The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1846, Page 1

Vol. XII, No. 284—Whole Ho. 4527. THE NEW YORK HERALD. EW YORK, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE | STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA, | AT BOSTON. HALF A MONTH LATER. Wreck of the Monster Steamer Great Britain on the Coast of Ireland. WoO. LIVES LOsT. Highly Important Commercial Intelligence. Advance in Flour and Corn, NO CHANGE IN COTTON, Great Speculative Excitement in England. &e. Sic. Ke. The steam ship Caledonia arrived at Boston at fifteen minutes before twelve o’clock on Tues- day night, with advices from Liverpool to the 4th instant, inclusive. ‘ She brings intelligence of the total loss of the mon- ster steam ship Great Britam, om the coast of Ire- land—the passengers and crew all saved. The Great Britain sailed frem Liverpool on the 22d ult. On that night she experienced a ter- rible gale, which drove her ashore on the coast of Ireland. All her passengers and crew were landed in safety, and several of them have ar- rived in the Caledonia. Others took passage in the packet ship New York for this port. Cabin eye i Steamship Great Britain, from jan she went ashore. Aillen, Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. all Mr. t= : Bebbington, Mr. ray, Rey. Mr. Bleecker, Mr and lady, ra and Miss, Bleete, Mr. ‘Meara, Mrs. Booth, Mes. Merluries, ir and lady, Braingrd, Re Mr Militant Me. a r siler, Miss, P, Has Mr Ww. iH * . Morean M- Osrosd. Hey. Mr. and famil Pitley, Mr ” Ral Passeng: the Packet Ship New Yo seh eal from a pool on th : mies M: ayer Miss. tah ‘odd, Hill, Mr. ‘ucker, Rey. D. and son. He'den, Mr. Wi Miss. Hutton, Mr. And’ the steerage. The passengers in he Caledonia will be found in another column. There was no change in the cotton market. Flour had advanced. Free 3isa31s 6d. Bond 32s a 88a. There were large shipments of flour to Ireland. Agents were in England buying flour for France, Holland and Belgium, at‘$2s. in bond, on the sup- position that the English ports will be opened. Tndian corn was 46s. The packet ship Siddons, Cobb; Liverpool, Eldridge, and Columbia, Ratnbone, had arrived at Liverpool on the 24th ult.; ships Empire, Rus- seli, St. George, Ferris, on the 25th ult; Patrick Henry, Delano, on the 2d inst. The royal marriages in Spain form, at the pre- sent moment, ‘he most prominent points of dis- cussion in the liurnal press. The most influen- tial of the daily papers—the Times and the Morn- ing Chronicle—protest in strong and indignant terms against the Montpensier union with the In- fanta; and so belligerent is the tone of their arti- oles, that sober-minded people begin to inquire what itis allabout, and whether the head of the Foreign office is not beginning to feel terribly “woltish” now that he is in power again. ‘The papers announce the death of Tnomas Clarkson, the well known philanthropist. The Bishep of St. Asapbsand Sir John Wil- liams, Judge ef the Court of Queen’s Bench, has died since our last advices. Mr. Vaughan Wil- = has been appointed as the successor of the jatier. Atthe General Scientific Congress lately held at Marseilles, the subject ef the cultivation of rice in the salt marshes on the banks of the Rhone, ‘was discussed, and it was proved that rice would thrive as well in that locality as it does in Italy. Samples were produced which had been grown at Mandirac, near Narbonne, where a trial on a large scale had been made, and which, notwith- standing the difliculties attendant on anew un- dertaking, would, it was thought, yield a profit of fifty per cent to the proprietors. Tue Commerce or Evrorge.—The Austrian , in an article founded upon official docu- gives the baw, mig Sop of the foreign commerce of Europe. ie Europeen mercan- tile marine, without including the coasting trade, oom prehends 260,000 vessels, measuring in all 33,- 498,090 tons. The total value of the merchandise they carry is estimated ‘ht 11,935,765,000 francs. ‘The proportion per cent which each of the differ- ates ot Europe bears in this total value are as follows :—En; 51 13-46, France 13 35, Holland 6 79, Hamburgh 445, Russia 3 8-9, Sardinin, 8 1.6, Belgium 2 1-5, Prussia 2 1-9, Aus- tria 1 4-5,hhe TwoSicilies 14,Sweden and Norwa: 1 1-6, Tascany 11-9, Denmark 1 1-45, Bremen 1, Portugal 8-9, in 14-15,and all the othr States six percent. The result is thatthe trade of France and Belgium, taken altogether, is equal in value to that of Germany Holland united—that is to say, that each represents 16 4-5 of the total.— ‘The tour taken together represent about 3-5 ofthe trade ot England. Jnon Wan Sreamers.—Government has deter- mined to have no more iron steamers built. It is alleged that they become foul much sooner, and are more exposed to damage from shots, than the wooden. Exrortation or Quicksi.ver.—The New York packet ship Prince Aibert left St. Katharine’s dock on the 22d ult., having on board upwards ot 600 bottles of quicksilver. The exportation of this article has greatly increased latterly, in conse- quence of the alteration in the tariff, the in- crease of the duty which takes place in Decem- ber. The ship Christiana, which recently sailed for New York, took out 300 bottles of quicksilver. Sin'Henry Porrinorr —This eminent diploma- ist has received the appointment of nor of the Cape of Good Hepe and the adjacent territo- ry belonging to Great Britain. His invaluable services in China, we hope, may be a guarantee ras hee will weveneyy s° Be te irs of that co- lony into a proper condition, and that he will be able to such arrangements as will prevent, in future frequent irruptions of the Kaffirs. Steamship Great Britain, .__ {From the Liverpool Times, Oct. 4] It is with extreme regret we have to announce that this noble vessel has met with another dis aster on her outward passage from Liverpool to New York, and one which, we fear, may dis- able her {rbm ever again crossing the Atlantic. She left this port on the morning of the 22d ult., taking one hundred and eighty-five passen- gers, about sixty tons of valuable fine goods as reight, and about the same measurement of pas- sengers’ luggage. She took her departure, wit- nessed by a large concourse of spectators, amid the cheers of congregated thousands and the roar ofartillery. After clearing the Bell Buoy, she bere away for the Calf of Man, with the intention of running the north-about passage between the Isle of Man and Ireland. The morning was beautiful, the wind was fair, the ship was in ex- ce!lent trim, and she had abundant promise of a pleasant and rapid passage, and that, too, under the command of an able and experienced cap- tain, who had most successfully for some years | navigated the Atlantic Ocean, to the satisfaction of his passengers, the commercial public, and the company by whom he was employed. For about ten hours the noble palace of iron,—the ee that perhaps tenants the deep,—was pro- elled by wind and steam at the rate of 12 or 13 notsan heur. In fact, it may be said that she had overrun herself. At four to five o’clock in the afiernoon the island was distinctly visible on the starboard bow. Shortly after it set in to rain, and the wind increased, the ship making excel- lent progress, and the passengers uncommonly delighted with the vessel and her admirable quali- tiesas a sea boat. Nightthen closed in,dark and wet,and the wind wally freshened into a half- gale. The log was repeatedly taken. The weather was thick and foggy, and the ship passed the Calf lights before dark, without being able to distin- guish the ge pered atthat station. About half past nine o'clock at night, the passengers were startled by an extraordinary nvise on deck, and a cry of ‘stop her!”—* aground, aground!”—* the breakers, the breakers!”—‘* we are wrecked!”— “oh, we are wrecked!” A general fear prevail- ed that that the ship was in collision with some other vessel; but it was soon found that she had stranded. the night was dark and stormy, the ship t incessantly upon the sand, the breakers repeatedly breaking heavily over her, and one of the life boats was carried irom its fastenings on the quarter. Alarms and cries instantly perva- ded the ship, and apprehensions were general amongst the passengers that the ship would break up during the night beneath the force of the break- ers which Constantly burst over her decks. To add to that moment of woe, the lightning glared, the thander bellowed portentously from a thick curtain of overhanging cloud, and the rain began to fallin torrents. The scene was one that bat: flesdescription. So far asthe eye could pierce through the gloom, the sea was a general caul- dron of foam, and the white spray lashing the sides of the ship, flew over all on board like snow flakes. As we said before, the ship had outsail- ed her captain’s reckoning; and the lighten “St John’s Point” being mistaken for that ot the “Cali of Man,” she went on shore at Rathmullin, in Dundrum Bay. Throughout the emergency Cap- tain Hosken behaved with admirable self posses- sion, energy,and with the greatest kindness; and immediately after the ship struck went down be- low, and, by his assurances, quieted the excited apprehensions of the passengers. His efforts were successful. A portion of the passengers re- turned to their berths and slept till morning. Of the captain and ship the passengers speak in the highest terms. The ship, previously to her stri- king, displayed in the gale the most admirable qualities as a sea boat; and the captain, subse- quently to that occurrence, acted as well as man could act placed in a situation such as his. A pas- songer with whom we have conversed states: “T remained in the cabin until near 9 o’clock, when, after taking a turn on deck, I retired to bed ; and I should say that not more than haif an hour could have elapsed before : was alarmed by hearing much confusion on deck, and the men . | calling out to ‘stop her!” Immediately after, she took the ground, at which time the wind was blowing very fresh, and occasional showers were falling. The mght was dark, but not so much so that we could not clearly see a light on shore ; but we could not tell wifat part of the coast we were on. The tide was flowing at this time, and, of course, it tended to drive us further in towards the main land. In company with one or two other passengers, I remained on deck during the next four hours, when the wind having mode- rated, and all danger, as regarded life, being at an end, the boats were put in readiness for immedi- ate service, if required; but, thank God, it remain- ed comparatively calm; and at low water in the morning we were so near the shore, that carts on cars Mie approach within fy shpat distance of us, an © passengers, wil eir lu; id were in a short dine landed.” Kiel It is not possible to describe the interest and anxiety which this event caused in Liverpool on the 24th, and in Londox on the following day. Our office was, throughout the day, besieged by anxious inquiries ; and in order to lay before the readers of the Ewropean Times all the particulars of this unfortunate disaster, we proceeded to Ire- land, which enables us to give the following par- ticulars in addition to the brief sketch above :— We reached Dundrum Bay on the 27th, and found the Great Britain high up, about 300 yards from and lying parallel with the shore, at high water mark At spring tide she had drifted in- ward about 100 feet, since the night she struck; but had not sustained any damage beyond the loss of her rudder, which is now entirely cut away, and her screw at liberty, uninjured, and in working order. Walking completely round, you see her lying on a bed of sand, under which, a tew feet deep, are solid rocks. She has evident- ly, after she first took the ground, run several of her own oom into the sand, and is now appa- rently embedded some five or six feet—to us it appears, and this seems to be the prevailing opin- ion with almost every one in the neighborhood, extremely doubtful whether she will ever be got off. She had on board 1000 tons of coals, 60 tons of freigt.t, and 100 tons of water, which have been removed prior to the next. springs, which com- menced on the 8d inst. She now lies between the coast guard house and the Cow-and-Calf Rocks. She must have passed near the latter, which is only to be seen at low water, and are sitnated in a depth of water, u; which, had she struck, she must have gone down, and perhaps every soul perished. There are nume- rous other very dangerous breakers, extending a long distance, immediately where she struck, which would destroy any mp that is unfortunate enough to strike on them. Shortly after our ar- rival all the freight, with the exception of some ten bales, were removed to the Liverpool steam- tug Dreadnought, tor shipment by the Caledonia. On the captain of that steamer Captain Hosken bestows great praise for the extraordinary exer- tions which he used to assist the Great Britain, and to get the freight away. A party on the spot furnished Mr. Edward ‘Wiillmer with the following narrative :— “ When she struck, the utmost censternation ensued, the captain, sailors, and every one on yard, conceiving that they were commencing with fair weather, fair wind, and had every pros- pect of making a speedy and a very prosperous voyage. After proceeding very rapidly from Li- verpool, she ran on shore on the saad banks off Tyrella watch-house, Dundrum Bay, about ualt- past nine o’clock on the nightof the 22d, the day she left Liverpool. The passengers, one hun- dred and eighty-five in number, were all safely landed. e news of this disaster reached Downpatrick and the surrounding neighborhood early on the following morning, and the spot was crowded with anxious speciators. ‘The ap- proaches to the shore were thronged with vehi- cles of every grade, from the nobieman’s earriage to the peasant’s cart. The whole of the day was employed in landing the passengers’ luggage, which was done with the aid small boats, carts, &c., all of which was conveyed to Down- patrick, and from that piace the paseengees pr0- ceeded in carriages and jaunting cars to Belfast and Warren Point, where they took passage for Liver It was blowing a strong gale at the time from the S.8.E _ The night was exceeding- ly dark, and the rain fell intorrents. Immediate- ly on her striking, rockets were thrown up and guns fired from the vessel, which were immedi- ately answered by the coast guard from the watch-house at that station. is was shortly before ten o’clock. At daylight the next mom- ing, Captain Morris, the chiet officer of the coast guard station at St. John’s foint, with his staff, bat ) and rendered valuable sor. © passengers; granted them the use o the watch-house, sand ised every means to pro- tect their I The sui of the Great Britain was the first the mail- with which he roceeded wi rooeeded to Liverpool, Th I, iM ey wil via A sent on to the United States by the which sails to-day. In the course of the following | - 7 | The Particulars of the Disaster to the Noble | day, Wednesday, the §23d, a lurge number of the assengers led to Warren Point, others to lownpatrick, with the intention of returning to Liverpool; r number proceeded to the latter place, where the scene on the Thursday morning presented one which that little Irish town never before witnessed. Four four-horse coaches and some dozen jaunting cars proceeded at the same time on to Belfast, to take by the steamer Windsor, which sailed on that day for say ten a. mongst the passengers were the distinguished Danseuses Vieanoise, 48 in number; ther are all German but goat these is French and the other English. their extreme youth, the eldest being nog more than twelve years old, and the youngest about six, the greatest sympathy and care was evineed for these little travellers.— They appeared quite unconscious of their situa- tion; some of them were sleeping beside their luggage on the shore; the more vigorous were set- | ting out a repagtin the coast- guard watch-house, | and others in: tly amusing themselves with picking up the ison the beach. There were whom stated t hadan engagement on their ar- rival in New York of 1,500 dollars a week. Dar- ing the oo: ee steamer Prince of Wales went round from’ t to render the Great Britain as- sistance; that, tried at high-water, and found | to be impossible; she therefore returned to Belfast, taking these little fairies and their guardian to that city, on way back to Liverpool. On the sane a aconsiderable number of the passengers hel: posting i the coast-guard sta- tion-house, the Rev. Dr. ,, of New York, pre- siding, to take into consideration the best means of making application to the shipowners for re- imbursement of ge-money, and also the other expenses att their unhappy situation. A committee of for of their number were depu- ted to wait on the¢aptain, to confer withjhim on the subject, and to make a report ata subsequent meeting. The committee having done so, were informed by Captain Hosken that he did not feel himself warranted in coming to any arrangement atthatmoment. The gers were, however, of opinion that we ré they to quit the ship without such an applicauon being made, it might tend to their disadvantage On their claiming the return of their passage money on their arrival at Liverpool. Subsequent meetings were held at Liverpool,jand the owners of the ship have, in the most hand- some manner, returned the passaye-money, and expressed their extreme sorrow and regret that the passengers were placed in their present unfortu- nate situation. Indeed, both the Great Western Steamship Company, and their much respected agents, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co., have acted in the most handsome aud praiseworthy manner to- wards the passengers. With Messrs. Gibbs, Bright& Co. it has been a constant study how they could render suitable assistance to them, and thus alleviate the bitter feelings whieh must have taken possession of their breasts at being so much dis- appointed and knocked about by an occurrence as unfortunate as it was unexpected. A proposal was made to the agents of the Halifax and Boston Mail Packets to send out the Acadia; but on re- ferring to their contract with the Admiralty, they felt obliged to refuse upwards of 5: of the pe sengers who engaged to take their Barth. ‘he particulars of the meeting will be found in another column. We are truly sorry that so many of our American friends have been obliged to encounter such a serious mishap, and that they were to separate from one another in a moment of'trial. Some of them, those whose destination was for Havannah, we believe, proceeded in the Teviat, which sailed from Southampton on the 24 inst., forthe West Indies ; others have gone out by the New York, which leit Liverpool on the same day. There is a remarkable circumstance connected with this most unfortunate affair that must under- go further investigation—which is, that the chart of the Irish coast furnished to the Great Britain laysdown the St. John’s Point without a light, whilst almost all others now in use has the light marked down an “‘intermitting light on St John’s Point:” and to the defect in the chart furnished to Captain Hosken, and published in 1846, may be at ‘ributed this catastrophe. When the light on St. John’s Point was first observed, it was thought to be the light of a ship; but as the Great Britain proceeded, it was found to be an intermitting light. St. John’s Point was referred to in the ship’s chart, and no light being there marked, it was possibly then mistaken for one of the Isle of Man lights. The following letter from Captain Claxton, one of the Directors ef the Vompany, will give eur readers a full idea of the cause of this unfortunate disaster :— Great Barrain, Dundrum Pe ome ; _ September Drar Sir:—On my arrival on board this morn- ing, after looking at the position of the ship, and Captain Hosken’s dispositions for getting her afloat at the proper time, I sought, and, as I ex- pected, received from him candid and clear de- tail of the circumstances which preceded the un- fortunate occurrence. For the information of my colleagues and the rest of the shareholders of the company, I hasten to eonvey to you the result of that inquiry, which lL have no hesitation in saying has sausfied me.that the confidence which we have for so many years placed im that most excel- lent man, ought not in the suightest degree to be shaxen by an event so deeply affecting his cha- racter as an officerand aseaman. _ The first officer has charge ot the ship’s log, and from him I obtained the following extract:— “ At 12h. 50m. P.M. discharged pilot. At lh., abreast of the Bell Buoy, speed 11 knots, wind svutherly, set maintopsal and topgallantsail and foresail (foretopsail had been previously set); course N.W. by N. At4h., tresh breeze an: thick hazy weather. 5h. 30m. saw the land on starboard , indistinctly through the rain. 7h. 30m, in mizen spencer. 8h., fresh breezes and very thick, with constant rain; trimmed sails to haul up N. by E., in topgallant sails. 8h. 15m., observed Calf ot Man bearing N.N.W. half W., altered course to N. by W., 8h. 30m., in first and second reef of foretopsail and single- reefed the maintopsail. At 9h. squared the yards. 9h. 30m. in foresail, while taking it in, saw lan on starboard bow; stopped engines, put hel: hard-a-port, reversed engines full speeds —_ came up to N.N.E. afterwards'to N.N. W., an stopped, clewed sails up.” [Then follow details of proceedings as to after occurrences, when she was thumping and in the breakers. ‘The follow- ing note ap; 8 to have been added to the 106 robably when the excitement was over:—‘* At ‘h., the captain remarked to me that the ship ought to be well up to the Calf of Man lights, as the log showed she had run herdistance. He asked if the log glass was correct, which was a new one, and found correct. At 8h., the suils were trimmed for hauling the ship up N. by E., after doing which observed the light, and kept ship off again to N.W. half N ; squared yards. The captain said the ship had run uer distance, but supposed the light was the Calf light, and bs one of them was obscured by the thick wea- ther. On examining Captain Hosken’s chart, on which are his cross bearings of the supposed points of the Isle of Man, of which so short and indistinct a glimpse was caught, I find it is ad- dressed to the Mayor and Town Council of Liver- pool, published by John and Alexander Walker, agents to the Adimiralty, 72 Castle street, Liver pool, and 9 Castle ‘street, London, 1846, It was bought by Capt. Hosken when going out on his previous voyage in June last as the latest and most correct chart, but in it is no mention whatever of a revolving, or intermitting light, or any other light what- ever on St. John’s point. There, however, the light is, and itis now my business to show that had the light been, as it ought to have been— having been in use for three years (if 1 am cor- sectly informed)—in the chart, or had there been no light at all onthat point, the accident would not have happened. On taking his departure trom the Bell Buoy, Captain Hosken steered pre- cisely the same course as the Windsor, constant steamer to it, Was steered by her captain on Saturday last, N.W. by N., and that is the correct course for the Calf of Man; St. John’s point also N. W. by N. from the Bell Buoy. Captain Hosken calculated his speed to be eleven knots; it really was more, and his ship no doubt was ahead of his calculation four or five miles. A epee was casget of the Isle of Man, but the lights on the Calf were never seen, which I ac- count for by the fact that it was very thick, and between stinset and dark, when she passed robably four or five miles to the south.— iad it been quite dark, the accident could not have happened, as he would have steered away his North Channel cowrse after rounding them. At seven, it appears, by the first officer’s note to his log, the captain remarked she must be wellup with the Call-lights. There is no doubt he had even then passed them, but he had a fine open channel of more than thirty miles between | them and the Irish const. He informed me that he then said, as he could not see them, he should | alter his course at eight, shorten sail and ey for the North Channel, which intention he had | four adult females accompanying them, one of | begun to putin practice, and this was the right practice, and if he had pursued it all would have been well, as he would soon have made the next proper light in his course of north by east—the south rock, to the north of Strangford Louah en- trance, (albeit, as he candidly admits, half a do- zen_miles nearer than he expected,) wen this St. John’s light, of which he had never heard, and | which is notnamed in his chart, is all at once | seen, and that, too, within the exact bearing of the Calf of Man lights, supposing he had not assed them. The course was again altered ; he St. John’s light was treated as the Calf of Man ights would have been had they been seen—i. ¢., given such a berth as insured clearing the Hen and Chickens, and then rounded ; and then, in- | stead of being in a deep-water channel, the ship | takes the ground about a league te the west of | this, at best, deceiving light, and, in his case, de- cided decoy duck. In hastening to get this letter off, knowing the | anxiety of my colleagues, I write under some ex- citement, and under most unpleasant circum- stances; due allowances should, therefore, be made. lam quite aware of all that may be said by nautical men. I know, from my own thoughts, before I saw the chart in Captain Hosken’s pos- session, how many strong questions may be put as to distances and speed—as to one set of lights revolving every two minutes, St. John’s light every minute only. ‘To all of them I answer, it is easy to say the door should have been locked af- ter the hearse has been stolen. It was hard to make out lights at all; and, as to counting differ- ences of time under some instances, itis impossi- ble, or next to it. The facts are simple :—The captain’s judgment was right up to the time ot his seeing this not laid down light, and puzzled, as he states himself to have been, to account for not being further a head when he took it for the Calf,, he acted frend light as, I verily believe, mest men would have acted under similar cir- cumstances. ©.1 have only to add my meed of praise for ell that has been done by Captain Hosken since the oc- currence—my admiration of his manly bearing under circumstances that migut well have crush- eda weaker mind, and of the discipline and good conduct of the officers and men under bis command, who are working gallantly, I may say, under circumstances of great trial and difficulty, if not of danger. The compasses were perfectly correct, and the ship herself so strong as to defy hitherto shocks from rollers and seas at high water, which, in my humble opinion, would, by the end of last week, have broken up the strongest wooden ship that ever was built. The ship lies in the worst position for coming off ; still, if we are favored with tolerable weather, 1 see at present no reason to doubt her being afloat by the end of the week. Yours truly, CuristorHex Claxton. W. M. Bennett, Esq., Sec’y. Tn addition to th ve (relative to the Great Britain) Captain Claxton addressed anoth: to the di- rectors, of which the following is an extract “Should the weather continue as it new is, or not come to the south-eastward, or blow from the 8.8 W hard, I shall have no fears. she makes no water to speak of. Something is wrong about the fore stoke hole, but, [ apprehond, ugh to raise adoubt { think, from measuring, about three feet in the sand. To- morrow evenin; ink, we may walk round her. The coals are bein, and stacked. The crew are all , which ie much, considering that most of their work is up to their middle in w ad ‘A most vigorous attempt will be made on the Sth inst. to get her afloat, for which anchors are being placed at convenient situations, by which, with her propeller and assistance of some steamers, it is hoped she may be drawn into deep water. We, however, greatly fear that this attempt will not be successful. A letter addressed to us, dated Dundrum Bay, Oct. 2, contains the following:— oe Great Britain remains in nearly the same state as when you leit. Sheistaking a little more water. The were working nearly all day yesterday. They out, and are now discharging the There are two steam here ; fine. Pw, will to take her off at hear the Sea Nymph, Newry steamer, isto with two others, to try if they can ‘The Latest Commercial News. (From Wilmer’s Oct. 4) There has been an active demand for most of the goods brought to our eines market since the sailing of the last steamer ‘will be perceived that the sugar market has been rather buoyant. sales have tak- This remark applie: }» but ines every ¥ in ‘The potato failure in Ireland has not affected that country, but, indirectly, the people Our report of the corntrade in Europe will eer Bh geesent state. Butter, beef, and pork, meet with an de- mand, ond have greatly enhanced in value of late.— Wheat, flour, and Indian corn are now sold at exorbitant rates, and, from present appearances, there is little pros pect of their receding in value, There has been an improvement in the Coffee market. The supplies are now being exhausted, and dealers wish to getinto stock. These causes have induced holders to act with great firmness, so that the value ot the article has advanced. Besides a good home consumption, there has lately been an excellent demand for exportation. The atate of the cotton trade is a subject of much anx- ‘and a good deal of comment. Since the beginning since, prices have edvanced enor- five per cent, or a pe: ly seriously affect the consump also the capability of manufactur. ing the raw material; ney more, have a tendency to cripple the operations of the Buitish manufacturer in the markets of the world, and, to some extent, thet whole. some competition which is the vitality of commerce. ‘Ihe und) This just not pound. mi tion of the article, but increased value of the staple now. as com) with its value in May last, is stated, on good authority, to amount to the enormous sum of £40,000 weekly! Taking the average weekly consumption at 32,000 hal f n each, it will nearly give this result. With such an ad- vance, and with the unpropitious state of the g: mar- ket, both here and on the continent, it may be iooked = the nature of things, that the consumption will de- cline. ‘The Britannia, which arrived on Wednesday, was most anxiously looked for: as it was believed advices would throw some light on the prospects of the new crop. Some of the public writers on this side of the water fancy that they — & tendency on the part of the to rate @ portion of da- mage which the new crop sustained from the cater- rous statement has jillar and worm ; but the same ungene: raised before, to the prejudice of American veraci- ty, on grounds equally inexplicable. it will be seen, by reference to our market returns, that less buoyancy hes existed since the Britannia ar- rived, because it is believed that the state of the crops is not so disastrous as the previous accounts led usto ex- t The statements, nevertheless, in the American journals, show that this anticipation is at least premature. Time will show. ‘The iron market has ruled firm since we last address- ed ourreaders. For railway bar an extensive demand has taken place, at full and well supported prices The quarterly meeting, which is to settle prices, &c., will be held next week. Scarcity or Grain in Germany.—The appre- hensions ot scarcity are not less serious than in France. In the northern states rye and poiatoes, which constitute the principal food of the inhabi- tants, have completely failed. They will, of course, be obliged to make up the deficiency with wheat, the surplusof which is annually exported to the northern harbors of France. This ac- counts for the extraordinary rise in the price of wheat on the shores of the Baltic, and the in- utility of the orders sent by Frencu merchants to the markets of those countries. Southern Ger- many has, in its turn, become alarmed. The King of Wurtemberg, by an ordinance of the 14th ult, permitted the iree importation of flour and foreign farinaceons productions until the Ist of May, 1847. In Bavaria, the wealthy inhabuante of Nuremberg have just founded an association for the supply of grain. That society, which has been authorised fy the King, will manufacture bread,jand sell it to the poor classes under the marketfprice. Carrure or Pirates by H.M. Stoor Siren.— Accounts have been received from Smyrna, an- nouncing the capture of four pirate boats, with sixty men on board, by Lieut. Lyons, (son of Sir ¥ tyons,) near Stancho. The Tollowing is from the impartial de Smyrne of the 4th ult.:—"* Just as we were fring to press we were informed that the boats of H. M. 8. Siren, commanded by Lieuten- ant Lyons, son of the British Minister at Athens, had captured four pirate boats, manned by sixty men. This intelligence is not official, but we havo reason to believe that it will be confirmed. The Siren was at Scio when the master of a boat, just arrived from the south, apprised Lieut. Lyons of his having been arrested and robbed by pirates in the environs cf Stancho. The commander of the Siren immediately put to sea with two of the men, who conducted him to a small island near Stancho, where the pirates were seized, chained, and removed on board the Siren. That important capture, will, no doubt, clear the Archipelago, and Lieut. Lyons has thereby rendered an im- mense service to our commerce.” Aprointments.—The Gazette, of the 16th ult., announces the following appointments:—The Right Hon. Sir Charles Edward Grey, Knt., to be Governor of the Island of Jamaica 3 Lieut. Col. Wm. Reid, Governor of the Island of Barbadoes, Grenada, St. Vincents, Tobago and St. Lucia; Captain Charles Elliott, Governor of the Bermu- das, or Somers Islands; and the Right Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. | fording Bn oy al Ireland, Itis notin our power to record any improve- ment in the accounts from the sister country since the date of our former publication. The distress and destitution consequent upon the failure of the potato crop is really awful. ‘The law for at- ‘ment to the people is being car- ried out with alacrity by the government and the landed gentry of the kingdom. It is now admit- ted, on all hands, that the Labor-rate Act is im- | perfect in its details, and it has been urged upon the attention of the ministry that Parliament sheuld be convoked immediately, to remedy its various defects. The Ree trom this country are filled with re- ports of meetings held to provide means for the employment of the people. It is a source of gra- tfication that, although Ireland has been torn asunder, her people rendered dissatisfied with her rulers, and her best interests retarded by par- ty and religious animosities, the spirit of charity prevails among the landlords at present. Beary thing which humanity can suggest fora speedy and effectual alleviation of the hardships and mi- sery so universal throughout the country has been cheerfully adopted. Despite of these exertions, however, there are certain localities in which the spirit of insubordination and reckless despair, on the part of the peasantry, have manifested them- selves, which, if allowed to proceed, may end in aa serious results, not only to the peaceable and well disposed, but also to the lawless themselves. At Youghall serious outbreaks of this description have taken place. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lieu- tenant of the county of Waterford, had a narrow escape on the 24th ultimo. His lordship presided at the late adjourned extraordinary presentment sessions for the barony of ecies, in the county of Waterford. After the sessions had adjourn- ed, the mob, which had collected in’ large numbers, began to hoot, using menaces, threats, and opprobrious epithets, which evidently be- tokened their extreme willingness to do vio- lence to his lordship. A party of hussars had to escort him to Dromore. On the cavalry returnin; the mob attacked them. A ringleader, name: Power, was severely sabred, but was carried off b: the populace,when their assaults were redoubled. Several of the horsemen were seriously hurt, and the force being small were obliged to retreat for their lives. ‘he Insh papers now before us also contain accounts of outbreaks of Fermoy and Cloyne. At Castle-Martyr a number of men, wo- men and children entered that village, and march- ing through it, to the terror of the inhabitants, commenced an attack on the few bakers’ an huxters’ shops, and seized on all they could lay their hands on. From the village they proceeded to the residence of the Earl of Shannon, contigu- ousto Castle-Martyr. The mob threatened to pull down the castle over the head of his lordship, and that they would return the following day in in- creased numbers to carry their threat into execu- ton. The government have decided upon directing the board of works not to limit the operation of the labor rate act to the making of roads, but toextend it to all works which may prove of general utility, and to the general improvement of the district. Payments are to be made weekly to the poor. On the 28th ult., a serious food riot toek place at Dungarvon. The mob mustered 11 or 12thou- sand strong, and were about to attack the mer- chants’ stores, but a troop of dragoons, which ar- rived in time, had to charge them repeatedly.— The people, however, continued to throw stones, and the state of atfairs began to look very serious. The dragoons were then ordered to fire, and it is said about 20 shots were discharged. Two men were seriously wounded, but we are glad to find they are still living. he Earl of Bandou has received a letter from Lord John Russell, intimating that the Lords of the Admiralty approved of the establishment of a naval station at Cove, for the repairs of steamers, 3 of war, &c. The works to be commen- immediately. Among the late presentments passed at some of tne sessions alluded to, was one for improving the Roman Catholic chapel of Timoleafe; the sum of £300 has been granted, but the parish priest was loud and pressing in his intreaties to get £500. Truly Ireland isan injured country when she can get her chapels rebuilt out of the public purse. Turning from the famine reports, the Irish pa- rs are filled with the saying and doings of the pealers and their opponents, the ‘Young Ire- landers.” We alluded to the scene that had ta- ken place a short time ago. Since then, another meeting has been held, at which the Liberator’s friends endeavored to manage business in a hole- and-corner style, and thereby passed their vote of confidence in Mr. O’Connell. The description given of this meeting, even in the liberal papers, is anything but satistactory. If we are to credit these journals, there was an evident desire to pre- vent the Young Ireland party from taking any part int he business, and cushioning the free dis- cussion of those differences which exist between the two sections of Repealers. The Young Ire- land paity held a meeting in Dublin, on Sunday last, but were not successiul, as the moral-force men carried all their own way, and succeeded in carrying a vote of confidence in the learned member for Cork. Mr. 0’Connell has not return- ed trom Derrynane. The last two weeks has brought from him epistles to Mr. Ray, which have been read at the meetings ef the As sociation on the 21st and 28:h ult. The chief to- pic in his letters is in reference to the distress of the laboring classes throughout the kingdom.— The meetings on the days mentioned have been thinly attended, and the speeches insipid and un- attractive. The rent for the two weeks ending Sept. 18, amounted to about £188—a pretty fair sum to be colleeted from a people said to be on the borders of starvation. Mr. Smith O’Brien has been restored to the commission of the peace; a correspondence has passed between him and Mr. Brady, Secretary to the Lord Chancellor. Among the late reports is one from Dublin, sta- ting that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Mr. Labouchere had tendered their resignation, in consequence of the Premier not agreeing with them in the proposal to assemble Parliament for the purpose of remedying the defects of the labor rate act. Wedo not credit the report, and are confident Lord Besborough will not so easily re- linquish @ post of such magnitude, and that, too, when both his sovereign and his country require his services. ‘i . There are now unloading on the Dublin quays, two American vessels, freighted with potatoes from the United States. They are of excellent quality, and selling at the rate of tenpence per stone. We understand this is but thecommence- ment of an extensive import trade of the once staple commodity of Ireland. France. $ The advices from Paris are to the Ist instant.— Public attention is fixed on the marriage between the Duc de Montpensier and the Princess Luisa of Spain, and on the consequences arising there- from, to the exclusion of ali other subjects. The interest this affair has created has been intense, and is still by no means subsided. The newspa- pers have been filled with it; the Bourse has been convulsed by it; the conversation of every circle has been about it. The known and deci ae tikty of the English government to a union whi may lead sce poe of the descendant of the King of the French on the throne of Spain, has caused a dread of the possible interruption of the friendly relations between England and France, perhaps of war between the two countries. The lemics of the newspapers have been more vio- lent than have been witnessed for a long time st. The opposition newspapers, especially the fational, the republican organ, and the Constitu- tion, the journal of M. Thiers, have denounc- ed the marriage as contrary to the true interests of France, inasmuch as it may lead to dangerous complications hereafter. hey insist that it is only done to tify the personal embition of the King, and to bring to the coffers of his son a vast fortune of thirty millions of francs.— They complain bitterly of the miserable intrigue by which it has been accomplished. And they point out in the most forcible manner the gross inconsistency of the PY oe ge ag in breaking off the alliance with England for a mere personal and family affair, after having for sixteen long years maintained that Europe could not possibly dispense with that alliance, and after having made the most cruel sacrifices, and even submitted to humiliation and shame to maintain it. Inall bee line of argument the opposition press have form: themselves in alliance with the British journals, which has a curious effect, when it is —— bered that for years their stock in trade has been to rail against England. The government orgens, | of course, combat the positions taken up by their | opponents by maintaining the direct contrary.— | As is the English alliance, they express a | belief that the mari will not interrupt it, for they say that the English people take no interest whatever in the question. They are particularly } indignant with the pripcipal journals of London, the Times, for the violent articles they forthgon the subject. It is quite government has a ie have put that the British mov energetic terme against the marriage, | Journal des Débats of this morning attempts to show that the protest has not been of so grave a character as is generally imagined. It remarks that the protest will, perhaps, be published short- ly, and that then ‘it will be seen if it can have the consequences attributed to it, and if it has been of a nature to cause inquietude to men of sense,and friends of peace and European order.” The Débats subsequently adds these important sentences, which, no doubt, give the pith of the protest :—** That the English government has be» ieved it its duty to protest agamst such or such a consequence of a measure taken without its as- sent; that it has made its reserves for the future, for such or such an eventuality as may present itself ono day, for such or such an interpretation as may be given to ancient treaties, is possible. That it has believed it its duty to express its dis- sent, its regret, and its grief, at the determination taken with respect to the Spanish marriages, is possible.” Asp-EL-Kaper.—We learn from information upon whichwe think some reliance can be placed, that Abd-el-Kader renounces forthe present any intention of again invading the interior of the ter- ritory of Algeria. This decision is said to have been come to in consequence of the state of the misery into which the last insurrection plunged the tribes who took part in it, and the conviction of the Emir that all his efforts would be uselers against the multiplicity of our columns and their new organization, which permits them for the fu- ture toreach him in the most difficult mountains and in the mest distant valleys. On the other hand, at the moment when the last couner was leaving Tlemcen, a report was current that Abd- el-Kader intended to make arazzia upon the tribe of the Ghossels. Gen, Cavaignac has hastened to- wards the territory of this tribe in order to protect it. if neces ,» from aac of the Emir.— Notwithstanding all his efforts, the Emir has not been able to rally to his standard the Hachems and Beni-Amers who were encam) in the neighborhood of Fez. The agitation which reigns in Morocco does not prevent the partial return of the tiibes who ben joo last autumn The le of one hundred and forty five tents of Beni- aters, who are very rich in cattle, have just s- tablished themselves in the Tessalah. Their chiefs have all gone to Oran and deposited their sub- mission to France in the hands of Kaddouc-Ould- Adda who has the command of the district in which they have fixed themselves. ‘The Overland Mail, By an extraordinary express, in anticipation of the overland mail, which reac! \don on the 22d ult.,we have news under the following dates: Calcutta, August 9; Madras, August 15; Ceylon, August 19; Aden, September 2; China, July 26. ‘The dates from Bombay are not so late as those already received. This mail reached Suez by the steamer Precursor. “ The intelligence from India is not of moment, but that from China is very important, as an event has taken place which may probably ren- der it necessary t> review the arrangements at present subsisting between this country and Celestial Empire; in so be found requisite to rotection froin personal Say some English merchants and other foreign- ers at Canton, were unfortunately brought into collision with the eens of that city, under cir- cumstances disclosed in an article which we an- nex:— An English merchant, in walking through the streets, was insulted by a Chinaman; the former ly in caught the offender, and put him in cl the Hong. A crowd now began to gather out- side, forced «pen the anes of the Hong, the man, and stoned the foreigners who had tak- en refuge in the house. The mob, which had by this time great.y incre |, now to batter the doors and windows with stones, brickbats, &c., and attempted to fire the building, by throw- ing in crackers and other lighted materials. This state of matters continued until half past seven Pe A ter decided to iwi bye the tes of the erican gardens, where Se ported ot the foreign residents had collected with firearms. ‘They divided themselves into companies, with eacha commander. One divi- sion faced towards Old China street, while anoth- er marched round to the front of Mingqua’s hong. The mob, havmg previously overmastered driven off the Chinese police, stood their ground in China street and beyond Mingqua’s hong, and sent a storm of stones and brickbats at their o jonents, who returned it with a volley of balls. This had the effect of clearing the place, and the mob moved off, leaving, according to the most probable account, four dead and ten or twelve wounded, thougn the numbers are variously giv- en, the highest be thirteen killed and twenty wounded. When the tray became serious, in- formation was given to the Chinese authoritie: by whom a body of soldiers and armed police were sent, and they were now very usetul in clearing the streets; but their influence onl: to be felt when the foreigners had p: more than a match forthe rabble. To guard against another attack, the foreign community patrolled the streets during the night. The riot was not renewed. The merchants complain that after what has sed upon many previous occasions, they should not have found themselves in this in- stance without the necessary protection. There was no Britsh force at hand; neither steamer, frigate, nor even gan-boat available; so that but for the assistance which was rendered by the crew of a Danish man-of-war and some and American seamen from Wham; the con- sequences might have been dep! ‘The Chinese authorities had issued a preclamation rather censuring the foreigners for what had taken place, but efficient measures for pun’ those guilty of originating this mel y affray were expected from Keying, on his return to Centon from a tour of inspection in the neighboring pro- vinees. The British merchants had addressed a remon- strance to Sir F. Davis, the Governor of tiong Kong, through the consul, and so soon as his ex- celiency had returned from Chusan, whither he had gone to conduct the surrender of that island, it was hoped that something decisive would be done. There was some idea that the pra, intended to ex ean leavin, Lier Kong, 18 Vi asfarusJapan. _ There 1s but little news furnished from the con- tinent of India. In the Panjaub matters cen! very unsettled, so that we are not surprised to find the government of the Maharajah solicting the Ge ayage presence of a British force at La- hore a period longer than was o ly agreed upon. From Jullundur, under date of the 27th, we find that Gholab Pees ore largely increased his army of late, had called upon tu reduce it, give up possession of certain forts, and alter his line of policy, particularly, as to Cashmere, to ail of which he had refused compli- ance. His son was intriguing with Akhbar Khan, and had publicly reproached his father for his treachery to the Khalsah. in consequence, there- fore, of tne unsettled state of affairs, the different corps at Lahore and in the Juilundur Duab will not be relieved this yeas; at least, such was the report at Simlah. Indeed, letters from the north- west state the general belief that a large army will be Cem A upon by Ubien Seeoemnely after the rains, some do not hesitate to expres the opinion that another march to Lahore will take piace next Christmas. A bridge is to be built over the Sutie} at Belaspore, and a military road made to connect Simiah with Jullundar. on Intelligence was received in Madras on the ofJuly from Cuddapah, from which Re appear that the small force sent against © Sete Reddy and his party of 4,000 men has been \< fested, and driven Le ae con fone tay feare were entertained - peony visited own on the 1 tne insu TB teddy’s followers were pretty well dispersed, Limeelf 0 fugitive in the jungles, sod that a reward of 1,000 rupees had been offered for his capture. ies Just as we were abouy go to press, we re- i Lieut. Waghorn’s extraordinary express be letters and dispatches from Bombay thof August. ae oes contained in the papers before us is not of an important character. The Sikh govern- ment was in a tottering state, for the Queen Mo- ther and her paramour, Wazeer Lall 3: had no hoid on the affections of the people. The Bri- tish authorities, in ware bay 3 of a convulsion in the Sikh territory, were in preparing for the emergency, and bse | the expected re- volt. Lords Harding and ch were at Simla. Gholab Singh was reported to be in a v — tisfactory state, and the Sikh provinee of Mo tan was still at war with the Wuzeer Prowsy = Scinde remains tranquil, with an abundant vest. nee rumored hamethn ore was about to retire, in consequence which is said to have been seriously eee by the climate. In the Affghan territory Anbar gaa denies on the rar ave ah opportunity of pov halyndd Lem i Peshawar, andeven Cash- regaining possession an and counterplots were in mere. doings cholera, after having ravaged