The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-06-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
Extracts from London papers to the 10th May, |
received in New York.
ENGLAND

English Budget. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer in presenting to Parliament the
Budget stated that the Revenue in 1928
amounted 5,lS7 900, and expenditure for
the same year a fraction over G49000,000,
leaving an excess over the expenditure OF
e5.S50,000. He calculated the revenue for
1929 at E51 ,387, 900, and the expenditures
8tJ 648 fS 393 sReh1 f. upwards of s2l4
The riots IN the manufacturing districts
in England, had unhappily produced the
consequences that had been apprchended.
Blood had been she'd. Fo. some time there
had been discontents among the woolen
and flannel manufactures. at Rochdae,
against some of the masters who pay lower
wages. 1t was therefore resolved to des-
troy their looms, &c. They carried their
intentions into effect; riot ensucd, the
military were called out, and a great num-
Der Of rioters were taken into custody and
committed to Lancaster Castle. A large
mob assembled before the Castle, for the.
purpose of liberating them. They attacked
the soldiers with stones and wounded one
A party of cavalry arrived, who fred on
the mob, killed five and wounded twenty
FIVE.
At the late assizes for the county of War
wick, London paper says, sentence of
death was recorded against sixty six pris-
oners, otwhom twenty-eight were poachers.
AS an instance of the astonishing though
ordinary traffic between Ireland and Glas-
COW in the article of eggs, it is stated that
Derry vessel, in a late trip, carried over
fifty tons weight; and on another trip, the
same vessel carried upwards of twenty tons
weight equal in number to 10000 ordinary
sized hens eggs!
The first Green Peas of the season, about
three dozen pods, were exhibited in London
on the 22d of April, and were purchased to
grace the table of nobleman for the mod
crate charge of two soveregns [about
So
A Portuguese vessel of 4 guns and 40 men,
with 225 slaves on board, was lately can
tured by His Majesty's ship Primrose. on
the coast Of Africa. She was formerly the
Saucy Jack, American privateer during the
late war.
PANS, May IL. 1t seems that Con-
gress at Rome is seriously thought of.
The exclusion of the Prince de Carignan
from the succession TO Il har5 bS9ects ct the
assembly.
PORTUGAL. Accounts from Lisbon state,
that courier had arrived from Madrid with
dispatches OF Importance, which had caused
great excitement at Court. The report at
Lisbon was, that immediate measures are
to he adopted by the Allied Powers to nut
an end to the tyranny of Don Miguel
The apostolical party in Spain (says a
letter. who have learned this decision, have
come forward to offer to Don Miguel their
support to resist all Europeyif necessary.
THE SEAT OF WAR.
Battle IN .Asiatic Turkey. An official ac-
count of the battle between division of
the Russian army under Major Gen. Hcsse,
and body of Turks headed by the Pacha
OF Trapezunt of the 9th of March. near the
river Natonebi, in Asiatic Turkey, states
the number OF Russians engaged at 1881,
and the Turks at much larger number.
The enemy received our detachment
with dreadful fire, and maintained san.
gulnary combat for the space of four hours.
AS soon as Major-Gen. Hesse had erected
battery, the grenades and canister shot
from which carried confusion into the ranks
OF the enemy, he gave orders for general
assault, which was executed in the most
brilliant manner, az we'll by the regular in
fantry as by the militia. Driven from the
trenches, the enemy dispersed themselves
IN the forests, leaving 163 killed, number
OF arms, and the whole of their baqcape
upon the spot. Their whole loss in the
battle amounts to 1000 men killed and
wounded. Our loss consists of 3 nrinces,
L officer, and 80 non-commissioned officers
and prlvates killed officers, I42 non. com
mlssloned officers and privates, and 9 militia
men, wounded"
Constantinople, Apri1 10. Redschid Pa
cha arrived at Shumla on the 3Ist March
and great reinforcements from Bosnia, Al
1 1N' ana Ni@eedonia, "ro oNpcrted there.
rom ASA troops are continually passing
through Constantlnople to the army in Bui.
garia, wnefe, II IS said, the Turks will soon
resume the offensive. Hussein Pacha Tsee
Deriih extract has orders TO do every t6inp
TO drive the Russians from Sissinoli, have
thrown up strong works to defend this inn
portant position lin which they have a oar.
rlson OF 5000 menu The Porte has receiv- I
Ell news from Trebisond, of various advan- |
tages said to have been obtained over the
RUSSIANS ny Its troops, in the provinces be- |
tween the Black Sea and the Kur. The
campaign in Asia was opened by the Turks
as soon as the mild weather set in.
Inc distress and want of provisions hive
greatly increased for some time mast, A
new order of the government abolisbes the
monopoly OF the corn trade, which has bitb-
erto subsIsted, and it is hoped that measure
VIII check the spirit of usury, and that manv
concealed stores will be brought to ligbi
a few ships with corn have also nrr;SeJ
ately from the Black Sea. The news ~
cel"ed from Teheran of the murder ne The
nusslan Ambassador and his snite, has con-
1lneea me Turks that war between Russia
ana fersla will certainly break out again