The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-30
From The .Ne,o York Sun.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The British Queen, Captain Keen, from Antwerp
the 4th instant and Southampton the St. arrived in
the lower Bay and came TO anchor about O'Clock on
Thursday evening
BY this arrival our London files are brought up to
the 9TH inst. They contain nothing new from the
East the Continent and but little of interest from
Great Britain
In the House of Lords, on the 9th, the subject of
the corrupt, Illegal and unconstitutional PRACTICES,
resored to in the election of members Of the House
of Commons, was introduced by Lord Brougham who,
IN pursuance Of his pledge given in the previous
sion OF Parliament, introduced measure with
view to the correction of such practices He laid his
bill upon the table, preparatory to the appointment of
committee; and upon the second reading Of the bill
he would state its nature more particularly. The bill
proposes the appointment of a committee of either
House Of Parliament to obtain evidence, by giving
eiectual protection to witnesses examined before
them, and to persons implicated by evidence given,
In the Commons, the Income Tax bill mad been
gone through with, in conn ttee, and ordered to
be reported to the House. pretty much as originally
presented on the 9th instant.
A duel took place at Palermo on the 23d ult, be-
tween Lieutenant J. Brooke Johnson, and a Neapo-
Titan nobleman, Due de Calabritti, in which the
former was shot dead the spot. 1t was the result
of drunken frolic of the deceased
FRANCE
The fierce quarrel between the French church
party and the University has been rekindIed Nv the
ADDRESSES to the King that of the Archbishop Of Pa
lis especially. The University party quote the
Kings answer to their address in which his Majesty
boasts of having reared his at The the common
college.
The post office treaty between France and the two
Siclles only waits for the Kings signature.
RUSSIA
A great dispute, and one which may lead to serious
consequences, has arisen in the Russian cabinet We
get the particulars from the London Herald
We are told that the Emperor of Russia having re-
solved TO liberate in one sweeping act, the immense
portion Of The population Of his empire born in a state
of servitude, lately called together the Counc of
State for the purpose Of making his intention known.
The proposition was received by the suhservient pof-
ton of the council with satisfaction but the old and
powerful nobility present declared that such an act
was tantamount 10 a reyoulon-hat endangered
their lives and properties and that in honor aud con-
science they could not adopt it.
The council separated without any decision being
taken, and the utmost secresy was, for some time,
preserved on the subject.
In this state of things the Emperor forced to
compromise and unwilling to give up his favorite
project, or to have the appearance of yielding to the
camor Of the old nobility he issued the ukase for the
modification of the condition of the serfs, accompa-
MED at the same time by order Of the police,
planning it in manner calculated to satisfy the app
prehensions OF the opposition.
TuRKEy-A letter to the London Morning Chroni-
Gle, dated l4th April, says; "The complicated differ
ences hitherto existing between the Ottoman and He
lenic governments are now in the way of adjustment