Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-06-10
6oreior, News.
Boston Atlas, June T.
NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAI.
STEAMER HIBERNIA.
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
GREAT RISE IN FLOUR.

ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
GREAT RISE IN FLOUR.
The royal mail steamer Hiberna, Capt. Alex
ander Ryrie arrived at this port yesterday morn
ing at five o'clock, in fourteen and halt days
from Liverpool.
BY the Hiberna we have received our regular
files of foreign papers, The dates are from Lon
don to the evening of the 18th ult, and from
Liverpool to the morning of the 18th.
The political, commercial, monetary, and 9TH
err intelligence received by this arrival is of the
greatest interest and Importance.
The monetary pressure IN England has been
unusually severe upon all classes, aud very Sc
rious state of affairs among the leading firms OF
London Liverpool and Manchester, at one time
prevailed, which threatened to break down the
credit Of these houses.
Our regular London correspondent, who is
generally we'll informed upon political and com.
nercial affairs, states in his letter OF the 18th,
that it was a well known fact that the eminent
and wealthy house of Barings lately offered at
the Bank OF England, for discount, first class
bills, with their endorsement, and that every one
was rejected.
Money was, however, easier at the last dates
and discounts could be obtained on the very best
paper.
There has been an extraordinary advance il
the prices of all kinds of breadstufIs in every
market in England. The Mark Lane quotation:
for the regular market OF the 18th, are for Essex
and Kent wheat, I00s. TO lI3s per quarter; fol
Norfolk and Suffolk flour, per sack $50 lbs 75s
to Sos; Canadian wheat fine, SO TO 95 8. PEI
quarter, duty paid; United States flour, 4Ss. t
52s. per barrel.
The general scarcity of stocks Throughout
England, and in many parts of Europe, has caus
ed this sudden and great rise in prices, and the
leading organ of the corn trade, the MARKHAM,
Express, of the 17tb, believes that prices will
continue for some time where they are, and tina
they will advance by and by still more. w,
give an important article upon the state of tn,
corn-trade in another column.
Trade in the manufacturing districts continue
to be very much depressed, and large numbe
of mills are working short time.
The Liverpool cotton market has slightly de
clined.
The high prices of food and the general scar
city of breadstufs, have caused serious food riot
in different towns in the west of England.
The finest quurtern loaf has advanced to on
shilling sterling, and several London baker
charge still higher.
| The general European news consists chief
Of accounts respecting the scarcity of food, an
riots in consequence Of the scarcity.
Famine and fever continue to prevail in Ire
land. Outrages and food riots are Of frequen
occurrence.
In no single instance do the latest accoun,
from the wheat markets of the French depart
ments bring report of low prices. The rise
now evidently general, and averages from If t
Of per hectoitre. The accounts relative TO tn
new crop, however, are more cheering.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland died at tn
Castle of Dublin, on the 10th ult.
MEXICAN PRIvATEERINa.-Extrac Of lei
ter received by merchant Of Plymouth, tn
18th ultimo dated Barcelona -" On the first c
May, small vessel, about As tons burden, be
longing to this place, armed with q swivel. sal
TO be an so FOUNDER, having obtained Mexica
commission to act as privateer-hoisted Mex
can colors brought into this port an America
barque of $50 tons, from St Domingo, bound t
Trieste, laden with coffee belonging to Englis
merchants, having captured her off Maorca.-
The circumstance created tile greatest intere:
here; for, if such maraudlng is to be allowed
no vessel would be safe. The authorities too
up the matter with spirit; and, after due exam
ination, they condemned the prva,eer as pirai
and, of course, the American vessel will
restored to her captain TO pursue his voyage.
learn there are three other craft in this neighbo
hood, with similar commissions. The Unite
States should station man-of-war on the coas
to protect their ships. The Spanish authorize
behaved very well in the affair. When the WI
craft arrived with her prize, she had portion
the American crew on board as prisoners viii
part Of her crew was on board the barque,
navigate her n."-P Plymouth Herald