The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-03

HALF A MONTH LATER
FIR q M u EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
CALEDONIA AT BOSTON.
DECLINE IN COTTON.
Important Commercial News.
AFFAIRS In MOROCCO
RIOTS IN GERMANY.
&c. &c. &c.

The Caledonia was telegraphed at Boston on
Thursday morning at half past 10, and arrived al
the wharf at about IL o'clock. She left Liverpool
on the afternoon of the 10Th, and has made the
passage in less than Is days.
Cotton had declined one. eighth.
The new charter of the Bank OF England will be
in full operation in the course of few weeks from
the present time. The part of the bill which most
engages the attention in the monetary circles is,
that more than seven millions of Bank of England
notes are to be cancelled on or before SO early
ime as the 10 h day Of October.
The packet ships reached Liverpool as follows
the Southeraer, United States, and England, on
the 9th; the Rochester, lllh the Garrick, 18th
The Acadia arrived out on the 18th, in l2A DAYS
from Boston.
The business in Parliament during the past fort
night has displayed no particular interest, and the
foreign and domestic intelligence has been unusual
ly dull The arguments on the "wrt of error"
are terminated, and the result must be shortly
known.
The opening Of letters at the Post Office, under
the warrants Of the Secretary Of State, is still the
leading topic Of the day. The subject has again
been discussed in both Houses Of Parliament, on
the motions of Lord Radnor and Mr.. T. Dur
combe, for the appointment Of select committees
to inquire into the facts.
The journals have supplied us with more specu-
atons than facts relating to the increase Of incen
diary fires, the instruments OF which are at present
mysteriously concealed; but the subject is now as
Stunning that decidedly important and pressing cha
racter which will prevent it remaining much
longer in sfatu quo.
In the Commons, the Railway Bill, introduced
by Mr.. Gladstone, as the representative Of Govern
ment, has consumed most time, and excited most
attentions this bill is intended to certain extent,
TO place the superintendence OF railways in the
hands of Government
Letters from Athens, OF the 18th, say that
great deal Of agitation prevails among the people OF
Athens, and that cries heard in the Streets OF
"dowa with the Minister'S"
There has been decrease in the revenue of Eng
land in the quarter ending July 5.
Money was abundant in England.
Eleven bodies have been recovered from the
Manchester.
The subject OF the slave trade had been brought
before the House Of Commons by Lord Palmersion.
The House of Lords had not come to any resul:
on the State Pr soners' Trial. Mr.. O'Connell has
no hopes that the appeal will be successful
the English crors, on the whole, look well.
Wheat has already been cut in Devonshire.
Mr. O'Connell is employing himself in prison by
debating a work, called "My Life and Times,'
Mr.. O'Neill Daunt acting as his amanuenss.
1t is estimated that the O'Conne tribute this
yedf will reach 100000.
The present military force in Ireland amounts to
$4,000 men, independent Of enrolled Chelsea out
pensioners and armed police.
The Iron TRADE.-As an instance of the in.
creaslng briskness ct the above trade, We may
mention that the shipping agent at Newport OF
week received, by post, advices OF chatter parties,
for cargoes to be shipped, amounting to 5000 tons
Of railway iron. The rails are chiefly for Charles.
ton, 5. 6.
A correspondent OF the Dublin Pilot says, "The
Government has spies in every Catholic chapel in
the country. The police have been ordered 10 re-
port every thing said by the priests about repeal.
Several Of the police have been dismissed for re-
fusing TO become spies and informers"
BIRMINGHAM ELEcTloN.-An election Of men,
Der Of Parliament for Birmingham, in place, Of Mr.
Scholefied, who died on the 4th inst, took place
Saturday last the 18th The candidates were
Mr.. Scolefeld, the late members son, Mr. Joseph
Surge, and Mr.. Spooner, the latter gentleman being
frage advocate, and MIR Scolefeld, wing, and
supporter OF the Anti-Corn Law League. Mr.
Spooner was elected by majority OF 800 votes;
the numbers belng-Spooner, 2,U95; Scolefield,
l,735, Surge, 3l6
Thomas Parr GiImour, a near relative Of the
husband OF the famous Mrs Giimour, AMI himself
a very notorious individual, has been found guilty
at Edinburgh Of assuming TO be a partner of pre-
tended firms at Lelth, and sentenced to one years
imprisonment.
The famous M. Hurter, former President Of the
Protestant consstory of SchaffhauseD, has EN-.
braced Catholicism. HIS abjuration Of Protes-
tantlsm took place with great ceremony at the
chapel OF the Cardinal Orslnl at Rome.
Boston, in Lincolnshire, which recently suffered
severely by fire, has also suffered much the present
season from drought The wells were dried up,
and the poor were for some time unable to obtain
water sufficient for the common purposes of life.
The famous Madame CASTELAR, has engaged
with Rubin at the Italian Opera at st. Peters
burgh, together with the famous Mademolselle
Nlssen, who won 30 much applause at the Paris
Italian Opera.
tor Vienna, yesterday morning, QSth,) by the
steamer Liverpool, to Ostend
The great lucifer match mandatory OF Mr..
Wiiwor,h la Dnck Lane, Westminster, has been
nearly destroyed by fire.
Accounts from Warsaw state that the Emperor
Of Russia has grated permission to still larger
number OF exlied Poles TO return TO their country,
and enter again into the possessionof their proper
ty.
Nearly all the Golfers in the dsaffected districts
have returned to their work, having succeeded in
but few Instances In raising the price OF wages.
That famous ecclesiastical edifice, the York
Minister, which has been closed for long time for
repairs, was re opened with most imposing ceremo-
MES on Sunday the 7sh July.
A serious disturbance occurred at Bristol between
some soldiers lately returned from India, and the
police. several severe injuries were inflicted; one
of the policemen is dangerously, if not MORALLY
wounded.
A fire broke cut in Algiey on the 10th ultimo,
which destroyed property, considerable portion Of
which belonged 10 the Government, to the amount
OF Esq 600.
letter from Florence Of the Goth of June, states
that Prince Jerome Bonaparte has pfeclpately
lett that city, after long occupying one OF the finest
palaces OF Florence, where he formerly held sort
of court. The princes sudden departure is attrl-
buted to financial embarrassment, which it is i'm
possible Tor him to overcome at this moment.
Attic weekly meeting OF the Repeal Association,
on the SIN instant, Mr.. +. Roche, M. p. for Cork,
presided. He declared himself an ardent Repeater,