COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, Appended to the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, which we have already published on page 19. FROM Nether 1836 5,900,581 9,653,728 2,934,272,1,369,869 1,999,730 7,059,342 12,376,841 2,708,162 1,544,907 2,535,406 6,605,343 14,233,590 2,125,587 1,503,050 1,324,532| 8,120,763 16,577,156 2,355,525 1,101,750 2,110,666 1825 42,394,812 11,835,581 9,566,237 2,265,378 1,417,598 1,539,592 1826 32,212,356 9,588,896 9,623,420 2,174,181 1,292,182 2,117,164 1827 33,056,374 9,448,562 9,100,369 1,722,070 1,225,042 2,340,171| 1828 35,591,484 10,287,505 8,167,546 1,990,431 1,946,783 2,374,069 1829 27,582,082 9,616,970 6,801,374 1,617,334 1,303,959 2,086,177 1830 26,804,984 8,240,885 8,373,681 1,356,765 1,398,640 1,671,218 1831 47,956,717 14,737,585 11,701,201 1,653,031 1,120,730 1,652,216| 1832 42,406,924 12,754,615 10,863,290 2,358.474 1,150,804 1,182,708 1833 43,085,865 13,962,913 13,431,207 2,347,343 1,200,899 1,166,872 1834 52,679,298 17,557,245 13,527,464 2,127,886 1,126,541 1,684,368 1835 65,949,307 23,362,584 15,617,140 2,903,718 1,316,508 1,403,902 86,022,915 37,036,235 19,345,690 3,861,514 1,299,603 1,874,340 1837 52,289,557 22,497,817 18,927,871 3,370,828 1,468,878 1,266,906 1838 49,051,181 18,087,149 15,971,394 2,194,238 900,790 1,644,865 Years. Great Britain France Spain lands and Sweden Denmark Portugal China. 1795 $30,972,215 $20,228,017 $3,942,445 $3,699,615 $671,496 $2,614,449 $2,223,777 $1,144,103 Hanse Towns. $1,663,433 2,176,486 2,755,677 3,738,763 6,928,511 4,998,975 4,686,757 748,423 3,111,951 990,165 881,290 5,242,556 1,578,757 Years. Russia. West Indies, Texas. Mexico. Colombia. Central Brazil. Argentine Chili. generally. America. Republic. (a) The value of articles paying ad valorem rates of duty in 1791 amounted to about two-thirds of the imports, and consisted of cottons, woollens, linens, silks, hemp, iron, crockery ware, &c. The value of the specific articles has been estimated by adding one-third to the ad valorem. They consisted of spirits, molasses, coffee, sugar, twine, salt, teas, &c. The ad valorem articles imported into each state are taken from actual returns; the others are apportioned among the states, by estimate, in a like ratio. TABLE CONTINUED. INTO-Continued. Years. Louisiana. Mississippi. Alabama. Ohio. Michigan. Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri. Florida. Drawback on Foreign Coal Exported. We have been favoured by a respectable merchant of this city, with the following copy of a report, submitted by Mr. Davis in the Senate at Washington on the 27th ultimo, the subject of which is disclosed below. It cannot fail to be regarded with more than usual interest, unfolding as it does several new views, and corresponding consequences. The 81st section of the act requires that upon exportation, a bond shall be given to the United States, the condition of which is, "that if the merchandise, or any part thereof, be not re-landed in any port or place within the limts of the United States, and if the certificates and other proofs required by law of the delivery of the same at the port of or at any other port or place without the limits of the United States as aforesaid, shall be produced at this office [collector's] The Committee on Commerce, having examined the memo-within- from the date hereof, then this obligation shall rial of the Western Steamship Company of Bristol, the be null, &c." British and American Steamship Navigation Company of London, and the Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company of Liverpool, submit the following report thereon: A party, therefore, who produces the certificates required, is entitled to drawback and to have his bond cancelled. There are several kinds of certificates provided for to meet the circumstances in which exporters may be placed. The first is that of the consignee specifying the landing of the merchandise in a foreign country, verified by the consul, and in case there is no consul, by two merchants under oath, as well as by the master of the vessel. This certificate could not be produced by the petitioners because their merchandise was consumed on the voyage. But in case of loss at sea or other unavoidable accident, or It appears that these several companies belonging to Great Britain, are the owners of steamships employed in running between the ports above named and the port of New York in the United States. It also appears that they use as fuel foreign coal, which is subject to a duty by the revenue laws of the United States, if entered and landed. It further appears, that for the convenient management of their business, it is necessary for said petitioners so to enter and land their coal, and that hitherto they have given the bonds to the col-when from the nature of the trade the proofs and certificates lector of New York required by law, having entered such coal for the benefit of drawback upon exportation. It also appears that the steamships, on their return voyages, take on board such coal for consumption, but upon claiming a discharge of their bonds on the production of a certificate, the owners have been refused at the custom-house, upon a supposed insufficiency of the law to meet this particular mode of exportation, and the bonds are now in force against them, though it is admitted the coal has been reladed and consumed out of the United States. Upon these facts the petitioners pray for relief, by the enactment of a law to cancel their bonds, and also containing provisions authorizing them hereafter to take the benefit of drawback, on producing proof of the consumption of such coal, or the landing of the same in a foreign country. The committee have examined the several provisions of the statute of 1799, chap. 128, respecting debenture certificates and drawback, with a view to ascertain whether any, and if any, what legislation is expedient. It is obvious from the whole tenor of this act, that the policy of the United States is, and has been, at all times to permit the exportation of foreign merchandise freely, in all cases where it can be safely done, and to allow a drawback thereon of the duties upon proof of the exportation, in conformity with the provisions of that act before required, are not and cannot be produced, the statute provides that the exporter shall be allowed to adduce "such other proofs as he may have, and as the nature of the case will admit," and if the comptroller be satisfied with the truth thereof, he may direct the bonds to be cancelled. This provision, in the judgment of the committee, fully meets and provides for the case of the petitioners, as the comptroller has now ample authority, by law, to cancel the bonds. They consider this construction to be in strict harmony with the policy of the act, as well as in strict conformity to the plain meaning of the 81st section, and therefore have come to the conclusion that further legislation for the relief of the petitioners is inexpedient, and recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of the Senate, for the reasons set forth by the committee, no further legislation is expedient or necessary. Freshet in the Schuylkill.-The water rose seven feet on the dam at Fairmount yesterday morning, between the hours of seven and nine o'clock. At 10 o'clock it was nearly eight feet, when it began to subside, and by twelve had fallen to three feet six inches. The ice above the dam is still fast, that below is loose. No injury was done to the Water Works. [North American, Feb. 11, 1840-] INTERMENTS IN BALTIMORE. Schuylkill Bank. The following report of proceedings by the stockholders Report of Interments in the city of Baltimore, from the 1st of of the Schuylkill Bank, will be read with interest by many January, 1839, to the 1st of January, 1840. Months. Male. Female. Total. Col'd. Free. Slaves. 1324 1107 2431 €22 483 129 Total, Of the following ages. Still born, 171; under one year, 612; between one and two, 257; between two and five, 266; between five and ten, 99; between ten and twenty-one, 112; between twenty-one and thirty, 189; between thirty and forty, 220; between forty and fifty, 148; between fifty and sixty, 116; between sixty and seventy, 97; between seventy and eighty, 88; between eighty and ninety, 45; be tween ninety and one hundred, 9; over one hundred, 2. Total, 2431. Of the following diseases.-Abcess, 1; apoplexy, 29; asthma, 6; burn, 11; cancer, 7; casualty, 24; chicken pox, 1; child-bed, 21; bilious cholic, 4; cramp colic, 3; cholera morbus, 2; cholera infantum, 125; congestion of the bowels, 1; consumption, 397; contusion, 1; convulsion, 65; croup, 51; diarrhoea, 1; disease of the spine, 2; dropsy, 60; dropsy in the head, 26; dysentery, 16; drowned, 35; erysipelas, 4; exposure to cold, 3; bilious fever, 46; catarrhal fever, 70; congestive fever, 4; gastric fever, 8; intermittent fever, 1; scarlet fever, 112; typhus fever, 20; gravel, 4; hemorrhage, 5; hip complaint, 1; hysteritis, 2; inflammation of the bladder, 1; do of the bowels, 20; do of the brain, 35; do of the kidney, 2; do of the stomach, 2; do of the lungs, 10; do of the throat, 3; infanticide, 1; intemperance, 30; jaundice, 2; liver complaint, 10; lock jaw, 3; marasmus, 18; meazles, 57; mortification, 5; old age, 118; opthalmia, 1; organic disease of the heart, 5; palsy, 12; pleurisy, 55; poison, 1; quincy, 1; rheumatism, 4; inflammatory rheumatism, 2; St. Vitus's dance, 1; scald, 1; scrofula, 3; shot to death, 1; small pox, 2; spasms, 3; still born, 171; sting of a wasp i; sudden, 26; suicide, 3; syphilis, I; teething. 15; thrush, 5; tumor, 1; ulcer, 2; ulcerated sore throat, 3; unknown adult, 20; unknown infantile, 515; whooping cough, 75; worms, 15.-Total 2431. The population of this city according to the United States census in 1830, was 80,990, of which number 18,907 were coloured persons; 14,783 free, and 4,124 slaves. By order of the board of health, of our citizens: An adjourned meeting of the Stockholders of the Schuylkill Bank was held at the Banking House, on Tuesday, the 4th of February, 1840. The committee appointed at the meeting held on the 20th of January, to proceed to Harrisburg, to obtain, if practicable, the passage of the bill before the Senate relative to the Bank, reported that that body had declined passing the bill in question, and that in the opinion of the committee no relief could be expected from that quarter. The report of the committee having been read, was, on motion, accepted, and the thanks of the meeting presented to the committee for the prompt manner in which they had discharged the duties of their appointment. On motion of Mr. George Abbott, it was Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting be presented to the President and such of the Directors as have, under the trying circumstances in which the institution has been placed, devoted their time and energies to protect the interests of the stockholders. The following preamble and resolutions having been submitted to the meeting, were unanimously adopted: Whereas, the interests both of the stockholders and creditors of the Schuylkill Bank are suffering great injury, owing to the disputed title of the present directors; and whereas, an unsuccessful application has been made to the Legislature of the Commonwealth to supply a defect in the existing laws, and to grant relief to the institution, by declaring those persons to have been duly elected Directors of the Bank who are believed to have received at the late election, a majority of the legal votes, though they failed to obtain the formal return of the judges. And whereas the settlement of claims against the corporation, and the preservation of the property of the stockholders, are now, in the opinion of this meeting, objects of paramount importance: Therefore resolved, That it be recommended to the present Directors of the Bank to vacate their seats in favour of so many of the individuals on the ticket headed, “Stockholders' Ticket," as may express a willingness to assume the direction of the institution, and to elect the same directors in their stead, and in accordance with the proper forms of law. Resolved, That it be recommer.ded to the relators in the quo warranto, now pending against the present directors, to withdraw proceedings in said suit, whenever the foregoing resolution shall have been carried into effect. It was on motion, Resolved, That when this meeting adjourn, it adjourn to meet at the banking house, on Tuesday, the 18th of February, 1840, at 12 o'clock, M. On motion, the meeting adjourned. GEO. PEPPER, Chairman. SAMUEL J. HENDERSON, Secretary. Consulate of the United States, A free coloured woman, aged 110, and a female slave, Albion Coal Mines, were extensively published before the aged 103 years. The St. Louis Republican of Monday says:-The county of Barry, has not only paid her whole revenue this year in the wolf scalps, but has a balance of a few dollars in her favour; the county of Taney paid nearly half her revenue in the same way, and several other counties were not far behind in this branch of economy and public usefulness. extent of the disaster was ascertained, and as such reports may have come under the notice of manufacturers and others in the United States, who look principally to these mines for their supply of fuel, and tend to mislead them, I beg leave to state to you that the fire only extends to some old workings, which were about to be abandoned. That there is ample room in the new pits just opened for all the workmen, and a stock of about twenty thousand tons of coal on the pit banks. Have the kindness to make this public, for the information of persons interested in these mines and please to Corn Lamp Oil.-We have been using Corn Lamp Oil add that the proprietors of the mine consider themselves ampfor some time past, and are greatly pleased with it as a lightly prepared to supply any demand which may be made for dispenser. It burns freely and clear, affording a strong, bril- coal. I have the honour to be, sir, liant light from the common lamp. It is free from any disagreeable smell in burning, and costs a third less than good winter sperm oil. So far as we have tested it, we give corn lamp oil the decided preference.-Cleveland Her. & Gaz. Your most obedient servant, To George Bancroft, Esq., collector of the customs, Boston. Bank of Pennsylvania. Monday, February 3d, 1840. At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of Pennsylvania, held at the Banking House, pursuant to charter, Alexander Elmslie was appointed Chairman, and R. M. Lewis, Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting were read. The President, on behalf of the Board of Directors, presented to the meeting a statement of the affairs of the Bank to the 1st of February, 1840. On motion, Resolved, That the statement now presented be approved. DR. State of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, February 1st, 1840. Bills discounted,* Governor's Message. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania. Gentlemen-I have to communicate to the Legislature, that the loan authorized by the act of the 23d January last, has been taken, as follows: $100,000 by the president, directors and company of the Bank of Pennsylvania; $100,000 by the Girard Bank; and the remainder by the Bank of the United States;-by reason of which the commonwealth is now able to pay off and discharge $650,000 of the interest which fell due upon the 1st instant, upon her loans. The amount provided by the Legislature for the payment of interest in the said act of the 23d of January last, was evidently fixed by the report of the State Treasurer on the subject of finances, of 9th January. From a statement now furnished by that officer, it appears that the whole amount of interest due on the 1st instant was $718,610 78 Deduct the appropriation $3,630,206 88 January, 184,919 26 Paid from Treasury, of the 23d of $650 000 00 27,750 00 677,750 00 192 27 $40,860 78 Thus there is a balance of $40,860 78; for the payment of which immediate provision should be made by the Legislature. 1,103,154 85 402,884 82 518,497 57 It may not be improper to add, that the further action of the Legislature on the subject of the joint resolution recom$6,222,078 94 mended in my message of the 1st inst., is now unnecessary. DAVID R. PORTER. OFFICIAL.-TREASURY NOTES. CR. February 5, 1840. The attention of the stockholders was called to a certain resolution which has recently been passed by the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, and which is now pending in the Senate, entitled "Resolution to compel the Banks to resume specie payments," in which the interests, if not the existence, of this and all the banking institutions of this State are vitally affected-whereupon it was unanimously Resolved, That the directors be requested to call a meeting of the stockholders of this Bank, to be held at this place on Wednesday, the 19th day of February, inst., at 12 o'clock, M. and that the directors be requested to lay before the stock holders at such meeting, their views in relation to the measures necessary or proper to be adopted for the safety of the institution. Resolved, That, when this meeting adjourn, it will adjourn to meet again at this place on Wednesday, the 19th inst. at 12 o'clock, M. 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