Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-10
, xnlvAL OF THE EAMrR nusnRNIA


ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER nIsERNIA
One week Later from Europe.
Highly Imporieni Commercial Inieiiigence-
Advance in tie Price Of Cotton. State 81
l5 The Grain Markei--Our Mexicsn Rela-
'ions in Europe. The Escape Of Don Car.
tos-7rouble beisoeen France and Eng land
relative to the Marriage Of the Queen o,
Spain--Tns Marriage probably broken
of.
The steamboat Hibernia, Capt Ryrie, arrived
at Boston at an early hour on Saturday morning.
She sailed from Liverpool on the 10th ult.
The intelligence is Of the higcest importance
in a commercial point OF view.
The political news may also be important. OF
this, however, nous rcrrons. 4.-s
Cotton had gone up farthing, with large sales.
The London money market was very easy,
aud il was supposed that the Bank Of England
would make another reduction in the rate of in.
tcrest.
The Wheat crop 10 full average.
The Government of England and the people
Of Spain have manifested so much hostility to
the marriage Of the Queen Of Spain's sister to
Louis Phillippe's youngest son, that the celebra.
ton Of the nuptials has been postponed for the
present. il not for ever. The immediate oonse.
quence is tremendous war Of words between
England, France and Spain. The remote conse.
quence will probobly be the destruction of the
enfenhe cordidt, which has SO long existed be.
tween the Courts Of st. James and St. Cloud 1t
is hoped that the sudden extnguishment of the
fires on the affairs Of two ycung hearts, will not
prove the means Of exciting a general con1a.
grafton among the crowned heads and kingdoms
Of Europe.
The total failure of the potato crop appears to
he a sad reality. Every where in ireland, and
in the greater part Of the British Island, the pc.
tato fields are shrouded with the dark mantles Of
the plague. The vegetable has turned into pu.
trid matter, which even the hogs will not devcur.
From the continent of Europe, including Russia
we have dismal accounts Of the blight. The fu.
ture use Of the potato, as an article Of food, is
now almost abanoned.
At the latest date, 18th September, American
flour was selling at twenty-nine shillings 10
thirty shllings per barrel, duty paid, at Liver.
pool. The price in bond. was twenty seven
shillngs and sixpence.
The English markets for foreign and colonial
produce have latterly assumed more animated
and healthy appearance.
Indian corn was quoted three shillings the
quarter higher; and closed at forty shiilings for
yellow and forty-seven shii,ings for white.
The Bank Of England has declared semi-sn
nual dividend, 81 per cent.
The Gazette de Cuiogne says il has been an
nounced for some time that measure will short
ly appear prohibiting the expectation of corr
from the territory of France. al
Accounts from Paris, dated nth September
announce that a despatch had been received eoo
veying the intelligence that Don Carlos, tn,
Spanish pretender, has made his escape, and viii
probably proceed to Spain.
In the affairs Of Spain the escape Of Don Cor
los from his imprisonment i. likely just now e
have important influence.
Foreign Stock, particularly Mexican, Spanish
and Portuguese. owing to the unsettled state o
those countries, has receded
1t 10 remarkable fact. that, while we hear o
the potato disease in every other part of tn,
world in the Shetland Island, the poorest of soils
the Ultima Thule Of Britain, it is unknown.
The American, OF Brest, Of the Sd instant
states that orders have been given to prepare IN,
corvette the Allier, the Somme, and the Loire
10 take troops to the amount Of 1000 men I,
Tahiti.
According to the customs returns received b,
government. upwards of SOC, 900 hectolitres o
wheat and -four were imported into France VII
Marseilles and along the eastern frotier, in tn
course Of last month. The grain had been pur
chased at a very moderate price at Odessa i
Germany.