Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-06-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

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The steamship Britannia arrived al Boston
on The 18th inst, having left Liverpool on the
4lh inst. We CLEAN The following items from
the city papers.
We understand tha: Queens messenger ar
rived a, Davenport on the 29th May, from the
Foreign Office, London, with dispatches for oul
minister al the United States. Al the same
time orders arrived that the Rhadamantus
lsleamer) which was previously intended to sal
| lors Lisbon and Malta should proceed hence
with this gentleman 10 New York. There was
no commercial steamer to sail from this country
for America until the 4ih June next; so that this
sudden and unexpected despatch Of The Rhada,
manthus indicates clearly that the objects which
led 10 the sending out OF The messenger are oi
an unusually important nature.
Edward Hilbert porter, in The employ oil
Messrs. Granah, Postage, and Ball, "a Plea
dilly, has been discovered 10 be heir-at-law To
estates in Isleworlh Whitton, FIeel-street and
Devonshire, TO the vaIuesG sGl 200 900.
The Cork election committee have received
notice that Daniel O'Connel, Esq and Edward
Burke Roche, Esq. had been duly elected.
Mr. Henry Ingram, one of the most extensive
woollen manufacturers in Yorkshire, has failed
for an immense amount.
There had been more failures among the
wine merchants at OPorto and Lisbon, and IN
deed the wine trade was never before in such
terribly depressed state, throughout the whole
south of Europe.
The British appear 10 be making immense
preparations for the prosecution of the war in
China and India. No less. than fifiy-ihousand
stand of arms had been forwarded 10 Bombay,
by way of Alexandra and Suez.
Emigration TO Canada and the United States
was still going on with great activity al some
Of the British ports. Indeed, the rage for en-
igra,ion appears to run higher than ever There
were over eight hundred emigranIs read, to
embark from Gfeenock alone.
ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN OF
Observation-Disclosures mailman, or a monster
without the excuse OF madness has attempted
the assassination of the beloved Sovereign of
the British Empire At six O'Clock on Monday
evening, as her Majesty, accompanied by Prince
Albert, was returning to the Palace in an open
barouche, with outriders, an assassin presented
pistol, and discharged il at the Queen, from
very nearly the same spot on Constitution Hill
from which Oxford fired. The wretch was in
stanlly seized by soldier of The Scotch Fusi-
leer Guard, He was at first supposed 10 be
foreigner, but it appears, unhappIIy, that he is
an Englishman, named John Francis, son TO
sceneshlter at one of the theatres. He is about
twenty years of age.
QUANTITY OF LAND IN ENGLAND.-Tbe TO-
tai number of acres in England and Wales has
been computed TO be about IS, 500, 900, of which
in the year 1916, 80 ,O27, 900 acres were culli-
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Scotland The number of acres is about 2l .OOO,-
900, of which at that time there were $780,
900 cultivated and 100000 waste.
Extract from letter of THOMAS JEFFERSON to ''a
manufacturer and capitalist of Mas
sachusetts.
MONTICELLO May %. 1923.
"You ask nv opinion of the American System2
Relative to that somewhat absorbing question,
should hope that the whole of my past life and pol
icy had given a satisfactory reply. have always
been of opinion-that the People ofhs nation should
manufacture all the fabrics their xigencies demand
if they do so, and that they can do so, without
applying to the workshops OF Eng land, France and
Germany, who viii lldou5t! Cottnns and woolens
we make in rare abundance, and of quality quite
good enough 10 answer all our wants and demands:
why then should we travel 70 Europe forsupplies!
For our silks and line linens we must for sometime
to come, 90 to the workshops of Europe; but ap-
prehend the day is not far distant when even they
will be manufactured by native industry
"You ask my opinion Of the merits Of Mr.. Clay' !
consider him TO be one Of The most talented men
md brilliant statesmen hat The country has ever
produced, and shoul | live many years longer |
hope TO see him hold the place OF chief executive
Of the American republic His career, thus far in
public life, has been career of glory, and he has
achieved that for his country whilst engaged in
ler cause, which would ornament the brightest
place in the escutcheoa Of the most favored states
men of any age or nation"
THOMAS JEFFERSON. I
To Envalitls and heads of Families.
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