The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-09
ARRIVAL OF THE
Packet Ship Southerner.
THREE DAYS LATER NEWS
FROM EUROPE.
Interesting Commercial Intelligence
The Grain Markets,
&C., &C., &c.

rived off Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon. She
was Immediately boarded by our famous news
schooner Teazer, and her news expressed to the
New York Herald Office.
The s. sailed from Liverpool on the l4th ult,
and her news is therefore, three days later than
that brought by the Gladiator.
| To the commercial community the intelligence
is interesting and perhaps important.
| Our special messenger reached our office at 8
o'clock this morning.
We refer our mercantile readers to the mar
ket reports.
The Ten Hours Bill still "dragged its slow
length along'' through the House of Commons.
1t is the most tremendous experiment which was
ever made upon nations prosperity.
The official account of the foreign trade of the
country for the last year should have come out
before the discussion on the ten hours bill While
our imports have very much exceeded those Of
l845, the exports of 1916 show a startling def
cheney as compared with those of the preceding
year. The declared value of exported goods in
l845, was EOS, 298, O26. In 1916 the value de-
clared was f5l ,279, 735.
from the Liverpool Chronicle March 1871
COMMERCIAL REvIEw.-The long prevalence of
eastery winds made the present week, up to
Thursday, in almost all branches of trade, "dul
that day the wind veered round, and the conse-
quence has been a large influx of vessels. The
arrivals have been numerous. Yesterday, the
slate at the Exchange-room showed goodly ar
ray from all parts of the world, amongst them
veral provision laden vessels from the United
States. Every subsequent tide will bring addi-
tional numbers.
The corn, like most other branches of trade has
been dull On Tuesday flour was offered on
somewhat lower terms, and yesterday another
reduction to the extent of sixpemce to a shilling
per barrel took place. Indian corn, becoming
of supplies to Ireland continues, and leaves the
market bare.
The cotton trade is no exception to the pre-
vailing dullness. Prices during, the week have
receded fully an eighth, but the decline offers no
inducement to purchasers: The working of short
time in Manchester and the neighborhood, ope-
rates as bar to an extensive demand. The sales
Yesterday were 300 bags, and the transactions of
the week amount IN the aggregate to 35 1000 bags
BY the Virginia, yesterday, We learn that the re-
ceipts at the Atlantic ports exceeded by $4,000
bales the receipts of the corresponding period last
year.
to be well informed on the subject, that the pre-
sent Parliament will be brought to closely
means Of dissoluton-about the end of June
or the beginning of July. The registration re;
the government, sufficiently in its favor to jusi
fly this appeal to the country.
During the past week, says the Liverpool ChrO-
nicle, as many vessels have cleared outwards, in
ports, as will carry $4,000 qrs. of corn. Besides
this, there are now loading IN this town for the
same places, vessels, capable of earring 5000
quarters being together 100 900 quarters in pros
pect. Owing to the easterly winds the arrivals
have been few
There has been destructive inundation in
Hungary, the waters having risen higher than
since 1909.
There have been serious riots in different parts
of Switzerland to prevent the expectation of
corn. At Sexto Calendo, two persons were
killed, and several severely wounded by the mi
litary.
The Manchester Courier states, as the result of
careful inquiry, that out of l79 mills at Manches
ter, SO were working full time, " short time,
Al 900 hands, ~ 900 are working full time, l3
| 500 short time, and $500 have stopped. 1t adds
that the average number of working hours in the
| day at Manchester is under seven; the average
at Oldham, Ashton, and the surrounding district
| about eight.
| DEsrRucrIoN OF THE THEATRE AT CARLsRuHE.-Fhc
Carisruhe Gazette Of the I'd inst gives the following
Theatre 1t not in Of the boxes of the second
gallery that the fire first broke out but in Of the
, inquest is not yet terminated; but it is already
known that there was fssure in the gaspipe, and
that the flames driven BY current t Of air. caught
spread is easily accounted by the interior arrange
ments and decorations of this building in common with
all old theatres As the audience part Of the
house was beginning be filed with the volumes of
smoke the alarm became general and frightful Many
persons on the third of galleries stiHed The
number of dead and missing amounts according to the
police returns. to TO- letter from Carlsruhe In the
Mannheim Journal says-Amoug the victims are the fol-
| lowing viz: q brother of Nj. Homburg, the man of
letters; of NJ. Wabel the prompter; whole fam-
y who had just arrived from Ludwigsberg. and Eng
sh family who got lost In the corridors, besides many
and children Most Of the bodies completely
reduced to ashes and Of many others nothing left
the ccmetry Some thew themselves out Of the windows
Of the fourth story one In attempting to do So was
and thus remained suspended TIL the building gave
way when they both sank into the flames"
Rome.
Our letters from Rome, of the 25th ut calculated
10 raise still higher the reputation Of Pope Plus TX for his
wisdom and bencvolence. On the 22d Of February Mr.
Golden honored with private audience by bis Ho
lncss and retired from filed with respect and admra-
ton In the evening Of the 9Th deputation from Bo-
ogns admitted to the Pope presence and present
that city On the oath the Turkish ambassador had
another private audience Of the Pope at the conclusion
Of which bis Holiness again warmly recommended to his
Markets.
LONDON MONEY MARxEr, Friday evening, March a.
There nearly ten millions Of Bank notes less In
existence than there we're this time last yeaI On the
9Th day Of March, 1916, the Bank held
Government Securities, .fl3l3644O
Other Securities ............ 2s,242o35
Gold and silver Coin. ' 7eosoS
f44,l33 49,
On the 9th day Of March, l647 the Bank held
Government securities :. eli 900 o7o
Other securities. $40. $3.50 las
Notes. ................ 6016 800
Gold and silver coin. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sos ia
fs,s2i 036
The dcprcsod Of the funds has bscn very consdera-
bic during tho week and II Is perfectly lamenabe to
contemplate the depreciation Of every description of
property. The causes the gradual tightening Of
money from the export Of bullion, and the consequent
curtament of the circulation and railway companies
taking up money debcnturc at much higher racs Of
interest than the funds pay which induces the insurance
companies to sell their stock and lend 1t to those
panies.
The funds have also fallen In consequence of the Bank
of England having refused to lend money stock for
longer periods than fortnight and limiting that