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superintendent of coal, who shall procure, mine and transport and distribute coal for the city. He is to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties.] To amend the second section of chapter one hundred and eighty four of the Code, so as to increase the fees of surveyors. The Committee of Finance reported a bill imposing taxes for the support of the Government. On motion, the Committee on Finance was increased one member by the addition of the Senator from Warren, Mr. Thomas. A bill to amend an act in relation to the payment of certain claims against the Eastern Lunatic Asylum was taken up, explained by the Senator from Middlesex, and passed. A bill to authorize county and corporation courts to act on militia fines in the hands of the collectors of the same, and on claims against the militia, was taken up and passed and sent to the House for its concurrence. Mr. Nash moved to take up House bill to provide for the payment of claims due to clerks,

n and Davis. A letter from Nassau, dated January 16th, states that eighteen blockade-runners were taking in cargoes of arms, ammunition, clothing and medicines for Wilmington. Eight vessels left there between the 12th and 16th to run the blockade. One vessel took four 100-pounder Armstrong guns. There were over two and a half million pounds of bacon stored at Nassau awaiting a chance to be carried through the blockade. Much of the bacon is from the Northern States, sent there to run the blockade. There were also thirty thousand Enfield rifles stored in one ware-house, belonging to the rebel Government. Over one hundred and forty men, nearly all soldiers, were killed by the boiler explosion on board the steamboat Eclipse, in the Tennessee river, near Johnsonville, on last Thursday. North Carolina has been added to the department of Sherman, and Ohio to that of Thomas. The Charlotte, Blenheim and Stagg, all blockade runners, have been captured off Wilmington.

The news. Grant reinforced by part of Thomas's troops. We have reason to believe that Grant has been reinforced by the greater portion of Thomas's army, recently operating against Hood in Middle Tennessee. Large numbers of troops, variously estimated at from fifteen to thirty thousand men, have, within the past ten days,Thomas's army, recently operating against Hood in Middle Tennessee. Large numbers of troops, variously estimated at from fifteen to thirty thousand men, have, within the past ten days, been brought eastward over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and are now concentrating under Grant's banners below Richmond. It is believed that Thomas can spare thirty thousand men for operations here, and still retain an army of thirty thousand on the Tennessee. Having received his accessions of strength, Grant will doubtlThomas can spare thirty thousand men for operations here, and still retain an army of thirty thousand on the Tennessee. Having received his accessions of strength, Grant will doubtless resume active operations against Richmond and Petersburg so soon as the weather and roads will permit. Ravages of the enemy on James river. Some days ago a party of Yankee troops landed from a gunboat at the plantation of Mr. Charles F. Wren, on James river, and having burnt the houses, carried off all the cattle and

Police Arrests. --The following parties were arrested yesterday afternoon by the Mayor's police and committed to the lower station-house: Jane Harris, a free negro, charged with stealing a lot of ladies' wearing apparel, the property of Mrs. Mary A. Brown. Thomas, slave of Gideon Garber, for assaulting and beating with a stick, Patrick Nolin, a white man. The cases will be investigated before the Mayor this morning.

General Thomas in North Georgia. A gentleman just from Dalton reports that General Thomas has commenced repairing the railroad between Dalton and Atlanta, and will advance towards the latter city as fast as circumstances will allow. General Thomas in North Georgia. A gentleman just from Dalton reports that General Thomas has commenced repairing the railroad between Dalton and Atlanta, and will advance towards the latter city as fast as circumstances will allow.