The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-09-04
NEWS FROM EUROPE.

Arrival of the Britannia-15 days later.
| The Steamship Britannia, Capt. Hewitt, arriv-
ed at Boston at II o'clock, Thursday She
brought 81 passengers from Liverpool and 20
from Halifax TO Boston.
There have been frequent thunder-storms, with
copious falls OF rain which have seriously injured
the crops.
The Cotton market has been in quiescent
state In the manufacturing districts business is
the reverse OF satisfactory
The Produce markets are tolerably active, both
for the home trade and for exports.
The Money market is easy, and for legitimate
business, cash can be had on easy terms, but
some uneasiness prevails as to the enormous
quantity of railway bills which have passed
through Parliament during the present session,
involving an outlay which must in the nature of
things, affect the currency of the country
On Monday night, Aug II, the House of Lords
read for the third time and passed the Sugar Bill
Parliament expected to rise about the 2Sth-
certainly before the sailing of the next steamer
The restitution in Ireland, consequent on the
failure of the potatoe crop, occupied the attention
of the House of Commons on Monday Lord John
Russell made known the intentions of the Gov
eminent. 1t seems that 1852, Ash has been ex-
pended on the releof the Irish last We ar of which
E494,S was either repaid or will be repaid
Hon. Lewis McLane, late our minister to the
British Court, comes passenger by the Britannia,
with his family The " Tines (English) saws
Mr.. McLane departs from this country respected
we believe, by every man in England May
honor and success attend his future career.
Samuel Lover, Esq, the author, is passenger
by the Britannia.
Lord Elgin is appointed Governor General of
Canadian appointment which affords the high
est qualification in England.
The feud between Old and Young Ireland is
now regularly consummated. They are distinct
parties. Mr.. O'Connel has denounced their pol
icy and dsdained their aid. The Nation has been
expelled from the rooms of Cancellation Hall.
FRANCE. The French elections have termi-
mated, and great has been the success of the Gui-
got ministry. Its majority in the new chamber
is expected to be 100, and may possibly reach
ITO votes. This says much for the popularity of
the pacific policy which M. Guzot has adopted
much for the prosperity and content which now
happily reigns throughout France. 1t will go
long way to establish more firmly the dynasty of
Louis PHILIPPE, now an old man, who cannot. in
the course OF nature, last much longer
The Times says, we believe that we are ius
tilted in stating, that of whaet, oats, and barley
we shall have fair average crop.
with regard to the potatoe crop, there are, we
regret to say, disastrous accounts. Each post
brings complaints of more grievous character
The Dublin Evening Post gives some alarming
details OF the disease in ireland 1T saws, in the
counties OF Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo and in a
great part OF Galway. we may state roundiy that
the potatoe is gone. In Cavan, Down, and
large par of Antrim the may be said We
have no direct intelligence ourselves from Lon
donderry and Donegal, but we learn from suffi-
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in the latter country. Meath, as far as we can
gather, has not suffered so much as last year but
in Westmeath, Longfred, Kings, Queens, and
Carlow, the destruction is awful &c. &c. In
short there is not country in Ireland which has
not felt the mysterious blow