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opened their doors to receive the Watchman, may rest assured that we are grateful for their kindness, and shall endeavor to repay it by an abundant sup. ply of useful and entertaining matter during the ap proaching winter season. The General Election in Delaware will take place on TUESDAY NEXT. We trust that no Democrat who is able to appear at the polls, will remain at home on that day. The confidence of success in New Castle County has rendered some of our Democratic Brethren too indifferent on the subject of the approaching election. This ought not to be. While you sleep, the enemy is awake-and take care that he does not put his foot upon your neck. We are not without a strong hope that a great part, if not all of the Democratic Ticket in Kent will be elected this year. We entreat our brethren in that County to exert themselves in the good cause of Democracy. The time will come, and that ere long, when Delaware will be exalted from the insignificant station into which federal rulers have plunged her, to that rank among her democratic sister States, to which her well wishers desire to see her raised. The New City of Refuge.-The ceremony of laying the foundation of a new City, to be called Ararat, on Grand Island, in the State of New York, was performed on the 15th inst. with great splendor. To this city, the Jews throughout the world, are requested to repair-the Jewish government is revived therein-and M. M. Noah IS appointed Governor and Judge of Israel. The account of the proceedings is 100 long for our paper to-day-but as cannot fail to be interesting to our readers, we will embrace an early opportunity to lay it before them. Slander.-In the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, in an action of slander instituted by Eser Hadden Banks, a young cordwainer, against John Gibbs, Lottery Broker. the Jury returned yesterday morning with a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for seven hundred and fifty dollars damages. The trial occupied the court several days. Gibbs had charged Banks with having altered lottery tickets. Counsel for the plaintiff, Thomas Kittera and P. A. Browne; for the defendant, James C. Biddle and D. P. Browne. The accounts fron: Greece have been generally so vague and contradictory, that we have refrained from occupying much of our columns with them. Our readers will, however, find in our paper to-day, some interesting letters from that part of the world, which proceed from sources entitled to the fullest credit. The report that the Salem Steam Mill Banking Company had bursted their boiler, is without foundation. The notes of that institution are received on deposite at the United States Bank, and at several other banks in Philadelphia. The President left Philadelphia yesterday. Mrs. Adams continued so much indisposed that she was compelled to remain in that city. The Boston papers of last week state that the health of the President's father has lately much improved, and that he is now as well as he has been for ten years. The Eagle Bank of New-Haven, heretofore considered one of the safest banks in New England, has stopped pay. ment and closed its doors. If report speakstrue, there has been gross mismanagement somewhere. Instead of atten ding to legitimate banking business, it is whispered that the bank, as such, has been engaged in commercial and other speculations unbefitting an institution of that description As an instance, we are informed that a vessel arrived a short time since from North Carolina, freighted with pine boards, consigned to the Eagle Bank As there is supposed to be an immense quantity of the paper of this bank afloat, the sufferers will be many for even if the Bank should make a respectable dividend, the paper will probably be bought up by brokers and specula. N. Y. Com. Adv. tors for a mere song. New Haven, Sept. 24.-The first article of news that our readers will probably look for, will be concerning the EAGLE BANK. We have in short to say, that the Bank has suspended specie payments. The bills of the Bank, however, we understand, have thus far been taken in payment of notes due the bank, as they become payable from individuals. We pretend not to say, or even guess, how the concerns of the institution will come out eventually. The bills were selling yesterday at from 87 to 90 cents for a dollar; the day before yesterday sales were made in town at about 75 cts. for the dollar. Several stores take the bills at par for goods, at the current prices.-Register. The American Colonization Society acknowledg es the receipt of S2045, 25-from the 22d of Au. gust, to the 20th of September, 1825.
