Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-10-08
ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

We subioin some additional items, brought
Nv the steamer Hibernia at Boston from Liver
pool, September 49,:
The London Mark Lane Express says that
England viii require assistance in breadstuffs
10 an ex,eut which must raise the value of ag-
ricpura produce all over the world.
The weather in England continued fine and
the harvesting was finished.
The London GLOBE, of the 18th, gives the
following information in its money article Of
that date -
"The accounts from the Continent become
daily of more interest in respect TO the grain
markets. and the probable supply of food. 1t
appears that, at Frankfort, the free importation
OF wheat is to be permitted and the treasury
ofthat State will pay to the Zolverein, accor-
ding to the terms Of the union, the amount of
the duty. This, of course will be relieving the
people though the State cannotget rid OF the I'M
post. In Hesse, the government, and many of
the leading mobiles, were going TO make extensive
purchases of corn, TO be stored up for period
Of greater scarcity and Holland is expected TO
BE- the place where the largest quantity will be
obtained, especially of American. Many of
the other States Of Germany are also making
timely preparations and it is likely that the
supplies from the United States and Canada
will find very ready markets.
ScARciTY OF Foop IN EURoPE.-We
sbridge the following remarks from a long and
able article in the Manchester Guardian, on
the scarcity Of food in Europe and the COM
merclal prospects Of the next year:
1t is impossible 10 take this view OF the
special interests of this town and neighborhood,
without feeling that our present prospects are
BY no means satisfactory. That there is pres
ent scarcity in almost every district OF Europe,
with threatened famine in many, is no longer
question Of doubt. In France, the wheat
crop is very defective. In the countries Dor
dering on the Mediterranean old stocks are
much exhausted, and the present years crops
very much below an average, which, at the
best IS not equal TO the annual consumption.
Throughout Belgium, Holland, Germany,
Russia, and the whole Of the north of Europe,
the rye crop has failed The potato has also
failed less or more, In every country where il
is cultivated for general use. France is i'm
porting wheat from the Baltic, and from this
country, to her northern and western ports,
and from the Black Sea 10 her Mediterranean
portS and The ether Mediterranean coun-
tries look 10 the same source for supply.
Germany has recourse TO every market, inclu-
ding this country, for inferior and low priced
wheat, 10 supply the place of rye. The
Dutch markets for grain,' says a letter from
Amsterdam BY the last mail, ARE brisk, most
ly for expectation to the Rhine, to which
1900 lasts have gone forward last week, al
improved prices.
"Ihen, il we turn from our prospects abroad
10 those at home, we do not find matters very
much improved. The wheat crop, though
not so abundant as was expected, is, no doubt,
the best in Europe; but it is the only crop
which, taking all parts Of the United Kingdom,
must not be pronounced failure. The spring
crops Of grain, oats, barley, beans, and peas.
as whole, are deficient 10 a considerable ex-
tent; the potato may be called total failure,
and specially in Ireland and Scotland. II is
impossible, then, as regards large portion of
lie population. but that great suffering must
be experienced, and much difficulty in obtain
ing The bare necesSaries of life, which must,
as matter OF course. materially limit the de-
mand Tor other articles Of less urgent necessity.
With these facts before Us, IL would not be
wise 10 overlook the necessary influence which
they must exercise over our trade for the next
year; and, as regards the staple trade Of the
neIshborhood, It is a matter also greatly TO be
regretted, that there are some well-grounded
apprehensions of a higher price OF the raw
material, which will seriously aggravate any
difficulty which may arise from the causes
we have enumerated We are not alarmsts /;
but at such a moment, with so many indica-
tons Of danger ahead. we should neglect a
grave duty, if we did not place them before
Our readers in the true light in which they pre-
sent themselves TO us, in the hope that timely
precauuon may mitigate the evil"
The turnip and potato crops in the north of
Scotland have failed. II is said that the conse-
quence 10 the cattle will be very injurious.
is generally believed that the Bank OF En-
gland is contemplating a reduction in its rate
interest to 2. per cent--the reason being
the large accumulation of notes on the Bank
ing department.
The newspapers give long accounts OF the
assassination Of French Catholic Bishop by
savages Of New Zealand, to whom he had
gone on a missionary expedition.