New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-20
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Britannia.


WrrcHr, came out TO Lord Ashburton, with orders
for the War.pite, now lying at this port, to pro-
coed TO the Mediterranean without delay. Tic
messenger came to Halifax in the war steamer
Rhadamsnthus--and thence TO Boston IN the Bri-
tannis. His dispatches are said to be important
but their nature is not known.
Trade was exceedingly dull The harvest
promises TO be abundant
The Income Tax Bill and ths Tariff have nearly
passed the House of Commons, aud will speedily
be taken through the House of Lords, and receive
the ROYAL assent. Tho alterations that have been
made in the cus,sm.'s du' es as originally prepos
ed during their progress through the lower house,
are very trivial and will be found duly reported
in our Parliamentary abridgment.
The smuggling Of tobacco in England seems TO
give pretty steady employment to the revenue oii'
GERS Several extensive seizures of the article have
been made.
Henry Ingram, one Of the INST extensive wool-
len manufacturers In Yorkshire, has failed TOR an
immense amount, and several smaller manufacture
ers are said to be deeply involved with him.
The subscriptions i. London, Paris, and indeed
all over Europe, in behalf of the sufferers by the
great fire at Hamburgh, have been on most liberal
and unprecedented scale, notwithstanding the com
mercial depression which prevails so extensively
everywhere.
MANY more arrests have been made at Paris, Of
persons supposed to be implicated in the late A.
temps Upon the life Of the King.
There had been more failures among the wine
merchants al Oporto and Lisbon, and indeed the
wine trade was never before in such terribly
depressed stnte, throughout the whole south OF
Europe.
The agent Of the Cashier. General at Aron had
abscended, leaving deficiency of $4,000 francs,
which 10 said to be of three years standing, and
to have been kept concealed by very unlawful
proceedings
The British appear to be making immense pre-
parations for the prosecution OF the war IN China
and India. No less than SO, 600 stand of arms hod
been forwarded to Bombay, by the way of Aexan-
dria aud Suez.
Emigration to Canada and tho United States
was still going % with great activity at some of
the British ports. Indeed, the rage for emigration
appears to run higher than ever Ihese es,,
cight h~-a.~..' os."s.nnts ready TO embark IRON
Grccnsck alone.
Charles Albert, King OF Piedmont, Ind revoked
his decree for the virtual expulsion of the Jews
fromethe city of Savonia. He found the other pc
countcnanco . piece eff barbarity worthy OF the
darkest ages.
Attempts upon a., sv, III. OIL the ~"e'" OF
Another madman, or a monster without the ex-
cuse of madness, has attempted the assa- sinaiion
Of the beloved Sovereign OF the British Empire.
At o'clock on Monday evening her Majesty,
accompanied by Prince Albert was returning TO
the Palace in an open barouche, with oulrdsrs, an
assassin presented pistol, and discharged 1t AT
the Queen, from very nearly the same spot on Con.
stution Hill from which Oxford fired. The wretch
was instantly seized 10y soldier of the Scotch Flu
.ilisr Guard He was first supposed to he a
foreigner but it appears, ushappiy, that he is
Enslishmsn named John Francis, son to scene
shicr at one of the theatres. He is about 20 years
Of age.
The royal cortcSc when the pistol was discharged
was fortunately proceeding at a rate more rapid
than usual and to that Circumstance II issupposed
her Majesty, in great measure, owes tho prescr-
walton of her lite, Francis seen 10y police
constable 70 take deliberate aim. The act had
been noticed by Prince Albert, who On the RICH,
hand of his ROYAL consort and who Immediately
from his seat. He pointed out the miscrccnt
TO one Of the ostriders when the royal scrvan, got
Of his horse to assis, in his apprehension, bu, find
ing him in custody, again followed the royal
carriage.
A respectable woman states that, JUS, before the
attempt, she heard the prisoner say another man
in Il flannel iacket-" The Queen, why should
she be such expens, 10 the nation IL Is to sup
port her in such grand style that We poor fellows
have TO work hard
The barrel of the pistol was quite warm When
taken from the prisoner. OF course a, present
there cannot be any evidence a. 70 whether j, was
loaded with ball slugs, but the impression i,
that 1t was loaded with bail 4 search has been
insde IN order to discover the bullet, if possible
but "a yet the result has net been successful
Col. Nbuthnot snd Col. wilde were close To
the royal carriage when the pistol wa. fired. We
understand tho prisoner so close to them that
the smoke came into their faces and that the, are
OF opinion, ii the sho, had iahea effect. il would
have been morcly likely 10 have injured one OF
them than either her majesty or her !ustrious CON
sort.
The prisoner had been under the notice Of the
police Tor day or two, having been seen lettering
soout the parks and ON Saturday last he was OBJ
served by Que OF the police sereants on duty to
n" OUT OF ms pocket something that appeared
pistol This circumstance was mentioned
's' 'iie inference drawn from il WA. tbs, hc con
'e"P's'e" suicide; therefore orders were r;v,, In
nstice his action WIN CIV" ="
ne Vhain sa sood-leokng Young man. aboui
hNe rest SIX inches high, and his coun,cnancc !.
fa,her Oh riae'd and agreeable cast thsn other.
WISE 'hs'r Is nothing terocious in his looks. II.
Is about the same szed person q. xfa,J Inn, ,a,be
stouter. He was respectfully dressed !, q f,ocL
coat and dark check ,rowsers There sec,s 10 r..
been Nc difficulty in identifying the criminal INV