The New York herald., 1862-01-20

nothing special to remark on the market" The
Kingston Wdtchman says "our Northside friends
are rejoicing in prospect of the steamer to and
from New York touching at Montego Bay"
By the Cleator we learn that the British ships
of-war st. George, Mersey, Sanspariel and Barra-
couta sailed December rs for Vera Cruz, ana
the Ph@ton December %. The French feet lett
on the Esd for the same destination. The Orig
Appline, from Bonaire for Boston, put into Fort
Royal, jamaica December 81, in distress, having
sprung her manmast. .s
The journals of the country generally seem
afraid to speak on the question OF taxing neWspa-
pers Two or three are in favor of the proposition
and few have spoken on the other side in pretty
strong terms. They are, however, beginning to
open their batteries on the bill recently passed by
the House of Representatives abolishing the frank
ing privilege, because they say it cuts of the dead
head principle of carrying their exchanges through
the mails free. We are sorry to say that the bill
will not effect this desirable end. Newspaper ex-
changes ought not to 60 free through the mails
1t is only the matter of few cents day; and II
the system of exchanges were abolished altogether
the really deserving newspapers would be bene-
fitted, and the government would be saved the
trouble and expense of carrying an immense
oulOuut VI tIoSH OuSA thC AaaAo'
The grand annual pow-wow, being the twenty
ninth, of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society,
will be held in Boston on Thursday and Friday Of
this week. The shining lights of ultra abolition
ism will all be on hand among whom we find an
nounced the names of VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Wen-
dell Phillips, Parker Pillsbury, and an array Of
names gathered from the famous three thousand
clergymen of New England. They will all have
their say during the two days carnival, and they
will no doubt pitch into the administration gene
rally and President Lincoln in particular for the
conservative policy which they have thus far seen
fit to adopt in their endeavors to put down the re-
bellion and restore the operation Of the American
constitution. Give them room.
About one-third of the horses furnished to the
government by contractors, at cost ranging be-
tween one hundred and nine and one hundred and
forty-ve dollars each are either too old for service,
ring -boned, spawned broken winded, or otherwise
entirely unfit for use The Western country, it is
said, has been entirely cleaned out of diseased
horses.
The cotton market quiet Saturday and quotations
without change of The sales, in small lots
braced about 200 bales within the neghborhood of 3c.
34c for mddlng uplands. The flour market steady
but inactive the sales being light and chiefly to the domes
tic trade Extra State ranged from IS rs IS IS for
dunn good grades, and IS IS IS 90 for choice and
fancy qualities. Wheat dull and sales limited closing
at prices Corn lower and Inactive with sales
of Western mixed at &C. Pork in fair demand with
sales of new mess $12 Is $12 5o and $11 IS $l2
for old mess, and 50 2s a 50 so for prime. Prime
mess was at s13, and city do. at $l3 so Sugars
steady while sales limited and embraced about 200
hhds OF Cuba and 200 bags Of Manila Coffee firmly
held with sales Of about 100 bags Rio at 2oc
included the sales 900 bags for export Feghts
were steady, with moderate engagements.