The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-20

be about fifty eight millions Of dollars and assuming
this to be correct the nine millions Off ne. taken up
BY European capitalists win make them holders OF
cry Of American repudiation these parties
who pretty wise class in their generation give
proof Of greater faith In the duration Of the fiscal In
tegrity Of the republican States than that Of Saxon
monarchy supported by sristocracy who date their
functions and their power from the heptarchy.
The revolutionary turmoils on the continent have
also told sipgusrly In their operations their re-
spectiye shipping interests and communication with
Germany have produced the most striking results,
whilst that Of France has been little affected. The
an cunt Of its shipping entering English ports being
nearly similar In amount Of tonnage to that OF the
preceding year. The applies to Belgium the only
difference here being her escape from the revolution
f
August last the amount of German shipping entering
Engsh ports only amounted to eighteen hu ndred and
fifty -four tons; whilst for the same month in l8a7 1t
amounted to fifty two thousand tons lyfurnished,
for the above period in the present year. seven hum
dred and eight tons; wi list for that Of the former
period it was eleven thousand tons. Those of the
United States showed tonnage from thirty
five to fifty thousand TONS Taking the total amount,
for the last months serious falling OF presents
itself of the import trade of the ngdom from all the
countries with which England trades except those
which have been enumerated. The diminutiou for
this period will be seen contrasting two millions,
hundred tons of the present. with three
Millions two hundred thousand tons for the like seven
Do the American people know what an English tally
shop If not, 1t may be explained to them as one
That kept person deVolu OF al conscienco,
is filed with merchandise of the most inferior kind.
The class Of customers whom such trader seeks
the to whom he sells on credit at an enor
profit Another. is the perienced and thought
less GIRL whose love Of dress he grates by supplying
her with tawdry toggery, on the like terms. He re-
ceives payment by weekly instalments taking al
ter tie them unavodaby to the exclusive Of his
ways to leave his customers little in arrear the bet
shop Once in his fangs there no escape, he holds
them fast, sometimes with oily persuasiveness and
at Others by bullying threats, as may best suit his
purposes till he leaves his victim at last drained and
exhausted Unfortunately for Spanish royalty, it has
awaited tsef too readily of the Of the tally shop
to relieve its wants. and the leetle bill has been for
time hanging its head to keep it and its
tom under proper restraint A sly dodger in Paria-
not unacqusinted with government wishes moved
q return of the amount due to it from the Queen Of
Spain for supplies of naval stores, arms ammunition
provisions hire of Transports and subsistence of
belonging to the Spanish Legion. The return was
promptly gwen which showed the debt to be two mil
lions hundred thousand dollars II her majesty
becomes FESTIVE she must be served out' for It, and
no doubt she will There Is not q better modern re-
cejpt for keeping person " under your thumb"