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\ tance from the beach, with the waves frequendy making # oleer dusy over them. A* 1 P.M. her Mojexty’s ap Terrible parted all her anchors, aad tbe cry rete to every tongue, “the Terrtole will be ow sore ;” but Ered ihe» ee fad ued to the wind, and ed msjestically out u fleet. The © od perhe was at its utmost beighs about 16.30; bot the wind, after nu cessive squal's, a’ eomy opied by sleet and hatl, persed to W.3 W.andW., oar enehorages on the Crimean helter, end ap awfal rolling sea ores fiord any than set ip, drrivng which the Bogieb transpocts 37, Rodsley, and 57.;Tyrove, & Maiteve-brig,aed four more small Fr: Grapsports, wemt oa snore. Meonhiie hordes of C.ssacke and cavalry hovered round the wrecks, and, a8 each of the expaller veesels were thrown ap, verescen ocenp'' d ip ¢xswining what the chasucey of the sea and war bed vent them. Weconid see the French satiors ted cff tou arde Sebastopol with hersemea defo: ané after them. Our transports, from their grester borden, were, oe 1 have stated, at eome distance from the store; and the Cossacks roce backwards aad forwards, regarding thom as a hungry fox did some grapes in the days of so. Darkoess fe thst eveviog on anxious hearts, and few eyes Ecould have closed chat might amid™:be roaring Of ie pitsiless and uosbated storm. Soon after i)doight {te force was broken, aad men thank @4 God, for neither hemp uor roa could bave stood such # stain mach longer. But the eva eon- wnued os heavy as ever dutiog une darkoess, ‘which was ovly broker by the lurid flusn of the capnce over Sebastopol, showing tra the war of the clemexts had been po veriess t suspend that of mar. We looked reund in the grey dawn, the wind bowlingond moaning a3 if iu regret for the evil it had dove, and eaw that to the disasters of the pre vioue day bad been sdded that of acother transport, Ne. 89, ord Raglan, ond that the Egypiian live-of- battie abip, which eti!l remained, had been compel- Jed durisg the wight % cus \y ber fore sad miz- enmest, and bsd aiso lost ber bowaprit. Daylight aldo showed us the inlacd hilis covered with snow, Tp the course of the moroivg the transports on ebere made rigna's of distress to the admral, who ordered the Fury to weign; she, however, tha. communication was yet impossible om account of the surf; batm be afternoon tbe sea had gone do #n sufficieat to attempt their relief, altbongh the effort was stil! attended with much danger. @oseacks had been busy during the day, aud they made cne or two attempts even to swim off to our wane porte, but were carried back by tne sarf, aided by a knock or twoan the head trom oar merchant sailors, bo by no means relished the ides of a @bristwes mm Sebastopol. One gentleman, ix a carriage, drove down tc the beuch, near the Tyrone, anc mm yond English ex herted the sailors to make a triel of Muscovite for bearapce. ‘We, too,” said he, suiting the. action to the word’, ‘' have bearia as weli ss tne ? I will- net give tee reply in extenso- suffice it to way, it wan what somebody calls ‘Joon Bali’s great Gyerlast ng no,” ac-ompanied by some strong ad- Jeetives. No fixe had mn Opened on the anemy @oring the day from the flee:, and it was deter- Tained BOF to do so till they proceeded to overt acts of hestility. about four P.M. volunteer boats from the Queen, Rodusy, London and some steamers, pulled in, smc the Firebrand got under weigh to cover them. On seeing them approaching, the Coessacky drew up on the cliffand fred on tbe boats, kiDing & man belonging to the Queen. This fire wee immediately resurned from the ‘they at once scurried off. The surf eompietesy waterlogged as to prevent the crews —_ Fee provisions, nor ne I beara of any A firet glance »t Eupatoris afte: the storm, showed ‘thst it had suffered even more tuan the Katcua. ‘thue, the to il ger and Leander rode it cut, bat the total wreck of an line-of battle ship, and near the beach the tricoior floating mournfally over the Henri Quatre, strong and erect as ever, but wafers bever agri of Fran a ins of five the lie [aaa order, commen: m tne — No. 61, Georgia; No. 61, Harbioger; Freach government screw steamer Plato; No. 3, Ber Me No. 55, Glendalough; a small French steaw- er; 53, Asia; an Eayption two decker; Henri ‘Quatre. 100 guns, Captain Janu. All these ships, with the exception of the two Mne-of-batvle ships, stranded during the dey. Henri ‘twelve field pieces, they were, however, re- ovived with euch a heavy fire, both of and yo:kets, that they ret: with a lossof about a dred bil'ed and wounded. Our loss amounted ‘to ©5)y.two wounded. Lieut. Hood, of her Majes- ’s ship Arethues, was in command of the battery h repuleed this formidable assault. warm clothing reviouely landed the troope), another traneport with & large quantity of Minié ammani- tion, another with hay for the troops—o'ght vemeis Jost; Retribution, , Vesuvius severely damaged, EF iH Admiral Hamelin’s fi-g is on board of our ships, especi the steam- e been through the wi campaign, lownwards, are in want of a thorough e the further chances of a winter. there are plenty of treah ones, eady arrived on the station and now in Eng- ly their places. It determined to abandon Eupatoris vad orders have been sent thither to destroy the Henri Quatre. There is a rumor thet the Tartar in- habitanis ~~ bere Senate to pal ee to remove 0 sinope. pears ave ted the Rassian breakwater at the entrance of Sebastopol, as they sunk another | vo-decker yester- ny Oh te the same position as the otners, Another 4 3 =: iH i H off E A H Es es Raglan (89) is likely to come off. Pre noel hy dating from the Crimea, Nov. 17, ssys:—From Monday morning, the 13th ‘inst, util the afternoon of day, the 16ch, the most terrible gale ever known in ti of the world has been ragin hout the length and ‘breadth of the Bla. a. Piists seommetng to the Ne as the one which has just passed over ue. The prevalent wind was from the sou:h ‘West, with occasional shiftelto other quarters. It commenved about 7 o’clock om Monday morning, ani, with the abraptness common to thia sea, soon faeshed itself into a perfect hurricane. Ever snd anon thrcugh ‘ale fearful gusts came sweeping down the wind, Binding men wich hail and mist, snatching strong ships from th: bolding ground, and wreig the iron cables like banks of tow. Whenever “‘aoud” lifted, ano- ther and again another eas craft was seon da: hed miserably apon the inhospitable shore. It wes impossible to give them help of the faintest kine in the midst of the resistiess swell of that wild surging sea and the mad howling of the tembestuone wind. * * * This calamity is rendered tae more crushing by the fact that, besides the loss of Gidivary st.res—such a pork, beef, powder and rom—S great quantity of soldier's baggage aid wearly the whole of the stock of winter clothing for the treops have been entirely destroyed, thus | Crean g she discomforts, if not the horrors, of * ter centonments inthe Tauric Chersoness, a place the climate-of which is as variable and dan gerous as it is preside to describe; in summer fever larks ic every secladed glade, and haunts the grassy margin of each piessant epring; winter, ould isy winter, fretzes by nis breath the vary blood in ive warm veins; “ne casteth ont hiviee like maracls; who is able to abid frost? 4 The remainder of the and the «: ions of tive elied Pek 2% gd $0 Baltach:k or inope, though it ia difficult to s hat Advantage: the birthplac» of Dicgeoas wad Mithridstes, in « Straterica: point of view, pemesne over the (ity of the Soran and the biee waters of the Boepyorus ! As to a winter at Balischif, it is & horror few care to contemplate. Dirty Greeks, ebalky clifls, obscene shambles, comrades dead of cholera, whose graves lipe che shore, and the uawholesome Varna in toe distance, are the pleasures the thougn’ of Baltecdis | gives to all: It is to be hoprd that a large portive | ©. the efeam fleet will be sent out forthwith wth | fresh stores and fresh men. A Ruseipo line-of-battle ship having drifted from ber mocrings to the entrarce ef the harbor of Sebae- wpe) bas beeu sunk these beside the there. | Trade in France, The comw@ercia! position of Pare is unchanged. | Tre manufacturers have rearly comple'ed t tir stocks, aud are not sppiebensive of beivg eurprined | by teo great & muwber ef demands comme at the same Moment ou the approach of the new year. | Vexy few orders are now received from tre United | States, and the commercial gecoants frou New | | York of ihe 13sh uit. sre anything but reasauriug. | 4 few Persian and Lyons houses have forwarded of Jete large consignments of goods to Germany, | partivniorly to Praseian firms be so wits Rossia. | ‘ne cold begiuning to b> rigorously felt, the com- munication by eledges will become very active by | lend between Meme and St. Petersburg. ro) ernment, by prokibiting the expor: of corn until we 3lstor July, 1855, #29 auxivus to check the rise in the price ct grain. The decree, however, has not | yet prodncea the desired effect. The rates, ‘ trove, are Jess buoyant ia Paris tuan mm the erat | week, butin the departments they continu: firm. | ‘The sale of eaitie has been very active at ali toe warkets, particularly those ot Sceaux and Poissy Prices have not incstased, but they maintain the selves owixg to the disinclinstion ef the graziere to abate their pretensions. Spain. Our ac-ounte from Madrid are of the 2616 uit. The democratic party was twice defeated tne day delore in the Cortes :—Firet, 9a the question of the secret ballot, and second, on the formalities to be observed by Consrese in ite iterccurse with the Jrown. Toe democrats demanded that the d+ pu- ties should no’ be obiigrd io wear & costume whon tbey presented themselves before the Queex. Ac cording w them it would be prejudging the Monerchics] apd @yvzstic qnestion to itrodoce such a clause into the reguiations, siace it would ne supposing the existence of & throne. M. Olozege energetically combatea shat doctrine, avd the As sembly precisjmed its monsrchial syaris by a rove of 153 to 43. This was not yet « definitive battle, ‘but it was prebable that tbe struggle would acon recommence on some otcer article of the reguiations On that day the union be'ween tse Espsrieriam, or pors Progresistss, and ths Repubiican D2mocrate eas dissolved. M. Olozaga, who was believed %& ay towards the Jatter, completely repudiated the siliance. It was Roped that the Assembly would constitute itself on the wing day. As respected the organ- ization of the new Cabines, it was believed that O'Donnel) would not enter it until Espariert should formally explain his views. Should it be recon- structed on the basis of the present Administration it is probable that Messra. de Salazar, Alonso. and , will not form part of it. The iatter will proceed to Rome a# Minister-Pienipotentiary. A strange petition wes to be read on that day to the Cortes. A lady, who protested arsixe: the election of » deputy, demanded to be allowed to address the Assembly. According to the Espana, the v1 tion in fa vor of and of the dynasty oi Isabella ‘weuld not exc! by one of tbe mo- ively be are nerchica] fractions of the Cortes; Mess-s. Cortina, Costs, Infante, the Marquis del Duero, Olea, ari other deputies representing shree of the foar pa-lis- mentary groupe, will slew affix their names to it. Tt wae the ofa great number of depuiica thac the proposition should be signed by ail who ap- proved of it; but, in order to avoid certain diffical- ties of form, it was decided that it should only bee> the signatures of seven members. It wil! be die- misred on the day of its preeentation, and adopted by 2 majority of at Jeast 200 votes. M. Antonio Msria Segovia, Consul of Spain at New Orleans, hae been appointed Commissary of the Acly Pla: es. A telegraphic despatch from Madrid of the Ist of December announces that the Cortes hed declared, by mmigens Plsce ‘© 2], that the throne of Queen patie ta Spee dynasty, are the basis of toe bedy ic ia. A telegraphic Gespatct from Madrid of the 30th ultime aurounces thatthe new Sparish Ministry is composed as follows. Ey 10. President of the Council. O'Donne . Minister of War. Lozurisg: ...Foreige Affairs, A re. Justice. Collsdo. . -Fanance. Allende. Marine. Selazar: tacit Interior. Santa Craz. err Public Works. * Australia. We have intelligence trom australia to the 28%h September. At Adelaide, s subscription had beer entered into for the wives and orphaus of trose who abould fell in the Eastern war, and tue sam oad reached £5,217 68. fre Colonial Secretary had laid on the table of the Legislative Council his re- port of the estima:es, whicn gave a flourishing ac- count of the financis] condition of the colony. It appears that the resources had more thaa doubled ct the discovery of the gold fields, the ancual revenue having increased from a guarter to half a million. The search for gold at Victoria cont'nned 10 be proeecuted most vigorously, and with satisfac- tory results. The merkets at Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydzey were overstocked with goods from England, the owners of which would necesaarily be compelled to suffer much loss. Markets. Lonpon Moxzy Marker, Tuesday evening, Dec. 5. The qnotation of gold ut Paris is about 1 per mille dis- count (according to the Jast tariff), which, at the Eng- lish miat price of £3 17s. 10334. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.14); and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.073;, it follows that gold is about 0.28 per cent. dearer in Paris than in Lon- don. By advices from Hamburg, the price of gold is 4224, Pe mark, whieh, at the knglish mint price of £3 17s. 0346. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 18.54%; and the exchange at yg | being 12.334, it follows that gold is 0. in Haroburg than in London The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days’ sight is 109% per cent, and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent, it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 yer cent in favor of England; and after mating allow- ance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the importa- tion of gold from the United States. The English funds have again been extremely firm + losed with a buoyant appear- portance attached to the Austrian alli- ¢, as indicated by the great rise on the Paris Bourse, has had an effect on this side, and the belief that it has produced (a great sensation at all the Courts of Europe as tended at the same time to lessen thé.anticipations previously entertained, that its terms, wheneyer they shall transpire, will be found vague and unsatisfactory. Notwithstanding these considerations, however, it ‘is still ‘ar from popular, the dread lext the terrible cost by which the allies have at length gained an impregnable footing in ‘he Crimea should be met by the acceptance of unworthy concessions to the Power that has thus come in when the worst is past being still very prev: lent. Console for money, which left off yesterday 9235 to O23¢, were firat quoted 92%, to 9234, whence, ow- on London at short 18 per cent dearer ing to an increased demand for money on the Stock | Exchange, they temporarily receded to 923. On the publication of the correspondence from Paris, describing the opinions expressed by the organs of the French go: vernment regarding the guarantee furnished by the oben combination that the war wil! Ww invelve no uropean complications, the market azain presented figns of animation, and the last official quota wap 9234 to S. Subsequently transactions took place ct u further improvement of an eighth, while for the iith of January the Gual price was 92% to 9%, which will be equal to 913¢ to ¢, ex. dividend. ‘The operations durin: the day were moderate in extent, and the attention of the dealers was oceupied ‘by their arrangements for the settlement, which takes place the day after to-morrow. Fapk Stock closed at £08 to 210; reduced, new Three per cents, 90% to 91; Long Anauit India Stock, 251 to 234; India Bonds, 73, to 1ls.; Exchequet-bills, Ss. to a. premium. The revurn from the Bank of England for the week ending the 25th af November gives the following resu.ts when compared with the previous week — Public deposits. 44,782,200 Tncrease. £516,472 Other deposiis + 99715 209 Inerease., 30:85 bi 2,176,199 Incpease.. 2,836 On the other side of the account:— Government securities..£11,461,708 ‘Increase. ..£32 ‘Other securities, 15,660,146 Decrease... Notes unemployed 7,362,645 Increase, . ..828,406 The amount of notes in circulation ia £19,749,074, being a decrease o: £78,295. the tock of bollion in bata depertments is £15,700, 784, showing an increase of £215,010 when compared with the pr return. RICHARDSON BROTHERS & (O.’8 CIRCYLAR. : Livenvoot, 12th Mo. 4th, 1854. Since Friday our market presents no new’ featars, only & band to month demand for wheat an@ flour, without any quotable variation in price. This applies w old qualities, but new is not easily placed, even at a ed 420 a With a very liberal arrival of Indian corn, demand bas taken place. Most purchasers ave heen holding off for a decline, and now that the bulk Las pretiy well come in nearly allare in the market tore. ther, dnd a slight advance has take place. dos. fd. 1 quarter being freely paid for parcels of high m by ship, 40. 3d. per quarter C, Fy and 1. tor ain scriptions ¢ to Liverpool, and SIs “td. per quarter | | for a parcel of yellow om passr# front Philaddipbia. H }: Onte and, edtimeal very dully and in'the-absence of | Businese we quote prices nominally as befare, LavenPoos,, 12th Mo, Sth, 1854 This morning's market was only moderately attended, and (he transactions that took place were limited in,the exizeme, Wheat and flour were. obteluavle, at slight easier rated dt the quotations of auf Jase, roabket oth for old and net quali iier The demand for Indian eorn wag! aét 40. animated ax the two preceding days; bowover,«purehaads could ot be effected at mites below. those current then. * f ts dold but slowly, without variation; ou. 10d. a 45, per 45 ihe. may. be considered as a to pared £8 to 40 The. deseription, C eal wan in eomewoa: better r resh sort, but any thing infezigr wae & renewed per ext for choige ifficuts to move, | 26,000 mon. THE NEWS BY THE AMERICA. Important from Prussia. BY THE HOUSE PRINVING TRLEGRAP, NO. 2] WALL STREMT. Hyuwax, N, 8., Dec, 23, 1854. The R, M. steamship America, from Liverpool on Sa- turday the Sth instant, srrived ‘here at an early hour this afternoon. The A. sailed from Halifax for Boston at a quarter be- fore five o’clock on Saturday, with ccld weather and a clear northwest wind. She will be due at Boston at an early hour on Monday morning ‘The screw steamship Sarah Saods sailed from Liver- pool on the Sth instant, for Portland. ‘The Collins steamship Atlantic, from New York on the 26th ultime, arrived at Liverpoo! at 1) A. M. on Wed- nesdey, the 6th instant. The Arabia, having taken in shot aad ammunition at Kingstown, would proceed to Marseilles to embark French troops for the Crimea, There is but little news of interest from the reat of war, but negotiations are becoming most complicated and critical On the 2d of December, a treaty of alliance was signod at Vierna, between Austria, France and England. The exact terms are not known, but are surmised as fol- lows Pirotly, that Austria regards the violation of the Turk. ish territory as 4 war against herselt. Secondly, that Austria will augment her force in the Principalities, so as to eaable the Turks to resume offen- sive operations. ‘Thirdly, that, on the demand of France ané England, 20,000 Austrians will be sant to the Crimea. Fourthly, France and England guarantee that the ter- ritorial possession of Austria ‘shall, under all cireusm- stancer, remain undiminished Filthly, “at present, in secret.’? Sizthly, Prussia sball be invited to join the alliance. Severthly, the treaty to come into operation on th part of Austria, should Russia not come to terms vefore 2d January. There is also published a letter from Oount Nesselrode, setting forth the terms on which the Czar will assent to peace, namely :— First, a joint guarantee by the five Powers of the pro- tection of the whole Christian population in Tarkey. Secondly, # joint protectorate of the five Powers over the Princigalities subject to existing Russian treaties. Thirdly, the revision of the treaty of 1841, to which Russia will assent of the Sultan wil, likewise do so. Fourthly, the free navigation of the Danube. ‘Ibe speech of the King of Prussia to the Chambers is tlso published. The King says thnt the army shall be wade ready for war, but be refrains from indicating the course which Prussia will adopt. Meantime, the Berlin papers publish a despatch from the Barou yon Montuef- fel, Noy. 16, to the Ambassador at Vienna, expressing the determination of the Prussian geyerument not to demand from Russia any concession beyond the four points. It ie indeed stated, but should be received with caution, that at a counei? held on the sixth the King of Prussia determined to unite in the treaty, with @ view to bring the war to a close. ‘The deliberations of the Germanic Diet Committee are most important. The actual position of affairs sceins to be that Prussia insists on a declaration In favor of Prus- sian policy, or at least of neutrality, while, on the cou- trary, Austria insists that the following point shall be decided :— Whether the northeastern frontiers of Austria are not sufticiently threatened to warzant an immediate support from the federal troops. Most of the Germanic States are with baste putting their armies on & war footing. The present opportunity for peace is probably the last, and if this be rejected, we may be prepared to see uext spring military operations on as large a scale as they were during ibe great wars of the French empire. The War. Affairs before Sebastopol are unchanged. There hax been some fighting, but none of importance. The garri- son continues to make sorties. During the night of No- vember 14th, in a hurricane of wind and rain, the Rus- siane made a softie from the city on the Frencb camp, bat were repulsed. On the 16th of November several mez and horses died in the camp from coid and exhaustion. The Russians quiet. Nov. 16.—Fire very slack. A few redoubts were com- pleted by the British, overlooking the Inkermann road, Some reinforcements reached the French, Nov..37.—Men and officers are constructing for the winter. An order has been issued by Lord Raglan that no officer shall leave the camp unless sick or wounded. 8 coming down in torrents. ‘Nov. 18.—Weather more temperate. Russians in the valley observed to have received reinforcements—suj+ posed 20.0004-unéer General Liprandi. Nov. 19.—The French made a reconnoissance in for and found tke Russians busied in repairing their artil- lery, damaged in the previous battle. Nov. 20.—The 97th British regiment ianded from the Oronoco steamer. The Queen of the South arrived, with various drafts of British troops. The French landed considerable reinforcements at Kameisch Bay. Firing very brisk from the town, and warmly replied to from the French and Pritish lines. Nov. 21 to 2.—Bombardment continued; weak on the part of the allies. Their fire did little damage, and that little was constantly repaired. The allies mainly oceupied in strengthening their position against attack, and in establishing new batteries, the fire of which lias rot yet been opened. Menschikoff reports that the Eng- lish had attempted to establish themselves near the head of the dockyard, but were repulsed with loss. Further reinforcements reached the all Nov,25,—The Russians made a sortie, but were repulsed by the English, who, in purswing, took and retained nine guns, which the Russians forgot to spixe, Another ac- count says two seven gun redoubts. On the 26th, part of the garrison attacked the Freach lines, but retired with the loss of 230. The French lost 75, The cefensive works of the English, between the nght of their line of attack and Balaklava, were nearly completed. Nov, 28.—The following despatch of this date is from Gen. Canrobert: ‘Therain has ceased, and the weather is improving. Our works sill now exhibit fresh activity. Our reinforcements continue to arrive. The enemy still shows no signs of activity, but continues to protect the town by repeated entrenchments. It is stated that sev- era] hundred Russian wagons, laden with provisions and | ammunition, were overtaken by « snow storm, and lost, | and that at present there are only provisions in Sebas- topol for fourteen weeks. Viena, Thuesday, Dec. 7, 1854. Advices from Sebastopol of the 27th November have been received’ here, Tho siege was severely continued. Reinforcements to the number of 9,000 men bad reached the Crimes. The Duke of Cambridge was expected ut Constanti- nople. Adwiral Hamelin bas resigned the command of the Freneb fieet in tbe Biack Sea, and bas returned to France. The Danube. A despatch from Bucharest of the 6th says that 40,00 Turks#and one bundred gune will be embarked at Dalt rclik ond Varna the week after for the Crimea One regiment remains at Bucharest. Dantsk Bey re places Mussa Pasha as commandant, Mussa superia- vende the embarkation. Omer Pasia will leave in a jew Gays, This is considered doubtful. ‘A Greek conspiracy liad been discovered in Balguria and Rovmelia. The Baltic. Turee more ships are ordered home, and abont the 10th inst. the remainder will leave, Admiral Napier bas ob- tained leave to return direct. Russian Guards and Grenadiers are advancing inte Foland. The whole first infantry corps, lefs under command of General Sievers, is being concentrated on tbe left bank of the Vistula. Two additional battalions are added to the regiments of the inland army. Sixty battalions of ebarp-shooters, &c. &c., are being enrolled from the pea samtry. The state of siege nt St. Petersburg ix sus Fenced. Greece. se , Arness, Doe. 1, 1854 #e'The remainder of the French troops Lave been ortered tore Crimea: "Ne journaly appear at Athens from « want of printers Five hundred Freuch troops have gone 10 Bachar: 1 Tbralive one! eu and Mirecourt a and Toultecha. oper, . Great Britain. ‘The intended angmentatiomaf tuo army to be submit tee to Parliament ie forty-three battelionsof the lane, hy of artillery, and one of riflet, making a total of Tho accounts of the Incge Rugstan acthy " gathered on the Austrian fronticr had the odvct of ‘Weptersing the Englich (ands, it being conéidered a an € Tgakt liawe gone to inspect PqUOIaLCn fOr PrP -/itmAwhtion that the Car will not succumb "exept upon the revignation of | terme, which, ff granted, wonld cay the Miniviey Edward Oliver's ships were put up for pale at Liver- pool on the Tth. Seventy-four were offered, and twenty- | two were sald, realizing the sum of £103,060, Only three were bought for cash, the remaioder were taken by Dillhelders. The others will be sold by private | treaty. The ship Ariel, sailing under Danish colors, from Mira- michi, with deals, has been seized as Russian, France. M. Troplong is appointed Presideut of the Senate; M. Besnard, Prouyn d’Lhuyes, Marshal d’Hilliers, and | Gen. d’Angely, Vice Presidents. Numerous other Sens- toria) and legislative appointments are made, Austria. Commercial letters say that Austria hay entered into the treaty with the Western Powers unwillingly, but preferred it to breaking entirely with them. If i» de: nied that the treaty contains any secret provisions. Denmark, The Danish Mivistry hae resigned. A new Cubinet has not yet been formed. Spain. The Washington conveys the vews that the Cortes have decided to maintain the present dynasty on the throne. Ou a trivial point respec'ing the otber duties, all the ministers resigned; but vote of confidence them having been carried by one hundred majority, they resumed office. M. Madox ik elected President of the Cortex. “Mr. Soult bas arrived at Madrid. in Italy. ” An important convers:tion took place in the Sardinia Chamber of Deputies. The Minister of Forcign Affairs stated that sowe regiments of French cavalry will puss through Piedmont, that the sympathies of Sardinia are with the Western Powers, but nut to tbe extent of an immediate alliance, The Conference of Prelate, at Rome, adjourned on the 2d, having decided almoet unan imourly on the «udject under dicoussions M. Ferrari ie appointed Minister of Finance of the Roman States. Greece. Pelitical and commercial relations are now definitely resumed between Turkey and Greece. Mr. Condewriotes is appointed ambassador to Constantinople, The Cham. ber meets on the 16th of December. ‘, Markets, To Fripay Fvextxc, Dec. 8. 1ONDON MONEY MARKET. Messrs. Baring Bros. & Co. report money in fair de- mand, without change in rates. Consols closed on Fri- day at 93; to 933{. There ix no Axed value for silver dollars. Bar silver is worth 5s. 1gd.; doubloons, 74s, Gd.; Eagles, 76s, 3d. a 76x. Sigd. ‘The bullion in the bank har increased for the week aboat £260,000. AMERICAN STOCKS, Mesers. Bell report a good and steady demand for | American securities, and federal stocks are scarce, The | prices of all United States securities aro well maintained. | State stocks are plentiful, and transactions in some | cases have taken place at reduced rates, There bas been considerable inquiry for Erie 3d mortgage, and also | for Pennsylvania Central and for Philadelphia and Read- ing Railroad stocks, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Mesars. Brown, Shipley & Co.’s circular says:—There bas been very little change in cotton since the departure of the last steamer, The news of the treaty with Aus- | tria caused, in the early part of the week, decidedly | more steadiness amongst holders, but this has passed away, and the market closes quietly at one-eighth de- cline on tair qualities, ana at law; week’s quotations for other descriptions. The week's sales were 42,600 bales, | imeluding 5,000 for export, and 1,500 on speculation, We quote fair Orleuna 57¢4., middling 544., fair Mobile | 5%4., middling 54. fair Uplands 5% 4., middling 5d. Some circulars quote middling Orleane 5 1-16d,, middling Mobile and Uplands 47d. The s‘ock on hand was 03,- 000 bales, including 862,000 American. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Messrs. Brown, Shipley & Co. report the market quiet, with a consumptive demand at last week’s prices for flour and Indisn corn, and at 1d. decline on wheat. White wheat is quoted at 11s. 7d, a 12s. 7 a 11s. 74.; Western canal flour, delphia and Baltimore 43s. 0 43 white and yellow corn 488. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Mexsre. Richardson, Spence & Co report moderate sales 0! beef, at 90s, 2 140s. —the latter figure being for Domi- nick’s new. Not much doing in pork, Bazon in steady retail deman3 at unchanged rates. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. M Denniston & Co.’s circular quotes ashes in imi mand, at 30s. is. 6d. for pots, and Bon. 6d. © 82s. for pearls. Rosen.—ales\ of 7,000 dbis. are reported, at de. 4d. to 5s. 6d, to 10s. Spirits of Tur- pentine is cnchanged. and we continne quotations at 21s, 6d. a1Js, 94, Tallow is without ci ip value, although fsome circulars quote «decline of 18. on thé week. Quercitron Bark sclis more freely, and we quote Philadelphia at 8s. 6d., and Baltimore 7s 6d. In oils, there is little doing. Rice continues in fair demand, and we heur of sales of South Carolina at 20¢, a 2te. 6d. Dye Woous are in better demand. MANCHESTER MARKETS. ‘There has been a sight improvement in the demand fox goods and yarns at Manchester, but the prices have undergone no change. LONDON MARKETS. Measre. Baring Brothers & Co, report the marke‘ ge- nerally inactive, and A Song without alteration, Bread: stuffs steady—Fine Flour is scarce, and readily com- mands 46s. adés. White Wheat, 80« a 85x., and Red, 76n a 608. perquatter, Sugar ix dull. Tea extremely dub. Bice dull, and prices unchanged. We have no report from Havre GLASGOW MARKETS. Messra John Atbya & Co. report the market here. Breadstuffs and fine flour command extreme rates. The quotations are 44s. a 46s, per bbl. Beet in held Grmly, and pork is wanted. Bacon is in active demand. Lard dull, at 68s. 6d. # 54a. at retail. FREIGHTS AT LIVERPOOL. There has been but little change in rates, and the market fs quoted “quiet.” There are but, few steerage Passengers oflering. AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Gur Washington Correspondence. Wasninaton, Dec. 24, 1844. A New Phase in Legislation— Building Lighthouses for | cavaley, organized Congress assembled, Th: army four regiments of infan’ Be 7 two regiments of ‘an in the existing foree, with suck modifications as provided in this act. (fwo of these re mente, and two companies besites, come from the ex- | ing artillery, so the actual inercase is loas thae four | regiments by two companies. } if ‘ec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there sball be a corps of artillery, to comaist of two colonels, forr lieaten- ant colonels, welve majors and twenty-four companies, organized as at present; and the officers and veldiers of artillery now ip servic » may pot be retained in the | new corps of artillery, sball be transferred to the regi ments sutborized to be raised by the first section of this act. (‘This retains about one-hall of the present arti). lery force intended to be armed, equipped and employed as artiliery in full and garrison service, Sec, th And be it fares enected, That the present regiments of dragoons afl monnted riflemen shall be hereafter styled regiments of cavalry, and that there shall be a:lled to each reciment of infantry and cavalry ten first lieuxevants, aud not less than sixty four pri- vates shall be allowed to each company of artillery, cavalry, and infantry. [At present there are not enough officers with the companies. This increase of lieutenants will provide for the deficiency and for details from the regiments for staff employments, in lieu of the existing stall organization, The provision in regard to privates is an increase only at the near stations, At the remote stations, eighty privates are now allowed, and will stil de. See. 4. And be it further enacted, That thére shall be | addes to the corps of engineers, as the exigencies of the public service may require, one brigadier general, one colonel, four majors, eight captains, eight first lieuten. avts and wight second lieutenants, and @ company of en- guneer soldiers organized as now provided by law; and that the corps of topographical engineers shall be dis- continued, and the officers of that corps transferred to the corps of engineers, or other corps or regiments, ax the President may see fit. [The reasons for having only ‘one corps et engineers are stated in the annexed report. The new eorps proposed has six less officers than the two now, An ther tompany of engineer workmen ie in- cluded } Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Ordnance colonel, two lieutenant and the military storekeepers thorized by law; and the officers med in the uew corps ehail be ed to other corps or regiments of the army at etion of the President, and such additional offi cere a8 way from time to time be required for the per- formance of ordnance duties shall be detailed from other corps of the army. [Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, for reasons, see the annual report, tee. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That instead of the number now authorized by law, there suall be nine dier generals, one to be adjutant general, one to be quastermaster general, aad two to be employed as inspectors general, when required by the state of the serv wi there shall be one commissary general one | vocate of the army, seven assistant adju- tant generals, eight quartermaster:, and six commirsa- rics 10 be selected from the regimente or corps, and who thall receive each the cavalry pay and allowances of the grade vext above that which he holds in his regi- ment or corps, except the commissary general, who shall receive ‘the pay and allowances of a colouel; and there shall be as many assistant quartermasters, und assistant commissaries as the service may require, not exceeding one to each regiment and each separate posi, who shall be selected from the lientenants of the | army, und sballreceive not more than $20 nor less than $104 month, in addition to their pay, and be eubject to duty in both departments. See. | And be it further eoasted, That all commie- sioned officers of the army authorized by this act shall ‘be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate ; and appointments ov the | etaff, to wit, of adjutant ral, quartermaster general, commise general, judge advocate of the army, as- sistamt adjutant general, quartermaster, and ¢ommis- sary, shall be made by ‘the President, shall confer no additional rank in the army, and i be revoked and the officer returned to the ordinary duties of his eommis- sion whenever, in the jadgment of the President, the public service may thereby be promoted ; and the as- sistant quartermasters and assistant ’commissaries authorized by this act shall be inted and removed under such regulations as the President may adopt ; and | these appointments and selections of officers for stafl duties shall be without prejudice to their rank and promotion in their respective regiments | or corps; and all laws now in force authorizing the «ppointments by commission of inspectors general, of officers in the adjutant-general’s depart- ment, in the quartermaster general’s department, in the subsistence department, and judge advocate of the army, and the appointment of regimenta) quarter masters, be, and the same are hereby, repealei, and the oflicers now holding commissions on the staff shall be | assigned to places in the urmy, regard as far as prac ticable being had to rank. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That general officers shall be appointed by selectio”, the ier general of from the corps of engineers, and the colonel of by selection from the corps of ordnanee; in all ‘otber cases promotion shall be made by seniority to the grade of colonel inclusive, except in cases of disability or incompetency: Inthe infantryand cavalry, promo- tion to the rank of captain inclusive aball be rade 7 regi- mentally; above that grade through the lines of infantry and cavalry respectively. Prot # in the engineers, ordnance and artillery shall be confined to the respective tet 4 Vacancies in the grade of majors of ordnance ms I be supplied by selection from the engineers of ar- ery. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the President shall bave ‘ane to prescribe the manner in which thy troops shall be armed and equipped azcording to the na- ture of their service. See 10. And be it furtberenacted, That articles 61st, €20, and 63d of section Ist of the Act of April 10, 2806, entitlea ‘An Act tor establishing rales and articles for the government of the armies of the United States,” be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and the following rules shall regulate the command and rank of officer : When different regiments or corps join and do duty t- gether, the ofticers highest in rank tou duty, sbali command the whole. Officers shalj take rank and do cuty in the regiment or cor9s to which they belong, according tw the commissions by which they are muste:- 0 therein, Brevet commissions shali not have effect either for rank or pay, except in commands composed of different regiments or corps, amd ther. only by assign. inent by the President or such officer ax he may empower to make such assignments. An officer of the pay or medica} Cepartments cannot exercise command except in his own department. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the officers and men authorized by this act shall entitled to the | same provisions for wounds and disabilities, and the same provisions for widows and children, and the same | allowances and benefits in respect as are allowed to other troops composing the army of the United states, ‘They shall be subject to the rules and articles of » and the men shall be recruited in the same manner as other troups, and with the same conditious and limita- tions. See. 12. And be it further enacted, That the month): Pay, oF oicers, aball he as followsi—A major general, 205; a brigadier general, $165; a colonel, $135; a nant el, $115; @ major, $95; a captain of valry. $8; a captain of artillery and infantry, $75; 0 Corps sbail consist of colonels and eight majors, and enlisted men now Great Britain— Adjournment till after the Holiday: — Supreme Court—Mr. Pettigrew of South Carolina— Mrs. Pierce in Court—Treasury Operations, etc. A joint resolution was passed by the House of Repre. sentatives yesterday, by a large wte, directing the Pre. sident of the United States to open a correspondence with the British government relative to the erection of 8 first class lighthouse on Cape Race, New Foundland, and authorizing him to pay out of the treasury of the United States such a proportion of the cost of the J ght- house as to him might seem just and proper. The friends of the resolution sought a justification for this singu- lar proposition in the fact that such a lighthouse is greatly needed for the protection of American shipping and the tives o: American citizens. This is all well enough, and ifsuch ‘appropriations were stopped here there would not have been a dissenting voice, although it was an appropriation of money to erect a lighthouse on foreign soil, and for a foreign nation, which boasts of being the wealthiest and most powerful of all the nations of the earth. But the precedent once estebd- lished, who can tell to what it will lead? What cape, or what island, or what coast, whether in Africa, India or Chia, which chances to be the. scene of a shipwreck, will not claim tue benefit of thie precedent in American legislation’ And why should it not be granted to. them as wellas to Cape Kage? 1 then pro- Loanee the oint resolution emphatically 4 new plage in our legi#lat by which we are to erect—bat re no gwuership in—lighthouses in all parts of the world, This ts certainly a conaideraule stride for even this very progreseive age. ‘the two houses of Congress have adjourned over till ‘Tuesday, , When they willassembie to adjourn egain till —ani then aguin over ll Tuesday following. During the meantime ] apprehend there will be many riskpent hours, and not afew Readaches on hand, by the honorable M. C's. The Supreme Court room was crowled yesterday, to car Mr. Pettigrew, of South Carolina. Ainong the au- mee, and seated! just in the rear of the judges, 1 no- 1 Mrs. Pierce, the wife of the President, and by her siege, playing the agreeable, was Mr. Dobbin, Secretary | of the Navy. Many membere of the two houses 6: Con. | grees were also in attendatee, to lear the creat Palmet- to law yer—ana ably did he sustain his high reputation, | off feet Meutenant of cavalry, $65; 4 fist Heuteount of artillery and infantry, $66; & second lieutenant of cavalry, $55; @ second lieutenant of artillery and ji fantry; $47; » cadet, $53; and the surgeon paytoaster genera! shall have the pay und allowances of | the beat, and got in. a colonel: provided that officers. ‘sbeont from duty fora longer perfod than thirty days, except by reason o! wounde received in action, shall receive only their pay ani service rations, and no other allowances. Eee. 10. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer of the army shall be incapable of performing the duties of his office, and shall voluntarily apply to be retired from active service, or on being ordered to per- form the duties appropriate to his commission, shall re- port bimself unable to comply with said orders, or when- ever in the judgment of the President of the United States at his discretion, shall direct the Secretary of War to refer the case of euch officer to an Army Board, to be composed of not more than thirteen, or not less than five, commissioned officers, to be detailed from those of superior rank to him whose case is under consideration, as far as his grade and the interest of his service will yermit; and ‘the said Board shall determine upon the cause veterred to them; and their opinion thereon, with a record of the roaein shall be transmitted to the Secretory of War, to be laid before the President for his approval or disappreval. if, in the judgment of the Foard, the officer be incapable of performing the duties of bis office, the Board shail report whetber, in their opinion, the supres is to be traced to vicious habits. Itnot, and the President approve such judgment, the disabied officers shall thereupon be placed on the retired list. Butif the Board are ot the oj m teat the dina- bility is the result of viotous bubita, and tie President concur in that opinion, then the disabled officer sali ne be ‘ou the retired list, but shall be dropped irom the rolls of the army. Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That when an ofticer is placed on the retired list, in accord ance with the provisions of this act, he shall be withdrawn from active service and command with the pay of the rank heid by him at the time im his regiment or corps, and the service rations to which he may then be entitled, bul without any other allowances; and the officer next in rank shall be moted to the place of the retired r, according to the rule of service. An the same rule of promotion i applied successively to the vacancies consequent upon the retirement of the disab! officers aa herein provided; provided that if the disability ve the result of wounds received in action, the officer shall beve the pay of his highest rank, by brevet or (er WI SO, although considerably embarrassed by hiv position. Kis argument was profoundiy logical, but at the same time | handsomely ornamented with classical quotations and orntorical “figures. The case belore tue court was one involving i eatate, and | turning upon a single of law. The | testator devised thet upon death of his | his surviting executor shonid appre f each charitable Instit vania and South Ca his opinion be the most beneficial to ma ‘The witow survived ail three of the executors, « heirs at law claim the estate for the raason sat is no one living who can execute the power of po: ont the charitable institutions which are to take andi the will. This position was maintained by Mr. Pettigen | snow going on in the Treasury in redeeming thet 1 Daring the p week the ame ent in tightness in In addition ¢ treasury Warr: week, amount . Twerease of the Army. The following. bili 1s now in the shands ot? tLe Com tec om Military Affaire, and reedy "ta Vir reparted House at the first opportanity. It was drawn up by Hon. Mt. Fayleter, of Virgitia— AN ACT POR TH INCREASK AND HETTER OF CA*IZITION OF Tire ARRY, AND POR OFITRR PCRPORNS. ee. 1. And be it enoeted hy t te ead pistes of the te t Pepi ree of ve Lnres Sue for the heirs, while the cpp » their claims upon the principle of len L not | 5 fall for want of a trustee, es the courts will appoint "A lively busines Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, that whenever the President shall deem it advisable to canse an officer who bas been withdrawn from active service, and retired | from the line of promotion, as herein provided, to be placed on any Guty not incompatible with his condftion, ruch officer shell, for the time he may be so employed, be entitled to all the pay and allowances of the grade with which he was retired’ {rom errvice. ° sec. 16. And be it farther enacted, that during one year after the passage of this act officers may be placed on the retired liet, after which time no more officers shall be placed on the retired list. without farther euthority of law. Exrevrion Kentvcxy.-John Hastings was ng in Paris, K, oxtant, for the marder ung man named Wiliams, Ameye-witnens says, j 4 middle sized moan, and abeut thirty age. Before the fatal frop he spoke several He suid that whea he committed the deed, he conscious of what he did: that at heart he did | 1 murder; thet he had nothing against 1d notia his sober moments have hur He cated his downward career fron Grinking liquer, by which he was led ny and gambling. By his antime.y awd aircon bis he: his indulgen into bad eon cisgeaceful end be exhorted all present to-take warning, an shan the poisonous cu He expressed: a degire to the might show he wase reformed man € at pest | Htovel wens and Wha teady to ‘The poor fellow znet bis iate galmiy, aod ely 2 etrugile, eC ACIASRE WY Ueno wy Syxty Daw ox Boarv 4% Saioaanp Sei.-- hel wis Nein RP rh bore, yectieday eid +n agra viv glow ate Shug Teeth pelo a ay breker out ter beh departure Miety OF-thend dict, Ther Femeloder Of fre pratengera andiefaw, snow Tie viatement of the di arried aff thin Lave enjored good byw mom wn soeuyune, Deo. 16, hat : 4 4 40. do. Two wheelsmen, do. do. One sailor, do. One ceckband, propeller Pocahontas, lest. Seven decksauds, propeller Wes. moreland, lost. Andrew Boyle, fireman, lost. Patrick Doyle, do. do. Micbae) Keunedy, 4: do. One German, do. do. Daniel Coleman, porter, do. German, paasecaer, 60. The names of those known by the second mate to be saved are given in the statem:nt, bu: do not in- clade all that have escaped. THE SEOOND MATE'S ACCOUNT. The Westmoreiand left Chicago on Satur Dec. 2, at one o’clock A. M., and reachad Milwauk: about noon; tock 500 bbis, flour, and satled for Poit Mkeege' oe to fare ” ys — mora- ing about eight o'clock, but ” oe ry evow storm cameon, sud at 12 opt. Ciark tindiog it impossibie to make it, the propeller was put abont and returned to Milwaukie, where che remuined natil tee mora- ing of Weonesday, tue Gt». She then left egme for Boffalo, the weather being fair, About 4 o'clock of the sume duy a thick suoer storm came on, with wind from the northwest, and a heavy sea, At 4 o'clock of Mhurscay moruing she wea discovered to be leaking slightly, wren tue bilge pump being un- able to keep ber free from waver, twn adaiuonal band powps were kept going; but about 6 o’eleck, the Jeak increaring on account of the bossterons weather and the large quantity of ice which bad 40- cumulsted on the bat, we commenced hoistio: water from the hold with the flremen’s backets, but w] efforts were uravailing, und the water continued repiély to gain upon ue. At eight o’clock we were in sight of the Manitow islande—probably about six miles from the southern point—the bea: making but little headway; the thee beginning to be campened by the waver in the hold. About ten o'clock tie fires went out, end 19@ bos? commenced and contioued to drut for four hous, until nearly three o’slo k, when ane bewan to 0 down rapidly, The raptein bed previously or- ered the amatl boats to be got ready, and now took charge of the small yawl, launched it. and Captain: Clark, Mr. Wright, first engineer; Sal pas- senger; 8. Priest, cook; James Han: i) men; Solomon Juno, waiter; Misses Taylor and Carey, passengers; a devk bard, and Wm. Brecken- ridge, second engineer, went iato it. Atthe seme time with the launching of the small yawl, the life- best, in charge cf Paul -Pilkie, the first mate, was wsolsunched. Into this bost were taken Acdrew William .Fletcher, watobman of same propellers Danie] McIntosh, wheeleman of the Westmoreland, and three Germans, names unknown, two paseen- gers, and cne hand from the propeller Pocatentes. e second mate, Samuel Adams, was sigo at the seme moment endeavoring to get the large sag! Dost afloat, but the pro; “Histed,” so the boat got foul between the rranes and the cabin, be- coming totally upmapageeble. ai ey te ty he aide, catching hold of 8p io water by her or rf o! ‘As the life-bout was wow filled, end baving as cece Ge she could carry, boats pulled for shore. fore they were ten rode distant, the propels went down with @ crash, cabins parting from the hull as the sank. Thetwo pulled about eight miles to the south before the wind, and landed at Platte River Bay, While going sshore the lifeboat swamped two men, but she was righted, and the : got aboard. We remained there two |, Camm ont. and then sterted for the Manitous to the —we got down about sight miles, but the wiad blowing very fresh, we went ashore, @ litile to north of the Empire Binffs. We staid here three dsye—the wenther very ‘We built large fires, aud @ temporary teot, being no inhabitants withia twelve miles. the pme nding, ae Pilkie and Mr. Saletontall, a waiter and a y to go down the started to go over to the Masiten’s for a boat to come engineer teree the lst , 28 myeelf, ce duy bs eaten: ree tey h wae about 80 miles distant. We arr: there within three days startia, tain and others remained Bit i ould easil; Nish e) wi y acc mplish a8 9000 aa the weather abe’- ad. At M 3 schooner Wiirlwind, which brouget us over to Racine without charge. The landlord of Congress Hal}, st Racine, received us hospitably sud gener- ously, snd the next morning the stave agent kindly per cape te furnished us with av “extra” and carried us on our way to Chicags, where we arrived tant Tuesday eevenipg, and from there we were irevked over every roud to this city, The bulk of the cargo of ‘the Westmoreland was from Chicago, 28,000 bushets oats, 322 bbis. flour, 2h hege grass seed, ana 150 quarters beef, shioped hy Baskias & Hacley, and 500 bbls. flour and some er articles from an Milwankie. aeareeeene as cargo; & wes Merchants’ Insurance C: "a, ad ea AMUEL ais, Westmoreisnd. * eek i E ui after them. After, being gone The Coal Trade of 1854. (From the Pottsville Mining Register. The fiscal year of the Potteville, Reading and Philadel: phia Railway closed on the 30th of November, and the canals leading from the various mineral regions having closed about the same time, we proced to give the aggre- gate result of the year’s shipmenta, as compared with 1858, as follows :— No. tons No. toms Inerease & Where from, in 1863. im 1854. decrease. Sch’kl region by railway ..1,582,211 1,988,478 In.406,267 Do. do. canal 888,695 907,354 In. 18,659 The Lehigh region.. 1,080,423 1,245,815 In.166,392, Lackawanna region ,,....1,904, 937,602 De. 66,308 Shamokin district. 2, 66,400 In. 54,400 Cumberland (Md.) district 536,676 632,244 In. 96,669 Total... oe. eee. c....5,108.014 5,778,223 5,108,914 ‘Tetal inc. from these sources....... 674,309 These Ky indicate a healthy increase over the re. sults of 1858, from ery district except the Lackawan- na, where there is an actual decrease in consequence of damage to canal by freshet at one period and‘low water during the drought. ‘The coal tonnage by the Reading railway for the fiscal year has exoented our estimate yy 248,045 tons, while the Scuylkill canal is 70,210 short of the amount we supposed it would carry. gate increase from the region, however, has been a - tion over 10 per cent. The fact should not be lost sight of by Eastern dealers and members of Congress, whe make the chief ment in favor of al of duty on foreign coal that the colliers Iki county during portions of the season bad to maintain high prices. The trath Ce] ~ ty id all wene tilled been one of great activity promptly where the price o! was equal to the ene ti , with uta very #1 in 01 whose capital nid time ip abeorbed In the but ‘ a pa no pr ee eoey the shipments of the Dauphin ay, In 1883 they sh! a Ot 33 their trade in 1854 #t however, been a, on this rond, inined in the triet of this county, * In the Shamokin disteict, minivg has not been carried on extensively, but there bus beem a great deal of retory work done, When the Susquehanna abeey, frown the jonetion above Harrisburg, to Snmbury, shath have beer completed, thea the companies id *thamo- of the ae- kin district will lave railway access at ali year, to the markets at Balthoors ant a! anna and Oumberland valleys. We give below a table of shi from the period of the opew reas thie r from the opening of the a oe the tonnage from the Lehi the smeunt of fore! gon from the ays ears. Region. - PELTPUEELLEREa ET ett i Pris OF sidoont of government stock: ret at oo Pridiy, inolading prominm 0d jy & . badd ‘or Lig wee] eacb, if not exzeed, $800,000,

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