Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

. - - - ... MMggMBMBBgBHgggggBHB THE CONSTITUTION A LIST. ■ JAMES GARDNER. JR. TERMS. D *ily. per annum 00 i ri-W eekly, per a>.:mm G 00 If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum *5 00 If paid in advance 2 50 Ta Chibs, remitting £JO in advanck. FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in'the reach of new subscriber* at TWO DOLiIjARS a year. who will pay up arrearages, and •end four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at 5- 00 ftly'All new subscriptions must be paid in ad- T&BCC. CCPostage must he paid on all communications and letters of business. ape.yi.l [From the New Lork Herald, of Sunday.] AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. By the Elcctic Telegraph and the East ern IHail ATI RIVAL OF TFtft ITEAMSIIIPSaMii HIBERNIA, AT BOSTON. TWO WEEKS LATER __ IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL INTELLI GENCE—THE DEBATE IN THE ENG LISH PARLIAMENT ON THE COM MERCIAL DISTRESS OF THE NA TION INTERESTING FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE—ANOTHER LIST OF FAILURES— DECLINE IN THE COT TON AND GRAIN MARKETS—SUP PRESSION OF THE CIVIL WAR IN i SWITZERLAND— OPENING OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE IN ROME, &c. Ac. &c. The steamship Hibernia, Capt. RyrP, arrived nt Boston at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. She Bailed from Liverpool on the 4th inst. Annexed is the t elegraphic view of the news. It is important to the commercial com munity. The British Parliament, for same days, had been engaged with the subject of trade, and the financial condition of the country. It is expected that measures of a salutary character would be introduced. Ihe state of Ireland is truly frightful. The' land reeks with assassination, from one end to the other. Government has proposed a coer cion bill of a very mild and moderate character. In Switzerland, the civil war has been vir tually terminated, by the surrender of Lucern to the troops of the Federalists. The Sondcr bund is deserted and thus the hopes of the Jesuits are fully prostrated. The affairs of Italy arc in a fair Way for ad justment. ihe Pope has opened, the new Council of State of the Vatican, and his speech elicited unmixed approbation. The Royal Bank of Liverpool, the stoppage of which caused so much excitement at the time, has resumed business under favorable circumstances.. ihe Asiatic cholera is stated to have advanc ed to. the Prussian frontier. The Presse of Paris, states that the United States government has purchased the islands of Lyra, from Greece, and will at once pay off the mortgage due. [This is Greek to tis.— Herald*] The Washington arrived at Southampton on the 3d inst. She left this port on the 18th ult* The steamer Caledonia arrived out on the 2ffrSm ult., and the packet s ips Montezuma and Garrick on the 21th ult. Ihe packet ships Fidelia, Capt. Veaton, and John R, Skidd v, Capt. Luce, hence, each made the passege to Liverpool in fifteen days. This is. equal to steam. The Speculative KSovemcat ofthc Government [From the Liverpool .Mail, Dec. 4.]' The opening of Parliament, as far as con cerns the credit of the Government and the in terest of the people, has not boon propitious. Her Majesty’s Ministers treat the victims of a fatal policy, long pursued under specious disguises, false- returns, and fallacious argu ments, with calm indifference, if not with scornful and unjust rebuke. What they t link, and others think,, of the Ministers themselves, as the principal authors of the calamity, we shall not here attempt to conjecture. It is clear, however, that their willingness, to inquire into the effects of Peel’s hill of 1844, affords evidence that they suspect what they deny, are conclous of an error, which the cant embodied in Sir Charles Wood s consistency, makes them uam illing; to confess. At present they are taking shelter behind r.u imaginary screen. They are luxuriating, iu a new golden- shower- They tell us that the gold is coming back to the Bank of Eng land. And.so it has been.for the last fortnight, and will probably continue to do so for some week,[to come. But whence is it coming from, aad under what circumstances ? From par ties in Germany, Prussia, Russia, and America, in order to meet the bills which they drew upon the corn they exported to England, and which bills were dishonored in this country.. The conr held' in England on these foreign ac counts is not now worth ten shillings in the pa and of the amount originally drawn for.— Hence the necessity of remitting gold. The commercial credit of this country is now so low that a bill, on even the best of the surviv iig houses, is at present literally of no value; The gold comes here as an unavoidable sub etitute.. Do the ministers take credit for this happy turn in affairs ? Minds constituted like that of Sir Charles Wood, and are influenced by the teaching of others a little more cunning- and sordid than themselves, are certain to cling to any delusion, the plausibility of which they ad mire, but the treachery of which they are unable to discover. Vail Lonl John have the courage to boast that by his invited and encour aged influx of foreign corn he has succeeded in cheating the citizens of the United States? Will he swell at the idea that we have gpt posses sion of the breadstuff's without paying for them, and have compelled the merchants of New York to remit gold to meet the dishonored drafts ? This, we understand, is treated jocularly in certain high quarters. The gold is returning, and Sir Charles Wood rejoices*. But let Him beware. This is a game that two can play at, wide though be the ocean that rolls between them. The Americans, having been deprived of their expected profits by this very whig-like and very honorable financial operation, will retaliate as sure as the sun shines*. As we have not paid for the corn they sent us, they will not pay for the manufactured goods we have sent them. Let the manufacturers of this country enter thus “great fact” in their books ! On Thursday, the 18th ult., tha Imperial Parliament assembled at Westminister. Mr. Shaw Lofevre was re-elected Speaker, and the remainder of the week was occupied in swear ing in the new members. On Tuesday the following Royal speech was delivered by com mission “My Lords axd Gkntlembx— “Her Majesty has ordered us to declare to you the causes which have induced her to call Parliament together at the present time. “Her Majesty has seen with great concern the distress which has for some time prevailed among the commercial classes. The embar ! rassments of trade were at one period aggra vated by so general a feeling of distrust and of alarm, that her Majesty, for the purpose of restoring confidence, authorized her Ministers i ; to recommend to the D.rectors of the Bank of England a course of proceedings suited to such an emergency. The course might have j led to an infringement of the law. “Her Majesty has great satisfaction in being able to inform you that the law has i ot been infringed—that the alarm has subsided—and that the pressure on the banking and commcr j cial interests has been mitigated, j “The abundant harvest with which this | country has been blessed lias alleviated the j evils which always accompany a want of eni ! ployment in the manufacturing districts. ! “Her Majesty has, however, to lament the recurrence of severe distress in some parts of Ireland, owing to the scarcity of the usual food of the people. “Her Majesty trusts that this distress will | be materially relieved by the exertions which j have been made to carry into effect the law of the last session of Parliament for the support of the destitute poor. Her Majesty has learn ed with satisfaction that landed proprietors have taken advantage of the means placed at their disposal, by the liberality of Parliament, for the improvement of land. I “Her Majesty laments that in some coun -1 ties of Ireland atrocious crimes have been committed, and a spirit of insubordination I has manifested itself, loading to an organized resistance to legal rights. “The Lord Lieutenant has employed with vigor and energy the means which the law places at his disposal to detect offenders, and to prevent the repetition of offences. Her Ma jesty feels it, however, to be her duty to her ! peaceable and well disposed subjects to ask the assistance of Parliament in taking further precautions against the perpetration of crime in certain counties and districts of Ireland. “Her Majesty views with the deepest anx iety and interest the,present condition of Ire land, and she recommends to the considera ' tion of Parliament measures which, with due regard to the rights of property, may advance the social condition of the people, and tend-to the permanent improvement of that part of the United Kingdom. “ Her Majesty has seen with great concern the breaking out of civil war in Switzerland. “Her Majesty is in communication with her allies on that subject, and has expressed her readiness to use, in concert with them, her ; friendly influence for the purpose of restoring to the Swiss Confederation the blessings of peace. “Her Majesty looks with confidence to the i maintenance of the general peace of Europe. “ Her Majes yh is concluded with the Re public of the Equator a treaty for the sup- I pressinn of the s'ave trade. Her Majesty has given direct ons taat this treaty should belaid i before you. “ G. nth men of t )e House of Commons ; “ Her Majesty has given directions that the estimates for the next year should be prepared | for the purpose of being laid before you. They will be framed with a careful regard to the exigencies of the public service. “ My L ords and Gentlemen: j “Her Majesty recommends to the conside ration of Parliament tie laws which regulate the navigation of the United Kingdom, with a view to ascertain whether any changes can ! be adopted which, without danger to our maratime strength, may promote the commcr ! cial and colonial interests of the empire, j “ Her Majesty has thought proper to ap point a- Commission to report on the best i means of improving the health of the metro polis; aad her Majesty recommends to your earnest attention such measures as will be laid before you relating to the public health, j i “ Her Majesty has deeply sympathised with the sufferings which afflict the laboring class es in the manufacturing districts in Great Bri tain, and in many parts of Ireland ; and has observed with admiration the patience with which these sufferings have been generally borne. “ The distress which has lately prevailed among the commerced classes has' affected many important branches of the revenue ; | but her Majesty trusts that the time is not . distant when, under the blessings of Divine ! Providence, the commerce and industry of the United Kingdom will have resumed their ) wonted activity..” Financial I itellig’ence- Failures of Mcc'ianls and Hauliers in England and other parts of Europe, since the 1 0th of November. William Abbot, stock exchange, London. Ashburner, leather factor, Liverpool.- BonuTeE Co*, merchants, Havre. Boydtelt & Roper, iron merchants, Birmingham. Rrownricg Sc Co., East India merchants, Liverpool, j Robert. Buchanan, broker, Glasgow, i G. l)e Fosse Sc Noctc, bankers, Brussels. D. Wolf De Portemont, seed crushers, Alcost. A- &. J. Uownie, dry sailers, Glasgow. J. Edwards Sc Co. wool brokers, Liverpool. ; Win. Eykin, stock exchange, London. Farthing, Sen & Co., merchants, Hull; Ferguson, Watson & Co., silk merchants, Glasgow. Robt. Forrester, warehouseman, do. Thomas Gales, ship builder, Sunderland. Grosjean Nephe.vs, hanker*, Brussels. J. H. Hawkins, stock exchange, Lnidon. Itennikinc & Bnart. bankers, Mons. I Robert Imreay, alkali manufacturer, Newcastle. i Leaf, Barnett, Scotson Sc Co., warehousemen, London. Norrisyn Lcvett, merchant, Hull. I Lackersteen Sc Co., Eas , India merchants, London. Salvador Pacifico,. merchant, Trieste. W. Pemberton Sc Co., Canadian merchants, London. A. Rankin, West India merchant, Glasgow. J. A, H . Rear, wine merchants, Loudon. Kicarby & Harding, Liverpool. Riewit Sc Saugevelt, merchants, Rotterdam. B. B muffler Sc Son, merchants, Rotterdam. Fargeant, Gordon &c Co. .Colonial brokers, London. Fecretan Sc Capper, stock exchange, do. Tercelin Sigart, banker, Mons.. Tanner Sc Ward, leather Actors, London* C. Trueman Sc Co., Me literraneau trade, London* H- Turner, stock exchange, do. i Union Bank, Madrid. J. Van Zeller & Co., merchants, Hamburgh. Mark WjUKer, nax spinner, Leeds. Henry Whitemore, stock exchange, Londbn. Jno. Williams, do. do. Charles Young, do.. db. An account, pursuant to the act 7th and Bth Yic., cap. 32, for the week ending Satru day, Nov. 27 : Issue Department. Notes issued. .£23,95(3,195 Gov’t debt £11,015,103 Other securities.. 2,984,930 Gold cuin&bullion 8,745,732 . j Filvor bullion.... 1,210,433 £23,955,H0 £23,15t3,1U5 Banking Department. i Prop’tors’ cap’l.£ 14,553,000 Gov’t securities. Rest 3,829,5*37 (including dead Public deposits in- weight an’ty).£ 10,940,594 eluting Excko- Other securities 18,531,810 quer, Saving#’ Notes ... 4,989,590 il’ks, Cominis- G*)ld and silver sinners of Na- c0in..... 579,773 tional Debt and Divid’d Acc’ts) 7,729,573 Other deposited. 8,238.554 Seven day and other bi 115....., 891,079 £35,041,772 £35,041,772 Dec. 2,1847. M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. LONDON, Dec. 3. —Money Market. —The perceptible improvement which had taken place in the aspect of business generally, at the departure of the last steamt r, continued steadily to advance, until the close of the last week, when, in consequence of the announce ment of additional failures, many of them of startling magnitude, a state ot gloomy ap prehension was produced upon the public mind. This feeling, however, operated upon by a variety of curative causes —the importation of large amounts of specie, the absence of fur .i. 'iiii jj jiww wmEM I ther failures this week, and the reduction of the rate of discount by the Bank of England, to six per cent, as well as the increasing liber - I ality indicated by the banking establishments of the country at large—is now considerably abated; and business has assumed a firmer and healthier tone. Distress, in the meantime is ; far from being allayed—The monetary restric tion upon trade have undergone no very ma terial relaxation, and the merchants and man ufacturers are still alike unemancipated; but a ; reaction for good has taken place, and the re- I suits, though they may be slow, will be sure of realization. In the manufacturing districts a revival of operations has taken place, favored in a great measure by the late reduction in the value of cot ton. The present prosperous condition of the Bank of England, which holds . upwards of ten millions of bullion, and the : disposition it evinces further o depart from , the stringent obligations of the bank charter of 1844, by expanding, in the spirit of accom modation, has led to a manifest resuscitation of confidence, which uothinu save unforeseen and improbable mischief, can destroy*. Tire state of the funds, since our last advices, has I been tolerably steady, with a direct upward j tendency. Yesterday the quotations for mon iey closed at 8-51, and for time at Exchequer bills had risen to 57 peranum, and bank stock | to 18S£. State of Trade- RANCHES PER, Friday Evening, Dec. 3. —There is less business doing this week than last, and confidence has been again shaken by the rumors from London of several East India houses being in difficulties. If there is any change in prices they arc lower, both for yarn j and goods, and the reduction of interest by 1 the Bank of England has not had any benefi cial effect upon our trade, as tcMay has been the quietest of the week. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. For the week ending Nov. 2G.—The middling qualities of American was a little higher this week, perhaps |l, not more. The discussions in Parlia ment relative to the state of the commercial and manufacturing districts, appear to be giving a lit tle more confidence to our proceedings, both here and in Manchester. Tnerc is less of gloom, and greater willingness to enter upon new transactions to some gradual extent. Rut it is under the inllu cnce of a better state of things, connected with the rate of discount and the lower value of mo ney*. that this small fraction noticed above has j been thus tardily obtained. The change for the i better, however, is only* to a very small extent.— As to any* important advance in the price or eith er the raw material or the manufactured, very lit tle can be said on that score; and perhaps afte r tiiis long and patient wax ing for events, wc mav* ; be forced to the unwelcome conclusion r that th*« vast impoverishment of the whole of Europe by i the failure of the potatoe crop and the food of the masses, far the last two nr three years, will admit of no other than a slow and very* gradual restora tion. The progress from actual privation to actu al abundance, is but rarely a quick movement.— 400 American and 300 Surat have been taken on speculation, and 2060 American, 250 Surat, and 200 Madras for export. The sales for the week are 28,2G0 bales.— George Hell Co. Another Report. —There has been a good demand from the trade during the week, and exporters have also purchased rather freely. In prices lit tle change has occurred but the middling quali ties of American arc quoted Jd higher. The re cent import of Egyptian has been pressed upon the market at a decline of to £d per lb. Brazil and Surat are unaltered. Speculators have taken 40J American and 300 Surat, and exporters 2050 American,2oo Madras, and 260 Surat. The sales for the week are 28,260 bales. — United Brokers-. For the week eliding Dec. 3.—W e are again a lit tle lower in cotton. Perhaps Jd. will be the near est fraction that can be named for the reduction of this week. In some of the better class *s of Ameri can the decline is more than £d.. while in the low - er sorts it is hardly so much. There is, however, on all sides, an apparent reconcilement t<?‘ the low scul-e of prices to which the market has now sunk, and the hopes of a turn up again to the rates exist - ing at mia-mmmer have latterly disappeared alto gether. This more settled view for the future has been brought about mainly by the increased esti mates of the coining crop in the United States, and i tiie reduced scale of prices existing in that country, i In other respects the points bearing upon our mar ket seem to be in its favor. Cheaper and more a* i bundant money,with less commercial engageme its, ; a liglvt stock, absorbing comparatively but liftte j capital, a somewhat increasing consumption, with j a continued low price of corn, should give steadi ness to our proceedings, or, at any fate, save us from much further depression. 700 American and 100 Surat have been taken for export. The sales for the week are 22.000 bales. —George Holt »$• Cc. Another Report. — In the early part of the week ; there was a fair demand from the tra Ic, but the 1 purchases for export have been less extensive than of la e; holders have shown an increased de sire to effect sales.and since the arrival of the Bos ton steamer, bringing larger estimates of the crop, flic demand lias fallen off. and much heaviness has i | prevailed; in prices a decline is quoted of J to .jd | per lb. on nearly all descriptions. Exporters have taken 700 American and 100 Surat. The-sales for ; the week are 22,600 bales.- Uitited Brokers, u j Prices of Bread stuffs in J iverpoof, according to the Telegraph ic Report. Nov. 18. Dec. 4- American? Wheat 7s 4d a 8s 9,1 Gs 0 a 8s 4 ! American Flour 28s 0 a 39 0 QBs 0 a 29s 0 sud an Meal 15s 6 a 16 0 Ins 0 a 15s 6 ; Indian Com 35s 0 a 39 0 32s 0 a 3:j.s 0 I HAVRE, Nov 3 r b— Cotton —ln the latter part of I the late fortnight, owing to the eagerness of holders j to run off their- stock-, and the stagnation produced | By the unsatisfactory nature of the advices of the 4th inst, from the U. S. as well as the unfavorable news from Eng and, prices experienced a further depreciation of f 2 to 3, and our market became.ex ceedingly irregular. But as it appears that the present low rates leave a sufficient ma gin for re muneration to the manufacturer, dealers from the trade have been induced to come forward; the demand within tiiese lew days has assumed some degree of activity, and the transactions have been daily of a steady character, and to a fair amount. Holders who had previously exhibited a great anxiety to realize, having since manifested some firmness in their pretensions, piiccs are now quite regular; and the last intelligence from Liverpool and Manchester being of a less discouraging ten or, the appearance of things, at the close of the past fortnight, was, upon the whole, rather more enlivening, although the scarcity of money was still severely felt on the other side of the channel. The Philadelphia steamer, which arrived on Sun day morning, brought us New York dates to the 10th inst., the contests of which were not produc tive of any change in the situation of our market at the opening; prices remained steady, and the sales amounted-to 11)00 bales, taken for consump tion. By Telegraph- Correspondence of the Twines and Compiler. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Monday, Dec. 27, P. iu. U. S. SENA TE. Mr. Bradbury,'of Maine, rose and announced, in feeling terms, the sudden death of his col league, the lion John Fairfield. Mr. Niles followed,and delivered an eloquent eulogy upon the character of the deceased, and submitted the usual resolutions of respect. — The Senate having adopted the resolutions, adjourned until Wednesday next, so as to at tend his funeral to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ! Mr. Jones of Tennessee, offered a resolution ■ directing the committee on revolutionarj* claims to inquire into the cxpcndiency of au | thorizing the Secretary of War to employ ad ; ditional clerks to attend to applications for i bounty lands or Treasury scrip. Various amendments were offered* and a debate ensued, which was interrupted by a message from- the Senate communicating the proceedings of that body in regard to the death ■ of Senator Fairfield.. Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Hammond, j the House adjourned until Wednesday, so as to-morrow at attend, with the Senate and offi cers of Government, the funeral of the de : ceased. SECOND DESPATCH. Baltimore, Dec. 27—P. M, The steamer’s news has depressed the New York, Boston and Philadelphia markets. News has just reached this city of the fail ure of the Delaware Bridge Bank. BY OrnTpONY EX PRESS. 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL. [F rom the N. O. Picayune , L 2Gth inst. ] Gen*. Taylor.— The General and his suite came clow n from Natchez to Bayou Sara on the steamboat Alhambra. The Races—Bingaman Course.—The meet ing on the Bingamau Course concludes to-day with a race between JMciry liiddl&stoorth and Jenny Lind, for the best three in five purse, mile heats. A race at this distance is as at tractive here as any that can be run, and thou sands will improve the leisure of the morning and go over to see the contest. It will well worth while to go over, if but to hear the “knowing ones” talk over the great stakes and matches entered into yesterday. Saturday, Dec. 25. — Purse sßoo—Entrance 10 per cent, added —Four mile heats. T. B. Poindexter’s b. c. Revenue, by imp. Trustee, out of Rosalie Sein ers —4 y. o 2 11 Isaac Van Leer’s b. f. Topaz, by imp. Glencoe, out of Emerald—3 y. 0.. I 2 dis P. Shroyer’s ch. g. Jerry Lancaster , by Mark Moore, dam by Gohanna —aged dis. Time, 8:41—9:15—9:45. River Satellig-cnce- The following is from the Cincinnati Chroni cle of Saturday evening, the 18th inst. The river, which came to a stand yesterday, is to-day about six inches below* the highest mark here. All the streams above are falling, and it is highly probable the fall once begun will go on very rapidly. We hear of nothing very interesting to-day. The business of the water craft in ferrying and transporting persons and goods through the ! inundated streets, goes on actively. The de rangement of business is very great, and proba bly Will, in the end, occasion the greatest loss. : The river, at noon, may be said to be six inches below the height yesterday morning, and fall ing. The sua is shining, and the snow melt ing fast. The following telegraphic despatches are ; from the Cincinnati papers: ; PiTTSKURG, Dec. 17 — 6 i’. m.—There are thirteen feet water in the channel, and river falling. It has been snowing all day. Weather cold. Pittsburg, Dec. 17 —10 a. m.—There are eight inches of snow on the ground, and it is still snowing hard. The river is about at a stand, with thirteen and a half feet water in the channel. Zanesville, Dec. 17 —8 r. m.—The Mus kingum river lias risen two feet since dusk last evening, but is again at a stand. At 2 o’clock this morning the levee commenced giving w ay, and part of our town is now inundated. About one hundred families have been driven from their houses. Extraordinary exertions have probably sav- | eel West Kanesville. The abutments of the j mills and bridge are still safe. The water is three feet higher than thc r alti- | tude of the memorable flood of 1832. The Alhambra left Cincinnati on Sunday, the 19 th inst. She reports no boat at the wharf. The water, after having reached within live 1 inches of the Hood of 1832 had fallen about fifteen inches at Cincinnati and was at a stand I at Louisville. NEW ORLEANS, Dpc. 25, p. nr.— Cotton.—'The week opened with a very animated demand; on Monday 12; OOF bales were sold and on Tuesday 3,- 9 0 Laics. This activity can only be accounted for by the anxiety of parties holding orders to exe , cute them in time to advise their purchases by the steamer of the Ist proximo, and as soon as that pe riod had expired the market became dull, as v. iil 1 he seen by the sales which were 2,000 bales on | W ednesday. 1.000 on Thursday, 1,200 on Friday, ; and on 300 to-day, making the total of the week 21,600 bales. The purchases have been pnnei- ‘ pally for the Continent of Europe, English buyers i operating to a limited extei t. Prices during the excitement of Monday and Tuesday advanced and i f->r Middlingwas paid Gj a 7c. and Good Middling 7J a? R*., but they have given way since and we give the following quotations, remarking that small lots have been sold under our figures. Inferior, aG; Ordinary, Gj a 6A; Middling, G| a6|; Good Middling, a-7; Middling Fair, a ! 7|; Fair, 7A a8; Good Fair, a B.fj Good and Fine, 9 a 10c. Sugar. —The demand has been fair without be ing active and qualities above fair have been raost in demand, while those below were of slow sale.— Brices have declined J a and we give the fol | lowing q otations, remarking that Prime Sugars ! are scarce. About 3,000 hhds. have changed hands j during the week. Inferior, 2 a Common. 3 a 3\y Fair, 3| a S|; Prime, 4 a 4£; Choice, 4£ a sc. article arrives freely, but has met with steady sale at 18£aI8|c.until yesterday, when the price declined to 18al8fc. To day nothing has been done and there will be a heavy stock to commence the week upon. Corn —The demand was active in the early part o* the week and some 25,000 .sacks were sold, of which a Ir.rge portion was out of flatboats, in the c ir. at prices ranging from GO to 61c. in sacks, and dlallc. in the ear. During the last three days the market is languid and only small sales have been made. Whisky —The demand has been limited, but a? the arrivals have been more moderate, prices are firmer, and sales of Rectified have been made at 19£c.; Raw 21c. Bacon —There is very little doing and only small sales of Sides are making atGc., and of Hams at 8 to 10£c. for Canvassed to Extra Sugar cured. Lard —The demand has continued active and as the arrivals have fallen off, the stock on sale is re duced. Large sales have been made at 6 to G|c., and some small lots choice at 7c, Freights —Few new* engagements Have been made during the week and Vessels are filling up slowlv;Cotton to Havre, Ic.; to Trieste lie,; to Bordeaux lie.; to Liverpool 15-32 d; to Boston $2 per bale. Sugar, to the Nortli from the Coast, $3; do. from the city, #3. Flour, 50c. per bbl. Fork and beef GOc. per bbl. Trophies. —The Washington Union states that the AVar Office has received, by officers who have recently arrrived from Mexico, va rious trophies of the Avar. Among them, are two small beautiful brass wall pieces of ord nance, sent by Gen. Scott, and taken to AVash ington by Cel. Andrews. The most curious of these trophies is the black fiag of the gner rilleros- The material is bombazette. The ornaments and letters in the centre, upon the red ground, are worked with green silk upon black cloth pieces, except the squares, which are worked with white. But the most re markable is a small pennant on the top, made of black, 21 inches by U|, with various mili tary ornaments. On the top and bottom are a death’s head and cross bones. In the centre three ominous words: “No doi curatel —-Give no quarter. This staff and flag. w*as taken at La Mira Flores, on the 13th August, 1847, from the guerrillas who attacked Lieut. Hammond s party. APALACHICOLA, Deer. 25.— Cotton. —Our Riv ers have been in good navigable condition lor j several weeks past, and the receipts of Cotton have been quite considerable. There have been but few random sales made. \V e should quote, from the sales we saw*,6£ a G| for good middling to middling lair qualities. A very large share of the arrivals are going into store for future demand. Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared GB3L. Freights are coastwise, and vessels are now enabled to get fair despatch at these rates. Cie ship has an entire cargo at 17-32 d; and another has 1 made a fair beginning- at the same rate for Liver pool. Two cargoes of Saif have found buyers, mostly at $1 25. closing at $1 10 at ship's tables. Our I’ank Agencies are taking GO day Bills ut a 2 per cent. ■>biMMiiM | i mi a—gwninii n,l,u«Baia—aa— -21 tt sns ta, ©tor gi a. FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 31. UU 3 Proprietors of Warehouses in this city and Hamburg, will oblige us by having their Cotton counted by 3 o’clock this day. Democratic Convention- We publish in full the proceedings of the late Democratic Convention held in villc, and would invite attention to the Reso lutions adopted. They are democratic to the core, and couched in such plain language, that they can be easily understood. Thcv will meet with a warm response from every Dem ocrat in Georgia, and throughout the Union. Look out for Robbers- We understand that the store of Mr. Lamback was broken open on Wednesday night, by cutring the screws from the outer lock. The thieves succeeded in en tering, but were most wofully disappoint ed in their pursuit —money —as we un derstand all they found in the till was twenty five cents in specie, and a few coppers—the latter they left on the counter. They must have been disturbed in their operations, as they loft without taking any thing else, from the store. Had their object been candy, they could have obtained any quantity, as his pre sent stock is large ; but looking after money, they struck the wrong shop, for although our friend Lamback generally keeps on hand a few dimes, he is always careful in placing them out of the reach of rogues. | Our citizens should be on their guard, Quitman and Shields parsed through Richmond on the 27th inst. An in vitation was extended to both of them to re main, which they declined, and proceeded on to Washington, escorted from one road to the other by a company of volunteers. The French Steamers- The New York Herald of Sunday last says —We find in our files received by the Hiber nia, that the French steamer Union sailed on the 24th ult. She is therefore 32 days at sea. The Missouri was to sail on the 23d inst. The Philadelphia arrived at Havre on the 23th ult. She met with a terrible gale on the passage. The new Customhouse at new Orleans, says the National Whig, will cover an area of 99,000 feet, exceeding by some 30,000 feet, that of the Capitol at Washington. It will accommodate the U. S. Court, Post Office, Land Office, Collector’s Office, and have many millions of feet of storage. There will be four large hoist-ways, connected with railroad tracks, on each story, for the receipt : and delivery of goods, the machinery of which- - will be worked by steam-power placed in the upper part of the building. The general bu siness room will be’in the centre, and entrance Co it from New Levee, Canal and Custom house streets; and after the removal of the U. S. Court, there will be a communication from each front. The whole building will be Os the most substantial material, and fire-proof. Georgia Coiiibrenco- This body held its annual session at Madi i son, commencing on the 22d inst., and ad- i jou-rned on Tuesday evening last. We are j indebted to a friend for a list of the appoint ments made for the ensuing year, winch will be found below.- Our citizens will see with pleasure that the Rev. J. E. Evans has been re-nppointed to this j station.- A more acceptable appointment ; could not have been made by the Conference. AUGUSTA DISTRICT —Josiah Lewis, P. E. Savannah. —W. Chappel, Alfred T. Mann, Andrew Clk apet. —Chas. A. Fulwood,- Springfield Circuit. —F. F. Reynolds. Jacksonboro and Striven Mission. —I) - . Bla lock and A. D. Smith. I Vagncsboro’ John P. Duncan. Louisville Circuit. —W. Graham. Augusta Circuit. —J. E. Evans and Thos. F. Pierce. Colunvhia Circuit. —R. Lane. Columbia Mission. —J. S. Dunn. Lincolnian Circuit. —J. h . Knight. Lincolnian Mission. — To be supplied. W ashington. —J. M. Donnell. Wilkes Circuits—3. 11. Echols. ] V arrenton Circuit. —Allen iurncr.- Sparta Circuit —W. P. Arnold. Hancock Mission. —J. Jones. Burke Mission. —A. J. Reynolds. Jefferson Mission. —To be supplied?.- ATHENS DIST.—II. P. Pixchpoud, P. E. Athens. —Samuel Anthony. Luring ton Circuit and Oglethorpe Mission. — A. Neese and R. W. Bighara. Libert Circuit. —J. E. Cook and R, A. Con ner.- Factory Mission. —E. L. Stephens. Carnesville Circuit. —11. Crawtord. Madison Mission. —A. J. Orr. Watkinsville Circuit.—A. Ray and A. J. DeaverSi Greensboro' Circuit. — VV m. H. Evans. Madison Circuit. —W. H. Hebbard. Covington and Oxford Circuit. —J. C. Sim mons and L. J. Davis. Monroe Circuit. —J. AV . B. Allen. Emory College. —Augustus B. Lon "street, Pres.; Alex. Means, George W. Lane and O. L. Smith, Prof., W, J. Parks, Agent. GAINESVILLE DIST.—J. W. Glenn, P. E. Gainesville Circuit.—J. B. Anthony, Lawrenceville Circuit. —To be supplied, darkest Hie Circuit. —D. Williamson and Stephen Shell. Dahlonega Circuit.—Vi. A. Smith, and one to be supplied, Clayton Mission , —To be lliwsssee Mission. —To be supplied. Murray Mission. —J. Quillian. Blairsville Mission. —To be supplied. Elijah Mission . —To be supplied. MARIETTA DIST.—R. Reneau, P. E. Marietta. —C. R. Jewel*. Marietta Circuit. —AV. J. Cotton, and one to be supplied.. Casscille. —J. Knowles, Borne. —J. T. Smith. Oothcalooga. —S, J. Bcllah. Summerville , —J. 11, Ewing. Lafayette. — Vi. G. Parks. Spring Place. —W. A. Simmons. Dalton. —To be supplied. Dade Mission. —To be supplied. Powder Spring Circuit. —J. B. C. Quillian. LA GRANGE DIST.—J. B. Payne, P. E. La Grange —John W r . Tally. Greenville —W r . A. Florence, and S. Quillian. T roup —T. 11. Whitby, one to be supplied. Zebulotu —AI.-Purcfoy, and N. N, Allen. Griffin — J. H. Caldwell. McDonough —J. Simmons. Jackson —J. B. AVardlaw. Decatur—J. W. Yarborough, and J. W r . Hin ton. j Neuman —N. Smith, one to be suoplied. Franklin —W. Moreland. Carrolton —J. B. Smith, Fayetteville —A. Dorman. Coweta — J. W. Carrol. Merr iwether —R. Striplin ", MACON DlST.—lsaac Boring, P. E. Macon— G. J. Pierce. Colored people—ll. 11. McQuean. 1 Vineville —W. R. Branham. Millcdgevilfe —J. P. Turner. Eaton ton —C. AV. Key. Eatontm Missi n —To be supplied. Clinton —AV. B. Moss. Monticello — Eustace Speer. Forsyth —W. AV. Robinson. Cullo len —S. M. Smith. Fort J alley —A. Penington. Pioru —F. AY'. Baggerly. I ort J alley Mission — T. C. Coleman. Ochmulgee —J. Dun woody. B esleyan Female College —AVm. 11, Ellison, President, and E 11. Myers, Professor. COLUMBLb DlSC. —Jesse Bokino, P. Ev Co'umhus —George F. Pierce. Columbus Mission —Al. H. AVhite. Talbott on —AV'. D. Matthis, Talhotton Circuit — J. B. Jackson. Thomaston —AI. Beliih. Hamilton —E. AV . Remolds, one to be sup plied. Muscogee— J. P. Dickinson, J. S. Sapping ton. Lumpkin —L. G. R. AV iggins. Cuihbert and Port Gaines —J. T. Turner, and G, AV. Craven. Clarksville —A, C. Bruner. Marion —J, T, Tally, and G. G. Thomason. Americas —D. Kelsey, Chattahoochee Mission— W, Brooks. JEFFERSONVILLE D.—F, D. Lowry, P. E; Jeffersonville —J. Bright, and A, Wright. Iricmton. —To be supplied. Sandersville —R. E. O, Slin, and J. L. Gib son. Telfair —J. D. Adams. I 'ienna —To be supplied. Beadcille —John AI. Marshall. Hi nesville and Darien —J. AV . Farmer, Dublin Mission —J. T. Flanders. Emanuel Mission —A. Gordon. L. 1 ierce, Agent American Bible Society; T, : Sanford, transferred to Louisiana Conference; 1. C. Stanley, Chaplain Navy; C. Truscl, AV. M. Crumley and C, L. Hays, left without an appointment in consequence of ill healthy Jas. A. AV iggins, the same, on acoount of family afflictions; J,D, Purcfoy, left without an appointment by order of the Conference, Next Conference to be held in the city of Augusta, January 3d, 184VL Celebration of New England Society at Wo iv Or leans- At the recent celebration of the New Eng gland Society at New Orleans, the following Song, to the tune of “The Fine Old English Gentleman,” was composed and sung by Air, A'alentine: “ THE FIXE OLD YANKEE GEXTLKMAXM ■•I’ll sing you o. good old song that you Imvc not htarif of late, Os a fine Old Yankee Gentleman, of a fine old- Yankee State, Who there had lived from childhood’s years, contented with his fate, Whilst silver hairs were clustering around his hones pate ;t Like a fine old Yankee gentleman, one of the pres ent time. His cottage stood up n the hill from whence at dawn of day. He hied him forth to cheerful toil, which health did welf repay ; And then at eve in peaceful mood he smoked his pipe of clay, And quail ’d his mug of cider old, and puff’d life’s care away, Like a good old, &.«. And when the ploughing matches came with each suc ceeding year. With cheerfUi look and merry heart, he’d foremost there appear, For tho’ three score anfften bis years, his plough ho well could steer, And set a ridge or furrow turn with-any Voting comber. Like a fine old, Sec. 6ut e’en the brave old oak wih bend before stern winter’s blast, A-nd- looks of wear and’tear nbw told his strength was filling fast ; Yet blessing on the hand’that still rewarded service past. And crowned the winter of his years With comfort to the lust.- Like a fine olff, Bee. And tho’ old customS still may change, Oh, rtmy wc ever find. That pood old soul who toil’d for uk within l our hearts enshrined, For tho’ no broad fair lands are his, nor wealth to leave behind, He’ll carry to the grave with him the love of all his kind. Like a fine old, ike. (Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.) GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, Dec. 27th, 1847. Leave of absence was granted to Air. Glenn after Tuesday, 23th inst., and to Air. AVimbish after AVcdiicsday next, for the balance of the session. The bill to incorporate the Aladison and Alacon Rail Road Company was, on motion, postponed for further consideration. Also, the bill to explain an act declaring and making certain the liability of endorsers and securities to proxnisory notes and other endorsements when the holder thereof shall fail to proceed to collect the same after notice,- approved Dec. 25th, 1831, was, on motion, postponed for further consideration. Also, the bill for the relief of the Bank of the State of Georgia, was, on motion, post poned indefinitely; yeas 6(h nays 42. The bill for the relief of Alaria A. Huginln, lately the wife of Seymour R. Bonner, passed;, yeas 65, nays 4L The bill of the Senate “to alter and amend the 3d section of the Ist article of the consti tution, so as to change the time of holding election of Senators and Representatives to the Legislature,” was lost, yeas 6* nays-45 there not being a constitutional majority. December 28th, ’47- Sir: I send you the proceedings of tho* Senate to-day, and of the House for yester day. To-dav but little has been clone in the i House: many bills have been postpone#in definitely- It is now settled that the Legh i lature will adjourn to-morrow evening, or near I morning. My reports will continue to the close of the session. By the next mail Iwi send you the balance of the approved acts, 179, which have received the signature o t Governor. IN SENATF Tuesday, Dec. 28th. 184,. Tho Senate took up the bill to levy and w Ibct a tax for each of the political } eal ~ : and' 1849. 4 ~, „ The bill of the House was amended b) a | thorizing the Receiver of Tax Returns to