The New York herald., 1845-08-06

The specie in this bank has decreased while there has
been an increase in all the other departments.
The Pittsburgh Banks which, for time past, have
received depose the notes of the Wheeling, Wells
burg Washington Brownsville and Cincinnati banks,
Thursday last refused to receive them.
The large dividends of manufacturing corporations
and their great of profits keep up rates nom
nay but sales SMALL Merrmack is in demand at 40
per cent ad. The Great Falls Company make n semi
annual dividend Of S0 10 per the last emission
price of stock.
The receipts on the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad
for July amounted to Sl9osO So Amount received since
Nov. lst, 1s44, 1921 1884,
lease Of the Charestown Branch road for term of
years is proposed to be taken by the Fitchburg road
which will bring both roads under one direction and
give the Fitchburg double track for FIVE miles out
There was general decline in the stocks last week in
the Boston market account Of the stringent course
taken BY the banks and railroads were seri
ously affected by threatened renewal of competing
schemes For Lowell II adv was the best Offer Eastern
o., Old Colony A. Portland J. Fitchburg firm at 81 Of
fered, dividend of per cent off
The amount Of Treasury Notes outstanding on the
first instant s766a The redemption is at the rate
Of about one hundred thousand dollars per month,
which rate it will require little than months
to redeem those outstanding.
AS the time for the convention of Congress approaches
tho interest and anxiety to learn what course the am
nstraton intends pursuing in relation to the mpor
thnt political and commercial before the country
ana asa'ng the pubic mind increases As regards the
annexation oil Texas, the movements and position Of the
government are pretty well defined but as regards Ore
gon the Tariff the disposal Of the surplus revenue &c.,
we have at present very little data to hang prediction
upon. Texas is virtually annexed, and any movement
made the part Of Mexico be in the same spi-
r whether it be of hostile amicable nature Upon
that point are committed having advanced too far
into the affair to deviae ica from the course mark
ed out or 10 avoid the consequences The probability
of warwith Mexico upon the Texas question grows
weaker and weaker every day. We have not yet heard
the result of the reception in Mexico of the resolutions
passed by the Congress Of Texas the 10th of June
or the effect of the ratification of these resolutions by
tho convention The 18th of July nut tho tone of our
advices from tho Mexican Government so far recev-
ed induces us to believe that little resistance will
be made the part of that power that it will quiet.
y, but by no means willingly, submit the loss of that
portion Of the empire included in the boundaries of Tex
The influence Of the naval force we have centered
in the Gulf of Mexico and the effect of the rapdity
with which we have taken possession the forts and
ouposs of Texas must be sufficient to deter the govern
ment of Mexico from any declaration of hosties that
would give this naval and military force an opportunity
to act onsvely Distracted Mexico is in every dis
trict with rival factions striving to obtain the govern
to hurst
AM moment, without money, without credit divided
IN nc civil and military departments it is utterly
possibility that declaration of war can emanate
from such people We therefore look upon the annoy
alton question as being actually settled and the DANCE
and difficulties with any government upon that subject
as imaginary.
SO far the state Of foreign relations
concerned, the Oregon question is of vast mpor
tancc. Since the explosion of the bomb-she in the Br.
tish parliament in the shape Of President Polks naugu
r there hos been but very little said either side bu.
the very silence is ominous and look for counter
explosion in Congress edately upon its convention
Some. of the members of Congress ON the West will
make as much thunder Sir Robert Peel and some more
definite eaction upon the subject will the result of the lie
gislahon OF the approaching winter We have very liz.
tic idea in this longitude Of the feeling upon this ques
ton the West The subject is treated with the utmost
'ho'netchce IN tnis section Of the country, com.
pared with tho excitement of the West Having deep
interest 10 the continuance of peaceful relations between
this country and Great Britain the people of this section
'ooN upon every political question that comes up
enoanSerng IN the slightest degree the peace
OF the two countries coolly and calmly than tho
West Negotiations atwashingon on this question have
Dccn steadily progressing and appears to be the polio
OF te oecreary Of State to cnghcn the out until the
convention oil Congress. The object Mr. Buchanan has
in view is to avoid committing the government by any
proposon ana TO avoid as much responsibility upon tho
question as possible being perfectly well aware that il
s ohy me people that must speak upon so important
subject through their rcpres entatves in Congress
has been stated that the Secretary of state was in ia
ycr OF compromising by accepting the territory to tho
400, degree but there is foundation for sucb state
ment. We lean that propositions have bcen mode d
ring the negotiations giving the United States FUN NOS,
session to the forninh degree, leaving the territory in
dispute north of that open to joint occupancy and for f