Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-17

LATER FROM EuRoPE.-The steam Shi
Sarah Sands arrived at New York on Thurs
day morning, making the passage in less tha
ID days. D'Isracli died on the 10Th of Janu
ary, in the SD year of his age.
There have been additional failures at Frank
fort on the Maine.
The London Mercantile Gazette of the 2ls
ofJanuary has the following paragraph:
II has been represented that the opulen
banking firm of Messrs. Iceland and Mullins o
Liverpool, will be closed in few MONTHS
Other reports affirm that such an intention o
the part OF the partners did exist some day
back, but that II has been decI6ed within tlr
last two days to continue business as usual.
4 Flour is quotedat Liverpool, at 27s. and 29s
and corn at 30s. to 33s.
The money market is improving at stead,
ratio.
The news from the Cape of Good Hope is al
late as the 10Th of November. The kafh
war was proceeding favorably for the Englisl
arms.
Chief PATIO has been defeated by Col Som
erset.
/ The Cotton trade is deemed as decidedly
retrograding.
At Ennis, several deaths from starvation ar,
announced.
II The Paris papers contain accounts of the
Kings illness. A most painful apprehension
continues to hang over the private apartments
of the Tuileries.
Il In Spain, Gen. Espartero was well received
at Madrid. The populace continued for days
to throng the street where he resided He die
not visit the Ministers, but waited on tht
Queen, who received him in the most flatterinl
manner.
Considerable dissatisfaction existed at Rome
in consequence ofthe total exclusion of laynel
from the new Cabinet.
4 The new Duke of Parma, the Duke of Mo
dena, and the Emperor ofAustria, have signet
at Parma, Treaty of Alliance, offensive anC
defensive.
From The London Shipping and Mercantile ia
! zctte, Jan. 81.
4 The corn trade has, since the commencement
| of the year, shown evident signs of weakness
and there appears but little prospect of the ad
vance in prices of breadstufs so generally cal
! culated on in December last. The continue,
/ arrivals from abroad week to week are a some
/ what unusual circumstance at this season, an,
| were certainly not anticipated; the receipt
! have, it is true, not been large, but they hay
! been more than has been required tins alon
! would, perhaps not have had much effect, but
| coupled with the extreme mildncss of tn
! weather throughout the wnter-whch has, m
! doubt diminished the consumption of food, am
/ led TO expectations of an early and favorabl
| spring-may account for the change which ha
! been wrought III public opinion in regard TO tn,
| probable future range of prices. We are III
clined to think that the value of wheat has 70
! the present touched the highest point, and tha
/ Iifnothng should occur TO give rise to fears re
spccting the crop in the ground, that the down
| ward movement will continue. Indian corr
| and meal have, in consequence of continued
| dull reports from Ireland, given way i'll value
! the former Is. TO IS. per quarter and the latte
cd. to Is. per barrel.
II IRELAND-DIsARMISG TIE PEAsASTRY.-
! In various directions Government agents ar,
! actively engaged in disarmIng the pcasantry
| A large body of police, whose movements ar,
/ kept secret, generally meet at a given place a
! midnight, spread themselves over given dis
trict, and at an early morn commence tn,
search for fire arms in the huts and dwellings
! within the district. Tipperary, Kings county
/ parts of Clare and Limerick, the Barony o
I Clonlisk, Ncnagh and other parts have thu
been pounced upon, sometimes with success
sometimes without. In Nenagh and its vicinl
! ty fifty stand of arms were seized. 1t is sug
gested in London paper that by - subjectinG
some of the parties already in custody to tn
full penalty Of two years Imprisonment by wa,
of example, it may be relied upon that thepeo
pie will soon acquire dlstaste for the sccre
possession of fire arms.
/ SwIrzERLAND.-The Swiss Diet, in it
meeting of the Nth of January, perseveres il
its resolution not to notice the protest of th
Pope, charges the Papal Nuncio with having
kinded the civil war by his ntrigues with Tia,
Sonderbund, and filings back upon the Cour
! of Rome the charge of sacrcge.
/ 1t is reported in Paris that the Austrian Gov
ernmcnt had applied to the Pope for perms
sion to march 80, 900 troops through the Ro
man states to Naples, and had been refused
The King of Naples had ordered the Liberation
of the persons charged with the riots of las
month.
| The National contains the following. " 4
! letter, received this morning from Italy, an
nounces that sanguinary collision had take
place at Payia, between the students and tn,
! IAustrians A number of persons were wound
! ed and an Austrian killed. Subsequent Il
! that affair, the celebrated University of Pavi
was Professionally closed, and most OF the stu
! dents had left town.