The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-21

The packet ship Oxford, Captain Rathbone, ar
rived below last night, from Liverpool, with five
| days later news.
We are under obligations to Captain Rathbone
for the receipt of regular files of papers. Cap
tain R. despatched messenger, who landed on
Long Island at seven O'Clock and reached this
Office at eleven.
We were informed by the gentleman who
brought our papers that the statement of the TIT
bune, that the Oxford had been boarded off the
East end of Long Island, was totally untrue.
The following testimonial OF respect was paid to
Captain Rathbone, of the packet ship Oxford, by
the passengers, ON her arrival at Sandy Hook on
the morning of the Goth inst -
Resolved That entertaining high opinion Of the abb
Titles of Capt. Rathbone and feeling grateful for his
likeness and attention to safety and comfort during
to
sincere thanks and best wishes for his prosperity and
happiness
efficient and able services of his first mato Mr. Seaton,
aud feel pleased to offer testimonial to his attention
Joseph Dillingham;, L. A. Adair. isaac Lewis, jun,
Emma Sidney. Margaret Ross, o. F. schraver, Andrew
| Ross, J. c. Sidney, @. Reguer.
The cotton market was firm, and previous prices
fully maintained.
| The Puseyite excitement was not abating.
alarming extent throughout Ireland
| The mammoth steam ship Great Britain has
made trial trip, and proves a fast sailer
The public dinner given by the merchants Of
London to Sir Henry Pottlnger occurred TON the
| l1th OF Dec.
| COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.-It appears from the Of
fetal record of the stock Of British Plantation Su
gar, that the quantity OF present hand exceeds
that OF any corresponding period during the last
1912 and ls4S, and is nearly the same as in ls4l
| The stock OF Coffee in Europe amounts to four
months consumption. The importation into this
country has been larger than usual, and the stock
tion. For many descriptions of Coffee, the price
is as low as it was ever known to be. In Sugar,
| during the last week, the markets have been dull,
and the business has been less than for long time
| previously. Prices have receded from Is. to q
per cwt. The trade, in all the principal parts
chase merely for their immediate wants This
state of depression refers not merely to B. p hut
| to all other descriptions of Sugar. The Coffee
market is also dull, with declining prices.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
| are less favorable The depression is caused, in
est in the year, and by the unfavorabie nature OF
| the last advices from India The closing of the
continental rivers by the frost has also checked the
export trade. The cotton market, on the contra
ry, which was depressed in the early part of last
week, has assumed an active and cheerful tone,
| and the week closed with more frmness than
| has recently exhibited; on some descriptions an
Improvement of | took place.. At the beginning
of last week consols were as high as lOOa Messrs
Rothschild are the successful contractors for the
French loan at the rate Of S42 per cent; the pric.
IN the market IS S5} The absence OF the Avon,
| several days beyond her time, caused much un.
| easiness, and as she was known to have on board
| a large remittance OF the Mexican dividend, tn.
insurance on her rose from 25s to SOs per cent tt
E5, at which rate a large amount was underwent
ten an hour before her arrival In most descrip.
tons Of railway stock an improvement has takeI
| place.
| South AMERICAN AFFAIRs.-The Consultation
mel states that Vlsconnt d'Abrantes, the Envoy Elk
raordinary of Brazils to Prussia, had proposed I,
England and France, in the name of his govern.
ment, to join an armed Intervention to put pericc
! to the war between the Eastern and Argentin,
republics. and enforce the stipuations guaranteed
| By the Brazs and France. That journal anticl
pates no favorable result from the mission of NJ
d'Abrantes He has seen," it says, Lord Aber
same dispositions which he had manifested to M
Varela. Lord Aberdeen is said to have thrown
upon France, which Is more interested in the ques
ton, the entire responsibility of the unaccountable.
and often odious conduct held by the two nations
during two years on the banks OF the Plata. Hs
lordshp, moreover, expressed his readiness to in
terfere if France would join England en-
Gulzot," the Conaitutionnel says, will contenl
ration to the Chambers, that the quarrel OF Mont.
Vldeo and Buenos Ayres is q civil war between
two republics. or rather between two presidents Ci
behoves France to keep aloof from the war, and
await the event."
Private letters from Paris state that there is OIL
hand In France more manufactured cotton goods
than would suffice to supply the market tor three
years.
According to a letter from Leipsic, fourteen
TRANSACTIONS of M. Eugene Sues romance. the
Wandering Jew" are now publishing in Ger.
| many.
| The Mormimg Advertiser states that there arr
L vafau pr.oou in h.
OF Commons, ready to maintain that the church
ought TO predominant over the state.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert has become
the purchaser OF one Of the finest blood-hounds in
Lord Bagot's celebrated pack, and the Queen has
likewise had one bought by agency.
The Marquis Of Londonderry is stated. in the
Morning Post, to have expended upwards Of
$780, 600" in city Of Durham elections!
commercial convention is on the point of be-
| ing signed between Great Britain and Russia Few
articles remain to be- settled, the preliminaries Of
| the treaty having been agreed upon on both sides
Some idea may be formed of the financial power
| Of Messrs. Rothschild's house, when it is known
that at the beginning Of this month it had in its
possession ,SOO OO0 HORNS worth of bills on dis
| count.
| The accounts from the frontiers of Poland state
that It was in consequence of communications
| from England that forty Polish nobemen were re-
| Gently arrested, on charge of being concerned in
| conspiracy against the government. Has there
been more Grahamizing at the Post Office
Letters from Italy s1ete that the continued shocks
| of earthquakes by which, for more than a year
past, the city OF Rasusa has been disturbed, have
created 80 much alarm, that it is in contemplation
| to evacuate the well-known place, and build new
Ragusa on some better protected spot Of the DIAL
matte shore.
Travellers arrived at Constantinople about Nov
20, from Persia, reported the arrival of DR.. Wolf
at Meshed, in ssiety, although he had not YET
| reached Teheran.
The Bank OF England have given notice that
they will lend money on approved bills OF exchange
| at ~ per cent.
The COMMANDMENTS Chief at Portsmouth and
Plymouth have been directed to send any small
vessels they may have disaosable to the chops Of
the Channel with water and provisions to relieve
| the homeward bound trade detained by contrary
winds.
The Queen recently held an investiture of the
Order OF the Carter when the reigning Duke Of