New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-27

April, 1853, SCI A6 20. Increase over 30 cent, or
s24.7;G II.
Tie following sales Of sochs made a; auction by
Simeon Drarcr:
fse "a .ae yisara Fii 4 iiF
Goo Or ,i w,rsrn r - ll......-..........s
no sharss CRY Of Cairo SrScs Nnl ...............8s
The Howard Insurance Compan! have declareda divi-
dend Of u 2 cent.
The Exchanges ct the Clearing House were to-day
sls, $50 co.,
Thomas jeremiah Esq. has been elected PrssiIen. Of
the Pacific Insurance Company.
In recsrd to the discovery OF the robbery at the Phs
delpha Mint TIE L<Ggers says:
we understand that suspicion was hrst directed
against Neg. by the fact o. his requesting the rner 10
pas through the usual refining process small amstnt Of
dust without any being taken Of IT, Il being ~ ne
alleged for poor Of his acquaintance, "hOdesred
20 have at ence, and he Negus was acquainted with
all the Circumstances, the usual forms might be waved
The rener demurred somewhat 70 the deviation from e
but did requested and returned tO Neis The pro-
ceeds. Shortly sftervard he came 70 the rehne sZan
with similar request acting again he alleged for the
poor woman. The refiner took the dust aaf west
through with the operations Of refining H. but IN the mean
time acquainted the principal officers Of the Mint viii tho
facis Of the impression was then made oil tne
locks Neguss safe imitation key procured, and wstcn
his operations Shortly afterward 100 oouneesoi god
missed and opening his safe the missing parcel
was found II replaced and the watch further con
nued when shortly sfterward parcel of 10 ounces was
missed His safe again examined and the distracted
marcel found Negus was then charged with the robbery
when be attempted 10 divert suspicion e any dishonesty o.
purpose BY alleging that he merely took It 10 see II woud
be missed and show how necessary Il was that more
checks should be introduced into the business the etab-
hsbment prevent the reality OF his illustration. Without
admitting the proprey Of fh act the officers inquired the
PURPOSE of the abstraction Of the 100 preyOasy
His cOunienance at betrayed his guilt, and he con-
fssod his crime paying back all it known he had ia
ken. He sailed Saturday last from New-fors IN the
Washington, for Southampton. How much more ne may
have taken if any why he permitted to escape
punished, matters unknown and unexplained
The annual report Of the Cincinnati Hamilton aud
Dayton Railroad Company for the year ending April l.
shows the gross earnings Of the Road 10 have been
s463 OIL being an increase the previous year Of
sl 22s The capital stock Of the Company s2,l00O0O
on which 10 cent dividend has been paid for the pas;
year The mortgage bonds inccnvert.biel amount to
sG2 600 and the entire Of the Road about 8 100000
including construction, equipment; real property, &c.
The mails by the America bring but few facts in addition
to those already received by telegraph TIE TINES says
in regard to the advance Of ntere. by the Bank:
Although it took the public in some degree by surprise,
question raised TO the proprey OF the step and the
general relations Of trade are st 80 healthy that has not
awakened apprehension in any quarter Instead of the
movement being regarded aa premature by those who have
watched the ofiux Of bullion since September, II is
tlat an unusual delay has been practiced Whle the
drain of gold during the past sixteen months has been 10
The extent of - Gil 40. ami the attempt 70 arrest Il mas
caused six alterations of & cent each in the rate Of dis
count nearly $4,000 600 Of the loss has occurred sHbs
uuently the last advance. The public therefore after
noticing the conditions which had necessitaed the pecei
ing alterations had every 10 be- prepared for an al
dtonal one and the sole for its having been
adopted az an earlier date would appear t. consist in the
fact that owing the contraction OF business conseqie
on the war large dimnuOn of the circulation has been
compatible with only moderate increase IN the demand
for money.
Tie Giole Of Friday evening says:
The alteration made in the rate Of discount by the
Bank Of England Yesterday considered wise ana sau
tary step IN the face Of the steady outflow Of bullion
which has now been goi 50 long. There =, It Is
true speculation raging. and business transact are
carried ON prudeuy and CGresy; but the exchanges IN
The East are still Of adverse character and the large
supplies of grain coming forward have not hat any ma
eria influence on prices. The shipments o. coin i1r paw
ntni Il our feet and troops the Black >6a are notScy
to find :heir way hack very speedily The proposed Con-
nial loans might hsve dawn swsy seme Of specie.
and the .rTvas of gold from Australia, in the absence OF
regular steam communication, hful and insufficient 70
CON er.ase for the continuous drain, which has taken
nearly millions OF bullion from the Golfers Of the Bank
IN the last svelve months.
Tie Bank Courl has kent the rate % interest ct e
cent snce the 29ih september and the advance of e
has been made only ai;tr careful estimate u ali the
Coule1 balancing hueacts likely 20 AFFECT financial
trtnsacio1s IL j. perhaps somewhat unfortunate tha'
III, alteration should follow closely upon the application
oi ile Chancellor OF TIE EXcheueE or with meuey a. .
4 cent of doors he WI probably find difficult 10
roe the further he may require and 20 renew s tx
ohequer Bills june. without advanced rate o. inter-
est There ere some who 10 scrupe to assert that the
ciiy capitalists and the Bank aided hy the operators On the
Stock Exchange but too ready 10 throw obstacles N
his ever financial step. in order % force hIB into
funding of Excheque Bills the creation OF stock for
new loan.
Consos closed at s7ia ass. On Thursday they touched
but after the advance Of rate by the Bank they fell Oft
10 s7 and thenTecovored to a. The following table will
'how the fluctuations in Consols during the week: