The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-11-26
LATE FROM EUROPE.

Burning The Tower of London Forgery of
Erchsquer Blis-Healh Of the Queea-O-
Coaaei-Spaia-Bel Belgium.
The Caledonia arrived at Boston on Thursday
week, in fourteen days from Liverpool
We are indebted to Mr. w. B. s. Gay OF Har-
den's Express office, for Boston Times OIL yes
terday, and the latest London and Liverpool pa
pers.
The news taken out by the Acadia relative to
the acquit,a of Mcleod and release OF Grosan.
gave general satisfaction, and caused an lmmed'-
ate rise in the funds.
Her majesty was in excellent health, and al
though runlors were rife, yet up to the very last
accounts, the child was still, unborn.
Her majesty helda court at Buckingham palace
on the I'd inst, which was attended by the several
cabinet ministers and officers of state. Several
British ambassadors TO foreign courts had final au-
dience on the occasion.
Prince Edward of SAKE Weinar, arrived in
London on the 29lh ult,
The Queen Dowager has suffered for several
days from catarrhal affection.
Campbell The poet, and Lord Dudley Stuart
presented petition TO the common council praying
for the use of GuiIdha to give a ball for The ben
eft of the distressed Poles, which prayer was ac-
corded.
The Acadia arrived ut Liverpool on the Goth,
with the news Of the acquiltal of Mcleod and the
release of Grogan, which gave great satisfaction.
Great distress continued 10 prevail in the manuiac-
turing districts, and the same depression in trade
as ut the last accounts. Several incendary fires
had taken place and much property was destroy
ed.
Large meetings of the charts,s had been held
at Manchester, Leeds and other places, Vincent,
the Charlist at Manchester, moved that the Char
ter is sulicicn, for every abuse and the agitation
should be received in
The overland mail had not arrived.
Intelligence from the East is to the 9th ult.,-
On the Goth Sept Lord Ponsonby had his audience
of leave at Constan,inope, Meheme, Ali continues
loyal and obedent. An earthquake at CONSTANT
nople on the 9th destroyed much life and prop
erty.
The municipal election at Dublin resulted in the
o,Corrou ,v,s
chosen for the Four Court wards and on the LIST
November was elected Lord Mayor. lie conin-
ues to announce the receipt of Repeal money from
n"e''''' NC Po'"'oo WY nus ,'"'' :" '''''"',
the oat crop Is lhlrd below 'he average anu
many cattle die of distemper. There is great
d;s,ress
An enormous fraud in Exchequer Bills has been
discovered. Mr. Beaumont smith, nephew OF SIR
Sidney Smith, and senior clerk in the office for The
issue ofexchequer bills, was arrested on slspclor'
and on examination confessed that he had for three
or four years pas, been gambling in stocks, and to
meet his losses, had forged exchequer bills and de-
posted them with parties at the stock exchange
as securities for new loans Although Mr. Smith
Is unable to State the amount thus issued, It Is
asserted by the London journals at ts5o' ooo-
Government have issued precautionary notices III
the matter.
Great fire ia the Tower Of London. fire
n;,h, 30,b ul, in the Round Tower. The alarm
,v,s immed;n,elv given: Int the flames spread
with grent rap;diiy and in few minutes bu,s
firth from the windows with fearful violence. Nu-
merous notice officers, troops and 6reu,cn with
their engines, Immediately assembled the flames
hoseyer. notwithstanding the exerions Of all pres.
chi continued 10 spread, and suon reached the Ar
mary, uenres, adjoining the Round Tower. Ev-
cry effort that human power could devise was re-
,oytcd IN in order to save this magnificent and stu
penuous STRUCTURE t''a h,'''os' p'.ouo'
WIN Jury wn''" o,';su eN'.',on, " ~, SUP
hu'h"h' ara ',e puho'"s w''" "e't III, no, "no
.."'J' va. 49,, ;,pn,at,io ,nan,;,r If
trophies, relics, &c. AT midnight the conilasra-
ton had reached lrghl'ul magnitude, and sub
seQuently reached to the ClocG Tower, winch Tell
with most tremendous crash Fears were en-
tertalned TOR the Jewel Tower whch was broken
open, anu '"e 'a'u"o'o u'a.'o"us' I'o""s, sseP'
res ~ were 'e'no'eu q" .0'" r,' "" nI
usy "'orh'"s '''e "'e an''eo ", 'u. "o '"' ';,