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CHRONICLE AND SEN'S IN EL. AUGUSTA. I# # THURSDAY MORNING, MAIj 7 A Word to those who Kna|-. We bare the name* of a few iniivwuals who •re in the hab’r of receiving our paper, from our carriers, and paying them fur them, to hom we ■hall as soon as oar enquiries are commie *1 present bills. Others, if there be any whose tames we have not yet received will do well a keep a bright eye oat, or they may attain an aenviahle notoriety through our columns. Our orders to the carriers sre to deliver papers to u- one but subscribers, and if we find any indivicSal in the city purchasings paper from them wei.hail pub lish them, be t ie consequences what twjy may. Cj* We are authorized to stale thalAn the ap plication of the B ir. Ju ige Wilde ha consented to adjourn the Court of Common Peat from the 2d until the 4th Monday in this moni L Harrison and Tyler Meet* ,g. The last Savannah Republican cot tins a caM for a Meeting in that city, signed by 1; 2 citizens. Among the name*, we recognise many f the most distinguished citizens in the city, srj wc learn that there ara a goodly number of o -Spina! Van Buren men. This sounds well for oS Chatham. The Resolutions passed at the late jg an Boren meeting in this city, shall receive . ir especial ettsntisn st an early day. Still they come. The Southern Recorder has wit irawn the name of Gov. Troup, and run up l! Harrison and Tyler banner. We welcome ;»a to the field. v The Madisonian, g We are gratified to find sn our ulsj the MaJi isonian. risen Phoenix like from theliale fire in Washington, in a new and improve<9jress. The former Editor has associated with bift Mr. Don ald McLeod, one of the most vigor®-* and effi cient political writers of the day. p Late from Liverpool» The second edition of the New YSrk Express nys:—The ship Scotland is bciowg'um Li er pool—sailed the 3d of April. We I not expect our files of papers in season far 10-d l’s paper. At a recent meeting of the Staleß.ig ts party in Columbia County, the following gentlemen were appointed Delegates to the clivention in Liliedgeviile: 1 A. Avert, A. P. Robliox, N. Cbawpord, T. H. Wain. The Globe of the 2d inst . says .--Ifhe Appro priation Bill was pa sed this evemn,! about eight o’clock—yeas 145, navs 15. The cou'se of the Reformer is on ard. A let ter trom CraAturdviile yesle day br ught us the names ot fi.ty subscribers, with ihe< suranee that Taliaferro was true to hcrseT and »t toira. Gaoaxs or rmz Loco Foco ress. —The Harnahurg Keystone give* return# from the Vir ginia election, and then groans oC : “Tual the Whigs, iu all probability, have beti successful m electing a majority to the House f Delegate.-. We have no disposition to coucea that this re sult is unexpected, and in some deg! *e mortifying as the election of two United Stato Senators de pended upon the issue.” T«ea*crt Notes. — By an offi *1 stat meat from the Treasury Department, ut ;er dale of the Ist instant, it appears that of the *, 'eral issues of Treasury past not. s, there remain outstanding the amount of pi, 256.985 71. From New York Star, of t 2nd. From France. The Silsie da Grasse, Wieds hold, arrived from Havre yesterday, bringing Pi is dates to the 3lst, and Havre io the Ist. As t i Great Wes tern is hourly expected, and will ring dates to ll.e Islh it ts scarcely necessary t make copious extracts from our files. Africa.— C ipture of the C erehel.—Gov ernment has received the follow g telegraphic despatches: “Toclox, March 29—Ot rebel 13th. 44 Marshall Valet to the Mini er of War. The army took possession of if Cherrhel to day. ihe enemy did not oiler i y serious re sistance, either on the plains of i e Metijih, or the mountains which surround* die Cberchel.” “ Toulox, March 29th —The Mantine per feet to the Mini tit rof th* Mann —On the 12th the Spahis of Oran and a bait, ion of the Ist regiment of the line having mai • a sortie from Mizerghen, had to sustain, at ha a league from the camp* an obstinate conflict, rom ten in the morning till live in the afterno j, with several thousand Arabs, who came to ca y olf the cattle of the Douair-. Our lass was 44 killed and 51 rounded. That of the enemy is estimated at 4*o killed. We remain*! .caster of the field < \ battle. The commander of the Marine ot Alg rs- announces the voluntary surrender of tJoilcf ’ “Pams. March 30lb—The E aireur of Ton lon says: fhc Duke o> Orleans' ato arrive here on the slh ot April, when every - ring connected with the grand expedition nga'ijfa Abdel Kader must be ready for sea. The Dukf of Orleans will bo accompanied by his brot ierJl.he P, mce de Joinville and the Duke d’ Aurnle. The steam ers are getting ready for the voyiie of the Prin ces.” S A letter from Toulon states th* reinforcements are to lie sent direct to Oran, ,’iirshal Valee not having l>cen able to detach any itriion of his ar my on us march, it said dial I-" 6th light in fantry in garrison at Toulon, thto3l»tof the line at Marseilles, and the 13th lig’l at Perpignan, have receiued orders to hold theaseives in readi nesi tnkppbieeeJ to Oran. Th.*r» are to he form ed, u is added, two acuve colurfins of 3000 men at Oran the other of 3000 men v. Mitsiegancm. Extra t of a Idler from OranJiOih inst., quo ted by the Consiilutionnel; o •• AccounU received from through Ara!»» who have relations with ie interior, leave no doubi as to the existence of itreaty between A!>de! Kader and the Emperor •( Morocco. If. however, the French Ouvetnmf t looks for a for mal de la alion of war from th Emperor U de ceive* itself; fur the character 1 >( the Morocco chiet* ha- always been ihe sai.e as that of the Arabs, and Uw p -lny which goifrns the Western States is founded upon the *a;&■ nasi* as that of the £n»ir,—the utuioat laud ««j dissimulation. (From the Baltimore American. Ax HOXJtST coxfkssiox- —The following is from a late number of the Charleston Courier, a highly respectable journal which ha* hitherto supported the National Ad-n.mstrati. n. It is an admission honestly made up >n the pressure of fact* which are not to lie denied : •• VVe deem it right to mike our readers aware that, contrary to nur crig.nal expectation, the prospects if General Harriotn fur the next Pre tdency are improving c.nd brightening. D,- i vision and schi m no longer distract and pa a- U‘ie the wh gs, but (hty are united in solid pha lanx from one end of the union to the other, and moving heaven and earth, by vigorous, concen trated and enthusiastic ff rr s, to accomplish me overthrow of the present administration, and the triumph of their favorite carul.date. The Jinan eia follies of the present Ad tvn straiion. (much to our regret) give General Harrison an advan tage in position , which bis f iends are making the most of, and which call for the most active counter exertions on the part of the power# that be: to whom, notwithstanding the.r financial »ins. we yet elinz . w th the f ndness of old ajf.e linn, and a gratitude founded on their nob e and gallant stand for the rights of the Sjuih the in tegrity of the Constitution, and the peace ol Uie i* as Lnion. There is a great ileal of meaning in these few word# ‘finunc a foiliet *f the present Adminis tration'' Such a syslema'ic folly a* that which has marked the course of the administration in regard to finance is unexampled, we believe, in the history of any nation. The singular specta cle has been presented to the world of a Govern ment waging war upon the prominent interests ofthe country which it should have protected— a direct war against the industry and enterprise of its own citizens. For ihe banking system, considered as it should exist and as it did once exist in the United Slate*—is the rcpresenlati e of the business interest* ofevey pursuit. In at tacking that system, not ila abases, with a view to destroy, not to reform force •; every blow fell upon the industrious citizen and his property. It is idle to expend words on mere names—facts will vindicate themselves sooner or later. Heab k Van Bcrex Posr-MasTEH —Extract of a letter from a Van Buren Post Master in Ohio to a gentleman in this city. 44 1 a n sorry to inform you that the Whig* have elected ait the County officers by a maj »rity of about 1000. The county of Geauga waadivj Jed last winter and I am now in Lake county. Last fail we elected our Stale Senator from Gea uga and Ashtabula counties ; snyou will perceive there has been a strange turn-at*ont. The vote in thi* town (M iiis-*o) stood 3*2 Harrison 112 Van Buren this spring. Last year we carried o»ir ticket—the truth is. and the'e is ro use in saying more about it, we have got to go fur Har rison in this State or there will l« only officers left to muster on our rolls—out of all the :nen in our employ (about 110) only three are with us and they not very warm.” —Albany Eve- Journal. From the B iltimore A mm lean. We are not that wb understand the mea ning of the phrase - Very Sgn ficant." with which the Washington Globe of Wednesday heads an article referring to our remark* a few davsagoin favour of a National Bank. That the prostration of the United States Bank was the begining of a series of evils affl.ctive to the best interests of the com try; that the uverihrow of that institution w*-- accomplished by mean* of the personal popularity of Jat K*ox, and not by the inefficient or injurious operation of the Bank itself; and finally that s unduess, regularity.: nd stability cannot be restored to the financial sys tem of the country until some central and con trolling power vested in an institution like that which the Government hasdestroyed. shall ht es tablished, free from politiaal influences, to restrain and ni'idify the openti -ns of local Banks, and to famish a currency at par in all parts of the union—that these propositions are true, we have long l»elieved. The language which expressed them was *• significant” of sentiments, the decla ration of which need occasion no surprise—for they are entartained by thousands of sensible m-n in the North and in the South, and iu every other quarter of the country, and they are such as mu<t commend themselves to everv one w n> will candidly compare the state of things which existed in t.ie Unit'd Stales, before the ho-tilily of the Ad oinistralion was directed against the currency, and that which now prevails to the in jury—the disl ess—the prostration—of nearly every great national interest. From the Savanmh Republican, of May 4th. We are permitted to mike the following extract from ale.ter just received from Florida dated May Ist: 44 The Indians on the coast are numerous ; their fires are seen every whe c. They attacked five men from Fort Laudardafe wfuie they w«»re pro curing water, and shot three of them—one mor tally. About the 28th last month, while Captain L imes and eighteen men w<re out scouting they were fired u|m>ii by a body of Indians, who shot several—the < aptain and two in' n mortally. The day after, two citizens were killed at No. 12. The Indians appear to be in parties over the country, determined on mischief. It is supposed General Taylor will shortly leave, when Gen. Armistead will take command, who is presiding at a Court Martial, now silting at St. Augustine. On the 31st ult. some men who (while on par ade) of 2d Dragoons, stationed at Pilatka, muti nied and attempted the life of Lieut. Merrill, who was in command. Lieut. M. cut one of the ringleaders severely in the face, and by the aid of Dr. Hitchcock, kept them at bay for a short time; but, there is no doubt, had not Captain Lawton’s company arrived just at that moment they would have taken the lives of both officers. Lawton’s company arrived in the Cincinnati, to go in the interior. Major Ashby, the command ing officer was at St. Augustine.” I.VfPORTAXT AXI* CcRIOUS DISCOVERT. A paper has been read in ihe French Academic des Sciences on a gas discovered by M. JulesSegum, which is perfectly free from any hydro sulphurous element, and also from all carburet of sulphur, and it is stated to be admirably adapted tor the pur pose of giving light. It is made of materials which are not only useless but noxious, as dead horses, old leather, spoiled wool, &c~, and is at the same time free from any offensive odour. One old horse will, it is compu ed, affitrd on an average 25.000 litres (about 1,525,701 cubic in ches) of ires per hour will ketp a single jet burn ing. The invention seems to be regarded in France with a favorable eye. as leading alike to economy and the removal of a nuisance. A Loxo Sleep.—The following is an extract from a letter received from Yorkshire : *A remar able circumstance now astonishes the people in this place. There is at present in the neghhor hood of Huddersfield a man who has been sleep ing for the last thirty one weeks Shots have l**en fired in the room in which he sleeps, and it was also sugge ted some of his veins, which was done; but every effort failed in rousing him, and yet his breath and pulse are going quite reg ular. It is *aid that the same individual has hid twosimila dozes before now; the first las ted for two months, and the second for five months. A doctor once returned a coat to his tailor be cause it did not exactly suit him. The tailor af terwards seeing the doctor at * funeral of one of liis patients, said to him. “ah. doctor, you are a happy man.” 44 Way so? ’ inquired the doctor. • 4 Because.” said the tailor, “you never have any ol your bad work returned upon your hands.” Ft om the New York A meriean. Mnnii\ Eiotcrxcs. —Not very Jong ago that beautiful piper the Globf'lfad a furious out pouring of wntli upon the Whig raem‘>ers of Congre**, for delaying the business of the nation and wasting the lime of the House by long speeches. It we remember right the very same numberof the Globe contained a pa agraph in hug laudation of a speech intend the day be fore bv \fr. Duncan of Ohio. The Globe of Thursday contains the said speech, * ith more laudation. It occupies only thirteen columns and a half. The subject under discussion when it delivered was the general appropriation b il ; hut we have been carious • nough to glance over it am! note the topics introduced and dwell upon, of which a very imperfect list is here pre sented. The bed of Procrustes. Banking and the credit Fhe editor oflbe Madi- system. sonian. Wages of labor. Federalist office-holders. Overtrading The swinish multitude. Monomania. Panic Making. The philosopher's stone. Alexander Pope, (with Uncle Jake Feller, extracts from his po- John Tvler. ems.) Slaveholders. General Harrison. Abolition. L-kt cabins. Masonry. Hard ctiler. Anti-masonry. General Rol'ert Lucas, Musical instruments, the The Furies of the an- banjo, &c. eienU. Babylon. Shvlock. The Cyrus of Democ- Bunk- r Hill. racy. Dried pumpkins. General Jackson. Linsey frocks. Henry Clay. Johnny cake. Military Presidents. Nrw whiskey. General Harrison's gold Husking frolics. medal. Barney, let tlie girls The United States Sen atonc. ate. Cor-ets. Battle of Tippecanoe. Persian fogs. Hannibal and Seir.pro- Thc waltz. uius. Oaitle, sheep and hogs. Bailie of Trebia. Gen. Harrisons ricties. Bailie of ihe River Rai €»en.Harrison’s poverty. sin. H:s rncgn : Jiceni frame Col. Croc ban. mansion. Col. R. M. Johnson. The Nile and the Mis- Battle of the Tuames. sissippi. Tecumseh. The Harnsburgh con- Cyrus and Croesus. vemion. The Mf-desarid Persians. Wolves in sheep's cloth- Alexander the Great. mg. Ccesar aqd Pompey. Napoleon, Battle of Marathon. The bride of Lodi. Toe D—l and Black Miltiades. Sail. Slump orations. Poor John Woods. Battle of Ithonit. Mr. Vin Duren. A istommes and Cle-Alexander Hamilton. onis. Corn shuckings in the Tun Paine. West. Professor Tital, of Ge- Western poetry. neva. Wool hals and hunting shirts. Os the appropriation h II not one word. The style of the harangue ".ay be guessed a from the topics. Byway of specimen, however, we quote one little pa-sage, to show how a mem ber of Congiess has thought it l>ecom ng to speak, on the floor of the national legislative hall, of a private individual. A miserable too. of a miserable faction—(l mean the Conservatives) —an empty, coxcomb, without a name a resideuce.or a foothold on the face of the earth— a (lennyles* loafer— one of the gaunt longing offi e set kers that hescl this Cupilot, and ride you Uke the uigbimare. Here is a *pecimen— Mary Hogers are a case, An iso are Sally i hompson,' General Jack'on aie a bor-e, And so are Colonel Johnson. Parents can never too • arcfully avoid showing a distinction between children in the disfributinri of ibeir affection. Parental love during infancy and youth should he the patrimony of all; and. sm far as human infirmity will allow, like the kindly dews ol heaven which descend equally -on the just and the unjust” * Reader, did you ever look at the bowl of a spoon In Id horiz mtaily. and see your face in it as round and as jolly as that of a tat friar, and then suddenly turning the bowl into a perpendi cular position, behold the same face as Img and doleful as that of toe kni-rbl of the doleful coun tenance 1 Well, just such a change has the lace of Loco Focoism undergone within the three months.— Prentice. Can Prentice tell us how Col. Johnson’s numer ous relatives like the attempt of the friends ol Polk to supersede him ! Buffalo Journal. All we know is, that several of them, from an ger or some other cause, are absolutely • black in the face!” A vautable Convert is Ohio.—We copy the following the Cincinnati Kepi.b ican of Mon day ; The Leader or the Vas Bures Party is Ohio —Gen. John Mcfcdvain of Coium us. lettd;r of the Van Buren party in Ohio, has co ne oui in the Ohio Confederate an 1 announccu Idetermina tion to have nothing more to do with Van iluren isin, and furthermore proclaims that hereafter he shall support Gen. Hamsun. McLikain was an eariy and a fast friend of lieu. Jackson, he was a member of both the electorial co leges whi;h east the vote of ( hio for the hero of .New Orleans, and was one of the Van Buren electoral tick t of 183 d. He has been for a long scries of years the strong /pan oi the loco foco party. His quitting their ranks now, will create quite a; much consternation as if Dr. Duncan himself should leave the party. At the great Whig meeting in Mason county, a big loco foco delioerately took off his s k iil in the presence of the whole crowd, carried it to the pro vision tabl“, tilled it with legs of mutton, bams, pigs, tread, pickles, Ac , tied it up with one of ids suspenders, slung it over Ids shou der, and made off. fc There was to be shortly afterwarJs a loco foco - onvention at Slickaw ay, near Maysvilie, and the presumption was, that the above named loco loco was emp oyed by his party to forage for the occa sion. To be sure, his shirt was not very «lean, and indeed it showed untquivoca. marks of pro fuse perspiration, but we trust that its contents suited the pa ales of the Siickaway Couvtntiou.— Louisville Journal. From the New York Herald. Report from the Latent Office. —We hare received the lepoit of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1839. It presents a curious and inter esting statement of the artic.es patented and bun ness of ihe office during la«t year, and shows that the inventive genius of this country is on the in crease. Probably not more than of the machines and articles invented have been patent ed. -Many we know, very ingenious and hi-'hiv useful, which have received no patent, owm°; in mostca-es, to the ueg ecf and wantor attention on the part of the mv utors theinse.ves. Last year four hundred and twenty-five patents were gran.eJ, and hiee huadred and three expir ed. In all form the »• evolution to the first day of the year 1840, the.e have been eleven thousand five hundred and nine patents r-sued from VV ash inglon. And mere are now quite a Urge number o; applications p rtiaily romp., ted, awaiting the reception of models, and the mote important a,ti de, cal.ed a “ Treasury fee.” j he number of cave »ts issued last year, was two hundred and twenty-fire. During the year 1539, there was accumulated over the aggregate expense- of the office, a sur plus of more than three thousand douars. Total receipts, $3J,019 Afterwards withdrawn, $5,769 Ordinary expenses, 20,7b9 Toj resto.iug mode s, &c. 7,973 —34,541 Suiplus, $3,478 ** 4 -I Raising the Wind. It has been * trick of the present Administra tion to procure appropri ilions to be made or certain clerkships, ami then, alter the bill has pas sed from Congress, to dispense with the se> vice of clerks so prondrd for, and fa devote ihe pub lic money rated for them to other purposes, con nected, in gen-ru/, with the advancement of the party's interests. This is a great abuse. Another prolific source of extravagance and corruption, is ihe fund for conting. ncies. Here, no items are stated —no estimates are given—but a round sum, and, in all cases, a good large one. is put down under the comprehensive head ol'" contingencies." — •Mud-soman. Tas Kingston Fire.—Theestiina ed loss by the late tire at Kingston. Upper Canada, is now ► put down at s4(>o.noo, of which about $50,000 was insured. The loss in ths article of flour is ; stated aIjGO.OUO, which fulls ehieflv on the mer chant's of Montreal and Que!»ec. The Ottawa Forwarding Company were great sufferers. The iron chest belonging to them has been secured ; when opened the specie was melted into a solid mass of coin, alt l.;e bank bills, notes of band, &c. and many valuable papers were destroyed. A Yankee Trick.—A tarnal Yankee in I Connecticut, (a Loco F.>co of the first water.) is making money hand over hand, bv the manu’ac i ture ut L g Cabin buttons. He says (hey are the most saleable, article now in the market. The Philadelphia Enquirer savs, “ Master Humphrey’s Cluck by Buz,'’ is beautifully writ ten. Judging from the first chapter, it is'likely to equal in interest and merit any preceding ef fort from the same source. The failure of ihe Baltimore firm of William Crawford jr. Ac (’arson, who were among iht largest grocery and commission merchants, was announced yesterday. Their debts are estimated at 15,000 dollars. — Newark Daily Adv. “ Dick, what are you about there 1” *aid a gentleman to his servant, whom he saw loitering about '.he barn. “ Catching rats, sir f” “ And how many rats bare you caught 1” “ Why. sir. wb*=n I get s he one I’m alter now, and another one. it will make two?” A Y ankee. speaking of t.is children s *id had seven sons, none of whom looked alike but ; Jonathan, and Jonathan did’l look zaclv like- The Globe undertakes to tell how Mr. Van Buren “run* at home." He wi 1 have a chance r>> do his running at home after the 4lh of March. Prentice. All men are orators when they feel.— Miss i Free Trailer. How c-xcedmigly eloquent you muvt hive been , when Gcu Quitman was thrashing vou l-Prentice Retort on Lawyers,— Sergeant Cockle, who was a rough, blustering fellow, once got from a witness more than he gave. In a tr’al ol a right of fishery, he asked the wiiness, • Do’st thou love fish!” "Aye,” replied the witness with a grin, "but I donna like cockle sauce with it!” The roar of laughter wh ch echoed through the Court rather disluriad the learned Sergeant. There is an anecdote something similar of Ser geant Davy, a great lawyer of the last age. A i gentleman once appeared in the Court ol King’s Bench to give bail in the sum of £ I.OUO. Ser geant Davy, wanting to display his wit, said to him sternly. "And pray. sir. how Jo vou make out (hat you arc worm £3,ftao ] ’ The gentle man staled the particulars o his property up to £2.940. “ That’s ad very good.’ sa-.d the Ser geant. "hut you want £6O more to be worth £3,- 000.” "For that sum, ’ replied the gentleman, in no wise disconcerle , "I have a note of band i of one Mr. Sergeant Divy, and I hope he will have the honesty soon to settle it.” The laugh ter that this reply excited extended even t<» the f>en-h; the Sergeant looked abashed, and Lord Mansfield oh-erved, in his usual urbane lone. "Well, brother Davy. I think we may accept the baii.’ Dr. Brodum a notorious quack, was <*nce under examination by Mr. Abraham Moore. " - our name is Brodum. 1 iielievc !” inquired the counsel. The Doclcr nodded assent. " Prav how do you it —Brodum or Broad-hum ?” On this thee was a loud latuh in the Court, which w.is not diminished when the qua. k re plied with much admirableselt-p issession, "Whv sare. as I lie hut a doctor, I s{>ell my name Bro | dam; butif I were a banrister , I should spell it Broad hum!” Mr. Bearcroft who was known as an emin nl advocate ot the last age, was quite disconcerted by an old woman that he wisexam ining calling him "Mr. Beer-craft.” A messen ger tortlie press, as that officer was lonneily de nominated. whose business it was to obtain i- for mation respecting seditious publications, was once giving evidence liefoie the Court of King's Bench against a boo seller. Mr. Hungerford, a famous advocate of the time, but more esteemed for his wit and love ot quibbling than for hi-« law learning who was examining him. made some reflections on the meanness ot the messenger’s duties. The messenger replied with s. me quick ness, "I consider the place of messenger to the press to lie quite as reputable as that of merry- Andrew to the bar. ’ Dunirn, r . while examining a witness, asked him if he did not live at the vc rv verge of the court. • Yes, I d was ihe re ply. "And pray why have you selected such a spot for your re-idence "In the vain hope of escaping the rascally impertinence of dunning .” was the retort. A witness with a Hatdnlphtan nose coming in Dunning’s way. he said l<- him, "Now. Mr. Copper-nose, you have been sworn, what do you say 1” "Why. upon my oath.” re plied the witness, "I w uld not exchange my copper nose fer vour brazen face!*’— Static. Complaint of the Violets* BY E. L. BL'LWER By the silent foot of tlie shadowy hill We slept in our green retreats* And the April showers were woat to fill Our hearts with sweets ; And though we lay in a lowly bower. Yet all things loved u« well. And the waking bee left its fairest flower With us t • dwell. But the warm May came in his pride to woo The wealth of our virgin store. And our iieails just felt his breath, and knew Their sweets no moie I And the <ummer reigns on the quiet <pot here we dwell —and its sous and showers Bring balm to our sisters’ hearts, but not— Oh ! not to ours ! We live —we bloom—but forever o’er Is the rh*sm of the earth and sky: To our 'ife, ye heavens, that bairn restore. Or bid us die !” Consignees per South Carolina Hail Road. Hamburg, May 6, IS4O. C L Bray ton; T Noland; W L Mitchell; S Knee land; H J Ross; T J Parmelee; Stovall, Simmons fe Co; G K Galphin; A B Mai lory; W Hattier; Reese Ai Beall; H W Sullivan; G Parrolt- S T Britten; D D Plunkett; .Mitchell & Rooney; J V Benson; Jeffers V Boulware. Consignees will attend without further no tice. -- ' i ' •’.* 4 V.v> A* ■ ••• • •• \ * COMMERCIAL. Lai tat doits from Liverpool , March 31 Latest date* from Havre *P" 1 1 AUGUSTA MARKET. Cotton —The market yesterday was rather more animated than at our reports on Tuesday, and a fair demand existed for the better descriptions at a shade better prices than we last noted. We however continue our last quotations, with the remark that higher prices were paid yesterday for good and prime. Ordinary to middling, 5 io 7 Fair, 7$ to 7$ Good fair, 7$ to 8$ Prime and choice. Si to 8| Groceries. —There is but a limited business.— The market is however weil supplied with almost every variety at our quotations. Freights —To Savannah, 50 cents per bale; to Charleston, by rail road, 25c per 100 lbs. for square, and 35c per 100 lbs. for round baies. Exchange. —On New-York, at sight, 11 per cent, for current funds; Charleston at —a 8 per cent; Savannah 3)perct.; Philadelphia 6 a 6) per 't.; Lexington, Ky. 2 a 3 per ct.; Richmond 5 a 6 cent; specie commands 7 a 10 per cent premium* Bank Motes. — Savannah Banks, 3 per cent prem. Columbus Insurance B’k 4 “ “ “ Commercial Hank, Vlacon, 4 “ “ “ Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 8 “ *• “ Agency Brunswick, 4 * 8 •* “ “ Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Columbus, 3 “ “ dis. Central Bank, 3$ “ •* “ MilledgexLie Bank, Ocmulgee Bank, 3$ 44 ** Monroe Rail Road Bank, 4 “ “ HawkinsviLe Bank, 3$ “ “ Chatuhoot hie R. R. & B’k Company, 5 44 “ ** Darien Bank, 16 44 ** “ Bank of Rome, no sale. All other Banks now doing business, at par. Specie Paving Banks. — Mechanics’ Bank, Insu rance BankofColumous, Commercial Bank of Ma on, cand Brunswick Agency in this city. Baltimore, May 2. Howard Street Flour. —The last sales of *How ard-st Flour from stores t>efore closing oar report of the rraiket list week, were at $4.75. Early this week holders advanced their iates to *4.87 a, out very few sales we believe ha.e taken p ace above 75 for good brands. We n<jte >ales of about 1 500 barrels ye-terday and to day at-.he last named price. We continue to quote the car and wagon p.rce at $4 624. City MU s Hour —We note a sale of ; 00 bbis. City ills F;our at $5 full. There is no stock of this arlic e. Sttsqnehannah Flour. —Sales up to yesterday in clusive at $4 >7), but to-day at 1 he par cels receiving by Tide Watery anal are in beauti ful older. Cifee —The general duTness which prevails in mod other arti les appear to have leached this also. On Wednesday the cargo of t;e brig \nn, consisting of 346*1 bags Kio, was «.rfercd at auc tion and only at-out 1400 bags su’d, at prices rang ing from 9$ a 12) cts= >ome few sa es of fair quality Rro have been made by private contract at 11 4 ets. A sale cf 3 0 tags >t. i>orr.ingo at 9) cts. Provisions. —We note also of 16.(KK> !l s. new Baltimore cured Haras at 11 cents ; 40,0f0 ;b«. Sides of the ties ription at 9 cents; of new We tern ‘*houidrrs at 7) to 7$ cents; of ne-v 1 al timore assorted at 9 it , and Western do. at S$ to 8) cents. There is very little deman 1 for old V A ri tern Baron and hut few transactions, at prices varying according to quality. We continue to quote stsictiy prime old Western at 7 to 7# cent«: Mid lings at 7 cents. Whiskey —Prices remain sta;ionary, at 21$ cts. for hhds and 23) cents for bb!s Ihe stock of hhds. is nearly if not quite exhausted. Philadelphia, \pril 2. Cotton. —ls in rather better demand, with sales of 3 a4ot» bales at 7 to 10 cts. and some fine Mo bile at 11 ) cts. part for export. Hour. —Stocks light wuh a moderate demand for shipment end home use. Sa es of Western via. Pittsburg at $4 S7 a 4.81, and in dirty bb s. at 4,75. Eastern Penna. S4,ST) to 4,97 chiefly 4,94, uni Brand} wine $5 M 'lasses. —Aliout 450 hhds Trinidad have sold at a 27 cts. Bacon. —Hams 9$ to 10) ; Sides S) a 9, and Shoulders 7$ a 8 cts. Whiskey. —>ales in hhds. at 20 a 20); bbls quick ai 22 cts. Sugars. —Further sales of 200 hhds Porto Rico, at b) to 8 cts; 350 bbls and bags White Brazil at 8) cts. New York May 2. Cofee. —There continues to be a fair demand,lor the trade and pi ices have scarcely changed since our last The .'ales of the week embrace 110 bags Brazil at 9 a 10); 800 bags Cu.*a at a 11$; lad do Muricaibo at 10 cents, and 200 bags SLioonriogo at 8$ a 9 cents per ib. (olton. —Since our last there his been a fair de mand for cotton —which however has been princi pally confined to the better descriptions, tor which a Mnall advance on previous rates has been obtain ed, whilst tire inferior descriptions have been ra ther neglected.— flic transactions include 3,450 bales upland and Florida at 6 a 8$ ; 850 d> Mo bile at 6$ a93 and 16 cents ; and 900 bale*. New Orleans at 6 a 9| —total 5,267 b .les, principally for exj ort. Yesterday the market was quiet, although firm, and very few sa es effected, in consequence of the expected arrival of the Grc .t Western. Spirits. —Foreign spiiits are still very dull, there being no demand except for the immediate wants of ihe trade. A few lots o f A. Signetle Brandy have been disposed of at $1.35 ; St. Croix Hum at 87 a 87c; and Meader Swan Gin at 108 ; Domes tic Whiskey is stih in lair request at u2c in drudge casks. Sugar. —Muscovadocs continue to be in request, and prime qualities are rather scar e. Sales of 100 hhds St. Croix have been made at 7$ a S) cts; 700 hit is Porto Rico at 6 a S cts ; 100 do New Orleans at 5$ cts; 300 boxes Cuba Brown at 6$ a 7s, and 60 do white at 9$ a 10 cents. Flour —The market has been we’l supplied s nee Wednesday iast with Geunessee Flour —but little disposition however, have been shewn to purchase at previous rates demanded by holders. A few sales were made at $5,37) to s*,2o). For the last two days theie has been a good demand and sales to the extent of several thousand bbls at fsdl6 a 5,12). 1000 bb s of which were fur export to England at the Utter u.ices. Havre, March 31. Sales of Cotton to-day, 1239 t ales, al. American except 299. Louisiana 67f a 95; Georgia 66f to 82: .♦•obile 64f to 87. 200 sacks Kio Coffee, damaged lo3f to 107. 50 bbls Genesee Hour, at 40f; 10 bbls Ist quality American Potash, 41f soc. ->pnl 1 —Sales of Cotton 905 bags; 400 bags Havana sugar at 721 5 j; 253 do at 75. CffTr. GARDNER, formerly resident surgeon in the New sork Hospital, and physician at Belle vue Hospital, New ork, tenders to the puujic his professional seivices. _ Office in Washington street, lietween Broad and E lis streets. Pvesidence, United Elates Hotel, ap 2 DR. MONROE, Surgeon Dentist. Office on Washington street, near Ellis, residence at the house late’y occupied by Mrs. Savage, apri 20 Cfj* During my absence in the interior of the State. Force, Brothers & Co. are my duly author i ed attorneys. ENOCH W. SPOFFORD. april 21 Dr. W. S. JONES tenders his professional aervi es to the citizens of Augusta and it< viHn*fy. He mav be found at his office. No 214 Broad st ®r at bis residence. United States Hotel. ap 24 AITGDSTA PRICES Cf RR Kvr m * Thcmdat, Mat 7. 1840. „ BAGGING—Hemp, per yard 20 a Fox, “ l 4 , « BALE ROPE, perib. h a BACON —Hog round , “ 5 a 14 liana r, « D Shoulders « a •’ Sides, u 10 BUTT Eli — G rf> en, perib. jfc a v North Carolina , “ 15 a ft Country “ H a t COFFEE —Oreenprime Cuba, “ 14 a p Ordinary to good, “ n a . ° St.Dom.mgo , “ ’ Brazil, “ __ g 14 Laguira, \ 2 i a TT Purto Rico, “ 12* a Jaoa ' u 15 a ifi M“Cha, “ 1 5 COTTON —Ordinaryto midg , “ s^- Fair, « Good fair, “ ml Prime, “ 7 ' - I CANDLES — Spermaceti, •* 4. . tmJ, “ 5, : “ CHEESE—American, “ ]3 , ® ** English, « 40* a ClDEß—Northern, per 6W. 900 a Inboxes, peraoz 35u a 450 CIGARS — Spanish, M 15 a2 J °° American , - j a CORN- hsenei 50 a m FlSH—Herrings, 125 a 150* Mackerel So. 1- none 100 “ ** 2 “ 4. “ “ 3 “ .4 FLOUR —ran<i/, HI. 9 a jj Baltimore, “ S a S 50 Western, ** none Country , M 650 a 7sq GUNPOWDER— keg 6 a 7 Blooding, “ 4 a 4 50 GLASS —10 •< 12, box 350 a 4it Bin 10, ** 325 a 4^ IRON — Russia, ** g Swedes, assorted, “ g Hoop, lb 9 a 10 Sleet, “ 8 a 10 Nail Rods, “ 7 a g LEAD — Bar, ** 9 a LEATHER —Sofe, lb 28 a 30 Upper, side 175 a 2 Ca»y Skins, d.z 3 0 a36 LARD— lb Ba’ 121 MOLASSES —.V. Orleans, gai 30 a 40 Havana. * 30 a 40 English Bland, “ —a NAILS — lb S a 9 OILS — Lamp. gat 150a 200 Linseed, -1 15 u 125 Tanners , “ 6d OATS — hu*h 50 PEAS — « 1 PAINTS — lb 15 Wh’C Lead. keg 390 a 350 Spanish Brown ib 4 a Yellow Ochre, '* 3 a PEPPER—BIack, 9 a 121 POUTER — London, doz 4 a 450 and A-e, American, HI 3 a 3 50 RAISINS — Muiaga, box 2 a 250 . Muscatel, *• ] 50 a 2 Blj’Tn, “ none RICE — Prime, K 0 ft 4 a 5 Inferior to good, 350 a 4 50 SUGAR —New Orleans , lb 7 a 10 j Havana, white, “ 13 a 15 “ brown, “ b a 9 Muscovado, “ 8 a 10 St Croix, “ 10 a 12^ Porto Rico, “ S a 11* Lump, " 14 a 16 Dxif, “ 15 a 20 Double refinsd, “ 20 a 22 SOAP — American, No. I, 8 a 83 | *• No. 2, 5 a 8 SALT—Liverpool ground, bush 40 a 62^ Turk's Island, *• n ine STEEL — German, ib 15 a 16 hi sieved, “ 8 a 121 SHOT—HI siZ'S, bag 2 124 a 2 27^ SPIRITS — Cogr.ac, 4th prf. g.il 1 .50 a 250 Peach, ** 1 a 150 Apple, “ 45 a 6) Gin, llAland, “ I 2 1 a 1 55 44 American, “ OS a 68 Rum, Jamaica. u 125 a 175 *1 * 4 New England, il 48 a 56 Whiskey, Not tkern, 44 4i a 50 44 Wedera, 44 50 a 75 “ Mvnonga. “ 75 a 1 Irish, M 2 a 3 TOBACCO—.V. ( aroiina, lb 8 a 15 Virginia, “ 15 s 43 TWINE— “ 30 a 37) TEA — Bohea. “ 50 a 75 Souchong, boa 75 Hyson, “ 75 a 1 25 Gunpov.'der, “ 1 a 125 WlNE — Madeira, gal 250 a 350 Sicily Madeira, 1 25 a 1 73 Sherry, « 2 n 35ft Tenerife, 4 ‘ 75 a 1 25 Sweet Malaga, “ 40 n 60 Petrie, “ 75 a 3 Claret. “ none 44 in bottles, doz 3 a 6 Champa igne, “ 5 a 12 MARINE INTEI.LIGENCF.. Chvrlestox, May 0. Arrived yesterday —Line .-hip Catherine, lieny, New York; schi Francis Caoadav, Smith, St Thomas. Went to sea yesterday —ships Corea, Jackson, Antwerp —Denmark, Frost Liverpool—Eliza War wick, Davis, Havre; brig Corinth, Smith, do; U I brig George, Hull, New \ ork. jff A Meeting of the States’ Rights Association of Morgan county, will Le he.d in the ».atonic Hail, in Madison, at 3 o’clock, p. >l., on the 2is: day of May. Punctuil attendance is icquested. Willi a* 8. Stakes, Pies. John Robson. Fee. Madison, April 30, 1840. STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, For 1840 and 1841. On Accounts —Harper, Bisivop, Bone*. On bridges —Warren, harper, Paru-h, Bishop. On Sh eet* —Parish, i- leaving, Ko 4 -ert>un, Dunlap. On Magazine- rUrump, Dunlap, Fleming. On Pumps and Wells —Bishop, Dunlap, trump. O/i Engines —Jacksou, Warren, >Tiler. On liusyihal —Bone', Nrit.er, Jackson. On Drains —Richards, Harper, Robertson. On Health —Robertson* Bones, Jackson, Niiller. Qn Charity —Dunlap, crump, Fleming. On City Hall ~ Miijer, Jackson, Richards. On South Commons —Fleming, Parish, Richards. \ On R ter Bank and Wharves —bishop, Warrec, liar{>er. On Police —Warren, Miller, Jackson. On Water Works —Harper, Bones, Bishop. On Jail —Crump, Dunlap, Ho erlson. On Markets —l arish, Richards. F curing. S. H. OLIVER, Clerk of Council. RECAPITULATION. Harper— A« counts, Bridges, Drains, River Bank and Wharves, Water Aurks. Warren —Bridges, Engines, Police, River Bank and liarves. Parish—Streets, Bridges, Markets, Fouth Com mons. Crump—Magazine, ( harity, Jail,Pumps ard W efi*. Bishop—Pumps and Weils, Accounts, River Bank and Wharves, Water Works, Biicges. Jackson—Engino, City Hail, Police, Health, Hos prtal. Bones —Hospital, Accounts. Health, Water Works. Richards —Drains, Markets, City Hah, Boutk * otnmons. Robertson —Health, Streets, Drams, Jail Dunlap—Charity, Magazine, Pumps, Wells, J*i and Sheets. Flemi.no —S ruth Commons, Streets, Magazine, ( harity, .Markets. Miller—City Hall, Police,Hospital. Engines. and I.'ealth. im ap -J_ Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his provi sional services to the citizens of Augusta and iB vicinity. He will be found at his resrden»e, ive first brick building above Guedton's stable on L lllS street,recently occupied by John L. Adams, aug 17 rry EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK —'t sigh and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by r.ov 23 GAJU9FULK k RHL\a