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BALTIMORE, Dec. IL, IS6


There was very decided improvement in stocks at
New York to-day, but the market here was dull and
heavy for everything except Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road which shade better than yesterday There
were $50 shares of this stock Sold 100 $780,
s5OH cash. and 1t closed at $5OK bid s51 asked regular
way these figures being advance of 81 the closing
quotations fTUI tlrcrn Central Railway
and bonds both quite heavy the bonds being
especially There 400 OF the shares sold
13H, these figures being decline of to of dollar
yesterdays closing price, and note sales of 500
Of the 1885 bonds at So which is decline of AZ per cent
the last sales which were made on Saturday. The
bonds offered at the close at So but only 40 bid
for hem and the shares left of at S34 bid S134
regular way. sale Of 81 900 Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road 1880 bonds made at the Board at H. which
considerable decline any previous sale and they closed
at rs bid n asked Baltimore City 6s were very heavy
to-day but there but little done them the only sale
made being of 81 500 s75sa 9OH this figure being
decline of 34 per cent the price obtained for them
yesterday. For 1855 only SO bid and 1905 closed
at 90 bid 94 asked There sales of 100 shares Can
ton Co. at s19 cash. this figure being the that
obtained for it day two since, and note also
of so shares Citizens Bank at s10 There very little
done to-day in Mining Stocks the sales embracing only
loo shares Gardner Hill at 50 49, 200 shares Spring
field at $19O The market for this class of stocks
very heavy.
We no change either for the better or the worse in
the condition Of the Money market The banks continue
to supply the pressing wants of their customers and
occasional sales of irstclass paper making the
street at our previous quotations. viz. to per cent
per month, but for the bulk of the paper Offering there
market.
In New York to-day Missouri 6's advanced IN and
Virginia 6s per cent; Canton 81 Erie S24; New York
Central 81 Reading S2K; Cleveland and Toledo s1A
Michigan Southern ~ Michigan Southern guaranteed
81 Rock Island 81; Harlem 81 and Galena and Chica
go 81.
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Specie being Shipped to the United States.
ST. JOHNS, Dec. 1.-THE steamer Europa, from
Liverpool for Boston, via Halifax on the lst inst'
passed Cape Race this Tuesday morning.
The steamers Atlantic and Edinburg arrived out
on the Goth, the latter at Queenstown.
The political news is unimportant. Italian af-
fairs without essential change.
The garrison at Gaeta had made sortie, but
were repulsed with great loss.
The American monetary crisis was beginning to
have its effect in England, and was using specie
shipments to America. The Europa h as a cOnsid-
cradle amount, and large shipments we re expected
to be made by the steamer Atlantic. These move
ments caused a renewal Of the gold Withdrawals
from the Bank of England on the Both.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL Dec. l.-Cotton-saes of the week, 16 900
bales including $500 bales spectators and bales
for export The market closed firm, with good trade
demand The market buoyant and all qualities have
slightly advanced Sales of Friday estimated 10 600
bales including 900 bales speculator and for export
mddling Orleans, I'd; Mobile fair, 7Nd.; middIing
6%d Stock in port, $4,000 bales, including 100000
Manchester advices are favorable.
The market for Yarns generally closed with an i'm
LONDON MARKrTs-Consols 93K@9s% Bullion at
very active The Bank rates have been reduced per
cent.
BreadsuGs-Flour isdulI and all qualities have slight
ly declined. Sales at 27s. @31s Wheat is dull at
decline of 16l2d since Tuesday. Red, los l0dG2 Cd
White lis. (Gl3s Cd Corn is quiet. Richardson Speenc
quote Wheat 2(d3d. lower.
Provisions.-Beef is quiet business has been
done for export. Pork is quiet with some export
quiry; sales at SIS. 6dd5Ss cd. Bacon is quiet good
short mddles Cos. Lard is firm at 7os .97s., retail
Taow is dull at SIS. @59s., for North American.
Produce-Pot ashes steady at 2Ss cd 029s. Pearl
ashes steady at 29s 30s Sugars dull decline of
Cd. Coffee is quiet Rice is quiet and the market closing
at former Fish oils closed quiet but steady Lin
seed is in good demand at 50 Olive oil of all qualities
has slightly advanced Rosin is heavy at 5s I'd 5 4d.
Spirits Turpentne is dull.
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FRoM Rio JANERo.-Files of Rio janet ro papers
to October "a are to hand. The result of the
elections throughout the empire was not definitely
hicting--both liberals and conservatives claiming
Ine p victory. At Pernambuco, on October l3, the
resident OF the province, accompanied by the in
= =. OF oI the arsenal and other officials paid Wis
der Prentiss. The Seminole was to have sailed the
same sans Gay for Kio and thence to the Parana river
Exchange at Rio remains the same as at last adyi-
cesoaondon 90 279o Sales ofcoffee from the sth to
of which $4,000 were bought for United states
markets, and prices bad improved 100 to 200 reis
since the sailing of the last packet for England.
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE


New ORLEANS, Dec. l0.-The steamship Tennes-
see has arrived. from Vera Cruz on the 7th, with
city of Mexico dates to the 28th ult.
The Liberals were completely investing the
There was great distress among the people from
the scarcity of provisions
"he main army had not yet come up. The Ex-
traordinary, from the city of Mexico on the 3D.
had not arrived at Vera Cruz when the Tennessee
left: It's believed it would bring news either
OF the repulse of the Liberals the capture of the
capital.
Minister McLane and the United States Legation
will return home by the next steamer
The French Minister advises Mramon to ca
pitulate - -
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From Utah.

=, ST: LOUIS, December 10.-The correspondent of
the Republican, from Salt Lake City on the 10th
uit., announces that the Utah Legislature met in
special session on the 18th, for the purpose of ac
ting on law respective to the Federal judicial
districts, appointing the time for holding the
Courts of the Territory, and povding the neeessa-
ry funds.
The Legislature made no provision for nrovid
ing funds.
The Governor refused to approve of the bill and
the session broke up.
The Federal officers have pettioned the Commits
sloner on lnuan Affairs to arrange the treaties
with the Indian tribes in Utah.
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Nor WELL PoSTED.-The London Times seems to
feel much regret that Mr.. Webster will not be in
Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet, and thinks it great mis-
calculation in the Republican party which has
| forced "him and Mr.. Everett, and number of en-
inent men of the same party, to a lily themselves to
! the South and seek, by concessions to the slave
| owning interest, to obtain a position which they
| believed the North would never be able to give
! them" MIR. Webster has been dead quite eight
! years, yet the news has not reached the Times.
AMERICAN SCHOOL Books IN ENGLAND.-It is sta
! ted that the ''London Board of Education" have
authorized the selection and purchase of large
majority OF our original school books and works
upon education, for the purpose of adapting them
to the of the national schools of Great Britain
The result OF this move may be the means of i'm
proving the geograp phical know ledge of the rising
generation of Englshmen. Some Of the members
OF the London press might find it of service to look
into some of these wOrk.-Boston Courier.
EDuCT AGAINST LYNCHING.--The frequent lynch
ings in Savannah have at last attracted the official
attention of the Mayor and City Council of that
place, who denounce such proceedings lawless
and subversive of good order and security
reward of one hundred dollars is offered for the
apprehension and conviction of parties implicated
in such outrages. The Savannah Republican ap-
proves of the proclamation, and says that the
oldest, wsest and best citizens of Savannah con-
demp the course of the vigilance committees.
The supposed murderer of Mrs. Shanks, killed
! in New York on Friday morning last, has been ar
/ rested He admitted that he was the young car
| penter upon whom suspicion had been liked as the
! probable perpetrator of the murder. When asked
n Give his name he gave different one from that
in possession of the police. This went far toward
! confirming the suspicious which were entertained
! The Nashville Banner is authorized to state that
the rumors in circulation as to the offer of
place to John Bell in Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet are
| without the slightest foundation. No intimation
| of such intention has been communicated to Mr.
Bell. either by Mr. Lincoln himself or through any
| of his friends.
Capt. West, who went to Truxillo to get the body
of General Walker, has returned to New Orleans
without accomplishing the object of his errand-
The old Spanish law will not allow body-to be
removed from Spanish ground until the explra-
tion of three years.
There is some talk of finishing the HempheLLo ia
Road to Greensburg. The work. it is said, is to be
done by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Will De
commenced early next spring.-Pdtsb"rg journal.
Four lives have been lost in the neighoornoou oA
Boston, on the skating ponds, this season.
uo,ort i, current in Paris that the King and
ouesn Of Holland will probably pay the Emperor
visit at Compiegne'
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NEW ORLEANS, December l0.-The steamship
BienviIle, from Havana on the 7tb, arrived here
to day.
Sugars are dull at 975@934 reals. The gather,
ing of the new crop is proceeding rapidly.
Freights are dull. Money very tight Exchange
on London 10 per cent. premium; New York 81
per cent. premium. ~
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SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH
through WILLIAM FISHER x Son. Stock and Bill Brokers
Sn,.Al 49,
The Tribpne Of This morning sars


At the morning board there was moderate degree of
activity in stocks, but the tone of the dispatches in the
morning papers from the South were not encouraging
and the improved feeling of Saturday afternoon were
sustained The general features of the
purchases for cash by the public are alIured by low
prices the taking in of short stock unwingness to
operate on time to extent and gradually declining
quotations. Among the heaviest securities Govern
ments stocks and railroad bonds Government 1867
sold at 95 decline of 81 per cent The of 1874 sold
at So and there very little demand any price
These sales were made by tmid parties who fear the
treasury will be entirely bankrupt before January We
presume however that Congress will before that time
authorize financial eXpedient which will enable the
Secretary to pay the interest State were also
heavy but without important change.
On demand money is moderately abundant at 6G7 per
cent. Paper continues TO go very slowly 15(GlS per
cent for the best double Dry goods signatures
to be suffering under greater drust than other
description aud We hear of passing below is per
cent Treasury Notes are much depressed and
sold high per cent. discount for those due next
month Importers are buying them for the payment
duties at 2Hd3 per cent. discount. The domestic ex-
changes DO not improve, except Philadelphia which
down to 2d2b per cent On Baltimore worse
-3x@4 per cent. At Chicago the is SlO per cent
with but little offering merchants scarcely expect
to receive remiances while exchange stands at these
figures.
The foreign bill market is very much depressed and the
best bankers names be bought l02 for sterling
and BOO Tor francs line of francs of very leading
name, sold to-day ct SIS. Prominent commercial and
bank sterling is 1oO@lO2, and document bills 9sGlOo
The market is almost nominal the demand being very
limited.
FreighsTo Liverpool $50 bales Sea Island cotton at
9bd lOOO boxes cheese at 47hd; 5000 bbs flour at 2s
3d(d3s AN II 900 bushels wheat lid in bulk: 25 600
at 12h3d in bags 100 tierces beef at S. and SO boxes
Bacon at ass
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks pre-.
sents the following aggregates compared with those
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BALTIMORE COUNTY coURT-JUDaE PRICE.

r, ,. ioHsoNIoWN, Dec IL, lSbU.
The magistrates appeals were resumed this morn
ing. The case of Thomas D. Cockey of j. vs.
james Finrerty. An appeal from Justice Long
necker, for the recovery of 50 damages sustained
by the plaintiff below, in the killing of hog found
trespassing on the defendants land Tried before the
Court and held under advisement--D Beni F.
Longnecker in the matter of allowing an account
in bar against certain claims of the plaintiff below
Tried before the Court Judgment reversed, and
Judgment of $50 for defendant-A. B. Martin Us.
Henry Lanehardt. An appeal from Justice Wright,
for the recovery of &c. for repairs done to market
wagon, the property of Mrs. Reimer, and for which
Martin became the responsible party. On trial.
In those cases there were large number of wit
nesses examined ON both sides, and occupied the
attention of the Court for the day.--To-morrow
the call will be resumed, after which the criminal
cases W i'll be taken up.--The Court to-day incor-
porated the Towson Guards, Capt. Chew.---
Adjourned.
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Ernnn the " Y T1ih,,ne nf Tuesdnnl

JoHN BRowN PRAYER MEETING-A PRAYER meet
ing was held last evening in the lecture room OF
Dr.. Cheever's Church. in cOmmemoratiOn of the
life and death of John Brown. The movers in the
meeting apprehended riot, and applied to the
| Superintendent of Police for protection. But il
was very quiet. There were but "a persons present
in all. Oliver johnson occupied the desk and di.
rected the exercises. DR.. McCune Smith introduced
a black woman who had made eight visits to the
South and brought back 43 slaves into freedom
they called her Moses-she as black as black
could be. Mr.. Andrews, of Illinois, could not pray
for peaceable dissolution of the Union; there was
no hope of tit must come in blood. 4 year ago
he lived in the South; he was well acquainted with
slavery; it was too great sin to be expated except
in blood. He had told Southern men that he be-
lieved that John Brown was man of God He had
been surprised to find the clergy in the South the
most Jealous advocates of slavery. These were
perilous times. Slavery would not die in this
country without final effort 10 overthrow freedom
| OF speech and of the press. The meeting was con
tinued until a late hour. One man said that he
had heard Judge in this city say, "Although
voted for Lincoln, yet | am no abolitonist, and
would head mob to pull down the Tribune Office
and Beecher's Church." Most of the speakers
gave details of their personal acquaintance with
John Brown.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.-A proposition is
before the South Carolina Legislature to appro-
pirate $4,000 to aid in deepening the harbor of
Charleston, and $50 600 to erect buildings to be
used arsenals and depots for the ordnance, arms
and munitions of the militia of Charleston. There
is also bill preventing free negroes entering into
mechanical pursuits, or riding in carriages or
other vehicles, unless accompanied by white per-
SOD. Another bill pending authorizes the Board
of Ordnance to make contract with such respon-
sible persons shall, within the period of fifteen
months establish and put in operation within the
limits of the State, any of the cotton grow
ing States, an armory capable of turning out ten
thousand stand of small arms, of standard military
patterns, for the delivery to South Carolina of fifty
thousand dollars worth of smaarms annually :or
the term of five years.
AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-Messrs. Eugene CuvelIier
! and L. A. Raymond had hostile meeting at four
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, at Hopkins planta
tion. The weapons used were sharpened foils, and
at the first pass Mr.. Cuvellier received slight
wound in the left breast, while his own weapon
passed through the shirt of Mr.. Raymond. The
affair was here stopped by the seconds, who arrang
ed an explanation and reconciliation between the
parties. Both of the gentlemen conducted them
selves with perfect GOODNESS and bravery.-Ne'o Or
leans Bee, Dec. 5.
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The Burch Di,

The Burch Divorce Case--yer.iict for Egrs
Rurch
CHICAGO, Dec. l0.-In the Burch divorce case
verdict has been rendered for Mrs. Burch.
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COURT OF APPEALs OF MARYLAND,

IOUU.-ANNAPOLIS,U ISOU.
No. l66. Charles B. Calvert and George II.
Calvert Us. Charles Fl. Carter Appeal from the
Equity side of the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
county. The argument in this cause was conclu-
ded by Thomas S. Alexander for the appellants.
No. 100. Charles B. Carvert and George II.
Calvert Us. Charles II. Carter and others. Appeal
from the Equity side of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges county. This case was argued and con
cluded by Thomas S. Alexander for the appellants,
and by Daniel M. Thomas and j. Mason Campbell
for the appellees
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The Montgomerg tAIaN Mail Of the 7tb saws.

1t grieves us to be compelled to make room for so
much ofthe Annual Message of President Buchanan
AS relates to the interests of the people of the slave
holding States Cur readers will see that he takes
the Northern consolidation view of the Right of
Secession, but "roars us as gently as a sucking
dove when he comes to speak of ''coercion.''
If there were no other reason for secession than
the fact that it is thus authOrtatively denied that
fact would amply Justify the States about to secede
The notion that we of the South have become an
integral part of an abolition Yankee Nation, is in
itself an atrocous outrage, when pronounced by a
man holding the position of a President of Confed-
Grated States
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Mayorality Election of Boston
boston, Dec. 1.-THE majority for Mr.. Wight
man, the Democratic and Union candidate for
Mayor, over the Republican candidate, is 3,lOO
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Ship News.
NORFOLK, Dec. lin Hampton Roads ship
Greyhound, from Rio, with 1000 bags coffee
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-On motion of Hon. R..
ii. Gillet, Henry McCrea, Esq, of Pennsylvania,
Court.--No. 2. Charles E. Minor, appellant, u.s..
the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation
Company ct al,-No. 3. David Bigelow, appel
liant, rs. the NewJersey Railroad and Transports
tion Company. 4. Charles E. Minor, ap-
pelant, Us. the Newark Plank Road and Ferry
Company ct al.-The argument of these causes
was continued by Messrs. Zabriskie and Seward
for the appellees, and by Mr.. Parker for the ap-
pellents. until tomorrow II O'clock
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INVITATION THE New YORK SEVENTH REGIMENT
TO VISIT ENGLAND.-It is stated that an invitation
will probably be received by the Seventh regi-
ment, by the next steamer, through the influence
OF Mr.. Bellew, the artist, from the London Volun-
teers, to visit England. 1t has been proposed by
Mr.. Blanchard Jerrold, captain of London vol
unteer corps to raise f25, 900 for the purpose of
detraying the expenses, and much interest has been
created concerning the matter among many of the
principal citizens of London. 1t is thought that
the splendid reception of the Prince of Wales in
this country may have aroused wish to return
the cvity; and the il-feeling created by the reply
Of Lord Palmerston to the proposal of Company
f. Ninth regiment Of visit, will be remov =
". Y. World, Dec. 10.
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The market was very dull today at the Board and bv
auction, the great difficulty being in finding customers
at any price for large class of the stocks offered All
sellers ana no buyers was the almost literal position of
market The transactions effected were penerailv at
lower rates. and the volume of business would have been
much larger at the Board had buyers been ready
stocks at what would appear to be reasonable prices
The money market the past week has shown no signs
cheering improvement and borrowers have we should
Judge, been harder pressed than The continued
and persistent decline in stocks has very serious effect
upon borrowers, many of whom are carrying large
lots of them, principally bought in New York at prices
ranging from 5 to 80 cent above the present
rates Hardly paper the best has been passed
at less than Is per cent and many good have
been discounted at is to "a per cent Occasionally some
fortunate individual may have succeeded in negotiating
his paper at IL per cent but this is exception and by
no means criterion of the market. The specie of
the Boston Banks continues very lows, ,523 O00-but
the managers disposed to do all they to accom-
mOdate the business community
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from CaIifOfnia by Pony Eypress
FORT kEARNEY, Dec. 9.-The weather is mild
with two inches of snow on the ground and still
falling.
The Pony Express, from San Francisco on the
18th ult., passed here at o'clock this morning
The suits of the United States Is. Beverly c.
Sanders, and the same us. Augustria Harassetby,
the former charged with defacation in 1852, while
o!lector OF the port of San Francisco and the lat
ter charged with embezzing, in 1857 in the rein
ing department of the San Francisco Mint, have
both been dismissed, the District Attorney entering
a noHe prosequi.
Aside from these few items, there is absolutely
no news.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The market continues with little consequence done
since the last report Sales auction of 20 hhds Musco
vado sugars at cts "a hhds of Porto Rico at 40 The
market heavy and dropping The general tendency
prices IS unfavorabe though candles brisk and well
sustained Isthmus butter has sold at 80 cts with lin
tied sales In domestic produce good business is doing
at unchanged rates.
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Billy Mulligan was married in the New York
state Prison, on Sunday last, to Mrs. Mary
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AN UNFORTUNATE VEssEL.-The schooner Ship
Carpenter, of Dover, DEL, was in collision, on the
night of the 30th ut, with the schooner Shark, of
Barnegat, N. j., and foundered in a few minutes
The captain, his wife and the crew, saved them
selves with difficulty, but child of the captain,
aged two years, was drowned. The same schooner,
when under the command of Capt. W. Fl. Burrows,
few years ago, ran down a vessel at sea- and suit
was brought, which was decided against Captain
Burrows, which so affected him that he has been
ever since hopeless maniac, in the almshouse OF
Kent county.
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POPULATION OF CINCIENAn.-The Cincinnatians
were dissatisfied with the returns Of the census as
taken by the federal officers, and so appointed
eanyassers to take another census. The federal
count gave the city trihe over 160 900 inhabi-
tants the new census makes the number III ,293.-
The Commercial says this difference may be readily
accounted for, when we remember that the federal
census was taken at season of the year when
thousands are absent and when this, like every
large city, is depleted more than at any other
time. Now, these hundreds have returned, and
are enumerated, and the result is an increase of
tride over ten thousand souls
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BOARD OF TRADE

bUAED UF TRADE.
Committee Of Arbitration for month of December
SAMUEL r. SMITH,
Fl. G. RICE, IIEWIS E BAJIEY
ROBERT BARRIL. FRANCIS BURNS, Jr.