The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-04
From the New Orleans Delta.
4 days Later from Europe.

From the New Orleans Delta.
a days Later from Europe.
The steamship Acadia. Capt. Byrie, ar,
rived at Boston on The morning Of the 7tb
inst, having made the passage from Liver
pool in ~ days and eighteen hours Her
news is but lonr days later than that brought
by the Great Western, and is barren of all
political and general interest. 1t was brought
10 this city on Wednesday by private express.
| We gather the few facts we throw together
| from the Commercial Times.
The tendency TO a decline IN the price Of
breadsiut1s, Of which we were advised by tire
! Great Western, has still further developed
/ itself. Flour has declined Is. Cd per ariel
not since last advices, but from It's highest
point. Wheat is likewise lower, and con
tracts for the delivery Of Corn were made at
lower rates. The Cotton market had losl
some Of its former buoyancy. but previ, US
prices were tolerably we'll maintained. The
stock in Liverpool was reduced TO 570,570,
bales, against 9I9 $50 last year. Taken for
consumption up 10 the Both Oct, ! ,294 $50
bales, against ,24O, 22O last year. Wilmer
& Smith quote Orleans Ordinary TO Mid
ding, Il 5sd., Fair to Good Fair 81 63d
Good 10 Fine, 81 I'd. In another part of
the paper they quote Ordinary, 5 u 5s6.,
MiddIing,at 81 a Cd Fair, 81 Cad; Good
Fair, Ga Gsd.: Good, 81 a I'D; Choice
Gin'd marks, "a a SAD.
TIE British Parliamen. will not meet be-
fore the 18th of Jan. The excitement about
the Monpensier marriage is eVaporating in
smoke. The pictures drawn Of starvation
in Ireland, and consequent disturbances, are
as soTowful and sombEe as ever young
lreland," with Smith O'Brien at its head,
is about 10 form Repeal organization in~
dependent of the O'Connell, or "Oid Ireland
party.
Marshal Bourmont died recently at his
chateau in Anjou,in the seVenty~third year of
his age.
The details OF the destruction to life and
property by the innndation of the Loire, in
France, shows vast amount of loss. The
instruction in Portugal had not been sup>
pressed. The Count de Ponsalba, whose
family possess much property in the city and
State, figures most prominently on the Par
isian turf.
The English and French journalist cons
tinue TO discuss the subject Of our Mex can
war. They oVjnce as much ignorance of
its merits as some of our own editors, and
that is saying a great deal.
The King Of Holland thinks our Congress
has done the decent thing, in having reduc>
led the duties on some of its principal colo
NAL products
The King Of Denmark, who in the way Of
divorces - a second Harry 1ha Sal., haas haan
divorced from his spouse; cause-no Young
heir 10 Denmark's royal crown forthcoming
The people Of Italy have heen 'hoIerinQ''
so loudly for tbs Pope that be has been
compelled, like certain Mr. Macbeth, to
cry out-"Hold enough"
The Carcassians keep string up the Rus
SLAMS with long pole, and The British aus
ihori'es in India keep the petty Eastern
princes quaTelling with one ano Their, SO that
they may, when fitting opportunity offers,
step in and make peace, by appropriating to
themselves the region Of country which is
the cause ofquarrel.
Considerable intercs' (says European Times
has lately been occasIoned at Hamburg by
The U. States Consul having detected,
among a number Of emigrants who preser>
: ted their passports for his view. previous to
their departure for the United States, ten
i'll looking scOundrels, all dressed alike, who
on inquiry, were coEvicts from Mecklenburg
} Schwerin. The Mecklenburg Government
: had given these convicts sum OF monev
sufficient to convey them to The United States
preterring that manner of getting rid of them
TO the expense Of keeping them in prison at
home. What makes the matter worse is.
that the Meclenburg authorities actually
gave these convicts Ceriifi Gates Of good
, character. The u. S. Consul sent them hack
with strong remonstrance to their govern
ment against the inequity of such proceed
!, ing. Ii is not. it appear the first time that
the MecleDburg authorities have got rid Of
their conVicts in such way,-same thing.
In fact, nothing is more common in this coun,
try than TO get rid of.ruthless ar cters by
persuading them 10 go to the United States
But to make the States place of trans
portion for German thieves and assassins is
rather too strong, especially when the pubs
lie authorities give them certif6 ates of good
conduct.
A chemist in Berlin is said TO have mans
ufactured. upon the process of Professor
Schonbein, of Basic, an electrical paper, the
property of which is much more explosive
than that of cotton.
The German Diet has agreed to purchase
the secret of the fabrication of The new cot
ton powder for 100000 forms, provided it
shall be proved, by practical experience, TO
be an excellent substitute for the powder
now in use.
| Eight SISTERS of Notre -Dame'' have re-
Gently set out to join the Catholic Mission
in Oregon.-Othefs are expected TO follow.
This is about the "sum and substance" of
the Acadia's news.
! A DROP OF COMFORT AT a time when
the election returns from various States in
t the Union are conveying signal rebuke to
| the administration, we find in the official
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