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and interesting, and Nfe@ny passed the two houses,
tation as political econ5th the committees on inter-
yMsiallie d,iusisas Mankind q. for the Cumber-
delusions. We have had medical deouses, TO me
lance and for ages We have had (aneinohS "
religious and political deluslons. But al. ,h.
whole, as far as the pockets OF the deluded areS
,erned, metallic decisions seem TO be most d,
,tructive. Hopes Of disembowelling treasures from
The earth and thereby gaining sudden and large for
tunes, seem at all times TO have possessed the hu-
man mind to great or less extent. We have the
written and published history Of medical delusons,
Of political, religious, Of banking, sucuoneer-
ing, and various other kinds Of decisions; put so
far as am informed, have seen no publication Of
metallic delusons except in detached sketches, In
future letter two, 1t will be my purpose TO con-
dense and compile few leading facts attending these
deusions in past times, and bring up the history
TO the present time, TO the first day Of May, IN
the year OF our Lord lS45 which is, with the clu-
zens of New York, equivalent TO the Turkish hiegi-
ra or the flight Of Mahomet TO Mecca, as IL Is the
day when immense number OF "Gothamites"
Dee "peIl-mel" from one house 10 another in search
Of shelter BY bringing down the history Of metal
lie delusions TO the present epoch, II Will have the
dyantage of embracing one Of the most modern
metallic decisions of the age that of the "copper
fever" which has assumed u very malignant type,
and threatens TO destroy great many persons. Ii
has reached the Atlantic spite of the rigid
quarantnes Ii is not of local origin, but the most
violent forms OF have been imported or transport
ed from Lake Superior and Cuba. One form of the
disease has broken out in New Jersey, which, it is
believed, affords the only instance where the disease
can be traced to local causes. The fever sometimes
has prevailed in other forms, and under distinct
types; such as the gold and silver varieties.
The most remarkable circumstance attending the
disease in all its phases grows out Of the extrsord-
nary deluslon which attends the patients. They al
ways and invariably imagine themselves on the eve
Of realizing sudden fortunes; hence the term Of
iailie dslusons. Sir Walter Scott has given US u
sketch Of this species of madness in one of his nov
els but his story was founded on felton, my history
shall be founded on broad, naked facts, which will
go ahead" Of all ordinary fiction, modern or
cient Having said this much, halt TO blow, and
shall prepare for future operations with calmness
and deliberation.
To-day has been busy time in Wall street, and
tomorrow will be still more so for the whole city
Fortunately for those intending to change domicil,
we had tremendous fall Of rain yesterday and last
night, succeeded by a clear, bright and beautiful
day, which gives promise Of another clear day to-
morrow. Heaven knows what movers would do,
in New York. such rain to fall on the first of
May. For, rain or shine, sick we'll dead alive,
tenants must move on that day, with all their effects
be they costly, cheap, or werthless-go out one
party must, and 60 in another party, if over the
heads, backs, and shoulders Of each other. II is to
housewives, Chndren, ana peb, ike all the washing
days Of the year concentrated into one. Furniture
gets broke, lookng-glasses and china smashed chll
dren upset and bruised; all grow cross, miserable,
and unhappy, and except the carmen and port
ers, who have, from the universal demand quadru-
pied and quintupled their charges
We have TO thank Heaven in New York that the
| lst day Of May comes but year; and after
| all our troubles are but temporary
A few days will bring some grand and inn
| posing scenes. The great anniversary week is at
hand, when the religious benevolent societies will
be celebrated; added to which, we are to have a
grand medical convention, composed Of delegates
from every part of our vast and growing Union;
that with the coming of May New York will swarm
with new and happy faces.
The stock market left of at about yesterdays
quotations, being little heavy at that.
About 1000 bales cotton sold yesterday after
noon, and 500 to-day. No change in price.
Five thousand barrels Genesee -four sold yester-
day at a. 87I, and 5000 ditto sold to-day at the
same price, which is further decline of l2i cents
1000 bushels corn New Jersey Yellow sold at
68c, weight 300 barrels meal sold at 50 25 per
barrel.
No change in provisions or other articles
Exchange on London for the Caledonia closed
firm at 81 a To-
No change in freights. The ship st. George, for
Liverpool, has taken 5000 barrels -four, at 2s. ser
ling per barrel.
Yours very truly,