Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-05-24
Foreign News.


rived at Boston early yesterday NOR
ming, after passage Of fifteen and halI
days from Liverpool, having left o on the
Io,b If Anril. She brought AZ pas
s,ncers for Halifax, 20 for Boston,
and 7 from Halifax to Boston.
T,oop, for hdiG.-On Friday, the
OOH I Papr;1,enr embarked for India, and
I'D IT, q few days the Regiment,greut-
To- .nrmented, will also embark for the
same place :. ,,,,
,rrbers. are assembling at Canterbury
Crye,end and Tilbury Fort, and the
smbarkation of men is going on with
activity. Three additional regiments
have been ordererd to the countryside
Seventy Eight Highlanders, the tenth
Foot and the 9th Lancers.
We regret to have TO state the dis
covery of serious embezzlement Of
the funds Of the Steam Tug Company
and the subsequent suicide, !by poison
Of one of two individuals concerned in
the embezzlement.
Alta state ball given by the Queen
at buckingham Palace on the 18th Of
April, the American Minister, Mrs and
Mr.. Everett, and the gentleman attach
ed to the Legation, were present.
Mr.. O,ConneI, as Lord Mayor Of
Dublin, with the Aldermen and Town
Councillors, proceeded TO Bucking-
ham Palace on Saturday week, with
congratulatOry address to her Majesty
and Prince Albert, on the birth Of the
Prince of Wales. The address was
read by Mr.. o, Council in a very i'm
pressive style, and the Queens an
swer was delivered with her usual
grace Of manner.
Madrid papers Of the 9th mention
that Nc. German, who was regarded
as an agent Of the Prince Metternich
had received notice TO quit the Span
ish capital.
The Leipsic journals mention the
arrival in that city, from Russia, Of a
German who has attained the great &c
of 119 years.
One Of Lord Ellenborough's frs
acts as Governor Of India, has beer
TO order the restoration of Batta to the
Madras sepoys-
A younger brother of the presen
Chief orthe Druses Of Mount Lebanon
has arrived in England for the purpose
of being educated at one Of the Uni
versities.
Tweny-six houses in the village o
TrowIey Bottom, in herefordshire
were recently destroyed by fire. The,
were Inhabited mostly by straw platter
for the Dunstable trade.
Orders had been issued at the Brit
ISL Royal Foundry for the casting o
200 caunons Of various calibre, inten
ded chiefly for the larger vessels o
gar.
The Lords Of the Admiralty hav
ordered 90 powerful FIRE engines TO b
constructed for use ia tue nationa
backyard. Nine ofthose engines hav
been completed and sent TO Wooiwic
10 be proved
The Gazette de Guernsey snnoun
ces the arrival Of Major General Maple
who has succeeded Sir James Dougla
as Lieutenant Governor Of the IsEant
Two girls aged Is and 90, are
custody at Leicester, charged with til
wiful murder Of an elderly woma
named Waring, who lodged with II
parents Of one Of them by putting aCst
mic into the teakettIe.
A fire broke out ia London on II
25th, which. destroyed the extensiN
leather manufacturing establishment
Messrs. Bailey & Co., the largest
London. and at one time threatened
very extensive conAagration.
The Iron Steamboat Company ha
made preparations for PrOsecGting the
business on a most extensive scale
the chain pier, Chelsea. Contrac
were already out for upwards OF fiji
new boats.
THE BRITIsH PARLIAMENT, IT
debate on the resolutions proposed b
Lord John Russels, as an amendmel
on the resolutions imposing an iRcou
tax, occupied the House of Common
several nights. TIE amendment W;
Of course, rejected by large MAORI
and the original resolution affirmed
Soon this odious and unjust tax wi
be established by law, and men thong
they will have the satisfaction Of grun
bling, must pay TO the uttermost IA
thing. The Tariff, by which Sir Ro
ert Peel promises TO reimburse, by Il
cheapuessO Of living, every man who pa
the income tax, viii now come hnd
discussion. The best parts Of it wi
as a matter Of course, be fercely a
sailed by the country gentlemen, wi
cannot be made to believe, as the Pr
mier wishes them, that provisions c;
be made cheaper, by the introductir
oil foreign articles, without the hon
producer suffering.
The corn law bill as il has been ;
ready described, had its final passa
IN the House Of Lords. The discr
Glnn a IL.