The New York Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1857, Page 8

8 TUR PY 4Ri, FISUERY IN NEW JBBABY. Dkeow ry of the Foarle—The Brooks Swarm with ‘Immense Excitement Among Number of Pearls Founé—A Jersey Breakinsa on Muscles at a Cost of $25,000—A Visit to the Piaces Where the Pearls are Dug—Pear! Grow oa the World, Pearls de. &., do. The aireovery of pearls in some of the Fite mnddy seeams of our reighbors in New Jersey, but a fow miles | from here, bavmg caused a great excitemer | arpovg those wmesvaily stuid apd somnambulle people and croatod & Bvoly loterest among the bon ton and PP +) Jovers of our hy, we despatched a reporter thither to gein what in Sermation be could upon the subject * The following is Lis mesount — Mttle str met perbulary to the attention of ples “api ted had not grown in it wort ofmen It is from three to six feet to two feet deep, and about three and Tt rises near the middie of the Notch, ite source Deing & spring, and hows ou towards the Passaie river. The pearls are chiedy found balf a mile from iis source, though they we more or lees along its entire length, Immectately after Rower’s discovery a great rush was made for this place from the ad, country ; the stream was dili- gently searched, from its sonree to ita effiox, by men, Women, end even children, ambidous of gaining a endden fortune’; many muscles wore found ; Some pereons found pearle, Dut moet, cold, exhausted, atd disappointed, or having spent the jast remains of Hight. Hurt hus aah pave weir bodies due repone at night The pearl fishery iu this stream is considered about at au end, thoogh small pearls ere still found in it Over Mreauns ave now the chief points of attraction. The for- aiian of laud aboot the Cot is quite peculiar, it eeama as hough a river bad at some time or other flowed through tt. One point of the First Mountain, bordering on it, is 800 feethiph. Many Revolutionary ves are connected with the place. ROUK ROAD BROOK. ‘The second p'nce where there was a rush to find the A half Dour on the Union branch” tae New York end | Pear! bearing muscles, was at Rock Road brook, or Cherry Bric Railroad took us out of the mud of New York iuto the wed of Paierson, for it has been prt gmciously raining for @wo days, Paterson is a modest 7 Je scant little vlty, soven- teen mites from New York, morv , ¢ sjebrated from ‘ts Re- Yelutonary memories than frov » smything of modeva date, hough the Pavsaic Falls—one of (he foamiest anct pretiiest fails iw the workl—is situated jus g above the town he Great Notoh, where te e rgearia were fire! found, is aiguated three miles this ©1@ 5 pf Paterson, Before visiting Mai now famous locality, W 9 ‘must seo the man who made #8 so—David Hower—wbt , §¢ now reckoned among the Breatest celebrit'es of Nev; Jersey, and whopperhaps, may yet bave hie name wr eaten 4 clainmy, aRe@W sry Dreakfast, ate-cost of $25,000. Mi was the dearest bre xfest ever eaten by a family of aree, Kings and of jpquerors have supped on earth’s farest and best, but pone can boast #0 costly a meal, not even be “who in twelve summers won a world; nor ee who at whose re served up.” DAVID HO’ ven, THE PEARL DISCOVERER. Pasting from tb 9 sown proper and into the suburbs, we leasant Little cottage of Mr. Hower. A ¢ broughta young damsel, a buxom coun- , who without word or question invited gal dinners three hundred tables were | coming coortery bony Lane brook, as tt is frequently calied. So, having the Noich carly sa the morning, we started for Paicreon, thence to Rock Road brook, which {s four miles above it. The heavy tious seowled black and ominows of rain, but the country birds sang country songe—the country air blew fresh-—the green felis spread far awey to the right —the ‘age, stabborn mountain rose high’ ga tho left, and The onwatd’ tres were almost hid with blossoms, which, “altogether, made it seem ¥ke a gi to" the ’ denizen of tho great, city. He- Paterson and Cherry Lave i ia an onasseaing, undulating CouDUry, a latier place con tists of one boure abd one barn. Halting before the house, we addreesed a matronty-looking of the house, who was nailing upithe board tween itten on the historic page asthe | of i¢ Her dross consisted of two petticoats extending just person who has found # an extraordinary lovge pearl, and | below the knees, India rubber shoes, knit Joo-e aack and hood, Owrith battle Thas spike in baud, abe was ‘the defences of ber castle, determined that no hostile of wandering qnadrupeds ‘should pass the outer walls of her cabbag den, ‘attees the portoulile was lot down or ® breach made in them. Judicious, Amazonian, metronly old woman! ‘This worthy personage ans Oar questions with Conce: ning the pearl fishery shospoke “Thave bearn tell of tremendous rich pearls being found, but I ba’n’t seen pone of them. Idon’t believe i ‘em, ite jest stories they are getting up; ed Tdon’t believe any have becn fouzd i thie brook. T live as nigh AA aS AD) guess, n't seen none ‘em. Rurostan but i = night that came out of it, ‘and one from this very brook § been soli in New ‘Yor for «thousand dollars, Marnonty Lavy—Well, the brouk is down there: yon can J ha’n’s seen none, and it’s all & got up re might be something in it “arter all; “for,” eald en the, “wien I wan's girl we bed 0 nigger who used to go. in her months, the ether in ‘teens, | muscle fishing ‘cause he liked toeatthem. Well, one day his family circle, the elder daughter being | 1 & little white stone among thom, about the size of of bi Wie Having intreduced our | ® little marble. I didn’t know what it was, and { don’t v4 — ing our’ | know what has become of it.” Here the good lady che parties and mado known our purpove, Mr. | know bet bas Become of It’ Hore the gr ¥ ‘gan energetically £0 Piten into reporters general: | going down the lane, lest wo should ot wot, we left ber, mea jy ere daring the week and | fit the fence into the barnyard, which created an un’ Bienoes enews of him witnout cyer seeing me, which | Wonted excitement and fluttering’ among the shangbass eudot oe with b ty pee F and numereus other berayard birds, who seemed to claim re eae pe ponsliuy Lincelt by eeving aher'n | wat locality as thelr j, and went down the lane to wees Chima any tale, ae (any bad nover bed Cis mame | the brook—there we stood right upon the spot where fT) coat trae pn rarest gems were grown, without costing apything. be at OP mle Sy vd lng teen J int | What an elysium! What a fortune-favored spot! Benig- Peart fuabery ®_ ‘Ne $44,000, and thereby discovering the | aut genes! Pearly muscles and claims! Wealthy aque on ior ena, whhen, ‘ous citizens, worth @ hundred times your weight in gold! ren ee ran eiinihe winter and money wae | Com.growing suai! Thus a Seg ni ne mahi pything particular todo, Tand three neighbors went | 26 UP, We could not see a single human belng, as far as SB! oGreat Noich muscle fishing. It was one day, I think ie yo caake vesearaes < eater weer aes oon ot ee sor Gi the middie of February. | Well, we got a lot of | Tietest place “that ever the sun shone on.” The very FSi Rras aoe eT | ETE ae Gath tearm wer—Well, when home £0, according to w of inertia, they must alive. o Se See re ae Oe eee ow viene Mioeucems Ges 0: Gul, copia, Qty tie, stecanees s _,open thet In here on the stove, but they were dirty, | or direction. in short, it was nothing but the asty things, and I would not jet (bem, so they went out tre Of a belf-dried 8 # OR cen- -f Pee" a anima frocen bis tinger®, | rites: ite bottom was half muddy, half sandy m again. gy hg ge ‘and during its entire length, which is some'five mules, it is ere ere ce mete | nn Of uprings. As we Wid’ the lady, we desired not to fiah Yower—] ‘the . for pearls of price in that quagmire, though many Ars, Hower—I put the muscles in a pot to betl them for | Yiey fue Peri nee 4 Boer ein iock them ont they ‘cocmed toupee fa | ot five emnall Dot very fine pearls in it some ten years @em into to fry-them, but in doing so noticed some. | *£% but pot knowing what they were kept them tll the , present discovery, when, taking bem to & Oo., he fSame white bike a bubble of air in one. “I took it out and ee Gen Pongo 5 Soy Blige) erg Sate spies, * 1erme 8 won bank 09.0 sane, large and perfect one sf Guo ues eels sovests peas tree spough ic wan «pearl, word $25,060~she argent and | SE%) WotR knowing the value fit exchanged it with & ° a dress, wi Trees, probabl ve Reert one in the world, eo Jewellers tell me, bat ob, it bad | rai thousand dollars. Pretty’ expensive for & country ‘The poor man looked sad here, and raid it made him sick | Woman! Ber 10 days, but his heroic wile pow cheered bim up as abe bad formerly dove, telling him he would find another. Bext cay & jeweller in Paterson told Mr. Hower he did not mew the value of the injured pearl, but olfered $40 for it. Biba since ip the store of Ball, Black & Oo. ‘Mr. Hower thinks the color is returning jute it, and that it may yet come back 50 as to be worth ten or fifteen thon- sand dollars. For the poor man’s sake we say amen. He fae net been pear! hunting much since his first discovery, feugh be has found avother email pear! end sold it for $100 He ie going into the business more extensively pow Dee arnd every body else appear to be waiting for the weather fe get a little warmer, so they can wace in the streams snd fish the murcies without taking cold. He thinks he eught to bave a per centage upon ail the pearls found, be- @wuse he (his wife rather) discovered thein. THE PEARLS NOW IN PATERSON. A® the majority of the pearls have been found by the friends and immediate neighbors of Mr. Hower, we went % fee fome Ppecimens of the precious treasures now in ‘Weir posession. The following pearis are in the bands of Mr. Jacob Quackenbush, his three brothers, and Mr. Tem- pleton, partwers — Ove gevuine, very beautifal, perfectly round, pink col ered pearl, three-eigbihe of ap inch in diameter. ‘One peat] us large as a pistol ball, perfectly round, Nght Fese color, (the largest yet found that ie undiepmed of ) ‘Two perte tly round, white pearls, about the size of a ball ‘Three oblong pearls, rove and pink colored, and the size « Four con pearls about the eize of buckshot eeiors and forms, some of them being imporfe ix of the eame Fize, but of Good Color and porfeetiy wound, besides a very large number of very email pearis, and others of vari us sizes with but peoaliar or imperfect eo tors. This entire lot \* estimated by the possessors as worth 96,000. They were all obtained og Monday and Tuesday of last week, by the four parties who own them. Another lot in the bands of Jacob Quackenbush consists @ follows — Two beautiful and perfectly round pearls, pink color, fend the sine of ag Two of the ra: 5 description, the size of a em: Teu of th; same description, of the sive of Ne Fourveen of irregular form, different colors, and Une size peas, Ove large as a pistol ball, of ‘This jot is estimated ax being David Van Ordin has foorteen pearis, the ¢ize of pistol perfectiy round and of good colors, He has se- ones, worth one or two shillings a piece. of various form, and jtnk calor. $260. go one, the rize of © small mar. ae 3 i u t f | GRE ais # zi whewher @oald vot Seman has bor! hich used ple the Beghborbood, which were as play tuings among ine cbildren and although now known to be le of aimont Menicuiable value, were no more at the time re ferred to than pretty marbles. That pearly worth thou. panda of doliars have been since found, and the peopie, pae what they wore, destroyed them, will appoar our further parrative. OREAT NOTOH BROOK. Jgaving the City of Spindien, as Paterson ix ealled, from Me large Dumber of its colon mapufactories, we started Bor be Great Noth rook, which Wes three miles this side or ronth of Paterson, and w the place where the pearls were.Gret found, and where the $25,000 pearl wae found. “The road wound slong the foot of a range of low moun fans whose tides were biack with ragged rocks and stunt sod trees, This range is called the First Mountain, A peveral yours ago and did avery large, fine one. He shoot it off, but the stubborn ‘Then be wied t) cut it with a ‘coul vot tell w the preat romp s Found be knew what it was, took it down to New York and got sicily collars for it. Uf it had not beeo seratohed, ghey wid him be could have got five bundred dollars fur £7" (Pxit rustic | The Notch, oF Great Notch, wo " urually called, ia $e seme applied wa cat or nowt riche Ueronah dhe Pine Is of army le wicith for a road, is low and level Gerces the entire range of the mountain, and is Whe erty cut through this mountain tor many miles thengh there are several roads thatron over the moun’ lp ot other plane The buildings at reat Notch sonetat @f ove betel and two bowes — Afver endw a night with t ie omumodation atthe hotel we examined the renk famous for baving got ap the eo culled largest peu! ie the world, Bit an indiferenuy Coulem pal ig 3 | bably the aaention HOHORUS STREAM. From Black Rock brook we went to Hohokus stream, which is now the centre of attraction and the diggings. It is situated eight miles north of Paterson. Just betore ar- riving at the village, which consists of ene house, viz. hotel and # railroad depot—we met a rustic looking fellow, when the following conversation took place — Ruenio—A fine day. Rerorren—Yes. (It was ral at the time, but pro- the knight of the quill, like that of absorbed ip something else.) j net's your hurry? | Keromvar didn’t think it worth while to anawor this, | Pereevmuxe Reeno—I say, did you find your way up to | the Great Noteb inst night | the rustic, w: Reeno—W IMPORTER looks at bit. | Logeaaous Rusne (laughing)—Why, I knew you as far | as ever I could see you? Rerorter (makes op bis mind that it might be some eon who bas hoepttably entertained or other wise served him, ant therefore making up bis mind to act the agrees bie,'says)—Ob! yes, 1 beg your pardon, eir—I—I was thinking of something ele; | did not look at you; no ope could mistake your fe fer once seeing them. Reno (sitting down on a little stone as the aflair had } about stopped)—I bave just been out pearl fishing, with four others; we started at 20’clock this morning, but the water is vo bigh since the rain, apd all the Utue streams pour into it so much mud, that we can’t see the bottom, And then it is so cold, 1 gave it up. The others bave gone on to wy a new place Ruvoxe you find any pearls? Ree , BOL tals Lime, but am golngto; why, the pear) Gshery baiut begun yor; it has been £0 oid peop can't go nto the Water and wade about. Wait wil it be comes warm weather—then you'll soo! Why, all the me allabeut bere are fuli of them. J guess Now first Buate in the Union yet. 7 js prebiematcal. Kewne jooks dubiously at reporter but continues— Now, you feilows ure great drawback to as; we no sooner find a goed piace than you im gut hold of it; then all the world kuo ## where it is, by the papers. Now, when I find stream berafter, 't going to tell bo body waere it is. 1 won't even tell the New York jewel lers—where 1 rel! the pearle—where I get them. But, come, | will tell you wemething; you masn't say aay ping about it, though. Ravoxrex regards the heavens. Rone cvntinues—Well, a school naster, named David Brands, kia me that Je be was teaching in Warren, forty *ix milos from Paterson, be used to dig © ams thore to eat them, acd that he found plenty of thee pear in them. He did pot know what they wore, though they were of the jargert and most beautiful kind. The chilaren used to play with them as marbles. He cut somo in two, to sce what was ia them. There were plenty of them ia that brook. He wanted me to go down with him; but no, I would not, though I and the Quackenbushes went down there. I Con’) want you to fay anything about it, now. ‘Well, it was early spring, and the water was very high, so Wo could only geta few muscles; but we got enough tetirfy ue that they were there. I found ove boy who kuew somethirg al Mt, eo I bribed him to keep ali the ltdle stones he found im the muscle forme The successful. It ie a pretty, romantic spot, the stream ‘along in quite @ gorge between two hilt. The the place is Indian, and means the hollow rock. ‘There ix Zabriskie’s dam, end @ cave in which i i* said the early seltier# used to bide away from the Indiana, an there is one house und a depot were It also Revol » i=? 53 A ? zg iz g i t Hi ALL PRASONH ARE FORKID THORP AMONG ON THRE GROUNDS, UNDER PENALTY OF TTR La In some cases force has been threatened to eject the in- troders from the land. The land proprietors feel them- solver very much grieved, and declare Usat Man's boundless avaricn exeseds, And on bia neighbors, round about him, feeda. Put hey! oy bonters think they have a right to any place where the pear] bearing muscles grow. A METROPOLITAN LAWYER SREKS HIS FORTUNA DIGGING JERARY MUBCLRB. Tt appears that ene of our city lawyers, in hopes of being more fortunate than be may have been while atempting to follow the precepts of Kent and Blackstone, or may hay for the purpose of rusticating, started for the Jersey pear! fisheries, and all day waded knee deep in those ould and muddy brooks, for the laudable purpose of achieving his fortune. With what success his tolls were crowned rumor saith not, but it doth narrate how that the owner of the land came forth to drive the quibbier off, at which the twisty lawyer turned into the middle of the + and | declared that he waa in water, and not on anybody's land. The rustic, of course, took this announcement for law and porpeiit seme a0 Warned—and dared not Griveg<yway tbe obtrusive. clam hoooping, pear! hunting, | quibbiing counselier. it ie farther etaved Uhat sald lawyer, THS PEARLS GROW. ‘The muscles that bear or grow the pearls, like allo per muscles, ay with their breach, or larger portion,be? godin the sand; their more acute part, or mouth, rem? my from balf an inch to an inch anda ball above the “water, the mouth open, sucking in water and f00d. ‘fe pearl is formed direouy in this mouth of the muech ,, alwaye being in the first third of :it, or the min’ stot ft shell. Tt grows Inthe meat or bo" or ne gehw it jt wears through the meat £0 88 (© touch the shell, it is spoiled, From this tt wit be ecen that beyond the physical pow er of the muscles togrow very large pearls, and this accor nts for there 80 few large pearls, and #0 very ™#'ay small ones. When the gem begins to grow in the Wouth of the muscle, that part of ite shell stops growiny, altogether, but the rest of it OWS OD a8 UBNAI; £0 A ‘gerson can frequently tell, when fe dige up a muscle, by its shape, wl it contains a pearl or not. When tae weather becomes a little warmer, the muscles that are deeply bedded in the sand come up, and the streams being clear, they can alwaye be seen lying at the bottom and edge of the brook by any person 4 When this cooyes, then it is expected iat the rage or pearl fishing in New Jersey will commence. It is contidered ‘that +treame rising in high lands Le ta considerable minerals are the best for growing pearls. Nearly all the streams in Bergen county, New Jersey, contain muscles whieh grow pearls of greater or less size; the small mascles emall pears, and the large muscles larger ones. ‘The ex- tentto which pearls may be found in New Jersey is of course not keown a pot but the persons who have been fo the fishery have the most sanguine expectations in regard Many murcles are found where the pearl has worn through the meat, coming in contact with the shell, which invaria- diy injures the precious gems. The are sometimes found on the bottom or banks of the stream, having worn through the ehell of the muscle. The growth of the pearl ina muscle or-oyster is attributed by naturalists to dis- to come in contact in taking the largest shell fish So bh s eeetgeees «a i dioeane e caught young or sgh tmoall; if after death, the pearl Pearls are most Pear! oysters are found in sian Gulf, on the western coast of fslends, and I i of Europe. The fishing by some parts a pear! banks On Ceylon are fifteen miles long; oysters are caught there contatning from elght to twelve pearls. All the various species of oysters, also some other kinds of shelldish, contain at times pearls, but the pearl oyster alone is eepecially valuable for them. The most extensive fiery in the world is n the Perstan gu¥t. Those engaged in it are chiefly slaves. They go to the bottom the water, with a net fastened to their necks for the of holding the oysters, These slayes are let down by a rope, witb a stabe of forty or fifty pounds weight fastened to it to keep them down to the bottom, where they romain a length of time almost incredible to those who have never witnersed the operation—sometimes, itjis said, by practice being enabled to remain water for five minutes. Their lives are juently very mostly cutoff in the ime of fe, fo | by the pressure upon the lungs while in the water. MOST REMARKABLE PRARLS IN THE WORLD. ‘The idea that the pearl found by Hower, n New Jersey, je the largest pearl ia the world is very absurd, for pearls have been found the size of a wa'nut; nor is the pricee—$25,000—a large one for an extraordinary pearl. An ancient pearl was valued by Pliny at £80,000 ; ‘& pearlof a later date which was brought, in 167: afier it. @ Its uliar rainbow-hued, semi. ee ‘The eye taat bas once secn it longs to bebold it always. puszie their digestive }, apd if the animal chances to be killed immediately ‘gous may be recavered. Having sufficiently observed the curiosities of the country, the etream and the village, (which, it wiil be re- ‘consisted I] and station house.) we rough the mud, but the benig- nant sun had scattered the matiering storm, so shat it was very pleasant. With a cheerful adieu to the country ale and the muddy brooks where the pearls are f we stepped upon the cars for the metropolis. If any of the sons of Gotham wish to rusticate @ litle during the weniher, and at the same time acquire a fortune by dig- fing Jertey muscles, we would earnestly advise them to take their and bedding—indeed, their entire cetablishinent along with them, for thus only oan they lax uriate ip that country. ‘The New Tariff Act. PORT INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASUTY. The Secretary of the Treasury has jast issued additional general regulaims under the reveniie and collection laws of the United States, including the tariiT act of March 8, A867, Below is the circular letter of the Secretary — Trnava Derarruxyt, April 1b, 1°67, In performance of the auty imposed by law on ‘this de- partment, of euperintending the collecdon of the public revenue, the attention of collectors and other officers of the customs is called to the provisions of the several acts of ing duties om import, whiab will be in force the Int day of July next. | ‘The tariff act of the Seuh of July, 1846, having been mo- Gidea by the act of the (d of Maren, 1857, “reducing the dutier op imoert, and for other purposes,’ the provisions of the wt mentioved act aro hereto subjoiued, to which ig added # \arif of duties a+ amon ied, arranged in sched- ules, uncor the provisions of the act of Od of March, 1867, applled to the act of the 30th of July, 1346; and, for’ more convenient reference, there {4 also subjoined & compr hensive list, alphabebeally arranged, of all the designated | riches expreesly made hable to duty, or exempted there- | from, with their respective schedules’ and rates of duty, when dutiable, indicated thereon As the change in the law regulating the rates of daty by the act of the dd of March last divtusbs but to a slight ex- tent the clasrification of imporix mate by the tariff act of oth July, 1846, and is confined principally to « change in the rates of ry pepe tiou berewdore given by dale departinent to act is still in force, and applicable, ex- cept where that law bas been modilied by the act of 34 of March last. Collectors of the customs will find the de- cielons of the department, in various caves presented under the act of 1848, imbodied in general regclations innaed by the department onthe let February lat It will be borne in mind that the provisions of the 20th section of the tariff act of the 90) August, 1842—a copy of which is subjoined—are rtill in force, and furnieh @ rule of construction to be applied to articles ET de signated \u the several Nsetaiey of the act of 34 much, 1867. These provisions, properly applied, will ald the officers of the customs in aseizning articles of import, not designated in terms ip be tarul, to the schedule to which face as belouging, io reference wo their All ocher unenomerated articles, ro! soep' clamticatice, will be Rable to the duty of alces her eeu, os pooeee im the first secon of the act of Sd March, By the fourth seotion of the eaid act it le that all , Wares and merchandice which shall be in the public stores on the fret day of July next shall be wabject, jaty op eptry thereof for consummion, to no sther duty than Il the rame bad been importe!, rewpectively, afer that day. Merchandise, thorefore, in pole etore on the first day of July next, or in bond under the warehousing laws, whether deposited ip any wareboure authorized by law or i trapsitu, under bond, from ou part of te nited States to another, will, irrespective of the date of Bete erigiead Jem agg case be subject, on with ra consumption, to the rates uf duty prescribed the eat of 84 March, 1861. is #4 thas m represented to the department that, under the designation of “galvanized tin patos or shoew,” there have deen attempts to 5 tntrotene sheet iron, covered with etbin -- Ly Porpowe being to pase the tron through the custom houre at a lower rate of duty ane gal- vanize¢ tin. The attention of oolkotors and raisers ia directed to this subject, aud they will, on as Puc! act of 10m, Waere plates or eheets are attempted to be introduced in evaeion under peek. "FO proceed! ory institubed to enforce the forfeitures and pevalties provided by law, and in all cases where no frandulent attompt It ™m peg the a i the articles, aseording to their true charactor, are liable under exisung laws, must he levied and rollected s 4 A question haa recently been presen > antares Geratyoar Pwned, wo the depart cles claimed to be oe and ae such falling within schedule 1 of the tariff. It is 'deciled by the department that the “painting”’ referred t in that schedule, as enti- thee to free entry, must be an objectof taste recognized aa & painting in the asual acceptation of the torm, and that paintings on glase, specially provided for in schedule ©, on porcelains, alabaster, chiua, marble, Plaster, or similar materials; on plates, goblets, vases, of any other utensil or paintings capable of boing converted into breastpins, eardrops, or other ornaments to he worn on the person) are not enticed to free entry under the law. : In echedule I, tt will be seen, there is <i admission free of duty of sheope’ wool, brovielciuteree of the value of twenty cents per pound or lew at. the pork of exportation, The question has boen submitted, whe ther, in eetimating the value in auch casos at the port of exportation, the expenses of packing, commissions, and other harges incident to the sbipment ‘Holes exportation aré.te be iaciaded. % Srtetes for The vale referred to in this provirion of the current market value or yestion could be yw ia the foe at which the article in LY purchased per pound, and does not inelude the charges and expenees mentioned, or other ebarges ineu: in the mere shipment, or prepara tion for shipment, after purchase, Cormmissione and shipping charges are, however, nnder the lawe levying dnties on imports, to be added to the fo MOND.Y, MAY 18, 1857. United ‘dates; but they constitnte no part of the value the f eign mark eels. i ¥ a regard to the Aft section of the act of the 3d March, as in force, the attention of collectors and the cuetoms is called to the nubjoined acts of Congress, approved the 2d and 8d ultimo, of the 28h section of the tariff act ef 80th August, }, and the 8th scetion of the tariff act of 30th July, 1846, and which went into effect at the several cates of their approv: In the act first mentioned, it will be percetved that the Probibition of the import of certain articles ts made $0 comprebemsive ag to embrace descriptions of im not affected by the law aa it originally stood, but whose importation, nevertheless, was believed to be principle of that enactment, The amended act ‘and definite in its terms, and obyiates all doubts and intent. 1¢ act amending the 8th section of the tariff act of 30th July, 1846, it will be seen, makes nochange in laws, as construed by the department, except to tiable imports, however procured, by or wise, on the same footing as to the’ privilege of adding the entry to the costs or value given in the involee, their sae to additional duty for underva!uation. jOW ELL, COBB, Secretary of the Treasury. se Court—General Term. On the Bevch Bon, — Duer, Bosworth, Slosson and ‘oodrutt. APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CHIRF costa. eAjoxandor Donuiston, etal. Judg- ment with costs. W. Hioman. Order,overrul- affirmed. George Cassard ve. ne at LI cnaen. (te en on - VB. . ordered, fo event. Gustavus A. Conover, et al, vs. Ann 0, Hoffman. Judg- ment affirmed. ‘Charles D. Fredericks vs. Constant Mayer, et al. Order of special term affirmed. * ———————— —————— eee ~UABITINE INTELLIORNGE. ALMANAO FOR NEW YORE—THI8 DAY, + 441 | MOOW RIES. . 712] men wat ~port of New York, May 17, SUN UTERS. ‘SUN SETS. " 1956, ARRIVED. Bendre Barstow, New May 1, with mden, Sieailane cals One Sn re ae sofmib Manchester, Cinrk, New Orleans, 18 days, with mdee, man, Webber, New Orleans, 18 days, whh Front, ‘Mald of Orieans, Dennis, New Orleans, 23 days, with Nelson & Hous. ae ‘on, 7 days, with cotton. £c, is bound to haste: Dut hay etruck alvak in lat 83 Teaking 1-W0 strotes per janeiro March to Prost & Schroeder; vensel to Mack, Dill & Oo. Bark Unien (of Koston), Kendrick, 8t Domingo Oky, May 1, with 7, he, to master. ia, Onrdet Peek a church. | ‘14 days, with sugar, £0, to Bark Golden Age. U cnr Galveston, 20 dare, with enton, &0, to Wakeman, |)imon & ‘Bo. May lat 27 1, lon 86 05, apoke brig Empire, from Galveston for 4 ‘% 1s, Joa & ‘with brig N henoa for Gal- Yeeton; 8.h; lat 48 2h lon $0, apoke bark D Uodirey, from Gal- Me TS Pe soe Boston, Bock, Paerde, PR. Ape “Brig A Danone ' 5 with "he 1g Cone & Beeall ree ngene Reed (of Boothbay), Reed, Havana, M wilh tuanr Ae, io Bret Bou & Oo. 9 oS 4 well), Poland, Matanzas, ono ss BR " re enh tot Viewer), bePariand, Sleotocges, May, with sugar, to C & EJ Peters.’ No date, lat 30, lon 78 34, spoke brig Rolererise, from Cienfuegos fr New ‘York. Wheaton (of Favipary), thaples, Cardenas, May 4, with Brig, Monserate, Cook, Sevanilia, April 28, with Masog tallGd ine} wi b brig’ thes Tiowina, Morreth for Mire bitha tor Fast, Machina) Reuvitas, April 30, wld fuolaeees, he, to Mayvew, Talbot a 6. . le (Br), Masters, Bermuda, 9 days, to MoCall robas : (of South Thomaston), Torry, Fort ‘Behr \ eid ayia Sarena Noe in ee . ee era: bus thee bel amen ak ws nds rince tn lat 86 66, lon 74 Lewis & leaving Porto Rico. When ‘echr of Provincetown. Delaro (of Barnstaole), Baker, Cardenas, 14 days, with m1 to master, Rehr London (Br). Walters, St Joho, NF, 18 days, to WM Wallis. May 10h, Gape Sable IW by N 45 milan dis tart, — Dy ts ign ap, gine Dotlo ; en ap ‘At wi tn Hiook, wen run lato by & propeller bound 8, lont bead gear, cutwater, bat Schr Alma (Bt), Curry, Bebr 1) (br), Sehr Passport (of J voekae nan Reva vie NS, 10 aniexport, Hawking Matagorda, Texas, 24 days, with cotton, to , Mot Kebr Jobo Grifith Conklin, Urysial River, EF, 18 to J Ashby. May 7ib, lat 25, lon 7930, spoke brig Heary Bell,’ fram f w York. Bebr bybraim & Anna, Dale, Darien, 10 days. Bebr Jobu Boston, Lin; yannab, 7 days, with ovtion, Phy 1) gal haat * Bauares, ¢ days. i" Wilmingion, 8 days. . 7 day. ‘4 5 oh TEEEE Pines, Echr Melvina, Calhoun, Wasbingtoa, Sobr Elvina, Oxooon, Waabinguon, ton Sehr Oregon, Kruse, Waantoxion, § days, Sehr Ragie Willets, Pantego, 5 days. Sebr Gallego, Smith, Richmond. Gar Wena toe Ps Mitr, chr Win H Bheldon, Virgin Behr Lotiond, Tyson, Virginia, > 3 Behr D Keith, Bagebee, Virgini dase. Kebr Ida Maria, Buell, Virginie, $ days. if vi days. thea onbert be in im, 2 da i o he e. Conia. Loper, Virginia tdaya. Hz (Te ‘Wind at nunrise, SE; meridian, WNW; sunset, ¥. Herald Correspendence. PHILADELPHIA, May \6 0 17—arr bark Tease R Davis, Hané, NOrieans, bi | frail, Lane, So how ; orks Concordia, ———, from Pein Fae man, Cardenas; Penns) Borron Loudon € that the fears ex or “hronicle, of Ue 16th pK the loan of Une ‘ic etinaans ke the bark Hanah Brewer, picked Inst, on the Tristan Groubd, part bark or brig, with tress band and ed, The bard was sent home from Mt Helena by the bi q ny Selene ud canaaa and j-— —.) fmoith, spar maker and carpenter, as having fark Rewri wo Inst, and the whiah Ia, George F Davia, New q hoa Metionald, Attleborough, Mann: ; Albert 4 Allen, Plainfield: Bedford, Mase, Robert Molyneux, Oineinnati, ¥ bor. Fin Antone. Cape Joaee BY; Francis , D5 ion; Joneph Pantanienn : F la, as W eure, N'Y, Henry Duncan, Pai ae Chandler, at Rangoon from Rockport, with granite, be- me Fora, hat been Talsed and Bane ‘oondem: pottor Coen ov tan reported aun! Iniand Bifor Wiiaen, hence at Me ‘was ashore on Faulk. per'e Inland, ae originally stated. veeetved no damage, Was, between fata, teign market value of import, ae & part of the value on Which dotee are to be screened om entry in ports of the baying remained 60 only. one Breswen APTELOrE— of China of the ah ey i H F i i if z i Hy i | z f i i E carried away by the ioe have btboure Borrd. A LUDLOW CASE, aa New York, May 16, pA Lighthonse Inspector 34 dist, i FH BELL BUOY OFF CHARLYSTON PAR, ‘The Be)! Buoy off thie Bar, reported by us yesterday as “o ing in a disabled condition bas, we regret to say. annk, aud it Je feared will Become @ total loss —Charleston Cour, May 14. Whaltemen, APF at New Hellord lib, ship Roman 24 Dluckmer, Ochotse Arr at New i 24 Bluckmer, Ochots) Fea. Honolulu Borctnura’ Jan 14, with 16 bbls rd do wh of) bone; sent home 100 bbis ap. do ‘boll and 11,000 Ibx bene; reporte at 33 ON lon, JoW, exchanged slgvaln with u whalo ship thowing Davin K fe signal, supposed 40 be the Junior, Anarews, of and for New At at Warren 13th, barque Belle, from Providence to fit for whaling. ‘At Bermnda Sth inst, bark. Cook, feom Verde arr 4th, 600 bala sp and beg put in at Arak At Toleahuano Match 27, Eorning Light, Norton, N B, wit 140 xp, 2 wh and 2(00 Iba bone taken oa Chiln, 6 ‘Atco March 2%, Uneas, Jamer, NB, with 2.100 wh, 180 ap 5@0)be bone; had filled up wite freight and would sali for home next day. March 25, Mertin, 1B with 646 «p; had sbinped 580 hbls by the Uneas. of and for New “ed- ford; ‘reports spoke Jan 6, Win and K'za, “rookaa, NR, 45 tp Feb. 13, vo lat de, Philip Delano Gardner, FH, Sar ep; Shin. Matwew } nce, Coon, NB, 1,020 hile; Hero, ‘Aaiies Nant, Aeaive, NB, Wood 260 ap a told—had shivped 30 bois JA Parker. Mch 15, ord Woe ween. Fa. 20 ia in port, Frankllp, Lee NB,£0) sp, to’ gall for bome in a few Bi ‘ox, Comery, q *p. tire cruise ina few deya” Meh 18, Nautilus, Swain, NB, 465 ep all told. Hed abip) 330 bbe by Franklin, of and for New Bedfor, Reports at Fulealuano, Pheulx, Hinckley, Nant, 100.69 100, wh; Cachelot, Lee N ,, 100 sp, ba home} Of ao Foe as ‘aly rena tien, NE; bad taken a large m ‘eaved his body—wes bound lo eraise of perm whelpand only Moers Aiicar March 26, Amelia, of Matta 8 mw ‘ bois keh oo tll wells “On de ah ot isecme art en atove starboard bal: Eldridge, NB, 559 sp and ‘Arr'at Payta, april 0, a 1 Reynerd, NB. 236 ap and 200 rk eae bk ai bi, ‘ gia rior Say gn cruise wi Lae jwain, from wat Telus Feb 10, Olympta, Rywa, NB, 660 wa on board— nad eps’ ad would aT ee Bea, touch. ty ne ft Rocorro, Feb 5, Courler, Coffin, NB, 8) sp. Spoke Jan 21, Daniel Morrison, NB, clean; Rosctns, Dexter. NB, (ab bie ol eines leaving Taloadi ; Anaconda, Crenner, do, AtGransda, April 1, F Bunchinia, Oliver Clark, 8 R Soper, and Wines baun, from Provincetown, oi] as before re- ‘Capt Weeks, of bark Helen Snow, of New Bedford, has also home, haviag left bie veasel wt Payia, on soonunt of fli health, Spe eld from P April 14, for home. wtih Aw bbls ep oll on board. under the command of Edw @ Griffin, late cooper. Capt W 1 heard frora on Gallipagos i Jan, Courser, Giftord, 3 1) spin Feb; Golemnée, Howland, do, 800 ap; Catalpe, Buow, do, Bap; Feb. no date, Henry Taber, Kwer, 150 on Whytootacke, Mlinots, of New Bedford; rejan 31, no iat &o (by the Active, Wood, NB, at Taloahuaco), vies ioClea' }, 800 Hats i,t 10 ae ‘Taber, Ewer, NB, 18 mrt id. no iat &e, Cook, Cook, from Pyovincetown, 230 2p; W Erving, Holmes, do%wh Bpoken, ec. Page from ——— for Liverpool, May §, in the Irish Peace ho Bina, tran urea Oo Lenten, May b ‘Roi ba Flores Bitantie. pare, rom Un eatle Seal per Batten, ‘Crosby, from 7 (Forbes rig), steering —, show- in Norsode) stipes and WG, * ih six topaail ge Silanes ity Beek Ratsbow, truce April—, lat 7 8, fon 85 80. i ne, Miler; Nor Wester, 4 Leeraw, uoc; bark W ks, une; schr Bonita, Uptoh, for Gtbralinr. (rom Siugor) 14th, bark Bytph\ ships Kast Indian, Lecraw, ‘Cuincna Istamps, April 8. port abip Santa Claus, Foster, for Bampion Roads wen dep. ‘Rid from do March Zid, bark Emily Banning, Manly, —, March %0—Ir rps ship Coronet, Cousins, for the ‘March 2)—In port Ham bark Titania, for Boston “Gineeian, May 7—Arr barks Orchilla, Deverens, N¥ork; Aa Voloord, Pordand; brig Gen Worth, Chamber! New York; echr Tomah, Nelson, bia; 8th, brig @ Drisko, New York; sehra Nb Horden. ‘aavannsh; ‘Taylor, and Frank, Ryder, NOrleans. &ld 7th, bark Andes,’ Merryman, Pordatd; briga Young Republic, Libby, do; Mi Dinning. ant Rxecutive, Eldridge, 'NYork: Seotland, Rtanwood, Boston; bi ‘Bunaon, Sg ee A P Sweewer, Boston, schr J H Sout, Vorson, ‘CIENTUEGOS, May 5—SI¢ achr Union Wave, Charleston, ship Jane Parker, Buckman NYork: barn # Sherwood, hand do, a Gero B. Frenc! 8B Coton, Ellis, and anderen, Borwon; Star (Br), NYork. Gay Head, Mayo, ort schr Bimeon Draper, Aab- uno. ‘aJaRDO, PR, April 27—No Am vessel in Z ‘Mareb id—{n port ships Archer, Oxgood, for 8 Peabody, Weston; Kate Hooper, Jackson, and Torrent, Copp, for ¢o ‘At do loth, ships Barreda Brothers, Peele, and Golden City, Canfield. for Slam, to load und return to HK. Marana. May S—Arr sivamsbip Grenada, sara Get meri iva we 5 uJ v, a JAZAtIAn, a ot K Dudley, Hopkina, Portland; ¥ indw NOrieona; Kaine ie 80: D Went to guano CALDER Chineba Cortaro, LZ Hone K ove, ; JOR Roach, w. person, Georgetown, Doan; Tlie; chr HMaunele, Hulton, Machiasy &hy 0, Gilbert” NOrleaon (aud eld for Havre); arstow, Pensacola; sehr Matobless, Fmia, araoa, Mason NYVork; brign Toarian, Ohad: dourn, Boston; © F O'Brien, Calmlio, sebr West Wind, Re- mes Rid bth, sebra Panny Fern, Brigga, Wilmington, NC; Meta, Crane, Oh ih, by Kington Hutcher, Collins, y Lodi. Te inbin Hoeda. Tal iid Retin ), N York. (Br), % Abe 26—In port brig Thos Watson, Wortinuer, 3 March Zj—Io port ship South Shore, Lowrop, fur atte m0) D. Arr below int Kedgeree) March 90, ship Rolt Hunter, Crosby, from Nosuin Mov 1b, was be da y rte ty h Pe ty COQ fern Continent, bs : hradbury; Xerrill, Northern ‘Crown, on ac hee farther Prnbeloc!' Ligne ¥ for Ran Francisco; for do. port barks Faleon, Hol, for Boston; tor NYork via Mar, Low, Rangoun, prev to 234, ship si 0-1 port brign, AA Chapman, Diggs wortte, C1 Cardi, J port brig Ueo Lobae, Urahaa, ‘In port ‘Dan veiater, 0 4+ The a thom Yale of Ba, from ‘Bown: 66, ‘bane, wen, Y echt North before re Uardner, Boobie, Rid se bese i PERNAMBUCO. A. for Batimore kg, Volant, snow (from Baence Ayres), ¥ 1—Arr ahi onto Cannio, ABP > do; ¥ LS f Ph 7 lath, ship Babob (from Rordent Francisco; brig ‘ier Copecegenpe aa ie ae ine Lee; Rea Nymph, sand + aa ae fen AVE neg one ser Se oe paler, Br Dominoo Orry. Ay sehr Apo Gardiner, Boston. Ts port may lnc seb? Chae 1U, of Portamouth, abandoned to the Dominican government tr Jonx, NB, May lo—arr schr Mary Groton, floan, from Rewtsin. Arr at do 12 Raatern Star, 1h }, hanes, achr Caro. tuner Buckiln, Works Welow idih, « ahlp, a barks wad to May 2—Arr bark ( Tork, Johnson, NYork; wees ee ae J brige . rh; 4h, Kate & I. fle, Oray, 4h, Kale Hatley, Rurope; aig Right tte t . w, a fe eee eon sagt WC, 00 tana ed, rei McGowan, As- Talavera, Merrithew, Li- | M Tibbetis, BANGOR, Mey 13— om Thomas, NY¥ork. oa tan brig Hp Cg i ry t Arata Ne ab eins ae main 7d ebb, Brookings, Wie Favor, Gage, Havens ward. McDougal, W! sup Barpe' ya ® er omen, low, 5 ' ie. praia ear Peres FRANKFORT, May 9—Arr acock, York; brig Win aw, Hat ver, Ba:umore. schre ‘Régell, York; Fenmes- bark J M Churohtii, Ki 7 ‘Sandanaet vobr Ooogrens Mur, PALL RIVER. Ma: 15—fid sloops Thor W Thorae, Davia,. 1H Lerden. € ork. 18 Davia, ina, SYork. GARDINER, 4 pri %—arr schra Minerva, Morton, Norfolly Hope, Farr, N¥ork; May 1, Aranda, Davie, choptank, 3 Sith, brig Porto Rico, Wail, XV ork GLOUCESTER, May i4—Bid bark Arethuss, Homan, Burke pan; 16th, cen Bilas Hates, Go win des oe HOLMES’ HOLE, May UM—Arr a Geo Marshall, separ Philndelphia for Boston; Lyra, Haskell, Oalaba for Indeiphia: echra kiiot Weaver, Boston toc do; banner, Weld, Belfast for do, bid rober Tath—Arr schra Mary den, Bi x Bos ton; Julia Barret, and HA weeks near Bhan for Griphia; R.G Porter, Hndson, Danverapos for Ho: aw Sepa: Pe eob Haverbil for dos Juliet Aa ter. Galete for ot Clara Norton, Norton, Binehtll for NYore; M ering Sopebar Eilbot, and Mary Langdon. i id DI Jniet, Almiya, Montrose, Ganges,Wiara Norioo, Galota, reper MUASPORT, Wy. $—Arr brig Sarsb Gloucester for NYork; Abby Younx. Orland for do Frances Rilen, Clark, Maobiag Bid brig Gen Marshall; sepra Gazcute, hi bth—No arrival. Lyra; schrs M4 \, Abby Weld, Julia, I ‘a Weeks 'u rier, O snd Frances Ellen, In port at 8 AM, ‘. wohrs Julia A Mac Koen, York. BASE, brie Bo rankne,, Buchs, lg So iy 1, juevitas; schrs Ruby, Tracy, 4 Heat sell Mey i iemeadenoe’ 27'S Tork; tits, GAG Trnxilio Mulligan, Nuevitas. e.. ere es thd schr Angust, Thompson, Virginias SS ORFOLK Moy 14—Cid sehr 8t Touts, Wateon, Plymouth, Mase. ferfili, Bal more. NEW BEDFORD, ney, 16—-id achra Noah Brown, Bar- \ Kingston. NY; Bride, ermith, do. NANTUOKE?, May lS—Arr achr * iM Adama, ——, Balti- im NEWPORT, May 13—Arr echra Jane F' ‘ish, for Portsmouth Va; Canary, Hollves, Unlals f None, Hockins, Lubec for do; American ‘ule, Veaale, 8 AM—Si pilih, 8 ANISH all the above, and schre Mora, Austin ross Newburg; Nevis, Ariatus Mobat Je hiaeier Gardner; Sarah ©) feats thai ctelia Doce ae teenes ‘PORT, 14—Arr_schr Hananh 3 son, NYork. 8d pckre Uorimilany Taylet, aud bla ‘Ly Mas thews, jetphia; FORTLAND, May 1t— Arr brlz Kooba. Traat Os vie Holmes’ Hole; schha Harriet, Dyer. Pniade Cid bark po B Hale; Gremuer, Uardeuns: brig Tocooe, Phageraia, ‘Ibtb—-Arr schr MM Freeman, Nickerson, Baltimore. PORTSMOUTH, May 14—Arr scor Sea'Lion, Savage, New 18—Arr_ ster mship Petrel, Smith. Philnd —_—_—_—X—<—X—X—X_—_—""__*_ ASTERTISEMENTS RENEWED SYSRY DAY. | Les F MARY A. Cty Cag ie GONTZ =, ebildren of Gonte a native and resident of the of New York, wall (allon the ther may nar ooh Sent SD AraRE 18 South William street. [PYORMATION WARTED—OF JOHN AND ANTHORY Kenidy, of the city of Wicklow, Donarda when last heard «f were in Ohio. "Any wil Bladly received by thelr sister Hannah, at 200 MS [AURPTTA-vour reer at three P. M. WILL BE F! Dr. H. VILLERS & A 827 Grand street, 4 Kngland for want Advertised lists kept at this office, search $3. BANRY HAYS, sor, S21 Broadway, ¥. ¥. iE PERSON WHO RECRIVFD A GARD T on ereauag ant st Sharon's “4 ae ee will to Stanley, Broadway Post ON SUNDAY Diates from the oformed 00. GREAT GIFT BOOK SALR. (4 cdi eae ‘each purchaser ont a valuable gift at the thne hf cal, bowl: ree, ‘with’ Jin NUMBRR OF GODEY — e Godey’s Lady's Book for June early Jadies may avail themselves: f a nowledg 4 jons before Wey can be obtatr ed from other LORE A LASDBOAPE. vemepad “Toe nearest way in summer time,” a very subject, one'0 Brodie's Taahious grasrs this uussberts y patchwork: all patterns Gower pot sand; erosbet and embreidery patierns; in fant’s aoe. an eotirely new pat- {cro; the art of paluling on glass; drav ing lessons; Aquartaam, ree vinge—thia 5 how ‘com tive children’s Clibes; |.) Sew how 9 out Gad a vinge, BRIDAL WARDROBR, engravings. eon ernie all; eaffice nero are of engravings expitealy for indice, 08 whom tee boot ia devoted, 6) coutribuuions by ihe best aut and jn Sh aaa For wale by all Boshoaliere "ane ents. THE TURE, JENTREVIELE OOURSE, 1. i TROTTING, OW | | pease, 6 male bentas Beat 2 ia W. Tesh women OG. iy Button, J. King names b. m. Laura Keene. XENTREVIL B COURSE, I. hROTTING—TURSDAY, J May o'olock, Matoh milo beate in harsess, WN names owenrk names g. g. Dand D, Peabody bg. Jersey Ned. © TSGKE, CONKLIN, propetoter YENTREVILLE L, L—THOTTING§T L C May 19, at 2 precisely, Sweepstake pine Bitin, boat Sin 6, . 4; Fouley samen Aue p=; j Jab, Smith names b, Room - . tne JOKL OOS KLIN, propricter. CON Ratt claock Bc a pure pod cake. Bank a . . Seat ree tog, Py Ry PL a ae MeLaugtin names b. ¢. Gen. ° : Andrew Bheehan, 0. durr TOE LQOMEE, Loxa, ISLAND. — Wednesday, Mav 2), at three o’elock, » mateh for mile Denia, bent three in tive, wo go ae A. ft Ploughboy. James Endy Pillnare. “tnaw & Ef ie reward wi D., 171 Broadway, $25 ware Se Ea By tearing at oH leaving i at 14 Work pe fi-y—~ Ome Re, new Sitetst craliengs, ,.Rone can eqnal out woe joe POUR, 2000, BROOND HAND BILLIARD TAR with evervihing complete for playing ibe ame. juire at he manufactory SEADEA, ihn wreee " - aces ms + somes