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Oar V inginia Correspondence, Ricuwonn, Va., Jam. 28, 1858, Ensiavement of Free Negroes—Harboring of Runa- way Sle ves io be made a Penitentiary Offence— ‘The P irthplace of Washington—Insurance of the HLafr of a Husband by his Wife—Erection of « Palonument commemorative of the Declaration of by the Thirteen Ovigina’ Stetes— The Walker-Paulding Resolutions in tne Legisla- | ture— Mount Vernon—The New York Herald. A bill is now before the Virginia Legislature to provide for the enslavement of free negroes under eertain circumstances. It proposes to hire them out for a period of three years from the date of the passage of the act, the proceeds of their hire to be appropriated to their transportation from the State, ‘The hiring shall be managed by an overseer, to be ahosen by the county courts of the several counties of the State; but it shall be competent for any free negro within the limitation above assigned, to emi- grate voluntarily or enslave himself at his discre- tion, At the end of three years all free negroes found in the State are to be sold into slavery, the process of the sale to be deposited to the credit of the State. This bill was the special order im the House of Delegates yesterday, and while some few members seemed disposed to favor the principle, they objected to the limitation within which the discretion of emigration or voluntary enslavement could be exer- eised, preferring that the period should be extended to five years or more, I doubt whether it will pass in any form, the prevailing con- siderations of its inhumanity being such as to over- rule the moral and social necssities which are ad- edvanced as pleas to justify its parsage. The dan- gerous-effect upon the siave population, arising from heir intercourse with this class, is advanced as the @hief reason for the change which the bill proposes. Ww a moral point of view they are vastly below the lave population. The records of our courts exhibit ‘a much larger proportion of criminals from that class ‘than from the whites and «aves both. “nt this will mot be held to justify the disposition of them which ‘the bil proposes, while there is every probability of some law being passed in reference to them which will doubtless be exceptional in its character, and Jess stringent in its application to those at whom the bill was originally designed to aim. , A}?! «97 o before the Legislature making it con- Snement no ()e penitentiary for any white person— fir. period cov less than five nor more ten years—to harbor 4suuaway slave, or in any way aid in enabling him toabscond. © It also gives the jurya discretion to condemn such person to be whipped to such an extent and at such times as it may see fit. And it provides that a slave found guilty of such an offence shall be whipped and afterwards sold to be carried out of the State. It gives a reward of $500 to any white per- non giving such information as will lead to the con- viction of any white man engaged in carrying off a tlave. Some two years ago a member of the Was! on family, named Lewis W. Washington, presen to the State, through the Governor, the sites of the birth place of Washington and of the heme and the wes of his progenitors in America, situated in Westmorelana county, upon condition that the Kate should cause these places to be permanently enclosed by an iron fence, and tablets, with suitable inscriptions, to be placed over the several burial ee, The State accepted the offer, and in accord- ance with these conditions, appropriated a sum of $5,000 for the purposes indicated. The bill making this appropriation passed the Legislature a few days ago. ‘The Legislature had under consideration a few @ays ago a bill making it lawful for a married wo- wan to insure the life of her husband, and guaran- teeing to the insurer exemption trom any claim of the representatives of her husband or his creditors. This exception, however, was only to apply when the amount of the annaal premium did not exceed $3,000. This bill was under disoussion a few days ago in the Senate, but is yet not finally disposed of. ‘Suc a law as this can hardly be enacted. It would be offering a premium to swindle, for the wife would necessarily have to draw upon the yesources of her husband to pay the premiam on the insurance, and to this extent would, ‘m all probability, be defrauding his credit- ors. Indeed, the very necessity for effecting the insurance favors such a presumption, for had the husband sufficient means over and above his lawfu) debts to provide for the future wants of his | for an insurance on her part | wife, the nec a would not exist. The fact of his resorting to su an expedient, argues a condition of embarra ment incompatable with an ability on his part to divert from his legitimate liabilities a sufficient amount to pay the premiums as they became dae. Moreover, it would be offering an incentive to fatal marriage on the part of the “dear” and “ afflicted” widow, which i+ not at all reconcilable with that true fidelity und affection so often knowa to survive death itseM. It ix an unwise law, and should not be enacted. Doring the session of the last Logisla- lature of this State, two years ago, a proposition was made to that body, through th vernor, by the Governor of Massachusetts, if 1 mistake not, asking that Virginia would co-operate with the other twelve original States in the erection of a monument | uare adjoining Independence Hall, in | the city of Philadelphia, to commemorate the De- | in the public claration of Independence. The Governor of this State enbmitted the matter to the Legislature, but owing to a want of sufficient time to act upon the matter, its consideration was postponed until this | session. A bill is now before that body authorizing the government appoint a trustee or agent to represent Virginia in the Board of Trastees that may be appointed by the other States respectively to un: dertake the management of the affair, The duty of the Board of Trustees, as specified in this act, will be to determine the design, plan, materials and expense of the monument, and to prepare a statement exhib- proportion to be contributed by each of the assuming asa rule for that propor- tion the rical representation of each State in the United States House of Representatives. In de- termining the design of the monument an appropri- ate place on its exterior shall be provided for each contributing State, whereon such inscription shall be placed as the State may direct, commemorative of such citizen or citizens of her own as took part in | the responsibility of the Declaration of Independence. | When the trustees shall have reported to the re- apective States interested, the plan, design, and the | expense of the monument, they shall each respec- tively make provision for the payment of the propor- tion assicned to them, and then the work shall be immediately commenced. The compensation of the trustees appointed shall be provided for by the Legis tature, apart from the contribution made in aid of the monument. The Waiker-Pauiding resolutiona, offered some weeks ago in both Houses of the General Awembly of this State, still lie on the table in the respective branches of that bedy. Since the message of the President on the subject of Walker's arrest, a de- cided reaction has taken place in the feelings of members in regard to the matter. The movers of the resolutions, in view of this change, have not attempted to cali them up: and now that the Conumittee on Foreign Relations have taken euch a pare stand in opposition to Walker, it ig probable that action will never be taken upon them As the administration goes, so goes Virginia, and in this policy she is in no «mall degree governed by the peence in the federal cabinet of her distinguished fon, the Secretary of W I khow it to be a fact that to hie influenc pany Mm the favorable stand which the Old Dominion has taken in reference to the acministration. A bill authorizing the purchase of Mount Vernon by the State, with a view to bold it in trust wntil the fount Vernon Association of ladies shall have raised funds sufficient to redeem it, is now before the Legislature, and stands as the special order for the 24 proximo. It authorises the Governor to obtain from Mr. John A. Washington a contract bindini him to convey by deed to the State two handr d out of Mount Vernon, for which he acres of | shall be p $200 ,00@, in registered or coupon bonds of the State, bearing six per cent interest, and re- deemabie at any time within thirty four years, at the tion of the Siate. It also provides that when the Mount Vernon Ladies’ A jation of the Union ehall pay to the Treasurer of Virginia, for the bene- fit of the State, the above «um of $200,000, together with any interest that may have been paid to John A. Washingtom, then ail ‘the rights and privileges Proposed to be guurrantied to the Association in fanother act of incorpormtion, «hall he duly perfected. A «pecial committe eof both houses of the Gene- al Assembly is now engaged in taking tetimony in egard to the feusibility of the oyster fond revenne ax, recommended by the Governor in bis late mes There seems t be no doubt as to the practi- cability of the scheme, and according to estimates hased ‘upon information derived from parties inti tnately conversant with the extent of the trade in th at the proposed rate of taxat! will far exceed the eth 9500 100 It has been ascertained that the circulation of the HeKacy in this city ie equal to that of any other paper published here, sive the Despatch, a penny paper the newspaper dealers seem confident that before twelve months it will exceed any, with the exer f the latter. The rush for it each morning at the Exchange Hotel, after the arrival o the ine receive order gentle epartment, the annual revenue from thi« source m (two cents a bushel te of the Governor NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1858. men, at six and a quarter cents @ num! while ‘there are a large clase it X at $s sain i reader and short, potitician. ‘The city is quite lively at present. The of members the alate shel by has imparted uni to ite 1 ‘Uhr . not two hh sons enn | at present ied there. The transient patronage is large in proportion. E of the Fanny Fern. FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CALAMITY—LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. (From the Cincinnati Gazette, Jan. 29} One of the most fatal steamboat accidents which has occurred on the Ohio river in a long time we are called upon to chronicle this morning. We give the full particulars as they have been gathered by our reporters from the surviving ngers. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon, the stern- wheel steamer Fanny Fern, Capt. Ben Woodward, on her way from St. ‘is, when just at the head of ley’s Har, above North Bend, about sixteen miles below this city, burst her middle boiler, with a most terrific noise.” The exp! was forced up and forward, senryin with it all but three rooms in the short cabin, t] e forward gaan , the Texas, and the pilot-honse. The boiler was carried a distance of wren or eighty yards from the boat and sunk is e river. Immediately following the explosion, the cabin and every part of the it was filled with steam, and the Sil dest confusion ensued, rence nr thing like system or order utterly impossible. the cabin there were twelve le and two female assengers, and on deck eleven males and three emales—twenty-eight passengers in all. The sur- vivors represent the crash which followed the first explosion as terrible and deafening, the upper por- tion of the steamer falling in one general mass upon the lower deck, as the underwork was carried away by the exploded boiler. Capt. Woodward was standing upon the starboard guard talking with Mr. Thom] , the mate, and was ‘blown by the explosion into the river, and has not since been seen. He was undoubtedly drowned. ‘The mate was thrown against the railing, to which he held on until he recovered from the concuasion, and immediately got out the life boat and made an effort to save the passengers, in which he was fortu- nately successful, The first clerk, Alfred J. Rogers. and the second clerk, Harvey Dram, both of Pittsburg, were in the office over the boilers, and"both were thrown a dis- tance of about 60 yards into the river, and were picked up by the life boat and conveyed to the Indi- ana shore. “Mr. Rogers had his face, hands and feet vere severely scalded, and Dr. Fishback, who attends him at the Broadway Hotel, thinks he is injured in- ternally. Mr. Dram was scalded on the face, hands and arms, but less severely. He is also at the Broadway. A widow lady and child, whose name is not known, on her way from_8t. Louis to some place about 55 miles back of Maysville, who came on board at Louisville, were drowned, After the boat was in flames the mother rushed to the stern of the boat, fastened the child to her person, and jumped into the river. She bad been deserted by her bus band in Missouri, and had been given a free passage- to enable her to reach her friends. Beth mother and child sunk and were seen no more. The chambermaid, Hannah Thomas, from Alle- gheny, Pa., was blown out of the boat with a part of the cabin a considerable distance into the air, and Was soon seen to fall into the river, and was drowned. A Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, of Pennsylvania, a new married couple, on their way to their residence, were both drowned. Mrs. M. was seen on the stern of the boat, terribly frightened and uncontrolable, and finally jumped into the river. Her husband, who was standing by her side, followed to rescue her, but in the effort to secure a floating plank both sunk to the bottom, locked in each others arms. Andrew J. Kirkpatrick, a cabin passenger, was slightly scalded on the back of the neck and right arm, but is able to walk about. He is at the Broad- way. Mr. Scott, the pilot at tharwheel at the time of the explosion, fell amongst the ruins of the wheel house to the lower deck, but escaped with but slight inju- }Om W. Wilson, a deck passenger, an Englishman, on shis way to Canada, was blown into the river and drowned. Mr.and Mrs. Harrison, cabin passengers, from Ten- nessee, were thrown into the river, but were saved by the life boat. David Miller and John King, two of the crew, were thrown into the river by the explosion, but were saved. John Hull, the carpenter of the boat, was blown overboard, but received no injuries. He succeeded in reaching a floating door, and was successful in swimming ashore. James Maloy, Michael Donahue and John —~, (the latter boarded at widow Maloy’s, in Pitts: burg,) all deck hands, are supposed to be drowned, as nothing has been heard of them since the explo- sol The porter of the boat, James Anderson, aged about twenty-four years, from Xenia, is also miss- ng, asis the pantryman, Jaines Zavanaugh, from | Pittsburg. Two firemen, both colored, Thomas Walker and | Robert Riddle, are known to be lost. Walker was drowned, and Riddle killed by the explosion. Roswell Belch an, was standing on the starboard side of the boat and was thrown overboard but subsequently made his way to the shore. All the persons who are known to be saved from the wreck, were conveyed to the Indiana shore, and the train of the Ohioand Mississippi railroad comi along soon after, the injured, scalded and ese: pascengers and crew were conveyed to this city, and properly cared for. Many of the deck passengers who, fortunately, were uninjured, took passage last night on board the Hazel Dell, to their various points of destination. Others remained in the city, in charge of friends, or as public charities. THE SCALDED AT THE COMMRRCIAL HOSPITAL. One of our reporters visited the Commercial Hos- pital last evening and tound therein four of the pas- sengers of the w nate peany Fern. The first was Henry M. Casey, of Philadelphia, where his wife resides, who was a cabin passenger; scalded pretty severely. John Flynn, on his way from St. Louis to Philadel- hia, a shoemaker by trade aged about 25 years; nds and face badly scalded. William Paul, a cabin passenger on the Fern, a re- sident of Canada West, on his way to Cincinnati | from St. Louis. He was in his teroom, dressing, | and in_ an instant found bimself amongst the wreck and rubbish. He succeeded in gaining the shore; badly scalded. John W. Kerr, a canal boatman from Alleghany, Pa., got on borrd at louisville, to to Pitta ‘ his friends reside at Braddock’s Field. He was sit- ting in the cabin when the explosion oecurred, talk- ing to another gentleman, and had jast remarked that it seemed as yee the steamer was getting retty hot He is horribly scalded all over the body, Bead and face, and presente a most — ap rance. ‘There is barely a chance for to sur- vive his a Henry M. Casey was lying in his berth in the cabin, on the upper deck, at the time of the explo- sion. In an ii t after he found himself on the boiler deck, surrounded and partly covered with the ruins of the cabin. He managed to extricate him- if, and succeeded in getting into a boat, which con- veyed him tothe shore. He was scalded all over the body, feet, face and head; his hair and Ta were badly burned, and @ severe wound inflited upon his head. All of the scalded persons who were conveyed to the Commercial Hospital were promptly cared for hy the Superintendant and physicians, and but one, John W, Kerr, was dangerously scalded. INCIDENTS, ETC. A young man, about seventeen years of age, named Thomas Burke, a New Yorker, was working his passage from St. Louis to Pittsburg. After the explosion he rushed to the hurricane deck, and euc- ceeded in launching the yaw] boat, when a fireman named Jim, jumped in, and aided in picking up three cabin passengers who were floating upon pieces of the wreck, and conveyed them to the shore. He then, with one of the mates, rowed back to the boat, which was by this time in a blaze, and some ten or twelve Kage oye d in, and were landed on the In- diana side of the river. A third trip was made tothe steamer, but no person was to be meen, and the in- trepia young river men saved what was ible in | the wa of baggage. Young Burke, who was instra- | mental no doubt, in saving a number of lives, last night slept in the Hammond street station honse, PERSONS KNOWN OR #UPPORRD TO BE LOST, Captain Benjamin Woodward. Mr and Mrs. ging 3 of Pennsylvania. Wiliam Wilson, an Englishman. James Anderson, a t of the boat. James Maloy, @ deck hand, Michael Donahue, o dagk hand. —_ “on a 4 han = james Cavanangh, pant an. Thomas Walker, fireman, (colored) drowned, — Riddle, fireman, (colored) killed by the ex- josion. Widow lady and child—name not known. Hannah Thomas, chambermaid. NAMES OF THOSE KNOWN TO BR SCALDED. Alfred J. Rogers, first clerk, severely soalded. Harry Drum, second clerk, slightly. Andrew J. Kirkpatrick, slightly. Jobn Flynn, hands and face, badly acalded. John W. Kerr, bedly scalded ail over the body, head and face. Will not probably survive. | Henry M. Casey, severely scalded from head to | foot Several others were more or less scalded and horned or injured hy the timbers and rubbish in the first explosion, but none of them severely so. The explosien of the boiler scattered the fire from the fy and in a few minutes the boat was in flames. The passengers who were uninjured rag wildly ghout and several jamped overboard and were Grow ned, while others ¥ ere } ean PI wml vated describe We soene as ome of prent coustarue: Yaved as one tion, the passengers whe were not thrown overboard hy the explosion rannine about shrieking and scream- ing in the wildest manner. ‘The steamer beaded for the Kentucky shore after the explosion and | pial floated down the river, and at a distance ofa mile and a half from the scene of the catastrophe burned to the water's edge, when the hull sunk within thirty feet of the land. The Fanny Fern was owned by w. W. Martin, of Pitsburg, and was valued at 13,090. She was insured in three offices at Pitte for $3,000, The trip on which this pain‘ul cal phe oc- cured was Oné of the most success'ul of the season. She had on beard about 160 tons of freight for this city, of various kinds, and took on at Louis- ville, Aurora and Lawrenceburg, for Pittsburg, 640 barrels of fiou?, Nearly 200 tons of assorted freight were en route tor Pittsbuagh. Court Calendar—This '. Scrnewe Courr—Cirentt.—Nog, 2, 112, 119, 12t, 123, 129, 271, 288, 371, 132, 183, 134, 188, 136, 198, 149, 141, 142, 148, 144. Comox Pixas—Part 1 —Nos. 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 172, 114, 128, 124, 126, 126%, 122, 183, 161,180, Bart'2 Nos’ 127, 38! 174, 118, 216, 220,218, 140, 147, 208, 247, 207, 200, 271, ‘SUPERIOR CovRT.—Nos. 26, 27, 28, 20, 1, 272, 418, 470, 471, 118, 415, 528, 524, 626,’ 403, 628, 890, 533, 6%, 539, 540” 543, 542, 34, 546, 648, 553, 565, S5€, 557, 558, 669, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Sonpay, Jan. 31—6 P. M. The stock market closed yesterday a little heavy. There appeared to be no regularity or strength to prices, and the most inflated railroad stocks have for some days been sustained evidently by active purchases on the part of the street speculators, The operations at the Stock Exchange are principally on time, and very few outsiders participate in the movement. Nearly all the buyers and sellers are brokers, and when they get their line filled up the market generally must drop from its own weight. The'money market favors speculation, but unless support comes from the great massof moneyed men, any upward movement cannot be of long duration. The banks are gradually increasing their line of loans, and will probably show in their next state- ment{an increase in the specie reserve. All this will showjgreater abundance of money, but will af- ford no encovrag'ng indication of returning busi- ness. Probably at no period during the present financial revulsion has there been a greater stagua- tion in business generally than at this moment. No branch of trade is at all profitable or at all productive. The great industrial in terests of tbe country show no signs ; of returning activity. In articles of general consumption low prices rule, and are likely to con- tinue. Supply is in almost every instance much in excessof the demand, and we way !ook for a very restricted consumption and movements in trade in strict conformity to the actual wants of the coun- | try. Economy has become fashionable with the opu- lent and a necessity with the masses. The plethora of money is calculated to revive business at an earlier day, but it will, beyond all question, be a long time before we shall again see much gctivity among any class. The manufacturers must continue to work short time and find immediate markets for their goods. The shipping interest is on the very vexgb'ot bankrnptey. Such an utter and complete prostra- tion of this class has not been realized for many years. The agricultural portion of the community are, without doubt, as comfortable and as free from debt as any other, but they have by no means a surplus revenue. With overloaded granaries, and without markets at even reduced prices, they are not in a condition to pay their debts. In the face of these difficulties surrounding the producing and | ports at this port during the past week, Jan. 1, 1n each of the past three years:— Commance or THz Post or New York—Vauve or Iuronw ~ For the week. ‘1866, 1987, + ‘Total for the week. .$3,766,246 $3,061,000 Previously reported..13,264,205 11,108,837", 1080 844 Bince Jan. 1,.....+.917,080,641 $16,090 gor 96.e00.814 ‘The following table will compar , bis me the seven principal staple articler, or the week and yeari— s2g0ntt9 | sy4% 1,180,211 vrai $1,804,070 orereg 1858. Week ending Jan. 28. Amt. —Fulue. “Am’t. Value. Cotton, bales, » 412 408 5,014 = $259,738 82,409 25,075 125,768 1,541 973 3,100 33,595 = 72,128 75,080 178 = 34,792 22,800 1,758 18,700 5908 3,410 73;722 DotAbesssereeeeees $152,768 $573,898 Increase of week as compared with that of 1857. ..491,210 ‘The following is a comparative statement of the value of exports from the commencement of the year to Jan, 28:— 1858, | Inoreaue 616,839 om fortes 16,039 $5,080 pi a > 73/008 63,558 bess 187,626 99,224 2 ‘Total..,..92,408,302 $1,500,841 $147,862 $1,006,413 Decrease as compared with 1857............. 047,551 Annexed is a list of the free banks of New Jer- sey, with a list of the stocks, &c., deposited with the State as security for the circulating notes issued:— J. City Ken- Vir- New- B’nds Banks. Water Penn. tucky & ark &m’t- Hudson Co.Bk.$1,500 $50,000 $7,000 $20,000 — — Paseaic Co. Bk. — —- — 3050 — — Mech. & Trd’.77,000 - _ — 35,000 - Iron, Reck’wy. - — 2,000 30,00 ~— — Bergen Co. Bk. — — | — 24,000 — 14,760 Clinton Bk... .13,000 — _ — 2,000 50,000 7 — Union, Fron.” — — 5,000 56,000 10,000 B’k of J. City*.27,000 25,000 '— 600021000 — Cataract,Patt. —- —1200 ‘— — Hobcken City.16,000 - — 16,000 6,000 4,338 LambertvilleB 1,000 5,000 - — 18,000 1,500 Mt. Holly Bkt. ” — 16,000 —1800 -— 7— Artisan Tr'toa, — 1300 — — — 450 Bk. of N. Jer. 1,000 9 — =) = om NewkCyBki — - _- — 6,000 - $150,000 6,800 14,000:209,000 145,00021 043 *Ale0, $1,500 Paterson stocks, ‘Also, $20,000 Paterson stocks. ‘Also, $15,000 Ohio stocks. Closing up as free“banks, being chartered. ‘There is to be a meeting of the stockholders, bond- holders and other creditors of the Marietta and Cin- ; cinnati Railroad Company, at Chillicothe on the 10th ot February. The circular of the secretary assigns the following state of facts as rendering this meet- ing necessary. It will generally be regarded as con- clusive:—‘‘It has been found absolutely impossible to meet the interest which fell due on the ist of No- vember, December and January, respectively. The notes of the company have necessarily been pro- tested, and mary of the laborers remain unpaid, some of whom are now on a strike, and are at the present moment forcibly detaining the rolling stock of the company, thus completely suspending the working of the road and leaving no prospect of a successful resumption of business during the current month. In this emergency the directors cannot but feel that the interests of all parties are in great jeopardy and require prompt attention.” The Committee on Roads in the Virginia Senate, have agreed to report a bill recommending an ap- propriation of two and a half millions of dollars to the leading lines of railroads in that State, as fol- lows:—To the Covington and Ohio Railroad, $800,- 000; Orange and Alexandria, $300,000; Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire, $300,000; Manassas Gap, 200,000; Norfolk and Petersburg, $250,000; York trading classes, we see an accumulation ef money in the great financial centres, to an extent almost un- precedented, without the remotest probability of |} any demand for commercial purposes for many months. This may look like prosperity on the face, but it strikes us that it is far from being a wholesome, healthy state of things. The daily quotations for the leading speculative | stock securities at the Stock Exchange last week was as follows: — QvOTATIONS FOR SYOCKS 41 THE StocK EXcHANce. Missouri! Delawaie & Huason 111 wy 413% New York Central Cleveland & Toledo. Reading....... Michigan Central 6 7 Mhnois Central... S BK Chicago & Rock Is’. 69 67K } LaCroese & MI. RR. 120 1K Brie RR..... sees. MY 2S ‘The coupons due February 1 on the La Crosse and } Milwaukie land grant bonds will be paid on'presen- tation at the Bank of the Republic. At a meeting of the directors of the Magnetic Telegraph Company a quarterly dividend of two per cent was declared, payable at the office of the company in Philadelphia, on and after the Ist day of February next. The exportation of specie from this port last week was quite limited, as will be seen by the annexed | statement:— SiirMEwrs ov Srncie FROM THR PoRt or New Yors. Schr. Mary Alice, Ponce, American gold. 55,000 00 Ship Courier, de Ver*s, doubioons . 1,675 00 | Steamer Black Warrior, Havana, Span. goid. 18,000 00 Ship Hotapur, Hong Kong, Mexican dollars.. 2.600 00 ‘Total for the week... Previously reported. . Pluribust ane over the Fagie$1 govercigans nd TELELSzrst Nofie of the shipments from this port last week were to Europe, no steamer having departed direct. The California remittance is therefore principally in hand, and will show itself in the next bank state- ment. The closing quotations in this market for specie were as follows:— Per Cont Am. half dolls. 10834 0 104 102 am to 1809. Spa. and ex. (oft) 2 cente, Do. (impet")..1 20 pr oz. Shills. and sixpes. 1 20 pr oz. Mexican doliars.104}; 8106 Guineas..,,.... 5 Pernyian & oth 20fs) 3 er 8. A. dolle..103 a = 7 Span. pill. dolls.106 a — Prus. is Pros. thalers... 70 cents. 10 guilderpieces & 6 franc pieces. QT cents, Ducata......., German crowns.108 Patrigt doublns.15 60.0 French “119 & — Spaneh “ (16508 Eng. silv. per £.84 75.0 480 = Pieces United States cmmny & Per cont discount a par. The United States Treasury notes issued by the government thos far are as follows: — ‘These notes rule in this market at about 4 per cent discount. The reason why the banks do not invest a large amount of their specie funds in these motes is the probable difficulty in making them available at short notice. A large amount pressing upon the market at any time might depress them still lower. The rate of interest is too low for in- vestment, and too high for general circulation. According to the last annual report of the New York Life Insurance Company, the receipts of the year from all sources were $474,191 32, which added to the assets at the commencement, make a tot: $1,666,736 91. The disbursements, including $151,- 403 46 of losses paid, were $262,770 66, leaving the present amount of assets $1 402,906 25. The trustees have declared a dividend of thirty per cent on life policies which bave been in force twelve months prior to January 1, 1°54, and six per cent interest in cash npon all previous dividends, payable on the first Monday of March next, and to be allowed in settlement of next preminm where parties have given preminm notes. The Reading Railroad Company brought down last week 11,902 tons. Total this year, 174,896 tons, against 2 nto the same time last year. The annexed statement exbibits the value of im- River, $250,000; Richmond and Danville, $200,000, and Virginia Central, $200,000. The value of the exports of the growth, produce and manufacture of the province of Canada, exported from Montreal during the year ending December 31, 1857, was as follows:— Great Britain., £425,200 North America United States... Other foreign countri Total... Classified as follow: T U. States. Total Produce of the mine, +. = £167 £4,107 Produce of the sea........... 3,77 3,938 Produce of the forest. 11,928 194/035 Apimals avd their products. 056 101,107 Agricultura products, 378,651 | Mapvfactores 39,158 Other articles. 4) Total... e £729,335 This is inclusive of the exports by the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, but not of those by the Grand Trunk Railroad. The following produce of the United States was exported during the year from Montreal, by way of the St. Lawrence river:— Quantity. Value. Flonr, bbis..... eee: £16,219 Indian corn, bushels, [14,000 2,963 Wheat, tes 22)114 167,337 The value of domestic exports, exclusive of those | to the frontier ports, for eight years, was as fol- lows:— - £468 M10 333,000 764,461 ++ 425,290 The value of imports for the year 1857 was as fol- lows:— Subject to duty... Pree goods...7.. 4,212,133 - B,118,208 ‘917,877 In 1856, subject to duty 4,096,173 ce cece eeeol¥6,000 60 Hatiem RR 38 Sixth Avenue RR 6 N 1 & Hart RR, 800 Reading RR... 120 Mich Cen KR.... 170 Mich So & N Ta RR ‘260 Panama RR. 10 00 do, @ do. gee 2 do. NY... 100 do. 91% % 26 Clay Gol & Oin RR &O 10 Amer Exch Bank. 102 60 Gal AChic RR.b6O 77 Park Bank....... 96 100 dO.secees TOM * 16 Bk of N Arierica. 100 ry do... . 7 46 Shoo A Lonth Bk 102 GOCHIC ART RR 6 68 20 Continental Bank, 97 476 La Crome&Mi RE 11% 200 Canton Oo,...000 21 do, 10 Del . 388 do. 600 Cum! 200 do, 100 wo do, BOARD. 700 she Harlem RR... 9 160 Harl RR pref... 240 La Or & 1000 Calitor T's, 100 do. 2300 Ohio 68," % «do 9600 d0.,.,. 4... 100% HO do. (00 LaCrkMilTGie, 44° 100 Reading F000 AO. esee sees 43% 700 do, 4000 Ti) Freeland be, 88 ™ do. 1¢00 MCRSpelmeFeb 9634 125 Mi So & N'ind Rik 16000 do. « Oe do... ..b80 0 do . 96% 60 MISOANInd pri sk 00 Rdghbs,"86b90 FO% 60 Wressees Tod do,,....b80 71 160 Panama RR... 6 ebs Imp & Tr Bk, 9914 102% Clev & Tol RR.b3 6 Ly hh ™ 99% 2A6 sone 100 Cumb Coal Co.b60 16° 200 30 100 do... yao 15 100 b10 140 GO, ccc sseee INTG 200 ov and since } 59 Pacide Mail $3 Pepp Coa) Go. Co, 67% + 10Chic MRI RR. 6355 “” $0 do......D10 69 CMice of the Assissant Treasures of the United States, New York: RECEIPTS AND DISBURSKMENT: Jon 1, 1808, by balance,........++ ipta during the month. On account of Cus! Patent fees......... Post Office Department, Miscellaneous,......... TOL... ssseeeeseeeeeeereerssees tone cess 3/808,460 38 Poymente— Treseur: Post Balance, Jan. 30, 1858... ecco 99)000,028 42 By balance, Cr. disb’g account..$1,314, 22 By receipts during the month... ett vi) 2,886,728 ‘To payments.......6.. see ee 961,380 73 net... RIOR roe $1,426,347 27 nce Cr., interest accounts $579,341 50 To payments rye 10 Pisces é $80,006 40 ly receipts for Ly 'Y, 1858., .$1,622 961 01 By receipts for Customs in January, 1857, Son eee bt Decrease in January, 1868, see «$2,962,913 60 1,181,242 60 Total........ sevegessce coe. @2,770,217 18 To pay: in coin. $143,046 92 To payment in fine bars 184,141 75 cose + 89,288,610 82 Statement of Business at the United States suey Otee at New York, for the Month Ending January 30, 1858. Deposits of gold. sss ++. $1,090,000 00 Foreign coins, Foreign bullion United States bullion (including California Pranch Mint bare) Deposits and purchases of sily Foreign coin,, Foreign bulliot U. . bullion (cor in ‘old coina)., ‘Total deposits, payable in bars.$1,09: “ « coi 1600 00 1,042,000 00 83,000 00 er Gold bars stamped ++ 1,082,753 24 Transmitted to U.S. 88,303 bt CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Sarcrpay, Jan 30-—2 P.M Asurs—Sales of 25 bbis. of pearls wore made at 5}ic., and pots were quiet at 65,c. Breapsturrs.—Flour again ruled dull, with a further decline especially for inferior to common grades. Tne de mand was limited to the local and Mastern trade, The heaviest decline was on eommon graces of Uanadian, the demand for shipment being quite restricted. The saies embraced about 4,000 bbis. at about the following quota- tions :— Superfine State Mba 425 Extra State, 4400 455 Weatern an 4 4a Extra Ohio ana Western 4450 50 Canadian superfine and extra, 40a 419 Beiuimore, Alexandria and Georgetown. -450a 600 Southern fancy and extra . ...... 50a 6 50 Choice 60a 800 «+ 30a 375 Corpmea) ++: 30a 3 Canadian flour was heavy, and sales contined to about 200 bbis. at the above prices. Southern flour was a'so tn limited request, and sales coniined to about 500 bbls, at the above quotaions. Rye flour was cheaper, and sales of 100 bbis. were made at the above figures Corp meal ard buckwheat flour were unchanged. Wheat— ‘The market was quict, and no sale of moment transpired. Chicago spring sold at $1; Milwaukie Club, $1 05; Southern fair to prime red Tennesare, $1 16 a $1 20; and Southern white at $1 26.2 $1 37; the latter figure for small lots af choice. Corn—The market was heavy, and sales confined to about 10,000 bushels new at#6isc a 6Tc # 68c., and prime dry white, in shipping order, was held at 70c., and 2,500 do. damaged, fold at 60. Oate were inactive, with moderate sales of State and West ern at 42c a 460. Corre —The market displayed greater firmness and Activity, with sales of about 7,500 bags of Rio at $c. a 103¢¢ , chiefly at 9c. a #34e , 8} 4c per lb. The stock of co isd, war as followe—Rio » 71452 > 5,082; Java, do. 2,620; Babia, do. 12,875; votal, 91,079 bags: Corrox —The market continued drm, with saica of a. 2,000 bales, basea upon middling up'ands at 101¢c. a 10 ales in two days bave reached about 4,500 bales Freiont® —To lL. verpeol, gran was at about 4 flour at Ie. 10d., and 400 tierces beef at 3s. 6d. rome 200 also, yesterday, at ds , and some cotton was en. aged at 3-160. To London, 1C0 bales of bacon and 25 tierces lard, were engaged at 268.; 760 odie. flour at 28 34.; 60 bbis. pork at fs 9d., and 5 tierces do. at Ga. There was po change to notice in rates for Havre. Bay.—The sales embraced about 1,000 or 1,200 bales for shipment, at d5c. a The. per 100 Ibe Inox —The last sale of Scotch pig was made at $25 cash, delivered, and at about $27, 6 mopths, Motasys —The market was quiet and firm. Orleans pe th ds Navat. StoRRSs.— Sales of about 200 or 900 bbls. spirita turpentine were made, in chipping order, at 42c , and 8,500 bbls. common rosin on private terms. Crude tur. Peptine was qviet at $3 50. ‘Ons —Cruce sperm was steady: 700 bbls, wore sold ‘at Westford, Mage., at $1 00 per gation, Crude whale wax unebange?’. Moderate sales of linseed were making at 4c. a bte. in cavks and bbls, Provisions —Pork ~The market was rather firmer, with rales of 200 8 00 bbis. of mess, in lots, at $15 a $i6 25; Prime was quiet at $12. Beef continued in fair request, With rales of about 250 bbis., including country prime at fe and mess at 9 # 10c.; repacked Western moss otf $15, ond extra do. a) $13 608 $14; prime mess ‘Was reported sold to the extent of about 110 tie-ces at $18 8 $24 Sinall cales of beef hams were at 150 a le Bacon wae steady while prices were unchanged. Cut meats were in moderate demand at 6c. for shoulders, apd at $6 for heme. Lard continued firm, with sales of about 100 bbls. at 0c. aG4C. afc, and kegs were at 16\cc. Butter was steady at 160. 18e. @ 21¢. for State. Cheese was in moderate demand at fe. & Se. wel 150 casks wore reported for export at . & DMC. * Sreaue —The market wae quiet, but owing to the an iruaily light stock the price was arm. sales were confined to about 200 bhds. New Orleans in lote, chiefly within the range of 6c. a6c , and 20 do fair to prime Cute at Se a 6\4c., and 260 boxes Havana at p. t. oN ag of sugars in New York, Fod. 1, was aa Cuba, bhes,, Porto Rico, bo, do For Now to arrive, 25¢. was bid and 26 asked, The sup- market Was conflued almost entirely to second FOR CALIFORNIA, RTC. New York 4 at, and a Forty pa letters intended for the Naw Youn Koon aisas. eens ALMANAC FOR HRW RIGH WATER. Port of New York, January 31, 1858, Meg Bticnnk . Delaware, 10 days. johle, Wilmington, Del, 4daya ‘arebam ae ‘an Doblen, New Orleans, 21 days, Green kxperienced heavy weather. reibald Woodalde fell overboard, and Jan was Jost, Sebr Het Tilh Kebr Rarab Brig Rebr Isis, Paster, Blackstone, Stedman, Providence. Steamer Boston, bd Kienmer Pritcatl Aldrich, Prociaonee, emmer Jackson, Baxer, BELOW. One bark, anchored on the bar. SATLED, Ship Donan (Ham), London. Wind during the day NW. Fernald Marine Correspondence, REY WEST, Jan 2 News has ju ched this ¢ be chip Middlegex Capt Chase. from eet might of the nce from the wre took on! two od hauled her off. She is now at anchor inside She hasan assorted careo «reef, ; ‘The brig Gov Brown, Axworthy, from this port for Gardey Rye was quiet at 70c, | tec. for Onin, and at | ¥% Key, ran ashore while thtcrin= Terimeay harbor the Zist, had io jered of a portion of her cargo. mynd injury, it ie Feported and Pound to Baiimore, neea rate of 450: per hour. ue veouel had been the port of Mu a, wad that over bis deck and to open the ion of the cargo that was helow icatiajeeare mae ke ton sans eat jured Her cargo poration are belog made to heave beraae meres 80d ‘The Htephep R wae ‘Capt ‘Laster, from for New Orleans, arrived 1h, touching for water apd pro oe us, having been over 40 days. bhe sid for New Orleans ‘The roast survey stenmor Walker, Lieut BF USN, wanding, arrived the 12th iust’ frou ‘Bha. . ‘win, 5 tng fom Cherlesion, “arrived Tat. Phe willbe aaplaren be amployed Fore creat ineompieting the hydi ography ofs portion of therreef and reef channele gf the coast, and Ik is also sald that she will maken series offoundinge tn the Guif to detar- mine the temperatire ofthe water yt grb dep The const survev steamer Vixen Is daily expected at this ort irom New York. fhe is (o run w line of soundings {rom ‘ortnggs to Apalacbicola, and wil! also make « bydrographi- y iy of ho waters inthe neighborhood of St George Tal pe and and Bias. ‘The yacht Wanderer Commander Jobneon, arrtved at an early hour this ‘We understand that Mr Jobnson. morpin| snd party intead remaining in port some days. On account of the havoc the yellow fever is making at Havana among tha upacciimated, it'would be imprudent to visit that port. TI frigate Wabneh will. tt is anid. remain in port until Friday pest All well on board hob vessels brig Isola, Griffin, Roston wifb by! Jenkins, now fitting out at igute Wabash Commodore Paulding, - ‘Crowell Boston; 1%b, ship 8 R Mailory, od alé 24th for NOrleans); schra G A . 18, Mobile Greenland, Jefferson, Attaknpas, 2tet,. brig Geravium Pierce, York; seteg Harrieos, one, Gan- mon, do; 23d, Wm Masen Staples, Yucatan; H L Edwaris, Shackelford, NYork. Sld 12thechrs BF Johoson, Wal ers, Feneacola; Tortugas, Wilson Fort Jefferson; 13th, Bmeltue Hateht, Hatch Pensacola; 18th, brig A C Merriam, Garden -a sehr Mary Toniaa, Stillman, Mobile; 284, brig Inala, a Mn, Havana, 2th, sehr Horr! * it ‘ison Jones, Gammon, Cedar by 284, brig Joseph. of Rockland, for NOrleang, rm. Pe Szramronz, ashore at Cohasset, went to pleces night Suir MorwiNG Gury, Hobbs, at Valparaiso, bad been die- charged an} was bove % nt sharwed an J was bove town for repairs previous to 16th lk. Caloutta for San Prat Barx Juntata, of Roston from DAIsCOs Krmieton eS ae ee Bi bch i eats take forward her cargo. te ee The follow table gives a summ: vessela harbors of New York boston, Baltmsore, Cearieetens doyiee, nah td and New Orleans, at the latest accounte from ‘Ships Bar Bteamships . Sbips.. Stonmships Ships. Barks. Elee glse gizx gles glex Flee S/9x Sook: Schr Lydia Gibbs, from Charleston for Havana, was signal ized Jan 26, 2 PM, lat 26 45. Rowaay, Dec 17—In port amip Cohota, Dav, for Chtoa, Jase Crenrorcos, Jen 16—Arr brig P Lacosta, French, Trinidad; schr Gartand Morton, Machias, Sid Lath’ bark Cienfuegos, Grant NYork ‘ Caxvenas, Jan W—Arr schr Mozart, Goodwin, Ravana; 1éth, bark Mar'bs Anna, Rabcock. Portland; ecbr Pearl, Hille Havana, With bark Louisa Jewett, Smith, Brunswick; brig « Molunkus, Mitchell, Wilmington. wfonotrie, Nov'15—Sid ship Harriet & Jessi Janvrin, Fav. Jan 15—Arr bark Aurelia, Reattie, Roston: mal ie. . NYork; Chas Miller, Brewer, tbh A A Chepmen, Laurent NOrleans Ib. Mw & Rntler, do. Harvard, Anderson, 2 19h, 8c! Kivsey, Crawford, Baltimore en Pensa*ols; brig Cyclone * M’Cart! Bent. rb, Drigs Melvin. Part ; larrett. Mobile, 22d ip J U Mreokman, Hrookman, 8 York; hark Fmily Tilion, do; bries Hohart Coooer, Raatnort: Chad Fdward, Hassell, Newfoundland; J Nickerson, Nickerson, Felindelpbte: Ellen Rush Cain, do via Sseua; Ma'roa, Tavlor. Mobile: 234 steamship Granada, wall briga Monseratte, Melonsld NOrl Key West; Jobn Pierce, Melvill gime, Wilmingion Cid 19th brig Fector, Titus, Bristol; 20th, bark Mary Coe, FFecdnd ray Sete Pati, is a 5 nati 9, West (Rr), Spobn. NYork. ‘O1 hark EF Foster, Foster, Gibara to load for a port { pe: 1th brigs Jnita, Niewerson, Boson: 1h, J Chase Stranberg, NOrlesne, 20u Saranac, Hy Hey. ‘i oring, peex, Sinnett zas; Wine 4 bark E Churchill, Lan ‘ith, di 3 a . Ravannah \ Arr scbr Jobn Ellott, Wood, Boston. 40 Nov 2—In port ship Ocean Eagle, Cheever, from Kong. ship Naplere, Safford, for New m in 1—Tp Flampe len, Demon B Thomes'S | sloop Trad | Heurtett 6 F rb ; Richard Pox: bark NG Hichoorn, Filia, y NVork. Sid th bares B ‘ore; Andes bai Portlent ri » le vr brig ltaeka, Mivebell, NYork; neh, Nevins. do. Jan 1S—Cld echr Martha Jane, Pierce, Wilming Bristol; 1%, |. Seger, do’ ap, Jon W—Arr bark Francia, Street, pate, St Ti en briga surah, Vance 16th, Timothy, Crosby, Jackson: Home Por. | BOSTON, Jan 30. AM-—Cld steamer Whiliam Jenk i Z ii, ress: Reeria cnew, of NYork, 644 tons), Adams, do: harks Tahiti, Davis, Havana: Justice Suory. Arnina, Bal | Unore, Tanaro Arey Portland, to load tor Cuba: briea Vesta, Fmith, Galveston, tréne, Wass, Georgetown SRR cee Corre, Hal- Btarlight, brige Routher, Xenophon, John Freem the roads, bark Susan Clark, and brig Boston BALTIMORE. Jan %—Arr sche Marcia Tracy, Pensacola. Cid steamer Jnctson, Raker NYork: Br brig’ Mascovado, Thurston, Demarara; ahr Amytis, Huichinson Pe CE ARLESTON, Jan ry. NYork: Pelayo (Sp Gare ner, Matanzaa from Maree! aud + sebr Mary Wi x brigs Mary Cobb, Montzome- Havana; schr Matagoraa, onda, stip Monmouth Downe. ’ bark. « brig Cid ships Morning Btar ( 0. aabingten, Chapman, Liverpool; brig Really 1 Rennelt, do: Oriental, Hi Aid whip, In the offi NP: Charles A Hecksher, Subba, Boston, Pierre, Tessier, Liverpool bark Loniaa Biles, Hyer, 4 Friberg Roamer, Wyman, Georgetown, 8C, sehr f eheer, 8 Ye GARDEN KRY. Jan 2l—Are aeamshio NYork vis Raltimore, for Atehalatayla Hay, | quence of bad weather echr Lacy | _GRORGPTOWN, SC. Jan 2-arr | BYork: 28th Penohecot, Chase. Aire snips Northland derey Arthet A.) erpool Arr 27th (by tl) ship Riga, Presto, Bordeany. Towed wo sen 1b Homber and Lord Dufferin; brig Dorothea, 3¥h, ships Martin Luther, and Silas Greenman; 1; ‘beige Hope, and Minsittian bark Arendal, RORFOUK, Jan B— Arr echr Hondw N Redford. Cld bark Carniola, Hopkins’ British Guiana; sehr Geo Deer "§ TLADELPHTA, Jan 9 & Sl—Arr steamers Palmetto, Rarer, Rosion; Delaware, Cones, NYork: achre 8 L rocker, Presbory, Taunton via NYork; Kedron. Shepherd, Ried, Fiih, end Jamen M Vance, Burden, Norn Rowena, Wilaon, Laguayra brig Enterprise, Kingston Ja achre Starlight, York. Havana, achrw mond Camm, Boston. May. do PORTLAND, Jan 2—Cid brig Ina, Lancey, 1 BAVANNATI, Jan 77—Ci Harmony an, Worden, do; Petres, r) Homer, Homer, Backsport ALEM, Jan 2 Arr echr JC City Point s for VALENTINES. STR0No RINTS TO LOVERS. el pe VaLantine vos es rong passion'sa strong Strong Geatne ttoft eete reeling; Strong men confess it kneeling, p ae in hope at a a rong reason is there, refore Strong #ll lovers should re for A colegtn those they: for: So to Stroy at once A billet rich and rare for Your cherished Valentine. MAKE TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS, eed Ab enwy wa To one of STRONG'S TEN DOLLAR SAMPLE LOTS Containing the folowing ara te: snl fo" —_ 144 Cemie valentines, aasorted. Bentim #*S 1. sentimental, e an a ” a 4 r Rie = l@ea Et Bae, 4 godin se gene &Yatenine Carn a sent atonee n'a feat pac epren ee oxhergne any city, town ‘or village’ in the United Biases or Canada, on TEN DOLLARS. ‘Thie Ie the most liberal offer ever made to valentine dealers. Valentine companies and wholeaale dealers aupplied on the mont liner terme, for ene T. W. STRONG, Manufactarer, 98 Nassau at, N, ¥. SS SS Lasr. SDH REMARD— Lost, A Bor, NINE YEARS OF *) nang had ona binck and white check cap, eray over coat, with fh collar, Diack penis, with a hole in the knees new boote, tray Jacket, with beaks buttons, cheek Manne’ ale complex intendent or “BB. CLARK, 17 Concord street, Brooklym, §