The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-22

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| now sick of ship fever.
The New York markets remain unchanged.
| Flour dull; cotton quiet; grain unchanged. Stocks
steady. United States 6's, offset, 1l6t a l6l
ICoRREsPoNDENCE THE RKPUBLIc.1
Genial Weather and Pleasure Parties Hight
| --Dinner TO G0v. Young-P rinters' Festipat-
Steamer atlantic Foreign Goods Capital =
Stocks.
/ NEW YoRK, Jan. 10, 1851.
| The past week has been distinguished by fine
weather and festivals; never before-at least the
oldest inhabitant declares-was New York favored
with such succession of warm, summary days in
mid winter /; and to the balls, parties, and
unions that took place every night of the week,
they mover before splendid, SO numerous,
nor 80 much talked about. The great party of the
week was the ball given by Mrs. Haight at her
palatia villa in Fifth avenue. Mrs Haight is well
known in the literary world from her Z" Letters
| from the Old World,' which were originally COM
municnted to the New York american, and after
wards published in volume. Her ball the
most magnificent private entertainment that has
ever been known in this city, and will long remain
| a topic Of conversation among fashionables.
The week was closed by grand complimentary
dinner to the Hon. John Young, at the Irving
house, given by his political and personal friends
in this city, testimony OF their respect and of
| their confidence in his political integrity and
ability.
The speech of Governor Young, in reply to the
| toast and remarks complimentary with which he
had been greeted, a lucid, eloquent, and per-
fectly satisfactory vindication of his political
course, and able defence of the present National
Administration; his exposition of the "higher- law"
fallacies was able, sarcastic, and conclusive. He
| spoke in the highest terms of both Webster and
Clay, and pronounced hearty and beautiful eulo-
| GUM upon President Fillmore.
1t is said that the friends of Governor Fish intend
giving him complimentary dinner at the Aston
house, next week, but there has been no official an
| nouncement of the fact yet The dinner will be
| given, however.
On Friday night the annual printers festival, on
the birthday of Franklin, held at Nibl o's with
| unusual splendor; there an address by Judge
Edmonds in the theatre, after which, there was a
banquet in the large upper room, and the VIII ole
concluded with ball in the large saloon up stairs
Among the distinguished guests who sat at the
centre table at the supper were ashngton Irving,
Fitz Greene Halieck, and G. p. X. James,. Neither
Mr.. Irving Mr.. Halleck made speech, but
Mr.. James did, for he is more used to speaking
than writing, it is well known that he dictates
all his novels to an amanuensis, and ought to be
able to pour out a speech with great ease and volu
bility And such is the fact MIR. James spoke long
and we'll, and very complimentary to all our
authors. He is an exceedingly amiable and good
natured gentleman and if he should not succeed in
making friends of every body, 1t will not be for the
lack of trying. He said, in the of his speech
al am sad truth-teller, sir - which was a sad
thing, thought, for such an extensive dealer in
| fiction to say. The truth he told on this occasion
was, that in travelling from Boston to Philadelphia
! he had nowhere O monument to Franklin.
This he thought not creditable to US but he might
have seen a statue of the philosopher in Philadel
phia if he had looked sharp enough, or if he had
| inquired for An American might look all
over England in vain for statue Of Milton. When
| Mr. James first arrived he one Of those lit
tic apologies for whisker which Englishmen of
the old school seem to regard a sufficient hirsute
ornament for the face, but he now pair of
white moustaches that would excite the envy of
Marshal Haynau.
The steamer Atlantic is now out twenty -tw o
days. and her non appearance causes great alarm
to those who have friends in her, who arc other
wise interested. Insurance made on goods
shipped by her on Saturday afternoon, at twenty
five per cent The fact of the Baltic having got
short Of coal gives to hope if not to believe
that similar accident may have befallen the
missing ship.
The great quantity of foreign goods now arriving
has made livelier demand for money to pay du-
tcs but capital is still abundant in Wall street. and
be readily obtained, as the speculative feeling
in the stock market proves. 1t supposed, a
month ago, that the eliminating point had been
reached in the stock market, and that prices
would soon begin to tumble. But the spirit OF
speculation has again broken out, and prices have
advanced to remarkable extent. The stock OF
the Canton Company sold this morning at
eighty per cent which is rise of twenty per cent
in fortnight. The stock of the Long IL land Rail-
road is now a "fancy," and has advanced six per
cent. in a few days. The general tendency OF
prices this morning was all upward, and a further
the great pains taken to spread injurious reports
about "Morrs," it is pretty that the clears
dfeadfully short in that "fancy," and that be
fore long it will be running up eight or ten per
cent. at bound. II is said that the 'longs" could
put it up to par if they chose. S. K S.