The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-16
FOREIGN NE w s.
From the Boston Atlas. extrs, Oct IL
NEWS BY THE STEAMSHIP GREAT
BRITAIN.
ArLAs oYrIcE, Tuesday,

BRITAIN.
ArLAs ovrIcE, Tuesday,
October IA, lS45, ii o'clock, a. M
| We have just received, by special express, from
our attentive correspondent at Holmes noie, con
necled with Col Hatch's New Bedford Express, the
intelligence that the British steamship Great Britain
arrived at Holiness Hole at one o'clock yesterday,
with the loss Of her foremost II will be recoected
that she reported, in our paper OF this morning.
| as having been seen, at o'clock yesterday morn,
ing, with signals of distress flying, and firing signal
guns, within two miles of the shore, to the south
4 ward of Long Point light.
The Great Britain left Liverpool on the 9th ult.
She has experienced very heavy gales of wind for
the last ten days, and had run short OF coal. Inc
schooner David Coffin, of New Bedford, happened
to be in Holiness Hole, from Philadelphia, with a
cargo of coal, and, at dark last evenings was along
side the Great Britain supplying her with coal.
| Our messenger, who brought the intelligence to
| Col. Hatch's Express, has procured for US copy
Of Wilmer & Smiths European Times, and list
| of the passengers by the Great Britain lie states
that the Great Britain could not probably get into
New York in season for the conveyance of her pa
pers and letters by the Long Island route OF tins
day, Consequently, no intelligence will be received
from her until tomorrow morning, except that
which we are now enabled to lay before our read-
ers. If she arrives at New York this day, the
Great Britain will have been seventeen days on her
| passage from Liverpool
In relation to the crops, the Liverpool European
| Times says:
j cat the sailing of the last packet, we stated that
the wet weather, after an interval Of nearly three
weeks had returned and that the outstanding crops,
which il was believed were small in quantity, would
suffer seriously by the change. The accounts from
| the northern parts of the kingdom speak despond-
ingly of the Injurious effects Of the change; and it
now appears that the progress made in cutting and
housing the produce of the fields during the contin-
uance Of the warmth and sunshine, was not so great
had been anticipated. The price Of grain Is rising
rapidly glance al market returns tnH shoic
i Even at the present moment there is good deal OF
| outstanding produce in the field The fine weather
has again returned, but the season il too far adj
yanced to permit the sun to have much power: and
no doubt can exist that the husbandman who did
not take time by the forelock when the opportuni-
ty offered, will suffer severely by his Incidence.
WhL The rise Of the markets. fears respecting the coming
4 tointer begin TO preuaii.
"The failure of the potato crop is almost general;
and to meet the deficiency which that calamity has
occasoned, large quantities of rice and bond grain
have been taken out of bond, for transhipment to
France, Holland, and Belgium. Notwithstanding
the fact of the markets rising, the averages are de-
scending, owing to the large quantities Of inferior
grain, the produce of the present harvest, which
/ have been thrown upon the markets. But in the
teeth Of the unpromising appearances which are
abroad, the rage for speculation in every description
of railway investment still continues, without any
signs of abatement. To such an extent is the ma
MIA carried that government, 1t said, contempates
Il interfering by an announcement through the "Ga-
zette," that more schemes will be Professionally
4 registered, the number which are already before
thepublc are more than Parliament can get through
i in the next session.
| SHOW that circumstances render it painfully APP
parent that supplies of food must be had from some
quarter all eyes turned across the .9lantic and
fears prevail that the late orders which have been
sent to Canada will miss the season, and arrive af-
| ter the navigation of the St. Lawrence has been
closed by the ice. Much will, of course, depend up
the time when the frost sets in; and the weather
favorable there is little doubt that handsome for
tunes will be made by those who have speculatcd
largely in breadstufs.' Whaterer quantities may
come from the United States, ,ciH also find ready sale,
either in this country the continent. The recent
accounts from the Union, represent the season as
having been favorable for the grain crops. An OPP
porunity now exists, which rarely occurs, of send
ing produce of that description to Europe, with the
certainty offnding ready and a rising market.
II is deeply to be regretted that, instead of uncer
tain and unstable traffic, the nature Of corn laws
prevents the demand from being regular and uni
form. But such desideratum is on the eve Of ac-
1 complishment.
"1'he Neapolitan tariff is considered somewhat of
a boon to commerce. The trade of the United
States, it is said, will suffer by the new regulations,
as the supply Of colonial produce was almost en-
| tirely thrown into their hands, account of the
bounties given by the government to their own
flag on all mportations from transatlantic ports, and
|
into other channels. Such, at least, is the current
| rumor."
| The cotton market had been dull throughout the
week. with the slightest perceptbe decline in prices.
The quotations scarcely be said to have changed,
but there had been more inclination to meet buyers,
and the common and middling descriptions were
freely offered. The declared prices for the week,
by the committee of brokers, for fair cotton was:
| Bowed, AID; Mobile, AID; Orleans SD.
The accounts from Berlin state that treaty of
commerce is on the eve of completion, between the
Zoll-Verein and Austria. An English journal, al
luding to this subject, says "The Zo-Verein con-
cludes treaties with all countries, in all parts of the
j world; but, just when the treaties the point
Of ratifcaton something is to to prevent
their completion. This was the case, more or less,
j with Holland, with Belgium and more particularly
| with the United States"
i The produce markets continued active. For
rice, owing to the causes already assigned, there
j was much inquiry, at greatly improved prices. The
stock getting low, in consequence Of the large
i demand for export The B. p. sugar market was
| rather dull, and the recent high prices had given
| way little.
The iron trade continued brisk oscing to the require
nsnts of ne1u undertakings and raicsy bars uere
consequently much sought qier From the cause,
boiler plates, used in the construction Of iron ship
i ping, were improving in value. Pig iron also
selling at good prices, and the make Qfthe metal
4 greater at present than II ,oas erer kno,cn
4 The Irish collegiate bill is again being revived in
j all the intensity and vrulence of discussion, by a
protest, on the part Of the Irish Catholic bishops
and archbshops against the measure 1t appears
that seventeen of these eccesiascs are against and
i nine in favor Of the bill. The former have pub
lished their views to the world, and have thus
shown the divided councils to which the new meas
ure has given birth, Amongst the minority is the
primste, Dr. Crolly, and the archbishop of Dublin,
\ DIR. Murray. The government, in the meantime no.
thing damned, taking prompt measures for the
erection ofthe semnares and in the of IL
months from this time they will probably be in ex-
i istence, If not in operation. The unanimty which
4 has long marked the proceedings of the Catholic
body in Ireland is thus broken, and the heartburn
ings to which the act and the bequest act have
given rise, are pregnant with important consequent
ces as regards the future.
II The continental news is without much interest.
The King of Saxony had opened the Diet, in a
speech which reflects his anxiety respecting the re-
cent occurrences connected with the religious
ment The Prussian government views the Able
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