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New York, Friday, December 17, 1847. wees: <= mine in Ireland did last England has, the present Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Churu- busco,.and Chapultepec, and a score of others, have overcome them with mivery and wo. The names of ‘Taylor and Scott, of Worth and Harney, of Shields and Quitman, and even of Major General Gideon Pillow, will not allow them to sleep at night, or take repose after their comfortable dinners. The English prees and the English people have been thrown into a paroxysm of despair at the atrocious murders and wholesale butcheries. which they say have been perpetrated in Mexico, by the American generals, and the armies under their command. Before the termination of the last session of Parliament, symptoms were ex- hibited in that distinguished body, of those dis- tresses. Since their receipt of a full account of those awful butcheries in Mexico, their journals THE HOLIDAY HERALD. THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE MUEBIICAN WAR. On Saturdsy, the 25th inst., we shall publish the Holiday Herald, which will be the most beautiful, as wo as the most valuable and interesting, pictorial sheet ‘over issued from this establishment. It will bes complete Illustrated History of the Mexi- can War, and will contain engravings representing the appearance of every town, after its capture, from the taking of Matamoras to the reduofion of the City of Mexioo itselfinoluding plans and fortifications. It would ‘de useless to dilate at any length on the value of a sheet ke this. It will be « perfect pictorial view of Mexico. Agents and others who wish to purchase to sell again, Will please send in their orders as carly a6 possible. ‘The price will be 6% cents per single cepy, or $4 per hundred. It will be put in wrappers, to send to any part of the world, : Inteljgence from Kurope. The following despatch came over the wires to us last evening :— We aball_ watt hi for ihe eral Tho ies > agile hema aati The wind is now N.E.; We, therefore, shall be on the look out for her with two weeks later intelligence, from all parts of Europe. There are yet no tidings of the Union. The Disorgantzation of the Malis--Publico Meeting. Tuearricats, Munper anv Ruin..—The ex- eitement in the theatres, of all kinds, increases throughout the city. Among horses and operas, dirt and diamonds, pea-nuts and pearls, the agi- tation is augmenting every night. The last ten days were |, heavy, sloppy and dirty, in the city. The same characteristics, the same fea- tures, characterized the fifteen or twenty houses of amusement of all kinds, from the highest ope- ira to the lowest singing saloon. But at length we have achange. The three or four fashiona- ble and high priced theatres are as busy as ever, cutting each other’s throats anddestroying each other’s’business, while they immeasurably amuse and gratify the public. At the Astor, Signora Biscaccianti has divided the town, and thrown the critics into two hostile camps. One set have put her down as an awful failure in every particular, both in dress, in voice, in method, and every thing, red stockings inclu- have been thrown into terrible spasms ef sorrow and lamentation, even greater than those. pro- duced by the potato rot in Ireland, or the short- ness of the crops all over the three kingdoms, The same distress begins to appea Paris; and Louis Phihppe, who was once in distress for a pair of shoes in Canandaigua, i in this State, and in trouble for the want of a pair of breeches in the west, is now in great distress and tribu- lation for the loss of a crown for his son Mont- pensier, eaused by the horrible and atrocious battles of the American generals in Mexico, du- ring the recent campaign. In fact, England and France were never in such a state of treuble and tribulation as they are at this day. Shocking; shocking, shocking ! Now, in this condition of things, what is to be done? We had sympathetic meetings in New York, and made contributions of all sorts to: aid and assist the distresses of Ireland a year ago. Singular to remark, another sympathetic. meet+ ing is going to be held next Monday at the Ta- bernacle, to sympathise with the British aristo- eracy in their present calamity,and to mingle the tears of our people with theirs, over the terrible atrocities recently committed in Mexico, by General Scott and General Taylor, and their compatriots, or rather their fellow butchers, as they arecalled. This meeting is called by some of the highest names in this city, and will no doubt exhibit,in all its varieties,those feelings of horror towards the Mexican victories, which mark so beautifully the London press, as they ar- tive by every steam ship. , Let the people of New York, therefore, pre- pare their sympathy, and pour it out, not for suf- fering Ireland or for starving Scotland, but for the unfortunate aristocracy and journalists of England and France, including all other natiens and regal families who look on the progress of the American arms in Mexico as even worse than the potato rot—as a deeper and greater ca- lamity than has ever fallen to the lot of man to discover or to aid. Prepare your tears and sor- rowsfor Monday night at the Tabernacle. Woe, woe, Woe, woe, woe ! Tue Pouce, &c.—One of our cotemporaries consoles himself for the. dirtiness of our streets and the mismanagement of our police, with the idea that Mr. Bennett has made a longtour in Europe, and-may have returned to old ideas in favor of the antiquated European monarchies. The opinions of Mr. Bennett, or any one else, on democracy or aristocracy, do notalter the facts connected v vement ae city government in | k, and the general administration of it airs. New York is pro- ma The mails are in such disorder, the failures and delays have become so frequent and annoy- ing, that our merchants have determined to make an effort to induce Congress to move in the mat- ter, and furnish a remedy for the evil of which the public complain. We understand that a petition is now circulat- jag on ’Change and among the merchants, for a meeting to be held in this city, to express the opinion of New York on the utter incapacity of the Postmaster General to manage the mails ina proper and useful manner. The Press of this city, with their daily express, have, since the lst inst , repeatedly beaten the mail fromthe South, and once or twice it has placed us in possession of New Orleans papers three or four days in ad- wance af the regular mail. All this has aroused the merchants to the shocking mismanagement of the Post Office Department ; and they are now determined to see if their just complaints will not have some effect in Washington. This meeting will shortly be held, and we mean to report its proceedings in full. Similar meetings ought to be held in other cities. We have suffered enough ; and now that Congress is in session, some movement’ should be made throughout the country to effect some change. ‘Terrible Distress in England.American Sym- pathy—Great Public Meeting next Monday. Last year was marked by the harrowing dis- treases of the Irish people, and the sympathy of America in their behalf. The potato rot pro- duced a famine in green Erin, and threw thou- sands and thousands into horrible destitution. No sooner, however, were the facts known in this country, than the feelings of the people were enlisted with benevolence and charity. Sub- scriptions were raised, cullections formed, and numerous vessels of war, with generous volun- teers to man them—Commodore De Kay, and many others—were despatched with breadstuffs for the destitute of Ireland, Scotland, and a part ot England. Those events created a sympathy and a feeling throughout the civilized world. The British Parliament noticed them—all those high in authority spoke of the generous acts pf the American people with enthusiasm and ardor. So far so well. A new description of na- tonal disaster has broken out again in Eng- land, and other parte of Europe. Misfortunes never come singly, to individuals nations or.— We do not allude to the stringency of the money market—to the scarcity of money, which has brought England to the verge of bankruptcy—we do notJallude to the insolvency of her merchants, or the escapes of numbers of them from their creditors. It is, no doubt, melancholy to see the high aristocracy of England, landed or monied, sink into poverty, and be compelled to eat simple roast beef and plum pudding, without the wines of France, or the expensive luxuries of the four quarters of the world. The Dake of Buckingham has run away from his splendid-castles, being in debt ten millions of dollars ; but this is not the distress which affects England at the present moment. The Duke of Beaufort had to curtail his horses and his wines, and is probably ready | © run away, too; but this 12 not the awful nation- bably the worst reg d city, in its police, in its streets, and in it: ral matters, of any city in the civilized world. aris and London, and other cities in Europe, to say nothing of Boston or Philadelphia, in this country, are models in comparison to the awful mismanagement of the local affairs of this metropolis. There is no- thing more perfect than the London preventive police system. Paris is pretty fair; but Rothing to be compared to London. Then, again, as to the streets in Paris and London—in both of these cities they are cleaned every day by six o’clock in the morning, at farthest. The pavements are good, and there is some comfort extended to the peopl Can we say the same of New York? But the subject is too important to be de- spatched in a paragraph. We mean to investi- gate the whole matter, and shall accordingly set some of our scribblers to work on the subject, so that the people of this city may know how awfully their affairs are conducted, by the system at present in use here. Tur Extortions or THe Gas Companizs.—We have received numerdus complaints detailing the extortions of the gas companies, and request- ing us to make some suggestion§ as to the best mode of abating them. There is no remedy. These companies have received charters from the Legislature, and they may extort and charge just as much as they please. The only remedy that we can point out, is to come from the suc- cess of the plan of manufacturing gas on a small scale, sufficient for each house. Tur Mexrcan Question.—Three propositions are already presented to Congress, opening the Mexican question for general debate—one by Mr. Calhoun, one by Mr. Dickinson, both Senators; and one by Mr. Holmes, in the House of Repre- sentatives. Mr. Calhoun’s plan proposes to aban- don all territory beyond the Rio Grande, and even in California, with the exception of some general rights of no great importance, Mr. Holmes’ plan is a similar one; Mr. Dickinson’s embraces the acquisition of territory, but ex- cludes the Wilmot proviso. We suppose that half a dozen other propositions, on the same sub- ject, will be brought forward in both houses, before the question is really discussed. Debate on this question may spring up incidentally be- fore the holidays; but there isa probability ot its being postponed till after. Atall events, we expect much talk and little action. Very Late rrom Mexroo.—One of the eve- ning papers yesterday published the annexed: City or gssos. Nov. 28.—Polit piece Withee sayibing of interest to communio: Although the Mexioan Congress: end Executive, assembled at jaretarc, = hitherto come to no determination upon ques- tion of peace with the United States, the postae is Be rgriheless xargs ene and we have no doubt that, if they are once allowed to treat, peace will be made. This letter is twenty days later, if the date be correctly given. It may have been received via Havana; we know of no other way. ‘We learn that the Engltsh steamer from Vera Cruz, with advices to the 1st, arrived at Havana on the 7th inst. Arrains in Catrronnta.—We have received al disaster. The Marchioness of Aylesbury,who visits the Italian Opera every night of the season, | and applauded Jenny Lind with so much enthu~ siasm, has not only become a defaulter, a lame | duck, as it is called, but was also cast ashore ina gale onthe Isle of Wight, and up to her} eyes in waterand love; but these are not the | misfortunes that now fill England with sorrow | and wo. What then isthe new calamity which distresses the English people so mnch, from the highest to the lowest?—their statesmen and their press— their bishops, at ene hundred thousand dollars a year, and theircurates at fifty dollars? Whatis it that distresses unhappy, unfortunate and sorrowing England, and all her great men ? Lift up your eyes and weep. It is the vieto- ries and the triumphs of the American arms in | Mexico. Those brilliant victories—victories superior even to those of young Napoleon in Italyhave thrown England and the English people, from thehighest to the lowest—her states- men and her journalists—into a state of deg a d moreZoverwhelming divtrevs than the fa advices from San Francisco to the 26th of July | last. The jenee, Com. Capt La were fridge, had sailed a few da; The Hull, was oath wae off at Manatian. Later tel blockadiag that port. The Cyane, Dupont, bad Ieends, and the Lexington, Bail , soon to sail with June wae a Monte: thence Leorstarive Movenunts.—The Hon. Daniel and Mrs. Webster have arrived at the Astor House, en route to Washington. Raliroad Intelligence. -Aimamces nem comer ears| s Village Lisongletelrovrrs id ting to 890, 1 won ribs roi op Chg ren ded. Another set consider her every thing that is superb, elegant, accomplished, exquisite, un- approachable, and above all, a native and a Bos- ton girl. This intricate: question, therefore, is left in as great a state of indecision as that of Mexico orthe North Pole. One thing appears to be certain—the unfortunate and lovely Biscac- cianti, who has more talent and genius than she is allowed to possess, appears to be the victim of mean intrigue, concocted against her by certain cotton and pork managers of the epera, and some mercenary, menial critics, simply because she interferes, unconsciously, with certain views on others. She had the misfortune tobe the first prima donna to draw the best houses this seagon, and thus created much jealousy and. discontent. We must slowly and surely unraval this affair, and exhibit the atrocious conduct of the mana- gere and their slaves to the public. Benedetti appeared at the Astor Opera House, on Wednesday, and the fashionable world, high and low, both haut fon and canaiile, appear to follow at hisheels. Never has there been such a house for beauty, splendour, gaiety, and crowds,as that which graced the first night of “* Lucia de Lam- mermoor.” Benedetti is universally acknow- ledged to be the best tenor we have in the company. The Broadway and Park thea- tres have been thrown upon their beam-ends at once. The Bishop froupe, with all their talent and merit,will not draw to a house which destiny intends for horses. The Park is also going for horses. Nothing could have saved the Park but the union of the Bishop troupe with the ballet of Madame Augusta; but Simpson could not unite them, because he did not know what the day of judgment would bring forth. As the matter now stands, and as the contest is now going on, the Astor Opera House will shut up, or turn over to horses, both the Broadway and the Park, and that, too, ina short time. The ea- naille have got over their first discontent, and now crowd to the third tier of the Opera without stint. Among the cheap theatres, Levi North and the horses draw like Benedetti and the ballet. The Bowery, the Chatham, and the dirty Olympic’ are full every night, and the dirtiest generally the fullest. Very Late vrom New Granapa.—We have received by the clipper schooner China Samaria, Capt. Campos, the Gaeeta Mercantil, from Santa Marta, to the 22d November, and the Gaceta de la Nueva Granada, of Bogota, to the 17th of October. In the message ftom the Governor of the Pro- vince of Bogota to the Provincial Legislature we find some very excellent suggestions to thet body regarding the internal policy to be observed —such as the provisien of useful public works for the employment of idlera; the establishment of hospitals for the reception of persons attacked'| 4 with elephantiasis, and particularly the appropri- ation of a sum of money for the purpose of testing the efficacy of the curative powers of guano in this disease, as within the last six years various isolated cases had been reported as having been cured by this substance. He also recommends the appointment of vaccinators, whose duty it shall be to visit the various sections of the de- partment, apd vaccinate all who have not under- gone that process. These are enlightened views and show the zeal of the young republics in the P.ogressive spirit of the day. . President Mosquera was still on the coast when the China Samaria left. His reception at Santa Marta and Barranquilla was very enthu- siastic. A petition had been presented by the Legisla- ture ot the Province of Santa Marta to the gene- ral government, praying for an act of general amnesty of all political offences that had been committed in times gone by. The perfect tran- quillity of the country, and the improbability of any future political troubles, were the reasons assigned for such an act. The King of the Mosquito Indians had gone to Jamaica in an English man-of-war; he was salu- ted on landing with twenty-one guns, and was received in Spanishtown by the Governor of the Island with great respect. On the 15th of Nov., he was present at a grand parade in Kingston, and in the evening attended the theatre, where the tragedy of “‘ Pizarro” was performed. Flores continued in Jamaica; it was supposed he was there awaiting the news of a counter-re- volution in his favor in the Ecuador. One Weex Later rrom Havana.—We are in receipt of files of the Diario de la Marina and Faro Industrial to the 7th inst. The general news in these papers is not of much interest. The British steamer, which left Vera Cruz on the let inst. for Havana, had not according to the papers arrived on the 7th. We learn verbally, however, that she had arrived with news from Vera Cruz to the Ist inst. which is nine days later than the last accounts received via New Orleans. The following is the amount of traffic which took place onthe railroad between Matanzas and Sabanilla, during the year ending 31st October last, accordin, ng to the statement made by the managers to the stockholders :— There passed it 114.404 boxes suger, 1,312 ty aan die oi . ‘corn, sloohol, and aha ty Misoolasaeel os 3 which. al * 906,235 43% 3,294 5056 26,108 3756 94,405 43% $149,081 8134 49,603 18% 900,138 6236 Leaving @ clear profit of......... Equal to 12 per cent on the ‘stock—a tolerable fair dividend. The following is the official bulletin regard- ing the health of the Island during the month of November The class of diseases most Neneralty observed ‘al 1n Havana and outside the walls during the past month, has been—firstly, simple intermittent fever, catarrhal, and bronchitic affections of the mucous membrane ; also diarrhaa and dysen- tery — secondly, bili fever, scarlatina sim- plex, rheumatican, and malignant fever. other parts of the Island the same classes of dis- ease have likewise prevailed. The intermittent fever has been most prevalent in the jurisdic- tions of Trinidad, St. Jago de Cuba, Guines, ‘etanzas. ‘The measels huve not prevailed as an epide- ore in any part, save Santiago, aud there it was a very benign character—as out of $90 cases feed proved fut ‘accounts from all parts of the Island show | that a Sainte day of the Queen of Spain had been observed with much rejoicing, feastings, balls, &c. The crops looked well in the interior. From Bayamo they write as follows: ‘The very abun- dant rains with which we have been tavored throughoutthe whole of the month of October, bas completely fulfilled our desires, and given us an assurance of an abundant harvest and plen- ty of pasture for the cattle.” ae ee of models of the electric tele- raph had a)tracted much attention in Havana, and the establishment of a telegraph between the Brine) ipal points of the Ieland is strongly papers, Highly Interesting The Pacife—Terrible lution in Bolivia, dic , dic. After @ very quick passage from Santa Martha, the fine schooner China Samaria, Captain Campo, arrived at this port She came into port yesterday morning. She sailed from Santa Martha on the 2d inst. Among her passengers is Capt. 8. Hawes, of New Bedford, to whose kindaess we are in- debted for the Valparaiso Neighbor to the 26th of October, and the Lima New Era to the 7th of November. Our previous advices from Val- paraiso were to the 27th of September, and from Lima to the Mth of October. Capt. Hawes came overland from the Pacific. Weare also much indebted to Capt. Campo for his attention. The intelligence from the Pacific is very inte- resting. There had been a terrible earthquake in Chili and Peru, destroying several towns. It occurred on the same day as that which de- stroyed the town of Ocatlan in Mexico. It ap- pears to have come from the north. We annex the details of the news :— spar Nughbe Drations of the saves of the custom od with fearful distinctness. however, that mo material dam: was caused. “The ‘walls of some buil were o1 ; but so far as we een learn none have fallen. The movement was from ‘all accounts as perceptible to on soa aee ie the bay.as i ia was to those om pee aso} oagally, iden, distinct was in an 3 ip ef war a cays the Be hg was ee tat the ee comnts Oe ugh the deck. That themotion foouldt be thus distinctly communicated through such a set wanes, as there is in the bay is very ing, if It doeg indeed come through the earth alone. During the remaint: » and the following night other ey were slighter and shorter, but still enough to cause alarm ; and to induce bar 4 families to take tRemraven tothe sttoot, from other portions of the coun first Aden from the neighborhood of Coquimbo were that rod herbage daggers had been cans- ed there. It was stated th town of Illapel bad ‘been reduced to com saree cae ruin. Pet ore thet all the do “Tne on hap “sy ‘an at wn. we are happy to fin was tn ezanqeraion po the shook at Tilepel was more violent than in this place. Six or eight houses, so ad a letter written Beare on the 9th inst , ees throwa down, and one life was lost. As the rumorsin regard to Coquimbo have not been confirmed it is es Pend serious has oc oa there. In the ce cae itiago, also the shock ‘was more il than Serre and some injury resulted, though it was eet g compared with the fears to which these heavings of nature give rise. What the immediate agency of such inconceivable power may be, is difficult to ver. Here a whole region of coun- try, of ten thousand square miles, is made to quiver like the leaf ofs tree, and that on an instant. For the time. bee as it oan be ascertained, he almost simultaneous in places a hundred miles distant [From the Lims New a Nov. 7.] On the 8th of October last, at 11 0’cloox in the morn- ing. a series of ete ‘which lasted two minutes TEroaghout the ey 9 Vaiparao. so grout was toe eh out e i ‘alparateo. t was the aolll ati ‘all the bella were set ringitg, apa moot of the Grime end chronometers stopped. No house yas thrown down, although some were injured. The towers of tho Matris and Custom House waved to and fro in a fearful manner; the latter ia moved a little out of perpend| At the commencement of the earth- queke, ae ho i lxon in ee West was dark cool ae ae sroreaes was impossible to see whether there was any volcanic or other extraordinary simultaneous with the earthquake. ‘The. weather was ‘warm and extremely beautiful; the sun shove with mee then usual splendor. This is the longest earthqi sie ts dra fa: atone one of 1823, Hoag tat ot 1829, sould. tion, was more it tible - 2s cownse of thes Gast au end at very frequent | in Be Sen: t one which caused suc! Of late earthquakes have been of fasportanse ), Botwithatending its foroeand 4 duration, no damage portance was sustsined. news from Tillapel, we learned the almost total pind te of La Ligua and Petorca. The direction of corthapale was evidently from the north. Co- qutmbe oul extremely; its best public buildings were reduced to a mass of ruins. The oscillations of the earth were itful. The whol ton: it the pod cto legye eld; ere the stones In the ce wet ral raised beds and thrown to a distanee. THE COAL TRADE. (From the Valparaiso Neighbor, oe 26 head of Coren 5 passed petra the Perales, also on the side of theiroad to ion The coal obtained from this is of most ex- cellent quality. In allthere are now five mines—and the main question at present is to find a purchasing de- mand ‘equal to the supply. REVOLUTION IN BOLIVIA. (From the Lima New Era, Nov. 7.) There iss current report in the city, this morning, that a revolution has broken out ‘e. ‘Bolivia, against Bollivian and in favor of Velasco. shall give the details of this event as soon as es th come to hand. ‘The ship of the line Columbus, Gept, Wy je ship of the line Colum! Capt. bear! the pennant of Commodore Biddle, is here, lately rn Calit jhe Commodore is on shore, omihn Bed vn tarns in her. as does also KE. R wf en ent, emeey American Consul for the elty of Vi‘ elparaizo Ship Columbus— quien sions Bidal oeees attached to tas U tn i ere; ha) apy iLiu ta Percival Droyton, Freach, W. Lieutantnta Percival Drayton, Hen: jw, and George Ketan Te ja Slat ear ponte 'MeLane ant Madison, Henry B. Taylor, wig tee marines; W. A. T. Maddox and Char Coab, 1 yan mree) Benajah pare ae jes parser; J. W. Newton, chaplain; Mordecal ‘Yarnall, pro- fessor of "mathematics; Jons. M. Wainwright, acting amigo E. St. Clair Heeroma epee ‘8 seoretary; Ro: Harris, captai: ‘k: W. H. Propane parece 7 66, mander'’s do.; J Lewis, Aer ebiger, Maurice{Simmons ouallier, midship: roe Stevenson, pana A Selden, John B. Stewart, Cl K. Graham, N.H. Van Zandt, Jona. Young, Gustavus Hi DA. MoDermut,” Jobn G ‘Whitaker, and W.P. Toler, midshipmen; V.R. Hall, ; J. Dibble, carpenter; Robert C. Rodman, sail maker, and Thomas Robinson, gunner. DEATHS. October 1st, Mary B. Cowell, f ‘ Hartlord, Untied Buaten, about eyecare iY 3 Hale, of Get. i7th. Philip Brown, seaman on board the Colum “in Liason Sunday night, Oct. stat, Mr. Moses Wi in jane it, Oct. 3st, loses rims, formerly of Boston: Masssttrasctn; ceed cesar se eee Vatranaiso, Octobe: mmercial Re} Bu it ith us, generally spent ine ion the onromd fe poe on ita of Sis onergan Sa ear an gf ed STDP aen ea Tas ne hes been laboring v0. long, which now. aaiet beral commercial & consolidated govern tim Fern, avd j its td taking way one coasts, where it od which the inthe coun areca ing, at least, that renin pended; that ea of bullion, ht in prorat or hard dale is, conse exchanges and quent — worable rates o! scarcity of the circu- Tati bariass Deer that therevy, even me, ends and ¢ js to be hoped thi je of affairs shall set in 9j 4 1) and measures of government wi have so far advanced ‘and ripened as to ‘enable us to take it for charter in this ds it sh freight rates at od employ: on the eovst of from he nj pee jharters effected abroad for the conveyance of ne tamer Of British vessels Sealy two ove strived thi jonth direct from Engiand; one of them in ba! under cl it for gaano and the other is still, cinching aot that freight Tries can galy sopingly be See. at from £5 10s for Li Ayerpoel, A Hamburg whaler, casually arriviug and di aging has obtained £4 5s for Hamburg with saltpetre—whic Bed will fon the averagi ht for continental ves- ‘tbout 1200 British + ister tons only, have called in charter for guano, w fines hut ro "The current ratesat which vessels, prnetrally Chiliay, hi been Lsid on for Pera, Ke, huve been $6; to Arica, $4; to Ie: oe } Ae Cr galroa $16-t0 Peru; $12 to Guayaquil, aud the same and $5 to Cobiis ent va ‘San Antonie to Callao, drs fanega freight. phi he rember of Gs ips in the bry, on ove occasion this month, cod jhteen; there are now about thirty ,usappenrs Nix report. vie tate of this he for the sale of either Central Ameri- ean or Peru ‘od sdalli the extreme; with tA hg of sugar eaca iy coeao and salty tre las ‘taken place. 10 of Brazilwood from po Prices of which and of barrack hides remain as last TR fot of 20.000 qls. of saltpetre. fetivers! epg sald at ag Jow a priceas 13 rs ql. ‘The demand for copper, in bars, continu octal mcrae hea ath nan dna A iF Cal a larger quanti q a there for ihe ae ddestigations | wipe ye are ee on euithre, do .39 i aes ‘giver, ta°bate, mantk 810°C. Heed pe ALLEGHENY INuNDATED.—For some days past the rain has been constant in this section of the \d our rivers have been swollen to an unusual igher we believe than at yd period 6 1832, and one foot higher than on the 25th Nevember, We can scarcely doubt that much valuable property hee been destroyed on ‘on the Allegheny and Monon; the on were seer ed pms water in the rr io jeny rose Tap! oy afternoon the ‘sland, and ell the mai portion oft ity, was under water. The river backed vent over ‘the pexond 1 look, of the canal, and the cellars on Aon street.and Hobinson street, below Craig, were fuundated.Pittehurg Journal, Dev, 1a, Inteltigence Overiand frog. Earthquakes—Revo- THE WEEKLY HERALD AND SUPPLEMENTARY SHBnT IMPORTANT saTionAL “DOCUMENTS. c. ke. &e. ~Owing to the great length of the important reports from the War, Treasury, Navy, and Post Office Depart- ments, we find ourselves constrained to issue # supple- mental sheet to the Weekly Heruld of this week. This supplement will contain the reports of the Seore- tarlesof the Treasury and Navy, an importent despatch from Earl Grey, relative to West Indian Affairs, &c., all of which will be sent gratuitously to every subscriber to the Weekly Herald. This isthe first time that # supple- ment toe weekly newspaper of the size’ of the Herald was ever issued. it isan instanoe of our determination to place before our subscribers all the important intelli- gence of the day. They will this week receive from this office no less than sixty columns of interesting and im- portant intelligence. The regular edition of the Weekly will contain the report of the Secretary of War, the Postmaster’s Report, the latest intelligence from the war quarter; the Congres- sional reports, and interesting letters from our corres- pondents in Washington ; the closing scenes of the Le- gislature of New York, which adjourned on the 16th in- stant; the morality of the Mexioan war ; the celebrated sermon delivered in Washington by Bishop Hughes; the money articles of the week ; the latest market reports; all the important looal news; &o., &0., &o. The regular sheet and supplement will be put in wreppers, ready for the mails. They will be ready at 9 e’clook to-morrow morning. No additional charge for the supplement. Fine Arts.A New Discovery Coloring Hi 1 oN Bester, i Broadway, (Plumbes’ Building.) by ing is rendered equi all respects to a fine Tnhed is peimting, wichall ts Lae Balch aad pormtoency of lor. ery in the Art of bes imay, (Plaabee perfected by Mr. ar Now Keren. by. nee be “epwinn’ Life La’ ¥ jurret! Hiehi é@ntares 0 ly TT HABI, the bold Hobber and Highwaymen ith 5 cory of the whose Part of the history of the West. cha eo the renowned land earli r generat ofan seuerarton rototy | Frou the fcr thar he gated se Hepediie if wane ay be called West.” Hare mi ignated as the America’ Fo ‘by LONG & BRO. by all Bookee/lers throughout the Union. Gold Pens for the Holidays.—The moat ele. ge, and arate gs re the season, is one of the Cre in the new st fod f OLE Warou& Go. Ail kovets end 3 ton pre-eminent for st ese pens asia Pens ofe trary styleand gully Hen west priced, sold as Paper and Paper Boxes, mere rs, fancy boxes for confectioners, jewelry boxes, square. boxes, in nests, for di ans rc; Pfr rp Sha: Cases..The most ble wb hes complete along now rena every jet, and as fen, inal For ae at eG. AUNDERS eTOR. i Brosdway, « few deprs above Courtland str Fine Cutlery. “ast baprrengineeg invite) be caro their 1h fe Seta Meee bork a Palhed te Meer Gaede heal at 80, for the ¢ uve: Hence of th ox have imaie erent tec pe ine mannert it S Bt « ella im ‘Broadway, o dway, opposite Howard Hote loward Hotel. -$500 oF $5,000 ts ready, hee Line RELLINGER te reduced “ ot tives ne of * than thet span os! fae my Re ed ir af al expecte- purehase in large iL eurati id agree- ae ‘he’ Timess siehed at ~ ree abiabte' lobe. Bae Pearl Pine vpee 1 Particular! and what to prothanrg busban season in which Tedies glect their varions articles of eb is vapidly passing ay Knox has determived to furni: ho remain u ppled with the OppOE aAIRY, to seledt from his lar id t assortment of wuffs ard furs of all kinds at 1 & je above cost, which he feels to be ie furs t = aN peda! pt any othe store vane city. ‘or ‘he information of strangers in town he would remark, ia place of qusinese is ak 180 Falton street, New York. MONEY MARKET. ‘Thureday, Dec. 16..P. M, The stock market opened a little brighter to-day, and several of the fancies improved a fraction. At the first board, Long Island advanced % per cent, Harlem i, Reading Railroad 1), Farmere’ Loan % Pennsylvania 6's closed firm at prices current yesterday. The trans- actions were only to. limited extent, and there appear- ed to be an improved feeling in the market. At the second board, Harlem advanced % per cent, Reading Railroad 1, Canton 34, with moderate sales. The steamship Britannia from Boston for Liverpool, carried out $255,000 in specie, $100,000 of which was from Canada. The number of boats navigating the canals of this Stat: d registered, on the lat January, 1847, was 2,725; since then there have been registered 1,492 boats, mak- ing an aggregate of 4,217 boats. The tonpage of the property delivered at Weat Troy and Albany this year, ie 1,708,933 tons, being an inorease of 346,614 tons over last year. A similar rate of increase applied to the pro- perty going from the Hudson, would give the up tonnage at 287,000, and an aggregate of 1,995,933 tons. The value of the property delivered from the oafals at Al- bany and West Troy, this year, is $72,365,986, an in- crease of $20,860,730 over the value of the property delivered at the same points last year. Assuming that the value of property cleared from the Hudson this year faas increased in like proportion, ite amount would be about $93,000,000. This would be an aggregate of $165 365,086, an amount greater by $16,620,347, than the value of the entire imports into the United States for the year ending July, 1847, and greater by $6,717,364 than the value of the entire exports. The annexed table exhibits the quantity of the prino!- pal articles of merchandise imported into the United Kingdom of Great Britain, for the first nine months in each of the past three years :— Imports iwro tHe Unirep Fe atte ? or gust Baye. Jan’y 10th to Oct, 10th, Anmale—peen a} at will pror 363 y 177 165 243 140 216,191 243.60! 1,938,665 9,764,333 16.293 869 664,201 1005.00 Wa G08'300 ee 13% ‘570. of 451, ie asah7n3 2,880 243.318 1685.79 P.. Ads ez 180: ™ — piggpat ),717 008 11,023,008 i 1,044.150 Win Poon 5,599 322 ¥ 1, Fatton, Cw 5,495,799 9,423,061 “ool, pounds ‘7.00877 49,040,900 The meat ertloles of food le very large some enormous. Of live animals--oxen, COWS, oa) sheep, lambs, and pigs—the importation in the months of the year 1847, shows an increase of upwar: 100 per cent, upon the same period of 1646, and ne 900 peroent upon 1845. Of provisions—beef, bacon and pork—the increas 1847 will be found nearly 100 per cent above that of } and but little short of 400 per cent on 1846. In bu end cheese there is also « considerable increase. ‘The importations of grain are most remarkable, the generally deficient harvest of 1646 is taken iv count, and the apprehension of famine through the of supplies, before the advent of the harvest of 1! considered. The quantities ef grain and flour impo from the 6th of September to the 10th Ootober, in years 1846 and 1847 respectively, are as follows :— Im 18646 -Grain..... se ee eee ees QM. 249.945 «Flour and Meal owt. 366 004 1847—Grain...... are. 1,169 807 “Flour and meal. sowt. 1,639,265 —An enormous increase, under the clroumstances, furnishing extraordinary proof of what bigh prices effect. The comparative imports of the nine months of | and 1847 will be found no less astonishing—— 1846—Grain. 5 +Qte. 2,655,218 Flour and Meal . owt, 2,631,341 1a7—Grain, teeeee Flour and Meal . The total for 1847 is equivalent to upwards of ten) lion quartersof grain in nine months, above 300 per ¢ more than in the corresponding period of the year 1: The importation of raw materials for manufactai| purposes, has this year been limited; consequently exports have been limited within the past few mon The depression existing in the manufacturing distr was at the last accounts such as to destroy all hope: any immediate improvement, and the reduced pric! cotton is caloulated to keep back supplies, and red/ the stock on hand in the principal markets of Eurc The supplies in the hands of the manufacturers of rope have become so much reduced that any inord in the demand for manufactured goods, would hay goods throughout the world has, duiing the past yx been nearly as large as ever, (in this country it be@m far above the average) andthe quantity in the m} kets must have become very much reduced. This 1| tend to raise prices for the supplies in first hands, v less the manufacturers recover from their em! ments, and renew their operations with considers] activity. Our manufacturers still continue exceedingly aot! They never were in @ more prosperous condition ; exportation of cotton goods from this country to reign ports, has, within the last six months, been lar! than ever before, while the home demand hes increa, @ large per cent. The absence of foreign fabrics has creased the consumption of domestic goods, and menufsoturers have been very actively employed in ing up their orders. Under former tariffs the may} facturing interests have not been permanently p| speroys. The changes made from time to have been of @ hature calculated to withdraw a port which many have depended upon. A majorit the maxufacturing establishments now in existenc: this country, were started under the protection of tariffs, and most of the changes in the tariffs since th’ have been towards a reduction. The protection sffo ed by high duties, was in several instances remov: without extending corresponding protection by in the financial system of the government. The 1} change has covered both of those points, and the pr perity of our manufacturers is, at this moment, eq to any former period, when the tariff was formed almq solely for the protection of this interest. The protect. withdrawn from the manufacturing interest, by the ad« tiom of a revenue tariff, has been extended by the sper system adopted in the expendituresand receipts of t! government. So long as these principles areadbered there will be very little dsnger of eny diffoulty amo’ this class, and as our domestic and foreign markets orease and our manufacturing interest becomes stre: ened, they will not be so sensitive of moderate oban; the policy of the government, and we sball hear less| protection, and less talk about disregard of heme ind: The manufacturers are protected now as much as they were; it ie not only in @ different way, but it! more general and more permanent. The I; Treasury Act is mére of » protective measure for menufecturers than former tariffs were, and as se abould receive their countenages and support There is no reason in the world, but the want of tal, why our manufacturing interests should not: ‘with wonderful rapidity. The want of capitalisa drawback, but it will not be felt many years. Assoon the policy of the government, in relation to its and commercial systems, is known to be permanent, 8 s0on as the protectionists, become satished that support of the government is not necessary for the tence of manufactures, there will be a large amount capital seeking that species of empleyment, and shall find this department of industry pretty filled. It is even now much more extensive than generally known. Within the yast'two or three mmense tracts of water power have been pi in different sections of the country, and companies hat been formed for building extensive mills, for the mant facture of woollen, wors'ed and cotton goeds. Ina years these places will be large manufacturing equal to Lowell. Now England must be the mant img section of the United States. The unappr. water power of that part of the country fs immense, the manufacturing business yet in its infancy. Every other seotion of the country has its manufa: turing villages, and the extent of this business, can pretty well demonstrated by the fact,that about one-t! of our aggregate cotten orop is consumed north and of Virginia. This leaves out the entire consumption cotton west and south of Pennsylvanle and Mary! Ohio is a large manufacturing State. Georgie is inor: sing very fast in this branch of industry; in fact, ev: State in the Union, will soon be able to supply a | portion ef its own consumption of the principal q ties of cotton Goods. £000 Trea Notes 6 25 sal os eee ae wate Tarsort ‘5000 ado 7 einen i W ore an 4000 do i 190 18000 do 50 6ds a Retding Bds Hy rf 2 we $0 ahs Reading RR ay Sod’ nn a le oe 100 varley were , thangs “ serie Te crdmamtecan of ee ime ofboth sorts were made, in- os ce ena pads oyete. footed up about tae we pareels of ceries rem: = 1950. bushels, handsome ccloeed im seat at $3 4334, and les 0 Dole Ne New bool i feat sol fore nt $3 90.” RyoxHolders. de! a red to be rather in sy anges 1000 bales, about Livenroow Ctaserricar im. Uplands. toa Meo ece en y non ~ id at Gg a To. .at which sales were Conner Brazil was anh a aes ify7Mey and a Se 4) iy Wanted ys Wh ese ain val ef (So0e esnuale ay eed