The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-03

| Wintsr Wsals<r-FwtI~r Decline in Shocks ri.
| rsnapA of the "Bears'-- The Defauiiing Brokns-
Tks proposed Dinner 10 Hamilton Fisl-An Eatr-
gefic Mayor Jenny Lind haring carried Off p.,
Lo0ss Change Collapse in the Opera has been
the consequence-A Walking Poiygiof or Iotce,
| Of Babel Entertainment.
NEW YonK, January 81, 1851.
| After month OF summer weather, we have, AT
| last, touch Of winter rigor. A cold snap came
suddenly upon us yesterday. accompanied by a
bowling nor wester that must have had terrible
effect upon ships nearing the coast. The weather
and the dcfalcation at the brokers' board alluded
to in my last letter, together with the failure of
broker in Philadelphia, all conspired to aid the cf
forts Of money lenders and "Bears' TO create
monetary panic and increase the rate Of intcrcst
Stocks fell yesterday from two to four per cent all
round, and there seemed at the close of the first
board ofbrokers, alarming symptoms ola collapse.
To-day the panic has increased, and there hap
been further fall, which will probably be in
creased by the announcement Mt the board of bro.
kers that Mr.. II. Toland, prominent member Of
the stock exchange and agent for a large operator
in Philadelphia, could not meet his engagements
Morris Canal ran down to 49,, and ether fancies in
proportion. The general look Of things in Wall
street has been decidedly blue; and during the
next thirty days there will undoubtedly be flat
condition of things in that hive of speculation.
Mr.. Tompkins, the broker, who so strangely
threw away good character for the sake Of a few
paltry thousands of dollars, has been arrested
and will be examined tomorrow morning, when it
will be decided whether his acts amounted to fell
ony or not. No event of similar character has
caused excitement and talk in Wall street for
many years.
The complimentary ten-dollar dinner, to be
friv IN (,ov Eiut fha =
held in allegiance until after the Senatorial election
which has been set down for Tuesday next. The
whole programme of the dinner has been arranged,
but it is not probable that the announcement will
be made public until it shall have been decided by
the Legislature who shall be the successor of Mr..
Dickinson. The friends of the ex Governor do not
talk AS confidently they did before the nominal
ton just made in caucus ut Albany.
Our new mayor has astonished the whole city by
the determination and vigor which have thus far
characterized his administration. He is a decided
law and order we'll Union man and, if he
should hold out to the end he has begun, New
York will have reason to raise a monument to his
memory. He shakes his An,brosiai locks, and at
his nod score two ofstreet. nusances disappear
daily. What he accompanies will be of great
benefit but the effect Of his example upon his sue
ccssors will be better, by showing them that the
true way to gain the applause of the people is by
causing the laws to be obcyed.
Another act of Mayor Kingsand's, which has
received the hearty approval of the public. is his
recommendation that the approaching anniversary
Of the birthday of Washington be kept in man.
ncr BETTING the occasion. There will be great
parade by the military and our numerous civic so
cietes, and all parties will enter upon the celebra
ton with great spirit and patriotic feeling.
So great amount of money and enthusiasm
was expended upon Jenny Lind while she was here,
that but little left of either for those who came
after her, and it has, consequently been hard work
with our concert givers to attract paying and APP
plauding audiences. 1t is the season, too for pr-
vatc parties, and there ia "sound Of revclry" every
night in the fashionable quarters of the city and as
the European practice is going to the opera first,
and to private parties afterwards, the opera has
been deserted and Maretzek has put down prices
Parodi's nights without much benefit to himself.
Hungarian, Herr Krauscr, has published
programme for concert which will take place at
Tripler Hall, next week, when he proposes to give
what he calls a Tower of Babel entertainment, in
which he will sing in thirty different languages.
The Herr converses in most suspiciously good
English but his audience will hardly be able to dis
tinguish the nicetes of his cnuncaton in his Sca-
vonic songs. SKIS.