The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-28
FOREIGN NEWS,
Arrival Of the CaleaOnia-Fyteen days later
No tidiags Of The Steamship President.

pool on the 4th, and has made the passage in four
teen days and half She was detained at Halifax
fifteen hours The intelligence she brings is not of
much importance. The Caledonia left Liverpool
on the afternoon of the fourth inst, and brought
London papers up to the evening Of the third, and
the Liverpool papers up to the date Of the fourth,
The cotton market was depressed, and had de-
clined Is Of penny on pound Flour was dull.
The money market had improved.
The Steamship PreSident-The fate ofthe Pre-
sident appears TO be no longer uncertain-us up to
the time of the sailing of the Caledonia nothing had
been heard Of her in England, nor is it probable
that anything favorable ever will be.
The Money Markei.-We do not find under
this head, word Of reference to any of the stocks
Of the United States The Budget was the engrcs-
sing topic ofconversation. The average returns of
the Bank Of England show steady increase in the
gold, with trhng addition in tho circulation.
The Steam Ship .acadia.-The Cunard steam
ship Acadia, arrived at Liverpool on the evening
of the I'd inst, in fine condition, making her pas
sage in little over ii days.
The Death of President Harrison created quite
a sensation in England-and it is announced in
the largest capitals in all the London paper.
General Doukin, NJ. d., terminated his existence
at Southampton on tho LIST instant, by hanging
himself during the temporary absence Of the per-
son in charge ofhim.
Major General, Sir John Harvey, has been ap-
pointed Governor of Newfoundland.
Mr. Hamlet, the celebrated jeweller, Of Princess
street, Leccis.er-square, who at one time had
amused large fortune has become bankrupt,
His debts are said to exceed $50, 900 pounds
A passenger in the British Queen, has address
sed letter to his friends in England, dated
Halifax, 3lst of March, in which he complains
bitterly of that vessel during the passage out, as
sea boat
Parliamcat,-Thc proceedings in Parliament
had been interesting ard mportant.-Thc Irish
Registration Bill Of Ministers occupied the House
of Commons three days, was lost, and the anx-
ious enquiry was, will the Ministry now resign
Lord John Russell stated that they had made an
alteration in the corn law, cabinet question, and
intended to place moderate and fixed duty on
the importation Of foreign corn.
The Chancellor of tho Exchequor announced
two most important changes which he intended TO
propose, namely, an alteration in the duties on
FoREIGN and GOLDMAN timJer;-and an al
teration in the imports on Colonial Sugar
From these alterations and that in the duties on
corn, he looks for the amount Of revenue which
he wants to supply the deficiency between the
national income and expenditure, lie has plainly
declared, that il these sources yield it not, he will
be found to try tax on property, o. equally OBJ
noxious.
Great Fire at Bristol.-The timber yard Of
tho Grca. Masters Railroad Depot at Bristol, was
the scene OF AN extensive confagration on the night
Of the 22h Nearly 100, 900 loads Of timber were
destroyed, and but for the timely removal Of a
lnrge quantity Of lumber, the Depot and several
other surrounding manufactures would have me
like rle, No lives were lost,
a S,variw0uicr-A cloth dealer ofArbroath re-
Gently absconded, leaving debt and liabilities, as
estimated by some, 10 the amount of upwards Of
100000.
From China we have no further intelligence.
The English papers, according to their politics, in =
sis that the Chinese war is ended or is in no wise
near IN ending.
The intelligence from Cast Europe still wears an
unsettled and troubled aspects. The reluctance
on the part of the Christian inhabitants Of Candat
10 be compelled once more to subsection to the
Turkish yoke, still threatens to prove serious
obstacle to the adjustment Of that question.
Francc-The dispute of France with Morocco
has been settled by mutual concession. The Gov
ornor ofMugadore has been dismissed, and the
French Consul, VI. de Laports, has boen recall
ed.
The Narscillcs papers state tina. disturbance,
had broken out in Ihessaly.
The Prince de Joinvilc has returned TO Paris
from Chelbourg
.aigicrs.-.Thc French army at AlgieTs have as
much as they can do in keeping the natives in
che:k. Tho Emir has concentrated respectable
army ofbold, active and well appointed Arabs.
Some hot work may be expected.
.Jegs in RusSia.-Lettors fiom 81. Petersburg
state giha, ellis Majesty the Emperor Of Russia,
has resolved to emancipate tho Jews in his empire,
IA soon as intellectual instruction and civilization
shall be SO far advanced among them that ibis great
boon may be beneficial to themselves" The
number of Jews in Russia and Poland is about
100000
Don Carlos and Pensioa.-Accordng to the
Frankfort papers, the Northern Courts are engaged
negotiations for grant of $50, OOOf per year from
The Spanish government.
The Earthquake a, Zan,e, one Of the Iouian is
lands in October last destroyed property worth
G3OO, OOO.-Thc Lords ofthe Treasury have d-
rccted $4,000 from the civil contingencies to the
relief Of the sufferers.
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