The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-29
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival of the Niagara.


The steamer America, Capt N. Shannon, which
left Liverpool on the 18th inst for New York, ar
rived at Halifax Tuesday evening
The Asia arrived at Liverpool at half past on
Saturday morning, the 18th, in l-2 days from
Boston,
Parliament has been prorogued by the queen.
The potato disease is spreading in numerous dis
trlcts IN England and Ireland, and it is generally adj
mitted that it will take large per centage off the
crop The other crops generally promise well. Cut
ting Is now general, and the weather is very fine for
harvest operations
Jenny Lind was giving concerts to crowded audi
ences at Liverpool, and was to sail for New York in
the Atlantic on the 2lst inst. Miss Cushman, the
celebrated actress, is passenger in the America.
ENGLAND.
The chief feature of English news is the queens
speech upon the Propagation of parliament The
following paragraphs all that possess any gener-
al interest
81 look for the most beneficial consequences from
the measure which has been framed with view to
give my people In Ireland fair participation in the
dement's OF our representative system. The improve
ment OF the revenue and the large reductions which
have been made in various branches of expenditure
have tended TO add to our financial condition, sabiI-
ty and security. am encouraged to hope that the
treaty between Germany and Denmark, which has
been concluded at Berlin under my mediation, NAV
lead, at no distant period, to the restoration of peace
IN the north of Europe | continue to maintain the
most friendly relations with foreign powers''
Commenting upon the business of the session Just
closed, leading London paper says ''The ministe-
rial management of the legislature has not been very
sasacious, very systematic, OR very busness-ike.-
The reasons for this may be traced in considerable
degree TO the second rate qualification of the cabinet
but these reasons do not supply the whole truth
Ihe wings are ministers not selected by the house of
commons, but forced into office by circumstances
not desire, but disaster gave them place. In any
case they would not have been good governors they
have not the intellect TO command respect nor pol
ICY to insist on atenton; but because the house of
commons were not their constituents they had to fol-
low the house, for the house would not follow them
At concert given at Liverpool on Friday, Aug
10, by Jenny Lind the house was crowded to suffo-
cation, and tickets sold at high rate of premium.
She is said to be more beautiful and accomplished
than ever. The Atlantic being too full of passen-
gers to accommodate her full suite, a part of them
are passengers in the America.
FRANCE.
The assembly was prorogued on the 10th inst.
and ministers have now all things their own way
Most OF the members have left Paris. Previously
to separating the mountain presented the public with
their promised report the parliamentary proceed
ngs of the session. This document has become the
great topic of the day. 1t is drawn up in style
remarkably free from the common defects of imitation
and violence. Ii is signed by sixty-eight members
In some respects the president has not been SO Tor
tunate as in his late tour At Lyons the people were
worse than apathetic. There was no address and
no public rejoicing, and the council refused the
supplies for his suite.
Under date of Paris, Thursday, it is stated that
since the president left Lyons his progress has been
satisfactory, and impartial reports declare that pub
lie feeling generally is decidedly in his favor.
Accounts from the provinces state that the wealth.
er Is exceedingly wet and unfavorable for harvest
lng IN consequence of which there had been an ad
vance OF 2Os and Cd the sack on -four
u AUSTRIA.
The court of Vienna appears to be struggling
to gam preponderence in German affairs, but n,
yet without much success. The butcher Haynar
has retired from the Austrian dominions to oin the
traitor Gorgey in his exile.
| COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.
Cotton lower, and middIing qualities declined I-2
other kinds unchanged. Sales of the week SO .OOC
bales, which spectators have taken 1000 and ex
porters 1900 bales
| Flour, Corn, Wheat-Gardiner g. Co.'s Circular
August l6 says the very favorable harvest weather
since our last has impaired dull feeling to the corn
trade, and considerable decline has only been pre-
vented by well-authentcated reports of short Weld
OF wheat. Our quotations for every article show a
slight reduction.