Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-23
From the n Y. Commercial Advertiser of Av,. a.
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.

papers brought by the steamer Columbia Giom I.iy.
| erpoo'' Our London papers are to the evening OF
the srd OF July, and Liverpool to the ith both in
| e'usire' For these we indebted to our atten.
tive correspondents, MerssTs. Topht Of Boston, aud
MIR Kceferof Halifax.
| We arc also indebted to William T.. Lewis ESQ.
oi tins city, passenger IN the Columbia for a file
oil the latest London papers, together with the Bos
ton extras Of yesterday.
| The Columbia arrived at Boston n little aCt,r az
O'Clock yesterday morning. The Halifax Mo,pn,
fos' OF the i7h, in Olluting 10 her passage, thus
speaks
| The Coumbi, leit Liverpool on weJnesd,v
mc +'h ins'snt, at noon, and had scarcely made
Holy'hcad when It commenced blowing hard with
strong gale, ycerng from South To Nest m.
1 same bo's'erous and unreasonable we,,ber eon,;
nucd until she reached the Banks OF New found
land, and indeed was 50 terrific on many orr,sions
pittcnlnrly ON the evening of Monday the oh IN
slant, that II oocIsonrd serious alarm To many of
the passensers.-Dutns that trmp,St her h,,,,yy,,
was carried away, but the vessel sustained no ONE
| INJURY. IL was the opinion of many perSops On
BOARD that she behaved most noby during the
whole time and It Is due to Canaan JndL 20. ~
well rs to the merits of the Columbia, TO mention
inc very great confidence they irlt generally in br
safety during this trying voyage. The n,ss,gc
nus oeen necessarily much retarded by the prevail.
ing head winds; and some occasions bsr nrn
sreSs tell short OF two miles an hour.
The number of passengers exceeds one bupdr.J
'nu !" the snip Is not capable OF conveniently ac-
CommodatlnS SO many, It has been a source of some
DISSATISFACTION That the number Is limited how.
ever the general arrangement OF the shin was such
ties. '''' " "'' P"''
bic. was very "E'eea-
Tho religious duties dcvolv.d on tho pov ~
Proctor aud the Rev. Dr.. Parker fp,iss,ons,, g.
Chh') VINO very ably discharged them
MISUNDERSTANDING this disaster and the tcn,neS,u
Gus wea'her' she made the passage across the All
noon, ON the I7th August a.
The steamer Britannia made the shorte,, HON.
ward passage of any Of the Cunard line since ,b.,
oesan To run. She arrived at Liverpool a, ~,
clock T. NJ July 2G.h, performing the passage from,
Halifax in days and Is hours and the wboI. WV.
age IN only - days and hours.
vi English news the papers are very b,r,or
They abound, indeed, with long edi,or;J s,.,..,-
tons on coming events, but in the pr,s.r, -,
'ouS condition OF the country politically the se,ib,s
OF both parties seem much puzzled what IN !
definite character. Both Lord John Russell nm,
." hoocr' Feel had made speeches and published
'o"s 'eeis' nut both appear very CAREFUL not to give
any precise iniimatlon OF what they mean to do
i" 'ac' nothing will be done unit, the meeting of
Parliament.
Inc journals give immensely long accounts Of |
the ro'a' progresses, which took place in order Ms
previously announced.
he steamship Britannia arrived out on IN. oo,b |
oil Juy carrying the decision OF the Suprsm, Cou,
on The Mcleod case. IL seems to have br,p M, |
uncNpeced, and the London papers saw very little
about H. One or two OF the Liverpool journals ,,e
disposed TO hector somewhat on the subject Inn, |
tEeir iuImInauons do not amount to much. AUtbe
London papers thatw have seen merely copy III.
opinion or parts OF 1t, without remlrk.
Ihere seems TO be general anticipation among |
the moderate liberal iourns's such as the Sun Sncc
tator, &c. that Sir Rober, Peel will introduce ne,. |
suTts IN some degrees analogous to those proposed
by the Melbourne Cabinet.
Inc mosi distinct announcement in Lord John |
liuSse!fs address TO his constituents is, that Minis
'ers Wi! without delay submit their policy TO the |
test oil a vote IN the House of Commons, contem-
plating retirement in consequence. What they
VIII do IN opposition he ntlma,es very indisncllv.
The latest intelligence from Manchester announ. |
ees the failure of large manufacturing establish
ment at that place.
Two remarkable state papers are among the con. !
tents oil me journals brought 10y this arrval-the
protest Of Queen Christina, addressed to the span
her pf fleI
guardianship Ol her children, and the King of Han
overs explanation OF his conduct IN disso wing the
Chambers. '"'
The former IS vehement and passiona,e-mine. |
ing 'he wall OF bercaved mother and the railing
oil an offended woman. She accuses Espartero bV |
name OF treachery and cruelty and refuses TO sur
render those rights which she has no power to main
tain.
The manifesto of King Ernest is more cool and
deliberate, but not much wiser. He tries hard rn /
show that he is no. despot, bat only a mild con.
StItuuonll hIng, struggling against a faction He |
lets out the admission, however, that the "C,ctou,
c mpnsed majority OF the Peoples Represents
The American Frigate Brandywine arrived At
Lisbon on the 2i'h Of July, in p days from New
\ Ork.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
general impression exists that Parliament will
meet for the despatch OF business on the 18Th (Au-
SusL) but that Is 10y no means certain. The wnts
are returnaOIe on that day, but the meeting of the
Legislature must be convened 10y proclamation, a.
greed upon by her Majesty in Council.
Tue Two GREAT PARIIEs-The two great no
!uca leaders, VIZ: Sir Robert Peel and Lord John
Russell, have both addressed political meetings since
the elections, and gwen exposition OF the course
they intend to pursue.
The Tory majority is now settled upon bv all
parties at number 80.
Tue NV MISIsTRT-The following is given as
list Of those who 1t is supposed will constitute the
new ministry:
Treasury
Chancellor of the ExChequer.
Earl OF Aberdeen, principal Secretary Of Stat.
for foreign affairs.
Lord Wh,mcliiIc, Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland.
RI Hon. Henry GolOourn, Secretary Of State for
the home department.
Sir WIN. Fo.Iett, Lord High Chancellor
Lord Stanley, Secretary Of State tor the Colo
MES.
Duke Of Wellington, President OF Council.
Hon. g. Shaw Leieyre, Speaker of tie House OF
Commons.
SIr II. Hardingc Secretary for Ireland.
Duke Of Beaufort, Lord Chamberlain.
Earl Of Liverpool, Lord High Steward.
Earl Of Jersey, Master Of Horse.
Lord LyndhuTs, Ambassador nj Paris.
From hs London sun, .1uguf3.
THE CROPS-THE AVERAGES.
We understand from a gentleman who has lust
tr5ycrscd considerable district OF the Souh of En-
gland that the CT ps Of grain never looked better
than nj present. They need only a few days sun
thoroughly 10 upcn them, when they will yield .
harvest beyond an average Hops and fruit arc al
80 abundant and % the we Ither should now become
fine we shall have, ~ respect to the DOuullcs ui
Providence, little TO wish Tor. Sunday and the
greater part OF Yesterday were wrrm and aufpi-
clous days, which must have had a most beneficial
effect. The averages, though worked upon by
spectators, land VIC know not why they should
not be worked upon, for the spectators only wish
% bring IN corn NJ as low duty ne possible and
thereby benefit tho poopc,) 1ro no index To the nc.
tut price, and fictitious sales will not VIC believe
have any effect on the price demanded by the mil
Ter and the baker We do not look, therefore, on
the rise m the averages ns an indication Of a short
crop sufficiently strong 10 counter CT the evidence
Oi abundance winch seems 10 uyC,FptCld our fields.