Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-21
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L n, bOSION.
Eight OF Notre Dame have recently for
Oregon On prosoeiog expedition. Others expected
| % follow.
BIZ. who is still in Switzerland. advertise. his new
Cbstna, tale to be ready early in December lie has not
| yet favored US with its name
chemist at Berlin is said to have manufactured upon
the process OF Professor Sehonbcu Of Base, electric
paper. the property OF which much explosive than
| that OF cotton.
Leseos, Oct 3l.-Li,tle further information ha. trans.
pred TINS week concerning the failure Of Mtssrs Harman
| 4 Co Their debts and liabilities among their friend. in
England amount TO sum- but their foreign
connexions WILL l, is feared. suffer severely. We have
heard It reported that the Russian government stand
creditors Tor nearly 400,000L Messrs. Masterman & Co.
the bankers OF the 6rm will lose 100000 by the stoppsge
Ih1 STEAMER GREAT BRIrAIS-Ths unfortunate steam
or sun remains ON the sands In Dundrum Bay. Maekiu-
osh an American has concluded agreement with her
ownefs to get her OIL and this gentleman is makng
arrangements with Capt Hosk,n for that purpose They
ooth proceeded to DandFum Bay the I'd insLpsPoOi
| paper. Nor. 4.
LONDON Oct 3l-Governmcnt have hararded stroke o.
mercy at the hrst trials for participation IN tho food riots
nc rioters AZ hungarian, 81 in number, rought
uial at the Odarer-Sessons, Tuesday MIR Halchell
stated the the prisoners very lenony; they
pleaded guilty. the ringleadsr Patrick Power was senen
eea 10 w months imprisonment aud the other fifty
discharged without sentence finding keep
| peace.
In the disturbed parts of ireland paeicaton does not
make way Grea, alarm felt in Tipperary the hostile
attitude assumed by the peasanry all have arms which
they osenaneousy parade. The "AnuRussell mania, -
as the Tunes calls the foolish cry for Lord Johns
! ton. Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LoSDoN. Oct 3l-A party OF AnGSlavery champions
have been making tour through Scotland. Having
ted glasgow, Dundee, and other towns they held meet
ing IN Edinburgh on Wednesday week. One OF the OBJ
Jects OF the assembage witness the of
sNet ea-servee, eolse-Pot, aud tray. MIR VIM Lloyd
GARRISON OF Boston, mark of gratitude for his sery
ces in the Another object to censure the con-
duct OF the Evangelical Alliance in sanctonins slavery b
the refusal 10 denounee the holding OF slaves Its al,o
understood that the OF meeting wished TO
duce the Free Church OF Scotland return certain monte.
sent ey saNehodng symPa'hzers in the United States but
That delicate object was propounded. Mr. Frederick
Douglass, Mr. w l. Garrison end Mr. George Tbomn.op
were the speakers the occasion.
FURrHEk lNroKrATiOS OF AMERICAN PRoyrioSs-lhv-
ESrooL-The dealers here length convinced that
the American importation be far greater than even the
mosi sangano have anticipated. Yesterday. letters b
TIE hoetna advise purchases buks flour and
grain in all the accessible American markets Within the
last two days and in three vessels only from America we
have the following quantities. in addition TO our last regis
ter Of American impos;-50. 500 bushels Of wheag O.
aus barrels of Hour; LOU bushels OF Indian Corn 600
Casks OF beef and pork and $40 barrels of hams These
supplies have in BY the Chaos aud OSford from N
York; and the Caamazoo. from Philadelphia. To-day we
have also 2,l5O quarters Of wheat from Odessa-Lpsr-
pool paper.
THE EvIssELrcAL ALLAN,E-The Rev. DR.. Andrew
Rced, well known dissenting minister, has formerly with
drawn from the Evangelical Alence principally on the
ground that he cannot agree the "docrna basis 60
unanimously adopted, and the action taken BY the Al
lance the slavery question.
The eoo'ed man Douglas and his companion Garrison
aided by the lecturer Thompson, still coRtinus to hold
public meetings, at which they assa the Alliance for its
''pro-saveTy' seton they H. Notwithstanding the
outrnges the Christian religion with which Mr. Garrison
inerards addresses the meetings are very numerousl
attended and are occasionally presided by
gentlemen.
LONDON, Nov. Ave were quite taken BY surprise in
this city OF conceded by the insyenee from
Mexico; our military authorities had calculated repuse
would beia General Taylor Monterey. Their consola
on s, that Ampuda made magnificent terms for hmss
under the circumstances, and that the Americans will find
their difficulties increase with every march they take in ad
vance These the references made to the subject by
the members OF the clubs. Among our merchants there
exists but the natural desire that hostes should nowhere
exist TO the extent perhaps, Of the selfish hope that either
party might eeetualy win, that peace would be the GER
tain result.
Loss OSk HUxDRED LIvEs IN ILLrNf, sY THE BRy,x-
ING OF BRIDGs-Leuers received Vienna from Aus
uan Fruli, contain particulars OF unfortunate
had recently occurred at GorZ. large number Of SOL
die's and citizens were crossing bridge of boats for the
purpose Of assisting military review when suddenly
the bridge, which was inadequate support the weight
with which II was loaded, broke down. and gre at many
OF the persons upon fell into the river According TO the
most credible reports 50 chasseurs and about 40 citizens
have persisted in the waters Of Isonza.
France.
The Presse announces that the Minister Of Commerce
had received reports the crops which he had demanded
from the projects. Those reports" IL says mentop that
the wheat crop was IN amount oneih inferior to that OF
ordinary bat the excellent quality of the grain re
duced the deficit to eneten;k France consumes 60 OOO
600 hecioes Of whea; annually she consequently on!y
requires 100000 heciores supply the deficiency or
months Consumption.
DTsTREss THE RURAL PoPuL .rroy-Ropors received
BY several Partisan journals bring intelligence Of the most
distressing situation TO which the rural population in seys
ra departments OF France reduced by the high price of
food Ia AuyeTgne, Berr, the Ofeannois La Brie and
other parts Of the country, the suerngs o the poorer class
es are represented to be In the Upper Loire it
- sad that tue OF grain which used 10 be sold for
2s British, has now risen 10 Is Cd.
The potatoes are totally destroyed by the blight and the
distress Of the people is in respect less severe than that
which Is reported prevail IN Ireland None save those
who are compelled TO witness them adequately esu
mate the terrible sufferings which from this combination Of
the seourges Of food FIRE and famine await unumerab!e
families during the approaching winter.
lNP1RTATIoS OF GRAS.-ENtensye imporatons Of grain
ere made at the port Of Marseie5. From the lst OF Ju
yto the Both OF september, than 900 hectoiues
have been admitted. $1,000 at this moment unadop
and more than million hectOitres expected 10 ar
rye Those who speak OF duties forming an obs,acs TO
the importation o. foreign corn, deceived There on
IL exits az this moment IN the Mediterranean port. a nom
nal duy OF si on the importation Of foreign corn ia
French thip,
Tae discussion Of the Spanish marriages is the prnei
pal topic which occupies the press.
Great distress Pans and it will be much great
er before the winter will be Not fewer than lI6-
600 persons have already been in5cbsd the BTeaux
Do bieJaSaHee, and every day the number increasing
Yet THIS vast multitude of human beings for from being
all that the city contains Of needy and wreIchod There
thousands whose claims relief have been rejected
and thousands OF others who, from recollection better
days, cannot make themselves mendcants The dstreas
in the provinces il, and will be very great Bread is high
IN price, and s expected increase every fortnight
vegetables, the principal food Of the poorer classes are
very
FEEsoH NAvT.-The French Government is actively
employed IN improving the state Of is navy end accunu-
latnR naval its different d0ck-ya Last week
contract was concluded by the minister Of tie marine
for oak timber for shpbuding tho amount OF upwards
OF one million sterling. Conuacs have also been token
for large supply OF Goals be delivered both in France
and in the French colonies French company has Just
concluded contract 10 deliver 1000 tons Of coal IN Mdt-
gases where IL runored the French Govern intends
10 send another expedition II tho disturbed state Of their
relation with the other Of Europe should not prove
an obstacle BY the terms Of tho different contracts both
the Goals and the timber be carried in French bottoms,
The Pans papers of the 23i and 9th inst contain the
particulars Of the foundations by which several Of the
French provinces have been leshuly devastated The
| communications between Paris, Lyons, Avgn5n Mar
ssei aud oil tho Southeastern regions Of France s com
| p.eely cut off by the inuudatiOns
Letters from Chofbourg that the French Govern
meni have completed contract with private comp,uy
respecting the navigation between Fr1nce and New York
BY this contract the Government ccdcs 10 tho company
!of then ycafs the four ransataluc soamou-ihe U,a
/ the Dinen' the Cnrisophe-C0ombe, and tho Canada
vessels Of nearly 1000 TONS and Of $50 horse power o.
/ condition vessels be i1purfed