The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1853, Page 3

THE HENRY CLAY STEAMBOAT CALAMITY, United States Circuft Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll, FOURTH DAY, Ger. 21.—The United States vs. Thomas Collyer, Bohn F. allman, John Germain, Edward Hubbard, James L. Jessup end James Elmendorf.—Mr. Dapton was recaWeil, and be- further cross-examined by Mr. MeMahon, said:—I did Te Scamine the steam, guage of the ‘vessel that @ay; I dia not go into the fireroom, ‘nor the engine rouw; I can’t say that I am acquainted with the ebannel between Hudson and Bristol, 1 can’t say Tam mrleneras ae Os for Ps py oe = ‘through it, and ght’ as often ia the season. I recollect a iat betgveen Catskill and Ringston, where I have seen fishermen’s nets and @eows moored. Q.—Do you know of any flat just four miles above Kingston ly covered with water? A.—I know of none but the one 1 speak of; at bigh tides it is covered with water; Ihave seen men walk- ‘on it up to their middle in water; I have seen it pe Fo ‘tide searcely covered with water; my impression is That there are other flats; Hudson is on the east side; the next landing the Clay rade was Catakill, on the westerly ‘She: the next landing place below Catabill was Kingston; Detween Catekill and ‘dingston I think there is a curve: Yeaprension. i ere ix a low point and the river ode round it, (map of the river Produced); I ink the point projects more than it does on this ‘maj thls in substantially correct. Q.—Oan you inform mio whether there were any flames to be seen before the verse] got ashore? A.—I can’t way poailvely the first tine I got a chance to lock forward 1 saw a thick smoke mingled with flame coming through; that must have Been before ahe got ashore, and just as 1 got into the la-' dies’ cabin; the smoke was coming, I think, through the Harboard gangway; I cannot say that Id the flames coming throug! the other gan} ay; it was but a very ahort ‘time after I saw the thick smoke and flames that the vessel was beached; it murt have been three or four minutes Before we reached the shore; I first saw it from the ladies’ saloon; I can only state from my recollection; it was a ‘was a few moments affer I heard the cry of fire that I saw ‘this mucke and flame in the larboard gangway; I don’t mean ay.to receive passengers. "70 a Javer-Tuetewas great excitement from the first alarm. To Mr. McMahon—That excitement continued to in- erease my recollection is that I saw one person overb sar im the middle of the river; that was either at the time of, x just before the vessel was turned; I was surprised to see any one so alarmed as to jump off at that time, as my daapression was there was no necessity for it; it was @ man; Tdid not observe any life preserver with ‘him: whether any other person jumped off before we reached the shore Toan’t say, as what took place there was a work of great eenfusion; ‘when I went up the river in the Skiddy we ar rived at Hudson about two o'clock in the afternoon; can’t say at what time we arrived at Kingston; it was ‘some- where about twelve o'clock when we arrived st Pough Reepsie; Poughkeepsie is called eighty m rom Wee York, ‘and about half way’ to Albany ; I don’t recoliect any noise of blowing off steam fromthe Benry Clay while waiting for the Armenie to land at Cata- Kill; during the voyage down from Hudson to where the t oceurred, I was mostly on the main deck aft, and em the promenade I do not recollest being in any ether part of the vessel during that interval; at the time Tnoticed tue smell of smoke, the first time it made an impression on my mind. Q—Why did you not com- municate it to the officers? Ai—I understood — (Question waved.) I was not in a proper position to ob- serve any one coming out from the shore to assist the gers; L observed some persons in the water push- ‘out boards, but ax to the assistance they rendered or te. attempted I cant ay as to Gress-examined | by Mr; JorlanFrom my post tion on the after part of the deck { could wee where the hatch was; the smoke and flame was issuing from the hatchway down inte the fireroom ; the grating or manhole is probably not what I allude to, when I say hatchway ; I thought the first smoke I saw was issuing from the hatchway down into the furnaces ; the grating, I thixk, is another place ; it was on the lar- board side I saw the first smoke; when I noticed that smell in Kingston, it lasted a very short times I should say not more two or three minutes; there was a lai number of passengers on board that day 1 think the number increased as we went down the river, for, though we landed some, we took on more; ‘the only one of the officers I re was Elmendorf. @—Among that large number of passengers may you mot have met some of those defendants walking amon; the passengers, and not know them to be officers? A.—Ii fa quite likely, sir; the captain’s office is anidanips, facing the ladies’ saloon, about twenty or thirty yards from it. Beexamined by Mr. Hall—(map produced)—I think the marks in red indicate the places of landing;* Bristol fa marked, but we did not land ; in other respects it is correctly marked; in leaving Hudson there is a consid- erable curve getting in'o the channel; immediately after leaving Hudson, and while passing that curre— @ bya Juror—Is the course the same whether the tide is going up or down the river? A.—They would alter ‘the course of the boat so as to keep near the shore, ac- eording to the tide. Examination continued—The vessel goes very far over em the westerly side; there is a considerable curve on the Findson side ; below Catskill she took the usual eoutse, but I don’t know that it is usual to go so far to ‘the westerly side of the channel; the channel she took is ‘the usual nel. Mr. Wheaton objected to the witnesses’ opinion of the emp pilot would be the best witness to examine on these ta. Question by Mr. Hall—After you left Kingston did the Armenia come up once to you? A—Not while we were under way; as long as we were eing we kept ahead of her; she came up to us while we were landing at Poughkeepsle, and at Newburg she landed astern of us; I recollect distinctly with regard to sie, for I way on the upper deck, To Mr. Wheaton—The Armenia did not reach the Clay after we left Kingston; she was four or five wiles astern @f us at or about the time of the fire. | Yeaac McDonough, examined by Mr. Hall, depesed—I re- side in Rutland county, Vermont; Ihave resided there ever a year ; I have been formerly a merchant ; I was on Board the Henry. ped at the time she was destroyed by | fire, in the year 1862 ; I took passage on board the Heniy | lay at Albany ; I observed the conditicn of things at the | ‘time of the collision between the Armenia and the Henry | , Wheaton—What do you expect to prove? ch Mr. Hall—That the boats were racing. Mr. Wheaton—That we object to. ‘The Judge (to, witness)—State the facts. | ‘Witness—The boats were going fast; from the position | I stood in I was satisfied that if the boats continued their eeurse they would come in collision; the Clay was a little abead; Is atthe time at the wheel houre where the | was boat; before we came to Kingston I pilot yemonstrated to the gentleman whom I paid my fare to;{f | have seen him hare to court, and am satisfied it was hbim; I don’t see him here now. [Mr. Jessup was not now | fm court.) I saw him in the captain's office seliing tickets. Q—What did you say to him? - A—I remonstrated sapien the boat racing, and 4d him I would rather get into New York ten miles astern of the Armenia than jeopardise my- self and my family; my wife and daughter | were with me; he replied there was no danger ; 1 had two different conversations with him on the same subject; I remonstrated against the boats racing ; I objected to the | and he said there was no danger ; I can’t exactly ttate the words I used, but I gave him to understand that I objected to the racing. Q—What ene say to him? A,—I told him the boat ‘was racing and I objected to it. The n you give us the exact language you tured to him, and the exact language he used to you? Witness—I said I wished he would stop the boat racing, and that I would rather get in to New York ten miles astern of the Armenia, and he replied there was no ir. Q. by Mr. Hall—Did you make any observation of the conduct of any of the officers. {Objected to.} The Court , ruled it admissable, if the knowledge of it is brought home te the captain. Question repeated. A.—I saw a fireman put in ooal; I | @idn’t seo bim do anything towards managing the boat; I ean’t tell you the quantity of coal he put in. but he did — it pretty quick; after he put in the coal, he would go to | the window and see where the Armenia was; I pro ‘to call an indignation Lata none of the officers knew ofthat tomy knowledge. [Mr. Jessup here came into eourt, and the witness identified him as the person to | whom he paid his fare.] Iheard other paisengers re- monstrate with the same person that I remonstrated Q—What remonstrances were addressed to him by the other Lope nat ‘4.—The same as I made, and they got the same sn- arrer; after we took, dinner, just as we were going into the Highlands, I did not take any furthe¥ notice of the boats; I did not hear any alarm of fire; I went down to | the stern cabin where my little daughter was asleep, and I lay down; soon after I nolse over my head; I heard ‘no danger,” and ‘ * Lopened the cabin door, and then discovered smoke coming out round the | smoke pipe; I immediately ran back and seized my little daughter; when I got up, the smoke had changed into | flames, so that it kept me off; I went to the ladies’ sa- Joon, where I left my wife, to see if che was there; there was no one there; | then sot round to the left side of the | boat, on the New Jersey side of the shore; I asked a gen- | tleman on the upper deck if he would take up my little daughter and he did so; I got up on the upper deck, near | the ‘pilot house, when the boat struck. Q.—What was the fate of your wife? A.—My wife was lost. I saw the same sup) when we were on the beach, and was nger now | Cros ined by Mr. Wheaton—I have been a mer kant for several years; I never was on the Henry Clay before; I had not passed up or down the river that soa- fon belore; I don’t know anything about the speed of the Henry Clay, only her running that day; I did not time her by etvervation; I did not count her revolutions; T she ran faster than any other boat I had been on | for some time; I observed it by seeing how fast ale passed | the land; I first commenced observing her speed soon | after we left Albany; [ don’t suppose I could tell within five miles how fast she was running; we were about five or ten milos from Albany when she began racing; I passed | the river every summer before; I went principally om | Empire; she was an old boat, and don’t run now; I ‘wavelled on the Reindeer in the day time; I did not | time her; I could not say that the Henry Clay went faster | than the Reindeer; the fast boat; my oung man (Jes- ed him if there ingeer is a ver; wan that the Henry Clay was not. running #6 fast | below West Point, as she was ton milos above it; { did not diseover any alteration in her speed from ten miles below | Albany to Newburg pee after that I think she was not going as fast; I first spoke to Jessup soon after the boats in collision, very soon after, Roout five or ten mi- it I first spoke to Jessup on the atter part somewhere; I cannot locate the place; ie wg back and forth om the boat; I can’t give the exact words {raid to Jessup, but I gave him to aeleeaned the ad wished the boat to stop rac- fog; he said there was ne danger, and something was said the other "boat getting into his suction; when I azote to him again he in the back part of the boat; boat was somewhere above Newburg Bay; it was be- | we got to Poughkeepsie at that time; I spoke te him timer in all; the intermission between my first aud conversation with him was inside of an,hour; I somewhat frightened when the boata eame in cont mueh,,though; 1 can’t tell who apoke racing Tean’t tell how many I heard 4 ; one I positive—a man from in the i i | Collyer rey | children, and child’s nurse. I dined on board know thet Jessup beard ‘him, but 1 heerd him, as I atemding close ‘there was nething peculiar about wee celaah lumenpl that he Ted the coat pretty fast; he then went to the window; I could not tell whetuer"he saw the Armenia or not. ‘Gross-examined by Mr. MeMahon—t had never seen Mr. Jennup before that day, to my knowledge, nor since that day, except in court; he had summer dress on that day AY can’t tell what it was made of; I think the coat wis white linen; can’t tell whether he ‘had a hat or a cap 0; 1 don’t remember any other conversation with Mr. Jeasup, oxly I bought a ticket of him; I was alarmed before the Doats came together; the alarm had not entirely subsided tn my mind at Poughkeepsie. | Q.—What time had your alarm mabrided? A.—It had not subsided all the time [ was on the boat; my fears had not subsided when I lay down with my little daughter. William H. Shelmyre, examined by Mr. Hall, deposed:—I reside in Philadelphia; { have resided there pretty much all.. my life; I am a retail dry goods merchant; I was on board the Henry Clay the day she was destroyed; I got on board at Albany; Irecolleet what occurred after we left Hudson; observed personal ¢xcitement; there appeared to be great haste in getting the plank off at Hudson; I looked around to see the cause of excitement, and observed the Armenia pass, she not having stopyed at Hudson; the Armenia kept on the westerly side; our boat appeared to go at farter speed than she had before coming to Hudson; I was at the larboard side of the whrelhouse; | Leard conversation ad- dressed to the man at the wheel; a man said to the person who was steering, ‘‘we can overtake her;” we continued Tilwe got to Catskill; the Armenia got up frst, and left before the Henry Clay; after we left Catskill there a) to be more ccettenent, sen Doats came together; between Armenia bad been in advance and the L observed Mr. Collyer on board the boat; I said "to him, the boats were racing, and requested him to have it stopped, for fear some accident would occur. ‘A Juror—Did Mr. Collyer make any reply? ‘A.—Yes; he replied there was no danger; that they were not racing. Witners continued—The Clay struck the Armenia, and the Armenia, stop engines; Mr. Collyer asked me which boat I thought the fastest; I'replied to him that I considered it a close race; this was nome time after the Henry Clay got clear of the Armenia; in the course of the afternoon, (after dinner,) Mr. Collyer remarked to me’ that the Clay was go as fast as she was in the morning; | asked Mr, Collyer why they the Armenia down, and he replied that he did not want to tow her into New York, that she (the A. i} was in her (the Clay’s) suction; I don’t remember anything else particular until the boat took fire, which was about three o'clock; Mr. Collyer remarked to me that he was acting as captain that day; he made the remark to me after we left Albany; Thad ot known him before; be told me, in answer to some question T put as to the captain, that he was acting as captain, as the captain was sick; the speed Of the boat was about the sae after dinner as. be- fore; when the fire took place I was sitting with Mr. Collyer and several gentlemen on the star- Doard side, near the stern of the beat, on the pro- menade deck, immediately over the ladies’ cabin; I discovered the smoke coming up the smoke pipe; I in- stantly arose and went below; there was no alarm of fire at the time; Mr. Collyer followed me, and I saw the boat was on fire; I wont up on the upper deck then, and some one who seemed to be an oflicer of the boat followed me up and hallooed, in a very commanding tone, for the passengers to go to the stern of the boat—that there was no danger; numbers of veices were raised for the pilot to run the boat ashore; I looked for means of preservation—life- Doats—but saw none at that time; supposing the current of air would naturally drive the flames back, I ran to the bows of the boat on the upper deck: I did not observe Mr. Collyer afterwards; there I remained until the Voat struck the shore, and I jumped off. Cross-examined by Mr. Jordan—I heard no reply when some one remarked to the pilot ‘‘we can overtake her.” I saw Mr. Collyer first some few miles after leaving Albany; it was somewhere between Hudson and Albany, but I can’ tell where it was, or whether it was within five or ten miles of either of thone places; I had never seen him before: I saw him next in'New York, in February last, in this build- ing; I chould suppose there were over three hundred on the boat that day; I believe it was on the upper deck Thad the first conversation with him; I asked for the captain of the boat, and some one, I have no recollection who, inted him out to me; I don’t know whethex the person asked was & passenger or an officer; I werft to Collyer, and had some conversation with him in reference to the ticket for the boat: I bought my ticket at the captein’s office; I don’t remember having said anything to any per- son before that about the ticket; I ¢on’t recollect what I said to Mr. Collyer about the ticket; Ican’t say what he said to me or I said to him at that time; I don’t remem. ber speaking to him again until after we got to Hudson; it was between Hudson and Catskill; I don’t remember what it was: can’t state tho distance from tudson to Catekill; I think it five or six miles; I don’t recollect one word of my conversation with Mr, Collyer until after left Catskill, it was of such little importance; I then spoke to him of the impropriety of running the boat so fast, but don’t remember directly what I said; I remember his an- swer was, “There.is no danger;” that was while the boats were incontest. and pretty near together, but not in con- tact; I don’t recollect anything else he said or that I said to him on that occasion; next spoke to him after we left, Kingston; next spoke to him about Poughkeepsie; I am unable to tell the conversation or which of us spoke first; after dinner I again spoke to him; I think after we came up from dinner we were near West Point; I went to the first dinner; I don’t know how many tables there were set that day; I did not see Gollyer at the table; I do not krow who was at the head of the table; it between @ quarter and half an hoor after dinner that I spoke to him; that was previous to seeing the amoke; we had been conversing seme minutes, perhaps half an hour; there were four or five of us conv there together; Mr. Collyer was pointing out places of interest alepg the shore; I think it was then he made the remark that we were going as fastas we had been before; he aid nothing more to me about the affairs of the boat that I remember. Q.—Have you stated under oath on the cross examina- ore that took place between you and Collyer on that ‘1 mast answer that by asking another question; I want to know if Ihave stated the conversation between Kingston and Catskill? Mr. Jordan read what the witness had said about the conversation between Kingston and Catskill. Witness—That is not all that took place between me and Mr. Collyer ; after the Clay passed the Armonia, I asked Mr. Collyer why they ran down the Armenia, and Mr. that he did not wish to tow her to New was in their suction ; I am now certain the passengers; t talall'and 5 cele tl overtook her; York, that | that I have no recollection of any more cenversations than what | have stated on my cross-examination, except that Mr. Collyer remarked that he owned five-eighths of the Clay, that he was part owner ; I can’t tell where it was, but I am certain {t was Mr. Collyer made the remark; Irather think it was in the conversation after dianer on the upper deck, but I can’t say ; I did not know any of the places as we came along until they were pointed out to me ; after dinner West Point was pointed out to me as upin the mountains, within the Highlands ; I did not ark any one here in court which was Mr. Collyer ; I know him by sight ; have not asked any one last , OF since the catastrophe, to point out Mr. Collyer to me; I have never had any thing to do with the management of steamboats ; 1 know nothing about bab their speed. John L. Thompson, examined by Mr Hall, deposed—i at sent reside in Fairfield, Conn.; in July, 1862, [ lived in Pancaster Meo Pennsylvania; I was at that time Dis. trict Attorney of the county of Lancaster; T was om board the Henry Clay at the time of her destruction by fire in July, 1862, as @ passenger; I took the boat at Newburg, having left this city in the Francis Skiddy, and then tool the Henry Clay to return. Q.—Had you your family with you? Witness (utter a pause)—I had, sir, ry wife on apd ; Iwas al the dining table when we passed West Point; I came up after dinner, and having jhe my family near the ladies’ cabin, I walked in front for the purpose of smoking; as I pissed slorg where I rap the engine room was, { saw . Germain standing inside, regulating the machinery; I remarked to him, ‘‘I suppose you have got a full head of steam on;” to that question he made no answer, but turned around and leoked gruff; I then remarked to him, “T heped he would not blow us out of water; to which he replied, that he ‘cared as much for his own life as the lives of all others;”’ as I turned away from him I made trusted in God that he did,” and I the remark, “ that | then mored forward to the bows of the boat; there was something, as I thought, unusual in the motion of the boat, and that induced me to put the questions to the engineer; as I walked the deck I observed that the floor appeared to be straining, uneasy, abind of grinding; I saw the Armenia at Newburg; she arrived at Newburg about two or three minutes before we left the dock. Mr. Hall—(To witness)—I won’t put you, sir, through any painful detail of the last seene. Your wife and two children, 1 believe, were lost, and yourself and one child saved? . ‘A.—Yer, sit. Idid not receive any assistanee from any officer of the boat; when I discovered the fire I went back to my wife and family; when I got there I heard some one in a loud voice, say “‘go as far back’as pessible.”” Q.—Did you hear any advice or see any assistance eee of the officers of the boat? A.—I saw none of the officers of the boat after the fire broke out Cross-examined by Mr. Wheaton—I do not know any of the officers; I did not know any one on board; they might have done so and I not see them; the only officer I know is Mr. Germain; I did not go to see whether they were giving orders to put out the fire; I stayed with my family; the planks seemed to be anxious to get loose. Q.—How did they express their anxiety? A.—By a kind of creaking; I observed that particilarly when I apprenched the machinery; it was immediately after I took my dinner, I observed this; I did not mention to any one that desire of the planks to move; I staid on the forward deck about twenty minutes; strain on the planks did not appear to be as great T had not passed up and down the Hudson river th: n; I have never had any experience in navigating steamboats or building them. Q.—Did you ever see a steamboat that does not shake when the engine is in motion? A.—I think I | have been on board one boat that did not shake, the Fran- cis Skiddy; probably that was one of the reasons why I spoke to the engincer, but that is not the only reason; I was on the Joha Potter that season; [ came on her from South Amboy here. Q.—With be oy to Mr. Germain, state whether you saw him attending to his duties when you spoke to him. A.—I saw him regulating the ma- chinery; he would then go to the side of his box and look out; he appeared to be excessively agitated; he looked down towards the stern of the boat; the engine is in the centre of the boat, and the little box is about the size of this desk, (about eight feet); I observed him about three minutes; I think he must have put his head out of the window three times during those three minutes; it did not frighten me to see him put his head out; I do not know the larboard from the starboard side; I was stand- ing on the same side on which Mr. Forrest's house is; I do not think the engineer could see back to the stern of the boat unless he saw through the ladies’ cabin; the windows and doors of the cabin were open; my impression in shat the Clay narrowed down towards the stern, so that he could see through the windows if they were open. ; The court then adjourned to 10 0’ Saturday morn- ing. i yn Court. Before Hon. H. P. Edwards. Oct, £1.—In the matter of Thomas on Habeas Corpus, —The alleged minor was brodght wards this morning, and sa‘ ry proof of his being under age having been offered, he was discharged from the naval service of the United States, on motion of Geo, G, Genet, Eaq., his counsel. tn ene Judicial ee ee on jan Robbins e mguraeteiayet yee sal as we y to resume her Dawe of Bassett . fore Hon. H. P. Ba- Leeture of Profewer Carnochan on the fetence and Practice of Medicine. ‘On Wednesday evening, Professor Carnochan delivered a very interesting lecture to a highly intelligent audi nce, of both sexes, at the Medical College, Fast Thirteenth street, preliminary to the opening of the sescion. It embraces the whole range of the theory, practice, and philosophy of the medical and surgical arts. After a prayer by Rey. Mr. McAuley, the Professor proceeded as follows -— The word medicine is derived from a Latin word which mifies to oure; and taking this etymology as a basis, medi- cine was long defined to be the art of curing Lear nt thls definition indicates only & very small part of the ob ject of medicine, and it is far from giving an exact idea of a science which embraces in its complexity the universality of human knowledge, and thus constitutes an encylopedia in itself. In the id ages, when medicine, still in ite in- fancy, seemed te consist merely in the relation between a disease and the means reputed to be a cure, there was no objection,to defin curing disease; but in the ie imfwhich we live, this de! nition bas ceaxed to be satisfactory. Enlightened reason rejects it and demands a loftier language, more philoso- phical and more cemplete. In the largest acceptation of -the word, may be defined to be the scienee of all the facts,which should be known in order to apply with akill those resources by means of which art, in concert vith nature, succeeds in preserving health, or in curing disease, or at least in mi igating its intensity. | Ina word medicine is both the science of health and the art of preserving it, and the science of disease and the art of ‘treating and uring it. Mxplaimed by masters of the art, medicine has a fixed method, resting upon the triple basis of observation, ex- perience, and ratiocination. Its object is the know! of the living body, whether diseased or healthy; but as life is sustai only by the instrumentality of external agents, it results that medicine has also for its object the knowledge of those agents and their relations—that is to for its it to be the art of sey, the knowledge of organic and inorganic nature. With the philosophical physician, medicine has « higher aim than the mere cure of diseases, It aims at enlargin, our physical and moral existence, at improving it conducting it to the term of its natural duration. It has not the mad pretension of suspending the will of Him who everywhere has sown death by the side of life, but only of seconding nature in her conservative efforts, and of regulating the equilibrium of her actions so as to ob- tain from life all that it can give, and make it last as long as the universal law will permit, Such is the true and solemn aim of medicine; and he who sees it in this light, already knows what constitutes the function o: the physician. He knows that the en- lightened physician should always be the minister of na- ture; since it ix only by following her example. and her laws that he can render real service to humanity in her threefold aspect, physical, moral and intellectual. Medicine has for its subject all that lives, and especial man—that many- parted being eomposed of matter, mind rit—that aggrogate of solids and liquids, vivided by an active cause which maintains the harmoay of the whole. ‘Au medicine bas for its object the knowledge of living beings, and of their relations, its field of observation is without limit. In fact, nothing that exists should be un- known to the true physician, All the sciences and all branches of human knowledge are his tributaries. Medicine is incontestibly an autonomoua and autoeratie science; it is born of no other, and would exist even if other sciences did not, It has its own fundamental prin- ciples, dogmas, and genius—its special ratiocination, lan- guage, rules, methods and scientific forms; and when it vokes the aid of other sciences, it subjects them to its discipline, never permitting them to usurp or share its aatural and priviliged ¢omain, Medicine is composed of two distinet parts—a dogmatic part and o technical part. ‘The former constit ates the science, properly so called; The latter constitutes the art or practice, and is fhe application of the science. Whether viewed as & science or a# an art, it is divided and sub-di- vided into numerous branches, some of which are princi- Pal branches, others acgemory. General pathology is the science which treats of disease and the gencralities of medicine. In the latter respect, it is in a manner the key of medical science; for it defines words and terms, establishes the different ‘divisions and sub-divisions of the scisnce; explaing and justifies them. Ina word, in its highest and widest scope it is 1uedical philosophy itself. i By medical physics is understood the mechanics of organized bodies. It takes cognizance of the mechanical action of the different parts of the animal mechanism, and of the physical laws which govern the organism. In the living body there ito be found & mechanism of mar- yellous complexity and adaptation. There are vaults, basins, levers, pullies, axes, and other instruments in endless variety, and it is the province of medical physics to investigate and explain thelr powers, By this branch of science are explai the sonorous vibrations of the ear, the emotion of light through the different chambers of the eye, the formation of the voice in the larynx, the play of the us levers, the elasticity of the organs the cireflation of liquids through the vibratory of the esoncmy—in a word, the statistics and dynamics of organized bodies, e subject of medical chemistry is to demonstrate the composition of the organic elements of the human body— that is to say, the elementary principles of the solids liquids, and gases which enter into its composition. It makes known the intimate action of those elements. Natural history has for its object the knewledge of all the beings and of all the bodies existing in nature. It studies their forms, their external characteristics and internal structure, whether they exist in the air or in the water, on the surface of the carth or in the depths of its bowels, Mineralogy, one of the sub divisions of natural history, having for its object the description and classification of inorganic bodies, shows us nature everywhere impatient to act and solicitous to create; we see her at work, vary- ing at pleasure—there, the number or extent of planes, or the infinitude of angles—here, the elegance of forms, oF the brillianey of colors. | What a spectacle for the philosopher is that living laboratory, where the elemen- tary atoms, seeking and avoiding each other, in obedience to fixed laws, are incessantly operating the prodigies of material aggregation ! And forthe physician, what a feld of instruetive observation! He there learns to distin- guirh those medicinal bodies whose salutary virtues have been tested in the preservation of health or in the cure of disease, from the panaceax adopted by the ignorance of the early observers, and still preserved, and even multt- piled, as curative or preventive nostrums, in the deoelt- ful and delusive therapeuties of modern quackery. After defining botony and zoology, the lecturer went on toanatomy, which he said has for its object the study of the solid and liquid parts, the plastic assemblage of which constitutes organized being. It demonstrates the number, form, consistency, texture, structure, situation, direction, connections relations ofall the parts of the organization. Human anatomy has for its special object to make known the state of. nization and the config ration of all the parts of the human body, and also manner in which those s ¢nter into action and ac: complish the function: ving upon them by general Anatomy does rot ad alone and insulated. The sublime mechanism it reveals must be studied while at work in the performance of its wonderful fanctions. In & word, anatomy is inseparable from physiology. Phy- siology is the science of the organism in a state of acti- vity, and exercising, with regularity, the movements of life; it is the scienee of the phenomena and acts which are theexpression and consequences of the laws of vitality— the history of life in action. Anatomy would be mean- ingless if physiology did not enlighten us upon the uses ami tendencies of the various parts of the structure; and reciprocally, physiology would be without credit if we r mained ignorant of the living organism, which is the fu damental basis of its demonstrations. Without phy- siology, anatomy is mute, and without anatomy physiology is buta vain romance; but when these two sciences enter into concerted action, bo circulates with them, inform- ing and stimulating the intelligence. ‘The Professor then, after detining physiology, materia medica, etiology, symptomatology, semeiology, general therapeutics, and posology, proceeded to treat on surgery at very great length, He’ aaid-According to the strict sense of its etymo! —cheir hand, ergon work—surgery is, to speak poten is the work of the hand. It is the art which instructs the hand and directs it in the employ- mene of the mechanical means required in the treatment of certain affections. It is, however, impossible to es- tablish the fixed characters by which surgical affections are distinguishable from medical affections; their qualifi- cation is conventional and arbitrary, and does not rest upon indisputable scientific principles, It is indispensable that the surgeon should possess a profound knowledge of anatomy. reat demands more services from physiology than is commonly supposed. General pathology is indispentable to the surgeon. The knowledge of medical or internal pa- thology is obligatory on the surgeon. As for external pathology, it is the light of surgery. Beside the general division of the practical art into surgery and medicine, there are, and there must be, other divisions, which haye for their object the limitation of thorough and complete investigations within a determined category of facts, #0 that they shall not be out of proportion with the powers ef the human mind or the duration of human life. No man can flatter himself with possessing a complete know: ledge of all that is recorded in the annals of the healing art, as useful and true ; still lesa can he hope that the necessarily restricted field of his personal experience can invest him with equal capacity in the practice of all the different branches of the art; and still much lees, that it will be possible for him to’ make important discovories, and expecially to base them upon solid proofs, unless he concentrate his inquiries within certain limits. Hence the numerous tub-divisions, or, in modern phraseslogy, the specialties of medicine. It is, however, in nowise incompatible with the ordina reach of the human understanding to be perfectly fami- Kar with all the positive and established principles both of medicine and surgery, so as never to be at fault in the emergencies of practice, or be incapable of giving sound To this end all our studies should conduce; and be upon those who make their absolute ignorance 8] of one branch of the art a claim to superiority in the practice of the other. It is only when the surgeon ts an oer physician that he is truly worthy of his mission. On the other hand, it is undeniable that many physi- eians, from some nataral or acquired defect, or from want of practice, and, therefore, of skill, are compelled to avoid the performance of operations.’ The physician is never too old for the practice of his art, whereas the surgeon should be young and ambidexterous. He should , a8 it were, @ sort of duality of organization— Phat is @ say, the cosets ot judging slowly or | oy Aa ly, or of operating with deliberation or unhesitating ce- Terity. He should have a good eye, a sure hand and a certain amount of physical strength—the latter being particularly required in the reduetions of dislocations, as well as in several operations of magnitude. The surgeon should also have a knowledge of mechanics, which will suggest to him new resources in the construction of struments and in the adaptation of and ban- dages. But if by reason of deficiency in these attri- putes, the physician remain a stranger to surgical dis- eases, he will expose himself to gross and fatal mistakes, Do yetaate, who invoke his advice, always know whether their direases are within the province of medicine or of surgery? If weare bound to protest against the complete divorce of medicine and Lint ORY how much more reason age shall we not protest the fractional subdivision of the medical art! ty, much used at the present day, and brought into fashion norant pretenders, in an ad by only & very small number of men, Sy) | . & ‘ pranch of it ether fons Or the pecosnitien of For the Pat, She exclusive practice of ity in only possible in t centres of popula- even it may be aid that it ie generally the Povanne gl fat ener rather than the useful o superiority. No Dupu: no Listo willever descend to'be an oculist, am curint, a mere It thotomist—he will be all that, and excel in all. ‘As for physicians residing in small towns and in the country—apd they covstitute the mort numerous class of our profession—they are under still greater obli; oe S than the physicians of large citien, to neglect no of the pe They have to rely upon apace 94 Foo fy sree oie todo ate acage a 8 a bleed ty a large artery, from the avulsion of teeth to the removai of hernial constriction. It is, therefore, with t reason that [a iggrmet and ® who were formerly divided into rival and ical omaha, are now united in the same faculty, and that the students in our colleges are con- strained to the same siudies before obtai their di- plomas, and acquire no distinctive rights or titles. The bile ‘interest, as well as sound philosophy, exacts @ permanent alliance of medicine and surgery. 80 much being admitted, it is right ana proper that, in large cities, some members of our protonation ‘should 'de- vote themrelves to surgery, others to obstetrics, and that dental surgery should constitute » business by it- self. These divisions are sanctioned by reason and cus- tom. Iam not opposed to them; but I have deemed it e point opportune to point out the dange uses of special asthe dail; invasion of the se'chlled npectalista nds nee only in the year eee eee eee ‘or venal eres pace sf e medical press. Pathological anatomy ascertains the alterations, aber- rations, or organic destructions which the eye may note during but which are only ac- coms e organic modifications by the morbid state, by the of or the fact itself of death, for death has ite . Pathological anatomy points out the defects of deve- Jopement, or the of conformation of the organs, their morbid state, and how their destruction, partial or Peles pee ate movements of life amd their equilibrium. the physioguomist, who discovers characters by ee the features of the countenance, the professor of this science, by plunging the eye of re- flect! into hp Ne meg Sed ny Soceeny, os ere Ce cern [organic chan; 01 ive reac the ee St peat Mee Medical philosophy is the science of the methods, principles and dogmas of medicine, considered as science and art. It isthe critical asd dogmatic part of medi- cine, without which medical doctrine is a mere delusion; but with which the physielan advances boldly from prin- ciple to principle, at eaeh step acquiring that knowledge which alone brings wisdom, and invests its professer with authority among men. The lecturer then touched upon the history of mgdi- cine, and proceeded to say:—Without clinical instruc there can be no practical medicine, and, in fact, no medi- cine; for medicine, asa useful science, only exists in the exercise of the art, or, in other words, in that authorita- tive and intelligent practice which can only be learned at the bedside of the patient, under the eye and direction of a competent teacher. Clinical medicine may be regarded as the technical part of the science, for it consists more in exercises than in precepts, its true object being to communicate the rules and proceedings of the art, and to teach that upon the patient himself. In the order of time, it is evidently anterior to theoretical instruction. The Greeks were in the habit of exposing their sick to view in the streets, temples and public places, where the passers-by were in- vited to advise and presoribe such treatment as they thought best. To be adequately benefitted by clinical ia- struction, the student should. have certain endowments, without which it would be vain to hope to become a suc- cessful medical practitioner. He must, in the first place, be thoroughly imbued with the love of his art, with good sense, determined will, good memory and great patience. He must, moreover, have the faculty of fixing and apply- ing his attention fer a length of time upon the mort ab- stract subjects. Lastly, he observation, the powers of reflection and generalization, and with them delicate and penetrating tact. In theestimation of the vulgar, the physician is merely a practical curer of diseases, but in the eyes of the enlight- ened, his office is sacerdotal. To fulfil the duties of a phy- sician, six conditions, rays the father of medicine, are necessary :—natural talent, a good education, good morals, early study, the love of work, and lastly time. we examine the life of the practising physician, we find it gilded and shining on the surface; but beneath the D nein how much pain and hardship! The practising Rascian isone of the martyrs of modern society; he the np of bitternoss and empties it to the drogs. He is under the weight of an immense responsibility, and his reward is but too often injustice and ingratitude. His trials begin at the very gates of his career. He spends his youthful years in the exhausting investi- gations of anatomy—ho breathes the air of,putrefactions, and ir daily exposed to all the perils of contagion. View him in the practice of the difficult art he has acquired at the risk of his life! He saves or cures his patient—it is the result of chance! or clse it is alleged that it is nature, and nature alone, that cures disease, and that the phy- sician is only useful for form sake, Then consider mortifichtions he has to undergo, when he wees unbluah- Ing ignorance win the success which is denied to his learning and talents, and you will acknowledge that the trials of the physician aro not surpassed in any other bu- siness of life. There is another evil the honorable phy- Nolan has to contend with—a hidecus and devouring evil, commenced by the world, sustained by the werld, « seemingly forever more destined to be an infliction upon humanity, This evil is quackery, which takes advantage of that deplorable instinct which actually seeks false- hood, and prefers it to truth. How often do we se: the shameless and ignorant speculator arrest the public at- tention and attain fortune, while neglect, obscurity, and poverty are the portion of ‘the modest practitioner, who as emb:aced the profession of medicine with full con- sciousness, and cultivated it with dignity and horor! But these stern realities will deter no man whose vocation is ascertained by calm self scrutiny and examination from adopting a profession the duties of which are prescribed by humanity, and invest him who fulfils them faithfully with a sacerdotal character. ‘The sacred obligations contracted by the physician are nowhere laid down with more earnestness than in the majestic oath of Hippocrates, with the text of which I shall conclude thialeeture:— “T swear by Apollo, gel, by Panacea, whom I call to witness, that I will observe te the best of ‘my abill- ty, and according to the measure of my knowledge, this oath, such as it is written, “1 will das my father him who has taught me medicine. Iwill help him in his need, and supply his wants. I will look apon his children as my own brothers. If they shall desire to learn our art, [ will teach it tothem without fee or written obligation; { will make known to them its Principles: 1 explain those prinel es to th length; 1 will communicate the whole doctrine of medicine to them, and also to those disciples who have matriculated and taken the usual oath, but to none others. “T will prescribe for the sick a suitable regimen, cording to my skill and knowledge; I will irelect inst things that are hurtful or Unjust; 1 will keep my life pure ana ho! wellas my art. When I enter a house, it will be solely to visit the sick, keoping myself free from all corruption. All that Imay seo or hear in my intercourse with men, either in the functions or out of the functions of my offi ported, I will keep secret, ‘ And so, may I live long, succeed in my; come celebrated through all time, if I without violating sin them art and be- ep this oath, article of it; if I fail, and be- come perjured, may the contrary be my lot.” Court of Common Pleas—Part 1. Before Hon, Judge Woodruff. KEEP YOUR HOISTWAYS CLOSED. 5 ‘The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York, vs. Lewis B. Covert and Samuel McCain. —this was an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover & penalty of fifty dollars for s violation of the hoistway ordinance. Both parties waived a jury, and the cause was tried before the Court. It appearec on the part of the plaintiffs that the defendants occupied the third floor of No, 12 Frankfort street, wherein there was a hoist- way, which, instead of belng enclosed by # good and suf- ficient railing around the opening, was enclosed by a solid partition reaching from the floor to the ceiling, but having s large door, which plaintiffs contended was left constantly open, and it was intimated that a boy had fallen through the hoistway and been killed. Mr. John 8, Jeoness, for the defendants, moved for a nonsuit, on the ground that there had been a substantial compliance with the ordinance; that the ordinance was unconstitu- tional; that it applied only during the night time, and could ‘not be apphed to business hours, and on varions other grounds. Mr. L. N. Glover replied on behalf of the plaintiffs, and the Court denied the motioa; after which a witness was ealled by the defendants to prove that the door to the partition surrounding the hoistway was kept clored; after which the eause was submitted on both xidee, and the Court gave a verdict for plaintiff, for fitty dollazs and conta, SE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MONEY MARKET. Frupay, Oct. 21—6 P. M. Wall street is in a very uncomfortable condition. It is Areadful times among stock speculators, and there are no indications of any change for the better. Prices are steadily setling down, and the bears are contidently look- {ng fora much lower depth. In this they may be dis- appointed. There is a bottom to things in Wa'l street, much further down, The reaction may be much greater tirely the benefits derived from the recent heavy fall. It is not our opinion that fancy stocks are going te advance immediately or materially; but long time comtracts put time longer of excitement and activity in the stockimar- ket, we look for # dull, heavy, quiet time, when capital- ists may find favorable opportunities for picking up good | securities for investment at fair prices. That time will come at so very distant day, and those who have fortified themselves with available means will be in a position to make desirable selections. We know of large amounts of capital held in reserve for this purpose, and at the pro- per time it will be forthcoming. At the first board to-day, Pennsylvania Coal declined 34 per eent, making a total decline In two days of 43, per cent ; Phoenix Coal, 3 ; Canton Company, 1; ; New York Central Bonds, 1; Erie Second bonds, 1; Cumberland Coal, 94; Reading Railroad, 3; Panama Railroad, 2; Geveland and Erie Railroad, 1. Nicaragua Transit ad- | vanced 1 per cent ; Parker Vein, }; ; Stonington Railroad, 2 At the second board a further decline was realized on nearly all the leading fancies. Cumberiand Coal fell off M per cent ; Morris Canal \{ ; Canton Company 1; Har- lem Railroad, 3 ; Reading Railroad, 2. Most of the sales ‘this afternoon were for cash. In Reading Railroad a dif- ference of five per cont was made on sixty days. This shows 1 Tce gtiocto Lecos bloete vad Bed Holders of ‘fanny st 10 pot experienced eveb bard tines in th must possess the genius of and it will not be safe to follow some of the leading fancies | and much sooner than they anticipate, and wipe out en- | outat anything below current rates, will, in all proba- | bility, be in favor of buyers at maturtty. After a little | street for years, but they stand i It is our impres- sion that we shall find out in a few days where the losses have fallen. At the Mining Board the sales were only to a moderate extent, and prices were fully maintained. MINING EXCHANGE—Oet. 21st. 100 shs Fulton Co....83 2 100 dodo. 60 do Lehigh Zine .... 3% 60 do do......, BB 3% There were rales of Potosi Lead and Ulster Lead at the regular board, at prices current yesterdsy. These are, beyond all question, the most valuable lead stocks in the market. Both have been highly productive from the start, and must continue so. The mines of the Potosi Company are located in the centre of the immense Galena regions of the West, where mineral is as plenty as sand on the seashore. The Ulster Company have rich veins in the vicinity of this city, and the ore is of the first qua- lity. ‘The steamship Humboldt, of this port, for Southampton and Havre, to-morrow, Saturday, will carry outs large amount of specie. Upwards of $700,000 have already been ‘The Stonington Railroad Company have declared a half- yearly dividend of 834 per cent, payable on the first proximo. The gross receipts of the last four months have been $124,154, and it is anticipated that this month’s will be $30,000, making $154,154. The expenses have been $59,000; interest, $13,000; and sinking fund, $12 000; together, $80,000; leaving $74,154 a8 a dividend fund. Of this the declared dividend of 314 per cent on $1,500,000 will take $62,600, still leaving a surplus of $21,654, The Norwich {Ct.) Aurora publishes an abstract of the report of the Eastern Bank of Killingley, made to the Superior Court. The editor, who was one of the receivers, thinks that the funds in hand will be sufficient to pay in full every claim already proved against the bank. The receivers expect to realize something from Mr. Chitten- den’s acceptances and the railroad bonds. The liabilities and resources of the bank are set down as annexed:— Lian. RESOURCES. Bills presented... $29,547 00 Cash in hand....$28,790 50 Deposits ......., 985 55 Unp’d notes, good 1,925,00 Claims on book .. 1,160 56 ., doublful.. 20/142 45 Stockholders. ..,. 12,860 00 Railroad bonds... 40,000 00 Wnpaid interest.. 2,625 00 orpeeeby: $88,282 95 This does not take into account the expenses of settling, nor an unsettled balance on account of the bonds due the State, the precise amount of which cannot at present be known. It will be seen that of the $111,924 bills in cireu- lation at the time of the suspension of the bank, only $29,547 were presented to the receivers before the expira- tion of the limitation fixed by the court for the presenta- tion of claims, leaving $82,377 outstanding, of which there is no account. A large amouxt of this is in the hands of the railroad company, whose bonds are in possession of the bank. The doubtful paper unpaid consists of accept- ances, for which W. E. Chittenden is responsible. The railroad bonis are those of the Rock River Valley Union Company, of Wisconsin, of undetermined value. No action was had on the report, except to continue it to the Janu- ary term of the court, when parties whose claims were disallowed will‘have a hearing. The Maryland coal trade for the week ending 15th inst., |. was 741 tons less than the preceding week. Amount of coal transported over Mount Savage Iron Company’s Rail- road, 5,908 tons—total from the Frostburg region for the week, 10,461 tons, and since the Ist of January last, 363,186 tons; of which 240,350 were transported over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and 122,986 descended the Cherapeake and Ohio Canal. Total from the whole coal region since the 1st January last, 405,202 tons. ‘The arrangements for connecting at Norwich, Connecti- cut, the Norwich and Worcester, and New Lonéon, Wili- mantic, and Palmer Railroads, have been completed. The connection is at the wharves in the port of Norwich, and the total expenses for the right of way, &e., to be paid by the two companies, will be ahout $35,000. This will com- plete a new railroad connection between New York and Boston, via New London, &c. ‘The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of foreign dry goods entered at this port for consumption and for warehouse, also the withdrawals from warehouse, for the week ending and including Thursday, Oct. 20, 1853 -— * Total..........$44,543 11 Movearents Iv Forman Dry Goons, Jor Consumption. MANUFACTUURS OF SILK, Stull goods... Cot. & worst... 327 : 4 Shawls... Blankets Hose... Bilk & cotton: . Gloves Hose......... 4 L141 Covers, Gimps kfring. 22 10) Brds & bdge... » 21 o0ds. . Embroideries, 46 Fea. & flowers. 23 » 3 - 6 3 29 Collars, cuffs. . Wearing app'i - 2 Total....... 144 Total....... 287 $6,142 Withdrawn from Warehouse. MANUFACTURES OF Woot. MANUFACTURES OF SILK. 10 $3,880 Silks......... 4 $4,314 5 2,465 Silk & worsted 2 6 15 6/475 Pongees...... 16 3,055 4 1,695 eed i 7 2,891 Total....... 22 $10,235 43 8856 MANUFACTURES OF FLAX. 3 367 Linens....... 18 $3,212 — — ho. Xeotten., 5 904 . 87 826,519 pea RES OF OOTTON. Total..... +. 23 $6,116 ll $1,877 ‘MISCELLANROUS. 5 8,806. Straw ; 17 1,820 Lea. gi 2 33 $7,693 = Total....... 37 $11,607 Entered for Warehousing. MANUFACTURES OF WOOLLENS, MANUFACTURES OF SILK. Woollens..... 69 $31,865 Silks......... 42 $31,156 Cot. & worsted 67 14,317 Ribbons...... 3, pa Crape shawls. 824 39,158 Total.,..... 126 $46,172 Pongees...... 235 41,063 MANUFACTURES OF COTTON. Raw ., + 115 = 19,365 Cottons . 145 $34,574 —_—_ Embroider 56 12,962 = Total....... 722 $134,207 — MANUFACTURES OF FLAX. Total....... 191 $47,646 Iimens....... 6 $902 ‘MISCKLLANFOUS, | Straw goods.. 304 $8,285 REeCAPTTULATION, Entered for Consumps Pigs pt 4 ree 1853, 5 alue. "kgs. Value, | Manuf. of Wool..... 622 $266,625 957 — $894,660 Ne Cotton... 366 100, 399 88,786 hed Silk. + 281 230,081 817, 462,390 206 $12,700 1,398 Totale....ccesee. 181 $237,512 1861. 1962, 1868, | Value put on market third week in Oct.... $586,170 $763,019 $1,141,226 Previously sinve Jan. 1. 64,500,618 2,004,063 70/440'254 Totals .... +++ +.» . 65,096,638 $58,667,372 $80,690,480 The trade in foreign goods manifests even less vigor and firmness, and none but the most popular descriptions can be disposed of at former prices, as jobbers are not willing to augment their supplies further than necessary te sa- tisfy the wants of their customers, who have nearly so- | cured all they shall need during the residue of the winter months, im the face of a tight money | market, and the prospects of a diminished cousumption, with am increased stock and a decline in prices. ; Meanwhile, owners of undesirable fabrics are endea' to sell them with the utmost despatch, belicving that the longer they are retained the heavier will be the losses en- tailed by their ultimate disposal. For this reason, they are privately sold at reduced figures, which most fre | quently fall short of the prime cost, and forced into the- auction room, where they are disposed of in the speediost | Manner, but on the most ruinous conditions. The imports ~ have declined s little; they are apt to continue decreasing for some time to come. Still they are far in exeoss of the arrivals at the same period of last year, and will doubtless prove much more so during the remainder of the season. (On this account ® behooves dealers to act with extreme cAvtion, axd 10 meling ‘helr arrangements for the *prin nn season, strive to learn what amount of the fall supply will be available then, that, so informed, they may not send out extravagant orders, the execution of which would damage the interest of operators at large, but rather con- fine their imports within reasonable limits, and thus help to wtrengtben the trade against all futyre reverses. It will be recollected that there are still five millions ef the appropriation of tem millions, made by Congress to diseharge the Texas debt, in abeyance, locked up im the treasury under a decision made by the last administra- tion, It was decided that the five millions, reserved under the proviso of the Texan indemnity, should not be paid until all the creditors should sign a release to the United States government of their claims upom Texas, based upon the bonds which were to be paid from the customs revenue. Some of this class of crediters might wish to accept the scaling offers of Texas, and sign a re- Tease accordingly. But the decision of the late Attorney General, Reverdy Johnson, was that all the creditors mast unite in the release before any one of them could be paid. of Philadelphia:— In was reported on the street yesterday, with some di- rectness, that that department ofthe government charged with the interpretation of the law appropriating five mil- ons to the payment of the creditors of Texas, had decides that the do not come infor any portion of ‘the Ave mallions appropriated by that the ten per that the late administration raled out, and cent bonds which were subsequently paid by the Stateef Texas at the tealed rate of 60 per cent of their face, do. if ns otate ment is true, and the <wcision of the government stand as the rule of action under the law, ae will be all on the side of Texss. The 10 per cent which have been surrendered t0 her at cent of their face may now be presented treasury for payment in full out of the five milliens ap- propriated by Congress. If we: omember Res a these sre about two millions of these bonds, if overnment, the amount, it will be on hole in the five millions. notes is twenty five cents in the dollar,and as interest it is presumed that Texas, judging conduct, will be in no great hi to thena. delphia is deeply interested in pilot if true as stated. A large amount of the Texas securities have been held here for years, and under the decision of the late ad- ministration, the holders, naturally su; it to be final, surrendered the 10 per cent boner on to the notes in the full assurance that whenever five million appropriation was distributed the netes would come in for an equitable share. “ow there cam be two Cesisions of the same matter by the same officers of gov- ernment, though not the same men, we do not understand. ‘That it works ruinously on Jong holders of Texns securities is manifest, for if the lat Fh ministration had not decided ss it did, the would have been still held here, and their full payment would have helped to make up the loss on the that now seems probable under Present decision. Btock Exehange. . Friday, Oot, 21, 1868, $1000 U S 6s ’68 cou. c 1223¢ 160 sha PkrVC100.83 11 6000 Erie IstMtgbsc 113° 247 NY Con RR, 106% 2000 do.......b3 118 9 do. 106% 4000 Erie 2d Mtg bis, 98 a“ do. 106% 500 Erie Certificates 98 do. 107 1b 00 2000 Erie Income bds 92% 1000 Erie Cov bds "71 85 6000 dow... 4 1000 Hud R2d MB sd 95 d0.-2..4.83 93 1000 M Cent Rid Bos 80 3000 N ¥ Cent RRBs 91 40... 58 70 sha DelHClCos3 100 20 Harlem RR Pref. 106 Vit do... 100 "5 Stoningtom RR... @2 1 do 100 Erie Railroad..s3 60 50 do. 100 oo 100 Morris Canal,.... 13% 36 38. 10 Contintl Ins Co's3 102° 200 100 Canton Co..,..... 28 400 50 Florence & Kpt Co 180 100 Potosi Lead Go... 536 100 100 Ulster Mining Co.. 23, 50 130 Penn Coal Co.... 100° 50 100 88 60 Stosssssessssegesses @, wa 4 a as rs - ak 09: - 4 as: 15 Parker V Goal 90 100d 10 Cleve, C & Gin RR 117 450 10 Sixth Avenue RR. 95 925000 N ¥ Gs '64,,.. 122” 100hn Park Vm C100 5000 Frie Cy Bs. 62 86 100 do.....,b80 ne 5000 Erie Certificts. 99 1 000 11% 10 she US Trust Co. 100 100 do. 8 11% 250 Erie RR. 10 300 do. 9: 200 2 do 6 60 do. ss, 68 SONY Osuizal BR 100 20 sdk secs MON 170 Harlem ‘iisticond 60 CITY TRADE REPORT. Fripay, Oct, 21—6 P. M. AsHis.—Sales were made of 50 bbls., at $5 60 for pearls and $5 7 # $5 81% for pots, per 100 Ibs. Buxswax.—There have been 3,200 Ibs. yellow purchased, at 27340. » 28c. per Ib. Breapstcrrs.—Flour did not vary much. The salea amounted to 16,000 bbls.—sour at $5 3734 a $5 6234; su- perfine No, 2, at $6 a $6 25; ordinary to choice State and mixed to fancy Western, at $6 50 a $675; with other brands at proportionate figures. Nothing of any conse- quence transpired in Canadian. There were 800 bbls. Southern taken at $6 813¢ a $7 for mixed to favorite, $7 0634 a $7 3734 for fancy per bbl. Rye flour and meal unchanged. Wheat continued in fair demand. day’s business embraced 47.500 bushels ye 86 for z ime Genesee; $I 63 for ke $150 for Canadian; 1 43 for fair Southern; and $142 for Ohio. Sales were made of 1,500 bushels rye at 03c., and 5,000 bushels rowed barley at 84c. Oats remained ‘about the Corn was unaltered. The operations consisted of bushels, at 74c. a 76c. for unsound; 75c. a 78¢. for inferior to ehoice mixed Southern and Western; and .79¢. for yel- Curve transactions fucluded 25. bags Laguayra, OFFER. — ‘ansactions inelu at Lei 400 Rio, at 103. 11}¢¢.; and 100 St. Domingo, at 9350. per Ib. eten 300 bales changed hands to-day, at irre: ular rates. S"rucrm-About 800 boxes baneh raisins found buyert at $5 25. FR of 10,00¢ at EIGHTS.—We have to netice engagements bushels wheat made yesterday evening, after ’ 144. in Oe be and, about 12,008 do. corn in bulk, at 13d. Wheat was at 13544; and flour at 3s. To London about 20,000 bushels wheat were taken at 1éd.. and a British ship engaged 1,000 barrels flour at 4s. 64.; and 1,000 at 4s. 6d., and about 2,600 do. were taken in am American vessel at 4s. Od. To Antwerp « vessel waa ehar- tered to load with wheat at 3c. To California rates ranged from 55c. a 60c. Hay.—River was sparingly dealt in, at 70e. a 180. by local consumers, 100 Ibs. ir Re.—-Eastacs eoattautd in goed domed LATES, —I fern eont! at ee re rie aie te Mk —] lan itter common, and $1 €5 for lump, per bbl. iia eobeaags Morassws.—Sales were made of 100 hhds. Porto Rico, at 2c. w 28¢., and 156 Cubs, at 286. per gallon. On tan aeeeiae te ant were as re- ported. neactions in linseed gallons at full prices, holders firm, Pigg OvIEIONS.—Pork continued to de; te.” rales embraced bbls. Western, at asi¢ oS tor aman $13 873¢ a $13 60 for prime, per bbl. Nothing new op curred in cut meate, ere wore sold 200 bbls. at 11%¢. a 126, per Ib.; and 270 bbls. beef, at $4 76 a $6 60 for country $5 75 9 $6 2 for city do.; $7 50a $10 for country mesa; $128 $12 60 for Wisconsin mess; $12 a $13 for city mess; and $14 8 $14 25 for extra by Per bbl. Beef hams, butter, and cheese, rule about je SAME. common to choice were —Sales of 100 tierces : 00 Ibs. Rica. effected, 4 fe gard that sacks Worthington’: o pool fan'were Glopesea Of x61 50. - iis Svcars.—The operations embraced aman atdke w wore purchased at ‘Tige. Boise Be Tb. ve ae mre 60 bbls. western and prison realised ic. 8 5 oot, —The market is more de) Mediterranean and 40,000 Ibs. domestio fleece, at prices not made public, hit known to be lower than those heretofore current. Markets. Brucuron Manxer, Oct. 20.—At market 4, (any 2,200 beef and 2,400 stores,) 7,800 swine, including 6 fat atill fed cattle—On all qualities except the clined, and num bers remained ie wat; con bat cl bt last a LA af! y 76 a 96; third, $4 bos ¥ unsold, quote year! at $12 a $20 three mri Fnales of Bwine—Shoats regres Hie ee i