The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-15

| Eut the great attraction of ths evening Robin
son & Co : Circus; other things may draw a few hun
dred visers in Washington but tho circus brings out
the population and the clown is the lion OF
/ lions
The Clerk Of the House Is said to be dying; not ex
! pected to live through the night II he should not
survive hs death viii not only occasion general
gret with hs friends and family. but very serious i'm
pedmcnt to tho legislation of the House in the cleo
| ton OF his successor.
| Our Harrisburg Correspondence.
HiAnEisnrRo, April IL, 1850.
| TIE .Arpo,fionmeht BIZ aud the Ner Bank Blu-TRe
Greai Coal Field in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties-
The Business in The SusQrehannah Paley, &c, re.
The apportionment committee of the House met yes
terday afternoon and II is said made mutual conces-
sions ard agreed upon bill which is likely to prove
acceptable
The joint committee of conference. yesterday, re-
ported back the bill to regulate the banks Of this Com
monwcalth, that shall be hercaftcr chartered
chartered After numerous and protracted meetings
the committee made report the subject-it consist
Ing. principally Of but few important amendments
The bill excludes foreign notes, the notes Of other
States from circulation in Pennsylvania under the
nomination Of so; requires tho banks to keep their
notes at par, east Of the mountains at Philadelphia;
and wet at Pittsburgh Penalty for observance,
two mills upon the average amount OF the circulation
This liability principle IL extended to all issues Of the
laLks. no matter how great. The directors. whcthcr
In or out Of once to bc held liable for the deposits aud
vency. The old bonus is stricken out. and in lieu
thereof corporation tax Of four and half mills per
cent IL impossd The her is required to give bonds
TO the amount Of onc-afh of tho capital when 1t Is
s2o eco and under: In onecghth when 1t Is between
and $500 600 and in one,snth where is over
the term for which each bank shall be chartered hf
teen years Banks be chartered for less period,
but none for a greater in the aggregate.
In my letter q the 10th uit said something about
the oPsSng Of tho wsstsrn esrs%,s CO., g. ss
since my attention directed to this subject hnd
my mind more and more impressed with its
II appears that the opinions Of men connected with
rival enterprises have been circulated for years to the
effect that amount Of reliable coal measures existed
I In the stony Creek Valley This great movement has
been retarded for long period Of time by that 10
ence. The Judgment Of such man as Richard Couling
parmn, which his life has been and continues TO be
dcvotedhas been set aside and that Of few miserable
thecrss and adopted in it, stead As far
back as 1871 To 20 Mr.Taylor examined this immense
region an d. ina work full Of important information
found to be one Of the most valuable coal properties
| In the world. Since that period sad indeed within
the last twelve months very intelligent gentleman
by the name Of Pctherck from Schuyikn county has
coo Of tons Of eosI and Rag See.rsd AZ IN.
same time that the regularity Of the surpsss
any extent OF coal formation with which he Is
| Quaintcd
This gentleman u considered one Of the best prae-
tical mining engineers in the country His experience
has been great In all the different departments of
mining His Judgment Is solid and clear, and entities
HE opinions to the most entire confidence am In
formed by old residents In this city that but for tho
reports of supposed to be entitled to credit de.
nying the erptence Of any extent valuable coal
nea'ures In Dauphn end Lebanon counties. this
ton OF the state would have rvalcd every other In
| the prosecution Of the coal trade years ago
The valley Of the susquehanns rests upon solid
substfstuin Of different knds Of iron equal not
superior In richness TO any In the United States per-
haps In the world while The numerous furnaces bear
testimony 90 tho enterprise of the inhabitants In the
valley and prove their faith In the power and avaa
bihy OF the mineral deposits scattered around thcm
,b, 'ndy so p grsssn the most .epn
TO the vicinity by drawing tho supply Of fuel from
fotts'ille OF from the NOR, remote region Of wkcs-
barre instead OF extensive deposits Of stony Greek
valley drtsncc only of eight miles from lIsr-
rburg II " perfectly clear to my understanding and
must be TO that Of any thinking man that the opening
of thi coal field into the susquehanna valley In ths
midst of large prosperous cities and towns already
sboundng in population and wealth will do more fpr
the state thsn any event since the foundation of the
government That the amount Of ore l. abundant nay
in'shsusibie L. certainly established beyond doubl
with great facility and that is fuel Of every grs-
dsion Of quality from highly bituminous to free
ton FIRST directed to the subject IL was naturally
in connection with the companies that control H. and
am l.dto view the matter private enterprise Of
II not vas,ly superior to any that under my
observstion since then have bssp Srera 70 reject
upon asa s,ea! asssont, Ono which must Be p5ses.
Iuiiy hN IN We state Nc we'll as upon the country
That you MAJ be able to realize my true meaning more
tahy vonJ invite your attention TO the accompany
ing map OF this section OF the State where the public
and private improvements accurately LAID dJwn.
Within two miles and half Of the terminus Of the
Dsuphn Railroad the great central Railroad crosses
the west towards PituburTh AZ Harrisburg II 1 am
rightly informed. tho P,nnsyivana roads connects
with the Lancaster and Ifarrisburg road the Coum-
bis road and Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad
The York and Hsrrisburp In course Of construction
ins - rs,lwns =, ,nr I'M, point thns completing ,ns
thlt more and so on to Washington on the south and
to Wilmington Dela~sre) snd Philadelphia on the
nor'h Aeharter has just been obtsined for building
railroad nom Harrisburg to Reading which will
ot,pu,,s .. sconsos laid out aud comm,nced