The nominations from the House of Assembly having been read, Council proceeded to make their nominations for Joint Meeting.

A message from the House of Assembly by Mr. Coppuck their Clerk, informed Council,

That the House of Assembly are now ready to go into Joint Meeting.

Council withdrew to attend Joint Meeting in the Assembly Room, and after some time spent therein

Council returned and came to order.

Mr. Armstrong with leave presented a bill, entitled

"An act to set off from the township of Harrington, in the county of Bergen, a new township to be called the Township of Washington."

Which bill was read, and ordered to have a second reading.

Council adjourned to three o'clock on Monday afternoon.

MONDAY, October 28, 1839.

At three o'clock Council met.

William Pennington, Esq., Governor elect, came into the Council, and having taken and subscribed the usual oaths prescribed by law, he was conducted to the Chair, and took his seat as President of Council.

The bill entitled

"A supplement to an act entitled an act to authorize the board of Chosen Freeholders of the county of Mercer to borrow money,"

Was read a second time, considered by sections and ordered to be engrossed and have a third reading.

The bill entitled

"An act to set off from the township of Harrington in the county of Bergen a new township to be called the Township of Washington,"

Was taken up and postponed..

Mr. Miller with leave presented a bill entitled

"A supplement to an act entitled 'an act for suppressing Vice and Immorality, passed the sixteenth day of March, 1798," Which bill was read, and ordered to have a second reading,

Council adjourned o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, October 29, 1839.

At ten o'clock Council mets.

The engrossed bill entitled"

"A supplement to an act entitled an act to authorize the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the county of Mercer to borrow money"

Was read a third time and compared.

On the question. Shall this bill pass?

It was decided in the affirmative by the votes of all the mem

bers present, viz:.

Ordered, That the President sign said bill.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Assembly that Council have passed said bill, and request their concur

rence.

The bill entitled

"An act to Incorporate the York and Jersey Urate and Poudrette Company,"

Was taken up and recommitted.

The bill entitled

"A supplement to an act entitled an act for suppressing vice and immorality, passed the sixteenth day of March, 1798" Was read a second time, considered by sections and ordered. to be engrossed and have a third reading.

Mr. McChesney presented a petition from a large number of the citizens of Trenton, praying for an act of Incorporation to authorize a Bridge to be built across the River Delaware near the head of the Falls opposite the city of Trenton.

Which petition was read, and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

Council adjourned to three o'clock this afternoon.

At three o'clock Council met.

The President laid before Council a communication received by the Vice President from John Nagle, President of the Philadelphia and Trenton Rail Road Company.

Which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Price from the committee to whom had been referred the bill entitled

"An act to incorporate the York and Jersey Urate and Poudrette Company,"

Reported the same with sundry amendments.

Mr. Miller from the Committee on Corporations, to whom Had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Trenton for a Bridge across the Delaware River,

Reported a bill entitled

"An act to incorporate the Trenton City Bridge Company." Which bill was read and ordered to have a second reading.

Mr. Irick offered the following,::

Resolved, That Orin Bailey be Engrossing Clerk for Council during the present session of the Legislature.

Which was read and agreed to.

The bill entitled'

"An act to set off from the township of Harrington, in the county of Bergen, a new township to be called the township of Washington,"

Was read a second time, considered by sections, and on ordering said bill to be engrossed, the Yeas and Nays being re-quired to be entered on the Journal, were as follows, viz.

So it was ordered to be engrossed and have a third reading,

Mr. Armstrong, from the committee on the affairs of the State Prison, asked and obtained leave for said committee to he absent during the sittings of Council.

The Governor laid before Council the following Annual Re-port of Pilot Commissioners..

Jersey City, 26th of October, 1839.

The Board of Commissioners of Pilotage for the State of New-Jersey, in compliance with the requirements of the 2nd! section of further supplement to the law authorizing their appointment and defining their duties,

Respectfully REPORT to the Legislature of New-Jersey, that during the present year, they have, in the fulfilment of the duties of their office, continued in commission fourteen Branch Pilots and one Deputy Pilot, who have had under their charge and tuition five approved youths as apprentices, which said youths were duly examined in May last, as directed in Section 19th. And one Deputy Pilot has been examined, found qualified, and commissioned as a Branch Pilot.

During this year (1839) 340 vessels have been brought into port and 260 taken out,-making a total of 600 for the nine months ending on the 30th of September last, and no one instance in this number has been known of loss or accident.

The Commissioners feel gratified in being able to inform the Legislature that the efforts of the New-Jersey Pilots continue to give satisfaction to those connected with the commercial interests of our State, and our great neighboring City; and the fact that very many vessels have been boarded by the New-Jer→ sey Pilots from 20 to 100 miles from the land gives ample evidence of their vigilance and zeal.

The commissioners with deep regret have to state the loss of one of the Pilot boats belonging to the establishment (the John McKeon,) which from the circumstance of her not being heard of since August the 29th, doubtless took place in the almost unexampled gale of that date which swept along our coast and proved so fatal and so injurious to the navigation interests. She had on board at the time, one apprentice and three boat

men.

The New-York Pilot boat Gratitude having not been heard of since the same gale, like fears of her loss are entertained, and increases our regret that so many valuable lives, whose most unremitting exertions had been used to benefit the way worn mariner, should be taken at the same time.

The commissioners most respectfully leave to the philanthro-py of the Legislature the propriety of some token of their sympathy with the families of the deceased and the loss of the surviving sufferers. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. ELLIS, President, Board of Commissioners of Pilotage. P. S. Three Pilots have resigned their branches and five have been discharged for non-performance of duty.

J. F. E., Prest. B. C. P..