The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-10-01
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN.

arrived NJ view Y DIRK, on the SUtli ult BRING
ing London and Liverpool papers up to the
morning Of Sept Sd. The general complex
ion of the news is very unfavorable. The Brit
ish Queen brought out 200 passengers, including
servants, and the passage money and freight bill
is estimated at $4,000.
From about the 10th of August to the 3Oth
the weather was generally fine, and the prices
OF readstutfs was declining. On Saturday the
Dist, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, when the
British Queen sailed, the weather was stormy
and cold, and she had similar weather for some
days afterwards.
CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY.
The Queen held u Court and Privy Council
ut Buckingham palace. on MondaY;the Goth of
August;
The Right Hon. T. S. Rice had an audience
OF her Majesty, and resigned his seal of office as
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. +. Barring, by command OF the Queen,
was sworn rs member of the PrvY Council,
and took bis seat at the Board. Mr. Barring also
received the seal Of office, and had the honor
to kiss hands on being appointed Chancellor of
the EXcheQuer.
Mr. Il. Gordon, of the InIa Boarl, is appoint
ell under Secretary of the Treasury, in the place
OF, Mr. i. Barring.
Her Majesty having been please to appoint
! the Duke OF Sutherland to be Lord Lieutenant
ofShorpshre, his grace took The oahs appointed
to be taken thereupon.
On the 20h Lord Howich rendered his re.
signatron to her Majesty as Secretary OF War,
and the resignation was accepted
In consequence Of this movements MIR G.
Wood relation of Lord IIowcl, resigned the
Office of under secretary of the admiralty.
The Globe of Aug. 3Oh,announres on author
| ity, that the Marquis of Normandy will leave
the Colonial Office for the Home Depart ncnt,
and thar Lord john Russell retires from the
! Home Office, and will succeed the Marquis Of
! ri al NI,,, Hl,,r
ing Post, of September 81, contains a column
of very severe remarks upon this Interchange
Of offices
NEW GOVERNOR OF CANADA.
Another Court and Privy Council was held
on the 28th, at which Nir Richard Loor She'll
was, hy the command of the Queen, sworn by
her Mnj"stys most hon. privy council, and took
his place at the board.--Her Majesty having
been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. G. p.
Thompson, Capt GeneralEand Governor IN Chief
OF the Canadas, the right hon. gentleman took
The usual oahs appointed to be taken 10y the
Governors OF her Mnesty's colonies.
The Right Hon. H. Lubouchcre received The
appointment of President Of the Committee Of
Council, appointment of the President of The
Commit,ee Of Council, appointed for the con
ogn plantations. Her Majesty was also pleased
to appoint The Right Hon. II. L. Shell Vice Pres
ident of the Board of Trade.
LATE FROM CANTON.
! AT Canton affairs remained in the same unsat /
isGnctorv state. Foreigners were still prisoners,
and business, of course at an end, at all events
| for the present. All communication between
| Canton and Macao had been cut Off and the
Ships wero lying IN Macao Roads, waiting the
result Of the Commissioners proceedings.
IMPORTANT FROM TIE EAST
The Morning Post of September ID. contains
the following important annuncinion from the
TURKISH EMBASSY.
Saturday Morning, Oh. 45m. A. NJ.
| Sir-l am directed by our Secretary to give
you, the following substance of "A despatch re-
ceived 10y special courier from Paris, where 1t
arrived by telegraph:--
1.-THE French officer who was commissioned
TO claim the Turkish fleet, in the nauc of the
! five. great Powers, has received !. flat refusal
from Mehemet Ali, unless all his exorbitant de
rnands nre complied with, and the expenses he
has been pu, too betrayed by the SULTAN
have only to say that our worst anticipalons
are realized. In haste, your most ohetient SER
want, =. NASSIMON.
The french and English 1aet, according to
advices Trieste, of August 18th, were at anchor
off the Dnrdanelles, and number of English
ships of the line were Oh their way to Teuedos,
to reinforce Admiral Stoptord's suua,lrons, ulrca
dy consisting of ten slips of TIE line.
The head quarters OF the Turkish army were
still in MaIatia, and those of the Egyptian AT
Marasch, where lbrahm Pacha was at the la
test dates
lHE w AK IN ClRCASSlA.
1t is stated from COnstnn,iuople, Aug. 7, that
severe battle had taken place in Circussa in
which the Russians, as usual were victorious,
but not without having paid dearly for their vic
tory.
The Russians had lost ship Of The line and
two trigates, by severe stoIm, on The coast Of
Crcnssn.
SURRENDER OF DON CARLOS.
We can only call the attention Of our readers
to the rutuor which will he found under our
city head, dated two O'Clock to the effect that
Don Carlos had surrendered to Esparter and that
Mnrato has Joined his force TO those Of his legit
innate sovereign, the Queen OF Spain.
Another r'imor current is that Don Carlos
has surrendered to Lord John Hay, and claim-
ed the protection of the British flag.
In either case the war in Spain is necessarily
at end.
PROPAGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
The British Parliament was prorogued by her
Majesty IN person the eth Of Aug. The
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