The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1853, Page 6

Meeting of the Farmers’ Club. A moeoting of the Farmers’ Club was held at No. 351 Breadway at noon on Tuesday. The attendance was small, Mr. Samuel Allen, of New Jersey, took the chair. . ‘Wrowsspat, Nov. 2, on the capital stock. fhe enterprise in in a forward state 226 shs Par VeinCo.s3 1034 do. 15 10 of progress, and the board of directors express a con- fident intention of completing it by the Ist of next July. A mile and a half of water tract has been purchased at Sodus, on Lake Ontario, for doeking, warehouses, &c. From here the road runs through Auburn to a poiot near nh wb pres 8: Cos3 the hones of pons H. Muos, the Secretary, announced that the subject of ae seert cota tee Names Seer with “crime Aiscussion would be ‘The Preservation of Frui Ithaca, where it strikes the railroad from Ithaca to Owego. san Be sd 90 ise od = called pen to establish his innocence. A paper was read from Mr. Fleet, a member of the Club, | Bexides opening » channel for business between Pennvyl- | 1000 | fore. .8 8 ‘That duty to aot imposed npn, him, His iencoenes ie on the subject of agricultural statistics. ‘The writer said | vania and Canada, it will shorten the distance from Lake | 049°" do...0.-++ 10836 brought fc Ct pmeryge Ay that greater accuracy im these statistics might be made | Ontario to New York bye trifle, and the distance to | 20 Bk of NAmerica. 100 forwa! - Philadelphia very considerably, after the completion of is destroyed. It is the duty of the government to more correct by each county society giving one or : in convinee the jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, of the guilt per and carota mone,’ by | t¥o premiums for correct returns from every town. | some connecting lines in Pennsylvania, which are now feted, and not the duty of the ac- ey ought to have done,” by : wet argument pny ny Le his innocence; and if they are which the dissster oosurred andwhich disaster would not | The State societies should have each a statistical | progress of construction. ve OCe! ‘The gross revenue of the Winchester and P»tomac Rail- red had it not have been for such misconduct urred by the neglect bureau. He propored that the meetings of the Club pamnent of Oxty. And if the fire occt beyond a reasonable doubt, of the guilt, cf in the months of March, June, September, and yt convinced, -—May it please | then itis the duty of the jury to acquit. The disaster 100 do, road Company for the fivcal year ending the 80th of Sep- | 200 yooull Gold. May 4 13 new the four- | which gave rise to this prosecu’ at the time it occur- | of a partici person on beard the boat, in December, be devoted to the reception and discus- | tember, was $98,328 44, being an increase over the pre- | 200 Potorilead Cobd0 534 feelings unity ; ‘cular duty, and not by a neglect of duty a P' . Co... 5 ne | oad cea ene: See ban perp og eee eae part ot the others, he only, by whose | sion of agricultural statistics. If proper attention | vious year of $8,652 22 The increase in passenger re- — rae ee coat 10% ee y sp 4 pega hap ‘the | March it is desirable to know, for instance, the quantity | of 4 per cent was pai stockholders on 160 Nicaragua Tra Co, 214 Gury en Tce there rou have beam. tome Sanger that that eum aod | {fat there war oe CS fag srg ey pind ef winter grain sown in the fall, how it has been affect- | May last, and another of 6 per cont has been declared, | 100 do.......63 21% I Ey er dispassionate consideration mie ‘not have been given to it. | the investigation of the truth Walch Ja due to all subjecta ahall | of inqu &@ judicial tribunal, and particularly to a pio ERE so tmuch im investigation as the one now to be submit to your det a tion, But that excitement has now passed away, as impartial jurors, sworn to a faithful of your duty, have been relected to pass be- of each of the i on My pte Sedan able on the 1st of November. Besides this, there has fe or Spinal (ot Seg orienting oongaige ipa ph on sie ald Gurley the year) anlsenoait of/tio lage ba fin damage arising from the flood, the sum of $10,455 30, and the floating debt has been reduced from $38,103 92 to $28,004 64. Withal, the works of the company are im. proved to the extent of new bridges and trestle work at sup} * aaah me remains ef the previous crops both in this and other First—In so conducting apd navigating, and in so ne- | countries. Also, what new plants bave been feund lecting to conduet fore the fire, that the fre on | worthy of eultivation. Jn Jang, ‘the relative quantity ond Goord ‘the ‘took aa of the hay crop, in order to regula' grew- thereof. Tate: Cae: me Pree bog In Semtes, : of turnips and ether wummer crops. Second—In so conducting after the fire took place, in | gif those particulars that would govern the i 8 44 t : nor shall I be wil | tween Sehses juanti Mich ony efort ¢ government and the accused, and I have no : ras oy sollte “aise axe (ies fall conceive that in m: t ‘the duty which devolves upom you will be | ru: the boat on shore, and in neglecting to atten: winter grain to be sewed. maber, the to the ferry, and the roadway and ing Cn H b= Sgt cmocr, Tam ro- | faithfully performed: “I have tol you what duty devoly. | the safety of the pasengers after the boat was turned to Product and consumption in lecalities throughout the | 2444 condition and abundantly sufficient for all the pur- quired thout re- | ed upon the government before they could claim econ: | the shore, and after she had actually reached the shore, | world. serie te that | viction. It is incumbent also upon me to instruct that by such latter misconduct and neglect the loss o! On motion of Mr. Sovon Seana Oe proposition was | poses 5 i re eae nD BOA! am ca- | what is not required of them, and what is no part of their | life took place. adopted, and the third Tuesday: the menths above | The value of merchandise imported into this port dur- | seeg9 xy con RR Boo oy ae nt United States the Ie is not required | By the testimony of Mr. Belknap, ® most intelligent | aamed were set apart for the reception and collection of | ing the month of October in the past and present years, the duty in conductizg the prosesation. ie placed ‘under the | of them fo prove wilfal co intentional mismanagemont or re shs aes Tr Co bé0 22 Court of the United | misconduct, on the part of the accused. In a prosecution itness, and as intelligent as any I have ever seen on the Trang, 1 east he should be believed—by one of has been as annexed :— agricultural statistics. The Srcreeany read several translations which decided word it. is not the intent which constitutes the it appears that the Henry Clay wi he had made from Paris papers. One of these Vatve or Imports into THE Pert or New York, ecluded peahioeo rm offence; but it is an improper act, although s recently built in the city of New York. By | was upen the coder of Himayals, that was great- Oct, 1852. Oc, 1658, navigation of | unaccompanied with any evil intent, or negligence in the | histestimony, and that ofothers, it is proved that the mull | J7"" nPreased” ia’ the parks of western Europe +» $7,775,614 $9,037, 60 rmance of a proper act, or inattention to any duty | was built in the most substantial manner, andthat it was | during the last twenty years. ‘There ia now going on an | Free 215,143 422,158 posed on any captain, engineer, pilot or other person | #0 constructed that there was as little danger from fire as | attempt to introduce it into England. Its peculiar beau- | Specie, &e. sees 62,690 256,308 employed on board of any steamboat or vessel propelled | there would be in any other boat. It is ndmitted that | ties are ita great size and the incorruptibility of ite timber in whole or in part by steam, when, by such improper act, | she had one ef the best engines, and good boilers, and it | Some of the trees measure thirty-six feet in circumference Totals... seseve $8,053,447 $10,316,059 or negligence in the performance of proper act, or i is admitted that she was commanded by officers | gt base and nearly two hundred feet in height. In | Withdrawn from warehouse,. 1,256,570 1,188,983 tention to any duty imposed oa such captain, whose ¥kill stood high—s skilful and competent cap- | some of the Indian temples this wood has been exposed to —_——_ 1 _ -—_—— called for to check | pilot or other person, the life of any person on tain, a ekilful and compeient engineer and | the weather during six hundred years, and is sound, aven 99,310,017 $11,405,042 ir rights; but after the | vessel is destroyed. But there must be some improper | pilot, that she was well officered and manned, and | n that climate. A briige has been’ built two hundred 596,426 866, tent engine, which was Torigntis wales. of tia 2 globe, after these potent ‘out and applied to the pro- was discovered by experience had been exhibited on tthe people of the United rot safe in the prosecution of their ‘ines ES ae the water courses of the unless they were im some degree protected the acts of those who were their transporting ; and 50 serious had, this whole matter becom es Congress in 1! ‘8 law upon ec ‘which is ificant in ite very title. Iti dd‘ An ante ide for the better security of the lives of pas- @amgers on board vessels propelled in whole or in part by mieam.” It proceeds, them, to give a set of rules which fane te govern the conduct of thore who are charged with mearding the lives of passengers on board of the vess. whieh control, and which rules they have no to or |. Amd, im order that should be exerted, it is provided, after the ‘of this act, that mo vessel shall be per- maltted to navigate the waters of the United States unless ‘Mey take outa license under the conditions which are d by the statute—that in the first instance the should appoint competent persons to in # and hulls of the steam vessels; that wt ee in — oc doilers si apected once in am montis, and BOR thine vised ithe the act, inconsistent with a faithful performance of duty, or negligence in the performance of a proper act, or inattention, to, some duty imposed upon suc ron, and & death of some person on board the vessel in consequenee thereof, before there can be # conviction. There must be, not only such improper act, or negligence, or inattention, but there must also be a death of some person on board, as a consequence of such improper act, negligence, or inattention. And if these are proved, it is only necessary to inquire whether cr not the accused had any wrong intention. But a though such improper act, ‘and negligence, and intteRtiom and death, are roved, yet if much death was not in consequence of such improper act, or negligence, or inattention, there can be no conviction. Ard if there was a death, and such death was in consequence of some misconduct, or negligence, or inattention, by some one employed on beurd the vessel, if those deiendants are not chargeable with such misconduet, or negligence, or inattention, if it is not proved to your satisfaction that they have been guilty im this respect, there can be no cenviction, Those who conduct thir prosecution do not claim that these defen. Gants, or either of them, intended the death of any one on board the vessel. There is no necessity that. they should. They are net accused of any wilful design te take the life of any one. The indictment is not placed upon that ground; but, as I have before inti- mated, it is placed ‘upon’ the ground that the lives which’ have beem lost were lost by the misconduct, negligence, or inattention of the defendants’ In an action in tavor of any passenger on board the atthe time of the disaster, against the with four firemen; and there is noclaim that this was not her full complement, On her trip the Henry Clay took fixe near Yonkers, thirteen or fourteen miles from the city of York, The question is whether it was caused by the misconduct, negligence or inattention of all the defendants or any one of them. If the disaster was caused by only one of them, then he alone is responsible for the consequences. If it was caused by all,‘then all are respon- sible, If it was caused in the manner accounted for, but not by their misconduct, neglizence or inattention, then they are not responsible. What ‘fs the theory of the government ? That on that day the Henry Clay was in an excessive rate of speed, or, in other words, was racing with the Armenia, and that,therefore, there was am ‘excessive quantity of fue) consumed; and by the manner in which if was applled, and the necessity for that, this doat took fire. When she came to Kingston there was grant alarm ta oonseqaace of » oollisina. But can you ac- count by this for what. occurred eighty-three miles be- low? But if you cannot, these defendauts are not re- sponsible. But the government go further. They claim that the Clay was racing—thatat Hudson the racing com- menced—that there the intense fire commenced—that it was kept up to Kingston—that it was continued after leaving Kingston till the boat took fire, near Yonkers, They claim that there was a race; and ifjthere was no race their theory fails. Butif there was » race six or eight hours before, and if you cannot connect the fire with that race, then you cannot convict the defendants on the und of a race. It is not claimed by the government that there was any amangement before hand to race; but that the racing commenced without premeditation, at years, aud though in the water the timber is perfectly interesting paper on tbe ‘Okra plant” was also translated. It possesses all the virtues of the flaxseed, with no deleterious qualities. It will grow in all kinds of soil, and is found in all parts of the world, The seeds of okra are roasted and made into a sauce, and is said to have an exquisite taste. ‘A variety of the strawberry has been obtained by Mr. Pele, at Bezons, It is very large, and ripens fifteen days enrlier than others. ‘The Cramuan having called up the subject of the “Pre- servation of fruits and vegetables.” Mr. Fiaxt raid that he knew that sweet eorn preserved was very fine. There was but little of it, and he thought if the peor could have more of it they would not eat #0 much hurtful baker’s bread Mr. SOON RouINsON said that Stowell’s evergreen sweet corn could be eaten at Christmas; and the corn boiled then was as good as in August or September, The Cuamaan desired to know if this kind of corn would not mould, as the ordinary sweet corn. Mr, Romxsox—No; in damp seasons it will mould. The entleman,speaking of baker's bread, reminds me that the fier undetstand how to preserve potatoes. ‘They mix bout one half potatoes and one halfiiour Mr. Robinson made a few remarks relative to the preservation of the ch. He said that peaches might be dried with Bat litte sugar, and were better than sny im! fruit. Mr. Fimer said that if any person would get up a repa tation for preserved peacher, they might make a fortum preserved peaches now sold are such as we would not ‘The increase in importations, or rather in the value of merchandise put upon the market, during the month of October, 1853, was $2,185,025. The increase in exports in the same time was $4,482,732, showing a difference in our favor in the foreign trade of this port, in October, 1853, compared with the corresponding month last year, of $2,297,707. The following banks in Philadelphia have just declared semi annual dividends:— Capital. Par, Dis. Amount, Farmers’ & Mechanies’$1,250,000 $50 | Spret $60,500 a. 1;250'000 123, 8 * 37,500 + 1,000,000 50 “ — 50}000 ‘48,000 60,000 «18000 “ — 12}800 “ 15,000 “ 12,500 Penn Township “ -11;250 ‘Tradenmen’s “ 6,000 Totals ...... ++ $6,225,000 $315,250 The Albany Journal responds as follows to some state- ments relative to the Central Railroad of this State, which have appeared in the Hartford (Conn.) Times:— The Hartford Times has its own reasons—we will notin- | the south shore of Lake Superior that is not tak | the | ed these spo! Mines and Mining. Notwithstanding the obstacles which fraud schemes and ignorant practicas have thrown in the wal of legitimate operations, it cannot be denied that on mining interests are on the eve of receiving a developement. Within the past two or three years an in calculable mumber of new mines have been ope: There is not am available section in the mineral district up. North Carolina is full of young mines, “ thick leaves in Vallambrosa.’’ Tennessee is being rapid) opened out, and the stories which are told d richness and undance of its mineral oy idés are even more extraordinary than the accoun from Lake Superior, The West—Missouri, Ohio, &c. | ia, we know, full of lead, and regular companies are no succeecing the private individuals who have so long wo1 ts on a small scale, for their own benefit. No is New York behind hand. Our lead is likely to rival ths of the West. Treasures countless and exhaustless lie h in the bowels of this land of ours; and, as we said, it only within the last few years that systematic and gen ral attempts have been made to bring them to light evere of the law. He tw Bas of the act which “ande it the Seijes.'7, at Hee, ‘weasels to let off steam at every landing place, Or nan. way of the vessel should be stopped, rt of-thia he cited the charge of Judge ease of the Reindeer, to show that it was im- and that the captain had no discretion, But Henry Olay quire what they are—for allowing its columns to beem- ; Partly from the difficulties inseparable from new enter ployed in assailing the New York Cemtral Railroad Com- | prises, partly from the errors we have before signali: pany. | very few of ‘these have as yet attained practioa) result Somebody in Hartford, it weuld seem, relying upon a | We believe that out of all the lake Superior compan: Wall street rumor which exaggerated the earnisgs of the | only three have paid dividends. Coal and iron set anid Central road, purchased some of its stock. When wesub- | we doubt if the eame could be said of as large a numb Hudson. If this be the true theory, 1 do not sce that muck reliance is to be placed on the testimony of one of Mr. P. B, CaTun said that he had receipts for preserving the firemen, who said, when the Armenia came out of the dock at Albany, Captain Tallman said the Clay had beaten peaches, drying pumpkins, and making ‘home-made citron’’ out of nutmeg mellon. her going up, and would beat her going down. If the | The Sxcrerany said the Club would be glad to have theory be eorrect thatthe race was from Hudson, and not | them, | owner or the captain of the boat, for any’ injury to his | person or to his property, the mere fact of such’ injury, seuged by the burning of the boat, would be sufficient, if thes. sas nothing else in the case, for the jury tesay, and they Wout he bound to say, that the boat was de- stroyed by negligeane, so as to make the party de- eat if they were presented in the green state. t < in Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, and New York. not deeming the act stringeat enough, passed | fendant liable for the dmmaze claimed in conseueace of | from ‘Albany, there is but little weight to be attached to ‘The Cuarmman related an anecdote of a gentleman who | sequently gave the rpceiote of the company for the two 5 ‘ i, hb ing. 1 on, . months referred to, which fell below the rumer, the Hart- | _ They are in their infancy, their wealth being in gene: etd, Shenton pet pe ese Saeane aviesaemed raat the ae. | ane iene n eane Winests Because at that lise it | was far gone in consumpticn, and who lived on frutta ele- | fongtim meseuiea, es, Mics felt below | “auppreasion”” or | im prospectu. Out of the whole number a fair proportio Bes. ed ‘be it further boat or vessel, propelled in whole or in part by steam, iscon di hig whose et, neg tive duties, the lives of 1 per. gens on board said vessel may be devtroye. UL med gauty of manslaughter; and, upon sonviction thervof, before ‘Gay eirouit court in the United States, shall be sentenced to Suespemens at bare labor for s period not more than ten jot or ether person, employed on board of any ¢ or inattention to his or | cence. But this is not the rule in a criminal case. fendants would be liable for neg less the; roved afiirmatively that the fire was we tg tn io. ceor misconduct. From this fact, the law takes it for granted that the defendants are guilty, aed to pre- vent a verdict against them they must prove thei: inno Tae againat_ the I the legal criminal case there is no such presumption defendants which they must remove. But Mr. Hall then referred to the observations of Judge | presumptions are in their favor until the contrary ap- in the case of Warren, in the 4th McLean. A ‘te the observations of counsel on the other side, as to the | Fs ge epi of the defendants, he (Mr. Hal when such indictments are trie ments such as had been adduced before the jury, as to the respe otability ft and standing of the accused, are invariably used. But the law applies to the fireman and the deck hand, the in- or the standing of the officers was not an ex- mse for them, but rather the reverse. What! because hey bad shut up Mr. Collyer’s shipyard is he to be held frresponsible for this act? The argument is false in law ‘and unfounded in morals, to say that because Mr. Collyer fae respectable man he can be negligent in the navigation | ef the river. They come into court with a smile their countenances, by their counsel, who & little mancuvring. and jokes have been my. there was no racing, ir. Hall then ny calamity occurred to @m the river that day. Beindeer had been disabled; that the Armenia was relect- ed to succeed the Reindeer. She was to sail on the 27th ef Joly; but, with a pecaliar cunning for their own inter- ‘eats, the owners of the H. Clay made a cortract that she was to precede the Armenia, and make the oe first; Bat with this the charterers were diseatisfed. The fearcod eounsel then referred to the testimony, ta show that there was racing, and in which one of the witnesses, the cap- tain of the Rein: ip answer to a question from Mr. there was as much racing on the river as there was horses on the road. He (Mr. Hall) meant to con- tend that from the time the Clay left Hudson she was going at the rate of eighteen and one-sixth miletan hour, without gay reference to landings. The distance is one hundred and ‘ix miles. She went across the river, a mile and a half, six ‘times, and she went that distance in six hours, deducting Seomruclion of ite Lestagins, and Juage Gatenns caine judge Catron’s opinies: fmthat case. The theory ef the defence = Ghat every cian brought hers aa a wi = it has a with such f s & Gesire vf revenge against the officers of that ves- gal, and that these witnesses, some cf them the mort re- Wble“citizens of New York, had come on the stand to themselves. What object could they have in so? Mr. Minturn lost not! Mr. De Peyster lost ; no child or friend of his found a watery grave. counsel continued his address to tl ‘whieh ovcupied over two hours, and was marked by aclear, aim, consecutive history of the case, and an able dis. quisticn on the law upon which the indictment was At the conclusion of Mr. Hall’s remarks there were manifertations of applause from the pessons assembled ‘tm the court. Mr McMahon submitted to the Judge that there was fe evidence to connect Mr. Jessup, the clerk of the ves- ol, at all with the transaction. THE JUDGE'S CHARGE. Judge then proceeded, at 2 o’clock, to charge j the follows:— Gent! of the Jury—There is now a prospect that ‘this very acted trial will soon come to a close, It bas occupied a very considerable portion of your tin and attention, but not more, in my judgment, than was due to the transaction which kad to ney that you ha Inibited that patience ase requires. It has be the trial that injustice on trial, from the have separate trinls, for the reason that ifthey had trials, the testimony of those not on trial would mce of the one that should be tried. In this question, when a motion was made for I gave my reasons why it should not be thus far ex- intimatedjluring!the progress of been doue to those individuals determinin, weperate trials, geaiea. Anil way state again in this place, that as de- its were indicted by the grand jury{jointly, if it had Deon itted to be oe the trials, the one tried first not have called on others to testify in his defence, ‘Bhat is the law. Tt has boon so decided on solemn argu ment by the Supreme ¢ourt of the United States, and to fiat decision we must all bow. 1 therefore say’ that if were permitted to have separate trials, the who would be first tried would not be permit- his trial to call on others to testify In his defence, year 1838 the Congress of the United States, in view of the many startling disasters which had happened om the waters of the United States to vessels propelled by steam, by which great loss of life had been occasioned, a law, the objeat of which was, ws appears by its to Protect the lives of passengers on board of ves- t description. That law, among other things, provides— ‘percon ot persons * deemed guilty of mar if before any Cireni ‘be sentenced to confinoment A pot more than ton years. The indictment which you are to pass upon is founded = this provision of thie ect of Congress. It charges Thomas Collyer, John F. Tallman, John, Germain Béward Hubbard, Jas. seup and Jas. Elmendorf, the now on ‘trial, in July, 1852, were employed on the Henry Clay, a vessel propelied by steam, Sr waters of th ‘aern district of York; and that while they were taus employed the lives @f several persons, passengers On beard the vessel, were Gestroyed by their misconduct, nogligence, ana inatten Mon to their respective duties.’ To the charges set forth fm the indictment, the individuals named therein, and whom the ¢harges are made, have severally that they wore not guilty. {Tbe question, then, at ts, at hard Jabor for # perio. and which you, upon your oaths, are to determine, er they are guilty arged in the in@ictinent, And to enable you to come to correct result, it is necos- ‘Bttention should be directed to sertaia in- = * are involved im that question at issue, inquiries are:— ‘L. Whethor the lives of the persons named in the in- @ictment, or the lives of any of them, have been de- ed. @ Whether they beve beon destroyed by the miscon- ligenee, or inattention of any one. 8, Whether the individuals against whom the charges in the indictment are made ware employed ou board the — Clay at the time such lives were destroyed. 4, If they were thus employed, whether auch lives were Gestroyed by his or their misconduct, negligence or inst tention to his or their reepective daties. And inconsideriog the case now to be submitted to you for your determin«tion, it is important, in order that you may come to @ just conclusion, to bear constantly in mind cortain roles ef le h should govern jurors im all ir consequences a punishment that infamous, w) overn them in all criminal tions, and particularly in those investigations whieh are of an aggravated character. These rules mre: That every one accused of erime, whether the offence charged be one of ¢ whether it ismon, stated | theory of ‘the prosecution, which is that they \e this vessel by a martes of acts on the part ef these defendants committed It appears that the steamboat his asteciste for the prosecution, said that he | be investigated: and | given that attention which the | be © ct that they were not enabled | wes to direct the cow: Elmendorf w of Nae @ fagm—that he was for the dont ; prosecution i+ founded, 10 muke a person come within ita meaning that he should be emploged under pay, to per- form any particular duty tain for the passage,or for any particular time is engaged or acts es captain, or for any cause takes the place of the captain, and for the time being acts as «uch, the mea’ shall ye prosamed 4 i Pears. And the death claimed to be in consequence of any misconduct or negligence must be proved to be, 11) remarked, | before a conviction can be had, the direct con’ sequences of the misconduct and negligence com- plained’ of. And if it is not the direct consequence of the misconduct or negligence complained of, a con- viction cannot be had. As in the case cited’ by the counsel from the books, where an individual placed a loaded gun in a corner of a roem, and another person, not knowing that it was louded, takes it up, and inno” cently snaps it, by which it is discharged, and causes the death of rome one, here there would be a death, and there would be negligerce in the party who placed the ied gun in the corner of the room. If there had not deen that negligence there would not have been a loss of life. But that meghgence could not be the immediate cause of the death. The negligence did not directly pro- duce the death. It could not produce it without the act of seme ether person, And as the death was notintended by the person who was guilty of the negligesce ia so R cing the loaded gun, and as the death was not the immediate consequence of such negligence, and would not have taken place but for the act of another person, the psrty guilty of such negligence could not be respon: sible for that death. But if the negligense or improper act ocmplained of be the sole cause of the death— if it causes cr produces the burping of the res- sel, and such burning of the vewel causes the loss of life, then such loss of life is the direct consequence of such negligence or improper conduct, and the party guilty of the same is liable to the punishment imposed by the act of Congress upon which this prosecu- tion is founded. An error of judgment merely, however, is not sufficient to fix the charge of misconduct or negli- gence upon the one against whom such error of judg. ment is proved. The law of Congress did not intend to punish & mere error of judgment, Waat is meaut by misconduct, negligene, cr inattention, in the law of Con- gress upes Which this prosecution is founded, is well ex- Pressed by the learned Judge in his charge to ‘the jury in the case of the United States agaimst Farnham. I in sub- stance use his language:— By misconduct, negligence, or inattention in the manage- Pent of steamboats, is undoubtedly meant the omission or commission of any sct whieh may naturally lead to the o sequences made criminal. And it is no matter what may the degree of misconduct, whether it is slight or gross, if the Proofs satisfy you that the setting fire to ‘the boat was the Reoessary oF most probsble reeult of it. Bearing these rules of law in mind, you will turn your attention te the various questions which must be deter- mined by you in order that a direct decision may be had of the issue which bas been found between the govern. ment and the parties now on trial:— The first question is, were the lives of any persons on board the Henry Clay ‘destroyed by the disaster which happened to her on her trip from Albany to New York in July, 1859? admitted, and the proof is fall, that there were, A cher of those who were parsengers on beard the boat perished in consequence of the enid catastrophe, the de- tails of which bave been related during the the trial. progress of some, at. perished Some were destroyed by the fire to escape from this destroying elen he water. next question is, were these defeniants persons employed on board the boat, having dutie to perform ith ner management and navigation’-.for what- pnduet there may have been, and he death of persons destroyed may with any negligence or misconduct, which may be claimed to be chargeable to the defend- ants or to apy one else, these defendants are not respom rible for such misconduct or negligence in this prosecu- tion, unless they were persons employed on board the boat, having duties to perform connected with the man- ment and navigation of the boat. It is admitted that John F. Tallman was the captain of the boat. The cap- tain has the general command of the boat. Allon board performing duties are under the authority of the captain, whoever he be. They ere subject te his control, and ere bound fo obey his orders. It is admitted that James L. Jessup was the captain’s clerk. Among hig Guties are the duties of collecting fare and giving tickets, and of acting as the assistant of the captain, under him, John Germain was the engineer ot the bor’, His duty Was confined to attending to the engine, regulating and ¢irecting that, and having control of che firemen. Fd- ward Hubbard was the pilot of te boat, and his duty ‘80 of the boat. And James the assistzat pilot, and his duty was to ansi the pilet, to act under him, and in absence to’ take his place. Bu it is cl ed that Mr. Collyer, although a part owner pat, and on ~oard of Tat the time of the disas- Yor, was nota pezaon on board of her having duties to perform conne ted with her managemant and navigation. dif he woe not,be cannot under any circumstances be le to *4is prosecution. It is claimed oa the part of the government that he wav such person, who,at the time , Waren board ving Bush duties to per- ¢ being the captain of the sary by the law upon which this It is not ne But if any person acts as cap: ¢ is within ng of the law the captain of the boat, upon whom is imposed the duties of captaia, The question, then, is, did Mr. Collyer, oa the trip from Albany on the 6th’ of July, 16 et, for the time being, as cap- tain of the ‘boat? Did he teke the place ‘of the yegular captain? If the meaning of th Proof that certa suggestion mere) he did, be was employed within icient to establish , for the time, acting as captain. cient that he should have passed an nien (whother asked or una:ked) as to the safety or risic a particular movement of the boat, or of the danger of the mode by which the boat was managed. He mus Jeast ansume to exercise the coatrol and authority of the captain and ro advice or n would make him an officer on board thi duties to perform, within at, hw the meaning of this net of Congress. The government rely that he was pe:forming the part of the captain on board the boat, and they called witnesses to prove it—Minturn, ‘Gileon, Hubbard, and another from Philadephia, whose’ name I’ do not new recollect, Most of those witnesses do'net sponk of aay order he gave. Mr. Sinturm speaks of his opinions; others that he made suggestions; others that he was ren talking to the men Jilerent parta of the boat, And, according to my recollection, only one witness, and that from Philadelphia, (1 may be mistaken, gentiemen, me,) only one witaess testified end {f eo you will correc that Collyer aéraitted to him that he was captain. If you are of opinion that thh witnexs las testified correctly, amd that Collyer did act as captain, he is responsible under thir act of Congress for may misconduct, negligence or in- attention, of which he may be found guilty, in the ca- Ineity o hh officer, The next question, an great question in the ti fi friends, and left the court. ly inju in) Was the 200) inatten F negligeace, or & race was mot contemplated, else it would have been began there and then. But the question is, whether this racing was so kept up, and the fire so increased in consequence that it commu nicated to the boat and caused the disaster. With re- gard to the pressure of steam, ene witness testified to one thing and another to anoth One, I think, said it was reventeen pounds to the aquare inch. Another said she could safely carry thirty pounds. Altogether the testimo- ny on this point was not satisfactory. And if the theory be correg! that thirty-one pounds of pressure would cause the steam to blow off, then the argument of the government as to excessive ure does not amount to anything, less it is proved the asfety valve was tied down. Three o’clock was the regular time of the boat's arrival at Ni i She arrived at Yon- kers, thirteen or fouteen miles shert of York, alittle after three o'clock. This, the fore, 6! ome that there was no extraordinary rate of speed, and, if not, where is the evidence of misconduct, negligence, or in attention on oat ae of the defendants as regards this | been examined by They declared that the hu point? hull-inspectors in June. safe wad com- wi Betent and the boilers safe for the thirty pounds that | urtis says she could take, ‘The boilers were right, and all appeared to be right. There is, therefore, only one Witness—the fireman—on the subject of extraordinary speed, that would seem to implicate the defendants. | How far he is entitled to credit it is for you to determine. But you must establish the fect that it was by their misconduct, negligence, or inatten- tion, in reping, that the calamity ‘was caused. I shall not occupy apy more of your time on the question whether there was racing or hot. It is emplaticall. question for you. If there were no misconduct, neg gence, or inatiention, then the defendants are not guilty of the charge. If there were misconduct, negligence, aud inattention, on the purt of others, causing the fire, and x onthe part of the defendants, you cannot convict defendants For instance, a pilot, whose busiti¢es it is to direct the boat, is a faithful man; bes Vine 1% pu- ation of beit If, for sqme reason or other, he wil- ully drives the boat om = rock, and she is damaged there by, and perkepa lives lost, that would be misconduct in the pilot, but not in the captain. So, if th were to emplo faithful men, but ship took fire, the captain not be liable, for the ca) did all he could, and the firemen abused their trus' He would not in that case be responsible,for each one is acsountable only for his own acts. The next question is, was there any misconduct in Griving her on shore and thus causing loss of life? There is poof that was driven on shore in the best manner, the nautical men examined have testified that she was brought to shore in the best possible manner. If there was no misconduct in driving her to the shore, is there any evidence of negligence while she was on shore? There is evidence that an order was given to the parsen- s to go “alt.” That appears to have been a reasonable order, its object being to permit her stem to gét well up on the beach. She struck the shore, and those that were near it jumped on shore and escaped. I was never more struck with the ne- cessity of presence of mind, than from the testimony of firemen who were regarded by their negligence the one of the witnesses, who told you he went back in obe- | dience to the order, till he saw her strike. He then immediately passed forward and escaped with some fe- | soales, and so did Mr. Se Peyster and others; but some were panic struck, and lost their lives either by fire or water. When the passengers were struggling in the water, were there officers guilty of any misconduct? If they committed any error of judgment tha; would not be tufficient to fasten epon them the charge in this indict- ment, as I have already stated. What they saight or ought to Lave done’ under this astance or that, is not the question, If was but an error of judgment they are But if you find they were guilty of xot wilful misconduct, or | Regligence, or inattention, then ‘hey are culpable, and you will resder your verdict eceordingly. With these re- marks you will teke the exp under your consideration, nd give it such careful attention and deliberation as it deserves, One thing I forgot. It is admitted, gentle- men, on the part of the prosecution, that the reputation of the defendants is fair-—that they are skilful and com tent cfligers, and that their private character is good. is onght to go far, gentlomen—a great way—to turn the balance in favor of the accused, The jury retired at two twinutes after three o'clock, and at twenty-eight minutes to four o’clock the crier an- nounced thet they had agreed. Considerable commotion was perceptible thzoughout the court, which was not very crowded, andthe defend- ants were naturally in a state of great excitemont. On the jurors taking their seats, the clerk asked them: Gentlemen, have you agreed? Foreman—We have. Clerk—How do you find? Foreman—Not guilty, The accused parties were then congratulated by their Arrray IN Newrort, Kexrvcky.—On Thurs day evening last an affray of a nerious character took place between two well-known citizens of Newport, Major Harris and Robert B. MeCracken. Meeting at a coflee- houre tn that Place, Harris, it reema, without provoca- tion, assaulted McCracken, with pistol in hand, threaten- ing to ‘‘seatter hi: brains upon the sidewalk.’? The lat- ter, believing his life to be in danger, rushed upon the foriver and elie’ him to the ground, fired two shot at MoCraeken, who, in turn, administered to the fallen individual were arrested and tak Cracken was acquitted, though Harri on this dey, on the charge of shootis While down, Harris severe kicking. The partios before the Mayor, when Me- will be arraigned with intent to kill, it by that time he be able to appear, be being #o serious” na to be contined to bls 'bed.—Cincinnatt Ga- Deata or An Insane Coxvicr—Rabello died in the State prison at Wethersfield, on Sunday morning last, where he has been confined for tie last fifteen or twenty ears, & raving toaniac, He wee originally sentenced to lung, for killing a lad in Litchfield county, out insani- ty was #0 apparent that the sentence was never executed, He is said to have been a Spaniard by birth, bat we are not aware that his previous history was known to any one in this country. He was chopping wood for the fam- ily who had kindly taken him in, 2 waaderer, when their little son, playing near him, was assailed and brutally killed, without, so far as it is known, aay provocation, From that time until bit death his paroxysme of insanity have been #o frequent and violent as to require him kept confined from the other prisoners.— New Hawn Regtiter, Nov. 1. ae A Kipyarrmxa Casz.—Columbns, Oct. 26, 1853. —I am informed that afew nights ago a party of men went inte Brown county, Ubio, entered the house of a | colored man, beat him and hiswife severely, and took them and their children, in ail cight persona, into cas- tody, ond di them to Maysville, Kentucky, where they were much abused, and then carried into a remote rt of Mason county. Here some citizens, learning the facts in the se, had the negroes brought before a court, with the kidnappers. The colored ,people and the kidnappers takon into custody, Hence an appli: cation for a requisition for the offend in Kentucky has been for to the Btate,—Cincinnati Columbian, eputy marshal at Oswego, and H. J. Cary has roveived ke eppoanrgh un- | e cap- | or the other officers would | responsible, | re released, | mas 8. Mott, Req , hat been removed from the offfea | ven years after the physicians had told him he had ro- thing to do but make his will and prepare to die. ‘The Sxcretaky read ® paper upon the taking care of yegétables and fruits. y should be handled carefully; the light should be excluded from them, and the tempe- rature should be equable. ‘There could be Pineapples got for four cents Steere were taken off the trees one by one, ‘as carefully as if they were eggs. They were } be put into s dark, dry room, and they were kept at the same temperature. Mr. Rosinson said that the best way to preserve apples was to im them froma beamin alinen bag. He had seen it tried in Connecticut, and s bag of apples was pre- served through a hard winter in aroomin which there had been no fir A gentleman had preserved Pearmain apples by placing them ina cellar warm and dry. Apples would not freeze at the same temperature that potatoes weuld. Mr. Ronmson read @ letter from a farmer in Accomac county, containing many questions important to agrieul- turists. This letter is to be discussed at a future meeting of the Club. . The Club then adjourned to that day fortnight. Frenvisn Murper.—A most terribly revolting mur- der occurred on the 24th ult, in Rappahannock, Fassex county, Va. Dr. William Waring, # respected and belov- e¢ citizen of that county, was deliberately shot by a vil lainour old reprobate, nawied Iraac Fisher, who kas been going around the country for some months past, preach- ing. The particulars are these: Fisher said he was de- termined to shoot a Mason, Ocd Fellow, or Soa of Temper- ance, and fating to kill two persons whom jhe desired to shoot, be levelled his gun at Dr. W., ashe was riding t court. The doctor stood up in his buggy, remarking thst he was not the mau, but th aacassin or maniac deliberate. ly fired at bim, giving him » of which he died soon aft té2 tine grief of Dr. Waring’s friends to he way to procure his marriage li- Tue Ccrrenr Orrrations op THE Treasvry Derarrurnt.—On the 8)st of October there were of Treas ury warrants ents red on the books cf the Department— For the redemption stocks,...... + +$166,297 89 For the Treasury Department, exclusive of ba 15,518 58 22,000 00 x Department ‘2810 00 For the Navy Department . ‘800 00 For the Custom: 69,715 97 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKSBT. Weoyespay, Nov. 2—6 P. M. There was a slight improvement in quotations for some Of the fancies at the first board to-day. The variations in Prices were, however, but trifling, and were with difficulty sustained up to the close. New York Central Bonds ad- vanced 3¢ per cent.; Bank of North America, 4; Morris Canal, 34; Potosi Lead, 34; Parker Vein, 1; Harlem, ; Erie Railroad, 34; Stonington, 4{; Michigan Central, %, Nicaragua Transit declined 1¢ per cent.; Reading Rail Toad, 34. Theie is no movement of consequence in any leading fancy, and we see no indications of an immediate return to better times. The Nicaragua Transit Associa. tion, or Company, have,withdrawn from the controversy with Mr. Vanderbilt, so far as newspaper warfare is con- cerned, and we learn vhey are prepared to meet him upon any point he may raise, in any suit he may commence, ‘The company are desirous he sl ould commence proveed- ings against them at once, and are afraid he will do no thing but threaten. The affairs of the Transit Company | have not, we learn, been put in the shape originally con- templated, but not much time will elapse before their steamships and every other species of property, will, under Anew charter, be placed in the mont satisfactory position. | Mr. Vanderbilt has been repeatedly requested to present his account. It has been asked of him asa favor and demanded as aright. Mr. Vandervilt ewes it to him- self to render the required accounts at once, for his re fusal willmake himself liable to the inference that his reported claims are anjust, and cannot be sustained in Jaw or equity, If there accousts are not soon forth: coming, the company will be compelled to bring a suit torecover its claims against Mr. Vonderbilt. Touching the tiansfer of the bonts by Mr. Vanderbilt to the trus- tees of the Transit Company, and that act operating as a forfeiture of the boats, it may bo necessary to state that it was done under advisement with Mr.” Vanderbilt, the legal counsellors of the company ani the Collector of the Port, Hugh Maxwell, fsq.—himself a lawyer—who approved of the act, hoth a# a legal gentleman and ax the reprasentative of the goverment. After the adjournment of the board, the following sales of stocks were made at auction, by 8. Draper :— $5,000 Georgia 7’s, coupons, payable in Savainah 14,500 do do. a 0. 25,000 Pennsylvania Coupon fives, "77, 16, do, do. 65,060 Troy City sixes... 10,000 do. 57,000 do. 65,000 do. vivsvbiyos 60,000 Columbus, Piqua and indiana RR ist Mort... £7,000 Buflaio, Corning and New York RR Ist Mort a ,000 0. do, do, 18,000 Corning and B orsburg RR Ist Mort. 20,000 Michigan Central Convertib.es 8’ 20,000 Troy and Boston RR 24 Mort...., 15,000 Junetion RR Ohio 1st Mort 6,000 Pacific Mail Steamship Co 5,000 Mirs, and Rock River Jun 8,000 do. 4,000 do 4,000 do, 6,000 Stock Fi 80 shares Knickerbocker Bank........ A large portion of the State, city, and railroad bonds was withdrawn, The sale went off with a great deal of spirit, and the attendance of purchasers was large. Mr. A. H. Muller basa ale at the Exchange, to-morrow, (Thursday,) immediately after the adjournment of the first board of brokers. ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer at this port today amounted to $123,101 38; psymenta, $580,864 66—balance, $7,185,542 52, The following figures exhibit the receipts of the Hudson River Railroad for the past month, together with those of the same period in the two previous years :—~ 1851, 1852. 1853, Receipts in October.$69,280 71 $104 500 67 $163. 30 ‘The Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York ltuilroad om: “fraud,” and still insist that there is cheating round the board. ‘The New York Times, in explaining the discrepancy be- tween its previous estimate and the published statement, infers that the ‘receipts’ and the ‘earnings’ of the road show essentially different. sesults. largely in this respect. The exact “ earnin; of the road for August and September had not. been ascertained when the statemeat was published, but they ameunt to no such sum as the 2imes supposes. The officers of the Central read bad no object or inter- rest in publishing the statement of its ‘‘ receipts,” but to give reliable information. They are engaged diligently in putting their road in efficient working order, wholly re- gardless of the adventitious circumstances of the artid- cialinfluence which causes the value ef its stock to ebb and flow in Wall street. The complaint of the Hartford folks, howerer, is not well founded, as the facts prove. They say that in con- sequence of the Wall street rumors of six and seven hun- dred thousand dollars earnings of the road in Angust and September, they were induced to purchase iff stock at 20nd 22'per cent premium. Now, unfortunately for the accuracy of this statement, no Central stock has been sold at such prices since the rumors appeared. Duri i those months the stock ranges at about 15 per cent. ; an has only fallen below that point in common with others of intrinsi¢ and acknowledged value. It may be preper to add thut those who may be sup- posed to know most about the business of the Gcuiral road and the value of its stock, did uot ceii even at the highest figure. That class of stockholders are entirely re , Bot only with the “receipts” and “earnings,” b ths prospects of the road. ul With the former rates for passengers and freights, the “receipts” of the road for August and September would have exceeded the Wall street estimates. And as it ia, while the public have had the benefit of reduced fare, the end has fulfilled the expectatiors of those who favored consolidation, and realized the pecuniary anticipations of reasonable stockholders. This captiousness of Hartford capitalists in relation to the railroads between Albany and Buffalo, is rather amusing. All things considered, our Eastern friends have so little to complain of, that the idea of suspecting and denouncing the officers of railroads in which they have been fortunate stockholders for the last ten or twelve years, must strike themselves, on rellection, a¢ Tudierous. ‘The Central Railroad is managed by the same officers who governed the several companies before consolidation, With there officers the Eastern capitalists have been quite ready to convert their six per cent inveesments into some- thing more satisfactory. We may not promise them a con- tinuance of all they have boen receiving; but we venture to say that the Central Railroad, after doing its whole duty ‘towards the public, will make fair return to its stockholders for the use of their money. There is even less doing in dry goods, which, however, are not now forsed upon the market, nor so laaguid in price. A large number of dealers have disposed of their supplies of undesirable fabries, through the auction reoms, at very low rates, which have involved considera- ble sacrifices; but this result was generally anticipated, and does not surprise ws. A very moderate stock, yet fine assortment, of seasonable productions, is at present in the stores of our principal merchants, who are mainly im secure positions, and manifest little inclination to court purchasers by abating their clams. Neither 0 they seem willing to part with them except for cash, so great has beem the distrust oceasioned by the reeent em- barrasrments im financial circles, Had the pressure in the money market never been felt, this reluctance weuld havo been commendable, for the lack of stability and certainty ina credit business has ever beem suffisiently grievous to insure the adoption of ard ad- herence te the cach aystem. But under existing circum stances, no plan can be devised that will more surely ameliorate the condition of the trade, and fortify it against future comtingencies, than the latter. Let fac- tors select their supplies earefully, and sell them, (if possible,) enly to parties who will give unquestionable securitien with their notes, or pay ready money for what they need, and they cannot fail to enjoy a permanent and prosperous trefic. } ‘weeds cont Brown sheetings and shirtings appear rather quiet, but unchanged in value, The amount here is limited for the season, but ample enough to meet the demand for distri- Duticn, Bleached sbeetings and shirtings aro retailing at languid rates, Cotton flannels are inactive, and some- what vomninal. Denims are plentier, but less inquired for, and the leading styles are worth only 10c. Drills are mo: derately purchased, at 7140. a 7346. for browns, 730. a 8c. for bleached, and 9c. a 9140. for blues. No change has oceurred in duck, which sells freely at previous quo- tations. Ginghams are not so active, at 1lo, Lawns and pankins continue dull and heavy. _ Osnaburgs are briskly inquired for, at full rates. Printing cloths tre rather scarce, and ih alightly improved request, at last week's prices Prints are generally unchanged, ‘the demand being conéned te small lots of fresh goods, at ol figures, Stripes aud ticks are more freely offered, at ilightly reduced prices, but attract little notice, We'an- nex a comparative statement of the shipments hence of cotton gc os, during ten months ending with Oct, 81. 1852, Dee” Ine, January, , pkgs... 1,825 — 4 Februar}, ' do 8, 4,799 8,471 - March, 6429 «1,683 «4,748 _ April, 603 7,854 — 1,951 May, 5,910 1,160 4,754 = June, 6,011 4,461 1,500 a July, 2,504 «= '384 2,120 ~ August, 1,070 967 9 — Septem 4,062 888 «8,674 - October, ‘do. 5597 «1,149 4448 per ‘Total, plge.........40,678 16,008 —_ This table denotes a large falling off in our he ate | which is not apt to be diminished ere the termination o the your, as the liveliest portion of the season is now over, and what goods remain to be bought sipped, wi ve forwarded in small quantities, either to proximate markets, for iminediate use, or to distant places, for the apming trade, Woollen productions manifest no new feature, being pretty freely offered at drooping rates, without acquir- ing any greater popularity. Indeod, there is little likeli- hood of their finding @ quick market during the residue of the fall, nor until the commencement of the spring. On this account, owners are clearing out all undesirabl lots, regardlers of their prime cost, and thus improvin the character of the stocks they design to retain on hand, end which will, doubtless; prove very reductive, on the resumption of busin Blankets and flannels are plen- tier and rather ebeaper, but not in muck request jast tow, Cassimeeres are dull, ands shade low Cloths appear quiet and languid.’ Doeskins and jeans seom about the same, Linseys are sparingly dealt in, chiefly at 200, a 22¢., though a few lots were purc! under and above the quoted rates. Mourelin de laines, derpite the lateness of the seacon, aro nelling quite liberally, and advantageously. The Hamilton and Globe companies? proéuctions are the briskest. No important alteration can be noticed in satinets, shawls, or sheep's grays. ne @ulland heavy, though the amount of pory bays galled fora Susves inyiaboens of Sfty per gees , iba ls wot gaccssive, That paper errs | | transactions in mi Orleans, at 20¢. really have good prospects. Their mines are good, a time alone ia required to prove it. When a little mo money shall have been spent, they will send ore to m ket, and the shareholders will at length realize the d lightfel sensation of receiving a dividend. Meanw! however, as we said, forty-nine fiftieths of our min are absorbing money without returning anything moi solid than ft-repeated assurance of the mining cap tain, ‘that the prospects of the mine are growing e day more promising.” Hence it is that there are 80 ing stocks. Holders, buoyed up b hope, and constant reports, which are always couleur rose, expect a profit which buyers, who only know th fact that no dividend has yet been paid, and the net sult is yet » problem, are unwilling to pay. What transl actions do take pla The Gold Hill y a of two per cent out of the earnings of the first sixty da; business, ending the 12th inst., payable on the 25th in The company took possession of the mines on the 12th of September, and the earnings have already been upward of three and a half per cent. Ont of two per een will be paid, being one anda half per cent in hand. A: the end ee the next sixty days another and lerger d At the mining board to-day the sales were not so 88 usual, but prices romain without material alteration: MINING BOARD, NOV. 2. £6 nhs Ulster Min. Co. 2 50 shs Phoenix Gold... _%| 60 do ++. 1% 100 Gold Hill Mine. 8 24 CITY TRADE REPORT. Waosmxpay, Nov. 2—6 P, M. Asims.—Only 40 bbls. were sold to-day, at $5 50 { pearls, and $5°50 a $5 5644 for pots, per 100 Ibs. Breapsturrs —Flour did not vary much. The. da: operations reached 27,000 bbls.: sour at $5 824 5 18: Upertine No. 2, at $6 26a $6 3714; ordinary to ehoios State, at $6 75 a $6 8734; mixed to fancy Western, w £6 75 » $6 93%(; andother grades at proportionate figures Nothing new occurred in Canadian, Some 2.300 bbls} Southern changed hands, at $7 a $7 25 for mixed to favo} rite; and $7 26 a $7 50 for fancy, per bbl. Rye flour an¢ corn meal were unaltered. Wheat was very active anc rather firmer. The transactions comprised 105,000 bushels at $1 65 a $1 68 for good to prime white Genesee, includ ing & retail lot of choice at $1 70;; $161 # $1 65. for fair to handsome do. Michigan} "$1 40 for rec Western; and $1 54 9 $1 65 for very whit Southern. About 1,000 bushels rye wore taken at 9lc.,| in the slip. Barley was unchanged. Oats were less in: quired for, at 4c. a 47c, for New Jersey; 400. 480. for Pennsylvania; 47c.a 490.for river and canal; and 48e. a 50¢. for Canadian and Western, per bughel. Corn has besn is| rather limited request,and has slightly depreciated. Th sales amounted to 28,000 bushels, closing at 75c. a 760. for iaixed Southern and 3760. white and yellow, anc 77 ‘and yello Southern, per burhel, Corre. —Sales were made of 50 bags Laguayara, a 1d 300 Rio at 10340. a 10%. Men ‘Also, o} packages Java (by auction) at 113¢. allie. per by Our report of the stock of coffee on hand yesterday, ag published to day, was not so accurate as ned: We therefore insert a correct statement, Amount} of coffee in New York Noy. Ist, 188:—16,000 packages Java: 70 000 bags Rio; 1,000 Maraicaibo, and '160 yra—to- gether, 87,150 packages. Coriox.—The following is the authorized report of this day’s sales:—For home use, 1,326 bales; export, 961, afd to speculators, 328. Total, 2 15 bales. | Market steady. Fieicirs,—Rates ‘were steady, though engagements] were not very large. To Liverpool—600 bales cotton wore] taken at 140°; 20,060 a 25,000 bushels wheat at 13d. a 144. ; flour was at 3s. Od. to 4s. asked. bushels cloverseed were engaged 560 bbls. flour were engaged at 6 17d. asked, and 6,000 boxes cheese were engaged at 628, 1,800’ bbls. ‘flour were also engaged at 4s, 9d. To Havre’ veseals were scarce, and rates were at 25¢. for wheat, and 900, asked for, flour, To, Glasgow —,006 bushels wheat were engoged at 14d. A brig of 212 ton was engaged to load at Richmond for Rio and back, at $210 per barrel. To California, rates by clippers ranged) from bbe to 60c. per foot measurement. Fist were in brisk request, but not very firm in prices The weck’s sales comprised 18,000 qtla. dry cod, at 2,000 bbls. mackerel, closing at $15 76 a $16 for] ». 1; $12 for No. 2; and $8’ a’ $9 for No. 3; 750 bbls] ickled cod and scale fish, at $40 $5; 1,800 bbls pickled] herring, part at $4 a $4 26; with 7,500 bbls, emoked hor-| ring, chiefly at 66¢. a 68¢. for rcaled, and 860. for No. 1. Fxurt.—There were 1,000 boxes bunch raisins disposed) of to-day at $3 26, Hay.—We heard that 1,200 bales river were purchased by shippers, at 65c. a 70c. per 100 Ibs. Inox.—A sale of 100 tons Scotch pig tranepired at $32 cach, per ton. Ixvap.—Some 60 tons Spanish were reported sold at $6 50 a $6 6234, usual credit, per 100 Ibs. : MoLassmt —The day's business embraced 100 bbls. New sd on private terms. sales amounted to 2,100 bbls. crude turpentine, at $4 75 a $5; 3,000 bbls. «pirirm urpentine, at 660, a 71¢., closing at 6c. a 71c., oasn and short time; 2,200 bls. white rosin, at $20 $1 75; 6,400 bbls. common do, at $1 70 a $1 90; and 760 bbls. tar, at $3 0 $3 75. Ons.—Nothing new occurred in whale, sperm, or oliv About 2,000 gallons linseed were disposed of at 7c. per Mi pnovisoNs.—Pork was inactive. ‘The {ransastions did not exceed 460 bbls. Western at $15% a $16 for moxa, and $13 for prime. Sales of 300 bbls. and i rime lard were report . Pas tn better dawezar 226 bbls. chiefly old, at $176 a $526 for country prime; $6 a 90 25 for city do.; $775 a $10 50 for country mess; $12.0 $12 60 for repacked Western; $1226 a $13 for city do. 14 26 for extra. ' About 200 tierces ordinary janged hands at $17, Butter was abundant at 18e. a 160, for Canadian, 143, 17 for Ohio, i7e. a 20¢. for Western New York, and 20. & 26c. for Orange county, per ib. Fair to prime chees@ was in demand at 9c. a 1030. par 1b, Rat, PstaTe—Selea at auction—By Albert H, Nicolay.— Leare of house No, 0 College place, $13,400; 4 jots on isd | street, near Eleventh avenue. 24x10 fest, $1,040; 4 dog do. $1020; 4do, do., $1,000; 12 lots on wen stroot, | Willinmeburg, with all the buildings thereon, known ag the Gass factory, $15,500, i Svcsns.—There wore 600 hhda, Cabs bought et 4\<¢, a Sige. yer Ib, J ‘Tra } —We annex the details of this forenoon’s tet —At MeCullongh’s sale room.— Young Hyson, 09 | chests 40 do, S640. 29 do. 360.5 83 do. 50: ; 48a, ; 31 do 576 40c.; 78 d sis 61 dk 45 do. 52340.; 63 do, 280. ; 23 do. 2 f41,¢ :14 do. 286.3 196 do. 81}46.; 87 do, 2. Hy+on’ Skin—20 haif chests 26 21140. ; 65 do, 36¢, Gunpo } 16 do, | 40.; 27 do Re No. te 3 62.40, 4834e,} 61 2b half chests, 270 eee enarkoge Pekoe—60. hav chests, 260 Ningyong— 1d chests, 220, ; 400 do., “Tonto Some 60 bhds, Kenticky were taken at 7 1 soe ‘The day's rales ineluded 1,000 bbls. Ohid and prison, at 203ge. a 30e., cash, and 3lo., time, with 6G | bhas, dgndge at $9e-, woual oxecit, per gallon,