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OFFICE or CoaAIssARY GExERAL or svDsIsrssoE,
Washington, October 70, 1855.

SpDsIsrgxoE,
Washington, October 70, less.
cEPARATE PROPOSALS. will be until the
y i5 day January 1885, delivery PROVISIONS
OF
f0llowsi
N Fsr Brady, saaA Ste Marie MlaAigaA.
o. barrels OF pork
1875 barrels OF fresh super6ne -four
so bushels OF white field beans
SO pounds OF good hard soap
$40 pounds of good hard aiow candles
262o pou"ds Of hrst qualify dry brown sugar
l,5li pounds of first quality Rio coffee
IA bushels of good clean dry nne salt
29 gallons of good cider vinegar.
onehnf ON LIST June, 1856 remainder by 18th September
1855.
at Fort MaeAinae Michigan.
81 barrels OF pork
I25 barrels fresh supsrhne -four
so bushels of white field beans
$40 pounds Of good hard
31o pounds of good hard taow candles
2l62S pounds OF hrst quality dry brown sugar
l,3l4 pounds OF FIRST quality X 0 coffee
IA bushels OF goo1 clean dry fine salt
2 . gallons OF good cider vinegar
One half lat June, 1856; remainder by 18th September
1856
al Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts,
1874 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfue -four
100 bushels OF new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
CSC pounds of good hard aiow candles
So pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
2,62s pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
Qe bushels OF good clean dry hne salt
43o gallons OF good cider vinegar
al Fort Ontario, OsWeso, New York.
62 barrels OF pork
l25 barrels of fresh superine flour
SO bushels of aew white field beans
e76 pounds of good hard soap
325 pounds of good hard taiow candles
1923 pounds Of III st qualify dry brown sugar
l3l4 pounds of first quality Rio coffee
IA bushels OF good clean dry fine salt
2l9 gallons Of good cider vinegar -
Inc ON LIST Juue
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United Stntes Circuit Court.
Before Hon Judee Nelson.

JUNE 13.-Amos Burt and Rabert Minturn appellants
rs. Steamboat Sudn.-Tonnsge ting, sunksn vessels Ia
river, liability Of tug.
NSIsoS This libel was filed to recover damages for
the loss of the schooner H. H. Day, and her csrgs
which vetsel was damaged and sunk on the Raritaa
river New Jersey in the night Of the 9th November,
1ebV, some four miles below New Brunswick having
against ,unktn canal boat lying in the bad OF the
rivsr, while on her way to Brooklyn, New York The
eating the river at night we're unable to see where shs
Jay. The steam tug Swan, belonging to the csimants
leit New Brunswick on the same evening with the a.
Day, but some hours before her. for the city Of No
York, with canal boats and barges tow laden with
coal and o,hcr articles; and while proceeding the
in collision wish one Of the canal Goat: with such VIC
lence that she immediately biged and sunk. Toe col
sioD vas owing to the negligence and cartlessness Of
tug The ground upon which the Hbellants seek to
cover fer the loss OF the schooner and the cargo
stoned by the vessel running upon this sunken canal
beat the negligence and want of care on the part Of
the tug In not placing buoy boat at the place with
alght or in some Other way giving reasonable warn
The Court below dismissed the ne holiDg that such
duty, uncsr the circumstances, was imposed upon
The tpg and In tbir opinion inclined concur
II is sad the OF the tug should held RESPONSE
BILE Tor the obstruction in this case tb3y
mental N producing IT, bavpg towed the boat 10 the
only lawful In ITSELF bat act procured by
Of the canal boat There nothing, therefore, in this
shift the rssponsb y from the Snsrs Of the boat 70
those of the tug But the answer to this suggss
cn is thst the circumstances Of the bsing the
river at The place where she into and sank,
the fault of one. She had right to be there
And We may add also admitted by the facts Of the
case 1t fault Of ftber OF these parties that shs
was At the bottom Of the river That che aalt of
The vessel that her Gown The that would
prove the tug liable hs to place lights at the
place Of the snnken boat to vessels OF the DANGER
1t to must be carried the length OF makag
responsible for raising the boat and removing
stru ction. For do not how that duty to be
distp gushed from the claimed Of keeping up lights
some Other police Of the danger, long the
struct'on continues This duty, rs to lights can Dc
maintained only upon the idea That this r~spo sibe
fer tie obstruction. We cannot think her thus
sble, where she neither the OF the thing
stitutng the obstruction IN any way In fault In
placing 1t there. Decree below affirmed.
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FROM The BRITISH PRovNcEa.--One Of tho ST.
four dsnd The Legislature OF this ancient possession
Of Epgapd met the 22d ult, when Governor Darling
delivered speech Of great vgor in which he announced
that 1t was his intention to take immediate measures
for establishing ths civil rehabilitation OF the colony
upon that in successful operation In H. other
North American possessone, and usually Known as re-
spopsibe or parliamentary government. The Assembly
having pissed vote Of want Of confidence" In the
stDp standardization, . new adminisraton has been
General and Premier Hon John Kent, Colonial Secre
tary: Hen. Thomas Glenn, Treasurer; Hon. Edmuad
Hauraban suryey or General and Chairman OF Bosrd Of
Works sno the Hon. g. Il. Emerson, solicitor General
Az length responsible government Is fairly established
ana fun operation In each and all Of the British North
Anne rican colonies.
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ANOTHER BAND OF ADvEHruRERs I,,u;s
vile Courier speaks Of the OF another bsnl
OF advspturers in the South Their particular 6sId OF
operation ottpo~p, but, according 70 the Courier
their design 10 sad to be to tsks of some one
OF the Mexican States to con6scAte the lands and per-
sopa estate and TO REIN themselves for their
"feivces in the of freedom % This petition IL
under the command Of dtis guished Southern gentlc
man who has heretofore held isvsral positions OF trust.
ne pave Dot heard OF their equalization else Rhere but
assured that three hundred men are 10
bark from Louisville Sixty OF that number eft within
q few days. The eypedtonlsts are said TO have the
Isry In Mexico The expedition has so far been organ
istd with The most abfoue secrecy, as none Of their
noYsments have heretofore trsnspire We are unable
10 intern readers 70 The precise objects OF the
new ljbustsrs but tbnk that the statements mace
atove reliable should the expedition succeed 10
beng able to carry out their plans against the Mexican
yerpment,
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DANIEL WHITING, ESQ.,, . member OF the bar, Arst OF
Albany, apc then OF Rensselaer, county, ~ ", died at
the residence Of bis son in a~ the Rev. DR.. Bsinar3
IN Phnadtlpba on the It'll Inst aged ST. He was sd-
the eoteuporary Of Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton
lie Witt Clinton, James Kent, Ambrose spencer, Elisha
Wilisma &C., whose pecusrftes he often described.
He the father OF Msjor d. p whiting Of the United
States army. 1T Fort ArbuckIs, Ark. Lieut.. Wm.
y. whiting, nov on the Japsn expedition, and n. L.
whiting Eco of the United States C,ast Survey For
time be connected with the book essabshmsnt OF
Whiting Hscl us Whiting, in the city 81 Albany:
also proprietor and EDITOR Of the Albany Daily Sentinel
then leading political psper Afterwards be pied
place Judge the bench Of the Court Of Common
Pleas In Rensselaer, county, N. Y.
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Law intelligence.

COURT APPEAIsIist Of 6rst thirty cases on calen
dar Of Court Of Appeals for June Term 1S6b:-l New
sgt CsdweI and others; Braodreth agt Sanford; g.
Wilbur and another ast Hudson and others g. Crippn
sgt Hudson and others; Seacord ast Miller g. Mayor
eps sgt Travis; H. westsrAeli agt- westeraed; 10
Hoyt aet Carter; 49, Hall sst. Green IA, Nswcomb ast
Nevcomb; 10, Barney sgt City OF Buffalo, 49, Tobias
se Rogers; III Grosvsnor agt. City Of Buffalo; 49, Grid
ley sgt Dsgsett and others 10, Burritt sgt. Sim.n
2o Pratt se heeker H. Hsyner sgt James and Others
~, Bfechsr sgt Coprsdt % Barnett ast Joel "a Lam
sing end Others agt Russell and others 49, berger agt
Columbia Insurance Company; 20, Hatcher sst Roche
kaw; q, ReDard egt. Hargous; 28, Hunt aQt Hudson
River Fire Insurance Company; 90 bubens agt JOEL 80
S,mfeldt agt. Aternethy.
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Baxnun In the Country.
TFroU the Detroit Tribune. |

fs II
letter from PBDeas T. Barnum psrssa in this c,tyJ
which 10 curosty worth preserving. It's sommsn3
tsry itself, and history Of the notorious shownan
character In TRUTH IL is too good 70 keep vs give il
to our rsadsrs hoping that it may aifsrd tAsn anuss
ior publication. and this fact makes I'd
AL the more valuable to the public
% 1s..
viii 90 70 M 81 s.' Su S'n ~. ass
s" % Il to have s. sa:.s
snsh nm s%osss When Sssan !:
: ::s: nvIs: ,S:a"s % own:
ing i win hsip ths his books se.:iasrs-
isss. q: ':s,SS.
The rhIo:.phs u nsnbss Sn sunday evenings could
v 81 .st
60 help me su d Crystal fssss .:sS
ossupsd Win o give ave-
ehusets and New m Ss .hs
could draw yell in Columbus Ohio, where have never
yours, p. 7. BARNUM
[From the Albany Evening journal
HE BABY SHow."-Disgusting this exhibition
was, its success as . speculation was triumphant.
Though the decent endeavorsd to restrain rspu-
table people, Bosew.y was throussd for three dsys
with well dressed females rushing with their babies to
the museum. Though delIcacy and self respect we're
compromised the tnins Irresistible. BArnum, Who
may Be stgmstized a. humbug, after procAimng hm-
self ssch, evdeoty knows ho~ money 10 be xTscted
from the multitude He pockets ten twelve thoasaAd
collars BY Tits oisreputAble opposition.
But it ID idle to with demonstrate against
popular credulity The adept who'makes il his study
may 90 on to the end with his imposinoas. There IL
nothing strange the efore to adrot needy man.
exhibiting hermaids Joice Heaths, Tom Thumbs, Beard
ed Women, &C., &c. We only marvel that having made
fortune by such means, and then doub ing II BY Q
more reputable refining association with Jenny Lind,
the successl Dug should have desired ct least
to seem . gentleman, and 10 live like Bot IL II
. s0Ms eAr.O -.
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ARKAssAs RNKR, Nav 81 1855,
THs Reported Discovery Of Gold Along The Banl, of IA
1rkdasas.
Since writing you few days ago Of tAe discovery OF
gold along the Ars river have again bean "pros
pectipg" for gold the banks OF that river at point
near the Post Of Arkansas, small village near the
mouth Ct the river The result Of my trip was that
have been successful than my 6rst discovery of
gold few months ago. Those examinations made
to ascertain yeud doubt the real existence Of gold
here and from what cause and made between high
and low water Marks and also at various places
between those points. The result that found the
bright iDy yellow particlea'' to exist In greater abuu
dance than 1t first supposed found In my frst dis
covery Of gold the Arkansas Gold also exists 10 the
way Of ust' mixed up with the deposits Of sand but
from the want OF the proper Materials and guorancs OF
the proper mode Of washing fer the dust could not
tangible evidence of the fact the usual
MODE Of ing for the dust had not the effect Of
parstpg IL from the sand aud other subsi coz
pscted with the ceposts the banks OF the river and
parats from ober substances by the ordinary mode But
rom n examination made OF the rand deposits Of the
river Ifaw sucieDt evidence Of the existence OF gold
duEt and shsh conclusive evidence Of the real bodies
OF the Arksrsss The gold found, whether much
or tts between this and that point the result Of
wasbngs OF the river. Do mot suppose that 1t would be
profitable operation to wash for the precious stuff
exists abundsptly beIe or between this and the head
waters Of the river. am confident ct least that 1t
would not be profitable by the ordinary mode Of washing
for gold and ory could Do made profitable by the app
caticn Of scientific machinery and scientific examine
tons, to ascertain the adaptation Of the present
ebDery TO separate It from The deposits Of sand to
originate such machinery would answer the necessary
purpose. CODORUs.
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Presentation Day at Yale College.
TFrom thu New Haven COurar lima Ia


The annual exercises connected with the
OF the graduating class Of Yale College, took place yes
terday, 81 10 O'Clock NJ ~ the College Chapel rhe
graduating class numbers 80 and all presented to
the Prendent and Faculty for diplomas.
At the appointed hour very respectable audience
Rlled the College Chapel and listened to the farewell
poem and GRAFTON with deep degree Of interest.
The poem delivered by Iymas d. Brewster, OF
aliebury, Ct, and very appropriate for the
sion. The farewell oratien read by Adoiph Bailey,
Of vermillionville, La and received with mu ID
Prtsident woossy then read the list Of prizes
In the
SENIOR CLASS
Aaronomy-1at Prize Geo TAlcott w. Huntford.
I'd prize Giles Potter, Lisbon, Ct w. D. Alexander
LabAina, Maui, Sandwich Islands.
For Ldtin-lSt 1rm-lst prze-L. L. Payne, East
Randolph, Mass 20 prse.D. J. Brewer, Middetoxn,
For MothemG'ics-lst prize-Julus Gay, Pennington.
I'd price Brewer, AddlstOwn. Sd PRICE, F.
PRIZES IN KSGIIsH COMPOSITION IN THE SOPHOMORE CLASS.
ter N. y I'd piize-Alired l. Edwards Brooklyn NY. ;
N Dana Wells, Lawrence, Macs. Sd prize-Georss s.
Gray, New York city; Wilder Smith, Albany NY.
% Dirision us. prize-Norman g; Perkins, Pomfrst,
Nolan Sutton Mass Sd prize-H. q. Deforrest South
Ecmeeton, N. y. s Douglas, New Haven.
Sd Division list prze-henry 8. Huntington, Glove
land, OHIO; Cyrus Ferthrop, Rideeaeld ct ID prize
Paris, Ky.
FRHHMAN CLASS.
Freshman STANDARDIZATION Van Name, Bingham
ton, NY "a PRICE. B. Mcclellan, oktibbska county,
In the afternoon the usual exercises In front of the
college took place with the graduating class Wit add
humcr music, sOngs and dancing the order Of tne
day, snd each ssnicr seemed desrous to enjoy the
passing movement
The class 55 are now about 10 SEPARATE and some Of
them may never see their Alma Mater again.
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The Milwaukee WIoonsin Of June rays, there are
stored In the warehouses In that city Of
wheat. The shipments during the past week mad ex
c,eded the receipts only about 1t 900 bushels which
accounts for this large storage.
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souvenirs from Bcrdeauxi forget nots frou Sehs-
esDf We not spSsavoriog TO taxa frivolous OF
sctons but, the contrary sincerely spprshend the
spssbrs msanns to bs that private families % here
tofofe, may cosepus the Of stimuli ing liquors In
nocerat'cs. Lord Harrington, for example, WHEN he
his frsencs to dinner intends, presume TO offer
them something In the shaps Of drink besides pump
juice. He Is a rich nabLemdn, 1t may be said-Ae
import grand scale But hoso In the Of poorer
and much poorer men, pho only afford to bay half
dozen Of Viae bole Of brandy pint Of ale
time It 10 reasonable fha, they should have the
OF obtaining their hab,snsl draught whatsoever
may be, M Lord Harrington Sir r. W. CSrien There
NUT be counting houses sheps cesrs for the sale OF
such articles, AND confets We ct loss 10
kive how the vendor will b able TO distinguish between
an iDtenp<rate customer and 81 temperate bAbs.
There 10 NO bali way house between the destruction Of
every wine cellar In the three kngdous the public
asle in some form or another, OF spirits, beer and
wine, to al.
We are mot quite Sir R Garden appears
TO be of the improvement worked in Scotland oy the
closing OF the public house, No doubt there Ia less ap
psIept-is there lsfs real Yunkenness? Still thai
limited rcas there II something to DO said In favor o.
the experiment. and content patiently to await
the result But with regard to this enforced
move ment we can have hesitation Whatever In say
ing that IL 10 entirely opposed to the genius and
Of the English people, 10 visionary In conception and
Impossible Of execution. We beieve, weii Ex-
tter Rs oousns that intern persnce IL the fruitful pa
INT OF vice. We think that temperance should asd
must be promoted by all practicable For remedy
look To the spread Of reIigin, education and the thou
sand wholesome influences Of increasing civslizdtion
not 10 defamation, nor 10 dreams
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The Russian Feeling I'm the United states--Ths
Reasons for it by a Scotch Editor.

81
The of certain articles which have OF late made
their appearance in the Times, would to indicate
that their exists the Atlantic in the breasts OF
relations the inhsbtaots OF the United States
Of America feeling of hostility to us, natitutioas
and undertakings, and feeling of sympathy with or
Russian ante gopsts We do not believe It, but, the
contrary believe that blood thicker than water
in this case We might say than oil-thst though the
Ysnkees might have objection 10 have shot at us
Themselves they wish other people In the world To do
30 With suceessthat republican oaity never sym
Psthife With despotism--enlghteBed ntelhgence with
hopeless isnoranceprogress with uctfonthat the
sntagcpbm OF qualities end and Institutions be-
tween Russia and the United States IL gulf too stormy
to be red and that the ties Of kindred blood and
tmored sentiment between the States and Great Britain
ere too strepg to be easily lightly severed Should IL
ever he otber0se shopd IL unfortunately TO
mat tbs country should be placed Ia hostile po
ton 70 America; or should witness the unto
wrd event OF american sympathy with opponsnts,
or ite absence rom Ourselves cannot imagine COZ
summation moe unpropitious, more calculated TO
damage orr nuence and our in the eyes Of the
Whole civilized varld.
WIN IL be believed that we at leas. the small fry
who press u.s. doing their best 10 briog about
this state of bitterness and that the ruors oil Amer
Indifference 10 success, OF American aympa.
thy with our en,iee have their orvD IN the acts
Ct brethren but 10 the contemptsous I'll ghts and
csnous indifference Of ourselye9 The promptnzs Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-15

Showing decreafe thus far, this year, ave weeke
con pared with Last year OF t11413s
Compared with the highest yesr, 1st7 the decrease
I'm ave weehs) IN 1911 ,sq5.
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CANAL TOLLS FOR 1855 The following Is n
statement Of the tolls received the New York canals
curing the nrt ~ek In june and Aiso the Total amount
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tbrspists Of such Iary considerations the loss OF
We would ed nit indeed, that IL there were
I'M; ine rSsoow sonsoy ' s sucn "a. Is the 90:
be treated OF very secondary importance Could
England by legislative thunder clap be converted into
rermsBent income tar, or any other neon Sens Of
the like hind. But 1t Ia absolutely certain that the
loss Of revenue would not be compensated by any
shadow Of Improvement in the morale OF the people We
worldly enough TO attach little value TO such
considsrston. Such experiments these have never
answered. Father Mathew, no Goubt, achieved Q ten
porary success IN Ireland but az soon as the
enthusiasm bad passed away the population subsidsd
into their Old habits II Ia very true tnst rishmen are
not what they 10 this respect but their prove
mtpt due but in slight dsgree TOY the exertions OF
IT excellent who labored for their benefit With
such spglsp Of purpose. Other influences OF far
roIe permanent character have b-en at work in tbs
sister Kingdom well as here. While the poor Irish
ptasapt kept oscatps between frenzy snd pair
IL not to be expected that he abstain for any
corfcerabie period from TIE fiery drsugnt which gave
HIM at least ntary torgetuness. 30 II is amoug
ourselves, In etptcia oivisisn of tbs empire
There great improvement In English society in re-
gard TO Temperance Thirty years ago gentlemen ha.
bituEly NsRgered home from dinner parties In con-
dit on which would expose any OF their descendants
to universal and we'll deserved contemps. The i'm
provement has pervaded more or less all degrees
Of rocety, although are far from denying that
drunkenness 10 still the fruitful cause OF crime
The question only Ia how 10 deal With It. IL IA
by combinst on o. remedies. and not BY any
Ire idea Of oesljng with bad haeit BY sndeavoriug 70
the OF It's indulgence without the Do yer
Of dops &c. p cei.sniy the most cnu'y and prsposts
tent Ia fhe prediction 70 be attic mptsdi Lord Harrpe
ton tells us In hip resolution tnst the traffic In
csiipg liquors should be prohibited" He explains,
vstiops The object OF the Law Ia 70 the sale
Of slcohclic liquors pot tbe OF them - What 10
u meaning ., this How are private fsu'ies 70 have
they boy tn. m Are they 20 brew and disti them
fevtsS Are they 70 rely upon gfts o absent frisnos
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CORPORATION NOTICES,

nEPARTMENT OF FINANcE-.coMPyRoLLRR
faS.SsS :nsnd IL esssss. ne City q New
public lsssiSa p & the s sa 81 April
IL u sss. sa' e
"a. ten years from the Arst q May, 1855.
'as will nsssss
isasa
81 s'Sasy
New Ss G y q
Common Council IL altering the line o. the battery van ss
operations Of the in completing the wall OF the
also understood that the ferry grant is not in
with R, No on T. a IL s s tho o Sns
cord the terms of their lease and As the same has been
The lease contain for the usual ferry fran
Sa s from as foot % & Es s 70 s psSs .
on a sS By the be S sS s
And comfortable steam ferry boats adapted n.ysa
tic 1 ss s
s5d ferry shall Be erected and
@ s. ss ta' ' ~
protection q passengers ana property with sueh other
duct manage the said ferry agreeable such rules
Ter from time time be made or passed BY the Common
The arant ferry not to interfere with the right Of
the Corporation grant other ferries 10 and from Staten
Security all the
w be required to be approved by the Hayo1 and Comp
Ten per cont Of the rent the of
oneeI to be pao on the day of SALE and abe residue Of
the time place separate bids will be received
ID to the highest bidder from month Month suSses to
part Of this advertisement ~
h in
the city OF New York. the North river Moboken
@ .s
bef.re stated under the direction Of the Comptrosr
ton q p.epsIss Barclay belong:
The condtons Of the lease will be embodied in the
whstsvsr may BE- the reht
ags or profits accrue thersfrom.
similar to foregoing
the Slater Island ferry.
the time place tho ferry lease from the foo.
for a e. a e
requirements Of the following resolution vis.5 =,
" III Is q Se II h's a.1s
from Eighty sixth street 70 Astoria for ten years for sale
'sss
will give adequate security and that the Corporation ooan
the Of eph section Of the set further to
EpIoysd BY The Mayor, Dec 2 Isa ;. .,,,. >,
e tss J. seventh
section Of the charter Of 1855 required purcSass 81
# s' the
The charter requires thirty days.