The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
Is Days LATER FROM EUROPE.


having performed her passage in few hours short
of fifteen days, including the detention at Hall
fax
She brings London papers to the evening OF the
Sd inst, and Liverpool papers of the 4th inst.
The intelligence by these papers is quite unim-
portant in apolitcal point of view. The CONNER
cial accounts more important. Trade contin-
ues 10 be lively in the manufacturing districts,
the cotton market is animated, while the prices OF
iron have fallen.
The Steamer Great Western, which left New
York on the 18th of June, did not arrive till 2
o'clock, on Friday morning, June 27th--having
been IA days and IL hours, making the home-
ward trip. The Royal Mail Steamer Cambria,
which did not leave Boston till the 10th of June,
four days after the departure of the Great West
ern, arrived at Liverpool at A O'Clock, on Friday
afternoon, June 9th, thus accomplishing the
whole soyage, including the detention at Halifax,
in the remarkably short time of ten days and
sixteen hours The Cambria made, therefore,
the most rapid passage ever accomplished
The Great Western was to leave Liverpool for
New York on the 9Th inst. and the Great Britain
on the 18th inst.
The United Service Gazette states that in con-
sequence of the massacre of the crew ofthe Wasp,
on the coast of Africa, it has been determined to
give no quarter to slavers offering the slightest
resistance.
the Both anniversary OF the battle of Waterloo, by
his customary banquet at Apsley House His
grace was surrounded on the occasion by upwards
of 10 of his companions in arms. Field-marshal,
his royal highness Prince albert, was one of the
party
Spain. The Spanish journals are principally
occupied upon the subject of the Queens mar
riage. There are several candidates for her hand.
General Narvaez has addressed circular to the
A. - II
I" Don Carlos and his family were outlaws, BAN
ished from Spain, excluded by the constitution
and by special laws from the succession to the
throne and deprived Of their rights as Infants,
and commanding them g to pursue to death their
partissns who should enter the Spanish territory,
and il already residing therein, to have them
tried in the shortest and most summary manner
by court martial, as traitors and declared enemies
Of the throne and liberties of the nations
The liberal opposition journals all approved the
circular addressed by General Narvaez to the
Captains General, some of them only Directing to
the form in which 1t had been published
D. r-- In,snar.s aveite.sent hos 'haen ncaa
stoned in every circle of society, and especially
the higher, by the discovery that the young
Prince de Berghes heir to one of the most distin-
guished and ancient houses of France. has been
arrested, on the charge of causing to be forged
and circulated certain counters, initiating those
used by the members of the Jockey Club, for the
settlement OF their debts Of honor and other pc
cuniary matters The accused has fully avowed
his guilt, and Is in prison, awaiting his trial.
What renders the matter more extraordinary is
that ne IS extremely rich, and that any banker or
money lender would have advanced him anv
amount on his own simple signature.
General Tom Thumb has taken his departure
from this city, where he has reaped splendid
harvest. The Iowa Indians leave in a day or two
for Hayre, from whence they will sail for New
York It is related that the king sent them, not
long since, sum of thousand francs They at
first hesitated to receive it, but, after grave de-
liberation, came to the conclusion that It would be
ungracious to refuse it. Accordingly, they re-
tanned it, and have laid out the principal part of
it in purchasing fans and jewelry for their wcm-
en-, and-ot all things in the world-uniforms of
the National Guard for themselves. 1t will be
rich spectacle to see those " sable savages'' rig
ged out in the blue coat, red facings, and red ep
auiettes OF the national Garde .NdtionaIe of the
good city of Paris.
STOCKHOLM, (Ssceden) June rs. The laws
lately passed are very unpalateable indeed 70 the
aristocracy. No! only do they extend the poIit-
cal privileges to the people, but one of them pro-
woes that family SUGGESTIONS shall be equally d.
vlded among all the children, and not ,ro. as here.
tofore, almost exclusively to the eldest son. The
effect Of this will be, that in the course of time
there VIII be no aristocracy, for it is the law of
prlmogeniture alone that keeps up the aristocracv
SHIP BURNT AT SEA.
CALCUTTA, May7. Accounts reached town
this morning of the total destruction BY fire of the
American ship Virginia, at about 10 A. M. Of the
oth inst, about rs or 30 miles to the southward 81
the outer floating light
Inc hre was first discovered by the man AZ the
wheel who observed the smoke issuing from 4
small hathaway under his feet They had barely
ume 70 get the boat out, and just as they touched
tne water,the decks burst open, and the flames
rushing uPcompeled all hands to leap overheard.
MESS tnal twenty minutes from the first discoy-
cry Of the ire, the form Of the hull was no lon
ger discernbe. Nothing was to be seen to in
alca'e wheipshe was, but one burning mass. The
,u;eniortunate upercargo, Mr. Lander, who had his
III preservero on, and was capital swimmer be-
cses' was sen with upliftcd hands on the bows,
~. ION whence he leaped into the sea. He was
o,,. ,n'o one pf the boats, but suddenly jumped
vss,s, ner andswam directly towards the blazing
IT. 'ei. ne dRppeared, and was seen no more.
d. Mas IN bad ealths and It's supposed that the
n.y.. ~ catastrophe brought on delirium. He
49,. ne only peson lost, but the rest had barely
,se 70 escape nsuch confusion that they saved
.N-g put lneMiives, If we except chrcn0me-
ters and compasse The Ere 4 s,,,,nosod ~ bavo