(general TLssemUv
SENATE.
Wednesday, Dec. 2G. The en
grossed bill to establish a Medical
Board, and to regulate the prac
tice of physic and surgery in this
State, was indefinitely postponed
on its third reading.
Thursday, Dec, 27. Mr. Joi
ner presented a bill to amend the
act of last session, establishing a
poor house in Pitt county.
The bill to form a new county
out of a part of the counties of
j3urkc and Buncombe, was indefi
nitely postponed on its second
reading yeas 34, nays 27.
Friday, Dec. 28. The bill em
powering the commissioners of
Halifax to sell to Lemuel Long a
part of the commons of said town,
passea us second ana tinra read
ings, and was ordered to be enrolled.
Saturday, Dec. 29. On mo
tion of Mr. Vanhook.thc commit
tee of Finance were instructed to
inquire into the expediency of is
suing 8100,000 in Treasury Notes.
Mr. M'Eachin presented a bill
providing tor the appointment oi
Electors of President and Vice-
President of the United States, by
districts: which beinir read, Mr.
Williams, of Martin, moved for its
indefinite postponement. Mr.
Bailey moved to lay it on the ta
ble; which motion was not agreed
to. The question was then taken
on the indefinite postponement of
tne bill, and decided in the alhrm
ative yeas 43, uavs 1G.
Monday, Dec. 31. The reso
lution, troni the other House, to
appoint a joint select committee
to inquire what measures the Le
gislature can adopt to protect the
and Representatives, a copy of( Mr. Jones of Warren, present
said resolution, led a bill giving dower to the wi-
Tim bill appropriating $0,232
it i .'y
to the improvement ot the Cape
Fear, below Wilmington, passed
its final reading yeas 36, nays 21.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. "
Thursday, Dec. 27. Mr. Brit
tain presented a bill to establish a
new county by the name of Ma
con; which was read, when Mr.
Bynum moved for its indefinite
postponement. This motion was
decided in the negative, 04 to 61.
The bill wras then ordered to lie
on the table until the ensuing Sa
turday. Friday, Dec. 28. On motion
of Mr. Gary, the Judiciary com
mittee were instructed to inquire
into the expediency of establish
ing by law, an uniform standard
of measures throughout the State.
Mr. Stedman, from the select
committee to whom the subject
was referred, reported a bill to
prevent tiie importation or slaves
into this State.
Mr. Fisher presented a state-
ment, shewing the expenditures of
the State on internal improve
ments up to the present time.
Saturday, Dec. 21). Mr. v ish-
dbw in all cases 'in which the hus
band might have claimed cur
tesy. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the
House resolved to receive no pri
vate bill after Tuesday.
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1828. Mr.
Hill presented a bill to continue in
force the act of 1823, directing a
eological and inineralogical sur-
214 vessels which no longer exist
(the allied squadrons number'
26 vessels, viz: 10 ships 0f
line, 10 frigates, and G sloops,)
"This is undoubtedly the great,
est naval force which has yet bce
assembled under the orders of tj1(J
Sultan; and it is impossible t
foresee what may be the conse.
quence when the news reaches
Constantinople.
"It is evident, that after many
conferences, the Divan was di$.
posed to yield, and terminate ill
:war agreeable to the stipulate
the North-Carolina Institution for
the instruction of the Deaf and
Dumb.
Mr. Ecclcs presented the me
morial of the Cape Fear Bank,
praying that the tax paid by said
bank be repealed or modified.
The bill to incorporate the Oc
cacock Navigation Company, pas
sed its final reading and has be
come a law.
Mr. Little presented a bill to
provide for the appointment of
Electors ot 1 resident and Vice
President of till! iJllitpd t;itP t
local Banks against the operation 'districts; which was read and re-
vey to be made of the State.
Mr. Snruill. from the select
the bill directing the manner in jot tiie treaty; mat a panic will
which runaway slaves maybe ap-; prevail at the capital when thev
prchonded, made a report recom- j hear the blow, cannot be doubt
mending the rejection of said bill.'ed; but whether it may produce
Concurred in. entire submission, or rage; vlie.
Mr. Gaston presented a bill to ther blind zeal may lead to a mas.
amend the act of 1715, appointing sacre of Greeks and Christians,
public registers and directing the! must depend altogether on cir
method to be observed in convey- j cumstances. The Turks move
ing lands, goods and chattels, and: by impulse, and they are more dig.
tor preventing trauument cieeus iu uunumt outrages on
aim mui lyau, uisu, a uui iu nu-
hibit vice and immorality of, and
in the vicinity of the University.
Mr. Brevard, a-bill to extend
the provisions of the act of 18623,
granting further time to perfect ti
tles to lands within this State.
Mr. Fisher, from the select
sudden reverse, than they are to
meet a calamity with resignation
and lorbearance. A moment's
reflection, however, must convince
the Grand Scignor, that his owa
situation is truly precarious.-.
With the Dardanelles blockaded
by a powerful fleet, flushed with a
er presented a bill to incorporate) committee to whom was referred ;reccnt and great victory with a
of the Bank of the United States
at Fayetteville, was agreed to.
A message was sent to the II.
of Commons and agreed to, pro
posing to ballot to-morrow for
cavalry officers, attached to the
5th brigade and 7th division. R.
B. Gary is in nomination for Colo
nel; Solomon Pender for Lieut.
Colonel and Jesse A. Bynum for
Major.
Tuesday, Jan. 1. Mr. Burney
from the committee appointed to
conduct the balloting for three
persons to represent the State at
the contemplated meeting of the
stockholders of the Cape Fear
Bank, reported that Isaac Wright,
Frederick Hill and Louis D. Wil
son are elected.
The bill to repeal the act of
lol9, creating a iund for Internal
Improvements, and establishing a
Board for the management there
of, and the act of 1821, providing
an additional fund for Internal Im
provements, was indefinitely post
poned on its second reading
i32 to 24.
Wednesday, Jan. 2. Mr. Ow
en, from the select joint commit
tee, appointed on that part of the
Governor's message, relating to
the operation of the Tariff, made
a detailed report, concluding with
a resolution, that in the opinion
of the Legislature, it is inexpedi
ent for the Congress of the United
States to increase the duties on
imports, and that the Governor
forward to each of our Senator
jected 34 voting for, and 91 a
gainst its passage.
Monday, Dec. 81 . Mr. Spruill
presented a bill to incorporate
Enfield Lodge.
Mr. Blount presented a bill to
cede to the United States a point
of Marsh on the south side of
Ncusc river, for the purpose of
erecting thereon a light-house.
Mr. Busbco submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which was a-dopted:
hereas, when property is sold
by execution, many persons claim
the same without really having ti
tle thereto; and whereas such
claim prevents the said property
from selling at its proper value:
llesolced, therefore, That the
committee on the Judiciary be in
structed to inquire into the expe
diency of so amending the exist
ing law, as to compel the claimant
to file an affidavit.
Mr. Morehead, from the com
mittee on Education, made a re
port, recommending the rejection
of the bill to repeal the act of
6zo, creating a fund for the es
tablishment of common schools.
Concurred in.
Mr. Seawell, from the commit
tee on Agriculture, to whom was
recommitted the bill to repeal all
acts concerning agriculture and
family domestic manufactures,
made a report recommending the
passage of said bill; which rcnorf
was not agreed to, and the bill
was read and rejected.
the resolution on the subject of powerful Russian army ready b
cotton and woollen manufactures, j cross the borders, and march on
and on the growing of wool, made Constantinople his own rcsour
a report, which was ordered to be! cos diminished, and his army crio
printed. pled, it may be said, that the fate
Wednesday, Jan. 2. The re-jof Turkey hangs suspended by a
solution rcuuestin" the Governor hair. Nothing but entire submit
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to make known to the Secretary sion can save that country; war
of War. the desire of the Loms- declared against the Allied Pow-
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lature of North-Carolina, to have ers, will only terminate bvdrivin?
made by the corps of the U. States the Mussulman into Asia, and
Engineers, a survey of a route for give to Russia the long desired
a Rail Road, passing from New- city of Constantino. Nor can the
bern, through Raleigh and the Turkish and Egyptian armies in
central parts of the western coun-( Greece do any thing to improve
try, was taken up and after some their condition having lost their
debate, rejected 52 to f)0. fOn 1 fleet and transports, thev have
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the following day this vote was means of reaching their country
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reconsiuereu, aim me considera- j or ooiaimng supplies; they mu
tion of the resolution postponed capitulate, or be cut up in detail
to Friday. j Greece, therefore, becomes free
by this one blow."
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From Europe. An arrival at
Philadelphia has furnished a Liv
erpool paper of the 20th Novem-
Disgraccful. The pauper sys
tern in England has lately been
made the pretext for a most di
graceful scene: we allude to the
public sale of peasants by their
oer. its contents are ummport- rich neighbors, nn nn ntlior
ant. Markets remained stationa-jgrounds, than that the wages of
ry, and no further intelligence had jtiic former were insufficient to
oeen received lrom Greece. Theisupport life. The following pa
following interesting remarks on
the late battle at Navarino, are
from the New-York Enquirer:
"The destruction of the Turco
Egyptian fleet by the squadrons
ot England, France, and Russia.
is the most important blow against
the Mussulman force, which has
been struck within a century not
only in relation to the emancipa
tion oi vxreece, hut to Hie future
prospects of the Turkish empire,
as it exhibits a coalition of the
three great powers of Europe,
which will not be easily dissolved
after the signal triumph achieved
at Navarino. Accounts difler as
to the actual number of vessels
which composed that formidable
force, and which at one blow were
destroyed. The following is the
most authentic; 120 transports,
4 ships of of line, 4 frigates jof CA)
guns, 14 of forty, 29 corvottes,
land 37 fire-ships mak ing in all
ragrapii, describing this singular
spectacle, is taken from the Lon
don Morning Chronicle, Oc t. 12:
"On Tuesday last, at a village
ten miles from the metropolis, a
vestry was called of the inhabit
ants of the parish, to let the labor
of the able poor to the highest
bidder. The clergyman, church
wardens, and several respectable
housekeepers, were present, and
protested against it; but their in
tentions were entirely frustrated
by the overwhelming votes of the
farmers and landholders, who car;
ricd their point with triumph, amj
the poor men were actually sold
one by one to the higluest bidder,
like cattle in the market, or slaves
in the West Indies. They were
sold to the farmers from 5$ 6d to
Hs per week, strong able and in
dustrious men, some with Iar?e
tamilies, and who had been m
comfortable circumstance W