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Qiarterly and llonthlv Adver tiseinents wijI he charge.1 the same as a single iniertion, and seini-monthly the same as new g Obituarys and Tribuies of fiespect, over twelve lines, charged us advertise:nents. Ruins of Ninevch 1ilus trating- Scripture. We caniot conclude this article without speaking 'of Sme interesting illustrations of Scripture furnished by 'the work belbre us. We select only a-fe3w out of many, On one seul pture, eibbracing at battle scene, a number of captives appear before the victori. otis chief; t knom eelinill, some bow ing, -and others prostrated on the eartrh-; as it is )roplhesied. in salm lxxiii: 9. "lis enemies shall lick the dust." The Assyrian generals, return ing homie, are appareitly welcomanted bhy bands of mn amid wontel, instru Imien ts of music, singing and dancing, just-ns "when David returied froin tlie slaughter of the Philistines, the -Womelln camte out, of all the cities of Isreal, singing and dancing to meel Baul, with taberets, with joy, and wit: instrumnielts of imusic," (I Samuel, . iii., 6.) It is evident, frm61 ti drt-ss of the labourers cmplnoved 01 ttgedt liublie work (f the A-y rians :pourtrayed on the has reliers, that the) are tureigners. The Jews, owi nr t their peculiar physiognomy, canl b easily detected an-omg the bdilders {2 Kings, xviii., 23.) These were tl,. men whom the king of Assyria carriet :twav, and repha:ed then by the colo nist tromi1 his mn (ominionS, (2 King xvii., 24.) All i he sculptures repre senting battles and cumitiests, slom tlie Assyrian king, accordjug to etiston 'carrying away to remute regions ti peopic of the countries which lie ha conquered. And not the people on1ly but also their idol godO. On somec the slabs before alluded to, the Ass) -rians are represente- as tarrying awa 'in triumph the gods of tie conquere mation, placed on poles, and burn in procsion Oil men's shoulders. T this cuistomn allusion is made in Isaial xxxvi., 19, and xxxvii., 12, 13. T .chariot horsei of the Assyrians, i well as their cavalry, are continuall represented as having bells arom their necks. So it is said in Zeei xiv., 20, "Holiness to the Lord sih he written on the bells of the horses in several instances are bas reliefs chariots having usually lotty wlee So wc read in Ezekiel, i., 18, "As f 'their rings, (circnimferencees,) th< were Sr> high that, they were dreadful TIhis prophet, being amlong the car tives in Assyria, by the river Chebt mnust have been fhailiar with sti ~f~' things. The book of Ezekiel's proi ecy presents many combinatiioh fliving animals, in which the comabir ttionl is indicative of a union Of t -qualities of the animals on bei 4introd-nced. Thius in Ezekiel, i., -11, we ha-:2.-nion oftd' lace of a mi itetlligence,) and a aon (streng - on the right side, anti of an ox (1 --tienes and mildness) on the oti *side ; -nd the face of an eagle, (s*t -ness .md penetration, answering omnipresence.) So doubtless *Assyrians, in their hauman hleat bulls, eagle beaded men, and oil - hetero gen eons figures, designed these combinuations to represent 'union of different qtualities in tihe sa -being-a resuilt which, in this picta langnage, conld in no other wtay -so easily, briefly, and naturally allt ed. Simiilar combllinationls in - hiieroglyphiica of Egypt. Perh Dagon, the god who figures so lit -ly in -the seuniptures, miay be- v< ajoundied ini hiis manner, of a fish -la man, in which the man predom lea., in allusion t.o the Eastern no which miade the spirit of evil a 'Intelligent, and each striving for -mastery. The human form mn -ymbio iztt the ftpirlt oif good ;. the the slippery, deceptive spiri of vi "Theab Lowis ba.:e i he altitr," (Z - - Aiv'420,) are vividly brought, to 'by -the dtscovery, ini t he ruins oif hi IonII 'if deverafl botwIs with inscriptl Whien inay have beeni carried thi ir.u' Jetrusatlen ii la 16 i *t~ 'g * 0h i ai}:$r Iby Story of a Terrnibe Trau gedy. Under date of Nov. 11th, a Liv erpool Correspondent writes the ful lowing story of a horrible murder. In the little village ofClaremorr:s county of Mayo. Ireland, lived i young man of thrifty habits, nmec Maurice Pendergast, about 23 yean of' age. I is ihther and uncle, wh< were Uoth dead. had occupied thi posit ion tf ol lector of tolls and Cus toans in the village, the duties o which ollice had devolved upon him Ilis uncle had also a son, som1 years the cider of Maurice, small, lik him, in stature, but of wild dispositiot aid unsteady habits. When a youth Jaines Eneas Pendergast inl a drunk en freak n..nited an unbrokeni horse which threw hi with great violeie causing an injury to his right leg which left it, bending uder him, as in a knaeelinig posi tion, reniderinig ii itceessarv that lie should have a wood enl leg. ' The cousins occupied selm rate cabins, but they remini ted on ap )arenttly gotod tt-ris with each other There continued, however, to be I marked diflerence inl their modes o life, Maurice being sober and saving while his couin was reckless, violctn and dissolute. For sone time past i was known that Miaurice was savin; toney withLi the intention of' cimigr tingt- tei~.frteproe joining a rela ive who had gone oui and was doing well inl the country m his adoptlion. When, therefore, ahou amoith ago the Pendergasts suddet ly disappeared fromi the vill age i sirprise was created, the belief bein th ilhey had gone out together. Thi beliet hiad assumed all the force conviction until a r ag, whel a sack, containing the trunk of at hr man boly-the. head and legs havian been severed frot it, was iund floa ing in a pond or "pie" a short di tance fronm I pisoner's njouse. Th sack countaitied several heavy Stoiie which had no doubt kept the horribi witicss under water. The discover tiaturally created great eciteut the village, it.reascd to a greatt pitch. When the pond was dragg ad anothelr bag containinta tthe ghtasti head of the deceased, with the sku cruslied as if by the blow of a hatc et, was brought to tie surlice. A fu ther seatch resulted inl the diseovel of the legs, which h:l been thrown m without beinhg Wiapped up. The pri 6- oner's hose. the do or of whiebi h been leit lucked, was brosen ope o and undoubted evidences of the feari j tragedy were discovered. The wa Lagainst the fireplace was freely spriti i led with bloo .1, leading the p(liec the suppOsit.ion that the fatal blow I been dealt frotm behind, as the d d ceased wa, sitting by the tire, c all probability snokiniig his pipe. 1 a floor was stained with blood, al I, marks of blood were traced froui t ie cottatge to the p aid. Two ot L31-01r1 ci renIstantLill evaidenes y motunating anttISt to cincutisive pr d ot'gt it agaitist, the deceased's coue ., -were al5o discovered. In the c 11 tage was fiuntd a joitat oft lie vertet " of a itumttani anecs, which, on bei of compared with tie iiutilated remita Is of the deceased, was founad to corr ir- pionldi while in a neighbmag cot; y was founa~d. a hatcheit markedi a p beeni lef't therae by the prisonler, i ir, had beeni know~n tio pu chiase it eh fewi' days before the deceased dis bl peared. A warrat, wvas imuaaediate ot obtainted algainast, the deceased's e ta- sian, uad the inquniries of the pol lie elicited the fact that lie had left ng neighborhood about a fortniight I 10, viously, aecomnpaaied by a sinagle mn, man, namaed Mary C aiaer, whose I hi) enats live at, Westport, and that, t >a- paobabie destinaationi was [Liverp icr whenace they iantenaded to eamigrate It- America. Police-conistable A tkimi to who had been fojr sonmc years stati ihe edi at Claremnorris, and was there ed well acquainted with the perso her Prendergast, camne to Liverpo I, biy after a close iquiry, in wyhieb lie the assisted by ilead-coanstable al'i nue conaieted wvith the Irish constabtu ire force, lie discovered that persons be swering the desca iptioni oi' the a in- derer anad his pitaamour, had I the staying at the lodgiang-house ofJ ips Alorne, Sawnaey Pope street, and ge. terwaads at, anouther Iodgiang-haois am. the sameni street, passing as mtan mud wvife. Further inquiries fuarni iaa- them with the informiatioai that ion hail takent berths on hoard ike Willinam TIapscott, which will taka the departure henice to-nlorrow ( ght day) for New York; that P'rendel ish, b~eamg a eripplhe, was afraid timn I.- would not be alltowed to land ina ~eh., United States; and that, he had itnd fre beent smiuggled oan board Ilhy- lairge biax, a the luggage of inns1 Ctunnoa~r. A rmted w ih this in ther *genice, M'llale anad Atkinsoan le- ,norninug wenat on boanrd the WVi 111111nd, where they a',certzained that the ...au of whom they were in quest had but a short time previously made his apiarance on deck, being unable longer to remain shut up in the box, the precaution not having been tak en to make air-holes. lie had been seized as a "stow away," and sent ashore in the steamutug which had just left the shi,. In going through the ship Atkinson recognized the young woman ieCo-nor, who was crying bit terly on deck, being under the i:a r pres-ton that she would be compelled to sail alone. At the request of the oiicers a bont was manned, and they we*e rowed to the tug, on board of which they found Prendegrast, whom they charged with the murder. Ile miiaintaii.ed the greatest coolness, as serted that lie knew nothing of the horrible event and hAs since n.1intain. ed the utmost indilffrence. The vomma is also in custody, and both she and the suspected murderer will be sent as early as possible to Ireland, in order to be florwarded to Castlebar, where the exaniination will take place. f The Sovereigns of Europe. I Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, is fiLfty-nine years old, six feet one inch thigh, erect and soldier like in lirmaa, haughty in demeanor, proud of his person; and, when young, was de cidedly hIanisome. l ie is iatelligent1, shrewd, stern, resolute, and by nio L iteans wanting in petsonal courage. Ile is a good disciplinarian, but not a skilful coimtiander in war, as was N proved in his younger days. ills information in regard to the condition and policy of all nations is minute and extensive, his plans vast, his ambition boun dIess. II the last i respect lie truly represent, the Rlus. sian character and sentiment. The 1same di sposi1ion prevails in lIussia nOW to pour down on the more fiair mid wealthy and sunny realms of th South and West of Europe. as in thedJays when the Roumn Empire " %was overwhelmed. Frederick William, King of Prus si, is the brother-in law of the Czar, lita very dilrerent kind of a mn.. lie is about lifty years of age, despoitie in .elinags, but somewhat liberal by 1cmnpulsion. Ile would gladly join tihe E'nieror of Iussia im his plans if lie dared; but his people are otherwise inclinied. lie is It, "a gnod-looking," tolerably "good natured," md some what stupid sort ofi a man. Shou ld h the presen war continue for some years, he will probably be found on the side of Russia. lis present id declaration for neutrality is merely designed to gain time to watch the coursenof eveniuts for one caipaign, ad then shape his course accordi,.g to results. hi mrancis Jise h, EInperor o f Austria. er is twenty three years of age, aind has a succeeded in raising small mustachoes of kor is handsome lie, and a small il loia for his exhauusted treasury. lie A. has a high broad forehead, a go-d ,e rm1, is ab li five feet ten inche's inl lig height, amd is an expert and excellent ,s horseman. lie-exhibits no signs oh es. ext.rardminary ad am inist riative cap-icity, ge and will probabilby add litl I tm the tit repiuttion of the I lasbu irg. lIe felI ini aid love with a youtng lady lasi Fall, "a lii lirst sighat,"~ unad was recently a married to her. II is gov-ernmnent i ap. abnjost, bankrupt, ini peenuiary resour sly ces; his peomple are disciuttented; ama u. hi-a euipire is e~ posed tom desperate ace peril bet. cceen the contetndinig imnterest thme tand inationis noiw at war Ion the comn ,re. tinetnt of l~irope. ie is greatly im0 so. ,debted tom the Empjeror of Itussia, ram )irt womul d joini hi m ini the piartitiotn e tear Turkey, biut for the drad of th ,Ol, vengeae oft the Westerna powers, an to the opposition of his own people. li on, position is per ilius, turn which way h on will, and tneutrality is ahnmost in ore piossiblej. n of A bd ul Medjid, Sultan of Turkoy, mtd, but thitrte thrtee 3 ears of age, ttut was heo ha~s onte dlaughter married, and tn ale, miore betrothed, lie is rather sna Cary inu stature, with a sallow, sad iad mail anl- expression oft countenantce. lie is tn favor of relorats in his empire; ieen just, anmd mercifuI in has rule, at dirs. delighats inure in supjerinatendintg l0 at. schools ad piuiblic imp lrovemaenits tha Sin iu nmashalinig his armties and naitivi amid for battle but, forced inato war for t1 died existenice ot his empire, as lie is, tey will doiubtless mnaintain the anc the repuitatint of his gallaht anid wair-li a her race. TIhus far, ini his diflienties wi iun- the Czar', he has shown a mnoa -gast conrnage, a firmness anad tmoderatiu Llie aand ati enertgy ini preparinag for w the thaat, have enilisted on his side I Liere- sytmpathies of ntearly all civiliz ini a naatioins. ie has no wvife.gSultias Uary not nmarry, Ile is evidently a sinea telhi- and zealouts Mohammedam, though this has stipulated with the West< hiami powers thaut he will place the Gru ward ndu ?hiriatiiin optlatiln of' hiseja M the Saitie lootiig as to civil riglts %v Is the Tuiks. e Liouis Napoleon, Emperor ofFrance, it .s rather below the middle stature; has e t dull and drowsy eye, and a counten aw mee tlint ordinirily expresses but. - little. lie is about forty. four years i mi ae, and has led an adventuruns d life.~ From an artillery officer in T Switzerlai, a rowdy iii New York, a el sipeial police oflieer in Loidon, and ' it prisoner at lilai he is iow firmly at seated oin th most dazzling thione' of tl Europe, and wields a power second p only to that of' the Emperor of R'ussia. tl Public 0p ioll has undergone a great clatig in regard to his mental capaci. fi ty since lie ascended the throne of a high order as a ruler and state -:nn; 1 and, at this moment, exercises a tl greater influence over the ailliirs of s PErupe than any other soverign, not d even excepitiig the Emperor er lussia. And this influence he has wielded wisely for his own interest, and, teis c far. fir the t.onor aid interests of' Franea lie enters oi the conflict with his great alntagtolist of Russia I witI a daunt less spi it, aid an energ) I of* preparatioi that show mtJh o,'the I true metat of his uncle "'Vglorious I ineiticiry. - Queuet Victoria, of Eiglatid, rules over tLh most opuIiOIlllous, wealthy an.1 powerftil compire on the globe. Oi I her dominions the siun never *sets; and under her governeiilt the copie t | Enegland and Scotland, at least, elj-y . more freedom than id.r any other monarchy. Queen Victoria is now thirty five years of age; of a mild and , amiiable displosition, and is an ex emplary wife and nother. lIut as. a ruler, she exercises little real aeu thority. l1er Cabinet Conciilors and Parliimdut are the netil r l's of the IBritish Empire. The naval powerof Eiiglanud is r.early as great a. that,of all other nations combiie.; and her coimmerCe aid ianuihetucret, greater than those ofalny (ther nation. Osear, King of Sweedec, is now in the prime of Iife, and, pergnally, i6 strougly Inelined1 to side wir tji Cz4r ini tie paesent, Nr. 'But- ris people al most U111111ii10 ! %'. are hostilt toward IRssia. Ani armed e lit c is his declaredi position, aid to this positi lon and its righet tie Czair accedes. The King of' Dem mark is under per. sOnal obligaitions to tihe Emierorl' of Ibissia but compelled by his positioli anlid the voice of his peoupe, tu adopot the policy of' ieutrality. The King oflelgiiium is controlled in his policy by dread of his powerful: nleighbor. of Franlce. Christma, Queen of Spa'inl, is flliN occieiid, Just 11OW, withi the inls'ree. ti. .nary moveiielts ('f her people, who are disgisted with her open prolli acy, her disregard of the welfare o hee'r subjects, and the arbitrary principles of her goverinnent. She is% oeag yet. but her reigin will probably be short. The King of Srd inia, would be a liberal if' backed by aii) power that would citable him to coitend with the mvrm'idons of Austri:a. Tile king of Naples is an imitigated tyrant; blood thirsty, cruel, amid re. solve'd oil maintainiilg the "1 divint right of king-;;" anii such is the eiper of this suijee'S. to.wac rd him, that lie las'; a very fair ehance ,f mleetiig a sudldenl aind vi .lent. death. A few yecars ag, lie was ani ccom. plisheda htorsemani and' charioteer, and might lie seeni ab nst, daily driving through the streets of' Naphles wi th a fr'euent nod of' recogition to his pieole.C lie is now seld' 'ii steen, except wheni seurrouneldt by his guards. l Ie is at~ iceurixc to t of thec Frenchl lionii ly, .and is friendly to Ileussia, beet his -ileleie atmonig tii)le i'opean~ natiolis I is (of Ilittle acecounit. f' Otho, Ki ng of' Grieece. is a ceere 3 cipher, a tool ini the hiands of Enigland s Such are the pinctwipal soiver'eignis ofl e Eu rope, at the comli lnenCee i t, of' a Sgee ral warl that, is Iikely) to prove one! of' the eiost sangueiiary and ilomient. s ous confllicts that, has ever' oceerred on Ii that, conitinienlt, aced that cainnot, fail I10 e recsult inl thle end in hmny chaiiges in 11 its conditioni. W hat, those ebaniige' d meay be, timte ly)Cd eunev'ea; but there n is little doubht that, despo. ismc wif is suffer mior'e than0 1 te ccause of Ireedom d Th'le people will gain what the despot is lose. aS W no0 Aase yotit AlassinociAs - Ie Th.wenty yetars ago this onee iiiad ie candles, that oneh seold tcheese aem ait butter, ancothier buitchceredl, and a four t <e carried Onl distillery, anioiter was; thc coetracctor tin canals, others wer 'al meehanetits anid menieiis. Th'ley ar i, acquitetd with btth cetds of'societ~y r, as theui r eliiId rca will be af'ter theni h thiouigh it will not do to say) out, loud ed Forii of'ten y'ou shiall finid that thoe do toil ing worm'lis hatch beetterfhies, can de they live about a year. De'ath berin he am di vision of proporty', aced bineg ne irn fietnaniers ; the old gent is di.-lcarge< ek thIme.younig gent, takes his reovoeeos cm hich he reaches before death, or his I iildren do, if he does iot. So that, fict though there is a sort of ion red race, it Is nidt hereditary, it is 'cessable to all ; three good seasons Scottdu will send a generation of men p-a score of years will bring them wni, and ,end their children to labor. ti lie flther grubs and grows rich-his Li iildreni strut and use the mone. 'heir cii ldren inl turn hiltcrit the pt-ide, uid go to shiftles iverty ; next t. icir children, reinvigorated by fresh r lebeian blood, and by the smell of ie clod, coiie up again. C Thus society, like a tree, its sap t on tHe earth, changes inl its leaves v iud blo-,soms, spread them abroad in e rent glory, sheds ofi' to fhil back to ic e rth, again to mingle with the I Dil, and at length re appears in new s ress and fresh garniture. Military A.Clcdenies. AIET APPOIN4tMINTS FOR THE YEAR 1855. f BENEFICARIE.-J. F. Young, Ab ii eville; J. Z. Lightsey, Beaulirt ; R. 1. Itivers, do.; \V. S. Bissell, Char- d eston ; V. S. Ifughes, do.; V. D. v )ouglas, do.; L. Raysor, Colleton; i . E. Fort, Darlingtont; W. 11. Al I rich, Edgefield; 11. G. Arthur, do; S. t [. Robeitson, Fairfield; J. T. Snow, t JeOrgetonn; J. Litchfield, 1lorry; t N P. Shooter. do.; Jag. Dei'ass, \ershaw; J. E. S!ewmani, Lancaster; 1. M. Sadler, do.; It. Y. Juncs, Lau enIS; It. Sotherlaid, Marlboro; '. Ie .hea, Mari..n; R. F. Leight. Newber -y; R. II. Land. do.; J. W. Felder, Jrangreburg; P. T. Wells, Rtictiland; lames Stoll'ord, Spartanbuig; W. Hi. 1. Mitchell, do.; W C. Coulliette, iuiter; T. B. Logan, do.; J. T. Par. er, Uiion; S. J. Nettles, Williams burg; J. M. N. .MIcCollum, York. PAr.-W. E. Cothran, J. J. Cal imuul, L. L. Matinhi Gr M. M% Do we11. - Caston, and ). McD. Vance, of Abbeville; W. WV. Whetstoie. S. McErvii, E. I. Willis, and W. lark inson' of Barnwell; 0. J. Youmians, Tr. A Ilugenin, S. T. Baker, J. V. AioneS, R. P'. Smith, .. Mitiley, WT. Rtamsey, C. If. Taber, T. E. Stroheek vr,,P. S. Day ton, E. C. DuBose' and(] C. 11. Tew, of' Charlestoni; W. 11. Mil leir, and It. J. Nuishead, of Colleton; W. It. Mar-hall indt S. MeMorries, o1 Newberry; J W, Culler, and W. S. )arby and C. S. Darby, of Orange burg; J. McCulloch, F'. Percival, Rt. U. Fl'elilg, W. M. Gibbes, WY. Ad. ams, and W. Johnihoson, of Richland; it, 11. Wilis. V. 11. Ray, W. 1). May 0.s, alId .1. 11. Nettles, of Sumter; V. Hie.e, (it Union; J. 11. Melilver, C. 13. White, andl W. K. Kimbrell, o1 Yoirk. CrrAnEL AcAUMuv.-G. 11. L th goC. Anderson;.T. G. Gaillard, Char leSton; W. 11. Gibbes, Richland; G. .\. Sols, Williamsburg. - - 0-4 "b-Mm---- -- - Puiosr'l, %Ts oF laius-Nw TEs. 'The action of boracic acid upon the phopihate of lime, as described by C. l'issier in tme Comptes Renduis, (Par ij,) is exceedingly interesting to agri iltural chemists. If to an acid yolu tion1, either nitric or muriatie, -con takinling phosp~hate of lime, or a soluble phoiphate and chloride of lime.) and and excess fit' boracic acid, there be addel borate ofsoda in suflicient quanti11 ty to saturate the acid which h. hls t he phiosp~hate ini solntion, no b~orate of' time is precip1itaIted, buit all the phollsphoric acid is thrown down inl the far~m of' phosphate of' lime. This precipitate has not a variable cornpo. sition like that formed by being saItur ailed with am monia, but has a conl stanut composition and we'll defined foruila. it scorresponds with that for which Berzelius gives the formula, N Cai. 0, 3 P O. 5, and which contains phosphorie acid 49.09,-lime 50.91. This method ol' preipitating pihos phoric acidl fromn its solution will "rrently facilitate the determination of the quantity ot phosphaites contained in soilIs and mnan urcs.-Scientifec American. Tuan B1ODY OF SIuL Jous FaiANKLus Forsoi liv Dai. KAs.--The Lake .Si-r~.ior Mining News, of' November 9, contaIins the f'ollow~ing : "By privat letters we learn thai lhe bodies of' Sir .1 lhn Franiklin and his men hlave been found by Dr Kaine's party, friozenu, p~erfectly preser ved. 'Ia our last number we gave thi report of the intelligence derived froir s0ome of' the E'sqluimaux iiidians, o the discovery of' some of the silve used by Franklin's expedition, an marked with his initials. The latte report, is of' the dliscovery of' the bod 'ies, and fuom our authoi'ity we haiv ' the right. to believe it to be true." '1The editor make no0 mietiion C C the sourceC of' his information, nor c dthe dir'ceutioni whence it came. w MAnsuOISELLE RtACnf E. the firn I, tragic actress in the world, is saidt d be. cotming to America, laut we thin .not this smaani ', 'roccedings of the Legis IatuN. SXNATE, Dee. 4. SENATE. Mr. A. Maz)ck, of St; James Sun. i., gave notice of a bill to provide ir a Bank of discount and depositc. Mr. S. McAliley of Chester, pre anted a bill to amend the charter of in Charlotte and South Carolina Rail. ad: The bill introduced by Mr. James hestnut, of Keishiw, i provide for :i election of Presidential electors, ,as referred to the Corinittee on Fed. ral Relations. The Seinate then joined with the louse of Representatives the proces ion !.o attend. TIlE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. The exercises and creanoitus at ie College were unusually interest ig, and the Aidience presented the nest array, perhaps, ever witnessed i this town. The Semi-Centennary Address was elivered by Janns L. letgru. Esq., nd an appropriate address was, also, elivered by President Thornwell. Soth addresses are pronounced by hose who heaid them, to be fully wor by of the speakers, and equal to he highest expectations of the audi nee. The new Chapel was crowded to xcess, and from its unfinished state, id the large attendance, many could iot hear to any advantage. Nor was here any accommodation for the 'ress, coilsequently it was almost im >Ossible to take even an abstract of lie addresses, which, however, it is >resumed, will be published in due :ourse by the Comniiittee of Arrange After iie proceedings at the Col ege, thb Senate returned to the ztate House for a short tine-during w hich to importaint business was transacted, aiid then adjo'urned. nOUSE oF REiEfREsSTATIVES. .The Ilouss.dIter atteNiing the cer-. umonics at the-College, returned to the State hlouse, and proceeded to business. Mr. J. 1. Middleton, of Prince George Vinyah, from the Committee of Ways and Means, recommended that the appropriation for the relief of the poor of Charleston should be in. creased to $7,000. The majority of the Committee on PubliQ Printing reported Messrs. R. W. Gibbes and Co. for Printers to the 1louse. The minority presented a report, recommending Messrs E. I. Britton and Co. A message was sent. to the Sen ate proposing to go into an election for Assessor and Surveyor General to morrow. Mr. Alexander McQueen, of Ches. terfield gave notice of a bill to alter and amend the License Laws. Mr. B. F. Perry, of Greenville, gave notice of a bill to aid in the ton. struction of the Blue Ridge Railroad, The House then adjourned. The attendance of ladies in the town is usually large and imposing, ihe commenicenent Ball, which is t< take place this evening, is expected t< be a most brilliant nflir-indee< the v'eek promises to surpass as evea Its uisual aittractionls, ITUasD A Y DEcEMDER 5, 1654. Mr. Carn moved that a message b I sent to the House of Representative informiing that body that the Senat would be ready to go forthwith in& another election. Message ordered Mr. Brockmnan presented the repor of the Solicitors of the Western Cii euit on district officers and offices. Mr. Moses the report of the Solicitor of the Easteorn Circuit on the sam subject; also the memorial of R. I Dry an, asking pay ment ot'subscriptie for 40 copies of DeSaussure's report: Trho Senate now took up the ordi of the day. Thie bill to declare S~dt Ketchi4 River navigable, and tho bill to ama'a the charter of the Bank of the Stat received their second reading, wel agreed to and sent to the House Represenstatives. The unfavorable r port of the Committee on Rloads a Dridges on the petition of citizens Anderson f r the establishmnent of old road was agreed to; also the ret lntion in respect to appointing a coD mnittee to nominate -President al IDirectors for the Bank of the State. FMessrs. A llen, Buchanan, flase Carn and Mordocal were appointed Icommittee. On motion of Mr. Moorman, Senate adjourned. The House assembled at the usi hour. TIhie morning hoer was expended the presentatin of petitions, accoumi 4. &o. o .Mr. Tucker then caled for the s k eial order of.the 4ay,wlilida* A I oTteimymrotn~imat aftd reeledn ion of the common school system. The House then resolved itself into :L Committee, of the Wholej Mr NcGowan Ii the cliir. Mr. Tucker then advocated hs paid. iage or the bill at length. and showed the mismanagement and fallacy of thd present free school s. sten. This bill being, as we consider, of vast impor Lance to the people of the State, we herewith attach a synopsis of the bill. It provides for the election of a Board of Directors for Common Schools il each election distric:, except the elet tion district ol'Charloston, to consist of i61 less than six nor inure than tw'ilye members, the Board to subdivideth'eir respective districts into school sections, each section being not less than' fohF miles square; that a ctlition- school he located in each sectidn; to select competent teachers, and td apptoprl ate all moneys receind frt ti Lb State or otherwise tW the exclusive support of tMe common schools; also provides for the election of a 1superin tendent by the General Assenblyt salary $2,000 per annum; recommends an annual appro-priation of $100,00Q per annun fihr the support bf such schools, &-.. Mr. T. Y. Simnons, jr., replied brief ly, aid moved that the committee do now rise and be discharged from the further consideration of the bill. le had listened with much pleasure tb the remarks tinidt by the ldnorable gentleman of Spartanbirg; h ils ndt prepared to vote for the bill at pres ent; h. desired knowledge; and he U begged that the bill be referred to thd Committee on Elucation. Mr. McKnight made a v'ry happy speech in iuvor of the bill, in which-he was more than once i repted by the applause of the ildlence which tilled the galleries. Mr. Tucker hoped that the motion of the gentUeman froin St. Philips and St. Michaues would not be adopted. Mr. Simuons, alter somn'e1.briet re inaiks, renewed his motion. The u.utiu was lost. Mr. McKnight tovAed h 1louse, and reeomuiiended t hit it' passed. After much debae, the conlrii'td rose, reported progress, and begged leave Lu sit again on Monday next ut 1 p. in. Mr. Hampton, from the committed appointed to count the votes for Surveyor Generali reported that no one of the caudidates itating rbeled a majority of the votes cust, there was consequently no election. Mr. Miduleton, from the Committe6 of Wtays and Means, reported sundry bills; ancig them being a bill to recnarter the Bank of Georgetow:a; also a bill to regulate rates of interest and to repeal the tusury laws. Sundry bills were reported by thd Committee on icorpoiations, among which was a bill to rechai ter the Boaud of Directors of the Theological Semi., nary of the Synod of South Carblins and Georgia; read the first tile, and ordered for a second reading to mor. row; also a bill to authorize the Towti Council of Hamburg to subscribe fob stock in certain railroads and for othei purposes; also a report on the petition of sundry citizens of Cheraw, praying an alteration in the corporate limits of said town; also a favorable report odl a bill to incorporate the Fire Iusurance Company of Charleston. Mr. Ilammronid introduced a bill giving theA election of Governor and SLieutenant Governor to the people; Salso a resolution to,adjourn the present -session on Thursday, 21st instant. t Mr. Mullinrs, pursuant to notice, intro. -duced a bill to amend the charter of - the W ilmington and Manchester Rail: s road Company; also a bill to arrangs " the Staite into Judicial districts, andi "to provide for the election of an addia " tional Law Judge. Mr. Spain, pursuant to notice, in. r troduced a bill to exempt ministers of the Gospel from patrol dut) ;j also a r bill to define the mnode and ime ot' d appointing Electors, &c. 0 Mr. Green, pursuant to notice, intro. * duced a bill exempting certi per6urfa therein namied fromn tod.d Biuty uiin certain oftdhions. dAnd then the lloifdo aidjuteed. ~' The proceedings of yesterday havi ug D' been re.,d, Mr. Brockman, on p att '~ the Committee oni Vacant d reported the office of Snrveycir GeHt$ ral vacant, 1,i Barker pireseijted tile .pedtIot Sof Wmrn A. Beigler, prayin ht~ hoNelson'd t'erry be re establiatw 4 *vested in hiin for Gee ygae red to the Committee on ibf4* nd Buildings. mal The Benatoeproceeded tobit1 State Assessor for Charlestoi~i~t in The Senate prooedto~A b ta, Surveyor General. Mei .* Rldge and Sof kin, wed J~un* pe. as candidlates. >i11 Mr Iy , npittf o. &i. :O ut 'athitSOIi tbb votost