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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-17

'fssssipcnnax We ssst i1vxg harbor Of
CaIlsoNvish . essgo Of gsaao. bslongiRg to
Acwes'E Croweii, Boston. fnsursncG o.
ship Se0D0d; On tteighe 10000. IN various
eomp 1siss OF ehls soity.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-17

GARDENERS LOOK OUT.
FRESH supply Of Garden Seeds and Fancy Tools I
n general. jsss reed AID for sale BY
ap20 Y. GRANT 4 co.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-17

The provincial council Of the Catholic
Church commenced its session al the Cathe
dral yesterday. There was very large a.
posing s.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-17

ENXTRA Corn fed lard. loo lbs:
IA 1910 lbs choice sugar cured dried Beef;
IS bexes Cincinnati Soap;
5dossn extra Scrub brushes:
Is bushels small White Beans:
~ bush f-esh ground Corr Meal;
nys mCOoK's Family Grocery
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
cause notes are often bought and sold at dis

cause notes are often bought and sold at . dis
count amounting to an extra interest therefore
the Usury laws are Of no effect. Probably some
Of these dealings are in evasion Of the Usury
laws but many are not; and the fact that the
great mass Of Bank loans, loans on mortgage,
&C., are restricted to seven per cent by virtue
Of these laws, cannot be disputed. Suppose that
during the late Railroad mania, the holders OF
mortgages generally had, in the absence OF usury
laws, seen ft to say to the makers OF those mort
eaees, 1--WE can get twelve per cent. for our
"money by loaniDg it On Railroad Bonds; but we
"will set call it in if you will pay US ten per
"cent." how many of them could have afford
ed 10 refuse Suppose the Banks had chosen to
follow suit, how many Of their borrowers would
have dared to kick Suppose Bank saw fit TO
ssy TO young mechanic or merchant, 1--WE can
"leDd On the most undoubted paper at seven per
"cent; five do your note we must have twelve
"for we don't consider it so good as Stephen
"Whtneys or Vim. B. Astor's," what could the
applicant say, if he had urgent need Of the mo
pey'
Weare not quite convinced that "the moral
"ond commercial sense Of the community" is a
happy juxtapostien of adjectives, nor do we agree
that the enforcement of the Usury Laws would
bring disgrace on those who attempted it. The
Grand Jury can only mean that individuals who
saw fit to put money in their pockets by pleading
U,ury, would bring reproach on Themselves; but
this, so far az good at all, is as good against the
ant. gambling laws which the jury uphold, as the
anti.usury laws which they condemn; for man
who fairly loses a bet on horse-race or an cleo
tiop, and attempts to repudiste by means of the
snti-gsublipg laws, is very generally regarded as
sneak. Yet they who so esteem him would not
have those laws repealed; nor will the People of
our State sanction repeal Of the Usury laws.
Hyou do Mt believe us, go upto Albsny and tryit.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
BRITISH DISASTER IN THE cnuMEs

The entire British public, starting from the re-
cent vehement leadersof The London Times, seems
tobe in astste Of gres. anxiety and excitement re-
specssg the condition Of the forces in the Crimes
Indeed. it is impcssibe longer ~ deny or psll,te
the fact that, through unparalleled mimsasge-
mens In every branch Of the service. the British
army ia rapidly approaching q state Of dis.olu-
ton. ESposed 10 the hsrdsbips Of winter cam
paign, suffering cold and wet with the mostbsras.-
ing and uninterrupted field duty without cloth
ing. food. tents. or housing, the veterans who
braved the burning sun Of Isdis and the furious
charges Of the Beloodshes End Afghan. die away
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
A HYBRID PREsESTMExr.

The Grand Jury Of the Court of Sessions, in
terminating its labors on Saturday, presented the
ippumerable gros. shops, gaming houses and dens
Of nfamy in our City, as nuisances that ought to
be seated, aud called on the Legislature to pass
a prohibitory Liquor Law. The fact that our
prtseat laws ssainst gambling, tipping AMI har-
lotry are habitually and Aagranty dsObeyed,
Is wisely regarded by them as no reason at al
for Abolishing the Laws and abandoning the war
fare agains, the evils they menace, but rather for
reinforcing those laws aud reinvisorating that
warfare. But with regard TO the laws wh,h for
bid the taking Of usurous interest," this same body
proceeds to say
The Grand jury would also state TIA, the subject
OF the violation OF the usury laws TO which hs Court
called their attention, has had their special consider
alton. and although they fully satisfied that snsh
violations are OF daily 10 city yet
case has been brought before them, nor have they
found any means Of sscertaning the fact They also
learn that although the lsg making Il criminal
offense 10 take over per cent interest hss
isted for eighteen years yet Indictment has ever
been found by any Grand Jury for is violation, while
the papers have daily announced the fsct Ihe 6rsnd
Jury, therefore present that The law wholly inopsr-
alive that il 10 contrary 10 the moral and commercial
Of this community that 20 far from being sane
tonsd and Sustained It's enforcement would bring ds'
grace And ioss Of commercial and moral position upon
thoss Who attempted Il. and would almost certainly
result IN failure; that iis volsiion With impunliy
tends 70 weaken the fear Of oil laws and 10 bring hef
adminstrsticn into daRepute
The Grand Jury present therefore The Law against
usury. thst ousht 10 be repealed"
-Mss Ia an Inconsistent animal. 90 we are not
greatly surprised BY this eontersaou Of logic; but
we must ssy Tia: ere Grand Jary's reasoning in
favor OF .nfe' sing spd invigorstips laws deemed
more forcisls snd spPosiss than their talk on the
other aide Of The sane broad question.
We object /, the qnist assumption thai, BE-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

The above table separates as far IS possible the
duties md expenses of the General Post Ofice
establishment from those connected Nith the
dispatch of mails and the circulation of letters In
and around London. part of the contingent
expeuses-perbaps one .fourtb-is for clothing
(ubiform) of carriers, and pay for extra clerks
and work out OF regular hours 10 the daily mail
service in cases Of temporary or sudden aug
mentstOn Of business. The total expense Of the
Lordon Post. Office establishment instead Of
the above sum, should be diminished by de-
ductipg the salaries of the Money Order-Clerks
(Sl02 OlO) for the Money Order Office more than
defrays ts entire expenses, by the commissions
charged.
The Post. Office building being entirely too
small for the postal service, the Money. Order
clerks have for years occupied other premises.
After removing these, snd deductng the letter ear
riers and receivers, there would appear 70 be bat
992 persons left to occupy the building. 1t must,
however, be considered that slpernumer.ry
clerks stsmpers and sOrters are almost constant
ly employed, and frequently in considerable num-
bers; snd though the business Of the Letters Ear
riers would seem to be il the street, very large
room has been appropriated to their use in the
Post Office building. The letter carriers Office is
lC3 feet long 81 wide, and 80 in hight. Here they
sort and arrange their letters previous to starting
on their rounds. Though all are never in at once,
81 there are ten letter deliveries In day. tSey are
constantly coming and going From the statement
of Mr. Bohemian, one Of the experimenting Presi-
dents, welearn that there are nearly 900 persons
constantly engage in the Post, Office building The
same men, however, ere not always employed in
the 'ame duties. From six to eight O'clock,
while making up the large evening mail for all
parts Of the Kingdom, there are nearly o0O per-
sous occupied in that duty alone. More than
geo, 600 letters are sent off by this mail, each
one Of which has TO 90 through twelve or
fourteen distinct processes, and nearly all the
labor ba, TO be done within tro hours.
There are also, more than 100000 newspapers.
In addition TO the working in the Post.
Office, there are dormtories, where a large num-
Der of the clerks sleep, being liable TO be called
up at any hour Of the night, on the arrival OF
heavy foreign mail. Here We have Post Office
Establishment that has grown from about forty
officers, In l754, to l,O4O in ls35, and ,035 in
the yesr lsj4, end is still constantly and rapidly
increasing. The building, planned by sagsc,ous
statesmen, and put up with the history of the past
directly before their eyes, 10 found to be too small
before il has been in use quarter Of century.
And yet this noble structure covers abouta much
ground as the Patent Office At Washington, with
the addition Of the wings now in the course Of
erection. The business, too s nearly oil Of IT, the
ordinary postal service, as but little allo vance
reed be made for the 253 persons employed in the
General Post Establishment.
We will now see bow New-York will compare
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
posr-ovr,cE ACCOMMODATIONS.

We are soon to have a new Post-Ofice in this
City. and the question is whether IL shall or shall
not be equal to the growing wants Of the place.
The commerce OF the country, the travel, the book
and uewspsper publishing, the exports ndimp'rts,
and Q dense population. are concentrated here
more than at any other locality on the American
Continent five mske move in the right direc.
ton; If we build our new Post-Ofi,e cspscisus
enoush-not for one year, but for . hundred or
more-snd il ii 10 in q convenient and central
locality we shall gain three great objec!s In the
frat place, We shall have, what We 80 greatly
stand In need of-sood postal accommodations for
nearly million Of people. Next, the example
will have beneficial influence in other towns and
cities Besides. adequate postal facilities in eur
large cities will add greatly to the profits Of the
Post Office Depsrtment-more indeed, In proper.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

ton to the outlay, than throughout the country
and in small toxr. In every nation where there
are postal systems. the correspondence that prln-
cipsll, supports the Post-Ohce, Is in the densely-
populated places. The great dagger now i'' thit
we shall go wrong to work. build our Post-Ohee
in an inconverient place. or entirely too suali for
the growing wspt. of the City.
Ire Post Office. of Liverpool and London
though seemi,gly Of great'ize, hsd scarcely been
occupied A. long as il had taken TO erect them be-
fore Trey were found TO be quite insdequase.
TIE Official report, of the British Po't once
show, that in the United Kingdom, correspon'
dence and the profits accruiDg TO the Governments
from the postal service, increase at far greater
rate than the population, the wealth, the conf
uerce, or tie revenue OF the country from any
other source 1t will be the same here when we
get good postal system. Let us lsok at the
progress of the London Post Office during the
past century, and then at our own office Tor mucn
shorter period In a Dictionary OF Arts and
Sciences published in London in l1ol, there 10
abatement that The General Post-O Office in
"Lonbsrd.st., is now managed by two POstmAs-
"ters.G General" they were the Earl of Leces-
ter ard Sir Eversrd Fswkener) "who have un-
Z" der them about forty other officers Of their own
appointing" Among these other officers are
mentioned Zone window man, ten sorters for
"tbe Inland Office, aud twenJ-three letter.car-
'rers In the year 1885, an official return,
laid before Parliament, shows that the number
empoyt I'd in the mail department, INLAND Office
and London District Office is2ll, aud in the busi-
ue.s Of the General Po,t 0fice, 50; in all 2Jl,
with 40 letter carriers, making total of l,OiO.
At This time Oc55) the number constantly en-
gagged within the iursdic'ion of the London Post
Office 10 over 5000 snd of these not far from
2,OOo are employed in the main building.
For Post-Office accommodation 10 Londoa the
Briiish Government have done everything on
large scale but, as will be seen, they have en-
tirely moderated the increasing magnitude OF
their growing postal system, aud, with Post
Office covering perhaps, larger area than any
other public building in the metropolis, have for
years been obliged to rent rooms in adjoining
edifcer The old building in Lombsrdst. be-
ing in on ncOnvenient place, as we'll as entirely
too smsll. an Act Of Parliament was passed for
erecting new Post Office in the year lSlo; the
frat stone was laid in May, 1924; and, ON the
23d Of September, l529, it was opened for the
transaction Of business The locality Ia central
ard convenient being at the junction Of Sc.
Martin s.le-G Grand with Newgste-s.., aud buts
few steps from ST. Pauls Cathedral. Tns build
Ing is of the Ionic order, a plain and substantial
edifce, cf Portland stone. II is about 400 feet
long 100 wide ami Gi feet high. The following
table gives the number of employed persons OF
different classes, their aggregate salaries ani the
annual expenditure of mi, metropolitan e'tab-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

The population Of the above places In the Uni
ted States is given ii stood in 1850, the receipts
from the Postmaster Generals Report Of I95l,
and the number OF letters as stated in the Report
of 1852. Statistics of all these subjects could
not be obtained for the same year, bat the deduc-
tons to be drawn, and the conclusions we arrive
at, will not thereby be altered. We find that
where each thousand persons in New.York pay
ger annum, in postsges, little over 81 900, the
same population in Liverpool pays about 81 900.
and in London about S2,iO0; while the latter
have conveyed By msl for their money, over
II, GOO letters, the Liverpool people not quite
5000, and the New. Workers. only about "a, 900.
This /, independent OF newspapers aud printed
matter. The people in the cities Of Great Brit.
ain average about 40 letters per annum 10 escA
individual Of the gross population Of the cities;
in the country districts little over ~ letters to
person; and In the entire Kingdom, about ID 70
each. The Bostonisns annually write nearly IS
letters, each person, in the average of the popa'
lation; the New-Yorkers about "a; the Phils'
delphisns IL; the Baltimoreans little over loi
the inhabitants Of our large cities average ss'us
20 letten to person; in the country districts
but little over 3; and throughout the Union
about 4. The people Of New-York and Boss's
are the only portions Of our population whoae
correspondence goes above the average oil our
cities: being In the one case about six hmss sas
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

Another remarkably quiet Sunday passed away
yesterday. The rum-shops were very closely
watched, and but few yentured to defy the
law. While no man should be entitled to
especial credit for simply doing his duty, we con-
fess to moderate share of admiration for the
unhinchipg manner in which the Mayor has pros
ecuted his legitimate authority, and forced COM
plinpce from q class of citizens proverbial for
their disregard Of all laws that interfered with
their profits. One house which was open week
ago, confessed to masking a hundred dollars by
that one Sabbath violation, but, under the pres
sure of special threat, concluded that the GER
tain loss of their license would be paying too
dear for the whistle yesterday. What with the
closing of rum-sbops and drizzly, halfrsiny at
mosphere, yesterday was peaceaSle and even
dull day for New.York City.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
CONGRESS-, YESTERDAY.

SENATE, Jan. 2O-Not in session, having ad-
jourped from Friday to Monday.
Housr, Jan. 90 "A new Graduation Amendment
bill was introduced. The Pacific Railroad bill was
taken up. Motions to lay it the table, and to refer
il to Committee, we're negatived. The question
wss then taken on the amendment providing for a
Grand Trunk Central Railroad and Telegraph Line,
from some point on the western boundary Of Arkan-
sas, Missouri or Iowa between lat. 800 and 43o with
two branches, one to Memphis and the other to some
good point on Lake Superior. This amendment
adopted, lO4 to 81 and subsequently the bill passed
to third reading, lOi to 81. Adjourned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

with London In l75I, London probably con.
tanned not far nom coo, 900 people, bu, no csu,u,
or enumeration Of the inhabitants was made ill
the year ls0l, when the number was So. 1913
The following figures r.ve the comparative pODu.
lAtion OF New York aud l. pndon, from the OF eli,
cepsus reports:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

The following list gives adiierent arrangement,
presenting, with the population and receipts,
the number Of letters written annually in each
plsce, and also the sum Of money paid, and
the number of letters mailed by each Thousand
pprsOns:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

The weekly resume Of the doings of the Legis-
lature, and other interesting matters, will be
found on the third page of this paper.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

The telegraph brings us some particulars of
serious riot on the Buffalo aud Brantford Railroad
on Friday. One person was killed, and several
were wounded.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
New9lurk DAILY @ibn'rn
MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1855
GOING AHEAD.

Our receipts last week from mail subscriptions
to WEEKLY and SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE were:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

Attention il now called 70 ire following table,
giving series of cities in Great Britain, ofdifer-
ent sizes, along with their population in 1851, the
postal receipts, aud the entire expense attending
each Post Office, and the letter distribution and
the collection of postage in 1853; with a column
showing the per centage or proportion that the
4 xnenses hear 10 the rnceinfs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22

Nom home increased, their NUMBER lncreaseu,
the disorder in the administration increased.
The independent working of the five depart
ments composing that administration. each of
them responsible to different Minister at home.
here fret resulted in open and unmis. 81 able
elasbipg. Want reigDed in the camp, while the
garrison of Nsrns had the best Of comforts. The
ComuisFsIist lazily indeed, got together some
means of transport from the country; but ss the
General-in-C Chief did not appoint any escort wag-
ops, The Bulgarian drivers disappeared again as
fat as they had been brought together. A Gen.
trail depot was formed at Constantinople-a sort
of first base Of operations; but it served no pur-
pose except TO create a fresh center Of Difficult
ties, Delays questions Of competency, quarrels
between the army. the Ordnance, the paying
staff, the Commis,Mst and the War office.
Wherever anything was 10 be done. everybody
tried 70 shove Ii of bis own shoulders upon those
OF somebody else. The aToiding Of all response
bility was the general aim. The consequence
was tbs. everything wen. wrong, and that nothing
whatever wss dsne. Disgust 1t these proceed
ings, and the certainty of seeing his army rot in
inactivity, may have had some influence in deter
mining Lord Raglan TO risk the expedition 10 the
Crim,a.
This expedition crowned the success of John
Bulls military organization. There. in the Cri-
mss. came the decided bit" So long a. the
army was in point Of fact. in state Of peace, ss
at Gslpol Scutsri snd ysrns. the magnitude Of
the disorder. the completely Of the confusion.
could hardly be expected fully to deveope itself.
But now, in the face Of the enemy during the
course Of an actual siege, the case was different.
The resistance Of the Russians gave full scope
tn the Briti.b officials for the exercise Of
their business like habits. And II must be con-
fesstd. never was the business Of destroying N
army done more sTectuslly than BY these
gentlemen. OF more than CO. 900 men sent to the
Est since February last. not more than II 900
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lF31ATt. rn,,het 10 sitbsut y.neioo; NE demta1 IL
uoe,y,. At - al 'or Pots and % for feah sS,rs,uf
ROOFS A.D sgOEs-rhe snnust OF e1sto<" dosar 10 far
fa, hin. lair h.der sud ec1t & sssbs1 any al
,,re, ttousn he meat 10 The rsE ss1 seems
70 v.rr.nt Il The assortment pretty iced BAT me p9hes
In ID, very modtTste There very
uste doilf for eIrort a, -, +. -.
In, A. for builders SAes Of niyer a. %
On sooo - Ssds4 50 for Jersey Philadelphia Face
sell ar eled p. a. 70 quality. -,
BEE,VAX-Th TIE nptet V motersely Soeked WIN TINS
srtc. fair and priees without essnEei
sslss GO n. )elioE o. HdG!e -, ,.
COAL-Our market i sbunesrdy implied WIZ orefn;
the 5ensrd limited and prees hesvy s.es W tans "a io
Of &c hd 81 IS ., D5uestie not very aen'e; me
liberal. and prices steady, sales OF Anthrsets Al %
from vessel s0rS7 hon yard o. ,
COFSER-Ytlov Meta Bstes1y bat q1iet 81 z'c ana new
sbssbius oo Od setive snd finer 9Th lsrie 'Aes
Bale OF lhs Pig otto bA sold tor export on pr
vate terms -.
COFFLEThe n.iet has been quite animated since oar lat
Weety prices improved sitbty with reiu ed
stock sales 10 bags Rio s.diole l5o osc Lzasys 100
I,e $50 lava, lsta '.e 20 bags do isc go o..'
Nar,e.bo htd.c IS bags rorto REQ I'tei 10 esas 81
Domingo iase in part for export; 800 DO n,9ed Sly:
$50 DO lf.c The stock OF Rio on Tues
day 90 bags public sale Of green Ro announced tor
Saturday nett -,
COTTON-our psrhst hrmer for the better grades with
stesoy the eommon qualities have also ssh,ly
improved With better inquiry and prices close ouoysnt at he
annexed quotations.: 49,
sEw.yoRx cLAssIFIoArIos. o.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-01
Cambridge Cattle Market.

Reported fer THE ~ T. WEEKLY TRIBUNE By JOHN EArox
WEDNESDAY,, Feb %, 1855.
Market e21 Caftle-s Beeves and Stores onSsns
Of Working oIen Cows and Calves Y.srngs and years
old.
See nd quality e7td&7i third quality ssi1s7 ordinary
esi; Hides, p ewt sot ass; Tallow, ssi1ks; Peu ei1
o. IS; Calf Skins dutc %; Rssrehns Cattle, sell S7f
Fewt; Veal Calves s4i s5dts bnt few In.
sTokEsWorttps O1sn eI2S SlSz. $50 s2a5 Cows aud
Calves, x&dss6 sJdsss; YesTlings 90 sll Sl5; Two
Y.s Olt e2sos4o; Three fesrs Old eH 81 as s4sa5s.
saEEP AID LAsBs-zS2 al msrsst Lxtrs 90. Sol. 90
90 BY Lot, 81, s2, s3, s3i9s4i.
6vuE-kope.
REnARK+sses firm at qaotatons but not quick thsre
has been very large amount Of Beef PORK and
aso Quantities Of Poultry brought into the
fortnight
the Fitchb1s Railroad and 50 over the
Boston and Lve Railroad ed With Cattle sheep Swine,
r.