of New York. The site contains 130 acres, of which 100 is marble rock, which supplies materials for the edifices, and will hereafter furnish employment for the convicts in quarrying and fashioning the stone as may be required for other buildings. About 100 convicts are at present at work on the spot. MONIED INSTITUTIONS.-The following is the amount of capital authorised, and the amount paid in by the different companies throughout the state. |