The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-13
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The steamship Caledonia, Capt. Lott, ar
rived at Boston on Saturday morning, in the
remarkably short passage of twelve and a
half days from Liverpool, bringing Liverpool
dates to the 18th, London to the 18th, and
Paris and Havre TO the 18th of May. The
overland mail had arrived at London, bring
ing intelligence fIom Bombay to the lst of
April, and from Canton to the 9th Febru-
AIRY.
The price of cotton had fallen still lower.
Parliament has taken hold of the custom
duty bill. The Bank of England question
had come up for debate.
There has been another revolution in
Spain, and dreadful massacre in Turkey.
The English papers state that the contin-
ued dry weather was beginning to have an
unfavorable effect on the growing crops.
The sentence of MIR. O'Connell had been
postponed until the nextterm meanwhile he is
actively engaged in pushing forward his ia
vorite movement. In his address before the
last repeal meeting i'll Dublin he said that
the Office of Chief Baron had been offered
him by the Marquis of Normandy, and that,
being welded TO his country, he refused it,
as he would again that or any other offer
At the same meeting, the repeal rent for the
week was announced to be G453.
The Mexican minister in Paris had con-
tradicted the statement that several citizens
ef France had been massacred in Mexico.
/: is stated that the negotiations in. pro-
gress for the marriage of the Prince de Wap-
pani with Queen Isabella ofSpain promises
TO terminate successful notwithstanding the
opposition ofLouis Philippe.
A serious riot had taken place at Munich,
in Bavaria, In consequence of the advance in
the price OF beer.
ANNEXATION OF TExAs.--Wilmer &
Smiths European Times of the 10Th ult.,
has the following paragraph:
Few things have taken the British people
with greater surprise than the news which
came to hand this,week, not only that a trea-
ty for the annexation of Texas to the Amer
lean Union had been signed by the contract
ing ~fs&fties, but that the treaty, SO signed,
with ali the necessary correspondence and
documents, had been laid before the Senate
for ratification. A shell thrown unexpected.
ly into fort or a citadel, could not have
produced more general CONSERVATION. Ii
will be seen that the treaty of Texas was
mooted in the House ofLords, on Thursday
night, by Lord Brougham, who is, of course
strongly averse to it, arising out OF the slave
ny question. Lord Aberdeen spoke guard
eddy, but both oftbe speakers emphatically
denied having ever contemplated, in con
nexion with dis question, the least inter
ference with the Institutions Of the UniteC
States.
BRFTIsH PARLIAMENT--ln the British
House of Lords, Lord Brougliam wished L
ask the nsalclord, the Secretary for For
eigR Aa6fs ad reeeiv11 iafeYnst'os
with respect 10 the annexation of Texa.
with The Usited States. This vas a ques
lion e~f sIaveTy>was concerned. but he trust
ed that the deciding portion of the Congress
namely. two-iHrds ofthe members, wouli
oppose IL. Nothing which had dToppe,
from him OIL the noble lord of the foreignd de
partmeBf even justified the inference tia
this country, although deploring the exist
ence ofsiavery, ever contemplated any in
reference with the constitution of Americ;
The Earl of Aberdeen said the noble an
learned lord could not expect him to give
precise answer TO the question he asked.
was a subject quite new and unexampled i
the history of nations, and his noble an
learned friend might depend upon it that
would receive the most serious attention
her Maiesty's Government. 1t was true, h
believed, that the treaty for the annexatio
of Texas TO the United States had bee
signed; but he agreed in the hope express
ed by his noble and learned friend, that til
majority of Congress would not agree 10 Il
ratification of it.
IRELAND.-IRe Irish State Irial-Tl
legal arguments which had occupied Ii
whole week on a motion for a new tfia in ii
, case Of O'Connell, andhis colleagues, close
in the Dublin Court of Queens Bench, c
Saturday evening last, with a powerf
speech on behalfof the crown from the ri:
Attorney General.
Mr.. Whiteside then rose and claimed th
right of reply, on the part of the traverser
on account of entirely new matter introdut
ed the Attorney Genera, contrary 10 arrang
ment.
The Attorney General decidedly objec
ed, but the court, speaking through JUDI
Burton, announced that they would consid
the matter and decide that point on EIond.
morning.
On Monday not a syllable was said on Il
subject either by the judges OF the couns
on one side or the other.
On Tuesday, about twelve o'clock, Il
Judges who had been nearly two hours
consultation, entered the court, wearing {
appearance of men who hadbeen engaged
very earnest discussion. Allthe law otflce
oil the crowns, with some of the counsel
the idefence, and two of the traverse
Messrs. Steel and Tierney, were present.
After a short pause, the Lord Chief Justlt
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