The sun., 1862-01-21
Foreign Intelligence.


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The ArabiaS Mails.
The steamship Arabia arrived AZ ia, Dor
ie':treay morning, bringing London paper, 4.
he i,h instant. The chief points u hor nov
have been anticipated in the tsloeraphic di,
patches from Caps Rsee.
The news It the Mason and Slieeu Affair ha,
not yet reached England The London TtME,
nanits mat If Mason and Slidell bo given ",
aueie VII Ie 10 excuse for Englatd to make
wa on the United Ststes.
The sec, ssioDists are At work in Gc-manv
ana arc trying their hands At forgery. A Frank
io't letter states that Mr.. Murphy. tho Ame-i.
can Consul in that city. recently received lot.
ter, apparently from the two burgomasio.s in
forming him that his passport was roads, as the
ueimanic Confederation bad recognized tho
confederation Of the Southern States. Mr..
murphy, suspeeuna some trick sent the docu.
| ment TO the burgomasters, VT d at once declared
that their signatures had been rather t.ovcrly
| initiated
The Army AND NAVY GAzETry saw, that
should the reply tf the American Govoinmen,
be uniayoraAr, every preparation is made for the
almost instant dispatch Of 20 coo mon TO the
seat Of war.
A tmbtidse paper denies an insinuation
made by ihe London TUNES in regard TO the
Prince Of Wales, AID, altar alluding TO his life
at Cambridge adds
We declare, without fear OF contradiction
that while the Prince of Wales was AT tho Uni.
| Nersity, ho proved himself TO bs gool and ami.
aHe young man, a true English gentleman. and
prince wholly FREQ from everything approach. q.
ing to dehasing tendency.
correspondent tf the Manchester GrARptIN
| contributes these items
Tho character Of the Prince, hitherto. has
shown itself to those brought int closest con-
Act WIN hm siugultrly puro and honorable,
fffa lrNf,t s,,ag.
stimulation which 80 early developed thomsclvc,
| IN heOrgc ", and formed no small element in
| tho character OF even his comparatively excel
| lent prodocess,r. But while the Prince il n
perfect gentleman, truthful, straightforward,
and unsisihed 10y any propensity or vice that
trionds ard advisers, he is not in the least a
student by ratural taste or acquired habits.
lle IA, in fact tho very reverse Of lover OF lit
cfatutO.
The King has made spooch in rcply TO A
Parliamentary leputation, in which no was
confident that the union between the Crown
and people would al ways remain firm. and
that, although for reasons with which overv-
one Is acquainted tho italian cause hid not
made much Progress during the rast year no
hoped that the new year would be more favor
able.
Portugal.
From PorJgal We hear OF further calamity
IN tie royal family. The Infintc Dom John
eNIlr,d ON the 2ith, I'm tho Rsbcni 4 lace.
ihc kirg is also ck, ard his father Dom Au.
guste has had a relapse.
The government, On account Of the eSritNd
state Of tho public mini, would not alloy the
CASTLE guns TO ho trtd as customary on the oc-
casiun VI the death OF a member q tho royal
family.
On the 2'th a post norton cNamin,tio, was
u" on tho bo'y ot Prince John. Tho pro
niro persons in all assisted at tho auto, w.
which was conducted with scrupuloug care.
Nothing resulted from the medic Al cxaminl-
tion to cause the slightest suspicion of poison.
The appearance Of tn, bOiy was in every ro-
spcct similar to that OF a person who had died
Of typhoid fever.
lhe intelligent portion Of the public are
moro satisfied, aud the course adopted has, 10
some eNtett, put stop to the latc painful ru-
mCr.
ore hundred persons have bo,n arrested for
completely in the riots which took place on
Christmas Day.
COTTON TRADE REPORT ron lsfl.
Maurice Williams, cottoa broker of Liver
pool publishes a statistical report Of the Eng.
lish cotton trade, from which we learn that the
total import of the past year Of an kinds,
amounts to ,. 2.O3G,H3J bales, against 3, 3jG Gsi
bales in ls6)-bcing failing VII in the year Of
32J IJi b les.
The export has been very large, sh1 wing an
Increase over last year, and including the cot
ton exported to the northern slates OF America,
The stock Of cotton actually on hand AZ Iiv-
erpool on the last day ot the old year, was
G22, 60 bales, consisting OF 219, American,
9,ilO Egyptian, 21,2jO Brazil. $40 West Ia
dia, &C., and 300 10 East India, which, clm-
pared with the previous estimates, shO Va an
increase Of Il $40 in American 2lO in Brazil,
and n $50 in Sura's, AMI decrease Of go in
Egyp ians, and 80 in West ludia-making a
total increase Of $3.50 bales.
The spccul alton in cotton during the year
was greater than ever before, amounting to Pur-
Chases Of 1,2i2iiO bales, tho largest
amount ever known. The stock held in
American 72lOO East India, and 40
West India. The 'ock in Glas cow aud other
ports is OlO, consisting Of 800 American, 100
Egyptian, and 40 East lnda-thoso, added to
the stock held in this port, viz G22 800 bales,
will make a total on hand this day Of 70l $50
bales, which added to the estimated amount in
the hands Of spinners, about 80 900 bales will
give about seventeen weeks supply, at the
average consumption OF the past year,
The co sumption OF cotton, owing TO It's dear
price, aud the consequent reduction Of working
i rs in the ia to les, shows decrease during
the year wi h thr Of the previous oue, Of ll1,-
u bales being only 2,39l, 300 bales or 81, 9sG
bblcs per week, against 2, oO2 'Ol BALES, or 49,
1876 bale, per We in 1850.
The bto,k # cotton hell by p'nners is esti.
Whleu NJ OulN NNsNUD hdlef, or tullV Nv wv
htlow the amount held at the sam, period last
year, whilst there is no American cotton a, sea
un is way, ard but 50 CO.. bales ffon the East
! die, TO arrive the next two months. 50 far,
n cotton o. The last crop has reached tho ship.
ping ports nor ha5 any cotton becl shipped TO
g. y untry " been oJtAinabe for cJasump-
i.u
The writer Of the circular proceeds to argue that
If there should he war between tho Federal
Government and England, cotton could quickly
be obtained by breaking the Southern blockade
but II peace continues, there is no early prospect
Of England obtaining cotton, ard concludes as
tollOws:-
"All, therefore, being so uncertain, no cor
rect estimate can now DO kGmod as 10 what
may he the future csNnN d consumption or
prices. Eaumerstins ~ NriOus mlnuaatur
| irg countries We find m consumption of Great
Britain the pat yor has been 2 100000 bales;
OF France, $50 900; of Prussia, 100000; Of
| Gormany 100000; Of tho rom linder Of tho
| continent 10000; and that Of tho y orthern
States Of America, $50 900 bllss; making a
| to'al consumption during this year OF about
! 100000 bal-s. With a further suspension. or
| oven serious curtlIl nent or delay in the
| mirg forward of crop which supplies
| iOur.tllhs Of this consumption, what mi.thief
may not hs inflicted upon the manu-.
ioc'urers Of this and other countries and alrea.
| dy is there no, evidence of this fact when mid
| ding brards, quoted here at llHd. per pound,
wero selling at New York al 3S cents per pound