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nuu NEW YORK TO AND FROM
Il = ALBANY AND fKOY.-Ou and
after Monday, May 8, 1854, the trains will Twa as
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COMMERCE OF NEW YORK.

The commerce of the port of New York has
continued to gain upon the decline shown in
the records for the corresponding period of the
previous year.
The IMPORTS from foreign ports for Novem-
Der, are S3,3l5,346 greater than for November
of last year, and only S637,739 less than for
November, 1853. The gain in free goods is
this article for the month being $l,OOO,OOO,
against 100000 for the same period of last
year. There has also been further gain in
the total of goods entered for warehousing. We
annex comparative summary for the month
in each of the last three years;
Imports at Ne,c York from Foreign Ports d.
ring the month Of Nocember.
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MISCE LANE 0US..
LAST HOURS OF A SINGLE GENTLEMAN.
From the London Punch.

This morning, November llth, at btlf past
eleven o'clock, precisely, an unfortunate young
man, Mr.. Edward Pinckney, underwent the ex-
treme penalty of infatuation, by expiafing his
attachment to Mary Ann Gale, in front of the
altar ratings of St. Mary's Church, Islington.
1t will be in the recollection of all those
friends of the party who were at Jones's, at
Brixton, two years ago, that Mr.. Pinckney was
there and then first introduced to Miss Gale, to
whom he instantly began to direct particular
misunderstanding with her no less than six
sets that evening, and handing her things at
supper in the most devoted manner. From
that period commenced the intimacy between
them which terminated in this mornings catss-
trophe.
Poor Pinckney had barely attained his TWEEN
ty.eighth year; but there is a belief that but
for reasons of pecuniary nature, his single life
would have come earlier to an untimely end.
A change for the better, however, having oc-
CURED in his circumstances, the young lady's
friends were induced to sanction his addresses,
and thus BECAME accessories to the course for
which he has just suffered.
The unhappy young man passed the last
night of his bachelor existence in his solitary
chamber. From half past eight to ten, he was
engaged in writing letters. Shortly after. his
younger brother Henry knocked at the door,
when the doomed youth told him to come in.
On being asked when he meant to 90 to bed,
he replied, "Not yet" The question was then
put to him, how he thought he would sleep !?
To which he answered, 81 don't know He
then expressed his desire for cigar and
glass ofgrog. His brother, who partook Of the
like refreshments, now demanded if he would
take anything more that night. He said "Noth-
ing" in tirm voice. His afectionate brother
then rose to take his leave, when the devoted
one considerably advised him to take care of
himself.
Precisely at quarter of minute % seven,
the next morning, the victim of Cuppl having
been called according to his desire. ae arose
and promptly dressed himself He had the
self control to shave himself without tie aisbt-
est injury, for not even scratch upon his chin
appeared after the operation. 1t woald seem
that he devoted longer time than usual at his
toilet,
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as Mannerstedt pressed the first fond kiss of
love upon Rosa's lips, time, space, and all, had
vanished from his soul the first thing that re.
called them to thought of the sorrow of fare,
well, and to cold reality, was Swen's voice. as he
called, outside the door !,
Professor Ling's old Larson is here. to
say that the Professor is waiting for Mr.. Mail
nerstedt; it has already struck seven, he saws"
III come immediately" cried MAnnerstedt,
jumping up. Oh, what has become of tie
time! Fare thee well, my Rosa. Nine Of,
what happiness in that word dare not delfy
another moment, for the sense of 10y is tie
mlghtlest OF all, and the most difficult to coz
troll. | must CO."
Yes, that you must, indeed" sighed Ross, :;
"but even in parting itself there is bliss; for
now, separate or together, we shall mutually
cherish an existence with the consciousness of
our love-"
Mannerstedts lips caught these last wores,s
as he pressed them to Rosas once more: sad
then he was down the steps and in the street
IN second, and did not stop until, with flaming
cheeks and flashing eyes, and a violently thrts5-
bling heart, he found himself before the Profas-
sor, who was sitting in his large easy chair, sad
who lifted his finger in playful menace, as tde
young man entered.
Not half line beyond what was permit.
ted" said Frank, in high spirits, and joyfully
kissing the old mans meager hand
AYE, aye, you look just exactly as if you
had been thinking of lines and permissions,"
said the Professor; you forgot all about it,
suppose"
"No, indeed, / assure you, nv fatherly
friend" affirmed Mannerstedt, earnestly, "could
l have proved myself so unworthy of your kind
ness? Could have forgotten your admonitons?
Oh, no, impossible but did you not say your
self, no binding declarations?"
Aye, to be sure l said that, and you have
done well to impress it upon your mind; how
ever, the declaration of your mutual feelings
has not been wanting unless all the tokens De.
ceive me. You will not deny it, l am sure, my
dear Mannerstedt'
MAY Heaven forbid, my second father, nat
| should deny the happiest hour of my life
did not really desire her promise, but, notr tn.
standing, hope and trust that l cannot { my
her having given it to me-"
"Aye, aye, the young girls are always ready
enough with their promises" said the Professor,
with laugh; " but do believe she will feep
her promise this time. But, my boy, you FAUST
be off; write often; and if you should haze a
fancy to send Rosa line once a month OF so,
you can slip it into my letter, and / viii see
that it reaches her."
With profound and grateful emotion, Flank
embraced the old man, sent his greeting to
Rosa, and, half an hour after, was seated IN a
sledge, gliding out at the south gate.
The sledge way was good, and the light Vehi.
Gle, drawn by impatient post horses, slid swift
ly and smoothly along the road. A beautiful
moonlight evening cheered the traveller on his
way, and each glittering star in the bright can
opy OF heaven seemed to have its rays reflected
in Mannerstedt's soul; for was not heaven
there? i.
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black Rose. They will be placed at the ODER
lin school by their master. and their future wei.
fare thus provided for. The act is worthy of
much commentator. Our informant was un-
able to give the benevolent gentleman's name.
Cleveland PlQinleader
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.THIRTY-F CONGRESS.
Session.
Tuesday, December II, 1855.


SENATE.
Mr.. Cass gave notice that he would, after
the reading Of the Journal to morrow move to
proceed to the election of the Standing Com
mittees of the body.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration Of Executive
business, and, after few minutes spent there
in, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Clerk called the House to order at twelve
o'clock, and the Journal of yesterday was read.
The fortieth ballot for Speaker was then
had-Messrs. Benson of Maine, Dowdell of AL
ALBANIA, Hickman Of Pennsylvania, and Wash
burne of Illinois, continuing to act as tellers.
The colln h.
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A friend of the lamented Hood, on whom the
punster's mantle seems to have fallen, says of
him: "Poor Hood died of pure generosity, to
CRAFTY the undertaken, who wished to arm a
lireLu Hood
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"HUNG BY ORDER OF THE CoRoNER"-A
bill was recently handed to the Supervisors of
Oneida county, New York, for professional ser
vices of surgeon in making post norton
examination on the body of Garry Post, who
hung himself in jail by order of the Coroner"
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engagements, will be very large for the next
month, after which the heaviest exports will
consist of cotton, pork, and other produce then
in larger stock.-Journdl Of Commerce.
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Among the evils of getting old, one is, that
every little illness may be the last. You feel
like delinquent who knows that the constable
is looking out after him.-Sdney Smith.
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This is very clever, but it is nothing. more.
There can be no question that Mr.. LonRfellow
has succeeded perfectly, and to the adm ration
of the most eminent critics, in his labor and
purpose, to place in appropriate poetic fAm the
myths of our Indians of the Northwest. In do
ing this, he is entitled to the sufirages of all
scholars. And those who prefer a fferent
species of poetry are at liberty to select the po-
Night Thoughts or Bair's Craze. 1t is mat
ter of taste, and neither Mr.. Longfellow nor his
admirers will object to their selection. But let
there be no bed of Procrustes erected in the
Temple of the MUSES.. P.s.
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Mr.. Banks's vote on this ballot was the same
as on the first ballot of today. excepting that
he did not receive the vote of Mr.. Edwards.
Mr.. Richardson added to his first vote the
support of Mr.. Shorter
Mr.. Fuller's vote was the same as on the first
ballot.
No result having yet been attained
On motion of Mr.. Sage, at half past two
O'Clock, the House adjourned.
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For the National Era.
HIAWATHA.

The very able article of NJ. D. c., in tt. In
tel'igencer, has conclusvely settled the quettion
of plagiarism brought against Mr.. Long >illow
by MIR. I. 2. c., of Philadelphia. The fs .ilty
with which poem may be parodied is no lroof
against its originality, grace, or power. The
Albion, following the example of the O. wier
and Enquirer and New York Times, givss its
opiniOn Tins.
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The following is the vote in detail
For Mr.. BankS.-Messrs. Albright, Allison,
Ball, Barbour, Bennett of New Y ork, Benson, Bill
linghurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw,
Brenton, Burlington, Burlingame, Campbell of
Pa, Campbell of Ohio, Chaf'ee, Clark of Conn.
Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cum
back Damrell, Davis of Mass, Day, Dean
De Witt Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Durfee, Edwards
Emrie, Flagler, Galloway, Giddings, Gilbert,
Granger, Grow, Hall of Mass, Harlan, Holloway,
Horton of New York, Horton of Ohio, Howard
Hughston, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, Knowl
ton, Knox, Kunkel Letter, Mace, Matteson, Nc
Carly, Meacham, Miller of New York, Morgan,
Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver
Of New York. Parker, Pearce, Pelton, Penn
ington, Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringle, Purviance
Richie, Robbins, Roberts, Robertson, Sabin,
Sage, Sapp, Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stan
ton, Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington, Thurs
ton, Todd, traitor, Tyson, Wade, Wakeman,
Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin,
Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of Maine,
Watson, WEIGH, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood.
worth.
For Mr.. Richdrdson-Mes Aiken, Allen,
Barclay, Barksdale, Bell, Bennett of Mississippi,
Bocock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Brooks, Bur
nett Cadwalader, Caruthers, Caskie, Chngman,
Cobb of Ga, Cobb of Ala, Craige, Crawford,
Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott English,
Evans Faulkner, Florence, Fuller Of Maine,
Goode, Greenwood, Hall of Iowa, Harris of
Ala, Harris of H., Herbert, Hickman, Hous-
ton, Jewett, Jones of Tenn, Jones of Pa,
Keitt, Kelly, Kidwell, Letcher, Lumpkin, Mar.
shall of H., Maxwell, McMullen, Mcqueen,
Miller of Ia, Millson, Oliver of Mo-, Orr, Peck,
Phelps, Powell, Quitman, Ruifin, Rust, San
didge, Savage, Seward, Smith of Tenn, Smith
Of Va, Stephens, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor,
Vail, Warner, Watkins, Wells, Winslow, and
Wright of Tennessee.
For Mr.. Fuller .--Messrs Broom, Clark of New
York, Cullen, Davis of Maryland, Edie, Harris
of Maryland, Harrison, Haven, Hoffman, Ken
nett, Lindley, A. X Marshall of Kentucky.
Millward, Paine, Porter Puryear, Ready, Ri
caud, Rivers, Scott, Sneed, Swope, Trippe, I'm
derwood, Walk, Whitney, and Zollicofer.
For Mr.. Zollicofer.- Campbell of
Kentucky, Cox, Foster, and Lake.
For Mr.. Garlic, Of Ta.-Mr II. Marshall of
Kentucky, and Mr.. Smith of Alabama.
For Mr.. Campbell, Of Ky.-Mr. Garlic.
For Mr.. Etheridge, Of Tenn.-Mr. Dunn.
For Mr.. Walker, Of Ala.-Mr. Eustis,
For NJ. Hacen, Of N. K-Mr. Etheridge.
For Mr.. Harrison, Of OhiO.-Mr. Fuller of
Pennsylvania.
For M. Wells, Of Wis.-Mr. Richardson.
For Mr.. orr, Of S, Chr. Shorter.
For M. II. Marshall, Of Ky.-Mr. Walker.
For Mr.. Williams, Of ". Mr.. Wheeler.
No candidate having received majority of
the whole number of votes given, four more
Intellectual ballotings were had
A majority having been given for no one
candidate, forty-ifth ballot became necessary,
l.: l. Il I 4
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1t will be thus seen that in the six years last
past larger number of vessels has been built
here than in the thirty-fve covered by the table
Some error has doubtless been made in tran
scribing the table, as it is not presumable that
the Secretary of the Treasury would put forth
statistics so incorrect american.
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The cash revenue for the year is about five
millions behind the total for the same time last
year, aud nearly nine millions behind the cor
responding total for 1853. We have compiled
a comparative table, showing the receipts for
duties since the opening of the year:
Cash duties received at the Port Of Nelo York.
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Should you ask our opinion
OF the song OF Hiawatha,
We should answer. we should tell youS
That the song of Hiaw atha
Ripplcs, ripples, ripples, rippies,
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles,
And with easy flowing cadence
Courses innocent OF rhymng
II still further you should ask us, -
Saying, "Who was Hiawatha?
Tell us of this Hiawatha:"
We should answer your inquiries
Straightway in such words "a follow:
We moi profound admirers
OF the stalwart tragic actor
Who i'll guise OF Metamora
Raves of happy hunting diggings;
But we own that should rather
Hear him tell his simple story"
See him play al Metamora,
Than be doomed again 10 wander,
Mid Dacotahs and OJibways,
On the trail of IIiawatha.
Not a reader, then, will wonder
If abruptly he should hear us
:. n
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This still leaves the total foreign imports at
the port of New York since the first Of January
S29,7l8,907 less than for the corresponding
eleven months of last year, and S37,S2l,64l
less than for the same time in 1853, as will APP
pear from the annexed comparison:
Imports at Nesc York from Foreign Ports for
Elepen Months, from January lst.