Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-08-27
FOR TREASURER,
JOHN SP NC,
LATER FROM EUROPE.


on Thursday. In politics, little of intcrcs,
has occurred since our previous adviccs.
The triumph ofthc Conservatives at the late
elections is complete, and the returns of
members of the House Of Commons, shcw
the parry viii have majority in at body
Of at eas, SO votes, majority equal to that
possessed by the Tory party during the days
Of its nos confirmed asccadancy, under the
administration of William Pitt. The Con-
scrvativc majority in the constituency of the
United Kingdom is 2j6, 72l-thc registered
servatives being $40 800. and N places whicl,
have returned Wings 273,17S. or course.
speculation is rife as to the members of the
ncw Cabinet. which IN this state of things,
the Queen must necessarily call to her aid,
and all pom, to Sir Rohcr, Pcri as Premier,
yet, must tins necessarily a; present be
matter Of uncertainty. There will be so
many iarring Interests to be reconcilcd, and
erebably so nluch personal feeling involved,
that the result may disappoin all the calcu-
latons now aloat. Sir Robert Peel has
addressed his constituents at Tanworth, bu,
his speech deals in nothing but gencralitics,
and an his position more could not be ex-
rcctcd. Lord John Russell has also address
sed letter to his constituents in London, in
which he says, Gas 10 Ministers Of the Crown
can stand without the confidence Of tlr
House of Commons, our retirement from
Office will Immediately follow the condcmna-
zion of our policy" This condemnation, no
doubt will take place, on the motion for an
address to the Queen, in tep!y to her speech
on opening Parliament, and then an adjourn
n1ent will take place, to give her time TO
form new Ministry.
Notwithstanding the popular defeat that
her present Ministers have experienced, the
Queen, with view probably of showing that
her confidence is undated, has paid visits to
them individuallvor to the heads of the noble
houses, with which they are connected Wis
count Melbourne received her at his seat.
Breokett Hall, Brrks; the Duke Of Bedford
at Woburn Abbey; and 1hc Earl of Cowpcr
st Passenger, Ilrr,s, the guests baing prin-
eipally their political friends. Her personal
popularity too, would seem to conunuc I'M
diminished 4 militia Sergeant at Uxhridgc,
having knocked down ard unfortunately Kill
led man simply bccacsc he observed that
She did not appear TO have returned the en-
thus'asn with which she was received on pas
sing through thu, Town, as warmly as 1t was
given.
These matters, however, are of coupara-
tive ins gnificancc, when we con,i lcr the
alarming accounts Of the prospect of the har-
vest in Great Britain and the distressed state
OF the manufacturing districts. The Latter
appears to be unprecedented and should tie
crop prove unproduciye besides. the Cow
eminent, whoever may administer it, will
have hard task to preserve public tram
GUILTY.. 4hc Consequences Of such an un-
fortunate conjnncture will extend far and
wide, and we may in vain look for an inn
Provemcnt in the value of our great s,aplc
commodity, should the presc t threatening
appearances he realized, augmented as tie
evil will be, by the vicious system of tie
Bank OF England, who to preserve specie
payments under every contingency, even the
scverest vsitaions of Providence will further
destroy the productive powers or,hr country.
by dePrivns them of the alimcnt which -.
ports them.
J'c decision of the Sapremc Cour, of,his
State in the case Of Mcleod, has been receive
cd IN England, but does not appear to have
Caused much sensation there. The new Nj
n'Stry, as soon as it is orsaniz Il will nn
doubt, be questioned ON tbs subject in Par
Lament. and we shall be curious to learn the
view they take of it.
Cur accounts direct from Canton, are later
than those received in England, bat we have
now intelligence Of the departure of Sir Cor
don Bremen from Calcutta, with the CON-
tcmpiatcd reinforcement for the troops and
fleet already in the Chinese waters. These
appear to be very considerable and no DOM,
the whele force when collected will aqa;r
proceed, as near asmay be, to Pc in. The
correspondence laid before Parliament BY
the British Superintendent at Carton. Can,
Elliott, leads to the confusion thai nnch If
his apparent procrastination in the early
stages of the war, proceeded from desire IN
prevent a total stOppagc of the trade. in all.
dience to orders from his Government, wbo
feared the loss Of the revenue derived from if
at time when the drfcienc, in their WAYS
and Means amounts TO upwards of three mil
lions of dollars.
Tile immense possessions Of the British in
India furnish various items of intelligence 10
the English press, but these are of little in
terest here. On goi,s through them now
ever, the American, cannot but look with
surprise at the number of Kings, Khans and