The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-01-27
ion few weeks since by the bone of partridge

ton n few weeks since by the bone Of partridge
sticking in his throat
Freeman ard Upton Slashe, The fight be-
tween these gentlemen did not come off on The
9Th.
Arrival of .Nqjor Mclcolm Nth The Chinese
Treaty, Plymouth Dec.9-Najor Malcolm, Of
The Sd Dragons. secretary to the legation at Chi
ma, and Captain Richards, Of her Majesly's ship
CORVALLIS, 81, arrived here this morning from
China in The Locust steam vessel, Lieut. Connan-
der Lunn.
n Fired Duty on Corn.-It appears tina, her
Maesty's ministers are at length convinced of the
necessity of adopting fixed duty on com, MS the
new sliding scale has worked so unsatisfactory
Tor the public interests We are informed that
the scheme under consideration and which will
probably lie submitted for the approval of Para-
nent, with certain notifications, is as iolows:-
In the beginning, TO levy one uniform rate of
duty of l2s per quarter on wheat imported from
all foreign countries not hcing British possessions;
but alerward to allow the Executive to reduce
the duty one mlE-lo Is. per quarler-on imports
from those countries which may claim the indul-
gcnce us compensation for concessions made TO us,
or for corresponding reductions in their duties lev
led upon Brush manufacturers GloJe.
BOMBAY.
Oct. Sl-The following details respecting the
destruction of the Brig NIavis, by lightning, are
taken from the Canton Press, of Sept 3d.
! A most dreadful accident; occurred to the brig
on the evening of Wednesday last, by which her
commander (Iones)and many Of her crew lost
their lives The Mayis was on her way from the
West coast, with about 10000 Spanish dollars in
specie. and had brought the Grand Ladrone 10
bear t., when the severe sQuall which occurred
on "Wednesday night overlook her about u. Nj.
anl,, ,I,,(s
the mainnast, and instantly blew up, lhe electric
fluid having passed though the magazine, The
gunner, from whom this information is derived,
was in the chains at the moment Of this catasIo-
phc, from whence be was thrown back into the
vessel her decks having been entirely torn up. On
her going down, which she did Immediately, he
found himself in the water with about 10 lascars,
who had escaped from having been out on the jib-
boom at the time
One Of the boats was floating near them, and in
her, comparatively uninjnrcd, they reached the
British Sovereign then standing TO the Southwark.
The men reached hero in the Chinese boat, and Il
boat lins since brought in four men who were found
clinging 10 spar We do not remember ever be-
fore hearing of so sudden destruction Of vessel
by lightning, and only by the proximity Of land
ard by another vessel being near, the survivors
were saved to tell their disastrous tale.
Spaia-rhe expectation that was entertained
at the date of our last previous nd,css iiom Bar
celona, that the insurgents would not surrender
without n honbardmcnt of the town, was horn out
by The event The latest intelligence by the Gar
rick is the following:
Barcelona, Dec. 4, four p NJ.
Il send YOU a few hurried lines by the first s,ea-
mer leaving for France, to give YOU few details
of the bonbarimeni of Barcelona. The town can
no longer be recognized; it is destroyed in sev.ral
parts, aud the buildings are still burning, The
French sailors arc rendering every assistance with
their engines 10 put out the fire, and assist The in
imbanls, who have undergone a frghllul bomb.
nrdment Of twelve hours, The Captain General
Of Catalonia commenced the fire from the for, Of
Nonjnich yesterday, at half past eleven, until past
midnight.
The iiling ceased this morning, and parlia-
mcnlnile again summoned the town TO surrender,
and il refused the honbardmcnt was 10 recon-
mcncc ut four o'clock. The hard terms were uc-
ccp,cd; and the dssarmcd o. the corpus .fraucos
has begun. white fling is waving on all the
buildings to demand an arrangement.