The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1848, Page 3

lavine Affaire, Patan Pare oF Cite Pemveraw Wan SreaMen Hrstac, | Some nine months since Capt, Mastsa, with a number | of young officers under instruction, from the govern- ment of Peru, arrivedin this city by land from Lima, for the purpose of constructing a veseel of war. The contract was given to Mesers. Brown & Bell, with direc- tions that no labor or expense be spared to make her as near perfection as possible. So far as the bull is con- corned, nothivg in the marine line can surpass it for beauty, Sheis as near the point designed ty her cop- structors, as skill can accomplish, | She made an experimental trip down the bay and | outside of Sandy Hook on Wednesday. Her appearance, which ia rather unique, attracted some attention as she passed the wharves and the Battery. She is about 650 tons burthen, and 172 feet long, and is rigged somewhat similar to a brig, only that her spars are lighter, much loftier and neater than the ordinary brig rig. The hull is painted black, as also the spars, | which gives her a rakish and dashy appearance. The { | wheel guards are compact and well fastened, and run but a few feet either side of thé wheel, so that there is put little incumbrance beyond the actual weight of the adie. Pathe internal atrangoments are in perfect keeping with the fise appearance of tha ship. ‘The main deck ruoe olean fore and eft: nothing but the gang ways and the vertical eky lights interrupt its uniformity. room, officsrs’ aad midshipmen’s quarters are between deoks abaft the engine, and are antly tarnished, eac! officer having his owa room fitted with marble toilet ta- bles, sofas, rich tapestry and bed hangings. ‘The cap- tain’s osbin is still farther aft, and richly fur- nished. It has a separate entrance from the deck, and contains four state rooms, one of which is fitted up expresaly for the President of the Republic, and is kept exclusively for his uso. The berth deck is orward the engine ; coal aud ammunition are kept in the lower bold i ‘The engine room, which is midships. is epactous and well arranged, and has its separate entrance from the maia-deck. The engines are 600 horse power, from ‘4 Stillman, Allen and Co’s Novelty Works. Tne trial trip wus in the highest degree satisfactory, both in point of speed and the graceful and gallant move- ment of the ship through a rough ses, und a heavy breeze. The engines worked sdmirably throngh tho day. The average speed was about thirteen miles per hour. The Rimac is cfficered by some eight or nine young tlemen, who have been here nearly & year, close observers of the manners, customs art snd eciecce, will no doubt be the means of infusing into their countrymen a portion ofthe spirit of enterprise they beve imbibed during their scjourn in the United States, ‘Lhe engineers aud sailors ure to be Americans, Her armament consists of two sixty-eight pounders, on » 1s—ore placed on the larbourd bow,the other on the ern ; also, two on each side, of twenty-four pound cali- bre. She will leave for Callao, her place of destination, | about the 30th inst., touching at Rio Janeiro and Tslcu- | huana, under the following officers :~Valla Riostea, Cowmander ; Senor Caneno, first lieutenant; Senor Riastaa. second lieutsnant; Senor Jarcia, third lieuten- ant; Senor Sanz, Saavedra, Palacias, and Mariategai, midshipaen Aletter bag for Rio Janeiro, and all the ports in the Pacific, will be made up at this officn to go by her. All letters cad papers directed post-paid to this office, for Qny of the ports mentioned, will be torwarded, Packer Suir Asminat.—The following testimonial is from the passengers on board the Admiral, on her last passage to Havre, published in the Paris papers :— Havre, December 12 James A. Wotros, of THE Packer Suir Sir—Having been so fortunate as to be Admiral ; under your Bott, weare quite un- emorial of this very passengers on board of the ehij command, from New York to th: tentimonial either of the skil the captain and is officers, or of the excellence of the sbip, can be given than the record we now make of our voyago. The ship left the dock at two o'clock, P.M, (New York) on Saturday, 27th November. and parted with the pilot at five o’clook the same eveniug. On the 10th December instant we passed the Scilly Lights, and leet night, at eleven o'clock, you had arrived here and Degun to take in sail, to stand off avd on before this place | through the night, under the lights of Caps La Hevo. | Thus the Admirel, faliowing for the difference of | tim». made the lights off the Scilly Islands, in 12 days ‘nd 20 hours from New York, and accomplished the en- tire passege to Havre in “ fonrteen days and two hours? We tender our best wishes for your continued prosperity and happiness, and with the assurance of our consideration and regard, we are, sir, reepectfally yours. Edward Curtis, I. H. Robert, | Edouard Gaudelet George Grasemen, | 4 M. Witte, | Washington Coster, ‘A. Thornton, William P. Winchester, Jr. Police Intelligence. of a Fugitive Burglar — Officer. Norris, one ot atthe Chief's office, visited Philadelphia a few days ago, on police business, and while there on Friday last, as he was g down Lombard street, about four o'clock in the afternoon. he dropped on an old burglar called Bill Williams, alias “ Long Bill,” and knowing thet he was wanted on a charge of burgla- ry, seized bim at once in the strect; when, after a severe struggle, the officer succeeded in conducting him to the Mayor's office, where he was detained. It appears that “Long Bill’ stands charged in this city with entering ; the store of Lewis J. Cohen, No 134 William street, on the night of the 4th of December, 1846, by means of a false key, stealiog therefrom one tancy inkstand box, valued at $9, together with 12 assorted card cases and souvenirs, valued in sllat $30. Some few days after this robbery, * Bill's”? residence, located in Mouroe street, near Pike. was watched by Captain Middleton, of the 10th ward police. and several officers, and one even- ing they saw Bill come home with a bundle under his arm, tied up in a handkerchief. and almost directiy after he entered his premises, th cers rushed in, and Bill, alarmed at their approach. made his escape out the back way over afence. The property, however, was recovered from the rcom where Bill had just thrown it down. in order to make good his escape, und since that time Bill has evaded the eye of the police, until caught by the above officer. The socused consented to come on to this city without a requisition, and officer Norris arrived yesterday afternoon having him in custody. ‘The Chief of Police locked him up for s farther hearing. Caught in the Act.—That notorious “ Till Tapper.” called Charley Hayden, was arreste; yesterday by off- cers Pardy and Brumsiead, of the L0th Ward, he hav- ing been caught in the act of stealing money from the ti, in the store corner of Attorney and Grand streets. It appears that the accused is an escaped convict from Blackweil’s isiand. where he hae been sent for a similar offence. Justice Ketcham locked him up for trial. Robbery of Silver.— Some thieving rascalentered the Dbesement of house No 65 Beach street, occupied by Mr. Wma: 8. Toole, stealing therefrom five eilver forks, three silver tea spoons, and one butter knife, which he carried off without detaction f Charze of Passing Bud Money.— Officer Martindale, of the 3d ward, arrested yerterday, a man by the name of ‘Wm. B. Moore, on a cuarge of parsing a $5 counterfeit bank bill. purporting to be on the Auburn bank, to Hen- ry Bushnell, No. 169 Broadway. Detained for a further hearing. Arrest of a Burglar ~A young man by the name of Charles Hurst, was arrested last night, he being an ac- complice of Clark, who were both detected in attempting to to. ce an entrance into the office of Hatfield &Bartine, a few nights since. Justice Ketchum detained him for a further hearing Petit Larcenies —Jobn Tyner was arrested yesterday, on @ charge of stealing » pocket book containing $5, from James Toylor. No. 73 Robineon street. Offloer ‘Wood, of the 34 ward arrested, yesterday a man called | Antbony Williams, on a charge of stealing sundry arti- cles from Mrs. Robinson, Ni College Place. Looked up for trial. Thomas Van Zandt. Surraiorn Covat, Jan 8 Banco —In the matter of | opening Washington Park, in the City of Brooklyn — Mr. J. M Van Cott presented the commissioners’ repert, | and moved for its confirmation —E Sandford, Eeq , op- | posed the motion; and, in doing so, read affidavits | stating that a meeting of the tex-paying inhabitants of the city of Brooklyn waa held to oppcse the confirmation of enid report, and to make an application to the legiels- | ture, at ite present session, for a modification or repeal of | thelaw By the report of the commissioners, the sum of $107,060 55 was awarded to;the owners of the property Een tobe taken for the park. By the act of the jegislature. sfter the confirmation of tho report, it is made the duty of the common council to divide this sum into eight equal parts, and to atgess onefeighth part of the came, with interest on the whole sum unpaid from the confirmation of the report in each year, for eight years, upou the trxable property in the first seven wards of the city of Brooklyn The proposed park is i of the 7th Ward, and it Xpense of said improve- id act, would be borne ated near the eastern part shown that one-third of th mont, if aereesed nocording to by the Gch ward of the city, whioh Is in the south. westerly part of it Upon this state of facts, a motion was made to postpone the confirmation of said report | until an opportunity was given to the tax-payers of Brooklyn to be heard before the legislature —Decision reserved. Surreme Covat.—Peesont : Justices Strang, MeCoun and Edwards ~ © No 1. the first taken up, was not | concluded when the cou:t adjourned. — The examination of the persons applying for admission to practice as at- tornies and counsellors, is postponed until Monday evening next | Cincurt Count. —This court was adjourned this | morning, having first taken one inquest. - Common Pieas.—This court sat to hear arguments No opinions were given. Count or Oven axn Tenstiven.—Tho cause of The | People vs, Dunlap, alics Moore. for the murder of Neill, | regions. | of tea coneu | interested, has the no very distant effeot of producing the painter,in Aun-street, is set down for Mondey Count or Genenat Sessions—Jan, 8 —Before Recor. | der Scott and Aldermen Kelly and De Forr Sentenced. —At thy opsaing of ovart this morning, | John Smithh, who was tried on Wedaenday last. fora | grand larceny, in having been concerned with Feltus | Schneider ia sterling a wagon, belonging to a German | in Second street, was placed at the bar for sentence ; whereupon his council moved for an arrest of jadgment, onthe ground that no evidence was adduced on his | trisl to prove his guilt, while on the trial of Schneider, it was sbown t iat Sciith had been in no wise connected with the larceny, The court stated that the queation of the prisoner's guiit or innocence, was one wh oh the Jary had the dieporal of, and as they had found the ac- ovsed guilty, the court had no alternative but to pare judgment in tho case,and accordingly sentenced nim to two years in the State prison, that being the shortest term prescribed. Feltus Schneider, Joby Smith, in the commission of the la in preording conse, was then called up to r. ceive bis een- | tence; but om motion ef his counsel, the judgment of | the court was deferred until Monday next. The court, | after disposing of a bastardy case, adjourned for the day OO EEE EE EE ee ee China. 2 (From an English Papor j ‘The Select Committeo appointed to take into conside- ration the present state of our commercial relations with China, who were empowered to send for persona, papers, and records, and to whom severe! potitions praying for relief were referred, aud who wero empowered to report f the ovilense token before them, to the considered the waetters to them referred, reed to the following report :— ing on the condition of our commercial rela- ith China, your committee regret to state on un- doubted evidence, that the trade with that country har been for some time in a vary unsatisfactory position, and that the result of our extended intercoursa has by no | means realized the just expectations which had beon turally founded on a freer access to so magnificent a market. Whether we look to the tables of exports, which mark a declension of exports in nearly every branch of manufacture, or listen to the statements of experienced merchants and manufacturers, we are brought to the same conclusion. We find the exports of cotton manufactures dectins between the years 1345-6, from 1,735,141, to 1,246,518!. in value; those of woollens, in the same period, from 539,223! to 439 6681." We find thaton great proportion of the trade for the same years, the logs, taken both w: i that on the manu- facvures sent out a brought home in psy ment, may be fairly stated at from 35 to 40 per cent ; so great, indeed, that some manufacturers have abandoned the trade altogether, and that much of the tea latel; sent home has been sent on Chinese account, the English merchant declintvg to run the risk of the venture. We find that the difficulties of the trade do not arise from apy want of demand in China for articles of British manufacture, or from the increasing competition of other nations. There is no evidence that foreign com- petition is to be seriously apprehended in the articles cf general demand. The sole difficulty is fa providing a re- turn. Stripping the question of minor details. fairly bo left out, as not affecting the general results, and eetting aside the junk or native le, which, though considerable, does not assist in the general ad- justmont of foreign accounts, the trade of China muy be thus shortly described. The bulk of ita transactions ars with England, British India, and the United States. ‘The recoguiz+d imports {ato China, of which we have any account, were, in 1945, as follows: From all countries. . weer eso os 6 $20,890,784 In English ships... . 16,073,682 In American ships... .... 2,909 669 ——— 18,983,351 which may Leaving for all other countries a value of $1,415 433 only. To this may be added $23 000. the estimated value of 89,000 chests of opium, all brought on British or Ameri- can account, and from British India, making the whole imports futo China, $43,390,781 == at 48 4d, to about £9,401,336 The export from China. to all countries, for the same year, war $36 931.000= £8 001,926, of which For England and British Indi 26,697 391 For the United States... . 16 1,702 — 34,959,093 Thus leaving for the exports to all other couatries no more than $1 972,876 in value. The returns for the year 1846 are not yet completed ; but, as far as they go, they indicate the same result. From England, China bays largely of mant ured goods. From the United States the same articles to the extent of £170 000 From British India, opium and cotton wool, to avery large amount. This import reaching, as will have basn seen above, a value of nearly pine millions and a half, has to be paid for,with slight excepticso, by tea, silk, and silver, though sugar, and Chinese grass, as @ substitute for hemp, may possibly be hereafter of come importance. ‘The payment for opium, from the inordinate desire for it which prevails, and from the unrecognized nature of the transaction, which requires s prompt settlement of accounts, absorbs the silver, to the great inconvenience of tho general traffic of the Chinese}; and tea and silk must in fact, pay the rest Of these. Eogland and the United States »re nearly the sole consumers : and thus it happens, that the advantages which were so naturelly expected from commerci! access to a oivili empire of above three hundred millions of people, are practical- ly limited by the extent to whico these count: willing or able to consume these two products of th» soil of China. The balance of trade will no doubt adjust it- self sooner or later, in acoordance with the severe leesons ss loss aud disa: i Jjustment can only ¢ the acat of largely diminished exporte, and of employment to every branch of industry con- nected with them. Th port of silk from China is steadily on the in- crease ; and as it lavors under no heavy taxation on its entrance either into the United States or Great Britain, and as the access now opened to the port of Shanghae hes Brongit usinto closer contact with the districts moet productive of it, there is every reason to hope that it will grow with the growing wealth and luxury of na tions, and progressively become an element of greater importance amongst the means of payment} This, however, from the nature of the article is a slow opera- tion, and we must look to tea mainly, and toan incressed consumption of tes, for the means of maintaining, atill more of extending, a profitable trade with those vast For such on extended consumption, unlese we «re content to wait for the slow progress of an inor dependent solely on the increesing numbers of our po- pulation, we can only look to some considerable reduc- tion of the price ; for such reduction now that com. petition since the abolition of the monopoly of the East India Company has had ite full effect, and that new sources of supply have for some time been opened, we can only look to a reduction of the duty. On a dirst cost ranging On the qualities in most general demand, from 8d to 10d., in the ports of Chias, Frans reduction can be effected, it might be of advantage to the mer- chant, but would have no important effect upon the sell- ing prices in England [t is only through the duty, a duty on the average ualities of about 200 per cent., and on the worst qualities, of about 350 per cent., that an: such reduction to the cossumer c&n be effected as to sti- mulate consumption in any sensible degree, and such a reduction thus becomes essential to a healthy and an ex- tended trade. That it is also desirable in itself, as pro- moting the incréased con-umption of a beverage whole- some and sgreeable toevery class of our population, and one which is increasingly desired as a substitute for in- toxicatiog liquors, and that it would be no more than is due to the Chineso, who tax our products a0 lizhtly,) while we burtben theirs so heavily, and with such incon venience to their trade, your committee conasive to be equally clear. In fact the sole difficulty exists in the ef- fect which any material reduction—and none other would, be of :: uch value - may be expected to have upon the resources of the exchequer. The revenue derived from tea in the last year amounted to $5,119,897 || and although this amount of rever.ue canuot bs permanently relied on, being founded on a consumption which has been carried to that extent by prices not remunerating to the importers, and which are therefore not likely to be continued, yet it is no doubt so important an ele- ment in the income of the country, that under present cireumstances it cannot be lightly dealt with. Upon this point the house its+lf only can determine. At the aame time, although your commiitee will not pretend to affirm that no loss to the rovenue would be the consequence, or to calculate nicely the probable results of any partion: lar reduction, they cannot forbear from stating the rea- sons which induce them to think that though tho loss might possibly for a time be consiterable,it would not be long continued In the first place, tea is an article, the taste for which is widely spread and growing among all classes; although the consumption has evidently been checked, in compari- zon with the similar articles of coffee and cocoa, by the want of that favor in the shape of reduction in dnty, and consequently in price to the consumer, of which they have been the object Indeed, while tho duty on them has been reduced respectively since 1821. from 1s, to 4d. per Ib. and froma 1s. to 2d, per Ib., the duty on tea has been ephanced ; but although the effect of this dif- ferent treatment of articles so similar in their nature, may be seen in the different rates of increase which have taken place since 1321, tha consumption of coffee having increased since.that time by 500 per cent, and that of cocoa by above 1,000 per cent, while the increase in that ef tea in the rame period has been only 130 per cent, yet even that 14 phar amounting to positive increase of 24,000,000 Ibs , due only to the effeot of a more open trade, fully beats out the general proposition. ‘That the consumption of tes has not yet received ite full develo ment is farther clear, if we consider the larger proportion populations of similar tates with those of the British islands, In these the co: tigg is mo more than Jb 10 oz. per head ; wher =! ra that in the Isle of Man it fe 2tbs 10 oz, in Jer- id Guerosey 41bs 40%, and in Newfoundland and Australis a very considerably larger proportion. It will be er, that apy reduction in duty would only have the effect, by throwing a larger demand on the markets in China, of increasing the price to tho English merchant; and that consequently the benefit of | wuch redaction would rather go to the Chinese grower or merchant than to the English consumer. This would undoubtedly be the case to a considerable extent, if the market of supply were limited, or difficult to be extend. ed; but your committee are bound to state that they have no apprehension that this will be found to bs the case with regard totes Although it isa point on which, from the limited acqueintance which we posseea with the {nterior of China, it is impossible to produce distinct in- formation, yet we know that the demand for tea from | China has been progressively aod rapidly rising for many years, with no other result than that of dimioished | prices ; and that there is a population there, commonly | arsumed at above three hundred millions, at all hours of tho day consuming tea which only requires some change of preparation to be fic for exportation ; thus implying an amount of supply on which any demand that may be made for foreign export, can be, altera very short time, but slightly felt. We know also that the market bas never been drained of tea in any one year ; but that there has been alweysa surplus left to meet any +xtraordinary demand. We have also every reason to be- | lieve, from the evidence betore us, that the cultivation of the plant may be indefinitely extended. We have, moreover, the general experience in all articles the sup- | ply of which is not limited by physical or other causes (such an cotton, &o..) that an increased demand, by stimulating the industry or the enterprise of the parties larger supply ata lower price, instead of permanen'ly | raioing it. If on the other hand, it should be said that to convert that {oto e profitable which has hitherto beenen un- pr fitable trade, it is necessary that some part of the re- duction should go to the benefit of the merchant, in in- ‘vreage of price, the anawer is, that the mere interest on the duty, if reduced from 2a 2% to 1a, would of iteelf oe enough to make the whole difference between a losiog * The exports to Chion since 10/2 have been as follows: 1843, 1A. 5. 10:6 £ £ 1,2.6,5'8 | Cotton Wovil All oth f articl ve 1.456.180 1Vir MeGreger, Beicsh consal at Cante - | stimares the 235617 299) 807 sumtobe aurnally dawn from China im specie, to pay lor opi tnearly £2.(09.000 | sport of wi from China to Kingland, in 1816, reached | avaine of £1 211.219- igheat duty imposed by the Chineve is 10 per ceut, | and the avers ie from 5 to 7 per cent | te, Delivered for ™ ce of Home Cost. Dut Tea Consumption itt: sd paunds sa £ ad la 1814, 1815,,.3 ne 19120154 3,5 6,002 11 IL S4lR aI Be ! 32,2 2M 91.548 49 3-59 B41 19 7 3509.89 19:7 In ioe 14 66,728,000 9,019 919 17 4 9,100,897 13 0 Ropert, Cocamaretat Relation the United Stace wad Great Britain wriue | bo a living and the whels benefit of the reduc: | thon woutd still he left to tie soaacmner, j Under these dlraumstanoes, your commiitive hava it. | tle doubt that the full effect of any reduction of duty would very shortly, if not fiamediately, bo feltia the selling price, aud thus, in no long interval of (hme, apy defalcation which might at first appear, vouldjbe repair ed by increased consumption. It must also be remet bered that the increased consumption of sugar co! quent on any large increase in that of tea, would assist in repairing the loss, For these reasons your committee thick themselves warranted in recommending to the house a coosiderable reduction in the duty ontea at the earliest period which in its wisdom it may see fit, as most desirable ia itself with a view to the comforts and the social habits of the | le > as involving but a temporary loss to the revenue and as essential to th ension of our trade with Chi- a, nay, even to its maiatenance at ths point which it has already reachod.* Tho question of the form of the duty hes been raised by various witnesses; and by one or two it has besn pro- roe to return either to an ad valorem duty, asin the ime of the East India Company, or to a rated duty, va- ing with the different qualities of tea, onthe prinol- le of that which was attempted for the first eighteen months after the opening of the trade. Butthe fiscal and commersial convenience of a single fixed duty, to- gether with its proved tendency to draw a better quality into consumption, overbear in this case, as in many other similar cases of taxation, the apparent equity of attempt- ing to proportion the duty to the quality of the article consumed, In regard to other points conaected with our commer- cial relations with China, your committes have not much to suggest. The provisions of the treaties negotitiated by Sir H, Pottinger appear to have been honestly carried out by the Chinese authorities, except at Canton; and even there the diffloulties which have beon experienced seem to have arisen more from the turbulent character and hostile disposition of the populace, and the weak- ness of aremote government, than from ony ill-will or want of good faith on the part of the ruling powers. Indeed, any other supposition would be totally inconsis- tent with the conciliatory course of policy pursued in the other ports, and more especially with the character of that distinguished statesman, Keying, who presides over the government of Canton. and who has on all oc- casions snown himself not less the friend of peaceful in- tercourse than the enlightened supporter of his coun- try’s interests, ‘The port of Shaugbae basing immediate- eat to the rishest districts of the Chinese em- \d especially to those which produce tho principal articles of export, promises to become a formidable rival to Canton, and will inevitably draw from it a consider- able portion of its traffic. It already furnishes 16,000 out of the 20,000 bales of silk, and 10,000,000 out of the 57,000,000 pounds of tea which China last year by taatd to have furnished to British markets.{ The next in im- portance is Amoy, which purchases to tha extent of nearly halfe milliun sterling of optum and British ma- nufactuces, but as yet farnishes little produce in retura With regutd to Ningpo and Foochowfoo, tha trade has hiterto proved but trifling; but the period which hos elapsed stace they have been opensd bas been too short. and the attractions of the greater ports have beer hi- therto too powerful, to enable us to pronounce that towns 89 cousiderable, connected with provinces so po- pulous, will not hersafter become important seats of British commerce Th» opium trade, howover, already flourishes at Foochowfoo with its usual demoralising influences on the population, and embarrassiag effects upon the monstary condition of the plac:. The latter would be dimigished by the legalisation of the truflic ; the former, we are afraid, are incontestable, and insepa- rable from’ ita existence. Into this question, however, complicated as it 1s with consideratious beyond the pur- view of its ingalrles, your committes forbear to enter further, The diffculties attendant on the navigation of the China seas generally seem to have been much mitigated by further acquaintance with them, and by the careful aad scientific surveys which have been carried on by Capt. Colliu and other offloers ; but further security would be givento the approaches to Shanghae and Foochowfoo by the establishment of a few beacons, buoy, and moorin, a moderate cost, out of great advantage to the navigation. These surveys huve been ter service to commeroe, even in & pecunia- ry point of view, and we would recommend that they should be continued. A regular post office communica- tion by steamboats from Hong Kong, both to Canton aud to the northern ports, would add much tothe secur- ity and activity of our commerce. From Hong Kong we cannot be said to Lave derived directly mueh commercial advantage, nor indeed does it seer to be hkely, by its position, to become the seat of an extended commerce, [t has no considerable popul tion of its own to feed or clothe, and has no right to ex- pect to draw away the established trade of the populous town and province of Canton. to which it is adjacent.— From the only traffic for which it is fi that of a de- pot for the neighboring coasts, it is ina great degree d barred, except in regard to the five porte, by treati which stipulate distinctly for the observance of this re- striction. In addition, however, to these natural and necessary disadvantages, it appears to have labored un- der others, created by a system of monopolies and farms, and petty regulations, peculiarly unsuited to its posi- tion, end prejudicial to its progress. Theso seein to have arisen partly from an attempt to struggle with the diftoulties in the way of eatabliehing order and sscurity in the midst of the vagabond and piratical population which frequent its waters and infest its coasts, sud part- ly trom a desire to raire a revenus in tho island in some degree adequate to the maintenance of {ts civil govern. ment To this latter object, however, we think it un- wise to sacrifice the real interests of the settlement, which can onty prosper uader the greatest amount of freedom of intercourse and traffic which is comsistent with the engegements of treaties and internal order ; — nor do we think it right that (he burthen of maintaining that which is rather a post for general influence and the protection ofthe general ti in the Chiua seas, then a eolony in the ordinary sen: ould bs throwa in any great degree on the merchants or other persons who inay bs resident upon it, To tho revision of the whole system, we would call the early attention of the govern- ment, 8 well as to that of the establishment of t rete tlement, which, ws not but think, has beea placed on a footing of nee nse Inconvenience appears to arise also from the depen- dence of the governor on two departmenta of administra- tion at home. As governor of a colony, hy is respousi- ble to the Colonial office ; as ina manner representative of the crown toaforeign court, and sup tlatentent of trade to the foreign office. It would be well if this rela- tion could be simplified. We wouldalso recommend that some short code should be drawn up for the more con- substitute for that venient administration of justice,as general reference to the laws of E are applicable to the c: which other colonies, is the rule of guidance, and creates much confusion and embarrassment. That drafts of all new laws and regulations, unless of an urgent nature, shoul in India, be publiated for three or six months before they are finally enacted. ‘That a share in the ad- ministration of the ordinary and local affairs of the island should be aiven,by some system of;municipal gov- ernoent, to the British residents. A good court of re- view for the decisions of the consular courts should be established, a0 constituted as to ensure general confi- dence in its decisions ; and in such case the jurisdiction sof the consuls over civil auits might be extended beyond 500 dollars, the present limit, 80 as more effectually to sedure justice to the Chinese in their transactions with British subjects. Facilities should alao be given in Hong- Kong for the acquisition of the Chineso language, and encouragement to echools for the Chinese; and the study of the Chinese language should be encouraged in the consular officers, whose efficiency is in every respect of the highest importance, especially in the present stage of our commercial intercourse with the count The attention of these offloers should be vigilantly die voted tothe question of iraneit duties on the internal com. munications of China, by which the effect of low du- ties at the ports of entry might be effectually defeated. On this head, however, there is not as yet much ground of complaint. A petition was referred to your committee, emanating from a highly respeotable body of merchauts resident at Hong-Kong, complainivg, among other things, of the mode in which the land sales had been conducted, and that good faith had not been kept in conveying to pur- chasers no more than limited tenure of seventy-five r, in liew of the more permanent interest which th e been held out. It certainly appears t! oder which some of the ttlers made purchase: \d entered into engage- aod expended money, may easily have led to this expectation; and we are, therefor is disappoint it. No charge, however, has be tained againet the public officers engaged in the tran sactions, who appear to have acted in good faith throughout. The same petition complains of a want of vigor on the part of the Governor of Hong Kong in pro- tecting the interests of British subjects in their inter- course with the Cainese ; but on thissubject, as we have only partial information, we forbear expressing an | opinion. | We feel ourselves, however. warranted by the papors | and cvidenee before us, as well as by general considera- ticns, in reminding our fellow-countrymen residing in foreign countries, that while they are entitled :o expect | that the whole fores and influence of their country | should be put forth for their pootection, when injured in property or person; yet that the interests of com merce are bert consulted by studying a conciliatory de- meanor, and cultivating the good-will of the nations with which they traffic. By keeping these considerations constantly in view, by a studious respect for the feelings and rights of others, we bope that the newly-opened intercourse with this re- | markable empire may be farther extended from time to time; and that the jealousies by which it haa been ro long limited a confined may, in spite of temporary mis- which are the natural result of recent id ancient prejudices, give way ere long to idence, founded on # renee cf mutual bene- | fitsand mutual respect, The British consul at Canton, ia his dorpatel dated Feb, 1817, says: “How loug the Chinese wilt be able to's continual dram (i. e. of £2,060,000) of the preeion: impossible (o determine; butthe fact being now weil estab ed that the export of ten to England canno’ be incrensed poy dd present system of dur see, that in not difficnlt to fore- nies ® new opening be fouad for alyrger consump. | tion o| joe exports in our markets, a gridaal reductivn musc take pl either in the quantity or the prices of our imports | yn China, until they come to a proper level. Un the other and, beyond ealentation ro what excent the Chinere would purch»se our woollenr avd cotioas, were we eoabled to | the CT igs | ia retarn, especially afer having atarned the legaliration of the opiam trade.” He further states, ond is confirmed by Sir J, Davis in the statement, thac “it must be borne in miod that the import teade is veculated by and de- pends wholly on the export trade, and that therefore only aa in- crease of exports cau @iuse a tresponding increase in im. | het atially a direct herver trode, means can be found to take from the | and ready for operation, and the work jarapidly progresr- land in the State of Maine. Chinese a larger am-uat of port, tea, there se ms to be but al iited for the British manufacturing interests all those advanteges which the new pi | sition we hold im the country consequent on the late war must Tend them to expeet,? mo his despatch ef the Qith Feb wory, 1907, states, that in his opinioa, "Sha-ghae must be expected ti at | treetta itelf, fa nrger portion of the British trade, i b u teas show long cou t Santon from the ey cau be delivered to nero near tothe place cf | The wires between Fayetteville and Raleigh are up, ing from those points, both north end south There ia every probability that before the end of this month, Chacleston will be in instant communication with Port. 1 Charle: Courier, Jan, 4, combining firmaess in maintaining our own rights with | § iter ¥ a PAR sisaiekes | tense? Haligtous fn Gye bnnan oat Sine any ont, f ‘wade 11d, 2d Sunday after Hplehan th Sundoy after Lp ‘Piphany; 30, 4th Sunday al iphany. 5000 do The very hey. De, Ryder, President of the Colivgs of bo U es Oh Hy the Holy Crose, Worcester, Massachusetts, will lecture | in St. Peter’s church, Barclay street, this ovening 38 ar oclock. Subject—“The Papal Authority beneficial to Society. { The congregation of the First Reformed Presbytert eburch, in New Bedford, presented to their pastor plece of plate and « purse containing $500 in gold, on the fiftisth anniversary of his assumption of his pastoral charge. Bishop ilughes has commenced a series of letters on the doctrines of the Romish church. {i Cuuncues ann Carats in Scortaxy.—Churoh of | ¥ Scotland, 1,160; Free church, $40; United Presbyterian | 175 Long Island, 6 i) do 0 Cantou S's 650 do > rn 0 lo do rn 60 Nor & Wor #10, 2 Second Board. ehuroh, 518; Congregationalist, 142; United Original Se | $11900 ‘I've Notes, 99 50-shs Harlem Rik der, 41; Heformed Presbyterian church, 3); Boottish | 10000 U 86 4, 1802, Oe Reet heann Episcopal church, 109; Baptist, 91; Roman Catholic, 82; | 39 Long tstan . a : Wesleyan Mothodist, 32; Evangelical Union, 18; Various 00 do minorsects, (supposed) 50. Total of Noncomformist bo- hsnenlonpscieay dive—1,933. | “ge shs Harlem RR baw 39g oo do Ie CITY TRADE REPORT. New Yon, Saturday afternoon, Jan 3, 1343, ‘There was rather more doing in flour than was trans- acted yesterday. The chief enquiry fined to lots of Oswego, Michigan brands, including some for shipment, togather wit | lots of Genesee for home use, at about yeaterday’s rates, Southern remained inactive. There was more doing in | wheat, and sales of Ohio, with other parco's of w | were pretty freely made. ©: tive, and | moderate at about previo Sales of mea! were | nae at ing poentionts Bree steady, and oats continued firm, Pork continued dull, and sales were Meensed to preach the Gospel. Within the last year or | making only to the trade, without material change In two the perwanisa has slightly increased ; but taking @ | prices. Groceries remulued without maturial alteration, Period of ten years together, it has diminished. | while sales were light. The Madison street, N. Y , ehurch, of which Rev. Mr. | AsHes—Small sales of pots were made at $5 62), Bagg was recently pastor, have withdrawn from the third | while pearls were inactive at $7. Presbytery, and adopted the congregational form of Baransturrs—Fiour—The sales footed up about 5000 eburch government | bartels, re which ero 2500 barrsle Oswego at Rev D B. Coe, pastor of the Allen street Presbyterian | $5 06% & $6 09 ; 500 do good Ohio at $6 12'4 ; and . 9 " “ 1000 do good Western at $6 09. Southern was inac- obursh, who is in feeble health, hhas gone to spend s few | tiv, at a6 37} and 6 60; inal sales of (ens made at $6 25 and 6 50 tor home use (saaseehinit se Tieere a Salter to | 2,000 bushels Ohio wore made st $1 200; 1600 do were a CD ly . 2 600 2y O € Bee Rev. Jus. A. MoKenney has been unanimously elected to | Mente durian: geen cane Ono! poniaenuie rena the rectorship of Sherwood Chureh, Baltimore county. | at $1 35 Curn—Sales of 2,000 bushels old Maryland Gigs Buiuraa, oie earabion Bevan t Bnet te | Sst yeliow.ware made at Tio; 1400 do lnfarlor itxed, 5 " je i t 00 i 5 by ecatlaned by ahalsh to senarn.to the Uaitea Cert peed ‘650; “and. l0 3 000 New Orloa “i old fint J as assumes ie charge of St. Mary’s Church, Laurel | ti t \ 1—S 0 bi Hill, near Natchez, Mississippi, in convection with | Poppet a abe sepa aeeiey mt 33 ae routine of missionary duty among the slaves on t! 3 373¢ and $3 50. according toquality, Rye—The mar- srygpreritey of Pp ra) Pay Thole els ket was quivt at 85.8870, R ns Fiour—Bales of 150 bbis a ia adel j and Hb 25 recelved and necepted a call to the rectorship of Gran: | Que coatiaund tem tat aes cemarda, held ae $4 mer Chapel, in the city of Baltimore. The Rev Alan- | Boots ann SHows —The city trade has fallen off since son Phelps has resigned the charge of Christ Church, Hudson, Portage co., Ohio. The Rev, Robt. G. Coxe has resigaed the charge of St. Paul’s Churob, Akron, Summit | co, Ohio. The Rev C. F. Lowis has resigned thecbarge | of St James's Church, Boardman, Mahoning co., Obio. | ‘The Rev. George Thompaon has resigned the missionary | siation at Elyria, Lorain county, and parts adjacent, | ct axronsobug, nv Bastumrad wo ngtsuore ite | na aengi, of as ee demand seat e gna same diocese. ‘Tho Kev. J. 1', Brooke, D.D , Professor ia | Unatwen ~Tho rales for the week have been unusu the Diocesan Theological Seminary, has been apyointed | ally largo for the season—larger than were ever known by the resiguation of Hey’ Profencor Smith The Rev, | oelare Az che same period The footings are.set down at W. Clotworthy has resigned the mislonory station at | tien. ‘The great domand fr boots and shows last your Pomerey, ons The Rev Mr. Batoheller has resigned | o,used every thing ia that ling to be oleared out, leav- the parish of St David's, Radnor, and accepted ing nothing to commence the present year wits | ‘This a call t? Lewiston, Western New York The Rev. Henry | fact becoming more apparent,now thut orders aro recely- W. Lee has retnoved from Springfirld, Mass., to Roches | ed, aud no stocks made up, bas caused w sudden start ter, N Y., and become rector of St Luke's Church The | in the shoe trads, and as a matter of coum quence to the ete Vere Hapren has rea = abess s oa fag | pautiaes oe The stook is quite light,und prices nave an 6 rectorebip o! © pari eter’s ani | upwar ndency. Paul's, Chester Volley The Rev. DC. Page, DD., | “Hitors—Remaih inactive, the tanners being well sup- formerly re Fe ea 0 Ee ayron nkyohonan plied, and having but w light stock of bark to tan their eles Fee’ 5 Rexicion or tH Intsa.—Members of the established ohurch, 852,064; Presbyterians,6 12,356; other Protestant Dissenters, 21,908; Roman Catholics, 6,427,712. ‘Total— 7,943,940, The Catholic Register, for 1848, estimates the Catho- lio population in this country at 1,190,700, In the public schools of the Seudwich Islands, accord- ing to the report of Mc. Richards, the minister of public | inatruction, the number of pupils is 18644. The num- ber of ordained clergymen, 43; of whom 26 are Protes- tantaand 17 Catholics Besides these,who are all foreign- ers, there are seven natives (Protestan:s) who hava been Wheat—Salea of prices were not so good as previously ; but at private sole, for good stock, prices had fallen but slightly. ‘The manufacturers are ‘beginning to receive orders icom the South, and the prospect for the spring busiaves looks al- ready quite flattering, and should the war with Mexico, and the tide of emigration from Europe coatinuo any unanisounly elected to thereetorehipof CalvaryChureh, | inti’ stocks, it is thought. the demand will not bo lemphis, vice the Rev. * y . | very strong until late the ‘ing, it will ba- Rev. Johu' Stelnfort Kidney bas accepted a call to the | birkmmeers, Saipan and iano maaan parish of St. John’s Church. Salem, New Jersey. | Canpies—Sales wero making at 330 for sperm; while tallow were the same. Correx—Nothing new. Corron—The sales to-day were about $00 bales, at | prices slightly in favor of the buyer, which were taken chiefly by exporters. Holders were more disposed to offer their suopiios. We quote our inside quotations: — LIVERPOOL ULAESIFICATION. The wires for a telegraphio line are all strung between Buffalo and Detroit, and the batteries will probably be | in operation ina few days. The line from Detroit to Chicago is also nearly completed ee MONKEY MARKKT, | New Orieans Saturday, Jan, 86 P.M, | Foorida, Mob. & Teaas There isnothing new in the stock market. Quota. | (pqtichs-+** oe tions continue very much unsettled, and everything con- | Bisa wa ve neoted with financial affairs appears to be ina very | Viddhing Fairs. Biya BM feverish state. At the first board to-day, Treasury | ry notes and Long Island closed at prices current yester- | i ek: C one. i day; U.S. 6's, 1862, fell off 4; Indiana 5's 4; Canton “Seles 96 oases, cach case containing 100 boxes 2s; Farmers’ Loan 44; Norwich & Worcester }4; Har- | gardinee, elightly damaged, were sold by auction at 35¢ lem advanced ;. There were sales ot the fancies to | 8 45c, cash. Wuvit--The market was stead oy Cees buuch raisins were made at $1 40 none. ad moderate gales 1 50 for wet dried The sales at the second board wers small, without any Heomr—Vhe market was still qu material alteration in prices. Ter pice Mie Orne eet Sint bold Slotasses-—Now Orleans and new fore! wer ot ‘The lok Of three millions six hundred thousand dol- | ygaru und nteady; tae former van roa gh were lars, offered by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, has | Navat Sto: 'o ales were reported. bien taken! Ons—Linsxev—English was in Light request w | and city pressed was worth 530 n 5c, witn moderate | al ‘Tbere was nothing new in fish oils. ‘novisions— Old pork was very dull; old megs was eaid to be offered at $10 50 and prime under $7. New mess was in Hight supply, with sales to the trade (some 60 a 70 bbls iu love) wc $12 Lard—Sales of 250 bbls were reportud aleo declared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. et 60 & Se; 80 tierces of shoulders were gold on private The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railway Company term#. Butter—No change. Cheese—Sales of 100 casks were made at 6)go, (this State ) bbe oat ® dividend of four per cent for the last “tic —Sules of 100 tlerces were made, middling to fair it $3 25 a $3 2g The Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad Company have ‘No sales of importance wero reported. Prices declared a dividend of three per cent. remained steady. The Trenton Bank, of New Jersey, has declared a | ge2AiioN, dhe aalee within two or three days have | semi-annual dividend of four per cent. reached about 37,300 Ibs , a: 7343. for inferior country, | to 8 a 84g0. for good country aud city rendered. rime | The quantity of certain articles exported from this | 78% itm at 84 ots. | port for the week ending the 7th instant, inclusive showing the extent of the shipments to each country’ The Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank of Georgetown, D C., his declared a half yearly dividend of two anda half per eent. The Potomac Insurance Company of Georgetown, hes Tonatco—We eubmit the usual weekiy statement, showing the prices, sales, receipts and stock on hand for the week ending this afternoon, the Sth inst. | Sold this Stock on seed, tierces, 50; lard, Ibs. 113800; meal, bois. 1,317; | The Caledonia having arrived, we are in postosaion of | butter. 1vs. 1,400 | later news of the Bremen and Hamburg markets. Ken- To France.—Beef, bbis 76; whalebone, Ibs. 15,72 tacky tobacco semained duil at previous rates. Spanish | ashes, bts. 108; cotton, balen,876 aced leaf was unsaleable, ‘The market was overstocked To British Norih Am rican Colonies.—Pork, bbla, 164; | With Cubaund St. Domingo tobacco. Fiorida tobacco flour, 1,035; rice, Ibs, 14,781; oats, bushels, 50; mel, ssle.ble at about 25 per cent lower than it was in bbls 650, ast menth, Our market this week has been with To Danish West Indies.—Meal, puns. 310; flour, bbls | cut animation, and sales were effected as mentioned 244; hams, lbs. 620; cheese, i Tye flour, bbls 70; oats, | above, for immediate use. bushels, 161; fish, Ibs, 70,800; lard, 2,372; butter, 193; | WHatenone—Nothing new. ef, bbls 15; pork, 15 Wuiskey—The market was quist, and no sales of mo- ‘0 British West Indies.—Pork, bbin. 460; butter, Ibs, | Mont were reported 8,890; meal, bbls 100; candles, boxes, 310; lard,lbe.950; | Freionts.—25,000 bushels corn in bulk were engaged Oats, bush, 200; rice, Ibs. 7,139; beef, bbls. 112; flour, | ina transient ship at 6d, for Liverpool. Flour was en- bb's. 1,287; hams, Ibs. 2.190; chwese, 2,682; peas, Lush, | giged for the same port at xs. 170; corn, 130. Live Stock—Sheep, 80. | Clee There is a disposition among specuiators to ship | Havre. breadstuffs to England, in anticipation of the re establishment of the duty upon corn imported after the lst of March, but ship owners have, in view ot this, ad- vanced freights, and thereby checked shipmenty. The trade of Oswego during the past year, shows a Very great increase, compared with that of the year pre: | Vious, The value of the lake trade for the season just | in the 7th yeur of his aga, closed, amounts to $19,067,619 48, being anexcessover | The relutiven and friends of the family are respest- last year, ef $7,564,833 56, and an increase of ons hun. | fully invited to attend his funeral, on Monday, 10th 5180s | inst , a3 o'clock, P. M., from nis late residence, corner dred per cent. since 1845, | of York and Main streets, Faneral servicos in 8!. Oswego is favorably located for carrying on an exten- | Ann’s church, at half past 3 o'clock sive lake trade, not only of a domestic character, but | _ Seturday, January 9:h, of consumption, Mancaner - S., wife of David C, Anderson with foreign ports. ‘The drawback and warehousing | “phe friends and relatives of the family, and also the acts, give Oswego mary advantages not possessed by members of Mount Vernon Lodgs, No 73,1. O ot O F, @ny other lake port, in eecuring the carrying trade be- | Ge mgt: A theta eer ne ei ‘en ou 5 | Gunday,) at 2 0’olock, at her late residence, No. 46 Fal- tween this country and the Canadas. The vaiue of | top street, without further invitation. Her remains will foreigo exports from Oswoge, in each of the past three | be taken to Greenwood Cemetery for interment years, shows how this trade is increasing. Thevaluecf | Saturday, Sth inst atthe hours of Mr. Allan, No | 103 Essex street, Mr, Jonx Rovenr Tuomas, aged 74 wan $256,671 | lieg, , 86 ; 1816, $644,401 97, and in 1847, $823,122 73. The |” The relatives and frionds of tho family and the mom Aggregate amount of the Canada trudeof Oswego, during | 9¢18 of Harmony Lodge, No. 44, 1. O. of OF, are the season of 1847, was, $1,493,137. ‘The leading artioles | Spectfully invited ro attend his runersl, th | (Sunday,) at 4 o'clock, without further iny! ef importation into Oswego, in each of the past two | yearr, were as annexed :— ADVERTISEMENTS NEW BVERY MORNING. wa th Married, Jones, Je to Vincivia Pus, eldest daughter of Wil- liam Sidney Warwick, Fsq , ail of this sity. Died. In Brooklyn, on the 8th iast., Capt. Jon O, Zumr, eeng ft 26,0309 4) ‘i bai ' wit * SHH 10,257,421 | O3T=On Wednesday Inst, a Gold Pencil, with flated 4 gaiee pos) case and plaia gold $3 reward will be paid for ius 1e- 3,286 997 | turn to 83 waeen 94440 | we TR ANT HALF, rigor | PH, IETY gratefully acknowledges the te James Gordoa Bennett, kaq., traus” | micted to her by ay Be 763 | NO THE LADIES—=MADAME GRIPON aune | 13871) Bach fom more thau 100 bonuets of velvet | 1699 | &e.,made in the latest Parisian sty d mat 1,191 | prices varying from two to three doli til Saturday, 16th A 637! | just. Oa thatday the sales will be positively closed. Kooms | ‘ At | 67 White street. co 2) re” > 6 563 | Deser TIO he copartner: hip 291 078 98 796 | nader the firm of ‘t) Batty and DL. MeParl 2.661.253 4: day dissolved. by mutual consent, Ba’ ML. 4,868 626 FAKLA 3,— as will be carried on as here- tofore by T. BAT TY, n wreer VANCY BALL DKESSES FOR PENTLEMEN Value of domestic imports. ...... foreign the shortest notice, {LOBE HOTEL, BROCKLYN, No. 200 H ‘fois new and splendid establishment having manner. expressly fora hgtel, has bern ed throughout With wew fur uitare, aad ts now open fer the reception of company. I: wil he conducted in every respect at a hotel of the first class The apertments are sp:c.ous, weil ligated ond. vey tilated. are not surpassed iu comfort and convenience fer farnili single gentlemen. Anexperience of ten ye: of imparts... favor of 1817 ete. exported co We bs Stare Canada stern ports. inthe Union, Warruots the Proprietor house will ineet the approval’ of ity patrons. G. #. POPE Hate ot ke Hotel, and 8 HLOMMBBEE, Inte of | 992 ig xporied . ' No. bbls. salt exported yn 1810. 117, 991 718 mise Aperer piven jeall’ O.aacks by: bee . teeg . " Voi. mdse, ete, expo.ted coor: wise aad foreiga, ..$9,307 805 35 | Wiunnt, late of the | galt na " ‘993 437 vo scribers, Smith, 0,110 Varick stree:, in the eity of New York, ov or before the Thirteenth Day of May next. Dated New York, the tenth Guy of November, 1017, ALBERT W. Sulit, BENS MIN P. WATRORILD, Execntors i PURSUANCE, of an order of the Surroge: County of New York, Notice is hereby given ro all per- | sons having claims against Frederiek Tasche, late of the City of New York, grocer deceased, to present the same with the | Youchers thereof to the subscriber, at the office of James Gird ie treet, in the cit | iy Tow! valae cf foreiga smd domestic exports..... The trade of the great Wertern lakes must, in year?, be immense, We see what it is already, with a H limited population, with the enormous extent of coun- | [ try on the shores of these waters thinly inhabited, and we can form some idea of the extent it must ultimately reach, when the population approaches any where near that of the Eastern or middle States, ‘th daf of Feb wet Nowe Vovk, the bd laf of February next. et New ‘ork, the y dministratrix, of Aqgust, 147, META D. TASCHE, A e were | | the commencement of the holidays, and at forced salen | were as annexed. It will be pereeived that the exporta- | Prices. week. hand | tion of breadstuffe has only been to a moderate ex- Beasseh i dy 3 to Bets — 5,196 inds | qond N. Carolina. . t tent :-— Ponmecticut Seed... to15 = 700 cw Commence or tHe Port or New York—Wenxy Ex- | Pennsylvania do... 7 to 16 110 ers. 1034 to 15 999 es PORTS Floride, : 22ers. 12 to 37 bes To Great Britvin—Fiour, bbls. 5,069; cheeso, Ibs. iitawan so 374.545; beef, tierces, 796; beef, bbis hams, Ibs. | ~ “31 10.23 502,675; rice, 38569; cottoa, bales, 464; corn, buan. ~ ie 59203; whale oil, gallous, 6034; sperm oil, 3.330; flax tol) oe 307 Lard was engaged to | Cissgow at 25s, There was nothiag new to Londoa or | Oa the 8: fast , by the Rev. De, Taylor, Wacren R, | | when he was interupted yesterday, and what {iT an MAILS, BLLIGE OE BF APYATRS IX WASHINGTON, Wastinar Jan. 7 Army OFF bd 1643, Mexican Affaire Mission Me ay The letter from Jatapa { montisved in my telegraphio despatoh of to-day, stating that the British courier had pasted through that city, bearing to Vera Cruz the intel. ligence thata traaty ofpeneo was ¢oncluded between V Trist and tho Mexioan commissioners, has caused mucls Speculation here, as to the acouracy cf its information | isnot now much credit placed in it,as the advi- cvs received, of much later dates, make no mention of | thefact. Iti besides, searcely possible Mr. Trist would | act so contrary to the spirit of his last instructions, as to renew negotiations, when, in fact, ho bad ve more power | to enter into negotiations on behaif of the United States | government,than had any other citizen; les so, Indeed, ng | the mistakes of (he former negotiations could not fall to operate against his resumption ef hie diplomatic fune- | tions, Not that Mr. Trlut did not act with great anal iu | the performance of his daty, but that he acted unwien- | ly, in entertaining propositions which, according to his | instructions, he could not entertain, and to entertain | which was to endamagy the case of the United Staten in | this war. By consenting to refer back to hiv govern. ment the offer of the Mexican commissiouers, to mak the strip ofland between the Nusors and the | neutral geouad, he made @ partial admission, whicis should never have been made. It is quite certain, at all events, that his instructions were most perem return bome at vow, and that since thea, no | have been given him, it is not unlikely that | of this treaty may prove wholly a mistake Mr. Crittende loador ‘of the whig party int Senate, does not oppose the war, bat regarda {t wa vir tuily euded twposaible, however, that sens \ivrod to the mare of oar troops a e tviots = After tne »arioy Was Kegatled donated, and yet our army had to fight meven deoperste batiles Lo'ore they aucceed- odin taking the capical. It ts better always to bs pr pared for all emergencies About tha destination of General Suields nothing lans yet decided. He is anxi- | ons to take command of a force to open ‘he way borween Tampico and San Luta Potosi, and the Peesideat will ao doube gratify him; but nothing bas been determined ugon, The diapates in (he army, the arrests that have taken place, aad the coatequent deraagemeat of the various commana, will, no doubt, produce many changes in the order of chings in Mex Should General Scott request leave of uoseac eral Taylor would no doubs be appointed to succeed him, alihouch the ad- ministration would, uu at circumstances, ba very much averse to sending him to auch # | step would seem designed to remove om the political stago ata timo when his presenco is giving great deal of energy to tae operations of those who auvo- cate bis elevation to the Presidency tt would bring odium on the adwinistration, and it will, therefore, be | avoiued aslong as possible ; buu it may tually become necessary The mission to China should be raised to the dignity of wfall mission. Our relations with that interesting country, and the duties of the repressntative of the United States appointed to residy tare, are growing in 0 Grands into tho haart of (he ric battle of Cecro Gordo, the si in this countey es whol! | Mmportenc It is now asgertained that the Bricieh | Govern tis making great efforts to cequire the pro. vince of Canton and some of th» adjoining provineen, this scheme, if not counteracted, wilt materially aifvot | the interests of che United States. There ary other | subjects of great importauce connected with tho min siog, requiring energy and Intelligeaoe of a very high order for their proper cogoi#ance und treatment. Cer- tuinly, the representative of the United States ta so vast @ country, and having such important interests to care for, at such @ distance from howe, and who is compelie in the performance of his duty, to wake 80 many on ritlees of convenience and ease, should be raised to the highest grade of diplomatic rank recognised in this government. GALVIENSIS. THIRTIE DM CONGRESS, FMST SESSION. House of Representatives. Wrivay, January 7, 1848, a Commi tee of the Whole on the State of the Union, for the purpose ef resuming the consideration of the joint rerolution in relation tothe transportation of the suuth- ern mail, He gave way, Lowever, to allow Mr Vuivron to introduce « resolution authorising the Committee of Ways and Means to employ a clerk, at the usual rate of compensation .~Mx, Hovsros, of, Alabama—Tho resolation speaks of the usual allowance. Now, is there ® usual allowance ? Mr. Vinron—If the resolution shail be adopted, no more will vo paid to any cler than heretofore, whieh, | believe, i# four dollars a day. Mr. Houstox—I will say this much, so far as the reso- lution is concerned. [understand that but one other committes hasaclerk, end he is paid fifteen hundred dollars per anaum—I believe tho Committee of Claims. ‘Therefore, thare is no ususi allowance, Mr. Hexiy—I move to amend, by naying, “four dol- lars a day, for the time the clerk is necessarily employed by the Committee.”” Mr. Jastinson—In th: to clerks of committe Mr. Vinrox—I understand that is what has been paid. I know elerks have been employed by committees for tho last twenty yeai The resolution, | was agreed to. the usual compensation gives amended on motion of Mr. Hesly, PUBLIC PRINTING. upanimous consent, Mr. Conarn, from the commit. tee Resetotess appointed, made a report, to the effect, that the public printers had informed them, that the Presidents Mesrage, and the accompanying documenta, vould make thirteen hundred , pine hundred and | forty of which would be laid onthe desks of members this | morning, aud the remainder on the 15th day of Janua- ry; end they further report, that the committee are of the opinion that there has beeu no unnecessary delay in the execution of the printing, and that the printera, with the large amount of work, are making as much pro- gress as their well orgunized force of operatives will | admit On motion, the report was laid on the table and or- | dered to be printed Me. Henty asked and obtained leave to submit an amendment to the roles, which Mes over, that the Com- | mittee on Printing may report ot eny tie, THE DIFFICULTY ANOUT THE RULES—TME QUESTIO STATED ‘There aa rule that no member shall oceupy more thau one hour in debate, in the House or in Committes, but a member reporting ® measure from o committee | may open and close # debate ; provided, when debate | in vo close by the order of the House, five minutes shall | be allowed & member for explanation of any amend- ment which he may offer, \ resolution was adopted yesterday, at evout two o'clock, to close the debate at half-yast two The House have gone into committes. Mr. Goggin who opened the debate on the joint resolu- tion reported by him from the Committes on Post Office and Post Roads, arose to clow the debate. While he | was speaking, the time fixed for the termination of ths | debate arrived, whea a question of order was raisedty— | Mr. J. Thompson, that the debate mustelore, 'n eocord | ance with the resolution of the House. The + asirman | decided tha: Mr. Goggin had a right to cousume bis bour, | from which decision au appeal was taken, I'he commit- | tee rowe, and a motion was made in the House to recou- sider the vote by which the resolution to cioae | de adopted, in order to a just understanding of the rul*, The running debate which then spruug up was terminated by an adjournment. Mr, Jamirson made an enquiry this morning in reis- tion to the rule, and the Sreaken responded that the committee could give a construction to it They might do it oa ppeal from the decision of the chairman; no reconsideration of the | rerolution to terminate the debate was nececsery | Mr. J. Tuomrson—If [understood the motion mado | by the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Goggin,) this | morning, it is to suspend the rules forthe purpose of going into Committes of the Whol» on the State of the Union, to take up the resolution reported from the Committee on the Post Office. I give notice that if wo | go into committee, [ shail press the point of order which I raised yesterday, if the gentleman eudeavora to conclude bis remarts The question was taken on the motion to re-coneider the vote by which the resolution to clogs the debate adopted, und it wos decided ia the negative he House resolved itself into a Committees of the Me. C. B, Smith was T Whole on the State f the Unioa, again called to preside. “e The comiittee now being inthe same position as they | were when they arose yesterday, | The Cxuamman stated the question; aa oppeal from | bis decision, tuat, notwithstanding the order to close | the debate at a certain time had arrived, the gentleman | from Virg nia had a right to conclude his remarks. | Mr. Sims, of South Carolina, opposed tho interpreta- | tion of the rule by the Chairman After the House hes fixed « time to clore a debate, ® gentleman has vo right to claim an hour aiter the time has arrived for termina- ting ditoursion Mr. Poutoon was uaderstocd to su | the Chairman. Other gentlemen participated im the debate on tho conatruetion of the rule. fs | Me J Trompsow axvoze wt the same time with Mr, | Troman Sinith ‘The last named gentleman was awarded the floor, and | he said : Of all privileged questions ever raised, this caps | the climax, fn my judgment. (“Good,’ good”) The | great question whieh hss oooupied the attention of cne | House for the greater part of two days, js, whether » gentleman reporting a bill shail have the hour next be- fore (he peint for closing the debate, or the next two or three poiats ‘bat is the great question under debate, and which has called forth ® vast array of orators on thia floor! (Laughter) This is the gpest “ consti. utional question’ which we are called on to rete here; whether » member is to close the debate one hour before, or one hour after a pyrticular time. | don’t knew exactly how much time has already been occupi- «4 on this question. The geatleman jrom Virginia (Mr. Goggin) only made @ pert cf an hour’ bg = to bo- come of the remainder of it | don't know (Laughter ) | hope this frivolous and most contemptible discussion may be brought tos point It makes no differences hew itis settled; whether one way or tho other, (There were loud cries of “question, question,’ and much con- fusion.) Mr. J. Thomson in—(“Queation, question question”) Am | in order? The Cwarkman—The gentleman is not in order,- (Question question.””) Mr. THomrson —Why not? The Cusimman—You haye spoken once on the appeal, Mr. Tomrsox—! have a right, unless some other member wishes to speak. (“Ocder, order—Question, queation."’) The Cnaimmman—The rules say that no member shall question, speak more than once (othe same qu leave of the House, and then not until every member in the decision of I want to say one word. it I want to koow—(“Question,