The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-12

The packet ship Switzerland, Capt Knight, ar
| rived yesterday morning from Portsmouth. She
sailed thence the 18th ut., giving her Just one
months passage.
There is news of Importance.
The Queen and Prince Albert were at Windsor.
The corn law agitation was still going on through
out England.
Affairs in Spain continued in state of myseri-
BUSINESS. Ministers up to-day; down Tomorrow
Markets were without change.
No news from the continent.
| The London Morning Herald, contradicts, on au-
| thory the statement made by O'Connell at Lin.
| erick, that the Government offered to compromise
with him. Here Is the passage 81
Mr.. O'Connell is reported to have said =
at has been suggested that if consented to aban
don the repeal the prosecutions would be given up or
if convicted the sentence would be enforced
that otter made to said there shall no
cloud and enthusiastic cheering) No not while have
breath will make compromise. tRenewed applause)
While live shall continue TO argue Ireland right TO
| domestic Parliament, and be incarcerated my pen
will enable me to teach my countrymen my sentiments
| (Cheers)"
! If Mr. O'Connell meant in this passage to convey
an insnuationhat any such suggestion or offer had
been made to him, directly indirectly, zoe haze
good reason for declaring that he uttered ciltd
and deliberate untrrah."
LONDON, Dec. l0THE FuSps-The rate of interest con-
tinues low, there is not much for speculation
The cotton manufacturing districts still show considera
bic activity. The woollen trade is not brisk the adj
yanced wages and the advanced price of the material
given check the demand. The effect of the demand
incident to low prices marked by an increased consump
ton of about lbs tea and 900 900 lbs
as compared with the year is The preference we have
ket is, we are sorry to find, about to be lost The
Brazilians say that we must lower the duties Bra
lillian sugar for our own convenience, and there is
therefore, no occasion to grant any privileges
way of equivalent Besides, Belgium and France
Consos rather fiat There is nothing doing in the
English Stock Market Attention has been chiefly direct
ed to the Foreign Market The distraction which reigns
at Madrid and the unwecome that the cash has
came to hand yet to pay the dddends the converted
Stock have occasoned depression Of nearly per
payable the dividend in England will yet arrive in the
course of the month Mexican Bonds have improved
derably as the dispute about dshonourng flag has
been adjusted and efforts being remit cash for
the next dividend The Share Market has become more
ssSe within new days There have been some purcha
BANK OF EsoLAsD.-Quarterly Average of the Weekly
Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England from the
9th day Of September to the 2nd day of December 1919
| both inclusive:-
| Liabilities. Assets
Circulation .fl9l2 900 Securities. . c2O 9o6 OoC
Deposits io,sa4,ooo Bullion. l2a760Oe
Total fao,O65,Ooo Total, Ess 2ol OOc
LONDON Corn EXCHANGE. Dec. 10 More than an ave
rage supply of English wheat has been received up
markets this week, owing to which and the absence
the principal the demand for that article
| inactive, at barely Mondays quotations
Foreign wheat was also dull sale aud the turn lower
Upwards Of I3 ono quarters OF barley have hant
since our last, which produced heavy inquiry, yet thu
rates were not lower.
ARRwALs-English Wheat D TO Barley 1920 Oat
1880 Malt 62s0 qrs Flour 800 sacks Irish Oats 9a
qrs. Foreign Wheat 2,l7O, Oats |, / so qrs.
| ENGLISH Provision MARKET, Dec. 10.-The market ha
been in dull state for bacon and further reduced
have been taken since last wrote still the trade hav,
purchased sparngly prime small descriptions landed hav
been selling at 3Ss to 4 and heavy at 3s to BIS
forward sales Of Waterford &c szeable have beer
made at 36s board for each month into April and 49,
per cwt board for immediate shipment large arrival
at hand, and only moderate consumption go
ing owing to the low price and large supplies of es
meat the quantity imported last week $50 bales
the stock heavier than ii last year at this time Ii
Ireland lower prices have been taken for pigs the sur
ply Of bale and mddes is greater than the demand
can take Off and prices the decline and vary 3s
sos per cwt For Scotch pork the market fiat and 35s
sos per cwt taken for parcels landed being again lowe
iiams however have met with brisk sale at full
ana the supply falls short OF the demand Lard has beer
taken sparngly Waterford bladdered at 49s to 5s keg
3s TO ass and American 2s TO ass per cw In barrelet
PROVISIONS the transactions have been trhing in Beef
Pork large parcels Of Beef their passage from
new iofk: The supplies of Dutch Butter have beer
small but The trade have shown little purchase
kiel 92s to &c. and Friezand gis to g6s per cwt Thu
trade have purchased all descriptions of Irish Butter will
much caution and prices still continue on the decline tb
trade owing to the mildncss OF the weather. taking onl,
ample Tor their immediate wantsThe stock is more thai
Il was last year Of this period quote Carlow LANDED
67s to gas Waterford OBS to 70s Cork 73s Limerick
CTS to 70s and Sligo G5s to 70 per cwt the 10 orr
240O frkns last week.
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