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FOREHcN.


AhhtNAL VI inh GAGAA WEI AnNs
A,- ~ MHsra c-s-..ss.l .s4.~s.s. Ne, Z.
Ths aesGs, ship Great wssisra. csp,.
fNsksp, mses her sppsaranee "a the East
rivsr Tits nsorning bsiwssn oas snt tso
I9'eisck. briagisx Loadoa, Liverpool. and
Bristol pspsrs 20 ihs 23d Of October in
elusive. sssenteen days later than our
previous sdvices.
The steam. psckst Bdlshnis. Captain
Hewitt. arrived Il Boston on Sunday AZ
isrnooa. briaeiag Liverpool papers 10 The
2isf cad Loadoa 10 the 20ih Of October.
By ihess vesseis We have received COR
ows eopious 6lss Of the London and pro-
viasisi josrnsls. &
rae STEAM SHIPS.
The Great Western made her hsms.
ward voyage % twelve days snd twelve
hoors. On this trip she brings out one
hsndrsd end tventy.ssvss psssengsrs
sReag than. oar late minister 70 the
Cosrt q 81. Ianss. Mr.. Stsvssson, and
ItsDily.
The Csledonia arrived at Liverposl on
the 20,h. making her passage in IL days
from Halifax.
The Britannia was detained Il Liver
pool anti the 2lst, in consequences Of the
aon- srTival Of the Csledonis. the voyage
Of which. u vill be reeoileeisd. vas pro-
Itraeied by the storm encountered between
Bossou and Halifax.
The Britannia brought 50 passengers 10
HALIFAX. left 80 there. and took in % sd-
ditionsl ones. making 70 70 Boston. She
also brought Is. 900 letters. nearly 4,O00
cf which were foF New York. and the
L r. IL. n
lamountsd 10 about 81. 600.
The Britannia made her passage from
Liverpool 10 BOSTON in seventeen days.
Captain cisland has resigned HE posl a.
Ieommander Of that vessel. and his place
has been SLED by the appointment Of
ICsp,sin Hewitt. formerly 6rst officer
The Boston Transcript states that Captain
Hewitt wsS formerly with Commodore
Dovnes, IN the American feet on the
cOasi Of Sumatra feW years ego. end vas
tor . considerable time attached to the
Philadelphia packet ship Rsbeees Sims.
The British Queen. formerly Q steam
packet between LOodon and this port, is
NJ Antwerp. and will depart on her ex.
Pefimenial trip for New York some time
N March next
IN PARLIAMENr.
MONDAY, OcroBER l.-In our lest
summary Of foreign asws ne stated thar
at the last moment Of Parliamentary ia
teiligeRee. the Dske Of Wellington had
ljOsi risen 10 reply 70 Lord Melbourne.
who bad made q sewers attack on the
general 6naneisl policy Of the new Ac-
minislrstion. Lord Melbourne, in the
course Of his speech. bad invited the
Duke to bring forward q measure for the
alteration Of the corn laws. ~ . means OF
iasun0g . foil attendance in the House.
To this the Ddke answered 90 follows:
The Duke Of veIlingIou could not sIlow the
leoavorpation 20 close without giving the noble
visesuat HE thanks for the sagEssIion be had
thr0vn oat 10 the G0ssrnneal, for iRsnring q
large attendance in that House. lie would
giy6Rhs noble ViseouRl enc short answer TO
thst sebsme--thst he would Bsver announce 10
the House any intention which he did not en-
terrain. Hear. hear lie had no inteaIion
OF bridging forward = seheme for the alteration
OF the corn laws s-hs had not the power Of do
ing 80 he had not sufficiently considered the
subject 20 bring forward any scheme Tor the al
teFation Of the corn laws. cad therefore he de-
eIioed aaRoaaeing aay such Intention 20 The
House. And be would beg IsaVe 10 suggest TO
the noble viseognt, if he wished to collect .
IounSer Of Peers, TO say that be should propose
some other scheme than that.
OcroBER On the House Of Lords the
Earl OF RadnoF. 10 presenting petition
Tor the repeal OF the eorn laws, took oc-
casIon 20 eenbuTe the Government for
turning q deaf ear to the cries Of the
People, and Commented on the Dukes
Femarks the night before which remarks
the Dpke explained ss foIlo~s:
u was an ineonVesIsnt practices 10 ailuds 20
lfofmar dahntes n fhia Ho1,an - .f.If -,
haoble Lords gays ioeogrees versions og What
had oee1Frse, nRd msahihg 10 weeds used from
that whiah vas intended % be coassysA -
tHeaF.l He he'd stated that he ~ sog iatsnd
70 erfng forward . nsasurs % The sSrB lass
e tes present tIuls for u wss q very larrs ems.
tloa. ose walsh Dusl Be sossidsfs{ h rsisiioa
. ~ bearings "a ss@msres, anaaes, anA ali
TIE eshsr istsresta - walsh 4 hsS FsfsFsass
He trusted b had sens ksowIsSgs % tie
sas1ess, bat thst YES vsry si9sssas fkieg frsm
So sssstly fali seqaalstssSs glih OF ~ baar.
80 teE ssS@i.iiBg 8ssssFs - PaEiiaassa -
q hurTy, bal which m1st ~ uost malarsly ssa-
sldsrsd. Tbs Bobis LoFd hhd also astahsa
ghat BE eae said % ne subisct q vast e feed
Whaa hs hsa tatd wss, shai although tksrs uss
gost essl ~ disirass Ter 1sst q us4s. ihsrs
YES aos iiksly - ~ 90 sbsoissa ssai q fed
Yer ysars Pesi - bed AssFS e distress sFis.nr
irem vant Of Refk. whioh aross ffo1a = varietg
q esasss. Bui BE hsd hsVsr hard that sack |
distress ssuIf be Eoiisvsd ~ asy Pagiiassas
neasuFei sad be YES o. opinioB dat, n PsFlla-
asns eentsaasd 70 slt frem The pfsssst tiass sa-
ti asEs February, hey seslt nst ssFiss sag
thipx 70 Fsiisgs tails disirass.
Lord BroaghAm bfosEhl up The memo.
F'al from the Asii Slavery Society, pre-
seated By him soAs days before. and |
spoke II length on the subject Of Easlish ]
eaPilal employed 10 The slave trade |
siaiing tbs aetusl pFovisioEs o. iaw upon
tbs subjset. He also introduced the sob
leei Of slavery IN Bsiiish tndia, rsadiag 4
some terrible aeeounis from that coaaiFy, /
ffom uhieh Il appears lhsl musdass are 4
very hsquenly eommiiisd b. gags /
shieh g. se0ai iaysislisg aad slTansliae /
heads Of ia@iliss 10 order 70 asks slaves /
Of ihe children, essscially girls. vbo ere
sold iog purposes 81 prostitution. Sc /
eaiisa sPaa PsE!iaaeni % iaiosisrs Coz
ihs saPpFsssioa q these hoFribia ssosmi.