ef the last Legislature, does not appear to
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ef the last Legislature, does not appear to have been d general one many of the counties not voting at all, and others not re- turning the votes when given. As far as heard from. Yandalia has 5363 votes; AL ton 5232; Springfield 5l73. It is proba- ble, that when all the returns are received YandaIia will be little ahead.

 .4ll .aback--We find the following no- tiee ef very important decision made by the Supreme Court of this State, Tn the last No. of the Salt River Journal. The decision places the individuals who were divorced at the last session of the Legisla- ture, and some of them have been since married to other persons, in a most unpleas- ant predicament. 1t has always been the opinion, we believe, of our best lawyers, that the Legislature have no authority to pass jaws of. the nature of those in ques- ton: and we see no good reason to suppose that the Supreme Court, even after a re- hearing of the arguments of counsel, will change their decision in this particular case. Ii follows, of course that all Digorces under acts of the Legislature, are null and void.

 Important Deeisioa.-I the case of the state of Missouri, for the use of David Gentry and wife, against Jacob Fry aud others, the Hon. NJ. Mkrk delivered the opinion of the court. The case was flns i; Gentry and his wife were divorced by an act of the last legislature Tn the same act, in which thirty-six other persons were also divorced. Gentry sued Fry as the guardi- an of his wife, after the passage of the act, and Fry plead the act tn bar of Gentry's right to recover, the question: involved was the .constitutopailty ot, that act. The opinion of the court declaring the act un- constitutional and void, was delivered at great length. A ffter the opinion had been read the counsel for the defendants. being dissatisfied with the opinion, prayed for a re- hearing of the cause which the court, ffofa the great importance to the public of the question involved in the decision, grant ed, and set the cause for argument at the Inext April term of the court.

 1 From this intimation of the court, of the lieht in which they now view this question, I would il not be well for the next legislature to refrain at their next session from passing acts of this character, unal the question shall have keen iudiciaily determined. Ii those acts shall finally be held to be uncon- stitutional, the effect of the number ofsaeh acts pa ssed by The legislature of this state

 must be disadyantageously felt in the ceIn- munity.