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ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.

LA . LA RUM EUROPE
Depression in the Cotton Market-C Continued
Rise in the Corn MGrket--FrightfuL Condi-
tion Of hetand-State Of the Money Market
The steamship Cambria Captain Judkins.
with dates from Liverpool to the 10Th ult., and
Halifax dates to the Sd inst, both inclusive, an
chored off Boston Light on Thursday night a,
half past seven O'clock
The news by this arrival will be found to be
interesting, and rather important in commercial
point of view We make up our account princi
pally from the New York Herald.
Affairs in England had reached crisis Cab
met Council after Cabinet Council had been held
the impending famine had alarmed the Ministry
and the London Times had insisted upon the
opening of the ports. Throughout the kingdom
the feeling appeared TO be universal that some
prompt and decisive step was absolutely necessary
The last Cabinet Council of which we have
accounts, was held at the residence of Sir Robert
Peel on the 9Th ult. All the Ministers in town
were present, and previous to its session, the
President of the Board of Trade had an interview
with the Premier 1t was expected that the cues
ton whether or not the ports should be immedi
ely opened, was their decided
Ut was conceded on all hands that the alterna
tive OF the Ministry in this crisis was open ports
or a resignation.
The corn market continues to rise. and the
averages to fall. The latter now stand for the
week at IDS; but the belief is gaining ground.
that before the end Of the year, with the adyanc-
ing market, corn will be admitted at the lowest
duty-a shilling per quarter
The produce markets remain in a tolerablv
healthy condition.
The cotton market partakes of the depression
into which every description of business is for the
time plunged. There is very little doing though
as compared with the inactivity of the preyions
fortnight, the market wears symptoms of anima-
ton
The American Provision Trade does not pre-
sent much activity.
American wool appears TO command much at
tention.
Letters from Stockholm announce fears of "a.
mine in Sweden, from the badness of the harvest.
both in quantity and quality. The Government
IS taking measures TO prevent it, and already have
the manufacturers Of brandy from corn been offered
a high premium IT they will abandon their trade
for three months.
The potato disease has spread to fearful ex-
te nj in the south of England
The accounts Of the potato crop are more alar
ming than at the last arrival. The most Of those
Sc mt TO London and Liverpool market are said to
be- wholly unit for food, and so completely rotten
as not to be worth the freight.
Trade IN the manufacturing districts ia down.
Marshal SOult, Minister of War. has RESIGNED
Gen. 81. You has been appointed his successor.
Meetings have been held in Ireland to takein
consideration the state Of the potato crop Of the
country and resolutions were passed, and sub
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hitting to Sir r. Peel, asking for the opening Of
the ports TO stop the distllaiion of grain and the
granting of loan of million and half, to sun
ply their present necessities.
On Thursday week, the Bank of England.
raised the rate of discount to 3 l-S per cent (; a
movement which has tendency to arrest all fur
ther speculation in railway stock and on Thurs
day last it was believed that the Bank intended
to raise the discount still higher, but the meet
ing passed off without any intimation of the kind
The value of money is higher in every point of
view.
The King of the Begans has been opening the
Chambers in speech which makes mention of
commercial treaty with the United States; hut
the details of the treaty have not appeared. The
state of the potato crop, and the suffering which,
1t is feared, the Begans will endure in conse-
9uence. are to be provided for, the King suggests,
by employing the poor on public works.
The accounts from Algeriashow that the French
are still busy making the most ample preparations
Tor the subjugation of the inhabitants.
A rumor from Russia, which has obtained little
credit, states that Nicholas intends to abdicae in
favor of his successor, and that when he left ST.
Petersburg for Italy this had been resolved upon
The new tariff of the Zollverein has been pub
shed, but has excited little attention in England
AS regards the United States the increased duties
will not affect the imI ortations. The transit du-
ties on cotton have, it will be seen, been reduced
by the Hanoverian States. r.-.t
The Duke and the Corn La,os.-It is now
currently reported that the Duke of Wellington is
opposed to changes in the corn laws, or to the "a
doptlon OF any measures which may be supposed
injurious to the agricultural interests. The Duke
II is rumored, washes his hands Of all such pro-
jec,s. but says to his colleagues. " if you are de-
termined to interfere at all, call Parliament to-
gether. and lay your plans before lhem."-JMor-
ming Chronicle.
LONDON CoRN ExcHANGE.--Nov. 1.-THE
report gives good arrival of Grain, particularly
OF foreign, as having been received during the
course of last week, and there vas also on the
whole fair supply of Irish Oats. OF Flour of
our own manufacture the quantity reported ex-
ceeded 5000 sacks, and we had also ,5l6 barrels
in from Montreal and Quebec. With English
Grain throughout the week the marke, was mode
raiely supplied. if we except Barley, which came
to hand TO the extent of about 5000 quarters
The amount of business transacted during the
week was not large, but no disposition was evnc-
ed for failing prices, and on the whole rates were
fully supported at the end of the week on the few
sales made.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

The manner in which the Annual Message of
the President has been received by all parties
with here and there solitary exception in the
Wing ranks, has been highly complimentary TO
the good sense and patriotism of the American
people. We have hardly heard note of disap-
probation, except from the New York Tribune
aud Evening Post. From the first we had no
right 10 expect any favor, and as for the last, al
though professionally Democratic, it has from the
commencement exhibited little hostility to Mr.
Poik--it is in the hands of the understandable
Slamm of the New York Globe, and if he does
slam that paper into its true position, before he
Is done with 1t, we have missed our guess-that's
all. The Boston Post, in copying the Message.
remarks, as follows which is only the expression
of the whole press of the country SIT is a paper
that will not suffer IN comparison with the mos,
able that have issued from the Executive Depart
ment of the national government. Calm, lucid
digniied in its enunciation of measures, yigorous
and direct in its expostions, it cannot fail To
elicit the applause and excite the patriotic pride
of the great body of the American people. while
it will exalt the character of its distinguished an
thor as sound and clear sighted statesman, and
as competent and faithful guardian of his coun-
try's honor and welfare
The tone and style of the Message is found We
ry defective by our wing contemporaries in Rich
mond but the Star, neutral in politics, bears the
following testimony on that subject So far as
the STYLE is concerned it is good-the TONE of
the President is dignifed enough for the occa-
sion.'' There, Messrs. of the Wing and Times.
digest that.
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From the Baltimore Constitution.
OUR MINISTER in FRANCE.

We make the following extract from letter
of young and highly intelligent American, now
a visit to Europe. 1t is the more gratifying.
coming from one, who, in his political senti-
ments, is decidedly opposed TO Mr.. King:
Our Minister, Mr. King, is very much es-
teemed here and atm proud to say, fully sus-
tains, by the purity of his character the firmness
Of his conduct, and the strength Of his fine in
tellect, the honor Of the American name. His
health has suffered much from attacks OF rheuma-
tsm, materially aggravated by the climate, which
is very difficult for foreigner, and especially
Southerner, as he is, to bear and this rather on
account of its variable nature, and it's perpetual
humidity, than from the severity Of its winter
He has frequently expressed anxiety to return
home, and occupy himself with the more peaceful
enjoyments of his extensive plantation in Ala
bama but the President hiss only ans ersd these
applications by his sympa,hies, and his entrea,es
that he should remain, assuring him on each oc-
casion, that so important situsi ion could not
spare so able man. This to our diplomatic rep
resentative is no little compliment, coming as it
does from the oracle Of an administration, which
boasts among lie ranks of many of the ablest
statesmen in the country The President has at
LAST, hear, reluctantly yielded to his request, but
in such way to induce Mr. King 10 sacrifice his
own wishes still further, and remain year longer.
Were his health perfectly good, am persuaded,
so happily is he situated in other respects, he
would continue to occupy his elevated position
with great satisfaction but health you know, is
too important to be neglected and this he feels
most seriously. His popularity is much increas-
ed by his mingling often with society, and every
where most favorsby representing us by the
courtesy of his nature, and the polish of his man
ner"
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THE BILL OF FARE.

A newspaper is bill of fare, containing va
riety of dishes, suited to the different tastes and
appetites of hos's who sit down at the entertain
ment.
Politics are ees steaks, palatabe to almost
every one. Those who prefer them rare done,
choose them from France. EleclioneeTing 10
venison. Congress news, stuffed meats. Es-
says. humorous ., speculative, moral and divine.
are fine boiled dish, where, by happy COM
mixture in III Q use Of bread, meat, and vegetables,
diet ia obta led, nutritive, pleasant and healthy.
Ship news i5 lunch at eleven. Poetry is custard.
Sometimes here comes along printers dun ;
that is sour ltrout, or cranberry tart.-Pioncer.
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A LEGACY.

The following is an extract from the will and
testament of Col. George Mason, of Virginia, and
we commend it to the careful attention of Ameri-
can youth, as embodying sentiments worthy of
imitation:
" recommend to my two sons, from my own
experience in life, to prefer the happiness of indie
pendence and private station, to the trouble and
vexatlons of public business, but if either their
own lncnatlons, or the necessity OF the time,
should engage them in public affairs. charge
them, on fathers blessing, never to let the mo-
tlves of private interest ambition induce them
to betray, nor the terrors of poverty and disgrace
orof death, deter them from asserting the liberty
of their country, and endeavoling to transmit to
their Posterlty, those sacred rights to which them
selves were born"
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the violence OF the sea, leaving the captain, mate
and one of the crew still on board. The raft was
soon after driven on shore. and Of the 10 persons
VINO embarked on it saved, the other six
persisted from the cold and exhaustion after reach
Ing the beach one other person was drowned
alongside of the ship before showing off, but his
body came ashore soon afterwards. Throughout
The day the weather continuing very bad, and the
surf being too high to launch boat, no assistance
could be rendered from the shore to three suryi-
Vors on the wreck. and who were plainly to be
seen In the tore,op making signs for help, they
remained there all night exposed to the bleak N.
wind. The next morning (Thursday, } Mr.. John
X. Whitous, Alfred Bonny, Mr.. Moore and Ca
son, launched boat and put off to the wreck and
rescued the sufferers from their perilous situation,
but nearly insensble from cold and hunger. The
SIX bodies that were found were temporarily in
TERED on the beach, and the survivors taken to
the house of Mr.. Noah Chapel, at Little Island
Messrs. Cornck and Hunter, the Wreck Com
missoners for this district, received the intellin
gence of the wreck at midnight of Friday, and
although residing more than Is miles from the
scene of the disaster repaired at once to the spot
to the sufferers.
The consignees, Messrs. Robertson s. Branda,
received intelligence here on Friday night, and
hearing at the same time that the captain and
crew were all French and could not speak word
of English, despatched at once one of their clerks,
with warm clothing and conveyances to bring up
the captain crew.
Mr.. Fleurot, the American Consul at Mar
Unique, being in the City, took carriage and
proceeded to the wreck in company with Messrs
Robertson & Branda's agents, to render his SER
vices as an interpreter to the survivors, and has
just returned in company with myself to the city.
The Captain of the Emile and one of his men
are now at the house of Major Cornick unable to
be removed. The remainder Of the crew are vet
at Little Island, but will come up to tho city to
morrow or next day.
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HOPKINS l.. TURNKEY

The Hon. Hopkins L. Turney, recently elect
ed to the Senate by the Legislature of Tennessee
over Mr.. Nicholson, the regular democratic can
dldate, has published letter indicating his con-
duct and defining his future course. He appears
to be sound upon all public questions, with the
exception of Distribution, Of which he aUo,os him
self the advocate; and in the course of his let
ter he expressly charges President Polk with
having "e1erfed HE influences, private and Of
fetal, TO secure the election of Mr.. Nicholson.
Under all the circumstances-anxious as we are
to give even Mr.. Turney fair trial in the Sen
ate upon public questions, we cannot regard this
charge in any other light than that Of foul libel
upon the character Of the President. We be-
lleve it TO be false, out and out but it is just
what might have been expected from one who
owes his election over the nominee Of his party
to fraction Of democrats and to the Wing leaders
in the Legislature Of Tennessee. Sill, MIR.
Turney does well We shall commend him bat
the democrats intend to watch him. Better have
too open enemies than one false friend .--Raleigb
Standard.
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From the Portsmouth Mercury.
LIES TRUE JOYS.


Fame IT'S but a meteor glare,
That dazzes to deceive.
Sock OF, its laurel wreath to wear,
Its web Of care to weave.
wealth lis the pageant Of an hour,
That De'eT can fill the heart;
Strive not to gain its boosted power,
But choose the BITTER part"
Power! but the shadow Of name,
That makes as still the slave
Like its fair sisters, Wealth and Fame,
IT'S not the food we crave.
Within the chambers Of the soul,
A vacuum still we find;
Nor fame nor potgsT nor solid gold,
Can satisfy the mind.
Friendship sweet yisitant from Heaven,
This Is thy mission here;
To thee, the antidote is given,
For every earthly care.
Love blest radiance, from the throne
OF UNcRBATED LreaT,
Thou too wilt cheer our earthly homes
And make our pathway bright.
would'st thou true happiness attain
Court then, their gentle sway;
A halo, bright with many gem
Will crown Thy dsrksome way.
Not then, in pai, is liie's best boon,
Nor hope of bliss above,
The path Of life will brighter shine,
Its goal, be endless love.
AZ sinks the sun beneath the wave,
Calmly tho,it sink to rest;
The FURNISHED cloud reflects its raya
Thy memory shall be best
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THE REVENUE CUTTER IEGARE

We see by the last Mercury that the Legare is
In Charleston. That paper in speaking of her
says: 1t is with much pleasure we learn that
the Y. D Revenue Iron Steamer Legare, Capt.
Coste, was docked yesterday with all her arma-
ment and apparel as she came from sea. Those
who have never seen steam propeller, have now
an opportunity of gratifying their curiosity by
visiting the Charleston Floating Dry Dock"
1t does not inform us, however, for what purpose
she was locked ..-. L...t.
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From the Norfolk Beacon.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OFLJFl

SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The shpwreck of the i'll fated French baroue
d" Emile - on our coast has awakened in the pub
lie mind the most intense commiseration and pitv.
and the awful deaths consequent upon it, the most
soul narrowing feelings and emotion. Under our
Marine Head of yesterday, we Published all the
particulars that we were then in possession Of re-
latiVe to this affecting disaster, but being imper
feet, and not full as we desired naval friend
who visited the scene of disaster has kindly sup
piled the lack and furnished us with the following
particulars:
E'The bargue Emile, of Bordeaux, Captain
Sauvestre, went ashore on Tuesday night last
during gale from the NE, and the weather be.
ing so thick and foggy she was not seen from the
shore until the following day.
"The vessel is total loss she was in ballast
and consigned to Robertson & Branda, of this
place. She is now lying in three fathoms water,
not more than $50 yards from the beach The
fore and manmast still standing with all their
sails and rigging yet upon them. The following
is the account of this melancholy disaster, as OBJ
tanned it from the Captain and crew which is con-
irmed by the Commissioners of Wrecks, who
were on the spot.
On Tuesday, the Captain was unable to obtain
an observation at meridian for his latitude but by
dead reckoning he supposed himself sufficiently
far north to stand in for the land and made Cape
Henry. He sounded several times during the aE
ernoon, and felt confident of his position, and stood
on, hoping to see the light or get Pilot At 8
p. NJ, not seeing the land, he determined TO
"wear ship" and stand off shore and while in
the act of sounding, the vessel struck, and 30 vo
lently, as to tear off the rudder, sternpost. and
part Of the stern frame; she Immediately sunk
IN two and half fathoms water, the sea making
a complete breach over her from stem to stern. -
The launch was Immediately got out, but was
stove and sunk along side. As the deck was un-
der water and every sea washing over them, the
captain and crew took refuge in the tops and re-
NAMED all night in this horrid situation, expect
ing every moment to be washed overheard with
the masts they were all wet and with no shelter
from the wind and cold The next day, (Wed-
nesday, } the weather was still so thick that thew
could not see the land, nor could they be seen
from the shore until late in the afternoon although
the vessel is so near the beach,
The crew with much difficulty succeeded in
sending down the fore and foretopsaiI yard, and
constructed raft for the purpose Of reaching the
shore. Previous to launching the raft, one of the
crew in attempting to swim ashore was drowned 4.
the remainder now attempted to embark on the
raft, 10 Of them succeeded in reaching it, bot the
line that attached it to the wreck was parted by
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EDITORIAL CONVENTION. N. C.

The editor of the Raleigh Standard in his last
paper, we see. invites the editorial corps of
North Carolina to meet in Convention at Raleigh
on the 9Th of January next, when he promises to
" show them that some things can be done as
well as others" Friend Holden, that is rather
selfish If you are going to have any good doings
in Raleigh, you might have invited your neigh
bors if they do not live exactly within the bounds
of Old Rips Farm
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MARRIAGE NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY

The following most extraordinary marriage no
tice we copy from the Baltimore covenant" an
organ of the Odd Fellows. Taiaferro P. Shaft
ner must be tremendous man to maintain his
Perpendicularty under such a superintendent
mass of official dignities, says the Boston Times.
MARRIED.-In Worcester, Massachusetts, on
Thursday, Oct. 9th, TAI. p. SHAFFNER, ESQ,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, of Louisville,
KY, Past Grand II. Priest and Grand Patriarch
of that State, a Grand Representative to the
Grand Lodge of the United States from the Grand
Encampment of Kentucky, Junior Editor of the
Covenant" of Baltimore, ex Editor of '' The
Free Mason" Of Louisville, Corresponding and
Recording Secretary and Librarian eff the Ken
lucky Historical Society, Recording Secretary of
the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopa |
Church. South, Captain Of the LIST Company,
l32d Regiment, Goth Brigade of Kentucky Mil
lila, &C., to Miss NANCY r. PRATT, of the for
mer place.
Papers throughout the Union, including Texas,
Oregon and California, please copy.
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BosroN, A No GovERNMEEr CIrY.-AldeT-
man Pope last evening retired from the Board of
Alderman, after it refused to concur with the
Council in going into joint convention for the
election Of Mayor. Tice. See proceedings in
another place. If few more retire-tbere now
being only seven in all--the Board instead of be-
ing .functuS oticio, will be defmctus oficio.--
Boston is getting to be great city. Il CAM pay
it's primary school teachers, private citizens hay
ing been obliged, for shame sake, to, do il for
them, to the tune Of some $4,000, and the poor
lamElighters and scaVengers don't get paid. in
any way, either from the public or private
purse. In the mean time, the wings aud natives
eye each other savsgely, and are fast losing ,her
temper. We do hope that some good guardian
angel will protect fair town, and preserve its
ancient glory and decentralization Times.
OLD BUT GooD.-Ths is too sorrows mzltsr
to make light Of, as the whale remarked when
they we're dripping the oil out Of bis head.
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HoRRIBLE-SEGARs.

We wonder what our friend, Lash, will say to
this catalogue Of Poisons contained in the segar,
as analysed by the Reverend gentleman. We
think he will ask " what is the price If putty?"
The mysteries of Tobacco" is the title of
a new book, violent assault upon the weed, by
MIR. Lane, clergyman, OF New York, Just is
sued from the press Of that city. BY this work,
the tobacco smoker is told that he enjoys at the
same time, large quantity of animal matter of
an albnminous nature, the malate Of lime with an
excess Of acid; acetc acid nitrate and muriate
ofpotashj red matter, without name, and nature
undetermined, which is soluble in alcohol. and
swells and boils in the fire; muriate of mmonia.
and some other substance of peculiarly acrid
though colOurless character. To think that one
who smokes carries all these diabolcal substances
in his jaws, should be caution enough against the
practice. We do not see that Mr.. Lane includes in
these pestilerous commodities, one, more delete
rious perhaps than all, which recent cupidity has
fosnd it advisable to incorporate among the rest
This is opium. The leaves previous to being
made into the segaT is saturated in liquid opium,
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and thus receive large degree of that oblivious
influence which is So grateful TO the smoker. He
little dreams of the terrible penalty which his
nervous system must pay hereafter for this per-
niclous indulgence. From this recent practice
comes the greater expensiveness of the superior
segar, and the increasing value of the crude
opiumn
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A German pedsdOgue lately died, having du-
ring his life given TO young geniuses Oh sol
canngs, l23,990 floggings. t36,793 taps with
.he ruler, and 10, 249 boxes on the ear. 1t was
further calculated that he had made 700 boys
stand on peas, 600 kDeel on sharp edge of
wood, and 5000 wear the FOOLS cap
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THE POWER OF STEAM.

The Presidents Message was delivered in Bos-
ton In t,oenty- three hours after it started from
Washington, averaging within very small frac-
ton, t'centy-three miles per hour, including de-
laws and all stoppages