The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-24
BALTIMORE Correspondence.
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.n',F"". a' .BArrInoRE, November 23-5 p. M
The Board Of Trade of Baltimore have issued
call for a Commercial Convention, TO convene in
this city on the 18th Of December next, and from
the general interest manifested there Seems no
doubt but that it win be well attended. The object
OF this convention 10 to stimulate the commercial
progress Of the southern and western States In their
direct intercourse with Europe and in regard also
rice, sugar, tobacco, and cotton interests of the
South will be in attendance. . .,...... ..t..
The "School Of Design" Of the Maryland Insti-
tute, composed principally ofapprentice boys, com
menced its winter session last night and there
no less than eight hundred present The rooms de-
voted TO the school have been found entirely made.
quate and a large portion of the main saloon will
be partitoned of for them.
The announcement that the Presidents message
will be sent to the posmasters of the principal
Cities to he delivered to the press the receipt Of
a telegraphc announcement Of it's being sent to
Congress-, is in accordance with the spirit of the
age. and Of course meets with general approval.
Captain j. w. Hall, Of the baraue E. H. Chaplin,
at this port from Caliao, states that the I'd inst
in latitude 10 degrees 40 minutes NORTH and longi-
tude 81 degrees 40 minutes west, he spoke the
American whaling brig Germ, ofTruro, Massachu-
sets. bound into st. Thomas to rcfit having been
out six months without obtaining any oil. The
captain OF the brig stated to Captain Hall that q
short time before he had spoken the brig they had
been chased for several hours by weasel sailing
under Spanish coIors, which they supposed, from
her man0uvring, to be pirate. The strange yes
sci approached within a short distance OF the brig
under light sail, when she suddenly crowded cam
of the brig changed the course of his vessel, and
was soon after spoken by the Chaplin. On seeing
the Chaplin the supposed pirate gave up the pur.
suit and, changing her course, was soon lost
sight Of .1~ ....:... ...
Passengers from Harrisburg this morning an.
hounce ten to twelve inches Of snow on the ground
at that place.
In the Baltimore market this morning flour was
dull, with sales OF 200 barrels Howard eet
Wheat has declined, with sales of good to prime
red at LOG 1903 and white at l0S ia; principally
sales of very good at ITO cents. Corn-sales OF
white and yellow at Is cents.
Sales at the Baltimore Stock Board, Nopenaber %.
s's 500 Bait and Ohio Railroad bonds 1850 100
Is shares Citizens Bank. I0s
8 do franklin Bank. l2i
Isl do Bait. and Ohio Railroad. 49,. 95I
20 do York and Cumb. Railroad. 49,. %
100 do Georges Creek Coal s. Iron Co. IS
At the Board this day Md SIS closed at 1OS. bid;
Baltimore 6s. 1890, 1903. bid; Bait and Ohio Rail.
road bonds, 1875 993 bid, 100 asked; do. $780, 99i
bid, 100 asked; do shares 95 bid, 49, asked; York
| and Cumberland Railroad % bid, 22h asked; Bait.
and Susquehanna 20 bid, 3Os asked.