Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-18

| On the arrival OF the British Queen the 10th
ult the cotton market became very animated, and
the price Of the staple continued to advance, until
| the 10Th, when not so much firmness evinced-
this stimulus ia the price was caused by the pros
pect Of rupture on the boundary. The news by
British Queen had a very unfavorable influence on
United States Bank sharcs--whch were heavy at
ETA, but the accounts by the South America to the
7th Of April Indicating the action of the legislature
at Harrisburg has increased the confidence in that
institution and its shares may now be quoted at
fl6.
| The Wings stillliv They are cut and despis.
ed by all classes and yet they manage To govern the
country. On Easter Monday one Of her maiesty's
ministers dined in the city at the Mansion House,
with the Lord Mayor, an event quite unprecedented.
Repeal Of the unioa is again strongly agitated in
| ireland, and O'Connell is hard at work. Thi is
caus ed by the issue on Lord SANKEY'S Registration
! Bill
Prince Albert in the course Of his official duties
was thrown from his horse last week. but little in
jured. He was fully recovered to draw his first
quarters salary ON the 18th.
! From the Circular to Bankers, April %
Que element of uneasiness and disturbance in
banking aud monev affairs may be regarded neu-
tralized, and for time satisfactorily settled. hat
ever amount Of British capital may have been
quircd for purchases of foreign durngth last
three four months has been expended during that
period. No additional sum can, we conclude, under
present circumstances be required In that channel
nftrade far as Europe is concerned; aud we care
not how much -four the Americans may think pro-
per to put into ports The Directors of the Bank
Of England will not feel much xiety at any imports
of this description from the United States; they
would assist the payments 81 the div dends their
stocks large amount Of which will fall due in July
next worthy Of notice that almost all the corn,
and especially wheat, which has recently been sent
to England and il arriving rom the continent.
is nsignment In the present state Of the grain
markets, and the existing position Of the Corn Law
question, merchants will not make large adva
ces such assignments; and we should not be
surprised tn witness some Of the more recent arri
walls Of wheat semitic France, instead Of being
housed for indefinite period in England.
1t does appear to us not altogether unreasonable
to expect that some speedy relief may come to
the Bank Of England from the operations of the Corn
trade than would be in store for them, if the |
purchases Of our merchants at the northern ports |
had been less extensive, because from intelligence
which we obtained at Hull Of the impOssibility Of
getting adequate supply Of shipping 10 convey |
corn from Hamburger to France, and the high prices
prevailing ON the Continent, should think part |
Of the stock Of grain held abroad by British capital
lists will be resold, and conveyed by our ships, or
those Of Sweden and Denmark, to France. We are |
under alarm for the effect efa any such contempla
ted demand on the prices of grain in England at the
most it would only check decline, which might |
otherwise be more sudden and decided than we ina
gned to he probable in the foregoing observations
IL instead Of million Of quarters, have sup
posed not altogether improbable, there should be
only one half that quantity taken out OF bond be-
tween March and July, that dminution in the sup
posed influx would make great differenc prices.
Advices have been lived to-day Of the Amster-
dam corn-market being nearly cleared out for
France; the quantity purchased, however, we be-
leve under 20 ,0OO quarters.
We have made enquiry respecting the posture of
affairs between the Government ofthe United States
and our own concerning the boundary disputes, and
glad to find that those who know the most
have less anxiev concerning the issue than the b.
lie generally Letters have been received from
eminent public men IN America which represent the
authorities Of the State ~ Maine IS being very de-
sirous of having the whole question To be adjusted
by the Executive Government of the Uoited States
And those hest informed the subject are OF opi-
MON that SOM third power or powers viii be sciec-
ted by the two disputing who viii have
"a prem final decision which shall BE- binding
lands award wa. that he had power to make such
award ~ he did; this evil will be preventeBd 10
the of any fsture arbitration. bv giving absolute
power oths referee 10 settle the whole question
just and equitable principles.
The Fanny Misunderstanding the Wall street
I.oafers.
The way in which we walk into the whole COM
bued press Of New York. in newspaper enterprise
and energy, is, as they say in the West, ga eau
ton" We will here describe our last efort-that on
the arrival Of the British Queen, as performed by
our beautiful boat--the Fanny Eissler-on Saturday
morning last week.
our High Admiral, was quietly asleep a delicious
hard board in the log cabin boathouse Of Doctor
Dcane, at the Quarantine Ground, Staten Island
On each eide Of him his men, also In the same
state Of tranquility At the wharf, under the win
dow, lay our beautiful boat, called the Fanny
Elssler-cool and quiet, yet trembling on the top OF
the noonlit waves like bird ready to shoot into
the eternal blue OF the heavens at moment.
They were waiting for the arrival Of the British
Queen, expected every moment.
Ga sudden, at half past IL, the voice Of big gun
heard booming up the harbor, like the noise o.
distant thunder. The cry raised outside the
log cabin, "the Queen is coming" "the Queen 10
coming" Martin half asleep, half drcaming-was
his feet in instant; rubbing his eyes and clap
ping his hat his head, he looked down the harbor
towards the Narrows. big bright blue light we.t
up to heaven and almost daxzlcd the brilliant
Rouse, boys, rcuse-the Queen 10 coming; there's
her blue lights"
In another moment, Martin, with his two men,
were 10 the Fasay Eissler-ssil set, splashiss
and dashiss ever the bright wave. down to the Mar
rovs. The moonlight was moot brillisst-apd the
shores Of Staten and Long Island were alsost %
bright as day. As the lovely Fanny skinned like Q
swan ever the siIvsry wave, ascther boat, clumsy
asd heavy, like tab, came sneaking and swearing
after her. II was the news boat Of the Wall street
press, called the " cns,' commanded By
. tremendous hogshsad of ussalted sturgeon, once
christened by the name Of Bancksr.