Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-27
FOREIGN NEWS.
Br THE CAMBRIA.

eign News: @
Steamship Cambria, Captain Judkins,
with dates from Liverpool to the 10Th ult.
and Halifax dates to the Sd inst. both in
cluded, anchored off Boston Light on Thurs
day night, 9Th inst. at half past o'clock.
She was Immediately boarded by our agents,
and her news brought to Boston, where it
was received at half past IL o'clock. Ar.
rangements had been made to immediate
ly express the news to this city, but owing
to the raging sleet storm, It was deemed
more prudent to depend upon the Long
Island Railroad. Our express messenger
left BOSTON yesterday in the regular train,
and we this morning give the news excu-
sively.
Among the passengers in the Cambria, is
Professor Morse, the inventor Of the cleo
tro magnetic telegraph, who is the bearer Of
very important dispatches to Government
from the United States Legations in Prussia,
Belgium and England. Mr.. Morse has in
charge the ratified treaty between Bavaria
and the United States, transmitted by Hen.
ry Wheaton, United States Minister at
Berlin; and also the proposed commercial
treaty between Belgium and the United
States. He has also dispatches for the
| Department of State, and the Postmaster
General, From Louis McLane, U. S. Min
lister to England.
Rufus Prime, Esq. of New York, is also
passenger in the Cambria, and bearer Of
dispatches from the United States Lega-
ton in Paris to the Department of State.
The Cambria on wednesday last, boarded
and exchanged papers with Steamship Brit
anna. from Boston, ed inst.) for Liver
pool.
The corn market continues to rise and
the averages to fall. The latter now stand
for the week at las: but the belief is gaining
ground, that before the end OF the year with
The advancing market, corn will be admit
ted at the lowest duty--a shilling per quar-
ter.
The produce markets remain in tolera.
BILE healthy condition.
The cotton market partakes Of the de-
preston into which every description Of
business is for time plunged. There is
very little doing, although, as compared
with the inactivity OF the previous fort
night, the market wore symptoms Of ami
nation.
The American provision trade does not
present much activity.
American wool appears to command
much attention.
Trade in the manufacturing districts is
down.
Steamship Great Britain from New
York, (Oct. esih) arrived at Liverpool, on
the 9TH ult.
Steamship HIberna, from Boston, list ult.
and St. Johns N. F. 9th ult. where she put
| IN Of
on the 18th.
Marshal Soult, Minister Of War, has
resigned. Gen. st. You has been appoint
ed his successor.
Meetings have been held in Ireland, to
take into consideration the state Of the pc.
tato crop of the country, and resolutions
were passed, and submitted TO Sir r. Peel
asking for the opening CT the ports; to stop
the distllation of gram, and the granting
Of loan Of million and half, to supply
their present necessities.
On Tuesday week, the Bank Of England
raised the rate OF discount to eight and a
half per cent; movement which had ten.
dency to arrest all further speculation in
railway stock, and on Thursday last it was
believed that the Bank intended 10 raise
the discount still higher, but the meeting
passed off without any intlmation Of the
kind. The value of money is higher in ev'
cry point of view.
, The cloth markets at Leeds and Hud.
dersfeld are not in such healthy state as
when last reported; few goods are now
changing hands at the latter named place,
but the price OF both goods and wood re-
main steady. The report from Bradford
states that the business transacted there is
but limited; manufacturers are acting with
extreme caution, and reducing the quantity
brought TO market. In the flannel market
, at Rochdale the demand is becoming less
and prices are moving downward. The
Manchester trade is in rather unfavorable
position; prices are much lower, and the
demand exceedingly limited, so that few
sales have lately been effected.
The King of the Belgians has been open
, ing the Chambers in speech which makes
mention OF commercial treaty with the
! Uuited States; but the details Of the treat
5 have not appeared. The state of the pc
( tato crop, and the suffsrings which, it il
' feared, the Belgians will endure in conse.
quence, are to be provided Tor, the King
suggests, by employing the poor on public
, works.
The account from Algeria show that thu
French are still busy making the most am
, pie preparations for the suhjugation OF tn,
inhabitants.
A rumor from Russia, which has obtained
! little credit, states that Nicholas intends tc
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