The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-18

62s.; and Rio 27s per cwt In rice, sugar, aud
coffee, prices have been decidedly higher, ana
good parcels OF each have been sold. The lrou-
masters usual meeting has just come or and much
composition was excited. Prices are firm, there
beng very tolerable demand, aud disposition
to satisfy at fair profits. The latest quotations
are precisely the as those decided upon at the
| last quarterly meeting.
| The emigration movement is still gong on, and
particularly to California, where many hope to be
returns for the year lS4s Of emigration statistics,
show that neary one hundred and thlrty-elght
| thousand OF our people have emigrated out of
these, 1t appears that upwards OF one hundred and
twenty.seven thousand have proceeded TO the
United States, lie avng only about eleven thousand
TO be distributed amongst the remaining places on
the GLOBE b;:.,;., g, ..,a;s.,. $500.
has just been decided in favor of the liberals, By
| small majority Mr.. WILLIAMS Is elected.
Hamlet" was performed, last night, at Windsor
who played the DANISH Prince. The grave-digger's
scene was entirely omitted arar faerag
The money market 10 very buoyant at the time
write, which 10 owing, In great measure, to no
minimum rate of discount, although It was gene
rally supposed an alteration for the worse would
have been made. The railway market is In ex-
actly the same position aswhen the last steamer
lett for America The prices for grain are about
p. s. 1 have just heard, from we'll informed
authority, that the Postmaster General, the Mar,
the Admiralty.
arfaat aa LONDON, Jan. q, lS49.
English yowynal,sm and the M,U York Herald
Paris Letter Writers and Curespoxdents--A-
trmpt of the Herald to Induce the Conadas to
"Frate,wiss "--Brttish ~. American Steamships
--Nnanc1al Reform.
TIE American public are not aware how they
are deceived and misled by statements in English
journals, concerning every liberal and republican
movement IN this country-one feature peculiar
to English journalism being to put an entirely dit
ferent coloring upon every thing democratic. 1t
Is the more wonderful, because the press of this
country are very much in the habit Of accusing
their Transatlantic brethren, particularly their
Scotch Yankee friend, Bennett, of the Herald"
as he Is familarly termed, because he talks large
and ID too extravagant sometimes, about his coun-
try.
The Paris correspondents of the London press
are cternaly dicullng the republic, and predicting
outbreaks, bloodshed, and all OF that kind OF stuff
while things are moving on in the most quiet and
orderly manner possible:
During our recent visit to Paris, we found the
same order and security that one finds In the city
OF New York--nothing heard of Guarde Mobile
| all perfectly quiet; while at the same time, the
English letter writer's were talking and writing
about "fesrs and apprehenslons" Of the people;
! sending telegraphic messages to London, and all
over the country, announcing "au quiet" to make
| the people believe danger was apprehended, and
outbreaks momentarily expected.
1t le the same with correspondents from all parts
OF the Continent, at the present time. Little do
| the people OF the United States know Of the game
played by Eegland in the election of the President
Of the FRENCH republic. Il seemed to be the tavo-
| rite wish OF every Englishman that Prince LOUIS
Napoleon might b. elected, to accomplish which
the arlstocracy would have moved heaven and
earth; republic OF IS 100000, lying just across
arlstocranc tastes and feelings, America being
| quite close enough.
The most important feature of the news brought
BY the last steamer, is the attempt OF the Neso
York Herald to allure the Canadas to fraternlze
| with the United States. It will be seen that not
only the Liverpool, but the London papers also,
have exhibited slight symptoms OF alarm, and say
that the folly OF parting with their colonies will be
discovered when too late to prevent separation
| Last Tuesdays Mercury contains an article
| headed English Vs. American Steamships" in
which all the extraordinary passages made by the
| Cunard steamers are given, and compared with
those made by the American steamers; and as the
article was prepared by Mr.. Fowler, the secretary
OF the company, and published by authority OF
| Messrs Mclvers, the agents and principal owners
| of these steamers, it undoubtedly means some
| thing.
The following is part of the artlcle:-
nsances Of the :uperiorty Of British steam vessels
over those yet built In America, nov 30 frequently
that should think Brother Jonathan was pretty
well fatisfed that he il match for uncle John IN this
department We are glad to see friendly rivalry in
these matters for by t the public to benefit
and talent, Skull and enterprise meet with their due
1.-THE public will be grstined to eara that two new
vessels which will surpsss al the others in size spen
tsh and North American C.mpany' to repisc. the
Acadia and Britannia"
The financial reform movement Is sweeping
everything before it. Il has alarmed the swarm
ing leglons OF the mendlcant portion Of the aristo-
crazy, and shaken the very cabinet itself. The
days OF protiigate expenditure and family patron
age are numbered, and their funeral knoll sounded.
The monster meetings at Manchester, Edinburgh,
and other places, have filled Downing street with
dismay and anxiety. Cabinet council follows ca.
blnet council, and from the black looks OF those
who attend them, it Is evident they are not of the
afleCtlOnate kind.
Our Paris Correspondence.
The Dissolution of the National AssemJiy-7he
Election Of Vice Pyes,dsnt--Ag,tation among the
Politicians 7rade--BaAs--1h IKeatres-1he
Rcetptions--Ars they Brilliant, &C., &C.!
PARIS, Jan. rs, 1s49.
The last fortnight has brought out somew in
reef the relative positions and the reciprocal spirit
which prevail between the president, the ministry,
and the Assembly. The first important question
which presented itself since the date OF nv last.
was that which arose upon the project of M. Rat
teau, which mentioned in my letter, and which
had for its object to fix the definltve dissolution
Of the present Assembly tor the 10Th March, the
election of the new legislative Assembly being
named for the 9Th Of that month. twas fully ex-
pected that the Assembly would have rejected this
project, and accordingly the committee appointed
to report upon 1t, presented to the Assembly report
written by M. Grevy, of a most violent character,
declaring in substance that the assembly should
reject the project, and should sit without definite
limit. In Short il evident that the object of the
committee was, that the Assembly should continue
in the exercise OF Its functions during the entire
period Of the presidency OF Prince Louis. To the
seemed 10 be so entirely in harmony, not only