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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14. (fj’As we have been obliged to rmploy a new carrier for the lower part of the city, ninny of our subscribers may not get their papers —all auch will please call at the office and let it lie known. Others in the upper part of the city may have changed their places of business ami may thereby lie overlooked. Should there lie any such, they will also please give information of the fact. "Cotton Has been arriving very freely for the past 'week, both by the Railroad and by wagons.— There is however, not much felling, as the prices have a downward tendency. We quote sales at 8j to 9$ of the new crop and of the old at 8c. — A vert/ choice lot of square bales might command 9}, but not more. The late rain has not raised our river sufficiently to admit cotton to be ship ped. The Railroad has taken at jj per pound for round bags and J for square, and arc full fur -some time to come. New York Election, The mail last night brings intelligence of the success of the Whigs in the State of New York. They lost the city, hut have nevertheless carried the State, having elected u majority of the mem bers of both branches of the General Assembly, The majority is not yet ascertained, hut it will lie large enough, we presume, for all practical purposes. It is also stated that the official re turns will show a considerable gain in the popu lar vole. The New York Express of Saturday lust says, “There is no improvement whatever in the stale of the Money Market. On the contrary, money is as light and close us ever. The Hanks dis count next to nothing. Paper is constantly sell ing in the street at 3 and 4 per cent, a month. Cut otr us the merchants are from their Southern Exchanges, there was never a period when so great sacrifices wore made ns at present. The ordinary securities are almost at an end. The sacrifices now made and making by those who get funds on from the South and West are un 'paratlclud in the hislc-ry of the city. Our Hanks sustain themselves, and will, at the sacrifice of a vast portion of the merchants, A vast amount of paper is renewed in a private way, to avoid n public .exposure. Vorrcfponilence of the Philadelphia N. American. Nsw Yokk, Nov. 7, I’. M. The great topic of conversation to-day is u de cision of the Supreme Court of this state which seems to throw all our Free Hanks into confu sion. The constitution of this stale requires that in creating corporation/! (he bills should puss by two-thirds of both houses voting for them.— When the Free Hank law was under considera tion, thequcalion came up whether the Hanks formed under it, would or would nut be corpora tions. The Attorney General gave his vote in the negative, and that there was no necessity for a two-third vole, Several other legal gentlemen wore of the same opinion and so the bill passed in the ordinary way. Chancellor Kent has purchased stock, and so have many men of great opinions. Hut it seems they are all wrong, for the Supremo Court sitting at Albany, has Just given its opinion in u case argued some months ago in which they say, the Hanks are corporations. The effect of this decision, if finally sustained, would bo to make the stockholders liable us co partners, to rentier engagements made with the Hanks decidedly null* for the thing contracted with has no existence, and it host of other trouble would crowtl in which would perhaps dissolve the Banks, though that again seems quite an im possibility. The affair has not at all affected the currency of the Hunk notes. They us well ns safety fund are getting better daily. There is nothing of the least importance do ing in Cotton. Gennessee Flour can only bo quoted 5,50 for common brands, and there seems to be very little demand, so holders arc beginning to store for winter. Ohio has sold, good order round hoops at 5,38. Good Northern Corn lias sold at 67 a 68 cents by weight. Elections by Iho Legislature. Yesterday the Legislature went into election .of two Solicitor Generals, and a Brigadier Gen eral,-to supply the vacancy, occasioned by the re moval of Gen. Z. While, and the following is the result : .Solicitor Gr.sr.uaL or tiik Chattahoochee Ciuclit. Ist ballot- 2nd ballot. John H. Watson, 118 Kil J. C. Hamilton, 52 113 James Gaston, 105 drawn. Mitchell, 7 Solicitor General or rurCowkta Circcit. Ist ballot, 2nd. 3d. i. 11. Knight, 55 51 160 H. A. Thomason, 83 99 97 J. M. Calhoun, 118 103 drawn. *l. Williford, 18 8 drawn. Col. Thomas J. Holmes, of Baker county, was elected on the 2d ballot, Brigadier General.— Georgia Journal of Tuesday. There was received in the Treasury last year, a total of seventy-four thousand nine hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty cents. This in cluded Hank dividends, Hunk slock tax, vendue •tax, fraudulent lots sold, for grant fees, and fees for testimonials. There was paid out, it appears, five hundred and ninety thousand three hundred and twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents. This amount paid out so far exceeding the actual iccoipls of the Treasury, is to be accounted for by (he rea der, by making up the deficit of receipts at the Treasury with State Bonds Milledgeville Re carder. The Petersburg Intelligencer tells a good joke which occurred hi that town a few days ago. It was rumored that the Governor had issued a pro clamation requiring the State taxes to he collect ed in gold and silver. In au instant sit who had been putting off the Sheriff for mouths past with the old burden of ‘ call again to-morrow,” were in pursuit of him to pay their taxes, while they might yet do so, with depreciated paper. Even Locoforos to the backbone were seen, with “bunk, rags iu hand, pressing forward to be in advance "ri l > r ,K ‘* 4ma iion and save their (>er centum. 1 he Sheriff, of course, made, a go.nl haul, while the practical oiierulion of the specie sub-treasury scheme was beautifully illustrated. - 8 V T .* 0 ?* BT " r Th< ‘ R,ale de,,t of Tennessee is only $2,C6b ; that of Massachusetts, nearly >5,000,000; that of Pennsylvania $32,000,000. Proceedings of the Legislature. SENATE, On Monday and Tuesday the Senate was en gaged in the election of officers, reading the Go - vernor’a Message, opening the election returns for Governor, &.c, «Scc. Wednesdat, Nov. 0. Mr. Springer, from the Committee on Privileges f and Elections, made a report upon the contested | election for Senator of the county ot Gilmer.-—- The report was favorable to Cornelius Cooper s taking his seal. It was taken up, and after con siderable discussion, laid on the table tor the pre sent. The Senate then repaired to the House, to re ceive the new Governor elect. Tiil iisiiat, Nov. 7. ( HILLS INTRODUCED AND HEAD Tllf. FIRST TIME. By Mr. Bates; To pardon Philip Johnson of Hall, and Matilda Cogswell of Jasper county. Also, To authorize James Morris to erect a mill-dam across Couasogga river, in Murray county. Mr. Branham: To repeal an act to promote the culture of silk, passed 29th Dec. 1838. Also, to repeal an net to authorize the business of banking, dec. passed 28th Dec. 1838. Mr. Grdon; To incorporate the Georgia His torical Society, Mr. Pnyna: ’To alter the third, seventeenth and twelfth sections of the first and second arti cles of the Constitution of this Stale. Mr. Foster: 'To repeal an act establishing a general system of education by common schools. Mr. Stanford: To encourage a direct export and import trade with foreign countries, and to authorize the formation of joint stock companies for the purpose of dealing in foreign and domes tic merchandize and produce. Mr. Kelly: To pardon James Templeton of. Stewart county. Mr. Harris,of Warren: To define the liabili ties of railroad companies in this State, for kill ing or injuring hogs, cuttle, or other properly. Mr. Miller: To amend the 18th section of the act passed on the 16th Dec. 1799, Is revise and j amend the judiciary system of this State. Mr. Billups: 'To change the place of holding precinct elections in 2351 h district of Oglethorpe county. Mr. Collins: To alter and amend an act ap pointing additional commissioners on the Ohoo poc and Canoochee, in the county of 'Tatnnll, so far as relates to the commissioners of the Ohoo pce river. 'The Senate took up the report of the Commit tee on Privileges and Elections, which was that Cornelius Cooper should lake his sent as Senator from Gilmer county; and agreed to the same— yeas 49, nays 38. Mr, Cooper was then qualified and took his sent. Mr. Porter, of Greene, presented the petition of sundry citizens of Greene, praying to lie added to the county of Morgan; referred to a commit tee consisting of Messrs. Porter of Greene, Por ter of Morgan, and Uillnps. Frida v, Now. 8. RILLS INTRODUCED AMI READ THE FIRST TIME. By Mr. Dunegan : To amend the several acts authorizing the construction of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to require the commis sioners and chief engineer to suspend operations from Cross Plains in Murray county to UussvUlc; and to authorize them to make purchase of lands from individuals, at suitable places, for depots, on said road, to be laid out in town lots, ami to be disposed of for the use of the State ; and to re peal so inui’b of said act as requires the Gover nor to subscribe for stock in the branch road. Mr. Billups: 'To niter and amend a part of the first section of the third article of the Constitu tion of this -State. Mr. Lewis: To relievo the city of Columbus from the payment of $16,000, with interest, which was loaned for the purpose of the construc tion of n bridge across the Chattahoochee rawer. Mr. Miller: To continue in farce the second section of an act panned 25th December, 1827, to admit certain deeds to lie recorded. Mr. McGarr: To authorize and empower the counties of Emanuel and Bulloch, to sell or lease the public lands of said counties. •Mr. Harris, of Warren: 'To authorize Oliver Duckett to plead and practice law, &c. Mr. Payne: To extend the time fur fortunate drawers to take out their grants in the counties of Early, Irwin and Appling. Mr. 11crimes: To compel persons residing out of Baker; and having plantations and negroes in the same, to pay tax thereon in the county of Ba ker. Mr. Stanford: To amend an act incorporating the Habersham Iron Works utrd Manufacturing Company. Mr. Ruulersou: To add n part of Ware to Wayne county. HOUSE OF RKPRKSKWTATIVES. Mon da v, Nov. 4, 1839. This day was taken tip in the organization of the House, the election of officers &e. Tuesday, November 5. This day the Governor’s Message was received, road, and 300 copies ordered to lie printed for the use of the House. On motion of Mr. Cone, 1 Resolved, 'That so much of the Governor’s Message us relates to the payment of the militia companies of Lowndes county, that has been passed on by the commissioner*, and not paid, fur the want of funds, be referred to a select commit tee, and that they report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to. Messrs. Cone, Hilliard and Ser mons were appointed that committee. Mr. Toombs offered the following resolution : Resolved, That James K. Pickett, a member elect from the county of Sumter, as appears from the official returns in the Executive Office, lie qualified and permitted to take his seat us a mem ber of the General Assembly ; which being read and some discussion being had thereon, was, on motion of Mr. Glascock, laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Glascock, it was Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to furnish this House with the offi cial returns of the election for Senator and House of Representatives for the present session. The balance of the day was taken up in open ing the returns of the election for Governor. Wkunksbai, Nov. 6. Mr. Gray introduced a bill to authorize Gil bert E.Thigpen, of the county ol Jones, to plead and practice Law in the several courts of this Stale. Mr. Stephens presented the petition of sundry citizens ot Greene and Taliaferro, praying indem nification for cattle ('ire. destroyed by the Georgia Rail Road cars, which was referred to u commit lee consisting of Messrs. Stepliens, King of Greene, ami Blount. ’The House then proceeded to make arrange ments for the reception of the new Governor elect. The Senate having joined the House, the Gover nor appeared, took the oath Cv e.—after which, the House adjourned. Thursday, Nov. 7. BILLS INTHOHVCF.iI AMI RF.AD THE FIRST TIME. By Mr. Cleveland : To repeal the act of 1838, I to promote the culture of silk. Mr. Anderson : To incorporate the Boswell manufacturing company. Mr. Miller: To incorporate the Georgia His torical Society. Mr. Hunter : To revive, and continue in force 1 for three years, an act to oslall.ah and admit tr record certain instruments which were destroyed ed with the county records of Crawford county, by fire. Mr. Warren : For the relief of Executors, Ad ministrators and Guardians, in certain cases, and to define the duties and liabilities of the Clerks of the Courts of Ordinary of this State. Mr. Barclay: More effectually to compel Banks to redeem their paper. Mr. Hudson : To consolidate the offices of Re ceiver of Tax Returns and 'l ax Collector, of the county of Hancock. Mr. Whatley: To establish an additional elec tion precinct in the county ot Harris. Mr. Hardage : To alter the 3d, 7th andl,lßth sections of the 3d article and the 15th section of of the 4th article of the Constitution of this State —Also, To repeal the second section of an act to ap point additional Trustees of lire University of Georgia, Ac. and to authorize the loan of $lO,- 000 to the Board of Trustees, and to provide for the education of certain poor children. Mr. Dunn : To incorporate the Trustees of the Southern Botanic Medical College. Mr. Carson; To compel persons resident out of the Stale, bringing suits into the Slate, to se cure tile cost. Mr. Gray : To carry into elfecl that part of the Constitution which requires theestublishmcnt of a Supreme Court fur the Correction of Errors, 200 copies ordered to he printed. Mr. Crawford : To change the name of Wil liam James to William Little. Mr. Stell, of Stewart : To establish two addi tional election precincts in the county of Slew art. Mr. Meadows: To consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of Upson county. Mr. Flournoy: To repeal the law of capital punishment, so far as free white persons are con cerned, with the exception of the crime of trea son, and to institute solitary confinement for the same— Mr. Bryan, of Wayne: To authorize Jesse Lewis, of the county ot Wayne, to establish a ferry across the Great St. Ilia, in said county. Two hundred and ten copies of the semi-an nual reports of the Banks were ordered to he printed for the use of the House. The House took up Mr. Toombs’ re.sloution re lating to James Id. Picket, claiming his seat as u member elect from the county of Sumter, etc. Mr. Glascock offered a resolution as a substi tute for Mr. Toombs’, that the whole matter of controversy between Messrs. Pickett and Pierce, be referred to a select committee, which was agreed to. Messrs, Glascock, Toombs, McDou guld, Seward, and Tarver, were appointed that committee. Fhiuay, Nov. 8. BILLS INTRODUCED A VII IIEAII TUB FIRST TIM B. By Mr. Barclay; To amend the net more ef fectually to secure the solvency of all bunking institutions of this State, passed 24th December 1832. Mr. Stell, ofGwinuett: To consolidate the of fices of tax collector and receiver of tax returns of the county of Gwinnett. Mr, Ghent: To incorporate Corinth, Heard county. Mr. Johnson, of Heard : To consolidate the cilices ol lax collector and receiver of tax returns of Hoard county. Mr. Gondor: For the relief James L. Daniel. Mr. McLeod; To repeal an act passed 2l)lh December 1838, to regulate the granting of re tail license and sale of spirituous liquors. Mr. Whitfield, ol Putnam: To alter and amend an act more effectually to secure the sol vency of all the banking institutions of this State, passed 24th Dec. 1832. Mr. Ledbetter: To compensate the grand and pctiljurors of Paulding county. Mr. (merry: Po authorise the trustees of the Columbus Academy, to lay oil two acres, and erect an Academy thereon, of the east commons of said city. Mr. Beecher: To consolidate the offices of tax collector and receiver, of the county of Bald win. Mr. Mays, ot Cass; To lay oil and organize a new county from the counties of Cass, Murray, Floyd and Chattooga. Mr. Moore: To incorporate the Georgia Manufacturing Company, of Clarke county. Mr. UcLapierrie: To authorize the Governor to draw his warrant for moneys withheld from the trustees ot the poor school of Jackson county, in consequence of the passage of th eact establish ing a general system of education by common schools. Mr. Parker: To repeal tiro act establishing a general system of education by common schools. Mr. Bryant, of Walton: To change the elec tion precinct from T. Patterson’s to John Smith’s in said county. Mr. Toombs; To consolidate the offices of tax collector and receiver, in the county of Wilkes. BILL PASSED* To authorize Gilbert Thigpen to plead and practice law in the various Courts of this State &c. Mr. Rives presented a petition from sundry citizens of Hull, praying to be added to the coun ty of Lumpkin. Mr. Chastain presented a petition of sundry citizens of Lumpkin county, praying the admis sion ot certain Indians, or dependants of Indians, to citizenship. Mr. I oombs offered the following resolution : Resolved, Phut the select committee, to whom was referred the whole matter in controversy be tween Messrs. Pickett and Pierce, now claiming their seats as Representatives from Sumter coun ty, he and they are hereby authorised to send for persons and papers, and examine such persons as may be brought before them under oath. [This resolu'ion was strenuously OPPOSED by Gen. Glascock and others—and supported by Messrs. Toombs, Jenkins, Campbell, Steven® and Kenan. Alter the discussion had proceeded for sometime, Mr, Seward offered the following.] Mr. Reward offered the following as a substi tute for the same : hesolved , Jhat there is no mode under the existing laws of this Slate, ofdcterminig the mat ter in controversy between Messrs, Pierce and Pickett, us contending for a sent in the House of Representatives, of Sumter county, and that the seat of such Representative, bo declared vacated, ami the matter referred to the voters of Sumter county. After further discussion, the resolution and substitute were, on motion of Gen. Glascock, laid upon the table for the present. [All the Union party voted to lay the resolu tion on the table, except Messrs. Kenan, Cone, Ghent and Hardage,] W kstkhn Bank. —This institution, wo are happy to learn, is recovering from its recent de pression. Already have arrangements been made which will enable it to redeem its circulation, and we hope in a short time to exhibit to the public such an account of its allairs and management as will not only restore it to public confidence, but prove it to lie in its resources, sound to the core. The circulation, we arc informed, is but 1 $(15,000, and its specie fends, specie and specie i Certificates, $50,000. Being furnished with information in relation : to the Hank, on which we can relv, we do not hesitate to advise holders of its Notes, not to dis pose of them at a discount. They certainly will 1* very soon as current as the Notes o's any , Bank ln tht> State.— Western Georgian. Juiiv Chapmav, who was awaiting his sen tence of death in our Jail, for the muider of his wife in December last broke out on Saturday night! He haJ complained of bad health, and was compassionately removed by the Jailer, from the criminals’ to the debtors’ room, on the lower floor, which is more airy,—from which, with the aid, it is supposed of persons outside, he broke through the brick wall and made his escape. He had been respited by the Governor from the 22d March to 20th December next; and there is little doubt that the Legislature, as usual, would have granted him a pardon.— Macon Telegraph, sth inst. The Wau dpqx the Cchuf.xct.— We are yet in the midst of the whirlwind. The grand experiment upon the currency which was com menced by Andrew Jackson, and which Martin Van Buren is pledged to carry through—the ex periment of two men upon the happiness, the well being, and wc might say, the lives of fitfeen millions of human beings—is still upon its on ward march a second time. One grand convul sion of the country was notenough to distinguish the administration of Mr. Van liuren. A sec ond is in progress. We must now go back to the beginning and take a new start. Every step in our financial system since 1832, has been a false step. It has been a step which has conduct ed us further and further from the path of safety. When the cry of Perish Credit — Perish Com merce, first sounded, we were in possession of the best currency on the face of the earth—the same from North to South—from East to West—equal ing silver or gold in any part of the Union.— Now the people are crushed and rained, without means at home and without credit abroad. And this is the result fur which wc have passed through so much suffering, and are now the wit nesses of such wide-spread devastation !— Boston Allas. Chf.iiokre Troubles. —Faettyeville and Ozark (Ark ) dales of the 10th and 14th ul'.., re present the probability of a war with the Chero- > kees as exceedingly strong. The commanding officers at Fort Gibson and Fort Wayne have is sued orders upon the keeper of the military stores at Fayetteville, for an additional supply of arms and ammunition; and it isstated that, in the event of a union among the different tribes, the forces of the government upon the frontiers would lie the strong arm of their defence. Such a union, insufficient for their protection; for which reason the militia me now looked up to as their only protection it is said, would bring down 20,000 Indians upon their borders, with all the horrible accompaniments of a savage irruption.— Balt. Sun. In the Presidents’ House there is a row of plain painted pine tables, used by General Wash ington, as wc understand, when he was Presi dent, and on which his entertainments were spread ! They, in constrast with the gorgeous furniture which now decorates the President’s Mansion, show the progress of luxury in our country, and give rise to reflections not altogeth er agreeable or favorable to the present times!— Alexandria Gazelle. From the Boston Courier. The Hindoo Sacrifice.— Among the e ents recorded in recent intelligence from India, is that of the death of a native prince, and the sacrifice, upon his funeral pile, of his wives and concubines, agreeably to the ancient custom of that region of the globe. The sacrifice of the slaves is considered as an act of atrocious cruel ly, enacted, as the Bombay Times declares, ap parently for no other purpose than that of add ing dignity to the funeral pageant. The same paper expresses a hope that the British govern ment, in its communication with Kurruk Singh, or Dhiun Singh, who seems to have been the real director of the obsequies, will not fail to convey a strong intimation of its sense upon this most barbarous proceeding. The suggestions which follow (taken from the Bombay Times of July 27,) coma n the very reasons, which will, proba bly, deter the British government from interfer ing in the matter:— Which of us, when reading in Southey’s wild poem, the Curse of Kehama, the description of Arvalan’s funeral, the burning of his two queens, and of the whole train of female slaves, could have imagined that he would live to behold the incredible fiction realized to the death, at the ob sequies of a prince in close alliance with Great Britain. Yet so true it is, that the poetic des cription of Arvalan’s imaginary funeral becomes, with a very trifling adaptation, the most exact historical record of the real obsequies of the late monarch of Lahore. Even as regards the four princesses, Gudden, Baanl-Arlce, Rcjkover, and Hindecr, there arc circumstances which seem to render their sacri fice inexcusable. In the case under considera tion, it appesrs that, with the princesses, (not with the slaves, be it remarked, they were not worth the ceremony,) the form of dissuasion was, gone through. But how happens it that the same multitude which succeeded in restraining Dhian Singh, in his pretended attempt at sell eombustion, could not move hand or foot to pre vent the Ranees'! The reason is too clear. Dhian Singh was wanted ; he had n living part to play, both for himself and the Couit of La hore ; and those who looked forward to reap benefits from his power, were too wise to allow biin to carry his pretended wish into execution; they would have received little thanks from him living, little reward from him dead, had they ta ken him at his word. Hut the Queens were not wanted; their jewels, their jaghires, their pen sions—all these were wauteJ, and they themselves were in the way. The perpetration of this tragedy shows, in the first place, how low our moral influence is oven where our political influence is most powerful.— It shows, jn the second, how futile is the hope that India would ever regenerate herself under native rulers. Here is the Sikh nation, in full independence, power and wealth, w ith ail the elements of progress in its possession—profess ing. too, a new and freer creed, untrammelled with caste or any other venerable fetters derived from antiquity ; yet the present tendency of the national mind is retrograde towards the ides and the customs of past ages. The Lightning Ron.—lt is curious to find that the conductor, or lightning rod, which so many men of genius, learning and ingenuity, have been at the pains to complete, which in fact has always been regarded as one of the proudest trophies of science—was known and employed by people of no more refined cultb at ion than the ild peasantry of Lombardy. Tlu Abbe Bethol let.in his work on electricity, describes a practice used on one of the bastions of the Castle ol'Dui no, on the shores of the Adriatic, which is literal ly neither more nor less than the process which enabled Franklin to bring lightning down from the clouds. An iron stall', it seems, was erected on the bastion of the castle during the summer, and it was a part of the duty of the, sentinel, whenever a storm threatened, to raise an iron pointed halbert towards this stall'. If on the ap proach of the halbert, sparks were emitted, (which to the scientific mind would show that the staff was charged with electricity from a thundercloud,) the sentinel wssmade sure that a storm impend ed, and he tolled a bell which sent forth the ti dings of danger to the surrounding country. Nothing can be more delightfully amiable than the paternal care of its subjects, which this pro vision of the government exemplified. The ad monishing sound of the bell was obeyed like a preternatural signal from the depth of the firms ment j shepherds were seen hurrying over the valleys urging Hooks from exposed fields 10 pla ces of shelter. The fishing boats, with which the coasts of the Adriatic was generally studded, forthwith began to crowd sail and to make fur the nearest port, whilst many a supplication was put from many a gentle and devout heart on shore before some hallowed shrine, for the safety of the little fleet. —Monthly Review. Numbf.ii of Oaks necessary to Bcilii one Ship.— When we consider the number of trees that are required to build a single ship, and the length of time necessary to bring them to ma turity, it becomes the duty of every landed pro prietor to plant for the sake of posterity. “An oak in a good soil and situation,” says South, a practcal planter, “will, in 75 years from the acorn, contain a ton of timber, or a load and a half ol square timber.” By a report of the com missioners of land revenue, respecting timber, printed by order of the House of Commons, it ap pears that a 74 gun ship contains about ‘*,ooo tons, which, at the rate of a load and a halfn ton, would give 3,000 loads of timber; and would consequently require 2,000 trees of 75 years growth. It has also been calculated that, as not more than 40 oaks, containing a load and a half of timber in each, can stand upon an arce, 50 acres are required to produce the oaks necessary for a 74 gun ship.— London paper. An old toper, who had long been accustomed to sucking the stopple, being on one occasion “pretty much as usual, I thank ye,” his wife pro cured a coffin and gut some men to put him in the grave yard. This being done they watched to sec what he would do when he came to himself. By and by having slept off the fumes of the liquor, he awoke and the top of the coffin being unfastened, he threw it off, and sitting up began to stare around him in every direction. At last being ful ly satisfied that no body was there, the men being hid behind the tomb stone, “well,” muttered he “in drowsy tones, “I guess I’m the first one that’s riz, or else I’m plaguely belated.”— Phil, Des patch The other Sunday, the clerk of one of the Dissenting Chappcls in the city of London, pre vious to the commencement of the service, dirtied his hands by placing them accidentally upon some new black paint, and, unconsciously rub bing his face, besmeared it so as to resemble a son of V ulcan. He turned into the singing desk, where he naturally attracted much atten tion, which was considerably increased when he gave out the first line of the hymn, “ Behold the brightness of my face." The congregation could no longer preserve their gravity, and an in voluntary laugh burst from every corner of the chapel. The Irish definition of an open countenance is not a bad one : “A mouth from ear to ear.” Consignees per South Carolina Rail Rond. Hamburg, November 13, 1839. W. If. Kitchen; Clark, McTeir Si Co.; Scranton Sc Smith; T. Dawson; H. C. Bryson Co.; Hand & Scranton; Reese Sc Beall; J. M. Sc W. Adams: Stovall,Simmons Sc Co ; W. Sc J. Nelson; S. Knee land; A. B. Mallory; I. Moisc; A. Frederick; J. 1). Crane; J. Winter; .1. P. King; E. D. Cook; B. W. Force; J. K. Sc H. flora; J. Davidson; T. JJ. Plant; H. Hutchinson; T. Richards; Could Sc Bulkley; Haviland, Risley St Co.; Guicu Sc Thom son; G, A. Simmons; J. P. Seize; J. W. Houghton; J. Bridges Sc Co.; E. Adams; J. N. Oliver; Maher Sc Korney; Sibley Sc Crapoa; J. F. Benson; Jelfers Scßoulware; G. Parrott; A. B. Church; Dickson & Storr. COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool, Oct. 18 Latest dates from Havre Oct. 15 New York. Nov. 9. Coffee. —There were some exports last week, but none this. The sales are very moderate and whol ly confined to home consumption. Prices are with difficulty sustained. Sales as follows : 600 bags Brazil, 4 mos 10 a II; 500 do Lagnira, 4 mos 11 a Hi ;70 do Cuba, 4 raos 10 a—; 100 do St. Do mingo, cash, 9 a 9s. Cotton. —The advices by the Great Western of a fall of i to id in Liverpool, has had the effect to check operations here, and prices has been with difficulty sustained. Indeed there haac been a de cline within the last ten days of a full cent, and were it nut that the stock is reduced to about 7000 bales, prices would no doubt be lower. Dry Goods. —Since our last report not the least activity has been noticed in this trade. The scar city of country customers is unprecedented.— Most of our dry goods jobbing bouses are doing no thing. They feel very severely the existing pres sure in the money market. The country docs not pay off very well, and whatlittle is received comes in such a shape that a very largo discount is submit ted to, to get current funds. Prices are daily fall ing, and goods aic sacrificed at auction in large lots. Our packet ships continue to arrive with fair cargoes of dry goods, every package of which must he either wintered or sold now at an enormous loss. Flour —The demand for England has fallen of" hot there b's been an active demand for France. Prices however have not improved; on the contra ry have rather fallen off. Western has come into market freely and has been taken at $5 62 a§s 75; Troy $5 75; Ohio $550. Os Southern the stock is light, hut the holders of Georgetown keep up the price to $6 20. The supp ies arriving are very large now, and will continue to he so lor a week toeome; the season is however near a close Sugars —The M-.rket is exceedingly dull. The country trade has fallen off’ suddenly Some sales for export —prices steady. Molasses —There is nothing doing of any sort of consequence at present, Retailing qualities are selling at 29 to 31 cts, hut forced sales by auction were at a reduced rate. Spirits—Domestic —Since our last report, no transactions have taken place worthy of notice — Whiskey in bis is in very limited demand, and only sold iu small lots, as required for immediate use. — In drudge hbds it still continues at 30 cts 4 months A lot of New Rum was sold at 35$ a 36 cts cash. Cider Brandy still continues very scarce, All de scriptions of Domestic Liquors arc very dull. Spirits — Brandy —We have nothing worthy of note or record. Sales arc made at previous prices in small quantities, the stock being equal to the de mand. By an tiorr 20 hf. pipes-Kochclle at 118 cts; 12 bo Bordeaux at 112$ cts—Gin remains without any material change.—Jamaica Rum 160 cts.—St. Croix —Sales continues at $1 for select parcels. Baltimore, Nov. 9. Coffee— At auctiod on Wednesday 882 bags Rio received per brig llansa, were sold at 10$ a° I2sc. About3oo bags Rio were sold during the week by private contract at 10$ a 10$ cts. H'jwaid-street Flour —At the close of the last week and in the ear ly part of the present, there was an active and steady demand for shipment, at $6,375, and in some instances sales were made from stores at $6,50. The wagon and car price was then uniform at $6,25. After the publication on Tuesday of the English news by the Great Western, the market became very unsettled and but few transactions took place, and these at pri< ces varying according to the views of holders.— The market has since become more settled, wd sales of some parcels were made yesterday and this morning at $6,12$ a 6,25, principally to day at the first named rate. We quote the store price this morning at $6,12$ to 6,25, and with much less enquiry than for some weeks past, The wagon and car price is now uniform at $6. City Mills Flour— ln the early part of the week, holders were firm at $6,50, and refused the offers to buy at $6,44. After the receipt of the Great Western’s news, the market became unsettled, and to-day we quote the price of this description a’ts6. Corn—Sales of old white up to the middle of the week, at 65 a 67 cents, and sii eg at 62 a 6.5 c., ac 3 rding to quality. Sales of old yellow com , r days ago at 70| a 73c; but we have since heardof no transactions by which to make an accurate tation it is believed to be worth about 70 cents We quote new white corn at 50 a 550 andn.t yellow at 50 a 60c. Sales of old Virginia mi«T yesterday at 63 cents. ° mued > Malmse* —We note sales of Cuba at 31 a Olr Provisions There has been considerable activi ty m Bacon and the prices continue without change viz:—Prime Western assorted at Sc ,l„ Hams at 9to lOcents. Middling at 8 to SJc ’ami shoulders at_7c. Baltimore cured Hams at Kite 1 he stock of Western Bacon is now much reduced and is in fewer hands. Mess Pork is held at 416 to 17. We note a sale of 100 bbls. in the early mrt of the week at sl9 12$ cash. In Beef we hear of no transactions. We continue to quote Mess at sls 50 to 16 ; No. lat sl3 and Prime at 11 50- Sales of several hundred kegs No. 1 Lard have been made at lllc. There are some lots of Glades Butter now in market. We quote the store price for No. 1 at 20c., and for No 2 at 18 cents. JMARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, Nov. 10. Cleared —Brigs L Baldwin, Basset, New York' ' Opelousas, Forrest, Baltimore; Wm Tay’or, Hoey’ i New \ irk j schr Emily Knight, DrinkwateV il Portsmouth. ’ h Arrived yesterday.— Brigs G B Lamar, Risfciy ! N. York; Eleanor, Jones, Baltimore. " ' I bailed. —Brig Wm. 'J'aylor, Hoey, New York. Charleston, Nov. 13, Arrived on Monday —Ship Birmingham. Drum- I mono, Bath, (Me); brig Emerald, rosby. Boiton bug Hunter, Clark,Santa Cruz; V L brig Sullivan’ I Brown, New York; CL brig Perry, Hamilton, N.’ . York; schrs Olive, Myers, do ; Orozembo, Watson Baltimore. Went to sea on Monday-Ship Olympia, Gray, I Havre; brig Charleston,Taylor. France 3 f New" York Ma yesteria^—C L bli S Ashley, Pike, I A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS. DR W. EVANS' CELEBRATED SOOTHING SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.- This infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of chi!- dren, when thought past recovery, from convul sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the gums, the child will recover. The preparation is so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it When infants are at the age of four months, though there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of the Syrup should be used on the gums, to open tin pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup in the nursery where there are young children; for if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gums the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr Wm Evans' Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, New York, where the Doctor may be consulted on all diseases of children. PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF Dr. EVANS’ SOOTHING SYRUP.—To the Agent of Dr. Evans’ Soothing Syrup: Dear Sir—The great benefit afforded to my suffering infant by your Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and painful dentition, must convince every feeling pa rent bow essential an early application of such an invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery ami torture. My infant, when teething, experienced such acute sufferings, that it was attacked witii convulsions, and my wife and family supposed that death would soon release the babe from anguish, till we procured a bottle of your Syrnp ; which as soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change was produced, and after a few applications the child displayed obvious relief, and by continuing in its use, 1 am glad to inform you the child has com pletely rccoveied. and no recurrence of that awful complaint has since occurred ; the teeth areiema nating daily and the child enjoys perfect health. I give you my cheerful permission to make this acknowledgment public, andwill gladly give any information on this circumsti nee. WM. JOHNSON. TONIC PILLS. —The power of Events' Camomile Pills are such, that the palpitating heart, the trem ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mind, vanish betore their elici ts like noxious vapors be fore the benign influence of the morning san.- They have long been successfully used for the cure of intesmittents, together with fevers of the irregu lar nervous kind, accompanied with visceral ob struciions. This tonic medicine is for nervous complaints, general debility, indigestion and its consequences, or want of appetite, distension of the stomach, acid ity. unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling noise in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when the mind becomes irritable,desponding, thoughtful, melancholy, and dejected, llypochondiiucism, con sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all other nervous affections, these pills will produce a safe and permanent cure. Evans’ Camomile Pills were first introduced into America in 1835. More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary ts -of Dr. Wm. Evans’ celebrated Camomile and Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating afflicted mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowery.— Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Bloody Flux- Symptoms, unusual flatulency' in the bowels, se vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stool, til nusmus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fre quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a pe culiar foetid matter mixed with blood , great debility, sense of burning heat, with an intolerable bearing down of the parts. Mr. Cameron is enjoying per fect health, and returns his sincere thanks for tin extraordinary benefits he has received. Sold by ANTONY & HAINES, Sole agents in Augusta, J. M.fk T. M. TURNER,Savannah, P. M. COHEN & Co., Charleston, SHARP As ELLS, MillcdgeviiVl, C. A. ELLS, Macon, A. W. MARTIN, Forsyth Wm. B. WELLS, Druggist, Athens MARK A. LANK, Washington july 23 WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. STOVALL, SIMMONS, & CO. AUGUSTA. THE public are informed, that we continue If transact the above business, at our Fire Free Ware Unuse. We pledge ourselves not to be interested in .I.’ manner whatever,in the purchase of Cotton, exerp for order, which is legitimately, the business of a Commission Merchant, and which is done by all others, when an opportunity offers. Orders for Goods, will meet prompt attention.- Ourfriends, Stovall Si Hamlen,continue the Gro eery,and Hamlen, Robinson & Co.,the Dry Good* business, and are now receiving their fall supplied Goods bought of them, will be free from the usual charge of Commissions far purchasing, and will t* warranted to give as much satisfaction, as to qual ity and piice.as those purchased by any other housi in the city. Cotton sent us by Rail Road, will be taken from the Depot to our Ware House, and no charge wili be made for drayage. Cotton sent by Rail Uo d, should be branded and accompanied by written instructions to the Agent of the Company, stating, to whom it is con signed in Augusta; it being the duty of said Agetf (as the Company advertises,) to receive and for ward all Cotton and Goods free of charge. An; other Agent is useless. Being yet blessed with health, and our usual en- ( ergies and capacities for business, we are now a® our posts, prepared to serve customers, whose or ders an interests shall be strictly adhered to. STOV ALL, SIM RONS Sc CO. T| sept 5 w & trw MTU RENT, from the Ist Cct. next,' STORK, No. 246‘ south-side Broad-slreel recently occupied liy the late D W. St pply to JAMES GARDNER, Jr. augK* trw ts Georgia, J Citv of Augusta. 3 riIAKE notice that the Court of Common Plea foi said city, for November Term, stands ad journed to the fourth day, being the first Wednes day, in December next, at 10 o’clock A. M. Sui te rs, jurors, witnesses, and all persons concerned are requested to be punctual in their attendance. HENRY ROBERT, Clerk. 1 November 12, 1839. trwtd