The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1853, Page 7

. Our Boston Correspondence. | Bosron, May 7, 1853. Or zation of the Constitutional Convention— Mr. Hallett’s Position—The Coalitionists Grati- fied and the Whigs Dismayed—The President and Secretaries of the Convention—Talking Power of the Delegates—Ofices—The Hale Dinner —Change in the Boston Atlas—Mr. Hudson— The Railroad Slaughter at Norwalk—Fwneral of Mr. Shaw, §c. If you have paid much attention to the facts con- nected with the organization of our Constitutional Convention, you cannot fail to have observed that they indicate a very harmonious state of affuira in the coalition.” At the democratic caucus for the selection of candidates for President, and so forth, Mr. Hallett took the lead in advocating the uaion of all reformers, by whatever name known, sad no op. position was made to that course except by Mr. Wales, of Randolph, a stiff “ old liner,” who left the caucus, but was followed by no other man, though the “ old liners” claim to bave twenty-seven mem: bers of the Convention. The whigs appear to be much disappointed at the course which things have taken, and the Courier, which bas been “very sweet” upon the “nationals,” declares that if Mr Hallett had only shown his hand a day ertwo sooner he would have been made one of the Vice Presidents at the Hale festival. It is not supposed that Mr. Hallett is any more of an abolitionist now than formerly ; but the moral effect of the action of so eminent and able a man cannot be otherwise than important, speaking and acting as he does from the high position that he now occupies, and that effect is entirely in favor of the coali tion. Union now, and in the Convention, means union next fall on senatorial and representative nominations and unity of action in the next Legis- Jature, the only result of which must be the elevation of Henry Wilson to the Chief Magistracy of the State. That is the one sole basis upon which the coalition can be mede with any good prospect of suc- cess, and there is not a free soiler or a democrat in Massachusetts but knows it. Should the Convention get along harmoniously, as it now bids fair to, there must occur something that is now wholly unthought of to prevent the most tremendous thrashing being bestowed upon our whigs that they ever received. ‘This they know, and they have not been without hope that “something would turn up” in the Con- vention that should lead to a separation between the democrats and the free soilers—for they are great in the Micawber line, and rely upon Providence when they should be at work. Hence the dismay with which they have beheld a man like Mr. Hallett, whose ‘‘ nationalism” is of the absolute fifth essence, and nothing less, moving in’ the great business of the opposition, whose raw material ie abundant, but who have occasionally shown want of skill in manufacturing therefrom a po- Hitical fabric that shall be warranted to wash and wear. There is attached to Mr. Hallett’s move- ments a degree of interest that must be highly to him, and cause him to smile while read- evidences thereof that appear in the whig Under a new coalition he would not fail of that influence to which such a man is en- on the su ition that the whigs are puting an arriéve pensée to him. It is ‘ir Hallett wo few men are more s than he, ear that he is remarkable, , but for a frankness i il = i | i | 2, 8 ia i i £ z E g HI i : | fs : i i ! : i : i z ! & i if Hi ary H Pr bef f ii lp Bef I. Hl Z ef a 9 i 4 33 [ el 4 E i fe i i i a i i le : | ' b; peas survive the visitation. it there will be al- Richard Tinto | Tate ‘in, {hat of Virginia, which ‘ie in that of Vi » Which dis- Koncelvable under the sun th politics, and Con Jae Btate sheep money, some gentlemen three weeks “‘on end,” rf the ewilors say. Vv ia convention, be sure, was composed almost entirely of lawyers, are proverbially at talking, while the ion of lawyers in the Massachusetts conver not large; but then the latter body is by far the moet numerous, and is at full liberty to discuss abo- | roman's rights, from which inestima- the Virginians were clearly cut off. for it now, and we must make up our as much discordant gabble as would quite a number of flocks of wild geese; to read it all, thank Heaven. the subject of offices. The on Monday wext, at the Custom ption of one or two, who will s Se : 2 z ; fir ni fs = z e4 Fe #2 5 iY i ite known . His ambition, I believe, pointed in direction. His friends say he de- abroad. The . nuts made | offices are between ches of the party very equitably, so far , and this will tend much to remove all as- and consolidate the democracy of Masa- over to them a certain por- democrat would be unrea- who should complain of the action | of the administration bere, thus far, and the fatare, i gem enn be left to toke care of itself. Hale dianer was a great affiir, so far as the speaking was concerned. It was calculated to make ® grave impression, from the amownt of talent dis yed at it, and the carnertoos Pf which mpeeches indicate ou the part of free soilers. speeches were net quite so vielent aa sone poople anticipated, Mr. Hate giving the ove in each as to prevent very great y of . Bat reflecting mon who it vio g 8 4 rit rick i ft Hi & : ip I row tl lence is very exhausting. and thet action often is preceded by suppression of words. vee tu this mattor rather for than for congratulation. It is very deer that the dinner must be regarded as the com mencement of a new phave in the system of “az Where it ls to end the man does not live can tell the world with aoything like certainly editorial department of the Hoxton Arlay has into the hands of Charles Hudson, formerly our mombers of Congress, and mote lately | Officer of this port. Mr. Hedson w: efficient memlir of the House of Repre after having acted a conspicuous part ia oar Legis It re: to be sewn whether bis saccems will ually striking ia his new calling. The whigs certainly need an infusion of new bleed into their system, and Mr. Iludem hae certain qualities that have always been jound effective im reconstractlag . The proprietorship of the Athi is changed only eo far an ¢ wel Schouler dlepores terest in it. He te about to embark In some other ‘ | presume, quite svccesial before be was age in p Mites and eater upon pol i HF H 4 sengers, | to pera: | tom, and any person ‘applyin; excellent charge of Mr. McI-can, of his business in New Fogland. Dr. Brewer will have charge of the literary department, and Mr. Tur- er the local. si ‘News of the terrible accident at Norwalk reached here yesterday, about noon, and caused a ns ex: citement, as well it might, for the annals of whosle- ale murder present no parallel to the affair, as cor- rectly reported; eae aw may judge if the first re- ports lost anything of horror on account of their vagueness. Ko accurate despatch could be had for some hours. Even as late as half-past three o'clock not the name of one person was known here as being certainly among the murdered, although there was juite a sufficiency of yy fale and it was stated that ty dead bodies had been taken from among the ruins of the train. The night's intelligence brought enough to confirm the worst fears, and to sicken the heart of every humane man at the thought of such wholesale destruction of life. Everybody speaks of the occurrence as they would of a deliberate murder, and certainly there is much about it calculated to excite the deepest indignation. The funeral of Mr. Shaw took place lay at noon. The bells were tolled, aaa the shipping wore their flags at half-nast, but in all other respects the services were of the most private character, which was in kee; sng mise the retiring and modest de- meanor of Mr. haw while alive. He has left a large amount of property, having been taxed in Boston alonetor about a million of dollars. He gave away in deeds of benevolence almost half a million of dollars, and, as he was a man of icon powers of dis- crimination, we can find no difficulty in believing that this large : um was worthily ab pened: LGOMA. Australia. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Sm':—We live in an age of discovery. What we learn one day, we often unlearn the next. Books without num- ber have been published on Australia within the last thirty years, and long before this golden age was dreamed of. Rome have been written in a hostile spirit as regards the results of colonization and convict labor ; others in their faver—some relating specially to the old settlements of New South Wales and Van Dieman’s land; others to the newer colonies of Victoria and Adelaide ; but all have agreed on the following points: that the rearing of sheep and cattle, and the growth of the finest wool can be ear- ried on toan extent far beyond tht capabilities of any other part of the world. That the grain crops, uader ood cultivation, equal those of the most fertile countries f the world, and may be gathered twice a year of the same land. ‘Also, that every variety of fruit, from the apple and goosberry to the orange, the lemon, and the banana of semitropical climates, arrive at perfection. The climate and resources of Australia have been co well and elaborately described by Sir T. Mitchel, Cunningham, Count Stulezki, and a host of able writers and laborious explorers, that it seems almost ridiculous in the present day to cite their names. Itis now, however, discovered that all this weight of Lesnar | is mere moonshine. The distinguished men above named, and others without number, including the frst Captain Cook, who have praised the Australian ate, must stand abashed and overwhelmed by Mr. Wm. Howitt. But who is Mr. Wm Howitt? He is well knownas a very respectable litéerateur, who, during ‘a former resi- dence in Australia, found Seming snd stamp raising too laborious for his delicate organization, aud would re- joice like many others if the gold fields could be worked ‘without the necessity of fng heavy picks and spades. He ie a good or rather a middliog Vong but clearly not of the right stamp for Australia. Yet, forsooth his tes- mony is quite suificient to overthrow all previous evi- lence. ‘The old California manceuvre of stuffing lumps of gold into holes, to enbance their value and make them sale- able, has very probably been tried in Australia. Mr. Howitt also may call in question the accuracy of the ofi- cial gold returns. He is welcome to his doubts. Similar ped oan may be entertained respecting the amounts of dust brought home in the California steamers, and set forth with long rows of cyphers. Menot business know these returns to be correct; but if the editor of the Heratp wishes to disparage Australia, I would respect. fully observe that an argument of this kind, very incon- veniently for his purpose, cuts both ways. In a crowded gold eld, comprising every variety of temperament and constitution, there will be some 6 of sickness, refer- able to change of diet Cara abits—diarrhoea (not dysentery) is caused by cold: immoderately ind in, and in some localities by suline ingredients in the wa- ter; rheumatism naturally attacks men who sleep on the ground or in the open air; and opthalmia those who ex- po their eyes too fr without sufficient protection from dust—but with these exceptions, which depend on want of precaution in the individual, the Australian aoe has certainly nothing to dread as regards the cli- mate. mm epidemic has ever visited Austr: except influenza. have arrived with the fatal contagion of ship fever other diseases on board, but these have never been ted in the Australian cities. These facts, togethec with the absence of remittent and malarious diseases which decimate other semitropical countries, establish ‘the eee ae the climate, and would carry conviction with them but for the overw! testimony which you have adduced, viz: that of Mr. Wm, Howit'. As to the com tive value of labor in Australia and California, and the cost of living in both countries, I bes respectfully to say that from an ¢: ‘tion of the lates uotations and market returns, I have arrived at a total opposite conclusion to that which ye have published: sy the latest accounts it ap) 8 that excellent beef and mutton ean be bought in 3: aos for less than three cents pound. That flour is $10 barrel. Compute the inte rest of capital invested in a tent or a three-roomed cot- tage, and the cost of living will easily be arrived at. On the other @ skillful mechanic has no difficulty in ee employment at from $6 to $8 per day, without rd. In fornia there may be a higher rate of wages, but there is alscoa biguee price of above views on Australia are perfect accordance with what para ce eee pabunked ina small work, to «hich Mr. T. F. Me , no friend to British Australia, pronounced as perfectly accurate and trust worthy in its delineations. I may be itted to refer your readers to that little work for further information. ‘I have lived in , in Canada, in New York, and in Australia, and personally give a preference to the climate of South Australia over all others with which I am familiar. Notwithstanding all this, I would not advise every unemployed American to go to Australia. So much copents upon the physicaland woral organization of individuals, that disappointment will cocur, especially to those who expect to succeed without exertion, Ponte and perseverance. am, sir, yours respectfull RG. JAMESON. A Way to Prevent Accidents. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK KERALD. Drax Sm-——Having had some fifteen years experience in operating railroads, I claim to know something of the requirements necessary to the management of them, and a comfortable, speedy aud safe transit for pas- d beg leave, through your valuable journal, gest a remedy for obviating many of the most serious accidents that are becoming almost of daily oe- currence on them. ‘What I proposo or recommend is one additional man to each passenger train that runs at a speed exceeding twenty miles per hour; let bis title be conductor, cap- tain, or guard, whieh you please, (I think conductor the most proper,) and when on duty he sheuld have the entire control of the operations of the train, and be held pe naps for any avoidable accident that may oceur within his jurisdiction. When the train is in motion his place shoutd be in a eomfortable seat ecected on the left side of the locomotive boiler, about midway between the firebox and smoke pipe, with his face in the direction the train is moving. In & conspicuous place near him should be placed time teble of all the trains run on the . The com- pany should furnish him with a watch locked within a wooden case, the face ar visible, the wiading and re- guleting to be entrusted to some competent person suthorized by them, and given to him on his departure from the principal depot. On his return he should hand it to the person from whom he received it, to be wound ‘up, exemined, and adjusted if required. In his hand he shold hold the signal cord, to be ready in an instant to round the alarm when approaching nger.. In short, his whole duty should consist in keeping his train on time, and a constant watchfulness for all obstructions that could possibly interfere with the safety of his pas- renge qualiftcations for this position should be tem , morality, and a good common school educa- for the situation abo described, who should complain of the locality of his peatan wey} in a position where he would be most likely to be killed first, has no eonfidenee in himself, and is un- fit for the position. ‘The title of the prosent conductors shouli bo ehang- ed to collector. business uld be to ovl- lect the tlekets from thore who have paid, and money - those ps yd ; est Py - breakmon are s ir porta, jo the comfort of his passengers, an asriat all who require it out and in the'cars ; treat all Se Sep Srepeet, and impart to them any iaformation It may be necessary to make rome explanations or give some reason why another man should be employed on vesser ger trains for the security of life and property, whieh T will do as briefly as I can, viz.:—because there is not, under the present management, any person who can devote hie whole time in keepiog a lookout ,ahead; the condvetor, (as he is now termed.) who is now called the responsible man, cannot discharre all the duties assign- ¢@ bim, end have sufficient time to look at more than ono ef every five miles of railroad he passes over. It daily eeours om many of the railroads that the conductors hove pot more than sufficient time to attend to shelr Goties within the care before the srrival of tho train at on, hence the impossibility of his keeping a wetehfel eye on the road; in fact. he does not have time to examine his time table, consult his wateh, and com- pare them with the velocity of hie train; it is only when he (rain is standing at the depot, ou or, that he im Opportunity to take bis obse i make his | ing be imay inform the engineer of | ect (he required speed to the next station, | re Charge of the train while in motion | ©. while he enters upon his daties within | sforribly, before the train has gone one mile, | one or both of the pump refuse to inject the requisite atity of water to keep ap the supply in the boiler, tention is at once drawn towards them, for: ha brow at unlers he gets them to he mast either riecken bis speed, put out the fire, burn the flaes, or per- hits ehapee among the fragments general: coured by 8a explosion. Otber causes may attract his stentien, some unusual round may be heard caused by & derangement .f rome parts of the machinery; he begina te pine the cilierent parte of his engine immediately to a-cortain (he couse, and, if possible, to adjust it ba- fore hip emgive by entively disabled apd the traia stopped. These, (oge her wi engineer ie rewired bot while the ¢ exon many ocbers that Ieeald enumerate, | ore woffigent to show that the constant attention of the ; etch bis engine when in motion; | sour are going on, and the en: H ove forward, some carelew or intoxicated Sisco on: cow may step from Sarna pay ton py le SE hy TT Ate attention was required in another 2m; the reeult is. ap accident occurs, apd, as usual, ne oae is to diame. But make this appointmect, and there is some one to blame or oe who can satisfy twelve honest jurors that it was entirely unavoidable. The above, with judicious insti ueth ma, (strietly obeyed.) as to the speed trains may be allowed to approach draw! cromings (ebether highways or railroads.) curves of small radius, and ali other places whore there i- apparent ls perfected. ‘peer. L. SMITA. Jersey City, Miay 11, 1868. and Greenfield Railroad in FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Sunpay, May 15—6 P. M. During the past week the stock market has not fluctu- ated{much. The transsetions have been pretty extensive throughout, but they have been principally on time, buyers’ option. {Cash operations have been limited, show- fog no diposition on the part of speculators to take stock out of the market. Notwithstanding the abundance of money and reduced rates of interest, there appears to be no increase in the extent of cash sales. The movements in fancy stocks exhibit no new feature. The same operators are engaged week after week, and there are no indications of any addition to the number interested. Outsiders are few and far between. The low prices ruling for some of the fancies do not attract new speculators, and the pros. pect is by no means flattering, The dull season is ap. proaching, and in the ordinary course of things, we must look for s quiet market. A more active shipment of specie is anticipated, and should it be realized, a stringent money market, higher rates of interest, and a depresia- tion in the current value of fancy stocks, will assuredly follow. So many new schemes have lately been brought out that the public are completely surfeited with them and it will be very difficult to find eustomers for many more. About seven eights of those just made up will col lapse, leaving in the hands of those interested nothing more than so much prettily engraved paper. The Bowery Insurance Company have declared a semi. annual dividend of ten per cent. The Manhattan Fire Company ten percent. The Pacific Fire Company eight per cent. The Knickerbocker Fire Insurance Company ten per cent. ‘The exportation of specie from this port last week, and for the year, has been as annoxed :— SmurMents o Specie rRoM THe Port or New York Brig Abrasia, Rio Grande aad a market, American fOld......eceeescec0 2.2 $10,000 00 Steamer Pacific, Liverpool, American gold 70,000 00 Do. io. do, 30/000 00 Total from May 7 to May 14........ses008 110,000 00 Previously reported......... 4,164,400 00 Total for 1858... seeecesstsssesesee 84274 000 000 The steamship Pacific, for Liverpool yesterday, carried out much less than was previously reported. Arrangement had been made for shipping a larger amount, but orders were countermanded. The non-arrival of the Iilinois from Aspinwall, with large amount of gold dust on board, was probably the cause of the change. ‘We learn that it is in contemplation to start a new bank under the free banking law of this State. At a meeting re- cently held for organization, among other resolutions adopted, was one to the effect that each stockholder should bewllewed to receive discounts to the amount of his sub- scription to its capital stock. Ona plan of this sort, it would be casy at any time fora new bank to be started, with its string of officials, such as president, cashier, paying and receiving tellers, discouat and other clerks, notaries and attorneys, all to be fed from its crib. They might open shop for business, and the first notes discounted might be to the subscribers for the capital stock; the capital then left to do business on would be very small. It would be reduced pretty much to the de- porits that people might be simple enough to put in their care and keeping without interest, which the bank might either loan out to others at six or seven per cent, or sup- ply a broker with to shave paper. In case of a revulsion or panic, and the withdrawal of deposits, their vocation would, in a measure, cease. When their bills were presented for redemption in specie, they would not, probably, possess @ single dime in specie. The Comptroller would have to enter the market, and sell their stocks at whatever price they would bring in specte, and if sold below par, the bill holders would suffer to the full amount of the sacrifice, while the stockholders could Jose nothing, because the money returned in discounts would all have been passed off at par. Many capitalists are strong believers in free banking but others think that the system: is liable to serious abuses. No doubt, many banks of large capital have been or- ganized under the provisions of the law, whose means were not again withdrawn by stockholders, and whose affairs were conducted in a manner alike creditable and honorable to directors and officers, as w ell as beneficially for the public. These comprised chiefly the old banks whose charters had expired, or new banks of large and bona fide capitals, that had commenced business under the free banking law. It was contended that there are many small concerns whose concoctors had, after the utmost exertions, by borrowing and otherwise, suc- ceeded in getting just about funds sufficient to raise the needed $50,000 in stocks, and taking some corner, albeit formerly occupied by a grocery store, open a new bank, with ome high sounding name. Painters, glariers, and other mechanics would be employed to set off the whole in a showy outside and handsome desk within, where business and deposits would be thankfully received and attended to. In some, .too, probably, might be found some officials of such doubtful financial experience ani abilities, as to create a wonder how those who had been so unfortunate as not to have been successful in manag- ing their own affairs, should have been introduced to the public as fitted to manage other people's. The Pittsburg Bank, the Exchange Bank, and the Mer- ehants’ and Manufacturers’ Bank, all of Pittsburg, have each declared a semi annual dividend of four per cent. After the lapse of nearly three months from the time the reports were made we have offictal returns showing the barkiag movement of this State. These reports are simply useless. The purpose for which they are required is not answered, and they are of no value to the finaneia; or commercial community. We shall :oon haves new system in operation, which will do away entirely with these quarterly reports. We annex the aggregates of the leading departments in the banks of this State at three periods, showing the variation from quarter to quarter in each:— Bankinc Movemest—Srare or New York. Sep. 4,1862, Dec, 25.1852. Feb 26,1858. 13,062}961 20,906, 2,774,106 13,773,730 207,21 Bt HB. e ee Dus tepenisiens The returns for February, 1853, compared with those fo December, 1852, show an increase in the line of discounts of $6,709,745 ; in deposits, $4,545,383; and s decrease in circulation of $3,353,086 ; in specle, $1,404,437. Com- pared with the returns for September 4, 1852, there has been an increase in discounts of $11,642,542 ; in deposits, $12,671,820 ; in cireulation, $128,857; and in apecte $05,401. Tho increase in capital since September 4, 1852, has been $6,416,110, The capital of the incorpo- rated banks out of the city of New York has dwindled down to $8,905,660, andin New York to $11,030,000. Of this latter amount $1,200,000 goes out of existence this year, and $2,040,000 on the following year, thas reducing the banking capital in the city of New York in less than two years over $3,000,000, In 1867 it will be further re- duced $2,440,000, thus reducing the incorporated capital more than one-half in the short space of three years. ‘The decrease in capital of incorporated banks is more than made up by the creation of capital under the Gene- ral Banking law. The increase in the aggregate given above shows that. In relation to the injunction recently granted againat the Junctlon Railroad Company the Fremont (Ohio) Journal of the 7th instant says:— In the case of James Moore and others against the Junction Railroad Company, Ebenevar Lane and othora, pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Ottawa county, Ohio, the following injunction was granted on Tuseday, the 24 of May, on the ex parte application of the plain: tiffs: — “An injunction is allowed against said Junction Rail- road Company, its officers, agents, and servants, re- straining them from ¢onstructing a’ railroad across the Sandusky Bay, and from placing any obstruction therein, and from constructing # railrond from Sandasky city to the Maumee river by any other route than to and by the town of Fremont, in Sandusky county; and an iajunetion is co granted against all the otner defendants in raid cause, restraining them from in any manner, directly or indirectly, aiding the raid Junction Rail:oad Company in eonstrucring the Junction Railroad across said bay, or from Sandusky city 10 the Maumee river in any other tof this <econd injunction against i af Es fst i a & i a f a8 & ? nostrils of the Junction Company and not in his own, has collapred. The stalking horse on which the Junction Company hoped to ride across Sandusky bay has stumbled and fallen at the outset, and left his r{der on the east side of the bay, where for the present he will certainly remain. The following statement exhibits the quantity and value of merchandise exported from this port daring the week ending last Saturday evening, distinguishing the destination and extent of shipments to each city or coun, try — Commmncs or THE Port or New Yorx—W aax.y Exrosts. Quan. ana Quan. Vali 4 . Value. N. sto’s, bbls.” 639 $31,006 Tes 277 $26,000 ones, cks’ 37 ‘519 150 3,200 16 17 2,020 1,366 6,248 8 L709 6 ‘300 561,048 se eeceecrconeecconeceness cone ee ST 1,007 ©. LIVERPOOL Cotton, bls... 863 $52,887 Tobacco, hhds 52 4,420 gls 6,867 Pd 300 Cheere, bxe.. 2,55 2 1,630 Mf. tobacco, .2,106 462 6 156 1.R. goods, es.'300 10,000 Cottons 7 1,065 Wheat, b’la.14,006 17,602 mentee Cal. bones, cks 25 875 Total ..40..+++++8101,072 ews te. } ture 2,000 . nee 118 Wheat, bus’ls8,696 10,444 " v118 Leather, ps.24,580 3,687 Red oil, eke. 760 —— Total .....seeerecsesenee ene ce cence e 986,717 LIMERICI Wheat, bags.8,000 $6,600 Flour, bbls... 800 $1,425 . HAVRE. Cotton, bls..1,800 $888566 Hardware..., 8 $118 Ashes, bbls, 277 8,080 Ag. implem’ts 11 "170 Jewellers do. 4,618 Bark, cases, 62 1,427 Beef . 1,317 Cider, bhds |; 242 1,100 Pork .. 120 1,650 IR. goods, ca 98 7,961 Rice, tierces., 28 '900 W’bone,Ibs. 29,307 8,842 P leaf, bales, 6000 Hams. 169 Carringes..... 3 Segars, M. Machin’ry, pes 194 11,679 pees Bilks, cases... 1 918 —‘Total...........$188,059 ST PETERSBURG. $15,485 S'p'n wood, tes 12 $690 Cotton, bls 1,480 Hams, Ibs. pao) ++ e004976,109 800 ROTTEROAM. 97 $4,825 M. t'b’co,1bs26,502 $4,008, 1/460 Segars, 5 710 43° (1,487 3,484 Honey, ca: 400 pends tone oo 56 815,743 BREMEN. © t’p'tine,bbls 50 $1,146 Sugar, boxes.1,361 $25,143 Tac. st., bls, 74 875 persia Total, $26,864 HAMBURG. 21 Tob stems, bla 16 $120 wd, 8... IR. goods... 352 1 Tea, boxes Coffee, fetal ANTWER! Cotten, ble... 138 $6,791 Wh.bne,lbs. 28,238 $7,288 C. liv. oil, bbls. 363 Tobacco, lbs.. 60 3,852 6 60 - 3 49 1,502 6,241 Coffee, bage.1,986 20,036 1,500 Tea, boxes... 25 268 soe eneee cone 649,409 stores.. 443 1, B. gds.cases 18 Total..csesceeeeee MARSEILLES, Staves......45.000 $2,350 jay lee 830 226 Chr. yelcas’s 84 © 054 Wax, Ibs....8,207 912 Mahog. loge fee, bags.. Nails boxe py 150 Reb sub eadestae cacinaee: vase este" COWIE caDr7. Staves M.,.50,000 $3,124 Furn’tr, pkgs 4 $15 Total... ..seseceecsereseeccesceoesseesers cess $3,109 BRINSH NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. 5,840 $25,817 Staves.......2,000 $137 + 428 = 6,958 Rice, tierces.. 11 278 197 183 5 240 1 84 7 nu 3 106 5 p7y 181 Raisins, boxes 20 45 580 Hats......... 4 100 Saloratus, bls. 20 160 Furniture, pga 31 333 Clothing, cases 24 150 Rum, gailons.4,260 1,482 r, bhds..." 20 5 bags... ty « setvesssseee eee oeee861,980 BRITIRR WHET INDIE. 30 8471 Lard, Ibs....1,180 $127 400 1,400 Lumber, ft. . 20,000 463 685 3,623 Corn, bushels. 350 106 qT 231 Boots, cases.. 7 433 10 85 bo 116 ipbread.... 6 104 281 Beef..... neat, Mf, tobe., Ibs.7,114 Butter ++3,706 BRITIAH GUIANA. Pork, bbls.... 668 $7,203 Brooms, doz.. 30 $38 ef, 71 1,482 “Hay, bs...... 50 68 100 Furniture, pks 4 50 687 Sheep 120 936 900 nd a Gea) Sam ; r, os wet 10,649 10,473 Dusk 60 Do. bs...... 165 1680 305 Domestics,pks 10° 408 1,638 Herring, bxs.. 149115 396 Oars......... 286 215 34 Baleratuskegs 30 52 3,006 Cards, cares. 4 900 ‘493 Carpet bags.. 9 1,985 128 Matches, gross 500 “426 6.480 Clothing, cas. 18 2,091 9,884 Pereus.caps.. 6 1,806 Mus'linst,os 1 © 487 ‘200 Sarsaparilla., 20 144 Books, 12 (662 42,000 619 148 Ironsafes.... & 6 3,682 676 Furniture, pks 92 7,460 Mats, bales... 13 997 tor 103 Paper, reams. 587 Candi 64 200 5,957 326 270 asa 626 read, casks 148 600 Ga a 1aL Earthenware. 4 868 Cheese, Ibs ..8,616 128 Mf. tobacco, . 7.904 70 Butter . x 1,764 Hems 600 Limerick (Ireland). British Weet Indies. . British Austwalia.... Antw exported week ending May 7, 1863... + $1,050,681 Do. specie "938,346 Total... ida Pub akaleet Svan hh, oi'ddeca LOND ‘This shows a great increase in the shipments of spe- cie during the week. In the month of May, 1852, the ex- portation of specie amounted to $1,834,893. Durisg the month this year it is likely to largely exceed that sum. It is our impression that up to the 30th of January next the aggregate shipment of specie will be greatly in ex- cess of that for the corresponding period last year. The outward movement of merchandise continues limited; but the total weekly exportation (merehandise and specie) was nearly double what it has been for many weeks. By‘ofiicial reports which have recently been laid befere the Canadian Legislature, it appears that the revenue for the past year was: from net customs, $2,832,071; net excise, $89,780; net territorial, $128,992; imposts on bank issues, $75,960; public works, $285,605; fines and for- feitures, $11,806; casual revenue, $69,720; law fund, $18,502—making a total of $8,522,126, The expenditure during the same period embraced the interest on the public debt, $861,791 ; civil government, $158,474; administration of justice, $347,144; provincial penitentiary, $24,000; Legislature, $101,100; education, $228,595; agriculture, $55,178; hospital and other ehari- ties, $55,757; geological survey, $7,863 ; militia, $8,465; lighthouses, $32,093 ; emigration, $3,000; pensions, $42,537; Indian annuities, $31,020; census, $73,399; sink. ing fund, $292,000; miscellaneous, $199,105—total of expenditure $2,607,520. This exhibit shows a very sati:factory sta‘e of the province, as respects its public income and outlay, ia eonsequence of which the Inspector General has felt authorized to reduce the duties on importations to a cer- tain extent, and to exempt wheat, flour and salt from tolls on the St. Lawrence and Chambly canals, when those shall have been paid on the Welland. That officer seems, however, to be aware of the present eritical state of the provines, and to recognise the prospect of a revulsion of trade ands commercial crisis—which is not eonfined to Cana- da—and appears disposed to check farther railroad specu- lation based uponeredit, which at present is so rife ia that province. The revenue derived frem the canals, it appears, by no means meets the annual interest on the amount which has been expended in their construction. The Welland canal, for instance, cost $5,199,584, the net tolls om which last year amounted only to $173,350. The St. Lawrence canals cost $5,457,800, the tolls on which were $87,020. The Burlington Bay canal, af the head of Lake Ontario, near Hamilten, cost $277,612, and the tolls were $14,040; and on the Chambly canal they did not meet the expense of collection and repairs, amounting to $9,110—the tolls being $7,480. The tetal cost of these canals, when completed, was $11,258,056, the interest on which, at six per cent, would be $675,488, while the total amount of tolls in 1852 was but $231,890. They are im: portant provincial undertakings, however, and will doubtless eventually be productive. In consequgnce of the large expenditure for these and other public works the debt of the province at the present moment is $18,664,772; besides which there have been debentures issued for loans and advances, for which the government is liable, amounting to $3,600,660; making in tho whole $22,365,443. The bal- ance of outstanding debentures that remains to be nege- tiated is $342,905, This debt will be materially increased by the law authorizing the payment of $12,000 per mile for railroads, which probably will require the farther issue of debentures te the extent ef $8,000,000, thus adding nearly $500,000 to the amount of interest which must annually be met, for which the province will be fully prepared should no reverse happen auch as is anticipated. It in to be remarked, in conclusion, that public works in Canada are chiefly undertaken by the government or municipal corporations, and are, to a very limited extent, the result‘of private enterprise; the consequence is that there is a large amount of local indebtedness, these bodies having issued debentures which probably may be estimated at two or three millions of dollars, the interest of which must be provided for by local taxation, and for which the government may be considered as indirectly responsible, these liabilities having been incurred under the direct sanction of the Provincial Legislature. IMPORTATIONS OF THE WEEK ENDING Fripay, May 13, 1853. Bleaching powder—139 casks. 24 casks. Bricks Cencen67.368 ‘begs 46 bhln” Coppere-2il. boxer, Tit ‘effee—67,' % ' ses, 111 hhds, 21,720 Ibs. Chicory—62’casks. Cotton—331 bales. Cheese—46 cases, 90 cases. 458 bags. bales of cochineal, 19 casks powder of a1 argols, 106 casks madder. Dyewoois—270, log ‘wood; 208 pieoes fustic. Drugs—8 casks alum; 44 pun- cheons baywa‘er, and 6 demijobns do.; 21 casks aephal. 3 tum; 862 cases licorice; 486 bales licorice root; 76 cases and 6 bbls. balsam; 52 bales bark; 1,511 casks soda; 82 casks soda ash; 4,597 easka bicarbonate of soda; 231 carks, 20 tierces alkali; 30 bhds. ammonia; 476 bags, 6 hhds. gum; 21 casks cream tartar; 1034 pipes copaiva. Dry goods—240 fpackages per Ashburton; 780 steamer Glargow; 188 Fuupire State; 377 Zurich; 812 Hermann; 258 Liverpool; total 2,605 packages, Flax—90 bales, Fish—224 barrels, 177 balf barrels mackerel; 3.035 kegs Derping: 9 berréis iront; $2 bariels, 52 drams, 52 boxes haddock; 687 quintals codtich; 47 barrels halibut. Gyp- sum—1v0 tons. Fruit—03,240 pine apples; 1,800 banch. €s bananas; 42,100 cocoa ‘nuts; 100 bags walnuts; 150 Doge filberts; 196 bales, 600 boxes, 110 half boxes, 22 seroons almonds; 2,650 boxes, 300 half boxes lemons; 6,134 boxes, 60 half boxes oranges; 400 boxes olives; 110 barrels, 20 quarter barrels, 4,772 boxes, 361 half boxes, 92 quaiter Doxes raisins; 40 cases fruits in brandy; 165 Cider. te in 678 Saddlery, os. 2 © 130 431 Gidstouen,... 200238 PORTO RICO. Pork, bbls.... 78 $1,163 Candles, boxes (32 1,026 | Potatoes 65 90 Oil, gallons... 200 128 Shipbread, 70 204 Shocks....... 460 40 Corn mea 50 Rice, ticrees.. 199 4,108 } 1015 } cusos preserved fruits; 2,002 barrels, 408 cases prunes, Heney—10 bhas., 166 tierees, 121 barrels. Hair—14 baga, Hides—17,802 hides, 633 goat skins; 42 casks shivers; 4 bales deer skins; 1,466 rheep chins, Horns--14 103, Iron—1,476 bundles, 37,380 bars, rail, £95 tons pig, 2,043 bundles bund wire. Indiarubber—155 baskets, 356 ba, boxes, 84 barrels, 1,000 bundles. Leather—14 cases, 6 bales,’ Lead—8,781 bars, 3,169 pigs, 6,000 Iba. Mate— 400 bales. Motal—48 cu'ks yellow metal, 203 Ibs. brass. Mo lasxer—3,091 bhds, 154 tierees, 345 bbls. 284 half bbls. Oil—1,411 casks linseed, 3 casks sperm, 3 caska cod liver, Tensks rape, Paint—106 boxes white lead, 1,068 kegs red lead, 100 casks ochre, 100 casks Venetian red, 4 hhds. verdigris. Plaster 320 tons. Pickles—26 casks. Rags— 49 bales. Rattans—6,100 bundles. Salt—393 tons, 13,452 bushels, 1,900 ‘bble., 500 sacks, Segara—2 cases, 5.809 boxes, 50 half boxes, 641 quarter boxes, Vid fifth boxes, 1,382 tenth-boxes, 288,000 segars. Spirite—O6 cares phasine, 30 puncheons ruin; 855 asks, 142 butts, 273 half pipes, 69 quarter casks, 26 barrels of brandy; 215 pipes gin. Steel—382 caves and 233 bundios, Soay—22 bores. 10 casks clover. Sardines—363 cares Spievs—8T1 boxes cassia; 649 bags pimonto; 130 barrels ginger. Shell—6 casos turtle; 2 hogsheads eonch, Sugar—1? O44 hogrheads, £86 tierces, 963 barrels, 2,380 boxes. ‘Tobscco—054 bales, Tin—6,744 boxes tin plates, 2,107 slabs, 1.000 terne plates. Vinegar—l2casks. Wood— 102 loge resewood; 83 loge cedar; 1,030 logs mahogany. | Woel—282 bales.’ Whalebone—s0d ex. Wine— 1,209 exsks, 415 butts 11 pipes, 83 half pipes, 1,683 quar- térearks, 5,440 boxes, 2,502 baskets, 611 barcels, 195 octaves. Deoddsh, ewt S83 496 Mach’ry, pkgx 26 2,065 Hops, bag... 27 SOL Saddlery, on.. 6 113 Branvly, galls 165 Ref. sugar. 119 G'dstoaes “4 Butter $19 Furniture ph 6 Drugs, pkgs 424 Soap, boxes... 40 2 I. shafts ~amene Total see eee 618,500 N, stores, bbls 20 Ref.sugar,Ibs.3,00T $310 Flour... 1,012 Hacdware,hhds. 11 220 300 Decodfish,cares 245 1,002 | 5,248 Soap. boxes .. 200 ‘23 1,062 Candies...... 20 200 60 greet oil, bhts. 800 1,185 a4 605 = Total... 6.66 sees $12,320 MEEICO. Drugs, pk Hardware cs.. 56 $748 Machintry Sperm oil, gals 792 v0 ‘Bypee, &e. . Combs, caso 1 170 Domeaties, 202 13 Pianofort 269 Hops, bale 65 Denims.... 93 21 659 228 709 55 3 544 964 $ 1 9,766 160 Silk twist, bale 1 188 2,009 ‘Tin plates, bxs.126 = 1.0% 9,601 Steel... 13 B58 4 1.000 28 a0 WW 9,465 Trade in dry gools is becoming Jews vigarqus as the clove of the season appronches, Dealers from remote distriete of the country have alrendy departed for their homes with the requisite amount of spring fabrics, while those from proximate provincial towns, the Kastern States, and Western New York, are gradually disappear ing. having about completed their purchases for the pre- sent. Local and near by jobbers are still doing a fair dusiners; but the diminution In their transactions is suf. iciently distinct to denote the languor of the trafilc in jeveral. Of this increasing inaction but few, however, tre heard to complain, as it is nothing more than the na- jural sequel of an wonsually brisk and prosperous eam algo, which was begen wmer very favorable ai ue yee ie ormingting @'I¢ of the past four months have been unpreeedentediy large, and yet they have been charag{erised by fewer risks and smaller losses than those of far lese aetive sea- sons. This gratifying state of affairs is doubtless chiefly owing to our extraordinary success in all the pursuits of life, whieh have yielded us eomparative affiuence, and thus enabled us to buy textile, as well as other manufac- tures, in larger quantities and of s better quality than we hsve done in bygone years, Still, we eannct aBow this opportunity to pase without remarking that the pros- perity which bas attended the trade in dry goods has been considerably promoted and conserved by the re markable good common sense and practical skill of our merchants, who bave justly earmed for themselves the enviable honors contained in the title ef New York traders—a title which, we regret to add, was but too long andererved by many of those who came within its signifi cation. Let the bearers of it be here®fter as eareful to pre- ferve it untarnisbed as they have b enbithertoetrenuous to honorably acquire it, and we shall guarantee them comparatively upalloyed success in alltheir undertakings Brown sheetings and shirtings are rather less abumdant, and in pretty geod request, at former quotations. Bleached sheetings and shirtings are not se brisk, but a6 they are rare they maintain their previous value. Oot- ton flannels are without any decided ehange, Some inquiry is making after the better descriptions at lle. a 120., but the poorer sorts are neglected. Denims are in very fair demand and firm in price, Drills are in mode- rate request for shipment, but sparingly dealt in by home consumers at unaltered figures. Ginghame are very freely bought at Llc. for all desirable styles. @heice fresh lawns are saleable and steady, but there ie mot much doing in old patterns, though these are not ever abundant Napkins are still slowly taken at Ile. for plain, 12e. for striped, aud 13¢. fer checked and twilled. Osnaburgs are plentier and rather cheaper, but they are not much beeded, hence the transactions in them are insignifi- tant. The advance in prices of printing cloths to whieb we referred in our last has obstructed business im these, but nevertheless @ fair smount of them have been sold at the improved rates, which may be quoted thus :— 40x44 inches......... be. 44348 do. | be. 48x62 do. a. Oe. 62x66 do, Mc. 68x72 do, Prints are less abundant and more firmly held, though there prevails but # limited demand for all ether than new styles, afew lots of which have recently come to hand. Stripes are quiet and somewhat nominal, Ticks of good quality are in some request at previous quota- tions. The following is s comparative statement of the shipments hence between January lst and May Lith:— 1852, 2063, 14400 TS Cotton goods, packages... . 18,756 Woollen productions are apparently unaltered. The supply of them remaining on hand is not exeessive, and present, of any other than the best staple articles, i i diately. eon i tH § i l ef & | real it Ht Hs al Hi i no obligations which and ing them f | tt F a H Hy i s done Whatever local jobbers is order to retain their purchases of French made by their supplies for not plenty, And as they © better ate demand for more valuable, as lish eottons are not very i sé a to preserve customers. | ber ERs find ready buyers at firm prices. allyin falr demand, and bring full are purchasers to Be found for all dereriptions ed fabries which are likely to answer fall yery high prices, demonstrating fon which all parties now entertain con cd the etic a nporta be comparatively as eet of 1852, and eubsequent arrivals not ere is no reason why the present ductions may not be well # the: why an advance in the price of some eommoditio:, as fine woollens and the more desirable styies of silks, may not be realized. CITY TRADE REPORT. Sarvrpay, May 14—6 P. M. BRRADETUFFS —Flour was less active, but otherwise un- chenged. The transactions amounted to 9,200 bbls.; sour at $40 $4 183(; superfine No. 2, at $4 18% a $437; on dinary to choice State, at $4 5614 @ $4 81K; mixed te fancy Western, at $4 68% & $4 93%; common to good Obio, at $4 76 a $6; fancy Genesee and Ohio, at $5 a $l 26; extra Ohio, &e., at 85 18% « $5 87, and extra Genesee, at $5 185 a $6. Canadian wae ne;leeted Southern slightly favored buyers. The business embraced 1,106 bbls, at $5 1234 & $5 25 for mixed to good; $5 $5 60 for favorite, and $5 623 a $6 765 for fancy, per Rye flour and corn meal remained as laat notioed: evinced considerable antmation; there were sold 7,! bushels Ohio white, at $1 20, and 5,800 Canadian do., in bond, at $1 16 per bushel. was dearer; about 1,000 bushels were taken at 86c. a S87. Nothi in cats or barley. Corn exhibited leas aol rather lower; the sales reached 47,000 6le. for damaged; GOc a 62c fer New Or! for mixed Southern: 64c. a 660. for white mixed Western, and @8c. a €9¢. for yellow Southern. Corrox —The sales to-day ameunt to about 1,000 bales, at the annexed quotations: eri Infertor . ‘ Low to 0 ry 9 oi Low to good middling .10 ox 10% a1 Midfair to fair......11 sll 11M 912% Fully fairtogood fair nominal. - nominal 93 ity a iy nominal. PREIGHTS —fo Liverpool, 1,000 bbls. flour were P sed ‘cotton at 4d.; 80 my a 10 R at 2s. ; 300 bales com; Island nt 3¢d. ; 800 bble. rosin at 1s. 64, ; and 10,000 a 15,000 ‘bu hels grain in ship’s at6d. To London, 500 bbls. rosin were engaged at dr, id, | To Glaagew, 1,000 ble rosin were engaged at 2s. 8d. Te Hayre, cotton was at fe To Calil nite He ng oon leet Seat bed oa ave been engaged by the clipper rica, at 60c. per foots The market ranged, from. 109, ‘to Be. There was some more inquity for lumber to Australia, Provisions —Pork has been very freely dealt in sinoe ovr last report was prepared. There have been 600 bbls. on the spot, cold at $13 25 for Western prime; $14 for sott mess, and 15373 a $16 50 for Western do; with $9,000 bbls. mess, deliverable next September, at $15 50 yer bbl jes of 830 Cutmoats ruled firm, with sal and hams at previously quoted rates. A par- hhds, Western bacon sides. in ary alt was rans. (p4ed 200 bbls., at D340. m 980.5 per lb. Beef varied littleh—Thore were 350 bb! yesterday's figures, Butter and cheese remained t noticed, . erent Domestic Markets: _Durcuion MARKET, May 12 —At market 775 bool cattle, 28 pairs working oxen, 40 cows and calves, 850 sheep, 8,000 swine. About, 700 sine were reported list week. Prices—Beet Catile—We quote to correspond with last k; about the same prices were obtained for » Kke $5 U5 a $8 50; first quality $7 a 78; third $5 « $5 78, ogee | $98, $110, $145, $160. Cows Calves—rales 45 : y Sb 901, 808, 948 Sheop— Seles in lots $4, $6.25, $6 75, $8, $5 50 and $10 25. Bwine —Nearly all at market changed hands yestetday, at an advance from lant week; lots io peddle Ge. for vown, To. large og 8 360+ to 6140.5 fat hoga be a 61x.