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revenue to be derived from them was not needed, I recommend that the existing laws on the subject them convertible at the least possible expense into 311 c. ; 300 to 400 brls. Ohio extra sold at 7 dolls. f .. .
ceases to exist when the country is engaged in war, of pre-emption rights be amen.led and modified so as war-steamers of the first class." e e e
12Ic. ; Southern was in some better demand; small I rotry vbaton Chard, Somerset.
in the previous yea nut the aaras - , .
r 100,000 gallons, i. ,-....
and requires the use of all its available resources. It. to operate prospectively, and to embrace all who may '1 A prescribed number of nanal officers, as well as sales of Alexandria were making at 6 dolls. 50c., Thomas Stocks, baker, Tor, Devon, '• ents six . s
have been upon a large scale, and mercies , ,
' Benjamin Richards, twine and caching manufacturer, tnhaouturgeh, tahnedhfoomrethdeeuliTvme.rtleedt
Khajavgedtrenthofeya
Reread:9f
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George Edwards, innkeeper, Drayton, Salop.
is a tax which would be so generally claimed nmong settle upon the public lands and make improvements a post-office agent, are to be on board of them ; and while St. Petersburgh was held at 6 dolls. 75c
the people, that it would be felt oppressively ley none, : upon them before they are surveyed, as well as after. ' authority is reserved to the navy department at all Wheat-Sales of 1,500 bushels of Genesee were made ' k h G; fold landed sorts. The stock is under 7enuee_ , .
Robert Kilminster Scriven, baker, Bloc -t rop, nu r o
and be complained of by none. It is beateved that wards, in all cases in which such settlements may be ' times to " exercise control over said steam-ships," and at 140 e ; Ohio and other good Western continued in ______......___
cestershire.
there are not, in the list of imported 'articles, any made after the Indian title shall have been extin- 1" to have the right to take them for the exclusive use fair demand at yesterday's prices. Corn-Sales CITY, FIVE O'CLOCK.
Robert Nightingale, grocernßury, Laacaster. ut in the valueeeen,
which are more properly the subject vf war duties guished. - I and service of the United States" " upon making footed up about 10,000 to 12,000 bushels including Messrs. Cotesworth, Po
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. ,I, Jon Hall, ribbon manufacturer city ot Coventry.
well and Pryor are the parties no =Aerial improvme
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than tea and coffee. If the:right of pre-emption be thus extended, it will proper compensation to the contractors therefor." . mixed, at 73c. to 74e , with some lots of yellow at who have failed. They are in the Brazil and South nof the I, .
tisfactorily for the importers by reaso . .
It is estimated that 3,000,000 Of dollars would be embrece a large and meritorious class of our citizens. I Whilst these steamsships will be employed in 75c. to 76c.; 3,000 bushels white mixed, damaged, American trade, and it is now said their liabilities will PRICE OF SUGAR. eaxnpdechtehddst,
owoheiclautrß. rarnridyeeiss
fBodr toa
einsepvear
hgjiavlleoie,m_ imial,_( .
derived annually by a moderate duty imposed on It will increase the number of small freeholders upon i transporting the mails of the United States coastwise, sold at 32c., original measure. Meal-Sales of yoJrokhsbnirSem. ith Mating, joiner and builder, Scarborough,
be about 300,0001. We have rumours against other
these articles. our borders, who will be enabled thereby to educate ' and to foreign cauntrien tipon an annual compensa- 500 hhds. Brandywine, to be delivered at the mills . . • from the returns made in the week ending ece
tity taken for barna consumption this season has
1 : houses. Messrs. Durand and Mackenzie are in diffi- ..
Should Congress avail itself of this 'additional their children and otherwise improve their condition, 1 tion to be paid to the owners, they will be always were sold on private terms ; New Jersey continued le4r, is 21s. 7d. per cwt. , 'fist 22,
12,000 gallons foe the Credled. Kingdom, agai .
culties Broish Corn Spi
source of revenue, not only would the amount of the while they will be found at all times, as they have I ready, tipon an emergency requiring it, to be con- steady at 3 dolls. 50c. Rye-Sales ef 2,500 were re- ' - - -
The average price of Brown or Muscovado. Sugpar, cicznesd,
MARKET INTELLIGENCE. last year. The emeteiniptioa of
public loan, rendered necessary by the war with ever proved themselves to be, in the hour of danger to , verted into war-steamers ; and the right reserved to po;ted, at 85c. in the slip, and at 87c. delivered. . roTtitiyn smlyw.aa Taht,featothweesitligghueoatta2tison9sd.forTlS3lel
Mexico, be diminished to that extent, hut the public their country, among our hardiest and best volunteer , them for public use will add greatly to the efficiency Rye Flour-Small sales were reported at 4 dolls. rHE LONI)ON GAZETTE months prices con inue , .
credit and the public confidence in the anitity and de- I soldiers, ever ready to render their services in cases of and strength of this description of our naval force. 61-ic. Barley-Sales of 2,000 bushels were made at (THIS EVENING.) REviEw oF THE SUGAR MARKET Folt THE YEAR afterwar
Ils 9d per glikiene proof,
to
the raw up n we
, !e 4, , „ From the London New Price Current ot Dec. 31.)
1847.-From the position and proceedings in
termination of the Government to maet ill its engage- emergency, and among the last to leave the fiela as 1 ee• we steamers thus authorised under contracts 76c. Oats-Sales of 8,000 bushels were made at --en____ hdie
Sugar market in the early part of the year, it could not
down to lls, and now rule at lOs ed, which is 6el low,
ments promptly, would be more firmly established, long as an enemy remains to be encountered. Such I made by the Secretary of the Navy, should be added 47c. to 48c. DOWNING-STREET, Dec. 30, 1847. scli bwea ednut)inul :steal, ltyhen
t
have been imagined that the disastrous events that after-
h I of 1846. There is only one par .
Othite; Spe• •
and the reduced amount of ',inn which it may be a policy will also impress these patriotic pioneer emi- 1 five other steamers authorised under contracts made Receipts down the Hudson River, Dec. 5 and 6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
iwthiurnisteoricacin, reroednttastedld hwith
tithe • •
• b -int, and th.
. wou are ta -en p ace; e a..
for the purpose of making la .
necessary to negotiate could earnhably be obtained at grants v. ith deeper feelings of gratitude for the paren- lin pursuance of the law by the Postmaster-General, Flour
ut. ee greater than for many yi ars ;t a tle 1 using Sugar ,s taken
cheaper rates. tal care of their Government when they find their I making an addition, in the whole, lef eighteen war- Rye
i e consumption in tis country wOu t. tiliir
04.1.0ittift:t•
riseithe fist:isltd tslva,
nets.
. the Bath, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military s do not turel
Congress is, therefoee, called upon te determine dearest interests secured to them by the permanent i steamers, subject to be taken for public use. As Cotton-The market remained quiet and inactive ;
Division of the First Class or Knights Grand Cross of Severs. par_
-whether it is wiser ta impose the war duties recom- laws of the land, and that they are no longer in ,' further contracts for the transportation of the mail both parties were waiting for the arrival of the
• I the said Order. could not have been foreseen that Sugar would tis,, selling rose td els 6d, the
a to this business as it is very profitable by-
mended, or, by onatting to do so, increase the public danger of losing their homes and hard-earned im- ,to foreign countries may be authorised by Congress, steamer. The inside quotations were obtained with from 20 to 30 per cent. nnder the cost of importatien. their attenhtio
c.
ea
e OREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 28. b pness o.
e Sugar.
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debt annually 3,000,000 of dollars, so long as loans provements by being brought into competition with a,t is nutnber may be enlarged indefinitely. difficulty. previous thseasso'
These events, however, have actually taken place, reason of t e, .
x The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thcs. e ric e s o.bl
et
rasi n‘oedrsitsbaer lepOusz
os:3:pi
seoert.dgmallent g po,,rt
hiotieeb tr
shall be required to prosecute the war, and afterwards more wealthy class of purchasers at the land sales. The enlightened policy by which a rapid commu- LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. M. Persse, as a Consul at Galway for the United States gar tra e. e,e was muc rmness
gaged in the Su dTh e .r_sp,lieist tbhay area; e.c ose
h a early part of the yeane an a
d ssu plies were inconsider-
pni din the month
provide, in some other form, to pay the semi-annual THE OREGON TERRITORY. 1 nication with the various distant parts of the globe is New Orleans, of America. •ce; was rapt ,an
interest upon. it, and ultimately to extinguish the established, by means of American -built sea steamers,
_, Uplands. Florida. Mob.and Tex. in the market during the seven first weeks ot the year. able, the advance in pri _
el was selling at from 40s
CROW N. OFFICE, DEC. 29. of Se tember we find that pea. „
hen how-
The attention of Congress was invited at their last From the refiners and grocers an extensiee demand was P 1,,v, Since t
principal. "If, in addition to these duties, Congress would find an ample reward in the increase Ordinary 6i to 61 61 to 61 61„, to 6 METABERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT TAR-
and the recedin session to the im ort f estab- 1
p. g. p ance o . Middling .7t074 7 to 7 7-4- to 7 an. to the astonishment of nearly every one en- SAGO.-This articloghnct with much attention in the
experienced, whilstepeculators were induced to operate to 56s for common to fine gee_ .
should graduate and reduce the price of such of the . . ,of our commerce, and in making our country LIAMENT. largely in consequence of the admission by orders from ever, the de mend having . to recede, now
lishing a territorial government over our ossessions j Good Middling
Government of the unrestricted use of Sugar in the increase in the supplies, prices con i .
-,4 so 19s under
public lands ea experience proved will not command
in Or • • b
eaon, and it is to e regretted that there was no 1
P , and its resources more favourably known abroad ;
Middlin f " -
g air I, to 8 7,1 to 8 Bto 8, of Whitburn-hall, in the county of Durham, Bart., in 15s to 245, which rates are se .-.. ,The stock
the pe.ce placed upon them by Government-an addi- ; but the national advantage is still greater ranee at
.5 Fair - an rewenes, an tie immense quantity e
distilleries d b • d 1 ' • ,
legislaiion on the sub•ect. Our citiz s h inhabit
en wo . B- to 81. 81 to 81. 8i to 8a the room of David Barclay, Esq., who has accepted the
&sera annual income to the Treasury of between e . .J. of having our naval officers made familiar with that would in consequence be required for that those that existed at the close of 184 e. 2;.- Tile.
that distant region of country are still left without F 11 f •
u y air 81 to 81 - Ent to 9 office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. fallen off,
There was also a good export demand, is 574 tons, and in the former seasoe . whilst these
1504a,000 and 1,000,000 of dollars, it is estimated, steam navigation, and of having the privilege of purpose.
the protection of our laws or an r 1 1 ied Good - - 9to 9.4- December 30. arrivals amount to 1106 against 7114 in 1844; ..,84 +nee,
'Would be derived from this source. Should both uaystiegu afr yliorga
,: z , taking the ehips alreetly equipped for immediate ser- y and supplies were moderate ; prices continued to
overnment Before the on o mit. . anu Freights-For flour and meal to Liverpool, 15d. Bo h f Caine The Ri ht Hon. Henr Pett ho e deli • e 756 and in the former year . „""'"""ei ,
-*measures receive the sanction of Congress, the annual
fiou d ' f h • fqo
n anes ot e territory o regon was definitlvety
, vice at a moment's notice, and will be cheaply pur- was freely offered for 10,000 brls b t h• h 2
; u as ig as S. F. rOug. 0
- dgE lfSh lb Y -
itzmaurice, commonly calle ,ar o e urne, one advance, and towards the close of February we , m venes ar
l. ~
- r export the de iveries are ,an .
10 dlo 1846 ."q `e
s einibined with the
flees
amount of public debt necessary to be contracted chased by the compensation to be paid for the trans- n a ron n ,
settled, from the necessity of their cl• • th
con ition, e was asked by the packets, and Bcl*. for grain. Cotton of the Lords Coramissiofters of her Majesty's Treasury I d tons. For Sago Flour at one period of the year 1..
during the continuance of the war would be reduced portation of the mail in them, over and above the • the beginning of the year at from 438 to 44s 6d, la
declined, and ra, age
inhabitants had established a tem orar government was 3-16 d. There was no charge to London or Havre. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 30. fi dtht b ' Jamaica which was selling at 1 0
risen within that time to 50s to 52s 6d, thus showing an ruled at 34s to 365, but have since
-near 4,000,000 dolls. The duties recommended to be
of their own. Besides the want pof ley 1 .th 't
ga au ort y A
posters received. Parties were waiting for steamer's news before moving 6th Dragoon Guards-Cornet Josiah Marshall Heath re. 180 tont,
llneied on tea and coffee, it is proposed shall be limited just national pride, no less than eur commercial
for continuin such government, it is wholl inade- freely. Exchange-110 to 110-f. to' be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Buchanan, who ,
tne market assumed uite a different appearance; the limited demand. The arrivals for the year a . ,
s are 98,
itiet their duration to the end of the war, and until the
g h ' h • • Y , interests, would seem to favour the policy of aug- retires ; William Brough Phillimorei Gene, to be
denaand for all q d d d supplies were and in the former one 117. The home deliverit
. quate to protect temin t eir rights of person aria . • purposes ecrease ,an
'on 10 and in the former
'public debt rendered necessary to be contracted by it menting the number of this description of vessels. MONEY MARKET. Cornet, by purchase, vice Heath, Dec. 31. advance of from 7s to ss per cwt. After which period at 23s to 255, there having been a better supply
1846 255, for exportan . ,
property, or to secure them the enjoyment of the - on a more extended scale; prices continued, with a and in
shall be discharged. The amount of the public debt • • e hey can be built in our country cheaper and in TUESDAY, Dec. 6, Six P.M.-The stock market 7th Dragoon Guards-Fitzroy George Smith, Gent., 46 66-
34. The stock is 134, and in 18 , 1..
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1 f h • • ' h
privi eges oot er citizens, to which tey are en- nfepw intermi- • dll t give way, and con- year
ssions, gra ua y o Into sales of in. "(3"
to be contracted should be limited to the lowest pracs titled under the constitu • U • d S
tion of tbe nite tates. greater numbers than in any other country in the opened heavy this morning, and quotations for most to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Adams, promoted, Dec.
tinued so until the close of April, after which the Teeeow.-This afternoon the pu . , , 4 ef
ticable sum, and should be extinguished as early after world. of the fancies fell off a fraction. At the first board 31. he went off flatly, and at rather lower rates; 147 cult. ',
The should have the right of suffrage be re re- decline became rapid, and continued so until t
Id at 44s to 44s 6d; le.".
the conclusion of the war as the means of the Treasury yd
• • •11 '-1
d 10, ell P THE POST-OFFICE-NEGOTIATIONS Canton declined / per cent.; Reading Railroad, 1 ; 9th Light Dragoons-Cornet William Frederick
c ei+ of December, when brown Jamai a
commenc int. ~ , "C Was Odessa were only in part so
sente in a territorm egis ature, an y a e egate R'ch ie en
i ards, to be L ut ant, by purchase vice Kortright, cried casks of South American, 41s 6d to 425; 46 Oa_
1 sks A
Mal permit. Mc • C
ries anal, i ; Harlem, i-; Stonington, 4- ; Nor- ' - sold at 34s to 3os The arrivals during that p .
d d 6d to 455 ad,
in Congress, and possess all the rights and privileges WITH GREAT BRITAIN. who retiree- Cornet John Henry Kin , to be Lieu- 0_ Australian, fine 45s 6d to 46s 3 , goo 446
With this view it is recommended that, as soon as
which • . f h • f h ' • f I
citizens oot er portions ot e territories o refer you to the accompanying report of the wich and Worcester, f ; Long Island, 1. Treasury , g continued upon an extensive scale from all Sugar pr t
Notes, Reading Bonds, and Farmers's Loan closed at teiaant, by purchase, vice Roberts, who retires; Dec.3l. . middling per
Lwa.nd too t
the war slaall be over, all the surplus in the Treasury
the United States have hitherto enjoyed, or may now Poetmaster-General for a detailed and satisfactory prices current yesterday. 113 d Regiment f Foot-Captain Edward Kingsley-, clueing countries, whilst merchants were eager sellers,
Although the importatian of East India lase
not neeue
' d for other indispensable objects shall con- and continued week after week to press immerne quan- crease,
t been heavy during the year, and exhibit ade . .
from half-pay Foot, to be Captain, vice Miiie, .. , , no 42s to 445, low 39s 3d to 42s 3a
enjoy. account of the condition and operations of that de- At the second board Harlem advanced f per cent. ; "ISOrt
stitute a 'sinking fund, and be applied to the purchase f 300 chests compared with 1846; 9,600 in comps.
promoted; Lieute nt James William Richardson, to be
0 r d•cilt 111"
u ju i a sys em, revenue aws, aws regu atmg partrnent during the past year. It is gratifying to Reading Railroad, 1 ; Norwich and Woreester, f. the loss upon the importation. The home trade on the 0 -as
of the funded debt, and that authority be conferred by Captain by purchase vice Kingsley who retires• d •tl Limon
with 1845, and 9,000 with 1844, yet the market h.
trade and intercourse with the -Indian tribes, and the find that, within so short a period after the reduction The steam•shi Nth f Ch 1 e -n - 'A v..-I ' a I,ll' i. 'T
• ' other hand, in consequence of the a vance in se .
tines tor sate, regardless of the lowness of prices, and
law for that purpose. p or erner, PORI al' esson, sensign -ugustus ....war- --ice to .0 ..aeuteuant. v
protection of our laws generally, should be extended in the rates of postage, and notwithstanding the great brought 52,000 dollars in specie. -b- t fdi ts were debarred from holding large
ra e o scoun ,
purchase, vice Richardson; Charles Kavanagh, Gent., to he whole of the year, owing to the unwilling-
WAREHOUSING. over them. increase of mail service, the revenue received for the The President's Message, so far as we are able to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ellis, Dec. 31. stocks, although the consumption continued to be tt
ness of exporters and the home trade to make*
The Act of the 6th of August, 1846, "to establish In addition to the inhabitants in that territory who year will be sufficient to defray all the expenses, and judge from the telegraphic synopsis, does not amount 12th Foot-Lieutenant William Longfield to be Cap- df a sai7ltt oirty ieTtal
it wteUinoatary
iNia,i7ce.r, . d wever have been been in a very unsatisfactory p.osition during nearly
a warehousing system," has been in operation more had previously emigrated to it, large numbers of our that no further aid will be required from the TreasurY to much. It gives a very favourable and flattering then fd • • t. b- f
means o epriving vas num ere o with the stiffness of the money market, and the
than a year, and has proved to be an important auxi- citizens have followed them during the present year ; for that purpose. tain, by purchase,:vice Duff, who retires; Ensign Thomas
Garner to be Lieutenant by Purchase vice Longfield• h n 'as. . rous failures that occurred amongst merehanta
and purchases; the readiness of holders to realize, combined
account of the public finances, recommends that a '- • ' • b ' the working populanon of employm lenut:ic, The nume _
limy to the Tariff Act of 1846, in augmenting the and it is not doubted that, during the next and sub- The first of the American mail steamers authorised duty be placed on tea and coffee, that the price of Prices continued to decline up to
Benjamin Samuel Adams, Gent., to be Ensign, y pur- ,
augers belonging to the firms that were compelled to and manufactures. .
revenue, and extending the commerce of the country. seauent Years, their numbere will be greatly in- by the Act of the 3d of March, 1845, was completed public lends be graduated, that important modifica- chase, vice Garner, Dec. 31. the October sale, at which Bengal purple only
fetched 4s 9d to 5s 3d, violet 3s 3d to 4s 9d,
While it has tended to enlarge commerce, it has been creased. • and entered upon the service on the Ist of June last, tions be made in some of the ' ' fth I d
provisions o en e- h t-Ensi n Charles Coo e n
16t Foo g t Gra t to be Adju-
tant vice Bennett, who resigns the Adjutancy only, ,
the market also contributed to assist the down
suspend payment, and which were forced upon
Is 6cl to 3s 3d; Madras, low to fine is 3d tcr
lbeneficial to our manufactures, by diminishing forced Congress, at its last session, established post routes and is now on her third voyage to Bremen and other pendent Treasury Act, that a branch mint be esta- ward movement in prices. The export demand p
-9pderand Kurpah at Is 8d to 4s per lb. Since then a
Dec.' 31.
sales at auction of foreign .ioode at low prices, to raise leading to Oregon, and between different points interinediate Ports. The other vessels authorised blished in the city of New York, that the war be has fallen much under. expectation, although c:uring.
26th loot-Lient. Robert Thomas Hearn, from 94th
the duties to be advanced on them, and by checking within that territory, and authorised the establish- under the provisions of tbat Act are in course of con- nearly the home aed export demand having been good, whilet
prosecuted with vigour, that we retain possession of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Blair, who exchanees
fluctuations in the market. The system, although ment of post-offices at " Astoria and such other places struction, and will be put upon the line as soon as what we have, and obtain possession of all we can of Dec. 31. ' ' the Continental markets. The Government proposition
ulators have been induced to make purchases, and
spec
r in the breweries and dis- ken
sanctioned by the experience of other countries, was on the coasts of the Pacific, within the territory of completed. Contracts have also been made foe the Mexican territory, and by duties on imports and 35th Foot-Brevet Major John Hildebrand Oakes the whole year prices have ruled under those. bi
af..aelrliowing thbe ueseensodf suga better opinion has been entertained towards the article,
entirely new in the United States, and is susceptible the United States, as the public interests may re- transportation of the mail in a steamer from Charles- exports, and by contributions, make that country pay Moore to be Major, by purchase, vice Deedes, who re- 11 ed that place. A further improvement . may e expec a
is
lculated when the subject was firs propos ,
- r unless the importation in the new ye r
.- of improvement in some of its provisions. The Secre- quire." Post-offices have accordingly been estab- ton to Havannah. for the war. tires; Lieut. Thomas Teulon to be Captain, by purchase, ca Id be °tea 1846,
with moderate prices the quantity requisite wou l
excessive, as the stock in bond is less, than in
tary of the Treasury, upon whom was devolved large fished, deputy postmasters appointed, and provision A reciprocal and satisfactory postal arrangement It appears by the Message that the value of im- vice Moore; Ensign Charles Miller Layton to be Lieu-
, ons annually,andalthough prices have ruled ow
100 000 t whilst the dealers in this country end
b 1,900 chests,
discretionary powers in carrying this measure into made for the transportation of the mails. has been made by the Postmaster-General with the ports for the year ending June 30th, 1847, was tenant, by purchase, vice Teuton; John Harris, Gent., .
ti _es may e erect. as nearly_a ftailure, for it was a rise in the value of 2d to 3d perb lb has
ttead
to
for eight months, yet the quantity taken has not exceeded
ty -
effect, has collected, and is now collating, the practical The preservation of peace with the Indian tribes authorities of Bremen, and no difficulty is appre- 146,545,638 dolls., and exports, 158,648,622 dolls., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Layton,vEilreic. 31
19,000 tons, and is a subject of surprise, only to be ascribed
Is 6d per lb under those of the last three
fro Is to
results of the system in other countries, where it has residing west of the Rocky Mountains will render it hended in making similar arrangements with all of vvhich 150,637,464 dollars consisted of 40 ke ble,
th Foot-Captain Henry Jame .
.cent md
to the real properties of sugar mixed with grain being m , .
h nts obtaining only small profits
long been established, and will report at an early proper that authority should be given by law for the other Powers_with which we may have communism- domestic productions, and 8,011,158 dolls. of from half-pay Unattached. to be Captain, vice Alexan er
unknown, the consumption having been confined to a 5
'ears, ana mere a
n the importation, whilst there is every pros-
period of your session such further regulations sug- appointment of an adequate number of agents to re- tions by mail steamers, except with Great Britain. foreign articles. The receipts into the Treasury for Abercromby Nelson, who exchanges ; Lieut. John An- se
t w small brewers and distillers. There can be no dc uht up° , • t increase occuring in the consumption
gested by the investigation as may render it still more .side among them. On the arrival of the first of the American the same period amounted to 26,346,790 dolls f 1-1.
~ o w ich struther Macgowan to be Captain, by purchase, vice „ . . . , .
Kemble who retires • Ensign Thomas Wilson to be out tnat sugar, in connexion witn grain, can be advan- r- .
nect ot a matersa
hroughout Europe are scantily supplied, prices ruling
effective and beneficial. I recommend that a surveyor's-general office be steamers, bound to Bremen, at Southampton, in there was derived from customs 23,747,864 dolls., Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macgowan ; Henry Fow-
' tagelusly used in the process of making ale or porter. °IN e
distrdcts s or
h tl occasioned by the improved demand for
THE TREASURY SYSTEM AND THE last the British Post-office di-
established in that territory, and that the public lands the month of June , . . . from sale of public lands Thesd's '
tillers that are using sugar
2,498,335 dolls., and from ler, Gent., to ba Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilson„ - ' . f e
find it to be to their
-wits, and the a o
y, f 11 f the rate of interest. Notwith-
nder which trade
CURRENCY. be surveyed and brought into market at an early rected the collection of discriminating Postages on miscellaneous sources 100,570 dolls. The expendi- Dee. 31. auvantage to continue the use o suear. There were s, , - . nforourable auspices u
ding the a • .
ing the year ; yet
period. all letters and other mailable matter which she took tures for the same period were 59,451,177 dolls f 41st Foot-Assistant Surgeon David Stewart, from lot' sts.n
symptoms of improvement in the value a few days pr progressed dur
' By the Act to " provide for the better erganiza- ~ o he market but an , material rise in ~nd coanneice _ .
to the closit.g ots t . , 3 insrease in the quantity
I recommend also that grants, upon liberal terms, out to Great Britain, or which went into the which 8,522,082 dolls. was on account of a ment of the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, Vice Hart, deceased, fi d there IS an _
-me to the activity there will be in the manufacturing
tion of the Treasury, and for the collection, safe
of limited quantities of the public lands be made to all British Post•office on their way to France and princi al and interest of the üblicf debt,p including Dec. 31. value in the ensuing year is not looked for, although we n ,
.--
"red tor home consumption and
keeping, and disbursement of the public revenue," t-, sts whilst the deliveries are
citizens of the United States who have emi rated or other parts of Europe. The effect of the order of '
rreasup notes r d d ndp
ry e
.eeme , a not unded ; the ex- 43d Foot-John Lawrenee Johnston Gent ,to be t • f 2 1 ' ' of
expor anon O. ,00 o- ~arly equal to those .
1844.
all banks were discontinued as fiscal agents of the
ma h " ' •dg • h 13.•hP t ffi ' t b. t Hitt d •
y ereafter within a prescribed pen() , emigrate, t e ritis os -0 ce is osu jec a e ers an penditures, exclusive of payment of public debt A• t t S ' A '
ssis an urgeon, vice gar, appomte to tle ta ,
'd i sff Europe are nearly double of what they were at
there may be a large consumption, as stocks in of' Indigo deft..
a dull state during
Government, and the paper currency issued by them • ' Dec. 31.
to Ore h These hardy and other matter transported by American steamers t,o h •
gon, or settle upon t em. aving been 55,929,095 dolls. It is estimated that lar ein the ensuing as For Spanish the market was in . -eices were de-
that supplies will be as g . ,
was no longer permitted to be received in payment of
d t 't; h
a ven urous ci ieens, w 0 have encountered the double postage, one postage having been Previously the expenditures for the year ending 'June 30, Bee, b 48th Foot-Brevet Major Hunter Ward to be Major,
purchase vice Cole promoted• Captain William the close of 1846, and there is every prospect greater than inlB4s,and sre ee_
nearly the whole of ten tre nths, and 1... • has been
public dues. dangers and privations of a long and toilsome journey, paid on them to the United States, while letters will amount to if war with Mexico shall not be con -Ty - ' • ' • • • e ili be greater, should the navigation-laws be abolished. Pressed, but since October the demanct . -lace :
The constitutional Treasury created by this Act a
eluded, 58,615,666 dolls., including the ne urnour Granville, from 55th Foot, to be Captain, vice they have been in the present year ; indeed, they
-, •
and have at length found an abiding place for them- transported in British steamers are subject to pay but The losse.s upon the importaion of sugar into the
cessary pay- Henry, who exchanges; Lieutenant Robert Warburton, ices are lower than for some years. Tie-
went into operation on the Ist of January last.
selves and their families u th t t f • l t Th. r a d t d *th th f h • • 1 •
pon e u mos verge 0 our a sing e pos age. is measu ewsaop e wi e merits on account ot e principa and interest of the to be Captain, vice Ward; Ensign Magnus Forbes Mor- United Kingdom this year amount to nearly two mil- yet Pr , c , . _ ~ , ~.,
more active, and a rise in the value took i._._ 4
Under the system established by it the public moneys lions sterling. In comparing the arrivals to this port upply during 1847 onsisted chiefly of low and uncial.
western limits, should be secured in the homes which avowed object of protecting the British line of mail public debt, and the receipts for the same period to ton, Herbert, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice War- • I le. d
'have been collected, safely kept, and disbursed by
they have improved by their labour. steamers now running between Boston and Liver- 42,886,546 dolls., of which 31,000,000 dolls it is t.- bt • It. hd M HllGt t b E • b in
~ es 1 ti on, tc ar organ a , en ~ o e nsign y not likelv to be
the direct agency of officers of the Government in ~- , under the cost of importation • this is _
statement that the increase in West India is 27,000,
t th
1 re.er you o e accompanying report of the pool, and, if permitted to continue, must speedily mated will be derived from customs ; 3,500,000 dolls. Purchase :Dec. 31. ' h stock is greater than
gold and silver ; and transfers of large am. ounts ha.ve elauritius 10,000, Java, Siam, and: Manilla 4,400, Ha- the case in the ensuing year. T e .
1846, it will be perceived on reference to our annual ing sorts, indeed the rates
.obtained for al in s were
Secretary of War for a detailed account ef the opera- Put an end to the transportation of all letters and from the sale of public lands ; 400,000 dolls. from in- 54th Foot-Ensign Pridaux William Gillum to be '
been made from points of collection to points of dis- vannah 12,000, Porto Rico 5,000, and Brazil 8,000 tons it was at the close of 1846 by 700 seL ,
tions of the various branches of public service con- other matters by American steamers, and give to cidental sources d d
;an 6,285,294 tells. from loans al- L'e t n tb • u h • Red d h t. •
, u e an , y p rc ase, vice mon , w o re ices , , _ _
bursement, without loss to the Treasury or injury or l dNI d
et ot lieng.4 an . a ras 2,060 less have been received. se in the atrivals amounts to 1,000, and there is s
erea .
Edward Thomas Shiffner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur- °
nected with the department under his charge. The British steamers a monopoly of the business. A just read h'd b 1 1-1. h •h h I '
y aut mem y aw, wlc , wit te ba ance in h dl. • • f 300
decrease in t e e iveries o serons.
inconvenience to the trade of the country. chase, vice Gillum, Dec. 31. It will thus be seen that our imports exhibit an increase al statietical
duties devolving on this department have been and fair reciprocity is all that we desire_ , and on this the Treasury on the Ist of July last, make u th
p e CocRINEkL.-. .
On reference to our ann u '
over those of the past season of 66,400 tons, but the quail.
While the fiscal operations of the Government have
us II d
ua v nnerous an responsible during the past we must insist. By our laws, no such discrimina- estimate. 55th Foot-Captain Clifford Felix Henry, from 48th errivals this
been conducted with regularity and ease under this - Foot to be Captain, vice Granville, who exchanges, tity delivered for home consumption is larger of Colonial statement, it wilt be observed that the , .
d those of
'system, it has had a salutary effect in chec .g
kip and y Iha b d' h
ear, ant ~ _Ye een isc arged with ability and tion is made against British steamers bringing letters It is estimated that a loan of seventeen millions of D '
ec. 31. by 1,000, and of Foreign to the amount of 6,000 tons. season have been unusually large, and exces
tes ths,
e than in
SUCCESS. into our ports, but all letters arriving in the United dolls. will be required within the next six months, or 58th Foot-Ensi Ll• J * Of all sorts the export deliveries are greater by 15,000, -ons whilst the ni-
che previous one by 2,100 bags, and are great.. ,
preventing an undue influence of the paper currency
THE INDIAN TRIBES. States are subject to the same rate of postage gn es ie enkins Thompson to be
, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1848, if a duty is Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Sinamona dec„ Aug. so that the deliveries for all purposes are greater than 1845 by 3,400. The moderate ra h_tne
issued by the banks which exist under state charters. oued the
/Requiring, as it does, all dues to the Government to ' t •th th '
Pacific relations continue to ens wi e various whether brought in British or American vessels. I placed on tea and coffee, and the price of publio lands 18; Gentleman Cadet Simpson Hackett, from the Royal during 184 6by 21,000. The stock, it must be taken been experienced, however,
.oecasi
~ 'cies
into consideration, is of Colonial 24,000 and of Foreign . have
and export demand to be sansfactery, the deltve.
,d
1 s refer you to the report of the Postmaster-General for graduated; or a loan of 18,500,000 dolls ,if neither Military College, to be Ensign, vice Thompson, Doc. 31.
be paid in gold and silver, it, effect is to restrain ex- Indian tribes, and most of them mani e t a strong
a full statement of the facts of the case, and of the a these things are done Should th * be -
e war con 68th Foot-Brevet Colonel Sir Robert Burdett, Bart , 7,000 tons heavier than at the close of 1846. The
trade, however, are seantily supplied all over the coun
outlive issues of bank paper by the banks dispropor- friendship for the United States. Some depredations
steps taken by him to eorrect this inequality. He tinued until fhe 30th Jurie, 1849, a further loan of from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colooel, f. or both purposes having been as large as in 1846, ae.
tioned to the specie in their vaults for the reason that were committed during the past year upon our trains
has exerted all the power conferred upon him by the 20,500,000 dolls. will be required for the fiscal year vice Lord William Paulet, who exchanges; Major try, and it must be taken into consideration that prices 3,000 bags greater than in 1845. The stock is more
thanl 't was at the close of the past seasen by LOW
they are at all times liable to he called on by the transporting supplies for the army on the road be- are lower than at that time by 9s to 10s, for West hut es t. it was n
existin laws. Richard William Huey to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Y • g. b 1
ending that day, in case no duty is imposed on tea India 103 to 12s for Ben al and Madras Os to Ils P is
han • i 1845 b 260 ba s In comparini
rices with those of tbe close of Decem er ast year,
holders of their notes for their redemption, in order tween the western border of Missouri and Santa Fe. g . .
The Minister of the United States at London has by purchase vice Sir R Burdett, who retires • - ' g ' h.b. el 1' f d I f 1 d.
to obtain specie for the payment of duties and other These depredations, which are supposed to have been and coffee ; no graduation of the public lands ; and no ' '
Brevet Major Richard Leckonby pp
public dues. The banks, therefore, must keep their committed by bands from the region of New Mexico, G
• brought the subject to the attention of the British military contributions levied in Mexico. This will
overnment, and is now engaged in negotiations for make in the aggregate, from this to the 30th of June Phi s to be Major'
by purchase, vice Huey ; Lieutenant Henry Harpur of 2d to 3cl per lb for black. For some months past-
for Mauritius, 7s to 8s for Foreign East India, 5s to they ex lit a ec me o 6 to s or si vers, an
' Bs. for slave labour. By the weekly averages from the
business within prudent limits, and be always in a have been arrested by the presence of a military force
the purpose of adjusting reciprocal postal arrange- 1 Greer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Phipps ; Ensign
1849, a period of eighteen months, loans fur Frederick Stuckeley Savage to be Lieutenant, by pur- London Gazette. The highest aggregate for 1847, 37. prices continued to recede, by reason of the anxiety of
eeerchants to realise, the large parcels pressed upon
condition to meet such calls, or run the hazard of ordered out for that purpose. Some outrages have 41d on the 2d February ; the lowest on. the 19th Oc-
she market, and the caution exercised by exporters.
being compelled to suspend specie payments, and be been perpetrated by a portion or tne nortn-western HT
onLiuldeivileliclii_shall be eqnally just to both countries. 37,500,000 dolls.
r 1 in conoluding such arrangements, and chase.
_Nice Gretr ; Thomas Henry Leckonby Hele tober, 21s 6d; The highest of Wett India 38s 31-d, on
nd the home trade in doin bueiness c mmon -silvers
thereby discredited. The amount of specie imported bands upon the weaker and comparatively defenceless
should Great Britain insist o f ' h -
nen ()rein t e unequal DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN Dec. 31.
Phipps, Gent. to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice savage, the 26111 of January, and the lowest on the 9th of No- a g , 0
were sold as low as 3s 8d per lb, but during several
vernber, 22s 6d;
.the highest of Mauritius 37s 6.-i-cl on the
into the United States during the last fiscal year neighbouring tribes. Prompt measures were taken to , . weeks the demand continued to increase, and prices
vas 24,121,289 dollars ; of which there was prevent such occurrences in future. atm unjust measure she has adopted, it will become MAILS FOR JANUARY.
necessary to confer additional powers on the Post- The following notice was issued yesterday at the 73d Foot-Ensign Christopher Harison to be Lieu- 2d of February, and the lowest on the 14th of December,
19s °id; the highestiof East India 395 2fd, on the 23d to advance, whilst the lowest quotation is now
tenant, by purchase, vice Hall, who retires; Richard
hied in the country 22,276,170 dollars. Between 1,000 and 2,000 Indians, belonging to
master-General in order to enable him to meet the el February, and the lowest on the 9th November was 4s 2d. Appearances are favourable for the article during
the ensuing year as regards consumption and priees,
Titd the former financial system prevailed, several . tribes, have been removed during the year General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, giving the
vM.aeacy.ealrhisacoha Ppeaerad ,31G e n t., to be Ensign, by purchase,
19s I Id. At the request of several parties interested
reiegency, and. t:e put our own steamers on an equal dates on which the foreign Mails will be made up in 1 -bi ' 'tl ar trade
aanoptrilciekaelhyatioy bhearseolylarrgeme
utt.s
and the public moneys been placed on deposit from the eass„ of the Mississ!ped to the. country al-
ooting with British steamers engaged in transnortin London and when the retur ackets will be due at 79tn Foot-Ensign William Cuningname Cuning-
in banks, nearly the whole of this amount would lotted to them west of that river as their permanent s g , nla bame to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice H. A. Mnrray, hibitin stocks deliveries and arrrivals in
in re sug . . ,
.we publish. tw.o statements for the
,wiuhreirnegastbtheepriemsepnotrtsaetaiosneni,s
have gone into their vaults, not to be thrown into home ; and arrangements have been made for others th .1 b t th '
e mai e ween e two countries ; And I recom- Southampton, Liverpool, and Falmouth, for the en- who retires; Andrew Hill, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur- puns; the other in hh s, bags, c ests, an barre s.
year-one ex .g d , h , d l .
nerate importers, That there will be a large export
mend'that such powers be conferred. emand in 1848 there can b n doub
REFINED.-There is much demand for refined goods d e 0 n
circulation by them, but to be withheld from the to follow. suing month :- chase, vice Cuninghame, Dec. 31.
hands of the people as a currency, and msde the basis Since the treaty of 1846 with the Cherokees, the WINDING-UP. " MADEIRA, WEST INDIES, &c„--The mails for the 92d Foot-Lieutenant George Warrender to bo for home consutnption, and full rates are offsred, but
of new and enormous issues of bank paper. A large feuds among them appear to have subsided, and they In view of the existing state of our country I trust e West Indies (except Hon-
British colonies in th . _ _ se a ,
C tin by purchase, vice Stewart, who retires; Ensign the supply is scanty. The value of brown grocery BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Accott, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, fig
proportion of the specie i p t,
•ni orted has been aid into have become more pnited and contented than th •
ey it may not be inappropriate, in closing this commu- duras, Nassau, Bermuda, Havannah, and St. Juan
Porto-Rico) and Venezuela will be made up on John Cunningham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice lumps is 52s 6d to 535, and standard 53s 6d to 54s per (From this night's Gazette.)
the A k ending on Saturday, the 24th day of December, 1847.
cwt. The market is looking firm. Bonded crushed
b n h b e for ma t
the 'Treasury for public dues; and after having ee, ? aye en , ny years Pas • The Commissioners nication, to call to mind the words of wisdom and ad- the evening of the Ist of January, and the Warrender; George Henry Renny, Gent., to be Ensign
p June 27, 1846, monition of the first and most illustrious of my pre- morning of the 17th ; Bermuda,
inted in ursuance of the Act of by pure ase, vice unning am, ec. .
h • C • h D 31 - ' Sugar is held for 30s to 31s for first, and at 29s ed for
DMUS DEPARTMENT.
to a great extent, recoined at the Mint, has:been paid appo 94th Foot-Lieutenant David Hunter Blair, from 26th second sort, but there are not many orders. Loaves are L. x.
laims arisin under the tre in excellent request, and the tendency of prices is up- NA: a issued.... •... 25,609,075 Government debt •. 11,015,100
ORt to the public creditors, and gone into circulation to settle c g aty of 1835-86 decessors in his farewell address to his countrymen, leans, "'Mexico, Honduras, Havannah, and St. Juan
Nassau, New Or-
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hearn, who exchanges,
have exec
as a currency among, the People. The amount of gold with that tribe, uted their duties,. and That greatest and best of men who served his Porto Rico, on the evening of to-morrow only; Madeira, Dec. 31. wards. Other securities •• • • 2,984.900
and silver coin new in circulation in the country is and after a patient investigation and a full and fair country so long and loved it so much, foresaw, with Jacmel, St. Juan de Nicaragua, Neff Granada Chili, and 96th Foot-Lieutenant George Frederick Campbell COFFEE.-Although the arrivals from our West India Gold coin and bullion 10,262,781
Silver bullion ...... 1,346,344
larger than at any former period. examination of all the cases brought wore them, e serious concern "h d U • ‘e la th • of the 17th only, yid 'Southamp-
, t e anger to our mon ' o eru, on e morning Bray, from 66th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Barclay colonies have not been large during the year, and are ________
The financial system established by the conatitn- closed their labours in the. month of July last. This. characterizing parties by geographical discrimina- ton. The mails of the Ist will be conveyed by the Dee promoted, Dec. 31. *" only 3,000 cwt greater than in the previous one, yet £25,609,075 A 25,609,076
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
tional Treasury has been, thus far, eminently stleceSsful is the fourth -Board of Commissioners which has been tions-northern and southern Atlantic, and westerns- steamer. Next packets due on the 7th and 221. Ist West India Regiment-Lieutenant Charles Walter .
merchants have been anxious to sell, and prices continued
listed the 3Clh day of December. 1847.
r thiq treaty. • Ainple o
in its operations ; and I recommend an, adherence' to O.:teemed unde s pportunity has whence designing men may endeavour to excite a " GIBRALTAR, INDIA SCC.--The mails for Gibraltar, Grange to be Captain by purchase vice D. k h I° g
, , 1C SOD, W 0 eve way, with little intermission. This may be as-
RANEING DEPARTMENT.
ece, oman
M lta Gre the li.
I E t, Aden, Ce -- • scribed to the consumption being much interfered with
all its essential provisions, and especially to that vital been afforded to all those interested to bring forward belief that there is a real difference of local interests a' • stands, OP . a . retires; Ensign Henry Ratcliffe Searle to be Lieutenant, x. xe
lon, India, Hong Kong, and China, on the mormngs ot by purchase, vice Grange, Dec. 31. by other sorts on account of the difference - •
in price, propr'etors' capital • • 14,553,000 Government securi-
provision wine
.y p
h wholl se aratee the Government their claims. No doubt is entertained that im artial and le • " d
p v .a.s, an warned his countrymen against it. Rest • • ••• .. • .... 3,618,579 ties (including Dead
the 3d end 20th, yid Southampton. The mails of the and the improved quality: for the surely of West India
UNATTACAED.-Major Robert Cole, from 48th Foot, Weight Annuity).. linssnar
1 d b k • d b h I B d
from all connexion with banks, and exe ues an justice has been one yt e ate oar , and that all So deep and solemn was his conviction of the im- 3d will be conveyed by the Euxine steamer. By the to be Lieutenant Colonel, by purchase; Brevet Major has consisted mostly of mixed and inferior sorts. The Public deposals (In-
cluding Exchequer, Other securities .... 16,979,060
paper from all revenue receipts. valid claims embraced by the treaty have been con- portance of the Union, and of preserving harmony fortnightly overland closed mails to the Mediterranean, deliveries in consequence lare less than in the year
Patrick M`Kie, from 3d Foot, to be Major, witbout pur- Commissioners of Notes •.•• .. • • ...... 7,786,180
olvin its eneral •
-- In some of the details, not inv g g „dered end allowed. This result and the final settle- between its different parts, that he declared to his Egypt, India, &c., via Marseilles, on the evenings of the chase, Dec. 31. s 1846 by 4,200, and there is an increase in the National Debt, Sav- Gold and silver coin • • 627,481
principles, the system is defective, and will require ment to be 'made with this tribe under the treaty of countrymen in that address, "itis of infinite moment 7th and 24tb. stack of 3,000 cwt. The opening prices of Ja
vee banks, and Di-
HOSPITAL STAFF.-Assistant-Surgeon Rowland Agar, 1 idse-nd accounts) • • 9,235.878
modification. These defects, and such amendments as 1846, which will be completed and laid before you that you should properly estimate the immense value "BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, ex.-The mails for from 43d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces maim this year were 338 to 55s for low to fine ordi- other deposits •• •• •• 8,243,203
are deemed important, were set forth in the last during your session, will adjust all questions of con- of your national union to your collective and indivi- British North America, Bermuda, and the United Suttee!, vice Stewart, appointed to 41st Foot, Dec. 31. -, nary, and 56s to 130 s per cwt for low middling to fine; seven day and other
annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury. These troyersy between them and the United States, and dual bappiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, will be made up on the evenings of the 3d and 17th, vici BREVET.-Captain Edward Kingley, of the 3d Foot, in the middle part of the year we fiud they stand thus- bills•• •• -•• ...... 807,198
amendments are again recommended to the early and produce astate of. relations with them simple, well- habitual, and immoveable attachment to it ; accus- Liverpoloal,
.1-11alifax, and Boston-due on the 16th
_and to Major in the Army, July 22, 1830; Maio' Edward the. former from 39s to 67!, and the latter 74s to 106 s, £36,457,958 £36,457,951
favourable consideration of Congress. defined, arid satisfactory. toming yourselves to think and to speak of it as a will be made ery alternate Friday H.-
20th. al s up ee ingsley, of the 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant• Colonel iu whilst the present value is 27s to 49s for low to fine es. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
During the past year the coinage at the Mint and Under the dis t"
cre ionary authority conferred by the palladium of your political safety and prosperity ; during December, January, February, and March, and the Army Nov 9 ordinary, and 50s to 100 s for low middling to superior, Dated the 30th day of December, 1847.
This ' every Friday during the other 'gilt months of the year " ' ' this showing that 'prices have come down :nom is to 30s
its branches has exceeded 20,000,000 dollars. Act of the 3d of March last, the annuities due to the watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; , MEMoRANDUM.-The commission of Lieut.. William
to Boston and New York at el-
el and vice versa. from the commencement of the year. Of Ceylon the COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(THIS DAY.)
; f forei n various tribes have bee • A • I. ternat y, , George Spitler, of 53d Foot, has been dated Sept. 14th
has censisted chiefly in converting the co.ns o g n paid aunng ttie present Year discountenancing whatever may suggest even a sus- Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos A res, by her Majesty-s 1 -•- - ' arrivals have been of such magnitude and exhibit an Amster.lam .......... 12 7 Gibraltar -
tO the heads of families ' 847 instead of July sth 1846.
countries into American coin. instead of to their chiefs, or picion that it can in any event be abandoned, and brig Penguin, on the evening of t e
Y h 4th-next packet ' ' increase over those of the ast 'ear of 35 000 cwt the Dit:o at sight
The largest amount of foreign coin i
'm orted has such persons as the mi ht des'
Ph • t I - •.y . g ignate, as required by indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of due at Falmouth her Majesty's brig Express, February Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Alexander O'Reilly has - . P• ) • ' it. tte a' 12
been allowed to retire from the Army by the sale of an excess being more apparent in Plantation sorts, and 7% Genoa .. •••• • • • ........ 26 so
Antwerrpanl. •.• '•••: • . .• • 26 30 Milan .. •••••• • • • • • • .... -.
been received at New York ; and if a branc Inm. the aws previously extsting• This mode of payment every attempt to alienate any portion of our country 23. The mails for Vigo, oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and there is every appearance that the importation will be ii.arabariih. ............x..n. 14 1 Venice . ... • ....... -
Unattached commission, he being abOut to settle at the
were established at that city, all the foreign coin has given general satisfaction to the great body of from the rest, or t° enfeeble the sacred ties which now Gibraltar, on the mornings of the 7th, 17th, and 27th, as heavy in the new as in the old year. Prices having lama.... -..••- .. .. -_ Ifapleff -•••••• • • • • • • 31
Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 31 "' - ['aria, 3 days' sight •. • . 256 880 1 alermn.o, pe.r.ez...... - 118
received at that port could at once be converted into the Indians. Justice has been done to them, and link together the various parts." via Southampton-due the sth, 15tb, and 25th. es
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 21. ruled low and with a downward tendenc durin the
y g Ditto, „„ „ ........ 2 2 Llsbo .... •. • ... 30.3 C
dela of the are rateful to the Government for i
our own coin without the expense, risk, and y y g t. A few " FRANCE -Daily exce
After the lapse of half a century these admonitions . e ( Pt Sundae, - Dover Cs- .
Ina ' Corps of Royal Marines-Second Lieutenant Charles chief part of 1847, caused a large consumption, and to Itlrsellius ............. 22: 3300 ?Ilioorjano-eir-;* :• :: •::: - 6°*
transporting it to the Mint for that purpose, and the chiefs and interested persons may object to this mode ef Washington fall upon us with all the force of hus, and Bdutogne, and vice versa. stend daily (except .
John Ellis to be First Lieutenant, vice S. B. Ellis, de- exceed that of the former season by nearly 36,000 cwt. felmrll
festorutx..,; .A.1...iii... : .
e. 124% Bahia ... . . . ••• .. 1... :: 2334
amoust recoined would be much larger.. of payment, but it is believed to be the only mode of truth. It is difficult to estimate the " immense value" Sund")' via Dover and Ostend...Atm daily. Holland, ceased; Second Lieutenant William Sandom Davis to be •
rhe stock on hand is heavy, and shows a surp
•1" °' Petersburgh, SU. Rble • . - Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • . -
't foreign coin, and espe- preventing fraud and imposition from being practised
' Experience has proved tha . , . of our glorious union of confederated states, to which &c., every Wednesday and eaturday morning-due irst ieu enan
F. L' t t. nearly 30,000 cwt ;so that no material advance in prices New York, 21 days'sight 473‘
daily foreign gold coin, will not circulate extensively upon the reat body of common Indians constitutin
$ gwe are so much indebted for our growth in population Mondays and Thursdays. ni urg , c., every ues-
Ha b h & T ADMIRALTY, DEC. 27. can be expected to occur, although tbey are lower than vienna, effec. So.. -•• 10 23 Philadelphia .... - .... -
'este, ditto.... • • .... 10 23 PRICES er BULLION, PIE OZ..
t t - *gfllh t'is day and Friday evenings-due Tuesdays and Saturdays." Corps of Royal Marines-Colonel Second Comman- at the close of the previous year by 4s to 6s for Native cr
11a.d.rid •• .. • • ........ 46 Foreign Gold in bars.. A 8 17 9
as a currency among the people. The impor an a majority oa. t e n es. and wealth, and for all that constitutes us a great and and 4s to lOs er cwt for Plantation. The opening prices
..,,,
..
....
measure of extending our specie circulation both of It is gratifying to perceive that a number of the happy nation. How unimportant are all our differ- ________, ~....„.„..._____-___ dant John M‘Callum to be Colonel Commandantevice E. 1:' • -
this year were 37s to 38s for good ordinare Native, nue ..
. ~.diz ......... 481 A New Dollars ...... 0 4 9%
,ilbio .• •• - .......... - Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 o
gold and siker, and of diffusing it among pp. ,
the eo le tribes have recently manifested an increased interest CORONER'S INQUEST ences of opinion upon minor questions of public policy • DEATH FROM CHOLERA IN S. Mercer, deceased; Lieutenant- Colenel Walter Povvell
38s to 90s for commr e
to fine Plantation. On the first •sarce'ona • ...... S h D .•
ns .. 0 0
can only be h blish tf4h le m th m d
effected by converting such foreign coin in t e esta men o,coo ~ a ong e, an are compared with its preservation ; and how scrupulously' LAMBETEL-Yesterday an inquest was held at the
mo
to be Coloeel Second Commandant, vice M'Callum, pro-
ted; Brevet Major George Bury to be Lieutenant- quarter of
_the_year tt. ey lyrthe
42s to 43s for Native min iivt1ie.....:.............. 2.- ..L.ei.
I.
benbloo 0
..... 0 4 114
into American coin. I repeat the recommendation making rapid advances in agriculture-some of them should we avoid all agitating topics which may tend Feathers' Tavern, Waterloo-road, on the body of Mar-
Colonel, vice Powell, promoted; First Lieutenant and 44s to 90s for Planta ion; i . see. .
ond 27s to 38s for Na-
contained in my last annual message for tbe esta- producing a sufficient quantit9 of food for their sup- to distract and divide us into contending parties, sepa- rard cl.
et Garee aeed eieht d
- ' a e years, who, it was rumoure. ,
Adjutant Joseph Oates Travers to be Captain, vice f es
teleaative
nd 39s to 85s for Plantation; in the third 34s to 35s LATEST PRICES 0 F SHARES,
blishment *ted States ort
of a branch of the Mint of the Um p , find in some cases a surplus to dispose of to their ied from cholera. The ents of deceased were in
rated by geographical lines, whereby it may be weak- • Par ed Bury, promoted; Second 'Lieutenant Edmund Charles d 8 fPI • *lif hIN 13/ NK
,an 26s to 3s or antation; in t e ourt , 1 S, ASSURANCE, AND OTHL
325 6d to 32s 6d for Native, and 34s to 80s for Plantation. PANIES' STOCK, R COY/Le
at the city of New York. neighbours. The comforts by which those who have ened or endangered. very poor circumstances, and, it appeared, seldom tast
Domville to be First Lieutenant, vice Travers, promoted.
SPIRITS.-From the West Indies the arrivals of Rum From the Official List,
THE PUBLIC LANDS. received even a very limited education, and have en- animal food. On the deceas d b lig attacked by vomit-
Invoking the blessing of the Almighty Ruler of • e el
mg, erc., Mr. Pope, surgeon, of Princes•street, attended ADMIRALTY, DEC. 27.
have been unusually large this season, notwithstanding
The following promotions have this day taken place, . PUBLISHED EVERY TUESD '
AY AND FRIDAY EVENING '
d gaged in agriculture, are surrounded, tend graduall9 the Universe u on our deliberations it will be m prices were unsettled, and generally have been of an a
P Y , a , Y her, and administered the usual remedies, but the disease
consequent upon the death of Admiral Sir George __sees_
All the public
" lands which have been surveyed an
d ff h ' 1 • .1. d b h f h
le to raw o t eir ess civi me ret ren, rom t e pre- highest duty, no less than my sincere pleasure, to co- terminated fatally. At the in uest Mr Pope stated unsatisfactory nature. The increase over the year 1846
wore ready for market have bee .
n proclaimed for sa
b carious means of subsistence by the chase, te habits of 0 t -th •11 le. h td t q • ' b ' Parker, K.C.B. :- LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31.
h f h
pera ewi you in a measures wus may en o t at, rom t e symptoms of the child, he should say tat Admiral of the White Hon. Sir John Talbot, G.C.8., .
it will be observed on reference to our annual statement
during the past year. The quan
~ .
titv offered and to e
labour and civilization. promote the honour and enduring welfare of our she had died from cholera ot a malignant form. The is 11,200 puns and hlads, 4,500 more than in 1845, ZOINT-STOCE. BANES.
offered for sale, under proclamations issued since the to be Admiral of the Red. . .
THE NAVY. common country. Coroner-Do you mean, when you say cholera of a Admiral of the Blue Sir William Hall Gage, G.C.H. than in 144
and 13,000 greater 8 . The receipts , Dividend 1 Amonnt
ISt of January last, amounts to 9,138,531 acres. The ' from the East Indies are also heavy, and ex- Name of Company. per of Paid. prica ,
prosperity of the western states and territories in The accompanying report of the Secretary of the JAMES K. POLK. malignant form, the Asiatic cholera? Witaess-De- to be Admiral of the White. Annum. ‘ Share.
thos
hibit an increase over eof 1846 of 1,000, 1845 --
cidedly not, but a malignant forne of English chol;ra, a
. which these lands lie win be advanced ay their speedy Nave presents a satisfactory and gratifying account Washington, December, 1847. Vice Admiral of the Red George Barker, to be Ad-
of 3,000, and in 1844 of 6,300. The home .£ s. d. A s. d.
disease not at all infectious. The jury returned a ver- miral of the Blue,
sale. By withholding them from market their of the condition and operations of the naval service MEXICO. diet that e The deceased died from English cholera." Vice Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Briggs, . ,
deliveries of West India have been of a t; f , I astralasia ••-• • • • -
saes actor) 40 0 0 40 0 0 16.
growth and increase of population wou
ld be retarded, during the past year. Our commerce has been By an arrival at New Orleans from the Brazils, Ave PAT.AL ACCIDENT TO THE UNDERLOOYER or -•-•
, Li- U M.G., to be Vice Admiral of the Red. 3ritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0050 0 0
nature, and whim must be attributed to the moderate - -
Ceylon ...... • • ...... 61. p_r cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 _
- while thousands of our enterprising and meritorious pursued with increased activity, and with . safety and MESSRS. SCOWCROFT'S COLLIERIEs.-An acCideat nal hat existed the 'alit •
rates t . , yexl i an increase over those of :iomtnercial
have advices from that quarter to the 20th November. Vice Admiral of the Blue Bulkley Mackworth Praed of London . 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
dof the o ortu-
frontier population would be deprive PP , success, in every quarter of the lobe under th
g $ e General Taylor had taken up his encampment at tbe occurred at one of the pits belonging to Messrs.. Sco- to be Vice Admiral of the White. 1846 of 3,000, in 1845 of 3,300, and in 1844 of 5,000. solonial .••• • • • .... • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
hemselves and their
nity of securing freeholds for t . protection of our flag, w ,
hich the navv has caused to Froft, Hindley-green, near Leig , hich
•h w • bas terminated Ad Ifls R d H y Gordon to be Vice-
Rear- mira ot e e enr The ex ort demand how •
p , eser, has not been so good as Gloucestershire •• • ... ' 151 per cent. - - -
....... - -6/. per cent. 5 0 0 25 0 0 -
lonian • • • 2
de
families. But in addition to the general consi ra. be respected in the most distant seas. Walnut Springs, and with his force was returning
in the death of the manager, Mr. Potter. The deceased Admiral of the Blue. might have been expected-the deliveries for that pur- Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0020 0 0 23 &,.'
homewards. It was impossible to collect contri-
se lands pro-
tions which render the early sale of the In the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Pacific, the butions from the inhabitants to any extent, all the was going down the shaft of the pit with one of the men Rear-Admiral of the White Charles Philip Butler pose are only on a par with those of the previous season, Ditto .......... •• • • - -13 0 0 ---
but are greater than in 1845 by 1,000, and larger than in I.ondon Joint-Stock .• • , 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 _
per, it was a leading object at this tiine to derive as officers and men of our squadrons have dis la ed on Saturday morning last, for the purpose of examining Bateman to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Provincialof Irelfunl.. 8/. per cent. 100 0025 0 0 _
d th
large a sum Ls possible from this source, an us distinguished gallantry, and performed valuable ser-
P Y towns between Matamoras and Monterey were de- I. • • f - h 10. ICt is
stroyed. tue yentelating urnaees, wen a serew-key, wic i Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Ussher, C. 8., .e.. .
1844 to the extent of 4 -00 n -PI T ; h h
d liveries are ,D . et -ast end.a t...e ...011ie Ditto, N0w......... K. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0
1,100 greater than in 1846 ; for !ational of Ireland • . 5/. per cent. 30 0 0 22 10 0
osed had been left in the head gearing by one of the K.C.H ,to be Rear-Admiral of the White.
diminish by that amount the public loan rendered ne: vices. In the early stages of the war with Mexico, - • supp
cessary by the existence of a foreign war. her ports on both coasts were blockaded, and more COMMERCIAL. men, fell down the shaft, and fractured the skull of the Capiain Manley Hall Dixon to be Rear-Admiral of exportation, however, nearly 1,000 puncheons, &c. Nat. Provncial of Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 e 035 0 0
___
Ditto, New. •• • • ...• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 _
less have been taken. In comparing stocas with
f - deceased. The loss of the deceased is deeply regretted the Blue. South Australia ••• • • • - - 22 10 0 -
It is estimated that not less than 10,000,000 o recently many of them have been captured and held NEW YORK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 7. by all who knew him. Mr. Potter was a self-taught WHITEHALL, DEC. 15. those at the end of last year, we find there is an increase union cot Australia .• - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 _-
d and be b he nay in West India of 4,200, in the year
acres of the public lands will be surneye , . y t y. When acting in co-operation with the The market for Flour was firm to-day, and sales of and had, by his own exertions, raised himself in The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles John 1845 of 1,600, and Ditto •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - - 210 0 -
a f r sale during the man,
in a condition to be Proclaimee -0 iand forces, the naval officers and men performed Genesee, Oswego l'enchigan, &c., made at full Prices- society. He was an excellent mathematician, and pos- Newby, Gent., of Newport and Ryde, in the Isle of in 1844 of 4,000. The quantity of East India is nearly LI en, of LIT. •• • _
. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0
40 ° -
G, mon of Ma ri .•• • • 0 0 40 0 0 • -
year 1848. gallant and distinguished services on land as well as Wheat continued firm, and a small sale of Genesee :leased a valuable library. He was one of the earliest Wieht to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Conrt double of what it was last season. Prices are, how _
nted the reasons on water and dese the Leigh Mecham Institut ,
'es' • ion and was - ' ever, lower, than at that time by lod to tld for Leeward s
CANALS.
In my last annual message I prese , rve the high commendation of the was made at a slight improvement. Corn sold to a fair promoters of of Chancery.
which, in my judgment, rendered it proper
.to gra- country. extent at yesterday's prices while meal remained for two or three years an active directon-lifanchester BANKRUPTS. Ind 7
Is a , dto 8d for East India, and 2d to 6d per gallon -
hof the public lands While other mariti 7. for Jamaica The roe ena • le r
d 'Dividend
duate and reduce the price of suc-- -- - me powers were adding to their steady at PreviOUs rates. Sales of rye were made at Paper. Joseph Windle Cole, merchant, Great Winchester- . • Pedigs in the market were of an Names of , e Dividend 1,,, e Names of
as have remained unsold for long periods after theY navies large numbers of svar-steamers, it was a wise a sligkit decline compared with previous prices. Oats OFFICIAL PAYMENTS.- The Revenue Board of street. important nature during the month of January, and in companies. ,Z 1 Per " •
C Conspanl P" PriC"
(I* ..: Annum. •
had been effered for sale at public auction. policy on our part to make similar add' • o our remained stead at esterday's quotations Business ha,d under consideratio are ort from enks Coates and John Hilliard merchants the early part of February, the home demand bein ex-
Customs having n P Ezra J , , g ... I te: Annum. io
' ' hin
hi; lands lin wit nav Th f te ltintis
t • Y Y - • one of the members of the Board, who has reoentl
Many millions of acres of Puenc yg h y. e our wite-8 anners authorised by the Act was less animated, on account of the continued ab- . y Bread-street, Cheapside. tensive, whilst exporters were large buyerr, and many n I ________ _ _ .........1
X
,
the limits of several of the western states have een of the 3d of March, 1847, are in course of con- sence of the steamer, and dealers in produce generally inspec.ted certain of the ports on the coast of the king- Richard Pope and John Buckingham Pope, brick- speculative purchases were made, whilst the advance Ashttilk Oldh 97'51,5a, field, 100 - 15
p c 70 Maccles
li. h h h ested the ex sl.
dom, in wlc eas sugg pe iency of the Ad 1 •cl 1 L d b ail
manufacturers, eal e-p ace, on on- ri ge. in prices was considerable. The excitement in the mar • Barnsley • • .•,160 121. 180 Neath ••. • • • 100 20/. 340
offered in the market, and been subject to sale at struction. were disinclined to operate freely till the receipt of extra inferior officers being permitted to receive their Janette Harriette Tweedie, bookseller, Wandsworth. ket was chiefly prevailed by the proposition of Govern- ;31 ri
rk nr Al barg ,1 :11.. tg ^;`'s
1,-litr•e•si: l'lg 237.. 200
pn'vete entry for more than 20 years, and hug! quan- In addition to the four war steamers authorised later advices from abroad. The provision market payments weekly, the Board have concurred with this Edmund Henry Abbott and Henry Nottingham,shawl ment to reduce the duties, the reduction in Ireland aed eoemenity,',.m.. ess ssr. II - Regent's •••• 33 I 11. 43. 41:)i
tities for more than 30 years, at the lowest price pre- by this Act,:the Secretary of the Navy has, in pure continued inactive, with the exception of beef, for suggestion, and have expressed their sanction that such warehousemen, Aldermanbury. Scotland being considerable. At the commencement ot Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 63 Rochdale.. ••85 ! 4/. 54
scribed by the existing laws, and it has been found suance of its provisions, entered into contracts for which there was some more inquiry. Groceries ex- officers should be paid upon the usual day pay-bills, William Hoole and John Lockyer, wire merchants, St. 'Tanuary the value of proof Leward was 2s 6d and of Ells i re&Chs 13X 4/. 51 So rlset Coal 150 71 10 130
Drno.LkFdSt 12 ,i' l' ---
that they will not command that price. They muet the construction of five steamers, to be employed in hibited no material change while sales were light. and that credit may be taken every week, for the James's-walk, Clerkenwell. fair Jamaica 30 per cent. over proof 3s 6d, whilst in the '7''e ' ash •.. ,100, 321. .
41raividunctn'100' 51. 80 Stint &Wore "''P' c' --
140, 281. 275
remain unsold and uncultivated tor an indefinite the transportation of the United States mail " from Ashes Sales of about 100 brls. of pots were made payments, without a special application to the Board Cherles Wilson Macbryde, wine merchant, Watling- first week of February, prices adv.anced to 4s for the Orandsurrey icki -
1 'A4 V'torreirwhsrirdirYe:: 125, 15/. _
period unless the price demanded for them by the New York to New Orleans, touching at Charleston, at 5 dolls. 621 c., and small sales of pearl were made in each instance. street. former, and es 4d for the latter, since then, however. ~raial Union WO, 1 • 108. -_, g 145 20/. 305
tham - 150! 12/. - bevera and'? ,
Government shall be reduced. No satisfactory reason Savannah, and Havannah, and from Havannah to at 7 dolls. 25c. VEGETABLE TALLOW.-A parcel of an article John Gates, Joseph Coates, Robert Thomas Bartlett, ° total change has takeu place in the pOsition of k`era„leltssnen 391 7s. 6d. 5M Wye Rail.S Hi 11. 88. 30 •
tes
is perceived why they should be longer held at ra chagres ;" for three steamers to be employed in like Beeswax-We continue to quote yellow at about called vegetable tallow has recently been im ortecl into and John Beck, warehousemen, Watling-street. the market, supplies have much increased, nacrehants reels& LiTrp 100 341. 505 Warwick&l
1140; 101. 75 Binuing j 'GO' 51 65
above their real value. At the present period an ad- manner from Panama to Oregon, "so as to connect 22 cents , thou h h biers demanded a higher price.
g 0 b easel arri d P elute
the port of Liverpool ya• . . ve from Shane, , James Clark and Edward Goslin, malsters, Northend, willing sellers, whilst all parties have operated with Leiceste_r_ !
83 4 .36 . . , . .
I.eicstr &is i 1. W arwick& 1 , 1
caution, and prices have come down rapidly with but ien 11'142' 701 530 N t 3
ditional reason exists for adopting the measure re- with the mailefrom Havannah to Chagres across the Breatistuffs-Flour-The sales of all kinds footed hat this is the first im ortation of Fulham
China.. It appears t . l p . .
..
d d f L d b. l 1 .44143r°g1
; . ,aPc'r,- • . - as
l' l
let e eman , proo eewar s e now
commended. When the country is engaged in a " he article into the port of Liverpoo from the Chinese
Isthmus ; ana for five steamers to be employed in up about 5,000 to 6,000 brls., including 1,100 to t • • a 1 • •to Charles Stuart, wholesale milliner, Herbert-street, eng on y wort i Monmonthsh,loo, 81. - W orcstr Scl .7. „,
Is 7d, and foir Jamaica 30 per cent over proof 3s 6d per etnteemrese IGO, 51. I - Birming. 3'' "'“ 39 •
empire, although it is we mown at this port, In New North road.
leens - .- - - N' ,' ' Port- to i'e ,
forehzu war, and we mu- t necessarily resort to . , , like mann, r frwo
~ „,N 1 , 1., 1, 1-1.001. These .1,200 this State, at 6 dolls. 37Ae.i.. also some lots het- zallon. The general impression is that for Leeward eteunetwerel lee 10/. • - Wilts & Brksi 67 11. 11
.1 ~
which it has been freTlenllY brought from China. c.- Thomo.s Dennis builder, Ww-dwit.h.
. .
it would ,--In to be the dictate of wisdom that we stemuers will be the roperty of Lile contractors, but ter than cowmen, or very pu-re Urenesee, at 6 dolls, Island and East India, prices will remain much the same
yegetable tallow. Walter Muck groc, r, Leominster, Herefordshire. -
should avail ourselves of all our resources, and thus are to be built " under the superintendence and di- 50c. ; 900 brls. Oswego, and 600 brls.straight brands So rapidly have the wages of miners fallen in James Law, hookseller, Birkenhead, Cheshire. as at present for a week, but that Jamaica will be
Th th
een ronement of the new Bishop of Munster
limit the amount of the public indebtedness to the rection of a naval constructor in the employ of the Michigan, at 6 dolls. 25c. ; and 900 brls. Rochester at
, Ayrshire, that they are now paid only 2s. 11d. ada
9' John George White, ship broker, Liverpool. cheaper, as this kind of Rum is higher in price than any
took place at that ancient city on the 22d instant, with
owest possible sum. navy department, and.to be so constructed ItB to render 6 dolls. 25c. ; with 500 bah Black Rock, at 6 dolls. whereas some time since theY received ss. a dap William Sutton, cotton waste dealer, Stockport. other. The downward tendency in the value of Brandy has
great ceremony.
a continued throaghout nearly the whole of the year, al-