The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-01-18
Arrival of the Humboldt.


South Cayolinian.
Arrival of the Humboldt.
The United States mail steamship Humboldt,
Captain j. ID. Lines, arrived off the New York
port at ~ o'clock on Sunday night, after pas
sage from the English coast of about sixteen days.
She left Havre at 8 A. NJ, on the Oath ult,
having been delayed two days by the lowness of
the tides on the French coast, and touched off
Cowes for the English mails and passengers, at
P. M, of the same day, but did not leave for
New York till early on the morning Of the 25th
ult.
The Humboldt brings only few passengers,
but very large and valuable cargo Of. French
and other manufactures, shipped at.Hayre.
The upward tendency Of the London corn
market has been slightly checked, but the pre-
vious weeks prices for good samples of English
wheat were obtained-infer descriptions, how
ever, being lower. Foreign wheat was in fair
demand.
The accounts of the state Of trade in the
provinces showed less activity at Manchester, al
though there was steady business At Bir-
mingham farther large orders had been received
from the River Plate, the North of Europe, and
Australia The difficulty in getting orders for
iron accepted was undiminished. AT Noting
ham, business was active with hosiery orders for
home use, and from the United States and Aus
trala. The wooden districts, on the other hand,
were rather dull The Irish linen markets with
out variation.
The Liverpool cotton market was steady, with
moderate demand. Sales on the Goth, 5000
bales, at previous rates. Market on the 21st
very tame-,sales 1000 bales.
Accounts from Paris state that the Emperor
left the capital on the 18th Of December, for
Compeigne, where he had an enthusiastic recep-
ton from the authorities.
A meeting of the Town Council Of Manches-
ter had passed a resolution to invite Mr.. Inger-
soil, the American Minister in London, to pub
lie banquet, in the second week in January.
Mr.. Ingersoll had already accepted invitations
to dine with the Chamber Of Commerce at Liver
pool, on the 4th, and with the Mayor of Liver,
pool, on the 5th January.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam
ship Ripon left Southampton on the goth ult,
with the outward India and China mails, taking
out specie value 949S, 900 sterling, (two millions
| IOUT HuItuFCu UIGI ltitcty
ly IN silver, for India and China.
The steamship Tagus arrived at Southampton
on the 23d, at midnight, with dates from Lisbon
to the 10th ut. She brought accounts that a
telegraphic despatch had been received in the
Portuguese capital, from Paris, to the effect that
the French government Ito whom had been re.
ferred an arbitration of the claim, had decided
adversely to the demands of the United States on
Portugal, in respect to the General Armstrong
as stated last week in the New York Herald.
The most important news brought by the
Humboldt is, Of cour.e, that relating to the
ministerial crisis in England.
The following is the role of the Aberdeen ad-
ministration.
Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury.
Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor.
Mr.. Gladstone, Chancellor of Exchequer.
Lord Palmerston, Home Secretary.
Lord John Russell, Foreign Secretary.
Duke of New Castle, Colonial Secretary.
Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admi-
rally.
Earl Granville, President of the Council.
Duke of Argyle, Lord Pivy Seal.
Hon. Sydney Herbert, Secretary at War.
Sir C.. Wood, Pres't of Board of Control.
Sir w. Molesworth, First Conm'r Public
Works.
Marquis of Lansdowne, seat in the Cabinet,
without Office.
The above form the Cabinet.
Mr.. Cardwel, Pres't Board Of Trade
Sir A. Cockburn, Attorney General.
Sir w. P. Wood, Solicitor General
Hon. W. F. Cowper, One of Lords of Admi-
rally.
Rt. Hon. Ed. Strut, Chancellor Of Ducby of
Lam.
Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamb. Of Queens
Hid.
RI Hon. NJ. T. Baiues, President of Poor Law
Board.
Earl Musgrave, Treasurer of Queens Hid.
Sir John Young, Sec. to Id. Lieut.. Of Ireland.
Lord St. Germans, Lord Lieut.. of Ireland
Hon. NJ. Brady, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
- Brewster, Attorney General for Ireland.
c. P. Villiers, Judge Advocate General.
-Sadler, one Of Lords of Treasury.
Frederic Peel, Under Sec. for Colonies
Hon. G. Hayter, Secretary of the Treasury.
r. Lowe and A. II. Layard, Joint Sec. to In
dian Bd. Con.
K MATR1MoNY IN Russ1A.-On Whitsuntide
after noon, there are to be seenin the summer
gardens Of St. Petersburg, the daughters of the
middiug class, ranged in long rows, dressed in
their best, and often bedecked with costly jew.
els. Matrimonyis the object of the display.
Young bachelors walk up and down the line
of damsels, critically inspecting them as they
pass. Should their eye indicate that they have
made choice matchmaking friend of the
young lady's steps out of the rear rank, joins