r the pen-i pul e andas ta that hicb, I car*ncur-m for andque*.3. in we ted in i con-Trea e Fe-round battle set, atensign of Captain A. Stevenson's company, v'.o* J. Preston resigned; Robert Hitchcock ensign of Captain James J. Rigby’s company, vice James O’Brien resigned. )For the 5th Regiment Baltimore Cny.Charles Tiernan, quarter master, vice John C. Moale moved away.For the 6th Regimental Cavalry district Baltimore Ciy.Daniel Orriclc, Captain, vice Vellett resigned.For the 1st Rifle Battalion Baltimore City.James Clarke, Captain, vice P. Foy resigned. For the 40th Regiment Harford County.William Richardson, Major, vice B. Richardson, resigned.For the 06th Regiment Baltimore County.,Nicholas Dorsey, Captain, vice G. C. Brown re signed; James Morgan, Lieut, vice N. Dorsey promoted. Wiliam Beasman, ensign, vice J. Morgan promoted.For the 41 et Regiment Baltimore City.£dward Gorauch, Captain, of Rifle company, vice Edward Orrick, appointed Major; Nicholas Merryman, Jr. 2d Lieut, of said company, vice E. Gorsuch promoted.For 1 it Artilery Regiment Baltimore City.John S. Stiles, Lieut. Col. vice Eichelberger resigned; Reuben Ross, Major, in same Regiment.For the 1st Rifle Battalion City Baltimore.Joshua Meddart, Captain. John C. Rau, 1st Lieut. Christian Geibach,2d Lieut of a Rifle com pany. NiNIAN PINKNEY.Clerk of tha Council.^larjlaud Legislature.APPOINTMENTS *By the governor and Council of Maryland, MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.For the 21st Regiment Kent County.James Coleman Lieut, of Capt. J. Wicket* company, vice B L Cambers moved away; William S. Lassell ensign of said company, %#ce James Harris resigned,John Harrison Lieut of Capt. A. B.Hanson’s company, vice William H. Barroll resigned; Rich ard P. Seymour ensign of said company, vice J. Harrison promoted.For the 51 tt Regiment Baltimore City.John H Roger*, Major, tICe R B. Magruder re signed.For the 6th Regiment Baltimore City.James J. Rigby Cspt. vice Thomas Pilkington deceased; Alexander Stevenson Captain vice J. Clarke resigned; John H. Thompson Lieu*, of Captain W Hubbard’s company, John W. Dutton Lieut of Captain N. Burke’s company, vice A. Stevenson promoted; bernkrd J. Lynch Lieut of Captain J. J. Rigby’s company, vice J. J Righy promoted; Robert E. Burthen ensign of Captain N. Burke’s company, vice J. H Thompson pro-moted; Ezekiel Dorsey ctuign of Captain A - Cum mm’s company vice Henry Corbar promoted; Jo-seph J. Latz ensign of Captain W* Hubbard’s com-pany vice C. Switzer resigned,Cornelius P.Brewcr( Abstract of Proceedings.)HOUsH OF DELEGATES.MONDAY,JAN 7.Mr. Martin obtained leave to report a bill to alter change and abolish, all such parts of the constitu. lion and foim of government as relate to the election of governor and council.Mr. Marriott delivers the following report.-The committee of grievances and courts of justice, beg leave to report.—That a communication has been received from Samuel Barnes, of Frederick county, enclosing a certified copy of the proceedings in the case of the stAte against the said Sr.muel Barnes, by which it appears that the said Barnes was tried for a libel on the Hon. Abraham Shriver, associate judge of the fifth judicial district in charging him with official corruption, for which the said Barnes was ecquitted.Your committee have deemed it most prudent to decline acting thereon- and have thought it their duty to submit to the consideration of the house the said communication and accompanying document, that £uch order may be taken therein, as the house shall deem expedient Your committee have re ceived no other communication upon this subject.Mr. Allen reports a bill to alter and amend the constitution as to the mode of appointing clerks of the county courts and courts of appeals.The house resumed the consideration of the bill relative to the appointment of an Attorney General, and the question was put Shall the bill pass? The yeas and nays appeared as follow;A ffirmatiue—Messrs Speaker, Cannell, Hrrris, Hall, Marriott, Woodward, Dalrymple, Solars, Weems, Orrick, Snowden, Loockerman, Nabb. Martin, T Kemp, Williams, Maffiit, Craig, Chew, Se/nmes, J.Forrest, Culver Carroll, Hughes, Me ccunikin, Nicholson, Stevens JMoffit, H. Kemp, Pigtnan, Culler, Forwood, Norris, Whiteford,Hsrdcastle, Saulsbury, Sprigg, Green well 38.Neggative—-Messrs Dirsey,* Millard, LlewCllin, Maddox, Smith, Jenifer, Edelen, Garner, Rogersan Dennis King, Ballard, Waters, Sullivane, Griffith, Travers,'A. Spence, Purnell, Riley, Bruce, Allen, Kennedy, Bowles, Gabby, Ktrshay, We*v©r, B. Forisst, Darne, Riggs, Duva l, Wyatt—31.TUESDAY, Jan. 8 .On motion of Mr, Forwood, the following resolution was read—Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Luther Martin, Esq. the present attorney general, once the pride of Maryland, now labouring under providential affliction, or his order,the sum of three hundred dollars a year, during life, in quar. terly payments.The bills for the relief of the infant children of Levin Campbell—to make valid a deed—The sup. plement to the act to establish the Bank of West-minster—Relative to making a public landing place in Somerset—For the inspection of ground black oak bark—Relative to the school fund for Harford—For the relief of James C, Wheeler— For the benefit of Peter Tmgstrom—wsre severally passed and sent to thesenate.The bill for the benefit of Benjvmin Roberts, will not pass.The resolution in favour of Wm. Jacobs, and Thomas Post, |Were returned by the senate a* sented to.John S. Skinner, esq. was elected director in the Bank of Baltimore.The bill establishing the oath of office was taken up tor a second reading—after some discussion the house adjourned.WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.Mr. Snowden obtained leave to report a bill to provide for a new asic.sment and to appoint collec tors of the county tax iu and for Baltimore county and city.Mr. Martin reports a bill to change the mode of electing the Governor of this state. [This bill in effect abolishes the Council, and makes the gover nor electable by the people every third year, te be taken alternately from the Eastern and Western shores. It also provides for the appointment of a secretary of state.]Mr. Marriott reports a bill for the relief of Elizabeth Green of Anne Arundel.Mr. Duvall reports a bill for the benefit of Ver-linda Cumptoo.Mr. Maflitt reports a bill relative to the town of Elkton.Mr. Craig reports a bill for the revaluation of real and personal property in Cecil.Mr. Edelen reports a bill for the benefit of Robert Guest, and a bill for the benefit of Mary Scott.Mr. Hughes reports an additional supplement to the act to regulate the inspection of lumber in the city and county of Baltimore.The farther supplement to the act to provide for the opening and extension of Pratt street, in the eity of Baltimore; the su pplement to the act for the organization and regulation of the courts of ccmf mon law in this state, and for the administration n; ju.tice therein; the bill to altera road in Hartorde the bill for the benefit of St. Johns College, tuff the bill for the improvement of the navigation of tbt river Susquehanna!) were severally passed and **u to the Senate for concurrence. 'Mr. J. S. Spence obtained leave to reporta bill to amend and reduce into one the several acts rela tiag to public roads.The clerk of the senate returns the bill to change