Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-05-01

grand convention Of ChsrlIsts Is TO be held IN |
London on The l4lh INST. Their object is 10 de- |
vse plans Tor The restoration OF Frost, Williams |
and Jones, Tor The release Of all the Cbarlis pris
oners, and for making the Charter the law Of the |
land. The convention Will SIT Cor two weeks, and
each delegate is to be pad 90 week, The e1'
prnses 10 be iefayed BY weekly subscription Of
ons hali.penuy from each ChartisI.
Several papers conradlc, lhs announcement
made BY he London Globe respecting the 'SIt.
ualion'' Of the Queen.
AT Rome, 9Th Feb. Spanish Csrlis, said to
be insane. laid hold Of lbe Ex'Queen Regent Of
Spain, and would have slrsnged her had be not
been prevented by the persons who were pres
emf.
Letters from Fife announce the death Of the
Earl Of Rolhers, at Leslie House, after a short
illness. HIS Lordship was born in November
1909, and married in 1884, Louisa, third daugh
Ter of Col. Morehead.
FRANCE.
The French papers are principally occupied
with articles upon the renewed difficulties grow
ING oul Of the EasternQuestion, and the probabl'
ny of war between England and America
These troubles produce the greatest excitement
al PARIS.
Il is said, thai at The first news Of the turn
which things were taking in America, relative TO
the affairs Of the Caroline; Instructions were sent
to the French Minister IN the United States, TO
use all his efforts towards the maintenance Of
peace; aud this course has been and IS still adop'
ted in all the intercourse between Gen Cass and
| NJ. Guzot.
Epidemic complaints are raging in several parts
Of France,
SPAIN.
The Capitol is tranquil at present, though it is
stated thai The Madrid Regency Cabinet is tum'
bling to pieces. Espartero still hopes TO be the
only Regent named by the Cortes; but if he fails
in this attempt, he relies upon being president Of
trlumvrate, which il is now expected will be NOM
mated.
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND SYRIA.
The Twco. Egyptian Question Re opensd.-By
the steamer Great Liverpool, from The Mediler'
ranean, we have still later news from the EAST
she having lett Alexandra Feb. path, and Malta
Isl uIt 1t appears that Alexandra is again the
scene Of troublesome negotiations. Three FIR
mans arrived from the Sultan on The ooh Feb
conveying the Pachalic of Egypt TO Mehemt Ali
with succession to his descendants, on certain
conditions. These conditions are both numer
Gus and stringent, and in case of the non'perlor
nance Of any one Of them, the inheritance would
be revoked.
II is stated that Mehenet Ali absolutely reject
ed two of them, declaring. at the same time, tina
he looked to England. on whose good faith he al
ways relied, to save him from The danger and dis
grace involved in them.
Com Napier is at Alexandra in hopes Of as
sistng to bring The renewed dispute to an AMIGA
BILE termination.
The plague was increasing at Alexandra
where the small pox was becoming very destruc
tive.
CHINA.
The report of Admiral Elllot's resignation from
i'll health is confirmed, and he had arrived al Sin
gapoTe on the l7lh December, and left that por
an the 20h following, whereby Commodore 81
James Gordon Bremen takes the command q
the squadron.