The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1863, Page 2

WEW BUILDINGS IN THE METROPOLIS, Charches, Hotels and Stor Course of Erection—The Architects and Builders Fioarishing, dc. Notwithstanding the heavy financial pressure which the war bas occasioned, vory little perceptible effect has boou had upon the occupation of the builders and archi- tects, who apparently aro doing astbrisk a business as at ‘avy time previous to the broaking out of the rebellion. A glance through the principal streets of our city will exbi- bit tne truth of this assertion, In every direction are to be seen the ruins of torn down buildings and piles of now material lying ready to be used for the purposo of putting up freshor and ore tasteful structures. Along Broadway there are many edifices being constructed, which in their present upilaished state give promise of being, when complolod, among the ornamonts of our metropolis. The taste for a better order of architectural beauty in our morcantilo aud public establishments seems to bo grow- ing with our people, and we are glad to see that the old gingerbread, ostentatious and unsubstantial style is be- ginning to be cast aside Dy our capitalists. One of the most elegant and stately looking buildings at present ia course of erection is tho large white marble edifice which ia being constructed on the site of Nos, 542 and 544 Broadway. This now structure rises five stories high, with an elevated basement and immense collars, socured against the inroads of water, &c., by the latest and moat approved inventions, The dimensions are forty fooi frovtage on Broadway, and a depth of one hundred feot back towards Crosby street. The tront presents a piece Of chaste architecture which is not surpaszed for simpls bowty by any edifice on Broadway. The style is of tho Veuetian, consisting of white marble columns, risiag four stories, with arched copings over tho win- dows. On the Gith story are four beautiful statues— representing Liberty, Commerce, Union and Covstitu- tion—restiog on ¢be perpendicular columns. The base- meat t¢ only two feet below the sidewalk. Tho cost of tho building t# ostimated at about $60,000. ‘The proprio- tors are Mossrs. Robingon & McKay, who intend reut. ing tho place out for insuranco offices, stores and other purposes. Another elogant building ia that being erected at No, 39 William streot for the Great Wostern Marine Insurance Oumpany. Itis of the following description:—Frontage on William strect, bwenty-six foot ono inch. The base- mont covors the whole depth of the lot. Stories above Dasomont are govonty-five feet in depth. The building will bo occupied solely by the company, except the base- ‘ment, from which the ouly rental will be derived. The front is of white marble, expressing, by its artangement, but threo stories only, though in reality enclosing four. ‘Tho great desideratum being light in the basement ne- coasitated tho, employment of iron pillars, detracting thereby from tho architectural unity of the building. ‘The story above that, or the counting floor of the com pany, is divided into the ceuntingroom proper and an Apartment lighted by tho frout windows, The counting room wit bo an olegant and cheerful room, forty.two fect long and twenty-five feet to the ceiling, lighted by a sicyligbt of iron and glass, and also by windows in tho rear and side, ‘The front room is devoted to tho uso of the President and principal officers of the company. Communication will be had with tho rooms of the second slory by moaus of two light iron stairways aud balconies, with light and clogant iron Datuateados, brackets, kc. The ceiling of the counting Foom will be treated with moulded ribs and guilloche eurichtmonts and deep coved cornice. ‘The wal’ will have @ blank arcade on one side, and windows and arcade to correspond on the other, The flya artly of will consist fron girders and wooden joists dosking, will be dished in hard woods, mi preduce an ngrocable contrast. The front of white mar- Die is des ty the renaissance style, with a French fovling in the troaiment of dotatis, though, to the regret Of tho architects not carried below (he level of the first floor, ‘The building is proceeding rapidly to completion, and tho cost will be in (he neighborhood of $28,000. The architects are MossrseRonwick & Sands, On tho cornor of Thirty-ffth street and Park avenue a new church, called the Church of tho Covenant, is boiug orectod. ‘The pastor of this church will be tho Rov. Dr. Prentiss, brother of the late 8. 3. Prontias, The plan consists of @ church proper and a chapel, which will bo of the following dimensions:—Tho church is to bo ninoty-two feet long and sixty-seven foot wide inside, and the chapel eighty-two feot long and twenty-eight feet Wide taside. The extreme longth of tho whole building will be one hundred and twenty-nine fect, and the breadth eighty two feet, The church will soat ono thou- Gand persons, and the chapel three hun. dod, ‘There will be galleries in the church over tho sido aisies. ‘Tho second tory of tho chapol is divided into three rooma for Sunday s0hod! purposes, and these rooms aro so arranged that they may be thrown into one when required. ‘The dosign of the building ia Byzantine and somewhat Lombardic in its character. The oxtorior is of stone from tke Bollovillo quarry, in New Jersey, which consists of two colors, 60 as to harmonize the salient lines of tho architec ture. Tho doors and windows will have richly moulded jambs, and tho latter will have traceries, aud be glazed with stained and ename! glass. It tw also contomplated at some future period to erect ‘© campanilo on tho corner of the two streets, and the de signa for it havo boon made, Tne building, however, will bo comploted without the tower. ‘The interior of the church will be divided by richly decorated oast iron columns into three aisles, and this will be tho frst church edifice on this continent in which iron has boon us0d for decorative purposes. The rcof, or ¢ ing, will bo of the kind known as the open timbered roof showing the etructural nin und trusses, the timbers of which will be moulded, carved and ililed i. with rich | Urageries The church will be faisbed inside with hard woods, mnixod ina manner designed to heighten the Leoturat offect ‘The whole work will be linished in the course of next summer; tut the cape! will be ready for use few months. The architects of this structure are also Mosars. Roawick Sands. On tho corner of Broadway and Twenty-sixth street a aplendid new hotel, to be called the St. James Hotel, has nearly been completed, and will be thrown open to the publio in tho course of a month or six weeks. ‘The di- monsions of this now hotel are ninety feet on Broadway by ono hundred and eleven on Twenty-sixth stroot. It is eix stories bigh, with an entire frontage of white marble, Tho architecture is of the Corinthi:n order, of tho Grecian utylo, All tho modern improvements have been availed of in the construction of this hotel, and the internal a rangementa, it is said, will be of the finest description. It will bo heated by ateam apparatus, like most of the other firat class hotels of the metropolis. The cost will be About $160,000, Mr. Wells is the proprietor. Somo timo ago it was contemplated by certain parties to build a now hotel, which wonld be one of the lar iu tho city. The ground selected as a site was the block | contained within Thirty-ifth and Thirty-sixth streets, and Broadway and Sixth avenue, Operations were begun somo timo ago; but tho increased cost of bui rials, caused by the continuance of the rel found to be 60 hoavy that the proprictors concluded not to Gaish the work until such time as the circumstances would prove more propitions. The consequence is that only two stories have been put up, and the proprietors fre adapting these to business purpores, the intention Doing to let thom ont for stores and warehouses. The Grat story consists of iron and the second of brick, and tho dimensions are ag followe:—One hundred and ninety. Seven foot and six inches on Sixth avenue, two hundred and oleven fect aight inches on Broadway, one bundred and thirty-six feet four and « half inches on Thirty-sivth street, and sixty feot nino and a half inches on Thirty- firth street, ‘The original design of the proprietors was to butld « hotol Ave oF six stories high, whlch will be | dono as Koon #8 Limes become advantageous, at a cost of a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1863.-TRIPLE SHEET. INTERESTING FROM KEY WEST. Oar Florida Correspondence, Kev Wast, Fls., Nov, 6, 1863. The Bark T mplar, from Philadelphia, Ges on a Shoa— She is Got Of by a Nassau Schooner—Quarantine Regula- tions Suspended—Health of Key West What the of the Key Think of Each Other—Capturs of the British Schooner MeeorawShe is Brought into Port with British Colors Flying, éc. By the arrival of the schooner Eliza and Catherine, of Nassau, bound from Harbor Island, one of the Bahama group, for this port, intelligence wag received on Monday evening that the bark Tomplar, from Philadelphia, bound for Peusacola, had run ashore on tho shoals off Long Key, Florida, but had succeeded in getting offby the ala of the Eliza and Catherine, From the captain of tho schooner I tearned the following particulars:— The Eliza and Catherine was running by Long Key on Sunday afternoon, between ono and two o'clock, whon & bark was seen cloge in to the key, At frat the captain of the schooner supposed the bark was riding at anchor at the time, and would have passed by without further no- tice had not the bark hoisted the American ensign, union downwards, as a signal of distress. On soving this the captain of the schooner stood for the bark, on approach- ing which she proved to be the Tomplar, the captain of which hafled the schoouer, requesting that she would lay by him. To this answer was made that the schooner would lay by him and render all the assistance necessary. It was then blowing a gale from the north-northeast, and the Templar was lying broadside on ina rough sea. A bawser was passed from the schooner to the bark, and the latter rode to tho wind. By this means and by lightening the bark of ber stores, sha foated of at seven o'clock in the evening, her stern Swinging round into deep water towards the shore. Apparently the Templar has not sustained any serious injury. Jt was fortunate for her, howovor, that the Nasgau schooner happened along so oppartunely. But for this ‘sho might have become a total wreck by Monday morving. She put in here yesterday, A survey will be held on her, The Nassau captain will put in his claim for saivage; but, in the absence of a judge, the case cannot be adjudicated. It may be settled by arbitration, how- ever. Long Key, whero the Templar got on shore, bears east. northeast from Key West, and is about seventy: milea from this place. It must not be confounded with Long Island, one of the Bahamas, oor with Long Key, of the Turks Islands group, which latter is several hundred mites to the eastward of Key West. Ishould have mentioned ip my last that notices had been placarded about the town stating that on and from the Ist of November the quarantine regulations of ths Port would be suspended till further notice. The regu- lations have been suspended accordingly, and thé health offiggus in his official capacity, is consequently immersed Jsiness, with plenty of nothing to do. For that matter, the doctors in general are having rather @ hard time of it, in consequence of the prevailing hoalth. I mean those doctors whose remuneration depends on tho amount of their practice, As for those attached to the army and navy, their case is a different affair altogethor. It is to be hoped that shippers at the North will take a note of the suspension of quarantine, and not be so chary of sending their vessels bere. Captains of passing steam- ers, bound for New Orleans, too, need not be atraid to call in and see us, We are not cannibals, and will not eat them; nor is the Key exactly the Sierra Leone it bas been represented to be. In fact, even Yellow Jack him- self is not quite the old bogy of Key West, nor even of the West Jndta islands, which have been much slandered in this particular—always saving and oxcepting the pestilential little island of St. Thomas, which is the true focus of yellow fever, whence the dis ease is disseminated over the West Indies, New Orleans, Key West, and even to New York occasi nally, through the ingenious arrangement of the magnates of Moo:gate street, London, who will persist in making St. Thomas the central and death-dealing depot for theif fleet of West In dia mail steamers, of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com. pany. Intrinsically and essentially Key Wost is as healthy a spot as can be found on the face of the globe. As a well known pilot of this place is in the habit of say- ing, ‘Why can’t fellows who come here to live, and do live, but who are eternally cursing the heat, the mos- quitos and the sickness, pack up their trunks aud be off’ It is easily done; and as nobody asked them to come hero, nobody will miss them, while everybody will be all the more comfortable from the absence of their grow!s.’’ In some other respects, however, this is a queer place. You will not be landed here many hours before you will hear mysterious whispers af certain unnamed persons who are designated as rebels, secession sympathizers, copperheads, and others of that ilk. Inquire about names, and no one will be willlog—perbaps no one will be able—to tell you. Iwas recently accoste! by a seafaring man who asked me, “Are you the correspondent of tho New York Hx- RALD, sir?” “Y¥es,’ Ireplied, I am that bumble indi- vidual.” “Iam glad I bave met you,” was the regponso; T am thoroughly acquainted with this piace, and can furnish you with a few valuable hints.’ He proceeded todo so, and the first ‘valuable bint’ be ored mo with was the information that his father—a loyal Union man—had been deprived of his situation as the keopor of some lighthouse or other, and that ‘a damned rebel” had been put in bis room.’ What he saw in my counte nance to suppose 1 was 60 80't as to take his ipse dizit for fact, or that I was so now to my trade as to be glad of getting hold of ay fugitive tale | mignt hear, I cannot tor the iife of me imaging, but T quickly made’him under stand that 1 w sent here to asperse people’s ch. on ex par'e and that if he imagined L wi & to piteh in ight and loft, he had mistaken 0 intra, a ‘ew dave ago. while in conversation with of this own. Le inquired if the rebels of Key “ito Bung me yet t inno. cer ce 1 ny What’ are there rebels At this Lis barst ito a Hud lung, in whieh be waa joined by an- | other ge.tleman who waa present The idea of rebels scomed to plea them amazingly we a | being her oR sion of iaughter had sui suspicion has never been whispered here. Prolonging Lascertaiued trom the two gentiemen ugh not altogether approved, President Lin- coln’s prockan of emancipation was sequiesced in , although it did not apply to Key Weat, tp its penal feature, there is not @ slave on the Key at the present day, Both gentlemen, too, bad been siaveholiers, aud were when the proclamation waa issued, The apostie st. James recommends inferentially we should prove our faith by our these two gen- tlemon have observed the apostolic precept, and evinced their faith in Father Abraham by a go free when they could bave retained them tn servitude agreeably to the ianguige of the prociamation. The Cahawba, Captain Barker, whic! * thie letter on to New York, arrived uday evening. Among her passengers are ( Morgan, of the Ninetieth regiment New York Voluntee:s. Colouel Mor- gsu is here on business which will ten days. He will then return to New Orlews, ‘The United States steamer San Jacinto, the flagship of his equadron, arrived on Sunday from New Orleans, » Drings bo news, upy bim eome teamer Fort Heury arrived on Ston Another prize Ww: She isa British sc brought into this port yesterday. or, called the \ ot, io which al at Havana, moros; convenient ig utby an unfortunate mi , or through the auce of Captain Brady,’ ber master aud owner, she was captured by the schooler Annie, ten to the United States steamer Sagamore, in rather picious proximity to Bay Fort, on the Florida coast. 1 have obtained the following particulars of this important capture — tm the 28th ult., about three o'clock, while the Annie Was cruising in the beighburhood of Bay Port, a sail was roported if a uortherly direction, boaring southeast. Acting Ensign J. J, Williams, the officer in command, im: mediately sent the Inuuch, with orders to intercept’ the stranger should she sueceed 1m getting inside the reef, while the Avnie performed a similar duty outelde, 10 deeper water. After dark the stranger was no longer Visible (rem the deck of the Annie, whch anchored to await the return of the jaunch. While waiting three stots were keen to be tired from the launch. Atnineo'clock next morning the launch returted to the Annie, when the offi cor {n command reported that he had been pear enough to fire on the st , bat tbat he had ice! sight of hor ehortly after dark. During the day gail was Pay Port, when the launch was again sent to r about $900,000, Immense vaults have been constructed | bonoath tho ridownlks. Mr. Hommiogway i# having « white marbie four story | Dailting, tn the Italian style, erected on the Walker siroet and Broadway, to be used for wh stores. It takes up thirty feet on Broadway and one hundred feet along the northerly side of Walker street ‘Tho first story will bo of trov, About 860 000. Some altorations aro also being made to the front of the Astor Place Hotel, oa Broadway, opposi'e Eighth street. The chango will be on the first story. We are tadebted for much of our information respect ing the above buildings to Messrs. Renwick & Sands, Mr. Carl Pfolffor and Mr, B. F. Butler, who extended all the facilities in their power to our reporter. The Missourt Kection, Sr. Louis, Nov. 0, 1863 OMoiat returns from sixty-two counties and from sol iors, as far as beard (roi, give a conservative majority Sooce Pratt, radical, is olocted State Senator from Lina gounty, inglace of Major McCullough, conservative, ..Doaa.—Tho number of dogs in the ta of Ohio, as ay ra (rom tho offiotal returos, Is Tnoh. pian d corner of | The estimated cost t= the harbor, and on ite return,as the men were quite worn out with fatigue, the Boat was permitted to lay alongsid the night. Early next morning a gcliooner was nit standing towards the north, upon whieb the nie gave chase to ber, with the iauncb. At ten o'clock ainch bad approached #0 near to the airanger as to shots at ber, when it fell ex, upoo which & our ten were sent to board her, owas aint (wo o'elork P. M. She was thea d Wo be the schooner Meteor, under the command tuony Prady, the owner, bound from Havana, as firendy stated. ‘Captain Brady, however, said he was b T St. Marke, She was placed by Lieutenant Commander Fleming, in comman | of the Sagamore, under Master's Mate ©. it. Fleming, as prive mar WhO brought her into port with the Pritish colors flying. The Metoor had on board an assorted cargo. The United States steamer Suniower loft yesterday on A cruise, ‘The bark Mary Stetgon, Allen, cleared on Tuesday for New York. She has on board a quantity of cotton and other prize property. Union Meeting at Wilm on, Det, Witaixerow, Del., Nov. 19, 1843, A great Union meeting was held at Middletown yoster. day, Daniel 8 Dickinson, Governor Curtin, James M. Scone and otbers made addrbsses. The Union men are confident of electing Smithers to Congress by @ large ma- jority. IMPORTANT DECISIONS. Highly Important to Importers of Fo- reign Goods. UNITED STATES OIBOOIT COURT, Bofore Hon. Judge Nowoa. REVENUE Camm, Wiliam A. Hadden ot al. vi, Hiram Barney, Collecor— Nuwaoy, C. J.—Thoe question in thia cage arises wader the fourteenth section of the act of Congresa of July 14, 1862, which is aa followa:— ‘That from and after the day and wren go? gt gust 1, 1862) thore shall be levied, collected fod paid on ‘ati goods, warea and merchandise of the growth or pro- duce of countries beyond the Cape of Hope, whon imported from places this sido of the Cape of Good Be ‘a duty of ten per cent ad valorem, and in addition to duties imposed on apy auch articles when di- rectly (rom the place or places of their growth or produc- tion. Sevora! ehipmonts have been made by the plaintifs since the passage of this act, from England, of raw silk, the produce of Perata and China, upon which this ten per cent duty bas been imposed, and paid under protest. ‘This suit was brought to recover back the samo as ille- gally exacted. It is admitted that at tho time of the pas gago of the act raw silk wag free of duty, and it is claimed on tho port of the importers that, upon the true construc- tion of the fourteonth section, the tea per cent duty is imposed, and was intended to be imposed, only upon auch articles, the growth or produco of countries beyond the Cape of Good Hope, a3 at the time were liable to the pay- meat of duties; in other words, was intended as an addi tional duty, and did aot, therefore, embrace articles which wore duty free. The previous sections of this act un- douptedly lead some countenance to this construction. Many of them are devoted to tho imposition of additional duties upon articles eat . which were before liable to duty, and othere impose duties in lieu of those ee capeant sn also ‘fon such as — certo ‘oxompt from dut; tally the articles. rosie tN, Sat balay aie is imited to such articles only as wore previously duty Hable. to duty; and, when iutended to cles which were exempt, they terms. It is not to be denied that, ‘section is to be construed as intended to extend the prin- ciple, which seoms to have Congress in the ad- Just it of the duties tn the previous portion of the act, to articles the growth or produce of countries beyond the Cape of Good Hope, but imported from places this aide of it, the raw silk of tho ehipments in question could not be included, but would remain free of duty. ‘The phrase: ology of’ this section, however, ia different, and may bear a different construction, The first c imposes the oe ten per cent, in express terms, upon all goods, &c., the growth or production of countries beyond the Cape, when imported from places this side of it—and the lator clause does not necossarily qualify it, 60 a3 to exclude or take out of it the free arti- cles. ‘Aud in addition to the duties imposed on any suchlarticles, when imported directly from the placo or places of their grewth or production,” may, we think, well enough moan that such articles as already pay & duty under existing acts of Gongress the ten per cent duty imposed by the section shall be in addition. The phrase, “any such articles,” in the connection found, does not necessarily mean all such articles as are covered by tho first clause; but may be regarded as limited to the class there covered, which were already chargeable with duty. As to these, the ten per cent shall be in addition. ‘This viow satisfies the clause, and makes it consistent with the broad and uulimited terms of the firat. | agree the section is obscure, and its true meaning a matter about which diferent minds are likely to arrive at dif- ferent conclusions, Some light may be reflected upon this section from an amendmont of it by the act of 34 March, 1868, some soven months after its passage. Tho second section of that act modified this fourteenth sec tion “go as to allow cotton and raw sill, & gfomth or produce of countries beyood, the fope, to be oxempt from any additional uty whon imported from places” this side of it, for two years. These two articles were exempt act of March 2, 1861, aod were so at the time of the paesage of the act of 14th July, 1862 The duty imposed by the fourteenth section of ‘that act, therefore, was not an additional duty, as seems to have’ bevn supposed by Congress from their amend: ment. Thoy were mistaken in supposing that the ten per cent was an additional duty, but the amondment clearly. indicates that Congress understood this ten per cent duty had been imposed by the fourteeuth section, and the in pari matria, help to interpret each nclined, therefore, not. without some dit dculty, to hold that raw silk, (he article ia question, was subj toa duty of ten per cent, under the fourteenth of the act referred to, and, as the shipmonts of the plaintiffs occurred before tho modificatien the sec: tion, tho duty was properly levied, notwithstanding this objection. Another objection ig taken by the counsel for the plaints, involving te consatuttonalty of the tour. teenth section, foun upon the following position of the case:—As we have seen, the ten per cent duty is imposed upon articles the growth or produce of countries boyoud the Capa of Good “Hope, when shipped from places this side of it, ag, in the present instance, from England, Fei taco fntfne e lucts to quest W iui tates on the Atlantic, whether carried round the Cape™of @ooa Hope ’ or across the country by the way of Constantinople, would be in relation wo the At. lantic ports.’ the products of countries ond the Cape, and chargeable with the discriminating duty. But the same goods carried from either of these countries, in the usual course of trade, in the opposite direction to ports on the Pacific coast, ‘would not be articles of the growth or produce of countries beyond the Capo. As to these ports, the countries of production would be this side of the Cape, and hence not within the words of the act imposing the discrimination. And, if so, the duties upon the articles imported into the Atlantic ports would be ten per cent greater than when imported into ports on the Pacific, which would be in violation of the provision Of the eaastitution forbidding a preference of the port of one State over that of another. The only answer that we from ‘duty under the need give for the to this found, on the several * fouliarine Gr Serpe seven instances the latter phrase is usod instead of the former, and even both phrases in the same act, to express the same idea; and hence, over whatover portion of the lobe the goods may be carried, whether direct to the Pacitic, or round the Cape to the ‘Atlantic ports, they aro the yrowth or produce of countries east of the Cape, and there‘ora subject to the increased duty. Judgment for the defendant. ‘Adiian Tselin et al. vs, Hiram Barney, Collector —Nut- sox, C. J. It 1s admitted in this caso that the duties upon worsted goods imported by the plaintiffs were charged thirty per cent, when the true rate was but twenty. But it is insisted that the suit is barred by the Short Limita- the act March 3, 1957 (11 led, thaton the entry of goods y, 1857, the dectsion of the Col- yor exemption, shail be or agent, unless within toa to the Collector, th such devisi tinal against ths importers days after auch entry in writing, of lis c., and shall, wit ppd to u wil n rty days after such decision for any duties that may have been paid, or thereafter paid. The goods in this case were entered for ¥ ing by the plaintiffs, July 18, 1861, and an estima ties was made at the rate of thirty per cent, al unting to the sum of $758 10. A warehouse ' bond was given on the same day in the poualty of double the amox conditioned for the payment of the $788 10; or of the amount of duties to be ascertained as due, The withdrawal eutry was made on the 19th of September, 1361, nnd Lhe duties paid on that day under protest. An appeal was taken to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Ist of October, 1861, and his decision (de and communicated to the Collector om the 18th of ay, 1862, This suit was commenced on the 13th of June following. ‘The ground taken by the governmefit is ‘that the entry of the goods meutioned in the fifth seotion of the act of 1567, and from whiclr the merchant has but ten days to give notice of dissatisfaction, and afterwards to appeal from the decision of the Collector, means the Warehoute entry, which in this case was made on the 1sth of July, 1 the votice of dissatisfaction eal the ten days On the part of the jlaintitf it is insisted that Ue entry, referred to as eriod from which the time is to be estimated, is the withdrawal when by the statute payment of the duties is required. The fourth section of the act of 28th of March, 1s64, provides that all goods, &e., which may be hereatier «uly eutered for wareliousing, &e., may continue in the warehouse without payment Of the duties tor the period of three years (now changed to one year by a receut act) from the date Of the original importation, and may be withdrawn for consumption un due entry’ and payment of the duties. the one e fth section of the 1 inclined to think it these appeals would be at of the duties for the parpo & rough gener imate, in practice at the customs, as usually adopting the highest rate of duty a8 ap- plicable to any of the articles entored, with a view to the taking of the warehouse bend. The bond lor the goods n illustrates this. The penaity ig in double the duty, and the condition is t pay that estima. oF the amount of duties to be ascertained as due upon the goods: and in this very case the duties were not, in fact, finally liquidated and fixed till more than the ten days had expired from the first entry so that bo notice Of dissatisfaction or appeal could possibly bave been taken within the time, if this entry is the ope con- templaied tute, A very inielligent witness from who was a liquidating clerk | in thet department has been: examined. He states that after the warehouse entry the goo the portion of them required by law, are sent to the ex amibere, Who examive them aid report to the Collector, by making notes on the back of the invoice, and upon this report the Collector fixes the rate of duty. After it is fixed it is sent to the Navai Otticer, to receive his check, and then to the bookkeeper of the warehouse, to be en tered. That no uotice of the duty as fixed by the Collec. tor i given to the merchant, and that such time is taken up iD the various steps of examining the goods, reporting to the Collector, apd fixing the rate of dutyes by him’, ke. , ag the exigency of the Dusinees may réquire ia the de: partments. it is quite apparent tuat tye time whew the Collector determines the the rate of duty, that is, makes his decision within the meaning of the statute, and from which the mecbant must appeal if disgatisfled, casinot be the period when \¢ 's arrived at the customs and entered upon the books of the department in the ordinary course of business for. as no notice is given of it,and there is no cortainty as to the time it may be made, ‘auless the mer- chant or agovt wis in constant attendance, the time for no tice of diasatiafaction aud appeal might pass by. But the act of Con, does not place the rights of the merchant on this Tho hotice of dissatisfaction is to bo within ten Gaye a'ter tbe entry of the The Act gontempiaics that the decision of Collector shall be made at or before the cotry,, go that the notice of diamatiefaction may be given within the too days after it. ‘This surely cannot be the warehonse: rea- 200 that no decision xing tho rate, as wo fave seen, is (hon made at all, No notico of dissattfaction ow be | HI F E Be ESS ite atl wo may add as jon of view, the duty is not Axed at the time of the warehouse eutry, the condition of the bond given at the time, which the are F-4 3 or deductions wheu the duties om the articloware to be ascertained by woight. Tho ak tor ar section of the act of 2d March, 1709, provides that the following allowances shall bo made for the drafts and tare of articles subject to duty by weight, ‘for draft on any quantity of one hundred weight, of ope bu ‘and twelve pounds, ono pound: ‘on any quantity above one and not exceeding two hun. dred weight, two pounds,” and #0 oa till tho last clause, ‘om any quantity above ten and not pount tare oa every whole chest of bohoa tea, seventy pound: and room, ooumeratiog half avd quartor ‘chests, and the to bo allowed for different kinds of tea, with the quantit; twelve ps oul boxes, twelve ‘ —~ ‘ve. per ocut."” The fift jtantially from tho thirty. OF Al 1790. was but the draft |. Draft and tare, in a @od usage, have a geparate ‘and application. The former ts an chant the duty is ascortainod Present ingtance, to ji wADCe bie goods made by the King to the importer.” Ii isto compensate for any logs that. may occur from the band. ling of the scales in the weigbing, go that when woighed tho accond time tho article would’ hold out good woight, Tho latter, tare, allowed for outside, or covering of the article imported, whether box, barrol, bags, bales, mats, &c. Now, the tare in this case was allowed, but the allowance for the drait was refused, We cannot perceive any distinction between the two,as the right to the allowance of the ono stands as oxpress and as explicit on the statute as the other. Both mightas woll have beon deuied as either. It is a mistake to sup- pose that the allowance for the tare covers that of the draft, for as is secu it is intended to cover a different loas, incident to the weighing of the article, while the other relates to tho loss from tho rough outside cover- ing of it. Neithor is there anything in the suggestion made on the trial of inequality in tho weighing of and small packages. If they are small, numbers, to amount of fifteen or twenty, depending on the buik or size, aro weighed together. ‘The sixteenth section of the act of 14th July, 1862, modified the allowauce of the tare under the fifty-cighth section of the act of 1799, and re- @oaled it altogether as far as it related to the drait. We ‘know of no other way of getting rid of a positive enact ment, and hence must hold the plaintiffs are entitled to recover. Judgment for the plaintitle for $158 40. David Ogden vs. Hiram Barney.—Neison, C. J.—This suit is brought to recover back money paid for half 6 1. We had occasion heretofore, the case of Irvin et al vs. Schell, to look into the question, and came to the conclusion that tbe charge was one wholly with- out any legal foundation, and arbitrary; but we denied the right of the plaintiffs to recover, on the ground that, under the circumstances of the case, the payment was voluntary, and therefore not the subject ef an action. In that case the plaintiffs had enterod their goods for ware housing, in the accustomed way, and by the authority of the law, desiguating one of the ‘authorized warehouses to receive them. They afterwards, and before the removal of the , changed their minds and applied to the Col lector to withdraw the warehouse entry and to get a per: mit to land them for consumption. Under the regulation of the Customs this could be done, on payment of half storage. We said in that caso “that tho chargé was mado for a favor granted to the merchant in per. mitting bim to land the gocds for consumption atter ho had entered them for warehousing; that, after being thus entered, the CoMector might, doubtiess, have com- polled him to procure his goods in the usual way—through the warehouse—which would bave increased considera. bly the expense ” It was admitted in that case that there was no law authorizing the charge of h.lt storage, and that the Collector might have adopted any other rule of compensation; that, instead of charging the $96 26, he might bave charged $500 with equal authority. Bat ‘the merchant preferred paying the sum charged to the delay and expense of follewing ia gone, through the ware- houso, which he might nave ,and hence the pay ment was voluntary. In the preseat case the claim of ‘the Collector goes far beyond the former one. No ware. house entry was made by the plaintiff at The whole foundation of the claiin is a fictt It is true there ap- pears On the entry, in the handwriting of the plaintiff, warehouse.” But we kaow of no law. uor has to, which authoriwes the Collector to fo which the goods arrive into ‘and by this contrivance lay a founda- Yncident to the warchousing ays On this entry the merchant could not have removed his goods to a ware house on land, nor could the Collector have compelled bim to remove them. On the contrary, the Collector was bound to give a permit when requested, which cvsts but a few shillings, to land the goods on payment of tho duties. ‘The case shows that the note made on the entry, Vesnel as warehouse,” was intended simply as a request teat the goods might remain in the vessel for the pre- st Oe te pane oA cotas ‘comment ix oe pector. In point of fact, the 6 val e iod_ allowed for the dol. ai the lara) sed paid. ry ‘wo this, tee bait storage Is set up against the merchant for keeping the goods in his own vessel. Wo cannot say the case falls within the principle of Irvin et al. vs. Schell, and must hold that the plaintiff is entitiey to recover. Judgment for plaintiff for ten dollars. Fof plaintiff, Messrs. Web- ster and Craig; for defendant, United States Distrigt At torney E. D, Smith. Fi Arts. James Hart's ‘Summer's Memory of Berkshire,” now on exhibition at Goupil’s, is attracting a great deal of at- tention. It is the sweetest of the many beautiful pasto- rals which have placed this artiat in the foremost rank of our landscape paioters. We know no ono in tue profes. sion who has more of the poet in his compositions than. Mr, Hart, His landseapes are full of sentiment, and the tendernces with which he treats a favorite subject almost appro.ches religions reverence, With such feeling, aided vy a refined but vigorous method of handling, and a tho Tough knowledge of aerial perspective, it is not astonish ing that each work that he puts off his easel should be an improvement on its predecessor. Certainly his present picture is the best that he has produced, and there are not many works of the English and French schools with which it will not successfully compete. Cranch, after along absence abroad, has resumed his Professional pursuits in this city. He hastaken a studio in the University Building. Mr. Leeds announces a sale of valuable paintings of the modern French, German, Dutch and Italian schools at the old Dusseldorf Gallery on the 19th and 20th of the present month. They have been selected abroad by Messrs. Ball, Black & Co., aud embrace specimens vy Achenback, Meyer Von Bremon, Charles Hoguet, Vi boeckhoven, Robbe, of Brussels; Vermeulen, De Beul, Bourlard, David de Notor, Geselis! Cont, Meyerbeim, Guterbock, Rollman, P. Martin, He Bylandt, Verheyden, Vao f De Laspee, Romako, Mazzolini, Penassai, and ‘numerous other eminent art: 5 A beautiful mezvotint of Edwin White's pictnre! “The Signing of the Compact in the Cubin of the Maysiower,”’ has Just been completed by Mr. G. 4. Pervine, the well known engraver. The picture was originally painted for tue late Genera! Kearny, and added gr 'y vo the artist's reputation. The engraver has spent several years in ite reproduction, and hag done the fullest justice to the work. It is one of the most effective of this class of engravings that has been brought out bere. im Madria. Messenger, Oct. 24.) wing detatte relative to the visit of the etch to the Queen of Spain:—Her Ma the follor the Fi + Altamira, the Marquis de’ ¥ inca, Princess Anna Murat, Admiral Dapouy, Mesdames de Montebello, de Lourmel, and de Begourlal, and Ler Chief Equerry, the . The train arrived about nodo at ty luuched. At tbe station of the Empress was received by MM Mon and Sala who were in waiting to pay their respecte and to offer ber Majesty @ collation, which #he deigned to ac- cept. The Palace of Aranjuez had been prepared for her Majesty to take some repose and to chatie her toilette, Dut ehe did not stop. After having received at the sta gratulations of the Marquis de! Duero, cot. mander of the First military division; of Count 4'Fspe Jota, Civil Governor of the district, and cf several of the local authorities, she continued her journey. It was nearly eloven at night when the royal train entered the station at Madrid. Un arriving there the Empress found King of Spain, who had come to receive her {n great Ftate, accompanied be Infantes on Fran- cizco’ and Don Sebastian, and their several aids de-camp and orderly otheers, His Majesty en. tered court carriage with tho Empress, and pro+ ceeded Lo the palnce, followed by the suite in otber car- jages. Wheo the Fmpress and the King reached there the guard paid the usual military honors, and when the Empress alighted from the carriage the band of the bai berdiers piayed the “Royal March.’? The palace was splendidly lighted ap, and the Falber- diers were drawn up on either side of ‘the grand stair Tho Queen was in waiting, surrounded by ber Ministers, the officers of the palace, the ladies of honor, the gentlemen of the chamber, and a number of generals and bigh functionaries ‘The Fimpress bad scarcely begun to ascend the staircase when the Queen came down to meet ber. After making a profound salatation, the Empress and the Queen affectionately atiook hands ‘and inquired after each other's beaith. Empress then ascended the staircase loaning on the King # arm, and the Queen fol- lowed, talking to the Princess Anna Mura’. ‘The official and usual presentations afterwards took place in Une re. “hes pat mie otere the Reprees was isting ‘THE BALLOON VOYAGE FROM FRANCE. PRCT TTCC Ore ‘The Weanded Travoliers in Paris From at pa Lm ae wit Goferd: Yung and ae Mootgolter have erred ia travellers bed been taken to the Union city and received every attention. The ‘anxious about the wounded, marks of golicituds a . to whove courage and” intelligence trayoilors owo their lives, has loft for Paria: i nl, Irion, M. Arnoult and Mf. do Moatgoider romain at ‘The state of M. Nadar and bis wifo, aithough happi there is 20 posliive gravity in the burte thes bere ee, od, jhoir frion g00d dea! of anxiety, and re- part of their medical advisers. They jb state of nervous excitement, and this is increased by the frequent repetitions of their story which they have made within the last three or four and twenty hours to their many visitors It 13 feared, al. though it hag not yet been thought desirable to ascertain the fact/positively, that phere may bea fracture in M. Nadar’s right leg, Bo: legs are kept motionless and in dextrine is euclused ui Madame Nadar, who exhibits oxtraord| Ni fortitude, requires extreme care. It may be truty saia that there is consenly © pat net ee ee 2 oe tusion, some of are considerable, Lp oe there are no itive wounds. She did apit Blood first two days, but now that symptom bas entirely coased. Whea the jioon came down she was fn the car by ber dress, and it took several men of an hour to dig bor out aud cut the of the car which pressed upon her. It te ina few days the arrival of all the party in Paris will dispel the anxiety felt on their account. Toe above narrative in regard to Madame Nader con. Gicts with chat sent to the Nation by M. d’Arnoult, one her fellow travellers, who said she fell out of the car into pond. Such is the uncertainty of ooular testimony. De. Richara bas sede the follow ng tolographis despatch ichard has sent lowing tal pat from Wavover, dated Friday moraing, Oct. 23:— It is quite a miracle that they were not all killed. All are moro or leas bruised, but are going on woll. The only one whose case presents'a certain amount of gravity ia M. Saint Folix, but even he will soon be about by err They are all here, aud carefully attended to by Dr. Muller, phy- sician to a King and Leepeed of tho bores Ong Parts— consequently my ice here was altogether unneces- sary. 1 leave to day at two o'clock: sin HOW THR BALLOON CAME DOWN. A letter from Nienburg of October 21, to Hanover, con- taing the following:—'Judging from what the passengers by the balloon must have gone through at the place of descent, wonderful that any one of thom ry bone ia their body beiug broken. The car actually rooted up a great number of trees of all sorts, and in the country through which the balloon dragged tor many miles every fence and a great number of trees were destroyed. Three grapuels, or small anch- ora, have been found bere, one of which hooked on to the chimney of a gardener’s house and pulled it down. From tho damage done to the railroad em- bankment the shock of the car on meeting the earth there must havo beea fearful. ‘The car was almost en- Uirely buried in the earth, and tho balloon then rose to a great height. There were a great number of heaps or mounds of turf in the country the valloon passed through, and these were completely knocked over by the car in its progress. M. NADAR TO TAKE THE GIANT TO LONDAN. [From the London Times, Oot. 26.) A tologram received from Paris staies that M. Nadar’s giant balloon bas been brought to Paris by M. Godard that the car will return to Paris with M. Nadar in three or four days, avd that as soon as some small ropairs are ollucted M. Nadar will accompany the car and balloon to London, for exhibition at the Crystal l’alice. i Beecher’s Satante Mission, [From the London Post (xoverninen yé } To make the worse appear the better reason: }, aC- cordiug to our great poet, one of the accomplishments, as it ts also a great part of the mission, of the chief of the fallen angels. But Lucifer has many wmilators, and some of them, "true to the tratitions of imitation, occasionally go beyoud’ thoir moder, in putting evil for good and bitter for sweet. Beyond doubt, in the present state of public opinion in this country respecting the hideous civil war in America, it. was naturdl that the Northern Unionists should endeavor to win for their cause a larger share than it at present enjoys of Kuglish popular sympathy. Much as they affect to despise Iugtind, they would be glad enbugh of her moral support in this war,and are Lae prey offended a! the unconcealed sympathy with the South which so Jargely prevails bore, if the heart of the people of Engiand could be turned— ifthe voice of the great constituencies could make itself heard tye) im land oe poorer og cause—there might be # hope u C - ernment might be somewhat modified, cr the aban. y ‘AB ond. Wo cannat wonder, Shareter, Unt Feoourne sbsuid be had tote lecture gooa! form, and that so thoroughly unabashed an ad- vocate as the Rev. Henry Ward ir should be com- ighten our dark minds og the American question, However much we may pily the emisary cent onsuch an ado. nture, and smile at the weak who receive him for an apestle, and attend him at meetings, and cheer him, and pat ‘him, and resolution him, and breakiast bim, and toast him, aud butter hum, atill we know that all this is the regular way of agitation. In a vast population like ours there are tens of thousands who bave no settled convictions about anything, or who ate exceptions to the rest, or who are on the look out for exciting novelty, and are perfectly ready ive in to either side if_it be ‘well advocated. These persons are only reached by violent popular appeals, But the method of such ig reduced to @ system, and agitation has its professors ag well as coujuring. a tempt to cate the waifs and strays, and make the loose floating particles of society gravitate’ to one centre, and cohere ip one mass, can succeed but by agitation. ‘There must be a presfidigitateur, quick of eye, free of tongue, ‘and loose of joint, or the thing vannot go on. ip the Eng. lish population there are of course many aympathizers with the North, many who believe that the war le all about f r, (0 throw iy tweak their noges till they her's missivu—a mission for reat aptitude. * + stion m this free couutry—for ours is real freedom—to nby gentleman Kiv ing vett to any sentiments whatever, but we hold our seives at hberty to exami sition, what be says, what be wants ana the valie of his iniiuence And, if ee reason to herlatan, a pretanler dupe, we claim the t euch char! tan, pri asraile the publ tei vokes the sauctious of re 8, we claim the right of Speaking of bim in terms commensurate, if need be, with his moustrous assummptions, We might, thereiore, make some ugly atrict on Mr. Beecher, and de- pounce — his pre f ihe influence of the Chrisian ministry in sopport of the cause of the North against the South, and ip justification of @ war which bas no paralicl in bistory for its wanton: ness. But we spare bim thus inucn. He is emphatically oneof those men who are lust mischievous when kt clone. He only wants tether enough to save any one else the trouble of silencing him Tois gentleman's speech at Edinburg was very bad—it was simply wicke:l: at Exeter Hall it was both wicked nd foolish: but at the farewell break(ast at Radiey's Hotel offensive assumption found its culminating point. Without disapproval or rebuke, this uuctuous expounder of the Northern policy was allowed to claim the epecial interposition of Divine “Providence io furtherance of his mission to Exeter Hail. He had lost his voice for a time, and feared that he should not be abie w perform before his Fxeter Hall friends. Bot on the day of the meet ing he found hie voice bad come back to him “clear @ whistle,” ae he elegantly phrased jt, and he claimed for that result the direct interposition of the Almighty. There «no reasoning with men who talc like this. We can tut remember that it 8 the way of all impostors. Dad their cane Visions. or divine levor of come kind. it does not mo our hearts towards tue poliey of the North tat its ai cates should boast of the specia! interposition of Heavi We have spoken of the wickedness of Mr. Beeche speeches. If the term seem severe, let any one read them and construe them by the light of the fac every mail brings to ibis country. Ie it not Bat the w ry, when the President's own words have for the prevervation of the Union? Are to be cheated into the idea that the Yankees bave any care for the vegro when there is no eort of indignity which may not be heaped upon the negro’e head with ira. ponity by any free and enligh American citizen? Was inere -ver « more liellous untruh than that the recent shameless cruelty to the negroes in New York was the sole work of Irish emigrants, alarmed leet the freedom of the necro should glut the labor market? @ falsehood is as insulting to cur commen sense ac it ialto the honor of the Irith. Mr. Beecher and hie piove applaud. ers would do far more to eecure Englieh popu- lar eympathy if. inetead of putting the cause of War on a faisebcod, they Would wee whatever influen: they poseese in favor of better goverument at home. should bave bope of the North if there were any fair play for just counsels; any bearing for the voice of wisdom and justice, any conscience ag to righteous policy. It i n vain to expect @ free and outspoken people like the Englieb to sympathize with an administration which can- not ty yan 4 policy that bas no terms, with procia- one Outrage justice, with lying despatches, with or jon of the pabeas corpus act, with the gag- ging of the press, with folly in council and signal inea- Pacity In war, with unlimited boasting of human strength ‘nd \inwarrantabie assurance cf Divine favor. Mr. Heecher is, we believe and hope, on bis way home, When be ar- river there we trust that he may tell bis countrymen that English people do not ey! ize with bim, and that bo amount of special pleading will blind their eyos to the fact that the American war is unjustifiable in ite origin and unnecessarily crae! in 18 prosecution, and the duty of the North is either to Might it out at once and Justify their boasting by some effective performance, or elise in the name of humanity vo close jt at ones, and lot the Union go. As for the emancipation of the negro, that is tco good & cauee not to be able to take onro of itself, English people believe that it will fouriah beter without the atrocities Row committed in its name. ‘The British Fleece Haurax, Nov. 13, 1963, Admiral Milne sailed this Bermuda, The ficet follows imemodiatg! morning at ten o'clock for | foat auMiciont to allow iv INTERESTING FROM TENNESS: ae Fal's Ropty, dc. dc. OUR LAGRANGE CORRESPONDENCE. Lagaanan, Teun., Oot. 27, 1863. A aplendid testimonial, consisting of @ eword, saul, bolt aed deld giass, was recontly presented to General Sweeny by the officers of the Fifty-second Illinois Volua- te Gen. Sweeny— and the Geme- one, finished with much artistic skill, nd I understand that Gondral Sweeny will send it home as esteemed memorial, The Geveral is vow to take the field. He goos with Sherman’s corps in ue direction of Chattanooga, and the prospects are that will have to fight his way 48 Joa Johnston is re; ported near Tuscumbia with force, fortitying, Ie fact, the fighting has already commenced. Genoral Sweeny moved from Legrange to cut Off his rotreat, and would certainly have dove so if the cavalry had not beeo delayed. Guwmnat—By direction of the officers of tate. ment, we have the honor EVI Assistant Adjutant General, econ Aivisiod, Captain Fifty-second Mlinots tafantey. Laoranas, Teun., Sept. 1 To Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Bown, Fifty-seoond Ili tofantry; Captain L. H. Evants, Assistant Adjutant, eral division, Sixteenth army corps, and D. C. Nawron, Fifty-second Llinois infantry :— Guvriismen—Your words have touched my heart an@ overpowered my utterance; for they have awakened memorios—sad and pleasin heart the first time in my can best revere and cheriah + life [ do regret it; for I fear I shail fail to convey to hearts the proud emotions that at this moment surge mine. As the colonel of .your rogimont—the gallant Fifty ee- cond Iitinois tfantry—my discipline was severe: military experience of the world has shown that the stricter the discipline the greater the humanity of such, it was my constant en- ischarge the duties of my honest, faithful and impartial’ servant of eur try, trusting to the time when mind imph over passion and the thousand other evils inseparable from 80 hasty an organization as tho exigoa- 3 Of the nation required; and, i 1 hay respect at any time, it allords me pleasure to assuro you now that it was an error of the head, and not of tho heart. ‘Ihe time | have referred to bas arrived; for, as I look upon these magnificent tokens of your Pectedly bestowed upon me), I feel a soldier's beat re- ward—tho know! that his toils and trials were not alf| in vain; and I at ever prize apd guard them Your readers will remember that, toe city having Propriated a million of dollars for harbor defence, a i sum was voted for the same purpose by the ; of the State last session, and Governor Governor Morgan and the State Comptroiier mately appoisted Commissioners of the work. We plauded the appointment of these gentlemen af of this important trust; but if what your reporter be really the case, we have reason to change our and will watch further proceedings with a vigilant our capacity of self-constituted extra commissioner. Soon alter the appointment the Commissioners ad tised for engineers to furnish plans for « systeny of h bor obstructions, which, while effectually barring an enemy, were at the samo time not to injure the © nel or impede navigation,‘ofering a premium of hundred doliars for each of the three best plans su! Sofar, 80 good. We suppose they obtained a number q plans; but ag yet, after many months, no public a bae been made, although, from what follows, it w' seen that one of these plans bas been adopted, vhe est! mated cost of carrying out which we can scarcely Learning that contractors were advertised for, and tl .d specifications were on exhibition at the offloe ig the result of bis observations: He found the room of the enginoer charged with o structing the channel: on the third floor of No. 47. entering the room the most couspicuous object was) nicely framed and colored drawing, representing the s; tem of obstructions which the Commissioners havo fit, iu the plenitude of their wisdom, toadopt. This p coasists of a series not of foats, but of immense obio rafts, Ufty feet wide and one bundred and twenty fe long, ench raft anchored by three chain cables the onemy, and by two chain cables on the sido to the city. Theee rafts are placed twenty feot “distant from the other, and are connected one to the other means of gix chaina threb aud a haif inebes thick, at pointe about fifteen feet apart on the long side of raft. The obstructions apparently extend from Fi Hamilton to the epposite shore, Upon the renpect! shores there are massive stone structures, to which extremities of the obstructions are to be made fast. Up the face of cach float towards the enemy are four of wi the engineer calle suags, shod with iron, Titec are tended to penetrate the vow of apy ship that attempta| “kick against the pricks.”’ i After asking numerous questions, and beitfg furn: a8 & contractor, with @ specification of the work to contracted for, our correspondent put the final and interesting question of ail, viz: as to the estimated ¢ of euch an immense work, and was told “about two ‘8 quarter millions of dollars,’ upon which, as he all previous inconsistencies became at once cleared and be incontinentiy left, So far our correspondent. Now for oar own prit opinion of the matter, based upon the preceding and previous experience. The estimated cost being about and @ quarter millions, the actual cost will be al Ubree and a quarter. Added to this, it seems to us that the system is in i fanity, and will defeat the object mtonded. The rags fent to the stream and tides, and consequently to the mense masses of ice which cover the river in wi fat eurfaces of Ofty feet each , between two rafts openings of only twenty (eet, so that thd ice colicet fifty feet of raft will bave to force iteeif through « two apd abalf times emailer, This will lead toa and, if the obstructions are not quietly carried out t: by the enormous pressure, we will bave a beautiful bridge covering the river from Fort Hamilton to Sing. That such would be the actual effect of such Tangement we think there can be littie doubt. Mav Ubought of this, Magers. Com Furthermore, it geems that to connect the ra(ts chaing will make a comparatively rigtd structure, cannet be bent upon itself, so a8 to be casily 0 main channel, to admit the ingress and ogress of ( ‘vessels, To make an opeping two hundred and foet wide a steamer would be require! to tow thr the rafts out of the way, after unshackelling twolve| sevmcneian, eokce yf ty Hocagesn | afaire adjusted a fame insane--monnwbile, pechape,. he "Uda ieee, ive the Commissioners joy of the o fe think diaplacoment ‘of superficial, would bave been much the ends to deflect tho ten, and with sproes goed (olok chant would have bese better (han «