The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-09-18

The steamship Great Western, Capt.
Matthews. arrived at this port little before
O'Clock on Saturday evening, in fourteen
days from Liverpool. She has London dates
to the 10th and Liverpool to the 18th, inclu-
sive. She brought 1913 passengers.
The news is Of varied though not intense
interest.
Queen Victoria gave birth to son on the
9th, who will Of course be Duke of York.
Mother and child are doing well.
Mehemet Ali has abdicated the throne of
Egypt in favor of his son Ibrahim, and is 60
ing on pilgrimage to Mecca.
Joseph Bonspare is dead. Also, the
Grand Duchess Alexandria of Hesse, daught-
er ofthe Emperor of Russia.
An election recently took place for a
Member of Parliament for Dudley. Mr..
Benbow, Conservative, beat Mr.. Rawson,
anti-Corn Law, by 213 votes.
Brunswick, it is stated, will withdraw from
the Zoll Verein on the 1st of January next.
The Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt
took effect in England on the 9th. A number
of debtors owing less than SIO0 were liberia
ted on that day.
The English Crops arevery good. There
will be no considerable demand for Grain
from this country.
Washington Irving is in Paris, and is about
to visit London.
Tangier has been severely bombarded by
a French fleet under he Duke de JonviIle.
1t was thought that this would end the scuffle
between France and Morocco.
The King of Saxony has gone home from
Eng land. The Prince Royal of Prussia is
now visiting there.
The Queen is confidently expected to visit
ireland next summer.
Nothing new has transpired in Ireland, nor
with regard to O'Connell.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE QUEEN.-Queen
Victoria was safely delivered of a son, at
Windsor Castle, at ten minutes to O'Clock
on the evening of the 9th inst. The Minis
tiers of State were sent for soon after six, but
did not arrive until the actual birth had ia
ken place. Her majesty, at the time of sail
ing of the steamer was "as comfortable as
could be expected"
GREECE.
The Cologue Gazette states that the cleo
tons in Greece cost the lives of more than
forty persons, without counting the wounded.
1t is believed that the opposition will have
from fifteen to twenty voices. The differ
ent parties have expended enormous sums
during the elections. This money must
have come from foreigners, as the public chest
was completely pennyless. The English,
French, and Russians, are said to have spar
ed no money in order to obtain the majority
for their party. On the Goth of July, the
King, after a cabinet council had been held,
which lasted four hours, made another at
tempt to prevail of NJ. Coletti to enter into the
present cabinet; but he refused. He ad-
vised the King to adjourn the question until
after the meeting of the chambers.
RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA.
Accounts from Constantinople to the 18th
ut. state that information had been received
Of the defeat of the Russians by the Circass
ians in Daghestan. The gallant and indom
liable mountaineers were commanded by
Chamil Bey, and the Russians by General
Jiermoloff and the Grand Duke Macmillan.
The Daghestan is on the western coast; its
principal city is Derbend, a seaport. A Cir
cassian Prince, in the service Of Duke Maxi
MILAN, deserted from the Russian army, and
joined his countrymen, and by stratagem got
possession Of Derbend.