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I v TO WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1839. Vol. lII.—No. 53 I the chronicle and sentinel PUBLISHED, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Broad-street. terms: Boilij paper, Ton Dollars per annum, in advance Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year. Weekly paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at f the end of year. 1 Cl IRQ .NlO LE AND SKNTINEL. f , AUGUSTA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10. From our Correspondent. Milleugeville, May Sth, 1839. The State Rights Convention assembled last night, in pursuance to previous adjournment Mr. Jenkins, of Richmond, oll'ered a resolution highly complimentary to Governor Gilheu, ap proving his administration, and expressing regret that he had determined to retire to private life. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr- Merri wether, of Putman, offered a resolution that the Convention should proceed to ballot for 1 a candidate for Governor, without presenting any names to the Convention, and that it should re . quire a majority of two thirds of the whole Con 'S vention for a nomination. This resolution was s adopted by a large majority. The Convention a then proceeded to ballot, and the following is the result- — Ist ballot. 2d, f Hon. Charles Dougherty, 117 178 •y Col. Heniiv G. Lamar, 40 34 I ■'j Cot. Wm. C. Dawson, 43 15 Col. R. L. Gamble, 22 1 Scattering, 3 2 The Hun. Charles Dougherty, having re- I ; ceived a majority of two thirds of the Conven tion, was declared to be the candidate of the par ty for the office of Governor at the approaching * election. Col. Dawson was a member of the Conven tion, and in conformity with a determination which he had previously expressed to a large number of his friends, publicly withdrew his name from the canvass for a nomination, before I the balloting commenced. A number of mem f hers, however, had come to the Convention un " instructions from their counties, to vote for Col. D., and felt themselves bound to do so, at 1 least upon the first ballot. The nomination of Judge Dougherty is one ■which will biing out the strength of our party in every part of the State. His ability, and sterl ing worth as a man, his pure and spotless char acter, and his firm and inflexible maintenance of the great principles of our party, ever since hl« first entrance into public life, pointed him out as every way worthy of the nomination he has re ceived, and of the office to which his friends de sire to elevate him. Milledgeville, May Sth, 1839. The session of the Convention this morning was very short. The committee of 30 was not prepared to make a report, and the Convention adjourned till 3 o’clock this evening, at which time it will do so. A member from one of the South Western counties, who had exhibited great unhappiness about the rules adopted by the Convention for its Government, introduced a re solution in relation to them, upon which he made a very absurd speech about matters which he did not comprehend. I presume he was determined to be delivered of a speech, and he seized a hap py time for it, as the Convention had nothing else to do, but to hear it and laugh at it. I understood that a sub-coinmittcc of 30 have agreed to report a plan of reduction, about the correctness of which they did not agree among t themselves. Not being able to agree, they de termine to report a plan, merely for the sake of making a report, in order to bring the matter be / fore the Convention. That plan I understand to be as follows :—to make Senatorial Districts, by throwing together two contiguous counties throughout lire Slate, as prescribed in the act of the Legislature—to give each county one mem ber in the House of Representatives, and to those having a representative population of 5,000, one additional member, and to those having 12,000, two additional members. This plan will make the Senate to consist of 40, and the House of 140 which is not a sufficient reduction, and renders the representation more unequal than it is at present. I expect there will boa “ glorious wrangle” this evening. As the mail closes at 3 o'clock, I shall he una. hie to give you any of this evcning’sprocecdings until to-morrow. ntrj= Owing to negligence on the part of one of our compositors in correcting proof, the quotation of exchange on Charleston and Savannah, in our paper of yesterday, was made at 4J per cent, instead of I, per cent. —Checks on New York are selling, we understand, at 2 per cent, instead of as reported to us—both of which wer corrected for our country paper. Richelieu, or the Conspiracy—The Messrs. Harpers have issued from their everteeming press Bulwer’s last production, Richelieu or the Conspi racy. It is a drama in five acts—has been highly praised by sonic of the English Journals, and per formed with groat success at the Covent Garden theatre. Macrcady playing Richelieu.—The New York Commercial Advertiser thus speaks of the work. Richelieu is a work of great merit—vigor ous, well-arranged, and highly interesting. It is enriched with copious and instructive notes; and accompanied by three historical odes, on well known incident* in the lives of Nelson, Crom well and Queen Elizabeth —far sup pr ' or *° an y thing we thought Mr. Bulwer could produce. From the New York Express, sth inst. Eater from Europe. : r By the South America we have Liverpool dates 1 of April the Blh. We find but few items of news, ' 1 The average price of wheat in England having ‘ iallen to 725. Gd. the import duly has risen to 2s. Cd. per quarter, at which it will probably remain ior a few weeks. Mr. Stevenson has had a long interview with Lord Palmerston, at the Foreign office on Tues- „ day. I ft rvsSsls, March 27. — Mr. Van Burcn, son |j of the President of the United States of Ameri ca, set out this morning for London,accompanied ( by Mr. Maxcy. J s The Savannah Georgian, of the Bth inst., adds another to the list of fires with which that city ‘ has lately been visited. The large Steam Saw Mill, on Fig Island, opposite the city, known as | Capt. Solly’s Mills, was consumed between two I and three o’clock on the morning of the 7th. No alarm of fire was given. Several persona were interested with Captain Selly in the loss J thus sustained, which is estimated at 22,000 dol- I lars. The fire breaking out, says the Georgian, at an unusual hour, causes suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary. Rhode Island.—The votes for State Officers o have been counted. The result is, no election of g Governor or Lieutenant Governor. Seven Whig i Senators are elected. John Sterncs, V. B. is g elected State Treasurer. The Whig Secretary j of State and Attorney General are already known j to have been elected, being on two tickets. There I is under these circumstances to be no further J election. The first Senator, Mr. King, is ex-offi- j cio Governor. Stkamhoat Explosion. —The steamboat Highlander, while on her way from New York 3 to Newburg, on the night of the 2d inst. ex- j ploded her boilor, and killed two or three persons. I It would appear that she was racing with other 1 boats, at the time of the explosion. \ Another of the Pirates Beau.—The p New York .Sunday Morning News of the sth t states, that on the previous evening one of “ the crew of tthe Braganza, named James Davys, Englishman, who had been permitted to testify in the case, and who has been, since his arrival, in custody in the debtor's prison, was found in I his cell with his throat cut, and the arteries of s both his arms severed; the poor wretch was in j* the last stage of exhaustion from loss of blood, ( „ TKo rtupov!*-. V —o’— o* - *’ | mington Whaling Company, arrived at Wilming- j ton. a day or two since, 112 days from Otaheite, ( with 1400 barrels of sperm oil. Spoke, April i Ist, ship Amazon, of Greenport, with 1400 bbls. 1 whale oil. The Delaware Gazette says the ar rival of two whale ships within two or three weeks of each other—the one with a cargo worth $30,000 and the other from $40,000 to $50,000 — gives quite a business appearance, and inspires that little city with new life and activity, such as has scarcely ever been witnessed before. From the N. O. Louisianian, of the 4th. Mexico. The schooner Diligencia, from Campeachy, has brought the interesting intelligence that that city has not confined itself to a simple declaration in favor of the cause of Mexia and his party, but has showed its disposition by efficient and prompt action. The authorities have issued an address to the citizens, who have responded to it with the vivacity that characterises them. A detachment of 300 men was immediately organized and armed, and lieforc the sailing of the Diligencia, em barked for Tampico, to join Mexia’s army. This reinforcement will be of great use to the federal ists, as it will augment their force to more than 2,000 men, a number sufficient to penetrate the interior, and bring the revolution to a consumma -1 tion. We also learn that the French consul, who had quitted Campeachy at the commencement of hostilities between Mexico and France, has rc- turned, and was received in a friendly manner by the inhabitants. Money Market. A slip from the office of the New York Ex . press, dated Sunday April 5,3 P. M. says : f The News from Europe by the two Packet Ships, is not very cheering. Cotton has receded, and the Money Market is not in a promising con t dilion. By Quarterly Returns of the Bank of s England, the decrease in its Bullion since the last Rctu»i is 1,133,000/. The Bank ol England was, therefore, selling Stock, and curtailing its - circulation, which probably had its effect upon » the Cotton Market. An Intelligent Postmaster.— -There isa j. postmaster in Arkansas, who cannot read, and when the mail comes he is under the necessity of measuring it, and sends about three pecks to Little Rock (the capital,) two pecks to Batcsville, and dwindles down to a gallon when he comes to , the out counties, d Western Poetut. —The editor of the Woodsman, a Tennessee paper, thus make* poet ry. The Vevay Times must try it again. “O dear .' what times these is Sugar am rose and rum arc ris I” s . Ten Thousand Dollars Lost. f The New York Journal of Commerce, gives an account of an amusing circumstance that hap pened on board of a steamboat from Hartford. A I passenger, who had gone on board at New Ila v ven, discovered just as the boat neared New York, e that his pocket-book, containing $lO,OOO, was missing. The Captain immediately sent ashore for a police officer, when an examination of all 3 the passengers ensued, but without finding the d missing pocket-book. A passenger then inquired II of the person who had lost the money what berth he had slept in, and whether he had not changed it in the night 1 The person said ho had slept in No. 124, ami had not changed, or did not think he had. The ollleer and the loser of the pocket-book went to berth 124, and behold! there lay the coat, and in it the pocket-book, and in the pocket book the money, just as it should be ! It turned out that after taking berth 124, and pulling the coat there, the $lO,OOO man laid himself in the next tier, and on awaking in the morning, and finding his coat was not with him, he at once concluded that he had been robbed. Financial Statu of Europe. —The aggre gate of debts contracted in the principal states of Europe, is upwards of 36 billions of francs (1 billion 440 million pounds sterling,) viz: Francs. Great Britain, 21,000.000,000 Holland and Belgium, 4,000,000,000 Spain, (foreign and domestic debt bearing interest,) 2,000,000,000 Spain, (debt without interest, but in circulation in all parts of Europe,) 2,000,000,000 Franco, 4,000,000,000 Russia, (foreign debt circulating in England and Holland,) 1,000,000,000 Prussia, 500,000,000 Austria, 1,000,000,000 Portugal, 500,000,000 Denmark, Bavaria, Wurtcm burg, Baden, Sweden, and Norway, Piedmont, and the Papal States, 750,000,000 Total, 36,700,500,000 The metallic currency of the principal nations of Europe, is calculated to be about 7 billions 500 millions of francs, viz : France, 3,500,000,000 Great Britain, 2,300,000,000 Spain, 460,000,000 Holland and Belgium, 300,000,000 Austria, 275,000,000 Paly, 250,000,000 Prussia, 220,000,000 Germany and Switzerland, 240,000,000 Portugal, 150,000,000 Total, 7,555,300,000 It is necessary to deducts to 600 millions, the amount of sums exported from England between 1816 and 1825, and absorbed by the loans of Mexico, Colombia, Chili, Poyais, Peru, Austra lia, Guatamala and Guadalaxara, and 4 to 500 millions exported of late to Russia, Spain, and the United States. The gross amount of the metallic currency of Europe is therefore 6 bil lions, 500 millions of francs, (260 millions of pounds.) With this sum it is necessary to sus tain an aggregate of 36 billions of public debt, and 20 billions of bank shares and notes, canal, rail-way and other as well as all the bills of ex change in circulation.— French Paper. The Bennevolent Creditor, ixii the Intrepid Daughter.— The Philosopher tells some characteristic anecdotes of his aunt Jerusha JellVins, now a widow. Jerusha’s father, before her marriage, lived in a town adjoining Lowell, in very straitened circumstances, and was fre quently subject to unpleasant visits from the more stock or furniture on hand, than our merci ful laws exempt from attachment. Among the goods and chatties thus exempted is “ one swine," alias porker of either gender. Taking prudent advantage of this exemption, old JellVins culti vated a magnificent hog, which looked lovely in the eyes of one of his neighbors, named Nick ingham, to whom he was indebted; and one day, when JellVins was “down town,” his neighbor creditor was very complaisant, inquired for the health of his wife, Jerusha, and all the little ones. JellVins, not suspecting there was any snake in the grass, answered in good faith. “ It’s rather lightish times with you neighbor, aint itl” con tinued theamiable Nickingham. “ Rather hard,” replied JellVins, “but we must make the best on ’em. It’s no use bein’down-hearted you know. I never cried for spilt milk.” “Well, neighbor,” resumed Nickingham, “ I was thinking, that, to help you along a grain, I could spare you one of the smaller sort of our last litter of pigs. There's one on ’em, a plaguey smallish criltur to be sure, but as spry us a cricket, and you may take him home in your grain bag, if you like.” Poor Jef frins couldn’t find words to express his thanks to his kind creditor, and he bagged the little squceler right cheerfully, carried it home, turned it into the pen, and told his family what a dreadful good sort of a body Mr. Nickingham was. The little pig and the big pig laid down in peace that night, and awoke in the same condition. The family did the same; but about half past nine in the morning Jerusha discovered the Sheriff stealing up the back road—the truth flashed through her mind, that her father now owned more than “one .twine.’’ Quicker than double-charged lightning, she decided upon her course to defeat the design of the creditor upon the fatted pig; and, seizing her father’s gun, she flew into the yard, and tak ing deliberate aim, she shut —not the sheriff—but the little pig, and again her father had but “one swine,” which the sheriff dared not touch, upon his peril. He therefore returned the writ to Niek ingham, unserved; but ever afterward, old Jof frins was especially careful of accepting of a little pig, as a present, from a creditor, while he hail a large one at home. A Distinguished Cook. —The following anecdote of Prince Talleyrand is from the Quoti dienne : In 1792, when the celebrated diploma tist, then a secret agent from some parties in France, was compelled to quit London within 24 hours, he embarked on board a Danish vessel, which was to convey him to the United IStates. At sea the vessel met with an English frigate, which made a signal to her to lie to, and sent an officer in a bout to inspect her, the principle of England in time of war being that a neutral flag protects neither persons nor goods of a hostile power. Talleyrand, who had an insuperable dis like to the idea of being taken back to England implored the Danish captain not to declare him, and the officer could devise no other expedient than to pass him off as the ship’s cook. After some wry faces, Talleyrand consented to the cap tain’s proposal, and with a very ill grace assumed the cotton cap, kitchen apron, carving knife, and other appendages, in keeping with his new office. When the English officer boarded the vessel, and demanded in the usual terms it there were any French passengers on board, the captain replied boldly that there was “only one poor devil of a limping French cook,” who being immediately called up for inspection, Talleyrand made his ap pearance, saucepan in hand, and with sue h a piteous countenance, that the English officer laughed heartily, and consented not to make a capture of him. M. Walcrsdorf, the Danish Am bassador under Bonaparte, is said to have been acquainted with this anecdote, and to have inva riably brought it on the tapis whenever he felt a grudge against the ex bishop of Autun. An I mpobtant Question is now before the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, the decision of which cannot but lie looked to with uncommon interest. Col. Thomas Cadwalbuler, of the township of Gwing, near Trenton, has brought suit in $6OOO damages, against the offi cers of election in that township, for refusing to receive his vote at the late election, upon the ground that hs is not a resident of New Jersey. He is a man of large property in Ewing, where he keeps an establishment, and spends a portion of the year—he also keeps a town house in Phila delphia, where he spends the winter months.— The question is, of which state is he a resident 1— Senator Southard is counsel for Mr. C.— C(widen Mail. A Knioht Made nr Mistake. —The Liv erpool correspondent of the New York Star, re lates the following anecdote in a recent letter: “ A quack doctor, of no very quivocal caste, went to the levee, when some knights were to be made. Each gentleman handed the Lord Cham berlain a card on which was written his Christian and surname. This Mr. Aldis did as they did, knelt down, gut the royal accolade and rose up “ Sir Charles /viflfS." It was impossible to un knight him, and Sir Charles the scamp remains. It was George the Fourth who gave him the title, and never was a man, a monarch, more annoyed when the mistake was discovered ; for on the very walls ot St. James Palace was pasted, the next day, square bill recommending Sir Charles Aldis’ Pills which contain no mercury.” Proceedings of Council. Council Ciiambeh, May 4, 181)9. Present the Hon. A. Gumming, Mayor. Aldermen, Harper, Rankin, Thompson, Nel son, Dye, Crump, and Uishop. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Docket was then taken and the following cases tried— Michael Sheahan, vio. 18th sec. fined $5 00 Jacob P. Lewis, “ Ist “ “ 10 00 W. Lawrence, “ 18th « “ 500 Richard Nelson, “ 18th “ “ 20 00 Messrs. Bush and Hitt appeared and took their seats. The Committee on accounts made the follow ing report: The Committee on Accounts have examined the accounts of the Collector & Treasurer and find the same correct. They recommend to Council for their consideration, the passage of Resolutions embracing the details in relation to the manner in which the Clerk of Council shall keep his ac- c ounts with the treasurer, and the general rules to be observed in the receipts of moneys by the Treasurer, as well as certain items of expendi tures, which have heretofore been paid by order from the Committees on the Treasurer. The fol. lowing Resolutions will perhaps embody the mean- Resolved, That the Clerk of Council shall hereafter keep a Book of accounts, in which all the receipts and disbursements of the City shall bo entered, and shall balance the same, and ex hibit the account and statement of balance when desired to do so by the Mayor, and once a month for the inspection of the City Council. And all re ceipts heretofore given by the City Treasurer for moneys received, other than on account of the di gest of Taxes, shall be countersigned by the Clerk of Council, and no receipt shall be held valid un less so countersigned—and no disbursements shalj be lawful except such ns shall be regularly pass ed by Council and entered upon the minutes; and where an amount is appropriated to the or der of a Committee—said committee shall pay the same by an order through the clerk of Council Resolved, That applications for slaves to live apart from their owners or hirers shall bn made to the members of Council for the ward in which the slave resides, or to the clerk of Council; and when members of Council grant the permission, they shall return the same within two days to the Clerk of Council for his entries. But all ca ses where exemption from the usual payment is made, the case shall be presented to the Mayor, or members of Council for the ward, for their de cision. The committee would likewise state that al though the treasurer presents a monthly account of his balance on hand, yet the usual mode of examining the accounts of that officer has here tofore been but once a year —they think the points of time too distant, and would recommend that examinations should be made by the Mayor or Committee on accounts, at least monthly—say on the Friday proceeding a regular meeting of Council. They would also recommend that a Bill Book, in which the scrip and notes payable and receivable be entered, be kept by the Treas urer and clerk ofCouncil. The committee would likewise call your attention to the fith clause of the 35th section of the General Ordinance, where by it becomes a part of the duty of the Mayor to countersign all checks for moneys drawn from Bank, after being deposited to the credit of the City. The form prescribed has been entirely ne glected, and this neglect calls for some action on the part of the Council, by which it shall hereafter be strictly observed, or that clause of the ordinance expunged. The committee would likewise re mark, that as the Mayor is made the Chief Exe cutive Officer of the City, that the Council should place in his hands the power to grant Retail and Dray Licences, which, as the grunt by Council is only a matter of form, would subtract so much from the time occupied by them as could be em ployed by them on matters of more gcncurl im portance. Which being read, the Resolutions were adopt ed and the Report received. The following resolution by Mr. Thompson was passed: Resolved, That the order of Council to the Mayor to remove the jelly in the river opposite i! the Centi al wharf be suspended, until he shall rc ( reive further instructions from the Council. ( Council adjourned to hull'past 3 o’clock. 1 ~ Half fast tiiukl o’clock, | Present the Hon. A. Gumming, Mayor. Aldermen, Harper, Hitt, Dye, Crump, Rankin, > Rush, and Nelson. i The minutes of the meeting in the forenoon were read and confirmed. Mr. Thompson appeared and took his seat, i The following Uepoits from Committees were received : The Committee on Drains respectfully Report, That much work has been done on the drains lately, and so far as they have been cleared out, they arc in unusually good order. Your Committee arc pleased to discover that | the contractor is availing himself of the present dry weather to perform his duly in a manner as i honorable to himself as it is conducive to the health and comfort of the citizens. The contractor for deepening the drain by I Savage’s Hospital, is prosecuting his work with ’ vigor, and so far, has performed it remarkably I well. JAMES HARPER,? PHILIP CRUMP. 5 Committce - Augusta, May 4, 1839. The Committee on Engines respectfully Re port, That they have in obedience to the orders of the City Council, advertised for sale, on Tues . day next, the 7lh inst., at the lower Market House, two second-hand Engines; and have writ | ten to James Smith, of New York, for a new En gine of the same kind us those which he last fur ; nished for the use of this city, and which cost $750 each. I SAM’L M. THOMPSON,) , JAMES HARPER, (-Committee. MATHEW NELSON, 3 1 Augusta, May 4, 1839. 1 The Committee to wait on the late Mayor and receive the papers and accounts belonging to the city, report that they have done so and that the Bonds, &c. received, have lieen handed to the Mayor us directed by the resolution appointing * the committee. 1 The Committee on accounts Report, That on ' the 2d inst. they counted and burned of City 1 Scrip of the denomination of $ 1 $554 00 “ 2 490 00 “ 3 423 00 “ 50 cents 660 00 “ 25 290 00 “ 12J 245 00 “ 6i 170 00 $2,838 00 Amounting in all to twenty eight hundred and thirty-eight dollars, for which sum they gave the 1 CiuUwttot-.ayid Treasurer » reeeint au.l . may be instructed to place to the credit of the for -1 met officer. A.GUMMING. ) H D.W.ST. JOHN, V.Committee. JAMESHARPER,) n Augusta, May 4lh, 1839, The Collector & Treasurer, to whom was rc 1* ferred the communication of Robert A. Reid, on i- the subject of u supposed error in the assessment r on his real estate, made a report, which was or dered to lie upon the table. ’ The Special Committee, appointed by the May- or to represent the city interest in the Georgia - Rail-Road and Banking Company, Report: That , at the request of his honor the Mayor, they met James Frazer and Robt. F. Poe, Esqrs., as Com mittee on the part of the Bank of Augusta, on * the 3d instant, at the Bunking house of the Ga. . R. R. & Banking Co., relative to the City Inter est in said Company, 1 The Committee state ns the result of their eon -1 fercnce with the Bank of Augusta Committee, e that the Council should send two delegates to the „ Convention of Stockholders, to be held in Athens on the second Monday in this month, and suggest 1 as suitable persons on the part of Council his 1 honor the Mayor and James Harper, Esq. , C. B. HITT, ? „ ; M. M. DYE, S ComnuWeC ’ The report was received and the delegates uu ‘ thorisedto till vacancies, should any occur, s The following officers made their reports for ■ t the month of April, with Collectors and Trea surers receipt fur the amount annexed to their names : Jailor 55 01 - Clerk of upper market 5 00 j City Marshal 152 50 Clerk of lower market 97 18 1 Keeper of Magazine, no receipt ■- Keeper of Hospital, reports three patients rc „ maining in Hospital. The sexton reports nineteen deaths for the 1 month of April, viz: ten whites, and nine blacks. r The following accounts were severally read y and ordered to bo paid : f W. Lawton, jailor, 1 mo. salary 66 67 W. E. A. J. U. Jackson, commissions * on sale of lots, &c. 75 70 s Amos Bullard, blankets for guard room 12 25 i. C. F. Parish, pump contractor 250 00 I Wm. Moody,keeper of hospital,board of patients, &c. 50 50 14 watchmen, agreeably to report of i- captain of guard 332 00 u City Marshal, expenses of guard room j 600 H. Caffin, coffin, &c. 4 S” L. T.Shopp, city constable, 1 mo. sal’ry 60 00 e John Timmerman do do 60 00 !- K. H. Watson do do 60 00 n E. McGolrick do do 60 00 Henry Johnson, for boarding paupers 34 25 r Ann Crawford, for boarding M. Wil -10 son, a pauper 10 50 W. Claggett, sundries, by order B. B. , Kirtland, in Dec.. 1838. 4 50 The following amounts were appropri ated by resolution, for paying the d drains of Washington and Jackson* [j streets, from Broad to Ellis streets, . and grading the same, under direc -1 tion of the committee on street, 3000 00 '* For clothes and expenses of a negro, 1- now in jail, to Savannah 15 00 For the expenses of a poor woman to her relatives in Columbus 25 00 * For the expenses of John Adams to New York 30 00 11 For the contract of Andrew Stale for clearing out drains, (when com pleted) 93 75 e e $1,555 68 5 ■ - T -j The Proposals of James Mooney, for the fol lowing contracts were accepted. Uuililing u bridge over Campbell's gully ami put the street in order 100 00 Improve and repair Green-st. from Mc- Kinnic to west boundary street, 100 00 To remove the trash from the trash wharf 76 00 The following resolutions were passed: Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be au thorised to take the Treasurer’s receipt given to Joint I’lunizy, Esq., (late mayor,) dated Oct. 3, 1837, purporting to be for $ 1 <l,OOO, hut supposed by a memorandum on back of the said receipt, to bo $7,000 to have the said receipt altered for the true amount, if found to be given for more than was received by the Treasurer. Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, Its requested to have the proper titles or grunts made out, and given to the purchasers of city lots, who have paid up the amounts due on the said lots as bought by them from the City Council. The following ordinance was read a third time and passed; lie if ordained, That the Mayor be authorised to call any member of Council to preside, during his absence, in the police court ; and exercise nil the. powers and perform all the duties devolving on the mayor, under the sixty first section of the general ordinance. At a meeting of Council held on Saturday af ternoon, April 20th, 1839, The minutes of the meeting of the forenoon were read, and on motion of Mr. Uush, so much of the minutes of the meeting as relate to the in crease of the Clerk’s salary lie re-considered, which was done—upon further discussion on mo tion to confirm the minutes it was ordered that the yens and nays be recorded. They were ns follows: Yeas—St. John, Harper, Rankin, Hitt and Dye. JNays—Nelson, Uush, Crump and Parish. So the minutes of the meeting were confirmed COMMERCIAL. Latent dates from Liverpool,..,, April 0 Latest dates from Havre April 1 1.1 v Kapoor, April 6. The demand for Colton has been unnsually limi ted throughout Ibis week, being entirely confined to the supply of the immediate wants of the trade, and the market closes heavily at a decline of $d to jjd per lb., in the middling to fair, and $d per lb in the other qualities of American Cotton. Sea Island maintains full prices, Egyptian continues in de mand, and at an advance of $d per Ih.has, in many instances, been obtained, brazil and llahia com mands full rates, while in Pernam and Maranhani a decline of Jd. per lb. has in some cases, been sub mitted to. Surat is neglected, and has declined Id per lb. during the week. The sales of the week amount to 7,650 bales, all to the trade. Kill Sea Island 20 a KM ; 30 stained do Id a Kid 1400 Upland S a 9,1 ; 750 Mobile Bjj a 9J; 2550 New Orleans, 75 all; 520 Egyptian, 11J a 19d •, Hernams, &c. 10$ all; llahia, tkc., 83 a 10 J; ISO Maranham, Sawginned, 9$ a 10$ to ,'IJ a 9s; Para 0a 0; 10 Demarara, 12 a 0; 110 Peruvian, 8$ a 0; La Guay ra, 0 a 0; llarbadoes, 0 a 0; 70 Common West India 8$ a 0; (i9O Carlhagena, Cj}; Smyrna,o a0; 400 Sural, tic.,6s a 7s; Bengal, 0 a 0. April I.—The market was very quiet to-day, non IllitJ ur. jju. pvi iu. .v. —*- . * • , The sales comprise 50 llahia at lOjd; 50 Maranham, 9sd.; 20 Pernam, 101,0.; a few Egyptian, lid.; and 800 American, to 9sd. On Saturday 1500 bags were sold. Marrh 30. —The accounts brought by the Scot land and Liverpool being considered favorable to holders, several of them withdrew their stocks 1 from the market; the demand has, however, been but moderate, and prices of American and East India are without change ; for Egyptian the inqui ries have been numerous, and they are Id. higher, making the advance upon this description, within the month, at least 2d. per lb. Ilrazij, particularly llahia, is rather dearer. Speculators have taken 3500 American, 100 Pernambuco, 100 Aloranhan,, 400 Egyptian, and 400 Surat. The sales amount to 18,430 bags—l3o Sea Island, 24d to 34d; 210 Stained do. 7sil to 1 scl ; 5220 llowed Georgian,Bsd to llld ; 800 Mobile, Alabama, Ac., Ssd to 10$d, a 7jd to 73d ; 6830 New Orleans,7sd to lid. The imports for the week are 13,138 bags. New Orleans, May 4. Cotton . —Received since 30th ultimo 4,483 bales, (making the total receipts ofthe week 13,244 bales,) exported to Liverpool 3115 bales, Havre 1537 do, Hamburg 310 do, together 4902 do, making a re duction in the stock of 479 bales, and leaving a balance on hand of 128,934 bales including alt on shipboard not cleared to date. A very active demand for cotton sprung up> on Wednesday morning after our last review was is sued, anil about 11,000 bales were sold during the day at prices corresponding to present quotations, which arc about a J of a cent higher, it will be seen than previously. On Thursday, there was but a moderate inquiry, and in some instances a small decline was submitted to on the rates current the day before. Yesterday the market was rather quiet than otherwise, in consequence of hohUers in sisting on the full prices of Wednesday, but the bu siness done fully supported those rates. The sales amount to fully 14,000 bales —we notice prrticular ly the following: of La. and Miss. 640 at 15$; 481, 14j ; 4600, 16$ ; 524, 15$; COO, 14$ ; 72, 14$ ; 250, 15$ ; 480, 15$; 280, 15; 147, 14$ a 14$ ; 47, 15(216, 10( 300, 15; 81, 14$; 15,145; 260,165; 51, 14 ; 250, 143 ! S 4, 16J ; 110, 15$ ; 67, 16$ ; 30, 19 ; 135, 14$ ; 25, 15$ ; 180, 14$ ; 605, 15$ cents— of N. Alabama 947 at 13J, and 1859 Mobile ar 14$ cents. The stock on sale of Louisiana and Mis sissippi cotton is considerably lessened, though still pretty fair, but of North Alabama and Ten nessee there is only a limited supply uu the mar ket. Liverpool Classifications. —Louisiana and Mississippi, Ordinary 13 a 13$; Middling 14$ a 14$; Fair 15$ a 16; Good fair 16$ al7 ; Good and fine 18 a—; Tennessee and North Alabama,Or dinary. Middling, Fair, 123 a 16$, extremes ; Good fair, Good and line, fair crops, 15$ a—. STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1838, Oct. 1, slock on hand bales 8900 1839, May 3,rcc’d since 30th ult. 4483 “ “ “ previously 516129 620612 629512 “ “ exports since 30th ult 4962 « « < previously 395616 400678 Leaving a balance of stock of 128934 including all on ship board not cleared. Sugar. —The rates for sugar in the city remain about the same as previously, inferior to common 4 ass, fair to prime 6 a G; cents —very little, if any change,has taken place in the characterof the market, thestoek on sale beingstill fair,and the de mand, as heretofore, almost entirely restricted to small lots of prime. On plantation, we have coop erations to report, there being no enquiry at pres- ' cut. Havana Sugars continue the same as to pri ces, but they have latterly been in rather mort de mand. Arrived since 3Uth ult. of La. 468 hhds; , , < cleared for Mot ile 36 hhds. Molasses. —For some days past the arrivals of molasses have been very light, and the market, ow ing to the continuance of a fair demand, has become quite bare —we quote the same rates as previously, 33 a34 cts. and gallon. On plantation, transactions are now chit-fly confined to small lots in barrels at from 24 to 26 cents. Arrived since 30th ult. 206 bids; cleared for Bristol 276 bhds. and 6 Ibis.