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Daily Chronicle & Sentinel BY W. S. JONES. [From the Savannah Georgian .] The Mormon*. Having published, several days ago, the sub stance of Judge Brocchus’ statement, in reference to the Mormon difficulties, which agrees, in the main with the statement in the St. Joseph Ga- : zette, endorsed and adopted by the retiring Chief Justice and Secretary of State, we content our selves with taking from that document the fol lowing startling piece of news: The plurality wife system is in full vogue here. Governor Young is said to have as many as 90 wives. He drove along the streets, a few days since, with 16 of them in a long carriage—l 4of them having each an infant at her bosom. It is said that Heber C. Kimball, one of the Triune Council, and the second person in the trinity, has almost an equal number; among them, a mother and her two daughters. Each man can have as many wives as he can maintain; that is, after the women have been picked and culled by the head men. The Judges and Secretary of State have had the honor of being introduced by His Excellency, the Governor, to several of his wives; and also by Heber C. Kimball to several of his. The above, of course, speaks for itself. Here is the indorsement of the document from which we take it: A CARD. A communication appeared in the last number of the St. Joseph’s Gazette, over the signature of “Utah,” purporting to be “a letter from an intel ligent and reliable gentleman” in Utah Territory, and to give “a full and detailed history of the treatment of the Government officers while at Salt Lake.” While the undersigned fully concur in the gen eral accuracy of the statements contained in that communication, so far as they have any proper connection with the recent difficulties in that Territory, they deem it due to themselves and the public to state, (lest an erroneous inference might be drawn from an inadvertent expression used therein,) that the communication in ques tion does not give “a full and detailed history” of events at Salt Lake City, nor does it exhibit all , or any considerable portion of the reasons which, in the opinion of the undeisigned, render a longer residence in the territory inconsistent with their duty as citizens and officers of the U. States. L. G, Brandeeury, Chief Justice. B. D. Harris, Sec’y Utah Territory. St. Joseph’s, Nov. 13, 1851. The St. Louis Republican, while it condemns and denounces the immorality and misconduct of the Mormons, deprecates the course taken by the U. S. officers in abandoning their posts, and re fuses to admit the sufficiency of any or all their reasons. Letter from Mr. Bemhisel. United States Hotel., ) Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 1851. J To the Editor * of the National Intelligencer. Upon my arrival in this city I am met by statements in circulation injurious to the charac ter of my constituents, and of Governor Young, of Utah Territory; and after a general inquiry, which I have taken the liberty to extend to the President, find them without other authority than a letter which appeared in your columns, stated to be from “A Judicial Officer,” and dated Great Salt Lake City, Sept. 20, 1851. The statements of this letter are essentially incorrect. Its accusations are mainly based upon aspersions alleged to have been cast upon the memory of the late President Taylor by the Governor, on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the 24th of July. At that celebration your (supposed) letter-wi iter was not present—not having arrived till some time after the organization of the Territory. But I was present and am able to inform you, upon my own responsibility, that the Governor’s remarks upon that occasion included no strictures what ever upon General Taylor’s character or public services, nor in fact, any allusion te him at all, that I can remember. The celebration was made the opportunity, as it has always been by the patriotic people of Great Salt Lake City, for repeatedly renewed expressions of their en thusiastic attachment to their beloved country. When I left Utah, nineteen days after the date of the letter to which you gave publication, peace and quiet prevailed everywhere, and unbroken harmony and good feeling between the officers of the Government and the people of the Territory. The pacific character of our people, and the fra ternal relations which they cultivate towards each other, had indeed, as yet, left the courts without an entry for their dockets; but Gover nor Young had cheerfully acceeded to the request of the Judges and a Secretary, to affix his name to a petition to Congress, of which I am the bearer, paying for an augmentation of the salaries of the Territorial officers on account of the ex pense of living under our California prices. Under these circumstances, and in view of the fact that no communications have been received from Salt Lake since these charges were made, or can be expected for some time to come, I ask that you will be good enough to request a sus pension of public opinion upon the charges to which you have given circulation, until further and more authentic intelligence is received from Utah Territory. I,have the honor to be,your most obedient ser vant, John M. Bkrnuisel, Delegate from Utah. Incredible Punishment.— »“ A great book is a great evil,” says an ancient writer; an axiom which an unfortunate Russian author felt to his •ost. “Whilst I was at Moscow,” says a traveller, “a quarto volume was published in favor of the liber ties of the people; a singular subject, when we consider the place where the book was printed. In this work, the iniquitous venality of the pub lic functionaries and even the conduct of the sovereign was scrutinized and censured with great freedom. Such a book, and in such a coun try, naturally attracted general notice, and the offender was taken into custody. After being tried in a summary way, his production was termed to be a libel, and he was condemned to eat his own words. The singularity of such a sentence induced me to see it put into execution. A scaffold was erected in one of the most public streets in the city; the imperial prevost, the ma gistrates, physicians, and the Czar attended; the book was separated from the binding, the margin cut off, and every leaf rolled up like a lottery ticket when taken out of the wheel. The author was then served with them leaf by leaf by the provost, who put them into his mouth, to the no small diversion of the spectators, and he was obliged to swallow this unpalitable food, on pain of the knout, in Russia more feared than death. As soon as the medical gentlemen were of opinion that he had reseived into his stomach, as much at a time as was consistent with his safety, the transgressor was sent back to prison,, and the business was recumed the two following days. After three very hearty but unpleasant meals, I am convinced, by occular proof, that every leal of the book was actually swallowed.”— Prisoners Friend. Black Noses. —A resolution has been intro duced to the Kentucky Legislature, which pro vides “that the keeper of the penitentiary shall procure a suitable chemical dye, such as will stain the cuticle or outer surface of the skin per fectly black, so that it cannot be washed offj or in any way be removed until time shall wear it away, and nature furnish a new cuticle or sur face; and that with this dye he shall have the nose of each male convict painted thoroughly black and renew the application as often as may be necessary to keep it so,until within one month of the expiration of his sentence, when it shall be discontinued for the purpose of permitting nature to restore the feature to its original hue, ✓ , . , ... .. _ . . „ ‘ preparatory to the second advent of its owner intothe world.” Pike, of the Kentucky Flag, is in favor of the resolution with an amendment that the sheriff of each county be required to catch every delinquent newspaper subscriber in his bailwick, and black his nose and keep it blacked until he pays up. [From the Charleston Courier .] The American Prisoners in Spain. —We have been politely handed by B. F. Deßow, Esq., of this city, the subjoined letter, received by him from our Minister at the Court of Mad rid, which we publish for the information of such as may have friends or relatives among the un fortunate members of the Lopez expedition, who have been transported to Spain: Legation of United States, ) Madrid, Nov. 17, 1831. ) My Dear Sir: You may rest assured that no proper effort will be wanting on my part to ob tain the release of your brother-in-law, young E. Q. Bell, who was seduced into the ill-lated Lopez expedition. The Government of the United States has al sc requested me to intercede in his behalf. But even without such request, it will be my great est happiness to be in any degree instrumental in restoring to his afflicted mother and family, his country and friends, one who, though in an evil moment led astray by older and more artful men, seems possessed of so many generous and redeeming qualities. I will endeavor to secure the liberation of all the prisoners—which I think would be best for Spain, and I know would be most agreeable to the whole people of the United States. They have already been punished enough for their folly, and Spain has had ven geance enough too. The unfortunate affairs at New-Orleans and elsewhere in the United States, in which Spain believes there has been great in sult and outrage to her flag and injuries to her subjects, resident in the United States, have much complicated and added greatly to the difficulties of the release of these prisoners. If all cannot be soon discharged, I will then try for a few of the most meritorious and unfortunate of them for whose release my special intercession has been asked; and I repeat to you that among them your brother, and the son of a most distressed mother, shall have a conspicuous place in my efforts. Yesterday I received a letter from the Ameri can Consul at Cadiz, informing me that the ves sel, Primera de Guatemala, in which young Bell is mentioned in the papers as having sailed, had arrived at that port, after 66 days passage from Havana; and it was uncertain when he wrote where she would be ordered for quarantine, whether to Vigo or Port Mahon, in the Mediter ranean. I have taken all proper steps for com municating with the prisoners; and as soon as I know where they are destined, will forward the letters to young Bell. I shall, too, do all in my power to alleviate their hard fate, and would see them in person but for the great distance of this city from the coast—the difficulty of internal communication in this Peninsula, and the con viction that 1 can serve them better by remain ing here where my pressing duties occupy all my time. Say to the disconsolate mother and family of the unfortunate young man to be of good cheer and hope, and believe me, dear sir, Very truly, yours, D. M. BARRINGER. To B. F. Deßow, Esq., Charleston, S. C. Fire. —Our citizens were aroused from their slumbers at an early hour yesterday morning, by the alarm of fire, which was found to proceed from the three story brick building situated at the South East corner of Wentworth and Meet ing-sts., belonging to the estate of Mr. W. J. Gayer, which was occupied by that gentleman previous tp his death, for a series of years, as a depot for carriages and other vehicles. The fire spread with such rapidity, fed as it was by the material that composed the stock, that before assistance could be rendered, the whole interior was one vast sheet of flame, which soon com municated to the adjacent building to the East on Wentworth street, occupied by Mr. Sloman, and owned by the same estate. Our firemen finding it impossible to save the corner building, left it and its contents to their fate, and directed their energies to the residence of Mr. Sloman, and for a while a contest was waged for the mas tery, between these noble fellows and the de vouring element, which resulted in the success of the former, and the property was saved, but not till the piazzas to the west were very much burnt, and the inner walls materially injured by the large body of water thrown into the building. The cornor building, and the Stock in trade, were insured in the office of the Charleston In surance and Trust Company, of our city—s6ooo on the former, and S7OOO on the latter, which by no means cover the loss sustained by this con flagration. There was also S3OOO in the same of fice on Mr. Sloman’s residence which will more than repay the injury he sustained. Mr. S., we learn, was fully covered by Insurance. The family of the late Mr. Gayer, has on this occasion sustained a very heavy pecuniary loss, and coming at a time when it has but recently met with severe domestic afflictions, has excited the sympathies of our community in their be half. We have made diligent inquiries as to the origin of this fire, which has involved a loss of upwards of $20,000 to this family, but it is im possible to say how it occurred. We would take the present occasion to remark, that in case of fire, tne Telegraph wires should not be interfered with, except in case of abso lute necessity. This means of communication is highly important in case of calamity, and we are at the present moment suffering from inter ruption of telegraphic intelligence, on account of the fire in Raleigh, where perhaps, the thought less acts of some zealous and well intentioned individual may have destroyed what they would with a little reflection, have protected at any hazard. —Charleston Courier , 20 th inst. {Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier .] New-Orleans, Dec. 19,9.15 P. M. 6500 bales of Cotton were sold to-day at full prices. The sales of the week comprise 45,000 bales. Good Middling was worth 7} cents., Whisky was quoted at 18 cents. Bacon sides commanded Bi, and Shoulders 7£ cents. Corn had advanced and brought 50 to 55 cents. Telegraphic despatches nave beep received, reporting that the Ohio river has been frozen over, which has caused some excitement in the produce market. Columbia, Dec. 19, 9.45 P. M. There was no change in the Cotton market. The demand was brisk and general, and the out side figures of yesterday were freely given. 884 bales were sold at from 6 to Si cents. * Ireland. —We have read no item of foreign new's during the year with more satisfaction than the following from a late London paper; “Letters from the west of Ireland are of a de cidedly favorable tendency, as showing that, in that quarter of the country a least, the people are recovering|from the fearful effects of the three years’ successive failure of the staple crop of food, and the crushing poor rates, that, as a conse quence, involved all classes of the community in one general ruin. The abundance of this year’s harvest has already effected much towards the readjustment of the relations which had hereto fore subsisted between the owner and occupier of the soil. Rents, according to the authority of these letters, were never more punctually or cheerfully paid than they have been within the last month in the ceunties of Sligo and Roscom mon. The prices of cattle and live stock of all kinds hare riot ruled so high for the last twenty years; and the result is that the farmer is enabled to meet all his engagements without trenching on his grain crops, which can be thus held back from market without any inconvenience, until a later period may bring along with it the chance of a rise in the prices of corn. Judging from the tone of the Continental advices, it appears more than probable that these speculations will ba lul ly realized.” ajm vm—qm l ————ma—mM AUGUSTA, GA. | SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21. UP" We received no papers last evening from offices north of Charleston. The Augait* Biidge. This structure seems to be attracting no inconsiderable attention, just now, in the Halls of Legislation in the Several States of South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee, who seem to be quite disposed to thrust it also upon the consideration of that of Georgia. Tennessee and Alabama have contented themselves with getting up memorials, but South Carolina would even do more. The Hon. Win. D. Porter from Charleston introduced into the Senate the following preamble and reso lution. • Whereas, Passengers and goods passing over the Bridge across the Savannah River, between the city of Augusta, in Georgia, and the town of Hamburg in this State, are subjected to the payment of tolls, said to be levied by authority of the city of Augusta, and, whereas, a large part of the said Bridge is within the territorial limits and jurisdiction of this State, and the city of Augusta has no charter for the same, under any law of this State, and, whereas, it is highly important and desirable, that so serious an ob struction to the commerce and intercouse be tween the people of the two States should be removed, provided that object can be effected consistently with the legal rights of the city of Augusta and olheis, therefore, Resolved , That the Governor be requested to communicate with the Governor of Georgia on the subject and to take such other suitable meas ures as may lead to a full exposition and under standing of the rights of all parties concerned, and a frank and friendly settlement of the whole matter. This certainly reads exceedingly smooth, and might very property be denominated a sort of oily gammon production, the more especially a* the Senator entirely omited, either ignorant ly or intentionally, to state iu his preamble, the fact, that the city of Augusta holds the South Carolina end of the Bride under a deed from that State which guarantees the land ‘-for th? abutment of a toll bridge for ever,” in consider ation of which the State received more than fifty times its value for any other purpose what ever. That the Senator was moved by a siucere desire to relieve the passengers, goods and pro duce. passing over the Angusta Bridge, from the payment of tolls, &c., and thereby promote the interests of commerce and the people of the interior, no one can doubt. It is, therefore, passing strange, representing, as he does, the City of Charleston, that it did not occur to him to propose the relief of the same class from the charge of Omnibus fare and drayage in that eity, by extending the Charleston road to the wharves. Very remarkable, indeed, and we suppose may be accounted for on the same principle as all the acts of modern philanthro pists, who always prefer to seek objects from Mr. Porter is certainly a very vigilant Senato rin the removal of all obstructions to commerce, except those which put money in the pockets of his own constituents! He is indeed a far seeing, if not a very selfish and sagacious statesman. If the Senator from Charleston has made himself a party to the action of the Legislature of South Carolina, in reference to the Bridge for the last three years, we should imagine his cheek must have been suffused with the blush of shame, when he accompanied his preamble and resolution with the following Bill: A BILL To provide for the grant of reciprocal privileges to citizens of South Carolina and of'Georgia, in relation to the building of Bridges over the Savannah river. Whereas, It is highly important to the inter ests of the citizens of South Carolina and Geor gia, that some common system of providing for bridges and ferries over the Savannah river and the passage of the same, should be adopted by the two States, und that no obstacle should result from the want of concert in their legislation on this subject, Sec. J. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati' es now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That any charter or franchise granted or to be granted by the State of Georgia, for the purpose of building and establishing bridges or ferries over the Savannah river, shall have full effect within the limits and jurisdiction of the Slute of South Carolina, notwithstanding the rights of the said State, to the same extent in all |respects as if such charter or franchise had been granted by the State of South Carolina: Provided, that before this Act shall go into operation, the State of Georgia do by law provide that equal efftct be given in the State of Georgia to charters and franchises granted by this State; and that after this Act shall go into operation, the legal valLi ty and effect of a charter granted by either of the said States for the purposes aforesaid, shall be subject to this limitation and restriction; that no sucli charter from either State shall prevent the other State from granting a charter for a bridge or ferry over the Savannah river at any place, however near the place where a bridge or ferry is or may be established under a charter from the State: And provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be taken or held to abro gate or impair the vested rights of any person or persons whomsoever, so far as such rights may be valid in law. Sec. 2. That the Governor be, and he is here by authorized to send an agent to the General Assembly of Georgia, now iu session, to pro mote the object herein set forth. Congress.— We learn from a telegraphic dis patch in the Richmond Times, that in the Uni ted States Senate on Tuesday, after a brief de bate, the resolution, offered by Mr. Shields, was adopted and a committee, consisting of three Senators, was appointed to wait on Gov. Kos suth on his arrival in Washington and invite him to the Senate Chamber. A bill to establish a Mint in California was then taken up and passed. The resolution of Mr. Foote, relative to the late compromise measuers, coming up for consid eration, and Mr. Rhett being entitled to the floor, that gentleman rose and concluded his argument against the adoption of the resolution. He de livered a learned and able speech on the subject, in which he enumerated the grievances of the South, and argued in favor of the Constitutional right of Secession. In the House of Representatives, the day was devoted to miscellaneous business—the reception of petitions and memorials, and the presentation of resolutions, &c. Nothing of importance transpired. We see it stated that Judge Buchanan, at New- Orleans, has decided that BTantz Mayer and Ben jamin C. Howard, of Baltimore, and the Rev. R. R. Gurley, of Washington, are entitled to the/? respective share of commissions as executors ot the McDonough estate. This will give to them about SB,OOO each. The Weather. —At Independence, Mo*, ou the 15th inst. the mercury was 10 deg. below zero, and on the 16th 12deg., and the Missouri river blocked up with ice. At Boonville on the same days it was 5 deg. and 8 deg. below—at St. Louis several degrees below zero, and the rver filled with floating ice. For the Chronicle & Sentinel. Kossuth* “Coming events cast their shadows before. ’ The calm observer of passing events cannot fail to perceive, in the bold assumptions of Louis Kossuth, and the enthusiasm for his person, and cause, manifested by our people, through the press the N ational Congress, and the hurrahs of the assembled auditories at New York, that we are on the eve of anothet “Cuban Expedition,” or, perhaps, yet worse, of being embroiled in an in terminable and ruinous war with Europe. I have just read his New York speech, and I wonder not that peans are sung in his praise when he pleads so noble a cause in terms so elo quent. He, indeed, utters “thoughts that breathe and words that burn,” jand having, as by his own assertion, “come to our glorious shores” to “gain our sympathy, our money and our men,” it may not be amiss to keep an eye on the gen tleman. His late speech affords much food for medita tion. In his appeal for “Europe’s oppressed nations,” he says: “Less fortunate than you were, they will meet no brother’s hand to help them in the approaching giant struggle against the leagued despots of the world.” Os course he refers to the aid we received from France. Let it be borne in mind that Franee did not aid us for our cause, but in order ; to cripple England, and glut the accumulated ( hatred of centuries of warfare. We are at peace with Russia; we have no revenge to gratify. He professes to have come here with motives very different from what we exepected. Our government kindly offered to bring him and his associates to this country, believing he and they were desirous of immigrating to the ‘‘home of the free,” but were too poor to defray the ex pense in a style befitting one who had been the leader in a great national movement. But now he tells us, unless we will give blood and trea sure illimitable to his cause, he has thanks for the favor. Well, the fable of village and the serpent ” has been exemplified before now. Again, he says, “your generous act of my lib eration has raised the conviction throughout the world, that this generous act of yours is but the manifestation of your resolution to throw your weight into the balance where the fate of the European continent is to be weighed.” How the mere fact of our “ generosity” in sending the Mississippi to bring him and his friends to a “ home in the west,” can be tortured into a ‘ manifestation of our resolution” to be come entangled in an endless European war, is *• a huckleber y over my persimmon,” and none but an enthusiast, as Louis Kossuth, could have drawn such an inference. Again, he says: “ I will conscientiously res pect your laws, but within the limits of your laws I will use every honest exertion to gain your operative sympathy, and your financial ma terial, and political aid for my country's freedom and independence.” Thus he flings down the gauntlet of defiance to our government principle of “neutrality.” He plaiuly expresses his determination to enlist, by his eloquent appeals, the enthusiasm of our people, and thereby compel “ aid and comfort” from our government. A bolder, saucier asser tion he could not well have uttered. Again. “The frown of Mr. Hulsemann—the anger of that sattelite of the Czar, called Fran cis Joseph of Austria; and the immense danger with which some European and American pa pers threaten you, and by which, of course, you must feel extremely terrified.” * * * “So I confidently hope that the sovereign of this coun try, the people, will care not a bit for it—if Mr. Hulsemann takes to-morrow his pass-ports, bon voyage to him.” The insulting sneer at Mr. Hulsemann, is, certainly, in bad taste. We have recognized him as Austria’s Minister. Our guests should at least be civil to our friends. The ad caplan dum reference to our indifference to the anger of European monarchs and presses, shows the subtlety of the orator, he knows his auditory, and will tickle their vanity till he attains his purpose Again, “ every moment may bring a report of events which may call me to hasten to my place on the battle field, where the great, aud I hope the last battle will be fought between Liberty and Despotism.” Well, his “prophetic soul” must see rather further into “ the dim-rapt mystery of the fu ture,” than common mortals can. “ The wish is father to the thought,” and our wild enthusi ast expects “ to build Rome in a day ” The New York Tribune says: “ Kossuth ask s simply that England and America shall unite in affirming the policy that ‘ every nation shall have the right to make and alter its own condition and convenience,’ and that the two nations (England and America) shall not only respect but cause to be respected , this doctrine, so as to prevent Russia from again marching her armies into Hungary. It is true, that the actual power of our country must stand behind its diplomacy in this, as in other affairs; but, by assuming this position, he holds that there would be no danger of our being involved in war. Let it be once understood that England and America agree in maintaining this doctrine, and Russia would certainly respect it.” It is a poor compliment to Russia, to suppose she can be bluffed oft* by so manifest a brag game. We are to “affirm’’ that Russia must not “march her armies into Hungary,” and presto, the Great Ba r rol's himself up for another hybernation. Very likely. No, Russian soldiers are many and cheap, her internal resources are vast, and history does not teach u* that she would hesitate to sacrifice either in support of the principles recognized in her governmeut. r I he campaign of 1812 has shown how Russian soldiers can fight, and Rus sian citizens endure. The greatest Captain tho world has ever seen, aud the most magnificent army ever arrayed, met their match at Borodino. The Tribune says truly: “ The actual power ' of onr country must stand behind its diplomacy j in this, as in other affairs." If we meddle in ' European politics, let us do it with our eyes open. American blood and treasure must flow like water. Louis Kossuth I honor as a man, nnd as a patriot. For the cause in which lm and his coun try have suffered, no American can feel other than the deepest sympathy lie is among us with the avowed object of enlisting in his cause j men and money. His “heart throbs at the idea of seeing a gallant army of our patriotic militia.” | en route for Europe, there to conquer what an army of 20*>,000 Hungarians, backed by a popu- 1 lation of 14 000,000 of people could not resist. What could be moro quixotic? May our people ponder these things well S. | We learn from a private dispatch received in this city from New-Orleans, that Bacon there, | yesterday, was worth nine cents Molasses twen ty-two cents, and Sugar was firm.— Charleston Com i>r, 20 th inst. Legislative Proceedings. Milledgevillk, Dec. 18, 1851. A resolution has been agreed to in the House, and concurred in by the Senate, providing for the appointment of a Joint Committee to examine into the nature and amount of the business yet to be transacted, and report whether, in their judgment, it can be dispatched by the 30th inst On motion of Mr. Bartow, the House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Floyd in the Chair, on the unfinished business of yesterday — the bill for the government, &c., of the State Road. The entire forenoon was spent in dis cussing amendments, and had gone through with the original bill, at one o’clock, when they rose, and had leave to sit again. The House then ad- journecr. ■» The Senate has refused, by a vote of 23 to 12, to re-*onsider its resolution to take a recess. On Mr. Harman’s motion, the Senate also re fused to re-«onsider an amendment adopted in the bill passed on yesterday, appropriating the unsurveyed parts of Okefenokee Swamp to the Brunswick & Florida Railroad Company. Yeas IS, nays 25. The bill to prescribe conditions to the issuing of marriage licenses, was lost. Yeas 17, nays 24. The leading provision is, that no marriage license shall issue, unless the consent of the pa rents, &c., of the female, shall have been ob tained. The bill to empower justices of the Inferior Courts, to hire out free persons of color, as a punishment for certain offences, was passed. Three o’clock, P. M. The House again went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Floyd in the Chair, on the unfinish ed business of the forenoon. Mr. Atkinson’s substitute was taken up, read and amended. A motion was then made to adopt the substitute in lieu of the original bill, which was lost. On motion ot Mr. Sewa <, the Committee rose and reported the bill to the House, with amendments. The Speaker having resumed the Chair, Mr. Chastain called for the main question, which was to take up the Report of the Committee of the Whole, as amended, to agree thereto. Mr. Seward moved to adjourn, and the Speaker announcing a doubt, upon the sound, Mr. S. called for the yeas and nays, which were, yeas 5, nays 91. The vote was then taken on the call for the main question, and carried by 69 to 36. An amendment, made in Committee, that “ the Superintendent to be appointed by the Governor, shall hold his office till the Ist of January, 1854, and his successor shall be elected by the General Assembly every second year thereafter,” was agreed to by the House. The report, thus amended and agreed to, was put on its passage, and carried by yeas 87, nays 27. The bill to provide means for repairing and equipping the State Road, is the special order for Monday next. A bill was introduced to encourage the forma tion of Volunteer Corps in every county in the State. The Military Committee reported a resolu tion requesting our Senators and Representa tives in Congress, to use their efforts in procur ing the establishment of an Arsenal in Au gusta. The following bills were passed in the Senate : To change the penalty for larceny irom the house, where the value of the stolen article does not exceed S2O, to imprisonment in the common jail. To require all who apply for Writs of Habeas Corpus, to give notice to the prosecutor or his attorney. To require from administrators on the estates of minors, bonds in double the amount of such estates. To amend the 7th sec. 2d art. of the Constitu tion, conferring upon the Legislature the power to commute to inferior punishments. To incorporate a Southern Liberal Institute at Griffin, in Spalding county. Seven o’clock, P. M. The following bills were passed in the House: To appropriate $5,000 for improving the navi gation of the Coosa River. Messrs. Price, Fel ton, and Bartow, advocated the passage of this ' bill. Mr. Felton, in a clear and strictly prac tical manner, demonstrated the advantages that would enure to the State, by making the appro priation. Among others, he alluded to the wealth of the valleys of North Alabama. This, he said, was worth contending for—that it must go to Mobile, Savannah or Augusta—grant the aid asked, and its direction is at once determin ed—it must pass up the Coose river at Rome, and thence to Savannah or Augusta. The re marks of these gentlemen, without doubt, pro cured the passage of the bill, as its fate seemed to be sealed on sounding the House. The bill pass ed by yeas 66, nays 29. To compensate the owners of unenclosed lands through which the Justices of the Inferior Courts may order new’ roads to be opened. The bill to amend the Divorce laws, so as to allow both parties to re-marry, was opposed by Mr. Thurmond, and others, and supported by Messrs. Tift, Seward, and a few others. It was lost by a majority of 25 votes to 87. The “ Doctor’s bill ” w’as tinkered on a little this evening, and postponed for the present. It is already, by amendment, strung out to an in ordinate length, and by the time it shall have been physicked to repletion, its longitude will have to be determined by a tape-string. Agricultural Ir struct Inn. We de/ire to call attention of the Georgia Legislature to the following article from the I “ Working Farmer.’’ It speaks for itself, is cer ; tainly suggestive, and We would rejoice to see I something done in the “ Empire State” of the South. Legislative Assistance necessary for the Dissemina tion of Agricultural Instruction. The time is arriving when many of the State : Legislatures commence their anuuul sessions, and as in past years, different plans will be dis cussed for the attainment of this desirable object, j The establishment of Agricultural Colleges, Schools, Experimental Farms, &c.. although, in the opinion of many, extremely desirable, are too expensive to meet with general favor, while : the mere endowment of Agricultural Societies alone, proves insufficient to bring about the de | sired results. The holding of public fairs by ■ these sooieties has produced, and is prnduciug, most beneficial results, by offering premium* for competition, and thus causing grentor exertions on the part of growers to produce crops of su perior Kinds—but the tneuns by which these j crops may be economically produced, is not made known in a dependable manner and through dependable sources. The Agricultural Press is doing much to dis seminate knowledge, but the whole corps Edito rial cannot be expected to be either practical or theoretical, and therefore a part only of our agri cultural papers can be considered as truly useful, while the less valuable portions will continue to circulate through the exertions of agents acting only with business motives. The larger states will doubtless form Bureaus of Agriculture, embracing all, or many of the filans proposed, while the smaller states will fol ow the example of Maryland,so far as effective, and with such improvements as her experience has shown to be necessary. The best and most economical plan yet pro posed, is that reported by the Committee on Ag riculture of the Legislature of New Jersey, and if carried out as recommended in the bill, will doubtless result in advancing the best interests of thejstate. This bill proposes the appointment of a State Agicullurist, whose duties are— -Ist. To deliver a course of Lectures on Agri culture, in each county each year, commencing with the county towns, and changing the place of lecturing under the advisement of the Legis lative representatives from the couuties. 2d. To make an Annual Report to the Legis lature embracing all the known improvements in Agriculture, Horticulture, &c M embracing an account of all the improved crops of the state, and the means by which they have been pro duced, so as to enable others to avail of the cur rent improvements of the year. This report to be published by the Legislature, aud gratuitous ly distributed among the farmers Such a report w'ould be a text book to farmers, and the facts there set forth would refer to crop raised sufficiently near them to insure an exam ination in cases of doubt or distrust. 3d. The State Agriculturist is required to as sist in the formation of County Agricultural So cieties where none exist, and to keep them sup plied with the current improvements of the time —to do which, he is required to correspond with the Agricultural Societies of other states, so as to keep himself fully posted up in all improve ments. The Lectures to be delivered by this officer are to be free to all citizens, and cannot but be the cause of rendering local improvements the common property of all. Conversational Meetings on Agriculture could be established in every township, and from ex perience this plan has been found to be of great A usefulness, Without such an officer, however, the establishment of Conversational Meetings on Agriculture, Farmer- Clubs, and even Coun ty Societies, are neglected from year to year. Such an officer could, and doubtless would, induce one or more farmers in each county to raise the standard crops of that county in the most approved manner, and thus a practical in stance could be given, by which the applications of improved manures, modes ol culture, Ac., would be made known to the many, while the plans proposed by theorists would be fairly and fully tested. Indeed, the traveling of such an i officer, if judiciously selected, would infuse a spi it of inquiry and improvement, which would add materially to the income of the state. New Jersey has advantages not enjoyed as an agricultural state by any other. She has inex haustible deposits of organic matter in her mea dows suitable for manures—her green sands of Monmouth, when properly prepared and used, quite doubles the produce, while the more re cently discovered locality of phosphate of lime would enable her farmers to surpass those i f any other state. This phosphate of lime is now be ing shipped in large quantities to England, and here sold to farmers for $25 per ton, before the farmers of the neighborhood in which it is found have commenced to use it. Feldspar containing potash as plentifully as the green sand marls, has been discovered within the last three months, and in a divided or pulerulent state, so as not to need grinding before rse, while the waste materials of New York and Philadelphia, so adjaceut to New Jersey, are scarcely used by her farmers, although obtainable at small cost. No state has better markets and with less ex pense of transportation, than New Jersey, and the increasing demand for export by means of sea steamers making short voyages, promises a rich harvest for the fruitgrowers. Our readers are aware that we have lectured in tinny of the towns of New Jersey on Agriculture, and we have the testimony of many farmers who attend ed our lectures, that the increased crops arising from the adoption of our recommendations, are many times more valuable than would be the cost of such an organization for many years. The subject only requires fair investigation to ensure the adoption of the plan proposed. Massachusetts will doubtless adopt a still more extended system of operation, or her farmers will not long wait the action of the Legislature, before using energetic measures to make their wishe« known to them. The season of fairs in New York and Massachusetts, was one of joy ous enthusiasm, and the public men of those and other states were at these fairs. Many oth er states are active in the good cause, and we hope the press will join with one accord in keeping alive the consideration of this all-im port subject. Coimnrrrinl. fit jWiiflnrtic €flfj|ru}ilt. - Charleston, Dec. 20, P. M. Cotton —The market is quiet but prices un„ changed. The sales reach 250 bales at prices ranging from 7£ to 81 cents. Augusta Market, Dec. 20—P. M. COTTON. —The market, to-day has been quiet, ami the sales to a limited extent, and if any thing in favor of buyers. Wo have, however, no quotable change to notice in prices. SAVANNAH, Dec. 19. Cotton. —The sales yester day amounted to 1,076 bales. Particulars as follows/4 at 7f. 27 at 7i, 115 at 7J. 41 at 7j.12 at 7 13-10 at 7|. 146 at 8,21 Sat B{, 217 at Sj. and 25S at Sj cents. Prices the same as the day previous. CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 17.—The River has been rail ing for several days, and is now iu low boating order. The mail line steamers run with regularity, and bring up partial freights of Cotton. About 1,500 bales have come up during the week. No new arrivals of Flat-boats from above, consequently there is beginning to be felt a little scarcity of some artielos. Corn indicates a slight advanco—we quote it at 50 a 55c. Forwarding mer cliants are unable to (ill orders from below with dis patch, as the receipts are yet small. Hogs are passing down the road almost daily- V" hear of small sales at 0 cents nett—6 aOf would be t fair quotation. All articles of country produce ingoud demand. The supplies of Groceries and Dry Goods sro large, and ample for the winter trade. , SAVANNAH EXPORTS, DEC.Io. Per ship Medallion, for New Y0rk—1,997 bates t'ptaud and 24 do. Sea Island Cotton, and 45 bids. Turpentine. Per ship Adrian, fpr New York—2 09S bates Cottou. Per barque Harvest, for New York —9©‘j bales Cotton 100 casks Rico, and 88 bids, llosin. Per schr. Mary F. I«uttovloh, for Baltimore —180 bales Cotton, 220 SHcks Salt, 182 Dry Hides, and 53 sacks Feathers. MADISON, Dee. 20.— Cotton. —There has been a good demand this week, at prices varying from 7f to 7Jo. ROME. Dee. 18.— Cotton.— We quote prices the pres ent woe k at fro in 5 to 7fc. SDijijiinfl Jntrlliflrntf. . ~ - - t SAVANNAH, Doe. 19—Air. steamer Tennessee. lUlm. 1 Augusta. „ , Cleared, ships Medallion, Mustard, New York, Ann an, Scott, do.; liarque Harvest, Nichols, do.; sc hr. J F. Lutterloh, Souters, Baltimore. . Went to Rea, barque Waltham, Houdlette, uc > brig Mechanic, Cox, New Orleans; sclir. Cataract, t > New York. CHARLESTON, Dec. 20— Arr. schr. Gaxelte. Philadelphia. „ • Cleared barques Harriot »Y Martha, Ellems, Havan»> Velocity, Ryder, Boston; brig Argus, Kean, Mstanis Went to sea, ship Julia Howard, Rulkley, New York- Pilot boat Victor, Andrews, Key West; ssbr. Watts, Baltimore.