The New York herald., 1850-11-04
The Lind Fever Ia New York,

[From the London Sunday Times Oct col
hss itSs especially ssan W. nd IL as % The ease
of Ms Jenny Lind allied to many Writ ues but there
Is limit 10 hero and heroine worship which,
stepped ehovs the folly and absurdity OF the wor-
shippers and really lowers the worshippsd in tho
estimation Of the rational portion OF mankind Tbs
Americans have afforded a striking illustration of
the truth Of tho saying that there is but a step
from the sublime to the ridieuiouAn by the ex-
aggerated enthusiasm created an onyst the most
eplig people the ase of creation upon the
visit Of singer whose celebrity In the old country
had only stopped short at the point where ration Atty
ends and iey tegins That the reception this truly
amisbe and popular srse should have been warm and
cheering understand that more than ordinary
celebrated csntatrce Of her day is what might be ex.
pectsd but how shall account fer the frantic lido
latry Of her transatlantic whorshppers had
heard her sing single note The fact is the Lind
roTs has BEEN the result of bold speculation Barnuu
and dollars atthe bottom of everywhere and
must congratulate the former of the smallest
unit Of humanity the dexterty aud tact he has dis
played in his late Introduction OF the Swedish Night
affair more ohdish is the pride the Anne take in
their Jolly and the dete naton they express to
allow tbs n,ssves to- be outdone in an enthusiasm
which TO "a genuine should be spontaneous. " We
have beat Englsnd In our steamships' says one of
their sky. scrapiug journalists lee If we
cannot beat them In musical excite msnt" The
association q smships and music is thoroughly
American that 1t may be taken illustration
OF the principle by which the people are guided for
with all their aec tatIon for intellectual taste and
appreciation OF art seldom find them forgetting the
little for the dice The halter Gsnin who gave the
price of $225 for the first cke sold by
ton for the Lind concerts had sharp eye to busuess
in the transaction, for it has proved capital adver
tisemeIt tor him, and Genin's Jenny Lisd hats" are
all the rage in New York National vanity, too,
has much to do with this Jurore The Americans want
to a,tonsh by the they have given the
celebrated vocalist and they wish TO convey to the
world that Jenny Lind has been overwhelmed, asto-
pshed and I'd beyond expression with every
thing she has heard and since her arrival in the
new country
Marketr.
NAM GIrV 0rf O.
The present has been quite old fashioned" " week
tor the extent of business done and prices have all
buoyancy and confidence. The Immediate cause IL,
upquestionahly, the disbursement of seven eight
millions sterling as dividends upon English stocks,
and other sources Of income are like visa opened about
this time the interest on certain foreign stocks &C.
falling due. Calculating their surplus, people then
look around to where 1t best be placed in
the present instance they have distributed their IA
vors pretty equally. The articles to which capitalists
look sometimes rather out OF the reach OF private
snnuitsnts and colonial staples watched
bv the former. These offer great chances OF gain
casonAy, but have like vise. that they fee
quently entail very serious loss the variation in
prices, being sometimes sudden and fwesping Coffee
was no very long time since an instance at the
Kind, aud tea at the period Of the China At
cent, both sugar and coffee In demand, and there
have been large dealings but the latter article not
quite so well maintained rs It early in the week
In tho continental markets 1t has been high As to
sugar, the crop in Brazil s full and 1t re-
ma,ns 70 % ,esn wnstner toe supply rom tno M Wess
Is In favor Of prices and these not 80 high as TO
give an excessive gain to the producers On the con-
trary they aTe st planned OF as being Inadequate
The very important indigo auctions have terminated,
the bidsngs Throughout having been spirited aud the
advance compared with the July rates is Cd to le
per lb Spectators have taken considerable guam
rty, but this is article that would not attract
IL our manufacturers were not using good deal,
or there failure of the crop. In the case
under notice. there 10 reason to bslievs that both
causes have operated The intelligence received
respect to the demand for European fabrics, and al
though money plentiful, of tina firms had got
aasset,s Raieisa Co, had failed for 100000 dollars
the dstubanes, at y ss psosps a. s'sT and
graphic accounts via rriss;e in anticipstfou t,,
overland mail from Indis also In yestsfday, and
report business in nposts, both in Calcutta and Boa
bsy 10 be more promising Ths weather better
for the exports firm. On the continent
trade 10 reported to be steady.
The preliminary arrangements for forming can al
through Nicaragua to connect the Atlantic and Paei
c oceans have been completed between the agents of
the American company, which has the concessions,
and our leading capitalists apd If the furthsr surveys
justify It tie work will be commenced within few
months
Il has been remarked that the rates for bills OF
charge on some of The psiscipal cities abroad have
been rsther ess favorable lately but this sugurs
thing particularly adverse The balance OF trade is
unquestonsbly In iaver Of the United Kingdom and
II il not to be assumed that we are taking sny large
supply OF grain tor which called upon 10 pay
10 cs.n There is enough bullion in the Bank of
Englat aud reason why there nsye lately been een-
siderable amounts OF slTer exported is' that the
fereigD geVerpmsnts have been accommodated wish
loans by cur ca ptslssB. More ths pity many may
Truly eaclNu TIE Englishfnnis ave Deem Nery Ou1y-
ant md tbs rise IN prices is onehalf per cent Con
siderable purchases have been made for trander and
the broker acting Tor the commissioners for ths re-
ducton Of the nstional dnbt has operated daily Tds
aspect OF political affairs in Germany continues
stsfactory and agitation Is stl appIehendsd during
tbs session OF ths French Legislature bus ths fan
rly Of money here, and the perfect tranquility We en-
joy withthu exc llont reports from California aud the
United states MI promote confdcurs and thers s yet
hope that ths holstein quarrel will be sVttl,d by
noe din.inn The nostipg debt has riBsn -.
Contole for money haye aaeLuaed this wees from
p11l TO NSl and for tbs acsDuns from gs56 30 U3i
Excbequer BiIs have baeu marked 6Js 20 75s pee
nliun and East India Bonds. s7s TO Dis premium
Bank stock has teen AZ 900 to 2ii, aad East India
Stock at 9e5 to 26S The neg fhree-aud a Qusrter
pr Cenis. have slternEttd from 98E to 904 aod sse
heauced Three per Cents IRON o6if 70 %.
TIE fcre'gp Stock market hns seen very lively this
week. 10 the ahscnca Of later intelligence irom any
quarter Peruvian has bren run mp By speculative
purehaas two TO ;h7re per cent, the eu.n9 contract
u is said having proved gaAfai, that the govsrn-
mFDt ~ Duuo viii be In p0ition 20 operate freely
on The esht 81 a sirkirs fuad. Msx'cas stock h,'
been fuetuatng Portuguese bond9 ale In favor, the
accounts fsom Lisboo being Fa.idsotory Gussemals
tobds have been 'riFgtd hy ieE joossrs.
The nuctUstions bays been as ioloTs:-In the 40
tve spaskh Ronds. from lssi % lsJi tho Three per
Cents sSs 20 90; Br-xillan 90 GO e0H GILLIAN l1l 90
l0lH; Buenos Ayrss, OK TO SO; leHcsn 81 % 81 <
Peruvian Sos 20 s3. Portuguese your per Ogn-s JjA
70 231; Russian 27 TO p,1< atob Tao anda ua pes
Cents, 5s 70 5Tlsi AID Guatemala 81 to3 81
Tbe Railway Share market hes beer lively Ibis week,
but Is qpictsr sace the trsGic rsg-ns came out a.
they DO lot quite support the previous ovsrtaa
s49 tskiogs Of the corra.pcnding prtiod The Nortn
a. per csEt
During tins week che extreme quotations Of the lead
irg railway shares have been tulo~siirm M n
and Oxfcid. .sh and 2sH, or S1S 60 So premium
Great North Of England 2i2 snd 2i5 or ll2 70 us IRE
miNm; NCrthwsstsrn, 1853 aad ll7E, or l5ls TO II
pItmun aui Paris and Orleans 90 snds2 or 10 70 i,
premium. Csedon have been OF and ols or u y5
TO az oiscount; Eastern Counties a. OK and 0 cf
lax 10 l3ss discount Great Northern OF 13I and l4S
OF i1A to l2ss discouut Grea. Western, az 104 aud
72T, CT &A to 2TiE discount Lancashirs and
Yorkthisr st fqk aud COZ. os t03i to 49ls dis
count; Bsckwalt at e1 snle1i, or5A to 81 discount;
brighton, st S3k and siH. or 16A TO l5l4 discounts
sonhrestsrn, at G7A and NV or 22A to2sl discount;
Nijlspd, at S5x aud 92Ts or b5I 10 jelS discounts
North Britisn. at ~ end ~ or 1TgS to lTh discounts
North etaEor1. at Tss end ~ or lO to 10 discounts
ssuth fssteru, az 2sX and 2iH 9s 20 So dceounti
York, Newcastle and berwick. Mt los and ls,s OF
TO 6A discount; Boulogps ADD Amieps at and SO,
OF 12h to 11ss discount; and Northern OF France at
1sA and las. or = to u discount
1ke shares OF the banking sompsnie7 have been
marked 2fk TO 2lI. or az to az Tor O. ON nsrcal Of
London, 80 or is premium for Union Of Austrss; aud
2I1s to to X, or ~. 20 "a premium for London aud
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