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Cotton is said to look generally pretty well for a more than avenge crop, though growers were hoping for more rain.
Accounts from Matanzas confirm the previous rumour of the great fire at that place. Trade was rather dull, **
Dates from Port Republican to the 13th of July represent the success of the Haglian troops against the Dominicans in glowing colours. The Island continued in the same state of anarchy which has Convulsed it for the last few years."
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the fire had communicated to a store-house at the been sentenced to five years imprisonment, and Queen's privy puras is supplied, and the salaries rear of the burning promises, in which was stored fine of two thousand dollars. It seems that threw and expenses of the Royal household are defrayed, a vast quantity of saltpeter, gunpowder, or some white men were lately seized within the limits of a sum of 277,000, for allowances to the Royal Fá- other combustible material A few smithered ex. Ohio, in the act of aiding several slaves to effect mily 26,4407. for the Irish viceroyalty, 100,6461. plosions took placo, warning the bystanders of the their escape from their masters. The white men for the salaries and expenses of both houses of a For London Sagor, £4.10 a 4-15 per ton of 20 cuts, nominal, Impending danger, and barely giving them time to were taken to Parkersburg, Virginia, and commit liament, including the printing of the vast mass of widen their distance, when a most frightful expleted to prison. As the offence of which they are papers and documents which now lio accumulated sion took place, prostrating some half dozen ware accused is felony by the laws of Virginia, an ex- on our tables, the growth of only one session, houses, and throwing masses of burning material amining court has been summoned. In Ohio meet 538,5932 for civil departments, including sus Hides, high into the air, which, falling through the roofs ings have been held, denouncing the seizure of perannuation allowances; 977,5011. for other an- of the buildings in the neighbouring streets, set these men within their own state limits, and transnuities and 6,2857. for pensions charged on the all in a blaze. The firemen being prevented, by porting them for trial into an adjoining state. The Civil list. It may be proper to state, for the informa- fear of a second explosion, from approaching the excitement in both parties 19 great.
tion of those ignorant of the fact, and especially fo- conflagration for some considerable time, the fire
reigners, that the civil list formerly included all the obtaided tremendous heal way, spreading in five
heads of public expenditure, except those of the directions, and defying the utmost endeavours to
army, navy, and other military depariments, but is arrest it. It continued to spread and rare with
confined at present (9th William IV. cap. 25) to "the expenses proper for the maintenance of flis Batavia, 30th August, via Singapore. Majesty's household." The Queen's privy purse does not excced, we believe, an annual sum of about 60,000% or 70.0001 out of the whole 371.800%. Under the expenses of justice is included a sum of 559.782% for couns of justice, 5948127. for police and criminal prosecutions, and 703.1117. for houses The Times correspondent says "The Oregon of correction, &c. The diplomatic expenses amount negotiation progresses slowly, if it progresses at to 380 600 annually, including 181.1861. for the all On this subject, however, the people know salaries and pensions of foreign Ministers, Plenipo very little. But it is not hazarding much to my tentiaries, and Ambassadors 129 3031, for Consuls that they will not support any administration in an salaries, and superannuation allowance, and 70,1201. attempt to plunge the country into war before mak for expenses of outfits, &c. The above sums aro Of those ing every effort to preserve peace which can be charged on the Consolidated Fund made with honour; and among these efforts arbi- raised by annual votes of supply, there are 6,178,7141 tration, as a last resort, is not to be rejected. Afor the maintenance of the army, 5,858,2101, for that portion of the western people are counselling the of the navy, and 1,924,812, for the expenses of the President, and by resolutions in town and country Ordinance. meetings, warning him not listen to any compro mise in regard to Oregon. In some instances they are menacing him with their resentment if be sur, renders one acre of that territory. Such however, are not the opinions or feelings of the Americans, as a nation, "Their tights they will maintain and defend at every hazard; but in along disputed and doubtful cases, they will hearken unto the voice of a friendly power before resorting to the canon's mouth to adjust their difficulties, let such advice come from what quarter it may,
astonishing fury till near ten o'clock, A. M., when its further progress was stoped, in some directions, by change of wind, in others by intervention of fire-proof roof buildings, in other by the Croton" Some three hundred buildings have fallon a prey, comprising the finest part of Broad-street, both sides, a great part of Exchange Place, New-street, Marketfield-street, and one side of Broadway from The Waverley Hotel, corner of Exchange Place, as far as the Bowling-green; also about three noble dwelling houses on the west side of Broadway, Though the lower corner of Morris street, Broad way, where the fire crossed, is no less than 120 feet wide: yet, aided somewhat by the wind, the fire succeeded in baffling all attempts to arrest it there, and would have gone clear down to the Hudson, had not a change of wind taken place, The loss by this public calamity is estimated at from 5,000,000 to 0,000,000 dollars, most of which e covered by insurance, and as the loss is divided pretty equally amongst the numerous insurance companies, it is expected that nearly all will be paid, throngh several will have to wind up their concerns in consequence. It appears a little un- certain how much human life has fallen a sacri- fice; but not fewer than ten or twelves persons are missing, and throught to have been lost.
SCOTLAND.
Sir Henry Pollinger has arrived at the seat of James Miller, Esq., Muirshieldes, on a shooting visit.
On 18th August, the Senatus Academicus of the United College of St Andrews, met for the pur- pose of inducting James Ferrior, Esq., into the Professorship of Moral Philosophy and Political Economy, vacant by the death of Dr. G. Cook. Sir David Brewster presided, and in a short but very meat address-in the course of which he passed a has conducted the business of his class-declared very high culogy on the manner in which Dr. Cook
Professor Ferrier to be duly elected.
A meeting of the congregation of Dr. Ritch, of Edinburgh, has been held to consider the deed of Synod regarding the Doctor, and resolutions have been adopted, declaring it to be unconstitu The most absorbing topic is the news from Te
tional in a Presbyterian Church, and that, “nol xas of the full ratification, by a convention of the
withstanding of said decision, their confidence in, delegates of the people, held on the 4th of July, of
"It is to early yet to attempt a delineation of and approbation of, their pastor remaius, un- the act passed by the Texan Congress, annexing the probable policy which the next Congress will changed." Commissioners have also been appoint- But the signs of the times, copnot be mised to represent the case of the congregation before that republic to the United States. The immediate pursue. consequences of annexation are the sending of taken. The tariff is to receive a thorough revision, the Synod's Committee.
The Administration, or rather, perhaps, the Secre large bodies of troops by een from New Orleans to occupy the military posts of Texas, and particular tary of the Treasury, is preparing to make a warm, ly those on the Mexican frontier; also the extend. and his friends think a successful, attack upon it. ing of the United States revenue laws over Texas, The party, it is said, will rally to a man in the There is a fleet of thirteen American men of war, effort to reduce it to a revenue standard -a most including two steam frigates, in the gulf, by way of vague and indefinite term. If by a revenue stan. being prepared for the emergency of war, in the dard is meant the expenses of the Government, I event of its being declared by Mevieo. No posi- find that their expenditures in 1846 will fully equal am greatly mistaken if the Administration do not tive information seems to have been recently re-
of the Mexican their recepts from imports during the same period, ceived
cived at Austin of the position of the Mexican and especially if they are to be loaded with fiftcom The New York Herald says:-The great object or twenty millions of dollars of Texas debt. But gained in the annexation of Texas is the protection if by revenue standard is mennt, as the south con- of our sea board against a foreign enemy. Englund tend, that the required amount shall be raised by is now shut out from this continent. Her last and uniform duty or per centage upon all imported ar only hope of mortgaging a cotton plantation upon ticles, without regard to protection, then will Penn. the American continent is now cut off. Could sheyvania be found missing, or voting on the wrong have secured Texas for a cotton plantation, but a side, when the yeas and nays on the tariff are called short time would have elapsed before we should in Congress. have another fight with her for the of search, the possession of Oregon, on which the lion rampant Ims set his paw, and for various other unsettled difficulties.
The policy of the American government can never permit any interference of European natione in the affairs of this conti..ent. Oregon we will claim and possess as our right. In one of three ways we may also possess California-1st, by purchase, 2nd, by revolution; 3rd, as part of our andomnity in the event of Mexico declaring war
with this countryed
The organ of the government at Washington favours the world with a glimpse of Mr Polk's message to the next Congress as now in embryo. It seems from the revelations there, that Mr Polk is to recommend that"Congress assume the debts of Texas and take the lands, or that-Congress take the lands in trust, and pay the debts as far as the Jands will go." Mr Donelson, too, we learn from the same source, acted in the promises he made to Texas upon general instructions, which the President will carry out so far as he can, by urg- ing their fulfilment opon Congress,
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"Une section of the dominant or democratic party continues to assail the President for his se lection of Mr M'Lean as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, but it is the scetion of the least influence and least importance. tata pe "Many of the emigrants to Oregon, it is said, are already on their way to California. Sir G. Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany, who returned to Montreal from the interior, states that out of 5,000 citizens of the United Sta- had re-emigrated to California, having been disap. tes who renched Oregon up to March last, 1,000
pointed with the country.”
From the important Parliamentary paper re- cently published, containing au account of the public income and expenditure of the United King dom for the years 1843, 1844, and 1815, a few facts may be collected, interesting to those who were, perhaps, dismayed and puzzled at the formid able array of figures which covered half a page of The Times at the period of publication..
It
Dr. Hooker, son of Sir William Hooker, is a candidato for the chair of Botany, now vacant in the University of Edinburgh.
The Rev. Robert. Story, minister ofish of Roseneath, has proceeded to London, tion from the Marquis of Lorn, to baptist son, Earl Campbell, heir to the Dukedom
At the annual opening of the New York versity, the degree of Docteur in Divinity was con ferred on the Rev. Henry Grey, of Edinburgh.
There has been serious rioting at Dunfermline, arising out of a difference between masters and workmen as to the rate of wages, and troops have marched to the neighbourhood.
Messrs. Montgomerie and Fleming. Glasgow, have purchased the state af Blackhouse, near Ayr, at 47.300, for a party not yet named. The estate at Carlung, West Kilbride, Ayshire, has been sold to J. A. Anderson, Esq., banker, Cilasgow for years ago for 6,500 G K. Young, Esq., has la 18,5007; this property was brought about forty
tely purchased the estate of Doune, from the Right Hon. Thomas F. Kennedy, of Dunnre, for about 7,000; also Piedmont, from Spencer Body, Esq. for about 10,000 In a Scots Magazine for one of the months of 1792, it is stated that the estates of Kelly and Finnoch Eog, in Renfrewshire, were sold in that year to the late John Wallace, Esq., for 10,750.
When that is compared with the price of 65,000 lately given for samé estate, it sufficiently shows the rise that has taken place in the great staple property of land.
COITIZERULAL INTELLIGENCE.
MANILA.
been neglected, and some American Domesties have
appears from a survey of the figures in the return ihus granted, that the national income has The Journal of Commerce remarks: "The sour been gradually increasing every year, whilst the ce of grief to the grumblers now is, that the United concurrent expenditure has remained comparatively Sintes will be involved in the payment of the debts very stationary. In 1842 the income amounted to
REMARKS ON THE MARKET. of Texas, and receive nothing m retufa but her 51,120,0401, and the expendauro to 65,195,152,
Corros Goans.--Although the weather con public lands, and they are already covered with showing a deficiency of 1,075,1191; in 1813 the tucs dry, the state of our Market remains the grants. Let us comfort our afflicted brethren, income amounted to 56,935,022, and the expendi The entire debt of Texas is between ten and thir-ture to 55,501,7102, showing a surplus of 1,433, game as last week, and we are therefore obliged to repeat what we said in our previous number, viz.---- teen millions of dollars. Its public domain com-2921, and 1844, the income of the country amont-
Vory little alteration observable in the Market for prises one hundred and twenty-six millions of acres fed to 58,599,2177, and the expenditure to 56,103, eighty-five millions of which are as fine land as 6177, leaving a surplus of 3,456,570, which, to Imports-Suitable goals are saleable but holders seem desinclined to sell at the prices offered, and ever drank in rain and sunshine. These lands are gether with the former surplus of 1,433.2827 embarrassed by only two small grants, one to Mr formed an aggregate surplus of 4,919,8521, which we have not heard during the week of a male worth Fisher, for the Germanic Association, and the more than covered the large deficiency of 4,0751192 reporting. Grey and White Shirtings have also other called the 'Castro (or French) grant. The noticed in 1812. At that period we were suffering been sold at 334 for 40 yds. Some improvement is Toxans are now selling their lands at two dollars | from the effects of Whig mismanagement and fin- an acre, payable in the debt, and they will no hacial blundering. At present, notwithstanding expected in the Market as the sonson advances, more give us their lands upon the condition of the enpalatableness of the income-tax to the nation especially in coloured goods, if imports are mode. our paying the debt, then they will exchange any at large, the financial policy of the Peel Ministry rate. With plain Cotton the Market is over sup
-profit." thing else with us, giving much and taking little has the merit, in a great degre, of having retrier plied and salce cannot be made to a The time was, perhaps, when the United States ed the Treasury from its embarrassments, and res might have obtained the pablie domain of Texas tored the balance of income and expenditure to the upon condition of paying the dolt. The time was, | right side of the account. too, when Texas would have agreed to the exclu The sources whente our coormous revenue in sion of slavery from one-half her whole territory, derived chiefly consist of the following items. We but the furious outcry against an event which every selcet the component parts of the income received wise man from the beginning saw to le incrible) in 1841-45 (392902111) Customs and Facia has lost in all the advantages which might have| figure for S8,376,6811, the relativo proportices of been secured in the mode of Texan annexation.” ssch being 24,000,000% and 15,000,000) in round The Pennsylvania papers are reincins over the numbers, stamps for 7,327,663); sed and land payment of the Pennsylvania dividend. They use for 1,120.5706; the property and income tax regard the credit of the State as faily re-establish for 3,529,6011 the Post-otice for 1,700,000; ed. Two-thirds of the interest, it appears is to be Crown and for 411,550); ondatry for paid in cash, arxl the other third in chiques la bo 091,095, and Chinese resin, moder (as Exte eashed as soon as funds are received.
arsinary and special zem), for 355,00
The giri Henrietta Blanchard, who made an The expenditure is also divided into a variety of attempt on the life of one 1 tisay, 2 New Deox Last year, the cost of cabang the Cus leans, her seducer, has been liberated without trial, toms and surense VISUNpted to a sum of 1, 900, 164 public opinion demanding her tomeliate release, and with the preroutine service changes apontad Pettway, it appears, bad recovered somes hat, and to 1,967,5812. The expenses of collecting the. had left the scene of the star-In the Carcail renenum amountó no seurly five millivas moving, Count of the United States, before Judges Blery (or about 1-120,
and Sprague, Flowers the master of the Spitfire, The cdl Governmsreg membe constre 1618,7% judicted for participating in the sure treft, las This includes a cm of 371,50% lượn which the
EXPOSTS,
SEGAR-WE Dave not heard of any transaction Incurrent guably--in Brown Sugar, 2000 piculs have been purchased at 831 per pleul, about 0000 pics of Zelent 34-
Henr.-Costinues selling at 801 per picut on.
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KICE-Totally neglected and prices high in proportion is those in Ching.
Ixico.-No for qualites in the parket. Stets-Abt 10,000 boxes of 100 each be delivered from the Factory on the site sestadt,
all engaged
Lacuszoon Coats
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SHANGHAI, 1845. IMPORTS.
Per Daniel Grant, Br. barque, from Liverpool arrived 16th September, 1845.
MANA PLATT, Hargreaves & Co. 59,760 pieces Grey Shirtings
2.000
454 200
...
132
13
· 100 9.
F box
White do
Twills
Dyed Cottons Sp. Stripes Camlets
Watches
2.700 lbs Thread
Per Ann McKim, Am ship, from Hongkong
urrived
22nd September 1845.
WOLCOTT, BATES & Co.
pieces Grey Shirtings
Osnaburgs
"
4,840 1,020 "
Drills
202 boxes Glass
For Argull, Be ship, No 94, from Singapore, arrived 20th September 1845.
102 picces Woollens
White Twills
450 300", 780 15.050
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Grey do
31
$1
Domestica
GILLMAN & Col.
Grey Long Cloths
210 piculs Tin
50
Lead
415 boxes Window Glass
8 Spars
14 cases Beer and Spirits
A quantity of Timber, consisting of Beams
Planks and Tiles.
Per Larpent, Brship, No 96, from Liverpool and, Hongkong, arrived 22th September, 1845.
Tuos. RIPLEY & 44.966 pieces Grey Shirtings. 11,947
6,363 -804
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White do Coloured
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Woollen an
Wooll
820
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Ted Iron
139 pieces o 480 gross Buttons
21 piculs Sheathing Copper
Cotton Yam
3
17
67 bundles Mats, valnć 140 dollars tores. 49 pkgs. household furnituure, and Personal 516 pieces Timber
1 casks Nails for house-building 2 pieces Iron
I cash Hinges
1 box Masters, Contents Unknown Per Edward Bonstead, Br ship. No 97, from Lá verpool and Hongkong, arrived 30th Septcraber 1945.
BOUSTEAD & Co
20,102 pieces White Shirtings
3,310
Grey da 630.
Fancy ty 3.521 doz. Hankerchiefs 1,020 piccas Habit Cloths and Sp. Stripes
114 tons
Flintstones
575 picula. "Từ
1 hlut. Contents unknown
A quantity of wand work, building materials &e. Pur Alligator, Br brig, No 98, from Hongkong, arrived 30th September, 1845.
Dinon, Gray & Co.. 10.803 pieces. White Shirtings 15,278 1,446 220
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Cotton and Woollen Mixt
Velveteens
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Cutlery, salue 167 taek
Do, and Hardware value 2,162 dollars Building materials, and Personal stores, &c. For Maggie, Br: brig, No 99, from Liverpool- and Hongkong, arrived 3rd October 1845, -
Fox, Bawson & Co. 13.139 picces Grey Shirtings 14,596
White do Cotton and Woollen Mist
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80 bales Jute
150-picals Lent
EXPORTH,
Per Pauline, Beeroon ship, he Hongkong, sailed 4th Oct 1945.
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