Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-23

HUMsUc.-Yesterday the Wall street papers pa
raded few items of what they facetiously callec
slater foreign news, received by the Gladiator from
London. Now IT happens that every bit Of that
IS later foreign news" was published by on Mon
day morning last, together with the arrival of the
Gladiator the vessel alleged by those prints to have
brought it, We make this exposure of hunbug tc
put the public on their guard against the folly and
ignorance OF the Wall street press The Gladiator
did not bring particle of later news although the
Wall street press hunted up few old paragraphs
to parade as such. The attempt to make such an
impression was only to hide their repeated defeats
given them by this establishment-and particularly
that OF the arrival of the very Gladiator herself
which we published on Monday, being one day in
adoance of all the papers IN WaH street
THE TENTH WARD BANK CAsE.-In relation to
the decision of the Vice Chancellor on the appca.
ton of Mr.. Woodward to wind up this bank Mr..
Mead states that the note for 25OO signed by Isaac
ii. Mead CORNER President of the 10th Ward Bank
and endorsed by Mead g. Dempsey, and J. ID. Beers.
was not given for his (Mead's) private benefit, but
for the of the bank, authorised by the Board of
Directors, and state stocks procured for the note of
j. ID. Beers, which stocks were lodged with the
Comptroller, security for the notes given by him
10 Dank 10 issue as tenders. he whole of
this transaction afterwards ratified and confirm
ed by an unanimous vote of the board and a vote of
thanks passed to Mr.. Mead for the part he took in
the negotiation Mr. Mead also states that he never
signed any of the post notes issued by the 10th
Ward Bank, nor were any issued by that bank
whilst he was president thereof That he is not
defaulter to the bank, there is an unsettled pri
vate account between him and the bank, which
when settled i'll lea he ,n i'll ;s J.bt
With regard to the decision ofthe Vice Chancel-
lor, that post notes Illegal and those who issue
them little better than swinders, he must have OBJ
tanned that knowledge from studying the legal opin-
ions given in the Herald stated such to be the
law on the subject fifteen months ago There are a
good many legal opinions which his honor ought to
pick out of the Herald, if he means to leave behind
him, when he dies worth S76,567 80, the reputation
OF the American Mansfield, and have such engraved
on his tombstone, in large Saxon letters.
A SPLENDID SERMoS.-The Rev. F. l.. Hawks
will preach charity sermon next Sunday evening,
att o'clock, in the church Of the Holy Evangelsts
Vandewater street This will be a smashing sermon
and worth hearing. ''Put money in thy purse and
give il freely.
Buy FLowERs-BUY FLowERs.-Today. at 10
O clock, sale of flowers takes place al Niblos up
Broadway. These beautiful articles consist of
monthly strawberries, giant asparagus roots honey
suckles, tuba roses, sc. &c They are sold by that
eminent florist Leivingston, of the Third enue
Buy, ladies-buy, dears.
VALUE OF ABUsE.-'The Wall street prints have
abused Coopers novel called the Pathfinder into
third editien-and his Sc Naval History into Sc
cond. Good. Cooper, when these rascals lag lit
tie amuses himself by beginning an action Of libel
against some of them-and traightway, like a sharp
whip upon the launches Of dull ass they mend
their pace and blow out Coopcris genius in that
business. The Wall street prints abused the He
raid into a snug circulation of $4,000, and thinking
that enough they now stop. Heaven save us from
their praise.
WHATS THIS Morris Robinson has opened
shop in Wall street, TO do the brokerage business.
by and by, we suppose Mr.. Biddle will turn MS at
tenten to the business, and quit growing
grapes.
CHEAP TRAyELLfNo.-A traveller can go to AL
barry for fifty cents. This wont do at all. Some
boat ought to advertise to take up passengers to
Albany for nothing and give him dinner and glass
Of hard cider into tbs bargain That would be
something like cheap travelling.
GREAT CRY BUT LITTLE wooL.-The g Courier
anu 'sf NhethNi hheiN NCit ssN
or illegal votes taken at the last election
Say what they please, nothing excuse the pre-
posterous falsehoods and misrepresentation of the
81 Manifesto" put forth by Edward Minturn & Co
That paper of isguised absurdity, written,
too, by John O'Sarghent.
DoSr HURRY-The ladies very impatient for
the opening of the National Academy-but we hope
the committee will hang their pictures well before
they open the exhibition.
D,. The VIRGINIA ELEcrfos begins today. We
shall not hear much till Sunday. by next Monday
some opinion may be formed Of the result
ALMOST Duel Between Two MEMBERS OF
THE Dramatic AssocIATIoS-A Mr.. Burr and
Mr.. Henry, quarrelled about some nice point Of his
tronie excellence the former challenged the latter
TO fight duel. to test who the best skilled in
acting; the challenge was accepted. A MIR. Lewis
was to act as second to Mr.. Burr, and Mr. Wilson
second to Mr.. Henry. Burr and Lewis repaired to
the Elysian fields yesterday morning, at o'clock,
but Henry and his second Wilson did not appear so
ended the "Afiair Of Honor"
Or,- The Court Martial on Commodore Elliott is
TO be held at Philadelphia, on the 18th Of May, and
not on the 23d as most Of the papers stated.
DEsERrGoN.-In the Criminal Court at Quebec,
E,sh. nj ID WeI.h fun mn