New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-13

GEoRGlA-A bill is now before the Georgia
Legislature to continue in force the tax law Of
last year for two years longer, but giving the
Governor authority to suspend its operation When
ever the finances Of the State shall warrant it.
| Another has been presented to fund part OF the
! public debt, and to establish sinking fund for
It's payment From the Comptroller's Report, it
appears that the tax assessed this year amounts
to S270, ,335, and that the aggregate receipts OF
the Treasury for the last year have been S3l4r
9O5; aggregate expenses S267764.
Resolutions denouncing in severe but Just terms,
the edious doctrine of Reputation have Seen
introduced They declare that when any State
OF this Union shall refuse to recognize her great
Seal as the sufficient evidence of her obligation,
she shall have forfeited her station in the sister
hood Of Suites, and will no longer be worthy OF
their confidence or respect" Also instructlng
their Senators and Representatives In Congress
to use their exertions to procure reduction of the
present exorbitant rates of postage; but they are
opposed to the abolition of the franking priv.
lege.
The Committee on Internal Improvement re.
commend the prosecution of the Western and
Atlantic Railfoad the expenditure already
amounts S2.9l6OO8 and S27,975, appropriated
remains unexpended The road is finished -
miles; the wooden rails laid So miles and the
road graded for the whole distance.
The bill for the protection of the separate pro-
perty Of married women has been rejected in the
House by vote of l09 to Ga.
a WREcK-We learn from the Commercial
Advertiser that the ship Birmingham, bound to
Mobile, struck, on the 18th alt, On Ells0n'8
Reef, near Harbor Island, Zone of the BahamasJ
and went to pieces in SIX hours. Soon after she
struck, the boats were washed overheard, and as
the boats from The shore could not reach lie wreck &C.
count Of the surf the captain and his (getesn is W
he'd 10 SWIM for It. As hej hoated INSIDE the reef th:,
picked up, 1ld all except three reached the shore
safety The three lost Chafie7 Villiams and John
Hamilton sailors aud William Thompson at-ward-I Of
Eew'York. The sutriyors taken 10 Nasssa, and
provided with clothing by Conaul there The esPain
aud mate took passage m The Advent bound to WnagO'
y where they arrived Friday l,st and reached bsf'
Monday evening They narrowly escaped another
wreck the Ad'ent beng dsmasted IN yale la the Calf
I'1 Birmingham Was owaed by AIr.sfs, Taylor hsr'
F', 2l ms G'!y aud was formerly Liverpool packet; she
"a' on II. i72s sHd of 81 IONS 6ulthen. shs was
iaaefe IN thiee oi'1ea IN tis c'y s5 900 AID siV~
c. freight, which was Of very Iirt- via.
ia1binS"' left las Nassau waiting IA oPor
tay Tor ecHyeyinee to u lhr Noriern poIt Ine'
o-lHs m2sty all col0red men.
o't X also states that Capt. Lag who lost his ys's
10 ,r nullhslfd Of h was also ia Advert
TO Wilmington The Il Is. vessel he hs. fogoissa
'hs - /" as an Easstn vessel aad was briglndue. =.
!'= @sh0ohef Pilot, fl.ey, arrived Nassau ~ as
lffss She vas tsom Norfolk with cargo Of Pltch la
peane a"d rosin bound New Orleans. She Vas ifGi's
oaiiy, and would be- discharged aud repaired