Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-03
FoTesgss Esseellfgesce.
From the Neso York SUR Extra
Au,pSn EpnM EIIPOpE

LospoS, Monday July a, lS42.
We take advantage Of an Express from
this 10 Liverpool, 10 send you details oi all
the most lmportan, and latest Intelligence
which will be conveyed by the N. Amerl-
can Mail Steamer Acadia.
During the whole Of yesterday aud to-
,]ay, London has been in the utmost cx-
cited slate in consequence OF the aPpre-
hcpsion Of another individual who is be.
licvcd to have intended an attempt on The
Queens life, and this within but few
hours Of her Maje.iy's royal clcmcncy hav'
ing been extended towards the man Fran
els. whom she had but jusl saved from The
scycrcs, peualty of,he law.
The uouster charged with the third at
tempt. seems 10 be some misshaPpen icnd,
whose appearance ouly bears comparison
with the foul deed with which hc seems
dcsirous 10 have distinguished himself. II
was on her Majcsly's return from the Cha
mel ROYAL, Yesterday, that the wretch
seems 10 have intended his purpose; bul
the whole affair seems so truly revolving
und opposite ,o the national character, that
we can scarcely hrius cur minds 10 crctll,
its truth.
Messrs. Sharp. Roberts s. Co. The cm'-
ncnt engineers of Manchester. have dis
charged 800 of their operatives. One or
two cotton mills. il is stated, are on The eve
Of stopping their works.
Great progress has been making IN the
gigantic undertaking Of erecting light
house on the Goodwin Sands. The cais-
son is already placed perfectly air aud wa
ter iigh, al low wafer mark.
The Senate al Hamburg has Just pub
lished third lis, Of subscriptions towards
the relief of ihc sufferers from The late fire.
The total amount received up {" The 10Th
ult, was three millions Ul niarcs blanco'
abou, 4,S00,000f.
A formal notice had been given to Col.
Burnett. by the Pacha Of Egypt. that the
trade of the next cotton crops would he
free, and all would lie al liberty TO pur-
chase them throughout Egypt.
Our news from CHINA Is 10 The 18th OF
April. The preparation f"r the defence
by The Chinese orthc river between Wham
poa and Canton were sill! III progress. al
though now nearly completed. and their
officers ere unremillin2 IN their cxefions
10 practise their arli!lerymen IN The use oi
great guns.
Several skirmishcs had taken place along
the coast, but with no decisive result. al.
though in each the enemy had suffered
considerable loss. More vigorous mea-
sures were, il is said, in contemplation.
end a movement 10 the n0r,hward was iii-
tended upon the arrival ol Tie expected
rc-inforcemen,s.
Trade appears 10 have been carried on
as usual, but, with the exception OF cotton,
mot upon remuueraiing prices. Barter was
she only means Of commercial enterprise.
The cnmbined forces would. il was sup
posed, have maintained their present posi-
iian until about the endEof Jpne. ~ ~
GsSRsar. SrNsiAavs..:s.s -..lss
Z ~ EnrsrHd.-tN England, ,lse greatest
4 manufacturing and commercial distress
comiuues 10 exist, but most Opposed
parties seem inclined 10 trace this I'd The
over creative power of machinery than to
opy other cause. There has been extreme
DEPRESSION of late, owing to all parties
having withdrawn from business opera.
lions until the passing Of the Tariff Bill
enables Them 10 see clearly what steps 10
take in their matters OF regular business
aud specpja,ion. The Tariff being now
settled, of course such causes are removed.
The proceedings in Parliament have
posscssed no essential interest, business
having been devoted TO the Income Tax
aod The new TariG questions, both OF
which are now passed. IL Is expected
,ha, the business OF the session will be
bruuph, to close about the 20ili Of this
month.
Pardon of fFrQncis-4noihcr iit0ck upon
the Queen
Tho convict Francis, who fired at the
Queen. has been repricvcd. There docs
cxis, a doubt that the pistol was loaded
with destructive substance. lie still as
scr,s that he had mol intended IN injure her
Majesty. hu, did i, with view to get pro-
vidcd with home for life. similar TO that
OF Oxford. lie will be transported for life
10 penal settlement.
The announcement Of his rrprirvc had
scarcely been mndc known when the pub
lie were alarmed 10y report that another
and exactly similar attempt had hecn made
upon her Majcsty's life. The details are
nimos, too iprcial for notice. II appears
thar as the royal cortese was returning on
Sunday from ibe Chapel Royal in 81.
James TO Buckingham Palace, defur.
med youth preson,ed and snapped an old
rusty pistol al the carriage in which her
Majesty was seated. lie was seized by
another youth. who wres,ed 'he weapon
from his band. bu, the policeman in ailen-
dance refused to take him in chnrse. be-
Iicvins il to be hoax, on which no was
permitted to escape. lie was apprehended
!, the course OF The day, when il was dis
covered iha, he had recently and repeat
cdly been heard 10 say that he admired The
conduc, ofFrancis, and regretted that he
had NOT succeeded 10 his attempt; that
Francis was a brave fellow, and he wished
be had been in rraucis's place, for he
would do for The Queen; that be had
prime air.gun and he would use them in
the same cause. The pistol had an old
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