The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-08

Markets----Morc Failures----Distressi nx
wrccks-Great Dinner to General Cass,
Sc. Sc.
The steamship Columbia, Captain Miller, arrived
at Boston on Tuesday morning, bringing us news
from Europe fifteen days later. She experienced
much rough weather prior to reaching Halifax She
made the passage from the latter place to Boston in
thirty-three hours
BY this steamer, General Cas-, formerly Ameri-
can minister at Paris, has auived-also Mr. Ste
vens bearer of dispatches from the American mi
mister in Belgium, TO the State Department-also
Dr. Hagan, editor of the Vicksburg Sentinel
In the Cotton trade there has been no material
change since the Acadia sailed. The sales have
been on rather more extensive scale, but the tone
of the market has not undergone any change worth
noticing. The purchases are principally made by
the trade.
in the Corn trade there has been some little im-
provement, but there is still great want of conf
dence. In London, Wakefield, and Liverpool, an
opinion prevails that prices have seen their lowest
point but there are others who entertain very diff.
ferent opinion.
During heavy gale on the 9Th of September,
several ships lying at Table Bay, near Care Town,
were driven on shore. The American bark Fair
field, the ship John Bagshaw, the brigs Reform and
Eenry Hoyle, the Schooner Ghka and the cutter
Abatros, were vessels which were stranded, but no
lives were lost
The proposed project has again revived of building
a bridge across the Thames from the stairs adjoin-
ing Lambeth Palace to the Horseferry-road.
William Hone, the well-known author of the
Every Day Book died at Tottenham on Sunday, 9Th
November, aged 63.
At the usual dinner at the Mansion House on
Lord Mayors Day, Mr.. Everett, the American Mi
nister was present as an invited guest, and made a
speech in reply 10 complimentary toast.
meeting Of the shareholders in the Great West
ern Steamship Company, was held at Bristol The
reporters for the press were excluded; it was I'M
dcrstood, however, the meeting decided that the
Great Western, which it was slated, is now making
profit, should recommence running in the spring,
unless she should meanwhile be advantage ously
sold that the Great Britain, the immense iron
steamer, should be finished and equipped for sea,
and that the sum Uf 100000 should be raised on
loan.
Letters sent under envelope to any part of Ameri-
ca are charged as double letters by the Post Office
there-thus, Cd s the inland postage of sngle let
ter but in an envelope the charge is Is. Cd. They
who have friends should remember this.
The failure of Ferguson, Bro hers e. Co. at Cal.
cuta, was much talked OF. The amount Of their
liabilities in India was stated to be little more than
El0,0OO
The news from Persia continued to be pacific,
but the neighborhood of the frontiers in boh
tries was infested by robbers, who rendered the
roads insecure for travelling and impeded The COM
mercia relations.
The Britannia, from Boston, arrived at Liverpool
on the 10Th ult.
The Queen and royal family had been on a visit
to Dover aud Walmar Castle
A monument to Grace Darling Is to be placed over
her remains, at Bamburgb and a tablet to be put up
IL the Fern Island light house, both recording the
particulars Of her bold and humane exploit on the
7h of September, 1893.
The "Nuremburg Correspondent" states that a
beetroot sugar mandatory was consumed by fire at
Vienna on the 9Th inst similar calamity occurred
few days since at Brunn, in Monravia.
Madame Vesris and her husband have seeded
from Drury Lane, in consequence of misunder-
standing with Nacready arising, it appears, from
the manager having allotted to the lady character
in the forthcoming play Of King Arthur, which she
considers " Extensively Inferior"
Mrs. Fitzwilllam made her first appearance at the
Haymarket since her return frem the United States
on Monday night, in new monopologue, written
expressly for her by Blackstone called belle Of the
Hotel"
The overland mail from India arrived in London
on the 9th November, bringing news of an advance
Cabul having been decided upon by the English.
From China, the news up to July rs, is so far I'M
important, that it appears to defer till next year any
further advances the capital operations having
been confined to further captures Of comparatively
Insignificant places
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merchants, the failure of the India crop, and some
heavy failures in India connected with Europe.
There are two or three deaths to be recorded, viz
Sir John Cross, Sir G. T. Walker, Bart; G. C. B.,
Col of 5Oth Regiment; Mr.. Hone, author of the
Every Day Book Sir Geo. Walker, Lieut.. Cover
of Chelsea Hospital; the Bishop of Cashel, ano-
ther vacant see for some protegee Of ministers.
Loss OF THE RELIANCE EAST INDrAMAN, WITH
UPWARDS ONE HUNDRED LrvEs.-Extract of a
letter dated Boulogne -Sur-Mer, Nov. T. 1892 .-Itis
our painful duty TO apprise you of the total loss OF
the Reliance, 1900 tons, Green, which vessel came
of the coast of Meremont last night, and went to
pieces this morning. She left Canton on the 7th OF
May, with cargo of teas. We regret 10 add that
only about eight or ten persons out of l22 compo.
sing the crew, the remainder being passengers, have
been saved. The last express we received
from the coast does not give much information re-
speeding the survivors. The English Consul has lust
gone round to the SPOT The number of persons on
board was-75 Englishmen, n Chinese, and 20
Dutchmen-Total I22
Loss oP THE CoNvIcr SHIP WArERLoo-Two
HUNDRED LIVES Losr, OUT OF THREE HUNDRED
AND TBRTY.-By extracts of letter which
received on Saturday by Her Majesty's ship Hya-
cnth. from Cape Town, via scinas Bay, dated Au-
gust 10Th, 1912, learn that blew heavy gale on
the 9Th Of August in Table Bay. The next morn
ing the inhabitants of Cape Town discovered the