New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-09
they have displayed greater hrnnsss with An uns-

thew have displayed greater frmns" with an une-
quivocsl tendency to ascend. Their s'sadins"
has been considerably promoted by the inPoris-
ton Of foreign gold amounting to nearly +i'OoooO
sterling.
The Bank Of England still demands the high rae
of per cent. discount while its branches general
liz refuse TO advance under per cent but many
Of the private establishments OF the country nave
discounted bills-of course OF indsputsoly good
reputsrion-st7 and even 81 per cent
In the Money market yesterday better ieeiing
prevailed. and no new failures were reported
Cou,ols closed at SCI for money, with extensive
transactions. and for account at from at to SCI
considerable sale of Stock however. damPened the
market, Foreign bonds commanded very TIHins
alteration.
The friends Of the Royal Bank and North and
South Wales Bank. both Of which recently su'-
pended payment, entertain strong hopes that they
will be in position to resume business early nsxt
month.
General Intelligence.
Loss OF THE PAcKEr.sHIP STEPHEN WHirsEf
This noble but unfortunate vessel was totally
lost at 10 o'clock p NJ of the 10th instant on her
voyage from New.York 10 Liverpool, under cir
cunstances the most perfectly appalling that the
| Imagination can possibly conceive Mistakins me
light upon Rock Island. near Cape Clear. on the
south coast Of Ireland Tor the Old Head OF Ainsale
she continued her course, intending TO make
| Cork Hsrbor but in less than a quarter OF an
hour with suddenness which defed all human ei'
| forts to avert her fate she came brosdslde on
rock called the West Calf about miles inside the
Cape and in less than minutes after striking she
dashed to atoms overwhelming no less than o. OF
! her helpless crew and passengers-ls only OF no
succeeded in clambsrng up the face Of the rock
which forms wre.ched island containing three hsh'
ermens huts.
The following is list of the officers and crew
that perished
! Charles w Tfphsm master, ldshman Robert GIL
ID mate Eoglshmsn Thomas BILL George Raymond
/ and wn Browe n Haven, Chss. Browne. James CraE-
| f,rd and Roba Hope n Y; Wm WrsgE Bah L. :
/ Clesry Baltimore VIM Hicks, Mass BENZ amin Evans
also native Of America; John Williams Cssrnsrvon'
Wales: Andrew DEAL Denmark, and Rose heCanacS
and Eliza Miller sewsrtesses. All Tho lat and I'd cabin
passengers psrlshed comprising Dr. Groyney Cork Mr.
Roberts Mr. Fordyce Scotland; Mr. Robinson Liyerpooli
| Mr. MeCague. Ohio; Mrs. Thorn. Petersburg James
Mcslsskey Mary Connor lsabea Quinn, David Metirat
tan Martha DunsliAe. aud others. The eighteen no
were saved are Thomas Allen, Let mate; James B. Mac
| kay "a mate. joseph Miller, steward VIM Johnston
| (boy) John Haihwoy David Ferguson, Wan smith
Henry Hume Dsn1 Greayes, Thos Jackson, and Joseph
or James Saunders, sesmen Edwd Ekn, Patrick Pat
ierson Jr and Joseph Butler passengers so complete
was the destruction Of the doomed ship that the only
yesses OF her to be found small pieces OF timber,
no, more than four fec, long.
n ftsaa florida
No business was transacted beyond the mere cere-
mony Of opening which was done by Royal com
mission.
The French Loan of two hundred and fifty mil
lion francs has been adiudged to NJ de Rothschild
at Isl. which was the minimum
An announcement reached London on Monday
P. NJ. that formidable conspiracy had been dis
covered in Paris which had the effect otdepresslng
the English funds for a short time.
The Committee OF the Stock Exchange had
commenced an investigation into the circumstances
connected with the report, but it could only be
traced 70 Fokstone. whence 1t was received by
the Electric Telegraph
Hostes have at length commenced III Swtzer
land the troops Of tae Sonderbond were worsted.
Count Bresson French Ambassador at the Court
of the Two Sicilies committed suicide on the %
lost and a short time previously. Count Mortler'
| also French Ambassador at the Court Of France,
ATTEMPTED to murder both bis children and to cut his
own throat when laborng under tit of insanity
| DR. Felix Mendelssohn Barthody, the eminent
composer Of Elijah" died suddenly at LsiPsie on
the 4th inst in the seth year OF his age
: A Convention has been entered into between the
pipe. the Grand Duke OF Tuscany and Lucca, and
the King Of Sardinia for the formation Of tariff
based upon the principle Of the German CONNER
cisl ve The measure has been hailed through
out Europe with the greatest satisfaction
The state o. Ireland is truly irghtial. system
Of agrarian resi- stance is everywhere manifested ;
landlords are dali falling before the vengeance oil
the people
The.French mail ,ueamer Union will not leave
Havre until the 24.h ia consequence OF the injuries
which her machinery suffered on the last voyage
| from NewYork.
The Sarah Sands will re 'ome her place upon the
| line 22d January
The British and North American steamers will
continue to run ortnightly during the Winter until
| the new vessels shall be ready. when the spring
will commence with weekly mail. The new ar
rangement will take place on the lat January, on
which day the Cambria viii sail for New YORK
Packet SHIPS Arrived.-The b NJ. steamer Cam
bra on the 18th inst, steamer Missouri, havre on
the It'll Sea. 10th Cambridge, 18th; Liverpool
sth Kalamazoo. 18th Constitution. 18th wy
oniing Williams Phia. 18th.
| sAILED-Ousen Of tbs West 7lh; aontezums. 7th
| 81 Patrick. 7th.
p. So o'clock-The Corn Market up 10 this
hour ia steady at our quotations. The attendance
| is very fair
PASSENGERS ARRIVED
IN ne S1amey Britannia az B0st0H-fO Hglyar-Sir
| Donald Campbell. Bart. Ii Gov Of Prince Edwards
Island Hon J Pope Speaker House Assembly Prince
Edwards Island; SIR Campbell. Mr. Odel Mr Por-
chsrd and lady Cspt Albert Belts, Mr. Martin. hr
| Dempster " A Reynolds and servant - Johns, B.
For B0s,0H-C Coggill York Elias Wade, yr. N
| Brunswick Thos. Winans and LADY, - Peters lsdy
and servant - Myers, Ptils; w A Little do, Bearer
OF Dispatches Deputy Assistant Commisssry General
A Parker MYsrd Phils McCsllum Gates, Charlsl,ni
I u AZ u n A. Um.HA Urn