The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-24

pleasure of hearing that the packet steam
Ship Liverpool was in the lower bay, and
about s o'clock our faithful news collector
was at our elbow with our bag Of papers.
Our London dates are TO the evening of
September 20, and Liverpool to the 2lst,
with the latest commercial adyices from
ahe various ports of England and the Con-
sGnent.
il GREAT BRITAIN.
& Elections were in progress, or had Ia
ken place, in several parts OF the king
dom. At Manchester, Sir George MUIR
sfay, the Tory candidate, was defeated by
u majority of 265. At Cambridge, Mr..
Gibson, the liberal candidate, was unsuc-
eessful. Mr.. Wyse, liberal, was elected
~ Waterford, without opposition. Also,
Dir. Shiel, reelected, at Tipperary.
& The frigate Pique sailed from Ports.
mouth, for Quebec, the 18th September,
having on board Mr.. Poulett Thomson
send suite, and Sir Richard Jackson and
lbs suite.
" The Marquis Of Iias;rlgs has published
N very long commune on, fortified by
j lters, extracts, and other documents, dis
losing all the facts relating to the calum-
upon his sister. IL discloses nothing
i interest that was not known before, ex-
ept that the Marquis had challenged Lord
31elbourne. The blame of the affair seems
% be thrown pretty clearly on Lady Port.
ban and Sir James Clark.
4 The Government had Instituted an IN
1aiiry into the conduct Of the Birmingham
during the riots. The In,esti-
kanon commenced On the 18th of Sept.
4 The London papers announce the death
u the Earl Of Lauderdale, in the elst year
his age.
d A young woman named Margaret Moves
kiled herself on the 10Th of september,
D leaping from the top Of the Monument.
"a course she was dashed TO pieces. Pc
enniary distress and apprehension were the
esuses, as supposed. Only one other IN.
sfancc Of suicide IN this manner has &C
curred il was in 1910, when q diamond
merchan, named Levi threw himself from
thc top Of the Monument, and was shat
tered 10 fragments.
Mr.. O'LonneIl was 10 retirement al
nrrynahe, arranging his measures for a
ffssh repeal agitation.
II The King and Queen Of Belgium left
INndon FOR thcir own kingdom On the goth
Stp,omber. Their VISIT does not appear
81 have resulted IN any arrangement Tor
II marriage of Queen Nictorla--at least,
M papers make no alluslon % any such
Gent.
L The uncertainty iha, hung over the state
III the Eaglsh harvest when the BRUSH
Queen left England Is not entirely rcmo,.
NJ by the arrival Of the Liverpool. The
ueaihes had been extensively unlalorable,
~ It Is not 10 be concealed that the tone
81 the adslces IS adverse to the cypccta-
fion eyon Of an average crop but still there
pa room for hope. In ireland however
D. question was considered settled. The
Drops there, Of gram, as well a. Of pota.
Pc, we're unquestionably Ear below the
4scage. The weather had been fatal 10
D. potatoes.
i Cotton was a shade lower than al our
Enmer adsices, and confidence was felt that
i had n reached its minimum.
4 We REGRET TO learn that bills 10 large
tInoun, drawn by the United States Bank,
had been protested in France; but Il will
b. seen that an arrangement had been
nbade for their payment.
4 The National Convention ofthe hartists
vas formally dissolved on Sept. IA.
s. The tournament at Eglntoun Castle,
after alt, ended brilliantly. The sun, IN
D. week succeeding the rams, came oat
b. ght, and the pageant was attended by
about 10000 spectators. Mr.. Jeniug.
BAN was slightly wounded in the wrist.
H. the previous sword.6ghia on foot, Prince
LOUIS Napoleon exhibited great skill.
About 400 sat doan to the banquet. Lord
Egintouu made a speech, hoping these
pageants would be renewed. II was r..
eclycd with great applause. The Marquis
oil Waterford, It Is said, Will gave the next
q The Bank Of England gave no assistance
whatever to Mr. Jaudon, agent Of the nj.
I'D States Bank, IN his arrangements with
D. house OF Rothschld, to lquldate the
bills dishonorcd by Houingue. & Co. at
Pads.
v The Liverpool Mail Of the 2lst has
xnyage article on the United States Bank,
NJ. Biddle, and American planters and
merchants.
"a The Liverpool brings out, besides her
full complement Of 81 passengers, 60 ca
g. Of figured silks, each valued at { 200
"a total Of 100000 in silks alone.
The unexpected arrival Of large quantl-
tic Of specie from the United States had
produced a favorable effect on the aspect
of our fiscal relations with England.
The expectation Of the precious metals
from the port of London, for the week
Ending on Sept. 4. was Gold, in bars, TO
Edinburgh, 500 OF, ditto in com, to st.
Pctcrsburgh, 1880 o.. Maurltius, 500
o. silver, IN bars, TO Hamburger, 1900
or. Calcutta, 10000 on. ditto in com, to
Mmutlus, $4,000 on; Hamburger, ia.
al0 ~. Now York, 23,25o OF. British
West Indies, 962 81. This return cxhib-
its large increase in the expectation OF
sllIycT, both IN com aud bars