State Legislature.
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MOnday, May IA. Prayer by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell. No business Ofimportance was done this af- ternoon; the house being thin, an adjourn ment took place at an early hour. .-. .e {, Tuesday. May 15. Prayer by the Rev. Professor Doane.

 The committee on the petition ofFrederick WoleOtt and others for an act tofincorporation for Female Academy in LitchAeld, reported in favor of granting the same, and bill for this purpose was read.

 An amendment was adopted providing for the alteration, amendment, and a repeal of the act, at the pleasure of the General Assem- bly.-And a motion was made to amend the bill further, by striking ont the 10th section, which exempts the property of the Corpora ton from taxation. After considerable de- bate, this motion was negatived, and the ques- tion recurring on the passage of the bill the House was equally divided: the Speaker vo- ting in the affirmative, the bill passed.

 The committee on the petition of Alva Mead and others, for an act ofincorporation for an Academy at Greenwich reported in favor of the same, and a bill in form for that purpose was read. Mr. Ellsworth mo- we'd to amend the clause exempting the prop erty of the Corporation from taxation. by limiting the term of exemption to three years.

 The committee on the petition of sundry inhabitants of the society of Columbia, in the towns of Cheshire and Waterbury, praying to be incorporated into new to !vn, reported in favor of the same, and bill for this pur- pose was passed. The vote of the Senate negativing the same being read, Messrs. Hitchcock and Hinman were appointed a Committee of Conference.

 The Committee to whom was referred a