Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-18

The Cunar3 steamer Cambra arrived
o, Boston 90 Thursday from Liverpool.
with adsices to The i9th uli. the day OF
her sailing. Tae following summary OF
her news is made up from the New York
papers Of Saturday morning:
The news IS importan,--as il brings ac-
counts Of the continued rise 10 the grain
markets Of England. The Cotton market
remains in depressed state.
Butliiue activity IN the Provision mar
ket.
The steamer Great Brian reached
Liverpool on the 18th OF November.
The steamer Hibe,na which had put
into ST. Johns for repair, arrived at Liver
pool the day before the sailing Of the
Cambria.
The sutfsrings Of the people Of Ireland
were great, on account Of the destruction
Of the potato crop.
The Bank Of England has raised tho
rate of discouci TO 3, per ceat.
& The corn market continues IL rise, aud
the ayeragesto fall. The later nov stand
for the week at I4s., but tho belief 10
gaining ground, tina, before the end The
year, with The advancing market, corn
will be admitted at The loves. duty--a
shilling per quarter. i. - - ~
American wool appears to command
much attention.
Tlfade N the misunderstanding Districts il
down. 80 4
The political news Is o. very little in.
portance.
Among the passengers ia the Cambria.
y Professor Morss, the inventor or tho
electro magnetic telegraph. who Is she
bearer Of very important despatches. to
Governmeo, from the United States Lsgs.
tons il Prussia, belgium, and EpsIand.
Mr, Morse has 10 charge the rati6ed srea.
~ between Bavaria aud the u. States.
transmitted by Henry Wheaton, Gated
States Minister, at Berlin; and also The
commercial treaty between Bell
gum and the United States. He has also
dispatches for the Department Of State,
and for the Post Master General. from
Louis McLane, United States Minister 10
England.
Rufus Prime, Esq, Of New York, is also
a passenger in the Cambria, and bearer Of
dispatches from the United States I.ega.
tloo in Paris to he Department of State.
The Railway Speculations had very
centrally subsidized. and as the frauds and
machinery Of The operators in fictitious
stocks are more fully developed, i appears
thai the amount of money actually diver.
ted from the usual channe OF trade is ex.
tremely small. THIS circumstance has.
TO some extent. tended 10 quiet the mon
ey market.
The resignation OF Marshal Soult has
been finally accepted. General Saint
You has been appointed his successor in
the Ministry OF War.
A rumor from Russia, which has OBJ.
tanned little credit, states that Nicholas In.
tends 10 abdlcate in favor Of his successor,
and that when he left 81. Petersburg lor
Italy this had been resolved upon.
The new Tariff OF the ZoIverein has
been published, but has excited little at
tentlon IN England. AS regards the Uni
ted States, the increased dulles will not
affect the importations. The transit du-
ties on Cotton have been reduced by The
Hanover'so States.
The accounts from Ageria show tina,
the French are still busy making the most
ample Preparations for the subjugation or
the inhabitants
The King of the Belgians has been
opening the Chambers in a speech which
makes mention Of commercial treaty
with the United States; bu, the details IL
the potato crop, and the suiferngs which,
IT is feared. the Begians will endure in
consequence, are TO be provided for, the
hing suggests, by employ ing the poor on
pubic works. v's......
Meetings have been held in Ireland, to
take into consideration the state Of the
potato crop Of the country, and resolutions
were passed, and submitted to Sir r. Peel,
asking for the opening Of the ports; to
stop the d'stilaton OF grain, and the gran.
ting OF loan OF a million and malt, 10
supply their present necessities.
The Cambria, on Wednesday last, board.
ed and exchanged papers with steamship
Britannia, from Boston (2i inst.) for
Liverpool.
The great topic among all classes in
Engand IS the repea! OF the corn laws and
upen ports. 800
An English paper says that every mile
oi railway takes eight acres Of good land.
The 1900 mles already existing, and 90.
600 miles Impending. will require the
snng quantity of il4,00 acres. WITHOUT
retaining any from other roads or ca.
mails.
SIr Rober, Peel has bestowed The dea.
merry Of Westminster upon DR.. Bucklsnd,
the well known Professor OF Geology.
A great free-trade demonstration took
place at Birmingham on the 18th ul,..
when public dinner was given in the
fown Hall to the Hon. AIR. Vill,ers. the
member for Wolserhampton. Upwards
Of seven hundred gentlemen OF all shades
Of political opinion, sat down 10 dinner.
After the usual ,ossis had been given
Mr.. Villiers, Mr.. Coleden, Lord Duc:e
and Mr.. Bright made long and eloquent
speeches on the subjee, OF free trade.