The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-13
From The Nsv York Commercial Advertiser.
BY THE ROYAL WILLIAM.
TWELVE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND

We have just received our files of English papers
by the steamer Royal William, Capt. SWANSON
Our London dates are to the 10Th September and
Liverpool to the Goth inclusive, the day on which
Captain s. took his departure.
The very late hour of her arrival makes il impos-
sbe for to give any thing like full summary of
the intelligence. We have endeavored TO give the
leading items.
The Royal William has over sixty passengers
She was short of water and fuel For some time
before she came in she had TO burn every spare ari
Gle that could be found-spars, casks, planks, &c.
The steam packet Liverpool will positively leave
Liverpool on the 10Th instant.
We find no political news of very great mpor-
lance. The recent movements Of our collector in
the matter OF the duties silks had reached Lon
don and caused some excitement in the commercial
circles.
BRITlsH PoRTs OPEN For FOREIGN GRAN.-The
Spectator Of September Is, says scarcity of food
is now experienced by The bulk of the English peo
Pile Yesterday the average price having reached
lbs. and fraction foreign corn was offered as duty
free, the duty paid being only shilling per quarter.
II is stated that upward of million of quarters of
continental wheat, in addition to the previous stock,
have arrived in London within these few days"
Yet II appears from the Mark Lane report Of the
Courier, that there had been good demand for all
descriptions, and shilling per quarter in advance
had been obtained on the rates of Monday the 10Th.
The Manchester Guardian of the 10Th Of Septem-
Der, has the following:
Release of Bonded Grain at Liverpool On the
first day Of the duty at Is per quarter, coming into
operation at Liverpool this Of duty paid at
that port on less than GA 1888 quarters of wheat,
and on 32,993 barrels of -four.
The Spanish cabinet has at last fallen to pieces,
in consequence of Oraa's defeat, and the failure to
procure new loan. The Duke de Frias has come
In as the head of a new ministry. II was supposed
that Tacon would be appointed TO the war depart
ment. s... r..
The intelligence was received in London on the
l9ih, that Espartero had retreated from before Es-
and that CaFliStS
Bilboa
The Emperor of Austria has proclaimed gene
raj amnesty for political offences, on his coronation
as King of Lombardy.
The Swiss Diet has postponed to the lst of Octo-
Der the consideration of The final demand for the
expulsion of Louis Bonaparte.
Mr.. O'Connel has commenced publishing a new
series of agatng letters TO the people OF Ireland.
The steamer Farfrashire, from Hull to Dundee
was lost in gale on the Ferne Islands; all the pas
sengers, twenty-five in number, persisted, save one,
and the captain and len of the crew were also drown
ed. Many of the passengers were ladies.
The London and Bennington railway is finally
completed. The distance ran in four hours and
a quarter
There was to be great radical meeting in Lon
don on the l7lh The Herald says that il was a
complete failure, the number present being only five
or six thousand, instead Of the two hundred thousand
calculated upon.
Letters in some of the French papers saw that the
Swiss cantons are making military preparations 10
resist the demand of France for the expulsion Of
Louis Bonaparte-or rather, the consequences of
refusal.
Letters from Egypt say that the long warfare be-
tween the Pacha and the rebelious Druses in Syria
has been terminated by arrangement, the Druses
submitting and giving hostages. They state also
that the Pacha has consented TO pay the arrears of
tribute to the Sultan.
The London papers announce the death Of Mrs.
Charles Kemble.
A new treaty Of commerce has been negotiated
between Great Britain and Turkey.
The King Of Belgium was still in London Sept.
18th On that day he was present with Queen
Victoria at a grand review at Windsor.
The Hollando -Belgic question appears to remain
in aatn quo. ,.
Gen. Ayde, OF the royal artillery, died suddenly
at Woolwch, on the 18th of September