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From the Boston Times.
FOREIGN.

The Caledonia left Halifax half past II p. NJ.
Thursday and ran to Boston 396 miles in 36
hours making the passage from Liverpool to
Boston in 10 days.
The steamer Acadia performed her outward
voyage in thirteen days and a few hours. The
packet South America reached Liverpool in fif-
teen days and half
The French Colonial Minister has sent or
ders to the French West India Islands, in con-
sequence of the infamous treatment Of the fe-
male slave and the acqui,tal Of her owner, that
henceiorth all private prisons are alb ,lished, and
that slaves can only be confined in the public
prisons, and that at least one half Of the judges
must be sent from France with some other mi
nor regulations.
The result Of the discussion on the secret
Funds in the French Chambers, was 235 against
1i5. The debate on the 9Th ilt, showed some
pretty sharp shooting between Messrs. Theirs
and Guizo..
1t was rumorcd in Paris on Thursday after.
noon, that the French Cabinet was disposed to
offer its mediation to arrange the M'Leod dis
pate with the United States.
The Paris papers and letters of Thursday
have arrived. In the Chamber of Deputies, on
that day, the Secret Service Money Bill was
brought forward. The debate on this bill, which
has served 10 revive the fierce spirit Of opposition
to the Ministers, excited great interest. NJ.
Guzot entered into long account of the cons,i-
tuition Of the Cabinet, and the principles which it
intended 20 pursue.
He remarked that every important question
had been discussed in the address and shat
nothing new having arisen TO cause disunon in
the present majority, the Cabinet would conline
itsafo its practical policy, and support the pro-
ject OF law. The discussion was proceeding
wbcn the Post left Paris.
The report that Charles Kcan and Ellen Tree
had been privately married il contradicted BY
sCourt Journal.
The Governor Fcnncr, American passage
ship, was run into by the Nottingham steamer
and l2l lives lost. She was bound from Liver
pool to the L. s.
The wreck of the Governor Fennor was fallen
In with on the Sunday morning after the catas-
trophe, about sixteen miles 70 the westward Of
the Skcrrics. 1t had apparently, been split in
among which was quantity Of iron had, doubt
less, fallen out, and the hull, recovering its
buoyancy, foated again. Two men were found
the rigging they were quite dead, but did
not appear to have been long so. A trunk was
also found on board, its contents showed that it
had belonged to Mlntyre, gardener, one Of the
PASSENGERS.
ctatA ND ;t =
able fact, that come Of the people on board the
Nottingham, after the collision, and when the
Governor Fenner's bowsprit was over the deck,
thinking that the steamer was likely to sink,
attempted to get on board the ship by getting
on the bowsprt. The attempt did not, forum.
a;eiy succeed, from the difficulty OF their making
their way, and the failure was the means OF
saving their lives.
The following i. the accoun, given by Mr..
Carter, the mate Of the Governor Fsnncr, of the
collision:
About five minutes past two o'clock, on So,ur-
dny morning, we saw the lights of steam boat
IL was my watch on deck, and Immediately called the
capaih' Inc steali-bo1t came up about point and
a halt on our wca her-bow, having al the time our
iurboard ,ayk5 on beard. We thought she was com
iing on head to us. We had no gll, but that of the
considered necessary or prudent for sailing vessels
clear o! tue land, TO carry light. We waited as
much as live or SIX minutes TO find out what way the
steamer was really coming. and then the captain or
dcred the man at the wheel put the helm hard port
30 as TO give her a clear berth.
If the steamboat had done the same, we should have
gone clear OF each other long way-perhaus mile
The Captain, rs soon as he ordered the wheel to be
put, went forwards to look out. then looked over
the arbo.rd side, abait the main rigging and saw the
whole bulk OF the steamer. | SAID TO the at the
piI nal s ,l,,,
tar past two clock. The vessels in contact
Misunderstanding our ship paying off. When the crash
took place heard the Captain cal out several times
For God sake save yourselves, the ship is sinking
the bboom OF tho ship struck the funnel ofthe steam
and her bowsprI afterwards rested on her On the
third surge, she gave believe, down she went bow
foremost The tarail was the last thing we saw of
her She filled very quickly. She Ind on board
heavy cargo including quantity Of iron and other
heavy goods. The watch on the deck at the time
the others on board were asleep below.
Inc captain also sang out 10 the men at the helm
TO relieve the wheel. His name Munroc. He
sorm ,rly made Of the Bclvidcrc andcamc on board
10 work his passage to America and we intended 10
make llm second mate OF the ship next day. All the
men, at first, went forward with 10 the captain
who was standing between the night heads but thev
afterwards went aft As the ship sunk, to be- as sun
pose, on the higher part Of her hull. l stood some
time and attempted 10 70 ait with view to save NV
wife and others, hv lowering boat. She however
sunk SO fast that was obliged to give up the idea IN
side.
stood there a few seconds. till the wnter was
pc h1p", two feet deep. far aft the mainast and
was fast gathering still further aft her head being
nearly under scarcely know what afterwards oc-
CARED. gotup. some how in the FIRE rigging and
thence on 10 the larboard foreyards which then
crossed the steamer When the ship sunk so far
that was from six TO eight feet Of The steamer deck
let go. and dropped down among some sheep Law
somene Their confused, and did not attempt to rise
as IN ,ughtI might get cntnnged with n rope which
gSni IN sbpuIrra os I r
the bowspr, running-rgg.ng Of the ship. | then got
IN.
Tns on board the s'e,nle was thai sho.wa.lsink.
ing and, beive, apassengor on hoarl lowered the
boat len on the davis, on the larboard ,ide but she
unlocked from the tackles when she touched the
water and, the painter not being fast she drifted
away from the vessel All the lights thew cond mus
ter IN the steamer were lighted for some time The
engineers and others went below and found that
though she was e,Ey they could keep her free. She
had her fore and ait sails and fore top sail set at tho
same time was on board three quarters of an hour
before found that the captn of the shin was thee :
had seen ry wife, who was liitlo sca-sck abou,