Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-18
Arrival Of the Great Western.
NINE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

NINE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Great Western arrived at New Yorl
early Friday morning, having made The re
'narkable passage Of ~ days and I3 hour
being tho shortest passage, westward, or
record.
\ The Queen gave birth to daughter OF
the morning Of The 25lh of April.
II The "grest and important" event was i'm
mediat"ly made known to the good citizens
Of London by the firing of the Tower guns
and the PrIvy Council being assembled. q
'orm OF thanksgiving was ordered to be pre-.
psred and read in all the churches ihroue h.
out the land on the following Sunday.
H The Duke Of Sussex died on 2lst of April
10 years of age. The Duke was the favorl,c
uncle of the Queen. aud was greatly beloved
by the people for the liberal views of which
he was always The supporter. lie was a man
Of literary and scientific taste and patron
of the arts.
Business in the manufacturing districts
was still improving. There was good de-
'nand for cotton, but the heavy arrivals had
slightly depressed the prices Of the mlddling
and lower qualities. Considerable, anxiety
was felt concerning the prospects Of the
coming crop. Money was abundant.
! Richard Arkwright died on the Odd. He
was son OF SIR Richard Arkwright. the inven.
tor of the spinning machine. He was the
richest commoner in England, and supposed
To he the greatest holder oi British stocks
10 the world.
SIR Robert Peel in answer to Lord John
Russell stated, in the House Of Commons,
i'iat the attempt TO renew tho commercial
treaty with Brazil had failed. There was AT
first dispute as TO the duration of the trea-
~, England cOniendpg that It expired in
lc4l, Brazil that IL had expired in 1912 On
ihs pont, however, Brazil had yielded, but
a, first refused to q renewal Of il, unless the
agricultural produce Of that country, coffee,
sugar, tobacco and rum, should be admitted
on the same terms rs similar articles the
produce nf the BRUSH colonies. Afterwards.
Brazil modified her demand and agreed to a
ditlercn'al duty Of ten per cent. Mr.. Ellis,
The British minister had no authority 10 treat
on such terms. Sir Robert was further
pressed upon the subject, but declined an
swering. Subsequently, he was again called
on Tor further information respecting the
negotiations with Brazil. bu, he declined an.
swerIng. Several members wished to know
If the slnve tradc had my thing to do with
the failure bu, he did not reply.
Having failed in Brazil and Portugal to
negotiate commercial treaty, of which
En2lan was to have The whole advantage,
the next uticmp, is TO be made IN this coun-
try.
French .qboiiiion OF Siavery.-A step, sin.
gularly hcsliai'ng aud guarded as it is, has
been made by France. toward the abolition
Of slavery in her colonies.
Complete abolition Of slavery is to be de-
Irrred for fifteen years at least ; during the
first ten years The slaves are To onjoy certain
civil rights. and especially that of personal
property and the privilege Of purchasing
freedom; but they can only assert those
rights m tho law courts by means of a pat
ron or " cnrator;" in the next five. years is to
be instituted a kind Of vIlenagc, like our
apprenticeship and a multitude o! sp"cial.
lies cncunbcr The new and temporary law
London Spectator. Il
Mrs. Wood has not returned To her hns-
band, but taken small cottage in which she
intends to devote her remaining yrars to re-
glons Offices and medltniions. She cannot
rturn to Mr.. Wood, the Catholic Church still L
ireming her the wife Of Lord Wm. Lennnx;
md tor The same reason she cannot be nc. Il
eptcd as nun.