The New York herald., 1845-10-17
BosroN, Oct. Is, lSa5.

Flour Shipments, &C.
The affair of the Britans getting shores
before landing at New York, appears to have caused
little exultaton among the Yankees; but
for the fuss that is making To be sure happened
that she brought important news touching the
-four market Sc; and crediby informed that two
or three Of our merchants started for New York. to en-
deavor to anticipate the arrival of the Great Brtans
news and purchase all the -four they could get How
they succeeded your merchants can best say. Flour
has risen here rs cents per Db in Of the
by the steamer. There is also slight improve
in other articles of this characters and very rea
sonably, too, for there will be great enquiry forthwith
for large quantities to export The crops appear not
ly to have failed in England but to large all
over the continent.
We are to be flooded here this winter with lectures
and lyceum entertainments. Hon. Caleb Gushing COM
mences the course of the Boston Lyceum on Monday
evening next, by lecture. Edgar A. Poe is to deliver
an original poem on the same occasion Hon. Robert C.
Wuthrop delivers address might before the Mer.
camille Library Associations no is ripe scholar and
one well appreciated here
Our Insurance Companies have been making good se-
mannual dividends tor the past six months except the
Merchants-the National per cent; Suffolk s; Boyls-
have lost about 100000 within year
There great many counterfeit bank bills thrown
there very few among the Washington traders
who have not got more or less passed upon them Tor
this matter banks this section enjoy so good
credit abroad that people are not alway Shocking careu
ly cOunertelts them. There also
ton Mexican dollars being put into circulation most Of
them have the date OF 1874 thick plated and bear
acid test without hinching.
An auctioneer by the namc Of Manly A. Rowell has
been put under bonds to keep tho peace for very
manly piece Of conduct viz beating his wife, and all
because she found fault at his paying marked and
stant attention young unmarried girl-takng her to
concerts the theatres etc. The girls is Charlotte
Hamilton and the affair created little interest before
the court yesterday, account Of the delicate situation
of the wife and the manifest imp priety the
conduct who has been seen of late under most suspi
ciOus n Char 'ha urfo
has sued Tor divorce and will getit. But suppose
after all that is well known that courtesans here
we'll as in your city, mainly supported by married
men.
Several musical societies have organized themselves
for the coming in this city, and they embrace no
small amount of talent The destined 10 excel the
Philharmonic Called which numbe among direc-
tors the first in town in point Of wealth respec.
liability. Among them see the name Of the Lawrence
family. .9ppropos- speaking Of music, Prens has just
got out very taking piece OF music entitled "The Razor
let's
John Wright long known here as the keeper of the
Tontne restoraeur, has rich in the business and
has just purchased private dwelling houses Te
mont street which he will tear down for the purpose of
building magnificent hotel John knows how to keep
first rate, and will bo proud to have you stop with
him, you should happen this way, when he is "al fixed
up ioushng the matter OF building there is perfect
mania tor 1t just now, and there immense number
OF houses going up in every direction. Nothing
I the freezing cold weather will stop this.
always like to speak to you Of amusements. At pre-
sent We abound in them There the Howard street
Athenmum, the Boston Museum the National and the
CiJAiPiS le"hco ChHcse MuseuHi anu tue ClTCuS
in winter quarters There in the line of performance
tackett Booth (actually himself for whe), Mrs G. H.
Barrett Miss Kirby, sc. SC. Since wrote ou last the
Howard Athen9um has opened and in the success
ful manner The house was literally crowded to its fill
with the elite OF the city the opening night
performance Of the highest der Old sterling
are to have good here, and there is most excel
lent company engaged for their production among
whom is Mrs. Maeder, formerly Clara Fisher, w. f.
Johnson and w. L. Ay ling, two excellent and favorite
actors there also many others of sterling at
tached to the company. hacket is playing engage
rnent here now; after him Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
kean The AthenGum is at present the place of
for the ashonables and the lovers Of the legitimate
drama.
There has been little French paper started here for
schools, which takes like wild fret is called Petit
Courier Des Famites Et Des Pensions, edited by Pro-
the French language Success to it, tor it is pretty and
useful little sfair.
We have really pleasant weather at last though has
a smack Of the north in its breath.
Sales or Stocks MT Boston.
EXCHANGE BOARD, Oct l38 Globe Bank, City Blk
100; Bos on Maine Ralr adj 12s; l6 Boston
Railroad III; Norwich x Wore Railroad 73k
Island Railroad 68A 10 Western Railroad, 97 50 do,
974 10 Western Railroad Scrip, on; 100 Wilmington Rail.
bl m, 26A.
Ar AucrIoNl share Boston Athengum $3.50: do Boston
Theatre, 1890; do Merchants Exchange Si6 do
Railroad S97l share; do Springfield Bridge do
do City bank S931 do IS do North do S96a do 30 do
Boston Worcester Railroad u adv 50 do Tmont Insurance
Bank Norfolk balance due ST. do Wsltam Bank, Ss2 pr
share 70 do Auburn Rochester Railroad 2 adv; 20 do
Great Falls Manuf Co. S32 33 share; do Merchants
Bank 81 per adv; 70 do Granite Bank, $685. per