Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-27
Farther For.,gn news.
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riiscd two cen,ines the kilogramme, or abou,
81. on the ID. loaf.
The King Of Naples has forbidden the ex.
portation Of Wheat, as he had previously that
OF maize.
The Pfussian Government is making large
purchases of Rye from Russia, in order to re-
duce the price Of corn. -----
The Pope has been elected, Colouel oilthe
civic guard Of Rome. -.
The effective iorce Of the French army s to
be augmented by 10000 men.
Wheat Of the first qnaIity is now selling In
Lisbon for lois. the quarter. .n'1 DO '.Haf'.
.a There are twenty four large steamers now
constructing in the Clyde, besides other YES
The Spanish papers state that large quaint.
ties Of tnaize have been shipped from vigo, and
other Galic,an ports, Tot England. 49,
a A quantity Of fresh pork was rcceived from
New York by the Oxford packe,.hip, and is
now on sale in Manchester. .-.Z;;d
- Mrs Butler. late Miss kemble, afler having
demanded flOO per night Of Mr. Bunn. to per.
form at ,Drury Lane Threatre, London, plays At
Manchester for f40 71ow s1s.fs g.. boa
The Malta Journals brought by the Levant
mail expresses alarm q, the small quantity OF
corn in the island, which does not exceed TWEEN.
~ days supply o.' b, .-'i 'ai - .E..t
Every small farmer in Limerick county who
can muster E2O, or even ElO, is aboat emicra-
ting TO America in the ensuing spring.
IN consequence Of the high price Of grain the
daily allowance Of oats to cavalry horses has
been reduced from ten pounds to seven pounds
which will save shout $4,000 bushels Of oats
per anuum in each regiment
IRELAxD-The affairs Of ireland still contn
ne tn absorb attention. The proposition o, Lort
George Bentick for expending sixteen million,
On Railways ia that country was rejected by
large n,sfmi,y. Sir Robert Peel killed th'
scheme by his opposition. .'r
At the select vestry meeting, on Tuesday, j
appeared. from returns made BY the parish Off
GERS, that the expenditure for the relief Of ,h'
Irish immig rants. now average $500 per week
| Under the new system OF administering relief
at their own temporary residences, after inquir.
by officers specially appointed for the purpose
two facts have been made eviden, First, iha
under the former systems OF relief, great dea
Of imposition was pracIised upon the parish ant
secondly, that the overcrowd,ng Of the pOPula
lion in certain low localities Ofthe town, in con
sequence Of the influx OF paupers. has superin
duced al alarming amount Of sickness, whicl
has rendered necessary . much greater amour
of rsliet. . .-. 't
SEVERE ILLNESS or DANIEL O'CoSSELL.-Mr
O'Connell, it is said, is dying. The state Of hi
health prevents his removal to Ireland. LII
Confessor, DR.. Milry, left Dublin, by express
to attend him in London, where he now remain
His complaint is stated to be water on the ches
and dropsy n the legs-fa:al symptoms ever a
his time ol life. The number Of inquiries da il
nj his hotel is great aud it lie said servant trou
the palace is among the number. His span Q
life has already exceeded the 3 score and 10; an
ring the last forty years show tina, his constitu
ton must have been originally hard as iron
resist the nroads OF disease 80 long. Two thing
have enabled him TO preserve health TO thi
time-teInperance and exercise. All excite
ment during life from fermented liquors he ha
studions.y stunned, and whenever opportunity
he indulged in as much physical exer'ion q
time enabled him to command. His end
drawing to close during the severest aill'ctio
with which Heaven can visit his country.