The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-15
DOUBLE SHEE T I.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAS MAILS.
LORD ELGlN NOT VET RECALLED.
THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER IN ENGL AND.

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THE NEW AMERICAN MlNlsrER IN ENGL AND.
THE DRIED FRUIT TRADE.
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October Fashions and European Theaarirais,
&C., BE-, &c.
The Americas mails arrived in town yesterday
afternoon The steamer reached Boston early in
the morning Her dates are TO the afternoon of the
I'd instant.
The London Times says:-
We have to believe that the statement of some
OF tho Csnncisn and American papers that Lord Egiu
has been recalled ON he Of British
norn america and that he is succeeded BY Lord Harris
in that office, Is unfoundtd, or at least premature
The storms Of the last week of September in the
Baltic had nearly caused the loss of Russian war
steamers. The Kamschstka eight days ON her
passage from Cronstadt to Stettin, during which
time she run great hazard Of being lost; and the
vladimir employ ed post vessel, in running for
shelter in blight in the gulf of Finland, having
carried away her largest anchor touched the ground
and was got off With extreme difficulty, and, as as
serted, norely through the energy Of the English
engineers on board
The Alps, the second of the Cunard line of screw
steam s,ips, was launched at Dumbarton on Tues.
day. the 18th ult and the joiner work being far ad.
vanced, sho will not take long to complete, and will
be quito ready to sail for New York on the adver-
tised day. On inquiry, find that two screw steam
ships are intended to be despatched in February, as
previously announced, the Wednesday Of tho
weeks in which the Boston steamships sail and in
that month, or as soon as the Canada trade begins
one or mora Of the vessels viii lano cargo at Port
land or Boston.
The West India mail steamer La Plata from st.
Thomas, arrived at Sou hampton on the 10Th ult.
She had on freight specie from Tampico, value
Sl@ ,l51; from Vera Cruz S283 IN; for account of
tho Mexican dividends, 1928, ,zl7; from the Pacific
ports, $sOs, l75; from Cailtornia, 500 l9s; from
Csrthsgena,f $50 ,029; from Jamaica, 503l; from
Havana, $40 100; aud from other arts Of the West
lndies S4 9Sl-the total value being Ill 37l 1885, or
C275 600 sterling, which 81 OO5 96S is in sil-
yer, and Ss6s,7 II god The l.. p also had
threc small Mexican ponies, Of very beautiful de-
crption, as present to tho Prince Of Wales, from
the President of tho Republic of Mexico There
were also several packages addressed to Her aessy
containing presents from tho same quarter; the
whole being in charge OF Lieutenant Colonel Shat
Emo, An aid dc camp of the Mexican President.
In the course Of next year the Dutch government
will open at their own expense the following tee-
graphic l;nes;-FroD Uerecht, by Gorcum to Bois
ae Duo; from Arnhem by sole, Assem- and Gro
ningue, TO the Hanoveran frontier; from Arnhem
by Nymeguen, Venloo, and Maestricht to the Boil
gian and Pyussian frontiers.
The Dangerous Classes or tho United States.
The ~ Oman's iti2h hts Convention.
From the London Times, sept. so
Among other = dangerou, classes in the United
States there s ut this m0U ent highly insur-
reotonsry state. More ambitious than tue s Lone
star, more deeply indignant than the African, more
excitable than the Cet,c mmigr and at least
numerous as a the rese of the population the "bet
tor half of the Union js asserting its long denied
rights Half the human race has Just held its third
Or fourth annual convention at Syracuse. Brother
Jonathan is we'll known to have q good many no
lions ot his own, and there ia place where good
strong opinion is 30 likely 10 take root where
or other between California and New York SO the
female noyement-we beg its pardon, the anti male
and-femslo movement thyives that generous
soil, and forms all sorts OF alliances with other
classes struggling for em ,ncipation. And who
can have attended such "a convention What
manner Of women they be! We can form q
pretty distinct idea Of Roman Senate, OF con-
clave Of Cardinals, Of British House of Commons,
Of 9 parlsmcnt of German philosophers, and even
ofLouie Nspoleons Senate but a petticoat parlia-
ment-what sort of thing eau it be! much
prettieI sort Of thing, gentle reader, than, per-
haPs, you imagine. Trus, there were SO ne strong
minded women" True, there Anne Parti
man, venerable widow, tall, in widows weeds,
who had preached "the everlasting gospel" as
Shaker preacher, for sixteen years-and q few
Others OF the Galore; but the great msiority
OF them were pretty girls IN their teens rather pre-
cocious, perhspe, in thor habits and tastes, but
"A large proportion of them were Boomers As
to tho movers, the constitution, tue objects,
and opesstiop Of these anazons of the new world,
eufiice IL to cay that everything is hitherto unde
termined AID free The law of liberty, which inn
pels them to seek emancipation from ea femao SCI
vitude, for bids also auy Organization and denite
plan. Once year the Cling spirit Of the soX
If We may venture to use the term-vere itself in
q great meeting. As Doctor Miss RI X Hunt very
properly observed the la'e occasion ut Syracuse;
"she did not like arbitrary orgaogstons sponssneity
j. the law Of s lndsidualSn is the only basis Of
rpopsiby. In going Worcester the two first con
yentons, sbe baby but she had growa since
Gas IL appears TO raj her bulky dmcnsion). ofgaaiza
tbs, oas ossSs hS had h and
gether like nature and electrical sympathy is the only
safe orgspizstion.n
1t is possible that TO tho Eogiish reader some of
this will not be wholly Ineligible, and some Of it
will suggest u mi, giving; but the representative
women OF Syracuse were entirely con Tinced by 1t;
and instead Of an Office, brown paper. red tape,
secretary, and such eil.te rubbish, the Womens
Rights Convention will break out uts existence next
year like the summer, the musqatoes, or auy other
annual phenomenon. We in his society ridden
metropolis, who know full well how many society
exists only for the sake of it's Offices must do justice
to the wisdom Of these fair malconttnts.
The root Of all evi--to judge from the proceed.
ings and speeches of the conyention-is the ten
deDcy Of the buman kind to organic alton. Indeed,
nothing is go odious as the word itself in the eyes
Of these feminine legislators. We arc not, there
fore, surprised to find the convention conducted
with ss little regard for order and dccenoy
rs q tea pcrty Of veteran scandal mongers. They
appear to take price in this irregu'arity An ap-
neal having been made by weak member to par
Elementary usage, Quaker gentleman said he
hoped they would not follow the ussges Of Psrlia-
ments or Congresses, bat that they would act on
their bottoa; and sucn, in fact. appears TO DO
their custom. IL is impossible, therefore, to give
very clear abstract OF their donates Tue first
morning session before us opened by Mrs DE-.
Fowler, one of the secretaries, a lady apparently
mot more than eighteen, and " who was taken for
unmarried by most persons present." She had to
read, tho minutes of former eession, and did 80
from tho FREQ and easy report Of 3 newsp.-
per. On beiug taxed with this sl,pshod mode
Of discharsing her Office, sbe replied that she
had minutes Of her own, and would read them
If desired; but on attempting to do so, she
blushed deeply--in such company, Of course, au
uupardonnble oience-and was accordingly re-