The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-12-30
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.

The Acadia arrived ia Boston hsrbor at /
O'Clock on Friday morning, bringing dates 10
December 4. ] ) DAYS passase-72 passengers.
We received Wilmer & Smiths Liverpool
Times of the 4Ih, . hours in advance of The
news through the Boston papers. From this
we compile the following summary Of Euro
pean events for the proceeding 10 days.-N.
II. Sentinel.
ESGLAND.-Thc threatened famine con-
Times TO occupy mems minds. But the
Times says. nothing during the last fortnight
has altered the previous aspect of affairs as
respects the extent of the deficiency. The
accounts from ireland vary, but the most ia
vorable regard one fourth Of the peoples food
as being destroyed. The potato disease pro-
crosses in some quarters, and is arrested in
others. IL but one fourth Of the food is fill
ing, there need be no alarming distress, espec-
tally if The ports are open, as talked of, for
na;zc-lndian corn. There have been M
merou. Cabinet meetings, and rumor says
much pcrplesity and disunion exists in their
councils, prubabi, in regard 10 The extent Of
relief proposed. ?ari:ment was not expect
ed 10 meet much before the usual time, Feb
ruary. Trade is generally Stage ing under
the blow which the impending scarcity Las
produced. In the manufacturing districts.
there has been a sad falling off i'll the demand
! for goods, and the prospect for the winter
was gloomy. The money market had ey-
I libiicd considerable depression, and the rate
Of interest, some thought. would be advanced
/ hy the bank of England. Consols (3 per ct.
: stock had advanced, how ever, 3-S 10 hall per
! cent. within few days-95 IA. Cotton was
down, within fraction, Of iis lowest point.
! The railway panic has not subsid ed. Invest
mentS of this description are Prostrdte-thc
COLLAPSE continues. hlure than 700 of the
new projects had deposited in season their
plans, &c, but Il large number had failed
! Lord John Russell, the eminent member Of
Parliament, had addressed his London con-
s,ituenis, in which letter he emphatically con-
, dems the sliding scale, and avOws himself an
unconditional repeater Of the Corn Laws
Lord Morpcih has also declared for total re-
PEAL
. OREGON, AND War PREPARATIoNs.-The
Unions" claim for the whole Of Oregon. 'or
noibIDg." cauied out by the Great Western,
and The knowledge that the negotiation had.
at least for the present, failed, created great
excitement for few DAYS, and ..war and all
lis odioGs horrors, stared every one in the
/ lace"-but later advices by the Caledonia had
much Gained the public mind-it was only
All editorial opinion that we had right or
good lille 10 the whole that the warlike Mr.
Polk bad not "thrOwn away the scabbard"-
that the Wings, with their thee Ps, .peQce,
prosperity, and progression" were opposed TO
war, and Mr.. Webster had made a pacific
speech in Fanueil Hall. The danger Of wal
arises from what the English term "a bully
ing spirit by men in power, together with
our refusal to accede TO the proposition Of ar
bitration. They will soon hear more of this
as it will be construed, in the Message, and
will have before them Gov. Cass's views and
Mr.. Arkansas Sewers threatninss-but there
is fair Offset TO this in MIR. Niles's assurance
that our Government we're still ready, If of.
fered, TO agree on :he 10Th degree of latitude
This will, We think, in the end be proposed
if bullying" and threatening are let alone
In the mean time great efforts are making il
England, as ifpreparins for contest of some
kind. Their dock yards are places Of hur