Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-07-08
burg will commence her trips between
the foot of the rapids, Buffalo and De-
troit in few weeks.
FOREIGN NEWS.

Inc packet snip independence arrived
at New York on Sunday, from Liver
pool, bringing papers to the 24th of May.
There does not appear to be much news,
except that of commercial character,
which will be found under the appropri-
ate heads. The papers are filled with
sspeculatlons respectign the business af-
fairs of Great Britain and the United
States, but, we perceive nothing which
throws any light upon the subject which
can lead US out of our present embarass-
ments. We copy most of our extracts
from the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. All the other papers in that city
attempt to give a political cast to the
facts they state.--Boston Courier.
The House of Commons was engaged
on May 22d. upon the government plan
for the application and regulation Of
church rates &c. The debate was to be
resumed the next night. The budget
was expected to be brought forward on
the Goth.
On the 10Th, the House was engaged
upon the several bills introduced by
Lord John Russell, to diminish the num-
Der Of crimes punishable with death. MI.
Ewart moved TO abolish that punishment
for all crimes except that Of murder.
The motion was second by Mr.. Hume,
and supported by Mr.. Buxton, DR.. Bow
ring, Mr.. O'Connel, and others, and op-
posed by Lord John Russell, and attor-
ney and solicitor'general. Lord John Rus
sell stated the object of government to
be, to limit the punishment of death to Of
fences against person and life. His bills
proposed to repeal the punishment of
death.in 81 out of 81 offences to which
it is applied in the existing code. He
looked forward to the possibility of abol-
ishing it altogether, but thought it was
best to proceed gradually. Mr.. Ewart's
was lost by bare majority, the vote be-
ing for the motion 10 against 73. The
House then went into committee on the
bill, as brought forward by Lord John
Russell, and the preamble was agreed to
1O2, to 40. The bill was TO be taken up
next week.
On the same day, on the passage of
railroad bills, clause prohibiting trav-
ell there upon Sunday, was negatived
bv vote of hundred and fifteen to
eighty three.
The subject of an internatio nal copy
right, and the protection of authors gen.
erallv, was brought forward on the 18th,
by Mr.. Sargent Talfourd, who obtained
leave to bring bill upon the subject.
The honorable gentleman admitted that
foreign authors were by no means cer-
tain Of protection in England, but hoped
that something would be done to make
them so, especially as the subject had
been brought forward in the American
Congress.
The conference between the two
H ouses Of Parliament had resulted in a
concurrence by the Lords in the Canadian
resolutions.
The following houses in Liverpool
have failed wv Abingdon, Holt & Co.,
Walsh & Hudson, Phel lps, James u Co.,
Haggerty & Jerdien, Malcomson, Bell
& Co.
Mr.. G. Thompson's private bank at
Appleby, England has stopped payment.
it had been in operation for forty years.
1t is stated positively in the London
papers of the 23d, that the directors OF
the Bank of England have resolved to
give no farther aid to the American and
\ East India houses--at present,
The King was suffering from an attack
of asthma that embarrassment ofthe
breath of which his brother died. 1t was
hoped, however, that he would be well
enough to obviate the necessity of post
poning the grand ball at that place, on the
oath, in celebration Of the Princess Vic
toria's birth day. The Queen was con-
valescent.
There was grand masquerade at the
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,on the night O
, of the 22d, in honor of the Princess Vic
: toria's birth day, Of course, although the
birthday was not until two days alter
4 at which " a well known histrionic from
New York, dressed as jockey, was thu
admiration of the room, He sustained
{ his psrtadmirably, and kept upthe mirtI
: and good-humor of the night for man.
r hours" This could not be Mr.. Forest
!. we presume; and therefore we presum
;. that it could be Mr.. Jim Crow.
u The bankruptcy of Madame Vestri
) has already been announced on this sid
Of the water. One of the London paper
saws that some of her admirers on tn
J. Stock Exchange raised in few hour
3. the sum Of 5OOOl, (nearly $25,OOO) )whlc
"a will he ,presented to her as soon as til