TABLE. Exhibiting the Seats of Government, &c., of the several States and Territories in the Union. STATES. Seats of Gov.] Elections. Meeting of Legislatur's Maine,. Vermont. ... Augusta, 2d Monday in Sept.. 1st Wednesday January New-Hampshire,. Concord, 2d Tuesday in March 1st Wednesday in June, Montpelier, 1st Tuesday in Sept. 2d Thursday in October Boston, 24 Monday in Nov.. 1st Wednesday in Jan. Providence, Gov. & Sen. in April 1st Wed. in May & June Newport, Rep. in April & Aug. last Wed. in Oct. & Jan. Hartford and Massachusetts,.. Connecticut,. Rhode Island, New-York,... New-Jersey, Delaware,. Maryland, Virginia,. .... ... .. New-Haven 1st Monday in April, 1st Wed. in May. 1st Monday of Nov 1st Tuesday in Jan. Trenton, do 4th Tuesday in Oct. Harrisburg, 2d Tuesday in Oct... 1st Tuesday in Jan. Dover,. 12d Tuesday in Nov.. 1st Tues. in Jan. bienn`ly Annapolis, 1st Wednesday in Oct last Monday in Dec. Richmond, .3d Thursday in April 1st Monday in Dec. North Carolina,.. Raleigh, Commonly in Aug... 2d Mon. in Nov. bienn❜ly Columbia,.. 2d Monday in Oct... 4th Monday in Nov. Milled'ville 1st Monday in Oct... 1st Monday in Nov. Tuscaloosa,. 1st Monday in Aug.. 1st Monday in Dec. Jackson, 1st Mon.& Tues. Nov 1st Mon. in Jan. bienn ̄ly New-Orlea's 1st Monday July,... 1st Monday in Jan. Little Rock, 1st Monday in Oct... 1st Mon. in Nov. bien. Nashville.. Ist Thursday in Aug. 1st Monday in Oct. bien. Frankfort,.. 1st Monday in Aug.. 1st Monday in Dec'r. Columbia,.. 2d Tuesday in Oct... 1st Monday in Dec'r. Indianapolis 1st Monday in Aug.. 1st Monday in Dec'r. Springfield, 1st Monday in Aug.. 1st Monday in Dec. bien. Jeffers'n city 1st Monday in Aug.. 3d Monday in Nov. bien. Detroit,. 1st Monday in Nov.. 1st Monday in Jan. Talahassee,. Election in May,.... 1st Monday in Jan. Louisiana,.. Arkansas, MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES. From an official report submitted to Congress, by Lieut. Col. Talcott, we learn that the Militia in the United States at the last returns amounted to 1,778,333 men, distributed as follows: DEBTS, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES Of the several States in the Union-1844. In Hunt's Magazine we find the following Table of the Debts of the States in January, 1845, according to official reports made to the several Legislatures. Debts of the States, with their Revenues and Expenditure for ordinary purposes, for 1844: This gives the whole present Debts of the several States: of which ten [marked ] have failed, and Pennsylvania has again resumed. The yearly interest on...... NOTE. The principal part of the above Debts of the States were authorized by the several Legislatures, for banking purposes, and building canals and railroads. CANALS AND RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, FINISHED OR IN PROGRESS-JAN., 1845. NOTE.-In some instances where a canal or railroad extends from one state into another, the particulars are not given in the above table. LEGAL INTEREST. The following Table, exhibiting the legal rates of interest allowed in the different States and Territories within the Government of the United States, and the punishment inflicted for usury by each State, may prove of service as a matter of reference. MAINE.-6 per cent. Punishment for usury, forfeit of the usury. NEW-HAMPSHIRE.-6 per cent. Forfeit of three times the amount unlaw. fully taken. VERMONT.-6 per cent. Recovery in an action, with costs. RHODE-ISLAND.-6 per cent. Forfeit of the usury and interest on the debt. NEW-YORK.-7 per cent. Usurious contracts void. NEW-JERSEY.-7 per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. PENNSYLVANIA.-6 per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. DELAWARE.-6 per cent. Forfeit of the whole debt. MARYLAND.-6, and on tobacco contracts 8 per cent. Usurious contracts void. VIRGINIA.-8 per cent. Forfeit double the usury. NORTH CAROLINA.-6 per cent. the usury. Contracts for usury void-forfeit double Forfeit of interest and premium taken, Forfeit three times the usury, and contracts void. By contract as high as 10. Usury recoverable in SOUTH CAROLINA.-7 per cent. with cost to debtors. GEORGIA.-8 per cent. ALABAMA.-8 per cent. MISSISSIPPI.-8 per cent. an action for debt. LOUISIANA.-5 per cent. beyond that contracts void. KENTUCKY.-6 per cent. Bank interest 6, and conventional as high as 18— Usury may be recoverable with costs. OHIO.-6 per cent. Usurious contracts void. INDIANA. 6 per cent. On written agreement may go as high as 10. Penalty of usury a fine of double the excess. ILLINOIS.-6, and by agreement as high as 12 per cent. Penalty, three-fold the amount of the whole interest. MISSOURI.-6, and by agreemet as high as 10 per cent-beyond that, forfeiture of the whole interest due and usury taken. MICHIGAN.-7 per cent. Forfeit of the usury taken and one-fourth of the debt. ARKANSAS.-6 per cent. By agreement, any rate not exceeding 10. Amount of usury recoverable but contract void. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-6 per cent. Usurious contracts void. excess. IOWA.-The same as in Wisconsin. On debts or judgments in favor of the United States, interest is computed at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. We have the report of the Commissioners of the General Land Office, from which we collate the following summary: Number acres sold during the year 1844, are 1,747,158, for which the general government received $2,104,535-being an increase of $178,510 over the year 1843, and $776,583 over the year 1842. The sales have been mostly in small lots of 80, and 160 acres, showing clearly that they have been taken up by actual settlers. As a fair indication of the pervading prosperity of the whole country, not a single postponement of a public land sale, during the year has been asked by the pre-emptioners on the lands. The location of the land sold by the general government since the establishment of the Constitution is as follows:-74,024,742 acres have been sold of the domain originally ceded by Great Britain, in 1783 to the United States. 16,550,121 acres within the limits of the territory purchased of France in 1803, and 877,381 acres in Florida, purchased of Spain-making the aggregate sales 91,452,244 of acres. The amount of land surveyed included in the present Surveyor-General's districts, is about 200,000,000 of acres. This is rapidly coming into market. The commissioner says: "The amount of public lands not included in present districts, lying in the northwestern territory east of the Rocky mountains, and exclusive of the ceded lands in Iowa, is nearly 500,000,000 of acres." The Oregon Territory to 49th degree of north latitude, contains 218,536,320 The British governTo 54th degree 40 minutes, 323,176,320 acres. acres. ment claim to 49th degree, while the United States claim to 54th degree 40 minutes. This statement shows that the country in dispute on the Oregon boundary, embraces 104,640,000 acres-a territory about twice as large as the state of New-York. NEW POST-OFFICE LAW. The act of Congress, making various important changes in the old post-office laws, was passed March 3, 1845, to go into operation on the 1st of July, 1845. The following is a digest of its chief provisions. § 1. Enacts that the Vice-President of the United States, and the members of both Houses of Congress, may receive letters weighing not over 2 oz. free of postage, during the recess of Congress. The same section establishes the following rates of postage, viz: for each single letter carried for any distance under 300 miles, 5 cents; and for any distance over 300 miles, 10 cents. For every additional weight of half an ounce, an additional single postage is charged. All drop letters are to pay two cents each. § 2. Enacts that all newspapers of a superficies not exceeding 1,900 square inches, may be carried in the mail 30 miles from the place of issue, free of postage; but if carried more than 30 miles, they shall pay the postage they now do, under section thirty of the act of March 3rd, 1825; and all newspapers of greater size shall pay the same postage as magazines. § 3. All printed or lithographed circulars, handbills, &c. on quarto-post, or single cap, folded and directed, but not sealed, shall pay 2 cents postage, for any distance, for each sheet; and all periodicals, magazines and other pamphlets, shall pay 2 cents each, if weighing but one ounce, and one cent more for each additional ounce, without distinction of distance in any case. § 4. Authorizes the Post-Master General, in case the mails become on any route too bulky for the proper speed, to make arrangements for carrying the letter mail by itself. § 5. Abolishes the franking privilege in all cases except as provided for, in sec. 1, 8 and 23. § 6. Provides that the government officers, who have heretofore enjoyed the franking privilege, shall have an account kept of postage on letters touching official business, and paid out of the contingent fund of the department to which they belong. The deputy post-masters shall have the postages, on all their letters relating to the business of their offices, allowed on their verifying their accounts thereof by oath, accompanied by the letters themselves as vouchers. The assistant post-master general and the deputy post-masters must endorse their own business letters sent by mail, "post-office business," and every such endorsement falsely made incurs a penalty of $300. § 7. Preserves the act of June 30th, 1834, authorizing Governors of States to transmit by mail certain books and documents; and members of Congress, the secretary of the Senate, and the clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized to transmit by mail, free of postage, all documents printed by order of Congress. § 8. Allows to every member of Congress, to the secretary of the Senate, and to the clerk of the House of Representatives, 30 days before and after each session of Congress, during which they may each enjoy the franking privilege on any letter or packet, not exceeding 2 oz.; and all charges of postage on such packets for any weight above 2 oz., is to be paid from the contingent fund of the house to which the person may belong. § 9. Prohibits all private expresses from carrying mailable matter on a mail route, except newspapers, pamphlets, magazines and periodicals, under a penalty of $150 for each offence. § 10. Extends the last prohibition to every stage-coach, railroad car, steamboat, packet-boat, or other vehicle or vessel, performing regular trips; and includes the same exceptions, with the addition thereto of all letters relating to the cargo or to any part of it. The penalty in this section is $100 against owners, and $50 against agents, for each offence. § 11. Forbids the owners and managers of steamers, railroad cars and other public conveyances, from taking the agents of express lines, knowing them to be such, into their conveyances, under the previous penalties. § 12. Extends the foregoing prohibitions and penalties to all persons who shall transmit by private expresses, or other forbidden means, any letter or other mailable matter, except newspapers, pamphlets and periodicals. § 13. Permits the carriage of letters by steamboats as provided for by the act |