The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-16

| 4 HAShiACh'
DONG so, avail myself of the occasion to offer YOU
the assurance of the high respect and regard which,
personally, entertain for you, and with which |
nave the honor to be, your friend and Obedient SER
| want PurTIp II ,ruo,I.S
| The President "0''A
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. II, 1861.
MY DEAR SIR: | have received your letter of
yesterday, resgning the office of Secretary of the
IteasuFy, to take effect when your successor shall
| be appointed and qualified
| very much regret that circumstances in your
| opinion, have rendered this necessary. Without
adverting to these, am happy to state in accent
ing your resignation, that during the brief period
you have held this important Office, its duties have
been discharged in a manner highly satisfactory to
myself. Wishing you health, prosperity, and
happiness,
remain, very respectfully. your friend,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Hon. PHILIP +. THOMAS
The STAR SPAHGLED BANNER IN New YoRK.-The
Express of NJ Monday saws:
The scene that occurred at the Opera House on
Friday evening last had the same significance as
the circumstances above alluded to. The perform
ance of the 'Star Spangled Banner was not good;
the singers enunciated the familiar words in bro
ken English and the conductor of the orchestra had
hard work to follow their stumbling notes, and
accommodate his instruments to voices unaccus-
toned to the strains; the audience, too, mot
ley one, composed, In part of Germans, made up
OF all sorts and conditions, of persons of the highest
in any way Yet when it was perceived that an at
tempt was made to respond to the national senti-
ment OF the air-the singers, for all they were out
OF tune and time, were peremptorily recalled, and
the house rose en- masse to the time. More than
few eyes filled with tears the lines so often heard
were heard once more:
The star-spangled banner, o. long may X wave
Oer the land of the free, and the of the brave
Rich and poor, gay and plain foreign and native
born, NOrtherners and SOutherners-all were rem
resented in the composition of the house, and all
seemed glad to signify their devotion to that ban
ner. Hats and handkerchiefs were waved and
bravos called; attempts were made by unpractised
voices to join in the chorus and none could doubt
the heartiness of the demonstration any more than
its timeness
THE CENSUS OF l86O,-Although a large clerical
force is employed under the directions of Mr. Su-
perintendent Kennedy, it will require some two
years to complete the work OF compiling the re-
turns OF the recent census. Complaint has been
made that the time occupied in collecting the ma
terlai was also too long, and that in many cases
the same persons have been registered at their
homes, and again at hotels elsewhere Lord Lv
ons, in answer to inquiry made of him by a
Senator few days since, states that in Great Bri-
tain the census is taken in one day Before the
night of April It'll, 1861 printed schedules are to
be delivered to every householder in the kingdom
containing blanks for the answers to variety of
inquiries mainly the same those in the census of
1851. These schedules to be collected on the
day following, Monday, April Sth a nd transmitted
to the Register General, who will be required to
lay printed abstracts before Parliament within
twelve months.-W Wellington Correspondent.
Private TELEGRAPHs.-A few DAYS ago party
of gentlemen were invited to Mr. Reuters house to
inspect private telegraph, of those which the
universal Private Telegraph Company proposes to
establish in offices and elsewhere For this purpose
the company extend rope, containing a great
number of fine insulated wires, over the streets and
houses, and any one of those wires NAV be rented
The wires are much thinner than bell wires, and a
rope containing upwards Of thirty of them proper
y insulated is barely half an inch in diameter. The
rope IS liked on poles at the tops of houses about 200
yards apart and it is said that the company have
experienced no difficulty in obtaining the consent
OF the occupers to have the poles fixed on their
dwellings,. This arrangement i economical
that the company offer to let out each wire at the
rent ot II per mile per annum.-London Times.
GEN. ScoTr.-At public dnney in this city on
Friday night, member of the Legislature request
ed that the company should rise, and drink stand
ing and In silence, sentiment which he proposed
TO oher and that, afterwards the band should play
the "Rogue's March" After this preliminary he
announced his sentiment-"Here's to the reputa-
ton of Gen. Scott" The only response to this re-
quest was general exclamation of ''Oh, no !" and
the spontaneous rising of several influential per-
sous, who demonstrated against any such demon
IN as that proposed; and thus the episode end
ed-Richmond Wing.
WHEREABOUTS OF Gen. MmAaox-We learn, bv
letters from the city of Mexico that Gen. Mira
mon left the capital on the night of the e5tb es-
corted by small party of personal friends He
took the Southern direction, and it is supposed will
endeavor to form junction with Vicario, and
make stand at Iguaa.
Of his family we have no mention but it is Dre-
sumed they had preceded him, under the protec-
ton of the French and Spanish ambassadors, who
spared no effort indeed to make terms for Miramon
But the Constitutionalists declined adj negotiation
on the suhject.-N. o. Pjcoyune, Jan. IL.
HORRIBLE INFANrICIDE AND SUIClDF.-The Mobile
Register, of the 9th, saws:
We learn that last Sunday VIM. English, in a fit
OF Insanity went home aQd cut the throats of three
OF his children, and then killed himself in Iike man
ner A fourth child was saved by a negro giEl
snatching it and running. No cause that we
could learn was ascertained for his insanity Mr.
Il. was gentleman of wealth, highly esteemed,
and one OF the Oldest and most respected families of
Monroe county, Ala.
Public EDUCArIoN.-W find in our exchanges
the SubJolned statement, said to have been com
piled from official sources, showing the comparative
cost Of each pupil in the common free schools of
the several cities noted: