The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-09
FURTHER EXTRACTS
FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS RECEIVED BY THE
ACADIA

ACADIA.
The Queen has been pleased TO appoint Richard
Packenham, Esq.,, now her Majesty's minister
plenipotentiary to the Mexican Republic, to be her
Maestys envoy extraordinary and minister plehl-
potentlary TO the United States Of America.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry
Iytton Bulwer, Esq, now secretary 10 ner MaJes-
tvs embassy at Paris, to be her MaJestys envoy
extraordinary and minister plenlpotentlary 10 the
Queen OF Spain.
His Holiness the Pope has directed that prayers
DC offered up every day, in the Pontfical Chapel,
Tor the safety, long life, and success of Ireand's
Liberator.
Mr.. O'Connell is about to retire ito Derrynane
Abbey for month
The success of the anti corn law party in London
has been followed up by another In Kendall and
their candidate was prosecuting vigorous contest
in Salisbury. The corn-aw journals are in evident
alarm, but the worst Of their condition is that they
do not know what to advise, or how to stem the
current OF political adversely strongly setting IN
upon them.
The Willmer's European Times of November
10Th remarks-''Trade may be said to be dull. The
exports from This port, owing to the advanced Pc
rod OF the season, are limited Frelghts to Amer
lea, nevertheless are improving. The Sheridan
took out little short of El100, and the packet ships
have the prospect of being full In fact any Amer
lean vessel in the port has fair amount OF freight
Offering"
The Great Western steamship arrived at Liver
pool from New York on "Wednesday at noon, bring
ing ninety passengers, and being her last
voyage this season. 1t has long been matter of
surprise to the London and New York merchants
that the General Steam Navigation Company, with
their splendid feet of steamships, have not gone
into this trade from London direct. Where could
be found better ships for the trade than of the
Company's ships employed on the Hamburger and
Edinburgh stations? For instance, the Neptune,
Monarch, Trident, Caledonia, Princess Royal,
John Bull, Countess of Lonsdale. and many others
that could be selected from their establishment 1t
Oh ia tA
the West Indies, Gibraltar, Hamburger, NC. what
can be better proof that they the identical ships
for the New York trade?
WRECK OF THE STEAM FRIGATE MIssoURI.-The
wreck OF this unfortunate vessel, which was de-
stroyed by fire, as stated in our paper of Septem-
Der IL, still remains submerged in Gibraltar Bay;
but since the arrival of Mr. Henry Abbinett, of
Gosport the operations have been carried on with
great activity. The whole of her guns, chains,
and anchors, SEINE of her provisions, and other
things OF great weight have been raised and put on
board large American barque, which is on her
passage TO New York Subsequently, the maya
game has been got mp, consisting of about sixty
costly copper tanks which fitted the ship, but the
powder was damaged with the salt water. Mr.
Abbinett has suggested plan to Captain Newton
tor raising the ship, and II IS to be hoped that 1t
will be acted upon, in order to clear the anchorage
ground of the wreck, which is highly necessary.
Messrs.. Abbinett Gather and sony manage their
submarine undertaking very cleverly.
AMBASSADOR FROM THE MING OF DELH1.-lne
Indian correspondent of the Morning Post says =
MIR. George Thompson (who accompanied the
celebrated merchant Dwarkanauth Tajore to India)
is regularly in luck. After speechifying to the
black RAIDS at Calcutta, he was off for Delhi, and
has since been appointed Ambassador from the
King to the Court OF st. James's!-hs personal pay
Is 1000 rupees monthly. He was met five miles
from Delhi by crowd of mobiles with an Indian
phalanx of attendants and followers, and was taken
TO the Begum's (Queen's) palace the Kings pri,
vate elephant richly caparisoned in all the regal
style of Aslatlc splendor, was III attendance for
hum, and the howdah or car gltterlng with jewels
and splendid trappings"
ARRIVAL ExTRAoRDINARY.-We understand that
there are now in Manchester nine veritable North
American Indians, real red denizens of the wilds.
These remarkable strangers are all OF the very n-
tribe of Ojibbeways, whose locality Is In the
north of Lake Huron, in the vicinity of Georgian
Bay, and consequently they born subjects Of her
Majesty Queen Victoria. They consist OF two
chiefs, four warriors, two s9uaws, and one child,
pool by the packet ship England, from New York,
and reached this town yesterday, on their way to
Observation-Disclosures Guardian.
STEAM Tues ON CANALs.-The Birmingham and
Liverpool canal company, which has recently esta-
blished steam vessels for tugging of loaded boats
upon their line, in lieu OF horse power, on Saturday
evening despatched to Liverpool, from the junction
of their canal at Antherley, near this town, train
of sixteen loaded boats, containing aggregate
weight of $50 tons. One small vessel, with engine
OF 10 horse power, tugged the immense train stea-
Oily and safely from its starting place, and other
engines stationed at different parts OF the voy-
age, which was performed In good style through
out.
Since the light sovereigns have been called in, no
less a number than 100000 have been forwarded
from the Branch Bank of England, in Newcastle,
to. the parent bank, London, The loss thus sus-
tanned IN this neghborhood is not less than E4 00C
being 4d. each on the 100000, the charge made by
the Branch Bank of England.
The subscription to compensate Miss Harriet
Martneau for her refusal of government pension
has been closed, and FL ,34S RENTED to that lady
Shocks of earthquakes continued almost daily ir
Ilyria, and it is asserted that similar CONFUSION.
are unprecedented in that region.
Mount Etna was, at the close of October, throw.
ing out volumes of fame
BRrrIsH Iron CoMpANY.-Yesterday the half,
yearly meeting of this company was held at the
London Tavern, Sir G.. Larpent, Bart, in the
chair. From the report of the directors it appeared
that the make OF pig iron at the various works foi
the half year, Is, 73S tons the make and sale
of bars, rails and other manufactured iron, 1852
make, and 10 1853 sales; at Congreve's steel works
there have been made 33 tons Steel and sold IS do
AT Abercrove there had been raised 6290 tons OF
limestone, and sold 1884 tons. SAT the Lion collier
les there had been raised for sale 716S tons of coal
exclusive of the quantity used at the works. The
result OF these operations was balance OF tl3,-
49, Is. Cd. upon the business OF the company, IN
elusive of rents and law expenses.
A seizure of 1000 lbs. of tobacco, concealed in a
large warehouse al the east end of London, was
made on the 18th of November. The parties i'm.
plicated said to be of trade no way connected
with tobacco, and represented as one OF the
first firms IN that city. The principal, and all ms
servants, have been taken into custody.
THE INDIAN MAlIs-Th mails from India
China, &c. due by the Great LIVERPOOL; arrived a
the post office, via Southampton. They were con
tanned in 90 boxes, and the number of letters alone
exceeded $4,000. BY great exertions the Londor
portion Of them delivered in the course of tn,
evening. The newspapers, however, unavodably
remained To be delivered next day. A great mum
Der of letters, washed ashore from the wreck o.
the Memnon, have been received by these mails
most of them have been distributed. Several
however, are so defaced by the sea water to rem
der their delivery impossible,
Lord Meadowbank has retired from the Scotch
bench; the changes consequent on his resignation
are announced in the last London Gazette, of Nov
II. Alexander Wood Esq, one of the Lords o.
Justiciary in Scotland, in the room Of Alexander