Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-04-29
Foreign News.
! Fifieen DAYS Later from Europe.

Teiegrsphe Correspondence cfBalsimore Americas
Important Commercial .Nsus-Decline in all
Kinds Of Brecdsttds. ~
PBnspELrHIA, April 81. IL, M.
The steamer Cambria arrived al Boston, at
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, brnging dates
from Liverpool 10 the 4ih instant, beng fifteen
days later than previous advces.
The grain markets are receding in all d.
rections. Indian corn has declined "a shil-
lings. The rapid rise, heretofore, in this spe.
cies of food, surprised many persons, and ex-
ceded actual necessity. Flour, like Indian
corn has sustained considerable fall. The
existing depression can hardly fail to be in
creased by the fine spring weather we are
now enjoying, which foreshadows prolific
harvest.
Corn MAREEr, LIvEnPooL.--There have
been several changes in the corn market since
the sailing of the Hibernia; large imports Of
all descriptions of breadstuhs TO all parts Of the
kingdom had the effect of putting down prices
of all descriptions. Fluctuations during the
month amount TO one shilling per 70 lbs. on
wheat; sxpence per forty five lbs. on OTIS; sir
pence per sixty lbs, on barley; four shillings
per quarter on peas and beans; six shillings
per barrel and eight shillngsper sack on -four
two shilliugs per load on oat meal; "a shill-
ings to rs shillIngs per $50 lbs; and ten
shillings per barrel on corn meal.
! For few days past trade generally as
summed more frmness. Heavy transactions
of -four at 81 10 SO shillings for Western Ca
nal; Philadelphia and Baltimore GO 10 Sol
shillngs Orleans 81 TO So shillings; Southern
Wheat los. TO los Sd per 70 lbs; Northern
white, lis. Sd. to lis. Cd.
April 3d.--1rade frmer; sales wheat -four
at above prices. Yellow corn 52s. per 4S0
lbs. Meal 25s per Dbl.
The New York packet ships Henry Clay,
Virginian, Garrick and Montezuma, and the
ship Minstrel, of Boston, had arrived al Liver
pool.
The Cambria arrived at Liverpool on the
10th ult.
The Parliamentary proceedings were prnc-
pally relative to IreIand-ihe poor law was still
debated In the House of Commons, the
government measures met with much opposi.
tion-the amendments were various, but
most were defeated.
Lord Morpe,h has introduced his importa-
ton bill, which proposes the establishment Of
board at London 10 protect the health of
towns, and also regulating the improvement
OF all light water lands.
The suffering by famine in Ireland, Scot
\ land and on the Continent is unabated. A
great fast has been held in England on account
| Of the famine. which was rightly kept up.
| The distress was great In France. In some
/ department carts and boats containing grain
required an escort Of military to preserve them
! from pillage.
/ NJ. O'Connell has quilted Paris for Italy
he is not so Ill as represented, but will never
appear again in public life.
! The purchase OF French stock by the En-
peror OF Russia and the Queen Of Spain has
excited very great attention in the money
market circle.
The first steamer conveying the mail 10 the
United States was to leave Hayre on the LIST
OF May for New York.
The whole of the inhabitants, fourteen hun
bred in number, Of Eglesback, a town in Ger
many, have requested permission 10 emigrate
10 the United States. Extensive preparations
were going on throughout the country for
emigrating--so great indeed that some dis
tricts were threatened with depopulation.
The large explorations of gram have coca
stoned disturbance in Thessaonica. The
Pasha avoided an outbreak by forbidding ex
porlalion 10 future. Al Hamburg wheat had
declined three shlllings per quarter, free.