The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-02

Mr. D.lmotte, N Kaha, Thos. Harrison.
Charles Lawson, Mr.. Walter, q. Newman.
Berj Thornton, Mr. Ssron DE-. Green
Lynde FREQ. Loison D. D. n; M n es,nss...
Pentley. 9 D. Kenny, Key. 8 II Giooester
] g Miller, stephen Powell, Hitchcock.
Itherpgton Thos sorby, Dryden,
w. J. Clark, VIM Knight, John MMaeters.
Robt FothsFgili' M STnn C0nnoly' 'onn N'y'
There were Eve from Liverpool to Halifax, and six
from Halifax to Boston.
Our advices from London are to the l4tl, and
from Liverpool to the 10Th of January.
The intelligence will be found to be of cons-
derabe interest.
There had been decline in cotton.
We annex the state of the grain markets.
The last accounts from Turin state that the
King of Sardinia has become somewhat serious
ly indisposed. The Duchess of Savoy, heredi
tary princess, is in such an alarming state, that
it has been considered necessary to offer up spe-
cial public prayers in her be Princess,
though an Austrian, has made h erself very popu-
lar, in spite of the prejudces which exist against
her country. The Pope lately conferred on her
the "Rose of Honor"
The Patriu of Florence of the 9Th, announces
that Pontremoli has been formally delivered up
TO the Duke of Parma, by the Tuscan Commits
sioners, and that the peace of the town had not
been disturbed.
We are informed by a Copenhagen letter of the
9th, that in the afternoon of that day the King Of
Denmark, on returning from carriage drive,
suddenly found himself 80 unwell that his ply
sicians considered it necessary to bleed him i'm
mediately.
The winter has at last fairly begun at st. Pc
tersburgh, as the ice has closed the navigation
of the Neva, and interrupted the communication
betw cen ST. Petersburgh and Cronstadt, though
the river is not yet completely frozen over.
Further accounts from Naples confirm the re-
port of the Swiss in the service of the King
having declared that they will never consent to
act against the people, and add thai intelligence
had been received of another popular demonstra-
ton at Palermo.
A letter from Rome states that the Pope has at
enqth resolved to modify the organization of
the Jesuits IN such way as to deprive the nst-
tuition of political character.
The Hampden controversy has terminated in
the signal discontinue OF the revolving bishops,
and the complete triumph Of Lord John Russell
and crown.
The British steam.frigate Avenger has been
totally lost. We deeply regret to say that the
worst forebodings have been realized. The
sacrifice of life has been immense; only four out
of the crew of 270, Wis Lieut.. F. Rookie; Mr..
L,rkham, gunner; William Hill, steward; and
James Morley, a boy, have been rescued from
watery grave.
The Elbe, at Hamburger, began to be frozen
on the Goth ul., and by the 22d the ice was suif-
Cently strong to bear small carts on it.
The Papal government has subjected political
journals, hitherto free from duty. to tax of two
bajocclii "a little more than penny on each
number.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's ExrEpITIoN.-The Plo'
yer, fitted at Sheerness to proceed in search OF
the above expedition, under the command Of
Lieutenant Moore, left Sheerness on the LIST inst.
for Plymouth, where she will receive letters and
dispatches, and her final orders for her voyage.
DIR. Richardson IS preparing for his overland
Journey and orders have been sent ont to the
Herald, 26, surveying vessel, Captain Kellett, G..
u to proceed from. the Pacific to Behring's
Straits, in search Of the arctic voyagers. Ii is
expected tina, these expeditions viii cost above
$4,000,