The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-05-27
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Of the
G. ALE DO MA .
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND. |

The steamship Caledonia, Capt. Lott,
arrived Friday morning at 81 o'clock,
having left Liverpool on the morning of
the 4th inst.
Massacre fine Governor Of the Mar.
quesaS Islands and Fourteen otherS!-
We regret to state, that very melancholy
intelligence has just been brought to this
country from the new French settlement
in the Pacific by merchant vessel, the
Sarah Ann schooner, which left Otaheite
on the 23d of October II appears that
the French Governor Of the Marquesas,
with fourteen attendants, had been on
visit to the native Ring, Nicahevar, where
they had been Hospitality entertained, and
suspectng no danger, they left his resi-
dence to return TO the French station,
without, proba bly,, taking proper precau-
ton against the treachery Of the natives
They were attacked on the way and the
Governor and fourteen persons were Kill
led. This unfortunate event proves the
disposition of the natives; but what will
it avail them' The French Government
will instantly send out sufficient force
to crush all opposition.
The Infant P,incess--Iler Royal High.
ness is a remarkable fine infant, not so
Gelicately formed as her sister, the Prin.
cess Royal, and in features more resem.
bling the Prince Of Wales. She has large
light blue eyes, and hair which promises
to be faxen.
A Government Education Scheme has
been brought forward in Parliament,
which has excited great deal Interest
it is SO tinged with Episcopalianism that
II has reused the ire and called into aC-
ton the jeaIousies Of all other sects in the
country. Accordingly the Dissenters
and Roman Catholics have been making
demonstration Of strength against it in
every quarter of the land, and petitions.
with upwards Of two millions of sigma
lures, were presented to the House Of
Commons against it on the lst. The
Government has been obliged to bend be.
fore the storm, and some notifications
have been made in the original draught
Of the bill, but not enough to satisfy the
secretaries, who still maintain that in the
bill as il stands, the Church ofEngland has
advantages inimicaI to their interests. -
The probability is-so fierce is the oppo-
drawn.
IRELAND.-The affairs of Ireland are
assuming highly interesting and impor-
tant character The excitement on the
subject OF Repeal runs exceedingly high,
and, added to the disaffrction OF the ten
antry in other respects, bids fair to blow
mp the flame ofrcvolutien in good earnest.
The late Repeal riots at Clones, in the
OF Monaghan, which were suppressed on.
ly by the Interference of the military,
have been followed by demonstrations in
other places which look like anything but
peace and quietness. The doctrine Of
Repeal is now openly denounced as trea-
son by portion ofthe conservative press,
and the strong action of the government
is invoked for its suppression.
The Season and The Crops in England
There is every prospect of a very ear.
ly and very abundant harvest this year
From the mildness Of the winter, the
wheat was more forward at the beginning
Of April than it usually is at the end of
that month, and the abundant rains and
occasional genial weather which we have
had since caused it to advance, notwth.
standing few checks from frosty nights
The spring corn, which was got into the
ground almost as well as the wheat, is al
so beginning to show itself strong and heal
thy, especially the oats and beans, and
the grass crops look better on the LIST of
May than they have done for several
years. There is in short, prospect of
great abundance of every kind of produce,
except, perhaps, Of fruit, the blossoms Of
the fruit trees having suffered very much
from the April frosts, which have done al.
most as much damage to the plum and
pear blossom in the north of England,
and to the apple blossom in the south, as
they have to the apricots and vines in
France With this single exception, ev-
erything looks well.
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Yankee Curiosity AS sailor, who
had lost an arm, was travelling in the
country, he stopped at house OF refresh
ment; the curiosity of the landlord was
excited to know in what manner it was
lost. I'll tell YOU said Jack, 'ifyou won't
ask me another question about it, The