The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-04

ana loss 70 the p'opfietors, must confess tnat
have my Tears, although no one suppoees that the
English government will allow the project to fall
through. l was informed by a passenger in the
Forth that the company had expended already
f700, 900 beyond their capital
And so you concluded, i was laid hold of by
the grim monster death, with the yellow fever, as
his miniser-because a lazy hot September, and a
busy cool October, had passed away without your
hearing from me Did you ever hear OF man
catching bad cold by sitting along side another
who had onel Did you ever know Of a child, Of
three years OF age. who wouldn't cry Tor nothing
Didy ever hear of broken gambler that wouldn't
return to the table" with the five dollar note ne
had just begged to keep him from starving' Did
wouldn't rather buy his own experience, than take
his brother Johns (who was full twenty-one) tor
nothing! Now when you meet with either OF
these, expedt me to take the yellow fever Pshaw,
ture OF the disease, that has terror whatsoever
for the native or the resident, who had passed SIX
years without taking It, II is popular error to sup
pose that stranger must have the disease to render
tain time, will acclimate the subject Just as well
That strangers, in their FIRST season durng the wsrm
weather, and so on, lessenlng the danger to SIX or
seven years, liable to the disease, no one will
deny; but even this danger has been greatly pagnl-
fed, and the chances Of death ensuing most absurd
y exaggerated and as to natives and long resi-
dents-pshaw, again. What the deuce keeps alive a
population Of 10000 souls!
forward this by friend, who has promised to
deliver to your news officer, according to your re-.
quest. l did think should have had the pleasure
Of sending it by friend, Arnold, the dentist but
he tells me nc won't 60 until May. met him this
morning in the Gale Cuba, streaking it of at the
rate ofeleven knots and as he passed, ne mu!ter,
with the toothache, and middle aged lady in des
pair fer want Of false front in time for the Countess
OF F-'s grand ball tomorrow night-shoit supply
Of gold leaf, toGls, &c. Well am in hurry too
IN q / vxyIII n q npto IN faW WI
lots of localities; among other things, the custom
house and It's former and present government, bank
projects. railroad sale, temperance, fashion and
slavery Yours, w.
The Saturnalia.
AT length the millennium is at hand-the benefcen,
Bankrupt Law is in full operation, and the first
batch OF applicants made their appearance before
the District Court on Wednesday, and filed their &C.
veral applications for hearing the LIST of March.
We annex the first days list from the bankrupt
official gazette of Wall street.
The Bankrupt Law will produce some strange dis.
strange fleets and some good pick.
ings for the lawyers and newspaper proprietors.
Calculating the number OF bankrups at 900 for this
district the advertising alone will, according to the
" Rule TO-" amount 10 Sl72, 5OO-one-third of which
goes to the "Courer and Enquirer" being So. 500
being something over the old sum Of $4,000. The
editor Of the same journal who receives this sum is
among the first legion Of the applicants. We also
find the same name on the list Of managers for the
great Dickens Ball. 1t would, we think, be well for
him to take some Of this money and pay Of his
poor creditors.
Altogether, the great Saturnalia has set in with
rush. Success to them-here it ISL
LIST OF BAsKnurrs-To Snow CAUSE MAscu 1.
Edward 0orham Sturgis, James WATSON Webb, Edi