The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1855, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 18655. a Affairs. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. The President in the chair. ‘ AMERICAN INSTITOTE PAIR. Petition of the American Institute for permission for the stages from Third to Ninth avenue to extend their _ Toutes through Forty-second street to Crystal Palace, during the holding of their fairiu October. Referred. THE PICTURE OF WASHINGTON. A communication was read from Hon. 0. 8. J. Goodrich, ex-United States Consul to Lyons, France, being the letter tothe Mayor and Common Council, presenting the por- trait of Washington (in silk) from Messrs. Ponson, Phil. ‘ee Vibert, of Lyons, Accepted and referred to a com- ee. APPOINTRENTS IN THE TAX DEPARTMENT. Communication from the Reeeiver of Taxes, nominating the following temporary clerks for six months, at $3 day fo: the working days:—Alfrei 8. Dusenbury, laanc 0. Hunt Davis, A. F. Kimmell, Ed. A. Ware, Howard Scoville, D. W. Allen, P. H. Jeremiah, D, H. Hol: lister and W. H. Tucker. Confirmed. THE OCCUPATION OF MEXICO, By Alderman Dnaxs (Twenty-second ward), that the keeper of City Hall be directed to cause the fiags to be displayed from the City Hall on Friday, September 21, the anniver of the occupation of the city of Mexico by the American troops, under Major General Winfield Scott. Adopted. ‘THE GRADE OF RIGHTY. SIXTIL STREET, Ald. Herrick called up the report of the Committee on , concurring with the Board of Councilmen in changing te grade of Eighty-nixth street, from First ave- nue East river. ‘subject met with opposition from Ald. Voorhis and others, who contended that it would cost the city too much money, and be of little prdlic value. (na vote the report was adopted by 14 to Ald. Herrick moved for a reconsideration, which was lost; consequently the report stands concurred in. VIRE DEPARTMENT. Several papers from the Board of Commissioners were taken up a concurred in. CITY REFORM, From the Board of Councilmen, in favor of appointing & committee on city reform, and the question of a new charter, Adopted. ‘The Board anjarhed to Monday. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. This Board met yesterday afternoon, in their chamber in the City Hall, the President, D. D. Conover, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and sp- proved. The third reading of bills was first in order, when se- ‘veral bills which have been before noticed in the Heap “as they have come up, were read and passed. Petitions were next in order, and among those present- ‘ed was one from 471 citizens, asking for a ferry from foot ‘of Forty-second street to Gottersb New Je a - ferred t0 Committee on Ferviens ®! No" Jersey. Re Resolutions were next in order, when the following were presented:— Whereas, ‘The Comptroller has refused to pa any more —— to the Commissioner of Repairs an apple for repairing the streets of tho city, re be it Resolved, That the Comptroller be di- rected to bave the streets of the First ward repaired forthwith. Referred to mittee on Law Department. sangeennting aid presented ie the Board of Alder- men, direc Comptroller to pay no more ca: hire, This resolution ates pass sensation in the especially mospery Baie whose bills for riding are a the course of the year. motion was made to lay the whole matter upon the table, and this motion was lost, 22 voting in the affirma- tive, aud 23 in the negative. The resolution then laid over under the rules, After some further business of no particular impor- tance, the Board adjourned. Mayor's Office. HE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON—THE PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE. ‘As was announced in Thuraday’s issue, the interesting ceremony of presenting and accepting the magnificent gift of the French firm of Messrs. Ponson, Phillipe & Vi- bert, to the city government, took place Thursday morn- ing at 10 o'clock, in the Mayor's office. A large assem- blage of pri ons and public officials were present, and expressed im most unequivocal terms their ad- miration of the likeness, both as being a truthful copy from Stuart’s head of the illustrious subject, and for its extraordinary artistic excellence. .The portrait will be hung up ia the Governor’s room, amidst the «plendid col- lection of paintings of the great men of this country whose fame has spread throughout the whole civilized world, and reflected honor upon themselves and the land to which they owe their birth. From a letter addressed to the Common Council by the Hon. Chas. 8. 5. Goodrich, American Gonsul at Lyons, we infer that the present must have been in the city some time. The following is the letter:— CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LYONS, FRANCE. Mm. Mayon axp Getiamen or tax Commox Couxctt— ‘The undersigned, charged a8 the orzan of Mesars, Ponson, Phillipe & Vibert,’ merchants of this city, take pleasure in presenting to our bonorable body, in their name and behalf, ‘and asking your acceptance of the accompan, att of our own loved Washington, woven in silk. The enterpri Srtprictors, who ave atsong (ha most eminent. and’ mucseeattl merchants of Lyons, present it, not only as the first specimen of a work of the kind where thé subject was American, but also to exhibit ihe degree of perfection (o which this. 5} of ani, originating in che gents of Jacquard, bas been brow this city of his birth, live, labors and death. They flatter selves that (his first sik wrought portrait of the “Father of bis Country’’ will be duly #ppreciated by you, not only as a eminent artiste excellence, but as a faithful portrait ure of the lincoments of the face of that great and good man, throughout the earth by every lover of Messrs. Ponson & Co. feel contidence in the fideitt; city—have for their guide an engraving from your own Stuart’s painting of Washington, now in possession of and owned bythe Hoston Athenwum. The artisis have been en- gaged two years in itsexeculion; and considering the deli. cacy and dificuities of this species’ of work, the donors trast thal 4 may. no be found cnworthy of a. place among the Sade cp sae sy Ey onus aeeytee sul i) cept, gentle. men, the tender. of thelr respocttal salutations. I’ have the honor to be, your obedient servant and fellow clilzen, CHAS. 8, J, GOODRICH, Consul, &e. At about 10 o'clock, the Hon Mr. Goodrich and the Accepting Committee, consisting of the Mayor, Alder- man Ely, Councilmen Gray, Swan, Mather, Brown, and others, were ushered into the Mayor's private sanctum, the doors of which were immediately shut, excluding the many people who had assembled in the outer offices from the pleasure of Nigar | 2 ee After a friendly greeting all around, and the usual prelimi- nary hem: and laws upon such oceasions, Mr. Goodrich arove, and presinted the portrait with these appropriate remarks : ia MR. Mayor axp GextizweN—I bolt in my hand a work of ari—a_silk-woven alt of Washingion—sent to the City ‘Connell of New York by Messrs. Ponson, Phillipe ant Vibert, ot Lyons, France. Being providentially bere ou the arrival of this picture, T have been requested by the proprietors to pre sent it io your Council ia person, though there would seem to be no especial occasion for this, as the portrait is accompanied by a loiter from me, th rons, asking your acceptance of 1 et of the as well ne the suijec Never. theless, I wiil, with your permission, «a; in rela. von to's that may not be devold ‘of Interest, As you may , the ciiv of Lyons ie the great silk workshop of Europa. know, Tog sietest al labrics are ie here. Lyons, thongh second to Tact ’aris in population, is the first elty of Franc’ im hor mann fires end ar istic productions. she works seve sand looms, and gives employment to near! thousand afiizans. The raw silk ls bronght (voin India, Tialy and the South of France. The rich fared ant broe: sllks’and other stuifs are now made on the loom {nveated by Facquard, Jarquard was a native of Lyons, and his womler 4ul invention produced an entire revolution {9 the manwfa-ture of these claboriely wrought aad expeusive Yoods. On this Yoomalso are made—ay epectmens of ari, and for the royal families of Earope, ano not as articles of (rade—poriraiis of Trinity Church and the November Election. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT OF NEW YORK, r20M You has cs malostiee to the le fou have seen our commt ion of the State of New York, dated the Slat of July len, and ub- lished in the of A 30. Itshowsa clear right ot xecovery by you of your property worth from fifteen to twenty millions of di ir, now in of the Tria- ity Chureh Corporation of ‘this city. Ali of you who are lovers of justice, taxpayers and philanthropists, who woull have your public property applied to Beople's use, have an interest im searching out the truth of that communication, It Bead to your grasp an immense real estate, of which that corporation acquired possession from the old colonial government, merely as tenant for a few years, and held it over the term of the lease by auf- ferance, down to the treaty of 1788. They never pretend- ed to any other right or title to it inall that period. But after the separation by the treaty of independence, this church corporation pretended to set up a title under let- ters patent of Queen Anne : and under this pretence this corporation bas thrown up a4“a shield, to protect it against these heirs and the State, the statute of limita. tion ever since! But now that the real merits, and the he peo- le’s rights of property in a lar; va lease: fata pis £0 holt by the Match, have tea dir. covered and ceveloped as they truly exist, and are plain. ly shown in our receut published communication to your- uals. Comparatively few of these have ‘ever been é the limé, tanor expense are joo great to allow Spake Mronce wiihjects of comercial trafic. “While resid Ing there as the represenialive. of our covernment, I was de one as an American, to have our Washington iminortalized in this besutitul silk fabric, under the magi: of the Jacquard Toom, The siuzgestion waa tiade od by Mears. Pon ton & Co.- and the result ts before iowarty Ponsan & Co, are amon? ‘he first and most en: ud snoceseful mer. chants of Lyons, having commer! ves in several of the chief cities of Frence, ond doing an Jensive business wits the United Stutes. Thelr coumercisl intervourse with this ri ' strom the extreme North. to tae distant South Sod thelr character, integrity aad honorable Of (aie Nberality and their character for enterprise, needs 19 com sion feom and polite alien ion, you may judg ard to the subject of this pre: Co, enguged . Ponson ‘as patierned from an engraving of "Washing ton, by 80 ‘and as it bad to pass turoagh the hands of ertizaas, nearly two years were required in its manu. facture. In t's manufacture the kt before you required the use of twenty-eight thousand «of perforated cards, Shrough wirich (he Uareads of si! inorder to form the ht and shade of the pleture. ‘ihe ex: getting np one these portals Ws ftom Bee thousnart 19 (Wen! 7 tbogant a dollars; consequent! bMhis the deatre of refinement and perfection of which this Joont is eapatals tn cat ands of Prowel artista, ‘The Jonm sett 4a wonderfui aud complicates. ; "0% of mechantain, and in tnx more common and practical uses, in ..'* 80! other ture, is of Immense and inestimable valud, in? Maadiacture iy.to of ilk ant worsted goods, Gentlemen, with these few expla oatory ‘observations please necey" from Mesare, Pon. Phillipe and Vivert this fist specimen of the art with, Waahiig ton for its subject, and give It a ploce among your household The Mayor responded in these words:— Ma. Conse1—in behalf of the Corporation of the city of New ‘York we accep! this beantiful sou Whilst appreciating the nt to. ontr insiititions ved in making the likeness of the Fathor of our Country the subject of his, we Mndful of the rare and Mngular artiste skill with i has been accomplished. This picture, so beantifully woven, and combining, as ft were, art wiih mochaaiem, cannot nt command the wonder and almiration of the many huotred thoursnds of our country m who will hereafter view it [lease return our thanks 12 Mocarm, Ponson, Phillips. & Wiser, enteyyrising and pa'riotie gentiemen io whom we are thus indebled, and assure tiem we accept KC with gratitude, and that New York wiil ‘ontinue to recognize the most friendly re-ipro city with Lyous, and extend to ber citizens at all mes the most irtendly grveting. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A RAILROAD coxpucTor. J. P. Hayden, a man in the employ of the Sixth Aye- nue Railroad, as a conductor, was arrested yesterday and brought before Justice Osborne, on a charge of defrayd- ing his employers of the sum of sixty-ofx cent. J. Ht Rudd state: fa ap affidavit that be was in car No, 2% of the aforveaid line, and made a memorandum of the num ber of passengers, counting twenty-five grown Perens and two chi) the proceeds of which should have been $1.56. The receiver swoars that for the trip Hay. den paid him only seventy cents. The accused will short- Jy be given ® bearing in the matter. The thir’ snnunl exhibition of the United States Age culture! Society ts to be held in the city of Boston in Oetober next. The two former exhibitions of thix socle'y were held slternately at Springfield, Mass., and Spring. field, Ohio. By the aid co-operation of the e'ty of Poston. the most liberal arrangements have bees ole for the aecommodation of the socie'y selves, and in our complaint now pending in the Supreme Court, this corporation, not daring to rely on their old plea of limitation of xime, haye induced the Attorney General to set up the dignity of the State asa bar against this action, because it joins the people of the State as co-defendant with the church; and this he has done upon the roval prerogative that it is against the dignity of the State to be made party tosuch a sult, Twoot the Judges who tried the validity of this objection to our suit have sustained it! But you are the ultimate judges of ‘this anti-republican doctrine, not authorized by our constitution, nor enacted by any law; but quite to the contrary, The eonatits. ion expressly ‘abrogates in its thirteenth article, adopt ing the common law of England a4 the future law of the State, ali that part of it which is repugnant to the con- stitution of the State.’’ You owe it io yourselves to un- derstand this and prohibited adoption of the crown law of , and what is still more strange, ita application to this case, whereby you, the people, might have recovered in this very action all your share of the leasehold premises, to the amount of fifteen or twenty millions of dollars, if your Attorney General had not set up this extraordinary opposition, ‘The property in question was in possession of the Tri- nity church, 4s it still is, or the proceeds thereof. The State is mow, and ever has been since the treaty of 1783, owner of one of the three parcels which comprise the whole property. In 1702 the Crown of |, being in possession of the whole, viz., of one parcel as its own Property, and in possession as trustee of the other two Parcels, as the property of the heirs, for whose benefit the crown had taken these into its possession for safe keeping, leased to the chureh corporation all these three parcels by the name and description of the King’s farm, and certain other parcels, meaning those of the heirs, for the term of Lord Cornbury’s continuance in the office of Governor, which exp in December, 1708; and the church continued its possession by holding over under permission of the Crown, from year to year, abject al- ways to ejectment at the will of the Crown, on notice to an it, And this Pe session, under this written lease, the pa! corporation held continuously down to the treaty ol f Then, by force of this treaty, the people of the State of New York became the landlord in place of the Crown, apd the church corporation became their tenant; ai by force of the same treaty the trust of the Crown in respect to two parcels of the heirs, became vested in you, the people of the State, as it had been im the Crown, Now, we, in am action against the corporation alone, could not have shown and established our right to our two parcels unless we had ehown your possession and lease of the three parcels, your own and ours together, in one and the same lease, and called on you, as our trustee, to restore ours to us, which you had assumed by the treaty of 1783 that you would ‘do, in place of the Crown; and to effect this, you had no more to do than to have your consent recorded in court Scooriaely and this your Attorney General was bound to cstand and to perform. Our action was not instituted against you to recover property out of your possession, but to bring you as a Party before the court, so that Ha might co-operate with us against that corporation, + owing tt was in pos. session of your property to a large amount, as well as ours, merely as your tenant at will, and giving you op- portunity, by merely filing a cross bill against that church, of recovering your rights of property in the sane action by which we rhould recover ours, against a corpo- ration whieh has no legal right to either. Surely, here was no indignity offered to the people of the State, but a plain and obvious means furnished of recovering the people's own ste tot 8 from the church, and of furthering the cause of justice byaiding us in recovering ours. It is a question of moxe grave importance to you whether your Attorney Genere! could justify his abandonment of your right of recovering your share of the leasehold premises, by omitting the Obvious means of securing it, viz: the filing of across bill against the church. Look well to this. But, consequent upon this dereliction of your righta, a majority of the court gave its decision’ against our right of action, und, for the time, have excluded you from the recovery of your rights to a large property. We now callupon you to takesuch measures of inquiry and direction at your next session of the Legislature, as will secure to you your own rightful interest and carry out that justice to us, which, by perversion ofall rules of right, has been so shamefully wrested, and so long ld from us. Direct your Attorney-General to if w that i nous Obstruction to justice, and direct a full trial to be bad of your rights, aud of ours, {a this action, We ask no more. The defence of length of possession will not avail the church against you or against us, because the relati landlord and tenant subsists betw ou down to this hour. You are landlord of that corporation in respect to all three parcels of this immense property, and that corporation is now and ever has been your te nant since the treaty of 1783, subject to your ejectinent at will on notice to quit, as it had been “of the crown of England before, and was at the ratification of that treaty. And the statute of limitations expressly provides that so lovg ag this relation sab ists under such a lease, no ute of limitations can be set up in defence against the claim of such landlord, And moreover, it is unquestion. ably clear inlaw that the statute of limitation, where- by the State has declared the people will not commence actions for recovery of land not in their possession, withina certain time previously, will not preclude the State from filing its cross bill in this action of ours, and setting up therein its claim to its own rights of property In possession of the church corporation. ut this corporation in its extremiiy may assume to set up a right and title under a pretended grant of Queen Anne in 1705; should this be done, it will clearly appear against this pretence, that no such grant was ever made by her or by her authorization, But the instrument relied upon by the chureh as such grant was am onauthorized and unlawful act of Governor abury, which she repudiated and denied as soon as known to her, three years after its pretended date; and it is manifestly demonstrated in our communication of the Slst July, in the Hewap of 30th Augyst, that Lord Corntury had no power to make any such grant: but hia pretended letters patent to this it tent were utterly void. and of no effe t the time be wade them, as if never made at all. You have a property of many millioas within your grasp: but more than all this, 5 @ an interest in the maintenance of right, and in the prompt administra- tion of justice, hich extends beyond yourselves to our posterity, and beyond your State to the Union! ‘As is and shall be the State of New York so will be the other States of the Union in commercial and political izens, we are sufferers by the fraud herein described to the number of two to three hundred; and we exhort you to raise no man to an office of honor, . or power, who will not pledge himeclf to maintain yple’s rights of property against thiv monstrous tion: a corporation abs the power of t Surely none such should have existence in our FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Fripay, Sept. 14—6 P. M. ‘There was a favorable tarn in the stock market to-day, but we look upon it as one of those spasmodic forts which usually precede o greater decline. Speculators for a rise find it necessary to come in a3 large buyers to sustain the market, and they are ouly piling up larger supplies, which must ultimate- ly depreciate ontheir hands. There may be a little letting up occasionally in the pressure, but the fancies cannot be maintained at anything like cur rent rates. At the first board today Nicaragua ‘Transit advanced 4 per cent; Cumberland Coal, {; Erie Railroad, }; Cleveland aud Pittsburg, 1; Cleveland and Toledo, }; Reading, }. Some of the best stocks on the market were a fraction lower, showing conclusively that the fancies are sustaiued ectirely by speculation. When we see such stocks as Erie, GxcVeland and Toledo, and Cleveland and Pitts. burg advancoag, While the most suletantial railroad etocks on the list af hardly maintained, it is no difficult to point out the ¢auJe- There was a very active movement this morning In w.ticago and Rock island. It certainly means something. After the adjournment of the board the following sales of stocks and bonds were made at auction, by Simeon Draper:— $10,000 Terre Haute and Alton RR., 21 mort., 9+. i interest adced....- ‘ 2800 shares Rew York Centcal' Rie, 40 do. Henry Clay Fire In 10 do. Williamsport and Kimi At the second board the market was steady. Erie was operated in more than all others put together. There is a greater quantity of Erie stock in the hands of speculators at this moment than ever be- fore. It ia estimated that nearly thirty thousand shares are in Wall street, most of which ix liable at any moment to be thrown opon the market. Al! the fancy railroad stocks are accumulating in the hands of Wall street specalators, and aa they cannot carry the entire capitals of each, the inference ia that sooner or later they must stop buying. When they do, we shall see a very sudden collapse in prices. Outsiders, instead of relieving the street of stock, are daily pouring ia supplies, aad iagreasiag the load for the brokers to carry. There was an ac- tive demand for money to-day, and we may expect Pai For Foi Fo On of I for August was:— Mi For the Customa,...... - War warranta received and enteres War repay warrauts received and en From From miscellaneous 5: Repay warrants on acco a The receipts of the Morris Canal for the first weck Total to Sept. 1, 1856 Week ending Sept. 8, i Total to Sept. % 1854... Week ending Sept. 9, 1854 ‘id On Thsbursing checks... , The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the 11th instant, were aa follows:— r the redemption of stocks... x the Treasury Department r the Interior Department , tom: account of the navy 3 September were: — increase, 1856, , a steady strengthening of the stringency. The de- mand for money, which for some days past haa been increasing 80 rapidly, ia the result‘of natural causes. The activity of business, and the moving of im- | mense crops both at the South and West, have call- ed for more capital, and they must have it. Ina few weeks new engagements will begin to mature, and a6 commercial liabillties increase, a larger amount of money will be absorbed in their liquida- tion. The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol- lows:— Paid on Treasury account,, $6,570 61 Received do do 111, 194 00 Balance do do 140,712 55 Paid for Assay office... 60,982 73 51,249 81 80 . 80,745 00 y. 16,194 07 $182,548 63 7,202 6 <—————~5 189,641 OL + $149,704 26 TT 3157,489 6@ tee eenereereree ces B82, 15E 41 The following is a comparative statement of the earnings of the Watertown ami Rome Railroad for August, 1854 and 1855:— 1855. Wash, Br, Twa, For passengers 827,168 23 $85,389 19 For freight. 005 52 206,535 O1 Total. 215,040 75 800,147 a $061,808 20 As compared with the corresponding month of Jast year, we have the following result:— August, 1855, “1864 I Increase... $851,824 20 » 527,185 61 + $24,688 50 The earnings of the Southern Michigan Railroad Company in August show an increase equal to any of the old established roads in the Western States. It is one of the cheapest roads, for its length, in the country, and can be safely placed among the most permanent ten per cent railroad stocks, It occupies an important geographical posi- tion. Located between two great lakes, there is no competitor route, and as the West increases in population and wealth the traffic of this road must | It being the shortest and most direct | be immenge. route between the Atlantic and the Mississippi, the Eastern and Western travel cannot be diverted. The movements of produce over this line thia fall and winter, on its way to seaport markets, must make a very favorable show in the monthly returns. We have always had a high opinion of this road, | ¢ great faith in its future productiveness. According to the official report of the business on, | and ha the Reading Railroad, for the nine months ending on the 3ist of August, appears that the net receipts amount to $1,745,200 80, being an increase of $469,- 578 81 over the business of the previous year. But as there are yet three months of the year to expire, and of course an estimation is all we can make for the Ume, we Will assume the profits for the same time last year, and put down the net receipts for the eur 1855 at rom which deduct interest on fund- From which bei Migs Baus daehinvae lebt. deduct sinking eeenee $2,490,017 02 }90, OO 00,000 590,000 00 Dividend fund, including 4 per cent paid in August —which, on $10 company, will divide over 18 per cent. 14,642 86, the sence es $1,890,0 present stock of th oz But if we estimate the progressive increase for the balance of the year, the dividend fand will exceed 20 per cent Thus, withont going into the details, we have plenty of margin for eatimating the value of the work; but a3 our hears are yet on the scent of bargains for their friends, we have only to say | that the parties who have looked into the condition and prospects of the road have not only satisfied their doubts, but have realized the value of their jndgment. In December last, under the most 80- lemn protest of the beara, they purchased the stock at 64 percent. Since then 14 per cent on the par value hag been realized in dividends, which, if added to the advance on the price in market, gives to the holder over 70 per cent on the money expended, This fact, though hard to digest, is further illus- trated in the conversion of the bonds, and in the portion of the stock now held in our city. Of the whole amount, it is now understood about five- eighths of the stock and bonds are held in Be ArOpe; and while ovr citizens are basking in the shade of more brilliant operations, our cousina, at are snatching up the lots and of our advisers. rather inducing ear’ law, as old fiest convenience, ghing at the wisdom the results have bear atovies, and are their But annihilated the the capi- talist to look into his own affairs, it is thought the January ividend will settle the question. The actual stock in market is not worth contending for, and as the holders on the other side of the water have satisfied themselves that a bargoin is still in estore, we may leave the matter in the hanids of the part diseov The charter of the Reading they have ed is perpetnal; the location of the road, with its grades in favor of the trade, secures the bu: siness. its length, also, with its outside business almost equal to its current expenses, and the final adaptation of the road to the trade, so modifies the expense as to leave a profit in either an under or overstocked market. One engine, it has likewise been discovered, can bring from the mines as many tons as two and a quarter can carry back to the place of starting: and when it is known that the value of the engines now apon the Reading exceeds 4 million of dollars, and that from three to five times the number will be required on the opposing routes fer the same amount of business, we may as well abandon our theories, acknowledge we are beaten, and hedge in upon the remaining shares tg ncet our lowes. The shipments of anthracite coal from the Real ing Railroad depot, Port Richmond, for the week ending September 8, were as fol lows :— Albany, N.Y. Newburg, N.Y... Ameshury, Ma New Haven, Ct,,. Astoria, N.Y Néw London, vt Augusta, Me, Newport, Kl. Paltimore, Ma... Newport, Pangor, Me......... N. York & Br Peverly, ¥ Norwalk, Ct Boston, Maas... Norwich, Ct Plack wood town, NJ. Orleans, May Braintcee, Mase Bridgeport, Ct Suvewexrs of Coat rom Port Ricuwos Pawtucket Petersburg, ¥ Costu. Me Port N.Y 129 Cambridge, toe Portsmouth, N. H 50 Cheivea, Maas ‘ Point Shirley, Masa., 275 Camden, N. J Poughkeepsie, N.Y, TIS College Point, N.¥., Plymouth, Mass. ... 109 Charlestown, Maas... Providence, RT 1407 Charleston, 8.0... Richmont, Va Pa Chester, P > Rondout, N. ¥ “4 Dighton, Mase....... Roxbury, Mae 10 Dorchester Point, do, Eaco, Me... 155 Foll River, Mass..... Falem, Masa... mal Ft, Washington, N.Y, Sing Sing, N. mu Greewwich, Ct... Stapleton, # I mi Gaorgetora, D.C... Stoney Point N.Y YA Milton Mase Monhasset, L. 1. Marcus Hook, Pa.... Marlboro’, N. ¥ Motile, Ala Middletown, Ct. Total... cee. O08 New Haltimore. For season Vio Newberyport, Mase Last year wat 28 New Redford, Mase Ki The following letter from the President of the tqne Insursace Vompany of Pyiladelptain, i | evoke a fictitions demand, and be satistied to supply in reference toa paragraph which first appeared ia the Boston Transcript. How it got there is clearly explained:— ‘Tuk Kerstons LvscRance Company, Orrce 108 Watsut St. Pinis., Sept. 13, 1856, TO THE EDITOR OF TH MKRALD. {n your money article of this day, you ray ‘ The Io- surance Co: 5 of Massachusetts Lave enjoine | this company from doing any business in that State, and also, that the Boston Zranseript says, for the reason par tie that they are dissatisued with the nature of the securities of raid company.’ Now, sir, this is false, The Commissioners of Massachusetts have not enjoined this company. A person who writes many scur ticles upon insurance for the Boston Trans-ript, net in eee, a8 March = — iniamous reflect: respecting this company, which we compelled him to re tract over his own signature in that paper, and I ba no doubt he has again instigated this publication. No statement of the securities of this company was before said Commissioners, or ever had been when this article nd it was imposstble for the Commission. objection to what they never saw. This inatitution is possessed of as sound und reliable securi- ties as any insurance company in your city, or ours. The insurance laws of Massachusetts are regarded by us a superior to those of any other State in the Union; and while we do business in tha we shall comply cheerfully whh the letter and spirit of them; and I trust you will do us the justice to publish thix letter, that it ay so far a» possible correct the great injustice 7 have ianocently done us, Yours, P.M MORPARTY " President. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of foreign dry goods entered at this port for consumption, for warehouse, and also the withdraw- als from warehouse, during the week ending and in- cluding Thursday, September 13, 1865:— Movements wv Formay Dry Goons, Entered for Consumption, Quanity. Value, Manufactures of Wool... S86 $081,057 “ Cotton | ae 0 ps “« siti » 680 510120" “ Flax. 761 107.756 Miscollaneous..,..,02c0cce, 4 160,707 Tote sescccceeee eeeeseress 4808 81,616,107 Withiravcals from Warehouse, Manufactures of Wool, 10 “ ¢ 73 “ i 257 “ Mi Miscellaneous... By Totaly. .....- ar) tere 5 Manufactures of Wool. u i Cot 16 “ Silk 7 ‘ Fis: 6 Lins Miscellancous,...... 5 357 SK as scnissensy‘ocmiaieteas. a $61,071 Total value put on the market during the week, 61,665,088 The activity referred to in our last continues with- out abatement, and seagonable descriptions of dry goods find ready buyers among country and local dealers, at prices which yield factors a satisfactory profit, though not so much in this regard as some had anticipated, because a pressure to sell domestic productions has given rise toa slight degree of ir- regularity and weakness in the market for such. Still the adverse changes do not merit any unusual attention, for no insupportable reaction has as yet set in, and by care and judgment this can be warded off dajing the remainder of the season. We have sel- dom seen a lighter amount of goods in the market at this season of the year, and not more frequently haa the assortment been so good. Hence we do not think there is any great necessity for hasty action on the part of holders. They will find a good mar- ket for whatever they have to sell adapted to the taste of buyers, if they will but avoid trying to the wantsof their customers as they spring up. Foreign productions are among the liveliest, and it is not saying too much to add that they are held with the utmost firmness. Brown and bleached sheetings and shirtings are in fair demand, but rather languid. Cotton flannels ore sparingly offered at old rates, white being mo- derately inquired for. Denim are inactive and on the decline. Drills are taken in lots as wanted, at former quotations. Duck is plenty and heavy, at last week's rates. Gingham are saleable and firm. Lawns and nankins are unchanged. There is move movement in osnaburgs at old figures. Printing cloths are lightly deglt in, without alteration in va- Ine. Prints are taken toa fair extent, but at ua- settled prices. Stripes and ticks are brisker, bat not dearer. Woollen goods are pretty actively songht after, bnt in prices thereof there isa slight leaning in favor of purchasers, Blankets are un- altered. There isa steady business being transacted in cassimeres, cloths and doeskins, at former rates. Flanunels are as last noticed. Jeans sell more freely, but not more advantageously. Mouslin delaines are in good request, at foll previous figures. Linseys are quiet and irregular. Satinets, shawls ond tweeds evince increased animation, but no other improvement, the existing demand being readily met at old quotations. Foreign productions are generally in brisk request, and for all that is really adapted to the current sea” son holders readily obtain, in private trade ar) throngh the anction rooms, satixfactory prices. Tl. re ia considerable amount of undesirable fabrics in market, which owners are anxious to dispose of, and are only enabled to realize their desire by ac- cepting for what they are so eager to sell the high- et prices buyers offer. This feature of the business is not, however, nearly 80 conspicuous os in former seneons, nor is it dreaded that it will yet become so distinet. Most importers regard the current traffic as rationally prosperous; and remembering the ex- perience of earller falls, they are indisposed to mur- mur at the present course of business. The arrivala of fresh invoices scarcely exceed the requirements of the trade, and there is no alarming accumulation of any kind of stock in the market. Stock Exchange. Fava, Sept. 1h, 1855 $1000 86's "68, epn 117% 800 she Brie RX. bs 54% | 2000 Ind State S'.. $314 100 do...0. 060 54 2000 Vir 984 1260 = do... .. WHO G43, 8009 om 0 98%, $100 TH Cent It. 640 9 000 0... BO 24 Cley &PHLRER,.. 70 1600 North Car 6's. do.....b00 TL £000 Frie Cy Bide ‘71 vo £000 Erie Bis of ‘75 Aing i 00 Hd 23M BA do 15000 11 Ris 24 M Pals do 9660 Ii Con SR Bas do 1009 ILC RE 'd Base do. WM 1060 do jo ahd 1000 NY Cen 6 100 Had. RE Cet 600 NY Con 100 do a3 41 09 Goshen L. Bas 100 a) 20 she Metrop Bank 169%, 100 wo £9 Continental Bk,, 107 100 00) os 10076 Mich Cont RIC HH 100 Vena Coal (9.960 102% 100 Sigg Tran Co.be0 20 loo do 100 MS BNL RRO wy wn do 50 Panama KR. 00 4 24 Clev, © kin Itit am) 9) Gal ke Chi KRW i 100 do 100 do io 100 do wD do “ 160 Cam Coal ¢ 600 Cleve & Tol Bo. 10 do, 40 : 09 te do 0 ry in ad 3 100 a 40 i” Ta) do 100 Chi ALR. © Bron Cy Land Co , do 0 Ward Coal Co bb lo 4 100 Canton ( “a , wn “ do... . ney 50 Fite Palit do 1s haidalhe ie 1 fo... hn wo on 107 do 650 dow... bat to wo ao wy fo... a 100 do noaRn. OH TS 6's, 100 Ch & Rik lel RD 10054 1060 TF O's, OB... IIT 100 Erie Rit 060 Brie PA! 'T.100 90% 800 do 120 Cin & Chicago. 160 do ats 2 do aes 191 Ohio & Miss RR G 50 do do. 28 do do 40 Ind & Bell RE. 16 Cin, Wil & Zanesvii 50 Ohio & Mixsinsippl 2% Farmers’ Bank hi 10 do do 20 Cim & Chic Kit 46 @ov & Lex, New York Canals. MAC HANDISE CLEARED. Article, — Erie € A Castings poreign F int, ero wlanew xchni dise nt 4 mills Hides Cotto Arrived Flour, barrels. in 4,150,000 * 26400 09,600 i sete see 81700 Bran and chip stuff, the. 1,060,800 Ashes, barrels, 7 PO sions - Hams and bacea, pounds Butter... .. Lard, tallow and Staves, pounds , Leatber..... cake...) Pig lead ugad Castings sna jronwa Domestic woollens. Copper ore Tolls received Articles Vig iron, ware....., Stone, lin Total. , tb an walt, | | pekery and | | Cbottgdbdag i) — 118,600 000 100489) 00 808,100 600 500 200 1,604;200 10,009 400 2,800 1,600 1,700 seeee 99,710 07 CITY TRADE REPORT. Fuipay, Sept. 14—8 1”. M. Asins.—60 a 70 bois. pearls and pots wore sold at oll prices. Breaverurre.—Flour—The market w ‘ae firm, with o fair amount of sales, while prices were without change of mo. ment including common to good State at $7 do. at a $8 50, 9 ot to extra Michigan at $8 0 $8 26; extra Genese 37, Canadian continued scarce and q for mixed and good quality, and $8 75 and extra, Meal and rye flour w moment, ‘The sales amounted to about 8,000 a %,000 bbls., 75 a $8, and extra grades of Ohio and © was at $00 $10 wiet; Southern was with some demand for export at 8825 a $875 | a $ with for fancy change of Wheat—The market was higher, and closed at 2c. a Se, advance; the sales footed up some 20,000 » 30.009 | bushels of all kinds, including Tennessee red at $1.90, and at to arr $1.86, Maryland handsome «: 05 for while, with sales of Western, terms, and final! lots of whit Ie Ha rl Corn—The sales embrace at Ale. a 40,000 which w. up wa ko We jo were sold, 60 to 70 di + to-day and ported, reached about 6,000 hal ed. Middling Vplands were q at 104c., and S m.—There continued to for Baglish porte: 0 bushels wheat were enga: bags at @1cd.; 1,500 bhi pressed, at 4d. oml 4 ‘Yo London, 1,000 bbla. was arked in bulk for wheat wheat in bulk were e9 new to the continent nip Hay. —About 1,000 baler were sold, at Te. a Inox continued firm; $7 a $7 60 for Seotek Id at 6440, ¢ old at Be Ons. —Aboat 6,000 jeallo e Ainerieau wa ONE —About teady, with I for Turks f day and yesterds 00 Hushels, at 696 fe. per buabel. plraced about 7 the latter figure Scans. and 50 do. TALLOW. fraction o7 Tonac Spaniel bha. New Orleavs at Be. ~Sales of about 10.000 Ibs cmt hh and seed lea Kentucky, at 4 20¢.; 00 do. Cu £0 caves need private terms. w af, Te. a Lie lias been a better Rye—About 4,009 rket was steady, with 1 at 11) Invgo -ihe market continued firm about £00 a 700 lhds. Cubs muscovado at Tye. a on private te 200.000 The S1K80 | da < Kearee an ¢ made t ’ before res were unchang ¢..9 1050. Ao. nd in Vor flour rat ged at Be., and Lid, 10,000 busheis J transactions advanced 2c, to ay the sales have a 00c.—closing at a . were made at a <The market (s well supported; prices of The sa + Included #5 71 100 do. Yara 17 do. ¥ demand to fine wool, at prices within our sange 100 ashed South Amerioan, at Me, to 1be.; 60 do. un washed finyrna, at Lie 10, washed Densley, at about and 20 do. Califurnia, om private term: | Worexey.—Sales eubraced about 700 ble, Ubio and prison, at 40c. m 405 ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED SALIFORNTA DIAMONDS EQUAL Appearance 10 the real. d ( eeve Hunttone mounted in etghieen Pp" the lowes rates, nt he long © a Be T on any Cbg wo wher WATCHES JEWRLIY toall parts of the Unied Kintes, free ¢ 4. Orders by warranted as folly attended sige WATONES Right da Ladies’ Pa full jeweled JEWELRY. ginmses ‘or Hen ¢ Chain vane ings v4 Wedding Kings Me, he he RILV EMR WAK Piver Teaxporan, per ve | Nporms. pe if Bpeuns. pe ote D, per oe * Shires Dennest Vives Kiiver weddig coke ewelry ‘eken im oy 100 the Nie Tr ComO WW do 200 Harlem RP a, lo 4o.. vy a de wy do. im 06% io da 10 Cleve & TORT BS ™” do o oe @ rr 100 Chic keith Lol HOP, 9934 Cooenar Soe Sam By Hewson & Holmes, for the week ending September 2, 1 $4,000 Uio Mt Mins Rt Co 2A mort T's... andint do 9,000 Clo bk Chie KE R's, real estate bonda a 2000 40 Ao. 40... ecsereee .. WO Cov ingtow & Lan RR 6's, income Iris, do... NM 1,060 fod & Cin Kit 7's, div bonds........ do. & 6,000 Che, Wil & Zaneavi RK T's 24 mort.. do © 2,000 Cov & Lex BR UA mort bonds... to 1,000 Cin Western RR M's ves! extate bin do | (9 Cin, Newonstio & Mich 10%, rlevrtby do... 41s 100 ale om (ima) mR io VLA Mai eerie w WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. 1) eves ins babe line at in me EVERY BAY, IN meet braceles, & arat gall, nad War JEWELRY, OLA reary & wool! i viher house in New A will end by weil or be A charge A mall, port paid AO OD 6H bo” imu 0m Ho Bw 196 Bo town re 1 to 18 LHe oe Oo Be tener OPO ©. MAN leperier of wetness oad jewelry, @helamle apa voted , No. IL Wall street, second Geamr, Near Browtway New York ~ BILLIARDS, eg) TLLIARD TART wrt THK sew oc B eontnone Ue OMY comes oat taporw Of Cee fe hate) conret pe ts Tmt ore Of wager Caprice, quahty sad alee CONNOR CRIT & DRCK. 1 eee fon vie 9 he | oR Fire Awe OT nut. “Bowe OAR DER 61 hon tree | . THE ONLY CORRMCT HT im the © 4 Renin 1 o cle in fine Bath coating: ries. Dif le Gi PULL TMENT OF SHAWLS, (NOLUDON® Ss every quality — woke shawn telia Ahawia, Plaid atiawla, 4 TAYLOR'S, 207, 290 and 21 Grand at, nae nd Kew muuubers €7 aid AnRY AL. OF FIVE HUNDRED iLACK lace veiis, unusually cheag, (rom §3 upwarde, ©CO"N 8 tienda 8? For sale clierp at LoD benuufat designs, and i® point and qualty uneurpassod. The ladies of New York and gore are Dow Lnvited 19 call PETER ROBERTS & CO., 375 Broadway. Lot or LEMEN'S PALL AND goods welling very cheap, at JELL a COR, Sak, Kroadway J ] aTLey TAs Sinenoe 4 LESLIE WILL Oram, ION DAY, Bept, 10, the store Kolin HROADWAY, Wah ms ire new and emensive stock of ihe cholenas TERENCE EMAROLDERI ES MEAT, LA MOURNING GOODS, MUBLING, TANDEM CHINES S And every other devertp'ion of rich and taney goods to 6 found mi any auniias house iy (he cily, aad at PCC UOPTOTR fentedly lo Aaperiion of the Indien of New faye ny visiting the city, Is expecially invited (0 examine and exi rm f offashionable uovelies combined bere CR8.—JURT REORIVED, A CoMrLagm amortinent of all variciies of lncen, ome And costly, and entirely new designs; also Mechlin, ‘and Hontions, in every varity; Paris ‘in ficeven, handkeratels, ben. va sot tit ] ULPIN'S CLOAKS—POR THE PALL BEASON, ARB the Paris Mantilta ‘Mt hove Ay of moire vel ita ted for the ear fall GKO, HULPEN, Nok Broadway, een re — FALL CLOAKS.—GKORGE BRODIR, NO. @& Canal and 63 Lin treet, bas gow in teorea gn aaoaremont of ties ia velvet, cloth sad uniee aolique cloaks and mantillas, to which be invites te {nspoction of wholesale cash and short time buyers. YMBROMDRR TRS “SPRCIAL, NOTICE 70 THE La dite Great bargeine trom auction 00 cuter: dered lace caps, at Ta. each; 1,000 French d banda, je prions bole. Of, 48, Se. nod Oe cart, 1) guipure mete, at 000 bands, four yurée long, 104 J DEN. O43 Brow ALL MILLINERY.—MRS. DAVIT wa | tr rg Moers ou Tuursday, Sepromae 3), ak rf Conn alg VASHION. fully street, for th ve ¥ led prices of trom 82 NCH MERINOKS AND CABHMERKS— er lity, color aad peice, jut received from auatian ect Importation, being the largest sock of these hibited, ng o6r inmause display ot at oy nd 61 mbers wid [ar Oxcee: GENTLEMEN, ve watioed, rrow vik binding ball be i Monday, August 21, Together with » super seortment artkcle requ Wwalstooatings amd tor nate = age ian. t MMENSE STOC OF FALL GO0DR— including every variety of desirable Dry Goods for te seanon. Opening sales will commence on Moa tay, September 1, @ LORD & TAYLOR PR & CO'R on Wore Wrepow Sianes, Ormice iam, Ae. 0,209 Bleecker street, to order of way size and elegantly painted ee required INENS<LOW AND FINE QUALITING WHITH an@ 4 brown table cloths, various sizes, Union clothe, da towels, handkecobie ts, naph cash prices, by WM. MATHEWH HH HAS BENT FRO! M'Xee8 AND OR ALES ON i STRAW GOOD mIRRON®: + feathers and French Sowers. barge work of game io Cat Nive wrasae fers for randy @ Joba wreck, corner of Wii HOME & KET Now, 64 Ninem ioe OUS DELATNES AND DRRES GOODS A (ull savetment of beautiful Pare dengue wit te 08 and ready for sale, on and aller M Monday, heptember 10 also, low priced deiaines and drows gouts lo great vedo. LOKD & TAYLOR and new Trench paper bangin wor rte & rt a he WS Broadway aie now rerety sbpply of Gil gowta, suitable for Cortaina, Furniture Covering, Si) inter ion decors which they offer Whotewaie sad rotall Tpon the mnt y teh they lavite (he attention of te TRAIN, AND PUBLIC Broce choweelagp Paturdays W_DRPRE COOT Le BOUTILIER rirrations by ¢ prepared \ « fal BROTHKRS ane foie eee (rm Bead weg PeREERO, NO. Wedoewlas, Rewt MILLINEY MADAME weet, will Open ealected ly lvermeit in p** Is Gr fall miliiwer iO VALE AND WINTER WILKE RU tne of tesendess plaids, metre sad ad (rhe (anthemic vik, al o priced ithe. Wo arent variery, wt LARD & TAVIS, Bh IS, 2 oA BH Grand wt end Gee Gumbers O aut OF 6 newer ) VARINION ABLE LACK GOODe A 40 a and United Maen) 00 or 014 laces allered | STRLLA PAWL o Will Uk OPENED OF WO¥WDAw, me PD the Tro inet elghiy cartons, comaining mawriy patel heweaiitecd alia sas arr e aad wanton A wiles ee weaned - 4 7 at Broetoag. AFORTED WOVE CORARTA— TSU, J0 sbhrige her eumerone © York sot pubiie goers 6 ber fr emportation tug tal ob we aed Fngieh Cove comma & ~~ te Vrenely comitite, velirae’, waif of . OAT RON, poret A Carsete vat enor vonee meer Tewth ree THAW TRIMMINGS 5 Wetinrn BROT Ten periere aed jobbers of ribbons, velvet, Sowers, featiare, Dining emai ghderies and melyoar7 gents See 4 ont 6 Jee & corner Witiam, AUEANCY, Fe ed yy NORGE ter ot Dowie, & the patronage of be tember of prepereion. } commas te rwerting spe, Contention #6 LEGAL SOTICES. [VORER— A PROPEMTONAL GENT cereed in be ow oul une (whe wean