Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-09

The trade closing at about 27s. 3D. per bar
rel. Indian corn exciting much less attention
than heretofore; barely upheld its previous
value.
Indian Corn is quoted at Liverpool at Al a
AS. per quarter, and Corn Meal p OBS. Dbl
American flour 81 28s in bond, and 80 a
31s. duty paid.
Lord Metcalfe, late Governor General Of
Canada, has departed this life.
On the morning of Thursday, the 10th inst.
a fire broke out in the sugar house of Messrs
Fairrie & Co., of Cartsde, Greenock, wherein
property to the amount of from g5O,OOO to
g8O,OOO was destroyed, and one life fell a
sacrifice to the catastrophe.
Her British Majesty's sloop Osprey, of II
guns, was totally wrecked at place called
False Hokianga, New Zealand, in April last
1t is not known whether any lives were lost
A rather strong shock of an earthquake was
felt in SMYRNA on the 21st August, at half-past
9 o'clock P NJ
The firm of Messrs. Feliss, of St. Peters.
burg, is said to have failed for the sum OF
ESQ, 900.
Among the late unexpected events connec-
ted with the corn trade of this country, is the
purchase of two cargoes of English grown
wheat for expectation to France.
Although it was alleged that the repeal Of
the Corn laws would necessarily lead to a re.
duction in the wages of labor, such, we are
happy to say, is not the fact. From a para
graph which appears in Scotch contempora
nv, we observe that the cotton Weavers in anC
around Perth have had their wages lately ad
vanced, and that the whole condition of the
weaving population in that locality is bette
at present than it has been for nearly tittee1
years.
A corn riot similar to those which have oc
CURED in France, took place on the 22d ult.
in the market of lausanne, in Switzerland, anC
the armed police was required to quell it.
London, Friday erening, Sept. 11-Busi
ness has been remarkably dull at the Stock
Exchange to-day Previous to the shutting
Bank Stock was quoted go to 211, and Three
per Cents Reduced o. Consols left Oft $50
to Sc for money, and at 96a to ! for the &C.
count; Long Annuities are also now shut
they were last quoted 10 SIG; India Stock
closed 259 to 26O; India Bonds, 2Os to 22s
premium and EXchequer bills, los. to las
premium.
The operations in the foreign market were
exceedingl y limited, and prices remain, with q
few exceptions, unchanged. Mexican for mo-
ney and the account 255
Mutton Hams-By late arrival from the
United States, we find an import of Il tics. OF
mutton hams, which we have no doubt, will
with proper management, yield good profit
to the owners.
AocfM Fire at liverpool -Liverpool, Sept
live have again been visited by another
awful and fearfully destructive fire, the elua
of which, as regards the intense rapidity O.
the flames, or the shocking amount of property
destroyed, has not been witnessed in Liverpool
since the calamity which laid the sugar works
of NIessrs. Braulker, in Harrington, in hear
of ruins
The Grain Crops on tile Continent-Whea
is said to be a poor crop in the countries Dor.
dering the Mediterranean but good one If
central and northern Europe Maize in the
south, and rye and oats in the north, are poo
crops.
IRELAND
Daniel O'Connell has gone to Darvnane
and there will be hull at Cancellation Hall
He dilates on the failure OF the potato crop
and promises the people plenty of food ant
work if they keep quiet-if they did not VIC
late the law. He estimates the expenses 0
feeding the people until the next harvest a
fifty millions of dollars, which sum, he init
mates, the Government is ready to advance, i
the necessity arise.
The commissioners have reported that tn
bay of Galway presents great natural advan
tages for more rapid communication will
North America
The repealers seem to have unlimited conf
dence in Lord Besborough, the newly appoint
ed Governor of Ireland. Addresses from sew
eral Of the corporations have been presented t
his ENcellency, to all of which he has give
formal replies, containing specious promises a
to the future conduct of his administrations
Already has he set to work in applying tn
provisions of the recent act of Parliament fo
employment of the laboring classes in Ireland
The Dublin Gazette of last week contain
proclamatons to the magistrates of fourtee
different baronies, to hold sessions for the pun
pose of establishing public works therein, an
atfOrdng employment to the many thousand
who are suffering the dire and dismal effects c
starvation.
The Young Ireland party are determined
continue their opposition to the Liberator an
his followers Smith O'Brien has been lioni
zing at Rathkeale, where he has dealt OF
some hard blows to his opponents, the advC
Gates of &c moral force" OBrien repudiate
the idea of advocating recourse to arms; h
would, as much as Mr. OConneIl or any 9th
er living man, mourn over such an occurrence
but he will not adopt the principle that no {
mergency could arise to Justify the adoptio
OF physical force. He told his followers,
the dinner given to him in Rathkeale, that h
had no idea OF getting up a leadership t
himself; he was cOntented to be follower
the Liberator, but never should be his slav
This manly declaration of the honorable an
learned gentleman's independence drew fort
thunders of applause from his numerous adm
rers.
FRANCE.
u From the London Standard Sept Ill
The Paris papers continue to be occupie
? with the approaching royal marriages in Spain
but contain nothing new upon the subject :
Rumors were still rife that the British govern
ment either has protested, or is about to pre-
test, most decidedly against the marriage
the Duke of Montpensier with the Infanta
e The Courier Francois mentions a rumor
a &c rather warm alteration" between the con
mander of the French brig of war Zebre, SCI
r by Admiral Bazoche, Governor of Bourbon,
f cruise on the coast of Madagascar, and Il
commander of British corvette The repol
n ed dispute is said to have arisen out of the O
t cupation by the English of the Bay of Diee
o SuareZ
f The Debats had an article, five columns
length, on the subiect of free trade, in Il
# course of which it declares it is favorable
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