Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-23
No. "a.

LATEST FROM ENGLAND-Jhe steamshl
!, Caledonia arrived at Boston on the mornint
81 the 9th instant. She left Liverpool on tn,
10Th of June.
The Cotton Marhet-Always regarding
the state of the market of Dur staple coInno.
dlty AZ first in order of Importance to readers
IN this meridiani We give il precedence Of
"li other items. In the present instance, we
regret to say the news Is far from being ia,
yorablei
The imports at liverpool, for the week
ending the I'm Of little; were $40 bags
sales, 2O,ssO, among which were l6S Sea IT,
lands 81 a 24d.; ~ stained do. 5 a II; $40
Upland 81 a 81; 7,45U New Orleans 81 a "A;
5'i4O Alabama, &c. 4 a %; 200 Egyptian Ct
a y; 2,O4O Madras and Surat 81 a a.
Trade III the manufacturing distrits ~contin-
ues dull and depressed.
The sales in Havre for the week ending
the 18th June, had been e,s2s bales, viz !:
$3.50 New Orleans at 62 a 9sf.; 1890 Mobile
70 a -; 15155 Upland 80 a 80; I03 Pernam-
buco 81 a l0lf. Imports, 2,s43 bales.
Feland--Ths most striking feature in the
news brought b the Caledonia is the desti-
tute condition of the manufacturing classes in
England aud Scotland, and the actual state of
STARVATION III which the people of Ireland are
placsd-.a state which has naddened them
to acts Of outrage and plunder, and thrown
tile c5intry tito what may be called a civil
Wafs-Alarming riots which have resulted in
fatal consequences; have taken place in seyc-
al towns in The south and west of Ireland.
Several Thousand persons attacked a flour
store near Ennis, in the county Glare. A
party OF the police. was called out to d sper.e
them' when a conflict ensued in which seve-
raj OF the people were dangerously WOUNDED;
aud many of them killed.
In GALWAY, scenes somewhat similar have
been enacted. On the 18th the streets OF the
town we're paraded by several thousands of
mem Wofssen and boys they broke into and
robbed every store which was known to con-
tain potatoes. The military and police were
called out to disfefse them, but the mob drove
them into their respective barracks.
In Cork (c'tyJ things were in the same
state About ore th6aaahd men, who, reused
by hunger and the high price at which pota.
toes were selling, broke into the market and
forclbly possessed Themselves of the potatoes
stored there. A second attack was made:
which the police repealed. There was a pub
lie meeting convened BY the Mayor to pro-
vide for the wants Of the poor. There are
two thousand in the .wofk-house, but double
that number is outside Pressing for relief.
"A boat laden with foar was attacked near
Raihangan, in the cofnty Kildare, and an at
tempt was made 10 biunder it. In fact;
wretchedness and fit extend all oyer the
country. Potatoes are f5d. a stone, I'D lbs.)
and were the TO be had for a penny a stone,
the poor pSe5ple Fass not the penny to pay for
them. q.
John Francis; for SHOOTING a, the Queen:
las, been tried for high treason ard found
guilty; although there Vas. no proof that the
pistol which lie fred waa loaded. aThe SEN
tence of the court said Chief Justice Tindal
to the prisoner, dis, thit you, John Francis,
be taken from hence to tie place from whence
you came; that you BE drawn from hence on
a hurdle to the place ST EXECUTION, and that
you BE- hanged b9 the neck until you be dead,
and that ysoair head, be afterwards. severed
from vouhf body, and that your body be divided
into four quarters, to be disposed Of in such
manner az to her majesty shall seem ft-and
the Lord have mercy on your soul"
We thought this ,bsrbaro,,s custom. Of
"qpuartering". human. bodies had long since
been abolished in all nations pretending to
enlightened government. 1t is time, at least,
it should.
The only question Of any interest now to be
discussed in Parliament is the new Poor Law
Bill, and that las been commenced in the
House Of Commons. ,
The whole Of Lord Ashburton's homestead.
situated at ClapEanT, a romantic village about
two miles distant from Bedford, together with
twelve houses in the village, were recently
totally destroyed by fire.
The rowdy Marquis of Waterford has com:
mittsd-natriuaony, and giving up twisting
off brass door rappers, milling Charles. ana
all that intellectual and aEistocratic kind of
anuaeTngnt.
Spain-Adyices from Madrid are 90 the
5th of June. Some further disturbances had
taken place at Seville and other rlacey, on &C
count Of the heavy imposition of taxes. Sew
eraI riutineers at Chicalna. near Cadiz, had
been fired upon and killed BY a tseopsf caval-
ry sent to preserve the peace. At Barcslcns
the excitement was SO grea that al the troops
IN the province of Catalonia had orders 4
s : : lss dra'ts. ct aaieFre
Ciroassm-Ths Russian. government l.
about to send an army to Circassia, Of sach
power and numbers as must reduce me Ia
t.ges to subsection.
Ch'na-There nas been no further fight
ing IN Chlna-no. hostile. movement yet by
the British tc wards Canton. The British
pienipotenfIasy has issued a Proclamation
BY tins IT Il declared that Hongkong and Chu-
san will re main in the possession q England
TIL all our demands are complied with BY the
Empercf; and that. they shall be considered
nee pfrts equally. open to the ships Of oil ma.
tons. The Chinese Inhabitants. are invited
to return and reside under British protection
Annoy is also to remain a free port in theil
possession for the present. Sufscien. warn.
ing to be given to permit all property to be re
moved from it shoald it Afterwards BE- re
solved upon to restore tito China.
Afghan;stan.-ln hfghanistan the Eng
lish are beating and being. beaten. In the
north they forced kh7ber. Pass and relieve,
General Sale, who took vengeance On Akbe
Khan.
In the south OF the afghan country tn,
picture 10 different, Ghuznee has fallen. witt
its regiment Of sepoys. Col. Palmer, ther
commander, has besn- forced TO capituiate
Gen. Mott, at Candahar, had hitherto gallant
fy resisted all attacks, and defeated the plan
of the insurgents.
But these, in turn, had successfully bloeke
up the passes between Candahar and Scinde
and Gen. England, who endeavorsd to fore
These passes, was obliged to retreat with los
upon Qusttal.
ET AZ the world goes nov a man mus
speak first an5 think afterwards. or he wi
not get a hearing at all. We are all under tn
high pressure SYSTEM Washington Letter.
Foo true. Every thing is sacrificed to des
patch. The steam spirit has swallowed U
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