The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-21
NEW YORK HEnALD.
New York. Thursday, january AZ is@''

~ EW YORK HEN ALI.
New York, Thursday, january ~, is47'
IntaIlia.ucs from Europs-ImportantC Conn
mercisl News-Steamship Hibsrnia.
The arrival of tho packet ship Quebec, Captain
williams, from London, has placed us IN posses.
sion of two days later intelligence from all parts
of Europe Except in commercial point OF
view, the news possesses very little interest, and
10 OF very little importance.
Tho immense sales of cotton in Liverpool on
he 7th of December, at an advance of one eighth
of penny perpound, have given great frmness
to this market, and will no doubt cause an adj
vance Operators are, however, waiting the ar
rival ofthe Hibernia, and she is fully due, hsv
ing been At sea nearly sixteen days. there will be
very little done until her advices are received.
Very large amounts of specie are coming out
in the Hberna, one house in Wall street having
on board one hundred thousand pounds sterling.
Itis estimated that she will bring about one mil
lion Of dollars This will come in good time, and
be ofvast service in relieving the money markets.
and in enabling the government to raise money
upon moro favorable terms than it otherwise
could. Within the next three months the impor-
reaching, no doubt our first estimate, ten millions
ofdollars. Our importations OF foreign manufac
lures have thus far, this season, been exceedingly
limited, and the indications At present are in favor
Of q very limited trade for the next season
Should our anticipatons in relation to the import
part of our foreign trade be realized, the balance
in our favor will be very large, which must be
liquidated by shipments of the precious metals
1,o,r H.
days later news. After her arrival, we shall be
able to form more correct opinion of the extent
Of the spring trade. Very much depends upon
the position Of the European markets for our prin-
cipsl staple productions
We lock for the most favorable accounts, and
shall issue an extra Immediately upon their arri.
val. Wewoud advise the cetton SPECTATORS TO
keep sharp look ont, there is very little doubt
but that the news will be Of the most tremendous
importance, and some of the little news boys may
charge as much as two shillings for an EXTRA
HKlALp.
Our regular price is two cents.
EMIaRANTs AND EMIokANr SOCIETIES. I'VE are
informed that the several foreign emigrant soce.
ties in this city intend to act in concert with each
other the coming season, and adopt such mea.
sures as will edectually protect the thousands Of
strangers who emigrate to this country, from the
designs Of the sbarpers who have preyed upon
them SO long. 1t 10 full time that something was
done in this respect and we consider it stigma
apon our city, that authorities, who have been
20 long cognizant Of the impositons practised on
those strangers, have not before this, done some
thing to protect them.
These people leave their native shores--the
home of their childhood-al that is near and
dear 10 them, with the savings Of their
labor for years, and animated with hope,
they embark for the United States-the land
OF hberty-there to enjoy the privileges denied
70 them at home. After a long and tenn
pestuons voyage, they come within sight Of the
land Of promise. With hearts beating high with
hope, their vessel approaches the dock; but tho
moment they put their feet on shore, they are be-
set by parcel of vile sharpers, who, under one
pretence or another, succeed in robbing them of
every penny they possess. Without friend to
direct them-without means to purchase mouth
ful OF food, they roam our streets in poverty and
wretchedness, and finally solicit assistance
from our public authorities. IT'S then
they endure the bitterest menta, agony.
They find their bright hopes blasted at the thresh-
hold-at the very moment when they expected to
realise them-and as a natural consequence they
sink into despair. We have seen and heard of
too many instances, not to be conviuced,tha this
is too sadly real and often we have thought that
the men who have followed the unholy business
Of imposing on these defenceless strangers, de-
served worse fate than the robber.
We are delighted to And that something effec
tual is about to be done late though it be-and
we would say TO those who have commenced this
philanthropic work, to be ofgood cheer, and pur-
sue their labor of love. If they get no other re-
ward, they will at least have the satisfaction Of
knowing that they fulfil their duty to their fellow
man.
DrsTRIcTINa THE CIrY.-The Committee of the
Board OF Supervisors to whom was referred the
matter of dividing tho city into Assembly dis
'ricts, seem to have much difficulty in agreeing
upon plan for carrying out the proposed mea-
sure. Some Of the committee streDuousy OPP
posed to a division of wards, while others cannot
see how the matter is to be easily arranged with
out such division, in asmuch as the number Of
the wards and that of the Assembly districts, are
not equal, the 1st being Is and the other l6.
The position assumed by .ome Of the commit
tee, that the wards are, it were, many towns,
can hardly be sustained. The city tselfis no more
nor less than big town, and the division into
wards is only ade for the purpose Of more easily
carrying out the regulations and restrictions so
necessary to be ate ded to in municipal govern
nents.
The districting measure is good one. 1t will
serve to break up much Of the corruption that at
present exists in the matter of nominating and