The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1864, Page 2

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Svvpay, Deo 25, 1864. ‘The chief feature of the past week was the active sub scription to the (en-forty loan, based upon the belief that the Secretary of the Treasury would withdraw tt after the dest Bundred miliions was adsorbed. The total suds scriptions probably amounted to twenty five miitions—so carrying the total eubscrived for beyond the expected Limit, But tbe failure of Mr. Fessenden to do #0, togetber with beary drafts on the matioual banks, produced a re wulston of fecliug and a tight mouey market, under which gecuritics of ali kinds declined on Thursday and Fridvy But op Saterday money became more abundant vader Treasury disbursements avd limited drafts, aud the market for governments especially showed # marked re- es Of the new issue, which bad sold on covery, five-tre the street afer the frst board on Friday at 105, hay fing sold at Satarday’s session of the Stock Exchange at 108%, although (hey subsequeatly reacted and closed at 108, The railway and miscellancous share market, which had boen simultaccously greatly depressed, aso pa tially recovered; but no strong disposition was erioced to operate for ariso, The approaching holidays and an indispositio u to euler Upon Bew evgagements, as wellvs the uncertainty aitendiog tbe future deaucial admini tration of the country, and the prospect of important military evenja, contcibuted to the tameness of speoula- tion, not only on tae Stock Excbange, but in the gold room and basiacgs geseraily. Toe goll market opeued on Monday with a eteady downward tendenoy, under the tofiuencs of the encour. aging news from the armies of Sherman and Thomas, and a large ‘‘sbort”? juterost was created, which led to a sharp recovery on Tuesday, but during the restof the week it was quiet, with a downward tendency. The extreme variations were a8 follows:— Highest, Lowes, Monday. 9 Tuesday Weduesuay. Thursday Friday Saturday ...... + 2205, Toe ebipment of specio on Saturday was rather heavy, amounting to $1,255,000, which, added to $62,000 taken by the Canada on Wedoesdsy, made a total for the ‘week of $1,317,000, ‘The foreign exchange market bas been rather weak and wusettled, aod rates hive tended downward under the abundance of merchants’ bills odlering, consequent on the large excess of exports over imports 0” late Banksrs’ sterling closed at 104%, a 4g for bills at sixty days, and 110% a 4 at three days, Morchants’ bilis were offered er l0sa \. The quotations for government securities and railway fod miscellaneous shares at the Stock Exchange in this city at the close of each of the last four weeks wore as foliows:— Dec 8. Dec.10, Dec.1% Dec-24, American Cosl.. + 87 85 BBS BANS Clevelana & Pitts 94%, Cleveland & Tuledo.. 109 ia 104 41 72% it 2 % 48 ae 85 S885 re & liudson Canal... — 210° 315° 29 Erie Railway ..... + 935 94 94 (88 Erie preverred 103° «102,108 101 Budson River. un? Ss 16 116 Minois Central... + 128% 129g 1% 125% Michigan centr: 128° 128” 129 LT 3g Michigan Southera.. . 69 T2% 125% 72! Milwaukec & Pda Chien... 46 83% 6455 52 Mariposa Mining 35, 36. ‘ New York Centra! Ohio & Sississippi cer. Pacific Mail....... Pitteburg & Fort Wayo Quicksiiver Mining, $6 Me 943 95 Reading Raliroad.... °°... 135% 1857, 183g 1143 GOFKRNMENT Registered 6's of 1881,ex. nt 107 109 110110 Coupon 6's of 1881.. -Mé 116% 117 lie Five-twenty coupons. + 107% 103% 10036 10836 Five-twenty regutered,.... 101% 108 109 108 10-40 5 per sent coupomm,... 100 1003g 1023¢ 10144 10-40 registered....... __— —_ _- 100% Six's of 1867, ex taterest.... 1 135 1ab Oue year certificates GT 91% (875% 97 October 7 3 10 notes 3 120° (1a To-morrow will be observed as a strict holiday at al! the public offices (with tue exception of the Custom House for one hour only), and banks being closed and Dusiness generally suspended. ‘The specie deposit branch af tha Renk.of¥* be Beds established, and the subscribers are now drawing checks Sor their deliveries instead of sending the coin to the buyers. Thus they avoid the risk of loses by theft of the specie im tranxiu or the frauduleat substitution of cop- Per, lead or ether substances for gold in the bage. They also save the trouble and delay of counting and the in- @onvenience of late deliverles, Facilities are also afiorded for the payment 0° differences in the place of delivery, which do Dot exist uoder the old method; and ‘the sudden and sharp cemand which is occasionally {elt on the market for cash gold is likely to be thereby dimiviebed , tending to keep it less unsettied. The ‘opening of specie accounts in several other banks, not only in this city, but in other commercial centres, would beadvantagooas, and predipose the fiaancia! ana mer- cantile community to make transactions for gold tm legiti- mate as well as speculative business; and thus the way ‘would be gradually payed for the resumption of specie Payments. Hoardere who bave their goid hiddeo away in walete, safes and traditional old stockings, and capi- {alinis who bave large amounte on special deposit in bank vaults, would be temptod by moderate charges to open epecie accounts current, The subscriptions to the seven three-tenths loan at the First Netional Bok to dxy amounted to $169,000. The preseure upoa the Comptroller of the Currency of State institutions seeking conversions into national banks increas daily, and notwithstanding the utmost exertions of the department delay is unavoidable, The bomber of new banks authorized is now comparatively smosl!, and their increase is not encouraged, especially ip localkiea which are already, in the option of the Comptroller, ‘oUy provided with backing capital for It is considered preferable to induce recent exiting State banks to come under th a visions of the national law, in order to avoid, ag much as possible, increasing the volume of currency. The fol \ g alditional banks were authorized during the week ending December 24:— poses. Name Location Capi'ot. Baok of Beaver © ‘ew Brighton, Pa £150,000 Asiatic Bunk. Jem, Mass... x Merrimec Fiavk Haverbiil, Mase Buoker Hill Lauk.......Charlestown, Mace 300,000 TMs 3500s Providence, R. 1 200,000 Firet -Eact Sogynaw, Mil 250.000 First ecbeass css + « UR) ae sevens 259,000 Niegara County Bank... Lockport, N. ¥ Troy City Bank Troy. N.Y. C jumbia Bank Merchants’ Bark Attantic Tank. . Honesdale Bauk Mywtic River Vank Nanmkeag Bank Monougabela Lan Folambir, Pa. hicwge, int... «Boston. Mase Miners’ Bank. Puttevitic, Pa 5 D,| Firet....... Newton, lowa, .. + 60.000 Firat... Alexan@ria, Va... .... 100 000 Kent Lavk.. Kent, Ubio,, + 100,000 ech nen OE ee eee 85,007, 600 —The following weutd banks have iucressed their expital — Leeation Increas, » Centreville, ind. $19 000 Rrattiebors, Vt ~ 100,000 Wi + 100:L00 100,000 16,000 Total increae.... New capitil...... ubiy euiborized., Present capital.......+6+ Whole wumber of banks —The First National Baok of Norwich, . Gomignated by ihe Secretary of the Treasury Vory of the public money. Other appiiovtions for author!. | ation to become custodians of the government funte ave been surpeuded, tho Secretary having very justly | Ceclined to receive personal bonds as eecurity, Ranke desiring to be depositories, » future must tender | United States bonds, and (howe institutions that now bave | Andtyideal 5 of good faith to the government must Oxchange them sod depurit pabiic securities within sixty Gays, OF have their wutuorization to reseive government oposite caneeiied, The Marietta and Cincinnat) Railroad earned during the devond week Of December $22,252—Imncrease over the receipts for the ame Lime io 1863, $4 445 ‘The earnings of the Racive avd Miasiseippl and North O70 [itimole Faltronds for the week ending Decombor 14 220, During the same woek in 1863 the recep 16b— 0 © ™ $0 6 ‘The tolal volue of the imports, other than dry goods (924 specie, a ikie port for the week ending December 23, | dauvery, N EW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1864 was $1,136,890. The imports of the week compare with former returos as follows. — Week nding Dry goods... Generai mase The dry goods imports at Now York compare with former returns:— For the werk, 1862. 1863. Entered at tbe port. $769,661 1,642,545 Thrown om market. 147 O41 1,230,186 Since Jan Entered at the por’. 5,075,828 65,047,721 Throwa on market. 59,342 607 63,034,768 The Haoover Bavk of tnis city bas declared as tollows 1804 435 180 681.017 71,002,679 6T 239,450 4 beint-aD- nual dividend of five per cent, free of goverament tax, payable ov and a’ter January 3. ‘be People’s Bak will pay, January 3, & dividend of four percent, and the Atlantic Bank, Brookiyu, 6x per cent, all (ree of tax. The Buli’s Head Pank will pay, January 3, & quarterly Gividend of three per cent, and an extra dividend of three per cont, (reo of tax, Tne Coutinestal Bank will pay, January 6, a dividend of four per cont, free of tax. ‘Toe Now York Savicgs Bapk will pay its usual interest January 3, (ree of tax. Muller aud Wilkias sold at auotion on Saturday the fol- lowing stock! Shares. 20 Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank. 30 Metropoiian Gas 16 Manbattan Gas . 50 kiags County Insurance Company. 20 American Telegraph . . 100 10 Hodson River Katiroad. 20 Republic insurance .. 317 Exchange Insurauce 80 Bowery lusurance ... ‘The returus of the Bank of Epgiand, for the week end” ing December 7, compare with the statement of the pre ‘vi us week as (ollows:— Public deposits Other dejostts Government securities Othor securities... Notes iv circalativn. Specie aud bulllou.. Dec, T. 6.408,544 12,656,764 10.474,642 The usual return of the Bauk of France for the week ending December 8 shows the following results, com pared with the last account:—Iucrease—Cash in band, twenty-seven aud five sixths millions; commercial bilis, two and a balf millions; Treasury balances, eight and fivo eixths million current accounts, twenty and three. fifths millions, Decrease—Notes, twenty millions; ad- vances, five boodred thousand traves. Tbe bullion in the Bank of France now amounts to £14,000,000. The Bavk of Madrid has augmented its 50,000,000 reals. capital to ‘The Bank of Holland and the Bank of Turin have both reduced their rates of discount, ‘The traffic receipte of railways tn the United Kingdom for the week ending November 26 show an increase of £32,002 over the corresponding week of last year. ‘The following were the quotations of Ameri tles in Londen on the 9th inst.:— Maryland 5 per ceut...... Unived Staten, 6.20 youre, i862 Virgiuia State 5 per cent Do., 6 per cent.....-. Atlantic and Great Western, ton, Ist mortgage, 1880, mortgage, 138 New York se0- + per cent, Do., age, 1861 . Peunsyivania, let mort., 1677 Do., 24 mortgage, 1883. .. Erie shares, $100 (all pid). Do., 7 per cent pre’., do. Do., 4th mortgage Do. , Sth mortgage. Minois Central 6 per ceat, 1875.. Do., $100 shares (all paid) Marietta and Cincianati Railroad bonds.. Panama Railroad, 1st mort., 7 per ct., 1865. Do., 24 morgage, 7 per cent, 1872. Pennsylvania Raliroad ponds, 2d 6 per cent, convertible. . Do., $60 shares... “6s 4245 40 can seourl- The ‘rebel loan was down a little in London, the last quotations being 58% 9 6034. In re‘erence to American stocks Satterthwaite’s Lon- don Circular of tbe 10th inst, says:— The market for American securities in London has been Steady during the past week, and quotations are without any mate: improved 3¢ per eeot, while Illinois shi i i chapge. United States 6:20 bonds hare gage bonds (New York section), to secure the coupon dee ‘Ist Sits Seanare = Proximo; also tor Penusyivania section first mort- , in anticipation of the amnual drawing, which takes OITY OOMMBPARCIAL REPORT. Satugpar, Deo. 24—6 P. M. Asnzs —Receipts, 28 bbis. We quote pots nominally $12, aod pearls $18, without business, Basapsivrra—Receipts, 5,468 bbis. flour, 499 bags cora meal, 1,492 do. corn, 2,820 do. oats, 452 do, Darley. The general tone of the market was extremely flat, the demand belong restricted to the Immediate wants of local dealers. Flour wes fully 10c. lower,and to effect large sales a still further concession would have been neces- sary, particularly ia Western brands, The sales were 5,000 dbis. State and Western, 1,500 bbis. Southern, and 560 bbls. Canadian. Rye flour was dull and prices were nominal, momeut to report. We quote— Peporerereretoterey easonerrrsss s SSaSsssssesss PPP erernr Pass eokchron-ecce esssessssesecs S 3 » £ 3 —The wheat market was inactive and nominally 3c. a 5c. lower, and speculative holders are begining to feel a little nervous in view of the downward tende: and the pressure in the money market. The 25,000 bushels, at $260 for white Michigan amber do Barley was quict with sales of 4,400 bu and 8,500.do Canada West at $208. Rye nominal. The corn market was very dull a1 nominal at $1 83 a $t 01 for mixed Western, I delivered. The demand for oats was more firm at 98 & $1 for Canada, $1 Of ney of gold sales + $2.50 for 20 for No, 1 Milwaukee club and gooi do, els State at $2, 8 quiet and in store and active and for State and $1 03 a $1 05 for inferior to prime Western. Corres was duil aod rather easier. We note a sale of 80 bags Rio, prime, at 437(0, Coriox.—There was bat very little done to dey, and the market was decidedly easier, prices having declined fally 1c. per Ib, aud bolders would have to submit toa further concession in order to effect large sales; sales 160 bales. We quote:— Uplana. Fiort@a. Mobile. 116 116 416 13 126 Ordinary . NO. aT. ny 123 127 Famers were quiet. To Liverpool, per steamer, 150 boxes bac n at 208 , 400 packages butter and 1,000 boxes cheere at 258, 1000 bbls, petroterm at 68, 34. To bhds. tobacco at 208, and per neutral, 20s.. 40 bhds do at 27s. . Oa. Di Rote a sale of 160 huds. l'orto Rico on priva Pernotvew.—Reosits, acoe. The markut ‘nd prices were entirely nominal at 523¢0, " bu: iness. IR vimowe. — Receipt bee!, 991 dv. out moat , 8.707 bbls. pork, and 2#7 do. lard The if refined, in bond, and 92c. for free. There was To Autwerp 60 bhds. tobacco at 308 , and London 3 160 cases (usec at 278. 6d. brigs were chartered to Jamaica at thongh we orms. Tremaine for eru 057 packages pork mar- ket opened deciledly lower, with but jittle doting, bat cio: jemand beth for d firm, with au scuire reguiar way $41 for nev mors, $20 d., and $39’ for thin 3,000 bb's, new mose buger's option, at $420 $42 50; 1.500 for «! bo for pion. at $19. tales ot $00 bois , ut $19 a $22 for p & $24 [or extra mows vest at $26 in m Pe On $27, with solos of 150 bbis. Cat monts bams were in Were In moderate req vest, wi Hoo, @ Zio, for bamg, and boxes enles of 400 pa tides were firm and to demand, with en erland cut at 2le¢ the spot ond for future delivery. The sales comp , 00 the spot, wt $33 12 9$80 26 tor 1863-4 m losing at $29 25, cash; $40 60 rime, $38 's $39 or prime tor pareel fotare Jaouary, on bbis. 1563-4 mess, | Duar, buyer's option, at $40 60," 1,000 bis, do. fame mouth, seer Veof was quiet, with 50 kages at, &18);0. for shoulders es of 200 and 160 boxes short Clear, t @,at 230. Dres hogs wore quiet at Jie. @11\\c. for Nesierm. The lard market was beavy so ged nly to note Bales of 2,0°0 bbis, and tierces At 200 a 26 Butter was tn limited inquiry at 3f0. a ‘600. ¥ Wostero, aud 4fe a 0c. tor State Cheese was qui t epd ste 1c, a 246. for common to pi rime SUGAR was dat! gwiru eacs of 330 bhds. Cuba musco vado, cbievy at isto wort and Weatern. Woot —A moderate week, bat prices cont! and u to be w the let of comprise 60 bales Mistira at 45: 10.000 lbs white Donekoi at With sales of 2.500 bbs, at $213 a $2 20 for nd bas prevailed during the | wustsined, boldors the year 7,000 Ibs, Corn meal was also quiet, with co sales of continues | TALLOW Contiiues quiet, wilh gales of 100 be. | soe nisms jes of et Wwiseay.—-Reoelpts, 190 bbis. The market was dull THE MINT REPORT. Increase of Gold and Silver in | the United States. ALL THAT GLITTERS HERE 18 GOLD. | ! Twenty-five Millions of Bullion Deposit- | ed and Twenty-five Millioas Coined. | the bultnce of moathly on such prices. These mines are not Led by British cxpitalists, Bor scrked by brie! ects, oithough mavy of the miners are from Corowall and nd. hey wre held end controled by Our CHhiceos, Chongt @ O«uers frejueutly, a8 Ube Brook market t extremely active aud prices very fh ‘Toe ressoos or she digapparance of (is sitver 1y obvious, particula utry "6 bis- tory. Tbe war im which we sre Low ed bas oom. A resort to pay urrency d expenditures of the eo place of apecie, w oportion’ 10 the imereane oF mmerclal vaiue berg thus 10- acircuutiag medwm, aod is , OF wen’ abroad in payment of el export of our leading products, oo of extravagant Buttes commer foreign 1 ‘Aga, the dimmu eepectaly ttoa, aud the conti kod oupecessary market by Une export of our precious me ougotétrom every motive of interest . to have been eucy nd comme ce, has driven our and poured it into and caul the untiriig energy oF t nw bat bas been lost, wad cy rival that of the most tu the exercise of | ored patrons. Our tience, persever: Forty-seven Millions of Ceins Issued Last Year. eee Growth of the Gold and Silver Fields of the Country. usand Milliens ef Dellars Coined in the Republic. AMERICA EL péRADO, &e., a. as Murr or ras Untrap Sra’ Putcaverraia, Oct. 8, 1854. Bin—I have the honor to submit the following report o/ Operations of the Mint and its branches for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864. The coinage of the late fiscal year, although not so large ag tn some former years, exbibit twithstanding the disturbed condition of the country, a satisfactory increase over the coinage of 1863. Tbe amount of bullion tn value recetved at the Mint and branches during the fiscal year was asfollows:— Gold , $23,086,989 92; silver, $933,818 55; total deposits, $24,920,808 47. From this total a deduction must be taade for the bullion redeposited, or bars made at one branch of the Mint and deposited at another for coinage. Deducting the redeposits the amount will be $24,012, Tal 49. ‘The coinage for the same period was as follows:—Gold coin, $21,049,845; unparted and fine gold bars, $2,383,403 81; silver coin, $548,214 10; silver bars, $301,872 89; cents coined, $463,500; total oolnage, $25,296,635 30; umber of pieces of all denominations cvined, 46,983 396. ‘The distribution of the bullion received at the Mint and branohes was as follows:—At Philadelphia, gold de posited, $8,002,237 19; gold coined, $2,590,945; fine gold bars, $307, 822 07; silver deposits acd purchases, $223,- 695 77; silver coined, $200,714 10; allver bars, $7,665 23; conts coined, $463,800; total colpage, $3,560,436 40; num. Der of pieces, 45,114,276; total deposits of gold and silver, $3,225,982 96. wore $18,018,641 10; Gold coined, 819.008 40; sliver et posite and purchases, $418 ,670 8v; silver coined, $347 600; 20, of gold and sliver i z: i value, $1,816 377 04, The Branch Deaver, Colorado Territory, i the past year, bas bees successfully engaged in redoing, sssa; the same to H i and stampiog rm bad white of tntercommunication and the transport: to tbe Atiantic marketa, These difficulties will probably ‘be obviated in due time, and that justitution will then assume ber proper position ag a bracch mint, Efforts bave been made to introduce a system of pur chases and exchanges, by which the government will assume the risk of transporting bullion from — where it may be necded ying ihoretor by draft i spe paying y the Atlantic sponsibility, and ecable them to convert their into Eastern ‘unds, with but little expeuse. The act of Congress, establishing a Branch Mint at Denver, pro- vides, ‘* that the Superintendent of said Braccb Mint be authorized, under the direction of the of wl Treasury, and on terms to be prescribed by bim, to issue in paymect of the gold dust and bullion deposited for assay and coinage or bars, draits or certificates of deposit payable at the Treasur; Sob-Treasury of the United States, to at jecting to receive payment in that torm.’”’ This pro- m embodies the true policy of the goverpment in relation to the deposits of bution in branch mints or assaying offices distaut from our great commercial tres. Its accomplishment would not only benefit the goid regions of Colorado, but «iso ‘cial interests of the country ard government. troduce this 8: the way are removed the overland stage route to Denver is in full and successful operation, satisfactory Qrraogements can be made with that company and others by which the bullion purchased by the xovern- mentwill be safely brought to the Eastern cities and copusitories. GOLD MINING RACIONS. The reports from the gold and silver regions of our country are very satisfactory, ead indicate ap abuodact And werossing production. The p'aces whence the de. posit obtaioed, and the amount from each joca‘ity, - are set forth ia the tabular statcments attached to this Teport These tables contain nearly aliwe have to say on the subject of ovr gold mining regions, There is occasionally an uncertainty as to the crigin of @ d:posit of gold, and idabo may bave obtatoed some credits which belong to Colerado Every precaution, howover, is taken to have the deposit credited to 18 proper |.coli: ty, ond where an uncertamty arises, it is credited to the region which the nature of the ballion indicates it to bo long Jp retation to Idaho, tt my be stated that the pro. duction of the iast targely exceeded that of the prev fiscal year, and tho iudications of @ stil larger yielt most encouraging. The statistics found io this report prove the correctness of these remarks For the fiscal year, ending Juve 30, 1863, the amount cf go! bullion received from Idabo was $1,816 97; dari the past year the amount reached $2,306,568 10—an increase of more than two millions im one year. indian hostilities and the troubled state of the country geusrally have a‘ected, to some extent the operations to gf gold So Jocalities; sti!l our mining recions the Benes activity and excitement, and enterprise and capital are fast tiking possession of them. In rome Places, @speciaily where the mining te superficial, indi vidual euterprise |: sufficient; but im others, and es. pecially io Colorado, the force of companies with resvarces is nocessar; Such IZatons, und ment, caGot fail to be au rg? profits for themselves and veloping, by associated capita! and tbe pattonal resources Wealth. Within Year large investments in that rogien i¢ by partion in Now York, hiladeljhia From Nova Scotia we redeive some gol end cocasionally smail deposits !rom Canada, A roport from the latter region, In pampblet form, received rome months ago, doce vot alord much encouragement 4 lee render it Id region wil and New Zealaod con. doubliess Siberia m from that quai to be very although we ba ter ‘The past fifteen yours has be activity in goid mining, and the addition of gota to the werlth of upon jndustr ureuite, commerce tion, fre everywhere man fest, But cannot secure the poxce and prosperity of @ na tue and truth, more then gold and silver, can mal tion great and its people proeperous and free. SILVER 0» NEVADA, The history of the development of any miuing Togion I & romance full of ¢urprising Incidents nove is more so then that of Ni Territory, From the first dicovery of silver, in June, 1969, to the present mom that country bas bees « fcono of excited sewch, toll and speculation, of rapid fortunes, ses and disappointments, ' It would be out of place in this report to enter Into detaiia which may be found elsewhere; but to inquire what bec mes of ay! thi vast yield of silver to Our couutry ifm ite proper avd justructive, In Peace shill we have @ share of the gold and Of our own miner for our currency and vse, or mutt it be curried o: pletboric vaults of European banks and cay era of woudorful Inte latter i# precisely the direction silver bas takeu thus far, Among the in. | juries inflicted upon us by — the —_ rebellion, not the least serious ig tho bapisbment of uilver | None of the Nevada etiver is coined bh at Sun Francisco, whore it first ques. Our correspond cuts at that port inform us thot it is all shipped to ing. | land, partiy ia rich ores that can more scunoimicaily be | Smeited there, aod partly io metailic bare. We uave algo fomne information (rom 1ondoa ag to the receipt of thin buliioo, but not comprehensive enough to serve as a ga. tistical returo, In (net, we do not know bow much giver | is Epised from those min: They aro rich and va’ is) WEknow that some of the best of them sell in %o9 Ket at (rom $2,000 to $5,000 apecie, (or 008 (10%, {ron baye vigided from two Ww four per oo! , aod but little | “British goversiga. | many old pteces to be mot with whose flnoness ts not in the soutiment pagriolism, aud @ real confidence “Iu God wo tly Stamnped Upon BoMe di OUF © trost,’’ we may nope lor a speedy and uaton, @ bizher national lite, uc enduring ostionatiy. ASSAY OFFICES, The rapid development of our g ld mining regions, and the disoovery of new and rica deposits of Lbe precious me- nnder it incumbent upon ibe gvverpiment Lo provide factitties for tue melling, assaying aod stamping of bul- lion im thoge territories iu which the mines are located. ‘These wines afford a wide field tor well directed exter. prise and prifitabie mvestment of capital. Already large and well conducted private retiniug und ausaying estubliahnint have beeo put in successful operation. They will doubticss be mereased ta number and capacity when demanded by an tocreased production of the pe- cious metals; and while the: busivess of refluivg and partiug by private enterprise should be éncourkged, tha true cational polloy 1% to provide govern: sept assay offices, whicd will aflurd the mining and commercial interests of those regions every practi cabie facility that can be desired, Neither public bor private iaterests, national or local considerations, re- juire the multiplication of branch mints for coinage. ‘When | cated {ar from our great commercial oontres, the diiliculiies and expense necessarily aticndibg their opera tions greatly outweigh every advantage that can be de. rived from their establishment. Tbe mints now to ope- ration are sufficient fur the coinage of all the goid und silver tautcaa be produced in the United 8: Francisco is the commercial add economical point tor the coinage of the precious metals prodaced from the mines of toe Btates aud Terntories wont of the Rucky siountaing. Tne parent mint io Phiisdelphia occupies the same posi- 11 nin reverence tothe Atlantic States. These two great ceutral inetitutions, in their capacity for cvinag abundantly meet avy governmental or commercial de- ‘Those (or cvloage and the ostab!ishment of assay offices by the government in our mining regions, for melting, retluiog, assaying and stamping bullion, will secure to the mining interests of the country every {a- cility that can be desired, and every encouragement that can, with propriety, be axpected. BRONZE COINAGE. The substitution of the bronze alloy for the bickel mixture, as authorized by Congress, has beea biguly s ‘The-.demand for the one and two cent pieces bas been unprecedented, and every effort has been made to moet it. The demand still co.tinues, although the numbor daily issued largoly ex- ceeds that of any former perid. Large quanticics are boarded, and thus kept {rom circulatioa, They have alse eon bdught and sold by small brokers at a premium. ‘This bas judaced individuais to collect them for the pur- pose Of sale, thus producing @ scarcity and inconvenience to the public that ought not to exist. The proportion of the three metals in the brooze alloy has been steadily main. tained, as shown by the constant trials im the Assay fe. partment, and regularly, as required by law, reported to me. The two cout pleoe ig @ most convenient and popular coin. Its size and weight cont: fulness. ‘Ibe motto, “‘InGod we trust,” stamped this colo, has been bighly approved by the pubiic, only as improving the a:tirtic of also ag expressive of our nation's rel this distinct and upequivocal recognition of the sove Teignty of God, of Him who is‘ the Kiag of ki and Lord of lords” be conflued to our bronze coinage: je Bil- vor end the gold are His, and upon it should be impresset, by pational authority , tue declaration of our pation’s trust in Him, “who maketh war to cease unto the ends of the earth, who atilleth the raging of .he sea amd tne tumult of the people... Let our sation, ia its coinage, honor Him, ta whom is our strength and salvation, ALUMINUM RRONZS During the ear some foteresting experiments were made hye. a8 an alloy for coins; not with & view to displace the bronze coinage, but to propose a system of tokens for ive and ten cents. More then two years pees were made in alumioum alloys, ir fitmess for medals. Information was received sight The aloy wat igo harder. ‘An thea tried, and avother of aineteca 7 to ose Dut too nearly resembling the Press, bowover, they were bith found to io ‘spite Of repeated blows, as to The question, however, was Proportion, and the jive a sati@Mctory result. DI 0 different would specimens aluminum brooze Singe,Stewed ¥y Ee that a, nad ropeaa manufacturers of alumioum, which pro’ the striking was at least practicabie, if not easy. further series of experimenis was therefore here, at the desire of the Secr Committee of scientific geationten. The latter forwar. to the Mint a bar for this purpose, which, by assa found to contain the proportion of nine parts copper oO atumioum. Their directions were . toone It may, however, be gradually brought down to the gauge of our one cent coin; but in the coining press it ts wo bard that it will not take n perfect impressiou, at Yeast not such as can be given to the present legal alloy. The comparative ductility of the alumiowm bronze and of pare copper wii be shown by the following result:— To draw @ wire from the former from one tenth inch diameter down to ove twentieth inch required twenty- draugbis and four annealings, while the latter Fequired seven draughts snd no annealings after the tial one, ‘This hardness gives it @ great Advantage 10 wear. Coins of the cent size were made of thie alloy, of legal bronze and of pure copper. The three varieties, piaced io boxes and rapidly abaken for a long time, treated equaily in all respects, lest by attrition aluminum bronze in the following ratio: Assuming th the standard of comparison about three times and the copper of no great consequence {a Property, however, is coins of Hittic value. A point of much greater con- ‘dance oF mitigation of the ten- and become foul from the action of ofly and saline the chemical acencios ich are met with in market stalls aod tho os of drinking salcoos, and the mere exposure to the air and moisture, If ‘any meta’, or alloy, could be found that would look well and keep clean with the to which our small colns sre generally subjected, ft would be deservedly popular. This can scarcely beexpected. A Silver coin can be deprived of its origioal beauty, and be- of such & hue, as to have its gonuineness called into ion. Purealuminum, white at firet, assumesa bluish tint by atmospheric action; and aluminum bronze, al though closoly resembling firet, was found, after being held in the sweaty band for a few hours, to ha received an ugly tarnish, which destroyed the last arga- mect for employing it tu currency. After these experiments were eonciuded, others were started, in bopes of finding « binary or ternary alloy, which would answer the required conditions, especiaHy as to duowHity and keeping color, for coins of a grade @ little Above the cont and two cent pieces. After some pro- gress bad becn made, it became evident, from the fact that ceats were hoarded to such an extent as to knep them out of circulation, that ia the present state of the Currency it would be futile to attempt to carry out the More than this, we believe that the end of our nation’s troubles is nigh, a that peace will soon biess our country. With ce may confidently expect am infax of iver, Alwaye more acceptable than apy substitute, which will supply every want, and furnish a currency of “amall coins’? equal to any demand. Our country ts full of the precious metais—the supply ioexbausti Peace will restore prosperity, aud gold and sliver will soon re- sumesnelr proper channels in the currency of the coun- try. ‘WE AL VER DOLLAR, Permit me again to refer to ine acomalows charactor of tho allver dollar of the United states, and to the observa. tions on this @ubject ta former reports. The whole dollar suould be made, in weight and valuo, the exact multiple of our fractional silver carrcooy, and the gold dollar should be, by law, declared the unit of vaiue of our money. STATEMENT OF FORRIGN Corn! The statement of foreign coins, as report. La required by law, will be foand appended to this ‘We have no change to make in these tables, in the single item of the average fineness end value of the Heretoiore wa have reported ow 8 One, the weight 254-7 thow- the ¥ value of @ pound sterling im perfect condition, At the Bare time, in Consequence vf the usual admixture of old coins in any lot, we have been roportiog tho average of weivbt, foeness and value, at lower figures, making about two cents leas per sovercign or pound. The skilful and exact meibods of assaying and alloys tog wlach bare deem pursued iu the British Mint bave brought up the average fineness to such & mearure that we Might roport them as of full atandard, if it Were Dot Lut there ure still a good Over 91554. We might call (he average, even with these, we cannit pat itement srrected stat nd im the table of gold wagary to add that the ‘value after dedaption’® aply alter deducting the Aint charge of ne halt It brought to the Mint for recotmaze a rovern- tax of one-half por cent will bo furiner deducted; Sb holds trae of all Colos ecoept O14 Yold Colne of the ‘United States prior to the obang: ‘The Medal Department of the Mi t# to succensful tion, and tis productions dulg-appresiated by the he public. apie yp made to she cab. rehase or peat you is imofivatton, Ya very attractive, aod 91654; but fo accordance with our method thom down bizher than 916 wil be TT net oy partenent of our asay BRANCIBCO, YORK AND BRANCH MINT AT DENVMR, DUKING TBE FisCaL = ENDING JUNE 30, 1564, scription of Bullion. Goia— eee Fue bars.. B51, 282,112 23 633,301 73 see ceey ene 223,086,089 02 $110,879 51 Tota! gold....... Silver— va Bars...... csssseees ited States bullion. . ed Total gold and silver : Less re-deposite at different institutions. Total deposits ...... teereeeess 026,012,741 49 @rATRMENT OF THE COINAGE AT THE MINT OF THE UNITED SraTHS, TAY MRANCH MINT BAN FRANCISCO, A83AY OFMICE KRW YORK 4ND BRANOM MONT AT DENVER, DURING THE vigoal. YKAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1dd4. Denomination. Val $21,465 .640° 00 85,800 51,600 00 16,470 00 4185 00 6,750 09 847,073 34 329 9T $23,032,748 31. \iver— ae gauze co Balt dollars. 985 00 Quarter dollars. 22,492 60 Dimes .. 14,037 00 alt sate i ne - ee: _ 801,872 69 Total sliver......s6++ 1,812,220 $850,086 99 ‘Two cent ++ 1,822,600 450 00 i se pra a ‘Total oopper.....++++. «4,667,600 {$403,800 00 Total coipage..........+--46,083,306 $26,296,635 80 STATEMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER OF DOMBBTIC PRODUCTION, DEPOSITED AT THE MINT OF THE UNITED STATES, DRANCH MINT BAN FRANCISCO, ABSAY OFFICE NEW YORK AND BRANCH MINT AT DENVER, DURING THE FU9CAL YEAR BNDING JUKE 80, 1864, Total. $15,071,422 2,136 634 Total gold and silver of domestic production.$22,536,364 SUMMARY EXHILIC OF THR COINAGE OF THE MINT AND PRANCHES ‘TO THE CLOaE OF THR YRAR ENDING JUNB 30, 1864. Commence nent Gold Sthoer Coin- of Cot Value. em Fed. 28, '61)..1838 6,121,019 — . : sea New York, +1864 183,113,361 1,731,968 7 D : oi . _ 8777 91,471 138,808,967 ‘Entire Coinage aa i fan Francico; 1866 —' 17,001,108 184,996,007 ps ae — 94,800,008 70,271,652 Chariotie ‘to Mar.81,’6l).1688 0 = 1,206,054 6,048,641 - 1,881,780 6,121,019 - — 13698665 — $3,706,723 927,864,366 014,982,149 ps ETS ees DRM I NL fe Foreign Theatricsis. ‘Mr Webster announces the production at the Adelphi theatre, London, of s new drama with ‘novel and start. ling effects.” He bas received from the French authors, MM. Dumanoir and D’Envery, the exolusive copyright ia the United Kingdom. The new piece, which will be catlea the Workmea of Paris, will be produced without delay. A Dew comedietts, entitled the Wilful Ward, has been Successfully brought out at the Strand theatre, Leadon. The author ie Mr. J. P. Wooller. Mr. Boucicault’s new drama, Arrah m1 Pogue; or, The Wicklow Wedding, seems to have giveo pretty general satisfaction m Dubiia. 3 contaiss prominent characters Suitable to the peculiar bistrionic powers of Mr. and Mrs. Boucicaalt, Mr. Joba ugbam and Mr. Emery. The plot is slight and the dislogue mot in any way remark- able; but Mr. Boucicault, with his usual tact, manages to ‘mass on the boards pictaresque groups of peasante, tlius- trating by their movements Irieh rural life, 90 as to give certain degree ofvivacity to his drama, On the 9th inst. the performance of O:hello, at the Ly- coum theatre, Sheffie'd, England, met with a sivguler though not entirely unprecedented faterruption. In the murder scene of the last act, a young man, unable to con- trol bie emotion, rose from bis seat in a state of frantic excitement, and, after echoing Desdemona’s prayer for mercy, declared that be would not stop in the place te see murder committed. Regardless of obstacles he rushed over all who stood in his way, including @ policeman, whom the disturbance had summoned, and finally made his exit, The only effect of this circumstance, as soon as it was explained to the audience, was to cause a hearty burst of laughter, 10 which pot only did Othello join, bat Desdemona herself suspended a moment her dy ing agonies to take part in it. In a new [airy extravaganza, performed at the Theatre des Galeries St. Hubort, in Brussels, M. Brasseur, the eminent French actor, sustains no less than fourteen aif- ferent roles, Is is b curious coincidence that while one of our prin- cipal London theatres is about to produce a piece called The Workmen of Paris, a well known Parisian theatre is about to briog out The Workwomen of London. A Dew play from the German of Mosecthal, by Mr. J. V. Bridgman, eatitied Sunny Vale Farm, will ly be produced atthe Haymarket. Mile. Beatrice will gustein ‘he principal character. at It will be called La Jeuncese d+ Mirabdeau te the title of a new and Glover four-act drama, produced at the Mcatre des Faw devilias, Paris, A ia one act, entitled Ler Rrrewrs ‘erconsin, has been t the Theatre du Vauderitte, in Paris, It has had some success, and is, of {ta kind, amusing, the spirited dialogues being well sustain ‘M. Octave Fouillet bas read at the Vaudeville La Belis The municipal authorities of Palermo have resolved to ae Jean, writ @u bole Dorman’, a fairy build a new theatre in that olty, sufficiently fond to bold three Bpect A sum Of twoand a balf millions has beon voted for that pur; Arcbi- Veots of all mations have beou invited to it plans of constraction. Five will bo awarded for the best of these piaas:—The first consisting of twenty five thou- sand francs, the second of sixteen thonsand the third of mine thousand francs, the fourth of four franca, and the (fifth of two thousand [rancs. Ger Ament Can architests ought to Musical. A new soprano, a Mile. Martorelle, has made succrss- tat jut at the English opera in London, ia the role of Amina in the Sonnambula @n the samo evening a sew tenor, a Mr. Coates, made his first appearance tn the role Of Massantetio, but fatled. ‘The King of Hanover, himself a musieian of some talent, has summoned to his court Mi Damcke, a musical comporer of much emivence in Par's, a. Hanoverian by birth, and has given bim « commission to writes grahd symphony for a full orchestra, Out-door coucorts of clansice) music will be estab- lished during the coming summor in the park at Brussels. La Tresor de Pierrot ia the titdo.of @ new litte opera in two ects, which has just beep brought out at the Opera ‘Com ique, in Paris, The masie-is by M. Bugene Gautier, 14 furnishos @ very agroeabia mixture of gayety and sen. timent; tho one borders at times oven on the baufe, whilst the other frequentiy moves almost to teara, The composer is a clever aad ingenious musician, who fully understands paloting @ character and drawang a scone. He also understands the bappy mode of goncentrating bis ideas and of producing very agrecat ie metodion. The committee of the International Qoncers Company, composed of MM. David, Berlioz, Gevaert, the Prince Polguac and Prince Ponisowst,, have published « kind Of programme, la whJeh \bey explain (het their objeet is a EEE-aEEEEET an. a to introduce to the public the best music of all times ang Qations, Authors and composers of all countries are tn ‘vited to co-operate in the work, and also to comeand direct personally the execution of their compositions. By order of the Freven Emperor, his Exosliency the Miniazer of the Imperial Household and of the Fine Arts, has transmitted a handsome large silver modal te M. Singla, whe composer of a caniaie, which bas receatly been performed at Saint Cloud. ‘Tho receipts of the @heatre de l’Opera, Paris, during the first twelve representations of Holand a Koncevaus bave risen from 7,840f. to 10,042/. per night. Prepare- tions are boing made for the representation of this opera: at the Grand theatre at Bordeaux. It is stated that M. Mermet latends shortly to proceed thither, MPorder per- sonally to guperintend ibe general rehearsals of bis Gom- ition. Wmme London Orchestra states that Mr. Hatton's opera ill be ahortly prodused at Covent Garden theitre, to Gother with Mr, Benedict’s@legant operatta, Tho Bride of Song. That gentioman’s Esmeralda, we are told, wil ow not be brought forward this season. We question whother it is composed, Av opera by Mr. G, Osborne has accepted aud put in rehearsal, One of the London musical crities thus writes about Carlotta Patti:— German con porartoe are poe eee “o piace Me. riers 4 when the possessor of the mechanical stacea’ sim? notes meant to be criticized ia Mile Carloite, Rew sister, the concert singer. Tho latter lady does net pre eeut heraei{ judiciously, supposing her to wish to raak among the artists—and not tue vulgar wouders—of the hour, Advertisements of the entertainments in which he appears bave beea forwarded to us fi re (rom « ” every where displeasing to persons of just trate. But ber musical gymouastios, it appears, ave received with (rantie raptares. We read of two novelties produced at the Symphonie Concerts of Berlin, dirested by Herr Teubert—s sew overture to Romeo and Juliet, by Herr Schlottmann (sala to have been well recetved), and a new instrumental Aiustration of Faust, by M. Rubinstein, which bas bees less warmly welcomed, described as ‘‘wanting in clear- ess, and displaying, witn great monotony, an alleeta- tion of eccentricity in tee harmonic effecta,"” «A ourtous trial,”’ says «foreign paper, ‘is pending a8 Btutigart: The tevor, Herr Sontheim, is pleading against bis director not to have to sing Herr Wagoer’s muse. Tho famoas tenor matntains, as bis caso, that be we engaged for singing parts, apd not to break-bis voles.” Signor Petrella’s Cunicasa d’ Amalfi, not long since pre- sented at Turin, promises, it is aaid, to be the opera of the seacon there—Signora Bendazzi boing tho prime donna, to the content of ber audiences. M. d’Ortigue, the Paris mustoal critic, fa a late fenll- leon, assures us that M. Wartel, who has formed some distinguished pupils, has now in hand @ Norwegias young lady, Mile, Tellofsen, from whom much may be expected. ‘The first volume of the Complete Works of Archibshop Hughes bas just been issued bythe Americia News Company for the editor and compiler, Mr. Lawrence Kenoe,,of New York. In thie volume we have a biogra- phy of the distinguished prelate, with the sermons, let ters, lectures and speeches which he delivered and pab- lished im the earlier portion ef bis very remarkable career. These productions are of great value at the pro sont momect, inasmuch as they define tbe position of tae Archbishop as a priest, a patriot, and the polemical champion both of the tenets of bis. church and the civil rights of his co religiontate, In this compection it is sui cient to say that the volume contains the Archbishep’e (delivered whea he was Bishop of New York) sermones Catholic kmancipation; Thirteea Speeches on the Shoe’ Question ia New Yoric, including the Two Daya” Specem bofore the New York City Council; the letter to Mayer Harper and Three LetterstoColoncl Stone on the Causes which produced the Evil Spirit of the Times in 1846 Six Lectares by the Bishop; Pastoral Letter on Ohare Property , Secret Societies; Taree Letters to David Hale; Review of tr. Ketoham’s Rejeiader to bis Speeches em the Sobool Question; Address to Bishop; Letter ou the Etate of Ireland; Three Speeches before the Cathefio Church Debt Association; Extracts from « Journal of @ Voyage across the Atlantio; Alleged Burning of Bibles; ‘ihe Jublice of 1842; Hermon before Congress; Lower a gjpwan.’) 3-- auners OD the Jeporsance bad in“ Wesmunion with the one Holy, Catholic en® Apestoiio Church, addressed to a~Privave mengoner;” “Kirwan” Uomasked, &c. Having access to reliable sources of information, en@ being supplied with material from very omineat sourees, Mr. Kehoe has made excellent use of his opportuaky, aod carried bis work so far on ina fine spirit, wht mukes bis book stand out in pleasing contrast to the catchpeaay vulgarisms issued in the form of twenty-Ave cons pamphiets, purporting to give a lire of the Areh- Disnop, before even the body of the prelate was prepares for interment, Archbishop Hughes is accepted by the American people as the founder, or at least @ chief earthly arché- tect, of the Catholic church tm this eoustry. His name i® known throughout the lend as that of a scholar, @ polished gent'eman and a good citizen. Abroad he was Bonored and respected, from the halls of the Vatican to the palaces of Vieuna aod Paris, and thence to the quiets Irioh bamiet in which be Grst drew breath; and every- where be was pointed to as a fine illustration of the working of our demoocratie inetitations tm developing the popular intellect and elevating worth and talent to their proper standard. The knowledge Of these facts will render Mr. Kehoe's book acceptable Rot only te Catholics, but to religious thinking men an@ echolars of every ereed. The place which it should holg in every well ordered library will soon be completely filled, an we understand that the secend volume is now almost ready. ‘The first volume, tp addition to the matter referred te above, embrices a full report of the funeral ceremonies which took place in St, Patrick’s Cathedral when Are bishop Hughes was buried, the names of the bishops and Priests attendiug; (uueral oration of Moat Rev, Arc bishop MeClorkey ; Month's Mind ceremonies, &o. Au important bibliographical work is anounced by Trobser & Co., under the title of “Libraries aod Found- erpof Libraries.” It is by Edward Edwards, Esq., whe bas already distinguished himself by the publication ef Several excellent bibliograpnical treatices, The following capital story is told of Dumes in Neder’ “\Memotres du Geant,” which has just been published im Parts:—We were dining at Monte Cristo (M. Alex. Dumas? resiience, near Paris). Alex. Dumas—the eternal sponged-upon—bad, as be always bas,a great maay Guests. He said to his servant, ‘‘Woll, Pierro, here are Qgreat many champagne glasses, but 1 don’t sce aay wine.” «Monsieur Dumas, there is none in the collar." “Then go buy some at the restauramt of the Pavillen @’MeurlIV.” The servant whispered io Dumas’ ear. We could catch the words ‘No credit—bill—cash in fa- ture.”” Dumas exciaimed, “They are fools at the Pavillem @ Heri IV. Take thirty francs and bring vs back three bottles” A few days alterwards the same scene tech place. Four botties were seut for, and forty irancs gives. Anether day two bottles were sent for, and twenty (raves Gives. So it went on, day after day, wotil Domas received the visit of a travelier fora wine firm; and these visite are never rare. Dumas replied, ‘‘Very well, 1 will take twelve baskets.” After tho wine was delivered.aa@ stored in the cellar, under the superintendence. of the dealer, he went up stairs aud said, “Monsieur Dumas, you might bave waited awbile bofo: ing any, more ebampagne. Your stook ts still far from being oxhaus®- 4.” “Whatt’ “Why, there are at least coma one ham dred and fifty or two Mired bottles in. the cellar.” “The rogue! The scoundrel! The «i ‘Twas mp Own wine be sold mo! Pierre! Pierre! you are.a rogeel you are @ thief! Bo off with yel"’ Pisere wont off at once; but before be closed the door Dumas calied him back. “Come here,” sald Dumas, “I have kicked yoo Out as @ thief, but I keep youas @ good se: vant—you know, you rasesl, that Foamnet get along without you, Bat whon yeu. do sell me my own wing, in the name ef @ me credit!’’ M. Nadar agworts this anecdote ly true. A mostagreenble and entertoiming work, ia tho “Me moire, Miscollanies and Lotters of the lato Lucy Aikin,’* just pablished by Longman, of hondon. Besides a large masa of previously unpublisved correspondence, it given mosh of the letters addressed. to Dr, Cannning, from 1398. t0.1842% Tho following storias of that aooentric bat great, hearted man, the late Aro'bishop of Dublin, Dr. Whate ley, aro tharactoriatic of bim:—''Ono day ata great sed dinner at the lord lieutenant’s a question arose, how long bienop qultted the Foom, and. pressatiy retirued wiih @ wt benin full OF ‘water, which ho rot on the tagle an@ ery rs bis head in wefore the whole company, og thore an enormous leagth of time, he erying,* There! nase of ou could have kept y in eo know leo, at formal party the method of it.’ of the Onatlo, he spoke of the wolk! man could support om the calf ing it outwards. ‘if your Grace of ashel,’ ‘will stand apon mine, ag | etroton It, woight without the slightost ‘ut ay id of Cashel would not have done 49 that company for millions. 1 ta¥.4« fancy to a m te whe dares to be odd, to con-yiiate the eth Catholics, ané Qo provoke the saints, allr.g bigots." ree Laat gre” i the vite of a new acral <i