Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-06-28
EIaHr DAYs LArrR rRoM EuRoPr.-TI

EIsHT DAYS LATER FROM EURoPE.-The Columbia arrived at Boston the l7h, in twelve
 days and eight hours from Liyerpool-including de-
 teniion of nearly five hours at Halifax. This is the
 shortest passage on record. The news she brings is
 of very late dates. From Bombay, the advices
 only 4 days old, and Calcutta letters have been
 ceyed at Boston, dated April 22d, distance of l6O ia4 degrees of longitude in about eight weeks. ...4
 The steamship President had not been heard of, and so generally hopes of her safety given up that a day had been appointed Loyds for the settle
 meRt of insurance on her.
 The interesting items of of the recom- as mencenent of hostities between England and China.
 The Emperor had refused to ratify the treaty conclu- ,, ded by his imperial commissioner with Com Elliott eii and had the former in chains to Pekin before the tribunals there, for his concessions the m l English As this news reached the English commander, the British troops the 22d February,
 took possession of the Bogue forts, and immediately , i. afterwards of the factory Canton. The Emperor a e appeared to be eeming with yaor, and had issued Aa four imperial edcs full of defiance of the English,
 and ordering that since the rebelous disposition of i these foreigners have become thus manifest, nothing is left but exteminae hem.' In the capture of
 the forts, 25 Engilsnnen, including Lieutenant, s . . killed On the side of the Chinese, the de- @ suctioh of life was much greater, and the number of prisoners taken exGeededa thousand It expected that this will be the troublesome of any the lt t English have had in the East 'nftf In Parliament Sir Robert Peel on the 27th ut. moved "a of want of confidence in ministers, D gave rise debate which lasted evenings, 'f when Parliament adjourned until after Whtsunide
 viz the 9th inst Ia .l.' ' 'H
 In the House of Commons on the 2d instant, there gnu were numerous petitions presented for the repeal of ,,in 4n' iip'' 'Ae .oo'nh"s. ,.7 ,5..rl .tny. .--
 aiar It was generally thought that the ministry would
 not resign, but that immediately after the usual an-
 nual bills were voted, they would dissolve Parliament
 and thus defeat the maneusres of the Tory party. % I @ The steward (named Eli Robihson of the ship U.
 smes, which arrived at Liverpool on the sOh ult. -' " from New Orleans, murdered on board that q sel the st inst by steerage passenger, named Re Patrick Cahil The murder perperated just as
 the nip arrived that port, and originated in the de- n, a ceased's refusing give the murderer quid of a,rg saset bacco.i 779 .,
 t"r1 ' ' The General Steam Navigation Company are V ,, ,, making preparations establish immediately re-
 gular communication between London and New York. 'e ' vessel is to start every fortnight from both cities, to carry the malsy light goods and passengers. SIX first class steamships of l,2OO tons each stated ht to be now in readiness. fl n , .,sc .zfot41 . n From the continent the is uninteresting. , ,t, Darmes who attempted to murder Louis Philippe, nah was tried found guilty and had been executed. He 70 died firmly, and refused to make any disclosures The n, m Paris correspondent London paper thus describes lb4la iA the execmion tf q, mead , ,, " s only when he reached the platform that he I came within the view of the people; his head "i still covered with black veil, and white shirt en- ''-' yeloped his whole body down the feet which
 bare The executioner having placed him
 with his back to the guillotine, dialogue appeared
 topass between them; and, from the negative shake
 of the head which Darmes occasionally gave, supposed that the executoner had held him ms hope of salvation if he would make revelations ra Ths conversation occupied between three and four minutes; the aids then seized him, and having placed 7u him with his face towards the knife, removed the 1 black veil from lis eyes, and took of his shirt The
 sight of the instrument appeared to strike
 him with hwe; he started, and feeling rather unsea- nsHcu dy his egs he made stride ip orer maintain m his equilbrium and then looked with calmness M m n surrendered himself into the hands the executioner
 and an instant before the knife dropped he was heard s' to exclaim-VIvE LA FRANCE" .ls,p. ' n7 '' Prince Louis Napoleon had published vehement
 protest aganst the severity with which he is treated o tfiam, where he is imprisoned. He complains that his letters are his servant persecut ''n@ ed with all sorts of annoyancesj &c. $c. f '