New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-22
From Europe.
I5pAYs LATER BY THE CAMBRIA.
DECLINE IN GRAIN, SC.

DECLlS5 IN GaA4Nf &C.
The steamship CAXBRiA, Capt. Jadkins. arrived
AZ Boston wharf little after O'Clock on Saturday
evening. her arrival having been communicated TO
this City BY Telegraph some time earlier. Al
though we had made arrangements for her news
at the earliest moment yet an interruption IN Its
transmission by Telegraph prevented its receipt
until so late an hour on Saturday evening that we
declined issuing an Extra that night and we do
not publish on Sunday Our more eager City
readers will therefore have obtained their news IN
advance Of its appearance in our columns
The Cambria left Liverpool on the tth inst--her
reSulsr dsy-and wss Of course Just sixteen days
on the voyage.
The great feature of the news by this arrival is a
dscided decline IN he prices Of Gram Flour, 30
IN fis eiief British MarSs's. The decline Is not
extensive but universally conceded, and, being
based upon immense receipts and stocks as well as
an increased stringency in the Money Market Is
pretty certain to hold. and quite likely 10 be car
ried farther. This need not materially affect the
prices Of Grain and Flour on this side, that OF
the small proportion held on the seaboard by specu.
lstors who must realize Immediately. Only let
Freishts be brought down from their present enor'
nous altitude and our Grain and Provisions may
fairly maintain their current rates here IN the face
of a considerable decline abroad. The fact that
there are now 500 900 barrels of Flour IN Liverpool
alone and that the recent importstions OF Indian
Corn. &c have been commensurate with those OF
Flour combine to assure that these articles have
touched their highest point. and that any change
henceforth must be in favor OF those who have yet
to buy their bread.
The proceedings Of the British Parliament have
been full of interest. The measures proposed by
the Ministry in view of the existing dearth and
DEAFNESS Of Food throughout the united Kingdoms
are. l. An entire remission of the Duties on the
Importation of Grain, which are now very low 2
A suspension of the Navigation Laws so as TO al
low The importation OF Foreign Grain in any vessels
', nile it has hitherto boon conlnei 10 British ana
those ofthe Country wherein this Grain was grown
and, 3. A remission of the Sugar Duties The two
former will pretty certainly be adopted.
Cotton is quiet the exorbitant Freights checking
importations, while the scarcity and DEAFNESS Of
Food checks consumption. Prices are a shade
lower
Provisions generally Meats, Butter Cheese, Sc)
exhibit little change
Trade in the Manufacturing districts is dull and
the prospect gloomy.
The deaths of Capt Rathbone, Of the packetship
Columbia Of Capt Pierce OF the Ctca, and c. Grim
shaw, ESQ the well known emigration and shipping
agent have caused much sensation among those IN
terested in American trade Capt. Pierce died on
the passage OF his vessel out 10 Havrei Capt Hath
bone with his first and second mates, five seamen
and a bow was washed overheard from his vessel
in gale on the 18th ult while on their passage
hence t. Liverpool, where his ship arrived on the
27th Mr. Grimshaw died on the st inst Capt p.
had been in bad health for some time, aud purposed
remaining in France that account Mr.. Grim.
shaw died quite suddenly. They are all deeply
and widely Iamented.
Sugar has been the subject of speculative fever
in England but it abatng when the Cambria
sailed Tea was rather dull Iron is still high,
though the trade is not brisk, and some decline
in Pig had been submitted to.
There was no abatement of the Famine in Ire
land but contributions were beginning 10 flow in,
and we hope that there will be less actual starya.
ton hereafter than there has been But portions
Of Scotland Belgium, France Germany Italy,
Hungary sc. are only less exposed to this scourge
than unhappy Ireland.
Gen Tom Thumb and suite are among the pas
sengers by the Cambria.
The Zenobia reached Liverpool on the 25th the
Patrick Henry on the 2sth the Ango-Ssxon from
Boston on the 23d.
France is suffering under Revulsion in Money
and Business. in spite OF her boasted Specie Cur
rency and is threatened with Famine, though so
large proportion Of her Industry is Agricultural
The Government is doing its utmost 10 avert the
crisis reducing the duties on Grain and Provisions
10 mere shadow. and itself importing 100 600 bar
rels OF Flour from this Country, $1,000 OF which had
arrived and the remainder were on the way. The
expectation OF Potatoes and other Vegetables has
been prohibited. The King appears TO value good
understanding with this Country and is taking thor
ough measures to prevent the fitting outo pryateers
by French men or money to cruise against our Com
merce under the Mexican letters Of marque so freely
preferred Still our War upon Mexico is freely can
yassed in the Paris journals. The Journal des De'
bats the Ministerial organ in giving place 10 part
Of Mr.. Folks Message. eOmbats its defence Of the
War and declares that War, as IL had frequently
before declared it, unjust II states that all Europe
is unanimous in censuring the War, not from sym
patty for Mexico bat because il shows that the
United States have abandoned that policy OF res
pect to law in which they SO greatly distinguished
themselves; and It added that the warlike enter
prise commenced by Mr.. Polk was OF such nature
that his Presidency must be considered as having
given moral, and perhaps material shock to the
Federal Constitution from which it is to be feared
Il will never recover.
The Condition Of Great Britain.
From wilmer Smiths European Times, FEB. T.
The Parliamentary proceedings have exclusively
absorbed attention The eyes OF nation are liked en-
and Ehere death Is doing is WOrk through NE IN