The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1859, Page 8

SP 8 Astronomical Lecture by Professor oO. M. EE YSICAL CHARACTERIS- MOTIONS, ORBITS AND PHYSICA! ** 108 OF COMETS. Notwithstanding the severe storm of rain last evening, audi- he Academy of Music was filled with an attentive ence of ladies and gentlemen to hear Prof, 0. M. Mitchel eliver his third lecture on astronomy. The subject spe- Rifically discussed by the learned Professor was “The mo- ions, orbits and physical characteristics of comets.”” Oa coming forward on the stage he was received with joud applause by the audience. The examinations, said he, which have been made thus far in regard to tho pla- ‘nets revolving around our own central sun show those podies to be orderly in their- movements, We find them wircling about the sun with orbits which are nearly circu- Jar; they aro never lost to our sight through their entire movements. When the human eye is too weak to follow them, the telescope comes to its aid, and gives us the ex. ‘act position occupied by these worlds at all times. We know no clashing can occur among them, ‘We come to-night, however, to a very different class of podies, moving in an irregular line, advancing from re- gions entirely unknown to us—sometimes with a splendor fhat etartles us, sometimes throwing out a fiery banner for Dousands of miles. These bodies, which we call comets, have awakened the deepest interest in allages of the world, Even now, when science filis the world, no new ‘one ean appear in the heavens without causing us to feel that it may perbaps take such a direction as to involve the world in destruction. No science can anticipate or gmake known the returns of these tlery bodies. We can- not anticipate their returns or predict’ their movements. ‘There are doubtless an innumerable number of them cir- lating ar@yad the sun Which haye never appeared to of man. Permit me to direct your attention to he data which are requisite to determine the movements <f these wandering bodes. In our solar system every body which belongs to itis linked to every other body. ‘And, in consilering their relation to “comets, let us ‘first refer to their weight, What is the quantity of matter contained m/the sun itself? Flow shall we weigh this pouderoas ceatral orb? What ‘mighty scale shall be invented by human genius to weigh this mighty world, aud give to us its exact quanti- ay? This must be done before we can compute the periods ‘of comets. Then we must weigh every planet belonging ‘to our #ygtem, and every satellite belonging thereto, and ale determine the exact distance of every planet from the sun. We muet find out the amount of force that propels the planets in their orbits. We must go from planet to planct and get this data before we cau resolve this bicm of the comets. Now we weigh the sun against. tbe earth and determine how many tarthe—solid orbs like our own—placed in one anighty scale of a balance, will counterbaiauce the sun on the other ecale. ‘The amount of matter contained in any world ig determinca in this way: Take any body and drop # juto apace, and it falls a given distance in a given time. Let a heavy body be dropped to the earth, and it falls certain distance, say sixteen feet ina second; drop the same body at Venus, and it falls the same space in the zaine time. Venus {5 as large or a8 heavy a8 the earth; Dut if its velocity is only half as great, then Venus is oaly haif as large as the earth, Well, we cannot go to the * planets and make this experiment; we must determine the ‘weights of planets another way. ‘The earth was propelled into space in a right line: but, seized by the attraction of the sun, it broke away from the right line and moves in a circie. ’So the moon, propelled into space in a right line, ie diverged to a circular pathway by the attraction of the earth. Let us assume that the earth attracts the moon ‘with the same power thet the sun attracts the earth, or that the influence of the sun upen the earth is equal to the influence of the earth upon the moon, Then the sun, it must be remem. ered, is at a far tur distance from the earth’ than the earth is the moon. Know ing the eize of the carth, and the greater distance of the sun, it can be calculated how much greater is the size wba of the has the gun. quantity of matter which they contain has been ascertained as far a3 the instruments ia use can decide it. The ancients thought that the comets were generated in our own atmosphere, though one of then ms to have had a more correct idea, and to have prophesied thal the ims would come when their orbits aud periods would be known, Can the mighty power of attraction which guides the planets ox tend itself over the comets? Asguredly it does. Is it possi ble to devermiue the nature or fizure of comets’ orbits— the distance they sweep through space, and to point out for ali time to come their movemoats ? Newton examined the orbit of the great comet of 1680, and found that it would return in 575 years, and that it swept out into pace of $40,000,000 Then, examining the history of the appearances 01 he found that the cot one very like it, had appeared from the earliest aun periods of about 575 years apart. Tho exact period of the return of a comet cannot bo predicted, because they are sudject to disturbing sanses, and do not always complete their orbits jn exattly the same time, Shortly after the celebrated astronomer Edward Halley arose, and by his science ant Bkill added much to our knowledge of the orbits of comets. After a rigorous examination of the comet which ho beheld ‘When returning from St. Helena, he found, to bis delight, that it had an orbit of ‘a very limited pe namely, seventy-lve years. He then ‘turn’ aud found that comet, answering to its descr appeared at 6 ‘als of about seventy-five years rt. He found that the elements of those supposed gilerent comets were very nearly similar. He anounced to the work! that at tlie end of seventy-five years time the imbabitants that then lived should behold tbe return of that blaziug wanderer, and, true to his predicti thas retu i membe ecy of the comet's return was first re after his death of the world was nee to tell in what part the comet apj-eared. st before its ot th ens and at what exact time it would appear. Three distinguished geometricians finally solved the pro blem, anda ‘that on the 17th of April, 1789, the comet would pags its perihelion, They sought to tell exact date of the return of a licted becanse of disturbing causes ‘ear in December of that year. To foretell so f that dery wanderer’s return from distabt space, coming back, true to the law of attraction, was no small triumph for sc But they did not ter had delayed it in its return 118 days s. Thirty daye was the only error in weventy-fiv and the error would not have been so grext had Jujyter's weight been known as weil then ag it js now. Theu that error would have shrunk into nineteen days, Atthe present time we have the history of almost ail the comets that have appeared since the telescope has been directed towards the heavens. Waoat are the ob- tery necessary to determine the orbit of a comet? ng at one of these bodies in. the he: anything about it? If the teleseopo met to night, and its place is fixed exactly e to some fixed sar, you have an observ on; 24 or 48 hours afterw: act post tion ‘of the comet with rela some fixed star, and the exact time itis there toa second. Three such observa- te cted at a tious are sulficient to determine everything about the orbit and velocity of the comet. How that is eutficient I cannot w!! you; I canuot here enter into an explanation of the calculation.’ You will have to take the statement on credit. 1 will now refer to the physical constitution of these bodies; they are entirely different from the phyzical con stitution of the other heaveniy bodies, so far as our know- is. Their aspects arc always chang pear the same a well dedined er have a well defined disk, even to Tt ls true that some of the oomets, aes actoes the face of the sun, @ppear dark and ut it 18 Dot, therefore, certain that they are solid. yw that mnost of the comets are nebulous, and that the mase of matter that they contain is exceedingly 1. ‘there has never yet a comet pasted through our ayetem containing a sufficient mass to affect in the least the periods as orbits of any of the planets or satelli Comets nave passed right among the satel iver Dut they did not affect then the equilibrium of the rings of Saturn is very great; the slighiest interference or intine affected their movements and positian. a deli- cacy that might be culled an equilibrium of instability. We know that for hundreds and thousands of years thoy have been ewee h spare, their equil brium not in the least ¢ d or alfeoted. If apy comet had fected our & t would have destroyed the oy rings. I know not how to solve this my ght have been examined with all th ut we cannot explain their phenomena. 1680 threw out 8 tail 120,000,000 mprises it? what directs it? iT wi ity almost beyond cc mystery. trails of sib These care that The yr ; IMfollowe the con ard the sun but when the comets move off iuto space U ot cede them. What is it that throws olf these trains o light? You may aek me if gravitation does not account for it. Tanswer no. J think gravitation cannot aut fur any of it. How could gravitation exert a power to drive materia! matter in a direction directly opposite to the attraction itself? We must look to the comets th for 80 p w out or drive off traine ligh Yor watched the comet r system with for the fact fence of the were onfidence in the most tremendous terror w ar land; for at the very out eeemed as if the comet making in a ne the earth. For two or three nights as I examined it there seemed to be no change in its direction: then tt Vegan to ebow a curve in its motion. I found Was on extraordinary act comet; there flasbed “out Ii thing seemed to fling it back again, like as when you carry a goslight against the air the flame of the gaé is forced backward by the onward motion. The comet moved onward magnificently through the beavens; the train of light whieh followed was most etriking. [ ex- amined it (rom night to night, aud found that its bright ness or strength varied greatly, One thing is eortain, that on approaching the sun the nucleus of the comet became marvellously active, throw. 4ng off ae it seemed flames of fire. What power St iw Chat projects this age through millions and millions ‘of miles, I know not. ‘hat power itis that afterwards guthors up this stream of light into the head of the comet, after the comet has sped far out into , I know not. Whence do these wonderfal bodica come? Tow are we to account for their ‘ance’ Tue celebrated nebulous Lypothesis, ! think, tay account for them. it may startle some of you here to- hyd to hear me say that this nebu- jous theory may explain the coamogouy of our system, Dut it the only rational way of explaining it. The Warned Professor then went on to explain the nebn- ous theory, He was frequently interrupted during his , Yemarks by applaus tat we lave every in which we live, have swept throug United States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. Joy, U The Grand Jury presented a true bill of in- dictnent. *alnet Maurice Dorety for manslaughter on the hi ‘w paruoulars of which have been already pab- * FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Fray, Jan, 21—6 P. M. ‘The New York bids for the ten million of government fives to be awarded on Monday must be suthenticated Dy deposits made with the Sub-Treasury in this city not }/ later than 4P. M. to-morrow, unless the bidders should ‘act through a banker in Washington, in which case de . posits may be made on Monday morning. We republir'n, for the information of bidders, the official advertisemer 4 of the Treasury Department prees Deere Dee. 17, sities aece tae ie ea of Math Sune, 1868. ‘Said stock will be reimburst yeare from the Ist of January = centum per annum, be resied be en’ prea jenled pl itaide of Dr enrelone “Propossis for Loan Jateny Ona tee contest to the Secretary of the T: Ww D.C. The sums which may be excepted from a'y “mil'be required to be paid to the depositary of the Unit 64 States nearest to his resi: dence, Or in 0st CORY eatentby him. Should bids be ‘accepted from not rest ‘within the United States, hey wall be required 10, dep’ principal and premluat with the Assistant Treasurer g at Boston, New York, {Philadel gt Ranger Certificates o ‘gama of one thousand payable to he euccess§u’ , yidders or bearer, with coupons of ‘semi annua! inerest f° an the Ist of July next, also payable to dearer, attached there! », will be iasued for the amount of the sccepied bids upon t? @ certificates of deposit to the credit of ihe ‘Treasurer of the U' sited States with the depositaries of the | ulted States. v4 stock will in all cases bear interest from the date of such 4¢ posit. ‘fhe interest from that date to the ist of July next will be paid to the successful bidder or his attor- rey by the deprsitery where the deposit was made. Shecessful Diaiders will be required to deposit the prinelpsl aud premium of their accepted bids on or before the 15th of March next. “The preliminary deposit of one per cent will be immediately direcied to be retureed to the unsuccessful bid- ders. HOWELL COBB, Sesretary of the Treasury. Ut will De noticed that the stock is to be awarded with interest from the Ist July, or, as the brokers say, with the July coupon off, the interest from the date of the de- posit to the Ist July being paid by the Sub-Trea- sury at the place where the deposit was made. This method is not viewed with favor among the brokers, and will doubtless interfere with the marketable character of the new stock. The usual reserve as to the price offered for the loan is obgerved among parties who are likely to be competitors; but general opinion seems to indicate 102 a 103 as the probable limits within which the bids will range. In the existing state of the national finances, with the prospect of other loans rapidly succeed- ing this one, anda very unsettled condition of national ailairs in Europe, a premium of three per cent is perhaps as much as the most sanguine Snancier could expect. Money continues to increase in value, though so slowly that the changes from day to day are hardly perceptible. The brokers are still amply supplied at 4 a 43g per cont; and short first class paper, endorsed, is done at 434 a 54g percent. Longer paper is taken at various rates, ac- cording to the belief of the lender in reference to the tendency of the money market. Many parties seem to think that after Monday the rates for money will change very suddenly and decidedly. Exchange on Europe is quiet at former rates. ‘The business at the stock market was extremely limited to-day, and prices were lower. We seldom remember a day on which the morning sales at the board were as small as they were today, The whole business transact. ed was not more than the average business of two good houses in flush times. Neither bears nor bulls are moving with any vigor. The latter havea theory to the effect that, as soon as business revives, and men need every dol- lar they can scrape together for their legitimate trade, every one Will sudcenly begin to buy stocks; that at a time whon money will be worthat least 7a 9 par cent ia tue hands of a seusible man, people will give 84 for Cen- tra), which does not pretend to pay—even with the aid of bonds sold and alisuch devicee—over 8 per cent; 71 for alena, which pays 6 per cent this year; 50 for Reading, which pays no dividend at all; 14 for Erie, which doag not even pay its interest: that ail the teachings of the past two years will be forgotten, and that men will pour tbeir now wine into the old bottles with perfect reckless- ness, This theory is accepted by £0 many sensible per- sons that there may be more in it than appears on the surface; and we therefore commend it to general con- sideration, simply remarking that the fulfilment of the propbesy respecting the appearance of the public in the stock market is singularly tardy. The most active—indeed the only active stock on the list to-day—was Reading, which was offered at the 4934—a deciiue of one per cent. All other securil ikewise lower after the second board, and looked ver; much as though a further decline was probable. Tho closing prices of the day were—Missouris, 8624 a }4; Con- |} tral, 8434 a 44; Reading, 4994 a 34; Michigan Central, 62 0 14; Southern preferred, 4734 @ 44; Panama, 1153¢ a 118; Jilinois Central, 68a 34; Galena, 71 a 34; Rock Islan, 199% a %; Pacillc Mail, 863g a The market closed heavy. ‘The following was the business of the Sub-Treasury :— $193,791 05 181,00 00 082 44 Total receipts... —From Customs , Total payments. Total balance : 4,187 The exchanges at tho Bank Clearing House to-day were $17,431,092 18, and the balances $1,093,320 23. The Home Insurance Company has declared a semi annua! dividend of twenty per cent, payable on the 24th instant. p Auneved is the statement of the South Carolina Banks for the mouth ending December 30, 1858:— ie Resoui Capital. Specie. $2,561,204 Cireulaton, Real estate. Proiits Bank notes. . Due Bai 8 Due by banks... 2,162,65 Deposits, 3, Discounts 12,454.68) Due State... B\168288 Domestic ‘exc'g.. 6,910,060 Oder items..+, "181402 Foreigu do... 308,889 Stodm. Suspend. debt... 1,540. Branches & ag’w. 1,744,582 Due State 425,496 Other ite! $80,829 Total.........$86, 244,864 Total......... As compared with the November statement, this shows an increase in circulation of $1,258,887 43; in specie on hand of $40,181 62; in domostic exchange of $758,989 22; in foreign exchange, of $102,353 91, and a decrease in de- posite of $20,606 25. Annexed is a comparative statement of the business of the New Jersey RaSlroad and Transportation Company for ‘the years 1857 and 1858 — 1887, 1858. Total income from passengers. freight und other sources....$911,617 25 908,458 46 ‘Total expenses for repairs, an ‘operating of road and all con tingencies ‘ 376,806 03 | 349,070 73 Net income... ..$534,751 22 54,086 72 Dividend of 10 per cent on old and new etock. 962,450 00 Surplus earnings carried to sinking fund, after payment of (ax, transit dutier and interest on bonds, esas tie $123,082 72 Dimi compared $8,159 80 with 18: Diminished 27,496 30 Tncrease of net receipts ........... + $19,236 60 ‘The diminished grove earnings for the year 1858, com pared with 1857, were caured by the falling off of receipts from other roads, while the earuings (rom the New Je Railroad proper, and it appendages, have increase ‘The following ® a comparison of the receipts, and net earnings of the New Jersey Central It the nine months ending Dec. 31, 1858, with ti months of 1867:— J ine months, 18) Receipts... Expenses 479 3 or au p or 8 p.¢ disyorition has been mate of the Paid joes in come bonds, 14,650 Paid cort of boat oe Paid taxce to Sta 98,861 $824,195, Balanoe (equal to 8 p. et. on stk, $2,000,000) 9168 402 Of this balance there has been applicd to the redemp- tion of $200,000 income bonds, ($164,660, less $14,050 lowe in redeeming.) $150,000; expended on permanent ac- counts, $7,514 48; and the remainder, $10,887, ia cash on hand or ascounts payable. ‘The Cincinnati Gazelte of Tuesday has the following about the Ob{o Life and Trust Company:— ‘The proposition agreed upon between the attornoye fo Spining "a Brown, ond for ‘Hell & Grant, take te two cases out of Court, #0 far as they affoct the agsets vow in the hands ot Sheriff Matera, wae brought before the Supe rior Court, at general term, yesterday. Judge Hoadiey preennted ‘a decree proporing ‘as trustees James V. K reath and Charies Reemelin, » And dismiveing the attachment for contempt against N.'C. McLean, Faq, and Mr. Kilbreath. It also provides for the payment t) the receivers heretofore appointed in the two courte the costa, &c., aud leaves undetermined any question of mis managewent or personal responsiblity of the former managers of the affairs of the Trust Company. A second deoree war submitted by Judge Wright, emi staniclly the eame provisions, except that as Jeft to fs! Jo the nameg of such trustoeg as the Court citi. Ot 3088, Tan 1859. Ines Des “a = Bins Deposits, 239) = we, Unpaid divid ry = ("sno Pasanks.... 700,062 795,085 70,878 = wt i 40) Tue by banks. 1,769,280 2,228,088 464,700 ce Rank roves... 874684 "678,006 203,342 = Realestate... 404,822 421,708 16971 — Stocks. 803343 «785/523 «| 1,820 Other iicme.. 372,024 =—BONTGK 18,270 ps Stock Fuipay, Jan. 21, 1889, $6000 TS 5's, 1865.. 101% 200 shs Erie RR. . 1000) US 5's, 1874. 1043¢ 200 do. 4 + 96) 20 Hud River RR. B45 10000 Missouri 6 10000 do. 1500 Cal 7 2000 N Y Cen RR6’s 1000 Hud R RK 2dm 9446 100 do. . 39% 10000 Har RR&mbds. 743g 10 Sixth Avenue RR 123 GOOOMCRSpelmsfeb, 963g 16 Stonington RR... 64 1500 Ii! Cen RR bas. 89°" 100 Reading RR. 2000 Hil freeland bds 91 400 do. 80 sbs Bank NY... 107 500 830 Phomnix Bank... 110 100 246 Am Ex Bank.... 10634 100 20 Peoples’ Bank... 102 100 8 Continental Bank 101 400 20Park Bavk.. 100 250 Penn Coal Co, 100 100 “ 600 250 350 160 ; 8{ 50 Mich Central RR. 525% 26 Pac Mi SSCo.s50 88 8 MiSO&NInd RR. 2034 9 do §82{ 70 MISO&NInd gd stk 4736 do 884 100 do......D60 473% do. 88 250Gal & Chic RR... 7144 do. 881% 60 d0...4.4b30 7144 do. 873g 100 do. 21557080 7195 do 87 158 do... 810 713g ao, 33 88 50 do, . 13g 150 NY Cen RR..b60 84% 60 Chic RT RR.SIO 604g 50 do. 848% 400 do, 0014 150 do. 84% 25 Mi Miss RR... 1216 50 Erie RR 44% 0H laCrAMIRR.. 11g 100 do 1434 30 Clev,Pi’v&AshRR 119 800 do 14ss SECOND BOARD. $18000 Missouri 6’s.. 863g 400 shs Har I 29% 6000 LaCr&Millgb.. 23°° 1000 Reading 50. 15000 Har RR3dmb 7434 100 do. 49% 80 she © sens’ Bk. 102°” 200 do 493g 50 Paci. MI SSCo, 873{ 200 Cres 4936 126 co 8734 150 MichS&NInd RR. 20% 50 do, 874i 150 MichS&NIg'tast'k 4735 220 do. 87.60 Panama RR nie 850 Chic & R.. 60% 71g 100 do......810 5984 11 106 Canton Company. 20 1 100 Cum, pref....860 2134 ie4 BOON Y Cen RR...88 843g Tig 25 Frie RR, u 313g 100 Har RR, pref.530 307% 1 DRY GOODS TRADE. ‘The following is a comparative statement of the imports of foreign dry goods at New York for the week and since Jan. 1 For the Week. Entered at the port. Thrown on market Since Jan. 1. Entered at the port 1857. 1858. 1,064,965 1859. $3,928,605 4,139,874 $7,584,097 $2,144,633 $7,504,582 ‘Thrown ov market .... 7,663,804 2,636,802 By the above official returns it will be aeon that the portations at this port the past week have been larger than in any week within the past twelve months. Both the amounts entered and thrown npou.the market are in excess of those for the same week in 1857 and 1865S, and the totals since the Ist inst, are in excers of the same pe- riod for the two previous years. This augmentation in imports, and in the quantities thrown upon the mark attribatable in part, no doubt, to the legitimate wants of the trace; but the enormous expansion of bank credits or loans has no doubt helped to increase the im- portations. The swelling volume of imports with the opening year looks better for an government revenue under the tariffof 1857. Tr: has never, asa reveutie measure, had a fais trial, sew months afver its pas dage atvor It wont inte operation on tic Int of a terrible revulsion set in, which extend: over a good part of 1858, and which defeated tie |¢ mate operation of the measure. The revival of trate commerce the present year will go far to show Its tages ns a revenue measure, To make serious ct tut the present time would look like castin ore itz utility bad been fairly tested. No ¢ amendments might and ought to be alopted, whic not essentially alter {18 main features as a libe mercial and revenue measure. Frequent changes in the revenue laws of a country cannot fail to un mercial pursuits, and also ts excite anaeceseary flac! ring intorest incidentally protected by to the advancing tendericy in raw cotton, manufacturers of heavy cotton fabrics will be compelled either to curtail production or to demand higher prices. Owing to intelligence from South- ern cotton ports, and particularly from New Orlea where the last private telegraphic despatehes quovad m Gling cotton at 115%, with freight to Liverpool ‘The alos inthe ps reached about 17,000 bales. in store and in good part to eal the lowest figures of Inst week. In the dry goods the precent week has brought an increased number of purchasers {rom the South and Southwest, and jobbers have been wellemployed. Both heavy and light cotton piece goods have bad an upward tendency, and at the close of the week holders were disposed to demand high er prices. Foreign staple goods of seaconable and desira- ble styles have been fairly dealt in at remunerative prices. Heavy brown domestic shectings were active at R3ge., with an upward teudency; medium weighta were firm at Te. a 73¢e.; light sheetings were firm at 53<c. a 6c., and % do. and shirtings at 63c. Bleached gools were firm, and selling at remunerative prices. Drills were held in good stock, and in the absence of an active export trade prices were unchanged, Cutten jeans were firmer, with fair sales. Stripes and denims were in good demand and met with ready saics. Prints were in full and extensive assortments, and presented a great variety of attractive spring styles. Amaranths were #ellin freely at 100. 2 11c,, according to makes. Madders wer selling at #346. a 10. Spring de Jaines were beginaing to move moderately at prices aacording to styles, at 10e. a 19c., chiefly at ide. “Sales of ginghams were making at Lawns were selling at 103¢, a 183g¢._ In cloths assimeres there was a moderate business doing dy prices. Medium w Satinets wore in moderate tucky jeans were firm aud selling at an advance in prices over the autumn sale. ‘The apartments of foreign goode have been materially augmented by recent orrwals. French lawns were in zood request, while Fry t yet experienced n: Jaa age, and only in about ninety 1307, ation erday 3,500 were sold The activity. wh feney and. plain, and on edemanded. French printed ¢ in fir demand; tailoring goods firm ond in fair requ uding light cloths esimeres; and vill vestings, linens, silks, y Kinds of foreign were in good demand, and nold at botter prices than those eurrems (last fall, The prospects of the spring trade gradually open en- CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Fur, Jan. 21—6 P.M. \vairs.—Salee of pols were mnde ut '6%46.; pearls were RRADSTOY IR PY c » fooling in the ™ et continue wos more active, with salen of about 1 *., closing within the tandard super tine State $4 a 510 Extra Stat . _" 56 ao 6 W Commen wo good Wenter 495 a 615 tra Iowa, Mich 566 a 708 Extra Genet 600 2 77% Canadian #ap 610 a 69 Mixed to atraig $45 a 576 Southorn fancy aud extrs tices 690 & 7 BO Choice extra family and bakers’ branda 70 a B15 Ryo flour... 340 a 410 Corn meal... Syke 860 a 4% Canadian was firm’ at ur « ‘ures, while sales were coutlued to 60.2 100 bois. ern flour continued in wood desman at Market wos (trmer, with sales of about 2,500 bbie., closing within the range of our quote- tions, Rye flour and corn meal were unchanged, while they continved firm at quotations. Wheat continued in domand, while prices were quite firm; the sales embraced about 7,000 a 8,000 bushels, incluetn Michigan at $1 45, red Southern at $1 35, and wef wonern st $i f $1 28, Corn was heavy and rales moderate, which were Toported at 18,000 bushels, closing at Sc. for mew damp Yellow Jerrey, at 870. a 880. for old Western mixed, and 88e for new. Kye firm, and held at 90¢. for prime rn. Parley wag in speculative demand, with sales of algut 36,000 bushels ordinary to prime’ State at 820. a 90c.; some holders asked 90¢. Outs continued firm, with sales of 6,000 bushels Canadian at 650, We give the fol table of receipts and exports of flo ort for tho wook ‘chiding w-day, foes thn Setar of Wn, Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Whar’ duthal. Suche, tontete, bash Raitroad..... 7948 = gare — Other sources 11499 1472 90,306 — 2,486 Total...... 19942 1472 woes 4 248A ‘The exports of flour and grain en New York, sorte week ending Jan. 18, were to Britieh Provinces and other Placge 10,072 bbla, flour, 600 bushels wheat, 1,000 bushels Corrin.—Of the 4,600 bage Santos advertised auction, about 4,000 were sold. The sale croved copie one, and brought from se. to \e. better prieoa; the ave- rage wan about 115¢6, 1,000 Rio were told at 11¢., 60 Por- to Rico at 12%¢., and 1,000 do. St. Domingo at p.t Corton,—Tbe market was again active and firmer, with paleg of about 3,500 baler, in store, closing a, a furyher of one-eighth of acent. We now quote middling | moderate demand at 1’ yo. 9 166. while 014 were quiet and pominal. i. Enna Messrs, eae ue Set the markot firm. Tho receipts have " previous to arrival. he last advices from ‘onus Acton dts psa deeclini So, 0 8s. per ib., owing to unfavorable ad- vices from the ayer i oan rece a atZergc. a »» 8.x months; juenos Ayres aimee niemowths; 3,000 Calorniaat 0. six months; 2,800 Miatamoras at 232¢c., #ix months; 1,000 Orinoco at 24xe., six months. "> ‘imaTmer.--Prices rather favor buyers. Sales are toa Tuir extent, at about last week’s rates. The movement of ‘he week i as follows:—Receipts 65,900 hemlock, 4,100 ‘oak. Sales 64,900 hemlock, oak, Stock 65,600 hem-” lock, 7,150 oak. ‘Tie! —Rovkland was quiet, but quite steady, with sales at 7c. a $1 for both sorts. ‘Morasses.—The market continued firm and in good de- mand, especially for New Orleans, with gales of about 500 ‘4 600 Dbis, at 4c. a 42c., and 80'hhdg. Porto Rico at 25c. Navai, Sroxes.—The market was quiet to-day, with sales of 50 bbls, spirits turpentine at 48140,; for shipping it was worth 49c. Yesters 4 afternoon 1, bbls. com- mon roein were sold at $1 80 per 310 Ibs., delivered. Crude was held at $3 75. Ons were quite steady at 66c. a 68. for linseed, while sales of crude sperm were made at $1 84a $1 36, and 600 700 bbls. do. whale at 49c. a 56c.,and 25 baskets olive sold at $3 50 for quarts. Provisions.—Pork--The market was somewhat less buoyant, without change of moment in priced; the sales embraced about 500 a 600 bbis., including old mess at $17 60 and new, part for future delivery, at $18 25, with prime at $13 35 a $13 60. Beof was steady, but’ sales were confined to 200 a 300 bbis., including country prime at $6 75a $7, and country mess at $8a $9; ropacked ‘Western at $0 n $10 50; repacked at $11 a $1450; prime mess and beef hams were steady but quiet. Bacon was steady, with sales of 1,000 pickled sides reported at 8c., and of clear smoked do. for California at 13}{0. a 13340, Cut meats were firm at 64¢c. a 634c. for suoul- ders, and at 9c. a 93gc. for hams, Lard continued firm, with sales of 400 a bbis. at 112{c. a 12c., with sales of 200 keys at 13c. Butter and cheese were in steady de- mand, while prices were unchanged. A Rice continued firm, with sales of about 300 casks at 30. a 4g. PicRs,—-Sales of 160 bags pepper were made at 94¢c. Svucars.—The market continued firm, with sales of about 600 a 700 hhds., chiefly New Orleans, at 734. a 83gc._ Tn- cinded in the sales were 60 Cuba at ¢., and 1,100 boxes were reported at p. t., and 87 do. at 8 gc. Toracco.—The activity last noticed continues, and the prices of segar leat are advancjng. The sales amount to 163 hhds. Kentucky at 634c. a 11c.; 114 bales Havana at 88¢ a 4734c.; 693 do. Cuba at p. t.; and 272 cases seed leaf at le. a 24c. ‘Wiiskey was quict and nominal at 28c., and without sales of moment reported. Woot.—The sales of woo! this week have been confined to the trade, and have been heavy; particulars not traus- pired. Prices are very firm, and the stock very much diminished, The reported sales were 225,000 ibs. fleece at 423¢c, a 55c., and 90,000 Ibs. pulled at 36c. a 50c., for No. J to extra. Nothing in foreign. OUR FAMILY MARKET REPORT. During the past few weeks business has been very dull in the city retail markets, and from present Jindications will continue so for come time. During the past six days the receipts of poultry have been yery moderate, and the demand correspondingly light. Itis thought to have been tho dullest week in the poultry trade for many years The mild weather has no doubt brought about this state of things, and ifit should continue, the market will be overstocked and the dealers will be heavy losers. ‘The oppressive game law continues in full force conse- quently the dealere in these articles do not kop thom ex- posed for gale. Tho express companies and dealers have raised the sum of $10,000, to test the validity of the recent ordinance of (he Supervisors; and as soon asail things are ready, atest case will be made up, and brought befor the courts. Freeh beef remains at the same prices as quoted last week, ‘The story circulated a few weeks ago, that a disease had broken out among the hogs in New Jersey, and that the carcases had becn exposed for sale in New York, was a hoax. A gimilar story is in cireulation that 12,00) sheep aillicted with a disease called “+ scab,”? have been bronght trom a locality about sixty miles up the Hadgon, and «is posed of in our markets at very low prices. Tho story 1s, beyond all doubt, # sorry hoax. Good and prime looking mutton can be bought at very low prices; there is, there- fore, no necessity to purchase an inferior articic, Batter of prime quality has advanced in price from 1350. ae. por Ib. Western roll butter is more plenty, and sesls at low prices. Cheese remains as at last quotations. Fish ig gold, with bnt few exceptions, ag at last tions.’ Cod has risen le,; flounders from 2c, to 3c. ; with a corresponding rige in striped bass. Southern shad of a ni qual ty are in market, and range in price from 75. a $1 eaeh. Potatoes are plenty at low prices, with a prospect of a still further deciine. Below will be found the retail prices of the principal articles of domestic nao-— RETAIL PRICES. POULTRY AND. GAME. 14 a | 16 Widgeon, pair ba = ee: Broedbill, pair... — & — Ducks, tamer ib 15 a — a 36 Geese . wa @ a 75 Squsde, —a 00 a3 50 Partrii = — 025) Squirrel 6 ao Venison, per ib... 1h Ja — Wild turkeys,epeb2 00 7 a1 CO Ducks, wild a 6a 76 Mallard, pair...) — Ronsting piec 15 9a 12 Sirloin stenk, 4 wa Porterbouse stg. 15 6a Rump steak. ord Hind auarters. ‘ 0 a - Fore do. 6 VEAL. Hind qnarters..... 12 8 — Veal cutlets. a 1B Fore do. 6e<- Fresh pore TL & —"Scignges, cou'ty... a 12 pork - nis cou'ty. a ‘Salted pork 10% — Do. Bologna. 12 a 2 MEATS—AMOKFD, EC. Hams. 12 a — Tongues, pickled... 75 a 8) Smoked beet 12 & — Larding pork. a= Smoked bacon. a& — Corned pork. a Sinoked sh’ iders & 9 Smoked jowis.../.; — a 10 Suncked tongue. 00 Lard, wae ren Smelt, per Ib. a 12 Salmow routes. = & i soi 0% Eels... Sa 12 2200 Blickfish. 8 -_ a © Lovsters.. 6a 8 A — Frost fai 6a 8 & 10 White fish Be a — Haddock, 6a — AL 0) Crabs, doz -al Scollops, perqt....— a 87 WISCEMLANKOTE. Butter—Rest, per Ib 28 a — Obeese, per Ib gall Interior 2% aw — Epes, perdoz. Bae eey, per Ib. be — FISH, SALTED. FIC. Bounds Atongues — a 8 Sait end tb... 5a — Alewivon, 135 @ — Skd mack'l, DbL.J2 0) 91300 Bethe hat. ib. 10 a 12 Sed do. bach gD a Sait mae’, BoL16 0 418.00 Rad salmon, 1b. » » 1. 13 00 ‘Salt sahnon .. » Bane SO a = a "N'Y. pep.,100.... 36 a 50 a — N.Y. pep, wn 12 a 18 Mangoes, dor. oa — be Mogens S g Gheratos, 0 . PJ a eRis, UA 0 a 12 Horerud za 300 Cauliflower, ib... 4 & prove. Apples—Spb 9 950) Pumpkins, ench... 8 a 15 Guulhower, UbL. 800 a $26 Messina oranges, dz 2 a — Russet DBL... 200 a — Havana do. OR — Cranberrien,bbi..100) a 1200 Lemons, box......400 a — YRGETARLES. Potatoes Spinaeb, dbl... 1008 — Peach biows, bl 200% — Oyster plant, inch —~ a 10 Mercers. 175 4200 Rutevage turcios., — «125 Funes vce 108 a 16 Nova Seoiia — 4125 a 300.0350) 6a 0 . 10n — Ba — . whi ie — Qa — yellows. a= 64a — Ted. sion — Wa 12 Turntpa— White, bl — a 125 au Parsley, doz... Wa — ;j, ta 8 POSTAL DIRECTORY. Foreign and Domestic Matis. TIME OF CLOSING AT THE NEW YORK OFFIOZR. Dowestic....North—Ajbany, Butfalo and Canada.. 3 P.M, North and Weat way mail. 15M AL ‘Wentern mati, vis brie RRSig AMA 5 BME South end. southwestern, 4435 P, " by aten. Bexnsy Maris. On Sunday all mail via Pi UstvoRrNia.. By steamer, day, Feb. 8. ‘The Overlan every Monday and Tharaday, wt A. M. designed for ft whould be marked “Sverland javats.’? 8. Lace Orr The Overland Mati from St, Joseph (Mo.) to Salt Lake city, leaven St. Joseph every Saturday, at SAM. Laters should be marked “Overland om 80, Pactrio,.By some via Panama, Sator. day. Feb. 6 +1 PM Havana..... By etenmer Black Warrior, Tharsday, Tan. Bove... sasebson ss sacs elIM As BE. Maxic0..... From Now Orisans hy stoamahip Pennesses, on Spans Lr hed ehonld mw ice at Now vious to the above date.) ot mei Evrore, -By stegmahip Niagara, from Boston, clone here Tussday. Jan. %....17% ands P.M. m the day after the arrival of each Cunard the steamer Karuak will be Banama Istanps TIME OF CLOSING AT THR LONDON OFFICE. “The Overland Mail closes as follows:—Via Mar- ap 5 ai ‘Gibraiiar, Ms Alexa Ci oy ois Sarniten the in iS Via But MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. ‘ALMANAG FOR XW TORK—THIS DAY. 'T 18 | moon RISES “Port of New York, January 21, 1858. CLEARED. whip G (Br), Thomson, Glasgow.—R Craig. Bap oleae Marty Poa eg of Parana, Langston, Buenos Ayres—W W DeForrest & Ship Sniccess, Child, New Orleans—N H Brigham. ig Nortolic, ba. Bae wane, Kingstou—Brett, Son & Co. » Clemfuegos—Walsh, Carver & pbebt Loyal Seranton, Lowden, Sevanilla—Seranton & Tall- Schr Sea, le i Sawin ie ae PRER P Buck & Co, Rebr 8.) Waring, Sradtn Raranneh’ sicteede Mow Co. Schr Sea Bird, Ww, Wilmington—J Smith & Co. Schr Banquet, Philadel ia Band, Schr Ellen Matilda, Wells Haat Jed Frye, Sloop F Sprague Gibbs, Bristol—Master, Sloop Phavpix, Shepherd, New Haven—Master, » Steamer J B Thompson, Colnary, Baltimore. Pe ARRIVED. pect amshiy Locust Point, Frencl iimington, Del, with wiee, to HB Cromwell & Co, Bhip Australia, ‘ervool, Nov 29, with mdge aud 103 steerage passengers, to Mame & Guion. For the first four weeks experienced heavy westerly gales. i ark Jobn Henry (ef Portsmouth, NH), Mores, Palermo Nov 4, passed Gibraltar Dec 7, with fruit, to Chamberlain, Phelps & Co. Dec 30, lat 26, lon 49, spoke brig Water Witch, of and for Boston trom Sierra Lecne, 26 days out. Rark M Pojero (Sic), Costa, Palermo 57 days, passed Gibral- tar Dee 12, with fruit, to Lawrence, Giles & Co, Bark Aronaut, Peckner, Bonaire, 19 days, with salt and metal, to John M'Smith & Go, Hark Peter Derill, Hoey, Savannah, 6 days, with cotton, &c, oDemili & Co, Brig Oaroline E Kelly, Pote, Cadiz, 96 days, with wine and licorice paste, to N & AR Blanchard, 18th fost, Int 29 43, lon 7010, spoke ship Samoset (of Wiscasset), 20 dajs from Liver pool for Charleston, Brig Baltimore, Potter, Port au Prince Jan 8 ant Ackilande Island, Crooked Island Passage, Jan 12, with cottee, &c, to H Becker & Gineven, pbcht Lima (Br), Murphy, Halifus, 11 days, with fab, to H mova. ‘Schr Albert Mason, Corson, Savannah, 5 days, with cotton, to mast 2th inst, of Sandy Hook, spoke schra Seooseiile, from Boston for phia, and Sylvanus Allen, from Boston LFW Webster, Bennett, Charl S days, with cotio chr . Bennett, Charleston, 5 days, wi 2, to Scranton & Taliman, FT Williama, Curtis, Wilmington, NC, 4 days, ows, Richmond, 8 daya. ; Schr W R Newcomb, Bacon. Virginia, 8 days. Shr Wm Bement, Parker, Virginia, 3 days. Sehr E A De Hart, Coe, Georgetown, 4 days. Schr Susan, Bearse, Boston. 3 dav. Schr River Queen Reynolda, Hoxton. Sloop Rhode Island, Tull, Providence. Steamer Boston, Hand, Philadelphia, Steamer Albatross, Williams, Providence. ‘The Danish brig Bliza, bound to St Croix, and several fore and aft schrs, are at anchor off quwrantine, ‘waiting wind. ‘Wind at sunrise SW, sunset NE, with rain, ‘Telegraph Maxine Report. BANDY HOOK, Jan 21, sanvet—A barc and two briga at anchor in the bay, bouud oul, Wind NNB, light; very foggy, with rain. K JUAN, Jan 21, sunset--Wind light from the North; raining and fogg: LONG BRANCH, NJ, Jan 21, vessel in sight. Windtresb from N. HIGHLANDS, NJ, Jan 2t, unset—Cannot see outside of tne each. Wind light from N, raining. Miscellancous. Snir Carzronnta Packer, before reported at Pernambn was found by the surveyors tobe damaged t9 such an exe that the repalrs would exceed $18 00. Sha was consequently condemned, and at last advices the bull and part of materli!s had been sold. The remainder were to be disposed of within afew days Sm JH Janvis, before reported ashore, was got off and towed up to Castine 19th inst, and was beached. ‘There is no appanrance of strain, and the da to her bottom is much Jess than wax expected, She will be repaired in two days, aad tqeu owed to Boston. Siar OxNaxn, sumk off Cape Horn, was insured for $12,000 atihe New Fugiand Mutual fnsurance Coin Boston. She was gwned by Ketirll, Collins & Co. Thejcrew went on buard the Br ship Angustus Wattenback, from London for Calentin, and were transiorred next day, in iat 33.108, lon 2050, to the’ Cha no of Fame. A quantity of provisions and a fe boat were also taken from the O. Bang Wasnixcron Borcien. from Ph!ladelphia for Havana, fot anround on the lower end of Zinleum Taland, on, Tne ia, Seing forced on by the ioe, but was floated again, and towed to Reedy Laland, irom whence she would proceed to se, Buc Henan, ashore on Navtasket Bench. is going to places, The remainder ofthe cargo ls mostly wet, ahd will be got out day. Scur Vagurro—Melbourne, Nov 16—The wreck of the after: part of a vessel was seen floating near Blizabeth Shoal, sup posed to. be a portion of the Vaquero, Newell, for this port, Which sailed from Sin Francisco Ang 10 for Melbourne, [he above supposition that the wreck seen was the Vaquero, was not made by the captain who discovered and reported if, but was the suggestion of a reporter of a Melbourae paper, whose conelustons, of course,are mere conjectures. The report was brought by ship Reau Monde, which arrived at Melbourne Nov 13, in 62 days fom San Francisco. She reporia Oct 26, lat 25 '§, lon 67 55 B, spoke whaling ad apoken about six days previ aly an Americi sbip trom Meibourue for China, which reported heving Isp Cet pos a wi ra sunset—No inward bound rk Minerva 2d, which vessel captain of the Beau M wart vhe wreck seen could be, wwe who saw ft The name f the ship from Melbourne for China” is unknown. We Lope the next mail from Melbourne will bring us tye ncrival of be Vaquero ut tat port. Capt Newell's wife resites ws Mas enchnsedts, | Faun 7 SrcoR. before reported ashore at Cattyhunk, was foated off J6th inst, and was towed to New Redford Uh. She Jeaks but very lit ber bottom is chated, and abe bas lost heel; otherwise she ie (ood as before ber late dinster, Bonn Tavtor Sau, Wylie, from Boston for ‘Tancter, * aek to Newport 20th, having Jost overboard on the uigh’ t. Walter A Harding, seaman, of Welltleet, age ive leaves a wile. Ecun Joux Howanp, of Harwich, before reported lanton St Johos bar, Fla, was a-zood veawel of 274 tans, bollp 40 Pas) Greenwich, fei, mn labs and thewe quarters of her waco wd there and in Providence—on which, we believe, there no tat ursnce. ‘The other qaarter of the vessel was owne by" Cgp 7 Jos Baker, of Harwich, who itis reported was insured tor at en office on the Capi Scum Sami CastseR—Capt © B Manchester, of Providence, agent of the underwriters, ates that the cargo of con! on board schr Samuel Casteer, ashore on Narragansett Beach, is being discharged, and efforis will be made to get the veasel oif. The cou! will be sold on the beach as noon as discharged. Conx (Passage Went), Dec 30—The ship Mazatlan, of Bath, from Liverpool (general cargo), hauled 49 the Royal Victoria Dock Whart for repatrs As Cross, Dec 31—Aceording to & ‘ettar received from &t 's Head. a veesel has been wrecked there named the Mathew Keen. (The Br brig Matuew King, from Wilmington. NC, it 14 for Liverpool, commanded by Capt James Evans, of Dinan (several of his crew #iso belong to the same place) and has not since been heard of. Very probably the vessel that is yprecked near St Cowan's isthe hdhew King, aad not Mathew een. | ry Ships Macaulay, Rodgers, and Joa Tarratt (Br), Hanna, both before reported in Hampton Roads, from Callao, have ‘been ordered to Balumore. Notice to Mariners. MEDITERRANEAN—DANGEROUS COAST. UNITED States CONSULATE, MaLAGA, Deo 23, 1858, Sm: Ihave the honor to tranamit a’ highly interesting letter addressed to me from Mr Frederick Burr, acting conaaiar agent at Adra, within my consular district; and, as ft contains valuable formation far masters of American vessels bond up the Mediterranean, I respectfully recommend ts publica- Yon, * 4 * * Tain, sir, with the highest respect, your obe dient servant, JNO SOMERS , United States Consul. Hon Lewis Cass, Secretary of State, Washington. 1p StaTes Vick ConsuLatE, ADmA, Doe 7, 1898. D T bog to forward you the following oommunt eayion, ‘During the severe gales which provai'ed on thin const at the beginning of the present twonth, fk has come to. my. know that an Knglieh vessel was totally lost on or near the “Panta, Jos Sentinas,”” within the vice consulate ot Adra, the crew ay ing thernselves in the sbtp'e boatn, aid procending to the neigh. boring port of Almeria; also, that another vessel, belleved to be Englinh, got aground on the same partof the coast, but was got off without agsistance from the abore, and, it is believed, withont beset oy 5 As the above for a distance of three or four Itegnes from Bolerma to Guardia Vija, Punta de jgp Sentinos, Punta de jon Percheles. and somewhat farther tn exceedingly dangerova, and has trom time immorial been the scene of mont the shipwrecks and disasters of British vessola within the vice consulate of Adra, 1 consider it my daty to advise you of she following tneta ag regarde the dangers in question, and ihe inode in’ which they may be avoided or greatly ieswsniod in futur ‘ ‘The ‘coast of the “Punta’ de los Bentinas,”” and for two or three lesaiies east and West, forms a sort of capa, projecting several mies south into the Mediterranean, and iorming tbe weatern beundary of the bay of Almeria, jo the some tanner # the lofty peamdniory of the “Cabo de Gata” bounds ian the eastern side. Sastward, or within the above point, it afford, in frontiof Roguetos, shsler aud ancborage to ahipping durtog the prevalence of sirong westerly winds. Westwara, however, this point of land is exceedingly dangerous to all vessels com ing from ihe Straits of Gibraltar or any Spanish port within the straits, ond for the follo i: Ist. ‘The broad projection of the land before mentioned ta of litile elevation, but stretches « long way ints the Mediterranean, ¥ a trifling depth of water, the bottom being ia places in places rocky, #0 that veskele approaching within ® mile oF (wo of the coust are very apt to strike; it on the latter, with aimos' talaty of total lous. 2d. There jx a singular optical deception on this coast, which, combioed with the sill depth of water, kas given rise in many dinners. The mountains th the interior are of great elevnti the “sierra de Gadon,”” which ts the nearest range, risea from 2040 oF 9000 to G00) oF 708 feet in height. Betweemn and the coamt there ts, however, axiip of low and nearly that country, which may Vary in breadth from tow or th or seven miles, and which I totally invisible from th where the mountains become confounded.with the est sequently, deceived by this appearance, {he inexperienced ma- riner often believes himseif inany miles from the count, when he is tp reality close in upon the shore, and in very shallow and dangerous waters. 3d. ‘The “Torre de lon Sentinas,” a white tower situated at he extreme soni a the Cape, has offen beea mis. pecially At night, or in foxgy weather, for.n wll, and T ily Informed that this mistake has Wenn the eaiise of severni wrecks and disasters, the eappaing endeavoring (1s they tmagine) to pass within the supposed sail, and thus running ve hip directly upon the rocks. ‘ou Wil dee. (hereiore, how desirable ii fe thet the foregoing sources of continued danger to American and other shloptog entering the Mediterranean ahonld be offically made known, and clenrly marked upon the charts of thie coast, Instead of Aeeplag no clove Into shore a seems customary, or being mis. od by ‘the optical deception I have just explained, captains should be wirned of the danger, and that its prudent to keen HAY at lenst four or five leagués~ out to Rea. ‘The beat Spanish map, in iny porseasion piace the point and tower of “Lop Sentinan’ In Intitude 36 41/N, and longitude 0 124 min ¥ of Madrid. | ‘That in, it frito the Medierra: nean about three pxuitien! mflen ‘mouth than the well: Known “Cabo de Gata’’—n most iinportant difference in the nn vigation of this coast not shown on sider maps. have also rengon to believe that in many old charts of the Mediterranean the magnetic variaion hax remained without correotion for many years, which cireumstance alone {x anit Giant to exten dlourtet in this harrow wen and on thie dangerous conat, paruicularly to vesgels en from the Straits of Gib. Falter, beg, therefore, to add, for the furiber information of ‘American sbipping, the following dat: ~The present magnett variation in the ports of Adra is very nearly 19 deg 17 min W, and io Almerta, 19 deg 8min, and itis on approaching or pans: ing these two that attention to the proulinrities of the comm here notlond ix more pardcularly. required from explains of vengela envering the Btraita of Gibraltar, especially those hourpd te any portion the Bhai conat nt Rervant, Tam, dea? sr, respeettaliy. yonr bed fm REDERICK BURR, Acting U8 Honsuine Agent, naw SMITH, Raj, UA Conan, Malan Whatemen. id from Sao Francisco Dec 224, bark Cleopatra, Smith, on a crulee, Jon Som Cid at do 24th, New Granadian bark Cleopatra, Whinding, on Bay, Coast of Patssonia, Oct 27, ship Harrison i mat rode out. ieee, oustepaunes nd 3 2 urrigane fa Spoken, dic. ‘nfttp Orpheus, from Manila for Nor, Oct 44, lat 18 N, lon! ‘Ship Boston, from Manila for Boston, was sigualized Oct 18, N, lon 1i1 B, Bex }aconia, of Boston, Jan 17, about 100 miles N of Cape! ‘An Am bark steerin Sif, showing a blue, signal with letiege B Nin fe was seen Jul 4, Int 87 2, fon 63 38. aeeEt ‘Park, from Boston for Cardenas, Jan 17, lat no lon. A ite with @ bh aotearoa "A * De come Fore! In port ships Grahams Polley, Norton, fc -Antwenr, Jan 3—] m8 ry for NYer¥ let overt Pee}, Larrabee, 1" do. Sth; Hiro Sate, tor do imunediately ; Joseph Holmes, |!aason, for NOr! of Jaguary; bark Helicon, Cole, for Havaua -10th; brig Gibbs, for do soon. Tonnar, Dee ®-In port ship Cryst! Palace, Simmons, diag. Cece Nor BAP Uaoger Evans, Melbonrve; 25t Nov rae 260, Charger, ‘Hard, San tp eagsd a Francisco. axC4znee, Déc 14—In port bark Zotoi, Clark, from Salem, a8, Jan 8—Arr Harbinger, Darien; i0th, brig A J ‘aR Ross, Sweetser, Portland (not as )s Arr at do previous to Jan 1. brig Koyalston, Robinson, Port- tan ALTAR, Deo 27-—In port bark Celestia, Howes, for Mes G | soa, repg; schr Humming iid, Davis, from Measina for New ‘York. do. ' Sid 16th, bark Lenox, Cole (from NUrieaus), Gi having repaired. Wind W on gith, : nf ‘ett Txuvoer, Jan 1—Old Ellen Stewart, Coflln, Neweustle, Fog. Havana, Jan 10—Arr bark (not ahjp) Indian Queen, Gray, Cardtt, Hovey; ‘erpool Lonbox, Jan 3—In port Rhine, Moore; Amazon, Souibampion, Anderson; Yorstowa, Woodward; Liv Kearney; Margaret Bvans, Warner, and_ American tae Boore, for NYork: Hortense, Bares, and §L Tilley, Coming, for Boston; Cordelia, Cook, for Cuba; North America, Collier, for Bombay: Wisconsin, Scott, for do; Alice Bull, Hickey, for Calontta; Wild Ranger, Bears, for Sydney, NSW; Alarm, Mate thews, snd Lawrence Brown, Pierce, for Port Philip; Ocean Kagle, West, for adelaide; Transit, surest; Albus. Coffin; Mar- tha Itideout.’ Morse; Greentield, Beattie; Bostonian, Barham, and A Dunbar, Buck, diag; Gallego, iald up; Gray Oax, Sef” frev, for gale; Ocean Star, Brown; Samuel Waits, Hewes; Edw O’Brien, Fountain; Charles Crocker, Murray, aud Quindaro, ‘Walls, disenased.” LxcHons, Dee %—In port ship Helen A Cooper, Lapham, nk, nearly ready; bark ‘Tanaro, Baxter, for Bostod me day. Muenixi, Dec 26—In port barks Feroandina, Gottrell,, and Henwood, Glover, for Boston, ldg; Fruiter, Lavender, from. Rangor. for do; Moneka, Hamilon* for N¥ork; Revolation, ‘Webb, for NOrleans; brige Morning Light, Fritz, from Dentin, jnet arr, for Boston; Havana, Carty, supposed for NYork; and others, | Sid Mah, brig BK Hatom, Gilkey, N York (hex boon, re- ported sld Nithfor PhUadeiphia); 20th, barks Essex, Ray, Bos- 4, Sicllinn, Dawes, and Vernon, Gott, Rosin, evipko, ‘Noy 2—Arr wchr Flirt, ‘Bailey, Boston vig Salem. Port av Prince, Jan 8—Tn port brigs African, Button, for NYouk lth; Montivello, Teal, for Boston 10th.’ ld Deo 28, brig West Indian, Cook, NOrieuus; Jan 6, bark Ariel, Choose: man, «Jucmel to finish 1g for N Yor! Tn port Jan t, bark Clara Windsor, MeRwen, for NYork next brig Dethi, Kenney, trom Pailadelobta, arr Dee 23th, tor f v Christopher Locser, Snow, from Wilmington, NO, arr let HOUEESSIOWN, Jan 2-814 Reglon, Booker (from NOrleans), amburs, Tuo Gave, Nov 20—In port barks Arrew, Parringtou, from Salem, art 2th; Marta, Johneon, tor NYork few days. River oF Pate, Nov 20~Going tn, a herm brig, aupposed the Bion Bradbury, Miller, from NYork for Rosario. ‘Sypxey, NsW, Nov 10—In port ship Pam Flush, McGuire, for Madras, lig horses. Tu port Nov 16. ship Washington, Boott, for Melbourne. Suynxs, Des 2i—In port bark Areadia, Kulloch, for Soston ‘only Am vessel. Sr Joux, NB, Jan 14—Arr bork WB Dean, Hilton, Boston. Home Ports. BOSTON, Jan 2%—Arr ships Phantom, Peterson, Maniln; Sparkling Wave, McCarty, Briatol, F; barks Kosnus (Brem), DeBurde, Gottenburg; Scio, Kwer, Amsterdam; Harry Ham- mond, MeClintock, NOrl Killam (Br), Yan Nord Cnstilita, Marwick, Havana Vineyerd Sound faa ushore; Lydia Stover, Wiltaington, NO . Creed. Bluff Point, Va: Har: ‘edgeley, do; & Dudiey, HopSing, Alexandria; Mary Ht, Keller, Haltinore; schrs Susen Hall, ‘Kilborn, Gonaives via. Holmes’ Hole; Lncy A Oroutt, Amesbury, Jarkeonville; JW i Charleston; B Nickersda, Nickerson, Rich- ve Jexandria; J ‘kereon, Baker, le" rson, and Treasurer, Fisher, Phi- phin; Granite State, Hallett, and New York, Goodsell, N York. Cid barks Champion, Mayo, Mobile; vrusoe, Westou, York (second clearance, having repd); briys Angio Xaxon, Cook, W Coast of Africa; Good Hope, Webster, Ja keonvilie, sebrs West Wind, Gilman, Havana; Fequonnock, Burroughs, Philadelphia; Jaines Lawrence, Alién, NYork. Bid, wind SW, lignt, bark Crnsoe: schr Geo Davis Bsi— Arr (hy tel) ships Meveor, Melville, Manila; Mataro, Dal- Hingham, New Orleans: bark’ Son Jacinto, Fratus, Galveston; steamy } Sprague, Matihews, Phadelphia BALTIMORE, Jan 20—Arr steamslly Potomac, Watson, N York; ships Falmonth, Berry. Liverpool; Bremerhaven (Brem), Hilken, NYork, schr ‘West’ Donnis. Studiey, Boston. Below, Edwin, Nugent, Mobile; briga 8 of Smiih’s Point, ship Macaulay, (ogers, from Chincha Islands vin Hampton Roa: is, bound uy Cid steamship Parkeraburg, Powell, NYork; bark George & Henry, Trower, West Coast o SAmerica (and ld): scbra Oswego (UP), Card, Windies: Spirit of the Times, Llutrio, Kingston, Ja; A H Manchester, Powter, Matanzas vis’ Norfolk; May Qnees, Taylor, Bucksport; Wid Pigenn, Milliken, Providence: WD Cargill, Havering, and Jno A Staniey, Jackson, NYork. Sid harks Osmanli, Gordon, Cape Town, CON Biiza Young (By), Durkee, Liverpool, CHARLESTON, Jan 1s—Atr siewnship Columbia, Berry, NYork; Er ship Micmac, McNutt, Glasgow. Cid sieamsbip 18- abel, Rolling, {evan vin Key West; daric Lolebar, Tenple, oe, DeFor- Test, Liverpool; briea WH Stewart, Laverty, Windies; Ties, Phinney, NOrieans. _FALL RIVER, Jan 19—Arr schr Maria Louisa, Cummings, DYork; sloop Temperance, Davis, do. HYANNIS. n, Bearae, Baltimore. Sid 6th, achrs I'S \ Tangier Village Gem, Hluckiey, Georgetown, SU: B Darling. ol. HIGHLAND LIGHT, Jau 2i—Outside, bark Young Turk, Haraing, from Malaga JACKSONVILLE, Jan 5—Arr brige Galena, Baker, Boston; 6th. Cariand, Barker, do; 7th, schra Anita Damou. Thorapson, St Thomas; lth, a Cordery, Alien, Charleston: 120, brig Poin: seit, Zvi, 84 Thomas; ache Sebwa, Smail, Bermuda. vid 7th, brige Two Northrup, Cleniuegos: Elena, TownsendaN i omnsel, Barton, Matanzas: 12h, Coernitie, Brown, Barbados; 12h, brig Gem, Welch. Point Petre, Gun: daloupe. MOBILE, Jan 15—Arr ships Tucinda, Smith, Bath: Soni Carolina, Goodwin, Cherbourg; bark Wave Crest, Harmon, Boston: brig Enoch Pratt, Talbot. NYork, schra Kmma Fur: Dish, Kendall, do; Geo A Tittle, Adama, ant Dirigo, Cook, Philadelphia; Wm Mallory, Marshall, Baltimore. Cit steam ship Fashion, Smith, Galveston; shi Blizabeth Hamilton, Levis, Havre; Thirty one .dLiverpool; brig Maria, wea kiwel Symmes, Gal- extort, MYSTIC, Jan 19—Arr schr T O Thompson, Peanington, ee Va, NEW ORLANS, Jan 11--Are shios Troy, Hagar, Ongliarl; Giad Tidings, Deunis, NYork. Cld sisips ‘Clifton,’ Williams, New York; itiaito, Chawe, Boston; barks Cherokes, Stein, Charleston; William Henry, Youtig, Philadelphia; Cariotta. Gard), Preve, Genoa; sebr Mary Jane, Austyn, Tampico. ‘Towed w sea dth, ship Fliver Moses; talent. NOKFOLK, Jan 19—Arr wchr kverglade, Watts, Newbury- Pore Cid chine, John Verking, Clomen, Windies; # Smith, owes, Plymouth, Tn Hampton Ronde 20th (by tel), Br ship Kelvin, from Callao; Br bark Lady ¥ranklin, from do. mXEW BEDFORD, Jan 2-810 schr Herakd, Knight, Balt yARWBURYPORT, Jan 19—Arr echr Canton, Hoyt, Now ‘ork, NEWPORT, Jun 19—Arr achr Georgiana, Teelo, Boston for Rappahonnock. Md brly Berooda; achr Minnesota. SAM—Arr achra Kossuth, ‘Petuingsll, Newburyport for Norfolk; {H Horton, Horton, Boston for Tangier. lteturned, sehr TaylorAmiall. Tv port brig Morning Light, Home. Maddox, Bal- Bavana. Sid ships RW Tucker, Tucker, and Ail tater, Providence; schr Cum! z NEW HAVEN, Jan 30—Arr schr more; Soop Warren, Stannard, NYork. Sid schr D’ Morris, Brandywine, | PULLADELPHIA, Jun 21—Avr bark Powhattan, Simmons, mo; scht JH Hartis, Charies, NYork, Cid barks Merri- mte, Fitts, Cienfuegor; Belle, Ryder, Boston; sora L 8 Lever- fog, MeLughlin, Charievton; New dersey, Vanneman, Savan ; J Farnum, Crowell, Providence, PORTSMOUTH, Jun’ 19—Are brig Whitaker, Leighton, Georgetown, SC; scbr Eagle, Gregory, NYork. PROVIDENCK, Jan #)— Arr steamer Ourlew, Arey, NYork; sloopa Wm H Bowen, Hallock, and Rienzi, Briggs,'do, sid ts Jaa McLeod, Davis, Mobile; schr Mail, Keiley, Philadel- i PIRICHMOND, Jan 19—B!d bark Flying Oloud, Beauchamp, Pernamburo, ROCKLAND, Jan 18—Arr sche Lilly Dale, Warren, Baitt- more. Sid 17th, sebrs Sarah, Hoiden, NYork; 18th, JG Hertz, Bpoflord do, BAN FIKANCISOO, Deo 27—Arr prey (by tel) barks Auck- 1), Hong Kong. if G land, Wiisn, Sinmn; Cyclone ( Arr atdo Dec 2t barks Melita,’ Polleys, Petropantisk! us S11 ah, stontmani Frances Pain Stoll uta’ Stephens, Laptige, Pinuna: hark Yankee, Smith, Homolaty; 2st, ste Pani Victoria; ’bark Soa Nymph, Btege, P id; sehr Quis the (How), Sweet, Ma- zetlun: 22), ship Silver Sur, Wade, Valpamiso; hare Olin. Fravcie, Bilou, Paget Sound. Cld 2th, bark What Cheer, Thompsen, Portland; schr J A Roseoe, Nowh, Tehuantepec. SALEM, Jan Ii—Arr aches Sarah, Baton, Calais for N York (and sid 18); Isth, Henry B Uaecom, Wiliams, N York; 19th, Giras'e, Chare, do: 26th, T Jefferson, Ellis, do. WOOD'S KOLB, Jan 20, 5 ¥M—Parsing, steamship Phineas Sprague, trora Philadelphia for Boston. WILMINGTON, NG, Deo I7-—Arr bark Seranae, Bigtey, Hovena, Old 18th bark Col J Moitae, Barry, Mavana: aches Hy Lirb Ross, Poland, Portland via Boston; H W Fry, Marauall, rieans. MISCELLANEOUS. —~NO CAPITAL REQUIRED—AND> and permanent inducements offered to any smart, would prefer those who have been caavassers. ss Horace Thomas, Jr., drawer 26) Buffalo, N. ¥. PRON THE NEW HAVEN (CONN) PALLADIUM. FAOTS WORTH KNOWING. PROOF AT OUR DOORS—THUTH STRONGER. THAN FICTION. New Haves, Deo, 90, 1458, ‘This js to certify that, having been called upon by Mr. Sad- ler, the travelling agent of “Lewis Tillie,” and by hin Mleted”’ to drill one of uit. “Littles chile! east tron five and burglar proof safes.” “with wny common drill, and in shy method,” F this day made the attempt, in the presence wal T, Crimmins, George 1. Streeter, Gaorge 8. isu, Merwin, Richard Platt, Auguatis T. Peckbum, 2. ‘Samuel T. Oummins, Natha No.1 Fark atrcee andi the apace of twenty er) cet and in ace wenty-aeren minutes Vored « three fourih inch hole eautrely. t anid onto, wit @ common cast stec! drill, turned by hand, without changing or sharpening—the drill when removed 1y hs Moar we At thy with pro fron ihe bole being near: ° commencement. | And it is my belief that, er toola, Teun drill any 4 castiron anfe in ex~ stence, fn leva than one half the time cecupted on thia occnsion. if eee ars Mg tao to Pane slncked: with tr ‘charcoal. will ‘decide for themselves as to ha fre proot avalon “aga anv C. Gun nnd Jocksmith and bell hanger, No. Al Uulow Haven, Coun. ery bs lew New Haven, e 5 We, the undersigned, were present Cy tice of Samuel T, Cummins in this city, and witnessed a teat of the burglars’ wert iins bender aah tre nes ‘4 aafe purporting to be on burglar a1 chilled. irom tafea.”" manufacture’ by the World's Sate Company. Troy, Ne Y.vand herehy cortiy that we saw Mr. Samuel Miner x 'me- ebanie of this city, drill a hole three-quarters of an inch in di- fnew entirety throne the nid of ulm, witha steal drill, turned. by ‘hand. ‘Tho. time oceuphed ta tel Je did not exeved twenty xeven minntos. ‘The wuc- ‘iment justifies un inthe conclusion nat way and manufacture can be drilled agenaliy as was thie ve neen the atate rele Hien to the nbova, und ‘heresy sertily to ia ontien ene font ity to ite entire George 8. Btreeter, ailverscnith, 12 Artisan street, 4 ham, with Pockhain & Morwit, Railroad block, saat ee Genie 8 Heater, fim of Poni Grean wood 4 Later, wholenale vera, 21 State atreot; Richard PI corner of Churel Fi Gesiiea mireta; Bint! , Cummnita hats Seema 14 Park street: N. W. Merwin, 24 High street ‘Thom: oo, grocer, 18 Bae nuaget, aud othera ee” OOOO OE