$2.50 lb. 25 per ct. $2.50 16. Sewing silk,. Silks, tram,.. Silk ribbons, galloons, &c. Soda, sal, Soda, caustic,. Spirits,. Spirits turpentine,..gall., Sugar, brown,........lb., 19 per ct. per cent. 25 per ct... 19 per ct... 80 per cent... 40 per cent. 25 per cent... 25 per ct... 19 per ct... 20 per cent... 30 per cent. 50 cents lb. 30 per cent. .. 15 per ct. 12 per ct. 20 per ct. 15 per ct. .. 15 per ct. .. 15 per cent. 25 per cent. per cent. 20 per cent... 20 per cent. 40 per cent. 40 per cent. 1 cent lb. cent lb. 1 cent lb. 10 cents gall. 50 cents gall. 2 cents lb. 66 rolls,. .ton, Button cloths, silk,. Cassia,.... Cassia buds,. Caustic soda,.. Brimstone, crude,....ton, 20 per cent. .. 25 per cent. 20 per cent... 30 per ct. 24 per ct. .per lb., 20 per cent... 20 per ct. 15 per ct... per lb., 20 per cent. .. 20 per ct... 15 per ct... 8 cents lb. 20 per cent... 20 per ct... 15 per ct... 20 per cent... Cayenne pepper,......lb., 10 cents lb. 15 cents lb. 1 cent lb. 6 cents lb. $1.00 15 per ct. 15 per ct... .. 80 per ct... 1 ct. lb. $1.00 4 per ct. free. 15 per cent. 1 cent lb. $1 25 gall. $3 per ton. 8 cents lb. 10 cents lb. 8 cents lb. free. 1 cent lb. 4 per ct. 4 per ct. 15 per ct. 4 20 per ct... 15 per ct. 20 per cent. 2 cents lb. 4 cents lb. .. 20 per cent. 30 cts. 100 lbs. 8 cents lb. 70 cents lb. .. per ct... 4 per ct... .. free. Currants,.. .lb., 3 cents lb. 10 per ct... 8 per ct. .... .. 40 per ct. .. 20 per cent... 30 per cent. 3 cents lb. .. 15 per ct... 10 per cent... 3 cents lb. 30 per ct... 15 per ct... 10 per cent... 5 cents lb. 20 per ct. $25 10 per cent. 4 per ct... free. 6 cents lb. 2 cents lb. 5 cents lb. cent lb... 2 cents lb. 5 cents lb. 30 per cent. .. Salts, Rochelle,.. ...lb., 20 per cent... 20 per ct. 15 per ct... 15 per ct. 12 per ct. .. .. 20 per cent... 10 cents lb. 30 per ct... 24 per ct... 80 per cent... 40 per cent. 25 per ct. 19 per ct... 20 per cent. 35 per cent. 25 per ct... 19 per ct... 30 per cent... 40 per cent. 25 per ct... 19 per ct... 20 per cent... 30 per cent. 25 per ct. 19 per ct... 30 per cent... 40 per cent. 25 per ct. 19 per ct... 20 per cent... 30 per cent. 15 per cent. ..lb., 20 per cent. . 20 per ct. .. 15 per ct. .. .. 15 per ct. .. .. 4 per ct... 30 per cent. per cent. 4 cents lb. 20 per cent... 19 per ct... 20 per cent... 19 per ct. 15 per ct. 30 per ct. 80 per cent. 40 per cent. 1 cent lb. cent lb. 1 cent lb. 10 cents gall. 4 cents lb. 10 per cent. 35 per cent. 25 per cent. 2 cents lb. 6 cents lb. 10 cents lb. 15 cents lb. 10 cents gall. 40 per cent. cents lb. DUTIES LEVIED BY EACH GENERAL TARIFF OF THE UNITED STATES, SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, UPON ELEVEN LEADING HEADS OF IMPORTS. *Where the duty exceeds 20 per cent., the excess to be reduced biennially until the excess should cease, 1842, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BOARDS OF TRADE. Monthly Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, New-York. THE monthly meeting of the New-York Chamber of Commerce was held Thursday, October 3d, 1861. PELATIAH PERIT, Esq., president, in the chair. Present, Messrs. PHELPS and Low, vice-presidents, and about forty members. The following gentlemen, who were nominated September 5th, were this day elected members: JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Jr., JONATHAN H. RANSOM, EDWARD MOTT ROBINSON, SELAH VAN DUZer, Edward WILLETS. Mr. ROYAL PHELPS said that as Mr. ASTOR was a personal friend-a gentleman whom they would all regard as an acquisition to the Chamber-he considered the presentation of his name a favorable opportunity to raise the inquiry, how the Chamber was to be constituted-whether of respectable citizens of New-York in general, or of merchants? Gentlemen were constantly elected who had no connection whatever with the commerce of New-York, and it had been a frequent subject of remark. He felt assured Mr. ASTOR would not take offence at his embracing the opportunity to make an objection that might hereafter be a shield between the Chamber and such nominations. Mr. P. M. WETMORE, while entirely concurring in the views expressed by Mr. PHELPS, considered that Mr. ASTOR could not be said to have no connection with the commerce of New-York. As a large capitalist, whose money was invested, and became the foundation for extensive commercial transactions, he was very intimately connected with commerce. He was glad, however, that the question was raised; and, with the intention of himself bringing up the subject, he had cut a paragraph from the Evening Post, stating that Mr. G. W. SMITH, late Street Commissioner of this city, had received a commission in the rebel army. This Mr. SMITH had been elected a member of the Chamber, although having no connection whatever with commerce. The Secretary read from the by-laws showing that those "whose vocations were connected with the trade of the country" were embraced as eligible, viz. : "No persons can be admitted members of this corporation but merchants and others, residents of this and contiguous States, whose avocations are connected with the trade and commerce of the country." Mr. OPDYKE said that Mr. ASTOR, properly speaking, was not a merchant. Commerce, in a large sense, took in financial transactions, such as banking, exchange, brokerage, buying and selling whatever was to be sold. Mr. ASTOR did not come under that category, so far as he knew, being engaged only in investing his own revenues. But under the sentence read from the by-laws he was eligible. Wm. B. ASTOR, his father, was a member. Mr. PHELPS withdrew his objection, which he had made solely for the purpose of stopping the further election of men not merchants. Mr. A. C. RICHARDS, from the committee on procuring medals for |