Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-12-12
Steamship Liverpool.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.

IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.
BY the arrival Of the packet steam ship
Liverpool, Lieut.. ]. Engledue, r. N. We
have files of London papers to the evening
of the 18th of November and Liverpool to
the 10Th, both inclusive.
lCorrespondencs of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
TIE AMERICAN sUSPENSIONs-I
CHARTIsT INSURRECTION IN
WALES-PENNY YPOSTAGE-THE
QUEENS MARRIAGE.
LONDON, Nov. Is, 1889.
AS you will doubtless be interested in
learning the effect on this side, of the dlsas-
trous news per the Liverpool, will copy a
few scraps by way Of sample of some Of the
newspaper comments; merely promising that
scarcely any topic for year past, has so
entirely engrosscd conversation IN all circles,
as the mlsfortunes, or to use the words of
Times Standard ts CO., the knaveries of Bro
ther Jonathan.
"1he failure of the United States Bank on
the 10th ult has surprised no one who has
attended to the facts stated, and the warnings
given respecting H. under this head, during
the last two years"
"rhe run, of the United States Bank will
notes, bonds, and every form of nboriiye pa
per creation ofits own, but will almost if not
quite, in an equal degreee, place under inter
diet the whole flood of American rubbish
termed 'sccurties,' which, under the suppo-
scd protection of that bank, have been pouring
in upon us for many years pnst. OF great
proportion of them The fate is already sealed"
Times, .Nor. ..
"i}Ills of exchange 10 n large amount have
been presented to the London agent of the
Bank u. -, who declined payment, &C.
Times, .Nop l:}.
This assertion was unqunlifedly contradc.
ted by Mr.. Jnudon IN letter TO the Times
of the same day--in which he says he had
never declined payment or attempted re-
newal of any bill drawn upon Inn by the
bank The Times most dishonesty and
Enthusiastically held back this letler-but
Mr.. Jsudon having wisely sent it to other
papers the same day, the tory autocrat was
obliged to insert 1t with u lame apology
but then gently lnsinuatcs that borrowing
money at eXhorbitant interest is worse than
asking n renewal.
Mr.. Jaudon's conduct in lis uncnvlable
position is spoken of by all parties in term,
of high praise. A few sales of United States
Bank stock have been made as low as Gig
lO.; but the holders generally are wisely
disposed not to part with 1t at such sacrl-
flee. So much for this "money crisis" How
many more will there be before we learn
wisdom by experience
II il now definitely understood that Queer
Victoria has p,ighted her trolh to Prince Al
bert of SAKE -Coburg, and that the marriage
is to take place in April or May next.
"My lords" of the treasury have commen
81 nv
ing that from fifth December all postngos il
the kingdom be four pence. This, however
Is merely n precautionary measure. to enable
The post office clerks to get gradually trained
for it is certainly something of revolution
aud the working Of 1t yet rather problcmatl
cal.
In the papers which send you, you viii
find ample details of n formidable Charts
insurrec,on in Wales headed by John Frost
~ respectable and intelligent linen-drapcr o
Newport. 1t appears that there was deep
laid preconcerted plan for IA genaral rising
aud Wales was TO be "creatcd into Char
It's, kingdom" No less than 10000 rebels
are said TO hive assembled among the hills
but upon their first descent upon Newpo'
they were ciicc,uay opposed by the mil
tary and citizens, headed by the Mayor, an
Frost and about twenty Of the ringlendeI
we're taken prisoners. They are 10 be tric
by special commission for high treason, an
no doubt most of them will be executcd--a
the ministry find that decisive measures or
called Tor on all hands.
The Hon. Daniel Webster, of the Unite
States Senate, family and suite, MS also San
Appleton. Esq, and lady, return to New foI
IN the packet ship Mediator, from Portsmoul
on the 10Th of November.
The Garrick, packet Of the Doth Octobo
arrived at Liverpool on the 10Th Novcmbe
The Quebec, packet of the I'D, arrived
Portsmouth on the li'h November.
At London, on the 18th there was llmlt'
demand for foreign wheat. There was
alteration no.lccd IN -four.
The suspension of specie payments he
seems to have made greater uproar in Pat
thnn IN London. The papers there nppe
10 think that American credit was ruined IL
ever.
AT Liverpool, ut the time of the dcpartu
Of the steamer, tho grain market was hea
and decline of Is per barrel was noticed
American -four. American sweet was ~
ted nj 40 n ia and sour nj 33 los.
The aspect of the cotton market was
yorablc. An advance price Of Ill had be
obtained at the latest dates on some Ame
can descriptions.
Joshua Walmesley Esq. was on the
Of November elected Mayor Of the city
Liverpool.
FRANCE.
Il is stated in ono of the papers that nil
teen bankruptcies had occurred ~ Paris
the first week of November.
The liabilities oi the bankrupts amount
10 nearly OO00O0f Ono of them exec,
5tO.OOf. and two others 100000, bot tho
maiurr, sixteen in number, are under thus !
,um. There were S5S failures IN Paris ~
I-t of Jinuary To- tho lsi November. u
aud the losses nmouu, 10 between JJ,OOO,Ot
aud GO.O00,C0Oc
~ Froncc the grain market appears 10
on the advance The Paris Cap'ole se
"Ths p,icc VI -four Is rIsing