, 1843-02-18
Arrival of the Caledonia.

Arrival of the Caledonia. p,
The steamer Caledonia arrived at
Boston at seven O'Clock on the 25ih
ult. She left Liverpool on the 4th
ult.. and has been delayed by head
winds and heavy seas. After she had
been TO sea sixteen days, she had on
ly made about halt the voyage. She
encountered very severe weather at
sea, and even in the channel the gale
WAS SO luiious that captain Lott was
unable 10 land his pilot, and he conse-
quentiy brought him 10 Boston. Tie
Caledonia brought $s5lG,227 in specie.
Parliament IS summoned TO meet
on The SECOND day Of February. Sir
Robert Peel. it is expected, will intro
duce a salu,ary and wholesale ~alicra-
ton Of the restrictions by which trade
is iet,ered. With charac.% eristic cuu-
ton, he has carefully Sustained from
d~'vulging a HAT Of MS purpose or his
plans. The opening of the session is
most anxious ~ awaited. Business
had greatiy improved.
There can be no doubt, from the
general lone OF the British. press, that
the ucc of the British arms in Chi
ma and Afighanisian, had ten1edgreat-
" to strengthen the present conserv-
alive administration.
A dreadful accident occurred in the
Galway Catholic Chapel on TIE 95th
Dec. An immense concourse of PEG.
pie had assembled at early mass.
/ when some gave tie alarm that tine
gallery was giving way, which, i, ap-
pears. was not so; but the rash was
great. that numerous persons were
,rampled upon and severely bruised,
and, it is stated, that iweatv-eish,
were killed.
Several smart shocks Of an earth.
quake had been felt in the southern
part Of Walks. and in Cornwall.
Death had been very busy with
British Alm:rals. Admiral Sir John
Lcngfoid, who served under Rodney,
died on the 22i Dec, in his 36tlI
gear; ami Vice-Admiral Evans. vice.
admiral Of the red, recently exEiceJ
IN Cork.
There was IN eruption Of VI ount
Etna on the o3,h OF November, ana
letters from Ca,ania, OF the SOB, des
cribe the volcano to be in full ef,iptio.
emitting enormous masses Of lava
and showing every prospect OF 4 flow
Of liquid lava, 10 the destruction o
all around.
Turin, IL Savoy. has been almost
reduced TO ashes. Sixty houses have
been burnt down, leavIn; 100 fnni
lies without shelter or bread. The
church is also much d~arnaged.
The plague WIS making lis ravage.
/. in Lower Egypt, at the last accounts
: and the mortality among the cattle
which ut one time vas thought to bt
subsiding, was ag"in on the increase.
The message of President Tyle
at the opening of Congress was reac
in England with great interest, AM
had been the subject of much com
men, ! n the newspapers.-They ap
pear to find great fault with him to
not urging upon Congress the neces
sity OF paying the State debts.
Austria AND THE UNITED STATES
There is every reason to believe tina
a commercial treaty will shortly b,
concluded between the Austrian Gov
erntnent and the United States o
North America.
Liverpool, Jan. 9.
trad,
in American provisions being yet
new one, the retrospect of the pas
year affords no sure data on which I,
offer an opinion as 10 future pros
!, poets -.,a sra.
Since the 2nd ult., the demand 70
Beef and Pork has been very limited
and the quotations mly be considere,
nearly nominal. Some new State
Beef in tlerces was taken on arriva
at a high figure. The stock in bon,
al this date consists of 1853 barrel
Beef, and 1912 barrels of Pork.
Dry Hams are inquired for. We
are difficult to sell, and there is room
for great improvement in the mode @
curing this article.
Fine cheese is in lair request, bu
the mlddling and low qualities ar