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I SENATE Saturday Dec.1 12. .1 ' . 1 . . . , t w I .? mi. II - - r till to extend tne nine ior rcuiy . . i : I tenng grants and mesne conh vevauces, powers oi attorney LiUs of sale, and deeds of gift; and Mr. Bell, a hill to rij-j peal a pari pi tne sctuuu the Set of 1806, to reuse thte tiL .-:i:.: f tliU tnle reld - ..iJ llJllllia. ian v v...- . n lf.Atitrv: which passed Vifi w.m-j y a, ;their first reading. Mr liinton oi Beaufort pre sented a bill to amend the aft menuing mjc . r h i i... ,ti rot.,P t lo the collection oi deutsirotni ... . L I h.' etntei oi tieceaseu per- - - I i- SUUi,dUU iuC .an i. r . i. .Ut, iiioinces uicoimraiiuic wun tf:e oi- the levying of executions iss ued by justices of the peace; whnjh was read the first uine, ordered to. he' nnnied. and relerred lu j the Judiciary couumitee. Tlie engrossed bill atueudja- torylof the law respeciiog the cri.iK: of Bigamy was rejected o its second reading by a iite ot -iJ to b. -'ir. HoKe moved to recoup i er iiie bill auieudalUi v of cue law ixspect.ny tiie crime ol lii g auij, vvlncn motion was deci ded in tne alhriiiative; hut, be foie: any .furtiier .procetduj gs wty trad . relative to sr id bib, uue House adjourned. Mouday Dec. 14. Mr."Sneed, irom tnecomu tee ut finance, wliost dui it lt- rji.ie uy law lo examine i tie K porta oi the Pu'dic l'rca .u rei aud Comptroiicr, and g u- cii) into the stale aud conJi iion ot lhe finances ot iiie a late, nude a detailed report, accom panied by a resolution allowing tiw Public Treasurer credit or $ -1,071 S5, tlie, amount ol' Treasury iNotes burnt by the cqmtniittee of Finance the p e scit session; winch resoiuiun was aiiopted and ordered to be engrossed. jvlr. Mearcs, from the Judi ciary! committee, lo wliom tjlie subjects were relered, reported a bill nialiing void certain c- n veyances there in mentioned; also a bill giving feme coverts the right of suing and being sued; aud also a bill more Li iecttially to prevent injury to slock; tv hicjr. bills passed thir (jrsl reading. . Mr. Alearcs, from the same committee, reported the bill to L authorise the clerks and mas ters in equity to take deposi tions, without amendment; when the said bill was read the se cond time and passed. . ; Mr. Johnson presented a bill for the relief oY debtors whose real estate may hereafter be bold by execution j- Inch passed its first reading, ""d was reffr jed to the Judiciary committee. Tuesday Dec. 15 Tli Rill t. vest t.'ie riuht of o1Mii.ir SheritTi in the tree v. Q -white men ol the State, pas cd its third reading by a vile of 32 to 28, and was ordered to be engrossed. The engrossed bill amenda tory of the law respecting t ie crime of Bigamy, w as amen J- cd, read the second lime add passed; yeas 44, nays 17. Mr. Meares, from the uc i- ciary committee, to whom t J le subject was relerreil, reportce a bill to amend the law relative to securities for the stay of execu tions on judgments given y justices of the peace; which was read the first time, passed, and laid on the table. .Mr. li urns presented a lull to .i Ufi.ir.nrr the ivalU of, lei State House, which passLdie s, of $9C9 Gd, it being J i fi,. a the amount of interest due by j its first reading. Wednesday 1)ec. lo On motion of Mr. Wellborn, Ursnii-rn That the rnm- VutcTof Finance be instructed ! to ewonire into the exnedienr-v I ofntr.eiRthe Revenue La vs j of this Strue in a particular niAn ner. 4n re!ation.to lnrpr entries in i pamcuiar mau- tion tolarpe entr es of land, sav from innnn ' Orm.iKj acr. on which crarits hove issued" to cititens of other State-, and when; lor tlie .pace , i V. of thirty vearsMnana nasne- vcr been giveu in nor soia ior thcta.esa-reib!y to law, these ('.ormant titles having slept eve r . uiite the year 179G. Thurzday. Dff 11. Mr. Williams of Martii'., from the committee of Pror' isilions w- . J l l i J I C 1 1 V . " r IUILJ ..MO ' f i.i iii - ' 1 1- i ! ruTrca i:e om to Csiauiisii a , jiry eoi'iitv. from ifie- comities - - V"' - i v' coi:my,iiom uie tnmunrs:. it.u "- 1 . " j of Cumberland, Moore, Wrakc ... . , , . I l and Chatham, together ,ith the -petition on the subject, made a Ircport recommending the rejec tion of the bill, which was con curred in. currcu in. aj- ili.nn nrnnpt .y- cruitfi! n hill ileflirn"- r'.rfim . " .-. rr- r ,M l. ... .1 . . ( ('' uoiii;c it iiiv i eace. Bead the first tiro. (The offi- ces alluded to are Coiintv Ke- gister and County Surveyor. The engrossed bill J to ii:cor porote the Philodemic SAssoeia- tion in Halifax, passed its ff- eond and third readings, and was ordered to be enrol. cu. frUlcij; Lcc. 'iQ Mr! Mearcs from t ie Judici- arv committee, made a report, asking to be. discharged liom the further consideration of the Rinlntinti: to nrovide bv law. lor a more durable authentica r , . ' i - tion of divisions of real estates. Concurred isi Mr. M from the same com mittee, to whom was referred the bill for- the relief of debtors w hose real estate may hereafter be sold by execution, reported the same without amendment and recommended its rejection. Concurred hi. The remainder of the sitting! was occupied in the considera tion of the Bank Bill. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Saturday Dee. 12. On motion of Mr. Bynum, the committee on the Judiciary were instructed to inrjuire into the expediency of "amending the law relative to the estates of deceased persons w hen there i no administrators or execu tors. Mr. Morris presented a bill to vest in single justices of the! r l....li peace jurisun. uuu n iwwt w property to the amount of twen ty dollars; which passed its first reading. On motion of Mr. Hill of Wilmington, Resolved, That a .select committee be raised and in structed to examine the existing laws regulating the Treasury Department, and report whe ther any, and, if any, what change or modification be ne cessary; and. whether the pre sent compensation allowed to th Public Treasurer and the provision for clerk hirc. be suf ficient; and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Messrs. Hill, of Wilmington, A Woolen, Nash, Kendall and Campbell were appointed the said committee. Monday Dec. 14 Mr Shipp, from the commit tee "O Public Lands, made a renott recommending the re jection lnc petition of Joseph II. lirvark mu iu. . uones, Concurred ii The House proceeded to con sider the follow h:? resolutions, reported by the Bard of In ternal Improvement: Resolvep, That tre Pub lic Treasurer pay to the Trea surer of the Roanoke Navia- lion Company, or to any per- 1 son properly authorised by said Company tO rCCCIe me s.nmr the State 6.1 deferred pavements of the subscription for 30 shares of the capital stocii of said company, made by the President and Directors of the Hoard of Internal Improve- ment under an act passed " ' Resolved FURTHER, that tr. P..l,l., TM,nrir nav tho in. , stabnent? of $5000 now due . , ou said ssubcription dfnuuied interest on ,tne ,3, j . . .!, cmn troni the IstdavolovcmDcn tn'lst day oluecemDer, i c-. . ! The f;ra resolution was re-, the srate. Mr. I.owrt was ree- Ijected by a o?e of 99 to -4.,c,ci ecreury. General Bailev On motion second' resc ded as to omit iner interest moved that the resolution be I r HpftnifIiL' nnnnncd: which . , - ' "J J ; i rn to 'uuuu us n-irti.w - - 43. It was , o , , and nrirmiveo n.u . .1 l. ...rrtccrH Tuesday, Dec. 15. Mr. Gnston, from the com mittee to whom was referred so much of the Governor's mcs- inucli oi tne governors , ti. Ttnnkc. v .-- mn I. til oivmf time n i.i k -... - . i C f ' I. .1 t . . llL i . to t he uauKs t;i v ape rtaraiiu, ' i t ueru auu iiic uum of North-Carolina to close - their business and to pay and collect their debts; which pass-; ed their first reading, and w ere ordered to be printed and made the order of the day, one lor Wednesday .'and the other lor Iliu!da net. On motion of Mr. Bvnum, the committee on the Library i-ftr ltictrn'torl m nnn5rf into the exnediencv of urocurinc: for the State Library a copy of J J the proceedings of each of the conventions held bv the mdi - i i t" . . vidtial States for' the purpose of ratifying the Constitution of . . the I nited State; of directing the Librarian to procure and have printed, annually, a com plete catalogue, alphabeticallv' arranged, of the books in the fjibrnrv; and of appropriating a sufficient sum for the erection of book cases, presses. &c. for the accommodation of the hi oks in the Library On motion Qt the committee on Mr. Fisher. so much of the Governors message as re lates to a Penitentiary were in structed to enquire into the ex pediency of appointing some intelligent person or persons to visit the Penitentiaries of other States, for ihe purpose of col lecting facts and information concerning the system, to be laid before the Legislature at the becrint.ing of the next ses- sion Wednesday Dec. 1G. The following bills received from the Senate:, had their first reading, viz: concerning the lees of the standard keeper in Ilulher ford, and 'vetin: the riht of e lectin .Sheriffs in the free whito men of the Mate. Mr. Nash, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a hill pre scribing the mariner in which the .Sherilis shall give bonds. Head the first time. Thursday, Dec. 17. .Ur. J. .Turphey, presented a bill prescribing tho sum hereafter to be pail.-for licence to retail spirtuous liquors. Mr .Kethell, a hilbLo disqualify inriviiual holding ?T seat in the (i'-neral Assembly, from the cn jovment of any lucrative office. 7'he remainder of the sitting was consumed in the discussion of the bill for the erection of a new county. Friday, Dec. 1C. Mr. Wychc. from the commit- jz ui i. i.i'Hiv v, i u " iivm xw of Mr. -rson, tne sergC;Uil 3t Arms anl IJoor-ketp- nnilsil;on lo the re.o-: remains to he decided nhtthr. datum was so amen-,er, and ar. '1 s.stant f ucor. - Arrher movcd toi the Consort of the daucrhtrr n tl,e-lauc alow-: keeper. Un the ti..rd Dai.ci " " mu. iu,,, c!, Kr nf KnWlan.l U, C Mr irearsonia v,nsn lam, forrcd the hill to amend part ofj ber from the second district of j the 4th section of an act passed inlTennessee; and from Ruel 182?, to provide a Revenue for the payment of the Civil list and contingent charges of Govern ment, reported it without amend ment and recommended its rejec tion. Concurred m Tlie remainder of the sitting was spent in the consideration ofj the bill to erext a nw countv from .portions of Burke and Bun- CONGRESS. a-eNate. M tn.lut, Dec. U. The Vice PawsiotNT, Messrs. King auil McKi. :.rv, of Alaba ma. Mr. ILym:-of South Crfro!i na. Mr Kmg:i.t c f Rhode hhod, and nr. cijivtos of Dchwnrc, se- , appeared and took their icats ctciji peiuiofis were presented, and resolution of the , o i Cnn,r3l Atemhlir of In.luna and m-souti, on the subject of the . p.,vi . t .r.1e ff. rr presented vv . - i i7 . -r, x Thi'1 .MilLI dm u.k-'. ..... donated hv the Ulp ,ast sc.sj0n, fo lhc eeclion ct the omcei officers of I - fcrv- having received 51 votes, ard the Rev. :r Dikbin the snrre number of votes, th-TnEsiDtsT gave the ..,ng vote in favour ot Mr. JohN ami hi e was declared dnly electrd After spending a short time in the consideration ot r..xe - tune ,u tue couM.ier-..ou , c- culive lUS!Dt5. the fcenaU at au euriv t.uur, adjourned. iui'""V " c:,...,. :.iiiourned at an - . . pnrlv limir. alter haVinil recei- j ----- ea pennons iium j i . ,l H n inpc tJ T. Mr lV'kron. .nr. iiiiihi, ' Mr. Smith, ot Maryland, .ir. J oote and .Mr. sanioru. ixesi lutions were presented by Mr. j Kane, and Mr. Barton; and me morials by Mr. Chambers. Wednesday Dec. 16. Bills - were introduced on I leave, bv Mefsrs, Benton, Bar- : mn. Kane, Srnith, ofMd, and 'NJnl-tla The resohitions of i , vesterttav , agreed to. ! Af r. Knne. offered , 7 were considereo! and lanndry: petitions wert 1'''" ed bv Messrs, Silsbee, M Kin- ley, Livingston, Sanfbrd, and Woodbury. The Senate went - - ' into executive dusiiicss ai an early hour,' after which, it ad- journed. ThursdHy, Dec. 17. 5ever.il hills passed to a second reaJi-g. Memorials and peti titions were presented by Messrs, Rnggles, McKinley, Livingston, Suith of sruth Carolina, Sanfnrd, Johnston, and Jl oodbury. Reso lutions by Messrs, Livingston. Chambers and Noble. At an early hour the senate went into the consideration of. Executive business; at the close of which; it adjuurned. House of Representatives Monday Dec. 14. Mr. WILDE of Georgia. Mr. STEPHENS of Pennsyl vania, aud Mr. DUDLEY of North Carolina, appeared, were qualified, and look their seats. The appointment, by the Speaker, of the various Com mittee was announced. Tuesday Dec. 15. The presentation of petitions, and the introduction of resolu tions, occupied a grcat'part of j the day. Some discussion took place on the subject of the passage of various resolu tions. With regard to one of- fered by Mr. Conner, for an innuirv into the exnediencv of a reduction of the'duty on salt, ! a division by 3'eas and naj's j took place, and it was nega- lived by a majority of 92 to 70. Among other petitionsthree were presented contesting the validity of three elections for members of the House. They were from Silas Wright. Jun. petitioning! against the return of George Fisher, as a member from the tw entieth Congress- ional District in the State of New-York; from T. D. Ar-: nolft. airainst Prvor Lea. mem-! o J ' Washburn, acrainst James V. I of Maine. They were rcspec tivelyreferred to the Commit tee on Election-. A message from the Prcsi- dent, on the subject of the Pas- camnaaod(lv Indians, was re - ce(vo. an(jtbe Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasu- , ry, w as presented by the Spea- l i r mniin'n t- !.. ibanan, ten thousand copies of i m - r l miiiiirii .iaa. !tl,e latter, with the accompa- Inv ing documents, were orde- red to be printed. , 1 Wedncifirlav Dec. 16. Numerous petitions and me- morials were pn-senien; alier l -..--.-1 (,ci wmcn' see ra' resolutions were SUDmitted. ipon a pronOSI- uu luc "rceaing day by t - .- . . i i 1 n ur r-ii x' i i ii I ill II iiic lauiv. - - r- - - . . v. v Mr. Richardson, for the csta-1 i.i;,.nn.n nf n Committee on ....... i v ,he subject of Education; a con- SIderable discussion ensued, in w,ich Messrs, Hall, of North- Carolina Storr, of New-York, , 'AL.r nr viririnia. took -T --- ---- , finally carried, on a division ov nirrw marnage ; jeas and nays by a majority ofj excluded from being a candidate j 27 to 53. "iarringer, of ifor the. throne of Greece; whetb. Tnrtli Carolin.i. announced tealh of the Hon. Gabriel HoJm " a member elect from, j 1 f ' r .).. formeriy Governor of that; the reigning family; and acain, m y.. ... Lu-U ,1,- iTnninn Klnnc ' tion resolved, that the House go kSlilie. illjll li. WIIS.'IWUU III Itivr- ' . j iuto mourning for the customa- ! rv, terjii of thirty days. The House then, as an additional testimonial of respect for the memory of its deceased mem ber, adjourned. Thursday 'Dec. 17. Numerous petitions and mem orials were presented, and reso lutions submitted. Upon one of the latter proposed ,by'wr unt, for the distribution of the next am.u.tt proceeds arising: from the sale of the rubiic hand the state. Ion:' discussion ensued III fllC II .r'. , OUIUl'Vli T, i . C j -Stengere,' Test, Sevier, A ance, M;iriD ;alj,,rv Johnson, of Ken - tuckv Rced - TaV,or r,,lIs and naynes took part. several :- J the same subject: "Greece, f niendmenfs were engrafted upon;.... . ACCAn.;j!,, r1.t;M.l tn the ong.naf resolution; hut .t was , finally, on the motion cf the last ii 1 ! 1 it:.. .rA Mnllrmtn . l:il.l llTr4n f lk u.mn-u ...... - i table Mr Verplnnck moved re- . , . American Litem- 111 V, 4 . ' w ture; to inquire into the ex pedi ency cf reducing the postage on all periodical publications to the level of the postage charged upon newspapers. It was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. After the con sideration of a resolution, which was ultimately negatived, moved by Mr. nail to refer the subject of the election of President toal om mittee, the qucsiion of the esta blishment of an armory on the western waters, was brought for ward by sir. Carson; various a mendmcnts were moved upon it; hut, previous to the sense of the nouse being take upon the sub ject, an adjournment look place until 1 2 o'clock on Monday.- STJ7MXMCA.R.Y. Paris, Nov. 7. The French Government and the., members of the diplomatic body are said to have received intellisrencej yesterda , b' a courier that ar rived at ihe Austriau embassy, that the Emperor of Russia had consented to grant to Turkey conditions less rigorous than those stipulated in the Treaty, of Adrianoplc,' either as It regards the amount of the indemnities, or thq periods at which they are to be paid by the Porte. ". ' 1 ENGf.AXri From England there is nothing new whatever ofanV interest. The King's health continues to be good. The London Morning Chron- Icle of November 6th states, from unquestionable authority, thal ,l " lhe 'intention of the British Cabinet, steadily to steer clear of any thing like direct interference, in the alTairs of Portugal. a ne courier ot tne Same date, A J 1 ' "'-"jmiu.w nau oecn sent off lo S,r Ja'"es Kempt, Governor ueneral ol tlie tan- Gr.EECE The Journal des i Debats has the following: , A serious and important, question ""mains to be decided for ''reece - The lime is at hand w,,en the monarchical form of its Government w ill remler ne- cssary the choice of a Prince, w li o will he railed to carrv oh - - - i e work of iu political repn- J oration. 1 hrec competitors j are at thl rnoment on the f namelv. Prince Pan! of Wir- ! Iteroberg, tlie Pricce of B.iden, il4 slated that lhe rxpedi 'and Prince Leopold of Saie?"hich sailed from the flXu- ,iclli after a long itay at Pari?t ivouourtr. a tie rruicc oi oa- went a few months ago to Lou-pas .. ... - .. .. don anj .p cince Leopold has! days since at Ottpt for the'f I;. atPari. Perhapj j vanna, to take tfcmfm .i ( f arrivtl nf Pnr theSc tbrcc names will not con-' plete the list of competitors; at a' hence w e shall. at present ronf.n. i . , ourselves to a few of the biec. tions hat present themselves at first sight against two of the a. pirants. With respect to U,c Prince of Saxc Cobourr it . to m . vcr the pension which he.receives j from the Parliament does not associate him .unM;rmnrr T too closely itk l - - - - aif t 1 1 ' not too near neighbors to the j Morea. Between the family oj Wirtemberg and the Imperial i House of Russia relations hf niarriarrp alkoexist. but thev r cj . more remote from the throne; and the quality of pensioned English subject is evidently chance unlavourable to the Prince of jSaxe Cobourg in competition with Prince Pant of Baden is represented to have como to Paris for nottiiner hut . " . ...... a . . - . v . y, - ! to lav before the French Cabinet ! nis differences witn me iving i. l-l rr V i Ine rTii-tirk linrl All til li " - - - j, wmmmm also anol ! object i , Cm also another object, aud that is now well known. nstitntionnel sals tinon ,rm Confederate Govern- ment, is to be ruled by a Save rr mi 'Prinre. " Kncli of the . o - .. Great Powers present their can didate. France proposes for the throne ofLeonidas the Prince of Lucea, son of the King of Etruria, in whose veins Spiity i.ia t t n' Tr;t..:n, ivii nil iiiii nun uiriti ij.iii . u sets up Prince Leopold ef Sa.Ve Cobourg; Russia, the son of the ex-King of Sweden. As to the title that the candidal will assume, this is said to be left to the Aulic Chahcerv' of Austria. ; . . .. - ChNSTANTINQPLK. Oct. 4. "A siugular occurrence re cently took place here, which has excited the public astonish ment in a high degree. A Greek named ArgiropSlo, bar! been appointed to accompany as Chieflrogoman, the Tnrkub Embassy about to be sent to St. Prtersburgh by the. .Sultan. His Highness had called him into his presence, and placed a considerable f urn of money at his disposal, winch was the more' acceptable as he was in pecuniary diuiculties. On a family disappeared, without a-' ny one knowing what had be come of them. This circum stance has given rise to a mul titude " of conjectures and ru mours, but the most probable fx that beiner advanced in vears and harrarsed with troubles, he tias fied to avoid tah?ng upon, him functions, for wliich he bad no inclination, but which: hr could not decline without exci ting the Sultan's displeasure. In taking lo flight he had noth ing to lose at Constantinople." - .STRAIN November G is fix ed for the signature of the con tract of marriage between the King aud the Princess Maria Christiana of -Naples. After this ceremony the marriage ill be published official), ard t!i T)nL rlf I-lnriIa !liiiitrr of Naples, will ct out for the r . :. .1.,.:. &:::t ironiiers n raunc o ian Majesties and their daug! ter. A few eveuiugs ago, as M. Stick de Linschauton, Se cretary of the Netherlands .tjimer mi- w.iri, was coming out of the Theatre, lie wa stabbed .by a, man. who had for.ncrly betn in Wis service n- cuok, lls wounds arc be- - -V'y ganger The Gciette oi ibis rh; contains un article in whu h unm uui. Mfdrimr- f its of only 3,300 me" Ge". Lortnti cinbfP n lev the second rxnc I.;L:k- j i
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