Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-05-14
n,eu the burdens which weighed down is

~ carried away By iiaJd, ana several tneu lost
their lives IN attempting 10 save some cattle.
The assertion recently made by SIR Robert
Peel in Parliament. that the temperance refor-
ma ton had not diminished the quantity Of ardent
spirits imported into Ireland. Is stouly contradict
ed by the IRISH whig papers, and IS considered by
them as intended 10 keep up the old prcJadIces
against the IRISH people
IxnfA.-The Calcutta EnglIshmau Of the 10th
February. by the Falmouth mail. states that in
tellig ence had reached Lahore on the 27th Jan,
10 the effect that Akhar Khan had come down
upon Ieaiabad in great force, and basing been
met by our troops the plain, battle had been
fought. in whsch hc and gfeat number OF All
ghans were killed.
The Enplishman is usually well Informed pa
per. and although the silence which apparently
more recent letters maintain on the subject. may
affect The credib5Ity of the statement, It IS far
from being improbable This date Is later than
any copy af the Englishman. which has reached
~ by the overland mail. The authenticity OF
Dr. Brydon's letter was disputed upon s'rnIlar
grounds.
PERSIA The Brussels papers contain this state
ment:-"L Letters from Odessa announce that
revolution had broken cut IN Persia that the Shah
was dethroned; that thirty thousand insurgents
were on the march TO Tehersa. This seems TO
need contrmatlon.'
On the authority of Berlin correspondent up
on whose information, derived through letters
from Moscow, great reliance is placed, the Times
states, that the Shah OF Persia has marched a
pninst Herat at the head of 10000 men; and
that Russia has furnished a subsidy Of > 900 900
rubes IN order to enable The Shah TO make the
movement.
PORTUGAL. The latest accounts from Lisbon
and Oporto are to the l2th. Affairs at Oporto
growing worse and worse daily; the VINO
trade was frIghtfuIly depressed. Two new ial
ures had occurred for considerable amount, and
fresh failures we're expected daily to declare
themselves. The commercial community IN that
city had expressed themselves well pleased with
such portions of the alterations IN the tarlI pro-
posed by Sir Il. Peel as affected this trade with
England The French squadron about 10
leave Lisbon immediately. tho Grandeur, ii war
steamer, having arrived from Brest, with orders
to that effect The destination of the squadron
was not accurately known, but Is supposed to be
Tangior.
SYRIA was in State of Instruction, and the
confusion more confounded by the employment OF
Albanian troops 10 rcpress it; they being. IN TACT
little better than handful themselves. Meheme,
Ali was at Dumauhour. Admiral Walker had
returned the sword presented him by the Sultan
on the ground that IT was inferior IN value il
those presented to other officers
NornING THE Box AFTER Inc open
mo of the chests beqneathed to the University d
Uosala by King Gustnvus Ill, OF Sweden to be
opened tittv wears after his death, took place OF
the l9h Of March. Their contents were letters
memoirs and trifles Of the King own time; the
most Ea!ulbic belHg 'ilt 'bN'Cio "iA''Sh "
noble Frenchmeu TO the KING.
One Of the iarg-=i manufacturing houses IN th'
kingdotn-that Of Joseph Bcale & Co, OF Noun
temelick Ireand-has iatcy failed, throwing
900 persons out Of employ mont.
/ Another LaySc Est Injia house has failed
that OF Forman x Iiadpw, al London, long es
tabllshed concern. An almost unw9nted depres
sion appears to hang over the last India trade.
The large banking aud commercial house o
Thomayer & Co. Vienna, after having once
suspended and resumed, has again gone 10y th'
board lis iabla ties are very large
STATE OF TRADE, MANUFAcrUREs, &c-Ih'
Liverpool Mail Of tho l9th says: II appearan
ces and the feeling existing in our mercantile
circles may be trusted TO, we are al length aoou
- emerge from the extreme depression "hict
has for the last few months hung over Us ih'
market for oar leading staple (coiton) has, during
the past week, been of more than usual lIVeiy
character, and up 10 Friday, 39,o3O bales were
cold, a considerable portion INTO spectators
hands. Prices have not materially moved; bu
some additional tightness Is shown on the part
holders
On Saturday the disposition to purchase large
" continued, and from to 500 bales changed
hands Yesterday we had also general an'
good demand from the trade, and from spectators
which was some what checked by the advance o
price asked bv sellers. About 5000 bales how
ever, were sold at On advance OF Is I" 10 pc
ID We think may. with some confidence
conclude from these manifestations that the pric'
Of this raw material has seen lis lowest point.
4 similar opinion appears 10 prevail IN IN
Manchester market with respect to manufacture
goods This market, however, betrays such va
rious fluctuations. that we really dare not calcu
late upon it with any certainty.
CLEANING THE STREErs-The Norfolk Ieral
says:
The privilege If cleaning the streets OF III
borough for The ensuing twelve months, was lie
out Saturday at public auction tor the sum q
$500. Ia former years the Corporation pan
than that sum to have the work performed
the ministers. magistrates, members OF ID
corporation and other inhabitants Of Kingston, l
C, have presented a memorial TO the Governo
General. praying him 30 prohibit the transmtssIa
of the mails on SUNDAY. HIS cxceilency IN IN
reply, states that The public IN ieTcsts VIII nc
l., I Il --ach M