The republic., 1851-08-06
New York Correspondence.

New York Correspondence.
Further Stringsncy in The Money DIarket-Arrival of
the Steamer AHantic-Benedict and Beliefs among
her Outtoard- bound PassengGs-Jenny Lind
Fine Weatter--1 14Idrsssss Qf albany Committees
Jenny Lind's pisit 10 the Atlantic-DIunicipaI
Politics-Arriual Of le E1opa--FaH of Cot
ton Burning Of San Francisco The Suicide on
board the Atlantic.
NEW YoRK, August 4, 1851.
The Oldest denizens of Wall street say that this
has been the bluest Monday known in that famous
locality in many years 1t was thought on Satur-
day that the financial thermometer had run down
to its lowest point; but the news by the Atlantic
of further decline in the cotton market, and the
report of another great fire in San Francisco, have
given another turn to the screw, and the money
market has been tighter than ever Stocks fell att
the first board, and Erie Railroad which was dowI
to 72 Saturday, closed this morning at 693
But, notwithstanding the nghtness of the none
market, no failures are announced among O,
merchants, and ii is not expected that there W
be any of moment.
The Atlantic arrived yesterday morning,
seven O'Clock, and will leave here again on We'd
day next. If she had made a shorter passage Il
any of the other ships of the line, the English
chinists would probably have claimed the cred
it, on account of the alterations made to her
favor-light winds, proper trim, and no accid
and will probably not do much better than st
this passage. Among her passengers on he
trip out will be Benedict and Belletti, of
Lind's troupe, but Jenny herself, Mr.. Beneds -
forms me, will remain in the United Statess
next spring but il is not her intention 10 sing
any moro in public here OF course all the rumors
about Jenny's matrimonial engagements with Bel
etti nero inventions. She will not "givc to
song what gold could never buy" De Quincy,
the opium eater, said that he avoided all that
he might not hate any and Jenny, probably,
loves all mankind too well to think of loving any
one man exclusively.
Our fine weather continues-cool, clear, and COM
fortabe--and the city free from the diseases which
usually visit at this season. although the bills of
mortality show an increase of seventy deaths over
the number reported the previous week. But the
excess was made up of newly arrived immigrants
and young children, who always the fret vic
Tins of summer diseases.
The Union address of the Albany whig commit
tees gives great satisfaction to both sides of the
party here, and may be hailed as the first indca-
tion of reunion of all the disaffected members of
that great party in this State. / have not heard
any expressions of dissatisfaction from either side
Speaking Of reunions, / should have mentioned,
in alluding to Jenny Lind, the meeting of the song
stress with the gallant old commander of the Allan
tic yesterday morning. Jenny had but just arrived
from Albany in the Isaac Newton, when she was
informed that the Atlantic was below, SO she drove
in her carriage Immediately down to the dock, at
the foot Of Canal street, and there waited for tho
steamer to arrive. II was half an hour before the
Atlantic reached her pier, and, as soon as the plank
was put up, Jenny rushed on board to greet her
old friend. She was on the dock to bid him fare
well when the Atlantic left here last Decem-
Der, and was now the first to welcome him back.
The captain must be man of genuinely good
nature to have so strongly attached to him such
generous heart that of Jenny's. The passen-
gers who were on board the Atlantic her last
voyage, when the uccidentoccurred to her that de-
tained her in Liverpool months, had made
arrangements to give her salute of one hundred
guns from the Battery, her arrival; but, as she
came in on Sunday morning. they wisely deter
mined not to make any noise about the matter.
Our civic politics are becoming of much i'm
portance that the session of city egis lature,
which commences this afternoon, excites more at
tention than extra session Of Congress would be
likely to do. The great point of interest centres in
the chief of police, Mr.. Matsell who, although an
open opponent of the Whigs, has contrved, by
means of his personal influence, to retain his place.
in spite of the wishes of the of the party.
But the law passed at the last session Of the Legis-
laturc, imposing upon the mayor the necessity Of
making nomination of chief of police to the
Common Council within five days of the COM
mencement of the session, will give the party in
power the opportunity of placing at the head of the
police department an individual in place Of the pre-
| sent occupant.
| Since commenced writing this letter we have
ceved by telegraph the by the Europa, at Hall
/ toTt Il IF
Another fall in cotton, of farthing, which will
hardly tend to improve the condition of monetary
affairs in Wall street. The reports of the fire in
San Francisco, which were at first doubted, have
been confirmed, and produced no little excitement
among the people interested in California.
| The passenger who committed suicide by shoot
ing himself, on board the Atlantic, was q gentle
man named Joseph Day, of Portland, Maine. He
went out in the Europa on her last passage, and
was but few days in England. II ia reported in
the papers that he suffering from delirum tre-
mons; but fellow passenger tells me that was not
the case. He was suffering froAs brain fever,
which was not caused by drinking >. Il. ..
| PAnKERsBuRe AND THREE Forks RAILROAD
preamble and set Of resolutions on Monday pass
ed the first branch Of the City Council OF Balti-
more, pedging the undivided support OF the cor
porate authorities Of that city in aid of the con-
structon Of the railroad recently authorized by the
Legislature of Virginia, between Three Forks and
Parkersburg, in that State, (being part of the
great straight line railroad between Baltimore and
st. Louis,) and appointing committee of three
members from each branch of the council to ap-
ply to the General Assembly of Maryland, at it's
next session, for tho necessary power, the part
Of the city Of Baltimore, to subscribe amount
not exceeding s 5OO,OoO to the object and pur-
poses Of the charter Of said railroad designated by
law as the Northwestern Railroad