Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-20
[Ceues pondeAce Of the Herald.
LoNDoH, August LIST, lo4o.

LoNpoH, August LIST, lS40
DEAR BESNrrr-
The Queen and all her loyal subjects tender their
congratulations on your marriage.
Since the traitoroas attempt on the Queens life,
the Church Of England and all ether Christian con-
gregations, have offered, and continue TO offer,
giving the Almighty for the mercies vouch-
safed TO her, on that occasion Almost three weeks
ago jury of twelve intellectual settled, that
the attempt on the lie of her Majesty, rot tra
torous; but yet the prayer, the Thanksgiving goes
on, and the church and other congregations are at
collision with the verdict Of the jury We must
stick to precedent.
The New House of Commons is getting in
forward state-fve years have elapsed since the
building destroyed by FIRE, and il is guessed the
Queen will lay the first stone early in lSil The pre-
sent apartment appropriated 10 legislators woad
make a respectable log cabin. The duties of law
making here not onerous, and the public is bit
surprised to find members clamorous for a new
building.
Bad luck for hereditary honors. The Duke of
Lucca, a potent prince in sweet Italy, with about
4 600 subjects, and standing army of near five hun,
dred horse and foot, finds the expenditure Of his do
minions to exceed his income, and meet the def
cheney thereon arising, he has transmitted to Eng
land his collection Of pictures for sale. They W ill
be brought to the hammer in a few weeks
Mr.. Goulburn, who belongs to the Church extern
sion party, proposed in the Committee on Railroads
Bill, that Railroad Company in the United King
dom should give employment to any man " ithout he
produced certificate, signed by two magistrates,
testifying his moral and religious character The
House Of Commons received the proposition in a
burst ofaughter. Goul urn represents Cambridge.
This j. carrying ont specification.
Lovett Collins, two Chartists, after twelve
months incarceration for political iDel, have been
released The united sympathies of the disunifed
kingdom awakened in behalf of these men.
The social framework is undulated-c children are
christ ned Lovet-and mothers instruct their little
ones 10 lisp Coilins-we cannot say when the wave
will eXpeni its force.
You seem To manage matters in the operate line,
| if can rely on journalists, better than we do.
| Between Elssler and your community there does
appear to be cordial sympathy. TagIioni, who is
goddess of the ballet, controls aud moulds the
multitude here she peases On Taglioni's legs
rests the welfare Of the communicate il would ap-
| pear by the amount Of Indignation expressed
since Taglioni has turned tate, and violated a con-
tract with the lessee Of the Opera, to accept
profitable engagement IN Paris. We have clIques in
r'ope IA audience-the omnibus clique, headed by
Waterford, dictates to the lessee being the strong
est party and assumes the function Of manager and
critics. Ii is vastly amusing tn see into what ex-
tremites the aristocracy is driven, to escape the
vacuity and incidence which their order entails on
them.
| We have made another small blow at the immuni-
ties and privileges OF the aristocracy peer o the
realms enjoys the privi ege of giving evidence on
his word bat coinmoner must be bound down by
a solenn oath-he must swear by the Bible. A sys-
tenn of oa,hism has been introduced in many states,
where the sanctty and sacredness Of that obligation
has been destroyed, and persons, by reason IT the
commences of the act, are indifferent to its import
ance. Some sects object religious grounds, to
testify by oath, and they contend that afi mat
alone is sufficient TO establish the truth Perjury is
with very common act. An affirmation bill on
oaths in Court of Jnstce, has met favorable recep-
ton in the house. aud is likely to become part of
the legislation Of the land
Lord Durham died few days since, In the 4s h
y-ar of his age The tories have killed him. TIE
United States will weep in this loss. Religious and
politi cal liberty have cause also 10 weep. The Ra.
ideals Of Eagland are now left without a leader.
Durham was man too honest for the politicians Of
Europc-he was moulded to live amongst people
| Of noble and independent minds.
The honorable gentlemen in the stock exchange
have been working the eastern European question,
as il is called, 10 their mercenary purposes
and they have csntrived to depress consos 1sl l-2
per cent IL generally believed that Austria, Rus
ria, Prussia, and England, have insisted the
toration OF the Turkish feet, which Mehemet ALI
kidnapped, and an evacuation OF Syria by the Eyp-
tiaa army. France has been con idered in this
piece IL plomacy, and is the refore inferred that
England and France will be placed in antagonism.
curious statistical table Of the proceedings in
our Court Of Chancery, which I commend TO your
notice, has been published. Ii appears that the
average duration OF the causes actually determined
by the judges is nine years. The Court Of Chance
~ now holds IN trust property to the amount Of
f300 600 JONATHAN
The prospect Of our harvest is at present favor
able. Exchanges still keep against us. We expect
the overland mail about the 9Th proximo, from In
dis, with information from the Celestial Empire
Our banks act very cautiously, and money is kept
rather tight capitalists cannot their way clear
until our wheat be harvested. In our hop planta-
tons we have n complete failure il is expected
that we shall not raise one fourth o. an average
crop.