Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-23

a great deal OF bad Flood is growing up Between
France and England on the AFFAIRS Of SPAN and IL a.
Likely 10 become new source of periiug the peace
OF EUROPE, 81 these two powers cannot get alon 2
together better in the Peninsula Well il can't he
hcpd, England and France don't love one anotber;
and more the pity oral that. There is some talk
still Of Queen Christina going to Italy; some saw "a
Naoles, some TO Florence. Ii is reported she has
written to Don Carlos proposing to marry her daueh
ter Isabella with his And il is likely England
and spsniards will favor this match, in order 70 cut
of Louis Philppe's son, who will be the richest Of
the two. hat staff! bargaining off poor child
Of ten years Of age TO beast of fellow she may
detest for life, TO crafty political intrigue and
rogues, kDaves, fools, and wreiched beings mo-
Darchs make themselves and children, for the sake
of The dear poor, fooled duped, aud cattle headed
asses who have 10 pay for all snch intolerabe and
irrational trumpery, elept Royalty From all which
aud all such foolery, GOOD Lord deliver us, un.
marciful sinAers."
The discussions are still going on in the French
Chambers; some are for Theirs, ssome, and the
Jor,ty probably, against THEIRS and some between
THEIRS and Guzot. 1t is said the French Govern
ment propose 10 loan 900 100000. Nearly all the
governments OF Europe are money borrowers these
days. SPAN lately opsncd large loan, which was
literally taken By her own people Belgium snd
Holland have both lately been in the field to borrow
A short time since, John Wright g. Co bankers,
Of London, failed; they held large Sums, de posted
by Catholic families. The Duke Of Norfolk had
f9oOo0 sterling IN their hands. and another Noble
Of the failure is said TO have been the wild and ran
dom sPeculations Of John Wright himself, in vari-
Gus things One Of his wild Investments took place
in the United States, in loaping TO com pany or ra-
Their buying from them, the town site Of Cairo 10
Gated at the confluence Of the Ohio und Mississippi
rivers, and after advancing about $500 COO or more
towards building it into city, BY making levses,
the same town site, in May last the place was,
vertheless, ten feet under ,oater, and the people
were compelled 10 pass from one house to the other
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but, with all, is considered very unhealthy lcca-
tion during the summer months.
The President will not leave again for New
York till he 10th Of February. The mail being
about TO close, mast close also. Adieu.
FArLUREs.-The old and respectable banking firm
of Messrs. Wright * Co. Covent Garden, London,
have stopped payment. The numerous spcculations
OF Mr. John Wright, one Of the partners, 10 said to
ANOTHER BAxK STOPPED PAYMEHT.-Messrs.
Hslkes, Of Dsal-bv which the neigh borhoods of
Deal and sanwick will be seriously affected.
ANoruER.-The failure Of small Bank at CAM
bridge has been announced.
fiat Of bankruptcy had been TAX out against the
Guiford Bank. Suspicious of its soandness had been
occasioned by the suicide of Mr.. VIM. Sparkes, the
principal partner and msnager
An investigation ensued and il was discovered That
the bank was in a bad way. Srarkes had destroyed
portion If the papers, that full knowledge Of
its condition could not be easily obtained.
Of the estate ofthe deceased was Esq 372 los
and the securities, cash, &c due to tho bank, was
El234OO making total Of f207, 772 l9s while the
liabilities, far could be ertainea, were about
ElSl,W0 The general opinion At Guiiford, 10 that
the Liabilities far exceed that amount.
The failure Of Mrs. Drewry's bank in Penrith is
also announced Great distress will follow this fail
ure, IL was IN fact the Savings Bank of that place.
The firm of II JohRson g. Co Irish bank ers W hose
stoppage was lately noticed, have issued circular
stating their intestion 10 resume such business ~ ~
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fairs and that il will be carried on under the firm
Of Johnson, Butler & Son, A detailed staten Of
their affairs, forthwith 10 be laid before their
ditors They give notice Of pay ment Of lOs in the
pound the 18th November.
INDEPENDENCE OF TExAs-The treaty between
Great Britain and Texas was sigucd by Lord Pat
merston and General Hamilton, on the 10th Of No
vember.
second edition Of the Malta Mediterranes contains
news from Alexandria, which confirm the reports
prevalent at Paris of the submission Of the Packa."
Parliament has been farther prorogued tall the 10th
December.
Mr.. Dunn has been discharged from CUSTODY ON
the ground that the form in which the articles Of
peace had been applied for was inadequate
Little Miss haywood ran away from Paris with
fiddler, and got married.
Catlin's lndian Pow vows are crowded TO excess.
1t is said that the Chartists of Glasgow have de-
elared for arepeal of the Union between England
and Scotland.
Several congregations in England have extended
slave holders aud slave dealers frem their comuu-
MON.
Orders have been sent to Chatham to have all q e
men belonging TO the regiments in the East Indies
got ready TO embark for their respective re gmepts
It once.
Lord Mayors day passed of with tho usual cere-
monief, and grand banquet at Guildhall.
Alderman Harmer has resigned his aldermanic
gown Tor the purpose OF retiring to private life
oudS lam nul h,s haas Ill tai IA -.
place.
On the 18th ult. there was a thick fog in Lendsp
which greatly retarded the progress OF busaess in
the metropolis and on the river Thames. Several
serious accidents, attended with loss of life, took
place in the streets Many persons carried lighted
| hambeaus TO find their way throsgh the streets so
dense was the fog. There bad not been such an Que
known in London for nearly twenty years.
As usual, a number Of distressing rail road aeci-
dents are recorded in the Loadon papers SOW boz
fore Two on the Great Western raiway--one
on the London and birmingham, &c. The latter
was caused by collision. The eoroner's inquest
c2OOo
The Duke de Broslic has declined the Eng,is n
embassy.
Five persons los, their lives by rush Of water IN
TO the wheel pits near Gateshesd.
Mr.. sehonburys. the celebrated South American
traveller j. "a Londen.
The eutioss books in Baron Bclasd's Library sold
for enormous prices.
Sect, the American diver, has been asioni.hins.
the cocknies by lcaping into the names, near the
Custom House, from the main torgallaut yard Of a
ship.
The Marquis Of Normandy has met with An ace.
dent BY Which he nearly lost the use Of his RICH,
hand.
DyArus-Ilsrnn Geramb. Roar Admiral T;ul..s
Sir w lillian Duudas, the Hon. Mrs. Cavesdish; ard
the eldest son Of the Prince Borghesc, are dead.
sUierprs were alarmugly frequent in England du
ring the month Of November.
The Great Liverpool left Liverpool again for the
Mediterranean on the 2sth of November
PaoxEr Suirs-The Patrick Henry, which left
New York Nov 18th, Zone day before the Presidcntl