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

The Atlantic mai steamer Britannia
reached Boston on The 2Oih ult., having
-ailed from Liverpool 90 the Alb ultmo.
She brings papers 10 the day Of her sailing
Though the news Is this ARRIVAL IS not
Of much puaucn importance, yet II Is ct
considerable interest M a Commercial point
It view.
The failure Of the potato crop IL Ireland
the deficient haIycs "a England, the high
price Of provisions, and the threatened IA.
u.ue amongst the lower classes, have
prompted he Premier to bold three Cab
net Councils, tof the purpose Of de'Isug
>oWe measures for the relief Of the cuua.
lry. The result Of he deliberations Of
Ministers rot having been officially pro,
mul gated when the Britannia left, the FOL.
lawIng extracts embraced al the lulorma.
ton sc have upon the subject:
OPENING OF TuE PORTS FOR THE
ADMISSION or FOREIGN GRAIN.
Caanu Co1ncd vas held .. the private Re-.
siacnee of SIR Rsyer, Pest 90 the 3lst uU ana.
Their vas ieli al tie same place on Saturday toe
lst Instant aGd another 90 Monday afternoon.
contains lie following remarks:
90 Cabinet Council. tie 6rst since tho p,oro
CATION Of Parliament, nas held yfsfafi4y after.
noon at lHe private residence OF Is Robert Peel
40 Whitehall, Gardens 81 shich 81. the Ministers
were present but the Gazette Of .ast night does
not contain tie expected Order 10 Council Tor
opening the ports for the admission Of fofclr IN
grain, as statement which Rss pHHIshea by an
evening c0utcu Pora5y may have led The people
to expect
The orly announcement which the Ghetto
contains ~ the uut tcauou Of a stflci 1nd figar
Gus blockade 81 the ports 81 lhc o,ru'si Eepub-
lc, on Tie co1=t Of South America. hayn. been
established by hcr Maie-ly's naval totccs on ihat
station, IN conjunction Hita Lose Of lao hing Of
the French"
The following is the statement" ALA.
ded to by tie Examiner, which appeared
"a the Globe OF the 3Ulh u!timo
" A most important rumor circulatcs. in select
circles 10 tie el'y relative 90 Tho terms on which
foreign gram guG aou are 10 be- admitted for home
consumption By the Order in Council q pcc,sd
out to morrow II va are correctly Informed.
the following will be The SCALE laid down Wheat
g.; barley p; oats is, beans and peas 2, per
quarter and -four - per sack. This order will
release about one million quarters Of grain and
Hour tn bond IN the United Kingdom no 900
barrels NJ a7ur on tie way from the United States
and 10000 barrels from Canada
The Mora.og Chronicle has The follow.
tog remarks On this subject:
a suspension of tho Corn Laws becomes dai.
ly moro necessary; indeed It appears 10 be- lnevi.
table and we find The rumor gaining ground that
Parliament viii be called together At an earlier
period than usual Whether the ports " n be o.
peued for the admission Of grain by an Order IN
Council or by a bafty act Of legislation. remains
st',i a subject Of doubt. Though Sir Robert Peel
will, IN oil probability, open Tie ports BY an Or.
der in Council, yet It is equally necessary that
the earliest opportunity should be sought to oh.
tam from Parliament IT. sanction FOR that act. |,
is, therefore, more than probable that the ports
will be opened by an Order in Council at once.
add Parliament summoned tor an early day in
Noyembrr"
The London Observer, which is consid.
cred to be IN the confidence Of the admin.
lstralon, has the following remarks:
" Our readers arc doubtless well aware thu, no
such orders as those talked Of for relaxing tho
Corn Laws, nr for Immediately summouinp Par.
lament, can issue from Cabinet Council. should
these measures be deemed cver 80 necessary for
he public welfare. Such orders can cmqnate on
y from the Queen IN Council and for that pur
1ose a Priry Council must be holden We have
lol heard that summonses for Privy Council
ave yet been issued. nor is It known whether tho
Celebrations Of the Cabinet had arrived at natu.
lty for such step"
The Liverpool Cotton Market has been
Inactive, aud prices had declined 4 per III.
The Corn Markets acre much aultated,
nd, as a very large quantity Of gold was :
expected to leave the country for the pur. {
'ose Of paying for foreign gram, money 1
vas scarce. ,
The Railway speculation, which had be. |
ONE mama, aud had reached point at
'hIch rs explosion was seen to be certain.
as finally burst anil brought bankruptcy t