The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1836

from Bourdeax to Paris; this accident, the particulars of
which are riot known, would account, in a manner much to be
regretted, for the delay of his arrival ; for, as he left Bourdeaux
on the 19th, he might have been at Paris the day before
yesterday.

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The Ca:ette, speaking of the late actions near Vittoria,
says—" It is believed that the Christinos will renew the at.
tack, though Cordova is rather disconcerted at having failed in
the first two days. The Algerinc and English Legions, arc
the two corps that suffered the most."
The Jloniteur has no news to-day.
It is not 10,000 uniforms, but 6,500, and 1,000 pieces of
cloth, that the Isabella steam-boat has taken on board at
Bourdeaux, to convey to Santander. —Messayer, Jan. 26.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Pasts, JANUARY 26.
Five per Cents., 101'f. 50c. 45c.
hour per Cent', 102 f. 1172. f.
'Dime per Cents., SW. 65c. 55c. foc.
Rank Actions..2,lsof.
Rcnte de Naples, RUE 20c. 10c. sc. '2sc.
Roman Five per Cents., 103y4.
Spanish Actives, 4944%34.
Spanish Differes, 25N.
Spanish Passives, 16 V,4;,.
Royat Spanish Loan, 3f.
Rente Perpetuelle WEspagne, 3414.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 1034.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents , 85.
Haytian Loan, 4:10t.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25e. 50c ; money, —f.
Three months, paper, 251. ; money, —f. —c.
—( oars Authentivie. -
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BOURSE, THREE O'CLOCK.—The French securities remained
stationary during the most part of the day. Some business
has been done at 80f. 45c. in the Three per Cents., they have
improved to 80f. 60c. The Spanish securities experienced a
slight fall, in consequence of a rumour, that in a battle between
the Carlists and Christinos, on the 18th, the Christinos had
been repulsed to Vittoria.
QUARTER TO Foua.—Five per Cents., 109 f. 60c. ; Three
per Cents., 80f. 75c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
hards, 381 ; Differes, 191; New Loan, —; Actives, 49f, ;
Passives, 161; Ducats, 99 15 ; Romans, 103 - ; Pedros, 85 ;
Belgians, 1034 ; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 420 f. —C. ;
Miguels, —; -Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, —; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 251 ; Five per Cent. Petpe-
tuelles, 381.

We have received, through the North and South
American Coffee-house, New York papers to the 12th
inst. inclusive. On the 4th, Mr. BARTON arrived at
New York, on board the packet ship Albany, in which
he sailed from Havre, on the 3d of December. No
portion of the communications made by him to the
PRESIDENT, with respect to France, had transpired
up to the date of these Journals. The New York
Spectator—one of the largest American papers—has
no fewer than eight of its columns taken up with the
Governor W. L. MARCY'S message to the Senate
and House of Assembly ! In fact Mr. MA ncY vies
with the PRESIDENT himself in the long-windedness
of his message. We shall make a few extracts from
it, the more especially as the Governor's report is a
little more trustworthy with respect to the real state of
American Institutions, than the gossip of fashionable
tourists :

PRIMARY SCHOOLS :—Reports have been received for the
year 1834, by the Superintendent of the Common Schools,
from all the towns and wards in the state. The number of
school districts therein is ten thousand ono hundred and thirty-
two, and the number of children five hundred and forty-three
thousand and eighty-five, of 'whom fire hundred and forty-one
thousand four hundred and one hare received instruction in
the common schools. The-public money 4 distributed to these
schools amount to three hundred and twelve thousand one hun-
dred and eighty-one dollars and twenty cents, including the
one hundred thousand dollars derived from the income of the
Common School Fund, and eighteen thousand six hundred and
twenty dollars and ninety-two cents from local funds belong-
ing to particular towns. The residue was raised by taxation
on the property of the several towns and cities. A farther
sum of about four hundred and twenty thousand dollars was
also paid by the inhabitants of the several districts. The ag-
gregate amount of these sums, seven hundred and thirty-two
thousand one hundred and eighty-one dollars and twenty cents,
(except a few thousand dollars expended in the city of New
York upon school houses) was paid for teachers' wages. The
whole amount of expenditures on account of common schools
in this state, for the year 1884, was at least one million three
hundred thousand dollars.
ACADEMIES.—Our academies and seminaries of learning are
objects of great public interest, and worthy of the fostering
care of Government; particularly so in regard to their agency
in supplying to some extent the demand for common school
teachers. There are many of high character and of extensive
usefulness, that are not under the supervision of the Regents
of the University, and consequently receive no aid from the
literary fund. I have not the means of ascertaining their
number, or their particular condition. There are sixty-eight
academies subject to the visitation of the Regents, and all but
five of them made reports to the Regents last year. The
whole number of students receiving instruction in them at the
date of these reports, was five thousand two hundred and
ninety-six ; the amount of tuition paid by them in 1834, was
seventy-three thousand four hundred and seventy-two dollars :
and the real and personal property owned by these academies,
including philosophical apparatus and libraries, amounted to
five hundred and seventy-one thousand four hundred and se-
venty dollars.
COLLEGES.—There are seven colleges in this state, includ-
ing the two medical institutions. Hamilton and Geneva
colleges have had to struggle with difficulties for want of a
more liberal endowment. The plan of the University of the
city of New York is, in many respects, similar to that of the
most extensive universities on the continent of Europe, and
contains arrangements for imparting instruction on many other
subjects than those usually embraced in the ordinary collegiate
course. This institution is in its infancy, and many parts of
its plan are not yet put in execution. It is however, reasonable
to hope that it will in due time fulfil the expectations of its
founders.—Columbia and union colleges are both in a very
flourishing condition.
PENITENTIARIES.-Our penitentiaries continue to present
very favourable results. The number of convicts in the Au-
burn prison is very little larger than that of last year. The
number in the Mount Pleasant prison has been very much re-
duced. On the 30th of September last it was 45 less than
on that day in the previous year, and the number received in
1835, from the counties that are required to send their con-
victs to this prison, was also 45 less than was sent from the
same counties in 1834. The whole number of convicts in
both prisons, on the Ist of December last, was 1,451.
The earnings and profits of the Auburn prison during the
last fiscal year, exceed the expenses for general support and
ordinary repairs, seven thousand three hundred and eighty-
eight dollars and thirty-eight cents. Of this sum there has
been expended on buildings and for machinery, in pay-
ment of fees to Sheriffs for transporting convicts, under
the Act in relation to the state prison, passed at the last
session, and for expenditure on a few other unusual ob-
jects, five thousand six hundred and fifty-six dollars ten
cents. The officers of the Auburn prison estimate the
sheriffs' fees, which by that law are to be paid from the
earnings of the convicts, at more than seven thousand dollars,
and they are apprehensive that this additional charge upon,
and the diminution of, the income, which will result from that
law, will make an appropriation from the Treasury to some
extent necessary to defray its expenses.
Creditable as this statement is, to those who have managed
this institution, the prison at Mount Pleasant presents still
more successful results. The moneys received for the earnings
of the convicts in this establishment, including ten thousand
dollars for work done for the State, for which payment has
not been required, amount to eighty-five thousand one hun-
dred and sixty-four dollars and forty-two cents, and the ex-
penses for general support have been only fifty-six thousand
three hundred and sixty-one dollars and six cents. It should
be recollected that this prison defrays the expense of sup-
porting the female convicts. After deducting the sum paid
for this object, and for building materials, which together
amount to five thousand five hundred and ninety-six dollars
and twenty-nine cents., the surplus earnings of this prison
for the past year are twenty-three thousand two hundred and
seven dollars and seven cents.

CORPORATE FUNDS.-The productive capital of the Com-
mon School Fund is one million eight hundred and seventy-
five thousand one hundred and ninety-one cents. Its income
during the last fiscal year, was one hundred and thirty-four
thousand dollars. This income exceeds the estimated amoun t
about twenty-six thousand dollars, and is considerably larger
than it will be in future years. It will not, however, fall in
any year much short of one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
This distribution to the common schools may, therefore, be
permanently raised to one hundred and ten thousand dollars
annually, as soon as an apportionment can be made under the
census recently taken. The Literature Fund is two hundred
and sixty-five thousand three hundred and forty-two dollars
and eighty-seven cents., and produced an income last year of
fifteen thousand seven hundred and thirty-six dollars and
twenty-five cents. The Bank Fund, at the close of the fiscal
year, was four hundred and seven thousand and ninety-four
dollars and ninety-nine cents., and the payment due on the
first instant will add to it one hundred and thirty thousand
dollars.
CANALS.—The canals continue to increase in productive-
ness. The total amount of tolls collected on them during the
year ending the 30th September, was one million four hun-
dred eighty-five thousand seven hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars and nine cents. The income from the tolls and all other
sources of revenue during that year, was one million nine
hundred and sixty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-three
dollars and twelve cents. The disbursements for repairs and
collections of tolls for the same time, were five hundred and
five thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars and
seventy-eight cents ; and the entire expenses on all accounts,
including the interest of the canal debts, amounted to eight
hundred and thirty thousand three hundred and fifty-three
dollars and sixteen cents.
PROSPERITY OF NEW YORK.—The real and personal pro-
perty in the city of New York, according to the valuation of
last year, exceeds two hundred and eighteen millions of dol-
lars; ii is tole than double what it was in 1825, and more
than two-thirds of the amount of the valuation of all the tax-
able property of the Statseo,iliizwh
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