The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1853, Page 6

irect cause of the deaths must be the negligence, miy- conduct or inattention of the defendants to their respee- tive duties—the deaths must result directly and proxi- fhom such negligence, misconduct or inatten ‘ion. ‘Secord—Mere negligence—mere mixconduct—or mere in- attention, although sufficient to subject officers to civil ex, CO@s not subject the defendants to this indict- ment. That error of judgment, although fault, such as wtting this boat on shore improperly, does not conati- egligence, misconduct or inattention as contemplat od in the act. or that, in ths confusion when the fire was discovered, putting the passengers aft does not constitute tbe uct contemplated in the 12th section. It manst be such or mis*ondu:t, or such ina:ten- tion as would, when committed, be likely in itself directly to cause the homicide. Such asin a case of bursting of Doilers for tue engineer to put extra weights on the safety valves; or for the captain to engage in a race with a rival Bost, aniim such race his boat's boilers wou'd collay from the extra strain pnt on them. The act or omissio: mast be such as thatits performance or aon-performance | would be a notice to the officer doing or o aitting to do the act, that he was guilty of a ¢ereliction of duty. He referred to the case of Rex y. Allen and another, 7 Carrington & Payne, p 153, and Rex v. Green. same vol., 166; and also to’ 1 East's leas of the Crown, p. 265. next proposition—It is mecessary to show — @efendants, in the performance or non-performa of ‘their duties, directly caused the deaths, and had in view | wome great perronal injury. In reference to the inferior e@icers—such as the captain’s clerk—it was necessary to | ebow that be was directly concerned in causing this fire. | He was necessary to show that he was negligent of his duty, and so with regard to the assistant pilot and the ether officers of the vessel. The next proposition is : Bien if there be a general concert of action in this race, which eventuated in 4 fire yet under this act the offi zers of this vexsel not in command, and not in charge of the See, cennct be heid responsible for the fire; for though | they might be deemed guilty of misconduct’ in assenting to the recing, yet their misconduct has reference to the race and “not to the fire; and uale-s it is | ehown that this fire was the direct consequence ef this race, they must be acquitted. He then referred to ‘the eharge of Judge Betts, in tue case of the Reindeer, ia which case it was shown, affirmatively, that the officers were guilty of misconduct in not blowing off steam at the Ianding places, and tha: collapsing of the boilers was oc- eanioned by the officers not doing what the act directed them to do—that case he submitted, was entirely distiact from the present one. Mr. McMahon then proceeded to address the jury. He said the duty had now devolved wpon him to open the case for all of the defendants; h zegeeenten in fact but four of them, but his colleagu wishing that all of them should trespass on the time I consider that « proper and rate Q. What is the depth of the water between the top of the flues and the upper shell of the boiler? ‘A. About eight inches; I forget the depth, but can tell by the draught; it is twenty-eight inches from the top of the tlues and the upper shell of the boiler; the scale of the drawing is marked wrong; it is five instead ef ten. ‘Q Is there any danger of fire catching from the smoke- pipe to the adjoining woodwork? ‘A Yes, if the wood work was near enough. Q. How was it on that versel ? menia I was Clay befo: to Mr. Collyer; they ran ats ery ‘ordinary rate of speed between Aloany and Hudson; their uainted with I had never seen the Henry aed teh inlaeed oe mae tae soe was increased after they got into d water, but | itwas at no time very great. Q. Stal Tate of their speed from Catskill to Kingston. A. I did. not time them or watch their revolutions, but I judged at that time they were going at a very moderate +peed—so much so that it excited my surprire. Q. Did you hear the remark of Captain Polhemus, that a question was avked of the pilot on the Henry Clay, and that there was something said about bothering him? A. I heard a hail, but do not know what it was. Q. Were they or were they not going fast? A That would be difficultio an swer as to the Henry Clay; the Armenia, which I knew, was not going fast the ry Clay was going the same apt as the Armenia ; my recollection of the speed of the Henry y is that she went very uteadily all day since we left Albany; when we gt into deep water she went faster, but it was a very steady rate all day; we met a pretty stiff breeze when we passed the hig! ; it was calm@g above; a sti? breeze from the south and the tide ebbing would make the water rough; that would cause a greater agitation than when runang with the breeze or when the water is smooth; 1 was not in- timate with Mr Collyer at the tim . Did you know him at all? A. I knew him ; he did not recognise me when I went on board until | made myself known in a measure; my impression is that I introduced Mr, Ridder to him on that occasion. To Mr. hicMahon—I looked at the steam guage between Hu son and Catski!l. | Q. How many pounds pressure did it indicate? A. It was under twenty; between Catskill and Bristol I looked at it; at no time did it indicate more than twenty pounds; I éon’t think I looked at it after we passed Bristol; the Armenia had landed a! Bristol, and had sheered out into the river when we came up; the Clay was running down near the middle of the channel, which was neaver the east than the west shore; the Armenia came near the Clay, within the distance of her width, perhaps thirty or forty feet; it wis near enough to get iato the fuetion of the Clay; I know the course vessels geverally steer below Pristol; they steer on the southeast shore. nearer tie east than the west; after passing Red Hock they steer southwesterly; they’ steer towards Turkey Point, if they desire to lank oh Kingston; Turkey Point, I should judge, is four or five miles above Kingston; versels go very near the point when desirous of landing at Kingston (Q. When the Armenia got into the CI suction, did she slow or back until she got into Turk ‘oini? A. [did not discover that she did; I did not take notice; I observed what appeared to me to be an | of the jury, the duty lad devolved on him. He approached ‘the task with difficulty. There were six men of high eharacter ancfrespectability, charged with # crime, which, M# found guilty of, would subject them to a punishment worse than death—consigoment to a living tomb. He Jooked around and saw two gentlemen for the prosecution, | who had shown their determination to couvict these men of an offence of this great magnitude: yet, when he looked | at his clients he was convinced of their’ innocence—the imnocence of their looks—and with the astured conviction _ @f their innocence, he rose to address the jury. The @efendants bad no notice of what they” would | have to rebut, and no knowledge of it until the evicence | was given for the prosecution; they are, therefore, enti- | tled to consideration in this respect. How difficult for | them to show every act they bad done, and every ste ‘they had taken thet day. Mr. McMahon then recounted | tthe catastrophe, and alluded to the great outery that was | raised against the defendants at the time by the public and the press, and said that the case was designated the | Beary Clay murders. He congratulated them that after | fifteen months that excitement had died away, and the | defendants stand before twelve honest and unprejudiced men, and are new affurded the opportunity of spreading | their defence before the world. What must they have suffered in the period that has elapsed? Truth will pre. | vail, and he was there to develope the truth. He tuen | reviewed briefly and generally the evidence for the prose- | eution and submitted that no evidence had been shown that the fire was the result of the alleged racicg, though | if the boilers had burst it might have been inferred that | thet was the reault of ixelag. Thay would put upon the - wtand engineers of the greatest respectability and prove by their knowledge and science that this fire could mot have occurred by the racing; that her Boilers were so arranged, and that the fire was | surrouned in every nart by water, 80 that it was unpos- | Wo fo! a fire fo have been oconsioned by racing. He re | ferred to the ev.cence of the excited passengers, in which he said, there was some difference as to the place of the collision. They would put upon the stand pilots ‘of lorg experience upon the river, who would develope to | the jury how devious the windings of the river are until it reaches Kingston, and show that what struck the ex. cited gers of the Clay as racing was nothing more than the Clay keeping ber natural channel. They would er ro heat principle of suction is sach that it will | the boats together. They would put upon the stand | Totnes the Clay and that in order to get loose from her | who would prove that the Armenia came out | the Clay was oblige] to sheer over, and tt at it was in or der to prevent the vessel turuin: over when sheeriag that the parsengers were ordered to go en one side. They wouk! show that the Clay§eas not making her usu- | al wpeed; that she could mike twenty-one or twenty-1wo revolutions in oxdiuary speed; and when the jury re- | collected the fact that she was an hour or an | howr and a half behind time, it is absurd to aay tbat she was racing They would show that the steam drum was uncovered, and that the reason was so was for greater security from fire. When steam- boats intend to ra hey take in extra coals and employ extra hands. They would show that there was no extra | eoal—no pitch or tar, nothing but Lackawana coal—uo extra hands were employed acd they would show that the quantity of steam by the guage was much less than that allowed by law. Although the certificate was de- by the fire, they would be able to show that it was for thirty-five pounds; that she was capable of carrying fifty pounds, and was built te carry seventy-five pounds. ‘They would show that she hail better precautions against fire than any other vesrel, and that there was a steam eook for putting out fire; that the fire broke out oa the Jarboard pert of the Loiler where no fire could reach. They could not account for it; but they did not set it on for it was a great sné melancholy loss to the owners | sy loose upwards of $200,000 by the calamity. | After some com ments on Wilkes the discharged firemaa of the Clay, Mr. McMahon proceeded to justify the | position in which the boat had been rua ashore ; | and said, that instead of being prosecuted, he de- | served a testimonial from the surviving passengers | for risking bis own life. They would show by | penile § pilots that the vessel was put on shore | im a skilful and artistic manner; they would show that | thirty or forty passengers jumped into the river before | ‘the vessel got ashore, and that every eifort was made by | the cfficers to restrain them, but they were panic | stricken, and wou'd not be restrained: they would show | that Mr. Collyer, Mr. Elmendorf, Mr. Germain, the engi- weer, and firemen, were povring water down the engine room in order to extinguish the flames; that persons were sent to the passengers to tell them to go forward as | soon as the vessel reached the shore; and they woull abow that ihe officers did all they could to save the pas sengers; and no man exerted himself more than that | same Thomas Collyer; on reaching the shore he did uot his time in looking for his baggage and crying, “Oh, 2 he ran toafeuce, got boards, rushed into the | water, and saved some fifteen persons; the engineer was endeavoring to scuttle the veel, thinking that by sink- ing her the flames would be put out, or the bost touch the bottom, and ‘the passengers escape ; Captain ; sick, aud taking calom-l, which renders it dange ous to’ go into water, yet he sprung into water, got a boat, made two voyages, and sa some nine or ten ladies. No efforts made! Why, the ef forts were a Mr. McMahon then spoke of the exertions made by Jereup and Elmendorf, and paid a high | tribute to the #kill of all the officers, in their respective ments, and concindec by begging of the jury aot to listen to the voice of prejudice; for fifteen mouthe the defendarts had been persecuted; in another county they had been charged with murder, which indictment, how ever, they had been able to quash; prosecuted vigorously here, the public officers were not satistied with that, but Jed against them in another county. During that | they had suflered umch. What steam boat owner | would employ these men? They have suffered intense agony; four of them married men, wi'h families depending on them for subsistence. He »gain begged of the jury not to be lec away by prejudice; and he hoped that when th ‘through with the Seanes, they would have scotch make and put an end to the malignity of the prosecution. The first witness for the defence was then called. Joseph Belnapp, examined by Mr. McMahon, deposed— 1 am one of thé ficm of Cunningham, Bellnapp & Uo.; we are engaged in the manufacture of steam en- gines, boilers and machinery; they are exclusively engaged in it. | have been a practical engineer myself between 18 and 19 years; I was acquaint ed with the steamboat Henry Clay before it was des troyed. Q. Who built the boilers of that vessel? A. We built them: they were finished in the year 1851, sbout Jane; 1 think the vessel commenced running in the month Of June; the boilers were constructed of the best Pean- eytvania charcoal iron; they wers constructed as mafe as any boilers could be with regard to fire; | had a draught of those bvilers made under my directions; [draughts Seances); these form a correct representation of the ; the fire was entirely surrounded by water and steam except the furnace doors; (a woodea model of the hull of the Henry Clay, containing tin mocels of the boilers, flues and smoke pipes, produced). Witness eoutinued—This model exhibits a correct representation ef the boilers, the firerooms. and their situation. Q. What way is there of getting into those flues? A. | | | | of the steam chimneys ; | with regard to fire. By doors, one in the front andone in the rear; there are two furnace doors and one flue door in front of each Boiler; on the rear of each boiler there is a back conne: tion door for cleaning out the as! of the flue; t back connection doors are generally fastened with a latch, and a wedge over the latch; that is usual and safe way ‘the front furnace doors were fastened with a latch, that is a usoal safe fastening. Q. How many pounds of steam were those boilers capa ble of sustaming at the time of their construction’ A. Seventy-five pounds. Mr. Dunning submitted that what the boilers were ca, ble of sustaining when constructed was not admissible, (Admitted. ) Witness continned—They were capable, in 1851, of sus- ‘winining 76 Ios. of steam to the square inch; the engine was overiauled by our firm in the spring of (62; we at in a larger cylinder; the old cylinder had been buiny with reference to carrying # high pressure; I don’t know that they were constructed with reference to economy of fuel; the boilers, in the spring of °2, were perfectly safe with 50 lbs. pressure of atram; Ido not mean with rafety to the other parts of the vessel, but with safety to the boilers. @ What effect how putting in « larwer cylinder thea the old one on the pressure of steam in Uae boiler? A. It vedncen the presture of steam would give ad sruch promure with the new cylincer as 00 Ibe with the @ Fick the wondwork das it was op that boiler Dweus w boom whoibe Lue wuclwuk wed igaite by A. No danger at all. @ Suppose this fire occurred on the starboard site of the starboard boiler, somewhere in the vicinity of the nanbold plate in the middle of the ves), would driving her at a greater speed bave caused greatet danger of tire than driving her at ordinary speed ? "A. There is a possibility, but hardly @ probability. The danger is not greater at that point by radiation from is creasing the heat in the furnaces: I went to Newburg that veasel the day before the accident. Q. For what purpose did you go to Newburg? (Objected to, ruled out.) { don't remember going to the engine room; no doubt I looked into the engine room; no doubt I looked into the fire room; I have no recollection of it; it was a large fire room, and I made out an extra bill for the sheeting for it; it was as well aired as any fire room I ever saw. Q Can steam be heated so hot that it would ignite wood? A. I think it could but it would be no longer steam; steam of itself cannot be so heated as to ignite wood;’ the boilers were covered with felt; that is a usual and safs covering; I doa’t remember seeing the certificate of the vessel in 1852. @. Is there anything uncommon in cinders or small pieces of coal coming out o: the chimney. A. Not at all, especially with small boilers; when the coal is thrown on the fire the draught carries the coal up; the smoke pipe was forty-eight feet long; some of the'coal would Lot be burned whea it would dy off; those put om the top would not be burned when they would fly off. Mr. Wheaton was about to examine for his clients, when Mr Hall subinitted that the defendants were not entitied to the same privilege, in their direct examina on, as In their cress-examimation, Mr Wheaton considersd that they were entitled; and all be wanted to ask the witness was as to the character of the engizecr. Nr. Hall couceded that he was a competent, earofal and prude@t engineer im general reputation; that is all the law would allew them Mr. Jordan—-We would have aright to prove that he wax chilfal ard seientit Mu. Hall is also conceded. Mr, Jordan then would only ask the witness to explain to the jury, by the model the pipe that draws up the smoke. » Witness explained—It is the inner pipe; the outer shell is tLe steam chimney, and the space between it aud the outer surface of the smoke pipe, is about ten inches, and is filled with steam; these chimneys are from fifteen to eighteen feet long, and about two feet above the prome- nade deck; ityis there the two flues run into one smoke pipe; after you got aboze the two pipes there is no water pro- tection; it would be considerably hotter there; there was no joiner work around those chimneys above the hurri- cane deck; the hurricane deck was clear around about ten inches. Q. Was this smoke pipe more or less safe in consequence of not being surrounded on the hurricane deck ? A. It was more safe; it was hotter and more uncomfort- tle for passengers in summer weather but not in winter; the weight of the weight on the lever of the safety valve was 100 pounds; that was a pr per weight. Q. Was there any weight anywhere about that a man could have seen of Afteen poun’s weight ? A. There was none that I could see. Cross-examined by Mr. Hall—Witness explained by the model, where he stood when he looked into the engine room, Q. Water is an element composed of two gases? A. Yes; two parts hydrogen and one oxygen; those gases are in themselves exceedingly inflammable; I mean oxygen supports combustion, and bydrogen is very in- flammable; the two gases are brought together in the blow pipe; the effect of heat on water is to convert it into steam; by heating it higher and higher you would con- vert it into gas by exkausting all the water; it would then be capable of setting fire to wood; the larger cylinder was put in in the spring of the year, before the commence- ment of navigation; the effect of patting in the larger gflinder would reduce the pressure; the steam would not Work any faster; the boilers would make 36 lbs. pressure With a large cylinder as easily as 60 Ibs. with a small, John ¥. Weed, Grouped by Mr. Betts—Iam a ship- joiner for twenty-four years; I built tne j, work of the Henry Clay; the mode! is a correct represen‘ation of her below decks, it isa coriect representation of her deck; there is one grating over the mainbold plate; there was a grating on the main deck fix or seven inches front there was a bulkhead that run across from the main deck, about seventeen feet forward of the steam chimaey:; there were four coal gratings, two on each side, for passing coal down; two of them are between the steam chimneys and the grating Ispoke of; the opening of the coal grating would come witbin a foot of the hull; the other two are fourteen feet abaft the other coal grating; those gratings were cast iron; these openings led directly Into the hull of the vessel into the firerocm; those are usual and customary, aad those gratings were covered with usual and customary cover- ing; the joiner work was as is, usual in that class of vestels, a little farther off if there is any difference; the woolwork was properly constructed in that part | of the vessel in reierence tothe boilers in my jadgmea?; there is usuaily a bulk head in the rear of the boilers; it is eighteen or twenty feet from the rear of the boilers; I have put them within one f.ot; from twelve inches to two feet is the usual and customary distance. Q. Was the frercom of the Henry Clay ar well guarded from danger of fire as boats of that class uaually ace? A. Yes sir, I think they were; that is in my judgment; the woodwork abore the main deck was weil constructed The witness was not cross exam’ ned. Mr. Weed to Mr. 5 —The Clay had two boats; the were ¢ jon the promenade deck forward of the wheel houses; 1 think that was the usual pamber of boats; I have been on boats,where they did not carry any that was the usual number of boats for vessels of her class; that is tae usual place for vessels that heve not craues to carry their bouts; she had no cranes; she had two dozea bnekets, one dozen on each of the hurricane cecks; that is the usual place to carry buckets, as the smoke pipe on the hurricane deck is the most dangerous place in case of fire. To Mr. Dunning—T saw these buckets about a week be- fore the fire; I don’t know anything about the condition of these boats. Peter Crary, examine’ by Mr. McMahon, deposed—I i Spected the builers of the Henry Clay on 25th June, Jobn Germain, the engineer, was in company with me; Mr. Curtis was not with me at that time to my recollec- tion; Mr. Curtis was not with me any time during the month of June to my recollvetion; we went down to the | furnace room and looked into the furnace; we went round the boiler; I did not observe any defect in t! Q. How came it that you changed the ce sixty pounds to thirty fire pounds? ‘A. I saw a defect in the ‘steam chimney, in my judg- mert, without reference to the ° T gave; these boilers were capad ng fifty pounds; Mr Ger- ble of sust main called my attention to that defect; that defect had reference to the pressure of steam; I observed her fica room; it was constructed, with regard to safety from fire, abcut as weil as J generally find them; I heard Mr. Bell- papp’s testimony; 1 agree wih him in there being no dan- | ger of fire irom the radiation from the boilers. Supporing the vesrel was going with 50 Ibs. pressure of steam, would there be any increased danger of fire from the incieased pre:sure / rir; any direstions T gave the owners they som- with: oti l heard the testimony of Mr. Curtis [was ssiou that I gave the certificate and that Mr. Curtis an d 4s one; in the . Curtis gave the ate; in 1852, I inion that it was I gave it; so ‘ar a4 regards my inspection duty, I considered the Heury Clay in all respects properly equipped for running ‘on the North river. Cross-examined by Mr J. P. Hall—[Custom House certifi- cate for thirty lbs, produced.) I signed this, but signed it as a blank, before it was filled up. Q. Lid you put your name to a certificate that was to go forth to the world, without knowing what was to be put init. A. Mr. Cursis is my associate, and if he put in a different amount to what we agreed upon that’s his business. To a Juror—I am a practical engineer. Mr. Hall said he wished Mr. Crary to remain, as he would send to the Custom House and get certificates that he signed, one for thirty, one for thirty-five, and one for fifty Ibs. ‘To Mr. Jordan—We inspect jointly, and each take a cer. tain class of the certificates jointly sign fill them plie under the y "Francis Marvin examined by Mr. Betts—I am a ship- wright since I was twelve years of age; served part of my | time with Mr. Collyer; the Henry Clay was built by Mr. Col. lyer; I was foreman for bym; 1 saw the first revolutions she made in the water; +he had the best frame ever built by Mr. Collyer; I can’t say that [ ever saw one in the city of New York that was her superior. The witness was not cross-examined. John R. Harris examined by Mr. Jordan, deposed—I was | passenger an board the Clay on the day of the accitent; [ do not know @ man named Minturn; I have no recollection | of travelling with him in Vermont; I have seen him since; he made bimself known to me; I saw Mr. Collyer that day on board the boatfeonversed with him and beard him converse; I know Thomas Ridder; I think it very likely I vas in conversation with Collyer that day, when Thomas Ridder was present. Q. Did Mr. Collyer ray anything to you that day about the Clay passing the Armenia ? A. When we vere approaching Coxsackie I saw the Armenis was not a great way behind; I made the remark to Mr. Collyer in a slighting way, ‘I thought the Henry Clay was a fast boat ;” he repiied, “We are not goin fast,’ | said I thought the Armenia would pass ua, ap he replied, “She won't pase us, I guess; he did not ex- plain at the time, but he did subsequently, when she did pars us. [Ghjected to and not admitted. | Q Was that all that passed at the time ? A. Trepeatecly maces the remark that the Armenia would pass us, and his reply was, ‘No, she won't pass us, I guese:’’ the Clay made her landing at Coxsackie; the Armenia remained astern of us; she did not pasa ua at that point; I don’t remember any other conversation of that character. Mr. Hall submitted that that céhversation had nothin to do with the conversation to which Mr. Minturn testi fied, Mr. Jordan said he wanted to contradict Mr. Minturn aa to the conversation. To the Jw oxsachie is some tventy miles from Albany. [Question not adtuitte Witness continued—At the time Mr. Coltyer made the rewark, there was no attempt-on the part of the Armeria to poss the Clay; usither was going fast; that was before the Armenia was past ua at all; | extent of the interest whieh their employer may have in effort, ou the part of the Clay, to +hake off the Armenia from her suction, by going past a sloop; he went to the east of the sloop; after passing the sloop, the Armenia sheered in again cirectly to the suction, and she got the | suction; the vessels near Turkey Point drew together | dually. Q. The suction drew them together? A. I lont’t know whether it was the suction, but it is almost 4 well known fact that it does, unless one drops astern | of the other to avoid it; st the time they came together | the Henry Clay was the headmost boat; I was standing According to the le Jie total numbe jew Ocleans papers, the total number of deaths from yellow fever in that city since May, in 8,198. The greatest mortality of a single week was 1,628 ending August 27th. A regatta will take place at Savannah on the 30th No- vember next. The prizes to be given are four in number, and amount to $1,000. Snow fell in Albany on the 24th inst., in such quantity that had the ground been in proper condition the citizens would have enjoyed good sleighing. _——_—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Frupay, Oct. 28—6 P. M. The stock market opened this morning shghtly de- pressed. The rise has been arrested, and it is very likely that the fancies will fall back again. At the first board Delaware and Hudson declined 34 per cent; New Jersey Yne, 34; Nicaragua Transit, 3; Parker Vein. ; Harlem, 1; Norwich and Worcester, {; Erie Railroad, 3; Read- ing Railroad, 34; Michigan Central, 34. Panama Railroad advanced }g per cent; Canton Company, 4. At the se- cond board lower prices ruled for nearly every fancy on the list, Nicaragua feli off 4 per cent; Harlem, Canton Company, 1; Cumberland, 1; Parker Vein, 34; Evie Railroad, 34: New York Central Railroad, 34; Michi- gan Central Railroad, 34; Hudson River Railroad, 34. There ‘was considerable activity at both boards, and the disposi tion to sell appeared to be extending and gaining ftrength. After the adjournment of the board the following stocks were sold at auction by S. Draper :— $3000 Rock River Val'ey Union Railroad 80 shares North River Bank. 3 do. Fulton Bank. 86 24 do. Lorillard Insura 24 do. Hamilton Fire Insurance 10 do. Empire City Fire Insurance 10 do. Eagle Fire Insurance Company 25 do. do. 0. do. ; 50 do. do. do. do. 2 2% do. do. do. do. b 20 do. Rutger’s Fire Insurance Company...¢. 10 do. Williamsburg Gas Company........... The Concord, New Hampshire, Railroad Company has declared a semi-annual dividend of four per cent. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Riilroad Com- pany has called for a fourth instalment of five per ceat on fits increased capital stock, payable at the Phonix Bank on the let «f November. The receipts at the office cf the Assistant Treasurer at this port to-day amounted to $98,744 06; payments, $107,010 72—balance, $7,724,160 49. The transactions at the mining board to day were un- on the bow of the boat; the Armenia was almost lapping | her stern; there was nothing very alarming to me to see | two boats run side by side; it is a very commen thing | to see boats on that river run side by side; found it to be very hot in the vicinity of the steam chimney of the boiler on the promenade | deck and the main deck, but I had no difficulty in finding | a cooler place; it is always very hot there from the radia- | tion when the steam chimnies are not covered; steam chimnies are ‘usually covered. and those not being covered attracted my attention; it was a very warm day; | the «nn chore brightly above the Highlands. | Q. Below Kingston did you notice anything inthe speed | of the Henry Clay that attracted your attention? | A. Yes sir; lobserved she was not making any great | i} | speed, no! as much asl expected; my impression at the | time was that she was making about sixteen miles an hour; | @ brother-in-law of mine, Mr. Williams, was with me | down; at the time of the alarm of fire I was on the after deck, in front of the ladies’ saloon; I was sitting by Mr. and Miss Ridder; T observed the head of the ressel was turned to the shore; the alarm was given before that; I did not go forward for several reasons; one was, Mr. Ridder left me and asked me to attend to his daughter; after he came back I did not dare to go forward; I was | afraid that if the boat went on to the shore she would break some of the connections with the boiler, and that we 'would have an explosion; I went further away; I thought there was such danger; I have heard of such things happening: I did mt hear any order given to aft; I can’t describe the ature of the Seene: people were very much excited, some going above and otkerr coming down below; after Mr. Ridder relieve} me of the charge of his daughter, I went to seck my | friend, and brought him on the deck, sa far from the | boilers as I could; the boat was then getting near the thore, and some of the passengers were going to leap over; I got on the afterguard outside, and with my cane and ‘voice endeavored to prevent them jumping over, saying, “We would be very soon ashore ;” I did not see anybody where I was go over, until | the beat struck, and they ascertained they were cut off by fire. 1 got over into the water as soon as I taought it safe todoso. Q. After you got into the water, let me ask you | what was done by Sir. Collyer and the officers? A. When Iwas in the water Mr. Collyer came out into the water | with boards, and pushed them towards the passengers who were endeavoring to save themselves with chairs, &c.; he swam out and in several timos; I could swim, und could have got ashore if I chose to abandon my brother in-law; I think these boards drought out | by Mr. Collyer were of immense service, and saved a number of lives; I feit indebted to him for one of them which I made use of; I saw another person near | Mr. Collyer; I don’t know who he he was standing up to bis peek in the water while Mr. Collyer war pashing out the board; I since a:certained that that was Mr. Ger, main; when I got out of the water I found my watch tad | stopped at half past three o'clock; from the forward | bead to the stern is almost one vightl the length of the main deck; there was bsggage on the centre of the forward deck, thirty or forty, or Gf y trunks; that’s the usual place to carry baggage on day boats, for conve- nience of landing. Q. How many persons cou'd stand on that deck with the luggage there? A. I suppore one hundred would encumber it; you might pack two hundred there, putting them very close; there was a companion way thatled down to the fore- castle; if the smoke pipe or working beam came forward on the striking of the vessel on shore, it would have the effect of killing a number of persons. Q. Where did you meet the Alica? A. My impression ix that we met the Alida two or three miles from Hyde Park, eighty oue ailes from New York ; the Alida was a day bout, and was advertised to rtart from New York at 7 o'clock, the same time as tha Clay from Albany; lum at present employed a3 condustor on the Hartford and New Haven Kuilruad. ‘Yo Mr. Jordan—I was not a considerable part of the day with Mr. Collyer, but Isaw lim frequently: I did not see him assume any command or give voy orders, Cross-examined by Mr. Hall—After we left Coxsac! observedthe Armenia on the opposite side of the river, going down the Athens channel. Q. Did you address any remark to Mr. Collyer at that time? A. I don’t recollect seeing him then; after the Armenia passed I called Mr, Co lyer’s attention to what he said of the Armenia not passing us. [A statement written by the witnes:, and published ia the Hearn of the 29th June, was produced.) Mr. Hail reed from it and witness suid it was a correct statement. In the statement was ‘this is the only part of the pasrage that appeared to be like racin if Witness to Mr. Hall—It appeared Like racing tothe | other passengers, but not to me The case wat then adjourne: morning. to 10 o'clock Saturday Meehantes’ Lien Law. MARINE COURT. Pefore Judge Thomp won. Ocr. 25.—Gay vs. Brown. —The defendant owned a lot of ground in Firteenth street, which he agreed to convey to one Bingham. He also agreed to furnish Bing- ham, who ixa bos carpenter, with money to erect four three story brick houses upon the said ground. Bingham went on with the erection of the buildings, the plaintiif in the action furnishing him with certain materials to the | amount of five hundred dollars. The plaintiff filed the usual notice with the County Clerk, and gave the defend- ant notice of the foreclosure of his lien, before one of the | justices of this court. On the trial the Court held that the proceeding could not be maintained against the de- | fendant, Mr. Brown, because he was uot, either directly | or indirectly, a contractor with with Mr. Gay, the plain | tif but that the action ought to have been bronght | against Bingham, who was erecting the houses for him- | self, Ina suit against Bingham, the lien of Mr. Gay woull | have attached to the extent of the right, title and interest | of Bingham, ¢f, i nd to the premises, whatever such | right, title, and interest might have been, There was no evi tence in the case which went to prove that the agree ment of Brown to convey to Bingham was intended evasion of the object rought to be obtaine met of the law under which this case is the contrary it seemed to bave been au arrangement male in good faith. Nevertheless, contractors, material men, mechanics and laborers, who look for protection under the law in question, should fully inform themselves of the w Thi aga’ costs. pts of ground upon which houses are to be erected. action, it seems, ought to have been prosecuted st Bingham. Judgment therefore for defendant with United States District Court. Before Hon. Juége Betts. Oct, 27.—In the Matter of the Ship Angelique.—Upon the motions made in this case, the Court decides:—First, That | the material men, asa cliss, have no legal priority over other creditors, who, by the maritime law, are entitled to alien or privilege, as against this ship, for their debts. Second—That freighters who shipped merchandize on this ship have not by virtue of their bills of lading or other | ordinary shipping contracts, a priority of lien on the ves- | rel. Third—That persons who contracted for a passage | on this ship for the voyage mentioned, and who paid the reed passage prices in advanee, have'a maritime lien on the ship for the fulfillment of their contracts, but have no special priority of privilege over the other maritime liens. Fourth—That the mortgages, if holding a bona Jide mortgage, and acting in that character alone, are ea- titled to a priority lien over all the other ereditors in court, except seamen upen a moiety of the ship, unless it be shown that the priority has been waved, or lost by their acts or their re maship to the ownerehip of the vessel, Fifth—The doc rine of theeourt as to creditors ef equal rank or privilege is that those who first en‘oree their liens acquire a priority in payment; but that rule will not be adhered to in (his instanee without allowing parties eflected by it to bring up the puist fur the reeuu rideration of the C Unirep States Marie Hospira of the new Marine Hospitals—at Louis Napoleon, (Arkansas,) Pittsburg, Ci anati, st, nur ~All but fo P hy i, the wasn’t within half a mile of ay at the time; she bad not been np 40 as to Inp or ¢ t of us; T recollect the t y camae to conta and jort before they came in ens at Catsi!ll; there was no conversa. lion st botween me and Me, Collyer; the con vers: early en howr previous to taat:T did not bw conrcoaption between Collyer and Minturn, or Louis and Cleveland—are nearly comp Those at San Francisco, Kranaville, Vicksburg aad Portiand, have very recently been commenced, They ye sive of the value of the Innd on which ti about an average of $60 000, being constracied form plan ort much . on a uni The Sen Frnnelsco Hospital will, of cours», | ! | usually large and at better prices:— | during the month of September, 1853, was £13 2% 3 100 shs Potosi Lead. 100 N C Cop Co 100 shs Lehigh Zine... OO Uw sases 500 100 Parker Vein. 100 Potosi Lead. ‘The President of the Gold Hill Mining Company has made a full and detailed report relative to the property, its present and prospective productiveness. All the most important items of operation have been clearly produced, and a most satisfactory state of things presented. Up to the present time the results have been of such a fa- vorable character as to warrant the declaration of a divi- dend on the earnings of the past sixty days’ business; and the directors feel confident that they will hereafter be able to pay regular dividends every sixty days, This will be something new in mining affairs; but it is only the beginning of results which we have from the first anti- cipated. The accounts from the McCulloch mine are of the most extraordinary character. The results thus far have been much beyond the most sanguine calculations. The corpany are now usiug the common Chilian mills, ‘The yield per day to each mfll is one hundred and fifty in pure gold, and it will increase at this rate to any extent. Its product of copper is entirely independent of this, but will be a very important item. Afew months since the stock of the Madison and In- Gianapelis Railroad Company was a great favorite with capitalists, and commanded a premium of about twenty percent. Tke present market price is 60 per cent, show- ing a fall in a short time of near 70 per cent, We quote this for the purpose of confirming the opinion we have so frequently expressed relative to the influence of com- petition among these works of internal improvement. ‘ts fatal effects have already overtaken the Madison and Indianapolis road, and it will1in time overtake all others, those in New Jersey not excepted. ‘The amount of tolls collected on the canals of Canada 15s. 114., sgainst £11,864 Ss. 1d. for the same moath last year, We understand that another experiment was made on Tuesday, at the Phonix Foundry, by the Gardiner gold quartz pulverizing-and amalgamating machine, giving, as ormer ones have done, very satisfactory results. Two hundred and sixty pounds of hard quar z from the Phenix Gold Mine yielded $1,505 pure gold, or over $100 per ton. This ore at the mines is yielding, by the Chilian mills, only about $50 per ton. } Results like the aboye shew plainly that this machine will produce wonderful results in the yield of gold from the Southern States. . ‘According to a recent official report of the Edgeworth Land Company, the assets, at a fair valuation, make out the stock to be worth more than 100 per cent premium. We annex the latest returns :— Epcxworti Lanp axp Improvement Company, Seventy-nine acres land on railroad and canal. Forty acres terraces and stone wharf, One huadred acres land, Total land. Bank and coupon stocks. Notes and cash...... Total.........+++ Liabilities for land, & Net asxets, or $11 per share of $5........... $441,000 The capital steck of the company is represented by 40,000 shares, the par value of which is $5 each. The Edgeworth Company, some time since, set off 100 acres of land, which is not included in the above statement, and,formed atcompany, called the Malden Highlant Com- pany, with @ capital of $30,000—stock for which was issued at $2 per share, and divided among the stock- holders of the Figeworth Company, in the shape of a dividend. Some time since we stated that certain parties con- nected with the Erie Railroad Company had issued drafts to a large amount, which were hawked about Wall street among the banks and brokers, and finally shaved at a pretty round rate by some Shylock on the pave. At that time the Assistant Treasurer denied the existence of such drafts, and it is now our opinion that he was cor- rect, as he could not have nad any official knowledge of such financial operations, The drawing of these drafts has evidently been throughout a private transaction for private purposes, Here is a copy of one of the drafis — [$25,000 ] New York, August 1, 185: Four months after date pay to the order of Nelson Ro- binson seventy five thousand dollars. Value received, and placed to account of your obd’t servant, HOMER RAMSDFLL. To the Treasurer of the New York and Evie Railroad Com- pany, Erie place, New York, Accepted for and in behalf of the New York and Erie Railroad Company. | NELSON ROBINSON, Treasurer. 526. Endorsed. Nelson Robinson, Gouveneur Morris, Daniel Drew, Marshal 0, Roberta. The above iss copy of a draft for part of the sum of $050,000 issued for the accommodation of the Erie Rail road epeculators without the authority of the Board of Directors, Mr, Ramsdell having no right to draw on the Treasurer except in his official character of President, and then only to pay the debts of the company, these ac- ceptances are consequently illegal. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of foreign dry goods entered at this port for consumption, for warehousing, and also the withdrawals from ware- house, during the week ending and includiog Thursday, MENTS IN FoRrIGN Dry Goons, Withdrawn from Warehousa. MANUFACTURES OF SILK, 14 $8,213 Ribbons. 2 $1,430 4 1,390 49 9450 8 2,886 16 4,134 27 4,786 — Blankets .. 1,609 Total....... 07 $16,014 Tot -. 68 $18,884 — MANUFACTURES OF VAX. MANUFACTURIS OF COTTON, Linen® ....... 47 $5,497 Cottons . 47 $9,597 9 3,980 MIRCRLLANROUS, 2 619 Straw goods.. 9 $1,539 Hore.. 2 349 Total....... 60 $14,545 Entered for Warehousing. MANUFACTURES OF WOOL. MANUYACTURRS OF SILK. Woollens..... 69 0,948 Silks.. 22 $16,374 Cot. & worsted 35,498 Tacos . 3 3,984 Blanket ,... 28 €,002 Mitts... » 7 10,946 Total,, $9 $62,448 Total......, 42 $31,004 MANUFACTURES OF COTTON. Cottons ....,. 306 $57,422 — MANUFACTURES OF FLAX. Colored ai 73 14,053 Tanens...,.,. 416 $90,481 Velvete, 1 1,560 Embroi 61 22,46 MISCRLLANFOUS. —- ——— Straw goods,, 6 $4,154 Total... $57 $105,471 for Consumplion, jue. Entered ve Pkgs. MANUFACTURES OF WOOL. ? Nothing Phos. Value. | linveed ¢ MANUFACTURES OF SILK, new occurred in olive. There were 3,000 inposed of, at Tle. a 72s. per gal om. ‘7 Prowse. —Pork favored buyers. sales were con. ne 186 $128,083 to 450 bbls. Western, at $16 for moss, and , 45 21,586 | « $13 26 for prime. The sales of lard comprised ano was 3 2,803 | good to prime, at 11%c. a 126. per Ib. Beef did not 11 5,981 | much, transactions of 200 bbla., at $4 75 7 4,068 | $5 26 for country prime; $6 « $6 25 for city do.; $1 15 3 990 | $10 50 for country mess; $12 a $12 50 for repacked do. 4 2,267 | $12 25a $18 for city do, and $14.0 814 2 for 16 16,191 | do per bbl. Ohio and Stato butter was ih fate nome 1 067 | at J5c, a 18c, and 18¢, a 2c. per Ib. was freel; 64 13,630 | dealt in, at 93gc. a 103¢e. per Ib, 26 1:9082 | Rea Psrari—Salesat anction—By EH. Ludlow—1 hou _S. & cotton 8 6,886 | andloton Fourth avenue, near Thirtioth hou 6 “Giloves........ 2 '803 | 18.6x42 lot 70 ft deep $5,160. By Peter Parker icon 1,342 Hone .. [2 858 | Clendenny street, 25x100, $830; 2 lots on Old oad 1/595 Br da& A'd’gs, 37 18,289 _ 26.1x109.6, $180; 1 lot on Pine atreet; 25x10, $165; 1 do. 4.020 Gmps& Friges 11 4,883 | 25x105, $240; 1 lot on Jackson avenue, 25x10; $140 Carpeting .... 96 90,200 Sewings...... 7 4,115 | 1 do,, $160; 1 do, $145. By A. H. Nienlay—New — —— Rew... . 20 5,797 | ton property—1 lot on Second avenue, 25x100, $330; 6 Total....... 949 $280,575 — —~— | $1,050: 1 do., $330; 2 do., $770; 1 do., $355;'2 do.,. $6603 ‘MANUFACTURES OF FLAX. Total....... 402 $246,074 | 2 do., $780; 2 do.. '$650;2 do., $670;'3 do., $076; 5 do Linens «5... 698 $124,056 | on First avenue, $1,625. ». & col fe = MANUFACTURES OF COTTON. i Ruck--There y gre 50 tierces new bought, at $4 43: 6 3,034 Cottons ...... 654 $138,536 | 100 Ibs. pes elk: 82 19,000 Colored do.... 28 4,736 | Sopa Aem —Sales of 25 tons were effected at $2 68%¢,1 —— ——— iinghams...) 24 41732 | unual terms. Total. .....- 970 $169,409 Velvets 18 6,061 | —The daj’s business included 500 hhds. Cuba at MISCELLANEOUS. juslins. .... ss 508 éc.; and 100 hhds. Orleans at . Straw goods.. 152 $31,340 Emb'ddo..... 24 114t1 } ia for corey sory porta ¥’th’sKFIw's 12 3,498 Hose... 88 ,419 | one. The details we subjoin:—By L. M. Hotfmaan & Co, Millinery...... 5 Fringes. 5 533 | terms nix mes. Gunpowder—86 half chests at 37¢.; 102 Fuobroldery, Spool. 53 8,606 | . t sae: Young Hyson—54 half chests at 36}ge.; 1 leath’r —_— . .: 27 do, at 36¢.; 70 do. at Ble. ; 50 do. at O Kid do Total..,.... 898 $189,190 | Oclong—20 half chests at 41c.; 83 do. at 40c.; 38 d0.'8 ae a2: 40.: 48 do. at 31e.; 131 do, at 9030. Total,...... t 260. ; 301 do. at 253¢¢, Chulan H Souchong—18 chests at 3136, 1853. | — Tonacco.—Sales were made of 100 bhds. Kentucky at} Pkgs. Value, | 8¢.; 20 cusen Connecticut 38 Manuf. of Wool.. fr ea ts | samen omnes at 180 aieeioe 5 ore er fy ., ‘OOL.—Nothing doing thi | “ Silk. 402 246,074 | Sales bave been Saal? sat eis bpp le phe orie 2 Se snMicer 870 183,459 | There {s no speculative dewand, and manufacturers buy Miscellaneous. . 17,737 | oaks for immediate use. Prices for domestic are » shade! pss —— lower. Totals............ 1,550 $584,911 3,342 $977,095 | | Wmskey.—There have been 700 bbls. Western and. pris! Withdrawn from Warehouse. son sold, at 0c. Sle, oaeh, and 380, i ‘ Manuf. of Wool... a6” SUK OR SIB,RGE paren Domai ce a ‘ 2 8,13 5 21 469 67 15,014 Prices at W: Market. 43 4810 47 5,197 | MEAT AND POULTRY. 169 6,948 9 1,539 | Sirlein steaks, per Ib..... $014 29015 Porterhouse steaks, per Ib ace 35 -. 474 $08,001 AL 855, Rump steaka, per Ib. Entered for Warehousing. Roasting pieces, per Ib, 40 Soar 20 ga2,s4s | Poe al . * 40 447 105,471 | Lamb, per Ib 2 31,504 | Veal, per Ib.. ne 416 80,431 | Hams, (city cured,) per ib. Seen 6 4154 | Hams, (Western,) per Ib. Shoulders, (smoked,) per Ib Totals........ 066. 8,712 1,150 $283.858 | Sausages per Ib..... 1982, 1853, | Chickens, per pair Put on market fourth | Pigeons, (squabs,) each wosk ia Oct. $525,798 $652,952 $1,022,508 | Poultry, (live.) per pair. Previously this yi 55,036,688 53,667,372 80,590,480 pager (oem) per lb. pe ee , of Total to Oct. 28, each Cheese, per 1b. ” YOM... seseee sees +++ $55,562,480 $54 320,824 $81,623,018 Fags, olx pay s Foreign manufactures evineo increasing heaviness end | Ducks tach n; . languor, depressed by the heavy stocks of undesirable | Geese, each 76 articles here and the pressure in the money market, which Teal, per pair. 76 reniler it impossible for holders to effect free sales unless pigs Croastiag) hecho 2 win at very greatly reduced prices. Thos» having really do- YeUErAac es Amp FACT sirable productions on hand do not experience much difli- Potatoes, per bushel 0 s culty in disposing of them on satisfactory conditions, Bonpee eet 1 Such parties, thowever, are quite rare, the majority of A /Miea “wernt 5 "300" 8 5 00 importers and jobbers owing stocks which, by selectioas | Carrots, per bunch. oo Adare made to satisfy the wants of their customers and by inju- | Beets, per bunch....... so Bae icious imports, have been rendered very unsaleable in {“bPREeS, each... : shy tania re private trade. On this account the surplus supplies forma | String ky per half peck. cias 2% very poorinvestment, and aro being forced into the auétion Beans, Lima, per quart, shelled...... .. 16 18 rooms, Through these outlets, the bulk of what goods | Tomatogs, per bushels lie ind now remain in the stores of factors must inevitably be Onions, white, per basi 5 0 distributed, to the serious injury of owners and with no Parsley, per bunch. § ” great beuefit to buyers; for while the forved sale of n> Peso ver toes Son Sones merchantable stocks will do much to ruin the former, the Green corn, ri for. peer Yar ee latter eunnot acquire many advantages with the posses. Horse Radish, per bushel. 12-210 sion of them, for it will prove a tedious business to resell ae aeons a such goods to consuers on profitable terms, The arri- B-ets, per bunch,.... ie CBS os vals, as previously remarked, are less numerous and not Broccoli, per dor. « $e 80 extensive; but larger quantities are now being recelved Cabuiee pickling. peeves than at the sume time last year, and dealers will doubt Pears, per barrel, "3:00 a 400 less have more than enough to carry over to the spring Pegplants, each 1 # Be, season. We subjoin a comparative statement of the value | peyrrsy Per unc. Saba Be of the imports of foreign goods between January land Stertions, per quart te Me os aes Oétober 05 Onions, fickling, por bushel. 00 a 150 1852. 1853. Increase, | Chestnuts, per bushel .. 50 Total value of im’ts.$51,776,998 79,968,476 28,191,478 Seaherion ter pasrel: ee Stock Exchange. Spinach, per barrel 2 8 Frupay, Oct. 28, 18 153. $2000 Calif’na 7’s, 70 80 400 shs Park Vein, 63 12 2000 do » 815 250 do..... 68 11% 600 do + 81” 190 ~~ do. 12 2000 Erie cony'tibles 99 150 do. 11y 3000 Irie Inc bds, b3 93 125N ¥ Central RR.. 1103 2000 N Y&NH bds’66 10314 20 do. 10% 10000 Cent RR bonds 79°" 118 do. 3 1l0ig 8(00 Ind RR. ’75,b3 903¢ 100 do. BCONYCenRRbds 925; 70 Harlem Raiil 600 do, 2° 300 0. 20 shs Phenix’ Bank 118 400 do. cee 8 50 Del & H Canal, 63 101% 55 Harlem RR Pref'd 1+ 24 : ; 8 CREGS L) 100 69 Nor & Wor R it <3 5N & & Hart RR, 20 Erie Ra 26 di 83 Metropolt’n Bank 100 85 Continental Bank 97 ailroud.. b3 25% 253g 100 or 160 Potori Lead, 20 Penn Cl Co snwl 10314 20 do.. . 108% 12 Crystal Palace... 60 150 Nica Transit Coe 223% 100 5 ae 160 €50 150 100 50 do... ..b60 2236 450 Cum’ Coal Co..83 3434 100 do... . 84 100 do 120 Hud R RR 100° do, 200 10 Mich 62 I iit Cen RR, 10 Cin HH &D 6 Sixth Ave RR. $2000 N 6" é 6€00 N'Y Cen RR, 810 £000 do 1000 de... 2000 Erie Inc bonds, je Con bds, "71 4600 Exie Con bds, 62 8 ahs belHd Canal 50 Nicara Transit Co BOARD. 350 shs Cumb Coal Co 160 do.. 30 100 200 100 700 100 100 100 do. 400 Readiag 109 do. 200 Erie RR. 100 a 1 iae COmvvee. 9% 100 Potom Copper Co 175 200 150 Harlem Rite... 614g 60 10 N H & Hartt 4 100 800 Gold Hill Mine,b30 44550 400 do 30 434 200 400 Canton Co....b6@ 2535 100 800 do 2434 200 do... ..060 150 do. 24°* “50 N ¥ Central RR.. 100 do 24% 200 0... 4.83 50 0......... 24% 60 Mich Central RR. 350 Parker Vein Co.. 113% 25 Oi sizidece 100 1. 11% 60 Hud River Rit,s20 100 nx 25 Wa iiss 50 .. 1% SNY&HARR 100 do... ..b60 12 CITY TRADE REPORT. 1 Fripay, Oct, 28-6 P, M. Asuns,—There were 40 bbls, taken, at $5 50 for pearls, and $5 6214 a $5 683¢-for pots, per 100 Ibs. Breapsturrs.—Flour tended upwards. Thesales reached 20,000 bbls. :—sour, at $5 432{ a $5 6234; superfine No. 2 at $60 $6 95; ordinary to choice State and mixed to fancy Western at $6 8734 @ $6 564; with other grades at pro- portionate figures, Nothing new occurred in Can adian, There have been 2,150 bbls. Southern sold at prices 6,0, per bbl. higher than those last quoted by us. and corn were unchanged. Wheat was 2c. a 3 Rye flour ic. per bushel dearer, sales having been made of 63,000 bushels, white at $1 55 a $1 60 for fair to prime Genesee; $1 54 a $1 57 for Michigan; and $1 47 a $1 51 for Ohio, 7,800 bushels rye were purchased at 92440, a 930, and oats remajned as Jast noticed. Co Some Barley rn did not vary much. The transactions included 82,000 bushels, at 74c. a 6c. for unsound; 75c. @ 76c. for mixed Southern; 75c. a ‘Tie. for do. Western; 77¢. for round white; 78¢. for flat yellow, and 79%c. for white Southern, per bushel Corrkk.—Sales were made of 200 bags Rio coffee, at 10%e fe Me.: and 100 Laguayra, at 103c. per Ib. Corren—Was in limited supply, and held above the views of bu: ers. Corron.—Rales have been made to-day of 1,541 bales, embracirg 727 to home consumers, 647 to shippers, an 167 to speculators, at full prices Frac ~To Liverpool, we have to notice engagements of 1,600 bbis, of flour, at’ 3s, 6d., with grain at about 13340. To London, 1,000 bbla. flour were engaged 6d., and 1,500 boxes cheese, at 60s; wheat was at 16d. to fed. asked. ‘The’ steamship Glasgow, for ‘ow, engaged 20,000 bushels wheat at 13d per’ ba avre, flour was at 85e., and wheat at 24e. To Cali at 4s. about yr «i rein, rates were duil, at 650. a 600., with less offering. ‘To Aus- tralia there was no change to notice. Hay.—River was in fair demand at 70c. a 75¢. for ship- bh and 75 RON. ‘2.850. for local use, per 100 Iba. a $36, 6 months, per ton. Rockland appeared less active, at 90¢. fo mon, and $1 06 for Jump, per bbl. Morasse—Theve have been sol? 60 barrels Ne Seotch pig was dull and heavy at $32 a $33,cash, ir com w Or- Tentis at 30c,, and 30 bhds, Cuba muscovado at Ye. per gallon, Ons.—Whale and # irregular rates, The discowaging advices received the whaling fe} induced great rm were less freely offered, at a from rergse aupong heliecth ° 4 | which may be quoted at $1 23 a $1.26, {| a price Halibut. Bais.. 88, (sea) Eels.... Blackéis! Flounders. Pickerel.. Vorgies, per Ib. Pluefish, per Ib. Oysters, (fresh, ) ers, (pickled, ms, (fresh,) do. «., (Little Neek,) do. (pickled,) do. «i led salmon, per 1b. Domestic Markets. New Brnrorn Out, MARKer, Ocr, 24.—Sperm—The market | ‘squiet, and transactions for home use quite limited, | manufacturers declining to operate at present prices, We hear of sales of (5 bbls., as landed, at $123, and 50 bbla, spring oil at $1.26 per gallon Whale—The market is firm and v quiet, buyers only purchasing for the supply of imt diate wants, We have only to report sales of 700 bbls. at t transpired, and 200 bbls. bleached wiater Po- lar oil at a price not transpired; holders are firm at 65¢., and prefer waiting to hear from the fle We notice a sale of about 14,000 lbs. at 37c.; purchasers are waiting the arrival of the James Edward, that is hour- ly expected with about, 60,000 Ibs. Candles—Sales have deen made since our last of 100 boxes «perm at 280., 6 months. Imports of sperm oil into the United States for the week ending Oct. 24:—Boston, 70 bbls. ; Provincetown, 10 bbls.; New York, 826 bbls.; Providence, 1,900 bbls.$ total, 2.305 bbls. Camurmoer Carre: Market, Oct. 26.—At market 3,187 Cattle, about 2187 Beeves, ‘and 1,000 Stores, Prices— Market Beef—Extra perewt $8; first quality 74¢; second Qo, 63 @ 634; third co $6; ordinary, 414 to $8. Hides S014 per ewt. Tallow 7a $73g. Pelts 1 to ty. Calf Skins ce. per lb. Veal Calves, 5, to $12. Stores—Working 72 216. | Cowgand Calves $24 to 72. Yearlings 9 to $13. Two years uld $15 to 32. Three years old $31 | Sheep and [.an.s—6766 at market; sales good con- | sidering the number. Extra $44, to 6%. By lot $1Y tod. | Swine—Wholesale, still fat 54¢, and corn fed fat 6c. per Ib. Remarks—Market full and dail, From 5 inches toa foot anda half of snow fell in the interior, between Monday | noon and Tuesday morning. The Cattle at market to-day were very ordinary. Bmcnton Marker, Oct. 27—At market 3,700 cattle, (say 2.40 beef and 1 300 stores,) 7,400 sheep and 2,106 | swine, including 1,200 still fed hogs. Prices—Beef Cattle —Second and third quality cattle, plesty and former prices | not sustained. We qvote extra the same as last week, | —$7 60.2 $8; first quality, $6 50 a $7; second, $6 50 a] $6; third, $4 25a $5.25, Working Oxen—A large business has been done; sales $75 to $158. Cows and Calves—« 23 to $52. Stores—Yearlings, $7 a $11; two years | $19; three years old, $114 $33 Sheep-Sales $260 $57 Swine—Still hogs, 534¢ , 5}fe. @ 7 shoats t. peddle, dc. a 614e.; store hogs, Se. a 6 Ke. Foreign Markets; {From Pernambuco Prices Current, Sept. 15.) ] During the interval since the date of our last Prices Current, our impert business has been confined to the arrivals of seven vessels, comprising two vessels from Genoa anc Malaga. and one from Fayal, with wines and’ assorted cargoes; one with general cargo from Havre, one with jerked beef from Rio Grande de Sul, one with coals from Liverpool, and one with flour from ‘Trieste; o these the two cargoes from Genoa and Malaga, also that) of coals, have proceeded on to the South. The tranac-: tions during the week have been:— Fiovr.—Our only avrival has been of the Abraham & | Sarah to-day from Trieste, with 1,476 ba-rels, which have been soli at something less than 18/500 per barrel. With | foregoing arrival the stock continues ut about 14,000 barrels, say 060 barrels of French, 6,650 of America and 7,000 of Trieste. MANvEACTCRED Goops.—A further auction of English) goods has been attempted by a native importing house with twelve months cre tit, but which succded but indif- feren'ly, only about 60 or 70 packages being sold. “Th shopkeepers are selling so little that they do not esre to purchase even with the increased credit. In private sal the demand is but limited, The Occident brought 1 ckages*from Havre. a7 Exrorrs.—The transactions sinve the date of our last number have been very limited, the senson of the yea naturally leads to sucl being te ease, anil which haa beer!) further aided by the almost total absence of vessels to Joad such produce as is arriving to market, leaving us but few remarks to offer. Cortox.—During the interval since the date of our last number, the entries have been 1219 bags. On the 13th. inst., by arrival of the “Brasileira” steamer from Liver- 1, we received dates thence tothe 24th ult. Theseadvices ve given firmness to the price of superior cottons on the spot, of which sales continue to be reported at_6|800 per arroba ; the lower qualities meet less inquiry. We are no aware of any anlesof Parafbas, but the dealers are thi buying at 6/400 per arroba, equal to about per arrob om board, 6,074 per 1b. The parcel of Maceios referred to in our last, has been withdrawn from the market. No ] shij ments have taken pan since our last number. Th Exports since Ist July last are 8069 bags, 10,130 bage at the corresponding period last year. The stock o1 hand el ‘2 day for sale and shipment i 4,476 b against 3,0 # at like season. rite eRe charters whatever have been effected, owing to the extreme scarcity of tonnage. Our harbor just now presents a most bare bo amen having scarce! ‘a foreign vessel in it— want of vessels exists to load cot: ton. In November shipments of our new sugar crop may be expected to commence, when, unless we experience material increase of tonnage, freights ere likely to opem at high rates. Exc iasdt Since our last number about £12,000 ha: been passed, the whole at 27344. with 60 days, excepting, ‘a small portion with 90 days and a credit payment. Th government are offering to take at 28d. but cannot obtat the rate; there are alo many private takers who are hold ing out for 284, Nts, —These continue to rule at eight to ten p ‘according to time and quality of paper. The FS) for bills to mature to ent cent for those toend 1 — { cent, ‘fn discounting at eight per cent a November, and at nine per obi vary Beat,