Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-02-24
LATEST Il D EnRnpE.

By The arrival at New York on The packet
ahiJ Monlezu1na, Capt. Lowber, we have
London dates 10 tho 9th January, five dEya
later than previously received
~ this Intelligence it would seem that
the Cotton market al liverpool continued
firm, with an upward tendency. Money was
abundant, commercial afiirs prosperous. tie
revenue on the increase, and The general
business Of tbe country ina healthy condition.
Great excitement exists In Ireland, and
vast preparations are making 10 convict
O'Connell, and forever put doan the repeal
sgitation.-UConn is IN high spiritt9 and
. are his friends.
The revenue of the kingdom Of great Brit.
ain had increased G725,G70 for the Quarter
ending January 8, 1S44-C552,s7U Of which
was from Cugtoms, The total increase for
thu year ending January 9Th, 1914, was
G5, 712,07s.
A farther addition 10 the royal family 10 tx
pected in the course Of a few months. The
Queen has recently been upset in her carrt-
age. but no damage done.
THE Marquis Of Westminster, the wealth.
lest poblemau il Great Britain, has joined the
Corn Law League.
The rumor thai T.ofd de Grey was about
to be recalled from the Lord Lieutenaucy
Of Ireland, is contradicted on authority.
Mrs. Watson, mother Of the late celebrated
Methodist preacher, Richard Watson expired
at Nottingham on the 3Ist of Deceniber in
her ooh year.
The Duke Of Bordeauxj after taking a tonr
through the principle manufacturing districts.
the principality Of Wales, and the chief towns
in the west, has taken up bis residence, pfo-
Tam, ~ Dps~EfdvY vphicb I.iIt ba tnr 4t,1F,
usually gaythis winter.
The average amount of bullion in the Bank
Of England from October 9Th TO December
f~l0,O98,000; deposites, eli ,7J1,000 secur-
tiles, G2IO57, 600
Wheat has advanced in England from l to
ID. per busbel.
Howqua, the great Hong merchant, is dead.
This is 4 serious loss to observation-disclosures
left a fortune Of Sl5,000,000-Lin. the ceIe-
brated Chief Commissioner, il also dead.
The Hon. Mr.. Gushing had left Bombay for
Canton.
The news from India is interesting.
The accounts from the Sinde are melancholy
from the extraordinary sickness prevalent
amongst the troops. Out Of an ARMY of about
10000 men, about ene.third was in the hospi-
tai.
The state of trade at Canton was not aatis.
factory, owing to the tricks Of the Hong mer-
chants, and tielf'adherents; the Iinguists. The
state Of trade along the coast is said to be sat-
isfactJff,
According to accounts from Bombay, dated
the 1st December, British troops we're moving
IN various directions towards the Puniaub,
where a crisis was speedily anticipated.
The British treaty with China is fully and
finally ratified. 1t provides, il 10 said, for the
opening Of the trade Of the Empire 10 all for
eigh ftations on terms and conditions similar
to those guaranteed to England. The Amer
lean and French Ministers who went out 70
s~tipulafe for special national commercial priv
ileges will, therefore, have a sinecure in the
mission
From Spain there are no additional accougts.
The Propagation, consequent upon the adjourn
nent of the C6rtes, was monentarily expec-
ted.
From France there are only the details Of
the reception on the new yea by the King, Of
which we have had the details before.
We see little else than the foregoing in the
foreign news which in detail would be of in,
jerest in this latitude. The jury TO try o..
Cornell and the other alleged seditionisiF
has been chosen. The Reporters cry out
against it as a packed jury, the party acting
for the Crown having managed to exclade
from the PANEL all Catholics and Liberals.
The repeal question presents no new feature
and the sans may be said Of the anti-cornl lu
movement. !.
mrs. H. -