American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Mammoth Ste; snshSTp
GREAT BRIT. AIN,
7DAYs LATER FROM EUI ROPE.

COTTON MARKET FlRM-DEATH OF EARL
GREY-GREAT FIRE IN SMXRNf VISIT OF
THE KING OF HOLLAND TO ENGLAND
AMERICAN SECURITIES LOOK NC UP-AN
AFFRAY AMONG THE ENGLIS II AT CAN
TON, sc.
The mammoth Steamer Great ;ritain, Capt.
Hosken, arrived at N. York,'en unday, in IA
DAYS and ID hours from Liverpool. During the
whole trip she encountered westel ly winds and
fresh gales and the last three or ft ur days thick
fors. Her engines worked admira bly, and were
never stopped until sounding on G eorge's Bank.
We are indebted to Messrs. A dams g. Co.'s
Express forWilmer s. Smiths Eu ropean Times
of the 25th ult., and to them. ok Sun and
Herald extras, from which we ma Ike up the fol-
lowing summary:
The Cotton market was firm, with slight
advance in some sorts.
The Iron market was quiet.
American Securities continue TO grow in ia
vor, and wess steadily looking pa good eff
feet produced by the determined purpose OF
Pennsylvania to pay her interest.
Trade in the manufacturing districts was
brisk.
The King Of Holland had errived on a visit
to Her Maesty and Prince Albert. He name
diately preceded to the Isle Of Wight, to naeet
the Queen.
The Rt. Hor. Earl Grey, the father of the
Reform Bill, died on the 18th cit.
Subscriptions are being made in England, for
the relief of the Quebec sufferers. The City
Councils of London have voted $500 for the
purpose. In Manchester, S7GG0 has been col
iected, but in Liverpool, the subscription does
not reach one-tkird of that sum.
The Queen has approved Of Mr. John F.
Bacon as, Consul at Nassau, in the Island Of
New Providence, for the United States of
America. ..
One hundred female convicts have been put
on board the Lloyd, now lying in the Thames,
for Van Dieman's Land.
Frederka Bremen, the popular authoress, is
about visiting the U. States.
Church of Scotland, died last week in his ssth
year. during sixty-two of which he was Min
lister of the Gospel.
Vscount Canterbury, who was speaker OF the
House of Commons from 1917 to 1884, died on
Monday, at his house in Hyde Parke, in his
seth year.
An attempt was made the other evening-it
IS hardly necessary to gay it was unsuccessful
bv MIR. Ewart, to procure repeal of the duty
on those two prime neeessaries of lite--bread
and cheese. Sir Robert Peel, resisted the mo-
ton, on the ground, principally, that the tariff
had been so recently reduced, that any further
tampering witfit SO soon was out of the ques'
tor.
Sugars from Prince of Wales Island, Pro-
vince Wellesley, are to be admitted at the low
duties.
Maple and New Zealand wood, if solely ap-
plicable to cabinet purposes, are to be admitted
free.
Among the signs of the times may be men-
toned the introduction of bill by the govern
ment for enabling Jews to hold certain corpor-
ate and other Offices. OF course it will pass
but it is to the dscredit of England, in the mid,
die Of the nineteenth century, that the statute,
book is still loaded with enactments against this
prescribed and unfortunate race.
COMMERCIAL. The last two or three
days have witnessed less activity in the Cotton
market, but prices remain as previously, with
an improvement in Pernams to the extent of o
farthing PEI ID. The sales Of the week show