The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-17
SIX DAYS LATER
f rom f N GIL Al ND.
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PACKET SHIP MEDIATOR.

News by the Overland Mail from India and
China-More Trouble with the Burmese
Curious aspect OF Affairs in Syria and the
East-POsition OF France and Its Ministers
| Distress In Englnnd-Terrible Devasta-
ting Floods all over the Country-State Of
the Money, Corn, Tea and WOOllsn Mar
kets, tSo.-The Movements aud Condition
Of the Queen and her Children-Theatri-
Gals, Fashion, Deaths, Sc. &c. I'D.
The fine packet ship the Mediator, Captain Chad
wick, arrived last night from Plymouth, whence
she sailed December the l0Ih She has been sixteen
days west Of the banks, and has had strong westerly
gales nearly the whole Of the passage Nevertheless
she has made the run in 33 days. She brings IL ca
bin and 30 steerage passengers.
We return our sincere thanks to Captain Chad
wick for file of English papers up to the day of
sailing. The packet ship Sheffield arrived at Liver
pool Dec 4ih. Among the passengers in the Medi-
stor Is MIR. Glddon, our Consul to Egypt.
The overland mail had arrived in London on the
9th OfDecember Itappean that the Burmese had
caused some uneasness 10 the Government, but that
ample repressive measures were taken at Calcutta.
The Queen and both her babies are quite well !;
they, with Prince Albert have all gone to Windsor
for the winter
Trade is still dull in England the money and cot
ton markets are without any material change. To
add to the general distress there, they have numer
Gus devastating floods all over the country.
ROYAL MovEMENrs.-The Queen and Prince AL
bert LETT town at five minutes pact IL o'clock yester
day, IN carriage and four, escorted by party Of
Hussars, for Windsor Castle The infant Prince
was IN the same carriage with Her Majesty, and his
Royal Highness. chariot and four followed, con-
tanning Colonel Arbuhnot, Equerry in Waiting on
the Queen; and Major General Sir Edward Bowa-
ter, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert. Her
Royal HIghness the Princess Royal and her atten-
dants occupied the next carriage.
The YsUNe PRINCE ROYAL The warrant Great
ing the infant prince Prince OF Wales and Earl OF
Chester, received the Royal sign manual yesterday
and the creation, we have every reason to believe,
will be announced in this evenings Gazette. Be-
sides being Prince of Wales, the infant prince is the
Duke of Cornwall and athsay, and Duke of Saxony
| THE QUEEN We understand Her Majesty has
sgnified her intention of being churched on Sun
day next, and that the ceremony will take place in
the chapel of Buckingham Palace STANDARD.
The QUEEN DowAsER has been gwen over
| Mask BALLs.-They are reviying masquerade
balls in London on grand scale. very brilliant
| one has been given at the Crown and Anchor Ia
| vern tickets, 10 Sd.
MURpER-A Mr.. Westwood, matchmaker, has
been murdered, under circumstances OF great bar.
| bariy, IN London.
| ROYAL EXCHANGE The first stone OF the new
building is be laid by Prince Albert the 10Th of
January.
| The DUKE Sussex, it is said will resign his
Office as Grand Master Of England.
| DEATHS. The Earl of Egin. and the Countess of
NormantOn, are dead.
| BEAUMONT SMITH, THE ExcHEaUER FoReER.-Ths
man, rays the :" London Tines" OF December 18th,
has received the sentence Transportation for life
at the Cenn! Criminal COurt, for forging Exchequer
bills, was twice married. His second wife to whom
he had not been many months uued when the re-
cent discovery made, is an elegant and accom-
plished woman, about the prisoners own age, and
was before he married her the widow of clergy
man of the church OF England, Mr. Smith was
much esteemed aud respected by every one who
knew him, and so little was he suspected of being
implicated in the affair, even after the forgeres had
been discovered, that Mr. Maue, the Treasury So
licitor, after partial investigation of the crcun-
stances of the case, went 10 him and said, mine
is about to be sprung, Smith but, thank God, il
will not affect you or me ~ The result, however
unhsppily proved how little ground there was for
Mr.. Maue's confidence, as tar as Smith was con-
cerned Until after he had resolved to divulge his
guilt he preserved his setpossession in exraor-
binary degre and two days only lore I'm was
known to be involved in the transaction, intimate
| frsend asked him what the meaning OF the RI
mors in the city to the effect that there some
thing wrong in the Exchequer bill office, when he
replied an apparently Indifferent manner, o, we
| never talk of these things GLOBE.
The WEsE lNDrEs.-We learn that the Duke OF
Wellington has directed his attention OF late to the
condition OF the regiments which occupy West In
| dia stations, and the causes oil the mortality to
which from time to time they are subjected. His
Grace appears attribute the evil very nucn to the
unhealthy situations of the different barracks. and
the nadequacy of the buildings themselves to pro-
,ect the men against the influence OF the climate
The results said TO be tho connection OF plan
for the fabncation of cast iren barracks, which
shall ba sent out in pieces from this country, was
| the case with NapoleonS house al LongwOod.-
| These hus will have numerous advantages over
| brick and mortar houses not the least obvious OF
which is, that they will be movable camp.
OF T TN Pm
uc Yesterday morning the Tower was for the
first time since the destructive conagration the
night OF Saturday, the 3Oth OF October, opened to
the public provided only however, that every visit
or purchases ticket price sixpence. the Armory
Ticket office, at the western PRINCIPAL entrance
1t was last week announced by the Board of Ord.
nance that the jewel office would also be open
ed 10 the public yesterday morning but, being still
in an unfinished state, it remained closed. Within
the wooden boarding, on the parade IN front OF the
White Tower, the ruins OF the Armoury, consisting
| Of muske barrels ccks, bsyonets, &c have been
piled up in several places, as have also been many
fthe trophies taken at Waterloo and az other mill
| tary and naval engagements. The whole are en-
closed with small wooden Tallngs; but the view to
visitors is unobstruced. The purchasers OF tickets
are also admitted 10 the centre OF the Grand Store
house (attended by the warders, in the same way as
| in the AmourIes) whence an excellent view of the
whole of the ruins is obtained Various specimens
saved from the ruins, showing the effects oil the fire
on the different metals, and other substances de-
stroyed by it, are exposed for sale te the visitors at
certain fixed prices. An augmentation of the num-
Der of day and night conslabes within the Tower is
| Immediately 10 take place, IN conformity with the
suggestion made in the report of the Ordnance
Board Of Inquiry as to the origin OF the late fire. A
report that the metropolitan police to supplan
the Tewer conslables is unfoudded,-London Times,
| December g.
SURREY THEATRE This theatre took fire in the
paint room above the gallery the 9Th OF Decem.
Der, in the mids. Of the performances. The rush to
escape was terrible, and many were injured The
| fire was soon put out
! THEArRicALs- The drama is reviving all over
England AT Covent Garden, Norma is being played
with the following cast Norma by Miss Adelaide
| Kembe Cher 10th appearance upon the English
stage); Polio. Mr.. w. Harrison Flavus, Mr.. Cie-
ment White; Oroveso, Mr. Letter; Adaeisa, Miss
Rainforth Coulds, Miss Grant AT the Haymar
ket the Lady of Lyons with this cast ;-Beauseant,
| Mr.. J. Webster CLAWS, (hrst tIme) MIR Howe
Claude Melnotie, Mr. Macready, (belng the last