The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-09
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

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FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
The steampacket Caledonia, Captain Lott, arrived
at the wharf in East Boston, Tuesday morning, at
s O'clock in fifteen and half days from Liverpool.
The Caledonia was detained by icebergs, of which
she 'spoken large number, and also by fog at Hal
flax.
Up to the 3lst of May, the amount of contribu-
tons for the sufferers at Hamburg was about fl,-
943, 900.
The British funds were steady-3 per ct. consols
at 81 l-2. Money was worth in London about per
cent. Exchequer bills were at As Ats prem
The income tax bill was debated on the question
of a third reading in the House of Lords, June II,
to a late hour.
The sugar duties bill was read the third time and
passed
"While we depore" says the London Times,
"the amount of distress that pervades the manuiac
turing and agricultural classes IN England, we find
by our reports from the French Chamber that 1t is
exceeded by that which unhappily prevails in France,
among the manufacturers and wine growers
The crops throughout England, especially the
southern counties, exceedingly promising
There likely to be great potatoe crop In Ire
land
The vintage in France promises better than for
years past.
The whole of Lord Ashburton's homestead, situa-
ated at Chaplain, romantic village about two miles
from Bedford together with II houses in the village,
were recently totally destroyed by fire.
The cholera has been raging in Calcutta, carrying
Oft many scores of natives and several Europeans
Several severe shocks of an earth quake felt in
Italy the early part of June extending also along the
South of France. Mount Vesuvius was at the last
accounts giving forth great quantities of smoke and
flame.
consisting of thousand of persons attacked the
store and mill of the Messrs Bannatyne of En-
MIS- for the purpose Of taking provisions out of them
The police force called upon and after the county
inspector and sub-inspector were knocked down. and
one of the policemen had eye Knocked out, the
police fired, and is reported that IL persons have
been shot. Some one or two, it is said, lost their
lives.
The proceedings at the coroner's inquisilion upon
the body OF Caiharine Shechan killed the afay at
Ennis have terminated in finding of the jury, which
has sent th!rtyeght policemen to prison; not one OF
them being dent.ied by single witness as having
killed, wou.,dtd, fired short the deceased
woman!
By an order in Council, the ports of Toronto and
Hamilton in Ca9ada, are declared free waIehousing
ports
The Paris papers continue to discuss the question
of The Right Of Search more, believe, because they
find it annoys the English, than from any real inte
| rest which they take In the matter.
The Journal du Havre gives account of the arri-
val in that port of three steamboats, The Archimedes,
Guasco and Papn, built for the pope in England
They came into the harbor with the Papal standard
flying at their sterns.
The Leipsic Gazette says that plot against the
Emperor of Russia has been discovered and suppress
ed The Senate of ST. Peteisburgh having joined in the
conspiracy which provoked by the late attempt
cmanclpate the peasantry.
A letter fiom Galway, dated June IA. says
"Nolhing exceed The dreadful excitement here at
present, in consequence of the high price of provi
sions. During the whole Of yesterday the town was
perambulated by large bodies of fishermen, laborers
women and boys. There scarcely in the
town, in which potatoes thought to be kept, that
not broken open. The military and police
called out to check the people, but obliged by
overwhelming numbers to retreat to their respective
| barracks"
| Conviction and sentence Of John Francis for the
attempted murder Of the Queen.-John Francis the
author of the attempt the life of the Queen, had his
trial in the Central Criminal Court, June II, the
charge of high treason. He was found guilty on the
second and third counts of the indictment, which
charged him with discharging pistol, with intention
to assassinate the Queen. He sentenced todeath