The New York herald., 1846-01-15

bone, we have advices two days. later than previ.
ously received.
sThe Oxford left Liverpool on the 9th OF December
In company with the packet ship Virginian, Captain
days
Mr. Yeaton--to whom we are indebted for our
fes-frst officer OF this vessel, landed at Souhamp-
ton on Tuesday evening" and arrived in this city by
the Long Island Railroad last night.
It is yetvery uncertain when the Oxford will reach
this port.
The news is not very important.
The cotton market is rather firmer than on the
sailing Of the Acadia.
The corn market has declined
The famine excitement has somewhat subsidized.
The news from Algeria shows that the French
make little progress in the subjugatlon OF Abd.e-
Kader.
Her Maesty's government have issued orders for
1000 sets OF accoutrements for the militia OF the
English counties, the whole TO be ready the LIST
of March next. The various clerks of the sub.dvi-
sions throughout England have likewise received
orders to certify government the dates of their
respective appointments.
The following failures are alluded to in the Lon
don papers:-Messrs Walters, who stopped on Sat-
urday, and whose liabilities are now reported to
amount to 5000, were IN the the butter and pro-
vision trade, and known TO have been people of
good property. Messrs Brown are firm of some
standing in the Manchester line, formerly, at least
il not now. doing an extensive business; and lastly
Mr.. Britten, OF York, whose suspension was an
nounced to-day and whose liabilities are said to be
f2O,OOO, is grocer IN large way.
The CHANCELLoRsHIP-W have heard rumor
from quarter likely to be toerably well-informed
upon such subject, that in consequence of the seri
Gus and continued indlspostlon of Lord Lydhurst,
some intention exists of throwing the seals into
commission and 1t is further rumored that in the
event OF such an arrangement being carried into
effect Mr.. Baron Parke will be the Lord Chief Com
missioner
SHARE MARKET.-The weeks business, though
limited is of firmer character than previously re-
ported. Much caution continues to be evlnced by
all parties, and but few pressing sales at the pre-
sent moment, particularly for scrlps of sound ma
ture
Cookies Circus, at Glasgow, was, on Tuesday, to-
tally destroyed by fire.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.-Additonal batteries
are being erected at Sheerness, Portsmouth, Ply
mouth, Pembroke, and other places on the coasts of
the island. great number Of traversing Platforms
Is feet long, to be fixed by pvots to the masonry of
the embrasures, are In progress OF construction at
the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich; and some idea may
lie formed OF the quantity OF work now performed
in the carriage department; where about five or six
years ago only afout 100 hands were employed in
that branch, there are now between $50 and 800
employed, aided by many new improvements in
equal to the work Of great number Of
hands. the contractors for timber for the Royal
Arsenal have not been able to supply the extra de-
mand tor seasoned timber, in consequences of the
great and unantlcipated consumption, and the dock
yards have been had recourse TO. Numbers of large
guns have been forwarded to Jersey and other ex-
posed islands, and to the Cape of Good Hope and
other colonial possessions, and the greatest activity
prevails to strengthen every place at home and
abroad, for securing them in the event of being at
tackled. A number ofthe block ships, heavily armed,
will soon be ready for their respective stations and
add greatly to the defence OF the coast
The Liverpool Mail in speaking of the famine in
Great Britain, says: 1t is, we anticipated and
is delightful record the fact, that the monster
Famine with which the nation was threatened,
has begun to devour Its insolent and mendacious
authors. Every post brings the cheering ntelli.
gence that the potato failure, the disemper, are al
lacies not engendered by the brain, but proceeding
from the heart-fearful falsehoods, invented for
sordid and dishonest purpose"
The disease among cattle has again broken out in
South Lancashire, and many farmers have lost the
greater portion Of their stock. The present disease
appears to be violent affection of the lungs and in
many cases it is quite incurable. Sheep, on the
other hand, are doing remarkably well.
between petersburg CrOn.
sadt has been stopped since the lh ult BY the frost
On the 18th ST. lsaac's Bridge was removed, ard the
Neva became so filled with blocks Of ice, that on the
18th all communication between the shores of the
river was stopped.
ALLEGED INTENTION OF GOVERNMENT TO REPEAL.
THE CORN LAws.-The Times OF Thursday, had
the following announcement =" The decision of
the Cabinet ls no longer a secret Parliament il is
confidently reported, is to be summoned for the
first week in January and the Royal Speech will,
added. dIafa
ton OF the corn laws preparatory to their total re-
peal. Sir Robert Peel in one house, and the Duke
OF Wellington In the other, will, we are told, be
prepared TO give immediate effect to the recon-
rnendaton thus conveyed"
The Shipping Gazette, of Thursday, says-"The
announcement TO the public, this morning, of the
speedy meeting Of parliament, for the consideration
OF the repeal OF the corn laws, has caused quite a
the topic OF conversation, and those who have ad-
vocated the measure now in high spirits at the
prospect OF the success of their ''pet" subject II
IS understood that the government are quite pre-
pared TO carry out ful measures of repeal and that
there will be no reservation, IN any respect for the
special convenience or protection of the landed in
terest. The income tax has yielded so large
source OF revenue that the premier is alleged to be
greatly IN favor OF general reduction OF imports
that affect the ordinary and illprovded classes of
the community"
We copy the following from the Morning Herald.
pecember5. The Times, Yesterday, announced
in January, and that the royal speech is to contain
recommendation to consider the corn-laws with
view to their repeal. We are not going to contra
dict this statement because while II ia the easiest
thing IN the world to make such statements, IT is
impossible TO contradict them by authority If any
cabinet minister directly or indirectly, informed the
Times OF the alleged purpose OF the cabinet, he was
guilty Of a scandalous violation of his oath as a
Privy councillor and If the statement of the Times
be utterly false, as we believe it to be- any cabinet
minister authorizlng us to contradict It must equally
violate his oath. Under these circumstances. we
only afford TO readers this amount of infor.
matlon-namey, that persons in the most intimate
confidence OF the government know nothing what
ever Of any such design that imputed to the cabi.
nett OF its extreme improbabilty, other grounds,
readers themselves can Judge. We, however, will
assert nothing positively tor rash conjecrura asser.
iiohs may deceive as mischievously as wiful false
hoods; and If we can help it, will never deceive.
meanwhile we may not conceal it, that the state.
ment OF the Times has obtained degree Of credit
which II permitted to extend, must lead to very
nous consequencea The suhioined is from, fha