Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-07-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF TIE ROYAL MAIL STEAM.
Err RRITANIA

Tho Royal Mail Steamship Brtonia, Capt. John
Hewitt, arrived IN port on Saturday morning, at
o'clock, from Liverpool Via Halifax having perform
ed her passage in a few hours short of fifteen days,
including the detention at Halifax
by this arrival we have received our usual files
OF London papers to the evening of the Sd inst,
ana Liverpool papers of the 9TH inst. and also let
te's from our lorelgn correspondents.
we find the intelligence by these papers quite
unimportant in political point of view, indeed,
we have seldom received European news SO devoid
of interest.
The commercial accounts are more important.--
Trade continues to be lively in the manufacturing
districts the cotton market is animated, while tho
prices of iron have fallen.
The Steamer Great Western, which left N. York
on the 10Th Of June, did not arrive till o'clock, on
Friday morning, June 27th-having been If DAYS
and IL hours, making the homeward trip. The
Royal Mail Steamer Cambria, which did not leave
Boston I'LL the 10th of June, four days afe the &C.
parlure OF the Great Western arrived at Liverpool
at 4 o'clock, Oh Friday afternoon, June 9th. thus
accomplishing the whole voyage, including deten-
ton at Halifax in the remarkably short time of Ten
days and Siriecn hours. The Cambria made there
lore, the most rapid passage ever accomplished
Our London correspondent observed, that he recci-
Vod letters and papers sent 10 him by the mails of
both steamers, by the same London post delivery
on Saturday morning the 26h ut Boston Alias
An appeal from Quebec, which went out by tho
Cambria, asking aid from England, for the relief
OF persons who lost their property by the recent
fire, has been promptly and literally responded 10
~ London, where very large amount was imme-
dlatey subscribed
EGSi Indid Rdiioays The Court Of Directors
have appointed an experienced person us Surveyor
tt Railways in India, at salary of GlCOO year
Tor five years and G5C0 for his passage &C., out
and the same sum home, This looks as if on i'm.
portant subject had engaged the serious thoughts
OF the Indian authorities, who must be fully sensi-
bic of the beneficial effect of rendering remote dis
tanocs easily accessible London Times.
Dreadful Catastrophe. We find IN our London
papers the following account:
''By letters from Ascension to the 25th of Apri1.
are informed of a dreadful catastrophe having
happened to the Brazilian SLAYER, captured by The
Wasp, on board of which Mr.. Harmer tie lnidship-
mar, and ten men murdered by the prisoners
who then took possession of the prize, but which
was rctaken by the Star, Commander Dun'op. and
Lieutenant Wilson was put Oil board to take her to
Sierra Leone. 1t appears that ten days after Lieu
tenant Wilson took charge Of the captured prize
and parted company with the STAR he was caught
in a heavy squat and capsized about 200 miles off
Cape Three Points Lieutenant WILSON, with two
Kroomen, and some of the pirates were retaken in
the schooner, and FIVE scamen succeeded in cutting
away some spars and making raft. which they fin
ishcd Just before the schooner settled down and
for consumption, and only small quantity of wa.
ter, which being soon exhausted, the Kroomen
commenced drinking the salt water, which killed
them both. The Quartermaster and the pirates also
died from the same cause, the quartermaster hav-
ing previously become ravng mad. Twenty days
after they left the schooner, and being still upon
the raft they fortunately fell in with the Cygnet,
Commander Layton, TO windward Of Whydah and
when taken off the raft by the Cygnets boat, the
survivors presented most horfying spectacle, be-
ing literally mass of purifying sores. Comman-
der Layton, with much prudence, sent The poor fell
lows on board the Wasp for conveyance here, As
censon, where they arrived quite recovered on the
22d.
The iron trade of South Stafiordshire is in q
most unsatisfactory state. The high price recent
y obtained for the manufactured article has suffer-
ed rapid decline, and greater fall is feared
The iron masters increased the wages of their men
when the price of iron was high, and now they are
attempting to reduce them. The consequence has
been partial turn out and some riotnr. a gen
eral strike is 0pprehended
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
House of Commons. 1t will be remembered that
by the last advices the House was engaged upon
the affairs of New Zealand. The debate arising
from Mr.. Buffers resolutions relating to the policy
pursued towards the colony, was continued through
three successive nights, when, on the 10Th ult the
House divided, and there appeared for Mr.. Buffers
motion for Committee to consider the state of the
colony, l72; against the motion, 223 majority a
gainst it, 81
June goth. An important subject was brought
forward, ltappears that several Of the railways in
England arc laid down with what is termed the
" narrow guage," and also others with the broad
guage," and that much inconvenience is apprehen-
ded from the different guages, in transferring goods
from one line TO another. a long debate ensued,
on the merits of the wide and narrow guage which
arose in the bringing Up by Lord lngcstrie Of the
report on the Oxford, Worcester, and Woverhamp-
ton Railway Bill.
June 24th. The Syore Yrade Mr.. HUT, in an
elaborate speech, in which he reviewed the various
efforts which have been taken by England for the
abolition Of slavery moved Z" That the course pur-
sued by Great Britain, since 1914, for the suppress.
sion OF the slave trade has been attended by large
expenditure of the public money, and by serious
loss of life to the naval forces of the Country and
that it has not mitgated the horrors of the middle
passage, nor diminished the extent of the traffic in
slaves"
Sir e. Cockburn in defending the policy of the
government observed that it would be very unwise
to Withdraw the cruisers from the coast Of Africa
at the very moment when the first chance present.
ed itself OF eectualy crushing the odous traffic in
slaves.
Lord Howick agreed generally with Mr.. HUT,
but advised him not to press his motion to divs-
ion.
Sir r. Peel admitted that the efforts of England
had not hitherto been successful in abolishing the
slave trade, and that its horrors were still appalling
But he had doubt these would be all aggravated,
# England Withdrew its cruisers from an attempt
10 put down 'raffic, the evils of which had ena-
Dled Mr. Wilberforce to the feelings of the
people Of Great Britain into national effort for its
suppression. 1t would be most unwse to withdraw
from the convention just concluded with France
Tor watching the coast of Africa, more especially
Is the United States and Portugal were cordially
disposed to JON France and England, i'll order to
accomplish an object in which all felt so deep an
interest
After some remarks from Sir c. Napier, notice
was taken that forty members were not present. and
he House therefore adjourned,
IRELAND.
Repeal association, Dublin, June 80. The u.s.
nal weeklY meeting of The Association took place