The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-11
LATER FROM ENGLAND.

| By the packet ship Sheffield, Capt. Allen, Lii
verpool papers of June 9Th and London Of the
4th have been received. They do not contain
much intelligence of interest. The money mar
ket had not varied. The Liverpool cotton mar
ket was languld.
| Our correspondents contradiction of the death
Of the King of Prussia appears 10 have been
| correct.
| The difficulties between Great Britain and
| Naples had not been settled. The British Go
| vernment il was said, had resolved on sending
six ships of the line TO Naples. A French
| squadron of the same force was also to proceed
thither.
| Admiral Baudin was to proceed to Buenos
! Ayres clothed with military and diplomatic pow
ers to terminate the differences with the Ar
gentine Republic.
The war in Spain is, it would seem, drawing
ing-every wnere VICTORIOUS n""en's marty be-
! A riot occurred at Limerick, Ireland, on the
lst OF June, which was not suppressed until
park of artillery was brought to bear upon the
rioters. The people came down in immense
numbers, carrying poles with loves stuck on
them, and shouting "Down with the torestal-
lers." They seized number of carts and wa
gons despoied them of the vegetables and other
| provisions which they contained, and then bun
| died l6 Of them into the river. A regiment of
infantry could make no head against the rioters,
and they were not dispersed until the artillery
was brought to bear upon them
| The ascertained deficiency in the Excise re-
venue of Ireland, will be one-half the amount
Else, 000-in the financial year.
Lord Drumlanrig eloped with Miss CLAYTON.
daughter of Sir William Clayton, of Glouces-
ter place. The Marquis of Queensberry, pur-
sued them, and was some hours behind at Biz
mingham.
one of the trustees of the Clarence Club, which
was composed principally of literary men, and
the resignation has been accepted.
The late Mr. Morrison, "the Hygelst." took
fifty of his own pills on the day of his death.
and refused to see ply scian, alleging that if
the pills did not cure him nothing else would.
1t said that American bank stock and canal
and railway shares are held in Great Britain TO
the extent of nearly 200,000,000 dollars
The bankers in Lombard street and other par
ties in Liverpool have been cheated of about
ga, 900, by wholesale manufacturer of Lon
don, who has been in the habit of putting into
circulation forged acceptances.
Last week died, at Shepton, Somerset, John
Scott, aged 105 When 100 years old he reaped
al dClt VI NHNat III wv ddy Will East.
The grand jury at the Stafford sessions brought
in bills of indictment against three booksellers
of Manchester, for selling a blasphemous publ
cation, sin the form of book and printed work.
entitled the Poetica Works of Percy Byssche
Shelley, certain scandalous, impious in6del
and blasphemous libel of and concerning the Ho-
ly Scriptures" &c.
The last advices from Trebizond announce
now eucppssee IF tho (ircasei,ns oyo. ,la..
Russian invaders. Nine forts had fallen into
their power, and the two remaining would have
experienced the same fate but for the timely ar
rival of two Russian ships of the line The
Circassians gave the Russians no quarter. and in
the fort of st. Nicholas alone, 900 men were
put to the sword.
The supposed murderer of Lord William
RUSSELL his own valet, has been committed in
full for trial.
M. Alfred de Vigny, author Of Cinq Mars, |
married an English lady, who has come into
possession Of fortune OF fl60,0O0.
BY the last accounts from Damascus affairs
were assuming a most favorable turn for the Is.
raelles, the barber, and most of the individuals
examined, having retracted the evidence which |
the fear of torture had extorted from them
EPSON RAcEs.-Her Majesty and Prince AL |
bert attended these races June Sd. Victoria |
looked well in her white dress and sky blue silk
drawn bonnet, and feathers and ribbons of the
same color. The Prince rode down the course
on horseback and soon returned. Little Won
der took the Derby stakes and Prince Albert
presented the rider with an elegant
whip.
FRANCE
The administration of the Pompes f,tnebres
is now preparing the coffin which is TO receive
af ST Helena tho mortal rpnnatne cf
II is TO be of solid ebony, in the shape of the an
cient sarcophagi, and large enough 10 enclose
the coffin in which the Emperor hes at St. He
lena, 80 that his ashes may not be disturbed.