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' -SteOks inanittrel - Address of Gov. Wm. F.
Packent,Mentorial of the-:Judges of. the,. Fat
, ,premetleertrartio Einloida of Jacob
=at I;anneet44 General- , News; ,City
Founts PAan:—Speech of-Mr. Loughead, in
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THE -130MtP 1 01EVS INAUGURAL' mi.
DRESS'. "
rho attention of ourreadersto the
inaigeniraddretieof Geovernor P;(cgan. In. a
• r moderate spice he states'elearly and forcibly
his' lice gf,,policy, and 3v( CS are confident that
hiti:tieWN.will i receive, as tlit;i , tally merit; the
cOnniiendation and impport of the people. ID
very insili',OcindeMos the practice his
•Sprede&iiserehave sometimes pi:Waned, of rier
mittlnehills,tti-beepine laws although they be
ti'ottipPrOiett-Cibi thed.?vernor. , This course
he will not follow; "ho considers it his duty to .
Spnittitip; disapprove - of each bill, and, he
notTabiiiik from Ole duty, however un-.
pleasant it may be.
fianlin and bank reforms it
4 - is gratifying to -know" that.. Governor l'untsa.
will, se. - fir as in" him , Mei; entbree sound Do.;
':•ineeintio.prlnelplesLnkiesition'to notes "of a
small ecnomination—the gradual reduction of
• hank , ,ptiperi—, the, security," of State or untied
: states stock for: bank :Popen;•,;the:•Mereeie ef •
specie currency—and separation of
thitiseal 'Waits of the deionienWeilti from
• "the control of banks: • •
• •
We trnat, also, that his soggestidii respect
ingcorporatiores wilibo attended to. fie justly
observes that' , there has hitherto been a great
- leek of consistency,-and often of. principlo, in
the latfti In reiatiOi totiirporations.
Private-=as- emitirulistingaished, - from pub:.
106 - intilli``Cared for.
: 71 - liis,doeari — ot,Meet the amt . eitcnijof ,Gevensor_
FiCiptiti end we "trust • it ‘.will'tia lodger
';:!cellittentinCe.d. by , our representative:
-ChM - neineltititetn.af,ponimon sehooledn
'• catiatt*oftiliqbe criteita marm - cctnierot
'' 3 4 - Lt4J) - #4;g4-fc4 1 04). : : 4 * 4 .I dud atrengttlen
the;SysteiMivin,iveltifoli, ineefwithaheifty to
"i'!nipliiisil`l'',liispeaking''Of our General Goietn--
•inent, aftor : paying : _jest compliment to
_ _
liglßtiettettpt h§.4Preasel
OPiniOnif,to , fwhloh' we''4llll; SPOolid•atte4tinn•
..Oti9l:-Itilf* : 4o :the :apicitl of l#leas:
,0101, o
1 .: 10 4. 0 4 , :: - elm.k!'a*rited' Par
ne,',:roitusing".l.6 acknawr
a,;c ledge spy law, and: the . other openly it'd deft
'eittly''tranapling the,. admitted law, and of
• -- • _ •"Wilt • ,
thepecple nrider feet: • • - ,
justlyße observes that a events are constant
ly °coming in the Territory which will afford
mattei for Ocingresalonal debate, and may street
the,ultbnitte decision. To the people.of Penn
the adralailon of pow State into
thethat Confederacy of which
' , is i'meinberHnOst he at all times'a subject
of'- high Interest:, And believe- I express
their sentimentalin Weil asmv"coi, in• dechu ,
that all Cie ; katiaoed
ttorylihould have a full and fair opportccity
"tto,garticipato in - selectini 'delegates to form a
',",_Constitution, preparatory to -• adplssfon, as
- State, and, if desired by them, should also be
'allotted an enoalified , rlght to vole upon atic/t
. - oetts(ifufish`; after, it is . fratfled;!'.
In 'theqi nidenite and-jug opinions we,
Iniartiltcolaciti; and they riill'ldeet acordial
"roSpOnlie*MS:l4:.l)creOeraile.iaitipf,thiti,
- State. .04 wDemeeratieladministration, In
anipiratednxtdersnch favorable' circumstances,
and 4ioresoing suobjust temierati
" lons;nre may rely that ear tinie4tOnored
will 'not 'safer defeat or, what is *one, die
. - honor: -, •
THE. iIANKS:4IOII6 vole onanzliPX; '
• end allemeari4te Legittlattuii . and'Elo 7 ',
vernet• haie onto, erh assembled At, tha seat
of Government, the patty.thaVelected therr,
sad indeed the, Whole people of the stale
look, to them to Pas's effective laws to prevent
,such financial calamities As that which has re-
vanity fallen upowns, attd tinder, which we are
_stilt suffering, lleratofo,re, Under sknilar.eir
;:Cntruitaricifs,-the Goiernment hasoione a great
deal 100 *Jai- laid left undone the little that
Wag nOtided,' - ,lfitiw,linvveirer, the - real 'seat or
- pangs' ettbe eidlitifi been traced , Mit, and-made
ho'fiiiiidfest that Wone need' try . to' conceal or
`,..eVadii it by'animYititlestion whatever.
~ The
eirliis this,,isiang 'qf bank nolisras a cur
reriq.-;This should be taken hold , of by. the
Legislature, and in: the :proffer , spirit, firmly'
bat gr4iiallyhholished;' , First, by -prohibit.
ing, on and , -after the first day of July,
' 1858; 1; nii"!hankii and individual's from
anys_ tuft'e er paper te; be passed
- liom hand to band as currency -of a less de.:
nomination than len dollars. Then, ,'on and
afterlife drat day of July, i.sfip, all notes less
than twenty ; and on and after the first of July,
18§0, all under
,fifty;" and then, perhaps, all
suet notes - of ;MY
,denomination whatever.
•
:Thil bet, however, could-be left to-the expel.
• rienee'indned by the Prohibition of those ;of
- the lesser:denominations:, • , '
When - this 'shall tie accomplished 'banking
Win U. strip - Pad of Its inflating and - demoralizipg
inffuenee.4 and have lefialltliatis really good
in it.,"lt need not then be:Watched and, guarded
as, it now is, but be left free to be goierned by
the 'ordinal*: laws of • the country; • A bank
then will only balm aggregation of
-the capi
tal of men of small.tneans; united under an.
= Merit' , to use a corporate name and seal, and
to loan their own' money, in their own
,way, to
whomeoever i they please, from ,which po evil
can arise to tho Public. • • • '
-
"Irs :connection withlbie subject, it may , not
rte out of place , to titer to a plan recently laid
" , befere the by Colonel SNOWDEN, direc
tor of, the mint, and which has been at - different
times suggeited, to authorize the Treasurer and
_
- Alsristan reamers of the ITnited,Statei in
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the differ,ent --points where established, to re
"calve deposits Of coin from individuals, and is
- nue ,cortilleates for the same ; which certificates
might be made payablti, by the Government at
. Points other than •that- where the 'deposit is
made, if desired by the depositor, and required
by the Government in its ; collections and dis
• hursements. .These certificates would 'always
'represent Coin - actually in deposit at the point
where made payable, arid :would ; .thns ,very
much Eicilitate the ordinary exchanges of the
All that wmibl be 'required of the-Govern
ment, to carry the platifully put, would, be to
receive. its,owa coin and take care of it, and
issue pertificates that_ it, had it in its vaults
ready at all times to Meet these certificates
when presented..
`These certificates under proper regulations
of thedepartment, might be received in pay
. ment ~ of dues to the Government for land,
= .customs, or -otherwise, at such _points as it
'might designate., • •
- Comparatively small amount of coin need
'then be used for the larger transactions of
trade, '9 r . the larger pdynients.'of 'money into
Giri United States Treasury: The !Govern
•, .
Govern
ment would run no risk of loss—would be at
but little expense in transferring its funds from'
..one:place to another, and would save the coin
Of the-country' from a great deal-of wear - and
loss to Which it is nowsubjected in its
Bien from one point to another, and in counting
PhdAxiaidling. Thli plan Is liable to none ot
the objections that have been urged, and are
vital against everything savoring of a Untied"
States Bank.. It is simply extending the funs
. tons of the Treasury Department for the pre
.• nervation of the - coin of the country, and fa
cilitating the transmission of its funds frOm
' one part of the country to another. -
THE BONS OB MALTA.
The senate yesterday morning passed ma
.r act to incerpoMte the, htionehaha, Lodge` of
the Independent Order of the Sons of Malta:
This ',efficient'. order . is ' becoming' famous
throughout the country byits good works, and
therneinbers of the lifiniMhaha Lodge; of this
',C,l . ty;',have" added" greatly to its , onerat - fame
hytlsir:_ilheral-donationd
Aleefrequiring: peeunlary ;Oa
. ..Monday last, when tha was ; under:eetistde.:
ration in the Senate, Ifon..Trrita Lariar
delivered - lreable and eloquent speech in favor
';; -of the bill,swhieli will appear in our coluirms
134"'Onr ,New; York • • comb:le: 1 0W • lottei.
felled fti ,
, .Tuni,..F,nuxeri , ll4W•OT,e, have to, remind our.
,413 - 840-014 t APC4,I7I:A/11 of the, tenevolent'
; - 'ProUqh,fMe,t9, - irig: o °Y l .o Allig . 84- 098; the
hfutifeal - Rand ahials ono bf tho lateat
peasant and fashionable belle of the season
ACROSS THE WATER
The news by the Smerica, which comes
down to the 24 4tieuary, is ; Singularly dull.
The main points akethik tolloyring the advice
of bluff old IffarshalPirasincu,thelreperor of
the French has glean unconditional permission
to all the expatriated French Generals tb return
to their natiieland. the, revenue return of
England, for the year 1867, shows a falling
back of $9,000,000, as compared with the net
revenue of 1850. The London Times is com
:pelted, to iecognise some of the effects of
~Pittil4' in! this ' catastrophc—for such it is.
-Iffeenwhile,,as if money wore as plenty as black
-lorries, the most costly preparations were
being :bade to marry Queen Victrontit's oldest
daughter, on the 26th January; to a Prussian
"prince.. About another $1,000,090 or so Will
bo thrown away on this .show. The British
tax=payers must pay it, though incurred with
out their Concurrence, and though there had
previously (in 1867) been voted $850,000 as a
bildal tintfltfor the young lady; with an annuity
of $40,000 during her natural life !
There has beer k a squabble in PALMERSTON'A
Cabinet, endiegln the -secession of the Earl
of Harrowby, who held the office of Lord
Privy Seal, with $lO,OOO 'a year, and a seat in
the Cabinet. NO is a man of considerable
ability, of high personal character, and; as
LOrd SAinion, represented the boroughs of
Liverpool for, over twenty-five years, In which
capacity hewas brought-into full and fretpfent
ocimmunicatiOn With many of the leadingpoli
tioians and commercial men of this country.
Ho is succeeded by the Marquis of Cranni
.CAnDE, who has been Ambassador to Russia,
.and also has filled the office of Postmaster
General. 111 this last' department, he dis
played the usual o masterly inactivity" which
is presumed to befit the station,—the chief
duties of that office being to sign quarterly re
ceipts for his salary, which is $7,609 a year.
He is a roué, aged 56. Nearly thirty yenta
ago,.a wealthy young Scotchman, named Joint
Aumno;, (who _subsequently published =ln
teresting volume describing his "Ascent
of MOnt Blanc,",) - complained, through the
, LOitdow Journals, that having been decoyed
to w fancy dinner at the Star and Garter,
at' 121ekmond, hie agreeable ' hosts—among
whom .Lord . 01,,WX111014.R1M was oneeloared
=him' out - Or $76,090 .at the game,Ofplequot,.
and ,declared-;that there,,War:foul. play, and
nothing but that, _Three yeare ago, his
naMowas unpleasantly before the pub.
.11e,:in - ConnoilOrti with . alady whom 11EI was
charged- with, having grossly, wronged.- On
the 'vrithotit counting :up some other
ihstanies,:the-character of a the most noble
.the Marquis of CLANRIOARDE " might advan
tageously stand, higher than it does.
sf• -Cautious and prudent as Lord PALMERSTON
fully aware that the British public expect
their rulers to have, at least, the semblance of
good moral character, it may be asked why
Lord CLANRICARDE is ,admitted into the
Cabinet. Ho .is brother-in-law of View:milt
Cwitsmo, the incapable Viceroy of India, and,
of course, Will stand np for his wife's brother.
The Calcutta petition to Queen VICTORIA,
praying for the dismissal of Lord CANNING,
signed, as it was, by a, vast majority of British
residents not connected with the Government
therticarinot bo ignored—cannot bo put upon
the shelf. 'Peimmtirrox, who appointed CAN-
Rienr, Media to
_stand by 'him, and therefore
`admits OttiiiritoVnearest .connexion into the
Cabinet. For it is a leading principle with
1 - Peraarmeros never to admit, even by implica,
tit:9i, that he is wrong in any thing. Ho ap
pointed Gamma, and will thereibre support
him' to the the Commons, in the
Lords; in the Cabinet. Very small are the
prospects of , ameliorated government in Brit
ish India, if euch a liarplot as Lord CANNING
IS to be continued in office,
There is a lesson in this, which may readily
Thik highest - offices under the
British Crewn are filled, , not by merit, but by
rank, influence, and 'connexion. Canwritq, a
paupOt Viscount, wanted, like Roderigo in the
play,- toe" put money in' his purse." Fife
yCane eaeuVarmy of the Indian Viceroyalty,
with• a salary, 0f.5250,000 por annum, would
enable film"; with a little care, to pay off his
dehtaind provide for the future.' was not
fit for the office, but its vast 4 ‘ spoils" wore
fit fot hlipauPer necessity. Therefore, ho was
soupte India—therefore, if possible, PALI&EL
STOIf will keep him there.
V" We lay before our readers the memo
rial of the Judges of the Supremo Court to the
Legislature. The suggestions hilt are of great
irnifortanee,andrla trust-that thoy.acill rovoivo
the' early and careful consideration of tho Le
gislature. There are two points in it to which
we ask especial attention. Tho one relates to
the inconvenience attending seperato judicial
districts. The judges very truly say that it is
almost impossible for them to prepare and de
liver their opinions in hotels and boarding
houses, where they cannot have the aid of a
good lay library. The public have beta slight
conception of the labor of the judges. Very
many perions think that to decide a ease, it is
only necessary for a judge to hear it argued;
but that must depend greatly upon the charac
ter of the argument, itd yet, however able it
maybe, the judge must, or at least he ought
to, examine and sift the authorities for himself.
But how can lie do this without reference to a
library 7 and et present that Is almost impossi
ble. The other point respects the salaries of
the judges. It is a disgrace to the Common_
wealth that our judges should be paid as they
are. -Some aldermen receive quite as much—
our mayor receives more, and our sheriff and
other officers aro infinitely better paid.
Life, liberty, and property, depend upon the
learning and integrity of our judges—and yet
we' offer them salaries which a good clerk
would reject, "upon which they really can do
little more than support themselves and their
families. We really debar 'able lawyers from
judges, without sacrificing their private fortune
to obtain an empty honor. Wo trust that this
may soon bo corrected, and that our judges
may be paid such sums as will offer men of
integrity and learning a proper inducement to
giie, up the practice of the law and to accept
a seat on the bench. When we have more
space and leisure we shall return to the subject
of this memorial.
A QUESTION ANSWERED.
A correspondent, who signs himself •‘ A Reader,"
asks us to decide on the question whether Sir
Colin Campbell, now chief in military command
at India, is the officer of the same name and rank
'who participated in the battle of Waterloo. The
reply can bo plain enough.
In 181 d cud 1815, this officer, then holding the
rank of captain, took part in the British expedi
tion against this country. 11e was not at Water
loo. lle entered the army In 1803, and served in
the Peninsular War until 1814. Ho saw much,
servioo in various parts of the world, but—not
having any noble relatione--did not obtain tho
rank of Major•Goneral until 1854.
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
The fine operatic company which has been play
ing, at New York, under the management of Mr.
Ullman, commences its season of ten nights on
Friday, with the Barber of Seville. Madame
Lagrange as Rosina, Gassier as Figaro, Rocco
as Bariolo, Labooetta as Alma viva.
Madame d' Angri will appear on Saturday even
ing, in Rossini's opera of •' Semiramis." On Mon
day, the now opera of tt Itigolett," will be brought
out. It is not Intended to play any opera a second
limo. Six new operas or revivals will bo given,
inoluding two new operas not yet played in New
York, and produced for the first time in Philadel
phia.
Two operas will bo given as matinees. The
New York rate of prices will not be deviated
from—one dollar for a reserved and secured seat.
On tome rare occasions, which aro to bo announced,
there will be a small extra charge for securing
plaoei. circle and amphitheatre will bo
'atilfty and twenty-five cents. There will be two
offices for the sale of seats—for the Barber of Se
ville, to open this - morning, at the box office of the
Acidenly of ?Susie, and at Los da Walker's, Chest
nat. street, where the right sides of the par
gnat° and parquette circle will be sold. The sale
of seats for Semiramis" will commence on Thurs
day. There can scarcely be any doubt of the su
ttees of such a company as Mr. Ullman now brings
-to Philadelphia.
[Per The Press.]
The present appears to tho writer a proper time
to take off the tax on bonds and mortgages. go
much money has been diverted from real estate,
owing 02 , this unjust tax, because the proporty is
atatvtaxed, that something should now be done to
infuse moose spirit into real estate. At present a
house and lot, costing say $3,000, is assessed at two
' thirds of its value--or s2,ooo—on which It pays
taxes; if (as many such houses aro) it is mort
gaged for, two.thlrds of its value, it pays a tax on
a mortgage of
,82,000. Consequently, the property
pays a: tax. on tr 4,000, or ene.third more thou its
entire cost and value. Now,
- all this tax Mims on
the - tenants at last,' Or in many eases, nay, almost
all oases, bonuses have to be patd to got the money
from the mortgagee (owing to the tax on mor t gages),
and, of course / the owner of tho house takes all
this into eonsideration when renting. Now what
we want fa r inore'niney offering on bond midmost
gage,,-Repeal the - tax, and we will have plenty;
and that plenty will make real estate lively, and
our builders and otheil will find EmotovitaBv.
PIIILADZINIIIA, January 13th, 1858.
THE P 1 ESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, , JANUARY 20, 185 S.
The St. Lawrence Hotel Tragedy
Acquittal of Thounss Washington Smith on the
Ground of IneanitV Great Excitement—
Scenes Sts , tind out of Court; are.
Oran Ann' TERHINSR .rudges Allison and
Ludlow.—Yostorday morning Witnessed an unex
ampled scone in our Criminal Court, and ono
which will be long remembered. From an early
hour, and long before even tho most sanguine
could have hoped for the opening of the court-room
doors, every avenue and vacant place in and about
the Courthouse was densely packed with an ex
pectant end, we may add, expectorant multitude.
Even the window-sills, and every place of advan
tage that could command a view, however ob
'hour°, of the interior of the court-room, had their
clinging occupants, and the order of the architec
ture of the building, externally, might yesterday
bo termed the " piuturesque," with small boys as
caryatides.
Approaching ten o'cloek. the rush to gain admis
sion into the court became something terrific, sug
gesting a mild whirlwind, and desperately de
atruetive to buttons; but, in the terrors of the
scene, it was inepiriting to male 'humanity to 800
" lovely woman" in the van, poking obstinate tip
staves, in tender places, with her parasol, and
carrying. crinoline triumphant, but somewhat
ruffled, into the very best places. In a few seconds
after the opening of the doors, every seat, every
Inch of standing room,
every place to hang on by,
is occupied , even the bench generally considered
sacred to the judges is invaded, and gentlemen
with rubicund visages, and in a high state of
perspiration, from the crush they have undergone,
are aeon wiping their brows close to the judgment
seat. As only about one fourth of this crowd have
got in, the remaining throe fourths very naturally
consider themselves ill used, and the victims of a
conspiracy, and vent their ill humor by violent
knockings on the outer door, which excites one of
the tipstaves to such a degree, that, being unable
4o find out the offender, he lays a small trap, by
opening the door a few inches, and some unwary
individual, as. he calculated, having put in his
fingers gets, them nicely jointed—which fent
causes intense pleasure to the tip-stave aforesaid.
Round the dock are clustered the faces which have
grown so familiar to us during this interesting
trial—the true, tried, and well-approved friends of
the prisoner.
She is there, too, the "cynosure of all eyes," for
it is well felt in court that an adverse verdict to
her unhappy brother would be forever fatal to her
happiness, if not to her existenoo. But happily
her devotion halt bein better rewarded, and. in a
day or two her brother will be restored to her ten
derness and care., Abuzz in court now announced
the arrival of the jury, and the prisoner, who bad
been seated witt his friends outside of the dock,'
not' took his OR% inside. With great difficulty
could the jury forge their way to tho door of the
court room, and the tipstaves have an ardaous,thne
in repelling the indignant multitude that seek to
force their way with them. As seen as stlenee was
restored, Air. J. 0. Tobiae, the Clerk of the Court,
addressed the foreman of the jury, Mr.l. Theodore
Ealing, as follows: _
Qlerk. "gentleman of thojury, have you agreed
upon your verdict?"
Foreman. "We have."
Clerk. Thomas Washington Smith, stand up
and hold up your right band. ITho prisoner here
stood up.] tlentlemen of the jury, stand up. Pri
soner, look upon the jurors. Jurors, look upon
the prisoner. Row say you? Do you find Thomas
Washington Smith guilty of the felony of murder,
whereat ho stands indicted, or not guilty?
Foreman. "Not guilty; on the ground of 173-
sanity at the time of the commission of the act."
Clerk.- Gentlemen of the jury : Hearken to the
verdict as the court have it recorded. You soy
that you find Thomas Washington Smith not guilty
of the charge. on the ground OT insanity at the
time of tho commission of the act, and so you say
all.
Jurors. "We do."
During the rendition of the verdict every eye
was directed to the dock, where , the prisoner stood
with his band elevated, but no emotion of joy or
surprise could bo detected on his ilitpassive coun
tenance. Not BO with his sister; a flush of happi•
noes suffused her countenanee and lit up her eyes
with an expression to which they have been so
lung a stranger, and led to the remark: "how
beautiful she would be . . if perfectly happy, and in
less sombre attire." There woo an evident desire
to applaud the verdict on the part of the specta
tors, but the orders of the court restrained them.
Mr. Thayer, one of the counsel for the prisoner,
then presented the following petition :
PETITION OF 31100 0511T11.
In the matter of Thomas Washington Smith.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court, of Oyer
and Terminer of Philadelphia county :
The petition of Mary Elizabeth Smith rowed
fully showeth that her brother, Thomas Washing
ton Smith, woe lately tried in this court upon an
indictment charging him with the homicide of
Richard Carter; and that he has been acquitted of
the said charge by a jury of his country, upon the
ground of .insanity pt the time of the killing of
the said Carter, your petitioner further shows
that she is the sister and nearest relative of the
sold Thomas Washington Smith, and that she is
desirous that- her brother should bo placed in
snob circumstances that ho can receive the
care, supervision, and attention of herself and his
other relations and friends; she, therefore, ear
nestly and respectfully prays your honors to make
an, order for the delivery of the said Thomas Wash
ington Smith to your petitioner, upon_ her giving
soeurity satisfactory to your honors, that the said
Thomas Washington Smith shall be restrained by
seclusion, or otherwise, from the commissionef any
otTenee in conformity with the apt of Aseoeibly in
that behalf made and provided, and yourietition
er will humbly pray, sko. MAUI" E. Swan.
- - -
Mr. Mann said that ho presumed the court would
fix a time for bearing this application and deciding
upon it.
Judge Allison remarked that the petition must
take its usual course Time must be allowed for
hearing testimony in the ease, if the Common
wealth has nny to offer, and for deolgemadi--
application. Ile woum--vozgoar -- ti ay
—Dir...wrown urged that there was a strongnoces
sity for placing Smith where ho would receive im
mediate cars and attention. His condition is such
that he requires prompt and careful attention, and
unless ho receives this neeossary care, he may bo
delivered over to a worse fate than that ho has
just boon released from. If death should ensue,
it will be the fault of the Commonwealth, which is
throwing obstacles In the way of his receiving
prompt attention. He now stands before the court
an innocent man, but with the malady he is afflict
ed with superadded to his innocence to make him
an object of kindness and consideration. If there
were any good reasons for this delay. he (Mr.
Brown) would not object to it, but there wore none
whatever.
Mr. Thayer urged that his client had been
confined two months, and that his mental and
physical health were much impaired by this con
finement.
Judge Allison said he had no desire to keep the
prisoner confined any longer than is necessary;
but matters of this kind should not be acted upon
out of their regular order. If the Commonwealth
had no objections to immediate action, the court
was ready to go on ; but if there was any evi
donee to otter, a delay would perhaps be neces
sary.
Mr. Mann said the ink was scarcely dry with
which the verdict was recorded before tine peti
tion was (Armed. It looks as if everything was
in readiness and arranged beforehand. There is
a propriety in conducting these things, and the
Commonwealth may be ready to proceed to-mor
row or next day Medical men should be ex
amined, and if Smith is a raving maniac he should
ho sent to the insane asylum. If ho is dangerous
he should bo detained; a bond will not prevent
crime.
Mr. Brown took exception to the remark of the
District Attorney that there lied been any pre-ar
rangement, The defence in this case had been as
free from pro-arrangements as any representative
of the Commonwealth had ever been. They (the
defence) took their jury fairly, they triad the ease
fairly, and they acquitted the prisoner fairly. Ile
put the matter on the score of humanity, and asked
what fairness there is in inhumanity? The priso
ner stands before the court an innocent man; he
has suffered enough to make a sane man mad. We
demand now upon what reason you would again
consign him to the penitentiary ? We stand upon
the law of humanity, and upon the peculiar pro
prieties of the case, and that's ear pre-arrnnge
ment. We ask the Court to make its decision.
Judge Allison referred to the verdict of the jury,
and to the act of Assembly in such eases, end
said that to net now would be to manifest indecent
haste. The Court would fix Thursday morning, at
10 o'clock, for the consideration of the application.
Mr. Brown. "In what custody will the prisoner
remain meanwhile?"
Judge Allison. "In the same custody."
Mr. Brown. "Not inn cell ?"
Judge Allison. "The sheriff has the care of the
prisoner, and he will pay proper attention to his
wants." The judge further remarked to Mr.
Brown that the efts° had been conducted fairly
upon all shies. The Court wet entirely satiblied
with the verdict, as tire evidence fully justified if.
Judge Ludlow reminded the counsel for the de
fence that the act of Assembly made it discretion
ary with the court to deliver the prisoner either
Into the custody of his friendsor to send him to the
State Lunatic Asylum. It was necessary to hoar
the reasons of the Commonwealth, and time wee
necessary for this.
Judge Allison then thanked the jury for their
long and ObVO attention to the o9so, and compli
mented them upon the fairness of their vordlet.
Thojurors were then discharged. The o4urt took
a recess fur a short time to allow the room to
be cleared, and a great number of persons em
braced the opportunity to congratulate the prisoner
on hie acquittal.
About II o'clock Smith was brought out of the
court room, and placed In a carriage, which was
rapidly driven to the debtor'a apartment, where
he will be confined until the court takes some
action upon the petition of his sister. The ap
pearance of the lute prisoner was the signal for
vociferous cheering, which continued as long as the
carriage remained in sight.
Taus, for the present has terminated (in come re
speets) ono of the most remarkable criminal trials
that have ever exercised the criminal jurisprudence
of this State, whether we consider the position of
the parties, the relations to emit) other, or the ex
traordinary vein of romance that has pervaded
the case from I's inception to its tragical denoue
ment. That another tragedy was not added to in.
creme the terrible interest of the case may he at
tributed, inn great measure, to the success of the
plea of insanity made for the prisoner, and to the
exertions and ability of his counsel. Indeed,
upon all sides it is admitted that the ease was
well and fairly tried, and the officers of tht Com
monwealth, in discharging what to them must
have been a painful most duty under the
circumstances, did it with the greatest propriety
and consideration. All the parties, and counsel
especially, are, however, greatly indebted to the
press generally for the cure and attention with
which the proceedings have boon reported, from
day to day, by which means the public have been
enabled to appreciate their exertions, and have
helped the ease to take its place in the criminal
annals of Pennsylvania 'among its " Causes Obli,-
bres."
Tho Boston Journal of the 15th relates the
following sad case: The funeral of Miss Emily
Gardner late teacher in one of the primary
schools In Roxbury, who died on Monday, took
place yesterday afternoon. The oireumetanoes at
tending the death of this young lady were of a
peculiarly painful charaa ter She came before the
school committee a short time einem at the request
of: several members, who wished to promote her
from the office of teacher in the primary school to
the grammar school. Of an exceedingly nervous
organization, she was no sensibly alfeeted by the
examination as to become insane, and died from
the effects of en over-excited mentality. The de
ceased Was predisposed to insanity. Several
members of her family hap" boon similarly af-
Moto&
BY MIDNIGHT
FROM HARRISBURG.
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES,
L.IIItOP .11.18PZSIN OP TH:li PITIZAW
sot,n/BnP.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE OE THE
PEOPLE
Correepondenee of The Press.]
li*nnta ' nunn, Jan. 18, 1.85-8
To-day, Win.. P. Packer, of Lycoming, was In
augurated Chief Magistrate of Pennsylvania—a
position second only in dignity and boner to Presi
dent of the United States. The boar and the map
wore alike glorious. Nature appeared to put on
her sweetest Emile ; the sun shone almost unob
soured by even a parsing cloud ; the air was only
moderately cool; and everything united in making
the occasion as pleasing as it was auspicious.
Moro people wore wituesses of the ceremonies of
yesterday than any previous inauguration; tote
truth Is, the streets wore jammed, and thousands
having come to town the night before, many wore
compelled to keep moving about, as they had not
when, to lay their heads. The military turnout
was particularly fine, as well in numbers as in thi
appearance of the men, who are said to be "sudden
and quick in quarrel."
They were mostly " bearded . like tho pattl 4 "
too, which I attribute to the progress of the hirsufg
reform. The number of volunteers waa fully
double that in attendance three years ago. They.
were under the °demand of Mejor•General Wm.
M. Keim, of Reading.
Ills staff consisted of Maj. S. L. Young, Mal A.
Jordan Swartz, Maj. W. A. Sands, ?Jai. J G.
Herr, Maj.. Tames Freoland, Col. Geo. A C. Bettor,
and Surgeon Dr. Reid.
Then followed the millitary and ciVio prooossion
in tho following order:
Pennsylvania Dragoons.
.BAND.
Lancaster Fonoiblee.
Barracks Band.
National Guards.
• BAND.
Lebanon Artillery.
Martial Mute.
Logan Guards.
Brig. Gen. Williams and Stair, consisting of
Maj. W. A. Delaney, Ma). F. K. Boley.
Maj. Jos. R. bipy.
Brigade Inspector, Maj. John Wright.
Hannon: BAND, Palt , instrltta.
Black Hussars, as escort of Governor elect.
I. Goiternor and Governor elect, with the Chair
man of Joint Committeo of Arrangements of tho
Senate and the House.
2. The two Secretaries of the Commonwealth,
with the Chairmen of the Joint Committee of the
Senate and House, to watt on the Heads of De
partments.
3. The two Attorneys General, with two of the-
Joint Committee of Arrangements.
4. The two Deputy Secretaries of the Common
wealth, with two of the Joint Committee, to wait
on Heads of Departments.
5. Auditor General and State Treasurer with
two of Joint Committee of Arrangements.
6. Surveyor-General and Superintendent of
Common Schools, with two of Joint Committee to
wait on Heads of Departments.
7. Canal Commissioner and State Librarian.
Gen. Sailor, Chief Marshal, and Aids.
Adjutant Eyeter.
BAND.
Newport Artillery.
BAND.
Fishervilte Guards:.
City Band, Reading.
Reading Rifles.
Palley - Infantry.
The procession first marched to the Jones House,
where Governor Pollook woe taken into the car
riage with the Governor elect. This carriage is a
beautiful affair, was brought from Reading, and
owned by Goo. Id. Lnnutnn, Esq. It was drawn
by four splendid duns. On arriving at the Capitol
the oath was administered by the Speaker of the
Senate, on a platform erected in the front of the
main building, large enough to seat the members of
both Houses, and the other officials hero. Gov.
Packer then proceeded to road his inaugurnl in a
clear, loud voice, but snob was the magnitude of
the assemblage that not one-bnif could hear the
tones of big voice.
lie is a noble•looking man ; his delivery is ani
mated and stirring; and, in speaking of the Kan
sas imbroglio in partionlar, his manner was do.
oidedly emphatic,. The audience beret out into
tremendous applause, which compelled him to
ooaso his remarks for a time, and told what the
people thought of the sentiment.
A number of gentlemen bad their pookots pick
ed, among others, the Chairman of the Comtnitten
on Ways and Moans, John K. Colboun, of $225.
To-night the Inauguration ball comes off, at
which Governor Packer will attend. I am com
pelled to close this brief synopsis of events by the
whistle of the locomotive. •
FROM IVASIIIPICITOII4
Vlorrespondenee of The Prem.!
Public Lands—Contested Election Cases, kc.
WASHINaTON, Jan. 19th, MB.
The House of Representatives aro fixed on
having all the information obtaina,l4,44l4l th ar
from its establishment to the present time. Not
only is the Commissioner of tho General Land
Office called on for detailed statements of
the lands owned by the United States in
the States arid Territories, and their value,
but all that the Government has over owned,
either in consequence of deeds of cession
from the States, or purchase from foreign nations,
or extinguishment of Indian titles; what has been
the cost, how much has been given away in land
grants, and to whom, ko., &c. This is valuable
information whioh ought at once to be spread be
fore the country.
In the case of Whyte, contesting the sent of
Morrison Harris, the Committee on Elections have
refused to authorize a special commission to pro
ceed to Baltimore to take ovidorme. The contes
tants, therefore, must take testimony under the
election law.
If any unfairness or fraud on the part of the
magistrates before whom witnessas are examined
can ho shown, then it is edmittod by the cumulates
that justice demands of them, out of the usiml
course, to take the matter in hand and give it a
thorough and searching investigation, it may ho
by the committee asking of the HMO for power
to hold its session in Baltimore, or the appointment
of a spooial committee for that purpose.
The case of Brooks contesting the Feat of Davis
is a peculiar one. The demurrer of the latter,
that there was anything upon which the com
mittee could initiate action, hoe been overruled.
and the charges of the former, that there was no
election, and that the expression of the popular
will woo prevented by fraud and violence. aro
considered serious enough to require investigation.
But, as Brooke has disclaimed any right to the
seat, and alleges that his remonstrance is that only
of a citizen looking to the parity of the ballot-box
in his own district, should he, under the election
law, be compelled to incur expense in the taking
of testimony and carrying on the contest, or should
this bo done by the nous° ? This in yet unde
cided, but the Impression is that the House ought
to assume the responsibility, and I think that such
will be the decision of the committee.
I learn that the President has determined upon
making the remaining consular appointments to
morrow. Pennsylvania, with a score and more of
applicants, will only receive one more consulate.
The War Department has received the muster
rolls, and returns and estimates from the army for
Utah, and in a day or two the estimates will be
sent to the Ways and Moans Committee for the
deficiency hill, which will bo immediately after
ward reported, and hurried to its passage.
The steam-frigate Colorado has been put in com
mission, and Is now fitting at Norfolk as the !leg
ship of the Home Squadron to relieve the Wabash.
Neither the flag officer of the Mediterranean nor
of the Home Squadron has yet boon designated.
X. Y.
The Bread Bakers' .association.—This no
, okay hold a mooting yesterday afternoon, at tho
" Globe Motel," Sixth street, below Chestnut.
The meeting MIS called to order by the president.
At this point an individual arose and said that, ne
the association had been sorely slandered by the
papers, he wished that our reporter should retire.
A long debate ensued, anti upon a vote being
taken, the motion seas negatived.
After the preliminary business had boon de
spittehed, the Secretary, Mr. Mom, rend a letter
which ho had rooked by messenger, offering, for
a consideration, to impart a knowledge of a pro
cess by which bread could be made fifteen to twen
ty per cent. cheaper than by the usual mode,
without varying the process of manipulation. The
letter was signed Louis Deux, Gray's Ferry road.
Laid upon the table (as a humbug
The bills for advertising were then read, and or
dered to be paid. Upon this Caine up some very
severe strictures upon a city paper for having as
serted that the bread of the Mechanical Bakery
was superior to that made by hand,
The Secretary then stated that a genteel-looking
man had called upon him that morning, offering
to soli to the Association, for the sum of Jour
thousand dollars the materials of the late Sum
newspaper. He Lad, therefore, promised to call
the attention of the meeting to the matter. The
meeting allowed that publishing a paper to advo
cate the interests of the bakers would he a doer
business, and that the :Mechanical Bakery could be
blown sky-high without resorting to suet a costly
measure. No action was taken upon the matter.
A venerable-looking person, bowed with age,
then banded to the Secretary a bundle of tracts,
which advooated the Divine command, "Remem
ber the Sabbath-day, and keep It holy."
The Secretary said he had been a baker for twen
ty years, and had never yet baked a loaf upon the
Sabbath. He had never yet lost a customer by it,
and didn't believe that any of his brethren, who
would fellow his example, would find their experts
once differ from his. In proof of this statement
he cited several examples to show how In his ease,
instead of being a loser by this course, the Lord
had prospered him.
By permission of the Association, the venerable
gentleman above referred to proceeded to deliver
an address upon the sin of Sabbath breaking.
Coroner's inquest.—Yostorday morning Co
roner Penner held an Inquest upon the body of
William A. Emery, aged forty-seven years, who
died at a boarding-house, Ni • MT Prime street.
He wont home abliut twelve o'clock on Monday
night, was taken sick, and died about ten o'clook
yesterday morning. The deceased was one of the
crew of the frigate Y Congress," which arrived at
this port last week. lie was a native of Ireland,
but htvl formerly resided In St. John's, New Bruns
wick, The jury rendered is verdict of death from
natural causes.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPII.
(arsolet, DiatrATOli TO TON PRESS.,
GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN
GREENSBURG
flitz4Nanunn, Pa., Jan. 19 —A large and enthu
dada Democratio meeting was hold in Weenier°.
land last evening, at which !strong resolutions, de
nouncing the Lecompton fraud and laying down the
doctrines of pelf-government, were adopted unani
mously. J. C. 01,0001.: presided. Wm. A. STOKES,
Faq , made a meet powerful speech. Full report
to•niorrow. S.
THIRTY-FIFTR CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
' - WABILINGTOX, Jan. 19.
. SENATE.
"- The Vico Prosidentlaid beforo the Senate a Irmo
sage from this President, transmitting a copy of
the proceedings of the convention between the
Batted States and Denmark on the subject of the
Sound dues.
r. Owia, of California, reported n bill an
t, or leg the President to contract for the trans
portation of the mails, troops. munitions of war,
as:, over railroad. from the Missouri river to San
Francisco. The bill was made the special order on
- the first Monday is February.
i li
Mr. CLAY .f•( Alabama, from the Committee on
' Commerce, r 'deed back the bill to repeal all laws
granting bon ties to vessels engnged on the Banks
or other oodfleheries.
Mr. {rasp, of Massachusetts. introduced a
bUt to mond the net to continue half pay to cm ,
lain widows anti orphans, approved February,
1951. Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
On motion of Mr. Sr.wAnn, of New York, a reso.
lotion was adopted requesting the President, if
not incompatible with the public interests, to tom- '
I munioate tithe Senate any information in his pos
-I...swelon derived front the officers of the United
: atm squadron on the coast of Africa, or from the
Iritish or French Governments, or any other offi
cial aource, concerning the revival of the African
sslavo trade.
Mr. IlonsroN, of Texas, announced the death of
Hon. Thames J. Husk, his late colleague. lie stated
the &wnted was born in Pendleton, South
Caro
lina,s and descended from an Irish patriot, who im
migrated to this country in conservation of the
troubles which occurred there in 1791. lie traced
the history of his life, and feelingly alluded to his
eminent services in the Texan revolution, and the
various offices filled by that gallon gentleinnn, who
,au net loss distinguished for modesty of character
:thr:sfor heroism and practical genius. Ile stood
conspicuous in everything good and groat, and his
death could nut but be regarded as a national ca
lamity.
Mr. COLLLAIMA, of Vermont, remarked that it
Mil been his lot to be placod at the head of the
Post Office Department, at a time when there was
a majority In each lions° of Congress in political
, oppositioh' to the President and his Cabinot. Un
der such circumstances ho made the acquaintance
of Mr. Rusk, who was the chairman of the Post
Office Committee of the Senate, lie was led, not
only to ehorish a respect for the deceased, but to
feel a deep confidence in, and friendship toward
him.
Mr. Owsv, of California, followed, saying that
Thomas Rusk more closely resembled the great pa
triot of England, John flampden, than any man
whom ho ever knew.
Mr. SzivAnn, of Now York, said ho woe not Mr.
Rusleskinstwtn, nor neighbor, nor even political '
associate,. Ile was, nevertheless, attached to him
by bonds as strong as the charity that, concentrates
even those relations. They were peculiar bonds.
Ro wrix his captive—an adversary overpowered
and cmertuered by his generosity in his first encoun
ter with him, hero in this field of sectional strife.
Released on parole, a prisoner at large, but devo
ted to him by servitude for the whole period of
his life. In that character he followed tbo hearse
which was bearing him away from his sight. Do
ling Mr. Feward's eloquent remarks, he said :
"Farewell to a noble Patriot, a heroic Soldier, a
faithful Statesman, and generous Friend—loved by
no means the least, although among the lest of
friends secured ! "
The usual resolutions were adopted, and the
Senate adjourned.
DOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. JOHN COCHRANE, of New York, presented a
petition from Inane V. Fowler, ex-postmaster of
NOIT York city, turd many others, for an appro
priation of public lands, in limited quantities, to
actual settlers, and remonstrating against further
-traffic and monopoly of the saute.
The Speaker announced as the special commit
tee to examine the accounts and official conduct of
N. Darling, late Doorkeeper of the House, the fol
lowing gentlemen :
Messrs. Hughes, Ind.; Jenkins, Va.; Purvianee,
Pa ; Bryan, Team; and Thompson, N. Y.
The House refused, by a TOO of 4 ayes to 111
nays, to table the bill introduced yesterday, pro
viding for the equitable distribution of the clerks
and messengersof the Departments in Wahhington,
among the several States and Territories.
Mr. IVAnnza of Arkansas, wanted the chief
clerks and here's of the bureaus included.
Mr. (imputes', of Ohio, suggestion, to distribute
the offices according to population, instead of re
presentation, ocattsioned much laughter.
On motion, the bill was referred to a select own
mitteo of seven.
Mr. I(zi,coon, of Illinois, introduced a bill au
thorizing deposits of bullion, gold and silver coin,
and issuance of certificates therefor.
. Mr. GIIKENWOOD, of Arkansas, asked leave to
offer a resolution instructing the Committee on the
Jildielary, to inquire as to the expediency of re
,porting ' a bill providing for the punishment for
negro stealing in the Indian country.
Mr. BLISS, of Ohio, objected to the proceedings
in the Senate, consequent on the death of Mr
Rusk, having been received,
Mr. REAHAN, of Texas, paid a tribute to the il
lustrious deceased—. the brave, generous, and
, 419,4.r r, mtuankr41134p 4. 0n4 statesuah2yho
nation.
Mr. HYATT. of South Carolina, representing the
State which gave Mr. Rusk birth, " laid a glove
on his freshly-olesed grave, where ambitions are
hushed and rivalries forever stilled "
Messrs. JACKSON of Georgia, QUITMAN of Mis
sissippi, and CLARK of New York, followed in
eulogies on the deceased, alien the usual resolu
tions of respect wore adopted. Adjourned.
TERRIBLE DISASTER IN BROOKLYN.
Public School Destroyed by Tire—Seven Chi
dren Smothered.
New YORK, January 19.—Betwoen two and
line o'clock this afternoon, a fire originated in the
loge puha% school at the corner of Concord and
Miry street, in which were five hundred children,
aid a meet agonizing scene took place. The teach
es in one of the rooms, in consequence of the in
censed hoot, not knowing the cause, threw up the
wudows, and it was not until the smoko poured
into the room that the alarming foot of the build•
kg being on fire was suspected.
A stampede ensued among the alarmed children,
utoring the moat agonising cries. ltiany were
ttrown from the windows, and ssxml from injury
b 3 being caught in the arms of the firemen and
otters. Soven of the children were suflimated or
kited by being trampled upon in tho rush for the
widens stairways at the first alarm. It is belies ed
Mat none were burned. Several other children
sore badly injured, two having their baoks
Mokon.
Tho touchers noted with tho greatest firruneg,,
emnining in their rooms until all the children
tore out.
Many exaggerated report. are in circulation in
'dation to the number of children killed and i»-
jrcd, but it ix believed that the dead does not 03:-
cad coven
The school-house was nearly now, and considered
tie most perfect awl thorough built of any in the
ely. It was four stories in height, and cos ered a
trga extent ofground. The fire commenced
hortly after 2 o'clock, and at sunset the de•drue•
ton was complete, the walls being lei el with the
mud.
FROM AVASIIINGTON
Nnlnc Railroad Bill—Meeting of the Amer'
can Colonization Society, etc.
Januan 11l —The bill matured by
thePneifie Railroad Committee of the Senate, and
reprted by Mr. liwin to-day, proposes to locate
th,railroad between the Big Sioux river and the
smith of the Kansas river, to San Francisco. Al-
Mnate notions of land on each side of the road
ash be granted, and $12,500 per mile advanced
e 4 the completion of every twenty-five mile=, till
$O,OOO shall be reached. Tho amounts thus ed
♦aced are to be returned in mail service and the
tinsportation of 111013 and munitions of war. Five
1r cent of stock is to he issued.
..•
The President le to iceeivo the bids, and make a
(attract for twenty yeaN, and locate the road,
lying a view to economy and the best route.
The American Colonization Society held a meet.
ig here to-night. Several address e s % ere dolly-
Nrl
Tho report of the Secretary stales that the
nelpti fur tho past year amount to $97,381, nearly
hlf of which amount was a donation from Amos
ram, of Ilti.sis.sippi, who also gave $3,000 the year
peNiona. Thu report speaks 01 the eztIQCOS of find-
IR settlements in the Interior, nod recommends
ti Got ernment to employ mall stenp instead of
aging comets to suppress the Africatiehtvo trade.
flis steam frigato Colorado Inv boon put in
coinksion, and 18 now fitting out at 'Norfolk, no
n,ag-ship of the Home Squadron, to relies o the
Abash.
no friends of the hill which has been intro.
OA in Congrei.s, for appopt kiting the public
lads in limited quantities. to actual settlei, say
itlill undoubtedly become a law.
TILE UTAH EIPEDITION
Tfellorinons' Indian Alitti—The Opernlions
of tho Itlonnous
fTLorta, ,lan. 19.—The He/pub/teem }ma hire r .
11)(1.11) from nut Laramie through an Indian Ira-
Ole who arrived at Jefferson city yesterday.
Do !ports tai ing mot, on the 22d of December, he,
twey is and eevon hundred Cheyennes and Ca
lumnies Indians, who wore returning front Salt
Lek city to their villages on the Block Walnut
hifeabout eighty miles south of East Laramie.
Thy were accompanied by about twenty Mar.
mensaders. It was their intention to remain at
tt cep they hail erected, until spring, when they
woMemploy themselves, under the Mot !non innu
eneein harassing and cutting elf supply-trains
whiemay be rent to the relief of Col. Johnston.
Thlndian trapper had boon led to ... h
e..eve that
the 'mittens had eighty thowand fighting mon,
who ore well CqUippod. Ile also spoke of limner
ouo ftifleations and a large number of the Indian
tam He declares the Mormons have no idea of
ruling.
Dencratie State Central Committee— The
Ste Convention to meet on March I lh,
.limienuno, Jun. 19.—The Democratic State
Coatil Committee met hero tonight ; nearly all
the embers being prevent.
Bing the time of mooting of the Democratic
stoloneontion mum a discussion, which lasted
for s hours.
ASIon of the committee desired that tho
meettu should be held on the 4th of July, but the
4th of hroli was decided upon by a large majority.
Thfilearner Fashion seized at Mobile
New 111,HANS, Jan. 10.--The steamer Fashion
has irrird bore from Havana, and was seized by
th e r ift E d States authorities in consequence of
her Pent connection with the Walker expedition.
Ais/hs from Texas state that the shipping at
(i n ves t' was mush damaged by the recant gale
Supposed Suletde.
DHTltct Jnn. 111.—The body of `Mr. Julius
Atunin,t, prominent and wealthy citizen, who
raysteribly disappeared from his residence, in
this eit3m the 11th inst., waa found in the river
to-day Din 'apposed that ho committed suicide
while leiring under a temporary fit of insanity,
imittead , : long and severe illness
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
IfAnnisnuna, Jan. 19, 1858
SENATE.
pre , ented it petition from the stock
holders of the Bank of Pennsylvania, in favor of
the Senate bill in relation to the bank.
Also, one from the holder+ of meadow lands in
the Twenty-fourth ward of Philadelphia, praying
for en alteration in the rates of taus.
Mr. LAUDACII presented ft petition from Easton,
asking a modifioation in the auction laws.
Mr. WILKINS read a bill to extend the charter
of the Merchants' and Monufneturerb' Sauk of
Pittsburgh.
On motion, the vote on the act incorporating the
Grand Council of the Independent Sous of Malta
was considered, and the bill thou passed finally.
The Senate then took a recess to attend the in
auguration ceremonies, and returning to their
chamber adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Ammon road In place a bill for the better
Trgulation of the State militia.
Mr. ATKINS rend in place a bill to incorpornto
the Otay's lane Plank-road Company.
Mr. OwEN read a furthor supplement to the not
consolidating the city of Philadelphia.
The liouse took a room, end after attending the
inauguration, rons , embled, and. on motion, ordered
10,000 copies of the inaugural address of Governor
Packer to boprinted
Adjourned till to-morrow.
THE INAUGURATION OP GOV PACKER.
Ilsititrattran, 3 - 811. 19.—Both houses assembled
nt the usual hour this morning, but took a recess
to be present at the inauguration ceremonies, and on
the arrival of the procession proceeded to the
platform erected in front of the Capitol.
The Governor and Governor elect, with the
committees of the two houses, redo in two e3r
ringes drawn by four beautiful grays
The beads of departments •and numerous mem
bers of Congress sere also in the line IV carriages.
Tho appearance of the Governor elect in front
of the Capitol grounds woo hailed with the most
enthusiastic cheers
The band stationed on the platform struck up
" hail Columbia."
The oath to the Governor elect was administered
by the Speaker of the Senate, and the delivery of
the Inauural Address was proceeded with.
After t hereading of the Address was concluded,
the members of the Senate and Rouse of Repre
sentatives repaired to their chambers, and formal
ly adjourned.
The Governor and ex-Governor were escorted
back to their lodgings.
The weather is delightful, with a bright sun end
balmy air. The a‘semblage was immense in num
bers and enthusiastic in spuds, and the 6COIIIO pre
sented during the inaugural prooeedings was ani
mated and exciting.
The military display of the procession woo grand
:Ind imposing. Tho cowponies wore arranged in
the following order
GUARD OF Hawn.—Brigadier General Kelm and
staff . ; the Pennsylvania Dragoons, the Lancaster
Feneibles, the Morris City Guards, the National
Guards, the Lebanon Artillery, the Altoona
Guards.
Bony fllcAnna.—Beneral Williams and staff; the
Black Ifuemare,
Then followed the carriages containing the Go
vernor, Governor elect, Special Committee of the
Legislature, Readout Departnamtß. etc.
°lvy' PitoceaslON.—Preceded by General Sailer,
Marshal, and Aids, and the Newport Artillery,
Fisherville Guards, Rending Rifle, and Valley In
fantry.
Among the many bands of martial musio in the
line, acre Beck's lltnd, of Philadelphia; Bar
raok',l Band, of Carlisle, Buzzers and Harmony
Band of Reading.
After escorting the Governor to his quarters the
military drew up in line on Market street, and
were reviewed by Governor Packer, and after
wards by Brigtlier-General lteim. The military
was then dismissed, and the several companies re
paired to their quartets
The parade and the ceremonies attending the
Inauguration passed off admirably. The immense
concourse presented nn ample field for the opera
tions of pickpockets, and nanny puffered, though
Payola' of the rop,tsa were caught in the net and
committed to prison.
Indiana Politics—Another Democratic Con
vention Called.
Is:ma:caroms, Jan. 18.—A circular waspublished
this morning, signed by many prominent Demo
crats. calling a moss Convention to be held in this
city on the 22d of February. The circular says
that the Convention held on the Bth of January re
flects the sentiments of the party on some points
fully, but en others it says nothing. The Terri
torial question, ne presented by the .President's
message, and the ensuing Congressional discussion,
engrosses all minds, and local interests are forgotten
in the intensity of the excitement naturally arising
from the discussion of the fundamental rights and
liberties of a free people.
This has been brought about, not so much by
anything actually done by the delegates in Con
vention, as by what was omitted in the excitement
and confusion of the hour, and which was essen
tial to the public interest, and proved a source of
undisguised dissatisfaction and well-grounded
complaint A large proportion of the party in the
State bay that the final resolution In regard to the
Lecompton Constitution i 8 differently construed,
and it is deemed important to our harmony and
success that this Convention should be called.
The naked question with the Democrats of In
diana is, are we in favor of contributing to force
the Constitution with slavery upon the people of
Kansas against their will ? If we are, our party
will be overwhelmed with defeat. Whilst cor
dial ly endorsing the Administration genorally,and
willing to tolerate a divided opinion, we oak
our Democratic brethren not to risk a defeat by
deserting the principles which led as nn to victory
in the past, the abandonment of which will doom
us to defeat in the future.
Heavy Robbery.
AUGUSTA. GA., Jan. 19.—Ten thousand dollars
, U 9, 01 1 1/0/o& °, - . — N *PjAP-PiV i 9sttA t F i r re
money consisted of bills on the Bank of Wilming
ton, N. C
United States Supreme Court
WASIITNGTON, January 19.—N0. 37—Before re
gistored—Arguniont concluded. No. 39—Joseph
11. Lyons v. , . John Bertram et ,d; argument com
menced for plaintiff; continued for defendent.
Fire at Pittston, Pa
rflie despatch in yesterday'' , papers. reporting a
lisns'rou• conflagration, should 11400 been doted
Pittston, Pa ,instead of Scranton.]
Arrest of Counterfeiters
WATKnnrws, Conn —The United State , ' flambe
has arre.ded three persons for counterfeiting three
vent pieces.
Illarkots
CIIARLY.' , TON, Jan 18 --Cotten, 1,600 balm Fold
prices urn advancing, good middlings to mid
filing fair
S (VANN kn. Jan. 19 —Cotton—Sales of 31W bales
market firm at 101i10i for middling,'
At az sr.t, Jan 19.—Cotton--A0 hales told
market firm and advancing; morn buyers tha
sellers
Znw ()nix tvs, January 1R —Cotton-1 000 bales
sold ; holders detimd an advance, and therc is an
absence of blAtilloB3 tar aunt of stock. Middling.;
Ouote at tOrilOc Mess pork $ll. Red wheat; t;;;c.
ther markets unchanged
Cll All LEPTON, January IR.—Cotton market ram;
000 bales Fold.
Auovara..lanuary W.—Cotten, 1100 balsa sold ;
quotation~ are rather ender, but unchanged
Nun 081.1.;ANS„F/111. It) —Cotton--Sales of 3,000
lodes at 9.1a100 for middling , . Holder , demand
nu advance. and the market clond hear v. Its
(Tints for three days 20,500 bales; Stwk+ in part
fairy ; Sugar prime at 4.11 j; Flour has an
advancing Itendeney—!.aleq at ;$1. , 50144 i 0; Coin
advancing; Polk firm, Lard in kegs 10e; Bacon
rhoulders .11; limn+ 7j ; other articles unchanged.
Weather Reports, Tuesday, January 19.
per the Western Telegraph Lines. Otliee 311 Che,
out street
.1
Therm.
Toronto—Cloudy, freezing hard.
New Tork--Wind W 37 degrees above
Detroit—Clear, freezing hard 22 do,
Montreal, Ca --CIOIIIIS 20 do
Toledo, 0 —Clear 'lt do
littilalo—Cloudy, wind I I' 29 do,
Cleselantl—llivy '0 de,
Loniei ille—Cloar VI do.
Columbus—Clear 30 do
!..q. Louie.—Clear 40 do,
31ilwaukee—Clourly 24 do
Portage City, Wia.—Clear.. 19 do,
Fond du Lae, lf in —Cloudy IS do.
Prairie du Chien--Clear, ploaaant....lo d o.
fii raigtield, 11l —Clear I.' do
Dubuque. RIO 3—Clear IS do.
link Island—Nllld 2.5 do.
Fallon, 11l —Pleasant 21 do.
Janeaville, W,* —Pleaaant 731 do.
Chicago—Clear a,id pleaaant .13 do.
Memphis-I'l,lr 71 do.
New Orloanii--tiruwing warm 01 do.
Pitt:burg. ri ening—Snowing aliglitly 30 ilii.
ritiLADE:LrmA 51ARKEtS
PRILADEI I . IIIA, Jan 10—livening —l3readetuffs
are held rather more firmly, but but era do not
respond to the views of the bottlers, as only about
600 bhls Flour have been taken at 51 Hl} for good
superfine, $0 for Western extra family, anti Sd
per bbl for a fancy article. Tho retailers and
bakers are supplying themselves at these rites to
a fair extent but the market at the close is quiet
Corn Meal and Rye Flour aro not inquire -I for,
and dull at $3 for the former and 53 42/ per bbl
' for tlt latter. Wheats aro not plenty, and the
demand is moderate, and only about 1,500 bus
have been sold. in small lot , . at 1131117 c for red,
and 121a130,3 for n bite, as to quality. Corn is
rather Marco, but the demand is le s s la t ti ce,
and about IPSO bus new clime have been lalion
at 0040 le for lots in storeand afloat, mostly at the
former rates Oats arc dull anti lower. with vales
of 1,000 bus Pennvtlania at 31e in t tore Live is
scarce, and commands 70e Dark is wanted at an
advance, and first quality is scarce at S2B per ton
Cotton is held firmly, but there iv not much doing,
except in small tuts to manufacturers at irregular
prices tirocertes are attracting but little atten
tion, and both Sugar and Molasses are %my dull
to-day Provisions--tho market is relieved from
Iho depression ro long noticeable, and holders aro
asking higher prices for most kinds. but there is
little or nothing doing yet. Seeds are steady, and
about ;MMus Cloverseed have been sold at $4 7,1 a
55.83 per bus. according to quality. 'Whiskey is
lower, with sales of 200 bids at 20a21e, and hbds
at 20a201e.
Albany Cattle Market, Jan. 19.
[At 1). D. T. Moro`e, at West Albany ]
Receipts by the Central Railroad for the week
are as follows. Cattle, 1,376; Sheep, t 170; Bog,
4,312
Boor CATTLF, —S9lne 350 head of Cattle wore
offered, and a part of them were ,old at 31e.a4}e ,
live weight.
Sneer.—Of Sheep, 400 woro sold at 31e.a4t.0.,
live weight.
Iloas.—lloge were offered to the extent of 2,000
head, mostly all of which were sold at sc.nsdc.,
live weight.
[W. W. Worool's Read, Washington Ay
IJEFIF CATTLC.--400 at market Extra, $4.50 ;
first quality, $1; second quality, $3 50 ; third
quality, $3.
COWS AND extvr.a.-35 at market. Extra, $55;
first quality, $l5 ; second quality, sfo; third qua
lity, $3O.
'4IISEP AND LAMBS --100 at market. Extra,
$5.00 ; first quality, $4 ; second quality, $3.50 ;
third quality, $3,
SwiNa—got any.
.4 Public Trial of the now steam fire-engine
"Philadelphia," built for the Philadelphia 310,0
Company, will take place to-morrow morning, In
Arch street, above Tenth,
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS,
[RECEIVED BY THE AMERICA. JUN 2.1
Mr. Carroll Spence, minister from the
Government or the United States to the Sultan,
arrived in Paris the day after Christmas, coming
from Constantinople
The Jerrold "In Memoriam" is sufficient
to secure an annuity of £l2O a year for Mrs. Jer
rold and her unmarried daughter. and the survivor
of the two
The French Government is making great
efforts to encourage the growth of cotton in Alge
ria. A prize of 5,000 francs has just been award
ed by the province of Constantine to a successful
cultivator of tbit useful plant.
I am able (writes the Paris correspondent
of the Express) to say upon goad grounds, that the
Isthmus of Suez question is very far off from a
solution. The French Government agrees that
the canal should not be made unless in pursuance
of a convention mode by all thogreat powers ; and
as it le understood that England continues to with
hold her assent to the project, it may be consid
ered as adjourned 3171 C die.
The French evening paper, La Palrie, an
mimeos as important the arrival of the preacher
Spurgeon, who is to hold forth in Marten( Chapel.
Thu Mom tear announces that the well-known
Slondcol, whose proceedings at Constantinople
justly entailed his diplomatic expulsion from that
place by the Sultan's Government, has been ap
pointed Belgian minister resident to the 'United
States, in the place of NI Beech, who goes to Con
stantinople as charge d'affairs.
THE FUTURE OF INDIA.—It is currently re
ported that a.modified representative system is to
be established, the representatives to form a lower
house and a supreme council. A governor general
will be appointed es at present. The seat of go
vermin nt f.ir the three presidencies to be at Cal
cutta, as at i r -sent With respect t i the reorgani
zation of the Bengal army, it is understood that
0,000 Europeans will be the maximum allowed for
the army of India. The remainder of the army is
to be composed of Africans. Affghans. Sikhs, Goof ,
knhs, and the natives of India proper. The ar
mies of the three presidencies will be consolidated,
and the tamps, instead of being confined to ono
district, will be obliged, as is the case with the
British army, to serve in all. Caste will every
where be discouraged. an I each regiment will con
tain an admixture of Ilindoes. Enlistint , ' for the
new Indian cavalry brigade began on the 26th
ultimo.
(From the London Times of January I.]
FALLING OFF OF THE BRITISH REVENUE.—
The revenue return for the quarter ending yester
day shows a decrease in almost all the heads of
taxation, though this decrease is not to be as sribed
to any diminution of the resources of the country,
but to temporary circumstances. Indeed, the
chief cause of the decrease may afford subject for
satisfaction, being attributable to the reduction of
taxation In the customs the decrease upon the
quarter is 1612,117, and applies to almost every
branch of customs revenue The financial crisis,
of course, had a very injurious effect; but, inde
pendently of this, a reduced duty has been levied
upon tea and sugar.
In the Excise the actual decrease is £17,000; hut
this Is more apparent than real, because. owing to
the pressing representations made to the Chancel.
lor of the Exchequer, he consented to allow a
postponement of the payment of an instalment
of hop duty from November till February next.
This payment wou , d have amounted t0.E122.000
In Stamps the decrease is £77,000, but the pe
cuniary difficulties lately existing have naturally
had great influence upon trading and commercial
transactions.
In Taxes there has been a variation, but not to
a sufficient extent to require remark.
The Income-tax shows a decrease of 1615,027.
It must be recollected, however, that the reduc
tion of the additional war tax has partially affect
ed these returns.
In the Postothce there has been an increase of
. . .
162.000—a foot which shows that, in spite of re
stricted commercial operation,. social intercourse
is augmented, end, as the business of the Postoffice
augmenti, of course there is a corresponding in
crease of general business.
In the Crown Lanls there is a decrease of
£4,000, and an increase of 1529.065, owing to the
sale of surplus provisions and old stores after the
cessation of the war with Russia.
The net decrease upon the quarter is £783 319.
The revenue for the whole of 1857, as compared
with the year 1856, shows a net general decrease
to the extent of £1,828,616. The adverse intim.
ecces of the last quarter, however, the operation
of which has been of a temporary character, are
almost sufficient of themselves to account for a
general deficit upon the year. There bee also
boon a considerable diminution of taxation. These
reasons combined are calculated to neutralise any
feellpg of, dissatisfaction at the returns.
The deems° in the Customs this year is £1,154,-
013.
The decrease in the EIOIAO is rather more than
iOOO,OOO, but even a larger diminution might have
been expected, because the growth of hops was not
so abundant as lit come preceding years, and there
was a reduced duty upon malt.
In stamps the increase upon the year is £931.
and upon taxes the decrease about .il.ooo—so
slisht a variation as not to need any remark.
The increase upon the receipts of the Post office
for the year is about £123,000.
The decrease in the income-tax for the year is
£890,425. It would nb doubt have been greater If
a portion of the tax had not been colleetod at the
rate of Is. 4d in the pound.
In Crown Lands there is a slight deoreaee, and
under the head of Miscellaneous an increase,
both which results are sosceptible of easy ex.
planation.
Tho net general decrease upon the
.year, as
above stated, is 11,823,546.—n0t a very formida.
ble amount at any time; but, considering the
various oircuiustances above alluded to, this return
does not +siren' any ground' for believing that the
people have had fence comforts or that oar general
Dooms of revenue are impaired.
COMMERCIAL MUNGER i c LIVERPOOL.—We
have received, by the America, a circular, which
we _ive below, which makes .übtie the retirement
Richardson, Brothers, it Co , so long known t ass one
of the most respectable houses in that city, and
largely engaged in the American trade; they have
transferred their business to Messrs Wakefield,
Nosh. it Co , the members of which firm have for
many years been connected with the old house.
We understand Mr Dale. of New York and Phila
delphia, continues to net for the new firm, in the
some capacity in which ho has stood for Messrs.
It. B Co
3tr George 11, Wakefield is eon of Edward W.
Wakefield, f Kirkland& near Kendal, and Joerh
G Nasl3, both of a haul have beenifor sereral years
connected with the management of this etmeern to
the 8116413(.6mi of the old partners.
DROWN, SHIPLEY, & CO '9 CIRCULAR
Lawman, Jan. 1, 1858
Since the reduction of the bank rate of discount, on
the 24th of December, and the consequent improve
ment In business at Manchester, there has been daily an
active demand for cotton, which has steadily raised
prices kaNd from the quotations of last week, the
principal advance being in the current qualities of
American lip to middling, of which there is only a limit
ed quantae offering, whilst the better descriptions,
comporing the chief part of the recent imports, are
comparatively neglected The sales for the four
days, included in the official return of the week.
amount to 40.100 bales, and yesterday they were fei•
meted at Mimi boles, of which 4.000 were for Fifteen's,
tion and export, the. market :losing very firmly. It will
not re-open until the 4th most
The annual stock taking eit iblishes the aubstantial
correctness of the previous n eekly estimates, and the
result scarcely suggests a comment. unless it be in
connection with the anticipation of an actual nuttily
which prevailed about three menthe ago, and which
has been co widely disappointed by the fact that the
clock to-day is reallytll3,97o betel In excess of what it
Moe O. year ago
The stock in this root 14 900 300 bales. of which 999,•
Tiio are American • against 314 December, ISSO, 231.430
of which 1i3,150 are American.
. - .
We quote the following priced of the twoket Fah
Orleans ; fair Moblea, 67.16, Itelr Uplands. 69-16;
Malting, 6 5.16; Mobiles, 6 3-16; Upland'', 61.76; In
ferior to good ordinary, 3 4 et 5 yl
There has been I% Root &wand for Wheat, partieu•
lady for fine satopleq IVhnte, 756,13 f $ll , rei. 6e3d.r
7,50 Of 70 lg. Flour has been doll; vr,otern canal 24e
cr24lthd PhiWelphis and Italbruora, 2laa 25sea ; Ohio,
234 4 2:1`511 dry bbl.
The Merchants' Fund .association.—Accord
log to announcement, this excellent society held
its fourth annual meeting yesterday afternoon, at
the Merchants' Exchange. Mr. John A. Brown
Tian e died to the chair, and Mr. John E Addicks
acted as secretary. The minutes of the lest meet
ing were read and approved. Mr J. M Atwood
then read the following report:
Tn submitting this fourth annual retort of the
Merchants' Fund to its friends and patrons. the
managers scarcely need to remind them of the cir
cumstances which best peculiar interest to the pre
sent anniversary meeting The events of the past
tsar months have gin en an emphasis to the import
ance of an institution like this more impressive
than any language which we could employ. The
exposure of our profession to calamitous reverses
of fortune, always readily acknowledged, is felt
to be a reality, cod to have been confirmed by
more striking proofs during this ehort period than
in many years of ordinary commercial history
Had these reverses been confined to those who, by
extravagance of living or reckless speculatiens,
might seem to hese been justly chargeable with
their own calamities, bed they spared all those
whose operations were within thesphere of what was
accounted fair and legitimate enterprise, the lesson
In - mild hone welded much of the force with which
Pros idence has apparently designed to teach us
that there aro perils of fortune against which ro
1111111311 pi mien, eon certainly guard While
thi. consideration should moderate our desires for
earthly gain, eoeonfes , etlly insecure that it should
increase our sympathy with our brethren whose
prosperity has been suddenly wrecked, and among
ahem are names long and justly henered, we was
add that the 511111 e consideration forcibly illustrates
the wisdom end benevolence of a des'gn, which
seeks to pros ide idles iation for sorrow and suffer
ing which, in seine instances. Inas- ho the neater or
remoter consequences of such wide-spread calami
ties.
In what way, and to what extent, the •oeiety
hoe been enabled to accomplish iN beuevolout put
po-e, the mercantile community is famtli ir from
. . ,
the dotuile cf the preceding reports. During the
peat year it has been silently. and we frost
hith
fully, pursuing its uork. such help has been
tendered to those who were once deserting mem
bers of our profession, ac their condition appeared
to require and our means would justify.
From the monthly reports of the committee to
whom is entrusted This department of offieiel duty.
it appears that donations to the amount of fd.SOti
has o been merle to fourteen person.. of whom
eight arc stilt more or less dependent on the fund.
Among there is ono who has reached the great age
of ninety-three years, and who, in his day
of rigorous manhood, was atsociated with busi
ness men long since passed away, anal whose names
are only known in the history of Philadelphia
merchants of another century mulch completed its
cycle nearly sixty years ago. The others are
mostly very aged, and are worthy objects of our
continued care and bounty. It is a melancholy
confirmation of our previous statement of the brief
period which, for the most part, the beneficiaries
require our aid, that within a few weeks from the
lest anniversary, three of the number, then stoma
our list. were removed from all need of further
human help.
The receipts and expenditures of the past year
are exhibited in detail in the account of the Trott.
surer. William C Ludwig, Esq , herewith annexed.
showing the income, from all s gutees, to have been
$2,726.95, and expenditures .52.319.03, leaving in
his hands a cash balance of 51.039 32—the invest
ments amounting to 52,700 in the oily bonds.
With respect to the prospects of future income,
it is too obvious that the circumstances by which
we are surrounded, and which, sooner or later,
may bo expected to Increase the demand upon the
fund, may greatly abridge the ability of many to
assist In enlarging its beneficent operations. At
Rush a period, the mullet a permanent endowment
Is sensibly felt, that the stree ms of beneficence may
not he diminished in seasons of general pecuniary
distress, but_ may flow In broader and deeper
tides - of blessing. In view of stieh — cdtitingenities.
measures were in progress. under the direction of
a committee of the board. to
-raises permanent
fund, and with ,encouraging prospects of suc
cess. One of our citizens, at whose suggestion the
undertaking was commenced, generously ten
dered a subscription of $4.000, conditioned that
the sum of /.50 000 should be sezured for the ob
ject. Although little could be hoped from further
prosecuting this attempt, at. the present time, we
trust that the attainment of an object, eo greatly
to be desired, is only, postporuedL In the meantime,
the managers not only respectfully solicit ilea con
tinued aid of those by whose contributions shit ex''
cell ent charity has hitherto been sustained, bit the
patronage of every iniirehant in such measures as
bin heart and conscience may approve. If, among
the many now experiencing sad novenas, there
are those who, in better days, freely contributed
for the relief of their suffering brethren, we may
safely affirm that these expenditures are the least
and last of their regrets. And so will it be with
those to whom is continued the ability, and who
may use it in aid of such a cause. Their .pros
pretty is thus best hallowed, and amid all the
changes which time may bring, there well remain
a consolation which no changes can impair, in the
approbation of that Being who hascondescondod to
assure us that with such sacrifices He is ever well
pleased. Jona M. Arwooii, ,
Phila., Jan. 19, 1858. - - - Pre&dent.
indliam C. Ludwig, Treasurer. in account with
Merchants' Fund.
Da:
To balance, as per lest report, Jantiary
19,1857 *631 40
Amount of receipt', by dues from Mem
Donations
Interest on investments
16.53—Jannary—To balance
TOTAL A/META.
One f, per cent. city loans f0r...51,500 00
One 6 per cent. do for... 1,200 00
Cash on hand 1,039 32
CR.
By Executive Committee, orders from 90
to 123 inclusive sl.soe 00
Fr 'ming certificates of membership.. 19 35
Filling up . do 10 21
Contnnemons for eollecting duce, he. 123 25
Advertising - 63 12
Printing annual report, 41c 106 81
B!ationery 8 00
Expenses of last annual meeting 8 00
" anniverssry 119 25
50 00
1,039 32
Rent of room
Balance
$3,358 35
At its close Mr Atwood gave an interacting nar
rative es to the objects of the fund of the associa
tion. Among those who were its benefieiaries was
a gentleman upwards of ninety years of age--an
almost solitary remnant of the merchants of a
former century. To such the amoelation was a
most grateful relief, white the satisfaction of min
istering to such necessities could not be otherwise
than a source of pleasure to the contributors of the
fond. Mr. Atwood also stated that the operations
of the association were conducted almost without
expense, the only outlay being for rent of room
and printing. It bad been deemed advisable for
the present year to dispense with the usual anal
eemery held at Musical Pond Hall, as Its coat
would be from a hundred and thirty-to a hundred
and fifty dollars, even when managed in the moat
eelnomieel messier.
An election was then held for officers for the
ensuing year.
THE MONEY MARKET.
PIIII4PEXXEIII. Jaz..l9, 1853
The aggregate returns of
_the Ne k w York beaks
compare as follows with those of the previous
week :
Wk Louis. Spool.. Circulation Duxunts.
Jan. 9-898,70 758 29,178,883 8.613,4111 74,841,342
Jun. 16... 99,47;,762 30,311,266 6,319,311, 81,790,374
Increase. $381,004 1,031,42'3 1,943,90
Decrease 936.139
The net deposits ars—
The net deposits Jan. 9,
The Ti mrs says that the specie :Teem is higher
:ben it hes ever bson in the history of New York
banking.
The late advances in Stocks are 4411 maintained,
and the tendeney of ,the market aroma to be still
upward. State ard city loans are in good demand,
and bank storks advancing.
The money market is quiet ; first-rate paper can
be easily negotiated at 9 or 9 per cent, second
elites at 15 to IS per cent., but single name paper
finds little sale, except when bought in by the
makers.
The following le the amount of coal transported
over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the week
ending Jan. 16, 1858:
WHIE- Panaloo3l.l.
Huta. Tons. Cwt. Tone. Cvt. Tona,Cyt.
Spring Mountain.— 1,614 10 7,693 14 9,313 a
East Sugar Loaf 631 01 3,052 13 3,133 19
N. Pork & Lehigh.... 66014 3,153 31 4,014 13
Connell Ridge 613 03 3,20 37 - 5,649 00
German Pa. 347 00 - 147 00
Coleraine k B Mead. 1,652 03 6,714 16 3,430 19
Hazleton 1,41319 7,63117 9,07016
North Spring 354 01 4,199 09 5.363 16
South " " . 1,03916 1,039 16
Toted 6,920 17 89309 08 46,529 06
Corresponding week
lad year......... 4,962 09 20,01 01 29,173 10
Rime:ate 1,967 OS ISAS OT SOASS 16
PHELADISLPILLS IrTOOX .111011.A.N08
Jammu 19, 1898
EitOITLD ST YAM-IC:, SiOWT, ft. CO., 61.36 TOTi I
!roux !SD A 1031.1303 EECZte3 l ZOll.TROltillt 001338
I.mM !ND - -
FEIST
5000 Sick on N York
37 Norristown
3 do 63%
Ilinebill R 6411(
16 Bane Meadow E. _54
9 do 61,V
24 Penn it 40X
10 la Penn X.........
10 Elmira R ......
SO Idorda
4 3 Common - rent tk..11
21 Bank of Palm— 8
aSermiint.loo3
400 City 66......new.97
900 do neer.97
SOO do ..........91
40 . 10 do 913(
1000 do 911(
3000 Leh Tal R 6a.... TO
1000 to
3 Harrisburg
19 do SS
17 do 54X
Brrlf ER.
1300 City P. 66 • ..
200 CainecAnt Rtill'V 72.
negldD
3000 Read It 64 1.6cah.683;
500 N Penn 11 66 517
2000 City R 66 92
urn Leh Val R
1000 Banish R to —.SI
XVI City 66 93
25 Morris Canal. t. 6.42
29 Minehill B 591(
10 Lehigh Scrip 36%
11 do . 37
APTER
BOARDS.
7 Harrill:ars B 65
BOARD.
9 Lehigh Strip-136.37i(
156 Catawba& R 81g
6 Lehigh Nir 66
11 Penn R...
.... 401 g
dainhAnsß.hcre..9l
/ 00 'kesdiog R 22 1
60 ' , card Bazik-.... 6%
20 But of Pomo.— 2
10
10 do
BOARD.
11 Bank of Pei. 7%
3 Nor:Mown R 55,S
25 liarrtsbarg B 55
CLOSING P
8%1, Asked.
II Stntes Se '6B .1123 ..
Phil.6'e int 0ff..9134 92
'• l• RR.911 92
44 $ 4, Naw,9l S 97%
Per nvir 5 4 4.....87 s 89
Reading R 27% 29
de Bonds 4 70.731 74,1(
do )1,164'44.89.
Penn R 40 40.
%Inn. Caul Con. 411 42
N 14 9.1....47s 63
'• met 9 10
LAT
012-FIRM
Sc N 6a '62 pret..l6x
Virirspot & Elm H.lO J(
do lit mon 1'4 .08 ..
do tim..4l
Long Island 103 104;
Vicksburg
Girard 8ank..... 2%
Lehigh Zine..... % : I;
Union Canal 2 4
New Croak %
Catar Ira II 8... 03i tiN
100&) Readtng R.... 15.27 Xi I
Reaming
100 ......M%
300 L Waal t3.loii
Reading t105e5..273 es:IN
Dull.
NEli YORK MARKETS.
TUISDAY, Jimmy 19.
Asuse.—The maiket is erns. the demand felr—tales
of rote at f 5 25, and Pearls at SS 50n15.62S
Cress le very quiet. The sale* are limited to ur
gent wsnla in view of the auction sale which is en
nounced for to-mornm. The stock of Rio is 89,43 S
bins, and of all kinds 108,950 bags end mats.
CoTTON —The market is firm at 10,5 c. for middling
upland. and 11c. for middl:ng fair. For fair 71,im is
paid The husineas is fair, thieEy for altipimant
Fire —Art still Inactive, bat dry rod and mackerel,
notwithstanding are very firmly held. Small sales of
Cestins met have bees 'greeted as high as SIMS ; but
no end, price could be obtained for cargo sees. Mack
erel ere hell at ID 50w519 75 for No.l Massachasette.
withont gales. unites to the retail trade.
Fi nee . Se —The inquiry for Western Canal Floor is
more split., and a tooth more cheerful feeling ',notice
able, soth a fair export demand, particularly for West
ern extne The .better grades are in fair demand for
the laud trade at full rates.
"The sales are S 500 bbla at $4 2.5051 35 for common
to goal State; 14.451,54 TO for extra do; $4 :5154 35
for superdne Indiana and 5(lehlon; 14 50a$5 for extra
doi $4 5e1.3 for common to good extra Ohio; $5.30447
for Genesee acil St. Louis brand,
Canadian Flour is more active—the inquiry mainly
for export—lto low grades are of 1,100
bbl• at f 4 30.7(4 40 for superfine. and $1 9 0 214 Ter ex
tra bra.suls, suclu.iing POO bbls at 1.4 PO,
Serials rn flour is vinchateted, and is in fair demand—
sales of MO Ws at $1 254 (5 for inferior to good brands
Baltimere, and (5 101$6 £0 for the better grades. Rye
four is quiet—sales of 100 bbl, at $3eE-4. Corn meal is
stealys-sales of Jersey at f 3, and Brandywine $3 60,
sod puncheons at 116 154117
tie \ls —The deinaad for wheat is fair, bat the firm.
ussi ef hoLlers limits the transactions to amall lets for
•eilerc, sales of 1 160 bi.s at (I 15411 20 for amber
Tennessee, and (1 3) for good white Eouthern Rye is
qui..t. at 70,72,
Barley is in lirr.tted demand at 70,e7e,. Oats are in
fair demand and are stesdy at 43dido for State an d
t extern, and 2s.rEe for Southern
C.I.N I r more plenty ands lower at the elese--aalea
of LI fsU busbe.a at 70c71e for southern yellow. ant
71. r Sae ler ohite du Old to nominal at 73e74e in
store .
flu —The aelnand in fair rot the local trvis and for
eh,r , Aent at 65173 per 109
lilees —The market is dull &31.1 the stock lame:easing,
new rvaching 400,000 hides
LL IT HIM —nemloek ard
c , ipta and cafes are about
Oak are both Trlet. The re
• all
5101-sis is —Moderate ail
made at 24 1 c for choice Yo
NEW YORK STOCK EX ,
FIRST
2000 0 S 6a '62 105% •
5000 N Y State Se'so 100%
11500 NY State 6.12 111
1500 Ohio St 65 'OD 10)
7000 do 99Y.,
3000 N Carolina Oe 941(
30e0 C d State 7. '7O 72
10000 511uouri 6e 530 8 44
20300 do 510 54 14
25000 do 53 84%
4000 do c 54%
5000 do 030 84,1 i
71000 da 84%
. 1500 N Cen R7e 95ti
1000 Eno a art Ale 641;
4000 do 70
1000 Er l e Conr '7l 37
2.000 Harlem Id mrt 63
1000 111 Con We S9X
0500 do 00
5000 do 89l
5000 111 Fr iith't pm 55
17 Illenlulrright 102
3000 La Cm Simetbd
16000 La era G 43
3000 do 830 4214
44 Bk of America 13515
5 Bk State N York 97
S Hanover Ilk 79
10 Puk Rank 90
5 Imp & Tra Bk 97
16 3letrop Bank 101 X
20 Am Ex Bank .00
10 Canton Co 20%
145 Comb Coal 12$
150 do red 12,s
100 do 015 13
150 do 560 13
es of Nair Orleans bare been
re,gn 1s genentill gnat
CHANGE. JANUARY lg.
BOARD
i 400 No Tort Coo B 79
00 do b 3 7
250 do 78 9
8,
100 do 115 79
100 do 510 73X
100 do 510 755,
1100 de 500 755,
2 50 do blO 78,5,
2 50 do 7sx
200 do CO 7SX
'2OO do 550 79
120 Brie Railroad 20X
250 do 201(
100 do 1..72 205,
100 Ilarlem 11 6.,
10 N Ilavenklitf3 114
100 Beading B blO 551;
300 do 53 555,
300 do 53X
100 de at6ol 56 X
200 do 430 55
100 do 410 56X
200 do b 3 565,
500 do 210 55
500 do 110 54
10 Web Southern B 20
21 las Central R a 5 91
100 do star 9IX
150 do b 3 42
50 do b3O 92
150 do 92
150 do b3O 961 X
120 01eva k I'd 11 42
400 do 42X
400 do 4231
400 do 510 42
.50 GaLiChi B. b5ll 71
20 Chicago &BM 53
6 do 67%
125 do 673{
90 do 57X
25 do 57 10
48 elev&Pittsb 8
60 do al2
10 Poe M 89 Oa 60
23 do 694
105 La en & Mil 11 11x
101 do Ili
100 do 91011,
.. 2,653 00
. 2.5 00
. 76 93
p 1.58 35
$3,739 32
.17,723,91/
65,942.1Z5
41,154 MO