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2 T II E COU KIER, By 4 . G. M*WJio r t e r . TERMS. r This Paper is published every MONDAY, WEDNES DAY unit FRIDAY afternoon, al $6 per annum, payable in advance. COUNTRY PAPER—Published every FHIDAY after noon at $3 per annum, in advance, or $4 al the expiration of the year. H No Subscriptions received for less time than six months. ADVhR. t ISI.MhN I S, not exceeding a square will be inserted the first time at 15 cts.per square and 37* for each conti' uance. Advertisements of one square, published Weekly, at 75 cents for every insertion. Persons advertising by the year will be charged 30 dol lars including subscription and will be entitled to one square in each paper. When persons hav ; standing advertisements of several squares, special contracts may be made. No deduction will be made iu future from these charged. A|l advertisements must have the number of inserrions narked on them; otherwise they will be inserted till for bid, aud charged accordingly’. SHERIFFS, CLERKS, mid other public officers, will five 23 per ren deducted iu their favor. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEW YORK. MiUiont of Property Destroyed ! X fire btbke out on the evening of Wednesday, (16tli inst.) in New York, in the store of Comstock & Andrews, Mer chant street, which has caused an im mense destiuction of stores and other property. Pearl street. flom Wall street to Old Slip nil destroyed. Water street, In in Wall street to Old Slip all destroyed. Front street I’min Wall street to Old Slip, all destroyed South Street from Wall street to Old Slip, all destroyed. Merchant street, all destroyed. Exchange Place to William streit, all destroyed. William street, from Wall street, near ly to Old Slip destroyed. This is a terrrible calamity to New York. It is believed that more than’two hundred valuable stores and warehouses are destroyed, with the principal part of the contents. No estimate of the amount of damage can be made—some individual stocksof goods are estimated as high as two, three and lour hundred thousand dollars. The loss cannot fall much short of TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, and many are of opinion that it will exceed THIR TY MILLIONS. This intelligence is brought by the schooner Excel, Capt. Lyon, which ves sel left New York on Thursday mor ing last at eleven o’clock, at which time the fire was still onsubdued.— Georgian. From the,Commercial Advertiser. Merchant Street (where the fire orfgi nated) is narrow, and built on both sides wf|h high stores, principally occupied by dry goods, jobbers and importers. The wind blowing a gjle at N. W., the ther mometer at or below zero, the hydrants mostly frozen, and the engines, almost un fit for service in consequence of the freez ing ol the hose from their exposure the preceding night, great fears of extensive damage were expressed at the commence ment of the fire and those fears have been more than realized. Never has such a confligration been witnessed in this City. The amount of property destroyed must be MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. In the course of twenty minutes from the commencement of the fire, not only the building in which it originated, but the whole on both sides of the street, to Pearl street were in a blaze. Never was a more rapid extension of the flames. The stores on Pearl street and on each side of Mershant st, were soon enveloped in the devouring element. Soon the flames extended across to the South side of Pearl street, and at Eleven o’clock de stroyed nearly the whole block, on that side of the street, from and including the store of Arthur Tappan A Co, to Wall street. Thence they extended to Water street i»cteasing in strength and violence, and now II o’clock threaten the Hestruc .tion of all the property on Water, Front, and South street, ftdm pearl street to the river; and from the west side of Wall street nearly to Old Slip. Some vessels in Coffee House slip are already on fire— the night is intensely cold —and the scene of destruction is most sublime and awful 1 It is just reported that the stores in Ex change place in the rear of the Exchange have taken fire. 'There is now a large explosion of powder or the bursting of casks of spirituous liquors in a store on Water or Front street. The enginescan do nothing to slop the progress of the flames. Half past 11.—The flames are now raging in every direction from the place where they originated. All the build ings in Exchange street below the Ex change are destroyed—three or four of the buildings iu Exchange place are on fire, and the whole block to William street, as well ;.s the Exchange place is in dan ger. The wii.d has some what subsided. Such goods as could be hastily saved are strewed in the streets. Many immense stocks of goods are consumed. It is be lieved that more than one hundred stores and ware' ouses, including many of the most valuable iu the city are already de stroyed. Twelve o'clock.—'rhe rear of the Exchange is now on fire, which is ex fcnd’nj ,n the Tost Office Astrong force of firemen is placed there, and hopes are entertained that this building will be sav ed The fire is still extending to South street—some of the vessels between Cofltv house and Old slip have taken fire. One o’clock.—The Exchange still on fire in the rear. The letters have been removed from the Post Office. There is now ho knowing where the flames will be stayed—the hydrants are exhausted—the hose of many" of the engines are frozen, and useless, and the flames extending. Never was a more awful sight than is now presented. The fire is yet extending west in Pearl st.—and will probably ex tend to Old Slip, and cut off all the valuable bufllfings on the three squares bounded by Pearl, South and Wall streets and Old slip. The buildings on the west side 0i Wall st. between the Exchange and Pearl s t. ere yet standing, some of them much damaged In the rears. Nearly the whole blockLounded by Merchant st. Exchange Place,* William st. and Pearl st. an im mense pile of new and valuable warehous es, is now on fire, and many of them al ready reduced to ashes. 'The scene grows worse and worse—the Exchange it is said cat not be saved. If this is destroyed, al) Wall street below William street, must share the same fate, and expose to de struction the buildings east to an incalcu- 1 lable extent. The Exchange, it is said cannot be sa ved and we are preparing to move our publishing office from the opposite side of the street. i Three o’clock. —The Exchange is lin rujns—it is reported that several per sons have been killed, or severely wound : ed by the falling of one of the walls. The fire has now extended north from the Ex change to Williaii! st. on both sides, and threatens to continue through to Broad street. The Garden st. Church is repor ted to be on fire. The east side of Wall street is yet safe. The scene of desolation from Pearl street to the East river is aw ful. A messenger has just been dispatch ed to the Navy Yard, for a suppty ol pow der to blow up buildings in order to stop the progress of the flames. The wind j continues high—and there is yet no favo rable prospect of any cessation of the flames —they have now reached the rear of Broad street. The store of Howland and Aspinwall, Moses Taylor, Smith <fc Town, Osborn & Young, and the whole on South street, Front street, Water street, and' Pearl street, between Coffee House and Old slips are rapidly consuming.—Fears are now entertained that the fire will extend on Pearl street, below Old Slip. Four o’clock.—There is hope that the fire in Wail street will be stopped by the American Insurance Co. and that that building, and those below, to Pearl street will be saved. The buildings above the American Insurance Office on the west side of Wall st. to William st. including the Exchange are all destroyed—and two or three above William st. The fire is still raging towards Broad st. in the rear, of Wall st. and may extend to the buil dings on the latter. The east side of Wall st. is yet safe. The flames are yet extending down William st. ; the buildings on that street and fronting Hanover square, including the Gazette office, are burnt down. FIVE OCLOCK. We go to press while the fire is still raging. It is said to have extended below Old slip on Pearl street—and there is no calculation where its ravages will be bounded. Half-past five. —The' flames are pro gressing down Pearl street on the South side, and have enveloped all the buildings to and including the Pearl Street House, No 88. This information is brought to us by a person jusf from the immediate neighborhood. The list of sufferers annexed is very in complete, and does not include one third of the number. We have just heard the Mayor say, that an attempt would be made to arrest the flames before reaching Broad street by blowing up one or more of Mr. Lord’s stores with powder. Nearly the whole of Lord's elegant row ofstores in Exchange place, and the Church opposite are in ruins—and the flamesextending towards Broad street. The Daily Advertiser, and the Ameri can, newspaper offices are destroyed, with all the machine presses of the establish ments. WALL STREET. West side.— Corner Pearl, Miller & Hicks 1 and Timo Kellogg; & Jones, 65: W. & R I. Gerard, 67; Phenix Build ings, 65 to 71; R. Elwell, Gaulager and Mitchell, J. Mathews and J. R. Skiddy, 73; P. Embery& Co. Deen, Greenzeback & Co, 75; Bryan & Deloynes, 77; J. Lor ing, clothier, 79; J. Loring, grocer, and a printing office, 81, cor. Front st. PEARL STREET. South side. —A. Tappan & Co. and C. Gallemard, Seaman, Van Wyck & Norton, L. Allein, and J. M. Jacquelin; Lawrence & Beardsley and W. A. Beeck er; J. D. Oliver &, Co; Suydams & York; Downer & Co. Smith, Kain and Co; Little, Shaw Co. and Sherman & Gillelan; Caulkins and Darrow; Foster ty- Easton; Baker, Johnson and Co; F. J. Conant; Rob bins and Painter; G. W. Tysen & Co; Miller and Hicks, corner Pearl and Wall streets, hardware; the other buildings were all five stories, high, were occupied by Dry Goods Jobbers and Importers. North side. —Dapenport, Wyckoff and Co, (cor. Hanover) 123; Clark Smith and Hyatt, 128; Farnam and Bolton, (in sured;) D. A Comstock and Co, and -H. Babad, 131; Kellogg and Co. 130; Churchill, Southmayd and Co; Nelson. Carleton and Co; Skidmore and Wilkins, and L. F. Varret; Conklin, Herring and Co. The above are a few names only of the occupants on this side of the street, all the stores but one or two from Hanover to Wall street being a heap ot ruins PEARL STREET, (either side.) Grant and Barton, S. Boiceau; Brown, and Hone, and J. Durand and Co. Bost wick and Taylor, and J. Gravillon and Co; F. B. Rhoades and Co. and Rhoades and Weed; Mesler, Coates and Co. and and Pierson Hilyer, Bostwick and C o . anc j A g p er j ot water street. OR — Do ' vner and Co- No 1 JO, Little, Shiny and 98; John Loyd, 99; Suydams and Yo lk , and John A Qore copper dealers, 94, J D Oliver an d Co. 102; No 102, unoccupied- Mrs. Miller, to- and snuff warehouse, fi ve stories, 4 Vv L nT y ’ dr 7 g, 1 St ’ i, 12 ’ Porter House 114, vv. Minns, bookseller, 116- m. Con oly, and dwelling, 82, Holmes and Myers,B4, .3 story store) 85 T ; Barrow and Co. cruq ‘ store> 88 j B coddmgton, cooper 1M0: B. L. Simp son, do, 92. < 1 South side. —Phenix Buildings, 5 stories in height, among the occupants were Bowne and Co, booksellers, Wm. Cahooneand Co, cotton Brokers; J. Ber gen, notary, W. R. Morris—upper story th.e bindery of Bowne and Co. E. Wille and Co, T. S. Sims, 113, R. Vandewater, J, Stevenson, 111; Daniel Holt, 109, un known, 107; Seaman and Brothers, drug gists, 5, stories, 105; C. J. Gayler, iron chest maker, 99; T. T. Kassarn, crocke ry store, 97; I. Delano and Sons,iron chest makers, 95; R V W Trome and Co, 93; E. Canldwell, J. Alexander, and J. Gray,, 91, T. E Field, crockery store, and T. D Moore, 89; R. C. Wetmore, crockery store 97; Hendricks and Brothers, copper dea lers, 85; J. Benson, do, and Varnet and Solomon, 83; M»s. Gardener’s Water street house, 91; C. A. Jackson, provis ion store, 79; Dr. E. Lord, 77 cor. Old Slip. FRONT STREET. I North side.—W. C, Wilcox, 112; Howland and Crugar, 110; Co'rnelius Oakley, 108; Naar and Brothers, 106; John Wilson and Co, tobacco stores, 104; B. L. Wolley and Co. 84, also Nos 86, and 88. EXCHANGE PLACE. South side.—Bailey, Keeler, ’and Remsen (books saved stock estimated at $300,000 all destroyed) and Kallemard and Kleffier, 21; I. and D. Clark and Hunt, Wanzler and Harrison 28; Bert King, 25; Robertson and Eaton, 27. North side.—All destroyed with most of the contents, composed, entirely of dry goods. HANOVER STREET. Rhoades, Weed and Co. No 2, corner of Pearl st; F. and P. Brette, 4; R. Hyslop and Son, hardware 6; D. Crasson, cotton broker, Price Current Printing Office, and others, 8; M. B. and W. Edgar, 10; Staples and Clake, corner of Exchange Place, 12; D. and J. Perkins drug store, 1; J. Dennistoun, 5; J. Moses, 7; Levi Cook and Co corner of Pearl. New York Gazettee—The publication of this paper will be resumed in a day or two. The office and materials were destroyed amid the general conflagration last evening. Daily Advertiser.—The printing office is destroyed by the disastrous Fire—the materials are principally saved—all the books and papers are secure. The edit ors hope to issue their paper as usual to morrow. Fires.—We noticed yesterday, the de struction on Tuesday night, of the stor* 1 of Messrs. Fullerton and Pickering, No. 173 Water street. In the course of the night, the gable end of this building, fell upon and set fire to the adjoining 3 story house, No. 171, and before the flames were finally subdued, the following pro perty, according to the evening papers, was destroyed; On Water street.— No 173, occupied by Thos. Hill, as a boarding house, and the lower part by Joseph Barrow, furrier. No. 169, Occupied by Hugh Hughes and Co. saddler’s ware. These gentle men had an insurance of 10,000,which will cover their loss, the building was owned by Mr. Eli White, and wis insured for $1,500. No, 167. Occupied by Mr, Charles Wollen brushmaker. Nr. W. was insur ed for $5,000, which we learn will not more than cover one half of his loss. No. 165, Occupied by Sarah Yeo, glove and leather store. A part of this number was occupied by Charles Kindon Perfumer. Fire in Christic street—About half past four, o’clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in Christic street, in the rear of No 62, between Delaney and Riv ir.ston streets, in the centre of the Square, consuming several dwelling houses,work shops, &c. The following are given as the partic ulars: No. 169. Mrs. Treale’stwo story frame dwelling house, totally destroyed—furni ture saved. Andrew Gale, Carpenter shop and con tents destroyed. Nothing saved but a few tools. Charles A. Baker, in second story of same building painter and gilder, met a loss of his effects, without insurance. William Hall, wheel right and black smith, shop and contents destroyed; not insured. Mr. Mason, castor of stucco house orn aments, shop and goods destroyed; not in sured. Mr. John Oliver’s dwelling house occu pied by himself and Mr. Copeland, with shop in the rear, totally destroyed; insured in part. Mr. Hutchinson’s dwelling house—fur-! niture chifley saved, The above were all on west side of the street with one exception, irame build ings. The two story brick dwelling of Mrs Morrison widow—north of these, nearly ' destroyed. The flames extended to the opposite side ofthesreet, totally destroying the brick , front house of Mr. Cox, occupied by his own and three other families; furniture chiefly saved, and thiee brick two story dwelling houses, belonging to Dr. Simers, occupied by Mr. Gale, carpenter, Mr. Finch, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Turner, and others. A considerable por tion of the furniture in this block of build ings was saved. The President’s Message was received at i the Atlas office in Boston in twenty-six hours and fifty minutes after it lejt Washington City. The Atlas of Thursday morning, which con tains it, says: “It arrived in New Y ork at the of fice of the Courier & Enquirer, at six minutes past one on yesterday morning; so that the dis tance between New Yorkaud this city was passed over in thirteen hours and forty-four minutes. The distance from Washington is 450 miles; making the average, night and day, > about sixteen miles and two-thirds per hour’ When the season of the yea? and condition of J the roads are considered, this despatch must be I acknowledged lobe very remarkable.” LIST OF ACTS. Passed by the Georgia Legislature at its session of 1835, An act to incorporate the Georgia Rail Road Company, with powers to construct a rail-road or turnpike-road from the city of Augusta, with branchesextending to the towns of Eatou ton, Madison, and Athens to be carried be yond those places at the discretion of said company, and to repeal an act to authorize the formation of a company for constructing a rail road or turnpike from Augusta to Eatonton, I and thence westward to the Chattahoochie, I with branches; and to give to said company 1 banking powers. For the relief of Isaac E Cobb. To reduce the fees on grants in the late laud and gold lotteries of the lands in this State, and all other ungranted lots, in all former land lot teries. To incorporate the Central Rail-Road and Car.a.l Company of Georgia, and to give bank ing powers to said company. To pardon John B. Childers, of the county I of Hancock. To incorporate the Central and Western Wharf Company in Augusta. To alter and amend the fourth and eighth sections of the first article of the constitution. To repeal the first section of the act of 1833, to appoint trustees for the Sumter county aca demy at Americus. I To continue in force the act of 1833, au thorizing the justices of the inferior court of Washington county to levy an extra tax, for the purpose of building a court-house. To change the times of holding the inferior ; courts of the counties of Jasper and Jackson. To sell, with the consent of the informer, all lotsofland in the Cherokee territory, condem ned as fraudulently drawn. To add a part of the academic to the poor school fund of Hall. For the relief of J. S. Chipley. To authorize the issuing of grants to the drawers of all lotsofland situate in the coun ties of Cherokee, Cass, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, Union, and Walker. To repeal an act to authorize the clerks of the superior and inferior courts and courts of ordinary of the county of Wayne, to keep their office within six miles of the court house. For the relief of William Cline of the coun ty of Muscogee. To establish a ferry across Savannah river. To incorporate Mount Pleasant Academy, in the county ot Muscogee; and to incorporate certain other academies therein named. To authorize the Governor to draw his war rant on the treasurer, in favor of the trustees of Franklin county academy, for such dividends as may be due to said institution. To provide a lund for the use and benefit of the Medical College of Georgia. To prescribe and point out the mode of col lecting coroners’ fees in the several counties of this State. To authorize the justices of the inferior court of the county of Campbell, to levy an ex tra tax for county purposes. To permit the elections for colonels to be held at the various precincts, in the several counties. To change the name ol Frederick Clark to that of Frederick Bunker Folger. To appropriate money for the support of the government for the political year 1836. To amend and revive the act incorporating the Monroe Rail Road company. To compensate petit jurors in the county of Camden. To incorporate the Carrrolton academy. To incorporate Republican academy in the county of Harris. To incorporate Oglethorpe University at Midway. To amend aii act to prevent the circulation of bank bills under the denomination of five dollars. To incorporate Eatonton Manufacturing company. To amend the second and fourth sections of an act to give to masons and carpenters a lien on buildings erected by them. To enable the corporation of Savannah to collect jail fees ot prisoners committed to Chat ham jail; and to authorize the erection of a tread mill therein. For the relief of Benajah King. To consolidate the poor school and academ ic fund of Wilkinson county. For the relief ot William S. Dunn, and Wil liam W.Hardwicke. To incorporate the Chattahoochie Rail Road company. To establish additional election precincts in the county of DeKalbe- Tochange the names of certain persons there in named. To alter the law regulating poor-schools, so far as relates to the county ol Tattnall To alter the times of hoiding the superior courts in the county of Wayne. To incorporate the Taylor’s Creek Rifle men, in the county of Liberty. To incorporate the Georgia Mining Com pany, the Teslatee Mining Company, and the Cherokee Mining Company. ’• To authorize Benjamin S. Walden to estab lish a ferry across Great Ogeeche, near Fort Argyle. To incorporate the central and Western Wharf Company in Augusta. To incorporate Tranquil Institute in the county of Liberty. To extend the civil jurisdiction of justices of the peace in Savannah. For the relief of William W. Simpson. To amend an act to authorize David Terrell jun. to erect a mill darn across Flint River in the county of Crawford. To allow compensation to patrols for certain I services in the county of Lumpkin; and to re- , peal the act of 1830 regarding patrols, so far as relates to the county of M’lntosh. To authorize the surveyor general to issue a I grant for the south half of’lot No. 176, in the 9th I district of Houston, to Isham Wright; and also to Cornelius Connelly, for the S tate’s half of No. 965, in the sth district of Gwinnett. Amending of several acts regulating pilotage. To explain an act authorizing the city eoun- I oil of Augusta and the trustees of the Rich ' mond county academy to convey to the Athens Rail Road Compary, ten acres of the town common of Augusta. To authorise the justices of the Inferior court of Henry county, to levy an extra tax. 1 To confer on the Columbus Guards certain l' privileges: To incorporate the Macon Lvceum and Li- • brary Society. To authorize each county in the State to re- I tain the general tax for the years 1835 and 1836, ! to be applied by the Inferior courts for county purposes. To amend an act incorporating Crawford- ’ ville. To add part of the cross street lying east and , adjoining the public burying ground in Wrightsborough, in the county of Columbia, and make the same a part of said burying ground. To amend to Ist section of an act to appoint commissioners to build a court house and jail I in the county of Lowndes, and to select a suita- i blenlace for the same. To prohibit the employment of slaves and free persons of color from compounding or dis- j pensing of medicines in druggists’ or apothica ries’ stores. An act to amend an ad entitled an act to in corporate the Carrollton Academy, in Cah-ull county, and to appoint trustees for the same, so ! ( far as relates to the appointing of trustees. I ( For the relief of James Cartledge, adminis- I tiator on the estate of Robert W. W alker. To establish and fix the names of the female ;, & male academy at Forsyth and Chappel Hill, |, and appoint trustees for the same. To add a part of Laurens county to Monlgo- , mery. j To incorporate the Macon Steamboat Com- J party. 1 To add No. 78, in the Bth district of original ly Baldwin, now Jones, to the county of Bibb. To make permanent the county site at Dah. lonega, in the county of Lumpkin. To incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church known as Ebenezer, and several other churches therein named. To add a part of Wilkes to Taliaferro coun ty, and to provide for the collection of the tax es payable from the persons included in this addition. To define and extend the corporate limits of West Point, in the county of Troup. To appropriate a sum of money to the several counties therein named, for the use of acade.- mies. authorize the justices of the Inferior court of Habersham to levy an extra tax. lor the relief of Gabriel Jones, clerk of the court ot ordinary of Columbia To amend the charter ofthe'Bank of Colum bus. I o appropriate money for the improvement or the Ocmulgec. To authorise the Inferior court of the county of Montgomery to examine all teachers before drawing any money out of the poor school fund of said county. To authorize the trustees of the Muscogee ac ademy to sell a portion of the female academy lots in the town of Columbus. To repeal the act of 1828 to appoint commis sioners to select a site for the public buildings of the county of Marion. To authorize the citizens of M’lntosh county, to elect commissioners for their cwu roads. To amend the acts incorporating the city of Augusta. To establish an election district in Ogle thorpe county, at the Goose Ponds. To consolidate the interest arising from the academic fund of Bulloch county, with its poor school fund. To incorporate the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company in Augusta- To incorporate the Iron Steam Boat Com pany'with powers of Insurance. To appoint additional trustees of the Staiks ville academy. To prevent obstructions in the Ocmulgee and Ogeeche rivers, and to oppoint eommis > sioners for the same. To change the times of holding the Infeiior courts of Merriwether ar.d Talbot. To establish, change, and regulate election prebincts in the several counties of this State. To permit attorneys of Alabama to practice in the several courts in this State. To comperfsate magistrates and constables in cases unprovided for by law. To authorize Philip Clavton to continue his 1 ferry across the Chattahooche, in Hairis coun ty-' To compensate justices of the peace in su perintending precinct elections in the counties of Talbot and Pike. To incorporate the Savannah Poor House and Hospital. To amend the 29th sectu n of an act for gov erning slaves, aud for establishing a jurisdic tion for the trial of offences committed by slaves, and other persons therein mentioned, &c., passed 10th May, 1770. (To BE CONCLUDED.) FROM COLUMBIA. We are indebted to the politeness of a gen tleman arrived last evening, from Columbia lor the following information:— Mercury. ’ A. P. Butler and B. J. Earle, two of the Circuit Jndges, resigned their offices, and were re-elected Chancellors. J. B. O’Neale, is now Circuit Judge. W. R. Hill, re-elected State Reporter. Major Hart, was re-lected Keeper of the State House and Librarian of the Legislative Library. Col Elmore has arrived from Raleigh and reports that a Bill for the incorporation of the Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road Com pany, identically the same as that proposed by our Legislature, will be adopted bv the Legis lature of North Carolina. But it is not suppos ed that any appropriation of money will be made by them to aid the enterprize. The amount appropriated by this State for a preparatory survey between the points of the proprosed Road, is SIO,OOO. On the last day of the session this sum being deemed inadequate a Resolution was passed authorizing the Gov ernor to apply any part of the Contingent Fund toward this object, | The Bill to vest in the Recorder the power j of a Judge at Chambers, was defeated in the i Senate. Both branches of the Legislature adjourned j at 9 o’clock on Saturday Evening last. [ The following is a correct and complete list of the Acts passed by thy Legislature: 1. An Act to vest in Ann Tharson Talvande the right of the State in certain Real Estate in Charleston. 2. An Act to authorize the City Council of Charleston to shut up certain Streets near the Market in Charlesion, and for other purposes. 3. An Act to Incorporate the Town of Ham burg. 4. An Act to cause surveys for a Rail Road between Cincinnati and Charleston. 5. An Act to Incorporate Cokesbury School at Cokesbury, in Abbeville District. 6. An Act to Incorporate the Charleston and Philadelphia Steam Packet Company. 7. An Act to Incorporate a Bank in the Town of Camden. 8. An Act to alter and amend the fourteenth section ofan Act entitled an Act to provide for the more effectual perfonnnnce of Patrol Duty passed the 18tb December, 1819. 9. An Act further to provide for the Milita ry organization ol the Slate. 10. An Act to raise Supplies for the year I one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six- 11. An Act to establish certain Roads, Biid ges and Ferries in this State. 12. An Act more effectually to prevent Slaves and free persons of Color from migrating into, this State, and for other purposes. 13. An Act to Incorporate the American and German Trading Insurance Company. 14. An Act concerning Free Schools. 15. An Act to consolidate the First Company ofthe Charleston Ancient Battalion of Artille ry into one Company, and to Incorporate the same, and for other purposes. 16. An Act to amend the Pension Law of this State. 17’ An Act to make appropriations for the year 1836. 18. An Act to authorize the formation of the Barnwell Rail Road Company. 16- An Act to Incorporate a Bank in she Town of Hamburg. 20. An Act to amend the Law in relation to ! granting License to retail Spirituous Liquors, I and for other purposes. I 21. An Act to amend the Charter of the 1 Edgefield Rail Raod Company. | 22. An Act to Incorporate the Cincinnati ; and Charleston Rail Road Company. 23. An Act to Incorporate the Charleston and Liverpool Line Company. 24. An Act to amend an Act concerning ’ Hawkers and Pedlars, passed December 17, 1831. • I 25. An Act to alter and amend the Judiciary 1 System of the State. 26. An Act to vest in the Wardens of Wam j bar Chui ch, in St. James Parish, Santee, the right ofthe State in certain property, JAI LOR’S NOTICE. BROUGHT to Augusta Jail on the 26th November, a mulatto man; calls himself I TOM; five feet 4 inches high ; about 24 years old ; says he belongs to Col. Elmore of South Carolina. On the 28th November, a dark negro man; calls himself NED; about 5 feet 6 inches high; has lost all the fingers off his righthand; says he belongs to Patrick Car, near Columbus, Ga Owners are requested to come forward, prove property, pay- expences, and take them from jail. G. S. CLARKE, Jailor. Dec 7 w3t 145 AUGUSTA, MONDAY, DECEMBER JB. Cotton.— Little or no business since Christ mas. The late destructive fire at New York has assisted to suspend negotiations, which, it is apprehended, will not be restored to the ac customed channel immediately.— We quote 10 a 14. Freights to Savannah dull at sl. FROM NEW YORK. The steam packet Columbia arrived at Charleston on Thursday, from New York, whence she left on Monday morning last at 10 o’clock. 1 here had been no later intelligence from Europe. We take the following further parti culars of the fire from the Charleston Courier, From estimates made, it is stated that 648 buildings were destroyed, viz: 79 on Pearl stg 37 South street; 79 Water street; 80 Front st.; 16 Merchant street; 62 Exchange Place; 31 Exchange street; 44 William street; 33 Old Slip; 60 Stone street; 3 Hanover square; 23 * ■ Beaver street; 20 Governeur’s Lane ; 10 ionesf Lane; 20 Cuyler’s Alley ; 38 Mills street. The following is an account of the buildings saved within the scene of destruction: Wall street, west side, between the Exchange and Pearl street, six Wildings are standing—- I and on Pearl street, nextv, the corner of Wall, ; west side, two houses. I hree stores northerly side ol Coenties slip, and two adjoining on the west side oi Front st. Five buildings on the north side of Coenties , slip, and four on South street, forming an L. A five story building on the south side of Wa ter street, near Old Slip, is preserved in the midst of the total ruin on every side. All the remaining ground over which the fire spread, exhibits nothing but fragments of walls, standing chimneys, and heaps of merchandize in burning ruins. . The westerly line of the fire at Wall street, was the corner of Wall and William streets— [ house partly saved, all the remainder of build ings on William street destroyed, and extending I through Exchange placi, both sides, nearly to Broad st. Beaver street, both sides destroyed nearly to Broad st. Stone street partly destroyed. The fire did not reach Broad street at any point, but extend ed about hall way between William and Broad, from Wall street to Coenties slip. William Redmond, importer of linens and British dry goods, in Merchant street, lost SIOO,OOO. Messrs. J. Campbell & Co. paper dealers, who were burnt out at the great fire in Ann street, in August last, and had removed into Merchant street, while their s ore was rebuilding, lost their whole stock. Mr. Stephen Whitney had just built 24 stores, at an expense of slo,o9o—all were leveled with the ground—no insurance. In that unusually large space, called Hano ver Square, where every body thought the goods piled there would be perfectly- safe, there was accumulated from the stock of all the French stores, a mass of silks, satins, laces, cartons of dresses, gloves, capes, Cashmere shawls, and the richest kinds of fancy articles, forming a pile of 60 feet wide by 20 feet in heigth, or nearly 100 feel square. In a few minu'es after wards a gust of flame, like a streak of lighten ing, came from the N. E. corner building, and shooting across the square, blown by a strong wind, set fire to the entire mass, which in a. few moments was consumed to cinders, and then communicated to the house opposite. One hundred and twenty-three houses ("says the N. York ("tniricr and Enquirer] have made returns ot their losses, the total of which amounts to $3,353,000, exceeding what was anticipated in so small a number, but the belief still exists that it would not exceed $12,000,000. The Hammer ofthe City Hall bell was bro ken —proliably from its constant employment and the intense eold of the weather during the night ofthe fire: So far as discovered, there was not a vault in the Merchants Exchange ofthe least value—ev ery paper was consumed in them. Ail the daily papers aie again published as usual. Some of them have risen, like Pha-nix fromtheashes. Among the ruins of the Exchange, the Jersey Little Falls Co. dug out their Iron Chest, con taining $23,900 in bills—all secure. The light of the fire was distinctly at New Ha ven. Two File Companies from Newark, reached N. York at 7 o’clock onThurday mom ing, and were of great service in extinguish ing the flames, The passengers in the steam boat coming down the river, saw the flames from the High lands, forty-five miles distant, and such was the violence ofthe gale, during the prevalence of the fire, thaiburningemberswere carried across the East river, and set fire to the roof of a house there, which was however speedily extinguish ed. After the night of the fire, the weather grad ually relaxedan severity, and on Sunday even ing had become quite moderate. The Post office was to be removed to the Ro tunda. in the Park, near to the City Hall. Such was the derangement of the mails, that the news, ofthe Are at New Yoik, on Wednes day night, had not reached Albany on Friday evening. Some of the Insurace Companies, the City, the U. SZafesand the East River, have announ ced their ability and intention to pay all claims against them. The Globe, whose responsibili ties exceed one million, aud several of the oth er offices, with large capitals, it is ascertained, will be able to pay nearly all the claims upon them. These payments, however, it is said, will cause the sacrifice of most of their capitals. The Maine Insurance Companies, not being in the practice of taking risks by fire, as in oth er cities, have not sustained any loss, The Corporation have, it is stated, proposed to issue scrip to the amount of Six Millions of dollars, which it is reported the Bank of the U. States, have offered to discount on the most liberal terms. A meeting of the principal Merchantshad been held, to make arrangements for the mutu al assurance of property against loss by fire; and a Committee appointed to carry the project into execution. Mr. Hamblin, of the Bowery Theatre, has an nounced his intention to give five hundred dollars towards any subscription which may be raised for the relief of the sufferers in the late fire.