New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-30

vember-thc close of the last fiscal year-wa:
SIC. 1916, 657 being an increase on the debt of The
wear before of more than three hundred thousand
dollars.
The ordinary revenue has met oaly the ordi-
nary expenditures. The annual demands against
the Treasury on account of the bond debt of the
State. and the arrearages of interest on the same
debt. amount to SLIPS, 694-the current de-
mands against the State for the coming year
The present property tax and the revenue tor
taxes or incomes, crnolements silver plate, watch
es. Sc &c, arc not equal to the wants OF the
| Treasury.
The greater part of the Message is taken up
with the subject of the State Debt. He COM
plains much of the entertainments on executive
power so that the Legislative acts respecting tax
alton cannot be carried cut. The act authorisng
the sale of the Public Works in order 70 cancel
the debt has effected nothing, as nobody woud
buy them, and if sold they would not now relieve
the State from It's embarrassment as the ayails
would not meet the liabilities The debt created
for the Baltimore and Ohio and Washington Rail
roads has never been burden on the Treasury,
but paid over and above the interest the sum Of
S43.l35 II for dividends upon Stock, and capt.
taton tax upon passengers, besides paying the In
tcrcst upon bonds issued by the State for its use,
including the S500,000 issued for subscription to
the Washington Branch.
1t is recommended now TO exchange for each
bond of the State share in the Stock of the re-
spective Companies at a prescribed rate By the
previous act there could be but one purchaser OF
the interest Of the State in any Of the Works,
which doubtless prevcntcda sale. a sale of some
sort would bring some relief, and one on this prn
cipal would avoid many objections to the former
act. The Governor is opposed to the assumption
OF the State Debts by the General Government
and thinks that every principle of honor and JUS
tcc demands that Maryland should meet her own
liabilities and meet them promptly.
The Penitcntiary report makes the total profits
of the Institution S30,275 GENET profit, after
paying salaries, s4S3 IS. The sum Of 81, S25 -
has been expended for the education Of the Deaf
and Dumb of the State and Sl,562 81 for the
Blind.
The completion Of the Railroad to Cumberland
has so increased the amount of Tobacco brought
to the city, that the public warehouses will not
hold it. The Governor thinks that Canal COM
munication from Cumberland to Tide Water
should now be made.
u The letter of Mr.. Lester, which we publish
on our Sixth Page, will be read by every biblio-
graphcr with interest. 1t is seldom library so
select, and reaching back so far into the past, is
offered for sale. The Durazzo Family is one Of
the noblest in Southern Europe, and its magnit-
cent palaces have long been the admiration Of
the traveller. The Kings Palace now in Genoa
was once one Of its pirate palaces. Possessing
enormous wealth. and equal pride, no expense
has been spared to make the family library
choice and valuable one The price, at first
sight, may appear large but when it is remem-
bered that the volumes are uniformly bound
and mostly folios or quartos, it will seem small
for, take the amount of matter they contain
and place in volumes Of the size they common
ly average in our Libraries, and this price would
bring them down 50 cents the volume. The fine
gallery of paintings is also for sale, and we were
told last winter that Robert Peel had offered half
the sum asked for it, for half the collection. This
gallery by the way, contains one OF the finest
Magdalens in the world. It's author is unknown,
but it is supposed to be T,ians, as there is one IN
Venice by the great painter that can scarcely be
told from it. We have seen what are considered
the finest Magdalcns in the world, but we give
this the decided preference. 1t is q pity that all
these choice collections of paintings and books
should go to England, which is already loaded
down with them.
A communication similart to the one we publish
will be laid before Congress during theprcsent SEES
sion, but like the one formerly from Mr.. Wilde for
the same purpose it Will doubtless scarcely get a
reading. And yet Persico can receive $50, 600
for two statues to adorn the Capitol that an Anne
rican artist would have better made for half the
sum. We need paintings and statuary, but
Libraries should come first.
u Hon. Walter T. Colquitt, the Loco U. S.
Senator from Georgia. and Methodist Clergy
man, preached in Washington last Sunday. MIR.
E. Brooks of the Express writes of him At
home he has been known TO preach sermon,
try case in Court as advocate, sit on reference,
marry couple, christen a child, and make a
stump speech-all between sunrise and bed time,
in one day ;" That will do.
IL Hon. PHlNEAs HANDsRsoS Of hcene, n. n.
has been appointed a Delegate to the Wing Ma
tiona Convention, Avah Smith of Tempster was
nominated for Councillor.
IowA.-The Legislature Of this Territory met
| .. Io-ra CT, an The 4th Ar Snrinrer Was