Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-27
Arrival of the Britannia.
TTVE.FTYE EIGHT Days LATER
FROM ENGLAND.

The s'ehm ship Britannia arrived al Dos.
ton, at about 4 O'clock Oh Saturday afternoon,
after very tempcsruuus voyage. The Brl.
tannia brings daIes from London to The Sd,
and from Liverpool to the al, ms,.
Among the passengers by the britannia, is
Charles Dickens, the celebrated Boz
l.oid Ashburlun mas been selected for a spe-
cal mission 10 the United States, to pcrolj.
ate ior the immediate aud iiual settlement of
The cAlstlng differences between England
and ms country; upon the .Norh i.nsitrn
Domday. The Caroline, and he i,ghi Of
Search.
The baptism Of the Prince of Wales i.
expected 10 lake place at the cnd Of the mex,
monlh, IN ST. Georges Chapel, Windsor.
The sponsors invited are-The King of Pcis-
.Ia The Duke Of Cambridge Ferdinand,
Duke OF Sake Cobnrg, uncle 20 Prince Al
oer the Princess Sophia and the Duchess
Of Sake Coburg.
Great distress still prevailed in the Manu-
facturng districts, although indications weta
presented OF an Improvement.
A trcaty has been signed in London bv
The representatives Of Austria, Frunce, Great
Britain, Prussia and Russia, having for its
object still farther to check the carving ON
the slave trade. The precise terms OF the
convention will not be made public until
alter 1t shall have been ratified and submitted
to parliament but :hc main provision Of II ia
The concession OF mutual riph, of search in
respect to the ships OF all the contracting
parties.
Parliament was prorogued on the 22d ult.
I'LL February Sd. 1t was said to be The in
tehtion OF Ministers 20 propose some amend.
nent To the Corn laws, Immediately upon The
opening OF Parliament. Tho precise nu,uro
oi tho amendments was not known.
The cultivation OF cotton in tho East In
DIES, on the American system, is proceeding
most satisfactorily. One Of the supcrip,eu-
dehts says, ut only requires the means, con-
staht application, decision, industry, and per-
severance, TO make this beautiful and pro-
ducti'e country he largest producer in the
Uorid.
LORD MoRpETH.-The liberal pnriy OF
Dublin have determined to bring forward
Lord Morpcth. as n candidate for the repre-
sentations OF that city, in place of The ln,n
member Dir. West. O'CouncU
presided at the meeting which nominated
him.
The Queen Dowogcr is convalescent.
The Cncassans had gained very decided
victory over the Russians. A large oxpedi.
ton, consisting Of thirty thousand uirn, had
been dlsembarked on the cousi, with q view
VI destroying the gram, which had been c0I-
loctcd by the Circassions after the harvest.
when storm having suddenly arisen, droys
he ships from their anchors.
The CrcDssians nvuIllng themselves Of the
opportunity, nssullcd them fcrccly on every
side, aud the Russians separated from their
stores, which had been carried out To SEA,
we're compelled 10 ma ke disastrous retreat
Trough u country consisting entirely Uf
forest, aud d,filc. With The cx-
'rption uf two thousand who escaped 10
iLapa, Tic whole of the thirty thousand wero
,ilIrd or maze prisoners such are the sc.
counts received from 1rebizond.
Further details of this tremendous disaster
4 the Russians are eagerly expected,