The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-11-13
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
CALEDONIA.

II ia LA NUM- IsO hNJt
The Royal Mail Steamer Caledonia, urriv-
ed at Boston, Nov. 5, from Liverpool, which
port she left on the 10Th uIt.
The news by this Steamer is ofan unpleas-
ant character. The commercial embarrass-
ments have increased since the departure OF
the Steamer previous, and the failures among
mercantile men are numerous, but few only
are said to be indebted to people of the Uni
ted States.
The European Times remarks respecting
the markets and trade:
"Since our publication ofihe 9Th instant,
up TO the present moment, the commercial
distress, described in our last number, has
gone on increasing. Each day discloses the
fact ofsome widely spread mercantile disas-
ter; and it is most difficult, amidst the general
gloom which prevails, TO discover any mode
by which we shall get speedily eXtricated
from the difficulties which surround us.
| In n second edition of our paper published
for the Cambria OH the 9Th inst. we announc-
cd rise in the price of Wheat and Flour at
the Liverpool Corn Exchange on that day.
The advance, however, was not sustained.
On the next market day at Mark lane, Lon
don, prices had downward tendency.
I-'iSS 'ba' 'utO 70 ulllNulS VI lOIGlUu
and the depressed state Of the money market
have thrown n gloom over the London and
Liverpool Corn Exchange, and prices have
fallen to and below the currency noted in om
last Yesterday, at Mark lane, the previous
prices of last week were asked, but before
sales could be effected a decline of from q
to IS per quarter was submitted 10 by the
sellers. Foreign wheat was difficult Of sale
the finer sorts fetched last weeks prices, hui
the inferior descriptions were unsaleable
The mllers fixed the top price of Flour al
46s per sack. American Flour was about Il
per barrel cheaper than the previous week
The quotation for American Flour in Liver
pool is 24s sd. The accounts from the Lin
coin and Hull markets, received at the mo
ment of going to press, report decline Of 2
and Is per quarter.
ITALY.
The Austrians gave up Ferrara on the 3,
inst. to the Pontifcal troops. His Holmes
tried, without effect, mild and concliating re
monstrances TO induce the Austrian cabine
10 withdraw the troops. He then, it is said
informed Count Lutzow, that if human mean
failed to enable him to preserve the trus
which had been confided to him, he woul
, have recourse TO divine means. He woul
first address himself to the whole Christia
world. and if after that Austria should pei
sst in keeping her troops in the city of Fer
4 rarn, he would be compelled TO resort to eA
D communication. Before this threat Austri
recoiIed. The guard houses of the tow
were surrendered by the Austrian troops
the national guard.
SWITZERLAND.
The accounts from Switzerland are dali
v contradictory. On one day it is said that &C
tual war is about 10 break out,whilst the ne,
: the indications are more pacific. Accordin
}. TO the calculations ofthe Radcale, the SOM
o erbund has only 81 1923 men and 118 guns
g oppose to 96,993 men and 278 guns. TT
- latest advices represent civil war as imminel
" 1t was even reported in Paris that hostliti,
had actually commenced, for that the repo
offiring was heard in the direction of G
n neva on the 18th instant