Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-10-23

AcAptA AaaIvED.-Ihe Acadia arrived
at Boston Oh the 5tii i~nstant, with dates
from Liverpool and London 10 the 18th
Snptennbersand 100 passengers.
The news ii not Of pressing Importance.
On the 18th III parliament Lord John
Russeitpoke of the difficulty between Eng.
land and this country. 1t was his impress.
sion that, although there was cause Of IN.
casiness, peace would lie preserved. Sir
Robert Peel also mace a brief speech on
the subject, In which he expressed appre.
tensions OF war, eaid he felt the obliga-
tons Of making no concession derogatory
to the honor Of England for the sake Of a
temporary Cancellation.
On this subject the London Times was
| engaged in a controversy with Col. Napi-
or, the author Of the History of the PENN
sula War. Tint gentleman contended
that unauthorized aggressions by citizens
of this country gave no right to England
to invade our territory--,hat it il yet TO
be proven that the destruction Of the Car
oline was an act Of self. de(ence-that the
proper mode Of redress would have been to
demand the surrender Of the Caroline MS a
pilatical vessel &c.
August Goth a vessel was discovered
near The Azores, which was supposed to
be the wreck of the President.
The weather in different parts of Eng
land had been fine, and u great portion Of
the crops, which were quite abundant, has
been safely housed.
\ great anti.corn law meeting was held
NJ NJ. ncnestcr on the 10Th September, the
call for which was signed by DIS OF the
most respt. 4able firms and individuals ot
the tc ~, ut ,7hich tho mayor presided.
A memorial TO IL Queen was adopted, I'm.
p!oring her majest, to use her influence
Tor tho repeal of the iexes on food. The
statement of distress MAJ. . by some OF the
speakers was most appalling
"It seems that the old ba1.l.1ng house
Of Hobl1ouse, ut Bath, has ~stoppe.'; 1t APP
pears, too, by the account of the proceed
ings of the Bank Of England, at the q,ar-
tcrly meeting the day before yesterday,
that the Bank Of England has been very
prosperous this last half year. II declared
a dividend of three and u half per cent, or
seven per cent per annum ."-Sun.
FR,ycE.--On the 10Th, an assassin
named Pappard discharged a pistol at the
Duke d'Aumalc while that prince was on
parade; but fortunately the shot did not
take effect. Pappard was instantly arrest
cd. The greatest excitement prevailed in
Paris. Groups Of loose characters para
dcd in the streets, and cries of "a bas
Louis PhiIlippe-a bas Gulzot-we must
have blood" were heard. The nobs were
dispersed. The census had caused very
disagreeable events in the south of France.
The people fired on the military at CIer-
mont, in Auvergnc, killing and woundlng
several.-The troops succeeded in putting
the rioters down.
ExrRAoRD1SARY ScESE-A THEATRE
ON FIaE.--"At st. Petersburg, on the 18th
ult.," says the Posi- Amt. Gazette, "the
audience at one of the principal theatres
pcrceiying Il great light behind the curtain,
anticipated some grand display Of fire.
works, and began to express their delight
by clapping and shouts Of applause. This
decisive joy was only increased instead Of
being converted into terror, by the appear.
ance in front Of the stage of IN actor, vo-
ciferating the house was on fire; for the
people thought that this was n trick CT the
scene, and continued their noisy accIana-
tiers. To undeccive them the manager
ordered the curtain TO be raised, and ex-
posed to them the flames, which soon in
yadcd the whole building.
The rush to the door became instantly
so violent that many persons were killed,
or dreadfuIly injured, before they could
make their escape. There was another
issue, but it was closed, and IN ordinary
times is not to be opened without the a,l-
thority Of a police officer, who had not
yet arrived. A man, seeing the urgency
Of the occasion rushed through the flames,
and, at the risk of his life, forced the way
open, and thus saved many from destruc-
ton. We have not heard the details of
ti,c results of tie accident, but have learn
ed that, on Tie following day, the brave
nun, to whom so many others owed their
lives, was invested with an honorable dis
~t!nction by the Empcror's own hand, ard
had secured to him a pension for life of
2,000f.