Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-12-11
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA.
Sirteen days later from Europe.

The steamship Cambria, Capt. Judk'ns'
with dates from Liverpool to the 18th ult
and Halifax dates to the Sd instant, both
inclusive, anchored off Boston Light on
Thursday night last, at half past O'Clock
The news by this arrival will be found both
interesting and important.
Among the passengers in The Cambria is
Professor Morse, the inventor of the cleo
tro-magnetic telegraph, who is the bearer
of very important dispatches to Govern
ment from the United States Legations in
Prussia, Belgium, and England. Mr. Morse
has in charge the ratified treaty between
Bavaria and the United States, transmitted
by Henry Wheaton, United States Minister
at Berlin; and also the proposed CONNER
cial treaty between Belgium and the United
States. He has also dispatches for the De-
partment of State, and for the Postmaster
General. from Louis McLane, United States
Minister to England.
Rufus Prime, Esq, of New Y ork, is also
passenger in the Cambria, and bearer OF
dispatches from the United States Legation
in Paris to the Department of State.
Affairs in England had reached crisis;
Cabinet Council after Cabinet Council had
been held; the impending famine had a.
Harmed the Ministry; and the London Times
had insisted upon the opening of the ports.
Throughout the kingdom, the feeling ap-
peared 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 ultimo. All the
Ministers in town were present, and prevl-
Gus 10 its session, the President of the Board
of Trade had an interview with the Premier.
1t was expected that the question whether
or not the ports should be Immediately
opened, was then decided.
1t was conceded on all hands that the al
tentative of the Ministry in this crisis was,
open the ports or resignation.
The corn market continues 10 rise, and
the averages to fall. The latter now stand
for the week at las; but the belief is gain
ing ground, that before the end of the year,
with the advancing market, corn will be adj
mitted at the lowest duty-a shilling per
quarter.
The produce markets remain in tolera-
bly, healthy condition.
The cotton market partakes of The de-
preston into which every description of
business is for a time plunged. There is
very little doing, although, as compared
with the inactivity of the previous fortnight,
the market wears symptoms of animation
The American provision trade does not
present much activity.
American oolappears to command much
attention.
Letters from Stockholm, announce fears
of famine in Sweden, from the badness of
the harvest, both in quantity and quality.
The Government is taking measures to pre-
vent it. and already have the manufacturers
of brandy from corn been offered high
premium if they will abandon their trade
for three months.
The potato disease has spread to fear
full extent in the South Of England.
The accounts of the potato crop are more
alarming than by last arrival. The most Of
those sent to London and Liverpool market
are said to be wholly unfit for food, and SO
completely rotten as not to be worth the
freight.
Trade in the manufacturing districts is
down.
The Cloth market at Leeds and Hudders-
field are not in such healthy state as when
last reported few goods are now changing
hands at the latter named place, but the
price of both goods and wool remain stea-
dy. The report from Bradford states that
the business transacted there is but limited,
manufacturers are acting with extreme eau
ton, and reducing the quantity brought to
market. In the Flannel market at Roch-
dale the demand is becoming less, and Pri-
ces are moving downward. The Manches-
ter trade is in a rather unfavorable position
prices are much lower, and the demand
exceedingly limited, so that few sales have
latterly been effected.
Meetings have been held in Ireland, to
take into consideration the state of the po-
lato crop of the country, and resolutions
were passed, and submitted to Sir Robert
Peel, asking for the opening of the ports
to stop the distillation of grain, and the
granting of loan of a million and half
to supply their present necessities.
The Bank of England has raised the rate
of discount to 1-S per cent; movement
which had tendency to arrest all further
specula ton in railway stock {; and it was
believed the Bank intended to raise it still
higher, but the meeting passed off without
any intimation of the kind. The value of
money is higher in every point of view.
The KING of the Belgians has been onen-