The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-06
DhPoslT AND CoNAer OF GoLp BULLION THE USTEp
STATES MINT, PHILADELPHIA.
sl3s35 PSI 14.l51 eo2 II 165. 1856 1457.

In relation to the operations of the mint during the
month of April the Treasurer asserts that the coinage
amounted to 29T6S2G pieces. the value of which
S345412 more than two-thirds of which in double
eagles. The silver coinage in dimes and half dimes
about twenty-five thousand dollars and in three cent
piece about thirty thousand dollars This little coin
going largely into circulation to the exclusion Of the
large and nconvenent cent The deposits Of gold for
the month amounted to $1,000 600 Of which 81 100000
from California The deposits Of silver for the
lime amounted to S2570o The coinage for April it win
be in excess Of the deposits.
There entered the Baltimore Custom House from for
sen ports during the month of April II ships barks %
trgs and II seboonertetal 50 vessels of the following
natonalitics viz American 30 British IA, and Bremen
A. OF these vessels IS had cargocs subject 70 duty and
IS had caTgoe that free The cearances during the
period show falling of both in the number Of
vessels cleared and the value Of the exports compared
with either Of the two preceding months yet they never
tbeless exhibit very gratifying total The whole
Der cleared foreign ports during the month
~. their destinations follows viz: for
the W, Indies and British Provinces "a Liverpool 5,
London, 3; Bremen 4: Rio de ,aneiro 4, Penambuco
j; Laguayra, l. spanish Main. !. OF these vessels 81
American British. and Bremen; and they were
sf the following denominations viz ships s; banks s.
rigs, 90 and schooners making aggregate tonnage
f]l,7c5 tons and they nayigated with I36 men.
The total value OF the exports from Baltimore by the
above noted sI950o1 20 ofwhch amount those
Liverpool and London reach S23oo47 O. The balance in
the Depository Baltimore the 31st March last
S40Sl5 50; and the 3oth April sG6.142 81 The
eept from duties in the month of April ISL were $685.
s24 10; and for the same month in 1852 Ss4, 6S 81
Arrivals Of vessels the port of Boston from foreign
ports in April 225 coastwisc jsS clcarances coaswse
2ss foreign 2o3 Imports Of specie in April sl56 "a
gold, $50 in silver-tota since January. S3s27o2 gold
silver s1o,7o5. Exports time. s503o55 in gold,
S52s7o in silver
The Virginia House Of Delegates Saturday, adopted
resolution empowering the Common council Of Alex
andria loan the bonds of the Corporation to the Cbcs
apeake and Ohio Canal Company to the amount of $40
eco bearing interest TO be used in providing the means
tf repairing the damages caused by the late freshet
check upon the circulation Of counterfeit bills has
been adopted in Boston The Trareu Of that city says;
The Suffolk Bank has devised method OF checking to
crsat extent the passing OF bad money. In their TO-
reign money department there daily received from
the different banks in New England large numbers OF
counterfeit bills These, of course. are returned a.
worthless but before this is done description is taken
81 each together with the Of the bank from which
IT received and the name Of the depositor which
Nv bank laws is always placed the band oil each par
eel On the back Of the bill is marked the date and
reference letter and the bill is then returned Should
has call the suffolk Bank and he can ascertain
through whose bands has passed aud oblge the party
to make il good the record Of the bank being sufficient
evidence redemption In most cases where these
eauntsrfes put in circulation after once passing
through the Suffolk Bank the emission l. accidental In
however the bill is passed knowing II to be
worthless and know Of oncinstance where man paid
ten times the value the bill in order prosccu
iion.
The report II The Finance Committee q the lower
house Of the Legatur, of Virginia gives some very u
teresting and very important information relative to the
finances Of that state The annexed table gives the ex
act amount Of public Indebtedness the 1T 81 January
1852
FNsNers . rrcrsn, ruruc Desr
Bonds registered in the once q the Auditor Of Public
pcnSs registered in ihc second Auditor.
Office AZ OJHill -
Ponds funded sine. January J. 1852 .. s796l7 90
Total funded debt 10th March ls52.. Il yl2l7l 81
Amount Of valid subscriptions TO con,pa-
1901 .@................i........ S337e2 p
Amount Il valid subscriptions to compa.
1851 ...,".'.....'... 80 20 %
Funded debt and valid suhscrip tions. l70il $50 %
Amount al subscriptions authorized %
ecmganics oot yet oigan1ed.. 5g255o 90
Amount II tcnds guaranteed ~ STATE r.
surety for corporations and J0ni Sotk .. "
Total. ...ttt.. f--V4a 80 W
The twenty clause Of the fourth article u tn
sontttutcu requires thc creation u sinking fund cqua
to seven er tho state debt existing on hc first
a january 1862 applied Il the regular payment q
the interest III, debt aud the ultimate satacon n
the principal L also provides that whenever. after
January lst lsa2 dot shah 10 contracted by Tho
nionwealth sum exceeding ly rcr cent the aggre
gate amount 81 the annual interest agreed be paid
thereon at the time q IT, contraction hal W set apar,
fr the payment n The annual interest the ultimate
sstneuisbInnt q the debt The committee % in
sst that necessity rcsts upon The General Assembly
IT. pre-, fesion "a organize sinking fund ior IA" *
t,ne,dsbment If the whole Of this sum They conccde
NJ nc amount 81 the guaranteed sdnds may b properly
eptt. Al present ne tbcoiBgaon 70 pay by the state
docs not attach until default by the eoobgors rhis Dc
sssticn would redsss the rom 70 sghtosn million ~
kundrta and forty. seven thoufaOd three bnpdf.d and