Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-13
EIGHT DAYS EATER Tnon EURoPE

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 By the packet ship Sheffield, the Editors of the N. Y. Daily Advertiser are put in pos session of London papers of the 9th July.
 The Court of Peers have sentenced Rsver- chOn, one of the LyOnnese insurgents. to i've | years Imprisonment and fine of 5000 francs, for violent and insulting language towards the | Court. The prisoner described himself as | Republican soldier, and rated his judges in | good round terms. ...'
 The affairs of Spain seem adverse to the ] Carlist cause. The death of ZumalacarregUy ! is probably an irreparabIe blow to them. The siege of BilbOa had been raised, and the be- l siegi0g fnrce had retreated in great confusion to the mountain Businesses, where Don Car l los had his head quarters. ...........
 A conspiracy to assassinate Louis Philippe had been discovered and prevented. All that had transpired concerning it, amounts to very little.
 It is supposed that Parliament will sit to the middle or end of September. and dissO- lution and general election are looked for at the end of the year. e4 @
 Lord BrOugham introduced his promised bill on the subject of general education, on the Sd, when it was read a first time.
 On the same day petition was presented in the Commons, by Mir. Fl. l.. Bulwer, from New South Waies-signed by six thousand persons, and praying fur the adoption of le- gislative assembly in that colony.
 The marriage of Ada Augusta Byron with Lord King, was announced to take place on the 7th of July.
 A conspiracy to overturn the throne of the Emperor Nicholas was discovered in St. Pe- tersburg, tn the course of the month of May; and more than 60 persons have been arrested 1 on charge of being engaged in it. Such is the secrecy with which the proceedings of the Russian Government are conducted, that the news of this affair only reached Paris recently. Destructive Flood and loss of Life.-We learn by letter from Mercer, Pa, that on the night of the 18th ult. the rain fell to the depth 1 of fourteen inches in the neighborhoOd of the 1 country north and west of the Broken Straw Greek, in Warren co. producing an unPrece- 1 dented rise in the smallest streams, and swell. 1 ling the Alleghany to degree heretofore un-
 known for the season of the year. An im-
 nense amount of property was destrOyed.- A number of Mill-dams were swept away, { and the bridges on the Broken Straw from its mouth to Spring Creek, a distance of thirty
 or forty miles, were entirely destroyed. A.
 hove, the flood was equally destructive. The
 Mercer Luminary states that at Kinzora an
 accident Of most distressing nature occUrrPd. l On Sugar run, in this township, a mill dam l was constructed, part of which ran some dis
 tance across flat and "n this flat, below the l dam, the owner had erected his dwelling
 house. On the night of the storm he discoy- { cred that the water was rising very fast and l opened the food gate: but finding this did not l afford sufficient outlet he went short dis.
 tance to procure help. On returning. he found
 to his utter consternation and distress, that Il the dam had broken, and swept away his
 house and its contents, with his wife and two lI children 2 He arrived in time to hear their
 screams but could afford them DO relief. The bodies were found on the evening of the en. ,t suing day, some distance below. The am1isratioD presses appear 10 think that not the ehst important Of inc charges brought against the
 Whigs is ht of diversity of choice tn their selection
 wh'chls blt the echo of authority s gEeee
 s,nce ,t indicates freedom Of selection unkn to
 he sopporters of she party. For. where freedom of c"oce enjoyed in 90 large community as ours di-
 vSrsy o op'?on must be the effect of iis cxercise-
 IT" ne adGnisraton press this privilege is unk nown,
 anu ney therefore regard tt with as much surprise 2: ;ne subjects of an hereditary monarchy. From
 his birth, the Prince of Wales was looked upon in
 England, as the heir to the throne and after hia ac
 cesson and dea'h there was no diversity of opinion
 10 ihe pefs0n who to succeed him. He had indi.
 Ga'ed 'he Duke of Clarence and it agreeable to
 ,hs ruie of legitimacy just with tic party in 1 pied 'ha Presidential chair t has been known who was to succeed him because hc was indicated by
 that t0Rctonary atan early day aod the press well
 knows that any dciecii0n from acuuiescence in this
 determination would be punished as treason against
 ahc party. lt dare Tot dissent.-NorsraK Csas.
 I H3sth J.GD is Cenmecsicut.-" Capf Rock nud khe Wh~e Boys" in the Land of Steady Ha6is "- Some few weeks ago, at Norwaik Connec,icmt an anonymous letter was addressed one of the citizens o1 inc place, informing him that some timber belong ing o him. that lay his wharf was in the way ant. must be removed' The owner paid no attention io ] the letter, thinking tt was hoax. The mex, night !he pmber was gone. Another gentleman said, that ne was not afraid Of such threats but to his great sur. pr'sc the next morning, his timber was also gone lew days afterwards, letter was addressed to the Town officers. stating that the Old Town House was Dn'saHce to the place, and " must be removed "- Ih's was thought nothing o but the next night the house was removed, and the fragments thereof care- fully piled up on the opposite side of the street The gang who have in this manner, taken the law into t'eir bands. sign their communications Lieut.. An. arew, having reference probably to the well known summary character of our General in Chief The af msr mas made quite excitement n the peaceable It. %S 'o%n I especially among the old womsn who think 1ne world is coming fo an end. But one dares to make public, and the editorial corps for once are Gcmpeie'y mosxed. as the gang has given it oui that as! VI oemoish the hrat press that dares to put the suect n ype We therefore do this service in their behaiE-N r. StGr
 General HuvSisoR.-rIte following is from inc IAx .ngSn Onserser x Reporter, leading Clay paper in
 f we are tO take the decided exprexsions of