The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-31
From the .Nsto York Sun.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The British Queen, Captain Keen, from Antwerp
the 4th Instant and Southampton the 9Th, arrived in
the lower Bay and came to anchor about O'Clock on
Thursday evening
By this arrival our London files are brought up to
the 7th inst. They contain nothing new from the
East, OF the Continent and but little of intersection
Great Britain.
In the House of Lords, ON the 6th the subject of
the corrupt illegal, and unconstitutional practices,
resorted to in the election of members of the House
of Commons, was introduced by Lord Brougham, who,
in pursuance of his pledge given in the previous ses
sion Of Parliament introduced measure with a
view to the correction of such practices He laid his
bill upon the table, preparatory to the appointment of
committee; and upon the second reading Of the bill
he would state its nature more particularly The bill
proposes the appointment of committee of either
House of Parliament to obtain evidence, by giving
etfectual protection to witnesses examined before
them, and to persons implicated by evidence given.
In the Commons, the Income Tax bill had been
gone through with, in comm itee, and ordered to
be reported to the House, pretty much originally
presented on the 9th instant.
A duel took place at Palermo OH the 23d ult, be-
Titan nobleman, Due de Calabritti, in which the
former was shot dead the spot 1t was the result
of drunken froc of the deceased.
FRANCE.
The fierce quarrel between the French church
party and the University has been rekindIed, 10y the
addresses to the King that OF the Archbishop of p
rs especially. The University party quote the
Kings to their address, in which his Majesty
boasts of having reared his sons ut the the common
college.
The post Office treaty between France and the two
Sicilies only waits for the Kings signature.
RUSSIA.
A great dispute, and one which may lead to serious
consequences, has arisen in the Russian cabinet We
get the particulars from the London Herald.
We are told that the Emperor of Russia, having re-
solved to liberate in one sweeping act the immense
portion of the population of his empire born in state
of servitude, lately called together the Council Of
State, for the purpose of making his intention known
The proposition was received by the subservient por-
ton of the council with satisfaction, but the old and
powerful nobility present declared that such an
was tantamount to revolution-,hat it endangered
their lives and properties, and that in honor and
science they could not adopt it.
The council separated without any decision being
taken, and the utmost secresy was for some time,
preserved on the subject.
In this state of things the Emperor was forced to
compromise, and, unwilling to give up his favorite
project to have the appearance of yielding to the
clamor of the old nobility he issued the ukase for the
modification of the condition Of the serfs accOmpa-
MED at the same time by order of the police, ex-
planning it in calculated to satisfy the APP
prehensons of the opposition.
TURKEY.--A letter to the London Morning Cbroni-
Gle, dated l4th April says "The complicated differ
hitherto existing between the Ottoman and He
lenc governments are now in the way of adjustment.