Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-12-30
{ From the Nev York .Sun-Eafra Dec. 90 }
ARRIVAL OF TIE COLUMBIA.
Fifteen Days Later.

Jttc" Doyo A<otCF.
The British Royal Mail Steamship Columbia
arrived at Boston about IL o'clock on Tuesday.
Some part of her voyage was mild and pleas
ant, but for the last few days Of her voyage she
encountered bad weather and heavy gales.
BY this arrival, we have Liverpool dates to the
9TH inst. and London to the evening of the Sd.
The London money market was tolerably easy.
and plenty of money could be obtained on rood
securities. The heavy importation, of specie
from the u. ). and from South America would,
twas thought, be an ample guaranty against any
further panic In the money market for some time,
and capitalists were looking about them for safe
means OF investment.
The commercial depression which had prevail
ed so long in England, had spread over the whole
OF Europe. In Russia, II was felt very severely
Not less than two hundred and fifty failures had
taken place In Moscow alone, and nearly an e.
quail number at st. Potersburgh The Emperor
is reported to have issued peremptory ukase, to
The elect that those insolvents who did not pay
40 per cent. of their debts, should be compelled TO
JOIN the army as common soldiers.
The failure ofthepotato crop in Ireland appeared
TO be even more extensive than was at first rep
resented; and, coupled with the but too apparent
indications of a severe winter, caused many me-
lancholy forebodings OF distress among the count
less poor of that oppressed and ill-governed coun-
try. The spread Of the temperance REFORM it was
hoped, would go far to mitigate the evils of scar
Guy, and to mellorate the condition of the suffer-
ing poor; but 1t could hardly atone for the great
falling off ola cropwhch to Ireland is more npor-
tant than all others combined
The London papers of the Goth ult give an ac-
count OF daring incendiary attempt to DESTROY
the Horse Guards tSt. George Barracks. A ball
composed of explosive materials was thrown into
the court of the Horse Guards, and tell at the
feet OF soldier, and exploded with the noise of
cannon. 1t caused great alarm throughout the
metropolis, which increased when it became
known that similar ball was thrown into the
barrack yard at Charing-cToss. These daring
attempts to destroy public buildings, following
so closely upon the fire at the Tower, and the a.
larm at Guldhall, are supposed to be the work of
foreigners, and government have ordered return
OF all foreigners In England, to be made forthwith
The American Minister, Mr.. Everett, arrived
In London on the 10Th November, and the next
day he had an audience with Lord Aberdeen
On the 2lth he dined with Sir Robert Peel, and
two days afterwards he left London for Paris.
The Liverpool Standard says that large and
powerful association is now in progress of for
nation, having for its object the establishment of
an extensive and national system of emigration
to the North American colonies.
THAMES TuNNEL.-A thoroughfare was on the
10Th OF Novembereleced in this work, and made
use of. for the first time.
DEATH OF LORD ELGIN.-This celebrated no.
bleman, whom the readers of Lord Byron will
not soon forget, died last month.
The British 5Oth and 98th Regiments were to
proceed Immediately 10 China having been fully
recruited. No difficulty appeared to exist in en-
listing any requisite number of troops, as great
many OF the vast multitude out of employment
choose to brave danger and disease abroad, rather
than starvation at home
There was great meeting of deputies from all
the anti-Corn Law Associations at Manchester,
on the 9th November, at which speeches were
made and resolutions passed, verging very near
to what would have been considered treason
some 20 years ago.