The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA
THIRTEEN DAYS LATER.

The steamship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, from
Liverpool, arrived at Boston on Friday morning, at
four O'Clock.
BY this arrival papers both from London and Liv-
erpool to the 4th inst inclusive, have been received
She brought 81 passengers from England-landed
% at Halifax and took on board Is, making LOG
passengers in all.
The news from England in regard to the crops is
same some months past.
About the 23d ultimo, the weather, which pre-
yious to that date had been very unproptious for
the harvest, underwent a favora BILE change, and
since that period has been exceedingly fne-and,
IN consequence, the most sanguine hopes are now
entertained of plentiful grain crop. The corn
markets throughout the country are much de-
pressed.
The intelligence furnished by the London and
Liverpool papers is not of very interesting cha
racter. The Parliamentary proceedings were en-
trely destitute OF interest. The members of both
houses appear to have been attentive to party
contentious than to the affairs of the people. Two
| or three attempts had been made in the House OF
Commons to bring up the Corn-Law question, but
all of them failed Lord Brougham made long
and eloquent speech in favor of resolution, calling
on the government to take into consideration the
present state of the slave trade with view to its
entire suppression.
| In the money market, such is the overflow OF
money, that lenders discount good paper with avi-
dity at q per cent.
| The arrival in London of an accredited agent
from the United States government, for the purpose
of contracting loan of twelve millions of dollars
IS not liked; and it is confidently asserted in well In
formed quarters that he will wholly fail in the object
| of his mission.
| In the neighborhood of Birmingham, Stafordshire
and other parts of the manufacturing districts there
| her xUhi hay
required the greatest energy and exerton the part
of the magistracy to suppress The latest accounts
however, inform us that the rioters were coming to
| terms
| In the House Of Commons on the ID INST, an
| inquiry was made of Sir Robert Peel, to the
destination of the Mediterranean steam frigate
said to be fitting out in London for the invasion OF
| Texas.
Sir R. Peel said he believed the facts were these
two vessels were fitting out, one at Blackwell, and
the other at Liverpool 1t was said that those YES
sells were for the Mexican government Application
had been made to the British government to permit
them to be manned with British seamen, and that
permission had been refused. He could state, that
in consequence of application from the Texan
minister on the subject that minister had been in
formed that no officer in her Majestys navy would
be allowed to tn. Mexican government against
Texas. The Texan government had been in
formed that if hostilities should take place, it was
the intention of the English government to maintain
perlect neutrality.
In the House of Peers on Monday, the 18th ult.,
Lord Wharnclife mentioned that it not the in
tention of the government to bring forward any spe
cic measure to relieve the public distress, which he
believed would be much ameliorated by the revival
of trade and commerce resulting from the measures
! already passed.
| The Greenland whale 6hery, far as the British
vessels are concerned, has been again decided fail
ure, and the Of the whalers belonging to Pc
terhead have determined to employ them hereafter in
some other enterprise. The foreign vessels were al
| so unsuccessful