Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-31
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ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
N;uetccp DAYS Later from Europe.

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er-it, GIANT Victorious
The Caledonia arrived a, Boston on the 2jh
inst The news she brings IS not important --
| She was greatly retarded By head winds but sus-
famed ~ particular injury
The Caledonia brough, 90 passengers from
| Liverpool AMI several from Halifax
| Although business has greatly improved, yet
generally there is very great want OF confidence
/ arising nom tho continued failures connected with
the corn trade but On the whole, the prospects for
! the new year are encouraging.
The country has been agtated in various dis.
,rics bv the Repealcrs Of the Corn Law. The
demonstration which they have effected rs IN dcs.
! pc Of the snccrnr indifference with which II has
| been treated. more formidable than their antaCo.
| MSS are willing TO allow 1t is certain that fur
lhct alteration in the Corn Laws is projected
! The only dispute now maintained rs, not whether
there will be change At all but what the nature
OF that change will be-
pnriameu, is summoned to meet on the second
dav Of February Sir Robert Peel il is expected
will introduce salu,ary and wholesale alteration
OF the restrictions by which the trade is lctlcrcd
With characteristic caution he has fairly abstaned
from divulging hint of bis purpose or his plans.
the opening OF the Session is anxiously await
! ed
The Columbia arrived a, Liverpool on the goth
ult
The Liverpool Mercury, of the 30th inst, states
that the Money Markc, is easy and abundant; but
little doing IN the Corn Market The demand for
cotton had increased and the advance on Amer.
can cotton had been maintained.
The ship Scotland, (Robinson, late master J
which sailed from Liverpool on the Sth ult for
New York has put back-with captain, second
mate, two men and boy washed overheard, decks
| s,ycp, losS IF eoilS and lnalv
There was another destructive fire nj Liverpool,
on the 2sth ulmo. Loss of property was esti-
mated at 100000 to Cl00,000.
There was an eruption at Mount Etna on the
9th November last
The English papers are chiefly filled with To-;
cal matters, and speculation on the trade with Chi
ma More than usual harmony seemed to exist
among the European cabinets.
Several smart shocks of an earthquake had been
felt in the southern part Of Wales and in Corn.
wall
There can be no doubt, from the general tone
of the British press that the success of the British
arms in China and Afghanistan has tended great
lyto strengthen the present conservative admin
istraon.
A captured SLAYER from Mozambique and Per
nambuco had been brought into the Tagus. BY
advces to the Goth ult appears that the adjust
ment OF the tariff question is daily expected.
Lord Hill the Commander in Chief of the Ar
my, died at his seat in Shropshire, in the 10Th year
Of his age. His nephew, Sir Rowland Hill, sue.
ceeds to the title.
The Great Western Steamer, it is said, has
been purchased by Mehemet ALI who intends TO
convert her into steam frigate II is fortunate
for the British Directory, that they have at last
found purchaser for a property which at one
time appeared unsuitable
An "emcute" occurred at Boulogne on the 10Th
A mob Of the inhabitants followed naval officer
through the streets and would probably have kill
him had he not been rescued by the police. The
cause of this popular outbreak against him was
some cruelty said TO have been practced upon q
sailor under his command
The plague was making its ravages in Lower
Egypt at the last accounts and the mortality
among cattle which at one time was thought tc
be subsiding, was again on the increase.
The British papers con.uuu TO be rather severe
upon American pork. We suspect the reason il
that they don't get enough Of it.
The King AM royal family of France had ia
ken up their abode at the Tuileries for the win
ter.
The John Bull states, positively, tina, Their
/ are now building, at Blackwell, five large steam
irigaes for the Russian Government, which ar.
intended for war against the Circassians
After many years repose Etna has, during tn
last three weeks, poured forth immense masses o
fire 1t seems that considerable torrents of lavi
are flowing in the direction ofBronte The dam
age already done is said to be immense. The fin
weather allows us TO roam about the whole night
admirng the extraordinary spectacle Numer
, ous strangers come TO be near the scene.
. The distress in Paisley continues, and is dali,
I increasing. A few days ago it was stated that tn
number OF unemployed hands amounted to clever
thousand eight hundred Government has refuse,
give further aid to the destitute population.
France. The Paris Journals during the las
month have been almost exclusively occupied witt
nippant and angry discussions on the Barcelona
affair. His Majesty has constituted privy coun
>, cll, composed of certain past.acting officers an
( iunctonaries, of whose privileges the feverish cit
r. zens seem no little afraid
IS Russia A serious misunderstanding has ari,
v en- between Russia and the Porte respecting Sc,
/ via Anangry correspondence has passed betwee
the Russian ambassador and the Porte on the sui
Ject The final answer of the latter has bee
transmitted to ST. Petersburgh, and there the ma
ter rests for the present
Syria. The Leyant mail brings inielligenc
10 the middle of November The news fror
4 Syrln IS alarming The Sheik Seeble Harlem ha
escaped from the hands ofthe Otlomans, where
, was detained on political affairs, and gone anon.
!; the Druses and Maronites This Sheik is one
% those who gave Ibrahim Pach so much troubl,
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