New-York tribune., 1842-03-09
Legislature of Sew-Yerk.

Is SESATE-Amons the petitions presented,
va. one of the n. Y. and Erie Railroad, PRAYING
the Legislature to choose between the two routes
surveyed in Broome and Sullivan counties, and
also asking an extension OF one year for the tu!-
flfnent OF the terms OF THAR charter.
Mr.. SCoTr then moved that the Committee
railroads be discharged from the farther consde-
ration of the bill providing for the more speedy
construction of the y Y. & Erie Railroad, and 10
refer the same 70 the Finance Committee. \
motion 10 ay this ortile table was lost { 10 -.
Mr. ScorT's motion was then carried l3 TO
4 bill was then brought in prohibiting Any Ca
nal Commissioner from owning any canal boais,
&c. After the third reading oi few bills the
Senate I'D diourned.
In ASSEMBLY among the petitions presented
was one from merchants in this city, asking that
she canals be opened as early as possible
Mr. HoFTMAS. ii the Committee o: Ways and
Means/fnade report. o; which the introductory
sfssSe Consists OF detail OF the IN which
the accounts Of the iands Of the State keptla
the public ofces. Il then states BY items the
debt of the State existing on the 9Th Of FobruaIy.
The main item. follow:
I. places the general fund debt at !: l.933.926 SO
Debt on account of stock issued to
incorporated companies (princi
palv railroad 5.213j.I90 90
The stock debt on account of canals l6s42, l99 -
The aggregate debt oi The State the
Committee estimate at -2b.22o W. ~
4 tax of one mill on tho dollar, or 81 on every
81 900 Is recommended for enc! OF the years 8-i3.
124i.. .1945 and 1876. This. /, IS estimated.
would produce about s600000 uaIy-the
sesscd yaluc Of the rea! and personal estate OF tbs
State being, according TO the last report OF the
Comptroller ss55, ,299, $50 The retrenchmeas
Of salaries and emolum-nts, expenses and patron
age was recommended. but not specincd IN the
report.
Mr. H. read letters from several individuals,
and among them one from Albert Gallatin upon
the finances of the State They recommend that
the annual revenue should exceed all charges by
at least one third Of the annual interest operate
as a sinking fund. The report was ordered print
ed and Nh Hoffman introduced bill 10 provide
for paving the debt and maintaining the credit Of
the State which was ordered printed. A reaoiu-
tion to print twenty times the usual number of
copies Of the report was reported and adopted -
Atrer some other unmportant. business ;ie As
sernby adiourncd.
FRoN NonTHERs ArR1c4.-To those Of our
City who have any interest in the trade OF the
Northerl Coast OF Africa, the following extract
from a letter received by the Oriental at Salem,
for which we are indebted to the kindness et
mercantile friend, will not be without value. It's
from the Supcrcargo of a vessel sent out by house
in this city in November last. The places already
visited Porto Praya and Gambia where Tie letter
is dated. as VIC learn from friend, who Is him
self familiar with that Country, arc far more healthy.
than those farther South, where most OF the trade
is usually done: G,yp,,. Jan q, 1912.
We have been here now for some weeks, and ara
nearly ready to proceed to the Nunez, whore We
hope to make some trade; we have laid in fine
stock of Brandics, &c. for the voyage. Business
all along this Coast i. most miserable: far less
promising than it was last year. We did not touch
at Gorree, as the winds we're bad and there was
little prospect Of successful trade. All our sea-
men have been sick one has died, and a second
has been of no service since we left New-l ork
nor will he be while remain. Atthc very out
set q. our VOYAGE We had ,hrty-four hessheads of
tobacco greatly damaged, and we have been forced
to sell it at auction. Our mate raa away: the vcS-
sci has becoa,9 eaky and tobacco i, down To | /
cents payable at that, in g~orInd nuts and hides at
II cents pound: in the city we believe they
bring only about l3. vessel has just arrived
here from the Nunez in charge of blacks; ali hands
dead but TWO or three who are but just alive
saw OF them brought ashore to-day, and never
have seen a more wretched object: he cosld not
spenk aud could scarcely move his hand. Finec en-
couragcinent this for who are just going where
they came from. We shall make all haste, how
ever, and not die there if wc Gun conveniently
avoid it, The bark Adario arrived yesterday from
New-York with q cargo worth 335 900: embracing
II hhds. tobacco. The supercaIgo tried to induce
Capt Ryder of the Orientu for Salem, 10 Take it
back to the Usited States.
RoDBERY.-Yesterday morning tls Tailoring
establishment of Messrs. Whitelcy u Richardson,
No. IL Ann-sreet. was robbed of about $500 in
broad cloths coats, vests and other articles. The
store was entered BY means Of u false key, the
desk lock forced open. and goods which the rob
bors had no opportunity Of taking with them were
scattered on the floor They have yet, eluded
apprehension.
T II is believed that the robbery at Amesbu,y
Mass. was performed by young fellow named
Coffin, with his mother for an accoIsplice
The money buried in tin pail in The garden.
The family have always been considered very re-
spectacle