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THE CODIFJCATI0N OF THE1aWs

The Legislative Committee on the Code met in
the City of Annapolis yesterday at IL o'clock NJ.
At the call of the roll the following members were
found present, Messrs. James 7. Mccullough, Chair
man; John B. Brooke and Edwin II. Webster, Esqrs.,
of the Senate Committee. Messrs VIM. Alexander,
Henry H. Goldsborough, Edward W. Belt, Charles
B. Thruston, Ulysses Hobbs, and A. Stirling, Jr.,
Esqrs., Of the House Committee; and J. W. Clayton
Secretary. The Codfers reported the following
articles as ready for consideration School funds
Grows. The Committee resumed and completed
the examination of the article entitled Courts and
adjourned to meet at o'clock p. NJ.
Mission Church, erected by Rev. Mr. Cham
bers' congregation, dedicated in Philadelphia
on Wednesday afternoon last, and the pickpockets
attended in large numbers. Detective Russell was
dressed for the occasion in white neck-tie and
green spectaces, and carried a style of hymn book
that made him look like old line country deacon.
While singing 'fOld Hundred" Detective Russell
esped three pickpockets close by him, engaged in
manipulating the pockets of lady dressed in an
'sextenson skirt with the ''Patent Piccolomini
Adjustibe Bustle.''
Detective Russell cut short the verse he was sing
ing, and "surrounded" the three pickpockets. He
took them into custody. Two of them gave the
names of Frank Dillon and Bill Riley, while the
other genius altogether declined revealing his pa
tronymic. To capture these gentry required vast
deal of trouble much so that the religious exer-
cises were suspended for time. Three other pick
pockets, seeing the danger of their comrades, made
for the street. hotly pursued by some fifty citizens,
all of whom ran like quarter horses after the fugi
tive pckpockets. One of the latter proved to be
too smart for his pursuers, while two Of them were
captured and locked up in the Eighth ward station
house. Altogether, the affair spirited, and fur
nished advertisement to the participants for which
they probably had no expectation.
HARD TINES IN IowA.-The Courier, published at
Ottumwa, Iowa, of the 9th inst, says: We have
never approached so near a famine in this country,
especially in the West where we inhabit, as we
have the past year. The wet weather which pre-
vailed and characterized almost the whole of the
season, filled our SOIL and kept it full of water as
to prevent the growth and maturity of our crops,
the effects of which are now manies.ng themselves
in unwonted scarcity of breadstutfs, threatening
a rise in price which will occasion general distress,
if not actual want to thousands of our population
Already do we see the anomaly of reversal in the
direction of the trade in breadstuffs in our own
region, which ought to, and in an ordinary season
will, export largely of wheat and flour, having be-
come purchaser of these articles, which are now
being shipped largely from the east into this State.
One of our citizens, is now absent at Chicago for
the purpose of buying wheat to be manufactured
into -four by one of our mills.
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Suffering Mt Sea

Suffering at Sea
BosToN. Jan 3l.-The British brig Brill, ar
rived to-day, has been nearly ninety days on her
passage from Gibraltar. The crew have had but
one biscuit per meal for six weeks. She left Mar
seilles October l6.
The Safety Fund Bank goes into operation to-
morrow. Capital 5000, 900. A. J. Lowe, Pres-
dent c. r. Ransom, Cashier.
Funeral of Prescott, the Historian.
BosroN, Jan. 3l.-The funeral of William H.
Prescott took place this afternoon, at Chauncey
street church, Rev. Mr.. Ellis officiating, and
attended by the Fellows of Harvard College, Mas
sachusetts Historical Society, large delegation OF
book publishers, Governor Banks and many mem
bers of the Legislature, both branches having ad-
journed at an early hour to attend the services.
Fire at st. Catharines, C. w.
ST.. CATHARINEs, Jan. 3l.-A fire broke out here
at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, destroying the
st. Catharines House and the entire block adjoin-
ing. The loss is estimated at Sl00, 900. The office
of the Montreal Telegraph Company was destroyed,
this being the second time that it has been burned
within a few weeks. Two men were injured.
News from Havana.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 30.-The steamship Tennes-
see is below, with Havana advices of the 26th. Su-
gar steady. Lard had advanced Nc, and was
quoted at lSc. Exchange on London, sixty days.
l27a per cent premium.
Arrival of the Circassian nt st. Johns.
ST. JOINS, Jan. 3l.-The steamship Cir
cassian from Galway 1lth inst, arrived here at mid
night OF Saturday last, short of coal. She expe-
renced very heavy weather.
The Bark Brunette
Lone BRANCH, N. j., Jan. 3l.-The bark
Brunette ashore near this place, is being dischar-
ged, and will be got off next tide. The vessel is in
good order, and her cargo is not much damaged.
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SUGAR.-The demand has been steady throughout the
month, and but for the rmness and advanced views of
holders the sales would have been larger The
have confined their purchases to Louisiana grades aud
we note an advance of cent the lower qualities.
In foreign descriptions the business has been fair and
with very light receipts and decreasing stocks holders
have been enabled to realize advance of cent
nng grades of Muscovado and the low Numbers of cayed
the market closing firm with upward tendency. The
sales of the month foot 2205 hhds Louisiana at 7S4
cts; ,004 hhds Cuba at 6G74 cts 237 hhds English
Island at 72s cts l6S hhds Porto Rico at 77 cts,
and 800 bags Brazil at TX cts.
We quote Cuba and English Island 7HG17A cts; Porto
Rico nominal Louisiana TX 74 cts. for common to fair,
KIOSK for fully fair prime Brazil ~ as for
browns; sHtGsA for whites. Boxes-7 to 9, 7&7&;
10 to H. 7AGsA; l3 to Is, SsS(GS; 16 to Is, SAGe4
cts.
MoLAssEs-For New Orleans the demand has been
tive and prices have advanced fully cents per gallon
with sales Of 4527 bbs. at 36h 42 cents. In Foreign
there has been very little done. The market closes firm
We quote New Orleans 42d43 cts; Cuba, 20d30 cts;
English Island, 2S(G30 cts; Porto Rico nominal.
S. ?. THOMPSON & Co., Brokers.
Baltimore, Jan 3lst, 1859.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

COASTWISE.
BosToN-Str. Joseph Whitney,
307 boots and Shoes Carey, Howe Co.; 2l1 do
Brooks, Fulton Co.; 1870 do Grinnell jenkins; $40
do, Magraw Koons; 400 do B. o. R. R.; AGO pkgs.
shoes, 400 bbls. herrings, sundry persons.
NEW YoRK-Str. PdtdpScO.
pkgs. wine C. C. Sadler L. Co; linen Eaton
Bros Co; 500 pkgs mdse, B. & 0. R. r. 800 do,
dry persons.
FRANKLIN. LA.--Brg A. p. Fluter
235 hhds. sugar, 14S bbls. molasses, Sam Hurlbut.
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.
BARBADoEs.-l00 bbs. flour, 732 do meal, $40
bush. corn, 60 do. pease.
ST. JOHNS, N F-1125 bbIs -four; 100 do. corn meal;
400 bush corn 400 10 bran bbls ioles Is
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Municipal Election.

LANCASTER, Feb. 1.-The municipal election here
to-day resulted in the election of Sanderson, dem,
for Mayor, over Bronowes, by seven majority. The
vote was heavy
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United States Cutter WASN'T

Ship News.
New ORLEANS, JAM 3l.-Arrived ship Emperor,
from Singapore, and bark Grace Hammond, from
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General Samuel Mitchell, of Arkansas county
Arkansas, has, within the last few days, sold his
beautiful plantation on Silver Lake, containing
twenty-five hundred acres, to c. H. Bynam, ESQ., ,
of North Alabama, for one hundred thousand dol
lars
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An ancient couple, Brakeman by name, reside in
the town of Freedom, Cattaraugus county, N.
Y. The man, Daniel Frederick Bakeman,
is 100 years old, and his wife is l01 years
old. He was a revolutionary soldier. He is quick
and spry, can walk two three miles, chop wood,
&c. She can see to thread her needle aad sew as
well any one, and can walk off half mile visi-
ting and back, and has good health.
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THE SUEz CANAL-lt appears that the Porte is
much annoyed at the impulse given to the Suea
canal scheme by NJ. de Lesseps. The Ministers
state that the opening of the canal would be attend
ed with more Inconvenience to the Porte than ad-
vantage; and that, at all events, the frman will
never be granted for it until formal and unani-
nous demand be made by all the powers Mean
time, the Porte has repeated its order to the Vice
roy of Egypt not to allow even the preliminary
works to be commenced without the express autho-
rization of the Sultan.
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[From the NeO York Papers Of yesterday.


New YORK, Feb. 1.-The United States Cutter
Washington arrived here to-day from relief
crnise-
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CALIEORNIA STATISTInS

San francisco papers, received by the steamer
ILLINOIS, give tabular statements showing the bus-
ness of that port during the last year.
The number of passengers arrived within the
year, is 40,739, of whom 33,O79 were men, &, 1888
women; and 1872 children; a net gain of l2,745
over departures.
The arrivals from all quarters for the past four
years have been as follows:
1S55-Vessels ....... ,520-Tons. .........517 9l9
1S56-Vessels 4l5-Tons. .444 ol5
1S57-Vessels. 5S3-Tons.. .427 $3.50
lS5S-Vessels .......1 44-Tons. 467, ,52s
The following figures exhibit in gross, the quar-
ter whence the above arrivals have proceeded:
From 1855 1856 1857 1853
Domestic Atlantic Ports $40 149 $40 525 11432l
Domestic Coast Ports 635 13S 149 1872 036 1853 1886
Foreign Ports. III 092 149 ,617 134 AL 1e3542
The following gives the amount and destination
of the treasure exported from San Francisco during
the years lS56-7-8:
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President Lord, of Dartmouth College,N. H., who
is 66 years old, was skating on Merrimac river on
Wednesday,
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festival to Mr.. s. N. Pike, at the opening of his
opera house, testimonial of their appreciation
of his public spirit.
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From Me Neio York Papers of yesferddy.I
The Louisiana United States SenatOrship,
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3l.-The following is copy
of the report sent by the Agent of the Associated
Press, on the morning of the 25th inst, which
seems to have been miscarried somewhere:
Baton Rouge, Jan. 25.-Hon. Judah P. Benjamin
was nominated and elected United States Senator
last night. One wing of the party bolted from the
democratic causus, leaving the field to Messrs. Ben
jamin and Sandidge. While the caucus was in ses
House, but the clerk refused to call the roll.
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ritish collieries are distributed as follows

PAUL JONES IN FRITH.-Last week Mrs.
Reekie, widow, died at Pathhead, near Kirkcaldy.
She known to have been the last of those
young lasses who lighted the fires in Ravenscraig
Gnstla prhan thu of Pathhead kept armed
watch and ward nightly for the return of Paul
Jones. She often referred to this period in her
life, and described minutely the appearance of Mr.
Shirra, when engaged in praying on the beach for
that wind which drove the vessels of the dreaded
Paul down the Firth. She q years single, A
years married, and % years widow, and was in
the habit of saying that she had lived three life
tmes.-Edinbur9 Couranu.
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James NJ. Arnold, ESQ.,, gentleman of high
standing in Covington, Ky, committed suicide on
Saturday. An insane fear of poverty seems to
have been the cause.
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1t appears from the official report that there are
l33 saaried United States Consuls, whose salaries
amount for the year 1857, to S25l 544 and the fees
returned by them to nearly Slll ,000 leaving de-
ciency of $40, 900, to be paid from the treasury
There about 270 Consular officers paid by fees
only
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The New Orleans Crescent estimates the product
of the cane crop for 1858 at 35O, 900 hogshead of
sugar and 100000 barrels of molasses, valued at
twenty-five millions of dollars
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PRICES AND SALES STOCKS NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Through WILLIAM FISHER Son, Stock and Bill Brokers'
nn

y
In New York to-day there further decline in most
Of the fances but the general tone of the market
nevertheless shade better. Virginia 6's declined X
Missouri 6's 4; Erie Railroad X New York Central z;
Rock Island 4; Harlem X and Illinois Central bonds y
Reading, and Cleveland and Toledo advanced 4 each
Canton, Michigan Southern, La Crosse and Milwaukee,
and Galena and Chicago all sold at yesterdays rates
The supply of Treasury Notes the New York market
is large and ~ per cents. offered at per dis
count, with per cent offered for Custom Houses pur
poses. The loan goes slowly at * per cent prem
AT about this rate there is demand for foreign
count
The Foreign Bill market at New York is steady, with
out much activity Three Southern mails due which
reduces the supply of commercial bids First class Ser-
ling is l094 to l09S and Francs 5I8A AG5.13A.
The following comparative statement of the condi
ton of the New York Banks for the ending
and
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vile, for the purpose of procuring statue of Henry
Clay, by Hart, to be placed in the rotunda of the
court house: The statue will cost SIS 900. The
work on.the Clay monument at Lexington is stopped
we believe, for want of funds
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SAVANNAH, Jan. 31.-The steamship Alaba-
arrived at the bar at ten O. clock Saturday night,
and at her wharf Sunday afternoon. Head wind.
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The Rev. Mr.. Coffee, the first man, says the
Memphis Appeal, who ever preached sermon on
the bluffs of Memphis, was last week arrested for
being drunk and put in the calaboose When
taken into custody he swore bitterly at the officers
and wanted to fight them.
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The Bank Statement of the exhibits more favora-
bic results than generally anticipated 1t had been
supposed that further considerable expansion of loans
would be shown, by of advances the Gov
ernment loan but the contrary, the increase in the
loan column only S23 000 The facilities for taking up
the loan appeared have been granted mainly by private
capitalists, by such banks have called in loans
other securities and put the money again this
favorable collateral The loss of specie is greater
than anticipated while the California receipts did
go in early enough in the week to have any influence
upon the average. There some moderate amounts
in from Boston, but not than enough, proba
bly, to neutraze the foreign drain Of the week The net
deposits show falling off of S122S0 00O nearly all of
which, far ascertain arises from the payments
into the SubTreasury The regular local and country
deposits, think, larger than last week On the
whole, the statement received in the street ia
vorable one, and if it had upon firm stock market,
would have had marked effect. The conservative por
ton of the public have looked with alarm upon the
tnued expansion of the bank oans and any
of disposition upon the part of bank managers to hold
up is desirable change.
The New York Mutual Life Insurance Company have
made their Annual Statement for 1858 The business in
in s49576l of hch 1902 s25 disbused for
losses by death, purchases of policies salaries commits
si0ns &c, and the balance scrip dividend of 80 per
cent is declared to the holders of life policies The
cumuated means of the Company amount to 81 595
eO1.
STATEMENT Of Business at the United States Assay Office
at Neao York for the month ending Jan. 81. 1859.
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1t is stated that the snow in the mountains west
of Frostburg is foot in depth
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swimming acauemy Is 10 De erected IN FnIlE-
dephia.
Bishop Mclvaine has written from Ryde, Isle OF
Wight, that he will return home next MONTH
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Total imports this month, all descriptions
SLIRs TILE MONTH

"a, 1856 bags, including re-sales
Market.-Ro. ordinary, 94 to TO- fair 1OA II; good
to prime, Tx to 114 Laguayra II to 12x; Java Is
15k; St Domingo, 1oH Cape IL; Maracaibo, 124 Is.
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Court OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Dec TERM
!S5S.-ANNAPoLIs, February lst, 1S59.-No. 80.
Jacob Reese and VIM. Fisher u.s. The Bank of Com
merce, appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore
City, was argued by Fisher for the appellants and
by Malcolm for the appellee.
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Coal MINING IN ENGLAND AND PENNsYLvANIA.-In
Great Britain in 1857 there 1905 collieries,
which sent to market in that year 65, 1914 ,7O7
of COAL average of q, 500 tons to each coliery.
In Schuylkill county, Penna.. there are llS col
lieries, which produced in 1858 2,9lG,60S tons,
which would give an average of 25,slO tons to each
coiery, which is greater than the average product
Of the collieries of Great Britain.
The collieries in Schuylkill county stated
at 10 white ash, grey ash, and 81 red and pink
ash.
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LONG BRANCH, N. j., Jan. 3l.-The bar
Brunette, ashore this place, is being discha
ged, and will be got off next tide. The vessel is
good order, and her cargo is not much damaged.
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Funeral of Prescott the Historian.
Arrival of the Circassian at st. Johns.

ST. JOHNS, Jan. 3l.-The steamship Cir
cassian, from Galway llth inst, arrived here at mid
night of Saturday last, short of coal. She expe-
rienced very heavy weather.
, 1859-08-23

Horace Greeley writes az follows, under date
Of Fort bridger, Utah, July S, lo5Y:
On these streams lire several old mountain
GERS, who have large herds Of cattle which they
are rapidly Increasing by lucrative traffic with
the c,nigrunts. who are compelled to exchange
their tired, gaunt oxen aud steers for fresh ones
on almost any terms. Il. D., whose tent We
passed last evening, is said to hare SIX or eight
hundred head, aud, knowing the country per
fcctly, finds no difficulty in keeping them
through summer and winter by frequently shift
ing them fronl place to place over circuit
Of thirty OF forty miles. J. H., who has been
here twenty odd years, began with little or no.
thing, and has quietly accumulated some fifty
horses, three or four hundred head Of neat cat
tie, three s1uaws, and any number Of half-breed
children; IL is said to be worth seventy 6ve
thousand dollars, though he las not even gar
den, has probably not tasted an apple or apeach
these ten years, aud lives in a tent which would
be dear ut fifty dollars. instance this gentle
man's way Of life not br any mems to commend
it, but to illustrate the habits Of j class.
White n1ei,, with two or three squuws each,
are quite common throughout this region and
young and relatively coinely Indians girls are
bought from their fathers by white men us ress..-
larry and openly as Circa<sians at Constantiuo-
pie. The usual range Of prices is from 10 to
*SU-about that Of lu.tian horses. hrar it
stated that, though Ill other trades may be dull,
that III young squaws is always brisk on Green
Ri:er aud tie North Platte. That women SO
purchased should be discarded or traded OF, as
safety or asarice may suggest, and that they
should desert or deceive their purchasers on the
slightest temptation can surpriseno one.- met
un 1rishman Oh Biz Sandy, whose squaw had
recently gone off with al. Indian adn.ircr, lcav-
Ing him two clever, bright, halt-bretd children,
OF scven and five years. trust that that plank
in the Republican National Tiatform which af-
firms thc right and duty of Congressional Pro.
hibition. not only Of Slarery in the Te. ritores,
but Of polygau,y hlso, is destined to be speedily
ernhoH ;,d IN \ Inv
, 1859-08-23
The Is White LaHHss Of IfRytf.

james kednlIn HFlteS lHe lUAu" 4uS GoAttEu"
ing the White Laws" Of 1Iayti:
1th nk I hare already mentioned that in Hay
tiau Courts the code Of our Southern States is
reversed; there, the testimony Of q black
against i white is refused; here the evidence Of
a wI4ite acaiust black is roid There, slave
being iilnseif chattel-iu some States held Us
real cstatc-cannot, in lis own name, hold prop
crty: here, the fundamental article OF all their
Consultations is-the words were first spoken by
the black Robespierre, 1)cssalincs--" henccfor"
ward no white shall ever put his foot on thlS
Island in the capacity of a resident proprietor"
In the Southern States, marriage between u
black aud u white is illegal 50 antagonl>tic to
Southern ideas Of Christianity, that white bus.
ballis-nlinus the bond-etten sell their colorcd
YVES; lelc, so abnorient to Haytlan percep'
tious Of responsibility lin tue eye ot the iaw) Is
the uniun Of the races, that, il native woman,
should marry foreign white. she would ~
stantlT i,'sc her nationality amt be rcgarded III
future as foreigner also! To one WHO has
never llred where the prejndtces Of color, to ust
common phrase, are *t on thu boot, where the
whites are down aud then blacks are masters
where the capacity Of tue negro for sell-govern
1neut and sell $ sienance is ITO more probten
than the similar capacity Of the S1Ion race
where the color Of the SIX n is neither the lndc,
Of humanity nor the measure Of intelligence, !
is difficult to conceive how exceedingly iuui
crous these Pagan Black laws of Atner,ca ap
pear. Our Slave Code, md its appendices il
The Northern States are worse than the Haytla
White Laws, for they were the offspring of III
indubitable necessity, and were provoked b.,
fourteen years Of slaughter and twu centuries ol
the foulest oppression. But what has the Negro
ever done to us, except to labor uutiringly fol
our pecuniary interest, as contradIstlnguIslied
from his own, that We should manifest such fcal
mud hatred Of him US the Staye Code Of tht
South displays iu every page?