The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-19

ENGLISH STEAMERS THE PACTFIC.-The New
York Tribune learns by recent advices from Pana-
that the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
(British) will place a steam-tug in that bay
to be employed in lighterage business generally,
well as for their own purposes. The tug is to be
built of steel, l20 feet long and 20 feet wide She
is to have double engine side-whees, AID will
measure 224 TONS drawing only three feet of water
when loaded with so tons of cargo and so passen-
gers and their luggage with the usual quantity of
specie and mails. She is now being built at Liver
pool and is to be ready in January; but it is not
vet determined whether to send her around Cape
Horn via the Isthmus, in parts, to be put up at
Panama.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company is also
building two screw steamers of iron, of about 900
tons register to be employed on the coast between
Panama and Callao, and principally for freighting
purposes They are expecting to reach the Pacific
during the winter, early in the spring. The
regular passenger steamers of the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company ply between Panama and Val
paraisO touching at about sixteen intermediate
ports.
1t has been decided by the Pacific Mail Company
not to send the Adriatic to the Pacific, and she will
probably take her place in the line from New York
to Aspinwal on the Goth January prOximo.
NAVAL INrELLIGExCE-The United States steamer
Despatch has been launched at the GospOrt Navy
Yard. No one could possibly recognize in this
new vessel of 800 tons, any traces of the original
old "Tender," so completely is she metamorpho
sed retaining only few of the old timbers. She
is to be fitted for sea Immediately.
The United States steamer Dacotah is prepar-
ing for sea at the station.
The United States steamer Wabash, flag. officer
E. A. F. Lavallette, commanding, arrived at New
York Friday from Gibraltar.
COMPELLED TO PRODUCE TELEGRAPH DISPATCHES
In the course of trial in Cincinnati last week, the
counsel objected to the production of the original
of a telegraphic message upon the ground that it
nf GynI rilas of thn toll r.TAlp
ny not to disclose messages. The judge decided
that the company could make no rules which would
prevent the production of evidence in court, and
the message was brought in
large number of prominent citizens of Jersey
City, ''mindfu of the inestimabe value of the
Union, of the just and equitable rights to which
each State is entitled, &c, have issued call for
a Union meeting, to be held this evening. Several
hundred citizens signed the CALL and extensive pre-
parations have been made to secure large atten-
dance.
George Wilkes, of New York, now in Washing
ton, has been appointed administrator upon the
affairs of the late Senator Broderick. Mr.. b. left
most of his valuable papers in Washington, iuclud-
ing will executed in 1858, in which he left all his
property to Mr.. Wilkes
HIGH PRICES FOR NEGRoEs.-The Americts (Ga)
Republican, Friday, says that Tuesday last
negro boy, about l3 wears old, sold for 81 $40;
common field hand, Sl,92O; little girls sold for
Sl,5UU, and woman with an infant and another
small child, for S2,508
The New York Journal of Commerce publishes in
double rows seven and half columns of names of
persons and firms, who have signed the call for
union meeting in New York. The list is not yet
completed.
The New York Observer states that the Irish Depu
! tation (Presbyterians) who recently visited thi
! country collected, in the course of two months
about 1000 in aid of missionary operations in
| Ireland.
On the Shore Line Railroad, between New
! Haven and Stonington, the company are using
prepared lnda-rubber under the ends of each rail
to prevent the noise and rattling.
The Brownsville (Nebraska) Advertiser of the
18th has associate of Kit Carson, who posi-
| lively contradicts the report of his DEATH
| The Sea-Coast (Miss.) Democrat learns from good
authority that cargo of African slaves is expected
in Ship Island HarbOr the latter part of the present
month.
church bell of glass, fourteen inches in
height aud thirteen in diameter, has recently been
placed on the turret of chapel at Borrowdae,
! England. .-
The steamer Quaker City, which disabled at
sea in October last and put into Norfolk for repairs
left that port for New Y ork on Thursday last
Governor Magofin says in his message that Ken
lucky loses annually more than 100000 by slaves
escaping.