Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-08
FROM EUROPE.

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By the Caledonia's news from Liverpool Ito the
l9tl ultimo) il appears that since the sailing of the
last steamer there has been an advance of shil-
ling on flour, and decline in cotton of from an
eighth to the quarter of penny.
1t is apprehendcd that the prospects of the flour
and grain markets will be materially affected by
the resumption of the sliding scale Of duty on the
lst of March, of which the Government has given
notice. After that time the duty on wheat will
vary from is. TO los. per quarter, and upon flour
Is. Cd. TO 6s. per barrel, adjusting itself to the rise
and fall of the market Indian corn NOW free)
will be subject to duty of Is. per quarter, and
meal to Cd. per BARREL
We learn by this arrival that the French steamer
Union, for whose safety much anxiety was felt in
this country, put back to France on the LIST De-
cenber, in consequence of having sprung aleak.
The steamer NeW Fork, of the same line, was also
compelled TO pu! back on the 18th December.
LIyEnrooL, Dec. 49, NooS.-Best Wesern Canal Flour
- to aOs per barrel; Richmond and Alexandra 30 29s
Philadelphia and Baltimore % 29s ; New Orleans and
Ohio 27s Canada 80 to 29s 3d. United States wheatper
70 pounds white and mixed, at Is Cd to s. 3D. red at
to IS 3d.. Indian 80 35s Cd. per quarter meal ID
to lbs Cd per barrel This market particularly for the bet
descriptions of wheat and flour, has firmly our
last quotations. with slight upward tendency, and general
improvement of No material change be observed
in the price Of Indian meal.
CoTroS-Mobile, ordinary mdding 81 to I'D per ID;
good to fine sgd; New Orleans, ordinary mddlng to
3d. fair to good fair to SD, good TO - I'D; Ala
hama and Tennessee, ordinary mddling 3d. to fair
TO good 42d; bowed, fair 4 sid; good fine SID Sea
Island ranges from TO lsd and from 81 to 3d. The
cotton market still continues anguid, further decline Of
3D. to 3D. per h. with little nactuation. Operations
Quoted on the most limited scale.
The English Parliament. since opening, has been
chiefly secupied with the affairs of ireland The
bin for the repression Of crime in that country will
soon become law. 1t is of the most gentle char
acter, and is expected, the precursor of ameliora
tive measures, to answer the end designed.
/ Within two or three weeks. at the beginning of
winter the British Islands visited by success
sion Of tremendous gales, causing the most appalling
loss of life and property on the coast. Several YES
sells have been wrecked either with the whole or
considerable portion of their crews.
The turmoil in Switzerland is brought TO final
close. The Diet has decreed that the seven revolt
ed Cantons of the League 10 be held accountable
for the expense of the war, and to be occupied by
the Federal troops until the amount is paid.
Spain is tolerably tranquil, though the Carlsts as
usual are unsettled. In the Cores fierce attack
has been made upon the administration.
There is no intelligence of Importance from
France. The health of the King is bad.
Agrarian disturbances have somewhat subsidized
in Ireland. Father MATHEW is to visit America
early in April Mr.. LisroN, the eminent surgical
operator, is dead
Lord PALMERsToN has denied that Lord MINTo
was charged with any diplomatic mission to the
Court of Rome.