The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-22

enumerated
Lardner. MIR. and lady In the above list.
Cabin Passengers in the Packet Ship Nsw York, Cspt
Croprer. whieh ssiIed from Liverpool the I'd Oct
: ,., En-: 4, y; z: ;s'.:s'
C;s.idI Mrs. and Miss. Raymond Mr..
S Ssssss NM Mi. Rks s:,s. !i lady
pnyidson, MIR. and lady. ROsenfeld, Mr..
Fisher. Mr.. Todd, Mr..
H.'dsa, Mr.. Wisrn:. M:. ~ anu son.
Hutton Mr.. And 300 in The steerage.
The passengers In he Caledonia will be found
in another column.
There was no change in the cotton market.
Flour had advanced Free 3asa34s 3d. Bond 32s
SSs
There were large shipments of -four to Ireland.
Agents were in En- gland buying -four for France,
Holland and Belgium, at.32s. in bond, on the sup.
position that the English ports will DO opened.
Indian corn was 46s
The packet ship Siddons, Cobb; Liverpool,
Eldndge, and Columbia, Ratnbone, had arrived
at Liverpool on the oath ult.; ships Empire, Rus
sell, St George, Ferris, on the 18th ult; Patrick
Henry, Deano, on the I'd inst.
The royal marriages in Spain form, at the pre-
sent moment he most prominent points of dis
cussion in tbs Gurnal press. The most influen-
f,l OF the daily papers-the Times and the Morn
ing Chromicle-protest in strong and indignant
terms against the Montpensier union with the In
fanta; and belgerent is the tone of their arii.
cles, that sober-minded people begin to inquire
what it is all about, and whether the head of the
Foreign Office is not beginning to feel terribly
"wolhsh'' now that he is in power again.
The papers announce the death of Thomas
Clarkson, the well known philanthropist.
The Bishop of st. Asaphs and Sir John VIII
liams, Judge Of the Court of Queens Bench, has
died since our last advices. Mr.. Vaughan Viii.
liams has been appointed as the successor of the
latter
At the General Scientific Congress lately held
at Marscilles, the subject Of the cultivation of rice
in the salt marshes on the banks of the Rhone,
was discussed, and it was proved that rice would
thrive well In that locality as it does in Italy
Samples were produced which had been grown
at Mandrac, near Narbonne, where a trial on a
large scale had been made, and which, notwith-
standing the difficulties attendant on a new I'M
dertaking, would, 1t thought, yield profit
of fifty per cent to the proprietors.
The COMMERCE OF EURoPE.-The Austrian
Loyds in an article founded upon official docu-
IN nts, gives the following summary ofthe foreign
commerce of Europe. The European mercan-
tile marine, without including the coasting trade,
oomprehends 260, 900 vessels, measuring in all 80 :
493 900 tons. The total value OF the merchandise
they carry is estimated at IL 1896, 765 600 francs
The proportion per centwhich each of the differ
ent States OF Europe bears in this total value are
as follows England 81 1916, France IL ; 5,
Holland 10, Hamburger As, Russia 8 SO,
Sardinia, 3 l6, Belgium 1-6, Prussia 2 I9, Aus
tria 40 ne TwoScilies 4, Sweden and Norway
Id, Tuscany l9, Denmark 1 LAS, Bremen 1
Portugal spain 1415, and all the othr States six
per cent The result is that the trade of France
and Belgium, taken altogether, is equal in value
to that OF Germany and Holland unted-that is
to say. that each represents 10 As of the total =
The Jour taken together represent about 3-5 ofthe
trade OF England.
Iron WAR STEAMERS. Government has deter.
mined to have no more iron steamers built. Ii /,
alleged that they become foul much sooner. And
are more exposed to damage from shots, than the
wooden.
EXPECTATION OF QUIcKsnvER.-The New York
packet ship Prince Albert left st. Katharine's
dock on the I'D ut., having on board upwards Of
GOO bottles oil quicksilver. The expectation of this
article has greatly increased latteTly, in conse.
ouence OF the alteration in the tariff, and the in.
crease of the duty which takes place in Decem.
ber The ship Christiana, which recently sailed
for New York, took out 300 bottles of quicksilver.
SIRHErRY PorrINeKR This eminent diploms.
ist has received the appointment of Governor o
the Cape OF Good Hope aud the adjacent terrific
nv belonging to Great Britain. His invaluable
services in China, we hope, may be a guarantee
that he will manage to put the affairs OF that CO.
lony into proper condition, and that he will be
able 10 make. such arrangements as will prevent
in future thelfrequent irruptions Of the ksfiirs