The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-09-19
FOREIGN NEWS,

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FOREIGN NEWS.
Tue NEWS Blythe GREAT WESTERN.
Wemake the following extracts from the Bal
tinlore Patriot Of the 18th ult. The subject,
Ioweyer, on which you will b9 9most anxious
fpr.mtelligence, will be the prospect ofthe har-
Ysst in England, and4 am happyto say, that on
ne whole appearances IRE more favorable, and
ahould the weather c0Iitinue favorable during
the first two weeks III the present months IN
England, the crop gentlally will It is conceded
on all hands, be an average one.
IN France most of the crops had been saved
ingood order and proved abundant.
The accounts from the Baltic are favorable,
aud we think the same remark will apply to
thh Continent generally. From the great wheat
dielricts of The north 81 England, and from
Scdllend, we shall not hear until the return of
the Liverpool.
THE PENNY POSTAGE ACT.
The following is \ sumAa,y Of this impor.
Sell Every sttsr Of a,ejyen weight to be
hereafter determined, one penny; with pro-
porlio6ate increase for groater weight. Parlia.
mentary franking abolished,
Sec. 3d. The Lords Of the Treasury are au-
thorizedto suspend, wholly or in patt any par-
lamentsyy ogofficial privileges Of sending or re-.
ceiving letters by the post free of postage, and
to make any other regulations for the future ex-
ercse of official franking.
Sec. ~. That whenever the word letter is
used ip ths act, it shall apply equaIlyto news.
paPersi !, put not SO as to deprive newspapers OF
any privilege they now possess ofpassing free
of postage.
pThe duty on Flour is now reduced to 6s
| ID per Dbl. and probably will shortly be As and
femain low for tho next thrse woolss, but no cal-
cuiation whatever can be niade as 10 what the
rate will be beyond months forward. The
decllnein the corn markets is yet inconsidera-
BILE, but they are very dull and business is near
| y suspepded at present.
The Bank of Ireland. Mr.. o Connel has
obtained Triumph over the Chancellor of the
Exchequer by having driven the latter from his
purpose O. renewing the charter of the Bank of
| Ireland.
Slave trade Suppression Bill. The ROYAL as
sent has been given TO the slave trade suppres-
sion bill.
Mr. Hume asked the noble lord the Secreta.
ry of s. for the foreign Department, whether the
statement which had recently appeared in the
lpublic journals was true namely, that the FIVE
powers had agreed on basis for the settlement
of the affairs at the East.
Lord Palmerston. States that the house might
therefore be assured that ,here would be no dis
turbance Of the peace of the East, unless some
new subject Of difference arose, of hch there
was no prospect whuiever at present.
| FRANCE. The treaty between France and
Mexico has been ratified.
i SPAIN. Is sill in 1onloroklo co.l......
and there is no prosl cci of speedy change.
| The act for making temporary proyi-
sion for the government Of Lower Cans
ada received the royal assent on the
1 l7,h of August.
The lst section provides that the
Special Council shall consist Of not less
Than twenty members, and no business
to be done'unless eleven be present.
Sec. 2, repeals the provision of the
oct of | ane 2 Of Victoria, ch, 6 Preyen-
ting the making Of permanent laws All
permanent laws 10 be laid for IN irlv
davs before Parliament, previous 10 be-
, ing confirmed.
Sec. 3, repeals TO the provision Of
the late oct prohibiting taxation. No
new tax 10 be levied except for public
. works and objects ofmunicipIe govern
; meni, and such taxes not 10 be appro-
) prIaied by government.
Sec.4, repeals the provision of,be late
act prohibiting the slleration Of the acts
Of Parliament, but no law TO bc passed az
t fecting the temporal or spiritual rights
8 OF ecclcslastlcs or the law Of tenure.
, Sec. 5. All laws TO have a publiea.
ton in. the Gazette before going int I
effect.
Q 1Bs The venerable arch. deacon S,raicha
has BEEN cOnsecraied Bishop of IA
q Protestant Episcopal Church of Uppel
Canada. This Pfelate will probably re-
, turn'to America By lbe Great Western,
8 in October.
e Bishop Mcdonald. Aof the Roman
Catholic Church, is ID 2 Eqgland. He
arrived at Liverpool froh Quebec on
the H:h Of August.
In the House OF Commas on the
y 20lh August.
Mr.. L H Earle near NoIlif ~ Md
now has FIVE cucumbers gTo6I11 Il
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