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Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20
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LONDON, Oct. 20.
 We have ieeg in state of singular excitement ev- CT since the adyices, via IIayre, brought ns tle pro- clamaion of President Tyler, apd au sccpanl of the spacuIators became paralysed; Change crowd- ed the newspapers were sought for with extraordi- mary ayidty; aBd rinlors the most absurd, ridicu- Iuus and terrific to be heard m all socetes.- or sich food for the creduious it wond be idle 10 speak further than to gay that the Sunday newspa- pers in tber pIaeards, announced that rcpri sais hnl commenced, and war inevitable. This, Of course added to the rritated state of public feel Ing, and, as we had no intelligence of the Caledonia, n began generally 10 be feared that she had necessa- rily been detained bring he result of the Mcleod ria O, even the British envoy. Others were ready to assert that an embargo bad been laid upon her and this idea began to be pretty generally believed hy the ihoughtess when an order went down from the authorities 10 deiain the Britannia for forty eight hours. The arrival, however, of the London and Lii yerpooI packets of the first. settled this question, and the subsequent appearance of the steam ship, qnetcd down the lerturhsd spirits The effect of the intel lgence thus received was evident in the disappoint- neni visible in every counienanee. The " statu a,,o seemed far from agreeable 10 many, and they talked as if disastrous would have been better than none at all. In the mean time, the government have not been idle, particularly in the army and w departments. in ite later, nothing like the ac tiyty now displayed has been visible since the late war-eyery dockyard and arsenal is teeming with busy lifelhe greatest possible exeTiions are making to get A large number of new ships ready, to place those in ordinary into commission immediately, and to ,oan all ships aaoat with full eomplemenis of men. The steamers that have recently been laid down have increased gangs of workmen upon them day and night; and the newly contracted for West India Mail steam ships have been ordered te be ex- pedited with all despatch. :.
 The recruiting for the army is also beiaeparsued with restless energy, and there is some talk of form ing couple more rife regiments for spech service. There have been nc orders from Head Charters for any particular regiments to hold themselves in n'ae-
 ite readiness or foreign service, thaush the oit- cers at Chatham and Wooiwici look forwatd daily for their arrival need not disguise from you the real truth that among the masses in this country war with the Uplsd States just now would be very
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20
WHOLESALE PRICES.

kEhARkS.-There has bccn somo impreVe enient In hasness since last. The shipments the interior h'Te increased, but pUrchascs made cautiously. Wh m ie" days the rivers have again fallen and boats ofihe largest size find Il difficult o penetrate Ilo mer or Al presontr however, there prospect of wet the which we presume will rc open Las igntion.
 he supplies af produce from the have been limit ed hnt the stock large in all kuds o necessary les and the prices barely sufficient pay for their and trouble.
 Ia dry goods, Sc. tho market has received additional s cks and venture ta gay that the, will be furnished a hs low prizes as they he possibly bought elseW here To planter tho indnee ns t0 make purchase here in every thing were never before great.
 Wt laieno chanpe of any oOuseaenco to note in any 0fthe ioliOwtng articles;
 BAssIsG and RorET The stock is still very argr and the demand dull Kentucky haEging from 2j 2Ge lta 5 *.c' DuDaee 20 pc per yd kope Kentucky, 'i4 l2c Manila Re per lb.
 Baeos-we quote aaa.s T 7le per lb sides a 5lc shoulders 4c.
 6e 1heie ia demand for the al,rie, and the prccs vary according lo lhe exigeuerH Of he hnlers
 FLoos-TrpnsaciIons have bee" small at S6 75 per hbl Supe ine ra,es fI0m that to *1.
 GgAIs.--t orn ID a5e per bush; Oats q le
 hAF.-Ihc nipTket Is well supplied aud the deniand is fir. On the wharf rates have been ai i C l per oo
 LlMe--The dsu,and is almost nnninal; prices haze no xedness. and vary from sl 70 to g. The market we'll
 iumass --No,uaa The asking price RI he mill, is s Ss St st tse tho e,ty ii-ss has been dcnnnd
 Mol AssEs-rte stock light aed the den,snd hm,tsd-- The prize from 2. zsc pen eai tor oid % s1e for Ha~.
 Poek-Thc only salns hose at aurt,on. The stot lsrr and may he quoted s0a Ii 50 per bhl for and i9 tor prime.
 RICR.A ot of new ias iVed since lasI and has been sold at 6c per 10.
 SpGAR.-Ncw Otlsans strictly prime is hrl Al i7 ele Ser b, the hhd The crop i'rginnny ,D come ,u aaj will have n tendency la r'dhre Inc pIice.
 San. A io of lOO saoks has been reaeiycd since ast hd Is not dlsposed o The rii,n Si k per sack.
 Wm,sKrv-D Dull ai aa aac per gall The stock is yer, arse aud thc domlnd limlfd.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20

All the lofurns ofdle Mississippi election have not yet leen received. The Vicksburg Sentinel says the democrnic majority inile stalc, will range between two and 1llrec thousand votes. We shall have majo rity n both houses of ihe lcgslalufe-aboul two thirds Of euch housc sixty In forty in the lower, aud tweiny to ten in .he upper house. Enough as lbwhgs would say, for all uselnl purposes.
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Two DUrLs--ifie pis.nfR CFy, rfcerds two n,rui d~cia tetwern gentlemen of ths4 aia,,
 "Pa,af I)uei i--fhe ,losI ,thcl, ,-c anticipated h our paper of Tuesay az the resgii oi an aliercaio TWO gentlemen, took plaer yssierday wiib small swords, ,a ,l,r yciniyo the saw mill, a he lower pari of tbe city. hlona Ehegrlnsqt vas killed bya thrust near the region ottie heart, and h.r ltedo% was slightly wounded irl the shoulder, We do nor know which was the ehal lenged party"
 "AsorHER. News as received in town yester- day, tbat iF duel a sy or two since, at Baton Rouge, Nr. Landreak us1 iasn sictim the sword ef Mr. Grodi both were fiilzeps of lhip place, and we learn they fought wiJ broad swords
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The lIoi,stonian says;
IeoMMuNIcArrL


 MT. EpiroR = l. not the eity or ll'r contractor fnr lic "pipe. having" now going on 'n Dauplln street. sblc lur damages whirb ,y grow oul of any broken leg or heads from falling mto the exposed diiches ilat street No proper precautions have been lakrn lu prevent such "aecldents.' and l an thai aiealy two sanahe horses have been k kiied by them. II any of my frlends should be unlmky as la sfei ssill fest hc right ri the cN the this special privilege of breaking the necks killing the horses of innocent clti 1ens. VETO.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20

I'm EIqo E. Il. Wilde A. M. chappell, and Ex- Goaernor pnugheriy, proposed as candidates by the Geergi1apers for the seats made vacant by tle resignation of Mr. Nosbit and Col. Afford
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Specie Paymsn.s-->Taalsoo,aHe Ba,.k.--We are told that lhe Sksonvile Rank, Florida, has resumed specie payments and is ready 10 redeem all ils iiab tics in gold and silver Iihar also made arrangements for the redemption of leAoles in this city at per cent discount, " aEnal d Com eiE
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0BTO-DAH. CAPITAL. PRIZE 5000 DOLLARS. Tick,ts oaiy 7,io Dotiars. STATE LOTTERY.

--ClAsS No, HI, FOR IS4I-
 Authorised by the Legislature of the State, for the Benefit of the Wenmpka Lodge No. go. To bo drawn at Mobile, on THIS DAY, Nov. 20, 1911 at o'clock p. m, st the Mansion House Exchange Royals si. j, DAVIS X CO, Managers.
 90 Nunbcrs--l4 Drawn Ballots.
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MOBILE iMPoRTs AND EXPORTS

MoblLE iMFoRTs AND EXpoRTs
 IMPORTS HaUdnd-Schr Belle l32 sacks cofiee 10 bNs sugar l3 eases sweelmeats, dlM cigars YelU prieaHss schr Maria 350 bbls flour, 300 sacks corn 100 do beas 40 kegs ln 100 bNs wine, 20 do yer micnlli
 NeiO 0rledpS-Schr ComUiercfal P bhs molasses, , do vinegar loo sacks cofee 62 dc 4h kegs lard. New OTteGHS--Sieamboat Creole 25 bbla hour 21 do pork, 10 do augsr 55 do apples tos wne 206 bNs cod fish and mdse.
 EXPORTS BostonBarqne Chester 324 bales c0iIon, 5l4 hides. Boston--brg Mary kinlbaIl; s5l bnles cotton, bb besNaaa. Proftaenes- Brig Espelaln ss7 halea cotton.
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Whli islhe matter ,eilB tl,e wbig leaders'a They seeai aH t once o have strange diareiish for the
 lhe,s and spoils nj office. We stated yesterday ihai aff. 8 lains was ahnal 10 withdraw fom Con gress IL Is uop said that Preston will lproiabIy re- sign H. seal in inc Senate
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20

It is ascertained from an average of many years, that the number of merchantmen wrecked annually on the coast of England, amounts to upwards of fire huadrsd; and the value of property lost amounts to ihyes Dyiilions steriiSgi
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 government will at all times be esirous of prosent- ing any violation of he agor the United States by Bi { sh cruisers
 The following is portion orhis I.ordslp's letter.
 " With this View, indeed, Her Maiesty's govern ment, proVons to the recc'ppf Mir. Stesensuns note of the 18th inst, had, Ieel5, ing from It. Segram account of lte trTansacto, referred lo, called uI that officer uS eNalu mge lnily and particularly the grounds whIeh Ice had rans llercd himself jus thed m dctainmg siiIp un'eI American cOlors, and with papers showing her 10 1c American property
 The correspondence arosdou of lhe seizure of the brig Douglass. of nuSbury, Mass, by It. sesran, of,he l!riush blisanlinc Terhagant.
 Tho Housloni,ln lTrNa@ expresses the opinion that the recent disln hhncc p Yucalan, originated with Santa Anna, the pclntor ol Mexico--t that he prompted the treaty Imn9e that power and Tex IS, by which lhe former IS I, the use of the navy of the iattf and at il is deep laid scheme for the parpose of Iranalcrring 10 r possession of Mexico 1ru navy 1 = s... .s
 The llm,stonian says: .zzs.
 s'antn Anna in his Iter aaa published, shows his great oidI,H Vssts and thHs COinand Il.,. tiu M1nl. K thC tteint he seeks to strike with d naval force1 |. il ile cts Vera Crnz, Mata- .lnoras, 1ampic., or Ihc Ppal itsrlti They are ,iel1nlg 10 lis inluencr- ut pr,,fiflhg hun pau ,r,,,,pl agaips n.,ns ol then he co-oerti'on of navy is I..,ieeIly undesirable. II agansl Yneatan ar fphnsoo} How could p ,asy ayal hp much iherel This is pot,ls ys4i but II IS against 'liiNas he would urn ile cslthui uflexan shus. He burns io eradicate the dis.lscc iye sn ed pun is soil As ns,. Co sweet, thdf se a, f,,edeaG bia ,'n lr5v,lta unds ft tessgi-- itc ,z aot i',i,ele honest Co steal hps pf war, and s'Hui enough rf h, ihe plan. Me tt1lt the contract madr with the Y,,r.rn aeeni N II bs annuIed. and vessels or Ae,,.i hnar. The boundary line s established. fhe dslan.,ncni al the resnla ita', opP"Ncd. We have m .ianh lrn ill the natlon will ind President La a.,r's o1tni"n upon tue matter correct
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that the cashier, both made up Io the same pesod we insert this weekly statement the Board on the 26,h of October, winch corresponds wih the posiigs from inc oris,nal books of entry, and ought to he cor rect, yet discrepancy to large amount exists which it Is d,iicuI 10 account for.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-20

The commissions of last year report ed the blank impressions on hand he 3,596 ,65S % The amount since s-
 sued IS T3,joD %
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Amount now on hand 3,523, ,45S O0 STATE nnNnG

STATE BONDS. The President of the bank has produced lo sa- tstactory evidence ihai the following State bonds have been redeemed ne recalled, and ar" all de posited in the archives of the State 6, safe keepine to vii:
 334 State bonds for Sl000 :slch issued under an
 Act of the General Assembly, approved
 :B0th Janua :, 1889. ,635 do for Rl000 each, issued list January, ls3S
 bearing per cent, redeemable m the
 year 1858. PCT do for 5000 each, iniefes; 6 per cent, da-
 led list January, 1899, payable siS years
 after date. 400 do for sl0d0 each, interest per cent, da-
 tel list January, 1889, payable four ys's
 aIIsr date. 334 do lnr 5000 each. interest 6per cent,pay-
 able two years afer dalo. 2l5 do Branch Bank Mobile, of 5000 each ,in- ierest per ceni, payable two years at- Ter date.
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$l46,l27 O6


 We do not hesitate to express our belief, that the general course of policy pursued by the present d rectors, has been marked by caution, prudence and imartiallty, aud is calculated to promote the true interests of the instntion. Fhe Jssues t is true, have been limited, but mol more so, IS we con ceive, than existing circumstances would seem 10 qure.
 Although the present condition of the bank is moi available one, yet iAere ms been manifest improve uenl in ber aituaton during the last year; and should she be relieved from te burrlens imposed upon her by legislature acts, and the directory confined leg lln;e caing im hills of exchange, ihai will be punctmtliy met at maturity, we hazard but iitile in assertins that she will be able to resume and main tain specie payments after ie ith of July next. In conclusion, we iliior ourselves that we have presented a true and unyarnished st9jement of the condition of the hank. It iS with your hoporsl,le b.,dy 10 adopt such measures your wisdom may sns sest to promoIr the best interests of the banks and to maintain iuliotNe ihe bonor and credit of the Siale.
 AN of which is respectfully submitted.
 VIM. C. PARISH,
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INTELLIGENCE E
PORT MoBILE-NoN. 20.

PO KIT OF MO E I l. E-N OF. 20.
 CLEARED Barqpe Chester llsnna for Bngiop, Child & Hooper. Brig Espelata SprodI for Proyidric1 L Hun < Son. Brig Mary Kimbail, Wooster, for Boston, IIolcomb, Brother & CO., 5chr Dadem, Darling, for Gfapd Gallon, La.
 ARRIVED schr Belle, Moore, i'm Havana, to II II Raymond. Schr Goiinercal PeisrsQn, i'm hfw Orleans Steamboat Creole, Day fin New Orleans. IInrseboal Lady Jane, rom Jackson, with lO5 bales cotton,
 MEMORANDA. The Br ship Queen, IIoseason fin Liverpool Sept l9, s ashore the East Bank of the < w Pass and has thrown overheard portion of her cargo of sa Tow boat Swan alongside, endeavorng 10 get her o-N O. Bee.
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GEORGE N. STEWART, n. F. HALL, Mobile, NONIS SOl Isl Ndrc irtt.tpps-

GALE of EIGHTEEN SHARES ef tle Plan- - terS $ Mrchtats Bank of 1Ebdt--Ar AuorIok.
 In pursuance of transfer and assignment hy Alb ner S. Lipscnmb to the Alabama Life lnsntannc and Trust Company, of certain Shares of the Bank of inc Planters and Merchants of Mobile. made on lhe l5lh December, 1857, and for the purposes therein forth, said Alabama Life Insurance and Trust Com pany, will sell al Public Auction, IS Slares of lie Stpck nl said Bank. m front of the Mansion House, at l2 o'clock, on the 6tll day of December next By orde' of Board. JAS. iNNERARlTY, PIes't. EDw M4RTINFAU, Sec'r,. no,3- -67tt,ls.
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I7IsO rrizea amolntns to

i7ISO Fr7ea afno1ntfngto sl62, ,32 [ Whole Tnkcts s2 Halves Sl--QuNters 90 cents,
 Packages of 30 Tickets for sl0 warr;,hied to df,w al lensi 2S, Packages of a0 llali tickets for s3O, Narrane,l draw at least sli Packages of 30 quar- ter tickets for sl5, warranted Ia draw at least s7
 For Packages slngle tickets, apply al tiie Mana gers ttfiice. oortcr naIpfn and Water strett&
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DosieHro .s- .2l,64O bales or about 70 per cent ihhs proving onr insertion a few days since that these oons materially affecting the sale of ours in the English market
 Had prices besn higher during the year. the difference would hage heen gregie ai manufacturers have been in- dured by ihe lnw rets m psa pe.ler descriptions than they otherwise would have dons.
 M.cos, Nov. l6.-oar chlpn market remains about the same AS las, week-sa' 'e for specie funds and for Central Bank Bills. '@
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3,ls5 State bonds redeemed and recaIIed, amount ing to $S3, ,Is5,000.
 Before closing this report we deem 1t proper to present an exhibit of the amount of inc expenses sessed upon the capital of this bank annrilly, to witt
 Her quota of the expenditures of inc
 State Government, 1S,32s 3l Her quota the appropriations 10 l6h
 sections. 3l,579 79 Interest on the common s1jIooi fi,nd, 16,S3l II
 do on capital stock on he Uni-
 yersity fund, lS.000 GO Interest of her State bonds in Europe, 90, ,i35 s Commissions, brokerage and exchange
 on same at l2 per cent, S,652 27 Interest oy Der State bonds in New
 York, - -'- 5000 % Exchange on line abore al 6 per cent. 300 00 Current expenses, salaries, &c. esti-
 mated at 2l,000 %
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PAS $ F. N GERS
co N SIGN FEE $

Ter schr Commercial 5 l & Jones, l. Wilson; l. Ihll X Son; Gibson.
 Per scir Beie II Il Raympnd, Davis; r P Miller co; Gibson; Eslava
 Per steamboat Creole W II Bunnell X co; Marshall Rowe Smith & Dabneyi W Hamnlani Barron @ Mead Ponchet \ Wolff.
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AUCTION SALES.

A ADMINISTRATORS SALE.--Wili be soid "A on Monday the 5th December at l2 o'cLek n front of the Court House, part of the personal eeeIs of George W. Greagson, decreased, to vii:
 Negro man Phhp, Mnes
 t woman Sally, Road Waggon x Gear, Also-On Thursday the Sih December, al the ate residence of said ('reagsnn, Mount Verton will be sold IIouschold irnsre, Corn, Sheep. Light Wood, Sc.
 Terms months credit for approved notpa.
 VIM. MAGEE, Adm'r noy2 66tf F.. B. GALE. Auct'r. THNRUST SALE-REAL ES1ATE.-NoTIeg is hereby given. that the trustees of lhe Gordon Land comrany will proceed to sell al public sale, af the door ol the Count house of Mobile county, on th first Monday of December tSt, all the lands remain ing unsold belonging to said Company, for the pur- pose of closing and finally settling the said Trust The trustees will sell the said property il stands and will give such titles IS they authorized as trustees tn give, by virtue of the deed of conveyance and trust, dated the first day of June, IS36 whereby said lands were conveyed by Archibald W. Gordon to Henry Iltchcurk, George N. Stewart and Abncr < Iipscomb. Trustees, for the henett of said A. W. Gordon and o( the stn,kholders, of sad Gordon Land Company, and which deed is duly recorded in Mobile county.
 The property io be sold, is portion of the Fayre Tract, containing originally abnnt POO arpens of land in the lower part of te ely of Mobile siUall portnn nf wl.rh has been sold by the. Trustees the der will now hc sold IS Il stands. Persons Mislng to purchase will please appy to George N. Stewart U Mobile, who will es aln the situation nf the prop crty, and ot the tit' proposed io be conveyed. The terms will be made known on 'he day of sale. Saie At tw elve o ctoet.. bns 5.4=z 7..,
 GEORGE ss.rFW a2nI'
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. oMMERcIAL IsTER
MOBILE:
SATURDAY EYEVlNG, NOVEMBER 20, lsl

1as mail to-day brought no parefs from beyond
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lAlAl SACKS I.'pOOL GROUND SALT, IOOO for sale in the Bay the wharf, just arrived per ship hogarth.
 nm1S E. B. FONTAINE.
 gj-The morning papers wall copy twice.
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REAT BARGAINS!--ln BOOTS, SHUES M dnd HA1S, at 51 Rogat street,
 The undersigned respectfully infurm the public that they have received large stock of
 BOO TS, SHOES AND HATS! consisting of every variety, and calculated it and please every person who may favor them w,t, s cus- l"n'. They pledge themselves loo. that they are as well made a3 any similar atticles tn the southern country and, what is equally important they will be sold cheaper than they he elsewhere bought in Mobile. Those who wish first rate article com posed oi the very best msierias. would do well by dropping in at No. 5l Royal street.
 novl7 78uw LINCOLN & PIERCE.
 IN. B.--Phnters supplied with any quantity of Rnsset and Kip Brogai,s the most moderate terms
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A CARD.-MADAM GODDARD, respectfully "A informs her friends and the public generally that she has heated in this city for the purpose of prac- l'sns as MIDWIFE. She has experience also in the operation of Bleeding and Vaecualing. She has been Graduated at tie College ot Maternite, in Paris. Slle hopes that her regular study of, and lons experience in the 0bstetrical Att, may enilte 'er to share of public patronage.
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Doctors LEvERT, CHiEUssr
 IEwETT. TARDy.
 Residence Nh. 2S Cedar street between Dauphn and St Francis St. having removed from her form CT residence on Spring Hill Road. no,l7 79Lt
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BLANK IMpREssIONs ''''

Outstanding crcu'atjon, l,Ol7,sss O
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LUST RECEIVED and for sale-- sl 90 half and qr barrels No. ! hiackeret
 30 half and qr bbls Cranberrtes
 n hxs imperial, Hyson and Gunpowder Tea 35 boxes Soap, 20 do Sperm Candles
 50 boees and half baxes Rais,ns s.A 30m CanDues, toh,rido and Principe Cigars 60 hugs SL'i, 45 boxes Chewing Tobacon 70 pieces kentucky and India tagging
 80 coils Kentucky Rope hlfpipes oti otard & IT Dapy Brandy Holland Gins Jamaica Ram; I,nesiic Liquors, &c. noylS by P. MeCASkILL, IS Commerce. al,
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The Current prices have been of American. '- ta'i.9l Sea ls sianh Up Mo Ala. ds Or 'so Jiahd. do, land. bile. Tenn. leans. nrdny 10 mid leal5 $ s5 .5 s5a s5i qIs,s. a5s F4r lokd f'r. 4ai5..7 s74 .sia6s 6tu6i 5Is-.Gsa7 63ed 10 tnr Esso. si4ie T f7i, 7tE1. -a-.slasi by the above 'hbles,~h bs petcelyed lhs. lhe c9n-
 432,Sl4 bales Agsinal in ls4e. e..s...,............. lslas
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VIM. MAGEE, Adm'r- nnv2 66tf F.. B. GALE. Auct'r.
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To he followed by petite comedy called
 A DAY AFTER TIE WEDDING. Col. Frcelnye.. e.....,................. Mir. Barton Lady Elizabeth iicclove. Mrs Riclardson