The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-17

q personal liberty laws IN the old New England State
sslfensSvement OF free negroes asove the age of
eighteen years. The strsnge0ess OF this nay dsso'
pear when ii is remembered how successful KID
naprs7g is In those parts, how power OF choosing
master may be made to look like Q choce to be
ssvc, and that may be good bargain for the masters
10 escape taxation in return for yearly payment Of one
tenth OF the original paid for negroes acquired
In the observe 1a. the practice OF
mprnonDg negroes In the pentenary s TO be aeolsbed
because is no punishment To persons who have no
liberty to Ioee, and who cannot from their normal do
gradaton incur Disgrace. Il Ia to be the ash or death
In Kentucky bill or the abolition Of slavery II about TO
be venured in the bracng air OF the KanRas agitation.
One shockngy amusing evidence Of the dread Of the
saveholdiDg churches amidst these movements s, that
they discourage the OF the term brethreD In the
public worship o congregations declaring that the
domestic titles Of uncle and " aunp' are equally
All these phenomena foreshow new period.
Heavy Easlure In Dundee.
IFrom the Dundee (Scotland) Advertiser, March 80
Ano,her temporary check has been gwen TO the reso
ration Of mercantile confidence IN Dandee by the da-
covery Of large failure which occurred three months
ago. The failure vs. that OF Messrs. william Brand and Co.,
merchants OF Dundee and New York for variousy
stated ii from ego 600 $50 00otbe firm being reported
to have entered arrangement about Christmas last
with nine large creditors, To pay los. in the pound
The circumsance Of this failure having been concealed
from the latter end OF December 70 the present tne
is Of course, seriously commented upon. The apology
made for it, no doubt, is that the announcement
of euch q failure in December last would greatly
have aggravated the local difficulties OF the crisis; but
goes for little with those who contend that
secret arrangements oil thB uttery wrong III
principle, and moet pernctous in practice Commerce
cannot be carried without confidence but nothing 80
destructive Of confidence deception and no deception
be DISASTROUS than that OF number Of creditors
becoming parties OF insolvency and then conceal
ing IT, There be doubt that any such conceament
fraught with danger TO the beat interests Of commerce.
and the be protested against when we see the
leading staple trade compro missing themselves
in connection with IT, only yesterday week the Dundee
Chamber Of Commerce listened with approval To
precision of opinion that the utmost publicity should be
given the circumstances attending every insolvency.
and yet here IL instance In whi,h number Of the most
Influential members Of the chamber had committed tnem
selves to coDccalment Of insolvency.
Markets.
THE LONDON MONEY MARKET.
IRON the Liverpool Times (City article) April D.
cd throughout the country.
The demand for money In all quarters including the
Bank Of England hiss become active than for GONE
time past, but the rates remain as before The demand
explained by the circumstance that was requisite "
provide for the bills falling due the ID Cd and 4th
The return from the Bank of England the week end
ing the lst OF March gives the following results when
compared with the previous week
Public deposits CT $50, 1853. Decrease .G62 60p
Other deposits II, ,99l 0A decrease 6s3,121
Rest. S,S97 ,6lb. Increase $3.50
On the other side of the account
Government securities. 60 e0l ,993.. Unchanged.
Otner securities 10 S57 ,+31. Increase 81 533
Notes unemployed Il ,32o, $50 .Dccrease. 6s4 070
ing an increase OF 9643 725 and the stock o. bullion
both departments Gis 62S 9i7, showing decrease o
2lC4 SOS when compared with the proceeding return.
he bullion market has been steady during the week