Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-07
IsnU EIGN 81.

In addition to Our synopsis Of The news
brought out by the Acadia. which we gave
Yesterday morning. We make The follow
ing excerpts -
The West India steamer, that Ind ar
rived nj Falmouth just previous 10 The Sail.
ing Of the Caledonia, brought over large
sums on account or the Real del Monte
Company ~ also $4,000 towards the
payment of the neNt Mexican dividend.
The Hon. Abbott Lawrence took The
pledge from Father Mathew in Lendsn
and invited him over to this country,
Uenpet. IN his letter to the editor pf the
Times. say that the real motive which ac'
tuated Daniel O'Conneli in attacking him.
was because he published his (O'Connells -
speach against slavery. He denies fha'
he ever sought 10 extort money from SIN
buckingham he merely refused TO insert
an editorial puff written by the lecturer HIM
cell. unleas IL was paid for as mn adveftns'
ment. .
A Biz 'rtp.--A chestnut tree on Mount
Efna is 10 feet round, close to the gsennd'
Mr.. Butter states that 10000 slaves
are still annually taken from Africa OF
whom 10000 are impaired into Brazil.
A dramatic company is about TO proceed
10 Calcutta, ftam London.
The total amount Of paper money IN
circulation In the three kingdoms, during
the last eight months. was fsA,5ab,7e4.
The bullion In the BANK Of England du.
ring the period was Ell ,s72,ooo.
The expenditure on account OF the Two
Houses Of Parliament. including salaries,
printing, &c., was, in ls40, Gl21,4lo; IN
Ie4i. G1eg.Ti7! and in 1s42, Gl23,s47'
The total increase Of members IN The
Wesleyan connection, last year, was eeia'
ramely-Great Bitain, i2s7. Ireland,
s74 Foreign Citations, ae43. The teta'
elm aenally paid tn the Treasuer ct The
Centenary FUND IL G221 600. .
There are now in France, says one Of
the journals. GBTp advocates or baff'stsrs'
5000 avoues Of attorneys, l0,sou notaF'es,
a?oe hutssiers OF simnoning officers, and
about 10000 agents making a total oil
A. ba persons, all living upon law and
justice.
The Gazstte de France states Thai Mr.
Adolphs narfet. brother of odillon batro'
IL about 10 proceed to Hayti. as royal Com.
missioner and that his mission is cup
posed 10 relate 10 the execution OF the
treaty OF indemnity and The commercial
conventions with That republic.
An experiment with the electric light,
which has been talked Of SO much ne n Sub.
eitute for gas, was made recently on The
ten of house on the Quay Cont, In fat,s'
The lint was go brilliant that. at 0 dig.
lance q, 400 metres, (about 22e imperial
it was possible TO read print or manuscript.
Cbeyalier Afanio Ribeifa has arrived
in Lenden trem Brazil. This gentleman
il charged by the Brazilian Government
with authority 10 reopen nego'a1'oh
with her Maicsty's Government. Tor me
purpose Of eifacting n new commercial
treaty between Great Britain and The ON.
pire eli Brazil. ,
A novel and gigantic scheme 's talked
of in France, which Is. TO establish a COW
ered.in garden nj Paris, 10 be heated by a
new and ingenious method. Cafes, libra.
ries. ball .tsoms restaurats, baths anu a
thsatre are 10 surround II. Twenty. five
m,lIions Of francs, TO he rased by a eomPa-
nv. In The gum 10 he called for.
Old Draham the vocalist. and young
i,rahnm. his son. narrowly escaped being
drowaed. In crossing from the Island Of
Guernsey TO that Of Jersey. recently, m
an open boat.
The distance from London TO Paris can
now be travelled in % hours.