Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-01-06
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
Fifteen days later from England.

The steamship Acadia sailed from Liv-
erpoo on the 4th inst. and arrived at Bos-
ten or Friday the 18th. Among the pas
sengers were the Hon. G. w. Lay, late
U. S. Charge d'Afarss at Stockholm, and
lady.
The news by this arrival is deeply inter
estng and highly important. United States
flour in bond had decline l. The Liverpool
market quotation therefor on the I'd inst,
was 30s Cd a3ls Cd; by the previous steam
er it was3ls 32s Cd.
This decline was produced by the large
receipts of flour and wheat from Ireland and
on foreign account.
Parliament has been farther prorogued to
Tuesday the 10th Of December. At the
ceremony their was not single member of
the House Of Commons present, and the
whole ceremony occupied only a few min
utes.
The failure of the potatoe crop in Ireland
the rapid decay of potatoes in that country,
aud the threatened famine there, were sub
Jects which alarmed not only Ireland but
England.
Large meetings had been held in the
principal cities and towns, which were at
tended by persons Of every political party,
for the purpose Of petitioning ministers to
advise Queen to summon her Parliament,
that some prompt measures be adopted for
the relief of the people. At the same time,
the Antl-Corn Law League held monster
meetings in several towns, for the purpose
of convincing the people of the Importance
! pt n al Of Ia he,
strongest proofs fthe great advancement
of the League, in popular estimation, will
be found the letters of Lord John Russell
and Lord Morpetb, declaring that their lord.
ships have changed their opinions, and be-
lieve in total repeal of the Corn Laws
These letters had great influence on the
public mind.
The warlike tone of American journals
respecting the claims of the United States
to the whole Of the Oregon territory had "a
reused the British press and government
The former hid come out boldly, and de-
clared TINT Great Britain could not and
must not, under any circumstances, relin-
quish her rights in this territory, while the
latter, in the shape of Cabinet Counsels,
had, instead of opening the ports been very
active, according TO report, in preparing toI
WI. The greatest activity prevailed at all
the dock yards, and immense warke pre-
partitions we're being nade-such as had not
been known for mlny years.
FRANcE--PARls--The French journals
have been chiefly occupied with the Or
egon question, and the Railway specula.
tons.
The Journal DIES Debats, in long article
that created surprise and regret in Paris,
takes view of the Oregon question, from
which il may be inferred that the French
Government IS ind.sposed to accept the Of
ice of arbitrator between the British Gov.
cinment and that oft the United S:a.es Of A.
mcrica, if offered.
The article went far towards neutraliZ inc
the good effect which the PIC tic intelligence
4 brought by the Caledonia WAS calculated 10
produce.
The public attention in Paris was also di.
rccted TO the crises in the money market
which had assumed more formidable APP
pearance than was at all anticipated The
Pr;c" OF -a;l.~.y shs...s -hava-f.lla" Iaaa,
than they were even during the dispute be-
tween the English and French Govcrnme nts
on the Tahita question, and the greatest "a
larm existed among spectators. The eff
feet upou the Bourse WAS to put an end to
almost all business, the brokers refusing, in
many instances Of any kind, except for the
purpose of closing accounts.
1t is stated that eight bankruptcies were
declared at the Tribunal of Commerce O
Paris, in one day. The engagements oil
the bankrupts amount to above 100000
francs.
RIoTS ON ACCOUNT OF APPREHENDEE
DEARTH. The alarm in the provinces o
France, on account of the apprehendcC
dearth from the expectation Of corn TO Eng
land appears to have been great. At Cher.
bourg, ST. Malo, Oman, and other places,
the excitement is so great that apprehen-
s'ons are entertained of an outbreak.
CABINET CoUNCILs.-A Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign office, on the 18th
ult. The Council sat three hours. An
other Cabinet Council was held on the 9th
u,.. Which sat four hours. Still another
was held on Tuesday the 2 inst, at this
mee1ing,It is supposed some important mea-
surcs were agreed to,respectng the Oregon
question.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. The
Liverpool Tunes states as fact, that ma.
val officer, high in command, has been pri-
vately engaged in taking measurement of
the large steamers under mail contract ser.
vice with her Maiesty's Government, and
with orders 10 report Immediately tot the Ad-
mirality on their capability of carrying guns
the largest calbre. A naval officer, we'll
acquainted with coast of America, has be en-
summoned TO London to give information 10
the Admiralty.
The MILITIA.-We have authority
for stating that her Majes'y's Govern
ment have issued orders for $1,000 sets
Of ACCOMPLISHMENTS for the militia of the
English counties, the whole to be ready
by the lst of march next Ipswich Jour
nal.
A letter dated at Berlin on the Is ult.,
saws that N. p. Willis, an attache to the U.
S. Embassy in that city had left there a
few days before with dispatches for Wash
ngton.
| FIRE AT BUFFALo.--On Friday evening
the 10, fire broke out in an old wooden
block on Commercial street and the dock
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