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Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

OUR MINISTER IN FRANcR.-We make the following extract from a letter of young and hlghly intelligent American, now visit 10 Europe. IL is the more gratifying, ss comng from one, who sn his political sentiments. decidedly opposed to Mr. King:
 "Our Minister, Mir. King. ir very much esieem- ed heie and am proud say fully sustains. by the purity o his character, the hrmness of his conduct, and te strength of hIs fine intellect, the hnnor oi the American name. His health has suffered much from attacks of Iheumaism materially aggravated by lhr climate, winch is very difficult for foreigner and especially South.rner, as he is, to bear; and this rather on account of its variable and in per- petua humidity, than from the seyert" ot it's winter. He has frequently expressed an anxiety to return home, and occupy himself with the more peaceful en- ip,menls Of his extensive plantation in Alamna 1; but the President has only answered these arplica- tions hy his sympalhies, and his enreales thai he should renain, assuring him on each occaSiot, that SC important Il situation could not spare so able a man. This 10 our diplomatic representative IS no little compliment, coming aa il does from inc oracle uf an administration, which boasts among its ranks many of he ahlest statesmen in ll,e country. The President has at last, hear, reluctantly yielded to bis request, but in such way as 10 induce Mr.hins to sat rice his own wishes still further, and rena III year longer, Were his health perfectly good, an persuaded, happily is he siOaled in other respects he would continue to occupy his elevated position with great isiactinn; but heahh know, IS t0G 1 important 10 be GtgccIed; and lhis he feels mes
 seriously. His popularit, Is much increased ny h'i 1 mingHg often with society, and e'ery where mos
 flyorall, representing hy the courtesy of his na lure, and the polish Oi his nahncrs."
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22
Review of .he Mobile cotton ps.rLe,,

In review this market under date of the 5th in stant (which reverted back the 2Gh Nov5 report cd decline in prices ding that interval of ac per h. of which l4c. the effect of the per packet of 4a Nov. The quoted price for ndd,ng the 5th Deccsher was 65aGDGac. During tho fortnight since elaped our market has oKhbleda good deal of galari,y with .ssHrted enaDd prices for the week cosing 18th shoWing generally an Improvement Of about Ac per h. which Setlers have been unahed to realize in the bulk of sales uptu the close of the current week - The sales for week ending with 5lh instant only 36G0 bales, and for that closing on l2th e5OO bIles The principal share of tae b.Dess in former weeks, English and rstteted to two three houses
 the French bnyefs however participating in the second week exteRt little being also for Spain and he northern markets. II will he noted reference to our remarks under the head of freghs that rates ruled l32d favorable for shippers between the 5th and 18th nssn;-a the sauc time exchange sold fully A per The week just closed opened langudIy under the ini ence of prutraced spell Of wet weather and general desire to receive later foreign news. which o hand on Sunday per Cambria at bOston-Lverpool dates of the 18th and iavre 18th Nov Holders incorporating the favorable for them, the market opened on Monday at stiff prices, which detered buyers limit ing the generations principally to honses exhibiting more confidence took at least twoihirds of the days sales. which reached :500 bales very full prices On Tuesday the deuand slackened, holders remaining firm. Wednesday and Thursday proved equally fAlt.- Yesterday brisk enquiry sprang mp, bnyors both for eign and home anpearng in market under the in uence of which prices hardened, he market closing af ter sales of fully jl aes quite stir at the annexed quo Istnns winch st shade unde, the prices realized Monday, but agreeing with those ofthis day week Total sales oi the week Sl00 bales. The demand hus been eontla the last week Engis buyers how
  has Eoen done for the eastern manufacturers. will be nuied thai receipts the increase rivers being in good order. hut they by free anticipated planters 10 extent particularly thee Alabama where te navigation is less precarious Le ing disposed to hold back for the spring market and with many from other sections. who forwarding but under limits. Hence factors tables do present corresponding with receipts.
 The crop estimates have undergone some modification since the present month in the weather being treney unfa yorab for getting the balance of. the helds We find but few putting the total at over 2300 900 bales while holders and those avorng the short estimate counting exceeding 900 OD bales At this port the estimates from 4JO 5GO bales
 LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
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Groctry. produce and Provision Market.

U orreount friends w pssss .ocs that the quo,a,ons tven gre rhsI ssp sasaeoas s0sa ordinarily suhTacs hlhns eeuRry esssrS
 GENERAL REmARKs-B Business has not been hish drItpg the week. nearly all the leading articles cs wssfrp pro ducs still keeping at such prices as to er large uaRsac tons The rivers continue iu frs heaDg order and II will be seen supplies of coo4 of the nerease Imports of merchandize 5aih and stocks snpie The weather cleared on on SS ana o vs o or o nfeo oaSS BAoeIsa AND fEIn our last we had occasion to re port some heavy seulatye operAtofis since when the narke ss ,sased into qui1i @ state .hs sales maS1 hands at l0010s and rope 45e' cash reiSask ns Ina the inside for hand loom of poor quality O. which some lftfie selling For prime power oo holders nIe stif al I01s, and asking fraction over The range of the market for rope IS wide, small lots Aavihg been sold low as K aud others high 5c, which are the estrenes-fsir quality oGeripg at 4sD4a4c. Tie stock ip karket is full but nut 100 large In antic patton of u good spring deIDaGd. '"
 B1cos-We continue former rates fur shouldsr 774@ Tc, observing that small lots of very fine have sold al and eae at 71e.Igopd shoulders scarce. Sides s'l zas1S and hams from S1 to l01ac. as in quality.
 BUTrER--The market Is law taigy stocked with Gosh en-westeTn not plenty. We quote posthsFn Is to 2ss
 CsrTEE The request is still Limited ia extent although
 good many spall lots have heea bought by the trade We Guo.e sales Rio at 7~07'. and Sc. cash and 8
 CHEEsr-fu little enquiry, with fair supplies price. dropping. Box i06Dllc-cask 9Oshc.
 CANDLEs-Sperm 2a(D30c. as in quality Adamantns 2GL02sc-good stock and light request.
 FLouR-On this day week we quoted Ohio ss,<iGD7 pei bo cansideFed fully 25c pet bbi dearer The improve, feeling at New Orleans. and tire prevailing cold weather with inc information of the closing of the upper weserr rivers has inpared increased rmness holders parti cularly on yesorday, when $1hO7z was generally de manded. We heard of some sales at S7i< for choc brands. St Louis is held for $7si Supply good.
 GRAIs-Com dropped down early in the week to 75f and since some lots have sold at 7J-these the ex trcmes. Oats are also lower, say 7O(074c.
 HAy-Sundry parcels In a 30 ard 50 bale lots north ri yer sold from the wharf at I5ol 20 and ot of 20 bales for New Orleans at g 20 Sales of lols one or two sI,S,& early in week. whe Sl,371s has been the regular rate and firm.
 LARp--We quote at s7sG0sS eenis, with fair stock en light request
 LIMs-A cargo of 1T0o casks arrived this week. fwhic safes bbs for the interior, at price not reported Th rate from store continues Sh with light retail quest.
 LuMBgR-several cargoes nre taking in at the mills fo foreign export. Prices steady ai ssSio Pcrh.
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We have received from B.ouI.met's "Literary Depot copy Ot the new novel by the author o "Charles O'Malley" and other spirited Irish tales It is enissd The 'Dmgohns, a tale of Ireland fifty years age. and IS sisid, flashing story of the Irish insnrrectioa uf 's3
 We have niso r'.ce;Sed acopy of CoopeT's new novel, "The Chais. Bearer" being another story o the provincial New York, under the title of Little page napuscriais, of which Lal,nstoe is inc first. We have uos. besa able To read i, yet.
 We hays hesid es, IA new yolune from the German transiA,stl, by Mary Howcn. called "Only A. Fid de, ,"'with .aa additional story entitled O. T.
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 Mol AssKsThe der md Is slack and prices lite low or thi' Wrrk-saI 2a6 .3}sc. with fairyupplieS.
 fnRS1hV price alHGst nominal for hts artice-SlG lH'a for mess and i49ilsa Tor prn,e being the aver are rate with good supply of messsiuek prime light feTAroEs-ArfNas increasing, with less disposition tn take hold previous prices but lechy supported Sales have been hode roin the whanas low g.. SsX6D S5E Por prime quality G. is lt asd frun storp t north cTp. and S2, % for western.
 RIoE -loldersfirm Gc from first hands, for Carolina, with light sales aud hlr supply
 sdoAR-Ihe arrivals still moderate, though exceed ing the ousongs, only limited demand existing Fair auaiity may be quoted frum 5I To 6c; prime 63e and choice 6tsc strictly choice article is relatively scarce ah9 misht possibly command CAs664c by tine few hhds. sALr--Additional arrivals during the week of 770 sacks Liverpool There title or TO enquiry for be ar ele only one cargo sale having transpred since port gay 33 sacks coarse in beached bags g0c in he hay Several parcels oil 2CO sacks sold from the wharf al Slio1l69 brown and beaehed. There is still afoat sod about 3OOD sacks One or two carues going in store NHIsKEY--Last quotations 25G1 o5c since when pr- ces have been advancing and holders yesterday firm in asking j0c On Wednesday and Thursday few lots were closed at 2s 2sla 29c The accounts from N. leans are favorable 10 holders. Stock here large.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS The positive neces- sity ofa direct and speedy stesm communication Wh tn" northern pat of continental Europe IS be- coming daily more apparent io every we'll informed individual who feels the least soliclude in augment ing the consumption of ouc agricultural products in foreign countries. The UnIied Kingdom contains a population of less thau 27. 900 GOO inhabitants while Germany aIonn-exc lusiye, tnO. Oi Austria contains more than SI ,00O,O00. Tl,c powers and states of Inc latier nation, compared with the l"r' mer, exceedingly liberal in lhelr tariff Of duties on all oi oar staples. As an instance. may men ton thai the kngdOia of Hanover, the impoi duiy oa tobacco is only siaiV-Hine cafs 0h He handrei p0gHdS, while Il tax Ut SEVENTY TWO CENTS IS. EX- ACTED ON A sISGLE POUND m Great Britain. The Germans have long been anxious 10 extend, np- on purel, reciprocal basis, their commercial inter course with Us; bul, Iougian England continues 6etOen their ports and OUTS, thrnugh her sieam-shps, by which she IS the letter rler for both nations, their wishes cannot be practically carried into effect. As preliminary, and indeed, q most essential step towards attaining this desirable object, a line of mail steamers under the efcen, head oi tie depnrt- nent with the sanction nl Congress, ail, trust. speedily be established from New York, via Cowes' 10 one of the German ports.
 We lsaru from Il letter just received from Gerna- ny. that the Congress of ihe ZoNereln States Is to convene eailv next year Berlin, when il is very certain the duty English twist will be increased from two four rix thalers per 1oll cenner. This measure, al no distant perod will open large mar kel for our cotton wool, thus taking the control of prices from English manufacturers and English spec uators The lucluaiions m the value oi ihe article wuuid be infinitely less frequent if we could create more uarkels for it, instead of unr being confined w Liverpool. The time has arrived wheu we a'ust support liberal customers, whoare wrnhing un' der the exigeant c.n,nei cial p~icy of Great Bri. tan.-Let ss aid them 10 make ,heT own twist, iu' stead of frcng them tu purchase it, to the value o SIP 900, 900 or $13,000, 900. from the spnners o York and L;,ncasicI. As they purchase cur tobac co freely, let Us enhle them pay for II in their own products as far us possible.-linion.
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LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
 Inland and EIuridt, M.htl

BOSTON, Dec l0Thr sales of since our last are 42@ 6nes parl at adv of !c per lb since the hst steamer We do not arr our quotations esteem ing thom fully supported
 BALTIMORE. Dec. i3-totton-There i4 R little mcr {. inqnlr> hs week. Wr note sales nf 60 bales x Carroll m at 7s sd73c; 40 bales Virginia Tic; 50 S. Carolina Upland at elc Hnl 50 New 0renns ssc all Oil tin-
 CHARLESTON, Dec. l--CnttOn-Notwith-tandin the nnaSorahle stale 0i he weather Saturday and Mon. day la> there WAS quite hair attendance or buyers in the Upland market, and transactions 10 the amount of rising ot 2fd0 haes entered into during thOse with continued upward trnirnc, al prices Yrstrl dny the drnland ssshneh activity, and the sale ln wards the close oi ihe markri reached upwards of 230U bales at an advance iHsi ot tuy Ic Tuia sales Of the three days 5000 bales
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Iron, Steel, Nails, Mill Stones, SC. Q. MAZdNGE S CO, corner Com and Erchan e-s

Iron, Steel, Nails. Mill Stones, SC. o. MAZANGE S CO.,, corner Com and ErchGnye-sts
 Offer for sale n iull assortment of Swedish Bar lrou, nnt and square American and English Bar lron fiat, square X round Do Hoop and Band do, refined
 Do Horse Shoe do do
 Do scroll do do Do square and round do do, extra sizes SwedAh Plough Mouids STEEL-Cast, German, Crowley snd American and English blstered
 5heei Cast Steel, and other articles for Cotton Gin manufacturers
 Horse Shoes, Borden's patent Horse Shoe Naiis, Grfin's patent Gut Nails, Swedes Iron CASTINGS-American, English and French MILL STONES-or ali sizes Hoes. Chnins, Cnlns Axes, Ploughs Straw Cutters, Fan Mills 5TWhh a general assortment of HARDWARE and CUTLERY all of which they offer Tor snie favorable tetmr. dec iiUm0
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fCorre.pondencr ot the Register and Journar1

NkW-UhLEANs, Dec 20, Is45. there is not much doing in cotton ths ming, the sales having only amounted to l4OO ba les chiefly on Northern 1coosnL Buyers seem averse Ia paving the present rates. but e comparatively light receipts ena- ble holders tu maintain considerable degree of mness The sngsr market is dnli, with snles about hhds; fair qnaliIy may quoted ss605c per h. Moasses is selling pretty freely nj 2OG2OIc per gallon.
 Holders of iour rmer in constquence of the old weather. They are generally asking St 50. Yesterday about 2l00 bbls were s0a at St 25. Corn is seilns quickly Al 6Oc per bushe for good shipping lots
 No alteration in Exchanges aud further freight en- agreements today. Yours, L.
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Correspondence of the Register a,ih Lournsl.

TUSCALOOSA, ,Dss. II, lal5. You see l am prophet. Aitsr 2 ballotings George D. Shortridge ih,s da elected Judge oi the third Judicial Circuit. Harris hung on til the last and the final pnl! was.hetween Shorlridgc and Harris. the former beaing l,y 8votes. Mir. Mitchell was seoied Judge or the County Court of Baldwin csaniy.
 Nohns else doae to-day, and the two Houses gre engaged t5. o'cleckl in the election of Chance- Tor of ,he NJ ddle Division.
 David 6. Ligqn of Lawrence county t~hig,l IS elected Chancelior. over Bowie and hasos.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

FIREs.-Thc congregation cf the Episcopa Church were alarmed auring the morning service yesterday by the cry of fire. IL was found that the pipes which conduled heated air from a furnace ,n the basement story into the main body ofihc build. ing had set fire the floor o the church. It was ex. tnguished without difficulty, and did lule harm. ts the building.
 Another alarm of fire was given in tue cal,se of lhe morning. A small building in the luwer part of the city was entirely consumed. ! aas of no grea, val lue
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--------=--=------=----=--- ARNIORY HALL,

rrMR. XAUPI'S DANCING ACADEMY will be opened on goth 2jth Of January, al 10 o'clock and o'clock I'M, for young Ladies and Masttrs-nisht School Tor Gentlemen will commence Saturday, 9th Dec. al b4 o'clock. His course will cOmprise-PeLsa Polka QuadriUe Wait= de Deur pas, Hep Wditz. GaHo- Slde knadriAe q Ia SyiPhic, Sc.
 TERMs-Pcr session, al l6 lessons. ...........$l2
 Two or more family, earh. 10 Ptivae lessons, ht residence. e................. l2 Polka, Polka Qundre. ................. 10
 I One of instruction only will be requisite a obtain complete knowledge of hil the abUve uHnces Mir Xaupi will give his Saloon durius the present son. Practising Quadrile Parties for the farther improve ent ~f his pupils which i'll afford his patrons opportunity Of judging of his style of dancing.
 nov2e 249gmo
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

or hlr. Buchanan, and hls correspondence on the Oregon question, WasA,asboa letler in the Boston Post says;
 1t iA Asssrtedf by those who have the means of knowing that Mr Buchanan's exposition of our right in and 10 Oregon, is incomparahiy the best that Ina. ever been written
 Mir. Buchanan's letters have been published, They sustain the hlgh reputation which hess .tn] them. TAey are dee'dediy among ,he fnssA SD .ci, mems of dpsowaiic ability which our cose,sy, fui,. iai m able negotiations, Las produced ahev e.hau. the argument and leave nothing t9 as added by commentator or toccessor. shsy, are aot onl, cose"t and complete in lhpis support of the Ameri can tte, but ,b''s deal a4 thoroughly w,ih the Brr ttish arg"W4nt. Nelains which has been said b, the British plea;Pofntary, on the side of Grea Britain. iS o:sslopked by Mr. Buchanan-and nolIi. 1 ing As ,ett unanswered. From the length of hii l istsfs il is impossible for us to give them ia all. and from their nature tAey will not beur coa dcasation. Mir. Buchanaa deals in superfui,. of words. We have. however, marked soma es, tracts for publication irom time to time, as ,la oc cas ion may arise, to shew how completely the Ame rican title is snslainab!e al al points, upon whcl II may be attacked.
 The argument of ME. Buchanan ia wider iR iti scope than that of Mr. Calhoun, embracing the iill. 1 10 the whole territory, while that of Mr. Calhoun was confined entirely to the valley of the Columbia {; and far as Il extended, has ihe terseness, vigor and ciearness which distinguish all the productions of tiat eminent writer. Together they contain the whole armo'y of American argument for the whole ! of Oregon.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

NAvAL.-The U. s. schooner Flrt left NorfDlk on the 8!i inst, for Hampton Roads, and was to go ty sea " iih the first fair wind Lieuts. Joha P. Gillis and William Ronckendorf go out as I'assen- gers in the Flirt. 10 jniu the Pacific Squadron.
 The U. S. friQaie Potomac was lowed up the 9th instan, to the Gosport Navy Yard. where she is to undergo repairs.
 The U S brig Rainbrdge. Com. Pennington, arrived at Buenos Ayres. Sept. 2l, from Montey'- deo being the first Alperican vessel of war there for len months.
 The Philadelphia U. s. Gazette has received a letter from Washington, which states that Commo- dose Geo. c. Read, of Philadelphia, has been ap- polluted io the command of the U $. Naval force on the cost of Africa. and will hoist his pennant on board tile frigate Colsa'bis now Glung for sea al or eighteen monihs. he will be relieved, a,id so lo ahc Medite. ranean finish the three years cruise
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

By Ihe Tuscaloosa mail last night we received from our attentive correspondent several hyors We have time and space ony for oae ofhs letters that Containing ss account of the election for Judge in the 3 Jsic ia Circuit. We shall give the special message of the Governor on tue subject of the SIaae Bank and Branches 10 o-,norrow.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

lTJUHN K. RANDALL. No. A WArER-Sr,-STA- TioNER AND BLANK Boog MANuFACTUREK.-Offsrs for sale accommodating terms comp ee and extensive assortment ut Law Medical, Schual and Miscesueo ous Books Account Books of sl sizes constantly hand or trade orde ofa superior qsaty of Paper and Binding State ald County Officers have their Dockes, Fee Bouks Records, Assessors and Tax Collectors Books male short notice and To any pattern. Foreign aud Domesiic Stationery in great variety.
 Merchants Traders, Toachcis Parents, Planters, and all others who may need either Books Stationary, are requested call sud examine he stock and articles. dec22
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The present constitution of the State of MissonrI provides that noae bM native born citizens of the United States, shall be elgbe for the office of Gov ernor. The convention now ia session at Jefferson City, adopted proposition that the Governor sha Il hereafter be thirty years of age, shall have been citizen of he United States ten years, and citizen of Missouri ioi fye years.
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MAcHINERYvERsUs PHYstcAL LABoE-Mr. Owen said aiely at the National Association of In- vcntors that SO gi eat had been the Improvements in machinery that 3500 men w.lh it's aid could accom- ptish as mach as couLi be done without machinery 50 years sen with ,000 men. that human ln- yenlion had created power equal to three times tue manual laber of tho globe.
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We understand that the will of the late AbJah Fisk WIS yesterday opened and read in the Probate Court. It appears that among other donations, he beq,ea,hed 5 900 dollars owards the support of the public schools of lbe Second Municipality; aad the large three story brick house at the corner of Gus. lom.ouse and Bourbon t,.eets, m tnt io the city, for ,be purposes of public Iibrary.-IN. o. Delta.
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LAKE SUPERIOR AGATEs.-Our poyageurs and copper hunters 10 the Lake Superior country, the past season brought hack with them large nn~bers of agates and other rare and beautiiul stones. In the native state they present little tiai Is attractive to the eye hut we have several ihit have been cut and polished, which are really of unsnrI assed beauty; equal st least to the most vari gated and richly eolored ngaies and comedians of Ike Swiss mountains --l Ds,ssu Aa.
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CHEss.-The twenty second game, in the match between Messrs. ROUSSEAU and STANLEY WAS piayed yesrerday morning, and after u severe con test of more than five hours duration, was declared to be "drawn." The score therefore. now slandi as fellows: SrAsLEY 10. RoUssAU T. drawn gamei 5. h our paper of Monday next. we shall resume our full reports. fthe games which ive occurred il ihls match, and which have been hitherto deferred for want of space.--[N. O. Delta.
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COMMERCIAL,

 CorroN-lhe market un Saturday more active, and inc demand mofe general hrn any previous day oi ina present se4s0n Bayers have been compelled o sucenmh, and appear nu@ disposed execute all the orders taai can be placed under existing circumstances which we have reason o knaw, form but small pof- ton of the agsrrear in hnnd The sales on Saturday pstinated between 550Oq4tOO bales-prices ruling at outside quotations the previous day Middling quo. ted 7c. The receipts since Friday evening amount 10 SAY bales.
 FaEiGurs-A ship reported taken up for IIavre sI n raIe not made puhlic. Liverpool engagement also ru. mored, but believe without foundation. NEw foRE Dec. l2-Cotion-There was very mod- crate demand 10 day The sales are reported at 5uO bulss, chiefly 10 spinnsrSe
 LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-22

9s- The Secretary of the Treasury has issued x circular 10 the commanders of inc revenue csssers directing them to cruise ,he coast and afford as sistsnce to vessels and crews in distress
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Intelligence of the arrival oathe lion. John Sli. dell, at Vera Cruz, hts reached New Orleans. He was received wiIlL grea, respect by the authorities