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The Commissioners in Philadelphia havo reported 1,439 voluntoers more than mjuired, so that thore will bo do draft in that city. Tli e State of New York bas raisod and sent to the war, under the various calis of tlVo Presiden, 219,059 raen.- " And still thcy ootne." It has leaked out that at least 15,000 jnen who reneived bounties from New York city havo deserted. Henee the nece.Hsity fbr a draft. The Quakers of Lynu, who declined to contribute to u war fund, have sent fatnnus supplics cf warm under olothing for distribution auiong the inuiates of the hospitals. The journeymen shoetiiukers of JackBOn struck for highcr svages on Monday last ; but, after holding out all day, they gave up the contest and resumed vvork on Weducsday. JP2ST Tho populstion of tlie Kussian Empire m 1722 was 14,000,000; iu 1803, 56,000,000; and at prcsout it amounts to i 66,000,000.