Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-24
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
FROM IT. EUROPE.
ARRtvAL or THn sHtp LIBERTY,
FROM LIVERPOOL.
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Four Days Later.
From the New York Herald
The Liberty sailed from Liverpool on the 18th
ult, and brings papers TO that date.
The news which we have thus received, is Of
the highest impsrtance-of more consequence
than any we have received in the last ten years.
MS no more mr. les, than the resignation Of
Sir Robert Peel, and the organization 81 ne,D
Cabinet By Lord John Russell
The announcement of this important fact--in.
portant TO the United States, in commercial
point OF view as well, perchance, in political as.
pect, threw the whole English public into state
of the greatest excitement.
Its effect was tremendous.
In addition to this, and as a necessary conse-
quence, Parliament had been further prorosued
as the following exhibits:
"At the Conrt at Osborne Horse, Isle Of
Wight, the 10th day OF December, is45, present
the Queens Most Excellent Majesty in Council
1t is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council,
that the Parliament which stands prorogued to
Tuesday, the 10Th day Of December instant, be
further prorogued TO Tuesday, the 3oth day sf
December inst"
The Corn Law question has been the cause OF
all this.
The effect that this news will have upon the
relations between England and America cannot
but be Of the utmost consequence.
American cotton had improved.
The following statement is made in the Liver
pool Mercury of the 18th:
TaE MkssAGE OF PEACE TO AMEslcA-hn in
quiry has been earnestly addressed to us from
London as to whether the news touching the ex-
pected opening Of the ports really left England
by the Acadia, from our river, at noon on the ith
instant. Oar reply is, and we can answer for the
fact il did so. We have entitled it message
OF peace, because no one can doubt the effect Of
the announcement, especially if followed by re.
alization, not only upon the Oregon question, but
all other matters Of discussion between the two
nations
This we know is mistake The announce.
ment ofthe London Times did not come in the
Acadia, although it was evidently intended for
that steamer.
RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY.
From the London Herald, Dec. l2l
Sir Robert Pee's Government is at an end
All the members Of the Cabinet yesterday ten
dered their resignation, which her Majesty va.
pleased to accept.
II viii he easily believed that we regret this
determination Of her Majes.ys advisers but we
should much more regret their unanimous deter
n'naion TO sacrifice the industry of the country
by stripping it of all protection.
Tho inror'art fact now announced proves
low roNN' 't-'v wrorg the Times was when il
.'a' tAat the Government had decided uron pro-.
r,>jng to Parliament, as Cabinet measure, the
repeal of the corn laws.
From the London Chronicle, Dec Ill
Ar Official announcement in another part OF
our paper, confirms one part Of the statement
which we made yesterday-namely that Parlia.
nent. instead of being summoned for the des.
patch OF business would be again p:orogued
The other and more importont part of our an
nouucempntis we believe, equally correct.
The Cabinet, we are assured resg gned yester
dav. II is confidently said, that so far from the
Cabinet having at any time come 10 decision
TO recommend the repeal of the corn law
large majority OF his colleagues have through
ont been opposed TO Sir Robert Peel's recon
menda,on.
from the London Sun, Dec Ill
The Ministry of Sir Robert Peel ha. resigned
The country at large may be startled by 4 cir
oum.tance so unexpected. but such is the fact
Yesterday morning the majority of the cabinet
comprising the Duke of Wellington, the Duke o
Buccleuch, Sir Robert Peel Sir James Graham
the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Mr.. Goul
burn, the Earl Of Lincoln, and Mr. Sidney Her
bert-in all, nine out Of twelve or thirteen com
posing the entire cabinet, proceeded by specia
train TO southampton, and were conveyed by III
royal steamer Fairy 10 the Isle of Wight.
At court held at Osborne House they ten1e,
I'd their resignation TO her Majesty, which Wa
graeiously accepted Here is sudden and al
rupt termination Of the Conservative cabine
and that, too at the very moment they were SUI
posed, and even mi.otiicaly announced,
have become the converted organs Of free trad
policy in all lis ramhed bearings.
II were idle 10 speculate on the cause Of tn
unlocked for disruption ofa cabinet whose who
career has been that of fighting under false or a
sumed colofs. But one circumstance is Tath,
significant. II might have been observed th
the Duke Of Wellington did no, attend the Cabin
Council held on Monday, after the return of s
Robert Peel from Osborne House on that da
The duke had made up his mind for better 4
worse, and left the cabinet 10 take its course
sat only an hour, and during that even,ful no