The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-04
STILL LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER HIBERNIA.
From the New York Tribune.


The Steamship Hibernia Capt. Ryrie, arrived
at Boston on Sunday afternoon in the remarkably
short passage of II days from Liverpool. Her
news is four days later than that brought by the
Great Western, but not al all important.
Cotton had submitted to shade of decline
say 1.l6 to l.s.
| We extract such items of news as had not al
| ready reached us by the Great Western. We
are indebted for our advces to Mr.. E. r. Bridge,
special agent of the Post Office Department, who
came through express with the mail This looks
like doing business One or two years more Of
| sharp competition viii make our General Post
Office very nearly what it should be.
MoRoCco.-The first accounts OF the actual
| commencement of hostilites between this coun-
try and France are contradictory. The report of
the Navy Minister says -" 1t was the 9th, about
half past O'Clock in the morning. that The squad
ron under the command of the Prince, at anchor
under the walls OF Tang ers, opened its fire with
shouts of Vive e Roi.' In one hour the fire of
the place was silenced, the batteries were disman-
tied, and the guns dismounted. On our side the
loss was not considerable.
OCCUPATION OF TANGIERs BY THE FRENCH
The Paris Journals have the following article:
Rumors of the highest Importance were circu-
de Joinve had landed and taken possession of
Tangiers, where the tri-coIored flag was waving.
The English Consul had protested against the
measure.
The complication Of these events, the strange
silence on the part of the Governmental this
has caused real panic, which has produced
considerable fall in the prices of public securities
The Three per Cents fell rs confines, and the
Elves If lOc.
The report of the British revenue for the last
quarter is very favorable showing great in
crease over the corresponding months of last
year.
Incendary fires still continue in many parts of
England. All attempts to discover the object and
aim of the incendiares have proved abortive
Several arrests have been made in The army of
France, and the spirit of discomfort among the
French soldiery is said to be on the increase.
A large quantity of tobacco, about 5000 lbs,
was lately seized, by information from cave in
slate quarry at Aberpwill, near ST. Dayid's
Head, and taken TO Plymouth. The tobacco was
landed by notorious French smuggling cutter.
Rebeccaism seems to have broken out in Ire
land. toll house at Cooeshal, near Borris-in-
Ossory, together with the toll gate, was recently
levelled with the ground, and the toll man all the
while kept prisoner by two men with pistols.
The trade of nearly all the nations of Europe
with China, appears to be increasing at rapid
rate The German League are exporting large
quantities OF manufactured goods 10 that country,
which are said TO pay good profit
An Antwerp journal states that one of the lar
gest growers of cherries in the neighborI,ood of
that city, lately entered into contract with a
London fruterer to supply him with 100000 lbs.
OF cherries at less than halfpenny per h.
The visit of the French King to England is de-
cided to take place the latter part of September
He will embark at Treporl, and be accompanied
across the channel by two ships of the line and
four or five steamships. His reception will doubt
less be magnificent pageant.
There has been a great fire at Gelas, in the
electorate of Hanover which destroyed about
dozen houses, and church containing an organ
famed for its immense size all over Europe
The crops in France are generally good the
vintage in some sections have suffered from
drought and other causes, but the aggregate pro-
duct is large
A great foot and hurdle race recently came off
at Ealing, which is said to have attracted as ma
ny as twenty thousand spectators, of all classes
and sexes.
The proposed improvements in the navigation
of the Danube have been abandoned for The pre-
sent owing to the contumacy of the Russian Co.
vernment. #&#
In Portugal, affairs seem to be quiet. The ia
nous Bonfil has not, however, yet been disposed
of. Several guerilla parties are reported to be
still under arms under Almeida but whether
they have hostile views toward the Government,
is not stated
Serious disturbances still prevail in Bohemia
among the workmen employed in the factores.--
AT Brood they have been effectuay put down
by the military, after destroying several factories
statement appears in Paris paper to the
effect that Abdel Kader had made another raza
at the southeast part of Mascara upon the Soda
mas, and that he had escaped from the column of
Col. Esguard
1t is stated in the Berlin papers that great pre-
paratIons are making al koningsbprg to celebrate
the three hundredtb anniversary of the founding
OF that university. The King will be present at
the ceremony
There has been less appearance of brskness
IN the produce markets. Prices on the whole
have been well supported, and commercial affairs
generally are in satisfactory state. Manuiac-
turers are fully employed.
The weather was quite unsettled, and some
heavy rains had fallen, but the harvest operations
had been little retarded