Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE
GREAT WESTERN.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The Steamer arrived at New York on Monday
morning, with six days. later intelligence.
The reported failure Of the potato crop in Ireland
has again produced great demand for Indian Corr.
Large quantities were sold in Liverpool ON the 10Th
at slight advance in price--h is still. however.
the cheapest article of food that can be purchased
Ii appears that the failure i'm the apple crop il
likely to be general throughout Europe.
1t is stated that the Russian government is In
CONSERVATION at the apprehended total failure OF
the present harvest.
The national tribute to the gifted and talented
Mr. Golden progresses most satisfactorily 1t now
amounts to nearly 100000
The Chamber of Commerce at LIVERPOOL had
addressed highly complimentary letter to Mr. Nc
Lane, Tor his exertions in bringing about settle
ment OF the difficulties between the United States
and Great Britain on the Oregon territory.
Lord William Russell, brother of the Duke of
Bedford and Lord John Russell, died at Genoa, on
the 10th ult., aged 81.
The quantity of tobacco sold in France, under tho
royal monopoly, in 1915, about "a 1885, 800
sterling.
Iron, like other articles, is experiencing the un-
certainty which clouds the future Two or three
weeks back the market was buoyant, now it is de-
pressed. Pig Iron has receded Is. Cd. during the
last few days. Not merely Iron but more elastic
market-tlle Funds have felt the consequence at
which we have glanced in still greater degree
The Cotton market feels the depresson-tem
rary, 1t Is TO be hoped-whicn prevails-Tt has
been spritless during the week. mainly influenced
1t will be seen by the stagnatOn which prevails in
the manufacturing districts.
In the manufacturing districts apatht exists in.
creased by one or two continental failures
In the woollen districts OF Yorkshire, business
has been less sensitive, with the existence of great
er confidence
The sales Of foreign and colonial Wool in Lon
don exhibit, On the middling and inferior kinds,
Of Ia Al.
sales.
Lord John Russcll's Suga. Measure is now be-
fore the House of Commons.
The Colonial duty of las. is to continue as at
present. The existing duty on foreign free labor
sugar is 23s. I'D. 1t is to be reduced at once to
free as well as slave-grown A scale of duties is
embraced to continue in gradual reduction for five
years.
State Of the English Crops.
Since the sailing of the Hiberna the weather
has been rather variable. There have been nu-
merous showers Of rain and although the atmos-
phere has been cool, we believe it has not been I'M
favorable to the rlpening of the crops, which in
this neghborhood look well and promise to be very
abundant. We are sorry to say the potato disease
has made It's appearance TO alarming extent in
the sister kingdom. Mention is made in the Jour
mails, from nearly every district of Ireland that the
potato rot has appeared in this years crop; and
many of them express the most gloomy apprehen-
sion of the rcsult.-The county of Cork would ap-
pear to be peculiarly visited with this scourge A
correspondent of the Cork Reporter says
'Ihe potato crop is entirely destroyed in Crook
haven, and around for miles. The people are in an
absolute state of oewilderment. The blast has been
nearly universal and such is the effect. that the
stalk and stems thus blasted break off quite rotten
like, and the young potatoes. where found, are
mostly black All the change has taken place
within the last fortnight; until then every thing
seemed PROMISING There are, we regret to say,
complaints Of the appearance OF the disease in Eng
lard and the Continent, but we trust that an all
wise Providence may avert the further spread of
such dire disaster