The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-11-14

large military force was stationed u
long the line of railroad.
LATE FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE BY
the arrival of the Packet Ships Oxford,
Capt Rathbone, from Liverpool, and Rhone,
Capt. Wottou, from Havre, papers from
the former to the StIi, and from the latter to
the 9th have been received.
The weather had been extremely fine.
IN most parts of England, Scotland and
Ireland, during The last week Of September
and the first of October, and the crops had
been well secured. The importatops of
foreign wheat for the week ending October
9TH had been % $50 quarters. The average
price had filen to 6S shiIlings and 7 pence.
and the duty risen to I6 slIilIings and :
pence.
The London papers announce the an
pointmeEt of Mr.. Hudson as secretary of
legation at Washington, in the place of Mr..
bankhead, who goes as secretary to Con-
stantInople. Mr.. Hudson was private sec
rctary 10 Queen Adelaide during the reipu
of William W.
The boiler of the Sirius hurst on the Cd
of October, just as she was about setting of
Tor 81. Petersburg. No person was injured.
and The damage was not extensive. The
boiler had been repaired IA day or two be-
fore.
The accounts of The crops from the grain
growing portions of the continent, cOntip
ued to be extremely unfavorahle. In no.
land especially it was believed that there
would not be $4,000 quarters of wheat for
expectation. The prices we're rising in
France, and duty Of about FIVE shilines
sterling per quarter had been laid on expor-
tatIon. From Belgium the expectation was
prohibited
The French exploring expedition to the
South Pole is said TO have discovered yast
continent South of the South Shetland Is
lands.
Mount Etna was in eruption during the
whole of August
There is no particular news of interest
from Spain, but the general aspect of mat
ters is unfavorabIe IT, the Queen.
1t was rumored in London and P,ris.
that negotiations had been opened between
Don Carlos and Lord John Hay, the com
nander Of the British naval forces on the
coast OF Spain, for termination of the war.
ANDREW JAcKsoN.-At a public dinner
recently given to Colonel Polk at Murfrees-
boro' Tenn. the following letter was read
from General Jackson:-
NASHVILLE, Aug. 30, 1885.
Gentleman-I have the pleasure To ac-
knowled ge the receipt of your letter of the
ith ult. inviting me to partake of a dinner
70 be gwen by the Democratic Republicans
OF Rutherford on the Both inst to the Hon.
Jas Il. Polk aud other distinguished friends
of our Republican institutions.
beg you to accept my sincere thanks
for the kind terms in which this invitation
has been conveyed. Nothing could be
more gratifying TO my feelings than an op-
PortunIfy to visit once more my fellow-cit-
lzens of Rutherford, but the state of my
health and the infrmlies of aye scarcely .
allow me to hope that can ENJOY again
this satisfaction. Be assured however; gen
tlcmen, that time has not diminished the
ihterest which a long acquaintance with
Rutherford and its patriotic citizens has
been calculated 10 inspire, nor has it erased
from my miUd the grateful recollection of
those who shared with me the periIs Of the I
last war. | shall carry with me to the
grave heart alive with sensbility to the
many proofs hsve received Of the conf
denee and favor Of those citizens in all the
VieIssiiudes Of my life.
"ll''dra"n now from the busy stage Of
pubic affairs and with no dispositi.,n IA en-.
ter upon Il again, repose with confidence
upon he security which our free institutions