Correspondence cfhe RegiSter.)
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SEVENTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EURoPE.- The anxiously expected mail steamer Britannia, ar rived here yesterday, ar2 p. m, after passage of F days from Liverpool; which place she left on the Fist, instead of the 19th her regular day. Fifty passengers came to Boston from Engand, and 20 from Halifax by this conveyance Thirty four others were landed at IIaIifx.

 The delay of two days was caused by the non-arri- val at Liverpool of the Caledonia, detained on our coast by the great gale of Oct. 3rd and 4th.

 Previous to the arrival of the South America from New York and Caledonia from hence, the greatest excitement prevailed in England for adyices from dis side, especially a sudden outbreak in Spain ap- peared to threaten another mtlee in Europe. Con sols fe and the London Examiner says ''here have been greater excitement and panic in the Stock Exchange on Saturday and to-day than was expe- rienced during all the ten or eleven years of Mhig government

 Your staple, Cotton, was of course affected by the war rimors and l-Sd advance ordinary and md ding qualities obtained. The sales of the week ending Oct. 9lh were 90, ,l00 bales. 7,s6O Upland at 5a7; i 1920 Mobile, Ala. and Tenn at ga T and Il ,210 Orleans at , a s. For the week ending Oct 18th, the sales 23, 470 of which were Uplands at 4 a I'd; 2,3OO Mobile at 5 n and Alabama, Ten. S1c at II il 5a; 9,S50 Orleans at 4 d std. Stock on hand 5l9,o43 bales, same time last year 473,939. Increase 45,Oo4, mostly ill India, the stock of American being less than in lSi0, On the 18th, there was an active speculative de- mand and sales of 5000 bales-NIobe fetched a 7l. On the 18th 4,5O0 bales were sold. On the 2Oth, the Caledonia having arrived the night before, the demand sacled of and holders offering more freely, a small concession in price was obtained in ses American qualities ranged from 7ll. The bullion in bank was steadily decreasing, the last turn giving further deduction of l26200Oo pr more than million of dollars. The exchanges stllI con- tinued adverse and the dran was going ou Failures were of course numerous, three had occurred m Gas gow amounting to f140, 900 anl another Bank had stopped called the Canterbury Bank, amount stated at tl00,000. The revenue for the year showed an increase of 1872 ,547 on the Excess Dues and f6l5 800 on taxes, with falling of n the Postoice of f26s ,OOO and Customs 667 ,522. Total I44,9l3,- 946 for ls4l, against f44, ,6l5, ,79S for 1s40

 There was still great distress among the people and meetings for relief frequent and nuuerlusy at tended Parliament was, however, prnrugaai on the 7th, without any attempt by the Tory Ministry m redress the wrongs of those who were starving.

 The census just taken shows an aggregate increase of about twelve per cent in Great Britain since 1881. the manufacturing districts hnve added 90 per cent to their population Shile the agricultural have de- creased about 2t, ...t...s.s Adyices had been received in London two days la ter from China than we have, by which it appears that the six milliors of dollars paid by the Chinese went to pay the opium scrip given by commissioner Elliott, to those who gave up their opium to the Chi ness at his command. .. ..... 4.tf.

 The new British envoy, Sir II. PottInger, has been instructed to demand of the Chinese fifteen mill ions of dollars for the opium surrendered by British subjects, and burnt by the Chinese, expenses and Hong debts, with reparaton of all damages done to British property in Canton, British envoy to be allowed residence at Pekin, with direct personal communication with the Emperor-al the great ports to be thrown open 10 foreign commerce-llohg Kong to be retained, &c. Sc.

 Ninety one of the English troops &c were killed or wounded in the last brush with the Chinese in the taking of Canton. fN

 There had been disturbances and attempts at revo- ton in Spain; but with the exception of Pampeluna, where General O'Donnell still held the capital the authority of Esparero gain re-estabshed at all points. There had been some fighting in Madrid, with an attempt to seize the young Queen; which was, however, soon put down by the household guards. The French loan announced by the last steamer had been taken by Rothsehild, Hottinguer and others at 79.52a for three per cent stock, which shows no lack ofmoney or confidence there- In London or England, on the contrary, money was scarce and the rates hgb-say six per cent on good security. Jaudon had announced to the holders of United States Bank loans on State Stocks, that he could not pay; but would give bonus of 1000 for another years delay. ,tlfkEt