The New York herald., 1851-11-29

docs not lcoh much like paying dividend In the fsce
OF hss facts the market price Of the stock sesd
" advancing This only shows how little specuators
tuay know about the stocks they daily deal In 1t
game Of chance, and they go it blind. Erie Railroad
holds its wonderfully The bulls have hard time
oft The stock Is steadily scsumulstng In the street,
and somebody must have pretty big load to carry by
and by. Harlem huetuates strangely. 1t is down to-
day, with sales of only few shares II large earnings
and brilliant prospects have any influence upon the
market value Of stock, knew Of none that should
advance SO rapidly as Harlem.
The receipts at the once of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port, day, amounted to S62o70 s6 payments,
$49bo II; balance, $3,3l6,460 90.
The shareholders Of the Bank Of the United States
chartered In l791 their legal VINO
desire to participate in the final dividend Of the Stock
holders Trust expected to be made under decree Of
the courts Of the United States finally to close the
sars Of that institution notified and requested to
make that desire to the cashier by letters post
paid addressed to him, at the office Of the Trust in the
Girard Bank, Phusdelphia, on or before the 23d Of
December 1851 at 4P M when the final meeting before
the Master win be held that their participation in the
final dividend of said assets may be secured.
We understand that the committee appointed at the
late meeting Of the friends OF the air line railroad to
solicit subscriptions are in the city The capital stock
is $10<0000 half Of which has been provided for
by Eastern capitalists, quarter by the citizens Of
Mddletown leaving but quarter for all other places
There doubt but this will at be filed up The
cost this line estimated by competent engineers at
two million fve hundred thousand dollars, to connect
the Boston Providence road three millions OF
dollars with separate road into Boston. The COM
psny's line would then extend from New Haven to Bos
ten distance of one hundred and miles, for the
moderate cost of three millions Of dollars The railroad
line to Boston, from New Haven via Hartford and
Springfield cost more than twelve millions Of
dollars, showing difference In favor of the air
line Of nine millions Of dollars. II the Central
lice dividends ranging from six to ten per
cent on such . large capital, it easily be cal
culsted what dividend could be earned by the air ne
capital only quarter large This project is
in proper hands. The road will be built There is
doubt of 1t than that the will rise to-
The spirit with which the people along the line have
taken held of tho matter, sufficient guarantee Of
The route brings the two cities New York and
Boston about thirty miles nearer each otner than by
any line in operation. There is immense amount
Of LEGAL travel throughout the section Of country the
road will pass through-innumersble manufacturing
establishments which will give large quantities Of local
frsightpg, and . through route, between the two
cities, 1t must take precedence Of all OF hers.
The annexed statement exhibits the value Of foreign
goods entered at this port for consumption for
housing, and withdrawn from warehouse, during the
week ending on the 18th inst:-
MOVEMENTS FOREIGN DRY GOODS