Balance in the treasury 1st December, 1829,

Canal loan, per resolution of the board of canal commissioners of 2d October, 1829, Temporary loan, per act of 17th Nov, 1829,

106,000 00 40,000 00 $8,286,000 00

175,375 98 $3,800,153 49 STATE EXPENSES.-The Register of Pennsylvania has a table of the expenses of the government of the state, from 1791 to 1829. In 1791 they amounted to $69,000; in 1792, to $80,000; and in 1793, to $110,000: they averaged from that year to 1818, about $150,000 yearly. In 1819, the amount was $194,000, but fell considerably below that sum in the subsequent years, until 1827, when they rose to $202,000 The last year's expenses were $218,000.

The expenses of the Executive Department for the first year were $5847, in 1794 they were $11,000, at which average they continued until 1814, when the sum is nearly $13,000, at which it continued for several years, when it fell to about $11,000. The Executive expenses of 1829 were $10,520. The items of expenditure are, the salaries of the Governors, Secretary of State, Deputy

Specie,

18,454,213 50 3,013,383 84 1,926,257 00 1,490,936 26 1,344,027 66

953,375 85 2,697,370 03

301,215 58

35,689 05

Notes of other Banks, Real estate, Bridge, &c. Loans to Commonwealth, Bonds, mortgages, ground rents, &c, Due by other Banks, Drafts,bills of exchange,&c, United States Stocks, Sundry securities and personal accounts, 76,545 56 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.-The Schuylkill canal is 108 miles in extent. It cost about two millions of dollars. In 1823, the revenue derived from tolls on it amounted to 64,000 dollars. In 1829, it amounted to upwards of 120,000. Much of the produce passes through the Pennsylvania and Union canals into the Schuylkill canal, and thence to Philadelphia. The Lehigh canal is about 35 miles long. Of the Pennsylvania canal, 212 miles are completed, and 23 miles more nearly finished. The Union canal is 80 miles in length. Between two and three hundred miles of the Pennsylvania canal remain to be completed. A rail road of 78 miles is also in a course of preparation. Statement of the affairs of the Schuylkill navigation company.

DR. Amount of capital stock,

Do loans,

1,083,808 00 1,095,803 60

7,414 98 109,984 33 8,234 15 678 93

55,130 00

$2,361,053 99

The increase in the coal trade has been greater than in any previous year, being equal to near 70 per cent advance on that of the year 1828. The whole quantity brought down in 1829 was 79,973 tons.

The amount of tolls received in
1829 from coal, was
And from merchandise, &c,
other than coal,

Making the total amount of tolls
in 1829,

The amount of tolls in 1828 having been

There is shown to be an in

crease of

$77,032

43,007

$120,039

87,171

$32,868

Equal to about 38 per cent.
Of the tolls in 1829 there arose from the
ascending navigation, $27,853
Leaving for the descending trade, 92,186

$120,039 Of the tonnage conveyed on the canal in 1829, there was of the ascending trade. tons 21,820 And of the descending trade, 112,704

Making the whole tonnage in 1829, tons 134,524 Against that of 1828, which was 105,463 RISE OF PROPERTY. - Prior to the completion of the Schuylkill navigation, this part of the country was considered a 'barren and mountainous waste,' not worthy the attention of capitalists, although it was known that its bowels was well stored with anthracite coal.-Since the completion of the above improvement, the attention of capitalists has been drawn towards it, and property has risen in value, within the last five or six years,

at a rate almost unparalleled in this country.

Five years ago, the Peacock' tract of coal land, belonging to the New York and Schuylkill coal company, was purchased by them for the sum of 9,000 dollars. At the latter part of 1829, it was sold and bought in by the original seller for the sum of 42,000 dollars.

A tract of 120 acres, on the Broad mountain, was disposed of for the sum of 12,000 dollars, which was bought in the spring of 1829 for 1,400 dollars.

One fourth of another tract of 450 acres on the Broad mountain, has been disposed of for 9,000 dollars, at which rate the whole tract would be worth 36,000 dollars. This tract was purchased about six years ago for 190.

A tract on the west branch sold for 6,000 dollars, which was purchased in the spring for 700 dollars.

Another tract sold for 16,000 dollars, which was purchased for 1,000 dollars.

MANUFACTURES OF IRON IN AND ABOUT PITTSBURG.There are consumed annually, in the different foundries, rolling mills, and steam engine factories, in and about Pittsburg, six thousand tons of blooms, and five thousand tons of pig metal. These articles are brought principally down the Monongahela and Alleghany rivers.

There are nine foundries, which use about 3,500 tons of pig metal, and employ about 225 hands.

The rolling mills are eight in number, and are now chiefly employed in rolling Juniata blooms, of which they use about 6,000 tons, They also consume about 1,500 tons of pig metal, and employ about 320 hands.

There are nine nail factories, which manufacture daily about 18 tons of nails, and employ about 150 hands.

There are also seven steam engine factories, in which are employed about 210 hands. As yet but three steam engines have been sent east of the mountains, four or five to the northern lakes, and one to Mexico. Within two or three years past, the casting of sugar kettles, sugar mills, and small steam engines, to drive them, for the planters of Louisiana, has become a very important branch of manufacturing business, and is increasing.

In addition to the metal and blooms above mentioned, a large quantity of bar iron is brought to Pittsburg from Juniata. PHILADELPHIA. The debt of this city is estimated at $1,937,400-the sinking fund amounts to 367,028-real debt 1, 570,371 89 A great part of this

has been incurred in the works to supply the city with good and wholesome water; and the present supply is worth more than all the debt. The interest payable in 1830 will be 104,776 dollars. The taxes in 1829, amounted to $208,500. The real estate in the city was assessed at 24,202,786 dollars, in 1829, showing an increase of nearly two millions over the assessment of 1826. Square yards of pavement laid in 1829, 70,603, costing about 85,000 dollars.

WATER WORKS.-The whole amount of payments for water in 1829, was $81,180 06.

The whole extent of iron pipe laid during the year, including the main, was 16,848 feet.

The extent of iron pipes of different dimensions in the city,is nearly 36 miles, which added to the pipes laid in the districts, makes nearly 55 miles of iron pipes supplied from Fair Mount Works.

The whole amount raised by loan on account of the water works, last year, was $55,000.

The whole receipts, independent of the loan, were $57,783 78, whereof 3,027 51 were for old iron castings and other articles which were sold, and 54,756 17 for water rents, for permits, for ferules, repaving, &c.

Of the sum received, 14,000 dollars were placed to the credit of the Sinking Fund; and 12,706 28 to the credit of the tax fund for the year.

The duplicates of water rents for 1830 amount to $56,693 29, viz. 881 50. Northern Liberties Spring Garden, 3,440 04. 5,019 00.

City, 37,10,352 75. Southwark,

The increase of water rents in 1830 over 1829, is, for Spring Garden 930 00, Southwark 725 75, Northern Liberties 1,926 26, City 2,090 00.

Northern Liberties last year, was 9,793 The extent of iron pipes laid in the feet 3 inches. Whole extent of pipes in number of fire plugs 94, of which 13 that district 48,116 feet 3 inches. Whole were erected last year.

In the district of Spring Garden, 6,981 feet of iron pipe were laid during the year, which added to 15,298 feet laid in previous years, make 22,279. Whole number of fire plugs 35, of which 11 were erected during the year.

The number of feet of iron pipe laid in Southwark, in 1826, 27, and 28, was 26,233. Add for 1829, 6,051 feet. Total 32,284 feet. Whole number of fire plugs is 69, of which 11 were erected during the year.

The whole expenses of the Water Works for 1830, are estimated at 27,900 dollars, whereof $5,660 will be for new iron pipes, and 7,160 for removing 32,000 yards of earth at Fair Mount.

The cost of raising the water at Fair Mount last year including wages, fuel, lights, tallow, &c, was $1,528 75, or four dollars and ten cents per day.

IN 1829 a law was passed establishing a system of common schools in this state and making it the duty of the court of appeal in each county to cause the county to be divided into convenient school districts. By this act returns are to be made to the legislature of those in each district between the ages of 5 and 21 years. On the 2d Monday of October in each year the electors in each district having a right to vote for members of Assembly are to assemble to determine by a majority of votes, what sum is to be raised within the district for the free school, and this sum is to be collected by a clerk and commissioners elected at the same meeting and together with its proportion of the income of the state school fund is to be applied to the main

tenance of a free school within that district. An account of this fund will be found in the Register for 1827-8-9. At the next session of the legislature which met January, 1830 it was provided, that a majority of all the school votes in the district should be necessary to authorize the cumpulsory levy of a tax and that no tax should exceed $300 per annum. The inspectors of elections were also directed to make returns of the votes given at the general elections for or against the holding of a convention to amend the constitution. The Newcastle turnpike company heretofore incorporated was also authorized to make rail roads from Clark's corner in Newcastle county in the direction of Frenchtown until it should reach the Maryland line. The

following Resolutions were adopted January 20th.

Resolved, By the senate and house of representatives of the state of Delaware in general Assembly met, that the tariff of 1828 accords with the spirit of the constitution of the United States and is a protection to home industry from the overwhelming influence of foreign rivalry.

Resolved, that the foregoing resolution be communicated to the governors of the several states and to the senators and representatives of Delaware in Congress, to be laid before the respective legisla

tures and also before the two houses of Congress.

June, 1830. AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL. The Education Society of the Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, have purchased the Farm of Mr Hemphill, about two miles from Wilmington, where they mean to establish a self supporting school. The pupils will be exclusively youths who are designed for the ministry; the farm, of nearly 100 acres, is to be cultivated by the students, who will be employed in agricultural or other labor at least four hours in the day.

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