The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-07
ARRIVAL OF THE
Steamship Caledonia.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
f ROM e u r OP e.

Important from India and characterized
State Of tho King OF Frances Health.-
Trial and Sentence Of Francis for Shoot
Ing at the misunderstanding Parliamen-
tary Inteliiyence.-Markcts, sc.
The Caledonia, Captain E. G. Lott, arrived at
Boston on Tuesday morning, at about half past s.
The Caledonia was detained by icebergs and also
by fog at Halifax.
She left Liverpool on the 10Th, and we have beth
Liverpool and London papers to the morning of that
day.
Lord John Russell has brought in his promised
Bill for the Prevention of Bribery at Elections The
measure was received in the best spirit and every
disposition was shown to give it full and calm con-
sideraton.
1t is rumored that the session of Parliament will
close in july and that there will be no further dis
cusson on any important question. OF oourse the
exact time of the adjournment of the house is not
KNOWN that will depend upon the state of public
business. The only question of any interest to
be discussed is the Poor Law Bill, and that had al
ready been commenced in the House of Commons.
Tho tariff has at length passed through commit
tee, and better feeling il consequently visible in
the productive market.
The state OF the country is very nearly the same.
Trade of almost every description, continues very
much depressed, without any change in the markets
that could be looked upon indicating better state
of things in prospect The recovery from such a
state of depression has marked the past year must
always be gradual and it may indeed be almost i'm
perceptible 1t is not in the nature of things for
commerce to be always depressed
The crops throughout England, especially the
southern counties, are exceedingly promising
The vintage in France, promises better than for
years past.
The London money market is easy; interest on
+. bills same as last week; but bills of inferior charac
ter are not az easily done. The Queens proclama.
tion calling in light gold, created quite sensation,
and of necessity caused some little inconvenience,
which it was impossible to avoid. There have been
some failures of consequence, but the houses have
been for long time in bad state There has been
no change in cotton.
The famous Marquis of Waterford was married
the Sd inst to the Hon. Miss Stuart, daughter of
Lord Stuart Rothesay, with great pomp and cere-
mony. 1t is high time now for the Marquis to finish
sowing his wild oats.
The Paris papers continue to discuss the question
Of the right of search, more, we believe, because
they find il annoys the English, than from any real
interest which they take in the matter.
AT Bolton, reduction of ten per cent, and in
some cases of more, has been made by the masters,
and the operatives under the pressure o. the times
have been compelled to submit to it,
The trial If !he H4HgR eh TOOK aes Oh bib Friday
in the Central Criminal Court, London. He was
found guilty on the second and third counts of the
indictment, charging him with having fired pistol,
loaded with some destructive substance, at her Ma
IL L. a.
bullet, but believing that il was loaded with some
thing else besides waddng and powder The priso.
ner who was dreadfully affected, was sentenced, in
the usual form, to be hanged drawn and quartered.
Queen Victoria has officially sgnifed her appro-
val OF the approaching marriage between the Crown
Prince of Hanover and the Princess Alexand ina
Mary, daughter OF the Duke Of SAKE Altenburg.
Her Majesty went from Windsor TO London by
railroad, for the first time, on the 18th of June. A
special train provided, of course with "royal
saloons superby fitted up with rich carpets, bou-
quets of flowers and all uxurant appliances.
The report gains currency that Lord de GREY
Of Ireland The Duke Of Buccleuch, it Is supposed.
will be Earl de Grey's successor.
The Viscount Emelyn, son of the Earl of Caw-
dor, has married Miss Sarah Cavendish, daughter of
the Hon. Col. Cavendish.
BY an order in Council, inserted in Tuesdays Ga
zette the ports of Toronto and Hamilton, in Canada.
are declared free ware-housng ports.
The whole of Lord Ashburton's homestead, 81
tuated at Chaplain, q romantic village about two
miles from Bedford, together with IL houses in the
village, were recently totally destroyedby fire.
Captain Basil Hail. with the ladies' and children
OF his family, have completed their tour to Thebes,
Syria, the River Jordan, and the Red Sea, and are
no% proceeding to Greece and Constantnople.
The crew OF the Ann Hall, of Liverpool were
tried at the Central Criminal Court, London. on
Thursday, for mutiny on the high seas, and were
found guilty OF common assault on the Captain.
General Bustamente, ex-President OF Mexico. was
among the presentations at the Queens drawing
DEArns-Sir Henry Parnell, DR.. Arnold. head
master of Rgby Grammar School the Earl of
Erne, Sam Pearce, the Jockey, and Lord Somer
vile, are dead.
Petersburg, on the 81 of June, of Count Matusce-
witz a distinguished dplomatst, formerly Russian
ambassador in England. He was Pole by birth.
but was educated at Paris, under Napoleon
Baron Congleton, better known as Sir Henry Par
nell, hung himself with silk handkerchief Sick
ness IL said to have been the cause.
Dr. Thomas Arnold, head Master of Registry and
Professor Of Modern History in Oxford University
died June H. Of disease Of the heart, aged g. He
was an eminent classical scholar, editor Of an ed
hon OF lhucididss and author Of an unfinished His
tory OF Rome.
Tn, number Of letters delivered In the United
Minsao On. during az, the week ending May n, 1912,
red with the corresponding week of is4i, and of
2,223,O0l compared with 1859
The colers employed in the works belonging 70
the Ear OF Bslcarres, received notice on Saturday
last, that the employment Of females working in the
cohery, would In future be discontinued
The Gotten factory at Pin Mill Rrn,v IN. oe a..
Oldest In Manchester, was DESTROYED bv fire On
"Wednesday morning scnnisht. The damage j, es.
timated at Ee0OO, Co
A few days ago, N .Boivin, the curaie of the
commune of Busy Saint-Martn, near Mean
aged 81 years, threw himself into the M,rnc. H.
fit of Insanity, and was drowned ~
At Boston, Lincolnshire, the other day. married
man, who has left wife and nine children bebnd
him. eloped with his eghbour's wife, who had txvo
and both have taken their departure for America
An immense fossile elephant or mammoth. at a
depth Of twenty feet below the surface, has ius,
been discovered, in the Wealden formation of the
Marden-hill, at Maidenstone, during the excavation
OF the cutting for the Southeastern Railway.