The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-07-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.

ARRIVAL VI NE ShLEDONla.
The Caledonia arrived at Boston on Sun
day last, with Liverpool dates to June 10.
There had been u turtle, decline Of bread-
stuffs,-4 shillings on -four, and ten shil-
lings on corn.
The weather had been highly favorable to
the crops, though not warm; and The pros
poets of the coming harvest, in the British
Islands and on the continent, were fiatiering.
The rumors Of the appearance Of The Pota-
toe blight in ireland are contradicted. The
Liverpool Times says:
The crops look most promising-as hne,
indeed, and as luxurious, as ever existed 10
these Islands during the memory Of man.
The same genial weather seems 10 be gen
eral; il preyades the whole of Western Eu-
rope; end whatever were the draw backs oil
the last year, the bounty Of nature will, in NIL
probability, amply atone in the present year
for previous short commiugs. The potaioe
crop has been less cultivated, and there are
croakers who declare that the disease which
produced the blight during the last and the
previous year. is even now at work. II may
be so to limited extent; but the ac-
counts which reach US from all side,
show that the evil Is rather local than
ny altogether the existence of the disease.
But whatever may be. the fate Of the potatoe.
it has been. rs we have said, less extensively
cultivated, and should it now fail, farmers
will be induced hereafter to forego its cultiva:
ton. and the world will be more wise. and
probably scarcely less wealthy, by substitu-
ting some other article Of food :;
In this view that there is not much ap-
pearance Of the potato disease we are borne
out by the resolutions adopted by the com
mittee of the Royal Agricultural Society of
Ireland at their late meeting. Letters from
Naples, where the potstoe disease-'was SO bad
last year, speak in the highest terms ofihe
appearance ofthe crops now; and similar
accounts have reached us from Holland,
Belgium, and the north Of France
The Britannia from Boston arrived at Liv-
erpool on the 18th; the Washington from
New York was offthe Isle of Wigh, on the
18th. These two Steamers left their ports
at the same time June y and great interest
was felt in regard to their comparative
speed.
France and Great Britain. with the assent
Of Spain, have iuIerferred TO put down the
instruction in Portugal.
IRELAND, The state of the country is
mol improved. Crime and outrage still stalk
through that unhappy land, The fever con-
iinues to make sad ravages. The accounts
which come TO hand from the principle cities.
more especially those in the south western
parts of the island, are painfully distressing,
The mortality is, oil course, principally con
fined to the humber classes. but others high
er in the scale of society are occasionally the
victims Of the infection,-Public attention is
more Immediately concentrated on the exist.
ence OF the malady when one ofIhe middliug
or upper classes falls prey TO it.
The Irish papers mention numerous cases
OF robbery and murder. As rule, when pro-
visions are most rare and scarce, crime is
is most rampant. Irish murders have, how
ever. something so peculiar in them as to
take them out ofthe category ofassassinations
in the mere pursuit Of wealth.
The remains Of poor Daniel O'Connell are
coming TO ireland. All that is left Of the
great man will be deposited in Dublin ceme-
Try about the middle of July.
Messrs. Maurice and John O'Connell take
their fathers place as leaders in the cause Of
repeal.