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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS Sherift'p Levie*, .30 day*, $2 50 per levy ; 60 day*. $5. Executor's. Administrator s and Guardian’s Sales, Rea! Estate, (per square, 12 lines) $4 75 Do. do. Personal Estate.. .b.. T/. 3 25 Citation for Letter* of Administration.. 2 75 I)o. do. Dismission..., 4 50 Notice to Debtors and Creditor* 3 25 Foui Months’ Notices 4 00 Rules Nisi, (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. £7- ALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, are at or* RISK. ■ -1! !._ 1 . ■"■ —' "i »■■■■ ■. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. REPORT. Os th’ Committee on Privileges and Elections, in the Jasper County contested elections. The Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under their consideration the petition ol'Samuel 11. Blackwell and Augustus W. Lane, protesting Against the right of James M. Wil liams and Elbert W. Baynes to their seats as Representatives of the County of Jasper, and ask leave to make the following Report. 3y reference to the returns of the managers of the list general election, held in and for the coun ty of Jasper, on file in the Executive Depart ment, it appears that James M Willians received eighty-nine votes more than Samuel H. Black well, and ninety-three votes more than Augustus W. Lane; that Elbert W. Baynes received eigh ty-one votes more than Samuel H. Blackwell, and eighty-five votes more than Augustus W. Lane for Representatives of the County of Jas per, in the present General Assembly. Elbert W. Baynes, the lowest sitting member, received a majority over Samuel H. Blackwell, the highest contesting party of eighty one votes. After a most tedious ana careful examination of all the testimo ny produced, both by the contestants and sitting members, and the public records, the Committee have come to the conclusion, although many strange and painful developments have lien made that in the investigation of this case there are hut two facts which can in any way effect the rights ol tbe parties. First, the polls at Slaughter’s precinct, which gave Williams and Baynes, the sitting members, a majority of one hundred and fifty-eight votes over Blackwell and Lone, the contestants, were opened, and some one hundred and thirty names, piirjiorting to be voters, on the tally-sheets, be fore the hour of 7 o'clock, A. M. on the day of the election. Secondly, that the return from said precinct is fraudulent,because the first sixty names appear ing on the tally-sheets, certified to as legal vo ters, are wholly unknown to the citizens ot Jas per county; which names do not appear on the tax receivers books of said county, and of whom the oldest and best acquainted citizens know nothing or know them not to be citizens of said county. That on account of the ill gal hour ol opening the polls at Slaughter's Precinct, and the lraudulenl returns therefrom, it is the opinion of the Committee that in adding together the re precinct should not be added. Taking from the number of votes received by Williams and Bayne, in the whole county, oua hundred and fifty-eight, their majority at Slaugh ter's Precinct, it appears that Samuel H. Black well received seventy-six and Augustus W. Lane sixty-two votes more than James M. Williams, tlu> highest sitting member from the county of Jasper. Your Committee, therefore, submit the follow ing resolution for the consideration of the House; llesolveii. That at an election held ill and for county of Jasper, on the first Monday in October last, for members of the General Assembly of this State, that James M. Williams and Elbeit W. Baynes did not receive the highest number of legal votes, legally polled, lor representatives of said count yol Jasper, in the present Gener al Assembly ; that James M. Williams and El bert W. Bay les are not entitled to retain their seats as Representatives of said countv; That Samuel H. Blackwell and Augustus W. Lane, having received the highest number of legal votes, legally polled, for Representatives of said County ; that they are entitled to seats as Rep resentatives of the County of Jasper. William Mattox sworn : Saith, I attended the election at Slaughter's Precinct, on Monday, 6th October, 1851; got there SJ, or before sun up—some time before sun up; does not know that the polls were opened— were voting when 1 got there; looked at the tally-sheet, saw the number, 130, with a name opposite to it, but does not kuow whose name it was. This was before sunrise—hardly light enough to read. The list was taken away from me by Isaac Langston, who was acting as a clerk, when I attempted to look at it. John Edwards and George Dawkins were the presi ding magistrates ol the district in which said precinct is, and lived within 2 miles, or 2J from said precinct. .Wither of them were present.— -Mr. Johnson asked the privilege to examine the list of voters, and he was refused. Witness was prevented from entering the house when he first attempted. Thinks there were 25 or 30 men ! and boys present when he arrived. Welcome I C. Lovejoy, who was a presiding magistrate at ! said election, lived about Id or 15 miles from the ! piecinct. Edwards and Dawkins, the magis- j trates of said district, ai m ed about 8 o’clock. Cross-examined by counsel lor the sitting : members: * j Did not examine the list so as to see how many J names were actually on it as it was snatched j from me before I had the opportunity. The list < was folded up so as to make number 130 at one end, and the name witness saw was opposite to the number at one end of the list. Has lived near by the precinct—is well acquainted in that neigh borhood. Does not know of any citizen el the county by the name of any one of the first sixty names on the poll list of said precinct, save two (2) furnished from the Executive Department. —Those two are B. Jordan and W. Henderson. Deposed in this case before, within 20 days of said election, in substance as above, said deposi tion said to be lost. William Johnson sworn : Says, arrived at Slaughter's Precinct, in Jas- I*t County, between 20 and 30 minutes after do clock, A. M. on Monday the 6th October last 1 lie voting was going on. Went to the P? the number, 130, on the list that the clerk Langston was keeping, at one end, with a name opposite to it, and about 20 names also en tered immediately after the number 130. Was informed by one of the managers that the polls were opened at 6 oMoek. Witness was not al lowed to examine the list after insisting on doing *>• Was t°ld by one of the managers that 43 had voted when he first went to the polls Witness does not think there weremorethan 30 voters present when he arrived: knew all the men who were there at that time, was well ac quainted in the neighborhood, having lived near £>y about 42 years. The first sixty-two names on the list was read, and the managers said no such men had voted. Neither of the first 60 names on the list fur nished from the Executive Department was present when witness arrived.—The names of William Walls and J. Adams, which appear op posite numbers DO and 97, on the list from the Executive department, are numbered 61 and 62 on the list filed in the clerk’s Office of Jasper County. Witness does not know any citizens of Jasper by the name of the first sixty on said list, except the names of W. Hendersen and B. Jordan. Welcome C. Lovejoy, the magistrate who pre sided at said election, lives 16 or 17 miles from said precinct: witness saw no person whom he did not know, at the precinct, and left about 10 • o’clock with about 27 others, 25 of whom went 1 to Monticello and voted. Returned to said pre [ cinct about 4 o’clock that evening—saw no per son there at that hour whom he did not know. Has voted at said precinct ever since it was es ’ tablished, except two years. The usual vote ’ at said precinct, was from 100 to 110, for the i last 7or 8 years, most of the persons who left with witness, and voted at Monticello, usually voted at said precinct; a number of others who I also usually voted there, did not on that day. 5 Cross-examined. j Knows citizens of Jasper county by the names J of those on said list, except the first 60 and 7 5 others, to-wit: D. A. Smith, J. J. Pheyes, J. > Foster, A. D. Butts, Burnwell Tollison, who lived in Butts county, Jsaac B. Jackson who ' lives down the country, Ephraim Sanders, and Wm. H. Askew, and Samuel Grant, who is not ‘ regarded as a white man. Saw William Walls, William Henderson and James Adams at Monti ' cello on the day of the election, and their names ap)iear on the |x>ll list both at that place and Slaugh er's. Deposed in this case before, and , and within 20 days after said election in sub stance as above. Said deposition said to be lost, i William Mobley sworn: i Arrived at Slaughter’s precinct in Jasper i, county,on the morning ol the 6th Octolier last, ■ about 7 o'clock. They were voting when wit s ness arrived. He went to the polls immediate c ly, and the first man who voted after he got to the polls, stood numbered on the list 145. Asked to be allowed to examine the list, which was r refused; saying it was against the rule of the managers; got hold ol the list, and it was snatch ed from him; hut saw there were names on it | from 130, [which was at one end,| to upwards . of 140—opened it for a moment, and thinks it 5 was full of names up to the above number; did . not have time to examine fully, as it was im mediately taken from him; it was snatched from ’ him by James 11. Shropshire, one of the clerks; . has seen the same list in the Clerk’s office at Monticello, since the election, on file. Knows j of no citizens in Jasper county, by any name t found in the first OOnamesJon said list, except B. t Jordan and W. Henderson. Peuosed in this . case before within 20 days of said election, in substance as above. Said depositions supposed to be lost. Floyd Malone sworn; Says, arrived #1 Slaughter’s precinct in Jasper county on Monday morning the oth Oct, last, at half-past 6 o’clock; —knows that it was not la ter than that, as he had taken special precaution to observe the tiine, having heard that there was dangerofvotes being east before the legal hour. Went immediately to the polls without stopping; Saw a list ol the voters us soon as he got to the polls. There were upwards of 130 orl4ouames, [witness cannot state positively which,] on the list. A»k*’d to bt allowed to examine the list, but was refused. A portion of the list was read over by one of the clerk, Isaac Langston, about 10 in number; the said Langston stating that they were all that had .voted. The 10 names lead were citizens of Jasper county; saw :iS or 40 men when witness arrived. Wit ness and five of present when he arrived, went to Montjcello and voted. Left for Monti oello about 10 o’clock. [Deposed ip this case before, within ’JO days after said election—which testimony is said to be lost. Deposed in substance as above. Knows no citizen of Jasper county, by any name found in the first 00 names li?*lorrlaif aiiit'W. Henderson. Deposed in this ease before, within 20 days after said election— in subs'apce asgbpve. Said deposition said to be lost. Franklin Malone, sworn; Says, arrived at Slaughter's precinct, with his Brother Floyd Malone, at hall past 0 o’clock, A. M., on Monday the 6th Oct., 1851, went im mediately to the polls, saw 30 or 10 inen present, knew the most of them; heard a part of the first 60 names read; knewflo citizens of Jasper coun |ty by such names, no person present by any l name he heard read. The names witness heard ! read are found on the list of votes at said precinct on file in the Executive Department; of those j present when witness arrived six went to Mon ticello and voted. Knows of no citizen of Jas per county by the name of any one found in ■ the first 60 names on suid list except B. Jourdan ■ and W. Henderson. [ Deposed in this case before, within 20 days i after said election in substance as above; said de j : position said to be lost. j j James 11. Johnson, sworn: - | Says, arrived at Slaughter's precinct on Mon | day the 6th Oct., 1851, about half past 7 o’clock, jA. M., found the door ol the House where the j election was held barred by puncheons nailed i across, leaving only a small space at bottom t j through which any one could enter, and that i ; only byjcraw ling, Read over the first page of • names on the list of votes, cannot state the ex > I act number but has seen ttie list since, and tiie > j names he read runs to sixty; knows of no citi t ; zen of Jasper comity by any name fo.md in the t first 60 except W. Henderson, and B. Jourdan; i | On the list that witness saw of file in the Clerk's i Office ol Jasper county the names of William i Walls and J. Adams were numbered 61 and 62; , Asked it the list he saw at the precinct was a list ol the voters, one of ti e managers Thomas j Webb, replied that it was not, that it was the devilment ot the boys; witness recognises the names he saw, to be the same as those ou the i lists of file in k the Executive Department, and also in the Clerk’s Office of Jasper county; Has I lived in the vicinity of the precinct 25 years. Deposed in this case before, within 20 days of ■ said election, in substance as above, said deposi i tion said to be lost, _ | John W. Wyatt, sworn: Says, at the precinct at William H. Wyatt's 1 in J asper county, on Monday the 6th Oct. last. I Madison Trumond voted for the Union Ticket j ami the contestants. Also John Brown, whose | vote was challenged but allowed. He said he j voted for contestants. The said Brown had staid in Morgan county from the time crops were laid by liH the election. Said Trumond , has Hot lived in Jasper county 6 months before | said election. Cross-Examined by contestants—Did uot see Trumond vote, he sard he voted for contestants, when a large ticket was counted out with con testants names upon it. Two ot the managers j at said precinct belonged to the Southern Rights j party and one to tire Union partv. j Robert Brown, sworn: Says he knows citizens ol Jasper county, by thenamesol'D A. Smithand S. J.JPhelps Isaac L. Parker, sworn: Says, that he was at Chafins precinct on the day of the last election; Knows the following not to be citizens of Jasper county or that there are no such persons residing in Jasper county; J. E. I i Smith, A. J. Punier, E. Goff, W. Grant lives in , i Butts county and voted only for McDonald and Bailey, G. Bagby. D. Doby voted only for Me- 1 Donald and Bailey. W. Brown, A. J. Wilson < voted only for McDonald, J. Maxey, W. Beall. , A. J- Rogers, G. H. Rogers. R. Willis. Eli War- , j ren, J. Veal, Wallis Lemonds, R. A. Wright J. ; Gian. S. P. Bartlett. Thinks he knows every man in Jasper coun ityour2l years of age who has resided 12 ' months in the county, having been Sheriff and ' 1 . Deputy Sheriff'for many years. [ AUGUSTA, GA. j j SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23. See first page of Daily. Parties in Georgia. Under the above caption, the Savannah Repub lican of the 18th instant, has an article from which we copy the following sentences: ‘‘The movement (as Democrats) is charac tarized by unparalled boldness, if it lacks of com- 1 mon honesty.” “The facility with which the Southern rights party has changed its position of late, evinces a deplorable degree of political immortality and dishonesty.” We should like to know if the Whig party, and a considerable portion of the Democratic party, did not very suddenly change their posi tion last December. It took them but a very short time to doff their old political badges and I put on new ones. There are very strong sus- j picions that they desire now to don the Demo- i cratic colors, upon the principle, we supposed, that “ as the wind blows you must set your sails.' | The popular breeze is with the Democracy, there- ! (ore they must become Democrats. We do not | say that they have resolved to become Demo- , crats, for the greater portion of the Constitution- i al Unionists are Whigs who love Democracy ! about as much as a cat loves mustard. But for the Savannah Republican to talk about * changes “common honesty” and " political mor- i ality!” It ought to shan such allusions, and and would do it, if it did Hot delight to rail ; and write against the Southern Rights party.) ! whether it told the truth or not. The above extracts are taken from the Republi can of the 18th, now we will introduce a few spe cimens of its candor and horiesty. which we copy from its issue of the next day, the lyth. It said on that day : “Our friends at the North must first put down the ‘ higher law'factionists in their midst be fore they need expect us to assist them in pro tecting their iudustrn! interests.” This is in allusion to a call lor a higher taiiff by our friends at the North. Now we ask in all seriousness if the Republican will refuse certain j beneficial legislation to the u-hole North (or the j ads of a portion of its people, does it not pro.ve : that in its opinion the whole North is unsound upon the question refered to, that of slavery. Again it says: “ But notwithstanding all this, and however diposed they might be to act differently under different circumstances, the people of this section are fully determined to give no further ‘ proter tection’ to the manufacturing and mechanic in- • terest of the Northern States, as long as they per mit our institutions to be assailed and our rights violated.” Ah indeed I .Then our institutions hare ban assailed and our rights violated! We told the people that last fuß and during the canvass, hut what did we get for it ? We were called dis uuionists, agitators, disorganizes, and other very hard names. Thu people were told by the Re publican that all was fair anil light. The coin promise was honorable, liberal and just. Now see what it says about the Fugitive Slave Law: “They may rescue fugitive slaves as they did in Boston, and then refuse to find the reseueis guilty ; they may get up murderous riots at Chris tiana, and lomcnt sedition against the constitu ted authorities at Syracuse ; hut all such displays of philanthropy amt patriotism will not get them ■ xuSe trea sonable outrages may be viewed with indiffer ence beyond the Potomac—not so here. They came near costing Mr. Foote his election in Mis sissippi.” It admits, now, that the law has been nullified, and it piake* that and tj?e murder of a Southern inau who went tu a Northern State after hi* slave, a ground for refusing to protect ail Nortli ern manufactures, not the manufactures of the fanatics and murderers, but of the whole unjust sympathising North. It even goes so far as to say that these “ treasonable outrages came near cost ing Mr. Foote his election in Mississippi.” Yes, and he ought to have been defeated and so ought Mr. Cobh in this State. We copy further: “Nor will the South bo content with adroitly drawn resolutions. I’he Democrats in Massa- j chusetts may combine with the free soilers and elect Sumner to the Senate, and then turn about j . and adopt high sounding resolutions in favor of j the Compromise; and the Whigs in New-York may frame ambiguous resolves, admitting of the j support of Seward men and Compromise men:! but they only deceive themselves, not the pen- ! pie of this section. The day has past for such’ cunning. The slavery agitation has grown into j a question of too fearful magnitude to he thus j tampered with. Our people want acts, deeds— not words which may be catenas Saturn de voured his children. The North must come tip squarely to the maintainance of the •Compromise ; as it is, and cast I lib fanatics as we have cast out the secesionists. or they ueed not expect us to 1 acquiesce in their party arrangements as hereto fore, or to yield that ‘ protection’ for which; their manufacturers are so clamorous.” Now mark the bitter complaint, the keen irony of the above. How honest and moral the Republican was politically, but a short time since. When South ern rights papers and orators wrote thus, a few months back, the whole pack of Union growlers quoted from General Washington and swore ! like tropers that the Union was in a blaze : and would soon be a heap of ashes if the people did not rise up in mass and pour cold water on I the movements of the abomonable fire eaters. Now the Republican (and other papers, on that i side, write the same way.) tells ns that the cunning of Northern fanatics wont do any lon- j ger, “that slavery agitation has grown into a f question of fearful magnitude, &c. What is the thunderbolt that the Savanmih Republican proposes to level at the North, if she does not cease her assault* and behave better to- J wards the South. Why it proposes that we I shall not “ yield that protection (as heretofore) for which their manufactures are so elameroiis." j Ye Gods 1 what a terrible revenge ! ami worst 11 still, what a trail hope for the protection of South ern rights'! ' I The North is to he brought to her senses by ; Southern sugar plumbs, in the form of chartable 1 votes for the protection of Northern manufactu res. We are to boy off some degree of agi tation against us, by acts that will do injustice ! to Southern trade, interest and commerce. We must join in with Northern piepockets to rob us s in one way to get them to cease robbing us hi on- * other! When will the Republican lecture again C upon “ common honesty” and “political morali ty!” c . a _a_ j We have received from Messrs. Geo. A. Oates & Co., who are the agents in this city, the De- j cember number of Godey's Ladies' Book. This number is one of the best we have seen. It is i j ! embellished with six beautiful engravings—the fronticepiece “ Good Night to Fifty One. ' and second plate, “ Dress—the Weaver;” third “Dress —the Maker;” fourth, “ Reconcitation;” fifth,. “ Christmas Cheer;” sixth, “ The Force Mill.” We have also from the same source, the Christ mas number of “ The Brother Jonathan,” which is filled with beautiful engravings, and is one I of Ihe best numbers issued by Wilson & Co. Editorial Correspondsnce. Milledgeville, Nov. ‘2O, 1851. The House was engaged from 10 to nearly half past 12, to-day, in debating a motion made by Mr. M'Dougald to re-consider that portion of the Jour nal of yesterday, that contains the final vote on the report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections. On a vote be taken, the yeas were i 20, and nays' 88. The question being decided that Messrs. Blackwell and Lane are the legally ! elected Representatives fiom the county of Jas l>er, the latter gentleman came forward, and was 1 duly qualified by the Speaker. The other gen tlema’n, I am informed, is confined at home, by 1 sickness. _ , This question has excited a great deal of inter est, and the public has not yet heard the last of it. Considerations beyond the mere question as to who should sit in the House as members from Jasper, were involved, and a motive existed to [ bias, strongly, the minds of the majority in favor of the contesting members. What influence the motive had, we leave to the speculations of the reader. The Constitutional Union party were apprised that Col. Chappell (Union), would con test the right of Col. Bailey, his Southern Rights competitor, to his seat in Congress, as the Repre sentative of the 3d Congressional District. The only chance to deprive Col. Bailey of his seat, is for Congress to throw out the entire vote at Slaughter's Precinct. If this is done, it will give Chappell a majority in the entire district, of about 11 votes—the vote at that precinct being (hr Bailey 1 72, Chappell 3. The decision of this question, therefore, by the Georgia Legislature, iir reference to the contested seats for Jasper county, it is thought, will have its effect on Con gress, and hence the strong inducement the Con stitutional Union party had to dispose of this question in the manner it has done. That a fraud was perpetrated in the returns of the vote-at Slaughter's Precinct, seems plain enough. But it is equally plain, from the testi mony betore the Legislature that, deducting all the fraudulent votes which were counted lor Williams and Baynes, they still had a clear ma jority of the legal votes of Jasper, over their competitors, Blackwell and Lane. Not having been present at tlie debates, either yesterday or to-day, 1 am unable to go into particulars upon the subject. I send you the Report of the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections, for publica tion. From this it appears that the right of thf' sitting members, to their .‘cals, was contested' and declared void, on two grounds : First, That the polls, at Slaughter's Precinct, which gave Williams and Baynes, the sitting members, a majority of 158 votes, over Black well and Lane, the contestants, were ojwned, and about 130 votes purported to have been taken before 7, A. M., the legal hour for opening the polls. Second, That the return from said precinct, is fraudulent, because the first sixty names on the tally shoqt, and certified to as legal voters, were wholly unknown to the people of Jasper coun ty—not on the Tax Receiver's books, and are presumed to be fictitious. On the first ground, there is a dispute in point of fact. The testimony brought to the attention of the Legislature by the Report of the Com mittee, was rebutted by that of six respectable witnesses, to,the effect that they voted after 7, A. M, ami the numbers opposite their names on the tally sheets, were between 67 and 130. Admitting the fact, that the polls were opened before the legal hour, yet, if no fraud was per petrated thereby, to Up; extent of changing the aggregate result in the county, and it clearly ap pears that a majority of legal voters cast their ; ballots in favor of the sitting members, on what | pretext" can they he deprived of their seats, and I the contesting members put in their places, who ■ represent only a minority ? Such a course de | feats the popular will. It defeats the very pur -1 pose lor which elections were designed, by de ! pricing the majority of the right of representa ! tion.. ♦ The second ground charges, that sixty illegal votes were counted. Even this would not have altered the result, allowing each of these sixty votes were counted for the sitting members, for there was a majority of eighty-one votes In the ! county, accordingfo the return of the managers) in favor of the lowest sitting member, over the highest contesting member. A proper respect for the voice of the majority of the people of Jasper, should have dictated) either that the candidates of their choice should he allowed to retain their seats, or the whole matter be relerred back to them, and a ne .v elec tion ordered. If the illegal and fraudulent pro ceedings of a tew persons vitiated the entire vote at Slaughter's Precinct, their misconduct should not be allowed so to operate as to impose upon the whole people of Jasper, two members wiiom a majority of them do not desire as Re presentatives. Mr. Hill introduced a bill to abolish Slaugh ter's Precinct, in Jasper county. The bill of the Senate, permitting the Board ot Physicians oi this State, to hold their annual meetings in MilledgeviUe, or “ any other piacc within the Slate they may appoint” vya* passed. ~ - ' Mr. Bartow, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported a bill appropriating $5,000 to improve the navigation of the Coosa river. Mr. Robinson, oi Laurens, introduced a bill to appropriate a sum of money for improving the navigation of the Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. SENATE. The following bills were introduced into tire j Senate, and read the first time: By Mr. Dickinson—To prohibit owners, over- ! seers or employers of slaves, in this State, from J permitting said slaves to do unnecessary work on the Sabbath. . - ' * By the Committee on New Counties—To lay out and organize a new county from Walker and Murray. ; i The following bills, from the House, were passed : To exempt Ministers of the Gospel from work- , ing on the public roads, in this State. To incorporate the Union Steamboat Com pany of Georgia and South Carolina. 1 To appropriate money, as a Contingent Fund, . for the political years 1852 and 1853, and also to pay arrearages on said fund for 1851. The Senate has also passed a number of bills of a local nature. Fire in Bairdstown. We are indebted to the Editors of the Chro nicle Sentinel, for the use of the following let ter, receired by them: Bairdstown. Oglethorpe Bounty, ( Nov. 20, 1851. 1 Gentlemen: —Therenvas a fire in this village last night. It broke out in the Carriage Shop of Neal. Newton &. Co., and entirely destroyed the shop and contents, two new carriages, and sev* eral buggies aid carriages partly finished, and a considerable lot of material. Thence it was communicated to the Blacksmith Shop and burnt that entirely up. Thence It spread to Tbos. B. Wilson’s Blacksmith Shop, and burnt that up and every thing in it. Loss of Neal, Newton & Co., *8,000; loss of Thos. B. Wilson, S4OO. Several carriages from the neighborhood were in the shop, undergoing repairs, which were also burnt. Loss, 82,900 —no insurance. " Yours, &e. Chronicle & Sentinel Estabishment. Workmen were employed on Friday morning clearing away the ruins of this establishment, preparatory to the immediate reconstruction of the edifice, which we learn is to be robuilt and refitted within ninety days, and rendered in every respect as complete in all its appointments as before the fire. Augusta Jockey Club. We learn the Augusta Jockey Club was or ganized on Friday evening, November the 21St, by the election of the following officers, viz : John I’hinizy,'Sr. President. Col. P. H.Talcott, vice President. Turner Clanton, Judge. R. O. Starke, Secretary. J. M. Simpson, Treasurer. After the transaction of other business the club returned their thanks to Mr. L. S. Morris, of the Globe Hotel, for the use of his room, and adjourn ed until next Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock. The total number of miles of railway now in operation is 25,000, of which there are in the United States 20,200 miles; in Cuba, 300 miles: in Great Britain, 0,500; in Belgium, 360 miles; in France, 1,800; in Spain, 60. &c.—Comparing these numbers with the population, there are for each inhabitant of the United States 21 feet: in Great Britain 12 feet, in Belgium, 4 feet; in France, 3 feet; in Spain, 3 inches. Generous Tokens or Regard. —As the widow of Dr. Judson was embarking for the United States at Calcutta, a number of noWe bearted and disinterested friends made her a present of 3,000 rupees, or nearly i 1,500, as a testimony of the reverence irv which they held her lamented husband, and the respect and inter est they felt for his bereaved family. On Thursday night of last week < >ght one story brick houses, near tire corner ofMarigny and Leeve streets, New Orleans, tell down with a great crash. It occurred during a fierce thunder storm. The walls were new, and the heavy rain had completely worked out the mortar between the bricks. Mrs. Forrest, it is positively stated, lies con cluded an engagement with Mr. Brougham, of Brougham’s Lyceum, New York, and will make her debut as an actress on the boards of that the atre on the Bth of December next, by which time it. is thought, the divorce suit will be concluded. (communicated.) Met*is Editors: —Will you allow a few thoughts, (suggested by the recent calamitous gre.) a space in your columns, for the reflection of the interest ed ? * .* * Is it beneficial, (all things considered) to dis tribute any stronger stimulants than coffee duriug the progress of fire, among servants: many of them we know, will not accept it, but are not others incapacitated for service, and in presenting it to them, does it not appear in the light of a premium to the incendiary, for frolic.and plunder 1 It seems to me, too, that boisterous singing, drowns tire ability of officers to be heard, and consequently the absence of disciplipe, so annoy ing to our noble firemen. None can know what is in store for him, in a community as large as ours. ’Twould be singularly strange if we were exempt from rogues, and is any man entitled to the ap pellation of a good citizen, who refuses assistance in helping to subdue the devouring flames. Golden Rule. |From the AT. York Journal of CommerceSltd in*/.] Further per Steamer Africa. The British mail steamer Africa has just ar rived, from Liverpool Nov. Bth. , London. —Consols close for money and this account 971 to 98 and for the December account 98 to i. - CoTTON.-rLiverpool, Nov. 8. Sales of the week ending yesterday, (Friday.) 08,820. of 1 which, on speculation. 4.990 American. Sales Bth, 5.060 bags. Market closes very firm. Authorized quotations Bth, fair Boweds, sd; , Mobile, sd: Orleans sj. Corn Market. —The grain -trade was inac tive. and rates continue to give way. The accounts from Paris state that the Mes- 1 sage of the President of she Republic has been very unfavorably received by the public, as well i as by the Legislative Assembly. It is thought ] that some farther changes' in the Ministry will , shortly take place. 1 From Paris, we learn that, at a public meeting ol Republican representatives it was decided that every measure having for its object the repeal of the law of the 31st of May, should be supported. Mr. De Thorigny then read the project of law for the revocation, demanding that it be regarded j as a question of urgency. M. Berryer opposed o the motion of urgency, which, after a lively dis cussion, was rejected by acclamation. The Min- 9 istry has consequently sustained a defeat. Great agitation followed. * 1; The National Assembly of France resumed tl its sittings yesterday, when M. de Thorigny p read the Message of the President of the Republic It commenced by professions of a desire to pre serve the institutions of the country against P democracy—gave an account of each ministerial S department: The President expressed himself in severe " language against the anarchists who have fixed 1852 as a point of rendezvous: he declares that, 1 ‘ without deviating from the-policy of order, life II is of opinion that the law of the 31st May f, should be revoked in all the points which have a for object the restriction of universal suffrage. The Message terminated by stating the wil- 0 lingness of the President to conciliate, in order to bring about a legal solution of the 11 movement. S Advices from the Cape of Good Hope, to the Ist Oct have been received. The news from the frontier continues of a verv alarm;-.. , unsatisfactory character, the revolt and Lint banceshave spread into Moshesh’s countrv, . the Basuros. Capt. Oldham, and manv mi the 2nd Queen’s Regiment, have been kilU i * °! the 74th have also lost a numer of men * married. On the 20th inst. by the Rev W\f T ». Marika tT ■-" 1 . , Commercial, lEngnttit frlrgrojiji. Reported for the Constitutionalist A Republic. Charleston, Nov. 22. P. M Cotton.—The market is firm, and prices very full. The sales are 1,400 bales at 6J to c ts So \ »■-£»«»«•-*> «r cotton market du ring the past week has teen bettor supplied—and hh,. hare .stiffened, being fully * cent better than U?t leek, pr.ee s. He Quote fromßj to 71 a , about the k We aStric,ly f ->“' COLUMBUS. Non. 49- Cotton— There i„ a better feel ing manifested in our cotton.market this week, and wi ces have slightly advanced; we now bnote 6 aO} from » aggons. with occasional sales of the finer wades at r; a cent* ■ ROME. Nov. 21.— Cation. —We quote the pretent week from 4 to 7 cents. Flour *.50 to $3.50 per hundred pounds. Corn meal 90 cents per bu-hei retail O.ra, 75 to 80 cents per bushel. SAVANNAH. Nov 22 Colton.— Tlie saleaof Cotton yesterday, were made at full price*, the market closing firm. The following are the particulars of the sale, amounting to-147 bales. 16 at Os. lu a 71, 70 at 73 30 , 7J. 20-at 14. 118 atTj.fss 7i.49at 7*13-16.17 at 84 ’ at 8f oent*. Shipping JatteeUlgeart ARRIVED. Jron St. Bt. Co's steamer J. Randolph, with Boats Nos. 12 and 16. Mdze. to W. M. Rowland, and others i SAVANNAH. Nor. 22 Arr. brig Challenge, Long St George. (Me.); steamer Hancock. Murray, Augusta steamer T S. Metcalf, Hubbard, Augusta Cleared. Barque Scotland, Petcy. Boston; sclir Uliarln Mills. Francis. New-York, Went to sea. lirig Augusta. Stone. New-York. £j)frial lluttffs. different Fire Companies of Augusta an 1 Hamburg, will meet at the Engine House of 2d Pi. vision, Independent Fire Company, at half-past 9 oeloek, Tins Morning, for the purpose of forming the procession, whero a full detail w ill he given to the Captains of the different Companies. bov 23 1 W. 11. MAHARREY, Marshal L7” Phirnlx Fire Company, teutiou ! Appear at your Engine -ißSafcV House, THIS DAY, 23d inst., at y. o'clock, A. M., in fall uniform, to attend the Fu neral of our deceased Bro. Fireman, BERNARD ROF,. By order. *W. H. PIIILPOT, Soc'y. not 23 03”* The Officers and .Members of Ist Div., A. I. F,Co., are requested to . appear in full uniform, at their Engine House, at 9 A. M., to assist in the F’uneral ohse luice of our deceased brother, BERNARD ROE °ov 23 J. W . BUTT, Secy [IT" The Officers mid Members of - i ' Clinch Engine, No 2, are requested to '■Egswri*' meet at their Engine Houso, This-®—-a*— Mormna, at 9 o elock, in full uniform, to assist in paying the last tribute of respect to our deceased brother Fireman, BERNARD ROE. By order nov 28 JNO. D. BUTT, Secy. K7” A Card.—The Members of the 2d Division, Independent Fire Company, return thetr sincere thanks to such of our citizens as furnished them with Refreshments during the recent conflagration, but they cannot omit mentioning, particularly, Mrs. Kneeland and Mrs. Dr. Ford, who furnished them with. Coffee, and other refreshments, until daylight on Wednesday morning. 1 nov 23 U7'Tax Payers — Head and Learn. — " And the said lax Collector shall pay the Taxes so to be col leoted into the Treasury, on, or before the first day of December in each year”—act oflß4o, page 175 " All Tax Collectors who slialf fail to pay over tho Tax which ho was appointed to collect, immediate ly after it becomes due, shal I pay twenty per cent per annum on the amount thereof, until paid, which rato of interest shall beset forth on the face of the execution which may be issued against him and his securites." Prince, page 833. Defaulters, when you see the Sheriff coming, re member yon have not done your duty. _nov 22 3 E. C. TINSLEY, T. UR. 0 rr?~ Instruction upon the Piano-Forte. Guitar and Organ, also Lessons in Singing, by Miss M. E Keegan. For further information, apply at the residence of A. Boggs, Esq. Satisfactory city reference can be given, nov 20 EP”' Dodge's Dagnrrrean Gallery Now Open.— E. S. Dodge has the pleasure to announce that his rooms are now open for the reception of visitors, and that he is fully prepared to oxecuto the best Pictures taken in the South. His fine sky apd suit light, enables him to produce pictures of the richest tone, and the most agreeable light and shade, to gethcr with a natural expression, easy and graceful attitude. Time required for sitting reduced by his improved process, to from 3 to 10 seconds. Always on hand, a complete assortment of all the now and beautiful styles of Cases Pictures sot in cases, mcdalians, finger rings, Ac. Stoek and materials of all kinds on hand and for sale. Thorough instructions given in Dagucrrcotyping. Gallery next door to tho Post Office, and over Clark, Rackctt A Co's. Jewelry Store, dm nov 15 Removal. —Drs. H. A R. Campbell have removod their office to Mclntosh Street, opposite the Post Office. Dr. Henry Camtbei.i. will resident he Washington Hall. 6mo nov i JAMBS ft hind, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. act. 28 dhclmo QTp" Proclamation,—Mayor's Office, Augusta Nov. 10, 1851.—8 y resolution of the City Council of Augusta, Thursday, the 27th instant, has been set apart as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. The citizens of Augusta are therefore respectful ly and earnestly requested, to suspend business on that day; and to meet in their respective places ot public worship, to return their thanks to the God of the Universe for the, mercies and blessings of the past, and to beseech their continuance to our City, State and Country. pov 12 - .f T. W. MILLER, Mayor. A Card Mr. A. V. ROBISON stillcon [inues to give lessons in DANCING at the Masonic Ilall,to Misses and Masters every Friday afternoon, from o’clock, till 5. and on Saturday morning and afternoon from 9 A. M., till 12, and -i till ’ o'oloek, P. M. Lessons, given to Gentlemen every Friday ani Saturday evening from 7, till 8 o’oloek. nov. 2 jlm