The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-02

TESTIMONIAL OF REsPECr.-The following letter,
addressed to 7. II. Belt Jr., late Agent of the Sa-
vannah Steamship Company, has been handed us
for publication:
BALTIMORE March 3lst. 1859.
T. H. BELT, Jr.-Deor Sir: We, the undersigned,
your friends employees of the Baltimore and Savan-
nah Steamship Company take this method ofexpress
ing to you their regret your leaving the service
of this Company, and offer you this little testmo-
nial, "a gold beaded cane, showing their apprecia
tion Of you a faithful, energetic officer and gen.
tleman. Wishing you success in any business you
may undertake,
We remain, with regard, your friends,
j. G.. Parker, Captain of City of Norfolk,
B. s. Norris, First Officer of do
William Norris, Second Officer do.
William Duncan, Chief Engineer,
T. l.. Hernandez, Savannah Pilot,
Peter Dash, Stevedore,
f. V. eager, Captain of Commerce,
T. Y. Vail, First Officer do.
J. E. Jones, Second Officer do.
l.. Richards, Chief Engineer,
William H. Calwell, Clerk,
Joseph Daley, do.
RoBBERY.-On Thursday night, the Ladies' fur
nishing store of A. G. Broadbent h Co., No. Is N
Charles street, was burglariously entered and rob-
bed of goods consisting of silks, fine cloths, meri-
noes, lace wells, laces. mantas, and a variety of
other articles, amounting in value to about 81 ,000
The burglars effected an entrance into the premises
by passing through an alley in the rear, leading
from Fayette street, and jumping over the back
wall. Here they encountered window, the shut
ters of which they priced open with jimmy, and
broke out large pane of glass, through which
they entered the store and accomplished their de-
signs. In the morning when the proprietor enter
ed the establishment he found that every drawer
had been ransacked the floor was strewn
with goods, and a large pile of the most
valuable articles placed conveniently for tax
| ing off, clearly indicating that the burglars had
been scared away before they had fully accomplish
| ed their design. During thewhole time they were
in the store, (Which from the amount of work they
did, could not have been less than two hours,) il
was lighted by gas, and that they were not detect
| ed by the police is wonder, especially when an
opening is left in the front door for the especial
of the watch in making their rounds.
| The OLD Town SQUARE-Y esterday a portion Of
| the members of the City Council visited the pro
| posed site for open square in Old Town. The
| site lies between Exeter and Asquith streets and
| Fayette and Gay streets, although neither of the
| above named streets bind on it. 1t will be three
hundred feet from either of these Streets and will
| contain little more than six acres. sixty foot
street will surround it; and it is designed to wider
East street from the southern end of the square tC
Baltimore street, which will afford excellent means
| of communication from the main thOrOughare o.
the city. Much interest was manifested in behal
of the project by the citizens and large number
| them accompanied the Committee in viewing the
premises. An excellent entertainment was prepared
| by Mr.. Christian Shaw. of the Cottage, on High
street, which the members of the Council and many
others partook of. The people of that neighbor
| hood say that they must have this improvement
which they call "a Park"
LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1S59.-Mr. Randolph yester
day evening presented the report of the Commtte
on Ways and Means for the tax levies for 1859
The State levy Of ten cents will have to be added
which will give total of 81 in the hundred.
The following table gives the items for which tn,
revenue is raised, and the amount devoted to each