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Effects of Various Railways on the
Amount or Ikjitrcoursie. By referring
to ourtiotes'A and 11, ifrtfrtll be seen that
on the Stockton and Darlington Jine, the
jussenger traffic, prior to the
of the railway, amounted only to
persons in the year; it now exceeds 10,-
000. On the Bolton line, the average
weekly number of passengers is 2500,
whereas the number of coach journeys,
out and iti per week, which the railway
has superseded amounted only to 28, car
rying, on a weekly average, about 280 or
500 perhaps. On the Newcastle and Car
lisle road, prior to the railway, the num
ber of persons the public coaches were
licensed to carry in a week was 343, or
both ways, CSC; now the average daily
number of passengers by the railway for
the whole length (57 1-2 miles) is 288, or
1580 in the week. The number of pass-,
engers on the Dundee and Newtylc line
exceeds, at this time, 50,000 annually; the 1
estimated number of persons who perform
ed the same journey, previous to the open
ing of the railway, having been 4000.
Previous to the opening of the railway be- 1
tueen Liverpool and Manchester, therej
were about 400 passengers per day, or j
140,000 a year, travelling between these j
places by coaches; whereas the present
number, railroad alone, exceeds 500,000. |
In foreign countries the results arising)
from the same courses are equally striking, j
The number of persons who usually pass!
by the road between Brussels and An-1
twerp was 75,000 in the year; but since ;
the railroad has been opened from the!
former place to Alalines, it was increased
to 500,000; and since it was carried all
through to Antwerp, the number has ex
ceeded a million. The opening a branch
from Malines to Termonde appears to
have added 200,000 to the latter number;
so that the passenger traffic of that rail
road, superseding a road traffic of only
75,000 persons, now amounts to 1,200,000. j
It is remarkable that on this, as oil most
other railroads, the greater number of pas
sengers are those who travel short distan
ces, being as two to one compared with
those who go the whole distance. This
appears from a statement,, read by Mr.
Loch before tlie Statistical Society of
Manchester, showing that between April
30th and August 15th, 1836,122,417 per
sons travelled the whole distance, and
244,834 short distances, chiefly to and
from Malines. He further states that
“nearly one third of the whole revenue
of the railway is derived from travelling
to and from Malines, and paying a fee of j
about 00 centimes, or nearly Od sterling.” j
On the same authority we learn another
fact, most deserving of attention in cal
culating the probable success of a railroad
in such a country as Ireland, viz: that
nearly three-fifths of the whole revenue of
the company are derived from passengers
of the lower class, paying a very low fare.
[lrish Railway Report.
Noble conduct of two Seamen.—
The generous character of a sailor is pro
verbial, but seldom has it fallen to our
happy lot, to record an act more truly no
ble, than the following, which took place
a few days ago, in this city. A poor wid
ow woman, who occupied two rooms in a
house in the lower part of Commercial
street, since the death of her husband, 1
about six months since, lias been com
pelled to earn a living for herself, and a
family of young children, by taking in
washing, and with all her industry, and j
economy, her quarterly rent hill became]
due. before she could scrape together suf
ficient to discharge it. Unfortunately for
her, the landlord was one of ‘Old Crumb’s’
school, cold and calculating, mercenary
and unfeeling. His sole business was to
collect his rents, and all hi? recreation
seems to be. to distress the virtuous. She i
begged of him to grant her time, lie'
gave her two days—she asked for more,'
and lie refused, stating, that unless her j
rent was paid before 12 o’clock on the
following day, every stick of her furni
ture should be put out of doors. The
time arrived, when agreeable to promise,
his lackeys were sent down, and the
threat was begun to be put into execu
tion. The poor woman prayed tlie un
feeling landlord to desist in his purpose,
but her prayers were in vain. At length
giving up entirely to despair, and wound
ed pride, she seated herself upon her for
lorn bed, with her little children crying
around her. At this crisis, two jolly
American tars happened by, and espying
the work going on, the door open, and
the wretched woman and her children
weeping, immediately stopped their course,
and begun to reconnoitre.
‘I say shipmate,’ cried one, ‘there be
some foul play going on in these waters—
let’s overhawl the craft.’
‘Aye, aye, Jack,’ replied the other, ‘the
young ’oman by the bed, has hoisted sig
nals of distress—her pumps are going in
right arnest—let’s give her a long hail.’
Tlie tars called the woman to them, aaid
from her soon learnt the whole of her story.
‘Well, now shipmate, if that l.nid-pirate
had’nt ought to be lathered with hot tar,
scraped With a rusty hoop, and then keel-,
hauled, for laying his grapling irons on
the few loose spars what are scattered about
this wreck. Never mind my good ’oman
keep your spirits up, and we’ll set you in
tlie right course, with plenty of ballast
and provisions. I say you land lubbers
just belay there upon them things, we’ll
be,‘sponsible for the damage.
‘How much doyouowc this land pirate?’
T he woman told him the amount, when
Jack took from his wallet the same in
h ird currency, and paid the bill, made the
woman a present of a handful of silver,
while bis shipmate in the meantime, went
to a butcher’s shop near by, and brought
back a large joint of meat, for the dinner
for herself and poor children. They left,
after receiving the poor woman’s blessings
and wishes for their prosperity, and went
whistling through the streets as though
nothing had happened. —[Boston Herald.
Perjury.—A family quarrel, more dis
astrous in its consequences than usually
happens, has been raging in this place,
for some time past. The following cir
cumstances were disclosed during the
course of a late trial in the supreme court.
The plaintifTsued the husband of his sis
ter for an assault and battery, and placed
! upon the stand as a witness, a cousin, a
young woman of respectable appearance,
about 20 years of age, who testified to
!certain facts in favor of the plaintiff,
i The defendant introduced a deposition
l of the same young woman, given some
‘months ago, in which she expressly neg
atives her testimony on the stand. She
was then again called by the plaintiff, and
testified that the testimony, as now given
on the stand, was true, and that her for-
mer testimony was false, that the defend
ant and his wife induced her to perjure
herself on the first occasion, by appealing
I to her pity for them, telling her that they
would have to go to the state prison if
she testified all she knew. The scene
was severely distressing to all who wit
nessed it; the girl could with difficulty, j
amid her tears and sobs confess her crime;'
court, bar and spectators were mute as
death—the generally passionless jury 1 is- 1
tened with evident emotion to the story
of her guilt, and by their verdict bore wit
ness to its truth. If her story he true,
what punishment is too severe for the
inhuman wretch who could thus blast the
peace of this young cousin, bring shame
upon her old father’s house, and corrupt
the fountains of justice.—[Lowell Cou
rier.
American and English Newspapers. !
—A pamphlet has been published by the
society for the diffusion of useful knowl
edge, exhibiting a comparative view ofj
these publications. There are in the Uni
ted States 12C5 distinct newspapers—in 1
a population of 13,008,000 which is about
one paper to every 10,000 of population, j
It is calculated that tho number of copies;
i issued annually from these presses amount
!to upwards of 75,000,000 giving six
| newspaper copies annually to each of the
| population.
j In the United Kingdom of Eng., Scot
land, and Ireland, there are 356 newspa
pers oirly in a population of 34,000,000.
The whole number of stamps is 3(5,000,- 1
, 000—giving about one newspaper and a
I half to each of the population.
| The marked difference between the En-
■ glish and American newspapers is, that
! tlie first are general in their character,
J while ours reflect the local feelings and
prejudices ofthe district of their origin.
I I’lie English presses must lie general,
! for their papers go through the United
Kingdom, regardless of tlie spot of pulili
! cation —as they have no regular subscrip
! tions, but depend entirely on the custom
ary demand for their sales. There is one
j reflection that favours our system: Not
a cottage in the land need be without a
regular visitant, the news-sheet of pass
ing events; and that too with a facility of
conveyance which in a country extend
ing ns rapidly ns ours, is of inestimable
importance.
Printing. —A curious legend exists re
lating to the discovery of printing. One]
evening of the 15th century, Faust was
journeying towards a town in Germany.!
Just before him rode a traveller oil horse-;
! back. The shoe? of his horse left on the
jcven and soft ground distinct anil regular
impressions, repeated with exactness each
istep. Faust observed this. The next
day printing was invented.
There is a similar account of tlie dis
covery of lithography which took place’
only forty years ago. One night Aloys
Senefelder, chorist of the Munich Theatre,
entered his small attic with three things
in his hands—a new hone for razors, an
order to draw his month’s pay, and a prin
ter’s ball charged with printing ink. For
]it was lie who made on the theatre checks
! the little marks changed each time to pre
-1 vent fraud. Scarcely had he laid on the
j mantel the order before it was blown off
and fell into a bason of water. Aloys
] snatched up the precious paper, wiped it
! and replaced it on the mantel piece, and
jput on it, to prevent its being again blown
: away, the new razor bone, which on the
way bad rubbed against the ball. The
black marks made by this contact were
observed next day,.transferred with admir
able precision to the damp paper. Tlie
chorist, Aloys Senefelder, observed this,
and lithography was invented.
The following details of the mosaic
pavement lately discovered in the forest
of Brothone, in Normandy, is given by the
Journal de Rouen. “It is 12 feet in
■ length by 9 in width, and is covered with
various devices, among which is the fig
ure of Diana, with a lion at her feet, of
admriable execution. There is also a
quantity of gilding about it, a very rare
circumstance, which is but slightly tarnish
ed. A piece of money lias also been turn
ed up, said to be of a very remote period.
The work has been suspended till tlie au- i
tliorities are consulted, as other valuable
discoveries are expected to be made in
the same forest if carried on with proper
precaution.”
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
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! Strange. —The New-York Herald, ofj
the Ist inst. states that the friends of Gen.
i Harrison are to hold a great public meet
ing, next Saturday, in the Park, to nomi
nate him for the Presidency, and that they
are divided between Joiin C. Calhoun (!) j
and Daniel Webster, for the Vice Pres- 1
idency. Economy and accountability in,
the public money; a circulating medium *
of one third specie, and two thirds bank j
notes; elections for the same persons sor }
President and Vice President, for only i
one term; protection of agriculture, com-]
merce, and manufactures, consistent with
the Constitution, and the rights of the:
State, and not in hostility to any branch ;
of trade; no defalcations of millions by
public officers, on speculations in the pub-j
lie lands, no surplus revenue, and no in-'
terfcrence with the rights of the Southern
States in their colored population —are to
be inscribed on their manifesto.
New York, Dec. 7. ]
The Custom House again—More Defal- i
rations. lmmediately after the depar- j
ture of the steamer Liverpool yesterday j
morning it was rumoured that Win. M. J
Price,'Esq. the U. S. District Attorney, 1
for the Southern District of New York,
had taken passage in her and that lie was!
largely a defaulter to the Government.—!
Os his departure there can be no doubt;!
and it is equally evident from his letter
to the President of the United States, ]
that he is a defaulter , but relies upon his
fees of office to cover the amount of his j
defalcation. In tiiis we have no confi-j
donee. Corruption has been the order of;
the day; and we verily believe that if the i
records at Washington are not destroyed
before an investigation can be had by a
Whig Committee of Congress, it w ill ap
pear that the defalcations under the ad
ministration of Andrew Jackson and Mar
tin Van Bnren exceed twenty millions of i
dollars.
Fatal Affray in Columbia, Tennessee. —
A fatal street encounter occurred at that
place, on the 3d inst. between Richard
| 11. Hays, attorney at law, and Wm. Polk,
brother to the Hon. J.vs. K. Polk. The
j parties met, armed with pistols, and ex
j changed shots simultaneously. A buck
shot pierced the brain of Hays, and he
| died early the next morning. The quarrel j
) grew out of a sportive remark of Hays,
I at dinner, at the Columbia Inn, for which
|he offered an apology, not accepted, it
seems, as Polk went to IPs office, the
j same evening, and chastised him with a]
| whip. This occurcd on Friday, the fatal '
] result took place' on Monday. “Thus,”,
says the Nashville Whig, “closes tli efifth
! bloody street tragedy, in Tennessee, for
| 1838.” In all such cases public justice!
should have its ample due.
, A New Machine. —We could fill our
I paper daily, in these times of fairs and
j mechanical exhibitions, with the accounts
of new inventions for making wheels, pin
ions, cranks, &c. do the work of human
hands. It really seems as though the
times were coming when no mortal will
! have any tiling to do hut fold his arms
j and look on, while steam and iron are
; carrying on the Mechanical business of
; the world. This morning an old friend
, has brought us a description and portrait
: ure of a machine for making post and rails
for fences, with a specimen of its hand
j work. It is portable, not costly, and does
| tlie work of about ten men per diem. As
our neighbor of the Star says —what next.
[Raleigh Register.
The Memory of Franklin. —We learn
! from the Mobile Journal that the Typo
-1 graphical Society of that city have adopt
ed resolutions proposing the erection, by
the contributions of printers, of a national
monument or cenotaph to tlie memory of
Benjamin Franklin. It is designed to as
sert and commemorate their claim to him
[ as a printer; one who, in the drudgery of
1 a printing office, with the labor of setting
types, commenced a course of self-discip
line and intellectual training, which car
ried him illustriously through a long
course of usefulness, and enabled him to
stand in the first rank of statesmen, pliil
-1 osophers and patriots. Tlie design springs
; from a just and honorable pride in such fel
lowship, and will, no doubt, be responded
to liberally by printers throughout the
country.
The subject of using iron of American
manufacture in the construction of rail
roads is beginning to attract public atten
tion in Pennsylvania, and a proposition is
made in the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette to
employ iron rails manufactured in Penn
sylvania on the proposed rail road from
Erie to the Susquehanna. The quantity
of iron required for a double track of 250
miles in length, is estimated at about 200
tons per mile for both tracks, exclusive of
chairs, spikes, &.c. 'The cost of English
iron is set down at about 865 per ton in
Philadelphia. The expense of transport
ing this iron from that city to the place at
which it is wanted, would be about 815
per ton, or about 8750,000 for this item
alone, which is of course so much in fa
vor ofthe American material, and which,
it is said, would be sufficient capital for
the establishment of immense iron works
near the route of the proposed rail-road.
As in addition to this cost, the English
iron would be also burdened with freight,
i insurance and other charges, it is thought
( ,at least worth the experiment to ascertain
whether America iron cannot be afforded
at a cheaper rate than the imported article.
[Balt Am.
The following » given by a Correspon
dent of the Baltimore Patriot in elucida
tion of the circumstances which gave rise
to the late order of the Secretary of the
Navy—published by us last week—pro-!
hibiting the bringing home in public ves-;
sels of quadrupeds of any description.
“When Commodore Eliot was on the
eve of his departure from the Mediterran- 1
ean station, fancying that in consequence j
of the utter dislike that was cherished for
him by his officers and ship’s company,;
that lie would be “solitary and alone” on
his passage, he purchased twenty-two :
Jack-Asses—do not say they were fit as
sociates—to accompany him to America, i
These beautiful animals, he placed on the
gun deck fore castle, where a stable was
erected for their accommodation, and there
they remained till the ship, the Constitu
tion, arrived at her port of destination.—
To make room for the Asses, the men,
the hardy tars of the ship were turned
from their quarters, and that portion of
the vessel was rendered a perfect nuisance.
The evil did not end here. The nuisance,
which the Asses necessarily engendered,
made sad havoc with the deck and as soon
as the ship went into dock, it was discov
ered that the planks were so badly injured
by the nuisance, that it was necessary to
take out several streaks at an expense of
some two or three hundred dollars. A
proper representation of the facts of the
case, was made to the Navy Commission
ers who reported to the Secretary; and
now to obviate further nuisance, Mr Pauld
ing issues hisofficial Ukase, forbidding the
transportation of any Ultra-marine Asses
in the National ships.”
Retrospection. Is there one who has
attained the age of maturity who can look
back without a malancholy pleasure upon
the hours and years that have fled ?
j When we find the romantic and visionary
! dreams of youth disappointed by the cold
I realities of advanced years, there are nio
] ments when our minds, relaxed from the
toils of business or the gaiety of pleasure,
| sink into meditation like a beautiful calm
after a storm of the warring elements.—
! Although we may he surrounded by all
! the luxuries wealtli can bestow, and all
■ the blandishments of life, memory will
j still sigh for those youthful hours we can
j never realize in manhood’s changing and
I perplexing cares. It is the past reminds
jus of the present, and compares it with
those days spent under our paternal roof,
endeared bv the tender caresses and watch
’ ful eyes of doating parents and the disin
] tercstcd love of brothers and sisters; the
fond exchange of hearts beating high with
youthful anticipations, uncorrupted bv in
tercourse with the guilty and heartless
world. It is the present that recalls the
; past, as we look round upon the beauti
, fill expanse of nature, and ask, where are
those who once gazed on these delightful
scenes with us? But go to yon church
yard—there where you behold the sculp
tured pile and the lowly grave w’ithout a
] stone to mark the sleeper’s rest —there
are our early friends. Go and gaze on
thy resting-place; for there thou too must
soon dwell, with the rich and the proud,
i the poor and the humble. As we have
looked forward to the morrow with the ar
dent assurance of auspicious hope, alas!
how often has the morrow brought disap
pointment. It is thus that the delusive
! hope of life hurry us down the rapid
stream till death stops our career. Let
us be mindful of our life, that wl m we
; shall stand on its verge our retrospection
may give us courage on entering the un
! known world. william marsh.
The Inscriptions on Dighton Rock
; —have lieeu to the multitude a matter of
i great curiosity, and to antiquarians a
“stumbling block,” for centuries. Some
have supposed that they were the work of
the Red men, while others are of opin
ion that we are indebted to the Northmen
for these enigmatical hieroglyphics. The
Society of Antiquarians at Copenhagen,
who have for a few years past been busi
ly engaged in collecting and deciphering
mustv Icelandic manuscripts, have, it is
| well known, published an elaborate work
I containing many of these ancient records,
which leave but little doubt that the new
! world was discovered by the hardy navi
gators ot the frozen North as early as the
eleventh century, that colonies were estab
lished by them in what are now the States
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, if
not in other parts of the continent, and
that Christian missionaries from that coun
| try, proclaimed the gospel in these colo
j nies. But, to return to the rock. The
Antiquarians of Copenhagen have made
tip their minds that the inscriptions upon
it were carved by tlie Northmen, but Gov
[ ernor Everett lias satified his own mind
that this is not the case. In his lecture
■at the Warren street Chapel, on Tuesday
■ evening, lie stated that Mr. Catlin, in an
swer to a question from him (Gov. Evcr
! ett) whether he had ever seen such inscrip
i tions in the Indian country, said that he
had seen hundreds of them on white quartz
rock and that if he had copied all of them
they would have filled a volume of more
1 than a thousand pages. —He had seen a
high wall of this beautiful rock, of some
\ miles in length, completely covered with
inscriptions of precisely the same charac
ter as Those on the Dighton rock.—[Bos
ton paper.
“Does your mother know you’re out,
my dear?” inquired an impudent fellow
ot a modest little damsel whom lie met in
i l * lc street. “To he sure she knows lam j
out, was the ready reply, “for she sent 1
me out to buy some pork —are you for sab? \
Involuntary Travellers. A late
Marseilles paper states that some suspi
cions being entertained that a spiall ves
sel which had cleared for America had
more than her legal complement of pas
sengers, a commissary of public paid her
a visit for the purpose of ascertaining the
fact. On board he found one hundred
and fifty-six passengers—precisely one
hundred and nine more than is allowed by
law to be carried in a vessel ofthe tonnage
of the one in question. As the captnTn
was not on board at the time of the visit
ation, the commissary left two of his as
sisants in charge of the vessel, and wend
ed his way back to the tow n. Scarcely j
had lie gone when the captain made his]
appearance, who finding himself to be!
in a rather unpleasant predicament, took
the resolution to make the best of his j
way towards his destined pbrt, without!
waiting for the honor of a second visit;
from the commissary of the police; and
as it was not altogether convenient to 1
land the deputy officers, they were added
to the one hundred and fifty-six passen-i
gere already on board. The next morn
ing it was discovered by the authorities]
that the offending vessel had sailed, and j
cutters were immediately despatched in ;
pursuit; but, as the fugitive is a quick sai-j
ler, and had a number of hours the start, !
it was generally supposed that the two pol-!
i ice officers would have a chance of see
ing some part of this country without its
I costing them much for the passage.
[N. Y. Commercial.
| A ludicrous scene occurred on Sunday
i in the enclosure appropriated to the rnon-!
keys in the Jardin des Plantes. By some j
chance or other an unfortunate cat had!
\ found its way in among the nimble inhabi
tants of this vast cage, who immediately
made common cause, and assailed the
] intruder. Puss showed fight, and for a
| time by the aid of her formidable talons
kept her enemies at bay; but at length the
big ape came foremost in the fight; and
seizing the cat by the neck, forced it down
with its nose upon the planks, and very
scientifically began with great deliberation
!to bite off its claws, and, as he finished
eacli claw, he put the disarmed paw to his
nose to ascertain that all was smooth.—
This process was continued until the
screams of poor Puss and the shouts of
the spectators attracted the notice of the
keepers, who came and put an end to the
; operation.
Great Mortality West. —A gentle
man of Moutezuama who has just return
ed from a tour up the Mississippi, states
that the biliops fever has prevailed in the
State of Illinois, on the Oplan River, to
such an extent that he saw in one grave
yard three hundred and fifty graves that
had not been wet with rain, it not hav
ing rained in about forty days. Os 1500
workmen who commenced on the Illinois
and Chicago canal this spring, between
900 and a thousand had died at the time
our informant was there.—[Auburn Jour.
“You are unquestionably blind to your
best interests,” as the President said to the
people when they refused to re-elect him. 1
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Dec. 4th—-Mr. Springer, introduced a bill to
create a sinking fund for the redemption of
bills of any bank now chartered, or hereafter
to be chartered, by the legislature of this j
state, when any of said banks may fail, and
for other purposes therein named—read first!
time.
Mr. Gordon, from the joint standing com
mittee on internal improvement, made the fol
lowing report
The standing committee on internal im
provement, have had under consideration the !
report of the commissioners for improving the
navigation of the Chattahoochee river, and re- j
port that the work appears to have been done 1
with judgment, and to have effected tho object
for which the appropriation was made, as is
shown by the certificate of the commissioners
appointed by the corporation of Columbus. In
relation to the compensation to be allowed to
Mr. Iverson, the commissioner, as it is to be
deducted from the amount appropriated, and
as by f the agreement between the commission
ers and contractor, the designation of the
amount was to be made by his excellency the
governor, the committee express no opinion,
other than that his duties appear to have been
faithfully performed, and that lie is therefore
entitled to an adequate compensation.
sth—A bill to compel persons residing in
Wayne county, to make a return of and pay
taxes on their property in the said county, was
lost
(:th Mr. Harralson, from the committee on !
public education and free schools, reported a ;
bill to amend an act to establish a general sys-!
tem of education by common schools, assented ‘
to Dec. 26th, 18:17, which was read the first
time, and 100 copies ordered to be printed.
Bth—The Central Railroad bill was taken
up this morning, and made the order for Mon
day next.
The General Banking Bill, as it passed the
House, was read the first time, and two hun
dred copies ordered to be printed.
The hill respecting frauds at elections was
taken up, hut the Senate adjourned without
going far in its details.
10th—This morning the bill to amend the
election laws of this state was passed.
11th—This morning, 'he consideration of
the Central Rail Road Bill w r as resumed. The j
first section of the bill, which authorizes the
company to increase its capital four millions \
of dollars, for banking purposes, having been
stricken out, a substitute for this first section
was proposed, by which an increase of bank
capital to the amount of two millions was au- j
thorised. This substitute was rejected, yeas
36, nays 39. Then another substitute was of-1
sered, by which the increase of capital was to
be only one million. This substitute was 1
adopted, yeas 43, nays .‘l4. At this stage of;
the proceedings the senate adjourned, to meet j
again this afternoon, when the other sections
of the bill will be taken up.
12th—Tkie morning the bills of the House
to pardon' Jarvis Brook and William Porter
were taken np and passed.
\ csterday afternoon, the consideration of
the Central Rail Road bill, was resumed. The
2d section was read and adopted. The 3d
and 4th sections was stricken put by a motion
of Mr. Gordon. The sth section, which re
peals the 27th section of the charter of the
company, prohibiting foreigners from holding
stock, was adopted, with an amendment pro”
viding that foreign stockholders shall not vote
for directors, &c. Tlie yeas and nays on the
adoption of this fifth section as amended were,
yeas 48, nays 24. Several other amendments
were proposed and rejected. The bill as
amended was read a third time, and on its
final passage the vote stood yeas 30, nays 42.
So the bill was rejected.
13th—Yesterday afternoon the sub-treasury
resolutions were taken up, and in the course
of debate a motion was made to lay all the
resolutions on the table for the remainder of
the session—lost, yeas 3], nays 47.
This morning the sub-treasury resolutions
were again taken up, and several resolutions
as substitutes to those already before the Sen
ate were read. The discussion continued till
the Senate adjourned to meet again this after
noon.
Mr. King, this morning, introduced a bill to
authorize and require the governor and trea
surer, to endorse in the name of the state, the
bonds of certain incorporated companies there
in named. Those companies are: the Central
Rail Road and Banking Company, for one
million ; Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
pany, for one million; the Monroe Railroad
and Banking Company, for five hundred thou
sand ; the Brunswick and Florida Railroad
Company, for one million five hundred thous
and ; the Chattahoochee Railroad and Bank
ing Company, for one million ; and the Bruns
wick Canal and Railroad Company, for two
hundred thousand. No company to receive
tlie endorsement of the State, until it shall
have expended one hundred thousand dollars,
and then to receive the endorsement of tlie
State for fifty thousand dollars.
HOUSE.
Dec 6th—To-day the bill to incorporate the
Doboy Steam Mill and Lumber Company, was
passed.
Mr. Cone, of Carnden, introduced a bill to
establish a company in the county of Camden,
under the name and style of the Satilla Steam
Saw-mill Company.
7th—Yesterday afternoon, the debate on
the General Banking Bill was brought to a
close. On the final passage of the bill, the
yeas were 84, and the nays 71.
This morning, on a motion to reconsider the
bill, the vote was yeas 65, nays 95.
Mr. Lefils presented the petition of sundry
citizens of Mclntosh county, praying to be
added to the county of Liberty ; referred to a
Select Committee, consisting of Messrs. Lefils,
Hopkins, and Bacon.
Bth—The bill to charter the Waynesboro
Railroad and Banking Company, was taken up
yesterday. The motion to strike out the
banking powers provided for in the bill to the
company, was carried by the decisive vote of
101 against 45. Tlu bill passed the house
this morning, but in its present shape, the
company has no banking privileges. This
vote decides the fate of several other bills for
the incorporation of rail-road companies with
banking powers. •
This morning, the bills to pardon Jarvis
Brook, now in the Wilkes County jail, for mur
der, and Willinm Porter, in the Pike County
jail, also for murder, passed and were sent to
the other house.
10th—To-day has been occupied in discuss
ing the resolutions respecting a national bank
and an independent treasury.
11 tli—This morning the debate on the sub
treasury resolutions was renewed and contin
ued till the House adjourned, to meet again
this afternoon, when a vote will be taken on
the motion to lay the original resolutions and
substitutes on the table for the remainder of
the session.
12th—The vote yesterday afternoon, on the
motion to lay the sub-treasury resolutions on
the table for tlie remainder of the session, was
yeas 69, nays 95.
This morning the debate was renewed in
the House ; but the proceedings were arrested
by the previous question being moved. Tlie
motion was not sustained, but it had the effect
to postpone the discussion to the next day.
13th—This morning the bill appropriating
three millions of dollars for tlie continuation
and completion of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, was lost, yeas 74, nays 93.
CENSUS OF GEORGIA.
[Correspondence of the Augusta Const.]
On the Bth inst. a bill was introduced in
the House of Representatives by the commit
tee appointed for the purpose, for the appor
tionment of the representatives to the legisla
ture according to the census taken this year.
Tlie census of the State of Georgia for this
year, discloses the following facts :
Total population of Geo., in 1838, 662,173
in 1831, 533,716
Increase in 7 years, 128,457
White population in 1838, 393,190
in 1831, 309,835
Increase in 7 years, 83JJ55
Colored population in 1838, 208,512
in 1831, 223,881
Increase in 7 years, 44,631
Tlie increase on the whole population in
seven years, is 24 per cent, on the white po
pulation 27 per cent, and on the colored 20
per cent.
The apportionment, according to the census,
gives'2o7 members to the House of Represen
tatives, an increase of 27 members to the pre
sent number. According to the representa
tive population of the counties, it appears
that 5 will be entitled to 4 members, 32 to 3,
36 to 2, and 19 to 1. The counties of Bibb,
Cass, Chatham, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta,
Dooly, Early, Floyd, Forsyth, Lowndes, Lump
kin, Macon, Marion, Murray, Pike, Harris,
Heard, Randolph, Sumter, Talbot, Upson,
and Walker, are entitled to one mem
ber more than they have at present, 23 in
number; and the counties of Meriwether, Mus
cogee, Stewart, and Troup, are entitled to
two members more than they have at present,
Bin number. Increase of members 31; but
the counties of Glynn, Gwinnett, Hall, and
Rah’ losing one member each, the increase
of n.. ibers will be only 27.