The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-10-30
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
Arrival of the Great Western.
FURTHER EXTRACTS.

FURTHER EXTRACTS.
American flour, in bond, remains at 27s., the
current price at our last previous advices There
is nothing new relative to the crops, which are
doubtless so far below the usual average that sup
plies must be obtained from abroad-the only
question being as to the amount that will be nee
essary.
The British Custom House is waking up and
the discoveries of frauds are growing in the hands
OF vigllant officers, to extent hitherto unheard
OF, and not even imagined TO be possible. The
discoveries at London induced the officers to go
down to Liverpool, where they made an extern
sive seizure of watches, sc. The researches
there gave the clue to other defaulters in London
and it is asserted that an incredible amount will
be recovered to the revenue. The parties in I4iv-
erpool were foreigners.
The Rev Mr. Sibthorpe, a Puseyite who had
joined the Catholics has returned to the Protest
ant Church, and is now resident near Winchester
anxious to resume his ministerial duties. The
Rev Charles Seager and Mr. Capes also I'M
happy in their new association, and are about to
return. The former gentleman, being married
man, is not allowed to exercise his ministry, which
is the assigned for his discomfort in his new
quarters.
ANOTHER ROYAL TRAVELLER. The eldest
son OF the Imaum of Muscat had arrived in Eng
land-moved by desire to acquaint himself with
and science, with view to their gradual intro
ducton among the Muscateers His royal high
ness carries about with him a name of no very
formidable length and sound-Said Hillal Ben
Said.
A railway guarantee society, the object of
which is to protect railway proprietors from risk
upon the principle of an insurance company, has
recently been started and is Professionally regis
tered.
.4rrest and CommaittaI Of an .American Fugi-
the. On Monday, Oct. 6, John Comstock Gin
ton, merchant, of Somerset street, Whitechapel
was brought before Mr. Hall on a warrant under
the act OF treaty with the United States for
nivng up criminals fugitive from JUSTICE &c.
charged with being concerned in the forgery by
which the Messrs Little s. Co., bankers, of New
York, were defrauded of %, 900 Mexican dollars
in April, l841 The prisoner had been arrested
before on the same charge, but got off on the
ground of some informality i'll the proceedings.
THE CHOLERA. The Hamburg Gazette states
that the cholera had made its appearance in Liv-
onia many deaths had taken place.
ENORMOUS TAKE OF WHALEs-LERwICK,
Sept. % On Thursday last an immense body of
whales visited Queenall-bay, and were received
with every demonstration of rejoicing. Boats
were manned, axes shouldered, harpoons handled,
knives laid hold Of old pickaxes, shoyes, spades,
on held IN requisition. Plash went the oars the
excited rowers being stripped. What an animat-
ing sight For two hours the deadly combat last
ed At last one loud and long shout OF victory
raised from the triumphant Zetlanders, who
stood gloating over 1910 whales Not one escap-
ed-all lay in one heap of slain. Some Of the
young men, when chasing the shoal into shallow
water actually left their boats and sat astride the
animals, riding them to the shore. The history
If 4 he, ybaIo i. i
an instance of such an extensive capture in such
an incredibly short period OF time. A handsome
sum is expected to be realized by the captors, as
the reward Of their labors.-J0hn o. Groat Jour.
Those whales, we incline to suspect, would be
called porpoises in these waters Fifteen hundred
aohdtes are large fiock.-.N Y. Com .4dU.
PROFITABLE BUSINESS. 1t is said that in
one day last week a share broker on the Manch-
ester Exchange transacted business in shares TO
the amount of SO, -000i.! At hall 1 crown in the
pound only, he would clear by this one days
business ,000l.-English Paper.
Eugene Sue, the author of the Wandering Jew.
has been formally communicated by the Arch
bishop OF Lyons, primate Of France.
The PorATo DISEASE. Among other ingc-
noug theories by which this disease is sought TO
be accounted for, is the practice of using potatoes
for seed, instead Of the potatoe apple II appears,
however, to be quite immaterial which Of the two
is adopted for that purpose, for Mr. VIM. Marsh
land, Of Quernmore, near this town, has this sea-
son grown from eighty to a hundred varieties Of
the potatoe, and all Of them have been affected
with the prevailing distemper, though grown from
the apple.-.Manchester Guardian.
THE PoTATo PRODUCE. From Andover,
round by Stockbridge to Salisbury, Winchester,
and Southampton, the farmers are digging up their
potatoes The produce is very large, and not a
quarter so badly touched with the disease geu-
orally reported in the above districts. The in
crease in quantity more than counterbalances
those diseased. Many farmers boil or steam the
decaying ones as soon as dug, and are lattening
the hogs with them, ON which the animals appear
TO thrive, and not be in the least injured by them
Potatoes last Saturday were sold in the Salisbury
market at Is per bushel, one farmer from Stock
bridge buying 500 sacks of beautiful pink kidneys,
of first-rate quality, at that price
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION Mr.. Hartwey
who has for some years been employed by the