The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-18
m s. John O'Brien, I6 Wall street -
RATES OF DOMESTIC BILLS I,

The English steamship will probably be in before
next publication, with several days later intelligence
The present warm weather is very favorable for the
canals. Every day is worth thousands Of dollars For
warders must make hay while the sun shines.
verdict has been rendere in the Superior Court
ganst the Sun Mutual Insurance Company for $s000
The Manhattan Fire Insurance Company have declared
a semannual dividend Of per cent payable the LIST
proximo.
The Boston Insurance Companies have suffered loss in
the wreck Of the Baque Windsor, Havana, fol-
lows-New England Marine, $4,000; Equitable Safety
$1,000; Nero intile Marine $4,000 There insurance
OF $4,000 on the cargo but have not learnt what
companies the loss falls.
The country banks of New England are discounting
four months drafts FIVE per cent without charging any
exchange.
The deficit in the accounts the note clerk of the Bank
Of Louisiana, State Bank is ascetaned far to be sl4
soo The investigation was still progressing.
The defacation in the Louisiana State Bank has in
duced the prints of that section to inquire prnc
pie that the examinations of the Banks sde on. In
the instance above alluded the commissioners had
closed their investigation Of the situation of the bank,
and reported the affairs OF the institution to be in sound
and safe state. The discovery made Immediately after
opened the eyes of those honest unsuspectng mortals
who considered it moral and ply sic impossiby Tor
the slightest to escape the vision OF the Board OF
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thorough, searching method Of becoming acquaint-
ed with the condition Of banking institutions; reports
should be made frequently and every report should be
sworn to by the officers of the The unlimited
credit Of the bankshe roenness Of large proportion
the great influence they exert the prosperity Of the
countryside dependence Of the their expansion
or contraction-the power they have their
which is governed by their pessurs-all make it the
more important that the people should not only kept
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made public from that will command the most
unlimited confidence Nothing has had great effect
in creating strong and uncomfortable prejudice against
incorporated banks the srces the State commissioners
have performed in the making up Of their reports. Off
entrusted with the supervision Of these onied
cerns should come upon them like hiefin the night,
make their appearance when their presence is least
pected possble catch them with their lamps unrimmed
the detects Of their management may be visible and
not patched up prepared to receive the annual stated vi
sits Of these immaculate and lynx eyed public invesga
tors The people would back to the usual re-
lance they have heretofore placed in them and the Pc
riodcal revusons Of the country would prevented
The Legisatureo Of Vermont has granted charter to
the Boston and Fichburg Railroad Company, to strike
that state Brsttleboro end continue up the banks of
the Connecticut, and terminate at Burlington, Lake
Champlan and eventually proceed to Montreal This
road must be valuable acquisition to Vermont and the
upper tier OF counties in Massachusetts, After leaving
Ftchburg the line will lay West 10 Greenfield, TO
cut of the OF New Hampshire, and then proceed
directly North to Brattle This route will open, for
the benefit of the company the most valuable sgricuu
raj section Of New England. It viii, draw to Boston
from the Northern and Western part o. Vermont trade
that heretofore has esorted to this city, and in the event
OF Its continuation to Montreal the Company psrtcu
ary and the citizens Of Boston generally will receive
the return for their enterprise that has resulted
IRON nil the internal OF the States In ta
yelling through New England especially in the vicinity
OF Boston, the number Of railroads that meet the eye
whichever way you turn incnes any one to think that
no more would be required to carry the Of
business and pleasure Tor the next century The con.
trary however, seems TO be the fact The citizens of
New Hampshire are waking up; they find every one of
their neghborng States is before Them thev find Tint
convenient communication between different parts the
country, leads TO wealth and civilization. Thew find
their rocky hills great obstacle TO their advan cement
end have concluded to make the rough smooth, the
crooked straight, and the billy level. Several New
n ampsbre companies intend pe,itioning the Legislature
Of that for chaerst continue the Concord and Bo
ton Railroad TO the Eastern bank Of the cticut
river striking Vermont the mouth Of the White rivers
the Legislature Of Vermont having already granted
charter to company for road from Montpelier To that
juncture the whole Of these companies and
may their enterprise receive rich reward.