Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-10-27
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
From the New York Tribune

The steamship COLUMBIA, Captain ludkns,
arrived at Boston at s o'clock On Thursday
morning, having made the passage from Liver
pool in fifteen days and eighteen hours.
The proceedings of Parliament are, for the
most part, of little interest this side of the At
Iantic The House of Commons had been
principally engaged in the discussion of the re-
newa Of the Poor Law Commission for pc
riod of six months This measure was finally
carried by large majority, the generality of
the Conservatives having, says The London
Chronicle, found reasons exceedingly satislac-
tory 10 themselves for concurrng in the policy
of the Government in regard TO bill, which
they denounced, In the most unmeasured terms,
to their constituents, SO long as hostility 10 1t
was stepping-stone TO power.
Petitions TO the Queen against prorogatlon
of Parliament under the existing distress of The
country have been sent III from many Of the
principal manufacturing towns.
The Cotton market had improved a little.
Flour was lower The state of trade in the
manufacturing districts is said to have exhbi-
led decided symptoms of amendment.
Among the names of the passengers IN the
Columbia will be seen that of Lord Morpeth,
the celebrated author of the Irish Registration
Bill of the last Parliament, and the unsnccess-
fuI Whig candidate for the West Riding OF
Yorkshire. Lord Morpelh is one OF the most
gifted members OF the Whig party of England
"a man of sound and liberal public views, and
in his visit 10 this country will meet, We trust,
with that cordial welcome that should be ex
tended to every true friend of Republican Gov
ernment---no matter in what part of the world
he may chance to reside.
NJ Laporte, for some years past the mana
ger of the Italian Opera IN London died on
Friday week, at EtoillieS, near Corbeil, where
he had a small country house. His death was
very sudden. He awoke during the night of
Friday, laboring under heavy sense of op-
preston, and calling for air, swallowed glass
of water Immediately after which he was ia
tally struck by apoplexy, and instantly expired
The French papers contain very little news
of interest. The seizure of several of the lead
ing journals occupied the attention of the whole
metropolitan press. The question of disarma
ment also was a leading one with the press.
No further disturbances are reported either in
Paris or elsewhere The census had COM
menced in Paris. The Monieur contains
Royal Ordinance, authorizing The Minister of
Finance to raise portion of the loan OF 450,-
000, 900 of francs under the bill passed by the
Chambers.
A serious accident occurred on the Great
Western Railway, in The Box Tunnel. Forty
or fifty men were employed in removing ballast
from the iransomS; and while they were at
work, two trains met In the tunnel, SO sudden
ly, that two of the workmen, being unable 10
get out of the way in Time, were knocked down.
One of them received such severe injuries that
he died in an hour afterwards. The other,
though dgeadlully iacerated, is expected 10 re-
cover From the evidence given at an inquest
on the body of Burns, the man who died, it ap-
pears that it is an unusual circumstance for two
trains to meet in the tunnel; and 1t was from
the confusion into which the men were thrown,
and their frightened endeavors to reach place
of safety as each successive signal 10 clear the
road was given, that the accident arose. The
Jury returned verdict of Accidental Death"
with deodand of Is on the engine.
The Toronto, Capt Griswold, (American
packet ship sailed from Portsmouth for this
city, on the 18th inst. with 90 sicerage pas
sengers, consisting of agricultural laborers and
mechanics, and % cabin passengers, among
whom are several officers of the British army,
proceeding to their regiments in Canada.
A letter from Athens, Of the 9th ult., in the
Augsburgh Gazette, states that the King OF
Greece had issued decree 10 the effect that
no Bayarian officers but such as were abso-
lutely indispensable should be retained after
the expiry of Their terms of engagement in his
service, in order that the more rapid promotion
of Greek officers might be thereby favored. In
consequence of this, upwards Of 70 Bavarlan
officers had Immediately thrown up their com
missions, and had sailed for Trieste.
| The widow Of the late Mr. Tyrone Power
has Just administered on the effects of her late
husband The personal estate of the deceased
is swcrn under E5,000 Mr.. and Mrs Wood,
Mr. GuibieIi Miss Poole and Mr.. Broush,
were playing in Cinderella, La SomnabuIa,
Norma, &c. al the Theatre Royal, Liverpool.
Macready was to open Drury Lane Theatre on
the 9th of December Miss Kelly, the cee-
braled comedian, has accepted an engagement
for six months at one of the New York theatres.
Mr. Stevenson, the American Minister was
laova EDClaud on the O2d m the Great