The New York herald., 1844-10-22
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
FIR ON EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
ST E A MER ACADIA.
Treaty between America and China.
Depression in tho Cotton Market.
ENGLISH TREATYwI BRAZIL
Movements of O'Conneu.

~e>e~eSSS
&C., &c., &c.
The steamer Acadia has at length arrived. She
left Liverpool on the 4h instant, and arrived at
Boston, at about O'Clock on Sunday afternoon
We have London and Liverpool papers to the day
OF sailing.
All her mails destined for the south, came on
by government express, which lett Boston at half
past SIX o'clock on Sunday evening, was detained
two hours at Greenport, and arrived here at half
past seven yesterday morning We, as well as the
whole commercial community, are indebted to
Nathaniel Greene, Esq the Postmaster Of Boston,
for the early receipt of our letters and papers.
The intelligence is of an highly important and
interesting character.
Stocks and Securities were improving in Eng
land Particular American stocks were looked for
by capitalists for investment.
The news from China will be hailed with Joy
throughout the country. We trust that it will
prove true.
no actual decline.
Our relations with Brazil will probably be bene-
fitted by the treaty between that empire and Eng
land.
The Queen and suite returned to London from
her Northern tour, on ths Sd inst.
A new coinage Of half farthings has recently ta-
ken place.
Alderman Gibbs is chosen Lord Mayor of Lon
don.
The rcportis is confirmed that Bohemia will Join
the German Customs Union, by way Of expert
ment, for five years.
The price Of wheat at Mark Lane is now 8Ss to
54s per quarter; and bread has consequently fallen
in price, being from 5Ad to ID the fsu pound loaf
The directors of the East India Company have
conferred upon General Mott, for his services at
Candahar, Ghuznee, and Cabul, an annuity Of
El,OO0
Tartans are becoming fashionable, in conse-
quenee Of the Queens visit to Scotland, and the
pattern being patronised by her Majesty.
The expected military brevet will include lieu
tenant-colones, majors, and captains, of 1885, and
will cause, necessarily, considerable number Of
changes.
Ths Times contradlcts statement in the Rev,H
de Paris, that the Corporation of London have in
vted King Louis PHILIPPE to an entertainment in
the city.
The Bank Of England, at their half yearly meet
ing on the l9th ult, declared dividend of 81 per
cent. 1t was stated at the meeting that the Branch
banks yielded small profit.
hundred, proved prize few days back to the
poor inhabitants at Zetand, who captured them
all, and sold tie carcasses at 81 s.. each.
The marriage Of the Duke d'Aumale with the
daughter Of the Prince de Salermo is positively
agreed upon, and will, it is said, be solemnzed
soon after Louis Phillippe's return from Windsor.
The Paris Globe states that the Commercial
lately concluded with Belgium, because it did not
contain terms sufficiently advantageous for the
Union, particularly as respected the harbor Of Ant
werp.
The treaty entered into between England and
France for giving up offenders that take refuge in
either country, has been carried out in the person
OF Jacques Besset, charged with fraudulent bank
rupcy, Who has been taken into custody in Lon
don, and sent to Paris.
The committee of Spanish American bond. hold
met Friday last, to consider the proposalsre-
ceived by the last packet from the government OF
New Grenada for the adjustment Of the foreign
debt The. further discussion Of the proposals was
adjourned for week.
In a correspondence on the subject of a Life of
Oliver Cromwell, by the late Mr.. Southey, Mr..
Murray, the bookseller, states that at least E9O-
900 have been paid to authors for the copyright
alone Of articles furnished to the Quarterly Review.
The Paiamdse of the present month, contains a
corespcndence between Mr.. Staunton and M. It.
Amant, by which il appears that new chess match
is to take place the 18th inst. at Paris, for the
same stake (El00 a-side) as that played tor last
year.
Van Ambursh's elephant, last week, at Canter-
bury, being annoyed by ,rumpeter in the orches-
ira, suddenly caught him with his trunk and lifted
him up in the air, and then let him fall in the saw
dust. The musician was not hurt.
Marshal Sebastiana has arrived at Milan, "to OBJ
serve (says a letter. the movements OF the Duke de
Bordeaux" This parsonage arrived at Venice on
the 23d ult. He was anxious, il is said, 10 remain
In Switzerland during the autumn, but permission,
from fear of the French government, was refused
t~.su r.. D.. ~. al. L.L.
created new branch Of administration, under the
title Of Ministry Of Grievances, the object Of which
IS to pay special attention to such complaints as
the citizens may have to make against ecc!eslastl-
cal, administrative, and judicial functionaries.
The New CoMEr-A comet. which completes
It's revolution round the sun in five years, has just
been discovered. II was first observed by Signor
Vico, ~ the Observatory of the College of Rome,
on the 22t oil August last, and has since been
at the Observatories of Paris, Altoona, and Kensing-
ton.
The Great Britain steamship, our readers will be
pleased TO learn, Is on the eve OF being relieved
from her confinement IN the Bristol dock.
il isaot generally known that valerian will attract
rats and cats, which being brought together, the
iormer are destroyed
NM Wohler and Liebig have discovered new
vegetable acid, which is the product of the action
of dilute sulphuric acid and oxide of manganese
upon narcotne it is called opanic acid
ETn correspondence on the subject of the life of
Oliver Cromwell, by the late Mr. Southey, Mr.
Murray, the bookseller, states that at least E9O-
200 have been paid TO authors fr the copyright
alone of articles furnished to the Quarterly Revie,o
The prize Of twenty guineas offered by the Inst-
tnte of the Fine Arts "for the best essay on the
history, literature, and present state Of the fine
arts in Great Britain, with suggestions for the best
means Of promoting their advancement" has been
awarded to Mr.. George Foggo.
The King Of Prussia has announced his intention
OF giving every hve years prize, consisting OF a
medal, with purse of 1000 gold crowns, tor the
best work on the history Of Germany, in the Ger
man language.
In order TO obtain good subject for engraving,
and TO induce the production of superior work OF
art, the committee OF the London Art Union Offer
the sum OF &500 for an original picture illustrative
oil British history