Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-23


York on Thursday last, bringing eleven day'
later news from Europe, and the Briiania or.
rived at Boston on Saturday, bringing five
days later news than the Upnn. FROM these
Two arrivals we collect The following inlelli.
gencc.
Financial and Commercial. wv and
Smth remark that the unmltigated pressure
10 The money market. with the accelerated
decline in the prices Of bresdsluffs, continue
io produce q state OF confusion and insolven-
cy throughout Great Britain and Ireland, TO
which there has been no parallel since the
eventual years Of 1856. 1te Tall in the
price ot wheat, from it's highest point ia
May, 10 now not less than sixty shlllngs per.
quarter. Such violent revulslon OF prices
has spread commercial ruin tar aud wlde.-
AZ present iis effects are im,trd Ia the corn
trade. But no fewer than f1y.thfee lnsol-
vent petitioners and twenty -four bankruptcies,
were announced in last Fridays Gaze,te.-
Having forseen.the present convulsion, we
feel our duty to state, no, with g view to
increase the alarm, but 10 urge clrcnmspec'
ton in mercantile dealing, that a consldera-
bic period nIust elapsc, before we can hope
To see the commerce and manufacturers Oi
the country restored TO healthy and pros
pcruus condition. We are emerging from
state of famine. To q state OF prosirated
strength, a high inhaminatory Psroxysm has
succeeded ; numbers have already sunk nn-
der the transition, aud the soundcst mcrcan
tile constitutions have become the rendlest
aud most unprepercd victims. NelIher an
expansion %. the currency nora return 10 the
ula protective duties would be- iii remedies
inr a restoration of our financial aud com.
mcrria eondliion. We sincerely trust TINT
the duralion Of the present distress will not
b.. prolrnc,ed The melancholy catalogue of
Iailurcs during the present month, collected
from the best sources, is truly startling. ii
~ computed that the actual habilnies of the
firms slapped payment exceeds five mioas
Sterling.
The steamer Great Britain has been rcscu.
cd from her rocky prison aaa hes been taken
into q dry dock tor the purpose of being ex
smined and repaired. She is though, 10 be
but little damaged.
infpr Of Grain.-It is reonr'ed that The
stocks of gram aud -four in London are ac-
rumulating 10 such un extent that The ware.
hluse room at Command no longer sufhces
iuf their reception, and that recourse had
been had To Greenwich for partial occommo-
dtilou. notice has be, u posted al The
North and South American Coffee house, 10
London. requiring the consi !ners OF several
corgoes al corn, lying in the river Thames,
To- rome forward and CLAIM, them. Prices
have fallen TO such an e2,en that the re-
rponsbllny Of accepting consignmenis OF
rorn has become o serious mailer, aud hence
The dislncinatIon Of the consignees TO claim
the prnpeny.
The King Of Greece has conferred the
cross Of the Order of Redemption upon Ba-
ron Meyer Charles de RolhschlId, who IL
probably The first Jew that ever received lha,
decoraiion.
\ letter from Hamburger reports that
varal futures have taken place at S,eitin aud
ilpmburgh, and the affairs OF some Of he
parties are in such position lha, they have
obsconded TO the United States.
.Spnin All the negotiations for bringing
ahu.it q reconciliation between the Queen
aud her consort have failed. The King
prremplory refused TO return 10 live with
the Queen, at any rate until The expiration Of
four months, and this insulting condition be-
ing wholly on, of The question, all negotla.
non was at an end.
iidin-Slnce our last, two overland Mails
from India have arrived the first with intel.
Nrencc IfOn IHlCUtlu w tnt -u, hUu ITUtn
Bombay to the 9Th Of July md The second
with dates from Calcutta TO the 9Th from Bonn.
bav to the 18th July and from Madras to
the ooh. Those from Chiun nre not later
than ihnse which had previously reached VA
rm Ccylon.
Great epprehersions were felt respecting
the fate Of the Cleopatra steamer, winch left
Bu.bay on the l4,h of April, bound Tor
Slngopnre She enc onntercd the frichtfu
hurricane Of The l7,h, 18th, md l0ih OF April
aud had not since been heard ot.
A terrible steamboat explosion took place
on the 2Sth of August, on the Thames 1b,
hnilcr of the Cricket, river Sont. exploded
Abou $50 passengers were on board-slx
were killed aud many wounded.
On the night of the 18th AuguSt,,h Ouch
~ss of Prorlin was cruelty murdered IN he
nwn bed room She was the mother of nin,
children, and the Duke, h'r husband, wa,
charged with the awful deed Ile was peer
mud belonged to one Of the most oucien
famlies, and was a very wealthy man
The chamber Of peers was convoked on thl'
occasion, but The duke committed suicide or
the 25ih, by taking large dose Of arsenic
u has created n very great sensation ~ ih,
whole country, and has called The whol,
press into the field Of lawful d. bate.
Singular Robbeyy-A man named Frank
I'm Brllett, belonging 10 Newbnryport, wa'
knocked down upon ono Of the tharlestowI
b'idges, ut abou, halcpast nInc o'clork or
FRIDAY night, aud robbed Of his wallet, con
tanning 500 in bank bills, aud several popcr
of value. The following IL Mr.. B,rleiI
version Of the affair; he says tia, before ht
started for the bridge he stepped into res
torptor to buy his supper, aud offered five
dollar bill for the keeper to TAX" pay from
that the keeper cnquired for a smaller bill
aud that IN 10 this way all hs money was OK
posed to person dressed in female apparel
who was ~ he rcsiorator OF the time. a.
Mr.. q. left The restorntor, this female alsc
came ont aud followed him, unt AZ length
NJ they both reached the farther end of The
bridge. upon The opposite SIDE rom the tol
house. Mr. D. turned roVrd md asked VIII,
she followed him; the rcr'y was avlnlen
blow IN the abdomen, which knocked hln
over md rendered him perfectly hclplrss io
few minutes, during which he was robbie
M before stated. IL is perfectly apparrn
a., ,,,, c,,aaio hand inH,cted th,, hl,,,v th,