The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-12-05

aud ruin 10 thousands who had become in.
yoyed. The London Times, in series
Of articles, had exposed the frauds by which
this SPECULATION was carried on, aud, and.
ing the reaction Of public sentiment, had
FASTENED the catastrophe.
The Times of the Sd contains the repor,
of the Commissioners appointed by the
Government To investigate the actual con.
dlton OF The potato crop. They state that
the best use TO be made Of the diseased
potatoes is the extraction Of starch from
them, and express the opinion that starch.
By being mixed with oatmeal, may be con.
yerled INTO an exeellen; and economical
article of food. They recommend the pre-.
paratlon of establishments for its manulac-
lure, and also the erection OF kiiHs 10 dry
the potatoes, as IN that way they may 10
preserved Tor a much longer time.
Mr.. OConnell IS prohtting by The dis
trcss that prevails throughout the kingdom
to renew and enlarge his demands upon the
Government. He not oniy requires tho
opening OF the ports TO foreign grain, but
IN addition a giant Of public money TO the
extent Of a million and half. to be expen.
ded the purchase Of food; he calls for ajax
of fifty per cent. on the abSeutees, and a tax
{ Of ten per cent, on the residents he asks
Cor the prohibition Of corn and pro,ls.
, ions leaving the island, and he prevention
: Of dist.leres consuming grain. The mag
nilude OF these demands may give some
more VIVID idea Of the reality aud extent
S Of the prevailing distress.
J, There y rumof Of probable change
. in the English Ministry. The London
II Morning Post, of the 30 ulrmo, copies the
]. following paragraph from the Brighton
II Herald, wtth The heading very possible :"
We learn, from a source on which Nc place
4. great reliance, q at important changes are IA
r. course OF operation ia The Ministry ard that
there 10 lutle doubt that Lord JOHN Russell ~,I,
JON ,Ae Administration Of sir Robert Peel, that
Is Lotd stanley will retire from the Office 81 Colo.
b nal Secretary, and viii bo succeeded ty Lord
b. John"
:. There l. nothing new q any great I'M
a. por,ance from the Continent. |. Is saId
an ,hal Marshal SouIi has resolved 10 resign
to his post as Minister q War. The railway
N fever continues to ragc 10 France.
an In Germany the ZpU.Nercln has giycr
decIslon tina, the prescn, duties shall re
main unal,cred, with The exception of half
cotton half linen figured slutIs, on whlcl
the duties ARE 20 Je slightly raised. Tn
MA tariff wiih the pfescu, duties with the eS
~ cepuon noticed, has been ordered 10 b
no. printed, aud 10 remain ~ operation Il
lg thee years.
no, \ railway s projected from 81. Peters
81 burgh to Odessa. from The Baltic TO IA
mt Northern Sea with as cmbrabchmcnt I,
wards Persia, and from thence to the Ia,
nd, Indies and China. It's a gigantic proJec
lgh Ga such luc, people, N the course Of
IA. days, could pass from the frg'd to tho To-
ave rlh zone, from iulcrse cold 10 burning hea
,bi. The Emperor Of Russia, By a rapid luu
Iug ney, Unexpectedly joined the Empress q
ua. the 10Th ui'nno, who was previously 10 |
Of aIy. They arrived wuh suite Of scvci
no ty.6yc persons a, Genoa, v hence ihey en-
fol. blrkcd on the 22d on board some Russo
ma frigaies, which were waiting 20 the pof
Tor Palermo. The Empress was 10 al q
he rremely feeble state Il health, but she ha
revived somewha, under thc climate
70. Italy.
ana From Inda and China ncws has be-
toe received IN London IS private expire
'0h, from Alexandra VIA Tfpstc. to show Il
superiority Of the route through G. rman
80. 10 that through france. II lett Alcxandf
nsr on the goth. aai reached London on u
Eel. 3e;h. The rcgular mad ga, some ~
'ie" days behind. The news Is unimp0rtar
119 Tranquility prevailed in India. II Sem
81 ? r,l
= an cholera had ceased at Lahore but We
oPio devastating 9esbaaur and Cabu III
Guvefnur.Grnerall len Calcutta on the 2.
I'm September lor the upper provinces, 10 n
pub sumo the command It an army of - 90
been lnlartry 6,0o0 cavalry, and 10 guns,
inst the confines 81 punaub. Some other 3
''o' we're fighting, or perhaps decided ncaoir
,, ton, was expected. The absence ct Il
i'", Goscrnor.Geucral from Calcutta would G
''' coed, as It was sad, twenty months. II
news from China Is unmpohsHL
.t'e' The steamer Hqrenrd, regular parl
s,g. ct between Iiu'innd Hamburg, va, LOST
s,sd violent storm October % on her "a
ned. sage from Hamburg. She sent upon ii
beat shoals Oh Nntdcrncy. Abou, twenty DC
PEI sons attempted 70 reach the shore 10 ii
and lon2boat, but (, was capszrd IN the sur
900 and all on board persisted. Those who +,
ac' manned on the wreck &c the steamer, aitC
suffering severe priyaiion we're saved. :
'w. Within few miles Of the spot ship four
dered about tho same time, and every sol
j,i on board persisted,
evil great gale and rise Of waters occur
bat red at Bremen on the 2ls ultmo. Tn
Ier gates Of the dry.dock at Bremen aayer
IN we're carried away, aud the water VA
ms elgEt leet upon the n ind floor OF iht
Eel houses, rising as high as in the grca, gn,
Or. of l-25, at which II attained the highes
a aL point ever known. The farmers wert
II abroad 10 boats, cndeayorlng TO save thoi
,us cattle and SEueh damage ensucd, both OF
ee land and waiet,