American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-07

we give below some items OF news, culed
from English journals, received by the Britain
mia.
The works on the Holyhead line of railway
are progressing most rapidly. Nearly $4,000
men are daily employed. When finished, it
will form one continuous line of railway from
London to Liverpool. Hoiyhead will then be
established as the great packet station of Eng
land, at which place, the Irish, the American,
and most probably, the West India mail steam
ships will arrive at and depart from.
q. LinnHns Banks, the popular tHeraleur
will leave in the Great Western for the United
States. He is engaged in experimenting a
drama of his own composition at the Theatre
Royal, Liverpool.
The Princess 'dAquila, sister of the Princess
de Joinville, was safely delivered at Naples on
the 9th ult. of prince. IF the Emperor of
Brazil were to die without an heir, the crown
might devolve on the new born prince.
Professor Dew, of William and Mary Col
lege, Virginia, died in Paris the day after his
arrival there.
A regular line of steam communication be-
tween England and the Brazilian Empire, is
about to be opened, by the sailing of the Ante
lope from Liverpool for Rio. She sails on the
10th of September.
On Wednesday, the 9Th inst, the Batavier,
Dutch steamship, came into the Thames with
$40 emlgrants on board, from Germany, who
intend TO emigrate to the United States. They
are an instalment of the SO, 900 emigratiDg from
the German States during the present year
Next morning they proceeded from London for
Liverpool for the purpose of embarking on
board an American ship.
The feud between Old and Young Ireland is
pow regularly coEsummated They are distinct
parties Mr.. O'Cunnell has denounced their
policy and disdained their aid. The Nation
has been expelled from the looms Of Concilia-
ton Hall, and the quarrel stands little chance
Of ever beng Cemontcd again.
Mr. John Audubon, the olson the distinguish
ed American naturalist, has recently arrived in
England, for the purpose Of taxing drawings OF
some specimens Of American ANIMALS in the
collections in this country, IN order to com
ple'e the work on the qnadfupGds of AmerleL
The excessive heat in Switzerland has caus-
ed the snow to melt from the tops Of the
mountains, The summit of Mont Blanc is now
q bare rock, sight not seen for many years.
Some of the rivers have swollen in consequence
and overlooked their banks.
The contract with the North American Mail
Company, for weekly mail to Boston and N
York, has been confirmed by Parliament, ana
given 10 MIR. Cuuard, notwithstanding the in
! Furious effects TO the Great Western Steamship
Company.
The weather has been stormy and uniavora
Bile to agriculture for the first fortnight IN Au
! gust, and there is reason TO apprehond that il
various paris oft the kingdom hTepara6te dam
age has been done 10 The grain. In the course o
another fortnight, however, the harvest viii
have been completely gathered, and then q
more definite result can be arrived at.
The potato disease is general throughout q
Britain. 1t is particularly destructive in Ire
land Every where the root is rotten, or pro
crossing towards decay. Science is at fault
and alarm is rife.
On recent occasion, the Pope is said to have
remarked-''M people may expect justice ant
mercy from me, for my only guide is Thu
book" laying his 'land on the New Testament
The Bey of Tunis is endcavoring to raise il
Europe loan of3O, 600, 900 francs
MIR. Austin has realized CAS-, 900 this session
from his services as an advocate before the rail
way committees
The only living brother of Napoleon is nov
the Prince de Montiort, ey-kmg of Westpha
liza, who is in his CID year.
a few days ago the village of Speicher, OF
the Rhine, was destroyed by fire; Is houses
so farms, and So stables were destroyed BY tn
flames.