The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-18
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.

The Far-The N,W Oficers-The Coneerfs-Coai Ship
ments--N National Common School Convention The
Markets, &c
The annual fair or exhibition Of the Franklin Inst
tute not fairly under way owing to the backward
Of dspostors. The engine which propes the ma
chinery will be in operation time this day, and
then the crowd will commence moving towards the fair
in earnest Among the most interesting objects In the
exhibition, is q chime Of eight bells, weighing about
2oo pounds and which by the way, keeps up an incss
ssnt ding dong morning noon and night. This chime
Is rung by apparatus somewhat similar to the bar
rel of musical box, which being put in motion by
weight or crank, moves the hammers to perform
great variety of tunes, thus dispensing with bell
ringers The apparatus might be introduced Into your
Trinity church with great advantage.
The new Mayor held his first levee this morning,
and eviDced great independence to say nothing Of Ro
man rmness in disposing Of the thieves and loafers
collected In the dock The Sheriff takes posses
sion of his fat quarters to morrow.
Commodore Common has already entered upon his
duties comma ndant Of this naval station His pre-
fine farD to cultivate corn aud cabbsges and may be,
to da5ble little in politics
OR city Just now, Ia over concertized What will
become OF US when the two rival opsratc oupes make
their advent musical horizon 1t wonld be i'm
possible to conjecture Besides negro melods.s
ad inEni,n and ad nauseun have had or wilt have
concert at the Musical Fund Hall every evening this
week On Monday evening the Musical Fund Society
gave their first nual concert All that IL
very exclusive and stupid affair TIE saloon very
full and the enjoyment very small A fair attendance
the Segun concert last evening Miss jacques sang
remsr ably we'll but she shines not in concert
Mrs s. gum sang she used t, sing twelve years
and much spplauded Tonight, Hoods CON pill
mentary concert comes OIL. May the threateDi ng
clouds hold up Hudson, the Irish comedian has
made decided hit at the Walnut. Not only full, but
loudly applaudipg houses
The cunt Of coa received from the Lehigh regi
for the week ending Oct 1S, was y go tons. Total
receipts for the season. 621,70l
The National Common School Convention met In the
Athsuaum Building this morning, aud was oigsuizcd
by the choice OF the Hon Horace Mann, Of Mass as
chairman There is q large attendance Of delegate
from the differ. Mt States.
The Hour market is very quiet, without any change
In figures to notice. Sales Of 600 barrels common
brauds for export at So Sales OF rye Hour at 50 i2s
Com meal unchanged. There was q moderate busi-
ness In wheat at previous rates Rye Is scarce; sales
at tCc 10 Gle Further sales Of yellow at 66c
Cotton Is quiet but prices firmly maintained. Not
much doing In groceries
Money continues very abundant, and the banks Q L
ceedipgly liberal in their accommodations The late
heavy receipts of gold dust from CALIFORNIA;, coupled
with the favorabl- sdvces received by the last English
stssmsr have bad favorable influence tbs stock
MARKET aud, within q few days most descriptions Of
securities have advanced.
The following the sales OF stocks q, the First
Bosrd--lO Caihdep Amboy r., l2sal; 100 Y. 5 Loa.
6s, g. lgls NOdg o. llihi 800 sts,e5 IS s6Si Far
.tOv Read,F bones 81 900 Cincinnati ". W. binds
6s 49, g5 quo do. 6s 80 M Second Rofrda LehiSh late
r,tt .5 oih STATE Be IS s6l.i @tO do. SdA. ~ Morris
Canal ~ IS Louisville Bant. u 800 Sshuylsn Nav
Bapt, 1875 lcnnfylvania Bank, l09s so cay g., -
:. no k,Rding r. n. lex.