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Arrival 4 the Caledonia.

60 60 5ooll3y Sf0te m tMS s44Hs
negl.M drk< 'r6sP-ef Of tie Crops.
The s,e.n,k'p Caledonia. csps, Loli.
srriye4 Il B8tlon Oh Thursday nasrninR
last. lkom Liverpool. with dates 10 Ne
10Th Dc August. She reached HplilsxA
half past seven o'clock, on The morning
* me 3lst, and left1gsin q ! o'clock.
Tho Caledonis brings l37 passengers.
she IDhssed III The roads 4 o'clock This
morning. The steamship Canbria. hence
ior Liverpool. Il anchor, on account q
tie dsase log. having hssn detained
twelve hours. on the 20sh ult.. M
K,nssle, she passed The stesmshiR sarah
S,ntig. from New York 70 liverpool IF4
GxNrRAL INrELIIcENcE.A rumorJ
WAS ID general ycircuIasion yesterday llst
Louis Philippe had been assassinatsd. --
The London papers 81 this morning bring
no confirmation Of Il, III
|, The elections are nearly n a end, and
show an increase Ii favor d Liberal Min
listers
rhs Queen has arrived 10 Scotland;
her .pur will b completed u shout thrse
weeks, III
SrArN This sifairs o. spain s,ill CON-
tinus 10 4 very embarrassed slate. The
Queen has placed The King under com,
nlete surveilance. and has done avery
ihiuk 10 destroy his influence. short Of Inn
posing personalresiraints upon him.
Ah,attempt was lately made 70 destroy
General Serfano, *ths reputed paramont
Of ihe Queepsby sending peiard % him
through The Post Office. II.
FRANcE.--The political aspect OF
France is ,hre ming enough iistcs
contest i. waging between the Govern.
ment and the opposition Pfess, ne later
charging The ministers with corruption
and the failure Of the financial admins
traiipn. ..
The French funds have largely partici.
mated II The advertisements causeds by
The raising Of The rates Of discouht in Eng.
p6nruoAt Portugal i quiet, and The
Spanish forces have been Withdrawn from
SwTzrRLAED LIN Switzerland the
federal diet has required the dissolution
Of lbe Catholic Sondersbund az being hos
lille 10 ibe general welfare.
lrALy.-The accounts inoHn Italy ere
various The progress 81 liberhl cpiniois:
particularly in The Papa. States, u view
| cd with gfeal i ann BY bob Ffanes and
Austria. .g4sg
fRELAHn. In ireland the elections
! have been somewhat more stirring than
in This county, and The returns will stand
| very much n they did il The last Parlia.
meet. sEg It'll
Mr. @ Connell's funeral was celebraled
with great pomp
Fhe event has left no alter excitement
Of anysconseauehce,
n General Armstrong goes out BY The
i Caledonia with dispatches.
| The Cslsdonia lakes out R30. 900 IN
| specie. sH #4sF Il
MARKETs-L LIVERPOOL Aug. lob Il
4 Conn MARKET.-B Best Western Canal
Flbur 2Gs. Ito 26s. Cd Ric6mond and
l.Alexandria 25s. to 25s Cd Balm ors
/ ana Philadelphia 24ss 10 2os; New Or
i le sns snd Oaio 22s. 10 23s. Sour 20s 70
4 Oil. u. S.H Wheat, bite and mixed per
! 70| lbs n. 81 10 s.. Cd. red, o.. 9d.Ito
4 Isl Ga. Inlisa Corn. 25s TO. 30s. per
i quarter Corn Meal per bbl III. 10 l3s..
/ Cd. Cats per A6lbs. 3s. 10 3s I'D, Bar
ley per 90 lbs @3t 8d.,o 4sl 3d. Oatmeal
| PEI 324O lbss 3os to 32s. Rye per $50
i los i 0s. to BIS.
IA serious downward tendency has TAI
Ken place Id The grain marker since the
departure Of the steamer 81 the 1ih on.
| ", occasionally arrested 81 broken ! cath
er. This, however, has JAILED ID .gis a
6rm tone 70 the markets thoogh yester-
| day the above quota ions were freely
realized and greater condolences was man
4 ifdsted among buyers.. The certainty Of
i . bsauliipl harvest al home COPIED with
the continued and large imports Of bread.
sltffs. forced upon our markets BY theme.
ciessilies sof holders must exercise q still
| stronger depressing influence hpon the
lrade, and II may be fairly inferred that
the markets have not. as yet. reircgaded
10 anything like The point 10 which they
appear destined to fall.
i I.OLD HAYs'tof New YoaH In no.
titing the death OF Simeon Hays fday
OF TIVE ago, we iniimsied our belief That
Old Hays Of New York was sfill Nv
ing though % a. advanced. Al e, TO Shicir
the New York Close responds:
Yes; the .fold man is s'ill sliye, and
enjoys, We believe, good health and spi-
rils. He'll getting old, however. bis sgs
nov being about eighty. We ses him
| fIeque emily early 10 The morning, with Il
basket on bis arm. #oddilng doan 10
!, Clinton Market.ilo his meat and vegeta-
bles, as spry. slmosi, asa young lsd Of
!. l6. A longer life, say we, 10 our 4Old
Hays" He is & fine old gentleman, I'LL
! " the oiden time - Bar Clipper
THE nj II. STATS EAcRrcUIrunALF
: FAIR.-The Tribune says, Ex-PIesident
Van Buren will be presents; We under.
stand. at The annual exhibition which
Z takes place this year at Ssratoga; and
! Mr.. Webster q y said. has signified bis
intention 81 being present, II The slate Of
!, bis health will permit. He IS nowreco-
5ering from 4 severe attack Of csisrrb -
The death Of Hon. SiIas Wright ieasesthe|
place Of orator for The occasion unappro-
Priaied. .l
+ How 70 PREsERvE TOMATOES. Take
clean. ripe tomatoes. Sufficient ID cover
ibe bottomsof slarge keitis. and pnt them
over slow FIRE anil their skins break,
which must then be pealed Off chi out