American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-01-03

WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
At PhiIndplDhi0. on SATURDAY.

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At Philadelphia, on Saturday.
Cotton, new crop, IS; do. Ten. & Allah. IL l 5
do. Lou. III Flour, sup. a 81 2; Rye, $50; Corn
| Meal, 3,25; do. in hid 1000; Corn, up CO. 65 a
| 67; do. lower do SIS So; Wheat, 90 95; Rye,
55 62; Oats, "a 81; Barley, so IS; Hops.
% 80; Clover Seed, 100, in dsmand Flax seed,
lis l,25; Timothy 200.
AT Baltimore, on Friday.
| Coffee. Java. 18 49, do. Havana, 15l III O.;
Cotton, Lou. &c. l8 90; do. Georgia upland, 5
Is; Feathers, live, SO F!axseed, rough, 10 a
l,l2; Flour sup. AIS 500; Flax, 9 a IL Corn,
SIS 81; Wheat, for family flour, 90 Los; do
Lawer, 20 So; do. Red. 80 IS; Rye, 54a So !;
Barley, 95 100; Clover Seed, red, 4,75; Tim
othy. 2,25; Oats, IS Sc; Hops, q 20; Corn
Meal, kiln dried, 500.
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The Legislature of this State assemblies Dover, to-day
AS there newspaper published at the of govern
nent, compelled to rely the good offices of
friends there for account Of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and we take this opportunity to cal
their attention TO this subject and to request that
from them regularly during the session, and be-
bled inform the good people of tha State what their
Representatives are doing.
We have been furnished With copy Of the Documents
accompanying the Presidents Message Congress, and
intend to lay abstract Of them before our readers.
WANT ED--More subscribers to the Waterman. The
beginning of the year is very good time to commence
taking the paper Persons es'dng out of town who wish
to subscribe may, by foru ag ST. he advance price for
six monhs have the Waterman sent to them by mail or
any other means within reach.
.Marytand-The Legislature of this State met at
Annapolis on the Goth ult. The Senate formed
quorum, and the officers appointed at the last
session continued unanimously. In the House
OF Delegates there were only thirty eight members
present, which, not being quorum, the House adj
ourned to meet the next day. On the 27th in the
Senate Mr.. Johnson obtained leave TO bring IN two
bills one to confirm the act Of last year for the
lief of the Je,cs-,he other, for an act for the bet
ter administration of justice in the sixth judicial
district, the object of which is said to be to provide
separate court for the City of Baltimore. On
the 28th, nothing Of consequence was done in the
Senate In the House there was an animated dis
cussion question whether the present Executive
are existing legal body. 1t was commended
that their functions ceased on the second Thursday
of December.
The difficulty has arisen from the change OF the
time of the meeting of the legislature from the
FIRST 10 the last Monday in December, without
corresponding provision as to the election oil the
Executive.-The House, by vote OF thirty five to
thirty four, decided that notwithstanding this omis-
sion, the state has now iegai Executive - mere
was also proposition made in the House, and which
is made the order of the day for Friday, to ascer
tain the of the Legislature as to the egibil
y Of member OF the legislature to the Office OF
Governor OF as member of the Council.
Benedict ]. Semmes, of Prince Georges county
was chosen Speaker, by majority of 81 votes over
his opponent John Eddeo, of Charles county.
John Brewer was elected Chief Clerk; Gideon
Pearce, assistant Clerk; G.. I. Grammer, Serjeani
at Arms John Quynn, Door Keeper; Isaac Hines,
VIM. H. Emory, jeremiah Nj. Baden, Walter H
Mitchell, and Alexander MIlhenny, Committee
Clerks.
The House passed an order TO sit every day for
the despatch of business from 10 to 4.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette,
under date of the 29th, writes from Annapolis, that
on that day there was resolution nt the House,
agreed in substance by the Senate, totake efficient
measures to prevent the growing evils from the
ready protection our runaway slaves always receive
in the adjoining States Of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
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