The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-10-12
Arrival of the Hibernia.
r1ETEEN DAYS LATEN FROM EN-
GLAND,


The steamship Hibernia, Capt. River
from Liverpool. whence che sailed on Tie
10Th, at 3, P. NJ. arrived al one ciockyes
terday afternoon. The Hibefnla arrived az
n ,I;Isx .arIy on Saturday murning, and on
,hs .ame day met the BriIdnia. hence, oh
C. Island. The Hibernia had l2O passen-
rs-s,o Halifax, and brings il5 10 this
CITY. 1Boston].
iIer in,eII:9ence, 90 far as il is oil interest
:. ,nos,Ix confined 10 commercial and IMAM
c,eI m,;ters. There has been a remen-
nous crashing OF houses, which were sup
,',o.d ~ stand above all chance oil failure
Tie ,ccouu,s from. the manufacturing dis
,r;ct, are s,lll very gloomy. The dlsiresses
h.d e,,ended IN The hard ware and culerly
district, Of Manchester anu Sheffield, The
ro,,o,, market was dull, and the article had
fallen in price. The corn add flour market
however. was better Than al the time OF The
sailing of The Britannia, and prices had risen
The failure of the potato crop in Belgium
and Holland had induced considerable pur-
cbases in England. ana contributed 10
strengthen the market
The Cambria arrived at Liverponi on the
18th nit. She sailed from Boston on the
moruing Of the I'd, and made The passage in
a little over eleven days.
Never since the commencement OF this
paper, now nearly i've years Fince, has II
fallen 10 our lot 10 detail! 20 our Transatlantic
readers 80 alarming and disastrous serlesr
oil mercantile misfJriuHes AZ are contained IL
our present sheet They are not confined
exclusively TO the corn trade, but embrace
names which for nearly Il century have
ranked amongst The highest IN This great com
mercial country.
The failures which commenced in houses
engaged in the coru trade have exieuded 10
other branches Of business and The es'lma'
ted amount OF liabilities Of houses winch
have failed since our last advices is more than
seven millions OF pounds. or S35,OOe,UoO.
A fixture TO meet business engagements 10
so large an extent az this, could not but De
felt in every branch oftrade. and their con-
sequences both in Great Britain and else-
where must be most important.
The paper furnishes a lie, Of nearly forty
large commercial houses that have suspen-
ded payrnsut,-many Of them old and PROM
inent firms. and embracing. in fact. names
tina, have ranked among the best for nearly n
century. The failures extended throughout
the British islands. and 10 France, Holland.
&c. II 10 said, however. that lew Of The failed
houses are connected with the American
trade, and that the losses which may occur
through them on this eide. will be mostly al
New Orleans and the South. The bulk oil
our large shipments have been paid Tor III
money and goods.
ITALY The Grand Duke Of Tuscany has
yielded 10 the popular movemen, and es,ab
lished civic guard and there is general
agitation throughout I'aly. The movements
in Sicily and Calabria have been attended
with bloodshed II is said that France is
about 10 furnish $4,000 muske.S TO the Pope.
and 10 send reiniorcements Immediately to
the Italian Swiss. and Spanish frontiers.
AT Paris. on the 81 September, The SAT-
drian ambassador resident al the French
court presented. at The office for Foreign
A Elirs, diplomatic note from his govern
mcni of which the following is the substance:
In case his Holiness Pope Plus TX
should claim the armed assistance Of his
Mljesiy The King oil Sardinia against Aus
TITAN invasion. his Sandman Majesty will
consider himself bound not TO refuse the
Sovereign Pontff that assistance il being
his duty. ID an Italian Power. 10 cause the
independence of all The siaies Of the PENN
suIa 10 De respected, as guaranteed by the
treaties OF Vienna In the chief political
and diplomatic circles this movement Of
Sardinia in favor Of tho Pope excited the
greatest sensation.