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The Scnntc r- toured iri a reso lution of the House of Representa tives for appointing a joint commit tee to#cport a bill for the alleviation of debtors, and added a committee on their part consistingol Messrs Walk er, Barnett, Spalding, Hafcmond, Runmlls, Lanier, Reed and Powell. A bill relating to the duties of she riffs in selling lands under execution, w as read 2d time, and ordered for committee of the w hole. Tuesday, November 14. Mr. Davis (of Chatham) agreea bly to notice moved for the appoint ment of a committee to prepare and report a bill to alter and amend an get authorising the justices of the in ferior courts of this state, to discharge- insolvent debtors, confined by process from any court in this state—and Messrs. Davis (of Chatham) Park and Moore were appointed a com mittee for that purpose M essrs. Owens, Talbot and Hen derson were appointed a committee to prepare and report a bill to appro priate the monies arising from the 20 acre lots in the town of JVIillcdgc- vill Mr. Park from the committee ap pointed, reported a bill suppler t.il to the Judiciary Law now in force, and to establish an uniform practice in the proceedings ol th Doctor Charles Williamson Tteolth Officer, and Major William Brown Harbor Master for the port of Savan nah. tVednesday, November 15. The following bills were severally Mondau, November 13. jto the town of Darien, which was rc- cultie9 were so great, the duke of • ’ . L: ved an d r ead the first time. .Portland, notwithstanding h.s miser- A committee »PP°^ tcd con ‘| The biU f or the relief of all Or- 1 ,able state of health, was requested to Mst.ng of Messrs. J. R. lb own, ”ut | Ministers „f t h e Gospel was retain the seals for a day or two lon- chmson and hell to P rc P are ^‘received and read the 1st time. Iger, and no person kissed hands on c a new appointment. Ministerial Duel.—The dis port a hill to allow persons in jail by. virtue of a capiat, ad sut'isfa-. on, the benefit of prison bounds, FOREIGN. read the 2nd time and ordered foi', ;uK l to define the same. committee of the whole. Messrs. Telfair, llryan and Ware putes & jealousies hv whi-.h the ca- Lovdon, September 13. ibinet has been tor some time distract- Lord William Bentinck, who had e d have had a serious and nearly la- A bill supplemental to the judkb. „.,. rc »ppoi„t«l a committee to pre- jnted lieutenant-general,',al termination, ft trill be seen front ry law now in torec m this state, anel| parc and report a hill to authorize , , or<1 „„„ „ rpr , co l umn! . th at his eo- to establish an uniform practice ’ *" n ' ' r ' Superior and Inferior Courts A bill to provide for Census of this state as require. tIon aim coiuuuss.o.,u. s u. u.«. —, lers< May we be allowed to hope ,'fi it ons i u ion. cessors. . . Jthat ministers have abandoned thatduke of Portland, Mr. Perceval con- Ihe bill for the better regulation svstem ol „ ar f a t C , for which tl.ey ccived that the disasters of our arini, A bill to alter the time of holding the Superior courts in the several circuits in this state. A hill to alter the time of the meet ing of the General Assembly ol this state. A bill to amend the 31st section of the Judiciary law of this state A bill to alter and amend the 4th and 5th sec.i >ns of the 3rd ai t. ol the Constitution. A bill to repeal an act for compen sating the justices of the Inferior Courts. Mr. Foster from the appointed, reported a bill and amend an act supplementaryjeommittee to prepare to an act to regulate the General bill u> amend an act 1 Flections of this state, and an act for the appointment of county officers, vhich was received and read the 1 ;t lime. << f|1 lCl 1 0* aa.rwu ^ vV. Ill Ol H (II fill k « lUi »’ II l,IV - " H 0 avcrnnnt lop ei peis, c. .have proved themselves utterly in-which had driven some of his eoart- reported and read the first time. ^ ^ Messrs Montgomery, Harden & com P ctul Adams were appointed a committee September lb. i 11 . , . An order from the admiralty to prepare and report a bill to amend , , „ . . . \ , 1 ', • , x i reached Portsmouth vesterdav, loi the 20th section ol the Judiciarv law, , , e , - , , f .. . . J the whole ol the copper-bottomed 01 this state. 1 1 1 jutors front office, vested him with the right and title to new honors, al though every member of the cabinet is undoubtedly answerable for the acts of the whole. Much irritation also The bill to authorize the Judge of !transpom, assembled at S|,ithcad, to prevailed in consequence, between e Superior Courts of the middle P"*''? to *.,51,0.1 with the Ajax lord Casdereagh and ,.lr. Cam,, t h e |man of war, which takes convoy to and broke out into open rupture. mg-; committee Messrs Holt, Daniel, Marshall, Pcninsilhl , an( l that the empty trans- iU to alter Wilson and Gross were appointed a!P ort3 a ™, Stnt . . to h ™S aw a >',. OUr md report a tloo P s Messrs. Davis (of \Va:tc’r.) Par -.fmd, ^. l ; lue t() fortunate drawn tnd Williams were appointed a eom-;j n lbc ] ute i a , ul lotteries to take out mittt-e to prepare and report a bill toU^. &Ta nts, was read the 2nd time alter and amend the election laws of| am | ordered to be engrossed fora this state. (third reading. The Committee appointed to prc-| The gm to ar e rl the militia laws pare and report a bill to alter ami »-| 0 f this stale, so fa * as relates to tlu mend the 15th section of the -kliflrt. Cavalry was read the second time, to of the constitution, reported, said part of the constitution requires no alteration—the report of the coin- nittcc was agreed to by the Senate. Yeas 25—Nays 4. House of Representatives. Superior ami Inferior Courts, which was received and read tin- first time. Mr. Davis (of Chatham) laid be fore the President a letter, contain ing the following resignation. To the Honorable the President, and members of the Senate. GrNTI.EM I M, My election to the Chief Magis tracy of the state, having in my hum hie opinion created some doubt ast« the propriety of my holding the com mission of Major-General, and as never have, and trust never shall hold any commission, the right t< w hich may he in any manner doubt ful, I beg leave to resign niv com mission as Major-General of the Is division of the Militia of this state. In doing this, I trust you w ill do me the justice to believe, that l am w » n Grim Harwich & Boothe actuated by no motive but a just I ytrc appointed a committee to take sense of my duty ; and that am umkr ^ n9ldcratiou the penetrated by the most prolound sentiments of gratitude for all former marks of pubic confidence, and in an especial manner for that, bv w hich through your kind suffrages, J am elevated to the rank I now hold in the state. Ac. “tit, Gentlemen, individually anti collectively, the assurance of my highest respect and esteem. 1). B. MITCHELL 14th Nov. 1809. to appropriate the funds heretofore set apart for the redemption of the public debt. A hi' 1 , to continue in force an act 'pass, d,22tl December, 1808, giving Dt |aml ordered to he committed to a committee of the whole house to morrow'. 1 he bill to repeal an act to com pensate the Justices of the Inferior Courts, v, as road the second time.— Mr. Williams moved th.it the said bill he committed for June next, and Saturday, November 11. Messrs. Allen, Hutchinson, Flcm ing, Fort, Williams, Hill, Sims situation o! lebtors—to report by bill or other wise. A committee was appointed con sisting of Messrs. Ware, Telfair and J. R. Brown to prepare and report a bill t.) revise and digest the laws ol this state, passed since the political year 1800. Mr. J. R. Brown gave notice,that would on Monday next move for Whirh being read—Ri ,olved,that ♦he Senate do accept of the resigna tion of Major-General D. *B. Mit chell, as Major-General of the first division of this state. Messrs. Owens, Moore and Stew art were appointed a committee to prepare a bill to authorize the Supe rior and Inferior Courts, and Courts of Ordinary lor the county of Bald win to he held in the State-House for the term of two years. Mr. Barnett from the committee appointed, reported a bill to repeal an act for compensating the justices of tlu- Inferior Court—w hich w as re ceived and read the first time. Mr. Foster from the committee appointed, reported a biil to alter and amend the 4th and 5th sections of the 3rd article of the constitution of this state, w hich was received and read the first time. Mr. Henderson from the commit tee appointed, reported a bill to a- nrend the 31st section of the Judicia ry Law of this state—which was re ceivecl and read the fust time. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the H. of R. are now ready to receive them in the Representative Chamber for the purpose of proceed ing to the election of a Major-Gene ral of the first division of the Militi of this state ; a Solicitor General for tlu- Eastern District, and a Hcaltl Officer and Harbour Master for the port of Savannah The Senate then repaired to tlu Representative ( hainbcr, and being seated, proceeded by joint ballot to tlu- election of said officers, anil on the appointment of a committee to prepare and report a hill to allow per sons confined in jail by virtue of a capias ad satisfaciendum the benefit of prison bounds—and to define the same. Messrs. E. Beall, Green anil Me. Call were appointed a committee to prepare and report a bill to amend n act to regulate Tavern and Shop Keepers, and more effectually prohi bit tlu-ir trading with slat M essrs. II. Blair, Hutchinson and Fleming were appointed a commit tee to prepare and report a bill to keep open Savannah river, and pre vent and remove obstructions there in calculated to impede the nee pas sage offish and the navigation of said river, so far as respects the counties the 5»upc circuit to hold an extra session in county of Richmond, was read the.. . . - . , - - ^ ■ , , .• * . . . , .i • i .. „,i ferred that government have at lenglnitlus morning the parties met at nvc 2d tune and ordered for a third read- , ? , 0 9, , , , ° „ 1 , , . ^ (determined to evacuate the Spanish o clock, on Putney-heath. I hey -- - Ii)..r.:..o.,i.. n,„i .i.„. *1,,, o,„n.,r tt-nne. fought at ten yards distance. Air. Canning received his advers. ry's ball in the fleshy part of his right thigh, which put an end to the con test. He was put into a coach, & con veyed to Gloucester Lodge, his new ly purchased seat at Brampton. His wound is not considered dangerous by the faculty. It was generally re ported that Lord Castiereagh waft shot through the heart and expired immediately, but this we find is ret the fact. His lordship did not re ceive any injury. From Putney uts lordship returned home, to his house in St. James’s-squ-uv, where he was visited at twelve o’clock by the earl of Liverpool. Notice of the duel and the result, was communicated, about ten o’clock, to all the otlu r cabinet ministers, and the particular friends of the parties.* The west end of the town is all hi a fernnnt with various reports upon the subject. The above, we are confident, iviil be found the real state of the case. ! Lord Casdereagh was attended oa tne ground by lord Yarmouth, as his second, and Mr. Canning by Charles Rose Ellis, esquire. Lord Castle- reagh gave the challenge. i September 23. Of the old members of the caVnit # the earl of Liverpool, lord Eld.m and lord Alulgrave, are all that re main. It is impossiple that such a wreck can he repaired, and rendered fit for service. The honorable Ro bert Dimdas, son of lord Melville, is destined according to report, to the 1 * .. tlV... -I' . m the question being put, it was ne gative!—Yeas 19—Nays 41. Com milted to a committee of the wholt House. Messrs Daniel, Chandler Sc Now- land were appointed a committee to prepare and report a bill to regulate the sales of City Marshalls, Sheriffs, Constables and Coroners within this state. A memorial from the “ Female- Asylum ol Savannah” was read and referred to a select committee with power to report by bill or otherwise. Ordered, that Messrs Houston, Tel fair, apcl Grimes be that committee. A hill to amend an act to rcgulat. the weighing of Cotton and other commodities in this state, was re ported and read the first time. A committee consisting of Alessrs. Newsom, Cullens and Hyde was ap pointed to prepare and report a bill for the relief of all Ordained Minis ters of the Gospel, so far as respect, their serving as jurors or doing Ali litia duty. The ministerial papers, how ever, continue to assure us, that Por tugal is and ought to be retained, and that viscount Wellington is to receive, immediately, strong rein forcements for that purpose. The earl of Chatham was expect ed in town this morning from Flush ing. His lordship landed vesterdav u Deal, from on hoard the Venera ble, sir II. Popham. September 19. It was again reported in the ci ty yesterday, that a treaty of com merce has been concluded between France and the United States of A- merica, anil that a copy of it had been received by government. The refusal of our ministers to ratify Mr. Erskine’s arrangement, gives an air ol probability to this rumour, but we continue to think that it is prema ture. Although this new misunder standing should, however, terminate favorably, ministers have done enough to convert their bed of roses into a bed of thorns for their successors. It will require years to retrieve their errors, and replace the treasure wast ed by their extravagance and ioll\. September 21. The king came to town vesterdav, and held a levee, but the expected progress was not made in the medi tated change of ministry. One of the immediate causes of the change —the resignation of the duke of Portland—nus been the cause of the delay. His grace was the kev-stone of the arch, and that being taken a-j offict secretary of state for way, the remainder has fallen intoj tPe colonial d-partment, in the room confusion. Mr. Perceval is under-| 0 ^ ^ nr< ^ Castlereagh. It was also a- stood to have set up a claim to suc jmongthe rumors yesterday, that lord ceed this place as premier. This Tuesday, November 14. Alessrs. Hudspeth, Marshal and Gresham were appointed a commit tee to prepare,ancl report a bill to a- mend an act to suppress bastardy anti otlu r immoralities. The hill to authorize the judge ol the middle district to hold an extra of Richmond, Columbia & Lincoln.jsession in the countv of Richmond counting out the votis, it appeared on. M essrs. Wellborn, Hutchinson & Gross were appointed a committee to prepare and report a bill to amend the 12th sect: of 1st art. and 1st and d sections of 3rd art. of the Consti tution of this state. Air. Newsom agreeably to notice moved for a committee to be appoint eel to prepare and report a bill to al ter and amend the 83rd section of the Judiciary act, passed 9th Febru ary 1797—Alessrs. Newsom, Har den and Adams were appointed that committee. A hill to repeal an act to compen sate the justices ol the inferior courts was received and read the first time AI essrs. Hutchinson, Fort, M ont- gomcry, Bync, Hatcher, Houston, Beard, E. Brown and Johnson were appointed a committee on the part of this house to prepare and report a hill to alter and amend the 15th sec tion of the 4th art. of the constituti- that Col. John AMntosh was elu'y elected Aiaior-General of the first division ol the Alilitta of this state ; John Al, ih erica, Esq, Solicitor C»e- uvral for the Eastern District; mui Air. Newsom gave retire that he would move for the : pp - ntment of a committee to pu pa e slid report a hill for the relic 1 ot ail ordained Ali- nisters ot the Gospel. was read a third time and passed. The bill to incorporate the Female- Asylum of Savannah was received and read the first time. The bill to carry into effect the 1st sec. of an act respecting bastardy, Ike. was received and read the first time. A hill to amend the 26th sec. of the Judiciary Law of this state, was received and read the first time. Mr. Hutchinson from the joint committee of both houses to whom was referred the propriety of altering the 15th sec. of the 4th article of the Constitution, Reported, that any al teration of said section would at this time he inexpedient—ordered to lie on the table* Wednesday, November 15. presumption justly offended Mr. Can ning, who thought that if either was to be preferred, he had at least an e- quai claim ; but he conceived, that, in the present perilous situation of the country, neither of them could form an administration capable of conducting his majesty’s affairs with advantage. Feeling, however, that Air. Perceval had unfortunately su perior influence, he abstained from attending the cabinet council, locked himself in his office, to bring up all the arrears ol business, and particu larly to pass the accounts of his friend Air. Frcre ; and having done this, he tendered his resignation. On 1 uesday, Air. Perceval was closeted with the king at Windsor. With re spect to lord Castlereagh’s resignati on, an attempt has been made to let turndown easy, by having it believed, that he retires merely to make way for marquis Wellesley, in conformity with an old agreement to that effect— hut if that were the precise case, why resign at this particular moment, when the marquis Wellesley is at sea, the Spanish junta 1 and why not wait his loclship’s return, instead of unnecessarily embarrassing the af fairs ot liis office. In consequence of this change and rivalship in the cabinet, there were three ministers virtually, although not actually, out yesterday, when his majesty came to the duke of Portland, lord town A bill to authorize the clerks ofjCastlereagh and Mr. Canning”; and till- Superior and Inferior courts rojit was understood that lord Leveson hoM their offices until the commissi-jGower, Mr. Long, and Air. Hutch- oning of their successors, was re-inson, would not retain their places in ceil ed and read the first time. jibe event of their friends going out. Mr. Fort from the committee ap- All the ministers, however, attended pointed, reported a hill to improve [the levee, yesterday, with the excep- tlu- navigation of the Oconee and Ai-|tion of lord Castlereagh, but no final tainaha livers from AiilledgeviuJairanguncut was made. The diifi- Lonsdale is to succeed Air. Can ning as secretary for the foreign de partment ? Lord LevisonGower has tlso made a visit to Trcnthum-hall, Staffordshire, to consult his brother, the marquis ol Stafford ; but at pre sent nothing has been si tiled, and the country remains without a r_, .> nistrv. The following is generally belie ved to he the two plans proposed to fill up the vacancies to be produced by the mediated resignations : Mr. Canning's plan of a new Cabi net—“ Himself first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exche quer ; or Air. Perceval,chancellor of the exchequer....lord Melville, the admiralty....lord M.ulgrave,the ord nance... .lord Leveson Gower, tlje foreign ; lord Liverpool, the hoim* ; and marquis W cllt-slev, the war de partment.” Mr. PcrcevaFs plan “ Lord Sicl- mouth, first lord ot the treasury, vice the duke of Portland—marquis W ellesley, secretary of state for thu war and colonies, vice lord Castle- rcagh. Ihe other parts of the cabi*- net to remain as before.” Both those plans have been can-* celled by recent events. Cabinet councils were held on Thursday and vesterdav. They have been attended by lord Eldon, the earl ol Liverpool, lord Alulgrave, lord Leveson Gower, earl Camden, tarl Bathurst, the earl of Chatham, the earl of Westmoreland, and Air. Perceval. As the time limited for granting- licenses to vessels passing to and from Holland, expires on Friday next, an application was made yesterday by some persons interested in that trade, lor an extension of the period, but it was refused.
