Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-04
FOREIGN lNTELLlGENCE.
From he ~ Y. Express, Sept. 81.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.

nuf"S'h'bs INC hfitI previously entertained, TIA
the harvest will be deficient Those who are OF III,
opposite opinion believe that prices will come
down, and that shortly. Thus, of course. il n mat
ter OF oplnion NJ present. The duty ON Foreign
Nlcat Is now two shiIlings aud eight pence per quar-
TEL. Whether IL will come down shilling pc,
quarter IL NJ present matter entirely of spec uation
The speouIalons for low duties have been very eA.
Ienslye.
The unlavorable state of the weather, remarks the
BRUSH journal OF the Slh. which, within the las,
Two OF three days has interrupted the progress OF the
corn harvest begins To create much anxiety amonss
those farmers that have secured their crops who
eie they bring their produce To market, will have
10 contend with an influx OF foreign corn, which is
now admitted at an import duty Of only four pence
per busle
FOREIGN GRAIN MARKET
We have advices from Lcghorp of the FLAT Au-
gust. Wheat continued IN good demand there.
bui the stocks very small, the actual business
Transacted was therefore not very extensive.
We have lcIcis from Danizic OF the 2Isr and Nh,
nlt. the weather. Which had set IN fine about the
2oth had again become uniayorabe Tor harvest ope.
ralions, on the 25Ih August; the holders OF wheat.
however, showed more anxiety To seland prices had
given WV.
by adsiccs fon Hamburg we learn that the Wheat
market had become exceedingly dun.
we learn from Stettn, under date Of August "a,
that the weather bad become settled, and prices
OF Gram had rather given way.
a ltttfi from odessa oil the beginning oil August
has the following particulars respecting the corn
trade al that port " " have orders for corn from
Leghorn, because the harvest III Tuscany not good
a. the last, that was mol sufficient Tor the consump
ton OF the country. The corn which we have here
Is damp, aud there is means of driving II. on ac
count OF Ike continued rain which have had since
the spring. The bad weather has had also n very
uniavorablc eflec the crop of the Polish proyin-
ces aud BessarabIa.
From The ~ Y. Journal of Commerce, Sept. "a.
The Great Western made her passage out in l31
days. The Royal William IN lAi. She was to
leave Liverpool on the ooh instant, and consc
quently may be expected here IN about ten days
As anticipated helc, the Great Western has
experienced very severe weather on her passage but
has only served to test her good qualities and the
safety of Atlantic steam navigation.
The Great Western brings the astonishing mum
Der OF l!3 cabin passengers. All her 1870 benhs
engaged before she arrived ont. The London
Times says" SO numerous were the applications
made and Of course the number disappointed, thai
premiums OF twenty guneas have been offered, and
would be given, for berhs the first refusal of va
cancics from parties who by any accident might be
prevented from going. In one instance party hav-
ing cnagcd double berth, wa, written to in Devon
shire, to request accommodation fot passenger II
the whole we've not absolutely wanted.
The Directors have fitted up every yard Of dis
posable space the deck, well as below in order
to make room for the humber stated. Upon the
eighty seven passengers home, and the 1870 our, at
40 euneas passage money per head the saloon and
30 guineas CABIN, each way, the Directors of the
Great Western will have received therefore, pwards
of $1,000 exclusive Of the benefits derived from
the conveyance OF goods, OF which the Great IVES
tern brought from New ork, 10 tile extent of about
200 tons measurement"
We rejoice to say that the weather IN England
had been glorious FOR harvesting, as the papers
express ii. and hon the aggregate of accounts in the
papers before us, we are inclined TO think the crop
viii be marty, II not quite, an average one. The
Spectators for very high prices, on both sides Of
the Atlantic, will be apt 10 get then fingers
burnt.
Money in London q onihc very first bills. and
dscounl,ng had been extensive.
There Is no material change III the prices OF Cot
ton.
II. NJ, Packet Reindeer arrived al Falmouth Sept.
5h aud the lupe packet from Rio dc Janelro on the
same day, with $3.50, 900 IN specie.
There was a dreadful storm IN the nclghborhood
of SMYRNA July eth. No less than $50 bodies Of
shipwlecked seamen had been found on the shores
Of The Bosphorus.
The mauulactory of c. Macintosh Il Co. at Man
chester, was Destroyed by fine Aug. 25lb, and FIVE
men peilshcd in the flames. Loss ot property Geo.
900. Insurance $4,000.
The Marquis of Clanrcarde has been appointed
British Ambassador to Russia.
Louis Phillip has sent a beautiful cadeau-a Sc
cietaire of exquisite workmanship-as a souvenir
and acknowledgment to the Queen OF England of
her hospitality to his Royal llighness the Due de
Nemours.
The King and Queen belgium arrived at Rams
gate the 4th OF September, and were received al
the pier by the Duke of Wellington and deputation
from the nhabiiants they left Ramsgatc the next
morning for Windsor.
A Mr. Mirik was killed in duel by Captain Ell
liolt, at Wimbledon, the ped of August. After
a prolonged investigation the coroncr's jury re-
turned verdict of willul murder against Captain
elliott and three Others The surviving parties had
fled to France.
The London papeis announce the death Of Sir
John NIcholI, the distinguished Admiralty Judge,
al a very advanced age; OF Sir William Maxwell,
formerly colonel OF the Goth regiment OF foot; OF
General Onslow; and OF the Earl Annesley Also
of Dr. Barnee an eminent professor al Cambridge,
ored 49, lie was considered one of the best living
Greek scholars.
From The London Count Circular, Aug. 80.
Ills Excelency the American Minister, and Mrs.
Stevenson left London yesterday for Scotland
John Van Buren, son fthe President Of the u
nited States. accompanied by Mr.. Richard Vaux,
of the United States Legation, lch London yester-
day for Cheltenham, tour through Ireland and
Scotland. IT,
Correspondence Of The ~ y Courier s Enquirer.
LONDON, Sept. 7.
Notwithstanding the amendment oil the weather
and that we have bad three weeks OF almost unnter
rupte miner heat yet this change has unfortunate
" arrived too late to enable to reap abundant
excepting in one or TWO OF the most south
ern counties even any thing approaching to an
age crop. The wheat will be lig in weight aud sol
in ouIty-and at Marx Lime yesterday, there were
scarcely any samples which the millers would pnr
chase at any prue--whst sound old English o.