Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-10-18
WHOLE NO. iIO4.
by T'dgrTh 10 BoSton pqyer
Scvcn Days LATER From Eursp.,
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
1T HALIFAX.

II Business matters remain about the Same a.
noticed last week and The political intelligence
is qalid unlirporani,
The weather throughout England has beer
generally fine and warm, and tho harvest J..
more productive than the general run of YEAR
throughout the whole country The only
drawback upon ihi, satisfactory state OF filings
/, tho undoniable mischief which is now do.
veloping in the potatoes, aud thus far it is i'm
possible TO give ,h; limits Of tho mischief-sc
far it has spread.
The public mind in England has been great
ly relieved by tho remarkable improvements IN
the sanitary reports from al parts Of the king
dom, snd the benevolent are mediia,ing some
comprehensive scheme Of charity 10 felevo
those " hc have been made desoa,e 5y the TO
cent great cala.n,y. A public meeting will
be convened for this object. The mortality
from cholera continues to decline
The vacancy in the representation Of West
Surry, by tho recent death of Mr. Dennison.
has bccn filed by the election of Mr. EVELYN,
the proiectlonlst candidate. The speeches
and proceedings were singular dull anl up-
attract &c
The refusal Of the great railway companies
to conlde the audit Of their accounts TO a gov
crnment ofccr, haa not avcrtod a serious blow
10 their property.
Londot and northwestern shares, which, IN
'ei5, were E250 per share, and during this
year have been abou, EIiO have once
more fallen 10 CLOS; within ,llcsc tc. daya
they have rallied four or five pounds, but ;ho
aggregate receipts aio not fatlering. Until
thorough and complete sitting of the affairs
of these companies satisfies The public of their
actual condition, dis,rus, will prevail among
the shareholders
| The value of the chief line of England has
suffered so deeply it'may be easily conjectur-
cd how ruinous the prices are on those lines
which are in little rcpule, A general panic
has prevailed.
rev club, called tho National Reform
Club, has been established in London.
The prospectus Of loan having been issued
III The London newspapers by the Russian
Government, Mr.. Golden, comes OH ara dc
nounccs, in strong terms, this attempt 10 few
upon the earnings of peaceful Industry, lfo
means of paying llayrcau and bis Croa,s for
their inhuman butchercg in Bresca, and their
unci,il zcd conduct lin Hungary. lie says
there is not friend or adviser Of the prcsscd
and slandered Magyars or llatiops, who will
not press forward TO swell The chorus OF eie
citation at the audacous proposal to borrow
from the European public with which to pay
the price of successful violence and injustice
Prc'catdtion Of Medal TO Robert h
F~Jes, Esq, of BoSton.-At The half ysaiit
meeting Of The members of Lloyd's, held in
London, on the Goth inst, tho rcp.n 6f tho
committee was read by Capt. Hals,ead. and
carried unanimously f; after which the hohot.
ary silver medal "l the establishment was voi-
ed 10 Rober, b. Forbes, Esq, Of Boston, n
Pdsse'fgcr on board the Europa steamer, 10
mark the sense entertained Of his disinfefrsied
conduct in lcapng overheard, al gfeat person
al risk, and assisting in saving part Of the
passengers Of the Charles Bartlett, when that
vessel was .nhappily run down by the Euro.
pa on the 22d of June last.
IRELAND.
The accounts ffom ireland form chapter OF
The history Of this unfortunate county; dis
Iturbances OF tho most unruy kind, and score,
confcdctations ore the order Of the day As
semb.es Of armed men have taken place be
tween Iippcrary and KipacIo, amounting To
several hundreds and as ,koir designs are in
mystery, the country is kept in state of per
potual alarm The potato disease is said 70
oxis, to ? very great extent.
The ropor; has been put forward by tho
Limerick Examiner that a cond tiunal pardon
has been granted by tho Government Ia Johr
Mitchell, leaving him at liberty to 20 wbeto
he plcasce hu, restraining Inn from coming 10
the United Kingdom.
il is added iha, tho cxio intends To settle
in Germany where his wife and family will
immediately Join him.
The despatch was here interrupted by hte
IN the Bangor Office