The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-27

N Yldelphs Who large holders Of the stock OF tho
Mosrs Canal make tho stook sctive Of the board Of
Asokers here providing the holders in Phiiadeipms
would not SELL The proceedings pending before the
0oust Of Appeals in New jersey to effect repeal Of the
as decree Of the Court Ohancery In relation to this
company thought. few days ago, highly probable
would terminate successfully and on this superstition
demand sprung for the stock and parties here were
Induced to purchase; and the Wall street operators
syaed Of the opportunity thus afforded them
to sethus relieving Of the stock and making
hsndeome profit 1t now appears, by information
eeived Trenton that by omission defect in
he proceedings before the Court Of Appeals the ap
pcation made TO repeal the decree Of the Court OF
Chancery unsuccessful and that do1bt exists
- 70 the final result.
The receipts al the office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day amounted to S.9loi "a payments,
sls4,l62 ss-baiance, S2,l46 900 =.
The demand foreign exchange, for remittance by
the steamer on Wednesday, has thus far been limited
The 1upply Of ster ling bills on the market daily in
szeasipg, and drawers by firm Ia
rates Prom the South the receipt OF bills is Large and
quotations must givo way We quote bills on
London 10 10h per cent premium; Paris, 81 10 3
M 13A; Amsterdam, Ala Ala; Bremen, IS o TSl4
Hamburg, 86h 3sS. The steamer viii not take out
very large amOut Of specie.
The Union Mutual Insurance Company have declared
dividend Of twenty per cent for the year, for which
scrip eercates will be issued the Goth Of March next
Also interest at the rate of six per cent per
the cash capital and the scrip issued Ia 1870 1850
snd 1851, payable the 2qtb instant The 100000
cash capital ordered to be returned 10 the stockholders
by resolution OF December Sd has been paid and tn
entire profits Of the company viii hereafter be divided
among IS dealers.
The receipts Of the Providence and Worcester Rail-
road for passengers and freight for the year 1851
$022S36 owing net gain the earnings of 1850
Of $a2,S53, aud encouraging increase OF business
over any preceding year.
The receipts Of tolls tho public works of Canada,
during the past amount to about $500 000 show
ing increase Of coo the Of 1861. The
receipts from customs amount 10 S275o C00 showing
aggregate iDorea.s of receipts from the public works
and from customs $500 600 the year 1850
The business operations Of the pelawars and Raritau
Canal have been follows :-PssseDgers through the
canal g. transit duty 49, 777as tons 22l2 lbs OF GOAL
have carried being upwards of $4,000 tons
the average of the three years Proceedings cubic
feet Of timber nearly 10 COO feet Of lumber;
bushcs Of grain 50 ga barrels Of -four; rs 1913 tons
1880 lbs Of iron and upwards OF ia 600 tons OF general
merchandise. OF the above 1877 1854 tons 10 owt qrs
26 lbs Of superior merchandise subject transit
duties, amounting to s0 of inferior merchandise
there transported s26 7s6 tons cwt 2qrs lbs,
subect to transit duties amounting to $le535 u. The
gross reccpts OF tho company for the six months
ending June 3o Sl2i 007 o. - the expenditures
$75so7 SO. The gross receipts fdS the six months
ending December l were $164 $50 46; expenditures,
$4,000 l3-an excess of earnings over expenditures
foT the year. of S155 0S8 05 OF the above expenses
$33459 05 for permanent improvements. The
whole accruing to the State from all Sources
sos 0s so, being 10 in Of any former
year or this, 1000 10 from transit duties
the railroad and SCI, 67S 3s on the canal. The navi-
gatlon Of the canal has been DISTRACTED during the
year, and the railroad always open.