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The U. $. Superior Court has been in session here since last Thursday week, for the trial of certain n- dctments under ihe act oi Congress of 1884, pr the protection of Live Oak and Cedar timber, and other timber upon the public lands, served for naval pur- poses. One Indictment had been found on Wednes. day last, and motion was made to quash (and was argued at lengthy upon the ground that the timber charged have beencu not alleged to have been

 live oak red cedar, it alleged to have heen cut on reserved lands. On the part of the accused, it contended that such allegations necessary support the indictments. On the part of the pro- sec"tion it contended that the act ofl83l opera- ted prevent the cutting of any trees any of the lands of the United States.

 This question is one of very great importance and involves the interests of the people of the states to a very gi eat extent. We are far from being dis posed to say any thing the subject which might have the effect of prejudicing le public mind upon a question important, whilst it is still the subject of judicial inquiry among us; but II is certainly very strange that law imposing such penalties for an offence of every days occurrence, should have been allowed, this act of Congress has been, to slumber for fourteen years and that it's intepre- taton should but just now have been found out; and less strange that such total revolution the whole policy of the government in relation to the pub- lie lands, as is effected by this act of Congress, should have passed unnoticed by those deeply erested.-[Pensacola Gazette.