The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-09
ARRIVAL OF THE
Packet Ship Southerner.
THREE DAYS LATER NEWS
FROM EUROPE.
Interesting Commercial Intelligence
The Grain Markets,
&C., &C., &c.

rived off Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon. She
was Immediately boarded by our famous news
schooner Teazer, and her news expressed to the
Ne,o York Herald Office.
The s. sailed from Liverpool on the l4th ult.,
and her news is therefore, three days later than
that brought by the Gladiator.
To the commercial community the intelligence
is interesting and perhaps important.
Our special messenger reached our office at 8
o'clock this morning.
We refer our mercantile readers to the mar
ket reports
The Ton Hours Bill still dragged its slow
length along" through the House of Commons.
1t is the most tremendous experiment which was
ever made upon nations prosperity.
The official account of the foreign trade of the
country for the last year should have come out
before the discussion on the ten hours bill While
our imports have very much exceeded those Of
l945, the exports of 1916 show a startling def
cheney as compared with those of the preceding
year The declared value of exported goods in
1916, was G53 ,298 ,026 In 1916 the value de-
clared was E5l, 279, 735.
From the Liverpool Chronicle, March 1871
COMMERCIAL REVIEW The long prevalence of
easterly winds made the present week, up to
Thursday, IN almost all branches OF trade, g dull
as the weed that rots by Lethe's stream" On
that day the wind veered round, and the conse-
quence has been large influx OF vessels The
arrivals have been numerous Yesterday, the
slate at the Exchange-rOOm showed goodly
ray from all parts Of the world amongst them Sc
veral provision laden vessels from the United
States. Every subsequent tide will bring addi-
tional numbers.
been dull. On Tuesday flour was offered on
somewhat lower terms, and yesterday another
reduction to the extent OF sixpence to a shilling
per barrel took place. Indian ,r corn, becoming
of supplies to Ireland continues, and leaves the
market bare
The cotton trade is no exception to the pre-
vaiing dullness. Prices during the week have
receded fully an eighth, but the decline offers no
inducement to purchasers. The working of short
time in Manchester and the neighborhood, ope-
rates as bar to an extensive demand. The sales
Yesterday were 300 bags, and the transactions of
the week amount in the aggregate to $4,000 bags
BY the Virginia, yesterday, we learn that the
ceipts at the Atlantic ports exceeded by $4,000
bales the receipts of the corresponding period last
year.
to be well informed on the subject, that the pre-
sent Parliament will be brought to closely
means of dissolution-about the end of June
or the beg inning Of July. The registration re, =
the government, sufficiently in its favor to jusl
fly this appeal to the country.
During the past week, says the Liverpool Chro-
nicie, as many vessels have cleared outwards, in
ballast, at the Liverpool Custom. house, for grnin
ports, as will carry $4,000 qrs. of corn. Besides
this, there are now loading in this town for the
same places, vessels, capable of earring sc, 900
quarters being together, 100 900 quarters in pros
pect. Owing to the easterly winds the arrivals
have been few
There has been destructive inundation in
Hungary, the waters having risen higher than
since 1909.
There have been serious riots in different parts
of Switzerland to prevent the expectation of
corn. At SextO Calendo, two persons were
killed, and several severely wounded by the mi
litary.
The Manchester Courier states, as the result of
careful inquiry, that out of l79 mills at Manches
ter, 80 were working full time, GO short time,
and IL have stopped; while out of a total of
Al 900 hands, p, 900 are working full time, 49,
500 short time and $500 have stopped. 1t adds,
that the average number of working hours in the
day at Manchester is under seven; the average
| at Oldham, Ashton, and the surrounding district,
| about eight.
DEsrRucIIoS OF THE THEATRE AT CARL:RuHE-Fhc
Carlsruhe Gazette Of the I'd inst gives the following
particulars Of the late dreadful fire at the Grand Ducal
Theatre SO II not in Of the boxes Of the second
gallery that the fire first broke out but in Of the
court boxes Immediately after the gas lighted. The
, inquest Is not yet terminated; but it is already
known that there was issure in the gaspipc, and
that the flames, driven by current Of air, caught
spread easily accounted for by the interior arrange
ents and decorations of this building, In common with
all old theatres As soon as the audience part Of the
house was beginning to be filled with the volumes OF
smoke, the alarm became general and frightful Many
persons the third floor Of galleries were stned The
number Of dead and missing amounts according to the
police returns to TO- letter from Carsruhe, in the
Mannheim Journal says-Amoug the victims the fol-
Letters son Of NJ Wabsi, the prompter; whole fami-
y who had just arrived from Ludwgsberg and Eng
sh family who got lost in the corridors besides many
women and children. Most Of the bodies completely
reduced to ashes and Of many others nothing left
unconsumed but the limbs. which hrve been carried to
the ccmetry Some thew themselves out Of the windows
Of the fourth story one, In attempting to do was
withheld by youn7 woman to whom he was afaanccd
s9%s Scv So nte the
Our letters from Rome of the 25h ult calculated
TO raise still higher the reputation of Pope Plus TX for his
wisdom and bencvolcncc On the 22d Of February Mr.
Golden honored with private audience by his Ho-
ncss retired from 1t filed with respect and admira-
ton In the evening Of the 9Th deputation from b.
ogns were admitted the Popes presence and present
cd to him hag-an offering Of love and respect-fronl
that city. On the oath the Turkish ambassador had
Of which his Holiness again warmly recommended to his
Excellency the catholics Of the East.
Markets. D..
LONDON MONEY MARxEr, Friday evening, March a.
There nearly ten millions of Bank notes less in
existence than this time last yeaI On the
9Th day Of March, ls46, the Bank held
Government Securities, .......... .El3,l36aso
Othcr SECURITIES. .'.'... 1S,1s1oSo
Gold and Silver Coin. 760, sos
f44,l33 465
On the 9th day Of March, l8t7, the Bank heidi
Government securities >. Ell 900 o7o
Other securities. ................ $3.50 Las
Notes. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......... 6,0l6 600
Gold and silver CON- Observation-Disclosures. sos ia
fs,sai Oss
Tho dcprcssod of the funds has been very oonsdera
BILE during the week and II Is perfectly lamentabe to
contemplate the depreciation Of every description
property. Tho causes the gradual tightening Of
money from the export Of bulen and the consequent
taking up money dcbcnturc at much higher racs of
interest than the funds pay which induces the insurance
companies to sell their stock and lend 1t to those COM
panies
The funds have also fallen in consequence of the Bank
of England having refused to lend money stock