The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-23 00:00:00

The WAR and the ENGLISH PORTS.

LIVERPOOL. Monday.

A year or two ego enormous numbers e German
emigrants were in trie habit of proceeding, via Live r-
pod, to the United States, particularly during the
autumn. Afore recently, however, that branch lif
emigration Iris been conducted from Hamburg
and other German ports, to that the emigration
trade of Liverpool will not sustain any serious
dimionti. in from the impending war, unlers, in-
deed, Denmark, Sweden and Ni Tway (from which two
countries emigration via Liverpool has latterly been
very extensive) be drawn into the conflict. It is an-
ticipated that, notwithstanding the restrictions on the
Continent, large numbers of intending Gerttan emi-
grants will pass the frontier into Holland and Belgium,
and talce passage thence to America. A considerable
emigration from France, via Havre, has 6-en latterly
going forward through Liverpool, and lar:e numbers
of emigrants have been booked to proceed by steamer
sailing this month ; but the emigration officiala at
Liverpool have received intimation that many of those
contracts cannot be fultilled in consequence of the
demand, at home for the aervices of alile-bodiril men.
In support of the statement that France hat been
for a coroid,rable time preparing for the war, it may
be interesting to notice that I luring the diet three
months large quantities of wneat and bread-stuffii have
been purchased in Liverpool. The partial failure of
the French harvest WM made the ostensible pretext
for these transactions.

The Exchange at Liverpool was perfectly paralysed
by a report that Russia had resolved to join Prussia in
declaring war against France. The cotton snit share
markets were thrown into a great state of confusion and
pCDC, and sales were made at tremendous reductions.
Later in the day the rumour as to Russia wasannounced
as a "mistake," but the contradiction cane too late
to do any real good. All other kinds of business were
reduced to absolute nullity, and many serious ía lures
are anticipated both in the cotton market and Stock
Exchange.
GRIMSBY, Monday.
The war in beginning to be felt at this port, freights
have advanced lOs. per ton, and timber haw risen in
price. Many of the timber fleet soon due are German
ships, wmch have been ordered to run for Bremen.
11pwards of 400 young Prnssians have left Grimsby
for Hamburg; they displayed a sanguine feeling on
leaving. The line of steamers from Grimsby to Ham-
burg has been temporarily discontinued. The Anglo-
French steamers which run from the port have also
}pen knocked off ; but the steamers to .Antwerp will
run as usual. Three French men-of-war have been ob-
served cruising in the North Sea, off the Dogger
Bank. _ .

SOUTIIA3IPTON, July 18.

A South•Weatern Company's steamer hail been
secretly chartered, and left here yesterday, with sealed
orders. The Bremen steamer Leipzig, bound for
Baltimore, ha, not vet left this port, and the Bremen
steamer bound for New York has not yet arrived. A
gentleman residing in this neighbourhood and who jean
officer in the Bavarian array has just received notice of
his promotion, and orders to be prepared to rejoin his
regiment at a moment's notice.