Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-09
EXTRAORDINARY LATE NEWS.
FOrty-Five Days Later.
ARRIVAL OF THE
GREAT WESTERN.

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Marriage of Queen Victoria of England and
Prince Albert Of snye-Gotha.
The Great Western arrived on Saturday morning
at half past twelve o'clock, with Is days later
from the old world, circumstance that has not
taken place, probably, during the present century.
The news is highly important, commercial, polit-
ical, literary, nuptia and philosophical
The beautiful Queen of England and Prince Al
ber are at length two in one aesh The engraving
wegive is faithful representation of the new sort
Of o King and sort o nota King of England.
Money matters slowly reviving-interest is
reduced to per cent circulation is increased
crops again TO be short.
The circulation in the bank for the quarter ending
on the 9TH February, had increased f1i0 00o-thc
bullion had increased E5l0,0O0.
In Manchester 18th Feb. prices Of cotton were as
low as they were six months arc.
The rate Of interest is reduced to Eve per cent
THE NEwroRr CH,RrIsrs.-Frost, Williams and
Jones have been found guilty and sentenced 20 trans
portation or labor at the hulks the Queens plea
sure. They reached the hulks at Portsmouth, Feb.
18th.
The Duke OF Wellington has had two or three
alarming fits of illness; much 80 a. 10 be con
ridercd hopeless. Daily bulletins are issued from
Apsley House.
Parliament met Jan. 10th, and was still sitting on
the 10Th February.
STREserH OF MIsIsrERs.---On certain divisions
in parliament, the ministerial majority after. the
Queens marriage had increased considerably.
ANTICIPATED CHAseEs.-Lord Melbourne retires
from Office with Lord Lansdowne. Lord j. Russell
Is to be first lord Of the treasury and Lord Durham
joins the cabinet, with Mr. Ward and Mr. {. Butler
in Office. Parliament will be dissolved, aud the re-
peal ofthe corn-sws and ballot will be made cabinet
questions.
On the last Monday in January the Ministry were
defeated the question Of the allow Prince
Albert. Lord John Russell moved that the allow
ance be EDO 900 per annum, TO which Col SiPthorp
moved, as an amendment, to make IL $4,000. The
amendment was carried by l04.
TuE BRIrtsH MIsIsrRY.-Af,er debate Of four
evenings, on al test question: amounting to vote OF
confidence in the administration, the Ministers OBJ
tsined majority of n.
Ministers, on Thursday night, Feb. 18th. in to-
lerably fall house, again defeated by majority
often, and on an important question too. Mr.. Her
ries moved for return Of the outstanding and un-
provided for deficiency bills on the l4th Feb. 1899
and the 18th Feb. 1910. This return, when made,
of the Exchequer Is obliged TO provide for the
rent expenditure of the country by anticipating the
growing revenue in other words, borrowing from
the Bank Of England what is required in January,
but cannot possibly be repaid out OF the national in
come before July.
PRIvLreEs or PaRLtAsENr.-Tbe privilege
affair Of Sieokdale and lIansard, (Printers to the
House,) has taken quite serious aspect. The she
riffs have been committed to prison for not levyinl
o-,Hanssrd's printing office, AMI Mr. HOwend, Stock
dae's attorney, has been committed to Newgate by
order Of the Speaker
PanttANrsr.-The opposition have commenced
the war most vigorously, and IL may be questioned
whether Lord Mclbourse and his colleagues will b,
able to sustain themselves. The first attack wa
made on the 18th Of February, when call for the
innate OF the probable income Of the Consolidate,
fund for 1877, although strcnuously resisted, wa
agreed to in the House Of Commons by vote Of rs
to l72. In the debate attendant upon this cell mos
unsatisfactory accounts of the finances were given
showing probable deficiency Of six millions foe tb
current year.