The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1856, Page 3

- ee at costume—when the labyricth of passages, sbow tases and rooms, require @ mau to hays a compars, if yes not wich to lose bis rechonizg wud get out of bh’ per track—1 say, when you th'nk « omforta and at joy- ments at the Java Hotel in Ba d then exper: the ana y ‘and confusion @: the Lonioa, come the conciusion vhat in some thicge Singapore a'¢ widely different. ‘The Adelphi 1s no o#tter, and I belis v9 is now turned tn'o a boarding hyuse ~ snd f thet cupnot see what it was young Marryut notice was worth recommending when he published, a raw ¥ since, that very stupid book, Gx Archipelago, characters. ”” the plates in which are its only redeemiag But enough of this—for why lose my temper on wh: cannot remedy, unleas it is to recommend some «: prising Amer:can to come out and estab. {sh a hotel wor- Uhy otto fines city as Singapor t! trial, depend upon it, for this is the grand central station of the entire commerce of the Kast—the hi! way house between Calentta and China, and the rendezvous the Dutch bound home—for I dvubt muca taer they get on e mail line direct from Holland to Java for many eur. % dir Stamford Ratiies showed his good judgment and good eense when be so energeticaily, on hia own reapon- nibiuity, estaulished the colony in 181% (which the Bri- tush government would not acknowiedge for some three years, on account of the semonatrances of the Dutch, Who saw 4 powervul rival iu commetce springing up nant their own door, as a sentinel of land to watch the movementa of the Dutch Fast ladia Company), fa making Singapore a free port; for here yon bave rree trade 1a reaiity; no texea on shipping, no pilotage, no import aud export tariff, nothing but » trifling charge aa light dues. T wae at a joss to ree where the revenue came from; but when Izemewmber that the celebrated opium farmer pays $16,000 a mcoth, or $180,000 a year, f.r the privilege of retalivg t atoxicarivg di to the natives, we see where 5 part of it is derived. ‘This privilege is sold an- ‘Dually, st auction, to the h'ghest bdidcer, but Joon ‘ick for many years has overbid his competitors; wend potwithsmacing the enormous goveroment tax, h> nas mace ap immense fortune out of it, so extensively is opium ueed by all the natives who can get a few conta ‘to purchese it. He also pays some $5,000 per year for selling spirita, which gives him the monopoly of both these articles, ‘he govern ent also get come $20,000 per annum quit rent, a8 it is called, snd derive something from tac planters. Tue island, about sixty miies in efrcumfer- erce, poasevres a large territory capabie of cultivatio: and Singap.re is well placed to commend a splendid coasting and foreign trade. Our view from the verandah of the hotel, or from the Government flonte, perched upon the mountain in the rear ot the town, is most pie- turesque, Fiom the latter, more eapesially, you have ‘the horse shoe resembling haro»r, where the ships of ai! nations and ¢very flag, from the’ symmetrical todel of MeKay to that combination of the ark, the sfisaisaippi flat, tce oli fashioned co ton tub, and the Venetian a Ubinese junt, which Captain Kelly showed the now traveling citizens ot New York for the first time; and cccasioned that shrewd remark of the Widow Par- tingtoa, ‘4hat more money would be mace by taking over all Chiva at once instead of bringmg it m ‘junks.’” You also bave the city and tue cistant mountain range, and cultivated hills and plains—tne one interspersed with irreguisr puiléings—windivg rivers mace into canals ‘hat rua alongside the g2-downs to rsevive the producs into the flat boats, while the other is green with nutmeg and spice trees, and the richest beauties of the ba oes he ridev about the city are most delightful, and the bamboo and rattan fence fill we eye with ybenaty. My excursion to Captain Marshall's beautitui residence —near the mognificent builcings erected by the steam company which he has so long been connected with— and the inspection of the grounds over which fly whe flag of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, will aot Bagel De forgotten. Our sayas drove us directly through and about the several streets of the town, across the se- J round the esplanade, where the native 2D the (lite every Saturday afternoon with martial music; by the severa) go downs, over te the Uni- nese burial granad, so singwatly different from other as- ticns, where the siiape of the vraves resembied the Saxon letter U, or the Omega of the Greek alphabet—passed the Malay Wasbing ground, where these dark beggars tear your clothes to pieces, uncer the plea of getting them cleansed—we are arrived at the steam wharf, which five was a marsh, but is now covered with the fous accommodations which this company pos- site of England. The coal sheds have at pre sent about ~0,000 tons ready for use, and the sto; houses, the machine shop, the sail loft, the cooking rooms, the several piers and the large amount ofground, do not -aprear to have coat so little as $80,000. There are but few mercancile houses in the place, and thore—some twenty-five or thirty im ali—bave blished for and most of But for a won- der, 1 find xo American commiesion house managea by Americans! Measrs, Bousted & Co., however, have a large American trade, and manage their business well. ‘lieve that the European population will not exceed three hundred in ail, but there are quite a number of baif-and-haif, whose color plainly shows the cff-pring of the native mother and the European father. At Malnece the Portuguese and Dutch have married and intermarried so long that the European blood in that distric’ is so de- generated as almost to be entirely lost. I presume the native population will amount to 80,000, more than half of which are Chinemen, while all Eastern nations have supplied the balance. Bugis, oe rce 8, Arabs and Caffres, Parsees, Bergalese and Malay, ings and natives of Madras, all mixed up together—all purau- ing their own business—all di according to the cus- toms of their country. I believe that seventeen ancient isnguages and ten modern tongues may be daily heard in the ming streets of pingapore, to aay nothing of in- numerable dialects branching out of the whole. Dr. Yvan, a French physizian, who hae just udlished @ rambling, uvinstructive work on his ‘‘T'ravels among the Malays,"’ saya the Chinese portion of the town is noticed by ita “strong appearance.” I think he should have vaid by i's strong smell, tor certainly the odor is most offensive to. those not accustomed toit. Many of the Chinese merchan‘s are immensely wealthy. Wampou is the milliovaire ot the place, and haa s» most elegant residence out of town. ith him ’tis the old story— came mto the place a , and has walked steadily up the Jadder of fill his riches make him noted. The Malays bi in their produce and reil to the Chinaman, and’ the Chinaman sells to the mer- chant, who fills the orders which the mail has brought him—a continual sale and barter; no brokers can be em- ployed. ‘Ihe prahus of all the islands round about are ing in at eff seasons, but the Chinese traders come apnually about Christmas time. and then such an excite- ment! ‘The junks are surrounded by nundreds of bosta, all anxious to trade and meet their friends; but the ne comers decline to sell or talk business, till, with p worthy trait cfcharacter, observed for ages, they have visi- ted and{ repaired the graves of their ancestors, and spent few hours st the Joss house in prayer. Singapore, Penang and Msiacca are the dependences over which Governor Blondel (who last year succeeded Governor Butterworth, ‘who was eleven years in office,) presides. He, however, takes bis orders from the Governor General of India and the Fast Incia Company, who, I am told, are tired of ‘these porsess‘ors, ag they are only an expense, and would gladly lave the Britieh government take them off their s. Ten veers after the settlement, the export and import trade amoun"éd to $22,000,000; but seven years later (in 1896) it fell off to $14,000,000. Now it ia some $50,000; but the State statistics are two years in the background, I can’t be positive. Por a loog tim early years, the Americans had the cream of the ogtive trade among the several islands. When pirates infested the coast, and shot out from every it upon the unewspicious vessel, no nation was safe. it must be vow some thirty years rince the \'riendship, of , was taken by the-e robbers, and even as late 1840 they gotthe Eclipse. The American men-of-w: sent out at that time to blow the towns about the heads of the robbers may have done some gond, because the British were so apathetic in thosedays, But, asa general thing, litilecan pe done by destroying the poor fisher- men, when the princes and rejaba, and their wealihy friends indirectly are the real pirates, who fly into the mountains the moment they are visited by a salute. How long is it since a rajah on the Sumatra const took « fancy tothe wife cf an Enghsh captain, who foolishly took her ashore, and carried her away to pis poate, and refused to give her up, but notified the war ship and her husband that the first shot fired upon the village would ‘be the wignallto put tho kris through the body of his wife, He kept his word. ‘he village was cestroyed, bat e rat shot fired drew the Jife from the heart ot his Romantic and true. wife, Spanish dollars in the bands of the enterprising mer- chants of Salem—who entrusted their ventures to thetr still more longbeaded capta!ns, whose nataral tavits of observation and tast forso longa time has been the means of giving America so large a portion of this trade —these shipmasters are perfectly familiar with their business, know foreign markets, understand supply and demand, and the art of treating with the na- tives, and carry in thetr head the whole history of these islands, and the ports where you can exchange or buy or sell. Moat of the Amorican business in the Indian islanda is dowe with “documentary bills,’ under letters of credit from Brown, Shipley & Co. and Barring Brothers & Co. The captain or egent draws at six months’ sight as soon as his cargo bas been collected, packed up, stowed on board and bills of Iading signed,and then the ech 34 forward, the acceptors secured by,bill of lading, on the back of whieh the invoices are endorsed. As the mail going throug! to England is some two months, the own- ers of tbe cargo have the benefit of an eight months’ credit, or {uur months leeway, after the arrival of the property, on an average passage of one hundred and twenty days—thus age. Sage ample time to dispore of it ana realize to meet the bills, The shrewd finaveier in this way—proviied he possesses the credit to get » fair start—cao do any @mount of business, and make or lone 8 fortune by bold speculations, under good or bad judgment. ‘Tre cargo of one of these voyages coraprise, when the articles can be had, all the products of the Fast, The producticns most adapted to the American trade let me briefly enumerate, with auch comments as strike me i— Corrsk.— Bags and picked ove: of 70 to 80 pounds net, garble! Baga should be an and atropg, and car just be taken about sweating. Tho coffee, whes coliecting, is placed in the go.owns to dry and the Chipamen ere plainly seca im picking ovar the lots. Teas thai come co yi froin China at Baristinas, shouid be free from dust, and clean leaf, and does well oiten whenneatly put up in papers. Wild cinnamon, thin jail, well cleared from theextra bark, in bales of 100 the. covered neatly with gunny bags—such packages are berter than boxes, Dragon’s blood sometimes goes, but is not much used with us. Buffalo horns, and but- falo and cow hides are frequently shipped—the former, however, are going out of sale—as gutta pereha and In- dia rubber are now extensively aed for combs. Heavy horna are (e best, but in avy case these things are too buiky, except ‘or dunnage; sometimes the loss in weight is from 16 to twemty per cent. The latter article must be bought low to pay. The light horn is most liked. Cassia overs, = cutmegs and cloves are usually ordered. Natmegs should be well assorted and carefaliy icked over, a4 is the care with coffee: these sometimes jo three per cent in weight. Zanzibar can beat thase lands in the price and supply of cloves. Pepper, in strong bags, of gocd quality. Pearl sago and flour sago, the latter used for siring. Cubebs, gum benjamin, gum danmar, tumence ard stick jacks, ara also among the corugs and dyestuifs: bot will not pay from here at pra- out prices. | saw yesterday the way they pack ap gam- pier, naother article largely ia dewmand fos priailng and tanniog purpores with ut Tostead of the old fashioned way of wate, where there was much waste, (2 ts now passed through © Pydraulic press, wick screws twenty bund. ¢4 weight wilt in the compass of Yorty ouble feet It is packed {4 guany bags ut abous @ picul ech Cured alsv goes forward in Umited queatities for calor- ing apd printing purpeses, and Inois ruoder has paid weil, but it should be well selected ani clesa. Sub America, however, comes in competition. Tortoie shall | would do if the West Indies don’t teed the m1 it, is is sometimes roshipped, Tia is produced im quamiity, and has sold well for years; but Holand ia al to rupply us when our prices are very high. isin imited demand in the American trade, and cocni nea! must be very cheap to oowpete with Mexico or Hon- duras. Rations apd deer skins, sugar aad rice are among other eriiciea; but the latter can be Lest fa Cerolina, | velieve 1 have ron through uxost of the staples or productions which are acid in the Siu- gapore and Peraug market for the American trade. Soa Amelicun bu-iatsd ts ethin the hanas of few—ciost'y Eastern inca—Dbut a few alips come out ou New York ac- count, Singapore must sveatually be the greatest commerstal emporitim ot the Eqst—for the products of all its neigh borsare poured inro i's imp; #04 here ships, oa et Anjer, aftor paasing round both capee, continually mest. When we note the sent commeres of ths pert, #9 can hardly realise that about the close of Pre tdeut Moutee’s administration, Singapore was only the resortofa fee Malay fishermen. One word (u Siam, ere the mat) bag c} of Sirgapore hereafter. Like Japan, Siam has locked her outer door first, and inciplomacy I should think them ‘They have many things we want, and wa b for them to buy in 1etnen; but thus Vion cf their connection with the F what has been 28, but mora om the ths ex:eo- India, Company, me? And even the company treaties } bave beea a burlesque, But now it is aud Sir T. Bowsiog, the twelve urticie treaty which he negotiated uci early part of the present year, bas done thehandsometaiog for Fngland. Perhaps he has; but when I rememner Mr. Roberts’ celebrated negetiation for the United States, ¢ think in 1823, which was the meaus of complstely shu'- ing che trade, for no American ship hia ever loaded there since,, waes total failure, I aim not ielined to be- Ueye that the British goveroor will come out any better Bolestier, as American Envoy, tried to briog them over in 1860, but was deteated; acd Sir J, Bronk aid no bett-~ for Ergiand whea he wes sent out a few montbs later. ‘The Biatish treaty just made will go iato effect in April forthcoming—which is the 1,218th year ot the Siamese era—and we sball thea see how it works, I should dike to go up with the new ambassador, Mr. Harzis, tc ae8 what he can do with the old rajehs for the United Statas, but ashe has not arrived, as expected, by this boat, I must give it up. J. Logan, in his elaborate jouraal on these eouctries made up from authorities, 1 believe, says eowething about it, but Eari’s work gives little information. The Westward Ho, Bostom clipper, har jret paveed Apjer with 800 Coolias froma Swatow to'Callao, anc others haye and sre continually iug with their living freights, The days ot the African slave trade sre with she past, save what the Brazilian and Cubsa traders misy Se engaged in, but the trafic in human life is mot waoliy abolished when we see Fuglieh coal ships, Poravisa con- viet huiks, und American clippers, sil hesiing towards the west coast of South America, svery squace foot alae it of space occupied br a poor devil of a Chinamas, who thinks, when he receives @ dollar in hand, to be spent in clothing, and makes a contract to work five yoars at $8 per month—by paying $50 for a passage, with al! the tice they want guarrantecd—thet he is !eaving purgevocy for parvdise, But when his owner puts him to wors on the guano deposits, under the burning sun of the Chia char, he wilt find out how mele he has been deceived. Read that horrible affair of the Waverley, Boston ab st Macila—which you got by the fs fl. Tt mal me shudder to think of it, and chills my very bloc when fancy pictures the blackened, swollen forme of two hua dred and fifty human beiugs, the one piled oa tha other; worte even than the frozen ‘soldiers of Napoleon o« the Niemen and at Smolenski, or the startling horrors of the Blackhole of Calcu'ta. Our Minister to China, Dr. Par! fellow passengers me to Houg tne and his attac’ DR. YOUNG AMERICA. Loxnox Hors, sixcavons, Dee, 21, 1805. More About the Coolie Prade— vers of American Vos. sels Engaged t Statistica? Hiswory of the Commerce of Singapore=—Colonicl Budget for 1852~'4—The Press of the Island--Commercial Notes, ae., de. T have just mailed four packeges of Haranp cor respondence, but could uot pay the postage tm Singapo: rines which an American captain has just arrived he with pascergersf from Swatow. ‘The Otrante, of San Franei:co, lett that port oa the 12th instant, having made a fine run down, with a favorable monsoon, in eight days, He was chartered to bring down suga: and two hundred and forty Chinamen (not Coolies,) andi Capt Hays bas given me » giance at this most unchristian trade, end I can but be surprised, in these modern times, to notice the extent ofa traflic worse than the slave trade, because those engaged in it give it another name. American clippers are daily leaving. The Westward Ho, Hussey and Bald Eagle, Capt. Treadwell, of Boston, with about 700 each, have left; the former to Callao, ¢hi ter to Havana. The Australla and Bona Ventura, (Chathata), with 400 each, have gone to Havana; and the Amelia, of Boston, has sailed with 600 tor Cailao, while the War flawk, & 2,000 ton clippor, with 900, was loading for the same port; and the Winged Racer,cf Boston,Capt.Gorham, was about to sail with 700 for Havana; and several more ships were on the way under charter. This will show you the extent of this modern freighting business. Messrs, Taight & Co.. of Swatow, anda young American by the name of Bradley, who is connected with that house, are very active ingetting off the ships, under Canton and Hong Kong instructions—the Peruvian Consul managing a greater portion of the contrast papers. The Briiish government forbid that traffic from a consular port—but Swatow is out of their jurisdiction. This port offers » good anchorage inside the island to shipping, and is situate on the rivee Han. Captain Hays says the examt- nation cf the passengera on board the junks that take them off to the ship is too revoiting for description— all men over thirty-five years old, or after they have been stripped stark naked show the least sign of dia- eare upon their persons are rejected, and these poor crea- tures brought a long way from the interior by ‘‘crimps’’ of their own nation—who get $10 for bringing down all of what they term healthy cattle—are turned ashore to perish of starvation or die a Lingering death by exposure. Grest numbers, says Captain Hays, are seen along the beach in this horrible «tate. Perhaps, be added, they re far better off than those poor wretches who have been led to suppore bound to the golden regions of California or Australia, or some pleasant island in the China or indian sess. The moment they are ard get om board the skip, they have the sulks acd wants to go back; but no, tney had crossed the Rubicon, and must remain in the iron bonita of Cubs, or South America. Captain Gorham, of the Winged Racer, was very much alarmed at the mutinous state of his cargo, and flogged some sixty paseengers one mora- ing. Then mutiny is among them the captain credits only the mterpreter, or the one who makes the fact known. This man, therefore, has the power to <o mis- represent the feeling on board aa to oscasion strict and harsh measures, against winch they rise. ‘The most danger arises betore they pass the tand; afterwards the bound.ess look of ocean and therr respect for navigation, under kind treatment, will usuelly keepthem fa their place. But since the affair of the Waverley and one or two other mutinied ships, the American shipmaster can but enter upon his voyage with tie liveliest sense of denger, ‘ovgh the courteay of Mr. Woods, the enterprising editor of the Straits Times, 1am able to add a statistical page to ry Singapore correspondence, which your East inaian mercantile readers will find interesting, as it con- tains the entire commercial transaeticas ot the colony from its foundation: also, a statement bearing on the currency question. You are aware thatthe Kast India Company are desirour of introducing the rupee and fraction of a rupee mstead ct the dollar and fraction of a dollar, This movement meets with the warmest oppori- tion of the merchants of Singapore, and the statistics which I now add were compiled by order of the public meeting held at the Singapore news room on the 1th of August last past:— STATEMENT OF THE GHO*S VALUE OF THE IMVORTS AND EXPORTS AT SINGAPORE, AT STATED UNTEAVALS DUNTNG THE LAST THIRTY: LONE OFFICIAL YEARS, Importe. S14 +, Reporte, Gront To), iy Ex He 5 2,610, RESUVECTIVALY € ‘The dollar is enrrent tn the fo! Rorneo, Cetebes, China, Cochin-( hina, Java, FI siands to the southward, Kongpoot, Malay Peninsula, Mada, Siam Sumatra, The rupee is current in the folowing, viz:—Nicobara, Pegu, Ravgcon, Arracan, Calcutta, xpd coasts of Coroma:del and ialabur. ‘The trade between Singapore and dollar countries, during the last (hree years, was as follows 1852-63, 1853-54. Imports . $6,333,540 7,468,875 9,649,060 Export 7,077,688 3,086,382 11,074,522 3 e908s + $14,516,228 15,496,257 | 20,723,682 the rupee couniries, during the same period, tt has been 1851-52, 1852-83. 1853-54. Imperts $3,295,525 3,540,992 4,927,382 Axporti 1,991,623 1,951,016 2,297,216 Total........ +04 $8587 148 5,482,008 7,224,507 ‘The treasnie imports and exports, during ihe game period, have becn as follows:—~ From the doilar countries, 1801-52, 195203, 1850-54, Imports, Shader 1,295,984 1,717 80d Fxports, 1 22 468,208 ota. sciiigg: 32107999 8100.85 “Gait.tTO r e coaniri I te we ce a a Eaports. (Rest Lou S19 780}407 . $1,015,266 1,061,977 1,072,499 ‘The fore; drawn up to show the amount of trade cart oiween countries where the dollarand. ru- were respeciively current and the portof Singapore, in peter that howe inteves'ed in the question might seat A gisnce tbe preponderance of the doilar, as a coin, over the rupee, in ihe dealings with the natives frequenting that emporium, and to prove the injudictous poliey ob interfering with the currency at present established. te excess of trade represented by the dollar countries as compared with ihe rupee provinces are as foilows: 1801-52. 1852-53 y TS3-54 S18 4991085 ‘The transactions in treasure aro also in favor of the dollar, and show a surplus, as follows: — ve ” tee 81748 580 40) Sad . . . oseee vere 4.60871 _L also enclosed ‘abies prepared by the same anthority, Giving \sngtional parts of a eupee, aud of sae aeM Copper NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1856. | | | 09! | our-@ncy at the legal rate fixed by the company, which @otain too many Ggures tor copying ‘The budget ot ‘the foal year 1858-14 ahows £47,697 in- come, acd an +xpenditure 242, waich gives s large per Ceataue Cebcit. Leertainly cauuot see way the Beu- Sl goveramert for ave fisg amount, shoud wisi To excbarge the currency of « coloay that for thirty-six peers has w nly, aud bas become so familiar. isicg the native popula- = of watch undar the Esat ‘The Singapore #row Prew.—Pattor, Abraham Logan, Estab- Lebed 18%." Weekly. ecr’pilon, $16 per annu: Bir gmp 7 Ww baer tsa, im is laa one ol (of Bos: { Orenti’a, Une of Hoe's power Tines Express tcc Auatealia io got up at the view. Proce, J shilling per copy. be St Guardian. kéitor, A. bimonides, Weekiy. Subscription, $12 psr annuca. ‘the Free Pres aod Gvardion or printed with common @ preca ¢atab. ishmect comprises lear precs, Whose sphic work; bookbinding ta ar tts Malnys, @ 9nd Kings (natives of the Coromandel coast); and tt cet remarkat 6 to sre bow well they do their work, ins 325 they do rot undersiaza it ts ealied is the newspaper fe ronda: of the aati tha Strats Temes. “She room 15 a feat Sy 40. ard contains 120 files of frou 1 parts o the giobe, most of them exchaases, where I lux ustated on @ comple e file of tte Sew York Hauatp. The room is Well supplied with prices current, maps, Ac.. and entre o! the commercial part of the town. Officers war, commanders of merchant vessels, and stran- frea of charge, wno arrive by the many TS and sailing vessels constantly ‘through the harbor. Here wil be found Giles of ail the Indian. China aad Asteelisn jcarnals; also the New Vora Hematp, the New York Shipping Litana Price Crrrent, ond eevera: San Fran- olaco papare. Frow the returpa mede to the Departmant of State in Jazcacy aod August of the preeent year, I have taken » faw moemoranos, by permistton of Caatlea William Brad- dey, the American Consul ut Singapore, whose habits of study ead literary pareaits ere known to those who visit this pare of the world. 1 may meution that the young Gent'ecan meutioned ia the former portion of my letcer ad being engaged with others ingrespatzhing coolie ahips from bwatew, is a son cf the Consul; but #0 opposed is our representative to titia abomizable treffic he has re- sed to.correapend with him for over a year. Wemerania cf notes from the State pavers, zome of which points I have before touched om:— L. Sivrapore is @ tree port; there are a0 other charges than toe Guraite igat dues. whieh ‘are ope anna, or 2% sents per ro- fist redton ot merchant vessels. Ali national ships are free ov sbi charge also 2 Merchan'a’ accounts ace kept only in dollars and cents; but the government offices keep thelr booka only im rupees, avaas and pice 3. Table of Momeys.—4 pice make Leent; 2%; cents, 1 anna; 16 apaas. 1 rupee, +); 100,000 rupees, 1 lac; 100 lacs, 1 orore. 4. Table of Weights. —¥ enous ea of cagacity are rarely used, and then only with certain articles, eneh a8 woracco, Ac , 16 fae.s make Loatty, equal to Lib, 6 on. 6, gre, or Listb. avoir Ducts: 100 eaities make 1 (Obinese) picul; ejual to 188%; Ibs, aveiruupois: 40 (Chinese) piow's, 1 3 (Malay) picuis, 1 cbar. “he y catty weighs $24 Spanish, end the Chine: cally weigus $224. Mpaniea. The mauve merchants buys all iaported preduce from the isiands by the Malay picul, but it by the Gbinese piewL. ice Us suid by tae t0yaa of 10 it by the same, but ¥erzh: id wad ol.ver ‘hresd by & a dosi, by tae bunkal, w cope. branches; wad hase vers exiepaive od printing b 1,.Be Worn copdiat of indo Porturtiese, Chivese, Javan Of B36 weight, ‘ weighs 62, equalta 382 gra, oe Java tobacco is cold by te corge of 40 baskets, iocian piece goeds, by the corge of 20 piecas, Wheat ard grein by the bag, containing 2 Bengal mausds— toe matind is 61+z caities, equal to82 iba. avoirdupoia. 5. Freight —tbips of moderate eize, say trom 300 to 600 to: mand for charters. The rates @t which ign Fottcmms are freighted or chartered, depend on the da- msad tor apd supply of toxuage, the sailing qualides of the vesse and the kindof earga to’ be transported, ‘These vi ‘oreatly tha: it isimposabie to give them even approxi 2a ships of ail dations. except those of the uniform commission of 10 per cent, which jor purchasing orsel'ing. For “th? ame: the usages are different, ang are aa fol- Per cent. Comm lasions ow aaiee of goods or purchase of produce, risk, either in swles or on Advances on produce. 244 these ave guaranteed for an extra 24 per cant, or Sper cant in at ) Negotia'ing bills at exchange Iz‘erest on woneys advanced Ship's discursemanta Added to these exp bovring—the charges for which, being governed by eircum- staxces, diter widely. 7. Sales and Purchases.—Fales of inert are eff-cted in the ‘uewal manner, by private arrangement with the buyer. Few articles of i) aze oleared by p)iblic auction. f Pour ‘Caryo Onticard is done by private con- , (Never at pubic sales.) by the house to which the master ‘of tae veasel is cons! Fomacins yal sot “hay, Aime Bp from the natives. or, more generally, from the Chinese dealers, wn) ere the “tiret hands.” Terms of Purelase —Thesa are. first, eaah; or second, con- ae from well known houees, either in London or .lverpool. . Exchanges, —The true par of exchanze between the Uxited States and this port cannot be determined. abe most just ap proximation is to add to the Singapore rate of exchange on Londox the current premium of New York drafts on London, ie Wooo pocwih regard to the te of wages in the varioun . .— With regar ral vari branches acd occupations of labor, and of personal service in Be prainent of commerce and , only ® few instances can e specified: — me eepers, mercanti’e assistan's of clerks, from $800 to $8,000 per annum, My passage ticket from Singapore to Shanghai, in the Maatas, is $234, including wines and spirita, which, by the way, in this case are expensive, asl have to pay for what I never taxe. My board bill at the London is $3 per day, and such accommodations | I hope the statistics which I haye given you—which have cost me some trouble to obtain—will make this postscript to my Singapore correspondence in teresting, YOUNG AMERIC, Gur Havana Corresponden: Havana, Feb. 18, 1856. The Late Atiempt on the Life of the Archbishop of Cuda— Serious Accident to a Stage Ceach—Movements of the English and French Vessels of War—Political Citations —he New Spanish Bank of Hacana—The Weather—The Crops, des, Le. Madame Rumor, with her thousand tongues, reports that the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of Cubs, of which you were fully informed in my last let- ver, was caused by his having “excommunicated” the maa who attempted to assansinate him, because the lat- ter bad refused to commit matrimony with » mulatto woman who lived with biw. It is also stated that the man laughed at the whole affair, excommunication and all; but that on find his associates refused to mingle with him, and that he could not even gointo a ‘‘Bodega”’ to take adrink without being aesailei somewhat atter the following fashion:—‘‘What business have you here amongst Christians’ Are you not excommunicated?’ And that, in fact, he was completely ‘‘tabooad;”” he be- came quite mad, and thovght the better plan would be to get rid of the matter by cutting the Bishop’s throat, and which he so nearly accomplished, A serlous accident took place on the 13th instant. ‘The horses atta hed to the stsge coach from Guanajay took fright, and coming to a high bridge at Marianos, the coach was upset, the passengers and driver were precipitated over a parapet wall into a deep chasm be- low, All were more or less severely injured. Two had each «leg broken, another sustsined a fracture of the jaw, a fourth bad a rib fractured, a fifth received = se vere blow on the forehead, and all the others received severe contusions and bruises. The driver’s arm was broken, and one of the horses was killed on the spot. Nothing but a special :nterposition of Providence could have prevented the loss of all their tives. ‘The French brig-of-war Le Pereuse left this harbor on the morving of the 16th inst. The Meleagie continues here. ines ecarmanded’ By Cape ta dail ted, ng, commanded by Capt. Massey, is daily expected. She mounts a larger armament, Iam told, then any ship that has previously entered this harbor, ywn little Saratoga was towed to sea by the Ca- on the 13¢h inst. Martel and Diego Martel, father and son, are cited for the last time in the Gaceta of the 16th inst., to appear at the “royal castle’’ of this city within three days, to answer a charge ot “infidencia”’ (infidelity er treason) agaist the government of this island, or they will be treated ag rebels, and sentenced accordingly by the “Consejo de Guerm.” Is there mever to bean vod to auch silly charges, amd still sillier eitations and “fedictos.”’ A royal order wan published in the Gaceta on one day Jant week, dated Jan. 7, by which leave is given to in- crease the capital of the Spanish Dank of Havana, if the present shereholders shall consider such a course proper, and that any ‘ies may be holders of the new shares; that holders of ten or more shares only shall be entition to be directors of the bank. The Captain-(General ig to appoint the dey when the bank is to comwence business. Don Francisco Goyri is to be the President; Don Marten Riera and Don Miguel de Ja Puente the Vice Presi « of the Board of Director Far the past four or five days we have had sunshine evesy day. ibave beard several old planters say—not- withatending the croakinzs of birds of evil omen about diminution ofand injury to tne erop,” ‘&o., &e.—that 0 injury to the crop has been effected by the recent an- fhroratas weather, and that it has heat Aes) retarded. The sham battle took place at Port incipe las; even- ing. There moat have been, including the “‘voluntairs,” at least ten thousand men on the ground. It was, how- ever, in my humble judgment, » very (‘so 40" sort. ot en sffair. The United States sloop-of-war Cyane again came into this harbor yesterday afternoon, = **tt1##8 Powerful, of elghty-four Obituary. ‘The Lowell News records the death in that city on the fd jnat., of Mrs, TxwpxnaNcaTHomas, who was born in Ocver, N. H., on the %8th of March, ’1752, three and a half z ars before Braddock’s defeat. She was, conte- jy, at the time of her death, 103 years 11 months snd 4 dsys old, She had been s widow thirty-five years. Her Luaband served in the Revolution, and at the time of her death she was a recipient of a pension from the government of $200 per annum. Mrs. Thomas was mother of eight children, all of whom are now living. There are also thirty one grand children now pve: forty-three great grand children, and six great-great grandchildren, Mra. Thomas was a woman of remarkable health, retaining her faculties most wonderfully, even down to the time of her death. She could remember and relate incidents of forty and fifty years with great dissinetness, and often gave an account of the celebrated “dark day” in 1780, Her eyesight was remarkably dl. ‘The Portland, Me., Advertiser apnounces the death of Hon. Lov Curren, which took place on the 3d inat. He waa Mayor of Vortland for eight successive years, from 1894 to 1941. ADJOURNMENT OF GRORGIA L¥GTSLATU: Both branched of the legislature of Georgia adjourn | pine dite ym tae Lat inst, for the Thoaires and Exhibitions. Acapmer oF Mcsic.—Thia establishapent will be 1-opea 1 ‘omc rrow evening for @ season of ten nights, Verdi's «pera of “Tt! Trowatore” will be performed—Madame La Greoge rendering the character cf Lecnora, and M Adeisice Philips that of Azuceas. being cer first appenr- ance at this Louse aad in this opera {a this country. BROADWAY TuRATRY —The unprecedentedly literal pa- troosge bestoxed upon the various eoeule represents ions receatly prodice a: this house encourages the mansger to crptinue his etforts in the came line, The invarisdiy puss dramatic spectacie eatiied the ‘Cataract of the jaraes’’ will be drought out to-morrow evening ine style of magnificence thet will, it is believed, eclipee tl Gorgeocs splendor in which the piece wae presented af the came establishment come three sears ago. The ng characters will be performed by Mr ‘isher and Med. Ponisi; and to render the spectacle still more per- trot, Meenra, Nixon & Myers’ entire atud of beautiful grd thororghly wained horses, inelading Fize- Fly, will mar, nto’s GaRveN.—Not apparently satisfied with the im- Weide popwarity of the “Kif King,’’ whieh fills the housa to «vei flowing every ture it is perf rmed, Messrs. Cordys snd Moms, wis bave the regulaon of alfsirs during Manager Nibis's wbecnes in Surope, announce avovher new piace tor to morrow evening. Ic a a ballot arrenged by M. J+come Ravel, dances by M. Bridant, and callta “Figsto."’ | The distinguished and highly popular danseuse, @'lle Robert, M. Brillant aad otner favorite aris. have been assigzed parts in this pivee, which it is expected will excite quite a eppaation amvng the votaries of Lerpsisbors. The ypertormnances wilt ciowe wih the famoua epectacie ct the “EIf King."’ ove o1 the most gor- gous and well acted pantomimes evar witusssed. Bvrton’s Tukarxk ~ The industrious aud enterpriving manager ot this tavorita establishment is ill actively in preuring and produclug soveiiies gratification of the puoli While his patrops are laucing him with for the @d- mirable etyle in which he Bes ‘revived and brought forward some ld comedy jaad been ap- parently ecnsigned to the closet, he suddduly eteps for ward with @ new piece that again eets t! in commo- Mon, Te-morrow evening he will produwos, tor toe first time in this country, ler’a two-act eomedy atriod ‘Helping Hands,” in which he plays « very comical part, supports) by s¢veral talented meinbers of bis com- reny. Mra. C. Howare will efterwarda appear as the hero {m the fairy piece called “ Fortunio,” tor which Dew ceevery music, &c. have been expressly prepared, Lavra Keene's Vanisries.—Full houses having greeted each representation of the exciting drame exiled ‘Two Loves anda Life,” and the taugnable extravaganza of “‘Nove'ty,”’ the fair manager has very wisely decided to repeat them to-morrow and every evening till farther notice, Mita Keene's personation of Ruth Ravenscar has, perhaps, been more warm'y eulogisised than any other character in which rhe hes appeared; icdeed, audiences and crities have been so completely taken by sucprise at the euperior acting of this cistinguisbed artist, in this particular charac that, with two or three exceptions, they appear to have en'irely overlooked the merits of other performers in the piece. ‘Novelty’ is, on all sides, proeounced one of the richest affairs of the kind ever produced. All the company appear tn it, Wai.ack’s Tararre —The ever exseilent acting and the carefai manner obrerved in the placing ot pieces on the stage, continue to vender this one of the most popular establishments among our city play-goers. The patrons of this house are aiways sure ol not only enjoying fine acting but ct wituessiog appropriate scenery, furniture, &e, The revival of Mr. Brougham’s vary popular comedy of “The Game of Life” having proved highly aatia- factory te lage and enthusiastic andieuces on two occa- sions 'aat week, it wilt be repeated to-morrow evening, swath the suzne splendid cast, viz:—Rupert Wolte, Mr, Les- ter; Chatterton Drake, Mr. Brougham; Adam Greenleaf, Mr. Dyctt, Bose, Mfrs. Hoey; Widow Joybell, Mrs. Brougham; Mrs. Smiler, Mra. Vernon; Matilda, Miss Gan- non, It will be followed py ‘he Boarding School,”’ Broapway Vsnisr'es.—Owing to the beautiful acting of thoms wendorfi:] children, the Wood & Marsh juvenile comedians, this new and comfortable little theatre hss already established an enviable reputation ana taken Tank among the most popular places of amus+ment in the city. It woula doubdess be,very difficult to procure among the generality of stock companies their equals as repiesentatives of drama, comedy, farce and ballet. Mies Louire as the genereua hearted William, Miss Car- rie as the hanghty Capt. Crosstree, little Mary Marsh as Susan, and her brother, the infantile (ieorge. have beep enthusiastically applauded during the performsnoe of “Black Eyed Susan,” which is to pe repeated to-morrow evening. to be followed by the ‘Rough Diamond,” in which little George plays Cousin Joe. Woop’s Miystrsigs —The popular merry-makers an- noance that they will to-morrow evening tickie the pal of the admirers of the sublime and ludicrous with @ gracd musical, Terpsichorean, oratorical, Ethiopian chowder, compored of a heterogeneous wass of materials, eolected expreaaly for the cecasion, and chiefly consisting of sentimentel and comic songs, laughter provoking ree and gesticulations artistic and piantation dances. , winding up witha “Masquerade 1,” 1n which all Re Shabenerss and numerous other heroes are introduced in able, Becxtxy’s SERENADERS appear to have become “ fixed facts,’? not only im the estimation of our citizens, but in the city itself. Their great and increastng patronage has {adu them to enter into » contract for the erection ot anew and elegant ball for their special occupation. It is to be located on Broadway, immediately opporite the Metropolitan Hotel, and when map een ie expecte! to be one of the finest build for exhibition purposes in the city. To-morrw evening the Buckleys tender a va- riety of vocal and instrumental pertormances, after which they will Tepeat their last and very comical extrava- ea, the ‘Court of Iee-burg,’”’ which diew overflowing uses thr onghout Jast week. Broapway ATHxy &uM.—This new buildirg was thronged by the ola and young yesterday last even- and ing, and everybedy appeared delighted with the elegant potcesinio patatiogs fastradie of vigwt, suammers ted customs in Jspan and Uhina. These life-like pictures should be seen by a!l who take an interest in the curious habite of the singular inhabitants of the Celestial he- misphere. Fanny Kewata in 4 Naw Part.—We take the follow- ing from @ late London |e Thursday, G ‘elob. the driver of hackney cab No, 507, attended re Mr, A’Becket, to support s sum- urlington Gardens, for ri to pay him the sum of 8d.—that being his legal and proper fare. The defendant did not atiend, but one of her sor- vanta was present on her part. The driver said that on Saturday last be was taken off the stand in Conduit street, to take up at No. 16 Saville row. Three persona got into the veh! and he drove them to the Bnghton railway terminus, London bridge. Besides the three pas- sengers, four packsges were placed on the top of his can. distance leg fread than three miles, tled to 2s. fare, for an extra passenger, and 8d. for the four packager—making altogether 3s. 2d. He was id ovly 2a, 6d., end boing re‘used the remainder due to im, he took out the present summons. Mr. A’Becket asked the defendant’s servant whether he disputed the cistance. He replied that he did not; it was over the three miles, he believed. Mr. A’Becket asked him whether there were three passengers, and four on the top of the vehicle. The defendant’s servant re- lied in the affirmative. Mr. a’Beckett sald tbat, under ese circumstances, the complainant was entitled to 2e.—the fare according to distance--61. for the extra passenger, and 84, for the four besides 2s., the cost of the summons, and 2s. 6d. for his lovs of time. ‘The cefendant’s servant at once paid the money, and was satisfied with his Worship’s decision. It will be seen that the legal fare smounted to seventy cents of our money. The legal fare here would have been two dollars, and the charge would have raised from three to six dollars, according to the rapacity of the hackman or the timidity of his customer. ‘There is no place in the world where hackney ¢ re so high as they are in New York, and no place, either, where the lawon the subject is so little regarded. Cativornta THRATRICATS.—The San Francisco Sun of the 22d January rays:— There waa a densely crowded house at the Metropolitan theatre last evening, and but a very weak show of ill- feeling, which proves that our citizens forgive as hastil; asthey condemn. The performance seemed to give muc! general satisfaction. Yo-night the M! Gougenheim Tereat ‘‘Clarise,”’ and also rm in the ‘Love Chase.’’ its. Woodward is doing Mell Pitcher atthe Union. G G. Spear and Kepinosa had en tarewell benefits at t] Sacramento theatre and were coming East. lee & Mar- shall, the celebrated circus managers, have secured La- throp, the Kentucky circus clown, He arrived om the Uncle Sam. When the steamer sailed (Feb. 5,) Mr, Buchanan was playing at the Metropolitan to cr wded houses. The Hebrew Benevolent Society had » benefit at the Metropolitan, January 30th, and the Gougenheims, Mr. Stark, Espinosa and M’me Monplaiser volunvee: The colored ra, with Horn and Wells, flourishes. Mlle Duret is drawing crowded houses at the Forrest theatre, Sacramento, with “Jack yg (ena The Ravels are also filling the old theatre. At Marysville, Mrs. Sinclair and Messrs. Booth and Sedley are drawing full houses with the ‘Marble Heart." Potter’s company played three nights lact week at Colom with consideravie success. hey have had quite an interesting time in the interior towns recently, as well as in San Francisco, in 1 theatrical flare-ups. A correspondent of the Argus gives his experience in rejation to the perfortaaace at the Sacramento theatre the night it burst up. to see the ‘ great American tragedian,” Buchanan. ‘the performance began first with no musicians, and was tollowed by the appearance of Mr. Spear, solus, who was the bereficiare; he stated that he could find no one be- wind the curtain who would assume the revponsibility— o wansger—and recommended the audience to get money. Dowling next appeared solus, and informed udience that the musicians had ‘ struck’’—Spear and Chapman bad quarrelied, and, in short, there was vhe d—I to pey behing the curtain. Tais seemed to ex- actly suit the audience, who ordered the piay to go on. ‘The curtain rore, Buchanan went through one act, snd then he stepped forward to apologize, and stated that Mr. Spear had refused to play and had lett the theatre. Mo- Gor peeret to read the part, and the play went on alter 8 fasbion. ‘The actors at the Weavervillethestre hed s row behind the scenes last week, which was considered too good to be withheld from the audience. So the onrtain drew up, much to tha delight of the b’hoye, and each actor pushed in with his tale ot grief, the massagers accusing one of the members of being Ceficient im his part. Mr. Neri stated to the audience that that was his last pe: formance with the company, as he haa been badly used by the mana, ‘The e called for explanations, and wembers all hada or The actor who consisered himeelt ill-ased, stated that the wanager was to blame, and not himsel!; crimioations and recriminations followed. This part ot the perform- ance was considerably rich, and as it was entirely an impromplt oscurrence, the actors deserve considerable crecit jor being perfect in their parts, The speech of Mr. Hamilton will meet approval; be stated that the occur- rence was not in the bills, and expressed regret that it had been brought before the pubifo. ‘The order of E Clampaus Vitus, at Placerville, on Saturday evening, tendered John S. Potter, fsq.. at the Tiacer theatre, a com Laat benefit. We learn that there was ® large turnout of the Order, but not in fail ‘A large delegation of Indios was present, Satin- factory! The oaste Conrier atates that Mr. Thoman arrangements for & eerie of theatrical euterts shat pace. making ula ia The Turf. VERMONT. ‘TRortsG ow rae Loe —Byes eto, Feo, 29.—Purse 876, oille beate, best thres ia five Mr. Doty, of Montplier, named bik hor: Mr. Bouad, of Moukten, aumed Thne— Manca 1 —Purse $40, mile heats, best three in five. Mix, Bygtoa, of Burlington, named siatiion St. LOBTOBLE, 00 erase snatenee Mr ——, of Montreal, named a Ua: J. Cakes, of Bristol, named @ four year o! Timo 51— 4:66-2:57, eis , WISCONSIN. p Maoison, Feb. 22 —Parsu $16, mille heats, best three in Ve. Mz, Craft esmed Carawba, aad Owner abmed Mea Tarpln dis. Timre—2:58 Sxcoyn Rack, —Purse $59, mise heats, best three in five, pen to all green horses, & Mv. Craft named Greybesrd..... 1 Gwotr named Eegle, dis. Mr. Gatvs mamed Spot. 3 dia, Feb. 26.—Purse $260, mile heats, best in five Gro. Gates camed c. 1. Lady Worthly itn N. Eb'e oamed g. g. SpUedriv Time— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MONKY MARKET, Sarunpay, March 5—6 P.M. The stock market is daily becoming more and more depres:ed. The tendency of prices for some time past haa been downward, and there is not so much aétivity ad we noticed in the middle of winter. At the first board to-day Nicaragua Transit de- clined } percent} Cumberland Coal, j; New York Central Railroad,'{; Frie Railroad, {; Michigan Central, {; Michigan Southern, 1; Cleveland and Toledo, j. Panama advanced } per cent. Western railroad stocks were firm at our quotations. At the second board the market was a little more buoyant, but there was not much activity. There was no change in prices of consequence, but the tendency was upward. The steamship Africa, at this port, from Liver. pool, brings three days’ later intelligence from Europe. The political advices are interesting and important, as they tend materially to strengthen the opinion that peace is not far distant. Quota- tions for consols show an advance of five-cighths percent. Bullion in the Bank of Eng!and had fallen off £81,225, and the demand for money con- tinued active, at full rates. The cotton market was without change. A fair demand existed. In the manufacturing districts there was more activity, and full prices ruled. Breadstuffs were more active, ata slicht advance in prices. The anticipation of large supplies served to check speculatton, and the demand was principally for consumption. The steamship Arago, from this port for South ampton and Havre to-day, carried out $404,953 in specie, principally California gold bars. The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as follows:— Paid on Treasury account... $56,520 81 Received do. . 199,411 67 Balance do. 4,190,742 44 Paid for Assay office... 385 72 Paid on disbursing checka. 75,078 47 Balance credit a1] accounts 112,7121847 37 ‘The receipts include $50,000 lor traastsr draft on Boston. The anthracite coal tonnage by the Reading Rail- road is steadily on the increase. The number of tons brought down for the week ending on Thursday was 28,776, and for the season, 285,174 tons, against 334,862 tons to the corresponding time last year. The total receipts of the Housatonic Railroad Com- pany for’ 1855 were $339,196 50; expenses, $162,- 666 62; balance over expenses, added to asseta, as per report of 1854,$150,180 51. Of this, $59,637 10 has been applied in liquidation of the floating debt; $1,376 80 tothe extinction of the Ames’ bridge debt; $909 81 to the purchase of department lands, and $60 to the construction of depots and water stations; leaving a balance of $87,536 700n hand December 1, 1855. The receipts of the Naugatuck Railroad Company, for 1855, were $220,459 76; running expenses, $124,- 503 92; which, with other charges, being deducted from the gross receipts, leaves a balance of $71,732 80 credited to profit and loss, The Treasurer of the New Haven and New Lon don Railroad Company has given notice that the coupons of the 1st mortgage bonds of said Company falling due 10th inst. will not be paid on that day. Unless the stockholders come forward to its assist- ance, the road will go into the hands of the mort- gagees. The State Comptroller of Texas invites proposals for the sale of two hundred thousand dollars of the five per cent. United States coupon stock, issued to faid State as an indemuity for the sale and surren- der of a portion of her Northern and Western boundary, under the provisions of an act of the Con- gress of the United States, approved September 9, 1850. These proposals should be:— First, for the purchase of said bonds, tno same to be delivered at the city of Anstin, and the proceeds thereof t» be paid at same place. Second, the bonds to be delivered at the city of Washington, D. U., the proceeds thereof de- liverable at the same place. Third, the bonds to be de- livered at the ci'y cf New Orleans, the proceeds thereof deliverable atthe same place. Proposals are also invited for the delivery of the bonds at the city of New York, and at the city of Galveston, and the preseeds therecf deliverable at each of said points. No one bid will be received for more than $100,000, but the same individual may make more than one bid. Bids to be exclusive of accrued interest, and the tim to be atated when the funds will be available to the State. The proporals, will be opened at Austin on the 20th of April. : The London Times of February 18 contains the followin, The subjoined communication cetails certain cireum- stances connected with a disputed insurance ‘claim be: tween some members of Lioyd’s and the New York, New- foundland snd London Telegraph Mio eat! the agent of which is about to return trom london to New York, after having been unable to effect a sertlement. An the state- ment is at prosent ex parte, it is inserted without remark; but the offer of the company to refer the claim to arbitra- tion having been rejected, the underwriters must expect & very unequivocal expression of public ated it toey fail utitoately to establish a justification of their courae. Meanwhile it is to be assumed that they conceive them- selves to bave « defence such as will satisfy every require- ment, not only In law, but equity:— Morrzy’s Horer, London, Feb. 4, 1856. Th w York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company, chartered by the government of Newfound- laud to construct telegraph lines across that island aod 1 connect it with the neigaboring continent, ordered in London a submarine cable of aeventy-four miles in lengto, containing three conducting wires, and shipped it to Port-au-Basque, Newfoundland, by the bark Sarah L. Bryant, which was there to be taken in tow by a steamer, for the purpose of submerging the cable without trans- sbipmen'. On this cable an insurance was effected on 16th of .June, 1855, at Lloyd’s, at four guineas per cent, it belng the highest rate charged on such shipments by sailing versels, The words in this part of the polioy are:—Fifteen thousand pounds sterling on an electric cable. The same to be laid down between Newfoundiand and Breton Island, Nova Scotia; all rieks incurred by the jayivg down of the cable to ve borne by the undor- writers. ‘The Serah L. Bryant sailed on the 29th of June. and ex- perienced » tempestuous voyage. arriving at Port-aa- Basque only on the 16th of Awgust, where two ateamers engaged by our company had previously arrived to artist In submerging the cable. By this delay fully three weeks were lost cf the most favorable season for operations. As soon afterwards as the machinery for paying out could be put {n order and the weather would yermit, the ‘aying down of the cable commenced, snd was Continted with success until about 44 miles bad been submerged, when a storm arose, which finally compelled the captain of the bark, im spite of every exertion, to cut the cabie in order to save the veesol, the balanse of the cable and the lives of those on board. The bark was then towed by cne of the steamers to sydney, See Breton, the nearest available port, where the remainder of the cable was landed. This unfortunate yesult rendered the cable utterly useless, an it is well known that it 1s impos- sible to raise a cable from beneath » depth of water ex- ceeding 200 fat » When once imbedded im sand (whieh very speedily takes piace after being submerged). The portion 1 ‘wonld also be ao lable to damage, trom the necessary trans-shipments, that there would oe great risk of faivure in attempting to make use of {t. The com- pony was, therefore, Syed compelled to abandon oth recticns of the cable (which postnoned the comple- tion of the communication last yeae), and instructed their agents, Messrs. George Peabody & Co., to apply to the underwriters for the insurance. In consequence of the evarive manner, however, in which they met this application, I, as one of the direc tors, and on behalf of our company, came to Sogiand to obtain payment of the policy, Like our agents, I also with evasion from the underwriters—a principal one actually — an interview with me, and another giving the insulti ng reply, “ that there was no loss, the cable being at the bottom of the sea, just where you wish to putit.”” I wes therefore od! to ask Messrs, Bresh- field (our legal advisers) to ves in communt- cation with the lawyer of the underwriters and offer to settle the matter, either by reference to arbitration or according to any one of the following pi s— “1, The underwriters to lay down a perteot cable between Cops Ray Cove, Newfourdiand, and Caps Breton, by the lyr of Joly, and take the eatvege, using as much as they can of the old cable, ond guwraatecing « por‘ect line of ta Jorolated wires 2, the onderwrii to pay « total low, aed the aespred will, i'hout soy charge for oomminsion, | give the underwriters thy beast of their aasittamce la doing Wist can be dome to recover asd dispose of tne exble; er, 2, che underwriters t pay a total lo om 4 miles of capls actually lost, and the assured to take tue remaining 3) miles of cable ws it lex at Syducy af a valu tion, ip ascertai whicb a) the circumstances ar? be taken into consideration, or, 4, the underwriters ¢9 pay, total loss on 44 miles, the assured to order that lengtar d send it out, and the underwriters to pay all expentsn attendant upon the sending out, joinings, repairing aut laying down the cable (if feasible), including all rivx of tailure and coosequent necessity of suppiying, jolaiag and laying down @ perfect eable. After several postponements im giving # promised aa- awer, ‘hese proporitions wore declined. As we consiter- ed that the assured had ceen trifted with, 1 requonted the Meesrs, F'reshfieid to inform the losper of the underwrt- ters that they would commence legal proceedings st 0409, but stil be open to an amicable arrangement. After thia @n Opportunity occurred, in order a new cable, todis Pose of the sections of old cable, whieh, under all thecir- cumstances, would have been favorable to the underwrt- ters, and of which we informed their at! but who (oa becalt of his clients) declined avai! ‘of the oppar- tunity, and added that ‘they were ed’eduty was to join that of the cable alr own to the part taved, thas complete the line.”* We then informed therm that this was wholly impracticabie, and every means bad been used to assist the under in docreaing their loss, there wss now u0 courue open tw the essured, without seriously injuring thetr un- dertaking, but to order an eatire new cabie, which I he: done. 1 an ow, therefore, com ‘ter over four months” delay and every possible effort to obtain an amiesble er- rangement, aud at much expeare and personal inovave- nience, to resort to legal proceedings to enforce payment of the inuuranee. ‘Tho law will. of course, afford us final redress; but it appears to me (hat in the present instance, when parties needlessly and unwatrantably resist a just sottloment of eu insurance, they are doing «great injury to commer- cig! interconrre, which necessarily depend: upon gocd faith, and doing also much to creste an im- pression thaf‘an insurance against all risk at rahiie= 4 insure a lawsuit. Thave the honor to be, sir, with pect, your ébedient servant, CYRUS W. FIELD. The annexed statement exhibits the quautity and value of foreign dry goods entered at this port for covsumption, for warehouse, and also the withdraw- als from warehouse during the week ending Thars* day, biarch 6, 1866:—~ Movemmas rx Forsian Dry Goops. Entered for Conaumpton. Quantiy. Value, Maaviactares of wool... 6722, 529 do, ot cotton. STL TAT do. of silk, 888. do. of tax, Miscellaneous.,... Withdrawn from Warehouse, Maaufactures of wool... » 6 do. of cotton 6 do. ot eile go. of tax Miscellauccus,., Total.. Manvfactures of wool..., eo of cotten . do. of silk of tax ao. Miecollaneona Si8z 780 » $3,680 S01 Jue pul oa the market during week... There has been increased activity the preseat week, owlng to the partial thaw and re-opening of communications, though the recent snow storm on the 1st inst. renewed a partial blockade on the rail- roads to the East and West. The Erie and Central, at their lake extremities, became obstructed, as well | at the lake shore roads. The New England roads were also more or less blocked up. The city has contained dnrmg the present week a good mang Western purchasers, and trade has been tolerably active, and the remainder of the month promises to be a busy time with dry goods houses. The condi- tion of the streets of the city has tended to embar- rass trade. The cartage of goods from the stores to vessels and to railroad depots has been attended with much trouble aud bas greatly increased the expense. Carmen have been compelled to carry smaller loads, and to charge four or five times the customary rates. The deten- tion of several vessels, including some sailing pack’ ets, with valuable cargoes of dry goods designed for this market, tends to sustain the high prices of fo- reign goods. Some vessels are now 40, 50 and 69 days out from Liverpool and the Continent. Not- withstanding this the stock continues good, and the assortments equal to any former period of the year. Goods are abundant and in every variety of style. Low priced and medium printed lawns were held with more firmness, in consequence of the delay in the receipt of importations known to be on the way. These goods are held at an advance of 6 to 8 cents per yard by importers. Domestic goods have in- creased in stock since the opening of navi- gation through the Sound to the eastward. Fair sales have,been made to the domestic trade, at steady prices. The best demand is for American cotton goods, which have been wanted for export to the East Indies. Tree sales of brown shirtings and sheetings, for export, were made at 7jc. a 8c.for heavy, and 6jc. a 67c. for light goods. The stock of bleached sheetings and shirtings has been increased, while prices remained unchanged; to sell freely would require some abatement in quotations. Drills have been in good demand for the China trade, and sales have been pretty freely made at 7jc.a 7jc., and some holders demand 8c. Prints have become more plenty, while sales bave been moderate, without change in prices. The trade in ginghams has been gocd at 104c.a lic. for standard makes. Cloths have continued in good demand and prices ‘elt sustained. Cassimercs, of fancy styles, have beew lees active, hut without change in ptiees. Satinets have ruled steady, with a gvod demaud for atyles of high finish, at 50c..a 55c. Kentucky jeans sell to a fair extent, at low prices. Tweeds are in fair demand for the better grades, at steady prices. Jn some sections of the country the decline in the prices of breadstuffs and provisions have contribu- ted to more stringency in the money market; but upon the whole the collections from the interior have been satisfactory, and the failures made here and there have not exceeded the usual number for the season, and generally pay rather a iarger por- tion of their indebtedness than usual. Stock Exchange. Saturpay, March 8, 1866. $18000 Virginia 6's. 200 abs Erie RR 3 . 200 9474 95 2000 2000 8000 Missouri 6 E 3000 do. +€ 86%, 100 8000 Har 24M bde.. 753% 100 $000 do... .b4d 76 250 1000 ErieCon 5000 Lr bds of 2000 HudkcdM 6000 do..,...b60 69 6000 NLC RR bds,s3 877g 12500 do... D3 88 7 6000 I'd baswp. 90 200 do. 500 N ¥ Cen 7’s.. 101% 5 Hud River RR..c 843g 0 shs Rome Ins Co. 102 10 Michigan Con BR 93 to mad bk. 107 120 Mb Ia RRDS 95 10 St Nicholas br. 95 7 do, ae OA 100 Del & HC Co,b60 1: 400 Me Tran Co. 400 do 4... b60 38 Penn Coal Co... « h 100 do......b60 99 10... .. . DOO 104 100 Cum Cort Go,,.6 28%, 10 Sixth Avenue RR 80 100 v8 234, 150 Cleve & Pitts RK 66 200 do,.... DOO G64 200 Cley & Tol RRDOO 79 900 do. 63 18g 030 78% 60 73K 010 78! RR. Lia 126 Chic & Rk Is RR. 06 00 do..... 080 9536 200 ao, y RR 73% 560 Erie RR. ws 577%, 10 DO.ecceeee TS BOARD. 100 shsMISXNT RRO 8 do, *s she 900 Li&Keyy 100 Clery & 100 Cum Coal Co, Erie RR, CITY COMMERCIAL PORT. Sarvnmay, March 8, 1856-2 P, M. Fiour—The market was sluggish, without change of importauce in prices. Sales of 4,000 a 6,000 bbis, were mate, including ecmmen to good grades of state, at 8 a <6. Westers, Southern amd Canadian were ua- changed. Whent.—Sales of 5,000 bushels Canadian white were made at $1 80, ands lot of « few handred bushels red Tennesse 91:40, Cora—tales of 11,000 busheia Sontbern white were made at 67c. Pork—The market. i} 00 & 300 bbls, mena at $15 Tie rine was quiet at $14 12. Lard waa tm fair i eales of 200 6 [00 Dbla,fat 10346. for prime, po HA QUIeL, WA Cemlers Wore waiting “oral: | Whiskey was oachanges, ee