Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06

The French Atlantic steamer PhiiadeLphid ar
rived at New ork on the 3D. instant brought dates
from Paris and Havre of the OH utmo, London OF
the 9Th, and Calcutta Of the 18th August.
The Hae papers of the 9TH uimo copy from the London
Times of the 9th the failure of the houses Of Rougemont g.
Brothers; John Thomas, Sons g. Brothers, Jersey & Co.. OF
Manchester, for the Of five hundred thousand dollars
Mr. Van Zele the Portuguese Consul and the principal
English house Calcutta has failed for the sum of five hun
dred and sixty thousand pounds.
At London confidence in financial matters appeared be
revving The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has
depuaon Of its members the Chancellor of the Exchequer
to urge relaxation of the restrictions of the Peel BILL Con-
| soils quoted at S41
In the Paris Exchange, on the 9th utimo the French
Funds declined account of that the house of
Bangs had obtained from the French Treasury eleven million
francs in coin, relieve the English money market. The
latest Paris quotations for per cents 75a decline OF is
confines 5 per cents declined 20 confines.
The prices of -four and low in all the markets
of France. Flour is reported five francs lower than in
Belgium.
AT Paris the sales of cotton light Wheat selling
at % % francs per quarter ID IA francs and
new barley at IL l3 francs.
AT London on the 9th cotton was steady.
The dates from Liverpool are only to the 9th ultimo
Neither the sale price of flour given any Of the pa
pes received there any quotations Of the price of grain
Adyces from Africa to the 22d September have been receiv
ed IN France AbdelKader had fought great battle with
the troops OF the Emperor Of Morocco under the walls Of
Taga, in which the Emr lost 1000
The Canton Of Luzeme in Switzerland, was at the last
dates in complete Of nsurrecton also those Of
Romont Grugore and the Valley of Mavemey
The latest intelligence from Spain is that Narvaez has
umphed and that Ministry had been formed by the
Queen.
The American mail steamer Washington arrived at South
ampton from New York the 9Th ultimo.
The French mail steamer Neo York arrived at Cherbourg
from New York the 4th utimo.
We make the following extracts from the New
York Commercial Advertiser
NJ HUMBoLDT has recovered from his late Illness and
gone to Paris to spend the winter.
The Earl Of DALHoUsIE arrived in London the 7th
his way Calcutta the duties of Governor
General.
The MERCANTILE FAILuREs.-A London paper gives a
list of the principal failures which have been declared Great
Britain from the 9TH of August the LIST of October s47
They are in number Of fve the passive amoun
for which they aied is unknown. In one Reid Irwin &
Co.'S the passive reached 500 900 in one Messrs San
derson d Co, 9s00 900 sterling one NJ Cockrell & Co.,
96OO,0 900 one Messrs Leslie Alexander Co., f573 900;
one, Messrs Cover Nephews & Co., f5oO,O00 two,
G4OO, 600 each, viz. Messrs A. q d. Denny of Glasgow.
and Messrs. Fry Grifhs & Co., of London G250 900
EACH viz. Messrs Oh. Douglas Co. and Messrs Perkins,
Schusser Il Co. six G200 900 EACH viz Messrs Coventry
& Shepherd, Messrs King, Melville & Co., Messrs Wat
son, Bros * Co, Messrs A. Dickson a. Co. Messrs Gem
mel, Brothers, and Messrs. Watson p Knight Co The
residue of the foryour houses failed for varying
from ESQ 900 to 930 000 The aggregate passive Of thirty
nine fallen houses Is, 000 2l7 975 600 francs to
which ought be added L. OOo 900 francs for the houses
whose passive not known Since the LIST of October the
date TO which the above statement is made up several i'm
portan failures have been declared swelling the grand aggre
gae since the beginning of August than 300 O0O 900
francs.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT BRIsToL-An unusually pain
ul sensation created in Clifton, consequence young
lady, named Welsh having fallen ST. Vncens rocks at
the. highest point Miss Welsh on visit TO lady who
resides at Gotham hill Va Westpark and was in the habit
OF resorng TO the downs for air and She sroed TO
CLIFTON down, and was observed by several persons sitting
dangerous projection OF the rocks at short distance from
the cavern Known Ghystons the Giants Cave. An
officer struck with danger position that he
approached her and demonstrated with her subject
She thanked him, but seemed not participate in his appe
tensions and contented herself by sitting back little without
moving from the spot.
After this she standing greater distance from
the edge of the precpice which, however she have
speedily returned OF course the mode in which the accident
occurred must remain of conjecture but it is probable
the grass being short and in dry weather very slippery that
in walking she missed her footing and slipped altitude
Of more than three hundred feet Some who at
work the bottom Of the rocks her falling she fell
she stretched her hands and tried to grasp ivy bushes
which grow from the cliff The effort was however, futile
another she struck against the rock, and in
few she lay at the bottom OF the precpc inanmae
mass her skull being driven in from the front the base and
there scarcely bone in her body that fractured
An inquest held, and inquiry instituted as TO whether
she had puposey destroyed herself the evidence, however,
negaved such supposon, and verdict Of accidental death
returned.
IRELAND.
The county Of Tipperary in a Of great disorder
life and property being perled by murders and other out
RACES Mr. Roe, of Rockwell magistrate OF the coun-
, shot at MONDAY, receiving eleven Wounds two Of
them in the heart and proving instantly fatal The murder
had not been discovered The only suppobe for
the murder is that Mr.. Roe had eviced ienanry.
The high sheriff Of the county had issued call for meet
ing of the magistrates to devise for the better secu-
rity of life and property.
The Repealers talked OF holding 'naiona council in
Dublin good many subjects to be discussed among
others the suspension Of the laws the cultivation OF
al...ln e l. l.. n..lt I'LL