Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-20
From The Baltimore American.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN
AND BRITANNIA.
40 Days Later from England.


40 Days Later ON England.
The steamer Great Western arrived at New
iork on Tuesday morning with English ad.
vices 10 the 23d October, inclusive
The steamer Britannia, Captain Hewitt
Arrived at Boston on Sunday afternoon, bring.
ing Liverpool papers to the 2lst, and ONION
10 the Goth of October.
Cotton has been rather brisker, and accor
dinghy advanced trifc. i he duty on i'm
ported wheat had gone up TO 22s I'd. Ibsis
4 favorable sign, as fears were apPtehcndeh
that the Greet Western would bring uniaycra-
BIZ news touching the money market, in con
sequence Of the scarcity fgrain. 1t is thought
ti.&t duties will decline in the spring
The British Funds have adrsnced-anothcl
favorable sign.
i long correspondence is published between
Mr Stevenson, our Minister, and Lord Pal
rerstUs., Oh the subject Of the seizure of Amer.
can ships on the coast Of Africa.
The Russian irigate KAMscuATKA, which
salied from New York on 29th September
arrived at Southampton on 2lst October.
The Great Western made her homeward
voyage In twelve days and twelve heurs. On
tlis trip she brings out one hundred and TWEEN
iy.seven passengers among them, our late
minister 10 the Court Of st. James, Mr. Steven
son, and family.
The Britannia, on the Goth, lat so 9 Ion.
30 %, at 4 30 A. NJ, passed steamer-sup-
posed the Acadia. The Britannia brought So
passengers to Halifax, left "a there, and took
in 20 additional ones, making 75 TO Boston.
She also brought 1900 letters, nearly 1000
ot which were for New York.
Messrs. Acramans, Morgan & Co., ship
builders of Bristol have orders for three new
iron steamers, to be propelled by Mr. B!axland's
invention, the submarine propeller which has
given an increase of speed over the paddle
wheel, by trial in the same vessel, TO the enor
nous extent of 80 per cent.
Mr.. Jsudon, the agent Of tte United States
Bank, has addressed notice to the holders o
'he loan for 100000 sterling, contracted a
Paris on the 26th OF December 1889, in which
nc states that in consequence of unayoidab
circumstances, the Bank of the United State
viii be unable to reimburse the half of the q
toresaid lean on the 18th inst, according t
the terms of the loan; he, therefore requests
postponement Of the time of payment for On
year, in consideration Of a bonus of f45,0Ot
for the liquidation Of which he has placed an
PIE security in the hands OF Messrs. Rothschil
d Sons, of London
The London Corn extractors are doing
great business Sl5 to $50 has been paid tt
service rendered by these operators, TO on
tu0t X has been discovered, however, tn,
tae roots extracted, were merely BRIsrLEs del
,erously slipped IN for the noncc.
The Duke of Richmond has sustained an,
thtr calamity in the death OF hisyounG 0augh
tr, aged ten years, lie lost a son, il may
remembered, in the steamship President
Mr.. O'Connell has been elected Lord Mayc
of Dublin, and has accepted the Office.
Queen Vctoria'a tirst-born son was cXpcctc
to-soe the light early in November; Of cour.
1t is TO be q son. Queen Christina of Spa
became the mother ofa son at Paris, about Ii
"Uth o: October /; OF course young Munoy.