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Constitutionalist ont> Uepublic. 13V JAMES GARDNER, JR. AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13. Lola Montez is still in New York. She re soles, the Herald says, at a private housj, pre ferring it to an hotel. Her late agent. Mr. Roux with whom, as we mentioned on Wednesday, she has had some legal difficulties, is also in New Vork. It seems that on learning that the fair danseuse had departed with her new agent, by the Humbold*, he set out for Liverpool, and took passage by the America, in search of the fugitive. He arrived in New York on Saturday, and has looked for her in every hotel in the city. A Strange Coincidence.—Mr. Webster. Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Cass. Mr. Benton, and Mr. Van Bnren were all born in the year 17Si. A Crystai. Palace in New York.—A peti tion is about to be presented to the Common Council of New York for the use of Madison square for the erection o! a Crystal Palace to ac commodate the second Great World's Fair in i 1552. .Mr. Paxton has made the design—soo by 200 feet, two stories; and the contractors agree to have the structure completed in three months. Mr. Riddle. United States commissioner to the World's Fair, has the pledge of some seven hun dred contributors of rtaicles. T he Balance of Trade. —A New York iner- j cantile correspondent of the Washington Na tional Intelligencer, in whom the Editors of that journal place every rtdiance, estimates the bal ance of the trade against the IT. States for the last year, at the enormous sum of sixty-four mil lion four bundled and sixty-two thousand eight hundred and lorty-tive dollars, as follows ; ( Imports, accord in% to invoices, for the year a eu'lin* .30:11 June. 1 *if»l ... .$217,725 La** specie 4.907,901 filg.ifis.rrj4 Add probable undervaluations. I nr. in plainer ternis. fraudu lent utvoicts 15,000,000 Total imports #227.754004 , Exports, foreign artiees 4'!,7;iß,C'.‘r Domestic products, cost or va luation at tho time and place ( of shipment 178,540,555 #158,285,251) , Deduct loss on domestic pro duct,, or the difiereoce bo- s tween cost in the United States and net proceeds in ’ Europe, ehieflv on cotton 25.000.000 , , Haiunrt vs trwle ugninst us tot the year ml. AotA June. 1852 $04,402,844 I Nor is this," says the Intelligencer, ‘an ex- 1 aggerated estimate. On the contrary, the esti- 1 mated t nder-valuation of goods at the custom house is believed to be lielow the reality. That t under-valuation is calculated by well qualified r judges at ten per cent., which would make the j • amount of it twenty one millions of dollars, in- i 1 stead of fifteen millions, and would increase, in | t that propoition. the balance against the United i i States." j i The London Times, in an article deprecating j j the interference of England with the affairs of the Continent, states, on good authority, that the j national defences, which have been mainly and j substantially international interlerence, have cost . the ountry during the present century alone, more than 1,200.000.0u0.i1., rather more than half of which was spent the loiirteen years of actual war. 1 ~ t ] The average annual expenditure of the British navy, army, and ordnance in these fourteen years was 4 5,259,615£. In the six years fiom J 1809 to 1811, it was 58,092,90G£, the aggregate being 343,558,438£. In the year 1811 alone, 1 the expenditure under these three heads was 71,- 1 080,707 f. and if to this sum be added the inter- 1 est of the debt, all of which had been incurred in 1 the prosecution of wars, it will be seen that these | branches of the expenditure amounted, in that one year, to 101,735,072£, a large p?rt of which was expended in foreign countries, and conse quently was abstracted from the capital of the j 1 nation. The aggregate expenditure from 1793 , to 1818, amounted to 10,289,159. C, ot which • about two-thirds (30,552,255£,) were expended ; : in the ten years that preceded ISM. All the . ' nations of Europe, except Turkey, Italy, and France, figure in this list, of which it is sufficient to give the year 1811: —Spain, •130,000.€ j; Por tugal, 1,500,000£; Sicily, 31G,G67£; Sweden, i 800,000 j£ ; Russia, 2,169,982£ ; Prussia, 1,319,- ! 129£; Austria, 1,061,882£ ; advanced to Louis XVIII, 200,000£; Hanover, 500,000£; Den mark, 121,915£; total forthe year 1814, 8.442,- j ■ 67S£; in addition to the above mentioned sum of 101,738,072£, war expenses in the same year. Building and Loan Associanions. —As we J have two of these associations in operation in our 1 city, we would call attention to \ Report of a committee to the South Carolina Legislature, pub lisbed in this day's paper. It is an interesting document, and throws much light on the bene fits to be derived from these associations. Ex-Legislative Proceedings. The Legislature having adjourned from Mil- ledgeville to Savannah for two days, in order that . our readers may be kept well posted, we publish j below an outline of what will be its proceedings i while in that city. From the following pro- , gramme, which we take from the Savannah pa pers. some of the members, no doubt, will see strange sights while in that city. May they all have a pleasant time of it, and return to Mil ledgeville, much enlightened by their trip. General Programme of arrangements for the rectp turn and entertainment of the Guests of the nty. His Excellency, the Governor, the State House Officers, and the Officers and members of the Honorable the General Assembly ol the State ol Georgia, having accepted the invitation to visit this city, propose to leave the seat of Govern ment, this morning at 10 o clock, and may be expected to arrive in Savannah between the hours of 10 and 11 to-night. Ist. The Joint Committee and Chatham Ar tillery, will assemble at the Railroad depot, at 9 o'clock to-night. On the arrival of the Cars, the Artillery will fire a salute of fifteen guns. The Joint Committee will receive the Guests and conduct thorn to the Pulaski House, where they will he entertained at supper by the Committee. Arrangements have been made for the accommo dation of the Guests at the Pulaski House. 2d. To-morrow, (Friday,) at 9 o clock. A. M ■ the Joint Committee will assemble in the Coun cil Chamber for business, and at 10 o’clock, they will wait upon the Guests and conduct them to Monument Square, where they will be formal ly received and welcomed to the hospitalities of the city by the Honorable the Mayor and Aider men. 3d. After the reception by the City Council, the Guests will be escorted, by the Cavalry, to the South Common, where, at 12 o’clock, M., the Military will be reviewed by his Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in the presence of the Geneial Assembly. On the ar rival of the Governor on the ground, the Chat- i ham Artillery will fire a salute ot fifteen guns. At' or the re\ iew, a collation will be served in Forsyth Place. 4th. At night, a Ball and Supper will be given in honor of the City's Guests, at St. Andrews Hall. sth. On Saturday, the Joint Committee will assemble in the Conned Chamber, at 9 o'clock, A. M., wait upon the Guests, and accompany them to the steamers prepared for the occasion, on board of which they will be conveyed to Fort j Pulaski, where they will be entertained by the j Mayor and Aldermen with a collation. 6th. On the return of the steamer, the Joint Committee will accompany the Guests to their j quarters, and at such time as they shall ap|>oint ■ tlie Joint Committee will accompany them to ; the Depot, escorted by a detachment ol Infantry, j 7th. The citizens residing on each side ol the ! Plank Road, on West Broad street and on Bay | street, from West Broad to Exchange, are espe cially requested to illuminate their houses, on J Thursday night, from 9 to 11 i o'clock. Bth. It is requested that all the shipping in 1 |K>rt, display their colors oil Saturday, the day of the Excursion to Fort Pulaski. Published by order of the Joint Committee, j Robert H. Griffin, Chairman. Legislative Proceedings. MILLEDGEVILLE, Dec. 10, 1851. I feel called upon, if you will permit me, in i justice to Col. Walker, one of the Represcnta- j fives from Richmond county, to set him right belore the country, in regard to the ground he took in opposition to the visit ol the members of the Legislature to Savannah. The Savannah RrpulJii-an has fallen into the error of publishing to the world, that Col. W. was impelled, in his course, by motives of jeal ousy for the growing prosperity of the city of; Savannah. I am certain the liberal and tin- j ] biased editors of that journal, as soon as they i shall have been satisfied that they have been 1 ] wrongly informed, or drawn improper conclu sions from the reported action of the Legisla- t tore on that topic, will relieve Col. \\ . from the imputation of having taken a hostile attitude to ; the interests of our sister city, and withdraw a charge prematurely made. I was present, during the entire discussion of the matter in question, and know that Col W's opposition vvas predicated upon what he n nsid ered the interests and legislation of the State demanded. He was careful to disclaim ho tility to Savannah, and he avowed hostility to any interruption to the business of the State, only and exelusivcly. Col. W. is the friend of our principal, nay, our only seaport. His recorded votes in favor of measures touching her interests, attest it. And I feel authorised in saying, that when other measures, now in progress, in which she has a heavy stake, Col. W. will be found “armed and equipped/' to do battle for her. He. as well as other Georgians, know, that if he lias to contend with any rival of Augusta, that rival is up the coast, and not down the Savannah. I have had the good fortune to obtain one of a few copies of a memorial from the Legislature of Tennessee, to that of our State. It has been re ferred to the Committee on Internal Improve ments, to consider and report upon. Il the doc ument did not contain matter bearing upon the rights and interests of your city, I would have remained silent till the committee had made their report. As it is, my intention is to furnish you with the facts without delay, that you might examine them, and make such comments as you might think the truth of the case demands. The entire forenoon was taken up in the House, in debating motions to re-consider the substitute of the Judiciary Committee, and the original hill to prohibit the importation of ne groes into this State, lhose who spoke in favor of the motion 4, Messrs. Hill, Bartow, Stephens, Seward, and Tift, did so on the ground, mainly that the bill contains many objections and im perfections which ought to be removed and cor rected. Those who objected to the motions, Messrs. McDougald, Russell, and 1- loyd, were satisfied with the bill as passed. From the temper of the debate, which was rather warm, and somewhat seasoned with personalities, it is not possible to say how long it would have been protracted, had it not been arrested by a sustain ed call for the previous question. The House refused to re-cousider the substitute by a vote of 49 to 69, and agreed to re-consider the passed bill j by a vote of 82 to 36. In the Senate. Mr. Slaughter made a long and ; well written report on the condition, prospects, and wants ol the Lunatic Asylum. It speaks ! in highly favorable terms of that institution, rc . commending several improvements', which, if ! carried out by the Legislature, will contribute j largely to its usefulness. The document is to be printed, hence I forbear making any further I remarks upon it. Mr. Harman laid a resolution on the table tendering seats, within the bar of the Senate, to Mr. Kerr Boyce, from Charleston, and Mr. Jas. E. Whitesides, from Tennessee. I have no right to suspect the object of these gentlemen's mis sion ; yet, I have no fears that their influence will be any greater on the floor of the Senate than on the benches ot the gallery. Mr. McCune introduced a hill to change the ; penalty lor the offence of Larceny from the 1 House, in certain cases. A resolution was agreed to, requiring the Gov . ernor to inquire into the causes of the recent runs- I off upon the State Road, and if practicable, not to ‘ prevent the engines lately ordered, to be placed \ upon the track, till a new organization is effected. r The remainder of the afternoon was taken up • in discussing the bill to incorporate the Bank of Atlanta. Mr. Calhoun made a long and able speech in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1851. favor of the bill, and Mr. Fuller an equally strong one against it. The Senate adjourned to 3 o ; clock without ta king a vote on the bill. Three o’clock, r. m. The following bills were introduced ; By Mr. Nasworthy—To authorise Aug. H. Anderson and Moses P. Greene to erect a to.l bridge across Ogeechee River, on their own land. By Mr. Shewmake—To regulate the retailing of spirituous liquors in the county of Burke.— This bill forbids Clerks of the Inferior Court to issue licenses to any one unless on tlie recom mendation of a majority of the Justices. Mr. Moreland submitted the rejiort on the Lunatic Asylum, accompanied by a bill to make appropriations for useful and necessary impro vements. It recommends 350,000 for enclos ing the premises with a suitable an substantial wall, &c. It also recommends and increase of the Superintendent's salary from $1,500 to 31,- 800, founded, very justly too, upon the increased duties of that officer. It should be borne in mind, that when the Asylum first went into effect, and for a few years afterwards, the number of pa tients was small, and hence required, compara tively, but a small portion of the time and at tention of that officer. Now, the number has so tar increased as to demand every minute of his attention, even to an encroachment upon those hours which nature demands for relief from ar ous labors. Mr. Stephens presented the memorial of the Southern Agricultural and Mechanical Institute, which was, without being read, referred to the j Committee on Internal Improvements. Mr. Bartow, from the Committee on Internal ! Improvements, reported a bill to provide means for equipping, repairing and paying off the lia bilities of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.— The bill provides for the issuing of State Bonds to the amount of $750,000, bearing interest at 6 per cent, per annum, —redeemable 20 years afterdate—interest payable semi-annually, with- ! in the United States. Mr. Harper introduced a memorial and bill for a new county from Newton, Jasper and Mor. gan, to be called “Marshall/’ The bill giving the election of Judgestothe people, was made the special order for next Tuesday, and the bill for the government of the State Road, for Wednesday next. The Senate has rejected the bill to incor|>orate a Bank at Atlanta, by a vote of 17 to 23. .. - (Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.) Thirty Second Congress—First Session. Washington, Dec. 9,1851. j Mr. Houston appeared to-day. After the presentation ol a large number of petitions and memorials. Mr. Stockton presented a petition from citi- j zens of New Jersey, asking the interposition of this government in behalf of Mr. John S. Thrasher, lately coiidetiiend and imprisoned after | a mock trial by the authorities of Cuba. Mr. Stockton said that he would, at present. 1 wait for information before making any move ment in the matter, and with that view sub mitted a resolution calling upon the President to communicate all the information in his posses sion, touching the imprisonment of Mr. Thrasher which was adopted. Mr. Hale introduced a joint resolution author iz.ing the President to interpose friendly offices with the French 1 Republic in behalf of Abdel Kader. Mr. Bright introduced his resolution to rein state the 49th rule, so as to have Senate officers ! elected. A large number ol bills were introduced and , referred. Mr. Shields moved to postpone the resolution ; concerning the compromise acts; and to take up the resolution extending a welcome to Kossuth, j Mr. Seward addressed the Senate at length in i support of the resolution. Mr. Berrien opposed the resolution in a speech I of an hour, the bearing of which can be best con densed by giving an amendment he proposed to be added to the resolution, which was as Hollows; ‘•JJnei be it further resolved , That the welcome thus offered to Louis Kossuth he extended to his associate Hungarian exiles who have landed on our shores; but while welcoming these Hunga rian patriots to an asylum in our country, and to the protection which our laws will afford to them, it is due to candor to declare, that it is not the purpose ol Congress to depart from the set tled policy of this Government, which forbids all interference with the domestic concerns of other nations.” Mr. Hale and Mr. Foote replied, and in sup port of the resolution. Mr. Miller advocated the resolution, but dis claimed any idea of going beyond a welcome to Kossuth, the exile. Mr. Sumner got the floor, and then the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Alter the reading of the journals, several mem bers attended and were sworn in. The Clerk then read the list of Standing Com mittees, which had been appointed by the Spea ker. A message was received from the Senate, in forming the House that they had passed a joint resolution authorzing the appointment ol a Chap lain by each House, who should interchange weekly. Mr. Jones, of Tenn., said he would not make a speech on the occasion, but should oppose the j passage of the resolution for two reasons —first, because they have no power, and secondly, be cause he considered it a burrlesque upon the Christian religion. He therefore moved that the resolution be laid on the table. The ayes and nays being demanded, the ques tion was negatived by a vote of 22 in the affir mative and 159 in the negative. Mr. Henn, of lowa, then moved an amend ment, that the Chaplain should receive no com pensation from the Treasury of the United States; and Mr. Evans, of Maryland, called lor the pre vious question, which was sustained, and a call for the ayes and nays was negatived. The resolution, as originally proposed, was then put and carried; and the House proceeded to the choice of a Chaplain, the following Reverend gentlemen having been nominated: —Messrs. Cushman, Westbrook, Beaman, Gurley, Wishart, Wisner, Morgan, Emerson, Freeman, Finney, Gallagher, Jaley, Jenkins, and Dorsey. The Rev. Mr. Gurley received 70 votes, but 97 being necessary for a choice, the list was again called, when Mr. Gurley had 87 votes, and Mr. Mor gan, who. at the first ballot, had 35, increased tiie number to 40. There not being sufficient fora choice, there was a third ballot, during which a number of the members changed their minds, and it ultimately settled down at eighty lout for Gurley and eighty two foi Morgan. This number also being insuf ficient for a choice, a fourth and last ballot took place, when Mr. Morgan had one hundred and il three votes, and Mr. Gurley eighty three. The former gentleman is elected Chaplain of the House of Representatives. Mr. Hawes, of New York, gave notice that he would, at some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to amend an act entitled an act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels. The House adjourned. Building and Loan Association. Building and Loan Associations originated in Scotland, about thirty-five years since. The first institution of the kind was established under the immediate auspices of the Earl of Selkirk, a gen tleman of large tortune, and of libera! and enlight ened views, who is said to have devoted no little study to the perfecting of this truly philanthropic and noble scheme. Since their introduction, they have spread very extensively throughout Great Britain; and number, in that country alone, two thousand and fifty societies, with an annual in come, of four Millions sterling. On account of their number, the large amount of active capital they employ, and the very beneficial influence, they exert upon the industiious and middle clas ses, they have attracted the attention of the British Parliament, and secured several special enactments in their favor. Such, indeed, is the legislative encouragement and protection afford ed them, that all that is now necessary for the obtainment of a charter on the part of a new as sociation is a simple application to the Solicitor of the Crown. They were introduced into this country about twelve or thirteeniyears since, and have operat ed very successfully ill most of the Northern cities. In Philadelphia and New York, whole districts have been built up by their exclusive agency; in Savannah and Augusta also they are now in prosperous operation. Three associations have been in existence in Charleston for little ovet a year; and have, in that time, invested up wards of eighty thousand dollars in real estate. Such a sum expended upon this species of pro perty, has of course very favorably affected it— creating an increased demand, and thereby en hancing its value. It has led, also, to the erec tion of a number of new buildings, and furnished many persons with houses of their own, by the accumulation and investment of little sums that would otherwise have been dissipated and lost. While, apart from the benefits conferred upon individuals and families, the impulse given to mechanical and other branches of industry, has been very considerable. Nething is now needed to ensure the complete success ot these institu tions. and the entire confidence of the communi ty in them, hut the sanction and support of a State Charter. Nor can we believe that this will lie withheld, when the principles upon which they are based are properly understood. Your atten tention is, therefore, respectfully invited to the following brief exposition of their objects and plan of o|>cration ; The primary object of these associations is to enable .every man to become his oirn landlord. | to secure a home tor his family, by simply pay- [ ing lor a few years but little more than would otherwise be expended in rent; while, to the i economical ami thrifty, they afford the means of vesting their savings to great advantage—to a much greater advantage than in any other known institution. By 1 bus promoting habits of economy and industry, and holding forth to indi viduals the inducement to become owners of real property —thus identifying them with the soil and institutions of the State, and increasing the amount of its taxable property—their advantage, in both a moral and political |ioint of view, is highly important. As to their nature and mode of operation: 1. They are mutual benefit and stock compa nies. 2. Each share of stock is one dollar a month, paid in monthly during the term of the Associa tion’s existence. 3. The entire amount paid in each month is put up at the monthly meeting of the Stockhold ers, and sold to the highest bidder or bidders among them, at a premium. This premium is deducted from the gross amount, and the person bidding receives the balance: and is required to secure the Association for the advance by a mortgage on real estate, equal in value to the net amount which be receives. 4. A Stockholder is allowed to bid for 8200 on j each share he holds; and after he has borrowed, pays, in addition to his monthly dues for shares, i 6 per cent, per annum, on the amount for which he bids. This interest is paid in monthly with : the shares. For instance. Suppose the capital stock of an association to be one thousand shares; one thousand dollars will then be paid in and sold out each month. Suppose an individual holding five shares, bids, at a monthly meeting, for the whole amount at 20 per cent, premium. He receives 3800, (the net sum after the premium is deducted.) and is required thereafter to pay, in a Idition to his five dollars monthly lor shares, — percent on a thousand dollars—which would be sixty dollars a year or live dollars a month. In other words, he pays five dollars monthly for his shares, and the same amount as interest, while the Association lasts. 5. The Association winds up when it is able to divide two hundred do liars to each share of stock. The Stockholder who has purchased an advance, is debited in his account with the pre mium he has bid. Thus, if he own five shares, and has bid for a thousand dollars at 20 per cent., (as in the case supposed.) he receives eight hun dred dollars; which, in the winding upot the As sociation is accounted a lull settlement—the pre mium being the clear profilt of the Association. In addition to the profit derived from premi ums, the Asseciation, by loaning out with its other funds the amount paid in monthly for in terest, actually compounds interest twelve times a year, while its individual stockholders are paying but simple interest. By this rapid mode of multiplying money, these societies are gener ally enabled to wind up in from five to eight years—never exceeding, as far as we have learn ed, the last-named period The advantages afforded to borrowers by these associations, are many and obvious. In all or-, dinary loans, an individual borrows fromanoth er party; and, in the end pays back more than I he receives—after paying the interest for acer- ! tain time, he is required to refund the principal; j but a borrower from the association rarely returns | more than he receives. He borrows from a con- j ! cern in which he is interested, and derives his j proportionate fro tit from the very interest and I premium that he pays for the loan. So great is 1 this difference, that an individual borrowing; from the association even at 40 per cent, pre- . mium, (a very extreme case.) and paying an ! ; interest besides of 6 per cent., does not really pay as much as the man who borrows in the ordinary way at 7 per cent. To illustrate; an individual owning five shares bids for a thousand dollars at 40 per cent., this would be S4OO on the thousand, leaving him S6OO net. For the i use of this 3600 he pays 6 percent, on a thou sand dollars, beside his shares, which are five dollars a month; that is, he pays, in all, one hun dred and twenty dollars a year. Supposing the association to continue six years, he will have paid seven hundred and twenty dollars for the use of six hundred dollars. Suppose, on the other hand, that an individual borrows, in the ordinary way,six hundred dollars, at 7 per ct. interest; this would be forty-two dollars interest a year. In six years he will have paid two hundred and fifty-two dollars in terest. He then refunds the principal; making in all, eight hundred and fifty-two dollars he pays for the use of six hundred dollars—leaving an advantage in favor of the borrower from tug association of one hundred and thirty-two dol lars. Which may be thus stated: Ordinary Loan. Loan from the Asso tion. S6OO S 5 monthly payn c>t 7 per cent. for shares. $42 p->r annum 6 years. $lO $252 600 principal. $l2O annual payment. SSS 2 total. $852 3720 total. 720 $132 in favor of Association. Another, and a very great advantage is, that the money is returned in small and convenient sums, paid monthly, and not in a bulk, as in ordinary loans. ( From the Savannah Georgian, 1 l!/i insl ) Washington City, Dec. 0. To the Editors of the Georgian: Gentlemen. —The newspapers containing much animadversion upon the course pursued by the late Democratic caucus in relation to the Com promise measures, and my own humble name having been prominently used in a gazette of this city in its strictures, I consider.it proper to state, through your columns, by your kind permission, that I attended that caucus solely I'orthe purpose of aiding in the nomination of officers of the House. I desired to vote for the nominations of Messrs. Boyd and Forney, as Speaker and as Clerk—two of the most decided Compromise men in the Union: not because I approved of the Compromise, (which I may nev er do.) but because 1 believed it to be the wish of tlie people of Georgia that they should be elected. I did not go to the caucus to vote down resolutions of any kind; and I am ready to sup port, in my place in tlie House of Representa tives, a resolution expressing the “finality ’ ot the Compromise, honestly executed. I had no objection to the terms or spirit of the resolution offered by Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, in the De mocratic meeting—was willing to vote for it, then,and am so now. But 1 believed, with a considerable majority ot' the members convened, that it would he better to take no action upon it, confining attention to the approaching organiza tion of the House, and leaving to the Baltimore ('o' 1 vention the expression of opinion of the National Democratic Party. Ido not doubt that the 'Convention will, almost with unanimity, sustain the Compromise, and present candidates foi the Presidency and Vice Presidency, in whose favor the Southern people may safely cast their suffrages. In deference to the will of Georgia, I expect to give no vote, during the time I may" remain here, conflicting, in any degree, with the Com promise laws. I wish themjto be faithfully ob served, and their merits fully tested; and no citi zen will rejoice more than myself if all the good shall result from them which the people of Geor gia anticipate. Respectfully. Your fellow-citizen, [ From the Baltimore Sun.] Report of the Commissioner of the G-enern! L-‘1 i ' Office. The annual report of the Hon. J. Buifei' Commissioner of the General Land Office, pi. sents a very minute and interesting view ol the various operations of this important branch of the government, but as many of the farts and statis tics which it sets forth have already been given, in a condensed form, in the President's message, and the report of the Secretary of the Interior, (already published in the Sun.) we must confine ourselves to the following extracts: The locations by military bounty land war rants during the fiscal year commencing July Ist, 1850, cover an area of 2,154,000 acres, ma king an aggregate of ca«h sales, and locations by warrants, during that jieriod, ol 4,300,817 49 100 acres, which, at minimum price, would amount to 5,376,059 36-100 dollars. The sales, however, exceeded the minimum price by 62,388 09-100 dollars. The whole number of land warrants issued to tlie Ist November, 1851, under the Mexican bounty land act, of 11th February, 1847 is 80,781. Os this number 66,618 have been re-, turned to the General Land Office as located; and of these located land wairants 66,200 have been patented. The whole number ot land warrants issued up to the same period, under the general bounty land law of 28th September, 1850, is 54,201. Os this number, 3.708 have been rc turned to the General Land Office as located; ami of the located land warrants of this class, 1,050 have been patented. Since my last annual report, there have been issued and transmited to their respective destiuz tioiis, upwards of seventy-five thousand letter put out lor public laud titles ot all description and the laborsjof the accountants and book-keep- . ers have been diligently prosecuted. . The quantity of public land proclaimed for market, since the date of my last annual report, amounts to 7,731,537 acres; and the estimated quantity available for market during the coming yeai, will not he less than $12,000,000 acres. Every precaution has been adopted, by official regulation and system, to detect and arrest any attempts to impose upon the office fraudulent as signments of warrants under the Mexican Boun ty Laml act of February 11, 1847, the warrants in that class having been held to he assignable. Measures have been adopted to secure accuracy and neatness in the engrossing of all the patents, and subjecting them to a proper test, by a eare iul examination of a Board; and the business generally, in its multifarious details, is satisfac torily progressing. Some idea rnay be formed of the official opera tions of the General Land Office, from the state ment in the report, that the archives of the office consists of seven thousand three hundred and eighty-three folio manuscripts; that about one million two hundred and twenty-one thousand patents, ol different kinds, all duly recorded, have been issued ; and I hat, as preliminary to the pre paration of these patents, the examination of about two million nine hundred and fifteen thous and five hundred title papers were necessary, all of which are on file. [Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.] New Orleans, Dec. 11, 9.20 P. M. i Eight thousand bales of Cotton were sold to : day, at steady prices. Strict Middling was worth 78c. Molasses has declined—prime isquoted at 22 cents.. Rio Coffee has also declined, —two thous and hags of the new crop were sold at 8J cents. Sterling Exchange was quoted at from 8 to 10 prem. Freights have advanced, and Cotton to ! Liverpool isquoted at 15-32 d. Arrived to-day ships River Dale, Mount Ver non, Caroline & Mary from New York, Sheffield and brig Toledo from Boston. Columbia, Dec. 11, 6.25 P. M. The Cotton market continues active at full prices, and a fraction higher than the current i rates of yesterday was obtained in several instan | ces. The sales comprise 1009 bales. Columbia, Dec. 11, 9,50 P. M. | j The Bill to renew the Charters of the "Com mercial” Bank in this town, and of the “Plan- i > ters’ and Mechanics’ ” and “Union” Banks in Charleston, was discussed to-day and the debate resulted in the extension of their Charters to De cember, 1854. NEW ISERIES VOL. VI. NO. 148 ( From, the JV. O. Picayune.) From the Rio Grande. By the arrival lost night of the steamship Fanny. Capt. Pennock, we havo received copies of the Brownsvillo Rio Bravo of the lUth and 26th ult. We have nothing definite in regard to the posi tion of C.irvajal. We presume that he is encamped at a place called Las Palmas, tome distance up the river. Gen. Uraga arrived at Matnmoras on the 19 th ult. with 500 men and five pier es of artillery. His forces consisted of a fair proportion of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Gen. Jaurcgui had arrived from Monte'ey and encamped near Carvajal. A let, or from the camp of the latter, dated November 2.M, says : Wc aro all anxiously cxpocti.'.g the news of a battle of a desperate character, and by the time you receive this, there is very little doubt but the arms of Carvajal will have gained a victory com mensurate with the exigences of the great occasion. Ilis force is now about five hundred of the oest fighting men of the country. Ho has been, for tho last ton days, purging his army of the men who have been so famous for giving a reputation of a disreputable character, and now probably boas ts of a set of men second to none in point of honor and respectability which tho country has ever soon. He is getting every day more and more qualified to moot tho emergencies of his great and grc .eing cause. By strict attention to his men, and persevering endoavors to enforce discipline amongst al’ his troops, he has a force combining the strength of tho regular army, together with the real and enthu siasm of tho volunteer service. Wo hear every day of largo bodies of men preparing themselves to join him early in the coming month. Another letter eontaius tho following : Carvajal is hourly receiving ruin-orcements of the most desirablo character, and before this time, we doubt not, he has assaulted and curriod Jaurcgui’* camp. The gcnoral has about 800 men and seven pieces of artillery. He cannot withstand Carvr jal s attack for a singlo hour, llisde'eat will open tho road to Monterey for the libcratoiand tho seizure of goods referred to, will afford a most timoly aia in this critical emergency. Gon. Uraga, on arriving at Matamoros, issued a proclamation, calling on the peopio to rally to the standard of tho Government, and assist in repelling tho invailcis. Gon. Avalos has issued and order declaring that Matamoros is the only port] recognized in thaL vi cinity, and that the goods introduced into Camargo and Reynosa are illegally imported. The Rio Bravo loans that orders have been received from the Gov ernment at Mexico, that goodsnot contraband, on tered undor tho late tariff es tho ex-officio Govern ment, Gen. Avalos, have permission to be taken into tho interior, bonds being required for the difference between the rates fixed by la‘6*nnd tho amount* already paid under the rovolutionarly tariff afore said. The prohibited goods to remain in store at Matamoros. A fatal affray witn pistols occurred at Edinburgh, San Patricio county, a few days sinco, between a i>r. Evwarto and a Capt. Ross, which resulted in the death of Ross From accounts of the affair, the Rio Bravo says that Ross seems to havo beou in fault and tho other perfectly justifiable, as it was proven that lie was acting in self-defence. Richmond, Dec. 11. Virginia Ei.ixtion. —At the close of the poll* to day, in this city, Summers, Whig, lor Gover nor had 821) ma jority, being a whig gain of 104 since the lust Presidential election. In Albe marle county, Summers majority is 100. Tay lor’s majority 218. Staunton, in Augusta coun ty, gives Summers 400 majority: Taylor’s was about 200. Johnson is probably elected Governor. The •turns of the Legislature are too meagre to jus i.y an opinion. Norfolk, Dec. 9. The democrats made great exertions to-day, and succeeded in slightly reducing the whig majority. Johnson’s (dem.) majority in Nor folk county is 228, in Princess Anne 27, and in Isle of Wight 400. Summers (whig) has 76 majority in Nansemond. Kind words in the Family. —There are few families, we imagine, any where, in which love is not abused as furnishing a license for impolite ness. A husband, father, or brother, will speak harsh words to those whom he loves the best, simply because the security of love and family pride keeps him from getting his head broken. It is a shame that a man will speak more impo litely, at times, to his wife or his sister, than he would dare to any female, except a low vicious one. It is thus that the holiest affections of man’s nature prove to be a weaker protection to woman in the family circle, than the restraints of society; and that a woman, usually, is in debted for the kindest politeness of |life to those not belonging to her household. Things ought not so to be. The man who, be cause it will not be resented, inllicts his spleen and bad temper upon those of his hearthstoiu, is a small coward and a very mean man. Kind words are the circulating medium between tiue gentlemen and true ladies, at home, and no polish exhibited in society can atone for the hard and disrespectful treatment too often indulged in between those bound together by God’s own ties of blood, and the still more sacred bonds ot con jugal love. Noble Sentiments. —This is an agreeable world after all. If we would only bring ourselves to look at the subjects that surround us in their true light, we should see beauty where we be held deformity, and listen to harmony where we heard nothing but discord. To be sure there is a great deal of vexation and anxiety to meet; we cannot sail upon a summer coast forever; yet if we preserve a calm eye and a steady hand, we can so trim our sails and manage our helm, as to avoid the quicksands, and weather the storms that threaten shipwreck. We are membeis of one great family; we are traveling the same road, and shall arrive at the same goal.— We breathe the same air, are subject to the same bounty, and we shall lie down upon the bosom of our common mother. It is not becoming, then, that brother should hate brother; it is not proper that fr.end should deceive friend; it is not right that neighbor should deceive neighbor. We pity that man who can harbor enmity against his fellow; he loses half the enjoy ment of life; he embitters his own existence. Let us tear from our eyes the colored medium that invests every object with the green hueof jealousy and suspicion; turn a deaf ear to scandal; breathe the spirit of charity from our hearts; let the rich gushings of human kindness swell up as a foun tain, so that the “golden age" will become no fiction, and islands of the blessed bloom in more than “Hypernian beauty.” Where is the Dictionabv. —The following is an exact copy of a note handed a few days since by a little French boy to his school-mis tress, as an excuse for absence from school: “Adolph he coulden com becos he diden fie! vel” A lady’s name is signed at the bottom. We have not the pleasure ol knowing the parties, but we would beg leave respectlully to repeat the question, “where is the dictionary 7 — N. O. Pic. TO PHYSICIANS fit MEDICAL STUDENTS. 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