The Arkansas advocate., 1832-08-22
 NO. %.

'he ioiioWing outlines of the principal provisions of the bill, so far as they re- late to the Electors in this and other boroughs.
 The qualifications fora BoroughElec- tor tnotbeing otherwise entitied) are- l. That he shall be of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacIty.
 <. That he shall occupy, as owner to tenant, within the borough, a house. warehouse, shop, or other building. being separately, or jointly, with any land under the same landlord. of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds.
 5. That he shall occupy such premi- ses for twelve calender months next. previous the 3lst July.
 4. That he shall be rated to the re- lief ot the poor upon the nre.s;ses
 }. That he shall, oo or before the 2Oth July, have paid all the poor rates and assessed taxes, which shall have become payable from him in respect of such premises previously to the 9th of April.
 6. That he shall have resided for six calenser months next previous to the 3ist July, within the borough, or with m seven statute miles thereof.
 The occupation may be of different premises, in immediate and continuous succession.
 Joint occupiers of premises, in re- spect of which the above conditions have been complied with, are each en- titled 10 vote if the clear yearly value of such premises, gives not less than ten pounds for each occupier. Tenants of premises, the rates of which are payable by the landlords. may claim 10 be rated, and upon pay ment of the rates and taxes, will be en- titled to vote.
 Upon complying with the above con. dltions, electors will be entitled 10 vote at any election of members, that may take place after the 3Ist October. IS33. and before the 3lst November, 1883. and so on in successive years, unless the dates are altered by the privy council.
 A sufficient number of booths are to be prepared, so that not more than 600 electors are to poll at any one compart- ] ment.
 The polling to continue, if frequired. for two successive days only, for seven hours on the first day, and for eight hours on the second day; but the poll is not on any account to be kept open later than four o'clock OH the second day.
 Extracts of a letterof Lieut.. Command
 ant BENJAMIN PAGE, Jr. dated uUni. ted States schooner Boxer, off Cape Messurado, 9th April, lS32," ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Navy.
 There are six vessels lying in tine hafbor, and arrangements are making to establish another settlement at Cape Mount, so that every thing looks en- couraging. Between that Cape and this place, all along the sea shore, ma ny inoffensive old men, women and weakly persons belonging to the diffcr- ent inland kingdoms, are living in thick settlements, and are engaged in making salt; which is carried inland about one hundred and twenty miles by them. and exchanged for ivory and other pro- duce, which brings them at the Colo- ny at the rate of one dollar fer every gallon of salt. l mention this in order to point out an error, which has been fallen into by some, in supposing that salt is good article of commerce here. This is not the case, as foreign salt has been offered and rejected at forty cents per bushel. The Liverpool traders sometimes take it as ballast, and carry | it down to leeward to the river Came rons. But no other than native salt is encouraged by the interior natives, hereabouts, as they are jealous of en- croachments upon this means of liveli- hood for their old and weakly
 "This subject is somewhat connect ed with the commerce of this countrys concerning the condition and prospects of which you have directed me to re- port particularly. ltis snot as extensive as that of the coast at large, as allves- sells passing by do not anchor, but still 1 it is in fouris1ling state. ] have con- versed with the most intelligent, and have taken some time to look round for myself. When say that it is in a thri- ving state, l do not wish to be under stood to mean that it is now ol ever can be in such a state, independent of an industrious and perseyering yeomanry.
 "There appears to be several Kinds