Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-04-07
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THIRTEEN Days LITER FRpM ENG
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Arrival OF the CGLgtHEE sEA.

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4 We rejoics (sAys the New YoTK Amer:
ican) 10 81 uodnee Tie safe arrival ot the
\ Columbia steamer a, Halifax, which port
She reached on Friday. morning. at 9
O'Clock, after a passage Of 2q days and
fifteen hours. The G. LETT liverpool on
THE 1th, ercountered d. series Or terrific
gales, which she wealheted without olr.
age until The 18th, when. ia Tlat(44 81.
Hon 81 o., at 7 10 the evening, ihe inter,
EImediAts shaft broke, and the engine stop,
,3ped. The floats were Immediately strip
ped off ther wheels, and the remainder 81
her voyage MADE under sail. !. 4
N The passengers, 35 for Boston, and
E4 Tor HALIFAX, ape unanimous in her
Hpraise as first rate sea boat. Her mails
and passengers were transferred 10 The
Unicorn. which arrived at Boston. Sun
Isday evening. Among the passen gers was
Mr.. Cunard. I: q .-f ~ .+ 4 4
II A passenger 10 the Columbia, who has,
crossed The AllandcEmore than fifty times.
| states that this passage was more severe
than be ever experienced. LIN
The London dates ere TO the evening oil
The Sd Of March and Liyerpoolto the 4ih,
\ both inclusive, tH' I
The political news 5y the Columbia is
\ not of much interest, nor is there AMY
thing very encouraging in The commercial
accounts. Money continued easy, bat
no improvement had taken place in tho
Manufacturing Dis,riets-1 Cotton ~ de-
,clined lsd. perth anffreely offered a,
that reduction Waeat has. also fallen %
10 3Sipet cr good red American Being
quoted al Cos per qaar. free while for
bonded there was no sale ~
The quotation for bonded Flonr is 26s
10 % per bill. Tobacco is also4d per. 10.
below the last quotation, Nithou. iqduc-
ing purchasers. III. 5G
In American stocks the only sciuaIiransr
actions were sales Of 800 OH0 Peausyl-
wanna Elves at Az As and small a.
munpt a. 80 and lb9 GOO Ohio Sixes, Of
1871 al GO We annex the quotations
Of the 80, Of the principal American IT,
eurities: f4 II ~a. y,
N. u Elves IS; Pennsylvania Fiyes
All a 80; Chip Skies 90 iadlana aud
Illinois Sterling Bonds %; Louisiana
Fi4rs CO. Mary land Sterling Bonds So;
u S Bank POS. .Il.
/ Money continues ahHaasnt, without
exhibiting any prognpstic OF a reverse d.
| ring ne month, = hiqh was considered usu-.
ally tRe heaviest 10 the quarter #
The Bank Of England had lowered its
ratesfPt discounts from five per cent 10
four. !.
The State oftTrade~in The manufactur-
! ing dikiHcls was as dull as ever H.
The Liverpool Circulars OF March list
notice a very considerable Increase oflhe
stock Of bonded Wheat ana Flour.
The duty on Whea, from foreign ports
from Friday tc4T Tuesday increased Is per
quarter and q j per barrel on Flour. =
/ A sale OF 1900 barrels OF superfine
sweet Uni:ed States Flour was re ported
u 26i per barrel 10 bond at Liverpool. but
The importers generally were not sellers,
sndAit was not so easy 10 make purchases
at such low(rates. y : 7
The hon-receipt II London Of any news
Of importance from China By The extra
overland mail, had prevented any pariicu-
Tar cnange InNlhe narration teas, and the
result Of the public sales was rather in fa-
-vor q sTiss opon some qualities. Nc L.
A rumor is current that the French
government has dissoyered new and
formidable plot agsinAl The lives Of the
King of the French and his family; and
that. 10 consequence, The post extraordi-
nary precautions are. taken 10 guard the
Tnileties andasanous. entrances thereto
The army will, i: il said. be immediately
strengthened b the enlistment 81 5000
men. 4 bf8N
In The House Of Commons on the 18th.
the debate on Mk. Villiers amendment
TO sir Robert Pesl's Corn Law moiieh, was
commenced and lasted Eve days. The
result was a majority Of 3O2 againsrths
amendment.
10 he Lords on The 2Ist--
The Earl Of Aberdeen laid upon the
table copy Of the treaty agreed to BY
the representatives Of The Five Powers,
for tie more efectual abolition Of the