Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-09-10
FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
FIVE DAYS LATER.

FIVE DAYS LATER.
The steamship Caledonia arrived at Boston
on the I'd inst, and brings Liverpool dates up
to the day of her departure. the 10Th ult. The
news is important. There had been still
farther decline in breadstuffs We extract the
following items of general interest from our
Northern exchange papers,
Commercial and Financial-The money
market, owing to variety of causes, has be-
come seriously depressed since our last advl-
ces per Cambria The pressure continues to
affect all branches of trade with unrelaxed Sc
verify, forcing prices downward, and necessa-
rily limiting operations to the smallest posi-
bic scale. The primary causes of this state OF
things are the advanced rates of discount re-
quired by the banks of the Empire, and sue
cession of disastrous failures in the West In
da and American trade; up to last night, the
actual bankruptcy and stoppages were little
short 92 100000, and it is apprehended that
many of these will fall heavily upon Amer-
can houses.
Yesterday, in London, the public securities
had somewhat recovered from the depression
of the preceding day, and fiuctuated merely
from the turn of the market. Consols for &C
count were 868 to 81, and for money 863 to
S6f. Three per cents. reduced 878 to 874
81 per cents $50 to $50 and 80. Exchequer
bills IS discount to Is premium. Speculation
in fancy stocks is passive.
Mexican bonds are quoted at 1871. Among
manufacturers business wears most gloomy
aspect, nor will there be any hope OF improve
ment until the monetary restrictions shall have
been eased. This is the natural result of a
state of things which renders all bills of Ion
ger dates than 3 mos unavailable, and which
not only paralyzes our colonial trade, but Sc
riously affects our commercial transactions
with America
General Iltelligence.- rumor was in gen.
era circulation yesterday, that Louis Philippe
had been assassinated. The London papers
of this morning bring no confirmation of it.
The elections are nearly at an end, and show
an increase in favor of liberal ministers The
Queen has arrived in Scotland her tour will
be completed in about three weeks. Lieut.
Monroe, late of the I'd regiment of Life Guards
was yesterday found guilty of the murder Of
Col. Faucet, whom he killed in duel about
four years ago. The verdict has caused con.
siderable excitement and surprise.
The affairs of Spain still continue in very
embarrassed state The Queen has placed the
King under a complete surveillance, and has
done every thing to destroy his influence, shor
of imposing personal restraint upon him.
An attempt was lately made to destroy Gen
Serrano, the reputed paramour of the Queen
by sending "petard" to him through the
post Office.
The political aspect of France is threaten
ing enough. A fierce contest is raging be
tween the Government and the opposition
press, the latter charging ministers with cor
ruption and the failure of the financial admin
istraton. The French funds have largely
participated in the embarrassments caused by
the raising of the rates of discount in England
Portugal is quiet, and the Spanish force:
have been withdrawn from Oporto In Swift
erland the federal diet has required the disso
luton of the Catholic Sonderbund, as hostil,
to the general welfare The accounts from
Italy are various; the progress of liberal opin
ions, particularly in the Papal States, is view
ed with great alarm by both France and Aus
tria
In Ireland the election has been somewha
more stormy than in this country, and tn
members will stand very much as they did il
! the last Parliament
Gen. Armstrong goes out by the Caledoni
with dispatches The Hottinguer arrived a
Cork on the 10th.
The Caledonia takes g3O, 900 in specie
LIVERPOOL, AUGUST ls.-Corrox-Tb
market continues dull at prices rather in favor
buyers. Bowed Georgia may be quoted for ord
nary to middling, 81 Sgd per TO-, fair to goo
fair, II I'D, fine, 73d; Mobile, ordinary to mic
ding. 81 Sgd, good fair, II 74d, fine, "a Sc
Alabama and Tennessee, ordinary to mddIing,
a Sgd; New Orleans. ordinary to middling, 81
Sgd, good fair. u 3d. fine, 81 Cd; Sea Island
ordinary to middling. 10 I'D, good fair, Is
l I'd, fine, 20 "a Sea Island, stained, range
from 81 lOd. The sales of Cotton since Frida
have been $500 bales, of which spectators hav
taken 5000, exporters 500. The stock on ham
at present is estimated at 3O7 $40 against 544 OF
to the same period last year. 1t was hoped b
t many that the unfavorable accounts of the grow
ing crop brought by the last steamer would Civ
| vitality to the market but any such infiuenc
would have been seriously counteracted by tn
high value of money and the continued dullnes
: OF trade 10 the manufacturing districts
CoRN-Best Western Canal Flour 26s &c
) Cd per Dbl; Richmond and Alexandra 25s %
f %; Baltimore and Philadelphia 24s 25s; Ne,
: orleans and Ohio 22s ABS sour 20 2ls.-
United States wheat white and mixed, per 70 lbs
Is Sd IS ed; red, IS Sd Is Sd. Indian corn
25s 30s per quarter Corn meal per bbl.. IL
lbs Cd. Oats, per As lbs, IS IS i'd. Barley
PEI 60 lbs, SIS Sd 4s Sd. Dat meal, per 240 lbs
80 32s. Rye, per 4sO lbs. 3Os 34s. A seriou
! downward tendency has taken place in the grail
market since the departure of the 4th-only coca
sionally arrested by broken weather-this howev
. er, has failed to give firm tone to the market
though at our market yesterday the above quota
tons were freely realized, and greater confdenc
was manifested among buyers. The certainty Q
D a bountiful harvest at home coupled with the con