The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-04
ARRIVAL OF THE
Steamship Caledonia
ELEVEN DAYS LATER.


Ratification OF the Treaty-Trade and the
Tarin-Progress OF the French in Algiers-
Steamship Great Western--DefaicatiOns
In England, Sc. Sc.
The Caledonia arrived at a quarter past nine
Wednesday forenoon, at Boston.
Mr. Webster has received information that the
Ashburton Treaty was ratified by the British Go
vernment on the 18th October.
The four pound loaf of bread was selling in Lon.
don on the 18th ult al seven pence.
Money in London was plentier than ever and
cotton in Liverpool was down an eighth.
The steamship Great Western was put up at pub
lie auction at Bristol, on the 10th, but the bidding
being too low, she was bought in by the Company
for fIO,OOO, and the Directors were instructed to
treat for her sale by private contract.
The fall OF rain in Bombay during 10 days previous
to the departure OF the mail, had been very great
1t wasstated that the overlooking of the Gauges had
done considerable injury to the indigo CROP
Fanny Elssler had arrived at Vienna, and is as
much feted in her own country as she was in the
United States.
From the manufacturing districts we continue to
receive very unsatisfactory reports to the opera
tons of the factories and Mills while the Liverpool
Cotton market remains dull and inactive. During
the past fortnight the transactions have been on
such very limited scale as to afford no scope for
remark. The late explosion Of the Manchester
Bank has tended much to paralyze trade
Mr. Featherstonhaugh, one of the commissioners
who explored the Northeastern Boundary on the
part of Great Britain, in lS4O undertook in en- after
dinner speech at Plymouth. on last week, to de-
fend the treaty lately concluded between England
and the United States He expressed it as his Cpl
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the best for both parties that could be made He
strongly condemned the attacks made upon the
terms of the treaty by the English press.
Accounts from Algiers of 18th September, men.
iion another unexpected check of the French arms.
Gen. Changarnier, with force of 25OO invaded
the territory of tribes the western frontier of
Oran, as yet unvisited by the French. The natives
met them bravely, and engaged them two whole
days in an uninterrupted series Of csmbats.
The Lepsc Gazette mentions the existence at
Bresau, of society of Communists, protesting POI
ltica principles akin to those of the Chartists in
England which had excited the suspicious attention
of the Silesian government
The American Tariff and the Ashburton Treaty
continue to be prominent subjects of discussion in
the Paris journals.
The French frigate Creole, which was sent to
Tnpo to demand satisfaction for an insult receiv-
ed by French officer, returned without effecung
the purpose.
The Augsburg Gazette" of the 18th inst, states
that letters from Belgrade represent the new govern
ment as having established a system of terror
throughout Servia Arrests continued to be made.
and amongst others the Bishop Shabacz had been
incarcerated.
The Emperor of China has at length been heard
OF. He boasts in an imperial edct, that great Of
fcer called Chntae in a recontre with the English
forces, "put to death all the white barbalians and
seized alive many Of the black rebels"
A good deal OF public attention has, during the
last ten days, been directed against the Chartiss
taken prisoners during the recent disturbances in the
manufacturing districts. Special Commissions have
been held in the counties of Chester, Lancaster, and
Stafford
A letter from Vienna states that the town Of
Gross Kanischa in Hungary much damaged by
four shocks of an earthquake on the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
The Castellano OF Madrid mentions the death of
priest the age OF ll2 and states that for several
years preceding his death he made seven meals per
day, smoked in the same period "a segars and took
half an ounce of snuff
The French steamer Lavonsier, Of 20 horse
power, was lost of Corsica, near Aaccio, about the
beginning of the month. The crew were saved.
The estate OF Earl Ducie, in Goucestershire,
which is said to be worth upwards of f3OO,0 900, is
advertised for public auction in May next.
Ondit-that overtures have been made by an in
fuential party in China, the British authorities in
that country the objects of which are to depose the
Emperor, to establish another 70 rm of government,
and to enter should the revolution succeed, into
terms of amity with Great Britain, both political
and commercial.
Swift, the American diver, took leap from the
yard of vessel at Scarborough, Saturday SEN
night, and again very narrowly escaped with his
life.
The KING OF HANovKR.-It is said that the King
has not entirely recovered from the illness which
seized him at Dusseldorf.
The death of Rear Admiral William Butterfeld,
of the Red, took place at Portsmouth on the Sd
inst.
Several parcels OF American cheese were offered,
and sold at 36s Sd to 46s Cd per cwt, duty paid for
inferior to middling quality; whilst few lots Of
"good" brought Sos TO 54s per cwt., duty paid
Liverpool paper.
The Prussian State Gazette announces the mar
rage ct the Princes Mary, daughter Of PRINCE VIII
on the 5ta. The Prince of Bavaria was represented
by the Prince OF Prussia.
The negotiations of England with the Austrian
and other German governments, for the transit OF
the overland India mails, by way of Trieste, &C.,
are, as we are assured, nearly concluded. -Lepsic
Gazette. -
The following is given as the actual damage done
by the late Liverpool fire =
1877 bales of cotton IL 9s7 barrels of turpentine
$50 barrels rosin, 80 casks tallow 60 tons oil las
tons hemp. IL IL tons fax, 200 casks beef 1921 bar
rels flour, 800 sacks flour, tons Coffee tierces
coffee, 81 casks tncal, IA cases tncal, l0S cases
quercitron bark GO casks horn tips, 81 logwood
81 double bales madden, 4l6 barrels Indian corn,
packages India rubber, 3crates teazes, and seve-
raj packages and parcels of drugs.
AMERICAN FLoUR.-A Liverpool correspondent
informs us that contract has been entered into
there for the supply of 5000 barrels Of American