The New York Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1845, Page 2

"W YORK HERALD. New York, Sunday, August 24, 1845. Proposed Mecting off Congress—Position of the United States Government towards Mexico. bs 2 We think it isindeed fully timeffor the President, in the present complicated position of pubhe affairs as respects Mexico, to take into consideration the ne- cessity of calling Congress together at once. All the elections for the present House of Representatives have taken place, with the exception of two or three, and ina very few weeks these will be determined ‘They consist of the States of Maryland, Mississippi, and one ortwo others. Nothingin fact can be urged against the propriety and expediency of the imme- diate convention of Congress. The relations of Mexico with this country are be- coming so complicated, and the question of the tory between Texas and Mexico is becoming » complex and mystified, that itis absolutely neces- sary that Congress should assemble, in order to pre | any opinion, or give any details of the sad occur- Tue Wasnincton Murper.—The Washington Union, the organ of the government, which is, of course, supposed to be governed by propriety and common sense, and everything that is right, takes to task all those newspapers which have been rash enough to publish the details of the recent awful murder of a young man in that city by a compa- nion, and to leeture all those who have ventured to express an opinion on the facts of that awful trage- dy. What would the Union wish the people to do? Does it mean to establish a censorship of the press ? Is it the desire of Mr. Polk, who called it iato exist- ence, to prevent the free people of this country, or any of their organs, from expressing their opinions of the murderous and atrocious acts which, year | after year, disgrace the streets, hotels, bar-rooms, | and worse places, in Washington? Here is a mur- der committed under the noon-day sun, before the eyes of the whole community, known to every one; and yet the government organ at Washington, has the insolence to call in question the right or proprie- ty of the newspaper press, or the public, to express serve the President from taking any step which | could not afterwards be sustained, as well as to give | a formal sanction to what has been already done. | He should at once be mvested with all the power | and authority necessary to enable him to carry on | with the utmost vigor and success, any measures | Horton, sailed from Richmond on Friday last for which may be necessary in this great crisis. If the | Old Point Comfort, where it is intended she will Mexican military post on the east bank of the Rio | take on board troops and arms for Texas. Grande, which has always till now been held in un- | Theakpien’ disputed possession by the Mexicans, be assailed | and subdued by our troops, in accordance with the | instructions which we have been given to under- | stand have been issued by our government, then it is obvious a serious question, involving delicate | points of international law, will come up—Mexico | will appeal to England and France as mediators— | and thus a contingenev arise which would place the | President in an awkward position, if Congress were | not in session. For this it surely were well to pre- | pare. By our private correspondence from Washington, | it is also proper to add, we learn that the desire of the cabinet is to avoid war, by purchasing the dispu- ted territory. Can it be possible? Are we going | to buy off a war with Mexico? If we have, under the act of annexation, sanctioned by Texas, rights to the territory watered by the Rio Grande, why | should it be paid for 2. Why, such an idea is prepos- | terous. To perpetrate such an act would be the same as compounding a felony, in a national point | of view. Should not Co: 3 be convened, and the will of the nation be expressed, in opposition to any | such mode of settling th n ? Again, | many respectable and influential citizens throughout the country entertain strong doubts as to the consti- tutionality of the power already exercised by the President, in the preliminary steps he has taken for the purpose of detending the Texan frontier, and maintaining our claims tothe boundary. This par- ty contena that the President has ne power to do any such thing without authority of Con- gress—that he cannot, on his own responsi- bility, order troops to the Texan frontier, that that is a power withheld by the Consti tution, Now, although we do not concur in these opinions, and although we are perfectly wil- ‘0 ullow the Executive, of itsown free will, to cise all the power vested in it by the Consti- tution; yet it would be much better for Mr. Polk, for the s of the administration, for the honor and interests of this country, that there should be no doubt in the minds of any portion of the community as to the propriety and constitutionality ofhis course, #0 that universai unanimity might prevail with re- gard to the patriotism and necessity of sustaining his policy. We do think thatthe considerations which we have thus briefly presented, are of no inconsidera- ble weight. We trust they will be received and act- ed upon bythe administration. The crisis is urgent, and of the utmost importance. It is impossible to tell what a day may bring forth. Let every lawful and precautionary measure be taken atonce. Let Congress be called together,let the national voice speak out through its representatives, and let all needful power and authority be at once conferred upon the Executive. CiercyMen at Waterinc Praces.—Our corres- pondence from several of the fashionable watering places, has informed our readers of the rather cu- rious fact that many of the clergy have, this season, become possessed of a mania for visiting these re- sorts of a carnal and ungodly world, and enjoying their fnivolities and follies as much as dry goods clerks, at salaries of $300a year, or young misses just emancipated from a three months residence at one of the fashionable boarding-schools, and setting out to astonish the world with their wonderful ac- complishments. Dr. Potts, a renowned champion of the highly re- spectable Presbyterian Church—Bishop Hughes, the famous Catholic prelate—Dr. Bethune, a very pious Presbyterian divine—Professor Maffit, the celebra- ted itinerant clergyman of the Methodist church— Bishop Brownell of the Episcopal Church—and others of the watchmen on the wails of Zion, have all been sojourning at Saratoga. mixing and min gling in all the vanities and follies of that miscella neous place, and daily coming in social contact with the most wothless and abandoned of the whole community. It is well known that the most fash ionable people at these places—they who give the most splendid suppers and most recherché wines— who display the finest moustaches and the most im- posing ‘“‘imperials,” belong to that highly respecta- ble fraternity of bankers called “blacklegs.” Side by side, in cordia\ and pleasant communion, inter- changing all the civilities of the table and the lounge on the piazza, you can find those holy men of God and the blacklegs fre Park Row ! What a strange medley ! what singular associa- tions! How must the poor, humble, industrious, really pious clergy, regard all this conduct on the part of those who are called their superiors! Here we have divines who enjoy munificent salaries, and deliver well turned periods in splendid churches to sleepy congregations of pride and fashion, jaunting about from one gay watering place to another—eating game suppers—drinking the best wines to be got— and slily looking out of the corners of their pious eyes on the alluring daughters of loveliness and fol- ly that flit around them! What a sad, sad specta- ele! Whats contrast to the lives of Christ and his apostles ! No wonder that the pure hearted working clergy—no wonder that all pious laymen should feel mortified and indignant, at the countenance given by many of the most noted divines to such scenes of frivolity, folly and vice, as are exhibited at such places as Saratoga. A; very great deal of discontent is beginning to manifest itself relative t Bishop Hughes in particular, which is not at all strange, as his conduct presents a singular exception to the retired, industrious and soul devoted manner in whieh the Catholic clergy attend to the duties o/ In such men as Potts, Be- thune,and others, “drawing room clergymen,” such their sacred calling. adeparture from propriety 18 not so remarkable. | never went further than this. rence. Impudence and insolence, combined witha | large proportion of ignorance of the present state of society, and the rights and duties of a free press, ‘Troors ror Texas,—The barque Bachelor, Capt. Park Tueatns.—Last evening was the last night of the engagement of Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Crisp, prior to their departure for the South. Of course the house was well filled, and by a highly fashionable audience. The bill was the same as that of the previous evening — “Fashion” and “Faint Heart never won fair Lady.” In the former, Mrs. Mowatt played Gertrude. and Mr. Crisp the Count. Of their personations of these charasters we have already spoken. Mr. Bass as “Old Cattaraugus” was even more at home in the past than on the previous night. The character is a difficult one to perform, being not only a provincial, but a long and arduous one to study. Mr. Bass must be an actor of considerable talen* to conceive so well the character of a western farmer, after having been in America but a fortnight. The re. Abolition—Excitement in Lexington A fewday since we stated that we had received an accouitt of some proceedings which had taken place in Lexington, in regard to the course of the True American, an abolition paper published there by Cassius M. Clay ; that a committee had been ap- pointed by a public meeting, to wait upon him and request that he should discontinue the issuing of his paper; and that Mr. Clay, in his answer, published the resolutions of the meeting, and stated his inten- tion of continuing his paper at all hazards. By the Southern mail we learn, that the country around is in the greatest excitement, in consequence of some communications which ap- peared inthe True American, bearing strongly on slaveholders, to which were prefixed some offensive remarks of the editor, and making indirect threats against the slaveholders. ‘In one of the editorials the following strong language was used :— there ure eon sre abd fery heart: nad flan pikes tt the streets, and panes of glass only between ‘thom and the silver plate on the board,and the smooth skinned wo- man on the ottoman! When zon have mocked at virtue, denied the agency of God in the affairs of men, and made rapine your honied taith : tremble, for the day of retri- bution is at hand, end the masses will be avenged !” These remarks, and a bulletin issued by Mr. Clay to the citizens of Fayette county, and the city of Lexington, in which he defined his plan of emanci- pation, incensed the inhabitants very much, and a call was issued, signed by some of the most influen- tial men in that region, for a public meeting to be held on the 18th inst.,'to adopt measuresto put down Mr. Clay’s paper. We annex Mr. Clay’s Bulletin;— To the Citizens of Fayette ty and City of L As my opponents, notwithstanding my sickne: not wait to hear my plan of emancipation, and seem de- termined to precipitute measures to extremity, without giving me 4 hearing, and as they insist upon wn a me as an “abolitionist,” a name full of unknown strange terrors and crimes, to the mass of our people, will make a brief statement of my plan of emancipation Although I regard slavery as opposed to natural right, consider law and its inviolate observance, in all cases whatever, as the only safeguard of my: own liberty and the liberty of others. I therefore have not, and will not, give my sanction to any mode of reaing. the slaves, which does not conform strictly to the laws and constitution of my State. And as I am satisfied that there is no power, under the pre- sent constitution, by which slavery can be reached, I mainder of the cast was the same as at the last season. Mrs Barry as Mrs. Tiffany, Miss Kate Horn as Seraphina, and Fi rs. Kinght as Prudence. After a grand Pas De , by the Miss Vallees, the evening closed with ‘aint Heart never won Fair Lady,” in which Mrs. Mowatt, Mr. Crisp, and the beautiful, sprightly and tal- ented Fanny Gordon, appeared. Mrs. Mowatt leaves us with her name, character and remembrance deeply impressed upon the hearts of the inhabitants of her native city, to which by her talents and virtues she is an orna- We hope soou to see her again upon the boards e Park. Success attend her in her Southern tour. nday evening we have Mr. Hackett as Sir John wilstai, ia Henry the Fourth, a character, for the per- formance of which, he has made himself celebrated in America and Europe. He will be warmly received by the play-goers of the Park. Bowery Turatne.—The “shoemaker of Touleuse,” was represented last evening with the sam which it had met with before, and J. R. Scott w fect in the delineation of the character of Jacob Odet as hehal been at the former representations. Davenport personated again very well the Duke of Fronsac, and Mr Henkins succeeded also very well in his part. Mrs Phillips as Adelaide,and Mrs, Sergeant as Margaret,were again very successful in personating the characters they were called upon to act, and showed that the good opin- ion of the public, who rank them among their greatest favorites, is not misplaced. The “Sleeping Beauty” came afterwards, and gave another opportunity to Mr. Davenport to exhibit his talent. Messrs. Clark and Had- daway, who acted in both pieces, performed their parts entirely to the satisfaction of the audience. A very great performance is announced for to-morrow night, and few will be found, who will be able to with. stand the inducement and abstain from paying another visit to the Bowery. Castie Garvex.—To-night a splendid concert of sa, cred music will be given, in which the beautiful Aria from the ‘‘ Creation,” by Handel, the Prayer of “‘ Moses in Egitto,” by Hayden, the chorus “ Hosanna in Excel. * of Handel, and other productions, by Rooke, Auber, go fora Convention. Ina Convention, which is politi- cally omnipotent, I would say that every female slave born after a certain day and year, should be free at the age of twenty-one. This, in the course of time, would gradually, and at last, make our State truly free. I would further say, that after the senplratios of thirt; years, more or léss, the State should provide a fund, @ither from her own resources, from her portiot public lands, for the purchase of the existing generation of slaves, in order that the white laboring i our community might be as soon as po from the ruinous competiti of slav The funds should be applied alter thi Commissioners shall be appointed in each count who shall on oath value all slaves that shall be volunta: these slaves shali be issued, by the proper authoriti scrip bearing interest at the rate of six per cent, to the amount of the value of their slaves, and to the 1edemp- tion of said scrip, principal andinterest. By this plan the resent habits of our people would not be suddenly roken in upon, whilst, at the saine time, we believe that it would bring slavery to almost utter extinction in our State within the next thirty ye: ‘With regard to the free blacks, 1 would not 0 for blacks with the whites, I should oppose in Conyen- tion their admission to the right of suffrage. As mi- nors, Women, foreigners, denizens, and divers other classes of individuals are, in all well regulated govern- ments, forbidden the elective franchise, so | see no good reason why the blacks, until they become able to exer- cise the right to vote with proper discretion, should be admitted to the right of suffrage“ Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.” The time might come with suc- ceeding generations when there would be no objection on the part of the whites, and none on the account of disqualification of the blacks to their being admitted to the same political platform ; but let after generations act for themselves. The idea of amalgamation and paid equality is proven by experience to be untrue and ab- surd. It may be said by some, what.right would a Con- vention have to liberate the unborn? They who ask of equity, the lawyeis say, themselves must do equity, and whilst the slaveholders have rights, they must remem- ber the blacks also have rights ; and surely in the com- promise which we have proposed between the slave and the Slaveholder, the stivekolder has the Lion’s share. Rey. Dr. Hawes, Koffner, Bloomfield, and Bishop, will be performed by the full orchestra. These Sunday even, ing concerts are ulways attended by the fashion of this city, and well doserve to be so, for the talent displayed by the musicians inthe performance, and the attendance ol the proprietor to the comfort of the visitors. Nimuo’s—Once more the far-famed French Company appear at the "Garden to-morrew night in Auber’s opera of LAmbazssadric. The gifted Calvé one of the greate st Syrens in the country, sustains the character for which she became so eminent at this establishment two years ago. The orchestra is of the first order, and will be con. ducted by Monsieur, asure guarantee of the excellence of the instrumental music de fa troupe Francaise. Patmo’s Oren House.—This theatre is going to open next Thursday night, under the management of Messrs. Champlain, Palmo, and Tom Flynn. ‘The Pittsburgh thaatre is now undergoing repairs, and will, itis said, re-open on tho Lst of September. Whuram, Porter, Miss Petrie, Miss Porter, are re-engaged at that house. Misses Bramson will give a concert at New Haven to- morrow night. ‘The Acrobat family had a farewell benefit at the Alba- ny Museum last night. Holland appeared in ten of his tavorite characters, Cricket—Tue Sr.GeorGe’s CLs aGaInst ALL Cae Napa.—The return match between these celebrated players, will come off on the ground of the former, on the Bloomingdale Road, near the end of 27th st., on Thurday next, weather permitting. The Cana- dian players are expected to arrive in this city on Wednesday, and undoubtedly the hospitality and gentlemanly feeling they so handsomely evinced to- wards the members of the St. George's Club, when it Montreal, will be equally reciprocated by their guests on this occasion. Every preparation is be- ing made to make the whole atfair go off in the best possible style, alike to do honor to the visitors and the visited. he ground is being placed in first rate order ;a splendid marquee will be at the service of the lady visiters, of whot @ great number are ex- pected to be present, to view this noble game, play- ed, as it always should be, void of gambling and il: feeling. May the best men win. Movements of Travellers, Yesterday's hotel records {urnish auother barometre- cal illustration of the depression in travelling. Few nave been the arrivals, and the departures equally in considerable. We found at the ~J. 8. Chipley, A. G. Newton, Ga; H. T. la.; Mr. Dellington, Md-; J. B. Ricord, R. Tho- harleston. C. K. Huger, do.; J. B. Legane, Charies- Peyntz, Henry, and Denlitz, Canada; W. 8. a.¢J..MceGough, Columbus; Judge Constant, a Lightfoot, Hastings; J. Paine, Charleston; 8. L. Wells, ston—A Godfrey, Philad ;'L. Cushing, Cambridge; ©. Robbins, Boston; Jno. Pendell, Ky ; J Honney well, Conn.; C. Foster, Albany; J. R. Thompson, Princeton; C. L. Kenner; A. Jennings, do; Geo. Adger, Jno. Shaw, Montreal; R. L. Coleman, Va.; G. Ballard, do; F. D, Stenson, Boston; A. Henman, N. O.; Rev. 0. Moore, Va.; C, B. Smith, Md; Thos. K. Gordon, St Johns . G. ¥. Holmes, 8. C.;W. Slasher, do; W.'E. Coffin a; M. B, Ogden, Chicago; T. H.' Uplor, N. , Gor’on, Canada; W.' Thompson, Texas; J. B. Philad. Ciiv—H. C. Fritz, Philad; J.P, do, 5. B. Pr th D, Downey, U.S. N.; J. A.; P. A. Brown, Ill Gen. P F, Sydne Hesser, do; R. Small, Mellroy, Mas: m. N. 0.; J. Barnes, U. §. do; J.P MeUormick, er Gainstord, Albany; W. Craft, imore; FRANKLIN chester, Ohio; W. Cooke, Ala; 8, Franham, N.O; Wm. Thomas, Albany; R.R. Reeves, Mobile; E. T. Murphy, Ala; O.H. Wilton, Vermont; W. D. Forrest, Conn; Dr. Matherson, Cl Sager, Quincy; Messrs. ‘lax. Geo ; A.Q Stebbin, Buffalo. JE, Skelling, England; M. Price, Smitutiel!; Easter Balt.; Lt. Quails, H. B. M. 33d Regimeut; len and Bell, Flo.; J. Parker, D. 8. Care —A. B. Curver, Concord; H. Robi jon, Dor Mr. Thomas, do VW. P. Cole, Bait. ; D. Bethune Duffield, De- Taylor, Troy, 'W lones, Mobile; James L. Day, py has Lay lor, Teun ; J. 8 Miten- io; Col. Cluggett, Augusta, Gu.; J. Meawiey, J Vail, Flori A Pengo "Be Louies aw, Boston; K. Hughes, Pittsb B.D : J.P. Waldsworth, Netches. 8" DS: Mahoy,M Navar. Scnoon.—This institution, we understand, _ExpLosion or a Powper Miut.—Two Men Goes soto operation at Annapolis, Maryland, on the | Kis..%> —One of the powder mills in this city own- Ist of October. The tollowing gentlemen have been | & bY Oliver M. Whipple, E4q., exploded jthis foren of Phe to about half-past nine o’cloek, by which, we regret to appointed oflicers:—Com. Franklin Buchanan, su’ | two valuable lives were lost. “Ty mill is the one called perintendent; Professor Chaubeuet; Lieuts. Lock- wood, Ward, and Passed Midshipman Marey, teachers in mathematics, nautical philosophy, use of nautical instruments and navigation ; Dr, Dubarry, surgeon and teacher of chemistry, Furtarr Parricutars From Brazit.—The Min- ister of Finunce ordered that the duties of importa tion paid by Messrs. Carvalho and’ Rocha for the engine and machinery of the steamboat “Paquete de Jeromerim,” should be restituted to the firm, as steam engines imported for the use of the country are exempted from all duties. The provinces of Mato Grosse, Goyaz, and Minos | ‘© Valuable lives than Mr. W Geraes, were ina perfect state of tranquillity the i fre) mill,” Shes bank of a mile from the heart of the city, and tras b without accident for the last twenty these years” “cate apart of the works were in operation at the time of the accident, in which two men were employed. Their names were Albert J. Brown and Garduer Boynton, ti is not known what occasioned the explosion. ‘The hody of Mr. Boynton was blown all to pieces ; one of hive legs was found across the river. Brown was alive when discovered, He was thrown into the race-way, He died however, in a few minutes after the accident. ‘His body was not mutilated, though it was completely blackened Both of the men were about thirty years of age. Brown who is from Windbam; NH. leita wite and three children, Boynton, a w 0 children, ‘The report of the explosion was heard all over the city itis supposed there were in amount between forty and filly kegs of powder in the mill. is is @ Very sad al- fair, ond no Ml feel more raed ‘ed for the loss of the ipple, whose good works are well known.— Lowell Courier of { Concord river, about and liveral spirit Friday, We have thus, in a very rambling and feeble, unsatis- factory manner, given something of an outline of the plan which we had intended to present. It may be that my paper has not been conducted in the most pacific manner, but is there not cause for mutual reproach be- tween myself and the public in which | am placed ? And those who now most denounce me, should remember that my Paper was denounced even in advance, in the full avowal of all the incendiary purposes which my ene- mies now affect to impute to me. I am willing to take warning from friends or enemies for the future conduct of my paper, and while 1 am ready to restrict myself in the latitude of discussion of the question, I never will voluntarily abandon a right or yield a principle August 16, 1845. c Cray. Later anp Important INTELLIGENCE.—We have received later intelligence from Lexing- ton, down to the 18th, the day appointed for the final work on the abolition press of Clay. It will be perceived from the following interesting letter, that the “ True American” concern has been re- moved to Ohio :— Lexinaton, Ky., Aug. 18, 1845. The proceedings of the inhabitants, near the Shades of Ashland are so interesting, that | feel in duty bound, to give you a few outlines for the bene- fit of the readers of the Herald. The last num- ber of the. True American was so incendiary in its leading articles, that some of our influential and re- sgectable citizens thought it necessary to call a meeting of the citizens of this place together for con- sultation. i Last Thursday a meeting was held, and passed a resolution requesting C. Clay to discontinue the publication of that paper. The committec appoint- ed to wait on him, were, B. W. Dudley, T. H. Waters and J.W. Hunt. Clay replied to’ the com mittee in a dsgraceful and abusive manner. He told them they were not appointed by a meeting of re- spectable citizens, but by cowards, thieves, and as- sassins. The committee reported their proceedings, and read Clay’s letter at the second meeting, on Friday last, and recommended another meeting to be hele this dap. During this time Clay issued twe handbills, one laying down his principles, and ano- ther, containing a letter which he wished to be read before the meeting to-day. This day there were people from all the adjoining counties, to assist in the work of protecting our in- terests from the incendiary movernents of the aboli- tiontsts. M. Bullock was chosen chairman of the meet- ing; Benjamin Grats, secretary. The eloquent T F. Marshall arose as speaker of the day—he read the articles trom thefpapers—Cldy’s answer to the com- mittee, and his last letter, requesting to be heard be- fore the assembled multitude of people. Mr. Mar- shall introduced,with some few remarks, the report of the committee appointed by the citizens, together with the resolutions prepared. The report will knock the anticipations of the abolitionists as flat and as dumb, in this State, as the last resolution has knocked the printing press. ‘The last reeolntion 1 in about these words—“That that press we will stop—‘ peaceably if we can, of, foreibly if we must.’ A committee of sixty we: appointed to proceed to the office, and take down the press, box it up, aad send i: vy Ciacivaate. The committee went to the office—the key was given to them—the city marshal reported progress, that in a few hours the press, &c., would be on the cars The committee reported at two o’clock that the press was taken down, and pledged themselves thatin a few hours it should be on the cars. Ex- Governor Metealf, alias ** Old Stone-hammer,” ad- dressed the vast assemblage of human beings for two hours, on the subject of abolition, and the peaceable manner in which they had conducted themselves, on this 18th day of August, which will be long remembered by Kentuckians. I leave the meeting to write these few lines. I neglected to inform you at first, that C. M Clay has been sick with the typhoid fever tor thir- ty-tive days, and could not be personally present. Later rrom Texas.—By the arrival of the Re- venue Cutter Woodbury, which left Aransas on the 6th, and Galveston ‘on the 8th inst., wo e received i igs few days loter. Major Donel- son cam Woodt We hear nothing farther of the proceedings of the Convention, save that that body was hard at work on ious provisions reported by the respective com- The ships Victoria and Suvinh were to leave the Bey of Aransas on the 8th inst, he U.S. steamer Monmouth had arrived at Aransas in avery leaky condition, She had been kept afleat by tinual pumping he Galveston News states that the sloop of war St. Marys arrived at that pert onthe 7th inst. tom Corpus Christi, There are 1000 troops at St. Josepb’s Island, who are comfortably situated.—N. O. Bee, Aug. 1th. Sicknks ix Iitivors.—A gentleman of this city, who has just returned from a tour through Illinois, reports sickness to be prevalent in many places to an w precedented extent. lying in Madison and Macoup exempt, and in One case tion, all so low that not one was able to rende to another; and many other similar cases he . The diseases prevalent are bilions fever, and fever and souri Reporter. ly presented to them for that purpose. ‘To the owners of | th ‘From the New Orleans , Ang. 16 rel ep ria etene eens Tre an Vera Cruz, ‘whence she sailed ga the th inst, he brings letters and papers as late as due: from the city of Me co uur files come down to the Sist of July, just twelve days later than were received by the pre ion 2 vexico has not fe declared ‘war Sento the United States, although she received, by the British brig of war Persian, full intelligence of the action of Texas upon the propositions made to her for annexation, and some rumors of active military movements on the part of the United States. Not onJy had there been no declaration of war, or even of commercial non-intercourse, but we can find not one word in our ample files, to show that,an military opera- tions have yet been resolved upon by Mexico. ‘The sto- ry that 10,000 men were moving towards Texas, with a view of its reconquest, must be purely rumor. ‘But let ‘us see what the go ment has actually done. On the 21st of July the Ministers of Foreign Relat Senor Cuevas, and of Treasury, Senor Lui Rosa, addressed most important communications to the Chamber of Deputies. ‘The general tonor of the first document is as follows :—The government in full coun- cil,having deliberated upon the questions involved in the of Texas to the erican Union—having weighed well evils consequent upon the interrup- tion of peace, andthe yet greater evils which the public would suffer if its outraged honor and the viola- tion of its eerie cannot find protection by the ordina- ry means established by the law of nations—has unani- mously determined to rt to the extreme mi e of war with the United States. The government has weigh- ed well th ponsibility of taking such a step, notw ‘ed provocations offered by the Uni asthe question of peace would seem administration about tocome into power; but the actual government has not sought to appear less resolved upon a just and na- tional war, than it has shown itself disposed to a worthy and honorable peace. The Government continues adopting the most effica- 8 for the reconquest of Texas. If it notdone all tnat it could wish, it has at least done all in its pow- er, and the Chamber should not doubt either its zeal or patriotism. And now the Government comes forward to propose the necessary financial measures which should naturally precede any measure of hostility. Thereupon, the President directs the Secretary to lay before the Chambers the following propositions, resolved upon in full council of his ministers :— “1st. From the moment in which the government shall learn that the department of Texas has annexed it- self tothe American Union, or that the troops of the Union have invaded Texas, it will declare the nation to be at war with the United States of North America. “2d. ‘This war shall be conducted with a view to pre- serve the integrity of the Mexican territory under its ancient boundaries; as they have been acknowledged by the United States in treaties from 1828 down to 1836, and to secure the national independence now menaced.’ [The foreign Secretary, Luis DefLa Rosa then ad- dressed the communication which appeared in our paper f I to the Treasury.] This rather el nt appeal to the of itriotism of the can learn by our in town that the loa more especially as no one appears to entertain any idea that the money can be ob. tained. El Siglo Diez y Nueve, which has usually most ardently sustained the administration, inthe present in- stance opposes the idea of any declaration of war. It already been virtually declared from the moment that the United States\passed the measure of annexation ; that the subs8quent action of Texas has nothing to do with the question as between Mexico and hat the two countries are now at war—an offen- sive war on the part of the American Union, and strictly defensive on the part of Mexico. It contends xico should observe her treaty stipulations to- wards' our merchants, as those of a hostile nation, and that there is no occasion to proclaim a war, which can be done at any moment or not atall, being a’mere matter of form, Many Mexicans accede to this reasoning, and there are letters in town ‘which weuld induce the belief that there will be no formal declaration of war, but that the most strenuous exertions in the power of Mexico will be employed to reconquer Texas. This, of course, would not in the least retard or otherwise affect the mea- sures of resistance toan invasion of Texas which the United States is bound to take. A great number of Mexicans—some of them “‘veterans of Independence,” retired military men, General Al- monte, and even Canalizo, the ex-President now in con- finement at Perote—are coming forward in crowds to proffer their services to the Government, to carry on the war inso justacause. Yet we cannot but believe that there is more of Mexican gasconadeia all these proffers than a real desire to fight. The citizens ofthe capital heard on the 29th ult., by way of Vera Cruz, that 3,000 infantry, 600 cavalry, and some pieces of light artillery from the army of the Uni- ted States were about to rendezvous on the west bank of the Rio Bravo, together with 1,000 Texans. They knew not whether to credit this news or not, but awaited in all confidence intelligence that the Mexican army of obser- vation has thoroughly flogged this force, if it has really made s0 audacious a move. At all events, the e itors declare that the hour for the struggle has arrived. ‘There were rumors in Mexico on the Sist ult., of a change of ministry. El Siglo dissuades from giving any credence to them, thinking it very unlikely that. when the Presidential election was to take place on the /ollow- ing day, and the term of office of the present administra- tion was so near at hand, thatit should strike out any igo attributes the rumors upon the Government. It is impossible to form any definite opinion as to the result of the election. Gomez Farias is represented as the most fi lar candi Gen. Herrera has the strength of the press on ide, and Gen. Almonte is very anxious to be chosen, and has volunteered to fight Texas. We need not speculate on the matter. Both Chambers of Congress, acting in their capacity of grand jurors, decided, on the ult. that there were sufficient grounds for instituting criminal process against D. Manual Baranda, the ex-Minister of Justice, for hav- ing signed the decree of the 29th of November, which led to the revolution of December 6th. Letters had been received in Mexico announcing the suspension of all communicati with the Department of Tabasco, on account of the political disturbances in that part ofthe Republic. Many of the troops under Ai half starved, we presume. To to activity in arresting the runaways, the General offers $6 a head for every one brought in. Universal complaints are made of the dilatoriness of Congress in carrying through the reforms required by the people. The urge upon each house the ne- cessity of expeditiny u in order that the undivided attention of Congress and the nation may be given to the foreign relations of the country. El Siglo is much occupied with a defence of the course ursued by the administration, in offering to acknow: ledge the independence of ‘Texas, in order to prevent her annexation to the United States. This is evidently, in the eyes of the populace, the vulnerable point in the policy ofthe Government. ‘The most active discussion is gomg on in regard tothe reformation of the exi ng. Constitution of Mexico. Some of the essays on the subject are written with very considerable force and eloquence. Santa Anna has denied, through one of his friends in Mexico, that he has ever accepted from the Queen of Spain the decoration of the Order of Charles III, howe- ver grateful it might have been to him to have been the organ through which her Catholic Majesty might testify her regard for the Mexican nation. ‘The two Houses of Congress have not yet been able to settle the details of the tari 10 long under discussion. Trade in the interior is said to be brisker,in consequence of the fear of a blockade by our naval forces ; otherwise business is dull. The Diario pronounces a report to be utterl; which found some currency, to the effect that Srs. Bravo, Bustamente, Valencia and Almonte, had attacked the Ministry in the session of the Council held on the night of the 20th ult., for the line of conduct pursued towards Texas. The same paper also denies that the Ministry sought to exculpate ti ves by throwing the blame upon the legislative body. Capt. Trennis reports that when he left Vera Cruz, there were no American vessels in port. On his second day out, (the 7th inst.) he saw an American vassel of war bearing towards Vera Cruz; but from the distance he could not make her out. There were lying at Sacrifi- cios, one English, one Spanish, and one French vessel of war, when the Water Witch sailed, and the American squadron was momentarily expected. [From the New Orleans Tropic, Aug. 15] The Courier publishes several letters from Vera Cruz, to a commercial house in this One of them says that the differences 0g between Mexico and this conntry “may eve ly lead to a war,” and that “it will be very difficult to raise th onawar. The writer is ‘therefore still in hopes that the difficulties in question will be peaceably adjusted, and the commercial intercourse remain undisturbed.” Another letter says that “although our government communicated to the chambers a declaration of war against the United States, yet it appears that no such formal step will be taken, but measures will be adopted to raise and equip asufiicient force to march upon Texas, and to do the utmost to reconquer that territory.” So it appears that, notwithst the agitation of the public mind in Mexico, from fears of a war, intelligent commereial men think such an event exceedingly doubt- ful. And we place more reliance upon one commercial head, in matters of war, than upon the gasconades of a whol: ministry like thatof Mexico. As we have said all along, war is probable, but not certain. false By the Elizabeth J. arrived at Philadelphia on Friday, from Havana, we have the following items; Emparco or Tonasco.—In the Diario de la Ha- bana of the 11th inst, we find the following decree romulgated by the Government of Mexico, which fea been officially communiested to the minigter plenipotentiary of the Spanish Government resident at Mexico :— By authority of Jose Joaquim de Herrera, president ad interim of the Mexican Republio, be it known, that in conformance to the provision of the law of the 22d of 1382, by TI ‘ort of Tobasco is declared shut for both wise commerce, act will go into effect as far as regards foreign vessels, in two months from the date of the publi- cation of this decree in the capital of the republic ; and as regards national vessels, from the 25th of the month of July. Dated Palacio del Gobierno Nacional, Mexico, 12th of July , 1845, Jose J oe Hennena, Ceytrar, AmERIcA.—The Siglo, from Mexico, contains news from Guatemala to the effect, that treaties of peace had been negofiated between Nica- ragua and Salvador, but it Spears by other accounts received at Havana,that difficulties had occurred be- tween Salvador and Honduras. The above is given on the authority of the Diario dela Marina. Porrto Prixcirk.—Accounts received at this of fice, dated Ist of August, advise us of the opening of, at that place, eighteen miles of railroad for publie use. They also state, that the heat was so intense as to have caused several cages of death by brain te- ver; among which we notice, with great regret, that of Antonio Freire, Esq., well known as the and kindly hearted editor of the Fanal. as sui sorted to in vere the ed Sophia Sinith, «native o in this State, years, whom it was alleged had been found dead in her room with’eight Trego in ber abdomen, a ban- dage tied a number of very tight round her neck, another round her head ; iece of muslin about id ing store, Madam Hazard of 80 Chamber street, i unf»rtunate occurrence took 3; that she usually slept in the building where the store was located, and for several weeks she also boarded with the family of Mr. Robert Gilmore, who occupy a portion of the same remix but, in consequence, of soi pecuniary em- arrassments of her employer, the business of the store was brought to a close, and Miss Smith went to re- side with Madame Hazard, on Saturd: last, at which time she complained of being much indispo: The following day, also on Monday elegy 2 ® stated that she felt ir and went to the store, but re turned in the evening more unwell than she had pre- viously been, Siar gt lame Hazard proposed to send for her family ph in; deceased, however, was unwilling for her to do and a few simple remedi were tried, and in the Course of a day or two she ap- peared to be convalescent Nothing further that is worthy of note transpired, until last evening, when about 8o'clock a young female who resides in the house was in conversation with her in her room; in the course of the remarks which sed between them, the deceased observed that she intended to ask Madame Hazard, in case of death, whether she (Madame Hazard) would see her decently buried. Being asked if she would not like to go home to her father’s, she replied, “I shall never see my home again.” Shortly after 9 o'clock last night, Madame Hazand.and the young lady before referred to, named Victoire Beauchamp,weut “into the room of the deceased, where we remained a short time. While we were there, the deceased said to us, I hope you are going to leave my room soon, I have ‘ot only one hour to stay with you.” She then got on er bed and we left room, aad entered our respec- tive apartments, one of which was next to that in which the deceased usuall pt.” Another lady, (aarried) in consequence of being disturbed by her child, was u for several hours during the night; nevertheless, accord- ing to her statement, not the least noise was heard, except by a servant, who, at an early hour in the even- ing heard, or fancied that she heard, somebody call Ann! Ann! (her name) twice or thrice. which induced her to get up and goto her mistress’s door for the purpose of ascertaining whether she was wanted, but finding all perfectly still ou arriving there, she returned to her bed, and soon fell fast asleep. Froma little after 9 o’clock last night nothing was heard or seen of the deeeased until about 7 o’clock this morning, when Madam Hazard ei tered her room and discovered her lying on the floor before stated. A small penknife,with the blade open,was then firmly grasped in her right hand, the left hand lyin on the abdomen in the vicinity of the wounds inflicte: with the knife; a pair of scissors also was found lying near her right side. She was quite naked; some few articles of underclothing were under the body. A post mortem examination was made by Dr. Israel Moores, who stated that the punctures did not penetrate the cavity of the abdomen, and were not of a character likely to pro- duce death, and gave it as his opinion that the death had been caused by strangulation. A tore extended detai the circumstances connect- ed with this mysterious affair, is unavoidably deferred in consequence of the late hour at which the investigation was brought to aclose. ‘The jury, after a brief consul- tation, rendered a verdict “that the deceased came to her death by strangulation produced by her own hands.” Man Kiutxp.—A butcher in Fulton Market, last night, about 9 o'clock, was tied a ipa ot meat, when his clever slipped from the block and glanced into his body, in the lumbar region. He ran fora physician, but before he reached the house, he fell dead. The name of the unfortunate person was John Van Rapp, and he was in the employ of Mr. Adair, of Brooklyn. Crip RUN oveR.—A carman, whose name is unfortu- nately not ascertained, yesterday, while driving at a fu- rious rate in the vicinity of the Second avenue and First street, ran over a little girl, injuring her very severely, so much so that her lite 1s dispaired of. Fine.—Last evening, a few minutes before ten, a fire broke out in the large store occupied by Henry ‘Blai 178 Washington street, as a coffee and spice estab ment. The interior was entirely destroyed. We should suppose the loss woul amount to some thousands, as the store seemed to be well stocked. AnotHEeR.—There was another alarm about the same time, caused by the breaking out of a fire in a store in Dey street, near West, which was extinguished without much damage being done. We would call the attention of our worthy and efficient Mayor, who has evinced a determination to break up the mock auction stores, to another description of shaving shops that are scattered over the city; we mean lottery offices. Three or four unprincipled knaves will hire a small store, partition it so that they can transact business without being seen from the street, purchase a red !abel with “ Gold and Silver Wanted” (no doubt of it) printed upon it, ostensibly for the brokerage business, exchang- ing uncurrent money, &c., when in reality all they do is to sell and deal in lottery tickets. There are a great many of such shops up town, the proprietors of which could not calculate the discount on one dollar at one per icent., and who live by preying on the poorest and most gnorant of our population. Doo Dav Wratire.—On Friday & sultry day, a succession of shower ompanied by sharp lightning, and peasy peals nder, came up and gave promise of eooler weather on the morrow But we were destined to be sadly disa;pointed. The weather of yesterday was certainly the most oppressive of any we have had this season—the whole city was im the “melting mood” Big drops of sweat were oozing from every pore, and the hourly decrease in gravitation was almost percepti- ble. The mercury did not run very high 5 but there was not air enough stirring,to q' of an aspen tree, but, by patiently wai We swall goon have our brows fanned by the cooling breezes of res y: ing, after a close September, About nooi shing shower came up which cooled the air conside Wuener ane tHe Watcumen?—A gentleman informs us that having occasion to pass down Barclay street, from Breadway to Greenwich street, at about eleven o’clock every night, he has not jor a week met a svlitary watchman. ‘This is a very retired street at night, anil being in the vicinity of the resorts of some desperate fel lows, persons in passing there at night are liable to be robbed or murdered without protection. Several cases of night robbery have lately occurred in that vicinity, and it is tobe hoped that our vigilant police ceptain will see to the matter, and have watchman stationed at pro- per distances. Woovrn Pavements.—About three months since, Nassau street, from Wall to Pine, was repaved with wooden blocks, and now it is in the same condition it was then, all afloat. One requires considerable know- ledge of navigation to cross there. Itis about time that the wooden humbug exploded. York Sprines, August 17, 1845. Scenery—Codfish Aristocracy—Fuir Baltimoreans— Pleasures of a Watering-Place. Having noticed in the Herald your characteristic independence in declaring your intention to publish a plain and unvarnished relation 1n regard to water- ing-places, Task @ place in your columns for a few lines from the York Springs, in Adams county, Pa., concerning the amusements, company, &c. This place is chiefly frequented by Baltimoreans ; indeed there were few from other places there this summer. [tis reached by railroad from Philadelphia or Balti- more to York, and thence in coaches some twenty miles. The hotel is situated in a hollow at the foot of a lofty hill, clothed in beautiful forest trees; from the summit of the hill a beautiful view lies extended to the spectator. A ridge of mountains along the northern boundary of the county, and the gentle un- dulations to the south,combine to form tolerably good scenery. But the strangers assembled at such places gene- rally, afford much food for entertainment to those whose minds are net entirely absorbed in senseless pleasures. To many brainless men and foolish women, whose only desire is to appear of vast im- portance during such ephemeral existence ; on their departure they sink again into their pristine insigni- ficance, and like bats and owls, in the day time, dis- appear, no one knows whither. Here we have the rich man puffed up with the all absorbing idea of his splendid mansion and great wealth—thinking of nothing but the gratification of animal appetite — Epicure in his diet, enjoying athome his ham boiled in champagne, and oysters cooked in sherry wine, his pleasure is on his table. Here we have the rich man’s wife, waddling about with an ill-affected dig- nity, looking upon all others with a scornful indigna ton, ill-becoming ene who formerly occupied so low arank in society. Her father once kept paretare” cer’s establishment. His family were highly indig- nant at the match. She is very ignorant and mur- ders the king’s English sadly, and, moreover, “never reads cheap publications,” it is too low. Now, peo+ ple of this description if they did not assume such ridiculous pretensions, might yet be highly respect- ed, but when they mount upon the horse Pride, and ride over every body’s head they deserve all the contempt they suffer. Among the Baltimoreans, who, by the way, are extolled for hospitality at home, but have a singular way of showing it abroad, are some two or three pretty women. Miss W——, a belle of B., is quite pretty, and very lady-like in her manners, and has « beautiful hand and foot, She was one of the few igreeable ladies from her city, Miss C—~ is also a fine girl. But by far the prettiest woman here is « Mrs. P., by no means young, but one’ ot the most dignified and beautiful women the writer has ever seen. Her husband 1s a handsome man, and a gen- tleman. A Mrs. Bobbadilla, or some such name, 1s imong the visitors ; her husband is said to be a cap tain, but where he is, or in what service, deponent can’t say. ‘ . : Capt. W. and lady, U.S. A., stationed in a neigh boring county, are now here. He is indeed one o nature's noblemen, and well worthy of the distin- guished name and rank he bears. He 1 univer- «ally respected and admired, and is very popular in the army, Mrs. W. is a highly educated lady, i ished and agreeable in her manners ; also Mrs. M., of Baltimore, wite of Capt. M.,U.S A The amusements are ten-pins, billiard=,walks, &e The number of noisy, ill-behaved children rende the place almost intolerable, but the water is very efficacious neg ee complaints, and I must endure ita few days longer. " ‘ es face an oane fashionable, when the writer visited itsome five or six years ago, but now the com- lena a heterogeneous masse, very stiff and jormal, Travel Between New York and Boston—Exfeets of Cempetition—Trade in Fruit— Want of Rain, §c. Tarrived here the other day aftera short and cheap passage from your city. The distance is about two hundred and fifty:miles, and I paid twenty shil- lings only, or at the rate of ene cent a mile, to be conveyed to this village. This is cheap enough for the most economically disposed individuals but decidedly too cheap for the comfort-loving traveller ‘Travel between New York and Boston has be- come immense. To ascertain its increase and pres- ent magnitude, one must travel once or twice over each route connecting the two cities. This summer aires us an idea of the locomotive propensities of e Americans; of their curiosity to see the world.— When they can travel on the “Canal street plan,’ or at the rate of a cent a mile, they beeome migra- tory to an alarming extent. fi America is a great country for competition. It can scarcely exist without it; indeed, it will at once go to ruin as soon as the sf€culative mania of the peo- ple ceases, and the Pacific becomes the terminus of the enterprizes now in contemplation. We see this on board the steamboats and in the railroad cars, on half a dozen different routes leadingtrom New York to Boston, and out of Boston to all the towns of any consequence in New England. There are now no less than five routes betweenJNewYork and Boston, trom which diverge a dozen or more railroads, shooting to every important point in this section of the country. On these routes we see the restlesss activity of the people; the strong desire to travel ; the irresistable tendency to get into a larger and less populated region; an indomitable energy,that almost startles a quiet, plodding man. The rush to obtain the best seats at the tea table on board a steamboat; to get the best seat in the best railroad car; the lev- elling operation of cheap fares, exhibit plainly enough, the tendeney and destiny of America and the Americans. The acquisition of Texas produces the same feeling in the breasts of the mass that is felt by every live Yankee in obtaining a comforta- ble seat in a railroad car, after a rush from a steam- boat, and when travelling at the cheap rate of one cent per mile. More land, the best seat, the almighty dollar, and the pe atmosphere, are uppermost in the mind of the present generation. a But let all this go for what, itis worth. I might, perhaps, be better employed in giving a few statisti- cal facts connected with the great increase in travel a has lately taken place between New York and. poston. Icame on in the Rhode Island. She left New York in company with the Cleopatra and Neptune, all with passengers for Boston. The Rhode Island had two hundred and fifty in her cabins. As she is no better than the Neptune or Cleopatra, it is fair to suppose that they also had two hundred and fifty each. ‘These inthe aggregate amount to seven hundred and fifty. These passengers left your city at the same moment, to reach the same place early the next morning, and then to scatter. Then there is the Long Island route, that conveyed at least two hundred persons from New York to Boston on the same day; and the New Haven route, that conveyed a hundred more, making a total of over one thou- sand passengers. Ten years ago, three hundred were considered a very large number to leave your city in one day tor Boston. Now, one thousand is the number. Ten years ago the fare was six and eight dollars ; now it is two dollars. Ten years ago there was one route, and that “round the Point.” Now there are five routes, and all good and desira- ble. Ten years in America is equal to fifty in Europe, a ; Among other extraordinary results seen in the competition in rail roads in this direction, is in the enormous quantity of fruit that is daily trans- ported from New York to Boston and the interme- diate cities. [saw onboard the Rhode Island two hundred baskets, equal to the same number of bush- els, of prime peaches. The Cleopatra carried two hundred and fifty baskets of the same delicious fruit, incharge of Adams & Co., which were de- livered and offered for sale in Boston in thirteen hours after leaving New York. I. am told that the fruit trade between the two cities is now very great and very profitable, In strawberry time, probably ions of baskets were conveyed over one route from New York to Boston. In all early fruits the trade is enormous. Allthe fields in this place are dried up. There has been no rain of any consequence since planting time ; many of the fariners are cutting up their corn stalks to give to the cattle, all hope of getting acrop having vanished. Both the corn and potato crops will beshort. In this vicinity, these crops will fall off at least one-third ‘from an average. There was asmall shower this morning, which the parched earth drank up at a swallow, and as easily aga druakard in your city drinks off a glass of gin. . The feelings of the people in this region are de- cidedly against the annexation of Texas, and a war with Mexico. That, however, was to be expected. This town is the seat of Abolitionismand Transcen- dentalism. Several here have signed whatis called a Disunion Pledge, and another called the Aati- Slavery Peace Pledge. The first’ binds the signers not to vote for a candidate for any office * the en- trance upon which requires an oath to support the constitution of the United States.” This pledge is circulating all over New England. The other pledges the signers not to aid in any way or shape in any war that may result from the annexation of Texas. All are ‘come outers” here, and we may next expect amalgamation of colors in marriages. Catirornia.—The Norhtern part of California is said to be as fine a country as Kentucky, with a mil- der climate, as the latitude 40, onthe Pacific, agrees with the same climate in Southern Europe. There are Indians on the well wooded streams, who have never seen the face of a white man; and North California is capable of supporting a population as large as the whole Southern States. It is remarked by Humboldt, that the people of the provinces of New Spuin, are altoge' issimilar to the mixed and Indian race of the Sout rovinces, and that an irreconcilable antipathy prev etweenthem. The northern Me: are of the pu- rest white race, from the northern part of Spain, descen- dants of the Goths of Biscay and Castile, and akin to the Saxon. Patty, in his narratives, speaks of the great fa- cility with which the Amerl are incorporated, and imilated with the Spaniards of the internal provinces MONEY MARKET. Saturday, August 23—6 P.M. There was quite an improvement to-day in stocks.— The advices from Mexico appear to have had a very fa. vorable effect upon the market. At the board, Stoning ton went up}; Norwich and Worcester, }; Reading Railroad, 1}; Morrie Canal, }; Farmers’ Loan, 1; Mlinoie, 4; Harlem, 1]; Long Island, 1; Canton 2; Ohio 6's 3; Erie Railroad, }. The sales were to some extent at this im- provement. The demand for foreign exchange is limited, and our quotations for sterling bills have been reduced. The eurrent rates are 9] to 10} percent premium. On Paris, £5.25 0 £6,983. Amsterdam, 99} to 30. Hamburg, 25} 035}. Bremen, 78 a 78}. Domestic Exchanges are very quiet. There is go little doing that our quotations cannot be considered other- wise than nominal. The variation in the rates are, how- ever, very trifling from week to week. obi Mobile,St Bk Moutgomery ‘Tuscaloosa. . New Urleais .. Nashville. Loni IM Macon. Union, south L & TC Uncut Mon i" ant oi Mi |. bok’ble in Bos’a Mya 24 io. yitroy, ch ke, “A 4 In t a 4 oo ‘al'g New Orleans Quorsarons ron SrEciE. er Cont, Amer. gold, old. .106 a 106} lo do ‘new. 100, a 1004 Holt dollors |. . 100% Portuguese gol dollars... quarters. 99 , Mexican dollars, 100 a 101 Heavy guineas, 500 do quorter:, 99 a 100 © Nayoleons.... 383 a ‘The Western Railroad Company have declared a divi end of three per cent, payable on the lat of September. The revenue of New Brunswick for Customs, &., for the quarter ending June 30th, 1845, compared with the nding quarter onding 1844, has increased about n per cent. We annex the official returns howing the total receipts each quarter, with the increase from each source. Revenve or New Baonewr aay 4 Loan Fand Loeidental ret e Receipts inaid. Total... ++... £23,110 10 9 15,007 19 8 The rate of Light duty was reduced on Ist April, 1846, from four pence to three pence per ton, notwithstanding 30,918 10 5 whi here has been a small increase in the revenue from that sourc: The aggregate receipts for tolis on the Susquehannt and Tide-water Canal, during the present season, up tt the 16th instant, has been a little more than two thou sand dollars more than to the ime date last year, Susquesianna anv Troe z Receipts for tolls to August 16th, 1844, Receipts for tolls to August 16th, 18: Increase, 184 setees “ Tho incresse in the descending trade, so