The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-07

twelve months. One of his crimes was preacbng
10 Chartst congregation, and the other, preaching
against war.
The Bank OF British North America held It's an
nual meetngat the Bans-house, on Tuesday, when
II appeared from the report, that the surplus of the
oanK was tIo,oo0, and the pald-up capital E690, 900
EDLrN's BANKRUPTCY In this case the bankrupt
kept the Gloucester Hotel, Brighton, slnd the only
assets yet discovered TO meet the liabilities is about
tZ1o OF debts A large placard has been issued
cautionlng parties against secreting property, and
Offering reward for its discovery.
The eminent firm of Brigg, Thorburn & Co, East
India agents. who agent, also, II is understood,
for his Highness the Pasht of Egypt, in whose capt.
talthe house has establishment, has stopped pay
ment. Their engagements in London stated
variousy at from El5o0O 10 elSC00, but it is un-
derstood that its assets provided they be realized to
any extent, will suffice to meet all demands,
Qusen Christine; Of Spain, i is said, has become
Of the Empress Josephine.
The Lepss Gazette says, that plot against the
Emperor Of Russia has been discovered and sup
pressed the Senate of ST. Petersburgh having Joined
in the conspiracy, which was provoked by the late
attempt to emanclpate the peusantry.
On the 10Th April, the town OF Koseger in Escla
vonia, was totally destroyed by fire I79 houses,
more than 500 barns, and many of the inhabitants
became the prey of the devouring element
1t is stated in a letter from Athens that the earth
quake in Greece, which took place in April last,
and OF which we gave an account some time back,
was felt more severely at Athens ITSELF than we
thrown down, and the walls of the fort were much
injured. The advanced five mstres on &c
shore, and in retiring left the vessels the land
completely dry.
Several severe shocks Of an earthquake were felt
In Italy the fore part Of the month, extending also
along the south OF France. Mount Vesuvus was
at the last accounts giving forth great quantities of
smoke and flame.
The Brussels journals announce that the Court of
Cessation has rejected the appeal of Vendermeere
Vandersmissen, Van Lathem, and Verpraet who
were condemned TO death TOR conspiracy against the
State.
A marriage between the Prince de Carlin, first
secretary to the Neapolltan Ambassador, with
Mdlle Lamblin, young and beautiful French lady,
was celebeated on Saturday, at the chapel of En-
bassy-the Pope's nuncio giving the nuptial bene-
diction.
A fire broke out at Warsaw on the 23d ultimo.
which excited great alarm The Governor himself
repaired to the spot, and the flames not extin-
guished before sixteen houses (of woody were con-
| sumed, and considerable damage done.
| The HORSE ArrrA.-Colonel Arson has, it is
said, won by the Derby; E22O0 Lord Chesterfield
El2, 000 The horse Attila, the winner, was taken
| by Colonel Arson in Exchange for doubtful debt
Of flO or fl40 His first winning was $4,000,
his second fsOOO; 80 that in all he has returned the
| lucky possessor $4,000, profitable enough ex-
change for bad or suspicious debt-British Queen.
THE ROYAL VISIT TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY On
Thursday afternoon the Queen, accompanied by his
Royal IIighness Prince Albert and Count Mensdorf,
considered to be strictly private one, and conse-
quently no alteration took place with regard to the
admission OF the public, those visitors who in
the Abbey being allowed to proceed in their inspec-
ton of the monuments as if no one but themselves
were present indeed the attendance of any of the
canons of the Abbey had been requested but the
| Rev. Mr.. Milman, the Rev. Mr. Repton, and the
Rev. MIR. Jennings, canons of the Abbey assembled
out OF respect to her Majesty. and awaited her arr-
| val at the western door at halfpast five O'Clock
The Rev MIR; Milrnan conducted the royal visitors
through the Abbey, and pointed out TO her Majesty
and the Prince the chief monuments. The Queen
evidently took an especial interest such we're
dad3raied "a" v'hasH wha he'd pys,edv' ,saeYisf,N
| and IN the monuments erected 10 men who haC
earned tor themselves lasting memory IN the annals
OF their native country Her Majesty and the Prince
| went entirely round the Abbey, entering at the
western door, passing by the north aisle to the north
transtep and so TO Henry VII g Chapel. The tomb
| OF the house of York who wore the English crown
excited great attention from the royal visitors The
| Queen desired to be admitted within the railing,
| that surround the monument, and expressed herself
highly grained with the fine Italian workmanship
OF The same The Queen expressed her surprise al
SO many OF the old monuments being in high state
OF preservation, and ntimated to Mr.. Milman that
the circumstance afforded her much satisfaction
The Queen afterwards visited the coisters. and
finally Lett the Abbey at half past six O'Clock -Lon-
don Standard.
PRESENTS FOR HER MAJEsTY.-An Arabian man.
ofwar the first that ever appeared in English waters
steamer, and was moored in the afternoon off the
Victualhng yard, at Deptford. On Monday she was
lowed into the st. Katharine Dock. The pennant
was flying at her maintopmast head, and she had a
red ensign hoisted at her mzen This vessel which
excited much curiosity, Is from Zanzibar, and has
brought over four valuable Arab horses and other
presents from the 1maum of Muscat to her Majesty
Queen Victoria The vessel presents similar an
ID Of ouru archa of
or Go tons BURDEN except that she carries ten guns
Parliament.
Nothing Of Importance had been done On the
Tariff, the House Of Commons refused to reduce
the duty on the importation of foreign Sugar to the
sum LEVIED on colonial Sugar-and motion to re-
duce the cuty on foreign Sugar TO S0s. and on colo
NAL sugar TO 2Os per cwt was lost, by large ma
colonial timber should be rendered equal shared a
similar fate.
Sir II. Douglass then moved " that the duties on
and after the 10th day OF October next, should be
fixed at 30s. on foreign timber and 38s on foreign
deals, both per load and that Interior reduction
as contemplated, should take place in ether''
Negatived without division. The schedule of
timber duties was then agreed to.
A bill had been introduced making regulations re-
specng the age and of persons EMPLOYED in the
mines and coleries IL embraced four points viz |:
the total prevention of the employment of females
IN mines, the regulation OF apprenticeship, the pre-
venton of children under thirteen years of age
working IN the mines, and forbldding tie care of
englnest TO be trusted to persons not of mature age
In committee, on the new tariff, Mr.. G. Palmer
moved that duty of 2Os be substituted for rs on
every dozen pairs of foreign shoes imported Mega
lived by 14S to 36.
On "Wednesday, the 9Th, in committee on the Gus
tom duties, MIR. Mangles proposed that the duty on
Indian cottons be reduced to three and. a-haf per
cent which was lost by majority of So to AZ. Dr.
Bowrlug proposed that cotton wool be imported at
Id per pound. MIR. Gladstone resisted the amend
ment on the ground that unless her majesty's gov
eminent were prepared with new financial mea-
sures they could not lose sum of E6OO,OOO by vo-
ting reduction on this important item. Negatved
by 81 to A. Mr.. c. Wood moved that the duty on
Is. per cwt. Lost by I'D to 65. Mr.. G.. w. Wood
moved that the import of sheep and lambs wool,
not being Of the value of one shilling the pound
thereof be reduced TO one shilling the cwt Mega
lived by 96 to ~.
The motion Of Mr. Crmsdtch to retain the pre-