The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1860, Page 8

THE SENTENCE OF WILLIAM MULLIGAN. Applicetion for Stay of Proceedings De- mied—The Aceused Charges that the Broderick Will is a Forgery, amd that) He is Prosecuted by Conspireey, Im Order to Avert His Testimony—Malit- @an Bemtenced to the State Prison for Four Years and Six ines COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, Before Hon, Judge Gould. Deo. 1—In the Matter of William Mulligan.—Ttr2 ao eured, it will be recollected, was convicted of 6m sxgault om an officer, with attempt to kill, The Fourt was pened si balfpest twelve o'clock. The passages Beading to the seat of justice were Y .ronged from ‘about ten o'clock, snd om the opening ¢¢ the deors at Balf-past twelve, the room, by 0a@ F multaneous and genera! ooh, was in a few minutes © owded to excess The anxiety was evidently universe, and the decoram was perfect. There was mot tho # ighteet manifestation of feciing amongst the mixed aud’ tore of approbation or A@wapprodation, which is very frequentty witnessed et Ghe termination of an exciting soene Iilro'this. Mulligen, scoompanied by several friexds, ertered the vourt long before the Judge. arrived. Ave one o'clock thr, District Attorney (Mr. Weter- ‘vury) moved that the sentence of the Court be pro- wounced on William Mr lijgan. Mr. Brady said thot, af the lees meeting of thie Court, Mr. Malligan wae ov ked if he hed apy trado; he answered ‘het he war a cooper by trade, but had not followed it Jor years. Mr. F.rady understood that Mr. A. A Phillips, ome of the eown’ie! for the defence, had waited on his Bonor, Juége Gould, at Troy, and that the vill of = e@sceptions = wns not admitted. The vounre! fer the accused had called upon # judge of this city for a stay of proceedings, but he was told that ereng> had been recetved from his Honor Judge Sout e effect that be did not wish that auy of the abould act im the mater until he arrived ia Judg> Gould raid that no such message or request had been ent by him ‘ar. Bredy—Theo the oxse was relieved from that difli- pulty, and he would now send the papers to Judge Suther land, that he might be apprised of what tho Court hat said. Io the meantime Mr Brady asked for a stay of pro ved ings from thia Coart, on the ground of the misappre. Dersion that the Oyer aod Terminer terminated Its existence Inst Saturday, ‘Toe Judge—We have not so held {t; we consider that the Oourt bas the power to prolong its session Mr. Brady asked that the sentence o” Mulligan be deferred until after the decision of the General Ferm has been had. He did #0 because he felt and kaew ‘bat where a man wae convicted of a charge of which he was not guilty—and no one pretended that the prisoner red off a pietol—it could not be sustained. (Mr. Srady referred to some apalogous care ) He sabmitved thas no ene could pretend that there wae & particle of evidence to show that Mulligan ever oischarged the pistol at the off eer, or ever iniended to discharge it; ant yet they hed ere the factof a District Attorney agkiug to sead @ man $0 the State priton for an offence of which be bas not beea found guilty. They all koow that the press had teom Against Mulligaa; that pudlic opinion, In which there Bow & revulgion, was againet him; but the most ser: and upjortida>le antagonism of al! woal! be if the coart of justice could be induced to make @ foe of aman, Bo watier wha the preja tices against him, Be (Mr Bra 0 earnest in his efforts to defer thie *cntenco—be not the slightest doubt of reversing it whatever it might be—bus he was informed by Mr. Mu ligan thst be wa* an important wit in & Hult 1D A sister Sta’e, in which a vast amount of there are, perba ss, persons that he should be sentenced im order that he may be, a8 tho slang phrase is, *spot ted,’ to repder bim la:0mpetent as a witness in soit. Mr. Brady then referred to the indi :tment, to what Molligen did and said on the occasion of the affair, and he bel! sved the indictment and fistent and unteoadle, aud em asserted that he would stand by the accused concluded by stating t! bis ability; at the e tims he that the ‘District Attor could with evory porsible conriatency lot this sentence stand over. Mr. Anthon said that thet was then a motion fora tay of proceedings pending before another Jadge of the Sapreme Court, and the District Attorney was engaged 4 was impoesibie for him (Mr, Autbon) to con. rortponement of the eentecce. He submitted manent propriety that the sentence de, ao © manifest by th ® t jeation in one court room, and Another bere, ho, iu the abeence of the District Attorney, fould not consert lo a postponement of the sozten. woo bad been before another jaige ap 1% for = Blay Oo! proceedings, here re entered the bat having consulted with bis astociates, it became jent that the stay was not granted. ‘Mr. Brady then sisted to the Court that Mulligan was desirous of naming certain parties who were anxious to tend bim to the State Prison (Mr. BL) did not ace ited thet aesault, and that if & sex tence on record, the ends of justice would b ne District Attorney morely tained by the miident sentence of the Co Mr. Brady then alluded to the aoourstions that bad been made by 4 the prisoner, and why, if he bad ce ti! he was represented to ie authorities bad rot efere now made hi wever there charges might be, Mr. Mexionn war. be fooght under Hays; and during his last tria} be (Mr. Brady) was reminded by bie colleague, Mr. phic despatch war reooived from Bosteed, that ate General Lane, givi and faich’utness. Mr Brady concluded by strongly argu: ing that his cliert, under the elroumetances, was entit ot to & suspension of sentence uxtt! the decision of the geve ralterm Tue District Attorney (Mr. Waterbury) made no repiy, dot merely -mored for ihe sentence of the Coart THE SENTENCE. Jodge Gould thon said—Ia regard to this as to any otber case, | hope to Conduct the trial, and] thiuk | cou with entire fairness.’ That I may Pave comm ited errors of ts undoubtedly true. Whether I bave or not a different tribunal wil! decile In the course of the trial I cortainly did not, as I never do, intimate to ‘the jury an opinion upon any question of fact. They wore deft the judges of that. The power of the Court has been lately circumscribed from what !t was for: aod has Jeft to me nothing but s mere ministerial duty. ‘It is not & matter of discretion with me whether J sentence or not, unless | suppore there be ground for a stay of prosceding®, which I do not believe there is. It therefore bec mos my Pain and direct dety to proceed under the stsiate Sod past sentence Whether the case admits of corres Hon, avd whether correction will be given, ie a matter with which [ bave nothing todo, Nor isthere auytaing out of the case with which | have saytaing todo. Tho cane ited to me i the case upon which I pass. The Matate ls intended to stop at the beginning of vio lence, to preveut those acts which, tf followed up, reeuls te bomicides. 1: is intended, by making them someth!ug more than misdemeanors, to inform the common'ty that tbe Jaw guards the ayonves $) crime, and that it jatends ‘by publishing ite mandates aga.oss such th lags to prevent tLe contingency that ppen when an attemp! is turned into a reality, and the crime t# consummated by | | jary. Toe following evidence was adduced:— Judge Phillips ais veen me, & cannot allow is the truth. Again, I ask, that before your Honor r.on tevoes me to the State prison I may be allowel to make an affidavit. The couspirvey hea been govg on for tome time, and this I told my cour t communicated this to him—nt personally, for in fact | could not tee him in consequence of some Oustruction having been thrown in the way—ut ] communicated to him what {ofluence was furnished to bear against me Parties toki me that Mr. Brady was tu my case, that Mr. Brady was ‘all right,’ and ‘tbat me bad yeoet! ed a feetm my case '’ “our deys afterwards a party went to Mr. Brady—the evening before I was convicted hero— and retained him im the oaee, but the party told me pre- vious to ihat that he ba¢ been retained in the case. | say, therefore, that this was donc for the purpose of de cet ing me. ‘wr. Brady never knew anythivg about it Ui the night before | was convicved. The Diwtrict Attorney—Ia order to relieve the mind of ‘he prisoner a8 to any conepiracy, I can inform him that no person bas ever applied to me, directly or indirectly, to urge on this prosecution. Mr. Muiligen—That may be, bat still I say that my counsel, Mr Phiilipe, has knowingly deceived me ‘The Court—tThis matter has nothing to do with the case, and [can have nothing to co with tt, Mr. Mulligan—Sui, your Honor, am I not entitled to before septeuce is given’ for the case to which T buyo alluded ts of immense importauce, aud the teetimony ould give would be of such ® charac tor we to probably aiwer the decision that bas becn pro- nounced The Court —Not that] am aware of, thing to do with toi ‘Mr. Mulligan—But surely Iam ontitied to make an af- fWavit before sentence is pronounced? e Court—I think not Mr. Molligan—But | wish to do it, This will has been admitted to probate. They bave carried it up to the Court of Appesis, afd their object is tosend me to the State prison so that i cannot reveal anything in regard to that will; and therefore, before your Honor sentences me, { pray that you will allow me to make that affidavit. The Court—It seems to me that it would have precisely the tame effect as any other affidavit would nave. Mr. Mulligan—But if your Honor sentences me to the State prison, and I should serve my time there, and I sbould be placed upon the stand, no one would believe me. The Court—But I have no discretion, aad this is a mat- ter which T cannot enter lato Mr. Mu!ligan—But, your Honor, if you send me to the | Siate prison you disfranchise me The Court—That is @ matter consequent from your owa acts, and I cannot protect you from them. Mr, Mulligse—Could you notaliow me to make an affida- vit? The Court—No, 1 can see no use in it, for i aus wers Do benetictal purpose. Mr. Mallgan—lIt will, 1 can have no. Tt will wer a boueGoial pur the pay.ic, The imports of last week were leas pore. Tk will show up @ forgery. The urt—The statemens is one which is not, as far as caro 18 concerned, entitied to weight, because it is rertion which has nothing to do with this case, and | Which might be proved, no matter what this cate is here, | Ww de falee. The case, as 1 have stated, siauds precisely | upon this state of facts; that the attempt wae to ro | tain your place in the house sgainst the will of the | proprietor, and any violence that might be at- | nipted fe a matter that you kaew and novody | clse. In regard to that, the jury havo considered the clronmatances sufficiently for them. They have pasted upon that as matter of fact, and their verdict, as far as warranted by the facta, is final. With that I have nothing todo, The Court, asl understand it, bas but t> pare a gentence appropriaie to the offence charge, aud Abat sentence the Inw has Oxed at between two and tea yeare in the Siate prieun. The circumstances of the | cage are certain'y ot ad aggravated as many that occur ‘a this court. Jt is not the province of the ourt to | know auything beyond the case before the Court, What. | ever may haye been done cleewhere and said elsewhere, | I neither know nor care The care before me | covsider one of aeserting the right of violenes over the right of Jaw, and ag such it is the duty of the law to impose a punishment that shall be understood in the community, ‘ud that shall be adequate to the restraining of eucn offences. The object of the law ts to prevent crime, more than the pnaishment of the of fender; and therefore it is tho law ways its rentences eball be public, like itt own statuter; they are to be known for the’ purpose of preventing the commiseion of offences. In my view, the grade of this offence is 20 very serious that I do not think it can be adeqaately ponished by the lightest sentence: nor do I think thai it reqoires the heaviest. This is as far as my Judgment will guide ine in measariog the sentence pro. portiopate to the offence ag it stands in regard to similar offences proved in court. Io your caso my view is, that you will be adequately punished and characteriz™ be fore the public by giving you four years and six mooths im the State prison. The sentence of the Court is, that you be tm) od and kept at bard labor tn the Sing Sing prison for the period of four years sad wx months. Muiligan—whbo throughout the entire proceedings had manifested the most perfect coolness and self posscesion, | without the eligutest shadow of bravado o- recklensoens— | was, when the court adjourned, conveyed by the oflicere to the rear of the bulldio, here @ Carriage was in wait ing, which be entered, and with his attendants was cou- veyed to the City Prison. The Kelly Homicide in Brooklyn. The inquest into this etabbiog affray was commenced on Saturday tn the chamber of the County Judge, City Hall, Brooklyn, before Coroner Horton and a re spootable Catharine Kelly, being duly sworn, deposes and saye.— I live at 216 Front street, Brooklyn, kaew Charles MoCavley; lived in the same bouse with bim (back room, the act. The Mmtention of the lew t# that it eboald reet over the whole commaniiy. No maa fe outinwe), and no pleco is outiawed. Ths Protection of the law extends to the farthest cabin that is apon the verge of civiliration, end wherever the wind carries cur Cag tbe protection of the law is over the | tailor boy upon the covan. It te ding geoius of this country. It is tho oly thing which Keeps as a na tion, 1 know that {a many respecte it is held thet the laws ars not to b reed, and that the persons uyoa Whom the laws bear aro to be thenaselree the jadger ae to what ie the Inw, au’ bow it shail be eaforeod take to way thal wherever that is a tom, and Lotbiog Fbort of it. ° tribunal to page © its valid t 18 i the 0 oat : ® Ke r take to 1 Bo rectify tba if it be «@ cr own a @ house the night this evening be toxt tion with ove t purport solve bie connect b the other, or b 4 do Dutnage in the city. That couvereation, 89 far (rom relating to business or main, war a matior of direct i The other proprietor then req bim to} efoses. He reilerates it, and be refuses with abuse. The proprietor, lastead of resortis Himself, fore Ot to be prademt and to call in « force ee bas @ right to call io. He calle ia persons w aon migsioned aod bound to keep the peace them, padiie ¢ ke offeare, ay web, 1) ejeot r from bis prowieor Uli comtinulng bis abuso of the proprietor, the prigoucr ne {be presents & pistol ai troy bier bim be coos it Bracy—W i ¥ to the timits of the room or, tolling bie that if ho ri} perm't wo to interrupt oa fOr & momenti Mr Mulligan desiree me to say bat he bas comething wbi-h he wishes to communicate 40 yous Honor before you commlete your rentenos. o Cwarh= Whatever Mr, Moligan one Wo ony, Dam ree 17 to Mar, Moliig S, DO was eoated byw counsel, rose, wen Clng to, 80 fro@l of the Bench, thus addressed fovor-—f want % make a few ‘ations to your Bonor eraich are ‘SiPoriant. fore | am ooueigued to he Biase prisua, if 290F Honor th + send im ‘Be & statement sanoe of ren formed agsivet me a ore * me. fT agk, thee, \ Sbere, | deere to m which ia chat there has wa wil ab tepteror® me, wes met vit, whether 'pabi om Iwate, a9 your Honor pies T waat to give the Smee of kis partive wh» axe pecuierily interesiet, aud » “!*** 0 6 mn me to the State prison po thas AF eee. iving © ereafier it Bod wee p ry \mpor vant conse ge RawAEL of money | | saw McCauley on Thursday evening, about eleven | tween them: Who ftrock frst Ido not kuow, then Tam- tecond floor); live im the front room, same floor; o'clock, standing near my door; called my busdand, Patrick Kelly, out; heard bim (McCauley) in his own room ®ayipg be could take that man across bis Kuee aud — speck bim; a little while after that be came out of bis own room, near my door, and called 4 my husband; be said if Kelly was a man, to come out now, he could kick him; bad my door locked and my husband was in the room; told MoTauley to g) into bs own room snd mind bie business; told him if he did not his house, he would be sorry for it; m: pot on hia boos; I begged of him to stay in; he said no,” heard Motualey ony to my hasband, “come to the back yari.” my bugband went; followed thom down never expressed the 5 make any answer; MoCauley eaid something; woat | I do pot know; and then immediately bows passed be- | many caoght hold of McCau'ey; my husband catlet ent ho | Was stabbed: he said,“ Ob! | am stadved:” can’t may | wheiber Tammany and McCauley were x0 tbo ground or | not; after my bushand said hs was etabbet he started t foup stairs: be went in the basement door and up the bas meu ttairs, and then fel, McCauley passed throws tho basement’ aod came up ata bo where my husband lay, and where he weat I do pot know: have not seen him since; | average equal to $18 at the time MoOnuley truck my buaband I saw aothing | in bis band; eome difficulty occurred betwoon Mrs Mo Cauley sod myeelf the night before; wont to Mr. Moa: ley'® houre; Mr. and Mra. MoCauley were there, went in | to bear something she bat eaid about me and my bus. | band; she called me @ nasty slat: Coad ehe ought to bo FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Bunvay, Dec. 2, 1860. The course of the foreign trade of this port con tinues aout the same as usual, notwithstanding than those of the corresponding week last year, 4n¢. the exporte of specie also less; the exports of drsmestic produce were in excess of those of the corresponding week last year by more than a mil- lion of dollars. Our exporte since January 1 are $30,000,000 in excess of those of the same pe- riod last year, our imports of foreign goods over $5,000,000 less. The contrast is in every way in favor of the country. The following are the com- parative Custom House tables of the trade of the port for the week and since January 1:— Lerorts. For the week. 1868 1869 1860. Dry goods. <+ $1968,280 1.668.473 1,202 031 General midso,...., — 9-264,887 2,625,281 2,412,876 Total for week... $8 684,007 4.203.884 3614 907 Previously reported 182 534 014 214,163 176 207 444 955 Since Jan. 1...... $130,186,081 916 447,080 411,059,862 Pxvoure or Propvcs. 1858 1859 1900 For the week...... $710 620 1.418961 2.441.176 Previously reported. 65 981,200 69393 714 88 194 950 60,662,063 90,016,146 Exroats or 8) 4 1858 1869 1860 For the weer.. $133 802 719,000 86 850 Previously repo 23,081,618 67,189666 43 164 690 Since Jan. 1 - $29 216 420 67 855 68 43,251,440 General business is completely paralyzed. There is a little buying of produce on the Corn Exchange, and the movement in cotton shows signs of reco- very, both here and at the South. But general business is stagnant, and to sell for cash is almost an impossibility. Latterly, indeed, the unwilling __ GW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1860. | the constitution was tirst violated by those North. ern States which passed statutes nullifying the Fa: gitive Slave law; and that the contract, thus the other than it would have been had the North observed it faithfully. It ia believed that, in regard to the actual secession of a State, the President will refer to his oath of office and to the obligation he bears to execute the laws, including those for the collection of the United States revenue. In view, however, of the extraordinary poiition of af- fairs, he will probably congratulate Congress upon being in session, and will refer the whole subject to them, leaving it to their wisdom to devise the re- medy required by the emergency. With regard to the attitude of parties, it may be taken for granted that the Senators and represen: tatives from the Gulf States will pre sent an unbroken front for secession; such, at least, is the inference from the best information that can be gathered at present. The delegations from the Northern slave States will probably be less unanimous. In Virginia, North Carolina, Ken- tucky, Maryland, Tennessee and Missouri, there is a strong party in favor of compromise and Uaion; we have reason to believe that the old line whigs, led by Hon. J. J. Crittenden, will take an early op- portunity of coming forward with a scheme, either for the restoration of the Missouri compromise, or for the passage of a new Fugitive Slave law, which cannot be interfered with by Northern Legisla- tures, or for the enactment of a fundamental law throwing open all the Territories of the United States to Southern men and Southern pro- perty. How any of these projects would be received by the republicans of New Hnagland and the Northwest the public have as yetno means of judging; it is probable, how- ness to buy, even on time, is s0 marked that enor- mous concessions are offered by sellers without ef- fecting transactions. The cotton movement np to the date of the last circular showed a decline in the receipts equal to 158,000 bales, each week falling behind the corresponding week of last year. It is much feared that political agitations may now in- terfere with the movement of the crop to the ports. Altogether nearly 1,100,000 bales have already come forward, leaving 2,900,000 bales yetto arrive. ‘The effect of the crisis here, and its consequences in England upon the prize of cotton in Liverpool, continue to be one of those problems which puzzle the mercantile mind. The banks will probably show an increase of specie to-morrow. Last Monday they shoved au 59,373; but as this was ex clusive of the California remittance of Sunday, 25th, and as the average was a rising oue inde- pendently of this, an increase may fairly be looked for. They have, besides, been gaining money from the Sab-Treasury, in which institation the balance stood yesterday at $3,702,751, against $1,308,668 at the close of last week, and $5,510,432 at the corresponding date last year. Specie be gan on Friday to flow South; bat as the New Or- leans banks hold over eleven millions in gold at the present time, and as the suspension of the other Southern banks will strengthen them, the drain will not, in all probability, be very heavy. Gold began to arrive last week from abroad; over $200,000 came to hand on Friday from the West Indies. Goid will probably begin to arrive from England in about ten days, and the hope seems to be generally entertained that our banks will acen- mulate twenty-eight to thirty millions by New Year. The bank discounts will probably show a large increase tomorrow. Last Monday they showed an average discount line, for the week previous, of $122,578 ,454, a decrease of $752,570 f-om the pre- vious statement; but it was well known that the average did not fairly represent the actual expan- sion, as the heaviest discounts had been granted on Friday. Since then the banks have been quite liberal to their customers, and it seems to be ex- pected that the statement of to-morrow will show an unprecedented increase. Notwithstanding the bank discounts, money is appreciably dearer in mercantile circles than it was a week ago. No one seems willing to purchase mercantile paper, even at very high rates; every one who has money appears anxious to hold it under his own control, at all events for the next thirty days. Hence, while money is quite abun- dant on call at seven percent per annum, the best short acceptances are passed at twelve, and very excellent paper indeed not better than fifteen or eighteen. A‘ bank, regular dealers are supplied with money enough; and accordingly, notwith- standing the crisis, we hear of few failures. The general idea among merchants appears to be that it will not be safe to embark in any mercantile en- terprise, or to incur any obligation whatsoever, until we have recelved the recoil of our crisis from the other side, and until the South Carolina Con- vention has adjourned. We may expect the worst news from England about the 15th of the month; the South Carolina Convention meets on the 17th, and on the 18th, according to Senator Hammond, that State will be out of the Union. Between this and then it is safe to predict that business and finance will be stagnant, and that merchants will pursue a steady course of liqui- dation, similar to that which took place ia October end November, 1857. Owing to the remarkably healthy condition of trade, that liquidation can now, in all probability, be perfected in about six weeks. Foreign exchange improved last week. At the lose of the business for the Saturday packeta, the asking rates at bankers’ were 104j a 105, and mer- cantile bills of good character eanged from 102 to 103. At these prices there was a better demand than there has been of late, At the South there is | more currency for bills. We hear of a fair business at New Orleans and Mobile at 101} a 102 for docu- mentary bills, and at Savannah at 1000101. At | sebemed of bereelf for ueine the word; Mre, MoCauiey | Charleston nothing is doing, the revolutionary pro- then opened the door, put her han ie oa me and told m to go, MoGauley sald he did nol waat to hear aay more of euch stories; 1 then left; my busvacd, who wae ia b Broom, came to the door, and then we both went tao ‘a room; bad never known MoCaoley and my hus. | o Lave aby quarrel belore; Uhey wore usualy ou | ' terms: thie was the only (ifficulty they ever had Randall Meloneid. lates | tee aod | " he baat hott of beet a I walked up my fathor father ealied out to ask what was tho matter, Meas ‘an into the bateher shop, sayirg, I'm done! I'm for 4, Lfoliowed, aad found fall be hat etock s man faint, avd asked me for ® I gave tt to him; he then eald O! what will my two poor ehiidren & ben passed through tbe door, | told him he must go, tatop t 1 succeeded in getting Lim out of & 1 went to bed: did not een him have « wh Lim for three of four moatue: do wot w whether ho wae the inflance of deiak, bat a vory much excited, e# | was, he did not sell me who be Kk. be bad oo & ligbt colored cap, and, 1 think, & mk Coat: it was dard, aud | was usable Lo distiagab colore Avesanter MeDonal ant @lloeer paw father of the n -lam ths in my boure on Chureday otg row « mo ln bed, and saying, | Kaman. Twill be honest; I was a laiuence of liqvor, beieg Thankagiviag pot the man from Adam puie made tbo » m examios How, deesribed the eature of the and expreeest bis opinion thet they bad been to & ebarp foe!) pote, nog aad Probably & dirk Kuife, and (oat the decoaset came to death by the copious loss of blood, through the wound hia heart. Toe evi ience was signed by Loals Baner, M.D ; A J. Willets, MDC. EB Mawey, George A. Os trander, M.D’; Jobn Cooper, MD The four Isat named gen evidence aud the inquest wi DERt, at two O'clock MoCavley, the scoured, gare bimeeif o> on Saturday evening and Confeemed the crime, stating that he bad been concesied since the oocurrence las lumber yard at ibe foot of Gold atrest. 7 corroborated Dr lad Sdjourned to Wedaoaday In \. ‘ ox ‘Wm Sobiee, J Valentine. MC Quinn, § Biers, A M Camminahey, © 0 Keuney, J Darby, L Jecod emin and and 90 in ihe Gerace. Sweamanio Ja = Damon ch. Mee “ A Warley. JC Pe ‘TB Wart D8 benle G } [tree 1 shortward, B Waterbury, Lieut W Ward, HH T Dare sod 6 Wo (heateornge. Mavecces PR Sehr Rd ward’ Lameyer~Rafag) airor. | ceedings which have taken place in that city hay | ing bad the effect of frightening away buyers. Our ations continue very light, and our exports } juite heavy, so that a ance The import T ° se y & subst ad lowing table will show the course of the stock market for the past week and month:— At, Now. 24 Deo 1 ord Now. 3 Now. 10. Nor. o Misroor! Os 1654 York Central 8155 ‘ t 60 a 8 a % Rook Iniond 65% Tvledo < Panama wil ua Huceoo River.... 685% 434 Pacife Mail. 91s st The stock market was dull and fever last week—ndvancing and fa'ling from one to two per cent every few hours on the strength of ramors from Washington or the South. The ease of money on call would tempt speculators to buy were the east daylight seen in the political horizon. Even as it is, it seems probable that, in the general stagnation of business, people who have money will before long think of employing it, and it can- not be employed anywhere just now except oa the Stock Exchange. An inquiry for euch dividend: paying stocks as Pacific Mail, Panama*and New York Central will arise before very long if the present condition of affairs lasts. It is evident that the coming week will be one of the most critical in the*history of our conatry. Congress meets to-morrow, and as thore will be no delay for organization, the business of the day | Oste were in good and, will be brought on the tapis at once, It is gener- Ra) LL” FY and State at ally understood that the President,.in his Mes sage, will intimate that while the extreme riews of South Carolina ncmsistént and trreconcila- bie with the funda: al law of the confederacy, ever, that the distress which exists throughout the North, and the nataral desire of the republican leaders to enjoy peaceably the fruits of their re- cent victory, will have a tendency to render them more conciliatory and more pliable than they have been. It is understood that the republican leaders in this State are willing to make great concessioas for the sake of averting the ruin that is upon us. It is now certain that nothing short of large and liberal concessions by the North will save the Union from destruction. Events prove that the Southern leaders, so far from being in advance of their constituents, are really more moderate than they, and that it will need great tact and skill, and perseverance and energy, to induce the people «f the cotton States to accept any new compromise, or remain in the Union at avy price. This de- termination of them may be founded on a wrong basis; it may be calculated to prove as injurious to them as to us; it may be a grievous error in every point of view. But, right or wrong, there it is; no man can mistake it; and the question for the North is whether, in view of the settled determiaation of the exasperated people of the South, we can better afford to yield something, or to give up the Union? Practical evils resulting from the former course there are none. It isvery evident that the question of slavery in the Territories is a mere abstraction, and that all the new States must be free States. As to the Fugitive Slave law, no honest man doubts that the South is entitled to one, that it is mean and dishonest for Northern Legislatures to nullify it, and that its practical working iavolves no real injus- tice. The North, therefore, can afford to concede all these points without losing anything that is worth preserving. If, on the other hand, the republi- cans of the Northwest and of New England should refuse to yield, and the Union should be dissolved, it is well that the consequences should be calmly considered beforehand. That they would be pro- ductive of incalculable injury and suffering in the South is undoubted, and the Southern people avow + themselves prepared to suffer. But it is a fatal mis- take to suppose that the North would not be equal- ly injured by the event. One can judge of the effect by the state of affuirs now staring us in the face. Business is prostrated. There is no market for merchandise of any kind. New York is fall of mo- ney, but confidence has disappeared so thorough- ly that capitalists will not buy the best paper under 1} per cent a month. It is supposed that ten thousand men are out of employment in New York alone, aud there is not a manufacturing establishment in New England which has not reduced its force within the past month. The West, just reviving from the effects of 1857, and on the eve of a new era of prosperity, is replunged into distress and suffering. Al! the West ern banks are practically insolyent—their issnes seven per cent below par. ‘he great trade in food they expected to drive with the South this winter has vanished, for the suspension of the Southern banks has deprived them of the only means they had to buy corn with. Throughout the North, in fact, a prostration more disastrous than that of 1857 already reigns. This, be it re- membered, is only the beginning of the struggle. If it continues, and the North, by refusing con- cessions, encourages the cotton States to perse- vere in their purpose of secession, it is hardly pos- sible that war can be averted. The West cannot afford to lose the mouth of the Mississippi; the South cannot afford to suffer it to be in the hands of @ foreign Power. The partition of the Territories, of the public property and of the public debt, can hardly be effected by the pen. Such questions have always been set- tled by the sword, and we cannot expect to farnish an exception to the rule. Civil war is, ina word, inevitable, if conciliation does not prevail. Of the fruits of civil war we need not speak. They area total stoppage of trade; a cessation of all kinds of industry, save for the supply of the most imperious wants; the blockade of ports; the bombardment of cities; the destruction of human life by whole- sale; the creation of vast national debts; a dimi- nution of one-half the product of agriculture; a general demoralization of the public mind, and, however the conflict might end, the sowing of ran- cours and hatreds which ten generations would not efface. This is the inevitable prospect if the Northern politicians, who meet to-morrow at Wash- ington, meet the crisis with obdurate hearts and blind indifference to the demands of the South. CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT, Satompay, Deo. 1-6 P.M Acme —The market exhibited ne Sales of 100 bbie. pote have been made within a day or two at 85, and 60 do pearls at $6 12. The stock 766 bois. Pols, and $98 do Breapetc res —' 4 Prices lower, empec common aud madiam grates of and Western. sales footed up about 10,000 , cloting within the following rapge of prices: Superfine State....... . Fxtre State, good to sy fertorn._... Common to chotee Western ¢ St. Lows extra, Mixed to etratg’ Straight to good extra do.......... hoice extra faun'ly and bakers’ braw Ry@ OUP. os +0 ees seen seees Corn meni, fereay and Braoty wine. —Oavadinn four was in moderaic " were lower, Saler embraced about 400 bb's. ‘$7 2h—the Iatter Sgure for email) lote of extra. flowr, with @ Il the sales embrace aire Cenennnsat Ssessesss ved ba Southora at 160, in #tore, and paket 8 co ee broken on one side, is at all events less binding | F< Be ‘bom ipa), apd ant Se dull. Fxorr o' a] descriptions was beavy, and in the absence Of sales of moment prices were nominal, Hay war lers eotive, and sual sales ebipping lots made at 760 a 80c per 100 Ibs. Hors were lees buoyant and active. The export since the puoic has considerably abated, The sales comprised HO beiee Lew crop at 800 & 6c. Oid was quiet, A lot Of 60 bales, 1859, Bold at 260 & 300. Inon —The market was doll and lower. Sales of 200 Reotch pig were made. within two or ihrce days, a} $19 60 for coxh acd wt $20 60, eix months, ‘Mo.sssxs was beavy and nominal Naval STORES continued w rele dull, while sales were Deoited Ons —The marke} was fist, and no transactions in Oruce whale or sperm of woment oame to light. Linseed was dull snd nominal at b4c @ 650, Sales of winter seal were reporied at p. t Provisions —l’ork—The market wae heavy and dull, with more preebure to Beli. sales were reported at $16 16 for mees acd at $il for prime, closing dull St thote figures. Beef was quiet, while the sales em- bi aced about 260 bbis a: $975 @ $10 for repacked, aud at $11 for extra; prime mex: nominal at 616.0 617. Beet bame were dull, wiih 4 Bacon was quict; Gelphia were told at 100 Lard war heavy and cheaper, with rales of 200 bbis. at 10%c. a Lic. for new and old. were lower, with sales of 90 Bhds aud tiorces ehboulders, and 1c a 10j¢0. for hams. Batter were without change of moment. quiet; sales ight, and quotatioas norainal. ‘vover dull at 93g0. for new; the last salc comprised 600 bags, said to have been forced off at about Ge I'nered was dull and nomin the depression in oil, wore out of market. Sceans were quiet, and gales light; about 100 bhds. Cuba were told, iu lots, at irregular prices, and about 600 boxes 8t 6340. xRY wae dull and heavy, with sales of 100 « 260 at 190 SHIPPING NEWS. ALMARAG FOR, Faw rou —taI8 DAT. 1434 SUN Rises, SUN SETS. Port of New York, December 2, 1860. CLEARED. The following veesels clears) on Satarday — Sreasnebtp mount Vernon, Layfield, Savanaah—H B Crom. wel & Co. 4, Reemahip Columbia, Berry, Charleston—Spofford, Tileston aaa po ip Parkersburg, Stannard, Wilmington—H B Orom- w . Bbip Bostosian. Brooswan, London—H D Brootmia & %. ‘Ship Seratins (+p), Hamarcher, santander—J M Cebelios. Baik DO Yeaton, Pote, Glaszow—Delano & Capen. Bark va, Durie, :t Thomas and Maracaibo — Maitland, Phelps & Co. . Bark J Winihrop, Kidredge, New Orleans—Robson & Fos Bark H Seear, Brooks Apsiachioola. Brig Orion (Norw), Huttoa, Sristol—Holmboe & Hoadley. Brig ¥ Butler, Bartlett Naples—T H saniord Bitg 8 © Dyer, Wyman, St Jago—Magutre & Arnutrong. Brig Loaona (Br), Chirbole. Halifsx—H J £0 A Dewoll. brig Moraing star (Br), Krigbt, St Johos, NF—9 F Balley Brig is M Arnoid (Gr), Atslason, 8t Joba, N3—P I Nevius & Sebr Fountain. Bearse Buisine Pase—Master. Sehr ) Merris Hooper, Wilmingtoa NO—J W M Kee, Behr Yorktown Wogion, Atexandria—safford & Dodge. Bebr Haxal!, ® liters, Rich mond—C H Plaraov. ehilade!pbtn—Jas Hand. jet, Booton—s W Lewis. Bristol—Ma ster. ARRIVED. Bveamship M |. with mdse and , Berry, Savannah TY Cromwell Co. "Rov 3 10 AW, Soles SW of Lookout, signalized steaunship Florida. bance for Savan- nah. The M baa ex.erienced trong W aud NW gales sisce wihecsathty Gemrnes Or k, Willetts, Charleston, with mise jp Georges Creek, ‘and passengers to Hi B Cromweil & Co. 4, de. with mdew 0 Jamesiown, Skinner, i and prswe: to Ladiam ichunom: ogers, 4 Heineken. Five miles N of Bar Degat #aw & echr sank, with #1 rails eet: passe {one ship, two barke and two brige at anchor off Bandy Liook. Quirote (of Boston), Nott, Fooshow. Ang 1. with teas 20, to master. Put into Manila Ang 9 for m EREEEEEEEE ii i | it fl StH Hi i a Bbip Margaret Evens London. 8 frigate Cumberland sailed from Quarat » tog, and Sach ved 01 BW opt ss ala ay freah. ‘Ba Suir Loep Cirps—Capt Nott, of ship Don Qu'xzote. from Pooehow, reports:—Oct 8, at 8 AM, lat 33 20 8, lon 23 B, fell in ‘with the British ship Lord Of Glasgow, 1400 tons, fron Oajeutta for London, with everything gone but the malamart She was rolling rails under water, and going off very fast land ‘Suir Dewi, of Boston, before reported st Gotienburg in dietress, had discharged all ber cargo 7th ult. The sheet iron forse gocceen'al in dot bar ym. ft ‘ibboaee c Sonn OF Hawurr, Buckley, of Gi b tito Pht adetphia. While iplng ‘nt tue? pote Mendy flaea’ below Delaware City” war tim cio About BAW ove ‘norning inst week by 8 coe! inden achr, and bad bo rit, Norn. Bead aed. winclass pear curred away, other damage. Kepaired in Pbunelphia Beur Mary Aws Mactp. from Philadaiphia for Be forereprtied tahoe i Marla Ror 1d, wae fot of WS doy y Mr Histon well of 4 ao iberen: a |, aad lowed to Kasi Boston by Bown BR Baer. Jn, Kelley at "ew Bedford from Tas Ww the gale of 20th, while ying at the wear, in ao] Sie. _ cut down sod was otherwise demaged by flying ji way, and rece ved Four BB Beas from Richwond for Rio Janetto. whieh pat {nto Bermuds ® abort tae sires la distrere ded foie Bermuda » tines ta proeedid KB nit Bonk Moot: —Part of the deck of sckr Mogul, afi 6 probably lont, haa been viewed np at Round Wi “P Wiitte, of scbr Marinah FI, at Provt # fore aud af sehr ash ie 15 miles (The fa probably ne brig sett ) ear Al epory Op Friday night, 284 wilt, severe wale passing over ® Grott, Gk! cons i¢ arable dam: w ebting Gay dvening the Danied © Pater parted her toorings so and re un ae raced Isuncbed to fem water mark, tut in tbe heaty 8 wind ott day night rhe cabin avon Setar ater ried ber am 7 from dowoe ; rit atten . Hone towarde Ms FS eine Perk Bea balit by Josiah my WAS fold At nae tion mo ng vopaKe, to R equal to ean. > ja Of Bellebury 2 PPRRRER AS ‘commanc ber, crushers, owing to | p Swallow, for New Bedford next. omg oe. irs rom Liveroos! for Woosang, with Yo date, lst 20 49 N, Jon 114 25 val st Heng Kon, awe ‘bip Shamrock Weeks, from NOrieans for Liverpool, Now: 10, at aT ET ion 48 65 me Sark Crusoe, from Rote dim for Bostoa, Nov 28, lat 41 30, Jon 00 2a, Foreign Porta. Cavnirr, Nov 9--Arr bark Aberdeen Cochran, London. Constanrisorce, Oct 31-814 Neapoliten, Burdett, Messina. Cave Haytign, about: ct 29—Arr brig RW Packer, Lee, Boat: » (and 8 4 po cate for Tarks Islands to load for Boston). Decatthe’'s Bay, Amoor Kiver, abou: Aug $—In port bark Biar hong, Ryder, f GorrexboxG, Nov 12—In sort ship Dablia Lane, from Cron- | MAc\ for Bowion—had discharged cargo, which was slightly da- ne Hauirax, Nov 26—Arr brie Tero. Holmes, NYork; schrs BE. H Dexter, and Italis, Horton. do. om Jacunt’ Cet 27—In port schr Wells, Wells. | _ Livemroot, Nov 16-— Arr Seissin (se), NYo ter, do 47th, Cy of Washiagioa (/s), ‘Jeilre; Somers. Philsdetphin ‘4, Waite, Havana; Madras Crowell, Sid 17th, Abby Blanchard. Mobile: Empire, Coombs, NYev k. Forest, roman, fauscom, Havana; Windsor Curtis and Gov Langdon Stove, Mobiie Calhoun, © Judah Touro, Hi m NYork Acv 17th, ‘Canadian (sa) for Portiand Dee 2; Bar Boston Des }: City of Wanh'ngtou (es). for Nore Nov Bs Asie Kia otha Tw’ Care Kievan” fr RoBi a for le; a for NO H Genres Evans, f jes wi aespateh mononaod Mavsixa, Nov, Packard: for . from Ho-u 8, uae; Rambler, Packard. do; 2 Do'z, Fickett, for NYork. Sid Now 1, bark: Pairxmo, Nov 10—Tn sort bark Ela, My Ms ‘ALEKMO, Nov 10—Tn po: Hows, from Marseilles; brige Flying Engle, Tord, “aller Bowe, Pieros, from Ban- Bld Bept bark Malis Met ov 0 He . Post ? ret Yd ehip ittduight: rock, Ade ae Pa - Ince, NZ would take thence to Caleulta 2) hoteea ana 300 tose of freight rite x oTTE! " India, Howait, and Wm Witherie, Atwood gate hy Tuto mb: Uairo, Wooster, and fairfield, Hall, for N York; Jen. for dal Umore; ard the following frreign vessels:—Marinus & Geer truiés ‘Taw, § root, and Minerea, Van Ommeren (al Poteds, for meen Arnold Bontnser (Prua), Hashagea, aod lermacn (Brem) Kublmana, for New iork; Krickuer (Olden), 4 )h8, for Chari — Aro Jaxuino, Oct 16—-Sid brig R © Wright, Haynie, Monte- Kio Gnaxve, Sept 2.—In port brigs Mary A Fr Gilles. ple, and JB Suame sow, from New York, une. Of ike bar, ecpr chier. Hinckley. from NYork bound in. xhnrEN4, Nov 7—In port bark Boandiug Billow, Harding, for Bu ORE. ‘ti4—Arr ship M Sydney, NEW, tegell for Manns ten ee | Re. Sellereon, joe ceed es th hos toa Rosalie, NYVork. BAR, nay Maryland, Dorr, Providence (ard nid Uc! (fer Mussat. Americar Ports. het Dee 1, AM—air geamer P Sprague Matthews, bark'L Hawes, Malaga; sobre J pa, bare: Baltimore. Geo Barton” Winemore; Grace ate Jer, Olark; », Thateber, and Geo J Jones, Urowall, Gelphia, i TTL “Saw D, Nov 28— Arr sohre ; rEPTAMD RN, dr aha oe tor ane er Hert: penta tor revsiret Oa Burch, Waker, Rcbtrson's Hole, where dhe hes been saboree, "RUFUS deeb Walk an, coe, Rag Rov to load for Caba; sehre 6 oaks, 4 a folks J 8 Hophine. Hophina, W oct or Tangier, 400 Toten, Coleman, Dover for NYork; 8 Wright, Beamas, pat River oe arr Bir brig Rescue: Baker, Ualelda. in part at 8 ai, Kew ards oe Saha A Tortogas; about 224. Ra! Bi Freat Hughes’ Key Ween ancct Sint tare aceon jason, Key Ween about Sie Burgos Agron, sebe JP Werserell, key Weak’ cate JP Wewherell, Key is ia PHivaDI ‘A, Dee ~art rare. Oaonoa. N Yorks (ann, Halifax: Forest Ciiy, Lovell, and JR 3 fon, Bator; M Cart rd, Newb to re mer i turn), Cid stem Weets is ango; Ct. in: eu, Cetw, Port &, y Vee rage, My Salem A Dowseg: fos, Noedtond, leabel,, Taylor, + SF pe ‘ships \ictoria Reed, London; Ma ee LAND Nov 29—Arr barks (Br. areca: Lecg Fraiewn, Jonee, Boman, brig PROM, Ben tkonne v noet. 2Oh— Arr sie ‘Thomas Swenn, York. Cid bs ee Her guela, Boele, aud Mountaia Bagle, Oar: chine PROVINERC ber Ybilsselphia t Milla, Fort Bwen, sloops bese i Bochner NYore vis Wickford. Glide. Norion, Meats arg. Sei schiu Antares, Cordery, Vllateiphia, Apgeiine, Hit, Nov 20--Arr steamer Powel, Young, New Howiard, Telunore: He'e Poon Gard sha Pelican, Raker, and Wen'chener, Seok ck Saree ih, Wilnn, Waanlngion, Cr Garbules Neo 8 Williams, Arnold, Mobile. PA Bor 30—arr sehr I Sid schrs J & Watson, ‘Picker, snd San Secs: ¥ ep ener ee ed 4 i On, Rov i‘ i Tang, aatins LAW Ee Sit abont port brig Gov Boil. Matansaa: Ha SAURM, Now wehr Balt ph oiiet SAR rar a ri URES be ee ve ripe es Tas hoop Adela, Wighiman, Jersey