The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-21
DECLINE IN COTTON.
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN AME-
R1CAN AFFAIRS.
Arrival Of Two Overland Mails from
INDIA AND CHINA.
-ABDICATIoN OF DON CARLOS.
PROSPECTS OF ABAD HARVEST In G. BRITAIN.
ADVANCE IN CORN.
NEW SLAVE coNvENTIoN.
Maynooth Bill In the House OF Lords.
&c. &c. &c. &c

sc. &c. &c. &c
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The Caledonia, Capt Lott, arrived at Boston at
one o'clock Thursday afternoon.
She left Liverpool the 4th inst and brings Lon
don and Liverpool papers to that date.
The cotton market was more depressed and
prices had fallen off an eighth Of penny pound on
some qualities.
Inns decline Is the most important piece of intel
llgence brought by this steamer In all other points
OF view the news is of very little interest to the ge-
neral reader
There are, however, several Developments made
IN the French papers relative to the English and
French intrigues in Texas and Mexico, which are
important enough to us, and which throw an addl-
tional interest around the Annexation question.
The money market was in a healthy state, and
good paper readily discounted at q to per cent.
The protracted winter, and the unreasonable
spring, had caused the corn trade to "look up"
In the West India staples of sugar, coffee and
cocoa, there had been good deal Of business
done, and prices had revived.
Allapprehenslon of hostile collision, arising out Of
the Oregon question, had disappeared
The third reading Of the Maynooth bill, in the
House Of Commons, on the night of the 10Th OF
May, engaged the exclusive attention of that body
until Wednesday, 2lst The supporters of the mea-
sure mustered 3l9, its opponents lS6-majority l33
There was great repeal Levee at Dublin on the
Both May, at which were present O'Connell, Steele,
and all the leading repealers.
The American Provision market continues in a
healthy state. The demand was fully equal to the
import and every day increases the popularity of the
provisions from the Western World.
The abdication of Don Carlos in favor of his son,
is the most striking evenin continental news which
has transpired since the sailing of the Cambria.
The steamship Great Britain is expected in the
Mersey the Sd of July, and will leave Liverpool
for New York on the 10th. She continues as here
tofore, to excite great interest in the Thames.
There was escrow loose" between France and
her new ally, the Emperor of Morocco. The
latter had repudiated the treaty which was
negotiated, on the part of his Government, by
Gen. Delarue /; and statements were current that
the French officially endeavored to overreach his
Moorish Majesty, by the surrephtious introduction
Of clause which, gave better terms to France than
the basis of the treaty warranted.
The intelligence which we exclusively published
few weeks ago of the horrible piracy on the coast
of Africa, is confirmed by the English papers.
Some American hops recently introduced sold at
Cos for expectation, and were superior to former i'm
portations.
The grant for education in England is to be in
creased ESQ this year, making the total f75, 900
The annual ball in favor of the Polish exes, is
fixed to take place In London on the 18th of June.
The Belgian Government have conceded to Mr..
Richards and Others the right Of making and hold
ing for 80 years the railways in West Flanders
of the population of Ireland, eighty-one per cent.
are Roman Catholics, eleven per cent. Epscopalians
and the remaining eight per cent. Dissenters.
1t is rumored that the parliamentary session will
close about the middle of July and that her Majesty
desires that such should be the case.
The poor of Prussia are said to be suffering from
the long and severe winter The King has purchased
quantity Of potatoes for them.
Bronze works of art, by recent treasury order,
may now be admitted at duty of one per cent, in
stead Of, as formerly, at 30 per cent ad uatorsn.
For the recent state ball at Buckingham Palace,
upwards of 1000 invitations were ssued-the greate
number which has attended any ball during the
Queens reign.
It IS stated that the British trade at Shanghai, in
China, during the last year, amounted to nearly one
million sterling, in barter of silks and tea for man
ulactures
Brussels carpets are now being manufactured by
steam power, which will cause, of course, reduc
ton in the price. The poor handloom weavers will
be the only sufferers.
M. Arago, in giving an account of his recent ex-
pertinent with the electrical telegraph, estimates the
rapidity of transmission at the rate OF $4,000 leagues
per hour.
The Presse complains that certain English specu-
lators have monopoHed all the eggs in the Pas de
Calais, and In Flanders in order to supply the Lon
don market with their new-lad article.
The British post office financial accounts, just pub
lished, show that the revenue derived from the
penny postage exceeded in 1874 the amount of the
previous year by E84 600. The nett revenue of the
last year was f7l9,957.
Mr.. HUT has put notice of motion on the books
of the House Of Commons, to the effect that the
course pursuedby Great Britain, since 1914, relative
to the slave trade, has not mitigaed the traffic or its
horrors.
The Customs have decreed that goods imported
into England on which no duty is paid, may be
exported on free docket Formerly, the owners had
TO enter into bond for the export double the value
OF the duty on the goods.
The exhibition OF the productions Of national in
dustry at Vienna took place on the 10Th ut About
i6OO individuals have already forwarded their ar
cles. deputation from Lloyd's, in Trieste, has
already arrived
The Mannheim Journal states that immense guam
titles ct goods are daily unshipped at the Rhensh
and Maine ports, after having been long detained
Vn consequence of the severity of the wnter) in
Dutch and Belgian ones
The Diet Of Sweden has responded to the appeal
OF the King, I'm such manner as to secure the abol-
ton OF slavery in the island OF St Bartholomew, in
voting 10000 piastres yearly for five years. 10 be ex
pended in redeeming the slaves of that island, and
compromising the loss of their masters.
The German papers state that preparations are
making at Coburg for the reception OF Queen Vic
toria, who will that place and the court of Ber-
lin, in the course of the summer
The Russian governments about to authorize the
sale OF Circassan children, principally Tor purposes
of prostitution, to the Turks.
Lord Castlcreagh has been appointed Lord Lieu.
tenant OF the County Down, to the great dismay and
Indignation of the Downshre family.
Poland is still in a disturbed state at Warsaw
the prisons are daily increasing the number Of their
victims, The danger Of correspondence by letters
is greatly augmented.
On Friday, the Both ultimo, the anniversary of the
Imprisonment Of the martyrs" was grand day in
Ireland.