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The following statistical memoranda, furnished
by |. D. Andrews, Esq., are connected with state
States in fish -
FOREIGN IMPORT TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES.
CONNECTED WITH FISH, ETC., IN 1852.
To what extent our exports Of fish (amounting in
1852, foreign and domestic to $780, 500 affect our
foreign commerce, reference to the treasury re.
turns wide Com. and Nav. Rep. as to each artclel
Of the leading imports and their values from the
countries to which chiefly the fish is sent, will show.
the aggregate of exports but fish is nevertheless,
an important article in making up list Of products
TO be exchanged. Those imports were as follows
Cedar, Mahogany, Rosesrood, Satin,cood and Dye
Hayti $3.50; British West Indies SIS OOO Honduras,
$62 600; Dutch West Indies, $500
Lsgho,n and Sfraw Hats, Bon,.ets, &c.-Danish.
West Indies. $l4 900; Dutch West Indies, s240oo;,
Distilled Spirits, Rum.-Danish West Indies, 1885,
600 gallons, $50 900; Dutch West Indies, 5000 gal
lons 81 900; British West Indies and Guiana $4,000
gallons, $1,000; Cuba, Porto Rico &C., $4,000 gal
Moiasses.--Danish West Indies, 10000 gallons,
$2S 900; Dutch West Indies and Guiana, $4,000
gallons, $57 900; British West Indies $4,000 gal
Ions, $50 goo; Cuba, Porto, Rico, &C., S2,oOo,o00
Cocoa and Chocolate.-Danish West Indies, 1900
lbs, $46O Dutch West Indies and Guiana, lot 900
U.s. Gno Ss Sh
5000 lbs, $500; Cuba, Porto Rico, &c. $4,000 lbs,
$4,000; Hayti, e7o,ooo lbs, 5000; Venezuela,
l04 600 lbs, So 300; Brazil. l6O 900 lbs Sc, 800.
Cefee.-Dutch West Indies and D. Guiana, 2,OO0,-
600 lbs, $4,000 British West Indies, 2,s0o 900
lbs, $l760 900 Cuba, Porto Rico, &C., 5000 900 lbs,
$3.50 900 Hsyti, 500 900 lbs, 81, ass OO0 vene.
zuela 900 600 lbs 81 Ito 900; Brazil 139 900 900
lbs, $40 O65 0OO Africa, 535 900 lbs, $53 900.
Bro,cn Sugars.-Danish West Indies, 1888 900
lbs, $5s,170 Dutch West Indies and Dutch Guiana.
$4,000 lbs, $4,000; British West Indies and
&C., Ali l5O 900 lbs sls, 200 OOO Hayti, 537 lbs.
$l5; Venezuela, 100000 lbs, $1s,5OO Brasil,
1880 900 lbs, $3.50, 900.
White and other Sugars.-French Guiana, 500
lbs, 1854; Cuba, Porto Rico, &C., 100000 lbs,
$l73, 1000, Brazil, 800 900 lbs, $54, 500.
Tobacco.-Dutch West Indies, $3.50 lbs, $S77;
British West Indies $4,000 los, SIS ,450; Cuba,
Porto Rico, &C., 2,664,3OO lbs, $455,92O Hsyti,
185, 900 lbs, $4,000
Sega,s-Dutch West Indies, sos M, 1928;
British West Indies, 1922 M, sl,3OS; Cuba, Porto
Rico &C., l6s6O7 NJ 50 43O 400; Hayti, los M, 1928.
See also imports of salt in 1852, as follows =
The trade and commerce in salt is important be-
yond its pecuniary value. 1t is closely connected
with the fishing interests -
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Anti-Rent Meeting I'm Nassau, Rensselaer,



From the Troy and Albany Family Journal, June 81
At an adjourned meeting of the anti-renters of
the town OF Nassau, on Saturday, the Sd day of
June, 1854, at the house Of B. Grisgs in said town.
dent Jonathan Turner.
Minutes OF last meeting read.
Appointed Mr.. Edgar Williams President Of the
association, the former President, Z. Bell, having
sold and moved West. Voted unanimously to
amend the bylaws of the association by adding ar
ticles sixth, seventh and eighth to the same viz.:-
Art. 8-Al persons belonging to this association who
may have been or may be prosecuted by the landlords
and have had funds Of the association their
defence who shall refuse TO pay assessment which
be made to defend suit prosecution against any
Other member for the collection of rent shall be liable to
pay back to the association the amount with interest
which used to defend his or their former suit
Art ANY person not member OF this association
who may hereafter be prosecuted by his landlord for
rents wishing to become member oil the same may do
by paying three times much the former assess
Art SAIL unappropria.ed funds of the association
shall be divided among the members of the same when
ever the association shall disband when it Is deter.
mined that 1t will not be necessary In defaying the
pense of suit for the collection of rent against any
member-sad division to be made in proportion to the
amount paid by the several members of the ton
The opportunity given for those present who
wished to become members to do by subscribing their
names and paying the tax Of Ave cents acre, and
the initiation fee Of Ave cents which improved by
goodly number present. number Of the Vigilance
Committee reported the names and paid the
of funds collected amounting Ia the aggregate to
hundred and ten dollars and ninety six cents Voted
unanimously that said funds be placed in the savings
bank subject to order Of majority OF the executive
committee.
Resolved That the members Of the Vigilance Commit
tee in the several school districts circulate their paper
for the admission of members and collect the Of ave
cents each member owns, subject to rent and
report and pay over the funds collected at the nc xt
meeting Of the association.
Resolved That the proceedings Of this meeting be pub
shed in the Family Journal and Albany Freehoiier.
Voted to ad till the last Saturday this month at
this place, at two o'clock p. NJ
A II. TUcszR Sec. r. NJ. WILLIAMS, President.
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government, and through them promote such mea-
sures a. win prove an inducemenf to moro extensive
and permanent operations than has yet been done.
In concluding this part Of the report, and in con-
nection with the magnitude and importance of per-
haps as0mewhat exciting principle In relation to it,
would beg leave to call your attention to point on
which there has heretofore existed much diversity of
opinion, which not unfrequently has engendered an
CRY discussion and belgerent feeling in large pro-
portion Of our mining population. The experience
of the last three years has calculated the fact most
clearly that the two mining interests of this State
cannot be governed by the same rule of law in all
cases and prove alike advantageous to BOTH it Is
therefore suggested whether some method more
congenal to this interest may not be adopted that
metallic veins of this State, giving at the same time
the widest scope and protection to all ut present
gagged, and those who may wish hereafter to enter,
upon those pursuits.
The mines of this State are of character and
value which, if placed in proper position, will in
ye investment from abroad to an amount little less
than twenty millions of dollars within the next
eight years. This presumption is founded on the
fact that more than 0nesixth of that amount is at
the present time in active operation in this country,
and its largest proportion has been derived from
American sources during a portion of that period
when public confidence had been shaken in regard
to their value Negotiations are now pending which
involve nearly one million more of capital invest
ment in this branch of mining, nearly 0ne-half Of
which is in the cities of Boston and New York.
Considering the disadvantages that now surround
them, shown from the facts relating thereto they
but be regarded as the prolific sourcer of wealth
in this country; and every induoement consistent
with the liberal policy adopted in the government Of
the pacers is equally applicable and should be
tended to them.
DR.. Trask concludes his very able report by
briefly reviewing the operations of the following
mines, viz. Lafayette and Helvetia, Gold Hill, o.
borne Hill, Wyoming, Gold Tunnel, Illinois, Jones
and Davis Mine, Calaveras county; Spring Hill,
Amadore Company, Ranchoree, keystone, and
Eureka Mine. Calaveras county, all Of which he re-
presents in prosperous condition.
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44S 497,241, $50
$l6,657,6s5 81
Totals. 425, sl4 %, SOC, $50 /, ess. 3s3 90

The receipts at this port given in our general table
aggregate al 500 pigs this against last year. OF
the Upper and Lower Mississippi The Galena table gives
the quantity shipped per river at deduct from
this the Missouri receipts and the balance it Ia fair to
suppose came from the lower mines say "a 231 pigs
The general congfuraton and countenance of Galens
speaks for itself 1t is fast increasing population
trade and wealth. well asin comfort and iucationa
improvement In 1850 according to the United States
census, the population of Gaena down at 1904
From an actual and careful enumeration made by the
publishers Of this paper in canvassug for their City
Directory now in press II is ascertained that the popu
laticn OF Galena is fully equal to 5000 souls.
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IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION IN Oafo-The
Supreme Court have decided, as will be seen by the
reports in this paper that laws passed prior to the
adoption of the present constitution, authorizing
county subscriptions OF railroad stocks, yet in
force. This decision will have an important infiu-
ence upon many roads now in process Of construc-
ton, and may enable some 70 weather financial
storm which otherwise would have compelled them
IL sg.p.-1 olSe..lo-. = U.,.tss Sta.s. e!lA,
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14,s5o,OOo
100000
Total made in United States
100000


As before observed, sea salt produced by solar
evaporation is preferred for picking fish and meat;
and 1T is supposed that some Of the salt made in the
Interior and also some foreign salt, cannot be safely
used for those purposes There is no cause that may
not be obviated, why the extreme southern portion
OF the United States, on the Atlantic and Gulf and
on the Pacific, cannot be made to supply sum-
cheney Of salt produced by solar evaporation for
the use of the fisheries in both oceans and 1t Is be-
lieved an ample supply may be thus furnished by
our own citizens for the consumption OF the whole
Union, and in short time be SO furnished as cheap
ly as from abroad, and with fair profit to tho
manufacturers. Extensive salt works are now in
operation on the southern keys, that 1t is stated
will furnish this year (l854,) large quantity Of
salt, by solar evaporation, OF superior quality
to the best West India or Turks Island salt; and
Texas has inexhaustible resources for making tina
same kind of salt of superior quality, on her coasts
and in her salt lakes near the Gulf shore.
II the allowance now made to fishing vessels un-
der the act of 1919 are abrogaed, and IL the bounty
given by the act OF l846 on exported fish cured with
foreign salt be taken away, and the duty import
ed salt abolished, judcious policy with reference to
our fishing interests, and also to the manufactures
st ~ AND Re
lowed bounty Of Is cents at least for each barrel
Of picked Hsh cured with American salt The pre-
miums given by several past acts Of Congress Tor ex
ported American Ash, cured with foreign salt, arc
greater than Is now suggested and as those were
for the Of foreign salt 1t has landed to disc sur
age the manufacture Of salt tg solar evaporation In
the United States, and the policy mas therefcfc, IN
that respect. been unjust a1d unwse.
The quality of the domestic sah made in tie inte-
rior States has become greatly Improved within thu
last few years. II Is known that an eminent chem
list in Baltimore has, st the instance OF the govezn-
ment been engaged in Investigations on Ahissuhjcct
Salt from the interior ia now used in curing Some
meats, and will ii is believed, soon be used 10 euro
fish. We need not import bushel Of salt.
The foregoing memoranda were prepared from
the retrns for 1882 since then the returns for 1853
have been published. There are but few material
f. tissler In he statistics Of the two years,
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ranges extend to the east within ten or fifteen miles
of the summit ridge so called, of the Sierra Ne
vada and the condition in which il is found at these
points is similar in oil respects to that in the older
more western sections, with perhaps, one exception
and that the relative age of BOTH There evidences
which clearly indicate deposit of gold older than
the diuvial drift of the lower western diggings
(Which latter is often confouuded with the drift de-
posts Of the tertiary periods in this country) the
character of which differs in almost every respect
from any other deposit yet observed in this country
except in this particular range.
Its direction has been traced for about seventy
miles, and is found to extend through the counties
of Butte the eastern part Of Yuba, Sierra, Nevada,
Placer and FL Dorado il appears to have an ave.
rage breadth of about four miles, with an elevation
OF four thousand feet above the for the greatest
part Of its length.
QUARTZ MINING.
Alter few preliminary remarks upon the perma-
nancy Of the gold mines of this State, the author
proceeds to elaborate consideration of the geoogi
cal position which the quartz veins hold to the rocks
with which they are connected. Under the head of
Character and positions of the older veins below
the surface, he concludes thus:-
FROM what testimony we have In our possession
reiatVe 10 tnese veins, II seems but reasonable to
conclude tnat tneir integrity is perfect as nearly
short period which has been employed in developing
their true character, and that the confidence which
they formerly possessed was well grounded; all
subsequent examinations have only tended to con-
firm this belief in the minds OF those who have
carefully and diligently studied this subject The
present condition of our gold mines their flourish
ing state and prospective value based on facts as
now developed, most clearly indicate their impor-
lance industrial pursuit, and one destined ere
long to form OF the leading interests in the eco
nomy of the State; and as such 1t would seem that
all prudent to develop farther their extent
ana value and place them upon that footing before
TIE world which that valnc and i'm porttnce demand
should We oseo, e..dee siiato.. .1s Ss-.@ > stas-
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Total .......... lo,l1eoso IL 1,ll2,1s7 222,42r
The duty on imported salt is 20 per cent. ad va
loren by the tariff of 1s4s The highest duty
charged is not q cents per bushel the average Is
2.O2 cents, and the lowest is less than cent per
bushel.
Our exports Of domestic salt in 1852 were TO
Canada 467 3l6 bushels, at 6.7 cents 1914; to
the British West Indies, so bushels. at SIS cents.
$685. and to the British North American colonies,
100 bushels, at 40 CENTS $40, &c. &C.; in all.
1,467,676 bushels, at 6.8 cents, $S9,3l6-(Ibid,
p. 3O)
Our exports of foreign salt in 1852 were:-To tho
British North American colonies, 10 48O bushes, at
10 cents 81 $50; to the British West Indies, 1O96
bushels, at 20 cents, $2l4 to Cuba q 4s0 bushels.
at 3l08 CENTS 1852, &C., &C.. in all "A 400 bushels,
average 2s.Os cents, s9,745-(I6id, p. I24.) II IL
presumed from the values stated, that some Of the
foreign salt exported had been refined in the United
States OF this exported foreign salt, 1000 bushels
($560) was entitled to drawback, 1880 bushels
($5 ,401) not entitled. and 24,6l0 bushels ($3 764l
was from warehouse.
Our imports of foreign salt were carried as follows
(Ibdd. p. 27D:-
In American vessels, 5,37O,393 bush, at
lis cents $593,954
Foreign !" 4,745 ,587
1913 cents 51s,lss
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51s,l83
l.112.l37
10,1l6,080

The same information as to the domestic and
foreign exports is not given by the treasury
reports.
A large amount Of salt shipped from England to
the United States pays nominal freight only,
being used for ballast.
Ground alum and West India salt are for curing
fish and meats, generally deemed better than any
other salt used in the United States. Such salt "a
produced by solar evaporation of sea water.
It has been estimated that the people of the United
States, on the eastern side of the continent, now
make annually, for sale and for use, upwards Of
sixteen millions of bushels of domestic salt az fol-
lows - Bushels.
Rock salt, and that made from salt
springs, lakes &C., in the interior,
Dy DOLluB. l4yoOVUUW
ing &c. ..................... -. . 100000
Sea salt on southern Atlantic and gulf
coasts, by solar evaporation, includ-
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EDITORS TABLE.
Business Notices.

We are indebted to Mcssrs Dewitt s; Daven.
port, publishers, New York, FOR copy of a new
work about TO be issued by them entitled "SrIr,
ITvAL MANirEsTATIoHs Examined AND Ex-
rLAINEr,' by John Bovee Dods, author of the
philosophy of Electrical Psy ychology," &C.
This work is complete rcfutation ofthe spiritu-
al Manifestations, as represented by tablc-turn-
ings, rappngs, &c. 1t was time that some one
capable for the task had taken it upon himself to
expose this humbug, which has been so fast I'll
ling the lunatic asyluns of the land We ad-
wise all who have any doubts upon the subject to
purchase copy of this work. Price, handsome
ly bound in cloth, rs cts. Address Dewitt &
Davenport, l60 ANA l6e Nassua street, New
York.
TnE SACRED CIRcLE.-This is the title of a
monthly perindcal published at New York and
edited by Judge Edmonds, DR.. Dexter and o. G.
Warren. 1t is the organ of the spiritual rappcrs
and no doubt contains much that is interesting to
those who have any faith in the miserable dclu-
sion of spiritualism propogatcd by these rappors.
We have had no time to read the number sent to
US, being the May number.
GopEY's LADV's Book for lure, is already
received The present number, like its prcdc-
cessors, contains large amo unit of valuable and
interesting matter. Cooley is always looking
abe ad, and will never lot his book lag behind its
competitors.
TnE JOURNAL OF THE FRASKLIS Institute
for May, comes TO us well stored with articles OH
scientific and other subjects Among other
things arc articles on Civil Engineering, Ameri-
can Patents, Patent Cases, Mechanics, Physics,
&c.
Chairs AND FURyITURE.-Sce the advertise
ment Of james Boggs Jr., No So q. 95 North
Front St., Philadelphia, who keeps on hand an
extensive assortment Of all articles in his line of
business.
. North Chase and North of Philadelphia, Iron
Founders, &C., offer to purchase old cast iron at
lie highest prices. See advertisement.
OILs GUANo, PHosPmArE OF LIME.-We call
the attention to those in want of such articles, to
the advertisement of Allen and Needles, a3 South
Wharvcs Philadelphia They are large and ex-
tensive dealers in their line of business.
We refer our readers TO the advertisement OF
Mccullough & Co., Philadelphia, who keep for
sale patent galvanized iron roofing, and tubing
for chain pumps.
Miss Finncy has just received from PhiIadel-
phia, fine stock of Nienery and fancy goods,
which she offers for sale at low prices. See her
advertisement.
D. c. CoLLISs & Co., Pniladelph phia.--The
card of these celebrated daguerrean artists will
be found in another column.
SAMUEL w. PErrEn's Card of Philadelphia
will be found in another column.
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GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WORCESTER.

The Military Called Om.-We learn from
the Worcester Spy, that that city was the
scene Of much excitement last evening, on
account Of the temperance in the streets
OF John S. Orr, the stree, preacher, and his
prompt arrest and commitment 10 the watch
house by the police. Quite large crowd
collected about the watch house, and began
making boisterous demonstrations. "A stone
was also thrown through the police office
window. The crowd removed to the CON-
mon, where they were addressed by Dexter
F. Parker and some others, in favor of Orr.
Subsequently they returned to the lookup,
and were ordered TO disperse by the City
Marshal, but they refused to do so, and the
riot aci was read by the Mayor. This had
no effect, and several arrests were made
What followed is thus related BY the Spy.
"Finding the crowd by nc means disposed
10 heed the authority of The Chief Magis-
,rate, and Il portion of it evidently disposed
10 dispute the gronnd with the police, the
Mayor ordered out the City Guards, and at
about half-past o'clock iha; company ap-
peared upon the ground, armed and equip
ped, and reported themselves ready for SER
vice. They were posted upon the sidewalk
IN front OF the police Office, and having load
ed their pieces with ball cartridges, in pre-
sence of the crowd, the Mayor again, in the
name of the Commonwealth, requested all
good citizens 10 retire to their homes.
GAS little DISPOSITION was shown 10 heed
the commands Of the Major, two detach-
menis, of police officers, and citizens, headed
by City Marshal Baker, and High Sheriff
Richardson, commenced making arrests -
Sheriff. Richmond spoke civilly 10 a man
named, VIM Hempe, who was standing on
the sidewalk, asking him to 90 home, the
only response 10 this inlmalion was severe
blow upon the head of the Sheriff with a
stone, which Hemple held in his hand. The
Sheriff seized the offender, who made des.
perate resistance, but he was speedily secu-
led, and locked up. Eigh, or ten Others
were arrested, but by eleven O'Clock ordel
reigned, and when we went home a, mid
night, all was quiet in the streets, and the
military were quartered in the City Hail.
! Boston Journal.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Arrival of the United States
At NEW ORLEANS.
FROM CALIFORNIA.


ne steamer Illinois sailed from Aspin-
wall on Inc same day of the sailing of the
o"''ed States, for New York, with 400 pas.
sengers and 100000 in treasure.
lhe steamer Sonora, from New York ar
fiVeu al Panama on the s,h inst, running
time being az days.
MT. Dillon, the French Consul at San
Francisco, having been arrested and broupb,
into Court 10 testify in the case of The Mexi-
can Consul, had struck his flag and will no,
raise ii again till ordered by the Emperor
The Mexican Consul was found guilty Of the
charge of violating the neutrality laws in en-.
listing men for Santa Ana's army, but had
been recommended to the mercy of the
Court.
Col Fremont arrived al San Francisco or
The 10th ult., with his party completely bro
ken up-only 90 men remaining with hin
the greater part having deserted after cross
ing the Colorado.
The ship Golden Fleece, in beating out o
the harbor on the 22J ult., struck on som,
rocks and become a total wreck.
The bark Walter Clayton capsized in tht
Bay of San Francisco, by which 10 live
were lost.
The steamer Gazele exploded in Colum
bia River, Oregon, killing 25 s. wounding 80
The advices by the United States, repor
that on the 5th inst, Santa Ana appeared be
fore Acapulco and ordered the town TO sur
render, but the summons was refused by AL
varez, who sailed out with his troops, made
prisoners, when, as the report goes, Sanl,
| Ana fled.
The accounts from the mining districts ar,
most natiering.
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Communication.


For the SulbuTy American.
MR. EDIToG:-
The political campaign has already com
menced, so far a, least as 10 bring before the
public the names of the different candidates
ior office. There will be, no doubt, intro.
duced 10 the public, many good and tue
men, who will be candidates for public favor.
Among those who stand promenenl, in
this tespeci, is our esteemed fellow citizen,
Major WIN. l. Dewar, who, presume, is
already in The minds eye of large portion
OF the voters Of this district, as the demo
cratic candidate for Congress,
Il is, perhaps, needless.i in me to speak OF
the merits OF qualifications Of Major Dewarl
for this Office. lie is probably better known
to the people Of this county Than any man
OF his age, and the almost unanimous vote be
received in the convention, which nominated
him Tor Congress two years since, is a snfIl.
eleul evidence that he was then, as he eer-
Iainly now is, the choice Of the people Of
Northumberland county for this important
office,
Il is VOL known with what reluctance his
friends yielded the nomination, AT that time
TO sehuylkill county, bu, circumstance
seemed 10 demand il, bu, whether Ihe slep
Was wise OF proper il not loT me now 10 de-
lermine. I, is sufficient 10 say, that ahe'
The nomination was made, MAJOR pswaii
and hls friends gave tho whole ticket sllons
aRd eoliial 'uppoIl ,oays