Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-12-02
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.

The Cunard steamship Caledonia, Captain f.
G. Lott, arrived at Boston at O'Clock p. NJ. on
Thursday, in little over fourteen days from Liv-
veipool, whence she sailed on the 18th ult. She
brings US London advces to the evening Of the
Sd alt. and Liverpool to the 18th, inclusive.
The steamship Acadia arrived at Liverpool on
the 29h ult in thirteen days from Boston, with
the tidngs of the acquit;al Of Mcleod, and tho
release Of Col. Grogan by the Canadian authori-
ties. The Mcleod news had been awaited with
intense anxiety, and was received with lively sat-
isfacton. The funds immediately exhibited an
| improvement, and the apprehensions of war with
this country virtually dispelled.
FIRE IN THE TOWER OF LONDON.
A fire broke out i'm the Tower of London on the
3Oth October, which not completely sub
dued for three days. The Armory the only
building destroyed. 1t contained about 100000
muskets, (but 5000 of which were saved,) and
an almost innunerabe quantity Of trophies won
by the army and navy of Britain, which were also
destroyed. The building was 3i5 feet long,
The loss is supposed, by the Times, to exceed
S5,O00,000.
The fire broke outin the Round Tower at half
past o o'clock and was discovered by the sem
tlnel on duty without, who fired his muslet, and
reused the battalion there quarered and civil Of
hcers. The nine Tower engines were immedi-
ately brought out, but hardly water could be pro-
cured Tor one; the Tower very high and
when the city engines arrived the gates We're
locked, and fresh orders required before they
could be admitted. BY this time the upper part
of the Tower was in flames, and the lower SO
fastened that hose could not be carried up. Still
the water was deficient.
At half past - o'clock the confagration had
attained a fearful height. At o'clock the Clock
Tower fell in. The heat so intense
that the burning Tower could not be approached.
Explosions We're continually taking place from
cartridges, &c. &c. The White Tow
er, the Jewel Tower, and Church of ST. Peter,
were in imminent danger. The ammunition
from the first was hastily removed, some to anoth-
or magazine, but most of it thrown into the river
The Jewel Tower broken open, and the
Crowns, Jewels, sc. hastily distracted and car
led to place of safety, without loss. The fire,
however, did not eXterd further, though it
entirely subdued the next day The fire was
probably the work of an ncendary.
1t is stated that the greater part OF the six mill
ions of dollars paid by the Chinese for the
iempiIon of Canton turns out to be bad silver.
AT late meeting of the Dublin Repeal Associ-
ition MIR. O'Connel announced his intention of
petition to the House of Commons,
n his robes as Lord Mayor, in favor of Repeal
If the Union.
FRAUD GovEnNMENT.-A most extensive
fraudulent issue of forged Exchequer Bills, to a
'ery large amount, recently discovered, has crea-
ed a very great sensation in the public mind, and
occupied the attention of the moneyed and
nercla world. The party impeached is Mr.. J.
.. Bowman Smith, son of clergyman, and ne
thew of the celebrated Sir Sydney Smith. The
utility party held the responsible Office of chief
Jerk in the Comptroller Generals Office. The
mount is supposed to be not less than quarter
a million. The bills said to have been Ie-
ally signed by Lord Monteagle, but that his
.ordshps signature was surreptiiously obtain
d. 1t is further said that the signing Of these A.
ills was deputed to the chief clerks. TWAS no,
nown whether the Government would lay the
mount, or whether the loss would fall on the in
locent holders.
SPAIN
The rebellion in Spain had been efrectually put
lown, no" itfs tdnptng lnat it's rnmihoatono had
proved more extensive than was first supposed.--
decree of amnesty had been issued by the Gov
mment, at Madrid, which embraced all except
ONE of the most prominent rebels, therein nam
d, and it WAS supposed that affairs would go on
ute smoothly, at least for time.
Advices from Bayonne estimate the number Of
;hrisiianos who had retired to the French terri
Dry at 1000.
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Important Medical Discorery.-A late number
4 the London Lancet contains interesting re-
Of case m he Middleeey HOSnita1 ,e