Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-11
From the Philadelphia Ledger, 9th inst
ARRIVAL OF
TttE STEAMSHIP BRITANNIA
Eirtcen DAYS Later from Lurope.


The steamship Britannia arriveda at Boston OF
Saturday morning We received by express yes.
terday the news for the Ledger through Wilmer
X Smiths Times The news is very Interest,
ing.
ThE Cons Bill has triGmphed in committee ot
the House OF Lords By thirty three majority. All
fears fits final passage are now at an end
There is steady demand for Cotton, bh, ii has
declined one eighth
The crops in England and Ireland are said t6
be firm. The weather was extremely dry and
hot, It seems that we in this Quarter nave no
nopolizcd all the rain.
Sir Robert Peel's retirement is more confident
ly spoken of
The war between the United States and Mex
co eng .osses much Of public attention. The vi,
tories OF American arms on the Rio Grande hav'
changed the feeling abroad from sympathy lor
the Mexcans TO contempt for their proves. This
is as unjust to the Mexicans as the former feel
ing in England was TO the Americans. Tha
Mexicans deserve much credit for their gallant
stand and it was only the superior tact and en-
ergy Of General Taylor that overthrew them.
| NJ Guizots organ is still engaged in pointing
ont the necessity of France and England inter.
| fering to protect Mexico Lecompte, the at.
tempted assassin of Louis philippi, has been con-
demned and executed
| The Pope of Rome is dead, having expired
suddenly on the first of June last Cardinal
| Franzoni is the person most likely to succeed
him.
rba haaf d a
week before the 18th ult than it had been du.
ring scme years. The thermometer (Reamur
marked in the shade 25 degrees, or 81 of Fat
renheit. The English papers speak of June be-
ing the hottest month experienced for sixteen
years Deaths from sun.stroke were frequent
Wheat had declined in the Liverpool market,
between the 10th of May and the 6th Of June.
from SIS. to 52s. iOd. per quarter.
Flour is one shilling lower.
Approximations were entertained in Holland cs
faInre of the Rye and Potato crop
Jenny Lind was giving Concerts at Berlin
with great success.
According TO Parliamentary return, the ont
RACES in ireland during the present year amount
to 37S2, s7l for offences against the person, lo2c
for those against property.
According 20 the Lirleric Reporter 3s57 eni
grants have LEFT that city for the United states
during the present season.
From the London Times Of June Is
WAR BErwEEs MExrc6 and the UNITE
STATES The dispatches OF General Taylor ar,
remarkable for their succint energy, and the ab
sence OF these verbose and gyandloQnent strains
which we are accustomed to meet with in nara
: tives of American exploits lie writes like
u man OF sence, skill and courage; and we hav
, not the slightest wish to detraot from the honor
ne has calamity earred under the flag OF his conn
u try. Whatever opinion we may entertain Of tn
n causes OF this war, and Of the political motive
:, in which it originated the behavior of the Amer
n lean general and Ills troops deserves TO be Judge
h OF by much higher standard than the policy q
is the government which it is their deity to serv,
C The conduct of the Mexican army, on the con
r. traty demonstrates the utter inability of tina
p government TO protect any portion of its domiI
lens from invasion ana il degrades the descer
dants OF the Spanish Americans still lower in III
S. rank of nations.