Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-22
Sale of sound Res,denccg

AS an evidence OF the growing prosperity of Will
mlngon, summer residences on The ea-board. conye
nient TO the town, have within the last few wears ma
terially advanced in value. We learn that one hun
dred acres Of Sound land, with two story dwelling
and necessary out buildings, lately disposed of by
Daniel Y. Shine, Esq, al $50 per acre. DR.. w. A.
Berry becoming the purchaser. The distance from
town is about seven and half miles The facilities
afforded on the Sound for fishing. boat sailing. gun
ming. &c, together with the pure sea air. make these
locations invaluable TO the comfort of our citizens du
ring the hot summer months. And as our town grows
IN population, summer residences on the sound con-
venlent to business, must become more valuable
E.atcr from Europe.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The steamer Arctic, with
Liverpool dates to the 9Th inst, arrived New York
to-day. She brings go passengers.
The Europa reached Liverpool on the 4th
Cotton had improved, bat advces by the Europa
caused a depression /; yet the market closed steady
Sales for three days amounted 10 80 900 bales-Snec
ulators and exporters taking 900 baes-fair Up
lands 64i. Wheat firm, al an advance of Id Corn
and Flour are in good request at firm sales of
Canal Flour at 20s. 6; Philadelphia 2ls. 81. Sales
of yellow Corn at 3ls. Cd.
Consos closed at par.
The American packet ship Mobile, Capt. Fauber.
bound to New Orleans, from Liverpool. was wrecked
off Liverpool on the goth nit. Only nine persons
kossuth is living privately in London. His Secre-
tary has been expelled from Malta
The potatoe crop in Ireland is said 10 be an average
one.
1t is rumored al Paris that a split in the French
Ministry had occurred on the question Of an immediate
proclamation of the Empire.
SCARCITY OF SILVER CoIN,-The scarcity Of silver
coin is subject of general complaint all over the
country. In Washington city money dealers are SELL
ing silver change at 81 per cent. and much OF it, too,
old and half worn Spanish coin, not worth, in fact,
two-thirds of lis nominal value. \ similar scarcity
of silver coin exists in Europe, and the London Times,
of the 9th ult, says:
sit is with much difficulty that the bankers in the
city and West End can obtain silver currency 10 any
amount, either at the Bank of England or the Royal
Mint, TO accommodate their correspondents in the
different parts Of the United RipGdom with silver Coin
age At Birmingham, Manchester Liverpool and
other large commercial towns, the demand at the va
rious banks for silver is great, that they
bic to supply parties with than 100 10 g2OO, as
not only is vast quantity being shipped off flo Australia
and India, but the demands for silver bullion and
specie for France, Belgium, Holland, Hamburg, and
the continent, also very extensive The conse-
quence of this immence call for silver. it appears
that the authorities at the mint intend having con-
siderable amount Immediately coined into specie, and
likewise gold currency of half sovereigns ard sover-
eigns. for the convenience of emgrans, who placed
in great difficulties from the want of a small circulating
medium in exchange for their gold"