The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-19
NINE DAYS LATER
FROM EUROPE.
A II RIV AL OF THE
BRITANNIA,


messenger, despatched by the en,erprising Harnden
Il Co., reached this Office with news from Europe
to the 4th inst. 1t was brought to Boston by the
steam ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, in fourteen
DAYS
Money in the London Money Market is "a q
per cent Prices in the produce markets have gene
rally declined owing to large arrivals
The Liverpool Cotton Market was still without
animation.
A decided Improvement had taken place in the
manufacturing districts. Most ofthe hands had re-
turned to work. Several, however, still held out,
and threatened terribly,
The prices of cotton are without alteration.
AT Airdrie and Newbatte, outrages have been
committed by the golfers, but they are not so seri-
Gus heretofore.
The news from the Cape of Good Hope is very
welcome, after the gloomy rumors that had prev-
ously reached Capt. Smith, of the 9th reg
ment, with his detachment, were relieved on the
26th of June, by force under Lieut.. Col Cloete,
from the difficult situation in which they had been
placed by the success of the nsurgent Doors at Port
Natal.
The Ca ladonia arrived out on the I'd instant
TheAshburton treaty has been the theme of much
discussion-the papers affirming that this country
has the worst of the bargain
Several of the chartist leaders, including Feargus
O'Connor have been arrested on charge of con
spring to promote sedition.
There had been turn out among the Glasgow
spnners
There had been more failures among the corn
factors.
France is to come into the Treaty adopting mu-
tual right OF search Lately frequent conferences
between Lord Cowley and Mr. Guigot had been
held on the subject.
1t is said that very important alteration is about
to take place IN the conduct of the East India Com
pany as regards the selection of persons for perform
ing the civil service in the east
The vexed question of the Stadt duties has been
settled. There is to be general mpoet of per
cent on all kinds of merchandise.
A system of extensive frauds has Just been disco.
vered al Rotterdam.
No further particulars relative TO the great fire in
Liverpool The number of lives lost by this catas-
trophe is not yet ascertained
Our Minister, Edward Everett, Esq, had made
another speech before the Waltham Agricultural So
ciety.
The French army and navy are to be reduced
The Spanish Government had succeeded in ne
gotiating loan of Il. OOO, 900 rails.
Queen Victoria intends visiting Ireland hext sum-
mer.
A protracted drought in Germany the grass and
clover are burnt up the peasantry eagerly sell their
live stock and the greatest fears entertained
of short provisions for the winter.
The contraband business in Spain is carried on to
an incredible extent. The value of cotton alone in
roducedb by this means is estimated at about f3 OOO-
600 sterling per annum.
The Paris journals refer to the deplorable ravages
occasioned throughout France by the late rains,
which produced in various districts inundatons un-
equalled in extent since the year 1872 In several of
the wine districts, those of the Rhone particularly,
the vintage had been nearly destroyed.
Several vessels have arrived at London from
Montreal and Boston, U. s., partly laden with
American -four
I'VE learn from Constantinople, that there had
been collision between the Maronites and Druces,
in which lives were lost on both sides.
The new American Tariff creates discomfort
among the mercantile classes OF England
The news from Circassia and Daghestan continu-
ed to be unfavorable to the Russian arms. In the
former, the insurgents had gained fresh advantages
over the invaders, and possess themselves of Sc
veral forts situate along the Of the Black Sea
and in Daghestan, different tribes Of the country had
entered into offensive and defensive league and
defeated the Russians in various encounters
DEATH THR MARQUIS WELLEsLY.--The death
of this nobeman took place at his late residence,
Kingston House, Brompton, between three and
four O'Clock, on Sunday morning From the alarm
ing symptoms of the previous few days was not UNI
expected.
change of ministry has taken place in Portugal,
and new cabinet has been formed, at the head of
which the Duke ST Terceira
France.
The Paris Commerce Of the 18th ult asserts on
, the authority OF Washington correspondent, that
Immediately after the conclusion Of the late treaty
with Great Britain the American cabinet had ad-
dressed to the French minister note, declaring
that, although the Union was willing to cooperate
with all the powers to enforce upon American cit-
Gems the strict observance of its laws against the
slave-trade, cat no period and on no account would
II ever permit foreign nation to exercise right Of
sovereignty on board American vessels"
The Courier de la Gironde publishes letter from,
a Bordeaux merchant, complaining that by the new
American tariff the duties on French brandies are
raised to 300 per cent and on French wines to 100
| per cent, which amounts TO actual prohibition,
ana Will deprive the two departments OF the OIL
Ionde and the Charente lnferieure, OF the sale OF
4W,VW hectores of wine annually, whilst the high
~ DUTY imposed by the same tariff on British man
features, Is but ioper cent
LoNDoS MeNIr MaRxrT Oct g. There has been fall.
h' week. not however that any very large amount Of