Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-09


dates from Liverpool to the 10Th ultimo. Her IN
teligence shows an advance to have taken place in
the price OF Breadstuffs, in England, which has
completely unsettled the markets in our Eastern
cities. Holders of flour are now asking an advance
OF twenty-five cents, per barrel, on the prices Of
day before yesterday. The following is the news,
as reported through the Telegraph
COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, AUGusr 26.-Indan 36s to 3ss per
Dr. of $50 lbs Indian meal los Cd 10 lis Cd per Dbl -four
United States, 33s Cd to 35s.
LoSDoS AuGusr 25-The price Of -four to-day is 25s to
30s There is evidently in of these figures
lating TO the price of -four
Cotton is dull aud quo,ed thus; Fair upland AID; Mo-
bile fair AID; fair New Orleans 4ad
IRELAND.
Irish affairs have lost much Of their interest," and begin
TO be regarded with total Indifference not only by the people,
but by the Government The State trials have far resulted
in the conviction Of only Of the chief leaders. John
Martin, proprietor Of the Feon newspaper found guilty,
and has been sentenced to ten years transportation.
In the of ODoherty, the second jury unable TO
agree upon verdict He is still confined and at the
commission the trial will be again reported The Government
have determined upon issuing special commission for the
trial Of Smith OBen and the other captured leaders in Tip
perary.
In every part of Ireland the reports give but poor hopes
saving the great bulk of the potato CROP added to which
reported that the grain crops will be below the usual
average The reports Of famine have attracted the attention
of Government and had been adopted for ascertain
ing the real state of the Lord John Russell has
nounced in the House of Commons that should the fears
INDUCED in by large portion Of the population prove
wel-founded Parliament shall be called together
adopt such measures may appear necessary for relieving
the evil.
FRANCE.
The newsom the Continent generally is Of pacific charac.
ter The European Times says all Europe has been amazed
at the disclosures which have been made by the publication
Of the report the nsuecton Never the history of the
world has such Of folly crime viiany and open
irfafn
the world. The report occupies three huge volumes. NJ
Aago, Cavagnac, Lamartine, Ledru Rolln, Caussidee
Maa, and all the chief actors in the revolution have
Here the teegraphc report abruptly sopsl
ITALY.
The Italian question yet unsettled The Intervention of
France and England continues and goes far
ascbe Austria ami the Frankfort Assembly readiness to
be content with the frontier of the Adge leaving Lombady
join itself to Piedmont Switzerland This may form the
basis OF settlement, but only temporary There
be permanent peace while Austria retains sway over
any portion of the Peninsula
REPORTED REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.
Advces from Bresau Of August 10th that reyolu-
ton had broken out simultaneously at ST. Peterburgh and
Warsaw Travellers who have arrived from Russian Poland
unanimously confirm this intelligence Tie Emperor has
fled to Cronstad and Provisional Government has been
| tabshed in st. Peesburgh.
The Bresau Gazette contains the intelligence but
adds that nothing has been heard of the that
ported To have broken Warsaw. That intelligence
therefore appears to be without foundation. The London
Times of the 26th uimo, however, doubts this
DESTRUCTION OF A PACKET-SHIP BY FIRE.
The Ocean Monarch, Captain Murdoch, of Boston, left
Liverpool the gath August with $50 steerage passengers
the first and twenty-five the second cabin and with
crew. had board 39s persons She had proceeded
far however, before the utmost Consideration produced
by an announcement that the ship fire. and scarcely
had the alarm been given when she vas in complete blaze
At the time the fire discovered the vessel about eight
miles to the eastward of the great Armshead Several
sells were in sight, which Immediately sent their boats for the
purpose oil rescung OF the unfortunate passengers The
Hanes IN the mean time, continued 10 rage and in few
nutes the mizzenmas overheard and after the
mainmast shared the fate. There yet remained the
foremost and the fire making its to the forepar of
the vessel The passengers and Of still crowded
forward to the bboom, and there chung clusters thick
they could pack lying one over the other Atength
the foremost went overheard swapping the fasenngs Of the
bboom, which, with its load Of human beings dropped into
the water, amidst the most hearendng screams, both OF
those board and those who falling the water.
Some of the poor were enabled again to reach the
vessel others foaed away spars, but many met with
waiery grave.
The Brazilian frigate Afonzo pleasure
SON. She was commanded by the Marquis de Lisboa.
There also board the Prince de Jonve his lady
and suite, the Duke and Duchess TAumale, the Brazilian
Minister, De Chevaer de Lsboa, Admiral Greenfell and
daughters and other distinguished individuals When the
Alonzo discovered the Ocean Monarch, time was lost
bearing down her, and their intention anchor di
rectly under her bow, but the wind changed little and
prevented this from being accomplished -Four boats
at once lowered and followed by the large
paddbox boat The Marquis de Lsboa eaped into and
Admiral Greene into another They untrng in their
exertons to the poor people. Prince de Joinvie
particularly assduous assisting the passengers board the
frgate. OF those board the Ocean Monarch thytwo
saved by the Queen OF Ocean, hundred by the
Alfonso, ten by fishing smack, and seventeen by the
Prince Of Wales, being total Of two hundred and twenty
five saved leaving hundred and fifty three be still
counted for subscription has been set foot for the
lief the sufferers.