Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-18
Further by the British q ueen.

DEAR BENNETT
Our public securities, and country gentlemen have
not at all within the range Of probability, that war
will be communicable you will keep your cotton
market quiet, and 60 ahead with public works.
The Chartists are organizing fresh movements
Some Of the leaders, who were under incarc GRAFTON
have been released, and their Liberation has been
duly celebrated.
chequer is rather low-to some crown jewels, which
is resisted, and his majesty intends to make himself
plaintiff and Victoria defendant on the issue.
Black and colored neckcloths are now abolished
at court, and white alone is tolerated-the queen
has also insisted on the abolition Of moustaches.
The Leipsic Gazette copied into its columes an
article impugnng Jerome Bonaparte, cs rarticipat-
ing in the invasion at Beulogne, and the latter has ac-
cordngly instituted an action against the Censor of
the press for lble. This will try the liberty OF
the press.
Queen Adelaide, who partakes of the comfortable
allowance OF ElOO0OO per annum from the slnews oil
the people, went on gypsy excursion last week =
1t said very gravey, that her majesty enjoyed her
self.
You remember Brghton-iti is place of exqui-
sites-a smart Yankee youth is making cash by
wholesale there. He leaps twice day into the sea
from pole l40 feet high, and charges only Cd. He
collects hundreds in this way.
In the returns lately made to Parliament by the
Register General Of the mortality, sixteen deaths
put down to starvation, and III the same report
where the number Of marriages are enumerated, 40
per cent of the men were unable to write, and 90
per cent OF the womer. As each party has to sub
scribe his name in book before marriage, this pre-
sents pretty fair test of the secular educ alton
in this country. What picture, Ell
Some modification is likely to take place In the
paper issue in this country One event Institution
alone and that the Bank Of England, is to enjoy the
privilege ofssuing paper money, ON demand;
but banking institutions facilite the circulation,
are to have concession made to them of ] to per
cent for the advances made to them by the Bank
The greatest portion of our harvest is already
housed and we have prospects OF securing a very
abadant supply of wheat.
sEizURK OF THE STEAMSHIP BRITISH QUEEN
FOR SMUeGLINe.-A good deal of excitement was
caused yesterday in the commercial world and on
the river owing TO report being extensively cir
cuated to the effect that the gigantic transatlantic
steam ship the British Queen, which is at present
moored at Blackwell, had been seized by the COM
missioner of customs, in consequence OF large
quantity OF contraband tea, CIGARS andtobacco being
found concealed on board; and, from inquiries made
by our reporter, the rumor turns out to be we'll
founded. The British Queen arrived in the river
from Portsmouth between the hours OF four and five
o'clock on Sunday afternoon and was moored in her
usual POSITION nearly opposite the Brunswick Wharf
at Blackwal As sooR her mooring was COM
pleted, Richard Keefe, a custom-hos officer, and
Giles tide surveyor, went board to inspect her
cargo and her passengers luggage, and take charge
of the ship. The passengers having dsbarked and
the greater part OF their luggage being conveyed
Shore Giles and Keefe proceeded to search the yes
sell and soon afterwards found a whole cask buried
amongst the Goals. They brought 1t out with con
can manufactured tobacco, commonly termed "ne-
gro-head,' the duty upon which, in common with
all other manufactured tobacco is 9s per b being
imported into this country. The officers prose cuted
their Search and found further quantity oftobacco
in the leaf, also lob. o. of tea. These articles
were conveyed to the Queens warehouse at the Gus
tom house on the following morning, and informa-
ton given OF the circumstance to the Board Of Com
missoners, who issued orders to he officers to ri
gidly examine the ship. Acting upon these direc-
tions they continued their search, and various
parts Of the vessel and especially in the engine room,
amongst the machinery, and under the Goals they
discovered vast quantity OF tobacco, and 20lbs 4oz.
of cigars. The quantity OF tobicco seized is altege
ther rather more than 700lb, out of which Sib are
in the lief, and the rest Of American manufacture.
The amount Of the duty payable upon all the goods
seized is between 1900 and E400.
The articles found on the second examination
were taken TO the custom house on Wednesday, and
the commits soners immed lately gave orders that the
steam. ship should be seized in the Queens name,
and several officers sent board to take charge
of her. The British Queen is still under seizure,
and will continue so until the affair is formally
brought before the Board Of Customs. There is not
the remotest ground for supposng that Captain Ro-
berts, the commander of the British Queen, or any
Of the officers Of the ship, in any way implicated
in these contraband transactions. The fremen, sto
kers and engineers without doubt the only par
ties concerned. They are upwards Of Adj number,
and from the gigantic dime Of the ring
department OF the ship they possess facilities for
smuggling which they seldom neglect 10 avail
themselves Of There is scarcely a steam vessel
trading to foreign port enters the river ia which
smuggling is not more less carried on by the en-.
gineers and hrcmen. One Of their most successful
tricks is to conceal contraband property among the
achinery. BY doing this they defeat the vigilance
Of the custom house officers, who IT they attempt 10
search the machinery, are prevented by the engi-
neers on the ground tina, they may dsarrange some
thing The stuPendous machinery Of the British
Queen would admit OF an quantity Of Snug
gled goods being slowed away amongst IT..
In the course Of yesterday two fremen belonging
TO the British Queen, named Orr and Hogg, were
brought to the Thames police-ceurt in the custody
of Inspector White, charged with endeavoring 20
convey on shore three poands and half Of negro
head tobacco, Of the same quality that seized by
Giles and Keefe, and lodged in the Qpeeu's ware
house at the customs. The two left the British
Queen in a small boat, and landed at Blackwell
They were afterwards met by the police inspec
tor who remarkng the enormous bulk Of their legs,
suspected there was something wrong. White &C.
cordingly questioned them, when Orr assured him
that he was dropsical in his extremi.ies Hogg,
upon being INTERCEPTED, averred that he drop
steal too. The inspector, however, told them that
that story would not do, and took from them the
quantity Of tobacco mentioned above. The men, in
reply, said they purchased four pounds Of tobacco
each at New York for their own use, and the re-
mander they took on shore, thinking they were nor
doing any harm. They both declared that they
knew nothing about the large quantity Of tobacco
found on board and observed that IL must belong 10
some persons who had more money 90 spare than
the engineers and sokers, as they only allowed
TO draw one dollar when they reached New York
A gentleman who attended on behalf Of the British
and American Steam Navigation Compan Y. TO whom
the British Queen belongs, informed the magis
trates that the company did every thing in their
power to prevent smuggling amongst their servants,
aud their motive in not allowing them 10 draw
than dollar account that they might not in
vest their money in the purchase OF exciseabe ari
cles. with the view OF smurqling. The en0ineers