The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-23
Arrival Of the stea7nahip Union
at New York.

LATER NEWS tkO NJ EDEtl E.
New York, Sept, II, o'clock
The French Steamer Union, which was to
leave Chcrbourg on The 1st, arrived here
this morning, and the Intelligence by this ar
rival has just reached the city.
/ The lIibern;a made her passage from Bos-
ton to Liverpool in eleven days,
The Union sailed on the 3l3t ult She
had seventy cabin and onehundred and fifty
steerage passengers. The steamer is detained
at quarantine, on account of small poX hay
ing broken out on board.
The harvest is represented rs SpJendid.
Potatoes in England and Ireland continue
comparatively free from disease.
Alviccs from London state that many i'm
portant failures have occurred in London
and other places. Among them are included
the failure of Mr. Robinson, the Governor Of
the Bank Of England, and Alexander Dick
son & Co.
The drafts of Ward, Prime & Co, had
been refused acceptance.
Among the failures, we're the houses of Ly-
on & Finney, in Liverpool, and IL. CasteI-
Iyn & Co., in London. Another house in
London had also failed for &l5,O00.
The liabilities Of Dixon s; Co., amounted
to G200,000.
Money was getting easier, and the bank con-
templates reduction in the rates OF inter
est.
The Bank Of England was discountng more
literally.
The news from Mark lane, (corn mart,
Lo0don) is characterized as disastrous.
The quotation for flower in London was
q % shillings; best Bantzic Wheat 60
shillings.
Mu h excitement has been created in Paris
by the murder of DIchcgs Of Praslin by her
husband, who afterwards committed suicide
in prison.-The Duchess was daughter Of
Marshall Sebastian.
The murder was committed in consequence
ofthe Duchess having reproached her has
band for his connection with Il 9overneas.
The government is charged with having con-
nivcd at the suicide.
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.-Thc following
was posted at the Liverpool Exchange a day
or two before the sailing ofthc Union. We
have yet no farther accounts:
a Colombo Times, extra, of July Is, (Cey-
loa) contains very alarming ruinor with re-
gard to the relations Of this country with
China, and one which derives much credit,
DIODdDiS IIOIu lUt ICCGus IaSI Npf'i tttO W toli
John Davies the Governor OF Hong Kong.
The report is, that the a,tdya IN tie Eoc9e
forts had reused desperate spirit OF hostility
againsta all foreigners, bnt especially the hUg-
fish, and had led to q general risin" Of The
people OF Canton against them. The consuls
had been compelled to leave Canton, and the
Europeans were preparing to follow them
The above was received at CeyIon by the
lladdngton steamer, which received it from
the commander Of ship despatched to Cal!
cutta for troops to reinforce the garrison at
Hong Kong,
The long contemplated attempt to get off
the celebrated steamer Great Britain, came
off on the 21st uliimo. proved to be a total
failure, although aided by Government
steamer Of six hundred horse power. No
hope remains to rescue her and no other like
effort will be tried again.
The little Republic of Saint Martin has just
decrced the abolition Of Capital Punishment.
On Inc night Of the 18Th August, the
Dutche5S Of Praslin was cruelty murdered in
her own bedroom. She was the mother of
nine children, and the Dlke, her husband,
was charged with the awful deed. He was
peer, and belonged 10 ore Of the mos. ancient
families, and was very wealthy man. The
chamber of peers was convoked on this oc-
Casion, but the duke committed suicide on the
z5th, by taking large dose Of arsenic. Il
has created very great sensation in the
whole country, and has called the whole press
in the field Of lawful debate