Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-10-22
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
HALIFAX, Oct 10.
The steamship America from Liverpool with
dates to the fourth inst, arrived this day at P.
M. She brings lO8 passengers
The Franklin arrived at southampton on the
morning of the and inst.
A large business was doing. Floating car
goes of Indian Corn had advanced. Beef and
Pork in better request, but prices were unchang-
ed. No transactions reported in American rice.
The state of trade in Manchester was flat and
prices for good yarns lower.
London money and stock markets are inactive;
and with slight advance in English funds.
News from the Continent oflttle Importance.
Public mind in England concentrates upon the
approaching close Of the Exhibition. The pre-
miums were to be awarded on the 18th inst.
News which continues to arrive from Austria
liza, confirms the previous reports in regard to
the extent and richness of the Gold mines.
EDITOR ARREsTED.-Great excitement in
Liverpool in consequence of the arrest OF Mr..
Whalson, editor of the Liverpool Journal, by a
County Judge, for fancied insult. The Judge
ordered his immediate arrest without issuing
warrant which however he was subsequently
compelled to do.
MUTINY-The seamen of to the American
ship Columbia had mutinied at Liverpool. They
were fined and imprisoned.
Mr. Lawrence, the American Minister was in
Dublin, where he was receiving great attention
from the City Authorities, and private indvid-
uals
Kossuth has been expected in London up to
the 18th inst. but intelligence had been recev-
ed that the French authorities had refused to
give him permission to pass through their terri
tory from Marseilles He therefore sailed d.
rect for U. s. on the Mississippi. The French
authorities gave as reason for their refusal that
they acted in accordance with request OF Aus
tria and Russia
UTICA, Oct 1.
Judge Gridley has sentenced H. B. Conklin to
be hung on the 2lst of Nov. Daniel Butterfied
another one of the parties who was indicted, has
put his trial over till next March, There were
six new bills found for arson. Perkins will be
tried for murder on Tuesday Conklin was
deeply affected when the sentence was pronoun-
ced on him.
EAsToN, Pa. Oct. 10.
J. A. Dunlap, editor of the Easton Sentinel,
died this morning at IL o'clock, after a severe
and protracted illness.
DETROIT, Oct. IL.
The flags of the shipping in harbor are at
halfmast for the death of a sailor who fell from
the masthead of a vessel yesterday, killing him
instantly.
New YORK, Oct. 10.
The steamer Baltic sailed at noon to-day,
with 80 passengers and $28O,00O in specie.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 10.
Considerable excitement exists in Cumber-
land, on account of the failure of the Maryland
Mining Co. The workmen had blocked up the
road to the mines, and refused to let the load
ed cars pass out. There is n Bank panic here.
CON- Sloat has been appointed President of
the board to select location for dockyard on
the Pacific.
Ten thousand dollars were found in the dead
letter Office at Washington in the last quarter.
The Charleston Mercury attributes the result
of the Georgia election to federal patronage and
cajoery.
The Charleston Neps publishes letter from
Ex-Vice President Dallas, dated at the end of
July, containing distinct admission of the fail
ure of the Compromise measures, and propo-
siiion to settle the slavery question once for all
by an amendment to the Constitution
NORFOLK, Oct. 10.
Letters from on board the U. S. s. VanJala,
at Valparaiso, say that the whole crew had suf-
fered immensely from fever. Sixty men were
down at enc time, and even so much reduced as
hardly to be able to walk about.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. 9.
George M. Harvey, who has heretofore borne
a good character, has been arrested and commit
ted to Jail for passing counterfeit money, consid-
cradle quantities Of which were found on his
person.
Zenas Cook, of Hadley formerly sustaining a
high character for integrity, has been detected in
forgeries to the amount of several thousand dol
lars, and has absconded. The northampton
bank is the principle sufferer.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 10.
Hon. E. X. Williams was yesterday Inaugural
ted as Governor of Neeaah. The State officers
as well as both branches of the Legislature, are
wing.
WASHINGTON, Oct. H.
The Republic publishes the following letter
| from Col. Crittenden to Att'y-Gen. Crittenden
declaring sin few minutes some fifty of us may
be shot, have been with Lopez, and you will
do me the justice to believe my motives were
good. was deceived by Lopez. He as well
as the public press, assured me that the Island
was in state of prosperous revolution. am
compelled to finish writing At o'clock will
die like man."