Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-11-28
FOREIGN NEWS,
From the N. O. Picayune.
still Later from England.

ne European powers becomes less prob
able.
The steamer Brtisanna, Capt. Charlie
H E. Judkins, arrived at Boston on the
"a inst. She left Liverpool on the 20Ih |
nit, and made the passage out to Boston |
Ia 1874 DAYS. She brought out 63 qassen-
gers and an immense letter bag. The
news which she brought out, reached tins
ciiv yesterday we place 1t before our
readers in melhodlcal and condensed
shape. Il is but len days later than the
ndvices previously received, and not 10
days later, as stated IN some oil the ne"
York papers.
WAR AS we all along happened TO
predict, there viii be no war; II Is strange
how this phantom of war haunt the INA
gination Of some folks. II momentary
misunderstanding arise between two or
more nations, number OF qmdndncS over
Niocked with wisdom shake their heads ~
cry war war there is no avoiding
war now;" they seem to forget that there
IRE such men in existence as dIploma'sis,
and that the time has gone by wheh all
questions al issue between nations were
settled by the swotu. Those wor-wse
men are perfect hores.
NJ. Theirs, now says in reply to note
from Lord Palmerston, that the French
will leave Mehemet Ali TO defend himself,
MS he best can, in Syria, but will declare
war if any attempt Is made to deprive him
pf Egypt.
This, il is contonded, was all that the
Allied Powers ever contemplated. HIS
psurped possession 10 Syria was what they
would dispossess him Of.
Should the Affairs Of the East be arran-
ged on this basis, says a London journal
Isl, the English Government will have OBJ.
tanned all the three great objects which II
has had in view from The commencement
of the negotiations. First, it will have
prevented a separate and unresiralned
Interference of Russia in the affairs Of
Turkey; second, it will have deprived
NIehemet Ali of the power of oyerruDnlng
and conquering the finest provinces OF the
Turkish Empire; and, third, it will have
put an end to state of ihings which would
have compelled the powers Of Europe t.
interfere every half dozen years IN the
affairs Of Turkey"
ENGLAND,
The Court is expected TO arrive at Buc-
bingham Palace on the 10Th Of November
fer the Royal accouchmeut. The altera.
lions at Buckingham Palace, which relate
chiefly to the personal convenience OF her
III jes'y aad The Prince, are in forward
state of completion.
~ The ship James Pattson, Cromartin,
master, from Bombay for London, was
destroyed by fire, about one hundred and
sixty miles west Of the Azores ; the crew
took to their boats, and were picked up and
carried into Lisbon
The veteran Reynolds, author Of a
great number of dramas, whose first play,
called Werter, was brought out sixty years
ago, has new piece accepted at Convent
Garden Theatre.
The cotton factory Of Messrs Butter.
worth Brothers, Hornerane, near Roch,
dale, was destroyed by fire on "Wednesday
altern Oh se'nnight. The damage IS es'i-
mated at $4,000, but the building was
fully insured.
There wns FIRE in Manchester on The
evening ofthe l7th ult., which destroyed
the cotton warehouse belonging to MIR {.
Matchttt, large paper warehouse, and
other buildings. Loss estimated at from
100000 TO G4O,000.
COTTON.
TvrpDnoy Nj ~ ICtL FCho
sales for the week ending October 10Th
1870 bales; Of which 1920 were Up.
land, a Ga; 1900 Orleans at 5 II; s.
2l0 Alabama and Mobile at 81 GO, and
$40 Sea Island, at ia 29d. perIb On
Saturday, the 18Th, the business was est
mated at 1000 bales, ard on the 10Th Oct.
about $500 blles were sold. The import
into Liverpool since the lst January
amounts 10 l,2S2,000 bales, against $40,
O00, to the same period last season. The
supply from the United States is , l07 900
being an increase of 353, 900 bales. The
stock in the port is estimated at 470,000
bales, against 375,0 900 last season at the
same period the stock of American is
about 40!, GOO
FRANCE.
Another attempt; the fifth; has been
made to assassinate Louis Philippe. On
the 18th October as the King was leaving
the Tuilleries, returning to st. Cloud, in
the Royal carriage, he was fred at, bpt
neither he nor any person Of his suite was
wounded. The assassin was instantly
seized, and the King, who displayed hi.
accustomed GOODNESS and courage, ordered
the Positions not 10 stop, aud continued
his route to ST. Cloud. The Qneen anC