Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-11-19
FOREIGN NEWS
zS-Szskzss STEAMSHIP BRITANNIA. -
sixteen days later from Europe.

Highly important commercial intelligence. - Steam
ship Great Britain still GShore.-Adrdnce an The
Grain and -four markets.-Adrdnce in the cofton
nndTkef.-Ihe depression an the ironey marked
Marriage Of The Queen of Spain.-Engiand and
F'ance.-Iaterterence in Spanish American cfairs.
-Famine and disease in Ireldnd.-The scarcity If
food in Europe, dc.
The steamer Britannia, from Liverpool, whence she
sailed the 10Th ult arrived Boston, making the
passage in seventeen days and a half.
The intelligence is highly important in n political
as well as in a commercial point of view.
The deplorable condition of Ireland engrosses pub
lie attention in the British islands. The famine con-
times 10 spread over that unfortunate country. Dis
eases of malignant type are also adding to the
horrors Of the scene.
Indian corn has advanced considerably. and is
selling (best quality at 46s. per quarter, being
advance Of rs. since 4th October.
Flour has also advanced, bonded -four being 33s.
per barrel-a rise Of Is the highest quotation per
last steamer.
Cotton has advanced full fhree-eights Of penny
per pound, on average
A rumor has been prevalent during the week, and
seems rather 10 gain ground than otherwise, that the
English government has in contemplation to open the
ports for the admission of all kinds of grain duty free
The price of grain is rapidly rising in all the Euro
pean ports, the best proof OF scarcity; and supplies
for Great Britain web the continent must come
principally from the United States and Canada where
tie harvest has been happily abundant.
The money market is depressed, partly in conse-
quence Of the prospective withdrawal Of bullion
America. . tie new Tariff
England is getting corn from Van Dieman's Land
vessel, arrived in the ST. Katharine's docks from
Van Diemans Land. brought consigned to different
hands, the large quantity of 5,349 packages Of wheat
The repeal of the maft tax is agitated.
Several of the fax mills in the north Of Irel and
HAYS been converted into corn mills
The French ministry said TO have granted Mar
shall Bugeaud 30,O000COf to make trial OF military
colonization.
The marriages. of the Queen of Spain and her sister
have been consummaed, without producing any thing
more serious than protests from England and one or
two other Europeans powers, against the alliance with
France which intended to form the basis Of future
interventions, should occasion require.
The entente cordiaie between France and England
is at an end Hencefofth the two powers move indie
pendent of each other. France JOINS Spain tcilh
rie,c 10 The re-coHqucst Of the Spanish Americas.
The steamer Great Britain lies in twelve feet wa
ter between two rocks.
British enterprise and ingenuity at work TO
devise plans o. relieving her. The slip is very badly
fixed, going ashore at high tide, and continually work
ing herself However, hopes entertained Of yet
getting her off.
Mr. Bancroft, the ne@ly-appointed minister from
the United States in the room cf MIR. McLane, ac-
companed by his lady, has arrived in London from
New York.
Lord Elgin, the new encouragement of Canada,
il has been stated, viii take his departure for Canada
month; but up October 18th, nothing had off,
cially been announced.
The steamship Cambria. from Boston, arrived at
Liverpool OH the l4,h October.
The Journal de Hayre says, that the French frigate
rAndremede. and sloops of Blonde, Pylsde, Mer-
cere, and steamer Tonnere, under the command Of
Admiral Lapace, bound and viii soon sail for the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Bavarian government has, it is reported, pur-
chased corn at Odessa 10 the amount Of 2000,0O0
FORMS to be distributed among the several circles.
1t is rumored that the Hon. G. p. Vilers NJ P. for
Northampton, the ardent and persevering advocate
of free trade, TO be appointed governor general Of
Bombay.
The packet-ship Northumberland, which arrived in
the London dock on Thursday the 9Th instant, has
brought five thousand barrels of -four, and large
quantity of cheese.
Two vessels have arrived in London within these
three four days from the United States laden with
ice, to the amount Of several hundred tons of ibat
| article.
The market was improving. Bonded -four "a shi-
lings and SO shllings in London United States free
3Ss. Cd. and 39s. Cd Indian corn, 80 SO shilngs;
-four is advancing daily. Average, Oct. Sd, 81 sLi-
lines Oct. 10Th, Sos. 10d.