The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1855, Page 3

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. ‘The Romance and Reslity of the Past Office. ‘Twn Years Auona rax Mai. Bags; or, Notes from the Diary of a Sy Holbrool ey 3; J.C. Derby, New York. The pamphlet of Mr. Pliny Miles, which we noticed a week or two ago, gave as a full insight into ‘the general administration of our Post Office sys- ‘tem, but there is a portion of i s working, of which ‘the writer could know bat little, and which forms not the least interesting and instructive chapter in its history. We allude to that apparent looseness of su- pervision and general negligence on the part of some of the agents of the Department whivh lead to the fre- quent abstraction of money {rom letters, and some- times even tlie loas of the mail bags themselves. This dacune has just been filled up by a gentlemaa thorough: ly initiated in all the mysteries of these transactions, ‘and in every way competent to throw light upon them—Mr. Holbrook, for many years special agent of the Post Oilice Department. He has given usa very entertaining and valuable book. His object, as ‘Masy be supposed from his position, is notin any way to cast discredit on the departinent. He was induced, he states, to undertake the task “ by the hope and ‘helief that while it afforded interesting matter for ‘the general reader, it might prove a public benefit, by increasing the safety of the United States mails, and fortifying those officially connected with the Post Office and mail service against the peculiar temptations incident to their position, thus preserv- ing to society some, at least, who, without such warnings as the following sketches contain, might amake shipwreck of their principles, and meet with a felon’s doom.” Without acquiescing altogether in the probability of the hopes thus expressed, we are bound to con- cede to Mr. Holbrook’s narrative of hia Post Office experiences the merit of being an exceedingly interesting and suggestive book. Taken in con- junction with the pamphlet of Mr. Miles, this pub- lication is calculated to be of the greatest use at the present moment. Mr. Holbrook tells his story Plainly, in good taste, and withont any affectation of literary pretension. The volume is embellished with some very well drawn and neatly executed steel and wood engravings. Among others are por- traits on steel of all the Post Master Generals from Oxgood to Campbell. The following extracts will give an idea of the general character of the book:— Some years ago the Post Office of a prominent city in Western tales York, became Aavolved in a series of mall at length it was apparent it sone one of the three clerks who had slept in the office must de guilty of committing them; but the fastening of the charge upon the delinquent was a thing yet to be accom- plished. By various processes, the range of suspicion ‘was narrowed down till {t rested upon one of the clerks, and itonly remained to get the legal proof of his guilt. sges were missed that were known to have rexch- by tho midnight mails. The clerks took turns i getting up to receive these mails, each one por- forming hin duty for » week in succession, the one who for the time attended to it sleeping on a cot in the Post office proper, and the other two occupying a small apart- ment at some little distance from the main office, bat connected with it. It had also been ascertained that the packages were abstracted froma particular mail pouch which acrived with many others about midmght, and remained unas- sorted {ill morning. Ona certain occation, when the sunpected clerk wos upon duty, an exact description of serzibing fo thas pouch was taken, upon the cars from the West, with the view of comparing the list of its co tents with the post bills which sbould be found on t files of the office the following morning, slmisr bills heretofore’si-sppeared with the packages. ‘As bad before this hed good reason to know that ma- ae sad furore fn that section of the country very operly requi retty conclusive evidence for convis- oy in ‘such cases, determined, in adcition to other ex- take the post of private watchman inside the Office, for one night at least, that I might obtain, by ocu- lar demonstration. sufficient proof againrt the guilty one to satisfy the moxt incredulous court and jury. One of the unsuspocte! clerks was sent avay that night, and the other, In whom I had the utmost conf- dence, was apprised of my intentions. By him I was let ae, the our Office through a private door, before the object tions had entered; and T was net long in selecting a suitable place where I could seo without ‘deing seen, behind An open door leading from the post- master’s private room. This position could commaad (thro: the crack of the door) a fair view of the a‘ore- said and its occupant. It was not long re the individual arrived who was to be honored with my scratiay during the live-long night; and as he “‘wrapt the drapery of hia couch about him,’’ Icould not avoid making a momentary compari aon’ between the luxury about to be enjoyed by him ot wearisome hours upon which I was entering el Some must watch, while some must sleep; Thus rans the world away. Siiting in ghe public stockr—watcbing with the body of 8 person who died of some contagious dixease—be- ing cornered by # bore when you have au immediate en- gagement eleewhere—waiting your tuyn in a dentists office—sll these are somewhat Tying hs the nerves; but for « real teat of their power of endurance, commend me to a stand behind a door, between the hours of 10 7. M. and ceylight; the thermometer ranging from 80 up- wards, all motion and sound being forbidden, under the iwminent risk of being discovered in your hiding place and forced to retreat 5 ‘This is a faint pictare of jaation of the author on the night in question. 7 the public good and a eracker or tro, wlone sustained me through the tedious nf hte van 3 proverb says that ‘‘a great deal can be seen through a small hole.” My iehoast vision, however, was rather Manito 5: oesbracing only a portion of ‘the ao, room, faintl; by a hanging lamp—the cot oie tees as table, a ‘the dimly seen ters of letter hoxes forming @ bac: ground. Entirely in Keeping with this scene of “aiii) lite’? was the mono: tonous buzz of sundry flies of rowdyish disposition, who, not content with ling the neses of peaceable citizens, and otherwise harrassing them during the day, must ‘needs “keep it up" through the hours devoted to repose dy insects of more steady habits. However, they might have been engaged in the praiseworthy occupation of soothing one another to rest by their “drowsy hum,” for I myself began to feel its soporitic influence, and to bless “the man who first invented sleep,” but anathemnatize (inwardly) him who was preventing it. 1 was roused from this sleepy comition by a slight irri tation in the Schneiderain membrane; in other words, I began to feel w desire to sneeze. Now, sneezing is an ara which admits of no compromise. You must ther ‘go the whole hog,”’ or entirely tempt to reduce the force of the exploste ing as was the Irishman’s effort to ‘fi ‘was touching off the cannon. So the annoying inclina- tionmust be “ot in the bad, if I wished to preserve my secresy inviolate. izy” when he Accordingly I called to mind (as far as I was able) a all the expedient« of which Jhad ever heard, besides others entirely original, for allaying this titillation. I rubbed the uridge of my nose; I would hs slapped myself on the forehead, haa T tot feared ti rem dy would wores than the disease in respect of noise, I inatituted experiments in ‘‘counter irritation,?” by pulling my hair, pinching my ear, and thus diverting aitenticn from the rebeliious organ; and finally I sue- ceeded in sutvtuing this refractory member. The anes ness I felt lest, afer all, I should be compelled to wake the echoes of ‘the building, as well as other more targible creations, was in Rome degree dispelled by several hearty suores which proceeded from the sleeper, ans like the guns which announce the arrival of a vessel in port, gave evidence that he had arrived ia the land of creams. Under the cover of thix feu de joie, 1 despatched a cracker (not & firecracker) which | happened to have in my pocket, ws ny inner man begun to feel the effects of my unwonted position end consequent weariness. ‘At about midnight, a sudden peal of the bell, pulled by the mail carrier, at a back door, aroused Lhe siveper, who started up, went to the door axl received the mail, aad, after a little delay, retarned to his bed, not, bowever, to sleep a4 quietly a betore, aa he often’ rolled over from aside to side, occasionally uttering groan. Having nothing better to do, | «peculated on the cause ‘of these phenomens. They ivight be owing, first, to heat; second, to @ disordered stomach ; or third, to an uneasy conscience. ‘As to the first of these auppered causes, {t sexed Im- probable that hiv receut visit to the door in a very airy ecstume, should have had any tendency to tocrease the nimal heat; ani as regarded the second theory, m; knowledge of hi: dietetic habits vas too limited to farnial me with data for avything like an argumen’. If his short delay at the door after receiving the mail was pro- duced by any cause for which conscience might properly 4 him, the last hess might be correct , but on fhe whols 1 wae obliged to follow the examp's of many profounder ‘and confess that | didn’t bnow uch about the matter. A combination of the stomach and conseien: sitions migh be an adequate solution of the for the slender of a Post Office clerk bi ficed for more than three meals « Gay, aod the infe trom there premises would be rather easy toate fourth anost have bren a: the public expense. Hece my reflections came to an untimely end, Insect orebestra of whore ances | have’ apoken. by the adit rishing ion ine of re. Tolentiy broke the wulence, that { breathless suspenre, trate into the Fealms of Moy yopid, transfer would be either agreeable oF wholesome, before offer any reasonable explanation for my presence behind the door a: such an unreasonable hour. ile. however, @ rene wal of the snoring, which ‘echoed by the occupant of the adjuining assured me of the absence of ren! intention: and the buezing of the flies before mentioned, with ticking ot a clock in the office, were the only additional sounds that broke upon the siienee. About two o'clock a slight ‘aoclient occurred to me, which, however, did no harm, In reaching for a pitchor of water that stood on the table rear by I knocked off a book, which must have been polsed on the corner of the table, I {inmediately imitated, by scratching, the guaw- ing of a ratin the wall, so that, ifthe falling of the book had arowed the sleeper, be would have attabutéd both the ncises to the imaginary animal. But few scunds ouvride the building wore heard, save the occasi inal drunken shout of some votary of Bacchus, reeling home to disgrace his family with his presence, and the measured strokes of the clty clocks, as they sold off the , long hours, But the mort ludisrous clrenmstance happened. just about daylight—that is, daylight outside, for within the office it war till dark, as all the blinds’ were closed. 1 was startled by @ sudden rap on the door of the I’ master’s room, which opened into the main hi followed by another even more energetic. The the bedrocm, Jumped from his bed, and passed by open the door. Tearing that I should be discovered, I darted into the bedroom, without his knowlsdge, and before he had returned. ‘The truth ix, he was not more than holf awake, and had forgotten me entirely. He had admitted a oclored man to get the boot which re- quired his polishing touch, and then returned to bed ogain. This gentleman of color, who by tho way proved to be & trusty porter employed in several of the offices in the bvliding, proceeded first to the side of the cut to get the boo's there, aud then made for the bedroom, into which Thad retreaved. In feeling about the floor to find the remai ‘leathern conveniences,”’ he seized one of mine. “Y've got my foot in it now,” thought I; but by a rntle and dexterous movement I succeeded in wihdraw- ing the exposed covering from his partial grasp, to pre- vent his discovering the existence of a lg ‘within. Whether it waa fright at the touch of the tenanted boot, or something ele, that made him leave the premisen 40 suddenly, I have never been fully satinfled. “I weat out myrelf soon after, leaving both clorks fast aaleep. ‘What occurred on that night beyond that which I have already described, or how the investigation terminated, I am confident the ‘reader will not insist upon kno<ing, when I assure him that there are xpecial reasons, affect- ivg public as well as private interests, why I should make no further disclosures. ‘Though this was not the last night which I have «pent ip post offices for similar purposer, yet I have never re- peared the experiment under circumstances requiring quite 10 sovere restraiats, and such abridgment of per- sonal liberty. CHEATING THE CLERGY. Our collection of “outside” delinquencies would be incewplete, were we to omit the following cass, which was investigated by the author not long ago, and in which not a little ingenuity, of the baser sort, was dis- played. It will serve a4 a xpectnen of a numerous clasa of cases, characterized by Attempts to defraud some cor- respondent, and to farten the blame of the fraud upon’ some one connected wih the Post Office. We could ive many instances of a similar kind, did our Hate permit, ‘A person of gocd standing in the community, who laid claim not only to. moral but « religious character, was vith g in a large town on the Hudson river, about 'mid- a Lagi lew fed owed » clergymag, liv the sum of one hundred dollars; ed at the house of another clergyman of his acquaint- ance in the town mentioned, aad requested to be allowed the privilege of writing a letter there to his clerical creditor, inwhich the eum due that gentleman to be enclosed, Writlog materials were furnished, aid he prepared the letier in the study of his obliging friend and in hie presence. After he ha! fini-hed writing it no said to the clergy- man, “Now, as the wails are not always safe, I wish to be able to prove that 1 have acjually sent the monoy. 1 shall therefore consider {t a great favor If you will a: company me to the bank, where I wish to obtain a hun- cred dollar note for some «mall trash that I have, and bear witvess that I enclose the money and deposited the letier in the Post office.’* The reverend gentleman readily acceded to_his request and went with him to the bank, where 1 bill of the re- quired denomin ation was obtaiued and placed in the let- ter, which was then sealed with a wafer, the clergyman all the while looking on. They then went to tne Post office, (wbich was direct opposite tne nank,) and after caliing the attention of hie companion to the letter and its address, the writer unere- ot dropped it into the letter box, and’ the two persons went their several ways. The letter arrived at New Haven, by due course of mail, and it Ko happened that the clergyman to whom it was addrersed wan at the Post office waiting for the as- sorting of the muils, He saw a let‘er thrown into his bex, and called for It as soonas the delivery window was opened. Upen breaking the seal and reading the letter, he found himeelt requested to “Pleane find ope hundced dollars," &o., with which request he would cheerfully have com- plied, but for one slight circumstance, namely, the ab- Fence ot the bank note ! This ‘act was apparently agounted for by a postse-ipt, written ina heavy, rude hand, entirely difforent from that Of ‘he body of the latter, and rending as follows :— “P, 8.1 have taken the liberty to borrow this money, but 1 rend the letter, so that you needn’t blame the man that wrote it.”” ed “Post Box.’ ‘The rifled document was immediately shown to the Postmaster, and fa his opinion, as well aa thit of the clergyman, daring robbery had been committed. The latter gentleman was advised by the Postmaster to pro- ceed at once to New Yi i confer with the special agent, and at the « to Iny all the facts before the Portoaster General. He did so, and it was not long before the agent had commenced the investigation of the soppored robbery. In addition fo the portseript appended. the letter bore other indications of having been tampered with, which at fist right would seem almost conclusive on thin point. Upon the envelope were two wafers differing in color, one partly over iapping the othor, as if a had been put oa by different persons at differsat times. Notwithstanding these appearances, there were cit cumstances strengly conilicting with the supposition that me, to the letter had been robbed. The postsaipt was an un- patural affair, for po one guilty of opening a letter for the purpose of appropriating ita contents, would stop to write an we tory postscript, expecially as such a cour ¢ weuld increase the chances of his own detection. And in the present instance there had been no delay of the letter to allow of euch an addi By a visit to the office where the letter was matled, the agent ascertained that it musthove left immediately at ter having been deposfied, andthe advanced age and ex- cellent character of the Por'master, who made up the mail on that occasion, entirely cut off suspicion in that quarter. An interview was then held with the clergyman who wi'reaed the mailing of the letter, and from him were ained the tacts stready stated Concerning the ri‘ing of the document, and its deyonit im the letter box in a perfect state, after the money had been enclosed, he was re:'y and willing to make oath, and bad he been called upip, be would have done so in al! sincerity and Lercety. In reply te an inquiry whether he osed more than one sertot ietter paper, he informed me he had bad but cne kind fo his stuay for several monvhs, and, at iny request immeciarely brought in several sheets of ut. A compart yon of this witn the sheet upon whi-h the rifled epistie bad been wiitien, showed that the latter was a totally different article trom the tiret; the rhepe and design of the stemp, the size of the sheet, and the shade of the paper, were all unkke, Moreover, the wafers used at the bank where the heudred dollar note «as obtained, and t-eleter containing it sealed, we @ very dinsiniiar to ciiber of those which sppeared upon the ‘‘post-boy’’ letter, From the consideration of all these facta, I was aatin- fied that a gross an contemptibie fraud bad been pecpe- trated by tbe writer ot the letter, and lost no time in proceeding to the village where that personage lived. [ called upon the Postinaater and mace <ome jumuiries re- Ie tu the character and pecuniary ciroumstances of reon in questi From the replies made it i #1 have slready stated, tet his reputation in munity was good. wght it might be possible that in so small a place J ould ascertain whether he had lately paseed @ huadred 6.) ay note, an be woulé have been likely to have done if 1 Was true that be had not encioved it In the New Haven letter. Calling at the store which received most of his custom, J introduced myrelf to the proprietor, made # confidan : of him to some extent, and Jearned that the very next day atter that which the aforesaid letter was mailed, aothor offered him, in payment for « barrel of floor, s bonded dollar note on the bank from which a bili of the like denomination had been obtained, na before men- timed, in exchange for the ‘ «mall trash.’ The mer- chant could not then change it, but sent the flour, and chonged a Dill which he mupposed to be the same, « few Cereal rd. ed with these irresistible facta, 1 proceeded to call se adventurous deceiver of the clergy who bad at- ited to make one inember of that budy second bi “‘Insatiate archer! could not tion, q wid not brag money in that New ae Loy : offered e day after you mail ft, at Mr, Yintes Ive giecl ok oboe it, #0 I hope matter.’’ not deny the truth im the I then gave him bis choice, to send the hundred dollars tt you will promptly to bis New Haven correspondent, or allow me . bile of wuch an offence, but public opinion and private acienee make rier inctlons than che saw ean do, a well deserved penalty to thore who ministers ot Justice, instance, the foreg ing story was male the Postmaster Genere!, aud the to sustain the lod! un ond Btates law providing for the pusish- — to make @ hasty retreat from that part of the coun- a . DEFEATED BY A PARSON. Is sometimes happen chat the ends of justice are heat secured by allowicg criminols topo on for atims unmo- lested in their course, and eyon by mage thew facili- ties for the commi.-ion of offecces which will be to thom as ruares end plifulls. When means ike these are ado; ed for the detection of crime, a teu porary check tw the operations of the suspected persous, from whatever caure arising, creates some additional trouble and anxtety to these who are endeavoring to ferret out the evil deer, and provokes @ degree of exasperation toward his unconscious abettor, Such an untimely faterference with plans oarefally Isid and carried out at @ considerable expense vf time and effort, once occurred while the author was attempting to fale to light an unscrupulous depredator, in whose tection the public was much interested, as many had suf fered by the loxs of money sent through his office. Thad been bard at work for @ week tu pursuing thie investigation, having for the third time passed decoy lot- ters over the road on which the suayectod office way situated, (the road being one of the rougbest kind, about ‘orty miles in length and very muddy,) and waa flatier- p.: myself that that day’s work would enable me to ating wy Inbors to a conclusion satisfactory to the pud- He und myrelf, if not to the delinquent, whea my hopes were, for the time, dashed to the ground by the innocent hand of ge parton. And it happened in this wise:— ‘The mail car was instructed to throw off his mail, 4s vsuul, at the suspected office, and to remain outside, in order to afford the Postmaster a good opportunl'y tor the repetiiion of the offerce which he was supposed to have committed, the agent beiag all the time mile or two in advance, in another vehicle, Japationtly waiting to learn the result of bis mancuvre As the part of the road where I was «tationed, wae in the micst 01 woods, and the carsier had no passengers, no particular caution was ve-essary in Peed os ing the conversation, and before my associate had reactel me, Le called out, “I guess you'll have to t-y it again: the Pomfnte was there ard Viclped to overhaul the mail to- wy. Ihe sporteman who, having just got a fair alght at the bird which he hax teen watching for hours, beholda it, startled by some Liunderer, flying off to “parts un- }own)” the angler, who, by unweariod pains takirg, hes almost {nveigled & “monarch of the pec!” Into swal- lowing hia hook—sees a stone hurled by ome careless bund, dereending with a rplaeh, and puttlug an end to his firhy Sirtation—thero can imagine my frelings when the mail carrier made the above snnouxcement. ‘Confound the Powinfe!” involuntarily exclaimed I, “(why couldn’t he unind bis own business?” Texomined the mail bag, but nothing was missing ex- cept the matter that properly belonge! to that offer I tat 1 next trial, the parishioner did not have in opening bis mail, and accordingly, y of indemnliying himself for his forced not only selued the decoy package, but abstinence, reveral others. The following day, irstead of overhauling the mail, he Jas Revell thoroughly overhauled by an United Staten larshal, A man of such weak virtue should hire a Dominie’’ by the yer to stene by and belphim to resist the devil, dur- ing the process of opening the matls, Apart from the incidents with which the book abounds, it contains some valuable matter for re- ference. News from Braztt. OUB RIO JANEIRO CORRESPONDENCE. Ruo px Jaxumo, Oct. 17, 1865. Sailors From the Cleopatra—How Some Were Saved— Another Steamer on the Amazon River—The U. S. Steamer Water Witch—Her Services on the La Plata~-Progress of the Cholera—Aid to the Sufferer:—Market Report. The bark E. A. Rawlings, which arsived ia this port on the lst, sails under the command of Capt. Beaman, for Richmond. This bark was moored in the first anchorage on the night of the first of this month, and at 11 o'clock the officer of the decr reported that two strange boats were coming towards her, full of men firing pistola. On arriving within bailing distauce they reported that they were wrecked mariners, who had hailed two other sail in the mouth of the harbor that night, but they being sus- pieious that thay were dangerous persons, refused thom help; but Captain Beaman run the risk to fovite them’ on board, and they proved to be two boats full of men from the Cleopatra. These suffering sallora were re- fresbed with the best on board, and the stewardess goes home with Capt. Beaman, who has kindly offered her a free passage. . On the 10th inet. there smiled from this port, for Para, ® uew steamer, owned by the company for the naviys- en and commerce of the Amazon river anf for the transportation of colonists to its borders. This steamer is irom buit, and was got out at the Ponte de Area foundry, near thia city. She is 180 feet long, of 170 tons burden, with £0 horse power, and it is intended that she will make nine know an hour, This ts the fifth or sixth steamer this company has now on the Ameron and her tributaries, and this government pald to the company an instalment of $200,000. [hus your readers will see that progression is perceptible in one of the Img neglected, rich and interesting torritories of the garden spot of the world, Gur last pews from the river La Plata brings ua to. teresting intormation of the United States steamer Water Witch, and there are several compliments publisned ia favor of her commander for the dircovery of a canal lead- ing from Parana to Assump'ica, which will be veluablo to commerce. Nothing new bas appeared in relation to the questions of this guve nment and Paraguay. ‘On the 12th instant, the Camara municipal and several disticguiahed gentlemen assisted in the corem nial in opening ground pre; aratory to the Iay ing of the founda. tion stone of the equestrian statue of Don iedro L, the hero of the indepeudence of Bras’! ‘The cholers con*inues to rage, and the deaths average fifty Cally in the city, and the disease is «spreading into every portion of the interior. The shipping is pertec:!y heslthy~bardly to thir dave can there be found one case of choera among the vessels. 11 is not known to have virited as yet the American or English here, al! of whom bave thua far escaped, with very few exceptions. contributions continue to be made for tke rick and poor, which speaks well for the benevolence of the Brazilians, His Msjesty the Emperor virited, a few days since, most of the hospitals, and versed freely vith the sick in their couches, and o bu.ed some seven thousand dollars to the dillerent tis nd many distinguished women give both from their 4 thelr persor dance. There ts not much t, and all are convinced that the disease is ting, and that. as yet, the only o been most severely attacked, are the African slaves and the poor. Neit ber the Er glirh steamer nor the United Savarneb, which went out to search for t! Cleopatra! have yet returned, They are probably sur. y Weylog near tho dangerous spot where the Clevpsira strnek. There bas been more doro in the cofles market from the Ist to the 13th, inclusive, than was an‘icipated. There were ¢erpatcied from the Consolado to all parts, (a that time, 104,818 tee; 06.000 bags of which were fur the United States, Sew Creams, 31,450 bags, baladst- phis, 11787: New 10,964 ; Baltimore, 6459 ; Chacleston, 3,800; E 6,000 bas cont por robe 46000 a In market about 80,000 bags There have been ‘arge uriivals of flour «lace the lat, and prices bave come down. ver 50 000 barrels are ip first bands, and the last quoted prices ace as follows, regular :— Pailtisnore sombre 18600 0 26000 Kiehmend... . . 5000 - Gakpo..... Rrra pares: ara Valiimore and Chilla, in lots together . 40 9 288600 New Orlea sunday, 14th, arrived the thip Gray kagle, and her cargo war sold yesterday at auction, an nusual move in this market, 2000 barrels were disposed in lots, at 208.00 & £28000 uc $10 50.0 B11 50 per } ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH NAVAL REINPORCE- MENTE—NUMBER AND ARMAMENT OF THE SILIP3— WHAT DOTY THEY AKE TO PERFORM. We have files of Bermuda papers, dated to the 27th of November. ‘The news {4 of little interest, except ax re gords the arrival of the British war vessels, sent out to rei ree the last Indien squadron. The Bermuea Herald, of November line of batte chip Beecawen, Captain (he flag ot Rear Admiral Arthur Faorhare, ©. B., the peval Commanderiu Chief on this station, arrived on Pridey inet. in six days’ paesage from Halifax. HM. stesmer A gus, Commonder Purvis, arrived at there Islands on Wednesday in last week from MHnlifax, H. M. steamer Rorwmond, Commander Crofton, from England, wrrived st Ireland island on Sunday Inet, Six aye previous to ber arrival here, she passed the screw Vine of battle chips Cornwallis and Pembroke, under sail som England bound to these islands. The Rosamond is 24, way: —Hh. M. lanville, bearing the pioncer of the large addition to the West India feet mentioned in cur exira of Wedoesday last. B. M. verew wienm fr'gate Termagant, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, wnd J). M. steam sloop Buzeard, Com- mander Dobbie, arrived st ireland Island on Tuesday Inst from the West Indies, bringing Com. Corbett and th» crew of the inte sloop Wilverene The Royal Gazet'e of November 27 observes: —H. M. ream frigate Pew broke, Captain GH. Seymour, arrived on Friday last from bx gland. HM. #team shop Medea, Commander Phillimore, ar rived on Friday last from St. Thomas. BH. M. stesin sloop Roramond, Commander Crofton, va, to day for Halifex ‘We learn that one of the war steamers om th's «tation will be emaployet during the winter months in bringing to Bertruda the middie month English mail, deposited! « Halifax by the Cunard steam packets, Save or a Wirr—The peace loving and law abiding citizens of the town of ver had ideas of moralty rather agitated « few dayssince, by theannounce- went that one amongst them bad sold bis wife to another, for s consideration. It eems that the man with bis wife ‘were the tenants of another, and the wife, who always sald that rhe did not intend’ to die until she had got on the vy per shelf of sockety, who wes probably a member of the ivee love ansoaintion, was drawn towards the land. lord, who is. or rather was, a single man, by “passional jemanded on lastant return. Thero is no doubt but what the demand wn complied with, from whot the busbaad saw, whereupon he became quite dis ratinfied, and Bimted ax mach. Things grew no Detter fost, unt the busband, not finting bis hints were poke right out and objected (o the way matters » This A the way fore negocistie Dick snd bantering, the haba: egrec@ the landlord should have his hog, hie wif, ood garden ‘sass’ for five hundred dollars, and writings to that effect were immediately drawn up, ceale!, rigned anil delivered, and the woman was trenslerre! forthwith to the —* ber fortunate powpatot ~Lurhater Ader. tier, Dee. 3 THE BOOKSELLERS’ WAR WITH THE PRESS, Publishers’ Manifesto pert~ How to Get Guod Notiees Mysteries, Ke, ke. (From the American Hublishers’ Circular wud Literary Gaset 6, Dec. 1.] PU ERS AND THE NEWSPAPER Pyhas. | A urreece in Boston bas alforded Cocarion for | much discussion by the pertodioal press of (14 relation vo | beok publishers, and for severe censure of one of she Bus ton publisbing houses. The Boyton Traveller re smlly pubiehed a very severe cri'lcism of Lng wl new | | ow “ Hiawatha; whereupon his publishers, Me ace } ichx or & Fields, addreseed & note to \he proprivtora of"| the Praveller, ordering the discontinuance of vueir adver- | tisementa. ‘Ibis nove the Sipailiar publishes, expreasing much indignation at what It styled an “atiempt ty co ree the press.” Other papers repualinbed, auding ex. | pression cf their own indigvation, avd taking (ec msion to expabe'e upen their own inzorruptibiity, until qui ea ve end cry is rsised. Mesers. Ticknor & "Fields are be. rated on every i When, in any argument, one side does wil Ue talb ing, it i likely that it will make out its cuse suitstactorily— to tvelt, at leant, Such scems to be We result in he present aflatc, It iy agreed by the press tat in (bus peremptory withisa wing their advertining trem tbe Traveller, because of its unfavernble notire of ene o! their peblic , Mean. Ticknor & Fields wore Rui ty ofa most unjast and contemptible act, deserving indignent censure from all who got their ving by adver- thitg. Sujpose that for the word © unfay: ho"! we substitute *uniair,! saying it was in consequence of Whnt they dered wo wntair orivieism—one stupidly or maliciously unjust—'hat Mersis, Uckvor & Co. took the course they did, dves vot this place matters ins diferent light? Are they uot then entirely justifiable? That auch Was he care we ean bave no doudt. We do not believe that Messrs. Ticknor & Co. would withdraw their adver. tiring {rom & newnpmper, simply because it contained an upfevoraole criticiem of ony of their books, Yet. sup- poring it to have been the case that they aced as they did, merely because the notice way w yorable, had they pot a perfect right todo sot Iv it their privilege to'aavertive or conse advertising a :eording % their cwn pleasure? They may act unwisely, or even fr m an incorrect principle; but 40 long aa they do not in- terfere wits the rights of others, their conduct docs nc call for poblic dircussion and censure. And here, we would Itke to inquire, by what right the Zoaveier pad lished @ private business note without permission, and when it was evident that it would be against the wishes of the writer? Is it not strange that this point has os caped (he attention uf all the scores of newspapers which have commented upon this affair? The fact, thut news- papers are in the havit of committing th « impectinence of publishing oriv letters wi hoat leave, does not ia the least justify it. We respectfully propose tots unjus- tifable act of the Zraveller, ax entirely proper (inasmuch ax it was publ ) discussion and avimad version by those brethren ci p yof licknor & Fields’ we view matters, mitted, which is with nor & Co., publicly attacked the Traveller, the caw might be different. “This they did nov do, however; they w their a‘vortising, as they had @ right to pursued by the Trarelier, seems mach ot of petty revenge, Discurston of’ the principle invelved was well encugh, but in order to do this, thero was not the slightest necesity for mentioning ‘names, ard publishing private letters ‘This subject of the sights and daties of ne ‘papers aod publixhers, in their relation to each other, is one which ‘We a7e not sorry to have discussed. There are, certainly existing evils, which call for re’urw, and this reform must e we sballattempt to show, with the preas. ‘There the evil commences, and these the remedy should be applied. Publishers are naturally and property anx- fous Lo secure good notices of their books; and, for the take of argument, it may be admitted that th tim ure objectionable means ‘0 sesure them; words, that they pay, directly or indirectly, = pesuniary copsideration theiefor, = It dees not follow, however, that they claim the right, or desire the privilege, of exercising any control over the critical orntous of the press, other than to require that they shell be ab'e and impartial which they hav a perfect right todo. If, then, they seek to bribe che press (ta use plain language) it is from necessity, not chaise. Aad here we are about to make a serious charge, yet not without due consideration. It is all very well for editors to wax inlig nent at “attempts tc ecerce the press; itts very woll for them to talk 0: incependence ard imparvatity, and there are, undoubtedly, many instances where jus claim may be made to these aalliten; Dut, ae whole, the press is not only susceptible to pecuniary influences in ite book criticlems, but ix openly ro; it ts not only willing, bat anxious to be bribed “Give us advertisoments, and we will give you good noticns,”’ ix a proposition every day made to publishers; und often, where itis not ax openly and thus, in some renee, honertly dome ns this, ube a: result is reached in some other wa: It is a con thing for an editor to refuse to no'tse a book at all, be- cause it is not advertised in his columns, Again, cries occupying Important positions aro piainty seen to be influenced in their publirhed oploiona, by pesu conpiderations, properly brought to bear. In some the manner of doing the thing properly is slim uly wo chro five dollars 10 ihe critic without word of corm: ment. In other carer, more delicacy must be used, and ips nota particu. y exceptions keep them- y considers. “ the critic may Le ealarind by the publisher ws manuss lor, or In ome other cm oh bonestfy wteb from all personal tons tm thetr critucietas, ana in, succeed in ro doling. det, there ares St others, tnd these natef the obscure and unintuential alone, wiieh are iniluenced, as we have anid, to , should have a the strife for fame ane fortune, His own pecuniary in terest ix alao at riake. He knows that justice tx not to be expected frem the press without rear: to these ob opportunity tn jectopable means. He bows that he ot depend upon the it of n book wlone to secure it that emount ¢ \) Commendation which'it deserves; he knows tat ot will make we of these mean Moe ver, he may Sevong to, paying to got Jus'toe cone, whew be ure it without. Tne wrong reste with'thaw who wiibhold Jastice unless it be pald fr. It may be that the publisher should refase to be fnilaenced by these considerations; refuse the bribes for which he le pportuned, and stand ap for the »batract principle in- In ‘many cesen this is the course pursued, yet tt pet not be wondered at, that ro long as newspapers make ® commodity of their commen‘ations of books, by offering them for sale, there will be fund publi«hers who will be read tc buy. if newspapers would not be bribed, pub certuinly coud not bribe ten. There is bo ve carien for avy cutery in the matter from the newspapers for they bave the affsir under thet) own control. It iy enay for them to close their ears and their pockets against any attempts upon thefr virtue. We can assure them that pubdehers are not less anxious than themselves for honest aud intelligent eritici#m. " the cecurrence first alluded to, between the Boston Traveller and Messrs. Tieknor & Fields, ave no know Jee beride that gained frem Lhe account in the Travedtar yet we are sure that the ground on which Messrs. Tick nor & Co. withdrew their advestisemneats, was not that the notice of Hiawatha was unfavorable. but that {t was, vo their estimation, grossly unjust. In this view, no fault con Le found ‘with their course. Newspapers’ are responsible. not only for the tiny y of their erie cum, but also for their ability. An incompetent person has no nght tonesume the oflice of oritic. Ay muck injustise in sometimes dove by stupidity as by pre. J) Sioe or faveritiem. We vo not, of course, mens to ‘fer any opinion, aa to the justice or injustice of the Traceller's review of Hiawaths; nor do we (niena any re. warks we have made about the press generally. to apply particularly te thar Journal, which we have alwars ow Temes, and till eteem highyy, for the general fairness lity of ite eitictam. Hurricane in Sicily. LORS OF LIVES AND GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. A letter recsived in Borton by the America, gives the follow ing account of @ berricane which powet over Memina, doing great damage to the villages and frult trees, and destroying many live: — Maps On the morning of the 1th fnst, we feane, with lightning and thunder jer rains then @ perienced in tl than io tle year 1823 r twenty miles or «i bo doubt you will { these distrensing events You are mont Mhely aware that our prineipal lemon gordens are pear the flumamas (rivers), {a consejuenee from the bills and imeuntains overwhels 4 for miles where these beactifal and rich gar nded not a vestige tx to be seen The greatest part of our corn mills, situated by ounes, for the use of the water, ba x ‘ Washed away and it is much to be feared that we dail be tn the greatest want of fleur. If an Americana arcel should arrive, it would sel! at an advantageous price. Owing to the dixaster toonr fruit gertens, it le ioporsible now to say to what price low eet up, snd T think if your Ameriean frie ary stock of last year’s produce, they would 4 hold it, and not sell for the present The Vincennes Gazelle aanvunces the leath of Major dave Surtn. who died at his residerer le Uibeon coun'y \..twoe, io the 624 year of bis age Major 4mith ber bern @ resident of that State mnce 1408, served ia the wer of 1812. and was a member of the convention that formed the first constitution of Indiana FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SBOsSKY HARKET. Mosdat, Dee. 10-4 P.M The ptook market isin a very unsettled stale Somme of the fencles show an tinprovement todey, and sme a decline, Wiikin «few day Hodeon River alle rond has beem moderately active, and buyers are, no doubt, looking to the closing of the river, aod to an ioe crasre in buriness on the road, but tt will take ecnsething maore than’that, something deeper, to bring shoot « per marent improvement in this company. ['* gross earn: loge slwaye chow an lacreane during the winter months, and we bave had for several yoors part, * light specale- tive movement in the stock in the early part of Decom ber, Erle finetustes from és) to day stout an aversge of one per comt. ft must slwaye take the lend one tye culative rtock, and tte market value wisl depend emtively open the sirength of parties opetsting o6 fash dite At prevent the bull party ie etcomg, sod furtala peices wonderfully, The Interest acount running agsinst them & feaiful, ant Ll wbeord their reevurene rapidly Nesily two per cent has sccomuleted against thems since the combination +er formed, in this tiem alone, The bears have all the benett of thts Reading holds on pretty well Nu'bing decirive bar NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER Ui, 1856. * transpired relative to the January dividend, but it will Bot vary much, (amy, from the rate previously sta‘ed. The business of the new Gncal year has commenced auspl- clous'y. The com tomcage the first week was double that ip the same time last year. This looks well for the fu- ture, One of these days, this stock will be appresia‘ed. ‘Then ono hundred and fifty per cent wil) pe considered cheap for it. Nicaragua Transit ®uctuates betwoon aix- teen and seventeen per cent. Nothing can put this stock where it ought to be but » complete change in the boxrd of monsgement. It matters not whet the company’s earnings are, the stuckholders never will wee a cent, #9 Jorg as the present siminiatration remains in power, | ‘One would thivk that by thie time their capactous maw was pretty nearly filled, but ft appears not. A sorces. pondent ska several portinent questions im a commuat- cation which will be fourd below. In proper hands this company could pay in dividends the first year a sain hewriy quel to te full market prive ot the atock. The | general charactor of the management has lulled stock holders into a feeling of seourity; but their confidence | has been misplaced, aud they toust look sharp after their servanin, or the entire substanos of the soneera will be absorbed, leaving not even a wreok behind, At the first bowrd to-day Cautom Co, declined i por | cent; Erie, 34. California 7's advanced X per cent; Hud- | nop Railroad, }4; Cleveland and Toledo, 4; Chiosg» and Rock Inland, 3. Michigan Southern, Michigan Centra | and Galena closed atBaturday’s pricés, The sales ofeach | vory simited, | After the adjournment of the board, the following #aloa | of bonds and stocks wore made at auetion by A. H. Nico ley $1,060 Jar eeville (Wisconsin) 8's, 1878 50 «Lares N. Vand N. Ha BK, (genuine)... 19 Fe ond Avenue KR... 4} ncific Mail Steamship vo WU, 5. 8 eamabip C 10 Hanover Bank... , . 40 Farmers’ aud Citizens’ Bank of Lo 2 Obehem Bank... io MO cerned (0 Masterton, Smith & Sinclair Stone Dressing ( 7 Bowery Fire Insurance Co, , . 50 North River Fire Ipsurance Co 276 St. Meholas Fire Insurance Co, Tenox Fire Ineurance Lo... 20 Knickerbocker Life Insurance Co peees Simeon Draper's semi-weebly sale of stocks and bonda will take place to-morrow, (Tueaday,) at half-prat 12 o'clook, at the Merchauta’ Exchange. At the second beard there was no material variation in piles, and there was not much business transacted in any leacing stock except Kile, Michigan Central Rail rond advanced 34 percent. Erie closed 3 percent lowor. Calera and Chicago clored frm at 12144 per cent; Pana. ma at 1063 bid, 106 asked, ‘The Assistant Treasurer reports, to-day, as follows: — int. added + 82x ng Inland, Vaid on Treasury account, 997,219 5a Received jo. 3 109/090 00 Valence do. 4,040,600 68 Vaid for Array Office... | O82 Ot Vaid on clsbursing checks ., 46,718 OF The receipts include $60,000 for transter drafta on St. Louis, ‘The warrants entered at the Treasury Departinant, Washington, on the 7th inst., were:— For the redemption of stocks For the Interior Department For the customs, War warrenta received and entered From CUstemty. sc. seen ees 107, The Stonington Reilrond Company earaed In Novewbar $10,624 60, egainat $22,178 35 for the same month last year~ showing a decrease of $2,653 80. The United Sta‘es Trust Company notify the creditors «f the Knickerbocker Fw @ Jurtitotion that they will pay u second ard final dividend of fifty and one half of ee per cent from end after this date, and aati the Ath Jeouary next, at No, 25 William street, basement, and | thereafter at No. 40 Wall street, seound floor. ‘Ibe steamship lromethous, at New Orleans, from Nicw ragua, biings two werk» later intelligence from Califor nia, Her dates are San Fras tw Noy. 20th, inelusive, Tre Nerthern Light left Nicaragua on the duh inst. for New York, with parrengers and $960,000 in specle on freight. he will be due about Wednesday. The Cleveland, 4 Ctneinpall {eilroad Com. pary bave declared « semi annual dividend of five yar cent. ‘The unnexed statement exbibity the averege daily movements im (he leading departmenss of the banks of this city, during the week preceding Saturdsy morning. Lecember 8, 186:— Daw You Cry Kanna, cee $11,862 50 1,380 91 lumbur Loans. Specie, Circulation, Depovits New Yor! 366.662 446 2.005, 760 Nenbettan 610,78 Bi IWL 8,109,902 Merebante? 199'726 3,411,809 897,beT 4,725,010 | 209,862 2'609,004 27,808 4,406 08s 116 $24 1,066 O44 62 087 1,168,419 i bevix On 173,156 876,082 WLI T2168 154 604 1175/7387 ‘270,798 | 192,450 188918 74,200 108 662 14,461 Mech. & Traders’. Greenwie Arsociation, 6,029 Commerce. 6,859,008 713,206 1,096,078 we 6 Tacitie. leoples’.. oo @ North America. Hamovers,.... 1,416,067 + "664,406 4401160 © +. 661,900 lew 10 410,878 1,049 (08 Or 4 cond Leather G16 008 Con bxchange. 1 610,798 atu Comvental .....2,674 408 76,702 1,106,002 108 957 O18 122 4,004 . 716,401 660 661 876 080 15, 258 128,448 17880 Hull's Hed 136,642 N.Y. County, neon Total, 995,160 8060 11,844 $1 78,000, 110 sme Horn Thane heniing Dee. & 60. Im Ang Dee do, Dee. 108 days 6,406,427 The annexed stavinent exhibite ® compartom of tne J sdlng department of the banks of this sity from the @ 1 up to the Laat weekly returns: Niew Youn Orrv Barna. Lowns. Apote. — Cirenltn. ne. Lét 7,075,800 62,828,020 BAL 065,087 arr ee) 1,000,104 6,900 N11 6,041 08 an 10 16,018, 106 14°98 4 M09 mn waa ee May 12, ‘to May 19, '6.. Vi,ott 40 ’ 110 18 197 668 4 ? mn ‘ ‘Le 100 ab 6 we wed 06.009 4b 14,706,720 Tah he £97,212 YSAL70 7,004,906 E401 Ve 481 Ce) 7765 OO ABE VTA 1 G18 TA 147 16.918 ome 7407 oR BD, } 08 Vb 9,00 7 408 HY, } 09 Vo 20k th 7 ha mae, 1 100,774, 900 16,280,000 7 714A) 881463 101, 164.000 14,640,240 7 610,10" 1,048 671 100,408 V8 8 7 1, 86. 100494, 970 17,804.82% 7.9),178 81 "Uh, 100,278, 1°) 1320 ab 790) 1468 0,40, . th 9) 1008 19,718, 60 1 eh 80 0 oe . 28,6. ORORD, THE 13s aah Tee $106 147 f ‘Ve ab ON 1247 1099 Oe Rte. wes on 1.110 oT Yael bees Crt. 15S. C6 OM) Am VIR ATA TOO TLA T8l8NS so7 Cet. 20, "Gh. 06,108 918 12461 728 1 8AM 364 TT 80 I wt OC AO ETE 14168 OE TRUM Awe TE 4 RA Sow. 2, 'bb, W200,079 11,106,298 8.091 stm 77 987 676 Sov 10. '0b.. V2 Sb 700 V0 8b 4H ® Te 782, Sev, 17,6... Sane ey “ p44 7 Nov. 24.'6b.. 92,31 7 7, t fee. 1,98 vi oR wh Wi ae 1 7 B41 A479 08s Ge er Bi Be nL The Inet veteran, compared with Uheer for Une previvas week, thew the (oflewtng variations —~ Increase to bent and Ah counte wre peresee tn ee. , aie nerware in chrewiation ate Leerense tn Smpontia The inerease in Clcownts and epecle very nearly oor repent so tie in peck inetemee full oe large s6 antic, | according to the grade or quality early im the day at be | pated, Of the two millions reosived trom California by | the lag’ steamer the banks got about one-third, The és crease in deposits, In the face of am increase in dleeounta, is not « favorable feature, We have furtber remittances: from California vear at hand, amounting provably te two millions of dollars, bat the chances are that very little will go mto the banks. Rates for sterling rule pearly at specie shipping points, and it is the im- Preston that the steamer fom this port om Wednesday Will take out apects t & moderate amoant. ‘The earnings of the Ga'ena and Chicago Railroad Ooa- pany, for November, 1864 and 1856, is thus given by the papers of Chicago - 904,368 a Gataxa axp Cmicago Rannoap, November. i 6. Frevght... an Dy Mali ‘toe —— ——— Totals. ........ $146,406 67 $256,686 06 980,000 16 Thin incrense in equal to mixty per cent. The Chicego and Rock Iniand Hailrosd Company eerm e¢ in Nowember, 1866, $120,322 86, ageingt $144,300 the rame month last year, showing @ decrease of $14 026 14. The gross earnings in the past five menghe have been $662,807, sgninat $014,500 for the correspond ing months last year, showing an increase of $81,189. The Cecrome in November was confined to passenger receipts. ‘The Comberland Miners’ Journal of the 7th nat. saysi— From the Frostburg region, over the Cumberland and Yewneyivenia reir « the week ending Aaturdey, Noveriber 24, 3,557 tons eere transported, 1,428 of this smount were shipped to canal, ami to railroad 2,100 toms Over the Cumberland Coa) and tron Company's rafirs for the same pertod, 6,017 18 tons ‘owe ae reste tons lef, this place by railrows, and 4,88 14 tone we eaual The total amount piipped by this company for the year ince the first of January last, (+ 188 Goh Uk, From the George’s Creek Coal’ and tron Com miner, £925 16 tons were shipped over their railroad to market for the reme period. the tocal amount shipped by thin eomnpany for the Fie? nines the frat of Batre 4 lant, fy 211,872 06 tons, 1,791 15 tons ware despa! from the Hampattre Coal’ and tron Company's mines The toral amount for the year in 69,887 15 tone. Thore were fuxty-aix boate descended the Chcsapeake and Ohio Capal during the same period, carrying 4,000 tons of coat and 17% Lt tous of coke, £1600 Virginia 6's hoo a 10000 Minsow 2000 do 2000 Califor 1000 Hud Ide 100 ar 1000 Hud Kd MB, 16000 I Con RB Le 00 de... DO 200 a ! “1tco a 1000 NY Cen 6's. #1 he Be of N Apr, iT Phenix Bk 10 Penn Coal Co... 260 brle Rarlroad «10 200 $2000 NY Con P's, 7000 Tl Cen WR Bae OO 60 AO 140 NI dat Mtvos Le $0C0 1) Int Im '47, £6 rhe Canon Co. » Stearagua Transt Company, TO THE KDITOK OF THR WHKALD in of bovkkeeping in use wilh the Nbc Company differs from that known 9a ‘Hen + important particniars, When s merchant bilaness is bovke at the end of the year, or a\ any stated vhen te destres to bainnce in his atateme ‘ oar in and other approved aye eying in use amovgst tost merchants aaa men Hot the Niesrng: anngers have a hej « their own of eLirking the responsibility tmponed tm this y. For iustance, in their statement of Jaly 1, 1b) | among their ansote ia stated this tiem -—Cash on hh on lonna mented by thecks, sed in the hande of the agente of the con.pa: wire ce OOO 08 Oe Tn thie Inet etatenme ot ie thle lem” Cork ow hond, July 1, 1864... 617,003 66 Liffereree not accounted for +» O42, 268 18 It will be seen that Loth (hese statements of the ossh © onhr wy the sme dete. Gentlemen, 1s the Dt fret ptated true or falee? If true, has lag Dit? If stolen. by whem sod whent seid ockby iors’ Interests are involved in this matter tefthree handred aod forty-two thousand nd vines this of Itaelf |e an item of em cone ence, will not befog your minds by mingling with it ory inquiry et this time upon other polute of the seam dalous mans gement of the stockholders’ interests. HL CITY TRADE RePoaT. MonDAay, Dw 106 P, MM, vnfined 1 some 20 bbls, - pote in prices . * warket wea heavy, The limited, and he home demand me shout 10,000 « 12,000 bbda, common gran of Mam, at 0 © 40 vbis dn whieh ware’ auld wt tate molt ath Oly « OF of the rare Wi 0, and low to ge cates of extra, eohd a 04 60. Canadien was dull woth The alee inciated aboat 3004 400 bole, at 0887 0 810 common Ww exten grades, Southern wee dail oof ty 60) 100 bole, inetading common 99.02%, ant fenny to extra st 6976 ith extra Ve ersburg Oty hile (Malte) aed wn at O11. Patra Genesee was saleable a! 66 67 ? arket {4 common grates clowd dull, oil of common Mate over 18 WO & 9 66 held out for $4 fd). A sale as 10 0 0. nelete! lo Ube treesee 0) bole tor expt Whaet one and ot. A the rmall tremeetions ted were 2.000 & 3,000 Wurhele of | lane |, 6 O10 do. Tennessee do. interior ret wh » dir prhioe while Southern wae reported ot O4 22, radian wae dull at 82 2. ret Milweakia Corn—The reine emenced whoa’ 80, ined at as @ Ube. for naw Hon’ ynew, Wy tor Western mband (we white Southern. Hye wee frm. ieee embrace) minrut 10,000 & 12000 burhaie, incheding £0 © 9 008 bor export, a O10 REL M4, wile OL 86 wee Oats were lo mterate demand, for Sate aod Wentern firm, With small rales at Hie © Ie.) 840 stlte The frames of bltere checked export dernte hoon for Parcpe waa reetriaret to seiaily tor Liverpool To the latter, rates were Ceeliedly Migher, Varly lo the foreeee, 6.689 vorhele of grain were taben ‘0 Oil a9, at 1054 le ahigte loge Later in the day 6.600 bewbet e/6r4, in thipper's bags, a! 114, an 14,000 40, la bulk, et 1d. end 210 bales of entton were ae though the range was from 4 to Om Plowr wer des lt caked About 20 tereee bag were st DO do were aller wurde nd at (he clone, Be wae walead i weed at Te "Tier —Paten wore tmeking, tor shipment, ot Hn. a Ste, the latter being am owtelte pio inom — Manel tales A Menich yig wore m&he ot O82 The renqe was from B31 bo «82 | *WMoukwem There was e better Seman’ for Now Or- leans, td the male embreset about O00 5 900 bile, at de Navat Sromm were qulet, with emall sales spicite tarpentine, nt 6646. & the, Trova The market war dell aod enrettled, with tales of 200 5 000 Whle., in late Oe ee Zo and bn retell parcels et 620 6 Al the chow we bezers A any kimt ah rete eberve 92; I foto 1 wpe ons Cod Geitverabie tn March ot Meet was unchange’ tbe nt Saterday + prices Beet hans Oven heme wore 5 rman, wt 10; » wre et s OMe } velnagre Wonttte prime, ot 15 ere an ee ee | California. Butter and chaere | York fvlee exstrece’ abont ) Xe, amt Ome. | Necsnm Tee martes wee Wmitet, Abt 2 a OD show Te a TKS Acar come AW water we morrre, Wramert —The rains ends Piste privon, ot Pe. 9 pe