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New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

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Average
More Imports under Protection by s. $50 633 per month
1t will be seen that our Imports are not de-
clining-that they have been much larger in
the four last years of Peace than in the four
preceding years of War; and our Revenue
thcrefrOm also keeps up. In the eight months
ending with February of the present and two
preceding years. the cash (gold) paid into the
Treasury as duties Oh Imports at our City are
officially reported as follows:
IsO7-tsl I7O23s Is0S-t7l .56lls2 1869 so I5sIs6
We trust our correspondents apprehension
that Revenue from Imports will be destroyed
by Protection is by this time dissipated.
His apprehension that :" the consumer would
"not get it cheaper" if we grew our own Tea,
is at war with notorious facts. We have nat
uralized many b.anches of production among
us by the help of Protective Duties; and that
our people are now generally supplied with
Metals Wares, and Fabrics, far cheaper than
they would be if we produced none, but inn
ported all, we hold as demonstrably true as
that we drink cheaper water than though we
imported our entire supply from Europe If
any one doubts this, let him compare the prices
paid by us with those paid by our grand
fathers sixty to seventy years ago. Doubtless,
we might buy some Salt, Iron, Blankets, Sheet
ings, &c, cheaper if we had no Tariff; but let
us attempt to draw our entire supply from
abroad, and the prices would rise far above
those we now pay.
If our correspondent thinks it smart to com
pare the growing of Pineapples in lighthouses
with the growth Of Tea in South Carolina or
Tennessee, very well but we assure him that
iC M ~. l., ,N TO
Coffee, simply because we have not the proper
climate; we do wish to grow Tea, because wc
have a climate substantially identical with that
i'll which the Tea we now drink Is grown in
China or Japan. And we have every reason
to believe that Tea, after n few years Of igno-
rance and experiment, would be grown here tar
cheaper than we now obtain it.
We hope this simple, easy lesson in first
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13
Net1'2lorIs Qailp Gribn1re.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1869.
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We print in another column o card flom Mr.
John Bigelow, and thus close the discussion
on the matter at issue between us. Mr.. Big
Glow makes no new argument, and cites no
fact that we have not fully considered. The
country will not be unmindful of what we
saved by not adopting what Mr.. Bigelow calls
4" the heroic method" Bnt for Mr. Bigelow we
should have had q war, and few hun
" dred millions of debt" and ga few more
"populous acres" (whatever that may mean
added to our national cemeteries. All this
Mr.. Bigelow assures us he prevented, and nat
urallY he complains that his management
of tho business was not acceptable TO
us. We shall no longer question him. 1t
is not often that citizen is permitted to
do as much good as Mr.. Bigelow assures
us he achieved, and our great regret is
that so much glory should be hidden until he
himself brought it to the day. 1t was modest
in Webb to decline the honors of saving us
from war with France, until after the retire
ment of Mr. Seward. But the mOdesty of Gen.
Webb is pale and colorless compared with the
patience and self-abuegation Of Mr. Bigelow.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13
TABLE or CONTENTS.
FIRST PAGE.

FIusr PAGE. Political.
Washington. me EXclse Law =, -,
Congress IAhOther CaTu from biI DIX
MIR C;ladstOpe's Cabinet. Glow.
Foreign News domestic Teegraphlc News
Domestic Tclegraphic News. State Legislatures.
SECOND PAGE. Local News
Book Announcements. Marriages, Deaths, and Flu
Money Market. neras.
Advertisements. Special Notices.
THIRD PAGR. SIXTH PAGE.
Advertisements. Real Estate
shin News Real Estate Advertisements
FOURTH PAGE. SEVENTH FACE.
The Corruption Report. Advertisements
observation-disclosures EIGHTH PACE.
Hamilton Fish iIhe courts
Editorial Paragraphs. Home News.
Music Sidewalk DISTINCTIONS on
The Drama broadway.
Albany News. Markets.
Business Notices. Latest Ship News.
FIFTH PAGE. Advertisements.
Marine Disasters.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

The Austrian budget for 1869, which has just
been passed by the Reichsrath, estimates the
probable deficit at 100000 horins. The deficit
of the year 1868 amounted to 100000 hOrns.
The financial prospects of the Empire have
greatly improved since the appointment of the
present Liberal Ministry in December, 1867,
and, if peace can be maintained for many more
years. there is reason to hope for an end of
Austrian deficits and populations.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

The House has very properly indicated de-
termination to get away soon, by passing Il
resolution to adjourn on the last Friday III
March. We fear, from the rate at which the
Senate has been laying ont business, that it
will hardly wish to concur in this action, but
hone that the mass of crudities and grabs
lately foisted upon the Senate calendar may
not be permitted to hinder legitimate business
or compel a tedious session.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

If the mail contract between the Inman
steamers and the British Government shall be
sanctioned they will hereafter leave Queens
town on Friday, instead of Thursday. The
House Of Commons yesterday adopted a mo-
tiOn for the appointment of a committee on the
mail contracts to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

little better than he has. His reten-
ton of office for the past SIX or
eight months has been, as we know,
a pure sacrafce of his personal interests ana
even of his domestic duties, for the good OF
the country. lie leaves the control OF bu-
reau in or about which enormous gains nave
been realized, as poor as he went IN, and he
bears back to his New England home a good
name that has come through the severest
tests uDStained.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

When a person half-witted and wholly n
humbug, like Mr.. Buckley, attempts to damage
the reputation of such a man as Mr.. Rollins,
he only illustrates moro clearly his own
character. We have not estimated Mr.. ROl-
Inns the fittest man that could have been
selected for the Commissionership of In
ternal Revenue, simply because we have held
that to be an Office demanding qualities
no less rare and high than those re-
Quired for the most important post in tue
Government. But we have never doubted his
sincerity, his zeal and fidelity; and we know
that tho ablest executive officer in the
country if hampered and hmdered as
Mr.. Rollins has been. could have done
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

The Spaniards in Cuba are violating 'all
laws, not only of civilized warfare, but of hu-
manity, in a shocking manner. They have not
only shot the captured Cuban Gen. Lopez,
but as one of the Spanish organs in Havana
states, in the neighborhoOd of Gibara they
have dispatched some of the captives with
knives They are setting a frightful precedent,
and they will have to blame themselves if
some day they have to pay dearly for these
horTid Outrages.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

The Excise Board and the opponents of the
Excise Law have compromised on certain
amendments to the law, the substance of which
is given elsewhere. Meantime the spirited pro
ceedings of the great meeting in Brooklyn last
night show the temper with which the better
classes of the community regard any move
ment for its Tepeal.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

by the Secretary of the British Legation at
Madrid, Mr.. Robert Lytton, which has just
been published by the English Government,
draws a very dark picture OF the condition OF
Spanish finances at the time when the rule OF
Queen Isabella was overthTown, but is san
guine as to ultimate results of the revolution.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

INV Eio"h ~ .f.'.5
Who would be the gainert -. - r,,o
II you are right why not also have duty on flne Inc
apples and Oranges sufficiently high TO ao" thelr pro
Cuba night With equal WISDOM exclude American Ice
and manufacture her own. Yours truly, WHY Noli
Response By The Tribune.
That it is much easier to ask than to answer
questions, is already well known; and the DIS
couragement in the premises is that the elabo-
rate response Is forgotten and the needless
question asked over again, as though 1t had
never been answered. We have answered On
substance) the above at least forty times; let
us do it once more, and see if 1t will not stay
answered for at least six months.
The fundamental assumption of our CORE
spondent is a thnce-refutcd fallacy. lie assumes
that. if we should grow our own Tea, our aggre-
gate Imports would be reduced by the value
of the Tea now imported; when experience
has repeatedly demonstrated the contrary In
onr childhood we listened from chimney
corners TO the fre-sde discussions which
attended the unsuccessful attempt to enact
a Protective Tariff in 1922 and the successful
attempt to pass a partially Protective one III
! 1924 and the argument Of tue Free Traders
! Gn New-England) ran thus: "If we protect
Domestic Manufactures, we shall cease e.
import; without importation, there can be
little Commerce and no revenue, from Imports
" so we shall have TO resort to Direct Taxation
" for the support Of the Federal Government ;
"and that will throw the entire burden on the
"land-that is, on the farmers. In
:" that case, real estate must fall,
"and the rich selling out their lands, de-
"scrt the country for the cihcs.' How utterly
these doeful forebodings were dissipated by
the result, we need not restate Oar most Pro
tective Tariffs have always produced the most
ample and constant revenues. If we had ut
terly prohibited since 1859 the importation Of
Iron and Steel, we have no shadow of doubt
that our aggregate revenue from Customs
would have been greater than they have been ;
because our people would have been far richer
and thus would have imported far more of tax
paying products. And now, were we to grow
all our OVID Tea hcnceforth, our loss of revenue
on that article would be more than made mp
by the increased importations of other articles
consequent on the increase of our general re-
sources. We should have bought more foreign
products, because able to pay for more; just
as Massachusetts has always consumed a larger
aggregate of duty-paying imports than Yir-
gna.
Is tlis hard to comprehend Then look at
facts which illustrate it:
For the last eight years, we have had n
Tariff incidentally Protective; for the eight
preceding, we had n much lower Tariff, inn
posed for Revenue only or mainly. Now let
us see what nave been the aggregate of Imports
mot Revenue) under the lower and the higher
Tariff respectively:
The Imports at this port for the month of
February Of the last sixteen years respectively
are officially valued lin gold) as follows:
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

principles will not be lost on that large clasS
who are more ready to ask questions tlah 10
give careful heed to the answers.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13

The Spanish Minister of Finances has asked
for loan of 1,OOO,OOOOOO reals, or about A.
100000 dollars, for defraying the extraordi-
nary expenses of the Government A report
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13
MYSTICAL NOTES.
IHE DRAMA.
MALLACK'S THEATFR.

/
Much Ado About Nothing will be acted at
walacks Theater for the last time this tcight
| IL thus concludes Of six weeks. better scenic
representation OF Shakespearean comedy than herein
! given by Mr.. wallnck is unknown TO New-York With
reference the in which this piece has been
acted thero great and justhabe difference Of opinion
All are agreed however that Mr walacks enterprise Is
good, and that II deserves success, There should DO
great crowd tonight bid farewell Shakespeare at
house, and pave the way for the
Monday next, OF Modern Comedy.
BRoUGHAM's THEATER.
! II will pain some people, we dare say, to
learn that BrUughams Theater has been crowded every
night this week. Suoh nevertheless Is the melancholy
fact Mr. Broughams new buresque has made great
hit It's pointed lines its excellent music its unhagging
wit its picturesque setung-all these features ap
proved the most enthusiastic manner, by audiences
that MI tho house in every part To this is not mat
ter OF surprise. Mr.. Brougham has too long and ably
welded the persuasive and the commanding influences
of art TO fail now either from lack of ability expert
ence His burlesque is work that w0nld stand the
test OF the minutes examination under the light OF type
II is Of those tribes that depend upou scenery,
costumes footghs, nddles and accidental excitement.
On the contrary, 1t sbounds with wit and It's hearty
spirit OF hunor takes possession OF the spectators sym
pathy Last night the house crowded, and the chief
songs OF the burlesque called for second timc.
Mr.. Brougham enacted the burlesque Shytock in u SUI
perbly earnest way, that made the humor more humor
ous and showed the true artist There has not been
more legitimate success achieved in NewYork this sea
son than that OF much Ado About Merchant OF
Venice"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Mr. C. w. Tayleure, the manager of the Grand
Opera House. arrived homo Thursday, in the Russia,
from England and Is already pushing on the requisite
preparations for the opening OF the new dramatic season
at that theater on the 29th of March Miss Josephine
Fddes OF the Prncesss Theater London has been en-
gagged 20 play Miranda in "The Tempest" with which
tho house will open.
MATINEEs TO-DAY.
Day performances are announced at several
OF the theaters Romeo aud juliet" will be presented
at Booths ''The Tieketof, IeayeMan," with Mr. and
Mrs Florence able coadutors win be done at Woods
Museum The Rizarel Brothers will appear at the Cir
Gus " fIlnkO," with Mr. Moesnger may be seem II any
body wants TO see H. nj the New York Theater Humpy
Dumpty," at the olympic VIII be acted for the tl2h
time "rhe Forty Thieves" by the Lydia Thompson
Troupe, may be at NibO's Garden. Miss Regnods
will appear at tho Broadway, In THE shadow OF
Crime" There will also be performance of lncrotia
BOrgin NJ d. by the Elise Holt Troupe. at the Wayer
Law ~ at IanllanY,
New-York tribune., 1869-03-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: If your plan of raising Tea in this
country shonid proye successful and the South supply
be Tea consumed in this country would not the Govern
mcnt lose the large amount now receives from duties
on Teal
The result would be that the consumer OF Tea would not
get It cheaper the Government would lose its revenue
and the southerners-n order to raise the Iea-Noulu
have to give mn raising Cotton; which as experience
sboWs is the profitable crop they can lase mas
much rs requires Protection, whereas ea - hut
Who would be the Ganert , nj.
II you right, why not also have duy on II rInc' me
appes and Oranges sufficiently high 10 auOW thelr pro
ductOn under glass , -
Cuba might, with equal wisdom exclude American lSe'
and manufacture her own. Yours truly WHY NOli
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dsci dedIy favorable. All cotton fabric
are taken readily at present prices, and in
sympathy with a reaction in Northern
markets in staple dry goods. We would
not be surprised 10 note an advance in
prints, aheetings, etc., in a few days.
however, il has not yet reached our mar
ket, and for the present our quotations re-
main the same to wit: brown shirtings,
lie; ! do 14@15c; A do 154@16Ic: Z
bieached shirtings, lO@1OIc; { do I2I@
l5c; "A do 15@25c; brown drills, I71@
Zoe; bleached do, 1920; ! Osnaburgs, 20
@22c; A do, 221@274c; plaid cottons,
l63@25c.
PR1NTs.-Wamsntta, &c; Arnold, lie
American, 123e; Dunnels, 123e; spragues
l23e; SPrsgues' pink, 1Sc; Allen, 12c
Amoskeag, 13e; Manchester he; Glen
cove, lie; Glendale, lie; Wauregan 124c
London mourning, i24c.
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ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN

On the Errors aud Abuses incident to
Youth and Early Manhood. with the humane
view of treatment and cure. sent by mail free
of charge. Address
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
ian2l 3m d&w Box p. Philadelphia. Pa.
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the receipts by manufacturers overland
direct, which were not added to the general
receipts last until making up the annual
statement at the close. II we add to the
total thus far the amount OF all that was
reported from this date out last year $685.
1850, we obtain an aggregate of 2,299, 4S5
bales. Slort crop estimators who figure
up crop of 2,250,000 bales will then
require decrease from this time out of
49, ass bales to authenticate their figures;
while their long crop opponents, who es-
innate 100000 bales, will need an in
crease of 200,5l5. And so with regard to
our receipts at this port. The amount
that came in from this date out
last year was 50,S37 bales. Adding
this 10 our present total makes 770,243.
Consequently we shall require net in
crease for the rest of the season, over last
year, Of 29,757 bales, to swell the amount
to 100000 bales, and q proportionately
greater increase for any larger amount.
These who speculate on the receipts al
this port should not overlook that the re-
suit may be somewhat affected by the re
ceipts of new crop, which for the last five
years have averaged only $50 bales to
September l, while in 1857 they amounted
to 1884, in 1859 to 1898, and in 1860 to
sc. $40.
The exports from this port, since Sep
TENDER amount 10 6lS,374 bales, embra
cling 233, 1872 to Great Britain, III, $50 Il
France, 90,81l to other foreign ports, and
49, sol coastwise. The total exports from
the United States, up to the latest dates By
mail, amount to ga, l67 bales, and, com
pared with last year, show decrease o
| 277, 1867 bales 10 Great Britain, 10,907 Il
France, and q, 800 to other foreign ports
making the total decrease 3l4, 074 bales
The stocks at sill the ports, agreeably /
the tables referred TO, are 377, 3l7 bale
against 3ol ,056 last year; showing an in
crease of 1921. The discrepancy be
tween these figures and those Of the table
above, arises from the difference between
the dates by mail and by telegraph.
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Close of she Orphans Fair.

This annual celebration of Easter Week,
for the benefit of the orphans of st. Msry's
Asylum, closed on Monday night, or,
rather, about three o'clock on Tuesday
morning, when business and dancing we're
suspended from sheer exhaustion. Yes
4erdsy afternoon Masonic Hall, the en-
chsnted scene Of 80 much fun and frolic,
charity, excitement, and anxiety, during
the past week, seemed perfect wreck-we
can compare il to nothing better than the
stage Of theatre viewed at night from the
auditorium, and behind the scenes
at rehearsal, when kings and queens,
lords and ladies, fairies and god
desses, appear as plain mortsls, and
when beautiful scenes represent more q
miserable daub and SCATTERING than a fairy
palace. Last night and to-day the ladies
rest from their arduous labors, and TO-
night they honor the ball at the school
house with their presence. A work 81
we'll begun, and so nobly car ried on
this far, must not be suffered to lag thii
ball must be made TO correspond with th,
Fair; the proceeds all go TO the same OBJ
jects, and they must, therefore, be liberal
Several articles remaining undisposed ola
the fair, notice will be given at the Bal
when and where they will be ratified.
INCIDENTS AT THIS FAIR.-Among man,
interesting incidents occurring at tn
Fair, We may state that Miss Alice Murph,
won q handsome picture on Saturda
night, which she presented to the orphans
IL was again put up, and after bringing te
dollars, Miss Murphy again won it o
Saturday night. 10 previous reports W
neglected TO thank Mr.. Vaniah Straut 70
donation of So, and Mrs Collins for
child's dress.
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The business of the week has been good,
though The market closes quiet at our
figures.
The wide difference observed for some
time past between the Geographic quota
tions of the Western markets as reported
in the associated press dispatches and those
made up in the regular way by mail, ia
accounted for in the following extract
from the provision article in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer Of the 9th instant;
The general features of the trade are
| about as noticed in our last. The trans
actions are on a moderate scale only,
buyers and sellers being apart in their
views. There are quite a number of or.
| ders here, which cannot be filled from
the fact that they are generally limited
in price and at figures below the views
Of sellers. The dispatches sent from
this city by the Commercial News Agency
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have not quoted provisions correctly
for some time past, the prices telegraphed
being too low, and the orders now being
received are based on these dispatches.
This is the chief cause of the inactivity
which now prevails, and it is creating con-
siderable dissatisfaction"
We quote
BACoN-Clear sides l73C; shoulders lac;
country hams 159@l6c.
CHOICE HAMs.-Hart & Hensley's c. c.
C. hams, 19lc, eanvased.
MISS PORK-Per barrel $32.
LARD-In tierces 194c; kegs and cans
2lc, caddies 2le.
CORNED BEEF-Per half barrels, $l2 80.
DRIED BEEF-StOck light, 1S4@19c.
BEEF ToEGUEs-Per dozen, sc so.