The intelligence from the United States is not very important.
An election of Governor in the state of Maine created some in- terest, in consequence of its connexion with the Boundary ques- tion. Mr. KENT, the late Governor, who undertook to "run the North•eastern boundary line" in defiance of the General Govern- ment, was defeated by Mr. FAIRFIELD, the VAN BUREN candi- date; and it is presumed that the policy of the former Governor will not be persevered in. An election for Governor and other officers in Pennsylvania, which was soon to take place, was regarded as likely to decide the fate of Mr. VAN BUREN. Penn- sylvania has hitherto been his main-stay ; and if, as was probable, his party should be defeated there, his chance of reelection to the Presidency would be utterly destroyed.
In consequence of the rise in the price of wheat in England, considerable purchases of that article had been made fur shipment, and under the erroneous impression that the duty would remain at a shilling a quarter for some weeks. The " fall " business in the Atlantic cities had been tolerably brisk, and the currency of the country was gradually improving..
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