Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-10-03
TIMOTHY FAY, Secretary.
LATE NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The news from Europe is rather inter.
esting, we copy the following extract, hop,
ing they may prove interesting to our c
ders:
The intelligence, in q commercial point
of view, is Of the highest Importance.
The price of Cotton had advanced sufi-
%ciently 10 increase the ualue of one uhole
crop uprards Of fire millions q doltars.
There had been an improvement in the
prices ofGrain, with an excellent demand.
One mercantile firm in Limerick, has
sent out fora dozen cargoes ofindian corn.
No change in Tobacco. Flour was in
demand at Havre. Sales have been made
at 32E aud 33f, to arrive.
The British Iron trade has improved in
consequence of the passage of the new
American Tariff.
The American Provision market is in a
buoyant state.
Parliament had been ~proronged on the
28th tit.
The grain crops have been gathered il
the British Islands, and the general i'm
preston is that wheat will be an average
Weld. Oats the same. Potatoes, owing to
disease, are everywhere a failure.
The news from America announcing
that the American government had made
ovcrtures of peace to the Republic of Mex
leo, caused a great change in the aspect Of
Mexican affairs, and produced quite a re.
v~olution in the market value of that stock.
Her B. NJ. ship oil the line America had
arrived in England with $6,0O0,000 in
specie, collected on the West coast of Mex
leo and in Peru and Chill.
The Bank of England has lowered lis
rate of interest to 3 per cent, and the eff
feet has been visible in improving the price
Of public funds. This movement gives great
er facilities latrade, and is intended to OBJ
viate all evil consequences of The failure in
the potato crop. In thus acting, the direct
ors have incurred some censure, counter
balanced by a more general need of praise
The share market has an upward tenden-
cy.
Considerable discussion has taken place
in the French Journals relative to the re-
cent alterations in the American Tariff.
The Constitutional thinks the tariff still
too high, and enlorces on the American
government the necessity of establishing
docks and " entrepots."
In the House OF Commons, on the oath
ult., Lord G. Bentick expressed his ankle
ty to know ifany mediation was offered by
the government of that country between
the United States and the Mexican Re.
public. The noble lord dwelt at some
length upon the Importance ofthe subject.
and hoped that the magnitude of the inter
ests concerned in the matter would be duly
appreciated BY he government.
Lo.d Palmerston said that an offer of
mediation had been made by this country,
but that offer was made at a time when we
were ~disputing with America about the
Oregon territory. Since then, however.
Instructions have been sent out to Mr.. |
Pakenham to renew the offer now that the
Oregon question had been settled, and it
made in such shape that some ans.
wer must be elected fIom the United Sta.
ifer some observations from Mr. DIS
Mr. Bernal, Mr.. P. Howard and Dir.
.uncombe, the matter dropped.
IRELAND.
The following paragraphs viii show the
utter destiiution TO which the poor of Ire
and are reduced. The government, how
ever, are organizing measures for their re-
ief, as they must do if they want to ward
IF starvation.
ToTAL Loss OF THE PoTATo CRoPs-
AND STARvAFIoN.-The accounts
Ireland of the fetal loss of the potato
and the wretched condition Of the
are truly heart-rending. Il is ac-
,n~owledged by every one that the potato
have become unfit for human food.
The Giving rather stating statement
.ppears in the !" Mayo Constitution =
have received from cur various cor
.espondents, during the past week, fearful
ccounts of the total destruction Of The po-
ato crop. The disease has commenced
nd fatally terminated in the short space OF a
ortnigbt; and if the accounts be accurate.
ne shot month viii see the potato extinct.
his is a fearful consideration-one which
serious attention from the govern
lent and every lover Of humanity. Al !
.ady has the effect Of this great cause