American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-24
LATE, FROM ENGLAND.

mercial Advertiser have received London papers to
the 18th Of October, Lloyds' and Shipping Lists to
the l4th, and Liverpool to the 10th, all incluaye.
The packet ship Alexander, Capt. James West,
from Philadelphia, left the Capes ut Delaware on
the Gath of September and arrived In Liverpool on
"Wednesday, the 18th Of October. having made the
passage in The short period Of seventeen days The
packet ship Montezuma Capt Potts, we recolect.
made the passage about two years ago, in the same
time.
State of Trade.-On the 10th of October the
Manchester Herald says the market was less lively
than for several weeks. 4" There was not, however,
any decline in prices on the contrary there seemed
determination The part of some OF the spinners,
to obtan 40 advance; upon the whole, we believe
the price of yarn may be quoted the same as last
week. The wages OF weaving continue the same,
and If the market should continue inactive, the pros
poets OF the poor weavers will become, as winter ap.
proaches, exceedingly distressing.
The workmen Of several of the principal colt on
mills in the vicinity Of Greenock, have received
warning Of the intention Of the proprieors 10 make.
reduction of one farthing the rates paid Tor cot
ton spinning. The rates paid to the power-loom-
weavers and drcssers have, 10 some instances, IN.
dergone a reduction Of about third
The Liverpool Courier says-"H is with great
pleasure we can state, that our accounts from all
parts OF the manufacturing districts in one strain,
all showing that there is great and growing i'm
provcment in the state OF trade. The Rochdsle he
lief Committee have suspended their operations,
solely on account Of this fortunate turn o! affairs
having STILL after expending nearly 5000 pounds a
balance of 600 in hand. The new road from the
same place TO Burnly will also employ great por-
lion Of the surplus population Six thousand pounds
have been lent by the ESchequer Loan Office, for
The purpose Of carrying it on TO which 1000 pound
more have been added gift, by the London
Relief Committee. Between four and FIVE hundred
Il. Il, H..
ground and breaking the stone. he whole is IN
der the superintenjeuce Of Mr. Madam
meeting Of the Silk Wesyers has been held al
Maccssfeld, the object OF which was 10 petition for
The abolition Of the corn laws. AS commonly
ours ., meetings of this descrption, great many
-Sitaneous objects were Introduced, and warm and
iifuse discussions took place in consequence. One
proposed The abolition OF the laws, another the
sboion Of all charters third universal suffrage.
fourth dimnu!on Of tilhes, as cures for all their
depriyations and distress. After much noisy dis
cusslon, the meeting came to the resolution OF omit
ting most Of the plans of reform proposed, and con
hned their petition chiefly TO the abolition OF the
corn laws.
Holland-A letter from Groningen, dated Oct.
4h, states that number OF physicians OF emInence
have arrived there, as well as number oil students.
Some officers OF hea.h ave daily expected, and
the fears which have prevailed begin to give way t.
an,cipaons Of speedy relief. The number OF
deaths daily dimnishes and the alarming character
OF the disorder no longer exists. 1t is hoped that
the worst has passed over, and that the disorder has
been at its height II is indeed time that some me
lioraton should take place, as the city has become a
complete charnel.house Humid eds of children have
TO deplore the loss OF their parents, and scarcely
mother but has to weep for beloved offspring At
this moment there are 1000 persons more OF less
H."
Rassa.-The Nuremberg Cores ondcnt says,
the Emperor Nicholas and the Empress we're ex-
pected at St Petersburgh by he beginning of Oct.
His Msiesty's coronation at Warsaw I. postponed
ill the spring. at which time he viii open the Die,
in person. Il is the Archduke M,chseI. and not the
Emperor. who is TO visit the army in Bessarabla
The account Ct hostiiities eetxeen Persia and
Russas is confirmed 1t is stated from Mnrcow,
Sept. %, that Gen Pa>krw,tsch win twn divisions
OF infantry and Gen. How asky, with 10000 Cos
sacks, are ordered to the frontiers 0i Persia
Tarkey Advice. from ConstanlInope are to
The 18th OF September Since the drea Iiul FIRE
which consumed part Of this oapltal, kind ol
tranquility prevails, but the distress ni The Turks
and Armenians, who wander about Wi hout an asy
lum, is beyond description II i, now out Of all
doubt, that the fire the act Of the Janissaes and
their party. 1t may he remembered, that al the
time OF their suppression they ed the walls Of
Constsntincpie with piacards, 10 which they h cat
eDec the Sultan that they would return, even fou
the bottom Of the sea. to avenge their wrongs. Fo
some time past the Divan, and even the Sultar
himself, appear more uneasy than ever This may
be inferred from the new measures which have JUS
been adopted. In order not TO reduce the interior
classes OF the population to despair the Government
Is obliged 10 keep provisions at lower price thar
they were twenty years ago. The prospect Of tn,
future u.s. nevertheless, gloomy and threatening
Since the delivery of the Russian ultmatum, Mr.
Stratford Gaming, the English Ambassador. ha
also presented to the Dsan note, in winch he en-
forces the claims oil British subjects who suffered
in their property at the beginning OF the troubles ant
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