Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-19
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steam ship Caledonia, reached Boston on
I'd inst. having left Liverpool on 18th ult.
via II ,liGax. She brought full files of Lii
verpool papers to The morning of l9'h
ult. and London TO the evening OF 18th ult.
both inclusive. From the Boston Atlas %
the evening of her arrival we gather the
following items:
Every thing on the Continent was quiet,
and the state of trade remained as dull AS
ever. The cotton market had experienced
a decline Of Is d. on American qualities.
Money was abundant, yet the Liverpool
cotton market was Inactive, and the opera.
tons in the factories dull.
The factory of Messrs. Marshall of
Shrewsbury, has been compelled by the
hostile tariff Of America and France, to
give notice 10 their workmen that there
will be no longer employment for them,
and that the residue will be employed only
five days weekly, instead of full time. A
similar noice has been given 20 those EN-.
played in the factory of Messrs. Marshall
at Leeds.
The Ratification Of the Treat, between
Great Britain and the United States was
made on 18th ult.
Mr.. Feuthersionhaugh, one of the Com
mlssioners who explored the North East
ern boundary on the part of Great Britain
in 1910, undertook in an after-dnuer
speech, at Plymouth, to defend the treaty
lately concluded between England and the
United States. lie expressed it as his
opinion that the settlement that had been
made was the best for both parties that
could be made. He strongly condemned
the attacks made upon the terms of treaty
by the English press.
The steam ship Great Western was put
up for sale at auction, at Bristol, but the
bid ling being too low she was bought in
by the Company for E41,O0O.
The following is given as the actual
damage done by the late Liverpool fire:
40,797 bales Of cotton, 1887 barrels
of turpentine, $50 barrels rosin, 80 casks
taow, 60 tons oil, las tons hemp. l4a
tons fax, go casks beef. 3,224 barrels
flour, 500 sacks -four, 5 tons coffee.
terces coffee, 81 casks lineal, IA cases
tineai, $50 cases quercitron bark, so casks
horn tips, 81 tons legwood, "a double
bales madden, 4l6 barrels Indian corn, 4
packages India rubber, 3 crates teazles,
and sever'l packages and parcels ofdrugs.
A good deal ofpublic attention has been
directed against the Chartists taken prison.
ers during the recent disturbances in the |
manufacturing districts. Special Commits
sions have been held in the counties of
Chester, Lancaster and Stafford. The
prisoners were mostly convicted, and some
have been sentenced TO Imprisonment,
whilst others Of the more vile have been
transported for various periods. Lord A.
olngers charge to the jury at Liverpool,
Inns formed a topic afTording much contro.
versy by the press.
The Radical prints denounce it in the
strongest language, whilst the Conserya.
tIves scarcely attempt to defend it. Mr..
Golden made a severe attack upon il at
meeting Of the Anti Corn Law League at
Manchester. Lord Abinger, in his oh ,rae
went so far as to lay down principles al
most Withholding from the people the right
Of meeting
The nuptials of Princess Sophia Of
Orange, with the Duke of Saxo Weimar,
were celebrates at the Hague. on 9Th uls.