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[From the New Lork Herald, of Sunday.]
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
By the Elcctic Telegraph and the East
ern IHail
ATI RIVAL OF TFtft
ITEAMSIIIPSaMii HIBERNIA,
AT BOSTON.
TWO WEEKS LATER
__
IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL INTELLI
GENCE—THE DEBATE IN THE ENG
LISH PARLIAMENT ON THE COM
MERCIAL DISTRESS OF THE NA
TION INTERESTING FINANCIAL
INTELLIGENCE—ANOTHER LIST OF
FAILURES— DECLINE IN THE COT
TON AND GRAIN MARKETS—SUP
PRESSION OF THE CIVIL WAR IN i
SWITZERLAND— OPENING OF THE
COUNCIL OF STATE IN ROME, &c.
Ac. &c.
The steamship Hibernia, Capt. RyrP, arrived
nt Boston at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. She
Bailed from Liverpool on the 4th inst.
Annexed is the t elegraphic view of the
news. It is important to the commercial com
munity.
The British Parliament, for same days, had
been engaged with the subject of trade, and
the financial condition of the country. It is
expected that measures of a salutary character
would be introduced.
Ihe state of Ireland is truly frightful. The'
land reeks with assassination, from one end to
the other. Government has proposed a coer
cion bill of a very mild and moderate character.
In Switzerland, the civil war has been vir
tually terminated, by the surrender of Lucern
to the troops of the Federalists. The Sondcr
bund is deserted and thus the hopes of the
Jesuits are fully prostrated.
The affairs of Italy arc in a fair Way for ad
justment. ihe Pope has opened, the new
Council of State of the Vatican, and his speech
elicited unmixed approbation.
The Royal Bank of Liverpool, the stoppage
of which caused so much excitement at the
time, has resumed business under favorable
circumstances..
ihe Asiatic cholera is stated to have advanc
ed to. the Prussian frontier.
The Presse of Paris, states that the United
States government has purchased the islands
of Lyra, from Greece, and will at once pay off
the mortgage due. [This is Greek to tis.—
Herald*]
The Washington arrived at Southampton on
the 3d inst. She left this port on the 18th
ult*
The steamer Caledonia arrived out on the
2ffrSm ult., and the packet s ips Montezuma
and Garrick on the 21th ult.
Ihe packet ships Fidelia, Capt. Veaton, and
John R, Skidd v, Capt. Luce, hence, each made
the passege to Liverpool in fifteen days. This
is. equal to steam.
The Speculative KSovemcat ofthc
Government
[From the Liverpool .Mail, Dec. 4.]'
The opening of Parliament, as far as con
cerns the credit of the Government and the in
terest of the people, has not boon propitious.
Her Majesty’s Ministers treat the victims of
a fatal policy, long pursued under specious
disguises, false- returns, and fallacious argu
ments, with calm indifference, if not with
scornful and unjust rebuke.
What they t link, and others think,, of the
Ministers themselves, as the principal authors
of the calamity, we shall not here attempt to
conjecture. It is clear, however, that their
willingness, to inquire into the effects of Peel’s
hill of 1844, affords evidence that they suspect
what they deny, are conclous of an error,
which the cant embodied in Sir Charles Wood s
consistency, makes them uam illing; to confess.
At present they are taking shelter behind
r.u imaginary screen. They are luxuriating,
iu a new golden- shower- They tell us that
the gold is coming back to the Bank of Eng
land. And.so it has been.for the last fortnight,
and will probably continue to do so for some
week,[to come. But whence is it coming from,
aad under what circumstances ? From par
ties in Germany, Prussia, Russia, and America,
in order to meet the bills which they drew
upon the corn they exported to England, and
which bills were dishonored in this country..
The conr held' in England on these foreign ac
counts is not now worth ten shillings in the
pa and of the amount originally drawn for.—
Hence the necessity of remitting gold. The
commercial credit of this country is now so
low that a bill, on even the best of the surviv
iig houses, is at present literally of no value;
The gold comes here as an unavoidable sub
etitute..
Do the ministers take credit for this happy
turn in affairs ? Minds constituted like that
of Sir Charles Wood, and are influenced by the
teaching of others a little more cunning- and
sordid than themselves, are certain to cling to
any delusion, the plausibility of which they ad
mire, but the treachery of which they are
unable to discover. Vail Lonl John have the
courage to boast that by his invited and encour
aged influx of foreign corn he has succeeded in
cheating the citizens of the United States? Will
he swell at the idea that we have gpt posses
sion of the breadstuff's without paying for them,
and have compelled the merchants of New
York to remit gold to meet the dishonored
drafts ?
This, we understand, is treated jocularly in
certain high quarters. The gold is returning,
and Sir Charles Wood rejoices*. But let Him
beware. This is a game that two can play at,
wide though be the ocean that rolls between
them.
The Americans, having been deprived of their
expected profits by this very whig-like and very
honorable financial operation, will retaliate as
sure as the sun shines*. As we have not paid
for the corn they sent us, they will not pay for
the manufactured goods we have sent them.
Let the manufacturers of this country enter
thus “great fact” in their books !
On Thursday, the 18th ult., tha Imperial
Parliament assembled at Westminister. Mr.
Shaw Lofevre was re-elected Speaker, and the
remainder of the week was occupied in swear
ing in the new members. On Tuesday the
following Royal speech was delivered by com
mission
“My Lords axd Gkntlembx—
“Her Majesty has ordered us to declare to
you the causes which have induced her to call
Parliament together at the present time.
“Her Majesty has seen with great concern
the distress which has for some time prevailed
among the commercial classes. The embar
! rassments of trade were at one period aggra
vated by so general a feeling of distrust and
of alarm, that her Majesty, for the purpose of
restoring confidence, authorized her Ministers i
; to recommend to the D.rectors of the Bank of
England a course of proceedings suited to
such an emergency. The course might have
j led to an infringement of the law.
“Her Majesty has great satisfaction in being
able to inform you that the law has i ot been
infringed—that the alarm has subsided—and
that the pressure on the banking and commcr
j cial interests has been mitigated,
j “The abundant harvest with which this
| country has been blessed lias alleviated the
j evils which always accompany a want of eni
! ployment in the manufacturing districts.
! “Her Majesty has, however, to lament the
recurrence of severe distress in some parts of
Ireland, owing to the scarcity of the usual
food of the people.
“Her Majesty trusts that this distress will |
be materially relieved by the exertions which
j have been made to carry into effect the law of
the last session of Parliament for the support
of the destitute poor. Her Majesty has learn
ed with satisfaction that landed proprietors
have taken advantage of the means placed at
their disposal, by the liberality of Parliament,
for the improvement of land.
I “Her Majesty laments that in some coun
-1 ties of Ireland atrocious crimes have been
committed, and a spirit of insubordination I
has manifested itself, loading to an organized
resistance to legal rights.
“The Lord Lieutenant has employed with
vigor and energy the means which the law
places at his disposal to detect offenders, and
to prevent the repetition of offences. Her Ma
jesty feels it, however, to be her duty to her
! peaceable and well disposed subjects to ask
the assistance of Parliament in taking further
precautions against the perpetration of crime
in certain counties and districts of Ireland.
“Her Majesty views with the deepest anx
iety and interest the,present condition of Ire
land, and she recommends to the considera
' tion of Parliament measures which, with due
regard to the rights of property, may advance
the social condition of the people, and tend-to
the permanent improvement of that part of
the United Kingdom.
“ Her Majesty has seen with great concern
the breaking out of civil war in Switzerland.
“Her Majesty is in communication with her
allies on that subject, and has expressed her
readiness to use, in concert with them, her
; friendly influence for the purpose of restoring
to the Swiss Confederation the blessings of
peace.
“Her Majesty looks with confidence to the
i maintenance of the general peace of Europe.
“ Her Majes yh is concluded with the Re
public of the Equator a treaty for the sup-
I pressinn of the s'ave trade. Her Majesty has
given direct ons taat this treaty should belaid
i before you.
“ G. nth men of t )e House of Commons ;
“ Her Majesty has given directions that the
estimates for the next year should be prepared
| for the purpose of being laid before you.
They will be framed with a careful regard to
the exigencies of the public service.
“ My L ords and Gentlemen:
j “Her Majesty recommends to the conside
ration of Parliament tie laws which regulate
the navigation of the United Kingdom, with
a view to ascertain whether any changes can
! be adopted which, without danger to our
maratime strength, may promote the commcr
! cial and colonial interests of the empire,
j “ Her Majesty has thought proper to ap
point a- Commission to report on the best
i means of improving the health of the metro
polis; aad her Majesty recommends to your
earnest attention such measures as will be
laid before you relating to the public health, j
i “ Her Majesty has deeply sympathised with
the sufferings which afflict the laboring class
es in the manufacturing districts in Great Bri
tain, and in many parts of Ireland ; and has
observed with admiration the patience with
which these sufferings have been generally
borne.
“ The distress which has lately prevailed
among the commerced classes has' affected
many important branches of the revenue ;
| but her Majesty trusts that the time is not
. distant when, under the blessings of Divine
! Providence, the commerce and industry of the
United Kingdom will have resumed their
) wonted activity..”
Financial I itellig’ence-
Failures of Mcc'ianls and Hauliers in England and
other parts of Europe, since the 1 0th of November.
William Abbot, stock exchange, London.
Ashburner, leather factor, Liverpool.-
BonuTeE Co*, merchants, Havre.
Boydtelt & Roper, iron merchants, Birmingham.
Rrownricg Sc Co., East India merchants, Liverpool,
j Robert. Buchanan, broker, Glasgow,
i G. l)e Fosse Sc Noctc, bankers, Brussels.
D. Wolf De Portemont, seed crushers, Alcost.
A- &. J. Uownie, dry sailers, Glasgow.
J. Edwards Sc Co. wool brokers, Liverpool.
; Win. Eykin, stock exchange, London.
Farthing, Sen & Co., merchants, Hull;
Ferguson, Watson & Co., silk merchants, Glasgow.
Robt. Forrester, warehouseman, do.
Thomas Gales, ship builder, Sunderland.
Grosjean Nephe.vs, hanker*, Brussels.
J. H. Hawkins, stock exchange, Lnidon.
Itennikinc & Bnart. bankers, Mons.
I Robert Imreay, alkali manufacturer, Newcastle.
i Leaf, Barnett, Scotson Sc Co., warehousemen, London.
Norrisyn Lcvett, merchant, Hull.
I Lackersteen Sc Co., Eas , India merchants, London.
Salvador Pacifico,. merchant, Trieste.
W. Pemberton Sc Co., Canadian merchants, London.
A. Rankin, West India merchant, Glasgow.
J. A, H . Rear, wine merchants, Loudon.
Kicarby & Harding, Liverpool.
Riewit Sc Saugevelt, merchants, Rotterdam.
B. B muffler Sc Son, merchants, Rotterdam.
Fargeant, Gordon &c Co. .Colonial brokers, London.
Fecretan Sc Capper, stock exchange, do.
Tercelin Sigart, banker, Mons..
Tanner Sc Ward, leather Actors, London*
C. Trueman Sc Co., Me literraneau trade, London*
H- Turner, stock exchange, do.
i Union Bank, Madrid.
J. Van Zeller & Co., merchants, Hamburgh.
Mark WjUKer, nax spinner, Leeds.
Henry Whitemore, stock exchange, Londbn.
Jno. Williams, do. do.
Charles Young, do.. db.
An account, pursuant to the act 7th and
Bth Yic., cap. 32, for the week ending Satru
day, Nov. 27 :
Issue Department.
Notes issued. .£23,95(3,195 Gov’t debt £11,015,103
Other securities.. 2,984,930
Gold cuin&bullion 8,745,732
. j Filvor bullion.... 1,210,433
£23,955,H0 £23,15t3,1U5
Banking Department.
i Prop’tors’ cap’l.£ 14,553,000 Gov’t securities.
Rest 3,829,5*37 (including dead
Public deposits in- weight an’ty).£ 10,940,594
eluting Excko- Other securities 18,531,810
quer, Saving#’ Notes ... 4,989,590
il’ks, Cominis- G*)ld and silver
sinners of Na- c0in..... 579,773
tional Debt and
Divid’d Acc’ts) 7,729,573
Other deposited. 8,238.554
Seven day and
other bi 115....., 891,079
£35,041,772 £35,041,772
Dec. 2,1847. M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
LONDON, Dec. 3. —Money Market. —The
perceptible improvement which had taken
place in the aspect of business generally, at
the departure of the last steamt r, continued
steadily to advance, until the close of the last
week, when, in consequence of the announce
ment of additional failures, many of them of
startling magnitude, a state ot gloomy ap
prehension was produced upon the public
mind. This feeling, however, operated upon
by a variety of curative causes —the importation
of large amounts of specie, the absence of fur
.i. 'iiii jj jiww wmEM
I ther failures this week, and the reduction of
the rate of discount by the Bank of England,
to six per cent, as well as the increasing liber -
I ality indicated by the banking establishments
of the country at large—is now considerably
abated; and business has assumed a firmer and
healthier tone. Distress, in the meantime is
; far from being allayed—The monetary restric
tion upon trade have undergone no very ma
terial relaxation, and the merchants and man
ufacturers are still alike unemancipated; but a
; reaction for good has taken place, and the re-
I suits, though they may be slow, will be sure
of realization. In the manufacturing districts
a revival of operations has taken place, favored
in a great measure by the late reduction in
the value of cot ton. The present prosperous
condition of the Bank of England, which holds
. upwards of ten millions of bullion, and the
: disposition it evinces further o depart from
, the stringent obligations of the bank charter of
1844, by expanding, in the spirit of accom
modation, has led to a manifest resuscitation
of confidence, which uothinu save unforeseen
and improbable mischief, can destroy*. Tire
state of the funds, since our last advices, has
I been tolerably steady, with a direct upward
j tendency. Yesterday the quotations for mon
iey closed at 8-51, and for time at Exchequer
bills had risen to 57 peranum, and bank stock
| to 18S£.
State of Trade-
RANCHES PER, Friday Evening, Dec. 3.
—There is less business doing this week than
last, and confidence has been again shaken by
the rumors from London of several East India
houses being in difficulties. If there is any
change in prices they arc lower, both for yarn
j and goods, and the reduction of interest by
1 the Bank of England has not had any benefi
cial effect upon our trade, as tcMay has been
the quietest of the week.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
For the week ending Nov. 2G.—The middling
qualities of American was a little higher this week,
perhaps |l, not more. The discussions in Parlia
ment relative to the state of the commercial and
manufacturing districts, appear to be giving a lit
tle more confidence to our proceedings, both here
and in Manchester. Tnerc is less of gloom, and
greater willingness to enter upon new transactions
to some gradual extent. Rut it is under the inllu
cnce of a better state of things, connected with
the rate of discount and the lower value of mo
ney*. that this small fraction noticed above has j
been thus tardily obtained. The change for the i
better, however, is only* to a very small extent.—
As to any* important advance in the price or eith
er the raw material or the manufactured, very lit
tle can be said on that score; and perhaps afte r
tiiis long and patient wax ing for events, wc mav* ;
be forced to the unwelcome conclusion r that th*«
vast impoverishment of the whole of Europe by i
the failure of the potatoe crop and the food of the
masses, far the last two nr three years, will admit
of no other than a slow and very* gradual restora
tion. The progress from actual privation to actu
al abundance, is but rarely a quick movement.—
400 American and 300 Surat have been taken on
speculation, and 2060 American, 250 Surat, and
200 Madras for export. The sales for the week
are 28,2G0 bales.— George Hell Co.
Another Report. —There has been a good demand
from the trade during the week, and exporters
have also purchased rather freely. In prices lit
tle change has occurred but the middling quali
ties of American arc quoted Jd higher. The re
cent import of Egyptian has been pressed upon the
market at a decline of to £d per lb. Brazil
and Surat are unaltered. Speculators have taken
40J American and 300 Surat, and exporters 2050
American,2oo Madras, and 260 Surat. The sales
for the week are 28,260 bales. — United Brokers-.
For the week eliding Dec. 3.—W e are again a lit
tle lower in cotton. Perhaps Jd. will be the near
est fraction that can be named for the reduction of
this week. In some of the better class *s of Ameri
can the decline is more than £d.. while in the low -
er sorts it is hardly so much. There is, however,
on all sides, an apparent reconcilement t<?‘ the low
scul-e of prices to which the market has now sunk,
and the hopes of a turn up again to the rates exist -
ing at mia-mmmer have latterly disappeared alto
gether. This more settled view for the future has
been brought about mainly by the increased esti
mates of the coining crop in the United States, and
i tiie reduced scale of prices existing in that country,
i In other respects the points bearing upon our mar
ket seem to be in its favor. Cheaper and more a*
i bundant money,with less commercial engageme its,
; a liglvt stock, absorbing comparatively but liftte
j capital, a somewhat increasing consumption, with j
a continued low price of corn, should give steadi
ness to our proceedings, or, at any fate, save us
from much further depression. 700 American and
100 Surat have been taken for export. The sales
for the week are 22.000 bales. —George Holt »$• Cc.
Another Report. — In the early part of the week ;
there was a fair demand from the tra Ic, but the 1
purchases for export have been less extensive
than of la e; holders have shown an increased de
sire to effect sales.and since the arrival of the Bos
ton steamer, bringing larger estimates of the crop,
flic demand lias fallen off. and much heaviness has i
| prevailed; in prices a decline is quoted of J to .jd
| per lb. on nearly all descriptions. Exporters have
taken 700 American and 100 Surat. The-sales for
; the week are 22,600 bales.- Uitited Brokers, u
j Prices of Bread stuffs in J iverpoof, according to the
Telegraph ic Report.
Nov. 18. Dec. 4-
American? Wheat 7s 4d a 8s 9,1 Gs 0 a 8s 4 !
American Flour 28s 0 a 39 0 QBs 0 a 29s 0
sud an Meal 15s 6 a 16 0 Ins 0 a 15s 6 ;
Indian Com 35s 0 a 39 0 32s 0 a 3:j.s 0 I
HAVRE, Nov 3 r b— Cotton —ln the latter part of I
the late fortnight, owing to the eagerness of holders j
to run off their- stock-, and the stagnation produced |
By the unsatisfactory nature of the advices of the
4th inst, from the U. S. as well as the unfavorable
news from Eng and, prices experienced a further
depreciation of f 2 to 3, and our market became.ex
ceedingly irregular. But as it appears that the
present low rates leave a sufficient ma gin for re
muneration to the manufacturer, dealers from the
trade have been induced to come forward; the
demand within tiiese lew days has assumed some
degree of activity, and the transactions have been
daily of a steady character, and to a fair amount.
Holders who had previously exhibited a great
anxiety to realize, having since manifested some
firmness in their pretensions, piiccs are now quite
regular; and the last intelligence from Liverpool
and Manchester being of a less discouraging ten
or, the appearance of things, at the close of the
past fortnight, was, upon the whole, rather more
enlivening, although the scarcity of money was
still severely felt on the other side of the channel.
The Philadelphia steamer, which arrived on Sun
day morning, brought us New York dates to the
10th inst., the contests of which were not produc
tive of any change in the situation of our market
at the opening; prices remained steady, and the
sales amounted-to 11)00 bales, taken for consump
tion.
By Telegraph-
Correspondence of the Twines and Compiler.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Monday, Dec. 27, P. iu.
U. S. SENA TE.
Mr. Bradbury,'of Maine, rose and announced,
in feeling terms, the sudden death of his col
league, the lion John Fairfield.
Mr. Niles followed,and delivered an eloquent
eulogy upon the character of the deceased, and
submitted the usual resolutions of respect. —
The Senate having adopted the resolutions,
adjourned until Wednesday next, so as to at
tend his funeral to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
! Mr. Jones of Tennessee, offered a resolution
■ directing the committee on revolutionarj*
claims to inquire into the cxpcndiency of au
| thorizing the Secretary of War to employ ad
; ditional clerks to attend to applications for
i bounty lands or Treasury scrip.
Various amendments were offered* and a
debate ensued, which was interrupted by a
message from- the Senate communicating the
proceedings of that body in regard to the death
■ of Senator Fairfield..
Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Hammond,
j the House adjourned until Wednesday, so as
to-morrow at attend, with the Senate and offi
cers of Government, the funeral of the de
: ceased.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Baltimore, Dec. 27—P. M,
The steamer’s news has depressed the New
York, Boston and Philadelphia markets.
News has just reached this city of the fail
ure of the Delaware Bridge Bank.
BY OrnTpONY EX PRESS.
24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
[F rom the N. O. Picayune , L 2Gth inst. ]
Gen*. Taylor.— The General and his suite
came clow n from Natchez to Bayou Sara on the
steamboat Alhambra.
The Races—Bingaman Course.—The meet
ing on the Bingamau Course concludes to-day
with a race between JMciry liiddl&stoorth and
Jenny Lind, for the best three in five purse,
mile heats. A race at this distance is as at
tractive here as any that can be run, and thou
sands will improve the leisure of the morning
and go over to see the contest. It will well
worth while to go over, if but to hear the
“knowing ones” talk over the great stakes and
matches entered into yesterday.
Saturday, Dec. 25. — Purse sßoo—Entrance
10 per cent, added —Four mile heats.
T. B. Poindexter’s b. c. Revenue, by
imp. Trustee, out of Rosalie Sein
ers —4 y. o 2 11
Isaac Van Leer’s b. f. Topaz, by imp.
Glencoe, out of Emerald—3 y. 0.. I 2 dis
P. Shroyer’s ch. g. Jerry Lancaster ,
by Mark Moore, dam by Gohanna
—aged dis.
Time, 8:41—9:15—9:45.
River Satellig-cnce-
The following is from the Cincinnati Chroni
cle of Saturday evening, the 18th inst.
The river, which came to a stand yesterday,
is to-day about six inches below* the highest
mark here. All the streams above are falling,
and it is highly probable the fall once begun
will go on very rapidly.
We hear of nothing very interesting to-day.
The business of the water craft in ferrying and
transporting persons and goods through the !
inundated streets, goes on actively. The de
rangement of business is very great, and proba
bly Will, in the end, occasion the greatest loss.
: The river, at noon, may be said to be six inches
below the height yesterday morning, and fall
ing. The sua is shining, and the snow melt
ing fast.
The following telegraphic despatches are
; from the Cincinnati papers: ;
PiTTSKURG, Dec. 17 — 6 i’. m.—There are
thirteen feet water in the channel, and river
falling. It has been snowing all day. Weather
cold.
Pittsburg, Dec. 17 —10 a. m.—There are
eight inches of snow on the ground, and it is
still snowing hard. The river is about at a
stand, with thirteen and a half feet water in the
channel.
Zanesville, Dec. 17 —8 r. m.—The Mus
kingum river lias risen two feet since dusk last
evening, but is again at a stand. At 2 o’clock
this morning the levee commenced giving w ay,
and part of our town is now inundated. About
one hundred families have been driven from
their houses.
Extraordinary exertions have probably sav- |
eel West Kanesville. The abutments of the j
mills and bridge are still safe.
The water is three feet higher than thc r alti- |
tude of the memorable flood of 1832.
The Alhambra left Cincinnati on Sunday,
the 19 th inst. She reports no boat at the wharf.
The water, after having reached within live 1
inches of the Hood of 1832 had fallen about
fifteen inches at Cincinnati and was at a stand I
at Louisville.
NEW ORLEANS, Dpc. 25, p. nr.— Cotton.—'The
week opened with a very animated demand; on
Monday 12; OOF bales were sold and on Tuesday 3,-
9 0 Laics. This activity can only be accounted for
by the anxiety of parties holding orders to exe
, cute them in time to advise their purchases by the
steamer of the Ist proximo, and as soon as that pe
riod had expired the market became dull, as v. iil 1
he seen by the sales which were 2,000 bales on |
W ednesday. 1.000 on Thursday, 1,200 on Friday, ;
and on 300 to-day, making the total of the week
21,600 bales. The purchases have been pnnei- ‘
pally for the Continent of Europe, English buyers i
operating to a limited extei t. Prices during the
excitement of Monday and Tuesday advanced and
i f->r Middlingwas paid Gj a 7c. and Good Middling 7J
a? R*., but they have given way since and we give
the following quotations, remarking that small lots
have been sold under our figures.
Inferior, aG; Ordinary, Gj a 6A; Middling, G|
a6|; Good Middling, a-7; Middling Fair, a
! 7|; Fair, 7A a8; Good Fair, a B.fj Good and
Fine, 9 a 10c.
Sugar. —The demand has been fair without be
ing active and qualities above fair have been raost
in demand, while those below were of slow sale.—
Brices have declined J a and we give the fol
| lowing q otations, remarking that Prime Sugars
! are scarce. About 3,000 hhds. have changed hands
j during the week.
Inferior, 2 a Common. 3 a 3\y Fair, 3| a S|;
Prime, 4 a 4£; Choice, 4£ a sc.
article arrives freely, but has
met with steady sale at 18£aI8|c.until yesterday,
when the price declined to 18al8fc. To day nothing
has been done and there will be a heavy stock to
commence the week upon.
Corn —The demand was active in the early part
o* the week and some 25,000 .sacks were sold, of
which a Ir.rge portion was out of flatboats, in the
c ir. at prices ranging from GO to 61c. in sacks, and
dlallc. in the ear. During the last three days the
market is languid and only small sales have been
made.
Whisky —The demand has been limited, but a?
the arrivals have been more moderate, prices are
firmer, and sales of Rectified have been made at
19£c.; Raw 21c.
Bacon —There is very little doing and only small
sales of Sides are making atGc., and of Hams at 8
to 10£c. for Canvassed to Extra Sugar cured.
Lard —The demand has continued active and as
the arrivals have fallen off, the stock on sale is re
duced. Large sales have been made at 6 to G|c.,
and some small lots choice at 7c,
Freights —Few new* engagements Have been
made during the week and Vessels are filling up
slowlv;Cotton to Havre, Ic.; to Trieste lie,; to
Bordeaux lie.; to Liverpool 15-32 d; to Boston $2
per bale. Sugar, to the Nortli from the Coast, $3;
do. from the city, #3. Flour, 50c. per bbl. Fork
and beef GOc. per bbl.
Trophies. —The Washington Union states
that the AVar Office has received, by officers
who have recently arrrived from Mexico, va
rious trophies of the Avar. Among them, are
two small beautiful brass wall pieces of ord
nance, sent by Gen. Scott, and taken to AVash
ington by Cel. Andrews. The most curious
of these trophies is the black fiag of the gner
rilleros- The material is bombazette. The
ornaments and letters in the centre, upon the
red ground, are worked with green silk upon
black cloth pieces, except the squares, which
are worked with white. But the most re
markable is a small pennant on the top, made
of black, 21 inches by U|, with various mili
tary ornaments. On the top and bottom are
a death’s head and cross bones. In the centre
three ominous words: “No doi curatel —-Give
no quarter. This staff and flag. w*as taken at La
Mira Flores, on the 13th August, 1847, from
the guerrillas who attacked Lieut. Hammond s
party.
APALACHICOLA, Deer. 25.— Cotton. —Our
Riv ers have been in good navigable condition lor j
several weeks past, and the receipts of Cotton
have been quite considerable. There have been
but few random sales made. \V e should quote,
from the sales we saw*,6£ a G| for good middling
to middling lair qualities. A very large share of
the arrivals are going into store for future demand.
Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared GB3L.
Freights are coastwise, and vessels are now
enabled to get fair despatch at these rates. Cie
ship has an entire cargo at 17-32 d; and another has
1
made a fair beginning- at the same rate for Liver
pool.
Two cargoes of Saif have found buyers, mostly
at $1 25. closing at $1 10 at ship's tables.
Our I’ank Agencies are taking GO day Bills ut
a 2 per cent.
■>biMMiiM | i mi a—gwninii n,l,u«Baia—aa—
-21 tt sns ta, ©tor gi a.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 31.
UU 3 Proprietors of Warehouses in this city
and Hamburg, will oblige us by having their
Cotton counted by 3 o’clock this day.
Democratic Convention-
We publish in full the proceedings of the
late Democratic Convention held in
villc, and would invite attention to the Reso
lutions adopted. They are democratic to the
core, and couched in such plain language,
that they can be easily understood. Thcv will
meet with a warm response from every Dem
ocrat in Georgia, and throughout the Union.
Look out for Robbers-
We understand that the store of Mr.
Lamback was broken open on Wednesday
night, by cutring the screws from the
outer lock. The thieves succeeded in en
tering, but were most wofully disappoint
ed in their pursuit —money —as we un
derstand all they found in the till was twenty
five cents in specie, and a few coppers—the
latter they left on the counter. They must
have been disturbed in their operations, as they
loft without taking any thing else, from the
store. Had their object been candy, they
could have obtained any quantity, as his pre
sent stock is large ; but looking after money,
they struck the wrong shop, for although our
friend Lamback generally keeps on hand a few
dimes, he is always careful in placing them
out of the reach of rogues.
| Our citizens should be on their guard,
Quitman and Shields parsed
through Richmond on the 27th inst. An in
vitation was extended to both of them to re
main, which they declined, and proceeded on
to Washington, escorted from one road to the
other by a company of volunteers.
The French Steamers-
The New York Herald of Sunday last says
—We find in our files received by the Hiber
nia, that the French steamer Union sailed on
the 24th ult. She is therefore 32 days at sea.
The Missouri was to sail on the 23d inst. The
Philadelphia arrived at Havre on the 23th ult.
She met with a terrible gale on the passage.
The new Customhouse at new Orleans,
says the National Whig, will cover an area of
99,000 feet, exceeding by some 30,000 feet,
that of the Capitol at Washington. It will
accommodate the U. S. Court, Post Office,
Land Office, Collector’s Office, and have
many millions of feet of storage. There will
be four large hoist-ways, connected with
railroad tracks, on each story, for the receipt
: and delivery of goods, the machinery of which- -
will be worked by steam-power placed in the
upper part of the building. The general bu
siness room will be’in the centre, and entrance
Co it from New Levee, Canal and Custom
house streets; and after the removal of the U.
S. Court, there will be a communication from
each front. The whole building will be Os the
most substantial material, and fire-proof.
Georgia Coiiibrenco-
This body held its annual session at Madi
i son, commencing on the 22d inst., and ad- i
jou-rned on Tuesday evening last. We are
j indebted to a friend for a list of the appoint
ments made for the ensuing year, winch will
be found below.-
Our citizens will see with pleasure that the
Rev. J. E. Evans has been re-nppointed to this
j station.- A more acceptable appointment
; could not have been made by the Conference.
AUGUSTA DISTRICT —Josiah Lewis, P. E.
Savannah. —W. Chappel, Alfred T. Mann,
Andrew Clk apet. —Chas. A. Fulwood,-
Springfield Circuit. —F. F. Reynolds.
Jacksonboro and Striven Mission. —I) - . Bla
lock and A. D. Smith.
I Vagncsboro’ John P. Duncan.
Louisville Circuit. —W. Graham.
Augusta Circuit. —J. E. Evans and Thos. F.
Pierce.
Colunvhia Circuit. —R. Lane.
Columbia Mission. —J. S. Dunn.
Lincolnian Circuit. —J. h . Knight.
Lincolnian Mission. — To be supplied.
W ashington. —J. M. Donnell.
Wilkes Circuits—3. 11. Echols.
] V arrenton Circuit. —Allen iurncr.-
Sparta Circuit —W. P. Arnold.
Hancock Mission. —J. Jones.
Burke Mission. —A. J. Reynolds.
Jefferson Mission. —To be supplied?.-
ATHENS DIST.—II. P. Pixchpoud, P. E.
Athens. —Samuel Anthony.
Luring ton Circuit and Oglethorpe Mission. —
A. Neese and R. W. Bighara.
Libert Circuit. —J. E. Cook and R, A. Con
ner.-
Factory Mission. —E. L. Stephens.
Carnesville Circuit. —11. Crawtord.
Madison Mission. —A. J. Orr.
Watkinsville Circuit.—A. Ray and A. J.
DeaverSi
Greensboro' Circuit. — VV m. H. Evans.
Madison Circuit. —W. H. Hebbard.
Covington and Oxford Circuit. —J. C. Sim
mons and L. J. Davis.
Monroe Circuit. —J. AV . B. Allen.
Emory College. —Augustus B. Lon "street,
Pres.; Alex. Means, George W. Lane and O.
L. Smith, Prof., W, J. Parks, Agent.
GAINESVILLE DIST.—J. W. Glenn, P. E.
Gainesville Circuit.—J. B. Anthony,
Lawrenceville Circuit. —To be supplied,
darkest Hie Circuit. —D. Williamson and
Stephen Shell.
Dahlonega Circuit.—Vi. A. Smith, and one
to be supplied,
Clayton Mission , —To be
lliwsssee Mission. —To be supplied.
Murray Mission. —J. Quillian.
Blairsville Mission. —To be supplied.
Elijah Mission . —To be supplied.
MARIETTA DIST.—R. Reneau, P. E.
Marietta. —C. R. Jewel*.
Marietta Circuit. —AV. J. Cotton, and one to
be supplied..
Casscille. —J. Knowles,
Borne. —J. T. Smith.
Oothcalooga. —S, J. Bcllah.
Summerville , —J. 11, Ewing.
Lafayette. — Vi. G. Parks.
Spring Place. —W. A. Simmons.
Dalton. —To be supplied.
Dade Mission. —To be supplied.
Powder Spring Circuit. —J. B. C. Quillian.
LA GRANGE DIST.—J. B. Payne, P. E.
La Grange —John W r . Tally.
Greenville —W r . A. Florence, and S. Quillian.
T roup —T. 11. Whitby, one to be supplied.
Zebulotu —AI.-Purcfoy, and N. N, Allen.
Griffin — J. H. Caldwell.
McDonough —J. Simmons.
Jackson —J. B. AVardlaw.
Decatur—J. W. Yarborough, and J. W r . Hin
ton.
j Neuman —N. Smith, one to be suoplied.
Franklin —W. Moreland.
Carrolton —J. B. Smith,
Fayetteville —A. Dorman.
Coweta — J. W. Carrol.
Merr iwether —R. Striplin ",
MACON DlST.—lsaac Boring, P. E.
Macon— G. J. Pierce. Colored people—ll.
11. McQuean. 1
Vineville —W. R. Branham.
Millcdgevilfe —J. P. Turner.
Eaton ton —C. AV. Key.
Eatontm Missi n —To be supplied.
Clinton —AV. B. Moss.
Monticello — Eustace Speer.
Forsyth —W. AV. Robinson.
Cullo len —S. M. Smith.
Fort J alley —A. Penington.
Pioru —F. AY'. Baggerly.
I ort J alley Mission — T. C. Coleman.
Ochmulgee —J. Dun woody.
B esleyan Female College —AVm. 11, Ellison,
President, and E 11. Myers, Professor.
COLUMBLb DlSC. —Jesse Bokino, P. Ev
Co'umhus —George F. Pierce.
Columbus Mission —Al. H. AVhite.
Talbott on —AV'. D. Matthis,
Talhotton Circuit — J. B. Jackson.
Thomaston —AI. Beliih.
Hamilton —E. AV . Remolds, one to be sup
plied.
Muscogee— J. P. Dickinson, J. S. Sapping
ton.
Lumpkin —L. G. R. AV iggins.
Cuihbert and Port Gaines —J. T. Turner, and
G, AV. Craven.
Clarksville —A, C. Bruner.
Marion —J, T, Tally, and G. G. Thomason.
Americas —D. Kelsey,
Chattahoochee Mission— W, Brooks.
JEFFERSONVILLE D.—F, D. Lowry, P. E;
Jeffersonville —J. Bright, and A, Wright.
Iricmton. —To be supplied.
Sandersville —R. E. O, Slin, and J. L. Gib
son.
Telfair —J. D. Adams.
I 'ienna —To be supplied.
Beadcille —John AI. Marshall.
Hi nesville and Darien —J. AV . Farmer,
Dublin Mission —J. T. Flanders.
Emanuel Mission —A. Gordon.
L. 1 ierce, Agent American Bible Society; T,
: Sanford, transferred to Louisiana Conference;
1. C. Stanley, Chaplain Navy; C. Truscl,
AV. M. Crumley and C, L. Hays, left without
an appointment in consequence of ill healthy
Jas. A. AV iggins, the same, on acoount of
family afflictions; J,D, Purcfoy, left without
an appointment by order of the Conference,
Next Conference to be held in the city of
Augusta, January 3d, 184VL
Celebration of New England Society at
Wo iv Or leans-
At the recent celebration of the New Eng
gland Society at New Orleans, the following
Song, to the tune of “The Fine Old English
Gentleman,” was composed and sung by Air,
A'alentine:
“ THE FIXE OLD YANKEE GEXTLKMAXM
■•I’ll sing you o. good old song that you Imvc not htarif of
late,
Os a fine Old Yankee Gentleman, of a fine old- Yankee
State,
Who there had lived from childhood’s years, contented
with his fate,
Whilst silver hairs were clustering around his hones
pate ;t
Like a fine old Yankee gentleman, one of the pres
ent time.
His cottage stood up n the hill from whence at dawn of
day.
He hied him forth to cheerful toil, which health did welf
repay ;
And then at eve in peaceful mood he smoked his pipe of
clay,
And quail ’d his mug of cider old, and puff’d life’s care
away,
Like a good old, &.«.
And when the ploughing matches came with each suc
ceeding year.
With cheerfUi look and merry heart, he’d foremost there
appear,
For tho’ three score anfften bis years, his plough ho well
could steer,
And set a ridge or furrow turn with-any Voting comber.
Like a fine old, Sec.
6ut e’en the brave old oak wih bend before stern winter’s
blast,
A-nd- looks of wear and’tear nbw told his strength was
filling fast ;
Yet blessing on the hand’that still rewarded service past.
And crowned the winter of his years With comfort to the
lust.-
Like a fine olff, Bee.
And tho’ old customS still may change, Oh, rtmy wc ever
find.
That pood old soul who toil’d for uk within l our hearts
enshrined,
For tho’ no broad fair lands are his, nor wealth to leave
behind,
He’ll carry to the grave with him the love of all his kind.
Like a fine old, ike.
(Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.)
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Dec. 27th, 1847.
Leave of absence was granted to Air. Glenn
after Tuesday, 23th inst., and to Air. AVimbish
after AVcdiicsday next, for the balance of the
session.
The bill to incorporate the Aladison and
Alacon Rail Road Company was, on motion,
postponed for further consideration.
Also, the bill to explain an act declaring
and making certain the liability of endorsers
and securities to proxnisory notes and other
endorsements when the holder thereof shall
fail to proceed to collect the same after notice,-
approved Dec. 25th, 1831, was, on motion,
postponed for further consideration.
Also, the bill for the relief of the Bank of
the State of Georgia, was, on motion, post
poned indefinitely; yeas 6(h nays 42.
The bill for the relief of Alaria A. Huginln,
lately the wife of Seymour R. Bonner, passed;,
yeas 65, nays 4L
The bill of the Senate “to alter and amend
the 3d section of the Ist article of the consti
tution, so as to change the time of holding
election of Senators and Representatives to
the Legislature,” was lost, yeas 6* nays-45
there not being a constitutional majority.
December 28th, ’47-
Sir: I send you the proceedings of tho*
Senate to-day, and of the House for yester
day. To-dav but little has been clone in the
i House: many bills have been postpone#in
definitely- It is now settled that the Legh
i lature will adjourn to-morrow evening, or near
I morning. My reports will continue to the
close of the session. By the next mail Iwi
send you the balance of the approved acts,
179, which have received the signature o t
Governor.
IN SENATF
Tuesday, Dec. 28th. 184,.
Tho Senate took up the bill to levy and w
Ibct a tax for each of the political } eal ~
: and' 1849. 4 ~, „
The bill of the House was amended b) a
| thorizing the Receiver of Tax Returns to