Banks, July 1, 1853. There are 30 banks (6 organized under the general banking law), all of which made returns. In these banks there was capital, $4,593,420.25; circulation, $4,232,800; deposits, $3,821,660 52; due other banks, $441,194.96; surplus, $715,183.38; discounts and bills receivable, $10.371,853 72; due from other banks, $790,182 57; specie, $1,032,788.50; real estate, $254,201.95; bonds and mortgages, stocks, &c., $715,183.38. Average dividend, 8.12 per cent. A general banking law was passed February 27, 1850. Under its provisions, up to 31st December, 1854, 15 banking associations have been organized, and were in operation. Their circulation at that date was $977,682; and the city and State stocks deposited as securities to redeem the same amounted to $979,959. State Lunatic Asylum, Trenton.-H. A. Buttolph, M. D., Superintendent. The Asylum was opened for the admission of patients, May 15, 1848, although the building was not then entirely completed. January 1, 1853, there were in the Asylum 182 patients (91 males and 91 females). Received during the year, 119 (56 males and 63 females); 96 were discharged; leaving, January 1, 1854, 205 (98 males and 107 females). There were under treatment during the year, 301. Of the 96 discharged, 53 (27 males and 26 females) were recovered; 22 (9 males and 13 females) were improved; 4 were stationary; and 17 (10 males and 7 females) died. The expenses of the Asylum for the year were $ 32,836.13. The receipts, $32,845.51. Excess of receipts, $9.38. Of the receipts, $ 5,070 were appropriated by the State. Terms. - Board per week, for those supported at public charge, $2; for those supported by friends, $3 and upwards, according to the nature of the case and their ability to pay. A bond is required in the penal sum of $ 500, to pay all charges for board, &c., and also to pay not exceeding $50 for such damages to the property of the Asylum as may be done by the patient. State Prison, Trenton.— Wm. B. Vanderveer, keeper. Moral instructor, Rev. Sylvanus W. Decker. Physician, Dr. John L. Taylor. Number of prisoners, December 31, 1852, 197; received during the year, 141; total, 338. Discharged during the year, by expiration of sentence, 76; by pardon, 40; by death, 5; in all, 121. Remaining in prison, December 31, 1853, 217; white males, 173, and females, 3; colored males, 38, and females, 3. 8 were committed for manslaughter, 9 for murder in the second degree, 11 for rape, 4 for forgery, 11 for burglary, 42 for larceny, 42 for violent assaults, and 11 for robbery. 82 were natives of New Jersey, 23 of New York, 26 of Pennsylvania, and 68 were foreigners. The longest sentence is for 20 years, and 3 are under that sentence; 1 is a sixth-comer; 5 are fourthcomers. Earnings of the prison, $19,132.50; expenses, $15,427.97; balance, $3,704.53. There are 1,090 volumes in the library of the prison, which are distributed among the prisoners once in two weeks. IX. PENNSYLVANIA. JAMES POLLOCK, of of Greene Co., of Bradford Co., Charles A. Black, Northumberland Co., Governor, January, 1858, $3,500 J. Porter Brawley, of Crawford Co., Surveyor-General, Thomas J. Rehrer, of Berks Co., Byron D. Hamlin, of M'Kean Co., Dep'y Surveyor-General, Speaker of the Senate. of Susquehana Co., Speaker of the House.* * A new Speaker will be elected at the meeting in January, 1855. 1,200 1,700 1,700 1,400 1,000 300 By the amended Constitution, all judges are now elected by the people. The judges of the Supreme Court are chosen at large, and for a term of fifteen years. The one having the shortest term to serve is chief justice. The resident judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas and other courts of record, and all other judges required to be learned in the law, are elected by the electors of the districts over which they are to preside, and for a term of ten years. The associate justices of the Common Pleas hold their offices for five years. All judges hold office for their term during good behavior. For reasonable cause, though not sufficient grounds for impeachment, the Governor may remove them upon the address of two thirds of each branch of the Legislature. Any vacancy among the judges arising from any cause, is filled by appointment by the Governor, the incumbent holding office until the first Monday in December succeeding the next subsequent general election. During their continuance in office the judges of the Supreme Court must reside within the Commonwealth, and the other judges in the district or county for which they were elected. The District Courts are invested with the civil jurisdiction of the Common Pleas in their respective districts, in all cases exceeding a certain Walter H. Lowrie, of Allegheny, Associate Justice, of Tioga Co., 1869, 1,600 Jeremiah S. Black, of Somerset Co., " Francis W. Hughes, of Schuylkill Co., Attorney-General, 1855, 300 & fees. George W. Harris, of Dauphin Co., Reporter of Su preme Court Decisions, Prothonotary for the Eastern District, July, 1855, Fees. 66 Western 66 District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia. District Court for the County of Allegheny. For the sessions of this court, the State was formerly divided into 24 dis tricts. In 1853, the number of districts was increased to 25. The fol lowing is a list of the judges. Districts. 1. Philadelphia, . 2. Lancaster, Associate Judges, Joseph Allison, Wm. D. Kelley, each 2,000 Washington McCartney, 1,600 13. Bradford, Susquehanna, and Sullivan, 16. Franklin, Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton, 18. Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Forest, and Mercer, 19. York and Adams, 20. Mifflin and Union, 21. Schuylkill, Daniel Agnew, Interest on unclaimed and outstanding certificates to be added to Amount in treasury for cancellation of six per cent. state stocks, interest $558,055.47 39,953,547.83 388,200.00 100,000.00 39,999,803.30 566.476.24 $40,566,279.54 187,988.45 $ 40,378,291.09 Regular annual interest on loans, nearly Add guaranteed interest on internal improvement companies, $2,002,629.72 17,500.00 Total interest for the year, exclusive of that on interest certificates, &c., nearly, $2,020,129.72 The productive property owned by the State is: Stock in incorporated companies, Pennsylvania railroads and canals, Total productive property, The State has an unavailable deposit in the United States Bank, of And depreciated funds in the treasury, unavailable, Total receipts during the year ending November 30, 1853, Balance in Treasury, November 30, 1852, Total available means, Total expenditures during the same period, Available balance in treasury, November 30, 1853, Principal Items of Expenditure. $1,673,996.62 32,492,754.14 $34,166,750.76 $280,000.00 41,032.00 $9,486,770.08 1,382,611.00 $10,869,381.08 10,144,963.73 $724,417.35 Chief Sources of Income. The total valuation of the real and personal estate of Pennsylvania taxable for State purposes for the year 1851 was $492,893,829; tax assessed, in 1853, $1,685,691.76. Number of taxable inhabitants in the State in 1853, 547,191. Banks. In February, 1853, there were in the State, exclusive of the city of Philadelphia, 39 banks with a capital of $ 8,450,551, circulation $7,500,000, specie $2,000,000. In Philadelphia, there were 15 banks, with a capital of $ 10,518,600, circulation $4,500,000, coin $4,200,000. - Common Schools in 1852. A system of popular education was attempted in Pennsylvania, and a common school fund established, in 1831. The State was not divided into dis tricts for school purposes until 1834, and the act of April 1st of that year is generally considered the first common school law. The whole number of school districts reported, exclusive of the city and county of Philadelphia, for the year ending June 30th, 1853, was 1,531. The whole number of schools was 9,507. The average number of months that schools were taught was 5. Number of male teachers, 7,590; number of female teachers, 3,640. Average wages per month of male teachers, $19.25; of female teachers, $12.03. Number o male scholars, 260,269; number of female scholars, 214,286; number learning German, 11,121. The average number of scholars in each school was 42; and the cost of teaching each scholar per month, 43 cents. The amount of tax levied in the accepting districts was $1,021,337.34; received from the State appropriation, including $31,307.30 paid to Philadelphia city and county, $184,390.27. The cost of instruction was $731,743.18; fuel and contingencies, $ 84, 158.76; of school-houses, repairs, &c., $ 147,516.73. The number of taxables by the triennial return in 1853 was 645,164. The returns of over 100 districts are not included in the foregoing, as they were received too late. Since, and including 1844, the annual appropriation by the State for the support of schools has been $200,000. Common Schools in Philadelphia in 1853. — ' The city and county of Philadelphia constitute the first school district, but are not subject to the general school law. The grades of schools are a high school, a normal school and school of practice, grammar schools, secondary schools, and primary schools. The whole number of schools in operation was 286. Number of teachers, 840, 80 males and 760 females. Number of male scholars, 25,836; number of females, 24,249; in all, 50,085. $411,303.85 were expended during the year for the purpose of education, of which $223,305.26 were paid to teachers. Average annual cost per pupil in all the schools, $7.16; in High School, $32.97; in Normal School, $ 10.68. State Lunatic Hospital, Harrisburg. — John Curwen, Superintendent. On the 31st of December, 1851, there were 37 patients, -24 males and 13 females. Admitted during the year 118, sent by public authorities 63, by friends 55; discharged 49; leaving in the hospital, Dec. 31, 1852, 106, — 59 males and 47 females. Of those discharged, 13 had recovered, 16 were improved, 10 unimproved, 7 died, and 2 eloped. Of 155 admissions, 58 were married, 11 widowed, 86 single. The forms of insanity were, acute manía 22, chronic do. 50, epileptic do. 7, puerperal do. 1, monomania 13, melancholy 45, dementia 14, imbecility 1, idiocy 2. The disbursements during the year were $38,225.95; receipts, $38,385.21; balance, $159.26. The State appropriates $ 20,000 per annum to the hospital. There are apartments for 300 patients, a farm of 130 acres, and a garden. Institution for the Blind, Philadelphia. -Wm. Chapin, Principal. 2 principal teachers, 2 assistants, 4 teachers of music, one prefect, 3 teachers of handicraft, 2 matrons, 1 salesman. The school was opened in March, 1833. Number of pupils, January 1, 1852, 107; discharged during the year, 14; died, 2; received, 18; remaining, January 1, 1853, 109, -62 males, 47 females. Of this number there are from Pennsylvania 75, Maryland 13, New Jersey 13, Delaware 4, all other places 4. Number of pupils from its foundation, 237. Causes of blindness: ophthalmia 74, amaurosis 32, cataract 20, congenital 18, small-pox 10, scarlet fever 6, other fevers 4, measles 6, accidents from stones, &c. 15, explosion of powder 12, pistol or gun-shot 5, accidents not stated 5, scrofula 3, hydrocephalus, arrow-shots and fire 2 each, kick of a horse, foul air in a well, rheumatism, whooping cough, polypus, acute iretus, irritable retina, neuralgia, 1 each, unknown, 13. There are 52 classes in 22 different studies besides music. Value of goods manufactured, $5,755.37; sales, $5,021.77. Expenses of the Institution, $25,092.24; receipts, $27,330.02. No sectarian faith is inculcated. School, music, and work alternately occupy 8 hours daily. 21 volumes, in raised letters, have been printed. The terms for pay pupils are $200 a year, including board, instruction, and medical attendance. Blind children in indigent circumstances from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware, are provided for by those States for 8 years. Pupils are not usually received under 10, nor over 17, except for a shorter time than the regular course of eight years. House of Refuge, Philadelphia. - Thomas G. Rutherford and Elisha Swinney, Superintendents. Admissions during 1852, 164 boys and 60 girls in the white, and 36 boys and 44 girls in the colored department; total, 304. Discharges, 169 boys and 58 girls in the |
