Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-04-01
THREE Days LATER
FIR O. T. L x OF T..
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC +,
New IoRK, March %, II.

New 1oRK, March ~, lSD}.
The American steamship Atlantic, Captain
West, from Liverpool, with dates OF the 9th
inst, arrived here at 6 o'clock tins evening,
bringing ~ passengers.
The steamship Niagara arrived out at IL
o'clock A. NJ, tuesday the S'h.
The news is dull, as also are the markets.
Cotton at Liverpool Is dropping, with a par
tal reduction TO effect sales.
In Breads,uii's there have been large arrivals
with slackened demand.
Ihe weather in England is seasonable. In
North Britain and parts Of the Continent snow
lies many feet deep.
Lombirdy il utterly prostate before its ty-
rams. The coniscallon has -un
The new screw steamer Antelope sailed on
Mond for Austraa
The new clipper ship Star of the Est from
St. john, y. b., l3th ut, arrived IN the Me-
sey on the 9Th inst.
A new line ofscaners Is advertised to sail
from B!rkenhead, Liverpool, for Brazil.
The Cunard steamer Alps, to sil from Llv
erpoul Both inst, for New York, wall stop at
Boston to deliver cargo.
ENGLASp.-In the House of Lords on Mon
day the 9Th INST, the Earl of Aberdeen replied
in answer to a question by the ElrI of NJ ilm-
csbury, that the Government had no Intorma-
ton as to Mazzni having escaped on board the
British trigate Retrbutlon
The Earl Of Maensbury maintained that if
it were true, II was an act OF the most lil-udg-
ed humanity III the captain of the ship, 10 re-
ceve this political agltator on board
In the House of Commons, III answer to
question from Mr.. Hume, touching Mr. Ever
ett's letter to the President, on the lsthnus Ca
nal, Lord John Russell said: "Wilh respect
to the question of my Hon friend, It is on a
most important subject. | beg to state that
with regard to the Canal across the /, hmus of
Darien, the recent intelligence which has been
received, induces the Government to think that
the Convention entered into with the United
Stutes would by no means answer the desired
RurpJsc. The projectors Of that Canal having
WhanCed their scheme from canal which would
k-nlt merchant vessels of large size, to u ca
~ of restriction of depth, and IN fict one that
you'd only be useful to coastlng vessels Her
Malesys Government therefore communicated
| with the Government of the United States up
on that subject, declaring that the object orig
inally eonte nplaled by that plan would not be
gained by the altered scheme. Lalterly there
has been another plan proposed, which is to
make ship canal of 80 feet depth across the
l,thmus Of Dlrlen, having a very sufficient port
at each end, and so as TO Join the Pacific and
Atlantic Oceans
Hc IluuSt viii " VuCt ptlttlNc Glil lIlls 10
subject OF very great Importance. So far as
Her Majesty Government have had an oppor-
tunlty OF judging, they would be- very favora-
bic TO plan of that kind and they would be
very glad if the United States government
would concur with us IN favor of the plan, sup
posing 1t should be found practicable. | do
not, of course pretend, on the part of the Gov
ernment, to give an opnon upon the engineer
ing questions, and upon other questions, which
are for others to consider but so far as an out
line of the plan is concerned, | have to say that
if that plan could be adopted, it would Tend
; very much to increase and favor the commerce
of ali nations"
The West India steamer Thames arrived al
, Southampton on the 9th she brought spec 1t
in value of SS00,000.
The Oronoco W. |. mail steamer, is still
due
The Board of Trade have issued returns fo
; the month Of February, showing an increase OF
the declared value Of the exportltions of { l.,
4lO96O being nearly 80 per cent. over the cor
responding month of the previous year.
deputaton of the Directors ol the Allan
tic and Pacific Company had an interview witt
the United States Minister, on Saturday, 9th
i the object or result of the interviev did no
transpire TO the public