Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-06


ter chief of the statistical department at the Beard
of Trade.
There has been a dreadful accident at Bucking-
ham paace-part OF the sculpture gallery ieh down.
and killed two or three persons.
Trade Nth China.-The following isa copy of
communication from the Foreign Office, in reply to
an application from the Committee of the East India
and China Association. The information consid-
cred OF the utmost importance, it appeared, from
the last accounts from China that the vessels and
their cargoes which had arrived auu daily ex-
pected in the Canton river, from this country Br
fish India, were of the value of between two and
three millions sterling.
"Foregn Office, Nov. %
"SIR,-I am directed by Viscount Paine rston to
acknowledge the receipt Of your letter of the 26thinst
in which you submit behalf Of the East India and
China Association Of London, that if il be not alto
gether inconsis ent with the views OF her Majes Us
Government and injurious to the public service
such declaration OF their intentions as to the block
AIDE otherwise of the Chinese ports NAV be not-
fed before the 4th proximo, as may regulate the
communications which the merchants connected
with China may deem II expedient 10 make by the
next overland mail;' and in reply have to request
that will tate To the parties Interested that LORD
Paimers;on cannot make any declaration OF t e ma
ture of that alluded to in your letter, and that the
merchants must Judge for themselves as to the or
ders which they may think it expedieat TO send to
their core pOnder in China
~ am. Sir, your most humble servant,
(Signed) w. Fox SrRANGEwAYs.
&C G. de IL. Larpent, Esq Chairman, &c. Sc"
Fnshions for recerl,er
CLoAKs.-Some Of the most elegant Of tie
ones composed Of sains of fall colors and lined
with rose or iii3c they confined TO the waist by
torsade, which is terminated by two tassels, COM
posed of efies descending low as he shoe; cor
responding cord, placed at some distance from the
odge, encirces the round Of the cloak The sleeves
lined ike the mantle, quite open on the forearm.
NEW Materials FoR HALF-DREss AND EVENING
DtEss-We may cate, among the FIRST, the new pat
ems OF striped and plaided silks and the nous
&C inc de laine, &C full colors. Some are trimmed
with velvet of one of the coors of the robe, others
with back lace
EVENING DREss.-Where corsages are rounded
at the top they ale generally made very low these
cGur, whether dressed tight, more delicate
as they rise higher the shoulders ard behind and
the bosom is shaded by cheriisette Corsases made
en- gerbe are also good deal adopted.
BoNHrTs Plain AID fancy yeivets and terry vel
vets are in decided majority, with the exception,
however, OF drawn bonncts. which are omposed eli
Their of satin, gr0s Constantine, or gros d Antique.
MORNING DEEss.-rhere is but slight change ia
the form Of morning dresses, anu that is, that the
corsage is less open IN the bosom.
BALL DREssFs.-A new and elegant STYLE Of ball
dress is composed of tui,s satin; the former is
composed Of three skirts, but the extreme lighncss
o the material, and the manner in which it is afrang
ed, produce an excellent effect.
France.
Pans, Dec. 6.-Arrests, account Of the late ex-
plosion of the internal machine, made hourly.
FREScH DrrEATIS ALGTERs.-ltappears that the
Emir, Abde kader, with the Arabs and native troops
has declared war and defeated the French army
in Algiers with considerable loss IL was surprise
and severe aud sangunsgy one, by all the UNITS
read Hostties commenced On the l7th Nov.
and continued till the 2ih the date Of the Marshas
latest despatch. Success almost uniformly attended
the of the Emir. His troops according 10 the
correspondent Of Galignanis Messenger had burned
several farms, massacred manv people, and entirely
swept away several posts. IL was reported that
they had cut ofi $50 heads.
The French papers breathe war and yense ance.
The Moniteur, government paper) saws
WAR has broken out IN Algicrs The govern
ment has taken the measures require by the dignity
OF France. Eeniorcemonts have been q dered TO
Agiers in men, horses, and material, and % 900
will be Immediately called under arms" Other
journals add E" he 5Sih and Sd Regime Is are or
dered TO Tculon and to AZ lea, wi h 20 squadrons,
picked frem the different regiments. The Dukes of
Orleans, Nemours, and Aumale have asked permis-
sion t. go to Algiers," The Messenger says, An
embassy is Immediately to he sent To the Emperor Of
Morocco to intimate TO him to take one side or the
other, and either break with Abdcl Kader and pre-
vent his getting arms and ammunition from Morocco,
or else prepare for war with France
LOUIS PHiLIPPE's Soxs.-The Bfontteur contains
the announcement OF .he Duke d'Aumale's promo
ton as chef de battalion. We have il from a God
source, says the Uniper., that IL - ohestion nj
mours &c the Duchess Of J. uchtenhcrg sister of the
in..lsw of the Emperor Nichulas. Marshal
Sout, il j. said, looks this union az Of the great
est importance under existing circumstances, and
wishes To ally the royal family Of France TO that of
Beauharnos y
The French Ministry have appointed Commits
sioncrs To proceed To tn cir West India Islands TO
report ON the best means Of drawing up a law for
emancipating the negroes.
The French and Dutch governments are nesociat-
ing treaty Of commerce. Of the chief articles Of
which has for its object TO admit French colonial
sugars into Holland at lower rate ef duty Than SUI
gars Of any other nation.
spain.
MADRID Nov. 9th 1t H. believed that the Min
stry would obtain small ma lority IN the next Cortss
and be able to maintain itself in the direction of af-
fairs.
The Eco del Concrete declares that there was no
truth IN the eport OF compromise with either Ca
brera or Sagarra General Espsrterc according TO
the journal, intended taking up his winter quar-
ters IN Saragossa, and TO postpone his operations
a. spring.
The stocks experienced slight decline on the
26h The per Cents. fell from 30 TO 29t Tor cash.
Hanover.
The commissioners appointed 20 prepare the
the respective rights Of the King and the ma
ton, agreed upon the leading points which
are now before the council for examination prrpar.