Litchfield enquirer., 1830-06-03

The king of England was in had state of health, and had been, on the 18th, so i'll as 10 cause much uneasiness among the public, and much huctuation and a great fall in the stock market. He was considered, however, by the physicians as not in any imminent dan ger. He had a cold which affected his chest, and suffered also from an attack of the gout
 The King of Spain, it is said, has formally abolished the salic law, and admitted females to the succession of the crown. The Spanish Legislature had often varied on that point. The King is desirOus of securing the crown to his children, whatever may be their sex. The decree has been sOlemnly pro- claimed in the streets ofMadrd.
 By the Napoleon, at New-York, Liverpool papers to the 26th received. The Daily Advertiser says:
 It appears by the bulletins of the physician; and the newspaper acc cunts, that the Kings health was m- proving. It is be hoped that lIe may We should think it a calamity to Europe if he should die inc present time, aud make room for successor, in whose judgment less confidence can be placed than in that of the present sovereign Many parts of Europe appear 10 be in a feverish state; and the sequences that might follow a new coronation in Great Britain, cannot be foreseen. They may, in our opinion, be seriously disastrous.
 The French government were still engaged in ma king preparations for the invasion of AgIers but the rtniour that the Vice Roy of Egypt preparing join them appears to be doubted if positively tradiced. 1t was an improbable story at first. We do not believe that the provincial powers of the Ma hOmedan empire, are yet prepared to make war upon each other.
 Strong presumptions were entertained in Paris, that the dissolution of their parliament was determined upon, though proclamation to that effect had not been published. 1.-the nation becomes earnestly enga ged in war upon the African coast, there 1t will probably for time at least, occupy the public aen- tion.
 WASHINGTON, May 26. in he of the ImDeaCh Chment of Judge Peek b, oke upon the days bus mess of yester day in both Houses of Congress. Little was done m ment and plea, by his counsel, to the article of I'm peachment exhibited against him by the House ot Representatives An early day in the next Session is fixed upon for entering upon the trial of the lmpeach- ""'' -s WASHINGTON, May 27. THE INDIAN BILL.-'The question which has engaged so anxousIy and unremittngly the attention of the House for days past, and which, Tor that reason as well for Its intrinsic importance, and the earnestness with which it has been taken up oy the People in many of the States had become very inter- esting, was yesterday decided. We mean the bill providing for the Remouai o the Indians beyond the recommitted, with view to the adoption oi MT: l Hemphps substitute, the friends of the bill defeated that motion by four votes and finally passed the bill hy sent from the city by leave, being n his place. The anne ndment adopted by the House was Forthwith con cured in by the Senate, and as the cer tIni.. Dhl, II ihsy oS ''>''' WV The Mercantile Advertiser of Monday says" The President has put his reto to the Maysv'lle Turnpike bi assigning his reasons therefor, Tn d message not vet published. The House of Representatives passed fhe salt and moasses bills, on Thursday; ana what ofgreat interest, passed bill authorlsing the Fresi- dent to accede to certain arrangements expected tO have been made with the British government relative to the colonial trade. THE SALEM MURDER.-we learn from the Massachusetts Journal, that of the perpetrators O' this murder been discovered. Hisname IS Joseph
 Knapp jr. It seems that e..s' dns % n's the Salem Post Office, and on belng opened Dy anon- CT person of the same name was found to cohtaln demand for large of money and threat to dts close an important in case of non compliance The letter handed to the committee oi vigilance who by returning an answer ana employ,ns pessII p he delivered succeeded in discovering the writer. This man, being arrested and nterrogaed, d'v"g- ed the circumstances of the murder and bore testlmo nv to the gnt only of the person to whom he had written but also of the others. who were previousy in custody.-AaTtford Rerie'c.
 letter from Washington, to the editor of the Phil adeIphia Enquirer, dated May 24 states that Mr. Mo- ah's nomination had not been taken up n consequence of the absence of Mr. Livingston, MT & Mcaa%e, a mr Rowan and Mir. Marks, and that the latter nueman' who voted against Noah, had signied his wish s"ose- quently to vote for him if re-nomlnated'
 The Hon. Richd Rush, the late Secretary of the Treasury is about to dispose of his household effects a, Washington. The York, Pa. Republican states that he is soon to become resident Ol that borough
 Mail Ro6bery.-Between l2 and 2o'clock on the morning of the 18th inst, the house o the mail con. tractor at Jersey City, for carrying the Milford and Owego mail, was lorcbly entered and the distributing mail cut open and the principal packages west or O. wego were stolen. The way mail for Morr'stown' NeWton c. was found in the street, with the bag cut But few packages of this mail are missing. Wm. Ly- on Postmaster at Jersey City, offers $lO0 for the con- vction ofthe robber or robbers.
 Sentence of Mail Robbers.-In the Circuit Court of the United States sitting in Philadelphia, Judge Bald ,v;n m Thnrsdav, pronounced death against Wilson and Porter the mail robbers. The former IS about "A, and the latter about 30 years ofage. The prisoners did not appear at all affected It is leftto the Presl-
 dent of the United States 10 fix the day ot their exe- cution.
 StecRboot Aecideaf.-We understands from gem tleman from Lake Erie, that the steamboats Pioneer and Wm. Penn came in contact early on Sunday morning, the 23d, off Dunkirk. The Pioneer struck she Penn aft of the wheel, carried away the house, pilots room, &c. Two walters, who were asleep m one of the pilots rooms, were carried overheard ana drowned.
 q Cosnecaicnt State Temperance Society-The An nual meeting of this Society was held in New-HaVe" on the evening of the 18th inst The report was read blythe Secretary, Rev. John Marsh. IL is spoken Of