Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-10-28

Sixteen Days Later From Europe.


The steamship COLUMBIA, Capt. Judkins, ar
rived at East Boston on Thursday morning last at
half past O'Clock, after the unusually long pas
sage of fifteen and half days Her passage was
very rough and boisterous.
London papers to the evening Of the 4th, and
Liverpool to the 9Th inclusive, were received by
the Atlas. The news is generally unimportant
The following summary we copy from the Port
land Advertiser -
The money market had been very much agi-
tated by the double announcement of u loan for
France, and loan for England, or, what is tant TIA
mount TO a loan, Il funding of five millions Of Ex-
-chequer Bills. The French loan is reduced to
$50 millions francs (aboul six millions st, rling,)
although the minister had obtained permission to
negotiate loan of 430 millions of francs. 1t does
not clearly appear whether their expenses are so
much contracted as to require only the smaller
sum TO meet them whether the minister tn nks
he will secure better terms by negotiating for
smaller sums separately AT all events it has
had the effect Of raising thr prices ofthc French
rents, which are now higher than they have
been for fourteen months past The proposition
of the Chancellor ofEngl land IS to fund five mil
lions of Exchequer Bills, b. subscribing one humid
red pounds Exchequer Bills in exchange for Gl12
2s Consols, bearing interest rom the 9Th of Ju-
ly last
The cotton market had improved little Flour
was lower. The state of trade in the manulac-
turing districts is said to have exhibited decided
symptoms ofamendment
Meetings recorded in a great number of
places to petition the Queen against the proroga
ton until the corn law, question OF the day,
shall have been discussed in Parliament. Man
chester began the new move ment, and Liverpool
followed on Saturday.
The proceedings of Parliament are, for the
most part, of little interest this side of the At
lantc The House of Commons had been prin-
cipally engaged in the discussion of the Poor Law
Commission for period of six months. THIS
measure was finally carried by large majority
the generality of the Conservatives having, says
the London Chronicle, found reasons exceeding
" satisfactory to themselves for concurring IN
the policy Of the Government with regard 10
Bill, which they denounced, in the most unmea-
sured terms, TO their constituents, long as hos
tility to il was a stepping stone TO power.
The proceedings Of the week ending the 25th
of Septe mber, appear also to have been equally
unnteresting with those of the following week.
The reflections have continued with no APP
pearance ofchange There has been no OPPOSE
ton, except in the one prncp pal case, the re-eec-
ton of Lord Stanley aud there again Mr.. James
Ackland, the ti-Corn-law lecturer, figured as
League performed his duty in most satisfactory
manner, having once more duly subjected the
cause to an apparent defeat at the hustlngs.
Petitions to the Queen against the Propagation
of Parliament until the popular distress and its
remedy have been discussed, have been adopted
at Marylebone, Shoredltch, Bethnal Green. {An-
tl-Corn-law Association Leicester, (whe.e the
ordinary Chartist amendment proposed and
rejected) Birmingham, tAnt Corn-Iaw Associ-
ation,) Daventry, several places in DERBY Coun.
iy, and Hawck.
The Liverpool Times says, that "the first ses-
sion of the Parliament which made Sir Robert
Peel Minister, will terminate either on Thurs
day or Friday, by all adjournment to the month
of January or February. Its principal exploits
have been to defeat the plans of the late Govern
ment for furnishing regular and abundant sup
ply OF corn-to support Sir Robert Peel in post
ponIng the consideration of the prevailing ma.
tional distress until the spring of next year-io
authorize Mr.. Gouburn to add some millions to
the national debt-and TO provide handsome IN
come for one the sons of Lord Abnger, in
consideration of the loss of a slnecure TO which
he ought never to have been appointed