The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1864, Page 2

eg ' «i FINANCIAL AND GOMMGRCIAL. | St SRS Steal et ust Sefer tere tantra | —AMNEAE OF Tue COLUMBM. ~ |WTWE FROM SOUTH AMERICA bundred miliions of money rq paper circulating, | they are on am equality with the Treasury motes issued Seraps of Mexieam and Havanese News— $15 8 618 por ton. ‘Tensvay, Dec, 22—6 P. M. pes On. —Lévseed te tp small supply and the the government, by its omission to tax hoavily at Grat, | ender the act of DecembentS3, 1857. Projected Mextosn Steam Navigation, The stock market has beou weak and decliming all day, } 044, -cmnieston to the rulnous system of curreacy | The following table shows tbe number of baeks which eel oo Gemaoding $1 4b $i 80, thesgh satside lS} a | me, . ptotorced wxtew'tm conseqasice OF Whe calling in Of | tito, nas impaired its own credit, and thereby en- | have heen organized under the fee nyalai 3 fot io | ana "ei a SEr Ey tO EGE Crete | Tho ctenmer Columbia arrived at thie port yesterday Tho War Between Brazil and tonne and with wbtop poliers’ Options were) sa the " r = price of everything to be bought with paper | the prmotpal cities, with the agrregate amoutt of cajital. betes morning, with Havana dates of the 17th inst. Uruguay. put out bythe. Tue sharp/demiad for money #0 | ooey nearly threc-fold, 90 demanding @ proportionate | A large majority of thore in Bost aud Philadelphia are pote ae Tu holdere-|-1e-rabet steamer Alexandsla, wow called-the Mery, - carry the large biocks of goveroment securities beld on increase in the volume of the currency, with which the | conversions from the old State institutions: — wore generally a \ittle firmer in their views, still a bid | bad: beem seized at Nassau for. violation *@f'the’ neu speculative acooaut, ie anticipation of the witharxwal of nN % for good largeJots would bay, val oil at yester- | tratity laws, bet : the ten frty tap, after the fret. bundred mations was | **ossee ore ONSe i iande a distinotion | Now York Ta” guuntze'ocd | 407's rares regdiinenmuanc The. ghied were tr fl0K. | Sy See eeeag. inet waseel Datane nse mons rre-) A Blockade of Montevideo a taken bad not vege fully supplied, and amumber of weak | 1 00 between gold and paper, and the former, having | jasc” Br onaioso | for retlved to bond, and O8c. n 950. for ree Presidens LAooin’s Message had been unfavorably sd d holders, oth of taa-forties andotBer oeds, Daye been | ATT "TS ale the other had neh, eld ary Vaormiows. —Recaiis.120 bb’. pork 212 puckagse Dee } eriiined by Whe Diario. dered by Brazil. R009 ow compiled te select ate lock. The nafioost bulfs bave | ou, a temptation to hoard both for security and on 1.625 000 into mark for re day ad ericon showel 8 de, | The Sebel blockade runner Ptarmigan, wirich wead oot pais eemeecestts oes os tbarhineil apeculdstoa, "Which (bq. subpequent course of leciaty- vo Meson Gab Griggs as tor isesee mateo oat, eine ty 51 |, Bavente,beoke, dows, and wes obiiged to retard tor \ ) é i and their ‘e - a! rt moss ; 6 WwW ¢ Os Vion greatly stimulated, and so more than justified 000 % | repairs, tailed, while, a the year is nearing its clogs, lending | 4 er expeotations of the hoarders. Tne 900,000 | ee ee oem ae 9 0832 (or nest, snd £00 a | TheJucky rebel lookede runner Denbigh opme ia the | BNgland Refuses a Belligerent Recognition to {nesitutions genetally ere indmposed to extend thelr government moreover failed to place suficient reliance 4 60for mere, PRs ceitvery 6,000 eri , day before yesterday, with aboat. eight hundred baton of General Flores and Denies There. engagements. tien } 9B00 ite own credit, and to onliat the services and secure, 200,000 Sew meas, bayer and 290 pense oa sino’ ina a egttos Teo demand for moady to ebiry fovernment secur tbe co operation of the banking interests of the country. 300 000 | R04"? inean, for deaneay At $12 25; 600 The Houston Peiegraph announces, officially, the-eap:'| ~ '* Are Contrabands of W having eooreached upon the supply otherwise available | F477 Chage had ‘been a keen observer be would, bare 300,000 | rmeas for aul eolier’s ture of the United. States steamer Sonora, Ghe was oa > for the railway aid miscellaneous share speculation, the | 14, i, tne New York Clearing House ® practionl expo i her way to. New Oriesss from antingo, She was taken with thie came a latter was saturaly weakened; . closenoss in the sib Tits on the 18th ultimo by Captain Conway and six men, The Eoglish blockade vaunoing schoomor Alabama was sition of the policy preper to be pursued, The oid banks of this city bave s capital of about seventy millions, aad NEWS OF THE AMERICAN VICTORIES, money market. {hose holding both governments and railway stooke 00 a close money marker generally prover | ‘e0lt cally transactions aggregate about ninety millleasi| ry, rises rene Atlantic end Groat Westers Rall loapturpd off Galveston.ce the Teh inet bi i le! 7 ~ yet their circulation is at present less than three mil- tee fellows | At the time of the capture eight vessels wore bloek- Over: tho former Af, they drejtonced towctiO®.| jo. aye hundred thousand, But, without credit ia the | Teed for the meath of November were as \nding Gaiveston. ¥ , & the tWo, bid vo national securities bave Deen 40- {ror of chook certifications end the payment of diftee- | preimeter® malls, Wo. demand, the sates Nesouiations were going, on ,there for exchanging fye:] Ow Buetos Ayres Correspondence. Freight... ....s0ee ‘20sec. tor January Pressed to a greater extent thaa they. would bave been ganeary Bounes Avams, & A,, Ot. $7, 1866. ences only to each other through the Clearing House, the hundred Union prisoners, at Gamp.Grece, Texas. @a ap easy money market. The rate oo call is strictly even per cent, aud considerable differences have been paid for carrying over from tea to thirty days. Dealers ia matioual securitics are still perptered as to ‘what Mr. Besseoden intends doing; but they think it pro. able that, like themselves, ne does vot know. He would ‘appear, indeed, to have mo intentions or policy of any kiod, end therefore be allows affairs to take their usual course. ‘He is seo timid and too much wanting in ability to form @ pew plan or revise am old one for himeeif, and only the Jogto of facts wii be likely to arousé him to action, while even that may be lost upoa Lim. About a hundred and eight mililons of the ten-forty loan have been Giready eabscribed for; but, asthe bonds are now offered on the street at 1013{, or more than a half per cent below the government subscription price, no fur- ther subscriptions to the loan are likely to find their way to the Treasury under existing ciroumstances, and very fow to the seven-thirty loan, The ten-forty loan has al- ways been an {ucumbrance on the market, and the vinoty milifoas and odd remaining of the two hundred millions origtoalty authorized, unless withdrawn, will be useless tn itectf and @ stimbling block im the way of subsorip tious ¢o the seven-thirty notes. There never should have been more than one kind of loan on the market at a time; and if Mr. Fesseuden is determined to keep the ten- forty before the pubiic be had better withdraw the seven- shiety. ‘At the first session of the Stock Exchange the closing prices showed decline from those at yesterday’s second of 8%, New York Central 3s, Hudson River 1X, Reading 1}4} Michigan Centra! 3, Michigan Southern 7%, Illinois Comtral’3;, Cleveland and Piusburg 5%, Chicago and Northwestern %, Rook Island 15{, Fort Wayne %, Mari- posal, Camberiand'Coa! 13{, Obio and Mi:siesippi certifi- cates %. Goveromest securities were quiet. Coupon 6’s of 1881 were steady at 1163¢; coupon 5-20's of the new Issue de. clined 1: old tsaue steady. Coupon 10-40's advanced 3, but chmed sio.dy, The one year certificates advanced 14. Absuc open beard at one o’elock the market was lower, And kt the socoad resui«t buard tL Was steady, ABS COM. pared wis thes closing gales of the morning Erte de. cline 4, New York Covtral 1, Hudsoa River %, Iliaois Central 1yock teaud 1, Fort Wayne 3;. Cleveland and Pitteburg improved 11. Govermment securities were depressed. Coupon sixes, 1881, were steady. Coupou ten-forties deviined 3; cou: pon five-twenties Toe gold market is dull, and the propositions in the rebel Congress reiative to the appointment of a commis- loner from ead State to discuss conditions of peace with the (ederal government have attracted attention, but cun hardly bOwald to have exerted an influence upon the Course of speculation. Tne quotations were:— Foreign exchange \ ia little request, and baskers’ bills at sixty days are offered at 10034, and at three days at 110}6. Owlog to the ¢x_orts being largely in excess of the fmports just mow, the supply is in excess of the de- masd. ‘The salesof end subscriptions to the seven-tnree-tentha doan made at tho First National Bae to-day amounted to $220,300. The came bank paid $1,000,000 in Treasury draftas: Ineansequeace of the bigt price of coal many of the looom tives on the Easteru roads are beiug altered back 00 apt beara wood iueteat of coal ‘The Pennsylvania Northern Ceatral Raflroad Company has declared & dividend of two per cent, clear of national and State taxes, for tbe qua: ter ending December 31, pay- able the stockholders on toe 20th of Januiry, 1865. ‘The Boston and Providence Railroad Company has de- clared a dividend of five per cent, free of governmen: tax, payable January 2, to holders of stock Vecember 21 ‘The Wostern Ratiroid Company bas declared a dividend Of $5 por share, free of government tax, payab'e January 2, to bolders of siock December 20, ihe Connecticut Rivet Railroad Com).ny bas deciared a dividend of $4 per share, free of government tax, payable January 2, to holders of stick on the 20:u inst, The Second Natioval Bank of Newark, N. J., bas declared s semi annual divi end of five per cent, free of government tax, pryable January 3, after reserving a surplus of equal amount, As the coming Corism.8 and New Year's day both fail on Sunday, the Monday following each will be observed as the holiday , 1 accordance with the statute of the State of New York, Ali notes of draft maturing either on Sat urday of Monday must be paid on saturday to save pro- tent ‘The condition of the binks of the three principal com mercial cities of the Union is exhibited in the following table, whion shows the aggregates of their last weekly Statements as compared with the returps of the pre. vious weok:. saihe ve H, Nort, Deo, 17, smicraane aban tes 55 3,057,084 190. -5:336 Dea ".. 3143 2.371.579 Martane 568.3 25,120,316 031, 26,408 570 ist “Bit 221,859.279 Se ae 326,540.698 14,061:06 224,111,069 583 446 141, 4 354/31 2,252'308 ‘The management of tbe eations! flosseas sinee the war ‘began bas been 00 tuat Treasary and back notes are ‘worth to-day, allowing the gold premium to be 125, forty. four cents only om the gollar, and yet melther the Trea- eury Department sor Congress has proposed remedies for the ovila which bave ied to this condition of things, and ‘which are stili om the increase. The iocompeteacy of the head Of the Treasury, together with the supinenees of Congress on this important subject, are not only to be Greatly regrewed bat call ‘or speedy correction. Chase acd Congress set «ut with mistaken ideas, both with regard te the probable duration ot the war and the fiscal measures | ecensary to enable the Treasury to raise the feeds te deiray the enormousty tnereased padlic expecdiures, Ibey thought tbat the straggle would be over ia « few moots, aud adepted temporary expedseuts for raising momey, and, by the suspension of epecte payments und the passage of the legal tener act, they imagine: they had laced abundant means within ony satent reach Of the Trowsury,and thet nothing fur. ther was etedful © be done. They believed taxation to be repageaat to the ideas of the Anerican people, and therefore, (or popalarity’s sake, no taxes were author- ‘{sed. The consequence was that, with the expenditures of goveroment largely tn excess of its receipts, and the war increasing insted of divuinishing in its dimensions ‘With the lapee Of 616, gold soon rose ton prom which im July inst emporartiy reduced the curreney oliar Lo 8 coin Value of only shirty-five ceate If, om the osber hand, (be policy of the government had ‘been lees short sighted, and taxatios Galoriated to pro. duce one-balf of thé exumaied expenditures had been at once levied, the public oreait would have remained strong, while, in Ue absence of Lie authority to sus pend specie payments, baok and Treasury notes would have remaived at par for along time, avd would have Only depreciated with the decline of confidence tm the Public credit Meaiwnite 1 could have borrowed on six per cent bonds, redeomadié at the pleasure of the govern ment after five years, by selling those in tbe open Market £0 the bighos: Uidders, There would have been 80 necessity for relying upon currency insues beyoue Perhaps, a reserve Of iifty millions of Treasury notes, suthorized for the purpose. ‘There wasat the time of the suspension at least two hundred aed eighty millions of dollars in movey cireu- tating in the Siates witen bad mot seceded, about one bandred and forty of which was in ban Neon and the Fomainder in specie / abd this was found ample for ali the Perposeeet commerce, Avior the outbreak of the war Chore wae-mo need of o arger amount of circulation than before. ment gould = have been sa easily made with transaction of this amount of business would be tmpossi- Die; that is to say, if this credit was not used, and every check had to be paid in money oa presentation, the sem required for the transaction of this amount of business would be equal to the entire currency issues of the country. ‘The government, by suspending the Sub-Treasury ays- tem and making the banks in the prinoipal cities agents for the sale of its seourities and depositories of its fuads received therefor, might have availed iteclf of the same kind of credit that the associated banks enjoy among each other. The banks in each city would, under this arrangement, baye had to join in a bond to the government .for the security of the funds en- trusted to them, and one of these would have bad tobe selected by the rest, through which only the government wonld have transacted its business. Ali the bavks, in proportion to their capital, would have shared Jo the use of the deposits by certificates granted to them by the Clearing House Association—these answering the purposes of mosey. Mexowhile government could bave drawn against its deposite in the banks of the dif- ferent cities, which drafts would have been, in the great majority of cases, passed to the oredit of depositors, in- stead of being paid in cash. Now it becomes a matier of moment what course shoutd be pursued to arrest the depreciation of the currency. If the Seoretary of the Treasury and Congress continue to allow existing evils to rum on, we shall wit ‘Ress an aggravation of the present symptoms of the de Cline of government credit, to be succeeded eventually by a forced retara to specie payments, as in France, when the agsignais were discredited. This would be the collapse Of the bubble of infation, which has been blown for the last three years. Would it sot, therefore, be better to cheek the evil before it assumes these disastrous dimen- sions, and make an offort to resume specie payments before we are compelled to do so? The time is op ortuce for it now that the military situation is so promising, and the pros- pect of the war ending within a year or s0 greatly im- Proved, If tt is possible to resume specie payments after the currency has been repadiated by the poopie, as in France during the Revolution, tt is equally possible to do go while the latter is in good repute, as in Great Britain io 1821, after a suspension of negriy ¢weuty-four years. There is probably coin to the amount of two hundred and thirty millions at least in the loyal States, about a bandred millions of which ts held by the banks, thirty- ve millioss or more by the government and the re- mainder by the people, who hove it boarded. The New York banks bave nearly twenty-one millions. It is there fore obvious that there is hard cash enough im the country to resume specie payments on if we only know how and were willing to employ tt, e ‘That this would produce 6 revulsion it is onsy to see; but it would Bethe transition from a morbid to a healthy state, The way to do it would be, firstly, for the gov- ‘verument to announce that no further issues of currency would be made, Secondly, that in order to pave the way t> a return to specie payments all its transactions would in future be made as far as possible om a coin basis, allow- ing for the depreciation of the curremey according to the current price. of gold, and that the currency in ciroulation would be withdrawa 9s fast as possible, and, where necessary, that notes for the equivalent im coin of the sum witudrawn would be substfRuted. The govern. ment at the same time would require to sell its securitics for their value in coin at the market rate, and so the hoardings of the country would gradually be released. Under the'working of this plan we should have for @ copsiderable time gold and currency values for nearly everything, as was the case in France durieg the period already referred to; but prices would gradually adjust themselves to a specie basis, and the gold value of pro- perty and labor of all kinds would be thereby appreci- ated. As it {s, the depreciation of the currency is impoverishing rich and the poor alike, for, owing to its subtie iniluence, those who are virtually far poorer are made to avpear richer than before the suspension. The government would have the means of making this change by the sale of its securities, as well as by the focrease in the gold value of its revenue, as consequent upon the appreciation of the currency, apd by makiog the entire banking interest of the country subservient to its weliare, 80 extending its own facilit es for credit, The funding of the whole of the present gold bearing and currency issues into a common stock, like the con sols of Great Britain, which are perpetual annuities, al- lowing to the six per cent stocks proportionate adv: tages in conversion over the five per cent stocks, and te the latter over the currency debt, would be a desirable measure in the event of such a system, tending to the restoration of specie payments being adopted. Wheo Congress is debating the question of the currency the latter should not be lost sight of, ‘The receipts of the Rec! id Mississippi and Northern Tiiimots raiiroads during the week endiog December 7, amounted to $9 124, which exnibits a ‘alling off in the earnings as compared with the same time im 1863 of $121 The Obio and Mississippi Ratiroad will pay, 34 January, the interest on their preferred stock. ‘The Pittsburg, Fors Wayne and Chicago road will pay, 3d Janaary,a dividend of 23 per cent, free of tax, and 3)¢ per cent of the third mortgage bonds. The latver is im anticipation of that dae Aprii, 1865. There bas recently been much inquiry as to the condi- thm of the tending seven and three tenth notes issued under the act of July 17, 1861. It is understood that there are about eleven millions of these notes which have Bot been presented for redemption or conversion tato the 1881 bonds, A suit is cow pendieg to try the question whether these notes are not receivable in payment of Customs dues and other public debts, The act of Decem- Der 28, 1857, authorized the issue of twenty millions tn ‘Treasury votes, and provides ‘‘that said Treasury notes shail be received by the proper officers in payment of ail duties and taxes laid by authority of the United States, of all public lends sold by said authority, and of all debts to the United States of any character whatever which may be due and payable at the time when eaid Treasury Bote. may be offered in payment thereof, and upon every such pay meat credit shel! be given for the amount of principal and interest on the pute or notes received in pay ment on the day wheo the same shall bave been received by such officer’ ‘The notes issued under this act fell due June 30, 1861. Although at that time the difference betweee payer mosey and coin had not become very groat, the necessity was apparent to provide largely for the public expendi tures, and the act of July 17, 1861, authorized @ loan of two hundred and fifty mil.ions, partly in twenty year sixes, partly in demand notes and partly in seven and three tenths notes, section three of this act provides that the ireasury wotes issued under it “may be ex changed for Treasury notes issued under act of December 23, 1867, end faling due June 30,1861." Section tea Provides that «ii the provisions Of the act eutitied om act, A@ , a proved December 23, 1857, #0 far as the same can or may be applied 60 the provisions of this act, and Hot incovsiatent therewith, are hereby revived or re @nacied."’ It was evidently the ioteotion of this law that the notes teed voder the act of July 17, 1861, should be upon an eqaatity With those issued under the act of Deoomver 23, 1857, an@the increased {ntetest was authorized to offer an Inducem: or the conversion of the latter into the former, which were then due and redeemable in coin. The otlorts of thie Feeretary of the Treasury to compel holders Of these notes to comVert them into the 1981 bonds aré intended to reduce as much as potsibie the amount cow outete He bos, however, 00 power to change the character or condition of these n tos, It remains only | tor the law oMcors of the government to decide tne peod fng ques fon ae to their betog redeomabdle ih cole and re ooivable for debum ‘of any oharactor whatever” doe to for the active disbursements of the govern. | the United states, It is anderatood that the payment of these notes bas aiready been the subject of consideration Total... ses, sn aeteseeenees ‘The following ig the traffic of the Great Weevera Rail way of Canada for the week ending December ®, 1864:— DOCTORBC....++s0e0re 50 $3,715 ‘The gross, earnings of the Philadelohia, Germantown ‘and Norristown Railroad during the year ending with September, 1864, amouotad to $2,898,496, The Piqua and Columbus Railroad Compagy bas been Consolidated with the Indiana Central Railroad Company, ‘under the name of Columbus and Indianapolis Central Railroad Company, making a direct line between Colum. ‘bus and Indianapolis of ove hundred and cighty-six milés, ‘The funded debt and the capital etock amount, conjointly, t0 $5,500,000, The returns of the Bank of Rngiand for the week end- fag November 30 compare with the statement of the pro. vious week as follows:— Public deposits. Other deposits... Government eccurities ‘ 10,474,542 Other securities. . 118.4 18,629,163 Notes in circulation...... 19,661; 19,823,100 Specie and bullion...,... 14,131,004 13,989,024 Theo usual return of the Bank of France for the weet ending December 1 shows the following results compared ‘with the last agcount:—Increase—Cash ia band, 19 mil- Hons; notes, 9 4-5 millions; treasury balance, 61-5 mil- Mong; current accounts, 12 millions. | Decrease—Com- mercial bills, 71-6 millions; advances, 1 million. The rebel cottou loan was quoted in London, on the 2d mstant, at 59 to 61—a falling of of two per cent, ‘The proposed issue in Loudon of certificates of deben- ) ture by the Atlantic and Groat Westera Railroad Com- pany, to which we before referred, bas been received with much favor, and considerable transactions had taken place in them ‘on the Stoor Kxcbange; the fact of both princtpal and interest boing payable in sterling appeared to commend them to a large class of investors who seek a certain Axed income not subject to the fluctuations of ex- ee + "81; cou 11636 +20, 000, 108 4 1035 oe da feow ies 107% don 18 fas. b30 3 too0e 08s 10-40;6 101% Tipo USO", 1 yr cer 1000 Missouri O's... 2000 do... 30000 Onto & itis cer = 200 700 Mich Canis Pe it - ge Re, $000 ART Hiatt 1ou0 = ao... 6000 Tol &' a 11500 Cleve&Pit 4thm > 89 6000 Mariposa 1st m 98 6000 Amer gold.s10 223 te say Bank - et ‘iB % 6 Fourth Nat Bank 99 300 American oval.. 8436 165 Central Nat Br... 105 ¢ 950 Canton Company 24% 200 do «30 85 100 do b3O0 34% 100 Pel & Hud Canal. 215% « do.. - 25 do, 1043 100 ( Ep ic, Burk Qy RR 11754 100 I 1500 1200 100 a OL 300 Alton & Tr H pref er} BOARD. 1. past Two 0'CtooK P.M. 100 shs Frie RR pret. 99% 200 Hudson Riv us be "81 reg 110% $ 6's, 'SI,cou N65, oreo —s do... 230 1000 American gold. aa CITY OOMMHARCIAL REPORT. Tuvaspay, Dec. 22—6 P, M. Asuns.—Receipts, 36 bbis. Market dull and prices nominal. Basapercrrs,—Receipts, 3,451 bbis. four, 506 bbis. and 19 bags corn meal, 3,300 bushels corn, 7,600 de. onts, 765 do. malt, The flour market opened quiet and steady. but wards the close there was # slight yielding ta prices, with no buyers at our outside quotations, The demena ‘was very moderate throughout, pales, 9,000 bbis. State and Western, 850 Southern and 450 Canada. Rye flowr was steady, with sales of 100 bbis. choice at $940. Corn meal was in good demand, with sales of 760 bbis., at 87 60 for Jersey, $8 89 for Brandywine, to arrive, and $11 for choice white Atiantic mills. We quote: 700 985 10 26 a 10 30 10 85 a 10 40 0 2b a 10 70 T1056 @ 11 25 +11 30 a 12 00 -10 90 a 14 12 bern 10 66 a 12 00 Fancy and extra do. 12 16 015 00 Common Canadian. 10 20 a 10 35 Gova to choice and exira 10 40 012 00 Rye flour, superfine. 8008 950 Corn Dols... Tia 960 Core meal, puncheons 10a —The wheat market quiet, and closed nomisally 2. & 86, lower on spring. Sates 13,000 bushels at $2 561, for amber Michigan, and $2 50 for wiuter red Weatern, ‘The corn market was duil and beavy, with sales of 19,000 ee ee at $1 8636 for invertor a. mixed in store, OF barley 6,500. bu $1 90. One w latter price fo is Canada East brought trom so, to $1 06— i been Prices being steady, We note ealer of 5,000 bags | per Catbarine Scott, on terms not to be made public Corton = The market opened firmer, 16 m4 121, 128 Fates more of lers nominal, neutral, 100 tieroes beet 200 ‘da, 34 5 10,000 bi aod $15, goa, MoLasmen wee. te fair aemand and firm, with bee Ff 220 bhda Porte. Rieo wm Abe: 1h do Cane mbaoo red See: 86 40. and 20 bbis, Now Orleads at §1 10 Ghee the latter price for new crop, NAVAL Btokms. —Spirite turpentine was witbeut decided saree kot to-day prevented, an asocations, Bes the Gemted ehiewse maedersia. TR gales com: muscovado at 180. 50 do, vga, and 18. 0 08 yellow, 263{c. a 27%Xc. for sore wi leand beg fora ed, crushed and granulated. ‘atrow.—Sates of 85,000 Ibs. at 1IyXe. 4 180., and 14,000 Ibs. ase at 160. a 160. ‘ed V4 Wausxsy.—The market was irregular ptsottiod. His place had beea broken open and robbed two or three. Sucar,—The private terms Relined w: for soft Fe ‘were arking the most extravagaot pres, bat gettiod to yesterday's figures. Sales of 8,000 bbis. ‘25 a $220, closing at $2 28 (or Western. Poltoe i TRAGIC AFFAIR IN ‘THR NINETEENTH PRECINOT STA: TION BOUSE—A POLICEMAN AiTMPTS TO MURDER CAPTAIN HARTT—H& FAILS IN THE ATTEMET AND 19 ARRESTED, ETO. Karly on Wedneeday evening intense excitement was created im the Nineteenth precinct station house, Fifty- ninth treet, near Third avenue, a deliberate attempt having beou made to take the life of Captain Hartt by James Teunant, a patrolman of the Tweaty-first preotiict. It appears’ that as Captain Hartt was standing near the telezraph instrument Tennant. entered .tho station, and said to Captain Hartt, "1 salute you because you are captain,” te.which the Captain rephed, ‘‘ybry wall, Mr. Tenvant; how) do you dof’ Tennant thea commenced using abusive and threatening language towards the Cap- tain, who informed him that he mugt,¢ease suob’talk in tion bouge, or he should tive him-ejected. This remark secrred thexcite Tennant stilt-tmore, end be com menoed shaking big fists at the Captain, git the time con- tinutng bis abuse, In a moment alterwards Jennont drew a revolver from his t and advanced towards tbe Captain, ag if to.ghoot bim. San Harts calied to his metto selze lendant. DOR, from fear, oF other sara hone of them responded, Y ‘and officer Clarks" Before Tennant could dischurs pistol the roundeman.reizéd-him by tho throat and he Prevented the execution of bis murderous purpose, A truggie then ensued between Tenosim, the rodedgmao id Captain Hartt, which resulted in the-fooring a warmolng of the coraged policeman. cured, was" jucted toa cell end locked un, and wale in the cell he tore up the Dunk aud was otherwise de- structive His ravings were those of a mi aod” eventucliy the prisoner became disorderly that Captain Hartt directed bim to handcuffed, He resisted this operation with all his wer, and, after the Ironing had been accomplished, ed at sil bazards to. rolleve ive bonds in thesum of five hundred dollars to avswer the charge of felonious assault. “The cause for this mur- derour ass Captain Hartt ts not clear. Some time sinee Tevnant was ward detective in the Nineteenth pre- cinot; but the Commixsioners thought proper to trans‘er him to the Twenty Sret imet. much to his Tennant avers that this was reilly the work of Capt Hartt, who, te-elleges, bad formed a disiike for him, ‘and this possibly is the only excuse the prisoner bas to otier for his conduct. Hia case will soon be brought be‘ore the Board of Police Commissjovers for ievestigation, “BURGLARY IM BLEECKER STREET THB BUBELARS BROT AT. . About half-past one o'clock. yesterday morning Ma) Ay White, who keeps a liquor store.in the besement of mises 260 Bieccker street, was aroused by hearing “ai ‘unusual noise in the front room, Hearose from bis bed and seeing three men,asked them what they wanted. Recetving no answer, Mr. White fred four'ghota from bis rovolver atthe men, who thereupon ran foto the street, with thetr hoods fall of plunder. UMcer Riker, of the ‘Twenty-eighih precivot, bearing @: alarm, basteved to the spot, and sacceeded Im arresting one of “the fellows, He afterwards apprehended one of the others, prisoners gave their oames as Richard 1. Stage and Isaac Bmiih, They were taken before Justice Ledwith and committed for trial, The accused are buys eighteen and twenty years of age. Emith pleaded guilty to the charce, Dut Stage says he Knows nothing whatever concerning the burglary. Mr. White alleges tbat the prisoners stole wives, liquora and cigars to the value of about $500, times previously. Admiral Farrag’ at Home. ANATION OF BEING LASHED AT THR MAST> HEAD OF THR HARTFORD, The Brooklyn Union gwes an intoresting acoount of a charming conversation between Admiral Farragut and some of hig admirers at the Brookiya Academy of Music, on Tuesday evening, in which the old hero of the Hart ford explaimed how be came to be lashed at the mast heat during tho battle of Mobile. ‘The scene is described as follows: — While the main portion of the company were enjoying themsolves up stairs, a pleasaut scene, which it was our privilege to witness, was enacting below in the private apartments of Mr. Wier, the janitor of the Academy, The Adwiral and a few tadies and gentlomen were pre fevt at a substantigi collation, and there was such a jolly vine “Admiral id a lady, ‘do tell me if it was true, as they md, inate you were lashed to the mast down at Mobile cewell oy id the Admiral—whom we have already said je agartiess esa child—i'il tel you all about it. You know ip a fight the emcke of the guns lies om the water, and, naturally, I would want to see over it to know what wan going on, | Well. twould jump up. «bo x—Ro high” (indicatsg with bis hand). thea I wou up a litte bigh id by and by 1 gotupto where they said. suppose | wae two hours getting as high as that. [had ‘a littie rope thet I hed jashed around me just to keep me from failing in care I shouid get burt. Every one, you know, fe liable to get burt in a fight.’’ ‘bea poh beard from your friend Admiral me to use my influence to get bim Tuey (tbe Tebels) ali scem ued, with charm: obser surgeon wved that for him, although we tried our ‘Dest to ‘Teil you whet,” be wont, on, "Twas gind flaw come’ down on the ram.?? A That be enjoys lie was evident last night to ail who had the delight of seein; Well, Admiral, what do you think of tbe war?” wos another question. It was mot often, you know, that we bad a obaves to ‘‘pump” at such an lilustriour handle, ‘gall right We've cot 'em. They'll bogiv to whow ft toon” He expressed fuocers of the peaition that Bas “Porter,” said be, anobdiefellow. I know bim well, and be will nov dis- appoint the country.” '@ congratualsted rey (we trost not a onee hours ie advance) on bis probable elevation to the rank of Vice Admiral, In pi enoiution periected in Con- gress yesterday. LHe" repli “Yea, 1m much obi to them; I'm very thavkful ‘to everypody’’—ae if he oouldn't ‘Wink of aby special ground people bave for hoo- Oring him above bis fellow #0 tho glorious old fellow (we don’t know, either, why we should call suena merry boy © ent with n flow of delight(ul talk, of which will pacdod acd our readers thank us for to the public, About twelve o'clock he rose to go, and sy offered an enoort to New York be said:“When La poking around down South, then | ofien want a pil Lend apouud hore Tam at bome, avd exp padale my o' He at length. cousented to ac. he neenlied ity -bo6- insisted tbat. Ik eb Sard hé. 4 knw what good wives so ay thei huctandw are out too tate”? And tbin remivde un that iho only regret Our people bed last otnt wae that the noble iady.of tbe Admiru) did out secompany him She would, we aré sure, have been delig! with a oe Tecoption of the hero of sue ‘dear old jartrerd.”” T6 Major Haggerty fell the honor of *seonvoying”” the Admiral to bis domestic.barbor. May God preserve bis fnture voy axe of tify (rtm all tempente that blow and seas that ebatior, ard that be may +t ast cass avcvor im sbat haven whore is eternal pence, is the prayor of every Fire at Augusta, Me, Avovsta, We, Deo, 22, 1964. ‘The car and passenger depot in thie oy of tue Foruiend and Kennebec Railruad Compacy was totally desir yea tan early hour this morning, together with ary: Lona probably $60,000, which te 1 for balf taas amount Sugars at Havana, 8)¢ a9 reals, ‘Exchange on London 1234 per cont, and ca the United Biajea, abort sight, 60 por cout discount, OUR HAVANA CORRBSPONDENOE, Havana, Dew 17, 1866. \slertoan Steam Navigation«Prejectes: Lincs. on the Gulf } A Restored Hote —Zarsvela Zareoza, de., £0. ; Ja, my Jest letter 1 mentioned the arrival of the French steam frigate Amazone, from Vera Crus, Con* trary, to custom. with vessels of her class, which Generally gall from Sacrificics Bay, and never bring one word of news, the Amazone brings newspapers from Mexico. city 0 the 20th, three or four days Tater tham we, had received by the British steamer, However, as ill luck would have it, there is positively pon in them worth reproducing, beyond & document y the Treasury Department relative to tke estab- Kebenond o{ lines of steamers in t julf and Pacific, Those desirous of making offers ure oslied upon to send re proposals to the Treasury office within a month from ber 28. The conditions required that the company shall be Mexionn, $f possible. If forexners, they must bebome natura\ized. Gret requisite, aud a very good ove. The Gulf steamers &re'to'rua from Matamoros to Campeachy, stopping at in- termediate ports. ‘Ibe Custom House reguiations still be those of January 31, 1256, ‘The porte which all be used on the Pacific are not Mentioned, though they will probably be those of Aca- pulco aud Gauyamas, with the intervening ones of Mazat tan, San Cn ys Thece were parties already in the capital who had gone there with the intention of simply Getting the seaction of the govornment before undertak- ing these eaterprees, which they arefuliy prepared to do a8 soon as the uecessury permirsion oan be obtained; Bo one can doubt that these lines of trading steamers will be a ‘And im the course of time others will fotlow, to Kur. pe, to the United States, in fact, to ail quarters of the globo, for one, the least familiar with joxico, must understand the imménse agricultural and miveval wealth she is possessed o', iBeath therefo! nt the vast trade she te.capable of. With’ all tions of climste, from the tropic to the old, nee ail the. fruits and prodacte of two worlds may be gathered from her sait, The cotton, corn and'tobacco of North america, the coffee and sugar, of south, America and ine West Todies can be raised in immense quantities, wher with wheat, indigo, peprer sod Baby Aalbey coknerrn eles, where -lp precious woods atone there is a world of wealth that jles reltng ber stores and to her torests, for'want of 8 Of, To mitern’s she is rent silver, tm, lead, zine, Precious stones, corab aod pear bound. In fact, there is untry more blessed than Mexico in these respects, 10 Only neods"n few years peace to show what she ig realy worth to the world. I cannot offer you any strikingly tmportant local Ha- ana pews. Nota single house or new hotel bas been, ded to the number sitice my last Cramantoakee Sonaine by the way; that reminds methat Mrs. Almy’s hotel, which was not burned es faisely reported, red and ravsacked jn the most shameful meaner, Ww agein Open, having been put to rizdts, This hotel, t remembered, bas siways had-the reputation, and i believe. dexerved!y, of being ove of the afford anything like decent accommodation to ladies. ip the way of winter amusements, bull Sighting ap & prominent piece Of late shore (righ'ful exhibitions jaste for the thing grown jd by some alloy and ok, Actually cootempiate au smateur per! Wich comes off this very day. Dtelikiog very much duty of sittlig on a proce fi igguent ‘viewing, th y F ” and so on, | ebati vot mothing must Dave oc occurted ed which injures much tbe popular 0: the Zarzuela Company. Ibereare }trejueatly ‘scones’ added to the performances whiab, am gure, theauthors ofthe pieces never thought of. "t caD oniy gel at the gonerabdact that there iv @ very pretty woman apd a very homely man (the Genera!) ac the bottom of all the troble and ecandal, Notwithstanding my pretty broad hint lateiy in regard to etexmers leaving at noon, the Columbia leaves to-day at that upwholesume bour ‘The Corsica also leaves to- =: ‘at three or tour o’ciock. Tbe passengers who came by theLibertyon her last trip are anxious thet I should press publicly their ackuowledgments to Captaia Wii a, Parser Holloway and other vificers of the steamer, for tbe care and atteution with which they were treat- od. obey tbe request with muck 5 speak from person: in endorat may be said in Wilson and bie Exchange on New York tae tion of an article from Havana, Deo, n Mi a, —_—_ — ‘York Henao. The present. setts) scarier Orst place, by its relative brevity. compared pre ceding ones. But let it aot be ed that it bas gained in substance aod depth what it bas lost in extent, A discolored acd unconnected relation of many things and events, it is net marked by behtiaat Xposition uf tho past, nor does tt throw any light upon the obscurity Of the future, disappointing thus those who might have pected imjortant revelations conceroing a avd the fu'ure decigua of the Tresident ath ing the second period of bin magistracy. And certainly when Qlinirs 10 that country ome to #0 critical @ tion, avd alter tbe great triuinph obtained fn the elec: tious, it might weil bave been oped thet Mr. Lincoln would beve aunounced to the mation apd to the world Sometuing that miy bt serve to help them conjectare aud form caiculutions, with some foundation, in regard to the Solution of the grave questions there agitated. Loder this view, weagain say the public expectation bas beon disaypointed. On thé important subject of forelga relativvs —alwuys @ prominent ove in the mes. sages addressed to the chambers by the Executive—the President 1s 80 covcise and trifling, we will not say reserved, (bat be scarcely says anyining, And, as if. be derignediy purposed it to be understood that ‘he cared litue for tbe reciprocal attitude of other nations, even to the extent of not mentioning the frat maritime Powers, be dwells wiih @ certain enjoyment ov the republic of Liberia, and devoies to it more than one paragraph to celebrate ite social and political advancement. Nor ia the Messaye more explicit in regard to (he grave quemiwn lately sprung with the empire oi Brazil relative to the capture of the Florida, Ip aliuding to that even! Mr. Lincoln, 19 the paragraph eutitied loternation: Questicus, imdicates nothing ich might reveal the future couduct of his Cabinet im the matter which, with | tm oe reason, bas excited the iterest of all maritime In exchango the right ot bel- sii tbat relates to those important of December 6 have any impor. i ttnched to that of ve va be says g, Pathe: than that to what be We will not stop ty analyze the consi the document devoted most iatserite. i ism; ail goes well, Increases, resoutees abound, immigration mado by the war, i{ mavy die consoiation in the idea tbat there are mauy yet alive, and that the Umted Whose resources are joex- news f rt ead Lad tha tore Great qi resvivatile into on6:—peace and w i avy bave been disappointed in flatteriug promise, some conc bie of engenderi:g in terminal ‘Of the strife, it cer as may ve proved by recalling ia, what we have recentiy tn regard to the future policy of the Premdent re-elect. Mr. Jancola could promise notbing else than what he bas promised—war, snd wer at every hazard, more More vigorous, until the submission or apnibilation of the South shail be accomplished. This is hus programme, or, if preverred, the too of the one, vor- Fected aud amended by the election of November 8, ity! ihere is that of easyer) ‘and jook out thas ‘that door, opened (or the retarn to the Union, be wot soon closed. Thus peak Lincoln roundly, Who neiiher reports nor retracts one word of he has said and publivbed in regard to certain institutions, The me has wot goo on cy ve at Ike id leaves notbing to be on the 4 1m, ingptred by bie destiny aod perfectly Aware of hie mission while President, ie careful not, 8 Op former Occasions, to fx @ period to the ware Since ia the course of yy essays be 2 tad ena aie {aah a county courd sustain ft Indefinite ‘tas pot thou ary W weaken in any Way UBe Gud ‘perspective of the stroggia, with bo, as-ite.end wag near. Neither has be boasted pee SA o fanuee ct ) fies a | the period orapnod st jennage, rede "i nye the emost romorhenet Wort bas been the ncron fs bostite coustry an red mi en by Sherman we abstaia from commenting nese the result of this We With conclude, The Message tells ue nothing we G14 nut know beforehand, i Copiaing no mugury of com. Cord or the Belghboring country, which will continue. Suter'be, ue tava careogte To le pad vast) dat a optireteud vndenvere ts pertiande a 8 people ‘whose prodigious pros, erity ip du@ to peace and her benign acts, Progress of the War Betwoon Uruguay and Brasil—Hng- The sad state of Uruguay continues; but those who have bopes of the restoration of order om a constitutional basis, baye been. bighly epcouraged by tho attitude cae English government. The Brazilian Minister,has igeued)em order that he would take reprisals for damages claimed against Ure- puay; that be would searcb.all vessels for contraband of war, The Eoglish Charge replied that in making re — prisais the Engligh government would hold Brapil strictiy: acdountadle for avy damage done to English subjects. ae every town aad neighborhood's filled with British eub- fects, this is importafit, Also, that if any British vessel should be searched, it would be resented with force, and) ‘that no such thing could exist as contraband of war vatit war is declared; and that Uruguay.cannot be held to be waging a war, but simply appprossing a rebollion, General Flores being simply a rebel. ‘This position, 80 contradictory to that assumed in refer- ence to tho United States, has startled everybody. Bras at once hesitates, Flores at the gates of the capital, retires, and 0 1.eea the only opportunity.to enter that be over will have. The probability is now that this throat of England wilt 80 hold Brazil! in check thas Uruguay will have time te recover, Arumor prevaila to-day that parties on this side are fitting out three armed steamers toajd Klores, if. these are given to bim they will be formidable aid. It is for the interest of England. to .retela, Uruguay jest as ehe bes beep. To.all intents and purposes! Uruguay * bas served all the interests of England as it, che were colony. Hence the degided tone of peannrsstersen by the Charge, On the contrary, the United, Btajes were da Eaglanés path, and sho must be. Peeters possible, to Salanew Powers North of the taal stetanoy rent, and south oF it bi om Brasit aad voun: ing caod od eaeae aod jealousies are, not wanting. at present to be impossibie to draw this {nto the eoiripeel ot er om any subject. Our aerbe Wie ltt besarte mt ue tt Ly be last mai! brought us the figsaue P gust 27, contaising the gp roy el Schaot'o ‘the eh Ae the defences of Mobile \amirel Farrag: ‘The wool of the new, et to arrive, and is of the finest Lotte and the cleanest of cand, dirt and. Aye prodused ta Seuth America. It ts italy. wold os low rates, for Cree Lert ed me ye end ee ‘on the Argentine Central are goteg: on slowly. It was suppored that the; Sess, idly, bus thetrack wover ad ietel a Ponte ak sy dred men cag ghey Sea yee fast’ ea i carry tase t ad ud ca srg ‘The stud Te forward Ww! ‘car track ta: ing E ts tals can be doue tbe.rond asa be oom whole route. . ‘The improvement of the character of the wool a cogutry has been the study of sheep farmers for ve a oo, in rr per bear eau gio 10) ringio; lonte vi ite a ity aeireeteeeine they are Boneg id apime 12g 8 passage ot only 1 re le ry nye; thoy are ta fine sede sorting the question is tg ico of stimele produoes.tbe most profs im Boul ai aod, Le] they bave set us = example of ent ‘ Deutral port vy taking two vessels of ae way, yet they deom it an outrage, But will bave segs pales, this ing oa fry er ai Paraguay receut advices tudicate important more. mente. A vew line of teiegrayh has been o; tops favorable a war with Brazkt ve ea that they are deciare@ counterfelt. They seem Sea Island. It ia.claimed at Pa rana that they are genuine. I cannot say; bus thie i cortain; this immense valley bas €o recently been sea water that, water auakiag through the soli is brackish. ‘The foreign ministers generally have taken ground de cidedly for the goverament of Urugouy, and the Jtallam Micistor bas informed it that Italiaus taking up arms a rebellion will be subjected to punishment ia the galleys, There ate twelve American ships’in our harbor to-day. But little {rel zbt ofers tor the United States. 80 sive te the tariif on wools that. very few orders bave ag. want ‘Wools this year are immetsely superior wo amy quantity and quatity. reev. Bt ‘ter bus gove to Rosario, to open a breech of tho American church lovg estabiished in thie oly. Rey. Mr. Good{eliow remains suporiutendent of the Amer- jean obarch affaira im tbis city. Expansion is cccurriag fu this and the adjoining provinces very rapidly, There is vo dapger now of this country being involved to war, THS LATSST News, Sovraaurtox, Dec. 8, yp The Oneida, with the Brazil mails, arcived bore thle mornig, with seveaty.te passengors, Atle 10 Specie, aod ‘Bde experi winds fnronshoet hor passnge. Bucnos Ayres continued to progress under the able ad- ministration of General Mitre, Gold bad been discovered fo large quantitios in Sam Juan, at the foot of the Lorailiera Mountains. Over five hundred ounces were vbiained in nuggets in one day by two mivers. Hostile measures bad been taken by the Brazilien au- thorities to ev‘orce their claims on tbe government of the Banda Oriental, The diock»de of Montevideo by ® Brazilian squadrom bas been declared, and a division of the Brazilian army bas crossed the frontier, aud sdvanced inthe Oriental territory as fer as Ceiro Largo. Flores hed appeared before Montevideo with three thousand mon, but retired without attempiiog to take the no Prorogation of the bankru; courts for days yueipired at ult,, aud many failares pate 4 ‘which wilt we to be subjected to the tedious and coatly of the cours Coffee plentitul with sales moderate. Business dail. ‘The Canada Outward Bound, Boston, Deo. 23, 1864. ‘The steamship Canada, for Liverpool, Via Halifax, enlle® Gt seven o'clock this morning. BSarrogate’s Ofice. Before Gideon J, Tucker, Surrogate, THE LAWASNOR WILL 0488. The Lawrence will case, which bas bees before the Burrogate for over a year, is now evidentiy drat eo close, The examisation of Dr. Norton, the son-in-law of Abraham R. Lawrence, bas been coecluded, after am almost toterminable examination and cross.exam/nation. There are two sessions of the court daily, and the Surre- te seems never to weary io his ta bo tully and, iny dispose of thie case. The A. prope- nents are axdudgs Desa, Wiltiam and others, and those for the Contestants ar: Ke smith nad BOF MON Talogue nod da aghier Seon wr, nar oh rie, Bireire Liason, Boleeenean, ae RON jerlion. Liverroo 04 FortundMr ®t Exon sie D or Hang, Chee auth,’ Thos A Hagens DEPARTUARA. nr0ot,— Sten ‘Canada, from Boston —C: ‘ . of To] a. 1D Brooks, Niemi iheh, RE Canis, dohn Gordon Neneh, J B Sutheriand pu Bias a re o ete of waganng a yea; maw a Shormna, Of