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Mechanics Lien Law.
MARINE COURT.

DDfore Judge Ihomp
OCT 25.--Goy Broun-The defendant owned lot of
ground in Fifteenth street. which he agreed convey
to Bingham. He also agreed TO furnish Bing-
ham, who is bos carpenter, with money to erect four
three story brick houses upon the said ground Bling
went with the erection of the buildings the plaintiff
in the action furnishing him with certain materials to the
amount Of five hundred dollars The plaintiff filed the
usual notice with the County Clerk and gave the defend
ant notice of the foreclosure OF his en before Of the
justices Of this On the trial the Court held that
the proceeding could rot be maintained against the de-
PENDANT, Mr. Brown, because he not either directly
indirectly contractor with with Mr.. Gay, the plain
tiff but that the action ought to have been brought
against Bingham who erecting the houses for him
self In suit against Bingham the lien Of Mr. Gay would
have atache 10 the extent OF the light title aud interest
Of Bingham, e. in, and to the premises whatever such
right, title, and interest might have been There
ey fence in the which prove that agree
ment Of Brown to convey to Bingham intended
evasion Of the object sought to be obtained by the enact
met Of the law under which this is prosecuted On
the contrary seemed to have been made
in good faith Nevertheless, contractors material men,
mechanics and laborer who look for protection under
the law in question: should fully inform themselves the
extent of the interest which their employ may have in
the lots Of ground upon which houses to be
This action, it seems ought to have been prosecuted
against Bingham. Judgment therefore for defendant with
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pany has called for fourth instanent OF Ave cent
it's increased capital stock payable at the Phoenix Bank
en- the LIST If November.
The receipts at the Office Ct the Assistant Treasurer at
this port to-day amounted to ses,744 o. payments,
sl07, ol0 7e-balance, ST. $50 40.
The transactions at the mining board to day
usually large and at better prces:-
100 shs Lehgh zinc... 2zs 100 shs Peto Ieadb3 ga
500 sSS DO do S Sso 300 Cop Co $50
100 Parker Vein bio II 1000 GoldHill Nue bio AZ
100 Potosi Lead. reg 5M
The President Of the Gold Hill Mining Company has
made full and detailed report relative to the property
its present and prospective productiyeness All the most
important items Of operation have been clearly produced
and most satisfactory state Of things presented. Up
to the present time the results have been of such ia
vorable character to warrant the declaration of div
dend on the earnings of the past sixty days business
and the directors feel confident that they will hereafter
be able to pay regular dividends every sixty days. TAis
will be something in mining AFFAIRS but is only the
beginning of results which have from the first anti.
pated The accounts from the McCulloch mine Of
the extraordinary character The results thus far
have been much beyond the most sangune calculations
The pany using the common Gillian mills.
The yield per day to each mill is hundred and fifty
pure gd and will increase at this rate to any extent
It's product Of copper is entirely Independent Of this but
will be very important item.
few months since the stock Of the Madison and In
diana pels Rair Dad Company was great fsvorite with
capitalists and commanded premium of about twenty
per cent present market price is 60 per cent show
ing fall in short time of near 10 per cent We quote
this the purpose Of confirming the opinion we have
SO frequently expressed relative to the influence Of
petition among these works Of internal improvement.
is fatal effects have eady overtaken the Madison and
Indianapolis road and it will time overake all Others
those in New Jersey not excepted.
The amount Of tolls collected on the canals of Canada
during the month Of September, 1855 fl3 PIP 15s
1d sgainst 1854 S. Id for the month last year
We understand that another experiment was made on
Tuesday at the Phoenix Foundry, by the Gardiner gold
quartz pulverizng and amagsmatng machine, giving
have done, very satisfactory results. Two
hundred and sixty pounds hard quar- from the Phoenix
Gold Mine yielded sl,ao5 pure gold, over sloo per
ton This at the mines is yielding, by the CHILEAN
mills only about $50 per ton.
Results like the above shew plainly that this machine
will produce wonderful results in the yield of gold from
the Southern States
According to recent official report OF the Edgeworth
Land Company the assets at fair valuation make out
the stock to be worth than 100 per cent premium
We annex the latest returns -
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Total to Oct. 49, each
year. $55, $50 4S6 $54 800 324 $8l 623 0iS
Foreign manufactures evnce increasing heaviness and
pguor depressed by the heavy stocks of undesirable
articles here and the in the money market which
render it impossible for holders to effect free sales unless
at greatly reduced prices Those having really de-
srable productions hand do not experience much Diff
Guilty in dsposing of them satisfactory conditions
Such parties, however quite rare the majority of
importers and jobbers owing stocks which, by selections
made to satisfy the wants of their customers and u
dicous Imports have been rendered very unsaeabe in
private trade On this account the surplus supplies orm
very poor and being forced into the auction
Through these outlets, the bulk of what goods
remain il the stores of factors must inevitably be
distributed to the serious injury Of and with
great benefit to buyers FOR while the for ed sale Of
echanabe stocks viii do much to ruin the former the
latter cannot acquire many advantages with the possess
sion Of Them for it will prove . tedious business resell
such goods to hers profitable terms. The arr
vas previously remarked less numerous and not
SO ensve but larger quantities being received
than at the sumo time last year, and dealers viii doubt
less have than enough to carry the spring
season We suboin comparative statement of the value
Of the imports Of foreign goods between January and
October 20:-
Total value of imts. 99s 7996s47 2S,191 47S
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r FINANCIAL AND GAL


FRIDAY, Oct 28-6 p VI.
The stock market opened this morning slightly de
pressed The rise has been arrested and is very likely
that the fancies win fall back again. At the board
Delaware and Hudson declined n per cent New jersey
Zinc, "a Nicaragua Transit, NJ Parker vein u Harlem,
j. Norwich and Worcester, 4; Erie Railroad, X; Read
Ing Railroad, u; Michigan Central, u. Panama Railroad
advanced u per cent; Canton Company, u. At the &C.
cond board lower prices ruled for nearly every fancy
on the list Nicaragua fell of u per cent; Harlem Il
Canton Company, l; Cumberland, 1; Parker Vein, q
Erie Railroad u: New York Central Railroad, NJ Michi.
gan Central Railroad Y Hudson River Railroad n. There
considerable activity At both boards and the DISPOSE
ton to sell appeared to be extending and gaining
strength.
After the adjournment of the board the following stocks
sold at auction by s. Draper
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UNITED STATES MARIEE HosPIrALs--All but four
Of the new Marine Hosptals-st Louisville Paducah
Napoleon (AIkansas,) Pittsourg, Chicago Cincinnati st.
Louis and Cleveandare nearly completed Those at san
Francisco Evansville Vcksburg add Portland have very
recently been commenced They generally cost-exclu-
sve Of the value OF the land on which taey built
about average Of $50 000 being constructed on uni
form plan. The San Francisco Hospital will Of cour,i
or. much more
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According to the New Orleans papers, the total number
OF deaths from yellow fever in that city since May II
SlsS The greatest mortality of single week was 62s
ending August eth.
regatta will take place at Savannah the 30th No.
vsmber next The prizes to be given four in number
and amount to 81, 900.
Snow fell in Albany the oath inst such quantity
that had the ground been in proper condition the citizens
would have enjoyed good sleighng
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OCI. 26-Admissin 70 the Bdr.-Mr Edmund J.. Hsarne
this day admitted by the Supreme Court TO practise
q attorney and counsellor at law in all the courts of this
State.
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The capital stock OF the company is represented

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DIVIDEND
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The Secretary OF the Intersor.

We publish in another column the letter of
MIR. STUART, explaining the circumstances
which attended the appointment of clerk.
which has been made the subject of such severe
comment in the House of Representatives.
There can be no doubt that the appointment of
any incompetent person to an office whose
duties are to be discharged vigorously, is an
abuse which ought not to be permitted Public
business cannot fail to suffer in the case of
any such an arrangement. But we can well
imagine that the best Executive officers might
be overwhelmed by the humane considerations
which prevailed upon Mr.. STUART in the case
under consideration.
1t is not necessary for us to recapitulate the
circumstances, which appear in Mr.. STUART's
letter. They present case certainly in which
the friends of the young man supposed to be
injured have no reason for complaint, and in
which there is no possible ground for any impu-
tation against Mr.. STUART, save that of an in
capacity of remaining memorable to the entrea-
ties of restitution and distress.
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I'm Order and Out or order.

1t is related of the eminent Dr. FRANCIS
that he illustrated his idea of homeopathy by
recommending his patients to boil the shadow
of pigeon in bottle of water, divide the
fluid into infnitesimal quantities, and admins
ter this powerful Concentrated medicine once
every six months before going to bed" The
men who potter about being IN order and out
of order in state of legislative business which
sures, are sacrificing the substantial health of
the body polite by administering even weaker
medicines than might be extracted from the
well boiled shadow of pigeon.
Necessarily incident to matters within the
jurisdiction of any judicial or legislative body
is that of deciding whether or not they are
properly brought before it. This is decided in
courts of justice by general or particular rules,
the latter of which are made in special cases,
the former regulating the ordinary practice.
If it is found that general rule Of court is to
work injury or injustice in any instance, the
court must be wonderfully addicted to forms
and shadows, rather than substances, which
would refuse to suspend in that particular case
the application Of a rule of its own making
This is precisely the case with legislative
body. 1t must necessarily adopt certain rules
for the orderly conduct Of the public business;
but those rules should not be permitted to rev.
olutionize the constitutional character of a
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Literary.

BUcKINGHAM has received Harpers' Magazine
and Patnam's Monthly for March The competi.
ton between these journals will improve both of
them, and the result cannot fail be an American
journal that shall compare most favoraby with any
European periodical
The first volume of Brodhead's History of Ne,p
YORK. has been issued by the Brothers HARpER, but
has not yet reached this city. The last number OF
the Literary World Says of it: ssOn reading his
wel-flled and cleverly- written volume we have
been impressed throughout by the novelty of the
story, its separation from any other class of our
records from East to South it's variety picturesque
ness its study of character, and its wise exhibition
and discussion of political elements. We were not
prepared for such copious material, nor could we
have anticipated, in the first work of young wri
ter, so accomplished narrative as this skiIful
campact, diligent, and entertaining History of New
York from 1909 to 1864 presents.'
From our knowledge of the accomplished au-
thor, and the length of time for which he has
been devoted to this work, have no doubt that 1t
will be found an exceedingly valuable addition to
the historical department of our literature
Harpers' Magazine also be obtained at SHlL
LINGTON's.
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In relation to the affair of the Black Warrior we
authoritatively informed that, as is customary
with vessels leaving port, she had taken in her
colors and was proceeding her COURSE when
three vessels were observed at distance with the
Spanish colors flying. Captain Shufeldt supposed
them to be small Spanish coasters, until his atten-
ton was attracted by the smoke from an apparent
discharge of gun from of the vessels. The
wind blowing fresh at the time, prevented the re.
port from being heard, and he Immediately ex.
ahmed the vessel with his glass; and on discover
ing that she was Spanish man of-war, directed
the colors of the Black Warrior to be run up In
the meantime, however, before the order could be
executed, second shot fired, and this ended
the matter. No gun was fired at the steamer after
her colors were run up. If there had BEEN an in
dignity would have been offered to the flag, which
Captain S. would have resented in a becoming
manner, as he is a high-spirited and gentlemanly
officer of the navy and one of the last men either
to omit an act of courtesy towards government
vessel or quietly to submit to insult to the Anne.
rican flag. 1t is idle, therefore, either to accuse
him of submitting to national affront or of being
deficient in the ordinary courtesy of merchant
vessel or towards foreign government vessel
Those persons who entertain either opinion of Cap
tain S. have entirely mistaken his character.
We feel bound to say this much in behalf of Cap
tain S., after the attack upon him in our columns
of this morning, and which was not seen by the
editor until in prnt.--Ne,e York Express.
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The CalOric Ship.

We publish this morning communication
OF the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY to the chair
man of the Naval Committee in the House of
Representatives, recommending the passage of
resolution directing the Department to con-
tract with Captain ERicssoN for the construc-
ton of one caloric frigate of two thousand tons
burden.
1t has been objected, and with Justice to
many of our public functionaries, that they have
been reluctant to adopt new Improvements.
and tailed to keep up with the progressive
spirit of the age They have opposed the in
PRODUCTION of steam into the naval service
Steam introduced, they adhered to paddles
wheels instead of propelers, and that too at a
time when it was admitted by the leading
maritime powers of the world that the screw
was altogether the best instrument of propul.
sion for ships of war. These notorious facts
give color to the charges that have been hith-
erto made against the Navy Department, but
we trust that the advent of Young America
may lnaugurate new era Of encouragement
and development to science and invention.
Though it will be reserved for the adminis-
tration of General PIERCE to carry out the OBJ
Ject of the resolution recommended by Mr..
KENNEDY, we cannot withhold from that gen
tleman the praise to which he is Justly
entitled for the interest which he has uni
formly manifested in this great enterprise of
Captain ERICSSON, the sagacity with which he
has recognised its triumphant success, and the
manly and liberal spirit in which he has as
sumed the responsibility of recommending it to
the Immediate attention of Congress- In SO
doing he has not anticipated the prestige which
must result to the incoming administration from
at once adopting the new motor in the naval
service, but has merely sought to prepare the
way by which his successors may cooperate
with the inventor in exhibiting his great i'm
provement to the world.
single enterprisiDg individual has enabled
Captain Ericsson to demonstrate the trium
plant success of his new motor to the Govern
ment of thirty millions of people, by the con-
structlon of a ship of two thousand tons and
her propulsion from New York to Alexandra
in the severest test trip to which she could
well have been exposed. If the Representa-
tives of these thirty millions should fail to
respond to demonstration so significant and
SO momentous in its consequences to the whole
human race, they will represent any thing but
the thrift, the courage, the humanity, the
enterprise and the progressive spirit of the
American people,
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From The Boston Transcript, February S5
The Vice President MT ua~

We are permitted to make the follou;,,
from private letter received in this citv TOD,
from one of our own citizens, now temporarily -.
sident in Havana. The letter is dated Fshr-,.---
ID. In describing visit to Matanzas. the writoy,
remarks:
"We were most pleased with the SUGAR nIa,,.
ton OF Mr.. jerks. IL is situated abot tbrda. -
from hlatanzas, on quite high ground In frort &c
the house there is beautiful flower. oards ~ -
In the extended valley below several iaroe s, -
plantations can be seen. A fine view is also or
tanned OF the high mountain, 'Panamatanzas Eve
miles distant. There is a large fruit garden IN
ihe rear OF the house. distant view of the SOC
is naa from this fne spot. 1t lie at sufficient dis
lance from the water, however tn he re1
from all dampness arising therefrom 1890 su
summer residence of Mr.. jerks and he bss - az
rendered the house, serUG,lts, &C.. TO Mr. Kiner ~
wee President elect during his STAY on the isiand
including his two pleces, nephew, secrefarv ord
servant. l was requested to see Mr. Ksn,r a,.S
urge his acceptance of the offer. This nnor55inI
had the honor of an interview with him / found
him very low indeed. He was sitting in his chair
having passed tolerably comfortable nigbt a.
has troublesome cough, and expectorates com
siderabiy, He Is somewhat refreshed since bis
arrival upon the island, but his voice is low and
indicates great debility. During our conversation
ne ailuoed TO General Pierce with great respect.
me. King has concluded to accept the hospitali-
~ OF MIR. jerks, and intends TO 90 to NIatanzaa
next Tuesday, although he said he did not do so
with much encouragement or hope Of fnalrecov-
cry Deleve II there is location ypon this Island
which Will be beneficial to Mr.. Kings health the
pace TO which he is going is the one But have
great rear that he will never regain his STRENGTH
he mas scarcely hve pounds of flesh upon his BODY .
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: FIRST ARRIVAL OF FLOUR FROM THE OHIO RIVER.
Messrs Woodside Son received to-day, per Ball
timore and Ohio railroad, from Moundsvilie, or
Grave Creek, on the Ohio river, twelve miles below
Wheeling, two consignments of four-one from
Messrs. Anshultz & Whany, and the other from
Messrs Lockwood & Thompson. These are the
first two consignments of flour from the Ohio river
since the road has been opened.
The gentlemen from whom they were received
are extensively engaged in the milling business at
Grave Creek, and have heretofore sent their -four
to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. but for the future
they will make Baltimore their market. They are
entitled to the credit of being the pioneers of trade
that will eventually flow into our city from the
great West.-Baltimore Patriot, 26h.
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sumption Of moi more than eight tons of coal 8 dav
between the Navy Department and the ,n 1tosh
signed. '''0 uhuef
have the honor TO be, very respeotf,llv 81,
your most obedient servant sif'
~. ]. ERICSSON.
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Hon. ]. P. BENJAMIN, Senator elect from
Louisiana, has arrived in the city, and taken
lodgings at Wizards Hotel
Hon. j. M. CLAYTON is also in the CITY. and
has taken lodgings at Mr.. Trott's, on Capitol
HILL
Mr.. MEAGHER, the Irish exile, arrived at
WiIlard's last evening.
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U. S. NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WAsuINGrnN Feb La 1QE

oIR: Having received through Mr.. Stoughton,
who understand was authorized by you to act in
the matter, proposal from you to build one or
more ships of the class of frigate or soop of war
Tor the naval service of the United States, to he
constructed and equipped with your calorc engine.
on the conditions mentioned in the proposal. wa
gratifed in the opportunity it afforded me to ex-
press the great interest felt in the prosperous issue
OF that most important undertaking by which You
were striving to perfect this new mechanical pow
country.
Although am well aware that your design, and
the plan by which you have sought to execute it,
nave been contemplated with more than distrust
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THE REP IT BLIC.
WASHIN CT N:
MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IS. 1853.
Congress.

In the Senate, yesterday. the Army Appro-
priation bill was further considered and passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was then considered, and numerous amend
ments were offered and adopted.
In the House of Representatives letter
from the Secretary of the Interior, in reply to
certain charge heretofore made against hin,
on the floor of that body, was read. The Navy
Appropriation bill was passed.
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We learn that the SECRETARY OF THE Navy
has invited the Diplomatic Corps to visit the
Caloric Ship at Alexandra, and that a steam
boat will be in readiness at one O'Clock this
afternoon at the usual Washington landing to
convey them on board.
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Among the new banks started in Illinois, we no.
tlce names quite familiar to Wall street, such az
Butchers and Drovers',' "American Elk.
ties, we suppose, is to give a fictitious currency
to the notes in this section, under the shadow OF
our city banks. The came game was tried witt
the shinplaster institutions at Washington D, C..
the name ano In some cases the general appear
ance of the billie being copied from the issues
our city banks, IN order to deceive the careless
and ignorant-N 7. Jour. of Com.
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The THEATRE AND THE CHURcH.-The New
York Mirror states that Mr.. Edwin Forrest, the
tragedian, is this evening to read the play OF Ham
let, at Yonkers, New York, for the benefit of the
Baptist church in that village
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Is. C.) papers announce the death of the Hon.
Nathan L. Griffin, of EdgefeId. He was highly
esteemed in professional and social intercourse.
and at his death represented his district in the
State Senate.
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The State Central Committee of Pennsylvania
have issued their call for State Convention to be
held at Lancaster. on the oath of March, to nomi-
cate candidates for Canal Commissioner, Auditor
General, and Surveyor General
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AN lEFERNAL MACHINE, having seven gun
barrels, and having inscription of esDeath to the
Tyrant," was recently discovered by the police at
Lisbon, in Portugal
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THOMAS .. LARKIN, esq, American Consul at
San Francisco when it was Mexican possession,
has recently left New York with the intention of
settling permanently in California