The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-02
CITY LNTELLHENCE.

MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF Trade
Yesterday the officers and directors Of the Board of
Trade held their monthly meeting at their office in
the Exchange Reading Rooms building, No. 10 S.
Gay street. VIM. McKim, Esq, one of the Vice
Presidents, occupied the chair, Mr.. Bruno, the
President being absent, and the following members
were present.
Henry, NJ. Wartied, E. S. Courtney, Laur. Thorn
sen, VIM. Crchton, Jas. H. Stone, Wm Wilson, Jr.,
R. Il. Kirkland, Geo. w. Howard Alex Rieman,
B. NJ. Hodges, Jr., Robert Leslie w. A. Loney, Jos.
0. Foard, Jas. Fulton, and E. B. Daam.
After the minutes of the previous meeting had
been read,
| Mr.. Courtney, on behalf of the Committee on
! Floating School, read quite an interesting report
of the successful working of this highly important
institution. Several letters also read from
! graduates of the school, who had shipped under
! the recommendation of the Teachers, and endorsed
| by the President and Secretary of the Board of
| Trade These letters were very gratifying, they
bore willing testimony of the excellent practical
! working Of the School so far the rearing
! of superior class of sailors for our mercantile
marine.
! The report and letters were on motion, ac-
! cepted and ordered to be filed among the records
Your Committee the Floating School" beg respect
fully to report although it is their intention at tho
of year furnish full and detailed statement
of the practical working from its commencement they
deem due, at this time, the Board and to the gentle
who contributed literally to its organization, to
that the School in all its branches is working salts
facory and has fully met the expectation of the Com
young sailor refer to the accompanying letters from
| two of the pupils their first voyage.
To the Board of School Commissioners, under their ELI
President g. n Eaton, and Mr.. Abbott, the Chair
man the Committee, who have extended all the aid
thorzed by law together with much personal attention,
may be attributed in great degree the entire success OF
| this institution.
Sourthern neihbors Charleston, aided by their State,
organizing similar institution.
The hest evidence of the general approval of this sys
TEN will be found in the fact that in the principal
ports in England they are establishing similar schools
with this difference that there they teach the boys the
management engine there, too the govern
Your Committee indulge the hope that the Eastern
sea pors will unite with us in establishing general sys
of Floating Schools that will in few years
class of seamen superior to any other in the world
Hon. Howell C6nu, '5ecrerary vi ,nr5 roSst. ,, IL.
| rescinded that portion of his former decision
which the Board demonstrated against, requiring
grain bags OF American manufacture to pay duty;
hereafter the Secretary says, "that bags OF Ametl-
can manufacture, exported from the United States,
filed with grain, and afterwards imported empty,
or exported empty and afterwards imported filled
with grain, will be admitted to entry free OF duty
upon the production of the proof of such origin
required by law and the regulations OF the Depart
Mr.. Courtney, on behalf of the Commtte ap
pointed at the last meeting of the Board, to reYis
the bylaws of the Association, reported progress
not being prepared to make a full report.
A communication from the Philadelphia Board o
Trade was read inviting the cooperation of tht
5 several Boards ofTrade and Chambers of Commerce
in the Atlantic cities to memoriaZc the Genera
Government for reeffrom the oppressive operation
of the general maratime law in cases OF collision
On motion of Mr.. Kirkland the subject was re
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
! Mr.. James II. Stone suggested that the Secretar
I inform the Board of Trade of Philadelphl
of the action of this Board, and its readiness to com
: municate further on the subject
/, Mr. Kirkland introduced for the consideration c
: : the Board our flour inspection system as BEN
very disastrous to the true interests OF our City
= A few wears ago our -four stood high all over tn
world but the standard has been deteriorating III
til now it is discarded almost entirely where 1t wa
. % before so we'll received He stated many facts |
"a "a his experience shipping merchant, to sustal
y his views.
: Mr.. Henry NJ. Warield and Mr.. Crichton al;
made some interesting remarks on the same subIec
# and the question was finally disposed of by bein
D referred to select committee OF five to eXamlI
e. and report to this Board.
V. The Chair appointed on the Committee, X.
t Kirkland, VIM. Crichton, Henry NJ. Warfeld, /
n l.. Whitridge and JOS Foard.
De On motion the Board adjourned.
n, Gro. L. PORTER, Secy.
r RoBBERY-On Sunday night about one o'clo
d, the store of Mr. Joshua McCauiey, of Elkrid
r. Landing, on the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad, sew
d, miles from this city, was robbed of merchandise
d. the value of $780, S75 in money, and Colts rev
rd ver The thieves also forced open the stable do
X and stole a horse and wagon, the property OF
nd W. w. Pummer, with which, it is supposed, tn
in conveyed away the goods. The articles stolen &C
sist principally of fine goods, such as cloths, sill
&C. Mr. McCauley has evidence that the goc
nix were brought to this city, and the police are on