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NEPTUNE BELL INSURANCE COMPANY.
(Not yet in operation.)
NEPTUNE INSURANCE COMPANY.
(25 Exchange.)
Incorporated April 1 st, 1825, to endure till 1846. Car tal 250,000 dollars. Shares 50 dollars each. Electio 2d Monday in January. Dividends, 1st Monday in Ju: and January.
John R. Hurd, President.
Thomas H. Merry, Assistant President. A. Bleecker Neilson, Secretary.
Abm. Bell, Chas. A. Davis, Wm. M'Leod, Arth Tappan, Joseph D. Beers, Sam'l Thompson, H. Auchi: closs, Abm. Mason, Henry K. Bogert, James Wilson, j Henry Grinnell, A. Lentilhon, Simeon Baldwin, Rufi Prime, Wm. G. Bucknor, George W. Bruen, Hen Burgy, Knowles Taylor, Robert Walker-Directors. George Duplex, Inspector.
NEW-YORK INSURANCE COMPANY. (34 Wall-street.)
Incorporated April 2d, 1798, till 1840. Capital 500,00 dollars. Shares 50 dollars each. Election, 2d Monda
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
January. Dividends, 1st Monday in January and y.
Charles M'Evers, President. Adam Tredwell, Assistant. T. B. Satterthwaite, Secretary.
Vm. B. Astor, Henry Rogers, Rich'd I. Tucker, w'd R. Jones, Robt. Le Roy, Theodore Meyer, L. C. nersley, G. C. Verplanck, Jacob Harvey, Bache Evers, Miles R. Burke, Henry W. Hicks, R. B. Min- a, John Ferguson, Robt. Kermit, Caspar Meier, C. Lawrence, Joseph Walker, William Moore-Di- tors.
NEW-YORK STATE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
(54 Wall-street.)
ncorporated in 1825. Revived in 1831, for 21 years. pital 300,000 dollars. Shares 50 dollars each. Elec- 1, 1st Monday in May. Dividends, Ist Monday in quary and July.
John Bolton, President.
Joseph Fowler, Vice President. Charles C. Walden, Secretary.
ohn Bolton, Joseph Fowler, Henry Cotheal, Josiah rnochan, C. W. Faber, Fanning C. Tucker, Isaac oson, Wm. Mackay, Thos. Suffern, Joseph Sands- ectors.
Wm. Newcomb, Inspector.
OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY. (45 Wall-street.)
ncorporated March 20th, 1810, with a c pital of 550,000 lars. Shares 35 dollars each. Election, 2d Monday January. Dividends, 1st Monday in January and ly.
Abm. Ogden, President. N. G. Rutgers, Assistant. James S. Schermerhorn, Secretary.
Elisha Tibbits, Walter Bowne, Thos. Masters, S. S. wland, C. P. White, Jas. P. Van Horne, San'l Hicks, lac Jones, jr., H. I. Wyckoff, Fred. Sheldon, James
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Brown, Francis Olmsted, P. Harmony, John S. Cre M. H. Grinnell, Francis Depau, Isaac Iselin, Th Phelps, Isaac S. Hone-Directors.
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.
(Marine and Life. 21 Exchange.)
Incorporated 1818, to endure till 1838, with the p lege of insuring on lives, for which a part of its cap was set apart, and made perpetual. Directors eler 2d Monday in January. Capital 500,000 dollars which 100,000 dollars is secured on bond and mortg: and made liable for the business of the Life Departn only. Shares 50 dollars each. Dividends, January July.
R. M. Lawrence, President.
Jeremiah P. Tappan, Assistant President. Wm. J. Van Wagenen, Secretary. P. Schermerhorn, Robert Benson, James Boyd James Strong, B. P. Melick, John Oothout, James B man, J. Green Pearson, Lewis A. Brunel, Tho March, Henry Cary, D. S. Kennedy, Pelatiah P Rufus L. Lord, Andrew Foster, Caleb Hopkins, Corn Suydam, Jas Rathbone, jr., Robert Maitland, Jos Bouchaud-Directors.
Curtis Holmes, Inspector.
BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN INSURANCE COMPANY.
(Corner of Henry and Cranberry : treets.)
Passed April 3d, 1824, to continue 21 years. Share 7 dollars. Capital 102,000 dollars. Election, Ist J .. Dividends, 1st May and November.
Abm. Vanderveer, President. Wm. Elsworth, Secretary.
Wm. Philip, Joseph Moser, L. Van Nostrand, Ja s B. Clark, William R. Dean, J. G. Wendell, Sar Smith, Joshua Sutton, Edwin Hicks, Jeffry, Smith Van Nostrand, Silas Butler, Josiah Dow, Ara Wright, Obadiah Holmes, Charles Wardell, Rc Bache, Thomas J. Chew, James Forbes, Horatio Onderdonk-Directors.
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
NEW-YORK AND SCHUYLKILL COAL COMPANY.
(48 Wall-street.)
ncorporated April 18th, 1823, perpetually. Capital ,000 dollars, with a privilege to increase to 500,000. ares 50 dollars each. Election, 1st Monday in May. idends, January and July.
John G. Coster, President. T. R. Mercein, Vice President.
I. M. Van Solingen, James Votey, Lambert Suydam, h'l Weed, Timothy Caldwell, Morgan Lewis, Peter urpe, John Cole, David Codwise, Sam'l C. Jaques, omas S. Townsend, Peter Embury, J. Lorillard, John Randolph, Jacob Harvey, George Arcularius, John phen, Geo. B. Thorpe-Directors.
NEW-YORK LOMBARD ASSOCIATION.
(Corner of Tryon-row and Augustus-street.)
assed April 8th, 1824. Charter to continue 30 years- end money on the pledge of goods, chattels, &c. pital 200,000 dollars. Shares 100 dollars each. Divi- I'ds, 1st July and January. Election, 1st Monday in Je.
Jasper F. Seaman, President. Wm. Seymour, Cashier.
.rch. M'Intyre, Thomas Tobias, N. G. Kortright, Fry Yates, Thos. F. Youngs, B. B. Seaman, Charles Les, Edward Kortright, The Mayor, and the Recorder, officio-Directors.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE COMP NY.
(Wall-street )
Incorporated in 1824, perpetually. Capital 230,000 dars. Shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 1st Monday in Ibruary and August. Election, 2d Monday in Jan- uy.
W. W. Woolsey, President.
lisha Tibbits, H. I. Wyckoff, John G. Coster, Jon. Chdhue, Peter Remsen, Goold Hoyt, Stephen Whitney, J mus Johnson, Andrew Foster, James Heard, Isaac
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
Carow, Benj. L. Swan, N. Prime, George Grisw( Henry Beeckman, John Suydam, John Johnson-Dir tors.
NEW-YORK GAS LIGHT COMPANY. (Corner of Centre and Hester streets.)
Incorporated in 1823. Capital 1,000,000 doll Shares 50 dollars each. Election, 2d Monday in Ja ary. Dividends, 3d Monday in March and Septembe John J. Palmer, President.
E. E. Weed, Secretary. J. Mowton, Manager.
Joseph Walker, H. I. Wyckoff, Peter Remsen, Eli Tibbits, John I. Palmer, Chas. Dickinson, Jos. Ke: chan, David Hadden, N. Richards, Najah Taylor, J Suydam, Elisha Riggs-Directors.
PERU IRON COMPANY. (32 South-street.)
Incorporated Nov. 11th, 1824. Capital 130,500 dol Shares 100 dollars each. Election in April. Francis Saltus, President. H. B. Lloyd, Secretary. Goold Hoyt, A. V. Winans, T. T. Payne, Jero Johnson-Directors.
NEW-YORK AND HARLÆEM RAIL ROAD COMPANY (41 Chambers-street.)
Incorporated April 25th, 1831, for 21 years. Ca 500,000 dollars. Shares 50 dollars each. Electic August.
John Mason, President. John Lozier, Vice President. A. C. Rainetaux, Secretary.
Sam'l Swartwout, Andrew Sitcher, Isaac Adrianc B. M'Gown, Henry Ogden, S. B. Ruggles, E Tibbits, John R. Peters, Alex'r Hosack, Joseph W s T. Addis Emmet-Directors.
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CONGRESS STEAM SUGAR-REFINING COMPANY.
Vorks, Duane, near Chapel-street. Ofice, 91 Washington-street.) ncorporated April 23d, 1831, for 21 years. Capital 1,000. Shares 250 dollars each. Election, Ist Monday iHay.
J. W. Archbald, President. F. Bibby, Secretary. Jno. Delafield, Treasurer. William Kemble, Agent.
CUSTOM HOUSE.
(From Pine to Cedar-street, near Nassau-street.)
Iours, from 10 to 3. Entries must be made before 2 c.ock.
COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.
S. Swartwout, Collector.
D. S. Lyon,
M. S. Swartwout, Deputy Collectors.
D. Strobel,
Henry Ogden, Cashier.
Joshua Phillips, Assistant Cashier.
Nathaniel Shultz, Auditor.
The Desks in the Collector's Office are arranged in t following order-
A. B. C. Deputy Collectors. D. S. Lyon, M. S. fartwout, and D. Strobel.
No. 1. Export Bond Clerk. Charles A. Gardner.
Nos. 2, 3, and 5. Export Clerks. R. M. Mitchill, T. Mumford, and T. Olmsted.
No. 4. Debenture Calculator. T. M. Rogers.
No. 6. Debenture Clerk. W. J. M'Master.
Nos. 7 and 8. Liquidating Clerks. Cornelius Duryee al George L. Pride.
Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. Entry Clerks. D. Bonnett, Wier, A. Phillips, J. Campbell, and A. Campbell.
No. 14. Check, Permit, and Receipt Clerk. J. B. urston.
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CUSTOM HOUSE.
No. 15. Enrolment and License Clerk. J. Leonard. No. 16. Assistant Enrolment and License Clerk. A. Bogert.
No. 17. Assistant Register Clerk. J. B. Wood.
No. 18. Invoice Clerk. J. C. Niebuhr.
No. 19. Protection Clerk. C. Oakley.
No. 20. Register Clerk. T. M'Cready.
No. 21. Clearance Clerk and Entry of Vessels Coa. wise. J. H. Ball.
No. 22. Bond Clerks. W. B. Byram, J. Bluxon
and J. W. Oakley.
Assistant Bond Clerk. R. B. Adams.
NAVAL OFFICE. Enos T. Throop, Naval Officer. J. T. Ferguson, Deputy Naval Officer.
SURVEYOR'S OFFICE. Hector Craig, Esq., Surveyor and Inspector.
Anthony Haff, Deputy Surveyor and Inspector.
Pierre A. Young, First Clerk.
Andrew A. Jones, Second Clerk.
Augustus Pitcher, Third Clerk.
Jonas B. Phillips, Fourth Clerk. D. M.F. Smith, Fifth Clerk. J. C. Delmar, Sixth Clerk.
L. L. Lazarus, Seventh Clerk.
J. W. Carpenter, Eighth Clerk. John Megrath, Messenger.
INSPECTORS. (98.)
Abraham Ackerman, John Anderson, William Beb George L. Birch, James Boardman, David Broo George G. Burrass, John Byers, Joseph Board, John Bowne, John L. Broome, Abraham Bokee, Jac Clinch, Alexander Coffin, Moses Cunningham, Jose Cutter, George Davis, John De Camp, Jacob L. Dick son, Denyse Denyse, David J. Demarest, Bertra Dupoy, John Fream, Benjamin Fuller, Job Furm: Henry P. Graham, George Hodgson, Robert Hunt Joseph Hopkins, Zadock Hedden, George F. Hopki: Edward Hitchcock, Daniel Hazard, William Ironsi
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CUSTOM HOUSE.
iver Jaques, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Ketchum, ter Kinnan, Gerard Lathrop, William Lupton, Samuel oyd, Samuel Marvin, Abraham Meserole, Alexander ng, Daniel Morgan, Charles Mills, John Morris, James tchell, Jacob C. Mott, Donald M'Lean, Richard xon, James Porter, Elijah Pinckney, John M. Patter- 1, William Phoenix, Naphtali Phillips, Thomas wers, Edward R. Painter, James G. Reynolds, Bar- tt Romer, Elnathan H. Sears, Robert H. Seely, Gold Silliman, Peter R. Sprainger, Sylvester Sullivan, ephen Stillwell, Dennis Striker, William Smith, Wil- m Shute, Jacob Stoutenburgh, Peter Taylor, Peter uppan, Samuel Terry, William W. Tompkins, Samuel ter, Beekman M. Van Buren, John L. Van Boskirk, oraham B. Vanderpool, John Vandyk, Jacob Van inkle, Cornelius Van Antwerp, Thomas B. Vermilyea, leb T. Ward, William Welling, Alexander Whaley, nry Willett, Everardus Warner, James Westervelt, uniel Wishart, James Ladd, John M. Lester, Elijah iggs, Robert Phillips, Donald Fraser, Thomas W. arniss, Henry Whiting, J. L. Hoyt, Ward B. Howard.
OFFICERS ATTACHED TO COLLECTOR'S STORES.
Sidney Wetmore, General Store-keeper.
STORE-KEEPERS. (18.)
Henry Abel, William Cairns, James D. Bissett, Ro- rt Dumont, William Dumont David Gardner, jr., John elston, George Howard, William Honay, David Hen- erson, jr., George Innes, Horatio G. Lewis, Elijah F. urdy, Humphrey Ricketson, Sylvester Robinson, An- ew Tombs, Philip Thomas, George A. Wasson.
BOARDING OFFICERS.
Joseph Schofield, New-York, Benjamin Wood, Qua- intine. Assistants-Henry Keyser, John Morris, jr., emuel Pittman.
DEPUTY INSPECTORS.
Peter Smith, J. J. Cohen. G. H. Richards, E. Cole, . M. Moses, Thomas Tripler, George Sibell, Henry anning, James R. Waldron.
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CUSTOM HOUSE.
GAUGERS.
W. R. Thompson, E. Nexsen, J. J. S. Hasler, A. Bar doine, H. Tallman, J. Tuomy, R. V. Mooney, A. Sc merville.
WEIGHERS.
J. Browere, L. Loutrell, J. Stephens, J. P. Hallet, I. Poor, J. Franklin, A. S. De Peyster, E. Cooper, A Bleecker, T. Hazard, E. H. De Camp, S. B. Hoffinar J. Tallman, 'T. Kirk.
MEASURERS.
S. Burling, P. Wynkoop, D. Dodge, E. Dodge, H. A Vedder, W. M. Hitchcock, P. Sebring, A. Seymour, 3 Gould, W. Durell, J. W. Forbes, E. Belknap, J. J Cluett, B. Rider, J. D. Philips.
Commander of the Revenue Cutter Rush, Captai Bicker.
FEES OF OFFICE.
To the Collector and Naval Officer .- Entry of a ves sel of 100 tons or upwards, two dollars and fifty cents Clearance of a vessel of 100 tons or upwards, two dol lars and fifty cents. Entry of a vessel under 100 tons one dollar and fifty cents. Clearance of a vessel unde 100 tons, one dollar and fifty cents. Every Post Entry two dollars. Permit to land goods, twenty cents Every Bond taken officially, forty cents. Permit to load goods for the exportation, for drawback, thirty cents Debenture, or other official certificate, twenty cents Bill of Health, twenty cents. Official document (regis ter excepted) required by any person, twenty cents.
To the Surveyor .- Admeasuring and certifying the same, of every ship or vessel of 100 tons and under, pe ton, one cent. Admeasurement of every ship or vesse above 100 tons, and not exceeding 200 tons, one dolla and fifty cents. Above 200 tons, two dollars. For al other services on board any ship or vessel of 100 ton and upwards, having on board goods, wares, or merchan dise, subject to duty, three dollars. For like services of board any ship or vessel of less than 100 tons, one dolla
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fifty cents. On all vessels not having on board, ods, wares, or merchandise, subject to duty, sixty-six d two-thirds cents. Certificate of registry of vessel, o dollars. Endorsement on registry or record, one lar. Every bond required by this act, twenty-five nts. Every bond for a Mediterranean Passport, forty nts. Evey Seaman's Protection, twenty-five cents. Under the Coasting Act .- Admeasuring every vessel, order to the Registering, Enrolment, Licensing or Re- I ding the same, of 5 tons or upwards, and less than 20, Iv cents .- 20, and not exceeding 70, seventy-five cents. 0, one dollar .- Above 100, one dollar and fifty cents. r every Certificate of enrolment, fifty cents. Every dorsement of do., twenty cents. Every License, in- ding the Bond, not exceeding 20 tons, twenty-five its. Above 20 tons, and not more than 100, fifty cents. re than 100, one dollar. Recording Certificate, Mani- it, and granting Permit, of less than 20 tons, twenty- cents. Above 50 tons, fifty cents. For certifying a nifest, and granting Permit for Registered vessels, 1 dollar and fifty cents. For receiving certified Mani- It, and granting Permit for Registered vessels, one lar and fifty cents. Granting Permit for a vessel, not longing to a citizen, on arrival to proceed from district 1 district, and receiving a Manifest, two dollars. Re- «ving Manifest, and granting Permit to unload, as Ove, two dollars. Granting Permit for a vessel to try on fishery in a foreign port, twenty-five cents. For port and Entry of any foreign goods imported in such t mentioned vessel, twenty-five cents.
PUBLIC STORES.
Nos. 274 Front, 15 and 17 Nassau, 109 and 53 Wash- i ton, 20 and 22 Albany, and 153 Greenwich streets.
UNITED STATES APPRAISERS' OFFICE. No. 17 Nassau-street.
STORE-KEEPER'S OFFICE. No. 66 Cedar-street.
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COMMERCE.
Imports and Exports of foreign merchandise to and from the District of New-York, during the year ending 30th September, 1832.
Value of Value of Exports. Imports. $11,894,652. . . $2,796,800
1831, 4th quarter,
1332, 1st
66
18,637,978. . . 2,399,633
2d
. ..
11,347,018. . . .
3,770,882
3d
66
....
10,976,281. . . . 1,974,173
$52,855,929. . . . $10,941,488
The amount of duties which accrued during the same period, was $17,123,174 70.
ARRIVALS AT THE PORT OF NEW-YORK, 1832.
Ships. Barks. Brigs. Schrs. Sloops. Total.
American,
375
21
609
281
4
1290
British,.
38
44
183
102
2 369
French,
8
3
31
42
Spanish,.
1
14
4
19
Dutch, Hamburg and Bremen,
12
3
15
2 galliots.
32
Swedish, .
5
4
12
4
25
Danish,. .
4
7
11
Portuguese,.
1
1
Brazilian,.
1
1
Austrian,. . .
6
6
Colombian,.
2
2
Italian,.
3
3
Prussian,.
1
1
2
Russian,.
1
1
2
Mexican,
1
1
Haytien,.
3
1
4
Total,.
445
75
886
398
6
1810
Total number of passengers arrived in the above ves- sels, 48,589.
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MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE.
(Wall-street, below William.)
Extends southward 150 feet to Exchange-street. It s a front on Wall-street of 115 feet, and is three stories gh, exclusive of the basement, which is considerably vated. Its southwest front in Exchange-street, is 114 t long, and three stories high, including the basement, ich is only one step above the pavement. The Wall- eet front is the principal one, and is built entirely of ite Westchester marble. The first and second sto- s are of the Ionic order, from the temple of Minerva lias, at Priene, in Ionia. A recessed elliptical portico about 40 feet wide has been introduced in front, with eat convenience and beauty. A screen of four co- nns and two antæ, each column being thirty feet high, d three feet four inches in diameter above the base, imposed of a single block of marble, extends across the ont of the portico, nearly in a line with the front of the ilding. The columns support an entablature of about x feet in height, upon which rests the third story, ma- ng a height of about 60 feet from the ground. On ch side of the portico is a passage through the base- ent story to the Post Office and Exchange-street.
The principal entrance to the Exchange Room is by a ght of nine or ten marble steps, with a pedestal at each id. On ascending to the portico, three doors open to e vestibule in front, while one on either hand opens to Insurance Offices, &c. The vestibule is of the nic order, from the little Ionic temple of Illyssus. he Exchange Room is 85 feet long, 55 wide, and 45 gh; adjacent to it are the offices of the Daily Adverti- er and the Atlas; to which latter establishment is at- ched an extensive Reading Room of newspapers. he office of the Journal of Commerce is in the base- ent. In the rear of the Exchange Room is a place for iction sales, and in the second story are rooms for the oard of Brokers, and the Chamber of Commerce. The ilding was begun on the first of April, 1825, and com- eted in July, 1827. The plan was wholly that of M. . Thompson, the architect of the edifice.
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POST OFFICE.
POST OFFICE.
(Basement of the Merchants' Exchange, Exchange Place.)
Occupies several convenient rooms. The windows, fronting the hall of the basement have 1072 boxes, num- bered, and rented to mercantile houses at four dollars each per annum.
Samuel L. Gouverneur, P. M.
William B. Taylor, Acting Assistant P. M.
The Post Office is open for the delivery of Letters and Newspapers every day, (except Sunday,) from 8 o'clock, A. M., until 8, P. M .; on Sundays, from half past 9, to half past 10, A. M., and from half past 12, to half past 1, P. M.
GREAT MAILS.
Close.
Arrive.
Northern-at half past 3, P. M., every day except Sun- days, when it closes at 8, A. M., (during steamboat navigation.)
Northern-carly every mor- ning, by steamboat.
Northern-by land, when steamboat navigation is suspended, daily, at or before 2, P. M.
Eastern-daily at half past 11, A. M.
Southern-daily, at half past 1, P. M.
Southern-daily, at 6, A. M.
Southern-extra for Phila- delphia, daily, at 5, A. M. S
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAILS.
For all the towns on the east side of the Hudson Ri- ver, between New-York and Albany, mails are closed
Northern-during the sus- pension of steamboat na- vigation, east side of the Hudson, daily, at 6, A. M. Northern-West side of the
Hudson, daily, at 4, P. M. Eastern-at 5 o'clock, A. M., by land, every day.
Eastern-extra for Boston and Providence, by Provi- dence steamboat, at 3, P. M.
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very day, (during the suspension of steamboat naviga- on,) with the northern mail, at 6, A. M.
N. B. The steamboats to Albany carry mails daily, except Sunday,) for the following places, viz .- West oint, Newburgh, Fishkill Landing, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Catskill, Redhook Landing, Hudson, Albany, 'roy, Lansingburgh, Waterford, Coxsackie, Coldspring, freenville, Athens, Fishkill, Goshen, Wappinger's reek, Fish Lake, Rhinobook, Lewiston. Oxford, Phil- psburgh, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, and Watervleit, Tew-York. Sharon and Salisbury, Connecticut. Up- er and Lower Canada.
Western Mail, (via Newburgh.)-During steamboat avigation, is despatched by steamboat, daily, (Sunday xcepted,) at half past 3, P. M., (for parts of the coun- es of Orange, Sullivan, Broome, Tioga, Tompkins, Seneca, &c.)
Mails for Owego, Ithaca, and other places in that di- ection, including the counties of Tioga, Tompkins, Cortland, Steuben, Alleghany, Yates, Seneca, and Cayu- a, (excepting towns on the route from Albany to Buf- alo,) are sent daily through the year; m summer, via Newburgh, at half past 3, P. M., and in winter, via Mor- istown, N. J., at 4, P. M.
OTHER MAILS.
Staten Island Mail arrives and closes daily at 8, A. M. Long Island Mails .- For Brooklyn, arrives and clo- ses every day, (Sunday excepted,) at 10, A. M. Jamai- ca, Flatbush, and Flushing, at 2, P. M. North side of the Island, close on Monday and Thursday, at 9, A. M. Middle Mail, through Smithtown, Riverhead, &c., on Tuesday and Friday, at 9, A. M. South side of the Island, through Islip, Moriches, &c., to Sag Harbour, &c., on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 9, A. M.
The Swiftsure Mail, through Springfield, &c., New- Jersey, to Pennsylvania, closes every Monday, Wednes- day, and Friday, at 8, A. M.
Sundry New-Jersey Mails .- For Patterson and Ac- quackanock, close daily, at 8, A. M. For Bloomfield,
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Caldwell, Dover, &c., close Tuesday, Thursday, an Saturday, at 8, A. M., and arrive Monday, Wednesday and Friday, P. M. For Belleville, closes every day (except Sunday,) at half past 1, P. M.
Mails for Morristown, daily, at 8, A. M .; arrive sam afternoon.
1 Persons calling for Letters that are advertise on the 1st and 15th of each month, are requested to as for Advertised Lottorg.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Single Letters .- Any distance not exceeding 30 mile six cents. Over 30, and not exceeding 80 miles, ten ct Over 80, and not exceeding 150 miles, twelve and a ha cents. Over 150, and not exceeding 400 miles, eightee and three quarter cents. Over 400 miles, twenty-fiv cents. Double Letters, or those composed of two piece
of paper, are charged with double these rates. Trip and Quadruple Letters, are charged accordingl' Packets or Letters composed of one or more pieces ( paper, or one or more other articles, and weighing on ounce avoirdupoise, quadruple those rates, and in the proportion for all greater weight. Ship Letters not ca. ried by Mail, six cents. Each Newspaper carried no over 100 miles, one cent. Over 100 miles, one and a ha cents. But if carried to any Post Office in the state i which it is printed, whatever may be the distance, on cent. Periodical or regular Pamphlets not over 10 miles, one and a half cents. Over 100 miles, two and half cents. Not Periodical, not over 100 miles, pe sheet, four cents. Over 100 miles, six cents.
13 Letters going out of the United States, must b paid for when lodged in the Post Office, except for Uppe and Lower Canada, which are forwarded to the Line without being paid for.
Every printed pamphlet or magazine, which contain more than 24 pages on a royal sheet, or any sheet of les dimensions, shall be charged by the sheet, and sma. pamphlets, printed on a half or quarter sheet of royal o less size, shall be charged with half the amount of post
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re charged on a full sheet; and there shall be printed written on one of the outer pages of all pamphlets and agazines to be sent by mail the number of sheets they ontain ; and if such number shall not be truly stated, ouble postage shall be charged.
Letters and Newspapers are delivered out of the Office ery day, (except Sunday,) at all hours from the rising the sun, till 8 o'clock, P. M., and on Sunday, from 9 10, and from 1 to 2.
Newspapers, to be forwarded by mail, should be en- osed in a cover, and left open at one end, and the num- r of free papers, and those for subscribers respectively dorsed on each packet; and all newspapers, for each ost Office should be enclosed in one package, provided ey do not exceed twenty in number. If a letter, or emorandum in writing, is contained in any newspaper, e person who deposites the same forfeits five dollars, d the package becomes liable to letter postage.
Letters to be sent by mail, should be addressed to the aces of their destination in the clearest manner; they would always be directed to the nearest Post Office, if e person to whom addressed does not reside where ere is an office, and the name of the state ought not to · omitted. Letters are often missent, from their ambi- lous direction. A punctual attention to this rule may revent delays and miscarriages.
If an abatement of letter postage be claimed, the letter ust be opened in the presence of the Post Master, or ne of his assistants ; and if such letter should, instead f being overcharged, happen to be undercharged, the eficiency must be made up by the applicant.
All letters which are lodged to go by the British ackets, should be distinguished by writing, per packet, or there are places of the same name in the United tates, similar to those in Europe.
LETTER CARRIERS.
J. S. Reynolds, Elias Lynch, Archibald Forrester, 1. . Noe, Charles L. Noe, Michael Noe, Henry Tyson, Villiam Tyson, John M. Read, David R. Strachan, harles Forrester, and John Hallett.
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LINES OF PACKETS.
LINES OF PACKETS FROM THE PORT OF NEW-YORK FOR FOREIGN PORTS.
EUROPE.
NEW-YORK AND LIVERPOOL PACKETS.
1. Ship Hibernia, Maxwell, master, sails from New York Jan. 1, May 1, Sept. 1. From Liverpool, Feb. 1 June 16, Oct. 16.
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