Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-16
From the New Orleans Picsyunc, Jan. 3.
FOREIGN NEWS.

steam snip Aca0ia arrived al Boston on
The afternoon Of the 2lst December, hay-
ing left Liverpool on the 4lh of the same
month She had 80 passenge's and expo
rienced rough weather on the passage.
Below will be found the intelligence bro't
by her, which is highly important.
A commercial treaty has been signed
between Great Britain and Texas, by
Lord Palmerslon and Gen. Hamilton.
We learn that one Of the conditions Of tho
treaty is that Texas is 10 pay England her
proportion OF the Mexican debt.
ACCOMPLISHMENT oftae Queer Birth ola
Princess. ten minutes before two
O'Clock on the 2lst Of November, her ma.
iesiy was safely delivered of Princess.
Her majesty was attended by Drs. Clark,
Lacock, Ferguson, and Mr.. Blagden.
Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, sew
eraI Lords Of her majesty's Privy Council
and The Ladies other majesty's Bed-cham-
Der. were also present. This great and
important news was Immediately made
know TO town by the firing Of the Tower
guns; and during the day of the bells Of the
principal churches in the metropolis rang
merry peals. A prayer Of thanksgiving
was used in all the churches and chapelA
throughout the kingdom on the the 20.h
November. At the latest dates her ma
jesty and infant Princess were In excel
len, health, and the Queen had even left
her room.
The young Princess is 10 be chris!enod
Adelaide Victoria Louisa.
Wright d Co., the great bankers in
London, have stopped payment. Their
liabilities are said 10 amount 10 one million
pounds sterling; and the Catholics and va
rious Catholic institutions in England will
be The greatest sufferers.
The Cotton Market. The Liverpool
cotton market was dull when the Acadia
left and there had been slight depression
in prices, but hardly enough TO require q
distinct alteration in the quotation Of prices
current. In Benefits Herald Of the 22d
ult, we find The following:
liverpool, Dec. g. The sales amount.
ed TO $4,000 bugs, Of which $500 bags ar
rived to day. The market is dull aud on
the decline.
Private accounts State that the trade at
Manchester had improved and that many
of the printers of calico goods were work.
ing extra hours. The general appearance
however Of the cotton market in England
is more gloomy Than was expected.
London Money Market. We SEQ that
the principal brokerage houses had coms
forward and taken up much Of The long da.
ted paper which mad been declined by Tho
Bank Of England. This had operated 10
relieve the money market. On short d.
ted paper discounts had declined TO 81 per
cent. There was better feeling geuer.
ally and more activity in the money mark.
ct, and consols had advanced.
There was tremendous fog in london
on The 2Sth November, and serious acci-.
dents, attended with loss oflife, took place "a
in the streets. Many persons carried
lighted flambeaus to find their way lhro'
the streets so dense was the fog. There
had not been such an one known in Lon
don TOR nearly 20 years.
The President steamship, which il may
De recollected was obliged TO put back 70
New York, had arrived outlD is days
Marcus Cicero Stanley, said TO bro.
Their Of the member of Congress from North
Carolina, has been accused of committing
robberles in London, and was tried on q
charge made by Mr. CatIIn, Of stealing
from him, aud was found guilty and sea-
fenced TO six months hard labor 10 the
thonse oil Correction, six weeks OF lifetime
solitary confinement. He was shortly .
have been married to a rich heiress. AZ
me solicitation Of Mr.. Stevenson, the A.
merican minister, he was ably deleDdedbg
Inc celebrated Charles Phillips.
destructive Storms The English pa.
pers give long and distressing accounts
nerce and extensive hurricanes, which
swept over the whole of England and Ire
land, and much Of the northern portion
OF France, doing immense damage IN sew
eral towns and villages, and also proving
awiully destructive 70 the shipping, attend
Cd with loss Of life.
France.--The peace~party appears 10
gain ground. In the brief SPACE Of two
slitlngs ofihe Chamber Of Deputies the
Cabinet obtained three signal and mos1
important victories over the war-Par'y'
HE presidency Of the Chambers was wa
by majority Of thirty six votes. Az
Mole party all Joined in support o. "
Soult-Guizot administration. .a
The latest French Journal are nn.
principally with reports OF the commsn
ment Of the proceedings in the Chsa"