Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-09

will never yield salt water Of good quality in any
considerable quantities.
The limits of the fsrmation confusing gypsum
have been definitely pointed out, which will doubt
less induce future search to be made for II places
where II lies too deep for profitable qHarrying al
present.
Beds of mari, tufa, muck or peat have been OBJ
served IN great numbers; and the value % these ma
| terials have been shown. Some few individuals
have used the latter with great success manare;
and the use OF IT is constantly increasing
This shows the exact state of the survey at pre-
sent, and also its Importance every 400 boxes
of specimens now in Albany, and il is proposed
to fit up the old State Hall in Albany to receive them
Here they be arranged and named, and cata-
logued for until this is DONE the report and survey
cannot be considered complete. The sooner, there
fore, that the Legislature thus disposes Of this mat
ter the better. We shall then have more complete
survey of state, with illustrations, than is pos
sessed by any state in the Union.
PASSENGERS FOR EURopE.---This day, AT one
o'clock precisely, the greatest number of cabin pas
sengers that left this city in vessel leave
in the Great Westera for England. She will be
crowded from stem to stern, from keson to railing,
and from starboard to larboard side. Every state
room is engaged, and will be filled with lovely
men and beautiful women, great men and little men,
military men, and naval men, civilians and these
that must be very civil when they get at sea- bro
kers and bankers, gentlemen and those that proba-
bly, such, and servants without number and with
out end-al to be huddled together this night, fifty
miles from Sandy Hook. Never before has there
been such an excitement in the travelling way
Dozens have arrived here from the north, the
south, the and the west, to go in her. but have
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deck all the way to England, many have agreed
not to sleep at all, and many have paid full passage
and bonus for space two feet square, for their bag
gage and themselves. Many, we suppose, will
sleep with the servants and many will pay the SER
wants to sleep for them. Oh what time they will
have half way over the broad Atlantic.
Our hotels are now crowded with these passen-
gers. Fifteen, mostly British officers, arrived at
the American House, few days since, to go in the
steam ship, not one Of whom obtained berth. Mr..
Irvin the agent, has refused nearly hundred APP
plicatons and he could easily have filled two steam
ships like the Great Western. We have heard that
family in this city, that secured two of the best
state rooms, has been offered three hundred dollars
bonus for them, and this is only instance.
1t is impossible to give complete list of her pas
sengers till after she sails. We have, however,
heard the following names mel tioned -
PASSENGERS PER GREAT WESTERN.
Gen. ]. Hamilton y. c. Charles kean, England,
Miss J. Clifton, y. V Nelson Miller, NY.
Mr.. Markham, B. Army, Mr.. Brooke British Army.
- Dickson - Thorney
- Dawson, Capt. Bayes,
Capt j. g. Mandy, B. Army, ~ r. Nash,
George Parish, Ogdenshug, Alex Barclay, Z"
Mr. Nicholson, N Y. Nrs. John II. Smith, n. Y.
Miss Marry l.. Ncoll, ~ Y. Miss Elizabeth Nicoll, NY
Mons de Launey, Hayre, u Xix Colomb, N. Y
Today the packet ship Poland will also sail for
Havre. Among her passengers are
B. q. Wainwright lady and two Charles II Todd, Boston,
children, Paris, i. \. Lowering,
Mr. Artielason, Mrs. Arfieldson
On the 18th inst. the Stephen Whitney sails full
the 18th the Columbus, also full, and the 18th
the Sheridan sails, ana she also will 60 full. We
have obtained the names of few of her passengers
PASSENGERS SHERIDAN
Mr. Van Rensselaer,, \. Y. Mr. Moncure Vera Cruz,
Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Moncure,
Miss Van Rensselaer,, I" Miss Moncure, {"
MISS Van Rensselaer,, j. H. Hansley,
j. NJ Cunee, I. Low.
Great is the travelling of the present day Where
does the money come FRONT