The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-31
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From he Boston Epening Tran


ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA AT HAL
IFAX, AND OF THE UNICORN AT THIS
PORT; THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.
BY this arrival we have Liverpool papers to the
4th and London papers to the evening the 50 inst
We are indebted 10 MI Smelling Powell for the Lv-
erpoo European of tie 4th.
In England the prospects of business dismal at
present, but the necessity of increasing the forces IN
China is promoting employment for the army and ma
Wy departments
The Earl of Aberdeen announced in the House Of
Lords February 81 that the ratification of the quin-
tupe treaty relative to the slave trade had been ex-
changed by four of the powers but that the rathca-
ton Of the King Of the French had not been ex-
changed with those of the other powers. The proto-
col the desire OF the French Penipotentiary had
been left open for the accession OF his Government at
a future day. The treaty would now bind but the
four powers who had ratified II; but the treaty with
France concluded in 1881 and 1888, TO nearly the
same purpon as II regards France remained IN fuli
| force and vigor
Later news from India had been received by in
termediate overland mail. The advices from Calcut-
Ia are to January and from China to November 80
| The latter IL important There Is variety OF
news from India of interest but no events had
occurred of great importance.
1t is stated that reinforcement of 10000 troops
was going forward from India to China, with num-
Der OF heavy guns was reported mat The ,st grand
| movement contemplated by Sir Henry Pottinger,
would be against Pekin. There was later news from
the txpedition in China than has been received here
| from Canton direct, viz. To Oct. %.
| A reinforcement of 5000 troops To embark
| from England for India without delay The number
| of vessels with troops and munitions of war which
have recently sailed for China from England, is seven
| teen
! There was further debate in the House of Com
mons of five days duration, on the corn laws, after
which Mr. Vier's motion to abolish all duties on the
4 import OF grain, was lost by a vote Of 80 TO 1913
The resolutions were finally passed, we believe as
given heretofore, and leave was given 10 bring IN a
| bill founded on them.
The funeral OF Count Pozzo dl Borgo was celcbrat
d at Paris, February Is, with great pomp.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with their suite,
were still residing at the Pavilion at Brighton. They
had made visit to Portsmouth, from v hich they re-
turned to The Pavilion, March |.
The Thomas Bell from Liverpool to New York,
with emigran mostly from the north Of Ireland has
put into Cork for repairs, and the poor people had to
seek admission, as paupers to the workhouse where
4 they received
Captain Blanchard, Of the American ship Rowland,
arrived Havrc de Grace the oath of February.-
On the 18th of February whilst scudding under a
heavy gale, was struck by lightning, which set the
ship on fire between decks. With great exeItions the
fire extinguished, not however before serious da-
mage was done
THE Boston AND IlALIFAx STEAM Mail SHlps,--
| Liverpool March 3. The Britlanla Capt Hewitt,
4 after being in the Queens Craving Dock for short
time, returned to the Coburg Dock on Sunday. She
was the first Of the line that conveyed the mails 10
/ America, yet found to be sound and seawor-
thy the day Of her launching The Caledonia,
Capt. l. It, went into the Craving Dock on Monday,
to have the bottom overhauled She, too, appears TO
be quite mistaken ard perfect in her hull nuthwlth-
standing the buetings she recently sustained, when,
in Consequence OF damage to her rudder she returned
to port
FRANCE.
A great sensation created in the French capital
on Wednesday morning, by the announcement OF the
London papers that the slave eaty had been ratified
without the participation of FraGce Al first the in
teisence not believed because the Presse, minis
teria journal declared that the ratification had not
taken pace but when the report of the proceedings
of both houses of Parliament made known, all
doubts were set at rest and the public began to take
an interest in the affair.
REVOLUTION AT LISBON.
Letters have been received from Lisbon to the 4h
| 81. h.al i.a,a a. ;sh.,n ant
night Of the 9TH, which terminated in favor of the
| Charter of Don PedIo.
/ We are informed, good authority, that a marri-
age between the Princess Imperial of Russia and the
Duke de Bordeaux has been finally determined by
the ex-royal family Of France and the Emperor Nj
| cholas This alliance is sand To be the main OF
the bad understanding which AT present subsiss be-
tween the courts OF the Tuerles and OF st Peters
| burg -lHorning Mr-H