The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1855, Page 3

Court of General Sessions. Bsfore Re order Smith. ALLEGED CONTEMPT OASE—THB QUESTION BET: ‘TLED—SPEEOHSS OF COUNSEL AND COURT. At the opening of this Coart on Saturday mora: ‘ing, the room was c-owded by a company curious to ‘witness the trial of Mr. Bartesd upom the charge of contempt. The Atrorney General, Ogdes Hoff Jaan, was present, as weil as many otaer gentiemen minert in the legal profession. Mr. Basteed was atierded by his counsel, James T. Bady, and (Mr. Hall was present {n person for the prosecation. Mr. Brady opened the case for tha respondent, He said:—I appear, if the Court please, for Mr. Busteed, im obediencs to the requirements of law, entered on the minutes of this court 0a Monday, the may be @ distinct understanding upon it. I will ptate the understanding and te os:asion for which I appear. The order is, that Ri ‘hard Busteed, Exsq., show cause before this court to-morrow morn ing, at the opening the:eof, why he should not be ded agsinst for a contempt committed ia the 3 media'e eae a ged % oe ca In ite ait + day, direstly tea ng impair the reepect a to its antho- rity. On the following day the interrogatories ‘were prop:nuded, as tae Coart will remember; aad Bince thet (ime ncthing hes been done, as mili bo geen from the minutes of th Court, a$ a! esasntial $0 be refe:red to upon this ocvasion, except tue postponement of the anrwers uattl to-day. I per ceive, f the Court please, from looking at this order pod i's pisaneolng y 3 he proceedings are under Bhat provision of the Revised Scatutes authorising dings sgeinst parties for contemp’ committed presence. I wil! refer t> this ce tion no; with ‘any purpose of discussing it, for I think no dissas- giop upon thia sabject oaa take plave here; bat merely to see what is the provision of tne statate wnder which the Court proposes to act, aud the benefit which all of us may drive from refreshicg Our recoflection trom S'e circumstances; tor for- fatately there he ing such @ provision and Buch a statute, con: ing #2 bh a power. I: is fouad in page 376, Revised Statates, vol. 2, 2. (ae. Brady bere read the siatute referred to.) The lan- gvage of this order shovs,as the Court wil! por- ceive, that it was upom the laiter geound of tais section toat this was pot; that the ocoatem: oberged on Mr. Busteed teuded to impair the respect due to ita authority, This is all I pee: refer to at this stage of the procsediags, by wey of prefacing the anawere preferred for the in- ferrogatories propoundsd. Aud if the learsed Dis- trict Attorzey do not object, avd if is do not occur to the Court that there ia apy impropriety in pro- ceding in this form, I desire to say a ‘ew words Bbout this matter béfore reading t:e aaswera. Woat I eball have to say wili be brief and well considered. It isexceedingly unpleasant for me to appent in this ig at all, and yet it ia diffi uit for another to appreciate the fall forca of this sandid and forcible de aration wishout uaderstanding the relations that exist between ths Court aud myself Bod the respondent. Aud I say to the Court, now at the ontsat, not because of that feeling, but simply frem regard to tre high duty which I consider the fession above all others owes to the dignity of the legal tribunals of taf: couatry. Mr. then read Mr. * Busteed’s anawars the icterrogatories of the Cuari, aud oonocladed by deprecating the exhibition of curiosity which ‘this cccesion had clicited :— In the matter of the order against R Busteed, Es, fo show cause why be should not be punished for coa- fempt of Court:— INTEBROGATORIVS. ‘Ist. When the Court remarked yesterday that it-in $crmed you, in the commencement x the prec ‘that i¢ would adjourn for the convestence of ¥ Mie, after the jury were empanneiled, did y » 4, gs Ga said no such thing; and if aot, what rou a} Were not your tone and manner disrespectful? 2d. What induced you to reply to the Court? ‘| 4th. What have yon to say to the allegations that you Save been contemptuous to the Court? By the ordvr of the Court, A. OAKEKY HALL, District Attorney, A copy of the above was served upon Mr. Basteed. ‘The anewers to the above were then read, as fol- wa: — New York General Sessions.—In the matter of ths pro- @eeding against Ricbard Busteed for an alleged coa- Zempt —I, Richard Busteed, for answer to the Interro- tories propounded to me in this proceeding, state as jollows:— Ast. To the first interrogatory I answer that when his. Honor the Kecorder ssid he had informed me in the com- Tencement of the proceedings that the Court would adjoura for the conveniensé of my associate, ater the jury were empannelled, I replied in substance, and as I heve in ‘erms— “Your Honor did not so inform me, an I understood [then believed and till believe my reply was true: and if his Honor did give the iaformatioa above al: Bees tt Proceeding from him, I certainly did mot ar Pag ceed ah 4 oon orf T rare iowa ee ms observa’ ‘our Honor a Lad Tarorm me onl understood tt” xf my tone and manzer, or either of them, seemes to be disrespevifal, I did mot intend them, or either of them, to be so. Third. To the third inter rogatory I answer, that the reply I made to the Court’s remark was not induced by ‘any deliberate motive, but impelled by my ceaviction at the moment that the Court's statement was uniaten- Sionsliy erroneous. Fourth. To the fourth interrogatory I answer that on She trial of Kissane, for whom I was counsel, [ becms wonvinced that efforts would be made to convist Cole, which, however laudable to the zeal of the prosesutioa, ‘would be more severe than, in my opinion, publis jus- fice demanded. I therefore cesired and expected the presence and co-operation of my associate ip the entire conduct of the Cole trial. When his honor the Recorder refused to delay empannelling the jury motil my associate was released from his en- agements in the Circuit Court, I thought the re- eal wes Bota liberal exercise of judicial discretion; And when the Court remarked shat it had promised to ad- journ for my associate’s convenience, it struck me that Be such observation had been made in my hearing. [ therefore denied that it had been made. 1 canuot re- Sract this denial without admitting that I heard what, aith uttered, I did not hear; and certainly this Court not permit me, even if I felt eo disposes, to aver sp untruth. I would not hesitate to withdraw, ani apoligize for Qn offensive remark to apy Court, and more especially when the stonemeat would be aa act of justice and Guty toward a judge with whom officially and individu- ally I bave #0 long been on most amicable and agreeable ferms But, if I shoali consent to admit having heard @remark which I did not heat, I should impair my for truth, my dignity asa man, and my utility as 8 member of that which be ever pre- } mond aa it is often compelled, to encowoter the dis- vor of » and even the in the faithful, honest and fearless advosacy of a clieat’s rights. RICHARD BUSTERD. City and County of New York, s#.—Richard Busteed, - sbove named, being sworn, saith that the preceding an- Bwers are true. RICHARD BUSTEED, Sworn this 16th oor June, 1855, before me, H. H. Rics, Commissioner of Deeds. The Court then, in reply to Mr. Bredr, detailed the occurrence upon which tre char; contempt was brought. He ssid:—The gentleman wh> has read thess avswers (alinding to Mr. Brady) was not bee at the time ofthe contemp:. fe District ttorrey, the Clerk of the Court, ani gentlemen of She bar, were present aad heard the announce neat Shat was made at the commencement of shis causa. ‘The Court raid, in the commencement of the cause, Bhat the Cou:t would adjourn after te Cae was tor ths empannelied. This announcement was made. At another stage of the case, aud after ory was empannellei, the Court stated this an- ounc:ment of adjournment bad been made at the Opening of the trial, and Mr. Basteed said, in reply, asthe ‘Court understood, “You stated no such thing. if Mr. Bustesd had said, as in his auswer, “Youc Honor did not eo inform ms, as I undera‘ood it,” I should not bave taken thia as a contempt. It ‘was announced by counsel that thie cans: was read, Sor trial. By request of the District Attorney, ani ‘Much to my own inconvenience, I was called from Toy Offics, (for it was not my province to hoid the Serm,) to preside unon the tria! of this canse; and, 3 9 reacon for this, it was assigned I bai tried the @ther causer, and was familiar with them; and it ‘was pupposed from that knowledgs I was bet- Psred to save the public time than if nor Juige Stuart presided. There was Srrcet ress of business tris Court at . he summer 1s was very desirab'e that as business should be disposed of aa Giately upon openivg the Court it Ordered cn for trial, sesi coureel bad ecnonnced themse the same time added that the ing of ths jay could be as wall attended to by Mr. Busteed as xy bie areociate, who was absent, and which Waa mace an excuse for ate the casas, After the jury hac been empanae'led I then anid, that ag [ bad announced at the commen:ement of the case, | w.u'd proceed no farther on acoonut of his avanci- ste’s eogsgement. Upon the announcement of this, Mr. Bosteed im A lond and very offensive man- mer made the remark as I hava stated: “You tated no ench thing.” I then said in ay co atory @ tone os 1 was capable of raking, oa bave offended the dignity of the 7, Charging it with falsehood; I will bear an pecioey. Hs made Ro reply. [repeated my remarks again, and asked him to apologise; but he did not conoescend to rejly. Tomas of jing an I cright have done ander the Ftatute, enmmarily, I directed that an orler Bbfald be entered in the miontes that Mr. Busted ®a0uld show cause why be should not be proceeded Oaninas for contempt. ir. Brady here interrupted the Court, and said its Femarks must be limited to the answors to ths tater. rogatoriee, and that those answers must bs onal Gered ae vovclusive, Mr. Brady oro0set-d at ome Jongth to custain tals petition, The saswers gore ER; vhas had jost come in, aud Much of tre public sible. Imme- bat I at Alth of Jare, to which I refer, in order that there |: ReEatEs Halla F FF i EF F e 4 3 iy vie\ the law in regard tho calliag of those interroge‘ories, the nature of the guswars whioh hed been returned to thom, the offsasive por- tion of this contempt ie explained away, aud while Baving abt: uzon this eabjact, bei can resuit from pressing tals mvtter, shell consider those arswers which are put ta here upoa oath, notwiihstend nz what my owa view ia the matter msy be, evfficient for the purpose of this motion. Mr. Brady—The order, then, is discharged. Recorder—Yee, sir; the order is discharged. The further action im the Cole care was thea postponed till Saturday next, The Early Settlements tn New York. WHE HUDSON AND THE MOHAWK &IVKRS—INTEREST- ING BBMINiBOBNOES. Sabjoined aze some reminwcences from Watson's Tales of Olden Times:-~ Fold master spirits—where they touched they gained Ascencsnce—where they fixed their foot they reigned. For numerous years afier the first settlement, Al- bauy constituied the uitima Thule—the remotest vows of interior civilization aud improvement, Even as late as the War 0: Iniepeadence, tie pre sent ficurishisg towns of Toy and Lansingbargh were ecarcriy pamed. Saratoga Sorings aud Balis- town, now eo lamed and ‘ashionabie, wore 10 their native barrens. Kraderbook, Esopus sad Roinebeck were among the epsliset Dutch settlements along the banka of the Hudson. They are mentione’ as sary as 1651 by Joost Hartgers; and in 1656 by Varderdouck. Esopus having been made a plscs of depot for o military stores, was aesagited in 1777 by the B-i- tish Gene:a! Vaughan, and taken and burat. Rhinebeck, aa weli as Scrausburg nigh it, were at ap early period much occuped by Germans. The former place, in 1749, had its separate charch and German paetor, the Rov. Mr. Haiturig. The Gor- aes Were encouraged to setiie in Nsw York S:ate in the time of Qasen Aane. Ssveral got dissatie- fled there ana moved iato Poansylvanis, undor rere encouragements received from Gov. Bir W. eith, Soms S-otch Presbyterians went out eatly under the suspices of the Liviogeton family. Atths first settlement of Albany, Liviugstom was secretary to the Dutch government, his family being at the same ume Brownista, ia Holland, frem Soo:.ani. I have keen an sutograph letter of his mother to his ai- dress, written from Amsterdam, when in hor 80in year of age, and providing theraia for his resviving cut fifty of that people at @ time, as his workiy, mep, toserve seven years apiece tor only food an raiment; all for the sake of freecom of conscience. The Livingston family settled near Hudson city; and one of the Livingstons (Robert) in Inter years | (1752) took up 300,000 acres of torest land, exead- ing Esopus to the Dolaware river, aad propo- | ging to reut them out forever on the condition of fitty bushels of wheat per 100 acres yearly. Hodeon city is but a modern affair, having ben, till the year 1784, cultivated asa farm. Is wastaen by a few en‘erprising persons of capital |. rohased From the eastward, chiefly for the purpose of con- ducting there the whale fishery to the Pacifl: ocean. Such was its rapid progress that in two years there were #6 many as one hund-ed and fitsy dwelling boueres erected. Daring toe snowy winter of 1786, it was visited deily, it was said, by 1;200 sleds, bring ing in and taking cut articles of traffic. Ivis deemed at the head of tidewater and ship navigation. Newburg existed before the Revolution; and bo- ing 8 place besuifully situated, and not far from West Point, it wss o:casiozally mado a placa of visit and relaxation by Gen. Washington, aud other superior cfflecs serving during that war at that post. ‘re earliest inland advance of setilem:nt and oi- Vilization beyond Albany was made at Schenectady, on the Mohawk river, sixteen miles westwa:d trom Fe . derived its Indian namo ye ita uation, asplaced in @ surtounding pine barsen country. Ita chief suypo.t vas derived from its fur |. Fereeee* continued down to the period of the Vol While it ras yet a village and frontier post, it was made the ecene of sudden and cruel destra:tion O« the 8th Februsry, 1690, a small exsedition of 200 French and a number of Csnatiao Indians, destined te sseaule A)bany iteelf, arrive’, ucagprehended, in the dead of the night, aod euterlag the gous ates before the inhabitants could be aroused for defence, they Hy Se aud — almost a ae grees ing wxty every age nex, au ing of eeveral privoners. Tne rest fled aimost maked, in a terrible storm and deep snow. S2veral of then lost their limbs through the rigor cf tre cold. It was an awful time, and long, long was the calamity remembered and related by the few who survived to keep alive the painful story. Those who most felt for the svfferers and most for revenge had about 300 ee whom the haif were Mo- hawks and Schakook Indiavs, acd at La Prairé they encountered 1,200 men, under Ds Callieres, and ia several conflicts slew 13 offi:era and 300 men, re- turning home in safety. The Mohawk river, extending far westward through @ narrow and themed of frui;fal soil, presented the earliest al for agricultaral | ogee net St honda after the ‘er of jence that it to be sought after by Mont cad Filled, as it ey prcspercus and wealthy population, plan\ numeroue thriving villages, traced aiong iis margin with the recent grand canal,and mado the line of the grand tour to Niagara by numerous pas seog2rs from the opulent seabiard cities; yet it was not far beyond the period of that war when {t was still the beaver country of the aborigines, or their wigwam locations, and general region of couatry their opting through whish ranged bears, foxes, wolves, Tr, and ; the Indiaus tnem- selves calling the lan —the dismal wilderness. Mep are still alive while we write (1830) who in the time of the Revolutionary war wote in the de- fence of several of ite military redoubts as frontier _— Mr. Parrish, Indian agent, now resi at ardaigua, was with a predatory party of Indians as 8 prisoner when they came into the neigibor- hood of the present town of Herkimer, only eighty miles westward of Aibary. Bona of Cansjoharie, beet 90 a et 5 ive, Was commissary eee cutposts “ old French war.” In bis vicinity, at the town of Mohawk, bat 36 miles west of Albany, at the juac- tion of the Schoharie creek with the Monawk, is tbe old Mobawk town; aad their old oharch, still there, isthe same built as @ missionary station in the 6 of Queen Anne, having fort Hanter to cover reps the ullereP eee eeu Glogs very place wka were as ry Datlon until the year 1780. ence cine Orel mmremmts and pio! reason rocky rapids a the expensive constructions for the canal alony is begs bag Canads, made a hostile incursion with PE: through all these lands, once his fa- er’, At the present flourishing city of Utica, only pi; -five, miles weet’ of, A bany, once the site of fort Echavior, toooe tienen a wo teoont that in 1794 it bad but two houses; in 1785 the whole — of country had but two families, ened log houses ss advanced Peeve say Hagh Waite, after 108 whem Whitestown named, and Moses Foot, From Utica to Lod for seve. ral “blezed paths;” that is, by chipping pieces out of trees, to show the traveller his way through boundless forests, At Stanwix, still seen in its elevated em- bapkmente, on the site where now the towa of Rome is flourishing, at bot a few mites beyond U:ioa, was once sustained a most deadly and protracted con filet with indian the present aged Col. Marias Willett, ot New York city. More Vioiexce 1x Kansas—Prorie Datvan the forenoon of Monday lest & gong of twenty five or thirty ln te woo represent the sslavery interests of Missouri in Kansas, visited house of Mr. Hancock, in Lecoupte, aad ordered him to leave the prem‘sea with sods in five minutes, He refased to oom- py with the demand, when the ruffians, ted on by r. Jones, of Wei marched to the front of th> house, and ordered the ormpany to fire A barly ensned, after which he the habita tion erected with mooh labor, and allowed his gd to be taken out upon the open prairis. It is said a man by the name of Simmons pretended ¢> owa tha claim. After leaving Hencock’s claim they visited the dwelling of Mr. Uakley, nad _ re exacted the acenen jost narrated, with the addition thet tas torch was aopfied and the tenement darn: Mr. Oakley's cleim wae puvc*ssed from a Sontherter « few months since for $250, ba’ tha new pant wre tv fevor of msking Ksuase a feos Btate—nenas WDE ontsege:~ Kansas Herald of Frestom, June 2, Gpon him. | tlement on the Board of Direotors-.taa; the direct NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1855. | Page & Bacon's Rights— in Unjast vmarcge cmeouer vie {From the 8 Louis latviligencer, Juee 15.) ‘ot were Dot such as | iy. become so higvy txiited oa the | oiv and Miasisé! Battoad, oad press with libeis oa Pags & } im consequence of their effsrs to ave a jas due them. The stv ocions charge of “ Scaay- | abandoned, and tnese wi0 have “siready bave seme faint ides of | attached to toe iadul- | ate i int and Monday, were ation W Page aad Bacon, | “ faced about” ai thas they see vothing wrong im the effort of Page & Bacon to reoure saeir cept. Any ons else, they aow { admit, would have done the sams, and ought i> have | dore the seme. They do aot therefore b ams Psa & Bacou, they say, bot the directors of tie Rosi who made the note and exeonged the desd of trus’ to Page & Bacon ‘hey, it is ow cha ged, exceeded thetr powers, or at least betrayed shir trast. But other fasts bere come ap, and cut like a two- edged eword. Fer while ths charge of bstrayd ing trost is made against the directors wa0 ware present and took part in the sotion oompisined of, and prominent directors are referred to 4 authority that “te action 6f the Directory wae kept coacea! ed from them, even after it had been adopied”— the extentions fact is elicfted by the Mayer and otber mew bes of the city governmett, who personal- ly sige oe the fat, thst the ms:ting of tis Board of Direct rs, at whiok this indsbteines to Page & Bacon wes admitted aud secured to them, was the reguier monthly meeting of tne Board, fixed by their bylaws, in accordance wits sheir charter. And not only was thie the cage, bat every director resident in St. Loais, (eight amber, ws betieve), was notified in writing, of tue day aad hour of this mouthly mecting, and iaa postscript to this forme written notice, they were further ad- vieed by the Seoretary (a¢ the instance of Page & Bacon) that business of great impo tance would oa that day be brought before the Boyd. These fa te ure vonched for by George K. M>Gun- negie, Exq., the Secretary of the Board, who him- seif issued the notices, and tclegravhed to Judge Breese, of Lilimois, also a director, to be pressat, Aovd now, ia the neme of all that is honsst, maaly acd fair, let the pablic decide waat: groad tasre 14 for the that even directo-s of tue road know nothing of the action, no: were pormitied t» kaow anytaing about it! If there were directora who could and would have opposed the acti taker whereby the interests of steckholde:s are perilled, let an impertial pablic decide who are the detia- quents in public daty. But the merits of the case do not end here. It is not only clear now that Page & Basoan sougnt mo concealment in the of their claim tor se; ors were all specially requested by postecript to at- tend, i of “great iporteacs” would come up—but it is also true shat tas debt doe to Page & Bacon is one that, by ali custom and lay, has preference over all other liabiliti.s of tae rox except the flirst and second mortgage bonds. The directors os the road cvuld not, as honoat men, have refused to sadit and Lat aad davt, Tae | debt is for money advanced by Page & Bacon tv build the road. 1s must.be paid. [twill bs paid. Aye, to the uttermost farthing. No cougt, either of law or equity, vor any jury of honest men uader heaven, would fail to give » Cebt contrasted for tae construction of a roud, preference over the stosk interests of the read. Tbe deed of teust is right aud proper,and ary ties will interfora witm it only at the coat of making themselves individually jiab.e for every dollar invoived. The amiable gentlemen who own no stuck ia the road, but make uo for lack of pe antary interest by persoual detamation of the men who have built the road, as well as the moderate holdera of unpaid stock, who wish to incite the city and couaty to as sume & reg ibility that their own shrewd cau- tion will not undertake, had as well make up their minds to this inevitable fast, and deport themselves accordingly. The dey bas not yet come whea, ina jus: community, men can be aefamed and ‘buliied out of jast debt, and the use of the ordinary means of coliesting it, however unfortuuate they may bave been as bankers, or however well it might suit interested parties thus to crush them. This isthe course feeling is beginsing to take; avd it wills, y spread, until tae semsé of justice is thorougiy aroused. Already we ace the signs of reaction all around us. Judge Brotherton, we , Wholly aud indignantly disseats from the course of Judge Hackney, iu sending a dis- atch to New York in regard to the matter. Muyor Kwe hes beem prudently advised by the best legal bility fo bien bis off, unless he wishes to Bvoive the city im enormous responsibility and sovsibly eventual and heavy damages. Tas Board f Aldermen bave properly adopted a more resolu- ion ot inguiry. Aud eo by one of the mos} s‘andalous torms of ay end misrepresentation that ever Yoke Uagovernabiy over the heads of -miadied nd publ Naheny Clrizeps, whose chief scoms © be that they undertook more fur the prb'ic than hey were able, in @ season of uaparaileled pressure, 0 perform, and more than a seifich eet of fault- finders hare the maguanimity to appreciate or ba éuly grateful for. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Sonpar, June 17—6 P. M. ‘The stock market during the past week has been buoyant and active. Prices curreat at the close yesterdsy show, in almost every instance, an im- provemezt on those ruling at the closs of the pre vious week. The advance in several of the Western railroad stocks has been rapid, and we have no doubt s portion of it will be permanent. The pros pect of large dividends withia the next thirty days has, no doubt, attracted many purchasers, who intend holding temporerily. State stocks bave advanced during the week steadily and ra- pidiy. The transactions have not been very heavy in this class of securities. Railroad bonds hava been operated in extensively, at improving prices. Mlizois Central, of the diffsrent issues, has heen taken toa very large amount. Ths extraordisary tales cf lani belonging to this company have at- teacted the attention of capitalists, and we haveno doubt thove bonds are taken Jargely for permansat investment. The stock market is in as favorable a condition as specelators for ao riss can desire. Mopey continues abundant. We look for a more active demacd before the close of July from the commercial classze. About that time a rsvival of geveral business will without doubt take place, which, with the movement of the crops, wil! give employ- ment to vast amounts of capital which are now invested in stocks or remaining idle on deposit ia our banhing institations. Money is at this momant as plenty and as cheap seit has been at any pre vious period this year. Capitel bas besm sccama- lating in Wall street for months, and for the want of tome better way of using it, purchases of all sorts of stock securities have been freely made. At pre tent prices holders, who have purchased within the pest six months, can make money, bat a general movement to realize would alter the complexion of the market materislly. Prices are susteined by the facilities for carrying, by the small quantity of stock offering, and partially by ths acta im provement which hsa taken piece in the conditim of the companies represented. The appearacc? of many seliers ia the market would have ® very un- favorable effect. Toe desire to realize is daily be coming stronger, avd will one of these days be cas ried into effect. The exportation of specie trom “his port les} week was quite large, ss will be seen by the annexed table:— Casrares co Besos vent aa Four co: Siw Tene, é ith shia Babhcwie Oe “ “ “« « « « “ Mertoan siiver....... ‘* Washington, Soathamptem & Bremen Total for the week, Previously. 700 00 128518 00 Totel for 1866, 730,963 OL Daring the present week ths outward movement ‘will be limited, and we may have before the close California eteamers of the Ist of June, with the, two weeks acoumulation of goli. The bank returas of the past week will probabiy show a falilag off in the epecie department. A. HL Nioolay’s regular semi-weekiy auction sale of stocks ond bonds wil! take places on Monday next, at 124 o’clools, at the Merchants’ Kxohange. The reoen excitement tn reference to the partiay change tn the directive of the Brosdway Bank, hes cauned the detested directors to tas @ card, lo Wile they e7i forth thy sematas we teas pte, ment. We pubiish the card in ancther oolum2 We presume tt will bring ou’ @ rejotoder from Mr. Pelmer, the Presiden’. ‘The anthreciie coul sommegr is light this week from all the eeveral dines The shipments on tho Lehigh for the week ending on Saturdag last, reached only 20,208 toms, making for the season, 304,039 ‘ous. Tho Reading Railroad brought dowa for the week ending ow Thursday, 43,111 tons making for the year, 1,001,862 tons, against 861,355 tous to the weme time last year. The shipments on the Schuy kill Navigation tor the week eadiag with Thorecsy last, were 27,432 tons, makiag for the Geason, 361,706 tone, against 307,058 tons to the oor- reeponding time last eeason, There muvt have boom some obstacle to free working on ths Lehigh, or on the Deisware division, thoegh we have not beard what. The shipments from the Sohaylkill region ere light, though they u:disate that tae difficulty loot week of working, from thy florded condition of tho mines, bas heen overoume, Wechould jadge by the limited shipments from Richasoud, the Reading Ratiroad depot, that coal Was rapidiy ecoumulating at teat poiat. With aa imcrease in the receipts by railroad of 140,000 tons, ‘We notice an incrvase [a the saipmeats af oaly 85,000 tonsa. Swrussts or AntuRAcitR Coat rrom RicumoNnD voR T46 Week Expixa June 9, 18 New London Ct Newport, R 1. et, Dol. burg, Piermont, N. ¥ Philadetpnia., 60 Portland, Me Portemouth Poughkeepsie, Providence, R. I Poiat Comfert, Ranway, N. J Red Bsak. N. Rauéo; 4 Roxbury, Mass y ‘ Warwick, Mi Washtugtoa, D.C. Washington, N. C. Wellfleet, Masa...... Weatchester, N Ps Wilmingtes, N. New Bruaswick, NJ. 280 pow A The Mechanica’ Bank has declared a semi annual dividend of four per cent. The Bank of New York, four per cest. The Boston and Maine Railroad, three per cent. The Michie Centrai Railroad, four per ceat. The Cleveland, Columbus and Cinclauati Railroad, five per cent. * The Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company have declared a dividend of five per cent to be paid out ot the proccede of the unsold stock of the company, when the same shall bs sold at nos less than tho par Stockholdera a thelr option may taka the ock at par for theic dividend. Dividends not over $25, and balances not over that amount, where tha stock is teken to the extent of full shares, will be pais in cash if desizei, The Boston Courier asya:— Of the vine railroads leading from this city, pro- bably oxly four will make avy dividonds this time, namely, toe Western, three aad a half, and the Maine, Worcester and Old Colony, three each, Tho Fitchburg, Esstera, Lowell, Providence, aad (of course) the Boston aud New York Ceatral, wilt omais to wake returns to their stockholders, altsongh the Fitchburg company proposes to make a sorip stock dividend im January next. ‘The tutereat due on the 1s} of Jaly, om the City of Stockton (Califoraia) ten per ceat bonds, will be paid on acd after the 30th iust,oa preasntation of the coupons to Wells, Fargo & Co., 82 Broadway. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity aad value of certain articles imported int» this cistrict during the week ending ani includiag Friday, Jane 16, 1865:— Commxnce OF THR PorT or New YORK—WEEKLY Ivrorrs, Pkgs. Value, Phge Tem Sel SaeSSFan | SS Other articles Value of merchandise put on the market during the week..... ppereti De. dry goods do do Total importations..........+6see06 oo Ths leading articles of im were rey $108 636; ry $42,393; tre $90,711; sagar, pel fe i! These iters forma about tvo thirds of the of val merchandise imported daring the week. arrivals of metals last week were uo- usually limited. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and vaine of certain orticles exported from this port during the week ending and inclading Friday, Jane 15, 1855, distinguishing the destination and extent of shipments to each place : — ComMERcE OF THE PorT oF New Yorn—Wenaty Exports. Quen, ele Cotton, baless,118 $203,043 Domest, ie tctose ee Oileaks, ta..." 20 1'266 1,797 ‘287 6,465 2.759 Whal 963 201 100 130 $4,500 May 86 $050 aBy.. 11/260 Tarps bois. 2,488 90°770 102 Tobacco, hnds 25 3,000 200 Sperm’ti, 135-2910 tia Drygocd, " hy 00. Droge, es. ¥ . Oneake, bes 1,600 6,868 Bowm.lesther 17 1,888 Tobacco, lbel8,677 3,070 Casks .,..... 87 190 Br'se powders 1 860 —— TOD veovev ceive seeeeeee 998,051 Cotton, bales, Forniture, ca. $LL2 Tobsceo,hhds 30 92,833 A2 3 2,689 Rosin...,.,.1,402 12,606 voce eee BS, 20T capt, 55S Clocks, bas.. 9 $1,828 5 AC ete a RET oreo, 10, 1,641 bo AY ry ery npr Ryan seen ee ee L002 ‘TERRRGONA. coves 61,500 $3,410 Coffee, bags.1,133 $11,581 Ton Beams.ce 2 '190 Ex tng weod.1,000 8. turpeatine, ‘636 Rona, bolas. 8,176 Tobacco, bls, 52 562 He lang ost ‘Treemails, ca. 82 od Pee, nbs 16: Dr 08. 6 9: Bops, baler. 10t Our: woo Rae Oi peppera’t 3 933 W boas,lbe 45.435 20,790 Log 41 Mabogany,lgs 20 898 3 Otnor articles — 421 Ess. oils, cs.. 14 = | Fumiture,os. 93 Total. ......+046899,728 | VALENCIA, Guano, COMB... serereeee seers . BTL $49,567 | $1,926 ml 4 * BRTISN W Flour, bbls..1,188 $12,614 Core, "bush... "655 "692 4,240 640 2 o1 Ryeflour,bbis'10@ 599 Lumber, ft.90,009 1,545 Coadles, bxs. 610 822 Wice, cs . 31 445 | Potetoes, bbls 464 4 1,202 Ship staff, bu 275 400 Sugar, bbls... 11 1,163 | Rice, pkgs... 228 Matches, ca.. 105 2 1,470 | Dry goods, ca 6 211 Gil meal, p’ch 100 1,250 | Hams, 1 427 Ale, bbia . le 123 | Maod’nry,bxs 3 $300 560 Pepper, oxa!. 15 206 9 A BL | sat 269 | 4 206 | 49 99 | Cocoa, bx 80 703 Cmmamon brs 40 80 Paper, ¢8..... 2 69 | Tobeoca, bxs.. 100 16 112 | Varnish, bole. 2 1 CRtasilen, bxs. 05 Balpetre, bg: Total... 80 Palet, ke..... 50 1,718 Sp'rmallt, g.' 2,083 Lumber, ft..2,000 ’381 Sonp, bxs ... 100 | Shooks, bbls.3,862 6,210 Furaitura, cs, 10 | Instruments.’ 1 109 Mach’ry.a lot. — Coerse,Ibs,.1,022 118 Otherarticles, — | Codfish,dbls10,056 292 a Flour, bbls.. 940 $10,338 Lard, 'Ibe....3,81L "458 Bre Domestics, cases, . RICO. Codfish, Yoat0.623 100 a b 106 Gard Gold M. bit | 1000 é | braced about 7,000 8 000 bole, inclu PORTO Flour, bbls.. 258 $2,802 $332 Pork 60 "1,080 Tobacco, 1bv1,468 146 Hams, ‘267 Bread, bbla..’ 76 98 Butter. 168 Lard, Ibs. 620 662 222 Furniture, bx’ 63 © 620 Hard ware,cs €3 Candles 50 «170 Potatoes, ‘bi 187 Other articles — 204 Fish; bbl. 300. —— Total, seeecereeeeOT, 884 $207 670 yIbs....1,200 130 $2 Tobacco, hids 2 — 530 116 Paper, rs....9,104 1,062 110 Domestics, cs 35 2,076 202 Tee, chs 82 900 250 Matting, pes, 22 856 780 Lumber, 1t202,226 6,916 20 Other articles’ — ‘385 pkgs... 83 704 Total ,...sseeee ++922,786 BRITISH GUIANA 528 95,656 Lard. Ibe....2,500 $326 2 CO Paper, x 188 824 =: 300: Lumber, 800 423 «6, amy $25 1,872 _—Total.....404406818,170 OHINA. $300 Domestics, ba 918 $46,071 200 Sheath copper 20 3,281 2,144 Hardware, es. 33° 1/674 162 Champagni 2% 2300 200 pisses CISPLATINE REPUBLIC $300 9241 365 248 2,296 139 1,086 7,783 (1,488 ve 132166 Gocks, brs, 18 7230 Total... toes e+ 816,657 VENEZUELA. Flour,bbls... 150 $2,082 Rosin, bbls, 50 $12 Hams, Ibs...4,000 440 8 os 160 Drugs,es..... 20 60 Lumber, (t.16,071 181 Cassis, mats. 150 163 Domestics, ba’ 37 = 1,712 Copper, cs... 13 254 Herrings, bxs 600 200 Hi cc. 2B 280 Btills fie ae 20 3,888 20 93 170 100 182 | ee vecceses seeeeeeeeeereeeee+ + 910,627 AFRICA. $089 Ra 20 $1,602 2,060 B 009482 | oveveseconeeece sone e+ $5,863 RITISH EAST INDIES. 1, $761 Lumber, t¥.12,667 Trapke, pk...” 30 Porto Kico. Br, Oulana .. 15,170 Cisplatine Republic 16,667 Ali&esseeesveeee 8,868 Br. Fant Indien, Value of merch. exported during the week Ditto specie ......++ ‘s Total exportation. Total importation Excees of exports over imports.. $1,844,004 ‘The aggregate exportation Inst week was vory large, while the imports ehow @ vory limited move- men‘. The excess of exports was therefore heavy, 8 appears by the above table. The shipments last | week were much better distributed than avaal, and compose a greater variety. Corn has gone forward to eome extent to Liverpool. ‘The following is & comosrstive statemont of the | valae of exports from the oommencemest of the yong to Jam ks — co... daen etn Ywur Hermes 1,988, 167 2 Cora 181,820 Wheat .., 2,200,108 2 Ones. . 062,458 1! —_ 6 Beef 616,006 627,325 $210,819 - Pork, 86/266 1,719,918 1,129,662 - ‘Total..$17.643 500 $11,520,102 *1,540ATL Net decrease to June 14, 1868... Stock sxc 10000 Ind State 5's. 85 0 oO do....03 81% 2600 ao.,.b60 82 10000 Il Fre’d B bud 70K 10000 do. 79h ‘88 shs Ame’n Ex Be 115 20 shoe & Leath Bk. 100 100 Cantou Co,...b30 400 N eee ererereiren 10 28% o . c a Sse. = 08 BR. 69 150 Galoma & Chi RR 1054 410 39 105) bas sbLO 483, SECOND $7000 Missouri 6's... 903% 18) 8000 Tenn 6’a, "0.63 955, 28 1000 Ti Cou FB wpy 16 2 9000 Ili Free’d Bau... 1000 Il Cen RK B43 10000 Hd R 34MB 070 = 31 Cleve, C& Cin R 1 1000 Hud Convt Be. 1000 do.. .ba0 200 sts Cumb CIrY TRAVE RHeORT. Satuapay, Juae 16—6 P, ML Astes.—100 bbls. pearls were sold at $6, Breapsturrs.—#lour—The market for common aad g00d grades full off wbout 123¢c. per bot. Th «(4s emm- moe te fod and cboice State at $5 87 a £9 26; $91:'; 4 $9 60 ur graces little better than common or extrs; Wes | ern co. do. at $962 a $9 75, ond fancy to exira de. at | $10 a $10 25 Canadi (2.310 bois ) at $l0a $id. Southern, (100 bbl: $10 75 a $11 26 for ite Hor to choice brauda, and $1137 9 $12, Meul—3ep bbls. Jersey were rold at $5 0634 2 $5123. Whasat was without change in prices, but the market was quiet. Cora—The sales embraced about 16,000 bushels Weaterm mixed, at $80. @ $1.01, with »mail lots white at $1 Be $122, ana 6,000 do ‘yeliow, at $1 03 a $1 03%, ‘Was nominal at $1 86. Oats were in increased # bor lower, closing at G5c. # Go. for good State and heavy ‘nicago. Corrxs—Sales of 600 bags Java were made at Lie ; 508 © 600 bags Rio were sold at about 10%(3.: 250 de Laguag- Fa, at 103(c ; and 100 St, Domingo, at 9360 Corrox.—The market was comparatively quiet, there deing a lui! in tales, which were confinsd to about 8006 1,000 balea, while prices continued fim Faricnt.—Tbere was more corn offering, and rates tax- proved about 60,000 bushels wore engaged at 444 @ 344, chiefly in bulk, with some lots reported im shige bags avd about 1,000 bales of cotton at 4s, The no change in rates for Loudon or Hev: ashes were engaged at 12s, 61., 50 tous 12a (4., 30 bales hops at %4c., 100 bois, ® gallon, and 1,100 bls, rosin at 1s. |AY.—800 a 400 bales wers reported at $1. IRON was firm, with light sales NAVAL ST0RES.—Sales 300 bbls. spirits tur made at 4lo: ro Pxovisions. —F tine were was quiet, at $1 00. $1 02 afloat. rk.—Market firm and tolerably Sales about 1,000 bbls , inciucing old mess at $1T 60, aad new do. $18, and new prime at $15. Beef wae aise firm, and in good demand, with sales 200 bbls, at @@ prices. Beef hams in fair supply, and dull at yb dn § and 56 bbie. of railroad beet sold at $10 60. Sales of 310 packages were made at full prices, micdies at 10c. Cut meate.—Sales packages made at 7}fc. to7%c. for shoulders, and 95. 103¢c. for hams. Lard —400 to 600 bole. were sold Wie. to 10K 0, ick —There was more animation in the tise mleabaving. Lh gorge are to 900 bbls. as 'o 6¢., with some lota strictly prime reported {5 ‘The market war considered firmer at the close. part long were te oe SPICES.—About 60 bags pepper were sold at 180. ke cloves in bond at 120. im bend ; bond, 6 months. 6 bags 6 mon' ; £0do pimento at l(c. cash 6 cases mut- Wiexry —The sales embraced about 300 0 460 bMis. Odio and State at 35c. a 36%. Weekly Report of Deaths In the city and county of New York, from the Othe dag of June to the 16th day of June, 1866, Men, 56; 51; boys, 126; 140—Total, 963, Adults, dot; enildren), 2? somnios, 171; ee ° lored j males, Abeceas, miik.. Abscess, proas. Albuminaria, and Bright's disease of kidneys. re Bronchitis... .... Burned or scalded. Cancer of the stomach. Cancer of the D. es S8.cn Hewernwomoenn tt Ce me eC COMI Om Debility, ‘infantile, Delirium tremens. Diarrhoea, ie Bios meuth. Unknown (not stated)., 8 we wS eS8ad6 re] A 3 ere Unkno: organ Total... thirteen were from violent @nder 1 year 17 80 1 to 2 years. 43 0 vee Bto 5 years, Me 60 2 6 to 10 years, 2 0 10 to 16 years, 7 1 5 16 to 20 years 6 80 é 2) to 28 years 9 U 2 ears —_ ae 1 ? 1 Cd ert s we rT ss WwW i 1 Gay eanproies’s yaten, Som Kes, fume 4H omy