The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-09-25
Sixteen days later from Europe.

important Intelligence from Europe Warlik
preparaiions-rGfasai Of .Mehemet Hi to com
ply with the 7reaiy-Escape Of Louis Phillip
pc anil his family from shipwreck-continuec
panic in the London ind Paris Stock Er
change-faH Of the Spanish Ministry.
The gallant Queen arrived at New York las
night, at eleven o'clock. She made the passage il
fifteen days from the Needles BY her we have
London papers to the LIST of September inclusive.
Her news Is important. There is now every
prospect of u war; Mehemet Ali has positively re-
fused to comply with the request of the four pow
ers. All over FIance and England there is the ut
most activity III preparing the army and navy for
war;
The defeat of the Russians in Circassia is fully
confirmed.
Nj. Theirs has been accused of stock jobbng on
n grand scale. The examination of Louis Napole-
on still continues lie is to be tried in October
Louis Philippe has been nearly shipwrecked. The
released. The downfall of the Theirs ministry is
expected. The Spanish ministry has fallen. There
has been an instruction in Spain. Leopold has
left England to try to paciy Louis Philippe. The
French army and navy has been largely increased.
The French papers are more mild The English
people and government keep COOL =
MIR and Mrs Wood, the singers, and an Italian
operu troupe, have arrived
The money market was heavy, with down.
ward tendency
Cotton in Liverpool is selling largely at modcr-
ate but steady prices; say for Upland, from Sd TO
Cd; for Mobile from I'D to Cd and for New Orleans
sd TO ID.
Manufactures are very dull,
The harvest will be very good.
Animated preparations for war are going on
throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.
The English and French journals (says the Sum
are filled with long articles on the Eastern question,
and the probability of Wharf.-The former show the
rashncss and folly of France in attempting to OPP
pose the four Powers-and the latter, the readi-
ness and power of France to meet whatever ma
ton attacks her. 1t would be utterly impossbly
to present our readers with even Il portion Of these
articles
From the London Times, Sept. |.
EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
Refusal Of .Aehemet Hi to acquiesce in the ulii
matum Of the Four Powers-IasurrectiOa in
Talencia, and faH Of the Spanish ministry.
The "Mloniteur Parisen" contains the follow
ing article;
" Intelligence from Alexandria, received by 60
vernment, states that the Viceroy of Egypt has re-
piled by refusal 10 the notifications which Ricmt
Bey was charged to convey to him. lie declared
that he would repel force by force, but that he
would commit no act of aggression
This news was brought by the Tartare, which
left Alexandria on the 18th Of August, and arrived
at Toulon on the Goth.
A second article in the same official paper is to
the following effect:
Son the 23d of August some disorders occur
red at Valencia. A portion of the population de-
sired to give screnadc to the Queen. Groups
were Immediately formed to preventil. The Coun-
Gil of Ministers assembled, and decided that the
serenadc should not take place.
"Ihc Ministers afterwards demanded of the
Queen authority TO announce by circulars that the
law of the Ayun'amientos Tor municipal law)
should not be enforced until it should have been
taken into consideration by new Corlcs, The
Queen refused. NJ. Ons and CabclIo ministers
for foreign affairs and for the INTERIOR respectively
have given in their designations"
The terms of the quadruple treaty between Eng
and, Russia, Austria and Prussia, and which have
Dccn ratified, demand McIemct Ais evacuation
Of the whole of Syria, except the Paclmc of ST.
Jean d'Acre, which he is allowed to maintain on
erms similar to those by which the other Pacha's
Of the Porte exercise powe, over the several do
ninions under their charge. The Island of Can
lila is TO be given up. The hereditary possession
Of Egypt is guaranteed to him. subject TO the re-
,ular tribute 10 the Sultan.
ESCAPE OF LOUIS PHILIPPE AND HIS FAMILY
FROM SlilpWRECk.
On the 10th ult the king embarked with his
family al En-, at IL O'Clock at night, in the Veloce
steamer, his intention being 10 touch at Boulognc,
Iut the weather became very stormy, and the
steamer was Obliged to make for Calais. In thread
ne the channel, the vessel was driven by the vio
cncc of the winds and waves on the works of the
lew etty, where she grounded in a situation of
imminent peril to all on board. As soon as it was
possible to effect debarkaton, the king ordered
very person TO be landed, and was himself the
asst person who left the ship. Thousands of the
Inhabitants of Boulognc crowded the shore to re-
GIVE their sovereign, after which the king, with his
amily, left the town for Baulogne.
STOCK JoBBING AND MINISTERIAL CoRRUP-
TlON IN PARIS.
The most extraordinary charges are made by the
Paris papers against several persons belonging to
he Cabinet, who, it appears, have taken advan-
age of the peculiar state of affairs between Eng
and and France, and have speculatcd to an incrcd |
BILE amount at the Boursc AS estimate was made
# the amount of differences paid on time bargains
It the Bourse on the last settling day and the re-
ult was that twenty-five millions of francs had
'ecn palu. an lnNestGallOn INTO lnesc SllhDllne
pcculaiions has been ordered by government.
French ORDINANCE.-Seventy- millions
f extraordinary notes of credit have been ordered
n consequence of the Convention of London, and
n contemplation Of war; this is in addition to the
ordinary budget.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SMUGGLING, AND
SEIZURE OF TIE BRITISH QUEEN
The greatest excitement appears to have pre-
allied in London, when it was rumored that the
oblc and favoriic steamer, " British Queen" had
een seized in the Queens name by her mnjcsiy's
Ulcers. This rumor, which was at first supposed
0 be only rumor, turned out 10 be well founded
On the l7th ult. or soon after the steamer was
noored at her usual place, Blackwell, two officers
vent on board to inspect her cargo and the pas
cngcr's luggage, and took charge of the ship
they proceeded to search the vessel, and soon af-
er discovered cask buried among the coals.-
hey stove the head in and found it 10 contain to-
acco. They prosecuted their search and in va
lous parts of the vessel, and at different times
DunJ 1900 pounds of American negro head tcbac-
o, together with several pounds of cigars and tea
the duty on the whole was between three and