Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-04-21
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Fson. the New York Herald. June ie.
Thirteen Days Later Two At
tempts to Assassinate the
Queen Ct England-NIore
Disastrous News from India
Fall Of Ghuznee.

The Britannia arrived at Boston about
II O'Clock Yesterday forenoon.
The Britannia left Liverpool on the
afternoon of the lib !; and we have both
London and Liverpool papers to the morn
.l:as ii that day.
The British war steamer Rhadaman-
thus arrived al Halifax Oh the 18th inst,
with dispatches for Lord Ashburton, and
orders fos The Narsplte to proceed to The
Mediterranean. The special messenger
IL Lor8 As.lburfo.l cane from Halifax in
The Britannia /; ard ii is rumored that his
dispatches ere Of the highest Importance.
HE most prominent items Of news are
Two attempts upon The life Of the Queen
Of England, aud Tie fall Of Ghuznee,
che q the strongest British foftlesses III
India.
Ilcr Majesty will give another grand
slats ball at buckingham House some
time during this month but we under
stand that it is yet undecided whether ii
i to be IS dal c3s,ane,'' or merely full
dress assembly.
The income-tax bin aud the tariff have
nearly passed the House Of Commons.
and VIII speedily be taken through the
tiouse 81 Lords. and receive The royal
assent. The. alterations that have been
made in the customs duties, as originally
pfoposed, during their progress through
the lower House, are very trivial, and
will be found duly reported III our parli-
amentary abridsment.
The murderer. Good. was hung at
Ne"eate on tie s5d. lie exhibited the
saost hardened Indifference, and persist
ed TO the last in the account OF the case
which he gave at the time Of the trial.
The smuggling of tobacco into England
seems to give pretty steady employment
10 The revenue officers Several extensive
SEIZURES OF the article have been made.
Mr. Henry Ingram, one of the most
extensive woolen manufacturers in York
shire, has failed for an immense amount,
and several smaller manufacturers ale
said to be deeply involved with him.
ne subscriptions in London, Paris,
and, Indeed, all over Europe. in behalf of
tie sufferers by the great fire at Ham
burg. have been on liberal and most un-
precedented scale, Notwithstanding the
commercial depression which preyliss SO
Extensively everywhere.
Many more arrests have been made at
Paris, of persons supposed to be implica-
ted in the late attempts upon the life Of
the King.
There had been more failures among
the wine merchants at Oporto and Lis.
bon; and, indeed, tie wine trade was ne
ser before in such terribly depressed
state, tiisouano tie whole south Of Ea-
rope.
The agent OF the cashier-general at Ar
lon had absconded, leaving a deficiency
VI "a coo francs, which is said to be Of
three years standing. and to have been
kept concealed by vesy unlawful procee-
G.nes.
The British appear to be making i'm
mense pre- parations for the prosecution
Of The war i'll China and India. No less
titan $4,000 stand of arms had beeu for-
~arded to Bombay, by way Of Alexandra
and suez.
Emipsstion to Canada and the United
States wassail going on with great aciivi-
iy at sosne OF he British ports. indeed,
the rage for emigration appears to run
higher than ever. There were over 800
enl;grants ready to embark from Green
ok alone.
Charles Albert, King Of Piedmont,
had revoked his decree for the virtual ex.
pulaion OF the Jews from the city of Sa.
vonia. lie found the other potentates Of
Enrope, great and small, would not coun-
,enance piece Of barba:ity worthy o.
the darkest ages.
Another mailman, or monster With
gu. tie excuse Of madness, has attemptes
me assassination os the beloved Soye
reign Of tile British empire. At six o.
clock on MONDAY evening, as her Males
", accompanied by psin,e Albert. va
returning u die palace IN an open bar
oDche with nutiiderss an assassin present
I'd d pistol, end discharged it at tn
Queen, from sery nearly The same spo
~ Constitution Hill from which Oxlor,
fred. The wretch was instantly seize,
Ly soldier Of the Scotch Fusileel Guard
lie Was Ut fist supposed TO be a foreign
sr; but il appears unhappily. that he i
na Englishis,an, named John Francis. So
toa ssehesIlifisr ut one OF tile theatres
lie is about 20 years Of aye.
IhAyoyai co fsge. when the pistol wa
discharged, was fortunately proceeGin,
u the rate raiiei more rapid than usual
aud to that circumstance, ii is supposed
her Majss $, in great measure, owes tn
preservation 81 her life, Us Francis wa
sgeI. by d pohce-constable TO take delibe
rate aim. The act had been noticed b
rrince Albert, Who sat on the right han,
sdhis royal consort, and who immediate
" rose from his seat. lie pointed GU
The lniscIeant 80 one Of the outriders
when tie rosal servant goi off MS hors,
10 assist in his apprehension /; but. find
Ing blm sscpss ia custody. again follow
I'd his royal carriage.
Il respectable wolsan states that, JUS