The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1837-1849, 1841-12-25
Arrival or the Columbia.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER PROM EUR0P 9

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FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Colu mbia arrived o
Boston on Tuesday last, bringing date
from Liverpool TO Dec. 4,h, her day o
sailing, aud fom London to Dec. Sd.
There 10 not much change in the state
OF business: trade in the manufacturing
districts continues dull, and great distress
prevails. Some Of the papers express
ropes that the crisis is over and that's
gradual return 10 q. better state Of busi
ness may be sslely looked for.
Cotton remained much as before
Money was comparatively easy and iht
money market improving. +..a b
There Is nothiog later from China.
The health OF the Queen Dowager wsa
such as to give no hopes Of her recovery,
Sir F. Chantry is dead. .at1 AN
The Glory and Shame "f England has
been republished in London. st 4a
!. The Queen aud the gnfant Prince arc
ia excellent health.
Her. Majesty The Queen. --On Monday
afternoon last her Msjesiy, IN company
with her ilustrious consort, was able 10
take un airing in close carriage for the
{irst time since her accor chmsn:. Tile
Queen and Prince Albert were abseet
from the Palace nearly an hour. Sew
cral stsiemeats have been circulated 70.
specting the christening Of the infant
Prince, but we understand nothing has
yet been determined upon, and that all
such asser rtions are mere conjecture. II
,s runored ~ circles likely 10 be we'll in
iorned that. her Msjesty the Queen
Dowager will be the godmolher OF the
infant prince (which cannot fail to give
the greatest satisfaction 10 the countr,.--
The christ ening,a far as caa be learned,
10 TO be private a. The exal:ed birth Of the
prince will allow, bu. the banquet which
is to be given on that occasion will iar
exceed in splendor the entertainment
that was given whenthe Princess Roy
ol was bspsised.
The number Of Exchequer Bills exam
ined, and returned 10 the holders as gcn-
uine,up 10 Friday evening last, was ST.
1874, snd tkeir value Els, 1858, 300.
The firm Of Roup h,on 4 Co. at Lis
bon, has stopped payment.
Sixty anchors, and the same number ol
chain cables, with baoys, &c., are order
ed to be sen, to China, for the purpose
Of threwing bsoms ACROSS the river and
canals to prevent fre-rafts being sen|
down!to destroy the shipping.
Capt Ross has, by letter stated that he
had made successful approach 10 within
twelve degrees Of the Antartic Pole, and
had obtained some very approximate de-
termination, OF the South Magnetic Pole
Orders have beea received at Ports
mouth to prepare for sea Immediately,
twelve ships, four Of fifty guns EACH
The Bath Journal snoOunces that the
debts proved against the bankrupt 6rm d
Hobhouse & Co. now amount 10 f22l >
258 Is. Id. st- an5
The Britannia steam packet arrived al
Liverpool on Tho fsi ol December, after
passage Of Id days and 10 hours.
The death Of the Es,l Of Elgin, o
"marble" memory, is mentioned in the
Psris papers. Iar
An explosion of 6re-damp had taken
place ia a coIliery al Barnsley, which de.
stroyed fifteen lives.
Two full regiments we're about 10 sail
Tor China, 10 ie'nlorce the troops in thai
quarter. teg he
Messrs T. and H. Crohs, Of Liver
pool, who are concerned in the soap
trade, have failed, and their liabilities
aie supposed 10 amount TO f45, 900 The
acceptance Of Messfs. Gibson aud VIII.
son, calico printers, Of Manchester,
firm Of some importance, have been re-
fused. t.r
The London money marke; has been
10 no wise nAuencsd by these occurren-
ces, aud il 10 expected in somo quarters
that the Manchester house Will satisfy all
the creditors. Times.
The letters rece,ssd ia town this morn.
ing mention the failure Of the Kendall
Bank, which has hitherto been coRsider-
ID very wealthy. The firm have sx-
tensive trans actions in Manchester sl-
30; and il 10 10 be feared that il may tend
TO cause some embarrssments thsIs.-
Giobsg Wsdmssdey.
The London money market IVES &olsra-
BILE easy, end plenty oi money could be
obtained on good securities. The heavy
importation Of specie kom the u. Siaisi
and from South Amesics, would il wss
thought, bs aa SIMPLE guaranty sgsinst sny
further psnic IN the money marks fos
some tims, and cspi,sIists were looking ..
bout them for sale means Of iavssimsns.
.Atiemp( % bum he House Guards, Lon.
dos. An attempt was made 10 destroy the
House Guard by throwing q ball Of Ere