Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-05-11
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival of Steamship Caledonia.
At BOSTON.
AT BOSTON,

DV Inc steamer CaleuOllla, Ol CulaIu Line
which vessel arrived at Boston, Thursday morn
ing at o'clock, we have English papers TO the
L 9th April the day of sailing. There is nc
news of particular or exciting interest The
Corn Bill has passed the ordeal of opposition
the income tax has been virtually carried, and
the tariff has been so altered as to conciiae
mos, of those who might have been injured by
its enactment at the same time all the leading
features having been preserved. Cotton had
improved-paricularly American, and trade In
that article was quite active. The distress in
the manufacturing districts continued as pain
! luI ever
The Overland Mail, from India, was hourly
expected, as the arrangements 10 reduce the
time between Suez and Bombay from eighteen
to twelve days, were reported at the last arr-
val to be nearly completed.
Troops for India, in considerable numbers,
were assembling al Canterbury, Gravesend, and
'Tilburv Fort, and The embarkaiion of the men
was going on with activity. Three additional
regiments have been ordered to that country
the Sevenly-Eighlh HishIanders, the Tenth
Foot, and The Ninth Lancers.
The banks of the Thames river, opposite
hartford canal, recently broke away, and the
water rushing through, covered 800 acres, and
destroyed vast quantities fmarsh hay in stacks
The Caledonia spoke on the 10th, al 10 IS
P. NJ, abreast the Skerres, the Steamship Co.
lumbia, Capt. Judkins, from Halifax for Liver
pool.
A rumor prevailed that Lord John Russell
and his lady (Lord Minto's daughter) have join
ed congregation Of the Scottish Church.
AT State Ball given by the Queen at Buck
ingham Palace, on the 5lh April, the Ameri-
can Minister, Mrs, and Miss Everett, and the
gentlemen attached TO the Legation, were pre-
sent.
Letters from Cons:antinople, state that there
has been sad mortality among the Turkish
troops at Adrianope Out of IL, 900 men, up.
wards of 1000 have died Of the lyphus fever in
.hree months.
Another embezzlement has been detected of
way Co, by confidential clerk This is the
second time that company has suffered in ST.
milar way.
The preliminaries had been concluded for a
matrimonial alliance between the Duke of Bor
deaux and the second daughter Of The Emperor
Nicholas, of Russia
The Toulouse journals state that the minis
ter of the interior has complied with the appli-
Gallon made 10 him for the removal of Madame
Laffarge from the prison at Montpelier, to lu-
Rallc asylum.
One Of Lord Ellenborough's first acts, as Gov
ernor General of India, has been to order the
restoration of Balia TO the Madras sepoys.
Madrid papers Of the 9th, mention that M
German, who was regarded as an agent of
Prince Me,ernich, had received notice TO quit
the Spanish capital.
IRELAND.--The trouble in Ireland, arising
from the scarcity Of provisions, the
want Of employment, and disaffection with the
government, were every day assuming more
alarming aspect. Murders, robberies, and other
ouirages upon the laws, were Of frequent occur
rence-al showing laxiiy of moral restraint,
and desperate determination no, 10 obey the
oehests of tory rule. The complain, was, that
he government, amidst all its proposed mea-
'ures, did not contemplate doing any thing for
Ireland, or TO tighten the burdens which weigh
ed down It's energies.
large number of houses in the neighbour.
lood of Doonbeg county Clair, Ireland, were
ecenlly carried away by flood, and several
men lost their lives in attempting to save some
,aule
The assertion recently made by Sir Robert
EEL IN Parliament, that the temperance refor-
nation had not diminished the quantity of ardent
prits imported into Ireland, is sloutly contra
lie'ed by the Irish whg papers, and is consid-
red by them as intended to keep up the old
agains, the Irish people.
fRANcE.-Pars papers are almost exclusive
y occupied with the debate on the right Of
earch IN the Chamber Of Peers of the prece-
Ing day, and The comments 10 which il has
lven rise. With regard to this question, it is
lear that certain notifications have been de.
handed by France; from what has transpred
'lih regard 10 them, ii would appear that they
ednce the treaty TO the limits of those of s3l
nd 1888, which needed no new confirmation.
II is now affirmed that, so far from agreeing
an union on The par, of the Queen of Spain
'l'h any one save member of The house Of
'ourbon. the French government will not ao-