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CONTENRK or Finai P:alliu.Followiliff lit oar
Stake; lttern PartiOnlari: of flia ( E , acnpe , and
Reciptaire 'et lienriell y i Missage - Of Gioiernor
Pollock; General Newt. .' 1 ,',‘ •
U?' Hon. ROBIRT J. WALKER is a gujest
the Girard Ho'tiee in this city. •
07° Soo third page for trial of Thum
WASIIINGTON
TEE GOVERNOR'S-MESSAGE.
We publish - this Morning:the' Governor's
Meseage. ,It Is not a very Interesting or
portant document, and contains scarcely &sin
gle new idea. Governor reerece, - while ex
pressing the lionethat when time heti eofterie.
a the asperity of partisan feeling" bill feimin
istration will be cordially approved; seems tin-,
conselouS of the want of ability strikingly dis
played by himself, In the very message before
us, to rise abrive the dead level of -the
ded partisan lariats of hie own - political faith.
We have read nearly all he hits tce, say about
the taitiff, the banks, the public works, etc.,
long ago. 'He clings to' the idea of a high pro
tective tariff es the only true panacea for ex
isting evils; and repeats fallacies vrhich have
been fully exposefl, practically as well as theo
retically, over and over again, with, an oracu
lar air quite refreshing; The bank question,
iviiichfelly flails within the scope cif the action
Of State legislation, is but slightly alluded to.,
He recommends, however, a free banking sys
tem; and adrisea those whom be, addresses to
carefully coesider the whole. subject of bank: ,
ingr. which we hope therwill do.:L. -The finan-
Cos ef the State:JO discussed at; length. 'A
.repe4 pf the tonnage tax Cu the 1 1 :einisilvania
Bailraad is proposed. - The suggestion in fever
oP * thriestablishrtient of an agrienl4aral bureau
is renewed, andihe interests of *lunation ad
-votated. The erection pt a hOuSe for the
Chief Magistrate of life State, and of a mono-.
niontyi:tye:pollo s irSoundi Of the 'Capitol, to
the NiiiiiiAvaina soldiers whofelliti: the Next
tfttiitit:ollreiomptendel.. Several other sub
:.,,le:ghtiAtie 41141 ' , _
,T#F,TW9.SPEAKERS .
BIOME
:.t.O.ThaTeinoorata have 'elected their Zpeaker
"of thirltate — Setatedif.,Ww,ol, — pf ! York,
and also" bet .4pealter the Aoyee; Mr.
=Loitaiiivalopionigomery. They were both
dOTy 'aiids-:ofteftwardi
„ el.qc#d ,p1„-replar.,ifoialcen.Thoy'ar& both
young mon,,noithei, wo think, being , over
;- , .Mr:WET.,su Is a~-highly cultivated
fiPe:
/ Alobstiii
nia - man. ge,sertfed private Sooreiart t!r
LogatiOn'in` London' , wyttoOtr.
liuoii+i~tat;}v&s: ; minister thole. lgt, Lomas.'
*Ha is a methbor :of the licintgomory
,cottlity'
two.OssioimAt 'tyo *um),
tiis:*4l l * "ha
,• 46i ce oLtdc.fellowlineznbors., : kyhis str,4l4t._
ilepOrtmouti strong and manly
oliaMe:f
147:t0ri.a,;;;;, •
These aro'high" hotinlftoba conierrOd upon
: . ,,lireirtst 'aid - believe May.
..Fy,o4 -- dat,incieases
'l , ,z they i,tiyaMteliities, of , ' , Onfogislai t or, and
iloOc,l4ltonotiCsaivanta Moro,
•Npoplhe , of tho
tyr6 and' 4i6 . are
!E 07 , 1,1st:4110 - -people baste no . cauin to
to.
these - importia posts:, •
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ITIPS .ATIAlaTin„
- Wafter Atlantic arrived. ' at, NeW
festeitst :ifternodnj',:aftur: a', fourteen
not` 'men tiny
neWalrorn - India - , - byt,the - nerattpiuy Sntt
, inattbn 40) 1 0a.gIveti to tlie• East; Com
pany,oiCtlinl");art oCilik`Orpirg` - tfiat proper
;,..step,s;wordd betaken; dyrlag tile _ollailogsses•
f-lion , of.Parliatitenti to .temdnate•tlyo'44l94l6
GeilAmiiiint •of and vest' it' , whollyi
in
„„tkieuni, yyrroulk, ~A.Rtatenrnt
•:.-•:llBl4.titat the Me i :apatite
head' of--the India Board, ivaa: to , berydis- ,
, ' - Mlifie4l44o e 'lM , =succeeded - .by • Sir Ci4M.cis
IV•Oiiii - -:-wit6; W the Way, Is Oita 'as incapa-',
ple,,t•l‘ougb lesa otitinata:, trace thIS
_=„atatemanl Marniq Atlvertifer,
famotiff,rfot - lts inventing facts, to - appear on
li.,3ttikt.' dick, tiffiterierir,coudi loaves England,
• view of Its 'Wag - .ociter,l` here, and
al•therefdrelarotompalled3ollia*dieit. - •
• •
Nosey was beooming'.W.eiMier'f- is 4ondom
- ti5P 16 rik Wa P, # 2C P ° 4 e 4,* ) .: °di l e ° ifsrat!, of .
diiiiAinefrOM was
tipk - An,it
, from Australia. Tiptarleo
gal on 'lll4/ 44,5, and left off, when thf Atlantic
left, at 74 per cent. higher than the lowest
quotation in October. Cotton was slightly on
the rise. Businawas recut ring its elasti
city at Ilamburg.V*Kinkoke , Weden,Rd.
Norway had sank !TR
the Bank, to pre a tt'e:fi
in his own eat ,-.l,4„:lstiyultiCs regar4
money thereltan 101 , , lifteltkV.l)nt,
other side, further and very heavy failures had
taken place at London, Liverpool, Glasgow,
and E ! Bnburgl, and the last London Gazette
pohtsins, notices of thirty large bankruptcies.
.4,ife;trelident'S,MiSsage was published in
luiLdn,tlie,London Tapers of
tue, 22d of Do
eember, and the • general opinion on its tong,
spirit, and statements, is moat favorable. 'fin. ,
der our-'news head, ts summary of these
,
opinions Oil be
,found ? ' .'• • ' - '
-r The return of-Baron Bun Now to London,
Anabassuder from'Russia, (he was recalled
on th - e eve of tie ',driMean - wer,), ig regarded
-by 'the : Times 5F as -.strong-evidence of the
trieadly diSPOSitioit of the present Emperor,
and of hli just appreciation of the interests' of
tbe tWo emintrles."' • -
- •
the attopipt to launch, or rather to move,
the:Leviathan 'bad. been deferred until the
early, part; PC.Taintitry, when the spring-tides
would• be:talien adVantage of, arid hydraulic
enginesbCdoublo power would be employed.
this,inornent; there are six feet of water
niterthe monster vessel.
itileniared in the official paper of Madrid
that _Spain cannot sell Cuba, a withoM dis
,hotior," and it is intimated, more strongly
than cOnitixfusly, that the United States Go
vernment .bave 'finch strong fllibusterian ten
dencies; Mitt they - would not wink M, but
fic4taliy: enceuriige, attempts to invade that
island.• By this time, Mr. BIICIIANAN I 3 =a
sset-On been received at Madrid, and would
show , howinuoh his views have been misunder
stood or misrepresented there. •
.The 4frifo, the mail steamer" next due at
New.Tork from -Llverp,ool, •which she would
letive,on the May after -Christmas, may arrive
,teitniirow oanex,tday, and will probably bring
a fortnight'slater -nevi from India, received
bi,balegra, fterri 'Trieste, in advance ofthe
overland .1. This news la likely to bring In
formation as to whether Sir Coats 9.AMPIIELL
iiiukt)6l3ll able, .t: 4 ? joie Sir Ilmtrty tfAvaLocres
gialtatitlittle _army at Liteknow, and end the
campaign by alre4 decisive battle.
FII.OIttIVASIIINGTON.
Iteilew. of 'the ~Deba. l e' on General Walker
."and Commodore Pad:tiding, by a Filibuster.
.•fQorrespoudeneo,or 'The Prem.]
_ ",".= WAsirtsterow, Jan. 5,1858.
~`.TheaVent'of the - day has - boon the discussion of
neutrality hairs in the house,. On the introdue.
tion,,.bY4 Mr. Jones, • of_ the usual resolutions, 1 . 0-
flitting portions of the President's message to ail
' Proprhife corchalltees,,Genoral Quitman moved, as
acksuntindrannt,that the subject of the expediency
of repealing or modifying the laws; known as "the,
neutrality he referred to a special commit-
'tee.' ruction a very spirited debate
Oeneral, Quitman made "a very earnest
spooeli,i4itileuriCini the whole policy and justice
of-these fews. • Mr. Jones, in reply, waived any
dieertadon ofthe points.. - -
The spebeh 'of General Quitman was listened t o
wltb great attention. 'Ho was followed by Messrs.
KeittandStephons,who made very - earnest speeches
denouncing the arrest of persons on the high seas
_Or in's 'proles: country- as' violations of laW and
- 01, 4944: y:theYProsideid, %iced for new' powers,
it:ietist be :to, pursue, par
ties ..beyond , .. , thefAitrisdletiorCof. the United
'Stn.tins, to wit: beyond'a; marine league from - our
'•, • „
llirtephelis, ; of GeOrgia, spoke with unusual
earnestness ; thowing-off his overcoat, and raising
his shrill voice to the highest' pitch as be de
nounced the sot of Paulding as an osttrago-a rob
harp, intterli . ,without precedent' and color of law
.and authority.: Eti - deelnieittkatit was a disgrace
to ads natien.if ..suCh an 'aoteould be committed
With impunity, and nothing irould satisfy justice
-zija iigttt qud his eonvietiens of duty but the re
.Sterallon.,9f Walker : and' his whole party to the
sante position which they occupied before this ont
-rage *as committed: , During the speech of Mr.
_Stephens there was Seidl; profound stilinesS In the
kill . thiit Yea could_ have heard a whisper., The
%etiolated look' ofthe 'speaker, his shrill, keen
voiti4impassiOned manner, pale, deathly hue, and
lashing eye, - gave great effect - to his bold and sterte
I,intplopeSitiints. i Mi; Booook, of Virginia, whilst
4solatning any approval of Commodore Paulding's
course dimented•frein Mr. stophons' interpretation
of theism as - denying the right of the Executive to
employ a naval farts° to tersest fugitives from our
laws. ,
Mr. Grew, "Abe member from Kansas," as ho is
familiarly known, intervened to toll attention to
the outrages which had been perpetrated in Kansas
the
,army of the United States, and responded
most 'warmly to the denunciation of Executive ex
cesses of power. -
Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee, interposed a warm
protest against the too-hasty condemnation of our
naval offieors. This gentleman is a preacher, a
lawyer, and a politician; he is also a very striking
looking man, and an impressive though wordy
speaker; with a loud, distinct voice, measured sen
tences; emphatic gesticulation, and rather ostenta
tious rhetoric. His argument was that Paulding
must have had orders to.prooeed as he had done;
and he did not agree that Such proceedings were
without warrant of law, attempting to derive such
authority from the Bth section of the act of 1818
Mr. Lovejoy pretested against elevating a pi
rate, a buccaneer, and criminal to a hero, and com
mending his magnanimity in doing wha t mores of
criminals were constantly doing in our eities—sur
rendering themselves to tho pollee authorities. Ile
objected to making a martyr of a rascal, and
'would have thought better of Commodore Pauld
ing if he had hung him Mthe yard-arm, instead
of bringing him home to be made a martyr of.
Mr. Lovejoy is a loud, emphatic, earnest speaker,
of some coarse humor and vigor of expression, and
immense vociferousness.
Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, argued for the right of the
Executive to arrest on high seas persons escaping
from our laws. , This gentleman was considerably
badgered by Mr. Stevens, of Georgia, with interro
gatories,' Mad by e. powerful ' rejoinder, lu which
Stephens declared that his knowledge of the Presi
dent's wisdom, patriotism, and good sense forbade
even the suspicion that Paulding acted by his au
thority: 'Ho'showed that no man could bo arrested
without process of law emanating from the judi
cial power.
General, Quitman, too, made a most , 3onolusivo
answer to Stanton, who—a tall, sallow, and rather
ill-favored Republican—retired from the debate
considerably damaged in his reputation as a law
ns' and logician.
Mr. Jones suggested that the question be laid
over: -
In the Senate only routine business was attended
te, Senator Brown being too indisposed to ountinue
his irpecoh: -
News .bas just reached here of the election of
Lazarus W. Powell, ai Senator from Kentucky,
Ufter theAtb of March, in plan of Thompson.
, I , have., read the proof of a letter of General
Walker .to the President- of the 'United States,
which will probably appear In to•morrow's pa.
pers., It is a calm and well-written document, pro.
testingagainst the conduct of the naval officers off
Punta Arena, as insulting, unlawful, and unjust;
denying that he (Walker) bad violated any of the
11(Ti or the United Stales, and asserting that be
44. been invited "to Nioarigtia by the people of
,that (thithe bad been brought inky by Uni
ted states effluent igiilzist hie will and consent;
that his motives and objects have been honorable
and unselfish; looking to the extension of American
prinelples opir Abe continent, and the overthrow
of .- 4,norrupt and rotten artsficerki. Ife appeals to
the President for redress of the wrongs and inju.
ries done to him by the . naval officers, and declares
hirpurpose to continie, 'without deviation or any
eulzeidencenf zeal and ardor, to labor and combat
in the cause in which, ho bas already made so
many sacrifices. X.
#IITAINMENTS.
CONCERT Tots Evntatta.—Wo_desiro to refer
Ourreaderit to the - annonimement, this day, of a
tionoeit'at lifusiot,l rad kiall , for the benefit of
thelfoithern.NoMe for Friendless Children. Mr.
Thunder and kle„_0; Oentz will officiate as condoc
,tore:- The Germania Orchestra will give their aid,
'iflaytng t • wo criefiarea; a; chorus, and a serenade.
'.r.4 % ,lfars7 BasalerSon, the best young pianist in
this n eountry; (iind a PAiladolphina to boot,) will
play a. solo, and a grand fantasia. The vocalists
arelidisa.Tnlltuna May, Signor Tiborini, and Mr. F.
R,udolphatin.! Tbe 'entire vocal pima to bo given
og lifitPunnsl4l are Italian, Eronoh, and German.
.There iaevoryieason to believe that this will bo a
well-attended concert, so many ladies of the first
respootabiliti being oonnected, by their kind and
libmalpatroiraige, with the Northern Home, which
excellent charity.,
Immtovitunnv to limintsnuna.—ln addition to
the exCeilentpublie houses in Harrisburg, there
~ileStmenreeently erected, furnished, and opened
fes, Atie',publie a Magnificent, hotel—the Jones
KOWA. This establishment vies, in point of size;
' 4l Onvepplesi, and the general munificence of ma
.
, sifigetrrit,viitti Mein. 'Nicholas, In New York / or
our 01111 Q4ard, it contains many beautiful and
beautifnlipturnisima Twirlers. and upwards of one
ken - tired large and agreeable rooms. Mr. Covorly.
the - Tiwiptioter, woa'a - high and deserted reputa
tion: as the hoot - or one of the first and most,
fishEenage hceised at Cape May, and has long been
knoywri to the habitants of the Coverly House, at
llarriebnrg, as a gentle.man whose vigil ance an d
ens egy, as the governoit of ids home, are only
quailed" by his *aria and generality at a test.
commend the `,JOneu Ilene, of which a full
itiesunt will be found 34 . 111!$' advertising oolupus,
inir friends,
FROM HARRISBURG.
Speaker of the Sitit;;tito -.4k:adress—Speaker
of the House akiithii Add reirs- , -T h e Governor's
%Itlessagq,,_
:10orritipictridsrice
ifertitisittHid, Slut. 6, 1858 .
The dekheratlerdi Of DM Lfghliature commenced
'yesterday{ the I§Vhite,.,beioi fulled to order by the
Clerk:"Mr. Georgif:!Wl,llaramersly. After the
reading of the returns fir* the various counties
where elections had been held, and the newly
elected Senators duly qualified, it was moved to
proceed to the election of Speaker.
Wm. H. Welsh, of York, having rcoeived the
unanimous nomination of the Democrats, was
elOoka irbte'of 21 to 12 for Darwin A. Finney,
of.L'rie. . The Speaker elect is the youngest weat
her of the body, but is a man of fine address,
polished education, and will unquestionably fulfil
the duties of his position in a way to command the
respect of all. Ills speech, delivered In an lospres•
Ave manner, was brief and beautiful. [We pub
lished it yesterday.)
The Senate then adjourned. In the evening the
Densoeratio caucus met, and nominated clerks,
doorketper, sergeant-at-arms, ao,; which were
sent you by telegraph last night.
The House mot at 11 o'clock A. M. Mr. A. B.
Longaker, of Montgomery, was elected Speaker by
a party vote over Thomas Struthers, of Warren,
Republican. Mr. L. Is also quite a young man,
although this Is hle,third year as a representative.
Ills address, on being conducted to chair, was
happily conceived, and oven more happily de
livered. Ile said :
. _
WINTLX)IBI4 e In returning to you my sincere thanks
for the honor which has been conferred, I would, in
deed, prove false to my own feelings did I not acknow
ledge that I am gratified to receive at your bands this
mark of distinction. But while I am gratified, lam
also highly sensible of the delicate and responsible du
ties which have been imposed upon me. While lam
led to distrust my ability fa the proper discharge of my
duties, I do also cherish a fond hope that the labors of
the Chair will be rendered comparatively light by your
hearty co-operation in promoting the despatch of lami
nate!, and in sustaining the dignity of the Rouse. If in
experience shall betray me Into error, I will Invoke
your indulgence, treating 111 - your kind action for Ito
speedy correction.
The oath of Mace which will soon be administered,
binds me of to perform my duty with fidelity." With
this solemn obligation as a stand-point I will endeavor
to shape my course of conduct. Although I have been
oleratelto power by my political friends, (and while I
acknowledge their especial kinknose in this particular)
I yet feel that I have a like duty to discharge towards
each or you; and for its faithful performance,' I can
only agpure you that it shall always be my highest aim,
and it chill eVor Inf cherished as the proudest duty of
my 'Manion, to act towards each member with fidelity ,
and impartiality. If, however, my actions shall here
after fall short of them aesurances, I trust you will ac
cord to me, at least, a sincerity of purpose ; and what
ever tuisgivinga or tram of courtesy may befal, you will
attribute to an impulse of moment, or impute to those
errors which me common to humanity, rather than to
charge them as intentional, or to receive theme as the
design of any particular prejudice.
Of the subjects upon which we shall bo called to legis
lat I, it becomes ma not to speak, except so far as any
action thereon will tend to facilitate the limitless of this
Noose. It shall be my pleasure to direct my energiee
tripe epeedy despatch of, every branch of boldness, so
that an early adjournment may not only be fondly an
ticipated, but happily consummated. To this end I one
aura you will all afford an effective response. Ifaviog
been returned a third time to this body, and profiting by
the experience of two terms, I am fully satisfied that
the period of our elusion ought and can be abridged.
By act of 1811, the members are allowed a salary instead
of a per diem pay. When that reform wan nndor conside
ration,one of the strongest arguments which were urged
in its favor was, that it would tend to Molten the day of
final Mijonrnment. Let us not, then, in this particular,
disappoint oonstitueucy already too much bunlened
with the expense of legislation. It has been well said,
that " that country is best governed which is the least
governed." With this as a landmark, we may profit
much; and by prompt end decisive action, perform all
necessary legislation at an early day, thereby attaining
an and so much to be desired by ell of us, and demanded
by a people who sometimes justly feel 'themselves the
subjects of too much legislation. Bat lam admonished
that it becomes me to preside—to set in motion the
machinery of this body, rather than to play the part of
an advisor. In conclusion, therefore, I will indulge a
food hope that our personal bearing and individual ac
tion upon questions of legislation will be such, that
when the day of adjournment has arrived, we can review
our conduct towards each other. as well as on legislative
doings. with an approving conscience, and also feel as.
cured that the public business has been so transacted as
to encore the best Intercede of our Commonwealth, as
well as to promote the happiness of our entire people.
If ouch be our feelings in the hour of a final separation,
however much we may feel the power of a dissolutioa of
our social ties of friendship, we shall find a solace to
know, that es we return to our respective homes, we
may expect to receive the congratulations of an ap.
pleading constituency, " Well done, thou good and
faithful servant."
After taking the oath of office and notifying the
Go'Verner of the organisation, Mr. Jacob Zeigler,
the old olork, was re-elected unanimously. He re
appointed his former assistants,with the exception
of E. H. Flood, of Philadelphia. •
Some discussion occurred in 'regard to the print
log of the legislative Record, when the House ad
journed until 11 A. M. to-day, st which time the
Governor's message will bo read.
I have had a glimpse at this document. It is
quite long and well written, whatever may bo
said of the doctrines advocated—is decidedly for a
high protective tariff, as a panacea fur all financial
ills, and slightly tinged with "Americanism."
The retiring Governor is a well-meaning man.
I let this message speak for itself, as you will re
ceive a copy of it simultaneously with this. M.
THE CITY.
AIMBEMENTS THIS EVENING.
Masten FOND HALL, Locust Street, above Eighth.—
Pass Juliana SIA) , .‘ (lco.cort_ _
'gas. D. P. BOWERS' WALED? STREET THEATER, N.B.
HORNER or NINTH AND WALNUT.—"StiII Waters Run
Deep"—" Olrol4a; or, The Miller's Wife."
WasavLsv's Anon STREET THEATRE, Anon STREET,
ARON Blain.—"The Last Days of Pompall".-- , . Scalp
Hunters; or, A Slater's Lam"
NATIONAL THEATRE, WALNUT STREET, NEAR EIGHTH.
"The Poor of Now York."
CONCERT NALL, Chestnut Street, near Twelfth.—Dr
Valentine's Amusing Entertainments.
NATIONAL Mu,. Market Street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth.—Old Folks' Concert.
SANYORD 8 OPERA ROUSE, ELEVENTH Smarm, LOOTS
Chnismor.—Ethloplan Life illustrated, concluding with
a laughable afterplece.
agricultural Society.—A stated meeting of
this society was held yesterday morning at their
room In Chestnut street. A communication was re
ceived from the President of the United States
Agricultural Society, Inviting a delegation to at
tend the annual meeting of that society on the 13th
of January, at Washington. A number of speei.
mons of East India cotton, which had been re
eeived from the World's Fair at London, were
exhibited.
Mr. Landreth said that, for a number of years,
it was well knows we were sending cotton seed to
the East Indies Ito had been reading an English
work, in which the writer stated that. although
cotton could bo produced to an unlimited quantity
in the East Indies, it was not of the quality of that
produced in the Southern States.
The report of the Treasurer for the year 1857
was handed in, and auditors appointed to examine
it, and report at the next mooting.
After a recess of five minutes, the so3ioty pro
ceeded to ballot for officers for the ensuing your,
with the following result :
President—Aaron Clement. Vide Presidents—
A. T. Newbold and C. W. Harrison. Corres
ponding Secretary—S. G. Fisher. Recording Se
crotary—A. L. Kennedy. Assistant Recording
Secretary—P. R. Frees, Treasurer—Goo. Blight.
Librarian—John McGowan. Committee on Li
brary—D. Landreth, Craig Biddle, George Blight.
Executive Committee— Samuel Williams, David
Landreth, Craig Biddle, A. T. Newbold, John
Lardner, John B. Heins.
A communication was received from Abraham
L. Pennook, Jr., of Haverford.stating that he had
raised on a farm of ono acre, three rode and thir
ty•eight perches, two hundred and sixty bushels of
hard, and thirty bushels of soft corn, making an
average of one hundred and forty bushels per acre.
Sto ground was very heavily manured.
Mr. Holmes, in submitting the communication,
said that ho had met the gentleman, and ho was
speaking about it. Mr. 11. asked him for a state
moat, which he handed In for the purpose of show
ing what could bo done.
The following gentlemen wore appointed a com
mittee to attend the annual mooting of the United
States Agricultural Society : I). Landreth, A. L.
Elwyn, John McGowan, C. W. Harrison, S. G.
Fisher Craig Biddle, S. C Willets, A. T. New-
John Eke, Charles Kelly, George blight,
A. L. Kennedy, Dr. G. Emerson, Henry Ingorsoll.
Adjourned.
Grand Terope,rance Banquet al Jayne's Hall.
—Never within our recollection have we witnessed
a more brilliant and interesting scene than that
which presented itself last avening, on the wee
elan of the grand Temperance banquet, given by
the ladies of Philadelphia, at Jaynes Hall, Chest
nut street, below Seventh. Six long tables, groan
ing beneath the weight of every luxury of the sea
son in the way of edibles, ocoupied the entire
Hall To this sumptuous repast over five hun
dred ladies and gentlemen seated themselves,
and passed a pleasant and profitable evening in
conversational and other discussion. The tables
intro tastefully adorned with numerous beautiful
bouquets and fruit-baskets. which, under the
thousand gas jets above, rendered the scene ono of
the most attractive brilliancy. In the course ol' tho
evening eloquent speeches worn made by Rev.
John Chambers, Rev. I, Trams, and other well
known advocates of the temperance cause. Our
space today will allow but this brief notice of what
may justly be termed the great re-union gather
ing of the friends of temperance in Philadelphia.
Anniversary Celebrati9n,—Tho forty—Sixth
anniversary of the Society of the Protestant Epis
copal Church for the advancement of Christianity
in Pennsylvania, was hold last evening in Si.
Mark's Church, Locust street, west of Sixteenth.
The annual report was read, and contained much
interesting Information. An impressive sermon
was delivered by Roy. Samuel Cox, after which
there was acolleetion In aid of the funds of the so
ciety.
Fire in Pearl slreet.—Betweon 12 and 1
o'elook yesterday morning, a carpenter shop in
Pearl street, below Seventeenth, in the Fifteenth
ward, was set on tiro and partially destroyed.
The flames were kindled under the stairs, but
they were soon discovered and extinguished with
out having done much damage.
Sudden Drath.—ltfrs. , Elizabeth 4th, a mar
ket-woman, who resided in Third street, above
Coates, was found dead in her kitchen yesterday
morning. She had got up as usual, and was after-
wards totted lying dead upon the floor of- the
- kitchen. A verdict of death from natural causes
wag rendered by tho coroner's jury.
For London.—The barque Achilles, Capt.
Speddon, left Queen street wharf, In tow of tug
J. L. Posey, about noon, yesterday, for London,
She takes out the following cargo : 1.225 tierces
and 800 bbls. beet; 35 bbls. grease, 55 bags. clover
seed, and 500 do. oil cake.
-Teachers' Warrants.—The female teachers
of the public , schools of the city will receive
their warrants for the amount of the salaries
duo them, at the Moe of the School Controllers,
Fifth and Adelpiti streets, on Saturday next.
The Glorious Eighth.- - -Tbo soldiers of 1812
met O. the County Court House last evening, and
adopted measures for an appropriate celebration
of the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
The Citizens of the Seventeenth Ward hold
a meeting last ayening, and adopted measures for
thi, ratter of the poor ill that eeetton of the city.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, jAMJARY 7, 1858.
THE LATEST NEWS
*oiled diSpatth for The Presto ,
liKtanixarex,-,Tatinari , 6, 1869.—Miutsrs.' Rea%
PHILLIPS, abd. .3321exEn, Winters and Sena
tor from the heir State of Minnesota, arrived,
here lest evening, and this morning, with Mr.
hiso a Senator front that State, who has
been In town for several days, formally presented
to the President of the United States, for trans
mission to Congress, the Constitution lately adopted
in pursuance of the enabling aot of the last Con
gress.
Mr. Ravaxamm, the remaining member of the
delegation, is expected in a day or two. The Pre
sident, it is understood, will communicate the
Constitution at once, with the recommendation
that Minnesota bo admitted to a State into the
Union.
To-day the debate in the House on gctryall'a
filibuster resolution, on the part of Sicast,a and
Maims, of Now York, and Eltratonn, of North
Carolina, was ovorwholndng against General
WALKER'S present pretensions.
The question does not wear now the angry Re
peat that it has for the poet few dnys, and I think
that before the week is out, it will be settled with
oppostion only from a very meagre minority.
It is rumored that the President has sent to the
Senate the following appointments :
IlevEncy L. CLARKE, of ICentuoky, as Minister
to Guatemala.
K. B. J. TWYMAN, of Kentuoky, as Consul to
Vera Cruz.
THOMAS B. STEVENSON, of Kentucky, es Judgo
for Now Mexico. X. Y.
TEIRTY-FIFTII CONGRESS ,
FIRST SESSION.
SENATO.
Mr. HUNTER of Virginia, and Mr. Tooth of
Georgia, asked, but the Sonata refused, to exonso
them from serving on the French spoliation bill
committee. The Senate proceeded to the con
sideration of Mr. Orittonden's resolution In favor
of increasing the duties on imports and anti**
ting home for foreign valuation.
Mr. CRITTENDYIN, of Kentucky, spoke AR to the
necessity of the adoption of each a measure. lie
did not believe that the presont law will produce
the adequate amount of revenue for the support of
the Government. An increase of five per oent. on
woollen and cotton goods would be suMotosit.tonel
duce all of the necessary proteotion.
Mr. FITCH, of Indiana, moved an amendment,
taxing all bank-notes with a discrimination
against those of small denominations, so as to drive
the latter out of oiroulation
On motion of Mr. Ccer, of Alabama, the reso
lution and amendment were laid on the table.
Mr. CAutioN, of Pennsylvania, presented one
hundred and six petitions from citizons,of Phila
delphia, remonstrating aping, the location of Ake
oily post-olDoe in the building lately oemilifed by
the Bank of Pennsylvania.
Mr. SMIONS. of Rhode Inland, presented the
petition of Edwin R. Chaffee, praying for the ox
tension of his patent for preparing India Wither
and applying it without the aid of a solvent
Mr. Pcau, of Ohio, presented the petition of citi
zens of Portsmouth, Ohio, praying for the charter
of a national bank for thirty years, with a capital
of sixty millions of dollars; and also for no, in
crease of the tariff.
Aftor some further business, of no special Jut
portanoo, thei Sonata adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.'
Mr J. GLANCY JONES, of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a
bill snaking an appropriation for the support of
the Military Academy.
Mr. Wasununxis, of Illinois, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported a bill to further amend the
act providing for the better security of the lives of
passengers on board steam vessels.
The consideration of the bill was postponed till
the first Tuesday In February.
Mr. CLINGMAN, of North Carolina., from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a series of
resolutions, which were adopted, calling on the
President to communicate, if in his opinion not In
compatible with the public interests, the cone
spondence between the Secretary of State and
Paraguay and Now Granada, in any way affeeetesg
our differences with these Governments ; also, be-
tween the Secretary of State and Brasil, relative
to the opening of the River Amason, and the ne
gotiations of thexoeiprooity or other treaty ; and
all oorrespondenee on the subject of our relations
with Spain, not heretofore made public,
Tho Hem went into Committees of the Whole
on the state of the Union on the President's =S.
sage.
Mr. SICKLES, of Now York, wished to put on
record his dissent from some of the positions as
sumed yesterday by gentlemen in debate, If the
members bad been in a House of Representatives
convened by Walker in Nicaragua, they could riot
have listened to sentiments, more In unison with
the latter's theory of government, and more at war
with our own, than they were Compelled to listen
to In this had. They bore told that the neutrality
ant of 1818 was unconstitutional, and against the
principles of our people; but as he had read the
history of our country, he found the policy of that
act was handed down from the days of •IVashlng
ton, and embodied in our statutes from that to the
present time, and never dissented from by any Ad
ministration or party.
Had the gentlemen forgotten ex-Minister Cramp
ton, who was dismissed because ho committed ants
violative of the neutrality laws? lie supposed the
whole country sustained the wisdom and firmness
of the Executive in the;enforooment of the tradi
tional policy of the Government not to permit our
(Athens, or the representatives of any , for
Power—snasst_.o. _siaslt_O shroaposuattn•-,lkkir
trali ty of the United States in regard to e,ati
I with whom we aro at peace. Wo have made trta
tics with various Powers, In which we have entered
into stipulations based on this very statute ' • that
recently made with Now Granada, and also as
rumor has it, with Nicaragua. He was surprised
to hear it assorted that naval officers had not the
right to go out on the high seas to capture viola
tors of our laws. hod gentlemen forgotten that
our Government Is in treatystipulations to main-
I thin a naval force for the purpose of exercising
police over all seas, and to suppress the infamous
slave traffic?
This polioy has boon recognised by all Adminis
trations, and all parties, and ho never heard it
questioned before. Connected with every such
expedition was the question of "intent." It would
be an offence against the good sense of the House
to attempt to add anything to argument so sig
nificant. That expedition, fitted out by Walker, was
to make war, and take life and property, within the
limits of Nicaragua, with whom we had just made
a treaty of itmit7 and friendship. Instantaneous
ly on the landing of the expedition, acts onboa.
tility were perpetrated—mon ehot down, and pro
perty seized Every writer on international - law
calls suoh conduct robbery and murder.
No man would go further to recognise the right
of American citizens to emigrate to foreign lands.
If they wished peaceably to go to Central America,
lot them go. Ho desired to see the Isthmus Amer
icanized. Butsnoh expeditions as that of Walker,
and such conduct, aro not calculated to promote
the interests of our people, so far as they RIO con.
nected with the interests of Central America. If
the expedition was peaceful, as Walker informed
Secretary Cass, it would be, their ploughshares wore
turned into swords, and their pruning hooks into
spears, with suoh quickness as to throw auspielon
on the sincerity of their professions.
The presumption always was in favor of the Cam
duet of the officer in the performance of duty ate re
mota point; but this rule had been reversed, and all
the charges against Commodore Paulding aro asked
to be taken as admitted 4%14 lie did not want
Paulding's act to bo regarded us primodont. There
is no question but that, in a teohnleal point of view,
his act was illegal, and he exceeded instructions.
But lie undoubtedly acted in accordance with what
he believed was the spiritof his instructions, having
a reasonable belief that the Government regarded
Walker's expedition as unlawful. Gentlemen must
not forget that General Jackson passed Into Span
ish Territory, arrested certain persons, and Lung
them on the nearest tree. But ho was not recalled
in disgrace.
The President is fully alive to the Interests of
our people in connection with the Central Ameri
can Republics, and the Isthmus—the highway of
a largo portion of the commerce of the world.
He hiss shown every disposition to further these
interests by the cultivation of kind and fraternal
relations with these Governments, with a view to
Americanize them, as far an be can, and secure our
people all tho advantages possible. Under these
eiroumatanoes, was it anything but treason for
men to organize lawless expeditions, and going
there to make war on Republics with whom we
are at peace?
Mr. Brass's intention was to call attention to
another subject which had deep interests in the
beano of his countrymen. lie dal not moan the
froth and outlaws of the cities, but the masses,
who are Interested in the perpetuation of oar in
stitutions. He meant to speak of what is com
monly known as the Bred Scott decision, which the
President has endorsed, and to which the official
notion of the Government has been conformed.
That da.sigion, he argued, was in utter disregard of
tho rights of man and the trgth of histgry. When
ho reflected that the most absolute tyrants aro
firm supporters of the law, he could feel no reve
rence for the judges who descended from their high
position to crush liberty, under the color of the
Constitution.
Therein the double treachery exists. Without
show of reason, in the thee of all authorities, that
sectional, irresponsible, and prejudiced body, thirst
ing to their irresponsibility, has sought to over
throw the laws. He entered against the decision
of the Supremo Court his indignant protest. Ho
believed God is the common father, and made of
flesh all nations to dwell on the face ofthe earth,
and that Christ is the older brother both of the
Ethiopian and Caucasian. As a Democrat, he
believed in the equality of all men before tho law
Asa legislator, instead of discriminating against
the weak, he would defend them; the strong can
defend themselves, the weak need a prop. By
rigid edicts under that decision, a largo class of
citizens had been turned out of the federal coerts
and from the public domain, and deprived °revery
constitutional right and guarantee. Ile concluded
his argument Pi- saying that all the °Risotto of
each State are not entitled to the immunities and
privileges of the several States, hut Are Oithellll Or
the United States.
Mr. Mims, of Now York, said that, at the
proper thee, he would go as far as any other mem
ber in favor of the suspension of the neutrality
lama, but not for the reasons assigned by the gen
tlemen from Mississippi, (Mr. Quitman ,) in his
speech yesterday. The not of 18113 was passed to
meet a ease of the character now boforo tham
and it was a singular foot, that in that very year
Arbuthnot and 4rmbruator wore liung . by Chloral
Jackson as high as liftman. In his opinion their
conduct was not more reprehensible than that of
Walker toward a Wovernment with whom we aro
at peace. Many doubt the right of Commodore
Paulding to seize Walker in Nicaragua, bet if
there is an inchoate treaty with Nicaragua, by
which we aro to protect the transit route, tht di
rections of the President and Secretary of the
Navy may sustain Paulding. The only party
which can object to Commodore Paulding's con
duct is Nicaragua, a weak power, and which min(
mends (ho act. The gentleman from ti eagia
(Mr. Stephens) yesterday said that Walker was a
better inan then Paulding.
Air.fliasum denied this assertion. After neer
ring to the principal events in Walker's history,
which (lid not place him In no enviable light. ho
spoke of Paulding in high terms of eulogy, saying
ho was a son of Paulding of revolutionary, mom)ry,
who, with Williams and Van Wert, captured Major
Andre, and resisted his proffered bribe, whirl, if
accepted, would have placed them in affluent lir
eumstanees. The Paulding of that day ha 4 no
warrant from the Continental Congress to autlor
izo the urroet. ILaughter.J ' I
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FROm'svitsmNaToN.
'!VAsiirmaToN, Jnn. 6, 1859
Mr. JoriN Cocnnartg, of New York, wanted to
know whether offence against the law of nations
run in the faintly.
Mr. GAHM"; repeated thpt Paulding had* right
to be more proud of his ancestry than 'any of the
kings or Europo of theirs. lb had been in the ser
.viee for forty years, and worked himself up to the
highest poaition:in it.' `lt Was, therefore, ungene
rous to say that Walker was a bettor man than
Paulding. No, sok under this Administration,
since the inauguration of the President, was more
worthy of commendation than that of Paulding,
and be hoped that the responsible majority of the
Mouse would not fritter away its consequences.
The thanks of Congress, and a medal, were emi
nently due to Paulding. Ile remarked, that while
ho was against individual filibustering, he was
a national filibuster. De was a believer .in the
Monroe doctrine, and wanted the doctrines of the
Ostend Manifesto applied.
Mr. Ham, of South Carolina, wanted to know
whether the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ras
kin) was in favor of the nation, Instead of indivi
duate, breaking Ito faith ?
Mr. HARKIN replied that when the nation will
take the responsibility of seizing Cuba and one
pending the neutrality laws, he would go for it
with that gentleman. The feeling of national De-
Moretti is right. They believe they came by it
naturally from tin, mother country ; they believe
the Government should, by conquest, do certain
things; but this business of Walker's was "petty
larceny." Re (Mr. Hokin) was in favor of na
tional "grand lemony" (,laughter,) and declared
himself a " hard-shell" Democrat.
Mr. STEPIIENH, in explanation, said he had oast
no imputation on Commodore Paulding further
than his arrest justified; that it was without law,
or the color of law. On that Paulding was to
stand. It was a groat outrage. It might be that
Commodore Paulding's father refused a bribe; if
that gives credit to his son, let it be so. The gen
tleman had spoken of the miserable condition of
Walker's men whom ho saw last spring. What
placed them in such an unfortunate condition he
did not knew, but ho heard some ono any that those
at Norfolk were poor, lazy, and lousy. (Laughter.)
Ile believed they were last seen in company with
ollioers'of the navy ; whether they got the conta
gion or the vermin from them ho did not know.
Ito would stand on what ho had said. Walker's
arrest was is great outrage against private rights,
and ought to be redressed.
Mr. Magi* replied, that although Commodore
Paulding's conduot might have been without au
thority, there were abundant precedents to show
that the American Congress and people have sus
tained ;iota morally right but technically wrong.
He instanced the case of the declaration of martial
law by General Jackson at New Orleans. Gen
eral Jackson afterward became President, and
Congress subsequently justified the act by paying
back to him the fine.
Mr. Bococg, of Virginia, said that Mr. Ste
phens had spoken of some of Walker's men as
lazy and lousy, and remarked that they were last
seen in company with certain naval officers. Ho
(Mr. Bocook) wished merely to observe that his
position in this and the former Congress had
brought him in contact with naval officers. lie
had never found any of them in the condition ro
presented. If the gentleman from Georgia had,
all he could say was, that ho was sorry for the asso
ciation.
Mr. tinware of North Carolina, had soon nothing
as yet which could justify the course of the argu
ment involving so much criticism on the gentleman
whom history and character showed him to be a
praise-worthy (doer of the navy.
When the documents called for aro communica
ted to Congress, it would be found that this was
not a case justifying censure. Ile had no doubt
from the history of the past two years, that Pauld
ing acted under instructions. Ile dissented from
Mr. Stephens in the view that there was ony Im
propriety in giving such instructions after Walker
had furnished bail to answer a criminal charge.
In his opinion there was an increased necessity,
after Walker's escape, to issue instructions to the
naval and federal officers to exorcise additional
vigilance. Ile humorously ridiculed the idea of
sending Walker back in a national vessel, and pay
ing his expenses.
The committee then rose, and the House ad
journed.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
lannisnuno, Tan. G
SENATE
The Senate met at 11 o'clock this morning.
A communication from Samuel Hazard, relative
to the publication of the Colonial Records of the
Pennsylvania Archives, was presented and read.
Ile asks an appropriation for the completion of the
work.
• A resolution was adopted to appoint a committee
to contract for the publication of a daily Logisla
tivo Record.
Tbo Governor's message was received and rood.
The election of officers of the Senate was then
proceeded with.
Mr. William. 11. Miller, of Harrisburg, was
elected chief clerk, by the following vote :
Win. H. Millar 21
George W. Hamanly 12
Tho various candidates nominated by tho Demo
cratic caucus warn elected by the same vote, as
follows :
Assistant clerk—F. M. Itutchinson, of Philadel
phia; Transcribers—J. Simpson Africa, of Hunt
mgdori ; Jesse B. Davis, of Montgomery, and Nel
son Reiser, of Lehigh ; Sergoant-at-arms—Theophi
lus Snyder, of Blair; Doorkeeper—Lewis Frank, of
Barks; Assistants—Samuel D. Brobst, of Lucerne,
and John Farrell of Philadelphia ; Messenger—A.
C. Worthington, of Bucks; Assistant—David L.
Spear.
Capt. William P. Brady, Assistant SergeanLat-
Arms, received a unanimous vote. Tho Repub
licans voted for the officers of the previous session.
A resolution to pay the salaries of the retiring
officers was passed.
A tabular statement by the Auditor °moral, of
the condition of the banks of the Commonwealth
on the let of November last, was received and laid
on the table.
_ The Senate then adjourned till 11o'olock to-mor
row MUTutux-.
HOUSE OF ItEPRESENTATIPES.
Tho Secretary of State presented the Governor's
message. which was road.
Tho House then proceeded to the election of a
Sergeant-at-arms, Doorkeeper and Messenger, with
the following result:
Sergoant-at-arms, Jacob Glummer ; Door
keeper. Samuel Taylor; Messenger, James Dradly.
Tho following aesistants wore elected :
Assistant Sergoants-at-arms—lsaac McClure and
Charles C. Hibbs. Assistant Doorkeepers—Wil
liam Carey, of Monroe; John Little, of Philadel
phia ; Stephen Holland, of Montour, and John Ma
guire, of York county. Assistant Messengers—
Curtis W. Gore, of Clinton; Peter Ensterday, of
Philadelphia, and U W. Frick, of Westmoreland.
The Ilouso appointed two additional Doorkeepers
by resolution, via: Adam L. Dune, of Schuylkill,
and Immo Clughson, of Huntingdon,
A resolution to print ten thousand copies of the
Governor's message woo discussed.
Adjourned till to-morrow.
Front Washington.
WASIIINOTON, Jan. 6.—The Senate, in execu
tive session .to•day, were engaged nearly three
hove in discussing !Hatters connected with the
nomination of Mr. Sodgwick for United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Now York,
in place of McKeon, removed. While it Is proba
ble that the nomination will be confirmed, those
who Intend votfing in the affirmative will define
their position, believing the President has the
right or power to change the officer, but not just'•
fying the removal for the reasons alleged.
The nomination of Clifford, to fill the vacancy
in the Supreme Court, is still pending in the
Senate.
The debate which took place in the House to
day, covering the defence of Commodore Pauld
ing, strengthens the belief that that officer will no.
be recalled.
Vatted States Supreme Court.
Wssnixonu, January 'U.—No. 25. The United
States pq. Henry Catoluston Argument corn
mowed for appellants, continued for appelico.
This case is based on a rejected claim for Cali
fornia, and involves largo interests.
The Governer's Cabinet
Ihnnisnono, Jan. o.—lt was rumored to-day
that the Cabinet of Governor Pucker will be coin
posed as follows :
Secretary of State—William M. noisier, of
Books county.
Caputy Secretary of State—Henry L. Diofon•
boob, of Clinton county.
Attorney tleneral—Hon. John C. Knox, at pre
sent Judge of the Supremo Court.
It is understood that Mr. Knox will resign the
judgeship at present hold by him, and that Win.
A. Porter, Esq., of Philadelphia, will be appointed
in his place.
111arylnutl Lrgleolature
Aro:Arms, Jan o.—The State Legislature as
sembled today, but the House did not. organize.
A oaucuswill be hold tonight to soled candidates
for officers. The Oeverner's message will bo cant
in to-morrow.
New York Legislature.
ALnasr, Jan 6.—Tho House has taken three
ballots without a choice of Speaker. Tho °over
nor's message has been transmitted.
The Massachusetts Legislature
BOSTON. Jan. G.—The Legislature of this State
was organised to-day by the choloo of Republican
lioluinces In both liranohea.
lion. N. P Banks, Jr., the governor elect, will
be inaugurated to-morrow.
Thr Maine Lethluture.
Anauart, Mo., Jan. o.—The Senate organized
to•dny by the choice of Hon. Seth Seatntuon for
Preeidont, and Mr. Hall for Clerk. Tho House
elected J. A. Drttiontond, Speaker, and C. W.
Wilson, Clerk.
The Death at Hon. David Stuart
BAT,Tisinnu, JA I L 6,-4 meeting of the members
of the beech and bar wee held this morning in the
Superior Court room, to adopt resolutions ofrespeet
to the lion. David Stuart, formerly United States
Senator, who died in this city yesterday.
Stoppage of Travel on the Marietta and Cit
=2l
CINCINNATI, January o.—All the trains on the
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad stopped to-day,
and business on the road has boon temporarily sus
pended. Matters have boon unsatisfactory for
some time poet. The employees of the road have
boon on a strike for wages duo, and it is said the
farmers in the vicinity or Athens so destroyed the
track us to render it unfit for use in that neighbor
hood. The cause for this action has not yet been
learned.
Superintendent Barnes has loft for Chillicothe,
with a view to arrange matters so as to resume
business at an early period.
The Weather.
Ninv YonK, Jan. 6.—llespatohes reeeived from
the East and North report the weather very cold.
It is snowing in the vicinity of Boston, Cape Cod,
Portland, and Exotor. The snow at Boston mea
sures four inches, and is still falling. Snow fell
in this vicinity, this morning. but the storm has
now ceased, and the snow is melting.
PITT a DU mai, January (I.—The weather is cloudy
this evening, and is growing colder, with indica
tions of snow.
Return of a Wanderer
OilleAnt), Jan. b.—Mr. Mellen, the per'odical
dealer, whom) mysterious disappearance about two
yours since created considerable excitement, re :
turned to hie home to-day. lie assigns insanity as
the canes of his leaving the city.
The Fifteenth Ward Relief Assoctation will
hold its regular monthly mooting this evening, at
7 o'clock, at the Bedding M. B. Church, on six
teenth Street, below Coates. The monthly report
of the executive committee will be read. The
district Included within the limits of the Fifteenth
ward in bounded by Vine, Poplar, and Broad
Streets spa thy , Over Bohuy4.lll,
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
COTTON ADVANCED 1-4 TO 1-2
Dreadstutts Qulel—Provlitunk Dull
CONSOLS 931a934
The Collins steamship Atlantis, Capt. Eldridge,
whieh sailed from Liverpool at (about) noon on4he
Kid of December, arrived at New York yesterdati ,
at two o'clock P. M.
The Cunard steamship Africa, Capt. Shannon,
arrived out at Liverpool at 5 P. M., on the 9th.
The screw steamship kangaroo, arrived at Liv
erpool at noon on the 22d.
A false report having found its way into some
of the English papers, to the effect that the steam
ship Atlantic, on her outward trip, had passed the
Vanderbilt in re disabled state off Queenstown,
Captain Eldridge, in a letter to the Underwriters'
Association of Liverpool, Bays:
"Hied the Atlantis seen the Vanderbilt in such
a state, she would not have left her until she had
assisted her safely into her harbor. I cannot un
derstand whence the report has arisen, as the At-
Muth) loft the Vanderbilt in New York, not in
tending to leave for some months. As the report
boo obtained great publicity, and may occasion
some anxiety, I will thank you to contradict it."
GREAT BRITAIN.
President Buchanan's message attracted much
attention in England. It was telegraphed entire
from Liverpool to some of the London journals,
being the longest despatch ever sent by telegraph,
in England.
The Daily News praises the frankness of the
foreign policy of the President, and says that " in
tone and feeling, as regards England, nothing
can be more unobjectionable than the language
of Mr. Buohanan's Message." It also endorsee
his views on the commercial crisis, but says that
the shuffling tone of the Message on the affairs of
Kansas is in painful contrast with the frank end
manly tone of that portion which treats of foreign
policy.
The London Times says it is understood that
the East India Company have reeeived formal no
tice that It is the intention of Government to bring
In a bill for the abolition of the double Govern
ment. The Globe (ministerial organ) says this
statement is substantially correct.
Further attempts to launch the Leviathan wore
postponed until the spring tides at the commence
ment of January. The hydraulic power was to be
more than doubled. The ship remained even and
fair on the ways, and at high tide had nearly six
feet of water under her.
The report of an intended alliance between the
Prince of Orange and the Princess Alice of
England, is said to be totally destitute of foun
dation.
Rumors of Ministerial changes ware again in
circulation. The London Advertiser understands
that Mr. Vernon Smith will leave the Board of
Control, and be succeeded by Sir C. Wo ad, and
that should Mr. Smith retire, his patron, the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne, will probably withdraw from
Ministerial life.
Mr. James Coppuok, the celebrated Parliamen
tary agent, is dead.
The London Times continues its agitation in
favor of importing free laborers in the West In
dian Islands.
Tho marriage treaty of the Princess Royal of
England with the Prince of Prussia, bad been
signed by the Prussian Minister and Lord Cla
rendon, and also by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Lord Chancellor, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
A long pending dispute between the King of
Hanover and the Queen of England as to the right
to some "crown jewels," valued at over a million
sterling, Is said to have boon recently settled in
favor of the claims of Hanover.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
In London, on the 19th, the funds were quite
buoyant under the favorable returns of the banks,
and money was easy at 81 per cent. for the best
paper in the discount market, and at 4 to 6 per
cent. on the stock exchange.
At Hamburg, a further recovery of confidence
was reported, and the rate of discount for the best
paper receded to between I and 6 per cant.
The suspension of Messrs. Sehroabo A Co., of
Glasgow, was announced ; liabilities, 1:30,M,
On Monday, the 21st, there was increaseMuoy
alley on the London Stock Exchange, under the
largo arrival of specie from New York, and the
news of the rapid recovery going on at Hamburg.
Consols, railroad shares, and other securities, shared
in the upward movement.
On the stock exchange loans were obtainable
with ease at tel per cent. At the bank the de
mand continued light, and in the discount market
the rate for best bills receded to S per cont.
The suspension of Messrs. Elingender Brothers,
of Liverpool, was announced ; liabilities about
£240,000.
A deputation from the Governments of Sweden
and Norway had arrived in London, with a view of
obtaining financial aid to the extent of, it was sup
posed, 1500,000, with which to prevent the perma
neat break up of some of the extensive establish
ments which have lately failed in those coun
tries.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH FROM LONDON.
Console fluctuated somewhat on Tuesday, the
22d, but finally closed at en advabee, the latest
sales being anode at 031a931.
Tho money market was still easier. Good bills
wore sought after at S per cent., and in some few
instances they were done at 71.
Tho Tumes' city article. dated Tuesday evening,
says little doubt is entertained that when the bank
determines to reduce their rate of discount, it will
bo to ft per cent.; and the probability seems to be
that even that step will speedily have to be fol
lowed by another of a similar kind, although the
state of the market would apparently justify it at
once. Some uncertainty is expressed as to the
movement being made on Thursday next, owing to
the desirableness of accumulating a large revenue
before the payment of the dividends. There is no
question, however, in any quarter, that it will be
announced before the close of the year.
At a mooting of the joint stock banks' com
mittee it was resolved to recommend a reduction
to six per coat. of the interest allowed on deposits
The suspension wa s announced of Charles Nich
olson Co ' London—liabilities rather large; also,
of Lloyd A Bros , picture dealers and exporters to
the United States--liabilities not stated; and of
William Hold. wholesale grocer, Edinburgh—lia
bilities £30,000. The bills wore likewise returned
of Pinto, Baste, A Co , Spanish merchants, and
Van Specht, foreign merchant, London—liabilities
small.
The bank continues to accumulate gold in large
quantities. Over £200,900 was received on the
221.
At Hamburg the rate for best bills ranges from
4a6 per cent.
The rebound in console from the lowest point in
October has boon equal to 71 per cent., anti it has
boon rather more rapid than in 1547.
FRANCE.
The extraordinary trial of Madame de Jeufosse,
her two eons,
and bar game-keeper, for the murder
of M. Guillot, had terminated in the acquittal of
all the prisoners. The affair was a very complicated
one, and attracted great attention throughout
France.
It was stated (but contradicted by the Parrie)
that the Emperor, in consequenee of representa
tions made by England, bad consented to submit
the question of the exportation of negrocs from
Africa to the Pretest' colonies, to a Conference, to
be held in London.
It was expected that the Bank of France would
lower their rate of discount to 5 per cent. before
the end of the year.
In Paris, on the 22d, the funds closed to 07 60
for money, 67i account
The French ships of war, intended for China,
were appointed to leave Toulon between the 20th
and 25th of December,
and would proceed direct
to Hong Bong with 500 troops on board. Tho pro
jected expedition to Cochin China is understood to
bo adjourned.
Commercial affairs in Paris had slightly im
proved. Spirits had risen in price since the im
position of u duty on foreign brandies. Wheat
and flour had slightly deClined.
SWITZERLAND.
The Swiss Federal Council has officially lead
before the authorities of the Canton do Vaud the
question of the cession of the 'Vallee des Dappes to
Prance.
SPAIN.
The Espana, of Madrid, denounces with some
vehemence the supposed projects of the United
States against Cuba, and accuses President Bu
chanan of personally encouraging 'them. With
regard to the proposition of purchasing the island,
which it says the new minister of the United
States, who is about to arrive in Madrid, is ex
pected tq make, the Elpana declares that Spain
cannot entertain it without dishonor. That the
United States will seize the first opportunity,
Dither " by practical expeditions or exciting in
reetions, or any other mode whatever," of pos
sessing themselves of the island, the Evan,: sloes
not doubt, and it complains that under such cir
cumstances the Government displays a great want
of caution, and an inexplicable security.
GERMANY
The intelligence from Germany still represents
the financial embarrassments as very great, al
though it was thought that the crisis was decidedly
approaching its termination.
The reduction of the Austrian army was pro
ceeding with greatrapidity.
In view of the fact that it was unlikely that
that the King of Prussia would be able to resume
his governing functions at the expiration of the
three months, during which the Prtneo of Prussia
was appointed to the conduct of affairs, the question
of how the government should be carried on was
claiming attention Official coinmunioations from
Berlin represent that it had not been decided to
create 11 iegoney, and it was supposed that 'extra
ordinary powers" would be conferred on the Prince
of Prussia.
NAPLES
The Neapolitan Government has declared the
steamer Cagliari to ho a fair prize of war. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs has published a state
ment suprortiug this view. The English prisoners
are included in the impenoltuinnt, to by tried im
mediately.
An earthquake took place on the night of the
17th throughout the whole 'Kingdom of Naples,
but its effects were most severe in the towns of
Palermo, rotenza, and Nola.
At Palermo the walls of the houses were rent
from top to bottom. Numerous villages were half
destroyed. In the provinces of la4licata, and on
the mainlands the dead (says the despatch) are reck
oned at several thousands. This is considered on
exaggeration The authorities had erected huts
for the houseless
The oily of Naples experienced throo violent
shocks, and the population had encamped in the
open country. Tho northern parts were exempt.
EU=
An imperial decree bad been ismed, providing
fur the nartial enfranchisement of the surfs. The
decreelnstitutes very important changes in the
relations between the peasantry and landed pro
prietors of the country.
MARKETS.
Liyannot, pee. 23 —Cotton.—An increased
demand trom the trade and from speculators has
prevailed sines Friday, and an advance variously
quoted at from I to Id per pound has been estab
lished upon the low sales of last week. The sales
of the three days foot up about 23,000 balm, of
which some 10.000 were taken on speculation. The
market closes firm.
At Manchester there was rather more doing, at
yesterday's market, and a slightly improved feel
ing was perceptible.
BREADSTUFFS.—FIour is very dull, but without
change in price. Wheat quiet but steady, extra
qualities tending upward. Indian Corn doll, at
former rates. Messrs. Itiohardson, Spence, Co.
quote as follows: Wheat, red, 6s 2.443 3d •, whim;
es ledaBe. Flour—Philadelphia and Baltimore,
255a265; extra Ohio. 27m68s ; Western, 23saMs.
Corn—Mixed, 33.m338 ed; yellow, 330 Oda34e:
white, 31ea333.
PROVISIONS.—Boof and Pork dull; no sales.
Lard entirely nominal. Bacon offered at 465. for
new long middies rib in. Tallow in better demand.
Butchers' Alsoolatlon .628.
:FP, ODUO4I - 4 8 10- - tio figloa roporteil. Ros a dull
at 3s. 11d. for common. Sugar, quiet but steady.
Coffee and Tea without animation. Quercitron,
Bark unchanged Nothing doing in Spin of
Turpentine.
Lovnait hl 3 gßiuja. MARKETS.—The Corn ittar
kat at Marklene ea Monday was dull, at about
former Sugar has been in better reqieet,
And good is rather higher. Coffee quiet Tea in
lair :minutia a email advance for cub. Tallow.
buoyant at 634a533 6d for P. Y.C. Scotch pig iron
'selling at 48116 d. Livened oil 28s.
AMERICAN SECURITIES
The LondanVints of the 224 repoft; American
securities as without alteration on the preview
day, and gives the following as the business done:
Illinois Central shares 14a13i did.
Illinois seven per cents of '75 77
New York Central shares 72
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWTS.
IPROM PAPERS RECEIVED AT THIS OPPICE.]
The American Preaid ant's message Is the prin. 1.
elpal subject discussed in the leading London jour
mils of the 224 Bomber. .The -11fforni3Og Post
says : "This great State paper f both from the
friendly spirit which It breathes to foreig nnations,
from the determination which it expresses to put I
down the arch-heresy of Mormonism, and to repress
the Iniquities of filibustarism, Is highly creditable
to the moderation, judgment, and pubilo spirit of 1
Mr. Buchanan." The Daily News declares that
" in tons and feeling, as regards England, nothing
could be more unobjectionable than the language
of Mr. Buchanan's message." The Meilin g
Herald believes It " to be a more sensible, tempe.
rate, and dignified document than has for some
time reached our shores from the other side of the
Atlantis." The Liverpool Nereary growls, as
°snub saying, " On the whole, we cannot say that
Mr. Buchanan's message is likely to prove
more satisfactory to those In this country
who desire to cultivate a cordial and hon
orable friendship with the United States
than similar document!' from the least re
spectable of his predecessors. We fear that we
are still far from seeing the end of those 'lrritat
ing, if net dangerous, outstanding questi one,'
which be professes to deplore." The London Times
sap: " On this side the ocean the message will not
fail to be read with - especial attention, since it
deals with two subjects on which the public mind
has lately been more or less occupied—the mone
tary crisis and the position of Central America."
Alas, it thinks that Me. Buchanan endorses the
principles on which the (English) bank charter
of 1814 is founded. After condensing Mr.
Buchanan's history of the panic, the conse
quence of all this has been, that according to re
turns made in January, 1657, the aggregate
amount of specie in the United States banks
was but 58,U9,833 dollars, while their paper
circulation amounted to 214,778,822 dollars, and
their deposits to 230,351,352 dollars. Thus
the hanks in the aggregale have considerably
lam than one dollar in seven of gold and silver
compared with their circulation and deposits.
After showing how at any season of pressure the
American banks must necessarily suspend pay.
silent in specie, the President urges on the several
States the duty of controlling the banks within
their limits. More than this, he declares his
opinion that Congress has power to pass a meiform
bankrupt law applicable to all banks in the United
States,and strongly recommends the exercise Minch
a power. "This would make it an irreversible and
organic law of each bank's existence that a sus
pension of specie payments should produce its civil
death." In plainer terms. Mr. Buchanan would
enforce the common-sense law that when a bank
cannot pay it should break. This is, indeed, but
carrying out the principle of convertibility. The
partisans of what is called free banking base
their theories on the great fact that as long as a
note is convertible at presentation, it can
not sink in value below gold, and that
no bank will make excessive issues when
it knows that at any moment it may be
reduced to ruin by its notes coming back upon
it. But the statistics given by Mr. Buchanan
prove the contrary, and show that when a vast
lirresponsible banking system has grown up, it has
power to control the public by representing
that its ruin will be their own, Thus we have
the spectacle of the united banks of New York,
in defiance of law and of the very nature of
monetary obligation, suspending specie-
pay
ments, while the community look on afraid
to declare, what is strictly the feet, that these es
' tablishments have each committed an act of bank-
ruptey. We recommend this part of the Prost
dent'e message to the attention of our readers, that
they may see how the system of currency which
has been so pertinaciously attacked at home is
viewed by the most enlightened men of another
country.
Further, the Times says that with respect to the
proposal to abrogate the Ohbytonißulwer treaty,
" on the ground that it tan be satisfactory to
neither party," Mr. Buchanan is somewhat in-
correct.
"The treaty (iLeap) is perfectly eatisfeotory to
us, and we are prepared to carry oat to the letter
its provisions, as we understand them. The Ame
rican Government, in asking England to abrogate
what has been formally agreed to, should at least
accompany the proposal with such assurances
as shalt satisfy this country that its honor and
interests will not suffer by giving up its legal rights.
The matter in dispute is well known. England has
for 150 years, and from long before the existence
of the American Union, exercised a protectorate
over the Mosquito coast. The treaty stipulates
that neither party " wilt ever occupy, or fortify,
or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion
over any part of Central America " We say that
this loaves us our rights in Mosquitia, just as
it leaves us our colony of Belize, and that we are
only forbidden to make any further acquisition of
territory, or to transform into a colony.what wo
merely hold under a protectorate. The Americans
say that we are bound to give up the protectorate.
Hence the dispute, 'and hende also thejealousy
which hire preventki the rati fi cation of the later
treaty between Lord Clarendon and Mr. Dallas.
That England has no important interest in
those rerrions except the independence of the Igth
mus. which must become some day the half-way
station between Europe and Australia, is what all
the world must gee. We care little about the
Mosquito Coast or the Island of Ruatan, but we
care a great deal about the maintenance of our
strict rights, which, if violated in small Matters,
may soon be attacked in great ones. We have
therefore much pleasure in receiving the assu
rance from Mr. Buchanan ' that the interest of
the two countries is identical, being confined to se
curing a safe transit over all the routes across the
Isthmus.' Let the American Government glee
proof of this. and we are tare that matters will be
speedily settled. Common sense mast tell the
Americans that in these questions we are strictly
on the defensive, and the most inveterate de
claimer against England cannot deny the concili
atory writ in which she bas treated them. But we
can hardly 'be asked to give up the treaty of
1850 without a guarantee that all its important
provisions stiall be re-enacted, and the whole
series of irritating disputes brought for ever to an
end."
THE MONEY MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, January 5, 1858
The money market remains without change, the
supply being abundantly large for such kinds of
paper as the fastidious choice of the purchasers
will approve, but very sparingly invested in any
paper not esteemed to be first class. The stock
market exhibits a alight Improvement, under the
double Influence of favorable nags from England
by the Atlantic, and the healthy look of the city
bank Statements. Business matters generally
wear a more promising aspect, and the near ap
proach of the season of preparation for the spring
trade warrants the hope that our business men
will seen be all afloat again upon the tide of suc
cess.
The ntookholders of the Quaker City Insurance
Company held their annual meeting yesterday,
for the purpose of electing directors for the ensu
ing year. The annual report was read, from
which we glean the following: The receipts du
ring the year amounted to $180,000: the loss and
expenses $lOO,OOO. A dividend of 10 per cent.
was declared on the capital stook, and 577,000
passed to the surplus fund.
The following are the figures of the Philadelphia
city bank statements:
Loans. Specie. Cireul'n Deposits.
Southwark 13k.. 91346.320 8304,019 031.190 99.29.438
Bk of Conirdce.. 703,106 160,984 56,590 561,315
111, Penn l'wp 575,70.3 1: 2 7,,98 15.459 368,369
Kensington Ilk 693.972 89,706 57,45.5 3.52,012
Tradesmen's Ilk 439 .203 112,150 20,750 436,2%
Coueolidat'a Bk. 337.263 41.763 16,920 157.121
IRk N. America _2,623 786 643,891 02,623 3,607,409
8k....3.399 60) 487,000 112.000 2.253,000
Girard Ilk 1 336.579 355, 99 0 73.340 . 949.601
Fork Meet, Ills. 3,993,276 657,464 193,040 3,162.174
Man & Alec], 115 901,258 104,353 83 050 417,065
Commercial 85.1,394,309 213,649 59.451 1339,780
Mechanics' 11k..1.379,511 2 152.986 32 491 832,541
w e rcerp 135... 1,171 9563 189.001 27,400 1,0 2 9,305
Ilk. N Liberties.l,2l9 502 139,535 39.579 1.007,996
City Ilk 637,702 83 723 35.055 301,733
Total $21.210,441 3,015.134 988,594 15,8013 114
Nor. 1 3 10.57.. 21.199,402 2,071,401 2,111,113 15,635,738
0.0 964 1,4.14 Lob — 110;3A
$1,153.210
Tim aggregates of tho assets and liabilities of the
Pittsburgh bank statements are as follows :
I:ILI:LIVERASSZTA.
Circulation ..$1.335 900 03 I Dills Died•-• •$3•153•218 01
Dapositi 1,104,901 93 I Specie 1,100,913 05
Due other hire 103,554 13 i Due by other
-- 1 banks 397,959 04
02,029 ; 955 11
00,730 091 00
The Merchants and Manufacturers' Bank of
that city has already resumod specie payments.
The Baltimore banks show the fbllowing footing
up. as compared with the commencement of the
year :
Jan. 4, 1953. Jan 5, 1857.
..... $10,100,345 /9.777,602 Inc. $382 742
illlebtments... 312.056 272 955 Inc. 20,051
Discounts 17.802,695 10 701.951 Dec. 902.2.16
Specie 2.109.517 2,998.1178 Dec. 520..59
ei r oom 3.055,641 5,395 648 Dec 337,005
Deposits 0.052,007 (7,765,880 Dec. 1,683,859
The following are thp footings or tat@ 130.11,0 n
Bank statement for the past week
Dec. 29. JIM. 4.
Capital stock 811-960.000 $3l 980,0/0
L 0 ma et . 50,377,5100 50,720 800 Toe. $319,800
Free i 0 4,199,500 6 028.000 Lae. 299,500
Due Cm oth. Wks. 5,688.000 5,732,693 Inc. 44,600
Doe tooth. Wks.. 3,808,00 3,971,000 Dec. 27,100
Deposits 16,376,800 17,013,800 lee. T 47.900
Cireulatiou 5,130,400 5,410,500 Inc. 2,6,100
For the purpose of comparison, Ire re-publish the
flgures of thp last New York weekly Ilartk stato
mon!:
Jan. 3, '57. Jos. 2, '5B Dee 26,'57
Capital 9,58,017 000 *64 688,000 8 64 608 , 000
Loan 160,149,163 98,519,983 97,932,035
Specie 11,174.244 28,561,918 51,142,009
Circulation 8 602,113 6,490,403 6.332,187
0, on deposita.... 95 846,216 78,635,22 4 76,130,897
Dachanged 32,169,387 13,601,337 33,080 687
Undrawn 63,677 829 65,033.867 63,059,270
lu SulsTrealiury— 11,430 150 3,259 TA 3,661 602
To-day's quotations of specie, furnished by Cro
nise .1:. Co., specie brokers, No. 40, South Third
street
Amer. g Dollanboldl 04 I A o tu.Dold,9 . l•l
"1 , 9' 4 1 8 T B ,?Ettua,,.4 Su t 9 ./. 1 •34
Atoilcou pollart.— •AR __ • obt 4.1•9 to .84
South 4m. ,' .01 Nappleous(2o V CATM4O -3 84
Spanish Pillar D01..1 0 7 Ten Oull•Ters ~4.00
Five rre nes.... , ... 91 Ten Tholors 788
German Crowna.• •• I 083, ' 3 Prussian-803
French ~ ....1.10 I
Ducats U 00
American Gold. % to g premium.
New York Exchange , i' to 4 ~
Baotou 4t N, t o h .. ~
titathoOri , " r,1,:,14 to 1 4 1 ( all.
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aria BoAzo.
fockieitiyad `new.93 2930 Penns C&P.B2g
1000. do Pelri9l ." 1020 Son Can 6. 4774
200 do new.94g 100 Loaf baud R f k g
500 do - v.llll 10 Lehigh
200 do 53 10 do 34
1000 d0,.....,,,,4 do 3-1
1000 do .' - ....... I
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1000 Val I ,s 60 -•+- - 2 "
2000 do ~.64746 Penns R.. 38g
3000 Read a04'56..„.e6g 4 do ----as):
1000 • '66....6624 2 _do 38j
20W d 0.... 'B6 100 Elcoira R t 5. 9%
2000. '86..b3.6624 2 0 d 0..... 1014 0,4
2000 5614 3 Morris Coo ..10t5.42
1000 Penns R 22 do lots 41
1000 do 2m.707 50 Readinglt
1000 Rinds-4R 78. - .1t0,51 I 74 N Penes IL..Jots
400,pity6s 11 Ilk Id Libertis...so
BETWRIN WARM. -
100 Roadlng R. • Zi
100 do - ogyi
300 City se, 12.
MO do '64
100 Reading It.
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SECOND
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4000 do C. 4 P. 821(
17000 Rout R Co, 116....00
NO City 6e....e new,94
WI &h Nor C5,12.....19
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4000 do 3 dye 69
150 Long lel 8..,10te.: 9%
Penns B. 89 -
2 ' do - - 39 -
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CLOSING
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States Se '6B_lll -
PlilaVa int 06_83 33%
1114.48. 88%
ct 14 N 94
ew. it4y4
Peuusyle S's x 42 . 34
Reading B 253 26%
d. Bonds '70.72 76
do kW 6a'44.40
do ' do '36_30 6671
Penns RR 89.7,7 39
Morrie Cent C 05.41 42
Soho N Ss 82— —.69 59X
1808th Narver—lots 16X
8 N Peomi 8.. 91(
100 Clatoorism. 11, 5g
190 Raiding II 20%
200 5.5 my
100 -do `11;
200 do tN 1;
.51 emu& Am 14..10ta.98
10 Norris Can.. 2 d)o 42
7 North Am ak.....115:,Li
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Row Crook. 3i 3i
Cslavisis R R... 63i 8
BY THE PILOT LINE.
TEETER FROM NEW YORK,
Corrupeedence 4 The PPM
Nair Yost, Jan. 6,188=5.20 P. M
We have another stormy day of snow and sleet,
and our business men have not yet enough of seri.
vity to venture out muoh in such weather, it being
still the nettled conviction of each that there is
not much to be done. There is no new feature In
our money market.
Wherever I waded through the mad—that pecu
liar mud of Wall street and its outlets, where
brokers and business men do lore to congregate—
I heard the same tale: Money easy on call,
with deposit of first-class securities; first-elass
paper very scarce and money exceedingly tight
for anything doubtful." We cannot expect or de
sire that from a state of utter stagnation a suffi
cient quantlkilof undeniable fusteclus notes should
be made to cause a really large extemdon of the
discount lines of ontbankla -
.. -
It is to ma a most oneouragmg sign that even
moderate quantity is being made, and, from all /
eau Ism, it Is daily increasing In amount. It is
said that after yellow fever, many patients kill
themselves by the extravagant use of food from
which they hare abstained while the fever held
them. A too sudden indulgence in Inanoial food
after our yellow fever bare would probably be quite
as fatal. I think had we been better fed, many of
us might have escaped the disease altogether - but
as we were lot, and wq hare coffered, pindence
alone can insure convalescence.
Li the street rates range from 7 all the way up
to 15 per cent for the fimbeless notes Wand by
the banks; and paper which it would be hopeless
to present at the banks, but good second-class
ranges from 15 to 30 per cent., according to quali
ty. The Metropolitan currency aertiSeates unpre
daubed do not now exceed $3,317,000. The Gaun
try banks' are behaving bravely, and doing far
morethen they promised.
'Foreign exchange was inactive. The following
may be quoted as the nominal rates at whieb
were purchasable : Sterling, 00 days, 1419:410,
(bankers;) Paris, 5.20-a5.1131 ; Antwerp, 5.22a5.20:
Amsterdam, 411141.1; Hamburg. 376630; Bremen,
781a79; Frankfort-41io-115 ; eight drafts on Lou
don;1:11 ; on Paris, 5.12i55.111.
Tbe Persia took out $1,930,755.80 in specie.
This is a somewhat larger sum that wan generally
supposed, but it is accounted for by the large sums
due on the other eidh for dividends and interest.
The ineroantife rendttanue form but a small part
of the total: - - '
The 'Atlantic's - advicer continue favorable and
cheering. The London Times believes that the
Bank ef Sestina are reealved to reduce the rate
of discount to .8 per cud., but that the change
may not be made before the Thursday week after
the . Atlantis's sailing, owing to a desire on the
part of the bank to strengthen atm further its
specie reserve..
The' news is considered generally good, though
not remarkably eo. It is probable that it may
help to remove the fear of produce hills , and thus
help the export of our staples. The exelitages at
the Clearing House to-day were $13,912,264 04;
and the balances were $1,211,731.37.
There was a brisk businem done in the stock
market to-day at -generally improved prices. A
large amount of bank stocks Changed bands at
higher rates; State stocks were active, and rail
road bonds steady, but not in much demand. The
Michigan Central Railroad have issued the fol
lowing circular explanatory of itkeir refusal to pay
their bonds at maturity at Beaton.
KEW YOU STOCK KKOKAKOS—J/s. 6
Bute BOARD.
10000 NT btsts 6s 'SS 96K 1100 &rife Railroad 63 19
1000 Ohio 68 Id 102 30 do lb
3000 Ifid State Ss f)f) • 23 d
7000 Mich State da 91 I /SO.' do .3 131.
16000 Wait:qui Co IS 400- do .10 131 s
4,1000 do b3913.1f 170 do x 319
10000 do elO 70 100 do • 10 c
1000 Cal T 15 66 50 do .13 19
1000 Brklyn City Cs 881( 378 do e 19 V
_ ....
600 111 Oan bda
4 51 i;
4000 N Y Cen Gs 83 100 d'e 1450 19%
500 N Y Con It 75 94% 300 do 19
1000 liar Ist meg 66 100 do 1.310 d 19 4
10001 Dante &AI 2.1 37% 100 do 510 19%
91001ACrs &WM G 38% 2OO do biXo 19%
1000 Gal &Chl 21 m 78% 250 do 19%
91 Mer Bk zerip 104 100 Harlem R 35 6
107 Phoenlxl3k 100 30 051 & Chi R 73%
30 Bk Commerce 99% 215 Rooding B 5 56%
5AmEx Bk 99% 65 do 56%
70 'do 100 100 -do 510 66x
33 Metro Bk 100 AV do a 56%
31 Bk of America 102 200 do opg 56.1.,
10 Bk of Nev York 101 100 do - .10 6GX
50 Canton C 3 DX 100 do 510 50%
50 do 080 193 MO do 57
40De1 & Dud Cat6ol HO 100 do .10 57
10 do 1101( 900 - do 060 57 I,:
120 Penn Coal CO 69)4 5 hitch Bo R ! 19%
200 do 1:30 TO 60 do 19%
190 Comb Coal Co 10% 30 do 19%
WO do 530 lOX 601lich it& NI pfil =•S
112 Pacific Mall Co 71 101 Purim 11 ope 90
615 N Y Cen R 10% 100 do 530 90
WO do 510 75% 50 Cler & Pitts 10x
50 do 530 rsx i 512 Cler & Tol B 42 4
100 do MO 76 1100 do (610 42%
105 Chi &R I R 73 1100 do 030 424
100 do WO 73X 110 do DOD 42%
65 do • 72X "21 do . 42;%
150 do 560 731( 2O LaCroa & Mil 114
50 do 560 72% 440 ' do 11X
60 do e 72% 100 do sal 11 lc
50 do e 72X 12 do 11 %
10 Mil & ?dim 3 1X 1 26 N Haven & Had 112
F tom Western Ousel Fleur there is little
change to note t phe demand is moderate and the arri
vals quitelimited. ?le weather' Yeittt At
business. •t ,
The sales are 6,1M0 bkli at $1 3044 34 for common to
good State; 65005 foreltra -do ; $4304154.40 for
superfine Indiana and Michigan; $4 5.5a54.25 for extra
do ; $4.10453 2$ for mann= to good extra Ohio ; 25
4156 50 for good to choke do; $3 25n57 -25 for St Louis
brands, and $5.50e57 50 for extra Genesee.
Canadian flour it firm and modera?fr eleancod—ca!,
of 400 bbl, at S49bei24 e§"tor ralsjsergais ao4 It actod
for extra brands. Sotllltern . tiovir la tied firmly, tAs ia•
quiry is fair for trade only—aalea of MO bbla at s 4 SOS
$5 for mired to goal Wanda Baltimore, &a , and $5 103
$l3 50 for the better grades.
Rye Flour is quiet at $3444. Corn meal is firmer—
sales of Jersey at $3 25, and Braedywme at $3 50. and
puncheon. at $l7. Buckwheat dour le in demand at
$2.25 per 100 lbs
O am.—The dernandffor wheat is limited, and con
fined to our millers. Pikes ars unchanged—mice of
5.100 bushels at smisaia 26 for common to fair white
Southern. Rye Is In =Aerate mufti at 783731;.
Barley Is better and In falrdemand; Wes of 4,C(a) bus
at 7.1.a770 for 8 tate. Barley Malt Is wore Retire; sales
of 700 bus at 85otalo. eats are In fair den:land at 4.2.144 e
for State, and 45e4de (or Western
Corn f a without ehange ; the demands light, owing
to the storm and non.arriral of the Atlantic; tales of
4,000 bus at 58edde for new yellow Jersey and Southern.
and 00064 c for white do; old is nominal. White Beans
are quiet at $1.37X 051.53.
MotAs9e.s.—liew Orleans is in moderate demand at
530. Foreign dull, at natzxc for Cuba.
PRovisioss.—The demand Is moderate for Pork. but
new is less plenty and is better, old is unsettled—sales
of 230 bbLs at $14.75 for old mess; $1158515 21 for new
do $ll 50 for prime rued $17.25, for clear and 112 30a
112.00 for prima.
Beef le unchanged—the demand is limited. Sales of
150 bbls at $5.75056 50 fur country print% 59A.510 fur
do mess; $10412.50 for repacked western mess and
4.13411 for extra do.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
WEDNESDAY, Jan. fi—Evening.—Thire is veil
little animati o n in 13readattiffs. aid the market
generally la dull and unsettled. The sales of
Flour made public comprise about 500 bbls com
mon Western eats gs.7o; 500 bbla superfine at
i 54.821; 200 bbla of fancy brands at fo 50. and 200
bbts condemned Flour-at $4 per bbl. Some hold
ers ask more. but.havers are holding off, and the
sates are limited. the. local trade is:al-o very
moderate, within the Mings of the Same quota
tions, say fr0m.54.7.1 to $5.5046.50 per blot for
common superfine to extra-and faneybrands. Rye
Flour and Cornilleal are unaltered, but there
too little .4121 Ni ltr tither - Wabash quictati'onl .
Wheats ape not so plenty, stad.ithe demand is
confined to the wants of the millers; who buy spa
ringly, at from $1.03 to $1.15 for Reds, and SI .ISa
$l. 2.2 for White, as to quality, at which figures
about 4000 bu have been sold to-day. Corn is wool
ed at 55a570 .for, new Yellow, the latter afloat,
and there is very little offering or selling to-day,
the market being nearly bare. Oats sell slowly at
33334 e for Delaware, and 341135 for Penns; about
1,000 bushels prime brought our highest figure..
Rye is wanted by the distillers, and 500 bozhe t z
good Delawaro sold at •010, sAoat., flarali la:
Tilted for, and rather Scant; $OO for first quality
quoted. Cotton is more in demand, but at low
prices, and only 130 bates have been taken at 9!
to 111 a for uplands—mast cash. Groceries are
quiet, and buyers and sellers are apart in their
'views about prices, the new crop being above the
market, and is just strived from N: Orleans. Pro
visions are dull sad unsettled, and, in the abserce
of sales, quotations are nominally unchanged.
Seeds are quiet and prices the same W Make;
sells slowly at 201a210 for tirmir; /liagalot
hhda, end 23a22t fol'renpa and Ohio
Markets by Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Jan. 6 —The flour market is firm
with a good demand; 1,100 bbls. sold at $3.79 for
superfine. The receipts of flour are' light. Hogs
are dull ; 1.800 were sold at V. 61; the receipts
are fair. Whiskey is dull,- and has declined to
141 cents.
SAVANNAH, Jan. s.—Cotton—Sales of 700 bales
at 9 cents The market is easy, with more buy
ers than sellers. MI qualities have slightly ad•
vanced.- ' • • '—
Aroveve, Jan. s.—Cotton—Sales of 1000 bald,
with an actiru inquiry; wone buying than tellers.
A feeling is gaining credence that the °sop is nnp•
malty short., v t•
NNW ORLEANS, Jan. 8.---The aide 6t . Cotton to
ilaywere 17.000 bales bane the 'receipts of the
Atlantis's adviees, wbloh were published °sole
sively in the evening editions of the Asiociatal
Press. galas of Flour at $4.1.244.25. Lard, in
kegs, 9!o. "Rio Coffee, Prslslate tq /41w
pool id. Othit tatioly4 usgbangtd.