The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-26

Liverpool, the thermometer stood at So degrees in
the shade, and 100 degrees in the sun.
The cholera is steadily on the increase in Lon
don. Last week there were l52 deaths; and in
Liverpool 2el. The disease has broken out in
very fatal form in Southampton, and seems to in
ect the entire southern coast.
The growing crops, throughout England and
Ireland, represented as giving good promise
of an unusually abundant and early harvest.
The potato disease has appeared, but in very
limited number of places in Ireland, and at pre-
sent gives no alarm, whilst the weather, both in
England and Ireland, is all that could be desired.
Ireland.
surFERINGs OF THE PRopLE-TIE cRoPs-TRANs-
PoRTATIoN OF SMITH o'BRIEN.
The Irish papers contain most distressing ac-
counts of intense suffering and misery that prevails
in many parts of that Inflated country-paricular
ly in the southw cstern districts. All the work.
houses are filled to repletion, and thousands Of
persons appear actually without the means to keep
life and soul together until the crops available,
which fortunately will, from present appearances,
be very early The distress will be severe, almost
beyond example.
On the 9th inst, Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher Nc
Manus and O'Donoho, were embarked on board the
war schooner Swift, which Immediately sailed for
Van Diemen's Land. Previous to the departure of
the prisoners, they prepared and placed in the
hands of mutual friend an address to their coun-
trymen, of which the London Times says
1t must be admitted that Its tone is unobjec-
tonable-nay, even more moderate than could be
expected from men, the whole tenorof whose pre-
vious conduct favored the superstition that they
were acting not free agents, but the victims OF
some unknown species of downright lunacy."
The Markets.
COTTON.
The sales for the week are 50 $50 bales, at
further advance of Id. per pound The quota
tons at the close of yesterdays market were,
for fair Upland and Mobile, 3D.. fair Orleans,
SID, and for middling qualities, AID. to 4Bd-
p, 900 bales were taken by SPECTATORS and 400
for export. OF American descriptions sold, there
were 81 900 Uplands at 4d SID; 80 900 Orleans,
at 4d to Old. 900 Alabama and Mobile, at i'd.
to SD, and 1000 Sea Island, at I'd. to I'D. The
demand was not so active, and there was rather
more offering yesterday and the day before, but
the advance was firmly maintained.
The Havre market was brisk and firm, on
Thursday, owing to the advlces received by the
Cambria; the sales amounted to 1000 bales, at an
advance of IF. 2af.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
The market generally has been full throughout
the week, and last weeks prices are barely
maintained. Indian corn has further declined
Cd. a Is. per quarter. Flour-Ohio, 25s. 25s.
Cd. per barrel Western Canal, 2is 25s; PHI
ladephia, 23s. Cd a 24s Cd. Baltimore, 2is a
2ls. Cd; inferior qualities have sold at 20s. 23s.
Cd. In wheat there is no change. Indian corn
normally, at Bis. 32s. per quarter Sales to
arrive, 2Ss. -.
PROVISIONS
There is no alteration to note in beef; low qua
lites of Western pork meet pretty fair SALE Ba-
con has again been in extensive demand, and q
reduction of fully Is. per cwt hes been submitted
to Western brands have been sold freely, and a
better inquiry for shoulders.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ashes on the spot, and to arrive. have declined
Is per cwt. Tallow-No change. Good grease
butter, 3ss. In tar, turpentine, and rosin, sales
limited, without variation in prices. In iron the
trade is very dull, and dealers are insisting on
,owpr rates