The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-27
FOREIGN - NEWS,
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
E U R @ ? A
Fourteen Days later from Europe,

Fourteen Days later from Europe,
The Steamer Europa, which left Liver
pool the 10Th, reached Halifax AT o'clock
P. NJ, on Wednesday.
The news, which is commercially impoi-
tant, was supplied 10 The associated press Of
The city by Mr.. Elias Smith.
MARKETS.
American stocks are still improving; U.
S. SIS are g. and rising.
Gotten has advanced l-Sc. Sales 81, l2O
bales Fair upland and Mobile, &c; do Or
leans, 4 3-4c.
Corn is steady. Prices are we'll sustained.
II is quoted al 30s for white; 33s for yellow
American flour was slightly improved.
Ills selling al 25a27s.
Consols 90 5-5a92 rs; closing at 90 l-2.
Trade in the Manufacturing Districts was
buoyant.
New YoRK, Feb. 23-SP.M,
The Europa's news was not all received
till o'clock this morning. beginning al 10 2
last night.
II came very slowly from ST. Johns 10 Bos-
ton, keeping the N. Y. wires waiting.
The express 10 St. Johns, run by B. H.
Craig. connected with the Daily Mail, Bos-
ron. associated with some reporter in New
York.
In nearly every department of trade and
commerce increasing, activity prevails, and
greater buoyancy and hope abound.
Cotton is slowly advancing.
The grain trade has been more Than usu
all, steady for the last fortnight, and prices
have been well supported.
and other articles Of American production,
are IN active demand at remunerating pri.
GEE.
Holders Of goods are frmet, ard sanguine
as TO good spring trade.
The stock and money markets are buoy
ant.
Money is plenty al 2 per cent.
Public securities and railway shares are
on the advance.
The demand for U. S. paper still conlin.
ues at advancing rates.
Parliamen, was opened by The Queen in
person.
The speech from the throne is rather
lengthy.
The doctrine Of free trade entered upor
by the government, is 10 be steadily cal riec
out.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 10.
The expiration of The corn laws has ope-
rated favorably upon breadstuffs.
The trade has been steady since The LIST,
and, if anything, The change during thai
time has been upward.
The market is now somewhat duller. and
in a lanquid state. American Flour is quot
ed at PCS 27s for Western, Ohio, and South.
ern 27s Cd 2Ss Cd, for American and
Canadian.
White Wheat is now sold al Is Sd Is Cd
and red do al 6s cd IS.
iRGian Corn has latierIv declined. and
prices have receded. Present prices are BIS
31s for white, and 3ls cd 32s for vel
low.
Lord John Russell said in debate that he
had been formerly in favor of fixed du,y
on corn, but The House, not having chosen
to adopt that mode, but having chosen 10
sci corn entirely free, hope that no attempt
above all hope no successful attempt will
be made a, renewing any duly upon this new
article Of susienance.
Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer is to be Minis
ter 10 the U. States.
The ravages Of the Cholera continue.
The California excitement had generally
increased. Numerous expeditions were fit
ting out.
France has been threatened with a new
outbreak.
$4,000 troops were concenu ated in Paris.
A bill against clubs was presented to tine
Assembly on the 26.h.
IRELAND.
Charles G. Duffy has been brought up be-
lore the Court on a new bill, and il to have
his trial at the present term, under the Crow
and government act IL has been recon-
mended by The Lord Lieutenant 10 renew
Cor a Limited period, the suspension of the Ha-
beas Corpus Act in Ireland. and lie bill has
already been read The irsitime 10 The House
Of Commons.
FRANCE.
In the National Assembly, on the 18th ult.
The Minister of the Interior announced that
he had been directed by The President oil the
Republic to present bills against The Clubs.
IL was impossible that confidence could be
restored whilst Clubs were permitted to ex-
ist.--They formed State within Stale,
and no free government could allow such
anomaly TO exist wlthou. cndangering its
own existence.