The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1848, Page 1

THE NEW YORK UR AFFAJRS IN EUROPE. ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE RECEIVED BY THE STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA, ke, &e, &e ‘The French government has decided to attempt the establiehment of aline of steamers between Bourbon and Surz, in connection with the regular mail oommuni- oation which now existe, via Egypt, with India [Would it not be better to make those at present used for the conveyance of mails and passengers from France to ‘America. more perfact before trying new experiments, ‘and that, too, so far from home ?] ‘Teruivic Garys on THE Coasts or Great Brita Our maritime intelligence presents fearful catalogue of casualties, producei by the late gales throughout all the neighboriug coasts, and every day brings ac counts of some fresh disaster. The frightful storms with which we have been visited, have, in msny parts, reach- ed to the utmost violence of @ hurricane. During sev- eral days previous to the 6th iust., the winds from the eastward had been exceedingly violent, but on that day it veered to the northeast and became a perfect hurri- cane, wich lasted almost without intermission, during the whole of the 6:hand7th The tempest was espe cially felt on the east coasts of Scotland, where the struction of boats and sbipping has been most exten: ‘At Dundee, Aberdeen, Leith, and Newhaven, the violence of the waves was greater than ever was known. Along the east coast of England the storm equally raged. On the Goodwin Sands a fine vessel was lost. The devasta- ting fury of the gale, extending to the channel, where a frightful sea threatened destruction to every ves- sel upon the waters. A fine ship, ness, of Abercorn, from Quebeo, was wreoke quiles from Trevore Head; and on the 10th, foan ship, the Roberts, was burnt to the w: 's edge of Weymouth, probably resulting from her abandon- ment in the gale At Liverpool the damage tothe shipping was no less severe than elsewhe: A fine ship, the Fraokfield, bound from our port to Callao, was to- tally wrecked off Anglesea, with the loss of twenty lives. Altogether, the damage done to our shipping has been most severe. On various parts of the coast of the Chan- nel Islands a considerable quantity of wreck has been ‘washed on shore. Wreck or THE SterHen Wuitney—A recent com- munication from Skull gives the following particulars respecting this ill-fated ship:—“‘Many of the bodies of those lost in the weeck are daily floating about, aud coming ashore on the West Calf Island, where that un- fortunate veasel was lost, anti that the poor creatures re- siding on the island risk their livesin bringing them ashore. On the lst of December the coast guards of Skull, with the inhabitants ot the island, took the body ofalady.and by the description which they got from sucbjof the crew as survived, they supposed {t to be the body of Mrs, Thorn; it appears from the remnants of clothes found on her per person, that she was in deep mourning, end for the information of those who may feel any interestin the unfortunate lady, the coast guard ‘would wish to have it known that two warts were on the left shoulder. These men are indefatigable both in discharge of their duties in preserving such portions of the wreck as may be cast on shore, and giving decent ‘Durial to the bodies. In the case of the lady to whom | referred befere, the wife of the poor man (Michael Dris- coll) who already gave such succor to the survivors of the wreck, wrapped eet about her for interment, | believe the only o1 e had. Really too much credit cannot be given that most efficient body of men, the offi- cers and coast guards of Skull, and the poor starving in- habitants of the island.” ‘Tur CHorena —In Constantinople, this disoase had nearly ceased; thirty only, from the 24th of October, had Deen attacked, ten of whom had died. The quarantine of eleven days had been suppressed. At Trebizond it resched its climax about the 28d of September, and dis- appeared on the 13th of October. Its ravages were con- fined cb{efly to the mative population, from 120 to 140 dying daily. At Moscow, the disease ts deoreasing; at St, Petersburgh it isextremely mild. It has pearance in Gallicia. Rumors have been circulated tha: the cholera had made its appearance in Paris and London, but there is no foundation for them. the Marchio- a few New Russian Loan.—A recent number of the St. Pe- tersburgh Journal publishes an imperial ukase for con- tracting abroad a loan of 14,000,000 of silver roubles, for the works of the St Petersburgh and Moscow rsilroadin 1848, The same journal adds, that this loanis to be at 4 per cent, and that the Russian Minisetr of Finance has jncged it advisable to take 8,000,000 of the above loan for the sosoent of the“ Celaee See nee 08 credit de DEtat,”’ as the heavy expense at! ton the purchase abroad of foreign funds will be thus avoided. Conse- quently, the sum to be realized for the saidloan will bein reality only 6,000,000 of silver roubles. Cuntivation or Cotton in ALGeRrta.—-The Frenoh Minister of Ccmmeroe lately sent specimens of cotton grown in Algeria to the principal manufacturing town: with a view to ascertain its quality. The Chamb-r Commerce st St. Quenteia has reported favorably of the specimens received ; the Chamber of Commerce at Lille also speaks in the highest terms of the Algerian cotton, and promises that cotton from the African colony will find a regular and profitable market in that district In consequence of these favorable reports, it is said that the Frenca government is likely to adopt measures for promoting the growth of cotton in Algeria upon an ex- teusive scale. ° Tur Conn Laws —The present suspension of Sir Robert Peel’s act for the amendment of the Corn Laws ‘expires on the let of March next. It appears from the answer given by the President of the Board of Trade to ‘an inquiry which was made on this sabject that it is not the intention of the government to propose a further easpension of tbat law. Should there be no further jegt+lation on the eubject, an event quite probable, the import duties on wheat will be regulated by the foliow- ing scale :— When the average price of wheat for six successive weeks, is under 43s per qe. the duty will be 10s per qr When 48s and under 49: . 4 Cee % 5 jaand upwards. . The following are the weekly aver throughout the kingdom, returned in th the ag regate average being 52 shiliings per quarter. Wheat. Wh 4d Nov. 27 48d Deo. 4. 543 3d Deo. 11, Bank or Exctanp.—The amount of bullion and coin in the two departments of the bank, was 4£11,426.000, ‘The rate of discount continued at 6 per cent. The fol- lowing ia the Inst official re'urn of the state of the bank: AD account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Vic., cap , for the week ending on Saturday, the llth day of December, 1847. Issux Derantaent. £24,769,689 Gov't debt. Notes issued. £11,015,100 2.984.900 Other see: Gold coin & 9,450,007 Silver bullion, 1,319, £24,769,685, £24,769,685 Baxxixo Department. 'L National Debr, and Dividend Accounts 8,229,759 Other deposits... 3,137,376 Seven day and other ball seeee — O6L271 £35,682,796 5,632,796 £3 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 16:h day of Bet. 18th ee’ Chiat Custer, The British Parliament. On the 6th of Deo, Sir Gro. Guxy moved the second reading of the Irish Coercion Bill Jouwn O'Connet. moved as an amendment, “ that the orders of the day be read’? In doing #0, he took occa- | sion to stigmatise the policy of ministers towards Ire land. He dwelt at some length upon the grievances of his countey—taunted ministers with their fair profes- sions and broken promises——warned them against listen- ing to the insidious counsels of Sir Robert Peel—denied that the remedial measure which they had fore- shadowed were measures of radical relief—charged upon the land item of Ireland the origin of all ita distur- bancer—read to the House elaborate statements of dis- tress in Ireland, and warmly apostrophised repeal as his only hope. Mr. O’Connell’a motion having been seconded by Mr Power, Mr. Hen Grattan delivered 4 manly and stra\ght- forward speech in support of the bill, as did Mr. R D “Browne ; and Mr. Feargus O'Connor and Mr. M, O’Con- nell opposed the measure . ‘The house wae adjourned without the second reading of the bill then taking place. On the 9th inst, Sir Geonce Guey, in moving the second reading of this bill, took the opportuni'y of cor- reoting some misconceptions which had gone abroad as to its provisions It was not intended to fix a limit to the increase of the constabulary force in Ireland, but rather to leave that increase entirely in the discretion of the Lord Lieutenant It was also proposed to charge the expense of the force upon those districts where their presence might be found necessary. Representa- tions had been made to the government that the law should be strengthened, so as to make accessories be- fore the fact responsible for their proceedings, und the aid and encouragement they might give the assassins, either by denunciation or otherwi This wasb ii to be altogether unnecessary, the existing law be! sufficient for the purpose, and the Lord Lieutenant hw ing declared that he was prepared to enforce its provi- sions to the utmost. After various speeches, both for and against the mea- sure,the bill was read a socondjtime byla majority of 277 On the 10th, the House resolved into a committee on the bill, when, after some discussion, as well as opposi- tion from the repeal members, the several clauses were agreed to, and the House adjourned to.the day follow- ing. On the 11th, the House met, pro forma, to receive the report of the Irish coercion bill, which was appointed to be read @ third time on Monday, Deo. 13th. On the 13th, Sir Grorce Gray moved the third read- ing of the bill Joux O’Connext and his followers made another show of opposition, but were again defeated ; and the biil passed by a vote of 173 to 14 On the 7th, F. O'Connor brought forward his motion fora select committee toinquire into the effects of the union between Great Britain and Ireland. The hon. member introduced his motion with a long speech, which was not remarkable for any new ides on the sub- ject of “ repeal’ He was sup} 1d by Mr. John O’Con- nell and other leading mem! ot the repeal associa- tion, who, nevertheless, appeared ‘ cut” that the matter had been taken out of their hands, and that a‘ Saxon” member should poach upon their manor. Sir Gzoncx Gacy, on the part of the government, op- posed the motion, considering it a mere mockery, and in the same time last year, You have had an imoreased demand; but you aannot suppose that yo have that increased demand to meet an importation of coro, which arises from a eudden and unexpected deficiency, which you would have had under a regular and growing trade. (Hear, hear.) If there had been some sudden cala- mity in America,through the destruction of all their cloth- ing, cutlery, plouxhs, harrows, spades, axee, and other im- plementa of agriculture, contemporaurously with our famine here, then you might have expected a sudden demand from them just the eame es we had here for their food. (Cheers) 1 have spoken of the distress uffered in the cotton districts through the Jooking to the other parts of the kingdom to find that places, where other descriptions of manufai carried on, th ve not suffered so much iv like periods of high priced food before. You will re- collect that I have been engaged in this controversy for something like ten years, and that, during hat period, have had many opportunities while visiting other districts of witnessing the condition of the working classes there. You may remember thut inthe years 1839, 1340, and 1841, we were suffering ‘rom the high price of f od, and that very great calamities resulted from the stagnation which followed to our trade. | was visiting otner manufac: turing towns, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Wolver- hampten, and the Potteries. and | remember, then, that they suffered to the sam extent as we did in the cotton districts Nay, | remember that there was mere suffer- ing iz Sheffield and Leeda thanin Mauchester. (Hear hear) There were 20.000 people in Sheffield, and 50.000 dependent upon parochial relief in Leeds; and Wolver- hampton, and Birmingham, god the Potteries, suffered in the sume way. And you may recollect that Paisley was converted into one general workhouse; but that is not the case now. It is worthy of remark, that whilst you have been going through great sufferings here, they have had comparatively none in those places. [Herr | As! have told you, you have been suffering here from the want of the raw material for cotton manufactures as well ashigh-priced fooa; but in Sheffield, Birmingham,and Wolverhampton, they have been sustained by the manu- facture of goods peculiar to those places.- goods intended chiefly for the American market, and boughtin exchange for the corn brought over to supply our wants, (Cheers.) I say, give to this district an abundant supply of the raw material, and you would have had comparatively little suffering. And now that we have seen that in America they will have au abuadant crop of cotton, and now that we h: the price down in Liverpool almost at as low a rate as ever, and that you have corn at a reason able price—you are not paying much more than three half-pence per pound now (hear, hear)—and seeing that indigo and drugs for dying purposes were never lewer than they are now—I say this district has a good chance for a state of prosperous trade, as you bave ever had here since Stockport was Stockport. (Loud cheers.) Give you these elements—abundance of raw materials, and ordinary price of food, and money at on ordinary rate of interest, and you never can have bad trade long in this district. (Hear, hear) With those elements to help us, { don’t despair of seeing a revival of trade. Affairs on the Continent, Tho present brief session of the British Parliament and the approaching meeting of the French Chamber: have stirred up the few continental questions in di that the assent of government to it would give rise to a delusive opinion that it intended to repeal the union. He recommended that it shouldat once be dismissed from the consideration of the House. ‘After several speeches from both sides of the House, the motion was negatived by a vote of 255 against 23. On the 8th instant, Mr. Anstey moved the second reading of the Romax Catholic Relief Bill, and went at length into the history of the several bills brought iu by Mr. Watson and others on the subject, in previous ses- sions, and said that his only object was to obtain for the Catholics the samo equality of civil rights which were enjoyed by the Jews. ‘The Earl of Anunort said that the Roman Catholics of this country did not recognise any civil or temporal power as belonging to the Pope. All churches, he said, pute, and the enemies and supporters of Lord Palmers- ton and M. Guizot, respectively, find ample soope for thelr anlmadversions of approbation of the policy ef France and England. At the moment when all Euro pe was on the tip-toe of expectation, waiting the result of the mediation of the five powers in the affairs of Switz- erland, Lord Palmerston, incited by Mr. Osborne, the new member for Middlesex, gravely rises in his placein Parliament, and, amidst the laughter of the House of Commons, declares ‘‘that as the civil war in Switzerland was, in point of fact, atan end—as mediation meant an interposition between two contending parties—it was ey- ident that when there was an end of contention there mustalso be an end of mediation ” Upon the enunciation evident maxim it appears that M. Guizot takes d, being thwarted im his designs of media- tion, vows he will resign ; and tho Paris papers teem were progressing, (hear,) and the Koman Catholic was but one amongst the number. As the disabilities sought be abrogated by this bill had long fallen into abey- ance—as they were foreign to the civilization of the ge, he saw no reason why they should be continued another hou: Sir Gro, Grer, in assenting to the second reading, said that he did not consider that the olden statutes now sought to be repealed, inflicted any practical grievances on tbe Roman Catholics, inasmuch as they were obselete, He would reserve to himself the right of opposing any part of the bill in committee to which he might object. Several other members, including Messrs. J. O'Connell, Shell, Ew. Gladstone, and Mr. Hume, heving spoken in favor of the second reading, the house divided, and the members were-—ayes, 168; noes, 136; majority 32 On the 15th inst., the Cuaxcriton of the Excuequen proposed that the committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the late commercial panic, should consist of the following os be members :—the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir K. Peel, Lord J. Russeli, Lord G. Ben- tink, Mr. Herries, Mr. Goulburn, Mr, Alderman Thomp- sop, Mr. Labouohere, Sir J. Grabam, Mr. F. Baring, Mr. I, Baring, Mr. Cobden, Mr. 8 Mr W. Beckett, Mr. Cayley, Mr, Cardwell, Mr. , Mr Hume, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Glyn. Sir W- Clay, Me. D’Ieraei, Mr ‘Thornely, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. H. Drummond, and Mr. Tennent. ‘On the 13th inst, Lord J. Russet. gaye notice that, contingent upon the proceedings of the House, and cer- tain bills then before them recelving the royal aseent, he would m , om the 20th inst., that the House, on its rising, should adjourn, till the Sr o1 February ‘On the Lith inst., f. Banixo inquired whether the noble Lord, the Secretary cf State for Foreiga Ait w 5 prepared to state the present position of the nego- tiations with the Government of France on the subject of the French blockade of the River Plate, ond whether there was any prospect of a speedy removal of the blookade ? Lord Patmensron said that the government had been in communication with the Government of France, and recently he had been engaged with the Duke de Brogiie in preparing instructions to be sent out to th» British apd French representatives on the subject The G: vernment of France had mauifested the most anxio' desire to co-operate with Her Majesty’s Government ; od he had no doubt that upon tne arrival of those in- structions, a speedy termination would be put to the long continued hostilities Mr. D’Israkxi wished to know who was her Majesty's gm ee t the River Plate ? ord Pamensron said this country had ne resident agent at Montevideoat present, but Capt. Gore had been appointed consul-general, and had set out to return to that place, but had been driven Dack by stress of wea- ther. He would, however, proceed there as soon as pos- sible. On the 15th inat., Lord J. Russexe introduced a bill for the removal of Jewish disabilities, which was sup- ported by Mr. Gladstone and Mr D'Isra:li, and opposed a Sir Kobert Inglis, Lord Ashley, aad Mr. Goulburo. he debate was adjourned. On the 16tHthe Houses of Parliament were occupied by two questions, as important as any which could en- gage their attention. The House of Lords by the“ Irish Coercion Bill,” as with most undue severity the ‘milk and water ’ measure proposed for the prevention of mur- der in Ireland, has been named; the House of Commons: with the p:oject of Lord John Russell for dechristian- ising the constitution of this country, the “Jewish Dis- ability” question. Speech of Mr. Cobden on Free Trade. A meeting was held on Friday night, the 10th ult, at Stockport, at which the electors of the borough were present, by invitation, to receive their late representa- tive, Mr. Cobden, now member for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Mr. Cobden in an elaborate speech, having detailed the reasons which had induced him to elect to then proceeded to defend his free trade prin great length. Afver alluding to the progress of these measures in various jgrts of Europe, he went on to say: We have had the taunt thrown out against us, | say, in this country, of our not having in- duced other countries to follow our example; and one good honest gentleman in the House of Com- mons has seid, “If you can show me one country that has followed our example, | will become a free tra- der.” Weil, I take bim at his word: I'll show him a country that lias followed our example—(cheers and laughter)—and it is the country which it isof the most Failures IN ENGLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE $1: 60, cor ers corn. merchants, Gite, Cones, Bartlett 8 fe Gibson & stuart bankers, . Hamilton, W.S & Co,, t Hierarenyss, George, Kast ladia merchants. Meary. Messrs. calico printers. Lyraght Smithett & © Marsland. Joha, cotton ornaty rierehanis, 4 6 our last Humber, ws Overwhelming gloom has pervaded almost every branch of commercial enterprise, ‘Tho Bank of England, by © applying the screw,” haa, in: deed, placed the estabiishment in @ more sound position; but the difficulty of discounts, especially of any but pa- per of ih most undoubted character, paralyses all busi- <nest Wo refer to our list for the names of the houses which have succumbed ’to the continued pressure on the money market, ‘They are less numerous and extensi than during the last month, but still of a serious charac- ter. The liquidation of the affairs of Meas nderson & 9 is proceeding favorably. Outof £1 600 of lia- ‘ities at the time of suspension, £1,415,000 have run off, £148,000 on tailed houses remains anpaid, leaving only £310,000 atill to become due. A surplus of £70,000 will remain over to Mr. Sanderson, with considerable “private property, after the arrangements shall be com- pleted of paying all demands, with interest, by instal- mente of three, seven, and twelve months At a meeting of the creditors of Coates & Hilliard, it appeared that Mr. Peabody, the American merchant was @ creditor for £20,000 ; and his being covered to the extent of £15,000, gave occasion for suspicion of some undue preference. Mr an explanation, this feeling Eubsided, and the creditors seemed satisfied of the moral ond legal correctness of Mr. Peabody's claim. It is re- ported that the estate will yield abowt 9s, A.A. Lack- ersteen & Co.'s is estimated at about 9364. Lackersteen, Crake & Cos about 138, T jan & Cook's 208,, Scott, Bell & Co.'s certainly 204,, © try & Shepherd’s 6s. or in ‘The balance-sheet of the re estate of Trueman & Cooke will, it in understood, be shortly submitted for inepection to the creditors at large. It le stated, on importance to this country should have been induced to do so: it is the United States of America, (Hear, hear ) Within six months of the passing «f the Dill repealing the corn law, by our government, they remodelled their tariff, and established a tariff for the admiesion of our manufactures on a considerably lower scale than they had fixed it at before. (Hear, hear) And I look at it as a most fortunate thing that Sir Robert Peel made the ohsnge at the time he did, because it gave them the op- portunity of making provision for our wants. The ‘Americans bad just one season in which to prepare be- fore ourfamine came upon us; and had it not been that Sir Robert Peel had changed the rate of duties to ascaleranging from 10s. to Is., so that the merch: could caloulate on more steady pri and could ve: ture to import corn with more certainty of » remunera- tion, I believe we should have hd thousands and tens of thousands of our people starved to death, (Hear, hear.) Beoause it is well known, gentlemen, that under theoldslidingscale the Americans never would move their corn from the interior for this market; (hat they never would start it from the interior down the Missis- sippi aud Ohio, with a view to sending it here; they coul1 never calculate that the prices would rei low sufficiently long to enable them to introduce it to ll, (Hear, hear) The sume argument applies to Rus- for if the duty on foreign corn had not been fixed within a moderate limit at the time it was, we should not have hada quarter of the corn we bad to supply our ts with from tue corn-growing districts of Russia.— @ we could not have been supplied with corn if we had depended upon the ordinary stocks in the porta of Hamburgh, Leghorn and Odessa; and if we had not had the etimuius which was given by that measu which led to the extraordinary su the vast prairies of the intericr of Russia and America Now, gentlemen, these are the justifications | offer for t the policy we have proposed with regard to the corn- laws, and that it hes not prevented great calamities from overtaking us no one can wi Why no one could nder. have expected that we should have to lions worth of grain for Ireland, and twice as much for this country, ing in all thirty millions worth of corn to meet an unexpected and unexampled soar eit; no man could expect that we should go urchase ten mii- (Hear, he: try to palm w their too credulous hearers the beli that we ave ber evils from ‘the oe n suffering all Ln fects of free trade, contempofaneously with «large im- [rte wo) ofcorn? Why, gentlemen, we have had an orease of exportation to America During the last nine months of the present year the exportation of what should be competent authority, that the concern will pay 208, ia the pound. with the usual abuse of Lord Palmerston, because, for- sooth, the federals, have completely vauquished the Sonderbund party in Switzerland. In our last num- ber we said that the tardy intervention of the Five Powers would come too late. The Jesuits are expelled from the Catholic cantons; their property, »nd that, we fear, of other monastic institutions, has been con- tiecated, and the federals are completely masters both of the field and of the cantonal sovereignty. However we may deplore these excesses of # triumphant party, tlush- ed with success, they are the almost invariable coucomi- tants of predomitant power; and the great fear we have is that, as reiributive justice invariably recoils upon ar- bitrary tyranny, the cruelties practised upon the Catho- lice may serve asa pretext for the intervention of cer- tain continental governments not quite so friendly to popular liberty as that of Great Britain. In the mean- time, Sir Stratford Canning has reached Berne, aud will, doubtless. spare no effort to check infuriate zeal in politics and religion on both sides. In France M. Guizot’s tenure of office is now deemed precarious. itis certain that serious divisions exist in the French cabinet, and we receive daily the most positive assurances that the President of the Council will resign before the meeting of t»e Cham- bers. The success of the federal party in Switzerland to which M. Guizot never concealed his hatred and op- position, must occasion him serious annoyance ; and, altogether, the movements in Italy, and the proceedings of the electoral reformists in France, must tend to dis- turb Louis Philippe’s unexcitable Prime Minister. The Emperor of Russia has at length consented to give to M Kisseleff the title of Minister Pienipotentiary at Paris, andin consequence the Marquis of Dalmatia (the son of Marshal Soult) will be appvinted Minister Plenipotentiar to Russia. In the Two Sicilies the most violent commotion pre- vails, and although the French journals disavow that a general insurrection has taken place, we think there is sufficient evidence to prove that the position of the King of Naples is one of extreme danger to his throne The visit of Lord slinto, an Eoglish Cabinet Minister, to the Court of Rome, has been several times alluded to in both Houses ot Parliament, but Ministers unequivo- cully state that he has no diplomatic mission entrusted to him, being merely ona tour through Italy * to give advice” to the Italian princes and the people. Lord Palmerston distinctly declares that until the * commu- nion’’ with the. court of Rome, now forbidden by act ot Parliament, shall be interpreted by l’arliament as to ad- mit of “diplomatic intercourse’’ with the See of Rome, the government will not take upon itself to violate the law. There is certainly a strong feeling that, with a lib- eral Pope, the present is a very anomalous state of things. Che French ambassador at Rome had given an audience to Lord Minto, to which he had invited the members of the Consulta di Stato. His lordship had been received by the Pope ina private audience A letter from Prague of the 9th instant, in the ogne Guzette, states that an order bad been received to place all the troops of Bohemia immediately on a war footing. This order had excited great sensation. It was supposed that a body of troops would be march sd to t 6 Arch- duchy of Austria, to take the piece of those who have jo ead to the frontier of Italy —~!ilimer's Times, ce The London Times of the 13th ult., says: —A general insurreotion had taken place in Sicily “Our Naples correspondent,” says the Semophore de Marsrillés, oom- municates to us this important fact:—The excessive rigors displayed by the government for the sake of self- preservation, the imprisonment of a multitude of citi- zens, and the capitel executions, have borne their fruit. The entire couutry has risen in arms, and ihe soldiers have refused to act against the justly exasperated popu- lation. The King of Naples must now perceive the abyss to the brink of whieh he has been led by those who vised him so make a fatal use of ineans of terror. Indja and China. ‘The latest dates we have received from Bombay are to the 13th ult., brought by the Moerzuffer steamer, d spatched to Suez to convey Lord Dathousie to his gov- ernment at Calcutta. ‘lie most satisfactory feature is that Bombay has not as yot suffered from the reaction of the mercantile iailures in Europe, Grent confidence is evpressed in the,capability of the mercantile houses at Bombay to maintain themrelves; and wo trust that, when the disastrous intelligence cf the Kuropean fail- ures rhall have fully reached Calcutta and China, the anticipated results may prove to be without any very serious consequences. Foreign Theatricals. The grand Shaxsperian Festival in London, under the patromage of the Queen, passed off with great eclat, and was numerously attended. Mr. Macready’s adaptation of “Philip Van Artweld” was brought out with great splendor at the Princ but was withdrawn after the sixth representation. has not sufficient dramatic interest for the stage. Anna Thillon made a successful debut at the Princess in the opera of the * Ambassadrice ” Mr. and Mrs, Kean have been quite euccessful at Shef- deld and Liverpool. They aro now in Dublix, playing to crowded houses. They appear at the Haymarket early in January. Marston’s play of the “ Heart and the World,” writ ten for Miss Faucitt, was brought out at the Haymarket, but ran only a few nights. Julien commenced the operatic season on 6th Decem- ber, and produced the English version of the ° Bride of Lammermoor.” Reeves made a great hit as Edgar, and is pronounced the first tenor on the English stage. Mitchell is making great preparations to produce “ Antigone,” in French, at the St. James. The first representation will be private before the Queen, on Ist January. Rachel does not visit England this season Mrs, Mowatt has been quite successful at MancRester, where she made her debut on the 6th Deo,.in ‘The Lady of Lyons.’ Mrs, Davenport has also made a hit. They are oalted before the curtain every night. One night, having received the cordial tribute of applause, Mrs Mowatt glid- ed off, significantly poiating to Mr. rt, as equally deserving of the tribute with herself. As if touched wita the friendliness of the reception, Mr. Davenport address- ed the Hence in terms.of grateful acknowledgement, as follows :— “ Ladies and gentlemen,—It is with ao ordioary feel- ings that I appear before you, reepeotfully to offer Mrs. Mowatt’s acknowledgements, and permit me to add my own, for the hearty manner in which you have receiv: our first efforts before a Britieh public. Though stran- gers among you, the fair report which reached us in our own land of the generous appreciation of the drama here (especially by s Manchester audience) ; of their warm Feception of those who seek to maintain its purity ; of their well-known hospitality to the children of # sister country,—led us to hope for some indulgence ; and allow me to say, we are sensible of having to-night received, not that indulgence alone, but the mort cheering encoura,e- It our manufactured from Liverpool to Amezioa ment at your hends. uld we be go fortunate, during our present: ;, a8 to leave the same impression DAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1848. upon your memories which our ownZcountrymen have permitted us to believe we have left on theirs, we shail bail it as # most auspicious welcome to this motherland of art and science ; we shall feel that the good wishes of our friends have not been breathed in vain ; and, in re- doubling our exertions, will seek to merit the favor which you neem prepared so liberally to bestow.”? ‘The Latest Commercial Review. (From the Europ:aa Times, Deo 18} Since our last publication, we regret tostate that com- mercial affairs have not improved to that extent which the Increased facilities in the discount market might have been supposed to warrant. In the manufacturing is there is more empioyment, but the markets for all descriptions of produce continue in a very depressed state, and in the staples of sugar and cotton there is & further decline. The retail business of the country also saffering extensively; and general consumption is not a little affected by the state of the public health, which ocoasions considerable alarm. Partial failures continue to occur at intervals in various parts of Europe, but they are chiefly of houses of secondary importance We can soareely hops for auy great improvement bef re Christmas; but we trust, with the new year, that the ‘vast energies of the couatry will once more resume their wonced activity, and develope with renewed profit the reproductive resources of the country. The corn market since the beginning of the month has been remarkably steady. On the market day of the 6th inst., prices continued unaltered wt our last quota- but on that dey ee’nnight the trade evinced a de- cided disposition to mske purchases, and the finer and best conditioned dessriptions advanced about 2s, whilst the common runs fetched about 1s per qr. above the previous week’s prices. Fore'gn wheat has been but in moderate demand, without’ change in prices till Mon- day last, when prices improved 16 per qr. Flour has ad- vanoed 28 per sack, and the best American flour has be- come more free of sale, the nearest price boing about 30s per bbl. for the best fresh Western Canal. Alto- gether, this week the corn market has assumed @ mors active tone, to which the declaration of ministers, that they do not contemplate any further suspension of the corn and navigation laws, may have contributed. At any rate, there isa greater desire to get into stock, whilst holders are more firm. The stock of foreign grain in our granaries is very large, but as rewards wheat the quality is inferior, and chiefly amit for British conpump- tton. Reports respecting the rot im the potatoes in various parts are again revived. Since the sailing of the Hibernia the market for Cot- ton has been dull, but, in most respects, steady; the sales are mostly confined to the immediate wants of con- sumers, Some little is taken for export. Prices under such circumstances continus to decline, and we note a reduction of td. to ‘4d, and in some cases 34d. per lb on all descriptions of American, and other sorts in pro- portion, The prospects which exist at present are not favourable for any advance, especially should the new crop in the United States turn out as good as is expec- ted. As the demand is nearly altogether regulated by the wants of manufacturers. it is hardly necessary to add that until confidence is more fully restored in cou - mercial circles, and money is to be had with groater readiness, w» cannot look for much improvement in the trade. It will be observed, by referring to our tables in another column, that the deficiency of the estimated stock of Cotton at Liverpool is not so great at the sent time as what might have been expected. ‘Th rage weekly consumption {s now a great deal less than it was at this time last year. The sales of the fortnight are 42,190 bales: and,as will be observed from our usual weekly reports, almost entirely confined to the wants of the trade. British plantation doffee has experienced a decline since our last. Holders have been compelled to submit to a reduction of nearly 2s per owt in order to effect sales. A apeculative demand for Ceylon sprung up about ten days ago, which description formed, accord- ingly, an exception to the general decline in price. rug the week ensuing, buyers limited their purchases in consequence of the above demand, but British plan- tation continued quite as difficult of sale as at the be- gianing of the month. Coloury sorts, however, brought rather better rates. Since Monday last, the market has been generally heavy, without, however, any difference in the quotation: ‘The sugar market since the 4th inst has continued in astate of greater depression than before. From our last quotations the Cucline ia British plantation during the week ending the 4h was not less than Is per cwt., and the market closed with unusual gloom. During the week ending the 11th inst ,» nominal decline again took place in British plantation, and in foreign the price was also about Is lower. ‘I'he sales during the present week in Mincing-lane have been large, consisting of 200 hhds Weat India, 4000 bags Mauritius, 2600 bags Bengal, and 2000 baskets Penang. but the market was without ani- mation, and no material alteration in prices has taken place. ‘The causes of the continued want of elasticity in the trade are obviourly the stocks of failed houses stittimpending over the mai the general it of confidence which still prevails in commercial oizcles, and, above ail, the marked diminution of consumption in this article. The Board of ‘Trade tables to the 5th Novem- ber show the following results during the last four months as relate to duty-pald sugar:—July, 577,091; August 490 499; September, 569 259; October, 378.488 ‘cwts, In August last the consumption showed an increase over 1846 of 753,835 cwts., whilst to November of the two years the increase was ovly 492 650cwts The duty paid up tothe lest week shows an improving result, the i crease up to that time. over the same period last year, being 495 533 cwts. ‘The extensive failures in the Dutch sugar trade have not a little conduced to the general de- rangement of the Furopean market. In Liverpool saies of sugar and colonial produce are more and more difficult to effect at fair prices, In cured provisions there isa quiet but steady demand At Liverpool. the purchases in beef are jimited, and prices are about 908 to 92s pertieroe. The value of pork both of home and foreign production has declined, and the current rates in the London and Liverpool markets are from 40s to 69s per bri. In bacon we report a heavy demand ; and although holders have accepted much lower terms during the fortnight, the transactions are limited. There is hardly any inquiry for hams of any description, Cheero, however, isin good request, and both at London and Liverpool fine qualities flad ready buyera at the quotations. Rice is in very limited demand, both here and in Lon- don, although lower prices would be readily accepted — London dressed Carolina is steady at 328 tor first. and 28s for second quality. Yesterday, Dec 17, in the Lov- don market there were no buyers, except at reduced rates, which importers were not. inclined to accept The several articles usually denominated naval stores are in fair demand ; the market is firm, and the dealers have to pay 19s for Stookholm, and 198 6d to 20s for Archangel. American spirits of turpentine command 4s 6d to 358, casks included. The sale of rosin is dull, and prices are 2s to 28 3d per cwt. ‘The state of trade in the manufacturing districts is reported to be ia & more encotraging position than that last noted Cotton fabrics are in better demand at Man- chester. Long clo'ha, together with a few other fabricr suitable for the Levant trade, are more in request, and hotter prices are paid. In other descriptions of goods and yarns generally little business is being done, whilst prices are slightly giving way. ‘Thera are more,hands employed in the several mills; and gradually the short- time system is being curtailed. From Leeds we learn that the market for woollen goods remained steady, the tendency being towards improvement. Huddersfield accounts state that more sales are being effected in the Cloth-halls, chiefly in the lowest description of goods. There is also an inclination to purchase the better sort of woollens. The demand for flannels at Rochdale is dull The fluctuations in the funds have been less consider- able during the month than for a long time previously. ‘The Bank of England having; asit will appear by the official returns, replenished their coffers with bullion to the extent of £11,032,599 in both departments, the po- sition of that establishment is once more safe and satis- factory. The minimum rate of the bank for discount is now 6 per cent. First class paper has been done in Lom. bard street at 5} per cent; but a greater distrust of secondary class paper exists than at any period of the year; accordingly, for inferior paper, high rates are still demanded. An unprecedented number of bills of the retail trade were left unpaid on the 4th inst. Consols have fluctuated about I< per cent aince the beginning of the month. The range of prices has been, during that time, from about 85 to 864 for money, and the books now closed for the dividend in January. The quotations for the account have fluctuated in about the same ratio, prices on the whole being far more stead: up te this week than for two or three months past Belgian loan is said to be in negotiation to the extent of 60 millions of francs, the deficit of revenue in Bel- gium being estimated at 30 millions. The surplus, if raised, would be applied to public werks. During the last two or three days the reported precarious position of M. Guizot in the French administration has caused an uneasy feeling, and prices of Consols for the account drooped ‘to 847%, but afterwards rallied. The latest quotations, yesterday, for consols for the account were 89 to 8634. "The new three-and-a-quarter per cents have been 86 to 864; and the three per cent reduced, 84%, to 54%. Bank stock is worth 1863, to 188%, Exchequer bills have been 7 to 10a premium. The market for foreign stocks has presented more an i mation than for some time past. Mexican stoek, aftes i] some depression, hasagain advanced from 17% to 1S—a report myers gotinto circulation that the oon messege of the President to Congress would be more fa- vorable to the restoration of peace between Mexico and the United States [nthe Dutch funds there has been some depression, but the last prices from Amsterdam having improved, the stock has rallied on our market, the Two-end-a-Half per cents being now cailed 55 to ; the Fours, 84 te 841. Belgian Four-and- 8.373. Chilian Three per cents, 50. Spanish Fiver, 17 to 44; the Threes, 283 to 9. guese,22 to 3. ‘The followin, exchange | Portu- were the quototions of Tuesday—-Bills on Amsterdam and ae were rather in request, but otherwise the transactions were not of consideration. On Amater- dam the negotiations were 126 to; on Rotterdam, 12.649 to 7; on Antwerp, 26-10 to 15; on Hamburgh, 13.15'4 to M4; on Franh fort, 12836 to 24; on Paris, 25.9236 to 9734; on Vienna, 10-18 to 21; on Naples, 39% to 40; on Leghorn, (31.32% to 45; on Madrid, 464 to %, all at three months, On Lisbon, at sixty days, 51% to % Pants Bourse, Deo. 15.—The Bourse has been to-day rather flatter than yesterday, with but a moderate share of business doing, at prices rather below the quotations of yeaterday’s close, the last call for Threen being 75f. 25¢, both for cash and account ; Fives, 116f, 300., for cash, and 116f. 60c., for the end ofthe month ; and New Loan, 116f, 350, for the Intter period, Markets. | Lowpon Conn Manxet.— Business not very exten- | siv , and prices, which were pretty well sustained, clored Deo. 13, with an upward tendency. On the 6th, finer kinds Wheat not lower than our last quotations Am flour was alro held at former terms Indian corm in limited inquiry, but bolders did not press salsa at prices. More disposition to buy end 10th fi good business was done in home-grown and foreign Wheats at fully previous rates. Am. Flour in good re- quest ; and on 10th finest marks of Western Canal ra- ther above the prices of 6th. Little done in Indian Corn; a cargo or two, afloat, sold for shipment to Ire- land. 4 confidence in holders 13th, and the sup- piles of Wheat being limited, the stands were r cleared at an advance of 1 to 28 per quarter beyond rates of 6th, Barrel Flour was in requvst at 22 to 278 er bbl. Indian Corn 29 to 328, whilst Indian Corn Meal realized 15 to 168 6d per bbl. On 17th, the few dry samples of English Wheat meta brisk sale at the im- provement noted on the 13th. A limited extent of bu- sine Look place on foreign, with no alteration in the valuo Barrel Flour scarce and in good request, More inquiry for Indian Corn, and business to some extent would have resulted if holders had yielded a little oo fl-ating cargoes eRPOOL Conn Mankert, Deo 17 —A steady but not active demand for most descriptions of produce, and prices {n all instances well eustained. On 10th, good fresh Foreign and Irish wheat advanced fully 1d per 701b on rates of Tuesday. Indian corn fully ls per qe lower On 14th, good wheat met a fair demand, placing our quotstions 3d to 4d per 701b over those of 7th; and very flue qualities white foreign, being suill extremely scarce, would have realised a further improvement. American flour continuing in fair request, choice brands were the turn dearer, and mixed parcels in some cases improved | 6d to Is per bbl, lodiancora maintained rates of 7ta Corn meal unaltered Yeaterda 17, holders of wheat required somewhat bigher the demand, the trade closed with little upon our last quotations States and Canadian flour being in fair request, good Western brands maintained late prices, whilst sour and mixed were 1s dearer, and 4 few smell lots of {choice new were jhald at 31s per bbi Indian corn, though not saleable in large quantities, obtained an advance of 1s per 480/b ; and corn meal was in tolerable request at 6d above late prices. Pricas— wheat, 70ib, U.S. red, 78 9d to 334d; white, 846d to 8e 10d; Indian corn, 401b, 32s to 36s; Indian meal, 1961b, | 14s 6d'to 15860; flour, bbl 196lb, Canadian 278 6d to 298 ; U. 8, 288 to 31 sour, 233 to 25s 6d. Livexroon Corron Manxer, Dec. 10 —Demand from the trade moderate, and operations by exporters being still limited, have caused a heavy market, and a further | decline of 44d on most descriptions. 650 Am. taken for export. Sales for the week 21,900 bale: Dec. 17—Market opened with considera’ and American being abundantly offered, sol ther decline of 4d; but during the last three trade have purchased more freely, and e closed with rather more steadiness; other descriptions gd. lower. 500 Am, and 250 Surat taken for export. Sales for the week, 21,600 bales. Since midsummer, prices have been giving way, until they have declined | 2igd a 28d per Ib., being a reduction of fall fifty per cent { upon the present value of Am. Ord. to Mid. Fair toGd, Fair.) Good to Fine Sea Island. aldd, 12 @ 134." 15, a 18d. | Stained. . 6 6 6% a 7 Bie @ BM 5K a Oh6 edi aed New Orleans 6 a7 Dec, 18.—The prospects at present are not favorable for any advance, especially should the new cropin the United States turn out as good asexpected. Until con- fidence is more fully restored in commercial circles, and money is to be had with greater readiness, we cannot look for much improvement in the trade. The deficiency of the estimated stock of cotton at Liverpool is not so great at the present time as what might have been ex- pected. The average weekly consumption ia now & great deal lees than it was at this time last year. Stock Dec. 17, 369,470; last year 407,350 bales. Loxvow Provision Manxet, Dec. 17,—Baoon steady at 368 to 46s; middles, steady sale, owing to low prices accepted; middles of pork 30s to 40s, and bacon 36s to 46s. Hams quiet; in pickle at 30s to 40s; smoked 30s to 403, Lard— nd; kegs 568 to 603; bbls 548 to Barrelle d pork improving in demand, and a steady trade done. Prices for ships’ use—India beef 112s to 115s per tierce of 336 Ibs, mesa 90a to 100s, prime mess 803 to 0s; India pork 130s to 1408 per tierce of 304 lbs, prime mess 70s to 80s per bbl. Cheese steadily improving, the low prices causing the trade to buy more freely; arrivals large, 604 casks, 6849 boxes. Good and fine sell readily at 538 to 60s; inferior and middling 26s to 30s. Liverroot 4 Rican Pro on Marker, Dec, 17.— Provisions—Sales of Beef to a fair extent at previous rates. A little new found buyers at 908 to 928 per tor, but the trade purchase with caution, anticipating lower prices. At a further reduction of 4s to 6s per bbl on Pork, some extensive purchases, chiefly for London ac- count. Stock being large, these operations have not apparently strengthened,-themarket. Quotations for Bacon Teduced, but # very languid demand ; sales rather increased witbin a few days; some ments new taken slowly at 42s to S63 per cwt. Hams contioue neglected. A demand for cheess; late ar- rivals well cleared off. The reduced price of Lard bas brought forward$free buyers, and market again clear; der pez, and a mall’ ship- | Sales of only 5 tons N W found buyers at {2 234, and 256 tons South at £253¢ per half-kil. duty paid Stock 120 tons, against 95 tons lant year, Weatera Caual Floar £33 per bbl Woods— Sales of 20 tons Lima logwoed, in second hands, at £1450, and 60 tens St. Dom att 6 90 per 60 Ieil, duty paid AnareroaM, Deo 10. Salen of sugar limited. Coffee firm. and prices well sagported; litle business dove. Stook in hands of Dutch Trading Company, lat Ootober, * 394m bags, against 540m bags ta i846 ©Cottoa— No sales American reported Rice without alteration digo steady. Ta- Dyrwoods--35 tons logwood and 10 tona fustic sold by auction, former «t 8: 431 per 50 kile 100 bbls rosin tan at which sales diffloult to make. Anrwear, Deo 12.—Sugar dull, and prices with dif. culty maintained ; wiles 800 hoxes good to fine yellow Hav 15 to 1549f; 60 ch Bahia Mus lafl.and 1000 bxs damaged Hav by austion 12% to Mil Coffee Salen 2600 bags reul to good ord Brazii 19% te 2le ; 600 St Dom 2L4se ; very little demand for java Holders of cotcon anxious to sell; 600 bales Am avid at 22 te 280 Tobae- co in regular demand; 170 hhds Ky inf sold at 12 to 12%. Hides neglect-d ; bolders would secept lower rates, Rosln—1300 bbis sold at i7%fl d p Hamnune --To effect salen of sugar, lower prices murt be submitted to. sales of 260 cheats browa Bania, and 610 hoxes yellow Havana, formar at 12m to 15; latter, 143m to 15% per 100 Ibs Coffee quiet, bat prices firmly sustained; 2500 bags Brazil gold at 34 to 34; 2000 8¢. Domingo, 3'48 to 3 uayra, 3343 to 334 Cotton in limited demand. and prices decliaing. Rice in mode- rate demand Prices barely maintained Car. 16m to 18 Pepper ia rather betterdemaad Pimeato lower, say 5X to 3g. Cassin Lignea held for higher rates. Carcurrva, Oct 30 —Indigo—Estioates are by some aguin reduced to 112 @114,000 mds. Raw silk—Onlyone small parcel recsived Corahs more abundant, but te ken lens frevly; first quality quoted 120 4 125 ra, Sale of Choppas at 125, Shellac dull, Lao Dy#in good demand for US, and considerable shipn@nts in progress. Li seed in frea inquiry for U. 8. and» large business doin; good cleaned | 1582 1 Co's ra per md = Jute—Th crop meets ready sule at 12a 12 4 Co's rm per bale; supe- rior 13, Cotton Shipments to Enyland continue. [n Opium, nothing doing. Saltpetre - Demand fully main- tained; the Aimericans buy freely at recent high rater; best 6 2a7 Co’s ra per md; tair Gudna 66 a6 10; Chaprah 51096. Freights to London 6 10a £6 15. Exchange | oa London 6 main 11 ya 1s 11540; 10 mas Is 118d, and | Some reported at 2 a 2a 6\¢d for last mail. ‘The State of Trade. Inthe manufacturing districts the trade is in a more encouraging position. Cotton fabrics are in better de- mand at Manchester Long Cloths and a few other fa- brics suitable for the Levant trade, are more in request, and better prices paid. In other descreptions of goods and yarns little busin ing done, whilst prices are slightly giving wa: re are more hands employed in the several mil 4.—We cull tho following from our Venezuela files:—Mr. Edward NoClong, a North American gentleman, long resident in Caraccas, has opened an exchange for the meeting of the merchants, brokers, &o. of that city, daily, between the hours of 8 and 4 P. M.,for the transaction of business. ‘This is the first exchange which has ever been established in Vene- zuela, In the same building are @ library, gymnasium, billiard table, and bath rooms. The Caraccas paperh speak highly of the whole affair ‘There seems to be a strong party forming In Venesu- ela against the administration of the present President, Monagas. We have thought that in these United States men in power were tolerably well abused by the opposing parties, but we think that the Venesuelians are nota whit bebind us in this respect. ‘The following are the remarks of the editor of La Prensa, (an opposi- tion paper) on the appointment of Senor Acevedo as Secretary 0 State :— “ Acevedo, Secretary of State! without talent for the post, suspected and despised by the Guaman party, who ave no faith inhim; the object of the most invin cible repugnance by the law and order party, from whom he has lived so many years, and whom he betrayed; his new xppearance in the ministry, at the side ‘of his enemy, Sanavria, is the most oer. tain sign of the versatile nature of the adminis- tration, and the incapacity of it to direct affaire; @ proof of the mistake under which General Monagas lies in endeavoring to obtain political capital among the good by employing the most unpopular man in all Ve- nesuela. This appointment augurs more and more mis- fortunes to our country. In attacking it we but defend ber.” = ‘This is buthe sample of columns of such language ad dressed by the opposition papers towards President Mo nagas, General Paes, and others of the friends of the ad ‘and, from all appearances, the next elec tion for President of Venesusla, which’ takes place, we belleve, some time in the present year, will be # hotly contested and excited one, even If it do not lead to any Irems From Venez | oo have rallied since our last 2sto 4s per owt. Prices, middles, free from bone in salt, 32 a 662, rib in 32 a 66s, short free from bone, 30 @ 604, rib in 32 @ 56s, shoulders 20 a 308. {—prime mess, toe 304 Iba, 84 a 908, ord 70 x b1 200 Ibs 42 a 403, ord ‘36 a 42s, Prime x India per tee 336 Ibs £4 168 a £5; per M6 bbl 100 Ibs 33 a 40s. Cheese—Am fine, per owt, 45 0 504 mid Hams—Smoked or dry in canvass, per owt 30 a 50a, casks, in salt not smoked 25 358, Belfast dry 63 9708. Lard—Fino leaf in kegs, 63 a 168 64; in bbls 50 a 54s, ord to mid 48.8608 Pork—Bbl | 200 Ibs, prime mess, new 55 9 66a, old 40 a 45a, mess 62 a | tos prime 40 445s. ‘Tongues—Am Ox. in pickle, duty | paid, doz 12 a 183, pigs do do, cwt 20 a 305, \ Loxvox, Dec. 17,—Ashes—Previous terms obtained | Cochineal in steady demand, and sales fair at advancing | prices. Coffve—Few foreign buyers: still holders ask full prices, and supply the market with caution. Hops unaltered’ Naval Stores—Rough turpentine in limited demand, but S« a 8s 6d paid: 8856 bbls. arrived, but mostly for distillers. Spirits in moderate requert, but | the late rise has caused @ quiet market ; Amerioan 32s casks included ; 57 bhds arrived Rorin quiet, sellers | at 3s 6d a 3s Od for American, but few buyers; 124 bbls, | arrived. Tar firm ils, common fish, in better de- mand; in Southerntwhule, a better demand, and prices | advaucing; Cod dearer, little now to be had under £25 25 10. ‘Im Linseed, a good business for the Mediter- ranean ports. Rice dull, Car finds stuady sales at 25s 0 3s for Ist and 2d, and supply small. Saltpetre not wo | firma : exporters and home trade more inclined to await the expected arrivals from Amarica befor: buying oany i extent, Sugar—Foreign much neglected, althoug! bolders take prices even under those last quote ending Dec. 4,276 hhds. 80 bbis. P. R., sold barely equal to those previously current. sales were only 600 cases fine yellow Havana, 44s, s vargo of Bahia afloat, deliverable at Bristol a! in bond. Subsequently, 160 boxes Havana sold at rather lower prices--good bright yellow, 428 a 428 6d; middiing, disa dis 6d; soft, 40s Gd. and washed, 40x. 43 bbis. 52 bags Babia taken in at 378 @ 37s 6d for low grey and yellow. 5101 bags, 46 cases Paraiba, in bond, and all damaged, by public sate, the chief part sold at lower prices than ever before koown. Tallow—Advance in Russia on the spot considerable, arriva's having been trifling; town and country demand extensive. Whale- bone—Prices lower, and a part only of 6 tons Southern at sale, sold at £159 a £160; 1 ton Greenland at £235. Wool dull. | Livearoor, Deo 17.—Ashes—Falr retail demand at 298 for Montreal pot, and 34s for pearl. Brimstone—At auction, for 20 tons, a bid of £4 15 per ton only offered. Coffee—Very limited demand, and prices receded Dry salteries—In E | articles little doing; 35 chests shellac sold at steady prices, and 80 bales gambier 11s to 11s 6d per cwt. Dyewoods—Sales are limited to 40 tons St Dom logwood £4 10 to £4 17 64;£60,tona Camp £5 15 to £6 17 6d for vathered, £7 10 for good and fresh quality; 40 Sava fustic, part at £410, and subse- quently at £7 6, and Sapan wood at £15 to £15 10. Guano—200 tons offered by auction 15th, but no offer made. Hemp—No sales; sales small parcels Jute at £12 to £13 10 per ton. Hides—Very quiet, Linseed Cake —About 200 tons sold at £4 12 6d to £8 17 6d for thick round, and £9 to £976 for thin round. Naval Stores —Good rough turpentine continues at 6s; American ro- ‘sin sold for 28 2d to 28 3d, and pitch at 2s 6d per owt; American spirits turpentine commands 34s 6d to 35s, casks included. Oils now current are 27 to £25 per tun, nd adecline of 203 per tun; 27 to £28 per tun | Seal. Rice—Very heavy; 100 tes Car sold at 21 to 6d per cwt. Salt—Very little demand, and prices with difficulty supported. Snltpetre—Sales of 2000 bags at 28 to 31a. Seeds neglected. Spices—In | pepper some sales at 234 to 24d per lb Sugar—Sales | comprise 600 boxes yellow Havana at low prices; 3000 | bbls and bags Venezuela taken, with 100 hhds P R; - | ter sold at a decline of Is per cwt Tallow improvél, and PY C47 to 43s, ‘Tea—Little done, and prices con- tinue to recede, Tobacco—Without animation; recent imports held at prices beyond what have hitherto been the current quotations. Wool—No U 8, and our quota- tions hold out no encouragement to send any. Liverroot Inox Manxrt, Dec. 17—Sinee 4th, the symptoms of a fallin price have been more decided.— For the last three or four weeks scarcely any orders have been received by the makers, and deliveries have been made almost entirely from stock. A reduction in wages of 20 «25 per cent, has generally taken place whout all the iron districts, preparatory to a con- siderable reduction in the price ‘at next quarter day — The railway companies are still reducing their expendi- tures. Prices in Liverpool—Scotch pig £3 28 6d; mer- chant bar, £5 5s; best rolled bar £9168; hoop 1010,— sheet 10 15, and nail rod £9 5s, Faxiants ar Livenroot, Deo. 18—Dull, eapecially for weight to the Northern ports, and lower r.tes taken, though the amount of tonnage offering is not large. New. York—dead weight, 158 a 208 per ton; fine goods 208; hardware, 17s 6d; eartheawa: dead weight, 26s a 30s;fine good arthenware 10s. New Orleans—dead weight, (except salt) 880 128 6d; flae goods, 208; hardware, 158a 208; carthenware 84 8 108, Havrn, Deo, 15—Cotton—Last week @ regular and rather animated demand, and general symptoms of im- proveruent, Demand since Monday moderave, and prices of soma descriptions held with less firmness ‘Sales 6,517 wee! prices ‘The private NO 61a £0; Mobile 62 8 77 50; 7,146 Upland 61 50076; 760 N O toar73; 200 Upland to ar 65; 25 811904600, Ashes loss firm; Am Pot f 65 per kil, duty paid. Coffee—Dull, Hides Dull. Indigo—A regular demand in 3engal, and 69 ch sold at f 5 56 to 6 90 per i], duty paid,being about 250 below the estimates at the opeuing of the season. Calcutta datys to23d Oct. are merely confirmatery as to the crop, computed at about 113,000 to 115,000 maunds. Rice-—-No inquiry acon—Dried and smoked, old 30a 40s per owt, long | | more lamentable consequences. City Intelligence, | ‘Tue Weatner.—The weather yesterday morning | was very pleasant, but towards evening the clouds be- came very thick, with every appearance of snow, and | the air raw and cold ‘There was every prospect, at » late hour last night, for a general sleighing, the olouds | strongly indicating a snow storm. Finx.—A fire was discovered on Tuesday night, on the roof of # house on 9th avenue, between 34th and Joth streets, originating from # pot of tar, which was turned over, coming into contact with a heated furnace, | used by some workmen, on the topof the house. An alarm Was immediately given, and the flames were soon extinguished, with very trifling damage to the property Tue Veny Rev Da Ryoxa will give « lecture, on Sun day evening next. at St. Peter's Uhurch, Barclay street, for the benefit of the poor Subject—T'he Papal au thority beneficial to society.” Mavame Restei..—This woman is still confined iu the Eldridge street jail, to await the action of the Supreme Court 1a a writ of error wich is now pending She was | yesterday refused bail by that court, until the matter should be decued. CHoaxen —Coroner Walters was oalled yesterday to hold an tuqasst at the house of Mr. Wehuiann, corner of Broome and Chrystie streets, upon the body of Martha A Wehmana, aged 2 years and 5 months, who | cause to her death By ‘suffocation, caused by getting a ish bone in her wind-pips, while at tea om fuesday evening. | Deata ny Ericersy —The Coroner held!an inquest. also at No. 331 Third street, on the body of Killen Ube- rall, a native of Germany, aged 52 years, who came to her death by epilepsy, to which sh» had been subject for several years. Verdict accordingly Police Intelligence. A Singular Charge of Larceny —A complaint was made yesterday before Justice Usborne, by Stephen Weeks, of the firm of Brinckerhoff & Weeks, No. 927 Washington street, against Ira A. Ricomond and George Andrews, ot No. 62 Dey street, charging them with steal- ing a receipted bill for $14, under the f-llowing cireum- etances. It appears that about the 17th of November laat, the accused purchased a bill of goods amounting to $14, and a few diys afterwards Mr. Weeks presented the bill at the store of the accused for payment, whicb bill at the time was receipted,and is alieged to have been detain- ed by the accused partirr with a felonious intent, as upon Mr. Weeks calling again for the money, payment was re- fused, and the receipted bill produced as an evidence, which Mr Weeks alleges was taken from him without any consideration. ase is to undergo a further in- vertigation before the magistrate. Highwey Robbery —Officers Smith and Edwards, of the 34 District police, arrested, yesterday a man by the name of Daniel Marr, alias Jones, on @ charge of knock- ing dowa, on the night of the 16th of December, & man by the name of James Fox, residing at No. 132 Authony street, and stealing from his possession a bagpipe, valued at $40. The officers arrest-d the rascal, whom they found in bed, ot No. 46 Laurens street On searching his “crib,” a splendid barometnr was found, evidently stolen, for which an owner is wanted, Apply to the ove officers, at the 31 District police. Justice Keteh- ami locked him up for trial. Petit Larceny.—Officer Hall, of the 4th ward, arrested yeaterday, a man by the nameof Cherles Hany on sus- picion of stealing $20 from Christian Hosenbottle, No 13 Oak street. Detained for examination. Caught in the Act.—A man calling himself Edward Dunn, was arrested yesterday, having ia his possession some remnants cf gingham and some other articles, valued at $20, stolen from the store of Wm H Russell, No 66 Broadway. Committed for trial by Justice Ketcham tof a Burglar.—Mr Abrams, formerly a pawn- ¢ information to Captain McGrath, of the 6.b d yesterday, respecting the offering of alot of silver ware for sale. The property was stopped ty Mr Abrams, and Captain MoGrath put on trail of the thieves, who, in he course of the atternoon, arrested black fellow on the charge of burglariously entering ® dwelling house at Harlem, from which, « few nights ago, silver ware amounting to near $200 was stolen, and the silver ware recovered is identified as a portion of that stolen. The pritoncr was locked up in the Chiet’s office for a further hearing Charge of Grand Larceny—Capt, Johnson, of the 18th ward, and officer Mott, arrested, yesterday, three men by the names of Thomas Ross, John O'Rourke and Wm Gamell, on a charge of stealing a copper worm, weighing near 400 Iba, valued at $160, the property of Jonas W Coaklin, foot of 28th street, East river A portion of the copper was found in the possession of the accused Justice Merritt committed them all for examination Stealing Harness. Officer Manstield, of the i7th ward, arr. sted yesterday @ man ny the name of Edward Curtis, on a charge of stealing a set of harness, valued at $15, from the slaughter houre te onging to John Martin, 182 Orchard street. The accused, it appears, has but a short time been liberated from the Siog Sing State prison Justice Ketcham locked him up for tri Stealing Coats —A fellow calledgDougless Benbam, was arrested yesterday on a charge of stealing two coats, worth $3, belonging to Dayid Vrooman, residing in 6th Ausnue, hear 2st stroet. On his arrest one of the coats was found on his back, Locked up for trial, Polttical intelligence. enoxee Deueearee.—Measrs, L Rose, and R. B Daniel were appointed by the Iste council, delegates to proceed to Washington to forward the settlement of the claims of the nation Buonavan Meetine —At the regular democratic for Carolina, prices of whiob, owing to large arrivals, have declined tof 24 to 28 per 50 kil for consumption Sugar—Sales very moderate, but prices improved. ‘T'al- low—Advanced. Whalebone—A still further decline. Meeting, for Armstrong Logg heid im the town of Kit- taning, Armatrong county, Pennsylvania, on the sist ult. Gen, Robert Orr In 2} vd res ff Buchanan, were chowra be colegar al Wee ere) convention e PT Omar, eae