The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-25
From, ne IN. W Erening Star.
LATE FROM EUROPE.

BY the packet ship Sheffield, Capt Allen, we have
London papers to Nov !. and Liverpool to the 9Th,
both inclusive.
MONEY MARKET, Nov G, Evening. Transactions
Consos unmportant, but the market firm. Closing
80 TO l-S, and for account 50 Ia tot.
The elections were going on throughout France.
The friends of LATTE, the banker, calculated on his
return.
Nothing from Don Carlos. The advanced guard
of Espartero is stated to have reached Pampelnna
on the 3lst Oct.
LIVERPOOL, Monday, Nov. 6.-The cotton
market keeps up the same active spirit as last week
and the prices Of Saturday are fully supported. The
sales to-day are 5OO0bags.
TUESDAY, Nov. THE demand for cotton to-day
has been to fair extent, with steady market, and
a slight improvement on all descriptions of Ameri-
can. The operations are estimated at 3, 500 bags,
chiefly American, cd to ND per TO-
The South America packet ship arrived at Liver
pool from New York, Nov 9th.
No less than 1000 tickets had been sold for the
dinner to be given to OConnell Nov. 18th, at Stock
port. gigantic tent has been ordered up from
London.
The Dowager Lady Exmouth is dead, aged SO,
having survived the gallant Admiral, her husband,
by few years. We also see the death Of Sir David
Erskine, son Of the Earl of Buchan. He was pro
fessor at Sandhurst.
Sheridan Knowles has taken his final farewell Of
the stage. This occurred al Liverpool after playing
states at the advice of his friends, who wished him
to conine himself To his dramatic writings. The
house was crowded, and the greatest applause fol-
lowed
Il is believed al Paris, that the loss Of the French
at Constantine has been much greater than has been
given No fighting had taken place there since Oct
18th. The Arabs outside the town daily come to
market. The Princes are living at the Beys palace.
The remains of Gen. Damremont, with the heavy
artillery &c. have arrived at Guelma. There have
been no cholera cases at Bona since Oct %.
The Queen of Portugal has yet been unable 10
form ministry.
The East India Company having learned that the
Marquis Of Wellesley was in pecuniary difficulties,
presented him with E20OOO as an additional tribute
for his services while Governor of India.
The Messrs. Stephenson, at Newcastle have Just
constructed new locomotive engine, which runs
fifty miles an hour, with fifty tons of burden, and
with the tender only, EIGHTY miles an hour! What
an Express Mail thisl
ludicrous scene occurred at the Haymarket, il
Illustrative of the tenacy with which the British still
cling to the Trident of Neptune, shared in part
by their American offspring. In the scene in the
Pilot, where Long Tom Coffin is being attacked BY
British soldiers a sailor jumped out OF the pit,
scaled the orchestra and drove the sergeant and his
platoon off the stage in no time.
No less than 60 professional lawyers have obtained
seats in parliament in the late elections in England.
The OConnell Rent was to commence being col
lected on 18th Nov.
The Duke of Devonshire and his tenants carried
off the prizes ut the Lismore Agricultural ExhiSition
No wonder as all the land nearly is his.
Fifteen men and boys were killed or dreadiuily
mutilated, bya fire damp explosion near Metherton,
Worcestershire.
The London thieves now ind the rail- roads more
profitable than the steamers.
English dollhouse grapes are sold in Covent Gar
den Market London at nine pence per pound.
The new three decker being built, is called the
Victoria and is to be the largest in the navy.
The grand musical festival 10 take place at Wen
ma. Nov. 5th, in honor of the anniversary OF the
Society Of Friends of Music, was to have 2 10 SOo
performers.