Mobile register and journal., 1841-12-09
Correspondence of the Register and Journal.


 many local intorests adverse winding up of the Decatur Branch. It is 10 divide the assets into four parts, making so many banks. The points spoken of, are Wctumpka, Gainesville, Demopolis, Erwinton and Selma. do not know by what
 risancc they will get the constitutional difficulty which iorbids the charter of more t,as Bank Branch Bank. at the same session. The combination of Interests in favor of such scheme, will be power ful but think il will be successfully resisted. There is growing feeling of the great responsibility cast upon the Legislature, by the condition of the banking system; and am little in hope that it will bring about something useful. The good sense of the Legs- l,ture, l am confident, will defeat the project have named
 For myself, I am for winding up tue suspended debt, preventing the further discount of notes, and confining the operations of the bank to exchange. The reasons cannot give to you Tn hurried letter, but the occasion will soon present tself to give it you in another form. A bill embodyng those views is before the State Bank Committee. No proposi- ton, however, meets with much encouragement, which proposes to curtail the present circulation of the Bank. The members lament the mischief of a depre- ciated currency, while they dread the losses ndi viduas by curtailing it to raise its value. They to forget that the losses by depreciation, fall most heavily those, who had no hand in causing it, that while seventy-fve thousand families suffer to the amount of len per cent each in their expenditures mot len thousand have aided or been benefited by the issue. Think of tax of seven hundred thousand dsllars the people of Alabama, for the convenience of bank debtors. If members would stady out the justice and honesty of this, they would say-et us have less paper, but let it be good.
 The Senate has passed bill giving the banks the power to employ Bank Marshas in the several coun- ties, for the collection of their debts.
 The bill to alter the mode of collecting debts due Iaborers steamboats passed the House on the rd, and it's third reading in the Senate the 4th.
 Tine bill to prevent free negroes from landing in Mobile, has become law.
 The lcin law for the benefit of mechanics is also its final reading in the senate.
 The chai ter for the Fire Companies, and the Hook and Ladder Go. of our city h i've also passed.
 The city charter drags along too slowly. After it regularly referred and reported to the House, ono oftour delegation of the whig side, offered unexpec- tedly substitute. thought all the while tkat some- thing would be got up to delay, and if possible, to defeat it. was they would not surrender their Recorders court, If they it. The substitute referred to the delegation, but they cannot agree to it. The abolisling of that court, is required by public opinion in Mobile, and the changes in its character proposed in the new plan, make it no less distasteful. The object of the Recorders court originally to take the daily criminal jurisdiction from the Mayor, and have regular day police ofice After it has failed in giving satisfaction in that it is proposed to make it monthly criminal court, with higher powers which will give even less satisfaction
 The Penal Code IS undergoing complete revising in the hands of committee, who, hear will report in the beginning of the week. The chairman tells me that he will propose to abolish, or modify more than twenty sections,' and so amend the code that juries may be found who will enforce it, for as it stands, with all its severe and impracticable convict.
 Two attempts have been made to adjourn on the 18th, and 20th inst. but without effect.
 There are some rumors in your city, of disagree nents between the two democratic representatives our county. You may contradict these unreseryedy. Whatever differences of opinion there were on point pr two never went further, and they are in perfect harmony with each other. ..
 TEATRE.--At the celebrated festival given to the far famed ''Boz" in Edinburgh, one of the elo lusnt speakers made an appeal to him on behalf of he drama, which cannot but be remembered. He whose genius had created many characters, repcte with all the best attributes of humanity; so natural 100, that they seem to live and breathe with his read ITS, is of all men, most suited for dramatic author The urgent appeal to Dickens was, that he would | write for the stage, for what true lover of the drama would not anticipate intellectual treat in play | rom the author of Nicholas Mckleby, Oliver T.cist, md the Cwiosify Shopl Byron's Werner, thoughthe | 'oble poet emphaticaly protested against its gong m the stage, is of the most thrilling and effective lramas; and though we have not heard that Boz'' equally fastdous regarding the productions of lis len, it is quite certain that his novels are as well uited for dramatic purposes. His characters are so marked, and his incidents so effective, that each of is works is already reading drama. It isno won CT then that in tle absence of any comedy, SO in- ended, by him, the existing works of" Boz' should ave been dramatzed by other handA Success was } be looked for, and has been secured A series of 'ese is about to be produced upon our stage the first which is to bo acted tonight. What reader of 'ieh0ias Nictleby (and who has no read l) but must ntcipate treat from seeing on the stage what has nparted such delight in the closet! The touching, liet pahos, of poor afflicted Smike, entrusted with e bold heartess viIlany of the Uncle, and the inm- ble droery of the schoomaster Sqneers, his wife and 'holars, capital materials to build drama with rs. Richardson plays poor Smike. She was the st who acted the character in this country and the 'rthern critics speak warmly of her efforts. That e deserves their praise, we feel assued. The ver- tiy of her talents, the gentle paihos of her voice Id manner, convince ofits truth; and in her hands, miks is sure to be e the feature of the play. In ew York, Mitchell at the Olympic, and Fisher ut e Park, have devoted their great comic powers to representation of Squeefs; each is reported great, ough both were widely different. But the rich hu- or, whm and fun of Chapman, lead us to believe he i'll equal either, in this prince of pedagogues. Nous rro"si The very anticipation "opens rch," and e expect a treat tonight.