Litchfield enquirer., 1840-11-12
NINE DAYS LATER.

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 The news by this arrival, says the Boston Mercantile Journal, is important, and is de- cidedly pacific. There no longer seems to be a prospect of war between the Great Pow CTS of Europe. Correspondence between M. Fhiers and Lord Palmerston goes to show that France will not at present interfere, and as Lord Palmerston at present ProteSses wish merely to deprive Mehemet Ali of h!s possessions in Syria, and not to curtail his power in Egypt, it is not unlikely that there will ere long be an amicable adjustment of this everlasting Eastern question. twill be seen that there has been another unsuccess- full attempt on the life of the King of the French. a,fs, ,,.--..'
 The cotton market stdull. There is much distress tn the manufacturing districts, par ticularly Manchester. The corn market has declined, as expected. sa Money is ex- tremely scarce, and the greatest uneasiness prevails in the money markets of both Lon don and Paris, especially the latter. The Bank of England has passed resolution neither to lend money, nor discount bills that have more than 65 days 10 run. az.
 Ners from the " Patyiot'' Conricis. s.-Benja- min Mott, ono of the persons sent out to New Holland by the British authorities for
 
 movements in Canada, has written a letter to his friends in Vermont, tn which he states that he Is at a place called Longbottom, about eight miles from Sidney. at work at cutting timber and saving blocks for pa- wing roads for government under charge of 3 government officer; that he IS used well and is noe compelled to work very hard; that he is locked up at night in room with a dozen more convicts, and called again at day break to resume his labor; that they have every Saturday afternoon to them selves to do their washing and prepare fo: the Sabbath, and that he goes about mile with the keeper and the inhabitants to church. He writes that the inhabitants are well pleased with their good conduct that he expects within a few months to get the liberty of the Island. and indulges a hope that he will again get his liberty, as they arc not sentenced for any particular term of time. He was five months on his voyage.
 - u.p,B~ a'. -., ''.'- 3'' Boston Iinacs.
 AMvs,Ns TNcIDxxr.--Nlr. Webster, in his speech as Francss.owr, the other day. while speaking 9i the Assumption Of the State Deb', :aid he % TSs sddres week or two since and while .peaking upS, tEe same subject. hnndbil was put tn his hands. calling meeting of the office hosera In that bill. was the of making arrangements to effect the object and was signed by two viuals said to be respectable He reHa it, and then calling out the names Of the rom sfe crowd cried oa Here ss one of them r- Mir. Webster then asked him # he would come for. ward. and the crgwd ,eried out = Brng h!H up - heels !--------Peinse,t' blood hounds could nos have caught him."-M.. H: 7slegrGph. asaA ,
 Harry Hubbard. of New. tIompshire: in recent political lecture stated that the father of Daniel Web Ster reported to have been arrested ndconinsd as m ahet,er of the enemy during the ResOuti,na- " War, by the New.tlnmpshire Committee of Safe. ty. He has since published Card in which he snys that he has since ascernined frp.n good authority that his statement was unsue and thas the ater of Mr. Webster was in fact sodiss and and an officer i" the RS%Cssn %Csneord s sd siassman says that Mr. Hibbard was recnl'nrly unfortunate in his attack. for among tho leaders 0f the party in that are descenants of many tories. -NeacbnrypOrt HcTaI .3* ,..''.I. TIE WAY THEY CROW IN GEoRsA.--The editor nf the News and Gazette, published at Washihetea. Ga. exnts over the result of the recent contest in thas Slate. ID the following manner: ..r .t Don't talk to us ahm. your One hundred ar your Ten thousand guns-all the powder magazines in the Css, w0 soqd hs Ho furnish pm1Ss for ss guns hG Georgia, and million Of such cannons as that Tur. kish one, which was 60 big that family of twenty. one Peraons lived in it comfrably. tIsing the sonch hole for chimney,l coMldn't speak loud enough to express the joy of the Harrison party at the glorious triumph they have achieved. Somebody loan us a volc m" or n full er,wn earthqnaks, perhaps they might ,o, and VIC will promise nre to let teni off ,l after the 2: of November; then locofpcos, hold to 7@''' ''3. H. iHH----.II la .sp4aahas, 't
 ',''l THE NEXT CONGRESS. "s.j4
 li is rather singular fact that in not more than for ont ot the Iast sixteen yeara, embracing the ad. ministratiOn of Adams Jackson and Van BHren. has there been an actual and unqualified majority in both Houses "f Congress n favor of the leading measures Of the President The political changes in the dele. gatons from the various states, during thnee years, might form subject for much amusement tO those dsposed 10 search into the Inconsistencies not only not now our purpose Our object is to look forward be it's poitical bias. r.... .., ....t...,, .'.4.ll
 single glance ai the matter as it now stands will convince any candid mind that. whatever may be the result of the Presidential cor,est the majority in both Houses of Congress will be of the Harrison party
 !o sustain this position, let us look at the late sec. tions. , t', - =,
 In the close of the las. Session of Con9ress ,be members of the Senate stood politically thus-3 ad. mns.rn!lon, 70 whie:, and two vacancies. To Oover. should gain members. and be ahlO to fill one of the vacancies. And how stands the account current of the elections so far as the Legsla.ures which arc so the whgs will gain in Louisiana. l in Georgia, tn North Carolina, 2, (which includes one vacancy) in Virginia. and in New Jersey. Here is gain Of one more ,hsn enough 70 for.p pajorgy. even t the ~are, (which is hardly supposab be easel ar to gain one member from Michigan. where they stand by iar ihe best chance They also have 2 emall chance of gMinng one m each of the states Of Mississippi and Tennessee, which is certainly equal @ che chaYce ,Sat the other party will gain one 0 Massachusetts DelawaF .,..,.4, ..f. -. -.,.. ....-,-....
 We now come to the House of Represen,a,ives - he present House contains majority of about 10 Van Buren men. To overcome this majority, the whigs must gain or 6. The elections have not vet ali taken place nor even one half ofbem and ye, he Ohio, 2 in pennsvtvuniM, in VeFuaons and in