The New York herald., 1845-04-25
Boston.
Correspondence of the Herald.l

BOSTON, April 23, lS45.
Arrival OF the Caiedomia-English Vie,cs of Oregon
-Pea and Russeu-Siir among the Insurance Of
fces-Smnises Concerning the Private Secretary's
pisit-Hs Real O61ect-Funds for the Pittsburg
Sufferers Usual Newspaper Aems-S Stopping
Great IVindoacs-A Walking Phenon,enon-Ih
Ladies. Weather. &c.
Well, we have got the Caledonia at last. safe
epd sound, and her news is but little in addition
to that by the Great Western. II is amusing to
see how John Bull .blusters about Oregon lust be-
! cause President Polk has recognized our right to
that territory in his inaugural address. The move
nsnt, however, comes from the wrong quarter to
amount to much. Lord John Russell has taken it
up with view to trouble Peel and his friends but
Sir Robert ls too old stager 10 let the defeated
wings run him into an ugly corner, and will proba.
by say Iust enough to assert the dignity Of Great
Britain, taking care at the same time to rebuke
the lntermeddllng and mlschevous spirit of Lord
John. The news about the Oregon discussion in
Parllament has frightened the sold women' of
Boston seriously, and some of them begin to sug-
ges. the expediency of putting war clause into
the insurance policies on merchant vessels
The visit OF J. Knox Walker, Esq. to this city
mas SET tne wise 'uns' wondering considerable
whether Robinson or Halett shall be made col
ector IN lieu of Morton others, that he has come
to see how 1t will do to pusNat Greene out of the
post ohce and put Hallett in; others still, that he
with Morton, to parcel out the minor offices here
tor the best interest of the party There are, be-
sides these dozen other ingenious theories as to
the purposes OF his visit, and one Just about as pro-
bable as The other. The fact is, that Mi. Walker
has not come on here for any such purposes. and
the idea that sae would be sent here to interfere
with that portion of cabinet duty devolvng upon
MIR. Bancroft. the member from New England is
perfectly preposterous. Mr.. Walker is a very in
tellisent, sentemanly young man, who concerns
himself prosably as little as. any other person
about government Offices, and is now on visit to
the eastern cities for the purpose Of selecting suit
able furniture and equipments for the White House,
under the late appropriation. So much for the la
test wonder Of the day.
is making here to raise funds for ,he sufferers by
the late disastrous fire at Pittsburg. The Boston
STOCK and exchange board yesterday voted $3.50
towards the fund now in progress Of collection by
committee OF the citizens. This committee
have already authorized the Mayor Of Pittsburg to
l draw forthwith upon the Mayor Of this city for
S5O0O Tnls Is as II should be; more will be done
bss de.
The body of female was picked up last even
ing undsr Charles River Bridge. 1t had evidently
been in the water some days. There's mystery
hangs about the matter fine spirited horse ran
away yesterday morning, attached to wagon con.
tanning gentleman and his wife. bolt tor
tdnatey gave way, and the horse was thus de.
iached from the vehicle: but he ran, at the top of
ms speed. against the pole OF an omnibus. which
Iierced his side, and he died In five minutes He
was noble animal, worth three hundred dollars
provision store was broken into night before last,
and small amount OF money stolen, with some
valuable articles. Last night dwelling house was
burglariously entered in Charles street, and some
clothing and valuables taken. So, you see, we
have the usua! quota OF accidents robberies, etc.
What would the papers do without them to work
with !! Editors look upon these affairs a sort OF
necessary evil, which has its compensating good
in furnishing them food for paragraphs
Our fancy merchants seem to have thoroughly
prepared for the summer business and the shop
20 fl1tin he'd he
and Washington straet abouads with them
seem 10 vie with each other in the beauty and cost
llness OF the contents of their show cases. The
dry goods merchants improve the whole extent of
their enormous glass windows, with lights costing
from sixty to an hundred dollars each by display
Ing the most tempting patterns OF goods. You
should see how the Boston ladies throng the
Washington street stores of a bright sunny day.
BY the bye, met with phenomenon" to-day,
Of which must tell you. Il illustrates the force
OF habit and is in every sense OF the word real
caution," viZ:-
There is young lady, a daughter of one of
our most respectable and gentee families, most
beautiful girl OF about nineteen. that has got the
most original trick have ever heard of, and over
which she appears to have no control at all. OF a
fair day, you may meet her promenadihg hg-perhaps
should say waltZng-our principal Streets dress.
ed in the height of the fashion; and every four or
five minutes she will stop, turn round her heel,
and then go on again In the same direction. This
being repeated at regular intervals, no little
wonder to those who see her 1t is strange, but
am told that 1t IS utterly impossible for her TO
come this habit. She IS never SO affected except
In the street. Can you account for this wonder I?
Such weather as we have had for the last 4S hours
-balmy, soothing, retreshing-the very tempera-
ture TO put one at peace with all husaan nature.
The ladies (may their tribe increaseD feel its in
fluence, and the streets are thronged with smiling
iaces and bright eyes. This is the season for your
despondlng, lover to revive; he may hope now
who never hoped before. The sky tinted windows,
through which the souls of the ladies' look out just
now, say anything bnt no, If you have any an
chortes in Gotham, send them here. I'll engage
they snail be melted, however obdurate.
Thine considerably, Guy FAUX.
The UPPER MIssIssIppI.-The Galena Gazette of
last Tuesday says:-The Otter succeeded ia making
her way to St Peters last week. though the obructcns
offered by the ice for two three miles in Lake Fepn
were great The Lynx left this port for the st-
sisspp at st Peters, within foot Of its greatest
height last year The snew is reported to be still quite
deep all the tributaries, and may consequently
look for very high water The river here is rising with
great rapldty, and il within few inches OF over
flowing the "praire" We unde! stand that fears
tanned by the mill owners the Wisconsin that their
mills will all be swept off by the spring reshet There is
yet two or three feet Of snow there and should pass off
with rain, or even by very warm weather, is thought
that all the mills will be sweptof
IowA.-The returns indicate that the new con.
stltuuon OF Iowa has been rejected by the people,
but they are not sufficiently full to determine the matter
ser'any; uness neavy maJornies nave been given in
counties it will be defeated The people that territory
arel determined to insist upon extending its western
limits to the Missouri river. matter of vast import
ance TO the s,ote that should have immediate ac
TO the Missouri river ct the west without being
PEELED pass through another State Territory The
democrats have probably elected large majority OF
their candidates to tho Legislative council.
MIrsouRr.-A State Convention to amend the
Constitution is to be held in Missouri in August
next Among the reforms which the 81. Louis Repnsh.
say domonded by tho people, these "A reform
IN the Constitution that representation shall bo based
upon population; dminuon Of the power and patron
n ~pys nf tha fepFr
SO thn incompetent persons may az least be turned out
OF ONCE at tho cad oil their termn the election Of oil Ju
dical Officers By the peoples the protection Of the peo
pie in their property so:the pcrtonhall besde
to bear greater burdens Of taxation than anoher the
courngement OF works Of internal improvement and the
support OF education, ny all within the power OF
the State
ATTBMpT AT SuIclDE.-A young gentleman, OF
highly respectable appearance stopped at the house
Of Mr. E. Young Chester Pa the evening OF the sls
to very much agitaed and the landlord him Az