Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-02-15
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.

The packetship Moniezumu arrived at New
York on Monday morning from Liverpool, whence
she sailed on the StiI Of January.
| The Liverpool Cotton Market, without any fall
! In prices, closed somewhat more heavily in the
week ending the 9th Of January
Inc British funds continued TO advance. The
London Spectator Of the 9Th says thai the great
abundance OF money renders i, certain that tha
three and half per cent stocks would be paid off.
as bearing tao Mgh an interest.
The London Times of the 9th says the reye.
nue. Is, upon the whole, satisfactory. That for
The year Just ended, as compared with the prece-
ding one, exhibits an increase of P5,742, O7S-
the whole revenue for the year being G5O,O7I 913
(equal to two hundred and iftv millions of dol.
lars } All but about Il half million of this ins
crease, however, results from tho income tax.
The Post Office, though exhibiting "a trifing in.
crease on me last quarter, exhibits decrease on
the year of .Pl3,OO0.
From the result of late interviews had by depu.
iatlons OF the tobacco trade with the Chancellor
OF the EXchequer ii is inferred that no reduction
oil duty is contemplated, but that there will be an
alteration in the excise law affecting the article.
The American irigate Brandywine stopped for
some weeks at Bombay to wait for Mr.. Cushing,
our Minister, who was going to see the sea from.
tiers OF The south of the Celestial Empire. Hs
had sailed for Macao the eth November
In The case of Mr.. O'Connell the special jury
were drawn on the 4h of January eight in
number, OF whom twenty four were to be fixed on
the next day. Those cognizant of the political
feelings OF the Jurors thus rank them: 81 Conser.
valve, and / Radical. Mr.. O'Connell has been
making triumphant progress through some parts of
Ireland previously TO the commencement of the
trials "
From Spain there are no additional accounts,
| Inc Propagation consequent upon The adjournment
oil The Cores was momentarily expected.
The French papers announce the death of Gen.
Cont D'Orsay, father of The Ilustrous dapdy.-
He general was a man Of high and distinguished
merit, both in civil and military station.
ny the overland mail, which reached London
on The 4lh January, advices from Bombay 10 the
ISL OF December were ived Sickness pre.
vailed feariully at Hong Kong and in Scinde In
The latter country 1000 men, of force not ex.
ceeding $4,000. were in the hospitals. The Pun.
Janb was still distracted, but accounts thence were
imperfect and contradictory. A British army Of
10000 men was assembling on The Sutle proba.
bly, to interfere.
Letters from Consian,inople of December 18th
say mat The Porte had sent commissioner 10
Mosul, 10 inquire into the attacks Of the Kurd,
upon the HISTORIANS.
The news from China extends to the beoinninr
oil October. The most important Intelligence was
the arrangement Of supplementary treaty be.
tween The Chinese sand the British Government:
one clause of which is for the purpose of puaran-
tying to all foreign nations the same privilege Of
trade as to tho British themselves. This (ihe En-.
glish papers say) will have the effect of RENDERING
unnecessary all negotiations between the Chinese
Emperor and the other Powers.