The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-04
Foreign Items.
[From Papers by he Canada. !

[From Papers by the Canada.l
An elegant entertainment was given ON board
the Boston packet-ship 'Stalordshire," at La
verpool, on the 18th ult., by the owners, Messrs
Train x Co., of that port and Boston.
Amongst the imporiations from the United States
into England, the papers notice $4,000 packages ~
butter, and twenty barrels OF cider. The former ID
the largest importation of the kind; the latter is
altogether new.
Richard O'Gorman, esq, one of the oldest and
most respectable merchants of Dublin has left Ire
land for the United States He has carried ouh
with him capital of over 100000. The exile of
ms only son, participation in the rebellion of rs
who Is at present praccing barrister at the Anne
rican bar, has been the cause of Mr.. O'Gorman's
departure.
new project for advancing the social welfare
Of Ireland has been put FORTH and has secured the
advocacy of the Ecening Mail the Packet, the Eve-
ming Post, the Efeemdn, the Northern Yhig and
other Irish papers The project is simply to esta-
bsh in Ireland freehold land societies, 60 af-
ford TO the humber classes, in town and country,
profitable investment for their savings, and to-
construct new proprietary class in the country,
consisting chiefly of industrious laboring men.
The new screw steamship City of Manchester,
which arrived here from Philadep ha on Supduv
last, ON the next day discharged her cargo, con "
sisting Of six thousand eight hundred and seventy
two packages, in the short space of eight hours.
The cargo consisted of Six thousand five hundred
and twentyon barrels Of flour, fifty four hogs-
heads Of bark, and two hundred and ninety
tierccs OF beef which landed at the rate of
fourteen and third packagesS 6Innue, or one
package every four seconds! Besides this won
deriully rapid discharge Of cargo unpreccdent-'
cd circumstance in connexion with her reloadiDg
deserves to be noticed, namely, that she
tered inwards for discharge and outwards for load
ing in the same Customs' Bill of Enbu special
permission to that effect having been granted by
the board in London. On Wednesday she pro-
ceeded on her outward voyage, with one hundred
and fifty passengers and nearly one thousand tons
of coal and cargo, the whole of which had been
celvcd on board within the short space of twelve
hours Liverpool Times, Sept. 20.
AT the last meeting of the American Chamber of
Commerce, held on Saturday, the following reso-
luton upon this subject unanimously adopted
ssThat il is the opinion of this chamber that the
present system of returning falsely packed cotton
entails so much loss upon the importers, that it is
expcdient to limit the time within which such cot
ton may be returned to three calendar months
from the date of sale, and that Messrs w. Rath-
bone and +. A. Hamilton be appointed deputa-
ton from this chamber TO obtain the concurrence
OF the importers in an agreement to sell upon these
terms only" In accordance with this resolution,
the various importers of cotton were waited upon
by the deputation, and the result has been
nent by the principal houses 10 act in conformity
with the rule suggested by the American Cham
Der OF Commerce. -Liuepo0f Chronicle.
The English fleet has appeared off the coast of
Sicily TO the great alarm of the Neapolitan and
Romish despots.
The audacity of the robber bands in the south of
Spain may be estimated from the fact that
Quota, comprising large amount of specie, which
left Cordova for Seville on the 18th ult. under the
convoy OF thirty lancers, was attacked few
leagues from the former place by of these
bands, and, though it was Immediately driven of,
and the money conveyed in safety as far Ecija,
il thought prudent to reinforce the ancers by
other troops in order to insure the safe delivery of
the treasure at Seville.
The commercial accounts from Russin state that
the harvest there is generally bad one, and that
the rye, especially, ia very poor crop.
Ii has been determined to have grand Indus
trial Exhibition OF all Nations, at Vienna, next
year.
1t is in contemplation to form line of railway
which shall traverse France from cast to west be-
tween Lyons and Bordeaux.
In Mecklenburgh 80 many dogs have lately gone
mad that none are allowed to be at liberty except
those used by the foresters and shepherds.
1t is said that Prince Meternich is writing his
biography, and history OF the Austrian court,
which is not to be opened until sixty years after
his death.
Letters from Agiers state that new CHIEF,
named Mahamed ben Abdallah, is going through
of the provinces of the south, cndeavoring TO
rouse the population against the French. lfoopE
have been sent to arrest him and his partisans.
The Spencer Gazette contains letter from Berlin
which states that the Turkish government is abous
to establish lines of electric telegraph in Turkey.
Orders have been sent to Berlin for the necessary
apparatus.
lawyer named Corti has been arrested at Sa-
lerno, having accepted the defence of political
accused. The measure frightened the other law
yers, and the poor prisoner remained defcncclcss
in the hands of the memorable judiciary officers
The Swiss, Piedmontese, and English engineers,
forming the commission appointed to lay down
shorter road of communication between st. Co
thard and Mount St. Bernard, have formed way
leading from the Valley of Aosta to the Yallosey
which will require only tunnel of three English
miles.
The celebrated collection of pictures left by tho
late Baron de Nagec publicly sold at the Ha-
que on the Sd ult "Sea Piece" by j. Cuyp,
brought ESQ., "Haymaking," by p. Wouver
mans, E720; "Entrancc to a Fortress by J. Van
der Heyden and N. Vanderveldc, $500; 'sFlock Of
Sheep IN Meadow" by p. Potter, G460; ''Por
trait Of Young Girl by Rembrandt, 9355, &c.
Total sum produced by the sale, E7,2l7.