Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
TWELVE DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND
BY THE STEAMER LIVERPOOL.

after a passage of seventeen days, bringing
London papers to the 9th and Liverpool
to the Goth ut. The Liverpool brought
ninety-four cabin passengers, (which is more
than her full complement, and it is said that
more than one third of her bertbs are al
ready engaged for the trip of the 2Sth
June. The character of the political in
telligence received is of the highest interest
The New York Commercial remarks:
The intelligence by this arrival is ofhigh
interest, and quite remarkable. One of
those sudden turns in the progress of events
has taken place, which sometimes occur TO
battle all calculation, and show the folly of
political prophecy. For months past our
tidings from Europe have been still of gath
'ering clouds on the political horizon, daily
increasing in backness and in volume; and
wearing an aspect so threatening that it
seemed almost impossible but that they must
be attended with tempest and CONFUSION.
In moment as it where, we find them dis
persed, and all around is sunshine and glad
ness.
The hostile appearances between England
and our own country have entirely dlsap-
peared-the occasions of Jealousy and
pickering between France and England
and Russia have been removed by courteous
'tliplomacy-in the East the alarming con-
diton Of affairs is succeeded by such a
change as almost totally removes the pos
sbility of serious trouble-in France the
wisdom and frmness of the King piloted
him safely through the difficulties of his po-
stion, and the factous projects ofhs enc
mics are scattered to the winds-the long
pending quarrel between Belgium and Hell
land is peacefully adinsted-and in word
the whole aspect of European affairs has
not been for years more strongly indicative
of quiet and prosperity than at the present
moment.
The House of Lords resumed its sittings
on Thursday April lth.
The House of Commons recommended
business on Monday, the Sth. In answer
to question, Lord Palmerston said that
he had sent to Mr. Fox, at Washington the
draft Of convention for the adjustment Of
the boundary question, by the appointment
of joint commission to define the bounda-
ny; and that when the answer of the U. S.
government should be received the papers
would be laid on the table.
Sir Frederick Lamb, Lord Melbourne's
brother and heir presumptiye, has been
raised to the peerage by the title OF Baron
Beauvale. He has been for many years
ambassador at Vienna Lord Ponsonby,
the ambassador at Constantinople, has also
been made an Irish Viscoun,.
The French minister, Court Sebastian,
has apologized for Admiral Baudin. in
forcibly removing a Mexican pilot from
the Express Packet The apology was
courteous and sufficient, and when the cor
respondence between Lord Pamerston and
Count Sebastini, on the subject, was read
in the Commons, it was received with
cheers
1t was currently reported on Change in
Liverpool, that VIM. NJ. Price. the fugitive
District Attorney, had been plucked of 200,
OOOf, or about S39, 900, at roulette, in Par
is-some say at one nights work, Run
ming from the officers of justice in his own
country into the fangs of the backlegs Of
a foreign one, don't seem to better the
rogue's prospects much.
The France Musicale says of Paganni:
"The physicians despair of being able to
prolong the days of this eminent artist, who
appears to have lived for some time past by
positive enchantment 1t is said that Pa
ganini will leave fortune of ten millions
,f francs (f4oO, OoO) which according to
his last intention will be divided among his
musical colleagues both in France and Italy,
whose number is rated at between 100 and
SOO."
Gait, the author, died at Greenock April
18th.
The packet ship Winchester from New
York for Liverpool, had a narrow escape
having run against an iceberg March "a,
at 1 A. NJ, during heavy fog. The
damage to the bows was inconsidefabe;
but three men were killed.
Thirty-fve failures were registered in
Paris during the first ten days of April.
No fewer than 205 were declared during
the first quarter of the present year, while
the whole number for the year 1888 had
been only 400.
Queen Victoria has made a further pay
meht of fifty per cent, on her fathers debts,
out Of her pryy purse.
The annual sum voted for the Queens
household is $685., 900.
Fifty thousand pounds has. been appro-
priated towards defraying the expense of
steam navigation to India by the way ofthe
Red Sea- for the year 1910
The French government is said to have
offered its mediation between the Sultan
and fhe Pacha of Egypt.
The New York Commercial thus sums up
the latest gossip touching the probity of
character Of lady near her Majestv's per-
son: