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Laws of South Carolina. p An ACT to regulate the Fees of Shrrijf, s Magistrates, and Constables, and cer tain Fees of Clerks. I. Be it enacted, by the lonorable the p Senate and House (if Representatives, now si wet and sitting in General Assembly, and et by the authority of the same, That so m'eh d of the Acts passed on the 21st day of De- ft cember, in the year of our Lord 1839. as s prescribes the fees of Sheriflt, Magistrates. and Constables, be. and the same is here by repeated, and that the several fees here- p inafter mentioned, and no others, shat be received and taken by tho said officers. It. Sherifs.-For entering every writ. process, execuiion, or.other paper, in writ or execution book, and making the e- ci dorsenient thereon, tventy-five cents; for e, serving every writ, not otherwiso herein de specified, or summons in dower or parti- al tion, besides mileage, one dollar; for serv ing every summary process, when the a1 debt or demand is over filiy dollars, rule, y, notieC, or order of court, besides mileage. M one dollar; in all cases of sunitnary pro- or cess, where the debt or demand is under 6fty dollars, only one half the costs allow- ei ed by tlik Act shall be charged; mileage m from court house to defendiant's, or wit- . ness' residence. or place where found, go iag, but not returning, five cis. per mile; for hail bond, or other boand or morigage taken olicially, oie dollar; commitment and release of each prisoner, fifty ccnis; w serving each venire for grand j:ry, ten e -dollars; for petit jtries, twonty dollars; serving.subpena writ, fifty cts.. and mile age on each ticket; serving bench or other th warrants, scire faecias. from courts of ses- Si sions, or writ of attachient for contempt, besides mileage. one dollar and fifty-cents; cc search for persois or cow-s, not found. and nII ret:urel on the excewion of non est inven- eli usY. or nula bono. fifty cents; dieting white ai persons, thirty cents per day; do. slaves, h or free ne-roes, ei'zhticen cnts; executi to" rOvi-t, ;ncwhidii 6 charges for burying .!d o1 'hr ex!po-ss, iwemiy dollirs; put- chi *g ea r . in pillrv or 'ock, or n hip- vi I- h twot aloll-tire; bringemg omp prisoner nd'r b -. e'orlius. to be paid by the til : . .tblb..il not by the S-atc, be d-; mile-Age andi nwecesary !.Xpenses, ite d *ar: onl eiVl: prim.er fomt one place m : F*i'ft.- ev-rv i:iih- goinig or returi ivz. wo .tei nii necesinrV expenses, six Ce'.,; on euch cas rteltrned inl schedue1' . according to the Act of I,7, twenty-five cuts; levyig an-rieni'. or exeution. he.)idt-s fllecig.. tlnv dollar;, Comm11ission, l on all monies collected by iima. if under s sit three hundred do;lars, t iro per cent ; if over that suti, two per cent lir the firsi three hundred dollars. and )>c prr cent (or tht balnce; on excenition lowged to bind. with order not to levy, lifty cetiez: serving execution against the body of defefndait, besides milea:e. o)e dollar aid fifty cents. advertid.nA deindant's piroperly. in addi tion to printer's bill. one advertisemie in each ease ontv, one dolbr: drawing anid executing a deed of couvevanre, or taking mortgage. three dllarz: drawing and exe- e charee more than one bill (f sale for prop erty bought at the saine sale by the same* party; for execuring a writ of habeusfacias possessionern, hesides mileuge, one dol!l transferrimg inoney honds. or other securi- in ties for money, to party, one half (if one per cent; for selling land under decree of Ordinary. in lieu of commissions, and all P other charges, except fir adverisii toti ti" dollars; for each noti-e served oiln a set of managers of elections. biesides milka:ge, one dollar; commtissionis ott all setmis putidli out of die oltice, on fi. fus. hodgede, one to fourth one per cent. P 1IT. Magistrates.--For oath and war- iih ranit in any criminal case, forty-ithree centst: 0 each recognizance ande return, forty- three ti tents: each commitmnent. t wen1ty-one eet; nlI admiinistering and certifying e ath, in wri- en ting, other than above. thiri y-t wo cents: en issuing writ of habeas corpus, to the t wo t Ma~gistratesjoind~y, one dollar andl fifty ecrt issuing summstons and copy' for defendant, ac in civil cases, thirty-seven and a hailf cents: issuing summous for witnesses in an., civil ease, twenty-one ceis; taikmt: exai naa tinu of witnesses in writing, ini any case as prescribed by la w fifty cen;~ gi vitu o judgment on hearing litiutited cases, twen- a ty-five cents; giving judcment in caises not defended, eighteen c-eni s; isstinog exteu- at, tion or renewal, twenty-five cents; report at of case and taking hotid to appeal, sixty- vi, two and a half cents; issuing atachmtent p returnable to court, or to .3lagistrate, in- y cluuding all notices, one dollar; filinie return Ire of' garnishee and order thereon, t welve andi I a half cents; proceedings on bchialf ofland. lord or lessor agrainst tenant or lessee. teni ou dollars to the two Magistrates jointly, pro0 ceedhing aegains' vagrant, and returr.ing re port thereof, twet dollars; proceedinigs o~n certifying indenture or apprentice, or as ignent, one dollar; proceedings oii trial of slaves andI free negroes, inl enpitatl cases, including all charges, two doellars; and in cases not capital, one dolar. proeedings' in Coroner's inquest, as provided by law, e, eight dollars and fifty cents; proceedings on estray of horse or mule, fifty cents; pro-di ceedlings on all oilher estrays, each twvelve and a half cents; taking anfd certifying re nunciation of (lower or inhertatnce, two dollars; granting order for special baiil, fif ty cents; hearing and determining appli cation under prison bounds Act, the same fees as are allowed the Clerk; issuing a patrol warrant, or etistreas wvarrant, forty three cents: Provided, that tnthing herein contained. shall aut horize or impower any Magistrate to tdemtatd or receive anuy fee Si wvhatever for his services in any proceed ing in causes small and meatn, wthero the amount foir wyhich the summons shall be sti issued, shall be one dollar aud fifty cents ,or under. WV. Coiatables.--For stimmtoning free holders to try question before Malgistrates, between landlord and tenant, to be paid by the unsuccessful party, ten dollars; sum snoning a Coroner's jury and wvitnesses,. to be paid by the State, two dollars andi IS fourteen cents; serving a summons, rule, or notice by a Magi-trute, in a civil case, (no mileage to be allowed,). fifty cents; serving attachment on a person abscond. of iog, or about to abscond, aend miakinig in wentry end return, besides commissins n at five per cent. on; sate of effects, (but no br anilage,) one dollar; hanning a slav~e or 0 so iegro, according to senence, but aid by the State, five dollars ; whippin slave, or infliting olier corporal pun liment according to sentence. to be pal ilie State, seventy-five cents; sellin i esiray. five per cent on the proceeds vying executin, advertising sale, an lying iver proceeds, liesides comnis ,its, at five per cent on amount to h) llected, (but no milcage,) to be paid b :fudant in execion. twenty-one cents r every day employed in searching f. olen goods., to be pnid by party coi aining, one dollar; serving. a warrliant i ty Stato case, (but no mileage.) to id by the State. if the proceedings l apped at the instance of the State. or a grand jury frnd no bill, or if the de ndam b)e acquitted, or if it appear tha ough convicted, the derendantit be di arged, friom inabiliiy to pay Costs, oil wise, to be paid by the defeudant. on lIar; lhr commissions, five per cent a I suns levied ; summoning a witness i ril cases, twentv-onc cents ; summoti] jury anl witnesses, in proceedings h re a Magistrate, on trial oflslaves or fre groes, fur cach jtor or witness, twenIy e cents. V. That the 13th section of the Act c liteen liidred and thirty nine, entis I i Act to regulate tIe omfice of Constabb iich esempts Constaleas imn the r rimance or military duty, be, and th te is, hereby repealed. VI. That nothing in this Act shall ) trued to alter, abrogate. or interfer th the practice or fees as tinw establidl by law Ihr the Magistraies of the Pat les of St. Philip and St. M iehnel : Pro Icd, that the fees to lie charged agniut , State, be utiiflhort throughout th1 nWe. I. That iii all cases by summary pro as, where the demand stied for is nude ly dollnrs, t he Clerks of lhe Courts sa arge only onte hai the fees 1:erciofrt owed by law - in all other cses, tht all he entitled to the same fecs as here oire allowed. VI IL. If any oflicer hereini named, slin ar1ge any otlier fees. or i)r any other -t -e than hereii allowed. sucli omeliaersha liablo to forfeit to the party injured, te nes the amount #I excess of fees so in) operly charced. to be recovered liv sit the Court of' Common Pleas, itt whie imparlatce shall lie allowe-cd; or h: le, itt the case of Sheri&fs; or by sum iry prnnocs, in he cases of Magistrate Consiabple,, where thje penally may no reed t wventy dollars. IX. Thie Act shnll -o into efliset froi dI aller the first day of March, oie thou iu! eigh, itudred and forly-one. I Act to provide against the Stspensio of Specie Payntctats by the Banks o this State. Seclion 1. le it etincted, by thte Senat d House of Representatives, now ic d sitning in General Assembly, and b: r authority of ie same, That the provi ins of this act shall be and become part the charters or every Bunk already in rporated ivithtin this State which slia cet the sate: and also of every Batn ivo a gaaiu' aul charte, or anty renewa vwndinent or modifivation thereof, unle, ? Act ranting such charter, retiewal, it !ndment or mriodifieation, shall in expres -1s,. Ilispense with the said provisions. Sec. 2. Every Bank which shall sus nd the payment of current coin fo'r it tes. or which shall declare a determitta tn to Suspend, or rellse paytneut of il tes, accondiing to their legal obaliantioni curent coitn, shatll bcomie hithje tope the Stnte of South Carolinai, at the ex ration of every mtonth allera such .suspenl tm or declarmtion, a sum of monuey, tn Srate of five per~ centumu tier annm it1 the wholec of its notes. whIiebi shall ha v cet issuedl in circuilatioin, at the coim enicemen~t of the said mfothI, anld shal ntinule toi pay at the same rite at tlt dI of every month, umtil the sail Banl all revoke its declaration, arid shaill lat w ly' redeem its notes whetn demandedl cording to their legal obiligation. See. 3. Tihie President fando Cashier oi rhl Bank. shall, ott the first (lay oif ever otth mitake a returtn 00 oath of the stat .wih Batik, as it existed ait thIte closini, the b~ooks, oni the dlay next priecedlini dl shall mranstmit the samre, withuin It o next dlaye, toi the Camtr toller' Gener w hichl officer shall coallate the v~u'aa temnts, so ats to present a .otmpatrntiv flw of all the items thereof. aiid shial blishi the samne, in somie piublic newspa faor general irnfiormation. The saii :rn shanll specify the particulars se 'th int the several caohttmnts, emblracedl il :following Schedutle, and shall be moad tin t he followioc formti viz: SCH EDUA E. DEBTS DUE BY TUE BANK. C~apital Stock. Bills in circulation. Nett Profits oni hand. Balances due to Banks in this State. Balanices due to Bantks in other States. All other mioneys dote which hear initer Cash deposited and all other moane e, exclusive of Bills in circulation. prol on hand, balances due other Banikt d1 money hearing~ interest. RESOliRCES OF THlE BANK. Specie oa haand. H eal est ate. Bills of oilier Banks in this State. Bills of Banks in other States. Balances dute from Banks in this Statt Balances due from Banks ia othe ates. Notes discounted on personal security. Loans secured by pledges of its ow uek. Loanus secured b'y pledges of other stocli Domestic E xchange. Foreign Exchange. Bondls. Montey investedl in Stock. Suspended tdebt and debat in suit. Motey invested in anty other way thia specified in the foregoiang particulars. Total resources of the Bank. Rate and amoutr of the last Dividend. Atmount of reserved profits at the dat the last Dividend]. Sec. 4. Every Bank whose offier glect to comply with the provisins em aced in the third section of this act, shal ,rt to thtc nun of ae Setae to bo.. It covered by tbe Comipiroller Gnueral, 0118 hundred dollars for each and every days neglect. i Sec, 5. Il shall be the duty ofihe Comp ; troller General. to take all requisite meas D Sures for collecting the amnotats of mnolney J required to be paid to the State, under tlt - provisions of tile second section of' tht e Bill; lie shall have power to examine the y books of each Bank, for the purpose of as ; certaiting the amount of its notes inl cir r culation ; and any olicer of a Bank, who shall refuse to sobinit the proper books oh it the Bank to the Compiroller General. for e the purpose aforesaid, shall be decreed e guilty of a niisdemeaor, atid upon Iue if conviction, shall be subject to ine and im. prisonenti, at the discretion of any Court t, of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 6. Tie Governor shall furnish each - Bank within the State with a copy of tigh e Act, immediately after its ratification, with n a notice requiring its ncceptance of its n provisions, as herein is direcctd. - See. 7. lvery Bank in this State. which has heretothire suspended the payment of e its notes in legal coin, or which has die clared its determination to alefuse or sus pend such payment, shall, oni or before thie i lirst day of March tcxi, notify dhi Gover i nor of its acreptance of the provisions of this Act ; and in case any such Bank shall neglect to give such notice. the Governor e sliall fori thiii ean se leg:l proceedings to lie institutied hy the Attorney Getierni or Solicitors, aginst such delinpent Batik, e for tiho purpose of vacating and cleclaring void its charier. An A CT to allcr the lidility of Sheripq t and for othcr purposcs, passed Dccember Sect.1. De it enacled by the S~enate and llouse of Ilpresentatives, nw mct and r sitting iii Geateral Assembly, nod by the autltority of the saae, That tihe liability e of the Silerilrs for lie solvency ofthe sure ties to Prison Do3nil londs, shall he the same with that for the so'vetney of the sureties to Bail ionds and no oilier. I See. 2. That in case aty Prisoners in execitiol on inl process, sttall neglect tir refusc, ftu inspatce of ton days, to make an assitrment of t he estate ad el'ects cm braced inl his schedule, aceording to the t orticr0of he Jttdge. Clerk, Commissioner of Ib Specia!, lail, (r Magistrate such Prisoner v shall'no longer he entitled to the betielit of the prison rules. botitids or litils, hut shall e he re-contnitted it) close confinement by tihe SherilT, and so kept until sch Prison er shall duly make the rssigttnent afare said,or pay the dcbt and ,costs for which he is imprisoned. See 3. Tht all ats mnd parts of acts repugnttatit to this act, shall be and lte saac I arc bert-by reiealed. rrom thW Charleston Maary. POSITION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I The most important proceeding of our Legislature, at the late session, was the adoption of tile Re-olutiotts of Col. 11 itit s and of Mr. Rieti, deftinig very decidedhy - nod uneqti ivocally tile position which, with I le cordial co operation of both the ol] parties of Ntullification and Union, our , Ve ropy tie proceedhings on the Reso s hntions in1 foli firom thereport of tihe south Cartoliniaii, with the Ay/es aid Nves. The s able Report, nerompanyin them, beiit long, we -tre forced to postpone to another day. We call upon onir readers to mark pfat ticuilarly the Ayes and Noes on the sever al Rcsoltlions-to see by what ati over . wheliing itajorit y lie people of our Statte harpi sustained the policy of the Ad . gmotstrantont. since it hats pirovedl itself trit - toi the printciples which the rest of thl :South hatvr professed, andt which Ala -lamt, Virginia and South Carulinia htave -We ailvert with especial gratification tot I tihe vote on the first of ialr~. Rlhett's two ;idd itionalI resoluitions-ott die restoration i f lrieimtshtip anid concert; and the obiliterat .tuain of old party lines between I ttion mcen ,tand Ntulhifiers-aind thle fr.,ernal ralyinig tif all iuder t he hanntier oif thle Stat t Rights, n o resist federalI ngg res'-i.n itt thle very ;hirewhhtold, ini c:ise of a not her invatsinn ofi t ttr constiituitiomdi rights. Ii will lie sen tlthat out of the whlole H-ouse, but nineteen . etl em en coulId tie in - tired in opposi Sto a consumiiat ion stii much tdesiredl by thle .people, antd ait n' hich every patriot son of1 I t State ought iio rejoice. I is tntl our , wisht nor ourt bu csineitss to inquirie inito thle I motives of thiesr- fewi dissenitient!. WVi -leave themt to recottcile their coturse with I their own contsciences-atnd to give their t constituients the satisfaictory reasons which Sprompted thiem-whe-hier they were top Sposed to thte restorattioni of harmony-or opposedl to the unted resmoluttioni of both the old parties, to presenit a determined frotnt aigninst federal enebroachiment-wheilher they wished tot keep 'lie State divided 'The enrse of growitag fitctiotns and divisions Still vexing .tcr Counsels or whether t..y wished the principle oh .parfy reconcilintion, to lie otne of .submis sion, anid noat of resistunce in Federal ag s gression. fTh at is niow their concern-thu .a matter of very litle importance to the State, the Legislature andl people of which htave marched on in their strength, and left these nuon contenits behind with abun danit leisure to justify their rectisatncy to whomsoever may have the cnriosity to call them to account. The State has thus sanctioaned it the most cheering manner, te just sentiments -and sound tdoctrines of Governor Richiard r son's iaugural Speech. attd the voice of the Legislature expressed in their Resolu tions, atnd also in the triumphtandjy over 3 whelming majornity by which that gentle man was almost hy acclamation called to -the olfee of Governior shew us that we know how' to apipreciate the good feelina and gtoid sentseof ourcouutrymen, as whein in aninoutncing the gnhbernatorial notmina tion last spring-cofideent of the strenigith tof the principle uponi whtich it wvas nmade. Iwe anticipated the signtal triutmph it has nowv achieved. rt is~ theta with proudl exultatiotn that we now declare to Virginia and Alahatna, Santd to the Repubthlican host everywhere, which defeat coni tnever cotiquer, that thcy a may depentd motre surelv than ever uipon -the Palmieto State, whi'ch niever was mtore 1 united than no", tier united on sounader -and untrer princinles. From 11c ""'in'ibia Carolinidn. S. C. HOUSE OF. REPRESENTAi TIVES. FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 1840. Mr. 13. F. Hunt called up the Report of the Committee on Federal Relations, on the memorial of citizens of South Caroli un, relative to spoilations by the Frenc: Government ; which was agreed to and ordered to the Senate. The House resumed the consideration to( the Resolutions acco.ompanying the Re port of the Committee on Federal Rela tions, on the several mnessages.of the Gov ernor, in relation to ie Feberal Govern ment: M1r. B. F. Hunt offered other Res oltions as substitutes for them ; and on a motion by Mr. Adams, to lay them on the table, the yeas and nays were called for, ordered, and taken, as follows: Yeas, 27; Nays, 59. So the motion was rejeced. The first Resolution was again read as Follows:. Ri-solved. That in the opinion of this Leilature, a Batik, ehartered by tlt United Staics, and whose notes are made receivable in payment of the public ines, Contrary to the spirit and iment of tie Constitution, is not warranted by any ex press grant of power to Congress; and is unnecessary and impolitic. On a motion made by Mr. Adams, to strike out this resolution, the yeas and nays were eallel for, ordered, and taken as follows: Yeas 15-Nays S1. So the first resolution was not stricken out. The second resolution was read as fol lows: Resolved. That the collection of the Revenue of lie United States in gold and silver coin, is strictly constititional, and well calculated it preserve a sound circu lating medium ; and the keeping the pu lie fuinds in the Treasurv of the U. States, instead of entrustitng th iem to the custody of aly incorporated company, is in con I formity to the provisions uf the Constitu tiotn. On motion of Mr. Adams to strike it out, the yeas and nays were called for, or dered, and taken, as follows: Yeas 1 Navs 77. So the second resolution was not strick eit out. The Itird resolution was then read as follows: Resolved, That the power given to Congress to lay al collect Taxes, Duties, and Iimports, does not athorize Congress to collect money, except for Revenue, and that a Tarill'to protect the industry of one portiot: of the community, at the expense of any other, is a violation ofthe spirit and letter of tha Constitution of the United t::tes. Air. Tradewell moved to amend, by ad ding the words, " and that a nullificti iotn of such tunconstitutional exercise of lower is the rightful reimedy." The amendment was advocated by Mlessrs. Tradewell, Adams, Black, and Myers, and opposed, as Uncalled for, un seasonlle, and tnnecessary by Messrs. Rleir. Elliott. B. F. lunit. and l uri. -~ww oi hf*mHt oI tlay theamnend lir the Ctertainmeti of such motion, the proccedin;ta or thIe tlouao of Repreacutn tives, iii the case or the " Comprnmi-e" of 16134: The Speaker decided it to be out of order : Mr. Colcork took atn appeal from that decision; andi on the tiestion( of over ruling the decision of ilie Chair, a division was taken and the chair over-rutled. The motion having been decided by the Hoiupse tn be in order, nd the question of laying Mr. Tradewell's amntdment on the able, the Yeas anid Navs were called for. ordered, andh takeni, as follows :Yeas 70 Nays 28. So the amendment wats laid on the ta ble. Mir. Rhiett then moved to amend the ~iirdl Resolution by atddinug lie follow int words: "and when such a case -occurs. the severalI Stules will decide for them selves the miode anti measure of redress.' (Oi a ruotion by Mr. Blakeney, to lay this amendiment on the table, the yeas :d nays were called for, ordered, and ta ken, as follows : Yeas 5--Nays 97. So the amnendmient was not laid ni thi tatble; and the question recurring on its ndopitiotn, it was aduptetd, and alis . the Iblirdi resol Ut lOn, as amnedt. TIhte fourth resolution was then read, ndl adtopied, as follows: SResolved, Thai the general principles andi policy of the administiration of Maltrlin Van B'mren, are approvedi hv tbis Legis lamure, and are well calculated to pres--rve the-perpetnity of the Union. by an equal and just protetion of the rights of every sectioni ; thus avoiding the necessity of any Stare resortinig to her own means of self defence, to secure unimapaired her in - stit Ut ins and her rights." The fih Resolution was read as fol lows: I Resolved, Tht the State lies seetn, with great satisfactioni, the steady and con sistent adherence of her Senator, John C. Calhoun, to the wvell known, avowetd, and mature principles of the State, antd they accord to hirn their deliberate and strong apiproval, for vintdicauing andl upholditng the settled anod well known doctrines of the State from which lie holds his high comnmission." On ilhe question of agreeing to this Res olution, Mr. Heinry calledl for the yeas and nays, which were ortiered and taken, as follows : Yeas 83--Nays 13. *So the Resolution was adopted. Mr. Rhett then moved to amenud the Resolutions submnitted by Mr. Hutnt, by adding the two following: "Resolved, That the people of this State have cause to congratulate them selves, that the party feuds which lately weakened the vigor of its counsels, have happily ceased, atnd that South Carolina tnow presents to the enemies of her policy and pheace, att nndivitded front; arid is pre pared, as she is resolved, to repel, by all proper itneans, every aggression upon her rights, as a sovereigu republic, the instatt that aggression is attempted." "-Resolved. That the Governor he re quested to transmit copies of the foregoing Report and Resolutions, to our Senators and Represenmatives in Cotigress, with in structions to submit them tto that body." On the qtuest ion of agreeing to the first of itese t wo Resolutions, Mr. Rhctt called for thte yeas and nays. which were order ed, and taken, as follows: Yeas 71 Nays 19. So the amendment was adopted. The second Resolution offered as an inendment, by M11r. Rhett, was then adeip ed. The whole or the ResolutionE offered ubstitites by Mr. Hunt, and amended, t gether with the Report of the Comiiite were then agreed to, and ordered to ti Senate. Disasters at Sea, Reportrd in the Yr 1840.-A record of disasters at sea h been kept at the office of the Americ; Seamen's Friend Society, during the pa year, as in lbrmer years. Such only ha heen noted as have resulted in tle tot loss of the vessel. The greater part them were wrecked on the coast of ii United States, and the most of thei we American vessels. The following is I] result: Ships and Barques, 67 Brigs, 120 Schooners, 233 Steamboats, 14 Class unknown, 81 Total, 521 Of these there were lost towards 1l close of the year i839, principally in il month ol Decctnber, bt reported in II year, 212 Lost in January, 20 February, 26 April, 22 May, 19 June. .9 July, 15 August, 17 September, 14 Octobor,' 44 November, 34 December, 4 Time not ascertained, 54 1v these disasters many lives were los G84 have been ascertaired, and in rega to many o hers, the crews were missin and in all probability, perished iith ti vessel. Added to this. 39 vessels ha been reported as missing during the yer which, in all probability, went to the h) tomt, with all their crews. The statisti exhibit in some faint degree the perils tle sea, and teach ts, in most emphat language, that what we do for sniloi shouild be done quickly. WeigIht of Military Men -The foli ing ,memoranlum was Ibund a number years ngo iII the pockel-hook of an ollic or the Massachusetts line: August 19tb. 1783; weighed at al scales at West Point: General Washingtont, 209 lbs. General Lincoln, 224 ". General Knox, 280 " General lluningdon, 1:32 Gewieral Greaton, 166 Colonel Swift, 219 " Colonel Michael Jackson, 25:-;" Colonel Henry Jackson, 238 Lt. Colonel Huntington, 232 " Lw. Col. Cobb, JS6r; Lt. Col. Humphreys, 221 It appears from the aove, that the a Revolutionary officers, was 214 pountl r hteviost neigti having been Gelene Knox, who'weighed 280 pounds. atid i1 illihtet G'eeral illuiogdon. who weig .Id 132 Poumils. It is somewhat singul that the biogrophers of eminent men, ne er, unless under circumstances of a pect iar character, record the weight or dime sions of whi Clay tenemens, which we the abode of their immwori alIspirits. The~ Nor~ Eastern Boundacry.-V leairn w hat Majoir Grahamw aind is pair ave just passed through this cimy~on thc rewurn fromtrunning themwleridliar, line Nor of the Monwumenw, at w le head of the S Groix river. Wec unwderstand, the linie hi ha- .a, ruin as fir North as the A rossto river, at which place, the new line is ate halfa mil East of the old line. The lii has been runi with great care awnd accura cy, andt solely by Astrownuuical observi tions. Oneo piortion of the party has bei engaged in aking a line from the ide i ter at Calais to the monutment, andl lien following Major Grahatm. This parwy hi -3w yet reached thle A roostooki. Th'ie line --w run delst not touch any part oif Mai Hill, bust paisses cotnsidecrably to the East t. The suirvey, we uinderstand thwe court on th. -w ott to the St. Lawrence river. Bangor Whlig. Our readlers tare referred to the stati mtetof Cortnon received int this place at Augusta, Gn , from 1st October last1 dlate, whtich we insert to-da3. Hleretofor our sister city done about three timtes mao business thtan we did, but frown the statt ment referred to, it will be perceived th we htave received but a smwall portion hes of Cot ton than she has for the time. Frol whatever cawise this away htave happene< we (do not pretends to say, ye' it is so. our tnumb'er of hales increases to propoi tion, we shall soon he able to show as larg an amlount as Atinust a. Owing to the Holiday's, the market hi not been as throng vwth Cotron this wee as we have had it. Prices range frorn to 10 cent.; Average sales 9J4 cents. Hamburg Journal. .Pouting Roome.-Jwohn Adams, in hi correspondsence with Mr. Cunninghatt gives the following description of a Bou doir: "Whlat is a Boudoir ? 1: is a pouwin Room. And what is a Pouting Room? In many gentlemen's houses in Franc there is ant apartmnent ofanu octagonal fortm twelve or fifteen feet across, and thirwysi. or forty five feet routnd, and all the eigh sidles, as well as the ceilinig above, are al of the most polished glass mirrors ;so lbs when a man stanids in the centre of th room, he sees himiself in every directiori multiplied ito a row ofselfs, as far as wh eye canw extend. The hiumosr of'ii is, tha when thwe lady of the house is out of t em per, wheni she is angry, or when she weep~ without a cause, she may be locked up i this chamber to pout, and see, in every di rectiott how beautiful she is." T he National Intelligencer of t he 209w whm. says :-"The mail of'yesterdny brotgh niews of thme death of the lHon. Felix Grunr dy, one of the Senators of the United St are rom thn State or Tcnncsec. - - FugiticeI Slaws.-The Legisla iure o Vermonrrt has passed an act, regulating the proceedings on claims for runaway slaves. a- 'ts most-important provisions are, thatilhe t- claim must in all cases he passed upon by a jury-that if tie decision is against the as claimant the alleged slave shall never n- again be molested upon the same elaim, e, and any subse'quent arrest, or removal of re Ihe ulleged slave out of the state, under any process whatever, shall he punished as k idnapping-i hat tihe Stare's attorney shall rir appear for the allegred slave, receiving his as compensation from the Stare-that the al in leged slave shall ie entitled to subpoenas st witinut charge-that the claimant, before c his claim is entertained, shall give a bond al to the state, in tie penal sum of $1000, of conditioned to pay all costs and expenses - ie justly chargeable upon him, two dollarsa re week for thesupport of the alleged .4lave .e while in cnstoiv, and one hundred dollars to the alleged slave besides his damages, itthe clair is not sustained-and finally that any attempt to remove any alleged slave without the nuthorily of law shall be punrished with a fine of $500 to the par ty aggrieved and im-prisorrnent in the state prison fur not more than ten years. te Most Melancholy.-A few weeks since says the Richmond Star, two intimate "1 friends, at the Concord Academy, in this State, purchased of a fellow student a beautiful pair of pistols. eacih taking one. While examininrg their new purchase, one of them placed a cap upon his. and poin ted it at his friend, sa-ing ie could krlt him ti that distance, and snapped the pis tol. His fricnd then presented his, in a playful way, and suid he could kill him the other replying that he could not. He snapped the pistol, it exploded, and his firiend. to his horror, fell mortally wounded, and died in about twio days after. Neith-. er ofthen thought tIre pistols were loaded. This is another of those warnings against '' the careless use of playing %%ith deadly rd weapons, with which all are familiar. |e ve The Charlotte(N.C.) Republican says, tie ir trial of Semmes. necused of the murder of ' Professor Davis. has been again postpon s ed, by the examining Court, at the in of stance of the accused. It is continued.-of. ic course to Fedruary next. The principal -s witness in behalf of the Commonwealth, Mr. Kineaid. of South Carolina, has given leg hail, leaving his security in the recog V. niztnce which ie was required tr enter o in:n, at the last Court (in Nov.) " the bag er to hold." to SAVANNAH, Dec.30. Arrest and Commillo.- Capt. Meeket, Messrs. W. Hooper and S. Pew, of th' schooner Time, from North Carolina, were yesterday commit ted by Justice Verstille, on the charge of a tempting to pass couq. terfeit hills of the BankofCamden, S. C., of the denomination of Five Dollars, and will be brotught up this morning for exam ination. The plate issupposed tobe geian. ine, lut tihe signatures of the names thereto lorged.-Georgian. CUEa.w, Dec. 23. s. We undlerstainalthat several instaneridor ;41 the i ra trtnrtienm -prick Ir ef,.,rm lc ly been del&ecred in this town. Good cotton . is put on the ottside of the hale, wheri ar is expected to ie sampled, and inferior on v. the inside. This is a species of fraud that . i-i alvavs detoe-ted.and t'raced io the.. an - thor; for merchants mark their hales aid re keep such a record as enables them to tell at the end of a dozen years from whom t hey purcehasedl anry particular hale. Hon e esty is therefore, here, as in all otherceases y3 tihe best policy. . Foial uhres-'Iva:tgtfew otr y-'tr prapers thrat have tire latest snews !" 'Certainly. sir, how marny will yont ha've?" t "Oht -ree or fouir. I gnress will he:,a hourntt enortgh. I'm goinrg inrto thre countrj, and want to carry the news. They - say we are comipletelv rrsed trp." D"Here, sir, are the papers." - S"Well. I thank you ! good bye, sir !" .e Woul t hat wvenold pay paper maker, " composers, pressnmenr and devil, as easy as rs thrat. rs "Thmank you ! Mr. Dovii, for your week's af work." "A y, and not pay ! 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