The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-22

BERLIN, Nov. 10, lsl7.
MS.'eoI kan~s-Indispssiti of Jenny Lind Deatk
" Mendslssshn-E6eets Of the Commercial Ctisis in
Englond snd BerIin, $e. Re,
After the excitement Of tho Landtsg the good folks
of this city returned to their state torpor
from which they aroused by that stirring but
shortlived political interlude Everything ssgnates
from the cutters Of Berlin to the minds of It's inhab
tants Music the theatre, philosophical theories and
literary squabbles, again the standing dishesthe
chief topics of conversaton-and public life AZ dull
and barren as the road from Dan to Besrshsba The
only incident that brought little life amongst us,
the sudden advent Of Jenny Lind who her appear
ance one dne morning, or rather evening-came, sang
and conquered, pocketed the cash. and vanished me.
teorhke, In cloud OF incense. 10 appears however
that during her late visit to England the Swedish Night
nsae allowed her charitable anxiety John Bull
Of his loose coin to carry her thought beyond the
bounds Of discretion; she has sung often and too
much, and her voice always excessively delicate and
easily affected by the slightest fatigue or ndispostion
begins to fail her, in alarming manner that q critic
Of some repute in these diggngs" advises her to re-
pose her lsurels for the at least and
not to sing note, (unkindest out of ally pocket
dollar Cor that space Of time pain Of being ncapa
otated from appearing in other part
that Of the " Mute Of Portici"
The musical world has just experienced an irreparabls
loss In the death Of Felix hlendessohn Bsrtholdy who
3oth year of his age His two oratorios Paul and
Elijah considered the finest modern prod uctions
OF the kind; the former, believe, is not unknown in
America-the latter only came out few months since
and after creating great sensation in England was
performed here for the first time while the composer
lying on his death bed. He q native OF this
city and descendant Of the celebrated Jewish pho-
sopher, Moses Nendelssohn but himself jealous and
Though next to Munich there is no city in Germany
where the arts much cultivated at Berlin they
appear at present to be In declining state and with
but little prospect Of an improvement The dis
tnguished masters, Schadow, Ranch, Cornelius are
either superannuated or on the point Of becoming So
and when they shuttle of this mortal coil" they will
leave to supply their places cannot say that
the fresco paintings executed under the superin
upon me; the time for these far fetched esss aego
res gone by, and they have strange and incon.
sruous effect In our age as modern poem would, II
written on the plan OF Spenssr i" Baere Queenen -
The unparalleled commercial crisis In England has
not affected the bankers and merchants of this city, as
the direct business connexions between the coun-
tries ofno great Importance the failures In Lon
DON Liverpool and other cities being confined
In the East and West India trade or cotton speculs
tors they have but little influence Berlin The
stoppages Of factors In Mark Lane however, have
caused heavy losses to some Of the shipping houses in
the ports Of the Baltic who in the habit of sending
grain Chiefly wheat) to London, although the high
prices and scarcity OF breadsu6 in this country pre-
as formerly The public funds and railroad shares have
been depressed for some time owing to the continued
decline OF government and other securities the Lon
don and Paris stock exchanges, which produced q
ton this side, though to less extent. Prusssn
Government stock (Stste bonds paying az per cent
interest," being quoted at slb money Railroad shares
however, have continued falling for several years;
they rallied little and then for short time,
soon gave way again This has been the for the
last three four months in particular and such
roads Is known to good dividend and on which
4 or per cent interest are secured, have dropped
20 to 80 per cent below their highest rates The
holders Of railway scrip in the most ptable
dton this description ofunds having been
enormously that like the atmospheric thermometer at
his moment they stand nearly at zero Some of them,
on which 30 per cent has been paid in are now quoted
at 66 to so for money in Of the spprehen
sion, entertained by the public that the amounts re-
quisite for completing the roads Will exceed the orig
nal estimates by million or two in this case an addi-
tona issue Of shares would have to follow and these
could be placed at low figure and high interest
who have paid up the indictments MS they were called
for Qatey about 10 per cent every month or six weeks
and had fact choice but to do So or to sell at
loss Of something like 80 per cent the capital invested
IL Is difhcut say when the share and scrip market
wiz recover from the panic Just now all prospects in
The Royal Bank Of Prussia continues firm, notwith-
standing specie is drawn from Its Golfers In considerable
amounts to be exported Foreign exchanges being
very high, this is . profitable operation The bank
discounts merchants bills with good endorsements at
to AZ per cent per snnum; but business Is dull not
much from want Of money but because people wait
ing TO see what turn affairs are likely to take In
England.
The potato crop has not been satisfactory and prices
OF grain continue high many operatives In the fscto-
ries out OF employ and winter is looked forward to
with dread. Under these circumstances II not TO
wondered at that emigration Is going from all parts
OF Germany, to greater extent than The chief
drain H. and probably always will be, to the United
States but several Thousands embarked this yes< from
Bremen and Hamburger FOR the British col onies IN
Australia, where there several hourshpg German
settlements, and where they nAtter themselves with
being able to preserve their nationality better than In
America This In probably Illusion but after having
got tired Of all their other hobbies thsermans have
lately hit upon that Of nationality and riding TO
their hearts content A. Is. 4
Dec in the store Of Messrs Westfeldt on Water street.
between Cont and b~uphin. The building was con-
Me,srs W. were fully insured, but Mr. shunacker, Of
the Monterey coffee house suffers n heavy loss In the