The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-27
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA.
NINETEEN DAYS LATER
FROM EU ROPE.

sna,r-pmuortn mt Movements OF the Anti
Corn-Iaw Lea0ue-The Great Fight be-
tween the Giant and Upton SIasher-The
Giant victorious-Trenty with Austria
French steam Ships-state OF the Mar
kets-A6airs I'm Europe.
The Caledonia arrived at Boston yesterday about
TAM She was greatly retarded by head Winds
but sustained no particular injury.
The Columbia arrived at Liverpool on the
10Th ult.
The Liverpool Mercury, of the SOth inst, states
the Money Market is easy and abundant but little
doing in the Corn Market. The demand for cetion
had increased, and the advance on American cotton
had been maintained.
Although business has greatly improved, yet gene
rally there is very great want of confidence arts
ing from the continued failures connected with the
Corn Trade, among which we must notice Messrs
Fernandez and Son, Swallow and Son. and Dunn
and Son, all of Wakefield, and Tor heavy amounts
while the break down of the Yorkshire Agriculm
raj Bank which having expended all Its capital, now
comes on the shareholders for deficit of flOO,0OO
is not at all calculated to improve commercial af
fairs, bat on the whole, the prospects for the new
year encouraging
The country has been agitated in various districts
by the Repealers of the Corn Law. The demon.
the sneering indifference with which it has been
treated more formidable than their antagonists are
willing to allow. 1t is certain that further altera-
ton in the Corn Laws is projected. The only dis
! pute now maintained Is, not whether there will be
change at all, but what the nature Of that change
will be.
Parliament is su nmoned to meet on the second
day of February. Sir Robert Peel, it is expected,
will introduce salutary and wholesome alteration
OF the restrictions by which trade is ferered. With
Characteristic caution he has carefully abstaned
from divulglng hint of his purpose or his plans
The opening of the Session is most anxiously await
ed.
The ship Scotland, (Robinson, late master ~ which
sailed from Liverpool on the 9Th ult for New York,
had put back-with captain, second mate, two men
and boy washed overheard, decks swept, loss of
sails, and leaky.
There another destructive fire at Liverpool,
on the 18th ultimo. Loss Of property was estimated
at 100000 to flOO.OO0
The accouchment of the Queen, who s again
erciente will not take place, it is expec I before
May.
There vas an eruption at Mount Etna on the 18th
November last.
The English papers are chiefly filled with local
Matters end specuations the trade with China
More than usual harmony seemed to exist among
the European cabinets.
Several smart shocks of an earthquake had been
tell in the southern part of Wales and in Cornwall.
The British ship Formidable, which went ashore
near Barcelona, mad proved almost total loss
Sill further seizures of contraband tobacco and
other goods had been made at Huddersfeld.
= There can be no doubt, from the general tone of
the British press that the OF the British arms
in China and Afghanistan has tended greatly 10
strengthen the present conservative administration
The celebrated bankruptcy case of Lord Hunting
tower had been decided to be fraudulent but what
10 do with his lordship had not been decided The
examination of the case involved some extraordi-
nary financial disclosures
A captured SLAYER from Mozambique and Pernam
buco had been brought into the Tagus.
BY advlces to the 18th ut. it appears that the
adjustment of the tariff question is daily expected
Lord Hill, the Commander in Chief OF the Army,
died at his seat in Shropshire, in the 10th year Of
his age. His nephew, Sir Rowland Hill, succeeds
20 the title.
The Great Western steamer, it is said has been
purchased by Mehemet ALI, who intends 10 convert
her into steam rgate. tbs fortunate for the Bri-
fish Directory, that they have at last found pur-
chaser tor property which at one time appeared
unsaleable. This statement has since been contra
dicied. She has not yet been sold, but leaves for
New York the 10Th OF next month, as advertised
II was rumored in Liverpool, that the agents OF
the Belgian Government have visiteu, or are about
to Wit, Bristol, for the purpose Of examining the
Great Western steamship. Whether that govern
has intention TO buy her we know not.
An "emeute" occurred at Boulogne on the 9Th
mob OF the inhabitants followed naval officer
through the streets, and would probable have killed
him had he not been rescued by the police. The
cause Of this popular outbreak against him was some
cruelty said to have been practced upon sailor un
der his command.
The plague making its ravages in Lower
Egypt at the last accounts and the mortality
among cattle, which at one time was thought to be
subsidng, was again the increase.
The British papers continue TO be rather severe
American pork We suspect the reason is that they
don't get enough of it.
A fire occurred on the l4th ult in lodging house.
Goodman's Fields, London, kept by soap-boiler
named Cook. There were twenty five dodgers, and
out OF that number eight were burned TO DEATH
Amongs the sufferers poor widow, named
Holland and three fher daughters, fourth daugh
ter having escaped by jumping from the attic wia-
dow her scull was fractured but she is recovering
The o her sufferers children between the ages
of seven and four--two boys and two girls
The "John Bull" states, positively, that there are
now building, at Blackwell, five large steam frigates
for the Russian Government, which are intended for
slie war against the Circassans
Accounts from St. Peiersburgh state that several
Polish regiments, engaged in the war against the
Circassians, passed with their arms and bag
gage to the enemy and fought against the Russians
Ills said they committed dreadful havoc on the lat
ter, and that their vengeance terrible
Mr. Dunn, great corn factor, at Wakefield, is
= amongst the victims to the sliding scale. He has
failed in 81, 500, 600
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