Utlt Vress, TUESDAY. JULY 20, NM „ TrIIE ;Portiter,newa from Mexico wilt be found in our columns this morning It is difficult to under stand the true state of affairs in that mneh:dis treated country. - - T. Mr. Charles S. Spence, of Baltimore, 'who hai spent much time In the Fast, and who wascharged ';by the State Department to exobange the, treaty between this country and Persia, we nee by the Sun. haireeetved front the Shah ,of, Persia a high testimonial- of hie regard for the ability with which be fulfilled his mission. It Is the Imperial - order of the Lion and Sun, the first ever conferred upon art American- The placque is large, beauti, • fully out en dlainant ; In the emetic, the arms of Persia in enamel, the lion and - , the sun. The plow& to oertatnly a surloatty: It is :written in , the' persian character,' upon parchment, headed with an.illuminated monograph of the Shah: Ac. eentpanying aletter from the minister, speaking in the most flattering termsof the:Manner in which Mr. dionOo had oonduoted=tho whole affair. Further partiOnlais 'Of the: Leavenworth fire have'reaohed'ini - rby Whielf we learn that the total -.Am , was over ono\ hundred, and thirty thousand deliar;Von Whlat there Wei an insurance to cover but thirty thousand, The report, that lives were bat is contrailieted... ' •,- Professor litotes; sells for Europe, with his family, • on Saturday,. the 24th haat., to be absent, a year or ‘ more. The Prefiisior, It is stated, has already ra oelyed.sthe first instalment of the $80;600 presented to him - by the European Governments tor his tole , graphic) invention, - ' Yesterday the Pennsylvania Railroad cow; 'Mantel; tilt:inletAtilt Wide oars through between .Philadelphia'and:Plttdiurglit *without any change: The -soma; Conductor ['attends. his train through pity to oity. , • • • : ' T: Porter, the talented editOr of "Fortor'e "'Spirit of the Times,” hied yesterday in Now York, • Dis.dieth wee rather euddon.: The Wales Of three of the young women drowned , in NSW York. on Friday evening, - were, recovered „Tafterday: " Two efltetb ore yet missin g. - 2%.034fai of,Maltamet in National Convention yesterday. In _the, grand f ootmen chamber of the Blinnehalta Lodge. ' Curtis Guild; et 'Boston, WS* /elected as temporary chairman. snit S. It. Glenn • al-to Cr the CRY of Notions,"Was chosen aeon - t3ty. - • composed of ono delegate froin Blob iodge wns. aPpointid to select perms, •, nen* Officers. , - Mr- - . Gee, W. Wood, of this city, is among the number of ofileers. selected ,by title oomtalttee,' The report' of the TinaniseCominit , Commit 'tee exhibits a distribution' Of, $18,583.42 over the n, untrY, Tarim:to ; 'for, Charitable pup . $1,596,35 was in the hands of the Grand Treasurer at the oommeneentent of the present' : , The Ifiricpatrich;peisonirigetiseas continued' yesteniai, but nothing new was elicited. _Pie' pro , eeftution is near .It 4 termination, 'and 'the public mind is on ',the grin U6ud fOr , the defence. What s 'reelitieboty thing 'it is to' see brother arrayed , . „ ; agaist brother , and What a lesson we all shoidd "-learn from this ease ! . - , Tho "heated term" continues to drive out of town all those Whese'hasiness and finances will allow them to go. The sea-Shore and the moun tains seduce hundreds daily . .from our midst. _ -Business in dull, news is dull; can it be wondered, • therefore;that newspapers are also dull ? - THE CONTEST IN ILLINOIS. •' We published, a few days" since, the speech Of Senator botiarAs at Chicago, to the enthu siastle and immense• assemblage which wel comed him home, It has since been replied to • by hie rival, Mr. LiticoLN, who falls back upon ultra• Republican doctrines, which have well nigh lost whatever charm they may have once possessed for the American people. Popu lar Sovereignty, honestly carried out, has been shown to be all that reasonable mon should - desire. It has hien fully demonstrated that if the people of a Territory are allowed the peace able and goper exercise of their inalienable rights, they are quite as competent to decide the slavery question as any other. Fair play Is all they need or demand. The attempt to revive exploded doctrines of Congres sional intervention, which have boon virtu ally renounced by the entire Congrea sional delogation of the opposition, against. the heroic Senator who gallantly led the van In the triumphant onset against Lecompton, cannot .but prove a failure. Dlr. LINCOLN, while admitting that "in theposition in which ' Judge' DotioLas stood in opposing the Le : compton Constitution he was right," attacks - him because of hie acquiescence in the Dred Scott decision, and his unwillingness to pro. hibit slavery hi the Territories, by direct Con gressional action, in spite of that decision.— bedanse those who vote for him will stand e‘ ready saddled, bridled, and harnessed, and waiting to be driven over to the slavery ex• tension camp of the nation"—because, in his opposition to Lecompton, he declared that he gi did not care whether slavery was voted down or up"—and because he was unwilling to place the black race upon an equality with the whites. While these objections are being urged 'oy Mr. Wools, and proclaimed by him to bo thr leading issues to be decided by the people of Illinois - in their choice between. himself and his adversary for the Senatorship—both par ties substantially agreeing, according to hit statement, In opposition to Lecomptonlsm— the Washington-Union, of the 18th instant, ir moved to define its position. Conscious that whatever influence it may be enabled to exert 16 Illinois must necessarily be for ono or the other of - the two'great combatants who alone occupy the, public :mind, its horror of the crime of hilt* trim . the Cincinnati plat form and the pledges of 1856 la so great as to make even Dinettes election seem a far less evil than the triumph of Doi:r otas ; and. It therefore formally tenders itb aid - and comfort to the Mike-holding recu sants who have violated the usages of the De mocracy of Illinois, and cheers them on in their work of disorganization and of coalition with the'frienda cly Locom ,It virtually pro claims all the acts Of the regular Democratic State Convention held in April, called by the regular standing committee in accordance with time-honored usages, and representing the en tire Democracy It( the State, null and void, because that Convention did not endorse Le compton, and cheers on the little band of mer canary Danites, by the assurance that they are engaged in &holy work in opposingtho traitor ous DOIYOLAS, and by saying that ti our coun cils should be kept pure; (1) and we insist, as humble advocates of the cause, that they shalt be.'! • It will no do'ubt be highly' gratifying to the Southern . allies of the Union to notice this extraordinary position of that journal. They will denbtleas rejoice to see the official organ throwing its whole weight is favor of a cham pion ofnegro'equality, of Congressional prohi bition of slavery, and opposition to the Dred Scott decision, in a contest where these issues are discussed; ve and con, before a whole State I The' tens and hundreds of thousands of. Northern Democrats, too, whose honest hearts instinctively 'revolt against en endorse ment of Lecomptonism, will be greatly edified at learning that, without Ruch endorse ment, there can be no Democracy—that De mocratic Conventions which fall to ,sing ho sannas to tie rule of the minority cannot make binding nominations--that Lecomptorilem has swallowed up all other issues, and that no political sin' In the calendar calls for such ex emplary punishment as opposition to the Cal houn contrivance by a Democrat. Let us be thankful that we have teachers capable of In structing us in such'sublime doctrines! GOVERNOR PACKER Els Excellency Governor- WILLIAM P. Pat:lmm, accompanied by his two daughters, together with his Cabinet, and a few personal Mends, will leave the city this morning, per steamer Boston, to spend a week at Cape • Island. This relaxation front the earns of public business will- doubtless be grdatly en joyed by Governor PACKER. Since his inau geration he has been constantly occupied in the faithful tlisc,harge •of the duties of his high othce, and kris scarce taken a day from its , onerous calls upon his time. We bespeak for his 'Excellency a cordial reception at the Lands ,of the people, of New, Jersey, and the visiters at the Island. Governor PACKER'S broad national Views - en all 'the great ques tions of the day, his experience ;in public affairs, the ability which he has 'displayed in his Admitilktration, dad the sound and states manlike views expressed in his veto messages, Imp fixed upon him Universal attention. -We aid informed that Governer NEWELL, of 'New Jersey,- and Ex-Governor PRATT, of Ma. ryland, aro both sojourning at the Colunibia House, where Governor PACKER and suite in tend stopping. , Our ever-attentive raid courteous friend, 001. JAMES AnnEttircE, the._agent • for this line of steamers, will accompany the party to day as lhr as Now Castle, to look' after their comfort and convenienoe. WARNING TO RAILMRAD COMPANIES Wo are, and we trust we shall ever be, among the:last *make the Misfortunes of our nelghborS a source of aelt.congratulation. We know how liable all railroads are to acci dents, and if we have a horror of anything, it is of that which censures a railroad company for unavoidable disasters. But there is a limit even to this rule. The great New York rail roads have been managed so much on the g; go-ahead'.' principle, that regard for human life has become secondary. They have thought too much of profit, and too little of safety. They have rolled too much on luck, and too little on labor and caution. They have thought too much of beating distant States in the race fbr travel, and too little of the lives of the human beings who travel on their roads. The very.last evidence of the , c enterprise", of the New York railroads that has been made public was the cutting down of rates of travel so low that no company could live upon them, and that human life must be jeoparded by, the enormous travel it must attract. The very road, in whose name the proposal was made, is the one upon which the late fatal accident took place, just, indeed, as might have been expected. The steamboat captain, who found his boat in danger of being defeat ed by a rival, and who commanded his subor dinates to throw turpentine on the lire to keep up steam, was hardly more guilty. The fol lowing extract from yesterday's New York Tribune, called out, as it has been, by the late accident on the New York and Erie Railroad, is full of admonition to other rail roads, and especially to those of our own State, which, though admirably conducted, cannot do better than take warning by the follies of their neighbors That old rowel, Nobody, has been at it again. Ile bee killed six or eight persons on the Erie Railroad, and wounded forty odd, in spite Of the minost oaro, vigilance, Eco , on the part of the superintendent, trackmaster, conductor, engineer, brakemen, he., (to. The victims are dead or wounded—there is, unhappily, no room for tole- Like or doubt about that part of the business—but how or,why they came to be ao unluoky, the coro ner's jury cannot imagine! At all events, Nobody did it ! • Two cars of the express train that left the city at 5 P. 31, on Thursday were run off the track beiwenn Otirville and Port Jervis, and plunged down a preolpioe some thirty to fifty feet, whereby one of them was rolled over and over, smashed to - pieces, and Most of its inmates killed or wounded ; bat tbatjury find that the killed .e , me to their death ca natty, accidentally, and by misfortune, and not otherwise; and further. 'item all the testimony b fore an, and from a personal inspection of the around It is our belle , that the me were thrown [torn the track in consequenee of a broken rail, ardent which ordinary care and foresight on the part of those in charge or the train could not guard » No, gentlemen ! that will not do! You cannot deceive yourselves so monstrously; at all °tante, - yen can deoeive nobody else It was not canal ty, nor misfortune, nor yet o "flaw in the rail," nor any defeat in the track, that robbed these persons of their lives. The causes are abundantly laid bare in the evidence given before you. Thittevi .donoe proves that— ', The train had lost eight minutes, Mainly by a hot journal, and was behind time when it left 2. It was-running down the west side of the - mountain ate hazardous speed—probably not less than forty miles per hour—in order to make up this lost time before reaching Port Jervis. 3, Having five passenger oars—an unusually large number for the Erie Road—it neoeeserily bore harder on the rails than a light train would do, and its extraordinary speed caused the wheels to bound from point to point on the track, striking each rail with fearful force. The result was the hreakings of a rail—probably by the engine or one d . the toromost oars—followed up by suooessive broakings of the now unsupported fragment, until some of the broken pieces were thrust out of place, and the hinder ears hurled off the track and down the precipice. But for the breaking of the cou pling, the whole train would hare been dragged _off and carved in like manner. . . We my the cridenoe before the jury shore all this, in spite of the mystification of the railroad men. who (of course) swear thoy, though confessedly behind lime, wore running no faster than usual— ,ot over thirty miles per hour, &o. Who ever heard of a railroad oonduotor or engineer who (acoord ing to his own testimony) was running fast at the time of such a tragedy, anymore than of a steam boat engineer who Lad not his atom vory low and Ills water rather high at the time hie boiler ex ploded? Tho.publio aro familiar with this sort of testimony, and know just what it is worth. NATIONAL I.:I:INVENTION SONS OF MALTA. (Reported for The Press.] The Grand National Convention of this Order met yesterday morning In the Grand Council Chamber of the Minnehaha Lodge, in this city. The convention was temporarily organized by the appointment of Curtis Guild, of Boston, as chairman, and S. N. Glenn, Esq., of Boston, as meretary. On motion, a committee, consisting of one delegate from each lodge represented, was appointed to select from the Convention permanent officers to preside over its deliberations, - which re• butted in the unanimous choice of the lion. Henry Soothers, of Pennsylvania, as president, one vice President from each delegation. G. W. Nike, Esq., of New York, and Geo. W. Wood; of Philadelphia, were appointed the secretaries. The Convontion was then called to order by the President. The following aro the names of the 'easiness committee : N. Watkins, of New York ; Curtis Guild, of Boston ; Thatohor, of St. Louis; J. C. Johnson, of Kentucky; Abraham Sloan, of Maryland. The Committee on Finanee reported $18,56542 was distributed by the various lodges in the Uni ted States for charitable purposes during the yoar 1857. The funds in the grand treasurer's bands at tho.conameneement or the present year was $1,556.25. The different lodges In each State arc well rep. resented, there being about three hundred end fifty delegates present, and fifty more foreign dole ;rites to arrive. The meeting adjourned at 4P. AL, until 10 o'clock this morning. The Convention will be In session several days.. The utmost harmony prevailed during lie denim. ration. The hotels are rapidly filling with visiting members from all rifts of the Union. It le esti mated of these there are from twelve to fifteen hundred In the oily. A grand procession of the done will take pine° this evening. The European and South American delegates were received with merited attention. General Pohelia of Nicaragua, and suite, arrived yesterday and are at the Girard House. Great enthusiasm prevails among the order. Considerable excitement exists in the city In re• gard to the objects of this Convention. JOHN HICKMAN AT KENNETT ! (Clorrenpondeace Of The Pmts.] Wen' CHUM, Pa., Monday, July 19, 1858. Hickman's meeting at Kennett Square, called for last Saturday evening, really "bearded the lion in his den." Re had more people in attendance than both their large halls would have bold. Tho meeting was three times the size of any night meeting I have aver attended there ; twice as large, at least, es our West Chester meetings. It was a glorious nirair, and Rickman addressed it in the open air. The village was overflowing. I have never beard any man make a moro powerful and Irresistible argument. lie carried all before him. You may rest assured the people are beginning to arouse themselves to the importance of the light. Tho popular heart boats healthily. Hickman will hold meetings In rapid succession, and will con tinue to appoint others. lie will conquer, or die in the last ditch now much, I regret that the Democrats of Phila delphia were not with us last Saturday night. They would have obtained Borne insight into the feelings of Chester Boynty. POATWOVOHT. The Boston City DirOotory for 1858, just pub. fished, contains 50.050 names, and gives ample proof of the increase of Celtic strength in this once Anglo-Saxon city. The Smiths are, of course, most numerous, numbering 520, and there are 382 Browns, but the Sullivan family numbers 350 names; Murphy, 296; McCarty, 258; O'Brien, 240 ; Davis, 234 ; Clark, 227 ; Jones, 197 ; Wil liams. 195; Johnson, 194; White, 191• Adams, 181; Hall, 180; Parker, 101 ; Doherty, 155; Col. line, 158; Welch, 152; Richardson, 14.1; Allen, 141 ; Taylor, 139 ; 11111, 1.380 McLaughlin, 137 ; Thompson, 135; Wilson, 134; Robinson, 129; Ba ker, 122; Foster, 121 ; Russell, 110; Stevens, 115; Barry, 113 ; Wright, 108. Acanowbennstatur —Prom Purser John Grant, of the steamer ICeystone Shag, we have received Charleston papers of last Saturday. This is a quick voyage, but only the average of what this flee steamer usually accomplishes at this season. FIRFIT PAGE.—Thomas Jefferson's IteligiOUS Faith ; Spbemern, No. 2; Pacification of Mexico; Inforesting from Mexico; A Spread Eagle Toast; General Nerve. STOCKS AND REAL ESTATE, this evening, at the Exchange. See Thomas fr, Sons' pamphlet cata logue and advortlEementP. Death of WillistnT. Porter, of the Spirt of the Times This morning William T. Porter, long known as the editor of the Spirit of the Times, end of va rious sporting publications, died in this city. Mr. Porter after leaving the Spirit of the Times, in which be bad gained a wide reputation, estab lished about a year or two eine° a new periodical entitled Porter's' Spirit, of which he was the editor at the time of his death. Ile was a man of much cleverness as a writer in big department, end of a highly social and convivial temper. lite loss will be widely regretted in sporting circles. Mr. Porter was attacked on Friday by chills and foyer, and died this morning at nine o'oloek. Ris health hod previously been impaired. Ifs wah iltly-six years of age, and was born in Ver mont N. Y. Evening Post, loth. Fires.—The machine shop of Morgan & Orr, In Cellowhill street, below Thirteenth, was slightly damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The roof of the bakery of Mr. George Donny at Hamel( and Phoenix streets, was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The loss by fire and water amounted to $2OO, which is insured Pitkpocket Arrested.—A young pickpocket, named D. Dolan, crag arrested yesterday after noon whdlein the not of picking the pockets of a lady OR Damp, avenue. He V 704 sent below. BY MIDNIGHT MAIL LETTER FROM / 40CVASIONAL. ,, feerresponden; Of The Prose 1 WASHINGTON, July 19, It Is a sad and sorry eight to sea the Washington Union attacking the Democratic party of Illinois, and telling them that beoause they determine to ad- , here to the Cincinnati platform, therefore they aro out of the Demoaratio party. The theory of the Union is, that if a Democrat chooses to go for the Cincinnati platform and all other Democrats choose to be against, therefore the aforesaid Democrat is outside of the Democratic party. Ergo, if the State of Illinois chooses to decide for the principle of popular sovereignty, the said State of Illinoials out of the Democratic party, inasmuch as the other States of the Union have decreed against the said principle of popular sovereignty. This is about the idea of the Washington Union. When we reflect that in every Northern State in which Lecompton, or, in other words, treason to the Democratic plat form, has been approved, the Demooratio party has been defeated ingloriously and shamefully, we " shall come to the conclusion, (carrying out the Union's idea) that the onlywey in which a Demo crat is to keep in the party is to go for that which de feats tho party. Tho question of State rights is ig nored by the Union in a new way. That paper (and those for whom it speaks) chooses to change and throw out the Democratic creed whenever they please; and if others do not approve what they do, they are ostracised Thus, if the Union de termines to adopt an arieto6ratio Government or to make it a test, and all the States of the Union do not agree to folloW it, the aforesaid States would be out of the Democratic party. Its inexorable rule is, that to bo in the party tho States must en dorse every word or its political tergiversations. It is clear that with the Union there Is but one teat of Dethooraoi, and that is . a 'complete sub. servienoy to the idea assorted in the ruling disas trous Kansas policy. The Speech of Judge Douglas Is as unexceptiona ble as any Demaoratie speech ever was. It is na tional; it is Union-loving; it is discreet; above all, it to eminently Demooratio ; and yet, beoause ho does Pot go to thp length of approving Leoompton, he is not only out of the party, hot hie State is ex commurdeated at the same timp. Mr. Ppohanen is held accountable in certain quarters for the doe, Ulnae of the Union ; but when wo retied that the editor and owner of that paper are strangers to Pennsylvania and utterly inimical to an hpneat Democratic sentiment; that one of them, at least, bee always been his publio enemy, and that the Other hair printed and published vo lumes against his character, pert6no an . d politi cal, it is hard to suppose that he approves doe. , trines which would defeat him in every tow nshi in lets own State, and secure a rinefority agpinst him In his own //minty of Lancaster such se hap never before been recorded ip tjni political an nate of the State. " Whom the gods would da, stray they first make mad," and when I read the cobronad of the Union, I am impelled to ask whether Mr. iluehanan ever reads that paper, or whether he knows that It is boingquOted through out the country as his especial organ. If lair. Buchanan approves the course of the Union, then the nomination pf Wm. A. Porter in Pennsylvania is nortvorth a straw; then the nomination of every Leeomplon Democrat in the free States is a geeleaw ceremony ; then every Democrat is released in ad vance from voting for any man who approves Le comptonism, because, and for the simple reason, that the Administration makes Lecomptonism the test, and ignores everything else, throwing the old-fashioned principles and old-time organization over the fence, and making this now and miserable expedient THE ONLY TEST. I understand that Col. Thomas L. Kane will, when the proper opportunity affords, elate his case to the people, and show that he did not go to Utah without full authority, and oleo that the American army could never have entered Salt Lake City 'Without his previous efforts in favor of peace. Itie also assorted here in military circles that General Johnston, Commander-In-Cnief of the American force in Utah, le considerably under a cloud. What are the causes I do not know. I think that it will turn out that this officer is made, or will be made, the victim of certain desperate intriguers. They have nothing to do, 1 trust, with polities, inasmuch as the gallant gentleman is a Democrat of the, first water. OCCASioNAL. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. PROM WASZIONCITON Unfinished Business of the Seventh UMW' Col. Sleptoe and the Indiana. Waggon's" July 19 —Joseph C. G. Kennedy, Esq.. having been appointed by the President of the United States to carry out the act of Congress providing for the completion of the unfinished work of the Seventh Census, has entered upon the Performance of hie duties, with an able corps of assistants, and is busily engaged in revising end completing the statistics of manufactures, in order that the work may be presented to Congress at the commencement of the next session. These statistics, taken under the direction of Mr. Kennedy, and nearly completed when be was displaced from of doe, will, when finished, present the most complete and perfect exhibit of the condition of the Ameri oan ',mallard° arts that has ever been prepared. These details have never been published, and the interest occasioned by their appearance will not bo limited to our own country. It is ascertained from reliable source that, about two yours ago, treaties were made with certain Indians of Oregon and Washington Territories, including those who recently fought Col. Staptoo, and which the Senate failed to ratify. This omis sion has had the effect of produoing an impression on the minds of these Indians of the absence of good faith on the part of the Government of the United States. Several weeks ago, when tho rumor of the do• font of Col Steptoe reached thts oity, the Indian Bureau promptly sent out direotions to the United States Indian agent to use all available moans at his disposal for suoh on emergersoy, to ohook at oseo tho further spread of hostilitio., and to pro• vent tho commission of outrages upon our old. zens. WAsniaarn9, July 19 —Capt. Longetroet has been appointed paymaster in the army In the plaea of Capt. Dashieli, dismissed. General Burnett, the Surveyor-Goneral of Ken has made all hie appointments, and will leave for the Territory during the present week. The Fire at Leavenworth. Er. touts, July 10 —Additional despatches re. calved from tho correspondent of the Associated Press at Leavenworth, per the United States Ex press to Booneville, says that the largest losses ustained by the recent disastrous fire are as fol lows: Mews. Weaver do Newland, s2o,ooo—insured $15,000 in the Atml office. Stewart & Co sls.ooo—insured 66,000 Sands /Brothers, 6 000 " 2A OO Dr. Par) 9 500 2 000 B. Leek 3,000 " 2,000 Peal Dexter.. 5,000—n0 Insurance. L It Smoot 5.000 Simon Cohen 5.000 Davis I Lutes 8.000 ►t. Gorman - 0,000 Thos. Russell 111 Calvert 4,000 Albert Fisher . 3 500 A. 11. Mcaboy 3,000 Corner I, McCormick .... 3.000 „ . Smeller sufferers in various amounts ranging from $5OO to $2.000. increase the total to over $1 3 0,000, on which tho total Insurance was $30,000, chiefly In the Hertfordvldoes. A report prevailed that a men and two boys bed porlehed in the theatre, but We is proved to be Incorrect. New York Bank Statement Num , Yon:, July 10.—Tho weekly bank Mato meat allows the following mulls: Increase of loane $300,000 specie 022.000 . doposite 071,000 Decroaao of circulation 224,000 The New York Canal Break SCIIENgeTADV, July 19 —The repairs on the re cent break in the canal were nearly completed when the bottom gave way. It fa expected the , boats may plum tomorrow night. Pennsylvania Arrangement. Aureoles., July 19 —To-day, the Pennsylvania Railroad commenced running their wide eats through between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh without any change. The same conductor at- tends his trainthrough from city to My. Quite a, crowd of Philadelphians aro now enjoy ing the mountain breezes. both here and at the Mountain Musa. Markets by Telegraph 0010 AGO, July 19 —Flour dull; wheat active, at an advance o'lo ; sales at 70c. Oorn buoyant, at 48c Oats firm, Bblentents to Buffalo-500 bblo flour, 20 000 bushels wheat, 100.009 bushels torn fiblptuents to Oswego—ne flour, 2,4,000 bushels wheat, ltecelots -1,000 bblo flour, 123,000 bushels wheat, and 95,000 bushels cora. CINCVNNATI, July 19 —Flour unchanged; provisiona buoyant Mesa pork held at 818; buyers offer $15.60.n I. Th. Whiskey 2011 o; Linseed Oil 71c. NRW ORLEANS, July 19 —Tho Cotton market oettled awl expected sales of 200 babe only. Flour quiet at $1 for Superfine. Wheat 85. Lard firw at 10X. Cotton freights to Liverpool Omnibuses for Freight Purposes. —We have already referred, wore than once, to the loss of time timed by omnibus proprietors allow ing their coaches to be made use of for carrying articles from ono part of the oily to another, which should be transported to and fro upon a ears or dray. This abuse of omnibuses Booms to be on the increase, such artiolos as furniture, building materials and merobandise generally, being stook upon the tops of the coaches, but it le not unfre quently taken inside to add to the catalogue of annoyances which room inseparable from the om nibus system. If none but the proprlotors were incommoded by this cheap-transit-for-luggage sys tem, the omnibus patronising portion of the com munity would have no right to complain ; but, un fortunately, the public are the principal sufferers both in convenience and in pocket, for the latter is often seriously affected by the loss of time in volved in this currying of freight. Tho getting off a let of heavy luggage In pleoe upon the top of a coach causes more loss of time, generally, than would bo occasioned by the debarkation of a dozen passengers, aril to those whose time is - valuable this delay is exceedingly irritating. Omnibus proprietors should boar to mind that those freight-carrying customers never ride unless they have a few hundred weight of luggage to take with them by way of getting a good rip's worth, and this unprofitable class of patrons aro accommodated to the disadvantage of the regular paying customers who pass over the line daily. Omelbuees, however, aro considered behind the age at 'best. They are too often very "slow reaches;" and probably the introduction of pas senger railways was greatly hastened by this freight-oarrying nuisance. There are many lines yet where the evil continues. and the sooner it is abated, it will bo to the profit of the proprietors and the COnonzunit7. TUESDAY. JULY 20, 1858. THE PREss.—purILAnELPHIA. LETTER FROM NEW YOWL Dr. Hamelin and Mr. games defended Dr. Smith. [Correspondence of The Press,) Dr. Hamelin thought Dr. Smith was slandered = DI r. w Yona, July 10, : 858 . by the remarks of Mr. Brown, and as that gentle- This forenoon poor Wm. T Porter, that ‘:' tall man was lu the room, be moved that ho have por k mission to reply to tits spoooli. • eon of York," as ho was familiarly called, died a. Several gentlemen arose to speak, when his residence, in Bleacher street. Lang howl", The Chair declared this out of order. and much esteemed for his genial disposition, he A Motion was made to lay it on the table, and it presided, as editor of Porter's Spirit of the Times, was alyraed to by a ivo e te of 12 to 11. over sporting matters, and lovers of the turf, as an . I . VN e ß r, e r , 7 ni;..,,,,,b as tat board,il t desirous of main accredited umpire and expounder. Hie loss will 1 taining . a I:Liet economy in all the affairs of the be regretted far and wide. The paper will remain institution, and feel it to bo our duty to curtail ex under the direction of George Wilkes. pendituree wherever cironmstanees umy allow ; Another death—that of a noted politician, Aid. And, whereas, the ferry at South street is kept up p Michael Murray, of the Eighteenth ward, a strong e‘taauext-enseto taxpayers of the city and county, bringing to the institution any return man in the Democratic ranks—took place about w the some hoar.. The City Hall flags, at half-mast, Resolved, That the office of 'ferryman he alio what ever: announce the event, in connection with respect to Reboil, and that all connootion at South street be t f i n the future. the memory of Gen Quitman. prohibited Laid on the table. The bodies of three out of the five young women Dr. Oliver moved that they proceed to elect a drowned at the foot of 80th street, were recovered clerk, which was agreed to. The veto stood this morning, near the locality of the accident. Fur lament Deacon, 12 ; Colonel C. 11. Schlat -1 An inquest Is to be held this afternoon. ter, A. M ~ 6 ; Joseph M. Church, 5. The man Laidlow, who was shot at by John Ere C fo h ile 'r wln e g cla h r m e n d l ir nie lj n " w " er n e el e e l e e t e e t d ed v isi tors i Cooper Vail on suspicion of Intimacy with the lat. for the ensuing year ter's wife, 'l:serrated this morning, in company First diotriot, T. F. Mansfield; Second district, with another, named Twibill, on a charge of ler. A. F. Redstrealt ; Third district, (southern per. tion,) Mr. Geo. Stone; Third district, (northern cony. portion,) Mr. Richard Taylor; Fourth district, A lire broke out this siternoon in South William , Peter Bess ; Fifth district. John Hough ; Sixth street, from the contact of a light with alcohol, (Harlot, Edward HAM ; Seventh district, George which a boy woe handling in Geo. Godfrey's liquor Brewer; Eighth district. Francis Heed ; Ninth store. The lad was burned to death ; but the fire district, Francis Pierson ; Tenth district, John was got under before destroying the entire build- ll7, o r r i'a.Elvenlh ' lts ! -11 "'' L. 7 16 . 1.. . - Eln o ry: . . Physicians of the First district, J. T Old ing. Loss oboist $3,000. For and Robert Rayburn ; Second diatriet, IL The Board of Health this morning declared the D. Benner, G. W. Chambers; Third district, is following ports to be infected, and vessels arriving soph Shippen and Joseph O. Alien for first Mid therefrom subject to strict quarantine: Barone, lion; ‘, o D won Stlledia.ntrdictDaiTidvi C. llessy al. fors e a eeor n cj Matanzas, St. Thomas, Port au Prince, Ponce a , Car. Thcanas ' Fourth Cra ig; Fifth district, W. Fleming l and A dense, St. Jago de Cuba, Bogue la Grande, Trini- G. Rinaldo; Sixth district, Joseph E. ROWE , and dad de Cuba, Cienfuegos, San Juan do les Remo. Charles 13 Cadey ; Seventh district, Richard Burr; dies, and Now Orleans. Eighth district, Jaycee Anderson' Ninth district, I The imbroglio of our Police Commissioners with El,pli Crolb; 'Tenth tlistriat, James Morrison; Eleventh district, George Wylie. the Darien) Railroad Company is further ambit- For Apothecary of the First distriet, William tored to-day by the serving of a process by tbo coin- Nottece, ; Second district, J. AL 'Penrose. Jr. ; pony's lawyers on the Mayor and Commissioners. Third district, John Goodyear and Asher S Leidy; A. light business is noticed at the Stock Board Fourth iyia district, James Dclavau ; Fifth district, Thompson and Paniel Laws; Sixth die this morning, prices declining. Reading opened " teat, t li'illia c' in m ni n ershey and ll'. R. Claridge ' ' at 451, and was sold down to 45—a fall oft since Seventh district, J. F. Tronehard,' Eighth district, Saturday. Pennsylvania Coal began at 77, and Henry Rickard ; Ninth district, Henry Mullin, P. moved that Choy proceed to elect a advanood i. Delaware and Hudson was not in J g . 7, ll ir oo p po r r o , n a n nd . L ov . the market. New York Central declined 1 e i nes , ardener. last Saturday, and closed at 85. Erie closed at 11Ir. Armstrong moved to nmond to elect on the 174—1 decline. liudson River brought Saturday's ist of January next, which was afterwards amend rate. Harlem opened at - 1.04; closed at 104—a, pd to postpone the election for the present; and the decline of 5 since last week The preferred stook Motion agreed to ' of this road was sold at Pt. , Mr. /tonsil moved that all the officers elect enter s u o p i T e i their deha t duties a o s n the e irr : 6 3 , l of fo next el x io t allow the 0 in Aj e t r e a r In W e stern roads, business was likewise quite moderate. Michigan Southern old Stock opened to fix this matter among themselves. at 225, and closed at 221, a fall of 4; and the Mr. Preall called up his resolutions in regard p,uarantied brought 445 regular against 45, buyer to the Board of Consulting Physicians, Board refused to consider them but the sixty, eu Pignrday. Cloreland and Toledo Mr. Smith moved that Dr. Smith bo permitted closed at 20, a decline of 4. Ohiaago Kid Reek to reply to the slanders against his professional Island olosed at 76, Saturday's highest rate:' La abilliimi. Crosse NA 14/11VAIlkee advanced 4. Galena and The Chair declared the motion out of order. °Wage, 1 ; Cleveland, Columbus and Dincipnati oi.,eßilrlosd vetoct r i ni .au l d 'l n .m ti r n .p g e ' d t° $' 3 , 900 15, and 1 ; hillwarikee and Mississippi Was sold down to Another mthdof ii t• r p wpa inn,----A. facetious 15f, a donna of 24. corroppondiinl suggests t at, in the pre state of ' - ' ---- -- In bank etooks the business was light, including only Metropolitan at 107; Bank of the State at 101 ; Bank of Commerce at 1001, down to 100/, and Artisans' at 70 The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House to- Nay were $10,281.034.47, and the balances 51.185,- 068.63. 'rho 4letronolitan currency cortifieates aro redueOil 10 .6 1 0011 , a 46014" of PA° afOOO .• .Faturday, NSW YORIC STOOK BKOHANG - 11••••-,Tniir 10. 311041170, 00A RD. 6000 California fit 7s 8616 60 Mariam Railroad 11 5000 11 Y Central 6/1 80X 100 do 0000 LIC&M L O bde 2l 60 Midi So & N Is It r.t).l 60 Nord.% Bank 107 50 Mich 8 R pref . Mk 44X 50 Paolfie Mall BCo 86i4 50 anions & Chi It BSX 21 1111 wk & Ming It 1616 200 do 89 25 LaCronno & liii It O . X 100 Cies dr Tel R 185 10 100 do 5% 210 N Y Cen R 85% 150 do 86/4 /00 do e6O 84X 150 Erie Railroad /83 160 Hudson River It 21% 30 Panama It 105 THE MARKETS . Ft.oon.—The market is inure buoyant than at the close of last week. Prices sre improved ; miles 10,000 bids at $3.084E3.10 for common to good superfine State, $404 05 for extra State, $3.8503.96 for superfine Wee torn, $424.45 for common to medium extra Michire',, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, nod Wisconsin, and $4 ostri 76. for shipping brande of extra round hmip Ohio. The market chums firm. Included in the sales are NOME, 3,500 bits superfine and extra State for export, at prices within the range. The supply of Canadian Flour is quite limited, and the market melee very firm. Sales trifling lots at tit 30 ets 21 for common to choice extra. Southern Elmr is a shade firmer, with a better business doing. Bales 2 800 bble at $4 50,24.76 for op. psrfine, and $4 SOesti for fancy and extra. Rye Flour le selling In email parcels at 53n3 50 Corn Meal con tinue' Meetly. Salon 100 puncheons Brandywine at $lO Co WeIBILST is dull Bales 500 Mole at lie Gnaw —The Wheat market to lege better, with a pretty good demand for export The stock offering in small, and there le come disposition to purchase to arrive. The private accounts by the Canada are re ported favorable. Bales 85 000 bush at 77er800 for unsound Chicigo Spring; 88002 c for fair to good (not strictly prime) Milwaukee Club; II 10,2113 for fair to good white Michigan; $1 28 for prime white ditto: $1 06 for mixed winter Milwaukee; $1.12 for white Caasolao ; SI 05 for winter rod Western; $1 05 for Indiana; $ll6 for new red, and II 40 for now white Southern. Mesere hicks & Hathaway exhibited on change to-day a sample of the new crop white Michigan Woriat Ilya la quiet at 690 with sales of 2,000 bushels dell• vered tor Corn there lea brick demand, and with a moderato supply prices have advanced 11020 'lv bushel. Sales 41,500 burhels at 61074 c for uneouod mixed Western ; 840800 for small parcels sound do; and 010 for round yellow. In Oats there is a 11telo a... 0 doing at 30e300 for Sruthern ; rreto for Delaware Pennsylvania, end Jer sey and 450470 for State and Western. R as Is moderately active and prices steady—salee 201) tierces at 31031 E an to quality. Mot..ism —Market quiet but steady. gm.it m a. of Now Orleans st 40c, and Muscavado at 28c Hors remain steady and rather quiet—sales 135 baler at 5070 for crop of 184. Hay —Good ebipping lots are to moderate request at 46 a 50a. Taxa —Stock light—last Wes of common Rockland were et Mc, and do lump at 80c. Genes —The market is arm, with a good business at 12g el2lie for middling uplands.' axes.—Market quiet and pricer unchanged; sales 86 bbls at HI for Pots end VI 12 go for Pearls. Paorrstots —The dennard for nearly all kinds of Prortsione Is good, mainly for ablprnont to California, but buyere are generally below the viowe of callers Pork is a shade firmer, with sales at Sid °Nell for Mess, the latter rate for small tote ; $lB 76610 for Clear ; and $l3 751113 Effyi for Primo. Beef c ntinues steady, with a moderato business doing; sales 140 bbis at $lO Mtn 60 for Country Mess ; $12.1r13 60 for repacked Western Mess, and $141114 60 for extra do; Prime Mono to steady, at sl9a 22. but without sales of moment Beef llama rule quiet and nominal at f15m17. Bs con le In request, wits sales of 96 bozo Short Middles, rib In, at 0,1 Cot Monte continue steady. with an active demand, both for the trade and for elifpenent ; sales 400 blade at 5%428 cents or Shoulders and ths fur Hama, Lard le In moderate demand, and is steady ; eaten 280 tads at 11;0311134c f r No. Ito prime. Butter le steady at 12017 c for fair to prime Ohio ; 1501.96 for Etate dairy ; and 200 for choice do. Cheese to selling to a moderate extent at 008 a for good to prime chipping 7.13.6 . ' CITY. • AMUBEINIDITH TUIH V.VISNING Wumunive Aiwa STIUST 111IIAT101, AMOR similar, •1107/1 SllTll.— ,, Ordway's Bonton Mantle." Guardians of Me Poor.—This body hold a second meeting at 2 o'elook yesterday afternoon, in the office Seventh street, above Market, but the Reporters of the Press were ordered to leave the ZOOM. At 2 o'clock the room wee thereon opened to tho pnblio, when the Ilall was at once crowded with offico•holderc, and oficc•sackere. Present—Motsrs. Allison, Armstrong, Brownell, Brown, Budd, Cress, Dawson, Dunlap, Fisher, Freno, Gamble. Hamelin, Hoopes, Karnes, Kensii, McClelland, Oliver, Overbeck, Fresh!, Riehl,Shor• ry, Smith, and Huhn, (President.) The reading of the minutes caused some little merriment, particularly the resolutions forbid ding the purchase and consumption of refresh ments and the selling of "dead bodies " The census on Saturday last was' 2,259; same time last year, 2,029 ; increase, 230 Recapitulation: Admitted during the past two weeks, 245; births, 13; deaths, 32; discharged, 137; eloped, 14; bound out, 3. The total number in the different wards is 2,259 Mr. Goo. Cress, of the Thirteenth ward, who was elected a member of Council, presented his certificate and took his seat. lie occupied the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Marshal llonszey. A man named Herd said ho was " a little short," and desired an appropriation of 54.55 to send him to Pittsburgh, The Board declined to aocode to I the request. Dr—Hamelin submitted a resolution referring tho securities of the out-door agent to the So licitor, which was adopted, with an amendment, that ho enter upon his duties when the same is ap proved of. Mr. Brown offered the following MCJONCII, That all officers not having entered their bonds according to tho rules of the Beard be, and aro hereby, required to do HO at once, that the same be presented at the next stated meeting of the Board for their approval. Agreed to. The steward reported that he had oolleetod sines the 9th inst., $13.40. The treasurer reported that ho had expended $2 041. 01, and received $2,011 09. The oubtloor agent reported that he had collected $3OO fur the emigrunt tax, and $109.29 in bond and support oases. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Brown com plained that "there was so much buzzing" among the politicians in the room, that ho could not hear what was going on. The Chairman brought down hiszavel and said there must ho silence—and there was silence— :lnd Mr. Brown woe no more annoyed by the buz• zing. - Dr. Oliver submitted the following, with the re quest of the Store Committee : Resolved, That the store•keeper receive no goods in the store unless accompanied by a bill, mid to receive no more than is celled for by the requieitien of the steward. Agreed to An inventory of the goads fa the steward's de partment was road. Among these were COMO car pets. Mr Smith desired to know whether the carpels wore rag or ingrain? The clerk could not give the information. The inventory woe tiled. Mr. Armstrong submitted a resolution directing the solicitor to enter satisfaction upon the bonds of Mr. Jacob Layer, late ttto Visitor of the First district. Agreed to. Mr Smith submitted the following : Resolved, That from and after the let of Au gust, 1858, the assistant resident physicians of , the Philadelphia Hospital be required to pay to ' the steward of the Alms-house the sum of $4 per week for the boarding of each one attending the pi:notice of the House. A motion was made to lay the resolution on the table, which gave rise to considerable discus sion. The motion was not agreed to, and the resolu tion was adopted. Air. Preall submitted n. preamble and ronolution setting forth that the interests of the Almshouse demanded a Board of Consulting physicians anti surgeons, and authorizing an election et once of five pbyeicians for that purpose, ono of whom shall be en obstetrician. Mr Brown thought that this was a reflection upon the present incumbent (Dr. Smith), and gave a glowing account of the abilities of Dr. MoClin teek• , municipal finances, ii large revepuo could bo ratset by faxing beauty and intellect. ror what will not a woman sacrifice for the sake of beauty 7 and men will pay largely to bo denominated intellec tual. By a woman being rated a beauty, and be :ing no set down in tha t, a ass n e o sso o r u 'a tla b y oo ro k r , it a r li t h in o o u l g a h i t h e e s t o s t x . 7 s b F e i., h4 ,l , yet it will prove a saving to adornment. Jewelry and expensive bonnets ants dreoca may be dispensed with; for when a woman id Onoo assessed as a " beauty," and pays her tax regularly, no one can gainsay the fact, and she will be so aceounted throughout the world. Men should pay heavily for any additional brains that they may have over others, and thus attain the reputa— tion of silvans without the trouble of education and study. Our correspondent suggests that Councils should 100 do . 3011 100Ohicagok 11 1 blO 70); 60 do 70 2JO do s3O 70 200 do 70S 1100 do beo 703( pass an ordiiiance directing the assessors to moor thin and return to the City ootnmissionor all the "boluty" in the eity,thattve may obtain some ',boo ty," and ohms the intellect of the men. Wo admit that the assessors will exptrience some difficulty in dots ning who aro beautiful and who are not, if the not determine among themselves some standard, or agree to some particular period of the day to call and examine fur themselves, which period shell bo unknown to the ladies. Wo would recommend that the lady rate herself This will relieve the assessor and very considerably increase the tax. To determine the Intellect in men, let them take batter's measure. Tax beads 7, at $100; $150; 71. $250; 7.+, $500; all over that mea sure at $l,OOO per annum. Webster's bead was very large, and ho had groat intellect. Every largo head (except cabbage) should be taxed hea vily. Something Needed.—We have frequently, urged that Councils should take measures to pro vide bettor accommodations fur the central station of the munjoipal telegraph, whirl to now located in a little apartment, beck of the Mayor's office, where there is scarcely a tenth part of the room necessary. This apartment is about fourteen feet long by seven or eight foot in width. In this con tracted space are all the Instrument/And the other apparatus of the two branches of the telegraph There are generally two operators on duty, day and night, and there are almost always persons present on business with the tam. Besides all this, lost children have to be accommodated In those narrow (palters, and the operators Bove to attend to the wants of the little wanderers, and comfort them until they are restored to their friends. The service is fortunate in the possession of an amiable and obliging corps of operators at the central station, or the business of the depart ment could never be conducted in so unsuitable a place. A few days since It was publicly announced that the Police Committee of Councils had deter mined to increase the accommodations ' but as yet we have Been no evidence of this resolution. Mayor Henry has but few police appointments to make now, and we trust that when he gots through with them. be will make an occasional visit to the tele graph station, and urge upon Councils the neces sity for increased accommodations for the de partment, and some suitable provleion for stray children. Our Passenger I?itilways.-- Ground was yesterday morning broken on Poiconti street for the Spruce and Pine streets Railway, the Inten tion being to complete the whole within six weeks The materials provided aro of the heaviest and best description. The work of laying the rails on the Vine and Rose streets Passenger Railway has been com menced. The starting point was Broad and Vine streets. Tho Tenth and Eleventh streets road le nearly touwlatod. The workmen aro now engaged lu making the oonneotion between the two strode at Reed street The new depot, at Tenth and Mont gomery: streets, ie also nearly finished, and will be ready for use in a short time. it is ;invited that the cars Will begin to run regularly in a very low days. The West Philadelphia Company have laid a single track along Market street, from Eighth to Third. A sideling, large aeon& for two cars, has been placed at Third street, and another, for ono car, at Fifth street. Tho ears will run on this portion of the road to-day. Tho single track, it is thought by the managers, will work very well. Laying of the Corner SIOIIC of a New Church at Germantown —Yesterday afternoon the corner stone of a new Methodist Episcopal church, under the name of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown, was laid in Ilia presence of a largo end attentive audience The churob is situated on Haines street, near Main street. on the sito of the old St. Stephen's Methodist Episcopal Church. The Bev. William McCombs 19 its pastor. Its di monsiona are to he 55 feet by 83 feet, the lecture room being ll feet. and the audience room 27 feet, with end and side galleries. It is to be built by J A. & C. Binder, in the same style as the English Erengetical Lutheran Church of Germantown, which is tastefel and pleasing. while at the same time commodious and substantial. In opening the exercises, the Rev Dr. thin niugham offered an impressive prayer. After the usual devotional exercises, au eloquent discourse was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Castle, who grace fully referred to the Revolutionary memories which clustered around the spot upon which they were assembled. The audience was dismissed after the benediction by the pastor. Serious .4 . ffoir in the Fourth Ward.—At a late hour on Saturday night, two colored indi viduals engaged in a violent fight in front of a greenery, at the corner of Dougherty's court and Bedford street, in the Fourth wayd. The proprie tor of the place, whose name is John MeGulf, came out and Interfered. It is rase alleged that he beat one of the men very violently, end while thus en gaged he was stabbed in the side with a pocket knife by the other man. The wound inflicted is of a dangerous character. Meilen; we understand, has four physicians in attendance upon him, and his recovery is oonsidered very doubtful. The bperson who perpetrated the deed made his escape, ut was arrested on Sunday. Re gave his name as Henry Johnson He had a hearing before Alder man Allen yesterday morning, and was committed to await the result of the injuries of Mr. file Goff. .4stault by a Policeman.---At fl late hour on Saturday night Officer Rodgers, of the Sixth police district, arrested a lad in Market street for disorderly conduct. Ho was asskted in the arrest by one or two other officers. While taking the prisoner to the station house, some resistance was manifested, when, it Is alleged, Officer Rodgers struck the lad over the bead a terrible blow with his mace, and inflicted quite a serious wound. It is represented that the force resorted to by the offl our was entirely unnecessary, inasmuch as without any blows whatever, he could, with the assistance of the officers who neeompanied him, easily have scoured the prisoner. We undeiretand that legal measures have been commenced against the po- Reunion by the friends of tee sufferer. The Crowd Increaring.—The crowd at the Mayor's office yesterday was almost fully equal to that which caused so much complaint shortly after the inauguration of Mayor Henry. The avenues leading to the reception-rum were densely thronged, and the entire pavement in front of the (alio° was so blooked up that it was almost hopes ethic to push through It, which females as well no mates were required to do, or moss the street to avoid it. We do not see the necessity of this evil at the present time, inasmuch as nearly all the pa. Hoe appointments bays been made, and we hope to see a speedy remedy applied to it. The foot way should not he permitted to be obstructed there any more than at any other part of the city. The Young Itlen's Christian .4swciation of Germantown held en interesting meeting last eve ning in the 'educe-rem of the Market-street Church, Twenty-second ward. The attendance was largo, and the proceedings spirited through out. The Northwestern Young Men's Christian Association mot last evening at the Spring Garden Presbyterian Church (Ray. Dr. McDowell's) Eleventh street above Spring Garden. An essay, entitled "The Christian Warfare," was read by Mr. Hiram F. Reed, and reports received front various committees. A number of ladies were in attendance. River Poliee.—This subject, which has been frequently noticed in the columns of this 'paper, is at present attracting tench attention. We doubt not that the speedy formation of a body of policemen, whose special duty it should be to guard the very valuable property exposed at the different wharves, would ore long prove its groat eflicncy. It is thought that the Mayor will Initiate a movement of this character. It is earnestly hoped that such is the onto. The Coroner of the city has been somewhat indisposed for several days past. Ills ditties. how ever, have been very promptly attended to during his confinement to the house, by lets aottvo and at tentive deputy, DM John hx , roster, Baker and Spofford Streets.—Thoso and adjoining streets, which constitute the " rive Pointe" of Philadelphia. have recently been token under the special supervision of the Sanitary 00m mittee of the Board of Health. A number of years since Mr. Jno A. Fowler wrote a little Work descriptive of the boart-rendisni misery peculiar to these localities, a copy of wh oh we Came across recently. What woe written then, in a style free float all exaggeration, is equally true today. Deaths from want and neglept are oven now of al most daily occurrence. and the evidence in these cases, elicited before the juries of the coroner, is indeed calculated to draw tears of sorrow from every lover of his loch. The most startling com ments upon intemperance are here to be aeon. The Health committee found all of the tenement and "penny-lodging houses" in the moat wretched and filthy condition-3o moll as that a general cleaning out was promptly ordered. The Board will at once take effective steps, if the owners of these miserable abodes neglect to comply with the order which has been issued. fifeinintoss,pi the Past.—Thu home No. 432 North Front street, below Willow, is quite a venerable structure, and things of the past nem to cling to it with singular tenacity. In its own history, as little change has been written as could well bo imagined, when it is considered that a hundred years or mere have gone since the sun light first flashed upon it. The building was erect ed one hundred and twelve years ago The spirit of Improvement Is, however, about making some additions now to the old structure; but these have been the means of bringing to, light something of the past, and calling up reminiscences of the days before the house itself was built. In excavating the ground in tho rear, for the purpose of erecting beef( building, the remains of an Indian were discovered. The body was in a sitting posture, with the knees drawn up towards the face, and the countenance bent towards the rising sun. It is supposed that the corpse was placed there about a hundred and fifty years ago, We presume that by this tispo it must be the veritable "oldest Inhabi tant. The Robbery in Market Street.—We noticed in The Press of yesterday tbo arrest of a young rpan who was charged with robbing the Gra-proof of the 'keg store, NO. 807 Market street. Ho was taken before Alden:lion Brazier by Officer Brown, of the Sixth ward. The accused was committed to answer at court. It seems that the young man is an apprentice to a person occupying the apart ment in the upper portion of the gam building. It is alleged that ho got possession of a key to the cellar door, and that by ibis means be obtained access to the store. Ile also found the key of the fireproof, where it wee concealed. ills pilfering, however, it is thought, did not amount to any great sum in the aggiegate. -gaol/ter Organization.—A young ItEep,'s iibriatian Assoolotion has boon formid In Frank fqrd, and the constitution of the oity association temporarily adopted for tbo government of the society. The following officers have been elected : President, Addison Bonoiroft ; Vioo Presidents, It T. Willhans, John Broadbont,Fro4eristk it.-Wom ratb, and Charles II Wilson; Rocording Secre tary, John Shalloross ; Registoring Secretory, Joa. Mcßride; Corresponding Secretory, Win. Price; Treasurer, Benj. Rowland ; Managers, James Ash worth, C. A. Vankirk, Marshal D. Yonker, Jos. Ball, Win J. Soley, S. D. Young, Sam!, Cooper, Cherie llo:ie, The gray's Ferry Paasenger COM.: puny vestelday commenced to build their road. Tiley have purchased a beautiful piece of land for their offices, depot, stables, &o ,it being a splendid location possessing groat advantages. The road is to be built rapidly and most permanently, the di. restore wisely concluding that a little extra ex pense in the commencement is' more profitable than frequent repairing,. Col. Brady Informs us that not ono dollar of bonds sill be issued; so all the profits of the road will immediately be di vided among the stockholder,. 'damped Ihrglary.—The dwelling house of Mr. Charies S. gtouffer, No. 1.507 Green street, whoso family are in the country, was partially en tered, one evening last week, by sealing the fenoo and opening tho summer-kitchen dsor. Parther entrance was attempted by cutting out the panel of the adjoining door, but the thief was frightened away, before aocomplishing his'ends, by some un expected noise or the vigilance of the The weather was extremely pleasant yester. day, the temperature being about the same as on the day previous. The avenues of trade are nearly all deserted, while salesmen lie about as listlessly as so many overworked horses, when turned out to the beatitude and luxuriance of fat clover fold. People are hastening to the springs. to the seaside, or the mountainsaandeavor. iug to put backbone into themselves for the duties and labors of the coming fall. Going out of Town.—We understand that Mayo! Ifoory, who has no doubt sacred greatly from the severe labors of the past few weeks, in• tends to leave tine oity in a day or two, and wilt remain absent for about three weeks. We earnestly trust that this announcement win serve to disperse the orovrd of otTice•soekors, who have become almost a nuisance at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets. Discharged from Casiody.--The three per. conswho wore arrested on Saturday, on the charge of setting fire to a etablo in the neighborhood of Front and Christian streets, hod a hearing before Alderman Ogle yeitordi.y morning. The oircum• stances lending to the arrest of the accused wore very auspiolous, but the evidence woe not deemed sufficient to hold them. 'They were accordingly ilitiob rged, Drowned Body Recovered.—The body of Mr. James Harrington, who was drowned on Sunday night, from the steamboat Boston, near Spruce street wharf, was recovered yesterday morning. An inquest was held by Coroner Penner. The deceased was a single man, and resided with hie parents at No. I Mechanics street. A verdict of accidental drowning was rendered by the Coro ner's jury. THE COURTS. YESTERDAY'S PROCNEDINGS The Kirkpatrick Poisoning Case [Reported for The Prom I This ease wan resumed (this morning, and for some reason appeared to excite more curiosity than on former days. It might have boon that some direct testimony was expected, and that the real tug of the ease had oomnionood: Contrary to expectation, however, the main witness as to Grote was not called, and nothing of direct impor tance elicited. The testimony of Dr. Bridges was very full, and elaborately technical. Ile proved that a large quantity of arsenic still remained. after he had made several experiments upon the pieoo of pie which had been given him for analy sis. The prosecution will probably 'close to-mor row afternoon Isaao W. Smith testified—l stn an apothecary ; in January last I was engaged at Mr. Proctor , s store, -at the 8. W. corner of Ninth and Lom bard streets; I remember a part of a pie being left for him during that month; on the day the pie woe left at the store, I was not in at the tints —but sumo in shortly after ; the package was then transferred to me from William Dithens ; I . . then took charge of it; it was standing on the abort oounter and I pushed it out of eight and out of the reach of children who might eonie into the store; the pie was left standing there till Mr. Proctor returned, which was on Friday evening, it was then given into Mr. Proctor's hands by Win. Githe,s, and then the pie I saw nothing more of until the next morning, when Mr. Proctor opened the package and showed me the contents ; it was a portion of a pie, I don't remember how much ; it woo a mince pie; it woe not Interfered with from the time it name into the store till it was . . placed into Mr. Proctor's hands; the pie was on the short counter as we call it, which adjoins Mr. Proctor's desk ; it was a counter for the deposit of various things used in the store ; it was as much of a shelf as a counter; It was a pharmaceutical counter for our preparations, It had no back or railing in front of it Cross-examined by Mr. Brewster.-4t was on an angle with the main counter; the ends did not jqin ; it was like the letter L with a passage be tween ; no scales on it ; a gas furnace was on it ; occasionally we played bottles on it; never saw any bundle' on it exeunt this package, which was in a plate and wrnppett up with n newspaper; did not observe the plate or its color ; could not iden tify tho plate; it was not tied or settled; I did not open it when Cllthens handed it to me; did not know its contents till Proctor opened it; it wee brought on Thursday evening, and it remained till on Friday evening, and on Saturday morning I saw its contents ; it had then been in the store about thirty-six hours; I last saw it on Friday everting in Proctor's hands; on Saturday I saw it in the bands of Proctor; I don't know where ho took or placed it ; could not identify the wrap per , it was not fastened ; I was not absent from the store except during meals, which I took in the same building; we stored articles in tho Dollar; I don't remember being in the cellar on these days; on Thursday night I slept in the private part of the building, in the third story ; I had the kayo of the store, and looked up; no other family ex• oept Proctor's lived in the house; he had a do mestic, ; the package was standing ou the counter, without lock or key ; we did net keep arsenic for sale; we did for proscription for the store; not tho white oxide; we had Fowler's solution and Dona van's solution, and the lodid of amnia, and area nius acid, which is the same as the white oxide; not in powder, but in the form of crystals; Fowler's solution is mods by boiling white arsenic, which would ho dorm over the gas furnace which was a foot and a half or two feet from the package, which was upon the Name counter. To Mr. Kolley—Githens lied charge of the stare when f wits out; I had no occasion to use Fowler's solution; I had no occasion to use it or to boil the oxide while the piece of pie was in tho store. To Mr. Brenstor—l am Positive we did nut boil arsenic while tho pie was in the store ; I have no record of it ; we did previous to my leaving the store, whiob was on the first of Juno ; I had boon with Mr. P. now four years; in Juno wo made enough to lost us for a considerable length of time; wo do boil about two or three times a year. Margaret Donnegan testified—ln January last I don't know who I lived with ; I bare lived with Edwin Kirkpatrick a one time; I put nothing into a pie or part of a pie during that tune ; know nothing of poison or injurious substance in any pit' white I was there. Grose-examined by Mr Brewster. Quea Are you the person who was present when the pie was received? [Objected to by Mr. Kelley, and after argument, Judge Allison overruled the question, and said as the witness had committed contempt by not answering the process of the court. ho would place her la the custody of an officer of the court until tomb time as witness would be wanted for the defence. ] A. I remember the pie that was said to be something the matter with it; first saw it in the store-room; it teas uncovered; no one was there when I sew it ; it was sugared ; I had seen it before that, wrapped up; when I first saw it wrapped up it was coming front the door—the front door; when I was at the front door, the pie was coming in the hands; the family consisted of four persons besides the servants; wo had three servants, seven in all ; I believe there were visitors at the house when the pie wan received ; I have, before the trial, been examined by Mr. Kelley; I woe taken before Ald Enue. To Mr. Kelley—The youngest member of the family was not what might be called nn infant. Judge Allison appointed officer James Becher to take charge of Miss Margaret Donnegan until the defence wanted her. Dr. Hutchinson re-called and examined by Mr. Brewster—l have been out of practice about eight, years; I have occasionally practised at this time; I have kept myself road up; 1 r es-or have been a chemist by profession; I don't re gard myself as an export in the analysis of sub stances. • . To Mr. Kelley—l recoired my medical and col legiato education at tho University of Penneylva nia. I devoted my attention to my profession between ten and eleven years ; I cub the place of pie to an analysis by the bj test for arttonio the - first tiitit I applied after making a decoction of the Plum of the pie and filtering It, was to apply am - I monleitei sulphate of copper ; it yielded an app l e or grass green precipitate, known as Shield's green; t t the next I applied to another portion of the solution was the annsioniamil nitrate of silver; it I threw down a yellow precipitate,. which is tho arsinate of silver; this precipitate is soluble in an MOBS of allele acid ; upon lidding it to the "la lion it was dissolved ; to another portion of the so lotion I passed by a current of sulphuretted hy drogen gas; a yellow precipitate formed known as opitnent ; these are the three liquid testa, which, taken together, indicate the presence of arsenic; I made another partial experiment, bat did not carry It through ; my conclusion was it contained arsenic in considerable quantity, from the readinesa with which the precipitates were formed; I (lid not previously deleteriously affect any portion of the piece of pie in my possession. Cross•exernined by Mr. Brewster.—The quantity of the procipitatia, I oanuot answer, I cannot ap proximate ; I cannot make any accurate approxi mation, nor any inaccurate one ; I have analyzed for arsenic before, both alone and under the gui dance of others; ray last, prior to this one, was a number of years back, probably ten, fifteen, or sixteen years; it was after I commenced my me dical career, which is about seventeen years ago ; my last experiment was a more laboratory one; the poison was not mixed with any organic matter ; the presence of organic matter with poison renders the certainty of any of thetteste, I used uncertain it would not vitiate all of the testa when taken together, although not an infallible proof; 98 we can obtain the metallic substance,li is beet to ob tain the metal before wo decide; there might be a possibility of the three teats erring; I perfirmed this experiment in Mr. Needles' drug store ; I used his apparatus and his preparations; I made it on Friday evening aftermy return from Mr. Proctor's; I first bolted the piece of pie in water; I think I boiled it In a china or percolate vessel ; my impression is it was porcelain ; I cannot recollect further; I saw it was °loan ; it was open while tho boiling wee going on; it was boiling from half to ono hour; I was present during that time, also the assistants in the store; Mr. Rowley wee there ; am not certain who else; it was carried on in the store privately, behind the counter; I then filtered it—l think through muslin ; I now think It was filtering paper I used ; the ordinary kind; I got it myself ; I filtered it into a glass veiled ; I examined it to see if it was clean; then I allowed the liquid to filler into it; the vessel did not contain It all; the rest I placed in a phial ; I washed it, I dropped Into it same ammoniaeal sulphate of copper, which I got from Mr. Rowley; I do not know if he pre pared it; e f'dfd not test it; my impression is I eau , tam prepare it jast_preeiana to my wanting it; it Is a point he chemistry to have the tests al ways pure; it is a very important and essential matter; I made no effort to see if We teat wan pure; In the experiment I made, which was for my own satisfaction, I should not have tested the commercial sulphate of copper; I don't know if it does contain argent°, or have ever read of it containing it; suiphurate of (nipper la sometimes made from eulphuratie mid ; a green ish precipitate was suspended in it ; this is all I did with it; did not dry it; r think I stood it on a shelf in the store ; whet became of it I do not know ; no further experiment was made upon it by me; the precipitate I could not positively tell what it eras; I eamant tell what other substances will produce this greenish substance ammonium will do it ; the pregame of organic matters will ; sugar. flour, anti salt will do it; I presume the piece I boiled had sugar, flour, or salt in it ; I did not test it for them ; spices end meat are organic substances which would produce the green pre cipitate; apparently it had all these substaneee In St; the next piece I placed In another phial. 1 under th e same oireumsteneee; to this I applied ' a solution of ammonlacal nitrate of silver; I prepared this myself; Mr. Rowley might have assisted me; I think both together ; we dissolved lunar anuatto, or nitrate of silver and ammonia. I taking care not to have it in excess; the nitrate of silver was in nicks ; it Is the commercial ; I know this is impure ; it is the most impure foem ; there is the crystalized nitrate of silver, which le more pure; I poem] eeme Into the phial ; it yielded e yellowish preMpitete ; I done nothing else but put or throw it away; did not dry it; did not weigh It; dried nor weighed any of them ; I pre game organic matter would yield this yellow mat ter, but not Invariably; other substances would do it; I cannot mention them; the greater part of the balance was subjected to a current of sal phurated hydrogen gas; Mr. 'Relay prepared the gas for me, I saw him do it in part; I took it down to the collar and passed the currents of gas through It; it - produced the yellow precipitate; I made no further °goof it ; I know what Marsh's test is; it forme esenurated arsenic ; and arsenic can bo formed in gaseous form, and by the sal phorie sold and zinc. The Cas e of P. IV. Porter —Yesterday morn ing having been peremptorily fixed for the trial of P. 'N. Porter, charged with false pretences, the case was called up, but In consequence of the ab sence of the proseoutrix was postponed until I o'clock. At that hour District Attorney Mann came into court and made a preliminary state went in relation to the case, that the proceedings hod been instituted in order to obtain a regulate tion from the Governor, that the hilt had boon drawn by private counsel, and he had known nothing of the circumstances, nor of the facts, un til within the last few days, when the case bad beau handed over to him for peoeeoution ; that upon calling upon the progecutrix to appear, it was discovered that she bed gone, or been sent away to Massechusette; that however well this arrangement might suit the deeendant, it did not suit the Commonwealth at ell, and he would there fore ask the court to continue the ease until Sep tember, when this prosecutrix could be hrought up- Mr. Gaslehurst said that it was a great hard ship to have his client brought there three or four different times ; that he was ready for trial, and he felt satisfied could net bo convicted under the present Indictment. FINANCIAL AND CUMIVIERCIAI TnE MONEY MARKET. PIFTLADZIMILA, July 19,1859. The transactions at 'the stook board call for no comment. Their amount to limited, and the fu- turn prospects aro dull. We have nothing to record of the money mar ket. The bank reports show that the decline In loans reported last week has been more than made up by the !not-ease now exhibited, while the other items of the reports look favorably p n g , * 3 82n1717 2 ,0M i 4o ll l :Aitiilgn ti WEOPIW' g : : : : " q! rd -------- . ...4. igi , ghlgUnniEMai Ektraninannal c . .in.q.;fitg2,4rytgaqi • ~~ldm kli7zl:-IRUP.Mitni irlE l- 41, - E-en -- 64§t§E - H: 6 W WW3 n mO EiiEtooo G tlaMlit§ N p ~o PO. t~NiP-JU».'~J C p +G ~r _ - p~J iP .-V OO roOW:~ r..t- ..::I ~w 19-0,1 - ai::lti•Egi'.4 . §ki - gsg:§l nmnlnTE.'rn.s:Mgl ngng-EaigHig§v§i The eggregates oompare with those of July 12, os fellows 3uly 12. July 141. ....223.783,792 $24.655.873 6 399 761 6.888 396 Dee to other as 1,734,307 1,956.450 Duo to other like 3,309,430 3,400.241 Depoeite 15,898,404 10,937,531 Cireu , alion 2 4:2.311 2 54R 2111 nquirer of this morning mimes astute,. moot that is going the rounds of the papers to the following effect : "J. Edgar Thompson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, declared, at the Railroad Convention held in Buffalo, a few days ago, that if iho New York roads did not put up the fare to the regular solos immediately, he would reduce it to a mint a mile. This le true Pennsyl vania spirit, and, if carried out, will bring the ma nagers of the New York Railroad Companies to their senses." We should be very sorry to think that each suicidal work as Mr. Thompson to here said to have threatened, showed a "true Pennsylvania spirit," and we do not believe that the gentleman alluded to has given utterance to any such senti ment. The legitimate effect of such competition is seen in the disaster chronicled lest week upon the Erie Railroad. The New York Times says that on the portion of that road where this mas sacre occurred, the company originally laid rails of a comparatively worthless character, and that through the company's parsimony the road there is unlit for travel. In pursuing retrenchments (made necessary by this insane competition) the repair-gttogs were cut down to a point quite inadequate to the security of the track, and to this foot the presence of a defective rail at the paint of the calamity is attributable. There is no doubt of the justness of the remark, that in a railroad company's proposing to do the largest possible business upon a reduction of all the outlays that give security to transit, we may justly consider ourselves warned of mis chief to come. When, in addition to this evil, - the company proposes to carry passengers at rates well known to be too low to meet the cost of carrying them, the warning is repeated and redoubled in force, and there is no question as ti the result of such tactics upon the public at large. The earnings of the New York and Erie Railroad for June were $383,02, a reduction of gild UN as compared with those of June, 1857', and loss than those of the P e nnsylvania Centre', which is a hundred miles shorter, and by so muob less expensive. The effect of this carry ing of freight and passengers at a loss, upon I the value and market price of the stock, cannot be doubtful, and we have no idea that the stockholders of the Pennsylvania Central Rail road would tolerate a board of directors who sanotioned it longer than the time of the next annual election. In New York, however, they manage things differently, and directors are re•eleoted year after year, in epito of the manifest and rapid advance of the companies to insolveney, and to spite of the open assertions that the real motive of the dl reatora in entering into such ma 4 'competition it not tomcat the reduotions of other roads, but to actually depress the ;retie of - ‘ their own stock for gambling purposes at the brokers' board. Alluding to the unsucceslul effort to establish a scale of prices to be observed on all the rival roads, which would lift them front' the present unremu , nerative Raft and which fa'led bemuse the board of directors of the' Erie Railroad Company ohms refused to agree to it,-the New Yolk Herald rays • " Children are given to revenge themselves upon their playtelletve even at their own coot. But as adult men are not prone to so costly a method of gratifying their private pique, the public are driven to the conclusion that In refusing to adhere to the fair and reasonable proposal of the Central, Baltimore and Ohio, and Pennsylvania Central. the New York and Erie directors were influenced by other motives than the gratitioation of private spleen, or a sound concern for the welfare, of the road; and, as before, and throughout this discus sion, the business partner of Mr. Drew, the most influential director of the Erie, has been conapien one as a seller of Erie and Central; as his end. Mr Drew's opinions are daily quoted to the injury of ' these properties, the public may well inquire whether the Erie board may not, under this ledo. once, have refused to come Into the arrangement proosed in order to lend aid to certain bear ope rations in ttooke." The Jersey Shore Vedette says the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Oompnny has sold the West Branch Canal, extending from Tangroacotao to North umberland, and that portion of the SuEquehanna division extending from Northumberland to the Junction, about one hundred miles in length, to a company of gentlemen who, we understood, wit! assume their management under the name of the West Branch Canal Company. The price named Is $500.000 The presidency of the new company has been conferred upon Hon. John A Gamble, of Jersey Shore. The toceipte of gold from California, and of gold and silver from foreign Mateo, at New York, from January 1, 1858, to present dale, are : In California Gold x 19.513,831 Foreign Coin 1,778 383 Together Against 1857 : In California Gold $18,325,208 Voroign Coin 5,352,012 Deorease alaea January 1 $2,386,286 Tho emote exported from New York during tho week ending July tOthlamounted t 0.... 5037,2.10 Provimely ywported 13,0131 intl Ti 7otal since January Ist 813,705,216 Same time In 1857 23,783,880 1854 17,974,871 The return from the Beak of England, for the week ending. the 30th or June, gives the following results, when compared with the pro - Moue week : Public dep0a1te.....f.7.305,120.... Increase . £98,973 Other depoelta..... 13 201.983....1urrea5e ... 919 ON Rut 8,174 103....Iacrease.. . /0.401 _ On the other side of the account : Oever't soeuritien..lo,67B.9o3....racrease... 120,820 Other netlritles... 10, 425.689....1ncrea5e.... 1,311 320 bleteattnemplosed..ll,29o,9o6....neerease.... 1,092.0 The amount of notes In circulation is £20,424,- 765, being an increase of £97.5,9110, and the stook of bullion In both departments Is £17,938,- 447, showing a deorease of £94,6139, when Gem pared with the preceding return. PHILADELPhIA BTOeK EXOBARGS Luna, Jaly 19, MS. BBPOB7IID BY S(ANLBY, BLOWS. ik CO , BAXIC-NOTB, STOOZ, ♦YD AX.OSIAN4B #BOICSAB, NOSTEIWZBY 0011524 ?BIBD AD(D 011EBYNUT BYBECITS. FIRST BOARD. 600 Pena a 58 ...E&P. 8014 1000 oity ....... 98 a 5 1000 Morris Douai 88...83 . 3000 do 6 00 Pennaßo3 2dm b5.81X 2000 Bch! Nav Os 3 Penns It.— cash .41:1 1 ; 4 do 41x 2 do 4131 8 do .... 41X' BETWEE. 4 Cam &. Amboy B 01% SECOND 10000 Penn& L9..C&P.1:10 I 3000 00 ..C&P .90 7000 do ~0&P.90 10000 doe& P.OO 91000 do Ito 0&P.90 1000 Ponoa R 08.2d03.87;; 140 Vara& fl It 00 '70.77 120 do '70.77 5 N Orleans 0 a5..120 00 Elu3lra 60 do 10)j CI,OBING raicEs.—STILIDY Bid. Asked. Bid. Ati - rd . rails We 98X 97 Sett Mr, Imp 84 —Ol t 4 do It ..... c 8 X 98X do stock.... 8 D do -. Now..looxluoX do prof 15 10 Penxisylv 50 90 90x birmep , t & Mtn 11.10 X 10X deeding 11 22X22X I do Valet rot .65k: . de bd , 7olnoff7o 77 I do 24 tot 40 45 do mt 65 44..87 - ~ I Long letand ....11% 11 do mt 61 '941..G8N ,57 101rard Bank 11' 111 y Poona It 41X 41X .I.ek Coal & Nay..4B 49 1 .do . let int Be._ 99X !I Penns 11 ' 83 8 X do 24meg/a off 87X, 67 X' do_ 'We 671, 68 dorrte*Canl i10te..43 44 2eir Creek X X do pre 102 102 g 101,tAwtais 11 B 6,4 Solna Nto 34 ....On 80 11021:1Sglk Zin0........ X 1y . - .PEILADELPRIA MARKET, July 20—Evening.— The Breadatuffs market continues devoid of ac tivity. There is very little demand for Flour, and shippers are discriminating In favor of Fresh Ground Flour, which is scarce ; about 250 bbla of Extra of this description were sold at $.5, and ra hhis Extra family at $5 40; 300 - bids Pittsburgh mills Extra. fancily Flour also sold at 8.4.85 per bbl. Thu retailers and bakers are buying in lots at from .54 2.5 to $4.50 for Common to good mixed, from $4 7525.50 for Eitra and Extra faint. ly Flour, and $5 75a6 for Extra, as to quality. Corn Meal.ia mares and held at $3.37X Rye Flour is quiet, but firm at $3.31/ per bbl. Wheat 13 not much inquired for at previous quoted rates, and not. much offering today; sales include a few email lots at 10221030 for old red; $l.OB for prime new do; $l-12 for mixed ; and 81.10a1.20 for white, as In quality.' Corn is not so much in demand, and about 1,200 bush brought 800 for Southern Yellow afloat, and 820 for White. Oats are in demand at 420430 for good Delaware and Pennsylvania. Ryo Is scarce, and 800 bush. Pennsylvania have been sold at 700 in store. Bark Is better, and about 50 hhds. No 1 brought $32 per ton Cotton la selling in lots as wanted at full prices, the stock is' light. Groceries nra hold more freely, with a fair business doing in Sugar and Molasses at rather better Sgares. "Pro. visions aro also doing better, but the high views of holders limit operations. Seeds are quiet fur the want of stock. Whiskey is selling In a small way at 258200 for bbls, 250 for hhds, and Zio for Drudge, arid very scarce.. PHILADELPHIA CATTLE AIARKET, July 19 The arrivals of Beef Cattle at Wardell's Avenue Drove Yard, during the past week, amount to 990 head. The market was brisk and prioes wore well sustained, paying at from $1.50 to 0.50 the 100 lbs nett. The following aro the sales: 31 Ohio, L. Badger SS 00 a 8 73 15 Fayette °minty. A. D. Wane 8 00 a 8 75 12 Ohio, W. Kingeton 8 00 a $ 75 10 Ohio, B. Ennui,* 8 00 a 8 76 30 Ohio, E. Newton 8 00 a 0 00 39 Fayette county, E Cope .. a 9 00 29 Fayette county, J. Donning .. a 9 00 20 Ohio, A. Moore 8 00 a 0 00 28 Ohio, S Brown 800a000 90 Lman/gar county, .1' Landis 8 25 a 9 00 10 Ohio, 9 Stun, 9 75 a 9 041 110 Ohio, E. McQuaid 900 a 0 50 24 Ohio, J. Suiith 8 60 a 8 75 30 Ohio, B. Mooney 8 50 a 9 00 14 Ohio, Alexander Co 750 a 9 00 14 Ohio, It. Strickland ' 9 12 a 9 25 28 Ohio, T. Strickland 8 00 a 9 00 58 Ohio, J. Abrahams 4 25 a 9 25 20 Delaware county, A. Mean 8 00 a 8 25 7 Chester county, Cloud & Marshall .. 8 37 a 8 75 Mout 5,800 Sheep arrived at this Yard, and all sold at from $2 to $4 eaoh, equal to 7aBlo per lb dressed. Inc. 1772,081 Inc 409,342 Inc 211 083 Inc 30.811 Inc 1.039,087 Ine. '126 682 The arrlvals of Hogg were 890 head at Phillips' Yard, Faies ranging at innn $3.7.5 to $d 7.; the led lbs nett. COWS and Calves —About 200 head were sold as follows : Fresh Cows at $3O to $4O ; middling quality, $2O to $3O ; Dry COWS, $45 to $25. FOREIGN MARKETS WRIMIT JUNIOR dc 00. 1 8 CIRCULAR LIVER• POUb 2d JULY, 1818 —At the cies& of business last Friday our Cotton market promoted a firm e syeet, with a hardening tendency to prices. We have alone con tinued to itn prove, loth in feeling. demand, and price Stimulated to some extent by the loot received Ameri can mil/Ices, all dames of operators have enlarged the sphere of their action, and the daily sales have ave r tired fully 12,000 bales; holders have met the demand freely. but in all Instances fall rates have been paid with confidence, and as our stork diminishes, and im portant are relieved, there will be leis eagerness to pro• gross. It in not improbable that quietness may succeedethe recent extensive 1, urchaae., but as speculators hose hitherto keen comparatively idle, and exporters are likely to continue buyi og one large scale, there it every p aspect of rates being maintained, if not further ale stated, particularly ap spinners are not supposed to he .l much In excess of their reguireMenta to cover orders in hand, and every element favors increased consump• tine. Slog• a, hoe been the course of trade, general opinion non Incline 44 town-de repid exporter., and seeing th. I 4111 r t tol woe). of Cotton is bat title mere than at the corresponding pm 101 l last ye .r, and the do ticieuey in 1i44 4 supply of &Irate no Important item, =toy arc saug,uln, - , enough to antielp de mated .1 improvement In OVA, coma to the talent of current quotations at this dato in 1357. when middi nga were S 1-16 d, 8.1, and 7 16-101 re. spectively, and advanced to A 5-10.1, 9 1 0, and 0 lid be fore the reu tionftry movement cot to -day . a business is estimated at 12,000 bales*---4,000 to speculators and expottere—the market clot log very firmly at outside quotatfor., watch are advanced 10 V lb on those of fart Friday. The to'al sales of the week amount to 77 300 talcs. of which 57,300 are American. Speculators have taken 10 NO, and expo tore 8,040, leaving 58 320 bales of all kinds to the trade. . - Tito import for same time In 47 397 bales, of which 4 4664 aro a!ngrican. The quantity known to be at flea rrom American porta is about 123,01 °Well The course of our Cotton Matto: hay not been with. out Indocile° in Manchester, where action has su e. caeded hesitation. nod with more cheerfulnese, ordo a bare bran given out which pace producers under con tract for some time forward, at prices establishing an advance of lid to X d 4fr th on yarns, and a comesporm - ing increase on goods Our Grain market cu b bits no symptoms of return) g animation, although there bite been a r: the r more nu • metros attendnrce than of late; opernlions are. ho , - ever. conlito d to local wants, and pricey or ail artio' a are comparatively nominal. The weather continues all that could be desired, and the crops prcsf erl g ate M inty. At to-day's market an improved tone war appa rent, and Wan/intim:ls on RP enlarged scale restated to an advance of 211 to SI 40' 101 h on Wheat, ill to Is tr• b‘rrol on Flour, and Is to 2s tv quarter on Indian Corn. . . -• • . Ashes are iu quite retail deemed at 30s tfr eirt for Pots and Pearls. Clorereeed—A parcel of 300 hst: a new sold nt 40, 4fr cwt ; higher rates are non demanded, And but little is offering. Lard is only- In tnode,ato re quest nt 54s to 56s V' en-I. Linseed Cake is welling In retail parcels at £R lOs to £l3 15a lw ton for thin on long. Rice—Limited transactions are reported at Its to 20s P cat. Rosin—Sales comp. ire t.OOO chiefly common, at 4a 1.1, wt. to Inc t.) esti for v..ry choice quality. Tallow is very dull, and no business transpiring in the article, Turpentine—Small wales al Spirits at 404 to 41's Vy cwt. No returns are 'mete to other articles of American _produce, JIT,SIoR 521,291,694 23,677,280 100 long blood 20" Mon is Oanal Prfd.lo2. 6 do 102 a do 102 1 Norristown R 5234 SO Idloolalll 63 2 Ilanielairg II 5634 13 &lonia Canal 48K, 3 it enst agton Ilk s 6 Morris Ora Pe 2dy8.102 BOARD. 4 Morrie Canal Profd.lo 4 do '16.2 64 Mine:1111 B, b 6.63 7 Peooe.ll 417,; 5 do .. 4.1 i ,43 do . 4111 15 N Penns R 8{ 50 doB , 16 ro B,k: 10 LslOgh Nor_ —86.48,6,
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