Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-05

THIS ExroRr OF SPECIE The New York Jour
nal of Commerce says :-"lt 10 estimated, by
the whole amount Of silver and gold shipped to
France and Eng land, beginning with September
last, 10 from ten to eleven millions of dollars
The outward current seems now to have ceased
excep, for the passing off Of things already star
ted The London Patk- this week to 500 900,
and small amount will probably 60 by the
next steamer. But this coin was purchased be.
fore the decline in bills, and is sen, forward be.
cause it cannot he ispo.ed Of here, without loss.
The exchanges all over the South and West are
which somehow continues 10 keep ns in debt in
spite Of free trade. which was to have been her
ruin. Within the last four DAYS three or four
hundred thousand dollars in coin have been re-.
ceived here, and large sums in American gold
have been deposited in the Banks for want Of q
better market"
During a recen. snow storm in Utica. the ope.
rator in the telegraph office was knocked of his
sea; BY a discharge of electricity. .-.-.r
THE RFprcTIos IN rHK PRIcE OF IRos in Eng.
land, news of which was received by the late ar
rivals, will undoubtedly operate I'M juriously on
the Iron interests OF this country under the pre-
sent low Tariff We learn that railroad iron
has been offered by the English agents in the At,
lante cities At from $50 to $50 per ton. deliver.
ed, aud other iron in proportion. Large orders
have been sent out already by the last steamers,
and we will now, no doubt, very soon reap the
benefits ofttat admirable British Tariff of 1916
Several rolling mills and iron establishments in
Massaehusetts, New York, New Jersey, anu
Philadelphia and vicinity, have stopped opera.
tions or are about doing 90 /; and we FEAR the
worst for our own immediate neiehbor hood.
which 90 entirely depends upon the successful
state Of the iron ttsde.-DanviM Democrat
his speech At Concord, N. H., last Wednesday,
on the occasion Of his public reception. stated
that on entering the national palace Of Mexico,
our soldiers dicove:ed 4 bound volume Of ex-
tracts from the different papers throughout the
United States opposed 10 the war. These ex.
tracts were taken inGisc criminateiy from all the
opposition papers, and were used by the Mexican
government TO produce the impression amongst
the people ofthat country that the people and
press Of the United States were opposed to the
war. ............ ....,. ...-...... , ......
FRoM Urpsa CALtroRSuA.- "A recent letter
from Monterey. California. to the Journs: of
Commerce, announces that Com. Shubrck in.
tended to take po-se-sion OF S,n Bliss. Acapulco,
and Tehuan,epec, in addition to Guaymss and
Msza,ian, whose surrender has been already
announced. When this is accomplished, M-x.
co will not have possession of q single port
worthy OF the name, on either ocean. Emi.
grants have arrived in crest Numbers. and the
writer Of the letter says this would have settled
the fate of Californis without any declaration Of
war with Mexico He SAYS il is impossible
ever to reoede ,hat country to Mexico. They
don't care . he how Congress figures il out,
they hsve settled the matter for themselves, and
ass territory independent Of MEXICO, II will be
admitted into the American Union. Mr. Col.
ton, formssly Of this city. is still the Alcslde.
The ci,isens weold not let him resign.
The Duke Of Devonshire has an income Of sl,-
$50, 900 Louis Philippe is said TO be worth
sl5o. 600, 900 Sir Robert Peel 500, 900 900 and
John Jacob Astor $50. 900, 900.
A FaENcH Discovery. in ehimneys. in
France. have recently been prevented, BY plae
ing three frames OF wire work one foot sbove
each other near the base Of the chimney NO