Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03
ARRIVAL on THE CAMBRIA.

Fifteen days later from Europe-Fluctua-
tion an the -four manufactured demand
for Indian Meal-AdUancc in Cotton
improvement in the Iron trade, DC.
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Sun.
BosroN. Sept. Is, 1916.
The steamer Cambria arrived at her
wharf, in Boston, this friday morning
after passage of thirteen days and half
She brings ll3 passengers, and amongs,
them observe the names of Hon. Wash
ington Irving, our Minister TO Spain; B.
Manor, bearer of dispatches; and the re-
nowned Cruikshank, whose skill and humor
as caricaturist, are familiar all over the
world
have received your file of papers, and
make such extracts for Geographic use as
think will be most acceptable to your rea-
ders, as of leading importance, in mer.
camille and general point of view.
The grain harvest in England is over;
the crop has been gathered, and it seems to
average one. The late heavy storms have
somewhat impaired the bright hopes Of the
early summer.
The potatoe crop is alleged, and appears
to be believed. is failure in all parts of
the country, and in the prospective loss of
this staple of course public attention turns
with more interest to the corn meal Of the
United States.
The Bank of England has lowered its
rate of discount to 3 per cent, an indica-
ton of course, that money is still more
plentiful in London, notwithstanding the
railway demand.
Joseph Henry, the poor mono maniac
who fired couple of pistols at Louis Philip
pc, the King of France, was sentenced TO
work in the gaeys for life, thus failing to
realize his declared purpose in the commits.
sion of the act, which was that he might be
executed, as he was weary of life.
The conservative party have elected
their President and Vice President of the
French Chambers, by large majority.
The British iron trade has sensbly i'm
proved in consequence of the passage of
the new American tariff a fact that will be
gratifying to the American iron trade, as ii
must tend greatly to relieve any excess of
apprehension that may have been thought.
cssly and fooishly engendered.
The American provision market is in a
buoyant state.
Parliament had been prorogucd on the
2S,h ullimo.
Her Brianic Maiesty's ship of the line
America had arrived with six millions of
dollars in specie, collected on the west coast
of Mexico, and in Peru and Chill.
From Cape of Good Hope, on the 18th
of May, we learn that 10000 Caffres, who
had swarmed around Fort Peddie, were
dispersed by artillery and rockets, leaving
large number of them on the field dead.
The firing having frightened the cattle
which were gathered beneath the walls of
the fort for protection, they broke loose,
and four or five thousand were captured by
the Caifres. On the 18th of June, thou
sand Caifres were surprised by several par
ties of British, and defended themselves
CALAMITY, but several hundred were galloped
over and cut down in retreat.
The Queen of Spain is to marry her
cousin, the Duke de Cadiz, the eldest son of
the Duke of Montpensier.
A treaty of commerce between Prussia
and Denmark has been published.
There is no change TO note in Tobacco.
Flour was in demand at Havre. Sales
had been made at 32f. and 33f. to arrive.