The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-20
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
FL o M Il U e q p E
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
BRITANNIA, AT BOSTON.
Large Sale and Slight Improvement
In the Cotton Market.
ADVANCE In AMERICAN SECURITIES.
Increase Demand for American
PROVISIONS,
Activity in the Manufacturing Districts.

BY the arrival of the steamship Britannia, Capt
Hewett at Boston, from Liverpool, we have advices
fifteen days later from all parti OF Europe.
The news is of very little interest.
The propagation of Parliament, it is confidently
expected will take place about the middle of August
af YER which the Queen and Prince Albert will leave
for Germany.
The Madrid Gazette publishes despatch, an
nouncing the capture of Cabrera the famous Carlisi
General, by the French authorities. He was taken
on board fishing smack near Leocate
The Paris National states that M. Guzot had had
a new attack of illness, which caused some alarm to
his friends.
The United Service Gazette states, that in conse-
quence of the massacre of the crew the Wasp, on
the coast of Africa, it has been determined to give
no quarter to savers offering the slightest resist
ance.
The person lately arrested in New York under the
Ashburton treaty, arrived in the Great Western, in
charge Of an officer.
The Journal des Debates contains account of the
Russian Count Apraxin, his wife and children, be-
ing burned in vengeance by their Infatuated serfs.
He treated his murderers il is said with unheard OF
cruelty and the terrible retaliation is therefore the
less surprising.
The German booksellers talk of opening establish
ments in the United States, to protect themselves
against what they consider the literary piracies
which exist there.
The Earl Of Winchilsea and Nottingham has adj
dressed letter TO the Protestans of Great Britain,
calling upon them to establish nation clubs for the
support of Protestant principles in every county and
borough of the kingdom.
Mr. Bental member of the London Stock Ex-
change, whose liabilities amount to 10000, has
failed.
Fraudulent bills of exchange are, according to the
Bankers Magazine, in extensive circulation.
The dinner to Mr.. O'Connell, in Galway, has
been fixed for the 2sth of July next. The Wexford
Repeal demonstration will take place about the
same time
On Saturday last, the Ojibbbeway ndians, now
sojourning in the metropolis, paid a visit to Guys
Hospital, to view the grave of of their chiefs,
who died of small pox in that institution about thir-
teen years ago.
THE NEW AMERICAN CoNsUL.-Ceneral Arm
strong, the new American Consul, arrived in Liver
pool on the 18th utimo, by the Great Western. IN
happily, the American Consuls of this port during
the last dozen years have been SO numerous and
their term of Office brief, that just as they were
has been cut short by missive from home Such a
system neither does justice to the individual nor to
the Government which appoints him. Let us hope
that the new Consul will be permitted to enjoy his
honors during, at least, the Presidential term.
COLONEL ToDp.-We have the pleasure of stating
that the American Minister at ST Petersburg, SO de-
servedly popular in the Russian capital has been ap
pointed a member of the Imperial Agricultural So
hop bafo r..
reigner
Western arrived here on the morning of the 9th
utmo, bringing American papers to the 18th; and
the Cambria arrived here also in the afternoon of
the day, bringing papers to the l6th four days
later, The voyage OF the Cambria is the shortest on
record-ten days sixteen hours including her run
ming into Halifax, to land her mails and passengers
The news by both these arrivals reached London on
the 9th, through private expresses
THE New YORK PACKET SHIps.-Since our last
publication two New York packet ships have arrived
from that city at this port, supplying the European
market with later intelligence from the western he
misphere-the Cambridge. Captain Barstow and the
Patrick Henry, Captain Deano. To both of these
able and intelligent gentlemen our thanks aretender-
ed, Tor their prompt and polite attention to us on
boarding their ships tor our newspapers-the early
delivery OF which enabled our private express to
reach London in the short space of six hours from
leaving Liverpool The papers by the Cambridge,
giving an account of the destructive fire at Quebec
London.
most intense interest.
CoMMERcIAL-The state of the weather COM
mands at the present moment, much attention. The
temperature, during the last few days. has not been
so high as when the last packet sailed. There has
been good deal of rain, accompanied by piercing
winds, succeeded by occasional heat and sunshine
But the general character Of the weather has been
favorable to the crops, and wheat is now in ear in
the southern parts OF the kingdom. The next six
weeks will decide the fate of the coming harvest
and, during that period, the fate of the agricunris
not less than the politician will be influenced by the
weather. Any decided opinion on the result would
of course, be premature; but this may be said-an
admitted fact on all hands-that the next bad har-
vest will seal the tate of the Corn laws The hum
Der OF England is not few who would submit to The
inconvenience and loss Of bad harvest for the sake
of cancelllng the prohibitions on the free importa-
ton of grain. The struggle between the landed and
the commercial classes on this point has been mark
cd with much ferceness during the last hafdozen
years, but it is now drawing to close and victory
assuredly points in the direction of ships colonies
and commerce.
An importation Of 100 ticrces of save.grown SUI
gar, the produce OF the Island of Cuba, offered
FOR sale yesterday by Messrs. Priesy Griffith and
Cox, brokers, There was a considerable attend
ance The sugar was divided into lois OF tlerces
each, and consisted of several different qualities
Inc oilers Tor the first lot OF two terces commenced
at lSs per cwt In bond, and for some time nothing
higher was bid, although II was stated that similar
sugar IN London was selling at 24s 3D. The next
offer was lis 80, beyond which there was an evident
W 20, anu consequently the whole
Withdrawn. 1t was understood that sales would
have been effected at from 2ls to 24s The with
drawa was the result OF the uncertainty which hung
over the ministerial views respecting the admission
of Cubean sugar.
The ron trade is somewhat unsettled but fair rates
are demanded and maintained. large failure has
taken place IN this town during the week. and ru-
mour, with her hundred tongues, is making free with
the names Of others. In such business, where the
speculation has been enormous, it is impossible to
say what day may bring forth.
PARiiAMENrARY.-Symp Of the session draw
ing TO "A close observable in the withdrawal ot a
number OF bills. There is no parliamentary session
10 which the memory OF man extendeth, where la
Dor OF more severe and continuous kind has been
cxacted from. the representatives of the people and
the royal speech which dislnlsses them 10 their
respective districts, will be addressed to weary