The New York Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1847, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. ‘New York, Saturday, June 12, 1847. ‘The Weekly Herald. This sheet will be ready at 9 o’clock this morning. : it will contain the latest news from on his administration; our Washington corres- pondence, &c. &c. &c. It will be embellished with an accurate en- graving of Odd Fellow’s Hall. Single copies 6} cents each. ‘The Politicsof General Taylor—Is he » Whig or Drmocrat ? ‘Ag soon as General Taylor had accomplished some of his brilliant victories in the present war with Mexico, a portion of the whig press eagerly laid hands upon him, and placed his name at the head of their columns, as the whig candidate for the next Presidency. They did this without knowing whether he is a whig or a democrat— without knowing what his views are on the great questions of national! policy which divide the two parties—whether he was in tavor of a high or a low tariff, or whether he was in favor of or opposed to the Sub-Treasury. Since this violent seizure of old Zack, these whig editors, scattered over the whole of the United States, have labored hard to find whether General Tayloris a whig or not. Nothing that could throw any light onthe subject, escaped scrutiny. We have taken pains to collect the resul: of their researches on this subject, from time to time, and present them to our readers in this day’s paper, including the results of the en- deavors of some democratic journals to prove, if possible, that he is a democrat. Our readers can look at them, and form their own opinion. We are inclined to think that the point which these gentlemen aimed at is as far off as when they started on their journey, and that they are no nearer finding out what the General’s political principles are than when they commenced. This opinion, however, may not be entertained by all who read these extracts. While on this subject, it may not be amiss to say a word or two concerning another promi- nent military man, Gen. Scott. The friends of this gentleman seem to be very anxious to make him a negotiator as well asa general. For this purpose they invariably connect him with Mr. Trist’s mission, and speak of him as the nego- tiator entrusted by the government to offer terms of office. ‘We have on two or three occasions endea- vored to set the public right in this mat- ter, and now repeat that General Scott has never been authorised to make any Propositions whatever to Mexico. He is at the head of our troops for the purpose ef fight- ing his way to the capital—to prepare the way for a negotiator, and not to act as one. We do not mean to detract one iota from Gen. Scott’s merits or glory ; but we say now, as we have said before, that Mr. Trist left Washington for the purpose of following up, in a diplomatic way, the victories which General Scott would gain, and to take advantage of circumstances for the purpose of preparing the Mexicans for negotia- tion; andthen Mr. Buchanan, the head of the State department will, if necessary, proceed to Mexico, and conclude a treaty of peace. What object the friends of General Scott can have in deceiving the public in this matter, we do not know, but certain it is that they have some ul- terior object, or they would not persist in stating what we think they know is not the ease. Were not Gen. Scott their particular friend, these very journals would be the first to censure the government for investing in one man civil well as military powers. They would at once pronounce it an ‘arbitrary assumption of power,” and sound their wailings from one end of the Union to the other. . New Enoranp FaNaticis.—The city of Bos- ton, as every one knows, acted a conspicuous and honorable part in the war of the revolution, and in sustaining the principles and re- sisting the aggressions which led to the great struggle that separated forever the English colonies in America from the mother country. The inhabitants of that city were the first to resist English aggressions, and fight and fall in the good fight of liberty; and it is to that city and to its inhabitants, that the people of the rest of the country would naturally look for libe- ral sentiments on every subject. We confess that notwithstanding our predi- lections for Boston, that that city, judging from the tone of some of its public journals, is not what it was, and we are inclined to the opinion that it is as much the cradle of fanatacism in the | United States, as it was the cradle of liberty in the colonies. We are loth to make acharge of this nature, but the existence of the abolition fa- natics, and others of that school in it—fanatics of one idea, and that a preposterous one, and the Jength to which party spirit has run there—will bear us out in substantiating it. The latest exhibition of this feeling, we have in detail in one of the Boston papers of the 10th instant, on the subject of the expected visit of President Polk. The Common Council, it ap- pears, took preliminary measures to receive, of course, not Mr. Polk, but the President, in an appropriate manner; and in their action inthe premises, this philosophical down-easter took offence, and said, ‘the resolution of the lower branch of our city government providing forthe appointment”— But we give the whole of the precious article in another column of this day’s paper. Now we care not a fig for Mr. Polk individu- ally, but he holds the office of President of the United States, and was elevated to that high of- fice by a plurality of the votes of twenty millions of people. His individuality is lost while he re- mainsin office. AsJames K. Polk he is nomore than any other citizen, but as President of the United States he is every thing. That such opinions should emanate from Bos- ton mortifies us considerably; but that they should be entertained and expressed in this day, is convincing proof that those who tolerate them are behind the age. uc Steamers WasninoTon ann Britannia. ‘The progress of the Washington on her first trip over the Atlantic, as far as heard from, is cer- tainly very satisfactory, and our Eastern friends will no doubt be pleased to learn that at 12) o’clock M. on the 4th inst., Capt. Hanna, of the | bark Thetis, who arrived yesterday, reports in lat. 42 4, lon. 62 20, passing the Washington steering E. by S. and going at a fine rate. She Was then out from Sandy Hook sixty seven # ing hours, having gone in that time as near as we can inake it, 730 miles. There’s no Cape Cod phantasms in this. The Britannia,which left on the same day, ar- rived at Halifax, 420 miles distant, on the 3d, 45 hours from Boston. She sailed immediately for Liverpool. Axornen PRivaTeen ox Pinate.—Capt. Baker, | of the schooner J. M. Williams, at Norfolk from Liverpool, makes the following statement; “May 17th, at 6 P. M., latitude 38 06 north, longitude 41 06 southwest, was hailed by a very suspicious looking vessel (brig) under Portuguese colors, and was followed by her until we put and kept the schooner before the andouteniled her. Judged from her appearance ynd movements that she was a privateer or pirate." all parts of | ert Aeaatate ‘bass player, will the world, to the hour of publication; a full ac- count of the grand procession and celebration of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the | goncert at Castle Garden to-morrow evening by Dod- ceremony of laying the corner stone of Odd Fel- | worth’s celebrated Brass Band, whose fame has reached lows’ Hall; several letters from Europe, written | the farthest parts of the country. Along the pleces by Mr. Bennett; the result of the Judicial Blec- tion, as faras known; Major Gen. Benton’s letter in relation to the Presidency; Mr. Tyler’s letter | Tank TEatne.—Our readers will remember that the | fine opera, of Verdi, :* The Two Foscari,”’ Is to be per- formed this evening, for the last time. We need not re- Peat our opinion of the scientific music of the Italian composer. We shall only say that Signore seers pe cess was again con- | arene sat heaey: nights will tug ‘the partition of the leader of the orchestra, and Botan, one of the intermissions the celebrated duo of * The | Bohemian Feast.” Castux Ganpex.—There will be another grand sacred porformed will be several gems selected from the compo- sitions of Verdi, Rossini, ke. That favorite tune, “Old | Hundred,” is one of the’ pieces, aud we have no doubt | that many will attend to hear i eenrars, in such a | | splendid manner as it will be by band. | Vauxuatt. Garoex.—Campbell’s Ethiopian Opera | Surewaders are fast gaining ground in this city, and bid | fair to be as popular as any band we have ever had | amongst us. Every evening they perform at the Vaux- hall Garden, where they amuse such of our up town citizens as have discrimination enough to visit that in- teresting place. Their songs, choruses, &c,, are ugreea- bly varied, in order to depict the peculiarities of our Northern and Southern negroes. ‘Theatrical. Bowery Tnatix.—Dhat combination of fun and eccentricty, Jack Sefton, familiarly known as Jemmy Twitcher, will take a benefit at the Bowery Theatre this evening. A more deserving man is not attached to the stage, nor one better entitled to @ good benefit. Aside from his claims, the bill of performances will assuredly fill the house, ‘Mrs, Hunt, Mrs. Timm, Miss Wemyss, Mr. Hollaud. Mr. Waleott, Mr. De Bar, Mr. Chanfrau Mr. Sefton himself. and the whole of the stock com- pany or regulars,will perform, on the occasion. ‘The bill comprixes first, a new comedy entitled “Two of the B hoys,” recently written, and which will’ be performed this evening for the first time—the drama of th “Devil ta. Baris.” und the drama of tres Golden Far mer,” in which Mr, Sefton will take his celebratod cha racter of Jemmy Twiteher. E Tur Bosron Orrur:e Vaupevinis Company.—This celebrated dramatic corps, under the management of “ir, William B. English, who havo met with such de- | served success throughout the New England States, have established a circuit from Worcester to Spring- fivld, and through Western Massachusetts. The situa- tions heretofore occupied by Mr. Lefavor and Mins Roberts, two amateurs, having been supplied by profer- sional people of respectability, the company, with Mr. English’s popular pieces of “Rosina Meadows.” “Ger- trude Howard,” &e,, and his new Yankee Vaudev which he has written for Yankee Jones, and Mra. West- ern, the accomplished actress, will, no doubt, win golden opinions. W. Paul, the comedian, died on Thursday morning, 13th ult. "He commenced hia career under the manage- ment of the great R. W. Elliston, at the Olympia theatre, 1825; and his last performance was for the benefit of M S. Lane, at the Royal Britannia Saloon, in April last. He was an actor of much humor, and yas a great favo- rite at the last named place ef amusement. He expired at his residence, 70 Nicholls square, Hackney road, after long and great suffering, respected and lamented by all who knew him. A new comedy from the pen of Lady Dacro, entitled ‘“Seraker,” was produced at the Haymarket with suc- | cess. The following were the musical performance: don, for the week commencing May 17th evening, Mr. Lacy’s Handelian Concert. and Mi son’s Scottish Entertainment; also Mr. Wallace's bene- fit at Drury lane. The rehearsal of the Ancient Con- cert in the morning. On Wednesday evening, the fourth Ancient Concert, and Charles Horn’s new oratoria, at | the Music Hall, Store street. On Friday evening, Mr. John Parry’s annual concert at the Hanover rooms, and the performance of the Amateur Society, at Store street. Saturday morning, the rehearsal of the sixth Philhar- monic Concert. Operas at both the houses on Tuesday, ‘Thursday and Saturday. Law Intelligence. Count or Oven ann Tenoixen—Bofore Jndge Ed- monds, Aldermen Purser and Croliua—The Poople vs. Solomon J. Joseph—Charge of False Pretence.—Mr, Joseph was put on his trial yesterday on an indictment found by the Court of Sessions grand jury against him for obtaining money from Wm. 8. Warwick. under fulse From the evidence, it appeared that Mr. in March, 1846, applied to Mr. Joseph to pur- chase stock for him, and advanced him $500; that Joseph | recommended him to buy Canton and Reading Railroad | stock, which was to be lodged with Gonin & Lockwood, | brokers, in Wall street, in the name of Mr. Warwick; that Joseph represented he had between the month of March and the 13th of June following, purchased about 75 shares Canton «nd 75 shares Reading, which were de- posited with Genin & Lockwood. It also appeared that | in the interval between those two periods, the stocks had | fallen 10 to 20 per cent, and Joseph made several calls on | Warwick to advance money to prevent Genin & Lock- | wood from selling out the stock to realize their own a1- vances, saying, that if he did not advance. he would lose ali the money he had previously advanced. Warwick advanced altogether $1700; on the 13th June the stocks | rose; he called on Joseph and directed him to sell twenty- | five shares of Canton and twenty-five of Reading; Joseph told him that he was a ruined man, that the stocks had all burst up; but that he hoped to be able to make some arrangement and to get him back his stock; Warwick waited some three or four weeks, and finally Joseph told him that he could not make the arrangement; he then went to Genin & Lockwood and found that he was not | known in their office as connected with any stock transac- | tion whatsoever; upon which he caused an indictment to be sent to the grand jury against Mr. Joseph.— ‘The defence was that the charge against Joseph, was one of the every day transactions which take place in Wall street, and in which every broker in that street is conecrned; that the transaction was exclusively between Warwick and Joseph; and that it was but an after thought of Warwick's to introduce the names of Genin and Lockwood, to give a color to the charge. It alao peared on the cross-examination of Warwick, that he was in the office of Genin and Lockwood every day dur- ing the pendency of the whole of the trausactions, sod that he never made any enquiry whether Joseph had deposited any stocks with them in his name. A wit- ness named Henriquez, on the part of Joseph, proved that he heard Warwick say that Josoph was bis broker, and knew all about his business The case was given to the jury last evening. and after about ten minutes deli- beration they rendered a verdict of not guilty. Usirey States Comisstonen’s Orrice. June 11— | Before Commissioner Morton.—Supposed Slave Case.— James Allen Freeman and John S. Gibson, enptain and | mate of the American burk Chancellor, were arrested, | yesterday, under « warrant granted by Commissioner Morton, on a charge of being concerned in the slave trade on the coast of Africa, The bark Chancellor ar- rived at CapeMount in the latter part of December,1816, from the city of New York, with a small eargo, conaist- ing of some provisions, plank, empty casks, and some tobacco. ‘he bark was sald to be chartered fur twelve months by ‘Theodore Carnot, who came passenger in her, along with two notorious slave dealers. In addition to her curgo she had a water engine, which was said to be ured for supplying men-of-war with water; but it seems that that class of vessels, on the coast of Africa are always supplied with water by the Kroomen who live | there. ‘Lhe plank was claimed to belong te Carnot to | be used in building @ vessel which he then had on the stocks, and the «inpty casks were said to be for holding palm oil; but it appeared that after a part of the lumber was taken out sufficient was left to build a slave deck, and that although the bark had been several months on | the coast she only took in about 100 gallons of palm oil, On the first of February, or shortly pr:vious, she wus | boarded by Commander Pope, of the Boiphitn, who was told by Cuptain Freeman that as soon us some repairs | were done to the Chancellor, he would go down the coust on trading cruise Commander Pope olfered a sufficient number of hands to complete the repairs, which was re- fused by Capt, Freeman, who still lingered at CapeMount All these circumstances excited suspicion in the mind of Commander Pope. and he ordered that she should be closely watched. She afterwards proceeded to Galleuu took in rice and water, and from there went to Mon- rovia and tovk in a quantity of bricks, supposed to be for the construction of a slive galley. ‘The Dolphin at this time loft the coust, and information was given to the commander of the British squadron to watch her movements. About the latterend of March, the Dol- phin returned to the coast; and in the meantime Com- modore Reed obtained additional information of the ob- | jvets of the Chancellor, and gave erders to Commander Pope to keep # look out for her, and if ho met with her to wize her. On the 10th of April, the Dolphin fell in with her, and took possession of her. She had on board when captured 75,000 gallons of water, planks for a ve deck, four or tive hundred bags of ricw, and brick y & boiler. Commander Pope after examin- ing her papers, put on board a prize crew, and gave her iu chargo of Lieut. Dulany of the Dolphin, with orders | to bring her home. Sie ‘arrived hero oa’ Wednesday: and in a few hours after her arrival, Lieutenant Dulany laid the papers before the United States District Attor- ney, who procured @ warrant and had the master and mate arrested. The matter stuads over for examina- tion. The second mate, with three or four of the crew, are detained as witnesses. Covrt or Generar Sessions, Friday, June 11. —Be- fore Recorder Scott, and Aldermen Adams and Gilmai tin.—Jonas B. Phillips, Feq. A.sistant District At- torney. Trial for Grand Larceny.—At the opening of the | Court this morning, Jawes Anthony Parr and William | Leming, alias Lyman alias Lemon, were placed upon their trial, on an indictment for grand larceny, in ha ing on the 29th of April stolen @ vessel called a flat, from the foot of ‘I'wenty-seventh street, valued at $500, the property of Jobn Stilwell, | _Joux Stinweut sworn.—I had chargo of the vessel at | the time of the theft; | left her at the foot of Twenty- seventh street; | found her at the foot of Pike street, | with her salls stripped off except the mainsail. Joun Davis sworn —f am a sailor; | kaow tho pris- | oners; Pars asked meto go with him to take the versel; | we went and took the vessel; went over to Hoboken and threw the chain and anchors overboard; Parry said be would plant them there, where he could find them again; we left the vease at the foot of Pike street; 1 went to search for the anchors and chains on the 8th of May, but they had been lifted. The defence was conducted by R. Vorhes, Esq, and the jury yondored a verdict of not guilty, Trial for Grand Larceny.—George Thompson, im- pleaded with Mary Simpson and Matthew Baron, was then put upon his trial for grand larceny, in having on the 19th day of April. stolen $200 from James W. Ben nett. -The particulars connected therewith have been previoully reported. br nen and Matthew Ba- convicted, t! rou were both « former in this court, and the latter in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, but in | the care of Thompson, the Jury rendered a verdict of | not guilty. ‘The court then adjourned until to-morrow. Tax Rasvtr or tar Juptctat. Exrerion.— We have, at last, by the aid of the mails and the telegraph, received sufficient returns.to exhibit the result of the recent election in this State. ‘We annex the names of the succesful candidates, and presume our list is as accurate as it can be, in the absence of any official statement :— NAMES OF CANDIDATES ELECTED. ‘Whigs in italics; democrats in Roman; Anti-Renters in 4 small capitals. cap! COURT OF ArPEALS. Addison Gardiner, Greeue C. Bronson, F.C. Jewett, Charles H, Muggles. cLEnx. Charles 8, Beaton. RECAPITULATION. ww 1~E. P, Hurlbut, Joha W. Edmonds, Samuel Jones, wards, |. Wright, wane ene ,_Malbowe’ Wats, 1—John Maynard, HE dient ” H. Johnson, Seinucl Le Selden. RECAPITULATIO Democrats, bab! Wings aud Rave Renita, Co. Juvees, Dis, ArToRNE: Jett, At Bank: —_ CG. Brock, = I. T. Lee, ae .Epwin More, A.J. Tex Brorcn, —— John Well 'T. Le Wi jeld, Lt I. W. ¥ ateo H R Martindale, B. Judd ; fe. ockwell. HB Dut AA, D. i J. 7 Ft Lawcre’e, dd Shel , B. St ‘Sibley, HG. ball, ite, artis, 8, b Chure Whitney, RH Tyler : wns R. Lotw Lot C. G. ‘idge, Coar, sulliva G Nines, ard Westchester 4: Lock bood, ‘ he Wayne. -.G.H Middleton Col War Rosekrans Oliver, D. Dem, Whigs NEW YORK CITY. Common Pleas. Dis. Attorney. MUlehoetion’ John Mekeou” D.P. Ingraham, C:P: Daly agcarituLation. T. J, Oakley, LIN. Sundioid, Aaron Vanderpoel, Superior Court. 101 Dem..... Whigs. ...0 0 According to this list the democrats have se- cured a very handsome majority in the State They have succeeded even in spite of their own quarrels and divisions ; and they have succeeded in a most important contest. The following is the present position of the two great parties, as indicated by this elec- tion :— Serene Pee AES Dem,’ Wie . A. Renters enh ‘maj. Judges Court of Appeals Clerk of" * Judges S»preme Cour County Judge: District Attorneys Surrogates. Judges Superior Y ork cit udges of ‘Common Pieas, New Yorkeity.........43 It ought to be presumed that in an election like that of last Monday all parties would bring out their best and purest, men. All parties probably did so. Victory must, therefore, be more gratifying to the successful party. ich an election as that just closed ought to test the character of each party in the contest. City Intelligence. Tur Weatarr.—We had a heavy fall of rain yester- day, commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M., and lasting thoughout the day, up to 4% o’clocl rain must have done much good to the country. Seminany ror Younc Lapies at Wittiamsavacn.— Court, New ! | Parents of young ladies and misses residing in the city, but wishing to confer upon their daughters the privilege und benefits of a school removed from the noisy and dusty streets of the city, can be handsomely accommo- dated by applying at No, 1 Colonade Tow, First, rtrect, Williamsburgh. “The school is taught by three ladies of high character and good qualifications, and the inter- ual arrangements of the family and school are such as cannot but afford the greatest satisfaction. The short distance which will separate the parents of the city from their children, the beautiful location of the school, and last but not least, the reasonable terms of the principal, are all worthy of consideration. The ordinary English branches, together with French, painting and music, taught, and the young ladies provided wich room and board in the family of the preceptress, and all for the moderate compensation of $150 per year of 10 months. ‘The pupils are not required to furnish’ themselves with a costly outfit of silver cups, spoons, forks, or qther like appendages, but all things necessary for their comfort are furnished by the principal, even to napkins, the re- quisite supply of which will always be kept cn hand for the use of boarders. ‘The order and neatuess which ure observable about the entire premises create a favorable impression upon all who visit the establishment, ‘There are afew vacancies which it is to be hoped will shortly be filled, Fre si0%.—The United States Infidel Society hold their annual convention at the Minerva Rooms next week. ‘The society will asagmble at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning for the purpore of organization, and a meeting for free discussion will be held in the evening. An xdvertisement. signed by the president, may found in another column. Fins —A fire occurred yesterday inorning at No. 641 Water atrect. The roof of the building was consumed; the fire was put out without further damage. ligenee. Anportant Arvest of Fugitive Birglars.—Officer Jo¥ seph, of Constables’ Hall, No. 102 Centre street, a: @ cer Cumming, of the lower police, arrested yesterday three desperate fugitive burglars, calling themselves Thomas Price, alias Moore, alias“ Pit,” Henry Buker. and Loring Meacham, on a charge of committing aor ral bucglaries in Boston, Mass, Price, we understan luis but recently escaped from jail in Provideuce, RI. On Baker and Meacham ao silver watch and a valine were found in thelr posrossion,evidently stolen property. Justice Osborne committed them all to the ‘Tombs, wo await a requisition from Boston. obbing a Boarding House.—Some thief entered the boarding house No. 412 Pearl street, on Thursday last, and broke open two trunks situated in one of the upper bedrooms, one belonging to James McDonald, stealing therefrom $60 in gold, together with a silver watch, gold chain and heart, valued at $35. The other trunk be- longed to a young man by the name of Jehn Adams, from which the thief stole a gold pencil and several an- cient piecesof silver coin. Arvest of a fraudulent Debtor.—Ofeer A. MC. Smith, of the lower police arrested yesterday, at Tammany Hall,a man by the name of J, Dwarkowski,on a charge of being a faudulent debtor and fugitive from Philadelp! It appears that the accused, a few weeks ago, purchased in Philadelphia a lot of dry goods from the firm of Frost and Isnard, merchants of that city, valued at about $300 and ordered them to be sent to his store, No. 42 Bank strect, which was done at his request, and agreed to pay for the id goods on the let of June. lostead of which, he packed up the property and left Philadvlphia for thin city with intent, (as awern to by Mr. Frost.) to cheat and dvtraud his creditors, He was detained in this city to await a requisition from the authorities of Philadelphia. Passing Altered Money.—A woman called Hurriot Hunter, was arrested on Thursday night by officers Brown and Garrison, of the 10th ward, on a charge of passing altered bank bills,; a $l and a $5 bill on the American Exchange Bank of this city, whieh she passed upon Mr. Hiram Seymour, No. 164 Walker st. Justice Ketcham committed her in fall for tri Robbing a Till.—Officer Steers, of the 13th ward, ar- reated yesterday a boy by the name of George Schaffer on a charge of stealing 29 penufes from the money till of Benj. Stillwell, residing at No. 81 Pitt st. Locked up for trial by Justiee Ketcham, Havana, May 29, 1847, reck of the Transport Mobile~Spanish Politics—The Fever—Tho Crops—Markets, $c. I wrote you on the 26th, per Bogota; since when we have had a grand inpouring of vessels and produce; among others the bark Alabama, from Limerick, bring- ing 114 men of the 10th United States Regiment, and the captain and crew of the brig Mobile, which vessel sailed from your port for Point Isabel, and was lost on Orange Key. Vessel a total wreck—no lives lost. The American Consul is about chartering a vessel to take them on to their destination, and they will leave in a few days. We dvices of the ontire change of Mini in Spain, and the embarking of Spanish troops for Lisbon, neither of which cause much sensation here, Some fever bas made ita appearance in our harbor, and with the crowd of shipping in port.and the extremely hot weather. we shall no doubt, have a very sickly season. The thermometer has for four days past ranged at 97 recs. ‘e have occasional showers, which have their effect upon the coming crops, and e thing looks well, but it is also bad for our planters, as many have stopped grinding from this cause, bi a ia ade a ‘Urope, as sy are in more much so for the Uni The great decline in Importations have been very heavy these last threo days, but mostly from the east, te pine lumber is very dull, at $24 to $26; there is mearly one million feet now in port. Sugar box shooks have bad a fall. Last night there were afloat in our harbor, exclusive ofthe quantity in Matanzas and Cardenas, 64 M shooks. morning one house swept the market, selling all held at $1 (about 50 M), and the other holders idling theirs out at 7 to 73 rs., as they can light on chaps... Hhd, shooke sales at 11 rs; hoops, $30; casks, $2, 46; fish, $454 2 $5 for cod, d $4 . hts, in imitation of your t down with a rush from £4 10s, to £3, and offers a eS eee ss] Of the present great press ing ia worked off. tl cannot rally. ‘To the United there is nt present nothing offering, When rates open again, it will pro- bably be somewhere about $1 per box, and $25¢ for mo- lasses. Exchange on London, 7 per cent premium; New York and Boston, 2 per cent discount. nG, May 29, 1847. Pittsburgh since the Fire—Hotele—-Theatres—Mary Taylor—Society in Pittsburgh—Wedding—Ruilvoads. I have arrived this far on a pilgrimage to the scene of Mexican annfhilation, As I do uot intend to revisit ny native Gotham until I shall have thrice bowed my ead before the renowned statue of Charles IV. in the Pluze Mayor, I have bethought myself of jotting down, from time to time, by way of a journal, items that may prove interesting to your readers, and will serve to remind me, when inspectiag my files at some future day, of the pro- minent incidents of this whimsical journ+y. With the exception of a vacant lot here and there, (and thede not unftequently making ugly gaps in the best business streets.) the burnt district of this city has boon entirely re-built, presenting u much better appear. auce than the unscathed aud perceptibly dingier por- tion. The St. Charles Hotel and Monongahela House— both extensive brick structures—have been erected since the great fire, and are at present uoder tie best kind of management. Miller and the veteran Crossan divide almost equally the attention of thy travelling public. Steppiug into the oaly theatre of the place few nings since, | had the pleaguro of witnessing the debut among the Westerners, of Mary ‘Taylor. ‘The st trille larger than that of the Olywple, but t body of the building much more extensive, and will con- tain (in the box-keeper’s phraseology.) $500, clear of all ‘The lessee, Charles Porter, bas been bringing and good actors during the senson, xnd geome well satistled with the patronage extended to him. ‘The audience showed their apprecta ion of talent by ® most enthusiastic reception of Miss ‘Taylor, the rich and famillar tones of whose volee carried me dream, ingly back to Gotham. Chippendale comes in for his share of the applause, and has made something of a hit as Grandfather Whitehead, (now porformed hero for the rst time.) Soolety In Pittsburg is, leas chilled by formality, and less governed by conventional rules of otiquette, than is usually the case in cities of the same It has the materiel to be made delightful, and parts of it really are so, There are some few families, however, who ho:d themselves superciliously aloof from all connexion with their neighbors, regarding their abede here merely as a Fecuperutive (pecuniary and physical) from tho effects of excessive outlay during the’ fashionable seasons ut Washington and Bedford, They just tolerate tho na- tives, but are extremely taken with exotics—especially when introduced with the appanages of moustache or epaulette—and consider themselves dreadfully imposed upon should their idols afterwards turn out to be dis- guised barbers, or itinerant peddlars, at the most. Last evening | was fortunate enough to be present at the wedding of the second daughter of the Hon. H. ihe bridegroom (a very slever fellow, by the way) ts the son of W. M., a well known merchant of Market street, ‘The rooms were well lighted with Pittsburg gas (the clearest in the world), the ladies beautiful, aud the entertainment magnificent. ‘The family being oprased to dancing, there was no other musio than that o plano, to which was added, in (the course of the cven- ing) the melodious voice of Miss J. After the ceromony, the best conversationalist carried the day. Miss Julie M. appeared to be the belle of the evening, attracting as much by a winning grace of deportmeut, as by th lyclassic beauty of hor face. Miss E. O., Miss S W., Miss N.R., Miss MoC., Miss 8. D., and Miss’ M. 8., form: ed an assemblage of well attired beauty, such as Gotham could scarcely excel. Among the gentlemen I observed R.C.,T, MoC., an artist of some celebrity; B. W., a ta- lented and risiog young lawyer; J. K., of Carlisle; W.W. D., nephew of the Vico President of the United States; Judge Wilkins; Colonel Robinson, the great railroad mau, and a number of distinguished worthies of the city. Tho affair passed off pleasantly, and I returned to my lodgings with a sincere wish for the happiness of the young couple. ‘The absorbing topic-of conversation, for some time past; has been the conneotion with the east by railroads. By the resolutions of a late meeting, all communication with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was bro- eu off. This was owing to a supposed intention on the part of the company to use this city as a‘ cat’s paw” in their applications to the legislature of Virginia for the right of way to some lower point ou the Ohio. Opinions are now divided between the railroad to the west and the central route to Philadelphia. The latter. as far as I can learn, is the most favored by the merebante, and will probably be the route undertaken. To-morrow, I leave for Cincinnati, a city which I have some curiosity to see. You will heat from me from that place. Tne Potsoxinc Case in Sueupy Co., Texas.— Of this case, so fiendish in its conception, so diabolical in its execution, and so mournfully fatal in its results, we have the following further particulars from Mr. Stille, who was the first to inform the public of the tragic occurrence, through the Delta. Many at the time doubted its truth, for it was hard to conceive how an: mind could be so totally depraved, s0 lost to all the feei- ings of nature and humanity, as to perpetrate on inno- cent and unsuspecting victims such wholesale murder. Yet true it is, too true, bearing about it though it does all the malignant and frightful features of the first ac- count. Old Wilkinson, it would now secm, from Mr. Stille’s letter, is the demon incarnate who did the deed— this is circumstantially evident from the fact of his sending so goodly a share of the poisoned wedding meats to Spot Sanders, whom he deemed his enemy, or at least whose enemy he was. But they aro now in hot pursuit of him, and should they come ‘up with him, they will wish that io the alave had forty thousand live: One 1s too poor, too weak for their reven; But we will not detain the reader from Mr. Stille’s letter :— * Bayou Sana, May 23, 1847. « Dran : Treturned from a flying visit to Ha- milton yesterday, and learned some more particulars in Telatio to the polsoning. Fifteen are dead, and some eight or ten are expected to die daily. Some got better, Dut took a relapse and died. ‘The poison was arsenic, 1 will relate the circumstance as | heard it. * [tappears that old Wilkinson was a man of bad cha- racter—a notorious hog thief—and Morris, the groom, had been twice whipped in Miesiseippi for negro stealing Wilkinson was accused of stealing the hogs of Spot Sanders, und you will perceive, from what follows, how he revenged himself, He sent to the house of Sanders, who lives some two or three miles from him, aad who was not at the time frieudly, a half of a shoat, one turkey, three chickens, some chicken pie, butter, pound cake, &e., enouga to last the family « week, all poisoned. even to the butter. which was elegantly moulded. ‘The family ate of it—Mrs Sanders. three ‘children, and a negro boy, are deud—the other, and only chiid left. was dying when I was at our friend Kerr's. “Mr. Sanders and seven negroes are yet sick —some it is thought, will die, Poor Mrs, Sanders did not kuow that her children were dead or dying, and told her husband to rear them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. She request-d. when dying, that her negroes should come and bid her farewell—they could not, all being poisoned. Mir. Sanders’ mother, an old lady of seventy, was a victim also. Allen Haley lost a negro man—the man’s wife was one of the servants at the wedding, and took him piece of the pound cake--he eat two mouth’s-full, aud not liking the taste of it, eat no more—yet that killed him. An old lady by the name of Edens, made the cakes, and she was poisoned, together,with her son and a negto girl--the gitl is dead, and her’ son not expected to recover. The butter that was left at Sanders was thrown out, and some fowls eat of it and died ina few minutes. Allen Haley and his mother were the only persons at the wedding not poltoned. They came late, after the guests were served, and ont with the family, partaking of the same food thy did—even to tl Old Wilkinaon insisted on cutting a fresh cake for them, but they refused to partake of it, and escaped death by their refusal. The Indy that made the cakes, Mra, Edens, went on the morning of the wedding day to look at the cakos, in the smoke house, where ahw had put them, and found that the hae dope had put on the topof them, was removed from all the cakes but one that was covered with a custard pie—they looked dark and discolored, and she took some loaf sugar, which she grated and put over them, thinking it strango that they were so disarrangeds Old Wilkinson and his wife, and Morris’ wife, were ar- rested and examined before Squire Sanders, ‘who com mitted them to prison. Charles Alexander balled the women, and Wilkinson was taken ont by a writ of ha- teas corpus before the Probate Judge, Lester, and set at liberty. He was afraid to leave the house’ during the day, a8 there were persons determined on Killing on bim. During the night he escaped on Morris’ horse, which Morris brought to him. Eight persons are in pursuit of him, who have sworn to kill him on sight. Morris is Wilkinson's agent—he was ordered to leave, or he would first be whipped, andthen hung. He refused togo, and we may therefore expect that he will be made short work of, I wrote you in my last that the were suspected of having been bired to poison the food. Suche not the case, as the negroes were all poisoned, they not belong- ing to Wilkinson. At the last accounts the pursuers were but a few miles behind Wilkinson—headed by M tleberry, who was one of the poisoned, and lost his sister; he swore he would follow him to the end of tho world, being bent on talking his life. I have sen someof the survivors—they are black under the eyes, and their finger nails and the ends of their fingers aro black—they look like walking ghosts. They all think that health and strength are ne, being every ons anable to do any laborious. work. ‘oor souls ! Mepicat. Department or THe Army.---The Army Medical Bourd, which was convened in he city of New York for the examination of applicants for appointinent to the medical staff of the regular army, adjourned on the 25th ultimo, OF the candidates who were examined, the followin, were found qualified for appointment, and were accor dingly approved ;— ichovas L.. Campbell, New York; Samnel L. Barbour, Georgia; ward Cooper, Penn.; Ebenezer Battoe, Maryland; Glover Perri Ohio; P. G’ Stuyvesant Ten Brovk, John Campbell, ‘Summers, {hatles Hysmith, Virginia; ‘ ork, interest you have mun- ffested i ihe ‘emigrants landing apon our ing the inany evile they. ere. sul 10, rb Fee oa eat chile ha’ F, Kechis ithe yar. the arrivals begin to inerease, aod eneraly outigue wat | November; aud fom the may site; me ms Separates seen Wes record kept in the Custom House offi t Quarantine, the amount of ouee ons from the 21 of April wengers June inclusive, ouate to 45,699, and this too, to the 8th o} ians seratinizi ¢ and expose the many 1inpositions that are prace tised unon this; unhappy people by persous clothed with au rant ties of this u thority by the benevolent Kimi ? the i fish and German, Societies. ‘The many’ Serengy ‘committed be them: duvine e past year aad throue j only be ka beea © Terie on the Watiiodte oF eit ete Nes be 0 thewe fons, wid Sep, Sast each of those worthies w whose statement Toth a .i0 coatings tie year, co receive a commission (or head rom the different’ transportation age! ‘ 218, on all exmigrnass abs uny oeck: rhe eavice orssistance Of the society they’ represent Wing observed with anx + whe iat on ‘Our shores, i have made many tearching be dairies into this important sutject, and have seen a receipt for money received by the Society ax: rR for h’s iuterest in procating him emi , a number of emigrants were chal $11 to St. Loui: y the Society agent, rhe turned them over to the pas> senger agent for $3 25, he having no means of transportation himself, thus sell them for their uafortunate 8 | uy Goswamer Wigs.—-Citizens and the city, being in want of an elegant article ig_or Toupee, would do well to ent! an: re tment of Gossamer Wigs aud ‘Tou- red by Gilbert & Fletcher, No. 179 Broadway. posite the Howard hotel. vate rooms for fitting Wigs. les’ tantaneously ira natural black of brown, ives it the beauty a v of youth—is warranted neither to wash or rub off or soil the skin, nor impart that purple hue to the c ali the imitations of this eele die do; aud in short, the ce its improvement, preseuts it to the pubic utmost coufidence, as having no equal, aud asa yy Rushton & Co. at J Prondways ‘Thomas aud Max- tn it ne nang Hon lah ( lor, leu “4 New York, end by the tole sgeuce. for ow 'R kG. A WRIGHT, thiladelphia. until the Hairs Restored.—Beal’s ‘ORATIVE is applied on the above terms at the 108 Nassau street. N.B. For those who apply it them- sale. ane Clark, Mayor of the city of fy, that Ihave seea a general certifi acquainted with many of the ad kuow them to be men of the New Yovk, March, 1939, 3 jell 6 The “Richelieu” Diamond Pointed Gold Pens. |. ¥. Savage, 92 Fulton street, is now from 75 cet $1, to $1 50, silver Je has just brought out a magoific Richelien Pen,” $2 onl y—i be had in the city. This Pea is to ont mistake the number. street. Metallic Tablet Razor Si ats and dealers are inyited to call and examine the various patterus of the above, at the manufacturers. G. SAUNDERS & SON, 177 Broadway, a few doors above Gourtlandt st. rs reenaeingice bre rd their dural t article, a the best and cheapest pen at no place but 92 Fulton Dressi yet simpte con- cheapness and con in which they jion to a traveller, table ; they are le manufactured. G. SAUNDERS & SON, 177 Broadway. The Married Woman’s Private Medical Companion—By Dr, A M.Mauricesu, Professor of Diseases of Women, Seen edition. “Price 8, neice e gret lemand for i it tant i thousands are sold) has compelied the iauue of'« new edith female in ge copy, whether married or unmarried For snle at 222 Broadway, under the American Museum; 205 Broadway, aud by Dr A.'M. Mauriceau. at hie Medical Office, 129 Liberty street, New York: also, Zeiber & (o, comer of Chesnut aud Third streets, Philadelphia; C. ¥. Fisher, Rich- ‘mond, 3 Geo, Redfield, Troy, Little & Co, Albany. ‘On the receipt of $i, a copy will be transinitted by mail (ree of postage) to all parts of the Mnited States, Navigation of the Ohio River. Places, Time. State of River. Wheoling.........June 3. . .6 feet; standing. Cincinnati, «June 4... .5 feet; standing. Louisville, «June 3, , .6 feet ; rising. Pittsburg... “June 6) | 1734 fect; rising. MONEY MAKKET. Friday, Jane U6 P.M. ‘Thero was a very slight reaction in some of the fancies to-day, with more moderate sules than we have noticed in the past two or three days. At the first board, Penn- sylvania 5's advanced X per cent; Illinois 34; U. 8. Bank 44; Mlinois Bank ; North American Trust, Ohio 6's, and Indiana closed at prices current yesterday. Far- Loan fell off per cent; Morris Canal 1; Canton, Stonington 1; Harlem $;; Long Island 4; Reading ; Norwich and Worcester 34. At the second board there was a slight improvement. Treasury Notes improved \; Pennsylvania 5's; Har- lem 3; Canton 4; North American Trust ,and Road- ing 44 per cent upon prices current in the morning. The United States Insurance Company of the city of Boston, has declared a semiannual dividend of five per cent, payable on Monday, the 14th instant. The annexed statement exhibits the amount of tolls received on the lines of canal and railroad of the State of Pennsylvania, according to the reports of the several collectors, for the fiscal yeat commencing Nov. 30, 1846 to the Ist day of June, 1817:— Penxaxivanra Bate Wonks—Touts Receive. Offices. For May, 1817. Total since 30th 18,565 74 900 03 3,029 05 ty ” 1,295 2b 2,180 03 Columbi Portsmouth Harrisbag Newport. Lewistowii. Huntingd 426 95 7,907 27 Hollid. 20 914 60 54,009 31 i 28,014 13 62,629 62 Blairsvil'e 2081 36 5,022 G2 eeport., 597 97 1,320 92 bug 24.533 33 82,572 40 Duunsburg 304 6.968 07 imsport. 1.537 65 4,197 77 urn berland 7.643 72 16,50! 71 . 12.01) 74 1747 53 1 OP 1,780 81 4,238 58 Heil "Vinduet ; 39 8 137 ath Outlet Lock. 723 26 96413 Aqueduct Brig 97 03 206 09 s Isiand Briu 2a1 88 ‘Total. $215 079 72 158,563 14 see ees $56,515 58 228 478 44 Last year the total receipts trom the canal and rail roads were $1.295.494 76, Total expenses, including up wards of $125,000 for extra exponses, occasioned by the extraordinary flood of the spring of 1846, $714.972 63; waving as the net receipts for the year ending 30th No- vember, 1846, $580,622 13. The receipts‘of the present year,upto the Ist of June, inst. exceed those of the last year to the same peried by the sum of 228,478 44, and the receipts of the month of May, 1847, alone, exceed those of the same month last year by the sum of $66 616 53, If, therefore, we estimate the whole receipts of the Present year at only $1,600,000, (although there is rea, son fo believe they will exceed the sum) and the expenser of the yoar at 600,000, we shall have the net income the | present year of $1,000,000, Inour remarks concerning the quarterly report pub- lished by the Comptroller of this State, we stated that the New York State Stock Security Bank had not made a quarterly report, although the law applied to the indi- vidual banker, as well as to all the banks in thin Statu; afew days ago, the owner of the above bank having called at our office on business, mentioned to us, In the | course of conversation, that wo were wrong in our infer- ence as to his being bound to make a quarterly report, | and that he did not make it for the simple reason that the law of April, 1843, in pursuance whereof quarterly re- ports are made, doos not require any report whatsoover from the individual banker; that he had argued the case ovor and over again for the last vight years, and that no longer ago than last February, he wrote a lettur to Mir. A C. Flagg on the subject; that the Comptroller was no doubt aware that the individual banker was not bound to report; for had it been otherwise, it would have been his duty to point out, in @ special manner, the authority under which a quarterly report might be required from the individual banker. The letter referred to we give bel.w. It appears by this that tho question has been proviously disposed of, apparently to the satisfaction of both parties. The free banking law is defective upon this point, and the diffoulty should be remedied at once: | | as there is every probability of a rapid increase in the | number of individual bankers in this State, They» 1 report quarterly, with one exception, although it ix op- tional with them to do ao or not, as they please, New Yona, Feb. 16, 1817. Mr. A. C, Frage, Comptroller :— Dean Sin Mr Van nit, of the Bank Department, forwarded to me on the 27th ult.. (enclosed with other documents,) | two blank statements for quarterly reports, the reason why, [ must confess [ do not understand, as it had he n | acknowledged (nt least tacitly) three Jit, Neo last Sep tember, that those quurterly reports do » not apply to my individual caso. Possibly, these blank statements have | been forwarded to mo under the impression that other res now be interested with mo; however this 1 herewith transmit such remarks on the eub- be Jeet. of * reports’ as will demonstrate that tho rquired jual reports Hts fh mie art cng J 3, Wal nae | ease oec do es MP edi ca 3 7 proved. 2 Manaene Te | of" reports)? wisieb | pal in the New York Even- " tation of a statement which had. viously inthe State pa paper. juarter! of So ae Well, York | a quarterly report, and argues at | 4 | ae en Tae pn senoed loge which I have under- soored, ler et particularly your attentiy December, 1838, Banking Law did Teasons were admitted rect, ns Jan, 3, 46, | wno commence the ition | may not feel bound to report | ment.”” 29, 1843, and in the New York He- ral of tho Minot the tase worth nald article te eet few a" pre- Pha dfilbany Argus, in pud- the Comptroller, stated Security Bank was liable made « tor yor, bg rt. the grouud,that ow Security Bank was not bound to make length tho whole caso. ‘reasons wi 4 the 26th section of the to’ di These fi Mmarcnicg je Bag at hon Pine to bea cor- re] ‘ 1399, port to legistature. at le provisions of The ee vane le fi Seounieet n you to deliver eireulating notes to the owner of the New York State Stock Security Bank, although said owner had not filed a certificate of capital stock. It was dmitted. besides, page 41 of the same rey that “ th 26th section refers only to Associations, Roalomacte ‘business of banking under the law soceording to its require. ‘The second point I wish to direct your attention to, is that which embodies my remarks onthe act to abolish bank commissioners, &e., passed April 18, 1843. I state thereon, that the subject of reperts was taken up for the third time; that what had been enacted before on that point, was ofcourse repealed, and that “the indi- vidual banker was altogether dropped in the new act.’? | ‘The undeniable truth of this aseertion is easy to. be made out. { herewith quote the act itself, 'Tho third sec- ion thereof provides as follows: ~ Every bank and bank- ing association shall make quarterly reports,” &e, Well, the eight last lines of the fourth section define in clear and explicit terme what is meant by bank and banking association. Bank applies omy to au incorporated bank, and bauking association applies to a banking com: pany organized under the law of April, 1938,—theso eight last lines of the fourth acotion are ‘ax follows :— ~And if any bank or baking association shall neglect or refuse to make the quarterly report required by the third section for two successive quarters. it shall ‘forfeit its charter (if an incorporated bank.) and its privileges as @ banking company, if organized under the law of April, 1833. and may be proceedd against. and its affvirs clos- ed in any manner now provided by law in case of an in- solvent bank or banking association.” It must be admitted, [ trast. that the above quotations from the dewoustrate beyond cavil, that thenct of April 18th, 1843, dos not require quarterly reports feom the individual banker; no mention whatsoever is made therein of said individual banker, and there is no phraseology nor provisions in any section of faid act whieh may be constructed to obseure, in the least, the direct und clear bearing of the quotations just made, [ have the authority ef one of the framers of the act to assert, that “tho individual was Seon, ed”? unddrstand- ingly, and not through oversight. ‘There were at that time, serving in the committee on banks, men who un- derstood the difference between corporate banking and individual banking—men who could discriminate the propriety of demanding reports from the former, and see at the same time that there was no cause or reason to require any trom the latter. ‘The views publicly developed in the enclosed printed statement of Aug. 29, 1843, were not controverted by the bank department; it had been called forth, as Ihave already stated, by an article in the .A/bany Argus, and tho Albany Argus of the 4th of September following, acknowledged its error, and moreover inserted an arti. cle from Thomson's Reporter, the purport whereof was toshow that the New York Stute Stock Security Bank is not bound to make a quarterly report. In conclusion, it must be considered as granted, that the act of April, 1843, does not authorise a demand for a quarterly re- port from the individual banker, But an act was pass- ed three years ago, which requiresa short comment. I allude to the act of May 6th, 1914; the second section of that act takes for granted that the individual banker is bound by former enactments to wake quarterly re- ports. ‘his is assuming a fact that does not exist, a1 & groundless assumption, according to all legal decisions nullifies the provisions based thereon. ‘The act of May, 1844, in that part which is relative to reports from the individual banker, professes, merely, to enaot penalties for regulating former legislation,’ but in so doing the framers thereof lost sight of two points; first, that the law of April 1943, requiring reports, did not apply to the individual banker; second, that there is no necessit; whatsoever to require » quarterly report from the ind\- vidual banker. If they hud given the subject due consi- deration, they would have perceived the material dif- feronce which exists between a banking association, and private banking Whenever a certificate of capital stock has been filed, it is proper, in justice to the stock- holdera, that the officers of the institution (having the care of such capital stock) should be bound to make such reports as exhibit their operations, so that the stockholders and the public may form their opinion thereon; but when there is no capital stock, when thero are no stockholders, who cares to ascertain, every threo months, whether the meuns of the banker have cither increased or diminished, beyond the knowledge of tho fact that the circulating notes of the individual banker are amply secured by the pledge of New York State Stocks at the market value? The public cares for no further particulars, and in the name of cominon sense,\s | it not sheer absurdity to require said individual banker to fill up blank statements with such items, and in euch a form as obviously apply only to corporate bunks. If tho Legislature, for statistical purposes, thought proper to demand a yearly report from the individual banker,let it provide that he may use such form of state- meat aa may be compatible with the nature of his busi- ness, ‘The jorm of statemeuts which are now provided for sets down the capital of the bank under the head of liabilities; this is a conclusive prosf that the form of these statements is intended only for corporate banks and banking associations, whereor the capital stock is actually a debt of tie bank to the stockholders. and is therefore as such properly set down asa liability. But when there are no stockholders there is no capitalin the understood and defined in the general banking nd it {8 very clear that the amount of means con- ituting the capital of the individual banker constitutes also his resources, and in a correct statement of his financial position it ought to be sot down as such, In order to illustrate my ideas on this subject I enclose within one of the blank statements which Mr. Van ‘andt forwarded to me, with wuch erasures, alterations, and remarks, and filled up with such items as are com- patible with my business at the present timo. I should not have taken the trouble of arguing seri- ously wt such length a question that you understand, no doubt thoroughly, had 1 not thought that it might be proper, at this partignlar time, to cloar up the mystifi- cation that has for years shrouded the subject of “re- ports.” This argumentative stutement may becemo Useful to the ceditlers which are to be appointed by the Legislature, in case they uadertake to review and bar- monize the discrepancies of the general banking law and its amendments. Respeotiuily, I remain, ke, * ‘The quarterly report of tho Comptroller settles that question at ouce, us he cortifies therein that the quar- Ueriy reports are made to his office, “ in pursuance of the third and fourth sections of the act entitled ‘An Act to abolish the office of Bank Commissioners, and for other purposes,’ passed April 18, 1843,” Tho above lotter takes up, I believe, all the points and arguments: contained in the letter i forwarded by wail to the Comptroller on the 16th or 18th of February !ast, Itenclored, as is above mentionud, the printed article published on the 29th of Aug, 1843, and statement of the financial position of the New York State Stook Se- curity Bank on the Ist day of February lust, according to the peculiar form which onght to be adopted in order to give atrue insight into its operations; and as the bank department has not forwarded to mv any blank statement for the quarterly report of May last, it is faic to suppoge that the Comptroller hes given instruct accordingly, and that his views on the subject of ports” agree with mine. L. BONNEFOUX. In the aunual report of the Comptroller, dated Janua- ry 3, 1839, he says that the 26th section of the Free Banking law refers only to associations; and individuals who commence the business of banking under that law may not feel bound to report according to its require- ments. He recommended at thut time that all doubt as to the application of that section to individual bankers should be removed. The Legislature never have reme- died this defect, and the law stands in this particular as it was originally framed. ‘The Comptroller, under the existing law, is compelled to issue circulating notes to any individual who may deposit with him the required seeurity, and he cannot compel them to report what por- tion may be in circulation, or what amount of banking business there may be doing at the close of every quar- ter. So long as the law remains in its present condition we cannot get at the actual circulation of the State. There {s uo particular objection on the part of the proprietor of the New York State Stock Security Bank to make quarterly reports, and if the law applied to him, he would cheerfully comply with it; but so long as it does not, there is no necessity of his doing so He has yolun- tarily reported several times, but within the pust year or two has ceased altogether. Stovk Hxehange. $5000/Trea, Notes6 106 © 60 Morris Canal 680 19 500 Trea. Mill Notes 105 50 do. 188 400 Morris Canal Bis 60 100 do 185 5000 Alabama Gs EI bso 18 1000 Ss, 125 do, 18g 1000 (ity 5s, 1870 BNA Troe 1034 20y Bau 0 do. Wig 5000 US 64, 1856 20U 8 Bank ah 2000 Tudioun Sterling $0 Iilinois Bank Ne 000 Ludicna Bouds 40 Reading RR 60. ooo do. 2 do Ok, 12962 Pennsylvania 5s 200 do 030 Gos 200 do 25 Canton Co ope 39 17300 do 0 do 3984 10000 do 250 Harlem RR 830 61 2700 do. 20 do God 61g 4000 Penusy lvania Gs 650 } 10700 Ohio 6s, 1960 150 6 "2000 (rhio 78 100 100d Hlmois Syecial 100 ro) 2000 do 600 ” 2000 Kentucky 6s 50 Erie RR Seri 200 Re vding Mort Bds 135 Nor & Wor KR 2000 Heading Bonds i do sis 5000 do. 10 50 do 5600 do 100 do 50 she Farmers’ Trust 250 Long Island RR 50 do 00 100 ‘do bio 5 do 5 te $0 do 25 Stoniagtor 5 100 do boo 36° 5 done bio 55 mw do b10 35% 10 Utien & Sehneetady 12745 | Second . $10000 Trea Notes 69160 106% 100shs Harlem RR oN 200 16% 1860 102 200 do, #30 6159 syivinia Ss Ey 1084 Tem HUG GIN 9 35h9 30. 61sy 20 61% 25 Canton Co. 3084 6 $ 0 Reading RR 60% ‘bo Gig 190 do ‘b30 61 Silky G0 Nor& Wor 349 wo do 61 0 Kast Boston 10% New Stock Exchange. $2000 Trea Notes — b30 106450 she NA Trust 30 10; 2000 do 13 106) Qu Marmers Trust crsh 9 2000 Ohio 6s sl0 102 Gy do. cash 35%—_ 25 she CantonCo bid 30% 50 do b10 96 5 de re 0 Hatem eR “bao ot lo Ong 303% 50 Harlem 6 M.Nork Wor cath a98¢ 200 do ensh 6135 50 do 49% 100 do o%