The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5377. ence ca REPORT or THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, oN THE WAREAOUSING 8\ STEM. ed new and additional regula tions # copy of which, marked A, will be fouad aa ed These regulstions are based upon an exps: oe of the practi operation of the iaw in this couotry during (be last two years, as well as upon very full in- the, obtained from the nt of Europe is believed that there is scarcely an act ever passe the Britieh Parliament that has aided more thai werebousing Merce, touLage, opinion of all her rtatesmen and business classes. Rot 8 vote, it is believed, could be obramed in either House of Par- Nement for ite repeal, although in its inception the eyetem encountered even greater and more violent Opposition there than in our own country. Since it Was perfected there, the commerce of Great Britain bes more than quadrupled; the bonded goods re- Wainicg in warehouse having risen io Augast, 1647, according to the statement of the commis Sioners, attached to my report of Desembder, 1447, vo the value of $307 200,000 The docks, struc- turer, and buildings in which these goods were stored, cost in London alone, scoordiag to the same siatement, $40.000,000, aod in the whole British eupire are ertimuted at nearly double thateum It fe thus seen how Great Britain bas maedy herveif the centre of universal commerce and exchanges and the ttoreboure of the business of the world. She bus the almost incredibe amouvt of near four hb red mil- hone of foreign imports stored in her dock: ware. Douses. so as to furnish assorted cargoes of every pro. duct #nd fabric of the earth, aud of every class, de- teription, and quality, She thus makes berseif the jaotcr of ail nations. snd the productions of the » @oBiod are stored to ber waerehou and specie of the world. Side by side Doused foreign goods are ber own pioducte und fabrics, 4 home aud abroad a bi @ vorsels of all nations for cargoes of all uctions, the parchasers, to complete as- iereign pro sortments, also take with (hein vast amounts of British articles, and thus Great Britain, whiist commandiog the commerce © countries, augments the tale of ber 14 fabrics of the globe. and of the several countries, will exhibit over Great Britain oentee The latter ‘has no great in- y of hur ports with business terlor conpiry to supp! —the bes no mighty iakes or rivere—no gtvat expanse Of suriace; nor oun sbe be convected with the ovat! nent by redroads or canals. Her soil is lvss fertile; her climate jess gen‘al and favorable, embracing by no Meapa such @ variety «f products; and great as are her mineral resources, they are by Bo means equal in ex- tent or number to ourown. Her position te less cen- tral, having north of her much jers than one-tenth ofthe arabie surface of the globe, and less, also, thaa ve tenth of its population; whereas, if we tarn to our own country. {a view both of latitude and longitude oombined, with our fronts upon both oceans and upon the Gulf, we ure, as nearly as can be; the ceutre of the @ravie rurface. the population and the busiacss of the wortd. Our great interior Jakes and rivers, with our Fapidly exteudnz net work of railroads and canals, ‘bringing to our ports the interior commerce of a coa- + tinent, with pomerous deep and capacious harbor: on Doth oceans, accessible at ail times, and with usery va- Piety of climat product, mineral and agri- oultural, give to led positioa, hat Great Britai: with so many local disadve ercelf the centreof a proof of the genius and prise, the energy snd per verance, and especially the ‘Wise legislation on this subject of that great country. Alter toe most deliberate investigation during the Jest three years, it is my firm conviction, that without her warthousing sysiem, chernshed 4 improved, as it ‘bus bern from time to time. would hi wobleved these it is msinly the system which hes made her the storehouse of the worl mmaud of the carrying trai itb cargoes for her own use or re exportation. hor great docke aud warehouses are the od tabrics of ali countries, ether with her né Bbe bas thus become the poiat where iater- 1 +xeh@r gee wre made, and where trade and specie have centred If we would enter into @ fair god honcreble competition with ner for this cerrying trade and commerce and specie, we must avail our- sei ves (ithe tights of experience, and introduce here, wich rome cheuges adapted to our porition, « similar warebourirg eyetem. When foreign or American vea- sels come $0 our own pirte, they must be enab.ed here, ae in Great Britein, tu joad and unload with the ut- most factity, eeunomy und dieputeh, at all times and in allseasons Uhey must a'so be enabled to obtain, witt out delay in our porte, assorted cargoes of cur own Products ond fabrics. as well as tnose of all other coun- teies, cf every quality, character and price The: foreign and domestic products and fabrics must be oo lected in our warebouses, as they’sre in London, ready atall times for immediate purchase and ship- %, 60 tiat any voarel arriving at our ports oan al- sobtain at once full and assorted cargoes. thus that vessels, f retorn cergoes, can be ight to our ports on best terms, dimint hig. 0 di, while; sugmentipg our carrying trade ai te profite of navigation It will be pi iwation of the new regulations hereto append- ed, that tbis department, as indicated in my reports of December. 1847 aud 1848, has introduced the rystem of private oom, fon for storage, to the fai) extent authorized by existing laws, comb: permitted thereby, pubiic and private at lec ing ‘be interest of the government hant by every sef-guardin the power ofthe. depart t, Puxaented by experiences and tavestigation. order, hcwever, togive to our warehousing system all the advanteges that are possersed in Great Sritain, the foliowing changes are indispensable. The provisions of the act of 17th June, 1944, limiting the inspectors to the number employed at that date, must be modified iu rome reepeots, aetoese officers are required by the warrbounpg laws (> keepthe key gnd have charge of private bondrd stores. If these private stores are to be soatterred over our great ports as the convenience of commerce nay dictate, and asto « fair and reason- able extent they should be under proper regulations— if the war-housiag business should ptogr Gone for the last (wo yearr, the inspectors must be Bugmevted beyond the number authorized by thet jt. The ware housing acts allows the importer, whose oe de ured for the warehousing of foreign whch tl pei e ting a joint custody, wi Ke And different Ke; to keep # th two different porserrion of could not bave acces ford dding xcept io the prer proper officer of the customs.” ‘The expense of furnishing such inepectors for private stores rhould of course be born« by the importers, for whise convenience and benefit this arrangement is wede. and who can only exoibdit the goods or with- craw packeger for sale or re-exportetion, from time to time, Under the jaw, ‘in tha presence’ of an inspec- After much deliberation and epquiry, my mind bas been brought to the conclusion that this exp-nse coud best be arranged by an equitable apportionment of the compensation puid to iprpectors, to be refunded by such importers; the amount to be fixed in each by the colleotor, with the approbation of the Beoretary of the Treasury; or, by adopting tl principle of half storege. with a view to cover t! whieh has operated so well in som w ports, leaving to the importer the option between these two moder of payment, and this is the principle upon hich the prerent ipetructions are bared. Under the Jaw, bowever, as it pow etauds jm oar largest porte it ‘will be impos idle 10 put the system, as to private stores, into full operation, unless the act of 17tn June, Teferred to, should bs moditied; inasmuch suffice for one vast pub i@ number would be re- OF the pri rate Ato: f the importe: joattered tciiy Sotar as the government is tous that in the large ports the gi sioren, equal in owpacity to a dozen private the most economiesl; and in these mast be stored, under any arrangements the unclaimed goods, amounting. im New York, sy the returns of the col- lector to the value, duriog the lant two years of $14.- 617.668 If, however, the twporters claim the goods, and (be privilege of warenouring tn their own private ttores, they ought, im may judgment, to be permiited to BD the ma provided ip the regulations and ruCtion# Dow issued by this department ‘The stores agreed open by the importer and colleo- above derign only private stores wow euhorized by | Other cares the stores must be rented o; Count asrequited by the provitions of the 6th section Of the act ot the 3d Maren. 1841, which ia in full force, die i there words: Seo 6. * And be it farther oerDed, it ino y wo the ure of to the rater of storage, to reguia- ary of the Treasury.” ‘The Jam, then, ns it now 44, nuchorizes bat two classes of amely, private nrores — The fire Bave ecu, muat be “rented op public ae. cou! patd for by thee tor.’ The second ere the pr vate etgrer. egrerd uF before stated. aod must be k-pt under (he regulations heretofore quowd, ag preeribed by law. Under the ciwure of the law authorizing private stores in certain cases, & important queadon han deem prevented for my ration : whether, in view Of the very large dincretionnry pu verte dia this 4 department by the bth reation of the wareh sasing law. ft is competent to extend the privilege of storsge in private s.ore® to the rods of reveral importers 10 one auch store. when requested by them Upon mature deliberation, | bave come to the consicsion toast this be door, amd have scoardingly vo anchored, wa- ombinixg the most perfect indemarty arity to the. government. ;with great eonvent- ence and economy to the merchant. Tavs: will act be public stores, wod no reut will be peid for them by the government, but they will be used as private stores, denominated in the law “other stores to be agreed on by the collector or chief revenue officer of the port, and the importer, owner, or sonsignee””? In there cares, however, the person who ie permitted by the oollector to have euch p' bonded store, must be copstituted by each of the importers using the same, their agent, who must keep the import: er’s key as authorised by , whilet th: will keep another and distinct key; so thi cI be bad to the goods, excerpt in tl nce of the inspector. In this case, however, several importers thus use guarded and secured, im adait! f the lock of the ii \. the absence of such regu- lations, this department feels well ascured that tae Warebouring buriners in the United States can never be brovght into successful competition with that of Great Britain, and it beleves that the adoption of the ith imcalculabie benefite. Under this conviction, | hi feit i¢ to be my duty to d these privileges to the merchants and business cf the count: Being cerirous of introducing the system of stores ab-olutely fire proof, so as to guard, as far as practi- cabl ue those disastrous fires which have 50 Otten swept awey 80 many millions of proper:y invested in rtores and goods, and with a view to piace bonded stores in our own country upon ae equal. if mot @ su- Perior, footing to alt others as regards vecurity, 80 our porte the principal entrepo's of commerce, directed tbat » preference shuil be givea, ia all cares, oy the collectors, to such psivate stores as are made entirely fire proof. By this | a such Bteres, of which we bave now scarcely @ single one in this ccuntry, alihough lately introduced wich great success into Great Britain, as arefree trom all combustible ma- tenals. Such stores would be built on arches of stone or brick— or, what would be better, for all the wooden materiale now ured to substitute irom, mamely, for roofs and rafters for jotste, for doors. window-fraaes and batters. slabs for floorimg, and beams or pitiar. where needed, as now ured tn some cases in Europe. The advantages of thi would be-—-Ist. Toe gteater security from fire in such stores would much increase the warehousing businers of the coun'ry, witb all its immense protite to our commercial and navigating interest, 2d. The saving or diminis ug from conflagtations. 3d. Tae bing insurance. 4th The freqaent 1g Of Hires jm our great cities, by stopping them ata point where the buildings wore wholly i ble. 5th. The gradual extension of th buildings to privat houses. 6th ‘The great ben: fit to the iron interest of the country, from the new and increasing use and de- mand thereby created for that material. ‘The augmenting demand for warehouses i our ports bad forced upon the department th tive of leasing, at this time, Lew and additional publto stores for terms of years in the larger porte, or resort- 4) g to the system of private compention; ead after tull investigation, it is deemed best to adopt the latter. Public stores, ever, to s large extent, are still re- quired by the lew. lst’ For importers who may prefer 10 Use them. 2d Unclaimed goods under the provisions of the Jaw can be stored only in in pubiic stores, andthe value of there unclaimed goods in New York alone, during the fret two years under the warehousing law, by the returns of the collector, amounted to $14.617658, Uneer this system, public and pri- Yate stores will be combined, and each for usefal purpores as designed by the law; but ultimately the great mars of the warehouring buariness (except as re- rds uncisimed goods) will be transacted here as in Great Britain, by stores neither remted nor owned by the government. These stores, owned. by individuals, 1p proper locations and of a nespee obaracter, will be authorizeo[by the colleotor, the assent of the Secre- tary, ateaoh port; and th overnment will have ao othtr control over them thai custody of the key b: an inspector of the revenue, and secess to theigvode permitted only ii ‘The perron who i the agent of po! 8nd Jabor as they may think proper; the government being indemnited only for the expense of the services cf an inepector, by the paym of half storage, or of the 1nepector’s salary. at The rtorage and lat ow: of stores, gad pi business will thus be con ter economy, and the eboice of chiefly tothe importers The governmeat will bave all the security for the stores and for the custody of the goods that is required in case of public stores,as well as full in- the option of the importer. u sill thos be furnished by govel it ted In time with g store: dempity for all charger, without y risk or expense for Jabor, or for the building or renting of stores, wita ‘ubiic store, where adapted to tehoused. Pri proper impulre from the government, tition will in time furnish tbe best, ‘and cheapest, 'd safest stores, es well ss the most economical sto- Tage and labor for nearly all goods, except such as are unclaimed Such private enterprire will in time cause Jarge and capacious incombustible stores to be erected in our ports, givipg employment to our mechanics and labor, augmenting our cemmerce and revenue, and ipcrearing the value of preperty in our ware- hovering cities, The incombustible or iron stores will gradually take the place of structures that are not Bre-prov!, for the etorage of imports, and be eventually extended to stores holding domestic goods, and thus terminate thore disastrous conflagrations that have Tuined to many thceurands. As caily as the 20h of July, 1847, my attention was Arrcted to the important subject of iron warehouses; and among the inquiries which the commissioners who ited the continent of Europe and Great Britain, it im that year, were directed to iil Snquire, particularly, how far, and to what extent. jron hax been introduced, either for roofs, raft- te, or otherwire, as well as the material for floor- the insurance, if In zephying to this inquiry, the commissioners stated as follow “In the dock warehouses originally constructed, iron Was not used as a material for building, being only usel in some cares for braces to strengthen; but in those more Jately built, it has entered to some extent into the construction, for rafters, joists and flooring; for pilare it bee been more genersily used; the St. Katha- Tine’s dook. in London, and tbe Albert dock, at Liver- pool, using irom piliars, filled in with brick, as the sup- port, ip most cases, to the second floor. The London Dock company hat tent for pillars in ebeds on the dcok piers at London are generally sup- ported by iron column: previously mentioned; and i intention beresfter is to 1 rge railway stations, that it is the light- it apd bert material for large sheds and roofs. The flocring in the wareboures is usually made with ri jee to the character of the goods to be stored; where mooth rurface is very requisite for the preservation of the articles, iron base been somewhat used. In the Albert docks, before mentioned as combining the most modern improvements, tile bas been used, laid on con- crete made perfectly smooth, for sugar and molasses; such @ flcor, er one of atone slabs, being considered the dort, the drainage requiring it to be frequently scraped and cleaned “The buildings are kept insured by the proprietors, the rate beirg from one-sixth to two-sixths sterling percent. The merchandise is generally insured.’’ in the Fast and West Indis, and London docks 1n London, are constructed in a sub- tiantialand fire- proof manner—the roofs of \d windows of iron. The lower ne, on arches susteined pper floors are of wood, The steres im those docks are of different dates of construction, the more mccerm enes embracing the most approved modes of building at the ti © 1m the St Katharine’ the Lon4on dook The tloorsare fitted tbe a and their easy movement from one part to t r. ‘On the piers in these docks are elso construsted sheds for the protection ef merchandire while dis- charging and loading, and for custom houre examina- Viom These sheds sre supported generally by iron columns, aud in seme instances have fron roofs, and ratiways jai@ through them, for the more convenient remcval of merchandiee by band trucks. “The other bonded warehouses are private stores of fireproof construction, within which no offices or counting recor allowed, built to comply with the circulet of the mirsioners of castoma. ‘The stores in the Albert Dock, Liverpool, (the only rehoures at that port.) the uadcersigzed it perfect im every respect which they rely of \d fron, wood into their construction ’’ That rimiler ing ports. under the present imstrue- m this preference, would svem to bo n they are constructed ia one port, or it would lead tes private enterprise, aud rafe ai mC die UF Flores erected by individuals, they will seek to fill them with goods, erproially for re exportation. and mwenrely Increase the warehouring business, and F OUT porte much earlier period the entrepote jor ubivertal 601 ‘The question is one of great magnitode,in what eduptry shall be chiefly rlored the exchangeable pro, duote and fabrivs of the world, during the pyr.od inter. slate or | MORNING EDITION----FRIDAY, FEBRU yening between their growth, production, or maau- facture. and tbeir use or consumption? What couctry ball tranract thie vast busige: ‘Who shall enjoy this earryirg trade? Whore mechanics and laborers shell furnieb the stores, and dock: od bastos? merebante shall reerive the storage? Whose writers the ineuri 4 who pball realise the Bd navigation, to ti 1 think it may 4 indirectly, Gre progre: be di Teturps of ovr com Pears that the value of Great Britsia, in August, 1847, was $387,200,000, The quantity warehoused thronghout the year ts not, ivep; but if it bears the same proportion as in our ustry, to the gocds remaining in warehouse at the of ihe year, it would be wuch greater t from the follow. eight upon the importation of freight upon such as are re- wv 4th. The insurance whilst ¢u imported or exported, 5th. ‘The labor attending the lavding, receiving, andreship- ent. in«-luding the wharfage dravage. car age, erat holeting, stowing, pilimg. packing, and repackin, fo. 6th. The profit upon the sale of the goods ; or, ith. Toe commissions when soid and reshipped oo foreign account. 8th. The wages and compensation pao to clerks. storekeeper#, ko. Oth The yearty ap- precistion et prcperty arisicg from the extension of business and the erection of docks and warehouses, 10th, The augmented market for domestic products and mavufacturer, purchased to complete astortments and fieighted ubroadat cheaper rates, thus augmenting Gomestic exports, as well as the protit upou them. 11th. The use of the cepital, credit, and Specie, and the command of the exchungesof the word 12th. The augmented home market for domestic produc! and fabrics, ariving from the increase of capital, bua ners. and pepuiation, growing out of the warehousing system ere ure s0we Of these items, Known to be great, not eurceptitie of any accurate approxima! ertimate; tuhing however. thos the are ertabliebed, it way be safely assumed that the gross income yielded on puch items to the country from ware- howred gooas is not less than twenty per cent eu the valve of such goods red for and distribution It must be remembered that this is an income realized on the products aud fabrics of other countries, grow- ing outof being their factors, and transacting their busine der the wurebouting system. Among the most cial effects of the system, as demonstrated in ite results by practical experience in Great Britain, is the largely augmented foreign market for domestic products and fabrics, to compicte an as Cargo, to as to give full freights to vessels. arethe natural 'd pro; depots cf Kuropea eeehing the markets of Ci eo, and of alto the when sevhirg the European or other foreign market. Our ports on the Pacific. In connexion with those on the Atlantio and tbe Gulf, are also the na- tural depots for tale and distribution to all the rest of the world, of the products and fabrics of Asia; aud nothing cansecure to us this commerce but a organized warehouse rystem, furnishing equal facilities for storage and enir¢pot with similar systems in any otber country, To the perfect success of this system, the principle of free stcrage and free competition for ail but unclaimed goods will become indispensable. It would be diffloult to ascertain the extent towhich t The fr 2d, Th goeds da the West Indies, Mex- ntrul and Southern America. Taovy are tural depots of all these latter countries odsing system, to be supplie with return cargoee, in part composed of our own pro- ducts and fabrice. It is clear, however, that the effect must be very great, and when our warehousing system shall go into complete operation, 1 do not doubt but that stores filed with domestic products and fabrics will be found side by side with our bonded warehouses, and pur- cbasers will resort to both to fill their vessels or to complete their asrortmnts, bonded warehouses will be filled with rown beadstuffs and provist our corn and cotton, our rice 1d wool, our cotton and woollen also our iron and suger) andthe vast variety of manufectures whichour skill amd indur- try preduce, will be found in our domestic stores near or adjacent to our bonded warehouses, assembling par- cbacers to find a market for them in every portion of theworld Nay, itis quite certain§ that the barter of the foreign forthe domestic products and fabrics in adjacent stores, will often take place daily, asit now does toso vast an extent im Great Britain, increasing wot only our internal but our externel eom.meses, auy- menting our tolls or freights on our lakes and rivers, ovr ratiroads and canale, and swelling our exports (including our own manutactures) to an extent cor- Tespond.ng with our foreign imports, The foreign and domestic goods warehoused in adjacent stores will, as it were, invite the exchange, und our merchants thus become the factors of universal commerce ‘Whilst the warehousing system in Great Britain is { Teatly cherished by their merchants, it is regarded with still deeper interest by their manufacturers, being as popular in Mancheste> with its bonded stores, as in London or Liverpool; bringing, as it does, capital to British porte, and purchasers smd goods from every quarter of the globe to exchange fer British fabrics; and our American manufacturers can never compete successfully for the foreign market, until » similar warehousing system js introduced and perfected ia our te. Periuch as our mercantile and mavigating interests will be advaneed by such a system, the American pro- anufaeturer, in augmented mai at 1 greater advantages. L erfect union of interest between our ex- ports and imports—between our trad internal. Commerce isa unit; it ie the exchange of fabrics, whether foreign or domesti sported inland or cosstwise, upo reilrosd or can: er and more abundant reward. In truth, the great handmaid of labor. the factor of ite Rrodectes finding for them the markets of the wer! Among the most important amendments required'in the existing law, are the following :—lst. Where the goods are ceposited in a public store, under the ex- clusive custody of the government, no bond for du- ties should be required. To exact security for the payment of duties on the goods, when the em- telves are in the sole custody of the govervment, would teem to be superfiueus, 2d. When the goods are de- posited in private stores, to permit the proprietor of ‘the rtore te cover the amount of duties om all goods in his store under his own bond, with adequ: instead of exacting a bond from every importer. To cancel all bends for duties wh ; it being e ports for warehousing, exacts no duties when the aré consdmed by fire before they are out of the warehouse. Here, Congress generally refunds the dutics im such cases, s0 that our govern- meat, in fact, gains nothing by the exaction; bat, {n | the meantime, foreign a. are driven to other entre- pots by the fact, thet under our Jaw, asit now stends, the duties are payable. Under the present law, tue goods are insured at s value including the duty, thus Increasing expenses here, as compared with foreign warehouses; an: @ the duties are retunded afver a fire, itis generally only for the benefit of the unde: writers who have ips<red the goods. 4th To pro.ong the time for warehousing, if not indefinitely, at least to s peried not less then five years. In Greut Britain the term is three years, but at the same time, discretion is given to the commirsioners of customs to extend the ted now export debenture goods within three years, having ibe duties refunded without foterest, the government withbolding ti nda half percent. For this privi- Jege. then, he loses three years interest, being eighteen per cent, da balf per cent on the duties—in all, twent; per cent; now, if permitted to retain the goods in public or private nded warehouses, without the payment of any por- Mon ot this sum, or advance for duties, and boures, why should The Uuth is, if the v ‘omption of the cvuntry, and the duties refunded, as if they were expor retofore, recommend- ed the sepeal of the debenture system, and the sub- sutution of w right, for at least the same period of ime, of exporting abroad the gor ds from the public or te warchoures, without having paid any duti mucb greater privilege than the debenture, and,notaccompanied with itefrauda This department bas beretof: re represented the fraudulent character of the debenture system. which has led to its abaadon- ment Im othrr countries, Tbe system furnishes great facilities and temptations to frauds upon the revenue. Lut us take an example to illustrate how easily these frauds muy be perpetratea. Under the existing deben- ture privilege, an importer introduces a quantity ef fo- 1ejg@ cotton goods; he paye the daty, and takes the goods into his exclusive possesion At the end ofa period not excerding three years, he prote: ses to ex- port there same cotuen goods, and after these goods are examined by the pean id id auppored to be the tame, he ¢xecuter his export bond. ships his gébds, and deceiver bis debenture certificate, upo f the money one; but per the appraiser ¢xemived cotton goods three years veture 18 40 rept, di moved oF resigned; or, in the lapee of ‘tme, fi multiplicity of hie duties, hs may have rgotten the preci+e character ef the goods. or an aiticle of cotton goods of #0 preci similituds may ier that very purpose have b anutactured bere, es © defy deteotion, aud the domestic goods are exported imetead of the foreign; amd thisis but one out of many modes jn which frauds may be perpetrated under the isan debenture rystem, open invit In truth, the who ion to frauds apon the ie has been Fo able that the draw. Ge the duty. Herewith is communicated on this subject, (a copy of which is 0 annexed, marked B.) from two experienevd custom houre cflicers of New Orleans and New York, being the result of inquiries direoted by me. ex- hibitipg the traude under this system. | cannot too gly Urge the consideration of this subject by Con- my Undouoted convic- {rauded many haadred thoveand deliars every year by this eystem Not only is the revenue thus defrauded of lurge sums, bat the honest merchant. who has fairly paid hi¢ duties, is deeply injured by being brought into competition with gcods the duties on which have buen rstunded, whilve the domestic manusacturer and producer are also com- pene to compete with foreign goods subjsot toduty, ut on which the duty has been refunded under the practical cperation of this law, Connected with the subject of warehousin, construction of docks and basins for the a tion of vessels, the erection of warehous: economical storage of goods. modern timer, these improvem 8 extent. mark the growth of commercial oitic the Continent of Eur-pe, they exist to » con- siderable extent;. but in Great Britain they have been constructed in greater numbers aad to a Teater ent than in any other part of the worid n Boston, in connexion with their wharves, they Dave long existed, a tly extending. greatly contributed to tl ign and domestic commerce of t! nirbing another proof of the spect ad foret that people. Ip the harbor of Ne: kth going t 10 operation, and must farnis! for the extension of the commerce of that city They wwirably calculated for the extension of the ware aystem especially for heavy goods, imtroduced for re exportation. On that im- ubjeot, I attach to this report doouiaents a’D ; the first bring report of the committee on wharves, of the city of New Yor! id the second, a phiet of the proceedings of citizens apd companies in regard to the great At- I To & considerable exteat such have been used in Bostoa more economical storage of d are destined to great and It ip obvious that beavy goods can be landed and stored more economically wova the verre! can lie alongside of the warehouse in such docks or basins, and load or unload fcom it without drayage or cartage. When the warehousing law was passed, in 1846, the system was entirely new in this couatry. and the de- ‘tment was required to put it at once into operation, Tate as done after a conference with the oollectorsin the principal ports, and the action of the department communicated to Congress Whilet it is belteved chat ‘all then done in putting #0 promptly inte operation 50 Dew and great arystent will redound to the ultimate advancement of the best intererts of tne country ; yet, in the period of two years which has intervened since that date, the department smidst ita other pressing gemente, has devoted much attention to this new a mportant rubject. collecting from the conti ¢1 Europe and Great Britain al! the information could be obtained im regard to th em in those coun’ chiefly private atores, with @ tew large q: t warehouses for certain purposes, The Britich plan bas been fi moat raecestful, comaendé itaelf, im my judgment, as well from the success of the i$, a» from @ thorough investigation oft on whichitisfounded. 1 have, therefore, by eguiations, £0 far a8 was Consistent with the dverd jt into this country, uncer the powers t by the Sth section of the gact The important information derived from the continent of Lurops and Great Britain, is herewith appended to this report, in doouments ed F, G, HL. K, Ly M,N, 0. P, Q. e regulations Dow iseued, introduce the system of private competition, ro far a8 permitted by the public interest, aud by the Jaw asit now stands. By the ex- isting law. unclaimed goods must be warchoused in bio stores. ‘The valve of there is very great In New York aione, by the returns of thy culivotor, the value of ithe foreign unclaimed goods warehoused in that port frem the Gth August, 1846, to 30th September, 1848. wae $14,017 608; avd the regolatly warebcused, in the rawe period, $20,646 260; making a total in taat port of $86 163.908. ‘These unclaimed goods, uader the kotvof the 8d March, 1641, muet be kept in the pubiic ttores, there being no iaporter who claims and makes @ warehouse ¢atry of them. By thereturns of the collectors, (eee doc. E,) the foreign goods regulatly wareboused from the 6th August, 1840, to Sepvember 30th. 1844, was $43 934.308. In addition to this, there was w ¥ @mount of foreign imports deposited in our warehouses as un- claimed goods, amounting a8 we have sven, in New York alone, to the sum of $14,617,658, Ifin the other porte the unclaimed goods bore the same proportion as those regularly wareboured in New York, it would bring the total amount of foreign goods deposited in our Wwarehoures from the 6th Auxust, 1546, to 30th Sep. tember, 1848, up to $66.627 033. Nuthwich: then, that the ayrtem was entirely new in this it 18 hoped that these facts, and the vast amount thus warcboured in the iofancy of the system, und.r the ivetructions and acts uf this department, will satisfy made to varry the law fully into eflect aod that these effurts attended period two years more; thus practleally jarging the time on goods not perishabie te five years. The term of one year is too limited, erpecially with a view toex- portation. Debenture goods may now be exported within three d no reason can be given why warehoused goods should net have at least the same time, ii notan indefinite period. The housed here one year, ide Fe re to great ymmerce of the world, until we extend the warebouring privilege to « similar lod of years. Why rhoula debenture goods, remai: in the mer- chant’s own exciutive pos be permitted to be exported within three ): when warehousea goods Temaining in our own ber pt! A must be forced out of the country in one year? ‘hy should we deny to our own country the payment of insurance and storage, of Jabor, atid other charges upon the goods, beyond the period of a year? Why limit the period for exporta- tion or consumption, the goods remaining with us at th of the foreign importer ? 7 f interest, the payment of insurance, ttorege, and other oherges, coustitute a sufficient in- Cucement to the importer to sell or re-export, at any pericd, without limiting the time. Besides, there are many atticles tbat are greatly improved by remaining infetore for a series of years. |Among there | may men- tion wines and liquors, which are gemerally #0 greatly improved by age. We can never trepot for ‘wines and liquors wh: exiete, but will be compelled to send forthe best of these articies, as w the, London deck celiars and eto ‘nt by the producer to acy! pati onal price derived fron: thelr depor Owcres of bonded vaults and cellar pe. Ti time should be evlarged of our porte and territori Under the avd tran:ferred from port to port in our own country. Now, from our Atlantic to uur Pacifiv ports, going or returpirg astound Cepo Horn. pearly one-half of the time may be cecupied in the voyage; yet this, by the Jaw, cometicut part witted for warebourtng, and {i for the great purpoces of auc! Why rhould we destroy our own coastwize trade by « limite ion Fo pernichour? Im extending the period for deposite of forsign acode, | would renew my recommendation for the re. peal ef the debemture system, The merchant may wiphtuccers, notwitbetardine tout the department wht Compelied toenter on » field of experiment entire- Jy uvexplored iu this country. It would by strange, under such ctroumetances if the department has seen bothing to improve or amend, as the result of more than two yenrs of experience of the practical operat of the system in this country, and as skio cf the jnfcrmation collected with so much care from the continent of Europe and Great Britetp. bled the department to introduce. it f portant improvements under the ugtions £ow issued and especially in authorizi mitted by the lew and tbe seoarity of the ue, the ryrtem of private enterprise and competition im the business of storage, ro as to reduce, to the utmost practicable extent, ail the charges and expenses incidentto the syatem. These regaiatioas, it in ed, will lend to @ considerable augutentationin tbe warehousing business ; but in order to give to our own porte all the advanteges enjoyedin Great Britain, 4 to enable us to enter into successful competition with other co 8 for the commerce of the world, the amendments ip the law itself, wnpeotally as regards the extention of the time for warebousing, which can oply be made by Conyress, are indispensable. With these smendments, advancing in « liberal commercial policy with the proj nd the lights of ex- perience, it is belev+d that our own country will pase repid)y Onward tothe command of uviversal commerce. ‘With enduring peace--with extended area, industry, and population— with an enlarging internal sod external, oud increasing facilities of navigation This experience and information have red, in- justice, our future advance must be more rapid than the past, Nor should we regard only the ad ‘es to ourrelvem from our paticnal Union, as ‘d political necessity which no bumen power oan er oF destroy, but consider also its effects as a light apd example to ail nations, end as ultimately destined to eatend ite ber: 4 bieesings to every country and people of the globe. To accomplish these groat objects. anever extending interval aadi ational ecommerce and Suter courre are indiepensable; aad even Mf interrupted for o brief pertod. would be sure to re- turn, ith the triumph of truth, in augmented force and power ‘Most respectfully your obedient rervant, RJ ALKER. Secretary of the Treasury. Hon. Rowent © Wistneoe, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sporting Inteiligence, Watch owme off at Auwourm, on the {10, Sa. furéay, the 17th, between Hiram and brown yeidiog Caitornia, Jor $600 ® side—mile heats—throe in five It wae won by Hirem easily, in two heats, Firet m 1+, ARY 23, 1849. Court of Oyer and ‘Termine Before Judge Fd , Aldermen Stevens a FOR MURDER the day appointed for the trial Shea, im Leonard street im the month of September iast, ourt room was crowded o Jud, early hour in tne id the two Aldermen bad crivr made proolamati District Attorney it latter repiied bis associate nad not arrived from Albany; upon which, the court re- Joined, they could not help it- the trial must proceed. | Joho 8. Austin was then pla tthe bar. | ing difficulty delay | 1g a jury, the courtappoint. | of the triers; upon which the prisoner’s coun: d objeoted | Franklin S, Kenny and —— Patten, two lawyers, wore then sppointed triers, The Clerk then proceeded to call names oftbe jurors. James N. Brown was the | ed, and was sworn without any diffloulty; cbhmuets was next sworn; Charies M Chi tertom was challenged peremptorily by the priso counsel; John Smull was next svt aside, he having | formed an opinion from reading the acgount in the | Bewspapers; Philip Raulhause was challenged peremp- | torily by the prisoner's counsel; Elisha Beeby w: tet atide, om the ground of having consciwatious | toruples to capital punishment. Morgan O'Brien | set aside by the court. Edmond Ferris was obal- lenged peremptorily. Samuel Lairds was oballenged permptorily | by prisoner's counsel. George W. ‘almer was sworn; George W Green was swora, G:0, W. Glaize was set aside, having formed an optoion, from reading an account in the newspaper; Andrew @ Algram war peremptorily ob byt ¥’s counsel; Gabriel M Baldwin was set acide, formed an (pinion on the case; Rennseel War sworn; Wm Steel, jr, was ort amide, ® previcus opinion on ; John L Guyre was B; Thos. R Kennf was set aside, having formed ton; Christian Browne was chailenged | Giles Bushoell, set acide, baviag formed | viously; Jacob W. Goodwi ry An opinion Adion A land, set aside, having conscleatious scruples to death puni Oliver ; Willete, chal emptorily; Hughes Guren, set aside, not having suf- | ficient knowledge of the Janguuge to understand the testimony; Chas. J. Richards, challenged perempto- | ri)y; Felix Hodicwan, excured; George #. Peterson, Sworn; James McUieve, peremptorily oballc nged; Ja- oob Bruck, challenged peremptorlly; Patrick Browne, cba.lenged peremptorily; Wm Crolius, set aside for | conrolentious scruples to capital punishment, Joha W. | Strorg as misdesoribed in the panel, and set aside; | Emanuel M. Swats, ret aside, having a bias; William | Smith, set aside for bi Jesse Cady. eworo; Edmond | Curmey, set ari conscientious seruples against death punia:ment; Edward G Moran, misde- | scribed om the panel, and eet aside; Marks schelob, cbalienged peremptorily; Alfred Ivers, ret aside, hav- ing read report in the newspapers; Henry Alberts, sworn; Wm. Baker, challenged peremptorily; Joho D. Kensey, sworn; Camivgton Wilson, challenged pe- remptorily; Edward Fauikner, challenged perempto- rily; Michael Joly, challenged peremptorily; Isaac H. Meade, challenged peremptorily. Mr Camp, an old gentleman from the Seventeenth ward, was then called. The Judge asked hic how old be was? He answered that his wite said he was 83, amd_@ good man yet. Judge—Sir, | have no doubt but you are; but we will relieve you, forthe present; Mr. Camp bowed and went away. William C. Christopher, put seide; Bernard MePhelan, challenged peremptorily ; Theodore ‘Taylor, sworn. Mr. Taylor made the twelfth juror. The following per- 80s cOmpore the jury to try the issue between the pecple of the State of New York and the prisoner at the ber.—James N. Browne, foreman; Jonn Schmu George W. Palmer, George W. Green, Reasselaer Gol swith, John L. Guyre, Jacob W. Goodwin, George F Peterson, Jesse Cady, Henry Alberts, John D, Ke y and Theodore Taylor. Here the Court took @ recess jor anbour Afver the recess, the associate District Attorney briefly detailed the facts of the case: Joun Shea was the firet witness examined for the prorecution —ie brother of the deceased, Timothy Shea; wasin Leonard street om the 28th September last, the night of the effray; was living with my father at the time; the family consisted of father, mother, Patrick. John, Timothy, Bryan, and myseif, the house contained three rooms, and is on the jeft side of Leo- nerd strent, towards Hudson street ; the house is No. eit , H atepsin th ment; on bar, a be ® brow bight in question, ther 1 of cbharco: rr sailor, in with , Timothy and Patcleky 2 nd my father was in the back Peter Robinson, as soon at be to sing; deceased sat down hewatug to the song, woen ts, came fa; (bore the the deneased said to Austin, “won't you takes obair!”’ Austin said “no, a cbarcoal barket is good enough for me to sit on;’’ de- Ceased atked bim two or three times to take @ chair, and to it down and listen to the song; he aaswered no; Nesbitt then began to kick bis heels against the door; motber told him to stop; he satu be would not; my brother Patrick went behind the bar aud cold him if be did not stop he would make bim stop; my brether bad a tumbler in his hand, and Austin asked him was it «dogger he bad to stick him; Patrick said to him, “If you don’t go out, I°il let you kaow what it is; Nes- Ditt then picked up scbair, flung it at my brother Patrick, and brike @ decanter, aud my brother Pat- rick came out, fired a tumbler anda piteher at him; he then came out and hit Aut after which they were both put out; whem Nesbitt first oame in, before » © bow are you, me the fight began between ick, and Nesbitt; the pailor aad the de remained sitting dowm ‘all the tii ick. them put them out; Timothy stood up @ chair in his bend, and was ng to the door to shut {t, whem the shot fired which struck him in the breast, and he cried out, father, | am shot; two shots were fired; mo person attempted to come !n after the shots were fired; Aus- Un bad on hat, red handkerchief, red stud in his breast, and @ goid ebain; hi think. had acme sort of etripes over the arme ; it was about haif past 8 or 9 o'clock when the pened ; the: were rome oyster shells thrown just the wiadows; my brother, tbe deceased, and | got up to shut the dcor, when | saw the first Hash come in; I stood then bebind the wail my brother was failing, | caught bim, and he seemed as if the blood was choaking hiw; Fe tried to peak to fatoer, but be could not; he died | 4p three to five minutes afer he was shot. Cr oss-exomined.— is 19 years old ; works for s living in @ manufactory at Bridgeport, Connecticut; has deen in that State for about five years ; is connected With the manufactory; was connected with it at the time of my brother's death ; was om this city for two mcnths st that time in the hospi'al; thinks he went back to Connecticut about four weeks atter the ozcur- rence ; isin the city now about five weeks ; came for the trial; came here from the Tombs; the onarge ry is pieking # man’s pocket of $10; | amin ;} Rever was inside the Dy together previous to going into my fe gut my brother was shot ; was not drinking that night ; it was about balf-past seven when we wont in; the ssilor was 4; Aus me in about baif past 8 or ¥ o'clock; my brother Timothy was reuding # eung book; Patrick as sitting down, and tre | singing; there was no femaie in the room at cept my mother and my littie sister, who four years old, (« model vf Shea’s b is ex- hibited to wiiness;)] he admite it to b repre- rentation of the premises, but says there was no cur- tain tothe window, as represented by the model; his fatber and mother, and his litei t brot her eiept in one of the room: thiee brother inesi | room; my father was my mother, us well as I Austin ein; nates after him, | 1 think, betcre he came im, Austin wae chattering end | tasking. and wanted not to let the sailor sing the song; L cepnot eay what it was be was sing! A om the sparvens Le pray aes jan to hick the door wit: is Deel. fink Dave bold ot Tiraotby that night; he had hold | of nobedy but Patrick that night im the basement, when Patrick and be had a scuffle, and Patrick put him Out; it was after he was hit with the decanter he was put cut; I did not eee any wounds upon Austin’s face or bead before he was put out; cannot say whether Patrick went to Austin or Austin to him, bat I fnow they had a roufile in the middie of the floor; when Aus- | uy Was bit with the decanter, he was trying to keep the door open; it was after Nesbitt had flung the ohair at my brother, end thet my bro.ber had flung the tum- jor at bim, Wat Austin was struek; only saw one low of thetumbler given to Austin; tue biow was ven on the bead, cannot say what part; thinks he bis hat on when the biow was 3 saw no blood that night; tl brother by Nesbitt was at th right before bim, he hi as the fret thing flu after | Went Lo Conmecticn! the baremeb Austin how he was; Nesbitt onsapye ated ly after my brother fhaog tumbler, and ef he cawe from bebi the bar flung the pitcher; the bch ward station houce je in ti tame street; my brother Patrick is about 6 feet 8 incber, oud stouter than | am; wis 21 years of age; wy brother Timothy was wbdovut the same height, bat pot rortout; when the tirst shot was fired my father wes ocmipg towards the counter; the door was wide open when tho pistol wan dirobarged; Patrick was yoing tewards my father at the time tue shot was fired; cap cot eay where my muther war; Cimothy and | were golmg towards the doer; | wax at bis left side and o littie abeed of him, when the ball emtered and steack him; | don’t know where Kobdinson, the salior, is now; fe Detecen bim since two weeks after the cova not rren the cicthes Uhat Austio wore ¢, Ldont’t know who brought the light to mY Mother that Light; whoever it was they banded {tio her, abe beid it over my brother aud tooked at hit; be died room after; alter the door was flung open wy brother Pumothy got up to rbut it, aud the fash of the pietot was veen and wy brother t+; | ded wot see 2m. b0s.; recund mile, dim. Where Patick Went ater Austim Was pal Out, wor uatii of Jchn 8 Aurtin, indicted for the murder of Timothy | | | | Uke those Ci | tos portion of thx property stolua, vi TWO CENTs, the light was brought in Patrick shut the door father raid he ran to Monday lart Dir: my br te ray wine or 80, I wen at home but took place; my br ther cama tor I did not see bim for two years before. Q.— Where het y efter each other; we never found the ball, but there wax @ bole im the plaster, by the door; we thovgbt the ball went in there ‘The Ceurt here adjourned. and the jury were given in charge to four officerr, after getting the ueual eau- tion to converse with no one on the subject of the trial. * Courtof Genera! sesstons, Before Jude Ingrabam, Aid. Ha'tield Feu. 22 —7y tut for Burglary —Jeddy Moora, (eo! ¢4.) who impleaded with James Graves and James White. (already tried upon the chatye of burglary im the third degree.) was put upon trial for the same fence, charged with also aiding arettiog. faad a: sisting im the commission -f the burgisry. It a in evidence that prieoner gave juformetion in relation : @ eoat. which he alleged had been pawoed by White -oneof the 4 Crolias. prisoners already tried -in the offles of Jackson, pawnbroker, No 181 Grand street. The facte were Tully proven in relation tothe identity of the p-operty, by Mr. Vanderbeli, one of the owuers, residiog in Fal- tom etre na by other witnesses The jary found the pri. ullty of pe'it lavoeny, the coat bei Jued under $25 Neatenced torix months’ confinement {np the Penitentiary and herd jubor The petit jury were disoharged for the term. The Court took a recess until Satardey, when mo- tons will be hea: Police wen Husband Cuting his W Varowt.—Aa Teishman by the name of Jona Muliius was arrested on Wednes- day nignt, by offvers Murphy sod Neaits. of tne 6th Ward, on @ obarge of cut ing th tnroat of his wife with & Taxor, With the intention to take her life. Is appears, from the testimeny before the waxistrate, that vu lias came home. and commences to xhuse bia wifs fa con- Eequence of ber wot Paving his supper ready. ‘This clreuwstance, together, with some previous jnuious favl- ing existing ‘betweem them, reapeoting Mrs. Mullins and led tow very vioieat dispute and Mullins, whi desperate fil of p-sstoa, seised a razor, and e| ed to take her iife by outting her throat. Tbe purr womuo. to endeavoring to save her faco and throat, received many sevnre outs om the ands. ¢ grat ping the rager aod har ba-bend drawiag it from ber, cutting the flesh to the bone each tine. But, after a desperate atrugaie, the busnaod succeeded in inflicting a long gasb on her turoas aluio ¢ pene- trating the wind pp, und would have done s>.{a all Probability but the razor nasvirg» qapiu it, ie nup- | Pored to ‘have been the reawou why (hs poor wom: wind pipe was pot cut through When the offloure Tived, the woman was coverrd with blood. 60 muok 60 | thatscarcely mfeature was visible M-dioal alt wae pro- | cured, and the wound in herthroat sewed up She was | them conveyed to the olty hospital The husbi | brought before Justice Lothrop who committed te | prior to abide the result of the injuries inflicted on 8 wife. Movements of Individuals. | ‘The following formed w poriion of yesterday's arti. vals at the underwextioned hotels: -Americun -W T. Jackson, Borten; H Roberts. do; W Denniston, Hart. | ford; Dr. Howley, U.8. Navy; R Judaius St Loala; D Shusford, Georgia; F Joinsna. do; J. Pope, U.S. Navy; J. McDonald. Glangow; H. Strong, Bosto Cody, Georgia; C. Ro MoWitiums, Alexeadela; L, Duubem, Georgia; H. Motrieon, st, Louis; X Nicolle, Saco,Me. Astur—M Crorwelt, Alneuy; FA Jones, Berton; Lieut. L Lo-ser, U ‘8. Army; Major Took: ling, U'S. Navy; H Sea, linois; B. ton; George Brown, do; C. Grit timore; Gea. George Rush. Virginia; G Pozurt Guorgia; H, Nic coll, Alabama; 8. Gardner, Boston; M. Pickea, U. 8. Navy. City—E R Biddle, New York; J. Cieeman, Philadelphia; W. Cummings, do; J R ‘Regus, do; J Lang, Beston; A. J therwood. Philadelphia; J. Melivain. Petersburg; E. Metralf, Washington, Ga. A.G Adams, Nashville Howard—J D Hoyd-r. Con. necticut; H. Hargberet, Ruffalo; Ed. Baxter, Boston; J. E Law, do; W. Foster, Savannab; W. R. Browning, Alabama; W.’ H White, do; H Harrison, Baltimore; x Ag; M. Jones: “Miomgen; J, Noldott, \Net- chen; Hi homas King, Middieton; H J Parkin Alabewa; Benjamin troctor, Loulaville Irving Hous: —K. J Townsénd, Philadeiptn; W. H. Morris, Missle. sippli W. Haulon, Paoilsdelphia; be. Canmings, jeeling; W. Coliter. Harrisburg; Hoa J. J. Saich, Newburg; B_ Alexander. U.S Army; Gaorza Paige, Providence; W. Sampson. Albuoy; T Haslett, Zanes- S Howard. Pittstield; A’ MoUlure, Albi 5, N. CG, Nash. Borton: Major Grahem U. 8. Topreraphical Engineers; His Exontleucy Millard Filimore Vice. Pre- fident elect; Mr. Crosby, Albany; Coomes Needham, Capada; E. H Metcalf. Washiogton; Dr Mueray, Hartford; 8 L Sprague, Boston WE. Dawson, Georgia; Col J. Calboun, Curvina; Hom, Robert Ni- coles, Geneva; A Kellogg, Columb e Major Lewis Cars, Jan., Charge de took passege in the steamer Ningara, Boston, on Wednesday lant T. T. D. Osms, Connul General of Pern to the United States, arrived in Washington on Tureday last, Affaires t> Rome, tor Earope ftom Puific 5 Carironnta AND Odeaoy Laue via ORES. AND Panama.—The Untied Sta Falcon will be despatched from the port of York on Thureday. the 6th of March next, The pablic is hereby notified that mai vent to Naw York, Charleston, South ( nah. Gaorgis, sad New Orleans. Louisians to be conveyei by asid steam- packet, which wiil sali frem New York on the 8:h; from Charleston, S.C .om the 11th; from Savannah Gs, 12th, touching at Havens; aod from New Or- Jeane on the 18th of Murch next,’ Mail bags will be mace up at New York, to be forwarded to all thy points above d; also, for Chagres, Panama, Saa Diego, . Monter-y, San Fraactreo and Astoria. postmasters of Charleston Savagneh, aod New Orleaps., will also make up mails for the points stated, to be sent on board of the Falcon, upon her arrival at their respective ports ‘The entire postage tor a ningle letter, not exaseding balf an ounce in weight. will he 1234 cente to Havana; 20 cents to Chagres; 30 cents to Pansma—to be pre- paid in sil cases—and 40 centsto Sen Divgo, Sante Borbora, Monterey, Sen Franwiaco, and Astoria, te be prepaid, or sent unpaid, at the option of the writ-r Newspapers and pampblets, nea postage 8 conte each, and inland postage to be added. = ©. JOHNSO Postmsater Genera. Post Office Department, Feb 20, 1849, The the loxer part of the third municipality, have been entirely stopped, The labor- ited by the surveyor of the bird muantoipali- ork the whole of Suaday night, aad ai set to work yesterday, made the embenk- fecure as was possible, under the ciroum- Capinet Arpoinrments.--Numerqusspeculations have been indulged 1a by the public press in regard to the prebuble composition of President Taylor's cabinel, and amongst those distinguished whigs who have been assigned, by a sort ot general con- rent, a place in the cabinet, is Governor Critten- den, of antaeaes Kaowing nothing ourselves of the intentions of the President elect, we have ha- | zarded no conjectures on the subjmct, quite satisfied that in good time the pu6tic would have offered to 1 the names of a sound and able eabiuet. Lf, how- ever, we have been able to shed no light on the fea- ture © to who will compose the cabinet of Presi- dent Taylor, we believe we can say, to some ex- tent, who will not be of it; and, as this may gratify curiosity, and be stated without invidiousn we are induced to say that we have reason to believe Mr. Crittenden has positively declined accepting any cabinet appointment -- Washington Intelligen- cer, Feb, 17. AxRiVALS aT Jamaica —-The town of Port Royal has been somewhat enlivened during the last four daye, owing to the arrival in port of three large ships, each of them havingon board as many as thre hundred passengers, ull trom Liverpool, bound to New Orleans. These vessels have put in for a supply of water. The paeseagerrs are all lrich, who are making their way to the Uaited States to obtain uw that country what they have been unable to get in the land ot their birth--employ- ment and the means cf living tor themselves and families. A great i ® of these persoas have come up to this city. The veasels which have brought them are--the Ohaucellor, with three hundied emigiants; the Lord Ashburton, with three hundred and ten, aud the Chippewa, which came in late Just evening, with as many more.— Kingston (Ja.) Jowrnal, Jan. 24. One Day Later _rrom Rio pe Javemo.--The bark BE. Harbeck, Capt. Dixey, arrived yesterdat trom Rio de Janeiro, baving ‘sa led on the 251 December, Capt. Dixey reports that the steamers Maeeachutetis and Edith would probably satl the neat dey tor the Pacitic.--N O Deda, Fob. Court Colendur for this Day. OUIT COURT fame ns yeoterdey furenion Count 144, 152, 61, 89 40, Ot, 43, 161, 183, 184 125, 187 to-204, 2u7 to 209, BLL to 226, 247, ‘uv to 260. Cosson Peas fame as yesterday,