Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-01-11
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.

On Friday fleet Of Packets arrived at
New York from Europe, bringing London
dates to December lst, and Liverpool to the
2d-beng sirieen days later than the last
former accounts. We are indebted to the
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, and to the
Journal of Commerce, for extracts. The
commercial intelligence by these arrivals is
ofa very cheering character In the ten days
previous, to Nov. "a, cotton rose about one
penny pound. For the three or four next
succeeding days, however, it reccdcd tribe,
but come up again by the end Of the week.
The cause of Don Carlos in Spain, is on
the rapid decline, and il is supposed that no
cannot hold out much longer.
Portugal was tranquil under new and
popular ministry.
There is nothing important from other
parts of Europe.
The freight list of the George Washington,
one Of the packets just arrived, amounts to
thousand pounds, which proves oil important
revival in the business of importing. She
briggs a thousand sovcreigns to ono house.
The piraied packet ship Susquehanna, from
Phila' slphia, arrived at Liverpool Nov. 18th,
in company with the United States, which
carried the account of her apture,-having
sailed Oct. 9th.
A letter from a ship master, dated Liver
pool, Gath Nov. states that freights were
good, and every thing looked in flourshing
condition.
The George Washington has brought
speca messenger, with dispatches for his
excellency the British minister at Washing
ton.
The Pennsylvania, Capt Smith, arrivcdst
Liverpool after passage OF FoURTEEN DAYS
AND A HALF from .Nc,U York. The first land
seen was the Skerrics, fifteen miles inside Of
Holyhead, which che passed by sounding.
It was reported IN London on the 1st Of
December, that Lord Gosford was TO be re-
called, and that Sir John Colborne wus to
succeed him as the Governor General Of the
British Provinces Of Canada.
Adviccs from Calcutta to Sept. lSth state
that the news of the American crisis had
created some CONSERVATION amongst the com
mercial houses there; considerable distrust
and consequent agitation pcrvadsd these
cassed at the date above mentioned. The
Indigo crop was computed at between o5,OOO
and $4,000 factory maunds.
Three cases of the plauge had occurred ut
Odessn. The town was in great consterna-
tion. and the losdng Of ships had been sus-
pended.
The following is from the London Courier
of the 22d. "One Of the leading firms which
failed some time since in New York, has not
only resumed active operations, but has taken
up all the bills, a large amount, with their
name upon them, in this country. The last
was paid by renittances received on FRIDAY
last"
The London papers of the 23d contain the
new treaty of peace and commerce between
Great Britain and the Peru-Bolivian confed-
Grafton. One of the articles stlpuiates o"
the part of the confederation, that 1t will CO.
operate with Great Britain for the supPressi1n
Of the slave trade.
The Queen had a grand dinner party on
the evening of the 22d, at which oil the ior-
eign ministers were present, with their iadies:
Mrs. Southey, wife u the distinguished
poet, died ut Keswick, aboSt ,he 18th o' NO
vember.
GREAT BRITAIN.
On Monday, the Goth, Parliament was
opened by the Queen in person.
The oath Of declaration was then adnlnls-
tered to the Queen, being written on Iargo
sheet of parchment, which was spread upon
q small table covered with velvet ana r'ch'y
gilt. ,,,-
Immediately after the declaration, the table
was removed. and the speech was placed IN
the Queens hand by the Lord ChnDcellor,
which she read, the papers say, with excel
lon, ANNEXATION in so distinct a tene OF voice,
mud with such accurate emphasis, that every
svllable was perfectly audible in the most
distant part of the house.
There is a report that the Bank OF England
70 ohout IN establish an agency in New York.