North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-05

By the arrival OF the packet ship Shake
speare at New York, Liverpool papers &c
Aprl e6, and London TO the Goth have
been received.
Accounts from Manchester are gloomy.
There are rumors of change OF Cabinet.
Great anxiety prevails 10 Ministerial circles,
an anxiety let, ii seems, as much by the
Queen as by any one.
Queen Victoria held levee on the 95th
nit, at which were presented Mr.. Nj. Z.
Paterson, OF New York, and Mr.. Carroll
Maclavsh, of Maryland, by Mr. Steven
son, American Minister.
FRANCE-The Ministerial question
remains in the same undecided state as al
the last advices.
r. still laier arrival from France Pa
risian papers 10 the % May have been
received. Up TO the latest dates the King
had not succeeded in forming a cabinet.
M. Gauthier, President of the Bank Of
France, was at the head OF affairs.
Nj. Theirs is becoming very unpopular,
from his opposition 10 both parties. He
Is accused Of having betrayed his friends.
and tampered with his enemies. The Mar
quis Of Damata, Soulrs eldest son, de-
tends his fathers conduct in the House Of
Peers. The King, al best, is in a most
unenvlable situation, his friends are not
strong enough to support him, and his en-
uemies are iaclious. An attempt at revolt
had been made at Paris, but was put down
without much boodshed.
p1-Mr. John Van Buren, was at Paris
and resided in the family of the American
Minister. He is exciting quite an inter-
est, and has become very popular.
Mr.. Swartwout and w. NJ. Price are
both at Paris, living in elegant style. 1t
is not true that Mr.. Price had lost large
sums by gaming.
IL DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND
The Packet Ship Opheus, Capt. Bailey,
arrived at New York on the Sist ultimo.
bringing London papers TO the 7th and
Liverpool TO the sth Of May, inclusive.
House Of Commons, May Id. Brough-
am presented petitions from Jamaica
against the bill FOR suspeEding the consltu-
ton of that Misunderstanding that he
should support the petitions when the bill
came before the house. Lord Normandy
thought he should he able to change his
lordship's views ON the subject.
House Of Common, .May, SIN the
House Of Lords message from the Queen
was hroaghi up BY Lord Melbourne. and
read by the Lord Chancellor, as follows:
Her Majesty thinks proper to acauaint
the House Of Lords. that il appears 10 Her
Majesty that the future welfare OF her sub
lects in Lower Canada viii be promoted by
an union Of the said provinces intl one pro-
vince, for the purposes of legislation, from
aud after period to be fixed bv Parlia-
ment; and Her Majesty therefore recon-
meajs the House OF Lords To consider such
as may be submitted 10 them for
Ibis purpose, Her Majesty being persuaded
that the House II Lords will combine
Cue regard FOR peace and security in those
provinces, with such provisions as shall be
conducive TO the permanent freedom and
Of her North American posses
sions. = a.,
Lord Mc4borne, in answer 10 question
rom the Duke nf Wellington, stated the ,
course be attended to pursue IN relation 10 !
his message-whica will be seen further on.
In the House OF Commons the same i
message was received and read, and order /
d 70 be taken into consideration on Men. |
lay. |,