Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-19
CANTON

The Princess Augusta, who died last week, was
removed this afternoon at clock TO Windsor, pre-
paratory TO burning there in state to morrow, and
then to be laid away in the Royal Msusoleum. The
Court aaa Royal family have gene into the.usual
badges OF mourning.
Alderman Harmer has lost ground in his canvass for
the mayoralty OF Lendon. And Aldermen johnson
and Pixie are both ahead OF him. The polls remnin
open for eight days, that the election viii not be
decided when the Acadia sails. Bat II appears now
probable that Harmer, who is an extreme radical,
will be defeated.
did intend to have given you some account Of The
British Museum, an epItome Of the whole world. IL
takes octave volume ef several hundred pages 10
describe its hume rous and extraordinary collections.
All can at any time do is 20 glance at IT, And this
glance must defer until another time
"Oh. foi, est ii tres rapide.-Adieu,
Correspondence OF the Heraldl
LosDoS, Oct. 3, 1910.
The elt cton is still going on for Mayor. Harmer,
the Radioa al candidate, is 800 votes behind hand
The polls close on Wednesday next lie VIII be
went to Guildhall to-day to see John Bull vote,
Mr.. Harmer was seated at the polls, and thanked
pablicly those who voted for him. The voting in
England is all done rius roce Mr.. Harmer is a
splendid looking man, and has an eagle eye lie has
been, and is yet great Lawyer at Old Bailey The
Tories too hard for him, and by appealing to the
preudices Of the bigotted church people, they have
borne him down. Although, by seniority, he was
the ordinary candidate, and has been the first Alder
man who has been formally opposed for years, stand
" Despatch" has caused his failure. Adieu, Al.
IFrom the Banker Circular, Oct al
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The foreign exchanges are long
in getting into equabe and satisfactory state and
a considerable amount Of the precious metals have
been sent abroad during the last ten days This can
not fail TO create uDeasiness in the Bank paror, and
TO impose the necessity OF restriction in the opera
tion Of the Bank Directors. They are now much
more alive TO such symptoms than they ever were
before the autumn Of 1S39, and they will more sud
denly and more emphati ally make known their APP
prehensions than GA former occas This state OF
things has, according to opinion, already lea 10
a more restrictive feeling in the discount market
than prevailed last week. All the leading bii-pro,
kers are, believe, ready TO gave four aud nan
per for money in exchange for bills Gu aranteed
by them. This rate should imagins viii haVet ne
elect Of bringing supplies Of money from the CUM
try Banks. because IL is full fair rate OF interest
fer them 20 obtain on such security. There has bee
Of the Bank being disposed to raise the rate
Of interest to six per cent we do not believet tn
will be resort ID 20, because we have Understood that
large proportion Of the Beard OF Directors are cou-
vinced that they would have acted much more wise.
ly in 1880 by curtaing the amount Of accommodation
applied for, than by endeaverngto lessen the appli
cations by charging high rates OF interest.
When we consider that the impor,ations OF foreign
grain and -four taking all sorts into account since
the cold ungenisl weather set in in July, would A.
mount in value TO million and half sterling, which
would act on the exchanges, and that the political
troubles Of the Continent would revive a demand for
the precious metals, the matter OF establishment is
that the exchanges have not been more disturbed.
The importatons Of corn will result in very seri.
loss 20 the importers we have heard il estinaa-
ted by corn merchants at loss equal to the entire
duty paid liberatingit Consequently this traffic
cannot continue many weeks longer the average
imports Of the last twelve weeks have considerably
exceeded IN value El0o,e00 per week. and they have
not fallen this week very materially below that aver
sge-feur included. The moving cause Of this mis-
chief must have ceased its operation for II IL not 20
be supposed that merchants wcsld costume TO send