The receipts into the State Treasury for civil purposes for the year ending June 1, 1862, were as follows: New Hampshire State Agricultural Soc. Bounty on Wild Animals.... 600 00 156 00 Legislature and Legislative Resolves... 35,010 74 Seventh Regiment (Bounty only)........ 105,206 22 84,676 18 9.800 00 Fifth Regiment... Sixth Regiment...... 91,848 69 51,320 95 12,669 08 64.039 85 Library. 3,100 00 Fort Constitution... 26,200 41 Of the loans, about $133,500 are reported as doubtful, and there would probably be a loss of at least 50 per cent. in their collection. Savings-Banks.-There are in the State 27 Savings Banks, which are also under the inspection of the Bank Commissioners. The whole number of depositors in these on the 1st of May, 1862, was 35,920; the amount due depositors, $5,653,585 46; the surplus profits, $206,943 79, making the total liabilities $5,860,529 25. The total assets, $5,860,529 25. The increase of depositors during the year was 330; the increase in the amount of deposits, $62.933 28; the annual expenses of the Savings-Banks were $17,657 80. The increase in the number of Savings-Banks and the amount of their deposits, in the State, has been very rapid. In 1848 there were only 9, with an aggregate deposit of $1,619,689 92; in 1855 there were 17, with a deposit of $3,341,256 81; in 1861 the number of depositors was 35,590, and the deposits were $5,590,652 18. The average amount to a depositor is $157 39, or about $17 to each inhabitant of the State, and every tenth person in the State is a depositor. Insurance Companies.-Insurance Commissioners, C. V. Dearborn, George W. Conant, James Gordon. There are no Life Insurance Companies in the State, and the Fire Insurance Companies are all on the mutual system, and most of them small. There are 20 of these in operation, 3 having closed the past year. Concerning those in operation, we glean the following statistics from the report of the Commissioners. Whole amount of property at risk, $35,488,522 50; amount of premium notes, $1,654,380 08; amount of cash premiums, $29,180 58; amount of losses, $75,565 61; amount of assessments, $108,940 56; amount paid officers and expenses, $25,850 42; immediate liabilities, $114,710 62; immediate means, $142,803 95. The Commissioners suggest the necessity of greater caution and classification of risks. RAILROADS. The following tables exhibit the condition and business of the railroads of the State during the year ending April, 1862, and the canals of the State in 1860. lots, with appurtenances, $853,144; amount of money raised by taxes for schools, $239,014 21; amount contributed in board, fuel, &c., $14,863 32; income from local funds, $8308; income from sur▾ plus revenue money, $2,460 51; income from lite $4,430 69. Total amount of money appropriated annually for public schools, $274,623 50; being about 75 cents to each inhabitant, or $3 12 to each child in the State between the age of 4 and 14 (87,881). The number of incorporated academies or other permanent schools in the State is 73, and the average attendance upon them is estimated at 2555. The legal school age in this State is less extensive than in most of the States, and there are undoubtedly many pupils in the schools above 14 years of age. EDUCATION. There is but one college in the | ries, 58,745; estimated value of school-houses and State, Dartmouth, at Hanover, founded in 1769, by the venerable Eleazar Wheelock. It has, besides the usual collegiate department, a medical school, and the Chandler Scientific School, founded in 18-, and endowed by a bequest of $50,000 from the late Abel Chandler, of Walpole, New Hamp-rary fund, $24,932 34; income from railroad tax, shire, and formerly of Boston, Massachusetts. The course of instruction in this school, which is intended mainly for graduates, comprises the higher Mathematics, Physics, Graphics, the Modern Languages, Philosophy, History, Criticism, Civil Engineering, Commercial Science, and Commercial Laws. The full course of study in this school occupies 4 years. The college has always maintained a high reputation, and in 1861 had graduated 3257 students, of whom 1402 were deceased; of these 808 were clergymen and 975 physicians. There are three theological institutions in the State, viz.: Gilmanton Theological Seminary, at Gilmanton, founded in 1835, belong---This institution was founded in 1856, and has a ing to the Congregationalists; the New Hampton Theological Institution, at New Hampton, founded in 1825, under the charge of the Freewill Baptists; and the Methodist Biblical Institute, at Concord, belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Common Schools.-The Governor appoints a School Commissioner for each county for one year, and these commissioners constitute the Board of Education, and elect one of their number chair man and another secretary. We give elsewhere the names of the School Commissioners for the year ending July 15, 1863. The school returns for the year ending June 1, 1862, are as follows. Whole number of school districts reported, 2352; number of scholars above 4 years of age attending school not less than two weeks, 84,787; children between 4 and 14 years not attending school, 3094; average of summer school, in weeks, 10.41; average length of winter school, in weeks, 10.89; ave rage duration of school through the year, in weeks, 21.30 (equivalent to 5.3 months); number of male | teachers employed during the year, 1091; number of female teachers employed during the year, 3102; average monthly wages of male teachers, inclusive of board, $24 35; average wages of female teachers, inclusive of board, $14 12. Number of volumes in school, district, and town libra House of Reformation for Juvenile and Female Offenders against the Laws, near Manchester. farm of 100 acres near Manchester. Brooks Shat. tuck, Esq., is Superintendent. The report for the year ending April 30, 1862, furnishes the following statistics. In the House, April 30, 1861, 61, viz. 53 boys and 8 girls; committed since 66 (58 boys and 8 girls); escaped boys returned, 3; making in all in the House during the year, 130 (114 boys, 16 girls); discharged as reformed before expiration of their term, 2 (boys); discharged at expiration of their term, 7 (3 boys, 4 girls); discharged by trustees, 5 (boys); pardoned by Governor, 1 (boy); sent to State Prison 2 (boys); to alternative sentence, 3 (2 boys, 1 girl); died, 2 (boys); escaped, 3 (boys); remaining in the House, April 30, 1862, 105 (94 boys, 11 girls). Of those committed during the year, 4 were committed by the Supreme Judicial Court, 43 by Police Courts, and 19 by justices of the peace. 32 were committed during minority, 9 for periods from 4 to 7 years, 25 for periods of from 1 to 3 years; 1 was committed for assault; 24 for theft of some kind, 41 for stubbornness, truancy, vagrancy, and lewdness. 36 were born in New Hampshire, 23 in other States, and 7 in foreign countries. 9 were under 10 years of age; 14 between 10 and 12, 35 between 12 and 15, and 8 over 15. Of the whole number, 29 were half orphans and 6 orphans; 35 had intemperate parents; 42 had fathers without regular occupation; 50 had Leen exposed to bad influences at home; 40 were untruthful, 42 profane, 35 Sabbath breakers, 15 addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; 23 had been arrested before, several of them 3 or more times, and one 7 times. 8 could not read on their admission; 30 could not write. The whole expenses of the year were $9,233 02; of which $2,725 29 was for buildings, furniture, and future supplies, leaving $6,507 74 as the expenses of ordinary maintenance for the year, being $78 41 per head for the children. Of this amount only $748 was to be credited to earnings, though the total cost of support had been materially reduced by the farm-produce. NEW HAMPSHIRE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, Concord.-Jesse P. Bancroft, M.D., Superintendent. This institution was incorporated in 1838, and opened for patients in October, 1842. It is a State institution, though it has been partially endowed by private individuals. It has a farm of 155 acres, and has accommodations for 225 patients. The number of patients in the asylum, May 1, 1861, was 196 (S8 males, 108 females); admitted during the year, 86 (45 males, 41 females); making the whole number under treatment during the year 282 (133 males, 149 females); 94 were discharged (45 males, 49 females); leaving in the Asylum, May 1, 1862, 188 patients (88 males and 100 females.) The largest number in the house at one time was 203; the average residence was 191. Of those admitted, 51 were recent cases, the disease previous to their admission having had an average duration of 48 days; 35 were chronic cases, having an average duration at admission of 6 years. Of these 22 were incurables. In 30 cases hereditary predisposition to insanity existed. Of those discharged, 41 (20 males and 21 females) were recovered; 32 (12 males and 20 females) were improved; 8 (3 males and 5 females) were not improved; and 13 (10 males and 3 females) died. Of the deaths, 5 were from epilepsy, 2 from heart-disease, 1 from chronic pleurisy, and the remainder from insanity or its results. The average time spent in the asylum by those who were discharged recovered was 512 months. Of those admitted, 33 (17 males and 16 females) were married; 45 (25 males, 20 females) were single; and 8 (3 males and 5 females) widowed. 8 were under 20 years of age; 61 between 20 and 50; and 17 above 50. 21 were farmers; 13 factory operatives; 4 shoemakers; 5 traders; 3, each, clerks, teachers, and seamstresses. The whole number admitted from the opening of the asylum to May 1, 1862, was 1927; of whom 1739 have been discharged. Of these 841 were recovered; 899 partially recovered; 283 unimproved; and 218 have died. The entire recoveries on the whole number of admissions is 43.1 per cent. The receipts for the year ending April 30, 1862, from all sources, were $31,608 19, of which $26,136 61 was for board of patients; $3,000 for three quarterly instalments of State appropriation for indigent insane, $1,619 20 for interest and dividends. Of the amount paid for board of patients, $13,569 was from private individuals, and the remainder from towns, counties, and the State. The expenditures were $30,797 73, leaving a balance on hand of $810 46. STATE PRISON, Concord.-John Foss, Warden, Rev. Samuel Cooke, Chaplain. The whole number of convicts in the prison, June 1, 1861, was 119; there were admitted during the eleven months ending April 30, 1862, 31. There were discharged during the same time 38, viz.: by expiration of sentence, 20; by remission of sentence, 12; by death, 5; by removal to Insane Asylum, 1; leaving the number in prison, May 1, 1862, 112. Of these 4 were under 20 years of age; 76 between 20 and 40; 19 between 40 and 50, and 11 between 50 and 80. Of the whole number, 17 were sentenced for crimes against the person, 91 for crimes against property, and 4 for crimes against society. 3 were under sentence for life; 3 for 30 years; 1 for 20 years; 9 from 10 to 20 years; 22 between 5 and 10 years; and 72 for terms between 1 and 5 years. 20 were foreigners, 51 natives of New Hampshire, and 41 natives of other of the United States. The prison was established in 1812, and had therefore been in operation 50 years. During this period 1202 convicts had been committed, of whom 594 had been discharged by the expiration of their sentence; 390 had been pardoned; 5 removed to Insane Asylum; 73 had died, and 15 had escaped. The receipts of the year from labor and visitors were $9,330 39; the expenditures were $7,624 99, leaving a balance in favor of the prison of $1,705 40. The prison is conducted on the congregated or Auburn plan; and the convicts are employed, usually on contract, in the manufacture of shoes, harness, and furniture. The only punishment allowed is solitary confinement. There is a library of 700 or 800 volumes connected with the prison. The contribution of New Hampshire to the Volunteer Army.-New Hampshire has responded promptly and nobly to the calls of the General Government for volunteers for the defence and maintenance of the Union. The following table, prepared from official sources, shows the number of regiments and men she has contributed to the war, up to November 1, 1862: 23 |