The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-06
FOREIGN.

l1Oskins, which lelt Liverpool on the ION
July, arrived al New York about Q o'clock
on Saturday morning last, making tho trip
10 about l3 l.2 days. She brought Bristol
and Liverpool papers 10 the l6lh and Lon
don to the 9th ult
The Death of Duke Of Orleans.-The
Prince Royal Of France is dead. The in
diligence reached London on the l2lh
June by pigeon express from Paris. The
official account states that on the morning oi
9th a, half past ten. the Duke o. Orleans
went TO Neuilly, TO take leave OF the royal
family, intending to sci off the next morn
ing for the camp of ST. Omer. A short dis
tance from Neuilly The horse run away.
AT this momen, the duke, 10 avoid the
danger, leaped from the carriage; but un-
fortunately his spurs, or, as some says, his
rword, caught his travelling cloak. This
accident caused him 10 fall, and the Prince
received some contusons on The temple and
the wrist. A cerebal congestion was
occasioned by the shock, and was succeed
ed by suffusion on the brain.
Having tainted in the road, his Royal
Highness was removed to the nearest house
occupied by grocer. and assistance speedi-
ly arrived from the Tu'leries.
Al half past four, after having received
tie succours of religion,ihe prince brea;hed
his last, surrounded by the king, queen, ,and
royal family.
The death of the Duke was subsequently,
discovered to have been produced by a
fracture Of the spine.
The accident may prove Of immense
consequence TO the peace of Europe, be-
cause France has thus been deprived of an
heir apparent TO the throne, Louis Philippe
OF son, it is highly improbably that the
king of the French will live to witness the
arrival of his infant grandson at majority,
and regency in France would be an
occurrence porten.ous of the most eveniful
civil commoiions amongst such an excita-
Bile people.
The late Duke of Orleans was born at
Parlermo on the I'd Of September, 1910,
showing him 10 have just reached the age
Of 80 at his death. His mother, Marie
Amelie, the present. Queen of the French,is
daughter Of Ferdinand, King, of the Two
Sic:iies,and whom. Louis Philippe espoused
at the time he was wandering abroad as
plain Duke of Orleans. The departed
duke was one Of a family of sever children,
TO whom Marie Amelie has. beer sever
warmly attached. The Duke de Nemours
Louis Philippe's second son, was born al
Paris on the 25,h of October, 1914
The Duke married, on the 30lh January
1887, princess of the house of Mecklen.
burg SchwerIn. By this lady his royal
highness has left two sons, the Count Of
Paris, born August "a, ls3S;and the Duke
of Cbarlres, ,sborn Nov, 9, 1910.
A duel took place on the morning of she
18th July, in the neighbourhood of Osterly
Park. between the Hon. Crauen(OBerkey,
M d, and captain Bodero. M. p. Two
shots were exchanged-of course without
effect.
The House of Commons are about pass.
ing a bill to protect Her Majesty from be-
ing frightened to death by crazy men, and
hump back boys, and rusty and wont-go.
of pistols. Offenders 10 be chaStised sum-
mariy.
Il Comicai Run on the Bank of Eng
land is thus described. In the House of
Commons Mr.. Hume stated that he had
that day made run upon the Bank of
England with real half sovereign a
matter of favor had got ten shilling in silver.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer. without
pausing to ask Mr.. Hume what he intend.
ed TO do with SO much cash, quieted the
fears of the House by stating that the
Mint was hard at work upon silver coin -
snd that if the honorable members were in
= few days to venture whole sovereign, it
was possible he might get change
enough TO last him the rest of his life.
TAI Waiking Skipper, the celebrated
Norwich veteran pedestrian, had nearly
accomplished the arduous task of walking
ifty miles day for twenty successive
days
Glasgow papers tells Of some operative
weavers who returned to Paisley from the
United States, and who but a short time
had left their country for America.
An invention has been recently brought
forward which is calculated to have vast
beneficial effect in fIteriug, and so purify
ing all the water for domestic and other
purposes to the kingdom. A machine
Dniy five feet square has been made to filter
The enormous quantity Of two millions five
hundred thousand gallons every twenty
|our hours; and that. too, SO thoroughly
pnd effectually that water charged with |
nud. animalculae, and decomposed vege,a-
pie matter, has been produced as bright and
nurs' and sweet as il originally issued from