Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-06-01
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
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ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP BRITANNIA
Tire Royal mail steamship Britannia, Cap
tain Hewitt, arrived at Boston on tho morning
Of the 18th inst, after 4 passage 0f thirteen
and i half days from Liverpool, bringing bofi-
don papers to the evening Of the 81, end Liv.
erpoal to The morning Of the 9TH inst. inolu,
siVe1
BHstness wac TO n considerable extent, In d
state Of ~inaction until The Budget made lie
appearance. The alterations made by tho
! chancellor Of the ESchequgf In certain artis
Giles Of produce, caused acme little stir IN the
market. Money continues plentiful. Cation,
It IL stated, IA likely to continue low in price
all the year. The question In once settled
for another twe1vemonth, an extensive BUSH
ness Ill Sugar ID likely ID continue al The year,
ut rood but not nuetuating prices. There had
been no change in the price Of Cotton.
Lord Peterborough, Governor General Of
India, has been recalled by order Of tho East
India Company, In accordance with tho power
given 10 them by the Law, but such recall was
not the wish Or desire Of the government.
The Emperor of RuHsia was expected 10
arrive In England ON q visit to the Queen,
| about the second week Of this month.
The statistical returns issued by the Regjs.
ter General, show that so, O25 deaths from bul.
monary consumption take place in England
and Wales annually.
Vast numbers Of emigrants, from all parts
Of the empire, are now aoektng into Liverpool,
on their way to Canada and the United States.
The majority Of the Scotch emigrauts are for
Upper Canada, whilst those Of England and
Ireland are for the United StHtes.
Are, Wood, the celebrated vocalist, has
lLmm. aaaaanIlnJt Ira a91apaF1 bnr t1paEasBtnnai nR.
e~rtiong BY une ofthose nervous affections to
| which she has been lately subject.
Mademoisella Rachel IL said to be- about 10
retire from the stage, In consequence Of The
impaired state Of her health.
tthe elections which have taken plsee IN
epuseouunre of the law appointments, have
terminated in favor of the Government. The
Anti. Corn Law League showed fight al Eve
ter, and the result Was very iIuiniliating TO its
popularity there. Poor Mr.. Thesigor, who
accepted the Solicitor. Generaiehip under the
impression that he could retain his seat for
Woodstock, found out that great patrons arc
sometimes very whimsical. The seat was
wanted BY the Duke Of Marlborough for the
Marquis Of Blandford, his con, q young noble
man who has just attained his majority, and
the law.ofirer of The crown was 10 phill for
himself. He IL, however, on the threshold Of
the House of Commons, as q "friendsin need
fs about 10 resign, in order to make way for
him.
Tho steamship Great Britain Is still in the
dock at Bristol, and no arrangement has yet
been made for extricating her. II has been
proposed 10 lift her BY a very simple process
through the dock gates, but the great difficult
~ 10 contend with in this Is the screw. II is
expected, nevertheless, that she will sail for
New York on the 18th July.
1t appears by a parliamentary paper jnat Ia
sued, that 42,3i2cwt. Of cheese was imported
into England from the United States III the
year ending 9th January, 1874.
The King and Queen of the Belgians had
ler England,
The Duchess ofKeut (mothor oftho Queen)
was on a visit t1 the KING and Queen Of the
French, at the T1iIIerles.
IRrsn ArrAtRs.-T Tie interminablc proceed
ings in Ireland, arising Out nftbe tfiai Of Mr.
O'Connell and the other "eo6vitted consplra-
tors,r have occupied great Fpace during HE
paet and present week ID the newspapers.
The motion for a new trial was made ia the
Irish Court oil Queens Bench, on Thursday,
III a speech by Mr Whitesida, which eonsum.
ed The greater portion Of thai day and the day
following. Altogether, there will be ten
speeches from counsel. The Court. il IL ex
pected, will give It's decision on the mDoled
points on Friday, No one expects that the
motion will be granted. The only question
which possesses any real interest is thie-will
O'Conneli and the other traversors be impris-
oned before the writ of error, which they in.
tend carrying 10 the House Of Lords, is deei.
ded9 It seems to be tolerably certain that
Judgment cannot be passed during the present
term, which is now drawing to close. The
tactics If the traverserB seem to have had re-
ference to this object, but tidings over the sen.
tence until the next term cannot escape il, and
the purpose for which representation was orig
inally tried by the defendants has passed away.
The feeling which this motion for a new trial
excitee in the public mind, is by no means
commensurate with the space which it file in
the daily press. The truth is, that the public
are tired and sick Of this war Of words, "full Of
sound and fury, signiiying nothing" Stimu-
lanis, however iudicious in their way, may
be administered SO as to destroy their good
effects. So with this new flood Of repeal ora
tory from the Dublin Four Courts. The pa
late of the public has been fed upon it SO long,
that it has at length become distastefui, nan-
seous. All that Is cared for il the result. Be-
sides, the repeal mania in the sister country
has subsidized so speedily, that the interest
which usually attaches to those who are be-
liered to be ''terribly in earnest" has evapor.
ated. The stale of Ireland now, and her con-
dition twelve months ago, when the country
was burning with The repeal mania, shows The
excitable not less than the unsteady character
Of the people, Winners Times.
FRANcE-The French Chambers were DC
cupied with the Secondary obstruction and
Prison Discipline bills, the object of the latter
being to effect a sweeping reform ia the exls
ting regulations, BY a near approximation 10
the Philadelphia system, and the adoption of
other improvements. The principle has been
adopted.
The opposition journals say that Ministers
will be called on for further information on the
Tahiti affair. The departure ofAdmiral Ham
bin, to supercede Admiral Dupetit Thours,
is delayed. ii
Amongst the ridiculous rumor prevalent at
Paris is the following: "A project for the
partition Of the Island Of st. Domingo is spo.
ken of in diplomatic circles. France, fonnd-
ing her chains on the non-execution of The
conditions attached to the recognition Of the
independence of Hayti, of which M. de Mack.
an was the negotiator, is to claim the French
part, and England, substituting herself for The
claims Of Spain, would take the Spanish part,
in compensation for certain claims against the
of Madrid"
The Kings health was much better, acccr-
ding to last accounts but there is another
of uneasiness in the existence of Sc
,ret societies. and a spirit of d safFection which
las appeared in WI or three regiments recent
y CHARTERED at Toulouse. This appears TO
,e the focus of the conspiracy. Il is stated in
fe!ns quarters that The ~disafactiea extends