The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-10-30
From the Extra Sun Of Saturday.
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.

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ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA
The steam packet Column a, Capt. judi
kins, arrived at Boston at half-past seven
O'Clock, on Tuesday morning She left
Liverpool on the 9Th, and made her pas
sage in 10 days to Halifax, arriving there
on Monday morning at seven O'Clock
Size left Halifax at 2, p. m. the same day.
The Columbia has had very rough
passage, having encountered heavy head
gales great part Of the time.
MIR. Stevenson, the American Minister
at the Cour, of ST. James, has engaged his
passage in thu Great w. stern, which will
leave Bristol for New York October 23d.
The Britannia news was received in
London on Friday last, and caused an un-
usual sensation. The North and South
American Coffee House was the first place
in town where The American papers were
to be seen, and the subscription rooms
were crowded with the leading merchants
bankers an brokers, to learn the nature
of the news. Mr.. Mansfield, agent for
the Coffee House, had received the heads
of the int ligence in slip from the Liv-
erpool agent, together with file Of pa
pei:, and h speedi satisfied the intense
curiosity of all by loudly reading the most
prominent information which he had le-
ceived in advance of every other person.
and the mail
The papers W re then thrown upon the
tables that every person might read for
himself-and Immediately any important
paragraph was discovered. it was read a.
loud to the crowd of anxious ! .teners.
Thus for two hours continued most
extraordinary excIement-aiier which
the Standard made Its appea ancc. IN ad-
vance Of all the other papers, as usual.
with nearly three columns uf ,hr news
abridged in able manner hy H. Liver
pool correspondent. Tncn followed So
cond editions Vi morning pApe,s. and
ailerw' rds all the evening papers.
must now proceed 10 tell you what
effect the Britannia's news had upon the
minds of the public, and cannot do this
in a satisfactory manner, unless give you
few extracts from the leading papers OF
the day.
The Morning Herald thinks that the
changes in the Cabinet are favorable TO
peace. 1t says, MIR. Webster remains in
power solely for the purpose Of maintain
ing that view of the relations between this
country aud the United States. lie could
give no higher proof Of his patriotism than
by so doing, for the conduct of Mr.. Ty
Ter to his late administration n reference
to the Bank Bill amply provoked the re-
signalion Of the entire Cabinet" 1t also
adds, shat while there is not an instance
on record Of British Sovereign refusing
the royal assent to bills which had re-
celved the sanction of the Legislature, with
IN the last thirteen yeas two Presidents
Of the United States have placed their We
toes Oh Sren bill. transmitted to them.
The contrast is remarkable, and favorable,
we opine, 10 the government of a conslil,i-
tional monarchy" The Herald .ays,
Mr.. Tyler's motive for taking this step is,
that he wishes to be reelected and seek S
the support of the democratic party"
With regard to Mcleod The Herald
says-"Could we forge Il a in the trial
OF Mcleod the British Crown is arraign-
I'd for felony, we should consider the in
telllgence relative to that gentleman en-
'lrely satisfactory so far as it goes. Atall
events the nation owes nothing to Lord
Palmcrston, that the affair is not in much
worse predicament; and it must, we pre-
sumo, now make the best excuses it can
to itself, for its position. which is any
thing but honorable, and which will bv
no means raise the moral reputation oi
Great Britain i'll the eyes of the world
The Herald con ders that McLeod's per.
son is now safe, and that he will be iaa.
ded over to the B ilish authorities.
"The Morning Posi-" says, with regart
to the Mcleod case, it is satisfactory tt
find that the ablest aad most innneula
men in Gong e's are rational, moderate
and pacific in their language A speed
of Mr.. Adams, bearing upon this suhjecI
is worthy of attention. The an hort e.
OF New York hal, it a?paa $, taken some
precautions to shield Mcleod from the a J.
minislra'ion Lyme law, Whether ihes,
precautions will prove eftctual remain,
we. 10 be seen
i The "Morning Chronicle" says ",h,