The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-05

The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about $500
bales, 1t steady prices Brsadstuns were unchanged
Pork lower large sale Of Java coss was made by
auction. at IL Nc. Ne, six month"; catalogue OF
teas, PER ship wellington, was sold BY Aessrs. Hoffman
Co.. which attracted good company and al the dssira
Bile lots were sold At full prices.
The letters received from Havana per the Empire City,
had the effect Of impartng better feeling to sugars
transactions were however. light The chief stocks be-
ing in first handy there was no disposition to press
sales.
The President of the Chamber Of Commerce elected
the Sd instant Mr.. Pslatiah Per wrongly and mad
vertently published yesterday.
There was some conversation regarding the present
condition and future prospects of the Sandwich Islands
There territory Of equal EXTENT beyond pre-
sent boundaries in which merchants, and particularly
those engaged Ia the Pacific trade, felt deeper in
terest Opinions in regard to the extent Of
claims under the Monroe doctrine differed There
was large portion Of South America, including the
empire of Brazil over whit the United States could not
claim any protec.orate in There were already
small British and French colonies at New Guinea and
Cayenne which held out danger to the United States
The first application of the Monroe doctrine could only
be made to those sections of North and South America
the colonization of which, by European governments
would be likely to endanger the territorial and CONNER
cia interests Of the United States. This government
might deore the passing of Brazil to the Of
a European power and all honorable means to pre-
vent IT. yet to think of defeating it by would be
folly The Monroe doctrine viewed in its restricted and
light nothing than the doctrine
Of national self preservation and to be applied to
they up. Thus, the United States could
not, and probably would not, Cuba pass into the
hands OF any other European power from SPAIN Neither
could they be willing to Sonora Lower Caiforoia
pass into foreign hands, Yucatan, Mexico,
a nation do Central America would be a for
our interpositon and above all the Sandwich Islands
The independence Of the government Of those islands
has been acknowledged by England France and the United
States and such they should remain For either party
to enter upon forcible possession, under the preex Of
exorbitan claims would not be respectful to other
powers, just towards weak and deenceess people
In hasty and brief sketches Of talk Change, it
is not pretended that the sentiments expressed represent
the opinions Of all the merchants who usually meet
there Of very considerable number Of them,
but of those who accidentally engage in conversation at
the time, first subject and then on another. In
many things if the views Of all taken great unau
nifty would prevail WHILE in other there would be
great diversity Of opinion Among the merchants found
on Change are considerable number Of respectable
from almost every country of Europe Of course,
peak Of their views concerning questions Of domestic
policy, when we give those expressed by American mer
chants.
The death of Mr.. Robert G. Shaw old, widely
known and respectable merchant Of Boston, reported
Change some NeIchant having received telegraph
despatch to that effect Mr.. Shaw, merchant
well known in New York in Boston. His business
connections with this city had been quite extensive and
sincere regret was expressed for his DEATH