The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-31
the floor in opposition to il. but had not
progressed at any length before the hour
Of adjournment arrived.
Soretsu 8ews.
From The Bali. .H,nerieaa.
Arrival of the HHfbernia.

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TWENTY-FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EU-
The steamer IIibernia is in at Halifax
and Boston, with advices from Liverpool
to the 4tll instant. The extracts which
follow are takeu from Philadelphia u. s.
Gazette and North American, and the Sun
Extra Of this city--all of which appear
to have been copied from Wilmer and
Smiths Liverpool Times Of 4th instant
The most important item Of intelli-
gence is the vote in the British House of
Commons. in favor of the new Corn law
scheme and Tariff of Sir Robert Peel, by
the decided majority of 97.
The Iron trade was in full yigor, and
the iron masters were full of orders
The trade was consequently very brisk.
Cotton up to the arrival of the Packet
ship Patrick Henry, had been depressed
in price, but the news brought by her be-
ing considered of somewhat hostile
character, the prices rallied and the market
became Hrmer.
Provisions and Flour were dull, and
the Money market.--in consequence of
the IS millions of pounds sterling locked
up by the railway-was very light.
The articles of Maize or Indian Corn,
was becoming very popular among the
people.
The French have met with disastrous
defeats in Algiers.
Louis Philippe is said to be in favor of
referring the Oregon dispute to the arbi-
tration of three English and three a
merican gentlemen-thus carrying out
the idea Of Mr.. Winthrop, Of Massa-
chusetts.
The American Minister in London, Mr.
McLane, is confined to his house by Sc
we're indisposition. He was unable to at
tend her Maiesty's levee on the llth, but
was represented by Mr.. Gansevoort Mel
vile. his Secretary of Legation.
From the liverpool Times, March 4.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF NEWS.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Whether or not we are to have war.
great preparations are being made for
it. The army is to be increased 10000
men; the militia are to be in readiness for
immediate training; the ordinance crops
are to receive an accession of 1 800 men;
the royal marines $500 men; and the
Land fragments of the line 5000. The
increase of the navy will be about 1000
men.
From Persia we hear that the cholera
is raging furiously.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert viii,
it is said, after her accouchmcnt, visit
France. The Duke and Duchess of Ne
mours are repaired to London to accom-
pany them.
In one year, ending 5th JAM, ls45,
229,24l quarters Of wheat and wheat
-four were imported into England from
Canada.
A fleet of steamers is TO assemble
in the Spring for exercise in the Cham
nel
Some of the Birmingham manufactu-
rers have memoralized Sir r. Peel in ia
vor of the abolition of the duty on tin and
copper ores.
According to the German newspapers,
there is now raging in several parts of
Russia violent disease among cattle, SIM
liar in every respect to the cholera.
The Spanish and English Governments,
it is said, are about forming commercial
treaty by which Spanish wines and Gu
ba sugars are to be received into this
country on favorable terms; the manufac-
turcd goods of England to be admitted
into Spain at low rates of duty.
By using two rotary engines in con-
junction, one worked by steam from wa
ter, the other by steam from sulphnric
acid, Monsieur Trembly has, it is said, ef-
fected saving of fifty per cent in fuel.
acquired great additional power, and con-
verts salt water into fresh.
The idea broached by the London
Times of the re-esiahlishment Of monar-
chy in Mexico has been received, upon
the whole, with favor by the Partisan
press.-Even the republican National
does not denounce it, if it be the pleasure
of the Mexicans: but insist upon the full
liberty of action being allowed them. 1t
also advises that in any measure the
French government may be induced to
join in, care be taken that it be not made
the dupe Of England.
Mr.. King, the American Minister, at
Paris, gave grand ball on Monday, in
celebration of Washington's birth-day-
The fete was a most splendid one, iand
appeared to afford the highest grati6ca-
ton to all the guests, and will rank among
the most brilliant of the present season.
Washington Irving, the United States
Minister at Madrid, has quilted Paris af-
ter several weeks stay.-Mr. Wheaton,
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