The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-22
Nem fork Correspondence.

NEW ORkp June ~
The Great Western, Capt. Hosken, left for Bristol
yesterday with eightytwo passengers, light Mail,
and very little Specie. The passengers are mainly
mercantile men, many from the South, from Canada.
and the West Indies. The Acadia sailed so recently
that the Mail was smaller than usual
Foreign Exchange was higher for this than for Sc
veral preceding Steamers indicating increase Of our
importations from abroad, dminution of our eI-
ports consequent on the discouragng state Of the Eu
| ropean Markets. Should the rate rise half cent
farther Specie will begin to go out
The Markets but little affected by the news per
Columbia at Boston, except for teas, which are Of
course higher Cotton remains unchanged Flour 10
slowly crawling up. Good Canal has been sold at
So IL 10 which is clear advance ofl2 I-2. Mich-
gan "a 81 l-2 SO "a; Ohio $4 81 10 S. South
ern is dull Wheat 81 10 l-2; Corn So Rye So
Oats A. Ashes remain at S. but are scarce, and
the commercial journals wondering why. can
tell them; Because they cannot be made and brought
down for so small price, The manufacture will fall
off yearly until higher rate is obtained.
Stocks generally dropped yesterday, though Illinois
Skies sold at GO. Indiana Elves So; Sterling do.
57I-2. U. S. Bank closed at Is 81; Delaware and
Hudson l07 IL; Vcksburg Bank g.; Stonington
Railroad 80 IA New Jersey 80; Canton Co "a "a.
The news from England that u. s. Bank was selling
there at f3 los lbs has doubtless aided to depress
that Stock.
The packet ship Sampson, Capt Smith, of this
port, bound to London, was lost off Whitehead the
Both of May. Passengers and cargo saved.
Business is dull here of course but our Canal re-
cepts still exhibit increase upon those Of last year
For the second week in June, 1910, the tolls wero
$4S 322 A.; this year $Gl ,i37 10: increase 3d.
IA II, about 20 per cent This is not bad for dull
times
Our Court for the Correction of Errors will hold a
session at Buffalo in August, commencing the It'll.
The only news from the East, this morning, isthat
of the safe arrival of the burglar sco alias Thomp.
at Boston. He escaped in Concord, N H., and
made tracks, bot caught the following day in
Warren, some fifteen miles off. He was his way
down from Canada under escort.
The Canada Parliament convened at Kingston
Monday and AUSTIN CAVALIER, Of Huntington,
was elected Speaker over Sir Alan Macnab, Tory,
who withdrew when he found he stood no chance
Lord Sydenham made very fair speech, in which he
very briefly audes to the of Mcleod closing
with significant assurance of Her Msjestys fixed
determination 10 protect her Canadian subject to the
full extent Of her power"
The packet ship Ohio, Capt Lyon, went ashore in
fog yesterday morning on Romeo Shoals II is be-
lieved she will be got of without injury.
We had a noble and enthusiastic meeting of PAN.
TIERS here last evening to form thorough Franklin
Temperance Society" WIN. G. Booos, President,
and among the speakers were Judge M M. Noah, Rev.
Mr.. Scott, Missionary to Sweden, Dr. ID M Reese,
Rev DR. Marsh and others, Fifty six of,hose present
gave their to the pledge, and the number WILDE
increased to hundreds.
Aier two or three days Of cool rain and Clouds to-
day is bright and warm again Yours
HAROLD.