The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1860, Page 5

‘ every vale. Aye, upon his return bere, BP me THE JERSEY WIFE POISONING CASE, frlal of the Rev. J. 8, Bearden, ed With Pekonlog be Wife, hay Highth Day—Afcermoem Session. BEBOLAL REPORT YOR THE BRRALD, Bauviogne, N, J., April 25, 1°60. A vumber of witnesses were recalled and examine). J Valentine’s map of the locality was offered 10 evi- dence. ‘Tne State here rested its case. THE OPENING OF THE DEFENCE. Mr. Surmann, leading attorney for ibe defence, said:— ‘May it please the Court, gentlemen of the Jury, my ool eagues have deputized me to inform you upon what grounce they rely for the acquittal of this defendant. 1 aball content myself with giving you, briefly, the facts of this case. Never bas there been a case 80 peculiar, ‘Bearcely had the eyes of that unhappy Iady—over whose | grave I would gladiy stop to drop a tear—closed in death, scarcely bad the light of the morning broken upon his yen, when Ramsey returned from Anderson with the in- ‘telligence of foul suspicions, which deepened and widened, ana were shouted from every hill top, and whiepered in ear the “same uspicions greed him; an % ; ted by those who claimed to be men, and by the ee, it 4 all minds, as you saw when your fellow jurymen disclosed 80 openly in ne" place, trost, mio which this fou! stapiion cance ope 5 » MLO wi foul si cannot enter. In this sacred temple of justice, and in this jary- Dox, all minds are calm, and no sucn calumnies aro py ‘that, from evidence, the probability is that she dit it. We i Oo ga nye i ay «ons Med power todothis. We shall show that Harden had no motive, either supposable or proven by the State, to com- ‘mit this fearful crime. We sbali show that ia every trou- enty get Up iniho night aud stad ory by the win ai and or; - Son isee te oe teal show that the declaration made to ber busband was simply true; that being in this coadi- tion of mind, and soeing the meas of death within her Teach, She was uvabie to resist this fatal temptation. We ehall shew tbat this disposition to suicide was hereditary ; ‘that one of her relatives had committed suicide, after re- peated attempts, and that another attempted and nearly accomplished the same thing. We shall before ‘tat such a disposition is herediary, may run in the ‘Diced, lying dormant for jons, preaking out when the means of the deed are supp'ied by chance or circumstances Thus she 1» COR- eealing it from her friends and from her reg Se Sntil the last tides of iife were ebbing away, no reme. dy could be applied. In regard to the sickness of this lady, the State makes the serious charge that Harden at- tempted, by declarations and writings, to pre- pare the public mind for her death. ‘this pont I need not say ® word,’ gontle. ‘men, for the State have answered theee allegations Shar it ar nacae a aioe Sol lady; a day ; thatthe declared that she datlored dreaafally, Dut she scarcely expected to return alive. That thus always sick and unwell, she did not always reveal it, but that it was meveribeless true. No one can sympathize with her afflicted friends more than I do, but it 18 not wonderful that the: do not remember many of the little circumstances w! ‘will prove this state of tacts. There was no motive, gen- tlemen, for this mere boy to commit this fearful crime agwnst society and against his owo rights. He had promised to love her, and he did love her. From the mo- ment of their marriage there was entire happiness and harmony between them. We shall prove that Harden wrote heme to his friends, telling them of h’s marriage and of the he anticipated. We shall show what a beppy meeting it was at bis father’s and at Ramsey’s, where there was life and merrment and unalloyed happinees. He lavished love upon her as far as her quiet, reserved and taciturn neture would allow. In to her coming to Ramseys, when the State says Harden dic not want her, we shailshow that he did want her, but that, under the circumstances, it would not have boen pleasent, for her mother wanted her at homo, and could not spare her. We shall show that before aa after mar- riage Harden prepared for housekeeping and was en- gaged in making the necessary preperstions, and that he, not Jess than his wife, wished for a home aad its domestic enjoyment. We shall show that at his father’s house, where the State say he deserted her, she stayed of her ‘own accord, pseferring tosee bis brother and sister than to retorn, and that he was engaged ia # protracted meet- ing and the duties of his profession, and, therefore, could Rot come totesxe her home; end that ste was satisiied with her hosband’s conduct There were bat a few moaths Detween the wedding robe ana the winding sneet; but we sball show that during tuis time he visited with her in his oongregation, and everywhere fyeated her with kindness, attention snd respect. ‘In regard to those powders mentioued by Mrs, Ramscy, we shall sweep entirely away the circumstances upon ‘State relies and which it attempts to magaily. troe. In regard to the ginger, we shail prove toss Harden was accustomed phe ia ‘Mra. Fisher’s and other board- mg places for a cold. About Mr. Hetch—and I cannot thwk that twelve such m:n can rely upon sucn doabiful Ystimony to convict a man 0: 8 capital crime—we enall show you both that he was talked teat and that before tue Grand jary he could not ‘Barden, and could not identify this likeness, as per- foot a8 any ever taken of the human face; that tn desorib ing Harden he said that his hair wae as light as his own, which you will observe was very light; that when two or three likenesses were shown to him by Mc. Teale, he said be could not identify Harden’s portrait; that ta looking at ‘Harden’s likeness he said he had seen so maay, aad thet 80 many descriptions bad been givea him, tost he coal ‘mot tell whetber the impression upon his mind was the ‘result of these conversations or of his own observation. ‘We should insist upon this, gentlemen, even if we had no contrad) 2 evicence. Then,even her refusal to have Dr. er own physician, ‘or any other doctor, ebowed that she had a parpose to accomplish, and that she was determined to sucoced; that was working within her, and that she was determined to Dave it wors out her life We eball insist before you thas the defencant’s open condact is the most satisfactory evideaco ‘of bis innocence, and that you cannot reconcile it with the idea of his guilt. In regard to his atteadance upon a ‘we eball show-—wo have shown—tat he made every preparation to attend the day before, and bed a man to drive him, but thet in the Meantime came the post mortem. Bzfore the breath had left his wife’s body suspicion was deep-mouthed against him. Put yourseif in nis case, and tell mo if an older, & sirouger Berved maa, would not be prostrated, and nob im a condition tu leave his room. Aad, then, it is uafortu- nate for the State to attempt to press the matter of Her- den’s leaving for his father’s. When Ramsey came home from the funeral and told him thst he didn’t want him to remain in bis house any longer, well might he exclaim, “ Woither shall I goto rest weary limbs?” Well might be ask w take shelter under the roof of his wife's frends. Buthe found mo sympathy there; and where would he go but to his dear father’s roof? and yet ho would not leave until he had consulted that father-in law who that he left, and was arrested im Vir- Zina. "We shall show to you that ho dia not leave of his ‘own volition, but was williog and ready to remain aod ameot his accusers face to face; but friendly golicitations—friendly meant, at mistaken. Con- sider, too, how strong is the elf-ct of fear. It would have fequired an older anda whiter head to have remained firm and cool under this fever heat of popular suspicion ‘and indignation. In regard, also, to hie visit'to Easton, we shal) prove that he went upon Iawfal business; that he weed no disguise, as he would if he had gone, already a criminal, to re the means of death. Ae went and Henty. He sought no quiet nor concealment, ‘Ror avoided the face of his fellow msn. He acted, gea- Uemen, innocently, and he was innocent. This is an out- Hine of ihe defence.” If we can establish these facts, gon- ae can scoes to resorts Prisoer to there 1) ‘and to the arms of those friends whose hearts been wrung with anguish on his account. speech occupied nearly two hours, and marked attention. Harden, several of y of the audience were afected to tears, ment of the line of po icy to be pursued det created a profound sensation. TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE. Rev. Mr. Dictineon sworn—1 am a Methodist clergy- am; Saw Harden a: the Conference and at Dr Quinby’s if i ite effce, Morristown; Harden came in wiih Rew Mr. Harr; Dis face was swollen, and he complained of being unvell ef wo pouralgia and sickness in the stomach; be sisted ’ NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. tome to the dector, xpd the dostor gave him dere; I tnoughituey were powders because they Paper and Dot mM @ dotile; it was a dark — ge ‘ner sworn— Was at the Oonferencs; bearded with Harden part of tho ume; be complained of neuralgia; bis face was swollen; think the attact was te- vere from bis manver acd appearance; ho wae very resUess at pight; was tn Barden’s room, as Ramsey's, the Oay of the post mortem; saw Margaret Dorland; havo = fous ‘reeotlection that rhe put ber band to her side and said her sister bad said, “Oh! Magele, if you knew what a d:stress I have here; after Remecy came back from the funeral he came into the room told Harden that be had better go home, or je to that effect; Harden seemed much affect ed at thie, and I think he remarked that he dijo’t how he could get home at that time, there was no one to take him, and he requested mo to take him; be then, after I tola him that I could not, bececse I haa tw go to Hackettstown for the ig elder; asked Weymaon to take him, and Rameey ordered Harden’s horse hitched ; they started off, and Ramscy brought him back; beard Harden speak at the post mor- tem of Hoops bovee im the winter of 1858-69. (fhe Court said ‘this evidence was no} strictly competent, but they would admit it, to be liveral towards the pri- didn’t want to have any more; Ramsey asked about his home to his fainer’s: T replied ahat t thought he tter go. tos. tifled that they were acquainted with Mr. and Mrs Har- den, and that he alwaye treated his wife kindly. Ninth Day—Morning Session. Brvvipgrs, N. J., April 26, 1960. ‘The court room was well filled this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Dorland and Mr. and Mrs. Harden were present, ‘Mrs. Harden for the first time. She was dressed in black, and occupied a seat within the bar, near her son. Mrs. Mary Robinson, Mrs. Julia A. Beaty, Mrs. Lydia Fisher and Mrs. Eliza A. Allen teatified to the kind treat- ment of Harden towards his wife. Peter Allen sworn—Recollect Maggie’s saying that she supposed the distress in the side was the cause of her death; that before Louisa left home she told her that she ‘was worse off than folks supposed, but didn’t want her mother to knew it for fear it would worry her; Harden eee ues ne ee ee a ; Haraen was fined Ht iptataatagt itl Piet PRY UT fies byte seeetnets i eeigeerai tere ! g é F E 3 z i i E B E 3 had bought the arsenic; Harden had not been brought ack then; he could fix no particular tiaje when he had ‘bought the arsenic. Robert L. Garrison sworn—Wasa member of the Grand Jury; s daguerreotype was shown to Hetch ; said he could not identify the portrait by his remembrance of the person, for he had not taken eufficient notice of the man who had purchased the arsenic; said he didn’t think be could identify the man if he saw him; said he was a smart, well informed man, but gave no deilaite iption; said he was about his (Htech’s) hergat, but heavier; think he gave no deacription of his face. Caleb Fairclough and Geo. W. Taylor sworn—Were members of the Grand Jury. (Testimony about the same as that of the previous witness. John Harden, father of the accused, sworn—I was fifty- one years old in March; reside about four miles from Biairstown; have six children living, all at home except Jacob, the prisoner; Jacob is twenty-three years oldin May; he is the oldest child; Jacob left that section four ears this spring; he had Miss Dorland at our house, fore }, the winter after he weat to Mount [e- ; she remained there over night; he brought her to Blairstown, and we invited her to our house; I firat knew of the engagement in September, the month before they were married; I received a letter from him inform. ing me of the fact. (Identifled several letters from Llar- den. The letters were then offered in evidence, as showing the state of the defendant’s mind at that time, as part of the quo animo. The Attorney General objected, on the ground that although letters between Harden and his wife, found in possession of the ties, were competent, his lotters to other > 4 the thing too far, and were inad- ‘The Court said that it had no doubt about the question. ‘The letters were excluded by a well se:tled rule of evi- dence. ‘Mr. Harden's ination resumed—They came to our mnarfage; we expected them, because Jacob had so written me; part of the ib T invited by Jacob's direction; they stayed over it, and started for Mr. Flock’s the next morning; none of the invited gueats were relations; there were arrangements made for Mrs. H. to again visit us and stay two or three weeks, but no time set; she came to our house with Samuel and Mary Jane, and stayed over four weeks; this was in last No- vel (1858); we did not expect her at that timo; re- ceived a letter from Jacob about the time abe came; she said he bad written a letter to me to mect her at the Delaware station the next wock, but she met my son and daughter and thought she had better come then; I recollect that she received three or four letters trom Jacob; she said she stayed over her time because Harden was sick,and then his horse was sick, and go ne didn’t come after her; (Counsel stated that it was nearly thirty milos from y’s;) he came after her about Christmas; Isaac Angle was there when he came; Jacob arrived at about three o’clock; Mrs. Har- den, who had been out, came in goon after, some one being sent for her; he saw her coming, and met her at the kitchen door, kissed her and then stood by her as she sat by the stove a few minutes, talkieg to her they came into the sittingroom er, and he introduced pote a they at in the rear of the room—a ing “ahe couldn’t sleep good,” or something of fade spoke to her several ‘times, asking what was the matter, if abe was homesick; she said she was not; sho complained of a pain in her side, and said she hado’t Hee nae ra of We lunen; saw her crying, bus oat toflam: un g8; very offen; if left alone she would fall into a deep been any trouble until afer her death; sometimes, when preys piers wees cacy, Se would brighten up, sing, gory d—When Jacob fonnd his wife was out when J was at Bow's Lirs. H. seid abe was glad we had owe; abe bed rather go with us than News from Cuba, ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP MATANZAS. The steamship Matenzas, from Matanzas, Cuba, ar rived bere carly Sagurdsy morning having made the trip tm five days and ten hours. She brings no news of im Pertance. During the trip ber passengers held a meeting “t Presented the cflcers with @ complimeatary testimo- oval. She experienced heavy northerly gales and rough seas fiom the 24th to the 27th. ‘The following is the Matanzas’ price current for the week ending April 22 -— ‘The demand for sugars, after the holidays, has been Very large, and some 18.000 boxes, priccipslly of ine lower grades, and about 2,500 hbas. bave coanget hands curing the week. After, on the 14tp, unfavorable re ports came to hand via New Orleans Swoe then oibing of consequence bas been done To make sales vow, & considerable decline would be mevessary, (Quo- tations trom last operations are:— Cuctmehoes—Nos, 7 and 8 mm the oars; she id vot to let her geb her feet abe wan afraid she woul be sick; be kissed Ler “good-bye,” couldn’t tell .wheo be wouid be up a‘ter her; she complained of @ oold a ‘8; she appearca ati, but he waa very tively ; would take her around with us, and ee ‘spirits Up a8 much as possible; when we reache: y E other tbat this re Jacob was bome; they expected Jecob on Monday, butit eam: + on Tuesday it was foggy, and on Wednesday he cam> when Mrs. H. met Jacob, he asked after ber health; sb+ ‘said she had 8 col ; they sat side Dy side, hor head lesm ing against bie shoulder; he said he likea her new dros Very well; she said she bad Pot ne dxings on it, bonus sbe did not think be would like #; be said it was very plain and nice; be said be he would let bis wi'e come again, if they treated her so well, and asked if father had no present for him, ‘The Court then adjourned until td-morrow morning. Tenth Day—Morning Session. Butyivers, N. J., April 27, 1860. At an early bour this morning, the court room began to be filled with spectators, the ladies far outaumbering the gentlemen. Miss Mary J. Harden, sister of the defend- ant, recalled. (Her testimony was corroborative of that of her father, and contradicted Angle’s story in relation Jasco’ #24; 000 refining, $3{. ” Stock on hemd, 50,000 ooxve, ew.0 nas. Same ime last year, 00,080. boxes, 7,000 Morssees.—The stock on hand : hi 3%, muscovado, 43, a He vishiohiebeadpdulialy to Sugar, Sugar, Moluses, Western ads. do. betray frstly Aare Mew c's lish ne 110 April 22.57 1542 15,742” 6,012 she did not stay at Ramsey's, because her mother wanted sige ine hhtya nen aera "at her at home, and because she wanted to get ready to go ‘Two or three char. nd. sugars $5 asked berefor New York. Cowes, Falmouth and a market £2 be. a £2 6s. 6d. Inited States, $1 a $1 50 per bor him to church was because Mr. Ramsey had asked to, sugar, $2 873 per 110 gallons mol and that he asked her (Mrs. H.) to go home with ’s; the way she came to speak of this was abe had a sore throat, and resfused to have anything for it, saying that it was not as bad as the one , ‘when she went to church on foot of her own accord; she j complained of in her side, and when sitting and pew- img she had im her stomach and breast; abe \had- two sick turns while as our house; she complaine of Dioating at her stomach, eo that she would have to un- fasten dreas, and burning about the heart; she would turn pale and blue and purple about ber mouth | and nose, and seem choked for breath; she said « had thrown it up to her that she bad married a Methodist and brought disgrace on the & ‘ahe wished that as long as she was satisflod other would mind their own business;” said sbe had bad so much trouble, there bad been so many stories told about nor all over the country ; she received a letter from her sister Margaret, and oat Sows abd otioe about i after she read fallen seemed an if had been takeu away, treater made with Mr. Abraham, of Balti. several times she would get up at night, Ho is now at work on onc of them got into the other room and sitting there, | ‘= thatcity; and within the last day or two he has mado or ig out at the window; once I saw 1e establishment of a ship yard in this bed sitting iy toe, window; sometimes she said usiness of ship building will be com- Tr one or another, seein. ‘and sometimes beceuse she had so much trouble she didn’t aa been subscribed by the iknow what to do; she would wake me up at theso times e Se ee by stepping upon a squeaking board as she walkod across inter take ie this company, the fcor; Sant and I wens down to Dorland's on the Sth of rested in Dew course of Ppt agony three or four days; Louisa was at rent should not subscribe, home all the while; she went to charch with us at Mount eee hdaicel Tedanon on Sunday, and Jaco preached; spoke to him . A eight hundred tons after church; be raid, ‘How do you do, Mra. H.?? yom aee Ee eee cps: for 208s. $80,000. The shook hands; he did not go beck with us, but started ship Leond ey city on more than the Herlihy lca pectnroeer iiggn ogre gre 4 Gaveuiow tae & ‘sccount expense to Bevcieigs, a Miers Very Dead he ame ‘The company propose to build four ships, that number than; tow har erying. tha. ay, haloes. wo lef; a0 388 T peing indispensarie to establish a regular ‘line to Liver was as toher as any one need be, but it was pe Oe mare, ere required for ie, perpone, sea oe I knew nothing it which ; goon tracts tien el me wt: br le Drober weet iowa two more ships, one to be built in Baltimore and one was Mrs. Dor! here. tho didn't Know whas the cause of these crying pele | ,. THe Shia will be double decked, of the very best ms- was, whether it was Mr. Harden’s ry teria, Ot: Cane m: in all >delled tosul: the eee hy in drat of water and otherwise, and Maggie said; her said, “Let her alone, oa of hold. ‘Those now con ‘2008; be ready for sea in six months. This de Re ene we Re ener afas thease, lay is unavoidable, because it was found impossible to find ships of a suitable kind ready built. > ?? ghe got up, had a chill, and after this a ‘sat | _ We hear mich of the spirit, enterprise an yn or by the ove boa, wih ber Dosa upea my laps poe our city, We hope thst, the “nosuragement -whicn this recep Peg nigger feel MS Fac foon 14 said is true, and that every scheme which afforde a D 4 of establishing Southern: commercial indepan- and began by tolig: sheet Aes epable fue, oar Soaaeieanaae serge meres pyeacin Soar a, | mee vee a) as mt an were tones Ano published by the Austrian govern- Treat ocala eae or asked Ry ad wert shows thet the merchant sbipp Dg of Austria at the thought about it; she would be ‘very glad when ehe was | °2'i of last year consisted of 69 steamers, of 21,000 tons moved and had bor things put to riguts; Louise plagued | D&Fc0; 606 large sailing vessels, of 228,600 tons; and 362 Margaret for going away with Sam; 6 told her to mind 1g vessels, of 34, The number of’ men oa her business; she had never seen Louisa act po be- | Pesrd these vessels was 35,000. a. fone aie ras mbrriod, apd sho beheved tens es ——— — set her up to it; Louisa me, so by what blackguardiog Lwould have catght!” it weal: | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ways thrown up to her Solan, mf about going bome with us; her mother wanted her to stay at home and do the work while she wevethe Sonpay, April 29, 1860. Te. tt leail dyaenionecteins Seis. Oia ‘The week which ended yesterday was principally remarkable for having witnessed the revival of specie shipments to Europe. The import entries were not as heavy as last year—the dry goods Sarah Harden (mother of the prisoner) | item especially showing a considerable reduction. megs Sede cea Cate | They would have beon gtr sil but for tho on great pong pp eye sooty ory to our | tries of sugar, of which single article over a million ve 5 been com- Bininng of her Read and sis; enid she ras giad to come; | dollars worth passed through the Custom House i couplatoed of eo foal when Uisy ariedtoge'bons | crass weary thoath tle coin enetos on Jucod her she had ‘better wear thick shees; he of last year, thoug! e cotton export is on the sions feed ber = > and Blayed 2 ber coma y; | decline, and it does not pay to ship flour to Europe. im to give rreotype to me, was | The following are the comparative tables for the , and rememt f ptensaigg es ng Harden, Mie, Devlens id = salty 4 week and since Jan. 1,ascompared with 1859 and e were here affected to teara)—when she | 1958:— showed me ber dress pattern she said, “ Don't you thiok Imvor™. my old man thinks eomething of me?’ faked er if tho For the we 1858. 1859. had thought otherwise; she said ‘I haven’t;” she sald | pry goods........ $198,550 1,434,375 Jacob was al to her—that wasn’t her | General mercha’se 1,802,087 3080, trouble; said she got up because her feet were cold; sometimes to !ook out at the window to see if it were clear; heard her*talking to herself; the third night she was there she said quite loudly, “I have put up with it as long. ast am going t—I won't put up with it any ‘ spoke of her Uncle Peter committing suicide, it people talked mach about it; I tola her that I Total for week. . $1,501,487 Previously repor’d 37,213,258 Since Jan. 1....$88,714,745 Exports Exouvsivs or Specte. 1858. 1859. he wae pot in bis, right mind; she then told me bow she | vor the week..... $1/256,003 1,184 700 1 Py i me how she | For the week..... 1,256,008 1,184.7 1536, feet <7 Harden ras over driven (ros honed od Mg | Previously roporid 17,055,904 17,704,112 24698)513 it to . De BONN ae bps gece rena meen, Liwayoaid thoirchildren should marry toauittheneeives, | Smee Jan. 1....$18,011,007 18,048,872 25,120,087 and now she bad married and they didn’t want her to Exponrs ov Srscm. leave home; Jacob wanted her to go to Ramsey’s to live, y 1868. 1869. 1960. but her parents had a great deal of work todo; Maggio | For the week...... $136,878 1,680,743 1,774,767 made faces at Mr. Harden, and she wouldn’t have biamed | Previously repor’d 10,786,993 12,550,106 5,044,788 him if he had slapped her im the face; she was sorry sho hadn’t consented to go to Ramsey’s with Jacob, when she looked back and saw him ie her. The Court adjourned until afternoon. Sinca Jan. 1,...910,923,871 14,230,849 6,819,545 For the first time this year the cotton receipt for the week ending last Wednesday showed a decline as compared with the corresponding week of 1359, and there is now reason to suppose that the maxi- mum excess over last year has been passed. Up to last Wednesday, the total receipts had been 4,174,000 bales, against 3,420,000 bales to the same Hall-Franklin Research Expedition. {From the Cincinnat! Commercial, April 26 | ‘The PEE — of epg House was filled evening by a pany ‘most te eltizens, bled g BE ‘The meeting had od by Mayor Bishop, who plained its object date last year, and 2,655,000 bales to same date of ‘worthy the pride of our city. Hall gave a glowing 1858. Of this, nearly 1,000,000 bales are held in Liverpool, and 711,000 is the stock here. A large proportion of the latter, and nearly all the cotton which will come forward between this and September next, consist of very inferior grades, being in many cases hardly saleable. It is very difficult to obtain good clean cot- ton, even by paying jc. a $c. above the advertised quotations. The planting season has thus far been favorable, and the reports from all sections of the South are satisfactory; the amount of ground plant- ed is far in excess of former years, and will, unless some accident occurs, justify an expectation of a crop of 5,000,000 bales this fall. It is not believed that even so large a crop as this would cause any permanent decline in the market price of the sta- ple. The European advices have been more favorable fer breadstuffs of Jate, and we note an advance in flour, wheat and corn. Our stocks of these articles have been quite light; the opening of the canals, however, which took place last y of etx Kaquimaux, who will of an intelligent native now in to that body ‘of companions, and a com) be under the comman Cincinnaii, hich maaiy " ‘The amount required de about $3,000. week, will supply us freely, and a moderate During the evening ® was reooived from Cyrss | export to Europe may be expected. The crop news from the West is on the whole very favor- able thus far; in England they have had some bad weather, which has interfered with agricultaral operations, but the stocks on hand are too heavy to allow any great advance in prices. The stocks now held at Chicago are much larger than they were at this time last year; in corn, especially, the difference is enormous. ‘The grocery market was fairly active last week, without much change in prices. Sugars are steadier than they were, notwithstanding the large followin; boos er Kane (brother ‘the navigator), elicited much enthu- “The family of the late Dr. Kane beg to ¢: deep interest in the Hail-Franklin Research Expedition, and thelr cordial appreciation of its noble purpose.”? On motion of Colonel Johnson, a vote of thanks tendered Mr. Hall, with the sentiments of hearty§ ap- preciation of his fnoble purpose on the part of the mect- 3 made rt addresses a pa eee ey arrivals. There were two auctions copper ent citizens are, conta ta many | the first went off with a good deal of spirit, Si his sag means of tho wurvivorg tthe Frank but the buyers would not meet bed Me thoroughly, wil cones ee sabject | of the sellers at the second, and a part of the ci from pert Now London on ‘ae ean May, logue was withdrawn. Coffee has been quiet: an and will leave Chis city on the Oth of that meath. auction sale took place on Friday, at which the Gazette Petersburg publishes .. | bidding was tame, and prices below what importers sation Felative to tlegrai ‘concluded | expected. Spirits are quiet, but are held with re- rorot Austria; | markable firmness. Rice is in moderate demand. There is rather s better demand for wool, but still i Ht wae sor 'or | transactions are limited. We have to report a much better week in the Bilver bas been dug in Denbighshire. The Brym! dry goods market. The decline in the importa- tions, which are now below those of 1859, has led to a revival of the demand, and the business last i week was quite satiefactory to importe-s fod jobbers. dhe West and North are bay- ing freely and with judgment, The purchases of thk and dress goods have been very light; but cot- ton, woollen and linen goods ore inactive demand. Bome houses agsert that they are se ling a8 much to the West as they did in 1857; this ia pot true with regard to the aggregate business of the city, but there is no doubt that the West is buying much more than last year, and buying more judiciously than ever before. If the importations continue to decline, the dry goods importers will have a chance to make up some of their spring losses, The export of specie has now fairly commenced for the season, and we must look forward to a brisk movement of gold to Europe, thongh it is not likely that it will prove as heavy as that of last summer. In April last year we shipped 6,250,167; in May $11,421,082; in June $7,496,981, making a shipment of $35,168,180 for the quarter. It is not likely that the export during the corresponding quarter of the present year will exceed two- thirds or three-quarters of the above. Still, it has fairly commenced now, and we must look for the usual consequences. The banks will show @ reduced specie reserve tomorrow, though the average will be an improving one, in consequence of the arrival of $1,455,337 im the Northern Light ou Friday. The last Sverage was $23,233,314; this time last year the banks held $26,329,805. The Sub-Treasury ba lance does not vary much ; it stood yesterday at $7,508,723, against $7,413,975 at the close of last week, and $4,568,681 at the corresponding date last year. No reliable opinion can be formed with regard to the movement of the bank loans during the past week. It is hoped that, in view of the uneasiness which prevails abroad with regard to money, and especially in consequence of the revival of specie shipments, that the loans will show no in- crease ; but the scarcity of paper and the slack demand for money are suspicious indications. Last Monday the banks showed $128,448,868 of loans, against $128,706,705 at the corresponding date last year. Money is without change since last week. We quote, as before, short first class paper, 5 per cent; 4 6 months, with two first class names, 5} a 6; sin- gle names, 6 a 64; second class paper, 8 a 10a 12, &c.; call loans 5 per cent. The flurry in the Lon- don money market is purely local in character and has found no response here. The extracts from the London papers, which we published in yester- day’s paper, and our files by the Vanderbilt, all go to show that the trouble arises ina great measure from the contest between the private bankers and the Bank of England—just such a fight as took place in this city between the foreign bankers and our banks in October, 1857, which ended, as every one remembers, in the defeat of the latter and a general bank suspension. The Bank of England, it seems, is likely to fare better. The sympathies of the mercantile community are said to be enlisted on its side, and as they are the only parties that can be injured by the present imbroglio, that fact would seem to imply its victory. Meanwhile, the contest has led to strange anomalies; money on call being worth 2}.a3, while long paper cannot be discounted under 6 a 7 per cent. This state of things, it is needless to add, would not have oc- curred had the trade of England been moderate and within the usual limits. It so happens, how- ever, that the British purchases of cotton and raw materials this year have been unusually large, the manufacturing activity unprecedented, and the sales of goods on long credits greater than ever before. This business activity has created a de- mand for money greater than can be supplied by the ordinary banking facilities of the British me- tropolis, and the consequence is the same conflicts between the private bankers and the Bank of Eng- land aséccurred here in 1857 between the foreign bankers and our city banks, when our trade, in like manner, was unduly expanded. Foreign exchange rose considerably last week. Bankers’ bills on London sold for the Saturday's steamers at 109} for sixty day bills, and 110} a} for short sight; francs were quoted at 5.10 (less a quarter) for short sight, and 5.12} (less a quar- ter) for sixty days. Some business was done at these rates for the Arago, and the market will open not lower than this for the steamer of Wednesday from Boston. At these rates bankers can afford to draw against specie, allowing the usual portion for insurance and freight; and it may therefore be taken for granted that the usual summer drain has commenced. It is not likely, from present indica- tions, that it will prove excessive; though there re- mains but little cotton to go forward, there are a vast quantity of bills held over at New Orleans,and a fair amount of exchange will be supplied by the exports of produce, tobacco, provisions, &c. The latest news is favorable to an active spring export of cereals. In the domestic exchanges there is no change to note. Money continues to move towards the in- terior for the commencement of the spring busi" nes, but the movement thus far is moderate. The course of the stock market during the past month has been as follows:— Mar, 81. Apl. 7. Apt 1A. Apt 21. Apt, 29, Missour! 6's... 82 ax: AK CBB 2 8 78% = «80 19 ag 435 4% 13% 17 17 Ef 4936 4836 22: 2% 243g 59% ow © «BAY 62 Ox ok x 86k 28 Boe = 2894 Panama. 133% © 137 ML Hudeon River. 40: 30 40% 42 42 Pacific Mail ..103% 104 104 105 105 The only stock in the above list which has ad- vanced since last week is Panama, for which a sudden demand sprang up yesterday, based, in all probability, on the increasing business of the road. It was expected by many that the settlement of the competition between Commodore Vanderbilt and the Pacific Mail Company would cause a dimi- nution in the business of the Panama Railroad; but the steady developement of commerce on the Pacific, and the discovery of the Washoe silver mines, have caused such an active movement on the road that its business increases instead of falling off. The other railroad stocks have re- mained pretty stationary at the advance which took place during the first three weeks of the month, Rock Island being more active than the other Western stocks. Navigation is now open on the lakes, ad railroad traffic will probably show a marked increase—the improvement being most marked on the roads which ran through Southern Illinois. The New York Central, Erie and the Michigan roads are doing much better than they did last year; the Erie, under the economical ma- nagement of Receiver Marsh, is earning more mo- ney than it has done for many aday. The new di- rection of the Michigan Southern is expected to render the securities of that property more valuable than they have been. The March report of the receiver of the Cincin- nati, Wilmington and Zanesville Railroad is as fol- Et ~e I 3 sas & Total expenses. . 14,365 21 ‘The total earnings of the road for February were $12,777 10; increase in March, $3,169 95. Total expenses for February, $9,858 90; increase in March, $4,506 31. The following is the weekly statement of earn- ings of the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad for the week, 17th to 24th of April, 1960:— — Passengers — —Oreight — M's.de) Tor, Neo. Amt Yons amt Amt. Amt. Present week... 4,280 $4,419 2.968 $8,011 1,049 17 407 Pre. rep. this m’h, § 868 16 606 5.092 16 700 2,029 35 To ear'gs to Zach 12,668 24,926 8,000 24,711 3,074 5: Corresponding week ia 1859, Increwse in 1800 The movement of the anthracite coa) trad the week and season is as follows:— for TONN/ Ge OF ANTHRACITE Lines East ov Typm Ware. The sm routes, 1860. 1859. 1 Wok. Tons, Toms, bene. Dew. Reading Railroad 26,038 20.164 6, s = 3 Sonvy lel caval, 36,829 33 470 Lebigh Vabey M4, 2 Lebigh canal... «ese 286,400 25 418 Del., Lack, & W.R.(South) 16,221 18,075 Tot)... .creveeeee oo 00128,636 117,519 Year. 3860. 1859. Reading Katlroad, 584,650 610,069 Sobny kill canal... 176,649 144,594 Lebigh Valley Ratiroad.. 285,093 197,708 L-bigh caval $3 2 _ 67,951 61,20 , Del., Lack & W.R.(South) 204,503 188,965 Total for year...,.....1,311,110 1,008,686 242,423 — The following were the carvings of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad line for the third week in April:— Freight. st" vg \. 189 70 25.644 00 Ine. ..16,466 30 Passeng 3506 Dec. Sur OB . $82,881 1 06 Ine, 14,740 66 than Dey Goods and Spe- o e Port of New York for the Ending April 28, 1560, mic Phgs. Value. Metals Pigs. Value. China and Glassware— Ironsheet,ts 76 $3,090 Bottles. “tubes. 450 1,737 “ 936 38;702 To lage 43 'be0 - 4a > bias a4 Sino 248 12472 250 824 jatches 31,819 Leather, hides, &.— Bristles....." 62 8,686 Boots&shoes 8 1,808 Bo's., dre’d 63 21,858 Had’s,undra’d — 48,490 , 6,044 rs — 6,289 Gil Seg habit B10 1,000,078 iu 678 1,125 Shox vgs Sass "95,219 Tro'skpl'ts — 867 Toa......1,087 12,713 _- = CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. SaruRpay, April 28—6 P. M. AsnEs —Tho market was steady at 5'xc. for pots, and at 50. for pearls. Brkabeturrs.—Flour—The forcign‘news by the Vander - bilt exercised @ hardening tendency on our market. The enhanced views of holders, however, tended to kee) pi ‘The medium ° footed up about 7,000 9 8,000 Dee cioane within the following range of prices: — Soperfine State.. o. Exwa State.... Genesee Mixed to straight Southern. Straight to good extra do eo extra family and eo ie Canadian fiour was less active, but prices were firm, with sales of 600 bbis, at $5758 $7 40. Southern flour was also held at firmer rater, with sales of about 2,200 bbis., closing within the range of the above prices. Rye flour was stiffer, while the sales embraced 225 bbis., closing withia the range of the above figures. Corn meal was in fair demand, with sales of 250 bbs.,chielly Jersey, at $3.80 a $3 85. Wheat was held with incroased firmuces, which tended to check sales. The footed up about 25,000 bushels, including gooa Chicago spring in store at $128, ordinary white Canadian at $1 5°, red Southern at $151, and good white California at $1 75. Corn was in fair demand, but the firmness of holders checked sales, and at the crose the market was less basy- ant. The sales embraced about 22,600 bushels, including Jersey and Southern yellow at 80c. a 83c., white Southern: at 82c. a §5c.; Western mixed was qniet at 80c. a 8lc. Rye was steady, with sales of 2,500 bashela Northern at Sdc. a 85c. Barley was quiet at 720. a 75c. ; sales of 1,00 bbis. barley malt made at 90c. on time, Oats wore beavy and easier. with sales of Western and Canadian at Ae, & Ato , and of Stato 8: 410. 460. ie —A.cargo of Santos, comprising about 4,005 bage, per bark Woatherguago, was sold at 13%c., sound or un” sound, and without rejection, and 400 bags Maracaibo were Bola at p. t. Corrox.—The market was quict, and sales confined to a few hundred bales, without quotable change. Fine cot- tons fib firm, while inferior grades were irregular and nominal. Frucnts —Rates were stesdy. To Liverpool 10,000 bushels corn were engaged at 6%d., and some 5,000 bushels wheat at 634d., both in ships bags; 2,000 bois. flour, part in vessel up town, at 1s. 103gd., and the re- mainder at 2s. ; 256 boxes cheese by steamer, at 40s., and 15 tons at 223. 6d., and 200 bbls. lard at 228. To London 70 ha rice wore engaged at 25a., and 15 tons logwood. ry Fist.—The market for dry cod was firm, and the de- mand good. Within two or three days sales of 4,000 quintals St Georgo’s bank have besn made at $4 258 $4 $7. Mackerel continue firm, with sales of some 300 a 400 bbls. reported at $17, closing at higher asking rates. Herring were dull, with eales of box at $3 25 « $3 50. Hay.—The sales embraced about 800 bales common ta good quality, at 90¢ a $1 00. Howey was more quiet, and held at about 75c. Hors —The market exhibited more firmi }, with salea ‘within a day or two of 250 bales, crop of 1859, at 7c. a13s., i" do, old, 1857, at Sc. @ 6c.,and a choices lot of 1858 jo. Inon.—The sales embraced about 150 tons Scotch pig at $24 60 a $25, six months. Leap was quiet for pig. The last sale comprised 70 tons Sponish at $b 65. 1iuz —Common was in demand, and the sales withia two or three days have pretty much cleared the market, which embraced between 3,000 and 4,000 bbis. at 75¢. " Lump was dull at $1.05 for Rockland. Morasses.—Sales of 260 hhds. Cuba muscovade wera made at Sic. Ons —Linseod was steady at 6Cc. a 6lc.; the sales with- in two or three days have embraced 5, galioas, de- Iiverable in May, and 4,000 do. to go toSt. Louis, imme- diate celivery, at 6ic ; crude whale sold last week in New Beaford at 42%c., 3,700 do. yesterday at p. t ; mode- nee were made, at the close $i 32 cy, and cloeed dull, with sales of aboot 900 bble.,, incind- ing new mess at $17 80 a $17 8734; old do’ at $17 45, and new prime at $14 25 & $14 35, Beef was in moderate with sales of 160 bbis. at $5 9 $6 for country mess; $0 a $10 60 for repacked mess, and $11 25a $i2 60 for extra oo eiue meen, with India mess were quict Dbis. beef hams were cold; Western at GEgEy a HEH at ayese trade aeke ee