The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-23
From the Boston Atlas.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.


THREE DAYS LATER fhOM LONDON.
Arrival Of the Overland Mail from India and Chino
Confirmation Of the intelligence Of the destruction Of
the English at CaboOI-t'eeniy-one days later from
China
The steamer Britannia, Capt. Hewitt, arrived at
East Boston, this morning, about O'clock having
ef Liverpool on the 9th inst She brings our files Of
London and Liverpool papers to the 5tn inst. She
has made her passage from Liverpool to Boston in Ia
days =,
brings is the confirmation of the report Of the over
throw of the English force in Afghanstan. We also
have dates from China up to January 18th, being three
weeks later than previously received but nothing
has occurred of Importance we are indebted 10 our
CORRESPONDENTS at Liverpool for a London Times OF
5th inst containing full particulars of the above news,
which we subJon
The Overland Mail reached London on the after
noon of the 9TH inst.
Trade in the manufacturing districts remained in
the same depressed state at last advlces Cotton
was dull and had declined full half penny for low
desc iptons within the week which ended On the 9th
ins while the best qualities maintained former prices
Foreign Wheat had advanced in price considerably,
within fortnight owing II Is said, to the Tact that
100000 Of the September Importation had gone INTO
consumption. The quantity of free foreign Wheat
left did not amount TO more than 100000 qrs.-and
that of bonded somewhat less. Money continued
plenty and easy The bullion in the Bank of Eng
land was increasing rapidly, and it was understood
that the Directors would very shortly reduce the gene
raj rate of interest To four per cont.
State and Prospects Of Irade.-The Liverpool
Times of the 9th inst, remarks upon the uhproptous
state Of trade. Sour subscribers must be as much
tired of reading we are OF writing that there is not
the slightest improvement in trade, still unfortunately
quite unable TO vary tie unavorable and dls-
couraging report which have been compelled To
give Of business during the last ~ months, either by
iha NM nj Of
out of any strong hopes Of future Improvement Blu
siness last week as bad as ever at Manchester
and Of the other great seats of manufacturing
industry, the only exception ofany consequence being
Paisley where the nd,heared example OF the Queen
has produced CLEAN of prosperity by making Paisley
shawls the fashion the upper ranks of society With
this state of general depression In the manufacturing
districts il follows as matter of course that business
is mserably dull in Liverpool and the other markets
for foreign produce and the more 81 as the reports OF
the prices at which goods are selling In the United
States and other foreign cunties are extremely dis
couragng shippers Of goods many cases rum
ously So"
The packet ship Hibernia arrived at Liverpool on
the I'd instant.
One of the three tunnels between the Andover and
Winchester stations on the Southwestern Railway
fell IN on Saturday April I'd, whilst great lumber
of persons were al work the line. Many lives were
lost and the utmost alarm was excited.
Madame Lafarge-lti is mentioned in the French
journals that this unhappy person has become luna
tic, and that an application has been made fol- her re-
moval to an asylum
Letters from Constantinople state that there has
been sad mortality among the Turkish troops at
Adrnople. Out of 1000 men, upwards OF 1000
have died of the typhus fever in three months.
PARLIAMENT.
The House Of Commons assembled according to
adjournment, on the 4th instant. The House OF
Lords to meet on the 18th.