The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-10-13

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days and ls hours. The dates from Ii
verpool are to the 18th September, Lon
don 18th, Paris 10Th, and Dublin 18th.
COTTON.
Well founded apprchensions Of fall
ure in the American Gotten Crop have
caused an increased demand for the sta
pie in Liverpool, and prices have accor-
dinghy advanced farthing per pound.
MARRIAGE OF THE QUEEN OF
SPAIN POSTPONED.
Her Britannia Maiesty's government
and toe people Of Spain have manifested
so much hostility 10 The marriage Of the
Queer OF Spain's sister TO Louis Phillip
pes youngest son, that the celebration of
the nuptials has been postponed for the
present, If not forever.
The immediate consequence is tre-
mendous war of words between Eng
land, France and Spain. The remote
consequence will probably be the destruc-
lion of the ENTENTE coRDIALE, which
has so long existed between the courts Of
ST. james and ST. Cloud. 1t is hoped
that the sudden exiinglishinent Of the
fires on the affairs of two young hearts.
will not prove the means of exciting a
general conaagration among the crowacd
heads and kingdoms Of Europe.
THE POTATO CROP.
The total failure OF the potato crop ap-
pears 10 be a sad reality. Every where
in Ireland, and in the greater part of the
British Island, the potato fields are shrou-
ded with the dark manies Of the plague.
The vegetable has turned into putrid mat
Ter, which eveu the hogs will not devour.
From the continent of Europe, including
Russia, we have dismal accounts of the
progress of the blight. The future use
OF the potato, as an article of food, is
now almost abandoned.
FLOUR AND INDIAN CORN.
Al the latest date, 18th September, A.
mcrcan llenr was selling at twenty-nine
shillings TO thirty shillings per barrel, du-
ty paid, al Liverpool. The price in bond
was tMcnty-seven shilIings and six pence.
Indian corn was quoted three shillings
the quarter higher; and closed at forty
shiIings for yellow and forfy-seycn shil-
lings for white.
FRANCE.
PARIs, Sept. I7.-The news of the
closing proceedings in Congress, with
AR. Polk's proposition of peace TO Mex
leo, gave rise to considerable comment in
the Partisan journals.
The Journal des Debats, the Govern
ment organ. contented itself with remark
ing that, without doubt, the new aspect
given to the policy of the United States
towards Mexico must be ascrIbed TO Of
fers Of mediation made by England.
SPAIN.
The rumor Of Carlist rising in Cata-
lOnia, turns out to be not unfounded.
Letters from Barcelona, dated the 4th,
assert that band of from 800 to 400
men, under the command of person of
the name Of Pielot has made its appear
ance in the plain Of Larrangeena.
Pelot was, during the civil war, at the
head of division in the Carlist army
and the commandant Of Sarragona.
IRELAND.
FANINE--DIsTREss-PUBLTc MEET
INGL-REIIEF MBAsUREs.-Thc Irish
Journals are filled with the most gloomy
accounts of the condition of the people
OF ireland, owing to the failure of the
potato crop.
The Clare Journal gives a gloomy pic
tnre OF the state OF distress in that district.
as thus:
I'VE feel it absolutely necessary, from
the present state of the country, to call
upon the Government to take immediate
and decisive steps TO satisfy the clamors
of starving people. Provisions are ri
sing in price every day. As for potatoes,
there are very little indsed in market.
and ii is almost dangerous to make use of
those offered for sale. Not one stone of
potatoes can be obtained, without some Of
them being found tainted: and even those
bring 78d. Indeed. we are strongly in
clined 10 believe, that, for the sake of
their health, the people should not anv
longer be allowed to use this diseased
food"
The state Of Fermanagh--the county
Of all others in Ireland where there is
more to be said in favor of the landlords
to be as unsatisfactory as any OF
the southern and western districts. The
following is from the Erne Packet:
"On Wednesday, the 9th inst, about
1000 of the laboring peasantry entered
the village Of Newtownbutler. and having
proceeded 10 the police barrack, called for
the constable in charge of that station. to
whom they stated that they and their ia
miles were perishing for lack of food
that they had hitherto walted patiently in
hopes something would be done for their
relief by the neighborlng gentry; but no