The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-01-10
Foreign News.
FrOm,lhe Crescent City Express.
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
The steamship Acadia arrived at Boston
on Saturday, the 2lst instant. We have
dales BY her to the 4th inst, inclusive, from
Liverpool. We extract the following par
ticuars from the New York Herald Extra:
Mr.. O'ConneIl entered Tralee, on Mon
day, where he was met by an enormous con-
course of people, and from the window of
louise addressed 10000 people. The speech,
However, possesses very little interest.
The cotton market is in very depressed
state, and the prices are literally fixed by the
purchaser. This is owing to the anxious de-
sre manifested to effect sales.
The colonial and general produce markets
have become steady, and are likely to be
favorably influenced by the comparatively
easy state of the money market.
The American provision trade continues
to form an important branch of commerce.
though the United States and Canadian -four
has hardly supported previous rates.
The amiable and benevolent Princess,
Sophia Matilda, died at her mansion on Black
heath, on the I'd inst. in the I'D year Of her
age.
The British Cabinet, il is SAID, contem-
plates complete change in the government
Of India, which will extinguish the political
power Of the East India directors.
The French Chambers were to meet on
the 26th inst. and the British Parliament on
the 4lh of February.
The account from Spain informs US that
Martin Zurbano, the old guerilla chief, had
placed himself at the head of an insurrec-
tiOnary movement in CASTLE.
The election Of Mr.. Polk, as President of
the United States, caused much surprise in
England, and elsewhere.
+ A daring act of piracy was committed in
the very midst of the shipping in the port oil
Gibraltar, on the night Of the 5th cltimo.
Letters from Alexandra, of the goth, state
that the Pacha is likely TO prove refractory
in regard to the proposed railroad across the
Desert.
A Paris paper alleges that the Progessist;
conspiracy originated in that city, amongst
body of gentlemen who had been instrumen
tai in the expulsion of Espafero from Spain
An agitation is in progress for the repea
of the malt duties, but it is considered no
at all likely to be successful. The advocate:
OF reduction of the duties on tea and sugar
the abolition of the impest on cotton wool
and the partial removal Of the income tax
are more sanguine in their expectations. A
a meeting of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers
held last Thursday, it wss determined that ;
, memorial should be presented to the Lord,
OF the Treasury, praying for the abolition o
the duty on cotton wool.
The British Parliament is TO meet $50
the despatch of business" on ''divers urgent
and important affairs'' on the 4th of Februa
ry next, and various specuations are aAoa
as 10 the course likely to be pursued BY the
ministers; seeing that they will have an a
valuable surplus-a thing unknown of late
years-in the hands of the Chancellor Of tht
Exchequer.
Accounts from ST. Petersburg speak of
commercial treaty for which negotiations ar,
on foot between Russia and England. Thes
negotiations are said to be in very advan
ced state, so shat the conclusion of the treat
J may be shortly expected There are onl
= some differences on few points, which,
is thought, will be soon adjusted.
u From Winners News Letter.
: Never, perhaps, in the history of this coun
try, can we point to a period when the gen
- GRAZ uduS Ol tHo kluSuOu was III u1OT
e hourshing condition In the cotton branc
J, most of our spinners and manufacturers ar
If full Of orders for months TO come, and at
It season when trade has, heretofore, been ex
y ceedingly fat. The employment for tn
: working classes arising out Of this happy stat
of things disPeIs all fears Of suffering for tn
g approaching winter.
IS IRELAND.
The OiConnell tribute has been as larg
:, this year as if his admirers had never befor
II given him penny, and IS expected to reac
o The sum Of ESQ 900. Dublin raised "
n wards of $4,000, Cork ES00, Waterfor
, 4OOI., Limerick 3l9t., Belfast 200l. Lor
donderry 63I., and SO on throughout lh
principal cities and towns Of the kingdom, i
proportion. The Liberator has just emerge
= from Derynane Abbey, which he rents {
). Trinity College, Dublin, and has gone on
e round feasting and frOlicking with bis Iris
IF subjects. Ofany alliance between him & til