Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-16
SEVEN DAYS LATER FRNN III.
ROPE.

The Cunurd steamer America. arrived
Thursday night, after passage from Liver
pao Of few hours over eleven days. She
has been absent from New York but twenty
oipht DAYS. We have full adv ices from Eycr-
POOL to the 2S,h St., the day Uf her sailing
but the, contain nothing of very striking in
Iurtancc.
Cotton his dccrncd a trile and the hann
about the kolera hiss very nearly subsIdcd.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. ss.-The general tone OF
business has not undergone any improvement
sinco this day week, and transactions con
tlnue TO be confined within the smallest posi-
BILE liRl,s. Nancy Is cheap, and the rates for
discount must farther reccde unless there
should shortly be a revival Of trade and con
scquent demand for money. The nominal
rate now is - per cent, but transactions have
been effected al a pant below that figure.
There had been heavy failure Of a mer.
camille firm in Liverpool, and another in Man
chester.
The Western canal flour is quoted at 30s,
Philadelphia and Baltimore 20s. Cd, sour DIS.
Cd. per barrel wheat IS. 3D. to IS. Cd per "a
lbs on wheat. Indian corn continues in fan
demand at Bis. to 35s. cd, per quarter, and
Indian meal at lis. per barrel The duty on
wheat has advanced to 3s per quarter, and on
-four TO 8s. per barrel
IRrLAsD.-M' Manus ,O'Donohue and Mcag-
her. were sentenced to death on Monday, the
o3d of October, as O'l,rien had been previous
", to be hung, to be beheaded, cut up IN quar-
,ers, and then placed at the disposal of the
b, nxacntaI in form,
ity with the sentence passed upon them
They are all to be transported for hie, to the
penal settlements Of Great Britain. Other
prisoners of less consequence than those who
were capitally convicted, have been released
The following prisoners were released on bal
by the Lord Licutenant-Wm Matthews
Charles Taaic, Patrick Marion, James Crotty
William Walsh, James Baker, Coll Rockford
Owen O'Neil, Francis Gabbctt Justin Sup.
pie, Jas. NJ. O'Ryan.
The friends of Mr.. John Dillon have rccev
ed positive information of his escape from the
mort Of Galway, IN "A vessel called the Gem
bound for New York lie was disguised in
earb of an Arran fisherman previous to thls
he had been travcrslng the country dressed II
the habit of n religious order, his appearance
never exciting the slightest suspicion
FRAscR--Defcm efhc Ministry. new
cabinet Of Gen. tavalgnac sustained sigma
defeat on Friday, on the question OF military
substitution The 10Th article of the constr
tuition proposes to abolish substitution IN tho
army, aud to make every citizen liable TO scrv,
his country, without permitting HIM to pur
chase an exemption. The chamber passed 2
vote and defeated the ministry by majority o
b93 votes, rejecting the abolition OF substltu
ton IN the army.
The discussion Of tho constitution was term
mated by tho Assembly on the 23d. Before II
is finally proclaimed it viii have to undergo $
revision This revision would take place az
ter an interval of five days aud was not cX.
pcctcd 10 occupy more than day or two.
The ultra democrats of all shades are making
desperate effort TO produce a unanimlty a
inong their p1rllsans as tn the candld~eShl1
for the Presidency. The friends of VI. Rls
pall arc urgsnily solicited to support NJ. L"dru
Roln.
In consequence Of a report circulated that an
r--,uie as about to take place under the nam,
# Bonapar,ism, Prince Louis Napoleon ha,
caused To b. scui 10 the journals mcmoran
dan, N which he indignantly rejects all par
ficIp,,ion nrd proceedings ~ completely con
triry ,o h., political oplnIous, aud - entr"ly