Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-10-09
Foreign News
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.--FrF.
TEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

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ARRIVAL OF THE CAMRRIA.--FIF-
TEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Cam
lbria, al Boston, SAYS the Baltimore Patri-
lot. We have fifteen days later adyices
from Europe.
! We are indebtedto Messrs. Adams &
Co.'s Express for papers containing the
news, from which we make our extracts
principally from Wilmer s. Smiths Eu.
:opeaL Times.
The news is important in several res.
poets. The crops OF England have been
saved. but 10 consequence Of the long
Bcontinued wet, and The absence Of warmth,
the yield Of gram is light.
\ The Potato rot has infected the CROPS
both 10 England and Europe. ID Bel.
GUM, the malady has resulted in dis.
tressiRg loss off crop.
The Railroad mania continues 10 rage
IN undated strength. both in England
and France. To build the railroads now
~ progress Of erection, or projected. in
England. will require capital Of more
than THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOL.
LARS.
10 consequence of this, the Iron trade
is again IN healthy state. and prices are
advancing.
Prince de joinvile has excited the ire
OF the people Of Brighton by coolIy TAX.
ing view OF the Brighton bresk vater.--
HIS famous pamphlet 10 remembered, and
hence the ill.ieeiog.
We notice that the Massachusetts Ap.
ricultursl Society has been purchasing,
through an agent, a stock Of fine cattle
IN Ayrshire Of the pure Ayrshire breed.
Devonshlre cattle are also 10 be purchased.
II is stated that in consequence of the
9ourishing condition Of the revenue, it is
the intention of the Government, il the
peace of Europe should continue undis.
tuTbed, not to renew the Properly Tax at
the expiration Of the three years for
which IL has been enacted.
/ la order TO insure uniformity in time,
and to prevent accidents, The Directors OF
the London and Birmingham Railway
have furnished their engineers with chro.
nometers.
1t is stated that orders have been sent
out from England within the last two
months, to the amount OF three millions
sterling, for the Importation OF foreign
gram, under the expectation that il will
be required before the harvest of 1916,
either to be mixed with English grain, or
to be used separately.
The greatest activity prevails in the
British Navy Department. The number
of artisans 10 the DOCK Yards have been
increased, aud the stores have been great
iy enlarged. The Lords Of the Admiral
ty, now that they have pu, the ordinary
INTO the most efficient state, are concen.
trallng their attention on the conversion
OF the old line of battle ships and frigatps
into steam guard ships, TO be propelled
by the screw These steam guard ships
are to be brought forward immediately !;
in lact, some of them have been already
taken 10 hand.
/ Some influential parties in London,
connected with the Anti-Slsvery Associ
alton, ars urging Sir Rober, Peel TO slim
ulae and give extra encouragem' nj to
the growth Of cotton and sugar 10 the
British India POSSESSIONS; with thus view
they have presented long and well
written memorial to the Minister, who
has promised through his Secretary, Mr..
Arbu,hnot, to give it his consideration
and early attention.
The steamship Unicorn has arrived out,
and her sudden and unlocked for appear
ance caused temporary but very lively
speculation.
-Four new Roman Catholic bishops are
about to be established in China, in the
cities thrown open TO Europeans by the
treaty of Nankln.
The newspaper reporters, who follow
ed the Queens route in Germany, we're
furnished by the Duke of SAKE Coburg
with house, carriages, opera boxes,
servants. a splendid table, and all other
requisites :
Descending from great things to small,
from those who rule society to the means
by which society lives, the disease
amongst the potatoe crop is Of far more
relative Importance than the complmen.
tary visits OF crowned heads or the recog.
milton Of prescnptive privileges The
disease seems to be universal; 1t has at
tackled the escalent simultaneously in
Great Britain, and on the European as it
did last year on the American continent
Several suggestions have been thrown
GU. fur remeJying the evil, the m2st prac-
teal OF which has BEEN put forth by a
! farmer Of Dusseldorf; he recommends
narrowing deeply The earth in which the
.ubercles are planted. This plan, it is
saId will produce evaporation, by which
the humIdily caused by the fermentation
will disappear.
The present excited state of affairs in
the United States. growing out OF the
MEXICAN dispute, and the feeling which,
for no wise or pacific purpose, has been
evoked there to prevent speedy and sat
islactory adjustment Of the Oregon ques-
uon-these combined causes are said to
have determined the Government TO in-
+ crease materially our force in Canada
and the North American colonies. Such
lis the current rumor Of the day.
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