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Canstitatinnnlist fc HtpMit. | JAMES GARDNER, JR., i and [ Editors. JAMES M. SMYTHE, ) T S It M B . Daily, per annum, in advance f S 00 Tri-Wekklt, per annum 0 00 » kiki.y. per annum, if paid in advance 2W These terms are offered to new Mubscriber#, and to old *■ atacriber* who pay up allarrearages. lu no ca*« will the Weffly paper be sent at f-, un less the money accompanies tht order. lu n case will it be seut at $2 to an old subscriber m arrears. tCr* When the year p»l4 for at f l expire*, the paper iluot discontinued, or paid for in advance, will be sent ou the rid terms. #2 50 If paid at the office within the year, or #.*{ if paid at the expiration of the year. gy* Postage must be paid ou all communications and letters of business TERMS OF ADVERTISING. One square (12 lines.) nO cents the first insertion and cents for the next 5 insertions, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Contracts made by the year, or for a less period, on reasonable terms. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS Sheriff's Levies, 30 days, $2 50 per levy ; 60 days, $5. Executor's. Administrator's and Guardian's Sales. Real Estate, (per square, 12 lines) #4 7[» Do. do. Personal Estate 3 25 Citation for Letters of Administration 2 75 Do. do. Dismission 4 50 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 3 25 Four Months' Notices 4 00 Rules Nisi, (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. .TALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, akk at our RISK. f --'“Il 1 ■!.' ■. ""L 1 .. 'L 1 Report of the Chief Engineer. [concluded.] ******* On the subject of equipment, onr present wants are very great, and we are in a shameful state ol dependence. We need in addition to our scanty supply for the two ensuing years. 6 Locomotives now ordered worth, 44,100 i; Do. which should he ordered at once, as it is necessary to have these orders a year in advance to secure their ex ecution, 4t,100 50 plat-form cars, at 450 22,300 25 stock cars, GOO 12,500 125 Box cars CSO 81,250 5 new baggage cars 1200 3600 3 u Passenger cars 2500 7,500 We shall also need for new machine shop, Fixtures and Tools, 20,000 For car-repairing shop 5,000 :t new l)c|>ot Houses at Atlanta, King ston, and Calhoun, , 0,200 $246,750 A<Kl Resident Engineers estimate for iron, materials, and laying the 50 miles of Mat liar track, 254,650 $501,400 It is not to he supposed that all these necessary equipments and improvements can he achieved, even with ample funds, in a few weeks or months; it will require a year or more to procure them. The cost of tilling Whetstone, Arms' and Yiu ings Bridges estimated at $70,000, and this esti mate may lie too low, can he extended over a period of two years, and paid out of the proceeds of the Itoad, as well as many other important improvements, to which it is not now neces sary to allude. An appropriation of $500.0(10 in per cent Bonds, or paitly in cash from the Treasury, and partly in coupon Bonds would Ire sufficient to put the Road in an independent condition, ami enable it to do with despatch and economy all the business which may be expected from the development of the country, anil the opening of new Roads. Wiui that amount of appropriation judiciously expended, our expenses would greatly diminish, and of course our profits rateahly increase, so that upon the strictest principles of economy, the ap propriation should lie made as soon as it can be done, according to the forms of legislation. In this connection 1 beg leave to suggest that the sum of $50,000 be set apart by law from the annual proceeds of the Road lor the purpose of accumulating a siillicent sum of money to renew thusi parts of the track, from time to time which may require it, without having to apply any more lor legislative appropriation. This sugges tion is based upon the idea that the Iron Rails may not he expected to last longer than 10 or 20 years, and a Hoad of the length of ours might be so managed as to renew one third every five years, ifit became necessary. This suggestion of set ting aside $50,000 annually would not be practi eable till about a year after the opening of the Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road, by which time our income would warrant such a measure. It would however have to he suspended in time to meet the $130,000 of Rail Roads, Bonds which fall due in 1850, unless they can be called in and regular State Bonds exchanged for them, which would he the better policy. The Bonds issued to .tohn D. Cray A Co., have been paid as far as the same have become due. At the request of the Finance Committee 1 opened a correspondence with the different Rail Road Companies connected with us for the pur pose of procuring a small supply of freight cars, and the Central, Georgia and South Carolina Roads have severally agreed to furnish the num ber asked of each. 1 have also accepted a pro position made by Messrs Juo. S. Linton & Co. to build a limited number of cars. Air. Windship has commenced within a few davs the erection of a car factory in Atlanta, and the Augusta ma chine works has enlarged its capacity for turn ing out cars, so that there is a lair prospect of be ing supplied during the next year, if the requisite iunds can he had. I l>eg leave also to unite with the Finance Committee in. urging the importance of organizing a car factory in the Penitentiary. By means of the Milledgeville & Gordon Rail Road and the connection of the Central and Ma con and Western Rail Roads at -Macon, two very important works now nearly completed, ears caii be transported on their own wheels without de lay or expense direct from the Penitentiary to Atlanta. Another subject, that is attracting much at tention, in Rail Road circles, and about which there is some diversity of opinion, is the tran shipment of freights from Road to Road instead of going through in the same car. lam satisfied that we can never do business as common carriers with proper success, until we have an indepen dent car equipment of our own, and as a general rule tranship freights from our cars to the cars of connecting Roads and vici versa. This plan is essential to ascertain losses anil damages and fix liabilities between the respective Roads. But while 1 would require transhipment as a general rule, I would allow the cars ol other Roads to passover the State Road in certain cases, as for example, when loaded with heavy machinery, bituminious coal, live stock, and other articles diificult or expensive to handle and to tranship; aud I would also relax the rule in cases of emer gincy, and when the conductors of said Roads attended their cars to their final destination, so as to relieve us of responsibility, except for Road accidents, till they made delivery to our Depot agents. ******* Chief Engineer’s Office W. & A. R. R. ] Atlanta, Oct. 11, ISSO. ) Gentlemen. —l have given much reliction to the subject of your note ol yesterday, and 1 have had lull and free conversations with His Excellency Geo. W. Towns upon the subject, and we are fully satisfied, not only from the nature of the Telegraph, but from the experience of other Roads, that there is no appendage more valuable in the efficient management of a Rail road than a Telegraph line, and we have come to the conclusion to submit to you this proposi tion. 1. To furnish and erect the posts from Atlanta to Chattanooga, which shall be 24 feet long with lour inches in diameter at the little end, and be planted four feet in the ground. 2. To grant you the use of our right of way for the Telegraph Company', and to pass your officers and materials along the Road free of charge. 3. For and in consideration of the foregoing, the Western & Atlantic Railroad is to reeeive the sum of five thousand dollars to be placed to its credit upon the Books of the Telegraph Com pany, and instead ol interest on that sum, it is to receive dividendsJas they may be declared from time to time, and to be represented in the meetings of the company to that amount by the Chief Engineer, or such other persons as may be appointed to represent the same. 4. And in further consideration of the forego ing services and grant, all the Telegraph offices between Atlanta and Nashville erected by the Company shall he subjected to the use of said Road free of charge, and said Company shall erect as many offices as the Road may reqnire in addition to the regular offices of the Company, but the latter shall he at the expense of the Road. Yours respectfully, WM. L. MITCHELL, Chief Engineer. Mr. David W. Garst & Mr. James M. Bean, Atlanta, Geo. Atlanta, Oct. 11,1850. Sir. —We hereby accept the proposition sub mitted in yours of this date. Yours respectfully, D. W. GARST. J. M. BEAN. W. L. Mitchell, Esq., Chief Engineer, &c., Atlanta, Geo. Whereupon I passed an order, that so soon as the Telegraph Company is sufficiently organized to warrant the undertaking, the Resident Engi neer and Road Master make all the necessary arrangements lor carrying out our part of the foregoing contract; but we did not commence planting the posts till last May. ami from a de sire to economise as much as |«)ssihle and do the work with our repairing parties so as not to in terrupt their regular duties, the work has pro gressed slowly, but all the posts have been de livered and bailor more planted. and the wire stretched beyond Kingston. Telegraph offices heve been established at Atlanta, Marietta, Car tersville, and Kingston, and a branch line has been established from Kingston to Rome and an office placed there. Our out-lay ol money lor this job has been but little beyond the cost of the jKists* and they have been delivered at fifteen cents apiece. We expect the line to he in work ing order as far as Chattanooga in a month or two more, when we expect to be able to infuse additional efficiency in the management and render the anxiety felt for tardy trains less pain ful. I have made an arrangement with Dr. James F. Alexander of Atlanta, to build, at his own expense, on one corner of our grounds, an In firmary lor our Railroad hands when sick,he pay ing a nominal ground rent, and agreeing to re ceive our sick negroes at the lowest rates charg ed others. This arrangement is to continue lor ten years, at the expiration of which time, lie is to lie at liberty to remove the building, if the contract is not then renewed. The Infirmary is nearly ready for the reception of patients, and will he a great relief to us in disposing of our sick negroes in a manner consonant to the prin ciples of humanity as well as interest. Our Rates ol Freight have given general sat isfaction, and are believed to be as low as the j present state of Railroad improvement and Rail ! road machinery will warrant. In a few instan ces, future experience may show that some items are too high and others too low. Some provision should be made by law to au thorize the sale of lost merchandize and produce as well as to open lost baggage and sell it, if no owner can he found, aud also to sell freights, which owners refuse or neglect to take away after remaining in store a reasonable time. I t would greatly accomodate the traveling public, il some plan could he devised by law or other wise, making Atlanta, the place where all lost baggage should be deposited by each Road after detaining it for three months, or some other rea sonable space of time, with a special and con fidential Agent charged with the duly of open ing the trunks and other baggage, and ascertain ing. if possible, the owners, and giving them in formation by mail of the same, and when no owners could he ascertained, of turning them over for sale. The weak point in Railroad organization, as lar as my experience and observation go, is, to be found in the Depot Agencies; and 1 make this remark, not lor the purpose of finding fault, or intimating that the agents on our Road are infe rior lo the agents ol oilier Roads, but lor the pur posed suggesting a plan, which will greatly strengthen their hands in their dealings with the public, and at the same time, as 1 believe, effectually protect the interests of the Road from the indiscreet use of credit by these Agents, for it is lamentably true, that in our credit-loving age, it is hard to do business without credit, and our Agents teel this like other business men. 'The remedy, lbr this great evil, is simple; and it is for the Legislature to prescribe an oath for each Depot agent of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, that he will not either liy himself or others deliver freights in his depot upon credit, and that he will well and truly perform the du ties of his appointment to the best of his skill ami ability; with the further provision ot making it the duty of the appointing power to discharge any agenL detected in extending credit in a sin gle instance. Such a law would put the agent in an impregnable position towards the public, as no out*, and especially, no lrieiut, or neighbor would inink ol asking credit under such circum stances. In the management of the State Road, besides the difficulties inherent in Railroad manage ment, we have those growing out of political Tarty organizations, and the struggles for Party ascendency and the spoils of office. The ques tion is olten asked, il it would not he better for the State to sell the Road than continue its man agement under such circumstances. It is true t hat a sale might relieve it of such struggles and the evils incident to sudden change, but then it might introduce difficulties of another and much more serious character; it might create a mono poly like the English East Indio Company, which is said be a power behind the throne, greater than the throne; it might create a monopoly sufficiently powerful to control the social, commercial, and political interests of the State. Besides these difficulties of man agement growing out of Party organizations may not he as alarming as many seen to think: there is a corrective in the sternness of business principles, and to some extent, in the fact, that the State Road is part and parcel of a very ex tensive system ol Rail ways, which are under the exclusive management ol private companies, and must necessarily by their example, exert an in! me nee on our Road lavorable to its efficient management and good government, to say noth ing ol their direct interlerence byway of advice, expostulation,'and entreaty, their interests being co-incident with ours and in a large degree de pendent on them. Again, our great State work being now com pleted. it would seem to be a proper season to organize a wise and judicious system tor the Road, which might be so framed as to relieve it •rom the e\i!s ol sudden and frequent changes. Tins might be accomplished by the creation of a Board ol public works consisting of three mem bers, holding lor long periods, and going out of office, one at a time, which would secure, at all times, proper Railroad experience in the Board. Our beautitul system ol Rail ways in Georgia deserves a remark in this connection. Begin ning at Atlanta, we have two great rival routes to the sea-boad, one byway of Macon to Savan nah. and the other byway of Augusta to Charles ton. Ihe former route consists of the Central Railroad and its connections and dependencies; and the latter route consists ofthe Georgia Rail road and its connections and dependencies.— These routes, if kept in rivalry, as they should be, must always produce wholesome competition highly beneficial to the people, as it will keep the rates of transportation of persons and proper ty at a low figure. And what competition does for these routes, an enlightened public opin ion. and legislation, il need bo. will accom plish lor the State Road, keep down freights. When the Burke Road from Augusta to the Central Road is finished, it and the Macon and Western Rail Road will be in wholesome com petition, and keep each other in check, and the same effect will be aided whenever the Eatonton Rail Road is extended to the Georgia Road. The distance of the South Western Rail Road, and the Atlanta and La Grange Rail Road from market and their close connection with their respective trunks will be sufficient to keep them at a proper figure, to say nothing of the moral power ol example in other Roads. While the public are thus guarded by this beautiful system of checks and balances on our Rail v ays, it is | pleasant to know that our older Companies are making satisfactory dividends for their Stock holders and that our younger companies promise well. A sale of the State Road would mar this beautiful system, destroy this wholesome com petition, and create a monoply sufficiently pow erful to control the legislation of the State. For it is perfectly obvious that if ever a sale is effect ed, neither of the great rival routes will suffer the other to buy; and it is equally obvious that they would not willingly see the Road go into other hands, lest the one or the other might be injured thereby; hence if a sale is ever effected it must be to them as equal partners in the pur chase,and this lam satisfied, is what the people have to fear. For it could be readily demonstrat ed, if necessary, that by means of the Burke Rail Road, another one of the gifts of Savannah en tempri/.e to our beloved State, which unites | Augusta with the Central Rail Road, that the I Central Rail Road and the Georgia Rail Road | would each increase their Incomes by determin ing that every thing to and from the State Road and the Roads byond should be transported over the Geargia Road, the Burke Road and the first seventy nine miles of the Central Road. This | proposition is so plain that it needs only to be I stated, to be admitted. But it may be asked can no guards be thrown around it by the act authorizing the sale. None that would be avail ing; for having the power to control the legisla tion, these guards would soon be removed if de sirable on the part of the Roads. Now if the foregoing reasoning be sound, the logical infer ence is inevitable, that the State cannot sell her Road without bad faith to the Macon and Wes tern Rail Road, which would certainly be sacri ficed by the formation ofsuch a monoply as I have attempted to describe. For the Macon and Wes tern Rail Road was built upon the faith reposed . in the State's owning and controling the Western j and Atlantic Rail Road, and the State cannot | maintain good faith in this respect if she sparts with her Road. And the same argument holds good in relation to the Rail Road communication between Macon and Columbus now partly con structed, because the Macon and Western Rail Road is a necessary link in connecting the State Road with Columbus, and if the Macon and Western Rail Road is destroyed, as 1 believe it would be by a sale of the State Road, then Co lumbus is cutoff trom the Cherokee country and the faith of the State is forfeited in this respect also. But I need not persue this argument fur ther, as a bin t to the wise is sufficient tor them. Before closing this Report and in anticipation of an early termination of our official ties, per in it me to express to you the obligations which I ieel for the unwavering confidence, which you have ever manifested to me amid my many tri als. and for the cordial support which your official position enabled you to afford me, and also to in dulge the heliel that one official intercourse has matured a friendship that will end only with h o and that may go down as a legacy to our cnii dren after us. All of which is most resjiectlully submitted. WM. L. MITCHELL, Chief Engineer. Al (U STA, <JA. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE. Uv” See first page Daily and Tri-Weekly. Our carrier for the lower route is sick.— Such of our subscribers as do not get their paper this morning, will please send to the office for a copy. Editorial Corraspondenco. Miu.kdukvim.k, Nov. 8, 1831. As 1 arrived here hut yesterday afternoon, much has transpired during the week of which 1 can give the readers ol the Constitutionalist -V Republic no detailed account. It is said that the number ot visitors assembled here has been un usually small for the first week of the session. There was no jam, but room for all in the Repre sentative llall on Hie day ol the Inauguration, and that ceremony passed off quietly, but pleas | antT y- ! |e issues of the last stormy canvass having been disposed of and forever settled, and all apprehensions, both real and pretended, for the integrity of the Unnn, from the alleged dis union schemes of the Southern Rights party, being now effectually allayed by the sweeping majority of their opponents, a dead calm exists in the popular mind, and the voters, generally, are quietly at home, attending to their peaceful pursuits. Few hut those coming here on private or professional business, and the usual train of office-seekers belonging to the dominant party, have been at M illedgevillc. Pleasure and gaiety have assembled some of the young of both sexes, and beauty nightly holds her court in sundry parlors ol this city. But the attendance of these has been smaller than usual. The Inauguration Ball was less brilliant than hitherto, though the presence of some graceful forms and lovely faces rendered it an occasion ot pleasing memories to the gallant and susceptible. Governor Towns and family leave Milledge ville early next week for their residence in Ma con, after having been, for lour years past, domi ciled at the Executive mansion. They depart with the kindest and best wishes of this com munity for their future happiness and prosperity! leaving behind many warm friends and creating a void in this small, but intelligent and agreeable society, not easily tilled. Noted for their amiable tempers and social qualities, the social career of Gov. and Mrs. Towns has been not less popular than the administration of the Executive has been successful and satisfactory to the people. The chief topic in political circles for the last two or three days, has been the election of a United States Senator. The competitors of the most prominent aspirant retired, one by one. and left Mr. Toombs exclusive master of the field. Yet, his nomination has not been effect ed without soul.': dissatisfaction and ill-feeling among the Constitutional Unionists, and his elec tion will be at the expense of some heart-burn ings not easily healed. After much persevering effort, and to the great chagrin of many, both Union democrats and whigs who were unwilling to have it appear that the Union party was got up for the special purpose of promoting Messrs. Cobb and Toombs, and who are not very ardent admirers of the latter gentleman, the 10th inst. has been fixed for the election. Two caucuses ; of the Constitutional Unionists have been held, j at the latter of which, held last night, at Brown's j Hotel. Mr. Toombs, at the second ballot, received the nomination. The meeting was not alto- : gether like brethren dwelling togetiier in unity, and a small fight was got up between the editor j of the Journal if Messenger and Mr. Fannin, j member from Troup. The combatants were j separated before any claret was spilled. Many members refused to attend the caucus. ' Others, finding that Mr. Toombs was about to be forced upon them, took up their hats and left | after it was resolved to go into a ballot. A number were opposed to a caucus nomination! considering that as there were none but aspirants for the office on the Union side, the field should be left clear for a fair race before the Legislature. Some were disgusted at the Railroad speed with which the election had been forced on, and dis liked, as one speaker expressed it, to be dragooned with such hot haste into a caucus nomination- When, finally, the first vote was taken, it was found that only 78 votes were cast, of which Mr. Toombs received GS. On the second ballot that fortunate gentleman received 73. As there are 1-10 Union members of the Legislature, he received two more than a majority of the Con stitutional Union party. After the nomination, Mr. Toombs made a speech, in which no small degree of excitement was exhibited, and the minority defied to defeat the caucus nominee. Ah, lucky Mr. Toombs ! There is a great difference between a nervous num and a man of nerve. You. who, in politics, belong to the latter class, know the sort of stuff you have to deal with, and that the minority you dared to defeat you, belong to the category of nervous men —who will not make, “ 1 dare not. wait upon I would.' Mr. Toombs’ election is safe. Another fart is not less interesting, and I am sure to all good De mocrats who act on the motto, Every thing for the cause, nothing for the men,' : it will be pleasing in the extreme. GC7“ Mr. Toombs will be elected as a Democrat. He will even return to Wash, ton City this winter and take his seat in the House as a Democrat—yea, verily, as a Loco foco, one of that once despised sect whom whilom he loved to denounce. Oh ! Loco-focoism, what a sweet revenge. Oh, Democracy, what a no ble ovation to the correctness of thy principles! and the wisdom of thy policy ! Welcome, Mr. Toombs, to a high seat, (you will never be content with a low seat any where.) among the faithful, from which you will aim hereafter to enlighten your benighted Whig constituency on the sublime truths of pure de mocracy. What an avalanche of edifying demo cratic documents will yon not shower down by your liberal frank upon the old guard of whig gery in the Bth district, to say nothing of the strong holds of that once gel-lorius party in Georgia! It is said that Mr. Toombs has pledged himself to aid in electing a democratic Speaker of the House this lime, though lie declined voting in ISI9 for the democratic Mr. Cobb. This democracy was then only in its chrysalis state. He is pledged, also, it is said, to vote for a democratic Clerk. We hope so, and that it will be Col. Forney, for lie deserves it. If Mr. Stephens will also fall into line, we will have a full democratic delega tion in Congress. There is no Constitutional Union party in Congress—Whig, Democrat, ami Free-soil, is the only nomenclature known there. Let the Georgia delegation act as a unit, and place themselves where Col. Joseph W. Jackson, of the Ist district, declared he would place him self, if elected, when he went back to Washing ton, in full communion with the old National Democracy—that once noble, and yet to be re deemed, regenerated and triumphant party, in which alone the South had Northern friends when most she needed them—let all the other Southern delegations do the same thing, and the South may so influence the policy of this govern ment, in future, as effectually to shield her from further injustice and render anti-slavery aggres sions impossible. There is an innate vitality and energy in de mocratic principles, so congenial to the Ameri can mind, that happen what will, in the topsy turvey whirl of fierce political commotion, they always turn right side ip. But whiggery! oh, whiggery! who, in a few short years, will be left in the South, of thy loving and mourning friends to write thy epitaph ? G. LEG ISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Milledgevii.le, Nov. 7th. The following are the most important pro ceedings of the Legislature for this day. In the House, Mr. Tift, of Baker, introduced a bill to extend the charter of the Albany and Sa vannah Railroad. Mr. Henry, of Chatham introduced a hilt pro viding for granting letters dismissory in certain eases to Executors, Administrators and Guar dians, before the estates are finally wound up. Also, a bill to incorporate the Union Steam boat Company of Georgia and South-Carolina. Also, to change the mode of serving processes in certain cases. Also, to extend the charter of the Bank of the State of Georgia to December, ISSO. Mr. Price introduce a bill to appropriate $15,- 000 lor the improvement of the navigation of the Coosa river. Mr. Thurman introduced a bill to limit the bringing of bills of review to three years from the date of a decree in the case. Also, a bill to amend the 17th section of the 3rd article of the constitution of this State. The object of this bill is to provide that acts of the Le gislature shall not take effect till the Ist of June succeeding their passage. Mr. Milledge, of Richmond, introduced a bill to incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry in the city of Augusta. Mr. Milledge also introduced a memorial on the subject of employing convicts in the Penitentiary in mechanical pursuits, which was referred to the Committee on the Penitentiary. Mr. Clarke, of Stewart, introduced a bill to prevent the sale of deadly weapons, and also to prohibit persons from carrying the same. Mr. Stewart, ol Thomas, introduced a hill to give the election of Judges of the Superior Court to the people. IN SENATE. Mr. McQune introduce a bill to regulate the order of the argument of counsel in criminal cases. This provides that the order shall be the same as in civil cases. A new standing committee on the Deaf and j Dumb Asylum, was created by special motion.— j The following is that committee: Farris, Harde- j man, Anderson, Slaughter and Walthour. The several parts of the Governors message : were referred to appropriate committees. RILLS PASSED THE SENATE. A bill to authorize the Physicians of this j State to hold their annual meetings in Milledge ville or elsewhere at their option. A bill to incorporate the Magnolia Steam Packet Company. This provides for a line of Steam Packets between Savannah and Pilatka, Fla. A resolution passed the Senate to bring on the election of United States Senator on Mon day next, 10th inst. Mili.edgeville, Nov. Sth. Proceedings of the Senate On motion of Mr. Foster, the Senate ordered fifty copies each of the evidence in the four cases of convictions for murder respited by Governor Towns, now before the Senate, printed for the use of that body. Mr. Harman reported a bill to alter the prac tice in the Supreme Court of the State of Geor gia. Mr. Foster, Chairman of the committee on the Judiciary, reported lour bills for the pardon respectively of James Norris, ot Butts; Brinkley Bishop, of Bibb; Garland D. Cornett, of Morgan; James Johnson, of Baldwin : now under convic tiction of murder. The committee expressed no opinion as to the merits of the above cases. The committee on the Judiciary reported “ a bill to alter and amend the fourth section of the eleventh division of the Penal Code.' 1 A bill to empower juries on the trial of Di vorce cases to give to the party defendant the right to marry again during the life time of the libellant. Mr. Mosely reported a bill to lay off ami or ganize a new county from the counties of Pike, Henry and Fayette. The Senate proceeded with the sjiecial order of the day, which was the act passed at the last session to alter and amend the 3rd section of the Ist article of the constitution of the State—read a third time and passed. Yeas 34, nays 7. This amendment gives one Senator to each county, as under the old system. The act passed at the last session of the Gene ral Assembly, to alter and amend the 6th section of the 3rd article of the constitution ot the State was taken up, read the third time and passed.— Yeas 31, nays 12. This amendment vests the powers of the Court of Ordinary in one Judge instead of five, as under the present organiza tion. The act passed at the last session to alter and amend the 12th section of 2d article of the con stitution was taken up, read the third time and passed. Yeas 31, nays 12. A message was received from the House an nouncing that it had concurred with the reso lution of the Senate bringing on the election of U. S. Senator on the 10th inst. The bill to amend the act incorporating the Madison Female Institute, was referred to a select committee. The Senate took up the bill to alter and amend the 4th section of the 11th division of the Penal Code. The amendment reported by the Judiciary committtee was adopted, and the bill as amended was passed. The Senate took up as the report of the com mittee of the Whole, the bill to empower juries to authorize defendant to marry again in cases of absolute or total divorce—the bill was read a a third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Harman, the President ot the Senate was added to the Judiciary commit tee. Senate adjourned to 10th insl. THE HOUSE Was occupied chiefly in the introduction of bills, and reading bills a second time. It concurred in the resolution of the Senate to bring on the election of U. S. Senator on the 10th inst. Neither branch of the Legislature thus far have had afternoon sessions. Who is the Lucky Man ? We have received from Messrs. E. N. Carr & Son, Baltimore, one of their circulars giving the result of the Lottery drawings for the month ot October, in which we find ticket 37, 53, 72, a capital prize of $26,000, sent to Augusta, Ga., by mail. Who is the lucky holder > Ifheowesus anything (or subscription or Job work, we hope he will come and settle—no further questions asked. Mons. Adrien. This celebrated Magician has arrived in our city, and it will be seen, by advertisement,opens at Concert Hall, on Wednesday evening. His intention was to have commenced his perform ances this evening, but he found, after arrival, that he would not have sufficient time to do so. He is accompanied by Mons. M. A. Andrieu, who will give operatic imitations, in full cos tume, of several celebrated performers. A New Letter File. We were yesterday presented with one of Von Trump's Letter Files, which for convenience we think are superior to any we have seen. It is got up in Album style, and every merchant ! should possess himself of one, as it will save him time and trouble in filing away his letters, and he can always readily refer to them, as each book is accompanied with an index. The agent is now in our city, and will wait on our merchants in the course of to-day or to-morrow. They are manufactured in Baltimore. New Books. We have received from Messrs. Thos. Richards & Son the lollowing new works,which they have for sale at their store : A Catechism of Familiar Things, the history, and events which led to the discovery, by Emily Elizabeth Willement. Schmitz and Zumtp's Classical Series—Ovid. ~ «. _ 12 — MARRIED, On Sunday, the 2d inst.. by James E Cashin. Esq., Mr. Jons Larons and Miss I.avinia Cawlev. daughter of the lata Amos Cawley—all of Richmond county. In Favette county, Ga.. on Sunday evening. th*.2d inst., by the Rev. John 11. Corley, Dr. Philip 11. Bhas sell and Miss Maev ASH Gay, both of Fayette county. PLANTATIONS FOR SALE. NO. 1. containing 1060 acres of Oak and «9fr Hickory lands. 650 acres cleared andun-3Z_ <ler good repair: adjoining lands of Philip Robin son, Wm. IV. Hughes and others, in 59th district, Burko county. And if desired 546 acres can bo bought adjoining. Also, No. 2, containing 1021 acres of good Pine land; 300 aeres cleared, with good buildings, Ac., near Purgesly's Bridge, Jefferson county, known as the Prescott place. Reference. —Win. J, Owens, Augusta, or the subscriber, Woodbnrn, Jefferson county, Geo. oet 31 |6&c4 A, S. B. PIOR. Jfiagnrtic Ctlcgraplj. I Reported for the Constitutionalist Republic | LATER FROM EUROPE I arrival I OF STEAMf K I BALTIC. COTTON DECLINED 1-8 a 1-4 PENNY. Charleston, Nov. 9. The steam ship Baltic arrived to-day fiom Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 2Sth ult. The steamer Africa was ashore off Belfast, and was said to be in a damaged condition. Kossuth arrived at Southampton on the 23d ult. and was received by the authorities and an immense crowd of citizens. He went thence to London, unheralded, and met with no public de monstrations. Lord Paljnerston signified his in tention to receive Kossuth unofficially. At Southampton, Kossuth was the guest of the American Consul. The steam ship Mississippi, with most of the Hungarian Refugees on hoard, sailed from Gib raltar on the 15th ult. for New York. Liverpool Cotton Market.—The market is weak and irregular, and prices have declined « a Jd. The sales of the week reach 40.000 bales, of which speculators had taken two thousand, and exi>orters six thousand bales. The sales from Saturday the 25th to Wednesday the 29th ult. inclusive, amounted to twenty-seven thous and bales, of which speculators took five hun- ft dred and exporters six thousand bales—making the whole amount of sales since the departure of thej Europa on the eighteenth of October, sixty-seven thousand bales. The stock was es timated at five hundred and thirty thousand bales, of which three hundred, and thirty-four thousand were American. Sea Island was scarce and dearer. The market closed extreme ly dull, and prices were in favor of buyers. The quotations were Orleans OJd; Uplands 5Jd.; Mid dling Orleans 4 11-l Gd.; Middling Uplands 4JJ.; Inferior and Ordinary 3|d. to Id. There was less doing in Cotton goods and Yarns, and prices had been lowered. Buyein, however, restrict their purchases to their imme diate wants. In Rice there had been but little doing, though really fine Carolina was worth 20s. Wheat and Hour have declined, the former a penny, the latter sixpence, New Orleans Flour was worth ISs. Gd. to 19s. The superior quality, however, was with-held, and the infe rior neglected, and prices had a downward ten dency. Western Canal was worth 14s. to l s s. Oil. Corn was dull, and sales were effected at 28s. for white, 265. for yellow, and 255. Gd. for mixed. The sales of B. I’. Sugar were limited, and it had declined sixpence—foreign, however, was active, and prices were unchanged. Coffee was in good request at former rates. Molasses was dull. 1500 ewt. of Rosin changed hands at from 3s. to 3s. 2d. j er ewt. for common—trans parent was worth Bs. In Turpentine nothing was doing. Stocks were in better request, but had experienced no change. Consols were ad vancing, and had touched 98, but closed at 97 i. France.—The new Cabinet has been form ed, and consist of Corbin as Attorney General; Turgot Minister of Foreign Affairs: Giraud Min ister of Instruction; Cassabianca Minister ot Commerce ; St. Arnaur Minister of War; For toul Minister of Marine, and Blongel Minister of Finance. STILL - LATER. Charleston, Nov. 10, 10.45 A. M. The steam ship Canada reached New York yesterday, with the Africa's mails and passen gers. The Pope of Rome was dangerously ill, and reported dead. Austria denies the right of France and Eng land to interfere with the affairs of the Germanic Confederation. Havre Cotton Market, Oct. 22. —The Cot ton Market is active, with sales of 2,200 bales. The stock on hand is reduced to 12,000 bales. New York, Nov. 8, P. M. Rice. —looo tierces Rice have been sold, to arrive, at2{ a 3 5-16 per lb. New-Orleans, Nov. 8, 8.2 P. M. In this market to-day, Saturday, four thou sand bales of Cotton were sold at stead}’ prices. Fifteen thousand eight hundred bales were ex ported— the largest day's exports ever know from this port. Charleston, Nov. 10, P. M. Cotton jj-Tlie market is depressed, and prices are in favor of buyers. The sales to-day reach 910 bales at 7 j to 8 cents. CHARLESTON, S. C. DRY GOODS 1 OR FALL TRADE. W. G. BANCROFT. 253 and 255 King-st., [one , door below Wentworth.) TT/’E WOULD again respectfully invite the at- I VV tention of our friend sand customers in the I oountry, to our extensive stock of DRY GOODS, I when they visit our city. I Always on hand Southern Manufactured Goods, I consisting of. I Georgia PLAINS and KERSEYS. 1 Alabama do. do. I Plain and Striped OSNABURGS. I Bleached and Brown DOMESTICS. I Superior DI'FFIL BLANKETS, Direct Impor- J tation. I We would also particularly invito attention to ■ our importations of SILKS and DRY GOODS.be- ■ ing one of the largest Stocks in the Southern coun- ■ try. ■ 'We are also prepared to furnish every article ■ in the Dry Goods line, viz : HOSIERY. GLOA Es. ■ LINENS. FLANNELS. CLOTHS. CASIMERES, ■ BOMBASINS, ALPACAS. MEKINoES. MOl'S- ■ SELIN DE LAINES, PLAIDS, JACONET AND ■ SWISS GINGHAMS. SH AM ES, LACES. EDO- H INGS, MUSLINS. FURNITURE DIM IT A, ■ PRINTS,, RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, Ae.. Ac. ■ sept. 16 fc2mos . LIMeI— Tjo"bids. STUNS UMlTio arrive, and ■ for sale by novo W. H. STI'RGES A CO. H WAFFLE IKONS.—Revolving and Handled WAFFLE IRONS, of new and much ap- H proved styles. For sale by .. oet. 12 t MUSTIN A LATUROP^M WANTED TO HIRE, a COLORED MAN, Porter in a store. Apply at this office. oet. 14 _■§ TO M WANTED. 200 doz. of fresh EGGS. Apply oet 28 I. P. GIRAKDEY A CO&_^M CHAMPAGNE. H U BASKETS of superior CHAMPAGNE. M For sale at I. P. GIRARDEY ACO ft. WSM oct. 28 9H