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TH£ 6E0R6IA.N. MV WILLIAM H. BULLOCH, CITY AlfD C«UNT» f KlifTKR, And publisher of the Iawz of the Union. HBNRV M. JAIIKKOW, AnwfUUi Kdlr ty Mro l« M Hiory of (i«Ury*i BdlMIdJU corner •f Hnll mmA Unyotml*. Kniroare, M iwr MnlLotreei) from the corner* Bending Room In M ntorjr, next to the aflce. rrlntlng OMee In M ««nrr. Daut Paw* por Sasun, Tun Dollar*. r^khta Mnl-snsually In advance, Daily fArn, ibr aixmonth*.....Blx Dottm. TnWnitv Pin*, per Annum.......... Fi*e DoUar*. Tri WRRKLT Fates, lbr*l* »osihs .......Throe Dollar*. Wkskly raira, par lauwn Three Dollars. All payable in advance. f.y ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the usual rates. |?jp* ro.ut" must be paid on all communications end LRTTRM of business. Kepnrt Of the President and Directors of the Central Pail Road and Hanking Company of Georgia, to the Stoekhoklcrs, on the operations of the Compa■ ny for the gear ending 30th Nov. 1817. Tho accompanying roport of L- O. Roynolds, Chief Eoginccr and Snperinlondont of Trans portation, exhibits thp earnings of tho Road for the year, contrasted with tho year preceding, and it also shows tho Expenditure.! ou Road account: Of tho Road earnings as stated in that Report, . via *. $383,8d3 65 imaeiuuii. lA inik > Nov. 1847, was 317,113 17 The amount paid in du* . ring the past wools, 6,146 23 ' 353,250 43 Leaving uneoUoctcd, $30,601 12 Tim whole sum of cash paid into Bank from 1st Dec. 1846, and in cluding what was before then due the Corapauy, 333,560 80 Ain’t grow Sauk profits to this dato, 20,507 96 And these carniuss and profits have been paid and disposed, of os follows: Paid 1st June, 1817: On ao’t road, $151,431 71 ForinLondebt^3,484 11 **b*k expenses 2,195 06 “ Dividend, 45.046 82 233,057 70 Paid this day: Obac'troad, $98,360 17 Foriutondebt, 9,303 29 “ b’k espouses, 3,116 62 u div’d this day,61,040 00 .—171,801 98 $407464 76 -404,662 G3 Leaving a surplus of ■ $3,302 03 The whom snui paid for ordinary and extraordi nary expenses on the Road, as detailed in tho Engineer’s Report, is. $299,791 83 Of this sum tbore has beon paid: * For ordinary exponso, $212,467 62 •' extraordinary do 37,324 26 — 249.791 88 Luving the sum of fif.y thousand (foOAWO 01) dollars, which, being properly chargeable to cost of Road, depots and engines, has been accordingly so charged. A state of the Company on tho 30th November- 1847, under tho hand ofthe Cashier, is submit, ted herewith: * The liabilities of the Company, independent ly of the capital paid, add tho resources ofthe Company, independently of tho Road and its appurtenances, are as follows: LIABILITIES. Bonds boaring 8 per cent, iutorcst, dne 1847,1848,1849, Bonds bearing 7 per cent, interest, due in 1831,1852, • Circulation, ‘ Depositor, $32,468 92 Leii owuod by tho Com- -.tW, ‘i , Wl 03- 22,574 89 Dividends unclaimed, - Dun to Banks Dividend declared this day, $78,435 00 120,400 00 49,505 6,778 61 107 21 01,020 00 RESOURCES. Notes discounted aud bills receivable, $103,313 13 City Bonds of7 percent, 61,000 00 Slock Bank Georgia, 20,000 00 Duo by City .Bonks, 17,833 34 *' “ Northern Banks, 3.424 85 Banking Houses aud Lots, 42,519 37 Real estate taken for Debt, 1)15 DO Caab&uetea ofoUt'rBanki,30,750 21 S33d,8Sl 10 ' . , . §350,705 80 The estimated depreciation ou Bank- ins llotuo in Macau, w SJ1.G3S 55 The estimated Iwd and doubtful dohbt, 4,913 76 , Be«dea tlio resource* and liabilitiea ebovoaot forth there u due Die Company for uncollected earning, u shown in thin report *30,004 18, and the Company owe. $l,GoS 81 for interest on bond, pact duo and not called for, and olao for ouolocomotive ongino end .undry .moll runnin- account, again.! tho Road—end for mtotitS commissions. “ ThU oa.y condition of the Company compared with its condition et the lost report, hnn in n great degree beon brought about by tho .ale of Sock to theemonnt of*500,000. - tho convcr.ion of a debt to that amount which woo preniag the Company for .took on wliich dividend, at the rate 0f8 per cent are guarantied, has enabled tho h C e»pte^fL to ti^,«?oTe k m Xi “™ ou £t l,d ‘““""W A* nnmbor oftur- then t$rs. It u expected that the Company will :rth l .°2. b o”f*ft„ 0 m 11,0 ° U * <0Ck .houldbe undertaken by the Board of Director., thj S(Jm , i , r? Cn,, ‘ :on ,l,u ? ld OR””'-'. *nd that *8o0,000of7 per cent. bond. .Could bo is- -aid of tho extended Road, whenever $750,000should bo snbscrtbed by individuals.— At the same time a Commhteo was appointed to Z«hT^„rS^ U ‘ er ^ l : Road CoTtSon the subject of their mutual interests. The result of that conference was placed before yon at a meeting called m March Inst. The stockholder* then f—olyvd, as a compromise, to agree to oue 0,1, i 6ie Chattn- charter, Iiocruho Uio lined, even without illc aud not to [uenee of this deternil- is, tho Bonrd of i« no\ possible to getsuh- jnsionofour Rosa to Co* amondi ;«,°!o direct iftlie ci w, seeing it was ns for liio exteiu. ./n . resolved in August laM. to recommend to Jie prosent meeting to give the aid of $250,- UlN) promised to tho extension of our Howl by your resolution of last December, to Uio Bourn Wo.tern Kail Road Company. It is with you now to say whether you will so divert tho sum of $250,000, of in what other form you will assist the South-western Conipany. A Road from Ma con in the direction pursued by a recent survey made by the Commissioners ofthe South-western Company will prove of very great benefit to our Roadauid to Savannah. By it from70 to 100,000 halos of cotton would pass over our Road to Savannah which this city otherwise can never re ceive. The Board earnestly commends tills groat enterprise to your most fuvorable con- Certain citizens of Wilkes County expressed an anxious desire to construct a Road from tho town of Washington to a point on our Road In .tho Counly of Washington. Uniting with the citizons of Hancock, who desired the town Sparta to bo on tho lino, they offered to U $300,000-of the necessary Block, If tho sum $200,000 could bo raised in the country , to tho Southward and Eastward of thd Central Rhil Road. In view of tho great iucrcaso of business which tho Wilkes Road would bring to our Road for 120 miles'of it, and tho improvement of tho trade of our city, tho Board did Wot hcsitatCjWUh limlty, tf>.agree laa subscription of $100,000 ■ tako tho resi* Enginei;n’s Omcr, Central Rail Road, } Savannah, December 1st, 1617. 5 H. R. Cugter, Esq., Presides November30tl»: z ,<>L. Tbo total o.rniug. of the year tunuunt^ ^ ^ The curront oxpouiesfbr tho same po- riod have been . . JH2.4G7 62 unanimity, to agn if uio eitixnns of < beon suf- mt the re- L’jmlicotion mw before •u crested. , and soino the,.'Wilkes itis jto-thVm, tho Georgia and Central Roads. It is by tliis Board, informally, but yet Mil rnrlnmtv. llml thn (• * " hoochee, viz : i tho part .of tin. Company—provitioti that titi. Company «honId nut titoreby bo precluded from bmldmg. or aiding to bmld a Roadfrom it. Road v should not be prevented Horn ukingitiPne- f Wll ■ ibtlia ladnntlrn «Ln .l.l.i- mihtrauTto3e“K 011,01 proouH Road diould not lie built. The accent of the.Georgia Kail Road Compa. •y wa. never given (ao fur a. titi. Beard know.,) totheteruuoftlia comprmni.o. TbatCoinpony appointed n Committee to confer with till. Com- petty in relation to tin. Company’, action on tiie «obj,.tof tile iVuyno.boro 1 Reed. On the gd May la.t, tit» Company wa. informed that Uio Georgia Company wonld be willing that tho Wayiiecboro liead aluiuld lie built, provided it wa. etipuluted Hint when it wa. built it .hould run ,n connection only ml/. tU Georgia Rail ltoad, ui.,1 nutm oonuoction wttb the Cnrelinu.Roud. In olh- erword. Ute Georgia Compuuy wo. willing tliutwo vhonkl expend a half million of dollar* to build a Kail Roathroiu^ur Road to Augusta, if wo should agree to work U: after .it was built exclusively for the buiielU ol their Company. Tho answer to the Georgia Coropjmy on this subject, is At your cooiiuauu. ThisCompauy could never agree tb any such arrangement. It wus considered there- fore,that the Georgia Company did not give its as- went to the Bamusville Road coinpromue. It became then the duty ofthe Board, under jmur dirdetiou, to causo u sUrvcy to he made of the Road from Macon to Columbus, that the umemlcif charter might be wived, That survey wus accordingly made, aud the report of it is ready foryour examination. Any further tie- ticu on this subject will not be taken without your sanction. 1 The Board found it impossible to get any subscriptions to the^Road from Mucon to Colmn- with sufficient certainty, that tiie Georgia panvolTers to tho people of Wilkes and Hon-, cock, if they will pay to tho Georgia Company tho $300,000 wliich they bovo subscribed to the Wilkes Road to build a Road from tlio (own of, Washington lo tho Georgia Rail Road,near Cum- tniug, and another Road from Sparta to tho some S , and thon to subtaribo $100,006 towards a from Augusta to the Seventy MUe Station on tbo Central Road, if this Company and tho oit- izous of Savannah will giv* fhoir $i00,000 to the latter enterprise. ' *«•'** This Board has long boon desirous of obtain. ingaRoad Rom tho Central through Burke to Augusta. In considering the eonsequonecs to result from tho copstrtfction ‘df such's Road, this Board saw that they nevor could reasonably ox- S i;ct to obtain the aid aud co-operation of the oorgia Company aud tho people of Augusta in this enterprise upon auy other plan than the quo suggested in otir last annual report If is very 1 clear that a Road from Augustu to tho Ninety MUe Station,, or even the Eighty Milo Station, worked independently of any control by tlio Georgia Company, would fake from that. Com* pauy the carriage oftlie great mail aud the pas sengers generally accompanying it.and throw that business oil our Road for one hundred or ouo hundred and tun miles. It was, therefore, siig. gestod ’ by this Company, to the Georgia Com pany to unite with it in a guarantee ofsevoii per cont intorost to subscribers in tho Burke Rond on the cost oftlie Rond, to join tho track of it to tho Georgia Road iu Augusta and to the Contral at the Eighty Milo Station, to work it with the engines and cars of both Compnuios, and so to control its tinto as to niakb it Antagonistic only to tiie Charleston and Hamburg Road. The inducement, in tho opiulou dfthis Board, to the Georgia. Company tocarhroilithat plitn, was most noworftil. As tho Burke Road charter ia unlimited—perpetual—a Road may. for half a million of dollars,he built, which will take offfVotn tho GAorgia Rail Road, a business worth $100,000 por annum. Such a Road wonld throw a hc»w and lucrative businoss oh tlte uppor portion oi. Central Rond. Bat Savannah Wonts a Road to prevontaH tho trndo brought iutd'Ajigasta by the Western & Atlantic Road from going to Charles ton. It wants union ofinterest and fooling with Augusta if that union enn ho obtained on fhir terms,—Hence the offot that if the Georgia Gout- S would, in effect,. pny half tho expanse of ttg Uio Burke Road this Company would pay tlio other half. Than, equally controlling a Road united to both Roads, the Georgia Company could he secure from any injurious consequen ces and this Compuny would have an equivalent for tho business .which otherwise would he thrown on the upper part of its Road. Much to tho surpriso and to tho rogiot of this Board that view of lha,.subject seems to have mot with no favor from Augusta. Tho Board fuels bound to express, briofiy,its views of tho olTor recently mado by tho Georgia Company. Tho terms of compromUo are not satisfactory to tills Board, and for tho so reasons : 1st. Whilst tiie payment of $300,000 by the people of Washington and Hancock, secures two Branch Roads.to them and the Georgia Compa ny, ono. from Washington aud the othor from Sparta—tiie subscription of 300,000 from tlio Georgia Company, this Company and Savan nah will uot pay half of . the cost of building a Road from Augusta to tlio 70 wile station. The latter Rond therefore, is not at all secured. ' 2d. A Road from Sparta, to tiie Georgia Rail Road, coupled with on agreement to leave tho S ound between Sparta and the Central Roil oad unoccupied by a Rail Road would be di rectly injurious to us. It would take offtradu which now comos to us. And further, it would immediately tempt tlio construction of a Rood from Sparta to Milledgevillo and thus be soon tho meads of establishing a crossing from Macon by Gordon, Milledgevillo and Sparta to Augusta, to tho great injury ofthe Central Rail Road aud 8avannuh. 3d. Although there is a charter authorizing a Road from Augusta to the Contral Road, tho Road must, by the terms ofthe charter, join the Cen tral lloudin Burke Comity. The Seventy MUe Station is in Scriven County, nine miles below Burke. 4. Tho 8eventy Milo 8tation is objectionable as the point of junction with the Contra!,because thereby the expense of the Branch road will be increased $100,000. An inspoetion ofBouuer’s map will shew that the Coutral Road from the Seventy to jho Eighty Mile Station is directly in the line to Augusta and henco the Branch Road ought to leave tho Central at or near the Eighty. 6th. The Georgia Company does not oiler to permit a junction of tiie track of tho Branch Road with its Road in the City of Augusta. JB* Hoard indulges tiie hope, ifthepeoplo of Wi kesi and Hancock shall express satisfaction with a Roadfrom Augusta to the Central Road,in stead of tho Wilkes Road, that the Georgia Com pany will yet- embrace tho offer mado by this Compuny,and fully explained and set forth in our last annual report. IP appears to this Board that upon no othor plan can tho Burke llond he made sutisfuctory toad parties—upon no other plan can the means be conveniently and immediately raised to build it. If that plan fidls, and Savaunah by any act of hors shall forego or give uptheadvau- tones ofthe WUkes Rond, site imposes on her* self, with but holei aid from any otherquarter. the task of raising half a million of dollars to build a Road from tho ninety mile station to Augusta.— This Beard respectfully solicits tiie views of the stockholders on this subject, being content to car ry them out whatever they inuy be. Very recently, it wus ascertained that tiie sum of $175,000 could be, instantly, raised in tiie eity of Now York to build two sea steamers to ply between that city and Suvaunnh, if.our citizens would subscribe $125,000. Tiie Board ugreed to subscribe $50,000 towards the establishment of suchuliuo and tho necessary subscription was immediately filled up.. Two sloumera of the class of tiie Northerner running direct to Savannah would bring vory great profit, in travel and car* riage of valuable package goods to ourlloud.— Besides—unless Suvutmah is furnished with such convoyanoe, whilst Charleston enjoys it, our Road aud City might be seriously injured. iThe Board believes tlmt.no measure of greator im* K ortunce to our Uo&d enn be suggested than the ue of ocean steam-packets referred to. The Board has granted to tlio Washington nnd New Orleans Telegraph Company . ; flie right to put up their Hue of wire olbug the track of tho Central Road, receiving from that Company tiie relit 111 ...111 ...II In..*!..,. ,1*1 . I. V nor lias the Gov- of payment.— ; application to CUYLEil, Trosidcut. I At Leaving abolanco as nett profits of $171,395 93 And an increase in tiie earning* of “ ,0 road over tlio previous year, of $80,443 5U Tho following table exhibits a comparative view of tho various brandies of tho busliiciw of the road for the year just closed, and the previ- ousouo? •' . . 9p fto W«t through,; .V . Up paMonxoAVhrosab, 8EE v; Down Bale* cotton tfcrosgh, 74,101 Totnl Eaming*, ' If HI 1 illiiliilil asstessasasisg ’ •1 -1 iSlilSBGllCli . ssjssasigatsssg' i * > 3 tii cssfcggsassjfes' a ? 2 ‘ 3 I 1 isggassgagaasss > - i 11 s 0 iiiiiliiiiiii salahZssgSss si & II 3 \4 §f0ifeSsii$i gsssgfiisasiSBag ?'9g 1-1 ■iieitjhiisi] SKggsagsaaga- si 2 - ? 4 11t I- lirassffiiftii -M T 1 Slittillli! s! §s ? Pa, ?! ? ! isSs-sSiElil- Sfifiisftgfelll fli i |ii|§3333332 t oooooencnctcntncncn gggggggggggg !«> : Sallllfeiisaa I ssgaEssifssgiS S&isiislillis ggSiSSgftgfcSCH 8|£ if From tlio forcaoina table it wdl appear that tho earnings of tho Roau for tiie mouth of Novem ber lost fell short of tlio same modtli the provious ..... Aon unn on mi.- s ■ • . .i * . iu IIUMJUIUUI, 10*11, lie- ing 22,772, wlule in Noveinbor, 1847, it was only 5,480, a falling off in that month of 17,280 bales. I have no doubt we shall transport at least as many bales of the present, as wo did of tbo last crop, though later in tho season. Tho current expenses of the Road during tho year, are oxliibitou under their appropriate hoods In the following table: Mainleiuinee of /Fop.—Including timber, spikes, and ul other materials, salaries ofSuperintendani and assistant, labor, carpentiy. nnd all other oxpen- sea of repairs of rood, bridges, wells, cisterns, turn-outs, turn-tables, &c. ... $84,243 28 Maintenance of MaJiinerg and ilfdttie' Power.—Including afl work and materials for repairs of engines, machine-shops, wages of runuers and firemen, oil and tallow for en gines, fuel and water for do, sala ries of Superintendent and Mam ter Machinist, &c. Maintenance of Cars.—Including ma terials nnd labor on Cars, oil and tallow for do, salaries Snperiuton- daut and Master Carpenter, Transportation Expenses. — Inclu ding train hands, labor at depots, clerks, agents at way stations, la bor at do, damage, portage, and snlary of Superintoudant, Incidental Expenses.——Including printing, advertising, station cry, nnd .miscellaneous expenses, not included under other heads, 61,834 99 10,029 89 52,741 61 increased, iu cpiiscquoiice ofjlio ud rvicoour cars liuvo perfumwd during or of Car* belonging to lhe C( w - awongcr Cars, 8 do Baggage del 4 do do do . 8 do flex Freight Cars, 8 do Platform do 8 rip Csttlo <1° 4 do Gravel Cars. " ^ ^ *• ■ TcUlf/* Kl Tho distance run by . all the trains during the year is 307,600 miles, which gives 69 cents per milo run, as^he.expense of working tho road. Wo have continued tiie work of substituting' embankments fur trestlo bridging during the year, nnd a large, amount lias been .done, about two and a Imll’niiles in distance has bceu filled up in cluding upwards of a mile of tho. lohg trestle Work in Ocouee Swamp. This bos,.however, ssyot only been filldd about lO fcet in height, tho retaaiuiug height; say about 6 feet, will bo filled witii cars at a future day. Nearly a mijo of embankuiout has been made id O'Bahion’s marsh, and. a great number of shorter, bridges have boon fitiou in part, loaving only auch open ings asaro absolutely necessary to pass'the water orunusaal floods. Wu have made considerable additions to our Turn-outs, which was necessary to accommodate on increasing business. •Sides.... 8boutdan............ BEEF—Mu. Primo DREAD—Navy. ,*wL BUTTKIt-|aoiion'i>rinii!.'.'lV. ‘ '''" Inferior....-. .T..TiL CANDLES—Sporniacetti .tni't CHEESE—Nortltoru: * [ V. COFFEE—Cubs....;.;....; Rio >. Jsr* Lsxuayrs.. COAL—Liverpool........to COTTON—Upland, Inferior, lb 2,714 85 jmtiy’s buninotis free of ehargu, Savannah is thus on tho main line from Now-Orlcnns to Washington City, nnd will enjoy overy facility' oi* TAlegrauhio coinhiUnicalion. Tiie lfc ' Boiids given for duties oil Rail Rdad iTroii ul iirinr In M np.Oi lA.I*) ’ ........I.. imported priof. to ‘Mufidij 4843. runiaiu.ui, /he saiutv couilitldn as lieretcioro frequently reported to you. At several session* of Congrctsmemori als on this subject have been presented, but Cott- $212,467 62 Tho itom of maintenance of way has been in creased during the past year by the extensive re pairs we have found it nocoasary to make on tiie br ? d ?? B ^re We have during that period entirely rebuilt 25 trejtie bridges varyiug In length from 10 feet to 300 feet, besides the trestle bridging in tiie Oconee Swamp, iu the re-construction of which wo have made considerable progress. The rapid decay ofthe piles and mud sills of thatstraemro, owing to tlio poeulior character of the soil in tiie swamp, renders it indispensable to p ace tho trestles on brick foundations, wliich plan we have adopted iu .the rebuilding of tlio work. We have commenced on that portion Af tlio work which has been longost stauding, and propoio to co on grotlitnlly with tlio renewal, taking uhouttlvo ycura to complete it. A conaiil- •ruklo portion of tho timber hoing perfectly bound, i. tired in tho rc-conrtriiction. Tho jtort year hna boon an unfavorable one far keeping up the rend, in conaouneuco of the un- usual nnantity of rain which foil during tho rum mer, the rea.on in which wo uaually moke the most extensive repairs. The Road is however in a sound condition, and tiie trains perform their trips with regularity. The item or motive power lias also been in creased. We have made extonsivo repairs to our Engines during tiie year, which wan occasioned in part by two serious nccidonts which dann have also almost entirely rebuilt one of six wheel 3d class, and converted it into au 8 wheel pnsseu- gur Engine, which proves to be a very efficient and valuable Machine. The Company Imvo now six passenger En gines uiul fourteen'freight Engines—a sufficient aiilount tif power to meet ' any business that nmv be reasonably expected lor some time to come. The item of maintenance of cars has Wen An additional Freight House has been built tho Depot in tills city, to accommodate tiie lurj at largo trade in produce which has followed the connex ion with tiie State Road. Wc Iiavo also been obliged to oxtend our yard room at the Depot, and lay additional trucks for tho accommodation of-an increased number of car*. • .Four new Freight Engines, and thirty nine 8-wheol burthen Cara, have been added to onr motive power establishment. Tiie following .statement exhibits the. amount of expenditures bn the above accounts, nnd which is properly chargeable to construction. Amount paid far right df Way, $ Embankments, Additional “Turn Outs,” Improvements at Dupot in Savannah, Wurokouso for down freight, Pro duce, &c. Savannah, Locomotive Eugines and Tenders purchased, 39 new 8-wheel Freight Cars, 200 00 22,958 00 2,825 32 3,551 51 2,793 47 30,000 00 24,095 00 BAUdlNfl—Ucinji, 44 inch, yd. Gttnoy ii Kentucky., : ROPE—Muulllu 111. 'Kentucky:.....,....... DACON—11 am*............ lb. 17> SCI 20 n is*: ii 1 .s 1 ; « 8 n 01 19 7 *nl9 8ff 8 a 8 CO 8 - a 5 80- 5 GO a 6 GO 18 n 10 a 89n 12 • 0 a 7»n 8 n It n 71. 80 pr ct MlddUiii>Alr..;C/.'^;; Fair toQood Fair. Good Fair.. Choice CORDAGE—Tamd. Mnuilla 8hirtlnn, browu...... .yd. Blesohed Bheetios*, browu CaUco!t,biuo and fancy.... 81 ripe*, indigd blue $37,324 20 Total, Tho probable duration of our Iron rails Mnsub- joot which claims our attention as of tho utmost importance. The indications of deterioration tlio* consider able, are not such .os to give us any uneasiness. Our jj rail being of a very light description, ha* suffered considerable injuries, particularly on thu sharp curves, by abrasion ; but not so much as to in itoriolly impair its strougth, except in Very few instances. I would recommend that a small quantity of Iron ho orderedduriug tlio present year, say for fivo or teu uiilos. ns a commencement of a grad ual renewal of tho iron of the whole roud. Tho old iron could be sold to advantage in defraying part of tho cost of the new, or bo re-rolled by some bfiho Iron establishments iu the country, for relaying. t As to the particular pattern best adupted to our road, I will only remark, that I am at present iu favour of tho U rail iu uso on tho Georgia and Western &. Atlantic roadB. This rail weighs a- bout 45 lbs. per yard, or about 70 tons por milo. Iu obedience to the direction of the Board, a survey for tho uxtension of tho road to Colum bus was mado during tlio past summer- The Estimate resulting from this survey may be con densed ns follows: Plaid* Puitiaa*...,. „ lied Tick.... F18II—Dry Cod. ....... ewt , IIcrring*;*im>ktal...Imix. Mackerel, No. l....bbL Do. No. 9 Do. No. 3 FLOUR—n.ltimona H. 8 Philadelphia &• Virginia. Now Orleatta 'Cmiil....; Georgia DRAIN—Ooru, cnrifo Out* do GUNPOWDER ...kc?. HAY—Eastern p lUO North River HIDES—Dry tb. OrySaluut IRON—Ply, Scotch ton Swedes, a*sorted Hoop 100 Sheet Noil Rod* LARD lb. titeam Sawed M. River Ransiu?, for export White l'iiiu, Clear Do. do. MarchaulabloTi Rod Oak Slave*.. T Graditig, Bridging and Masonry, Cleaning and Grubbing, Right of way, ~ “ id S Grading onif Superstructure of 8 Turn Outs, Ware Houses Cisterns, Pumps and Wells, 2 Depots, Passengers’ Houses, Shops See. 90 miles Superstructure, inclu ding Iron, Engineering and Contingencies 10 per cont, $266,836, 58 15,000, 00 20,000, 00 8,000, 00 4,600, 00 30,000, 00 378,000, 00 70,468, 00 Add for JO Locomotive Engines, 100 Freight Cfirs. 4 Pnftsangoro' Oars, TooIsnnuMachinory for Shops, $793,154, 58 75,000, 00 60,000, 00 6,000, 0U 5,000, 00 $939,154, 58 Fora particular description of tlio route, and details of tiie estimate, I refer yon to the roport of Mr. Franklin P. Holcomb herewith presented, with a man of tlio lino. Mr. Holcomb executed tlio survey with hisuau- al despatch and ability, end I fool a perfect con- naoncu that fill! reliance inuy bo placed ou liis calculations and estimates. Iam Sir, Very respectfully. Your obediont Scrvaut, L. O. REYNOLDS, Chief Engineer. SAVANNAH. FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1847. C5^ The Savannah Shipping and Commercial List tcitl be ready for delivery This Morning at 11 o'clock. Orders for extra copies must be hft by 94 o'clock. Central Railroad. The reports of tbo President and Engineer, in ourcolumus, will be perused with interest Tho earnings of the rood have increased over tho previous year os much as $80,423 59. And this gratifying result is exhibited, notwith standing tiie earnings in November of this year arc much less than the satno month in last year, caused by the Planters holding their cotton for bettor prices. The item of expenditure for main tenance of way lias also beon .considerably in creased by exteusivo repairs of bridges, twenty fivo trestlo bridges having beon entirely rebuilt, besides considerable progress mado in the trestle work of the Oconco bridge, which has been placed on a firmer foundation. Had we room wo would notice these Reports more at large They will repay perusal. The Gallant Dead. The mortal ronmins oftlie veteran Hero, Mc Intosh, have, we learn, been shipped from New Orleans for this port Onr spirited Citizen Soldiers will, we are sure, adopt measures for paying a Soldier’s tribute to all that remains on earth of ono, who “loved tiie name of honour, more than he feared death.” He was emphatically his country’s Soldier, and though his martial spirit no more animates his once manly form, it will be an affectionate tributo to his memory to houour in death him, who in life honoured himself, nnd illustrated in his deeds tiie honour ofan insulted Country. i Strain We are greatfr surprised and deeply regret to see that a bill bin been introduce^ into the legisla ture, creating prohibitions upon'the Commission Merchants of thd-Btnto hi tho lino of their busi ness, aud that Ihb gentleman who introduced it should have 1ake|i‘9^«i*iott,'to-rofl , act unkindly upon the rates of,commission in Savannah and tho police regulations of tho city in reference to tho solo of cotlon. *, Ifo has obviously fallen into two great errors. It appears in the first place, that ha has presumed that no plautor who brings his cotton to Savannah can sail it for himself, un der tho regulations oftlie city. No such regula tion as /ms imagines exists ia Savannah. Tho-Plan ter who brmgxhi* cotton to Savannah-is .us free (o sell it for himsulf iwil'hc carried it to Aiiguntn, Mar on or Columbus. In the-second place, he 5 a 0 a 7 a 11 i K 12 8*« 18 4 50 05 a l 0 75 a IU 50 8 50 a 0 ^ SO ft 7 a 7 5 75 a U!» 53 a 3 75 a 75 a 85 a 7ja 93 50 a 03 5)a 5 a J pr et. Mprct, 90 pr ct. 90 pr cL PORTER W.T.. RICE—OrSnarfV.’.V... F ioo Fair Good and Prime French Brandis* gal. wSaSHIEti: American Gin..... n ■ ■ 30 pret. pr ch 90 pr ct. 90 pr ct. 30 pr ct. j25 pret. }80 pret. ill J-30 pr cL ll|n 1*4 While Oak Pino 35 ■ ». Had [35 a 10 59 a 11 a 13 a 25 a 15 n It) Do. dd. Do. do. Bbl 'SO Sbinjlo*, Gypru** Do. other kind* LEAD—Pi# aud Bar....p 100 Sltitct. White Lead LIME bbl. MOLASSES—Cuba gal. New Urleiuu NAILS—Cut, 4d. to 90d II*. NAVAL STORKS—Roain.Iilil Tor, Wilmiugtou... Turpnntiue, *oft "tch Pile! Spirit* Turpoutiue.. pul. Varuifli OILS—Buorm. Wiatnr Stralueil FnilStraiuud Suiiiinur du... Iiinimil ...bbl. &) a 85 Whale rarkcil... • ••gal. 00 a 05 Tan tier’ll Lard... 15 a 1C Cnninhiiiu 75 a POTATOES V.Vbbl 9 75 n 3 PORK—Mow in 50 u 17 Vrimo 19 n 1-24 PIPES ...fro 50 n CU 58 a 21 a .1 Ul a 3 50 3 50 2 25 00 30 pr ct. WhSdSyS'Uu5.HS!tB& Do.. ■ New Orlenu*. Porto Rico ud 8L Croix Havana, White.... Now Orleans.... 1 . 8ALT—Liverpool Cargo.. buah. SOAP—American, yellow...lb. SHOT-AII rise*.... SEGARB—flpnsiih.FH. ■, American.*.;;....,.-... TALLOW—A meric*!) lb. TOBACCO^Georgia.... , Manufactured... TEAS—Pouchoug Gunpowder and Imperial YonngHyaohV.V.V. TWINE—Bagging..' W..l Soinn WRAPPING PAPER rm. WINB8—Madeira g*L Tencrilfe, L. 1* Dry Malaga Sweet do. *... Claret, HaraeiUna. ..cask Ho. Bordeaux...dux. Champagno Slpck ou kaad l*t Sept 1847 L,, Received till* week '"Zl* Rocoived previoujljr F.xported tht* week 1443 7 Exported previuusly UH'Jd 23j Stock on hand and on ahipboard, not ck«. edon thoOthinft 8300 Skmt timt Uti our. Stock on hand lot Sept. 1818... Received this week Received previou»ly. f .....-..., ...5t« ...8513 .07283 4se W» w Exported thl* weok 7771 j 8 Ex|Mrted prcviou.ly 38*75 331 81281 Slock on hand and on *Iil|iboard, not dear- *d on the 10th Dec^lBM. 20 pr et. jso pr ct. .*0 pr ct. 20 pr ct. Kxportn nf Cotton nnd Itleo, From Ike Purl of SaeoHHak, ronmencin,q Sept, 1*1, 13 >7. COTTON. RICE. wuaav to. Thi« W’kj Previously. Till. Provi- Wkously. Liverpool (.ondnn Glnafow.ttc Grocnock Cuwe* and ■ Market. 8 ~- .... -.‘A. Upld.S.I. 6 VuV,l. 3388 Tct. ::::*! ::::: Tea. ,237 Cork Total Great Britain.. -- aiis* 777I ~7i5T Havre 20721 .... ' 485 Nantz Marseille.-, ... Unrilnaux, &c 48 Total Franco 2079 513 Hamburg 8L Petersburg Antwerp Anmtimiain ..... :::::: Trieste, .fcc 499 Total other Fur’ll P'a 402 Havana — — _ 1H11 Malanxa* narnena, »Vu Na«*ati, HI 711 Tout W. India*, &c 7777 — 10 2559 Now York 297 89*2 0700 990 ■WMU iloatuil not .... 1 104 1010 Provitlnncn Philadelphia ..ltd.... 4.U 209 •m‘i It aid morn ...71 .... 28f 257 Charln-lon ...1 3U ( ten-. 1 i 1X13 Ollier U. States ports | 807 Total OoastwLo.... ...7 1443, 9281 13538 1193 0150 Grand Total ...7 11431 U.Mt' lfliOH HW3 11772 § **-> M £ U 2 a Pjlllif P fp# millB ■ .s p IPgTiis n : 5 ;« 3S :a? is i|s S"2 Olllccrs Htivaunnli CJhnmbtfr of Cnmtnorrr. n. H. STILES, Pre*idnnL llOIVT HABERSHAM, let Vice President. O. GREEN, 2.1 ViceP«>»id«nL OCTAVES COIiKN, Secretary nnd Treasurer. Committer of A\>\»r.iila.—G. It. Cummin:.', IIenry Rimer, Ed. I'ndolferd, l*nnc Colion, J. II. Reid, Win. Dtiuuiiu. Compnrntivr Hxports of Lumber, Commercing September I, |8i7. xxroSTKD TU IThl* wkjPmVff Liverpool Ldii.Ion I. Othor Rrilith l’oit* !. Tulal to Great BritaiuTTr.”. 7 luuly'f. Havre Bordeaux.... Bordeaux 1 Other French Port* *!!!.!!!.; "iionii Total to France 4 North or Europe Soiilli «f Europe We*l lndino, Ac nun "miu Tutnl Furclk'ii Port* Bo,1011 Rhode Llaii.l, Ac New-York Pliilndelphiu Uidtimnre mid Nntfulk Other United Stale* Purl*.... Total Cimstw im.. 92005 92U05 7IW: _513713 709>7. Si?,ft 3142W: I (CS V) 017213 . *240391 Haul 3301*131 law 938218, iSiVu 1*2503,,' 05lr.nl 0rn "4 'Fotui .!“23RHM aattuM “irnii Dnrltngo of Vckm-Ih, per dnj. Under U«) ton*, employed, .VI cent*—While Idle, »l to Over 100 “ •• 75 ** •• , 1 00 seumfl to have compl lined of tlio high rates of commission iu Savannah, and his bill professes to reduce iL Had Mr. Waters inquired into tiie matter, before making liis move in tho Lugisla turo.he would have learned that tho Commission* charged in Savannah art far less than iH any city of the Southern scaboark. The rate of commissions in Charleston is 2£ per cent ou the whole amount of salos of upland cotton; in Savannah U is only filly cents on tiie bale, frequently not exceeding one per ccttj ou tho amount of sales, and never reaching 21. The commissions in Mobile and New Or* loans are ftilly as high a* iu Charleston. In fuel they are far less in 8uvannah than in any seaport town. But upon wliat'grouiid can a Bill of liio do scription Iiavo buen introduced into tho Legisla ture 1 Whero ib the principle that will sanction it? A cardinal doctrine of tho Republican frith is, that that Government is tho wisest, tho best, the frecall that governs tho least! Why should tlio Legislature interfere in tlio business relations of Merchants and planters? Competition will al ways chock oxtruvagauce in rates of commission, did any such exist,—and even were this to fail, we cannot uiulcrsand tiie principles oitiicr of justice or of policy which would authorize tho Legisla turc to pass a law on tho subject. Mnjor X. or Ing. Tho Legislature of Florida has, by resolution, ordered a sword to be presented to the gallant Major W. W. Loring, U. S. A. Major L. pass ed through this city a few days siuco ou his way to Florida/ A sword is also to bo prepared for Liaut. M. C. Mariu, U. 8. N. Commodore Conuor, U. S. N., iuis left Phila delphia for St Augustine, for tho benufitofhis health. The following Preamble and Resolutions wero passed in Council yesterday: Whereas, The interest of tho City of Savan< nah in tiie Capital Stock of tlio Central Rail Road and Banking Compatiy of Georgia, has not been as beneficial to tlio City oa was contemplated atthotimo of subscribing for tiie same, and it be ing the opinion of many judicious persons, that the City of Savannah is not fairly represented according to hor interest and representative ca pacity, in comparison with other Stockholders, in the appointment of the Directors, and neces sary agents to manage the affairs of the Compa ny, hoing now allowed only sixty votes upon fivo thousand shares, while upon tlio graduated scale now governing individual Stockholders having minor interests, the City of Savannuh represent ing collectively all the inhabitants thereof, ought to be entitled to one thousand and one votes, to place her upou a just, equitable footing: Be it therefore Resolved, That a proper a| cation be made to the Legislature of Geor gia, now in session, in beholr of the City of Sa-' vannali, asking for such an alteration and modifi cation oftlie charter of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia, as will allow the City of Savannah to rote for every purpose upou the several Shores of stock now held and hereafter to ho held in the Capital Stock of the Central Rail Roud and Baukiug Company of Georgia, upon tho graduated scale now iu opera tion, and that tho City of Savannuh shall and may be exempted from the operations of the provi sions contained in the 13th section ofrulo first of tiie Law providing (hat no person or body polit ic shall be entitled iu his, or her, or their own right to more than sixty votes, to tiie end that the interests of tho inhabitants of tho City of Savan nah may be justly and equitably represented. Hampton Course.—The [Augusta Chronicle of the 8th inst. says—The attendance on tho Turf yestorday, though a beautiful day, was uot largo, and tlio sport of little interest. The eolt stake was awarded to Col. Singletou’s Priam filly, dam Ataiunta, the other seven having paid forfeit. - Tho second race wan won by Singleton’s buy mare in two hoats—timo lm. 53s. and 1m. 60s., beating Lovell’s John Watson and Jewell’s bay colt. HAMBURG, Doc. 8.—Cotton.—'Wo continue to report very light recoipts of this attic!e with limited sales. The demand for the past week has been good, buyers evidently manifost more confi dence, but holders show no disposition to part with their crop* at current rates, which wo set down at 0J to 7c. the later being for fair cottons, n choice article might bring 7\ to 7Jc. From Blillodgevlllo. ICorroiponitauuo of the Suvnnnnti Georgian.) MILLEDGKVILLE, Doc. 7th, 1847. Messrs. Editors: My lottor of tills morning left the House in hot debate upon Mr. Jones’ motion to reconsidor the kill passed yesterday, to author ize tlio Marino aud Fire Insurauco Company of Savannah to iucrcaso their Capital, $400,000.— Tho discussion continued till near ouo o’clock, P. M., when tho yeas and nays were lukon—uml are yeas 53, nays GO, an follows: YEAS—Barnos, Baiigli, Bryan of Houston, Cabiuess Callaway, Candler, Carlton, Carter, Cleveland. Colbert, Cuno, Crocker, Darnell,Dor- ininy, Fields, Fitzpatrick, Freeman, Glover of Jones, Halt, Harden,Heard, Jackson of Walton. Jones, Keith, Kenan, Kilgore, Maloney, Martin, McConnell of Cass, McConnell of Cobh, Mc Donald, McDuffie, Morris, Pace, Pcuticost, Pol lock, Hold, Reynolds, Robinson of Jasper, San ford, Sheffield, Smith of Cass, Strickland, Sum ner, Tift, Vnrdomnii, Walker of Crawford, Waul, Weathers, Whitworth, Williams, Williamson, Wilson. NAYS—Alexander, Anderson of Warren. An derson of Wjlkcs, Andrews, Bailey, Uaratto, Bat tle, Bartow, Beasloy, Buthunc. Black,Bird, Bran don, Brinson, Brown, Bryan of Wayue^Cameroii, Clark, Dozier, Dtibiguon, Franklin*, Gartreil, (fulfilling, Glonii, Glover of Jasper, Graham, Gresham, Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Clark, Harris of Morgan, Harris of Taliaferro, Hen dricks, Hodges, Holmes, Howard, Jackson ol Clark, Lnwljou, MeCarru, McLeod, Morgan, Moseley, Nisbut, Perkins, Phillips, Pinehard, Prico, Quartcrinau, Ramsay, Rawls, Robinson of Coweta, Seward, Smith of Oglethorpe, Tal bot, Tillman, Todd, Townsofid, Walker ofKicli- maud, Wirabiih; Wood, Zachry. The House met iu tiie afternoon, and proceed cd to tiie consideration of the bill to give addi tional security to bill holder*. After occupying the House until sundown, this bill was rejected, yens 49, nays.59. The bill reported by Mr. Waters in (ho Senato yesterday, mentioned in my last communication, to incorporate the Ocmulgee Rail Road Company empowers Gustavos Hendrick, Stuphcu Bailey, John Andrews, Stepiiou W. Prico, David Berry, James A McCuue of Butts county; ond David Uocso, Thos J. Smith,Dyer C.Bancroft, andJno. W. Burney of Jasper county, to construct a road from any point between Forsyth and Griffin ou the Macon and Western Rail Road, to some point on tho Georgia Rail Road, so as to run between tho town of Jacksou and tiie Indian Springs in Butts county; capital not to exceed $*J,000,000; private property of the stockholders to tie liable for tiie debts oi tho company to the auiouut of their stock. Iu the moan time, tlio Senato was industrious ly employed. On motion of Mr. Wales, it was agreed to re; consider the lull rejected yestcr«hiy, the more ef fectually to define and make uniform the liability ofGuardians, Executors, nnd Administrators in regard to tlio interest to bo charged against them. On motion of Mr. Barclay,tlio Semite reconsid ered tlio bill rejected yesterday, to regulate the issuing of Ca Sas &c. Mr. Waters moved to roconsidcr the nnssa^e ofthe bill to prohibit Commission Merchantsin Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Sec., from deducting tiponsquarebags of Cotton, and to dutiuo nu< make uniform tiie rates of Commission ; which was lost Mr. Marks reported 0 bill, to proscribe tho reg ulations under which Slavo traders, Citizens nnd Solticm, may introduce into tills State, Slaves from other States; to repeal all ncnal laws on the subject; to concol and annul olibucus heretofore committed aguiust said penal laws, aud to pres cribe penalties for the violation ofthe provisions of tliis act; 50 copie* of which were ordered to be printed. Mr. Hilliard, from Committee on Military af fairs—to amend tho Militia laws of this State; also, to revise and consolidate tiie Militia laws of tliis State, and to repeal the Cavalry law* now of force, approved Dec. 19th, 1318. Mr. Cliastaiu,to authorize tho Central Rail Rond aud Banking Company, and the Macon aud Western Rail RoadCotnpany, or either ofthem, to form a junction of the Contral Rail Road & Macon and Western Rail Road in, or near tho limits ofthe City of Macon. Mr. Simmons—To rcorganizo tho Judicial Districts of tliis State, and oqtiulize tiie iubours of tiie Judges of tiie Superior Courts. Many bills, chiefly local,wero passed in Senate to-day. Tboso that will interest you aro—To repoal tho second Section of on act, to prevent tho clipping and mutilating the curront com of this State, as- sented to February 3d, 1789. To repeal an act to authorize the Justices of tho Inferior Courts of this State to iuyoiitnew districts,’ or alter the linos of those already laid out, assented to 23d Doc., 1639, so fur as relates to tho counties of Habersham and Rabun • also, the bill of tho fluuso to exempt from, militia duty the officers and privates of tho city watch of Sa vannah. * Tiie bill to provide for tho sale of certain evi dences of debt belonging to deceusod person*, was lost Alto, To provide for tho decision of coses in Justine*' Courts, whore lijp proiditic Ju>ti«:c.< foil to run- -•ur iu opinion, And. To exempt from levy mid sale under exeention personal property in Die possession of bona fide purchasers, without actual notice, &c. Mr. Fariss introduced n resolution, relating lo the practice of 1I10 Inferior Court iu some comi ties, levying faxes for Ilia support of liio poor, under tfiu act of JtWU, without any previous ra- commendation of tho Grand Jury, while in oili er counties the act is held to have been repealed hy the act of 18JJ; nnd instructing the Judiciary Committee to examine into tho matter, and re port whether in their opinion the said act of 1820 is nf force, aud such amendment ns wit) lead to uniformity of practice upon tho subject. DECEMBER 8,1847. Mr. Nesbit from the Committee ma Agricul- tur and lulcmnl Improvement, reported tho following resolutions, which being amended wore agreed to. Whereas, The use of Limn, Gypsum and Marl, may become useful in improving thu lauds oftlie Statu, and thereby increase tho nmaiiut of agri cultural products transported oulhr[ Western and Atlantic Rail Road- Bo it therefore Resolved, That a reduction in the freight charged on suid articles, by said Road, is advisable, and that the Chief Engineer be di rected lo fix the ralo of freight thereon, nl the lowest remunerating price: Provided, the othor Roads agree to carry Gypsum, Marl and Lime ul the same rates per mile. Resolved. That the Engineer lm directed to correspond with thu Directors of the other lto.nl< and ascertain if a considerable reduction may not by joint action, bo made ou freight ou Salt, pro vided file other rouds agree to curry at the sumo rate por mile. Air. Bailey introduced a hill to authorize onr Volunteers in Mexico to vote for cortain officer*. I Iiavo just applied at tlio desk for a right of it, but could not obtain tiie privilege to du so. In deed, white the Legislature is iu senum, there ii a manifost reluctance in thin branch to fiirtmb documents: so much so as lo make it disagree* hie to ask for thorn. In consequence, 1 nour close, with tiie above, and for tlio balance muit bide a “more convenient scasou.” Your ob’tserv’t, AMANUENSIS. Si. John’s Church. The unretnined Few* in tliis Church will be rented for tho ensuing year, at tho Church, on Monday noxt, tho 13th inst ut J2 o'clock, M.. under the usual regulation*. Persons intending to retain (heir Pews, will please notify the Secre tary, previous to that day. By order of tho Wardens and Vestry.. R. RA1FORD, Secretary. dec 9 4— doc 7 r. jOHItril A. HKALS, PAINTER, No. 26 Boll-strzzt, Sayxkkah. R. SHACKELFORD, FA C T O R, Cn.iai k.sto.t. H. i! dm- ft TIIKATHK—\V. C, Forbes, LcmocRC Afaiwgrr. Mr. W. C. Fonnzs has tiie honor most res pectfully to inform the indie? and gentlemen of Savannah, that he will open tiie Theatre on Wzn.TK80.tY Evkxwo, Dec. 15, Commencing liis season with the celebrated LEHMAN FAMILY, whose novel and astonishing performances have established thorn as tiie triumphant successors of tho Ravel Family, and who have been performing in nil the cities in the Union to crowded and fa»h- tenable houses. —6 dec 9 Connly Kief-tied. SAVANNAH, Dec. 8,1817. An election will be held at the Court Home in tho city of Savannah on Monday the 3d day of January next, for a Justice of the Inferior Court, to fill the vacancy occasioned by Uie re signation of Robert M. Goodwin; and likewise for the following County Officers, viz: Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts. Sheriff. Receiver of Tax Return*. Tat Collector. Coroner. , , , . The Polls will be opened and closed at the hour prescribed by law, and under file presidcuey of the proper magistrates. A- PORTER, j. t. c. c. c. FRANCIS SORREL, j. i. c. c. c. ELIAS REED, J. 1. c.c.e. W. THORNE WILLIAMS, 3.1. c.c. c. Attest: Roar. W. Pooum, c. 1.0. c. c. dec 9 Notice. Tlio Animal Meeting or the Cnmmissioiters of Public Ronds of Chatham County, will bo held at the Court House in the city of Savannah, ou tho 13th, being the second Alondayin December next, at II o’clock, A. M-, precisely. W. W. WASH, Secretary ». c. r. n. c. c. nov 21 lfi —