Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-12
From Me Boston Courier.
News by the Britannia.

pool 18th clt., was reported in postscript o
the Courier of Saturday morning, Nov 9Th
She experienced long course of westerly
gales, but sustained no injury.
The news by the steamer is importan
mostly in commercial matters. The shor
crops md the dread OF famine, had causet
constant demand for bread stufs, at still
higher prices. Barings' circular has lh'
following general remarks upon cominercia
affairs -
Considerable activity has prevailed in
markets since our last advces of the Sd inst
and prices, with few exceptions, have ex
hbited an upward tendency. All kinds o
provisions remain dear, but the rapid recen;
advance has brought forward large supplies
and further improvement in value seems
problcmatlcsI. The demand for export has
been genera. and extensive, buyers finding
inducement to come here, in the great Sc
lection afforded TO them from our increasing
supplies Of produce.
In the Cotton manufacturing districts there
are complaints; goods being dull OF sale, and
u very limited amount of business doing in
Yarns, but generally speaking the operative
classes are in fall employ, and the works on
railways continue TO give great impulse to
the consumption of the country. Money has
continued abundant thus far, but it has been
in demand for the Continent lately, owing to
The high rates Of discount prevailing at HAM
bro, &c.
The Britannia had 80 passengers to Bos.
ton, and left Is at lIalifax.
The double marriage in Spain has been con-
summated Notwithstanding the remonstranc
of our minister and Louis Philippe chuck
les over his ma.ters,roke of diplomacy
Punch, of week before last, has a capital
caricature representing the French King IN
the character Of The arbitrator in the fable
eating the oyster and sending the shells to
he British Queen and the King of Prussia.
The old man is now turned Of 73, and can
scarcely expect to live many years longer
whether the succession OF France and Spain
may not be affected by his death, remains to
be seen. Spain, at the present moment, is
very unsettled and ripe for new revolution.
Attempts have been made already, il is said,
on the life Of the French Prince.
The protest Of the British ambassador a.
gainst The marriage OF the Due dc Mon,pen-
scr, aud the lnlanta OF Spain, embrace these
objections /: the murrlage Of the lntanta be-
fore the Queen. her sister. had issue ; the
treaty of Utrecht, and the right of England
to interfere in question which was not
merely a domestic one, but Of general and
European interest.
A civil war has broken ont in Switzerland,
arising from religious fends. The govern
nent troops were defeated at Geneva by the
who aided by the Vaudols, have
become masers Of The town. The movement
appears to have arisen entirely out of tire IN
:reasing dIssensions between the Protestants
and Catholics of the province.
The news from the overland mail from
India is unhnportant.
The accounts from ireland are much as
usual, and riotous outbreaks, leading in one
to bloodshed, continue to take place
the general movement now
IN progress for amcloratlng the public dis
tress.
The Hartford Times, a Wing paper, sBg.
ges,s that the sums reserved under the name
Of Rent by the chief agiator and his COL
leagues, for the last ten or fifteen years,
should be refunded, laid out in the purchase
of the bread flower which is coming from a.
merica III immense quantities, and which
should be distributed gratuitously among the
Irish. This would be doing good, and it
would be no more than a just retrbution
since, as the money was raised under false
pretencos, II is only right that It should find
lis way back TO the pockets of the people in
the shape OF substantial benefit.
Punch has also n good hit al the Llbera
tor, on The occasion OF his statue, by Hogan,
arriving in Dublin. Ii is described to be
very like the agtator, and as all accounts a
gree in stating that the statue is fine bit OF
we do not for a moment doubt the
likeness. We propose for the inscription
single line-"He rtiiered his country Of %.
COO year ~
The personal estate Of the late Lord Met
calfe has been sworn at EI00, 0,O00-fJ0 900
he has le Il to his nephew, Lieut.. James Met
calte, and 100000 to Mr.. James NJ. HlggIn
son, his late Secretary IN Canada, and the
present Governor General Of the Leeward
Islands.
It s reported that Lord Dalhousie will be
the new governor of Bombay.
During the last few days, there has been
quite storm on the Irish cost Every ar
rival brings accounts OF wrecked vessels be
ing seen on the coast, and the damage, when
all known, 1t is feared,wlll be very extensive
indeed.
The obituary of the las, fortnight includes
the names of the Baron de Bode, whose
claims on the British government, amounting
TO nearly a million OF money, have been 20
long before the pubic-the Hon. Col. Lord
John Somerset-Sir Henry Rycroft Bart.
AGED SI-,be Baroness Muskcrry-Lady
Anne Ilamiton--and Lieut.. Col. Gordon.
The Great Britain still remains on shore,
with no hope Of getting her of. For great
or presen, security, she has been forced high.
or upon the beach.
The distress in Ireland was likely TO ex
tend 10 all cnssrs. 4 letter 10 the Chronl.
Gle, dated at Dublin Oh the lhh ult., gives a
startling picture Vi tho loss by failure OF the
crop.