Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-27

at cost far below that at which they could have
been obtained from the most eminent manufacturer
The progress of the ship and mac hinery will depend
the pscunary at the disposal Of the direc-
tors. II is most important to the interests Of the
propretors that she should be at IN the early part
OF 184l.' The directors then recommend to the
raising temporary loaas their ships and buildings
They also state, that before they decided on the
buildings for the engines they obtained an extension
Of the lease OF the premises to thirty one years. that
being the term Of the company's partnership. The
report then alludes to the subject ot the company
becoming manufacturers for Others and states that at
present the directors will only say that their opinion
tends towards recommending such an extension in
the objec Of the associa The directors submit
the audited accounts o.! the past year, and declare
dividend Of rs Cd per share, being, with that de-
clared in August last equal to BIS per share for the
year. The actual net profit of the company during
1899, was 50 9l2. After some discussion three resO
lutions were moved to the effect that it was desirable
to proceed with the building of the iron steam
on the unprecedented scale proposed that the meet
ing did not approve Of the company becoming manu-
facurers and, that vessel OF the same size as the
Great esern be contracted for with me least pos
sble delay These were rejected, and the motion
for the adoption the report carried Abridged
from the Bristol Journal
GREEN. Room Story or MALIBRAN.-On oc
casion, having passed the whole night at ball,
her return home, finding that she had to play that
evening, she reured 10 ner Oeu anu I'LL noon
On rising she ordered her saddle horse galoped of,
returned home at six, partook of hurried dinner
and awav to the Opera, where she was TO play Ar
SAGE Having dressed for the part, she aas about
to announce her readiness, when overcome by exs
haustion, she fell down in fainting fit In an in
slant the alarm spread, and assistance was summon
ed Twenty different remedies were tried, twenty,
bottles OF perfume and other restoratives profered
and among others bottle of hartshorn In the con-
fusion OF the moment, Monsieur Robert (who was
terrified out Of his senses by this unfortunate occur
rence) unuckily seized the bartshorn, and applied
il to the lips instead Of the of the faintng prma
donna. Madame Malibran recovered, but, alas! the
hartshorn had frghtfully blistered her lips. Here
an unforeseen misfortune the house was already
filed; the audience were beginning to manifest inn
patience. 1t too late to change the perfor-
nance; Monsieur Robert knew not what apology to
offer Stay" exclaimed Madame Malibran, +" III
remedy this" Taking up pair of scissors, she
approached the looking glass and, though suffering
from the most acute pain, she cut from her lips the
skin which had been raised by the bisters In ten
minutes afterwards she on the stage singing with
Semiramide Sontag.-Memoirs Of Maiibran.
Construction OF SrAvs-In growing girls instead
Of the stays being tightly girt behind by aces, they
should be secured in front by buttons strings. In
adults there will be no objection 10 lacus, provided
the stays be- in ether respects, Of proper cOnstruc
ton, and in this the aCug should be in front,
strip Of India rubber betting, about inch in
BREADTH being inserted each side OF the alcoholics
and similar one, of double breadth, down the
middle OF the back; the gussets FOR the part Of
the stays covering the hips lit is still proper
that the STAYS Mould embrace the hips at all. and
that for Importing the Breasts must be made Of the
same ella material; the shoulder straps should
pass dire .g 'ru.1a the shoulders, and be so
CONSTRUCTED pom them, by being insert
! ed Obliquely Ii will be a work of su-
pererogation to I INTO any details as to The ma.
teral and construction OF stays, further than to OBJ
serve, that the fabric should be Of firm but elastic
nature, aLd constructed to allow free motion
every direction The only whaiebenss required
will be two thin to protect the laceholes, and
two equally thin, each SIDE to prevent the stays
from puckering BY these means, if the stays at
all proportonae TO the size of the body, active ex-
ercse which is absolutely necessary for increasing
the strength OF growing girls be freely used and
/ tight laciGg will be next to impossible.-Hart.
COLONIAL SrArIsrIcs-The following statement
as 20 the population commerce, and currency Of the
| British Colonies, in the year 1886, are gathered
from Mr.. Porter's tables, just published, and may
be very acceptable to our readers generally:-
In Lower Canada the population was 572 ,227, the
imports ,94l o53l, the exports O3t 5lH, the pa.
per currency in circulation 3i3 1921. however, the
population is really supposed to exceed 600 600 In
Upper Canada the population s67 81, the out
standing government debentnres the end Of 1850
I59, 1861 IN Upper Canada and 2il, 600 in England
the number Of cultivated acres, 2S2 l344. In New
Brunswick, the population was 1887, the number
Of enigrants $50 the imports S63 1884, the exports
547, 1901 In Nova Scotia the Imports 732 540l .
the exports 4i6,Oy7i At Cape Breton, the imports
were S,S09i, the exports "a, 1901 At Prince Ed
| wards Island the Imports were 39A the exports
Il,6lOi, the paper money was H7s0i. At New.
foundland the population was I,705 the imports
were SO 1891 the exports 7S7 1891, the amount Of
coin (supposed) 60000i. to 100000, the number Of
acres cultivated III ,Oo2
At Antigua the imports were 1911 Sl7i, the exports
LIS 1851. At Barbados the imports were 6l5, 5O3i
the exports 636 1891 At Dominica the imports re
81, OH the exports rs, 2S2i. At Grenada the i'm
ports were l47 ,Sl5i, the exports POI ,Os0i AT ia.
maica the imports were 2l0S 606i, the exports
S3l5,670.; the paper currency was 2Ss, 5la. los.
(checks, not bearing interest) At Monserrat the
population was 7li9l the imports 9 2l9f., the ex
ports I9,069i,, the amount Of coin about 2OOOi.
Az Nevis the population was 2, $50, the imports
81 5lH., and the exports 81 1851 At St. Christie
piers the Imports were 80 34H the exports las 702i
the amount Of coin in circulation (supposed not TO
be above) 12000f. At st. Lucia the population was
about 10 800, the imports were 20 34H. the exports
60 0l0i, the number Of acres in crop $3.50 At St.
yincent's the imports were 155, 52N, the exports
$40 1901. At Tobago the imports were 1881, the
exports I96 9l7i. At Tortola the imports were
10 225I., the exports %, 1921 the amount OF in
about O0OL Al Trinidad the imports 469 20Si ,
the exports JS773lL At the Bahamas the populs-
ton was 10 .}6j, the imports were l432llL, the ex.
ports 80 69H At the Bermudas the imports were
iI6O67i, the exports 2l 967L, the population was
1852 At Demersra the imports were 770, 1891 the
exports Sos, 1871, the amoant OF coin 4,607i l2s
I0ld. At Berbice the imports were 1i0,73Si, the
exports 1902. At Honduras the population
2,5i3 At Nauritius the population was 81 202, the
! paper currency was 10000.
i At New South Wales the popula ion was II 096
the imports were 99l $751;, the exports 500 S93l the
amount of coin in circulation 425 1891 us %,
| and Of paper currency 99,4Si At Van Diemsn's
| Laad the population was 1885, the imports were
222 x ~ the exports 253 6O9I At Gibraltar the