The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-22

state Trials In Ircland---Their Post
ponemcnt--Arrival of tho Overland Mail
achievements OF Victorfa-Advance In Cot
ton-Csreat Rise An American stocks-An-
other Crisis in spain-Bcv. Sidney Smith
and the Price OF POtatOes-McxicO and
EnsIand-Anairs In all parts OF Europe
and Asia.
The Hibemia, with her usual speed, reached
Boston at half-past seven O'Clock on Wednesday
morning. She has brought papers from London
and Liverpool to the 9Th lnst
The news is not important
Cotton is up an eighth.
The Hibernia has brought $50 900 in specie.
The Acadia was passed by the Hibernia on Mon
day, sixty miles from Halifax
American stocks have all advanced.
Sir Sydney Smith has sold out his Pennsylvania
stock at loss of 40 per cent.
The United States frigate Brandywine was at
Bombay, waiting for the arrival Of the American
Ambassador to China
The State Trials have been adjourned until the
18th of January, and O'Connel, weary of agitation
has retired for while to Derrynane.
The French Chambers are to meet on the 9th
inst The country is by no means in a satisfactory
state. The Count de Paris, presumptive heir to the
throne, is, it is sad sicky child-at all events
he has been seriously ill of late.
Prince Polignac, who recently presented himself
in Paris, has been ordered to leave it summarily.
Other circumstances have conspired to render the
French funds very feverish of late.
1t was currently reported in London, that
the differences between Great Britain and
Mexico, arising out of the alleged insult to the
English flag by Santa Anna, had been satisfactorily
arranged between Lord Aberdeen and the repre-
sentative of Mexico at the Court of st. James.
The steamship Britannia, Captain Hewitt (which
sailed from Boston the l6th and from Halifax
on the 10Th ult, arrived at Liverpool Both ult hav
ing made the run from Halifax in ten days.
The Hottinguer, hence, arrived at Liverpool on
the 5th inst
The Salisbury election is over. MIR. Campbell
has been returned by majority OF AZ over the free
trade candidate. Mr.. Bouverie.
The Hampshire Advertiser mentions rumors to
the effect that her Majesty is deeply involved in
debt, and that an application TO Parliament may be
necessary.
The usual monthly meeting of the League took
place onThursday at Covent Garden Theatre There
was an immense attendance. The principal speakers
were Golden and Bright. The former treated the
abandonment of the sliding scale certain-as
thing resolved upon. On this head he spoke conf
IDENTIFY. He then applied himself to the question
of a fixed duty, and repeated most of the well
known arguments against that proposition. The
belief is every day extending that the next session
will small fixed duty substituted for the Sill
ding scale, by which the importation of corn and
hcur. direct from the United States, will become
feature in the trade Of the two countries. Such
measure, far as the United States are concerned
VIII seriously interfere with the operation of the
act for the Importation of the same description of
produce through CANADIAN fact, it will give it the
quietus. The last English tariff has produced a
duty agricultural produce would at once give ex-
stence to an immense traffic in bread stuffs.
The only places of worship in Hong Kong are
catholic church aud an American meeting hours
The advices from Constantinople to the beginning
of November, state that the Porte begins to enter
tains serious apprehenslons as to the result of the
late movement HI Greece.
The difficulties between France and Tunis had
assumed still serious character at the last
counts. Gen. Random, with 1900 troops, was still
encamped on the frontiers of the Regency.
The French coonists in Agiers have returned to
France in great numbers, disguised and dishearten-
ed with the system of colonization adopted by the
government.
Wales continuesmore tranquil There have been
a few more Rebecca riots in Radnorshre but the
military and rural police are too strong for the
rioters.
The conduct of,he Governor of the Isle Of Bour-
bon and st. Paul, was severely censured by por-
uon of the British press.
The latest accounts from the Cape ofGood Hope,
represent the Cafre frontier in state OF great
excitement and alarm, on account of the continued
hostihties and inroads of the natives
The inhabitants Of Messlna were IN constant state
of alarm, at the last accounts, from the repeated
shocks Of earthquakes Mount Etna was in a state
OF unusual comInotlon.
A grand dinner took place at the Palace of st.
Cloud on Saturday, on the occasion OF the thirty
fourth anniversary of their Majesties' marriage.
NJ. Dupin, senr, the father of the celebrated de-
putty and advocate of that name, died recently, at
avery advanced age.
The Monitsw publishes the official royal ordi-
nance convoking the Chambers on the 9th OF De-
cember.
La Siede asserts that the government has aban-
doned its intention TO ask OF the Chambers "do-
nation" for the Duke de Nemours
Accounts from Rome announce the death OF
Cardinal Pedicn Dean Of the Sacred College OF
Rome, aged a. He was raised to the purple in
1923.
1t will give some idea of the loss sustained by the
holders OF the shares Of the nted states Bank when
we state, that 100 shares which sold on Saturday
in London for ESQ., originally cost the holder
f22,0o
II is decided by the Postmaster General of Great
Britain, that newspaper stamp Will not frank a
magazine, or any similar publication but that the
privilege OF these stamps If confined exclusively to
newspapers.
Commercial men who have Just visited the large
manufacturing towns in the northern and midland
counties report a state Of activity such as has not
been seen IN them for some time. Wages, how.
ever, continue low.
The Patric mentions a report that the Pope is Sc
riousy indisposcd
The health Of the young Prince of Wales j.
still in delicate situation, though his physicians dc
not seem to apprehend any immediate danger.
The birth Of daughter 10 Lady vilers has
made Sir Robert Peel grandfather. There is a
whisper that the Queen viii stand sponser tor the
infant.
NJ Engerran, deputy of the National Convention
the Council Of Five Hundred, and the Corps Lee
gislatif died on the 9th ult at Avranches, in the
93d year Of his age.
The Prince de JoinvI lie is to take a long cruise
in January, in command of a squadron from Tou-