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e Gen. Scott, in e III career OF - Ve copy a few of threshold of the city, the Journal of Commerce is assured by a friend "who has visited the Mexican capital," that f Lancaster county "General Scott's positions effectually command the city," Issued by our Chief and that therefore "he could afford to suspend hostilities ut the great measthe ability, energy, for a time, that the Mexican government might determine nguished citizens the course it would pursue." It is to be hoped that this is e guidance of the so, and that the result will not be merely to allow Santa y the fundamental Anna to strengthen himself for a bloody defence of the the early days of he confidence and capital. In 79 towns of Vermont, reported by the Boston Atlas of gated by the fedeFriday, there is a whig majority of 1,705 against a whig on adopted by the majority of 2,800 in 1846-showing a democratic gain of y last, denouncing 1,100. Though there is but the barest chance of Mr. Dilnwise, and impolnal administration lingham's election, owing to the peculiar and mistaken graceful," can only laws of Vermont, his friends have every reason to be proud of the same federal of the run he has made. The whig "star that never sets" t Eugland in 1812, has at least blinked badly this time. British oppression and sentenced the One of the worst consequences of the stoppage of Prime, e "island of Elba" Ward, & Co. is already apparent in the heavy blow which e integrity of the it has given to the public confidence-the life and soul of guage of Matthew our great mercantile world of New York. People at once inks! and sinks as recalled the sad times of 1837, when the fall of the great house of the Josephs was but the signal for a far vaster calamity. Unlike those Hebrews, Prime, Ward, & Co. will probably pay every dollar, and perhaps have a surplus left, (John Ward certainly will, allowing the widest margin for losses;) but, nevertheless, the panic spread, and four delegates from the or five banks (the Phonix, National, Manhattan, New Iahoning county, 1. m. York, and the Chemical) were named as large holders of P., r by J. H. Lewis, W., & Co's. paper, some of them to the full extent of their omery, of Youngscapital, and through the day they were made the subjects for financial experiment in the way of a small run for e Chair appointed specie and deposites. The feeling, slight as it was, had on resolutions, to almost subsided before the close of bank hours, and can of Canfield ; James hardly be revived. At least two of the banks named (the Youngstown; and New York and Chemical) are as firm as the hills, under the direction of the soundest men in town; and at the tee on resolutions, worst that could befal any of our city banks, there can be, manimously adoptunder our excellent and democratic banking laws, (not now as in the disastrous times of 1837,) no loss on the bills, lly approve of the which are all secured, dollar for dollar, by New York State characterized by stocks, or securities of equal value. Of course, depositors are / friend of the true not so well off. But, though confidence in the banks genin the administraerally can hardly be shaken seriously, so large a house as the war now exthat of Prime, Ward, & Co. cannot go down without sha, as we would renty for the obserking others to their foundations. The feeling on 'Change ons to the United is stand from under," and Wall street waits, erectis auriocuring an honorabus, for the next downfal. The business at the custom-house, though not SO overed States, whether whelming as for some weeks past, is still sound and good. not, whose boundbut who opposes The following is a statement of the imports and duties for lved, and seeks to the week just terminated, as compared with those for the , should meet the same period last year: 1 citizen. Decrease. Increase. 1846. 1847. d to the democracy $108,041 $43,375 $148,416 Free goods on and harmony in $158,203 1,728,079 - 1,560,876 Dutiable goods followers of Jeffered of the maxim, 117,828 Total m'dise 1,836,120 - 1,718,292 to the end that a 533 4,494 3,961 Specie ph over the enemy, 13,392 450,847 Cash received 437,455 d monopolies-w estions calculated This is exclusive of goods sent to warehouse. atully for the great Last week, Right Rev. Bishop Hughes laid, with the appropriate ceremonies, and in presence of a large concourse ching election for of the State of Ohio of spectators, including the German infantry and Horse that it is the duty Guards, and the German societies, the corner-stone of a new responsibility that German Catholic church in Thompson street, near Canalte for a federalist, being the fifth of the kind in the city. The Free German ware of those who Church apostles will have to make haste, or there will soon en of principle in be no Germans left for them to operate upon. ity of every demoIt seems the Sarah Sands did not leave Liverpool for this ection, such candiport on the 28th ult., as stated, having to undergo certain slative districts, as repairs and improvements, which would render the day of the nomination in her departure uncertain. Our Jewish friends yesterday (their Sabbath) commemational convention 1 Vice President of orated at their synagogue in Crosby street, with approprisuggest Pittsburgh ate ceremonies, the commencement of the year of the world, which, by their calculation, completed yesterday support the nomithe 5608th year of its age. This singular and ancient people, overpassing and not recognising any of the later eras by which Christendona dates, go back at once to the primal man, morning of the world, when all was chaos and "darkness P, New York. sat on the face of the deep." less of our young Two of the Ravels, Jerome and Antoine, have upwards particularly gratiof $7,000 in the hands of Prime, Ward, & Co., in drafts e 'The Charm," on Paris. Another brother, Gabriel, who made a remitin New York for tance recently, was more fortunate in selecting another sales, pronounced house. 1) ever published Mr. Forrest concludes on Friday evening at the Park an enmperor of Russia gagement which, though short, has had much interest for the ies of the best anlovers of the dramatic art. it was decided in The French Benevolent Society have their annual conAckerman. This certor the 20th, and Herz is to give the Parisienne with a , as in New York, choir of fifty French amateurs. excellence in the We have been, since Friday afternoon, in the full enjoyrtist and his works ment of a regular old-fashioned southeasterly storm, with its usual accompaniments, torrents of rain and raw cold weather. It is pronounced by some of the weather-wise River Lands and the equinoctial; and it is certainly vile enough to be anyfor Court of Chanthing noctial, or noxious, that people choose to call it. ZED. e on the 29th June, on Wednesday, the