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berec!! 10 ide works: There is D0 reason, er jection frit, to aeeigt ip Wf hey wil) become great deing, they wil pay & good dividend. But tbe Wace sre Otierly set at paugbt as woll as the inwresis the shareboiders, Dy rai ways which leave Odessa out of We qm sLOD, and, 1D the borth prepose to encounter the Gow petition of the railway from Ri the valley of the Deine Wits regard to the comof action, not which the gaarantee of five per cent extends is considera ely tees than the average cost of British railways, anit it with the touters in the interest of the conc-ssi00 to show tbat the lives can be done for at least that sum. @ur Kursien correspondent js no mean authority, and be Geyr that they cannot: on the contrary, that much of the eountyy—for instance, that oa the line from Lite Arch 1 Libau, traversing the heat-waters of many 0oa- able rivers and iniervesing ridges—is quite as diffl- omit and costly as our own Of sourse, all the exvend fure above £16,000 per mile wili be at the risk of the @om pany, and the interest of toat exeens must be deducted from the 5 per cent jo be received. Sheula the lines thea Mvolve a tote! ex: tare of £24,000 a mile, and the re ‘Veave not exceed the guaranige, the diif-rence due to eholuer will be only 23 per cent. When bas reorived this maguificent ‘oterest for his for twenty years, the Russian have, it appoars, ing the Tallway at @ en the net profits of tne last five years. We very samich su pect that even twenry years hence the profits will be mad, ond hat hy the werms of the cmecession the Czar wili be edie io walk rio the 2.000 males of railway with mo other payment rv sormality than @ civil speach 0 the unfortunate prepretors, With wis dismal prospect we are resigaed Fo see this Maguificert concession pass into other bands There are tradesmen, indeed, so devoted to their baxiness apé co proud of fahionacle customers, thet they are glad to supply a lors tor novhing. or what comes to the fame thing, Bt ruinous crecls Our contemporary world Be glen w supply #0 grand a person as the Emperor of al the Rosrias with rails, chairs and locomotives on almost apy \erms. We are old fashioned enough to estimate a eustemer by the intrinsic value of bis custom, ard the fetrixs ic va'ne o! the custom io this instance we believe toa very minus quantity. [Vienna (Nouv. 2 ) Correspondence of the London Times} ‘Tovre are a prevent several foreten tnanciers of note fm this city, among others Messrs. F. and A. G. Bariag, of Lereor, sud Mr. W Borki who ts at the bead o’ the hes Bi bouse in awsterdam, Tt te stared that the three gent omen are en’ cavorng to persuade the Vienna Darkers 10 tak» ® share in he Rassian raiiroads. bug it is diMicu': to believe tout such can De the cage. Tne Aus- Beans are not particulariy remarks ble for their pwtrotiom, Det reih choy wil mot asise Russa om the coml St veads wath would enari« her march half @ million of seldvers crass the frontier im somewhat lea time than she pane owls $0.00. It is asked bere whetaer the Bariogs Bod Hopes are considered good patriots in Eoglaad bat ef course vO cirect answer can be given to Fuck a tickled tion The Augsburg Guzette learps from Poland ha ifthe prejectd Russian railroads bad been com when be la r broke out, ‘the immense supe Morty of Russia would atonce have been seen’? Tae eer res pondens ot deny that Russia is so tmoatiens fo Dave ber ralivoacso mplet'd in order (hatahe may wee them ler military purpwes. The Atlantic Telegraph. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON POST. Bw—The projectors and provisional directors of the Atlansic Teiegrapa Company, considertog that it will be futereeiing w the public apd yourself to be acquainted with tbe taci, have instructed me to inform you that they Bave felt themselves justitied, Dy the state of their eub- serip «n het, ta accepting tenders tor the manutacture Qms sbipment of LDetr cable by the Sist of May next, and Mat ibe. bope to effect elect-ic selegraph communicauon Detween Europe and America by the end of the following month Nearly ihe whole oi their capital bas already eeu subvcribed, apd when the few romatnlog saares are taken the present acting body will proseed to elect, upon the pomwwation of the share volcers toemseives, ® perma of direction — The contract price for the cavie fecousicerably witha tho estimate, ano to this, noi the Beam grovitying part ci (hetr aouoascement, the direcwors Rave pow ite picasure to add that they bave jast re @eived a commanicstion from the Secretary of the Trea- mary, of sbich a copy ts subjoned, evidencing, oy the Mbeora! soy port promised to the company, tte warm in fees: taxen ip the pr ject by ber Majesty's government, end tb ir readiners w + poourage ana promote its success. I Dave the bonor to remain. si’, your obedient servant, WORTLSY DE LA MORE, Secretary pro (em Tewrokary Orvicas, 117 Basorscars Sraamr Wir, Bey. 21, 1866. WHE ENGLISH SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MR. CYKOS W. FIELD. The foliowirg lever res been tery of the Treasury to Mr. Cyrus ‘keaeckY CHampens, Now. 20, 1986. Sm—Having laid before the Lords Commissioners of sjenty's Treasury your lever of the ith ult, ad drcesrd 10 ibe Earl of Clarendon, requesting. on benalf of fhe New York, Newtoundlana and Londvn feiegraph Company. ceriaip privileges aod protection in regera to Be line Of telegraps which {t ts proposed to ertadiisn De Secon Newiounciand ard [rolaod, | am directed by their lerdabips to acquaint you that Ley are prepared to eoter fete 4 contract with ihe said telegraph company, based pon the toliow!ng conditious, aamely — 2. It is understood that the capital rc quired to Isy down te Ine wil) be £550 (00 2. Ber Majesty's government engage to furnish the aid @f sbips to wie what soundings may stil be considered meedful or to verify those air aty ee and favorably thet may bo made to furnish aid lay ing down the cable 3 The Britian yovernment, from the time of the com pletion of ibe tine, anu so as it eball contiaue in ‘Working order. undertakes to pay at che rave of £14,000 cent on the avsumod = neganet Cry ‘usoal tari! rate obarged wo tho padlic, moons s fer som such additional payment hall be mace as t# eqoivalent ther-to. 4. That the Britisd government aball bave s priority in Sone their mosrages over all o.hers, sun) the excep:ion only of the government of the Uni- an arrange. raph Company to principle lor lasts. | am, sir, Your obedioat servabt Crave W. Fun, Eeq, 37 Jermyn street. 5 4 $ 2 3 ets. Lospos, Mornay, Nov. 2+—EVEvinG eadily to advance, the closing qaottions ge show\bg another improvement of \ per Consols for money, which closed on Saturday at 83% to 04, opened to-day mi 45 to 94%, and returued to fw price afer & / mporary reaction to 4. For the 4th December the last transections were at 04°; vo 9435. ‘Withw ide part week m rive has thus been estariished of 1k per cent, exactly eq the @f the approaching divicer ‘was not extensive, but the supply of stock bi @ market @ Delow the Gemant, Mooey was tn fair sup }, and the fect of a further considerable f Aastra. baring beeo taken to the bank, together with « {he corn market, tended to Increase the general ere wae increased case in the discount market to- ~ MS best Dills are currently negotiated at a rate the bank minimum. A furiber sum of near'y £190,000 Australian was taken to (ne bark this aernoon, making « of about £310,600 told to that entadie bmeot since Thursday, An Raditiona. amount is expected to be sent Ia to morrow. Forey rer rites bave exnibited eome fluctuation, and i a prices wore not fully #u 2:ported. ing prices of the Frenob Three per Cests on the Bourse this evening wore 67f. 0c. for both mouey account, showing & reaction of about e quarter per HH Pe x i nd & forther som of about £100,000 ia expected thre, The remainder gow to the cont! par net ‘or Turkish bonds ie firm, notwithetendin: ® comeole Toe Mix per Coat are at 04 to jy, jour per Cepie at 101 Wo i. firmoent is observable io the railway market, x f Dusivess t#o o'clock ~The markete are all firmer . are now $4); to \ for the seoount. Tark Cent bonds 68% to \. Money is rather ia ‘op the Stock Exchange to day RICHARDSON, SPENCE AND ©O'S CIRCTLAR. Liverroot, Nov. 26, 1866. Frain trade wince Friday bee ruled quiet, and from aoe, yesterday, @ slow market jor wheat, ata aguin re off, ul 4 iF * of decline of Se wo Se per quarter, At Our market today there was s fair attendanss Geaiers, and wheat met a moderate oon mt low a2 zg i Sbont the rates of Friday, for good o qnaiities were io no demand flour 7,008 prices com without charge, and until arrivals of new take tlace business wii! be quite in retatl. Pore =—The rtock i chief'y “f low quality transhipped | pany | \nveipgled Into supporting the other mae ba were offered, but the rales ) esterday: Sud to day 4,00, ali to ibe trade. is very litte doing, aBe Price “ayy, ket atidaiing” Uriewb®, 67d; My 6 18-260. per 1D. BROWN, SHIPLEY AND CO. CIRCULAR. Lavaaroon, Nov “The cotton market has been duil sine our circular, the sales tor the three bt turn ‘n favor of bu; RUDSON’S BAY TERRITORY. which a very gener! W P How1ayp, Exq of the Board, was plained the object of the meciog Beiore this however, was evlered upon, another ter of some importance to the tractog cispesed of, by m report being adopted, ptandard for the (our leading qualities of four. sormples fxea upon ag the standard were or: sealed up end paced iv the hands of the secretary. Ih wae slated (hat tbeetandard pow fixed upon was ln ac cordance With that ¢staDlished at Montreal Alderman Macponan, £aq. jog ten calied upon io address the mecting, Said he was happy to do #0, as oue of those who bad bern principally iné'ramental in oring jg the positicn of avairs with respect to the Hu isoa's Bay Company prominently before the public. Taat oom- peDy Low occupied ax immenee regioa of country, from which bitherto we had been shutnt. K wesa matter iw which every Canadian was interesied Some migat ve Cie posed to look at it chiefly frow &@ Commercial poist of view; but every inbabitant of the country Dat am inter eet 1p 1h tp its Datiopel aspect Canada was pot now what ebe was a ew) eare sgo—s pelly provinces. Hor preseut cxtracreipary enterprise and ber extendiog commercial relaWors every WBrTe pointed to the future time wot, per haps, very far ciatani, whem abe must exert no incon- ticereble ipiuerce CB ibe continent of Nerth america. The peeviiar aciiives we had for international commnoi: cation, 8n¢ Our Vast resources tor building up a nation aby. were such perbaps as po other pation under beaven possessed, and suould induce every Oana. cian to give (this subject his best consideration. Dir, Macdonell then poinied 10 @ map to the liudsw’s Bey Compavy, showing the im menee tract of covntry they ponserted, extending from the Gulf ot the St. Lawrence to tae Pactdo Om this map Capaca filied but a mall space, contatwiug 360,000 square mic, The Hodsou’s Boy ter comprised foar mil hops of tquare miles, iueluding eeveral vast regions as large as Ce im extent, ana not inferior to her sot! apo tu all the requistier for forming @ nation. He con- tenced that the whole of that tract of country was pro- perty Cavada. Tt origwmally was New France or Canada, anG wus still Cenada, bavitg been conveyed as such to Englana by treaty 1 17¢3. But tbe Hudson's Bay Com- peny How exclusively cccupied ts, probioiing immgre on and agriculture, ond almort every attempt toi aprove ti. [twee country, the products of which ougnt na- turaily to through our bands. At one lime ite pro evets @ through Cavada apd epriched Montreal. ‘This wae fa the me of the North Weet Company, but oa the union of the two companies the trace was again di- veried, amd all the products were made to pars by way of Hudson’s Bay to Engisad. The very furs we purchased here ia foronto were got, perbaps, jevly nwety miles hence, at Peneiaa- gulrhewe, whence they were sent to Take Ha- rop, ani then to Hudson's Bey, and soto Engiand, » merebents purcha: jug them tn London and tog bom beek to Toronto (Hear, bear) The stock- holders yb the compapy were amassing a great deal of wealth fromthe monopoly they usurped. Their trate tuies in Londen, tn March last, smounted to £150,012 What their reves were elsewDere tt was imposs'vie to say, as \ory Were not inthe babit of communicaviog much to cormaiwn sboot their affairs to the pubic The history of the fer trade was cocys! with the bistory of Canada, end KC only requived su acquaintance with Itto be satis ed inet tbe @ mpany had po title to the exclusive righis ord privileges they new cleimed While the country Lwder the domipion of France, a French trading com ps: Lad certain privileges in the territory, which continued Charles LL, in 1670, bad granted to the Hudson May Company the exciurive right to all thore iands with- ‘tbe entrance of Hudeou’s Bay. That certainly could include lands ritusted 1.500 miles to the weat- (Bear, bear.) In 1/90, knowing that ta ar is Was ‘good for “nothing, they petimoaed toe Im perlal Paruament for & confirmation of their char- +r. Parliament paseed an act confirming it for seven yeere, but no lopger. Tbie act had only veen purlished Within the last few years. and it appeared by it, that in joint of iact the charter of the Hugsoa's Bay Company They bac, in fact, no charter whatever at this moment, and yet tbey were monopolizirg the sbele country. (Hear, bear.) The facilitirs for opeaiog vp @ trace, by the ot. Lawreoce from that,verritory were great, ard Toronto Was perbape more interested’ in the ma'ter than avy ether locality, because that trade would pars throvgh Toronto, which would become the mart of ine for tuade inetesd of London. With our impreved facilities of commurication, it would be much easier to carry on the Wade than 1 was in the time of the North- west Company. A *teamer mignt be loaded in Montreal and tent to the Lead of Lake Superior. Toenoe there re tome portages between Lake Superior and Lac de je. And then there was uavigetion the whole way into the Assin:bolne country. country was pot info rior to Canada, ard would be as great and grow jog & Country as ours. It was capavie of produc- jog vost quantities of grain, for which at pre- ment there was uo market. The Amrricans were Qt present buicing @ steamer to run to Lake Win- nipeg, and they would ere long extend to the duskatche- wan river. valley of the Saskatchewan cootatned 5(0,000, that of the Assiniboine 50,000 square miles, the ope much larger than Canada, the otber containing, per- beps, as = quantiy of goot Capecs. ject, then, which ‘view was to open up this country properly Carada. (Hear, bear ) peaing to the government migh: certain method Why stould rot hike the old Northwestern, which contended ageiast the Hogeon’s Bay Company for y eaccees’t! ia ‘ail their operations jor @ time, until they were led into Dloodehed, lost money and fivally united with the Hud- son's Bay Cor uch with respect to the bature there being thore present wi ne tves of it, He w wo remarks on V alley of the Barkatebewan. There was there, he of the greatest coal Selds io the world, aud wigable river flowed through it, affording every facility for inland bevigetion apd the employment of steemers. ‘Then the Fiudson’s Bay iteel! lay tm the heart of the coun- try, presenting with ita Straits, three thousand miles of fer const which had sacb @ ‘There was no other coaniry porsery for seamen, end It 3 Superior. It abounced i wi scription. weres iow Tight Induce tbe mercantile the 9 .stlon heartily purely patrioite vie im it. ekine the eum of £450,000, Tegion east of the Kocky Mountains. the other day that 81 440,060 worth York, coming from Uatted Sates Thu, if a direct communication Wo.ld sino jane through Canada. (Hear, ed they would Gna the whole coua' pany ogainet the Bi ty. He would meauoa an iow'ance which ooctrred Indiea chi tome 99 carte of furs. sary from Pembina, on the ameriosa side, thet him had , © You bad better come tous’ ‘No,’ he said, «1 Ful go te the Fort.’ There the Hudsca’s G) puted with bim about # matt-r of ten dollars urual, trested bim rough y, not knowirg he market. Te took his furs to Pembina and toe Bay Oompary had lost that man sed bund rede of while the Amerionn® were picking up trade cine ongbt to powese. The propie to underriand thet the righw of the such se they were claimed to be, and that lute right to compe! them to trade here jeared ; and tf they found ethers williog re, they would go and trade wih ‘bem, It would pot be long with tbe Hodson'e Bay company ax formerly, of jad, with conditions auached, when the’ re deods Ao I ever have eubscri ve? aod to which no free man bow bis fore were taken the articles which be ’ be meant to wace off for fare. all wt now done away with, and means were pro- vided to these men & trade witb, by the Americans. Ae he said, the company bad no charter and could not pre ‘vent apy one gotng in and wecing. When the Nortowest Compeny traced there the Hadeon's Bay Company did put venvire to enter ® court of law to try the validity of the ebarter, bus bribed the other company by offering bem a sbare of the plunder, He would pot dewin toe mertit any longer, as Captain Kennedy, a native of the country (abd who bad receotly retarted from the search for Sif Jobm Fraoklin). wae now to peak, and would ‘eat deal of information about the tor Captaw | core ip the lerri ory 1a question, twelve of them dering bie infancy, and the remeiocer in the rer vice of the Tad: en's Bay Ormrany The first five years he wee in thelr rervioe was roent on the Ottawa “eabsequeniy he wae on the Labrador comt aa far as Hidson Bay, ané duriog the whole of that period he bad corresponoence from the various sections of ee fer as Vancouver's slat avd and in tat way he hed be come familar with every part of the territory, indepencentty of what be f, aod from what he bad beard; ava so fw ‘wont, be was woll a*rured that what Mr. Macioneil bad stated was perfectly corret. Some right oF nine years he had renvared on the them unappreciated abject of Bay Company's territories, by pabilebing feverai letters in the vewnpapers of this covstry, and rticelariy had e¢dreseed two letters to the Governor Tal, 10rd Figin, wie! to direct the atteatoa of ‘Canadians to the propriety of their arserting the'r right to the rast eretion of (bi® continent oseupted by the com The movement then appeared tn be large section of the Canadian press having grees bad been made sioner then im retiways aod other dile works, and another aspect Was elven to the sub Cavations pow eaw that (he comparatively NEW YO"%R HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER tt § HH ; oH ‘iit ef fis! itt * z 52 i iH ge : I z if if ul id without avy sort ied io revew the ‘ougtt to ree that jer marcuvre at 2010 quartz from Governor & Fpecumen also from Queen Char.ote’s Island; and it #: reported thet the company bad bribed « ‘Who bed found the tame meta: un takicg the mean termperature of the oply ‘ay ip the wooces valleys. ‘Was so thin that the boflaioes did Dut grazed on them the woo e winter tops from Wr. Branekill, Mr, Jos. Browne Jr, Mr. Rive bald ibe couatr} of raureads. Loke Winnipe iteclt was favoraoie ‘he distance beiwoen , in m direct tae, wae ally epeaking, was level canoes would be the things to use. The number of inbabitapts ia the Re. Kiver reitioment waa ver! jation Was @ wingied one and bed email. The ~ ve riourly extimated at irom 8,000 to 10,000. Tae people Bot very industrious, but thie could not be a met prise Wo apy one scquaioted with ihe manner io which their energies were cramped, Not ooly were they icoiated, bat every effort wach they put forte to beter their conduion, and render them inée pencent, was thwartec by the Hadeoo’s Bay Uom- paoy. The policy acopted by the company wheo ever any body of men eniered the territory for the purpore of engaging in traitic, was to proveke that body to the shedding of biood. They were then enabled 1) fay, that eo lovg as they wore left country continued ip peace There was an cecal aleng tbe banks of the Mackenzie and tindees fairly cropped the to be obtatred there in such DY DEVEr INAce toe Of sHy Other than this for tncir : ‘also abupoant, ard ip sock « pure be cbineiied out rather ‘with foset!. as wel! ae patural ivory bad a brother residing on Red river, and he ed bim to convene a mecting Of the inhabitants of the eet. be. a very Coa. ous of being under some other jurisdiction than that of the Hodron's Com pany, and seemed to prefer that of Ca Sade. i wen vers Inaly 7 wor » La year it woud take from twenty to twenty ive to go to the Ret river. In summer the mi be accomplishes nedy, Req, for the full aed interesdng scovgnts woieh Uey had given of the Hudson's Bay Territory—a country which, at no istant day, io the opinivn of the meeting. ould be thrown open to commercia enterprise. Trowas Presskttt, Beq , seconded the resolution, whi wae carries) unanimous! ¥. H. Bewann, beq., the How Bay over a large to the intereets of the country so monepolwed, and in contravention of the righw of the people of the Britian North American Provinore ' (Cheers.) ‘Seoonded by W. J. MeDowwnrt, Eaq., and unanimously adc ‘Vacs Brown, J¢., faq, Propined thes « petition from ibe Beard of Trade be prepared and presented to the eps the Hueson's Bay Company to the territory and exclusive trade claimed by that ocmpasy in the northern part of ibis continent, and to pray them to adopt such meéeasares fe may be necestary to protect ihe rights of thie pro v inee. G A Pyrxe, eq , seconded the motion, which, like the lermer, War ananimourly agreed to, ‘The meeting then broke ap. NEWSPAPER REMARKS. [From the Montreal He 0 Girke, & Init report oF the proceedings at a ine meeting of the Toronto Board of Trade, specially called fer the par. pore of adopting Measures to prevent the alleges diver. rion of the growing trade of the Northwest territory to the United *ates, to Ceveloye that trade with Canta, and to our merchants aod capitalist repay peroral, aod the statements of Mr Allan Mecdonneli, and of captain Kennedy,—peth of them old end experienced North weaters.—in relation to ate, fertility of the eotl, net, be fonnd novel and roteresting to many of our read ere. How far these statements are to be relied apon bow for they may have been dictated by the proverbial pred lection of explorers of new and, to the rest of the ‘world, litle known territorws: how far they may have been bieeeed by the well or ili foonded com Pisints of thore who make them, against the gyvert ment of the Hadeon’s Bay Company, we have no meane of jndgirg. ‘Tne troth i¢ that the vast portion of the continent pow weleded within the territories of the Hodeen's Bay Company, sithongh |t bar from time to ¢ beon traversed aad explored by men thelr eno Fpr oberncter aud sciontite ke 8, ¢ who }ave publirbed narratives alike amusing ant in vetive cf the ditcoveries made by them at teecant of | | | | | 5 bave temperatoly exorcised or wantonly abused, as their Opponents say they have, the arbitrary powe:s conferred ‘opon them by the ions, ew. regulations as to set ere and traders within Jarisdiotiva, we have few means of Jecgg: but we are satished that, in so fer ax ibe interes's of Indians are coucerned, tae result oO! oe proerernenh hon been mes Benatal. To ee ter {he direful and ces Tactive indueaces of intemperance— bo wioxicaing: wa betog allowed to be suid whbio the juriadicen of the sevens... me most coaciusive results of the Hud. found to the fact tha! dian population inoress Aborigines | Society of Eag ze with movement cai we Hadeon’s Bay territe y or settement by, and unrestricted trading with, oar opinion objects of tt: restizeion § We (0 pot, however, on that sccoant, ob) cot 0 the moven» Dt Dow te progress, by which it is, xt wast profescesly, sought to throw open an alieged va-s ribe region. buberto the exclusive posse: ion oF thovrand Intiaus, to the enterprise and industry of etvillged map. We aigot be excused for heaving a « or 4) ‘a tear over the fare of those, the survivioz voles Of @ ence BOMeroUs rece, driven irom their tas’ revtpg place and uoomed, twevitavly doo: AB erear® quaiotly enough exvresa tt, to M the face of Geo searth;” out we know and acknyw ‘edge wat the laws of buns w progress are asstern aud ir reversible aa thore of re: aud if the time has arrived ste demands of civilization can lay cla preaa wow tavage and uucaltivaie: ‘wioreete of the red man in them must yivt' tal ecepotem apo tradwg monopoly of tr dvoren’s Bay Company be withdrawn by the power fram which they are belt. We aro to'd that the cherte o tbe company ill terminate © 1859 and itis assorie! or We rheula rather ray surmised, tbat the Province 0! Canace bes Or may bare—should the compsay’+ oF Bot be reaewed—some rights over the terrtior: w question, We copiers ourselves cotrely igneraus « ‘of vese Tigots; but the ch cumstances of the case, and ta view of rial pOvETD Wet w relerenee 10 the } '# \erFh or} on (he ex pirsey of the company’s chart» =¢ Fesdtly concur in the prayer Of bus pritam Ww the L- fe elavare acoped by the Board ot Trade, Whe we Sapt—sne what ee Bave (oust, heretofore juso movntable (fheuty in obi stuing from any well iaforme’ wiBterc sted end UBYrsjudiced ROUFCE—I8 Taltable eho” mation as to “ihe legal riguis Of tbe Hudson's Bay Oow- mby to, ibe terrivor; cave Deen omc reteed waow the poliber!, social ad commercial sobaditants. *' the macner ta which these rigni and tho resalts of their goverumes! O° te juetice abe expediency of the Toronto Board of Crade's ov; ment le Oper ibe territory tor trade and settlea-n' must Fewaivmes Our readers, B doubt, BOW CODBider tbom—s'ike vagve and no certain. dost bacie: 0 Conpeli, ly ing ta a dock she Deimware, a eoort distance below Market strect, wapprared dorwg the night. Some ie article: «toch bad been on the deek of tac boat, were found floa: vg.on the surface of the water, aod, upon polling tor cock Wt wae secertained taat the boat hat sunk duriog beright’ Three persons were known to be sireping i be cabin of the verse! and as nothing has since boo: beara of them, it is almost certain they are ¢rowne r a cllows:—James Brady, aged sbov vwenty five, owner and captain of the boat, end Edwar od Jobe Melarky, brothere, aged rospecti rely elesos acd fourteen j cars —i*hiladelphia Bulletin, Dec. 8. A Bacuriox Joxywan t# 4 Breacn or Pro- cea Came —A diss Ray, of Lowell, has oblainet $100 demeger ip a breach oF promis, ows The Cumbridgr hromtcle eaplaine that “ihe comparatively low feu ¢ «! beh the demege wes ret, resuied from the \uflaence of arurty od ‘bach’ on the Jory, who, totally ignorant o! Y. pOoRserseo DO more qualilicaton m of What cature an aa Oppossum ore “ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY ——SS=[_=a=ana====||=——=| MISCKLLAS KOUS. fF -ON RRCRIVING $51 WILL SEND TO THEIR ds addrers & teevipt for making extra family soap.” & only three rests a pound, on receiving $10 1 will seat be above receipt and atx others for maving Lancy soaps wth mation valaable to those la the business, On re 191) send & rece'pt for making transparent aap Addreva T. KR Kussell, chemist, box Mi Post ofice Brooklyn . quaihy constantly en NOUN k HOPPE. ([BBETOFIE & 00.8 CELEBRATED RLECTRO PLAT war The of th's celemraied iad etre hrestway. boa bert removed T Willams etree, Always on hand. tabie and tow ote, ray, tor! ‘or \ANDY AND SUGAR PLUMS J” treet ined candy mavufactey, by Kidley & holiday @ Wl ‘heir ebole variety of ates ' yond pagar plume corneta, eurvucrpias ¥ re: taney boxes. sacs, ac. RILLEY & nd Chasm era street, oppcaiie the Hud ‘oper. f AVE YOU FERN THOSE $1 59 AND $4 JONES No. 10 Aap street! also the cork ole beow at $5" At, Beat —OOHEN'® PATENT GRATE DAMIER. Dulin apy grate, saves 34 per cent in coal, guine H per cent beat in the room perason, ath. & J. ROOTA AT aod down AND GOLD J LST ow peckiaces aad Fre KARN-T SABATIER Ru) 5, 64 dealers to Porutime FRISOTNS DRAW PL \TRS wateh materiale AITING PUNCH R tobe files and too watch - at holrasie or retail. by Wi “4 FRASER, No 56 Chatham street three doors from Chambe + PARDIAN, FANCY GOODS —WRERET S4BATTER 4 CO, 64 Raskaw street, bas received from a lar smcortment af fanes artic Wom, eee oe One 8e far Cases, tombe, arm, pert mer ‘et and velvet ornaments. French . be HOTOGKsPHIC, AMDROTIPR AND Bacquanee iit a REL Lg re Lispenard treet. PRY, M MANUFACTURED CONFROTH 7 ‘ovelsting of & full assorument of piaim and faney enn ies cum drepe, liquorice drope and other drape, rock candy leioe Feinlliog), Sugar loys Mo'lore, wiih aering rt M4 reach so ter '—aod they “Roing £0 ng going’! Therefore, my friends. leten to the au A inden as dletatad by exper ienee —be in time in your orders without delay, to vod deny fo the ex-eution Of yor orders, Yeu know. or if you do not I herehy respectfultr ‘worn you, that there is about 'o be & "gener! jam," withwet reckoning eon a bad weniher, ihterrapied Hoe, Ae. he. ‘Vo preveat he order. proper mode of advert abe chanse to adopt @ thorongh and | udiehn y JOR Ca NDIRG ‘Veer surenton ¢% wry tnt a Peet = At lowent martet pve, by Stew ANT « HOReINO, Wholesale confecuomers, 410 Pear! aweet ARM TOUR HOUSES RoONONTCALL flora to burp con! in grates nn © os Te. LBMRCHY'S ernical Cat V only to ase Dr. W ABM LUXURIANTeLeerine APARTMENTS POR by Pr ANT ‘shed from Gfteen to fifty cents per week, by enn erpton secretary berdim@eade in panier or ei! ee ee pineal wien th Matamente ot 136 Folten street, ry New York. __ BILLIARDS, GQITLIARD WALLS —t00 FETS BrLLt 10.008 French eve ‘ipa. Alena fine amoriment Gheeks. for salir at the lowes! coh price, by WM. M LING, 490 Broome street QHARP Has FOR & 4S izes, marbie. slate, # the bert manner and on the moet reas seconchand, which he will set! rnfertory, 148 Paton street N x WEMPRRS UNION F An admurned meeting of the shor on T ureday evening December |) chon Assembly Teoma corner rer served @hh « 6 yerre 18 and 1866 wre f i) Whe ee, PPER NGINE COMPANY xo 4 evapany be 4 40 “Sistoaies oe jal khoies, ln cloan the atute. For pastiowlars, ke KOWAN, corner of Front and Whitehall pe bo. AORES GOOD FARM LAND IN ALut 175. Ansty. New York, tn stchange for buen ry. or a bouse lor near the elty, not inoumbared Od bal iis value Apply © B. SHAUKEUPUN, No 7 Beekman street, : saaerpenremUeninsinsinssiinbeibesbinnenes 0 2O8, SALE, A CASH PAYING PROOUDH f . business, In the best business location in the cky: \t ws rare opportunity; ean be increased to any extent. Other usirens, dc. cause of selling low. For fusther particulars, Inquire of KELLOGG & OO., 304 Broadway. © ONLY —A WEST STRBET DRINKING AND $3.50 “airing saloon for anie, situated in an excellent lo la make money. Bow : vasboooe, and io bop) sa ths aie Abe fy at 301 Broadway. ULtAM H. KRLLOGG & OO. offered for Jess than bent ve a ete Soe tard (iy ear, horse, wagon and sleigh; reasous given for selling Ap bly to’ ELLOGG & 00., 304 lancey st. now dolog busiaess 0 three years? lease; aa way, or 204 Del OD ~ASPLERDID SEGAR STORE FOR SALt, . on & great business thoroughfare, no Coing @ rapidly increasing business and ‘s offered at » great tacr ice immediately at $04 Broadway. WILLIAM H. RELLOGG & CO. BOO WL ROY THE, STOCK AND FIXTURES OF ‘& corner liquor store. with good will and lease for three years trom ‘The business must etreet nearly worth the money. sold, Apply to H. L. MO3S, 38 Walker $60 boree Ke $65 ONLY —A GENTLEMAN'S AND LADY'S FOR- b ishing store for sale, I in one of the best neighoorboeds in this city, now doing 8 business. This is a splendid chance. apply at 304 way. LLIAM H. KELLOG 1.000 WEE. PROCURE AN INTEREST IN| A . ‘business that will realize to the parties inter crted £00 per cent on the amount invested. For, particulars upply at 336 Broadway, room 18, _N. DAVIS, JR. & UV. 2.500, BARE, CHANCE, STOCK. FIXTURES, . sand lease of ® paper hanging and widow shade store. six yore established in the bes! Snsiness st est ip the city, doing a protitabie trade; will be sold or exchanged for other property. ‘Terms easy. Apply to U, G. THOMP- BON, b> Nassau street, 2 500 —TO DENTISTS —FOR SALE, ONE OF dad othe oldest established dentist establishments fp this city, doing 8 business ot over 85 600 _pnnam. Sel actory reasons given for selling by ca/ling at roadway. od . ts KELLOGG & OO. WILLIAM B. $4.000 FOR A FARM NEAR ELUENVILLE; 81.000 for one near Maratoga; $5,000) for one near Fibs i. $3 500 for ope near Detroit; several on Loug Island, New Jersey and Westchester, on the Bndsen and other places near the cliy Also. residences in this elty and Srooklyn Avgly BIGGS & SOUTHWICK (formerly Howes & Co) 4 Nassau street. 5.000 Mos A VALUABLE TRACT OF HEAVILY ed. timbered land in Wisconsin, superior water wer and freilities te market. Will exebange for city or property. BIGGS & SOUPBWICK, (formerly Co,,) 4 Nasaan street, £6500 Auk PBE, PINE BRICK DWELLING. ). '« built by day work. with three lots of ground, in Yorkville, is for sale very low, if pur FOR THE REST CAMPHENE AND FLUID route im the city. Doingever per dav. God wagon, barnes, sleigh, a. Apply at the Business H & BOYD, 346 Broadway, 2 Appleton’s Building. in the Dest location chased tmmewiately; or $3,000 Wanted on the above. Apply at the store, 630 Broadway, ohn — hii {aD $7,000 Week SALE THE STOCK, FiXeUREs, A 1. lease and good wiil of clothing store, in acity * (hin three minutes'sail of New York. having been establish: ed for # ven years, and doing & good custom and ready-made ring busin To & man of means ‘his is one of beat ed. “the TO $25000—AN OPPORTUNITY IS OF- fered to & thoroush business man to become conrecied With @ manutectaring company now in successful overation, and take the entire charge of the financial depart wert, It ia necessary that he should devote ois whole time sod Cnerpien‘o te bas ners s0 an to relieve the party now attend g to it who wishes in future to sttend exclusively to ‘he mapniacturng departnent The above amount will be required. Acdress box 2582 Port office, New York. 2 —THE ADVERTISER HAS GOOD PRO- 850 000A Ie city real es'ate. well situated, ¥bich wit! rapidly inerease in Valoe, amounting from $40 000 fo #00,(00; the property is first class. and in perfect order whied he would sisnose of at its cash value for good stocks or any Proliahe wholeeale business Parties re‘iring and wish ing w invert their menns safely, thie is worthy of notice. or weold purebas: ‘and enu'inue the busived@ if « prinetpals need reply to this adireca, B. esky, box 10) Broadway Post ofice, giviug full partion CHRAP HOMP.-FOR SALE, A NICE COTTAGE houre and lot, Ne 202 West Thirty-sbeh surest, near the Eighth aveuue, « good nelghborhood abd improving. Inquire ADAMS & LUNDY, 57 Dey street, 10x25 PRET, in the best basiness locality bands om: eceipts, $26 per diem. Ti healt) compels KO. WALIKE, 229 Broadway, ollices FIRST CLASS FOUR STORY HOUSE FOR SALRE— « No 09 Prince street near and west of Hroadway; has i tbe moder b improvements and is in first rate order Terms wy. Toberod orks the family inter ds comng te Europe. inquire of SIMPSON KROTHERS, No. 19 Beaver street, RABE CHANCE.—INV ks subg Obiige them to seck & more genial climate during ter montbe, bave the opportinity of buying - cottage on he banks of the St. John's hi ‘The beuse ix well arranged, with suficient ground, ig stocked with the sweet orange und other tropical The fureitare and a well selected library also with the house For further particulars inquire of H BUPSON. 110 William street. ew le trw ot JOBE A STLEMDID, BREAD AND CARR BAKERY rok sale, inone of the most resnectable parts of the city. Est, on the premises, $7 Carmine street. or of Mr. H v utler, at Barnom's Museum. Possession given im. mediately } OOT AND SHOE STORE FOR SALE.—A GOOD OP portunity is 1 ow offered for a person to engage in a good besiness under favorahie circumstances An 4 oid wand, with jalnaole run of cosom work, Must be sold soon. Inquire WS Bectord street. BROADWAY SALOON 7O SELL OR EXCHANGES For lands or other property, and must be disposed of in week. It ie a good chance as it x fited up in spien iid HY @ And at great exoense. Ube present proprietor knows peding about the business and will dispose of It ut a graat secriice. " Bverything complete. Call at the saloon, 337 oa and cow $20. Price Call and see at Ayres & Taylor's, New York. RUG BTORE FOR SALE —AN OLD RSTABLISHED sated in the elly, corner ot Varktk and ne dered one of the beat jooat'ons in tl or part of the eity, and '@ pow doing & good business. with a gon? wtice practice.’ The reasoa the vfryrietor wishes to part wi netuee will rot adiait of proper attention to the urther paruculars inquire oa ihe premises, of Dr. *. Yoo Went Fortieth Ding, Aaicon DOWN TOWN FOR SALE, IN whieh « fortune con be made, ali complete in every meet, dong $1 r day will be sobl extremely low. Giilvun's SOUTMWICK, dormorly’ Howes ou Lbs {ARMS AND UNIMPROVED LASB, V.LLAGE AND ‘chy property chemp Sz will bay 07 ac on lard. 1); mites from Lumberian! Village, Sullivan Co. N.Y We wil) make mh by a lake #0 ll honee, 6 we improved. 50 Farm in village, 09 acres, $2500: one . Improved. cond bullfinge and aw mill, $220 $90) von Ft. 0 Landin Pennsyiva sis, in every Stato im Ws fares in Orange Co. 15 in New Jersey: wool will Of the Orange and euilivan ¢ whten street, offie solicited in tue real estate busi ) ) EXCHANGE FOR erly —Parm of 90 seren, with Grst r Sew Hrenewien. situated only one qnarun ‘orth of umilh, ILLER & ( CITY PRO. 4 jm 195 Browlway. YR RXCHANOR, FOR MERCHAN- ARM PK Avae oF iteproved ety property, lies in Westchester co in: ty ever Harlem Kelroad contains neres, Pi binds peleet tw Sars, geseoe MA in) wy pear, end every thing rg bt, morgage ony are chance A. J, WORKA, 14 Chambers street (OR KALE-THE LARORST POWLING BALOON IW she eft of Brooklyn, consisting of efit alleys. loner, and Latures comy ite now daWle a gond banwe ss De wold low as the proprietor le going imto other husivess. For par: =a ca! ov (be premises, Fusen sreet, corner Pine ep f-\ HOCK AND LOT. Lewin end Stanton eureete This property is rented and le reasovable For particulars inqaire at MARK 2 Wiliam s'reet, trem 9 to 3 o'clock FALE-THR NEW, SUMBTANTI«L BROWN tor © bow he north sir of Thriy fire wtreet be wih svemues three storie hich etm,, ment wneet crime with fwvtern tmorovementa, each ot vehee by MO fret, kote feet 9 inches deed: Arst olaay rhond: ome half bond sod mortgage. lequire at 11 reek rene 18-10 PART AT ARS COMPRTENT sar age & part eres! aod tre PRUE maoagement of © mee’ promut” enterprians pow betore the pabite, lefiore watent ti we laring machine snd tbe gren' india rubber patent, Adtrere Advertiser, box 2416 Post ofice pra nt NTRAL PARK LOTS, Bi, oi cewmrrence situated on Winsty ninth stroe be Pith evewnes will pall low fo chash oF LOR fal verry for aw offered very lew it apoet Broadway, offices 9 ad 2. & OU. 29 Ra PORK MILK. F%ut a wan | fred up ¥ Al : Fr tn seawall ange Se for seling. Apply at 108 Kightb evewen. KB RALE—A WRLL pepapias tn Broadway. tn the neighbor! of apd on the business side of the street, Address W. A. I fiz O RTORE, be meld cheap’ vex 2.197 Fost ollice, ‘ RR SALE-A BUSINESS EASILY LEARNED, AND for a small erm. aley a partner wanted, with @smail capt tal_Inquite at 100 Veney sirert, ai the bar. Fosse gagee ripened conteens Sai * iF lots on Bistiy are siren: ani twe ts om avenge. Oa the ‘Birmises is a fine three sory bas ment house, Serer erate, Stas eco Rae! RIQUES & HASKELL, th Wiliam sree. a 1 1 ___ FPCE, SALPIA PORTER MOUSE, I WEST STREET Fe snk oe cncatiean oes ons wil be sold very cheap, ag quire at 89 West ot, hiv ed POE PALE—A PUOTOGRAV AIC, DAOUERR: Broadway. eeny of abcess ot ye tort and ‘emueaie hes doin an t busines. abply toa SRMOnANT, 1 en R SALE—A COAL YARD, 8 iy THe Corner of Union avenue hd aay sireek, Willemabrarge OR SALE OBEAP—A bovse, west ride of N' street, No. 255, fine siore and 4 the house bas been let ¥INE BROWN | th ave ue, near Twoaty seventh for $1,055 per year, price $10 500 $5,000 oF $7,000 may remain for years. Apply to the owner, as above, at onee, R SALE CHEAP—A GOOD CANAL BOAT, NOW lying ai the foot of Vesey street, North river. Will ba er Chan’ FUStRIte 38 Veary wrest plot West Weabinge PHAN. FOSTER, 35 Vesey sireet pier, West ton market N, ¥. ni ” EE CHRAP IN A GOOD LOCALITY—. OR 8A GRO- e Gorteews treo tne vel on gotn, lo reason for seiling but that the owner is we Can be seen for this week wl RB RALE OR EXCHARGE FOR CITY PAOP! Baplenci¢ farm of 20 acres, in Putnam county; one of 90 tr 3 a = 2 2 3 : 2 3 & 2. 2. = = 5 i eres in Bingsion, NJ, niso, an ele icy seat bo a count’, No encumbrauce. C, HL se 195 ‘Broadway. = — POR Sg LE OR EXCHANGE—A FARM OF ABOUT ONR pondr seven werior bu'ldings shout th rty mve. som Brcotlya, se tone hi fond railroad Wil be exehaneed for some mereaatile in thiscity, BM. FUWLES 114 West Thirty third street, ANGE-SRVERAL MODERN Brook! Kastorn district, ie pecans eet i within three or Laat minnte walk of avenue and Seuth Tenth sucet ferries. 2) ° FORD, No. 5 Beekman sircet. vided bussian FoR £428, OF EXCHANGE FOR CITY PROPERTY Seven acres ef land, par‘ly improved; bemutifally local- g¢ in the village of Westchester, adiniping the conatry seats of M Hattield & Fearvo:!, abuut 11 mutes from the city, KENS, 15%; Bowery. EF OR SALE OR EXCHANGE —SEVE! Mill and Clinton streets f et frouth VOR BALE OR 10 LET—A HANDOOME BRICK honee in Seventieth street tl joining lots, iween Tard and Fourth aveniee™ gay ew of the city and an extended view of the sarreunding coantry. It must be seen to be appreciaied ‘corner of Seventy-second street and Third oe aoe cn “J. CALLAGHAN, Alto, Jota for sale or exchange for improved city property Beventy-aecond street. Apply as above 2 ing FOR SALE OR TO LET—TWO FOUR STORY bouses, the lower par of one intended for a store: they el locared, set with im) to GEO. ¥. EVEKETY, 17 Wall ntreet :: aon REAT BARGAIN?.-LOT’ AT FORDHAM, WEST: 3 chester coun y, twelve miles from the eit $150 to $250. Only one fifh cash required; if ‘geod bull 0 erectoo b required | pouses wad lots at Yonkers Pass Ghu. WALTER & CO, 229 Broadway, ‘cilices MORTGAGES FOR 8aLF —875 00 WORTH OF bonds snd mor'gagen on improved eity propert double tbe amount. Nove but prinelyala. treaven with ply 0B BANFURD, No 5 Heckman street. ARF CHANCE.—FOR SALE, A LIQUOR, G! FRAN Toon wees, comes af Rafreae con eens. nuen Brooklyn, doing @ good business. Also & lor with m Pring, Zia usec for fretting wire” stable for aoa a je rear of et Wo isa aching for eutiing Kindiog wood, with two horees aud tere ah ‘The property wi be sod on rearouable terms artien ars inguire of JUMN. A. ORaMntt, om the prouines, (of K. LOTT, Reai Esta'e Agent, Now75 Nasawu weet, two wagons, an CRYSTAL PaLscn Bnaies FOR SALE-FIGH. power, bas heen used _stx monthe only, be eold cheap. Apply to Hl. C. HEPBURN. 167 Broadway be Bai ‘OHATTESS.—FOR 84LE, THE STOCK, food will aud nnexpired lease (having aay ees as ° famous and well Boown bat store, northeast eor- ver of Sixth and Chesou' streets Plitadeipbla, "The establish ment is ow doing & large, provita* le and exclusively cath bu- tracatent 5 Pi ver, not requiricg one dollar of oti ares. deed long and liberally. advertised. ane in the ot on (Dargie and competent business than, tata f soi a foots tw ve sold on tir m1 ot terms, paruculars ad- dress box 1,268 Philaderphia Post ofdeo. “a DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES —P. I resvectfully Invites the attention of purchasers to oral stores now for sale in Brooklyn Williamsburg and New York gities. Full partiewars given by calling on F. HALE, 44 Beek: street. Also, the fui lags of « drug store fer C 7 a JALUABLE HOUSE FOR SALE.—THI IN botel, well snd favorah’y krow an ine Goean Hoan hole Inland. —————ooooooooooeee SPHCIAL SUTIURS, FICS FRB SIRI Ons ep Guanes Coes wr Grom nisloeees of Sears Cede W becieate taste OF RRORTVER OF T Coron Oahu ere Nae ray Bp give notion to oll as poyers wo bave ocakies to pap thnte pony? ond oe Lo tJ paid ine at coed to collect the sume by a0 a dition of tatarea'at the rate ef twelve per cent per acnnm calculated ed ast Taber w the dey of pay ment, yp — HENKY HOWARD, Recelver of Tax ED HOUSE SKATING PONDS —TWO PONDS CON. venient t» the hed House ar now in elegant order. and lovers of this wind will be sure to fiod the ice ia smooth § T, NICHOLAS ASBOCTA TIC ene Deo 8 aad 9, on Fecetay evenings ORs PERI, President, ©. M. Roonns, Treas Wx. T. Coats, Secretary. uP Jews HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, TWRAT' Sigbth sirens, between Bev r uy ears trom the lous oft J iKethan, Rev.8. M. tesnes and dose term Of office will expire on that day, will be ag re Pad ih day ot Ire per wiopma tia and close st 12M. By orow of the directors 2 A SAMURL A. LEWIS. Secretary. ASON. Evin ANNUAL BALL OF EAGLE HOOK” AND ‘adder Company, No. 4.at the Apollo roome, N roadway. on Thursday evening. Dee. il. Mokew can De ebiained from any of the WILDING, Chairman, THUS. Jonx Roour, Secretary, VRABPD CARNIVAL Hie Aasooiation RA'L OF THE BURTON DRA- dhe eebth annual faney ore. w tary ond civic ball of this association, will tke place st COVy Aesembly Rooma 446 Droatway, on Wednesday evening, Dee 10.1866 RB, Willams, Costume r, 348 aireet. No Mose of negro charsctera admitted $1, amit man and Indies, may be ba! of any of thé Com. mittee, at the principal hotels and at the éoor on the evening of the ba! PF. W. NOMTON, Ohairman Committee, Jous Cooren, feeretary. Te FIRST ANSUAL SOIREE OF THR HENRY Vin Neior Nusteivers wilinke place at Ribie's. on Thareday if evering, Dec. 11, 1866 Mneie by Dodsworth, to be preeured at the door on the evening of the ball, or of any of the rolow ing, committee — Coot U.P Ward. dr. R. Benedict, Orderly Geo, Phillipa, J. W. Davos, Lieut Chas. F. 1 A. Sickieg, t Fourth Lieat. J. Mec ieut A. Worden. Gee. W, Drake, + fh Kror " ‘ ey O Fowler, John Besson ‘he Aeaemy te. january %. 1867. Mokete may by DENRY AC BUNK Prete” ‘ GRVETI'S NEW AND IW nige plates for artificial teeth, fifmnesa t9 position and po wer Of mastication, and very superior to the ordinary suction plates, are well adapted for the continious gam. Tt is really he on of these wearing of requiring Arti \oint ine thie great imorovemen! before en th removed by the benunbing proves, every improvement of the fay. M GBVEFT, dendat, 12 Wevericy vlace. near Broadway. Ratablished 1h 1835. D*ertz 2% R G. DURKIN, CANAL, NEAR Varick atreet—oid number 178, new Viton atten- tonto bie lone and 1 experience. operations woh the Se ‘agent, preventing pen Prices CARPETING, UPHOLSTERY, &0. ) MENSE_ EXCITEMENT | ORBAT nae te UNRIVALLRD BEAUTY. ¢ Mowate pietures to rich frames. | enutifal aod economien! gifs tor the season. Roglish velvet carneta. le par yard. Hom some Rrogeels, Re. | Fa per yard, Velvet tab'e eo AM ANDERSO® mate, Ao. “nn oh'ishnent, Rowery

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