The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.

TIE Britannia (tor Buston) Vas to have
sailed on the fourth, and may be expected
every day.
The Queen brought 81 passengers,
among whom Is Mr.. Eaton, late Minister
to SPAN, and family.
An attempt to asSassinate the Queen
apd Prince Albert was made on the ! lth,
as they were riding together IN the streets
OF London, by man named Oxford, who
fired two pistols at them in quick success
slon-both Of them, however, missed
I The wretch was Immediately secured. hat
refused 10 gIse any reason for bis conduct.
The death OF the King Of Prussia is con
iirmed. The Emperor Of Russia is max
inI a tour III Europe.
The troubles in Spain appear to be III
crcasing again. The malconents have
organized anew under Balmaseda, but The
Queeus forces gained some important adj
yantages over them.
The Canada Government bill was brought
forward in the House Of Commons Oh the
29th uit. and read a second time.
The news from Canton is not much la
ter. The plan Of forming navy with for
eign vessels is abandoned. IN the House
Of Commons On the goth, Lord Paimerstou
said it was not the intention Of the Minis.
try to recall Capt. Elliott.
The commercial news Is not important,
Cotton stands about where II did by pre-
ylous accounts, though the markets closed
firm with a small advance on the prices in
the middle Of the month. Sea Island had
advanced about ono penny. The prospect
Of good crops was somewhat doubtful
The weather had been cold and rainy
American flour sold il Liverpool at p, ID.
to 26s.
! Money WIS scarce as ever. The rate
Of discount was A. to per cent. In
American securities there was no improve
mcnt, and no desire to invest. L. 5. Bank
shares are quoted at ZIG.
The Commercial Bank Of England stop
ped payment on the 26lh. It's a new in
stitmion, with eighteen branches located
IN the large manufacturing towns.
The new steamship President would pos
itigely sail on the lst Of August.
The news is considered in Wall street
rather unfayorable, and stocks declined a
little. There were no operations in the
grain market on account Of the rain.
Couyolsier, the valet Of Lord William
Russell, was found guilty of his lordsh.p's
murder, and afterwards made u fall comics
sion of the fact
Correspondence of the New York Cour & Emo.
LoRdoa, June 80.
The accounts brought ~ the Mediator
and British Queen have given an improved
appearance to all American securities, and
/ though no extraordinary advances have
occurred in any of stocks, a larger and fir
mer business has been going forward, and
there IS market for several sccunIe.
which had been unnoticcd and uusaleabe
for some preceding time. Pennsylvania
| ) per cents have been in considerable de-
mand this morning at IS but no person Is
! willing to take the price, nor have any
spectators advanced their offering to 20.
The true quotation Of this important socu-
rity being -, or an advance Of /! per
cent since the arrival Of the British Queen.
There have been numerous but not large
sales Of Ohio 6 per cents al 90 without the
dividend, aud Of New York city stocks, with
the dividend, at SOL. Virginia ey. div.
- to s6, Illinois -, and Mississippi, one
transaction of Sl0,0p0, at ~.
Dreadful Horiai,ty.--Tbcc cholera broke
out few weeks ago, on plantation in
Mississippi, among about $50 slaves. 1t
carried off 10 or - daily, so many collins
being regularly buried every morning
The nei4hbors soon heard the news, and
Of course avoided the infected district. At
length nearly all the slaves were gone, and
the ruined Planter sold of his plantation and
started fer Texas, to commence the world
anew, carrying with him the good wishes
and sympathy of his creditors aud neigh
bors. Several gentlemen, suspect!ng that
all was not right, caused a number Of the
cofins, to be mearthed, and found that they
COMMUNICATING Not a negro was in
any of them 1t was soon discovered that
the unfortunate gentleman had purchased
a splendid plantation in Texas, and with
the whole of his $50 negroes, was driving
the cotton business at great rate. The
st. Louis Pennant says that this Is true
story.-Fay. O6s.
What means il The Upper Canada
papers announce, among other items OF
domestic news, that some five or SIX thous
and Indians frcm the United States, arrived
IN Canada within the last month, and have
purchased lands from the British govern
ment in the neighborhood Of New London.
These Indians, it is further stated, possess
ample resources, and intimate that many
more United States Indians are to join them
shortly.
The Jews-In the British House ofCom-
mons, the Earl of Westmeath, on the llIh
of May last, enquired ofN lscount Melbourne,
whether instructions had been sent TO the
British Consuls at Damascus and Syria to
interfere in favor of the Jews in those pla.
cesl The Niscouut replied, that distinct
instructions had been forwarded to that ct.