Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-31

evening, VIII nc gwen tam0IrON, win splendid
W ID engraving illustrative of The w.t. humor, pa
IL !, philosophy, fun and droIlery The foreign
has compelled to postpone It today. Bu; it
is good any day to burst the breaches and break the
suspenders Of ono half the people Of New York.
a3-OUR FosEreN news, yesterday morning, was
better given aud dgesel than taat in any paper in
Wall street. Fae poor, ,sgar!y, aiserabis dirty
penny papers had aone Of it. The niger paper cal
led the sun, did know Of its existence tlll we
had circulated $1,000 copies Of the This is
the way TO do business. Look ont for The Great
Western next Monday. Tuesday ar Wednesday.
Eorcfgs Sews-ss ernrioa, Condition OF
Frnlcc an. England
The news from England and France, which we
gave yesterday and continue to-day presents features
of the greatest importance 10 every thinking mind
this continent
II is very evident that great commercial and pc.
litica crisis is rapidly convergng t. head in both
these countries. The short crops and the passions
Of the people ripcnng events faster than any
could have anticipated. In III gland a fearful
conflict is at hand on the questions Of the corn laws
and the currency Ii the Bank Of Euglar should
pend specie payments that fact viii only give inten-
sity 10 the excitement stimulated BY these events.
The shortness of the crops in both countries will add
to the general distress and increase the political dis
orders 70 f.ightful extent The whole paper, hank
in, commercial and political systems ofEngland are
turning short corner; but whether they will get
rouad safely, ~ precpta,ed into a revolution
remains to be
The mex, news by the Great Western will, there
fore, be OF t'c highest Importance. At all events
whatever III place across the water, we, in this
ccuntr, ZEE ofall danger. revolution in France
aud En- uld only drive the men Of property
TO this c8u. Ise, however much we NAV
quarrel at q. We in prosperous
condition than y other nation under the sun Let us
hope for the best
ENGLIsu
TIE East INDIA CoMPA>Y.-A return has been
printed by order ofthe House of Commons Of the
ritoral re and Disbursements of the East India
Company, for the years 1885, 1896, aud 1897 with
estimate 81 both for 1888 The results, which all
the public about, are 81 a very favorable
kind In the year 1895, which was that succeeding
the OF their charter trading company,
and in which the greater part OF their commercial
assets realised, there existed a surplus Of in
come over expenditure Of fsUOo,Ooo, after deduct,
ing of f2000 900 set apart for the formation of
guarantee fund Tor the prorrietors OF East India
stock In 1896 the surplus E2 GOO, 600; in 1887,
e.. 10000; and for ISIS the estimate 4 surplus is
fl 300 900 The public debt Of tho East India Con,
PAW, the several presidencas on the lstot April,
Isl is stated at ESQ 400 0J0, and the interest ou u
al fl4 100 The rate of interest paid Tor the va
rous loans varies from 20 IN per cent but the ave.
rage is about Al FER cent
NuxsrAIss LoSDoK.-t IS not generally
known that there several religious estab-
lishme nts If Catholic ladies in London and its I'm.
mediate vicinity, where they devote their lives TO
the education OF the children OF the INDECENT, the
LARGEST Of which is in Clarendon square, where 240
grls are clothed, fed, and brought up as good ard
tru,,worfhy servants. An institution H. now erect
ing iu Bernondsey, adjoining the new Catholic chap
Ell for the order Of the Sisters Of Mercy. The u
E.hment are pledged to visi and administer 10 the
wants 81 the sick poor 81 the neighbornood regard
less Of their religious creed. their sickness and pow
erty being their only recommendation Ia the good
Offices Of the Weekly Chronicle
Among the remarkable incidents connected with
the death Of Runjeet Singh none IS mere worthy OF
being recorded and noted than the tact Of four Prs
cesses his wives and seven slave girls having been
permitted to burn themselves on his funeral pyre.-
Bombay Times, 9th July.
PupLIc LiBRARrcs IN FRAScE.-l93 towns are
provided with public libraries, containing altogether
100000 volumes rar,' snsrs ere are mse great
A CHILD TO he GIVEN AwAY.-An advertisement
has appeared two three times within many days
past, addressed ITO the rich without children, any
81 whom. on application to the highly connect
ed parents, who now poor, may have their
newly born infant boy, without the slightest DIM
Guilty on their partv' The parents Will give away
their child 10 any person rich enough to keepn
FAsry ELssLER, whom a rather serious indispo-
sa;ou ha, Cor some days past prevented from dane
ing at the Academic Royaie de Mus,que mas JUST
entered into engagement with the New YORK
Theatre. She To take ncr departure IN the nontn
OF March. After performing in the principal towns
of the Unitea States she is 10 return TO the Grand
Opera Of Paris with which she has also entered into
another engagement Of long duration
A siSeEs-A young tenor singer. named De Ma
drop who is said To combine with the quality o Ma
rio the excellent method Of Duprez and Rubin, has
been engaged at the Grand Opera. IL is stated that
his voice including fssettc extends Co within three
notes OF the third octave going one note above ku-
b,ni and the celebrated German tenor Ha'tsenger
He Is from the Pyrenees, and has never yet appear
ed upon the stage. He - 10 make his debut in the
opera Of Gaiuaans TsH.-Gaiignant' Messenger
Tur ELECTRIC GIRLS or SMY RrA.-The two
SMYRNA girls, whose persons present such remarka
BILE electric phenomena, landed nj Marseiiles N
the beginning of last month. In hopes of realis
ing = splendid fortune, they intended to exhibit
themselves In France and other parts of the con
tinent. Immediately on their arrival, several per
sons. including various men OF science and pro-
fessors visited them and ascertained the following
phenomena: the girls stationed themselves facing
each other the ends OF large table, keeping al
distance from " 81 10 two feet according TO thei
electric dispositions. When a few minutes hac
elapsed, cracking resembling that Of the electric
nuid spreading over sheet Of gilt paper, was heard
when the table received strong shake, which al
ways paade advance from the elder tn the younger
sister key, nail, any piece Of iron, placed OF
the table, instantaneousy stopped the phenomenon
When the iron adapted TO the under part Of tho
table IL produced no effect upon the experiment
Saving this singular circumstance the facts observ