Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-07-13
LATER FROM ENGLAND.

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The ship Parthenoo, Capt. Thomas,
has arrived at the port of Boston from
Liverpool, whence she sailed Sunday
May 2Sth.
BY this arrival, Messrs TopliHf have
received London papers TO May 26th
and Liverpool to the 9th, two days la
ter than our last former advices. The
papers however contain scarcely any
thing OF interest to an American rea-
der. They are principally taken up in
describing the celebration, fetes, illumi-
nations, Of the 9th. on the occasion Of
the Princess Victoria's birth day, and
her reaching her 18th year. which is
her majority. AS she is he;ress pre-
sumptive to the British throne and realm,
the ministers are making arrangement
for allowing her an outfit and establish
ment suited TO her exalted destination
now that she has become of age. Ii lie
supposed that the subject will be imme-
diateiy brought before Parliament
bill for the abolition of the church
rates was read a second time on the 25th,
and carried by ma jority of FIVE only,
which was considered SO small ajori-
ty for the ministerial measure. as 10 a
mount 10 an indication that the present
administration was near its end; il had
even been currently reported, that Lord
Melbourne had rendered his resignation,
but this was afterwards contradicted.
The latest Paris papers are almost en-
tirely taken up with accounts ofthe pre-
parations for the approaching nuptials
ofthe Duke of Orleans
ho l.
signed.
The Queens Generals had obtained a
series OF successes in the North OF Spain.
The notice of the money market in
the London Times of the Goth offers no.
thing interesting. No business doing.
There was an abundance of money at the
Stock Exchange, aud the usual difficulty
IN producing the right securities for it.
They had not heard of the suspension of
specie payments by the American banks.
The letters from Liverpool spoke rather
more favourably of the state of business
there; but they observe, that without
some improVem eut in the prices of cot
ton the large holders would experience
considerable difficulty in meeting their
obligations.
The latest letters from the manufac-
turing districts were ON the whole more
satisfactory.
The Liverpool Chronicle savs:-" 1t
is a curious fact that the East India Cot
ton has been sold in Liverpool during
the last week for expectation to Canton.
At the present prices it costs less to send
1t from England to China, than from In.
dial"
Thirty seven gentlemen sang the fol-
lowing song under the window Of the
Princess Victorias bedchamber at Ken
sington Palace on the evening ofthe 25th
Of May
Wake, Royal maiden, from soft repose.
AS Zephyr awakes the unfolding rose
SO we, like the bsrds of the ulden day,
would greet thee with music and minstrel
Jay.
Oh, fear not our numbers shall break on thy
slumbers,
To sing OF the graces that smiled ON ,hy
birth;
More fragrantly breathing, the flowers W o
are wreathing
Shall emblem thy virtues aud garland thy
worth.
Like vision wrapt sage,
Fancy pierces the gloom
Vi Times distant page,
y" HiCD my Oeeu' snail iiume
And though years may pass ere The tablet Of
fame
Shall be bright with the records that bIazon
thy name,
Yet Britannia, prophetic, beholds the proud
day,
When the sceptre of freedom Victoria shall
sway;
The vision is bright as her own natal day
Awake, rose OF England! and smile on
our lay.
A Christian Missionary has recently
suffered martyrdom in China He was
confined in an iron cage, in which he
could neither stand or lie, and portions
OF his flesh were daily torn off with red
hot pincers
The German papers announce the
death of his Highness the Landgrave
Frederick of Hesse CasseI, at Frankfort
aged 90.
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