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ty in which a man may not sell roasted peas, barley, or rye-if he can.

It is stated that, on the 25th of November, two millions worth of foreign grain was in warehouse on the banks of the Thames.

Average price of grain for the week ending December 23d-wheat 538. 11d.; rye 34s.; barley 268. 2d.

Bonded American flour, selis at from 21 to 238. per bbl. according to quality.

A real mermaid, of a perfect human shape from the head to the middle, and the rest like the tail of a dolphin, is said to have been received in England. from the coast of Sumatra.

Ireland is represented to be in the most distressed condition, from the ruin of farmers-paying heavy rents and receiving little for their produce. Even the English agriculturalists cry out for a [further] protecting luty on the importation of corn!

The total number of schools in Scotland, of all descriptions, is 3,556, in which are taught 176,333 children.

The iron trade of Wales is in so depressed a state, that iron, which sold at 117. a ton the begin. ning of the current year, is now sold at 8/.

The queen. The different artists, manufacturers, and trades, are making presents to the queen, of their most elegant fabrics and articles. She has set herself up as the patron of British industry, and deserves credit for the act, let her motives be what they may. It appears that Bergami proceed. ed to France (where he remains) on the invitation of the queen's counsel, to be at hand, if wanted. She has received from Sheffield, an elegant knife, said to contain 2,016 blades!

"The land of mists." London was recently enveloped with so dense a fog, on a Sunday, as to render it necessary to light up the churches for divine service.

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A Laplander, 42 years old and three feet one inch high, with his sister, 52 years old and two feet eleven inches high, are in France. They are said to be perfectly well made

Important Discovery.-The celebrated French chymist, M. Gay Lussac, is stated to have made a very valuable discovery of a means to render the most imflammable substances combustible without flame and without fire These bodies are consum ed without properly catching fire, or, in other words without feeding or propagating the fire. Muslin, prepared after the process of the inventor, has been exposed to the flames, and was consumed without producing even a spark.-This discovery, though now first publicly announced, is said not to be of recent date.

Speech of his majesty Louis XVIII. to the legislative chamber of France.

The Paris papers contain the speech of the king, the day before, upon the opening of the session of the chambers. The ceremony took place in one of the halls of the Louvre, which was magnificently prepared for this occasion. His majesty left the palace of the Thuilleries at one o'clock, A discharge of artillery announced his arrival at the Louvre. A deputation of twelve peers, with the chancellor at their head, and of twenty-five deputies, went forth to meet his majesty in a chamber adjoining to the Appollo gallery. His majesty, after remaining a few moments in conversation with the members of the deputation, entered the hall of the sitting, and ascended the throne. On his right was Monsieur, and on his left was the duke D'Angouleme. The duke D'Orleans was on the right of his majesty, next to Monsieur. The great officers of state, the peers, and the deputies, were Female highway-men. A couple of great "two arranged in their respective places; and the duchess fisted" female wretches, lately robbed a person on D'Angouleme, the duchess D'Orleans, and madethe highway of his pocket book—and because he moiselle D'Orleans were present. The whole asresisted, almost stripped him naked. Female pick-sembly stood up, and remained uncovered, till his pockets appear to be common in London. A po lice officer, to catch some of them, lately disguised himself like a dandy, with a huge bunch of seals and keys to his watch chain, in which he artfully mixed a parcel of fish hooks, with which he caught & nymph.

Walking. A person named Smith, undertook, for a bet of 100 guineas, to walk 50 miles in ten successive hours. He performed the distance in 9 hours 47 minutes, resting himself several times. One of the five miles was passed over in 40 minutes.

London, Dec. 26. The regular packets between Liverpool and the United States, now perform their passage with the rapidity and almost with the regufarity of a mail coach. A gentleman of that place was only 55 days absent, from his departure to his return, including a stay of 14 days at New-York. Such steadiness and despatch is truly astonishing, and, in a former age, would have been incredible.

FRANCE."

The population of France, according to the last census, was 29,217,465; that of Paris, 713,765.

A terrible accident happened to Signor Naldi, of the Italian theatre royal at Paris. This celebrated buffo-performer having been invited to dine with M. Garcia, immediately on his arrival with his wife and daughter, proceeded to examine the ac celerated process of cooking by the self-acting boiler. By an imprudent and fatal inadvertency, M. Naldi, with the tongs, stopped the valve, and the compres sion increased the heat to such a degree, that an ex

majesty invited the peers to be seated, and the chancellor of France intimated the same permission to the deputies.

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His majesty then delivered the following speech: "Gentlemen:-Arrived at the close of a year, marked at its commencement by the most afflicting events, but since so fruitful in consolation and hopes, we ought, in the first place, to render thanks to Divine Providence for his fresh mercies.

"Mourning was in my house; a son has been granted to my ardent prayers. France after having mingled her tears with mine, has participated in my joy and gratitude, with transports which I have sensibly felt.

"The All Powerful has not limited his protection here. We owe to him the continuance of peace, that source of all prosperity. Time has only more closely united the alliance of which France forms a part. This alliance, while it averts the causes of war, ought to inspire confidence against the dangers to which social order, or the political equilibrium may be exposed.

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These dangers are daily receding from us. I shall not, however, in this solemn communication to my subjects, be silent respecting the serious facts whieh, during the course of the year, have

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afflicted my heart; happy, nevertheless, to be able | which her own people can fabricate, after the manto say, that if the state and my family have been ner of France, England, &c. menaced by a conspiracy too much connected with the disorders which had preceded it, it has been manifested that the French nation, faithful to its king, is indignant at the bare thought of its parental sceptre being wrested from it, to become the sport of the remnant of a restless faction, which it universally detests.

"This faction, therefore, has not interrupted the movement which brings France to the days of her prosperity. In the interior, success, always in. creasing, have crowned the efforts of her laborious activity, which apply equally to agriculture, arts, and industry.

"The amelioration of the revenues of the state, the economy which I have prescribed, and the tried solidity of credit, admit of being proposed to you, even in the present session, a new diminution of the taxes now directly assessed. This relief will be so much the more efficacious, as it will produce an equal assessment of the public burdens. "Such successes render more dear to me the duty which royalty imposes.

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The sales of the property of the inquisition and of the Jesuits, at Madeira was going on. The amount passes into the public treasury.

The news of the revolution has been received in Brazil, and the court was thrown into the greatest consternation. The wise king was especially af fected!

SPAIN.

The London Courier states, that the accounts from different and distant provinces of Spain, seem to indicate the approach of a general convulsion. Hostility to the constitutional system is avowed with a daring, which the civil authorities, aided by an active military force, find it difficult to restrain.

The duke de l'Infantado and gen. Basscourt have been banished from Madrid-supposed for their coldness towards the constitutional system. Advices received at Madrid from Troppau, regarding the views of the allied sovereigns, have caused considerable anxiety, and an extra meeting of the cortes was talked of. Various movements are also reported among the people of an unpleasant character.

A despatch, which has reached Paris, dated Bayonne, the 12th inst. says "We have received by to-days Courier the following decree, which has been enacted by the permanent deputation of the cortes, and sanctioned by the king:

"To bring to perfection the operation of the great political bodies by the charter; to fix the different branches of the administration in harmony with this fundamental law; to inspire general confidence in the stability of the throne, and the inflexibility of the laws which protect the interests of all-such is the end of my efforts. To attain it, two condiWe ought All proprietors of foreign cotton goods now in tions are necessary-time and repose. not to demand from infant institutions, what can warehouse in the Peninsula are required to make only be expected from their complete develop-declaration thereof to the customs authorities, ment, and the morals which they are destined to within fifteen days from the 16th December of the form. Until then, let us be wise enough to acknow-present year (1820.) These goods will then be ledge that, in public affairs, patience and modera-stamped and deposited where the said authorities tion are also powers, and those of all others which shall appoint until exportation. Such as shall not deceive us the least. Let us not forget that it would be declared within the period of fifteen days will be impossible for the government to maintain order, that principal guarantee of liberty, if it were not armed with a strength proportioned to the difficulties in the midst of which it is placed.

be confiscated to the good of the nation. Four months are granted to the proprietors to export to foreign states, or to the Spanish colonies where they may be sold. After the delay granted, such as are not exported, will be peremptorily confiscatThe decree has excited great alarm amongst the Spanish and French merchants at Bayonne.

The three

"Every thing announces that the modifications operating in our electoral system will lead to theed. advantages which I anticipated. Whatever adds to the strength and independence of the chambers, The army is established at 66,398 men, viz. inadds to the authority and dignity of my crown. This session will, I hope, achieve the work happily fantry 48,354; cavalry 12,475; artillery 5,000; sapcommenced in the last. In strengthening the ne- pers 1,000. There is an organized national militia cessary connection between the monarch and the of 80,000 men. In the time of war, the regular chambers, we shall succeed in founding that sys- army may be extended to 124,579 men. tem of government which so vast a monarchy must Swiss regiments are suppressed. The government always require, and wh France and Europe most imperatively commands.ues of necessity, increase the militia to "It is to accomplish these designs that I desire a prolongation of the days that may yet be reserved to me. It is also in order to their accomplishment, that we ought to depend-you, gentlemen, upon my firm and inviolable will, and I upon your loyal and constant support."

The late attempts of the king to violate the constitution, in the appointment of certain officers him that may not be easily quieted. contrary to its provisions, has raised a spirit against

The sales of national property have been very productive; among which is the late property of the holy inquisition.

TWO SICILIES.

His majesty's speech was received with general A letter from Naples, dated Nov. 6, says "We acclamations of Vive le Roi! At the close the minister of the interior invited such of the newly elected are happy to state that France has offered her medeputies as were present to take the usual oath, diation between this country and Austria, and that which was done in the prescribed form. His ma-it has been accepted by our government. It is jesty then returned to the Thuilleries amidst the congratulations of the assembled throng.

NETHERLANDS.

The price of linens has fallen considerably in consequence of the "fatal news" being received of their prohibition in Spain-the latter having depreed the exclusion of most manufactured articles

hoped that this will prevent a war, and that we shall shortly see the country revive from its present distressed state; for, to proceed long in the way we have been in for the last few weeks is impossible."

The voyage and journey of the king to meet the sovereigns at Laybach, is an extraordinary event, and its teste must be looked to with much anxiety

in Naples, &c. The parliament at Naples are proceeding with their work zealously-adopting the laws, &c. to the change of the government. The military are to be called upon to swear fidelity to the constitution and the king.

The old gentleman who is king is said to be 70 years of age, and certainly very badly fitted to meet the turnings and twistings of the holy alliance. It is probable that he will be guilty of some foolery. Kings, at his age, are not "ornaments of human nature," as Jefferson said of Franklin, and the latter at the age of eighty.

Message of the king of Naples to his parliament.
Ferdinand I. &c. &c.

My faithful deputies-As I take this care upon myself to convince you of my love and of my solicitude for the nation, I desire that a deputation. composed of four members selected by the parlia ment, shall accompany me and be witnesses of the danger which I may overcome, and of the exertion made to avoid it.

It is necessary, however, that, until the issue of the negociations, the parliament should not propose any novelty in the different branches--things remaining in the state in which they at present are, and limit its care to the part which it is called to take for the organization of the army, since, as to those things which have been, they must, through To my faithful deputies of the parliament-The the necessity of time, be continued for the new Sovereigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, assem-year as they were already fixed for that which is bled in congress at Troppau, have addressed to me about to expire. It is my firm will to carry into three letters, by which they invite me to repair the expenditure the greatest economy in all branchpersonally to Laybach, to take part in the new con- es, provided circumstances will admit it. gress which will be held there.

In departing, I leave you all that I have most You will continue towards my royal family, in the sentiments of attachment which you have always professed.

From the letters themselves, which I have or-dear. dered my minister of foreign affairs to communicate to you, you will discover the importance of the object of such an invitation, which is that of interposing me as a mediator between the above-metioned sovereigns and the nation.

Penetrate as my mind is by the state of affairs, and desirous as I am to make any sacrifices to establish in a solid manner the happiness of the na. tion, I seize every expedient which offers me the hope of being able to effect it. I have consequent ly resolved to overcome all difficulties, which are presented by my advanced age, and the rigour of the season, by promptly accepting the invitation, since the aforesaid sovereigns have caused to be declared to me, that they will not admit any others, comprising even the princes of my royal family, to treat with them. I set out with the confidence that Divine Providence will afford me the means, by which I may give you the last proof of my love for you, by averting from the nation the scourge of

a war.

I confirm to my most beloved son, the duke of Calabria, the powers of my vicar, which are expressed in my acts of the 6th July and the 11th of October of this year.

I am convinced that you will receive this communication as a proof of my sentiments, and as the effect of the necessity which obliges us to prefer, to every other secondary interest, the fafety of our FERDINAND. country.

Naples, Dec. 7, 1820.

The secretary of state, minister for foreign afDuke of CAMPO CHIARO. fairs,

[To the message, this letter, (in French) is sub. joined:

Sir, my brother and very dear father-in-law

Melancholy circumstances have not permitted me to receive the letters which your majesty has addressed to me within four months. But the events to which these letters must have related have not Far be it from me, and from you, the thought, ceased to make the subject of my most serioas me. that my assent to this project can make me for a ditations, and the allied powers have assembled at moment false to the good of my people. In leav. Troppau to consider together the consequences ing you, it becomes me to give you a new and so- with which these events threaten the rest of the lemn guarantee of it. I therefore declare to you, Italian peninsula, and perhaps all Europe. In deand to the nation, that I will use my whole power, ciding on this common deliberation, we have only that my people may enjoy a wise and liberal con-conformed ourselves to the transactions of 1814, stitution. Whatever variation may be required by 1815, and 1818; transactions of which your majescircumstances relative to our actual political state, ty, as well as all Europe, knows the character and all my strength shall be exerted, that it may re-the object. and on which reposes that tutelary allimain founded on the following basis:

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mental law of the state,

2. That, in the composition of the bodies of the state, no regard shall be had to the privileges of birth.

3. That no taxes shall be imposed without the consent of the nation, legitimately represented.

4. That accounts of the public expenditure be rendered to the nation itself, and to its represen

tation.

"5. That laws be made with the consent of the national representation.

ance, solely destined to guarantee from every at

integrity of all states, and to secure the repose and prosperity of such of the countries of which it is composed. Your majesty, therefore, will not doubt that the intention of the monarchs assembled here, is to conciliate the interest and well-being, which the parental solicitude of your majesty must desire to make your people enjoy, with the duties, which the allied monarchs have to fulfil towards their states, and towards the world. But I and my allies shall be happy to execute these solemn engage. ments with the co-operation of your majesty, and faithful to the principles which we have proclaim

tock the relisionl in Jeprodense and tre territorial

"6. That the judiciary powers be independent.ed, we now request the co-operation It is with this 7. That the liberty of the press remain, saving the laws restrictive of the abuse of the same. 8. That the ministers be responsible. "9. That the civil list be fixed.

"I declare, moreover, that I will never consent that any one of my subjects be molested for any past political act."

end alone, that we propose to your majesty to meet us in the town of Laybach. Your presence, sire, will, we are sure, accelerate so indispensable a reconciliation, and it is in the name of the dearest interests of your kingdom, and with that benerolent solicitude of which we think we have given your majesty more than one evidence, that we in

vite you to come to new proofs of the true friend. ship which we bear you, and of the honesty which forms the basis of our policy.

Accept the assurance of the very distinguished consideration, and of the unalterable attachment, with which I am your majesty's good brother, sonin-law, and ally. (Signed)

Troppau, Nov. 20, 1820.

ITALY GENERALLY.

FRANCIS.

at large. Mr. Morril advocated the reception of the resolution. He spoke of the difficulties attending the affair. Had Missouri properly met the act of last session, there would not have been any dif ficulty, &c. Mr. Johnson, of Ky. said, because the senate had done right once, it was no reason why they should now do right again. He spoke feeling. ly of the derangement of the public business in consequence of the Missouri affair, and opposed a postponement of the resolution. Mr. Barbour All Venetian Lombardy is filled with troops, and declared that he would vote against postponement, every thing exhibits a war establishment on a most because it was an unusual course. He would make formidable footing. A Russian and a Prussian com-another effort to settle the matter. Mr. Van Dyke missioner, it seems, is to join the Austrian forces. explained-he was not influenced by motives of But, as the king of Naples has gone to meet the par- etiquette, but he thought it best to wait for some ties to this crusade against the rights of man and indications from the other house of what would nations, it is not probable that any immediate act of be agreeable to it. Mr. Walker, of Alabama, conhostility will take place. The troops are called the curred with Mr. Van Dyke, as did Mr. Chandler, of "army of the holy alliance." Maine. The vote was taken-for postponing the resolution 18, against 20.

"Horrible conscription,” and not FRENCH. Letters from Milan, of December 16, state that the orders of the Austrian government have been received there for raising troops by a conscription, which, there was no doubt, would be carried into effect, and with full rigor. The number of men to be raised by this mode in Milan, and the surrounding district, was 4,973, and the term of service was announced to be, not three or four, but eight years. The measure was considered at Milan to refer, not merely to the designs against Naples, but to views of a still more serious nature, the purport of which is not explained, and to the results of the congress at Troppau.

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NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour, Chandler, Eaton, Holmes, of Maine, Johnson, of Ken. King, of Alab. Llovd. Lowrie. Macon, Morril, Palmer, Pleasants. Roberts, Talbot, Trimble, Walker, of Alab. Walker, of Geo. Williams, of Ten.-18.

The question then being on granting the leave, Mr. Smith, of S. C. made a point of order. The 13th of the joint rules of the two houses inhibited the re-introduction, in either house, without a netice of ten days, of any bill or resolution which should have been passed by one house and sent to the other, and there rejected. Mr. S. conceived that this rule would oppose the introduction of this resolution at this time, ten day's notice not having been given by the mover; and Mr. S. was proceeding to support his objection with some arguments; when

The president overruled the objection taken, referring to the practice of the senate in former cases.

The question being then put on granting the leave, it was carried, without a division, and the resolution received its first reading.

The president communicated to the senate a letter from the secretary of war, transmitting, in obedience to a resolution of the senate of the 14th May, 1820, a statement of the number of militia from each state that were called into the public service by order of the president of the United States, of the number furnished by each state, the number recognized by the United States from each state, and the period of their service; of the amount of fines imposed for neglect of duty, distinguishing the number of persons on whom fines have been imposed, the sums collected by the respective marshals, the sums paid by them respectively into the treasury of the United States; the expenses of the courts martial in the several states; and the numremitted within the states respectively: and the l have boon ter was read.

The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the charter of the bank of the United States. After some time it was ordered to lie on the table.

The annunciation of the decease of Mr. Burwell, of the other house, stopped all further business this day.

February 19. Mr. Southard, of New Jersey, the successor of Mr. Wilson, appeared on Friday, was qualified and took his seat.

[We have a very interesting sketch of the debate that took place on the adoption of Mr. Roberts' resolution respecting Missouri, inserted in the last REGISTAR, page 414. We can only mention a few heads of it-Mr. Van Dyke thought the senate ought not to act again, at least so soon, on this business. Mr. Mr. King, of New York, from the committee on Roberts had voted against the former resolution-roads and canals, reported a bill supplemental to he wished the state admitted, and could not see any the act of last sesssion, authorizing the appointment departure from dignity in receiving his resolution. of commissioners to lay out a road from Wheeling Mr. Walker of Geo, received the proposition as a to the Mississippi; and the bill was read. This bill kind of peace offering-he was obliged to Mr R. provides that the said road shall be so laid out as for tendering it, and hoped that no point of eti- to pass through Columbus, Indianopolis, and Vanquette would prevent a settlment of the question I dalia, (the seats of government of Ohio, Indiana,

and Illinois,) and making an additional appropriation of ten thousand dollars for that object.]

The resolution offered by Mr. Roberts, declaring the admission of the state of Missouri into the union, was read a second time.

February 20. The president laid before the senate a letter from the secretary of state, with a transcript of all the lists of passengers taken on board ships and vessels in foreign ports and places, which arrived in the United States from the 1st of The report of the committee, adverse to the re October, 1819, to the 30th of September, 1820, induction of the compensation of members of con-clusive, and the letter and transcript were read. gress with the amendment going to alter the tenor of that report, was next on the orders of the day. Mr. Barbour moved to lay the resolution on the table.

Mr. Roberts, considering this motion as proposing a final disposition of the subject for the present session, required the yeas and nays on the question; and

The yeas and nays on the question were taken accordingly, as follows:

TEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Eaton, Elliot, Gaillard, Holmes of Maine, Hunter, Johnson of Lou. King of N. Y. Lanman, Mille Otis. Pleasants, Sanford, Stokes, Walker, of Geo. Williams of Ten.-17

NAYS.-Messrs. Dana, Dickerson, Holmes of Miss. Knight, Lowrie, Macon, Morril. Noble, Palmer, Roberts, Ruggles, Smith, Southard, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Trimble, Walker of Alab. Williams of Miss.-19.

So the senate refused to lay the report on the table, and proceeded to consider it.

The bill "further to establish the compensation of the officers employed in the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes," as amended, was taken up; and the bill having been further amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The bill to amend the act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States," was read the third time, passed, and sent to the house

for concurrence.

Mr. Barbour submitted for consideration two resolutions, prescribing the manner of informing the president and vice president of the United States respectively, of their re-election to the said offices.

The resolution of Mr. Roberts was taken up, and was modified by the mover, so as to read as follows: Resolved, by the senate and house of repsesentatives of the United States of America, in congress Subsequently, on motion of Mr. Barbour, support-assembled, That the state of Missouri shall be, and ed by an argument on the merits of the proposi-is hereby declared, one of the United States of Ametion, the report was postponed to Thursday next,

22 votes to 12.

The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the charter of the bank of the United States-the question still being on the following amendment proposed by Mr. Roberts:

[These amendments are in conformity to the prayer of the bank-1. to make its notes local, even in payment of debts to the United States, &c.-2. that directors may be elected perpetually-3. to cause a list of the stockholders and the places of their residence to be exhibited to any stockholder who may wish to examine the same, for at least 90 days previous to an election, &c.]

rica, and is admitted into the union on an equal footing with the original states in all respects whatever: Provided, That the following be taken as fundamental conditions and terms upon which the said state is admitted into the union, namely: that the fourth clause of the twenty-sixth section of the third article of the constitution, submitted by the people of Missouri to the consideration of congress, shall, as soon as the provisions of said constitution will admit, be so modified, that it shall not be applicable to any description of persons who may now be, or hereafter shall become citizens of any state in this union; and that, until so modified, no law, passed in conformity thereto, shall be construed to exclude any citizen of either state in this union from the enjoyment of any of the privileges and immunties to For it-Messrs. Dana, Dickerson, Edwards, Elliot, Roberts, Tay-which such citizen is entitled under the constitution lor, Williams, of Miss.-7. Against il-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Chandler, Eaton, Gaillard, Holmes, of Maine, Holmes, of Miss. Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, of Lou. King, of N. Y. Lanman, Lowrie, Macon, Mills, Noble, Otis, Palmer, Pleasants, Ruggles, Sanford, Smith, Southard, Stokes, Talbot, Tichenor, Trimble, Walker, of Alab. Walker, of Geo. and Williams, of Tenn.-30.

These amendments were all rejected that to make the notes local, as follows

The bill then was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, as follows:

of the United States.

After some debate, this resolution was, at the motion of Mr. Eaton, seconded by Mr. Van Dyke and Mr. Southard, postponed to and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Talbot and Mr, Johnson, of Ky. at first opposed the postponement, but, when time was asked by members, in order to examine more fully the resolution, they ceased their opposition,

YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Dans, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Elliot, Gaillard, Holmes of Maine, Holmes of Miss. Hunter, Johnson of Ken. Johnson of Lou. King of N. Y. Mills, Morril, Otis, Parrott, Pleasants, Roberts, Sanford, Southard. Stokes, Tichenor, The resolution instructing the judioiary commit. Walker ATS-Messrs. Chandler, Fen, and Wine mudi, voile, race to vring in a resolution extending the laws of the United States to the state of Missouri, was taken mer, Ruggles, Smith, Talbot and Trimble.-10 The bill, as it now stands, only authorizes the up, and then Mr. Williams, of Tenn. the mover of signing of small notes by others than the president it, so modified it as to include also the territory of and cashier, and punishes frauds, &c.] Florida; and then the resolution was again ordered to lie on the table.

The engrossed bill to establish an uniform system of bankruptcy, was read the third time, which reading consumed nearly two hours, and passed by the following vote:

YEAS.-Messrs. Brown, Dana, Dickerson, Edwards, Elliott, Gaillard, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson of Lou. King of N. Y. Knight, Mills, Noble, Otis, Parrott, Sandford, Southard, Stokes, Taylor, Thomas, Van Dyke and Williams of Miss.-22.

NAYS--Messrs. Barbour, Chandler Eaton, Holmes of Maine, Holmes of Miss. Johnson of Ky. King, of Alah. Lowrie, Macon, Morril,Pleasants, Roberts, Ruggles, Smith, Talbot, Trimble, Walker, of Geo. and Williams of Tenn.-19.

The bill was ordered to be sent to the house of representatives for concurrence; and

The senate then went into the consideration of executive business, (with closed doors, of course,) and so continued until 4 o'clock. Adjourned.

Soon after which, the senate adjourned.

February 21. Resolutions were passed to inform James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins of their re-election as president and vice president of the United States.

The engrossed bill further to establish the compensation of the officers, employed in the collection of the customs, and for other purposes, was read the third time, passed, and sent to the other house for concurrence.

The resolution offered by Mr. Roberts, in rela tion to Missouri, inserted above, was then considered. Much debate took place. A motion to strike out all the proviso, was negatived-for it 15, against

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