American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-30

New York, Sept n, 1851.
MEssRs EDITORS AS we were making the
Battery, in the steamer from Perth Amboy, the
passengers we're discussing the chances Of iodg-
ings when they should land, as all had heard,
before leaving Philadelphia, that all the hotels,
boarding houses, &C., were full in New York
and 80 we found it. There are more people,
perhaps, at this time in the city of New York,
than were ever assembled here before. Out OF
pure fayoritism we were permitted to sleep three
in room at the Irving
At the breakfast table we recognised many
from our city-the family of the President, W..
w. Corcoran, esq, and others.
Down town ON business-in John street,
Maiden Lane, Pearl and Wall streets, the cry
is the great scarcity of money. The best paper
sells at discount of 2 per cent. per month !
The old steady and cash-buying houses, who
sell ON six months credit, are doing business
very shyly--disposed to lie still until the storm
blows over-whle the merchants of the time
buying houses are seen standing about their
stores, as though they were hearing distant thun-
der--as though it were death to stand still, and
worse than death to go ahead.
The banks now breaking in New Jersey have
in no way lessened the fear of coming crisis
Various and multiplied causes are assigned for
this state of things-extravagance immense
importation, crops being good in Europe, no
demand for our breadstutfs, no cotton shipping,
and consequently specie must be taken from
| the banks to go over to pay for the importa
tons. If, from panic, run should be made
upon the banks just now, in their present state
of depletion, it will be hard to tell what will be
the consequence.
Seeing that Forrest was to play Spartacus,
in the Gladiator, last evening, at the Broad
way, we went, and such JAM the fact is,
there is jam everywhere here, even in the
streets.) We were disappointed, for we had
seen Forrest play this piece before in Wash
ington, at the theatre where Cops Hotel now
is, when we were much younger, and when
stage performances appeared more real than
now. Mr.. Forrest was fairly received, though
there was evidently an effort to make some
effect for him, on the part of portion Of the
audience, throughout the piece; and when the
curtain fell, he was furiously called for. At
length he appeared in front of the curtain
painting and rolling his tongue around his
mouth, O good deal more than necessary. /
thought he could not be fatigued, for he was
full quarter of an hour, at full length on the
STAGE in the dying scene Forrest takes too
long to die) in which he must have rested
~ .ohhhOhSSu Ny DAY iLE euhb, uuuCl pICScHt
circumstances, his reception of that night was
the browning act Of his life; and then went on
to refer to his delicate domestic matters, which,
while it made the pit to roar and storm, made
the judicous grieve At this moment Captain
Rynders who sat in front seat in the dress
circle, rose, and waved white handkerchief
over and around hishead, as signal for the grand
EFFORT as | thought, when such shout which
emanated mostly from the second tier-arose as
only can be given by the sb'hoys."
On Thursday evening we heard that George
Savage, esq, of Washington, was to lecture on
temperance at the Hall, No. Chatham Square.
We went, and among other things he said, by
way of illustrating the effects of the example of
drinking in high places, that Capitol Hill at
Washington, was about the hardest place in the
city, on account of the example which the
members of Congress set the boys up there.
The hall was crowded, and this remark made
quite sensation-the women looked to their
husbands, who nodded their heads as though
they had heard this before.
Mr.. Sayage's fame has travelled here before
him. He is to address q meeting here to-mor
row, the 28th inst, outdoors, where collection
is to be taken up for Father Mathew, who is
here, soon to return to his home over the deep,
after making himself much richer in good
works, but very poor in every thing else l am
told that two or three thousand persons are ex-
pected to be present to hear Mr.. Savage, on
Sunday. P.