New-York tribune., 1841-12-10
FOREIGN ITEMS BY THE ACADIA.

FOREIGN ITEMS BY The ACADIA.
Parliament has been further proregaed until
Thursday the 25th OF December
Several Chartist Meetings have lately been held
At Brighton, and in other large towns Of England.
In he South OF France, extensive aeods have
done much mischief.
Tranquility is completely restored in Rrussel.
The only Hev detail. OF aEy importance relates TO
INC seizure Of two bioaze percussion guns. with g
quantity Of bullets.
The shaft OF the Artesan well al Southampton
has now reached the chalk or great wa;er-0ear1g
stratum, depth If 100 feet. The shaft /, siill
proceeding al seven feet diameter.
The Niger Expedition, from the tirls Of quitting
England 10 the 20;h August, has lost only three
men out OF the 800 compo,ns it. According 10
aao,her statement nine have died but this seems to
be erroneous
Two extensive lace manufactures. the one in
Chesterfield. the other in Brampton, have ceased
working. his l. iobe attributed to the large stock.
and the difficulty il making sales.
A treaty Of navigation IA. concluded at Turn
on The 7th OF September. between the Kin, Of Ssr-
dini, the one hand, and the Queen OF England
on the other, the Publications OF which were cx-
changed 9Th inst. al Turin.
The Duke of Wellington has given directions. for
me re-furuishing OF the principal apartment. at
S;rzlhhyld.aye and ii Is said that her Majesty and
Prince Alber, vii honor the noble Duke with vsit
early in the Spring.
The Birmingham manufacturer. are now receiving
some large orders from the Uaiied States These
orders had been suspended while the Mcleod
affair was pondng, but were issued after the trial
had concluded. The calamitous FIRE a, the Tower
will also give employ ment 10 q considerable num-
Der OF hands in the gun trade. Upon the whole,
the prospect. Of the Birmingham artisans for ths
winter are more cheering than coulG have been
anticipated short time since.
The Paris papers state that King Loui. Philippe
has sent IN autograph letter TO Queen Victoria,
congra,uating her Majesty the birth Of the
young Prince
The waters in the diHers.t parks in London
wer, covered with ic-, and there stron. in
dicat.on OF severe winter.
lacendiarisrns and highway robberie. we're spread
ing in England very rapidly.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth Dock
Yard 10 get twelve ships ready for ser Immediately
-four OF them to be OF f'ty guns each.
The present British Government have deter
mined to SEED enorcements 10 China. Major
General Lord Saltoun is to leave England in few
weeks, with an effective force OF l 800 men. He
is to be second in command TO Sir Hugh Cough.
he Is an eminent officer, having distinguished him
sell in Sir John Moore celebrated campaign, and
afterwards Qua,re Bras and Waterloo.
We learn that Mr.. Everett, the American Min.
lister to England on receiving information Of his
appointment, which reached him al Naples
out for London. by way OF Rome and Marseiiles,
and had arrived. with his family, in Paris He
would leave Paris for London on the 10th
A very brilliant ball and concert were given at
Guildhall on the evening of the l7h under the
patronage of the Common Council, for the relief
of The e1iles from Poland As many as 1900 or
l,600 persons were present.
Ga the evcaing of November Sd there was re-
msrkaele slide of earth on the Croydon Railway,
at the deep cutting a the New Cross station near
London. The cutting at that place 20 feet
deep and ay this slide the track was filled up to
depth OF to - feet for distance Of 900 yards.
\ large number Of men, many could work
no. less than l60-with four locomotive engines,
employ ed day and night in removing the OBJ
struction. Up to the 18Th passage had been
epeaed nearly three quarters of the way. The
last train from Brighton for the night had Just
passed up before the slide took place.
The corner stone of the new Royal Exchange
IS to be laid by Prince Albert early in January
The contract for building tha, been taken at 5000
800 to be completed BY June IS, 1914, under
penalty of SO per day. 1t is to be firc-Proof
throughout, every separate shop and letting being
divided by party walls and frc-proof arches on
iron beams are described as separating the build
ing horizontally at various levels.
The Courier Francois, after complaining of the
severity with which gaierains, persons sentenced
hard labor, are treated, publishes Il letter from
rulle of the 9Th inst describing the departure Of
that Infamous iatriguante Madame Laiiarge, from
h.r prison to the central house Of correction at
Montpelier. She was removed in post chnise,
alfred in deep mourning, and envelopcd in a rich
cloak, which had been TO her from Paris.-
She was accompanied by her maid, Clementine,
ana attended by gems d'nrmcs. II appears
that when the order for her removal arrived, 1t
was accompanied by an order from the minister 10
pay her all the respect due her mistortunes -
Less fascinating criminals are conveyed TO the
prison. OF Pau with chains about their necks and
are only allowed straw for their beds at night
The progress OF Madame L4farge, convicted OF
murder (of her hu,baEd) and robbery, was ono OF
triumph rather than OF punishment
TnE SLAVE TRApr.-Th- following is an
tract of letter from officer or board the British
Government ship Acorn, dated
"Sr. HELENA, September 4, 1871.
" On our passage here from Rio JaneIro, when
about halfway across, sail reported
morning at daylight, and chase was immediately
given, the stranger also making sail, and putting
,siore the wind, which looked very Suspicious AT
about O'Clock we had neatei him considerably,
and fired y blank gun and hoisied our colors. No
answer. At 10 o'clock we we're closing her fast,
and ob-evin. that it was a SLAYER with slaves
soaId fired several shot over her which at last