Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-15

IN THE MARKET.
The Great Western, Capt. Matthews.
arrived off Sandy Hook at 3 o'clock yes
terday morning. She left Liverpool on
Saturday, the llth inst, at 3 o'clock P.
NJ, making the passagein rs days l6 hours.
She brings ont 1913 passengers.
Hon. S. d. Cam, American Minister 70
Constantinople, is among the passengers,
and Major F. SEAnLs, bearer Of dispatch
e from the legation At London.
The N. " Sun contains synopsis of
the news, an express messenger having
boarded the Great Western at sea. The
intelligence is interesting and important.
Grain markets are steadily advancing.
The German states have commenced pro-
hibiting the export Of bread etuffs.
The wheatcrop in England is now known
to be very far below an average. The
turnipcrop is threatened with distemper
like the potatoe plague.
The bread stuffs, il is said, must newt
ably rise. Wheat will probably advance
in price until next spring.
Destructive floods have occurred in the
north Of England and Scotland. Much
corn was swept away and cattle and sheep
destroyed
Famine, with all its horrors, appear to
be staring at half Of old Europe's popula-
ton and an all prevailing cry for civil and
religious freedom rises on every hand.
The railway mania knows no abatement;
It appears. on Che contrary, TO Increase
1t is said that a leading morning paper re-
ceives, in the course Of one week, at the
present time from the railroad advertise
ments, as much hard cash as the Chief
Magistrate Of the Union is paid annually
for his public services. a 4.
The Bishop Of Exeter has called the at
tehtion Of his clergy TO the Improperly Of
being engaged in railway speculation.
During the last three months, no fewer
than nine new railway newspapers have
been established in England.
"A man named John Comstock Clinton,
has been arrested in Liverpool, under the
Asllburton treaty, charged with being cum
cerned in the forgeries upon Little s. Co.
He is to be sent TO this country for trial.
COMMERCIAL Charles vii.
mcr's News Letter says: The grain mar
ket in Liverpool and elsewhere are on the
rise. The London market advanced con-
siderably- near 3 per quarter.
The present harvest will yield indiffer.
emily, and this, combined with the failure
Of the crop on many parts ofthe continent,
cannot fail 10 send the price Of bread stuffs
up to higher figure than they have yet
seen. The general failure If the potaloe
crop is one Of the primary elements Of His
upward tendency Of prices. 1t may be OBJ
served however, that as regards England,
the disease in the potatoe, in many districts,
has nearly disappeared. leaving only small
scab behind, which viii not materially in
lure tue properties Of that valuable escu-
Lent. @a5 5fA - aa4 & 94t.
The accounts from The manufacturing
districts are, npon the whole, ncoL-agins
In the Woollen districts OF York shire, bus
mess is brisk, and the same may be said Of
the business in Manchester and the neigh
bnrhood. The price OF Iron continues 10
advance, and Oh the manufactured article,
the dealers in Staffordshire have demand
ed and obtained, an extra 20s per ton, and
pigs Its per ton. 3s. #
IRELAND.-1he present is an even,ful
period in the history Of Ireland. The re-
peal agitation, the meeting. and protests Of
the ul,ra-Pro.eslant party against the late
proceedings Of the Irish Executive, and
the truly wonderful railway spirit which
at present is abroad in that country, pre-
sents subjects worthy the careful consider
alton OF the statesman, the philanthropist
and the Christian.
The meeting Of the Repeal Association,
on Monday last, (says c. " illmer's News
Letter was an exceedingly dull affair
The Liberator was absent, but his place
was supplied BY his son John, who acted
as com.nander-in-chief upon the occasion.
He apologi to Ii "Timcs Commission
er" for the attack he made upon him on
the previous Monday, after which he en-
tered into history Of the Annexation of
Texas, observing that the slave owners in
the Southern states had, for their own base
purposes Of spreading and fostering the
slave system, and what was far worse, of
slave breeding, annexed Tesas, in order,
by the addition Of few more Southern
states, that they might be able TO out-yote
the Northern, who arc opposed TO slavery.
Mr.. O'Connell was taken 10 task by
person sitting in the body of The Hall, who
told the hon. and learned gentleman that he
was better acquainted with the States than
he, Mr.. O'Connell, could be. He said
that the object Of annexing Texas was not
for the purpose Of promoting slavery, but
10 prevent England from. ever having the
power Of making successful attack upon
American independence. The rent was
at $232 Ga.
Mr.. O'Connell was holding forth al Ker-
~. in 2 repeal speech, pregnant with the
usual topics.
"Yolng" and "Old" ireland are at log
and the. establishment OF a pa
per under the la ter title, which is intend
ed TO represent the O'Connell section oil
The Repealers, will max. the breach wi
der.
REPEAL IN Manufactured Of let
Ter dated Killarney, Oct. g.. The demon
stration in favor 81 repeal Of the union,
and the first which has taken place in this
county since the commencement Of the ag-
itation, took place to-day, at which al least
30 ,0C0 persons were present. The Mace