The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-21

Several cases that Rave terminated fatally, are re-
ported to- day In Lou don.
Quite a controversy is being kept up In London re-
speeding the serpent alleged to have been by
the D@dalus, Capt M'Quhm Many nautical men as
have the monster at the time aud place he sates
and that the serpent should have been in another
part of the globe at time that would not allow sul-
time for the journey 1t Is asserted by the off,
of the Dmdaus, that they wounded the creature
with eight FOUNDER loaded Will iron nails, old iron,
&C ltslepgth IL said, by some to be about 100 feet;
others name 40 feet being nearer the mark. The
captain is in Lon don and is getting quantity of din
per invitations among scientific en- who uxious
to learn much a. they possibly about this far
famed marine wonder.
The Queen aud Prince Albert are about becoming
plaintiffs in the Court Of Cbancery. 1t seems that
both the royal personages gifted with talents for
drawing and that they have exercised their abilities
in making sketches Of various members Of their fIm
y. private drawer in of the rooms Of the palace
has been opened and these said drawings soon found
cir way INTO the hands of noted engraver who very
iadusrriousy went TO work and announced them
ready for publication. The Queen and Prince AL
bert Immediately applied for injunction to re-
strain II public sale of the prints alleging that they
were sketcbed only for private circulation and de-
N aDdI the same rights against pratical publishers
ordinary persons obtain under the copy right act
As Judge Blackstone has laid it down In his common
taries that royal persons claim the Sane prlv
leges private persons the injunction antly
hcatiop of bis sketches. be will find himself in an uu
pleasant position for the jury would uuhestatingly,
return verdict, If the statements put forth bs true
The literary world is quite alive. Charles Dckeuss
Chri.tmas tale in the printers hands IL Is entitled
the Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargsin'-nota
very novel title certainly but do doubt but that he
will make it attractive MIR. Macauleys History of Eng
land il the of publication and will make quite
asensation. Leigh Hunt has just completed work
cal ed sThe Town. very amusing piece of writing
caught buried glance at the proof sheets day
so back, from which feel certain 1t will become
very popular Then, there are Aber. smith Horace
Mayhem, Thackeray, and Angus Reach, with Douglas
Jerrold and host Of Others all contributing to make
p'asant the long evenings that are coming on. A
new edition Of "Pope is for pubics ton by
Mr. Murray the celebrated publisher, which Is to be
consgned to the editorial Superintendent of Mr. John
Wison Croker The advertise me Mt states that 1t Will
be the editors design to avoid the difuse prefaces
and useless notes INDUCED in by all those who have
precede him in q similar task. How beneficial this
arrs ngement will prove is very questionable matter.
Mr. Croker had bett look twice bsfere he leaps
Julien opens his promenade concerts this evening.
Indeed, may ray that while am writing the music
of Norma or the Sonba.nbula,n is being played by
his admirably selected band. He makes, it lie raid,
sunice Mt by his promenade concerts of months
duration only In the 70 Keep him Tor sns re-
"Haydce,n which was TO have been brought out by
Mt. Bann at Covent Garden, on Saturday last, has
been postponed in consequ Of the illnes Of Sims
| Reeves. Nsdemoselie dc Roissy, foreign singer,
made her first ppearance at the Prncess's in Norma,
at Brighton. creating similar J,Toe as she did in
| London. The Adeiph Lycenm, Hsymatket and
Maryebone are drawing very sstisiaetory sudlences
Tuesday evening, the 3lst nit, with sxtyfve pas
senscrs, hut specie. The new steamship the
Canada has been taken from Glasgow to Liverpool to
take station with the sister ships. She report
ed to be most su OF rior built vessel equal in every
point to any ship on the station. She makes her first
trip on the 18th.
The hop season is said to have been excellent You
may judge Of the am unit that has been been picked
when t, II you that the aggregate duty already paid
has been f40 eo6 Is 81. The Old duty hops IL Id.
IL 20 pound. The new duty Is Il 20 pound to
which must be added q duty imposed during this
Quee ns reign Of per cent The bine Is stated to be
hrst rae.
Quite change has taken place in the aspect Of tina
railway market since my last. IL has been the I'M
csasipg de,ire the part Of all shareholders that
their respective lines should produce publicly state
ment of the liabilities of the company Accordingly,
t.uipg statement which has had the efec. of send
ing the line up fifteen or sixteen, and on one day
even twenty. pounds higher than week back.
Many the other lines have already notified their in
tepton to follow the course Of the Northwestern.
Several indeed. have published the stateme nts, and
many have Them in preparation. Then, again, some
Of the newspapers he Times for nstance) have been
"~r,tiDg down railway stock, which had great in
fuence on the market At length, people are begin
ming judge for themselves in the matter which has
entirely restored the confidence that should properly
have been seen all along, but which has very I'M
wisely been withheld The result is that manifest
Improvement is show in the prices of railway stock
tie srket h. al by and firm and what is
sobg L. kelly to continue 1t Is reported that the
neeo ions lately entered into between the directors
of the Northwestern, Great Western aud South
western companies are brought to a conclusion, it
being decided to amagamate the three lines far
the working expenditure is concerned and that ap-
pcation will be made to Parliament early in the
suing for to effect the
We have no reason either to complain of the 5ney
market The news from India, might have bee n
anticipated depressed the fands; but they recovered
themselves. its being officially nounced by the
bank dire oors that the rate of discount three
| months bills had been reduced from 81 to per
cent? Cons OILS immediately rose per cent yester-
day and have ma ntsined their position to day, being
quoted at s6 10 8ess Reduced Three per Cents. S4S
s45S; Three.apd.a Quarter per Cents, SO Bank
SOCK 1877 to l91 India Stock. 233 236 Exchequer
Bills, (Narcb,) 4ts 47s June Ais to as prem. In
foreign stock business has been done at these prices
Mexican. 81 to 25M Gillian, SI%; Granada, 12ls ;
Spsph Fives. II III Pa.sives, 3; Portuguese Four
per Cents, 23is IA
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