The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-12-13
ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER
Cam bria.
Is DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

Ihe Royal Mai steamship Cambria, arrived al
Boston Dec. She made the passage in a few hours
over days. English duties to The 18th and 10Th
were brought by the Cambria.
The news by this steamer will disappoint our read
ers order has been issued for the opening of the
ports, and there is now little prospect that any such
order will be issued. 1t is believed in we-nformcd
circles that Government will adopt for
the relief Of Ireland and TINT Parliament will be call
ed together early period for this purpose
The state Of trade in the manufacturing districts re
mains in nearly the same condition us to previous
advices
The Liverpool Cotton market had improved. Pri.
ces have advanced l-sd per pound former quota
tons.
The alarm manifested respecting the failure of the
potato crop in ireland, continues TO be very great.
The Earl Of Veruam died the isrh ult at Cor
hamburg, Herts. Of an affection of the heart. lie
in his Z list year. The Dowager Lady Holland
expired her residence, in South street, London
the I7ih uli She in her 10Th year She was
the daughter and hair Of Richard Vassall of jamaica
On the lth nil lord Hnrtland died, Sokes,own
House, Ireland. On the 4th nit, tho Right Hon,
WIN Dunda- died, at ST Leonard s-on-Sea. lie
the second son of the Lord Chief Baron Of the Ex-
chequer, in Scotland
The CoRN TRApE.-We nbridge the following
of the state Of the Corn trade, from elabo-
article in the Mark Lane Express of the l7th u.
The extreme Lunguor which has characterized the
trade in wheat, for weeks past has nevertheless
continued, and yet there are but slight symptoms
Of renewed activity. To what we last week stated
the probable future range Of prices, have very
little to add The rise may, however, come sooner
than then inclined to expec;-the probabili-
ty of falling of in the supplies of potatoes being
feature we had then scarcely given much attention
its Importance unques,ionaby deserved. Mean
while the trade in wheat has remained very quiet;
and though material change has occurred in prices
any of the leading provincial markets. an unwilling
ness to &C; into stock has been very prevalent
ing TO which considerable difficulty has been expert
enccd in disposing the supplies brought forward by
the farmers at some of the markets in the agricul-
turnl districts
or spring corn, the deliveries from the growers
have been more than adequate to the demand, and
prices of barley and have tended downwards in
all parts of the kingdom.
In bonded wheat The transactions have been very
unimportant indeed; have scarcely heard of sin
gle sale since our last. The nclnation to enter into
speculative investments has certanly been in great
checked by the turn affairs have taken ;mean
while importers have shown no symptoms of loss
of confidence, and the few cargoes recently received
from abroad have been landed, under the conviction
that the duty sooner or later will recede TO very
low, il lot the lowest point This cannot ut
so early period as short time since expected,
the late fall in prices having given eectual check,
to the averages; and it has even become doubtfuI
whether the duty will at present recede below IS.
per quarter.
The sale Of -four has, since our last been on raih-
er limited scale, the bakers being apparently under
an impression that they will do well to w<k up thei
old stocks.
A reaction appears to have been caused in the grain
trade abroad since it has become known that gov
eminent have determined NEEDLE with the
Corn Laws, and the a1vices from the new ports
offs more subdu"d tone this week; still, holders
the other side have remained very firm, an opinion
prevailing the continent that Grent Britain must,
sooner OF later, have supply Of foreign wheat.
IRELAND. The PorAro CRop. The Free
mans Journal and the Evening Mail n, direct is
sue upon the question of failure, or Comparatively
no failure Of the potato crop The latter journal
sers that the alarm is greatly, nay grossly exaggera
ed, to the purpose Of the agitnors and donna
gogues, who seek the ruin of the landlords by raising
the cry Of fimine pretext FOR the non pa yment
OF rents-and crush the lnnded interest by opsnin.
the ports for the introduction of foreign grain The
repeal organ The other hand, mninains that