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6 family grocery d.
l2S commission aoeLsn, licenses
% "hpeEa!c me- 4iah! va
~ retaii h@fcha'it no.
pawn broker Go'
y 800 eI ,i. a.
M lEu's na i d U'
y eAcHihse oIoN't ~
/, G I!p p.ons ~
lu,nDet yaIa ~
% ra,t',oa an,, CHI, brnLey 10
Plahlhe iLit W.
WAREHOUSE Io'
~ Ltti,: d.
~ f%mHltoh ~
i lawyers do'
49, aonIn rross do.
co',oh press w.,
factory j
, uhuE,tdAe' d.
real estate broker do,
pFIMu!.s o''7 d.
fesla9lhnt DO
S wG,u uea0' DO
lsts,l,5raea o v1'r- do
4hsu,anee eo"'p'"' d.
peao'ef r,.1;,i, IVY
IS day licenses, + ltsl Dis.le'
- 40 ao' ;I'Ijtd No.
10 20 a No. Fnuri, do: total 81;
. 20 no. i out NY '''
10 mafkel ca. aee' ~
81 cap ana caHlageu w.
very tes NT u ylf;ARLAND, Treasurer.
The following communications oni .lo ~
yeyor was read and, on motion, referred 10 the
Strnatl IIanUlnRE.
o0nli''''So va -" o,nvu,11
SURVEYORS DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL,
- New Orleans, Feb. 10, 1856.
To the Honorable the Common Council,
Board of Assistant Atuer' nen. !
GEsTLEMEN-In obedience to re e,
by Your Board, at the sitting OF The ON OIL en- u
instant, requiring me 10 furnish 10 Inc Go''ip "a,
Gil the grades of Grod street. from Nem Tanar, as
Magazine streets, nave TIC lo"o' "
'oT ~ oHh now hid on Girod street from
F.. -, Mn1fno street starting from Front street
,G Nv tn,yar3s New Levee street, have resu-
cnI5eci aIl Of seven inches from lew Levee
sIroei rnnning awards Tchoupitouas street they have
s''eta 'u.t an inhes which is wrong-as on the
, ,ry onahi to have fall, or declivi,y of IA
inches, 10 correspond with the regular grade, which
should be established by taking me cur sun trhoi
Levee and Magaz line slfcels as c9tiec' MN ,, ,ba y
loulas street. running "h nheh is wrong2as il
nave 3 tall OF leet ihcnee, I'D viii, the rron.
Shouu oy oe II mtinnsd The hitter stones are cs.
ia slha1 apose nren;eni rrude, will fall of feet
s"ot1'.ou 80 W NM ,o,v.,Ss MnuaZine street. The
inches IRON front lo%aIos M 20, hos n crown OF
round stone paving o. a' nhas ~ feet, which is
louhuins y, I'm MD incommodous as II pre-
otie,y .i 80, ',,sing The sides or heaps of The
vents vehicles rom Using .u The curbsIones Il
ROADWAY nna '9i uhe TSnoy;ng Inc occupan,s o
ionu anu u.i iS ~, nd retardng progress Of i'm
nrnvsmenison the naIt Of The property holders.
10y ,, ns u nro,yn or rounding of Is inche
-. ~ i is;.,, Ia T hove no doubt from CONVEX
,i h D WIN 5"nrai nsyners OF property sa
srae, iha shnu,d the Grade Of the same be allcre
S y, ,,, a,al,;shaa cir street would shortly b
anu p'Gpe.y usS'nrsh. o6nd b clnssed amongst III
i,.utn If i nmr , Tnvu ahI
0S' - wa ''o I2rman, respectfully,
0IItS H PILE Surveyor.
6 .rpo o,,,u,o, ~ s,,andinr The Bayou S
1nbn hridrn entered INTO between the city and
Ionabetee viii rxnire on The 3lst of Msrch mex
ND he sale nf - new contract should be immediatel
Soraa ~ 0TiIS # PILE CITY Surveyor.
ofderea' Ike ,bis P =. los informed tina
ny u hheSenSS' o - ..,-rod in tn
the Board of Aldermen nad conGurr 49, ~ "
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for ,ing celebration of The approaching anniversary
Of the birthday of Washington, viz:
To the Louisiana Legion, commanded by FL.
w. Palfrey for music 4. 500 90
saues and musc. ns.',''y -. n.s $40 90
Captain Fl. S. Hunting, commanding the
music. ..,,,.!.,...,...... $40 90
for music Gnu ..,"a."s l.a. MOO 90
'' Rerjmen, a'aas 'o'"."''"s 100 90
,nenaj Guards. for music 100 90
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MITTEE ON NANCE.y

COMMITTED ON FINANU En-
The following report from the above committee
was read and adopted:
The Finance Committee have the honor 10. report
pon the several matters referred TO them, follows
Upon communication from r. I. Steeg, Offering his
security as CommissaTy Of the Ninth Street Market,
appointed by the Police Board under ordinance No.
$500 your commit ee report favorably and offer the
ne essary res oiutlon.
Uponga resolution to nay VIM. Phelan the sum OF
SOL %, adopted by the Board of Aldermen, February
II, 1856, your committee recommend concurrence.
Your committee have examined sundry bills referred
to them and recommend their payment by Offering the
necessary resolution. d
Resneclfullv.
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fered by Mr.. Pride, were read twiessand adop-
ted. the rules being suspended, and were, On
motion, sent to the Assistant Board to be con-
Cured in:
Whereas the City Surveyor has repeatedly reported
the contractor draining Section No 2, as being ~
default and whereas there is clause in the contract
giving the right the city declare the contract null
and void, therefore
Resotred, That The contract egterednto by Munich
pality No l. with j. Thorn for the draining Of Sec
ton Noe, be and The is declared null and void
ResoEttd fnther That The City Surveyor be directed
to take possession of The draining machine and appa-
ratua, and drain to be drained said Section,
until further provision is made for draining by fine
Con neil. n.u56 5s-.Fs . f*-sS
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NH7AS brough, to the City Police Jail on the a6.h
w inst. The negro boy JOHN. Is about iee,Io
Thomas Welsh, a cotton planter living in Mazengoo
county, State of Alabama. The owner is requested
TO call and claim said boy according to law.
E. PLANCHARD,
ia2a1m Keeper City Police Jail
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THE NATIONAL DEFENCEs.
Abstract Of the Report or the Secretary Of
the Navy.

The annual report OF Secretary Dobbln ID unusually
long and certainly ono Of the abes ever emustng from
TIA; department Of the federal government.
sQrtDRoss.
The new stear fdgao Wabash, Capt. Theodore Ecgls,
the Dag ship; the sioops Of Saratoga, Comman der
rinor, and Cyane, Commander r. @. Robb, form tho
Hcmc Squadron which Ia sai under the command Of
Comm odore Psuiding The operations OF this squadron
are detailed, but Of no interest
The Brazil Squadron, Commander French Forrest con
ss,s Of Tho flag ship ST. Lawrence, Capt Hull, and sloop
Of yer Germantown, Commander Lynch, for whose re-.
torn dars issued the 8st of October last The
Fslmouth viii i0n the squadron In q few weeks
Tho Mediterranean Squadron, Comm odors Breezo od o.
Of the Hsg ship, the ffgate Congress Captain Cr
en the tluop Of var Constellation Capt Be and ssesn
r'seie susquehanna, Capt Sands The store ship sup
ply, Lieut. commanding Porter, Ia In the Mediterranean
special service under the War Department
The African Squadron, Commodore Crabbe, n com.
postd Of The Tag VI the soep Of Jamestown Com
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MAJ ing aggregate of......,,.' iS,sss,Sso acre.
eRAprATpu LAW,
The act OF Alb August 1884, reduces and graduates the
prices Of the public lands sfcr they have been In market
more than ten PEARS Numerous and perpexng quos-
tons have arisen undcr hh act. Settlement and I'm
provemsnt CONDITIONS Of The entries; and the
purchasers ri the reduced prices are required 70
male proof tr-.eof before patent ISSUE The En-.
fries wy numerous, amounting during 10
I've quarters ending 3oth of September, 1898 70 abou
I've and na milens Of acres. and nearly all
pended aSsirg the requisite proof delaying the issue
or patents, also, upon large Of other scAdes,
with which they mixed up.
LAND OFFICES
The land once hsnsas has been located at Lscomp
ton, on The Kansas river; for Nebraska, n Omaha City,
on the Missouri river for Northwestern Minnesota, 81
oJbvsy, on the Mpshspp river, and FOR Northeastern
Minncsois, at Buchanan, on Lake Superior.
The Dseotsh ofioe has been removed 70 Usage lows.
Cabsba I" 10 Gresnvilie, "
Browpsvire.' /" 70 Chatneid, " Ter.
wnopa 10 Tarbauh,
The sfntcn Of The General Land once has bcn called
TO the esgtsnce OF silver In New Mexico By such
refabe representations warrant the CoumssioDer In
RECOMMENDING TO Congress 10 grant authority 70 make
alton the existence and extent OF silver and
other valuable mineral deposits In that Territory.
EXPLORATIONS
The explorations recently made by Or. Evans 10
VA hinetrn Territory, under the supervision u the
Gentra Land ONCE, discover coal In abundant supply 20
Bcr CHAM Bay, in strata reaching thickness Of tweaty
set producing coke In large quantities, and OF superior
uah8 Tor msnua stirring purt oses.
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within bs bounds Of the Southern supcrin.endency the
past year has been remarkable for peace among the ar
aggravated crimes rave been committed Except he
osases who have experienced unusual mortality, aud
some sickness the Cherokces good health has
vailed The tribes bon derng on Kansss have some.
what excited by the troubles existing thin that Terrific
~ bu, their Tears and apprehens'ors are rapidly sub
me oascs practice poyeary, descst labor, and are
dsereasipg 10 plumbers. some favorable changes
The rhuepce Of TIE osase Manual LABOR school, which
gslf 10 very eel conducted. Early In the summer
their crop uss much injured BY an Overflow o. the
lands ubder cultivation The cros OF the SenecAs, Saar
rees ard Quapavos, although NOT nv N above half
yield viii produce Sufficient 70 support them through Inc
winter
me cberosees contiSue 10 improve especially In sgr
CULTURAL Which are greatly 10 advance OF mechanical,
PURSUITS, among them Ihey also SUI manifest o,m
they have hitherto relied, W aid In supporting their
schools s exhausted aud nothing remains out the
interest invested fund, which will not oe sulcien
10 support their common schools and semlnares. L.
VI be hoped that the council may be able 70 adopt som
cred.able 70 The Cherokcss may be fully and vigorously
maintained The sale o their neutral and W the Uni
ted States and the appropriation Of the whole or large
portion OF the proceeds Tor school fund.- the Interest
iron which 70 be annually appropriated Tor school pur
poses would give 70 them ample means no, only 70
tain their presen schools and semnses but 70 enlarge
them ar the wants Of the psople require.
Under The operation Of the treaty Of Jane a. 1853 be
tween The United states and me Cnocas and cncss,aw
these tribes have taken place during the year The
Cnickssaws have adopted constitution By ~hisn they
ba 20 nrovded FOR the election Of Governor and osher
officers and 10 other respects the instrument MT dis
similar 70 the constitutions OF the neiehborng states
ruon sone rolrts OF trave moment, n represented
that n se tribes differ a. 10 TIE meaning OF Zoe rea
~ and By provision In their new constitution
lbe Chocsrs who reside IN The Cnict@aw country are
excluded from the eestive franchise and from holding
Office Both tribes masking steady advancement 10
tneir educational and religious interests, and deserve
comm nda,lon for their Increased industry and sobrey
Their schools and places worship have BEEN well AZ
tended Cnforturately another drought has cut short
their crops.
During ths past sumner agent Cooper visited the s,ses
Of Mpissppi, Alabama and Louisiana, 70 ASCERTAIN the
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money to some clerks, and then adjourned in a

money to some clerks, and then adjourned in a
bad humor.
We have given the votes on this matter
from the official record, SO that the constitu-
ents Of the Aldermen may know how they
stand. The are accused OF helping along .
scheme which will result in loss to the city
Of some thirty thousand dollars We do not
accuse them O. II. The charge Is made by the
members OF their own board in debate. We
have heard that such things are too often done
at the City Hall, and that through such things
the contract system has become farce. The
majority Of the Aldermen may be oil right Oh
this matter; but if sucn ia the fact what earthly
opposition could there be to Alderman Ely's
proposition? The proceedings of the Board of
Aldermen have an ugly look about them. and
the only way to prevent such things in future
will be when the lowest bidder does not ap-
pear, or when there is good reason to thinS
he will not appear, to allow the bids to De re-
opened. Our taxes are severe enough without
being increased by Wholesale plundering.
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The Hebrew Passover.

On yesterday week. or rather On Saturday evening
week. began the most solemn fast known to the Jews
the Passover 1t commenced At sunset the I4th day
Of the month Nissan according to the Jewish chronology
and viii last until sunset this evening. The first two
days and the last two days observed with peculiar
rigor and with many significant religious rites. This
ceremony is held in commemoraton OF tho staying Of
he nrs born Of Egypt BY the angel OF the Lord and
the exodus OF the Israees from the tyranny Of the
Pharoahs The Hebrews we're commanded, It viii be
membered to take bunch Of hyssop and dip it in the
blood Of lamb and stain the Intel and side posts
their houses that the angel Of DEATH in his mission Of
vengeance might spare Gods chosen people; and from
this the designation Passover. The following morn
Ing the Iraeites left Egypt after having borrowed al
the jewels and OF silver and gold Of their
neighbors, without giving any equivalent therefor az
cording TO the command Of Moses.
The following is the passs &c from Exodus Kill 1885,
And the children Of israel aid according to the word
Moses and they borrowed of the Egyptians wells of ST.
yer apd jewels OF gold, and raiment
And the lord gave the people the sight Of the
Egyptians SO that they lent unto them such things
they required, and they spoiled tho Egyptians.
In their haste to eicape, they had not tins TO bake
the bread properly, as the story goes to relAte-
And they baked unlsavened cakes of the dough whoh
they brought forth out of Egypt for it not 1eAve0ed
because they were thrust out OF Egypt and could not tar
ry neither had they prepared for Themselves csuas
From this the eating CT unleavsned bread has orr
quor or raised bread used. The dough Is baked into
hard cake called matxos that looks and tastes like ss
bscnit, but which is much thinner.
The following from Exodus r. to 8, gives clear idea
Of the meat Offering at this season.
Your lamb shall he without blem,sh male OF the frst
yesI ye shall take out from the sheep, from ths
goats.
And ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day Of the
month the whole assembly u the congregation
OF Israel shall kill it in the evening.
And they shall take Of the blood and strike II the
Two eide pests and the upper door post Of the houses
wherein they shall eat 1t.
And they shalt cat the flesh In that night with
fire. snd unesvenea bread and with bitter herbs they
shall eat It.
To this day the Hebrew observes those rites and clings
with wonderful tenaciy to the meat offerings and the
drink offerings associated with the Of this annver
ssry They peculiar people, and noilawa however
oppressive have been ablo 70 change their character hs
bits religious rites ota. To-day, being the last
OF The Passover, VIII witness the most Impressive
MES in the several synagoV9es.
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1he short Passage or tho Persia.
PEE SEVENTEEN BHoRTEsr PASSAGES ACROSS TIN


PEE SEVENTEEN SHORTEST PASSAGES ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC.
The recent short passage the Persia has attracted
considerable ton. 1t is the shortest record In
connection with It, give all the passages that have
been made under ton days, actual running time both
Of the Collins and Cunsrd lines they have been from
year to year published in the columns Of the HEAID.
In order to give the exact time consumed by each
steamer on her have deduotsdave hours from
the eastern and acded the number Of hours to the
western passages which IL but four minutes moro than
the real difference In lime. By adopting this ruls the
basis Of all the passages 1t will be noticed that one or
more Of the westerly that hare been published ~
under days. win be found the table given be.
low and 1t will also b. perceived that few Of those that
have been repsrtsd little ten days on their
eastern passage have by rule been placed in
the table, in consequence of dedacting the Eve hours
Fourteen passages have been made In less than
Ten days and but three The Collins steamer
Baltic made two Of tina three western. and the CunArd
steamer Arabia the both of the BAltIca being
few hours shorter than the Araba's.
The Cunard steamer Persia, on her last passage to
Liverpool, made the Atlantic than
had ever before been accomplished.
All Of the Collins steamers made the passage to
Liver pool in less .hsn days. and but two OF tho
Cunarders have performed the feat In 1863 three
made TO Liverpool by many Collins steam
with but iteen minutes difference In time between
them. Durirg the yea the Arabia Of the CunArd
line, made four Passages in less than ten days.
and there but dive AMI thirty eight minutes
difference between The opges and shortest Of them the
three first being 10 succession via May 4, June Is,
and July q, ard the other WAS in October.
The dfereI between the re. sa's best eastern pas
sage and that Of the Bs,cs best western but four
hours and thirty five minutes in favor of the former
Those acquainted with the subject aware that
there is small difference between eastern and
western passage, ard those who unAcquantsd can
form ca Of 1t ON the fact that only three west
ern ages have ben made under ten days. while four
teen eastern havs been scccr plished.
We now proceed 10 give all the passages under ten
days, deduc'ing five hours from the limo the eastern
and adding fvo hours to the western passages. The
third column gives the oay OF the month and hour of
arrival, and the fourth and lxst columns the true
time consumed after Quoting five hours from the east
ern and adding the number to the vestern pas
sages, ~ we have before stat d -
COLLINS STEAMERS.
EASTkhy PASSAGES
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The Cheap ptess Movement In England

The roy oiution which has been gradually
taking place in the organization OF the daily
pres oil England since the alteration Of the
stamp duties, may be regarded as another
grand stride made ~ the English democracy
towards popular institutions. High priced
newspapers limited the diffusion OF political in.
formation to the wealthier classes, and heavy
stamp duties were consequently clung to by
the aristocracy as one Of the safeguards Of their
order With The breaking down OF this mo-
nopoly we may expect to see the selfish bar
Eiers by which tho latter hcdged in their priv
leges, yield one after the other A cheap press
il the most potent instrument which the lead
ers Of the masses can WELD. Tho democratic
party in England have been long sensible Of
this truth; but ii has only been by degrees that
they could remove the obstacles which heavy
government duties opposed to its attainment.
The cheap press movement is nov taking
developement which threatens eventually to
change The entire framework Of the social md
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A Cool TRANsAcTIoN.-TheB Board Of Alder.
men had a meeting on Friday evening, and all
of the comfortable chairs were full. As it is
very difficult to get quorum for any public
business, a full Board is sign that some pri-
vate matter Is to be rushed through. The mat
ter on the table was the report Of the Commit.
tee on Wharves, Piers and Slips, in favor Of
confirming the award Of contract for complet
ing the bulkhead at Manhattanville. As there
was thought to have been some "hocus pocus"
about this contract, the report was tabled at
p-eYieuS meeting; but on friday all hands raj
lied to push il through. The report awarded
the contract to The loves. bidder--a person Of
the name OF Adams a. s43-2S. It further
suggested tina. II Mr. Adams did not perform
the worl,, ii was to be given TO the next 10 west
bidder at S72,,o6 81. A debate sprung up
which lasted several hours. The ground taken
by the opponents Of the report was that it CO.
vered a scheme TO rob the city Of nearly
- this would be done by the MOI :
Mr.. Adams, which had been pre-
yiou. ngcd. Aldermen Tucker and
yoorlls ,rked hard for postponement.
The aiCc- men NUO JuNoleu report, being
confident Of their strength, were as insolent as
aldernAilic moiorities usually are. Alderman
Ely slC1uitted fair compromise, in the shape
Of an amendment, that II Adams did not come
forward 10 sign the contract the Street Com
missioner should be directed to advertise anew
for bids. The majority sprung the previous
question, which was ordered and the amend
ment was lost by the following vote -
Observation-Disclosures Ftx, Tucker, Ycorbis Ga,-bs,
Breps tle President Aldermen Palmer, lily, tic onks
Seeatiye-Als,rrasn Brown, CorBin Healy, Honoiife
Cgncv steers Moroghan, Valentine, Herrck DrskelO.
The main question, on concurrence, was
then nut and carried on division, viz. -
Observation-Disclosures Brown, Corwin, Healy r.
r,Ge Cnut; GriRlhs steers Briggs Mneohan, Tue Pre-
don't bi8cln en- valentine, Herrick Drake-13.
Ntga. iye--Alcerutn Fox, Tucker, Noorhs Falmer,
Ely, McConkey, NaIia5s--'.
A motion was then made to adjourn, when
Alderman Voorhis said that as the Board had
cisaraced Itself sufficiently for one night, be
would vote for such motion. The Board,
however. amused itself by votinga little more
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Naval IutCIstQprse.

The nted States frjgate Savannah a. Rio Janeiro
on The 13,h OF March, last from the river Ia Platte
The United States sloop owar Levant bound TO China
sailed rcm Table Bay Cape Of Good Hope on tie iih Of
Iehr
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Markets.

PROVIDENCE, April 20, 1856.
Cotton -remand steady and regular st firm prices,
. in mo- crate sales Woodstock very light with safes
for The week Of 9400 pounds at former range Of prices
Printing cloths firm, not quotably higher sales IS loo
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week 400 pounds, at previous rates. Printing
cloths were firm, but not quotably higher. The
sales were 6s 100 pieces.
The imports of foreign goods into Boston during
the past week amounted to $7SS 42. The principal
articles were sugar, molasses, dry goods saltpetre,
iron and steel.
The cotton market was firm on Saturday. The
stiffness of holders had tendency TO check sales.
The transactions for the day embraced between
1000 and 5000 bales. Flour continued dull. In
ferior and common grades, in the absence Of
an export demand, were lower, while the me-
dunn qualities also had tendency to lower
prices; choice family extras were about the same.
Wheat was heavy, and sales OF fair Southern white
were made at 81 IS. Corn was more active, but
prices were weak; they ranged from 60c 625c. for
all kinds in sound condition. Rye was dul. and
lower; Northern sold at 9Oc., and Southern was at
about s0c s5c. Pork frmer, with sales OF
mess at SIS 375 us 80. Sugars were steady
and to'eiably active. The sales embraced about
500 800 hhds. at figures given in another column.
Coffee sold freely at &c. life. for Rio. The
chief transactions consisted Of about 900 bags Of
Rio at figures stated. Freights to Liverpool were
some irmer about 40, 900 $4,000 bushels Of grain
were engaged at 4d. AID. AID. in bulk and bags,
and at the close sd. was demanded.