The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-23
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CAMBRI \
5DAYS LATER eFROM EUROPE

Is DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
The Corn and .Napigafion Lars Susp.nde1-
n Rapid Decline ia Flour. Corn, Grain aud
Cotton.
From the correspondent of the Bal,mur,, Sun
We learn tina, the steamer Cambria arrived at
Boston Saturday afternoon, after passage of
sixteen days, bringing dates from Liverpool IF
teen days later than ih,>$ broug h, by the Sarah
Sands.
Since the sailing IF the Sarah Sands, rapid
decline has taken place in the English markets in
the price of Flour. Corn. Grain and Cation The
decline in -four and grain was caused chiefly by
the suspension nf the Corn and Navigation laws.
Its effects markets. will be made apparent
In few DAYS
1t is said that cn the departure at the Cambria
although large sales had been made. the stock of
-four in Liverpool alone, was estimated at 500 :
ONO barrels, with corresponding stock of grain
This news, i, is said, has caused great surprise
among dealers in New York. as prices were look
ing up an Saturday.
Queen Victoria has given her roval assent In
Bills passed by Parliament for the suspension of
the Corn and Navigation laws, which will. of
course, have an effect to tighten the efec, nf the
rednrlmn IN prices ON the markets of this country
" nc
under consideration by Parliament
The Cambria brings 1900 600 in specie
The Pope at Rome has contributed one thousand
Roman crowns from his private purse for the re-
lief of Ireland.
There was no mitigation of the suffering in
Ireland from the effects of the famine.
In France there were more Disturbances and
n threatened famine seemed To he impendnp
The Bank of England has again advanced its
rates of interest
Lord john Russell has introduced in Parlia
ment his scheme for the relief and improvement
of Ireland, which consisted Of a recommendation
that money he advanced for seed crops and that
loans he made to landlords for the Improvement of
water lands that they he bought by govern.
mPnt at fixed rates If they " i'll neither sell nor
improve, government is empow cred To take at a
fair valuation
He also recommends an appropriation of .el
OOOO0 sterling, for the reclamation of waste
lands; that drainage be extensively carried out:
aud that the land purchased be resold in small
lots, creating yeomanry pr"prietors for Temporary
relief
The new pnor law committees by this plan are
TO distribute the money and food ont door relief
is also recommended to aged and inlirm paupers.
maklng IN all proposed outlay Of at least IT,
600 600 sterling
The French Chambers have adopted bill.
providing for the lowest possible rate of duty to
be levied on food until September next
The American loan to the extent of four mil
lions sterling, has been negnia ted in London
The French government has addressed a circu-
lar to their consuls in Mexico prohibiting French
subjects from taking letters of marque
Lord Palmerston stated on authority that no
person in England was authorised to issue letters
of marque.
The Russian government is concentrating troops
on the frontier of Poland
Contracts have been made for supplying the
French Government with two millions and bali
klIogrammes of Maryland Tobacco at 1854 francs
per kilgramme
ThlTty-ive thousand barrels American flour
had arrived al Havre
Much distress prevailed in the manufacturing
districts OF England. There was but little work,
and food high
The Pope preached sermon on the 9Th of
January. which was the first sermon preached by
Pope in three hundred years.