The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-21
FIVE DAYS LATER
FROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF THE
Steamer Caledonia
IT BOSTON

Tenantry OF England-Massaore OF tn
French Governor at Marquesas-Improve
ment In the Cotton m arket.
The steamship Caledonia arrived at Boston O
Friday morning at o'clock, bringing news to tn
9th inst The overland mail from India had nc
arrived, and nothing of Importance can be found il
our files.
The free trade party were making converts amon
the farmers.
The Queen, we are happy to state, is to-day s,
well that il was not thought necessary to issue ali,
bulletin.
The funeral of the Duke of Sussex, will take place
this day, Thursday in London, where, from eigh
until one O'Clock, the shops will be closed.
The Emerald had arrived at Havre.
Intelligence had been received from the Island.
of Marquesas which state that the French Govern
or and suite had been murdered by the natives.
p w. Byrnes, Esq, long connected with the
packet ships between Liverpool and New York, is
dead.
There is every prospect OF very early and very
abundant harvest this year. From the mildness of
the winter, the wheat was more forward al the be-
ginning of April hanit usually is at the end of that
month"; and the abundant rains and occasional ge-
nia weather which we have since had, have caused
it to advance, Notwithstanding few checks from
frosty nights.
M. Kaumartn, the lover of Mile Heinferter, the
German singer, recently tried for the murder of
his rival, M Sirey, and acquitted.
A very extensive seizure of tobacco had been
made at Belfast, by the chief officer. A man was
arrested in carrying off the contraband article by the
cartlcad.
The Duke of Wellingtoncompleted his 74h year
on the LIST instant, and gave levee on the occasion
The Havre Theatre was destroyed by fire on
Friday night, the 18th ult. Mr.. Fortier, the mana
ger who resided in apartments attached to the thea
ire, lost his life.
large number Of tenants on the Benheim estates
IN Oxfordshire, had quilted their farms, and dissa-
tlstaction among the tenantry of England on ac-
count OF the high rents, was growing daily more
apparent.
series of murders, of the most extraordinary
and revolving character have been brought to light
in Bedfordshire. A woman is charged with having
been instrumental in the death of her husband and
child by administering to them arsenic in their
food.
Captain Edward Johnson, of the British army.
wa killed IN duel with another officer, few DAYS
since, at Prttlewell, near Southend, in Essex.
BY the returns, nearly complete, of the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland, it is fully as.
certained that complete revolution has been made
in The character of that body, and that the scismat
les had been entirely defeated.
A cbarst meeting at Hull was recently dispersed
by the authorities and the orator on the occas or
seized and bound over for trial on charge OF sedi
ton
--latest accounts from Naples state that Vesuvius
was again belching forth large quantities of flame
and smoke.
A Cd of he ;oIa
following extraordinary express from Paris:-
Paris, May 2-The affairs of Serva are arran-
ged. The Dlvsn has conceded all the demands Of
Russia. Prince Georgewitch is to abdcate. his
councillors and hlamll TO quit Servia and a new
election to take place, probably in favor of Prince
Mllosch.
g An attempt was made at Milan to assassinate
the Vlceroy, which failed"
Texas Consul M. Pierre Brunot. banker at Pa
rls, has lust been appointed by the Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs to fulfil IN France the functions of Con-
sular Agent Tor the rep1blic of Texas
The CHARrIsr TRIALs.-O'Coonor and the other
Charlsts tred at the late Lancaster Ashes toeeth-
er with White who was tried at Warwick. and Coo
per who was tried at Stafford, have received notice
10 appear at the Queens Bench on Thursday Nav
!, 10 receive Judgment.
The INPANT PRINcEss.-Her royal; hghness is a
remarkable fine infant, not so delcately formed as
her slsier the princess royal and in features more
resembling the Prince of Wales She has large
light blue eyes, and hair which promises to be haxen
PRINCE PUcKLER MusCAU. Accounts from Gen.
tral Europe state that this we-known Prince and
liberal minded traveller has parted with some por-
ton OF his hereditary possessions though tor what
reason is not assigned IL is affirmed ia the higher
circles OF Breslsu that the Count of Nassau has
purchased of Prince Puckler, for 81 600. 600 the
Lordshlp OF Muscau in Lower Sil-sia. In Muscau
the sum is stated at above SlOO, 900 more. Count
Won Riden, who was IN negotiation with the
Prince, Is said 10 have offered 81 500 900.
SLIDING SCALE THE PEEss-Dr. II. called al
the Tines office, TO inquire the price of inserting
the death of relative. "Ten shillings," said
surley clerk DR.. H. demonstrated, and said he
had only paid seven for the last CON-" SAID The
clerk, " that was common death, but this is sim
serely regretted" well, my friend" said the
Doctor, laying down the ten shngs, "your exec
uiors will never be put to that expense"
Posi- OFFIcE.-A Parliamentary paper, published
on Saturday morning, shows, that for the year end
ing January g. 1913, the number of letters received
inland was 2o9,6ll sos, and foreign and colonial
s,5S304O The gross amount of revenue of the Uni.
ted Kingdom, inland, during the same period, was
El 0N,074 los 6ad expense OF management,
f9l3 06l l4s showing a net revenue of flO3 26S
B. SID, after deducting fl0,745 q. Cd: tor Par
hamentary grants, &c, charged on the Post Office
revenue. The gross amount OF revenue for foreign
and colonial, and internal colonial, was f5S3, 4O6
0s AID; the total expense Of management, f696, 445
lss AID showing deficiency OF fll3,030 10.
lhe aspect OF affairs in the manufacturing districts
presents nothing worthy OF remark since the sailing
OF me Great Western The ships sailing to the
Unied states are going out empty, or in ballast
Neither goods nor passengers are offering. and
ireighis were hardly ever known to be so low.
The last three packets, the 10Th ut the 25th ult.
and the LIST INST, have only taken out in " rouph
freight and dead weight" conformity, about $500
MASSACRE THE GOVERNOR OF THE MARours.s
ISLANDS AND SUITE We regret to state, thai very
melancholy intelligence has just been brought to This
country from the new French settlement in the Pa
cihc by merchant vessel, the Sarah Ann schooner
which left OtaheIte on the 23d of October. /, ap.
pears that the French Governor OF the Marquesas,
with fourteen attendants, had been visit IL the
native King, Nicahevsr, where they had been hos
Piiaoy entertained, and, sus,ectiDg no danger, they
leit MS residence TO return TO the French station,
wlhout, probably, taking proper precaution against
me .reschery OF the natives. They were attacked
ON lne Way' ana the Governor and fourteen persons
friendly dlsposliIon OF The - 81 LII I.