The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-26

THE AFFECT OF THE
Presidents Message In England
ADVANCE In THE GRAIN MARKET.



DO. SO.
The steamer Hiberna, Capt. Ryrie, arrived at
Boston yesterday morning, after passage Of
nineteen and half days. She had rough pas
sage, and was detained over tho usual time at
Halifax, to take in a supply OF coal.
The advices from Liverpool are Of the 9Th !;
London of the evening of the 4th Paris and
Havre of the I'd, and Dublin of the Sd inst.
We first received an abstract of the news in
flashes over the light ming line, and then in detail
by special express, run by the well known
Bigelow, of the Boston and Fitchburg Railroad.
This Bigelow is always ahead Of steam, and just
on the heels of lightning. No mail came through
last night; it will reach here this morning.
The intelligence is four weeks later than pre-
vious advices. 1t is of considerable Importance
The price of corn had advanced The best
quality was quoted at 68 and II shilings.
The price Of flour had advanced.
Flour in bond, best quality, was quoted at 81 and
IS shillings per Dbl.
The Cotton Market had been very animated
during the past month, so that there has been
considerable business transacted. Ordinary Or
leans and Mobile Cotton is quoted at 81 TO I'd; fair
do at u to I'D; good do at St to Sia.
The money market had been quiet, with little
6uctuatsn since the last publication of the Euro.
psas Times.
1t is said that about E2OO, 600 to f3OO 900 in spe-
Gle came out in the Hibernia.
American Lard had been very largely dealt in /;
kegs selling at 4S to 80 shillings
American Beef and Pork continued in excellent
demand; and although supplies were coming in
freely. yerv stiff rates wcre maid
The Presidents Message gave hopeful assur-
ance that the American tariff, so far as regarded
British goods, would be maintained and had given
tho English manufacturers cheerful prospect for
their trade for the coming spring.
The packet ship New World, the steamer Great
Western, Nicholas Biddle, Waterloo, and Mon
tezuma, all from New York, had arrived out
O'Conne was looking feeble.
The French Government intended to propose
to the Chambers a considerable reduction in the
duties on foreign corn.
Several slight shscks of earthquakes have been
lately felt in the neigh orhood of Marseilles.
tbs said that Government intends to shorten
the term ofthe soldiers enlistment to ten years
The negotiations for a commercial treaty be.
tween Brazil and the Zollverein, are stated to have
failed.
Rome had been visited by terrible inundatons
the distress was great; the amount of property de-
stroyed was large. The new Pope had mitgated
their hardships by his purse and his personal ex
srtions.
The Pope has reduced the duty on the export
and import of grain into the Roman domin-
ions.
The last message Of President Polk, which
had been received in England, had been as
sailed by the whole of the press, and ugly
names given to the process Of reasoning in
which the President accounts for the Mexi
can war. One passage has been strongly COM
mented upon-that in which he states the war
was not undertaken with the view to conquest
lHear, Hear.l
We can call to mind no similar document du-
ring our time which has been loss favoraby re-
eeived IN England [hear, hearl from this it may
be inferred that the annexation of California, of
which Commodore Stockton has taken possession
as q territory Of the Unite States, is even less
popular in England than was the annexation of
Texas. [Hear, Hear.]
The condition OF Ireland continues to be the
absorbing object of attention. Day after day the
distress continues to increase, and famine is
doing the work of death in various parts of the
country.
Immense numbers OF poor half starved crea-
lures find their way across the channel and beg,
and exist as best they can, by appeals to the feel
ings OF the inhabitants in the great towns of Eng
land. And in the midst of this dreadful dist ,ess
the phianthropists of that nation are anxious for
the abolition of slavery in America. Lo the
poor slave, to have such friends.
pension of 100 pounds year has been offer.
ed by tho government to Father Mathew
The suffering population in the highlands and
islands Of Scotland, is estimated at 100000.
considerable supply ofpotatoes has arrived in
London from Holland
The rate Suffice has been prohibited in the Ras-
poot State of Jaypore, by a unanimous vote otthe
regency.
On the 10Th inst Major James, of the 77th Re-
giment, shot himself at the Prince Albert Hotel,
London.
An American ship, which has just arrived in
London, from New York, has brought 30 barrels
pork suct.
The French government has protested against
the suppression of the Polish Republic; and it APP
pears, though the precise terms are not known,
that the protest is a harmless affair." much softer
and honeyed than that of the British government.
Report has it that Mons. Guizot proposed to
take high ground, and to declare to the three pow
ers that if the suppression were persisted in,
France would consider herself free to violate the
treaty OF Vienna whenever it might suit
her purpose; but the King backed by a majority
OF the Cabinet would not hear of this on any
account, and accordingly the protest was shorn Of
all energy, and made as mild as the mildest milk
and water