The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1852, Page 6

IMPORTANT FROM CANADA. ANAEXATION OF THE BRITISH PROVINCES. Letter from Gen. Winfield Scott, &e., &o., &o. Moacy for Montreal—Fillibuster Expedi- tion=A Few Words to the Fillibusters. Monraran, July 20, 1852. @ur hitherto quiet people are in quite an excitement, caused by the remarkable conduet of certain restless agitators bere, combined with rather prominent political sdventurers in the United States. The object is to ad- vance the interest of certain men of broken political for- tune in this country. for the benefit of a similar class across the line of forty. five degrees. by getting up serious diff- culties between the two countries, which can lead to nothing but discord, turmoil. and bloodshed. This move- ment is nothing less than the annexation of Canada to the United States—peaceably if possible, forcibly if ae- coamsry. To understand the matter fully. it will be necessary to 0 back to the commencement of the organization of the movement. ‘The old tory party of this country, by their odious and tyrannical conduct, involved the country in civil warin 1837, During the continuance of the war, ‘they had full opportunity to gratify their vengefal dispo- sition, by seizing their liberal neighbors, trying them by a drum-boad court martial, sentencing them to death. and reporting them “shot accordingly.”” Having, since then, been entirely overthrown and reduced toa hopeless mi. nority,® portion of them have come out violent annex- ationista; out-heroding Herod in their new-born zeal for free institutions, and their anxiety to become part and parcel of the United States, Phree years since, they mus- tered their forces in this city—quite formidable as to nugibers I have before me the names of about two hun- dred—some who had been members of Pariiament, many merchants, traders. &c..&c An address was issued to the people of Canada. committees were appointed to raise funds, conduct correspondence with Americans favorable to the measure, and all the arrange- ment were’ made secretly and quietly for a formidable movement, Immediately after, very interest- ing articles relative to Canada, appeared in the New York ‘Tytbene and otber papers; and almost simuitaneouely the people bery—not in the secret of what was being dono— ‘wore astonished and indignant to seo a flaming letter from Genorsi Winfield Scott—then a Presidential aspirant— infevor of Ganadian annexation A friend of mine has now in hin possession, a copy of the letter addressed to Goueral Sontt, influentially signed, stating that the people of Canada were almost unanimous in favor of annexation, end that the annexation influence could control the sen- timeats and the votes of the Northern States of the Uniom, New York was especially mentioned as one of the States which could be controlled in the Presidential election by the annexation influence. General Scott's letter appoared—the annexationists flourished amazingly; they bad arguments for every interest ; free institutions for tho liberals; unrestricted ecommerce and increase 0! business to commercial men; those who objected to American slavery, and the giving up to their masters of the poor fugitives among us, were impressed with the fact, that the addition of Canada to the Union, would cause the free States to overbalance the South, and do awoy with Amorioan slavery entirely. Communications appeared ip the New York Tribune from interior towns, to the effect that nine-tenths of the pooplo of Canada were in favor of annexation. The Canadian government, in order to facilitate the commercial affairs of the country, had previously pro- posed to the United States a fair system of reciprocity of trade, with the free navigation of the St. Lawrence to Awerican vessels. The annexationists, seeing that this would take all the wind out of their sails, by obviating the neosésity ofannexation denounced reeiprocity—the New York Tyibune denounced it, and continues to do so. Since the nomination of Gen Scott for the Presidency, the annexation organization are almost beside them- selves with joy. Private correspondence, secret gather- ings, active finance committees, and the cicculation of General Scott's annexation letter, are all the order of the Oey. Scott must be elected, they say—annexation will we the immediate result. It is only necessary that the State of New York be carried, for him to secure the clec- tion. Discarded toryism aguin rears its snaky crest, and fonatic sbolitionism sharpens its armor tor a foray upon American slavery at tho South. At this point, what do we see as the opening of the drama? A fire occurs in this city, destroying the property of some of our most active soneration agitators. Despatches are received immediately from Washington that Gen. Scott. as head of the War Department of the United States, has appro. printed $100,000 in cash, and great quantities of army tents, blankets, provisions, and other relief to the sut- erers. If it is not deemed impertinent, I would be glad to know how much of thie $100.000 goes back to New York, to carry that State in the coming election? But thia munificence of General Scott, is pointed to with great oxultation by our annexationists, in contrast with (he pitiful £100 contributed by the Governor-Genc. ral of Canada In sddition toali this eonies a grand fillibustering expe- dition of General Scott and his party in the United brates, to celebrate a battle fought on Canadian soil forty yoar# ago. Sensible people here are indignant, and they bave aright to be. Reverse the case. Suppose the Governor-General of this province should declare that the State of Michigan ought to be attached to the British empire—sbould bold treasonable correspondence with disaSTected poopie there—should send $100,000 of the pub- ic money to relieve his confidential correspondents in {ust State, and, finally, should send a fillibustering ex- pediticn of twenty or thirty thousand men over to Detroit to celebrate the anniversary of Hull's surrender of Michigan to the British in 1812. Would not the daudec of Brother Jonathan be aroused? And think you that John Bull is any less testy a geutleman than Jonathan ? But a few words with your fcott fillibusters. The people of Canséa are not desirous of annexation—the letters of your Montreal and Upper Canada corre- ndents, and the funds sent you to procure Scott's clection, to the ccntrary notwithstanding—they have had enough of tory rule already; and if you wish to bring that party into power here again by act- iug upon their insane ideas of annexation, you will Dave to fight for it, and then you cannot effect 1. Kven ihe benevolent purpose of exterminating American tlayery by the result, will not induce them to doit. Be- rides, the sensible people of thie country have an idea that “beyonets don’t think,’ and they do not choose to ettach themselves to the triumphal car of a mere mili- tory conqueror. They neither adiaire the qualificetions cf Louls Napoleon nor Winfield Scott, and they don’t ves ridiculous by imitating the con- of these two worthi Bass rich feathers are we | enough in their place, a great way behind the intelligence of th hoore to muke fools of yourselves by run vem, do so; we don’t choose to doit. There le propriety in celebrating there battles of nada; The victory is claimed here at \ was not conquered, but remains un- ‘ome government as before they were fought. y caused desclation and distress among unof- ope here, it dove not appear that they did the sany good. If General Scott never fought « own country, then my advice is that you go end celebrate some of his baitles there; they £°© more resent. His Canadian batties are old aad care to make the avoid surprise and indignation to see what is going on around us, which can result in nothing but serious diffi- culties, unless the common sense of the American people, intervenes to prevent it. ANTI-FILDIBUSTER CITY NEWS. Important Enlargement of the City. Thore is, perhaps, nothing so strongly indicative of the rapidly increasing prosperity and dimensions of New York as the great increase which takes place yearly in the value of ite real estate. Lots which, not more than twenty years ago, could bo purchased for three or four hundred dollars, cannot now be procured for as many thousands. The boun- daries of the city have been extended, within a comparatively brief period, from Union square up as far as Forty-second street. During the past year, nearly three thousand buildings have been erected, and from present appearances we may safely state that this year will far excoed any other in the extent of its building improvements. From the Comptroller’s report, presented a fow days ago to the Board of Supervisors, it appears that the total increase of the assessed valuation of real estate, for this year, exceeds that of 1851 by $31,595,937 50. This increase is attri- butable, in a great degree, to tho growth of tho upper part of the city. The total amount of taxable property in the city and county is estimated at $351,706,795 73, ef which $333,036,019 78, is within the city limits. The increase In the value of property in the First, Second and Third wards, which may be regarded as the most business localities, during the past year, amounted to $3,814,675. Thero is, however, besides this, a great improvement going on silently, at present, which, ifcarried owt to the extent contemplated, as it is almost certain to be, will not only increase the value of real estate along the north side, but will also make a great addition to the extent of the city. Werefer to the filling in of docks, andthe conse- quent enlargement of our boundaries by encroach- ments upon the present water limits, This improve- ment, as we have intimated, has been going on si lently for some time past, and but little public at- tention has been drawn to the subject. Dock after dock has disappeared. The dry land has usurped the domain of the river; and when the whole extent of the work proposed shall have been accomplished, an area of one hundred and fifty acres will be added tothe city. It is but a few years since the limit of this oxt sion wa yan actof the State Legislature, to the provisions of which owners of pro- dering upon the North river, and extend- One Hundred and Thirteenth street as far 1 as Hammond, are entitled to certain water ileges, which give them a right to fill out into the river to adistance of between five and six hun- dred feet. A considerable portion of the river be- tween Hammond and Twenty-ninth streets has al- ready been converted into valuable building lots by the proprietors. Bulkheads have been erected from Nineteenth to Thirteenth street, out about six hun- dred feet, and the intermediate space which, some months ago, formed a sort of dock for lumber boats, is now worth three thousand dollars per lot. This desirable charge has been effected at very little more than one-third the present value of the ground. The work of filling in between those streets is going on rapidly still, under the supervision of the contractors, who aro, at present, engaged in closing up the space extending from Thirteenth street to Troy, with a bulkhead, preparatory to filling in. Judging from present appearances, the work, as far as Hammond street—the extreme limit fixed by the act of the State Legislature—will be finished within two years, at the utmost. This, however, may be regarded as the beginning only, as it has been pro- posed to carry the line of extension as far as that of the Buttery enlargement, with which it will connect. A report containing a proposition to this effect was presented, about a year and a half ago, in the Board of Aldermen, by a committee of which Alderman Griffin was chairman; but no action was taken upon it at the time, and it has not been acted upon by the board since. Meanwhile the ne cessity ot this extension is, in the opinion of a jarge Bubbler of persons, becoming more obvious every day, The lumber merchants, limited for room, in the present narrow condition of West street, have already, in many places, taken ia o erable portion of the river, by the erection of temporary platforms for their timber. This has been rendered still more requisite by the recent con- struction of the railroad through West street, and in'two or three years more it will be found impera- tively necessary, for the accommodation of vessels discharging their cargo, to make the proposed ex- tension. These are only a few of the reasons that are urged in favor of the work. It is proposed to increase the width of West street from seventy feet to one huadred and twonty, and to teke in two hundred and fifty feet altogether from the river. Thus, after extending the width of this thoreughfare, there will be sufficient room left for six hundred andseventy-eight lots, each averag- ing about one hundred feet by twenty. The amouut which would be added to the taxable property of the city by this enlargement is estimated at $5,672,000, $4,839,000 of which will be owned by private indi- iduals, and the remaining $833,000 by the corpo- ration. The cost to the private owners would amount to $1,878,387 59 and to the city $146,334 53, leaving a profit of $2,965,662 41 to the former, and of $66,615 47 to the latter. The sums which should be paid by private owners as commutation money, or license, for the privilege of filling out to the pro- posed line would amount to $1,465,881 62. This would inerease the actual amount aceruing to the city to $2,152,497 09. By filling out to the distance indicated, 200 feck ld be left for building purposes, as already ted, after the addition of ifty feet to the width of Wost street. Thisepace would be occupied not only by stores and warehovses, but would present a desirable location for foundries, machine shops, and packing houses for beef and pork, w on ae count of the great“Water convenience aforded for the Benet and delivery of merchandise, &e. Inthe event of this improvement being cxr- ried out, the water privileges would become very valuable, for the East riveris at present eo crowded and ent up with ferries, that e large portion of the shipping interest must finally ecek for accommoda- tions on the Cocks of the North river. In addition to this, there ie another strong’reason for the belief that the water privileges will increase in value, which is, that the commerce and trade of the North an‘ West bas a strong tendency to place itselfon the north side oi the city. guvaty, and it looks extremely ridiculous to us to see you ettempting to revive them from the sleep and dust of tly helfe century, in order to make political eapital for three or four months. here is now a friendly fecling exirting between the 4) d States and this country, which promises to resuit ler mutual benefit. It is not desirable that this 1 be disturbed to gratify the caprice of senselers « apd ant!-clavery crusaders on thie side of the eay nothing of their abetters on the other side. soda alone, We read, reflect, and understand s, and are not to be dragooned into your embrace +r certain persons of easy yolitical virtue may tell th al! due reepoct, we tell you that it is not Cubs that you have to deal with, Whent) of the people of both countries seek annexation be very apt to hear of it. Till thea, we wish ony . 7 relations, and no fillivustering cational, reflecting people of the States, T would i > that when you see a politicel aspirant in this ndeavoring to excite national hovtilities, in an crpt to attach some of the States of your con- the Britich empire, let us know it, and he will 1 to remain in private life, When you see the « der-in-Chief cf the army here sending large sums e money, withcut authority of law, to his confl- a rtrepondents in your coantry, you may rest a5- “* «i were he 8 Wellington even, (were it a possible mogine bim evch # fool) he wonld be permitted « We do not wish to get cures tine Kuma tbe public ¢ “ ™ Among the many arguments employed in favor of the extension is the fact that many of the docks are at present filling up with the mud deposited by the wash from the city. In fact, the greater part con+ tain only a depth of nine feet of water to twenty- seven of mud, and in every dock the depth of the latter fax exceeds that of the former. This is, to a great extent, attributable to the old mode of con- structing the piers with masses of solid work, forty o: fifty feet square, connected by bridges of thirty feet epon. The effect of this mode of con- truction fe to cveate eddies in the slips, thereby ing a deposit adjoining the blocks, which gra- ly extends until the whole slip is filled up. The expense attending a work of this extent, and of such importance to the city, would, it is urged by thore in favor of ft, bo very emall, in com- parivon with the benefts which would result from it. This would be incurred by the necessary construc: tion cf new docke and piera, which it is proposed to | make of the uniform width of two hundred feet. ‘The cost of extending the piers six hundred feet bo- yond the proposed line of enlargement, and for building new ones at the foot of those streets where at present there are none, would be $405,775. This is the estimated cost of making 41,500 feet, or obout eight giles of whar-room, which would afford 4 into diMiculty with the United States; but we cammot | berths for 207 vossols, cach 200 foot long, exclusive of the wharfage furnished by the onds of the piers. Tho extension at present in progress above Hammond street is of course not included in this ostimate. Tho manner in which sewors are at presont con teucted is the beat that ha syot boon devised, and if adopted in the proposed enlargement, would prevent tho deposit of mud in the slips. By carrying the sowors through the whole length of the piors to their termination, whore their contents would be swept off by the groater strength of the ourrent, the docks might be kept sufficiently deep, with vory slight trouble and expense, for vossela ef the largest burthon. Somo injury, it is admitted, would be inflicted upon the store keepers in West street, who would thus be as much excluded from the business of the North river as Washington street is now ; but this, it is contended, would be, after all, a temporary evil merely, which ono or two years at the utmost would remedy. The work could not be commenced throughout its entire length at once, but should be finished in sec- tions, by which means all tho advantages at present enjoyed would be retained until the completion of each section. It ahould also be taken into conside- ration, that the filling in of the docks, as contem- plated, will use all tho rubbish of tho city, which is now permitted to encumber tho streets, to tho injury of the public health. We have presented in the foregoing statemont, tho details of the plan proposod for the onlargement of the city on the north side—a plan which, itis oon- fideatly expected, will be carried into execution at no very distant day. The objections which are brought against it aro, that the city would loso all the bulkheads and piers it has alrondy constructed, atan expense of $560,000; that the ground now occupied by the piers, would passinto the possession of tho owners of the water fronts, thereby depriving the city of a large amount of wharf property it now owns, and that merchants would be deprived of the accommodations at present afforded by tho piers. ‘The Proposed Broadway Rallway. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. My attention haa been called to an article publishod in several of our city papers under the above ca) tion, signed ‘Pro Bono Publico;” and noticing the argument much false reasoning, I would like to call attention to the more prominent defects, and aacortain if the signature be not a rank misnomer. To prevent confusion, we will considor the article in the order ss arranged. Boginning with the first asaortion of moment, it is distinctly said, that the Russ pavement is rot to be disturbed, but that the rails are to be laid into grooves cut in the surfaces of the blocks; ef course they must be bolted fast to the blocks. Now we all know the effect of putting a row cf wedges into a granite block, aud hammering on their heads; the result is inevitably to split the blocks, and that result cannot be avoided in quai ing or working granite. The course adopted analagous to the proposed plan of laying the rails onthe blocks, and it 2eems to me Ney bia that that part ot the scheme is chimerical. ven if this difficulty could ba obviated by some plan known only to this body of the ‘right sort of men,” the writer contredicts himself in the course of his arti- cle, for in tbe fifteenth paragraph, in speaking of the smoothness of the Russ pavement, ho says “ the slippery smoot&uess, which lighteng the friction to the wicel is a fatal wischief to the hoof,” and that “grooving is but a temporary preventive,” conse- quently, we must have the ‘* railway with rough, in- tervening spaces for the horses,” cloarly shadowing out an entire alteration in the character of the pave- ment through the middle of Broadway, and destroy- ing entirely the completeness cf the job of which sifthe citizens cf New York are so justly proud. From my own experience of tho laying of pipe, and other operations disturbing the centre of the street, I can safely assert that the street cannot be repaired as good as at first, after the crown hasbeen taken up. I[t is like taking the keystore frem an arch—it cannot retain its proper curve. The argu- mont that we should use rails for traction, because oheaper iz the proportion of eight to one, would, if carried out, cause us to substitute steam for horse wer; and what guarantee have we that these pro- ectors will uot wish that motive power afver their track is once down? The next consideration is the size of the vehicles. It is claimed that the cars will be smaller than the i 8. Wewill submit this specions claim to of figures It is proposed to arrange the oar to the pa gers in pairs. each two pairs with a ton the side of the cars. Seated thus, four passengers will occ five feet. Allow two fect 2 ni of the car, for platforms for divers oxd ecnd nd a twenty-four passenger car would be thi ett In the spare allowe? int sible for a pair of horses to aarnessed abreast i width: the plan ore the horses tehed tandem. The car cannot be drawn two horses—even two would b ficient at the hill, from Canal to W. or at the Bowling Green; but supp be sufficient, theso in tandem will occupy. with the necestary gearing, twenty two fet from the end of the car, making a total cf fifty-seven feet for twenty- four passengers. In regard to the width required, an error was made, slight to be sure in itself, but of some meriert whee distancesare small. The writer claims “over 15 feet on each side of the track,” three tracks, cach 24 feet, and two spaces, each 2 feet, make 11} fects then 9 inches projection of car on each siJo, makes 13 fect as the total width re- juired fer the cars, which being deducted from 42 feet, tho width of the street, leayes 29 fect—14} on each side—not room enough for a cart to be backed in, although enough to allow it to stand after itis backed. Then the question arises, how are other yehicles to pass on that side of the street, while this cart isbeing loaded or unloaded? The ears passing and down inevitably take their course, the stream of private vehielos on the other side of the track is moving in @ contrary direction, consequently all on one side’must stop until the carman has com- Neted his operations, or rup, She risk of being jammed by the ears—a much result than the tages can produce, as those familiar with the Bowery can teet'fy. In connection with this part Of the subject, allow me to cell your attention to ancther coneideration. New York is a growin, city, always improving, and the well khown drive ahead disposition of the inhabitants leads them con- tinually to teardown buildings, that more splendid @lifices may be erected. This is more particularly the case_in Broadway, and as it is absolutely ne- y that a portion of the streot shouid be oc- Thy building materials (one-third is allowed) ivould what would be the consequence then, if the midile of the street were monopolized by tho roporcd track 1 Most undoubtedly, # greater jam aan we ow sufier. At the presoht ime, vasl? are at lest twen y new buildings or alterations going on in Broadway, enough to stop the cars entirely u to the track, which es passing the builders’ proposed to arrange mutters in the event Leavy snow? [or some hours the cars could nit ran nt all; but aftor shovelling, track would he d i the care be run ink cw nal, between two banks of snow. Even now the s#lmos: impo sable, when the snow i: piled i m the walks. How much worse litien, we have the snow from acl of that. Then, the would + ng, exeopt for ib or for +L cles nicks, a much to de snow was thaw The ¢ point of all one most anxiously pressed, is that Broadeay is to be relieved of many heavy st thas other vehicles Will have more room, that carringes will not be a} ed for their panels, &e. Remove s, and what would be the result. neavy wagons that now go up and down ts, because of the number of omnibuzes, would crowd in to gain the great advanta presented by the russ pavement, and that, too, in nvembers sufficient to more than counter- balance the omnibuses withdrawn, without afford. ing a single advantoge to the occupant or passor- by in Broadway. I deny that the proposed cars will afford the reliv if they curry all the paesengers that the omnil now do, and will endeavor to demonstrate wy de- nial sa'isfactorily. The omnibuses, starting from tho Rattery and ‘oing up to Canal strect, and further, carry over L000 persons daily-—say 30.000 exch way. The cars running to Forty-second street, would make eight tips per day, and to carry that number of pessen;ers would require one hundred and five cars; the ears, to meet one of the assertions of Pro Bono Publico, would be Ned to make the trip in one hour and a half, which would cause tie cars to follow each other every fifty seconds; if one he stopped te let out a passongor, or foran obstruction, right away the others are piling om, and a wall of curs iz formed through the middle of Broadway, ut- terly impaseable by man or horse; the cars having he opportunity to turn off to go around an obetrue- tion, they wait, and the passengers have tho pros- pect before them of neglected Wusiness, if it be in the morning, or anxious families, if evening. Ifa fire ccour in or near Broadway, and it be- comes necessary to stretch hose across the track, ag would frequerttly be the case, then again must tho cars be kept back—ell of them—until the fire bo oxtingnished, let the time be longer or shortor; the omni buses, on the contrary, by taking other streots, gorecouad the owuse of delay, aud ovvryoug it ate | | | CommEner of Ti is a ead wuld be willing Talludo | St 0.8 a wor to to. judo as to the necessity of getting out of the cars in the mid- Fie yd e die of the street, a very serious and | Do., Ibs.... 38 ee it cenenrae Woe: oe y. ste) an omnil behind it 95,068 wl a rseored a time inslowode ok around em ; but from the cars, as would | Stavos.......56,700 ho compelled to ifs eros very current ot meving Ten, obonts 100 fi... vehicles, without time to think; and as for st Doted...ssseerervevceeecserseceveve sees sss sQGeee at crossings, that isa delusion of the writer's, for we al all som there aro no crossings on the Russ payo- | Staves ” men! Why is this movement going on? why is it that a piseee aren enavsentones few individuals have become se imbued with uEite thropic motivor, that they seek to bind our fair city in this girdlo of rails? Can we believe that they are only actuated by the expressed to benefit the public, or havo they a lurking bit of self that they wish to benefit? This, however, is of no moment, as wo wish tho plan to rest entirely on its own merita. For what purpose are the Sixth and Kighth ave- nuo railroads pointed at as examples, tho one not finished, the of hardly begun? And those portions of the Sixth avenue railroad that are fini have ever since been so covered with sand, that the flush rail has not been seen, much less tested by crossing vehicles. Would it not be botter, really, to test those roads fairly, although not exactly analagous to the proposed Broadway track, for the avenues they eccecupy are wider, before extending fur- ther a new scheme, as yot untried, and one whose advantages aro denied by so large and respectable a ion of our citizens. I think it olearly would, and I roally hope that this roject will not be adopted so hastily that we, in Rinre; will regret it. Lot experiments of this na- ture be tried in thoroughfares of less vital import- ance to the community, but spare Broadway, so recently settled, until the scheme is demonstrated beyond a doubt to be of practical and lasting ad- vantage. Anti-Monoroiy MONEY MARKET. Monpay, July 26--6 . M We have nothing new to report in the stock market, Prices were with great difficulty sustained this morning, and there appears to be a disposition to wait a little clearing up of the mystery and doubt which envelope seme very important public questions. The bears are making the most of this lull in the market, but they make very little progress. No one has the slightest doubt of the ultimate amicable settlement of all difficulties; but the excitement elready created by the fish stories from Nova Scotia, coming upon the stock market at a moment when many large operators are absent from the city, has had a more unfavorable effeot than it would have hadany oiher time. It will afford purchasers a good opportunity to come in and get what stocks they went, at lower prices. At the first board, Reading Railroad declined %4 percent; Stonington, 14; Erie Railroad, 5;; Danphin, 34; New Jer- sey Zine, 4. North American Trust advanced 34 per cent; Hudson River Railroad, 34; Florence and Keyport, ‘4. Montgomery Mining closed firm, at Saturday's prices, with large sales. At the second board, New Jersey Zinc declined 14 per cent; Nicaragua, 14; North American Trust, 3¢. The market closed heavy. ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port. to-day, amounted to $364,462 95; payments, $170,458 96—balance, $4,980 346 52. ‘The gross income of the South Carolina Railroad for the six months ending June 30th, 1852. amounted to $602,000 ; same time last year, $460,000—increase this year, $133,000. Bids for two hundred thousand dollars of seven per cent mortgage bonds of the Western Vermont Railroad Company, will be opened at the office of Ward & Co., to- morrow (Tuesday) afternoen. ‘The demand for foreign exchange for remittance by the Asia, from this port. on Wednesday, has as yet been only toa moderate extent. We quote transactions, to- day, in bills on London, at 1014 a 104 por cent premium; on Paris, 5f. 1644 a Sf. 15; Amsterdam, 40%; a 41; Bre- men, 783; a 70; Hamburg. 36% ; To give some idea of the mining interest of Great Britain, it isonly necesrary to state that the companies sre sufficiently numerous to support a very respectable weekly paper, the Mining Journal. A recent numberof that journal contained a list of eighty-one mining com- panies (the mines being nearly all in the county of Corn- wall) in full operation ; of one hundred and nineteen other companies so far advanced as to have sold ores; and of one hundred and five other companies which have not jet had any oftheir produce in the market. All these three hundred and five companies, except eight or ten, have the scenes of their operations in Cornwall, Devon- ‘hie, and Wales. Of those which are in full business, all but sixteen bold their sbares at immense premiums, and 1 ln ge majority of the new ones are quoted at a conside- rable advence upon the amount paid. he Michigan Central Railroad is one of the most suc successful works of internal improvement in the country. ee 1849, a perfod of only four years, its net earnings aveincreased nearly three hundred per cent. The re- cripts and expenditures during the past year, wereas an nxidim Micntoax Centra Rarcroan, ‘otal receipts from ali sources... +++ $1,009,047 66 snes snd loss of May Flower, building carpenters’ shope, &e 470,939 97 $599,016 69 e yearly in- ‘The following table exhibits, at a glance, th ereare in the traffic on the road :— Noweer or Passexcras anv Tons or Fremont carrie, Total No. Tons Freight moved, Pass. Reets, St 45.918 - 59,104 _ 81.066 $189,547 46 134.208 590,515 44 123,127 385,901 06 Reosirts ano Expenses. Expenses includ- Gross Earnings. ing Stale Tare Net Earn'gs. $201,858 47 $199,189 05 239,233 76 188,195 77 301.649 13 300,323 29 341,661 65 605,082 74 ‘ 404,747 30 655,200 36 ‘The completion of several railroads, now in course of construction, will add largely to the traffic of the Michi- gon Central. The rond through Canada terminating op- posite to Detroit,-the road east from Niagara Falls will open a direct route to Chicago, through Michigan, These links will soon be completed. when the competition be- tween the different Lines will be cartied on more vigo- rously, The receipts of the principal articles of produce at Montreal, from the opening of navigation up to the 12th in cach of the past four seasons, have been as Receits oy Pro} 1849, annexe DU 1 Flour. bbts, s been an excess, compared with last year, but compared with previous years there has been an excess in every orticle but beef, The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and ya- ne of certain articles exported from this port, during the week ending the 2th of July, inclusive, distinguishing che dest tinaton and extent ef shipments to each conn- | nw Port of New Yout—Werxzy Ex- PORTS, Lo: Value 16 61,088 6,000 lo oe $184,150 LIVERPOOL, Cotton, bales 2464 $109,820 Lard. Ths,. ..126.800 $12.60 Flour. bis 89,805 Mf. tob'eo.. 14,08 1,657 2.222 Stareh, bx... 6 3 11,050 Cedar, logs... 273 800 251 Handspikes., 500 125 8,565 Wax, Ibs.....2,000 520 y ti 6.000 1, 8 5 450 fc, Steel, eke 560 Tooka, 4... 1 100 Sp. Ol, gle., ROOT 11,016 Cobaltey.... 101,000 wnisTor. Yiour, bbls, » 11,092 $49,734 Wheat, bush. 8.251 $8,424 30 OS Btav 18.100 14 co $63 Woodware,pk 59 680 | i + $00,809 res, bhie, 1.001 . SE 3 0 C. hoofs, Ibs. 530 2.679 Lard,..,. 13,300 4,800 28,091 O, bark, hhd: 25 4368 876 1. R. goods, ea 150 Kes. oi alis,. 3 2,100 MOULIN Tied s 3445 Sab ehvass sons vevayoers puNDER Floor, bbls... 2.200 $8,447 Stave 2,500 $128 Totals es ; $8,070 es I, T. goods, ov. M.tobaceotbe.18,879 $4.44 | Fors, pkgs. N. stores, bbls, 989 1,282 | Indigo, chesia, Beef, 16 12 Mohair laces, 68 8 600 Koo) 2 204 Tobace 0 MT Ditto, bhds, ——- Totalresisss cree ep neces: Nb 020 | ets from San Francitco to the | To Notes disx 96,186 $1,008 agi ge TRIPSTE. 184 $1,706 Cassie, cases. 370 3 il cs enee eo B31,023 BRITIAH GUIANA. Corn, bushels. 300 $183 Chesre, Ibs...2332 $108 Oats&bran.bus %0 829 Butter, Ibs... ol nnir Flour, bbis...1,058 $4,078 » gat Pork, bbis.. 46 993 Spars 2 100 Pick. fish,bbls. 8 42 ww oT ° 65 4 aT 180 1 wo 380 ou 162 460«(LTOL ws 1 wo 1.270 5 3 148 850 Domestionpkge 11 420 B91 Canvass, bolts 4 oF 53 Ref. sugar, lbs, 040 42 -f Naila, kegs. 15 “ 990 Rope, lbs. 9n0 182 M.tobacco. tbs.2,003 Rum, gallons, 662 205 Leather, lbs.. 85 » . 2 m1 +. 165 ¥. metal.cases 4 oT 13 ‘Tea, lbs...... 332 7 560 Brandy, gais.. 82 142 173 Wine, gals.... 427 = 150 sev eeeeeeeerereses ones sePLO ITZ FORTS RIOD ir 8, 16 305 Do., mfd., 250 268 Butter, aur 163 Cheese, 162 Sra | 54 Hams, 183 D. Codfishewt 30 100 Lard, 348 Corn, bu:h.., 485 354 Candy, bxs 8T Rice, tes. 27 776 Oats, bush. ot 5 +. 100 124 Bran, “ 2 Domes s.pkgs 5 208 Shinglea.bdls 23 Ploughs...... 4 38 Bellows. 1 25 Clothing, cs.. 1 30 Soap, b: lo 35 8 24 Lumber, ft, .10,000 188 2 956 od iis sia npaitd goo yaks oes Soke cuma. Druga, pl 2 $108 Onions, behs.7,000 353 Shingles. 50 Wo Lumber, ft. .4,600 161 Butter, Ibs...1,004 176 sah B74 KS Lard, “ ..10,170 1,210 I. R. goods, * Hams, “© ...8,101 340 Ag imple'ts. Truss hoo 6 60 Hardware, pgs 10 369. Rice, tes 1 96 aa Saddlery, 7 642 —— WOtalij is visa ves carmeuneceee teeee eee $18,884 ; DUTCH FAsT INDIES. Flour, bbls. ..1,200 $5,875 Domes's, pgs. 50 $2,103 Total. srevevecsccescses STATS $135 1174 38 91 327 60 D. codfish.cwt 40 Butter, Ib 548 Cheese, ‘ . 80 58 Hams, “‘ 112 Tobacco, hhd 1 819 Lard, 471 Do. bales 20 Chain, “ 60 Olive oil, bks. 50 154 Mt tobacco, 80 — otal. ~ see v0 $21,240 MEXICO, Sugar mill, pes. 2 $1,229 Grindstones... 24 $40 Wheeis & axles 15 280 Paints.csks 4 M40 Domestics, pks.689 84.391 Shot, kegs. 2 64 D . 8 477 _-N. stores, bbls. 35 72 125 Copper pans. 3 113 60 Gold leaf, case. 1 181 354 Candles, bxs.. 10 S4 533 Lumber, feet .8,000 50 75 Sheetings, bales 2 676 55 Cottons, cases. 11 10,19 94 Tin plates. bxs.120 1,020 68 Demijohi 208 128 1178 Cutlery. ca: 1 200 130 Cocoa, bags...248 1.685 1460 Cheese, cares.. 10 red Bye Lin, off, galis.. 9 13 Mat ches, gross 250 388 Stege conch... 1 $25 Stationery, cses 2 182 Silks, cares.... 2 519 C. moulds. box 1 123 Steel.......... 20 183 Fancy goods... 8 79 Blankets. bales 2 202 Ale & cider. doz 70 191 Iron, tons..... 17 1,242 Furniture, pkgs 10 221 Toys,cases.... 8 173 Min. water.cses 7 n ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, Glass, boxes... QO Totals. es oeee 0 862,284 M.tobac.bs.12.451 $1,727 Joist... ....1,193 $306 Domestics. pkgs.137 6.947 Lumber, 000, 1,058 7 0 00542 3° 7138 73 _ 199 255 1,316 1 100 6 1% 3 76 104 Candles, boxes, 80 _ 404 142 Print, materials 1,004 708 Tobacco, bhds. 2 ‘201 8,075 Coal. tons,.... 10 50 151 Provisions, pks 4 82 38! 223 = «Total NEW GRANADA, Coal, tons... $4.086 Pickles, boxes. 15 $125 8. scoops, doz, 128 Beans, bbis.... 10 105 Provisions, t Crockery, cask 28° 1,651 Spikes, kegs. .119 536 160 Maccaroni, esen 5 ba 60 R. R.cars......18 5,490 789 RR. chairs.4712 2,000 + $16,446 SANDWICIT ISLANDS, RECAPITULATION. $184.160 Br. North America $31,023 286.225 Br Guiana........ 6.786 00,800 Br, West Indies... 16.172 + 108674 Cuba 1 anada hh Telit alte of spec! Total,..... Previously this m Lotal from Ist to 25th July, 1852... ; is moderaie, About one balf of the sbove amount was composed of specto. The exports usually at this season are Limited, Jt will be seon by this that the sh p- ments of breadstuffs last week were large, but for which the ocgregate would have been exceedingly small. The Jatest advices from England give most favorable reports of the growing crops, notwithstanding which nearly :ifty thousand barrels of flour were last week shipped from this port io ports in Great Britain, This is a curious fact, and shows that if the speculation i+ profitable under ex- isting circumstances, it is likely te be at all times to come. Compared with the enormous surplus of bread. tufly in this country, the exports are triling; but the effect of shipments to foreign ports, of even moderate quentities, on prices, is ten times greater than on the fgaicgate supply of produce, An exportation of one- fifth part of our surplus of breadstuits would raise the market of all remaining in the country pechaps ten per cont, Such is the wonderful effect on pricos, caused by the removal of even a portion, We notice in the above liet a ship ment of coal to the Sandwich Islands, prepara- tory, we suppore, to the ontablishment of a line of steam- fast Indies. Tho annexed sintement exhibits the condition of the Pionters’ Bank of Tenvorsee and branches, on the first day of July, 1802—— Pranvens’ Dank op Tennesser Axo Baancnrs +e $L617.423 unted. Domestic bille of ox ‘4 ar Hy Suepesded debt : 171,508 95 70,085 19 4,450 00 282,470 64 Gach ou band, vi : " Noten of other banks... Gold and stiver,.....+ 661,696 06 $4,160,098 64 Totel . Pree Ce Sarat a Leaving « surplus of............. $101,663 06 for July, 1840, the aggre- gates of the leading Jepartmente presen. sae folewing 5 MS to 3 100 100) ome * ib eT oo 1 ia) DMD. 8 1 810 85 3, rey a mh . to bad ri am eo Ti a seo TL 100 N Jersey Zins Co.060 1: 55 20 Montg’y Mining Co,. 4% CITY GRADE REPORT. Monpay, July 23-6 PM. Aaces seemed more active. 75 bbis. fetebing $4 75 bts for pots, and $5 43°; a $5 00 for penris, Basapsrcrrs—Plour was rather 3 i Hi Ete aii 3 Be table: ; a 6530, for mixed Western—all market. Cattie.—At Wasbi Drove Yard—Beef cattle continue to come in freely. The offerings this week com- pee 2.200 head, of which 2.000 were Southern and estern, Prices are well suj Good qualities are quoted at from 64,0. to 81sec. por Ib. AL of 40 head were taken for Bermuda. Market closes to-day, At Browning's. (Lower Bull's Head.)—On sale, 80 cows and calves, and 11,500 sheep and lambs. Prices of cows and calves at from $22 50 to $45; left over 8 Sales of sheep at from $1 50 to $5; and lambs $1 25 to fi all sold. At Chamberlain's. (Hudson River Bull's lead. )—Offered, 400 beeves; sales at from 60. to Bo. Cows and calves. 50 offered; sales at from $20 a $30 te $45 Sheep and lambt, offered 4.000; 100 unsold. Salen Wa ryT ibid coheed co Lambs $1 25 a $225 to § Corren —Sales have been made of 100 bags of Rio, at 91gc ; 100 Maracaibo, at 9¢¢.; and 400 St. Domi and Cape. at 7%c, for tho former, and 8';c. for the latter Market firm. Corron,—There has been very little disposition to 9j tate to-day, the sales amounting to about 500 bales, which very full prices were paid. Fisu.---Western Bank cod was more freely offered, at $5 50, and No. 1 mackerel. at $1075, None sold. a icg Abont 400 boxes Malaga raisins were taken, at ‘a $2.05, Freicuts.---Rates to Liverpool were steady, and terma of shippers below the views of vessels at pre sect on for that port, Flour was offered at 11¢. and 1s. asked; 6.000 bushels wheat were offered at 3%;d.. and 4d. was asked. Cotton was nominal at 1d. There was no change to po- tice in rates for London and Havre. There was e fair business doing for Culifornia, at rates running from 45¢ a Sie perfoot measurement. . Hay.—A limited city trade demand existed for river, at Ce. a 95e_per 100 Ibs. Trox.—Scotch pig was in light supply and active request to-day, at $20 60. usual time. per ton Lime.—Rockland was brisk and firm—4 600 tbs, com- mon fetching, 90c. per 100 Ibs Morasses.—A small parcel of Cardenas was purchased at 1940. Demand moderate Oms.—We only heard of 2,000 gallons Linseod being sold, at 62c. per gallon, cash, Provisions favored owners, the day's by bracing 500 Wiel mices and mess pork at $17 and $19 624% a $19 75; 110 bhds, hams at 93;¢. a 10¢.; 500 bbix. prime lard at 114g¢ per Ib.; and 200 bbls. old prime, with new mess beef, at $8 a $9, and $15.2 $18, Ricr.—But 60 tierces prime found buyers, at $4314 a $4 8744 per 100 Ibs.. cash. Svean,—Some 50,000 Havana changed bonds to-day, at $22 a $24 50—usual time. Srins —We noticed sales of 600 bbls. Ohio and Pri- ron whiskey, at 2114 a 213; and 22c. per gallo, cash— the previous rates, = Secans—The day's movements reached 4% hbds, Muscovado, supposed at 53¢c., and 60 Texas at 4%o.— market unchanged. rime disposed of, i ‘ineas em- Tatow —There have been 6,000 Ibs. for future delivery, at 83ce. per Ib., ensh Anthracite Coal Trade, 1852, From the Miners’ Journal } The quantity sent by railroad, this weok, iz 41,213 07; by ‘canal, 21,209 01; for the week, 62,- 422 08 tons. Total by railroad, 927,629 14; do. by canal, 385,821 04 tons. The shipment is heavy again this week, which shows that the demand continues as active as ever. Prices of coal also remain firm here, with an upward tendency. Every thing in this region moves on smoothly, and all the colleries are workod to the Lest advantage, to their full capacity. Both the railroad and canal companivs have ample facilities for transporting all the coal to market that offers. Freights to the East from Richmond have receded some, and dealers are availing themselv: the | cote opportunity to lay in thoir supplies. The demand from that quarter is therefore unusnally brisk, as the quantity sent by railroad shows, while to New York it has slackened off a little, in the ab sence of dealers, The canal company have added about forty boats to their stock this season, nearly all of which’ are of the jatge class: and the motive power on the road | has been considerably insteased also. The facilities of the transporting department are abundant, hat it is extremely doubtful whether the collieries can pro- duce more than the average weokly quantity now mined. It is irve that thero are 4 number of new collieries in course of preparation; but from all the information we ean glean, there will bo quite as many levels exhausted as there will be new ones prepared for working this season. Tho stoppege of all new improvements aftor the passage of tho tariff of 1846, and the extraordinary inerease in the de+ mand last, yoar (over one million tons), has placed the trade in its present position; but the entorprise of our coal operators is sufficient tor almost auy «mergeney, and we apprehend that after this year there will be no cause for eny apprehension of a short supply of coal, at least so far as Schuylkill county is concerned. We understand that the orders foreoal on the line of the Lehigh Works and Morris Canal, short of tide, excerds the demand of last year, so far. about one hundred thousond tons, and probably will reach one hundred and fifty thousand tons during the year, 80 thet less coal from that region will reach tide this year than the quantity sont last year, Amount of coal sont by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and Schuylkill Canal, for the week ending on Thursday evoning last :— RAILROAD, CANAL Week. Total, T tal, Pt. C,. 12,2038 07 284.968 15 183,048 00 Mt. c.. 2,372 01 64 610 04 Pt... 2126818 427.525 12 8.1... 5.29401 150,540 03 Total.. 41,2 927.680 14 365.621 04 Total......+ 1,208,200 18 To exmae period la Do. do var by railrond do, J ORTHINGION G, SNETHRN CONTINUAS TO practice law in he Supreme Coure—to atv dofpre Congress—to proseoure olaims and ret. acon ag@ust the te ‘tmente wm oards of Commisslovore—te road—to obtain pew ividende, lorscion Ama Of loans, Tends and patont rights t gre Y sitontion Jeliforaiaiand iste oie teeing Bu, Ww nit} wavien,