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ARRIVAL OF TIE BRITANNIA.

XXI AL OF TIE
The Britannia left Liverpool on the 18th
ult., and reached Boston on Thursday morn
ing, after a tempcstuous passage.
The Caledonia arrived at Liverpool on
tho morning Of the 18th.
The commercial depression still continued
In CT. Britain, and had extended 10 tho con-
tinent. There wero several thousand opc-
ratives out Of employ at Lyons, and many
also in tho other French manufacturing
towns.
A little more activity prevailed in the
English markets for a few of the latest days,
but it was tho't not to amount to much.
The harvest this year, even should The
crop sustain little injury, must be a late one.
1t is the opinion Of we'll Informed persons
that a supply must be obtained from abroad,
before the produce Of the crop can ho brought
20 market.
Some shocks Of earthquake have been felt
IN various parts Of Scotland.
In reference to this subject we give the
following extract from tho commercial Arti-
Gle of the London Sun, Of the 18th ultimo,
1.-THE latest London datc.)
QUARTER TO THREE.
The suspicious and truly gratifying change in the
weather has already caused a partial cessation of ac-
tivity in the Corn Market, and although the arrivals
rom abroad continue large, the business dong is in
reality limited. The effect, however. of the late OPP
ers,ions in the %jobbers, coupled with the weather
which prevailed a week or two back, has not yet been
felt in its full extent, and the Off ,ial average which
regulates the duty must vet advance, TO the injury Of
the domestic growers whom the sliding scale is pre-
tended to benefit. 1t is probable that some Of the
orders for corn abroad will now be c~ountermanded.
There had boon more serious riots at Nantwich in
Cheshire, growing out of the late elections.
The long talked Of engine match against time, on
the Great Western Railway had taken place. Mr..
Brunei, the engineer, succeeding IN passing over the
road with the "Hurricanc' locomotive within two
hours, and won the bet of $1,000. This is at the rate
Of more than sixty miles An hour.
There was a terrible explosion in the Thornley,
Colliery on the 10th, attended with the 10 9 Of seve.
snl livct-
GREAT BRITAIN.
The first furry respecting the judicial de-
,cntion of Mcleod beng over, the English
papers have nearly ceased their Bombastos
Furioso style of dcnunciation towards this
country. The Liverpool Mail, after having
tlC uiSu'hCutS dIIu IoillN Iuu Out
tho vagaries of its own temper, comes to the
wise conclusion that the trade with the L.
States is of too much importance to be inter-
rupted without good cause and even the
London Times admits, through one of its
correspondents, that there may be two sides
TO the Mcleod controversy. The truth is,
Great Britain feels humble in this matter,
and don't exactly know how to behave her.
self under the humiliation.
The distress in the manufacturing districts
was rather on the increase, heightened by
the failure Of several more important com.
mcrcial houses, which threw many opera.
sives cnt lroly Out Of EN- ployment.
Queen Victoria.-The London Globe
says,"Asi in her majesty's present condition
any undertaking involving anxiety or fatigue
might prove injurious. we understand tina
DR.. Locock has ntcrposcd his veto, ant
that the new Parliament will be opened b,
commission instead Of by the Queen il
person."
"MAoAo, April 81.
Inc Cninese local government has violated tn
agreeinenthnade with Capt. Elliot for the rencwa
OF trade with British subjects. We are also surprise,
to find that since the LIST, not 1000 chests of tea have
found their way ont to foreign vessels by smuggling
We had hopes OF dong sometng in that way, but tn
unexpectei vigilance and activity OF the Chinese Man
darlns and soldiers have disappointed our hopes 70
the present. 49,,
ror, couched in The most violent terms, ordering al
authorities, civil and military, in the province q
Canton, to destroy all the Teas, R%hubnrb, and othe
articles necessary for the English barbarians. Thi
order is ri.idly obeyed, and probably one half of tn
crop of teas is already destroyed, and the work
eull gong on. Indemnity is promised by the sam
Cnop 10 thos, whose property is destroyed, an
further find in this Chop, political intercourse wit
the English inierdlcted, and the lately appointed con
missioners ordered to retire.
Numerous fre-vesscls and RATS had been scr
down the river among the foreign shipping, by whic
several vessels and cargoes have been injured, bu. n
total loss.
SOU commander is dclIberatinr on the proprie,v
moving all vessels below the second bar into a Wild
part OF The river.
"a renort prevails, but to which no credit is a
tached, that some British subjects were kldnappsd |
the Chinese on'he night of the 18th.
but little Is dong south oil Formosa in opium"
FRANCE.
The Census continues to create much O,
position from the municipal Councils through
out France.-Orleans and Montpelier ha,
protested against it; the Municipal Coun,
Of Paris had entered a resolution TO the san
effect; at Calors ii had been openly oppos,
by force; at Agen a riotous tumult broke O
and the hotel ofthe Project had been a,tak,
by CO nsiderable mob, but was well defen
ed by the soldiery. Order had been re
torcd at Bordeaux (; all was quiet there
the 18th.
France is about to abandon the militia
hospital at Mahon, rather than allow Enola
to establish a similar institution III one of t
Balearic Isles.
SPAIN.
A very uneasy feeling prevails at Madr
The Government is aware of the fact in
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