Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-27
NEWS BY THE CALEDONIA.

,an, not only commercially bu, politically.
The commercial tornado ha, a. length reach
ed the banks, two Of which, the Liverpool
Banking Association and the Royal Bank of
Liverpool, have already suspended
The fearful condition Of English credit, is
best indicated by her consols, which are selling
at 8l-lower even than during the war, Of Ma
poleon, the darkes, hour of modern England
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRs.--W Wilmer and Smiths
European Times, of the 18Th, says: Since our
publication Of the 5th inst, up TO the present
moment, the CONNIE rca distress described in
our last number has gone on acknowledgement
day discloses the fact Of some widely spread
mercantile disaster; and i, is mos, difficult,
amidst the general gloom which prevails, 10 dis
cover any mode by which we shall get speedily
extracted. In Liverpool, distrust prevails to
such a fearful extent that business is paraly zed
and no sales Of any kind OF produce can be eff
tec,ed on our quoted terms, or withou, con-
siderable reduction from them. In the manu-.
featuring districts general stoppage Of the
mills is threatened; aud the very great decline
in the revenue for the las, quarter indicates
that change is coming over the condition Of
the people.
From the London Shipping Gazette Of Oct, 18th.
Notwithstanding the announcement Of fur
Their failures, we are firmly Of opinion that the
| pTtSu1t, as iuT as COinLUCICltl en-
gagements are concerned, is about to experi-
ence gradual smeliora,ion, After the lOth
of this month, q settlement will have been
come TO in this country, Of the transactions
with the In, ted States and the corn Importers
and from the peculiar position Of the East India
and China houses, they may be said to be With
out the pale of Legitimate banking assistance
(as far as discounts are concernei,) until the
arrival Of the mail on the 2lsi Of December.
as il is impossible to lOresee what will be the
value of remiitances, or TO what eXtenl they
may be sent on the fallen houses. Up to the
Goth Of this month, however, we believe the
pressure will be severe in some quarters.
Already collections in the churches are com
rnanded TO be made for the starving Irish and
Scotch; but there is, unfortunately, & prospec,
beole US Of appeals on behalf Of the starving
and unemployed africans of Lancashire and
Yorkshire. From whence then, are we TO look
for succor! |! is in vain to nope for aid from
the Chancellor Of the Exchequsr, or tho pres
ent Parliament.
Il From The same Of October, 6.
The suspension Of payments of The Abingdon
and the Vantage Bank, was announced yUsier
day. 1t is bank Of issue. Money IS much
easier on the Stock Exchange this morning, but
out of doors the pressure continues unsba.ed.
ING IlGSLe.--lt IL u RbDIt iuCly ina
while nearly al! the markets Of Europe are sui
(ering from the financial crisis, and while the
account. from the London markets especially
announce fresh failures almos! every day, no
failure Of any consequence has been declared
upon the Exchange at Amsterdam Letters
from Hamburg say that there is an unexamped
panic in the Hansealic towns.
Substitute tor Potatoes A large importation OIL
West India yamS mas lately taken place in con-
SEQUENCE Of the anticipated scarcity ef potatoes
IRELNAD.
Crime and Frmns. TIE West Of Ireland il
) again complaining of want Of food. Will
daily increasing distress in our own manufac-
turing districts, it is grevous 10 fiud tina, the
poor Of Ireland will again become suPplian,s fol
relief, both in this country and in our colonies
and, indeed, wherever the English language i!
spoken
Crime goes hand in hand with famine, and
accounts represent i as alarmingly on the in'
crease.
A Mr.. Roe, magistrate of Rockwell, in Tip
pcrory, has been murdered 10 broad noon day
under circumstances of irghtiu stroclty Lit
tie or no doubt can be entertained that the muir.
derer was one Of his tenants, whom he hal
evicted, after having shown towards him IN,
greatest liberalliy and lenity. In q late Dub
: lin Gazette, no fewer than five proclama,on
appeared offering rewards for the perpetra,or:
OF murders and other outrages.
Piracy i, also carried on, on the ives, coas
of Ireland The Catharne, of Newry, from
Sligo, to Belmullt, with Indian cora meTI, wss
plundered Of about two>,hirds of her cargo, or
the night of the Sd and morning Of the An inst
at the entrance of the Black Sod Bay Tit
master states that the pirates carried away
293 out OF 4i0 sacks.
The Government has expressed -esolllt
rmnation TO enforce the pay ment OF poor
rates, even the most distressed western unions
bu; it is IDLY 10 be expected that the suddnr
change can be made without very great prya'
ton and suffering.
SWITZERLAND.
Berne, the canton whence tho Free Corps in
yaded Lucerne, is now the Vorort; Col. Ochsen
bein, the leader Of the Free Corps, is Presden
,, Of The Federal Republic and an overwhe lining
majority gives to his policy prestige Of con
tinued triumph in the Federal Councils. He i
to enforce the dissolution OF the Sepsrat
! League, or Sonderbund, al violation OF III
Federal Pact Lucerne, and her a llied canton
no less resoIu,ely prepare 10 stand by eac
other; declaring the League necessary for de
fence against majority bent on crushing hel
religion. The Fedora! Pact, violated BY tn
Free Corps, is virtually annulet by the Separ
ate League, or Sonderbund.
According TO the calculations OF the Radical,
the Sonderband has only 3l,S93 men and l |
guns to oppose 96,996 men and 278 guns
was reported in Paris that hoslities had actu
ally commenced, for that the report Of firm
was heard in the direction Of Geneva on in
l4,h instant.