The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

from I0nd0n--the former WIN auVlces 10
the 22d July, and the latter TO the 4th Au-
gust.
Trade in Great Britain had improved
considerably ,and the favorable effects OF the
new Tariff made evident Accounts from
the manufacturing districts all speak Of all
improvement in business.
The Chinese had offered terms; TO pay
$40 200 900, and to give up Hong Kong 10
the British.
The Queen is in fine health.
There has been large meeting Of mer.
chants at Manchester, 10 remon sirate with
the government on the distress of the coun.
try.
Nothing new in Parliament.
The news from Paris is interesting.
The Christmas at Madrdare still active
against the Regent 1t lis understood ,ha!
the Cortes will be dissolved and new one
elected about the month of November.
The news from England in regard TO the
crops is more favorable than any that has
been received for some months past.
Sir Allan McNab came over in the Bri.
tannia.
The news from France indicates be-
yond doubt that the Duke de Nemours,
second son of the King, will be created
Regent.
Sir Robert Peel and his associates seem
bent on carrying through the Bankruptcy
Law"
There are number of charges before
Parliament, of bribery in the elections.
The British are doing most horribly in
India. Every thing goes wrong.
The commercial treaty. betuenn Great
Britain and Portugal has been finally arran-
ged,and upon terms highly advantageous to
es ch.
The arrival in London of an accredited
agen, from the United States Government,
for the purpose of contracting loan of
twelve millions of dollars, was not liked
On the morning of the 2Sth ult. London
and the neigbborhood was visited by most
violen. thunder storm. The steeple of ST.
Martins Church was shattered.
The Paris papers are filled with descrip.
tions of the funeral of the Duke of Orleans,
or with discussions on the state of the par.
ties ia the Chamber.
In the English House OF Commons, thev
have had considerable talk about the inter.
course carried on between England d5Texas.
The fnrp9er r. T was represented as being at the
france.-The King opened the session
on the 26th ult. with pathetic speech.
The reply Of the Chambers was sympa.
thetic with the afilic!ion of the King, in The
highest degree.
Funeral Procession Of his ROYAL High.
ness the Duke Of Orieaas.-Sa,urday july
3oth, was the day appointed for the reno.
| n of 4 n,I r.. MT
TO Notre Dame: the whole population Of
Paris was in movement at an early hour,
for the purpose of gaining favorable places
on the line OF march. The crowd was ap-
parently greater THAI that which attended
The funeral Of Napoleon's remains.
Al nine O'Clock the dlferen, regiments
composing the garrison of Paris and The
legions of the national guards marched from
their respective places OF assembling, 10 take
up the posts assigned to them. During the
whole length of the procession line Of
troops aud national guards was formed in
single line on each side.
AT eleven O'Clock there was salute OF
twenty-one guns from the battery of artille.
ry, the body was placed on the car, and The
c0rtege commenced its march.
hs 'hc mo'hCht huO UOuy entered The
church salute of twsnty.one guns was
fired, and the great bell of Nore Dame was
rung.
The urn which contained the heart pl
his royal highness was carried into the
choir Of the cathedral by General Marriott.
The vespers we've recited by the Bishop,
and chaun.ed by the clergy of the metro,
polls. The cathedral was entirely clothed
in black, and re.echoed with the voices OF
the choiristers, recting the verses of the
"Deproiundis.
The funeral decorations of the church
were magnificent, and becoming the obiec,
, for which they were designed. A canopy
thirty seven metres in height, made of vel.
vet trimmed with ermine, descended over
the ceno.aph. Five hundred wax lights
burned around. Fifty banners were sus.
pended from The roof, DC.
Everything passed off with the mos,
t perfect order aud regularity, and without a
single accident.
Ii had been reported the previous evening
that an emule would be attempted, but not
the slightest disturbance prevailed.
From The East. 70 China news TO the l2lh
OF April, and Singapore journals TO The hth