The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-06
TERRIBLE STATE or AFFAIRS
IN PORTUGAL.
The Great Britain still Ashore.
THE FLORES EXPEDITION TO ECUADOR
The Damage by the Floods In France.
THE ENTENTE C0RDIALE
STILL FDRn6E1gTIMa,
The Reported Marriage Of the Duke Of Bordeaux
and Louis Napoleon.
&c. &c. lie.


The steamship Caledonia, Capt. Lott, arrived
at Boston yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, in fE-
tssn days and sixteen hours from Liverpool.
whence she sailed on the 10Th November.
The grain markets, both in England and on the
Continent, are down.
According to the accounts cotton had declined;
but cotton dealers this side will think the news
favorable.
The money market remained about the same
as Ut last advices.
The Bank of England ratio of interest is per
cent. Bullion is being exported from the kingdom
Free trade was progressing throughout Europe.
There were runors Of ministerial dissensions in
England, but they originated in the columns of
papers avowedly hostile to the wing government
The accounts which the Caledonia took out to
England were considered favorable, in COM
mercial point of view, for they brought numerous
orders contingent on che opening of the Ameri-
can ports under the new tariff.
The accounts from America had favorably in.
fuenced freights, which had been in a state of
comparative stagnaton at the English ports.
The Hon. Geo. Bancroft has taken up his re-
sidence in Eaton Square, Belgrave place,
London. On the 18th ult., he dined with the
Saturday, was, with his lady, at select party at
Lord Palmerston's, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
The Prussian Charge d'Afaires to the States
of North America, Baron Gerolt, had arrived
at Berlin, TO receive in person instructions
from his government relative TO treaty of
commerce and navigation to be concluded be.
tween the Zolverein and the North American
States.
The misunderstanding between England and
France, relative to the MoAtpensier marriage,
continued to afford a vent for angry patriotism
on both sides the straits of Dover.
Mr.. BrelIner, ofsWick, civil engineer, at the
request Of the underwriters concerned in the
monster steamship Great Britain, has visited and
reported jointly with Mr.. Alexander Brellner of
Liverpool, upon the present state and position Of
the vessel. The report Of these gentlemen is to
the effect t.lat the Great Britain has as yet receiv.
ed comparatively little injury; that means may
be used for Bleaching her by keeping the stern to
the sea until the next season, and it will then
be perfectly practicable to take her of the strand
MINISTERIAL AFFAIRs.-Rumors OF ministerial
discussions prevail, but they originate in the
columns of papers avowedly hostile to the wing
government The Morning Ners has been giving
currency to scandal arising out of the presumed
enmties of Lords Grey and Palmerston; enmities.
flour contemporary is to be believed, which set
the different sections of the Cabinet by the ears.
Such statements find their way into print relative
to every government, and will be regarded az true,
or snuffed aside with contempt, according to the
politics OF those to whom they are addressed. In
the present instance, the probability is that they
are not correct, for the position which the British
government has assumed towards France has
been the act of an united Cabinet, or we should
have heard long ere this of the immediate resip.
nation of Earl Grey and those who think with
him.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDoNIA.-The steam ship
Caledonia, Captain Lott, reached Liverpool on
Sunday morning, the 18th, after a passage of l3S
days from Boston, during which she had a sue
cession of head winds and boisterous weather.
Our papers were shortly afterwards landed, and
a special messenger went express to London,
who reached the city some fifteen hours in adj
vance Of the mail.
ARRIVALS Fsoar THE UNITED SrArks.-We have
had three arrivals of packet ships from the United
States bringing late news, since the sailing of the
Acadia. On the 7th inst. the Cambridge, from
New York, reached the Mersey in the early part
OF the afternoon, with dates from that city to the
9Th ut. She was Immediately followed by the
Joshua Bates, from Boston, who made the pas
sage in sixteen days, with papers to the I'D. On
the 18th, the Rochester came up the river, with
dates to the sd, from New York. Tho news by
all these vessels was landed, and Immediately
despatched to London by a private express,
where it was published on the following morning
after preached the metropolis.
The Gazette contained, a few days 90, list Of
brevct promotions in the two services, long talked
about and long deferred. No one enves the
brave old fellows who figure in the list the a.ldi-
tional pay to which they will now be entitled
Some exception has been taken to the imparti-
atty with which the favors have been distri.
buted. We will give the list tomorrow.
OPENING or THE PORTS .-From the singular uni
ty Of argument observable in the London Times.
Chronicle, and Daily Ns,cs, each of which is now
more or less favored by governmental hints, it
would seem that the opening of the ports is a
question not finally disposed of by the cabinet;
but that Lord John Russell will be decided by the
pressure of circumstances between this period
and the meeting of Parliament
The Bavsrian government has Just prohibited
the saie of Illuminating cotton. This article is
placed in the same category gunpowder, to
sell which il is requisite to take out special Ii
cencc,