Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05
THE GREAT WESTERN.
Ten days later from ENGLAND.

II by the steamer Great western, winch or
rived at New York on Thursday, in Is day.
from Bristol, we have London dates to the
II I4th July. There was no later news from
China or India. Sir Henry Potiingcr, who
lately left England for China with powers Ia
take charge Of the negotiations in that coun.
4 try. and Admiral Sir William Parker, arrived
at Alcxapdru, June l7lh, and proceeded I'M
II medIatGly To SucZ, and embarked in the
II steamer lYr Bombay.
n The news Of greatest interest, and iha,
which occupies n great part Of tLo English
! papers, is that " hich relates To the Pailia.
tnentury election. The success of the Tory
or Conservative party Is more decisive than
was generally anticipated. The Tories had
| already obtained a muj nrity Of the whole
\ House, viz: 3i5, the whole number for EGr-
land, Scotland and Ireland, being G53; and
| there were "a membcrs yet 10 be rcturued.-
|. |; was expected that they would have q final
ma jurity ofG0 or 70. The Wings met with
a number Of unexpected defeats. O'Connell.
and his colleague Hutton, were out.vuieL in
Dublin by about l70 majority. West aud
Crogan. the Conservative candidates, were
returned by $500, and $3.50 votes and O'Con.
nell and Button had 5000, and 1862. The
polling continued from Tuesday until Satur..
day afternoon, and the final state of the poll
was not declared Until half past 8 O'clock on
Sunday morning. Mr.. OConnel was re
turned with Mr.. II. Gra,tan, by The county of
Meath, without opposition. In Yorkshire
West Riding, where there was on animated
contest between Messrs. Wor,lcy and Dcn-
son, Tories, and Lords Morpeth and Milton.
Wings, the former prevailed The poll stood
on The afternoon of the second day, for Wort.
ley Cs5, Denson, l2Ge7, Morpcth Ii, l,SS2
Milton II ,Es3.
The London Morning Herald Of Jrly H.
says that the new treaty for The sett!. lncnl
OF the East was signed in London, Juy I3. |
by the representatives. Of France, Austria.
Russia, Prussia and Great Britain.
Terrific earthquakes took place at the |
island Of Tercera about the middle Of June. 4
The accounts from there say the greatest
cons,crnailon rcighs among its unfortunate
vino. overcome with terror at tho
repeated convulslons Of the earth since the /
i2'h, have, 10 save their lives, abandoned \
their houscs. II
The Villa da Praia de Victoria was redu.
ced 10 state Ct complete ruin Il, half pas, 3 4
IN the morting Of the lJ,h. Not a sinnlc Il
house, not single edliice, has escaped safe. \
There exists not one stone upon another, and H
even The water has disappeared. There can
pow only be deserted "Cambus ub Trola
Iuil." i
Some places ia tho enyirors Of Praa have
also been destroyed, and tie people are living
sncamped in The a4joiniHt G,'ds.
in the city Of An,!ra violent shocks have
greatly alarmed the inhabitants, but. how
ever, none very disastrous have occurred II
hero. H
Nru STEAM OkeAy.-A great singing
"stval has jas, been held at Ludwigsburg.
loni'bnr2h )'at which ~ singing societies.
onprlslns H30C singers, from the towns and
liiages OF tie ncighbcrhood, assembled -
he North Germans will also be as;ir next
'onth, for the IIam5urgb Festival, d, which, i
mong other attractions, NJ. List has been
ngagcd 10 appear. But the greatest piece I .
foreign musical news during the week
cures IN the Belgian journol-, which an.
ounced the ipvertion, by NJ. Sax, OF steam !
ryan. monster instrument, with vibrating
lates, huge steel bars 10 which immense \ I
rcssure alone can communicate vibration I
ipobls IF Ieoig heard over phole province II