The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-30

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obtained an extra 20s per ton, and Pigs los per
ton. The produce markets generally exhibit
firm and buoyant feeling
The Quarters Revenue in the Customs shows
a decrease of million sterling and an increase in
the Excise of ESQ 900.
The railway mania knows no abatement; il an
pears on the contrary, TO increase. The daily
press are reaping rich harvest by the prodral
outlay. leading morning paper receives, in the
course OF one week. at the present time, from the
railroad advertisements. as much hard cash as the
Chief Magistrate of the Union is paid annually
for his public services
The Bishop of Exeter has called the attention
ct his clergy as to the improperly of being engaged
IN railway specuatons.
During the last three months fewer than nine
new railway newspapers have been established in
England
Eugene Sue, the author of the WANDERING Jew
has been formally communicated by the Arch.
bishop OF Lyons primare of France.
1t is intended 10 have sixteen line of battle
ships, and eight or ten ttgates. with screw-pro
pellers. as block ships for the English sea ports
The Smyrna journals record the commission of
another act of daring piracy. vessel bound
from Laakia for Smyrna had been boarded near
the Stanchio, and plundered of 60 900 pas,res
project of conv0king general council of the
clergy "f all sects in Prussia. with view to hear.
ing their opinion the religions questions which
agltate the public in that country, is under con-
sderainn.
Prince Louis Bunaparte is tired of his prison at
Ham and is said be disposed to submit TO anv
terms Imposed upon him for his liberation. He
will proceed 10 America, probably To Merico!
Fish, Flesh, Fo,rt and Yegetabies.-It is
singular fact that fatal diseases are at the present
moment. prevalent amongst members of all the
above named tribes in Europe Cattle have long
been afflicted with deslemper which has de-
siroyed numbers grouse have died in hundreds of
some malady, which has been varously described
and the murrain amongst potatoes has DESTROYED
the crops over great portion of Europe 1t is
now stated that a plague of some description has
broken out amongst the fish in the rivers, num-
hers OF pike cells, and other fish being found dead
or dying, on the su rface of the water
ODD Fellowship IN Walcs-A General Com
mittee of the members of the Loyal Gwydyr
Lodge was recently held at LIanrwst, Wales,
and resolution was passed unanimously TO dis
solve connexlnn with The Manchester Unity
Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 23d ulti-
mo. describes sanguinary conflict between the
Russian division under General Schwartz, at the
Lesghts.
The Dublin Pilot attributes Archbishop Croy's
approval of the Irish Colleges B ill to an attack of
Insanity.
Accounts from Carlsrube state that the grand
ducal government has resolved to take severe
measures for REFRESHING German Catholicism.
One of the manufacturing firms of Sheffield
aPologiz'ng TO customer for not having complet-
ed an order, attributes it 10 the injurious effects
which he affrms are resulting to the trade from
the railway pleasure trips and gypsy parties now
SO frequently indnlged in.
The free traders of Yorkshire have made con-
siderable gain to their numbers the list ofvoters
by the revision of the registry at present going ON
in that country.
Railway enterprise is becoming daily more and
more CONSPICUOUS in Ireland New projects are
constantly ushered forth, some of them ofimmense
magnitude.
Notwithstanding the peaceful exhorlaions of
MIR. O'Connell, the vigilance of the rnapistracy
and the active eXertions of the consabulary Ire
land is still the seat OF crimes stained with PERU
ry and boodshed.
FRANCE
The price of bread in Paris for the first fort
night in October, has been fixed at 81 confines
the kilogramme.
Alb del Kader has peappeared in Algiers,
slaughtcrIng the French without mercy, and car
ryIng terror 10 The hearts of the affrighted colo
nIsts. One division of the French Army has
been destroyed by the fierce Arab and his follow
ers Paris was greatly excited by the news of
this disaster
Italy has been the scene of slight emeute, not
OF much importance in itself, so much as it indi
Gates the unsettled ttate of society in that land.
and a certainty. at distant day, of terrific
outburst in the Roman States
Six Harvest in Hnly.-The quantity of raw
silk exported last year from the Papal States was
above 10000 lbs, and this years harvest is ex-
pected to yield even larger quantity
SPAIN.
Marriage cfthe Queen Of Spain.--The Mad
rid papers place beyond doubt the fact that the
French Court is carrying the matter triumphant
ly through the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of
SAKE Coburg with the Qneen of Spain.
RUSSIA.
The Emperor of Russia has made an advance
Of 200 900 roubes to the inhabitants Of Iivona
to enable them 10 purchase rye seed, the crop hav
ing generally failed in that country
Famine IN Russin.-We are sorry TO learn
that there is great destiution on the Russian
frontier. A correspondent of the KOnigburg thus
writes" Hundreds of Russian peasants. driven
by hunger, cross the frontier and plumber our
fields. 10 order to prevent these acts of spoila-
ton, the government will be obliged to station
troops in that quarter. If the Russian govern.
ment does not speedily come to the relief of these
unfortunate beings, they will absolutely perish
from starvation. They are so wretched that the
parents compel the children at a very early age TO
OUT The paternaI roof and provide for themselves
as well as they cam