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COM M ERClAL.
From our Commercial Correspondent.


New York, Oct las, p IN,
In ordinary OF commercial affairs there is on the
surface profound calm while the of credit rad
The occurrence OF panic that centre, like drop
ped in quiet water. produces a commoton which mpes
dlang circles all sides. These in their progress mark
the changing current Of payments which rush awards
the centre, producing there great long before
the circng financial has lost its impulse Thus in
New York money is already easy, while from the distant
cities OF the South and West each successive mail brings
from more distant localities signs OF growing Pro-
duce, bllsa that will command money be available
in payments-are hlned forward, and matured obga
tons are thus cancelled The heavy payments in New
York passed for the but many collateral obga
tons contracted those payments These still
draw upon the market and keep the price of money
which is, nevertheless, settling down. At the eastward
money always deare than in New York. consequent upon
the large railroad expenditures and the increase Of bank
credits this year has made the demand immense The
process Of liquidation is, however, rapid and the mer
chants in all the cities pay up with wonderful hdei-
ity In fact, the wealth of the country is enormous
and the vast quantities Of iron, COAL and other commod
tiles, that have moved upon the canals and public works
the markets OF consumption indicate in how great de-
gree labor has been rewarded and industry encouraged
The quantity of iron which shipped upon the Indiana
canal Toledo for Sc pember alone has been 070
lbs against 222 $50 lbs in the month last
increase of more than eevenfold The amount OF pro-
duce western canals is indicated in the following
tries of weight at Pittsburg the Pennsylvania
and at Richmond, on the James river canal TO Septem
ber-aso of The deliveries Of coal in Pennsylvania:
Rich Coal Read Del. and
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HKADaUARrKRs MARINE CoRrs,
QuarteTmasteTis Office. Washington. Oct is II

HKADaUARrKRs MARINE CoErs,
elusrtermaster's Once, Washington, Oct 49, 1851.
SEPARhTE PROPOSALS received at Office until n
O'Clock, Tuesday the llth November next
furnishing raons the United States following
lions for the year ls52, viz
Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
Charlestown, Massachusetts;
Brooklyn, Long Island, New York
Philadelphia Pennsylvania;
Gospon, near Norfolk, Virginia.
Pensacola, Florida and
Washington, District of Columbia.
Each rnon Of quarter
pound eighteen OF bread
made Of supene Hour supene -four the option Of the
ofsr pounds coffee twelve
the best New Orleans eight quarts Of the best white
bown soap, half pounds Of dipped
tallow candles, each hundred rauons.
shall order OF the
officer Of bulk single
shall consist Of the and choice Of the
pork be No prime pork and the groceries Of the best
quality ofthe kinds named subject 10 inspection.
No bid will be entertained this office unless accompanied by
contract awarded The suciency OF must
be certified by official person
To be endorsed, "Propcsal for ratons.v
The Portsmouth Journal, New Hampshire Boston Aa and Ad
Boston, Massachusetts; Bunker Hin Aurora Chsesosn
Massachusetts, New York Courier and Enquirer, Mirror, Express
and Post New York Brooklyn Evening STAR Brooklyn, Long
Island Philadelphia North American sun, and Daily Times Ph
adcphia ratot and American Baltmorej Gazette Alexandria
Virginia Whig and Republican, chmondi Norfolk Beacon, and
give above three each
lb porimo and send the accompanied by
copy OF the advertisement TO this Office for payment.
Oct l6-3tawtlthNov
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The Union says that Mr. Webb OF the Courier an En-
qulrer, declares that Mr. Fillmore sound the ,m
promise BY what ingenious peryersion Of language and
hc the Union reconces such statement with due
gard Tor veraciy. will inquire. We do inn
sgne that Mr. Webb has made any such decla
iof Mr. Webb person Of altogether much good
and 'efrespec indulge in the loose and reckless aspsr
Sons which the staple Of the Unions discussions
tRspnbiie Of ysauday.
Exactly. We quoted Col. Webb's own words-an en-
tire paragraph OF them-as we found them in your col
amns, and, along with them, quoted your own words
approving and endorsing them; aud it is part Of our
case tina, neither Of you spoke loosely or reckey but
with ceaness and apparent deliberation We defy you
quote Col Webbs words as we took them, and then
quote beside them construction Of them and then to
deny that construction. As our peruetng Col Webbs
meaning IT'S not true that did 20 either ingeniously
or not ngeniousy.
CoL webb said, in substance ,ha, because Of the mar
snoun' importance OF nominating man for the pres-
s'"ey ~no was ABOVE all suspicion OF unsoundness upon
the Compromise, therefore the nomination Of Mr. web.
her was almost certain Mr. Fillmore is in the feId-b,s
been your candidate and did not such direct exclusion
Of his by Col Webb, for such reason. plainly
imply that his soundness on the Compromise was moi
above suspicion You know not only that such is the
lar meaning OF language but is the only fair mean
me Yet you published the article, including that Ian
suage, with warm approval And do you now turn
round and charge with perpsrson Quote the words
Myour readers them, and then give them any other
meaning you can Having done this quote your own
words from your article commenting on Webbs and re-
a'ngt to Mr. Filmore's nomination, and tell us il then
not only bear, bat even Compel the very construction
Negaye themthe construction, namely, tina, you looked
forward 10 Mr.. Fillmoe's nomination with reluctance
o' would support him "hoTeper Il q, should happen
mat the convention should "deem il wise and prudent.
70 nominate him You say this after admitting that
you like Me- Fllmores policy, and that the wing party
Rest And now, we ask, what else such languag .
lom you and Col Webb import II it does not plainly i'm.
pona doub, Of the soundness and reliability Of the
mos1
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Whenever official returns examined in relation to
industry, the auence of production presents it.
sell, involving not only larger employment and
quenty better money wages, but the prices low the
actual earnings of industry more than the wages ndi
cate. Thus, last year, ton of coal equal days
work ST. This year may be had for four days work
but the coal is worth much -four be fore Six days
labor will buy barrel of -four and half coal
Under the old tariff it would buy half barrel of -four and
half ton of coal Under free system labor gets its share
of the national wealth. The object of Protection
oumulae the wealth in few hands. v h this rush OF
produce down the canals market the lances bust
speedily paid up, and that produce goes
forward freely to Europe exchanges may fall rapidly
deplee the banks of France and England some
their coin. Since July 26 the in both institutions
has ceased to the dates stood as
follows in mound terna.
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NKw ORLEANS, Oct. 10.
OF October 8 have been
Odd FeIlows' Hall.

MONDAY EvEsIEe, October 10, 1851.
The celebrated New Orleans Opera Troupe,
SAMUEL -. SANFORD, Director, s.
Washington that
OF OF their unique aud moral entertain
original geas, cbo,uses eains
gems from all the principal Of the
sisted by the nimitable H..#
BALLET TROUPE
their bueque Dances de deurs ang cachucs es
bornppes, Lucy Longs &c. originally performed all
cities Europe and the United thousands
including the CLERGY, people,
selves with the utmost enthusiasm and this
best in the world.
Characteristic burlssque on Havana Opera Troupe.
A bunesqse the Monpai-er Troupe.
Cards Of admission Is
Doors open at Z; to commence a quarter TO
Oct 10
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The Cause of Engtands Gredinsss-Ths Fatpf Greafuts
.ra. ..... of The United Sfdfss ..

The Cause of Engtands Grcains.s-Ths Fatpy Greatness
IS e Of tho Unifsd States "
During brief sojoun of that eminent geoogist, Hugh
Miller, England, he critically examined the carboncr-
Districts especially the coal fields Of central England
which she has for many years owed her ourshing
trade Its he remarks scarcely equals that Of Of
the Scottish akes-fhry miles long and eight broad "Yet
how many stesni-engines has IL set in motioni How
many railway trains has 1t propelled and how many mill
lions OF tons Of iron has raised the surface smelted
and hammered ], has made Birmingham great city
The first iron depotof Europe And II one small 6eld has
done much' he Gays "whst may expect from those
vast basins laid down by Lye in the geological map or
the United States T.
We clip the above from late exchange paper; and to
show the insgui6cance of the coal fields OF Eng land
which are therein set down as 1.-THE CAUSE" OF her
"eREATSEss"-com with those OF own coun-
try, repubish brief extract which appeared in this
paper day two since, from address delivered be-
fore the American Scientific Association by Dr. Owen,
the geoogist who surveyed the State OF Iowa by order
OF the United States government
In speaking Of the great Dcs Moines coal field" in
that State. Dr. Owen said
The Iowa river meauders the eastern margin Of
this coal field but the presented the OF
inferior qaay Is spnard. Of TAO hundred miles IN hs
direction Of the valley Of the Des M1inss, the great
coal fsds Wssfoardy II extends from the Des Moines
river neariy the STATE Of Iooa The entire Of
this coal field in Iowa alone be less than tpsnfy
Thousand square miles, In all embracing country nearly
equal In extent to the State of Indiana.
" He estimates the beds OF coal TO DO hundred feet in
fhkne and lying the surface, they must be capa
BILE OF being worked easily and at small expense"
II the coalhelds Of central England, with OF
bu, irty miles long and eight broad" have been the
cause OF Engand's greatness" as is contended by Mr.
Miller what may be the destiny in store for one Of the
youngest States Of this Union. having within her bosom
coal 6eld twenty thousand square miles" in extent
zone hundred feet in thickness" and covered every
where by soil as fertile any in the world
With agricultural unsurpassed by any Of her
sisters, and this great coamine lying under the very
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This aggregate was equal to 1892, OO0 and ere
this $500 900 900 OF coin will have Prices
and all business are in western Europe forced down to
cash basis and the demand for goods by most
economical scale. The MoniteW gives the returns of
French for the first eight months of 1851 com
pared with the period OF the last year The result
is large increase in exports and dmnuon of ports
The latter manifes itself in the duties which
al follows;
l649. 1851.
French customs, eight months
The Mo~er Gas do all French circulars) ascrbes this
result political fears. All the manufacturing town.
have reduced their purchases OF materials. They
have bought less cotton, less WOOL less silk buying only
from hand to mouth to cash orders On the other
hand the exports are large, of which of the
foiloWst - 49, -----
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MARlSIED.

On Wednesday
Rev. VIM H. SMITH, OF Pennsylvania
BUTLER, said church, Miss CLARA E. daughter
LEWIS sMITa esq, OF Georgetown, ID. q.
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In these enhanced exports of articles OF French
and the diminution of Ia per in the imports OF
goods found the machinery of that continued current Of
specie towards France which fills private boards and over
pws the bank Golfers As indication Of the imports ohe
three countries may take the Of England and
the United States for the year ending July and France
above for the eight months ending with September re-
ncinp all 10 dollars
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feet OF her people, the greatness" which young Iowa
may attain within the present century eyen hardly
be foretold
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l,OPAHTNERsIIPTho undersigned this day entered
partnership the stock OF
Mr. Edward simms, they will the grocery wine and
business hts oldesabhed south side Pennsyvania
opposite Jackson Hail. will be pleased 20 see
friends and the public generally In few days we shall re-
large assortment Of groceries, &C. which render our stock
complete. $50
GEO r. DYER,
oct Is--diBt sAMiL HAMILTON,
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OAL COAL, COAL THE subscriber prepared deliver
anthracite and white OF the best quality from
his 10Th Orders s
Of Mes Thomas Parker, his wood will he
puncuay attended TO- He has also good supply Of hickory oak
and pine wood, at the lowest cash prices, - i .-
Oct l6-2aw3w PETER CASANAVE,
EROIssART's acknowledgements in one large
volume, strongly bound in cloth, with
for 81 rs.
octI6 PRANCK TAYLOR.
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NV A aREEN Auc,,oo..

OFFENSIVE SALE OF HORSES, COWS, OXEN SHEEP,
II HOGS, HAY CORN, WAGONS, CARTS, PLoUGHs, FARM.
ING UTENSILS, &c. AT AUCTIoN.--on Monday the 9Th
instant shall selcommencng a 10 O'Clock
Clark Prince Georges county Maryland about eight
miles adjoining
farms Of Mesrs Digs Jackson, and Kkwood
Of the mentioned, viz
10 head Of horses, a pair OF which are fine matches
Of caecompsng five yoke oxen and
and mich cows, sheer hogs, sc.
Two or three hundred barrels OF
$50 or2 Of excellent hsy clear Of food
Wagons, and horse
Carriage buggy, caryni and large Of gear
Plougbs harrows, corn shelter and crusher
With n large OF garden and farming utensils.
Terms under s2o credit Of
eight monhs satisfactorily endorsed bearing
tercsL A, GREEN.
nctA odE Az Auc,a
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I, OWEN Il SON, Merchant Tstlors, would respect
II. fully their friends and the public generally
and varied Of and
superior quality, such Cloths
Ac and request friends and customers will cali and
anime for themselves.
In returning for the liberal share patronage
received they expert
evils extent they have
articles teir line very
prompt solicit Of public
Oct P-2swim Intel b Telegraph .W
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rAHDUpon retiring from business beg leave 70 offer my sin
thanks friends and the public generally for me hbea
extended during the last eighteen years. and
fully solicit continuance Of the for SUCCESSORS mes
Dyer h Hamilton. ....-.
Oct l6--6tf EDWARD siMms,
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TO THE PUBLIC have just received large supply
best quality Avalon nails, which
key cash Aso large supply Of hardware stoves Crates
prices in proportion. Please give a call,
O. WOODWARD,
ll--6m aven betw 10Th and IN sts
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We copy from the Philadelphia Bulletin the following
patriotic letter of Governor Lowe of Maryland, IN reply
to private communication from Recorder Lee and not
intended by the Governor for publication
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HENNEDy's .s,yailoy Bsrn',--iIlustrsted.
F' TAYLOR a MAURy,
oct Is Booksellers 9th street,
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BALTIMORE October l5-9 p.
There is an immense meeting in Monument Square to-
night of those friendly republican liberty in Europe
There persons Dr. knkel and others adj
DIRE ssed the meeting. Patriotic resolutions passed
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CafhdftHe HlVes al B0sf0n,
BosroN, Oct H.-Caharine Hayes gave her first
in this city tonight to crowded and fashionable
house The the second concert will be sold at
auction tomorrow.
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ny A. GREEN, Auct,onee,

BY A. GREEN, AuetiOneer.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT AT AUCT1oN.-on Friday, the
i7h instant shalt sell the premises, at ~ O'Clock,
No o square No 7e containing 1900 feet fronting
north between 2s and 21d The
scribed property handsomely situated ward where
erty Is rapidly improving in value.
Terms fourth cash balance twelve,
eighteen months giving bearing
given and deed Of trust taken tile indispuiable.
Oct I'D A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
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s55,970
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The Canada sailed from Boston this morning. Among
her passengers Major Hobbie and b. Rhet esq.
We have Negligence that the election at Cha lesion
Yesterday OF delegates the southern convention, the City
and Neck poed $500 Majority for the operation ticket
/ 200
The America has arrived at Halifax. Cotton dull
when she left
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Notable Death.-Le Vgiiant of Donadsonville
comes to us in mourning for the death of DR.. Ed
ward F. Nichols a gentlemen who seems to have
been rarely beloved and whose death has profound
ly afflicted the community in which he lately lived
Appointed.--The Reverend W. H Crenshaw, of
Baton Rouge, has been appointed by Governor
Walker, Registrator of the Land Office, at Baton
Rouge.
Gen Downs.-The Catahoula Advocate demo-
cratic) comes down upon Gen. Downs in very
severe style, and predicts for him political annihila-
ton. Friends changed make the worst of enemies
Weather.-The Farmsrville Enquirer of Nov
2Sth, reports snow, ice, etc, in that neghborhood
with prospect of continued bad weather.
Railroad Project-The citizens of Union parish
held meeting the 2Slh ult to petition the egis
lature to grant State aid to railroad across the
Mississippi Swamp from Lake Providence. Roll
on the ball " State add has the principle in it
the details can he settled afterwards.
Fair-The ladies of ST. Mary yesterday held
fair to raise funds for the erection of an Episcopa
parsonage house.
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Supreme Court Decisions. MONDAY, Dec. 8. 1851
Three Judges present. Chief Justice Eustis absent

Supreme Court Decisions. MONDAY, Dec. 8, 1851.
Three Judges present. Chief Justice Eustis. absent
WidopFroneos Dufrssne va. Hidop yVarcelin HaydeI.
Plaintiff appeals from Fourth District Court PRKsTeN
Judgmsnreversed and ordered that line be BY Sur.
veyor appointed by District Court. to give the
plaintiff hundred and nineteen Of land the
Of his aud that the defendant be conem ned
the costs of the appeal The Of the District Court
and the OF the survey be borne equally by
parties, and the remanded to the District Court
await thesurvey and make the division.
Judge sfdell dissenting.
.NichaS .Meuncr vs.. W Gale and Miguel Hsruandsz,
Constable Plaintiff appeals from Judgment of the Fifth
District Court PRESTON, J... Appeal dismissed with
costs.
LoUst Patti Henry Penny. Defendant appeals
from Fourth District Court. PRESTON, J... Judgment
afhrmedwth costs.
John Bush vs. T. f. Guion Defendant appeals from
Fourth District Court. SLIDELL, Judgment affirmed
with costs.
W.N Batson J. G. Ricks and J. L. Lelos, Sheriff.
Defendants appeal from Second District Court PRESTON,
H., Judgement confirmed restoration of coal seized
by the Sheriff. and reversed damages allowed The
appellee condemned to pay the costs.
ohRP Watson A. Led0uI st al Plaintiff appeals
from Second District Court. RosT, j.. Judgment dis.
missing the petition reversed the petition renstated aad the
renanded with directions the Judge override the
exceptions.
Judg Slde dissenting.
Succession of Feiz Connolly Bridget Connolly ct ais
vs. M, JudsoH... Plaintiffs appeal from second District
Couts. RosT. j., Judgment affirmed with costs.
A. Thompson T. Chapman. Plaintiff appeals from
First District Court PRESTON, j.. Interocutory judg
ment. Plaintiff has until Monday correct clerical
error.
FRAN Le10sSeur Pierre Orda Il ais Plaintiff
appeas from Second District Court RosT Judgment
affirmed with costs.
Pea, Sinlms Il Co., Perry & Spells. etc., etc..
plaintiffs appeal from Fourth District Court SLDELL, j.
judgment reversed aud remanded for trial Ap
peles to pay the costs.
Ritard Patrick 4 Co., Same -. Plaintiffs appeal
from Fourth District Court SLIDELL H. Same decree.
I'm. Ldpevre Robert Murphy. Hughss Palett ana
Thomas Defendants appeal from Second District Court
sLIpsLL, j.. Jud gment affirmed with costs
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Something for Everybody.

Jas. II. Beard, Esq, has been elected President
OF the Western Artists Association. Cincinnati,
Miss Bloomer received one vote for Senator in
Boston, at the last election.
The Retailers License in Athens. Ala has been
raised by the Aldermen to $500.
The Ladies Degree was conferred on number
OF Odd Fellows wives, al indianapolis, last week.
-, Buffalo dispatch of the Goth says the Canal is
likely to be speedily closed by ice
BENZ. Iarleton was shot dead by Julius Kicha-
yers Vekbprs Tuesday night last Tae,on has since
died. and klehaver has given himself up
A. ). Wilmington IL Co., Of the Courier, have
ing year, ~ " ~ ~
The Louisville Courier says, that in point of
Popnaiion Kentucky Is the sixth State Unon and
Louisville the eleventh city.
The Phonetic system Of reading and smelling is
gaming favor IN many places Several town, in Massachu.
sets have adopted the system trial.
The Directors of the Planters Bank of Sasan-
Lah have declared dividend of per cent from tbs profit.
oil the BANK Tor the past six months.
A few days ago fleet OF seventy four flatboats,
loaded for New Orleans passed safely over the Fails at
John Wilson was killed in Guntersville. Ala, on
he R Sh ut p Parks j. johnson. who committed.
- A destructive fire occurred at Dalton. Ga, on
thursday week. large portion OF the business part of the
place was consumed.
A bill has been introduced into the Tennessee
Legislature to construct railroad from Nashville Cnen.
Accounts from Vienna state that the excess of
expenditure receipts for the last six months was very
nearly "a, 0uo. 900 sterling "' A
oPposit on between the packets running from
Wheeng 10 fiisburg great that the price of cabin pas
sage between the two points has been reduced fifty cents
Inc three most successful physicians in the
World are Dr. Diet DR.. Quiet, ard Dr. Merriment That
paiasraph Is especially Intended for dyspeptics
-, One vote is important" exclaims a Western
home" - 'AN' ''s''eu US W ''HS at
There are seventy-ive Protestant Missionaries
Forty eight Americans '
Proposstson: Every cat has three tails. Demon
SraoH: Every cat has tail than no cat No eat
nas Two TAILS ergo, every cat has three tsik
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Verdict-The jury engaged in investigating the
circumstances connected with the recent melan-
choy catastrophe at the 9th Ward School Building,
known as &c, situated in Greenwich Avenue, New
York, returned verdict on Friday week, by which
they excupate the teachers of the school from any
blame concerning the casualty They further re-.
mark that the main structure was good but of the
design and structure of the stairways the facilities
OF ingress and egress to the building, the opinion
is as unanimous and decided that they deserve uni.
yersal condemnation