The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1843, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. — es » Mew York, Friday, December 58, 1843. ——— We shall receive by the Acadia, and have for sal at ‘this office, all the foreign papers, together with the | London illustrated pape of the latest dates. | The News by the Acadia—-Kxtraordinary Conduct of Harnden & Co. towards the Commercial Comimanity. A most gross and atrocious outrage was yes- terday practised upon the commercial community of this city, and all south, in relation to the news which was brought by the Acadia steamer to Bos- ton, at 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that this steamer arrived a few mi- nutes after the departure of the mail train from Bos- ton. In all such contingencies, we had, in con- junction with other papers here, made an arrange- ment with Harnden & Co. by which they were to run a special express by the way af New Haven or Hudson, as the case might be, in order to reach this city on the subsequent afternoon or evening, in anticipation of the regular mail. Doring the last two arrivals, at which such contingencies took place, Harnden & Co. ran the express, and he was paid his own demandsat this office. Instead, how- ever, of receiving the news by the Acadia yester- day afternoon, according to agreement, and as we expected, it appears that by some secret manage- ment, an exclusive express came on to Moses Y. Beach, who is well known to be an unprincipled speculator in all sorts of things, bank stocks, lot- tery tickets, cotton, oil, carrier pigeons, and wo- men. Accordingly, an Extra was issued by Beach, excluding, however, all the news relative to the cotton and other staple markets. Thisextra was sent south by the afternoon mails, and we have no doubt but it was accompanied with the fitting instruments and arrangements to take advantage of the markets, as they went along, Post Office Reform—Mr. Merrick’s Motion in the Senate. x We perceive from the report of proceedings in body. A motion has been introduced by Mr. Mer- rick, Senator from Maryland, for the purpose of ef- fecting a revision of the whole law in relation to the management, facilities, wants and deficiencies of the Post Office Department. We are very glad | to see such an indication of the interest that is felt in this important matter, as is afforded by a motion made thus early inthe session, but we have not a great deal of confidence in the source from which the movement hasemanated. _ We will state our reasons. During the last ses- sion of Congress, this same Mr. Merrick, Senator from Maryland, introduced a Bill to reorganize the Post Office Department, which comprehended prin- ciples of the most ridiculous, outre, and impractica- ble character. We do not now recollect with dis tinctness the particular absurdities of this bill, but we remember well that they weré so numerous and flagrant as to create universal ridicule and con- tempt. At the time, we thought that to Mr. Mer- rick belonged the exclusive authorship of this ndi- culous bill, but we afterwards ascertained that it was concocted by a company of Postmasters, who assembled at Washington as a sort of re- Presentation of the post office officials through out the country, and which was composed of the postmasters of Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and Boston. It seems that these gentlemen, in connection with some of the officials cennected with the Department at Washington, met on seve- ral occasions at Gadsby’s, or some other equally comfortable place, and cencocted the whole thing over their wine and walnuts. And, indeed, we are confident we risk nothing in offering the opinion, that they must have made pretty considerable in- | the Senate'that the very important subject of Post’ Office Reform, has already been broached in that Fifteen Days Later from Kurope—Arrival of the Acadia—Trial of the Repealers— Movement of Royalty in E from India—Advance in Cotton, dc. dc. By the arrival of the Acadia, at Boston, on Wed- nesday afternoon, we have Liverpéel and London news to the 19th ult., inclusive, ‘ ‘The cotton market in Liverpool had advanced half a cent a pound on the arrival of the news by the Switzerland on the 12th, and ten thousand bales changed hands at the advance ; but on the arrival of the Hibernia on the Mth, prices fell back quar- ter of a eent, and the market closed quietly. The Switzerland carried out the first news ef a frost at the south; the accounts by the steamer were not so favorable for a rise, hence the reaction. The state trials, in Ireland, drag their slow length along. The progress has yet been made, and, if the statement that the defendantshave 30,000 witnesses to examine be correct, the proceedings will be- come the greatest bore in the world before they are finished. The Orangemen of the North of Ireland are re- organizing their Society, but without secret pass words, or other signs, which have been pronoun- ced illegal. The re-organization is rapidly extend- ing The Great Britain, the mammoth steamer, built and launched at Bristol this summer, is expected at Liverpool before Christmas, and will astonish the citizens of New York some fine day in the en- suing spring. The England, Bartlett, entered Liverpool early on the 6th, having performed the voyage in seven- teen days. The Garrick, Skiddy, and the Oxford, Rathbone, had arrived off the port. The Hibernia, Judkins, made her passage in twelve and a half days from Boston. General Duff Green has written a letter to the and to speculate on the merchants} roads on some of the wine cellars in Washington, | Times to combat the views of the American cor- and traders here and elsewhere south, on the news! before such a bill could have been concocted from | Tespondent of that journal, and others, as to the im- which they possessed. Now, according to all appearances, we are al- most persuaded that Harnden & Co. had something to do, either in running this express, or in aban- doning the field contrary to agreement, 80 as to let it be occupied by this desperate gambler in all sorts of articles, either of live or of dead stock. If we had known that Harnden & Co. would have vio- lated the agreement with us, we would have made other arrangements, (for we declined such arrange- ments a week ago, believing in the faith of Harn- den & Co.) so as to have procured the full intelli- gence, markets and all, and thus have published the whole, fairly and honorably to the world at once, without any attempt at private speculation on the commercial community. Such is the nature of this most extraordinary transaction, so far as we can ascertain the facts to- day. The eommercial community in New York, and every city south of us, will demand from Harn- den & Co. an explanation of their conduct in this affair, which these gentlemen cannot refuse. Why did they violate their eontract with us? Can they explain their conduct to the public satisfactorily? If they had intimated such a thing as the abandon- ment of the enterprise, we would have made ar- rangements elsewhere, to meet the wishes and de- sires of the commercial community, and thus would have saved them from the rapacity of a man utterly destitute of every public and private princi- ple of morality—who, by some mysterious influence with the Court of Sessions, has not yet.received the punishment due to his crimes, as poor Mike Walsh has done before him. Anrrivat or THE Acapia—ConpucT oF THE Post Orrice Acents.—This steamship, aftera passage of little over seventeen days, arrived at Boston a few minutes after the mail left that city, on Wednesday afternoon, or shortly atter four o’clock. We and the entire south were obliged, therefore, to remain thir- ty-six hours longer than is necessary for correct ac- counts from Europe. This great delay in the transmission of this fo- reign mail throughout the country is wholly the fault of the Postmaster General. In consequence of his not learning, by past experience, that the foreign mails were likely to arrive at Boston just as the mail train leaves that city, and making proper arrangements with the railroad company to wait a pressed—the correspondence of the country would | weekly suitable time for the mailsafter it is actually known that the steam ship is withina stone’s throw of the wharf, the important commercial operations of the whole country are compelled to stop and be in a | Sion of newspapersand periodicals, the same princi- | breast-milk, resulting from the poverty and destitu- state of suspense and anxiety for thirty-six hours. This is the second or third time that this country has suffered within the past year on the arrival of the hands of any human being. We trust that these follies and absurdities, and the ridiculous at- tempts made by the postmasters of the larger ci- ties to pass a bill, whose provisions had but one good efiect, that of showing how little their au- thors know about the subject on which they pre- sumed to legislate, will not be respected during the present session. In the President’s Message there is only a brief and general allusion to this subject. We regret this. Of all reform, we believe none ismore need- ed, and would be more generally accepted, than post office reform. The whole mass of the people are clamorous for it. And on these circumstan- ces we certainly expectetl that the President would have given particular attention to the matter, and preceded by some forcible and extended remarks, the report of the Postmaster General himself. But after all, the absence of particular attention to the subject matters little. Even should the President, and the Postmaster General, and the postmasters of the large Atlantic cities, and Senator Merrick to boot, attempt to thwart the popular wishes in this respect, or convert the Post Office Department from its original and proper object, an instrument of public utility and convenience, into an engine of annoyance and tyranny, a spirit has already been awakened which will never rest until the whole system is reformed, every abuse rectified, and the entire department made in every respect conformable to the wants and wishes of the people. The movement has commenced in this city, and it is spreading all over the country with a rapidity and enthusiasm which augur well for the success of the cause. Now what sort of a reform do we want? It may be very briefly stated. We want a uniform and low rate of postage—on the principle of being in all instances prepaid. We want also some gene- ral, liberal, and just regulation with respect to the transmission of newspapers and cheap periodical literature. We have no doubt what- ever that, were the rate of postage reduced to the lowest possible standard, and be prepaid in all cases, that in a very short time the private ex- presses which have proved so annoying to the De- partment, although in present circumstances so be- neficial to the public, would be altogether sup- be largely increased—and the post office revenue, instead of sufferihg diminution, would be soon much augmented. And in relation to the transmis- ple of cheap postage, paid in advance, should be in- troduced. The great facilities afforded by the rail- roads and steamboats for the circulation of intelli- the steamers at Boston, by the ignorance or negli- | ence, from one extremity of the Union to the other, gence, and perhaps both, of the post office agents, and we hope that we shall not suffer the like in future. As it is, all must be content ‘ill early this mor- ning, when weshall receive the most correct ac counts of the markets, &c. Fourrerism ano PuseyisM—GregLey anp Wess. A very curious and original controversy has just broken out between the Courier & Enquirer and daily Tribwne. It seems that Webb is very much opposed to Fourier doctrines, and dreads the infiu- ence they may have uponthe progress of whig prin- ciples andthe success of Henry Clay. On the other hand, Mr. Philosopher Greeley, while endeavoring to put forth, in the most amiable manner, his wild and singular aotions about Fourierism, talks very fatherly to Webb in relation to the dangers that may effect the whig party from the violent manner in which the Courier has taken up the manage- ment of the affairs of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Is there no way of uniting these now discordant elementst Can we not unite Anti-Puseyism and Fourierism in one solid phalanx, so that they Give us a cheap, uniform rate of postage, always | sit can go shoulder to shoulder and elect Mr. Clay in spite of all opposition? We think there is, for we perceive from the Tribwne—the organ of the sect—that the Fourierites have gradu- and the whole system willgo on with the ease, re- | persons congregate ally come to the broad ground of Owen and the community people—and that the principle ix about to be put into practical operation in a set- tlement near Lake Skeneatales. Well, then, if the are well known. And have not the people a right to demand that legislative provision be made, 80 as to secure to the public the full participation in the benefits offered by these facilities? What is the use of the power of steam on the land or on the water, if the people reap not its full benefit? If ne- cessary, Congress ought to enact, so far as the post office is concerned, imperative laws, compelling all railroad and steamboat companies, under the prac- tical opinion of a jury of the country, to transmit the mails. Congress has the constitutional power to do so, and to throw the whole responsibility of the terms on the community, in the shape of a jury trial. These are, in brief, a few of our viewsinrelation to this deeply important subject. We trust that the matter will be attended to particularly, and at the earliest possible period, by both Houses, and that no more attempts may be made by individuals, for petty party or selfish purposes, to introduce any pro- positions, under the name of reform, which are outrageous to common sense, and the progress of society, in the present day of enlightenment. paid in advance,'and the public will be perfectly satisfied; there will be no private expresses—the Department will be freed from all annoyances— gularity, and precision of clock-work. Prices or Breap.—Why is it that the price of bread in this city remains so high, whilst the price new community ean, out of the divided plunder, | four has become so much reduced? Into whose furnish $52,000 to Col. Webb, we have no doubt pockets go allthe extraordinary profits? We re- that there will be no difficulty in the way of the union of Fourierism and the distinguished philoso- pher, politician and divine, who presides over the | !@"8 @ barrel, the price of bread was nearly the | able and learned gent collect very well, about three or four years ago, when flour was from nine to eleven or twelve dol- practicability of a commercial treaty between En- gland and the United States. The General enters into calculations, from which he infers, that al- though the whigs have gained at the late elections, there will be a majority against the high-tariff opi- nions both in the Senate and the House of Repre- sentatives; that the effect of those elections will be to stimulate and unite the democrats, so that the President elected next year will not be the whig Henry Clay, the author of the present exclusive ta- riff, but either Calhoun or Van Buren. American cheese continues to arrive in England in large quantities, and American beef is also co- ming in freely. Several gentlemen, who have carried on manu- factories in Leeds, are about to proceed to Constan- tinople, having made an arrangement with the Sul- tan for superintending different departments of a large manufacturing establishment in that city. Accounts have been received of the death of Dr. A. Petit, who was sent on a scientific mission to Abyssinia, by the Museum of Natural History of Paris. He was seized by a crocodile, and de- voured. The Anti-Corn-Law_ League are again going ahead. The speech of Cobden, which he deliver- ed at Manchester, on last Tuesday week, may be taken as an earnest of the feeling which animates the directors of the movement. In that metropolis, the enormous sum of £12,000 was collected in one day towards the league’s new fund of £100,000.— Most of the contributors to the fund have doubled their subscriptions on those of last year. This is the first commencement of the new movement.— The free traders, it must be confessed, bleed freely. Meetings will shortly be held in the other leading towns of England and Scotland. The accounts from the east tell a lamentable tale of blood, assassination, and treason. The native Governments are gradually crumbling to pieces from sheer inanition. The Punjaub has witnessed the hands of its ministers and sovereign incarna- dined, under circumstances marked by peculiar treachery and atrocity. Mr. Sands, an American merchant, has been elected mayor of Liverpool for the ensuing year. All parties in America, connected with the trade of Liverpool, will learn not with less surprise than did the good people of Liverpool themselves, that a project has been set on foot for the erection of docks on the Cheshire side of the Mersey. The whole number of deaths in the metropolis, as made up by the registrar-general, for the week ending Saturday, was 1,060, being 157 above the average of the last five years, which was Anote states that, under the head “ priva- tion,” is the case of a female, aged 50, who died of exhaustion from want ; and, under “ atrophy,” the case of a child who had died from want of tion of the parents. A house, in the neighborhood of Park lane, London, has been taken for the Duc de Bordeaux and suite. His royal highness, it is said, will oc- | 1839, y r On the death of Kurruck, his son, Nao Neha) Singh, succeeded ; but he was killed at his father’: funeral. The throne was usurped who claimed to be a son of Runjeet; but ory) his town residence for two months, at least. He had arranged to be in London on the 15th, but the intended visit has been deferred for some weeks in consequence of the arrival of the Duke and Duchess de Nemours. Ireland. , The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Associa- tion was held Nov. 7, Patrick Lalor, of Trinakill, Queeu’s county, in the chair. The first_ business was the passing of a resolution moved (O’Counell being duly absent) by Mr. Clements— That the Loyal National Repeal Association holds it as & paramount duty, at this moment, to apply all its means and influence to the successful furtherance of the national collection for the O’Connell Compensation Fund, fixed for Sunday, the 19th instant. On that occasion, the members and associates of this national body are especially expected to co-operate personally and energetically with the re- spected and patriotic clergy of their several parishes, in securing results for this imperative measure worthy of the crisis and the cause. That business disposed of, O’Connell appeared He moved that the words of Edmund Burke which the Banner of Ulster selected for its motto, be adopted by the Association, namely—“Religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and comfort.” Daniel O*Connell read the draft of an address to the Queen, to be presented by each parish in Ireland. It protested against the military array by which the Clontarf proclamation was sup- to the Queen; pointed to the peaceable conduct of | A™ large meetings; affected to abstain from complain- ing that the nght to meet had been violated; but remarked that troops had been prepared to attack ‘in utter ignorance of the al- most nocturnal proclamation;” adding, “yet such was the respect for the law, that very many thou- sands of people dispe: on the mere rumor that the meeting had been made illegal by an act of al- most midnight legislation.” Shortly after one o’clock, O’Connell entered the Conciliation Hall, which was much crowded, and having moved Mr. Stritch (a barrister) into the chair, read a letter from Mr. J. O’Brien, M. P. for Limerick, who, he said, went into Parliament an anti-Repealer, and, on the motion of the honor- eman, was admitted a mem- columns of the Courier, Indeed, this worthy has | “me asat present. It is surely worth while to in- | ber of the association by acclamation. Mr. O’Brien already evinced his friendly feelings towards the new dottrines of the Fourierites—the community of goods doctrine—in relation to the United States Bank, and the principle of association in the case of the Baltimore Life and Trust Company ; in the one case to the extent of $52,000, wrung from wi- dows and orphans, and in the other to the tune of $100,000, according to the report made by Mr. John Duer. The way,’then, of converting the animosity of Webb into paternal love is clear. Let the Four- ierites give him a sugar plum of $52,000, with the first lesson, and there will speedily be the best pos- sible relations between the powers now at war through the mischievous agency of the world, the devil, and the flesh RaTs LEAVING THe Sutr.—Our amiable and retir- ing contemporary of the “Aurora” complains with very little meekness, of the conduct of several Cus- tom House officers, hitherto supposed to be true blue ‘Tyler men,who have stopped that paper. ‘These com- plaints are very natural and very unavailing. There is no further use for the “Aurora.” It can do no more for the Tyler party, and why should the Ty- ler men be taxed te support it or any other piece of | imbecility? These gentlemen of the Custom House here are merely exhibiting the wisdom showed by men with philosophic rats, who, when they see a storm approaching, and danger threatening, leave without @ great deal of ceremony, the vessel in which they had successfully plundered and reposed their heads in peace, and look out fer safe quarters, es Waat's in rae Win: ecording to our counts from Washington, a special messenger has been sent to Texas, quire into this. How we have flour so low as four or five dollars a barrel, and yet we have no reduc- tion in the price of bread, or improvement of its quality. Gas Monorony.—We have received a number of complaints recently from varions quarters, sta- ting the exorbitant charges which the gas company make, and from which there is no relief, no reduc- tion, and no mode of avoiding. And we believe that it isquite trae that this company have been lately gradually increasing their charges without any visible reason, and ascribing it entirely to hat they call their gas meters. It is full time that this system of extortion practised on the community by this company should be examined. Let all consu- mers who have heretofore been completely at their mercy, hold a general meeting at an early day, and in the mean time be fully prepared with substan- tiated facts, such as a relative statement of the charges here and in other cities, and the equitable rates, in order that after the public meeting the whole subject, may be presented to the Legislature for its action. It is worse than useless to trifle any longer with this Company. If they do not fulfil with strict justice and impartiality the conditions of their charter of incorporation, let it be at once annulled, We trust to see a public meeting of | the gas consumers ff a very few days. Minitia Laws.—What is the reason that the American Republicans do not take up the subject of the militia laws? Do they not want reforming ? Tur Hupson was open to Albany on Wednesday, but must be closed now, enclosed £5, and stated, “that in becominga mem- ber of the association he was influenced by a desire to offer his strongest testimony against the reckless and peeing policy of the it r r and to convey the assuranee of his sincere identity with his fellow countrymen in their struggle for national rights.” Court or Quern’s Bencu, Nov. 15.—This day being the last allowed for pleadi to the indici- ment against O'Connell, that gentleman appeared in Court, not to pleat but to show cause why the indictment should be quashed, because the wit- nesses were sworn before the Grand Jury only whereas, by an act of Parliament, 56 George IIl., they should have been sworn in open Court. The greater part of the day was taken up with argument whether a plea of abatement lodged the day be- re was in time or not ; the counsel for the Crown contending that it should have been | when the pe were first charged, and not after the rule to plead had run. It was finally decided by Court that it was in time, and thus an important advan- tage was gained over the Attorney General; the counsel for the Crown then demurred, and contend- ed to plead tothe argument at once, but the tra- versers refused to do so without notice, and the court eing, a four day rule was ed, which delays further proceeding until Monday next, when the validity of the objection will be argued. The uestion is 80 entirely one of law, and the matter fles between the technical wording of two separate acts of parliament, that we cargive no opinion of the result. Of course, if O’Connell’s objection it good, bar proceedings on this indictment would be an end. The naval armament in the Lower Shannon has been reinforced. Her bey re "s steamers Comet Pluto have arrived at Tarbert roadstead, head arters of the force to be stationed in the Lower son go hace) one A ip bee = vessels lying—Her jesty’s ships Lynx an pe, and the Comet and Pluto stentiers The Lynx is to take up a position at Scattery for the protect of that redoubt and that of Carrick; the to Carrigabolt, to protect Doona and Ki xpressed high oie at ‘counts of the recepiton of the Dake their Royal Highnesses are ‘c’ . ed tomake a for- that the Emperor Nicholas e tion in the tember, the Mal generall 1 A gave birth to him during so protracted an absence ported to insure obedience; inferred that the dispo- | Paris..." Miche Noy Midtth, ion of the Irish people had been misrepresented Austerd’m ‘2: Pabeg Taayg ° tionary. course, to the commencement of winter weather. The King and Queen have both e: Dy and preemng aves. to ¥ e Queen to visit . Cloud next year. le about co stat jt theres Tape doubt as tee Rea bee be *) that should it be from necessity de- cline d King will visit, rin the next sum- mer, if his health, which isnow very good, should permit, B , Germany. n A Russian courier from St. Petersburg arrived at Berlin on the 1th ult., who, after a short stay in the city, proceeded to Weimar and Darmstadt. He ove word that her Majesty the Empress, has letermined to come to Germany in the spring, and to ee eight or ten weeks at Sans Souci, in the circle of her family, It is said that the King of Hanover will leave the capital and the kingdom for some time this winter, and pay a long visit to Berlin, _ The Grand Duke Alexander and his consort, daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt, are empocted at Darmstadt by the 10th of Decem- ber. It seems that the Grind Duke means to stop only about three weeks, and then to return direct to St, Petersburg, but that the Grand Duchess will ay in her native city five months. BSbh ceording to a letter of the 8th, from Berlin, in the Journal de Frankfort, an indisposition with which Prince Albert, of Prussia, was attacked while on a visit to the Duke of Brunswick, had in- creased into a gastric fever, attended with jaun- dice. On the eve the prince was in an alarming state, and the last bulletin says that the disease has assumed the dangerous character of hepatitis. ess Spent a The intelligence from Spain is uninteresting.— At Madrid the Committees of the two Chambers of the Cortes had reported in favor of Cagiva 3 the Queen’s majority. Some advantages have been fined by the government over the insurgents.— Saragossa opened its gates to Concha on the 28th October, while in Barcelona the revolutionists are weakened by dissention. On the other hand, Gerona still held out on the d instant, and Prin was waiting reinforcements—disorders gained ‘ound in Gallicia—at Vigo .the government troops had yielded to the insurgents, who were masters of the ? ce on the 7th Nov., and there are reports of fresh conspiracy at Seville. The Madrid rs contain an account of an at- tack upon the life of General Narvaes in the streets of that city. He was going ina coach to the theatre. celi, the coach was fired at by two men, whose balls took effect upon two Ayudantes, who accom- “ Greece. _A letter in the Augsburg Gazette, dated ‘‘Fron- tiers of Poland, 25th October,” says—‘‘I can now announce to you without the fear of contradiction hat has formally expressed his displeasure at the Greek revolution; and that he has deprived M. Katakazi (the Russian minis- ter) of his situation, and ordered that his conduct, in having manifested too lively a sympathy in the new order of things, be submitted towa court of in- i it is added that the troops concentrated at panied the General jury. rere be directed to march to the Pruth.” The Moniteur Parisien adds, that a commissioner ex- traordinary has been sent to Athens with a protest ainst the revolution. It is alsosaid that the King of Prussia has recalled his representative. It is denied that there Ras been any movement of Austrian troops on the Boulognese frontier; a body of soldiers only went, at the request of the Duke of Medena, to share in some military parade manceuvres, and then they returned to quarters. The Guerilla warfare against the government of Rome and Piedmont continues, and the efforts to put it down are trifling and inefficient. Austria awaits an invitation to interpose. _ f The Duc d’Aumale, after visiting the King of Sardinia, arrived at Civita Vecchia on the 28th October, and went to Rome to visit the Pope. Letters from Alexandria of the 16th October state, that Ahmed, Pacha of Soudon, had declared himself independent of Mehemet Ali; who had given orders to place 40,000 men under arms, to reduce his contumacious subordinate to obedience. Ahmeé is forty-five kre of age, cool, and “as brave asa lion.” “ In his youth,” says the Times, “he was purchased, with other Circassian slaves, bv Mehemet Ali. He was brought up a soldier, and was enrolled in the first regular regiment ever raised in Egypt. He first served in Arabia and the Hedjaz ; _ was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and subsequently sent 10 Candia, and finally to St. Jean d’Acre, where he particularly distinguished himself for his brilliant courage. He followed the fate of the Egyptian army in if 3, his regiment having been ever distinguish- for its bravery and discipline. In the year oe e Pa- he was made Minister of War at Cairo. cha wished to deduct from the pay of the army al! expenses of arms and artillery which had been con- sumed in the wars of Syria. ae The overland Indian mail brings intelligence from Bombay to the 2d October. Il the interest is now concentrated in a new quarter; for while there is no later news from China, and India is in general comparatively tranquil, there is a_revolu- injab. At Lahore, on the 15th Sep- arajah Shere Singh was slain,with his son Purtab Sing, and all the members of hi- immediate family, at the i1 ation of Dhyan Singh, his minister ; re a child had upon been placed the throne. It may remembered that our old ally, Runjeet Singh, died in June, and was succeeded by his son, Kurruck by Shere Singh. it he wa: rally considered illegitimate, as his mothe: of Runjeet,that his paternity was more than doubt- ful, Shere Singh was addicted to intemperance, and recently, after a quarre] with his minister, Dhyan Singh, he somewhat humbled himself i: eceksty a reconciliation, and endured the furthe: humiliation of a lecture on his habitual vice,which he promised to reform. Latterly Dhyan had been observed to be ey ae ; and is supposed that he was jealous of the favor shown to General Ven- tura, an European officer in the Maharajah’s ser- vice. Markets. Loxpox Monty Manxet, Nov. 17—Twelve o’clock.— indicates ¢ Th ¢ of the money market slight]; demand for cantel in other Channels. The tscount bro kers are obtaining 2} to 3 per cent for advances, and it Be Stock Exchange temporary aocommodation at from < to cent ; but the great discount houses are still of mple supplies of money, returnable at cal, at com paratively low rates. ‘There was yesterday a slight decline in the rates o! foreign exchanges, though it must be remarked that th. same thing however, are lower, as the following comparison will show. For three month’s paper :— occurred this time last year. The rates now. a jam Frankfo Seto 4 ae ds 1% a to 13,1086 to 11 Soret mrt tmp exports of the precious m m the yn: don, during the week, to Thursday last, was 7S pate Silver coin to Rotterdam, 35,000 oz ; do bars do, 17,000 07 : and silver to Hamburg, 8,000 oz. On reference to the traffic upon the leading railway: we find, as compared with last week's returns, a genera! decline, with one or two exceptions, viz: Liverpool ano Manchester, the receipts of which hi improved, also the Croydon and Greenwich ; Blackwall remains nearly sta The decrease ia the others was attributable, of Two o’c.ocx.—The Consol Market continue flat. Con- sols for immediate transfer close at 96} to 96}, the same for time. The New 34 per cents are 108 to Ch ed Reduces 1024 to 102] ; and the 3 per cents 95} to 954, being scarcely igh a rm notwithstanding. "Bast fndia Stock has #0 hi reali There has been scarcely eytning da stocks, the attendance of the jobbers Spanish 5 per cents have bee steady at 21} to 214 ; anc the New 3 per cents at 31 to'31j ; Mexican have been flat as 30 to 30}; Dutch 5 per cents have remained at 99] to Loxpox Trape Rerort, Nov. 18.—Sugar—100 hhds Barbadoes sold in auction at previous rates, Good to finc yellow fetching 69s to 65s, and low to middling 57 to 61 per cwt. The trade bought this week about 2,000 hhd: and tierces, and the market closes with a firm sapetatece In refined goods there was rather mora doit it prices are unaltered. Standard lumps are 72s to 738; an brown 71s to 72s per cwt. 1,200 bags Bengal soe in nm at former rates ; middling to good mi has strong yellow 59s 6d to white fetched 62s 6d to 63s 64 ; aus Coffee—100 casks Berbice fetched in anction higher rates ; middling quality fetched 95s to 98° 400 bags Padang sold at 228 to 27s 6d for low to fine ordi. 1 being Sotmer rates, The market is firm and ; ordinary Ceylons are fetching 626 per cwt. Corn—The transactions in Wheat have not been extensive this month but the market is at present firm. English samples ar: about Is to at quarter lower ; for free, on con- trary, though not much, remains .' In bonded scarcely any sales have taken place. The demand fo: Flour has been limited, and ship descriptions are Is pe: sack lower. Tra—Good common Congous are offered at 1s per 11 cash. There is but little doing, and the market has + heavy te mig Rice=Beveral small parcels of Bengal sold at rathe: improved rates. Good middling white fetched 11s to 1: 6d per cwt, middl 108 6d to lis percwt. There is a fair oe aie wen for Art dae it Lai f ew viz. 21s to 228 for low to fine quality. A parcel Re from Boston in acleaned state, consi of 42 ul bond, was offered in public sale and sold, good middling oid at 16 6d, and er old and dusty at 138 6d to 14s pe, cwt. Inp1g0—Since the arrival of the Jast overland mail th: market is very heavy, and of are 4d to 6) and of Madras, Kurpah, Oude 2d to 3d tower than th last sale. 100 serons Guatamala were sold in auction at : decline of 4d per Ib. Opdinary to good middling fetche 88 6d to 4x ad to good 2s 7d to 8s 5d, an. low to bad CoFtes 6d to 28 Ib. Cocnint a, —299 Honduras and Mexican sold i: ction at former rates, Honduras black ee iat he" at 68 2d to 68 Od; ordinary silver at 4s to 4s 10d per I) black ordinary to good middling Mexican at 4s 6d to 4s 10: and middling silver at 38 11d to 4s per lb. On arriving nt the Church in Porta- | land. Fpet. 7; very choice gin marks, i, Mobile, inferior i iuidilings atds far, 544; good fair, 5d; bin. Kea sand, tna ‘and sgh 104; Wal ling, 1d a I ; 2a lad; : cage Mise ae ; fine Estimated: 1849, 480,040 70,400 22,640 17,190 102,540 November 18. We ‘liave no’ favorable change in our market to report to-day ; on the contrary, the demand has continued on a limited seule, for giet few closes very heavily ; there is, however, no further alteration in pri- ces to report. The sales have amounted to merely bags, of which spect have taken 500 American. Livearoot, Nov. 19.—The Cotton market dtring the las: few days, has been comparatively inactive, The week opened rather briskley, and a large amount of business Was transacted on Monday, at an advance, in some instan- ces, of an eighth, in others, of a farthing’ per pound, on the prices of the proceding week. The Ing day the demand subsided, and since then the market has dull. Noy, 17th.—A For — — of business he Ripe ae cot ton on Saturday last, inc juence vices re ceived by the onked packet ship Gwitserlend that the crops had suffered severely through frosts, the market on Monday became very animated,and fully 10,000 bales were disposed of at an improvement of jd per pound. ‘The favorable change was, however, of short duration, as the accounts by the Hibernia steamer, which ar- rived at an early hour on Tuesday morning, though in some degree contradictory, were by no means confirmatory of those previously received. The trade since the latter day has been Med dull, and prices have receded to the position in which they were at the close of the preceding week. A public si Islands brought forward this day, passed off heavily, at somewhat lower prices, and only a ee small proportion were sold, Long stapled cotton of kinds is rather heavy, with some inclination downwerds. 30,580 bales have met with buyers this week, viz :—25,620 American, 1,240 Brazil, 1,160 Egyptian, and 2,560 East India. Spec- ulators have taken 9,200 American, 1,200 Surat, Ey jan. fate Nov. 7.—Of Tobacco since our last only 90 hhds, Maryland sold by first hand transaction; the state of our market remains without any variation. Our im- rt consisted of 1,826 hhds. Maryland, and our stock of ¢ 1st inst. of 2,112 hhds. Maryland, 2,325 Virginia, 2,433 Kentucky, and 19 hhds. Stems. Havre, Nov. 16—Cotton still remains very dull, and we are anxiously expecting advices by the Hibernia via Eng- |. There is nothing doing in Rice, Ashes, or Hops. Whalebone being scarce, is in request. Tallow meets a flat sale. ry Panis, Nov. 16.—The market, on the whole, has Bou been pretty brisk in transactions for money and miscella- neous securities, but not so brisk in time bi ins. For money, French Three per Cents, unaltered; Five per Cents, 10 cents higher than She peeaote day; Three per Cents opened at $2f., rose to 82h 10c., and closed at S2f. Five per Cents, but one price, 121f. 65c. Bank of France shares, 7f. 0c. better. Exchange on London—One month, paper, 25f. 574c. mouey, 2of. 55c.; three months, paper, 25f. 60c.; money, 25f 474c. Large rrom Mxxico.—Our advices from Vera Cruz, are to the 16th ult. by an arrival at New Or- leans. It wasannounced that Santa Anna had been re-elected President of the Republic. Nearly the whole of the Mexicgn fleet were yet in the harbor, and nothing was published as to the period when they were to sail. Santa Anna, since his arrival at his plantation, paid a visit to Vera Cruz, where he was received with demonstrations of affection and rejoicing. The Diario of the 9th inst. publishes a decree dated the 5th October, accepting the plan for the colonization of Tamaulipas, made by a Belgian sub- ject of the name of Alexander de Grot, in which he undertakes to introduce into the department, in the course often years, at least ten thousand Belgi- an, German or Swiss families, on condition of re- ceiving all the wild or vacant jands, to within the distance of twenty leagues of the frontiers. é Our private letters mention that “Santa Anna is playing the very mischief with the importing mer- chants in Vera Cruz; exacting every cent of the du- ties on their imports,] although some of them are. creditors to the custom house to the amount of $150,000.” s fe ot i The difficulty with the British minister remained instatu quo. ‘the fleet reported to have been seen in the Gulf had not arrived. x 3 The papers are engaged in a warm discussion re- specting the law prohibiting foreigners from carry- ing on the retail trade, and also as to the policy Santa Anna has adopted of ordering foreigner: from the interior. _ ree Senor Don Ignacio Alas, Minister of the General Treasury, died on the 10th inst. “El Siglo XIX” of the 10th instant contains an account of an outbreak or revolution in Senora, one of the Departments of Mexico, the cause of which, or for what object it is undertaken, is not stated. Several arrestshad been made, and among other: a Mr. Lafargue was apprehended for using language derogatory to the national honor, in a speech which he delivered on the occasion of'a national festival. New Movement in Sream Navication.—It it stated that a firm in Boston intend building, before spring, six steamers, to be propelled by the Erics- son screw, for the Albany trade. They are to be constructed of iron, and of‘three hundred tons ca- pacity, and are to run between Troy, Albany and Boston. They will make the passage, it is thought, in about forty hours. Flour is to be carried in them at fiffeen cents a barrel, to the injury per- chance of the Western Railroad. It is also stated that a small steamer arrived at Baltimore last Friday, from Hartford, via New York, and through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal. She has the submerged wheel, and runs on a river, or the oceaa, or through a canal with equa! facility. She is intended to navigate the Neuse river, as high up as Wayne, quite a town in North Carolina. These small steamers,with their screws, are work- ing a great revolution in steam navightion on the coast and on our rivers and canals. There are al- ready forty or fifty vessels of this description in use in Canada and in the United States; and by May next, there will be a great addition to this number. Our waters will, therefore, soon be crowded with curious looking, short masted vessels, propelled by no visiblemeans, Crry Desrarcn Free Srames.—We consider the facilities to the public very much increased since the introduction of “Free Stamps,” and we are glad to understand that the Postmaster has directed that the carriers of the City Despatch Post shal! receive the same in lieu of postage. This reducer the rate on city letters to two and a half cents to all who keep a supply of the ‘ Free Stamps.” Asin some instances the public has misunderstood this arrangement, and attached these stamps to mail letters, we deem it right to advise them that they are only taken in payment of city letters. Winter Amvusaments—Sirianing.—If the snow which fell yesterday, has not melted betore thit morning, itis very probable that a sufficient quantity will have ‘allen to make very good sleighing out to Bloomingdale and Harlem. If so, in these bright moonlight nights, we may expect as great excite- ment amongst the sleighing fraternity, as there har been recently in the musical circles. Fora few nights, if the weather be suitable, there will be general emptying of the theatres. Every body will be going out a-sleighing ; and the clear moon- li, tthe merry music of bells—bright eyes—e prinie cigar—and a glass of old wine at the Abbey or Nowlan’s, will exercise more attractive in- fluence than the dress circle or the concert room. Of all the places in the neighborhood of the me- tropolis, the Abbey Hotel, on the Bloomingdale Road, and Nowlan’s, on the Third Avenue, are the most fashionable and attractive. The Abbey, a little on this side of Stryker’s Bay—which is now we believe siut up—is a delightful place of call. I1 is very accessible from the road, by a beautiful avenue, with no steep declivity endangering the safety of the sleighs and passengers. The house it well kept—warm and comfortable, and the refresh- ments are of the best description. Nowlan’s i: equally well kept. He is an old hand at the busi- ness, and his house is full of conveniences, being in fact the most comfortable on the Island. So go to work ye sleigh-riders, and let us hear the jingle oj your bells as soon as possible. Coup Wearner.- The thermometer in Boston on Wednesday, was at16 degrees, In Quebec 80th ult., 2 degrees below zero. In this cit it has beer down to 20 degrees. We were in the midst of asplendid snow storm all day yesterd but it ceased snowing at night, and the moon shone out most beautifully. Every sleigh in the city is al- ready in use, Case or Cart. Nicnoison,—'She jury in this case were unable to on Monday. They stood eleven to one; the majority in favor of the prisoner. Capt. N. is on trial in Richmond, for an aggravated assault on a female passenger on board he ship Harkaway. ‘and’ 600 | hh [Coxrespondence of the Herald.] . ‘Wisimcron, Dee. 6, 1843. Tam able now to say to you, confidently, that the Message is very well received here at Washington. It gives special satisfaction to the South. It has been said by some M. C.’s, that no message for twenty years has given so general satisfaction. E should think it would be popular. I look upon it as now settled finally, that Van Buren will be the Bal- timore nominee. Four to seven, probably five to se- ven, that Clay is next President. Pretty certain that Tyler will oppose the election of - Van Bu- ren as far as he can, and yet keep within the demo_ cratic fence. It is also pretty certain that Tyler will much prefer the election of Clay to Van Buren. Certain that Tyler is governed by self-interest, and not by attachment to the democratic party, as a party.« "Therefore, that he wil fay the election of Clay, because, the election of Van Buren is death to his prospects of political advancement, while the eleetion of Clay ‘wilt destroy Van Buren, and clear the course for a steeple chase in 1849. it iscertain also that Tyler will regard the favorable reception of his present message by the people, as strong und of hope for the next Presidency, whenever e shall take the course for a run. tty certain that he will not allow his name to go before the Baltimore Convention—prefer to be a fresh horse in *49. - Pretty certain that Webster will lend a bare mtum paiicle support, and no more, to elect Clay, jut 1 think Webster is ina pretty dense fog. A tall events, I find no one here who seems to know any thing about him. On the whole, Ithink I will strike out Webster. TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate Wepnespay,, December 6—12 M. Petrrions—Of Mary Reeside, of Philadelphia, for the payment of $188,400, in the case between her usband and the post office. Hl " Tue Lisrary—Resolution to appoint a eommit- tee of three to unite with a similar committee from the House, to superintend the expenditures of mo- nies for the Library. | i There being nothing of importance before the Senate, it adjourned in about half an heur. Amusements. Nipio’s.—The modern Sampso.rs, the Elssler Brother’s are to again appear at Aan arene os evening, They are beyond any comparison, \ti.’ om lete artists ty thet a that have been seen for some time 4 New York. Young Franklin and Mr, Turner’ vat their graceful acts of Horsemanship. The‘sight ofthe ¢res- ses, and appointments of the whole troupe are al.’ worthy of {he price of admission, No expense has beet: . to render this establishment unapproachable. Va- us new performances are in an active state of prepara- tion, in which the Elssler Brothers and the whole Compa- ny of Messrs. Rockwell and Stone will take prominent ts. The Saturday performance will be highly enter- ing to the juveniles, Cuatnam TueatTreE.—The ‘‘ powers that be,” at this establishment, have set apart to-night for the benefit of Mr. R. F. Greeley, author of the five act drama of the Mysteries of Paris. “This piece was undertaken and completed in the short space of three days, for Mr. Dever- na, and in three days more was put in rehearsal, and pro- duced. Notwithstanding that it labored under every dis- advantage, it was completely successful ; and it is to be hoped, that every oneof our citizens who has the least de- sire to see talent and merit encouraged, will take his fa- mily (ifhe have one) or himself to witness the best pro- duction of the yor author. A new piece received by the manager direct from London, called “ The Ambassa- dor’s Lady,” will be produced on this occasion, for the first time, with Grattan’s new drama of Crime and Repentance, in which the author (Henry P. Grattan) and Messrs. Jami- son and Scett will appear. ‘The drama of the Mysteries of Paris will be added. It isa strong bill, and must bring @ bumper. Tue Girsy Queen anp Gen. Tom Tuumpare doing a great business at the American Museum.— It is uniformly agreed that they are both very great cu- riosities. The General, we understand, is to take a bene- fit to-morrow, and that there will bea er at three o’clock in the alternoon, Give bumper. By the way, the performances there are of a high order. iss Gannon isa bright star, and is gaining great cele- brity. ‘The Mechanical Figures please every body. Mr. Sherman is sin; nes which never fails to call forth the most enthusl ic applause. But where every thing is of thevery first order, it is useless to particularize. Peae’s Museum presents rare and amusing no- velties—Madame Adolph, the fortune teller,seems to be a great favorite with the lovers of the wonderful, and the formances in the irs Roon ake; whee Ethiopian Singers, Dancers, ins is IM ated Darets of plause,.and Miss Adair and Cerito aes rd the most pleasing amusement by their accomplish- performan ENGLISH PAPERS—ENGLISH P. Roman ieotas for sale Wholesale and Retail, b: BURGESS, STRINGER & CO., 222 Broadway, cor. 5 News, Pictorial Times, Dispatch, Freeman's Jouraal Dubie Nation, Bell's Life, Penny Satirist, Tom Spring’s Life in London—a large quantity received for sale atthe Great Periodical Depot, 222 Broadway, corner street. Ann UNCLE SAM (of Boston) is the title of the cutest 1th sheet “in the way of wit and sentiment that hails from down ‘east or sunrise. Deaeon Snowball’s eighty- sixth sermon, on the text— “ What care how black I be, Fifty crowns will marry me,” illumines this week's number, “The.Aroostic War, or, the Military Campaign of Will Wizard, Esq., Corpora Saccarappa Volunteers,” an original Tale by Brofessor In- graham ; the Biter Bitter, ora New Way to Collect a Bill, with lots of matter no where else so pungent and witty, can be found in this sparkling three cent paper. Agents and others supplied at $2 per 100. J. A. TUTTLE, Agent, No. 6 Ann st. DANCERS ATTEND !—This Day Published— 13} Ceats—The new “Ball-Room Guide, or the Eti- ette of Dancing”—comprising all the latest and most hionable figures of Cotillions, Qu: , Gallopades, Mazourkas, Polonaises, ke. &c., by a Man of Fashion — From the fortieth London edition, revised and much en- larged by the American editor. 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Among these we find several sweet effusions of acattered through its neatly printed columns, like Tew drops on mother of pearl. al (Tales, Corres- mdence from Europe, Sketches, &c., ke. are always found in good taste—Science, the Arts, Mechanics, Agri- culture, Education, Health and Amusement are features no less distinguished in the conduct of this journal ; in- deed such is the variety of entertaining and well selected matter given weekly to its readers,—whose name is legion =has won for it justly, the title ofa Family Newspaper: We defy Europe with its boasted facilities, to sen rth a woukly aper so well calculated for the readet and at double the price. $2 per annum in advance, or sin- gle ware at 6} seer ee A be had of = ng N. B.—Newsmgn an gente suppl on fair 2 . A. ‘TLE, 6 Ann street. WE WISH IT DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOL', that there neyer has been, or will be, published,a fictitiout certificate of the excellence of Connel’s Pain Extractor, for all burns, acalds, sores, sore eyes and inflammations of every kind. "We have enough true ones to satisfy any that all we say of it are facts, and we will give re- ferences, if wished, to ns who have seen and expe- rienced fs effects, "No Tamilies, who ‘to have the comforts of life, should ever be without it, for it will save life in any case of burn or scald, where the vitals are unin- jured, Could parents then forgive themselves if they should lose a dear child a burn or scald, when, if the: had applied this great salve,tlife would have been saved. 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