THE ENQUIRER.
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0TThe Legislative proceedings possess to us but very little interest We copy howevera full account of all which had been done up to the close of last week. The untying of a few matrimonial knots, and the release of prisoner or two from state prison the important acts thus far of the delegated wisdom of the State now congregated at Hartford The reappoinmsnt of judges, justices, &c is prob ably all that will be done during the residue of the session. If the appointment of judges were given to the Governor and Senate, and the election of us tces to the People, the business of the legislature might as well be completed in ten days as . month, and the expense so 'Ae State materially Iessensd.

 a1rIn the dearth of foreign and domestic intell- gence of finiesesAs have copied somewhat exten- sive account of the royal accouchmeut in England.

 a1rThe abolition of slavery in Texas is now ag- tating the public mind in that country. spirit of inquiry is at work there with regard to the influence of slavery upon the prosperity of the country, and the feeling is very extensive that the apparent loss to shareholders from the emancipation ofther slaves will be more than repaid by the increased value of lands and other property. The plan is strongly op- posed by the leading Texan journals and by thepress in New-Orleans and other southern cities in the U- nited States We hope nevertheless that it may even- tualy succeed; and that the effect of the trial of mancipation there, may be the occasion of it's adop- ton at very distant day in the southern states of this Union.

 9rCaleb Gushing, the Tyler Auctoneer, has been appointed Minister and Commissioner to China, in the place of Edward Everett who has declined the appointment The President has taken upon himself to make this appointment, notwithstanding the fol- lowing proviso- in the law by which this Embassy was established:

 And proUided further, THAT NO AGENT SHALL BE SENT BY VIRTUE OF THIS ACT, UNLESS SHALL HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

 It is said that MT. Gushing will sail in the Brandy wine, on the 20th inst, from Norfolk.

 o1rThe Sheriff of New-York tMonmouth B. Hartl is in the city jail charge of having collected large amounts of money on legal process, and neg lecting to pay over the same. His bail, it is said, will suffer heavily Hart is reputed to be gambler.

 arJames Watson Webb was last week tried at Cooperstown for libel on James Fenmore Cooper.