The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-09
M1,
: From the n. Y. Sunday Herald
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA AT
BOSTON.
sixteen days later from Europe.

ket.-The depression in the money mar
ket.-Marriage OF the queen or Spain
England and France Interference In
spanish American afiairs.-Famine and
disease In IreIand.--The scarcity Of
food I'm Europe, &c.
The steamer Britannia, from Liverpool, whence
she sailed on the 2Olh ult., arrived at Boston yeser
day morning, at o'clock making the passage in
seventeen days and half
The telegraph wires having been severed by the
Spectators, our agents in Boston despatched the
news soon as the wires were repaired, at
O'Clock, in the afternoon,
The intelligence IL highly important la political
as well as IA commercial point of view.
The deplorabls4 condition Of Ireland engrosses
public attention IN the BRUSH islands The famine
continues 10 spread over That unfortunate country
Diseases ofa malignant type are also adding TO the
horrors Of the scene,
Indian corn has advanced considerably, and is
selling (best qualify at as. per quarter being an
advance Of s. since 4th October.
Flour has also advanced, bonded -four being at
33s. per barrel-a rise Of Is on the highest quota
ZION per last steamer.
Cotton has advanced full three-eighths of penny
per pound, on an average. The Liverpool market
closed with an upward tendency Orleans, 4; to Cd,
and Mobile, Al to CID, are the extreme quotations
for ordinary and fair qualities.
A rumor has been prevalent during the week,
and seems rather TO gain ground than otherwise,
that the English government has in contemplation
10 open the ports for the admission Of all kinds Of
grain, duty free.
The price Of grain is rapidly rising in all the
European ports the best proof Of scarcity and sup
plies for Great Britain well the continent must
come principally from the United States and
Canada, where the harvest has been happily abund-
ant.
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quence Of the prospective withdrawal OF bullion 10
America.
England is getting corn from Van Dieman's
Land A vessel, arrived in the ST. Katharine's
docks from Van Dieman's Land, brought, eonsign-
ed to different hands, the large quantity Of 5,349
packages OF wheat
The repeal Of the malt tax is sgilated. A public
meeting to promote the agitation now going on for
the purpose Of procuring this repeal, was held at
Harrington, in Wiltshire, on the 9th. Lord Bar
rngton, M. p, was present, and on his recommend
alton, all agreed to send in petition TO Parliament
on this subject.
The marriages Of the Queen Of Spain and her
sister have been contaminated, without producing
any thing more serious than protests from England
and two other European powers, against the
alliance with France, which are intended TO form
the basis Of future nerventOns, should occasion re-
quire.
The entente eordaLe between France and Eng
land is at an end. HeEceforth the two powers
move independent Of each other. France joins Spain
tch pieo TO the r.eOnqusst Of the Spanish .4msriea,.
The steamer Great Britain lies in twelve feet
water, between two rocks.
There is some anxiety yet in the minds Of the
owners OF this steamer. The noble vessel IL stIll
ashore, although every effort has been made use Of
to her. il is thought the vessel will not
tam much more damage than she already has.
British enterprise and ingenuity at work to
devise plans Of relieving her. The ship Is very
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ally working herself on. However, hopes are en-
tertained Of yet getting her off, For this purpose
great preparations are being made, the intention be-
ing to get her off by machinery. 1t Is thought this
will be accomplished In six weeks but IL is rather
sanguine expectation.
Mr. Bancroft, the newly-apponted minister from
the United States In the room Of Mr.. McLane, ac-
eompanied by his lady, has arrived in London from
New York.
Lord Elgin, the governor general of Canada,
it has been stated will take his departure for Cana
da next month; but up to October 18th, nothing had
been officially announced.
The steamship Cambria, from Boston, arrived at
Liverpool on the l4th of October.
An enormous quantity Of shipping was at Odessa
Letters from there, dated on the 18th September,
received in Liverpool state that feet of no less
than one hundred and fifty merchant vessels arrived
at that port the day before, actually putting end
to the scarcity Of shipping which had 30 long pre-
vailed. These vessels were mostly Greek and ltal-
ian, only six them being British
The following abrldgment Of the expenses Of
working ships over time is announced The COM
missloners OF customs, by public order just
issued allow all ships Of every country importing
goods in bulk, birthstone, bark, bones, linseed,
dye-wood, guano, hemp, iron, Vaora hides, &c, to
work before and after the legal hours, without the
attendance OF a landing eurveyor-thereby curtai.
ing the expense to the mere payment Of the waiter
and weigher, for their extra attendance.
The Journal de Havre says, that the French frig-
ate rAndromede, and sloops of war Blonde Pylade,
Mercere and steamer TonDere, under the command
of Admiral Lapace, bound, and will soon sail
for the Gulf OF Mexico.
In relation to the intended expedition agains, some
of the South American republics, the Journal de
Havre states that all the forces yet raised by Gen.
Flores, consist of some 500 Spanards and exles
from Quito and Guayaquil, but that many thou
sands of Irish are expected to join him. The gen.
eral has published letter in the Journal des Debats
in which he declares his intention to obtain his old
position, and offers in advance to mortgage the
country which he intends to conquer, provided any
one will loan him the funds necessary for his pur-
poses.
Several Of the fax mills in the north of Ireland
have been converted into corn mills.
The French ministry said to have granted
Marshal Bugeaud 10000 ,0OOf. TO make trial Of
military colonization.
The Bayarian government has, It Is reported,
purchased corn at Odessa to the Of 2, 900 600
aorins to be distributed among the several circles.
1t is rumored that the Hon. c. P. Villers, M. P.
for Northampton, the ardent and persevering ad-
vocate Of free trade is to be appointed governor gen.
eral of Bombay.
Major General Sir jeremiah Dickson, X. G. B +,
late commander of the forces in Nova Scotia ac-
compapied by Miss Dickson, nave arrived from
North America.
The packet-sbip Northumberland, which arrived
in the London dock on Thursday, the 9th inst, has
brought five thousand barrels Of -four, and large
quantity Of cheese.
Two vessels have arrived in L ondon within these
three or four days from the United States, laden
with ice, to the amount Of several hundred tons Of
that article. ,
1t is reported that Don Juan Maria, a son of Don
Carlos, will marry the archduchess Maria Beatrice
d'Easte, member of one of the richest sovereign
families in Europe.
On the 5th instant the manufacturers Of Bre-