The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-18 00:00:00

RETURN OF THE CALEDONIA STEAM-SHIP

r It will probably be in the recollection of some of our read•
ers, that, when noticing the short delay which took place in
the arrival at this port of one of the royal mail steam-ships,
from Halifax and Uoston, about twelve months since, we en-
tered into some not very unlikely speculations as to the acci-
dents which would in all probability sometimes befal our
ocean-going steamers. We stated that the most scrupulous
care could not invariably provide against every disarrange-
ment of the steering gear, which is of course liable to the same
contingencies as in our ordinary sailing vessels.
Such a casualty has unfortunately taken place. The Cale-
donia, which left Liverpool on the 4th instant, after having
been at sea seven days, and experiencing a most terrific gale,
has been obliged to put back, with sonic damage, which we
hope will prove immaterial. The following extract from a
letter of a passenger on board the Caledonia will explain the
difficulties which that noble vessel has had to encounter, as
well as the reasons which have led to the untoward event of
her return. Ti►e letter is dated of Cork, 15th February.
" For the first three days after we sailed, we got on ad-
mirably with a fair ;wind, but on the morning of the 7th the
wind chopped round, and commenced blowing very hard.
On the Sri►, the storm increased from the westward, with a
heavy head sea. It continued throughout the 9th. On the
10th, the sea was tremendous, and carried away our fore-
starboard bulwarks and ice-house ; filled the fore-cabin with
water; completely washed out the passengers, whose births
were i❑ that part of the vessel, and thoroughly saturated all
the bedding, and sprung the rudder. Part of the after-
larboard bulwarks and the hon-rail on the taffrail were
twisted off, the wheel-house damaged, and the paddle-box
partly stove in.

`• The gale continued unabated during the 11th. We had to
steer by the sails whilst endeavouring to secure the rudder
(the maim piece of which was completely twisted in the case)
by lashing chains round, passing iron bolts through it, and
fixing chains over the stern. At six, p.m., (11th) being then
in latitude 49 20, longitude 29 W,., the captain and officers
found it would not be safe to proceed on the voyage, as they
were all of opinion the rudder would not hold together for
two hours more in such a heavy sea. The captain, therefore,
put her head about for the purpose of running into this place
for repairs. Lieut. Parsons, R.N., also coincided with the
captain and officers.

" Notwithstanding all our misfortunes, I must say the
Caledonia is a most excellent sea boat, for she rode through
the whole gale like a duck. Too much praise cannot be
given to Captain Lott for his courageous and seamanlike con-
duct through the whole storm—in fact, on all occasions; and
I refer you to a series of resolutions you will see published,
drawn up by the passengers, acquitting him of all blame."
This unavoidable accident does not diminish in the least our
confidence in steam navigation across the Atlantic the
damage is merely what might have happened to the best
sailing vessels
_afloat. The machinery of the CaledOnia

has not suffered, we are informed, the slightest injury, which
certainly goes a long way to prove that a well appointed
steam-ship is equal to a sailing vessel under the worst cir-
cumstances, and greatly superior in general difficulties.
With the energy and promptitude which characterise the
agents of these steam-ships (Messrs. M`lver), we find that
the Acadia is now ready for sea, and will leave Liverpool at
two o'clock to-morrow, taking to Halifax and Boston the
mails and passengers, returned per Caledonia. We under-
stand also that an extra mail will be made up in Liverpool,
to be forwarded by the Acadia. The latter vessel was hauled
out of dock yesterday, and is now quite ready for sea.
The Caledonia, after remaining a short time in the Cove of
Cork, proceeded to this port, which she reached about seven
o'clock last night. The preceding letter succinctly conveys
to the reader the damage which she has sustained.
On the lath instant, as the Caledonia was returning to
Cork, the passengers unanimously adopted a memorial, ex-
pressive of their confidence in the seaworthiness of the
vessel, and in the skill and judgment of Captain Lott, her
commander. We subjoin the letter addressed to the cap-
tain, together with the memorial just alluded to :
" To the Directors of the British and North American

Royal Mail Steamers.
"The misfortune that caused the return of the steam-ship
" Caledonia" induced the passengers to hold a meeting to
take the circumstance into consideration.
" On the 10th instant, after a succession of adverse winds,
a severe gale met us, and such was its almost unprecedented
violence, that had it not been for the deep confidence placed
in Captain Lott and in the great strength of the ship, we
should have felt most painfully anxious for the result. A
severe blow of the sea so wrenched and disabled our rudder
that it hardly held together. Our confidence in Captain Lott
was, however, most nobly answered ; the first to discover the
misfortune, he, by prudent and effectual measures, secured
our immediate safety: it was his skill and judgment that
directed every effort; and not content with directing, he
applied his own hand to the work. The state of our rudder
defied all endeavour to repair it sufficiently to permit us to
continue our course in safety, and after many hours of severe
labour, Cap. Lott, yielding to his own conscientious opinion,
and after a consultation w►th his officers, unwillingly ordered
our return.

" We, the passengers, many of whom have been in the
frequent habit of crossing the Atlantic in these latitudes and
at all seasons, feeling that we owe our safety, under Provi-
dence, to his efforts and self-possession during the moments
of trial, and as much to his final decision to return, feel
called upon to express, in the strongest manner, our full and
implicit confidence in the skill and conduct of Captain Lott.
" We wait but the opportunity to evince this confidence by
choosing the ship under his command to convey us again
across the Atlantic.

" The passengers desirous of giving a marked expression
of their esteem, have instructed their committee to present
Captain Lott with a valuable memorial of their obligation.

"At Sea, on board the steamer CALEDONIA, Feb., 1842.
PAT. D. CALVERT, Lieut. Col. Royal Engineers, Chairman.
A. Casilli, of New York,
Win. H. Jeffery, of Canada, I
Frederick A. Lovering, of Paris, }-Committee.
Geo. P. Oxley, of Nova Scotia,
Rev. H. Warren, of Sussex, j
" Petit D. Billier, Win. Lewis Calder, Jas. A. Ha-
milton, Henry Tobias, Wm. E. Lewis, D. L. Suy-
dam, Geo. S. Soren, Wm. Haycock, E. B. Strange.
Chas. H. Harbeck, John H. Harbeck, Joseph
Broadbent, jun., John Beck, James Beck, and Louis
Delinotti, New York ; Hobert S. Tyler, Montreal;
John Gordon, H. N. Jones, Thomas W. Caw, and
J. Musson, Quebec, T. A. Sumner, Gib. H. Booth,
Wm. Munroe, Jun., James E. Little, and Frederick
Almy, Boston ; G. Blumenthal, Glasgow ; E. W.
Freon, Isaac Haywood, Robert Cooper, M. Power,
Andrew Maris, and Thomas Munroe, London ; John
Cooper, Leeds; James Cocker, Hathersage; John
I\l'Kenzie, P. E. Island ; Frederick Butterfield,
Keightley ; William Barton and G. Stacey, Sheffield ;
G. 0. Cjorter, Holland ; Wea're C. Little, Albany,
New York ; T. Bream, Richmond, Virginia ; Robert
Leslie, Virginia; James Stiff and B. B. Atterbuy,
Manchester; John Munroe, Paris • Matthew Wil-
liams and Chas. A. Linder, Philadelphia."
" On board the steamer Caledonia,
"13th February, 1842.
" To Captain E. G. Lott, of the royal mail. steam-ship,
" Caledonia.

" Dear Sir,—The committee appointed at a meeting of the
passengers in the Caledonia, on her voyage from Liverpool
to Halifax, on the 11th February, 1842, have the pleasure of
transmitting Captain Lott a memorial addressed to the
directors of the British and North American royal mail

steamships, unanimously adopted and signed by the pas-
sengers.—With the assurance of our high consideration, we
are, dear sir, your obedient servants,
" ALEX. CASTELLI.
" COMMITTEE OF PASSENGERS-
" F. A. LOVERING,
" REV. H. WARREN,
" GEO. P. OXLEY,
" WM. H. JEFFERY."
As a proof that the machinery of the Caledonia has not
sustained the slightest injury, we may mention that she came
up the river last night at full speed.

PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO CAPT. HEWITT,

OF THE BRITANNIA

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Britannia, during her last out-
ward voyage, experienced continued gales and a heavy sea.
On the 10th ult. she encountered a most terrific gale, in
which her life-boat was stove, and some trifling damage ex-
perienced. In this gale especially, as during the whole pas-
sage, Captain Hewitt won the approbation and praise of all
the passengers, for his indefatigable exertions for their com-
fort. Amongst them were the Earl of Mulgrave, who holds
the office of aid-de-camp to Sir Richard Jackson, Lieutenant-
Governor of Canada, and Charles Dickens, Esq., better
known by his literary title of " Boz." _ __ _

The 13'ritannia arrived at Boston on the 22d ult., and on
the day before a meeting of the passengers was held, Lord
Mulgrave in the chair, when resolutions were passed deter-
mining to present Captain Hewitt with a piece of plate, as a
sincere expression of their high appreciation of his nautical
skill, and of his indefatigable attention to the management
and safe conduct of the ship during a more than ordinary
tempestuous voyage. . . .

The service of plate, consisting of a pitcher, two goblets,
and a salver to match, and valued at seventy pounds, were
presented to Captain Hewitt at the Tremont Theatre, where
a great number of the gallant captain's friends were assem-
bled, by Mr. Dickens, who delivered the following address
on the occasion :

" Ladies and Gentlemen,—l am assured by your presence
here this morning, that you have become acquainted with the
nature of the welcome duty which I have to discharge, and
which is most pleasantly confided to me in a double
sense ; firstly—because it cannot fail to be gratifying to a
worthy man who has established a strong claim upon my in-
terest and esteem ; and secondly—because it affords me an
opportunity of meeting you, whom 1 have a thousand rea-
sons for loving to see, here or anywhere.

" We are most desirous to impress you with the fact that
this is very far from being an ordinary or matter of course pro-
ceeding ; that it is not a matter of form, but 'of good sound
substance ; that in presenting Captain Hewitt with these
slight and frail memorials, we are not following out a hollow
custom, but are imperfectly expressing the warmest and most
earnest feelings; beiirg well assured that with God's blessing,
we owe our safety and preservation, under circumstances of
unusual peril, to his ability, courage, and skill. You will
please to understand that these tokens on the table, are an
acknowledgment not in themselves, but in the feeling which
dictates their presentation, of many long and weary nights of
watching and fatigue ; of great exertion of body, and much
anxiety of mind; and of the prompt and efficient discharge of
arduous duties, such as do not often present themselves.

" In a word, this is anything but an extraordinary return
for really extraordinary services ; and we wish you to regard
it in that light, that our present may have a value it was in-
tended to bear, and which is far enough removed, Heaven
knows, from its intrinsic worth or beauty. Captain Hewitt,
continued Mr. Dickens, addressing that gentleman,) I am
very proud and happy to have been selected as the instrument
of conveying to you the heartfelt thanks of my fellow passen-
gers on hoard the ship entrusted to your charge, and of en-
treating your acceptance of this trifling present. The inge-
nious artists who work in silver do not always, I find, keep
their promises, even in Boston. I regret that instead of two
goblets which there should be here, there is, at present, only
one. This deficiency, hoe ever, will soon be supplied ; and
when it is. our testimonial will be, so far, complete.
" You arc a sailor, Captain Hewitt, in the truest sense of
the word ; and the devoted admiration of the ladies—God
bless them—is a sailor's first boast. I need not enlarge upon
the honour they have done you, I am sure, by their presence
here. Judging of you by myself, I am certain that the re-
collection of their beautiful faces will cheer your lonely vigils
upon the ocean for a long time to come.
" In all time to come, and in all your voyages upon the
sea, I hope you will have a thought for those who wish to
live in your memory by the help of these trifles. As they
will often connect you with the pleasures of those homes and
firesides from which they once wandered, and which, but for
you, they might never have regained ; so they trust, that you
will sometimes associate them with your hours of festive
enjoyment; and that when you drink from these cups, you
will feel that the draught is commended to your lips by
friends whose best wishes you have ; and who earnestly and
truly hope for your success, happiness, and prosperity, in all
the undertakings of your life."
Capt. Hewitt replied in the most feeling and app_ropri_ate.
terms, to the speech of Mr. Dickens, and appeared to feel
most keenly the kindness of his friends.

On Wednesday, Wombell's menagerie left Yarmouth, and
in proceeding over Rollesby-bridge the large caravan, con-
taming the elephants, partially broke down, plunging the
colossal animals in a cold bath. With the assistance of a
number of men, and twenty-eight horses, they were, after
considerable delay, again placed safely on terra firma.—Essex
Herald.

ilottrp.

FAREWELL TO CHILDHOOD

(For the Liverpool Standard.)

Farewell, farewell to childhood's rosy hours !
When sportively my youthful, gladsome mind
'Would roam, untied, through fancy's sunlit bow
And nought but beauties in my day-dreams find.

How brightly then lif_•'s clondles,; sun would shin,
Each sparkling ray diffusing hope and glee;
Unfailing joys 1 fondly thought were none;
And dressed in smiles all nature seemed to be.

Farewell to childhood !—being's blushing dawn,
Unopen'd into life's eventful day,—
Ere earthly cares and storms their veil hare tira
Athwart the scene that promised things so gay.

Ah ! why is boyhood's moon, so blithe and fair,
The harbinger of manhood's sterner noon !
And why within its bosom (loth it bear
A night whose shades must darken life so soon !

Farewell to childhood's pleasures, sweet as brief
That cheer'd with mirth and song the circling da
That chas'd far off the transient tears of grief,
And spread around contentment's grateful sway

•
Ne'er shall those pleasures strew again my way,
Or tint lire's varied scene with colours bright;
No more their charms the swelling tear shall stay
Or lend to sorrow's gloom their soothing light.

- .
Farewell to childhood's hopes ! How bright wer
Clear as the hlueerene that bounds the sky :
Lovely they were as light's ethereal ray ;
But only born, alas ! to charm and—die !

How would they kindly whisper peace and joy,
And picture pleasingly futurity !
Youth's mimic griefs and fears can ne'er destroy
The joyous hopes of mind's gay infancy.

Farewell to childhood, with its thousand charms !
Sweet as the sound of music's softest lay ;
Unhurt by sorrow's wounds or care's alarms ;
Lovely and fleeting as a summer's day !
Liverpool, Feb. 14, 1842.
•

LITE RA RY NOTICES

Ireland; its Scenery, Character, 4.c. By Mr. and Mrs. S.
C. Hall. London : How and Parsons.
' Part XVI. of this work has appeared, and fully maintains
the high character of the former numbers, both in the lite-
rary department and the illustrations. It is entirely devoted
to the first, and probably the greater, portion or a most vivid
and faithful description of Dublin ; its admirable situation;
its ancient and modern history; its public buildings and in-
stitutions ;—and no city in Great Britain, or perhaps iu the
world, is more delightfully situated in the midst of natural
beauties, or presents a greater number of objects of interest
to the tourist, the historian, or the literary lounger. The
Hill of Howth, the magnificent bay on the south of the city,
the splendid public edifices, the surrounding country replete
with every variety of landscape—from the tranquil and luxu-
riant and beautiful, to the bold, the craggy, and the sublime
—arc all depicted in the pleasing colours of reality, without
. that minuteness of detail which too frequently render the
works of less skilful travellers tedious or repulsive. Consi-
dering the magnitude of the subject, it may be said that all
that is desirable to the general reader is here conveyed by a
comparatively few masterly and effective touches of the pen.
This is especially the forte of the fair author, who, as well
as her respected companion and literary assistant, is pos-
sessed of perhaps more knowledge of the localities and man-
ners of Ireland than any writer of her day,--an advantage
which she is enabled to improve by a clearness of perception,
a correctness of taste, and an amiableness of disposition,
rarely exemplified in the sex, bright as is our national galaxy

of female intellect.
" What a glorious impression," she emphatically remarks,
" is conveyed to the eye and mind, upon approaching the
noble and beautiful buy of Dublin! It is, indeed, inexpres-
sively lovely; and on entering it after a weary voyage, the
heart bounds with enthusiasm at the sight of its capacious
bosom, enclosed by huge rocks, encompassed in turn by high
and picturesque mountains. To the south, varied into innu-
merable forms, are the Wicklow Hills ;' but nearer, rising,
as it were, out of the surface of old ocean, is the ever-green
island of Dulkey. To the north a bolder coast is commenced
by ' the Hill of Howth,' on a leading pinnacle of which stands
the most picturesque of the Irish beacons; on the other side
of the promontory is seen a village, with another lighthouse,
a martillo tower, an ancient abbey, and a calm, though now
deserted harbour—for a long period the landing-place upon
Irish ground.* And if the tourist will 'step ashore' at
Howth, he may, before he is half an hour in Ireland, visit
some of the most striking and interesting objects in the
country :—a ruined church, a very ancient castle, some dru-
idic remains, a village, dignified with the name of town,'
essentially Irish in its half-desolate character; and, standing
beside the wall that surrounds the Bailey lighthouse, he may
gaze over the wide ocean, or, looking to the right, admire
the beautiful scenery that borders Dublin Bay, and, on the
left, the famous little island called Ireland's Eye ; ' beyond
it the renowned isle of Lanibay, and, some forty miles north
of the spot on which he stands, the clearly defined and bold
outlines of the Mourne mountains.
" * Kingstown harbour has now almost superseded it."
Such is a brief specimen of our author's style, selected at
random ; but for many of a much more graphic and stirring
description we must refer to the work itself, which is more-
over rich in anecdote of Irish character. The illustrations
are exceedingly beautiful. The Boyne Obelisk, and the view
of Sackville-street, in the city, from the bridge across the
Liffey, terminating it on the south,—both engravings on
steel,—ere gems of art. The woodcuts are scarcely inferior
in execution, and the objects selected those that would most
impressively strike the visitor to the Irish capital. Amongst
these we would enumerate, Howth with its lighthouse ; the
Obelisk in honour of the landing of George IV. at Kingstown,
formerly Dunleary ; the College, from Dame-street ; the
Bank of Ireland ; the Castle ; and the Cathedral of St. Pa-
trick,—very minute and tine in execution. The reader will
find a most interesting and characteristic description of a
Dublin " Jackeen." The number also contains some cogent
remarks on the comparative treatment of Irish and English
servants, which our fair friends of " Erin's Isle " would do
well carefully to peruse. The work is one of the cheapest
and best got up that has yet issued from the modern press.

Episcopal Testimonies against the Doctrines advocated in
the " Tracts for the Times." Liverpool: Arthur New-

ling ; London : J. Hatchard and Son

There is perhaps no doctrine more prominently professed
by the members of the Puseyite schism than the profound
deference which is due to the episcopal authorities of the
church ; and how that profession has been adhered to in
practice the public are sufficiently aware. The interdiction
01 episcopal authority did not prevent the re-publication,
again and again, by Mr. Newman, of the tract No. 90, with
notes and additions, increasing infinitely its objectionable
nature ; and even nearer home we have, within the last few
weeks, had an example of the tone of deferent submission
with which the conduct of a venerable bishop has been ani-
madverted upon by the Puseyite press.

The publication of the compilation before us, containing
the testimonies of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Armagh
Dublin, and Cashel, the Bishops of London, Calcutta,
Chester, Chichester, Durham, Exeter, Gloucester, Lichfield,
Lincoln, Oxford, Ripon, and Winchester, and the Bishops
of Ohio and Virginia, is admirably timed at the present mo-
ment. The task, which we understand is by the Rev. Mr.
Townsend, Curate of St. Bride's, in this town, is ably per-
formed; and we sincerely hope that it will be attended by
that usefulness which has been the object of its reverend
author.

The Marquis of Londonderry has been appointed to the of-
fice of Lord Lieutenant of the county of Durham, in the place
of the late Duke of Cleveland.

After the St. George, from hence to Calcutta, had left the
Cape, the cook in a fit of insanity, jumped overboard, and
in the attempt to save him six others of the crew, including
Jones, the second mate. were drowned.—Bristol Gazette.
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE ELECTION.—The return of Lord
Newport is certain. His lordship will walk over. No radi-
cal dare show his face. The statements in the Shrewsbury
Chronicle of yesterday are wilful falsehoods. Thomas Whit-
more, Esq., will not offer.—Shropshire Conservative.
It is worthy of remark that her Majesty never travels by
railway.

THE WILL OP THE LATE J. WOOD.—In the Vice-Chan-
cellor's Court on Wednesday, in the cases of Helps v. Wood,
and the Corporation of Gloucester v. Wood, the sums of
£70,000 in one suit, and X-10,000 in the other. were ordered
to be paid into Court.
It is currently reported at Leith, that there is to be a high
duty laid on Russia tallow, and the holders have been busy
taking all out of bond. Every article of manufacture sent
from this country is overloaded with duties almost to prohi-
bition. A duty of ten pounds would raise the revenue more
than half a million.---Scotsman.
VESSEL RUN DOWN BY THE STEAM-SHIP Morrartcn.—
On Monday night, about half-past nine o'clock, the General
Steam Navigation Company's powerful ship Monarch, CaPt-
Frazier, arrived at Brown's Wharf, Blackwall, from
gGran-
ton-pier, near Leith, having on board the crew of a ves.li
with which thich they had come in collision during beet,
sage to London. The sailing vessel went down ; but haPp_
the crew sueceeded in getting on board the Monarch. ''',-.
have not yet ascertained- the name of the ill-fated vessel, or
the particulars of the collision.
VII dnesdsY l'il!t•
DEATH FROM A SINGULAR CAUSE.-011 - eie__., a wife
died at Ely, aged 3G, James Prior, shoemaker, 57'6
o fellow's
~,,, poor and four children to lament their loss. i'' st;ince that we
death was accelerated by so singular a circum
ar that he
.seine
cannot forbear giving it publicity. It apps for Mr. William
time since made or mended a pair of shoes
that through the shoes being too tight, d, mortification i n
Kempton, !lay Clerk of Ely Cathedral,r
ton was lame
; r been inforrne:.l that
rating the sole, Mr. Kemp .n a Corp
1n
nailian t
perfo-
rating
eetrsvil'cl an effect, that he.
it was all owing to him, it d
sued, and his life was in danger.
Pro "mad ; when death, at last.
became melancholy, then raving h
Cambridge Indepentiant.
bie....! extreme sensitiveness c f
House of Commons have resolved.
PRIVATE BILLS.— The
receive any petition for private hills
will not that no private bill he read the
that the house
ppouotraPpreiorirowdatso,ihnidseesdurffeeinrianrgksa.
a March ; and that the house will not
the 23r
billafter the 9' h
first time after _
such private _it of may..
receive any report or
addressed a letter to the Literary Gazette.
Dr. Burnes has h
after the 25th of February;
e that his brother.
slight op Sir Alexander,
holding out a ,‘ I have a letter to tl
Major Holland—a cool, calm, deliberate man,
has not perished:— ay from my bro-
ther-in-law,
and whom Sir. A.
.13. called his alter ego dated Bombay,
and in which he holds out more strongly the toil-
th hope that Sir A. B. has escaped, and is in the keep-
inglioneconcealment of the Kussilbashes
and - , and who,believe,
I
are friends of Post Mahomed, and may have protected him."
Dec. 31,
CARTHAGENA--PaDers received from Carthagena, dated.
27th of December, 1841, mention the decisive victory gai:.ed
by the Government squadron and the English brig of war
Charybdis over the rebels. After a battle which lasted le.s
than 40 minutes in the Zispata-roads, thewhole of the rei,et
fleet, which consisted of a brig and 'I
t
five go_e_as, was tajaqi.
This is, no doubt, the termination of the affair alluded t).
on Saturday last.
under the commandof
The cause of the English brig Char; lulus
Captain 1., all active
part in the affair, seenai to have been an insult offered to the
English brig Jane Sarah by the rebels. Mompos, the princi-
pal'`ecn-incy, taking •
town on the Magdalena, between Carthagena and Bogota,
had returned to allegiance.

d. '!'he meet
erwhelming it

hich tt

ng was most unanimous in
n numbers, and breathed sen-
revival of the hostility
id the ultimate dismemberment of

Southern States

Union

The Irish address, signed by O'Connell, Father Mathew,
and 60,001) other Irishmen, to the Irish residents in the

:hem to espouse the anti-

slavery cause, was read by the chairman with great applause,
and resolutions of thanks returned. Four thousand persons

3e at the meeting

The arrival of Lord Ashburton is anxiously looked for, and
whilst some of the press are disposed to look at the matter
with a prejudiced eye, others anticipate the most favourable
results from his mission.
A. correspondent of the Boston Atlas of 11th Jan. gives a
tory about the recovery of the crown jewels, which
len from the Patent Office at Washington.
am-ship Forth, Captain Fayrer, arrived

at the Balize on the 19th January, and after sending her mail
and passengers up to New Orleans, proceeded on her voyage
the 20th, to Tampico and Vera Cruz.
The second West India royal mail steamer Solway arrived
Barbados after a passage of seventeen days from England.
The right of search was still freely discussed.
A motion was made on the 25th ult., in the House of Re-
Mr. John Quincy Adams with the
ght of peti-

Mu contended for by the Southern
,ed is the right to present peti-
of the federal union, and arises out
le anti.slavery party.. Mr. Adams
and eloquent defence, after which the

ntrary to the rt
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exert:

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proceed

adjourned

A long and excited debate followed on the succeeding
days, which those of our countrymen interested in the ques-
tion of slavery in the United States will do well to peruse.
On the 31st the house came to a vote upon a modified mo-
tion, upon which the southern party were defeated. Up to
the latest dates, however, the question remained still under

Colt's trial for the murder of Mr. Adams, had
ted, and the prisoner, having made a minute confes-

John C

in of his guilt, was found guilty of murder.
Mr. Dixon, a member of the senate, expired on the 29th
, and seems to be much regretted.
he money market appears to continue tolerably firm. The
s at the stock board on the 31st ult. were to a moderate
The sales in exchange for the packet had been
n London from 7,1 a 81, chiefly at 81. The news
Britannia had the effect of producing an improve-
e stocks; but the rise had not been
es were above those of the previous
,er Britannia, stimulated the cotton mar-
d sales were for a short time brisk at a trifling ad-
The market, however, subsequently declined. The
lis not large. The prices of flour, throughout
from 5 to 61 dollars per barrel. A decline

n prices was looked foi

The Gerard Bank at Philadelphia stopped payment on the
th, and caused great sensation in that city. A run took

Banliof Pennsylvania on the Ist, but the bank

was able to redeem its notes up to the time of closing, though
the crowd of people around the paying teller was immense
the whole day. The stock, in consequence of the failure of
the Gerard Bank fell from 75 to 45. A convention of twelve
of the banks had been held, at which it was resolved for the
future that each bank should pay out its own notes ; and
that they settle balances weekly or oftener; the debtor in-
stitutions were to pay up in specie or specie funds, or by
the transfer of good bills receivable, not having more than 90
days to run.