Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-02-11
FoREleN ComMERcr or Nrw YonK.

The statistics OF our foreign commerce
as just now attracting unusual attention,
in consequence Of their bearing upon the
question Of a revision of the tariff The
foreign imports at New York, exclusive
of specie, for the last month, are larger
than for any previous January in the
history of our trade. From the Journal
Of Commerce we learn that the foreign
imports at that port for January amount
ed to $40, Al 962; against $8, 105,719
in January Of last year. The Journal
says:
The January which approaches near
est that just passed, in receipts of mer-
chandise, was in 1854, when the total,
including specie, was fraction above
that for January, 1859; but deducting
specie, the balance is $58, 200 in favor
Of the latter month.
The total imports fer January have
been more than double the corresponding
total for last year, the increase being
/ ST, 342 2i3. The state of the trade is
shown by the small quantity Of goods
entered for warehousing The total
withdrawn from warehouse is less than
half that Of last year, not because the
goods are not wanted, but because the
stock in bond in so diminished that there
are few desirable goods to withdraw -
The total stock now here in bond iu-
GLIDING dry goods and general merchan-
disc, is only about ZOO, 000 against
$22 $40, 600 at the corresponding date
Of last year.
The receipts for customs at the n Y.
custom-hous3 in January, amounted to
/ $3, 49, against 81 ,541 ,474 in Jan
uary Of last year.
The exports, exclusive Of specie, are
about half million below the CORE
spending total for last year, the greatest
decline being in breadstuas.
The least favorable feature in the as
pcct of or foreign commerce is the want
of export demanded Tor our cereals, the
shipments Of breadstufs to Europe hav-
ing almost entirely ceased during the last
few weeks. 4 revival Of this trade is
looked for by many, and if this cxpecta-
ton is realized, there viii be nothing
wanting to make the business Of the year
one Of the most profitable on record.
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i'o''''..,o y. " lila" 'ND Nan oOL-
LEGE.--Wo have by special telegraph
and regular dispatches from Petersburg
Csavs the Baltimore Sun tLe announce
no,.t ,tat uv:il;,o, and NJ roroao -,
,,,.,,. - '' - N0''N
w 'i''ai iiSouIg' - one VI 'He most us
tlngulshed and venerable institutions OF
learning inthe country, was DESTROYED
bp fire nj throo o,cloc,, an Tros5av morn.
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, ne ''S' LIS ~ U"''' i'o'a'y anu '"'o
ratory are SAID to have fallen prey t.
, the flames This calamity will cause The
deenost reorot tbrouobout the Who'll,
,.,n,n,, o.5oo;.I.. .. a., -. y,
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un9u sneo men VINO nave graduated Il
ITS halls. All the students escaped un
i, harmed The total loss is estimated a
about &1gG. 600 and the insurance !,
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Tory Oh Tue institution
q " The college OF William and Mary
: in tlo Irn;tod Statos was obortorad Z,
] 1904 Inv Kino William TIT and 0nocr
! Narv who ave ont Of tbcir rr;votl
roa1e ncarly 70 O00 storI;nc I'll,
; oroctin, tbo necessary bn;I5;ngs Tb;s
with twenty fbops,ni acres If land tbl
/ Office Of enyvovor-oonor,l I'm yirt,,o =,
r which onc-sivib of tho fsos rooo;roJ l.,
nubIio Surveyors in tLo colony and ~
lolo noyor II onnointino thon wcro civ.
on and one nan,v Tonnd on IN 70.
: bscro cvnorted from Vircinia and SIory-
land Granted in the charter 70 58o
raised Inv subscrintion in tbo colony and
, a oift If 5000 from tbe House of Rnr.
D ccesos constituted tbo ondowmonf oftLo
+ colIooc
. Within tbo Iost f.w voor, 1oroo al.
1;t;ons Layo Loo,, ri 80 .bo rt;l6so,L;
ca1oaJ nbor;o.l ar,ara,n. w., Tx oe iial
,goro ~, e,;sion, f,r III ,,, ,,rr ,,',,'
, e ;ostrn.;;o,, - thoso sa;onode M,
+ Iibrorv had also boon enlargoJ ana oor
: ta;noi noorIv Z 0oo lime -
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