Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-27
From the Boston Evening Cal. OF Saturday.
Arrival Of the Steamships, Mas
sachusetts and Britannia.
Fifteen DAYS Later from England.


sachusetts and Britannia.
Fifteen Days Later from England.
On Thursday morning we received foreign
adwces to the Odd Of October, brought by
the Auxiliary steamer Massachusetts, which
vessel put into Holmes Hole, the day pre-
vious, owing TO the sickness Of Captain
White. 1t is stated that she met with a
constant succession Of head gales and winds,
having but about SO hours ior wind. She
has used her steam during four or FIVE days
only. While running into Nantucket, or
Holmes Hole, to land the capialn, she went
on the Shoals, but got off by tightening the
cargo. and with the assistance OF the steam
boat Massachusetts, Capt. Phinncy, Of Nan
tucket without damage. Her passengers
were landed at Holmes Hole Oh Wednesday
at 10 o'clock, a. A., and they speak in the
highest terms OF The ship and her manage
ment. She had 4S cabin passengers and 50
in The stceroge.
On Thursday afternoon tho Brlfannia.
Capt Hewitt, came into port having LETT
Liverpool on .he 4lb November, twelve days
after the Massachusetts.
The Britannia encountered heavy goIes,
but her passengers, eighty nine IN number,
speak highly in praise OF both the ship and
hef COMM onder.
The steamer Cambria arrived at Liver
pool on the 9Th in less than ii days from
Boston.
The Caledonia, hence, on the 10th, left
Halifax on the morning of the 18th for l.v-
erpool.
The Hibcrna, which sailed from Bos,on
on the Ist, struck on the point of Cape Race,
] ~ Eal. Il G.l..
N. f., for repairs. She was put ashore at
the latter place, as there was no dock large
enough for her, and the injury found to he
very slight, and confined to the lore foot of
the vessel. She was to depart on her voyage
for Liverpool on the l2h inst
The news by these arrivals is important.
The failure of The wheat crop, and paiticu-
lary of The distress in Ireland occasioned
by the failure Of the potato crop, and the fam-
inc among the poorer cInsses are spoken of
in The English papers a. producing great
sensa,iun among all classes. The Premier
had held several Cabinet CouncIls on the
subject but the result Of their deliberations
had not ,ranspired, The ru,nor in clrcula-
ton was that The duty on wheat, barley, oats,
beans, peas and -four would be very consid-
crably reduced. The morning Chronicle
says, ga suspension Of the corn laws be.
comes daily more necessary aud indeed ap,
pcars 10 be inevitable"
1t was rnmored also that important chan.
gcs in the ministry are in The course Of opcr-
ation. The difficulties between the Premier
aud Lord Stanley are spoken ofas the cause
OF The expected changc.
The railway mania in England continued
To rage with unabued fury. The corn mnr.
kc,s continued to DO agi'atcd. The cotton
market was inactive and prices had declined
l.Sd. per pound. Money was scarce. There
had been considerable fluctuations in public
securities. The state Of trade in the manu-.
featuring Districts had declined No change
had taken place in the business TRANSACTIONS
of The Bank Of England.
The late storms had caused great dcstruc-
ton Of life and property on The coast of Scot
land. II is stated that there is no part of
ireland which is not affected by The disease
IN the potatoes-ihough greater IN some
parts than in others.
The Intelligence from France is not inter
esing or important. The 9Th Dccembet
was fixed upon ior the opening OF the Flench
Chambers.
The Spanish Cores are to be convoked
sometime in December.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia were
jonrneying IN Ilaiy.
The King of the Netherlands opened tho
chambers on the ooh ult. The failure oi
the potato crop in Denmark and Sweden is
said to have produced great distress.
The Russians admit their losses in the late
baiilc with the Crcassians to have been
10000 men. The victory was complete on
the part nf the Clrcassians.
The intelligence from India and China
possesses very hiile interest. The treaty be-
tween The King OF !he French and the En-
pcror of China had bccn completed.