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

The Princess Augusta, who died last week, was
removed this afternoon at o clock 10 Windsor, pre-
then to be laid away in the Royal Mausoeum. The
Court ana Royal family have gene into the.usual
badges OF mourning.
Alderman Harmcr has lost ground in his canvass FOR
and Pixie are both ahead OF him. The polls remnin
open for eight days. that the election will not be
decided when the Acadia sails. Bat IL 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 an octave volume 81 several hundred pages TO
describe its and extraordinary collections
All can at any time do is 20 glance at il. And this
glance must defer until another time.
"Oh. foi, est 81 tres rapide.-Adieu,
Correspondence OF the Herald
LosDoS, Oct. 3, 1910.
The election is still going on for Mayor. Harmer,
the Radical candidate, is 800 votes behind hand.
The polls close on Wednesday next. He will be
beat.
went to Culdhall 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 rtcs roce. MIR. Harmer Is a
splendid looking man, and has an eagle eye. He has
been, and is yet, great Lawyer at Old Bailey. The
Tories too hard for him. and by appealing TO the
prsudices OF the bgotted church people, they have
borne him down Although, by seniority, he was
the ordsary candidate and has been the first Alder
man who has been formally opposed for stand
ing as he does His editorship or ownership OF the
Despatch" has caused his failure. Adieu, A. j.
tFrom the Bankers Circular, Oct. al
LONDON, Oct 3.-The foreign exchanges are long
in getting into tquabe and satisfactory state and
a considerable amount OF the precious metals have
been sent abroad during the last ten days This can
not fail 10 create uneasiness in the Bank parlor 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 1S}9, and they viii more sud
denly and more emphatically make known their APP
prchensions than former occas This state OF
things has, according 20 opinion, already led 10
a more restrictive feeling in the discount market
than prevailed last week. All the leading bll-oro.
kers are, we believe, ready TO gave four aud nan
per cent for money In exchange Tor bills Gu araheed
by them. This rate we should imagine will have the
elect Of bringing supplies Of money from the eoun-
try Banks, because IL Is full fair rate OF interest
rumour Of the Bank being disposed TO raise the rate
OF interest to six per cent. we do not believe I'll
will be resort ID 20, because have Understood that
large proportion Of the Board Of Directors are
WINGED that they would have acted much more wise-
~ in 1899 by curtaing the amount Of accommodation
applied for than by endeaverng to lessen the app-
cations by charging high rates OF interest.
When we consider that the importations OF foreign
grain and -four taking all sorts into account since
the cold ungensl weather set in in July, would A.
mount In value to a million and half sterling which
would act the exchanges, and that the political
troubles Of the Continent would revive demand for
the precious metals, the matter OF astonshment is
that the exchanges have not been more disturbed
The importations OF corn will result in very seri.
Gus loss 10 the importers we have heard il estina.
ted by corn merchants at loss equal to the entire
duty paid on hberating ~. Consequently this traffic
cannot continue many weeks longer the average
imports OF the last twelve weeks have considerably
exceeded n value Elooeoo per week; and they have
no. 'aasn 'ns week very materially below that aver
chief must have ceased its operation for II IL not 10
be supposed that merchants would continue TO send