Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
FOR EIGN NEWS.

The Great Western brought over Ii.
verpool dates up to 22d. ult. We extract
the following from the N. Y. Sun;
The preIiminaries for the marriage of
her ROYAL Highness the Princess Of Au-
pusta OF Cambridge, have been finally ar
ranged, and the nuptial ceremony will
take place at no very distant day.
The Calcutta Star tells an affecting an
necdote of the retreat from Ghuznee -
"The death of Lieut. Lumsden and his
young wife is confirmed, and the details Of
their fate, as now narrated, are Of the
most melancholy and painful character
II is stated that, when he fell, desperately
wounded, his young wife threw herself
upon his body, and implored him not to
leave her to fall into the hands of the enc
my; when he, with last effort, drew his
pistols from his belt and put an end first 10
her sufferings and then to his own"
Lord Advocate Sir William Rae expired
on the 10Th ultimo at St. Catharine's, his
country seat, near Edinburgh.
The complaints Of the enormous in
trigues of Russia are becoming universal.
The Paris National calls .i a!seq!oq r. sIhs
which # nni impeded by the other Euro
mean bowers, bids fair 10 fulfil the we'll
Laown prophecy of Napoleon. Her last
project is that of uniting in one phalanx
all The families of ScIavonian origin"
A Paris paper says that the Prince &c
JoinyiIle goes to The Brazils for the pur-
pose of marrying the sister of Don Pedro,
but will meet with formidable COMPETE
tor. "The Prince Albert, of Prussia, has
passed Madeira in a Sandman frigate, on
his way to Rio Janeiro. His supposed OBJ
ject is merely the pleasure of the voyage;
but those who pretend TO know better as
sert that his real motive is the hope of uni.
ting himself with the young Princess,
whom report affirms 10 be beautiful"
The losses Of the corn spectators in |
England, this harpest, are estimated at
f2OOO, 900 sterling.
The hop duty is backed at fl50,0OO
There are many who lay it at higher
amount, but the sum we have named is the
general favorite.
Paris dates received at London, are TO
the Goth. They are filled with discus.
sions of the new American and English
Treaty, and the right of search. In Lord
Aberdeen's letter on the latter subject,
and Lord Ashburton's bandonment of all
care for obtaining the right of search from
the United States, the French journals
find every assistance in their discussions.
The accounts from Madrid IRE of the
18th inst. An extraordinary Cabinet
Council was held on that day, at which the
Regent presided, when Senior Calatrava
entered into a full and satisfactory expose
Of the situation Of his department. The
contents of the Madrid newspapers are
wholly devoid of interest.
The Hanover Gazette Of the 18th inst,
contains Royal ordinance, by which his
Majesty King Ernest gives his consent to
he marriage of The Prince Royal with the
Princess Alexandria Maria OF SAKE AL
enburg.
The Emperor arrived at Warsaw on the
10Th ult. All The houses were immedi- .
ltely illuminated, and great crowd filled
he street till late at ght. On his way
o church next day, he was loudly choered
~ the people. For several succeeding :
lights the whole city was illuminated.
There has been recently found, says a
Belgian journal, amongst a heap of old .
looks, purchased at 81. Trond, the sixth
.nown copy of the first Bible printed al 7
'lentz. One copy was purche sed in 1916, \
" Louis XVIII. for 2O,O0Ol.