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: -t Am *;s ■—s= I =< • . V 5* s» -(A' ?8® (coxtino; 14th. Andhe it further enacted, That each and every Ordinary, before he shall enter on-the duties of dus office, shall give bond and security, in the sum ojf two thou sand dollars for the faithful discharge of his duties as clerk by himself ’ and his deputy, hich bond shall be approved by three* Jus tices of the Inferior court and b.e made payable to the Governor for the time being and his successors m office, and shall be |led and recorded in the same rnanner as Sheriffs-bonds. And said Ordinary shall have power to. take bond and security from his deputy, for the faithful performance of his duty as such. . See. 15 th. And be further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the ordinary elec ted or to be elected as aforesaid, shall before he is commissioned and enters on the duties of his office, take and subscri be before the Justices of the inferior eourt of the county ®f his residence, or a majority of them, the ‘following oath or affirmation, I, A. B. do > solemnly swear or. affirm (as. the case may be) that I will well and faithfully discharge all the duties of Ordinary for . the countv of —during my continuance in office,'ac- eording to law, to the best of my knowledge and ability, without favor or affection to any party and that I will only receive A my legal fees of office—so help me God.” And each and every deputy appointed under the pro visions of this act shall take and subscribe a similar oath before said justices, * .See. 16th, Aud be it firtker enacted, T^at all bonds relating to" the probate of will, or the administration or guardiansh ip of estates, heretofore required to he pay a ble to the Justices of the Inferior Court when sitting for Ordinary purposes, and their successors in offioe, or to the Inferior Court or. the Justices thereof, under what ever name, or style, shall from and after the time at which this act shall take effect, be payable to the Ordinary and his suecesora ia office, Bee. 17th. And be it further enacted That no return PFany Executor, Adminis trator or Guardian, shall be ^allowed until after the expiration of thirtyfoays from the filing of the samfe, and it shall he the duty of the Ordinarj, to record all vouchers of fered with said returns, and return said vouchers to said Executor, Administrator ©r Guardian on demand for the same, and Kvid Ordinary, for recording such vouchers, Sec. IS BeUfurther enacted, That the fees of said-Ordinary, for the examination and recording of returns upon estates, shall be as follows, to wit: On- all estates not worth more than- cwo thousand dollars, the same foe as heretofore allowed for examin ing ant. recording a return; on estates worth more than two thousand and nat; mo re than ten thousand dollars, twenty-jive W eentum, m addition to such former fee; and ®n estates worth more than tec thousand dollars,per centum ^pn such former fees.^ And all other fees and-charges for services rendered by said Ordinary shall be the same as. now fixed by law. Sec. 19th And. be it further ienacted by the authority aforesaid, That in easeeith- fcner party ra said Court of Ordinary shall or may he dissatisSed with any decision of the said Ordinary thereof, then and in all sueh cases such dissatisfied party may within four days after the decision and judgmen t of the said Ordinary therein, he allowed to enter an appeal to the Superior Court, under the same rules and restrictions as are now pre- s^nbed by law for entering appeals from the Inferior Courts sitting for ordinary purposes. Sec. 20th, And be it further enacted, That u shall not be lawful for the Ordinary nor any legal partner- of said Ordinav to practicein said Court of Ordinary, or bere- tamed M Counsel many cause originating and>carried by appear writ acr )E fl’EHIAT mi m This is a si that tlie A •••.:.■• Ptirefy con- 1J (Hie fire bit our - - fcaa-rJSPF ,ve suffered so foe, which ►pfo, a good e sz * ^er receive any xee or reward .for any service renderedor eauusdgiven in any matter connected with reudXourt other than the fees authorised by law tosaid Ordinary; and any Ordinary violating; the provisions of tins section or permittiM its .violation by any legal part- inm S£ “d Court -before him, L be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on ^ bo aAfialTbe fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Coart, and shall forfeit his commission, <fe shall be’ineHigibfo to re- Provided, notibng ia this section ire vent said Ordinary from practising other cause, hi any other Court. *4 , .. %further enacted st term of the Superior Courts h» f election of the Or it shall he his duty to report to the of said Court the estates in his hands resenfoti, a nd which devolve upon ’k ot the Superior Court or other by the provisions of this act, ar d -® statement.ofthe condition of said tat«. it.shall Ije the duty of the .1 iEfe&frf* 1 .*? **“ <** to toke takeout on the ed~ so to dr guardian prescribe, and such be such orders * from time to also ae- cian. J manner tions >y the 7~~r 7. * Fl#» Ilf SpARTA.*—We ■- Male Academy at Spariaj sumed by ,fire on Ti oecurred|foQUt noon. % We neighboring village alfoi much for the past twoyears but for tfie enterprise of bet portion of it must cow have remained in ashes. We doubt not bat that the Acade my wifi be replaced in time. Sparta will never allow her schools to go down. - * — —: ■ ' ' . jJS?“Thenew Cfonstitutipnof France,it is said, does not give gefietel satisfaction.— It gives tqo much power to the President. It is very probable that they never will get one to suitthem; theyareash&rdtto please about their constitutions as they are about' the cut of their coats, and have to it just about as often. ‘‘This is Paris fash ion.” It would be a good thing for the rest of mankind, if this deluded people could be blotted from political, existence an into the Clothes business entirely. They are genteel Clothiers, but fools in politics. jp^r By the last issue of the MaCon Jomv- nal & Messenger, we notice that S. T. Chap man one of its Editors has retired from its management, and has been succeded by Mr. Jas T. Nesbit, a young gentleman of -fine abilities and who is highly spoken of hy his '‘predecessor* / - , _ c t , - - . - Mr. Chapman will shortly commence the publication of a weekly and daily commer cial paper at Savannah- We heartily wish him success in the enterprise. The tariff resolutions of the New Jerey Legislature, asking for additional du ty on coal andiron, was passed in the House on the ?8th hit. hy a (vote of 43 yeas and 14 nays, 29 Democrats voting for it and 14 Whigs, The nays were all Democrats .; Georgia 7 Per Cent Bonds,—Two Hundred Thousand Dollars of the above Bonds, (says the Milledgevilie Recorder of Tuesday,) were, according, to. public notice, taken yesterday—having 10 and 20 years to run. The premium paid was from 1 1-4 5 1-4 pes cent, The stock comparing it with other State stocks, ougtfi to have gone at higher rates, had foreign capitalists looks ed rightly to their interests. We notice that Ohio 0 per cents payable in 71, are worth in New York 109, Georgia 7 per cent should have brought that figure; she is quite as responsible for her debts, and w.e have no doubt will pay her interest as promptly and as punctually, as any other State. ... , • Pardoned.—Gav. Bigler of Pennsylva nia has pardoned Alberti, who was senten ced to the penitentiary for kidnaping. This is a righteous act in the Gov. of that State, for which he deserves the commendation of all good men. — *—{ .J .‘.'.V” • JST Mrs. Forrest is making a success ful engagement at Bro’ g’lam’a Lyo .'Um in New York. Her first appearance was, as Lady Teazle, in the “School of Scandal J’ 88T The Savannah Republican came to us the past week in an entire new dress. We are gratified to notice this evidence of its prosperity, and hope it may increase with its usefulness. The Republican isjone among the best News papers in the State. The daily is furnished at $8 the, tri-weekly at $5 in advance. am circums and the development of s .. ooked to with mu#'** 1 *; terest, to divine, if posable, who is*to be our next President. Indications are given ^ outouallf"’ to the interest of parties* aud the conveu- tfonal caucuses will have to determine who foe the- most politic ; r ‘ . mces.. Apf'A. while it was the determination of Mr. Fill- but through more tp decline a cape the influence of his friends, believed that he has relinquished th termination, and will leave his name at the disposal of the National AYhig Convention. Mr. Webster is yet on the field, with a determination, some say, not to run as a r hig, but as a Union candidate ;Twbile the friends of Gen. Seott are zealously en- iged in putting, him forward as the only man likely to succeed from the Whig ranks, and with his name we see associated, that of the Hon. James C. Jones, one'of the Senators from Tennessee. This ticket would probably give more general satisfaction td the northern Whigs than any that could be selected, and in some sections of the South (we can’t say that it is particularly so in Geoigia;) would not be unfavorably receiv ed by the Union Whigs, C give his adherence to the Compromise, which will better his currency here, while ‘Jimmy Jones’ has a large hold'upon his Whig brethren of the north for his nation al stand in the Convention of 1848, when the Zach. Taylor excitement was consider ed a mania in the Southern branch of the Whig party, he having gone“teeth and toenaii” for Henry Clay, with a willing ness to aoide the action of the Convention, while the hotspurs—Toombs; for instance— were for Taylor, or a row; We have not heard of a single paper is this' State giving an adhesion to this ticket ; indeed we once thought; from the hostility that was mani foated towards Scott, tfiatif he were brough out, there would not be an Electoral ticket in this State nominated for his support, but things are ohanging about mightily, and we shall not be surprised if old “Ha$ty Plate” and long “Jimmy,” should be finally settled upon as the only chance of beating the Bal timore nomination. With the Democracy, the war of person al preference is something more, decided than among the Whigs. They have more prominent candidates, besides the prospects of that part y for success, is, at presen t,some what more flattering. The scramble will, of course, be pretty well contested, but the Convention, “as in days aforetime,” will set tle all disputes, and if all are not perfectly satisfied, they will at least be reconciled.—• Buchanan, Cass, Douglass, Butler, Marcy iijigift than 18,453 arrests months ending olst ui t>., nyinuu » »» ***- crease over the previous six months of 080; There were 16 persons arrested for murder, making 36 arrested for that offence during ^^|hfr|lrganizatio^fvthe Star Police system (six and a half years), there have Been 100 persons arrested for the crime of murder, averaging a iittld over 15 persons for each year. It is a fact Worthy of remark, that of the whole num ber mentioned above, but one murder has been committed during the six and half yeiars, with view of obtaining money. The total number of^policemen is 982 reg- larandl49 detailed. The number of li censed drinking houses » stated at 5,910* Who says this is not an immense country 1 especially the village of Gotham!» Of the thirty-one states, of the uni on; twenty-five have Democratic Gover nors. ; ; v .\ Arbival ox THE Niagara.—The steam ship Niagara arrived at Halifax on the 4th inst. The following is a synopsw of her flews; Liverpool, Jan. 17th-—CotTON.-—Sales for the week, 40,000 hales. Orleans fair 5 1-8; Upland, fair, 4 7-8. Demand good; prices stjffer—holders pressing on the mar ket. Sales to speculators were 4,000, to exporters 2,800. The arrival of the Europe created more confidence and better prices ; anxiety to realize. Stock in port 480,000 bales, of which 225,000 American, against 455,000 last year, of which 258,000 were American. Political.—France.—The French Gon- stitulion has been promulgated. Napoleon is Prince President. Justice has dispensed with the President’s pardoning power, as in the original laws; he commands the forces, declares war, makes treaties, and appoints Senators and officials, who’ swear their obe dience to the Constitution.; The President has power to designate his successor. Na poleon is about to marry a Princess of Sweden.; The National Guards delivered their arms without trouble. Yiknna.—The American charge and Turkish amfoissiador were not invited to the grand hall £ffveo>hv the first minister of the crown. »tive, le for a latipfl4o (bf G^yerm^ontfot t$ie _ census and election returns,' Government of seyerid States for the year 1851, with a other matter. Single copies 12 and a half cents, $1 per doz. or $7 per 100. fo McElrath, Tribune buil- .Id move", as will . titutionalist“ ^ dings N Y. City. rxstic Meet: , SAsbiasvnjiE, Feb; 3,1852. According to previous notice, a portion of the Democratic party^of?Washington county astembled-at the Court House this day. On motion of R. W. Flournoy, Esq., Gen. T. J. Warthen was called to the Chair, and H. C. Lang requested to act s& Secriiary. The object of the meeting hav ing been explained by the Chairman, Mr. Flournoy arose and made a few remarks, upon the policy to be.pursued by the party,, giving his cordial support to the object of the meeting iu taking steps for representa tion in the Baltimore Convention. On motion of CoLJL S.- Hook, a commit- tceoffixe were appoMed to present reso lutions suitably for the action of this meet ing. The following composed that com mittee : Col. J. S, Hook, Solomon Newsom CoL S; Field, Jordan Smith and H. C. Lang, The- foUowing resolutions were re ported and adopted unanimously: After a temporary estrangment occa sioned by a difference of opinions growing out of the late Compromise Measures of Congress we the Democratic party of Washington county, have again assembled ourselves together for the purpose of taking such steps as shall lead to a perfect reunion of our party, as a national family, (and for the continued vindication and .support of those great principles of Justice and Equal ity, which have ever been the leading and fundamental peculiarities of the Democi acy of this county. Therefore, f Resolved, That forgetting all past differ- ences springing out of the recent.Compro- mise Measures of Congress, we as Demo- cam- ; . om. Teuui —Augusta Bridge.—M star was created m our cpm- mnmty Ofl Tuesday, by the aimounceinent ! that a Toll Bridge h ad been erected on the South Cirolina-side of the river, across the highway tending to the Bridge, and that ‘ ■— and Houston, are all prominent men, whose claims are warmly urged. Buchanan is doubtless the most prominent at the South. Cass’ friends, with the, assistance of the friends of Douglass, will probably make a stand-off with him in the Convenfien. By this means Douglass may bo put forward as a sort of a Polk Compromise, Houston’s- friends, the correspondent of the Savannah Georgian, says, are calculating on the san e ....., v „. . T result for him, hoping that his western pop- fors for the fee simple, ulnrity and the exploits of his Texan life) will be a sufficient inducement to take him op. ■ . • (-•' f / ' p Mrs. Gaines 1 Case.—-The Washington correspondent of the Charleston Courier The Cuban Prisoners.—The House o Representatives has engrafted the following amendment upon the bill appropriating $6,000 to bring back theCuhan prisoners—- viz; “That nothing in this act shall be con* struced into an approbation of any interfer ence in the domestic affairs of Cuba by any of the citizens of the United States.” Col. Fremont’s gofd lands on the Mari posa, in California, says the Washington correspondent of the Charleston. Courier ? have been actually sold to a British and American Company. The papers were ex ecuted in Washington,on Thursday between Col. Bbnton and Mr. T. O. Sebgent. The Company have paid one (hundred thousand dollars down; ’ They are to pay sixty thou^ sand-flollars a year for the use of the prop erty until the titles to it shall be established, and then they are to pay a million of dol- crats tender to one another the right hand of fellowship, and again take our positions together, on the broad platform of our an cient and cherished principles. - Resolved, That in order to our more perfect reunion and for the furtherance and advancement of Democratic principles, we do now appoint four delegates, to represent the Democratic party of this county, in the Democtatic State Convention soefl to as semble in Milledgeiilie for the purpose of sending delegates to the National Demo cratic Convention to be held in Baltimore next June. •- Resolved, That while weimay have our preference for the Presidency, we shall nev ertheless take great pleasure in giving our cordial support to any man whom the Bal timore Convention shall, present- for our suffrages, who shall be true to the Consti tution and consequently the free equal and enlightened principles of our party.? i - A Resolved, That to all persons, whatever may have been their previous political creed It was looked upon on this side as a spe- cies of highway robbery—as' a cheap sys- mey frwa" those 0$% “idge -byjpersdns wito^ did nofoowfl a stick of the timber of whicK. that Bric^e was composed, and had con tributed not a cent to build or buy it—con-r- sequently the pnblte sentiment became a- rbused at the imposition, and at a meeting' of the City Counci l of Augusta ©a Tuesdays evening, the following proceedings took place; ' - v ^ ■ (We give the resolutions of the Council without their preamble.) Resolved', That as soon as any attempt to collect toll for passing said Bridge, by- any Other authority than that of the City Council of Augusta, who>own said Bridge,, such full toll be charged by the Bridge' Keeper for passing said Bridge, as. the- barter alfwvs. j-y Resolved, That as soon- as reliable"in formation shall he received^ by Kis Honor the Mayor, that said* attempt to collect such contribution, improperly oalled Toll, is abandoned, the rates of toll at said* Bridge, shall henceforth be the same as- they are at present. The Constitutionalist goes on to> say :: “This is a pretty heavy embargo., and one which, if it lasts, will be widely felt as ai serious erabarrasment to trade. If it could- be brought to bear only upon the wrong, doers, there might be hopes that this severe: remedy, would answer the purpose of aba ting the evil; (But we apprehend the city of Augusta will be the chief sufferer hythis- aggravation of docility. The tell gate on the "Carolina side is ected by consent of the City Council of Hamburg; and upon land, belonging to it by Gen. Jones and Mr.. J. Kennedy, As signees of Herry Shultz, Thp. orignal charter was granted to Shuitz & Cooper by South Carolina in 18- 13. It was renewed in 1834 for 14 years, the Bridge then being the property of the Bank of the State of Georgia,. It expired, in T848. Under that charter South Caro lina recognized the right of the then own ers of the Bridge and their assignees, re collect tolls. In 1848 the Legislature of ■ South Carolina granted a charter to erect a. Bridge and collect tolls, under certain re*- strictfons in favor of the South Carolina Railroad, to Henry Shultz and John Me- Kinne. In .1850 the Legislature passed rights of John McKinnee under the act of Gen. Jones and J. Kennedy, assignees of Henry/Shultz and Administrators, on his estate, have erected a toil gate are now ex acting tolls. Meeklenburg declaration oj Indepm-- . . v deuce.-—A subject, which has attained no- who now believe that the prinriples of the little historical interest, is the North Caro- Disooverer of Chdorofobm.—A singu lar question has, for some weeks, been dis cussed before a select.Committee of the low er House of Congress, Dr. Morton applied to Congress for a reward of twenty thou sand dollars for having discovered the "use and application of chloroform, as an allevi ation Of pain. Dr. Charles F. Jackson in terposed and claimed the discovery,and has shown that he communicated the principle to Dr. Morton, who made the application o it. The question before the Committee is which is entitled to the merit of the intro duction of this agent, so useful .fo? mankind. After that decision, it will then be a question whether. Congress has any right to grant any reward for it. --A K‘f-hmAk Dubl.—-The Editm« of the Richmond Examiner and Richmond Whig, fought a duel on the 28th uU. They exchanged harmless shots, and shod] e ain’t on their ex<f The Rev. Dr. Whedan, & Professor u the Michigan University^ has been dis missed from his chair “for preaching a high- efdaw'siSmon.’ 1 covered ton the 29 th ult, able to ride out accbmpafli re ► have been r fiis phy«( Jenny Lind and Otto Goldschmidt, the pianist, were maiTncd.ifl: BostoU on Thursday last. So _ . • erator/ir m G. P,: city on say8—The case of 2Jrs. Gaines, appellant* vs. Rslf, et aL, was taken, top in the - Su preme Court on Tuesday last. The Court, in consideration of the large amount invol ved in it, suspended the f ufe wbfch restrict^ counsel to two hours in every argument;'— The counsel are Reverby Johnson and Mr. Campbell, of Mobile, for tlte appellant, and Mr, Duncan, of New-Ofleans, and Mr* Webster for the appellees. ? -is Mr. Justiee McLean declined sitting in this case, for the reason that he may be sup posed to have a personal interest the re sult, through a sister of his wife. ’The Court is every day crowded during the argument of this case,—very deep interest being felt in the result by Mrs. GaiNss 1 friends, who are so numerous here. .Adecision was here tofore obtained in tiie Supreme Court jn fe rorof Mrs. Gaines’ claims, in; ia fictitious —.rdiflg to the principles of that de- the abolition candi date for the Presidency jn 1844, is dead. He died in Michigan, a short while since. &3T Geo. J- Bdlocfo ofa R. R. Bank notoriety, has. been sentenced to the Peni tentiary for six years. Judge Jackson stat ed that he would, have sentenced him for the full time allowed by law, had he. not al ready been in jail for twoyears. r L i tSrar y N O T IC ES Godby’s Lady’s Book.—The February No. haa been received, and combines its usual beauty and interest; This is among the most popular Magazines that are pub lished and its increasing circulation is a good evidence of its merit and apprecia turn by the reading public. Price $3 per year in advance. Address L. A. Godey AI0 ' Democratic party are the only political pri°ciples>whieh they can adopt as conso nant with the spirit of our government and- institutions ; we extend a cordialjmvitation to meet with us and forgetting past politi cal differences act with us on the plajfarm over which waives the Banner of- Dernoc- racy. ; “ “ ".' "V ' "S' “ The following gentlemen were chosen to represent this county in the State Conven tion at Milledgevilie, to wit: Gen. T. J* Warthen, Gen. S: Robison, R. W. Flournoy d Samuel Smith. : ^ The delegates were empowered to fill any vacandcs that might occur. On motion, lina, orMecklenhug Declafation ofejiide pendence. The Preshyterian Magazine of' a late date contains the following letter in relation thereto) from Mr.*J. P. McRea, ; a citizen of Summervi !le, Tenn., whose, “lady is a daughter of Adam t0 he attributes the Mecklenburg 1 , of lndependence.” Afr. McRee’s state was furnished to Mr. Samuei . J. Baird whom it was sent to the Presbyterian li azine. Tt runs as follows: . / Mr. MrR a s &t*temen\ -The Mecklen^i burg Convention (N. C.) was composed of delegates from each captain’s company of militia, in the founty of Mecklenbevg, per- *om Qach company. W resolved tM the proceedings of this meet- rag be published ra the Central Georgian, 1 " *** '*■* - * ’ ■ and that the Democratic papers of th State be requested to copy. The meeting then adjourned. T. J. WARTHEN, Chair H; C. Lang, Secretary; ; Mrs. Gaines will recover, jfrox the natives had sacked : named Wishtpn. Nine were murdered.* An Gove, but the enemy wer loss of forty killed. Pr been inaugurated. Fred. Douglass tiana f' “ ' 1 that nativ of'the it over to! Grabam.—We hare also the February * "*' ' ' beforeus.' (Thfl^nr it ng matter coa- tributed by some of the best pens in the an article on \ trade. A c&i rins of the eoffee [production,, du-lth ives a total] of country provemen quite a Mi reus. appearance. "Address fine im- givfen it Priced Geo. R. mate or oonsumptnoi^ gives 624ip60roOO. Of this consnmptiom'266,- gw ledto tho United States Britain, whefe ter, in a great, measure, W« usurps ks place; 108,000,000 to Holland guide; and Belgium; 175,000,000 to Germany(and | Thflr WMIBIMpB, _ t ■ “RtteA <m by the eouvention. Adam Cvard was. tiien a student of law, living with his brother, the doctor, who got him to write out the declaration. After it Vjjs adopted, General Thomas JPolk read it, at. the court house door, to the multitude;that was standing outside; when after hearing it ' a shout and threw their hata Of their hats fell;on tl w>t get some' of that “SI I '8A time on ] afld« 105; rjQtttli'.of Europe. 1 to have an influence process of wM tqitis“< M fie« V ^ " f. Put lea irs iters ror^city by m A fori m > the-f , reeh