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TH E CON STITUTI ON AH ST. | J A ivi c. S UAKuNtH. J K. ■ . : I TE2JSIS. Daily, per annum- --•S3 00 Tri-Weekly, ]*er annum G 00 ; If paid in advance o 00 Weekly, jwr annum " <OO If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO is advance, FD E COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per ia the teach of new subscribers at TWO DQLL.UtS A YEAR. IE/"Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and •end four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at 00. fJ7*.\il new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. ft T Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. ■■■■■■■■■■■■BMPMaMgaMoagir inwi nini»«?r.nr;gii r* a? iiimim i ■niii'iM i lidTe iu the Bowery. BV A B UOY. 'The course of true love didn't never run smooth.’ ; —Skakspeare—Bowery Edition. I seen her on the sidewalk, When 1 run with number 9 : My eyes spontaneous sought out hern—- And hern was lived oa mine. She waved her poeket-handkercher, As we went rushin' by— No hoss that ever killed in York Was happier than I. 1 felt that I had done it; And what had won her smile— 'Twas them embroidered braces And that ’ere immortal tiie. 1 sought her out at Wauxhall, Afore that place was shet— Oh! that happy, happy evenin’, — I rccollex it yet. I gin her cords of pea-nuts, And a apple and a “wet,’’— Oh! that happ- , happy evenin',— I recolle* it yet, I took her to the Bowery— She sat long side of me— Thev acted out apiece they called “The Wizard ol the Sea.” And when the sea-light was fetched on— Eliza cried “hay! hay !” And like so many minutes there Five hours slipped away. Before the bridle halter. 1 thought to call her mine— The day was fixed when she to me Her baud and heart should jiae. But bless me ! if she didn’t slip Her halter o i that day ; A pedlar from Connecticut— He carried her away. ■Well, let it eass—there’s other gifs, As beautiful as she *, And many a butcher’s lovely child Ha' cast sheep’s eyes at me. I wears un crape upon my hat, ’Cause I’m a packing sent— J only takes an extra horn, Observing, “Let uek went!” Boston "Times. \FromlheN. O. Picayune.] England and tab United States. COMPARED AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCE. We have been interested in reading the for eign correspondence of the National Intelli gencer with a comparison, 'between England and the United State* considered on the score of social comfort. We are surethat our read ers will follow the parallel with some interest. We have not room to publish the whole, but give such passages as touch upon considera tions merely physical: -An American, on his first arrival in England, would not, I think, bo much impressed with a sense of having arrived in a now country, that is, if he were lucky enough to be greeted with a tolerably clear skv, and the appearance -of that too often watery luminary which we call the sun. He would hear the same lan guage spoken, and the same manners would [prevail in the middle ranks of society; he would find the same social habits, or at least not differing so much from those which he had left behind as the observances of society in .New Orleans differ from those in New York, or the modes of living in St. Louis vary from those in Boston or Philadelphia. A boarding house in Liverpool or London would remind him of those of the Northern or Middle States; he would observe that people sate longer at ta ble, and that the servants who attended were of a very different description from those he had been, nccns'omedtn, but he would not stop to decide; far no-hlm but turn would enable him to do this, whether they were better or ■worse. Me would find the b'et as good, and the mutton and lamb mu better in general than what he had left behind. He would ob serve a great deficiency in the variety of vege t ihles, but what he saw would be of a very fin'' description. Os fru t he would find a grea t deficiency, especially when compared with the variety an 1 abundance to which he had been accustomed to at home. As for prices, let it sudfiee to say, that cherries, but thev are really very ?n eerb ones, a’ e now selling at four shillings the highest basket, containing about a pound in weight. The grapes (hot house raised) in the f uiterers’ windows are indeed wary beautiful to the eye, hut the palate can only bo gratified bv paving ten shillings the pound for them. Whist upon the subject of price*, let me ad 1 that beef, mutton, and lamb are now selling for ton pence the pound, that •the best flour costs six pence the pound, and all other kinds of animal and farinacious foods in proportion. England has no doubt sum? very Hue fruits: her gooseberries, currants, cherries, pears, and plums are excellent, and •he produces some very fine varieties of ap ples, but none superior, if equal, to the New ton pippin. We have now a great nbua dance of fine pine-apples from the West Indies in our market; the best are marked at two shil lings six pence each, but they may be pur • chased for much lass. These pine-apples want the lino flavor of the fresh cut c ruit, and a>-e dangerous to indulge in on account of their Btaleness, They are retailed about the streets on wheelbarrows and sold by the slice. Cocoa nuts are split open, and the kernel retailed in -ithe same way. Large and fine strawberries are now in great pi entv, an 1 retailing about the -streets at about eight cents the foig&vhold ing about a pint. They are really fine look ing fruit, but want the delicion* flavor and fragrance of your American wild ones; the fl ivor which they tie possess, however, is very delicate and agreeable. (If from e libles we turn tc articles of drink, we shall find malt li piers presenting them selves i*i almost countie<s variety, including mild ale, old ale, pale ale, Burton. <aie, Scotch ale, Devonshire ale. Sec., and I have .seen Al bany pile ale and Philadelphia ale advertised.— Then there is porter, beer, double stout, Guin ness’s Dublin stout, and a great variety of ar ticles designated by the mimes of their manu facturers. The greater part of these liquors arc very whole-some and nutritious when ta ken in moderation, but they are marly all too strong for a n Ainpractis od head. The quantity which an exercise taking or hard working En glishman will imbibe with perfect impunity is astonishing. The old pensionere at Green wich (there are upwards of 2,700 veterans in that noble establishment) nre allowed three pints each man per fa y .of beer, which is very far from being weak, although not of -first-rate potency. It would be well for the health and morals of-the community if the -use nf mode rately strong malt liquor should supersede that the villanous compounds sold under twen tiang names at the gin palaces and celiacs. ! This desirable result would be materially pro moted by the abolition of the duty on malt, a I measure which will be introduced (I hope sue*- I ccssfully) early iu the next session of Pariia- I ment. Os wines. I would state, in general terms, that the port and sherry drank in England are | I very superior to those which are mostly used i in the United States; that the champagne and claret are not so good; and that tire Madeira is very inferior. We have the advantage, however, in the quality of the hock and the Rhenish wines which are drunk here. 1 have tasted no cider equal to your beet Newark ci der, nor is there any spirituous liquor sold here which is in any way to be compared to genuine old Monongahela whisky. Do not un derstand mo as speaking from my own practi ced experience, but as deriving my information from very competent authority. If from the table we turn to the parlor, the drawing-room, and the sleeping apartments of English residences in middle life, wc should find the two former furnished with less show j but more solidity than, with you. and the latter | with more of the little accessories to comfort ! and convenience. An English kitchen in a j private house in genteel life is a pattern of or der, cleanliness, and very complete adaption to its legitimate purpose; and an English house hold a most admirably arranged machine, in which there is a place for every thing and every thing in its place; and in which every thing is applied to its proper use, and at a pro per time, without noise, hurry, or contusion. If from the house we direct our attention to the gardens, shrubberies, and pleasure grounds, we shall find every thing in the trimmest and neatest order; the turf, green as an emerald, and smooth, soft, and levftl as a carpet. The flowers in the borders gorgeous in their colors and luxuriant in their growth, the shrubs mas sive and beautiful in their foliage, and the hedge-rows and avenue of trees (if we can be allowed to speak of trees after having seen the giants of your forests) giving a tout-ensemble to the landscape, which will be the more admired the longer it is looked upon, and which un folds the most of iti beauties to him who ex amines it the most in detail. And then the English meadows: earth has not a lovelier scene than one of these delicious expanses, when covered with its rich long waving silky grass, and variegated with wild flowers of every hue and every fragrance. When this luxuriant growth has bowed down beneath the mower’s scythe, what can equal the delicious ardor of the new-made hay ? Great part of this rich fragrance is derived from the sweet scented vernal grass. Ido not know whether this description is cultivated in the United States; probably, if it be, the great heat of the sun may exhaust the fragrance of the grass be fore it is mown. From the meadows the attention is natural ly directed to the grain crops; and it is truly de- j lightful to behold the rich promise which is at present given of an abundantly productive har vest. The opinion seems now to be that the wheat crop will be more than an average one, and that other grain will be equally plentiful. We have .comparatively cool weather now, which, succeeding the plentiful and season able rain of the last ten days in June, is con sidered very favorable to the growth of the grain and its full (but not toojrapid) develope ment. { Correspondence of ike Boston Pos/.) Washington, September, 1847. As the smoke clears away from the late bat tle-fields of Mexico, and we understand what has been accomplished by our brave army and its gallant commanders, it will bo well to re view the works of the historians of those bat tles, who profess to have been eye-witnesses of the scenes and events which they under take to describe. It is pretty well known that ever since our army entered the confines of the Mexican territory, it has hid in its train a corps of letter-writers, mainly, if not entirely, attached, to the New Orleans press. This corps of letter-writers are indeed a novelty in the history of modern warfare, and may be re garded ns one of the results of moderan civili zation, or perhaps an anomaly peculiar to A msricau civilization in its present stage of de velopment. But, while it is a novel ele ment of modern armies, it would l>e an inter esting and a useful on?, if the individuals con stituting the corps of le .ter- writer s were all impartial, high-minded, and truth-telling mm. But, that some of them are not, but are the tools are instruments of certain jealous per- I sons in the service, or of designing politicians, we have ha 1 ample and abundant evidence in the one-sided, an I, in some instances, f ilse ac counts, which they have given of both men m I events. Everything went well at Palo Alto and at He saca de la Palma, because there were none engaged in those battles but the officers and soldiers of the regular army. Ther g were then attached to the army no volunteer democratic generals to emulate the skill and the gallantry I of tbc officers of the regular armv. and to win an honorable fame noon the field of battle, or n the assault of fortified cities. And, there fore, there were none who had performed glourious actions, accounts of winch were to he suppressed ; none to be misrepresented, if not calumniated. But this state of things did not long con tinue, It came lo pass that William O. But . ler, of Kentucky, was-appointed a major gene ral. This man wa* r distinguished politician of the west—of Mr. (day’s own State. He was known to be an ab’e and eloquent man iu Congress. But he was known for higher and hr iver qualities than were required even to distinguish one in d ‘bate on the floor of Con gre-s. He was, index!, ah' oof the last war. II; was known for burning out a gang of In d’ans, putting the brand to the barn in which they were sheltered with his own hand, at | the imminent peril of his life, thus becoming ! the first “ burn-burner ” of not? in America. — ! He was known as one of the brave Kentucki ans who was in the battle at the river Raisin and as one of the few who escaped the appall ing massacre that afterwards ensued. II? was -known as General Jackson’s confi lential aid at the battle ot New Deleons, and won from that noble old. chief, by his gallant conduct, the proud distinction of being called “the 1 bravest of th? brave.” This man. therefore, was a proper subject of misrepresentation for the corps of federal letter-writers attached to th? first column of invasion in Mexico And, accordingly the first thing we hear of him. Chreugh them, is that at the assault upon Monterey he needlessly exposed the men un der his command, and thus sacrificed, unne cessarily the lives of a large number of them. But when the truth appears, it turns out that the men got into the difficulty in consequence of an order from General Taylor himself*, and Gen. Butler, was sent by his superior in com mand-to rescue them from the peril into which they had been forced, which he did in a most gallant and daring imove, receiving at the time a swvere wound from which he has not recovered. So much for Gen. Butler. I will mention one more case—that of Gene ral PrUctfv. Ho was appointed from Tennessee, the Presideut’s own State. He was a Lawyer of great eminence an \ distinction, had .acquire 1 a large and in dependant fortune by his practice, was a firm and tare democrat, and eloquent and formidable advocate -of the principles of his party. He was sure to rise in his own State. If ho acquired additional reputation in military service, his enemies felt thart he must be irresistible before the gallant people of Ten nessee. The Belts, the Fosters, the Jscm gins, and the B;die ’Peyton*, saw and fek ail this, and they trembled at the prospect of his xiaing -.military fame. Ilencc he was to be ■■■ ***•*. slandered and put down. His first operations f at Vera Cruz were so successful, and so favo rably noticed by the commandin'? general, that no plausible pretext for attick upon him was presented in that affair. But at Cerro Gordo I it was believed the occasion and the pretext, | were afforded to strike at him. Hence we see I the assault of Haskell, the colonel of the Ten j nesaee regiment, laying the blame of the fail- | | ure of his regiment, to carry the work they i were ordered to assault upon General Pillow. | Haskell ia joined in the assault, upon General Pillow by the tchig officers belonging to the regiment, but not by the democrats. But j General Pillow shows that the faltering of the Tennessee regiment was occasioned by j the sudden retreat of Haskell from the field, with his cap off, and his hair streaming in the wind—circumstances which would induce one to believed that he was a little discomposed. I do not, however, charged him with cowardice —verv likely he is a brave m in, notwithstand ing the singular manner in which he ran down : the hights at Cerro Gordo, with hat off and ; hair streaming in the wind. But this assault : did not put down General Pillow. On the i contrary, he was advanced from a brigadier ship to a major generalship. Well, no opportunity again happened for an attack upon Gen. Pillow until the late bat tles under the walls of Mexico; and then no opportunity happened for an attack upon him, but only for a suppression of the truth , in rela tion to what he actually did. The first account I saw of these g”eat and glouriou s battles, was in a letter published in the Union, from an officer in the regular army. In that letter scarcely a word was said about any officer or corps of the volunteer force. On reading it, one would have thought that the whole a chierement was the work ofthe regular army j under General, Worth and~Twiggs. Ido not j j say the worthy editor of the Union had any- j i thing to do with this suppression. No ; he is i the last man in the world to countenance any ! such thing; but he eagerly and very naturally | caught hold of the very first accounts of those great bittles, however imperfect they might ; appear to be, and laid them before his readers, as fuay editor would have done. Thau came tha account of the correpsondent of the Picayune, of New Orleans —a very long and minute account —in which Gen. Worth, Gen Twiggs, Gen. Scott, and Gen. Persifor | Smith, a Louisianian, figured largely as the heroes of the glorious two days, while Gen. j ; Pillow, Gen. Pierce, and Gen. Shields were ; j barely mentioned as being there, but whether | they did much of any thing creditable, the j ueople of the U. S. would have never been in- j j formed, if they had depended upon the Picay | line’s writer to enlighten them. But. when true accounts come to band, what ; turns out to be the fact? Why,just this. That Gen. J'illoir teas the cldcf commander upon the Held; tluit he teas next in command to Gen. Scott; that he super intended the operations ofthe army in both battles, and gave everg order but one, and that one teas given by Gen. Scott, at Pillow's re quest. That order was to Gen. Worth to co operate with Pillow in carrying in reverse the strongly fortified posit on of San Antonio; which was done, and .the fortre-s gallantly carried. It was P.iliaw who directed in the held the principal operations of the army in those two eventful battles. It required no small show of skill, coolness, and bravery. Yet the Picayune writer is silent touching those brilliant deeds. Gen. Pillow’s name is scarcely mentioned in his long and minute account of the fe.rbtles. Nor is justice done to Pierce, Shields, and .others, who distinguished them selves on those occasions. lam thus particular in stating these facts, In order to show the character of the Picav uae’s corresoon lent attached to the army, an I to caution democrats nor to confide in his re presentations when democratic officers are interested. The Picayune is understood to be in the interests of Balie Peyton. It is hostile to the administration and its friend? in high j positions in the army, and while it may uot I misrepresent, it will pot do them justice. It appears to have been a syst ‘inatie plan, | on the party of the federal press, to misrepre ; sent,calumniate,and libel distinguished demo crats who h ive joined the army. They are resolved that ho democrat shall gam a reputa tion by gallant deeds, if their slanderous press can prevent it. Hence their libellous assaults upon Gen. Pillow* upon Gen. Butler, and re cently upon Gen. Pierce. Such ungenerous calumny upon brave and honorable men is equalled in atrocity only by their traitorous support of the cause of Mexico. Such tilings ought, perhaps, to be expected from the fc lend press; but that officers of the “regular” army should exhibit their jealousy of their rivals in gallantry and fame, belonging to the volunteers, is not a little remarkable, and, I must add, not a little unwise. Are able generals only to be made by dialling at a military school? Is the “school of the soldier” the only means by which to give the commanders of armies the high intellect, the prompt energy, an I the re.i iy resource, in the hour of battle? Were not Washington and the generals of the revolution, taken from the i walks of civil life—some from thr professions, i some from the plough, and some from the workshops? And was not Gen. Jackson, the most illustrious of all our military commanders! save Washington, a civilian, a lawyer, and a judge, before he entered the army? No; the company exercise and the battalion drill can not beat brains into heads which have no capacity for them, while a n an of talents will soon m ike himself a proficient in the science | as well us tactics of war. j But, is it not very unwise in officers ©f the i “regular” army to allow their jealousies to prevent them from doing justice to the mer itorious commanders of the new forces? Do they not reflect that most es the generals ap pointed out of the line of the ■“regular” army are men of superior ability and influence at home? Do they not reflect that such men can hive and will have a very considerable in fluence upon the degisUition of the country? Lias it not entered their minds that, after the close of this war, a reduction of the array is to take place? And, is it not barely possible that the parvenu generals, as they may think them to he, may have-aonac voice in this matter of redacting the army? If such thoughts have not occurred to thsir minds, it will not harm them to suggest that the olm. steer o fleers have iuflienee at home, and they will;have some voice in reducing the army. They will come home and tell their friends that men who are capable of feeling the ignoble passion of jealousy atthegdlapt deeds of a brother in arms, not educated, perhaps, b}' the “rule of three direct” in military knowl edge, are unworthy the buttons they wear— that a standing army will hereafter be unneces sary—that the people ought not to tax them selves ten millions a year to support this use less arm of service— that they have,proved that volunteers —yes, citizen soldiers—the people themselves —are the best defence ofthe coun try; and the people will be very much inclined to believe the.ii. Yours, &c. G. Cotton Georgia Sea Island cotton is of a dull butter tint, the filament Being some three times longer than that of the Indian cotton wool. The fibres are cylindric or spiral, and hence the ease with which they are spun into -cotton thread. Georgia Upland cotton is good for -coarse yams. The Staple is short, light and feeble. It was called for a, long time “Bowed cotton, *’ from the fact that it was separated from .the seed by the blows of a bow-string. Tennessee cotton is of nearly the same bb— maamm a ■ umiiwLi'-a I .'''Tt—bbwbw—a—wesi ! quality as the Georgia Upland, except that it | is cleaner and the staple a little longer. New Orleans cotton is superior to the last two named kinds, and may he said to occupy A middle point between Sea Island and Georgia Upland, Pernambuco cotton has a fine long staple, clean and uniform, and yarns made from it i are in great request among the stocking wea | vers. Domarara, Berefice and Maranham cottons are flue and glossy, and well cleaned. They are spun into a fair stout yarn. Bania cotton is better than either of the two kinds last named, Surinam cotton has a long staple, and is faintly tinged with yellow. It is clean and much sough after by hosiers, West India cotton is from Bourbon seed; the staple is hue aud silky, but not well prepar ed. Barbadoes cottoa has a short staple, but is si ky and strong. It appears in the market with much husk, —American Farmer. ■KfIaAKHnBanrnMMMBMnnBVBBnaDRnBHHMH Augusta, Georgia. SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. JL7 We received no papers by last evening’s mail from offices North of Washington. We would call the attention of those in want of Stoves to the advertisement of Mr. B. F. Chew, in this day’s paper. He has on hand one of the largest and best assorted stocks ever brought to this market, and the most fastidious taste cau be s-uited, either to Parlor, | Counting-room or Kitchen Stoves. Fata?. Accident.— We are informed by a passenger who came down the Georgia 11, Road, on Friday evening, that Mr. Griffin, of Colum bia County, accidentally shot himself on Wed nesday night last, about 9 o’clock, at Social Circle. He had a loaded pistol in his hand, which was discharged by accident, the ball penetrating the thigh, and inflicting a wound which terminated his life on the following day. The corpse was brought down as far as Thomp son, on Thursday night. M e could not ascertain the first name of the deceased, but from the description, fear that it is Mr. Richard Griffin, of Columbia County. It so, the community has lost a valuable citi zen and most estimable man. Skater from Havana and Mexico The Charleston Courier of yesterday says— “By the schr. Somers, Gapt. Wood, arrived yesterday, we received a copy of the Diario de la Marina of the B(th bast. “The English steamer Medway, from Vera j Cruz, having on board $140,000 in specie, ar rived At Havana on the 7th inst. “The Havana paper is filled with extracts ! from Yera Cruz Journals, which, however, contain but little in addition to what has al been ready published. “The only articles of news worth translating, I is furnished by a cox-respondent from Vera Cruz, under date of the 27th Sent., which i ©fates that Get. Scott had addressed circulars to <the several Mexican States, inviting them to send their deputies to the Capital with full powers to conclude a treaty of peace. It is al so stated that a division, composed of 1-300 men, had been sent by Gen. Scott to lake Toluca, a place near the city.” Tennessee- We see by the Nashville papers that the of ficial majority for N. S, Brown, (WJfiig) for Governor, is 1,015. Extract of a letter received by one of the Editors of the Savannah Republican, dated New York, Oct. 9, 1847.. “ Packets for your place have as much as they can do—filling up in two and three days —a greater quantity of goods going to Savan nah at any one-time I never saw —every thing healthy. Notwithstanding heavy failures on j the other side, the South have a good credit — money plenty and good paper equally sought : for by the banks at -5 per cent. You will, I think, find a steamship between this and Sa vannah by next spring. A merchant here is tryingdo gut stock taken for one of 1,200 tons, he seems to think ne will succeed. I truly hope he may —it is said the Southerner has made a j flarge amount of money for her owners, and | this gives an impetus to the px-pjeqt for t oue to i our place. We must and will have ©team be tween the two places before long, aud take .from Charleston a share of her great profits. Increase of Odd-Fellowship- It is stated in the lust Golden Rule, that at the late session of the G. L. U. S.. a charter was granted for a Lodge in Honolulu, Sand wich [lslands, and one at C'Arraccas, in Central America; and no doubt-these small beginnings arc destined to prepare tha way for the exten sion of odd-fellowship over the whole conti nent, as w ell as “ the isles of the sea.” Tfle increase of lodges for the year ending on the 60th of June last, is Tour hundred, exceeding those of the previous year by seven only, while the institutions during the same period are nearly the same, being 32,316 for the year end ing June 30,1846, and 32,749 for the past year. From-this it appears thaUthe large addition to -the number of lodges has not been fallowed by A corresponding increase of membership. The rate of progression, however, ofthe year 1846, over that of 1845.,.jca&n0t be looked for, if a healthy increase only is desirable. The in crease of revenue in 1846 over 181-5, was over $2-50,€00, while the increase of the past year over 1845 has been but SIBO,OOO- But in the great feature of mutual relief, the amount for the past year has reached over : $300,000, an increase of $104,000. The tptal number of contributing members is little short of 120,000, and the total revenue of last year, nearly $900,- 000. ©f the lodges, New York has 309, and of the membership 30,296, or over one-fourth of the whole- Her revenue amounted to over $232,980, and her expenditures fim;relief to over $86,000. Pennsylvania stands next, having 233 lodges, 23,000 members, with A revenue of $139,789, and a,-relief expense of $42,915. Canting ration on board the Raritan. The Norfolk Herald states that on Monday, about <4 o’clock, P. M., the Raritan frigate, which h*s beenlyipg at quarantine in .the bite of Crancy Island for nearly three months past, was discovered to be on fire, on her upper deck, and no one being on board, the persons ap* ; II im i'■ wmmsrr^msmaaaßssmmn ; pointed to guard her being on board the ship [ Vand+lia, the fire got condderabie headway and alt|ioq.gh assist,moe wai sent fronj the Ponqsylvania, the Navy Yard, and this city, i (from the latter with an e-igine and firemen on the steamer Custis Peck) the fire continued to burn for more than two hours before it was i subdued. The Herald did not Team any particulars in j : tirqe for their paper of Tuesday. The steamer I Jewess which was on her way to Baltimore when the fire occurred, put back to render as- | sistance. A boat which she was towing down i from the Pennsylvania full of men, to assist in extinguishing the fire, unfortunately got swamped, and three boys were drowned. Juig'e Wm. S 3. Campbell- The Nashville Banner, of 11th inst., says— “ The high compliment was paid to this gentle man, on Friday, by the Tennessee Legislature, ! of electing him unanimously to the post of i Judge of the 4th Judicial Court, in place of! Hon. A. Carttthors, resigned. Ju Ige Camp- j bell, it will be recollected by our readers at a distance, was the gallant Colonel of the Jst Tennessee liegiment which so distinguished tself iu the storming of Monterey. lie has also represented the Smith county District several times in Congress." I Death of a Chief Justice- The Hon,. Aitenias Ward, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Massachusetts, died on Friday last, at his residence in Boston, at the advanced age of 8 1 years. Emigration The tide of e nigration to this country does not seem to be abating. The whole number of emi grants who arrived at New York during the month of September was 17,681 distribut ed among the different countries of Europe as follows: — From Great Britain and Ireland, 11,071 “ France, - - - - 2,112 “ Holland, - 64 S “ Hamburg, - r 680 Belgium, - 1,320 “ Bremen, - - - - 1315 “ All other ports, - 215 To.tal. - 17,661 PRESENTMENTS SUPERIOR COURT of WARREN CO., OCTOBER TERM. 1817. UT’We, the Jiwry, chosen and sworn for tlie present term of the Court, in closing their labors, beg leave to give some expression of their feelings in reference to such matter as .pertains to the public interest and prosperity : We have examined, through our respective com mittees,, the records of the -Superior .and Inferior Court, and are highly gratified t<> .find the books I kept by the Clerk of the respective Courts, neat correct and in good order, highly creditable to the Clerk of said Courts. W e have also, through a committee, • xatnined i the County Jail, and find a part of it, in he lower department, in rattier a filthy and unhealthy con ! dition.and would respectfully request the jailor to j have it thoroughly cleansed kept in better or | derforthe future. We would respectfully recommend to the road combaissioncrs in each district to have all roads | that are not in good order, worked immediately.— We present the road leading from Warrenton to i A u rust a. a.s far as t,h e district line, as in bad order. | and request that it be put iu good order as span as i possible ; and also the road leading ip Sparta, as I far as Mrs. Drucella Petts’js. We would respectfully recommend to the Clerk j to prepare lists of all the defaulting tax-payers oi i this county for tt'e present year, and for luture : years; so that adist may be fpmijsjmd and sent by him to the Superintendents gt .different elec tion precincts in this county, on the days of hold ing elections hereafter; as we believe that there are many citizens >vfio exercise ihe right of voting that are npt entitled according tp the laws, to ex | ercise that privilege ; and we consider it highly ; necessary that every citizen who considers him -1 self a freeman should pay his taxes, as required i bv law ; and we furthermore believe that the above re conun endat ion. if carried-Out, .>vpuld add some.- | thing to t,Ue treasury. We present as an e.vil, the fact that our patrol laws, are top much neglected, and would .respect fully request the proper officers tot|iat they be hereafter fully and strictly enforced. We present as a great and growing e.vil, the | large niqubex of free negroes in this county, ipany of whorp rove the country at large, creating insu bordination and discontent among,our slaves, caus ing tfiem to steal, and, ps we belie»ve, receiving sto -1 len plunder from them. The law requires them to be registered and have guardians, and it is made the duty of the Clerk of the Inferior Court to pub lish the narpes pf ali applicants for registry. These provisions of the law have been and con tinue to be too much neglected. We believe our law on this subject defective in this, that it is not made the duty of any particular officer to enforce the,requirements of the law. and we therefore re commend to our Senator and Representatives to procure the passage of an act by r t(ve next Legisla ture, which will provide for such deficiencies. Un til such amendment to the law .shall be made, we respectfully request the Clerk of the Inferior Court to take the matter in hand. We,further g(ve it as our opinion that the tax. pa £see negrqes .should be made heavier. The body take pleasure-in giving their testimony to the impartiality and distinguished ability with which his honor Judge S iVKK has fulfilled the du ties of the bencji, and tendqr to lam tL e t r sincere respects. To the Solicitor-General, Mr. Habersham, we also tender our thanks for his attention to this body, and for the faithful performance of his duty and his courtesy to-tjiis body. We request that these presentments be publish ed in the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel and Con stitutionalist. MARSHALL H- .WELLBORN, Foreman. Thojvias Neal, James M. Wellborn, Jesse M. Roberts, Joseph P. Tarheel, John M. Barksdale, Arden K. Meivsron, Non ei. H. [iuxT, Bkder Proctor, Edmund Cody, Edward JShurley, William Mayes, J ames-Kelley, Wm. B. Barksdale, 80/e B. Kitchens, John M. Laze,nby, Isaac L. Anderson, Adam Ivy, George S. Allen, Eason P.'UqDsoN, Clerk. [A true extract from the mi/intes of the Supe rior Court, October Term. 1017.1 Oct 17 J AMES PILCHER, Clerk. £4 p edit I Xotk-es. GEORGIA R. ROAD & B Aft K’g7 CO. AUGUSTA, OCT. 11, 1017. 1)1 VIDE PH) NO. L%—A Dividend of THREE per cent, out of the profits of the last six months, is declared on the Capital Stock ot this Company, payable on and after Mxmdov, the 10th inst. J. W. WILDE, Cashier. Oct. 14 6 Jr GEORGIA INSURANCE 4k TRUST | COMPANY, AUGUSTA. October 12th, 1817, — | Tlie Board have declared a Dividend of One Dol- j UrwyLFifty Cents per share, payable on and af ter t£e 12th inst., to the Stockholders on pfe : sen* at ion of their certificates. Oct. 12 {6 JOSEPH LI. IGA N ,Se c’y, AUGUSTA^^UFACTURING^OS; PANY. By order of the Board of Directors, notice U hereby giyen, that an installment of 10 per cent is | required to be paid in by the Stockholders on W fJ nesday, the 10th of November next. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Stc y a. m. c. Sept. 30 X T ■IIHIII C l * ll —*———U Another Letter from Vermont. Mr. Seth W. Fowle:- S< TwM i^ teSted,he Talueof Wistar ’* »•!. sum ot W ild Cherry, I take the pleasure in giving to you the facts in mi own case, for your own «.! tistaction and the benefit of others. One year ago last April, I was violently attacked with a severe cold and cough, with much pain in mr side wh.ch was considerably swollen. I applied to a ! “ ,,mber M os ph * S t icians b ' lt obtained no relief, and taey told me that it I d.d not get help immediate | ly my case would be doubtful. It was mv good ( fortune at that critical moment to take up a pauer containing a notice of Wistar’. Balsam of Wl]( , Cherry, and thinking it to be what I needed, sent some distance to procure a bottle, as it Wa . not then kept in our vicinity, and to my astonishment I received from that one bottle immediate relief i now keep it by me constantly, as I find noth ing so good for common colds, and do cheerfully recommend it to all as being an article of great j merit ' ho P in £ tha < others may by the early use r>{ j thlS vaiuabi c remedy, be saved from an untimely I * rave - JAMES KING. Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vt. None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on th» wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by 11A VILAN I). RISLE VA. CO.,and also by THOM AS BARRE I' I 1 CO., and Dealers in Medicines generally in Augusta. Diet, i o .1 s O’ Augusta Female Academy.—Tha large, commodious and retired building at the cor ner ot Green and Jackson-streets, nearly opposite the Methodist Church, having been refitted and supplied with appropriate furniture, will hence forth he used for the exercises of the above Insti tution. We have Maps, Globes, Scientific Apparatus, aa excellent Library, &,c., and are thus enabled t.» of fer facilities to Pupiis and inducements to Parents inferior to no other School in this Slate. Details are given in a pamphlet which will be sent to all making application for it. We will resume our labors on the FIRS I’ MON DAY in October hist. Oct. 16—4 c L. LATASTE, Principal, U'pOrdered that no Bill for the tuition of Poor Children will be paid by the Inferior Court of this County, unless accompanied by the certificate of one of the Justices of the Peace for th,e District in which the School is kept, that such School fias been kept open regularly during the time for which tuition is charged. A true extract. A. H. McLAWS, d. c. j. c. Aug. 10 4 14 03-DR.O 3- DR. J. A. -S. MILLIGAN, will at tend to the practice of Medicine und Surgery, in Augusta and its vicinity. Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 6ra 215 £ommere ia I. LATEST DATES Ellp.M LIVERPOOL SEPT. 19 LATEST DALES F£D,M HAV R A EPT. 15 cha rleston!Bipoirrsr oc'i’i 5’ Rio Janeiro—Brig Democrat—2,B2B bags and 40 casks Coffee, to M. C Mordccai. llaF.vs v-ry-Schr. Sanaers-rvJl bbds. Molasses, 50 do. Sugar, 6 bales s, and a quantity of Fruit, to J. Chapman ; 8 hale* Tobacco, to H. \V. Kvfh man ; 2 ca<es and 22 bales Segars. 6 cases Svseet Meats, to Francis C. Black; 11 bales Segars, to U Gonzales. MONTGOMERY, ton is beginning to come in freely, and the waguo* are already* thick i;i the streets. The market, how ever, is inactive, and has declined Ic. since last week We quote froip 84 a itc. Stock Sept. 1.1847, 59i Receipts since. 4jH! Receipts for the week, 1,631 Total shipments since Sept. 1, I,bob Week’s u dM> Stock on SAVANNAH, Oct.ila.rrAVe have nothing to add to our last remarks in relation to the crops. The weather continues as favorable as can be desired by the p!apU*,rs. and the accounts from the interior represent the prospects as good for an average crop of Cotton. In some sections of the State, co< sd erable injury has been inflicted by the worm, and also by the wet season, but, generally, all that is required ensure ajull.crop ,i$ a continuance of the present fine weather. 'I hese remarks apply not only to Georgia, hut to the Gulf ports. From present appearances, the crop will not fail short of 2,200.000 bales. Cotton. —Arrived since the Bth inst., 1549 hales Upland, (899 by Railroad*) and 4,bale Sea Island. T,he exports for the same period have been 963 bales Upland, viz : 643 to New York, 70 to Phila delphia, and 245 to Charleston—leaving a stock on hand, including all on ship-board not cleared, of 733 bales Sea Isjand, and 4939 bales Lqdand, against 488 bales Sea Island, and 4v?y6 hales Upland, at same time last year. Since t}ie receipt of-the Hibernir s accounts, the market kas been very difil and the sales light. In several instances sah;s of spiall lots have been forc ed, and the prices are no criterion of the actual state of the market, ji he declfqe is. however, from 1j to cts. The 15 bales cts., noticed be low, was axhoice lot qi '‘good fair." Tl ie sales pf ,t|ie week are 274 bales, as follows : 53 at KM; 39 at -It); 20 at 9£; 153 at 9|, and 49 at 9J. The following quotations confirm as near as pos sible to the sales: Middling fair 9J Fair......... .10 Comparative Jlcceipts, Exports and Stocks of Cotton at the port of from the Ist Sept, to dute-4 •Receipts. Exports. Stocks. 184.7 3,728.., |.940 . 9.396,.,. 10,302 5.6}S 1815 6,988 5,445 4.595 1844 11.637 8,174 5,720 1843 9,312. 8,505 4,154 1842 13.41 4.’..... 7.035 9,036 Rice. —The transactions have been limited thi* week, the sales being oply 60 casks at The fparket has declined fully 1 cent. The supply of new rice is rapidly increasing. flour. —The safes this week are 83 bbls. Geor gia at %6 a6T and a small lot, a choice article,.W** sold at We notice sales of 11,000 lbs. at $3, and 2.500 lbs. damaged s2^- Corn —ls selling in small quantities from store it 65 a 70c. Bacon.—We ,have ,tp report sales of 91 hbd* Shoulders at 7^c. r and f hhd. Sides at9.^c. Ropt.-vrp'O coils Kentucky were sold this week at Jiao-ring .—e observe sales.pf 2a pieces Ken tucky at 18. and 32 pieces do at l 7^. D in good request, and meets a ready sale. We note "a sale of 21;4 bushels at 105. Sitlt.- —Sales frorp store at $ 1.50 per sack. is nominal. The Bank® are checking on the North at per ct. prem. 'Fhey purchase sight to 5 day bills at par; 30 day al | J; 60, I^dis. Ft eights. —The rates to New to | lor Cotton, and 75 per cask J[qr and p®* 1 ■ bushel lor Corn. No vessels loading for other port*- CHARLESTON, OCT. IC—Cotton.—We left I the market at the close of thetast week in a very embarrassyxl state. The detailed accounts brought over by flge steaiuenjl ibernia had but just ic -c.a us; and they such a gloomy character .# to cause a partial suspension of operations. ' 1 holders fefe the necessity of submitting 19 lower rates they were at the same time unjydiina: ffle '. purchasers at the concession thqy required, for several days together did not r«ac quite 400 bales made principally by one boi.je, a reported dyeliuq <one cent per pound; but *» market could not be said to have fairly openc« under these advices, so little had been done we made up our previous report, we d*canea|