The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-04
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.
DAYS 10 HOURS PASSAGE.

THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
-rh;s fvorte steamer reached her berth, East Boz
ton .bs morning, at 5 o'clock, having accomplished
..o,hsy .oleudid passage of twelve days and ten
h,urs from Liverpool including stop at Halifax OF
five hours.
We have received our full files of Liverpool and
London papers to the 18th inst inclusive.
The steamship Britannia, Captain Hewett, hence,
reached Liverpool Saturday, the l7th of July, at
ter passage of Is days, having been detained OH Ha
lifax SO hours by fog.
There is no news of great import since the sailing
of the Great Western.
Parliament had under consideration the subjects OF
the distress of the country, the Galleries BILL and the
bill for The protection of Her Majesty. The last had
passed the House of Lords and returned to the Com
mons with several amendments. The Galleries bill
was exciting great interest and some feeling and OF
position from the quarters it most affected.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
continue be OF the most alarming and fearful cha
racter The distress and starvation that exists IN
every part of England is reported as appalling IN the
extreme; and without some Improvement In trade
speedily takes place it difficult say what will be
the result of the movements which are everywhere
taking place. In Stafordshre and other districts OF
the Poteres, the golfers going about IN bands de-
handing contributions from the tradesmen and UNI
be thrown out ofwork by the want of coal. feoman-
nv and troops pouring into Newcastle under-Lyne,
and the adjoining places, and serious collisions are
hourly expected though yet does not appear that
any serious disturbance has occurred. In Manches-
ter Leeds, and Stockport the excitement Is immense,
and idea of the state of things in the first named
place may be formed from the fact that the following
resolution has been adopted at meeting of the Anti
Corn Law Association held at that place:
'That beliering this country to be the ere Of a
revolution, and being utterly 1ciAtout hope that the
legislature 1cH accord justice to the starring millions
a req usition be forthwith prepared, signed and for
warded to the members for this borough, calling upon
them Gin onunction with other Liberal members) to
offer every opposition and impeachment TO the taxa
of PROSTATE people, for the purposes of breadax-
ing aristocracy-that the wheels Of government ma
be arrested, through the rejection preven-
ton of votes of supply"
Public meetings have been held at Leeds, Liver
pool and variety Of other places which the speak
have INDUCED in strain of language of the most
dangerous and revolutionary character. In Stock
port it is stated tina the amount paid in wages has
been reduced 5000 per week, and from 8 to TO- 900
persons have been deprived of work A number of
additional mills have been closed in Manchester, in
GLIDING two belonging to William Guest, Esq, by
which upwards of 600 hands have been deprived of
the means of subsistence. The Anti-Corn Law Con-
ference have issued anoi her circular calling upon the
people hold meetings and send depualions TO Lon
dom TO consult with the league, and to seek inter-
view, not only with Sir Robert Peel but the whole
Cabinet and lay before the members of the such
an account of the of trade SHALL it is thought
induce them to proong the sitting of Parliament, and
the questions of repeal Of the and
other provision laws
FRANCE
The Partisan papers are filled with matters grow
ing out Of The late melancholy death of the Duke of
Orleans. The first expressions of grief and regret
which they made at the untlmely death of the Prince
are giving place to political party The regency
ueston Is al present the most dominant Paris
A Royal Ordonnance co1vokIng the Chambers fg-
the 26rh instant has been ISSUED and knswn De
for the purpose OF passing Rsgsacy bill and al
Jartes begin regard this question: Tie first vrEaI
Of strength The se-14cln2zcerlaI posrzts a11c-ae
thai The Intention o.. G0sern1eG ami Sf tie A1E
have the Duke OF NesDoUrs EprJgois1 Rese1s. the
Duchess of Orleans remaining .utosess OF Ter c.1en-
No soone, this known thai opposition began 20
bal asaIn=, il. IL first of all alleged that the
nation of Regent would require d0.0tion, vote
of money, for the Due de Nemours, which might be
avoided by declaring the Duchess of Orleans Re-
gent and the respective merits of the Duchess anu
her brother in-aw were passed in review.
1t has been alleged tina. M. Theirs has already and
openly espoused the Regency of the Duchess Of Or
leans.
Other accounts however, stale that NJ. Theirs, who
was at Marsciles on the 18th, could not IL
dings of the state of things till the 10th, and
could not be in PARIS before the l9th that side
he may espouse hiay NC suIHisou put cannon De
known.
The Gazette de France, CarIist print denies the
right of the Chambers 10 name Regent. La France
another print of the color bluntIy says 'tha
Providence, having efaced the of the Duke de
Orleans from the page has thereby shown its inten
ton of writing the Duke of Bordeaux in the lieu of
it," In short, the heads OF the Legitimisis, some
what turned by the elections, in which they count
thirty five Royalists elected have been turned quite
crazy by the death of Louis Phippes heir. The
Constitutional seeing this, exclaims, lt is time for
every one to return his flag" The remains of the
DIXIE of Orleans to be inferred early in August,
at Dreux but the funeral ceremony will be conduct
Oh at The Notre Dame. The Paris letters state that
the French Government was Notwithstanding the
absorbing nature of the visitation that had betaleD
the King and country, necessarily occupied ia bring
inp to close the negotiations for treaty of commerce
between France and Belgium
THE Debats says ga Prince ever to be regretted
has persisted. Let weep for The loss; let us con-
soe his noble family by manifestations of Affection
1t France watch over the orphan Prince, the noble
and affecting Inheritance left to us by their father
at the remembrance of the Duke of Orleans be their
nrotection Public grief is but too ust for a young
and beloved Prince Prince full of hope and pro-
mise has persisted. But our institutions remain and
thew are our own work. The monarchy is erect, and
the King and his children sustain it. The Cham
hers our Deputies, the Deputies of France about
IN give 10 US the support of the national will The
legislature will provide for every thing and the des
TIMES of great nation will not unless it should aban-
don itself be at the mercy of one ofthose terrible but
ordinary accidents, to which even the most precious
lives exposed
The Constitutional speaks thus briefly of the con-
vocation of the Chambers :-"This measure enti-
tied to our entire appreciation On this sad and
lemn OCCASION the representatives of the country must
rally round the Throne, and convey to it the homage
and the consolation Of France. There besides very
grave question to be submitted to it, viz that Of the
Regency. This cannot be postponed, for the dec-
sion of the Chamber will be immense guarantee
for the country"
The Courier Francais, alluding to the Regency
question, s:-"The King no doubt will live long
enouoh to resume and continue, for the benefit of his
grandson, the great task which falls upon all founders
Of dynasties France however, requires to be insured
.o.;nst all events that may happen. The heir to the
infant lust of cradle II be-