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From the N. O. Picayune 13 th inst.
Later from Mexico*
We received last evening from a friend in
Mobile a file of the Arco Iris, of Vera Cruz,
coming down to the 26th of August—five or
six days later than we have received. The
news contained in them is of a character so
uninteresting that we shall quickly dispose of
it.
We see no allusion in the papers to Paredes
or any of his projects. Nor are any other
revolutionary designs mentioned —now that
the Maz&tlan insurrection is suppressed —save
the project of the Sierra Madre republic.
The anniversary of the battle of Churubus
co, the 20th of August, was to have beeu cele
brated in the city of Mexico with appropriate
ceremonies. The Battalion of Independence,
which was engaged in that bloody affair was
to leave the city the night previous and bivouac
upon the battle field, and the next day return
with the mortal remains of those who fell in the
action. The National Palace was to be draped
in mourning, the national flag to be at half mast,
and the citizens generally called upon to take
part in the funeral ceremonies over the vic
tims of the bloody conflict, whose remains
were to be deposited in the cemetery ol fcsanta
Paula.
Preparations are already making in Mexico
for a grand public funeral on the Bth of Feb
ruary next for Col. Balderas, who fell gallant
ly in the battle of Molino del Rey.
The Siglo XIX. complains of the frequency
and audacity with which robberies are still com
mitted in the city. They take place in the mid
dle of the day and in the heart of the city.
The Mexicans at last appear to be arousing
at the prospect of a descent upon Tampico
and Vera Cruz from the United States. The
Area Iris alludes to the subject with the bitter
est feeling, and treats the protext of rendering
assistance to the Vera Cruzanos to achieve
their liberties with utter scorn.
The press of the capital complains that Con
gress, though apparently busy with various
projects brought before it, accomplishes noth
ing; that it gives itself up to barren discus
sions. A bill was before it providing that the
pronunciados of Guanajuato should be tried be
fore the ordinary tribunals, and not by martial
law. The Government opposed the bill, but it
passed to a second reading by a vote of 40 to
38.
The insurrections promoted in the south of
the State of Mexico have been brought to an
end by the influence of Alvarez.
Gen. Urreahas made a protest to the Gov
ernment of his unalterable fidelity, and denied
that he ever lent himself to the views of the
piratical insurgents of Mazatlan.
A grand banquet was given in the city of
Mexico on the 15th ult. by those companies of
the National Guard composed of foreigners.
Many people of note were present, and the ut
most hilarity prevailed. Peace and prosperi
ty to the country were the reigning toasts.
The Haytien Troubles. —The Boston
Traveller gives the following account of the
news brought by the Pacific from Jeremie, to
the 23d August, briefly referred to yesterday;
“ The President had got back to Port an
Prince from his tour of bloodshed. Nothing
farther was known of his proceedings at that
place, as the monthly mail which should
have arrived before Captain G. left was
stopped, and it was thence inferred that there
was trouble there. The French Consul, it
was said, had written a letter to President
Soulouque, to the effect that the further exe
cution of political prisoners must stop, on the
penalty of an immediate commencement of
hostilities by the French Government, and that
the Consul had sent to the French Admiral at
Martinique for a frigate, which was expected
at Port an Prince. The prisoners left in the
jails at Jeremie, after the late executions, have
all been tried; three were sentenced to four
years imprisonment, and the remainder lib
erated. but were ordered to report themselves
at the Government quarters a twice a day If
one attempts to escape, the rest are to be re
imprisoned. One of the prisoners sentenced
to reimprisonment, made his escape on board
the Prcifie, and which his son, arrived at this
port His name is Detroper, a merchant of
Jeremie.
“The brig Draco, from Boston, had arrived
at Port au Prince. The cargo of the Draco
was partly consigned to Chassagne, the Hay
tien merchant, who had been sentenced to
death by the President, but as yet escaped by
paying large sums of money to Government.
“ No American man-of-war had yet made its
appearnce at any of the ports of the island,
notwithstanding the promise of the Navy De
partment that vessels should be sent to that
quarter.”
The National Convention of Colored men.
in session at Cleveland, Ohio, during two or
three days of last week, was to devise plans for
the melioration of the condition of the African
race in the United States. The Herald says
that its proceedings were temperate, decorous,
and harmonious. On the second day a discus
sion of marked interest took place, on a resolu
tion declaring menial services degrading to the
blacks as a class, and recommending all to seek
employment in agricultural, mechanical, mer
cantile, and professional avocations.
Taking a Shower Bath.— Doctor. —Well,
how did your wife manage her shower bath,
deacon ?
Deacon.—She had real good luck. Madame
Moody told her how she managed. She said
she had a large oil silk cap, with a i.upe to it,
like a fireman’s, that came all over her should
ers and—
Doctor.—She’s a fool for her pains—that’s
not the way.
Deacon.—So my wife thought.
Doctor.—Your wife did nothing of the sort,
I hope.
Deacon.—Oh, no, Doctor, she used an urn
brilly.
Doctor. What, used an umbrella; what
the mischief goo J did the shower bath do her?
Deacon.—She said she felt belter. Her
clothes wern't wet a mite. She sot under the
u mbrilly for half an hour, till all the water trick
led off, and said ’twas cool and delightful, and
just like a leetle shower bath in summer. Then
she took her things and rubbed herself for half
an hour arter.
Nutmeg Tree. —The Nutmeg tree flourish
es in Singapore near the Equator. It is raised
from the nut in nurseries, where it remains till
the fifth year, when it puts forth its blossoms
and shows its sex. It is then set out perma
nently. The trees are placed thirty feet apart,
diamond order—a male tree in the centre. —
They begin to bear in the eighth year, increas
ing lor many years, and they pay a large profit.
There is no nutmeg season. Every day in the
year shows buds blossoms, and fruit, in every
stage ofthe growth to maturity. The ripe fruit
is singularly brilliant. The shell is glossy and
black, and the mace it exposes when it bursts,
is of bright scarlet, making the tree one of the
most beautiful objects of the vegetable world.
|y Thomas Flynn, the actor, died a few
days ago in the New York Hospital.
Chtcmitle emir Sentinel.
AUGUSTA, GA:
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT 19, 1848.
WHIG NOMINATIONS.
For President of tne United States •
ZACHARY TAYLOR,
OF LOUISIANA.
For Vice-President :
MILLARD FILLMORE,
OF NEW-YORK.
For-Representative from the Bth District:
HON. ROBERT TOOMBS.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Electors for the State at Large.
Dr. Wm. Terrell, j Seaton Grantland.
Electors for the Districts.
Ist. Hamilt’n Sharpe sth Warren Akin,
2d. W.H. Crawford, 6th Asbury Hull,
3d. A. W. Redding, 7th Y. P. King,
4th Wm. Moseley, Bth G. Stapleton,
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
Ist. Thos. B. King, # sth. Jas. M. Calhoun,
2d. Jas. S. Calhoun, 6th. Jas. W. Harris,
3d. Allen F. Owen, 7th. A. H. Stephens.
4th. J.N. Williamson, Btb. Robert Toombs,
Mr. Polk’s Treason — Rejoicing. —The
rejoicing of the great Abolition organ, the “Na
tional Era,” over Mr. Polk’s treason to the
South and her institutions, by his assent to the
Oregon Bill with the Wilmot Proviso, is not
at all surprising. It is to them a complete tri
urapk-over the South, obtained 100 through
the treachery of a Southern man to his plight
ed faith. They claim it as a “precedent” upon
which they rely with confidence, to exclude
slavery from all territory—and well may they
so claim it. Let Southern men read it, and
determine what reliance is to be placed upon
the pledges of the Democratic President Polk
or candidate Cass, to guard the institutions of
the South whenever they conflict with the in
terests of the party. Mr. Cass in his letter to
R. S. Wilson, as the reader has seen, repudia
ted his pledge to the Wilmot Proviso men,
and abandoned for the time the principles of a
whole life, because, as he declared, the Demo
cratic party would be prostrated if the Wilmot
Proviso passed. Whatguarantee have South
ern men that he will not sacrifice the South
without a minute’s hesitation if he should ima
gine that the interest of the Democratic
party required it? None—none whatever.
Ou the contrary, his whole life aftbrds abun
dant evidence of his vascillating, time-serving,
servile subserviency to party. But we are di
gressing—read, we beseech you, the rejoicings
of the Abolition organ :
“This triumph is more gratifying and decisive,
when it is considered that it is the deliberate vote of
the Federal Gov eminent upon all the absurd doc
trines recently broached concerning the want of pow
er in Congress to legislate for the Territories , and
to prohibit slavery in them by positive law— that after
a discussion extensive, thorough, elaborate, running
irregularly through a session of eight months and a
half, the policy of the founders of the government,
and the principles of 1776, in the face of the most
formidable opposition, have been reaffirmed, and one
more precedent, most conclusive in its character ,
has been added to the long list in maintenance of
the power and duty of Congress to exclude slavery
from United States Territories
Hon. J. E. Reiser--A Democratic Wit
ness.
The distinguished services which this promi
nent citizen of Alabamais rendering in the cause
of Taylor and Fillmore in that Slate, are wor
thy of all praise. Mr. Belser is a native of S.
Carolina, who severalyears since, became a citi
zen of Alabama, has represented the latter State
in Congress with distinguished ability, and has
long been among the most prominent demo
crats of that State. Like many other distin
guished democrats of the South, he prefers his
country and his own native South and her in
stitutions to party, and therefore, has espoused
the cause of “ Old Rough and Ready” with
great zeal, and is bearing aloft his standard
wherever he goes. At a recent meeting ofthe
people in Abbeville, Henry co., Ala., he made
one of his powerful and convincing speeches,
a sketch of which we find in the Eufaula Shield,
and which we commend to the careful con
sideration of every democratic voter who may
see it:
The Hon. James E. Belser, ofMontgomery, was an
nounced, and the enthusiastic shout which announced,
and the enthusiastic shout which greeted him from the
assembled multitude, was loud and long, and we doubt
not sent terror into the hearts of our parti/.an opponents
who favored us with their presence. Mr, Belser ably
and eloquently defended old Zack from the charge's
which had been heaped upon him by his revilers, and
most successfully defended his course in yielding to
the old hero his support. He showed, conclusively,
that Gen. Cass was not worthy the confidence of the
South—that he was opposed to them upon several of
the principles embodied in the old issues which have
heretofore divided the two parties in the country
and that, consequently, as a democrat, he could not
support him upon principle. He contended, however
that the old issues of Bank, Tariff, Distribution, &,<■.*
were out of the canvass, and that as a Southern man
he felt it to be his duty to support Gen. Taylor, be
cause he confided in his honesty, his patriotism and
his ability, while he had no confidence in Gen. Cass
as a politician, and believed him unsound upon the
consiitutional rights of the South,
He alluded to the inconsistency of the Cass party
of the South, in objecting to General Taylor for re
fusing to give pledges, while they do not hesitate to
support Gen. Cass who is opposed to slavery, and
make no objection to Gen. Butler, whose opinions
are unknown. In speaking of Fillmore, Mr. Belser
said there was much in his character to commend
him to the favorable consideration of his fellow-citi
zens, Prom a poor, dependent boy, he had risen by
his own exertions to eminence and distinction as a
statesman, and that the views expressed by him in
his late letter upon the subject of slavery, placed him
upon the ground laid down in the seventh resolution
of the Baltimore Convention, with which the South
ern Cass men professed to be fully satisfied. He no
ticed the error Mr. Polk had committed in approving
the Oregon bill with the Wilmot Proviso attached
and denounced him in such terms as became a South
erner and patriot. Said Mr. Belser, “1 voted for Mr.
Polk and have sustained his Administration, but if I
can get forgiveness, I’ll repent and do so no more.”
Speaking of Mr. Polk’s base desertion of the South
in the hour of her need, he predicted that the day
would come when he would call unon the rocks and
mountains to fall upon and hide him from the face of
an indignant and outraged people. He alluded to
the fact that while Mr. Hilliard was denounced from
one end of this District to the other, by the party
which sets itself up as exclusively the friends of the
South, tor voting for Mr. Winthrop for Speaker, be
cause he had at a previous session introduced this
very Proviso to the Oregon Bill,—yet no word of de
nunciation was hurled by these gentlemen at Mr.
Polk who had sanctioned this Proviso but a few
short weeks since, —upon this subject they were as
silent as the grave.
Mr. Belser commented at considerable length uuon the
miscalled compromise bill of the Senate-he insisted
that it was no compromise at all, but a complete and
entire surrendering of the rights of the South intoth®
hands of the Supreme Court, which would be com
pelled, under the law, to decide the question against
us, and declared that the day was not distant when
those Southern men who opposed that bill would be
bailed as benefactors of their race. We took no
notes of Mr. Belser’s speech and do not pretend to
give more than a faint outline of what be said on
that interesting occasion. He occupied the stand
about two hours and was attentively listened to and
enthusiastically applauded throughout by the audi
ence.
Mr. Witnesses*
Although we are quite satisfied that no in
telligent Southern man who is capable of form
ing an unbiassed opinion, believes the charge of
the democratic organs and demagogues , that
“Mr. Fillmore is an abolitionist,” yet as we
happen to be able to introduce to the stand two
Southern Democrats, men of distinguished
character and abilities, both of whom served
with Mr. Fillmore in Congress, as witnesses
to disprove the charge, we avail ourselves of
their testimony. We allude to the Hon. James
E. Belser of Alabama, and the Hon. Francis
Mallory of Virginia. They are both men
of unquestioned veracity and high probity, and
are both personally acquainted with Mr. Fill
more, having served with him in Congress.
Without further preface, therefore, we invite
the reader’s attention to the sketch of Mr. Bel
ser’s Speech at Abbeville,Alabama, in another
column, and then we beg leave to call his at
tention to the following extract from a letter of
Mr. Mallory addressed to the Norfolk Herald.
in reply to some strictures in the Norfolk Ar
gus, on a speech he recently delivered, in
which he says :
“In giving my testimony in favor of Mr.
Fillmore, I certainly did not claim to be his in*
timate personal friend—l spoke only of scenes
of which I was an eye-witness, and of a man
w hose words and acts on that floor I had at
tentively observed. Ido not believe him to
be an abolitionist—and I am prepared with
proof that will satisfy any candid man that this
charge is utterly groundless. In denouncing
the fraud attempted to be played off by the
Cass party, in suppressing one of the Ather
ton resolutions for which Mr. Fillmore voted,
and which covers the whole ground, I express
ly excepted the editor of the Argus from any
intention to deceive his readers, though the em
asculated copy ou which my remarks were
based, was cut from his paper where itappear
ed as extracted from the Enquirer—l believed
and hoped that this mutilated record, like the
article which calls forth this reply, was not the
work of a gentleman of his refined taste and
dignified manners, but of some scavenger of
the party who hopes to receive showers of gold
in return for the dirt he may fling at a political
adversary. For the masses of both parties,
believing them honest, I entertain all proper
respect; but justice at the hands of a partisan
was never ‘dreamed of in my philosophy.’ ”
“The citizens of Wilcox county (Ala.) are reques
ted to meet at Camden ou the first Monday in Octo
ber to adopt measures to erect a cotton factory.”
The above paragraph, which we find in the
Mobile Tribune, indicates that the people of
Wilcox county are being aroused to their true
interest. Wilcox is the heart of the cotton
growing region of that State and contains much
wealth, which if directed with prudence in the
erection of manufactories cannot fail to be pro
ductive of the most happy results upon the in
terests and happiness of th 3 people. We
should rejoice to see a eimiliar movement in
every county in Georgia within or contiguous
to the cotton growing region.
New'York Politics. —The Whigs of New
York have nominated Hamilton Fish as their
candidate for Governor, and probably Charles
H. Carroll for Lieut. Governor.
The Free Soilers and Liberty men united
and nominated Hon. John A. Dix fur Govern
or, Seth M. Gates for Lieutenant Governor,
and Charles A. Wheaton for Canal Commis
sioner. State Electors —Robert Emmett, New
York; James Wadsworth, Livingston.
Henry Clay. —The Natchez Courier of the
Bth inst., says :
A letter from this distinguished statesman
was received in town, a few days since. In it,
he stated that he would cordially support Gen.
Taylor, and expressed surprise that any one
could have thought for an instant that he would
take any otner course. We trust that this
statement will cause all those of the opposition
who have been pretending that Mr. Clay would
nolsupport Gen Taylor, to hold their tongues.
ty The New Brunswick (N. J.) Times, one
of the oldest Democratic journals in New Jer
sey, has hauled down the banner of Cass and
Butler and run up Van Bureii and Adams.
Illinois in Danger. —The Chicago Democrat,
a Cass and Butler paper, says: “It cannot be
denied that there is a considerable defection
from the Democratic party in this city, and that
Gen. Cass will not receive so large a majority
as we have formerly given at the Presidential
elections.”
An Indignant Cass Man. —The Ohio Plain
dealer has had its indignation thoroughly
aroused by the publication of Gen. Cass’ letter
to Judge Wilson, which we published some
days ago. Alluding to the Judge, he says:
“ There is not a gibbet in Michigan high enough to
hang such a vile wretch. Send him to Ohio, where
‘ Tall oaks from little acorns grow,’
and tho Buckeyes will honor him with an elevation
which he cannot get at home.”
From the Charleston Courier, of IBth inst.
On Saturday evening we received a despatch
statingthat Mr. Clay had written a letter to
some person or persons in the city ofN. York,
in which he makes the declaration that he wili
not allow his name to be used as a candidate
in the ensuing election for President, as by so
doing the action of the Whig party would be
distracted.
Second Despatch*
Yesterday we learned jelegraphically, that at
the meeting of the Stockholders of the South
ern Telegraph Company, held at Washington,
Daniel Griffin was elected President, Amos
Kendall Treasurer, and George Wood, Secre
tary.
The Campaign in Ohio.— The Columbus
Journal assures ns that “the thing is being
done in the Stale of Ohio,” and that” we shall
shortly have nothing more to complain of in
regard to the apathy of the Whigs, who are
coming up to the work and lending their ener
gies to secure a thorough organization.
The Convention at Mount Vernon, on Satur
day week, to hear Mr. Corwin is pronounced
the largest ever held in Knox county; and the
gathering at Wooster is described to have been
tremendous. The people poured in from all
quarters, and for two hours and a half Mr.
Corwin electrified the multitude with his elo
quence.
He was at Massillon on the following Tues
day in council with at least five thousand peo
ple. Here, too, great enthusiasm marked their
proceedings.
Merchants Paying up,— The New York
Tribune says: “We are gratified to be able to
announce that Messrs. Pillot & Leßarbiere, a
highly respectable French house, which went
down in the storm of tho French revolution,
have paid all their liabilities, and show a very
large surplus remaining. Messrs. Fox & Liv
ingston also, we understand, will pay every dol
lar of the claims against them,' ”
FURTHER INTELLIGENCE BY
THE EUROPA.
Correspondence of the Commercial Advertiser.
London, September 1, 1848.
The first paragraph of this letter must be in
relation to
France and Her Refugees,
since the most Curious circumstance of the pre
sent week has been the arrival in London of
M. Louis Blanc. Exactly six months after his
own expulsion Louis Philippe has the satisfac-
such it may be called, of seeing the man
upon whose theories the revolution was pro
fessedly based, compelled to follow him in his
exile. The flight, too, is not a precautionary
one, as in the case of the king, but an absolute
escape from the law. Your Paris correspon
dence will inform you that on a motion in the
National Assembly to prosecute Louis Blanc
for having been implicated in the disturbances
of the 15th of May last, when the Assembly was
invaded by the mob, the votes were 504 for the
prosecution and 252 against it, and that in a
similarqu estion as regards Caussidiere the votes
were 477 against 209—a result which was to be
followed by their arrest, but that purpose they }
baffled by their immediate disappearance.— j
You will also learn that against Caussidiere a
vote was demanded, pronouncing him to have
been concerned in the insurrection of June,
which would have had the effect of delivering
him oyer to a council of war, but that this was
negatived by a majority of 88, the votes against
him being 370 and those in his favor 458. The
circumstance, however, plainly shows that he
is the man who is regarded as the prime an
archist, and that his life w r as consequently in no
small jeopardy. Whether his escape has been
as complete as that ofLouis Blanc is not known,
as we have heard nothing ofhim in London.
Louis Blanc, by a letter to the Journal des De
6a/sandthe Reforme contrived to give his ad
versaries a parting word and a hint that another
chance may yet turnup for him. His flight,
he says, is merely a icithdrawal “the better to
protest against a state of siege and the empire
of force.” When the “day of trial” shall arrive
he promises to be present once again.
While the game of hunting down the men
who fixed the “eternal” principles of the Feb
ruary revolution is going on, we are also in
structed by another ludicrous phase of the na
tional mind of France. The same papers
which announce that 2735 insurgents have al
ready been shipped off, while 190 have been
ordered for trial by Court Martial, and which
likewise print the protest of the French edi
tors against the entire suppression of the liber
ty of the press, contain an account of the re
vised draught of the proposed constitution, the
preamble of which is seriously to declare that
“ France, by adopting the republican form of
government, has assumed, in the face of the
world, the initiative of progress and civiliza
tion.” If the “adoption” of this or that form
of government could change the nature of an
entire race there might be some philanthropy
in this announcement, but after what vve have
seen lately vve had better wait a short time be
fore acceding implicitly to its truth. Perhaps
at the end of six months Cavaignac may be in
a position to report upon it with an experience
as profound as that with which Louis Blanc
can now report upon the fate of his announce
ment, that the principle of association was to
spread from France and to regenerate man
kind.
Ireland.
The proposed visit of Lord John Russell to
Dublin has of course been a subject of much
comment, and it has been currently represent
ed that his main object is to ascertain the ex
pediency of bribing the Roman Catholic clergy
by a state endowment. Widely as this crotch
et is entertained by our conservatives, I can
still hardly believe they will be rnad enough to
attempt to carry it out. Should they do so it
will prove the most effective blow the Estab
lished Church in this country has yet received.
Germany*
In the Frankfort Assembly the question of
the separation of Church and Stale is now un
der discussion and is expected to be carried.
Another important motion under consideratiou
in that body is one from M. Eisenmann, against
permitting Austria to carry out her plan of
fusing the various nationalities of the empire
into a central legislature at Vienna. The sepa
rate nations ruled by Austria should, it is con
tended, seek their central representation in the
federal government alone, the great object
being the construction of a German and not of
an Austrian family. It is also proposed by M.
Eisenmann that representations should be made
by the Assembly to Austria in favor of the
Hungarians in their contest with the Croats.
Ihe Hungarians have expressed themselves
desirous of German unity, but the Croats are
anxious for the old despotism, and many of the
German liberals suspect that they have conse
quently the sympathies of the'Emperor on
their side.
No new obstacles have actually arisen to re
tard the consolidation of the central Govern
ment, but at the same time the difficulties to be
overcome still present themselves in unditnin
ished magnitude. It is also reported that Bava
ria is not only indisposed to promote the move
ment, but that she is intriguing with Russia
against it. I must not quit the subject of Ger
many without mentioning that two more revo
lutions have to be added to the European list.
They have been conducted, however, in a very
orderly and proper manner. The free cities
of Frankfort and Hamburgh had hitherto been
respectively governed by a very close and con
servative body of Senators; but the citizens
having protested against the continuance of
this state of things, the functionaries have taken
warning and have granted popular assemblies
and all the usual requisites of the age.
Berlin*
At Berlin the ohief event has been the intro
duction of a proposed Jaw to regulate public
meetings, and to define their legitimate bounda
ries. The provisions of the measure appear
to be suited to a well ordered city, and are
analogous to those of our own riot act. All
open air meetings and processions require the
leave of the police, and this is similar to the
practice although not precisely the law in Eng
land, since the police here have the right to
disperse any crowd which they may deem cal
culated to cause inconvenience or obstruction.
According to the proposed law at Berlin arm
ed meetings are absolutely forbidden, and force
may be used in any case if crowds refuse to
separate after the third summons. The pen
alties to be enforced are all of a moderate kind.
Austria ami Italy*
It is understood that Austria has referred the
Italian question to the central Government at
Frankfort, and that she has intimated to France
and England her readiness to avail herself of
their mediation should the Frankfort Assembly
not be able to effect an adjustment before the
conclusion of the existing armistice. Mean
while strong doubts continue to be entertained
of the movements of France, The army of the
Alps now amounts to 60,000 men, and its in
fantry is composed of the regiments which have
served in Algeria, and are doubtless panting to
renew their peculiar modes of furthering the
causa of civilization and promoting the glory
of thek nation. On the other hand the Aus
trians, although they are believed to be willing
to accede to any reasonable arrangement, such
as the surrender of Lombardy and the reten
tion of the Venetian kingdom, are certainly not
prepared to submit to any thing like dictation.
They are also indisposed to regard France with
deference, from a consciousness of her present
degraded position, with a divided population,
only kept from tearing each other to pieces by
a military despotism. The Imperial and Royal
Gazette of Milan, published of course under
Radetzky’s own eyes, says that the Italians have
nothing to expect from France, whose form of
Government is neither secure nor stable.
“ We should direct our attention,” adds that
journal. “ to a new order of things, calculated
to found, in Europe, the association of kings
and nations on a broad basis of mutual guaran
ties, securing to all peace and tranquility.”
Among tne various conjectures as to the
mode in which the Lombard question may bo
settled, that of converting the province into a
Grand Duchy, like Tuscany, has been promi
nently put forward, and the Duke of Leuchten
burg, the son of Eugene Beauharnais, who
married some time back a Russian Princess,
has been named as an eligible ruler. Another
suggestion is that a Prince of the house of
Austria should be nominated, who should at
the same time be wholly independent of Aus
trian control. The chance of the King of Sar
dinia is. however, still uppermost, since it is by
a fusion with Piedmont that a steady govern
ment and permanent quietness would seem to
have the best chance of being obtained.
Other Countries*
From other parts of Europe there is nothing
of importance. In Spain arrests are constantly
taking place, and the existence of the Govern
ment evidently depends upon the vigilance and
remorselessness with which it pursues its sys
tern. That it is one which must eventually fail
is plain enough. In Belgium, owing to uncer
tainties regardingthe harvest and an apprehen
sion that prices may be permanently raised by
some purchases of wheal, which have lately
j been made on English account, a decree has
[ been issued extending the time for the admis-
I sion of breadstuff's and dried provisions at a
nominal duty until the 31st of December next.
At Naples, the Government still show their
teeth against the Sicilians, but are afraid to bite.
With a French and English fleet watching their
movements, the recommencement of hostilities
is out of the question, and as a Neapolitan
plenipotentiary is now in London, an adjust
ment may be considered pretty certain. The
Duke of Genoa (son of Charles Albert) is said
to have declined the proffered throne of Sicily,
in which case there may yet be a chance for a
son of the King of Naples, notwithstanding the
decree passed by the parliament at Palermo ex
cluding him and his dynasty “ forever.”
This latter contingency, however, must cer
tainly, when we look at the wretched conduct
of that monarch, be regarded as a remote one.
In Russia all continues quiet, and a report
which was last week circulated, of a revolution
at St. Petersburg!), appears to have had its ori
gin in the circumstance of a levy of men, re
cently ordered by the Emperor, having offend
ed the nobles, who bad shown a disposition to
protest against the enforcement of it. With re
gard to Schleswig-Holstein a temporary ar
rangementis at length definitely announced, an
armistice having been signed, to continue in
force until the Ist of March, 1849.
Domestic Legislation—New Loan of £2,-
000,000.
Parliament is to be prorogued on the sth
inst., after the longest session on record. The
most important of its transactions during the
week have been the final passing of the bill for
the establishment of diplomatic relations with
Rome, and the closing announcement of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer as to his financial
wants for the remainder of the year. His state
ment was in conformity with what had been an
ticipated, and the country has consequently
been informed that a new loan to the amount
of £2,000,000 will be necessary.
I need hardly say that upon our stock mar
ket an issue to the proposed extent will be
wholly without any perceptible effect. Unfor
tunately we have got into that state in which
the terrible magnitude of our expenditure serves
as a plea, for nor, being particular in making
“small” additions to it. The interest on the
loan will merely amount to between £OO,OOO
and £70,000, and what is that upon an expen
diture which, including poor rates, county rates
and general taxation, amounts to upward of
£70,000.000?
The Ocean Monarch*
You will observe that the total number ol
passengers and crew on boad this vessel is as
certained to have been 396, of whom 218 have
been saved and 178 are missing. The subscrip
tions on their behalf already amount to about
£2,200. The Captains of the Cambria and
of the Orion steam vessels, who were supposed
to have passed the burning ship without a de
sire to render assistance, have conclusively
shown that they could not have gone there with
out placing their own passengers in imminent
peril, which would have been wholly unjustifi
able, as they were ignorant of her being an
emigrant ship, and the assistance near her was
such as would have been ample under all ordi
nary circumstances. The Cambria had 200
persons on board. She is, as your readers will
be aware, a local steamer, and not the Cambria
belonging to the Cunard American line.
The Cholera*
The Cholera continues its approach, but the
accounts seem less severe and little panic is
felt upon the subject. The French Govern
ment have appointed a medical commission, to
apply themselves to the discovery of means to
prevent and mitigate the disease. The British
Homoeopathic Association in London have is
sued a circular, showing the comparative re
sults in this disorder of the homoeopathic and
allopathic methods of treatment, from statistics
collected in 1831-32.
The Weather and Commercial Prospects,
At the commencement of the week a consid
erable improvement look place in the weather,
and for the first time for a long period two or
three consecutive days passed over without
any heavy rain. Yesterday every body in
London imagined that the season was about to
take up, but in the afternoon one of the most
tremendous storms of thunder, lightning and
rain suddenly came on and continued for about
three hours. To-day again the weather is fine
and the glass high, but after the experience of
yesterday it would hardly be safe to rely upon
its continuance.
I have often mentioned that, whatever may
be the accounts of the potato rot, it is impossi
ble to found any ‘definite calculations upon
them, since the disease is so capricious in its
manifestations that I should never be surprised
at reports of utter ruin one week being follow
ed by accounts of general recovery in the next.
Something of this sort has actually been shown
already, from the effect of a day or two’s ces
sation of rain, since the statement from Ireland
this morning is that the failure is “only partial”
and that in many quarters good hopes are now
entertained where a little while back the crops
were given up as wholly lost. Still I do not
place any more reliance upon this than upon
the hopeless tales by which it was preceded.
The safe view to be taken is, I think, that,
looking at the crops generally, there will be a
deficiency, such as to lead to a considerable im
portation at remunerative prices, but not to
warrant any inordinate speculation. From
the continent the accounts are very favorable,
and therefore we shall possess abundant sources
of supply, which even if our deficiency should
prove greater than it threatens, would altogeth
er preclude the possibility of any permanently
high price being reached. On Monday last
there was a rise in our wheat market of 2s. to
3s. per quarter for old wheat, while new wheat
in consequence of its bad condition, experi
enced a fall to that extent. On Wednesday
there was a reaction of Is. in the price of old
wheat, and to-day. (Friday) a further fall has
thrown the price entirely back to the level of
last week. Consols at last date were 86. They
are now 85J. Spectator.
Another fatal Casualty at Sea.—Loss of the
Cosmopolitan. —On Sunday last a dreadful col
lision took place, about thirty miles the other
side of Holyhead, between the American ship
St. Lawrence, Capt. Brown, and the Cosmo
politan, Capt. Maxwell, of this port. The St.
Lawrence was bound hence for New York,
with passengers; and the Cosmopolitan, which
belongs to the house with which the Mayor,
T. B. Horstall, Esq. is connected, was bound
for Africa. The effect of the collision was so
dreadful that the Cosmopolitan immeuiately
sunk. One man fel 1 overboard and was drown
ed. The remainder of the crew got on board
the St. Lawrence, and were landed at Kings
town by the St. Lawrence, which vessel is still
at that port. The crew of the Cosmopolitan
arrived here on Tuesday morning, in the Pnn-
M ,°f narCh ’ Uis «»ela,,cholyfofind
that he is himself a great loser by another i
casualty, also attended by loss of life
5f Smith’s Times, Sept. 2 llmtr
The Grain Trade.
. From the London Skipping and Mercantile Gn
zette , Sept. 1. u ~
The improvement which has taken place in
the weather since our last has already had ff
effect of, in some measure, allaying the a PDr l e
hensions, so prevalent last week, in regard in
the future supply of food. That considerable
damage was done by the long continued wet
cannot be questioned, but we hope that the mis
chief may not prove so serious as to cause anv
real scarcity. As far as the grain crops are
concerned, the quality has been more affected
by the inauspicious weather than the quantity
and the great falling off will, we fear, be in the
article of potatoes, but even there the generally
good yield to the acre may in some measure
compensate for the loss by the disease, and we
still hope that the country may be spared the
misfortune of high prices.
A good deal of grain has been got in during
the last few days, in better condition than that
previously carried; and in the later districts,
where cutting was not commenced nntil after
the cessation of the rain, the harvest would, if
we should have settled weather during the
month, turn out much better than was at one
time supposed, and on the whole we are not
disposed to take a desponding view of the fu
ture. The advices received this week from
Ireland speak more favorably of the potatoes
than previous accounts; the disease is, it ap
pears, not spreading so fast as many apprehend
ed would have been the case. The markets in
all parts of the island were meanwhile beiri"-
abundantly supplied, and Indian corn had con
sequently met with comparatively little atten
tion.
At Mark-lane the wheat trade has maintained
■ a firm tone. On Monday there was still a (mod
deal of excitement, and though this has since
subsided, there has been no reaction in prices
i There was a good show of wheat from Essex
and Kent, on Monday, consisting principally
of nevv, which having been mostly harvested
■ during the wet weather, the samples were in
' wretched condition. To show how various
■ was the quality, we have only to state that there
was a difference of 20s. to 255. per qr., between
the values of the best and the worst parcels,
1 some of the inferior sorts bailiff offered at 425.
to 455., while the finest dry parcels of Essex
white were held at 655. to 68s. per qr. In old
wheat a tolerable extent of business was done
at prices 2s. to 3s. per qr. above those current
on that day se’nnight. Since then the disposi
tion to buy has evidently decreased, and some
difficulty has been experienced in realising the
terms current in the beginning of the week.
The transactions in foreign wheat were not
1 extensive on Monday, but the business done
was at an advance of 2s. perqr. On Wednes
day this enhancement was scarcely maintained,
r and this morning purchases might, in some in
t stances, have been made on rather easier terras.
There was more bonded wheat offering to-day,
. and less disposition to speculate, but holders
3 were not generally inclined to take lower pri
. ces. In the value of flour no change has oc
, enrred since last week. Barley of home
3 growth has come very sparingly to hand, and
r the arrivals from abroad have been moderate ;
! the upward movement in price has.consequent
) ly, continued, and all kinds of barley may be
. quoted Is, to 2s. per quarter higher than on
3 Monday week.
C Ireland.
Lord John Russell set off for Dublin on the
31st of August.
A large number of young unmarried females
1 are emigrating to Australia, under government
■ patronage and partly at its expense.
e Nearly six thousand persons are daily receiv
* ing relief from the “Union” (poor house) of
1 Kilkenny alone.
1 The special commission for the trial of Smith
* O’Brien and others is not yet issued. The2slh
* of September is now spoken of.
Several additional arrests have been made.
■ Among others the President of the Mitcbe'l
1 club, (Mr. Justice Supple, ofTralee.) and Mr.
T. F. Gabbett, Os the latter it is said:
1 He is a Limerick man, and a relation of Mrs.
1 S. O’Brien, whose family name is Gabbett.
■ He is said latterly to have lived in America,
| from whence he has recently arrived <u Wex
* ford, where he was arrested. Correspondence
1 establishing complicity with the insurrection
ists, and a considerable sum of money have, it
is said, been found upon him.
3 |||The Fermoy (Savings Bank has suspended
3 payments.
The country continues to enjoy quiet and
3 nothing creates apprehension for the present
5 save the harvest.
j The Fugitives. —Mr. Dillon, it is now gem
i. erally admitted, is in France, though at first the
. announcement was supposed to be a ruse,
j Mr. O’Gorman and Mr, Doheny are also sup
s posed to have escaped. Mr. Magee is said to
have passed to the continent through Scotland,
and Mr. Devin Reilly to have got away from
* Balbriggan, a little town on the coast, 16 miles
. North of Dublin, in a fishing boat, whence he
got on board the steamer from Drogheda to
r Liverpool. Another account states that he
t embarked openly from Dublin for Liverpool,
i dressed as a groom, and having a led horse
) with him.
I The auction of Mr. Duffy’s furniture, books,
| &c. commenced to-day. All Mr. Dillon’s
t movables were disposed of yesterday.
. All the vessels of war have been withdrawn
f from Waterford, except the Rhadainantbua
[ and Driver, a sure sign that the authorities ap
prehend no danger from a revival of the insur
r rectionary spirit in that quarter.
The Prusso Danish War.
1 Accounts were received in London on the
| Ist instant, that an armistice was signed at Ma!-
‘ mo on the 26th of August, which is to last till the
Ist of March, 1849 and that it had been sent to
Berlin for ratification.
France.
I The most immediately important intelligence
i from Paris is that pointing to the probability ot
r war on account of Italy. A letter Irom Paris,
dated August 31, says :
The news this morning is rather warlike-
The answer of the Austrian Government is
1 not considered satisfactory. The following is,
according to a communication inserted in the
’ Presse, the answer of the Baron de IV esse a
-1 berg, in presence of Lord Ponsonby, to 'ho
’ French charge d’Affaires, according to the
dispatch of the latter, dated 23d inst.:
“The Imperial Government considers the
mediation proposed by France and Grea
j Britain to be a new and powerful guaran.ee
for the maintenance of general peace ; n 1
; sensible of the good offices offered by these
f great powers; but it is its duty to let tie
know the hope conceived by the Cabinet ol
Vienna of arriving at a more prompt condu
-1 sion of peace by means of the direct negoMr
; lions opened with the King Charles Alter..
The “communication” which is
intended to explain and alleviate the
f the reply upon the French republic, conta
the following: , . . ,i 10
r “ Baron de Wessenberg then invite re .
representatives of France and England t
> sieve him for the moment from discussing .
. them the basis of the offered med.anon,
* he had received from Marshal Rad \ ■
, details as to the progress oMlie n * C ase
- opened with the King ot toardim ,
. the negotiation should become
, termination, all other discus- words,
superfluous and of no use. In me lhe
, the Cabinet of Vienna hasnot rei
I Anglo-French mediation, as ha.
i ed. It reserves to itself so
liberty of negotiating directly , ec <iurs’>
■ Charles Albert, leaving open to ise w , ai „ons
to the Anglo-French mediation, w
of which remain to be 3xai “‘ p e hat* 0,1 110
The following is from tne
subject of the reply of Austri . beCO oae the
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