Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-05-02
NEW PORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, April 20, 1916.

nc ciectiuH tIlS CITY Has tcfInlHdteu as i
tcipated, only somewhat more dlsastrously. The
Locofoco majority over the Wings proper is about
1000; say 5000. The Locofoco vote is about
1900 the Wing VOTE $500; the Native Amer-
can vote, 1900. The whole number of delegates
70 me Convention is 1873. The Locos have car
ried' IN addition to New York Kings county, three
members !; making nineteen they have elected
ABOUT two-thlrds the number of votes were given
AZ lis eiecuon that were given few DAYS since for
mayor. lhefe IS no doubt in my opinion, that
the Convention IS decidedly Locofoco and verv
pretty Constitution, presume, thew will manu-
facttre. --
The inquiry OF Mr.. WEBSTER, in relation 10 the
Subreasury bill, was very opportune. and the re-
ply of the chairman Mr. LEwIsl of the F;na.ce
Committee was most satisfactory II was 4 frank
and manly explanation, without evasion or shut.
fling. II was like the man. | wish some others
were also like him.
destructive than supposed Some years pas, sus
tanned similar injury, the same place. high embank
men, hirty-ve forty feet in height swept away by
the inundalon leaving chasm Of 275 feet long, and from
80 TO 40 feet deep Notwithstanding the extent of this dsas
ter is thought will be repaired in another week. Four
hundred and hundred twohorse busy
ployed on the work
The intelligence by the Great Western SO far as il bears
upon commercial and interests not Of any great
significance except TO the article of Indian corn That
be growing decidedly favor rs to authorize the
expectation OF large and permanent demand for hereafter
IN Ireland certainly and perhaps other parts Of Great B
tam 1t had risen IN price shilling sterling per quarter
which, your readers know and should remember consists
Of gt bushels Of s1y pounds each and this price
was cheaper than the oatmeal, and Yankees know
UNNECESSARILY nutritious and palatabe In the price Of
other breadstufis there was downward tendency
Cotton had also risen, owing both the cessation of the
in India and to the certainty OF crop here The
rise OF even one eighth OF penny per pound
most material addition to the of The country and yery
welcome just swelling the fund against which bills
exchange drawn, and thus tending keep exchange
below the point at which specie be proftaby exported
1t is understood that Of the American stocks returned by
this steamer to be redeemed portion is be invested
here The amount is not large but the indication thereby
afforded of continued distru in American securities not
without its moral
There is not much demand for foreign exchange to-day
but purchases always postponed the last especially when
money isgh and being the last day preceding the
departure of the mail steamer will determine the rate AT
present it is dull Of sale at from 81 to 10 per
New York, APRIL 80, 1916.
Nothing further has TRANSFERRED respecting the rl-
mored settlement of the Oregon question: as pub
lished in the Journal of Commerce of Yesterday
have endeavored, but without success, to ascer-
tain the probability of the rumor. suspect know
the from which the Journal derives its infor-
nation. III do, it is highly respectable but there
is, | think, some great error connected with the
statement All things considered, there has been,
in my opinion, want of discretion in some of the
parties in giving publicity, not only to the state
ment but also the name of the writer, and of the
gentleman who, it is said, received the letter.
The accounts from Washington this day continue
to be of most pacific character. The credulous
portion of the community appear to consider all
difficulty in the way of pacific arrangement of
our differences with England as now removed.
Many think that negotiations are about to be re-
newed, and will terminate in few weeks in sat
isfactory treaty. Some go so far as to state that
the latitude Of 49o will be the line, and that will
allow the British the navigation OF the Columbia for
term of years. Letters also state that the PREsI-
DENT will Immediately give the required notice, and
in style and manner the most conciliatory. Well,
these all pleasing decisions and the effect is de-
i ghtfui SO long as II lasts. Your correspondent
however, is among the number of those who do not
believe that the ship Of State has cleared the quick
sands and shoals by which she has been surround
ed. / maintain the position which have held du-
ring the last three four months; and that is, that
Great Britain will not tender an ulfim0fun until
after Congress has acted defntyely on the subject
of the notice, and she is advised what that action is
Congress has now acted, and In manner well cal
culated to secure courteous reception and friend
y response. We must now calmly wait until the
British Minister is put in possession of these pro-
ceedings, and then / entertain doubt Sir ROBERT
PEEL will be prepared to enter upon the discussion
of all pending difficulties.
The heavy rain of last night, making our streets
wet and muddy, is vexatious thing to many of
our goodiy old matrons, who consider il part of
their religion to at least year Mayday, New
fork in uproar, ancient farce. As general rule
houses in this city hired from February May be
ken possession of the first Of May by the tenant
The last day Of April (and this that day. usually spent
in making arrangements for early start tomorrow
bag and baggage" BY compromise between the in
possession and the tenant expectation much of the
ment is made the 30th of April But the first Of May
the day. the great day. when all hidden things to
light II stranger who knew not, should land in our
city the first Of May, he would be unable imagine any
for the uproar he would witness New York. on such
occasions resembles nothing bat besieged city, from which
the inhabitants thereof escaping with their goods and
chattels Now who does not perceive the immense labor
and difficulty that must attend such universal turnout
And yet would be considered by Knckebockers kind
Of sacege invade this and much vener
ted gone days Here your eormers are laughed
scon, and all their efforts to invade change this custom
have proved and will continue prove Intellectual unless the
venerable spnste Of Gotham shall voluntarily surrender this
long-chershed spontaneous movement.
Sir RonEHr PkELs fee-ade system does not appear to
meet cordial reception in the British provinces On the
22d April anree trade meeting held Quebec and
numerousy attended Several resolutions supported by
appropriate speeches. adopted and among Others the
following "That this meeting views with serious alarm
the introduced by Sir Robert Peel in the Imperial
Parliament affecting they do, the principal exports Of
the province" N..f
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