The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-24

SIXTEEN Days LITER FROM EUROPE |,

The steamer Britannia arrived at Boston on
Sunday evening al a O'Clock. The news she
brings is not very important. We are indebted
to the New York Sun for an extra. 5a. .aa5ssiqs.
The French Chambers opened on Cd January.
Mr.. O'Connell remains at Derrynane Abbey.
Ireland is quiet--the linen trade is brisk. rs lj,
A January overland Mail from India and Chi
ma has arrived. sss Sg0tS>3iI b So ses9s
The Acadia arrived out on the Both ult. aoisati
l. The ex-King of Holland, William Frederick,
Count of Nassau, is dead. Fisoa4ai aaa c74sH
Cotton was up. Great excitement in the
The ship independence had arrived out. She
carried the Presidents Message. - .st..,sx ,gf
Madame Catalini is dead, She was SO years
Of age, and has left fortune Of E332,O0O. ,g Il
The health Of Earl Grey continues IN avery
precarious state. v 4,sssa 4al hstg1f III sgnig y8s
The state Of trade in Manchester, and the man-i
nfacturing districts generally,is Improving and
the London Times Of the 4th, in an article advo-f
eating more open and extended system Of inter-
national trade, represents the general result of
the trade circulars as highly favorable. "a 8aa
Great distress prevails IN Loddon, and various
remedies have been proposed 20 relieve it. The
distress is not perhaps greater than is usual at
this season Of the year, nor is it confined to Lon-
don-eyery great town in the three kingdoms
swarfns with it. 44iyel 4
The torch of the incendiary still blazes 10 the
agricultural districts. Almost every paper which
we take up contains an account Of the destruc-
ton Of property by this process. iasl sa9zi aa
Advces from Madrid come down to the 18th
instant, when the tedious debate in the Cortes
still went on. 9saTe Res ~ ts5 Ss IN g
We regret to see the death Of Mr.. Secretary
Morrison, the missionary at Hong Kong, an ind-s
yidual highly gifted, and universally regretted y
s IRELAND. as '3sl aasa
The Newry Telegraph reports Of the linen
trade in the north Of Ireland, sthat every opera
tive to be met with has his hands full Of work,
and that wages have increased full 30 per cent"
The resistance to the collection Of poor rates
lin Ireland, though unobserved for time, con-
tinues. In the Castelar, Union, the Guardians
are in debt on account Of the arrears but they
deprecate making new rate, which the poor
law commissioners wish them to do. ssfE.at .ys
The opposition to the registry of firearms tor
members Of the liberal party threatened to go tc
strange lengths; notices of opposition have been
served upon Mr.. Hugh Morgan lutte, M. p. fcl
Westmeath, a Protestant of large fortune, and on
Sir Richard Male, Catholic. htsAa Ky .s44tt
| Mr.. Morgan John O'Connell, M. p, the ne.
phew of the member for Cork, is about to be
| united to one Of the Misses Power, Of Tipperary.
| The young lady has fortune Of f2O,OOO in the
CAC 10 LIE sAAS ASA ~
Hon, Richard Shiel, M. r. Mn Emf 8s4s. sfiss
The contest between the league and the land
lords, continues. The latter have been making
an effort to shake off the lethargy which has 50
/ Tong benumbed themaasG naa 81 2ci otns sff
The revised jury list, consisting Of seven or
eight hundred Names does not include, it is said,
more than 200 Roman Catholics. This is a much
lsmaller number than it ought to have been, but
! old exclusive and condemned panel had not more
than thirty available Roman Catholics altogether.
The President Message has been very unspa-
ringly analysed. 1T has given little satisfaction
on the other side of the water.
j. s as SCOTLAND. sge f3,5lllr l
A number of friends to the Free Protesting
| Church of Scotland met in Canonmills Hail. at
Edinburgh, on the 18th nlt, to hear reports from
the deputations that had recently visited England.
Altogether sum OF E25,OOO had been realized
from the former and recent visits, and some Of the
depntations were still prosecuting the work. n
| CNITY TAXES--l0 per cent. deduction for prompt
/ " payment.-N Notice is hereby given that the Taxes