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counlered severe gales, and on the night Of
tho 18th, her life boats were stove to pieces.
On entering the harbor at Halifax, she
grounded, but got OF in few minutes and
anchored for the night. She brough, so pas
sengers, among whom is Mr.. Charles
Dickens, and the Earl Of Mulgravc.
We have received our supply of London
papers to the 81 inst. and Liverpool papers
to the 4ih. During the long interval since
the date of our last previous news, the state
OF political affairs in England and on the
continent had been generally quiet, and the
aspect of mercantile affairs had somewhat
improved
Mr. Everett, the American Minister to
the Court Of London, with Mrs. Everett and
family, arrived in Upper Grosvenor street,
from Paris, Dec. -. On Thursday, Mr.
Everett proceeded to Windsor Castle, on a
visit to the Queen, and on the following day
lie took leave. On Wednesday the 22d, he
paid visits to members of the royal family in
London.
The British Government has adopted tho
conclliatory measure of appointing, fer the
adjustment of the questions in controversy
with this country special embassy, and to
this office has appointed Lord Ashburton,
formerly known as Sir Alexander Barring,
and for many years distinguished member
orParllament. He was, we believe men,
Der Of the Cabinet under the Duke OF We'll
lington's administration, and is a nobleman
great wealth, and Of great distinction for
talents and knowledge of busiuess.-We
understand that he will be sent out in fri.
gate. He was expected to sail direct for the
Chesapeake in about tlleec weeks. The
london Times states in the following terms,
the motives of this appointment, and the
qualifications of Lord AsIlburton for per-
forming is duties.
ut gives us much pleasure 10 announce. that the
n2ht hon Lord hburton, at the request of Her
IMtJaSiys government nlout to proceed TO the
onHed states on special mission, with the object Of
setting all existing differences between that country
AMI our own. His Lprdship. who will sail in few
weeks, had been asked TO undertake this service and
mad consented 10 do So before the Presidents Mes.
sage had been received, that the mission in CO.
Ton, Whatever be It's charac er or results has hoe,
had recourse to, wholly irrespective of anything con.
tame or omitted in that document
"Ihe sep itself, we thin;, ls a wise one Wi,bou,
at presunn- to imagine that il has originated in
any hunloie suggestions OF ours, we NAV neyerthe.
less remind our readers, that Only few weeks AGO
csftnuolsly urged the peculiar propriey of making
hspecal eor at the presen' time, to remove ever,
remaining ground Of dispute, inasmuch as the in
PRODUCTION Of new elements OF irritation continpen
upon lurther lie ay, might eventually render an ann
.aole auIIsneht unata nable and involve bo,h
any great expense will be incurred by this mission
but even there sh) Id the importance of it:
oolect, which cannot possibly be overraed is NOR,
IMAM sufficient, terminate how it NAV, TO warran
the expenditure Of a much larger sum than is like
10 be required. Nor is it lrl6ng merit on the par
OF Her Malesty's present Ministers that they hav
mus undertaken nm enterprise which, be it successful
or not, ia manfeshy adopted on the most rationa
daa, with the best pos ible intentions Two things
al all events, are clearly demonstrated by the an
ponnent OF this special mission-in the first pac
that me conservative Government in. tead of n,tnt
ing the Wings in prosecuting a series Of specuatiy
poli zeal experiments, are steadily addressing them
selves TO the repair OF sach practical evils as by en-
genderlng want Of mercantile confidence oDera,
lnIurlousiv upon British commerce; and secondly
that SIR Robert Peels Ministry arc intent by a
pTaciica! means, upon maintaining the blessings G
pence.
ton MISSION necessarily implies any deficiency in Il,
instruci;ons ar po,y.rs Is H. ,,,ayr;a... " "
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ae ,o ba,s. - uon 'nolc als'" cuols ana Po"
orJsr u, r-o ,ua, ,Hn ~ ur"n are OF plennr
NJ NJ Eyorc,, m ,'ai Nj W. u.IC'e'on ana anlil
Ir;nr yh;c he; al 80 10, ' h very siort pero
,m' ~,''o' us ms oeeI III nus co"n'r
roa o j. b,s Is, t'"'' i'L VARIOUS sahsiactor
r3n,s he,yoo ,pppr;o " - '.,,' .'a' .ne on pu',
ot'r'v c,n,, oI n5 Hi'sc.Ves nag pe,.er
,n,nn C,,hno, v ~ bo A,'u n,nonI,on ana ne "as'
h,ss,,, fn, ,,s "p ,o,';,''', ~ special An
,,r,,nJ 49,, ''I' tu"It't, ~ ot nsei piece
,;ol, a., La, ~ 10 INC o,i'es uovernmen
of no", ,h ' ,'5 'S y. o.,ns uiy appreciated al
frendly ,src,nrss Ina b. sa' o "egora1om
the lea i!ng statesmen of America, dictated BY co
cannot but be attended with beneficial results s"' 4
sar p P tf bv cI ~ nr nay not be
be Welded without dishonor on either side, the ma
10 render ura surroniers more IA
sach 'han logged adherence to mere unsubstan
,r,e selection of Lord Ashbur,on for this dclics
m,So9n "ppenrs 70 u.s. Inon the whole, to deser
Acknowledgement, the prince of British mcrchan