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ascertained how and where they are to be interred. Mean time the Com mon Council of this city were con vened to meet to-day at 12 o’clock, to take measures for testifying their respect for this lamented officer.— The Society *of the Cincinnti, of which he was an honorary member, were, in like manner, to meet for the same purpose. Il in time for this evening, the results ot their deliber ations shall be given. It is a sad and melancholy duty thus to consecrate with honors, emp ty and unavailing though they he, as to the object of them, the tomb ol a public benefactor. To none more than M’Donough are such honors due. Modest, humble, and brave, he did his duty, and under all circum stances, without parade, and shrunk from the applause which conduct so simple and so noble, attracted. In his domestic and social relations, he was as exemplary as in his public ca reer. He has left to mourn him, his country, his relatives* and five or phan children—orphans in all but the glorious inheritance, their father’s name. Since writing the above, we have received the following proceedings of the Common Council:— Commodore M’Donough. —The Common Council pursuant to the call of his honor t he Mayor, convened this day at 12 o'clock. Mr. Dunscomb introduced the following resolotions, which were unanimously adopted.— The Common Council having re ceived intelligence of the death of Commodore M'Donough, and that his remains have been brought to this city; and being desirous of testi fying their profound respect for the memory of the illustrious dead:— Do resolve, that the Mayor, Al dermen and Commonality oftlie city of New-York, in unison with the feel ings of the nation, deeply mourn the loss of Commodore M ’Donough. Resolved, That Mr. Dunscomb, Aldermen Cowdrey, King, Taylor, and Reed, be a committee to make the necessary arrangements to pay that tribute of respect to his remains, to which his worth and great national services are justly entitled. Resolved, That the National Stan dard be displayed upon the City Hall at half mast, and that it is here by recommended to the captains of vessels in this harbor to display their colours half mast on the day of the procession, which will be announced by the committee through the city papers. Resolved, That Major-General Morton be requested to furnish a suf ficient number of troops to per form the military honours to the re mains oftlie Hero of Champlain.— »\"crc-V’o rk American . We are glad tohave it in our pow er to subjoin a Resolution by our own Legislature, tributive to the memory of this distinguished officer. Whereas, we have been informed through the medium of the public Gazettes, of the deeply lamented death of Commodore Thomas Mc- Donough, and whereas the preserva tion of the memory of the great and good of all ages is attended with the most happy consequences to poste rity, and believing that few men of any age or nation have been signiliz ed for purer and more exalted Chris tian and moral virtues, as well as un daunted bravery and devoted patri otism than Thomas McDonough, the - naval hero of Champlain. , The Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Georgia, in their own, and the names of their fellow citizens, Resolved, That they deeply and sincerely regret the death of their distinguished fellow citizen, Thomas McDonough, and while they sympa thize with his afflicted family, they regard his death as a serious calamity. Resolved, That his Excellency cause a copy of this preamble and resolution to be transmitted to the Family of Commodore McDonough. Agreed to unanimously, Dec. 22d, 1825. Congress. ; Lish’ <>F MEMBERS Os the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United Stutes. SENATE. MAINE. TV ORTH CAROLINA. .John Chandler John Branch John Holmes Nathaniel Macon NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOUTH CAROLINA Samuel Bell John Gnilliard I.evi Woodury 1 Robert Y. Hayne MASSACHUSETTS. GEORGIA. Janus Lloyd J. M. Berrien 1 2 Elijah Hunt Mills Thomas W. Webb CONNECTICUT. KENTUCKY. Henry W. Edwards Richard M. Johnson Calvin Willey 1 John Rowan RHODE ISLAND. TENNESSEE. Asher Robins 1 John.!!. Eaton Nchcmia R. Knight Hugh L. White 2 VERMONT. . OHIO. Dudley Chase 1 Wm. 11. II irrison 1 Horatio Seymour Benjamin Rugglcs NEW YORK. LOUISIANA. Martin Van Buren Dominique Bouiieny 2 One Vacancy Josiah S. Johnson NEW JERSEY. INDIANA. Mahlon Diclo rson Wm. Hendricks 1 •leseph Mcßvaine James Noble I’ENNSYI.VANI A. MISSISSIPPI William Marks 1 Thomas 11. Williams William Finlay Tow button Ellis 2 DELAWARE. ILLINOIS. I homas Clayton Elias K Kaned Nicholas A an Dyke 2 Jt sso I>. Thomas MARYLAND. AI ABAMA. Edward Lloyj 2 Henry Chambers 1 Samuel Smithy W ill,am R. King A lßfiirn A. MISSOURI. Tarew. 11 o' David Burton 'n, Vacancy * TWrohn'ltf Rsnton HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES. MAINE. John Anderson 1 2 Jeremiah O’Brien William Burleigh Peleg Sprague 1 David Kidder Ebenezer Herrick Enoch Lincoln NEW HAMPSHIRE. Ichabod Bartlett Joseph Healey 1 Titus Brown 1 Jonathan Harvey 1 Nchemiab Eastman 1 Thomas VYhippls -i r * VERMONT. William C. Bradley Ezra Meccli 1 Rollin C. Mallary George E. Wales 1 John Mattocks 1 RHOCf.' ISLAND. Tristram Burges 1 Dutee J. Pierce 1 2 MASSACHUSETTS. Samuel C. Allen Aaron Hobert John Davis John Locke Henry VV. Dwight Samuel I.athrop Edward Everett 1 John Reed John Bailey John Varnum 1 Francis Baylies Daniel Webster B. W. Crowinshield CONNECTICUT. John Baldwin 1 Elisha Phelps 1 Naves Barber Gideon Tomlinson Ralph J. Ingersoll 1 Orange Merwin 1 NEW YORK. Parmenio Adams Henry Markell 1 Wm. G. Angel 1 Dudley Marvin Henry Ashley 1 John Miller 1 Luther Badger 1 T. H. PorU r C. C. Cambreleng S. Van Rensselaer Wm. Deitz 1 Henry 11. Ross X Nichol Fosdick 1 Robert S. Rose Daniel G. Garnsey 1 Joshua Sands 1 John Halloek, jr, 1 . Henry R. Storrs A. B. Hasbrouck 1 James Strong Michael Hodman 1 John XV. Taylor Moses Hayden G. C. Verplank 1 Charles Humphrey 1 Aaron Ward 1 Jeromus Johnson 1 Elias Whittemore 1 2 Charles Kellogg X Bartow White 1 Wm. McManus 1 Silas Wood Henry C. Martindak Egbert Ten Eyck NEW JERSEY. George Cassedy George Holcombe Lewis Condict Samuel Swan Daniel Garrison Ebenezer Tucker DELAWARE. Louis McLane PENNSYLVANIA. James Allison James S. Mitchell Wm. Adams 1 Samuel M’Kean James Buchanan John Mitchell 1 Samuel Edwards George Kremer P. Farrelly 2 George Plumer John Findlay Andrew Stewart Robert Harris Alex. Thompson 2 Joseph Hemphill James S. Stevenson 1 Samuel D. Ingham Espy Van Horne 1 Joseph Lawrence 1 James Wilson Philip S. Marklcy Henry Wilson Daniel H. Miller George Wolf Charles Miner 1 John Wurts 1 MARYLAND. Clement Dorsey 1 Robert N. Martin 1 John Barney 1 George E. Mitchell John Leeds Kerr 1 George Peter 1 Joseph Kent T. G. Worthington 1 Peter Little VIRGINIA. Mark Alexander Charles F. Mercer Wm. S. Archer Wm. M‘Coy Wm. Archer, jr. 1 Thomas Newton John S. Barbour Alfred H. Powell 1 2 Burwelf Besset John Randolph 2 Thomas Davenport 1 Wm. C. Rives 2 Benjamin Estill 1 Wm. Smith N. H. Claiborne 1 John Taliaforro - John Floyd 2 Robert Taylor 1 Robert S. Garnett 2 James Trezvant 1 2 Joseph Johnson Andrew Stevenson NORTH CAROLINA. 1 Willis Allston 1 John Long 2 John H. Bryan 1 Archibald M’Neill 1 Samuel P. Carson 1 Wm. P. Mangiun Weldon N. Edwards Lemuel Sawyer 1 Henry Conner Romulus M. Saunders Richard-Hines X Lewis Williams Gabriel Holmes 1 SOUTH CAROLINA. John Carter Thos. R. Mitchell 1 Joseph Gist Sterling Tucker A. R. Govan 2 John Wilson James Hamilton, jr. Wm. Drayton George M’Duffie GEORGIA. George Cary 2 James Meriwether 1 Alfred Cuthbert 2 F.dw. F. Tatnull John Forsyth Wiley Thompson C. E. Haynes 1 KENTUCKY. Richard A. Buckner Robert P. Letcher James Clarke 1 Thomas P. Moore Robt. P. Henry Thomas Metcalfe James Johnson David Trimble Francis Johnson Wm. F. Young 1 Joseph Lecompte 1 Charles A. Wieklifie TENNESSEE. Adam R. Alexander John H. Marable 1 Robert Allen James C. Mitchell 1 John Blair Samuel Houston John Cocke Folk 1 J. C. Isaacs OHIO. Mordecai Bartley John Thompson I Philemon Beecher Samuel T. Vinton John W. Campbell Elisha Whittlesy James Findlay 1 Wm. Wilson Wm. M'l.ean Joseph Vance David Jennings 1 John C. W right John Sloane John Woods 1 LOUISIANA. Wm. L. Brent Edward Livingston Henry H. Guriey 2 MISSISSIPPI. Christopher Rankin 2 INDIANA. Jonathan Jennings Ratcliffe Boone 1 John Test ILLINOIS. Daniel P. Cook ALABAMA. Gabriel Moore 2 John M‘Kee George W. Owen MISSOURI. John Scott ARKANSAS. Henry W. Conway FLORIDA. Joseph M. W hite. Those marked thus (1) are new members— those marked thus (2), were absent on the meeting of the National Legislature. The House of Assembly consists of one hundred and twenty-eight members. At the late election nineteen were chosen who were members of the last Assembly; thirty-seven who were members of former Legislatures; and four Speakers of former Houses of As sembly. [Telegraph.] Os the eight State Senators recently elected in New York, two have been in the Senate before ; four have been members of the As sembly, and two have not, heretofore, been members of either House. [lb. J Washington, Dec. 1.4. In the Senate yesterday, the vari ous subjects of tlie Message of the President were referred to their ap propriate committees; and the rcso solution offered by Mr. Johnson of Kentucky, to appoint a Commiltee to iuquire into the expediency of abolishing imprisonment for debt, was agreed to, after amending it, by the same Committee to inquire into tlie expediency oi estab lishing an uniform system ol bank ruptcy throughout the United States. Some discussion took place on a resolution offered by Mr. Kane, of Illinois, relative to our existing Ju diciary system, which will be Found under our Senatorial head. A reso lution was offered by Mr. Lloyd, of Massachusetts,, calling ifyon the Na vy Department fer the documents in the case of Commodore Porter, &.C. In the House of Representatives, Mr. W KBSTF.n presented the petition of the surviving officers of the revo lutionary army, residing in the State of Massachusetts, which was read and referred to the select Commit tee on the Claims of Revolutionary officers. Mr. Wurtz presented a petition on the subject of a National Vaccine Establishment, which was referred to a select committee. A series of resolutions were introduced by Mr. B ailey of Massachusetts the object of which is to amend the Constitution, by conferring on Con gress a specific power to appropiate money for roads and canals, a Na tional University, and the encourage ment of the useful and liberal arts. The object of these resolutions is to place all powers in relation to roads, canals, colonization, and education, exclusively with the States; except ing that Congress may appropriate money to be expended by the seve ral States for such of these objects as the States shall please, and may also make surveys, and in urgent ca ses, construct roads and canals, and exercise several minor powers relat ing to education and the arts. , Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee, also intro duced a resolution to amend the Constitution so far as to make a Sen ator or Representative in Congress ineligible to any office in the gift of the government, while in possession of his seat, or within one year after the expiration of service. A committee on the Territory was ordered, on motion of Mr. Strong, to be added to the list of standing Committee; and a change was made in the names of the revolutionary Committee, so as to give them more extensive cognizances, and to pre vent these errors and difficulties which have heretofore arisen in the reference of petitions of-tins char acter.—National Journal. The high terms in which the Grand Jurors of Richmond county, speak of the first official acts ofhishon. Judge Schley, now judge of that circuit, are just, as they are complimentary.— The tribute paid to the jqdicicl char acter of his honorable predecessor, is equally satisfactory. The crea tion of-a •' Court of Erronrs,” is of illimitable importance to the equal distribution of justice. This is de monstrable upon two principles. The decision of the Judge (for “ fallible beings must fail somewhere”), may often decree unequal judgment either through ignorance of the laws, or through an undue preponderance of favor to one of the parties. Right or wrong, or partially just and partially unjust, their decision is irrevocable; nor can it in anywise ad mit of modification, but by their own consent. It is the main object of this Court to correct the errors in Law of other Courts. The very evils ap prehended from such a Court, we think would most certainly be obvi ated by its establishment, in asmuch as it would as surely superinduce a universal regard to uniform and un deviating accuracy. * Extract from the Augusta Chronicle. We lay before our readers to-day, the presentments of the Grand Jury of this county, and the excel lent charge of his Hon. Judge Schley. We have seldom, or perhaps never j seen a charge with which we were more pleased than this of Judge Schley the liberality observed throughout, the total absence of all party feelings, and the peculiar air of modesty couched in language, which speaks the sincerity of the writer, are alike equally admirable. The Grand Jury have done honor to themselves, by the well-merited com pliment which they have paid to the general conduct of the Judge, and to his charge. Richmond Superior Court. JVovember Term, 18(25. £ WE, the Grand Jury, have great pleasure in noticing the promptitude evinced hy the Civil Authorities, in detecting criminal offences, by which the public peace has been happily preserved in the county and city. For the full and able exposition of our duties as Grand Jurors, con veyed in the excellent charge, of his Honor Judge Schley, deliver ed at the commencement of the term, we are much indebted; and while he enumerated the qualities tor the Judicial Bench, among which were talents and integrity, and modestly declined laying claim to the former, we are convinced that confidence may be fully reposed in both. While ac knoAvlcdging the fair claims which his Honor Judge Schley, has on this community, we cannot but pay a parting tribute of our esteem and respect for he- predecessor, who in the course of his administration, so highly enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens. JOHN CORMlCK— Foreman. B M KINNE, W. S. DEARMOND, WM HENRY EGAN, JOHN PIHNIZY, RICHARD ALLEN, JOHN CRESWELL, I*. H. CARNS, JAMES HARPER, JOHN HALES, GILBERT LONGSTREET, THOS. I WRAY, JOHN BONES, EDWD. J .HARDIN, W. C. DILLON, COSBY DICKINSON, JOSEPH GRANT, WALTER HARRIS, JOHN KERR, OLIVER REED. We, the undersigned Grand Jurors, claim the right to express our senti ment sin addition to the above section, and while we deplore the existence of party spirit in the State, and depre cate the extent to which it has been carried, by the indiscriminate remo val from office, of talents, learning, independence and integrity, as par ticularly evinced in that of the late Judge of this circuit; we fully co-in cide in the tribute paid to his honor Schley, whose administration on the bench fullv merits our approbation. JOHN CORMlCK— Foreman. EDWARD J. HARDIN, THOMAS I. WRAY,' JOSEPH GRANT, WALTER HARRIS, COSBY DICKINSON, W. C. DILLON, JOHN BONES. A true extract from the Minutes. JAMES M’LAWS, Clerk, Mr. Foruman, and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury. The high and honorable office, which I now hold, and to which I have been called by the Representa tives ol the people of Georgia, is one of great responsibility; requiring for the correct and faithful discharge of its duties, talents, learning and integ rity. To the two first of these I will not pretend to have any claim; —the last, however, I hope I possess ; for it does not necessarily accompany the others, but is possessed in com mon by (he wise, the foolish, the learned and the unlearned. Whether I shall have the good fortune to please my fellow-citizens during my administration, is a mat ter yet to be determined, it is my de sire to do so; and 1 believe that a correct and faithful declaration of tholaw, from the bench is the only means by which that object can be attained. But it cannot be expected that 1, who now for the first time as cend the bench, and who heretofore have been accustomed to examine the law with reference only to one side of a cause, should be altogethar qualified to decide correctly every question which the multiplied rela tions of life, and the various transac tions of a commercial country must necessarily produce: and therefore I look with confidence to you gen tlemen, to mv brethren of the bar, and to my fellow-citizens generally for a lenient judgment of my acts. 1 cannot hope to be always right, nor do 1 fear that I shall be always wrong. All men are liable to error, for it is not in the nature of man to be infallible, and when such men as Mansfield, Kenyon, Ellenborougli, Marshall and Kent, some of whom have sat on the bench for thirty years, have erred in their judge ment ol the law - , and been compelled to reverse their own decisions it will not be matter of surprise if I fall far short ot that perfection, which we vyould all be happy to find in him who fills this bench, it is my earnest de sire to discharge the duties of this office with honor to myself, and ben efit to the country; and I shall spare no pains to qualify myself to do so. In regard gentlemen, to your duty as rrand Jurors, 1 presume that you arc already well instructed, not only by a long course of practice, but also by the many learned charges which you have heretofore received from this bench. Under Ibis impression, I shall not long detain you on that sub ject. Your duties as you well know, are both oi a criminal and civil na ture. As grand Jurors you are sworn “dilligently to enquire and true pre sentments make ot all such matters and things as shall be given you in charge or come to your knowledge touching the present service, &c.” The explanation of this oath given by my predecessors is entirely satis factory to me, and therefore, in the opinion of the court, you are not re quired to present any matter or thing within your knowledge previous to the time w hen you are impunnelled and sworn, but only that which shall conle to your knowledge after you are sworn. The Grand Jury must consist of not less than eighteen, nor more than twenty-three members; but twelve concurring in opinion are competent to lind a true bill, although the names ot eighteen Jurors at least must be inserted in the bill, that it may ap pear that there was a complete Ju ry.. The office of a Grand Juror is one requiring much deliberation and inA r estigation, he is called upon to determine a cause upoii exparte evi dence, and that, very often delivered under the excitement of feelings not well calcula'cdto produce the truth. It is your duty then to weigh well the evidence, and to be satisfied that the individual wjiose case is under consideration ought to be brought to the bar of his country, before you return a true bill. And gentlemen, whilst it is your duty, as I presume it is your desire to present to this court for trial, every man who vio lates the laws, and against whom enough appears to authorise you to do so; it is equally your duty to pro tect the innocent and to punish their prosecutors by endorsing the bill “malicious prosecution” whenever you may lie warranted in that course bv the evidence before you. If at any time during the present term you may be disposed to make any pre sentment. permit me to say to you, that there should be as much cer tainty in them, as in a bill of indict ment ; and that therefore you must lie particular in stating the time and place, when and .where the offence w as committed. I am required by law to give you speci; lly in charge two acts of the Generally Assembly: One upon the subject of Gambling, and the other with regard to trading with slaves. Both these acts were no doubt inten ded to correct the morals of the peo ple. and produce beneficial effects upon society; but whether the first is so constructed as to effect the ob jects had in view by its . framers, is a question for the public to determine. Gambling is a vice against which every good and virtuous citizen should raise his voice, and its vota ries should receive public indignation and exemplary punishment. But whilst we seek to punish these pests of society, who disgrace the nature they bear, let us not disturb the ino cent amusements of the good, the virtuous and the fair. And yet as the law now stands, there is no dis tinction made, between the professed gambler, who seeks to defraud his neighbour, and seduce to vice the youthful and unwary; and the virtu ous citizen who play a game of drafts or chess with his wife or daughter to relieve the tedium of an heavy hour. The consequence is, that the law operating thus unequally, is seldom enforced, because many who would willingly siep forward against real offenders, dare not do so, lest they in turn might be obnoxious to the same punishment, although they had in fact cjinmitted no crime. As special jurors you are called up on to exercisethe civil duties of your office in determining the rights of your fellow-citizens. The trial by jury is guaranteed to us by the con stitution of our country, and is em phatically styled the great privilege of freemen. In criminal cases eve ry opportunity is giv en so tl\e accused to lie delivered if he be innocent ; for he cannot be called to answer un til twelve at least of bis most enlight ened fellow -citizens shall be satisfied that enough appears against him to put him on his trial; and then, if the crime charged be-of any magnitude, he has the right to select his triers from amongst forty-eight of his coun trymen. In civil causes our rights are equally protected by jury trial. For it a party be dissatisfied with the verdict of a petit jury, he has the right of appeal to the decision of a special jury, who, from their superior know ledge and judgment are presum ed to be better qualified to do justice between the parties. And whilst jurers remember the high station in which they are placed as the arbiters of right, and reflect on the awful re sponsibility of their office, the lives, the liberty and the property of the people are protected. But I fear the time will come, if in deed it has not already arrived in some places, w hen religious or polit cal opinions will be the test of truth and excellence. In the violence oi feeling too often engendered in these 'conests, w e are aptdo mistake prej udice for principle, anil wedded to our own opinions to view those who differ from us as heretics, fit only for the stake. If this state of things should ever arrive (which God forbid) yet I hope and trust it w ill never be permitted to enter w ithin the portals of this temple: Here the scales of justice shall be always balanced, un til the law and the testimony shall turn the beam Whatever may be our dissentions without these walls, it is your duty and mine, the* moment we enter within them, to divest our selves of all other feelings than those produced by the law ami the facts. We should view all men alike, for all are entitled to justice, and we should decide every cause as between A. and B. whom we never saw. But Gentlemen,even with all these guards thrown around us, yet we are not secure. We want a head to di rect and give energy anil certainty to the whole. Our Judicial system “if indeed ” as Mr. Prince remarks “that can be culled a system which has no head,” is extremely defective, there being no court for the correction of errors in law, committed by the ts v eral district Judges. Now each Judge is supreme dictator ofthe law in his own circuit, from whose decis ion there is no appeal; and if he de termine a cause contrary to the prin ciples of law and common sense, no matter whether it proceed from ig norance, prejudice, or favouritism, the effect is the same to the person injured, and he must suffer the conse quence without the possibility of re dress*. It is true that the Judge has the power to correct his own errors and grant new trials, but so strong is the pride of opinion, the be would sel dom be disposeiTto believe himself wrong; and mpre particularly so if the error had proceeJed from either the one, or the other of the causes before meutiout and. TKr-rc are seven judicial districts in Georgia, and each has its own pe culiar laws, liable to be changed ev ery three years The materials out of w-hicii these various laws are made are furnished by the General Arsern hly, ami may be found in the Statute book of the state, and in the bdoks of Reports of other countries w hich have been adopted as the law. But when these undergo judicial investi gation, they are found to he one thing in this circuit, aifcl another in that ; and they receive so many different constructions, that a gentleman learn ed in the law in one circuit, is not qualified to give an opinion upon a case arising in another. Hence we have no laws of Georgia, and our rights depend, not upon the fixed and immutable principles of law, but. the opinions of the individual who lor the time fills the bench. This is a de plorable state of things which calls loudly for amendment, and I hope the day is not far distant, when the people will he sufficiently enlighten ed to see their danger and provide a remedy. I deem it unnecessary gen tlemen, to enter into detail up‘*n this subject, because your own good sense w ill at once discover the necessity of providing some corrective power, and of abridging in some degree, the present almost omnipotent power of the Judges; a power, in mv opinion, dangerous to the liberty ami happi ness oftlie people, should it ever be improperly exercised. 'l’he great objection which seems to exist against a court for the cor rection of errors is the delay and ex pense*. But this objection will equal ly hold, and indeed with more force against the bringing up of a cause from an Inferior or Justices court by certiorari in order tohave errors in law corrected by the Superior court; and I presume (he people would con sider it a great abridgment of their rights, if this privilege was taken from them. But really the delay and expense would not in the end be as great as they now are, because when once a principle was decided in the Supreme Court, it would govern all other cases of the like kind, and the Judge below could at once deter mine the law, Without taking six months to consider of the matter, as he must now often do. Admitting however, that the delay ami expense are greater than at present, is this, any reason why you shall not be per mitted to seek justice if vou choose to pay for it ? certainly not. As well might vve say there should be no courts of justice, because theyare at tended with expense.—Many person-' are under a misapprehension in re gard to the nature and construction ol this Court; believing that the facts ol the cause are to lie again tried there by a Jury, and that the parties and their witnesses will lie compel led to attend. But this is not so, for there, there will be no Jury nor no witnesses The facts will be deter mined as now, in the county where the defendant resides, or where the land lies; and the only thing to hr enquired of by that court will be the law; and hence noueneod atteudthere but the Judges, and the Counsellors engaged in the causes. I have made these remarks Gen tlemen, in order to call your atten tion to the subject, and if you should believe as I do, that such a court is necessary for the welfare and happi ness of the people, you will give such instructions to your Representatives now in General Assembly, as your own judgment may suggest. In Oglethorpe, on tho 7th instant, at the re niiieiice of h«-r father, Mi". David Langston, Mrs. FRANCES GILDERSLEEVE, wile of the Reverend B. Gildersleere*. Mrs. G. endured a protracted illness for more than three months, with Christian patience and re signation. Sh*- anticipated for some time the day of her dissolution w ithout the least dread of the event; and has left to her afflicted rela tives ar.d friends, the consolation of believing that she slcepeth in Jesus—that one more is taken from the Church militant and added to the Church triumphant, “ Precious in the sight of the Lord is death to his saints.” FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. Runaway from the Subscriber, living five miles ZtO from Clinton, on the road leading to Lewis’ ferry, on the. Oakmulg :e river, on the night ofthe 6th Novem- . jdpUSff i ber, a Negro W oman nam ed MARIA, about 22 years of age, and of dark com plexion. It is believed that she has made her nay to Jasper county. Any person securing her in any jail so that I can get her again, or by delivering her to me, shall receive the above reward. JAMES FINNEY. Dec. 27, 3tNo2 Alexander King, I Scire Facias in the Su- Informer, j perior Court of Newton vs. > county, Octqher Term, Abraham Hilton, [ 1825. Drawer. J WHERF.AS it appears from the return of the Sheriff, that the defendant Abraham Hilton, is not to be found in said county ; On motion of King K. Cutb bert, Attorneys for tbe informer, it is ordered by the Court, that the defendant appear and answer the said Scire Facias at the Superior Court, to be held in and for said county, on the first Monday in April next, and that ser vice be perfected by the publication of this rule once a month for three months, previous to the sitting of said court The above is a true copy from tbe minutes, this Bth October, 1825. JOHN H. TRIMBLE, Ct’k. Dec. 27, 3