The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-06


debt was rather more than Els, 100000 The high
est price the Three per Gents ever rose to was in
June, 1877, and again in May, 1889, when they
attained the high price of Ei7O Between the
years 1920 and the year of the rebellion, l745 the
Three per Cents were never lower than SO, and for
a considerable portion OF that period they
above par Again, in March, 1892, they rose to
"a, when the amount of the national debt was
t239. 35O, 900 During the period between the peace
OF Paris, in 1863 (when the amount of the debt
was fl3S,774,0 00), and the breaking out of the
American war, they fuctuated between 80 and 80
per cent. Towards the close of the American war,
namely, in February, l7S2, they were us low as 5l4.
AT the termination OF the American war the debt
was $249, S5l CPS In the years 1878, in conse-
quence OF the great success Of the French armies
on the continent, and OF the mutny at the More,
and of the rebellion in Ireland together with the
failure OF the attempt to ne otlate with the French
Republic, the price OF stock became less than ii
has been before or since that time. In MAY, and
again In JuneI797, Three per Gents Reducedwere
as low as 46l. In the September of that year, the
Three per Cent Consols fell to 49, being the lowest
price to which they have ever fallen. DR.. Hamil-
ton, in his valuable work on the national debt,
states that they were also at that price in January,
1913. The Three per Cent Consols have not been
under 81 since the latter part Of the year 1920 when
they were 67s.
The REVENUE OF GREAT BRlrAIN.-The abstract
of the quarters revenue, which was published on
the 9th inst, Is SO far satisfactory, as showing
the year; on the former, of E325, O3l; the lat
ter, OF E4,3lS, l67. This increase the gra-
tifyins, as it arises from sources which show an
augmentation of comfort among the productive
an increase on the year, of E65S 1886 on the quar-.
ter, of E3S4,9l0 The Excise, on the year. Of
E474,6O7; on the quarter, of ES5, 3l6 The Post
Office on the year, Of Els OOO on the quarter, of
100000. Altogether, the Quarters Revenue is
matter OF congratulation, and may be taken as an
indication, though taintsone, of slowly reviving
trade and prosperity throughout the country.
DEPARTURE OF MIR. EDWARD WILMER FOR THE
Su,xr NJ
Steamship "Hlbernia," which conveys this sheet
to its destination, takes at the same time from the
shores OF his native country, MIR. Edward Will
mer, the senior partner in the firm of Wilmer Il
Smith-a name familiar as a household word to
the reading. public of the American continent any
time these five and twenty years II was the boast
of Augustus that he found Rome of brick, and
that he lett it Of marble. It is the pride OF MIR.
Wilmer, that when he first embarked in his pre-
sent career, the literature of the Western continent,
and more especially its newspaper literature, until
then comparatively unknown to the great bulk of
the British public, has been so disseminated
throughout these isles, from the facilires which he
opene for its regular transmission, and the energy
with which he worked it out, as to become an in
dlspens'ble feature TO the metropolitan, not less
than to the provincial press of the three Kingdoms
To say that he was the humble, but not Inefficient
instrument of making the two countries better ac-
quainted through the medium of the press of each,
IS credit, small though 1t be, to which he feels
he can lay some claim.
During his bret stay in the United States and
Canada, he anticipates the pleasure of meeting
with many whose business transactions with his
house have extended over nearly the heightened
period to which he refers. He will visit the lead
ing cities in the Southern, Western and Northern
States, from whence he will proceed to Canada.
Il will afford him pleasure to enlarge and extend
his business connexiOns-in truth, the main object
OF his present journey.
1t affords unqualified satisfaction that our re.
spected friend proceeds by the "IIbernia vessel
whose prosperous career requires no euogy COM
~ m inn oIr,
the respect OF all-whO combines the refinements
Of a gentleman with the energy and promptitude
OF Neptunes gallant sons-Captain Judkins Over
the. waste OF waters, In such noble vessel, and
under such excellent guidance, Mr.. Wlllmer's
voyage cannot tail to be pleasant as his friends
desire it. May he return to the bosom OF his
family as vigorous and as happy as he left ii
WESLEYAN MIssToSs:-On Tuesday evening last.
the annual meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary of
theWesleyan Missionary Society was held at Bruins
wick chapel The chair was occupied by the May
or, Thomas Sands, Esq, who, after stating the ne
cessity which existed at the time for united sup
ally when nucleus might be formed in China for
most extensive usefulness, called the secretary.
the Rev. Mr. Cheule, to read the report. 1t APP
peared that the efforts Of the missionaries in the VA
rious parts OF the globe had been attended with
great success, and they were abundanty cheered
by the hope that spirit of religious inquiry
pdy spreading In those nations which had been
brought under the influence of Christianity The
following Is summary OF the societies operations
Principal stations, 277 missionaries and assistant
missionaries, 1866; other paid agents, cathechis,s,
credited church members, 50, 1913; on trial, S,6I7;
scholars In the various schools, GO, 404; printing
presses, Z. From the statement Of accounts there
appeared an income from the Liv rpool district Of
f., S04 lis. lid, being an increase of flSl 5s 3D.
on the preceding year. On the motion OF the Rev
Mr.. AIberton, seconded by Mr.. Il Crook the re-
port was adopted, and the latter read letter be
had received from London, showing the total in
NJ ln.v 81 4
E99, 900; the expenditure was .Ell2,OO0 caused
by the operations in New Zealand,
Western Africa, and other heather lands. To.
wards the excess, Ga, 500 had been received in an
swer to the special call in Decenber last and from
the grants to the Centenary Fund.- and other Sources
sc, 800, being in all eli 400, leaving balance Of
81, 200 10 b. provided for out of the income of
1874 The Rev Mr.. Horton gave some interesting
details OF their operations in Australia, where he had
been laborng, and where above Ei,0lN had been
raised in one year. The meeting was also address
ed by the Rev. j. Lohas, of Manchester, and
others, after which collection was made, and the
proceedings terminated by the singing of the doxo-
logy. The proceedings continued on We'd
nesday even ing at PITT street Chapel, the mayor, as
on the previous occasion, occupying the chair
The chairman, on opening the business, said that
unless their iriends came forward more literally
than they had hitherto done, they would fall far
short of their neighbors IN Manchester, whose sub
scrp'lons exceeded those of the former year by
more than GOO; he wished some Of the rich mem-
bers OF the South Clrcnii could be induced to foil W
their example An abstract of the report, and also
the treasurers account, were the read, after which
several gentlemen addressed the meeting, including
the Rev. Mr.. Horton, the Rev. ]. Lomas DR..
Beaumont. Nc, and collection having been made,
the meeting broke up.
BANS PRINrINe TELEGRApu-Mag princi-
pies to mechanical science hasglven rise TO novel
Invention, which has been nearly two years before
the public, but which in its new aud improved
phase is thus described 1T is the work of a Mr..
Bains and has been introdIc an experiment
on the South Western Railway. The object is 10
convey intelligence from one given point to another
with rapidity, secrecy, (f necessarily and accura-
cy, and any code Of signals may be agreed upon,
whether OF figures, letters, arbitrary signs. To
effect this, there are two engines, one at London
and the other at Wimbledon and on the dial plate
OF each are the letters numbers which are 10 be
adopted as the signals The two machines are
by single wire, and on the hand of one
OF these dlas being stopped at any of the let