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views, - I,
inOvooee'4sf, the 41)1'41;064i of Mi4;ttig4m o Pt)
re gla gie'ciii(tetitiligjial‘frodtiottal
. .siblo!tr skirting alai Witlf•a-ffsdr.'B4terdO4 "of
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The foreign inlialliglieit. , :hithe l .ka,rffia to
thii:l4lriter-Witilaifs l lo;bituary of four.
;*44 ll lklkv l COmint;'
'years and serviceithe WELtINOTON of tbe
prinki.-Vga dminFthir teddbardo-Pe 7
,r•A' Ifetliirr4ivoliitici* of 1 1/48 - r AiirkettinDikeni,
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ritlisl'reeleticaled:aett* - itariciSfi Xtini*,i 14re.
rib; Voirii-Otiltki9y,.. of the
• i-- , lfigatina!nedloll cause.,, general regret ) we are
y think
.7ii,Ettit. lghting, on -the 4 aide oppression wilt
a- wit "tlid ` gallantr of his conduct, and grieve
- has apt euriliedlO receive honors'
• -eriihriiraidaWhielr he to'hardly , earned. j . • , ,
7 4ir - tertional'akoteh of
Hs necifnetnow
• the particulMs. yOse:i:to!ely by merit ;
T lis we:3'l;4lo4hp 'neither family intiiiiihee nor
relight his Ws4r,to.efeiii3eceesaive
rank; kid so' slowly did pro:
; this - self-made;` tinfr(epdeil
'rain — that net, this_
his e:einnliselon
• E,
as Captain until after -twenty-throe - years hard•
' ieritee:"' During *Olen thirty,years tie had
r been aottvely Sud.:hoherably.:
• - every separate itud co nect
" er only - jtif 're urpe'd
• : ; frottrgerelk!yrhere ho -was , ealleilmpoi to its.
bii puttlbt 'the BiliOnftivole,
A,':i F ;'.-biter } tenting an enemy ten tithes hfa ' force' in'
2 ) „Leine_ saccessive battles, be, reached and re
• liev.edLneknow at , last, Ifolding against
•nearly Maittil4s ticsts'or xiittf , k!roOptq nnflf
'• • • Sir - Ceitti" - dini:siii, -joined' hira with rein
. .-hreementi...- - -se; has: fallen.--not on the field'
- .??, 1 . 1 ,;af,t1 4 iP.u§ 4 ./i.' l ot . e4 ; ;Ok'' ,s 44 l6 P§Riirie‘
• ,lifDiiikpisittr4Binretfthei'Dtaii , of Lord Cana,
-nolither coimpin er has won a higher renown.
'General Be, was abelitifitty.
s+x poses of „ age w he n lie died;
: •It is to be, feared that! he - perished :without
• Brit
. lib , iiatien hadconferred upon- him; ' Lord
-fpixtia - ,tii the War-Minister , - conferred upon
•."4114,4,towird : fici,libl ninfOrieforles;tlie pal
' try pensien ',of;i11)0 per annum. ,'But, all over
];trope, an expressiort, of disgust Was elicited
by this abniikin . i.redibleinpann esti: rrepara
., made-but tardily; He was iarsolit
-Tank of - - 'll/ajor-General, named inf i corn:
: liiand`!ofreginent';' made ~Is.night of the
- Bath,-created a Bari:Mat, and a life pension
f.f.1,000): support t'his ylast tc digbity,t l
tree
- 'proposed kailiamentOasi month,
but,
',postponed until :the , neat. adsaloii,
; to , allow it ,- to be iiittled, with' remain
,l7pdoublediy,
thla.Will - now be done; We SliMald
• net,be , a(trprised.toteir that , the Qae2in will
• )14.4jtY.1.;*),51
-Lathy
- *lo4s:.
adizVatfnuiti's her
"eldest eotiothe is it distil' Ignigtied .effice!r, and
• has fought - side 'l7 ith hi gallant t;ath
:all tliTengh this lastidiiadlsll ,caifitia_igii• ""'"
The Other Indian newit.repolts . theta:eat:Of
by the' aikiilikr:Wintineers,
and "theii:defiat, in tern, by- Sir%th titste
, ' BELL:! •
The"Leviethatt ivairr alotifr beirig 'etiived, at
thOiitegten feet a dap, 04 bad oiiip (ItttY
. feet - timeoyereome. atteign)ateat diffi
ctiity:,:ere'anei•ect, will bsXciypoine the im
' piittuf'Oietktitifvtikeel inuatireee)ve : iilied `she
pasies into theiastiprafery,element.
Consols are reported ea - at) 11 on - the'rhse the
iast; : qu'otatieri'behig ;94f.t0
.94C for money.
Cotton is on tue.4o6-0,
, „..
1.1eC;;Inkt1401 3 S;4311101 . 4'IT11.
.Tha significant silence, of the ;Sotithern'
Senators and Representatives in regard to the
gonstitutton preves that they are
, riot,, ready to, make that. fabrioated fraud a
• - test, nor, -yet that the's , regard its admission as
of extraordinary importance to they,intarests,
Thou cgurse 021t,hpif4rice Wives:Mai they"
: are nonsidieil4 more: patient thsflr seine of
the'etir Northern' Men; of:paay, virtue,'who be
, - ectussthef f eeempton,Constitntionivassupposed
• to be eteuintiaLte` S'enthernintereiti, (for we
.utterly deny that - /tirititrotianan' has made it
--; an 'Measure 'in his message)
' • liroeteded to worship it rich the , utmost zeal.
.The vast and Controlling 'majorities of the peo
ple of .X.4qsis areagainst.the Leeompton
They have , so spoken and voted. • And if the
' ' South - ""Congreis reaches, to - put it
throtigh,".whet, would theY gide by this but
two violent enemies in the Senate of the United
States, ht. the persons of general H. LANE,
4n4. y . governor" itostrrsort, (who claims
. his
`title under the tainted Topeka" organization,)
andivinyere expected lo be returned by 'the
newly-shose,nfree•State Legislature
The ground offered• end pcenpied- by the
- boned oppononta Of the Lecompton
ihereturn of the,Consthution oflf.ansas
to the people of Kansas. Upon this sof:amen.
sense :basin - we may- all - agree.' -The` South
• would 1010 nothing by Yieldial nurgnaniniously
to the heigestieit. - The Iforth Would ho satin,
. In all Prehahiliti the; Democracy of
Reused- would Mahe.. Kansas a Democratic
State..hereafter. „ , ,
Tag - 4.a,Gumemi iv* b. cormicipmcf
CENTRAS AMERICA.
ifiiity years',Expter '1A14,1414'0, has
been as the_ great_foins' of inropean
,inierferonfain the allairier the linitedS i tates,
iil44 ,
with tl/0 institutions:of oar
Soptherry countrymen._ In readrre.pudiation
.or this interference, there has alwaysLbeeji ,a
Settled ,— rinanimity of feeling , in '60;104 and:
slave States. Even the ultreAbelitionisti
been ''`ditlavokv tar syropathy
wff ibeieforeigri ` erph4ittfona ageing - the
4on ^erehisely, the same basis that the
adlimltie# coionming dentral America;
/Luce:lit to•justify their nperations.: They l tell
, <us, like the, Ikantittleaiota bf Exeter,Hall, re
ferring '- to the ,Sonthern% Stated,-: that the ccii
ditioli of itfOentral'Aiiitirlo4
siniegon,the ',radar extretite Iniatniei and that
*A„tganit4 hi s u i'd b .
OLOQ°4, l l l ea„ P Eit.? 4
l bre a l clPOPP , , l tem
• , ovhfch sets,alltheivideas of, civilization at de.
• ' ~Ore_only,ropeat.tbrptheetyi-und 4111
=gent tie Similarity, of:' ivitikvdenouneint
' iitroth drib onitrnatilmig '
•r - thit' i the' 'people - epic:4l4
to 604 s, rata,
'4;l ifielkiOerio§"ailtriig46 as the #9pple:pr.
i OY , @ A 046211,, 064441 „upon. theirs ) -and;
-1011 q, rejeet-Igni ~s ienoupee the I'llinatie r ;
t. ,designs of European. agitators against,,tlie let
41 , tb . 4 l Mr. , fir lizitay :-.4imiiimhtsltatiiieroppose
- * 4 dislitnt of 6theiti4tgo,flist 4fie in
WEIL
&inatlynnerti
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• ir,14.4,0r 0 . 0 .4.0t .49vad,
siunel k ttioNg lathen,an efro;t is
ovrtiwn'ahereiteitorpetrateasi,thflit
Irinjugtice noon a neighliortrigifteWeiltifivenieh..
,wo are at peac,e
WORK FOR " THE LEVI ATHAN
Our friends down in California are a great
people. They ',discoyer gold In lumps, they
have niowitains'efglieas, they potiseas lakes of
dissolved boraa,„, , atid'thoy „lnietriate on• -vege
tables of mammoth size: They are Patagonian ;
In heart--kerge;'*panSlve, , and intaginativu. :
Here is an
Mr. Batman has bran an immense steam
ship, originally called The Great Eastern, but
tatterly known as The Leviathan. A 'wonder
ful ginner, capable of carryingl.o,ooo persons
• ati Pinch; and so large that it is doubted, all
Aden ourktlantleAnaboardovhether theretbe
any - harbor Ivhich eau receive and cetnfortably
accommodate her. The Leviathan, it seems,
M,everythingtlitit'aramninolli stoamship;ougbt
tioJii•witlf the one Slight 'drawback that she
has nottakeliitindly,to the water. Most of the
eiforts hitherto madeby,mechanical power and
scientific skill-have failed to:persuade , her to
float.'-She may be said to sulk, if not to pout,
and-stubbornly .remains on .dry land. Now,
a itteairier'Splace IS an the water. 'What ilrieoa
said of "a skip, '
*elks ihO - watere like a thing of life, '
teems dart the elements to strife,".
inappliableto a steamer which lite
raly-tc hugs the land," and, 'declines trusting
herself to rhelleeii. riowever, ate, is said to
have come Ivithin sixty feet of the Thames.
,The California, , a_ highly respectable<
Journal published in Sad, Francisco, is very
dmvious to have the population of California
Itterestled as" rapidly and largely as possible,
and vikyliensibly,remarks - on the importance
frfahnitati4' immigrhtion into 'that State.
indeperident.of , what'rreay'be looked for from
thelAtlantic. States, (which the recent corn
mercial, troubles have greatly checked, for the
present,): the,,.Blta. California, thinks that
"Europe, "the original. fountain whence "the
great W4st;lair been tilled-with an energetic
and 'prosperous" People;may be made to sub
e our int - create, ii)% the diversimi of apart
,IlMnigratiOn . Airect , to ' California."
:141froattliitv,back. to immigration fromEu
ropp, o : California haa bcereAke,reundebOut,
slow,-and expensive mode of- travel. The
California editor suggests "that , the Leviathan,
'thick .seams almost -too' , big for any , other
practicable,(and-remunerative) pioject, Should
, be "employed' as an; Immigrant transport from
PirtiMi to California.'lle says: ,
. ,
It has treen suggested that the [Leviathan] com
pany be applied to. by the San Promise° Chamber
of Commerce, with the proposition otenlisting the
-great ship into the.servme of California. Her size
gives her precedence over all ckttiers for the Pur
poses proposed, which are simply to take her (after
the trial trip.to Portland)- to one of .the.Euromn
ports whence the most valuable and numerous im
migration sets toward: America, and, by the usual
system of agents,.thobtain passengers for Califor
nia,_ Let* the prices of.passage'be placed at rates
-far below the ordinary standard, so that the thou
sands in Europe who are desirous of reaching the
Pacifio shores would And it an, inducement to avail
themselves of her matchless speed, accommodations,
and'the eoonomy of the voyage, Bremen, Ifavre,
,or any of the great emigrant ports, would bo a good
headquarters. „
By proper management she could be filled with
paasengers, direct- for Ban Francisco, and add
several thousands by eaoh, trip to our population.
-For the return passage she could be tilled with
spars and, lumber , for-China, loading at pligot
gonna, wherqof course, there is, ample depth of
water for her, and reloading in China with tens or
other freight, snake the round trip with profit to
hermit and:benefit to California It is doubtful if
any other route of commerce proposed for her would
prove more advantageous_ than this, and time may
yet.showAhat a direct carrying trade between-Eu
rope and this country affords the only lucrative
.employment . for ships 'of, such huge proportions.
Blie.would4come' freighted „with Germans, among
'the most valuable and industrious of cur popula
tion, and whose beneficial influence as a body has
thus far been second to none. , , ,
The suggestion is upon a grand Beale, but it
In baited upon common sense, and we do hone
- that...the owners of the,leviathan will beim
their attention drawn to the subject. It would
open np : a new and prelitable trade, and, above
all, would give : California , What she wants—
• ' .
The3:llatv 4idatta l strattoa of Gorernor Packer
t„ arid the tliiiday, Press of Yesterday.. -
Tba . Sunday . Dispatch' says
Thillnarounar.—Pirililam F. Packer is now the
Governor of the
„Commonwealth.' Ms entry upon
the duties of office was commemorated on Tuesday"
last' y appropriate ceremonies In accordance
with a custom now too firmly established to be dis
regarded, the now Governor delivered an inaugu
ral address,. In this speech he first applies him
self to, business. Taking up the subject 'of the
ratification of laws, Governor Packer expresses his
opinion that it is an absolute duty that the Ere
entire shall'aign cir veto all bills Submitted to him,
-within ten days from presentation. It has occa
sionally been the practice of some of our Gover
nors heretofore to refuse to sign, and to refuse
to veto, bills sent them. Under the Constitution
such bills become laws after the expiOnion of
ten days. Governor Packer, without intending to
east any refection upon his predecessors, is evi
dently of opinion that 'such , a course is a direct
evasion of &plain duty and indloatee a want of
MOW courage., ;If a b ill ,is good and will bobe
rfefietal, It should 'be approved Of, on the con
trary, it breflideubtful nature and may be in' -
itlit the duty of the - Executive to apprize
- the Legislature of his views, so that the members
May, hate' an opportunity of reconsidering their
own- opinions; and correcting' them if they have
acted withOutituffielent deliberation. To suffer a
becorise - a law Which' a Governor cannot
bring his mind to apProve, is a cowardly omission
- .Of a plain duty, and cannot be commended. Goy.
Packer announces that ho will act upon every bill
presented him within ten days. This resolution is
taken,- as well as regards suite passed in the middle
of a session at those which are delayed until the
close. a the Legislature adjourns before the
Governor has bed , time-to consider all the bills
before him, be announeee - that be will sign them
, Windt ton days, and withheld his signature from
none except those which he intends to veto.
- 'ln regard to banking system, the Governor.
takes a proper and patriotio, position, although it
is not as radical as the true 'necessities of the peo
ple require. • Ho it opposed to the circulation of
small notes, and of an increased-banking capital,
- unless with additional securities to the creditors
-Otbanks., Heroin the Governor goes further than
is necessary. Any increase of bankinu capital.
any guarantees, must prove injurious. The inter
ests of the people require the grdaual abolition of
banks, in anticipation of the time when they shell
cease to exist. Any policy which permits their
increase, under real or supposed securities, must
prove injurious. It is impossible to create a bank
which win not be a detriment to the community,
however much it may be for the' advantage of indi
viduate: • • -
The piepaech also warmly sustains Gover
nor EtOirra's - vienrs on the Kansas question.
The Sunday Mercury says
THE Nan , STATE AnatamrrtArtme.--General
Packer "his taken his soat in the gubernatorial
chair of our Commottwealth. Ills inauguration
took plaeo on Tuesday lot, at Harrisburg, amid
a vast commas° of the civic and military fra
ternities of the State.
The inaugural address of the new Governor is a
masterly and comprehensive document, well wor
thy, of an enlightened 'statesman, whose anteoe
dents were of that highly favorable character as to
have secured his election by a vote rarely paral
leled by any popular Qxprossion of sentiment in
the "Keystone State." Ho proves himself a man
of enlarged ,mind, on all matters of public affairs,
and we have en abiding faith that his administra
tion will ho Second to none, in prosperity and re
norin, since the foundation of the State Govern
.ment. -
In the selection of his Cabinet, Governor Packer
has evinced rare sagacity and discrimination,
having Sailed -to his side men of the highest
talent, learning, and virtue.
The Hon: Judge Knox, retiring from the bench
"of the Supreme Court, has accepted the °ince and
entered upon the arduous duties of the Attorney
General of, the' Commonwealth. , The profound
legal abilities of this- gentleman, his many
amiable, social, and personal chareoteristica t are
too, well known to require any especial eneomtutus
from our pen: Ile ie universally respected and
esteemed, and his appointment has already been
hailed with theleartiest applause from every see
-00110 the Slate.
• • The other members of the Governor's Cabinet
ere : the , lion. Wm. M. Heisler, Secretary ;
Dieitenbaoh, Esci.,:of Contra county,Deputy Snare
,tary, beth -of .whom• aro well known for their ec
aonspliebnsents,,personal worth, and unblemished
integrity.. The-fntorests , of Pennsylvania will
- doubtless bo, nobly sustained by these gentlemen,
in connection with Governor Packer.
The Sunday Transcript makes a friendly al
lusion to the now Administration, and is doubt
less disposed to give it a fair trial.
• It is significant that in none of these able,
influential,' and widely-circulating papers is
there',a word . of ' complaint of Governor
f:Aotten's inessfige or Cabinet. ' •
Om: Packer, of - Penniylvantas on - Popular
Sovereignty.
liipm the Detroit Bret Prose of January 21,1888, (Dem
• -beistid piste paper of Michigan.)
" Vire c haveitot received the inaugural address of
nov, Packer, of Pennsylvania, but from the tele
011h10 micou.nt Of it, he would seem to have giv
ed Impression to his own Opinion, which ho believes
to ba shit; the °Pinion of the Demoorney of Penn
'sYlvanitt, that the People of Kansaittre entitled to
a fair chalice to vote for delegatel toe Constitution
:* Convention; es:well'as for and against any Con
stitution that may be forniedlor them.
Ooyernor Packer was elected' in Ootobor last by
maferity, of' Berne fortY theniand. lb would not
undertake ta speak tor the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania on subjeet unless he felt entirely assured
;that he knew their. sentiments; and he would not
epeak'at all on lt, did he not realize the moment
`int importance of a right disposition of it. He re
alines, among other things, that upon the right die
'position of 'it &Tends the ascendancy of the Demo
matte party in Pennsylvania. '
.„--Prore other sources 'WO. have learned that there
tio,doubt about the 'Donecratio sonliment of
;Pelluscattlet.' ' Indeed; how (meld - there • be?
fit,te;yaore than' any other, was the battle
limn of 'peptdar sovereignty in November, 1850.
Indiriaiery hamlet:Of her broad domain the pro
:Mina was mode that'the principle should have fair
-play , in lfaistut.
TheNevr.York.iieraid has come into
laver *tat, tinieitremo:Seuthern organs. Its
'l4e, articiee, aftising . th'e 'South to secession
in the event of tho'LecoMmion fraud not going
itiritugh_: Congress are ' conspicuously `"and
ihn,Oharlestep Ner
.curyi:iirhintijit the reflection' of ell the violent
notions of the tire-eaters.
TIM PRESS.-PHLLADELPIIIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1858.
JUDGE DOUGLAS AND GENERAL CASS IN
• 185 : 1.
During the discussion Wile Kansas-No
.
braska hip, In the Senate of,the Y nited States,
irilBs4; Judge' Doirawai field :
" The pnaltion that 1. have over taken has been
-that thie;(the slavery question) and all other,quel
tions telating to the domotie affairs and domestio
polioy of the Torritiries, ought to-be left to the de
cision of the people themselves; an& that we ought
to be content with whatever way they would de
cide the question, because they have amuoh deep
er interest in these matterti than we have, and
know much better what institutions suit them
than we, who have never been there, can decide
for them."
The Secretary of State, General CASS, then
a Senator from Michigan, said :
"We know wo C - annot ,touch their domestic)
hearths, nor their domestic altars; their family
aisksocial relations; their wives nor theii
.dren'; their mat-serveints, nor their ma{d•ser
vanto ;, their homes, their farms, nor their roper•
ty, without a gross violation of the inaltenable
tights of man, consecrated by the blood of our
fathers, and hallowed by, the alrections of their
sons." . - .
Mr. Siernaiis, of Georgia, took an active
and leading part" in support of the bill, -We
again copy from his speech made in the Rollie
on the Fith_of February, 1854 :
And where do you, calling yourselves Demo.
crate from the North, stand upon, this great ques
tion of popular rights? Do you consider it De
inooratio to exercise the high prerogative of stifling
the voles of the 'adventurous pioneer, and re.
strioting his sunray in a matter concerning his own
interest, happiness, and government, which ho is
mush more eapable of deciding than you are? As for
Mysolfand the friends of the Nebraska billorti think
that ourlellew.eitisens who go to the frontier,
penetrate the wilderness, cut down the forest, till
the soil, erect school-houses and churches, extend
4N-flint:on. and lay the foundation of future
States and Thnpires, do not lose, by their change
of place In hope of 'Scoffing their condition,
either their capaeity for self-government, or their
just rights to enrolee it, conformably to the Con
stitution of the United States-.
We, of the South, aro swilling that they should
exercise it upon the subject of the condition of
.the African race among them, AB WELL AS ttros
ernan QUESTIONS OF DOlARtirto POLICY."
07 - It is stated that one of the most dis
tinguished advocates of the Lecompton Con
stitution, In Congress, Is a member from
Missouri, who dogs not deny that he' went
'over to Kansas, from Missouri, and voted in
that Territory. He ought to advocate tho
CALHOUN contrivanco.
07Thanki to Hon. E. JOY Mows, and
Hon. W. IttoarraoNaar, for Congroapional
doounionts.
PUPLXC AMUSEMENTS,
Mr. Ullman, who has sow fully made public the
plan of his brief campaign, announcea that ho Mal•
not continuo to give secured seats at the Aentlemy
of Mueio for a single dollar.' Ile has datorinintid,
therefore, to charge 50 cents extra for the choice of
coats during the day, and calculates that this will
increase his average receipts by $3OO nightly.
This does not apply to this evening, when ?Rig°.
lotto"-will be produced.
On- Saturday evening Rossini's serious opera of
Semiramis" was performed.. Indisposition pre•
vented our attendance, and we can only report at
second-band, that it wont off very well, and that a
duet by D'Angri and Do Lagrange was enthusias•
tioally encored, and " applauded to the echo which
doth applaud again." It was- D'Angri's first ap•
pearance in the lyric drama, in this city, and wo
learn that it was a success.
To-night, for the first time, Verdi's four-act opera
of " Rigoletto," by Madame Do Lagrange and
Madame D'Angri, and Signor Bignardi (a nevi
tenor,) Turfman, Dubroul, And Rocco— Herr
Formes makes his debUt on Wednesday evening
in Flotow's-opera of " Martha," There will be
a matinee on' Thursday (uniform admission 50
oonts,) when Madame Anna Oaradori will appear
as Norma. - Signor Marini, the tenor, is also
engaged, and will appear in "I Puritani."
Three concerto, for the benefit of a new hospital,
are announced, at Musical Fund Rall. The per
formers will be Misses Fanny and Agnes Heron, and
Mr. F. Rudolphaen. Dr. L. Meignen will be the
conductor, and Mr. M. H. Cross will preside at the
piano. The first of these concerts will be given on
Thursday evening.
There is very little local theatrical news this
week. ."Fraud and. its Victims" continues the
leading attraction at Arch-street Theatre, and is to
ran through this week. At Welsh's National
Circus and Theatre "The Swamp-Fox, or Marian
and hie Men," an equestrian play, will be pro
dosed this evening, with Mr. R. Johnson as Gen
eral Marion.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Spain and 'No.:lca—Kansas Alfairs—Supreme
Court—Paclito Rallroad;a.c.
YirApIINOTON, January 24, 1858
- Most noteworthy of the latest news from Europe
and the Pacific, is the hostile attitude assumed
toward each other of the imbeoile Governments of
Spain and Mexico. Both heavily In debt, neither
with harmony in its internal administration, with
civil war and decay sinking both into _a, sos.l
- an& with nothing but a deep-rooted
faith in a Christian religion saving them from en
abjeot condition too horrible to think of, they rush
info a fight where each will loss all and can possi
bly gain nothing.
Itearn that it is beyond conjecture, that so soon
as open hostilities have commenced'orowds of or
ganised. volunteers will pour into Mexico from
Texas and California, not so much to assist in the
defence of our helpless neighbor - , as to soles the
opportunities which will be presented for the grati
fication of filibuster propensities.
Who earl conceive what enormities will be com
mitted against the 'Government of General Per
galore for the measure of Colonel Crabbe and his
followers at Caverea ? In peaeeful times the Con
federacy, with dissensions fanned into a flame of
civil earnage, could hardly defend her interior, not
to speak of her distant States, and in times of war
how much less able she will be to protect either.
But the Administration of Mr. Buchanan, I am
led to believe, will hold the reins of Government
bore with a firm hand, and, as in the ease of Gen.
Walker, prevent, by °yeti , means afforded it un
der the Constitution and the laws, the breaking
of our faith with neighbors, however weak and
prostrated.
Watchfulness is necessary not only for this, but
that In the tumult of clashing arms the interests
and rights of the citizens and the Government of
the United States shell be protected to the fullest
extent where they may be involved. And the
great principle of President Monroe must not be
infringed upon by the grasping avarice of Europe
an nations which seek to encircle the globe with a
cordon of their power.
is for considerations like these that the Ad
ministration neat about for competent, successors of
Mr. Forsyth at Mexico and Mr. Dodge at Madrid.
Too many interests are involved, too many powers
Imposed, fora light selection. As yet, many have
been named, but there has beon no appointments,
though it is expected these_will be sent to the
Senate during this week.
It is stated that to-morrow the President will
give in a special massage on Kansas affairs. lam
not able to say what will be its recommendations,
hut only that the impression is it will not go to the
extent of giving the Lecompton regency more than
a lukewarm approval—" damning it," indeed,
" with faint praise."
Those who hold the same views with Judge
Douglas and Governor Walker 'are anxious for a
speedy settlement of the Kansas controversy, and,
as the debate on the subject will go on in both
houses from to-morrow, it ia probable that they
will agree upon some common plan of adjustment
which, white securing the expression of the will of
those to bo affected by it, will also secure a fair
admission of this long- disputed Territory as a State
into the Union.
The Committee on Motions were in session all
day yesterday on the Maryland contested-election
case of Brooks against Davis, and the Ohio eon
tested-eleetion ease of Valiandigham against
Campbell. It seems that while the latter parties
wore taking testimony, Campbell made the propo
sition that they should agree to an extension of
time for the taking of testimony, which was de
clined by Vallandigbani, who,, however, proposed
that they should go before the people for another
elation, which, in turn, was declined by Campbell.
Mr. Campbell asked the committee for a con
tinuance, end that the House should be requested
is grant further time for taking testimony, for the
reason that, being chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means at the last session, he was unable
' togive the Contest his attention, within the sixty
daft prescribed by the election law, And also that
nearly all of that time was occupied by the con
testant.
Mr. Vallandigham objected, that the Hitting
member had been neglectful, and that by his ab-
Benet he had delayed the committee for mote than
a month.
The committee, by their chairman, Mr. Harris,
of Illinois, will report the application of Mr.
Campbell for continuance, with the recommenda
tion to the House that it shall be refused.
Tn the care of Brooks against Davis, the com
mittee were divided as to whether the contestant
was included in the law of 1851, and should pro
ceed to take testimony in this contest with the sit
ting member : at his own expense, keying dis
claimed any claim to the seat, and avowed his aim
to be the purity of the ballot-box in the district of
which ho was a voter. The House will be sailed
upon to decide on the course to be pursued by the
committee in this peculiar case.
Next Tuesday the Supreme Court will adjourn to
the Bth of March following. •
The Speaker of the House is forming the select
committee on the Pool& Railroad. It will please
Philadelphians to learn that lion. Henry hi. Phil ,
lips will be a member of it. X. Y.
13P An exchange sue GoVernorYlee, of Vir
ginia, hue got himself into hot Water,by his letter
to Tammany Rail, on Kansas affair& Ills Oppo
nents that undertake to encounter hina will And
the Water very hot. They will have to take
water, whether it be hot or cold.—Lettisville
.I)fnunra(.
TUF LATEST NEWS
BY TELEIIRAPII.
From Washington.
Wastimeroa- ' Jan.. 23.—The Senate Committee
on, 11 °reign Roistions agreed upon a report, to be
presented on Xontlay, raataining, generally, the
President's Central American message, believing
with hips, that Commodore' ij'aulding went beyond
the legitimate limits in arresting the (Musters on
Niersragnari eel!, and recommending an amend
ment to the neutrality laws, so as to hold as pri
soners for trial all offenders captured in the pro.
seoution of their hostile plans against nations with
wbioh we aro at peace..
General Clarkson, postmaster of Leattertiorth
city, lahourly expected hero with tholT4ooompton
Constitution.
It is estimated at the Treimury that, by the end
of next week, treasury notes to the amount of
$3,600,0001wi1l have beet' Issued. The army and
navy warrants, to tho amount of two toilllons
and a half of dollars, have accumulated, and will
be met by the/salaam. '
The Mormon Debe Despatohes
• from Col. Johnston.
Watintaorox, Jan. 23.-=Despatches have been
resolved at the War Department from Col. John
ston, dated Nov. 30th, which confirm the previous
reports of measly() suffering and great loss of the
drought animals, by snow storms, cold and starva
tion. A SuiThrient number of oxen, though poor,'
hero been saved to supply the proportions of the
rations for six days in the week, and there is on
hand bacon sufficient for ono day in each week for
seven months. There aro also flour and small ra
tions for the same period
The storms dealt roughly with Col. Cook's coil
mend. Ile lost half of his horses, besides a num.
ber of mules. A further advance toward Salt
Lake City cannot be made without a new supply
of such animals, ,to proourO which Capt. Marcy ,
bee been despatched to New Mexico, for use in the
early . spring, *hen the army, with a vpluntoor
force of 2,000 men, will resume the maid, as
soon as supplied with horses and mules, and the
grass on the mountains is sufficient to supply them
Two volunteer companies have been mustered
into service for nine months, 'and it is expected
that in a few days two more companies will be
muetored
The troops , have tprne the dangers and priva
tions of the march with patience and cheerful
ness, and are in fine health, though some of the
regiments are still suffering from frosted feet.
Another letter from an °Moor of the army says
that the Mormons aro afraid 'of the mounted men.
They are a sot of Cowards, like all anemias and
robbers, and he fears that their leaders end those
who have no olaimin the valley Will ran away,
requiring their deluded followers to destroy..their
property, lost it may honedt the army. ,
Southern Colonization.
WARIINGTON, Jan 24.—The Union, in an article
upon Southern colonisation, labors to show that the'
late .Mr. Calhoun was entirely oppoped ta. the no
quisition of territory by force, and believes that
the popular voice of the South Is now in unison with
those sentiments in regard to Central America and
Cuba. •
Serious Accident at Georgetown.
Iresnntorox, Jan. 23.—The widow of the late
Commodore Catlin was dangerously burned at
Georgetown yesterday. Thore aro hopes of bar
recovery this morning.
Large' Fire is Hartford—Loss 8200,000
11Ammo, Conn., Jan. 23.—The large five-story
building owned by Willie Thrall, and oeoupied by
several manufacturers, was totally destroyed by
fire last ni,cht. Lem about $1.00,000.
Willis Thrall's and the &row Company's losses
on building, machine and stook, pre $40,000, and
the insurnnoe $15,000.
T. Kohn, silk weaver, loss $l,OOO. Insured for
$4,500.
Williams & Wylie, book printers, loss $5, - 900.
Insured for $4,500.
Audrus & Eon's loss $2,000„ Insured.
W. W. House, (stereotype plates;) loss $9,000.
Insured for $2,5g0.
Johnsoermachinist ; 10va.55,000. No in-
Stlrteooo.
Chas, Parker, spootaole maker; loss $1,200.
Insured $l,OOO.
L. Rebhan's tt Co., publishers; loss $lOO.
Georgo Metcalfe, silverware; loss $2,000. No
insurance.
B. C. Bobbins t Co., wood•tuts; loos $4OO. No
insurance.
A. C. Goodman k Co., papor and stereotype
plates; WS $3,000. '
Petridge ',,t; Co.; loss $3,000. •
Phillips, Sampson, d; Co. ; loss $3,000. Insured
for $2,000.
Drake, Brown, A Co., bookbinders; loss $lO,OOO.
Insured. .
There were several other 108/366 amounting to ono
two thousand dollars.
The building, with all its contents, was a tots
Large numbers are thrown out of employment In
eonsotiumme of the fire.
It was the largest fire that has (momet In this
city for twenty years.
Fire at Utica, N
UTICA, Jan. 23.—The store of S. A. Gilbert woe
burnt last night, causing a loss of $35,000, on
which there is an insurance of $20,000.
Tko•New York LegJointure
ALBANY, Jan. 23.—The Assembly Is still unor
ganised. This afternoon, the Democratic mem
bers loft the hall in a body, fearing the Republi
can candidates would be elected by the united
votes of the Republicans and Americans. There
being no quorum, the Assembly adjourned.
Counterfeiters Arrested
WtsTriELD, Mast, Jon. 24.—Two men, named
Chapin and Watkins, have been arrested on tbo
charge of counterfeiting United States coin. Their
wives wer9 arrested at Worcester, on Friday, for
passing the bogus coin.
Re. Capture of Eucaped Criminals.
(Innawrtar.o, Mass., Jan. 23.—The nine prison•
ere who broke frore.,.._thoiftiLik krl6-‘ 4, --
--Weeeteete-ringnilast, have 811 oven omitureu sue
ledgedin jail. Theriot two were brought here on
the Northern train this morning.
Later from Montevideo
BALTIMORE, Jan. 24.—An arrival from Monte.
video to the 21st, ult. brings a circular from the
American consul, announcing that the light-ship
on the English Bank, Rio de la Plato, has boon
just placed in seven fathoms water, in latitude
55.6 south, longitude 55.55 west, and, being a fixed
light, cannot be taken for that on the Island of
Flores, which revolves. Another light, it is said,
will bo plaood on the island of Lobe, near Cape Bt.
Mary, and when this is accomplished the naviga•
for will be enabled to conduct, his ship from the
entrance of the river to Montevicloo with perfoot
confidence and safety. The light-money accessed
upon vessels entering the port Is seventy•five
tees per ton. the collection of which commenced at
the date of the circular.
The Steamship Ariel
Nina Yons, Jan, 21.—The eteemehip Europa,
contrary to general expectation, brings no intelli
genius of the missing steamship Ariel. She is now
out twenty-five days from Southampton, and there
is much anxiety with regard to her.
Haas at Boston
Foreign Impertai
BOSTON, TIM 24.—The I
of foreign importations al
ending January 22:
Dry goods .5193,455
Iron and ateol.. 52,099
Sugar and inela's 131,211
Saltpetre 20,802
Gunnies . 60,028
following aro the value
t this port for the week
Linseed $50,990
Copper ore 35,170
Fruit 23,000
Other artielee... 109,099
:3700,201
Correspond i n g
wosk, '57.... 383,032
Insurance $317,229
Markets.
CITAIILENTON, Jan. 22.—Cotton—Sales to-day
unimportant, Dealers awaiting adsioes by the
steamer Europa.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 22. Cotton—Sales of en
bales at Mal*. Market slightly (Inner.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 22.—Market unchanged, await
ing foreign advioes; 000 bales sold to-day.
NETT ORLEANS, Jan. 23.—Cotton—The market is
unchanged; 2,000 bales sold. Sugar quotes at 41a
410. Flour and Corn close dull. Mess Pork .$l4
414.25. Coffee—Sales of Rio at 810. Other mar
kets unchanged.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23.—Flour unchanged; sales
at the wbarf at 83.0044 for superfine and extra.
Grain unchanged. Nothing doing In Provisions.
Whiskey 1010.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23.—Flour firm but unchanged.
Whiskey active, 1,200 bbls sold at 10d. Hops firm
at $345.50. Provisions firm and rather higher.
Clover - ,0:4 firm at SL Cheese has fair demand at
8 cents.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23—EvanIng.—The provision
market closed exalted. Mess Pork in market was
taken at $18.50. Lard advanced and firm ; no
sellers at No at the close. Bulk meats held out.
Bogs advanced $5.75a55.50 Receipts light,
amounting to only 800 head. Long middles quoted
at Sic. Money market easy. The river Is falling,
marking 8 feet.
NOTICES OF BOOKS.
PETERSON b BROTRERS have just issued, COM
plote in two volumes, a new illustrated edition of
ALEXANDRE Donna' groatost romance, " Tho
Count of Monto•Cristo." As a drawatlo version
of thlg has lately been played at ono of our city
theatres, an interest in the original story has been
awakened, which this now edition will satisfy.
'• Ft fry Years in Chaim', or the Life of an
American Slave," published by IL llissrox, of
New York, is a wholly uninteresting account of ye
rions attempts madeby &slave to esoapo into Penn
sylvania, which he finally succeeds in. It pro
fesses to be an autobiography, though sornobocly
oleo has put his narrative into words. Tho cool
ness which the hero relates how he subsists on
his various journeys, by plunder, to about the moat
noticeablo point In the volume, which is alto
gether below par as a story and as a composition.
Veldt and Credit," by GUSTAV inETTAG,
popular German author, has boon republished by
the llanmes, of Now York, from the English
translation and may be spoken of as the best German
novel of the day. It shows the inner life of Gorman
sooty—ln the aristocratic, mercantile, and peasant
classes, and has a story, too, of considerable and
well-sustained interest. To enjoy this book fully,
the reader shoUld kl skip" xxiv pages of prefatory
matter, containing a long-winded, esthetic, and
wholly unnecessary Preface by Ohovalier Butt-
SEN.
Tbo third number of PET Z1180:4'13 Dank Note
and oountorfeit Doteotor has just appeared. It Is
complete, and will be found very useful.
An important discovery in gold mining is
announced, the effect of which will be,
it le said,
very, important In oroatly increasing the product
of the gold region in Virginia, the Carolinas, and
Georgia. The process is said to be simple and effi
cacious. Under this process gold Is readily ex
tracted from tho bleak sand- which is found so
abundantly in Virginia, end is similar to the black
sand of California. The yield from the pulverised
ge of the mines is said to be from 820 MVO per
Vessels in Port. , —Thero were in port yester
day four steamships, three ships, eight barques
four brigs, and twenty-five schooners,
SNAL ESTATE d 1() 6TOCKII.—Soo FreomaD'a
sale for Wednesday evening.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OP THE EUROPA.
EATER FROM INDIA.
DEATH OF GENERAL RAVELOCK.
DEFEAT OF ENGLISH TROOPS
VICTORY BY SIR COLIN CAMPBELL.
THE LEVIATHAN NEARLY AFLOAT.
DHATII OB TUE ACTRESS RAOILEL
Olarshat Radetaky and Redsehid Pneha.
COTTON DBCLINING.
ADVANCE IN CONSOLS
NEW Yost, JIM 23
The Royal Mail steamship Europa, which left
Liverpool about half past 2 e'olook on the after
noon of Saturday the 9th instant ) arrived bore
this morning, bringing ono woek's later intern
price.
The Europa arrived out on the night of the 3d
instant, and the screw steamship Anglo Saxon,
from Portland, roaohed Liverpool at 3 o'olock
A. M. on the 7th. Tho North Star also arrived at
midnight on tho Bth.
Tho United States frigate Powhatan was at
Madeira on tho 30th of Dooember.
Pismoeas—Mr Van Dorgan, Thos Ravel, 3 M
Whitfield, Mrs Doyle and non, Mr Hoare and lady, Ma
dame de Montholon, J Ironton, Mr Wilson, Mr Wallace,
B 0 Wendell, Mr Bowdon, Mr Dempstor, JVron Hovel,
Sarni Branner, Mr Kowedler, John McClure, 117 Shaw,
Hon W T Law, J °oaten, J It Waller, A 6 Findlay, A 0
Lyon, Itobt Wernyes, D T Coffin, Bdw'd 8 Sherman, A T
Stoddard, Mi. Archibald, non J Brown,' 6 •II Jones,
Robt Mollie, 7 0 Nagle, Than Williams, Goo Booth.
Total, 35.
The seml-monthly Mali from India arrived at Pups
on the Lst January, will dates from Calcutta and Bom
bay.
General Havelock died on the 25th of November, (coin
dysentery, brought on by exposure and anxiety.
On the 27th of November an engagement took place
near Cawnpore, between General Windham's division
and the G sailor mutineers, in which the British troops
retreated with the total lose of the tents of three regi
ments,B,ooo in number, which a ere burnt by the snowy.
The 64th regiment is repatted to have been nearly out
up In the rencontre. The °wailer mutineers number
ed more than 8,000 men, completely organized and
equipped.
Sir Oolin Campbell hearing of this disaster, quitted.
Lucknow for Oawnpore. On the 7th of December he
came up with the °wailer mutineers, and totally de
feated them, capturing sixteen guns, twenty-six car
riages, an Immense quantity of ammunition, stores.
,to , and the whole of their baggage. The British loss
in this action was insignificant, only one officer being
killed.
All the women and children, sick, &Ai., from Lucknow,
had arrived In safety at Allahabad.
The official report of the defence of Lucknow is pub.
fished, and shows that the privations endured by the
heroic garrison. and particularly by the ladies, were
fearful. Troop chips continued to arrive rapidly at Cal.
culla, and among others the celebrated American built
clipper "'Lightning," had arrived out in a passage bf.B7
days frowthe Downs.
Exchange at Calcutta quoted at 2s 2M,1.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Operations were resumed upon the Leviathan on the
11th inst., with success, the vessel being moved several
feet. Tho proceedings wore continued daily up to the
departure or the Europa, the progress each day amount
ing to eight or ton feet. The evoningbeforetho Europa
galled the ship had only 61 feat more to be moved.
It is understood that a bill authorlslng the East India
Company to raise a loan in England, will be introduced
immediately on the assembling of Parliament.
The returns of employment in the cotton mills of
Manchester show a gratifying Improvement, the number
of hands working full time being largely on the
increase.
PLtNOE.
Bld'lle Rachel, the great tragedienne, died on the Sil
or January, at her eetate In Cannes. far last preen
sional performances were those wh.oh took place In the
United States.
A great increase of confidence in commercial circles
in Faris is reported.
The Daily Neon says that Lord Falmerstonfe forth
coming India bill will transfer the direct management
of the political 'affairs of India to a cabinet minister,
who, it Is understood, shall be a peer, and In whom al
patronage with one exception, to to be vested. Thi
member of the cabinet is to be president of a Council of
Six, to whom simply consultative functions are to be en
trusted. The European portion of the Indian army Is
to bo greatly augmented, and all regulations regarding
it are to emanate from the Horse Guards. The name
journal intimates that Lord Clanricarde will bo the Bret
Minister for India under the new arrangement.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
The London money market continued to grow easier,
and there was still a daily influx of gold to the Bank of
England: Under these ialluences a further reduction
In the rata of discount from 8 to 6 per cent took place
on the 7th instant: The funds were generally firm
throughout the week, although some depressloo wan
CACIIIOi by the ant. orahla news from India. The
transfer hooka had been reopened, and commie cloned on
the Bth inatant at 941in95 for money, and 95,y et95A( for
account.
The discount houses and the joint-stock banks had
reduced their allowances for money to rates ranging
from 3 to 6 per cent.
Under the reduced rate there was a moderately full
demand for accommodations at the bank, but in the dis
count market an abundant supply was offering on lower
terms,
At the Stock Enchango the average rate for loans on
overnuaent securities woe about 3X cent.
A further reduction In the bank rates was anticipated
at an early date. Over 1700,000 In gold wee known to
be on the way from Australia. •
The principal failures of the week are the following
Glaegew hostiles :—J. &W. Wallace ' sewed muslin man
ufacturers, for .£250.1X10 , Mitchell, Miller, & Ogilvee,
warehousemen, £80,000; Thos. Callender & Sons, hide
and leather factors, and Clapperton, Findley, es Co.,
merchants, liabilities not very large; John Ewan, of
Dundee, manufacturer, .£50,000; and It 11. NI hitBeld
& Co. of London, West India merchants , liabilities
AlO,OOO.
The Bank of England returns for the week ending
the oth, Inclusive. shows an increase In the bullion of
an increase o over lave and a quarter millions in the
space of live weeks.
The Tines' city article, dated the eveving or the oth,
reports a moderately full demand for money at the bank,
although in the open market the choicest paper was ne
gotiated at between 4X, eta Syr cent.
Among the measuree of relief, a negotiation In spoken
et as going on between the Bank of France and the na
tional Dia:mint Mire, for the advance of 00,000,000
franca to Paria merchants, on the security of geode in
store. Very little business wan doing In brandies, and
price. generally had a downward tendency.
Trade at Lyon had began to Miro and It better de
mand had sprung up in the milk markets of the South.
Considerable sensation had been created in Paris by
the publication of an art`cle in the Speetatur, in which
it is aaserted that a 110 CM treaty has recently been ne
gotiated between England and Austria. Bond.odicial
contradiction!' had apy eared In the Government jour
nals,
The funds closed on the 18th at 7010,
• The tmpress Eugenie was indisposed.
The ministerial organ letimsted that the Closernmen
Is not likely to stop the 41 free labor movement.
BELGIUM
The Bank of Belgium have reduced their rote of dos
count to 4fi yet cent.
SPAIN.
The Espana of Madrid, In the course of a long ar
ticle on President Buchanan's message, expresses the
opinion that the Spanish Government will continuo
limn In its refusal to give satisfaction to the United
States in the affair of the XI Dorado, eine* no ineult,had
been committed, and that it will energetically reject
the insulting proposition relative to Cuba.
EfMNIII
Turin letters report considerable improvement in
commercial and financial affairs. The bank had low
ered its rate of discount from 10 to 8 per cent. A lice
an important debate in the Pledmontese Che.mbore.
Count tiavour , a motion for an inquiry into the conduct
of the private at the late selection WWI carried by
vote of 88 to 33. A s light ministerial crisis had occur
red. M. Ratan', Minister of the Interior, had resign
ed.
tlhocke of earthquake continued to be experienced
almost deify at Naples, but without any serious rexulta.
PORTUGAL
Lisbon had been at Tenth declared free from yellow
fever. The official report of the ravages of the disease
allows that between the 9th of September and the 24th
of December there were 13,482 CllllOB of fee er, and
4,150 deaths.
NV U Irt 1A1613110
- • • - .
A telegraphio despatch reports the rather serious 111
Bess of the king of Wurtoinburg.
MIME
A.•eounts from NUBBIN afilrmitiat in consequence of
the continued ill-health of the ex-King, the delegated
poi*? of the Prince of Prussia, which were originally
conferred for three months, and are now on the point
of expiring, wilf be renewed for a further period of nine
insulin It Is added that a new commission will give
the ring's brother greater freedom of notion than he
has litherto fIXOI6IIPII.
Tht Dank of Prussia had reduced Ita rate of dincou u
to 04 per cent.
LATEST.
Tommy, Jan. 7.—A royal decree hat been Issued pro
lonEltg the mandate of the Prince of Prussia for three
moults.
ORME
Fick Marshal Ragetrky la dead. The event took
place en the bth of January, its immediate cau.e being
paralyto of the lunge, after an Illneas of a week. The
Martial wee in big nitiutzlocoq par.
TURKEY
Reactld Netts, Grand Violet., to dead, after an !li
nen of , only three dam. Ilia disease was at °proxy.
OIRCASSIA.
It in ',Wed that the Otrcatutfaua have attacked and
maisacrer 1,200 of the Basilan garrison at Adekow
The formation hoe been announce I of a guarantee
associatirn at Stockholm, under the auspices of the
priocipaimerchants, with the viow of eapporting the
credit of the Tarietre houses colupromised by the failures
at Ramberg and elsewhere.
I , is alto stated that the Swedish Diet have authorized
rielernment to raise a loan of between 1600,000 and
1110,000, exclusively for the relief of such members of
the commercial body aa may be able to deposit eocurity,
andgiva full evidence of their solvency.
Tie loan for Norway. subscribed through the Messrs.,
Darn, to only 1220,000.
CHINA.
Tie dates furnished by the mail are not telegraphed,
and he despatchee are very meagre.
Tle steamer Adelaide, with the last detaehment of
are Minket) marinas on board, passed on hem Binge •
potato the 24 of December, and en attack on Canton
wan arpected to take place on her arrival.
The Paris correspondent of the London Tinier le
positvely informed that the French A mbseeador to the
Cour of Pekin has arranged that, after the squadrons
eliallhave taken up a peahen before Canton. a anal
SUOILOIII shall be addressed to the Chine., Govern•
went The accomplishment of this formality was to
transoms on the 10th of November.
A ospateb from Paris, in the Independent, Ve
users that Instructions have been sent to the French
Oudot to pkevent the French troops in China from
actiq in contort with the English, and that the 600
men ccently lent nut are in reality 'Mended for a de
monsration against Cochin China. .
Its aloe said that Spam will certainly take part to
this %Within.
AUBTItALIA.
Th steamer Oily of Sydney arrived at Suez on the
27th C December ' with dates Train Melbourne to lyo
vembe 17th, and .E 195,500 in gold
Trite at Melbourne continued depressed. Dour bad
declitul to Safi per ton Mills for the construction of
Minds, the estimated coat of which was 1.8,000,0004
had paned both Houses of parliament. The Upper
Mollie and rejected the Land bill.
Woolaverage fleece, was seillug at In Weis loge.
The sh) Catherine Adams wan totally wrecked tondo
the Noah head, and twenty-one lives were lost,
CAPE ON (MOD HOPE.
' Date kola Table Day are to the 30th of November.
The siony continued peaeeful and prosperous.
The lateral produce market exhibited an upward
tendeng and woole bad again advanced in prim.
IVEBT 00A8T 06 AFRICA.
The Om are Cape Coast, December ll—Llberla 16th
and Dathret, 23rd.
The tea wee healthy.
The ellibition of the manufactures and ptodueta et
the 'Lepage, at Monrovia, had passed off most satis
factorily.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Livaarcm, Jan. 9.—Clorrou—The Ilrokers' (.14 . cular
reporta thd the market opened with an extensive de
mand fro the trade, at an advance of fully gd on
American irecriptiona. Subsequently the market be-
came more Inlet, and the advance was hardly main
woad, Tai sales of the week (4 days only) amounted
to 40,090 Was, including about, 6.000 to speculators and
5,600 to exgeters. Friday e business was 6,000 bales,
including 60 for export, the market cloying heavily at
rather kgrel rates. The official quotations are: lair
Orleans, OXI middling 634 d ; fair Mobile, 0 11-led,
roldillios, 0'168; fair uplands, 6S, middling, 0%.
The stock on hand Is estimated at 389,510 balm, includ
ing 190,800 American.
The lilancheeter market has not responded to the Im
provement in Liverpcol, and trade remains quiet
Beilaniieruyee —Messrs. Richardson, Spence, & Co
report more firinnese early In the week, but a dull end
drooping tone at the close.
Flour advanced thl on Tuesday, butt' decline or 6401 e
took place at Friday's market. Western , Cana), 2341)
24e 81; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 2t4 , 2611' Ohio,
20a2Se Wheat opened at en advance of V, ' bat Ole
wee subsequently lost, and the market cluaiitt dull. Red
woda, n , Adana 81; Southern choice, from searaity,
7s 04070 7d; White, 7e 6daBs. Indian Corn dull,
and (kt cheaper; Mixed and Yellow, nit Ulna:
White, 3713388
The official rockonln; shows the following stocks on
band at the cleat of MT:
Flour, 144.665 barrels and 19,M sacks.
Wheat, 112,932 quarters.
Corn, 31,431 quarters.
PROVll , 3tlS.—MeSscs. Bitarind, !Mays, & Co , Jen,
McHenry. and others, report Beet in moderate demand,
kith a slight improvement in better qualities. Pork
quiet, but ateldr. Bacon steady., Lard, more doing;
axles at 5U,r52e. Cheer,' advanced .3cr3s iY cwt.
Tallow is in good demand, and advanced:to 215 for
!Forth American.
PRODOCII.—ThO'BrOkere and other circulars report
a good demand Tor Ashes at 3litB3s for Pots, and 31s od
a32s for Pearl.. Sugar to active demand. and; prices
have advanced 2e 6da as during the fortnight 'Coffee
firm and rather more doing. , Tea in good mutat, and
I er24 higher for common and 7114411,m blacks. Rosh:tin
active demand at 30 9ds/le Id for common. Linseed
Oil--. 1 fair business done at 30sta31s. 'Sperm rather
scarce at C660.£68. Seal dull. Spirits pt Tarrentrus
9ls 6d.r33n.
LONDON MAltHETS.—lifeeers. Daring Brothers t
Co. report the corn market firm at an advance of 1ei52.5
on wheat. Iron'—Welsh in fair demand at £6®£6 103
for both bare and rails; Scotch pig Ns 6d. Sugar opened
brisk at an advance of 15e2.8, but thil AV/1.8 eearcely
traintained and the market closed flit. Coffee firm
at full prices, and in some eases rather higher. Tea—
Public ellen passed off briskly and prices advanced.
Common congon le IXc. Tallow arm at Ste for Y. C.
Rice active, and in soma Instances 3d dearer. Oils—.
Fiqh rather firmer ; Sperm £7O; Linseed in good de
mand at 23s "adcs3ls. Spirits of Turpentine steady
at 335.
DrAnicars.—(Week ending Bth January in.
el us ve —Cot ton—Salee 5,500 bales at advancing price..
Now Orleans tree ordinate° DM Stock, 78,000 bales.
Breadstuffs told ; tending generally downward. Ashes
lower; pots, 45f.; pearlsOlt. Coffee active and better
supported. 'Otis quiet. Provisions unchanged. Rico
quiet. Carolina at TN 50232. f 55. Sugar opened firmer,
but closed nonelnsl.
A SfERICAN SECURITIES.
Messrs. listing, Brother, & Co. say: American
Meeks are scarce, except those of Virginia, which are
offered both In 0 per cent. and 5 per cent. sterling at 81,
extra dividend. Buyers of Massachusetts sterling 99,
of Maryland eterling at 90, and of Pennsylvania at 72,
extra dividend. Of bonds there are sellers at 82, divi
dend on, of Talmage,' We at 80; and of United States G's
st 104, Dostomelty 43i.a offered at 00. There has been
a good business this week in the leading railroad bonito!.
Buyer. of Pennsylvania. Central lot mortgage at 83, of
2nd mortgage atoning at 84, of New York Central at 86.
of Michigan Central 88, of Illinois Central bonds let
mortgage 83; shares ..£5 disconnt.”
Messrs. D. Bell. Son, & Co. aay During the past
week nothing particular has occurred in the market
for American securitien. There has been a steady de
mand for all Slates stocks, with coma lurtuir,y for the
leading Railroad bonds and ewes."
. .
STOOK RANGES.--January 9. .
Chicago & Rock Island 63 to 73,1ncluslve.
Cumberland Coal ato 1g do
Illinois Central 88 to 98 do
Do Bonds 81 to 11l do
Lacrosse and Milwaukee. oto 10 do
Michigan Southern ~.15 to 25 do
New York Central 70 to 80 do
Penn Coal CO 83 to 78 do
Reading 50 to 00 do
Galena & Chleago 80 to 78 do
Michigan Central 47 to 57 do
Brie 11 to 21 do
Cleveland and Toledo ....35 to 45 do
Cleveland and Pittsburgh .5 to 15 do
Cleveland, Cab:imam, and Clod,
mitt 9° to OS do
Wllwaukee and Wisconsin 2" to 33 do
Canton II to 23 do
Virginia Sixes 9.7 to 26 do
Missouri Sixes 78 to 84 do
Digland, Alhya, & Ca's. Circular.
LIYIMPOOL, January Bth, 1858 —IIIIHADSTOPTB.--At
Tuesday's market there was a steady demand for Wheat
from consumers at au advance of ld to 2+l per bushel.
Flour was in more request, and choice brands rather
dearer. Indian Corn, with a very limited demand was
a shade lower.
We had but a thin attendance at our market to-day,
with a very limited business; rather lower prices being
accepted for wheat, especially the lower qualities. Flour
am a dull sale, and Tuesday's rates barely supported.
Indian Corn on. 8d per quarter lower for _Yellow and
Mixed ; White, from scarcity, unaltered.
PRO\ 13rONS.—Beef is in moderate inquest, and the
value of the better qualities is somewhat improved.
Pork.—There 14 little doing in American, the demand
being principally for Irish. There has been rather
more inquiry for Bacon, some new American having
been sold by auctibn on Tuesday. at our quotations.
Old is doll, and sells only in retail. Cheese • -2,000
boxes offered at auction brought an advance of at to be
per cwt.
Laari.-300 tone have been sold during the week,
chiefly at from 50s to 52.5, and holders now demand 52s
to 5.311 per cwt.
Ts rum is in good demand, and hen considerably ad
vanced during the week, let sort T.O. Is new worth
55/1 6d to 665, and North American file per cwt.
Aches have been hi improved request; the sales ex
ceed 000 barrels, at 32u' to 3.18 for first Montreal Pot and
Pearl.
NAVAL STORRIL—About 4,000 barrels Rosin have
changed hands, principally common, at Os 9d to 30 104;
holders now ask 3s Ild to 4s. Small "Mee of medium at
Ts 6il, and of really line miallty at 14s 6d to 160 per cwt.
Spirits of Tnrpentina Meetly; ealee have been made to
a fair extent at 32s to 33s per cwt.
OILB.—A small p +reel of Sperm brought 170 per ton.
Linseed steady at 30a 64 to Ole per ewt.
.BARK.-10 tone Philadelphia reported at 8e 91 per
cwt. Baltimore is 81 to 75 Od.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
'FROM PAPI:111 RECEITRD AT VIE OFFICE OF TOM PAW
The British funds have been faverably influenced by
the growing ease in the money market, the large sup
pliee of gold, and more satiefactory advisee from the
United States, and the tendency of prices has been up
wards. A check to the buoyancy has been the antic,-
patina of an Indian loan.
' It is understood that a bill to authorise the India
Company to raise a loan in this country will be intro
duced immediately on the assembling of Parliament.
It Is also elated that the whole of the nix or eight nit.
lions Dieter° required will be, diaburted in this country
for dividends ou India stock, purchases of stores, the
hire of ships, Ac.—London Timm.
The Bank of England has reduced the minimum rate
of discount from 8 to t per cent , st which it has re.
pislued sines the 24th of December, and it Is expected
5 per cent may be looked for. This step was anticipated
by the commercial world, owing to the enormeus somas
sent in to the bank for the plot few weeks, and the con
tinued largo arrivals of gold. both from tne United
States and Australin From the hitter colony there Is
fully one minter' sterling afloat.
The bullion now bell is believed to be between one
and two millions in excess of the total in May, ISA,
when the rate wee reduced from 6 to b per cent., and
nearly, if not quite, equal to the amount attained In
the following month, whet' a further roduchon took
place to 4K.
The commercial More en the Continent is fast sub
siding. This week, the Bank of France has reduced the
rate of discount five per cent. No new failures have
occurred at Hamburg; but Poland, and more especially
its capital, Warsaw, bas felt the pressure, and some of
the ports In the Baltic have been seriously affected. In
Sweden, also, much embarrassment has prevailed. but,
in their entirety. the accounts ere reaesuring.
Letters front Australia reveal an extenstee fraud,
.which it la feared will meet with further success before
Its perpetrators can be arrested. The Australian Jo'itit-
Stock Bank at Sydney received by post a communication
purporting to be addressed to them from Lonflen
Messrs. Baring, Brothers, & Co., nominating the batik
their agents at Sydney, and requesting a credit for
.£lO,OOO or £20,000 to be opened in favor of a Mr. Fran
cesco Antonio di Miranda, for whom the same mail
brought several letters addressed to the Case of the
bask.
This Mr. Mi"ands Wes et Sydney et the time, and
duly availed himself of the credit, drawing 120,006,
and giving the back bills on Baring's for the amount.
The Whole operation was a fraud. Messrs. Baring
have never addressed any letter to the Austra
lian Bank, at Sydney, and that which the
bank received must have been sent by some accom
plice of Miranda's in London. Evidently, therefore, a
deliberate and long.preparod schemels on.loot, which
will be further carried out at other places. It appears
by the present advices that Miranda, who is assumed to
be a native of Portugal, stated him intention of procco I.
log from Sydney to Macao and Hong Kong. whence ho
would return to London and Lisbon.—London Tones:
. .
We bear it questioned In some quarters whether the
baronetcy Intended for General Havelock does not for
mally fall to thaaround, from the fact of the death of
the lamented Gelerfal preceding the date of the patent
Ho died on the 26th of November, and the baronetcy was
conferred on the 28th. It may therefore he an error to
describe Captain Havelock as "Sir Henry Marebam
Havelock, sewed baronet."
Lady Havelock Is Lady Havelock by reason of Bir
Henry baying been previously created nH.C. II The
grant voted by Parliament le also not yet completed,
the bill authorizing it having been postponed till after
the rem.. Bonze entirely new arrangement mast there
fore be coma to, and it Is needless to say that the Go
vernment and Parliament, In providing for hie family,
will give every considpration to the long and distin
guished service. of General Havelock
The Globe, in a leading article, declares there is no
foundation for the etatement that the Marquis of Clan
ricarde is to be drat Min flier fur India under the new
system,
The Glo be, in allusion to reports in the Continental
journals, asserts that the most cordial underntandhag
prevails between the French and English Governments,
and between Baron Gros and Lord Elgin, their repro
sentati yen, an regards affairs in China. -
A belief - prevail. on the Continent—the source of its
origin IP Paris—that the king of Prussia will ehortly
rbdicate In favor of Prince Frederick William, who is
about to marry the Princess Royal of England. The
king's health is too bad to admit of the hope of re
covery, and it is declared that with the present state of
things the Prussian Parliament will not be satlstled.
The consequence will be that the eldest daughter of
Queen Victoria will fled herself, immediately after her
marriage, the Queen of Prussia, and this circumstance
can hardly fail to Impart to the approaching nuptials ad
ditional eclat
THE LEVIATHAN.
- .
The arrangementi in connection with the launch
were proceeded with (in Thursday morning, January 7,
and continued without interruption till after dunk, by
which time an advance of eleven feet was accomplished
on the fere and aft cradles. The whole of this distance
was traversed by the gigantic vessel in a series of short,
grinding slips, varying lu length from three to six and
a half inches, and taking place at regular intervals of
ten minutes or so between each.
The amount of pressure exercised by all the hydraulic
.machines varied from about 2,000 to nearly 2,500 tone,
the Mango, however, showing that the resistance of
fered by the ship was rather less than on the previous
day. The river tackle was only used to a very . limited
extent, but it will, we believe, be brought Into full
operation today, when it Is hope I to accomplish some
30 feet or so.
The launching was continued throughout the next
day. The total result was an advance of twelve feet
eight inches aft, and eleven feet forward. °Thc vibra
tion of the earth consequent upon each slip of the ves
sel was more violent and more continues than had
over been experienced at the yard before.
THE LATEST.
TIMES CITY ATITIOLI49
Embry EVZHING —This has been nettling day In the
English Inuits, and, after conelderable auctuationn, a
further Advance had been estebliehed. At the Bank of
England there wan a moderately lull demand, Although
in the open market the choicest paper is negotiated at
between 414 and 5 per cent. The Union. Bank and the
Commercial have lanced their amended notice, that
their rate of allowance ou new deposits will bo only 4
per cent. instead of 5. About .£70,000 In gold wan taken
SP the hank to-day.
In the foreign exchanges, this afternoon, bills upon
hamburg and Amsterdam were en demand, and the
Wee In both Instances declined. Paris wee also fear
tionally lower. The specie chipped in the Tyne, Bra
titian mail steamer, to sail to-morrow, is £31,700,
Chiefly In gold, and a further amount la expected to be
sent.
DAILY NEWS CITY ARTICLE
FRIDIT Denso:l.—The Funds to-day experienced a
deetuation of folly percent., owing alreeet exclusively
to the important settlement now in progrtia, The.
closing quotations were Ai per cent above' tlaoso of Sms
terday, and the highest vet Dumbed. It to estimated by
• well-informed persons that the amount of stock with
drawn from the market at the present settlement by
bankers, Is not short of two millions sterling, of which
a million and a quarter, or a million and shall, ix taken
by the Dauk of England alone.
Owing to the more reasonable rate at which the-
Dank of England are now ready to grant accommoda
tion, the applications there wore to-day upon a more
liberal scale. In the discount market the demand also
for money wee more active, but in Lombard street and
other quarters, good bills urn freely discounted at lice
por rent , or, ono per out, below the bank minimum
rate.
The Daily News arks why the telegraphic despatches
of the secretary of the Supreme Government of India
havo not beenl published se usual, and It hints that
Government is practicing a timi , l end unwise policy of
concealment. The Daily News says it is clear from
the last Intelligence that the final suppression of
mutiny In flinioetan is not so neer as the lettere
have been trying to persuade us.
TIIE CITY.
ILIEGEEMENTEI THIS EVENING
AIMICATI Ao.lollllr or Itrato, Baum" AND LoccsT
STaaETO,.—Opera• Illgolotto."
.-WHIATIAT r i ARCH ParritT TOIRTAr, ARON STRIIIr,
IOOVI Stvril.—" Fraud and Its Tictims"—.. A 1/.i17
Family."
NATIO3IL CIFICIUS AND TIIILI.Tai, NVSLIst? SMUT ,
Amnon Et011:0.--EqueNtrlan perturrlacce•, concluding
with "102; er, The Vott•ran and hie
SAPOPOID B OPDAI tlOOOl, ILBTITTII ITRIIST, ♦DOTI
Cosessuw.—Ethi 00E0 Life illustrated, COOClUdlnwith
,4 Silvan Ages of 11 omen."
'The — Poliee and Fire alarm Telegraph.—
None Miw doubt that the existente of this branch
or the Police Deportment is n necessity. It is the
mechanical- - eye 'of the system. 'We append the
nimaid report of the off:Mont Superintendont,,Mr.
William J . Phillipsimailo to Mayor Vans :
By the ortlimtnee,l7th March, 1856, the Police
and Fire Alarm Toleirraph was organised, and a
Superintendent appointed to have charge of the
ame, under the direetiorC of the Mayor and
too Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,v and
in accordance with the reualatiens of the depart
ment, 1 herewith present tne second annual report
of this arm oe the public aerviee to you es Mayor
of the city of Philadelphia. . „
The Pollee and Fire Alarm Telegraph was com
pleted in 1856, the first official, mmeage was trans
mitted over the wires the 19th of April, 1856, and
it has continued without interruption, in success
ful operation to the present date.
In the successful application of this important
improvement, the attention of intelligent end
practical operators was indispensable.
For the very great encases which has attended
its operations. I am indebted to you, air, for the
'valuable and efficientassistants who bath been des
tailed from the police force.
These officers, for their gentlemanly conduct, and
striot attention to their duties, are entitled to and
receive my commendations. .
The force at present employed in the "Police
and Fire-Alarm Telegraph , ' service, exclusive of
superintendent and assistants at the central office,
is thirty men, stationed as follows: At the first,
600011 d, third:fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth.
ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and
sixteenth districts, two men each—one for day and
ono for night duty. At the fourteonth and fif-
teenth districts, one man each.
'ln the central office there are five operatort
three :for day, - and two for night duty. There
being three dietinot police and six fire telexraph
circuits, is less number could not perform the ser
vice required.
The force thus employed. except the euporin
tendan t and assistants, are detailed from the Police
Department, and while employed as operators, are
nt the same time performing other police duty,
their respeotive station-houses.
The amount expended during the past year for
the maintenance of the "Polio,, and Fire Alarm
Telegraph". was the small sum of $645.92. $231.95
of which was for repairs, instruments, and wires,
and $413.97 for battery.
d append a statement, showing in concise form
the amount of business done by this department
A careful examination of the figures will show its
efficiency as connected with the Police and Firo
Departments, and its nsefalness to our citizens,
who aro daily using it for legitimate purposes,
contemplited in its construction.
The whole number of messages transmitted over
the wires during the year was (34,207) thirty-four
thousand two hundred and seven.
The number of lost children restored to their
parents was (3,430) three thousand four hundred
and thirty.
The number of strayed and stolen animals re
stored to their owners by means of this depart
ment was (884) eight hundred and eighty-four. '
The number of fire-alarms transmitted was (302)
three hundred and ninety-two.
The Coroner was notified by telegraph (337)
three hundred and elghty-seven times.
Police officers subisenited by telegraph to appear
besot° grand jury and the courts 0381) thirteen
hundred and sixty-ono.
The importance and necessities of this depart
ment ,:erpiire more conveniences than can be sup
pliee, in the present location of the central office.
It is entirely too small, and inconvenient to citi
zens who are in need of, and desire to avail them
selves of the purp - se for which it was constructed ;
bes'dos, in its present location it interferes with
other purposes of the police department. •
I respectfully suggest that provisionbe made to
remedy this defect.
The closing of the station-houses in the 2d, 4tb,
7 th, 11 th, 13th, 1 fdh, 18th wards, whichhas vary ma
terially effected the original arrangement of the
fire-alarm stations, as wall as the rapidly increae•
ing extent of the city, requires, in my judgment,
an increase of the number- of fire-alarm signal
stations, and I suggest that provision be made to
supply the saute.
In conclusion, permit mo to express my acknow
ledgments to you, sir, for the interest you have
manifested in the success of this department of the
public service, and also for the courtesy I have re
ceived from the various members of the police de
partment, with whom official business has brought
me in contact.
W. J. PIIILLIPS, Superintendent.
Thus briefly but pointedly is presented a synopsis
of the operations of the municipal telegraph during
the past year. As a valuable adjunct to the pro
sperity and progress of Philadelphia, our local tele
graph cannot be too highly estimated. Wherever
and whenever it is introduced, its utility is at ones
appreciated end acknowledged. It has prevented
much destruction of property by fires. by timely
alarms, detected and arrested fugitive criminals,
and manifested its many benefits in a thourand
different ways. It was, indeed, a great progressive
step when it was introduced in this city; and its
extension elsewhere. no matter what the pecuniary
cost, can but result in incalculable good.
Fatal .accident. On Saturday afternoon an
accident which resulted fatally morn] at the
flour-mills of Rowland & Ervien, on the cad
entree(' Street, below Vine. The engineer and
fireman were about to arrange a connecting pipe to
the blow-out pipe" of the engine, for tho put
peac of blowing out the steam from the Viler*,
when the lower end of the pine was blorn off, and
the full head etj_=team rushed out into the enzine_
seem; Paid RUT', one engtneee, add Arthur
Simpson, the fireman, managed tomake their escape
from the loom unhurt; but a small boy, a eon of
the fireman, who happened to be in the engine
room, was instantly killed, having been scalded to
death. The Either of the boy returned to the room
and .*arched for hit can while the steam was still
eseoping, end ho also was very badly plaided. The
injured man was taken to his home in Leeks' Court,
near the scene of the neebiont, where he was at
tended by Dr. Griffith. It is thought he will re-
Curer. ' •
The name of tbo boy killed was John Simpson;
he was between seven and eight years of no.
Coroner Fenner held'au inquest in the ease. The
witnesses who were examined were of opinion tithe
the screw by which the "blow-out pipe" was at
tached to the boiler had not sufficient hold. The
jury rendered the following verdict: The. de
ceased, John Simpson, came to hls death by the
blowing off of the blow-pipe attached to the boilers
of the flour mill of Rowland b Revlon; said pipe
being insecurely attached." The affair caused
considerable excitement in the vicinity, and gave
rise to numerous rumors of the most exaggerated
character.
Police Buriness.—There worn but few items
of interest at any of the police stations during
yesterday. The fallowing comprise nil that is
worthy of note in this connection
A young man named Ezekiel Corson. alias "Pea
Nuts," was before Alderman fines, on the charge
of baying forcibly made his escape from an officer
on the sth of December. The defendant had been
arrested on a warrant Issued by Alderman Clark,
which charged hint with an assault and battery,
and the robbery of fifty dollars. At Fourth and
Noble streets the prisoner was rescued.' The ac
cused was 'bold in $BOO to answer the charge of
escaping.
A young darkey, with a enticle as blank se the
ace of spades, and who gave the name of Peter
&mere, was before Alderman Eneu on the charge
of having stolen some twenty-Ave or - thirty dol
lars' worth of cheap jewelry, Iron' the show win
dow of the shop of Moyer Fleishur, in South
street. Peter, when asked what ho had to say,
owned up end told all about it. Ile was sent be
low.
Thomas and Passmore Williamson were before
Alderman Butler on the charge of conspiracy. The
complainant, a female, alleges that the defendants
entered into a conspiracy to bundle her goods and
furniture out of a building, which is disputed pro
perty, for the purpose of getting poseeseion of the
promises. The defendants were held in We bail
each to answer at court.
The Philadelphia Banks.—The arrange
ments for establishing aclearinghouse in this city,
for the daily settlement of balances between the
various banks of the city, are progresscitg, and will
soon be complete. A committee of bank presidents
visited New York and Boston. for the purpose of
becoming familiar with the different systems pur
sued in those cities. A preference is given to
the New York plan, and its principal feature
will be pursued. The weekly statements already
published have had a good effect on the public
confidence, and the whole currency of the
State will bo placed at par when the en
tire system goes into operation. The city
banks are rapidly approaching the condition to
warrant a resumption of specie payment. Indeed.
so difficulty is experienced at the present time in
obtaining gold and silver in sufficient quantities
for the purpose of change. In fact, the resump
tion may be said to hare commenced, and in the
course of a few weeks longer some general move
ment will be made upon the aubJect. The public
are fully prepared, and not the slightest sensation
will be produced. if a formal resumption should
take place immediately.
Highway Robbery.—About 11 o'clock on Sa
turday night, as Mr. J. Gallagher, who keeps a
store near Front and Callowhill streets, was passlng
the corner of School and Rose streets, in the Six
teenth ward, ho was attacked by four mon, one of
whom beat him on the head with a slung shot, while
the balance stripped his pockets of their contents,
consisting of $5, in cold and bank notes, and other
papers valued at about $3,000. Information was
lodged with Lieut. Spear, and soon afterwards
Officers Moore, Mullen, and Denny succeeded In
capturing George Buck, Dennis Mahoney, and
Robert Squibb. The accused were taken before
Alderman Devlin, who committed them to answer.
They also took from Gallagher's pocket hi; night
key, and proceeded to his house on the German
town road, near Second street, but did not succeed
in effecting an entrance. The officers are in pur
suit of the other parties supposed to be concerned
in this affair.
new and well.executed twenty-dollar bill
on the Southwark Bank has just mode its appear
ance in the city. The feat has been telegraphed
to the different police station houses in &scordance
with a suggestion made some time since in THE
lity A S, and storekeepers and others will conse
quently be put on their guard. The remarks which
we_ made, a week or two ago, on the great pro.
prioty ofpolicemen giving information to those on
thelr-respective beats of the appearance and de
hYritflion of every new counterfeit, havo met with
cordial approbation in the right quarter. The
chief
,ot police, Samuel ( 1 Ruggles, bee instructed
the lieutenants accordingly, and already the bane.
ilia of this system have been universally acknow
ledged.
The Northern frome.—The third lecture of
the Rev. Dr. Stevens, on "Sconce in Holy and
Classic Lands," delivered by him in aid ef that
et eellent charity, The Northern Home for Friend
less Children, will be given at Concert Hell, to
morrow oocuio • subject, "The Sacred Waters of
the Holy Land." We recommend early attendance,
as the Hall was filled within twenty minutes after
it was opened on the two previous occasions of Dr.
S. lecturing.
Sabbath School Celebration.—The anniver
sary celebration of the o:balers attached to St. An
drew's Church, ID Eighth street, below Locust,
Rev. Dr. Stevens pastor, took place yesterday af
ternoon. The church was densely erowded by
thoso who desired to i.articipale the very to
resting cureleee.
ME 51(1141EY MARKET:
POIGADELPRIA, JIM. 23,1855
The high appreciation in which the late Thomas
Wickersham, Esq., was held by his naweiates, was
attested by the adjournment of the brokers, after
tho first board this moncinp, to attend his funeral.
Stocks commend fair prices for sound securities,
Stare and city loam, favorite banks, and other
di vidend.paying corporations, but fancy stooks are
in disrepute, and slow of sale. Many of the more
reliable kinds of 'lecke are bought for temporary
investments, the difficulty of procuring first-class
business paper, and the fear as to inferior descrip
tions, operating to drive eapital out of the discount
houses for the present. There is abundance of
money at command for favorite names at eight pet
cent. •
From the Europran Tunes of January 9th, we
learn that the Bank or England has reduced the
rate of discount to 6 per cent., and that a further
reduction of one per cent. is confidently antici
pated. A million sterling, in gold, in said to be on
the way from Australia. The bullion on hand is
largely in excess of the total in May, 1656, when
the rate of discount was reduced to 3 per cent,
and nearly equal to the amount in June, 1636,
when the rate was brought down to 4+. Oa the
stock exchange, loans on Government securities
are readily obtainable at 3 per cent. A statement
that a bill to authorize The East India Company
to raise a loan of six or eight millions would be
proposed immediately on the re-assembling of Par
liament, had slightly affected the market.
'The discount houses have redwood their rates of
allowance for money, at call, from six and a half to
four end a half per cent: The Loudon and West
minster Bank, have fixed four per amt. for all
tinis of £5OO and upward, and three per cent. for
lesser amounts. -The London Joint Stock Bank
have also fixed four per cent. The same is the
case with the London and County as regards all
fresh deposits. The Union, Commercial, City, and
Bank of London all allow five per cent.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending Vic 6th of January gives the follow
ing
,reanits when compared with the previous
week
Public dep05it5.....£7,100,661 Detrea5e...f253,952.
Other deposits..." 14,815,871 Decrease.. =7,094
Rent 3,608,005 .... Increase.. 47,29 T
On the other ride of the account
Government iecurities, .£1763,309 —lncrease, £223,015
Other Securities 15,661,016 —Degrease, 1,638,749
Notes unemployed 7,oBB,9ZO—lncresse, 1,073,935
The amount of notes in eiretdation is .£19,469,-
005, being an increase of £103,435 ; and the stock
of bullion in both departments Is 112,543,193.
showitig an increase of £1,188,232 when compared
with the preceding return.
Altered fifty and one-hundred-dollar notes on
be S:rondsbnrg Bank, end twenty-doller notes on
the Southwark Bank, have been recently pat in
circulation. The notes on the Stroudsburg Bank
have been made from old plates altered. The , .10s
have gods and goddesses for a vignette, with costs
of antis on the ends. The 100 s have an eagle for
a vignette, and medallion beads on the ends.
Three on the Southwark Bank are rather skilful
imitations of the genuine note/. There are also
counterfeits afloat on some of the Ohio banks-2s
altered to 20e. The alterations may be detected
on a close examination.
The New Orleans papers contain accounts of
heavy forgeries committed by a party hitherto in
high standing, who, it seems, has absconded. They
do not give the name of the guilty man. The cane
of his fall is said to have been gambling.
John MoDonogh's will, by which the bulk of a
large fortune was bequeathed to Baltimore and
New Orleans, is likely to produce little benefit to
those cities. It appears that cast rams base been
expended, or otherwise lost to the cities by litiga
tion, while the lands of which the estate principal
ly consisted have depreciated in vales to a serious
extent. The Crescent thinks that if litigation
continues five years longer, the estate will hare
eaten Baal up, and the cities' legatees be brought
into debt.
The New Orleans bank statement to January 19th
shows the following aggregates:
Jan. 9. Jan. 15,
Loans f 14,673,403 $14.f04.3"a5 8ec..869,093
5pecie..........10,626,200 10 597,597 Dee.. 7,274
Circulation..... 4178.539 4,797 608 Int.. 19,107
Deposita 13 . 604011 13,693,397 Inc— 63,336
The Boston Traveller of Saturday says : "We
hear it stated that one of the banks of this city
offered to loan another bank yesterday, at the rate
of 5 per cent., bat the offer was refuted. The
Boston banks now bold in deposit seventeen and a
quarter millions of dollars, en inerea-qa of several
millions within a month or two."
It would seem from the inaugural address of
Governor Banks, that even in Massachusetts,
where they have been so long wedded to small-nota
circulation, they are beginning to tire of it, and to
think that specie, for ordinary transactions, and
the payment of wages, would be both convenient
and safe. The Governor recommends the passage
of a law prohibiting the circulation within the
State of notes for five dollars or less. Ile says:
"It is estimated that the amount in simulation in
the 'Molted States, in the form of hills of five dol
lars and less sums, is nearly fifty million dollars.
So far es the character of the circulation is re
turned in the several States, it appears that abou t
nineteen per cantata of bank circulation is in bills
of less value than five dollars. The =ma propos
tivn for the aggregate circulation would be about
forty million dollars, and bills of the denomina•
tion of five dollars added therete would equal the
estimate stated.
"The substitution of this amount of gold and
silvor in small sums for use in ordinary badness
transactions. instead of paper money to the same
extent, would confer a lasting benefit.
"Gradually applied, firet to bids less than fire
dollars, and in a period of three or fire years, to
bills of the denominations of five and ten dollars,
the change would not injuriously tame any inter
est The supply of coin in the country is abun
dantly sufficient. It is now not much lees than
two hundredacd serenty million dollars. Instead
of serving as a measure of value merely, gold is
now a staple
. produot, and in the next decennial
period the tom of this country will equal shot of
England or France."
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PIIIIADELPIILL BIASES[*.
JANUARY 23—livening.—The business in Breed
stuffs is without any material change to-day, the
demand for all kinds being still very small, and
priced about stationary the only sale of Flour
reported is 500 bbls fancy extra family at $.5 sm
per bbl; common extras and superfine are but
inquired for, and Email sales at $4.67145 Lir the
loonier, and $1.75 fur the latter. Sales to the
home trade are making in a small way, as wanted,
within the range of the above quotations, according
to brand and quality. Rye Flour is lower, and
offered at $3.25, without much selling. Corn
Meal is not inquired (or, and dull at $.3 per bbl.
Wheats are less plentyland in good demand at for
mer quotations, say 114a115a for good reds, and
125a130e for white, with mall sales; a small
sale of poor white was made at MSc. Corn is in
steady demand, and 9,000a10,000 has yellow found
buyers at 60u, in store, and 62c, afloat, mostly
at the former price. Oath =tims dull at 310
Rye is wanted at 70c, with small reeMpta, and
sales at that figure. Bark is scarce, and a sale of
600 blab Ist quality was made at tS per ton. The
market for Cotton is very quiet, and the stock ex
tremely light; prices, if anythies. favor the buyer.
Groceries are held with more firmness, with a fair
demand for Sugar to note at former quotations.
Provisions are quiet and prices about the same,
with a very email business doing. In Seeds no
change, and all the Clovereeed offering Ends quick
sale at $5.12145.25 per bus- Whiskey sells
moderately at 20e for Drudge, 20a2010 for hhols
and Wiz:lie for bids.
ALLEGHENY CATTLE MARKET, January 21
BEKVES.—SonIe 1,050 head were offered, and
675 sold, at prices ranging from 214 gross. equal to
4aB net. Tho sales at 2 were inferior Iota; good
common acid at Si, good medium at 3 and prime to
choice at 3!a4.
Susan—Nearly 1,700 bead offered, and only 46
sold ; the one lot sold bringing $3.40 per head.
loos.-1,000 head offered, and 1,200 told at 31a
4 gross, a few telling to butchers at 45c41.
Biejimo.N.P, VA., January .10.—Tortscco.--
The receipts are larger than we hare orer known
them at this season of the year, and prices are
very decidedly lower this week. We quote lugs,
heavy weights, from $350 to $5.50. Very fine,
nicely prized, would bring $6 ; Leaf from .$0 to
$10.60; no fine stemming sold this week. Loose
sells at all prices from $2.50 to $5 for lugs, and
from $5.50 to $lO for leaf.
TILE PORK TRADE —The receipts during the
last three days have been light, but the nth - ices
from the country leave but little doubt that there
are still quite a large number of hogs to come in
The receipts at this place for the week, the season,
and, comparatively, for some prerlOU3
stand as follows:
Total for the week
Previously reported, •
Total for the season 319.657
Same time in 1356-7 ' '43,817
.* • 1355-4 369.391
18:14-5 353,243
Our advises from the 'West leave no doubt what
ever of a great abundanco of bop.
At Louisville, Madison; Henderson, Ky. ; Evans.
rills, Vincennes, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Rich
mond. and Crawfordsville, all in Indiana, the pack
ing 80 far, has overrun the whole number packed at
those places last season. At Gosport, Indiana.,
20,000 have been packed so far, against 9,000 all
lest season, and at most of those places, packing
is still going on very briskly,
At Olney, Springfield, Graysville, and other
points in Illinois, the packing is ahead of last year,
and quite a large number of hogs still to come in,
and from all we can learn, we think the increase
in number, as compared with last year's business,
will be fully twenty per cent. There will also be
an increase In weight.—Cisicinnati Prier Curont.
Till: SAYS Tulsa.—“ Have you a sister
Then love and cherish her with holy friend
ship. If you haven't got any Meter of your
own, take some other feller's sister, and love
her. The effect Is just as good—and some..
times better." -