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ADJUSTMENTS.

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-To-night Mr.. Peter
fichings and his accomplished daughter, Miss
Caroline Richings, make their first appearance
Miss Richings is one of the most favorably known
actresses in the country, and 4 vocalist ranks
among the foremost. The piece selected for repre-
sentation to night is the Daughter Of the Regiment,
in which she will assume the character of Marie,
which will afford an excellent opportunity for an
exhibition of her vocal powers. Mr.. Ford appears
to be determined to present to the patrons Of the
theatre entertainments worthy of the most liberal
support, and citizens should show their ap-
probation of his efforts by nightly filling the
house.
MusEuM.-This once favOrite place of amusement
has been opened by Mr.. J. =. Howe, and was
crowded on Saturday night. Tonight Gieado,cer;
or, the North Sea Rorer, with Mr.. Howe as Julian
will be givop, together with good Farce as the
aiterpiece: The company possesses considerable
merit, and Mr.. Howe promises to serve the public
with entertainments which will command its sup
port.
FRONT STREET CRCUS.-Sam Long takes benefit
tonight, and the entertainment offered is the best
Gt its class. The riding of Melville is 4 wonder of
ITSELF the vaultng and acrobatic cats of the other
members OF the company excellent. There will be
six clowns in the ring, and songs and bon mots will
be given without number.
PANORAMA.-rhis excellent work of art continues
as attractive as ever, and nightly the immense hall
OF the Institute is filled by fashionable and dis
eliminating audience. The scenes represented are
the most noted and important events Of the Crimean
war, and they are given with a truthlulness which
does not admit of doubt. This is the fourth week
of its exhibition
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Ia W INTELLHENCE

CRIMINAL CoURr.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Frederick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy States Attorney,
prosecuting: The following occupied Saturday:
State Us. John Balster charged with assaulting
John Raider. Guilty. Fined So and costs Total
Sl2.91.
State Us. Josephine Fisher (negress,) charged
with an assault on Margaret Walker, tnegress. y
Guilty. Imprisoned one day and fined 80 cents and
State as William Kelso charged with assaulting
Conrad Buchelman. Guilty. Imprisoned six
weeks and fined S. and costs. Total Sl3.2S.
State Us. John Pugsley, charged with beating
Adelaide Pugsley, his daughter. The traverser
prayed jury trial
The daughter, quite handsome girl about l6
years DID, stated to the Court that her mother was
dead, that woman lived at her fathers house, in
the capacity of house keeper, with whom she could
not agree; that they had quarrecd several times
and on one occasion the woman chased her from
the house with a hatchet in her hand; that she
would not live at her fathers house and went to
he country; that afterwards she returned and went
home with her brother and that then the father
beat her with stick; after this, she went to live
with Mrs. O'Nel; and one night when going to
market with Mrs. O'NeiI, she met by her father
who again took her home and hcat her with a dray
whip,
Mr. QNeill testified that the girl was cut very
badly, her back being black and blue. The Court
ordered Pugscy, to give bail in the sum of $500,
and ordered the Sheriff to take charge of him.
As the girl was leaving the courtroom Pugsley
attempted to strike her, but was prevented by the
Deputy Sheriff.
The rccognizances of Patrick Kenny, John Nc
Cowan, Henrietta Hagan, Mary Barney, James Nj
der, William Martin and Amelia Simon were for
feited.
The Court adjourned until this morning at IL
o'clock.
SUPERIOR CoURr.-Hon. r. n, Martin, Judge.
The following occupied Saturday.
Dorsey Bartholow, garnishee of Bartholow
and others. Demurrer to the peadings. Argued
by Phelps and Gale for plaintiff, and Norris and
Knott for defendants.
John McKenny of 18th, John Miller Of the 18th,
and William James of the 18th ward, returned as
elected COnstables, qualified before the Clerk.
Assignments for to-day 34l to 1868.
Nothing done in the other Courts.
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BALTIMORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER l2 1859.

December IN Arr. steamships Edinburg, Iiv
erpool Ocean Queen, Havre; ships G. b. Lamar London
Victory, Jarvis 1sand Young America. San Francisco
bark LaPata, Buenos Ayres, hrigs Balear. 7 mpicO;
Brisk, Mansanilla.-Crd. ship Ellen Austin, Liver
pool.
December S.-Arr steamship Persia, Liverpool; ship
Cultivator, do-Crd. steamships Circassion Galway;
Brown Charleston; brgs Palestine Constantinople j.
P. Elcott St Jago; A. Hopkins, Key West Ornlan
Aspnwall; schrs. j. DeRosset, Washington Ann,
Petersburg.
Southern Ports.
ALEXANDRIA, December S.-CPd. sehrs. j. b. & F..
L. and ) Ireland New York.
ALEXANDRIA; December 7.-Crd schrs C. a. Crook
and Mary Elizabeth, New York.
RICHMOND, December 7-Crd. schr NJ. NJ. Freeman,
Boston.
NORFOLK, December 0-Arr. brig Stephen Young,
New York schr. Maringo, Wellleet.-Cld. brig Pilot
Fish, Boston
WILMINGTON, December S.-Arr. schrs D. Williams
Havana; f. L. B. Wales and p Lcrned Philadelphia
5. B. Strong, Alba and Worth, New York. .-CPd schr
Marine, New York.
CHARLESTON, December Arr. ship Pepperell, Bos-
ton; schr. Black Bird, Philadelphia.
CHARLESTON. December 7-NOon.-Arr. steamship
Keystone State, Philadelphia; ships John Bull, Rio de
Janero Lise Amelie St Piere, Mart; Amelia LIVERPOOL
Cld. steamship Columbia, New York; brig Toccoa New
Orleans sChr. Willie, West Indies.
SAVANNAH, December 7.-Cpd schr. Berlin, Havre;
schr. Julia Anna, Philadelphia
NORFOLK, December Arr. schrs. GoldOn Gate
Salem Rocket, Holmes Hole R. g. Sumner, Newhury
port.
WILMINGTON, December Arr sehr, ". 4. Ellis,
n York.
CHARLESTON, December 6.-Crd ship Tamerlane
Liverpool
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FJRES


The alarm of fire sounded from box No. Is. at
~ O'Clock on Saturday night, found to pro-
ceed from the piano factory of Mr.. Charles NJ.
Steih, on Baltimore street, between Paca and Green
streets. The fire originated on the first floor and
in few minutes, owing to the cOmbustible nature
of the contents, the whole building was enveloped
in flames Fourteen new pianos entirely finished,
and GO or 70 in different stages of manufacture and
a large amount of lumber used in the business were
entirely consumed. Mr.. Steif saved nothing from
the burning building which entirely destroyed.
1t belonged to the hei.s of DR.. Wrghts estate and
is believed to be insured. The flames next commu-
nicated to the carriage shop of Mr. William Row
ers on the east which, with the contents consist
ing OF many new and handsome carriages just ready
to be shipped, was also entirely consumed. Mr..
Bowers estimates his loss at 900 to 81 900; he has
lnsurances OF $1,000 on the stock and 81 900 the
building, in the American office.
The flames continued to spread both east and
west, until the feed store of MIR. p. Magill, on the
west, was consumed with its entire contents. In
the stable in the rear were several horses and a
carriage, which were safely removed, while the
stable was destroyed. The building was owned by
Mr.. Magil, who has an insurance of 81 GOO on it,
and $500 on the stable; also, $500 on the stock in
the Franklin Company of Philadelphia. On the
east side the fire communicated to a brick house,
owned and occupied by Mr.. McGIannan, as second
hand furniture store; the fire consumed nearly
half the roof of this house and the contents of the
upper story, and portion of the back building
Mr. McGlannan estimates his loss at SIS OO0 on
which he has insurance for 81 900 in the Associa-
ted Firemens, 81 500 in the Baltimore $500 in the
American, and $500 on the dwelling in the Fire
mems office.
Mr.. Steif has insurance amounting to SIS, 900, in
the following offices, viz: Etna and Phoenix both
of Hartford, Conn; Exchange Company of New
York, Williamsburgh City, Lynchburg, Va, Park
N. Y, and in one other Office not recolected. He
estimates his loss at Sl4 900 to $4,000 There were
many remarks made by the spectators in regard to
the delay in bringing up the fire apparatus, as the
fire had gained considerable headway before auy
company arrived but this was accounted for by
the unusual manner in which the alarm was struck
The contents of all the houses burnt are total loss
with the exception of some of Mr.. McGlannans fur.
niture, which is very much damaged by both fire
and water.
At "a o'clock on Sunday morning, fire was dis
covered in the coach factory occupied by Mr.. Kutz
on Pennsylvania avenue, near Biddle street. The
fire spread rapidly through the building and com
municated to dwelling adjoining, both of which
with their contents, were entirely destroyed The
buildings were owned by Mr. John CouIsou The
amount of damage and insurance were not aseer
tanned.
Another alarm some time later than the foregoing
was found to be caused by the burning of barn OF
the Liberty road, owned by Mr.. Riggs.
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LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
The Contest for the speal1ership.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Aceording to the opinions
of prominent ongressmen, it is not probable that
the election of Speaker will be effected to-mor
row-indeed no idea can be formed as to how long
the debate in the House will be extended. Calcu-
lations continue to be made by members outside of
the Republican ranks to the best means of unit
ing the Democrats and Southern opposition, and
such anti il iecompton democrats as have not voted
for Mr.. BOoock. Up to this evening they have not
come to any satisfactory arrangement of the
figures
The Southern opposition members last night had
full and free conference, and came to the conclu-
sion that under present aspects it is neXpedient
make any proposition to other parties in the House
looking to the election of Speaker.
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Munetarp am6 Commercial 2Gbistu.

BALTIMORE, December 10, 1859.
There was fair business done at the Board to-day in
Stocks and for most of the securities the list the
ket rather mer than yesterday Railroad shares
a shade higher in price. OF Baltimore and Ohio
there 47C shares sold at S63HG64 cash and short
time $685. 63A seller go days. and S64 buyer 60 days
and the market for it closed at S63 bid sG4 asked regu
lar way, these figures being advance of q to dol
lar per share from the closing figures of yesterday
Northern Central improved q. There were $50 shares
sold at $9A it left off at SOY bid SOY asked reg
ular way Mining stocks were quite active and sales
were made the Board of 100 shares Springfield at
sl5OG156 cash and time 500 shares Guilford at 75
seller co. and 81 buyer 80 and 60 days and $50 shares
Gardner Hill at $2 cash and seller 60 days and 60 4
$50 buyer 60 days. Springfield closed at 81 bid s1%
asked Guilford at slA bid, S1 asked, and Gardner Hill
at 81 A bid $3.50 asked regular way City 6s advanced
to-day q to " There sales of 800 lS5s at 96H
and for 1905 99& bid. The only sale of Railroad
bonds 100 Baltimore and Ohio 1s67's at o..
Baltimore and Ohio 1855 left off at Sc hid do 1855 at
S% bid, SO asked and Northern Central 1855 at 81
bid, 6l y asked
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letter from Buenos Ayres to the New York
Express says England is making imperative de-
mands on MOnteyideo for settlement of her claims
After that business is concluded the squadron now
strengthened by the arrival of two steamers will
sail for Paraguay to liberate young Carstatt, and
to get indemnity The Admiral, Sir Stephen Lush
ington, will not be bamboozed, but will make short
demands and shorter work if his claims are not
complied with. That is the way to treat such
faithless man as Lopez has proved himself to be-
D. Jose Verges goes to Washington as Commission
er under the Bowln treaty. President Lopez was
afraid to send his youngest Benigno, who was
some time ago appointed, as he has twice narrowly
escaped shpwreck, and he is afraid he will be
drowned don't know who goes as Secretary.
LuciO Marcia, nephew of Gen. Rosas, was spoken
Of Young Laboshe, Frenehman, who was with
Messrs. Peden and Yancey, during their missions
here, goes Under Secretary. Nerges arrived
here yesterday route for the United States. lie
was formerly Minister to Rio, and is most un-
scrupulous fellow, ready to do his master Lopez's
will at all hazards"
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Reported for the Daily Exchange

TowSONTOwN, Dec. 10.
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE County, Before
Hon. Judge Price.
This Court sat in equity to-day, and exceptions
to the Auditors account in the insovent estate of
S. D. Tonge was partially argued. Without con-
cluding, the case was postponed until Saturday
next, ana the Court adjourned until Monday morn
ing next, when the magistrates appeals will be
called.
SUPREME CoURr OF THE UNITED STArFs.-Decem-
Der ., 1859.
No. g. Dalton SIS. the United States; No. 81.
Fuentes the United States; No Al Palmer as.
the United States; No. 90. the United States rs.
Tesehmaker; and ity-four other cases, all of them
being appeals from the District Courts of Calfor-
MIA The motion Of Mr.. Attorney General Blac ok
for rule the counsel of the claimants in each of
these to file his warrant of attorney was re-
sisted by Messrs Gilbert, Crittenden, Blair, and
Carlisle in behalf Of the claimants, and was advo-
Gated by Mr. AttorneyGeneral Black.
No. l3. Charles Flowers, survivor of Alice Flow
ers, plaintifin error Francis Foreman, surviv-
ing partner ef Christian Keller. The argument of
this cause was commenced by Mr.. Phelps for the
plaintiff in error.
Adjourned until Tomorrow IL o'clock
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POLICE INTEL h,NnE

Ellen Lewis, colored, was arrested on Saturday
by officer Vernum, of the Southern district, charged
by MIR. Fowler with breaking in his door and de-
stroying his property. She fined $50 and costs
by Justice ShOwacre, and committed in default of
payment.
Greenbury Primrose, cOlored, was arrested by
officers Allen and Dennis on Saturday, charged by
Nancy Scott with stealing bed bedstead, chairs
and sundry household articles and with having sold
them to some person in Haw street lie was commit
ted by Justice Showacre for the action of the Grand
Jury.
Fletcher Hulls was arrested yesterday by officer
Rote, on the charge of maliciOusly shooting dog
on the street. Hus, through mere wantonness fired
at the dog and killed it. He fined for firing a
pistol in the street by Justice McAster.
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INQUESTS.

Coroner Sparklin held an inquest the body
OF a negro, named Henry Butler, who died at the
Middle district station-h0use on Saturday evening,
about six o'clock. Butler found near the Bel
air market in insensible condition, and was
taken to the police station, where he died in an
hour. a permit to the almshouse was found on his
person. The jury rendered Il verdict of ''death
from causes unknown to the jury.
Yesterday morning the same Coroner held an in
quest over the body of infant which was found
at the corner of High and Fawn streets. Verdict
nstill- horn
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Demoerntie stnte Conrention or Geornin.

MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Dec. 9.-In the Democratic
State Convention to-day, resolution was intro
duced recommending Secretary Cobb for the Pres
idency, when a number of the members withdrew,
on the ground that such action on the part of the
Convention was irregular and unau thOriZed.
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A call for Union Meeting in New y ork the time
for the holding which has not yet been fixed, has
been issued, and is signed by the following promi
nent gentlemen of that city: James W. Beekman,
Watts Sherman, NJ. Morgan, Gerard Hallock, Viii
liam H. Appleton, Samuel l.. NJ. Barlow, Joshua j
Henry, James 7. Soutter, Wilson G. Hunt, E. L,
Morgan, Benjamin NJ. WhitlOck, James Brooks
Henry Grnnell, Alexander T. Stewart.
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In few days new coinage of half dollars, pro
duced at the United States Mint will be submitted
for approval of Government. The new coin is the
same size as those now in circulation but is thicker
at the rim, owing to the deeper sinking of the die.
On one side is medallion portrait of Washington,
with the head wreathed in laurel and the word
L"erty in scroll over the bust; at the bottom is
the date; and around the whole the words Omitted
States of America in plain raised letters. On the
reverse wreath of grain envelopes the words
"Half Dollar"
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which arrived at Savannah on Thursday, from
Liverpool, had on board Capt. Gardner, Of the
British ship Mary, of yarmouth, N. s, with his of
ticers and crew, having been taken on board the
Admiral under the following circumstances as re-
ported to by Capt. Gardner: The brig was
bound from Newport, England, to Mar
Unique with a cargo of coal, having left
the former place the 18th Of October. On
the 2Gth of the same month, in latitude 43 !,
longitude $50, explosion took place, sup
posed to have been caused by spontaneous COM
bustion, blowing up her decks and starting the
quarter under water. The boats were Immediately
launched, and effort made to throw ont her cargo
but finding the vessel fast sinking they were com
PEELED to stop.
The Admiral hove in sight and took off the crew
The brig went down in thirty minutes after the
rescue.
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ANOTHER FAILURE.-We regret to hear that Shep-
ard, Clark & Brown, book publishers of this city
have failed Their liabilities, we understand, are
not far from 100000 There have been several
failures of firms connected with the book trade dur
ing the la few months, which have not resulted
from unhealthy condition of the trade, but from
causes Of long standing, which are well known to
those engaged in the business. We presume the
trade never was in better condition than at pre-
sent. Boston Transcript Dec. 9.
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I.afer frnrn Rrnnuns

New ORLEANS Dec l0.-The steamship Arizona
has arrived here with later Rrazos dates and
Sll2,000 in specie.
Brownsville dates of the 4th instant are received.
Several skirmishes had taken place. but nothing
important had occurred.
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.

FOREIGN
WEST lNDIES-Br. Schr. Firefy.
59G bbs -four, CA bbls. meal, 80 bbls pork 100
kegs lard 100 do butter, 200 boxes candles boxes
tobacco % boxes cheese, 25 bags peas 20 bbls
HAREoR GRACE, N. F.-Br. brig Caroline.
lO?4 barrels -four, l0S kegs butter, l99 bbs Pork.
JAMAICA-Brig Nednder.
12S9 bbls. flour, 200 bbs meal 100 bushels corn
80 bags peas 100 bbls pork do. OIL 15O kegs lard $50
kegs butter % boxes cheese hoghead oats 25 barrels
crackers.
FAYAL-Ship AcOriGnG.
OO barrels flour, 100 oars, 2C0O barrel slaves, 5000
pipe do
HAvANA-StedmShip Baltimore
25S bhls potatoes, 1876 hbs apples $50 kegs butter So
frkns do jar do lOl bbs lard 160 kegs do SO boxes
oysters 1872 cases do boxes wine 25 bbs beef erces
do bacon hams, hhds do. q tierces do 496 boxes
herring case quilts u boxes furniture, packages do.
bundle do mattresses 10 pillows dozen iron hoops
piece carpeting cases tacks 40 bundles tubs IA do.
wick, ITO bundles paper, case bowls, hhs onions,
boxes tobacco, eases clothing, do hats boxes boots
and shoes OO4 blocks SO tierces rice boxes soap do
candles case dry goods, cask hardware l box do
bundle crOwbars, 3boXes celery l3 terces figs, doz
ducks, is do fowls set harness. tin box containing 300
dollars in specie.
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A SURPLUS OF THE New CENTs.-We notice that
effort about to be made by the retail dealers of
This city to lessen the nuisance and loss sustained
by the superabundant supply of the new cent in
circulation. The authority of the Mint to exchange
at par the nckle cent for fractions of the old Span
ish dollar, which are at a discount of FIVE to six per
cent. compared with American silver coin, has
made the supply of the coinage here in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Mint very large. The re-
tail dealers in dry goods and groceries, the butch
ers and others, are over supplied, and get rid of
them with difficulty and loss. They are dealt in
by the brokers, at a discount of two to five per
cent, depreciation sufficiently large to induce
some close dealers to purchase and pay them out to
such of their employees as have no choice in the
kind of pay they receive. The coin is far below
the value of our gold and silver, too far; and hav-
ing retiring point, is all the time in circulation
to the exclusion of corresponding amount of small
SILVER. We are not prepared to suggest a remedy
for the evil complained Of, but think the Secretary
OF the Treasury might interpose, to restrain the OBJ
jectionable coinage except for the distribution in
the interior, where it is in demand, and where it
would circulate but for the cost of transporting
commodity so bulky. That the operation of ex-
changing new cents for Spanish silver is a money
making one for the Mint, ought to stand in the
way of an order abating nuisance to the currency
so great as these nckleS have now become.-Phtid-
delphia Ledger.
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Marine DiSaSfP1..

New YORK; Dec. l0.-The ship Russell, OF Bos-
ton, hence for San Francisco, was sunk in a gale
OFF the Falkland Islands Vessel and cargo total
loss. The crew were saved.
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Es AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
PRICES ANDsALES OF sT0CEs IN NEW IURh
rEI EEk pII
No quotations for Second Board received


The week closes inactive stock market There is
no decided disposition to operate the part of either
buyers and the changes in prices for the
pa r unimpOrtant. The Western list continues be
avoraby affected by the slight increase shown in the
cepts of the roads when compared with the figures of Il
corresponding time last year. which, it is remembered
at the lowest point touched in their business Gaena
the heaviest of the speculative list, selling down to
81 against 6SH the prices of yesterday. The
doubtless influenced by the traffic return of the first
OF December Illinois Central lost per of the
cent large rise, closing at 5eH 5S& Rock Island
per cent lower closing with sales at 64 Erie dull
and lower, closing at 9G94 cts In Pacific Mail there
no change-the closing quotation being 76H G764
the yesterday Milwaukee and Mississippi is
bid, Az asked La Crosse B@2s. The coal stocks
shade easier-Delaware and Hudson selling at 95, Penn
sylvania at So.
The feature of the list of State stocks improve
mlnt of per cent. in Missouri and Virginia Skies. The
closing quotations Missouri S34, Virginia % G93
Tennessee go North Carolina 96G97 Ohio 6 1860 1O1
dl02h United States Coupon Fives of 1874 are easier
to buy, being offered at 103H, with 1O9! bid.
The annexed shows the prices OF the leading stocks
current last Saturday and to-day;
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OLD BRowN A PREAcHER.-The Danville (Va.)
Register auding to the stated belief that old John
Brown once travelled through Virginia in the ca
pacity of pedlar, says:
We have heard some of the citizens of Danville
state that this same man came to Danville under
the assumed name of McLane, and passed himself
off here Baptist preacher, having on one occa
sion attended divine service at the Baptist church
in this place. \ gentleman, who resides near
at his house about the same time. John Brown
acknowledged that he had travelled as far South as
to the North Carolina line. Assuredly, if all these
speculations to the traitors identity be correct
be has led most versatile life Pedlar, preacher,
robber, rogue, traitor, murderer, assassin, and
know not how many other titles belong to this mis-
guided man, now no more.