Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-05-02
STILL LATER FOREIGN NEWS.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE.

EOhOfE.
By the arrival of the Patcket ship Co.
lumbus, Captain Cole, from Liverpool
the 23d ult., files Of English papers to the
22d are received. The G. has made the
remarkably short passage Of % days.
In Ireland aud Scotland the wheals are
looking remarkably we'll, with every pros
pect Of an abundant harvest.
The Corn Laws came before theLords
on the l4lh. Lord Monteagle moved for
a select Committee 10 inquire into the
operation Of the Corn.laws of the last
session, but the motion was defeated BY
200 to 76!! A motion Of similar import
in the commons, was defeated ON the
same day BY 232 TO 1881!
On the 18th, in the Commons, Mr. Glad
stone, in answer to a statement from Mr..
GrogOn, that a great deal Of American
salted meat had been imported into LiV
erpool, through Canada, said that If this
had been done it was contrary 10 wand
tho decision Of the Government. ProVis.
ions which had undergone any part Of
the process of curing IN any country were
TO be considered the productions Of that
country not Of the cOuRtry from which
they happened to be directly imported
In order that meat should be admitted
into this country as Canadian, il was nee.
essary that every part Of the process Of
curing should have taken place in Cana.
da, and government had given strict in
structiOns TO that effect.
Earthquake at Liverpool In the
course of ofThursday night (l6th) and Fri.
day morning, there we're experienced in
this town and neighborhOod two or more
shocks, which as there is no account ye:
received ofthe explosion by land or sea
Of any piece Of ordnance, or Of any mine
we cannot attribute 10 any thing else but
a movement OF the earth beneath US, and
as the thing is neither unprecedented nor
improbable, there is no occasion for any
obstinate incredibly. Some persons fix
the time ss early as half past twelve 10Th.
ers as late as half past one. 1t was
also felt in the neighborhood Of Man
chester, and extended to the Derbyshirs
Hills.
IRELAND.
Dublin, Thursday, March l6.-The re-
peal cause appears TO he progressing rap.
idly. Peter Purcell, at The late discuss
ion in the corporation, declared that the
people Of Ireland were not for repeal, in
asmuch as they we're not freely subscri-
bing their money; and this assertion hav.
ing aroused the Iepealers Of Ireland, the
receipts at the Corn Exchange seem to
have been more than doubled.
SCOTLAND.
The motion on the subject oftheScotch
Church, by Mr. Fox Maule, was brought
forward on the 7lh.
We learn from the Scotch papers that
the clergymen about to secede from the
establishment, in order to found "a New
Free PresSy terian Church." have pro.
mulgated a scheme for the erection If
wooden churches, as costing one third
less than stone ones; and that the main
support Of this reePresbyterian Church
is trusted TO penny a week contribution
from the householders of Scotland. The
leading clergymon have quilted their spa.
cious houses, and betaken themselves TO
attics, and are preparing themselves for
poverty.
CHINA AND INDIA.---OvERLAND
MAIL.
Letters and papers from Bombay to
The Sd of Feb. arrived by the Overland
Mail on the 18th ult.
Sir H. Pottinger, in his last letter to
he merchants, dated December %, states
hat the Vicsroy at Canton had, in reply
% the letter addressed to him declared d
ls great anxiety, as we'll as bis perfect
lbility, to protec: oil foreigners; and had
llso expressed his readiness to repay
Iuch losses as might have been incurred
Turing the late riots, after they should
lave been correctly ascertained and sub.
nitted through Her Maiesty's govern.
nent.
Another letter Of The 2lst states that
'ir Henry Pittenger had applied for his
ecall, and that he had given his opinion
hat the powers Of the government OF
long Kong should be very strong, even
D thatof deportation, in order TO coua.
eraCt the iawlessness Of the smuRQlsrs.
'he difficulties in forming the conner.
ial regulations would, it was feared, be
cry great, in consequences Of the Chi.
ese heing likely to demand reciprocity
duties on their goods, when imported
Ito the British territories.
The attention Of the Indian governs
lent is directed towards its finances.
he extra company added last wear 10
ach Indian regiment has been ordered
be abolished, aud the men are TO be
hsorbed into the army, whereby a di.
'inuiiOn Of Is 1000 men will be effected,
nd consequent saving Of expenditures {
i'll accrue. The Eve per cent. loan has /
zen closed. The prospects Of India are I
as satisfactory, and attention
now directed towards its internal inn
ovement. 4
Arrival of the ChinAaa Ransouo Ho