The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-14
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FROM THE Old WORLD.
By TIE STEAMER NIAGARA.

he IHiest steamer brought accounts OF
bad weather, threatening the harvesis, a.
long with apprchcnsinns Of increase OF tho
potato rot, which ,rs, again beginning to
create some alarm in each of the three king
doms. II will he seen. that these evils,
and fears Of them, have not diminished, and
that they have decided effect upon the
prices Of hreadstnns and provisions. which
will be noticed with interest by American
farmers and dealers.
The news in regard to all sorts of Amer.
lean produce is highly favorable. Wheat
has advanced in consequence OF ,he.unpro.
p,tious hafvesis and the potato rot.
Commercial Review
! The weather seems now the only i,npcd-
lmcnt TO commercial confidence. Affairs
IN the Baltic and in Italy IRE likely to hc
speedily settled, aud nothing therefore re-
mains to interrupt a progressive trade but
destructive potato rot. The harvest on
the continent has been nearly completed,
and nothing very alarming has been tlopc
III horne. The weather has been, in this
locality, uniavorable. The harvest is now
general. and ten DAYS of tine weather would
enable the farmers to get in their crops.
From all quarters, we regret to say. the re-
ports ct the potato rot arc iish:ar,eninr.
In tho West OF ireland, il is hardly less dis
us,rous than in 1916, but as the fine wealth
er seems To have set in in that country, wo
still indulge the hope that fears have cxag-
geraed the mischief.
The accounts of the potato crop rccciy-
cd in Dublin yesterday, from all parts OF
the country. arc most disastrous. Tho
weather continues, for the mos, pur,, cold
and wet.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS or THE CHAR.
lists. Throughout the principal parts &c
London las, night, and up to II o'clock to-
day, the latest hour at which we could catch
the outgoing steamer, there existed the
greatest excitement ia consequence of the
disclosures made BY witness named Pow.
ell, in his cross examination nj Bow street,
in the cnse Of the captured char,ists.
TIE :i8.E Mas rsoM SIAM
According 10 reports from Singapore, m
instruction had broken on; "a, Siam by the
Chinese population, which constitutes tho
MAJORITY Of residents in the capital. Bang
SIX; q; the Gi1,0U0 inhabitants. SOC. 900
are Chinese. Ii wus no, subdued until at.
ef two bloody engagements. Alter gain.
Ing the victory. the royal ,roops c"mnen-
ccd general massacre Of the Chinese, vi
whom only 1900 have escaped.
Amongst 'ne pnpers found OH the per-
son ut alr. ODrien after his arrest, was n
letter purperiag To he from MIR. DAILY,
nna which l.. NJ Mr.. huEimis believes. in
ms proper hani writing, which is Of highly
'reasnanhle character, and written but re-
Gently after ~. O'Brien was known to bc
openly engaged IN rebellion.
Five persons have teen seized in Ar
naeh; ;hcy had crossed over from Scotland
On Monday. in a steamer, and took the U-
ster railroad Tor Arnia.h. The crcumstnn-
ces oi the iimcs, and something foreign in
their appearance. caused them to he fol-
lowed and seized the next morning, in
hughes Hotel in Armagh. They consist
cd OF three Americans and two French
men, and one journal saws they had cl7,-
600 upon them, while another SAYS tho
sum found was s;!750.
Mr.. slcaeher has written a letter, in
which he Indignantly denies making any
sipnlaiions with the government Tor his
life.
The Liverpool papers arc filled with tho
particulars Of the arrest =. the American
sympa,hizers.
England.
On the l2ih, the Manchester magistrates
struck a blow against Club organizations,
by nrresting fourteen OF the chief leaders
IA different parts OF the town. All their
papers were seized. The prisoners upprc-
hcnded have been remsnded ior week.
Al Hyde, Dakcnii.id and Oldham, tho
Charlls,s have appeared in considerable
numbers, paradin. through The districts
armed with pixies aud guns, but in all cases
upon the appearance Of the police or militia
r.. they have taken u their heels and dis
pcrscd.
A, Liverpool on the 10th, strong bodies
of police, well armed for an cncounter,
made T. sudden attack upon tho Char,ist
Club, in Weller street, Blackiriars, and
captured fourteen men. Upon their being
searched, they were found Ia he armed with
pistols loaded 10 tho muzz!e, three cornercd
dasgers, spear heads aud swords, with nm
ample supply Of sunpowdcr, sho, aud tow
balls. Upon one man eighty live rounds Of
ball cartridge was discovered.
~ Ashlon-undcr LIME aud other dis
sricis around Manchester, considerable eX.
element has existed fr some time pnst,
active. Mobs have paradcd the streets
armed with pixies and guns, and there can
I've no doubt that some scheme has been
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