The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07
.,TTIsENENrs TO MORROW EVENING.
w York, Sunday, October a, 1855.

BUNKER Hula 66S Broadway.
New York, Sunday, October a, 1865.
The News.
meeting was held last evening in Metropolitan
theatre to take measures for the relief of the or
phans caused by the ravages of yellow fever in Nor
folk and Portsmouth Owing to the heavy and in
cessant rain the attendance was not numerous. The
meeting was ably and eloquently addressed by Rev.
VIM. H. Milburn, Rev. Saml. S. OsgO0d, Mr.. j. w.
Gerard DR.. Reese and Mr.. Greeley, appropriate re-
solutions passed. committee appointed to collect
contributions, and collection made. We give a re-
port Of the proceedings.
The Soft Shell County Convention met last night
at TammaDy Hall to choose county officers. There
was no little excitement around the old wigwam,
which manifested itself in several belligerent dis
plays. The police of the neighboring wards feared
riot, and were in readiness to suppress it imme-
diately. The following is the result Of their debe
rations:-
Sheriff. james G. Willet
County 0eTh. :; Richard 3 Connolly.
Dr. VIM o'Donnefl, Dr. Joseph Heine
This makes the fifth county ticket now in the
field.
The new temperance party, who are in favor of a
stringent license law, but opposed to the present
Prohibitory act, met last evening and made nomi
nations for city and county officers, list of whom
will be found among our city politics this morning.
There was much excitement in breadstufs yester-
day. with large transactions, chiefly for export to
the continent Flour advanced l29c. per barrel for
good common and medium grades. The sales en-
braced about 10, 900 Is 900 bbls Wheat advanced
some &c. l0c. per bushel for prime white, in
shipping order The sales included prime white
Canadian at 81 20, and fair to good Southern do.
at e. 06 a 20 IL. Southern Western and Upeer
Lake red were also firm. The aggregate sales
for the day, including parcels to arrive approx
mated to about 10000 bushels. Indian corn sold
pretty freely at $50. Soc. which was q slight ad
vance. Pork was dull. Sugars were inactive-dea
ers were waiting for the auction sale Of refined SUI
CARS to come Off on Tuesday, the 9th inst. cargo
Of IL 200 bags Rio cofe sold at private terms.
Freights were firm, both to England and to the
continent. Owing to some more room to Liverpool
grain was engaged at slightly easier rates.
The value Of the transactions made in breadstuffs
yesterday probably surpassed anything heretofore
witnessed in this market since the famine year of
ls47-4s. If we suppose, which is not far from the
fact, that 100000 bushels of wheat were sold the
Gales win give the following aggregate igures-
100 COO bushels wheat at an average price Of SO per
Is coo sbs aonr !, an aveagc mica of a.. SO
10000 bushels corn at soc. Observation-Disclosures. 35 900
1900 bushels rye az an Of about Hoe L. 400
Total. Observation-Disclosures. SAT-, 400
Making an aggregate of near half million of
dollars worth Of breadstnffs sold in this market in
single day, and chiefly for export! When we add
to these products the sales of cotton and other staple
articles, the days transactions probably amounted to
something over half million of dollars. Such
foreign demand for our agricultural produce
must keep down the price of foreign exchange and
prevent the shipment Of specie, except at con-
siderable loss. Last year orr crops Of breadstuifs
were failures. We had nothing scarcely to send to
Europe but cotton (and that in diminished quan-
tty } and gold dust. As to flour and wheat the
ports nearly ceased. During the past winter and
spring, and first two months of summer, freights
were ruinousy low. The lowest point reached
during the season for -four TO Liverpool, was about
12}c. lsc. per barrel, and &C. 0c. per hushel for
corn and wheat. The rates are now about 81 per
barrel for -four and about 22c 23c. per bushel for
grain. To Havre, where -four and grain could
scarcely be sent at all at one time at any price, ships
get 81 per barrel for flour, 25c. per bushe for
grain, and cent per pound for cotton. This ndi
Gates very great change for the better. Last sea-
son our exports were chiefly confined to gold and
cotton. This year we have everything abundant
Plenty Of cotton-plenty Of breadstuis, and plenty
Of gold from the mines Of California. nation thus
in position to feed and cothe all the rest of the
world, with gold for pocket money, capnot, except
by reckless and wasteful extravaganza fail to be
toleraby well of.
We publish to-day another instalment Of the
criticisms, religious, political, philosophical and ar.
tistieal on European society, manners and nstitu-
tons, of that great traveller and profound thinker
Mike Walsh. There is raciness and quiet unosten-
tatious humor in the style of these epistles which
remind us little of Smolet, while the vigor and
breadth of the political reflections which are scat
tered through them would not be unworthy Of JEFF.
fcrson himself. We trust, however, that our friend
Mike will not suffer himself TO be so far carried
away by his yeneration for the latter as to identify
himself, like George Sanders, with the Jacobinism
Of the red republicans. He is too good naturcd and
genial q spirit to figure in such a sanguinary
Phalanx
The letters which we publish to-day from our cor
respondents in London, Paris, Berlin and Madrid will
command the attention Of our readers. Our Madrid
letter deserves especial attention from the masterlv
view which II takes Of the present position of affairs
III NVulHi tnt pfoSIcSS vi uVH"sia"S piiH'lplcs IN
tha, country, and the perils which environ the
throne Of Isabella. We also give this morning an
interesting article from the London Times an article
on the Irish element In the United States-whch Ia
worthy Of a careful perusal
The report ofthe City Inspector states the nun.
Der OF deaths in this city during the past week TO
have been S75, heng increase Of 20 over the NOR.
tally Of the previous week. or the number I26
al lee and taalta
Of death are stated TO he;-Apoplexy. 4: bleeding
From lupcs CT cholera infantrro ~ .u.uuI