The Columbian fountain., 1845-12-09
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
Fifteen daus later from Eur0pe.

Il" Fifteen days later from Earope.
The steamer Cambria, from Liverpool Nov
10, arrived off Boston on Thursday night about
IL o'clock, and anchored in the Light House
Channel She came up TO her berth at East
Boston early Friday morning.
The Cambria encountered extremely rough
weather on the passage. She came out Of Liv-
erpoo in gale, which proved 50 violent that her
English pilot could not get on board his boat and
was obliged to make the passage across the
ocean.
We are under obligations to Adams & Co., for
supplying us with English papers by the Cam
bria, and with Boston papers OF Friday evening"
several hours in advance of the arrival of the
mail. m
Among the passengers in the Cambria, is Prof
S f. b. Morse, who is bearer of very important
dispatches to our Government from the U. >.
Legation in Prussia, Belgium, and England
Mr.. Morse has in charge the ratified Treaty be-
tween Bavaria and the United States, transmit
ed by Mr. Wheaton. u. S. minister at Berlin |;
also, the proposed Commercial Treaty between
Belgium and the United States. He has like
wise dispatches for the Department of State, and
for the Post Master General, from MIR. McLane,
our minister at the Court of st. James. In the
same steamer came Rufus Prime, Esq, of New
York, bearer Of dispatches from the u. 5. Lega-
ton in Paris, to the Department Of State.
We learn by a passenger in the Cambria, that
the Great Western was going into Liverpool
when the Cambria was coming out, after a pas
sage of 3 days.
The Hibcrna arrived at Liverpool just preyi-
GUS to the sailing of the Gambia She leaked
very badly and it was necessary to keep the
pumps IN active motion to clear her. Great anX-
iety had been felt about her detention.
The Great Britain had also just arrived prev-
.ous to the departure of the Cambria, after pas
sage of about 20 days. She met with some dis
aster to her propeller but worked remarkably
well under canvass.
The passengers by the Cambria anticipate
great excitement in England on the receipt of the
Presidents Message. Indeed, the expecttion
that the Message would take high ground on the
Oregon question. it is said, had occupied the at
tention of the British Cabinet in frequent and
protracted sittings. The activity before noticed
on the seat board and in the naval arsenals con-
tnued steady and unremitting.
1t seems that the government have come to
the conclusion not TO open The ports for the free
admission Of grain at present. 1t is inferred
from this, that bad as things are in that country,
they are not quite so bad as has been represented.
Wilmer s. Smiths European Times says that
the fine weather which has ruled in the country
during the last fortnight, has enabled the farmer
to take the best precautions for arresting the dis
ease 10 which the potatoes are subject, and much
good has been done in the way of saving what
was thought to be irrecoverably lost. The same
paper says
'sThe Corn market continues to rise, and the
averages to fall. The latter now stands for the
week at l4s; bnt the belief is gaining ground,
that before the end of the year, with the advanc-
ing market, corn will be admitted at the lowest
duty-a shilling per quarter. The inferior de-
scrptions continue to keep down the averages,
hut only for temporary period. The quantity
of flour coming from the United States to this
country has been most absurdly exaggerated in
suIne of the journals"
The Cotton market, we learn from the same
source, partakes of the depression into which
every description of business is for a time plung
ed. There is little doing, although, as compar-
ed with the inactivity of the previous fortnight,
the market wears symptoms of animation.
The Bank of England has raised the rate of
discount to 81 per cent, movement that has
had tendency to arrest all further speculation in
railway stock.
The London Times has published a document
relative to the railway interest of this country,
which has excited much interest and good deal
Of alarm. The document exhibits the astound-
ing number of 1863 projected companies, to car
ry out which will require nearly t,co-thirds Of
the national debt Of England! Even the de-
posit of 10 per cent will alone absorb Sf53, 1885,,
300. 1t further appears that there are AZ rail-
ways completed, representing capital of E7O,-
6S0,0l8! In the course of construction there
are l8 lines of railways, to complete which,
even with the parliamentary power of borrowing
one third on debenture, will absorb .f67 ,359,-
325-so that the invested capital in rails, leaving
entirely out of view the new announcements, is
already the enormous sum Of sfll3,6l2,OlS i
But if the old, the new, and the announced un-
dertakings are added together, with the 10 per
cent deposit. we have the incredible sum of
,f619 ,5S3,79 required for this branch of trade
alone. The world never witnessed such folly,
knavery and madness, before.
The new Mayor of Liverpool is David Hodg-
son, Esq, formerly connected with the great
American house of Messrs. Cropper, BensCn s.
Co.
The Hutchinson family from Boston, United
States, have been recently singing with much
success at the Mechanics Institute, Liverpool.
The Duke of Wellington has sent out orders
to abolish temperance and all other societies in
erh Majesty's regiments.
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ANOTHER SLAYER CAPTURFD.-We learn
from Bermuda, that the schooner Patuxent
lately Of this port, put iuto ST. Georges on