The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-20

RECENT ADVANCE IN THE PRIcE OF CORN THE
recent rapid advance IN the price OF wheat AT Wake
field and other corn depots has led 10 an apprehen
sion that the scenes of peculatiOn witnessed las
year, and which produced such disastrous results
are about to be repeated this autumn. From infor
nation which we have received from dislnteresteC
but well informed quarter, we are disposed to think
that this alarm is not well founded. The place
where wheat has risen nc st in price, and by the
widest strides, is Wakefield, but the cause is, we
believe, TO be found not IN undue speculation at pre-
sent, but rather in the want of proper specuaii or
earlier in the year. This want is easily accounted
for by the disasters to which we have alluded, and
Its effect was to prevent the factors in the spring
storing up the usual quantity OF grain in their ware
houses A further effect OF their caution was, the
very low price at which wheat was sold until within
the last lew weeks Now, however, that the stocks
IN the warehouses are reduced much below then
usual extent at this season-the average quantity o.
wheat in Wakefield at this time of the year being
40 Oh, or 6O, 900 quarters, and sometimes consdera
bly, more, while at present II is only about O0O(
quarters-the weekly arrivals, moreover, not being
not be drawn upon 10 moderate the price, which il
consequently governed almost exclusively by the
proportion borne by supply to demand. Efforts
have been made to remedy this state of things by
extensive purchases of Odessa, Egyrtan, and other
low foreign corn in London, and also by applica-
tons TO the farmers tor the wheat in their granarles
but, OF course, the result Of these efforts cannot be
all at once apparent; nor can il be ascertaned ex-
cept by degrees, whether there is any considerable
stock OF homegrown wheat in the country.
THE STATE BALL On leaving the supper room at
Buckingham Palace on Monday night, her Majesty
and Prince Albert and the august and illustrlOus
guests, were preceded by the queens piper, playing
on the bagpipes, to the ball room. Scotch reel
time. Anew set of bagpipes were played on, made
by MIR. Mackay, piper of the late Duke of Sussex.
They are richly mounted in silver, with banner
bearing the royal arms Quadrles and values
k,n
also in the throne room. The King of Hanover
took his departure at one o'clock; the Duchess of
Cambridge lett at halt past one. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert and her ustrious visiters quilted the
state rooms at two, and dancing ceased
The return OF the noted member of the Anti Corn
Law League, Mr.: Bright, as member for Durham, is
an event OF the first Importance. 1t has been re-
ceived with shouts of reclamation by the free ira.
ders, and its influence will be felt in the walls of
Parliament as well as in the country There is no
Disgusting the fact that the League has been Garry
ing all before ii" OF late in the agricultural, not less
than IN the manufacturing districts.
A melancholy event occurred few days back in
the English walers--the loss OF the Pegasus, stea-
mer which sailed between Leith and Hull. She
struck on the Goldstone Rock, near Holy Island, and
some two or three miles from the Great Fern Lights:
Out OF the crew and passengers, which numbered
between fifty and sixty persons, only six have been
saved-namely, two passengers, the mate, the engl.
neer, the carpenter, and one Of the firemen What
makes this calamity the more hear-rendng, is, that
it occurred in the calm of summers night, the sea
hardly ruffied by breeze, within mile or two Of
the shore, and under circumstances which, if judi
ciousy turned to account, would have prevented
the loss of single creature When she struck the
boats, two in number, got out by the pas sc n
gers, rush was made to them, and, being instant.
ly crowded, they were swamped by the backing of
the engine and the confusion which prevailed
am ongst the passengers. She was an old boat, and
what appears very extraordinary that the captain,
accustomed for years 10 the navigation, should have
made such fatal mistake. This, 1t appears, too,
the third time she had struck upon the rocks in
the same vicinity.
Within the last three or four days, the melancholy
intelligence OF the total shipwreck of the brig Fall
con, of London, with loss of all her crew, except
ing one seaman, has since been received She Is
stated to have been fine vessel, of about $50 tons
burthen, and the number who have unfortunate
ly persisted amount to IL, including the master,
Captain Cairns
The Royal Navy at the present time consists, says
the Hampshire Telegraph, of 23Ovessels OF all descrip
tions mounting 347l guns, namely, Syachts IA sea-
going ne-of battle ships. 81 frigates, 30 sloops of
war, 81 smaller vessels, 60 steam vessels 25 survey
inglvesses, (incudpg 9 steamers,) 9 troop ships
hospital ship, and 10 stationary guard-ships The
force at home consists Of $50 guns, Mediterranean
$751; Brazils 45l East Indies $685. Cape and Coast of
Africa 293, North America and West Indies 3l5,
Particular service 232, Surveying l2O, Troopers IS,
Lakes 3; total 3f7I. This is an augmentation oil
vessels, but reduction Of 1884 guns, since the
There are at this time constructing in Liverpool
sixteen or seventeen vessels of iron, but not one
new ship OF wood Is building on the stocks
The capabilities of new iron steamer on the
Thames, called &c The Prince Of Wales" are said to
be seventeen miles an hour.
CAPT. N. SHANNON, CT THE COLUMBIA The pas
sengers who were on board the Columbia when she
lost Seal Island, since their arrival in Liver
pool have presented handsome piece of plate to
Captain Shannon, as a mark OF their respect to-
wards him, both as a gentleman and an officer 1t
bears the following inscription -" Presented TO
Capt. Neil Shannon, OF the steam ship Columbia,
by the passengers who sailed with him in that vessel
from Liverpool to Halifax, the 4th June IS43 as
mark OF their respect Tor his uniform urbanry OF
manners and abilities a captain"
Mr.. Golden, on paying a visit TO the Corn Mar
ket, at Mark-lane, London, met with rather a
rough reception. He was assailed with cries of
"turn him outr' and several handfuls of wheat
were thrown over his person. This uncourteous
treatment excited the indignation of all the respect
able parties on the Exchange and alter few re-
monstrances, followed by slight repetition OF the
offence, a scuffle ensued between some Of the most
sturdy advocates Of opinion on both Sides in which
the vioators OF public decorum got considerably the
worst OF IT,
The Rev Theobald Mathew, on account of dis
pensation from the Pope to move about according
to inclination, unresrIctedby episcopal interference
or control. arrived in Manchester last week. He
has been occupied upwards nine hours day in adj
mnstering the pledge Of total abstinence. Up to
Saturday evening Is 600 persons took the pledge
On Sunday il was administered to $4,000, and on
Monday and Tuesday to $1,000, making in all to-
tai Of $4,000 pledged teetotallers in Manchester OF
these there are 400 infants, 5000 OF whom belong
to the ST. Patrlck's district, part OF Manchester
principally inhabited by the Irish. During his re-
csntvlst to Liverpool, the Rev. Theobald Mathew
administered the pledge to upwards Of 10000 per-
sons. After his journey to Manchester the reverend
gentlemen returned to Liverpool, where he increas.
ed the number of the teetotaersto nearly 10000 =
He has since paid visit to the metropolis private
ly, Tor the purpose ofmaking arrangements TO carry
out more effectively hereafter his plans and next
year he intends, it is id,to visit the United States
IMPORTANT TRADE To Hone KoNa.-It is stated in
the London Mercantile Journal, that the value OF
the three cargoes of British manufactures lately sent
out to China IN the John O'Gaunt, Emperor, and
John Dalton, will not be less than E7OO, OOO II is
important fact, that the prices OF the best qualities
Of teas understood TO range lower than ever
was known in the history of trade.
At Rochester on Thursday morning considerable