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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. I TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 4. Mail beyond Charleston 1 U o'S* l1 * To those who are familiar with o i# duties, t ' announcement at the head of thi. be sufficient apology for the here' columns to-lay; but ■***•*|*f '“T thus conversant- There «. «—l*£ , . . „ B hpp» at al times weil the Editor to furnish a sheet ar | supplied with n~. I new. 11 wish long editorial*; while others,!^,*££ something only in the psr.gr.ph • 0“r “t uation therefore, at this time, is realm unen la —having, as we do. such a ~rie| of tarte. to cter for. with but two newspapers *f the -vortn ern maiUast night, and their eonteiSs ahnoat en tlrely anticipated by previous arrivaif. « mve •'’therefore, nothing,either at homcorlrom abroad, in these quiet times, which will jusffy a long or abort editorial. No news from Wa|iington city. * the great theatre of honorable ro |». Nothing from Richmond, that we may shou| over a new victory, or mourn the defeat of a w|a!d-be Sena e tor. No British Queen, and conseqilntly notnmg to cheer or mar the peace of the coion dealer.— *• And lastly, we have no chapter of rom which to extract to adn*mster to the tastes of those who are more intere|3d with t. e misfortunes than the happiness of|heir fellow beings. I P, S. We had like to have forgtfifen the lol lowing advertisement, which we wcUa requested to place “right under the Editoria r head, and which we have no doubt will cn quite as great a sensaticn as a late arrival fr ; n Liverpool would. It is the latest item of new we have ! Office T«anspori?tion, ? Geo R. R & B’k. Comp’y at .|;gijsta.s FREIGHTS on Cotton, by the leorgsa Rail Road, after this morning, will required to be paid at the depot before the Cottoß can be re moved, otherwise it will be stored byjv<ie Company for the freight and other expenses. B RICHARD PIS ERS, Jr. f c s 4 Agent Tifcisportation. We..would call the attention of to the sales of valuable property, advelised to take place this day. g Our patrons in Clark county willljbave an op portunity, at the session of the Sujirior Court, to pay their accounts to this office, r The desire expressed by us yest g Jay for an interview with “Anti-Humbugger” increased since the reception of his last nsnber. We must therefore, insist upon it before £c insert No. 3. We wish to make some suggei&ons in rela tion to his articles. 8 ..For the Chronicle !f SentiEL Mr. E kitor —You will gratify»i subscriber to your valuable paper by insertin'lhis opinion of Anti-Humbugger. I think, the productions of his neiSvell deserve to. be printed in letters of gold, and placed in a conspicuous part of the Masonic LBII. I trust the Mayor will not overlook his in *fable merit aticl kindness, but will cause a propefcmark of re spect to be snewn him. No personapould have read his clear and cogent argument vothout being Convinced that he possessed a mind surpassed, and that this intelligent city no lonyur deserved the name, when it could not discofcr, without being tpld, that his genius was frwsuperior to that of Gall, Spurzheim, and that other im portant men to whom he refers. Iff is folly in him to endeavor to prove that there! s no truth in Phrenology, for facts will speak Render than words. If he could see himself in Be glass that others see him. he would write no tripe humbug £ery. I V idt. For the Chronicle Sent I. “A Prenologist” don't he to fam, Let the conferned see at the conclusion of A Jti-Hurabug gers lectures, if the science of PhrerJ&logy (false ly so called) can rebutt arguments Advanced. — Public debates are too common to e;Eer into up jon the subject of Phrenology ; peoplff are scrupu lous to believe, when- the subject is in a public lecture ro >m. The Press is rightful remedy. | AwTI-Hui BUGGER. From the Charleston Courier of %esterday. From Hmsi.—The brig Alphff Capt. Bon ney. arrived yesterday, in 5 days fro*i Havana. We are indebted to Capt. B. foijzi shipping list of the 27th ult. and have also blm favored with the fallowing: P HAVAXA.ffJan. 25. The reported state of your marketlTor our pro . duce makes the planters look sorry, crop of Muscovado Sugar will be unusually great, and of superior quality'. Those who have 1) pay $8 to slopeihbd lor caning to the placcSif embarka tion, and then a coasting height to gie shipping port, and other charges will find vAy little nett proceeds, at your highest quotations* Collet', good green commands $9 * It is rumored that the Hon. T. R#k will soon resign the office of Chief Justice of *ic Republic of Texas, aud Judge Bibb of K*itucky, and Judge Lipscomb of Alabama, are bt|vh spoken as Jikely to be put in nomination fo|the office. ■ ' —— t The Philadelphia North America * statas that Gov. Porter has applied to the city I;jinks to take the Loan for $870,060 recently authorised by the Legislature. P From the Savannah Georgiy. From Florida. I W e have ueen favoretl with the Silowing ex tract of a letter, received by a gentbatan of this * city, dated 18lh January, 1840 : ,* “ Gen. Taylor is proceeding, wul.liis armv. in two columns, down the country, letween' the Gulph and Suwanue, scouring the -l io j e of tin diviiging lines as he advances, and fill probably be through it in a few days, when v estab lish the posts, intended to secure thS population in his rear from the further depredalons of these marauders, when he will cro»i to Past Florida, and turn his attention to that section. Capt. Hmien. of Davenport’,command, aupmed .e«np of Indian, near Deadraan. Bay, a few dare aince, and killed two or three of them, cap luring every article they had with them* The Rev. Dr. Olin, now traveling abroad, has accepted by letter of the Presidency of Weslyan University at Middletown, Ct. This station has been vacant, or temporarily supplied, since the death of Dr. Fisk. Steam Boat Disaster.— The Hermitage, which left Nashville on the 13th, came in collis ion with the Hugh L. Whue, in the neighbor hood of the Harpeth Shoals aud sunk in ten feel water. She wes crowded with passengers, but only one lile— that of a fireman—was lost. For the Chronicle and Sentinel. To “ Anti-Humbugger.” I perused your communication in Saturday’s Chronicle with much interest. The originality you therein display, is seldom equalled; and the reasoning is—ahem!—is—truly remarkable ! The propensity of your views—the lucid style of your propensities —the logical accuracy of your conclusions—who dares dispute theml The compactness of your argument is also worthy of remark; for instance, phrenology is based upon the bold hypothesis that the brain produces the form of the skull; and that by the cranial de velopement the individual character may be de termined ; and you overthrow this “ bold hypo thesis” by denominating it “ intrinsic absurdity and nonsense.” Does any one intimate that you here assume the point to be proved”?—that you beg the question ? Who dares contradict, Mr. “Anti-Humbugger!” What envious rascal whis pers that you jump at conclusions ? “ What fearless spirit will attempt a refutation of your reasoning?” I involuntarily exclaimed, as I read your article—and echo answered with a provoking interrogative, “ reasoning ? r If the reader does not comprehend your logic, he must remember that you are a transcendant genius; and he must live in hopes that a second Bowditch may yet arise to translate your La Place-like dialects into the language of* John Locke. But irony aside; —l will endeavor to notice your article in a sober, candid manner—which I fear it does not deserve. You inform the inha bitants of Augusta, that Mr. Kirkham—a practi cal Phrenologist, now holding forth in Charles ton—intends visiting this city, to deliver lectures on that subject; and write your communication as a preface to the unsuspecting Doctor’s visit.— You intimate that the people of Augusta are ig norant of Phrenology, and that you intend to in struct them how to believe, that their minds may be closed against the “humbug.” You labor hard— u Dive far “ Below yout depth, to fetch reluctant proof,” that Phrenology is a great humbug—its advo cates base imposters ; and, astonishing to say, the sum of your argument is your “ ipse dixit ” ! 1 “ The intrinsic absurdity” of Phrenology is evi dent, because —I assert it ! Oh, shade of Logic ; What outrages are perpetrated in thy name 1— What blasphemies against the rules of Hedge, WKotJoy, and Abcrcrouilwc ! You remark, that “the whole fabric [of Phre nology] is ostensibly built upon the bold hypo thesis that the brain moulds the form of the head.” There is nothing hypothetical about this —it is an established fact, and granted by anti- Phrenologists. Phrenology does not appear to have discovered the fact, but merely to attest it The brain is formed first, and the cranium is adapted to it. The other fact, that the cranium is a true index of the developments of the differ ent portions of the brain, by which the peculiari ties of individual characters may be determined, you also denounce as “a bold hypothesis.” To which I answer, that it is the very point to be proved—and that the truth or falsity of your state ment can be ascertained only by an appeal to facts. You will bear in mind that mere assertion is not proof; and as you have thus far advanced nothing but assertion, I cannot allow that you have made out your case. Again you observe, “ The intrinsic absurdity and nonsense of this startling point of the sys tem would have written the epitaph of Phrenolo gy long since, hut for three causes Here you chauge your ground of attack, and attempt to overthrow Phrenology by denying one of its least important evidences. In your next number, you promise the proofs of your last proposition ; and as all preceding ones were taken for granted, your argument is left in a position not unlike the coffin of Mahomet—or “the baseless fabric of a vision” I sincerely hope your “promise to pay” in reason will not terminate in a “suspension,’-* and yet I fear far your solvency. But suppose I grant your argument, even before you prove it; why. you will not then have demolished “the Humbug—nor can you do it until you dis prove the facts by which it is supported. Until you prove what yau assert about “intrinsic ab surdity aud nonsense,” you muet give up your ground, or acknowledge yourself “ Hors du com bat.” If you wish to test the truth of Phrenology on any one whose traits you arc acquainted with, or upon your own cranum, I shall be happy to accommodate you, and cast in my mite for the science ;if so, make known your wish. H. Important Arrival. —The New York pa pers announce the arrival in that city from Ham burg, of Signor Hervio Nasio, a most extraor dinary man,. This individual is but four feet high, and is apparently boneless —he appears in his performances as a baboon, a gnome, and a fly —and performs in these various characters, most extraordinary feats winging his way as the fly, from the pmsenium to various parts of the theatre in which he may perform. FLor.on.o t.ik Navi—The Secretary of the N ayv has recently lsiU eJ an order, prohibiting the Hogging of sailor*; and making it imperative that such punishment shall he strictly conformable to law, and always by order and in presence of the captain.— l his order is not ialv conceived in a proper spirit of humanity, but is likewise policy • as good seamen are unwilling to join our na%w from abhorrence of the system of tying up a free citizen, and flogging him like a convict. 1 A Political Weathehock. —In reference | to the nullifier’s flourish in the Charleston Mer- j cury, about the “principles” for which he was “contending,” we observed that be should have stated the set to which he alluded. The follow ing article from the Madisonian, will show that Mr. Calhoun has had as many shapes as Pro teus: Mr. Calhoun’s ‘Crow’-Nology. “Turn about, wheel about,” &c. 1816 On motion of Mr. Calhoun, a resolution was amended so as to receive the note* of banks in payment of public dues. 1838 Mr. Calhoun declared it to be unconsti tutional to receive bank notes in payment of public dues* 1816 A National Bank bill introduced. 1834 Proposed to extend the charter twelve years. 1837 Believes a National Bank dangerous and unconstitutional. 1816 Advocates the “American System” violent Tariff and Internal Improvement man. 1828 He is opposed to the same. 1832 He declares the Tariff unconstitutional, and resorts to Nullification. 1836 Dec. 30, according to the Globe, he tries to set his “ old hobby, the American Sys tem,” on its legs again. 1840 Expresses bitter hostility to the “Ameri can System,” even to its “remnants.” 1828 Strong friend of Gen. Jackson. 1834 Violent enemy of General Jackson and Martin Van Buren, and acts with the Whigs in opposition. 1837 Takes a position to “hold his allies in check” and “cover his enemy,” because Whig victories were not likely to “inure” to his personal benefit. 1829 Gives casting vote as Vice President for Mr. Kendall as Fourth Auditor. 1832 Galls Mr. Kendall very hard name*. 1838 “Counter-marches,” and mollifies. 1831- Gave casting vote as Vice President to recall Mr, Van Buren from England. 1837 Horrified by his election to the Presiden cy, and scorned to be present at the In auguration. Globe said the “face of Cat aline was not seen on the occasion. 1838 “Struck by an idea,” and swears allegi ance to Mr. Van Buren. 1837 Sept. Ist, Started for Washington anti- Sub-Treasury, and opposed to a repeal of the distribution act. 1837 Sept. In Washington, new light, a new man; —in favor of the Sub-Treasury— voted to repeal the distribution act. 1832- Denounced by the “Globe” as a conspi rator against the liberties of his country, and designated “Cataline.” “ “ Denounces the “Globe” as a “ menda cious and filthy,” “vile and prostitute” and its partizans as “rogues and royal its.” 1839 Tells his friends they must support the “Globe,” and gives it his influence to ob tain the public printing. 1840 “Officially” pronounced by the “Globe” something equivalent to a patriot. 1840 Jan. I. Embraces both Mr. Van Buren and the editor of the Globe, and soon af ter announces in the Senate a Coalition between himself and them. The Dutch are Coming. —A few days since, (says the Beaver Argus,) several honest Loco German farmers started in company with loads of wheat from Columbiana county, for Massillon, in Stark county, to raise money to pay their taxes. The best offer they could get was 43 ' cents, 3 months’ credit. Obliged to get money, . they drove back with their wheat through Co ( lumbiana county, to the Beaver falls, where they made sale for cash. They turned homeward in a body, each with his coat turned wrong side out, , and being asked why they did so, replied, “be sure vac'll show you at the next election.” Another. —Several Washington county far mers took loads of wheat to Pittsburgh, and could only sell at cents a bushel, at 4 months’cre dit. They, too, turned their horses’ heads home ward, and their coats inside out, saying they went for a change of government, they could stand these things no longer. —Cincinnati Gaz. Johnstown, (N. Y.) Jan. 22. Earthq/uake — The shock of an earthquake was very sensibly felt in this section of the coun tiy on the evening of the 16th, at 8 o’clock P. M. 1 he vibrations ran rapid, an appeared to move in a direction from southeast to northwest. They lasted,about 30 seconds. The noise was compared by some to the quick jumbling of a wagon over hard frozen ground, but by more to the roaring of a burning chimney. And many in different parts of our town made the same comparison. It was felt more sensibly in some places than others. In Norway, in the northern part of Herkimer coun ty, the motion was so strong and continued as to shake loose bricks from the tops of chimneys, while immediately north of us it was only apparent in the house (apart from the noise)by the jarring of stoves, &. Whether there is any connexion be tween this phenomenon and the extreme cold weather (the thermometer having in the morning been 30 degrees below zero) is not for us to de termine. We leave that for the philosophers.— And as such occurrences have been rather scarce of late years, it is presumed they will make the most of it. —Fulton county Republican. According to the Eastern Argus revived, the public money is curiously collected in Portland (Maine.) That paper says: “ When a merchant appears at the Custom House with his bills of specie paying Banks to ’ pay a duty bond, the Collector politely informs him that he cannot receive them—he must have specie . Specie 1 inquires the merchant—so much is not to be had in the city. Well—says i r ol ' e ' tor -'»y will go with you to the . . k of Cumberland, where I keep my deposits, and you can pay them your bills, and they will, m the presence of my clerk, credit me on the [ Bank s books with having deposited a corres ■ P°““iug amount m specie, and that will answer, and he will cancel your bond. And that is done accordingly. And that is what is called a hard money collection of the revenue, though not a dollar used in the process, and upon I f, ° f h ; U o hU?gery il is > that lhe President of the Linted States gravely proclaims to the ■ people of the country, in his annual message, that > ‘ the receipts and disbursements of the Govern ! ment are made in legal currency in the largest portion of the Union 1”’ ® From the Albany Daily Advertiser. The “Better Currency.” The State of Maine, which has adhered so t steadfastly to the fortunes of the Jackson and Van i B«ren party, is just beginning to reap the full , fruits of their different “experiments.’* There t teing neither specie nor bank bills wherewith to , defray the current expenses of the Government the legislators of Maine have been compelled to ievem a currency of their own, This Sew ™ c.es of Jackson Van Buren circulation is tbu. described in the correspondence of the Portland r Daily Advertiser; 1 State House, Augusta, 7 , , Friday, Jan. 17, 1840. J I have th.s morning some very gratifying ta telllgence for your readers The prospeci begins to brighten that money will soon flow in .bund ance up and down the Kcr.nebec. The Trc™, rer of the State has just received four reams of beautifully engraved blank notes, with a spread eagle upon them. They run as low as $5 and up I to SSO, ami nothing is wanting but the name ot the Treasurer, and then the “aching void” in our circulating medium will be filled. They are “in haec verbae .” , “The State of Maine promises to pay, at the Treasury office in Augusta, in one year after date, or sooner, if notice be given by the holder of this note, Five Dollars in current Bank Bills, of said State, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum. . „ It is to be hoped the members will now go about business in right good earnest, a* there is a prospect of their getting their pay for their ser vices. It is true they will not receive it in the “constitutional currency,” but they must not be particular these hard times. Neither will they receive it in current bank bills of the State, but in the Treasurer’s promise to pay them such. This seems to be a great way off from the yellow boys. Constitutional Amendment. — A motion has been made in the Senate of Tennessee to a mend the constitution, so that the State shall not hereafter become the sole proprietor of a bank, nor a partner in any project or business with any individual or number of individuals, nor with any corporation, and also, that except in cases where the faith of the State is already pledged, no money shall be raised in future on credit of the State by any form of loan, neither by books opened for sub scription, nor in any other manner whatsoever, unless such moneys be necessary for the defence of the State, in case of threatened invasion, or war actually commenced. From the Baltimore Sun. A Singular Petition. —A petition was presented to the Legislature of Tennessee on the 14th ult., which is really a curiosity of its kind. The petitioners recite in the first place, that the state debt is enormous and needs curtailment, and they express a fear that the state which they say is now mortgaged to foreigners, may have to be sold, so that “the next generation of Tennessee ans must be slaves owned by foreigners.” The second part of the petition is so great a curiosity that we will copy it entire. The petitioners say : In the 2d place, your petitioners would remind your Honorable body, that you have now been in session a long lime, and have spent our money in taking our liberty from us—for, to forestall us in a nomination for President and Vice Presi dent, is certainly depriving us of a most inestima ble right. The constitution of our state does not recognize the right in your Hon. body of making the aforesaid officers; nor did your constituents elect you for that purpose. You have likewise turned our best friend out of the 11. S. Senate, and have essayed to hurl from thence a man justly styled the “Cato of the Republic,” and said to be the facsimile of the great Washington. Your illegal acts are likewise promising fair to deprive us. of our Governer—a man who boast ed. in our section of the State, that he wished no office save what Tennesseeans could confer upon him. Your Hon. body have likewise legislated un til we no longer have a currency, and have nam ed an exorbitant sum in the shape of a tax, to be imposed upon the brokers for presuming to pur chase the depreciated bank notes left, by your connivance, upon our hands. With all these facts staring them in the face, your petitioners would most humbly but earnestly recommed the propriety, not to say the necessity, of an imme diate adjournment; and we flatter ourselves that you cannot refuse this, our humble petition, if you will reflect but for a moment that you are now daily eating up our State Treasury, and de stroying the mite that should be appropriated to the payment of our great State debt—as also the fact that you have legislated out of friends and money —a situation your petitioners humbly con ceive to be something worse than that of being legislated out of house and home for in this lat ter case, one could lodge with his friends. In fine, your petitioners would represent the great impropriety of longer remaining in Nashville do ing nothing, at the public expense, and join with all good citizens in praying you to adjourn im mediately—if not sooner. The idea of “ adjourning immediately—if not sooner,” is certainly something new. The peti tion is signed by fifteen citizens, and take it alto gether, it contains some truth, but not much poe try. When it was presented and read, sundry motions for its disposition were made; some were for laying it on the table—some for putting it un der the table—and some were for rejecting it en tirely. During the discussion, the question was asked whether the petition was received by mail or by private hand. To this the gentleman who presented it replied that he had received it by pri vate hand—that “ the petitioners were bona fide living men, whigs and Van Buren men—and his constituents. The censure in the petition bore equally upon himself with other members. It was on this account that he presented it. He hoped the House would not censure him for the act, but that the paper would be transmitted to the Senate.” The Speaker expressed the opin ion that it should go to the Senate, and to the Senate it went. What its fate was there, we have not yet heard. From the National Intelligencer. Statistics of Mortality. The English Government has established a registration of marriages, births, and deaths, which, from its accuracy and fullness, will yield the most important information to the physician, philosopher, and statesman. From a review of the first annual report of the Register General, the following data have been derived. The re suits are from the writer’s calculation, and the means of correcting any error are afforded. The population of England and Wales was estimated, January 1, 1838, at 15,324,720 The annual deaths from July I, 1837, £ ere . 338,660 Hence, the mortality has been at the rate of 2,209 percent., or one death to every 45 living. A tahle-is also framed to compare the ratio & of mortality in London (which is more healthy than the other large commercial cities) with that of the country ; five counties, including many towns being selected as the standard. The resuhs of course, only approximate the truth. The population of London, within an area of 70 square miles, is 1,790 451 •v ooo at ° f the m VC counties » within an’ area of 7,933 square miles, is 1,723 770 The annual deaths of the former were 53 597 Which is at the rate of 2,990 per cent., or one ILTI 33 f i nhabi,ants - For the same term, the deaths of the country were 34 074 or at the rate of 1,976 per cent., or one death to every 50 mhabUants; thus proving that the chances of human life are much greater in the coumry than in town. With the above results, we are tempted to com pare the rate of mortality in Washington, as as certamed from data published by Mr. Sessford in Wednesday s Intelligencer. The pop. at this time, is estimated at 24 sfi*» The deaths for 1839 were ’ 372 Which gives the rate of 1,514 per cent, or one out of every 66 of the inhabitants, being one half of the rate in London, and about three-fourths of that of the country ; showing a vast superiori ty of health in our favor. It should also be no ticed that one-tenth of the deaths in our city arise from Cholera Infantum, a disease scarcely kiiown in England, and among us never seen in the country. In all the returns, errors and omissions be relatively more ex«Sl*f~ mmutive Metropolis, 111 our dl * The following unconnected facts are glcanci from the same report: The population of England and Wales increas ed from 1801 to 1821, at the rate of 16.13 decen nially; and from 1821 to 1831, at the rate ol 16.01 decennially, showing great uniformity or progression. The instances of longevity are numerous. In the whole of England and Wales, out of 1,000 deaths, 145 have been at the age of 70 and up wards; while in Durham and parts of Yorkshire, the*proportion arose as high as 210, and sunk in London to 104, and in Liverpool and Manches ter to 63. The registered deaths from consumption a mounted to 20 per cent, of the total number of deaths, or nearly 4 out of 1.000 living ; this pro portion exceeding that of the United States. It appears, also, that the greatest density at tained in the metropolis is 248,000 to a geogra phical square mile, and that each person has only an area of 24 square yards. Presence ol Ittind in the Hour of Danger. In the course of an article in relation to the Lexington, the Albany Advertiser narrates the following as a striking example of how much may be effected in such an emergency by decision and presence of mind on the part ol the captain of the boat: ‘•Several years ago a disaster occurred on Lake Champlain, similar in many respects to the burn ing of the Lexington. One stormy night, as the steamboat Phenix, with a full load of passengers and freight, was ploughing her way through the waters of Champlain, a fire broke out at midnight and soon raged with irresistable violence. The passengers, roused by the alaim from their slum bers, and waking to terrible sense ol impending destruction, rushed in crowds upon the deck and attempted to seize the boats. Here, however, they were met by the captain, who, having aban doned all hope of saving his boat, now thought only of saving his passengers, and stood by the gangway of his vessel with a pistol in each hand, determined to prevent any person from jumping into the boats before they were properly lowered into the water, and prepared to receive their liv ing freight. With the utmost coolness and pres ence of mind he superintended the necessary preparations, and in a few minutes the boats were lowered away, and the passengers received safely on board. They then shoved off and pulled through the darkness for the distant shore. As soon as this was reached and the passengers landed, the boats returned to the steamboat and took of the crew, and, as the Captain supposed, every living soul except himself. But shortly after the boats had left the second time, he discovered under a settee the chambermaid of the Phenix, who in her fright and confusion had lost all consciousness. Lash ing her to the plank which he had prepared for his own escape, this gallant Captain launched her torwards the shore; and was thus left alone with his vessel, now one burning pile. Having satisfied himself that no living thing remained on board his boat, and with the proud consciousness that he had saved every life entrusted to his care, he sprung from the burning wreck as it was about to sink beneath the waters, and by means of a settee reached the shore in safety. The above is no exaggerated story. It is the simple narrative of one of the most heroic acta on record. We have only to add that the Cap tain who so faithfully and fearlessly discharged his duty on this trying occasion, is still in com mand of a noble boat on Lake Champlain, and is known to every traveler as Captain Sherman, of the steamboat Burlington. Alarming Facts.—The official report of the Bank Commissioners of Ohio, states that the loans and discounts of the banks are over $15,000,000, of which more than one half were made to 922 individuals, and less than 10,000 citizens owe every dollar ot the whole. Galena Lead Minks. — Galena, though 500 miles farther up, has an advantage over Potosi, the chief one of the Missouri mining stations, in being on navigable water, while Potosi is 40 miles from the Mississippi. Galena is a flour ishing town, and contained in (1835) between 12 and 14 hundred inhabitants. The richest are distant about 4or 5 miles from the village. The mineral galena, is found at various widths —•mostly of the depth of 60 or 70 feet. It is raised in lumps of all sizes, from half a pound weight to that of 150 lbs. There is little for eign matter mixec 1 with the ore, except some particles of blem e, and a portion of the ochrey oxide of iron. The quantity of lead made in this region raustbe very great, if an estimate may be formed from the number of steamboats which are constantly receiving cargoes of it, and from the piles of the metals on the wharves. —Chicago American. a Six New Songs and Ballads, written by .Thomas Moore, Esq,. — These songs have the stamp of the author’s genius. They are gems of lyrical poetry,—-full of feeling, delicacy, and grace. The thoughts, too, are clothed in that smooth, flowing, and musical language, of which, among all our song-writers, Moore alone is master. The verses are united to melodies by himself and other composers. “The Musical Box,” a pretty jeu d’esprit, has music by Barnett; and the composer has availed himself of the subject, by introducing a symphony of more than usual length, in which the box discourses eloquent music. “The dawn i« breaking o’er us,” is com posed by Balfe, and is exceedingly light and ele gant. “The language of flowers” is adapted to Thalberg’s famous andante, which, under his magical touch, turned the heads of the amateurs last season, and makes a delicious air for a ballad. And “They met but once,” is united to one of Bellini’s sweetest melodies. Two of them, music as well as words, are by Moore himself; and these, we think, are the best of the set. Tha following is one of them. Its impassioned ten derness breathes in the strain with which the author has clothed it, and its effect, sung as he can sing it, must*be exquisite : “When to sad music silent you listen, nL A ?iS tea s s !n those e J’ e 'ids tremble like dew ; Un ’ ten 1 theiC dWclls in those e y es . as they glis- A sweet holy charm that mirth never knew. But when some lively strain resounding OK L *? hts U P the sunshine of joy on that brow. Oh then, the young deer o’er the hills boundin? W as ne’er in its mirth so graceful as thou. When on the skies at midnight thou gazest Th t llgh 80 dmne th y Matures then wear, rarest S ° me bright thou We feel ’’tis thy home thou art looking for there. But when the word for the gay dance is given So buoyant thy spirit, so heartfelt thy mirth °h then, we say, ne’er leave earth for Heaven But linger still here, to make Heaven of earth.’’ a A young chap from ‘the bush,’ a short time since, thought he must show his gal lantry and take his dulcinea to the city of the no tions whither he had never been. As he was passing a restorateur, he espied some bucks drink ing soda. So in steps Sam with his lady, and said “ less have some of that are.” Cish— siz— went the soda, which soon found the way to the stomach of the beau, all full of effervesence as it was. S e t ting the glass on the stand, the buck turned round to his dear, (who had modestly retired a pace ’l and said as he wiped his mouth on his coat sleeve .i’n •e'l you wbat i. U S a) .ba, arc soda ia ‘ d good—why don t you buy some? Consignees per South Carolina Hail n Hamburg. February 3 ; > H Pkquct; P Fitzsimons; A Frederick- M Boulineau; W Barrie; W Johnston; ED r ” Russell & Hutchinsofi; W E Jackson; G T L>°° JMkW Adams; T Dawson; Stovall Sim. ***' > *- “moons i, Co; Garvin & Haines; R& D W Diij. p an< j w Scranton; S Kneeland; P A Scranton; J{; p )a 4 1 S Beers; Maher & Rooney; Sibley & * toD ’ Parrott; J Usher; J Levy, Jeffers & COM M ERCIAIT^ 5^ Latest dates from Liverpool , Latest dates from Havre 1? - *>"■ 14 AUGUSTA MARKET. Cotton. —Such has been the quiet, indeed sl„ „• state of our market since our report on s that we are scarcely able to give any defin'i ' of it to day. ‘ Cre P° r t The tendency yesterday was decidedly do ward in the minds of purchasers, though w ° Wn ‘ of no sales. This state of things is probaM result of the suspense among buyers, because l{ 2* absence of news from England, which is now a f expected by the British Queem The cons A high price of freights has likewise its influence" ! another not uni nportant cause is the state Savannah market, produced by the fact that tide cannot be sent forward for the want of w*' ping. lp ' Our river is now in fine boating order, and wharves so recently laden with cotton,are now disburtbened. We quote the market as follows Ordinary 6 1 7 ; Fair 7to Freights —To Savannah $2 per bale. Exchange. —On New-York at sight, 8 a cent, for current funds; Charleston at 4 a 5 cent, and Savannah 1 a 2% per cent.; specie com. mands 5 a 6 per cent, premium, MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, February l Arrived —Brigs Planet, Kuowlton, Portsraouft, (H H); Omar, Snow, Boston; schr Kite, Marta New Orleans; steamboat Erin, Moore, Augusta. Charleston, February 3 Arrived on Saturday—Brig Alpha, Bonney, Hi. vana; schr Replaced, Tyler, Castine, (Me.) At Quarantine Line ship Lucas, Eld ridge, Bos. ton; barque \ erono, Bogardus,do; brig Uncas.frm do; schr Rienzi, Wright, do. In the Offing— Ship Harriet & Jessie, M’W from Liverpool. Below —Barque Ganges, Ford, from Boston. Cleared —Ships Merchant, Jordan, Glasgow- le. vant, Bartlett, Liverpool; Br ship Druid, Bacht London; 'brig Bil.ow, Howes, Antwerp. Went to sea on Sutarday— Line ship Niagara Smith, New 'iork; brig Chili, Morris, Santa Cruz' (Cuba.) OO~W. G. NTMMO, General Commission Me:, chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door tot!* Constitutionalist. nov 7 9CrWe are authorized to announce Lt. Coi SAMUEL C. WILSON, as a. candidate for COL. ONELor the 10th Regiment Georgia Militia, jen 21 td GCj* EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— Atsibi and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by 8 ’ nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIND. CC/'C’. AL CURTIS, House, Sign and Ornam> tal Painter, 187 Broad street.— Sign andomanifii* tal work done at short notice. dec 5 ry PUBLIC NOTICE. —Dr. Munroe, Surged Dentist, has relumed to Augusta. dec 9 OCT* AL SHALVIRE, ARTIST, has openedhk Rooms at the Masonic Hall. 2d story, where he will be happy to receive orders for Miniatures.—Com* likenesses will be warranted, dec 28 trwlm* GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY- S first anniversary of this Society will be celebrate, on Wednesday, the 12th of February next, whci an Historical Discourse will be delivered by the Hon. William Law. Members residing in differed: sections of the State, are earnestly desired to unite with us in the services of tills interesting occasion Due notice of the order of exercises, &c. willbt given prior to that day. Wm. Thorne Williams, 'I _ I. K. Tefft, Committee Rob’t. M. Charlton, ). of Wm. B. Stevens, A. A. Smets, J Arrangement. . GCT’A CARD. —Mr. Richards, Teacherof Drw mg and Painting, will resume his professional di ties in Augusta at an early day. nov 1 (jyßr. B. HARRIS offers his services in tin practice of his profession to the citizens of Aupt ta and its vicinity. Messages will receive pronif attention if left at his drug store in liroad streets at his residence in Ellis street, below Waste t° n * nov 7 C/* Dr • JF. FLINT offers his services to thee ! tizens of Augusta in the different branches of to profession. He may be found at all hours at® late residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second dooi from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets, nc v 29 ly (£/=* Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta audits I vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the I first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis I street, recently occupied by John L. Adams. augl? ts C3* TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTSr The Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy (Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to yw I tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening, free | 2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the room will be well lighted. dec !9 I (jy NOTICE.— The Rail Road Passenger TrM I between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave J* I follows: UPWARD. I Not to leave Charleston before 700 a I “ “ Summerville, “-- S3O 1 “ “ Georges’ -“-% ]0 00 " “ Branchville, “ - 11 00 “ “ Midway, - « -1130 m j “ Blackville, - “ - 100 .*• “ . “ Aiken, - - « . 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 __ DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. “ “ Aiken, r « . - 730 “ Blackville, “ - . 930 “ Midway, “ _ -10 iO “ Branchvill “ - - 11 00 “ Georges’, »* - -1200 M. * . “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00r. *■ .Arrive at Charleston not before 300 Distance—l 33 miles. Fare Through —$10 ™ Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain* minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, ani i 11 , longer than 5 minutes for wo »and water at ls station. To stop for passengers, when a I chits pf* hoisted, at either of the above stations; ahd *l®°, hmeaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile "• ** ra bams, Willeston, Windsor, Jotm‘ u and Marsh’s T. O. Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock jj dine at Blackville; aoum, will breakfast at A> * | and dine at Summerville. may* 1 , . E. BOURGEOIS, k SILK DYER AND SCOURER, FROM 1 RESPECTFULLY informs the ladies* tlemen of Augusta, and the country 6 • rally, that he still continues to carry on hi* , ness in Broad street, next door below Dr. m . J ns drug store, where he will be happy to attc I all who may favor him with their custom- I kinds of Silks, Crapes, &c., will be Dyed in \ fashionable Colors, Gentlemen’s apparel and renewed, and what he does he will warran I give general satisfaction. 6m aU £ 0 I