The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-04-04
FOREIGN NEWS,
ARRIVAL OF THE CAT.EpoNIA,


The Caledonia arrived at Boston, on Friday, bringing
London date of the 9Th of March.
The most important news by this arrival is the con.
vction Of OConne and the other lraversers, on tAe
charge of conspiracy against the Government The re-
suit this conviction has not diminished OConne in
the popular estimation and his subsequent appearance
in Parliament was hailed with great enthusiasm.
The state of the public mind in England is BY no
means settled Incendiarisns are much onhe increase
in various parts Of England particularly in Essex and
Suffolk. Scarcely might passes in which some in,en-
onal destruction Of farm buildings and stock does not
take place The laboring classes are dissatisfied and
their discomfort is manifested by tunouts &c, The
cotton spnners al Glasgow have struck for higher
ges also the ourneymen aiors in various parts Of the
kingdom. The anti-Com Law League eoatinued its
operations with unabated vigor and its influence be-
ginsto be much depressed by the government
| There was debate of nine nights duration in the
House of Commons, on the condition of Ireland which
terminated on Saturday the 9th ut, alta o'clock, A.
NJ The chief topic in the debate was the Irish church
establishment On the ministerial SIDE speeches were
delivered BY Sir James Graham Lord Stanley the So
licitor General the Irish Attorney General, and Sir
Robert Peel On the opposite side Lord John RUSSELL
Mr. Maeaaley Sir Thomas Wilde Mr.. Roebuck, Mr..
Sniel and Mr. o'Connell attacked the policy Of the
government. OConnsls speech is described as manly
in feeling and dgni6ed and one that produced marked
and highly favorable impression for him. Upon the
division ofthe House, the course OF the ministry was
sustained bya majority Of ninety nine in house OF
$40.
An extensive fire occurred at Manchester on the Cd
nst by which large number Of valuable stores were
destroyed, with great amount Of property. The fire
ragged from o'clock in the morning until H. and the
of the property and buildings burned is esti
mated at 100000 upon which there was an insurance
to the amount Of fll6OOO.
Several regiments are held in readiness forimmediae
embarkaion Tor Ireland should the step be deeed ex-
pedient
New troops are under 'draft" for the Canadas and
Nova Scotia, and reinforcement will reach those sta
tons shortly.
The English feet on the North American and West
ments.
Additional strength was also to be sent to South A.
megiea.
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
HerMajesty's Government has issued orders for the
immediate employment of an additional force of nom
commissioned officers and men belonging to the Royal
Sappers and Miners under the Boundary Commission
er, Colonel Estcour This detachment which has been
selected from the companies fthat corps employed on
similar services in England on account of tleir expe
rence and knowledge of the peculiar duties required of
them, arrived at Woolwich, from different places in
England on the LIST inst and are now in hourly expec-
tation proceeding to Liverpool where they are to en-
bark for America and on landing there will be sent to
the Oregon Territory to join those already employed in
that service. This looks warlike
1.-THE above is copied from the London Times
whether the Times is correct to the destination of the
troops is yet to be knownl