The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1845-12-30
Soretgtt Wews.
From the N. Y. Herald of Saturday.
Arrival OF the Steamship A
Cadia at Boston.
HALF A MONTH LATER.
Agitation in the Corn Layys-Af-
fairs in IreIand-AmePica
Feeling i'm France.

The steam ship Acadia arrived at Bos-
ton at one o'clock yesterday morning, and
we received our dispatches by Adams &
CO., over the Long Island Railroad, at
half past o'clock last evening.
The advices from Liverpool arc to the
4th, London to the Sd, and Paris to the
lst inst. inclusive.
The intelligence, in every point of
view, is important.
Among the passengers are Mr.. Gail
lardet and wife, II. Wykof1, and John L.
O'Sullivan, of New York.
The temporary war panic in England,
on the Oregon question-the effect ii pro-
duced in France-the opinion of the
press relative to a war-the scarcity of
food in Great Britain-the commercial
crisis-the railway panic-the frequent
cabinet counclls-and, finally, the peace
ful aspect which the opinion in England
assumed, in the early part of this month
are all important.
There had been a considerable COM
paratiye decline in cotton-a fall In flour
and depression in the money mark
ct.
The iron market was still active and
buoyant, though prices had somewhat re-
cedcd
The American provision market par
takes, to some extent, of the reaction
which has been recently witnessed.
The general state Of trade in Manches-
ter was much depressed.
The corn markets Of Northern Europe
are in state Of great activity. The
grain marts of the Danube are said to be
much excited, and prices range from 29s
to 3ls Sd per quarter.
The railway panic has not subsidcd.
On the contrary, it was in full force.
The extent Of the injury which the po-
tato crop has sustained, forms, as usual,
an unfailing subject of inquiry and an
xiety. The accounts are, upon the
whole, Of sad and melancholy charac-
ter.
There was not much news stirring in
Germany; the religious excitement con-
tinues, and in Switzerland, there viii a.
gain be fighting this winter. Food was
scarce and high, and all this leads to
make the people emigrate to the United
States.
Accounts have been received from New
Zealand of another defeat of the British
by the natives.
The Russian Government has issued
another ukase against the Jews-forbid-
ding them to sell wine or spirits in the
empire.
A vessel sailed from Havre, on Satur-
day, with several Missionaries TO the
The King Of Sardinia has just promo
ted, to the rank OF Colonel, the infant Don
Juan, second son of Don Carlos.
The amount Of booty taken in Scinde,
is stated to be little less than half mil
hon sterling.
The Great Western has left the Mer-
sey for Bristol. She winters there.
The Lord Chancellor, who has been so
indisposed that his life was de-
SPARED of, is gradually recovering.
The Board of Health, at Genoa, has
lbolished the quarantine on vessels from
England.
A number of individuals have been ar
rested at Posen, on suspicion of being en-
gagged in conspiracy in favor of Polish
nationality.
The government of the Duchy of SAKE
Coburg has just published decree, de-
,laring that in future the sittings of the
States will be public.
A letter from Naples states that the
King has given permission TO have a |
railway constructed from Capua to the
Roman frontier, near Caprano.
During recent violent tempests off the
.oast Of Norway, eleven pilots lost their
ives in attempting to board vessels in
want Of their aid.
On Monday week, DR.. Samuel VIII
oerlorce, the new Bishop Of Oxford, was
elected with the usual formalities, by the
Dean and Canons Of Christ Church.