Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-06-28
TELEGRAPH.
THE GREAT WESTERN.
VERY LATE FRO Il ENGLAND.

The GREAl WESl ERTN.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
The steam ship Great Western arrived
at New York on Sunday morning at Brls-
toll, having sailed from that port on the
evening Of the Cd inst and consequently
made her trip in IA days. The passage from
New York to Bristol was made in four
teen days, and without accident.
The Sirius arrived at Cork on the 18th
of May, and as she sailed from New York
on the afternoon of the first, she reports
eighteen days passage.
Tine Great Western brings London pa
pers to the LIST of June, Liverpool to the
Cd, and Paris to the Goth May.
1t was exactly sixty-nine days on Mon
day since the Great Western started from
Bristol on her first trip to this country.
Thus in but little more than 3 months
she has crossed the Atlantic three times.
No less than four new companies have
been formed in London for steam naviga-
tion across the Atlantic. Measures of the
like nature were i'll progress also in Ireland
A meeting of merchants and ship own
ers was held at Liverpool on the Odd of
May, at which it was resolved to form a
joint stock steam navigation company, to
facilitate the intercourse between that port
and New York The proposed capital of
the company is E2OO,O 900 pounds, to be d.
vided into the shares of E1O0.
1t is announced in the Liverpool papers
that the City of Dublin company are also
preparing to share in the competition Of
transatlantic navigation.
The Jupiter IA sailed from Cork for
Canada on the 25th Of May. having on
board the ed royal fusileers, completedto
600 rank and file, and commanded by
1t Col Ross.
A dreadful murder, very similar in its
circumstances to that of Helen Jewett was
committed in London on the night OF May
25th The murderer had not been discov-
cred, but the man with whom the girl lived
was arrested on suspicion. The affair
caused great excitement.
The ceIebratedsP Prince Talleyrand died
on the 10th of May.
A new expedition to the Arctic seas was
on the point of sailing. Scientific men
have been appointed by the kings of Swe-
den and Denmark to accompany the expe-
dition.
The British and American Steam Navi-
cation Company's new boat, the British
Queen was launched on the Oath. She is
1862 tons burthen, her engines of 500
horse power. On the Sunday previous to
the launch, she was visited by over fifty
thousand people.
The directors Of the Great Western
steam ship Company have passed resolu-
ton that another great steam vessel be I'm
mediately commenced, which IS to be call
ed The City of New York.
In the House Of Commons on the 22d,
the following resolution was adopted by a
majority of three votes. "That it is the
opinion of this House that Negro Appren-
ticeship in the British Colonies should i'm
mediately cease and determine" But on
the 28th, the House passed two resolutions,
as an amendment to the resolution OF the
god, setting forth that it isl not advisable to
adopt any proceeding to give effect to that
resolution" but no means should be omit
ted to secure the negro population Their
privileges under previous acts. The ma
iority for the amendment was 70. Conse-
quently the bill for the immediate abolition
Of slavery will not pass.
DEATH OF FRINGE TALLEYRAND.
Events of really greater moment are in
stantly forgotten or dismissed at the news
that Prince Talleyrand .breathed his last on
the evening Of the 18th. He had been out
in his carriage on the previous Sunday;
but a slight sore produced anthrax. or gan
creme, and he was thus carried off in bis
S4,hyear. He had for some time written
and addressed to the Pope retraction Of
Ills conducts at the famous ceremony
Of the Federation, where he for
got his episcopal ordination, and conde-
seconded to bless that ceremony. He recei
vad a 'uion, extreme junction, and died in
the peace Of the catholic church; although
the Archbishop Of Paris to whom the
Prince had sent copy of his letter TO the
Pope, kept aloof from his bedside. King
Louis Philippe, however. visited the death
Ned of the veteran statesman, whose res
Net for etiqette and courtly ideas was
nASifest even in his dying moments.
ne ersisted IN presenting to the king all
who Sppened to be with him and had not