Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-11-27

such misnomer can be applied to scheme
which very unfairly represents the actual
price of the article. This opening OF ports
is question SO important ITSELF not ohly
as it affects the corn trade, but what is Oh
far greater consequence, as 1t Affects 'neI
general interest of the country, that 1t alb
serbs every other topic at the present mo-
ment.
Warzike Preparatioms-There IS evIdent-
IIv q screw loose between US and some
other of the countries from which, accord
ling to ROYAL speeches, we are eVerlastlngly
receiving assurances of love and amlty.-
IPrenarations for sudden hostilltles is going
ON in all directions. Signs of the qui viue
are to be traced in every quarter. Old for
tifcations are being repaired, added to, and
strengthened. New ones are being erected.
There is an unusual hustle in the naval
wards, as well as in the arsenals. Ships are
being made ready up to that point from
which they could at once be pushed into
immediate service. Those in service are
gradually increasing their crews to the war
compliment, while large fleet, delicately
called ''an experimental squadron" as an
armv of observation is sometimes designat-
ed Gordon sanitaire, is in high order, and
fully manned, prepared for a dash to any
part of the world, and against any enemy
against whom it may be required. But what
is it all for, what is it all about? These
preparations cannot be from any apprehen-
sion of a quarrel with the United States about
Mexico or the Oregon territory. Some OF
them are being made too near home for that.
The real cause is, we opine, without mine
ing mattars, that, in spite of the recent bath
ing machine alliance, things are not quite
comfortable between us and our French
neighbors Just now The causes Of differ
ence, if not dispute, between us are, indeed,
MANY Not satisfied with kicking US out OF
Spain and turning us out of Greece, they are
now busy with their intrigues in China, that
they may carry off all the advantages for
which we fought and conquered in the late
war with that country. Their eagerness to
repeat the fable of the wolf and the lamb to-
wards our ally of Morocco may, also, in the
end, lead to an unpleasant issue with U.S.
but the grand bone of contention just now
| is the marriage of one of Louis Philippe s
sons with the sister of the Queen OF Spain,
which is sure to elevate him 10 the throne
of that country, and bring about new and
formidable compact between France and
Spain. We say that such marriage would
surely elevate the French prince to the
throne of Spain. We have not a doubt oft.
Louis Philippe has no such thought; but
the wretches by whom Queen Isabella is
surrounded and held in captivity, are too
deeply stepped in crime and blood and viii
Amy, to hesitate about adding one more
murder to those which they have already
committed, to snbserve their selfish and am
bilious purposes.-LiUerpool Chronicle.
Terrible Raizray Reruzsion.-The rail-
way MANIA has received its quietus. Some
thing like panic has overtaken the specu-
lators in iron highways. Now that the re-
action has come it brings in its train ruin
and devastation, and bankruptcy to thou
sands. As proof of the extent to which
this huge system Of swindling has been
carried, it may be mentioned that even la
dies were not exempt from It's influence.
One of the railway papers mentions GER
tain batch of female spectators who con-
trived to realize, by this kind of chicanery,
during the height of the mania, the aston
ishing sum of 100000. ..
IRELAND.-The accounts from the sister
island for some days past, as regards the
potato crop, are ola very serious and alarm
ing character. The failure is dreadful in
the extreme, and the prospects before the
great majority of the lower classes, truly
horrifying. The authorities at Dublin Cas-
tie seem to have directed their attention to
the matter. ... ... -... .....
The Orange party have issued an address
to the Protestants of the British Empire, in
which they complain of Government for
permanently endowing Maynooth, main
tanning the present national system of edu-
cation, and not advancing money to enable
the clergy of the Established Church to
support their own schools.
The Dublin Corporation held meeting
on the Goth ult for considering the best
means of avoiding the danger impending
the extensive failure of the potato crop. Mr..
| O'Connell attended; who, after a long
speech, moved that deputation should wait
upon his lordship and the Government to
stop the distilleries and brewries--to pre-
vent the transportation of provisions to TO-
reign countries-to raise million and a
half on the credit of the Irish Woods and
Forests-and to take Immediately into theil
consideration the levying of large income
tax for the present year, if necessary.
Dublin papers state that the custom house
authorities in that CITY hare hnen directnd II