The Daily spy., 1848-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS.


her dock at East Boston at about O'Clock, A. NJ,
Saturday morning. The Niagara was detained
some fifty hours in the English Channel by Sc
we're weather, and experienced constant head
winds during the whole voyage. She brings
sixty-hve passengers.
The Hibernia, hence, with the certain news Of
Gen. Taylor's election, arrived at Liverpool on
the 28th ult
Trade has been gradually, but slowly imProy
ing, and better times are expected with the re-
turn Of the new year. The produce markets are
on the whole steady, and moderate amount OF
business doing, but the prices current are still
very low. Cotton meets with an increased de-
mdnd, and holders not feeling inclined TO press
sales prices continue TO advance. Breadstuffs
being in large supply and the demand limited.
The leading articles of the trade have sustained
a further decline. From the manufacturing dis
tricis in England and Scotland the accounts are
more satisfactory. Money remains cheap, but
the demand is very slow, and the rates vary from
3 IL TO per cent.
During the month now closed, prices of cotton
have made an advance of about one halfpenny per
10. for the low and common qualities.
The prices of corn are lower, and the quota
.tions for -four is 3d. TO shilling on a barrel
lower than was given for the week before.
The IRON TRADE. Sales of Welsh bars
have been negotiated at "a l5s per Ton. The re-
port has obtained that even "a los has been ia
ken, and it can longer be denied that sales
have been made at unusually low rates.
TIE CHOLERA. The European Times states
that the ''report Of the cholera this week is dec.
dedly tavorable,' and that the number of cases
in London had been so reduced that an official
return was not deemed necessary by the Board
OF Health In Scotland also there had been
considerable dininuiion OF cases.
IRELAND.
The arguments Of the counsel in the cases in
error Of Mr.. O'Brien and the other prisoners had
all been heard, and the court had deferred their
judgment to llth OF January.
The accounts from the county oi Cork repre-
sent the condition OF the poor TO be nearly as bad
as during the famine OF 1916. From other sec.
tions OF the South, the prospects of the peasan-
try were reported TO be equally gloomy. The
small farming classes. and others who had suffic-
lent means, were emigrating in communities and
individually from the various seaports
FRANCE.
Louis Napoleon has issued an Address TO sshis
fellow citizens" in which he promised almost
every thing which words could put forth, such
as liberty, security to property, economy, re-
lgion, devotion TO France, SC, &C. If he is only
elected President.
The Paris papers of Wednesday the 29th state
that the most strenuous efforts being made by
the government to carry General Cavaignac's
election, but still the cause OF Louis Napoleon
preponderates. 1t was becoming more doubtful
however, whether there would be an election bv
the people, in which case Gen. Cavagnac would
certainly be chosen by the National Assembly,
Letters from the French provinces state that
nothing could be less enthusiastic than the man.
ner to which the promulgation Of the new con.
stitution had been received.
The debate in the National Assembly, on Sat.
urday, on the subject of the conduct of General
| CaVaignac, during the days of June, has termin
ated In the complete triumph of the Chief OF the
Executive Power, and the confusion of his adver.
saries. The Assembly, on the motion of the ven
cradle Dupont de PEure, by majority of 500
to S4 resolved, "that General Cayaignac had de .
served we'll of his country"
1t Is understood that in consequence OF the tri-
umPhant vindcation Of General CaYaignac. La
martine will withdraw in his favor from the con.
test for the Presidency.
SPAIN.
The accounts from Spain state that column OF
about 500 men OF the Queens troops have been
worsted and captured by Carlist division in Cat
alonia; and that the Queens general had pro-
| ceeded to Madrid to demand reinforcement
The engagement took place on the 10th, at Ar
| les, where Cabrera bad gone by forced marches
| The Queens general, Manzane, l6 officers 500
SOLDIERS, 600 muskets, 20 horses, &c. &c, fell into
| his hands. The rest of the column, 300 in mum.
| Der, took to flight
| The instant removal of Gen. Cordova from the
| chief command in Catalonia was at once agreed
on. The intelligence has occasioned the great.
est CONSERVATION at the Court of Madrid
AUSTRIA. Accounts from Vienna state that
the severe measures adopted by Prince Windi.
schgratz prevented any new outbreak. A tran.
! guilty maintained by the presence of large
body OF troops, and by the most cruel excssses
cannot, however, be permantly sustained.
The arrests IN Vienna still continue upwards
| OF 200 persons were seized on the 2Ist Such il
the state of misery and starvation among the
working classes, that notwithstanding the So.
verify with which the laws against clubs and
meetings are carried out, they continue TO hold
their clubs and meetings in the suburbs.
ITALY.
Instruction at Rome. Rome has heen the
theatre of insurrection, by which the temnoraI
power OF the Pope has BEEN at least tor the tm.
being almost completely overthrown. The con-.
nlct was the immediate result of the refusal ot
the Pope to dismiss his ministry at the demand
OF the people, though the latter, for some fine
past nave been urging the Pope TO adopt still
more liberal measures '"''
On the 10th ult the sudden arrival al Roro =,
tne carblneers, The review of that BODY bv tho
Minister of the Interior H. '''~