Washington telegraph., 1845-01-15
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.


day morning AT o'clock, in seventeen days
from Liverpool. The news by her is of
little interest.
The cotton market is in very depressed
state, and the prices are literally fixed BY
the purchasers. This is owing TO the anx.
ious desire manifested to effect sales.
The late crop of potatoes in Ireland is
found to exceed the produce Of any year ON
record.
The news Of Mr. Folks election was re-
ceived in England.
The affairs OF Spain are distracted a.
usual. With this exception the whole con-
tinen, Of Europe was in perfectly quiet
stale.
DEATH OF Tnr PRINcEss SOPHIA Ma
rILDA.-This amiabe and benevolent
Princess expired at her mansion, on Black.
heath. af;er short illness.
One of the greatest robberies ever perpe-
trated has taken place at the London Bank
ing House of Messrs. Rogers & Co. $40
900 was the amount stolen. and a reward
Of SO 600 has been offered for the discovery
ofthe perpetrators-the Queens pardon is
secured TO any of the robbers giving evi-
dence as may convict the offenders.
Mr.. Washington Irving. Charge d. Affairs
Of the United States, at the Court of Spain,
arrived at Boideax, on the 18th, on his way
10 Madrid.
A daring act OF piracy was committed in
the very midst Of the shipping in the port
of Gibralier, on the night of the 5ih ult.
IRELaSD.-Mr. O'Connell has returned
to the Irish metropolis full Of health and
vigor. On his way he has been feas,ed AT
n 4 Il
ner. which was graced by the presence Of
hundreds Of ladies', eight members of Parlia-
ment, two bishops, large numbers Of the
clergy, and nearly eight hundred gentlemen
II took place in the thrat G. The speech
OF the guest was marked by those peculiar
CHARACTERISTICS of O'Connelfs clnq'Isnce--
a strange mixture Of fun and pathos, humpr
and droilery. which may be said 20 form ele-
! mental portions of the Irish character. o.
Conneil's speaking il beyond that Of ms
calculated TO keep awake The sympa;hies Of
lis coun;rymen.
Mr.. O'Connell entered Tralee. on Mon
day. where he was met by an enormous
concourse of people, and from the window
of a house, addressed 60 600 people The
speech, however, possesses very little inier-
est.
LIVERPOOL CoTToS MARKET.-Hcdry
Decline ia Cot,on.--Nov. ga fair ex
tent Of business has been done during the
pas; week but the market has been uniform
Iy flat and the quotations are generally Id
per lb. lower than the prices of Friday las
The sales of the week amount 70 % l60
bales. Of which 1000 American and 20J
Surat have been taken on speculation. and
800 American and 300 Surat f,r export.
The Committees quota ions to-day for fair
Cotton are as folows:-Bowed iid, and Or
leans "A per Id.
Dec. 3.-Since Friday last there has been
N, change in tho tone Of market. and
prices remain without any material aIiera-
ton. On Saturday the sales amounted to
3 600 bales; on Monday to 3 800 bales, in
cluding 300 Pernambucos ID 10 Gid; $50
Egyptian. SD; 800 Sura,, 2id TO 81; and
yesterday the business done amounted to
1000 bales. Of which 800 American were
taken Cor speculation. and 100 Bahias at sid;
Egyptian sid to Gid; and 100 Surat, 2id
to 2;d.
From the European Times.
The Cotton market il in very depress-
ed stale, and prices are literally fixed 10y
The buyer. and this owing 10 the anxious de-
sire manifested To effect sales many parties
having held over large stocks which they
find inconvenicnt TO hold any longer and
others having received pressing orders from
the States to sell. the parties sending such
orders making no allowance Dr the peculiar
state of this market; the consequence Is
fair quality Of Up ands has been sold ai Al
per H.. and middiing a, 81 per lb. and there
Il only a very limited sale for any descrip-
ton over ~ per lib.
The sales on the 30th November were
1000 bags. ID December 1900 bags, and
yesterday 1000 bags. ltis evident that the
stock i Jar too heavy. particularly with the
prospect of such a crop as was never known
before. the recent accounts stating 4 AT q
500 900 bags; and il is also evident that
prices NAV become so much depressed that
il will be for the interest of the planter TO
cease for time sending any Cotton TO the
ports, unless he is content TO sell il al TO
"A cents per h., which is Just about the rate
Of profit spinncrs in this country make upon
every pound Of cotton they spin; indeed nm
less the production of Cotton is checked by
some means or other, to cents per Id.
for ordinary to good quality may soon be the
full price any one will be warranted in pay
ing for the article in the various ports of
shipment, and this will, Of course. leave 50
title for the planter, thar check to the
growth must follow as MT 'ra' consequence
IMMIGRATIoS.-Thet following is an alb
stract from the official report Of the De-
partment ofthe number of pa ssengers thai