Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-03
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From the Charleston Mcreury,

From Ge Charleston MereHry
roRgiGY NEws.-By THE BRITANNIA.
TIE Britannia arrived at Boston on
Wednesday last. in ID days and few
hours-making from Halifax her run IN
So hours, tho shortest Oh :eccrd.
The commercial intelligence is, on The
whole, encouraging though the news re-
ceived there by the Great Western, winch
reached Liverpool on the Isl April, of the
heavy receipts Of the last crap, az the DIFF
lerent commercial points in this country,
caused decline 10 the old rates in Cotton
which for fortnight before had enjoyed a
buoyan, market and rising prices. Wilmer
& Smiths Times Of the 4lh April says !:
..Business during tho last fortnight has
seusibly improved. The Cotton market
has been extremely buoyauI, with inProv-
ing prices. The sales for the week eud-
ing A st March were $4,000 bass-nearly
l0, 900 per day. On Saturday, however,
tho demand sensibly decreased, in consc-
quencc of .Shc accounts brought by the
Great Western respecting the prolific mag
niiude Of The last crop. On that day and
Yesterday, Monday The sales were about
5000 bags collectively. prices having re-
ceded nearly. an eighth Of a lar'hiug per
pound. 4 better feeling. however. per-
vades the manufacturing and the COM
merciai classes than has been afparcnt
for long time. Anopinion is prevalent
that our dark night Of embarrassment will
be succeeded by a fnc dawn aud u bril-
liant noon-day." =. =.
Trade in The English Manufacturing
districts had great by improved.
The Custom duties ut Liverpool for two
,ays in the las, week befnre the britannia
sailed, amounted 10 $4,000 dollars.
in the House Of Ccnm6as, April S,
Sir X. Peel stated in reply TO a question
from Lord J. Russell, that he had received
dispatches from Mr.. Fox with copy of
The Presidents Message and the cnmmuni-
cation OF Dir. Webster, and that he would
lay them before The House. The Govern
men, lad not given any instructions TO
Lord h,hburton that modified Lord Aher-
deems despatch Of Deccmher. lssl-by
its principles they were dc,erminea 10 ad-
here.
The reply Of Mr. Everett. our Minister,
10 the dcpulation which waited on him
with q memorial of .he holders Of state
stocks, is published aud very much admir-
cd by the EnSlisi, papers. Dir. +. cx-
presses The confident belief that every state
will in the cnd fully redeem, its obiisa-
,ious.
Commodore Porter. the United States
Minister al Conslautinoplc, died there on
the. I'd slurch.
9'he Britannia brought CT passengers
liom Liverpool 10 Na!iinx aud l'osoc, aud
I5 from, Hnlifas.
Mr.. fea,herstonhausli cane passenger
in The steamer.
The Presidents Message on the Ash
burton treaty aud the closing of Congress
was received BY the Grea, Western: The
Message created ,n:uo excitement. ard
The LonlOu times handles il, without
gloves.
The Thames Tunnel was t7'cnsd on
Saturday the 2j,h ul,. Il In. cost nearly
three quarter Of r,iIisn sterling.
The rew steamer "HibcInia" il advcr-
Used lu leave Liverpool on the i9lh
The lessee OF Covcn, Garden Then,re
hashrough, ar action against The ccIebra.
ted Fnony Elis!cr, fur not fulfilling her
engagement. Damages are laid al $3GOD.