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gfcHlteekirj Clircmick &oen tlnek WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. I he Oil RON I. I.K AND SEXTIXEL ■ PUBLISHED, I i) JLV, Tttl-WEEKLV, AND WEEKLY, ■ At No. Broad-street. ■ terms; Mp.ulj paP er > Ten Dollars per annum, in advance, j I'ri ■ I Vcekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or 1 I Sjvcn at the end of the year. Weikly paper, Three Dollarsin advance,or Four at the end of year. AND SENTINEL j A. IIG US TA. | MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23. The Central Bank bill has passed both Mouses I of the Legislature and only wants the signaluic of the Governor to become a law. We do hope that Gov McDonald will haie the firmness to put his veto upon it, and sive the little remaining credit of the Stale from annihilation, and the people from the curse of a currency, the evils of which, no human foresight can penetrate. We give below a copy of the law us it passed both Houses, and the yeas and nays in the Senate on its final passage. We hope soon to be able to give the vote in the House as we are anxious for the people to s, e who they are that vote tor this ruinous project. We intend in a day or two to s iow up thi' bill to the people in all its hide ous deformities. It is time that the eyes o. the, people should lie opened —it is time for a union of honi st men of all parlies to put down political quackery and political knavery ; and if cv.-r there was a measure that I udly called for such a un ion, it is this ! The very men that went to Mil ledgeville with the clamorous profession upon their lips, of determining to restore a good cur rency, by compelling all the Banks to pay Specie, have not only not done so. bui have actually au thorized the issue of milli ns, for w- ich the Spe cie ipever can be paid. A Bite to be entitled an Act to alter and amend an ct to establish a Bank at Mill. dge ville. to be called and Unown by the name and style of the Gentrd Bans of Georgia &c. pass ed on the -2d day of December. 1828. He. it enacted by the Semite and House of Represent at ves of the Slate of G o gin. in Gen eral Assembly met- and it is hen hi/ enacted by the author ty of the same. That trom and after thefts sing of this a I. the Directors ol the Cen tral itaok of Geoigia, shall be authorized and * empowered to issue and |ut m circulation any amount of the Notes ol said Bank, not exceed ing louble the amount ol the capita stock ol said Bunk, and thalso much of the 25ih Section of the act above recited as prohibits the putting in circulation the bills o' sa d Bank for a larger amount than the aggregate amount of its specie, and b Us of other Dank-, and the I2lh section o said act. which provides that th • total amount of debts which said Bank may owe at any time, shall not exceed the amount of its capital stock, be und the same are hereby repealed. Sue. 2. And be it further enacted. That the Directors of the Central Bunk, shall be author ised to refuse specie payments of its bills to the agent or holders ol any bank which has suspend ed spe, ie payment ot its bills. Skc. 3. And be it further enacted by the au thority aforesaid. That the Directors of said Bank! proceed to sell and transfer in such man ner as the same may he required to be assigned in behalf of this State, the Shaies owned by the State, in the Bank of Augusla. in the Planters’ Bank of the State of Georgia, in the Bai k of the Stale of Georgia, and in the D irien Bank, so soon, from time to time as par value can be obtained for the same and the money for which the same may b * sold, shall become a part of the capital stock of said Bank, minor its control and for its use, Provided, that said Directors shall not sell o“ dispose ol any shares or st* ck. the inter ests and p ofils of which have been heretofore, by law, secured to the use ol the University ot this State. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That after the sale of the stock in any of said Banks, no Directors therefore shall be appointed on the part of the State, and if a part only of the stork be sold, the Directors on the part ot the State, shall be apportioned accordingly by the General As senjbly. Skc. G. And be it further enacted by the au thority aforesaid. That all laws or parts ot laws militati g against this a_-t, be ai.d the same are hereby repealed. Up n the pass ige of the above bill in the Sen ate. the yeas and nays stood thus — Yeas —Messrs. Awbrey, Bilker Baton, Beall, Beck, livins, Bostwick. Bradford, Cameron. Cochran. Cone Cooper, Crane. Diane. Du nia gen, Foster, Graham, Guess, Henley. Holmes. Huff Johnson Kelly, Ken non. Lewis, Loveless. McDaniel. Me Gar. Mattox, Mayes Moms, Moye. Payne, Phillips. Polk. Pryor. Ranlcrson Rutile.ford, Scarborough. Scarlet. Smith of ( 'ow etu, Springer, Stanford, Tatum, Walters, Whita ker. Williams. Wilson.—4B. Navs— Messrs. Alexander, Anderson. Billups. Branham. Brown of Camden, B own ot Ban co k Bryan of Macon. Bryan of Stewart. Cam den. Christian, Collins. Creech. Friar, Gordon ot Cb iihaio, Gordon ot Jones, Green, Harris ot , Talinfeno, Harris ot VV.mvn, Heaiii. H dlaway | Ho kins, Jenkins, Jon- s Joiirdan. Knight, Law- I son Miiler, Morgan. Neal, Porter it Greene i Po.ler of Morgan, Robertson ol Columbia, Smith of Brvae. Sn,Uh ol Jell rsou. I ruc\, Vin cent Waithen. Williamson. Wright.—39. The names in lt d es among the yeas are State Rights’ men—only 4. If these four bad voted against the hill, it wou'd still have pass d by a j mnj i lv of one vote, there being ein-Ugh ot the j Hard money Democrats without Ihi ir aid ! It wijl be seen that the Hon. Ron but I. I • j a HiNTi.li, of Virginia, has been elected Speaker of the H mse of Representatives on the t-li-vi nth j ballot. He vas elected by the Whigs and Stale ; Rights men of that body. Mr. H. is a Sub- i Treasury Whig and a Nullifiei. His position is j not exactly with cither of the great uurties, and he | is therefore perhaps as good a sele< tion as could have been made, tic is a gentleman of fine talents and sterling integrity. Vtli. Bth. 9ib. Hull. 11th. John Bell. Cl 80 33 12 J <hn VV. Jones, 2 14 55 William C. Diwson. 5 5 6 3 Dtxmi H. Lewis, 110 113 lit) 73 1 F. W. Pi.-kens. 1 15 9 R. M. T. Hunter, 22 10 59 85 119 | Scattering, 20 17 21 40 47 1 10 or gin and cause of the laic epidemic, has b en published in pamphlet form, and is for sale at the Printing Office of Messrs. Browne, Cush ney & McCafferly, and at the several Bookstores of he city, ala very low price, only sufficient to defray the expenses of publication. We have pe.used a portion of it and consider it a document of greet interest at present. It is well written and able in its views. Congressional Nomination. By our Millcdgeville letter of Friday last, it will be seen that the Union party of this State has nominated the following gentlemen as their candidates for Congress, at the election in Oct i ber next, (viz:) Thomas Glascock, of Richmond, Hopkins Holsey, of Clarke, Junius Hillyer, of Clarke, Robert W. Pooler, of Chatham. Josiah S. Patterson, of Early, Alfred Iverson, of Muscogee, David C. Campbell, of Bibb, Francis H. Cone, of Greene, Jno. H. Lumpkin, of Floyd. The New York correspondent of the National Intelligencer, under dale of the 16th, says the ex act amount of specie per custom house returns, upon which I do not much rely, that went out in the Liverpool yesterday, is set down as follows: Silver, $ 1,094.843 10 Gold 0.600 00 $1,104 443 10 ’File gold bill thus sai ks the land of the silver coin, and leaves the gold in vaults at home. The Albany Evening Journal slates that the Manor troubles are at an end, (or the present, at least. From our Correspondent. Millkiiukvi llk. Dec. 19. 1839. The bill for the pardon of Bays of the county of Troup, whi. b was lost on yesterday in the Senate, and which has produced an extraordina ry and unreasonable excitement here, was recon sidered by that body to-day, after a protracted and animated debate. Messrs, Miller, Goidon, Crane. Jones of Lee. and others, were prominent in the discussion. It has passed the Senate by a very small majority. They have also passed the bill to amend the Ist section of the third article of the Constitution of this State. To 'jive the Solicitors General, a tax fee on writs of Injunction and scire lacias. To amend the act for the (letter securing the solvency of the Banks of this Slate. For the belter security of estates, &c., and the hill amendatory of the act of last winter authori zing Free Banking. We anticipate much and abb debating on the bill to repeal the annual six thousand dollar ap propriation to the University ot Georgia. It is ordered specially so to-morrow in Seriate, and we understand will be warmly contested ; we ardent ly hope that the friends of the Literature ol the country for the sake of the character, nay the ex istence of our once fondly cherished State Uni versity, will on this important occasion, prove themselves worthy of an enlightened and chival rous Slate. They disagreed to and rejected a number of local bills, and a few of a public kind. They refused to allow the Central Bank to emit bills of less denomination than five dollars. \on will recollect that ibis bill proposed to authorize that institution to issue $500,000, of -shinplaslers.” Also rejected the bill which virtually permitted piivute banking, by removing the penalties for giving to our promissory notes such shape and form as every citizen’s fancy or interest might induce him or her to prefer. To alter and amend the 3d and 7th sections of the Ist anicle of the Constitution. To alter and amend the Ist section of the 3d article of the Constitution. The House of Representatives almost redeem ed their character on yesterday, by rejecting, Juneing. and laying on the table twenty-seven bills. The House passed on yesterday a bill repeal ing so much ot the laws concerning Pedlars, as regards the fines or tax which they have been heretofore required to pay. They incorporated the Sugar Manufacturing Company of your city. Brig. Gen. John 'V. Gordon’s vacancy, which was announced a few days since, was fill ed by the promotion to that office of Col. Daniel N. .'Smith of Jones county. The General Assembly also elected this after no,m. John R. Anderson, ami C. B. Hammond. Commissioners under the law authorizing Free Banking. From me public sentiment as it is to be ns erlained by the want if actii n of the citi ■/.f us of the (State, in their failure to embark in thi-s glorious humbug, it is not probable, that these officers of the Stale will find the duties of their situalii n very onerous. At a meeting ol the faithful (Union Democrat ic Republican Locofocos) held in the Slate House to-night, the following tickets were nominated. Congressional ticket—Glascock, Holsey, Pat terson. Iverson. F. H. Cone, D. C. Campbell, R. W. Pooler. Hilyer.and J H. Lumpkin. I wait ed until between II and 12 o’clock, whe the electoral li kel was not yrt determined upon—l left them counting out the votes. Mii-i.KDBKVii.tE, December 20th, 1839. The Si nate devoted, as you were advised on yesterday, IHe most of the forenoon to the recon sideration and passage of the Bill, for the pardon I AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24,1839. * ot John K. Bays, of Troup county.— They also \ spent much time on the Appropriation Bill, which was resumed to-day, and has passed the Senate, with numerous amendments, about Jifty. They took up the Bill amendatory of the Char ter of the Central Bunk, and extending the pow ers, cStc.—and concurred in the amendment of the House, which vested in the Executive the author ity to appoint the Directors. Mr, Alexander, who, a few days since, intro duced a Preamble and Resolutions, in relation to i the Banks, which have, or hereafter may suspend, and directing proceedings against them by the Executive, succeeded on yesterday in getting them up before the Senate, but the President, who was sustained by the Senate, that they were not dcbatcable, for the reason that the Senate had previously rejected matter of the same import.— Os course the arguments which wo had anticipa ted on this subject were not pronounced. The Senate passed the Bill changing the time ; of holding the Superior Courts in Pulaski. They refused to authorize the SIO,OOO Lottery | for the erection of an Academy in St. Marys. The House of Representatives refused on yes terday, to reconsider the rejection of the Bill to compel the several Banks in this Stale, to resume specie payments, and on failure to have them prosecuted by scire facias, Mr. Jenkins, laid upon the table a Preamble and Resolutions relative to a change in the Sta tutes of the United Stales, regulating the arrest and delivery of fugitives from one State tt anoth er. By the next mail I hope to be able to send you a copy of them. The House rejected the Bill of Senate, to com pel persons owning plantations and slaves, situate in any County of this Stale, other than that in which the owner may reside, to pay taxes therelor in the County, where said plantations and slaves arc. They passed the Bill of Senate, to encourage a direct export and import trade, authorizing the formation o (Joint Stock Companies. Also th° Bill of Senate, increasing the Capital Central Rail Road and Banking Compai y and repealing mat clause of the Act ofincorpo a" lion of said Company, that prohibited the invest ment of foreign Capital therein. Also the Bill amending the attachment laws &c. Also the Bill, to amend the act of last year, authorizing the sale of scrip or certificates of State Debt. The Bill to alter the Militia Laws of your County. The Bill of Senate, to amend the seventh sec tion of the second article of the Constitution, was laid on the table of the House for the balance of the session.— You will recollect that this B'" passed the Senate by a Constitutional majority. The House of Representatives, have to-night passed the Bill, which annihilated the Branch of the State Bank, which has been for many years in operation here. Every thing is “gone through with” here in such haste now, that it is almost impracticable to keep your readers fully advised of all that is tran sacted during each day and night, hut I believe that I have been able to report to you on the pro ceeding pages, all important matter disposed of up to this t me, or nearly so. Correspondence of Hit Baltimore American, Wasuinbton, Dec. 17, 1839, Before the reading of the Journal, Mr. Hunter, the new Speaker of the House, rose and addressed the mcmccrs a ■ follows: Gentlemen of the House of Rkprksenta tives :—The high and undeserved honor which you have conferred upon me has been so unex pected, that even now I can scarcely find terms in which to express mv grateful sense of your kindness. I trust, however, to be able to offer a belter evidence of that sentiment in the earnest efforts which I shall make to discharge my du ties justly and impartially. Called as 1 have been to this high station, not so much from any merits of my own, as Irum the independence of my position, I shall feel it as especially due from me to you, to preside as the Speaker, not of a par ly, but of the House. Whilst I shall deem it rny duly on all proper occasions to sustain the prin ciples upon which I stand pledged before the country, I shall hold myself bound at the same lime, to afford every facility within my power, to the full and free expression of the wishes and sen timents of every section of this great Confedera cy. You will doubtless deem it your duly, gen tlemen, as the grand inquest of the nation, to in vestigate all matters of which the People ought 1 to lie informed ; to retrench expenditures which 1 arc unnecessary or unconstitutional; to maintain (he just relations between all the great interests ! of the country ; and to preserve inviolate the \ Constitution which you will he swum to sup port; whilst it will he mine to aid you in such labors with all the means within rny power. And although deeply impressed with a painful sense of my inexperience, and of the difficulties of , a new and untried station. I am yet cheered by 1 the hope that you will sustain mein my efforts to ! preserve the order of business and the decorum I of debate. lam aware that party fervor is occa- 1 jdonally impatient of the restraint which it is the duty of the Chair to impose upon the asperity of 1 debate, hut at the same lime I know that the just 1 of all parties will sustain ;he Speaker who is hon estly endeavoring to preserve the dignity ol the 1 House, and the harmony of its members. Permit me, in conclusion, gentlemen, to ten der you the homage of my heartfelt thanks, for ■ the honor which you have conferred upon me, and to express the hope 'hat your councils may be so guided by wisdom, as to redound to your own reputation, and t.ie welfare of our common country. After the reading of the journal, Mr. Drom goole, of Va., offered a resolution, that the Stand ing Rules of the last Congress be now adopted as the Rides of the House. Mr. Lewis Williams, of N. C. moved that the | resolution lie on the table. Mr. W. C. Johnson contended, as a point of order, that the members should be first sworn in. He read the Act of 1789 in proof of this, , and the commentary of Judge Story in defence 1 j of the Act. i Me. Drorugooje though the Act of 1789 had • nothin); to do with the matter. It wns hotter, he thought to have the Rules adopted before the members were sworn. The Speaker world be loss embarrassed, he thought, bv such a course. Mr. Johnson contended, that the law was im perative, and therefore he made the point of or der. The Speaker suggested that Mr. Johnson, with a view of relieving him from a decision, have a vote taken upon the motion of Mr. Wil liams to lay upon the table. Mr. Johnson consented, and the yeas and nays were called upon Mr. Williams's motion. The result was ns follows : Ayes ! 10, Noes 116. The Speake voted with the Whig members, incite affirmative. Ayes 117. Noes 110. Another resolution was then offered hy Mr. Craig, of Va., to the effect that the members pro duecvtheir credentials before taking their seats, and that should their scat be contested, they should not be allowed to take their seats before their claims were proved. This resolution was laid upon the table. The members were their sworn in, beginning with the Maine delegation and going on quietly to New Jersey. Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, \ was called but did not come; and the Pennsyl- ; vania members wore then called, and the mem- j hers from the other Stales and the Territories were then called. The Speaker said that a difficulty had arisen { in administering the duties of his olliec in swear ing in the members, which he felt it to he his du- | ty to submit to the House. Five members from j New Jersey had appeared at the bar demanding j to be sworn in. They bml presented their cre dentials, but the Speaker said he had not bwi rn them for the reason that the House had in a for- : mal manner, decided against them. Mr. Wise then submitted the following reso lution ; Resolved, That Messrs. Aycrigg, Halsted, Yorke, Maxwell and Straiten, he nut allowed to be sworn us members of the House. Mr. W ise said he submitted the proposition I in the negative form, for the reason that if the | resolution received a lie vote, the members of the State of New Jersey would be allowed to vote. Mr. Dmmgoolc of Va., moved an amendment, making the proposition an affirmative one. Mr. Thomas of Md., was for postponing Mr. Wise’s resolution, for the present. The mem bers of the House were not all hero, and some were indisposed. Mr. Wise said there were others absent too. The New Jersey members—live of them were not only wilhoul the p ale of the House, hut with out the pale of the Constitution. The question of swearing under the law of 1789, had prece dence of all other questions. Mr. Tillinghast, of R. 1., made some remarks upon the Constitutional rightsof the New Jersey members to their seats, ami in reference to the precedents of the House touching prima facia evidence of election. He contended that the House must cither abandon all forms of consis tency —all pretensions to precedent—all regard for law—or swear in the certified members. Mr. Sergeant made an able argument in de fence of the same position. He spoke also of the question as a Constitutional one, and contended that the certified members wore here according t) the lotr?k of law. and were therefore to he sworn in. Mr. Sergeant made a somewhat lengthy ar gument, contending that members had a right to be sworn in. A State could not be deprived of her Representation. This House had no power to say that regularly commissioned members from a sovereign Slate could not lake seats upon this floor. The commission was as good in one case os in another. The question before the House was to be discussed as a State question—a ques tion regarding the rights of a free and mdepci d enl Slate.—lt was a question of compact too —of Constitution and law—a law of a Slate also old er than the constitution of the country. Mr. Sergeant spoke of the great Seal of a Slate, which he contended should he good authority un less a seal should be brought forward in opposi tion to it—there had been none, and there could be none. He discussed the question too as a Slate Rightsqueslion,but not, he said, as a State Rights man proper, for he had never been attached to that parly. In conclusion, he exhorted the House to con-ider well the character of Ihe subject before the House, before deciding against a Stale—a gainsl law, and against the Constitution. Mr. Dromgoole, of Va. followed Mr. Sergeant and entered upon the discussion of the question in reply to him. He spoke of the question as a Statu Rights one, and was willing, he said, to meet the question upon that ground. The term State was capable of three constructions. Some times it was used meaning a mere territory. At others a Stale in its corporate capacity—and at other times it meant the political community. In this light he considered the New Jersey ease. This House, he considered, had as much right to decide upon the returns of South Amboy and Millville as it hud upon the leturns of the Gover nor of New Jersey. The Governor's certificate was no better authority than other evidence. Mr. Uromgoole is making a speech of some length, and citing evidence which he contends is good authority in such matters. UNITED STATES SENATE. A message was received from the President of the United States of an Executive character. Some of the Senators gave notice of their in tentions to introduce bibs of a private character. Mr. Wright as chairman of the Committee of finance, gave notice that at an early day he should bring forward a bill for the safe keeping of the public money. The Senate then went into Executive Session, and adjourned. Stupendous Fraud. A fraudulent proceeding to the amount of a million of dollars or more has just come to light at Philadelphia. The following annunciation of it is made in the Philadelphia North American of Tuesday ; “Great excitement prevailed in this city yes terday. caused hy the aslounding discovery that false certificates of the slock of the Bank of Kentucky to the amount of more than ten thou sand shares, or upwards of one million of dollars, have been issued hy the Cashier of the Schuylkill Hank, which was the agency of the Hank of Kentucky in this city. The affair is of long standing, but has only now come to light. Va rious rumors are afloat in relation to it. The Cashier stales that the fraud was perpetrated to sustain the Schuylkill Dank, and that all the pro ceeds arising from it had been applied to the use ot that hank ; the Directors affirm entire igno rance of the matter. The whole is involved in mystery qnd we refrain from any comments.— Tins transaction inflicts a severe blow upon the character of ourcily, which has been already too much larnbl.ed hy hold and daring frauds.” The Directors of the Bank have made the an nexed publication in reference to this extraordi nary transaction : Schuxekill Bank.— The Directors of the Schuylkill Bank announce to the public, (bat uj consequence of the unfortunate circumstances in which the Bank suddenly finds itself placed hy the unauthorised acts of the late Cashier, they have found themselves compelled to suspend their payments for the present. i'lte Board think it proper further to slate, that Ihe nets of the late Cashier above referred to. were done without the knowledge of the former President or any of the Directors of the Bank ; and were, for the first time, discovered yesterday. Ihe Directors be tevc that the assets of the Bank are amply sullieii nt to meet its ci c ibilion and deposits, and therefore caution the public against making undue sacrifices. Philadelphia. Dee. 17. The Philadelphia Inquirer of Tuesday lias the following additional particulars on the sub ject r The Schuylkill Bank. — An unpleasant ru mor was in circulation yesterday afte. noon, in re | lation to this institution ; and although we heard it in several quarters, so many improbable and exaggerated statements have of late found their I way to the p iblic in relation to this hunk or that, that we think it right to lie cautious. The story alluded to is—that the Schuylkill Bank having ! , for sometime past acted as Agent lor the Bank of I ; Kentucky, has, through one of its officers, and j without sufficient authority, sold certificates of i Stock of the Kentucky Institution, to a very con- I siderable amount. The money so Detained, was, it is alledged by the officer in question, appropriated to sustain | the Bank; and if so, the stockholders are likely, jin all probability, to suffer. It is to he hoped, j however, that in any event, the bill roldors will j lie provided for. The Kentucky Bank has a cap- i : itul of $5,000,000. Some further details have j been mentioned to us, but as exaggerations are so i I likely to he started in matters of this unpleasant description, wo think it right to avoid giving them ! publicly, for the present, at least. P. S. We have made some inquiries since the above was written, and have reason to believe that the principal facts arc substantially correct. The disclosure was first made in New York,and | communicated by letter front that city to this.— Tb* amount is variously stated flout eight to nine hundred thousand dollars, the whole of which, ns is affirmed hy H. J. Levis, (the officer alluded to,) was appropriated to the use of the Hank and with the object of enabling the insti tution to resume specie payments. Il is believed that the bill holders and depositors will he fully paid. The whole circulation of the Schuylkill Bank at this time does not exceed $ I‘JO,OOO, while the deposites are slated at SIOB,OOO. Several of the other Panks have gone forward and offered to pay both hill holders and depositors on receiving the amount in good discounted pa per. It is to he hoped, therefore, that this or some similar course will he pursued, in order as well to protect the public as to prevent any unneces sary alarm. The Stockholders met yesterday afternoon, with the object of deciding upon the best course under the circumstances. We learn that the other Banks of Philadelphia will not suffer, — and the belief is nearly general that not a dollar obtained by Mr. Levis for the Kentucky certificates was appropriated to bis own use, Missouri Ilonntlary War. Sr. Louis, Dec. ft. Wo learn that Major General Willock, of the 4th division of Missouri militia, having received official iuleltigencG that the sheriff of Clark coun ty, in this State, had been arrested whilst execu ting some legal process under the authority of Missouri, within the disputed territory, and was committed to prison by the authorities of lowa, has marched with a portion of his forces to his release. In the mean lime, to make assurance doubly sure, as well as to obey the general order of the Governor of Missouri, requiring him to snpport and protect the civil officers of Clark county in the discharge of their duties within the disputed territory, he has required the Generals commanding the 11th, 12lh and fifth divisions to hold a portion of their respective commands in readiness to march at a moments warning.— In pursuance to this order, we understand that troops in St. Charles. Lincoln, Pike. Ralls, and probably some other counties, are awaiting orders to march to the disputed territory, if their servi ces are needed.— Hepub lean. Most Destructive Fire. About nine o’clock on Saturday evening a fire hr ke out in No. 45 Cedar street, occupied by Wm. B. Bend, importer of dry goods,and Davis on & Van Pell, jobbers. The building, a five story store of the firstclass, was entirely destroy 'd, with most of its contents. The loss of Mr. Bend is computed at $200,000. He did not save even his books. He was insured for $500,000 in England, and for a farther sum in this country. nearly if not quite sufficient to cover the loss. The building was owned hy Davison & Van Pell, Their loss is about s2s,ooo—insured. N ). 47, a five story store, of the same descrip tion as the above was also destroyed. It was owned hy L & V. Kirby & Co. jobbing mer chants. & oceupii d hy them and Paten & .Stewart, importers. The toss of Kirby A, Co. is estimated at $25,000 ; and that of Futon & Stewart at SIOO,oOO —nearly all covered hy insurance. No. 49, occupied hy Jas. R. Hayt, H. Dixon, and 8. Bradbury, was also materially injured. A part of the side wall of No. 43 fell to the ground, leaving the upper stories of the building, occupied hy Russell, Mattison «Sr Taylor, exposed to the full force of the heat and flames. Some considerable damage was done to the goods in the premises. On the opposite side of Cedar street, No. 40, occupied hy Warriner, Carter <fe Putnam, and John Watson & Co.; No. 42, occupied by John Falconer,and Heilberth & Schultz; No. 44,oc cupied hy Post & Maine, druggists, and No. 46, occupied by Baylis & Finn, were partially dam aged. On William street, No. 69, occupied by Brad ley, Brooks iSc Merrill, No. 71, hy S. N. Helie, J. W. Brown, and Schrocder & Switzer, and No. 73 by N. F. Carpenter, were damaged in the rear of the buildings. The whole amount of loss cannot be much if any less than $500,000, a large proportion of which is covered hy insurance. Our office is very near the fire, and wc there fore watched its progress until midnight, with no little concern. It was a most unpleasant night for the firemen, the rain coming down in torrents; that circumstance, however, could not be regret ted, as the rain no doubt saved much property from destruction. From what we saw we have no doubt that the Middle Dutch Church would have been destroyed had the roof been dry ; the sparks and flakes of fire fell on it in great abund ance. Great praise is due to the firemen for the promptness with which the engines were brought to bear, and for their indefatigable exertions to arrest the progress of the fire. Cedar street is very narrow, and the buildings were five stories high, consequently they could not be reached hy the ordinary ladders. The amount of the insurance we cannot state i i IJg Vol. III.—No. 153- iTe'in OH'” a( ’ f "" ,ry : A o»n, i. know. ,o ,e ln oftceß out o‘ 'he city. The loss to our SSTT f"n r ' por,rd in Watl Btrce ‘ 'hi morning to bens follows: r:::^rT vec wmo® Globe « .. 2S ’ (,fl< * Eagle .. „ 20,000 Greenwich “ ~ 10,000 Safety « .. *' ooo Equitable “ « 7.000 1,000 164 Broad"“ broke No -1 f«4 Broadway occupied by C. Lupton, watch al'Tmolt al,OM ‘ K The Election of Speaker, We have the unfeigned satisfaction ofannounc ing to our readers ami the public that theßipre scntative branch of Congress has at length eflect u the election of a Speaker, and mav thus be considered as relieved from all further obstacles to immediate and complete organization. The Rolert M M°T W H U,U p mor ‘ ,aK fullcn « Mr. ■. ' , ' I,u "‘ er - « Representative from Vir f !V b 0 ,Vaii decf . cd on the eleventh trial, he having received ll'J votes out of 232 In the personal and political character ofthogen tleinan on whom the choice has fallen, the House has every guaranty for a dignified, just, and faith ful discharge of his high duties; and therefore— we hope we may say without disrespect to the many distinguished gentlemen previously voted lor the choice may be esteemed not less fortu nate for the House and for the country than it is honoraldeto himself, especially when we consider he difficulty which so long prevented an elec lion, and which rendered the issue of the co. test so uncertain. To those who desire to examine the election us a political result, it will be suffv nen for us to say, that Mr. Hunter received, o« e fost and successful trial, every Whig vote in the House, whicli, united with the votes of nearly all the Slate Rights gentlemen of the South, ef lected Ins election.— National Intelligencer. Goun-r Martial,—We learn that a court martial is to he convened in this city, for the trial, ol several officers of tho Navy ; and rumor says that the prtneipa! case that will be laid before it will be that of Commodore Ballard, upon charges preferred by Mr. Hodgson, late bearer of despatch es from the federal government to that of Peru We also learn that one of these charges is the breaking open, by Com. Ballard, of a packet of letters, sent by Mr. Hodgson to the American, consul at Lima; and, also, the breaking open of a letter in the packet, and read ng it to the offi cers of the U. S. ship .North Carolina. Rumor also says that this court martial will try the cases of several officers of the exploring expedition, who have been arrested and sent home by its commandant, Lieut. Wilkes. Rumor also says that the case of Commodore Elbott, the subject of the court ofinquiry held in this city in June last, may he laid belbse this, court martial, though we have not understood up on what charges, or by whom they are preferred-. V S, Gaz. Rkpoiitko Cawaoias Thecor respondent of the New York Express, writing from Albany under date of 12th instant, says— Unpleasant rumors of an outbreak on the Can adian side of the line arc current in this city. Id is said that Col. Worth left this city this morn ing for Ins command on the North Western fron tier, and that the rumored outbreak on the fron tier is assigned as the cause of his sudden depar ture. I give it you us I hoar it, without vouching for its correctness. North Eastern Bouriiaii.i..—The Wood stock Times of the 7th says Putnam of Moulton, passed through here last week, on Ins way to Kcslook. It was said that he bad a warrant for the apprehension of the Warden. The attempt was made, but fortunately did not succeed, as Mr. M. got an intimation of whaft was going on. He succeeded in getting to t-ha military postal the Grand Falls, closely pursued by the capturing party. The Arlilleiy at that stition turned out and were in immediate readi ness to give the pursuers a warm reception. But tlu. gallant hand had prudence enough to call a halt before they came in sight, otherwise they would have paid dearly for their temerity.” The same paper adds:—We do not lake the liberty ol advising or dictating to our Execu tive ; yet we do think, that in in order to avoid a repetition of the scenes of last winter, it is abso lutely necessary that a strong force be stationed in the vicinity of Grand Falls.” In the Circuit Court of the U. S. for the east ern district of N. Y. was tried, during the last week, the suit of the United Slates vs. Tillotson (surely for the late Postmaster for the ci y of N. Y.) to recover an amount alleged to be due by the said Portmneter. The verdict ol the Jury, on Friday hist, was, that no defalcation look place within the two yea.s preceding the commence ment of the suit. Os course (says the Journal of Commerce) the United States cannot recover from Tillotson as surely.— National lulelliren cer. & M ARRIED, In Cullodcn, on the evening of th* 15th instant, by the Rev. N. G. Slaughter, Mr. JmseG-Moon to Mi'S Ann Wilkehson, both of Culloden, Ga MARINE INTEIXIGENCE. Savannah, Dec. 19-. Cleared —Ships Harriet, Strout, Liverpool ; George, Minott, Liverpool; barque Oxford, Robin son, Havre. Arrived since our lust. —Steamboat Chatham Wray, Augusta. December 20, Cleared —Schrs Hudson, Wcyman, Jamaica; Franklin Green, Smith, Havana. Arrived since our last.— Ship Vandalia, Stale, New York ; Hrig L. Baldwin, Basset, New York;' brig Savannah, Sumpter, New York. Ilelow —Ship Celia, from N. York. Sailed —Brig Independence, Kvans, Havana. Went to sea —Brig Clinton, Lyon, N. York. Charleston, Dee. 2t. Arrived yesterday —Line ship H Allen, Wilson N. York; hr barque Greenhow, Ogilvie, Liverpool • brig Lancet, Kruse, Havana ; U L brig Moses,’ Loveland, New York; schrs Tangent, Whittier N*. York ; Post Boy, Shepherd, Baltimore ; Active, Brown, Norfolk. Cleared —Ships Cabot, Sumner, Havre; Thomas Bennett, Hague, Liverpool; brig Cervaates, Tufts.’ Boston. (Lj* Wc are authorised to announce WILLIAM KENNEDY, as a candidate for re election to the office of Tax Collector for Richmond county at the election on the first Monday iu January next. 4*c 6 swtd