Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-11-23
FrOm the Baltimore sVu.

The steam packet Britannia arrived al
Boston on Sunday, about 2 o'clock, and |
the Great Western arrived at New York |
On Tuesday morning, at O'Clock. The
former did not sail from Liverpool until
the 2lst, having been detained two days |
BY the Post Master General, on accouRt
Of the non-arrival Of the Caledonia, which |
did not reach Liverpool until the 10Th.
The Great Western sailed from Bristol
on her regular day, the 23d. The ntelli-
gence is aiaeteen days later, aud is Of
much interest. We give below general
eOmpend.
Retura Of American Minister from
the Court tofSt. James Dreadful Dis
tress among the POor-Public Meet.
for their Relief-DePutaiion from
Paisley TO vait upon Sir Robert Peel
--Ihc Iafurrection in Spdin-Mope.
nentS Of UConnelL-State of The En-
gIiSh and French Markets., &c. &c.
The Great Western mado her home
ward voyage in twelve days and twelve
hours. On this trip she brings out one
hundred and twenty seven passengers;
among them, cur late Minister TO the Court
OF St. James, Mr.. Stevenson, and family.
The Caledonia arrived at Liverpool on
the 2Oth, making her passage in twelve
days from Halifax.
The Britannia, on tho 26th, lat. so 0,
Ion. % 2G, at4 80 A. NJ, passed stea-
mer-supposed the Acadia. The Brit.
annia brought 80 passengers to Halifax,
left 81 there, and took in 30 additional
ones, making IS 10 Boston. She also
brought l3,0G0 letters, nearly 1000 of
which we're for New York, and the post,
rRe on those for this city ulono amounted
to about Sl,500.
On the afternoon Of the 2lst uIt, the
Queen held Court and Privy Council
1t Buckingham Palace, at which Andrew
Stevenson, Esq, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotenliary from the United
States, had an audience Of her Majesty to
take leave, and presented letter from
the President.
The news from England shows that the
greatest excitement respecting American
affairs prevailed, causing sudden pancS al
the Sock Exchange.
Parliament has been prorogued-tradc
remains in a very depressed state--whiIe
the condition of the great mass Of the
English operatives is distressing in the
extreme.
The distress among the inhabitants oI
many o! the towns in England is dread
ful. Public meetings continue to be held
for the purpose of adopting some meas.
ures for their relief. The deputaton ap,
pointed by the magistrates Of Ren(rew.
shire and Of the town Of Paisley, to lay
tho distressed state Of the inhabitants OF
that part Of The country befora Govern
ment, had an interview with Sir Robert
Peslal his official residence in Downing
street. Mr.. Hastio, the member for
Paisley, introduced the deputation, and
Sir Robert Peel expressed much sympa
thy with the suifsringS Of tho unemployed
people. The principal object Of the dep
uiatiOn was to solicit the patronage of the
Government TO metropolitan subscrip
tion: but to this proposal Sir Robert Pee
declined giving his consent, though at til,
same time he expressed his readiness /,
support such subscription but as pr.
Vate individual only.
a public meeting was TO be held at th'
London Tavern on the 23d ul. for tn,
purpose Of taking into consideration tn,
alarming distress existing among The op
eTAtiVes Of Paisley.
Lord Peterborough has been Unoni
mousIy appointed Governor. General .
India. n pursuance OF an intimalion from
the Board Of Oon;rul, that The uohIe lorl
had been selected by her Maasty's gov
srnment 10 Gil that high and imporlan
Offics.
Il is currently reported in the prOres
siongl cirles thai Lord Lyndhmst viii
Teldqash tie seals al thc commencement
ofJmutry tenn, ana that Sr w. W. Fol
ItJ, tie Solicitor general, will be his sue
cessOr. IL cOnhexon with this arrange
msni, It is also SAID that Lord Abingel
will, at The same time VaCale The Chief
chip Of The ESchtquer aud that Sir Fred,
Crck Pollock will be bis successor there.
in.
There have been lhree heavy hiIures
In GasgOw-One was acOmlnisson house
connected in America, and he cause is
assigned to the want 0f remlltances by
tho Halifax steamer. Several failures N
London, also TO large extent,
There WAS great rise Of the Thames
on the lsih ult, which destroyed an i'm.
mense amount Of property in ihe ware
houses on both sides Of the river; such
tide has not been known for upwards Uf
40 years. There were heavy gales at
abont The same time which did great da
mage q lhe shipping, rot only in The
Thames, bat ON the coast in every quar-.
Ter.
Several nOblemen, favorable 10 change
IN the corn laws, but desPairing Of attain.
ing their object through Parliament, re.
u