Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-11-26
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

lean We are informed Of the arrival ut New York,
on Monday night, Of the steamship GREAT WEST
ERN, from Liverpool, with dates to the 3lst utimo
We copy the following synopsis of the Intelligence
brought by her:
FOOD RIOTS IN IRELAND.
Ireland appears to be in a most deplorabe situa-
ton. County Iipperary is almost i'm a state of in |
surrection. A few days since it was our painful |
duty to notice the murder of man named Gleesos
IN 'ha' county. Another man, named Williams, |
has shared the same fate The town of Temple |
moro was the scene of three food riots ON Monday.
ny mob varying in numbers from one to five hun
dred men, The worst feature in this transaction is
that several Of the persons engaged in it might have
mad employment, though to very limited extent,
on Puollc works. but they We're prevented from a
vailing themselves oft by intimidation. The raye
for the possession of firearms is increasing daiy
An attack upon the Very Rev. Dean Holiness fish
ing lodge on Saturday last by armed gang, eighty
In number, was In some measure successful On
the same evening the house of farmer i'm the Parish
Orriglass was burgariously entered by three ruff
ans armed with pistols, who carried off flO Is.
Nor have the dcpredators spared even their own
clergy. The residence of the Rev. Thomas New
Ian, parish priest of Castledown, ARA, was visited
on frday last by lawless party, which deliberate
ly forced his keys from his pocket unlocked his
desk, and seized ON Ell, with which they decamp
ed.
In the Southern Division, Lord Donoughmore's
agent was robbed of f700 in the open day. ON the
mail coach road, and within less than mile of the
popuous town Of Clonmel.
ny iar the greatest portion of Munster presents
At THIS moment the appearance of slumbcring vol
cano.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord CoTrENHAM at
the Cabinet Council at Windsor OH "Wednesday
urged earnestly the constitutional necessity for an
early session of Parliament before Christmas. not
IL Of indie ify Par I ,rd
borough, extension of the labor act but also to
OBTAIN parliamentary sanction for the reduction of
the four shllllnss duty on the import of grain The
Counc!i broke up without coming to any definitive
resolution. AT the meeting of the Ministry ON
Thursday the subject was resumed and on the lat
Ter occasion the opponents of early session had
the advantage Of Mr.. BANCRoFr's arrival from the
United States with intelligence that the supply of
grain collected iii the American ports for exporta
ton Is so ample as TO render want extremely inn,
Pfooape, thus removing principal motive for an
early session, and relieving the Premier from the
obligation to take another step which he is said to
call the administration of despotism The obec
lions to an early session have beci raised and most
anXiousy pressed by the Irish Secretary and the
other Minister connected with the Government of
Ireland and, with some show of reason. they al
lege that an early session must embroil them with
MT. O'Connell and his ?iherents, thus deprivinp
the Cabinet of its principal support 1t is not only
on the side Of Ireland, however that there are such
the administration at the
semDling oil Parliament whether early or late We
nave the testimony of the Mill-owners Journal to
the TACT that feeling of the necessity Of reducing
the produce and wages between thirty and f1r,y
per cent.-tor such must be the effect of WORKING
but four days instead of Skis rapidly spreading
and becoming almost universal This serious re-
ductlon in the amount of wages contemporoneous
with steady advance in the price of all the prnci
pal necessaries Of life is calculated to infse an
agreeable temper into the popular branch of the Le-
glslaturo third objection to early session NAV
come from Lord PALMERsroN, who cannot he de-
sirous Of explaining the process by which he has
managed to give the French Government and Peo-
pie triumph.
FRANCE
The fetes in Paris in honor Of the matrimonial
conquest of Louis Philippe and his son have been
postponed for some time, in consequence, it is al
IeSed, OF the foundations In certain parts of France
caused by heavy rains and storms Of these mum
cations we have the most disastrous and melancho-
ly accounts The Loire and its tributaries have
been the principal theatres of this phenomenon, and
have produced foundations exceeding any known to
the oldest citizens of the departments of Aler
Leeir, and Elchiere. In single night the waters
OF the Loire itself rose twenty French feet.
ANOTHER RESURRECTION IN PORTUGAL.
The latest news from Portugal, received at Ma
drid, announces that a revolutionary movement had
broken out at Oporto. The report of the arrest OF
the Duke of Terceira was confirmed. That states
$3.50. 80 ia Piioo" ot Regency, II was
said, was proclaimed in the name OF Belbree ILL.,
1t was said at Madrid that Costra Cabal and Don
Zalas Bravo were to have left, on the 9th instant
for Lisbon Our Lisbon letter of the 10Th instant
states that all communication between that CAPT
tai, Oporto and Coimbra cut off in consequence
OF the telegraph being broken. The Dmio of that
day contains royal DEGREES, dismissing from their
posts many civil governors appointed by the late
Government. Mr.. Palmetto had demanded his
passports from France.
WAR IN CIRCASSIA
The news from Circassia which comes down to
the 9th of August, is of great and thrilling inter
est. A Russian deserted to the Circassians, Bake
Delifesner by name, who, obtaining influence with
the various tribes, has been raised to an important
command, has made successful razzia on the Rus
sian territory.
FOUR DAYS LATER!
We learn from our correspondent at Baltimore
that the steamer ACADIA arrived at Boston yester
day morning, in twelve days and eighteen hours
from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 4th inst
She brings but little additional news Flour in
bond, selling at 33 shillings per Darrell free
-four 34s. a 34s Cd Corn, duty paid, SIS. per 100
pounds Cotton, ordinary Orleans and Mobile Sd
TO % ditto fair, 6sd. to 6sd good ditto, from 69d
to 7sd. These prices show that there was no ma
terial change after the Great Western left
ATTACK ON ALVARADO
Com. Conner made another attack on Alvarado. |
but like the first, it has proven abortive. The
channel was so filled with sand hare that Tho ,,ne