Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-20

! The steamer Britannia arrived at Boston or
Sunday about midnight, having Jeff Liverpool
on the 4ih May.
!. We have received from our correspondent
through the Magnetic Telegraph, the follow
ing abstract Of the news brought by this stea.
mer:
BRrArsrurrs-LoxDor, MAY 3--Thert
has been some ducluauon 10 the prices Of Flour
and Grain during the month, bu, they appeal
now 10 have settled down at 40s Tor Western
Canal Flour and los Cd 10 is 81 per bushe
for American red Wheat. and lis 80 for white
Wheat Indian Corn 5la53s. During The
last day or two Whoa, has advanced "a per &c
lbs; Western Flour Is per Dbl; and Philadel-
phia and Baltimore 3d.
LIvsgrooL, May 4.--Yesterdsy foreign
wheat obtained an advance Of fully 4s per
quarter. The -four trade was very active. and
a rise OF Is per Dbl. was established on Flour;
while Indian Corn was sold at Sos 10 SIS for
yellow. and SIS 10 Cos for white.
\ The quantities OF provisions which the
Americans have sent IL the starving Irish have
the been universal theme ofeulogy in Ireland.
and OF hrn and generous sympathy in Eng.
land.
The foreign events Of a fortnight are no, Of
a striking interest. In Portugal the Jun,a still
keep the Queens forces at bay !; the insurgents
are now powerful and 100 wealthy to be ex-
/ tingulshed by force .H
The Queen OF Spain and her husband show
! symptoms Of enduring each other; they have
appeared together III pubic, and the reconcile.
ton IS sad 10 have given rise TO grea, rejoic-
ings. g
/ Tho ,royarn,.,a,. -, s.,,,.,r II 80 l.
; sed third reading 10 the fiouse Of Commons,
after three nights debate almost without oppo-
sition.
A few days ago not fewer than 1000 emf
grants sailed from Hamburg for New York.
IN some parts OF the country emigration is car.
RED On to an alarming extent, whole villages
gong away and entire districts becoming de
populated.
iRELAsp-The latest accounts from Ireland
represent the mortal career OF the Lord Lieu
ienant as drawing rapidly 10 a close The
Dublin Evening Post holds Out no hope 0. his
recovering.
I Mr O'Connell is sinking daily. The ac-
counts that come to baud through the me-
dun ofthe Flench papers show that his earth
~ career is near an end. sFss
i The potato bilghl has re-appeaied in the
neighborhood OF Belia asst.
The weather had oi late undergone very
favorable change, aud vegetation rs making q
, RAPID progress. The accounts oil the wheat
and oAi crups are highly encouraging, and
even IN regard 10 the potatoes very favorable
accounts are received.
FRANcE.--I he news of Gen. Taylor's VIC
tory at l'uena Vista was received with much
satisfaction. Great distress continued to exist
bread II excessively dear and fears are en-
tanned that during the moths OF May and
June provisions Of all kinds viii be aearer
than they have hitherto been. Vegetation is
very backward owing to the cold during the
last fortnight.
The bi!l relative 10 the establishment oil reg
uiar steamers between Iiayre and New York
has received the King S assent, and is now the
law Of TIE land
Complaints have been made in the Havre
Ev ming Journal that the Americans have i'm
posed a tax upon foreign shipping arriving on
the coast OF California. Some OF them even
say that the conquest Of California not having
been recognized by france and other coun
tres, lhis amounts 10 a robbery.
Mr.. Bancroft the Anierican minister 10
England has been on visit 10 Paris. Ga
sunday lhe l4ih he was received by King
Louis PHILIPPE. ss
/ Mr.. Ingersoll. the u. S. Minister to Russia.
accompanied by MIR. Cvvln, MIR. lngersoll's
arache and embassy, were also received by
the King.
:. Three men, whom the French Court sen
fenced 10 deaih for their participation IN some
! Of ihe Corn riots at Bazancais, were executed
) in that town on the l2lh nit. before 4 large
concourse OF people.
INDIA AND CKIsA.--The papers contain
the adyices by the Overland Mail The
: most important intelligence seems to be the
, death oil Kara Khan, son Of Doss Mohsnmed
AT Canton il is said that business had les
sened by the New Year holidays occurring
! IN February, and the failure Of two important
, Chinese firms in the W hiag States.
: Francs AND ALGiERs.--The rrmour Of
) he Submission Of kaby!es is confirmed by a
; Geographic despatch OF the date ofthe Both oil
} Apr', the Inouutalneers acknowledged them
selves subjects Of France and will pay tribute
which shah be RENTED 10 Algiers.
lT,Ly-A most dabolical plot 20 murder
; The pope has been discovered. II was frs,
found out by the French Ambassador. lie
revealed the names TO the Pope. Their inten-
lion was to assassinate HIM while giving au-
dence TO one Of them, who was appointed to
kill him. CapuchiD Prirsi presented him.
: his name; this he gave, but before being ad
: mltted the Pope looked over the lis, OF con-
spirators and found the name OF the Capuchen,
7 when he Immediately summoned carbneeis
/. who on the Capuchin's entrance seized him
and found he had brace Of loaded pistols and
a poisoned dagger about his person. The
Capuchns were conveyed TO prison. Many
arrests had taken place.
i PoRruaAL-Accounis TO the 2lst state that
the Canopas had taken block house square
for The protection OF British subjects and
: British property Sir Hamilton Seymour hal
proGtr.d the meditation OF the BRUSH Co
vernnlent and Insurgents.
v BELGiuM.--Th captains Of certain Amer.
can vessels laying al Antwerp have refused TO
fulfil contracts into which they had entered
fer the conveyance OF emigran's to the United
States.
j In the Paris markets wheat declined fifty to
/ fifty Two francs the sack. and was eagerly
sought for at an advanced rate.
VI -. tFr
The Philadelphia Ledger says that the
\ Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is al length IN q
4 e.; Uav nf heinz romnletpd tn Cumberland.