The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
Fifieen Days Laier from Europe.

Fifteen Days Later from Europe.
The Acadia arrived at Boston on Saturday morn.
ing in II days from Liverpool. We copy from Viii
Smiths European Times.
CoMMEaorAL.-The cotton market is in a very de-
pressed state and prices literally fixed by the
buyer and this owing 10 the anxious desire manifest
cd effect sales, many parties having hsd large
stocks, which they lind II announcement 10 hold any
longer, and others having received pressing orders
from the States 10 SELL tue parties sending such Or
ders making allowance for the peculiar state Of
this market
The stock is at present $50 800 bags more than last
year, and the new crop is arriving freely, that
great dimnulion in the stock take place, and con
sequently an improvement In the prices nay be con-
s,dered out Of the question,
The grain markets have been well supplied since
the sailing OF the last packet.
The American provision trade continues to form
an important branch OF commerce, every day adding
TO It's growth We must refer our commercial read
TO the report under this head which COMPRISES
most useful information 10 all who the least nle-
| rested 10 the business The imports of cheese have
been large and the quality Of the article is much ap
proved by the English palate. On the subject Of
American lard, beef and butter, the report, which
may be relied upon presenting the existing state of
the market and The experience of highly respecta-
bic house, will furnish every topic Of interest.
The iron trade is most animated and even at this
usually the dullest of the year, the market il
brisk, with the certainty of its becoming more SO
with the opening Of the year.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts are
| not Of very favorable character still Their. !. a
good business going forward IN the more important
branches Of trade, and workmen are tolerabiy we'll
employed
Freights much in the same state a. at the sau
ing Of the last packet somewhat dull and in the rate,
no alteration.
Ma PoLXs ELEcTIoN-Mr. Folks success bas M,
been favorably received in England. He is a new
man-his name is strange 10 our ears as until re-
Gently, IT was to those OF his own countrymen-and
the English love not new names nor new men, His
success has been mainly secured by the anne xaton
cry-an unpopular cry this side OF the Atlantic AZ
II IS associated with slavery and lis evils. He owes
II to the combined support OF the regulators of tho
North and the planters Of the South-an omnous all
lance. Finally, the distribution of the proceed.
from the sale OF the public lands is not within The
compass of his policy, the holders of the tainted
bonds see no chance of touching their dollars Ne
vertheless, large party-tbe free trade ma rty re-
Joce IN Folks election, because they believe he Will
populaIze the tariff, and place the commerce of the
TWO countries on more liberal and satisfactory basin
If he can.
ExPATRIATED CANADIAHs,-Th packet ship Swift
erand, which sailed on Friday las, for New York
took out upwards of thirty persons concerned in the
Canadian riots of four years back, who had been
transported 10 New South Wales, they having. after
undergoing portion of the punishment, received an
amnesty from The crown
The French Chambers to meet on the 9th
instant, and the British Parliament on the 4tb of
February.
Mr. O'Connell entered Tralee on Monday. where
he was met by an enormous concourse of neonle
and from the window Of house addressed 60 600
people. The speech, however, possesses very little
interest.
Mr.. Washington Irving, Charge d'Affaires of the
United States at the Court of Spain arrived at Ror
deaux on the 18th on his way to Madrid
The Rev. Sydney Smith, who has been ,eriopsIv
Ill for some time, is thought to be slowly recovering
GREAT BAsKIsG-HousE RoBsERr-One of the
greatest robberes ever psrpetrated occurred on the
night oil Sunday last, at the London Banking-bouse
oil Messrs Roge d Co. Whether considered with
reference 10 The amount of Property-upu ard of
~4o,ooo-or 10 The manner in which its abstraction
was accomplished, this event stands foreuos in The
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