INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. A Rail-road from the city of Charleston to Hamburg, on the Savannah, opposite to Augusta, is in progress. The whole length of the rail-road when completed will be about 135 miles; and according to a report made several months since, 88 miles were then under contract. Several miles, extending from Charleston, were completed in 1830, and a locomotive steam-car has been placed upon it, moving at the rate of 15 miles an hour. GOVERNMENT. James Hamilton, Jun., Governor, elected December 1830; term of office P. Noble, Lieutenant-Governor. The Senate consists of 45 members, elected for four years, one half being chosen tiennially. H. Deas, President. The House of Representatives is composed of 124 members, elected for 2 years. H. L. Pinckney, Speaker. The Methodists in this state have 54 preachers and 25,114 members; the Baptists, 6 associations, 159 churches, 131 ministers, and 12,316 communicants; the Presbyterians, 77 churches, 46 ministers, 7 licentiates, and 6,671 communicants; the Episcopalians, 34 ministers; there are also some Associate Presbyterians, Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and Unitarians. "1810, 252,433 66 1800 "1810 "1820, 348,989 66 1810" 1820 88,456 149,656 44,438 "1830, 516,567 " 1820 "1830 165,578 217,470 67,814 Governor; term of office expires Nov. 1831, $3,000 2,000 Thomas Stocks, President of the Senate. Asbury Hall, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 78 members; the House of Representatives of 142; and after this year (1832) it will be increased to 185. An Inferior Court is held in each county, each composed of five justices, elected by the people every four years. These courts possess the powers of Courts of Probate. The justices have no salary. EDUCATION. "In 1801," says Mr. Sherwood, (Gazetter of Georgia, 2d edition, 1829,) only six academies had been incorporated in the state.""The importance of education now [about 1811] seemed to be more appreciated; and academies sprang up in almost every town. Few persons born since the period alluded to are entirely destitute of education; but thousands who were thrown into the world before 1800, know not a letter. The total number of academies is now nearly 90. Many of these, however, are misnamed; for an academy supposes instruction in the higher branches of education. "The Academy and Free School Fund consists of $500,000. Of this sum there have been paid out since 1822, $60,642-58 to academies, and $46,412-12 for the support of free schools. The following is the best estimate I can make of the probable number of pupils at our academies and common schools. In the academies 4,000 60 counties, each having 12 common schools; each school 30 pupils 21,600 16 other counties, each having 5 schools; each school 20 pupils Total in the academies and schools ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER. 1,600 27,200' The Baptists, in this state, have 12 associations, 390 churches, 205 ministers, and 31,797 communicants; the Methodists, 64 preachers and 27,038 members; the Presbyterians, 55 churches, 31 ministers, and 3,034 communicants; the Christ-ians, 3 churches and 28 ministers; the Episcopalians, 4 churches and 4 ministers; the Roman Catholics, 3 churches and 3 ministers; there are also some Lutherans, Friends, and Jews. |