The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-22

MORE PACKET Snrrs.-There seems TO be per-
iect mania IN this city for ships. One scarce
ly rounds oil the Hook before another isfready 10
try her speed. There now two on the stocks
One Is tor the London Line, to take the place of
the Montreal; the other will be launched this noon
from thelyard of William II. Webb, at the foot Of
Seventh street.
This new packet, to be dipped to-day, is named
the Zurich, after the "far Zurich waters in
Switzerland, and her model will astonish the cot
tagers living the borders of that beautiful lake,
and the brave mountaneers Of CLAWS and
Schweitz, should they chance to see her. She is
eight or nine hundred tons in size, and built like
the Montezuma and Yorkshire, with all the late
improvements Her commander is to be Captain
J. Johnston, formerly of the Albany, and lately OF
the Rhone, and favorably known wherever the
Gospel is read.
The Zurich is TO take her place in the Union
Line of Havre Packets and will be the favorte
with the " brave Swiss boys"
All who can ought to see her launched for she
will be sent of completely rugged, all "a-taun,o,'
as the sailors say.
VlsITEEs no THE PRINCETON. I" none SUCH"
as she is called, with her screw propeller and mon
ster guns, will be open for exhibition to-day and
tomorrow, between the hours of ten and four.
Those who wish to see her must go TO the Navy
Yard for that purpose, and not to the foot of Bar
clay street, previously announced Tor, IN conse-
quence of the drift ice in the rivers she has been
removed from of the Battery. Such sight as the
Princeton is well worth ride walk to tic
Yard, and the three cents and passage money over
the river in the Fulton ferry boats
Snow AND ScRAps.-The last two days have
been intensely cold ones. Yesterday morning the
mercury wasdown TO 10 degrees. At noon snow
storm set in, and if the wind don't blow we shall
probably have good sleighng for few hours, il
for no longer.
CANApA.-Our advces from Montreal are to the
10Th inst. inclusive. Look at the extracts from the
Montreal papers:-
The Monarchsts have carried all the municipal cleo.
tons for the city Of Toronto with the exception of
Common Councilman Every possible exertion was made
by both parties
There is fear of the ce.on the river making ano-
her shove An air hole has burst opposite the Trinity
House. and the water running over the ice and still
rising is in of the cellars in ST. Paul street. ond
fears entertained that ST. AIMS Suburbs will be inun-
dated The fields by Dows Brewery ore already under
water.
Yesterday and Sunday days OF frost and sunshine
Yesterday morning hc thermometer stood eight degrees
below zero. The military authorities commenced in the
evening clear the road the ice from st. Hclens
island to the city barracks The river hes riscn nj
most to the level Of street 1t presented
curious spectacle yesterday opposite the custom house
where there formed from causes quite
the observer Of those singular chasms called air
holes in which the torrent heaved and ragged with great
violence.
The laborers waiting Lachne for employ tho
Lachine canal, visited Sunday afternoon by Mr..
Tobin Mr. Wakefield and Mr.. Bowling, who spent some
hours in obtaining evidence 10 the condition Of these
poor people II appears that less than fifteen hundred
of them, of whom eight hundred have been
siding at Lachnc for period varying from six weeks 10
two months, without obtaining any employment Nearly
all had worked the Beauhanos Canal last year. but
in consequence Of the disturbances and irregusty of
employ there together with the Of subcon-
tracts and pay by the contrucor had been able
make but small savings from their wages hey were
induced 10 go to sachine ty IAN official
that the works would he commepced that place in the
beginning Of Deccmber and in consequence OF the repeat
ed postponement of the last day. for receiving
by the Board of Works. their little savings have been
pended land they reduced 10 dis
tress. The manner in which they lodged is
really deporabc. a single house in the village of La
of single room ID persons lodged and another Of
persons their only eating and sleeping TWAS
in week. Some arrangement has been made for supply
providing employ for them in breaking stones for the
| roads, But this is mere temporary makcshiit. 1hs
worst'o the is that the abourers
proportion to therrobabc demand for their services and
reduced to such extreme want that they will he
entirely at the mercy Of the contractors with respect TO
wages and store pay