New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-18

In spoth.r column puSlsh at lergth the optAsn
Of Jucge Hoffman, In the csse Of Cassard asaiss1
HiSmtp, alluded to Yesterday. 1t 10 ippotaas 10 al
huyus Of pork otser mtctandse for future delivery
declan such contracts null and vod whes the parties
DO Dot intend the actual transfer Of the property but
orly the synsnt Of differences.
The sales OF and by the Illinois Central Road Up -
the lSfh rss- are s2so.cco. One quarter section q
leo acres Of vhish the &c mpany retaae 90 has bese
sod by them for 81, coo.
TIE Boston steamer took can sass, 900 In goAl
The Empire City, for New.Oreans carried OF
$lCo,ocs. TIE southern and Eastern interior e.
changes are still operating adversely to this city. snl
producing more caution on the part Of the BsakA
Our Banks lose every day some Of their coin 10 Boz
ton or the South which checks the disposition 10 ex
papsicn Of loars This outward current can, hos.
ever be but temporary while the demand for barn for
foreign shipment 10 moderate. Cnder the pre-
.nt rate OF exchange there 10 no profit In ths
shipment Of gold unlsss by one party who Is his o..
insurer and saves that cost, and who has alss COZ
tract with the Bank Of France for gold. The common
r,mer can buy eight francs cheaper than he can
nit ban. Under the Interior lain Of gold and the
natural movement Of the market which is LSays q
this elosrgup Of the year toward strngeocy,
money has been active and harder 10 get to-day
than yesteda although much lies 20 than % Monday.
There ma, be some relief from day to day. but no per-
mansnt be calculated upon during the renaia
der Of this ear.
In stating to-day the proposition Of ssttemeas by
Mr.. Little, we should have made the shortest nsts
proposed to be given months instead Of months.
The leading creditors have yet declined 10 sc,spt
the proposition. II the longest note had been o. II
moe. the arrangement would probably have been 90
coded to and considered fair.
The Ohio River, we understand, 10 row In navigabls
order for steamboats,, after having been unnsvig. bls
for want Of water for rome four months. From psx
indications will be closed again by the ice In very
short me 90 that, in point of fact, the river s ST.
csy Of very little service to commerce for more then
a few weeks in each year. We are informed thai
durirg the part season, come ~, OC0Ooo worth Of
property was locked mp at Pittsburgh for several
months for want Of water or railroad accommodations
TO send it forward. This difficulty will be obviateA
during another year by the cmpetios Of the Pits
burgb and SieubenviIe Road, which is now In rapid
course Of construction by j. s. King 4 Co., ooa-
tractors. Ample means have been provided, asd tho
connection between the two cities u an assured fscA
duIirg next Summer. This road connects directly With
the Penney ivsnis Central at Pittsburgh, and runs
west ecross what 10 called the Pan Handle, caused By
the sharp bend OF the Ohio between Steuoeuvis aad
Ptsbu gb end COM ects at Seube ave with tho Quo
sys,tm Of roads, and so with all the great Wet. u
will prove an almost invaluable work TO Pittsburgh.
The business Of the Clearing House was 81 .33i 900.
The City II Baltimore bri, gs four dsys later advicss
from Esrope, but they not commercially importsat
Consols are about before reported, and Cos.os and
Be aesufs are unchanged.
tn. Dapy k.rs city article Of the latest date sayst
T.. a. ID. nh .ta
active c.nsbo for Money 10 all quarters. the sxtrsus
variation in prices was only cvpt, and the o'osing
Quotations wtIe the same AZ those Of Mo"day Az -
o her depsr'mebfs Of ,hs Stock Exchange likswtse
n air tain uch sesdps. TIE buo, aocy OF the Psris
Bourse IL calculated to stimulate coLfdence this side.
"UD the Stock Exchange, IN tonsec'oa with shs
monthly settlement Ia Coz soils, v ctLt ws tssly
oh.r.d for b. nds Govs mont stuck from cay -
coy. In The Discount msrk,I there was s.o good
d. msnd (, secunDodat 10 aht.ipaii Of tbs set
fl.uehf If ike prth. Money w1 fully employed q
Paris. The three per cents closed for money ct 6Jl
tic being etonf 4 cent above Tie Closing Quose
lens If yesterday.
1.-The ,und- have been agsin less buoysnt bat they
hove not .xpe'i need any material charge Toe P,ep-
arsticDs ion The CoDso ssetf ept, which takes p'aoo
IL. Cay s.r to mouow, created an eItrsmsiy sct,vs
o.msI Tor moley. T. ere Was rather prepsndef-
srce OF sslss the part OF the public.
The d.maods IN The ID scouns market and ct The
Pspk Of Etgisbd was extremely heavy. IL wss not
e1tsier bowsve tbsn migbt bave btea anticipated,
iIo the approach Of the ith Of the moo'h sod the
daily contraction caued by the amount Of bis mstsrs
ing at tie BsDk.
gold in The Afsay Office, the Superintendent has psb-
hrbed the annexed card:
UsIrED STATES AssAr -OFyIcE,
NEw-YoRk, Dec. l6, 1856.
Certain psres in this city Claim TO be po' scssed VI
scitt pr, c,s whereby gcIa Con be a.oytd .th Q
f.c,.e At he ut or A,say Office. They aso sIegs
that elpeu. nts ot this character have been suoae,s
fully .ds upon tie Mint and upon this Office.
The Director VI the Mint having publicly denied
this sel sfiop 90 fur The Mint Is c'Dcsre IL be-
c.mes LectssIy for 10 make similar deni oa Tue
psit Of the Assay Office. beg leave " stat- tnsss
fore that not particle Of evdt nee exists this omoe
Or bss been pT,,ebted TO 1t that ths alleged Exp "a
nett lss even teen made The whole m4t"r rssn
O, !, upon The ipse dirt Of o modem chemG
Il II lroler ~ ADD. Tat gid eiSsi, variety OF
form e. Of them Possessing DOT tn. sngne'' 70
ssu.bsLce to gold; aid hat m'dera ch-m o.
mjeb easily pfscce cec. pt.n even upon ioteliseas
wpntsus II goId in one OF ihese disynisef ofa.A be
melted up with given quantity of gold CONS az ap-
ps,eDt increase Of gold viii be tie Ie-ua Tni. solo
lion VI the mystery b.rt seconds with toe fac1 that
have "'n'p SAN p surrrswosT iRf' spDssa,spa...
1t would have been better, perhaps, if Mr.. Batter
worth had seLtth above card 10 this jounsl in which
the origral statement Vas made. Mr. Bat~rwortA
sfses toriiivey that not particle Of evidence exists
st,he Asssy Office that the alleged experiment hes ev9
been made. We would respectfully suggest that tAs
Assay Office not precisely toe place TO Ook for evi
o.roe IN ,ueh case as this. II the Assay Office ha1
spy sucb evdepce, the experiment could. Of cosrss.
never have been successfully performed The Id
record Of the trar sacton TO- however, on the Asssy
Office buk- where we have seen il.
The Iio5 Ike Bark Vi Northampton has beee placed
ureer i.mpo,sry Injunction By the supreme Con" o.
Ms.,scLure to, ON Application OF the Bank C'm"s-
roDery, for all ged irregularities In it, rnanagemsse
The changes maze az aiDst il are eight 10 numbes snl
A.. u; ,ub.,,n,e that the Bank has peyis,ssty w.