to close the present session of congress with as little de- reminded the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Rice ate a good deal of amusement, until half past six, lay as possible; and whereas much of the indispensa- Garland) that he (Mr. McK.) had, on Thursday, when he concluded, and Mr. Hubbard, of Álabama, ble public business is yet to be acted on: therefore given notice of his intention to move the printing of commenced a speech in support of the bill, and in Resolved, That the said committee be discharged these papers. Mr. Rice Garland. Is it a fair pro- opposition to "bankcraft," which he said was the from the consideration of said bill from and after Mon- ceeding to force this matter up in the absence of the great support of kingcraft and priestcraft. He made day next, unless the same shall be reported to the house at an earlier day; and that said bill, with such amend-gentleman from Virginia? Mr. Craig called upon an argumentative speech, and concluded about half ments, if any, as shall have been adopted in said com- "the democracy to do" something-the nature past sever. mittee, shall be taken up in the house on Tuesday next, whereof the reporter did not comprehend. Mr. Morgan, of New York, followed on the opat eleven o'clock A. M. and be the special order until The speaker, who, during this irregular conver-posite side, and made a speech which occupied finally disposed of, reserving to said committee the sation, had let gentlemen have pretty much their the committee till a quarter past eight o'clock; right, according to the rules of the house, to report the own way, now called to order. The clerk thereupon when Mr. Hill, of Virginia, took the floor, and adsame sooner if the discussion shall terminate. Mr. L. Williams moved a call of the house; which swered to their names. proceeded to call the roll; and 117 members an- dressed the committee in opposition to the bill until And the names of the ab- past nine o'clock. being ordered, the roll was called through, and the sentees having been called, 156 members appeared Mr. Crabb, of Alabama, followed; but, disclaimnames of absentees again called; when there appear to be present. And, on motion of Mr. Ramsey, ing any participation in the arrangement as to time, ing to be 160 members present, further proceedings all further proceedings on the call were dispensed he went at large into a discussion of the bill, which in the call were suspended: ayes 100, noes 30. he certainly did not spare. When he sat down, at And the question recurring on the motion to sus-a quarter past eleven, half a dozen gentlemen made leap for the floor; but the chair gave it to Mr. Chittenden, of New York, who opposed the bill, and made a reply to the speech delivered some time since by his colleague, (Mr. Floyd, of New York), on which he commented with no little severity. He concluded at twelve o'clock; when Mr. Duncan, of Ohio, obtained the floor, and moved for the rising of the committee. with. The question then recurring on Mr. Clifford's motion to suspend the rules, Mr. C. at the sugges-pend the rule-Mr. Taliaferro stated that his col-a tion of Mr. Brigg's, consented to modify his reso- league (Mr. Botts) was necessarily absent with his lution by striking out the preamble; and on the re- family, and it was his wish that the question on resolution thus modified, he demanded the yeas and ference and printing should not be taken unless he nays; which were ordered, and, being taken, result- were in the house. ed as follows: yeas 127, nays 53. So the rules were suspended. Mr. Clifford then demanded the previous question. The call was seconded, and the previous question put and carried; and the main question being on the resolution, Mr. L. Williams inquired of the chair whether the adoption of the resolution would not work this effect, viz: that all the appro priations contained in the sub-treasury bill would be adopted without being previously considered in committee of the whole? The chair replied that the resolution was before the house, and each gentleman must judge of it for himself. As it involved a change in the order of business, it would require a vote of two-thirds to adopt it. The yeas and nays were now called, and resulted as follows: yeas 123, nays 58. There being two-thirds in the affirmative, the resolution was adopted. Mr. Sergeant moved to take up the bill from the senate called the bankrupt bill, that it might be referred and printed. Objection being made, Mr. S. moved to suspend the rules for the admission of the motion. Mr. Dromgoole demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and being taken, resulted as follows: yeas 88, nays 88. On notion of Mr. Vanderpoel, the rules were sus pended, and the house went again into committee of the whole (Mr. Banks in the chair) and resumed the consideration of the sub-treasury bill. Mr. McCarty, of Virginia, who was entitled to the floor, addressed the committee in an animated and argumentative speech in opposition to the bill, until half past twelve o'clock, when the floor was obtained by Mr. Biddle, of Pennsylvania, who addressed the committee till the hour of recess, in nasterly speech in opposition to the bill, which he seemed merely to have commenced when the house took a recess till 4 o'clock. a Evening session. Mr. Biddle resumed the floor, and concluded a speech of thrilling eloquence and power at 5 o'clock. The chairman then gave the floor to Mr. M. A. Cooper, who proceeded to speak in favor of the bill; but in a few moments yielded to his colleague, Mr. Alford, who, after some explanations as to the relative political position of himself and several of his colleagues, gave his views at length in opposition to the bill. Mr. M. A. Cooper then resumed his remarks, and concluded by a little past ten o'clock. The chairman gave the floor to Mr. Campbell, of Tennessee; and then the committee rose, and the house adjourned. Saturday, June 27. The journal having been read, the speaker, by general consent, laid before the house a communication from the hon. William L. Stoors, of Connecticut, resigning his seat as a representative in congress from that state. On leave given, Mr. Chapman, of Alabama, presented certain memorials; which were appropriately referred. Mr. C. then moved that the house resume the consideration of the report from the navy department touching the case of lieut. Hooe. Mr. Craig said that the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bolts) had told them on a former occasion with much emphasis that he had "tied them up to the bull-ring;" and he (Mr. C.) begged leave to be cut loose. The documents were here, and should go forth to the people that they might have the whole truth before them. Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, said I had moved the previous question before the reading commenced, and I have no idea of withdrawing it; so that the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Bolts), even if he were here, could not say a word. So far, therefore, as any injury or hardship was concerned, the gentleman would have no more right to complain than any other member. Mr. The motion prevailing, the committee rose, and then the house adjourned. [During the delivery of most of these speeches the committee was very thin; there being, on one occasion, but 17 members within the bar.] Monday, June 29. Mr. Petrikin moved to suspend the rules for the reception of a resolution that congress adjourn on the 15th of August next. The yeas and nays were demanded, and being taken, resulted as follows: yeas 63, nays 43. No quorum having voted, the roll was again called, when the vote resulted, yeas 81, hays 89. So the rules were not sus Mr. Briggs moved the following resolution, which was unanimously agreed to, viz: The house went into committee of the whole on resumed the consideration of the sub-treasury bill. the state of the union, (Mr. Banks in the chair), and Mr. Monroe then moved to lay the motion to suspended. pend the rule on the table. The speaker having dispose of the one motion than the other. suggested that no more time would be required to Resolved, That the clerk be directed to pay the funeMonroe did not persist in his motion. An inquiry ral expenses of Eleazer Early, late a clerk in the office was here addressed to the speaker by Mr. Andrews, of this house and keeper of its library, who died at his whether the motion of the gentleman from Alaba residence in this city this morning. ma (Mr. Chapman) was to suspend the rule gene-committee of the whole on the state of the union. Mr. Briggs moved to suspend the rules to go into rally, or during the morning hour only? The speaker requested Mr. Chapman to state what his pre-motion, but Mr. B. referring to the fact that this Mr. Dromgoole appealed to him to withdraw the cise motion was. the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Chapman) had be debated, refused to withdraw. Mr. Campbell, of Tenn. said that was the last day on which the sub-treasury bill could distinctly submitted a motion to suspend the rule the gentleman had a right to modify his motion at during the morning hour only. The speaker said any time before the question was taken. Mr. Chapman then modified his motion so as to embrace a general suspension of the rule. Mr. Andrews was willing, he said, to vote for a suspension during the morning hour, but not for the whole day. And he asked for the yeas and nays; which were ordered. Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, again adverting to ed, said that gentlemen need entertain no fears that the fact that the previous question had been callthe subject would occupy more than the morning hour, if his friends would at once meet the question. And the question was then taken, and decided in the negative: yeas 105, nays 58. not voting in the affirmative) the rules were not So (two-thirds suspended. Mr. Briggs moved a suspension of the rule for the the floor, addressed the committee in opposition to Mr. Hand then obtained the floor, and spoke in favor of the bill. And, at half past two o'clock, the house took its usual recess until 4 o'clock. Evening session. Mr. Hand concluded his speech at half past 4 o'clock. As he took his seat, five gentlemen sprang at once to their feet, vieing with each other for the preference of the chair. [For an informal agreement had been entered into that, as the duration of the debate was now limited to Monday next, and more than fifteen gentlemen still desired to speak, each should occupy but one hour.] The speaker said that the general consent of the house would be requisite for this purpose. Mr. Campbell, of Tennessee, objected. Mr. Chapman then moved a suspension of the rule during the morning hour for the purpose indicated. Mr. Cave Johnson asked the yeas and nays. Mr. Lewis Williams noved a call of the house; which was ordered. Mr. Reed, of Massachusetts, was the successful Mr. Rice Garland submitted to the gentleman from man and went into one of his plain, direct, commonAlabama (Mr. Chapman) whether, in the absence sense speeches in opposition to the bill. He conof the member from Virginia, (Mr. Botts), who cluded at half past five; when Mr. John Davis, of had been called hoine, as he (Mr. G.) had been Pennsylvania, got the floor. Mr. Hand pressed him told, among other reasons, by the indisposition of hard for leave to make some explanation in reply his family, he would press the motion at this time. to Mr. Reed, but Mr. Davis refused, and went on Mr. Chapman said something which, in the great in a speech, particularly in reply to his colleagues, confusion, the reporter could not hear. Mr. McKay Messrs. Sergeant and Cooper, which seemed to cre it at the request of Mr. Floyd, of New York, who Mr. Duncan, of Ohio, had the floor, but yielded wished to make a personal explanation in reply to a charge made by his colleague (Mr. Chittenden) on Saturday evening of having made a false statement in relation to a sale of New York stocks below par. Messrs. Stanly, Naylor and Morgan, against Mr. Mr. Floyd disclaimed all such intention; and, in ed Mr. Floyd with falsehood in asserting that New of the sub-treasury bill, which occupied the residue then concluded. The house took a recess till 4 o'clock. Evening session. At four o'clock Mr. Duncan resumed his remarks in favor of the bill, there being 18 members present. He concluded at half past four o'clock. Five gentlemen sprang simultaneously to their feet, and the chairman gave the floor to the chairman of the committee of ways and means. Mr. Jones, of Virginia, who spoke in favor of the bill, and in a general reply to the arguments of nume rous gentlemen on the other side of, until half past 8 o'clock. Mr. Proffil then obtained the floor, and addressed | table, and printed. Mr. Dromgoole asked a division | well known that he had not pressed his substitute the committee in opposition to the bill until five of the question, which was ordered; and asked the at an early stage of the discussion in the committee, minutes past 11 o'clock; after which Messrs. Nay-yeas and nays on the motion to lay on the table, in order to give the friends of the bill the fullest lor, Graves, Dromgoole and one or two others en- which were also ordered. And the question being opportunity of sustaining simply their own favorite deavored to get the floor. taken, it was decided in the negative: yeas 60, nays measure, as reported from the committee of ways 123. So the motion to lay the report and papers on and means. The speaker. Does the gentleman the table was rejected. from New York withdraw his motion? Mr. Vanderpoel said he did not. The speaker then said that the question next recurring would be on the demand for the previous question. Mr. Dromgoole having obtained it, said he believed it was on the 20th day of May that the committee of the whole on the state of the union commenced the consideration of this bill. On the 1st day of June a resolution was passed which enabled a majority to go into committee every day, and he be- [The previous question had, on a former day, lieved that not a day had since been lost; or, at all been demanded by Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, events, not more than one. If he was correct, six-and, if ordered, would have brought the house to the ty speeches had been made-thirty-three in opposi- main question, which was on commitment.] tion to the bill, and twenty-seven in favor of it. The Mr. Triplett submitted to the speaker that the 33 gentlemen who had spoken in opposition to the question was not on seconding the demand for the bill had consumed a vast deal more time than those previous question, but on the second brauch of the in favor of it. It was now past 11 o'clock, and it question, of which a division had been moved by the was, he thought, too late to continue the discussion gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Dromgoole), to wit: longer to night. He thought, therefore, that it the question of printing. would be best for the committee to rise, and to proceed to-morrow to dispose of the bill in the house, in such manner as they might be bound to proceeding taken, were-yeas 188, nays 2. So the report under the resolution which had been adopted. He and papers were ordered to be printed. moved that the committee rise. Mr. Hoffman rose to inquire whether it was in order to pass to its third reading a bill which had never been reported from the committee of the whole? By the rules of the house, this bill [Mr. H. said] must be reported from the committee.Could a simple resolution, indicating the adoption of another course, override the standing rules of the house? The speaker replied that the resolution to which the gentleman referred had been adopted by twothirds of the house, as required by the rule. Mr. Hoffman said that, as he understood the matter, the And the speaker having so stated the question, rules of the house had been suspended by a twothe yeas and nays were asked and ordered, and, be-thirds vote for the reception of the resolution. The speaker said, yes; and the resolution itself had been passed by a two-thirds vote. Mr. Hoffman then inquired whether a resolution passed by two-thirds could override the rule, without one day's previous notice having been given. The speaker was of opinion, he said, that it would. And the question then recurring (in good earnest) Mr. Naylor hoped not. He claimed the right to on the second for the previous question, Mr. Thompthe floor, and to proceed now with his remarks, in- son, of Mississippi, inquired of the speaker whether sisting that he had risen and addressed the chair- he could modify his original proposition. The man first. Some little excitement followed, when speaker said the gentleman could modify it at any the question was taken on the motion that the com- time before decision or amendment. Mr. Thomp. mittee rise, and the vote stood: ayes 51, noes 26 son then sent a paper to the chair; which, however, (or 28). The committee then rose, and the chair-before it was read, he withdrew; stating that, as he man reported to the house that the committee of the did not desire to make a new issue, he would, at the whole on the state of the union had had under con- suggestion of some of his friends, withdraw the mo sideration the senate bill to provide for the collec-dification. But he was understood to give notice tion, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the that he should offer a proposition of a similar chapublic money, and had come to no conclusion there-racter on the first opportunity which presented iton. A voice. But no quorum voted. self. As to what the modification or the proposi. tion was, the house were left in utter darkness lying." Mr. Lewis Williams moved the reference of the papers to the committee on naval affairs, (instead of the committee on the judiciary, as had been moved on a former day.) And the question having been then taken on the demand for the previous question, there was a second; and the main question (being, first, on the motion to refer the said report and papers to the committee on the judiciary) was ordered to be now taken; and, being taken, it was agreed to. So the report and papers were referred to the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Briggs asked for the reading of the resolution; and it was read, as inserted in Friday's proceedings, in a preceding page. And the question being then taken on the demand for the previous question, there was a second. Mr. Briggs asked the yeas and nays on ordering the main question, which were ordered, and being taken, were: yeas 123, nay3 100. So the main question was ordered to be now taken. Mr. Morgan asked the yeas and nays on the main question, (being on ordering the bill to a third reading); which were ordered, and, being taken, were as follows: YEAS-Messrs. J. Allen, H. J. Anderson, Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Black, Blackwell, Boyd, Brewster, A. V. Brown, A. G. Brown, Burke, Sampson H. Butler, W. O. Butler, Bynum, Carr, Carroll, ChapW. R. Cooper, Craig, Crary, Cross, Dana, T. Davee, man, Clifford, Coles, Colquitt, Connor, M. A. Cooper, J. Davis, J. W. Davis, Dickerson, Doan, Doig, Dromgoole, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Elv, Fine, Fletcher, Floyd, Fornance, Galbraith, Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, Hawkins, J. Hill, of N. C. Hillen, Holleman, Holmes, Hook, Hopkins, Hubbard, Jackson, Jameson, J. Johnson, C. Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John W. Jones, Keim, Kemble, Kille, Leadbetter, Leet, Leonard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, McClellan, McCulloh, McKay, Mallory, Marchand, Medill, Miller, Montanya, MontParris, Paynter, Petrikin, Pickins, Prentiss, Ramsey, gomery, S. W. Morris, Newhard, Parish, Parmenter, Reynolds, Rhett, Rives, Robinson, Edward Rogers, J. Rogers, Ryall, Samuels, Shaw, Shepard, A. Smith, J. Smith, Thos. Smith, Starkweather. Steenrod, Strong, Mr. Lewis Williams inquired of the speaker whether the chairman had made a correct report. On the motion that the committee rise, no quorum had voted, and he maintained that no other report could be made than simply that the committee found itself without a quorum. Mr. Banks said that a majority of those present voted in favor of the motion that the committee rise. Mr. Lewis Williams contended that the report, in accordance with the parliamentary law, must be made in the manner he had stated. Mr. Jenifer inquired whether the chairman of the mittee was not bound to make a true report? Mr. Banks said the report he had made was a true report. Mr. Ramsey moved that the house adjourn. Mr. Lewis Williams moved that the report of the Mr. Dromgoole asked that he might, at this time, chairman be amended. He (Mr. W.) insisted on be permitted to enter a motion for the printing of his right to make that motion. Mr. Jenifer said the an extra number of copies of the said document. report was not the true report. Mr. Doig called Mr. Graves objected-remarking that, after the speMr. J. to order. Mr. Banks suggested that the re-cies of courtesy which the gentleman from Virginia port be amend, by saying "that the majority of (Mr. Dromgoole) had extended to him in committee those present voted to rise, but no quorum was pre-of the whole last night, he (Mr. D.) could ask sent." And the report having been so amended, nothing upon earth of this house out of its regular Sumpter, Swearingen, Sweeny, Taylor, F. Thomas, Mr. Ramsey insisted on his motion to adjourn. Mr. course, to which he (Mr. G.) would not object.-P. F. Thomas, J. Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoel, Graves said there were yet three or four gentlemen Mr. Dromgoole said that such a consideration would Vroom, D. D. Wagener, Watterson, Weiler, J. W. who were anxious to speak. He asked for the yeas not prevent him from doing his duty. Williams, Henry Williams, Worthington-123. and nays on the motion to adjourn; which were ordered, and, being taken, were: yeas 55, nays 43.a bill, of which, he said, he had heretofore given So, at half past 11 o'clock, the house adjourned. Tuesday, June 30. By general consent, Mr. Earl submitted a motion that the journal of Friday be so It being now 11 o'clock, the speaker said that the amended as to insert his name on the resolution of business next in order was the bill from the senate Mr. Clifford, of Maine, by which the sub-treasury to provide for the collection, safekeeping, transfer bill had been ordered to be taken out of committee and disbursement of the public money; and that the on Monday-his name having been accidentally immediate question was on ordering the bill to a omitted. No objection having been made, the entry third reading. was ordered to be made so. Mr. Downing asked leave at this time to bring in notice. Mr. Alford wished to know if it was the NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Alford, John W. Allen, Andrews, Baker, Barnard, Bell, Biddle, Bond, Botts, Briggs, Brockway, Calhoun, J. Campbell, William B. Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chinn, Chittenden, Clark, James Cooper, Crabb. Cranson, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Davies, Garrett Davis, Dawson, Deberry, Dennis, Dillett, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Fillmore, Jas. Garland, Rice Garland, Gates, Gentry, Giddings, Goggin, Goode, Graham, Graves, Green, Grinnell, Habersham, Hall, Wm. S. Hastings, Hawes, Henry, J. Hill, of Va. Hoffman, Hunt, James, Jenifer, Chas. Johnston, Wm. Mr. Vanderpoel inquired of the speaker whether Cost Johnson, Kempshall, King, Lincoln, Marvin, Mr. Dromgoole (after submitting an inquiry to a motion for the previous question would now be in Mason, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan, C. Morris, Naylor, the speaker on a question relating to the order of order? The speaker replied that it would. Mr. R. Nisbet, Ogle, Osborne, Palen, Peck, Pope, Proffit, Randall, Randolph, Rariden, Rayner, Ridgeway, Russell, business) moved a suspension of the rule during Garland inquired whether such a motion would be Saltonstall, Sergeant, Simonton, Slade, T. Smith, the morning hour, for the purpose of proceeding in order before the bill was read? The speaker said Stanly, Stuart, Taliaferro, Waddy Thompson, Tillingwith the consideration of the case of lieut. Hooe; that the bill had already been read twice, and that hast, Toland, Triplett, Trumbull, Underwood, P. J. and asked the yeas and nays on that motion, which the previous question would be on the third read-Wagner, Warren, E. D. White, John White, Wick, were ordered. The question was taken, and the ing. Mr. Vanderpoel then called the previous ques- Thomas W. Williams, Lewis Williams, Joseph L. vote stood yeas 122, nays 17; so (two-thirds having tion. Mr. Craig rose to move a call of the house, Williams, C. H. Williams-105. voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended. but did not press the motion. The speaker having then instructed the clerk to proceed with the reading of the report and papers, the reading whereof had been suspended on a previous morning by the expiration of the morning hour) Mr. Chinn rose and moved that the reading of the papers be dispensed with; and he would also move, he said, if in order, that the report, &c. be printed, and referred to a select committee. The speaker said it would be in order to move to suspend the further reading; but it would not be in order to make the other motion indicated until the first had been decided. And the former motion having been accordingly submitted, it was agreed to, and the further reading of the papers was dispensed with. Mr. Botts (after submitting several points of order) moved that the report and papers be laid on the Mr. R. Garland inquired of the speaker whether this bill had been reported from the committee of the whole on the state of the union? The answer of the speaker was not heard by the reporter. So the bill was ordered to a third reading. The question then recurring on the passage of the bill Some eighteen or twenty members claimed the floor, and the speaker, with much composure, told gentlemen that it was not now in order to contend for the floor. That the bill must first be read, and that, when the question on its passage had been put from the chair, gentlemen wishing the floor might rise, and the speaker would award it to the gentleman who first caught his eye. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made an appeal to Mr. Vanderpoel, and desired him to withdraw his motion for the previous question, so that he could move his substitute for the bill. His purpose was simply to get a vote upon his substitute and have it placed on the journal; and if the gentleman would not withdraw his motion without a condition to have The clerk then read the bill through, and the the question renewed, Mr. Johnson said that he speaker having declared the question to be-"Shall would promise to renew it. He hoped that the this bill pass?"-again came the struggle for the gentleman would not hesitate to yield to his re-floor, and it was given to Mr. Graham, of North quest, as it would not consume five minutes of the Carolina, who addressed the house in opposition to time of the house. And he would say that he the passage of the bill, and had not concluded, when could make this appeal to the gentleman with the usual hour having arrived, the house took a restronger hopes of its being granted, when it was cess until 4 o'clock. 283 CHRONICLE. EXCHANGE. On London, at N. York, 7a7 1-4; do- | touched at ten intermediate ports, took in passengers On the 1st inst. a reso-mestic, N. York on Philadelphia 3 3-8 to 4; on Balti- and wood, and arrived here at 45 minutes past two on [Buff. Com. ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. lution passed the house of representatives to which it is more, 3 1-2 a 41-4; on Richmond, 31-4 a 33-4; on Sa- Saturday afternoon, thus running the trip of 1,200 miles The steamer, Kansas burst her boilers in Mobile bay understood that the senate will assent, to close the ses- vannah, 7 1-2a7 3-4; Augusta, 8 1-2a9; Mobile, 10; N. in two days. Orleans, 7 1-2. No lives were lost, and we do not sion on the 21st inst. on the 12th instant. learn that any one was injured. The Kansas was a the accident, was bound down the bay, after a load of regular trader on Alabama river, and, at the time of salt. ANTHRACITE. Messrs. Keim & Whitaker, of Reading, have, during the last week, procured ten tons of metal from the anthracite furnance at Roaring creek, and puddled and rolled it into bars, with anthracite coal. The iron they pronounce equal to any they have made. This fact settles the question as to the quality and the ability to perform the whole process with anthracite coal. From the experiment made at New York, it is said that ten hundred weight of coal was found sufficient for paddling a ton of metal, and seven hundred weight sufficient for heating a ton of blooms. The letter announcing the above facts states that the furnaces at Roaring creek and at Danville continue to [Philadelphia U. S. Gaz. work well. pig, and numerous pie plates, horse shoes, &c. made of it, are of a superior quality. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. We are credibly informed that the duties on imports collected at Boston since the 1st of January last, are nearly equal to those col lected in New York. Give Boston a monopoly of the western trade in the winter, and she will increase her [Jour. of Com. importations accordingly. FLOUR. Estimate of the quantity consumed in the U. Prices, at Boston, $4 50a5 50; at N. York, 4 31a SYRACUSE, N. Y. The census of the village of Sy racuse gives a population of 6,111. In 1830, 2,565,; in 1835, 4,105. THE SMALL POX. Two deaths by small pox, occurs red in Boston, last week, and one in Philadelphia. The disease has also made its appearance along the Bran dywine, in the manufacturing districts near Wilming It was communicated by passengers from Eu ton. [Sun. FIRE AT TORONTO. The city of Toronto was visited ed from the ships before thorough purificationThe metal is said to be as tough as the best Scotch by a fire on the 21st inst. by which some eighteen rope, in the Shenondoah and Marchioness, who escap buildings on York and King streets, were destroyed.The buildings were of wood, and mostly old, and were occupied as small stores, paint shops, &c. TEA. The people of the United States consume FREDERICKSBURG, VA. The census of Fredericks-about eight million pounds of tea per annum. [American. burg, just taken, shows a population of 3,856. In 1830, TEMPERANCE CAUSE. It is a significant and gratifying the population was 3,308. HARRISBURG, PA. The population at the present fact, that of the many numerous signatures yesterday time, as ascertaine-1, is 5,967, of which 5,272 are whites to the memorial lying in this office in favor of excludand 695 colored. In 1830, the population was 4,312, ing from the booths on the 4th of July, all spirituous liquors, by far the greater number were by young men. composed of 3,823 whites and 484 colored. HARVEST. Our farmers are all now busily employed Let them only persevere, and by personal example, as ous liquors, and the great battle must be won. [N. Y. Amer. saving their wheat, of which a bountiful crop has ripen-well as by precept, discountenance the use of spiritued. The rye crop is indiferent. For the last week, aye, month, the once celebrated whiskey town of Roscrea has not afforded one single case of drunkenness to the rusty hinges of the solitary Bridewell.-Indeed, so strange and unusual is the appearance of intoxication, that it is looked on now with a sort of credulous astonishment, as if such a vice never existed. [Tipperary Free Press. TRADE. The New York correspondent of the National Intelligencer, writes on the 25th ult. CASTING. The bed plate of one of the engines now being built by Merrick and Towne, for the United States steam frigate, was cast yesterday at the Southwark foundry. 36,000 pounds of metal were melted in two cupolas, in two hours and forty minutes, and the casting was run in fifty seconds. This is believed to be the largest amount of metal ever melted for one casting in the United States. The plate is estimated [Phila. Penn. to weigh fourteen tons nett. CANAL TRANSPORTATION. They are experimenting on the New York canal with a steamboat for towing the freight boats propelled without wheels, paddles or screw, so says the Commercial. By means of this invention it is expected that the expense of transportation on canals will be reduced one half, if not more. CHARLESTOWN, MASS. Population of, according to the census just taken, 10,872, being an increase of 771 since 1837. COAL. The best Peach Orchard coal, broken and screened, is selling in Boston at 87 25 per ton, and Peach Mountain at $6 75. COTTON. The Sea Island cotton crop of Georgia is ICE. A little boy in Boston has been induced to try the experiment of selling iced water at one cent a glass! The first day he sold 89 glasses, the second 184, and the third 201, making 474 glasses in three days. The ice having cost 25 cents, he cleared about $1 50 a day. LEBANON, PA. Population of the borough 1,845, of which only seven are colored persons. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS The Albany Journal states that the hon. Francis Granger has sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition to turn his face again towards the seat of government, taking Saratoga Springs in his way. SAMUEL MCKEAN, esq. late United States senator from Pennsylvania, we learn from the U. S. Gazette, attempted suicide in a fit of insanity on Tuesday last, at his residence in McKean county, by cutting his throat with a razor. Although general McKean was alive when the letter giving this information was writof his surviving many hours. supposed to be diminished one-third by the late freshet. ten, it is added that there was not the slightest prospect change, of course, must fall down-In our favor nomi New Orleans market, June 17. We notice sales of At N. York, 1,000 bales sold on the 27th. 1840 1339 1833 Received. 203,624 1,318,153 1,682,033 Stock. 347,103 210,949 "The history of the cotton market last year is a very striking illustration of the uncertainty of the best speculative reasonings on matters of trade. The crop was largely short, and it was inferred that of course prices must largely advance. But it did not turn out so, for although this reasoning carried up prices early in the season, there were found to be other causes at work, which finally counteracted the influence of short crops, and disappointed the hopes of speculators, and ruined most of them. Speculation is always danger ous." At Mobile, on the 16th, the sales of cotton were light. The season was drawing to a close, and sales which transpired were small in extent and confined to a few hands. The stock in market unsold was estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 bales. Holders were very firm Arrivals only about 1,206 bales; at 9c. for fair cotton. exports 8,000 bales-stock in port 97,560 bales. The importations into this city amount to but little, and the revenue is consequently small, while the exports are large, but amount to but little when sold in Europe. Flour continues to go out, notwithstanding the promise of a good crop in England, and the great probability of a loss on every barrel sent; but it is here, can be done? Exchange continues to go down, and on hand, with no demand for it at home, and what else portations are made, and produce thus goes out, exbills on London are plenty at 106 3-4 to 107. If no imnally, to be sure-while business of almost all sorts is MUSQUITOES. Never have these rascally, sneaking, paralysed, and large failures take place. Three large undermining shedders of blood been so sanguinary-mercantile houses have just gone by the board, for exnever have they mustered so strong as the present year. ample, one of them a leading dry goods house, which, Persons who have travelled up and down the Missis- to this period, successfully rode out the storm. sippi and on board the most airy and comfortable boats, too, say they have never found them so troublesome as they are this year. Along the borders of Arkansas the inhabitants are compelled to carry switches to keep them off; and so annoying are they to the cattle and horses, that in many parts they may be seen, maddened by their attacks, running perfectly frantic through [New Orleans paper. the fields and woods. TOBACCO. We sold Mr. Jacob Davis' crop of tobac co on the 23d for the following prices: Lugs $3 30 and $3 50; leaf $6 10, $650, $6 80 $7 80, $11 50 and $26 50. The latter hhds. were purchased by Messrs. Langhorne & Armistead, for the western market, and were of the most exquisite quality and flavor, and regarded as the finest that has been in the market. [Lynch. Virginian. At Baltimore. The large receipts which have come NORWICH, CONN. The population of the town of Norwich, including the city, as ascertained by the cen-in for some time past have afforded purchasers the opsus which has just been completed, is 7,230. The city portunity of selecting from a full assortment. The alone contains 4,200. The three manufacturing villages sales reported to us this week are over 800 hhds of all in the town number as follows: Greenville 1,088; Falls descriptions, at prices which fully sustain former rates. 624; Yantic 173. Increase of the whole town, within The inferior and common sorts are taken with less avidity than heretofore. We continue to quote comthe last ten years, about 2,000. mon $3 50 a 4 50; middling to good. $5 a $6; good $6 50 a $8; and fine $8 a $13. A tew small parcels of Ohio were sold this week at $5 a $9, but the indull. The high price of quiry for this description freights has prevented shipments from going forward, and consequently caused a larger quantity, it is said, to accumulate, than was ever known to be in Baltimore at any one time. The inspections of the week comprise 661 hhds. Maryland; 387 hhds. Ohio; 25 hhds. Kentucky; and 11 hhds. Pennsylvania-total 1,074 hlids. DEATHS. At Boston, only 13 last week, in a popula- At Charleston, S. C. during the week ending on the 21st inst. nine; three white and six colored. DANCING. The Picayune, N. Orleans, states that Mr. Manager Caldwell has offered Miss Fanny Elssler, $10,000 for six weeks' performance. A PUBLIC DINNER is to be given in honor of Jaxies Garland, in Nelson county, about the last of July. DOYLESTOWN. Population of the borough, 995. "The last No. of Wilson & "THE EMPIRE STATE." C's pabacation came to us charged with letter postage, in consequence of a note added to the address." her sails, were all that could be saved from destruction. SHEEP. 10,000 sheep was shorn in Nantucket, on THE SUB-TREASURY BILL finally passed the house of representatives on the 1st inst. ayes 124, noes 107, and now requires only the signature of the president to become a law. WESTERN RIVERS. The Ohio at Wheeling on the 26th ult. had 3 feet 6 inches water in the channel; at Pitsburg 28 inches on the 27th. On the 26th there was a rise of four feet at Cincinnati. The Picayune says: "Nearly all the upper waters are still high. At Louis. ville, on Wednesday last, the Ohio was slightly rising, and two or three small boats came over the falls. Upper Mississippi continues full and the water has not STOCKS. $100,000 N. York state stock sold at auc- fallen about Lake Providence. From that point down tion at par on the 29th ult. at N. York; 225 shares U.to Vicksburg several plantations are inundated. The S. bank of Pennsylvania at N. York 72 1-2 to 73 1-2; river is full of new drift, showing rises above, which at Philadelphia 74 1-2 to 75 3-4; Ohio sixes of 1856 sold are mostly from the Ohio. at 98 in N. York on the 27th. The The YANKEE. The following picture of a real, genuine Yankee, is from a poem read before the Historical society, at Hartford, Connecticut "He would kiss a queen till he raised a blister, FIFTH SERIES. No. 19.-VOL. VIII.] BALTIMORE, JULY 11, 1840. [VOL. LVIII.-WHOLE NO. 1,502. THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY, BY JEREMIAH HUGHES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. INDEX OF CONTENTS OF No. 19, Vol. 8. AFRICA-gunpowder to 290 6d. per quarter on beans; an alteration on wheat is, 239 anticipated next Friday; several sales of wheat, in ANTIQUITIES-discoveries in Central America 289 bond, have been made at its value, if free, deduct APPOINTMENT-by the president ing the duty of 16s. 8d. Some sales of very large BRITISH-markets, riots, exchange 289; British Guiana parcels of flour, in bond, have been effected at 289 289 25s. to 25s. 6d. and in small quantities at 263. per 289 barrel; oats, in bond, in very limited demand at 3s. 290 8d. to 3s. 9d. per 45 lb. BRAZIL-items CALIFONIA-British surveying party in scheme 239 Liverpool corn exchange, Tuesday, June 3.-At 291 CONGRESS-Senate 298; house of representatives tinent 290 FRANCE-admiral Baudin, line of steamboats to the LIGHT HOUSE-at Cape Henlopen NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY 290 moderate sale for American flour at a reduction of 6d. per barrel. Irish flour is still much neglected, FRANCE. Paris was on Tuesday visited by a tremendous thunder storm, which still continued at the departure of the mail. ed Benicarlo, Uldecona, Alcazar and Montan. Gen.. Cordova, it appears, has fallen in battle. His remains arrived at Cadiz on May 19th. The chamber of deputies at Madrid, have passed the bill authorising bonds for 200,000,000 of reals at 54 per cent. as recommended by the former minister San Millan. The fort of San Pedro has fallen into the hands of the queen's troops. TURKEY. The Turkish ambassador, Nourri effendi, arrived at Havre from London, in the Phenix steamer, on Monday last, with a suite of 18 persons. The Levant mail, due in Paris this day, has been anticipated by an arrival via Vienna, which brings Constantinople news to the 15th ult. inclusive, from which it would appear that the Turkish government persisted in the march of improvement it had lately taken up. Halil Pasha Seraskier, son-in-law of the late sultan Mahmood, and of course brotherin-law of the present sultan, has, it appears, been dismissed from his distinguished post, for (if we lated to bring the government into contempt. The effect of this laudable proceeding is however, marred by the appointment of a successor to himMustapha Nourri, a man formerly dismissed from office for countless extortions. Admiral Baudin is to proceed to Buenos Ayres, 290 clothed with military and diplomatic powers to 259 terminate the differences with the Argentine re-read rightly) some offence against morality, calcupublic. 290 NEW ZEALAND-British assume title to 239 294 259 PRINTING-four hundredth anniversary of The French line of steamboats to the West Indies, is to start from Bordeaux; the Mexico line, from Marseilles. The French chamber of duputies voted on Monday last the supplemental grant (540,000 francs) for unforeseen expenses arising out of the differences between the French government and Buenos Ayres. The Moniteur denies that the retreat of the French army from Teniah had been so disastrous as the opposition papers represented it, but it had obviously been a calamitous one. Coffin for Napoleon.-The administration of the pompes funebres is now preparing the coffin which is to receive at St. Helena the mortal remains of Napoleon. It is to be of solid ebony, in the shape 290 of the ancient sarcophagi, and large enough to enclose the coffins in which the Emperor lies at St. Helena, so that his ashes may not be disturbed. The funeral pall is in velvet, strewed with gold bees, and bordered with a broad band of ermine; at each corner is to be placed an eagle, embroidered in gold, and surmounted with the imperial crown. The Naples question.-M. Thiers, prime minis. ter of France, said in the chambers, in reply to an inquiry made, that he considered this the most serious subject now pending-that France had of fered her mediation and would protect her interests. He also said that French vessels of war had been ordered to repair to Naples. M. Thiers said the French government considered the sulphur mo nopoly unjust; and had demanded its abolition. In relation to improper treatment of Frenchmen in Switzerland, that would be attended to as soon as A violent riot had taken place in Limerick. The the present treaties expired. In regard to Pas people came into town in immense numbers, carry-sages, (Spain), M. Thiers said it was shortly to be ing poles with loaves of bread on thein, and crying evacuated. As to the insult at Mauritius, to the outdown with the forestallers." They seized a French flag by a madman, the English governnumber of carts and wagons, and emptying them ment had exhibited the most conciliatory tone on of their provisions, threw them into the river. the occasion. To the persecutions of the Jews at The military were obliged to be called in. Damascus, M. Thiers said the French consul there was at the time a perfect stranger. The Times is severe on lord Palmerston, for deferring the address of the Poles of Cracow, who call on the British parliament to protect them in their liberties as guaranteed by the congress of Vienna. Corn market, Liverpool, June 2.-During the past week the weather has continued as favorable as possible; and the millers and dealers have bought very cautiously for their immediate wants, but there has been a good deinand for foreign wheat for Ireland, and sales have thus been made to a fair extent at a decline of 2d. to 3d. per 70 lb. Flour has also been sold at about 6d. to 1s. per sack and per barrel lower. Oats have been sold 1d. to 2d. per 45 lb.; oatmeal 6d. to 1s. per 240 lb. and barley 2d. to 3d. per 60 lb. lower; Indian corn has been eagerly bought up for the Irish market at an ad. vance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. The only alteration in the duties of grain, from foreign ports, since Friday last is a reduction of 1s. VOL. VIII-SIG. 19. Paris, Bourse, June 3d, 3§ P. M.-Five per cents 118f. 40c.; Threes 85f. 60c. M. Alfred de Vigny, author of Cinq Mars, married an English lady, who has come into possession of a fortune of £160,000. PRUSSIA. The report of the death of the king of Prussia is stated by the London Times of June 4th to have been premature. RUSSIA. The last advices from Trebizond announce new successes of the Circassians over their Russian invaders. Nine forts had fallen into their power, and the two remaining would have experienced the same fate, but for the timely arrival of two Russian ships of the line. The Circassians gave the Russians no quarter, and in the fort of St. Nicholas alone 1,000 men were put to the sword. The prince of Orange left Constantinople on the 15th. AFRICA. At a public meeting recently held in London, Mr. Sturge stated, that of 17,205 barrels of gunpowder, exported in 1835, from Liverpool, more than 16,000 were destined for Africa, to be used in the internal wars to be carried on to supply the slavers with victims. CHINA. The Thomas Coutts, which sailed from China on the 4th of February, had reached the cape of Good Hope, on her way to London. She brings intelligence that the Chinese were determined to resist all attempts at accommodation, except on their own terms. They had purchased some ships, with the intention of arming them, and manning them for the approaching war with Great Britain. BRAZIL. The barque Douglass arrived at New York on Sunday, in 28 days from Rio de Janeiro. An attempt had been made in the assembly at Rio to vote the young emperor of age, and thus put him in possession of the reigns of government. The attempt failed by a majority of two votes only. BRITISH GUIANA. Guiana papers of the 2d May have been received in Liverpool, furnishing interesting details of the prosperity of the British Guiana laborers. It appears that the laborers of the plantations Annandale and Lusignan, had jointly purchased a plantation on the east coast of the Demarara river for $50,000, to be paid for in silver in the course of a fortnight. Extension of British authority. A gentleman recently from Upper California, states that a British surveying party were busily engaged in surveying the coast in that vicinity. [Jour. Com. NEW ZEALAND. A letter received by the secretary of the Bedford Commercial Insurance company, from James R. Clendon, dated Bay of Islands, February 18, states that that port had been formally declared a British colony on the 30th January last, and a governor and staff, consisting of a collector of customs, civil magistrates, surveyor general, &c. &c. had arrived there, and respectively issued proclamations of their authority. [New Bedford Mercury. CENTRAL AMERICA. Interesting discoveries. The New York Express has letters from Gautemala of the 26th May, from which it appears that our charge des affairs, John L. Stevens, esq. and his travelling companion, Mr. Catherwood, in pursuance of the objects of their mission, have visited Quiragua, and there, among numerous other ancient relics, have discovered the The emperor of Russia had given orders to the following: One statue, 10 feet high, lying upon the first secrectary of legation at Rome, M. de Kriw.ground. One ditto 10 1-2 feet high, lying upon the zoff, to place under a peculiar system of control the Russian artists studying in that capital. SPAIN. ground, face looking towards the heavens. One ditto 26 feet high, inclining similar to the steeple or tower at Pisa. A monument 23 feet high, perpenThe Carlists in their last mountain fastness indicular, in the form of an obelisk, full of hieroglySpain, have met with more reverses. Their fort of phics, with a human statue cut upon its top,and has Beigs has surrendered, and they have also evacuat-some figures in its hands. Another statue 9 feet high, representing a woman. One other statue 19 feet high, representing on one side the figure of a woman, on the other a man, in good preservation.Another, the head of a giant, 6 feet in diameter. Two altars, most elegantly sculptured. One obelisk, 12 feet in height. Four other monuments in distinct places, one of which is of a circular form, and upon a small eminence formed of stones, apparently brought from the river. In the centre between these four monuments, there is a huge round stone, which is wholly covered with hieroglyphics and inscriptions; beneath the stone are two human heads, covered nearly with vegetation, upon which the stone rests. The above monuments are found about 3,000 feet from the river Montagua. The time of Messrs. Catherwood and Stevens being short, they were unable to make more discoveries in that place; but they are satisfied that these monuments, &c. can be removed and taken to the United States of America, which is their intention; while those of Palenque are so far in the interior, it would be impossible to remove them. We also learn that the human figures, and the ornaments which appear about them, are all similar to those of Palenque. In fact, this we consider only as a prelude to what we shall expect from these distinguished, persevering and scientific travellers. From Quiragua, the travellers intended to pass to Quiche, and thence to the splendid ruins of Palenque, in the province of Chiapas, Mexico. FROM THE PACIFIC. The Journal of Commerce says, a correspondent, under date of Panaina, May 29th, informs us that war had been declared by Peru against Bolivia, and that the rebellion in the province of Pasto, (one of the southern provinces of New Granada), had broken out afresh. To add to the troubles of the times, the small pox was raging there, and also in the Isthmus, to an alarming extent. The dates from Payta were to May 5th, and from BueneVentura to the 15th. The New York Signal has the following: "We have a Panama paper of the last mentioned date, but it contains no news of importance. It appears that the Pasto rebellion was occasioned by a decree of June 5, 1839, suppressing the convents. It was headed by Noguera, who, after being defeated, was pardoned, together with his followers, by a decree of 29th March, 1840, at the same time surrendering their arms to the disposal of the government. What were the circumstances which led to a renewal of the rebellion, we are not informed. MEXICO. Mexican papers as late as the 15th June from Matamoras, received by the New Orleans Bulletin, furnish no news of moment. Complaints are made in these papers that smuggling is carried on between Texas and the interior to a considerable extent, the civil authorities being, it is said, largely engaged in the business. TEXAS. The Texian schooner of war San Jacinto, lieut. Postell, has sailed for the coast of Mexico. Droves of negroes are pouring into Texas through Natchitoches, from Mississippi, to avoid sheriff's sales in the latter. Galveston advices to the 22d ult. have been received at New Orleans. The Austin Gazette of the 10th had been received at Galveston. Another express from San Antonio had reached Austin, bringing a confirmation of previous accounts, that Arista was advancing towards Texas at the head of the Mexican army. The last accounts represent his force as being much less numerous than the first-say for the last, one thousand men. The best opinions on the subject are that Arista only intends to attack and cut up the federalists who are forming on the Texian border, before they shall have become completely organized. Colonel James Love has been appointed a commissioner to receive, at Galveston, the promissory notes of the government, and to issue stock certifi cates for the same.. This arrangement, and a similar one appointing an agent in New Orleans, for the same purpose, must have the best effect in with. drawing these notes from circulation, as we know of many men who would be glad to fund all the Texas money they have, but have heretofore been deterred by the trouble and expense of a journey to Auston. Advices from San Augustine state that the crops in that vicinity are in a great state of forwardness. and promise a rich and abundant harvest. The Galveston Gazette openly insinuates that some of the officers of the Texian ship of war Austin, at that port, recently attempted to take possession of her and clear for sea. Texas treasury notes were selling at Houston on the 3d inst. at from 14 to 16 cents on the dollar. Municipal legislation. The city of Houston, CANADA. Up to the 20th inst. 535 vessels had arrived at Quebec, being an increase of 47 over the arrivals to the same period last year. The number of emigrants arrived at Quebec to the 20th inst. shows an increase over the same period last year of 11,033. NATIONAL AFFAIRS. From the Sydney Herald, March 13th, 1840. Discovery of the Antarctic continent. Amongst the arrivals to be found in our shipping list of this day, is that of the United States ship Vincennes, under the command of Charles Wilkes, esq. The Vin cennes has been absent from this port eighty days, most of which time has been spent in southern exploration, and we are happy to have it in our pow. er to announce, on the highest authority, that the researches of the exploring squadron after a southern continent have been completely successful. The land was first seen on the morning of the 19th of Jauuary, in latitude 64° 20' south longitude, 154° 18' east. The Peacock, (which arrived in our barbor on the 22d ultimo, much disabled from her contact with the ice), we learn obtained soundings in a high southern latitude, and established beyond doubt the existence of land in that direction. But the Vincennes, more fortunate in escaping injury, completed the discovery, and ran down the coast from the 154° 18 to 97° 45' east longitude, about seventeen hundred miles, within a short dis THE NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY. The fourth of tance of the land, often so near as to get soundings July just passed has been observed throughout the with a few fathoms of line, during which time she country as a general holiday, devoted to social en- was constantly surrounded by ice islands and bergs, joyment rather than exhibition. There were few and experienced many heavy gales of wind, exlarger parades than those of the temperance associ- posing her constantly to shipwreck. We also untions, and those were conducted in the most exem-derstand she has brought several specimens of rock plary manner. The volunteer companies appear and earth, procured from the land, some of them mostly to have spent the day in detachments and in weighing upwards of a hundred pounds. It is visits to places of recreation. Some few partizan meetings were held, but the spirit of the day triumphed over political distractions, and in some cases, as at the meeting at Barren Creek, Maryland, where, though assembled at different places, the parties soon agreed to partake with each other the festivities of a day CONSECRATED TO THEIR COUNTRY. APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT, by and with Joseph P. Junkins, collector of the customs at questionable whether this discovery can be of any essential benefit to commerce, but it cannot be otherwise than highly gratifying to captain Wilkes, and the officers engaged with him in this most interesting expedition, to have brought to a successful termination the high trust committed to them by their country; and it is hoped that so noble a commencement in the cause of science and disco very, will induce the government of the United States to follow up by other expeditions that which is now on the point of terminating. We understand that the Vincennes will sail on the 16th instant, for New Zealand, where the Porpoise and Flying Fish will rejoin her, should they have been equally fortunate with their two consorts MR. LOUIS ADOLPHE AMIE FOURIER DE BA-in escaping from the ice. The Peacock will follow COURT was on the 4th inst. introduced by the secretary of state to the president, and delivered to him his credential letters as envoy extraordinary and minis ter plenipotentiary of the king of the French. Leaving outstanding, Leaving of that issue outstanding $324,633 30 $1.805,094 06 $2.129.717 26 THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. retired from "He that would keep a watch, this must he do, as soon as her repairs are completed; whence they will all proceed in furtherance of the objects of the expedition. We will only add, that we wish them God speed. It appears from the saine paper that the two French corvettes, the Astrolabe and Zelee, under the command of commodore D'Urville, has been crowned with the same success as that of the U.S. squadron; on the 19th of January they succeeded in landing with two boats, and obtained many specimens of rock, &c. latitude 66° 00 S. long. 130° east. The Astrolabe and Zelee had arrived at Hobart town. ENGLISH COLONIAL TRADE-breadstuffs via Canada. We are obliged to the Cleveland Herald for information on the subject referred to in the extract below. The transportation of breadstuffs from our northern frontier into Canada, by way of the Welland canal and lake Ontario, having become quite a business of late, it was stated by a New York paper that the large importations into Canada from the United States were made for the purpose of subsequent exportation from the colonial ports to Great Britain; and that flour, when thus exported, was admitted duty free in England. Having expressed some doubts of the correctness of the latter part of the statement, the Cleveland Herald, quoting our paragraph, says: [Balt. Amer. "United States flour, via Canada, is not admitted into Great Britain at a less duty than if shipped from U. S. ports. But flour manufactured in Canada from wheat grown in the United States, and shipped thence to England, is admitted on the same terms as if the wheat was grown in Canada. The duty on Canadian wheat and flour in Great Britain is fixed at a minimum and maximum rate, and not by a progressive scale; when wheat is below 67 EXPLORING EXPEDITION-IMPORTANT. Letters shillings per quarter, the duty is 5 shillings per have been received from the United States exploring quarter; when above that price, it is 6 pence a expedition, says the United States Gazette, dated quarter. In this respect, the Canadians have Sidney, New South Wales, March 12, 1840, an- greatly the advantage of shippers from the United nouncing that on the 19th January preceding a States. They know the duty they will have to pay vast continent was discovered by both the French on a barrel of flour cannot exceed three-fifths of 5 and American exploring squadrons. shillings sterling. |