The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1855, Page 3

A Hodgepodge of Correspondence. RUSSIAN, FRENCH, AMRRICAN, CANADIAN, KNOW NOTHING, ANTI-KNOW NOTHING, POLITIOAL, RELI- GIOUS, PERSONAL AND OTHER MATTERS. Jecasionally, in the great pressure upon our columns from the mass of interesting news, domestic and foreign, which we must publish, and from the ‘tremendous rush of advertisements, we ame com- pelled to lay aside piles of correspondence which ‘we would have published had our space permitted t. We have, then, no other remedy left, except at ‘the end of a week or two—and often after longer ntervale—to fish up from these communications ‘puch as may be of most interest and on the most diverse subjects. So, to-day, we have a sort of Jotter delivery of this kind, which, while it will be a great relief to us, may also prove amusing or inter- esting to our readers. The first communication ‘that comes to hand is one written by a foreigner here on the subject of the Russian army. We let ‘him speak for himself, without our attempting to mprove the phraseology:— Woare told bys wrter on millieey x fe ithe New York papers, woo ie ‘nobely alse bet Ge, rowsky,” that Russians were beaten where, that the Russian bayonet is litilegvorth. Yet, Lord Panmur- said that the och cannd® resist the Russian bayonet without supported by the Fnglish. Inkerminu etands a to the Briti-h that Russians were more than it match with bayonets, for thit was a com: piste failure on the vartof the English; yet the Samoinoff ght it all alone, that of Danenberg being bindered from taking suy part in the action. During the constant triumphs of the Poles over the Russians at the peginniog: of ‘their war, ee ae then in Paris, was often asked questions «bout the proba- dle issue cf the war, and inv: ly answered “White bears have been seen swallo up whales. The French are certainly superior to Russians ia many military respects, but Kuastan discipline is tar superior to the French, Russians cannot employ their whole strength in the defence of the Crimen, it there ia a clever saying among the Cossacks, which we beg to re commend to the New York Tribunc—‘“As long as I ride I do not whistle, but once at them J do not pardon.” We have the Ect gr believe the articles of Colonel St. ea ee those of tne late subordinate of Count dorf—buth of them accise Gortchakoff on account of Gen. woorefl tes the latter being a cavalry offiser, the greater part of his’ ife may, an such, be “wappose'd as ing rather too fast at the head of infantry. Letter No. 2, is an inquiry put to us in relation to the numbering and issuing of land warrants, as if ‘the Henatp,and not the department at Washing- ton, were the proper place to apply for such in- formation. It is as follows :— TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Burvato, November Lith, 1855. Your paper, furnishing the most reliable information ‘upon matiers and things in general, and particularly wwe ways ‘and means adopted by the departments at the seat of government, can you inforu®me what is the use or Fer ay Sg those numbered certificstea furnished ay land warrants. A friend of min , Mr. A., received one numbered about 20,000 ; another, Mr. B., applied eome weeks after, and received a certificate num: dered about 25,000. When thore numbers were ixsued, they expected their's, but not receiving them, B. paid an agent sbout $24, and received his a few days after. ‘Scme 60,000 have now been issued, but A. is still wait- ing. Now, what means those numbered certificates, and can warrants be issued before their regular turn, ac- cording to application of claimants. GEORGE VARNEY. The subject of the next communication that comes up is neither exclusively foreign nor exclusively personal, as were Nos. 1 and 2. It comes from one who declares himself, in the very first breath, an American and a disciple of the creed that “ Ameri_ ans shall role America.” In vulgar parlance he avows himself a Know Nothing—writing over the signature of “Sam,” one of the Know Nothings— and yet complains of other secret political societies being organized here by foreigners. The letter is a8 follows :— TO TRE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, New York, Nov. 18, 1855, Jam an American, born and brought up were I stand, and believe in the principle that ‘* Americans should rule America,” and having fyund spark which may be found to endanger the organization, 1 beg leave to inform you of it, pamely :—There is in this city av organized secrot so. city, or order, composed princi; mans, Italians, Frenchmen and Hungarians, with a slight fe of the revolutionary exiles of other countries, who are all adapted cttizena, and whose debates generally consist in running down our constitution, institutions and Inws, and whose principal object is to elect public officers from their own bedy, as wel: as in every way to obstruct the syuncement of the American party, Wo 1 com: Ider. as ‘only guard to the happiness and prosperity of this country. ‘Thia rociety ia, 08 T understand, divided into xma'l lodges, with about Hxty or eighty wembers, located in different Aistricts of this‘eity, and all under the supervision and despotic management of a Grand Lodge, of which, Iam informed, » Hungarian exile is president—a man, as they sag, of eminent talent and capacity. ‘do not know preetacly who this gentleman is, but I have beard a great many stories about him and his in- fluence with which he coutrols the body of men of which he fs the leader. At the ast election the lodges had determined to op. hiting, Willett, Flagg and Re, ¢ the election of Messrs. ihe sident was not satisfied epard, But this despotic with this clection, and ordered and insisted that the mem- ders ofall the I bout 1,400—m ast give their votes Mir there cand and the members were compelled, euntrary to th es (in order'to obey thelr oath) 10 vote for the chosen ites and personal friencs of the president. I hold these procee iings in a very dan- Grrous light, and I would like you to watch over those eign gentlemen, in order that they may not take ad- vantage of the veil of darkness to weaken our bulwarks, I, and I have no doubt all wy fellow citizens, native honor our opponents as we desire to be honored, but despise thoee who.are conspiring agaiust us in secret, in stead of showing themselves in an open field. Lam ratisfed of my own mind aud assured by politi- cians and “‘knowiog ones’’ that the election of Messrs, . Willett, Sheppard, and Whiting, has been secured by there means. How much this gentleman made by this operation To not know, nor da Tintond. to assert that he bas been paid for his assistance; bat I should really like to know what this Hungarian geatieman in- tends to do in the way of assisting a wee bit, as the Irishman says, at the next Presidential election. '1 con- sider him as Korsuth xecundo, for hts interference in our instituticns, and for bis conspiracy against the American ty. Will not some one of the members of this anciety Zbrow ight on this subject? SAM. One of the Know Nothings. We think it hardly worth our while to comply with the modest request of “Sam,” and “ watch .over these foreign gentlemen” especially; and when he inveighs against secret societies, we would recommend to his notice the homely adage—‘ Those who live in glass houses should be the last to throw stones,” While we are on the subject of Know Nothings, thé following notice of a bust of “Live Oak George” ‘comes in very apropos. It will be understood, how. ever, that this “first rate notice” of the sculptor and the subject is a communication from a matual enthusiastic admirer, and not a criticism of our own :— T. D. Jones, the sculptor, bas several casts of his t bust of /« Live Onk George,” now on exhibition at studio, No, 947 Broadway. As a work of art it stands unrivalled, being Indebte!. for its lifelike fidelity to the genius of the sculptor, and for its Titanic mould and pro- on to the head of the subjext. Iz looks like a yeri- BUST OF GEORGE LAW. table Jupiter Tonans, and will d» more towards electi ¢ ” to the Presidency than all the pamphlets at all the speeches that his friends can issue. The mute eloquence of that intellectual brow will be mare con- than the mos: fervid expressions from the lips of enthu; ic orators. No one who looks upon that head would hesitate to declare that the nomination of such ‘an original would be one ‘‘ most fit to be made.’ We advise Mr. Jones to teke it to Philadel, next Febraary, and it before the conventioa. It will be more effect- all the log-rolling and button-boling of politi- We advise all Ame: and true wide, and ps specimen of American seulpture. mands right rt ‘too, and will bear comparison with the chd deewcres of Michael Angelo, which It fully equals, Mr. Jones is an American artist, who has never visited The next communication is one from an indig- nant Muscovite, demanding to know why France don't pay that little trifle lent by the municipality of Warsaw to the Grand Army in 1812, and making other pertinent inquiries. Here it is:— THE DEBTS OF NAPOLRON III. x «the Second Providence grance’” ian the ba it of daily quoting the Charirari. from rire\s ‘What may be a good joke . fs ies article—the tee—which is quite offensive to Russia an well us to seeriga, Can 18) (hed Lae ee bai rnd oP se thed) 0,000 francs the Grand Army borrowed in 1812 the mu ity of Warsaw? in contempt of its laws, nor hires newspaper, you Toole nt pgs Teh RUSSIAN. Now Fork. Now. 10, 1886 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1866. 3 from a Russian about imperial debtors, but from an | which can be used to elevate or degrade mea American about the reckless manner in which the., business of the Central Railroad is conducted. We are more interested in the latter than in the former, | {OU snd others sensible by and, therefore, we give the public the beuefit of the communication: — TO THE BDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Nov. 5, 1855. I think the attention of the pudlic should be cailed t» the following facts with rower to the New York Central Rallroad:—About two menths tiuce I took the P.M. ex; train from Rochester to Utica, between St. Johnsville and Fonda, and going of about thirty miles au hour, the conductor advised me to take a seat in @ front car, as, he said, one of tho wheels of the car in which I then sat was broken, and 0 of the cars of freight train ahead haviog broken its axle, and resulting in the death of five cstvle, und tearing ‘an to need repairing. This haviag been done, the express went on with me (hinc ila lackhryma) as one of the passengers. p! ‘We hadn't gone far before the last car, in which I hap: pened to sit, wax saluted by a shower of stones, socom- pani di ble noise. [he condactor rushed in, pulled vigorously at the check «tring, and © out of count of passen- At the back door the phenomenon of stones flying abo at in a most disorderly and very uninteresting manner. [he rapid rate at which we were moving precluded all ides of ju out and saving ourself by aight. The train wus finally stopped, and, on investigation, it was discovered that the brake rod had got loose, and consequently made ‘among the «tones on the track, accompanied reenable noise before referred to. The rod was taken out, but not long after there was another disorderly demon ition on the part of this refractory brake. On reachicg Fonda, [ heard the brakeman say that it wouldn’; do togoon so. “Can't helpit,”” was the reply; “must go on’’—bell rang, ‘all aboard,” and we were off in. Now, I for one, am ready to take all ordinary chances in railroad travelling, because those chances are a part of the chapter of accidents ia this life; but when those chances become extraordinarily in favor of a smarh, they of course cease to come under the head of “accidents,”” and range themselves wader that of wilful negligence.’? G. PL 8. Our next correspondent treats neither of Russian bayonets, French faith, foreign secret societies, nor reckless railroad travelling, but is a Canadian ridi- culing the idea put forward by M. Barthe, in one of the Peris papers, as to the proposed re-annexation of Lower Canada to France, expatiating on the ma- terial progress of the British provinces, and showing how improbable a thing their annexation to the United States is:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Probably nothing more surprises Canadians than the lamentable ignorance which’ appears to prevail through- out Burope and even the United States, with regard to the political condition and material resources of their na- tive or adopted country. The history and present con- dition of India, and of Australia, so far us it bas been ex- plored; are well known and understood on both sides of the Atlantic, but the most important colony belonging to the British Empire—as Cangia has been Jetty aty by Sir Cusack Roney—has received a very naval shace of at- tention. The Strabos and Ptolemys of our age have regard- ed Canada as the uléima thule of modecn geography, situated far beyond the limita of the civilized world. By many otherwise intelligent people in this country, Causa is considered to be a vast frozen wilderness, inhabited for the most part by wild tribes of aborigines, savage beasts of prey, and hordes of horrible reptiles, in which the lonely Karopean settler is continually subjected to the most diretul calamities, His lie, in the estimation of such persons, is perpetually je»pardized by the vivleace of tempestuous hurricanes, the scalping knives of Ia- dians, the venemous bites of serpents, or the nocturnal sortis of bears and hyenas. I have repeatedly seen, in respectab'e and influential newspapers published in this city, the climate of Canada cnaracterised as Liberian, alt} ough nothing is more certain than that the climate of the Upper Province is less severe and far more equable than it is here, and that, although the cold in Lower Canada i+ more intense, it is from its consistent steadi- ness, also more endurable. So it is with the opinions concerning i ition and prospects of the country. ome imagine Canada to be languishing frem the British connection, and ardently desirous cf admission into the Union. ‘Such feetiags, seccgs perhaps once existing among a small pordon of the Canadian community, are now completely eradicate, ‘The rapid progress of Canada within the last few years, by the developement of her unb sunted resources, tie «1 knowledgment of her incontestable superiority in many roduetions, by the assembled nutions of the world at London, in 1861, and at Paris in 1856, have produced « corresponding degree of satisfaction with their pesent political relations, and it would not be presumptuous to aflirm that scarcely a single wolce can now bs heard through the entire length and breadth ot Osnada ia fa- vor of annexation with the adjoining republic. Ia the Henan of y Where sppeared an article tranatated from the Paris Unwm, purporting to be a commentary ona work recently issued in Paris, by M. Barthe, a momber of the Canadian Institute, This article would certainly not be deserving of notice, had it not deen republished in Your pages and favorably criticised in your editorial columns. It is certainly very surprisiog that a gentleman of scientific attainments, as Mr. Hurthe undoubiedly is, sees ee 0 comple:ely, ignorant of te real condition a of the maas of the population of the country in which he has resided. “e It will not, | think, require mach argamentative dis- crimination to show that the views a/vanced by Mf. Barthe are a rotten and unsound as auy views can be. ‘The “capital observation’’ of Mr. Barthe, according to the Parisian editor, ir, that the re-absorption of Canada into the imperial domlaions of France would be aa uct of policy useful to both mations—that i4, to England and France, The utter absurdity of this “ expltal observation’ is 80 astounding as to make one believe it almost impossible that sach nonsense should be put in‘o print. Nevertheless, auch seems to be the fact. A little candid and attentive observation of the country might have convinced M. Barthe, as it cor- tainly will convince every unprejudiced person endowed with common sense, that England has nothing whatever to ray with regard to the disposal of Canada Che people of Capada are the sole trustees and disposer of their rights, privileges and liverties, and no extraneous inter- ference would be tolerated ‘for an instant, Canada, though nominally under the allegiance of Britain, is vir: tually indepencent, and this indisputable fact ‘should have taught M. Barihe that the will aud feeling of the Canadian people ernnot be bartered: away for any peca- niary or territorial considerations. Even in a ma- a scattering by the very terial point of view, the propored transfer ix perfectly preposterous.’ Canadey forsoxth, with 2,800,008 square miles of territory, its unrival forests, ite fertile soll, and ite inexhaw mineral wealth, to be exchanged for the putresceat marshes of Guiama, and the contemptible settlement of Pondicherry. Its clear that M. Barthe must have been ded evtirely in his opinions by what he saw of Lower nada alone, where the French Roman Catholle hier- archy are di mivant, und whe-e, as usual, when such is the case, there is not much evidence of either material or political progress. To judge of Canada genesally, yy Lower Canada in particular, woul: be simply absurd. The population of Lower Cat ada dives not exceed 1,000,000 at the present time, while that Tpper Canada i) at annually increasing. rising men who together Britis, for it must eandidly be confessed, with all due deference 1 the many dignified atteibutes’ which distinguish the French, that they have never succeeded as colonists in yy part of the world. But the difference “in oun: ¢f population, considerable ws it ts, is thing compared to the enormous difference in t wealth and activity of the two sections of the province Lower Canada, in fact, embodies all toat tends to conser tism and retrogression; Upper Canada all that tends form and progression. : With regard to invasion from the United States, the prospect is too remotely chimerical to be entertatned tor a moment. Nature, in fact, seems to have placed in the rth an insurmountable barrier to the “expansive eaer- | gies’ of the great republic. ‘The United States may in- corporate yathin their already gigantic limite the effete republic of Mexico, and extend their «way to the Isthmus of Pannma, but in'the hardy regions of the North, the g ent lakes and the river St. Lawrence form, as it were, vatural barrier against their farther progress in thet di- rection. Moreover, these regions are peopled by the bold, ‘independent, self-reliant Anzlo-Saxon race, and this rece, nurtured under all the blessings of a free | couetivution, devctediy attacked to the mother eoumtey, | would resist to the utmost every attempt at encroach. ment. But enough of the bugbear of invasion. The people of the States generally, doubtless estimate pret'y correctly the importance of preserving amicable relations with Canada, In close proximity to each other, with commer: cial treaties of the greatest benefit to both parties exist- tng between thous, the United Gtates oh ete will n> doubt continue to prosper reparately, jo an un- paralleled extent, each’ preferring. thelr own, traditional form of government. Cemented strongly in the union of seif-inierest, they will, it ix to be hoped. a:tempt to rival ¢aoh other only in the arte of peace, as become the two great American branches of the Anglo Saxon race. A CANADIAN, Our next communication is rather « singular pro- duction ; singular in style, for a newspaper, and singular in the project which it recommends. The object of the writer is to induce us ta devote a por- tion of our journal to the discussion of religious course, including consubstantiation, tran- substantiation, predestination, miraculous concep- tion, purgatory, and the thousand other disputed points of revelation. Any sensible body would see that if such a thing were attempted, the diversity of arguments and the intolerance, bigotry and fanati- cism which would be developed, would reault in dimi- nishing rather than in augmenting the number of tre believers. Our correspondent makes very light of the labors of the regular clergy when he says that the press can make a greater reformation in the course of ten years than the palpit has in as many centuries, Nevertheless, we do not feel disposed to take the business out of their hands. It is their speciality, and if people won't be Christianized and will be ——, it is their own fault, and no business of ours. Wecomply, however, with the writer's re quest, so far as to give publicity to his commanica- tion. It is a8 follows:— Jasow Gompow Bawwrrr, Faq, ‘You, s# the editor and proprietor of probebly the most ipftvential journal in the Cnited States, exercise » power to more than moat of f, hay toy den ot Tho writer this. bewsble'ot that power, end his ovject im sddressing you mi much you can elevate your real happiness diffuse, and how eaxily earn for you: immortal renowa ana a6 false. Millions are in doubt or darkness, or, what 1s 46 bad, in a state of apathy on these subjects. ‘Their truth or falsity is of the greatest importance to mankind; con- req well worth inguiing into. You clearly per- e tour epirit teachers make, by present method of instruction, little or no ess im bri the mass of men's minis tearch into truth or falsity of reve- lation, and to der on what concerns | Philadelphia.”’ The latter is evidently « later insue, and | the word “Mutual” was doubtless added to distinguish it | fom the other Philadelphia company of the same name. This company, although professing to be a Mutual com- pany, is in tact @ purely stock company, while the otber, not bavirg! the word “ Mutual’ in itw name, is tn | fact « Mutual company. The fne's of this case are | a# follows :—Last winter the + Building Asso | ciation Insurance Company of Philadelphia,’ ap plied to the Legislature of Peonsylvania for » change of name tothe “Merchants and Mechanics’ Insur- ‘ance Company of Philadelphia.” About the came time « party of gentlemen in Philadelphia applied to the Legis lature of Pennsylvania for the charter for an insurance company, tobe called the ‘Merchants and Mechanics Insurance Company of Philadelphia.” The change of name upplied for by the “Builders Assoctation Company,” and the charter applied for were bothgranted. Whether po thelr welfare in a future state of existence. The onl; means of bringing the wotli—the whole worli—into & a your command, can di @ certain portion of your daily and week! Journal to subject of rel by more a all che ministers of the Gospel in christend»m can by moans of Be » The church fs indeed vousen te comfort ¢ ‘‘believer,”” to allay the fears of the doubtful, sustain the weak, reprove and bring back to the fold the ercing Christian. titia a melancholy fact that preaching does not ‘‘awaken’’ people to the value of tueir souls, or to a settled conviction of the truth of revelation, in any degree commensura'e with the time and great learning used in the laudable endeavor. In a word, preaching does not seem to “convert” inva; that ts, it fs not now, generally, the frst cause or means, which, by the spirit of God, “awakens”? men. in a very great’ number, tne ved, as T think, in a gest majority of cases, it is’ not even by reading or studying the Bible that meu are “awakened,” but by the verusal of works on the evi- dences of revealed religion; works on the fulfilment of the prophecies, on infidelity, &c. Then it is evident that if the whole “press”? were to bring the su ject dally ve- fore men’s minds that incaloulable good would result Let every one be convinced, in reality, of the trath of the Goxpel, “and the morals of the world would «von change for the better. Then, and not uatil then, will true liberty prevail; ‘thea will all the misery and vice, all the hateful oppression and tyranny, all the hunger and thirst, and nakedaess, rage and filth, jaily and penitentiaries, acmies and ua- vies, and consequent taxation, cease forever, and man enjoy the blessings of universal peace, happiness aad liberty. This is not the toss true for having been said ond written #0 many millions of times. You oa gratify the truest and noblest ambition—that of ameliorating the ccndition ot your fellow beings—by the spread of truth, by calling on the ablest living divines and philo- sophers to contribute thetr learning to our colamadvn this all important subject of the diifusion of the truth and downfal of ignorance and error, Ignorance of the with, is the great cau are thousands of works published which triumphantly prove thetruth of revelation, but which not one in thousand (having the means; and bow many millions have not the means ?) will think of reading, far less of studying, unless the subject is kept constantly before the them by the press. It insy be said that there ace hun- dreds of newspapers and periodicals for the express puc- pore of dkfusing religions knowledge. Yer: the very et of their being exclusively for that purpose is just the reason why they are not read but by those already en- htened. Who that is not a professed Christian take: religious newspaper! Publish startling traths and unanswerable arguments daily in the secular press, and everybody will read them; muay will ' read because they have nothing 'elay to do, after they have read the reat of the paper; because they must read something, and there fs n thing they are #0 likely to read as the newspaper; and thoa- sands there are who wake it » rule to read all that a newspaper cmtaina, even the advertisements of all kinds. Thus this subject will be constantly before the people, and the press will have made a greater reforma- jon in the course of ten years than the pulpit has in as many centuries. ‘shink cf the effects of taking this couse, and seriously reflect if you cannot do more, by being the ‘pionese’” in this work to transmit your mame to posterity with honor and the blessings of mankind, than in any other manner whatever, Commence, and ‘you will certainly be fol lowed by the whole press of the country. You have the power, and a great responsibility rests upon you. You can have the full credit of being the originator of this plan, as the only one Thavo in view is the happiness of mny fellow beings. Iam able to do no more thin reeom- mend the adop*ion of this scheme. You will easily po ceive that I am no anthor {am neither priest noc yastor, have no talent nor amnbiion to force myself before the public, anc have no bigoted preference for any one church. [earn an honest livirg by my hands; am un- now to you, and to fame, ari will remain 40.) am fully persuaded that by acting on oregoing ruggcstions, you will be beneGtied inva worldly poiu: of view, by 4 decided increase ot circulation of your paper, and the cause of morality, true religion and “Uberty will be incalculably benefitted and advanced. If you eva clude to give this plan a trial, there will be no occasion for publishing this communication; bat if not, T hope it will not be asking you too much to give it publicity. Cauworsia, Sept. 10, 1855. We have received a circular particalarizing some proposed city improvements in the Fourth and Sixth wards. It is as follows:— It is proposed to petition for the widening and exten- sion of Duane street from Broadway to Centre street, and fiom thence in a direct Ine to Franklin aquare, and from thence through Dover «treet to the East river, the widening from Broadway to Centre street to correspond with the width of said street as now in progress of widen- ing from Broadway to the Hudson river, and the #sme width to be continued from Centre street to Frankia square, and thence to the Fart river, thus formiug a very desirable thoroughfare from the Fast to the North rivers. It is also proposed that Madison atreet may be extended into Duane street, by the widening of Rove street on the eouth side from Pearl to Duane street, and that Gold street may be extended into Duane street, to meet and intersect the extension of Madison street, thus forming » very desirable avenue from the lower part of the city to its “easterly section, which will, without doabt, tend grestly to the relief of the present crowded thoroughfares of Narsau and Chathaw streets. The wideniog of Frankfort street from Franklin square to the Park may be suggested as a much neeted improve. went, ich may oone: or later claim atteation. The foregoing are about all the communications which we feel disposed to present to our readers this morning. We are sure they will be found suffi- ciently interesting to justify usin devoting so much space to them, Court of ¢! e Frmay, November 15.—The Court met at 11 ‘The Judges were all present. The argument in the case of Benjamin H. Springer (adjourned over from Wednesday) was resumed by Hon. VreJerick P. Stanton who was followed by the Solicitor. ‘clock. the parties applying knew of the atmilarity of namos does notappear, but It does appear that the company which bad changed its anme from the “Building Ansociu'ion Tpsurance Company” to the “ Merehants and Mechanica Insurance Company,”’ first issued policies under the new name on the 6th of June last, and that the other, the newly chartered ‘Merchants and Mechanica’ Insurance Company of Philadelphia” did not issue any policles un- til August, nearly two months after. Now, there is no doubt in our mind that the first company ix clearly entitled to the name, from having first fused it, and it should be protected iu its use. The company having ea agency at No, 4 Broad street, in this cily, may be a wild eat company, and {t may not. That depends upon the character of its securities, We are not prepared now to discuss that point, but the fact that this company knowingly aud wilfully makes use of another company’s name, is pretty good evidence that it does no for the pur- pose of using that company’s credit and character in the community to attract business. If the directors of the company having an sgeney at No. 4 Broad atreet are honorable men, they will not continue in such @ dis- honorable course, acd if they ure not, the lesa the public requiring insurance have to do with them the better. The “Merchants and Mechanica’ Insuranse Company of Philadelphia," of which J. D. George is President, is the original bona fide company of that name, and any other company teking that name is infringing upon their rights and privileges. There must bea law iu Pennsyl venia regulating this matter, It there is not, the Logia- lature, about convening should pass an act providing a remedy for the injured parties in this and all similar cases. A. H. Nicolay’s regniar semi-woekly auctions ale of stocks and bonds will take place on Monday next, the 19th inst., at 12)¢ o'clock, at the Merchants’ Exchange. ‘The exportation of specie from this port during the week just closed was as annexed :—~ SineTs oF Srecie rRoM THs Pont oF New York, Sehr. Amy Chase, Jacmel, Am. gold $1,000 00 Sehr. Farriera, 2d Madeira, ‘+ 1,700 00 Steamer Arago, Havre, goid and silver..... 21.000 00 do do’ do | Am/ gold.......... 24,000 00 do do do U.S, assay bara, 15,640 53 do do do francs ...... w.saee 300 00 Total for the week seceeeee., $00,040 63 Previously........ + $26,440,488 65 Total for 1855... 6.6. sees cece sees eens 614,120 18 ‘The anthracite coal trade begins to flag a little, but is still fuir for the season. The tonnage by the three prin cipal lines for the last week foots up 109554 tons, The vehnylkiil Navigation Company shipped, for the week ending on Thursday last, 32,048 tons, and for the season 1,014,679 tons, aguinst 844,035 tons to the same time last year. The Reading Railroad Company brought down, tor the week ending on Thursday, 42,368 tous, aud for the year £,138,666 tons, against 1,901,618 tons to the same time last year, The ahipments of coal on the Lehigh for the week ending with Saturday last, were 34,238 tons, against $2,061 tons for the corresponding week of last year; for the season 1,205,009 tons, against 1,136,710 tons to the same time last year. The Supervisor of the Delaware Division has given public notice that the water on that portion of the State works wid be drawn off on the Sth proximo, and tho navigation closet for the season, The Knickerbocker Fire Insurance Company bave de- clared a dividend of twelve per cent. ‘the Washington Star of the 16th inst. «ay: redemption, under the advertisements of of the Treasury offering to Pay gold for thee, May it not be possible that the furry made by the Eng- lish government and the Times over the nomloal imm- nent probability of war with us is designed not only to check the dixposition of English capitalists to send the money over here fer lavestnent, on aceount of the extst- ng disturbed state of English financial affairs, but also 10 frighten them, an far ax ble, into increasing the stock of bullion in England, | realizing at once, through the sale of such American ‘securities aa they now holt? Strarger things have happened, The tota} earnings of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Rail- road Company for the firstien months of 1856, amounted Same time in 1804. Increase in ten months this year... The earnings of the New York and Cotober were as follows:— October, 1856 . $608,189 66 October, 1854 . 539 018 70 Increase .......c006 Seas $04,120 85 ‘The esr: ings of the tour great competing lines for the Western trode compare as follows:— October, 1864. Oetober, 1855, New York Centr $649 420 $726,759 Vennsylvania 474,134 New York an 6603,000 Baltimore and Ob 984,550 ‘The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and yalue of certain articles exported from this pert daring the week en¢ ing and including Friday, Now. 16, 1856, distin gulshing the destination and extent of shipments to exch place:— ‘The argument was closed by Mr. Stanton, at 2 o'clock, and the care wax submitted for the decision of the Court as to whether testimony be taken or not. The cree of Captain Reed (the privateer Armstrong cleim) was st aside for argament to-morrrow. Aojourned. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Bowpat, Nov. 18—) 1. Uw. ‘The stock market during the week just closed has been on the whole rather buoyant and active. Throughout, the tendency of prices hax been upward, and the closing prices of yesterday show an advance of some importance on those of the week previous. Nearly the whole of the dvcline eaured by the panic has been removed, but the market is evidently with difficulty sustained, aod we may any day bave another break down, No change in (nan irs hag occurred to justify this improvement. Frem Enrope nothing bas been received of a #atistactory character. ‘The rate of interest In the bank has not been reduced, the drain of specte from the Rank coatiawes at the rate of about half « miliion sterling per week. The ow monthly retarn of the Bank of France la likely to show as great a eof bullion as the last. The new expenditures have not been dimfaished, no probability exists of even the resumption of peace negotiations, and COMMERCE OF TIE PORT OF XEW YORK—WERKLY sxroRre, LUVERPOOL Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value, Ay y v Cotton, ba $1,095 = 4,804 4591 Total.......4+ NON, Cheese, 1b9.20,006 $2,195 Rorin, bbla,,2.219 Turpentine. 1,099 8,870 Olleake, tons, 15 6,000 Ep. ¢o, G27 16.601 Tobacco, om... 4 aut Flour,,.....2,496 22,803 — Wheat, buy.12,506 26,686 Total... 890.306 HAVRE. Cotton, ba... 4,664 $106,508 Kazor «trope 1 $i Flour, bbls 26.441 248,649 Ashes, bble.. 109 3,874 Wheat, ba.120, aise ll 20 Hames, Ibs... ow Carriages . 14% Droge, ex. 2070 W'bone, Ibe « Flour, bbls, .1,218 $9,85% Logwood, tons 20 we therefore caunot see what barks there ix for an improved feeling in the public mind, of an improved condition of the stock market. When any of these elements of difficulty amt distrast dirs ppear, when even one of them i removed, we will aduit unhesitatingly that the prospect is brighter, for the remoral of one leads to the removal of all. So long as war exists we must expect all ite concomitant evils, So long ar war exist we must pour minds for high rates of interest, a steady drain of gold, contraction in private credits and in commercial operations, and reduced cond cence is the public m: A weak, sickly, speculativ: movermest in stocks may from time to time spring up but it will soon die out, aad leave those who may have been drawn into it minus a portion of their substance When we look at the dourse of our stock market we wouder that men insace enough can be found to por- chase at current rates, with the future so fillet with the mont serious disasters; we wonder that men reckles enough can be found to place their fortuses upon such « hazard as the purchase of fancy stocks in such timer a these, Buying lottery tickets ix a safe operation com pared with buying fancy stocks daring the prevalence of a war, involving the two greatest cgnmercial nation: in Purope, and whieh threatens to involve the entire Cont! nent in one univerral desperate contiict for each others’ destructi in. ‘We have lately published several statements, letters, ke., relative to the Merchants and Mechanics’ Motua! Ineuranes Company of Philadelphia, the agency of whic: is at No. 4 Broad street in this city. There is an inaa tance company in Mhiladelpbia called the \ Merchanta aud Mechanics Insurance Company. ich Isauee po! cies op the mutaal principle. This company has no agency here or in any other city, The one having ao agency here has issued two kinds of cards—on one it ie called the “ Merchants and Mechanica’ Inaarance Com. pany of Philadelphia,” and om the other, the “ Mer qbants god Mechanics’ Marna! Insurance Company of Wheat, bush.9.879 17,784 Bonin, bbia,.1,004 Rutter, Ibe..17,027 2500 Turpentine... 80 $20 Hoots, Von, 48.545 Once ++ 02,872 Staves... 61,000 40 W. ware, dow, 100 276 Total. Maxenene Cotton, baler, 199 $8,000 Rice, casks... 205 $9,000 Flour, bbls 6 16 1. K. gools.en, 488 17,100 W’bone,|be,26,006 13,675 Apples, bbw. I 183 Kye, burhels, 300 260 Extracts, bas. 400 2,106 imento,tes.2,112 22,820 Drage,ca..... 13 2,804 D, eteffe,bxe.2,700 14,842 Pat, leather 1 Pais Hops, bales... 26 60 Vileioth...... 0 * , bbls. 100 9 Ciceun, bxs., 3 160 Tot aa Cotton, bales. 814 $11,865 Pictures, ox 1 Rye,bushels20,176 20/216 Rice, tierees.. 11 6,712 imento, bags OAT = — 6,548 W'bone, ibe.15,662 7,704 Fx. logwood.. 100 ‘660 Tea, chenta.. 08 1780 S. pegs, bble. 135 405, — Hoops, bdle.. 31 629 Total oe 43 28 O4,1T4 1,08) cy 80 18 810,08 Cotton, om... 206 98,720 pimento...... 161 oF" Fiour, bbls... 900 8,119 Rowin, bbie .. 411 2s Whee, bue.(0,711 128,088 Nails, che... 116 we Cobmcca, hs. 20° LOTL Htavex..... 17,080 1,105 | Rgoods, on. & 660 ——— Vepper, bes. 100 1,900 Total 1153, 08 come. Four, Dos,.6,001 851,519 Wheat. bus 4022) 940,41 WM citer nel va, shi wear, Hour, Do's... 200 91,900 Wheat, bus..9,700 $19,000 ma tm rer) Rem bale. Sooo Boerde towi.tt,t09 1064 Candles, boxea.1t0 1,035 | 100 n ttle ry ‘Wo.006 Shoe COLON. » our, le dhoes, 6520 1A do. 300 Segars. 2 800 102 . 160 1,800 Wine, 706 | 81; ie 100 2,045 Rice, de... 15 526 79 PTO Machinery, cs 1 150 18080 do... tO a 82 3,776 Tobacco, Ibv.1,736 3481000 Brie 2d Mig Be. 9 ©1060 do, a 438 = 5,040 Other articles’ — 94 1000 Erie CX Be, (a2. A a0 = do. 1096 1,480 ———- 1000 rie Bdnof 15. 87% 700 do. oN 186 Total........... $61,593 1000HR Ist Mig Ba 100 1000 do. 08. yuuion wone teens, | SOOON Ia let MtGE 68 400 do. os $12,511 Rice, tierom.. 3 $110 9000 Ill Gon. RR. Be 785g 400 = do. 2 ‘007 Matches 2% ims 800 do... 18K 100 = do, 4 044 Tea, 10127 | MOON ¥ Cen 6) % «1000 ao, org 8,725 Soap, [90 359, OOOTHAA 2A Mt fie 18 100 do. 90; 200 Hay, wundies, 988 1,160, _10.4ha Bk of Rep’lc 120 200 Panama 1,487 Oma. 16 13'237 | 900 Centon Co..b60 22 66 do. "S10 Faney 1 199 | 50 Nic TromaitCo.. 15 120Had River (oT Sheep o mo, S80 s+ 0 1856 200 Mich Gon a 106 Heifers, 6 p00 | 400 bd 14% 100+" do... Oise 3,400 Horses: 9 ss) vo OT 1 Si 1,29 aisins, a im) & on S © ‘386 2 23 | * . 7 100 do. 183 Teas, box...:. 38 toe | 200 Cotes” it Ree . Bt Other = E 87 Other articles 3,024 | 51% 100 f+ fase uy do. on Ms «moO de... 2% uy «10M oe a" rs 2474 200 6, mK a ay 60 63 1? 260 eo % 77 ay ms Gay ct Hl uu i re (3 73) Sp. turpentine 12 225 — H Ly Paper, reais 1,500 450 Total. .....4.. 4,827,007 62 “ mayTi, G25 o. Fr, bbls..,.106 8200 909, Tobacco, balos. 36 BB2 a 38,673 i, 10Milw AMI... OL , fe 1 10% 10 New Jersoy Kilt, 194 Hardware, on. 11 268 GR00ND BOanL Teather, rolls, 6 245 | $9000 Ind St Fives.bd B14 100 nbs Erie RR..930 62 Furviture,bdla, 16 ‘208 1000 Lil, RK. be 78 20 do. a bs Be 20,000 0 | 100 sha Canton Co... 213g 16 Mich HoAN In RR, 08 . 519 | 200 Nic, Tramsit Oo. 14% 100 dow... 08 Fish, bbls. . 10 Venn Coal Co, Diky 300 Reading RR. .b16 90! Tota! 100 Cl & Tol 28 78% 100 do 90) 100 Panama Kailroad 108%¢ 0! PORTO RICO, Vork, bbls, Books, eases... 1 $206 | 100 Rrie Railromd,... 52 0) Horns, Ibs, Marble, boxes, 11 116 | 400 oo 62 so Lard, Va, 1 2 we} bd G2 bets] Cheese, lbw 6 165 | 200 $2 by 24 4, *, Tobacea, hbas, 3 41 Codfiah, 108.12,500 ‘437 | 160 “ 280 i) Fish, bbls... 65 aio | 70 2K Butter, Ib: 604 az; 2h Other articles, — 2,339 | CITY TRADE REPOR®. [PARR CAE ad coerce eee BEL, TH6, Saremoay, Nov. 174 P.M. pT Amina —taloa of 78 bola were made, Inctading pote wt POI Cl : 9 Hye w OMe, and pearls at Tage Flour fo 60 ie Cheese; Ibe 2,010 bn Snape rs.—Flour—The market was again ap ONe. Pork, bbls 1,880 Onions, p Posey ile 12 ke. + barrel for common to extra State brands, with Paes bo. 866 Tobacco, the L210 194 | * 00d Fastern and export demand, The sales embraced over ag 139 Candles, boxes’ 220 102 about 16.000 @ 20,000 bhis., including common State at ford te 820 Thonertion, ba, 82 8,383 | $4 O4 m $0, and extra di. at $0 18 0 89 25; superfine Shoor, caren. 20 Rice bb aa | Migeigne, Meike Ties Onpet Lake, § ‘aig, Oo hots, cases rppeersy bar | 8 80 Ted, some graden of Ohio ak 00 UN onc) On pg br ar pels gpg 1,060 | Radian wex more active, with rales of 1,200 « 1, ; Sete, Seas 180. Ghee. tee! 11000 | St 80-1255 & B10 26; Southern was in good demand, and Rom, pone'ns 109 Yokes "210 | T s00s' 1800 “ntian nt 80 G0 8 89 78 f aretieties . 200 1, vat $9 s thee Liquor, cases. 895 Other art 5,927 | chotce brands, acd 89 81 4 $10 75 for fancy and entre. shi $21,680 | Kye flour ranged from $6 60 & $7 60 fir fins and 2 ent —The market wan again firmer, ” Floer, bia. .1,406 ST, 008 fark, Deca $740 | prime loin cloned ‘at an advanse of $0. 0 be edvenen: The 909 | kales embraced about 20,000 a 40,000 bushels, lndeting Upper Lake red at $1 96) and good Western red at 61 sabbevwaasde ca $20,060 | 4 $2 00; white Canadian i 6 1h store at $2 25, and some car emu. | goes prime Obio white at $2 26; common Genesee white Hops, bales... 12 $320 Sugar, bbla., 400 85 100 | at $2 20, and prime Teneare red at 82 10; with a lol of Soap, boxes. .1,000 960 Domesticn bagei06 = 23 62 | L1ng Island at $2 12%). Corn continued firm. The sates Candles, , 400 2,696 Codfiah, Ibe, 5,825 233 | embraced about 40, bushels weeterm mixed at Oe. o linreed oil, ca 10 214 Furnitare, b: 4,981 | $1 00, closing at 9c. a 81 CO. itye waa firm, op. turp’ine. 60 796 Woodware, M 460 1H) | lots were heid at 81 5 Bales of 6,000 Rich Bats 100 250 Staves were made ot 61 226 81 25%. Cate were 11,000 B10 180 Lumber, 7 1,015 Stacionery 1,441 Books, o# 9508 Moulds, bx: M4 Clocks Corry. Salen 0 | st 1046. & Ie Coron. Including some lote not previously reported, the ealer reached about 1,000 bales the market ologing steady without turther change in | _ Femctem.—About 10,000 bushela of corn were tekem for Liverpool on private term | and 8,000 bushe hanged. baut 600 « 600 bags itis were made re t 81 for flour, le. per Ib, tor eotte There war no my 4 Coll in rates for California, which ranged from 40e. @ (Oe. were Jor toot menaurement butt tales of about 1000 boxew Malaga raisane 100 balves do at 01,56, nad 100 quart NEW GRANADA Clothing. cs... 37 $8,920 Ruw, casks... 8 8206 ~The market was quiet at 700. a The. for Tobaees, Ibs.7,750 776 Cement, bbix, 600 63 Ba Fre week rugs, c#..... 6 100 Tallow, Ibe... 680 | © Mar. fnstro’ts 1 180 Fruit, boxes... 118 103 | Very fow left om band at the oh he ol 7 132 | iived on Friday, with « parcel of light Rio Grande asd Machinery, pk 15 8 dng | Savenitia’s, ‘The market closed . The ateek Tobacco, ba 7 ang | COM prizes 6 200 Kio Grande: 1,000 Savanilia; 6.600 Me Wine, cases... 6 2 2,400 res, (00 Went India, Southern, we. To foe ae da nu ae ders of most kinds continued quite firm, Hutter 1.209 408 : with «good demand, although some les buoyant tem Penndy, cn... 46 368 Total $20,078 GD x Fiore try ytd the month. The poorest ond fer gs he , re tended to check salen. Value of merchandise exported duriog week. equest at full prises ‘Dah. 'o. specie do. ORES tb rr) 6 Total exportations oc... 4a 398 Total importations. uiek at do. a for common rage Fi? market Was ri Excens of imports $00 ts, and at ST The following is » comp tatement of the value of exports from the commencement of the year to Novem- ber ie per 210 tbe delivered, One — Linseed raled dull, wi h sales from store and 1864, TAGE Increase. Decrease. Cotton, ..,.$12,720,271 11,054,600 — 1,637,602 Flour 448,008 = ‘aT = Comm 233,827 oat changed. wh 9,746,054 £2,616 - ide at 48 0 610 Con 3,198 008 101,066 rs Bos aL ara peed ss £16 for re hee For 1,280,261 1,028,006 me 100 le tate vere sid nt B14. Land PPoaen cenit es | dd } Totul,...€28,487,082 27.612.207 1,576,280 2,001,001 oasl Gem eh tse ntae hctade edn Net decrease to Nov. 15, 1865 $065,515 fe good to prime qualities, Cheese ranged trem, | Ore. @ Whe | Tock was quiet end prices unchanged came —The momrket was fir but lene active, ea the views of buyers and sellers were too wide apart.” About 00 bhds. Cube museovade were wold, chiefly atOa. @ | Tie, and 80 baxes at p. t It will be seen that the aggregate value of exports thin week, notwithstanding the limited exportation of apecie, in nearly equal to that of imports. The great move ment was in breadstuffe, items under that bead forming the bulk of the total. It will be seem that the shipments of wheat and four to France have cou “ the total last week being upwards of | f dollars, To all parte breadatuils gone forward in large quantities The tmportations last week are for the season comps atively limited, although, compared with those for the 10th @ me ima’ day of oven Adulte, 114) eh coloved persona, & eae et Heart, diemwse of sume time last year, they are large } Commac® oF Tn Port oF New Youi—Winay Derown. i rh i Veg, Value 1 2 Gunny cloth. 2) 89.497 H H Hemp 2 on | B eh Hair ..... Ae 11647 | j ~ i Mair cloth 6 5608 | M4 onek Masters’ guna 17 6,809 +) ees ate ft brea | nation of throw. 0 wattons...... Cheece.....,. 908 6g | “eS Coffee... 22,107 Mathematica! 2 wa 1 Nauties! 1 2 Optical 8 | Burgteal 1 i Jewelry... M8 1 Oil panilngs. 16 | Liquore— soe “ * vy Marasmus, (nfamtile......2 Brandy... ‘on Soot | Dropey ta the o 2 Macsioa ‘ Ms | Dropey in ¢ see ee eres. Wnieiey 2 ihe | Dropey in the heart 1 Partarition, didicult...., 2 M4 nie M3 | Orvwaied . 2 Bionsb, rede Leather. ee es wok d ened Cemphor... Route Rshoon 16 1,872 | PRleseement of the liver, Cuicory Dressed sting 76 20% | prides i Copaiva Undresred dv. my 9,748 : Cochinesi Metal goods M ‘ Catone Fercas. cape 12 2 r) reneg teatning.... 10 22 Tumor ty Cutlery ai a Vleerationed bones, opine t - 2 6 Unknown to the jory..,. & Har pt ion 1 Urinary oletraction, he, 2 rot 1 ised — bf Fracture ofehull (never 1 Total loop son KO APTICLATION— Creme CA 4. 6 igtees Denes, jomte, he : Ad age 6 er. 1 rein and nerves... .. 46 am eeteenhone We... 0005.4 OBB | Lange, thront, me ws n Sein, ke, aml eruptive Unknown se | | fevers Urinary o Stillborn aod yremetnre birth % Thal | Of which & were from violent ownsen, Le Somer... Machinery 2 Vermilion 50 Marble. - Whiting wo WO Narr eones Frotte— Paper “ Otren 2 6 Pertamery a Lemens...... — 5088 Pipes = 4 Nuts... — 540 Plaster 1,980 Ormoge ~ 1 Potatore... 4,080 7 Olives — 1816 Rage bad Puss — 9065 Hatten — 4 Prunes, = 11,105 Spires O12 98,768 V Ginger... 201 ©0007 Salt - 1 — i lk me et Sauces. o> 12 Boge, tes 318 Fogravings 1h 6,078 Dn heoniige 16 041 40.978 ee ae ahh 7 17418 Fauthenware ),139 2.08 i) oe 7 ole, 108 Fersiicre (] “ 1 8a Pore oe nem om Fiebs — 490 pert Firwerschere 8.160 1b tm se Gam 5 1m om | Cineewnre s ia ws Cass pate 2 O8ANS 1m Cine ‘ ™ +o Valoe of merchandiee pat on the market tar — tog (he weet Vipehi alte oe $1,087 me lo, Ory qeote be o& ~~ | Total importation... 0m or The principal artioes of \anport during the wank were | ne tolkows —Loflew, OLT1412; rateine, $90,278, waren