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Flour and Meal. All the articles of Provisions which how come in free of duty show a corresponding in- CHARLOTTETOWN, FEBRUARY 5, 1849. crease, Upon the whole, the year which has now com- ———==_——====|menced furnishes enlarged prospects for a very consi- Later News from Rurope. derable trade in almost every branch of manufacturing Ca industry and foreign produce; and we trust that the The Steamship Canada arrived at Halifax on Setur- hopes eaperelly. ante aimed fom continusnee ef the day the 27th ult., and the Mail for this Island reached| Present activity in business will be fully realized. The town on Tuesday morning, the 30th ult. Latest. dates public treasury cannot fail to be correspondingly bene- are to the 13th. The intelligence is chiefly interesting fited when trade shall have recovered its former level. m1 2 commercial point of view: almost every branch of wade is represented as steadily, though slowly, reviving, TES CORES ~The aspect of commercial affairs,” says the European We regret to state that the hopes which were gene- Times, “during the last two weeks, has been very en-|T#lly entertained that the cholera had reached its most souraging; and, from present appearances, a good trade|@estructive limits in the British dominions have been

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during the course of the ensuing spring is anticipated. ‘The Colonial markets are in a healthy state, and prices, im most intsances, are not only firm, but have an ad- vaucing tendency. The Iron trade is also improving ; and Money continues easy, discounts being from 24 to 34 percent. The accounts from the manufacturing districta are, on the whole, of a satisfactory character.”

For the details of other British and Foreign news, which are not important, we are mainly indebted to the journal last-quoted.

REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN.

The quarterly abstraet of the Revenue up to the 5th January ig much more satisfactery than we could have anticipated under the dispiriting events of the past year. During the last quarter the duties received from foreign “orn have continued to maintain the Customs at the game favourable range as that of the October quarter, making £570,533 increase on the last three months, and £914,062 on the whole year. The Excise, on the last quarter, exhibits a trifling increase of £6279, but

falsified during the last fortnight. ‘The mortality in the London district has again reached about its previous highest range of seven weeks ago. In the provinces the mortality is still comparatively insignificant ; whilst in Scotland, especially in Glasgow, the official reports of the numbers attacked daily are upon an alarming scale. The total number of eases throughout the coun- try, from the first appearance of the malady, had reach- ed,on Wednesday, to 6506, whereof 2948 had died, 1249 had recovered, and 2819 were under treatment, or the resuilt not stated. The inhabitants of London were beginning to breathe again, after the first feeling of alarm of the cholera had eubsided, when last week this insidious fatal malady appeared in a very aggrava- ted form at the establishment for the farming of the pauper children of the metropolitan districts, at the little village of Tooting, five miles south of the Thames. About 120 children were taken ill at the first breaking out of the disorder, and the deaths have been so nume- rous that the weekly metropolitan report of deaths has been swelled from 30 the preceding week to 61, during

en the whole year the increase is no less than £1,101,-| the last week ; and the last daily report of deaths at the 334. The decrease on Stamps, Property-tax, Post-of- establishment at Tooting was no less than 16, whilst fice, and Crown Lands is, together, £150,390 on the| 14 new cases had appeared. Next week the number last three months, whilst on the items of taxes and mis-|of deaths in the weekly report will be thus considerably cellaneous receivts there is severally an increase of increased. The various parishes of London withdrew £6230 and £9963. The total leaves an increase on the their pauper children from the house at Tooting, a step quarter of £686,827, whilst on the year there is an ex-|of questionable prudence ; and the result has been that coasa of £1,533,957. This satisfactory result is parti-|the disease has appeared in Gray’s Inn-lane Hospital,

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milder weather, and yet no apparent change has taken place in the disorder. The mean temperature of las: week was 30 deg.7 min., the highest being 34 dee 2 min., and the lowest 27 deg. 1 min, The barome- trical pressure is now higher, and a good dea! of rai has fallen in the south of Eng';nd. France seems to have escaped the malady hitherto; it wonld be a fright. ful aggravation of the sufferings of the poor in Paris i: the cholera should appearin that capital. We truet that the indications of an increase of cholera reported for this publication, will assume a different aspect during the next fortnight, and that the disorder, both is London and Glaagow, wil! be contimed to the localities where it has appeared.

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DEATH OF THE EARL OF AUCKLAND.

Since our last the Admimistration has lost one of its members by the death of the Earl of Auckland, thus creating a vacancy in the office of Chief Lord of the Admiralty. His lordship, without being a brilliant genius, has received from the press the well-deserved panegyric of having been an upright and honest man both in public and private life. Several riames have been suggested to fill the vacancy, the chief of which are Lord Hatherton and Sir Francis Baring, M. P. for Portsmouth, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer: Another report has got wind in the London clubs, and has found its way to the pregs, that Sir James Graham has been offered the vacancy, with a view to bring over a large body of the Peel party to the present Govern- ment. It is said that a smali fixed duty on corn is even contemplated as the basis of this coalition, and that Lord John Russell meditates some such proposal. The Brussels journals, in giving out this extraordinary report, add that one of the reasons which induces his lordship to propose a small fixed duty for revenue is “ for the purpose of increasing the importation of grain into the Mersey "” It is needless to add that the repo:t has not received credit in any quarter. ‘There is, how ever, a general belief that Sir Robert Peel is not dis- posed to resume the cares of Government; and the ac- cession of Sir James Graham would not in the smallest degree surprise us: his talents would materially strengthen the Government. The conditions, however,

ally accounted for by a sum of £809,047, which has on the north side of London, where some of the chil-|of hie SOLA ti i a aa’ é ae . ae tran- been received during the last quarter from the China dren were received, and many deaths have ensued in enn “leet Fae ; e ie oo ° Ce oe ar- and Imprest moneys, and the Chanceller of the Exche-|that locality, besides insolated cases of children who} Fangement 18 ee ’ cE eo - Daring “ ~e quer hes thereby been enabled to meet his payments had no connection with those removed from Tooting. the Chancellorship of the - - a ae ao Sir without the issue of deficiency bills, and still retains a | In the worst part of Somersettown, a filthy locality, the ee oda will oe ss : ia 0 a Ss. Tom surplus in the Exchequer to the amount of £560,543. It' disease seems to be breaking out, anda good deal of the strong feeling evinced throughout the country for

ig the next and succeeding quarters which will test to alarm prevails. The disorder at present has been the uttermost the present financial system of the coun- limited to the humblest classes, and everything tends tury. The cessation of the Corn duties, and the termi- to prove that the disease commits its greatest ravages nation of all remittances from China, will now throw | amongst the ill-clad, poorly-fed classes of the people. the Chanceller of the Exchequer upon the ordinary! No expense or energy of purpose seems to be wanting means of income; and we hope that the recent improve-|amongst the guardians of the public health to meet mect of trade will bring substantia! results into the pub-/and counteract this frightful visitation. It ig satisfac - lic treasury, as well as into the pockets of the people, tory to add the general health of the metropolis is good ; se thatany great ill-considered fiscal changes either only 113) deaths occurred last week, against the five one way or the other may be avoided at present. In the years’ average of 1169. In the provinces the returns meantime there is a salutary improvement in the official jmuay be deemed very eer? the number being revaras of the Board of Trade. ‘The exports of our ma- | generally limited to between 5 and 10 daily throughout nufactures continue to mcrease Upon a comparison with England. In Scotland, however, the disease seems to vae corresponding month of November, 1847, and ae rapid strides, especially in Glasgow. nat —_ esa be no doubt the improvement has gone on up to the ithe cases in that city etek exceeded 150 daily, sreseat moment. During the eleven months of 1848 but during the present week the number has alarming}y tee total exports are, however, but £42,155,194 | ee On LL aanneeg op official cases were 180 in £47,345,954 in 1847, which were only about £200,000 | Glasgow, and 246 for all Coes te mare the less than 1846 It has been the trade with the conti-| Glasgow report had risen to 318, oe of whic had been

aa which has most deeply suffered during the last ten|fatal, and J12 had recovered, whilst in all Scotland, a ‘The i ts continue upon the same increased including Glasgow, the number of fresh cases was 347. sae ‘ a onal year, and the consumption of fn Beifast we are happy to add, the malady has not oda thendiia ca Tea has considerably increased inj made great progress; in the last two days reported there et ik | ; onth. The imports of Grain for the;were but 3 new cages, and nodeaths. The alterna- 7 vs hia ba 577 1,306 quarters {including 2,058,-!tions of the temperature have been extreme during the eo ‘

726 quarcers of Wheat), besides 1,403,884 eis. OF; last fortnight From a very severe cost we have —T

some extensive change in our system of taxation, the ifuture Chancellor of the Exchequer, whoever he may be, will not be allowed to repose upon s bed of roses

IRELAND.

The accounts from this part of the United Kingdom are, we regret to say, of a discouraging character; and from present appearances, the great bulk of the peassn try are likely to be subjected to privations of the direst character ere the ensuing summer sets in.

With respect to the trial of Mr. Charles Gavan Duf- fy, we have to report that judgment was given on the demurrer on the 5th January. Mr. Justice Perrin first pronounced his opinion in favour of the crown. The prisoner had demurred to the form of the indictment, and a variety of authorities hed been cited, but on con- sidering the whole of the first objection his lordship did not think it tenable. It waz, however, his opinion, that the second count contained matter “repugnant and in- sensible” on the face of it; but it had been ruled by Lord Holt, that where the first portion of a count set forth the offence with which a prisoner was charged, the latter or repugnant portion should’ not vitiete the whole count. He was of opinion that the repugnant portion only of the count should be quashed, and the

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