Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-11-08
THE JOURNAL.
FOREIGN.

fopean dates 60 the 12tn Inclusive.
We are indebted to our exchange papers for
che items below.
Every thing appeared quiet throughout Eu.
rope.
There was tremendous storm in Ireland
on the 9Th and 9th inst, in which severalh lives
were lost. We had this storm on the oth
inst, therefore it took three days to cross the
Atlantic. ia az a.e .gf
A treaty. between France and Morocco has
been made. .e*E
The British Queen, steamer, has been sold
at Antwerp TO M. Van Leemput. a mechani-
clan Of the city, for the sum of R6820.
The Cotton market is quiet and, steady.
The manufacturing districts do not present
an unfavorable temperance. 1
Louis Philippe has been in England, ac-
companied by Guizot. His reception was a
triumphant one. a
On the 9Th inst, Dr.. Symons, who was OPP
posed by the Puseyites, was elected Vice
Chancellor of Oxford University, by major
fly Of 8s2 to183.
Letters from Naples state that they expect
another eruption of.Vesuvias. The crater is
full of lava, and the fountains and springs no
longer give their usual supply of water.
1t is said that Lord Francis Egerton intends
to improve the Mersey and IrweI navigation,
SO as to admit sailing vessels of 200 tons or
Iron steamers Of 400, up to the town OF Man
chester.
The Board of Ordnance have in hand the
erection of various new spacious barracks In
the north of England, which will involve an
enormous outlay.
The Gazette of Tuesday notices the further
Propagation ofParlament from Thursday, Oct.
10, TO Thursday, the 18th Dec. lima.
The vessel having on board the Roman
Catholic Bishop, the Nuns and others, which
sailed some time ago from Brestfor the Sand
wich Islands, had not arrived at the date of
the last accounts. Rumors prevailed in the
South Seas that she had foundered off Cape
Horn. ~ t
The King of the French, through his Ex-
eellency Count Latour Maubourg, French
Ambassador at the Court of Rome, caused a
liberal donation to be presented to the COM
mission constituted in that city for the pur-
posesOf the erection Of monument to the me-
tnory of the celebrated poet Tasso. ssss~
General Uminsk, who took so distinguish.
ed part in the late Polish insurrecton, at
tempted to commit suicide, last month, at Spa,
where he has been residing some time in great
poverty. Being arrested for trifing debt,
he opened vein in each arm, and had almost
bled to death when discovered.
The British Queen &eamer.-An Antwerp
journal states, that the British Queen will be
again put up for sale. and that if there should
not be bidding to the amount ofthe estimate
fixed by the government surveyors, she will
be broken up, and her materials be employed
in the construction Of gun boats.
= Some Of the London clubs have adopted, it
is said, at the suggestion of the Rev. Sydney
Smith the plan of rejecting, for complmenta-
AV0sa ohArc Fho o1ki E
the repndiating States in America.
GrOtOing Cotton in Charlottesville Maury,
aon of the respected gentleman who for so ma
ny years filled the Office of American Consul
at Liverpool, has recently been making sue
cessful experiment in the growth of cotton, at
his residence, discard near the mouth of the
Mersey, on the Cheshire side. A fine speci-
men Of Sea Island was exhibited few days
back, in the exchange news room. 1t consis-
ted of two bulbs, one open, exhibiting beau
tiful cotton, the other closed. The cotton
looked so natural, so much like sample ia
ken from bag, that several gentlemen refu-
sed to believe that it belonged to the plant to
which it was attached; and one of them was
30 pertinacious in his scepticism, that Mr..
Jones, the respected master of the exchange
tore open thesclosed bulb, and exhibited, to
his establishment, similar cotton in it's natural
prison. tits kept in temperature of about
so. tal 1854
% FrichfuI inundotion IN S,veden.-Letters
from Stockholm of the Gath nit. represent
nearly all the Swedish provinces to have suf:
Tered severely from inundation, but In the
greatest degree the country bordering on the
river Roeyo, which rose thirteen feet in less
than an hour, rushing in torrents upon the
large village of Konradslout and it's envilons
which were quickly submerged, sweeping a
way all the houses and factories, and twenty
two windmills. and in fact leaving nothing
but mass of ruins. About 500 persisted, and
the loss is estimated at 100000 rix dollars
100000 francs. Subscriptions for the re-
lief of the sufferers have been opened at Stock
holm, at the head Of which stand the names
of the King and Queen, with considerable
contributions annexed. ssa Tu.. e- h. >.
iron IFade.-The monthly meeting of. tht
Scottish ironmasteTs.s was held at Glasgow. OF
Wednesday, the Cd instant, at which there
was q full attendance, AMI the utmost harmo
nyeand good feeling prevailed. A code of re
gulationS was adopted by which any undu,
increase in the makeSWili be prevented fai
.renlunerating prices are expected to be main
tanned, and the market protected against suct
fluctuations as have recently been ex perienced
The present light stocks, and renewed de
gnand, would have warranted an advance, bu
1t was considered more prudent at this season
of the year, when exports usually fall off, Il
continue the price OF pig iron at go I5s pc
ton, for all qualities, until the effects of tin
recent panic had completely subsidized, and tn
consumers had an opportunity of s1pp!yin,
their immediate wants. While a moderat
price has thus been fixed for tie hom
market. il was agreed that, in the event Q
,stoeks increasing. permission would be give
50 allow Q bsnIs to foreign merchants, in orde
that vent might be found at alliifnes for an
-sufpius produce, and thus the supply regha