Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-02
FOREIGN NEWS.



TWELVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Royal steamship Britannia, Captain Hewitt,
bringing news from Europe twelve days later than
our last adyces.
The Britannia brought one hundred and one pas
sengers-among them Hon. Edward Everett, lady,
daughter and two servants.
We condense from the N. Y. News
The Hon. Louis McLane, the American Min
lister in England, has taken up his residence at 80
Harley street, Cayendish Square.
The Acadia arrived out in eleven and half days
from Boston-one of the shortest voyages ever made.
The cottn market has shown symptoms of improve
ment The sales up to the end Of the week, exceed
ed $4,000 bags, daily average Of more than 5000
In the four days since nearly 1000 have been sold
and prices are very evidently getting up.
The weather in England, which had for some time
been stormy, and which it greatly feared would
njure the growing crops and retard the harvest has
suddenly changed for the BETTER and there is fair
prospect of abundance Every interest is feeling the
advantage of restored confidence.
The state of trade is in most respects satisfactory
The demand for all the leading staples, whether su-
gar coffee, wool cotton, is steady as to indi-
cate healthy consumption, and the supplies suf-
hcient tc check any exorbtant advance.
The religious disturbances in Germany have not
been renewed, and the popular irritation has been
rested by the Kings prompt compliance with the re-
quest of the citizens regard to commission of in
quiry.
The French have met with some reverses in Al
gersthe Arabs at Orleansvile having again revolt
Jed.
! The news from Ireland is not important. The u
ster journals crowded with announcements re-
specting the general organization of the Orange So
cety and especially in reference to the demonstra
ton which took place in Lisburn, county Down, on
Wednesday, 10Th ult.
There has been, on the west coast of Africa sue
cessful engagement between the boats of of hei
Majestys Ships and large pirate SLAYER The boat;
engaged in the affair belonged to the Pantaloon
Lieut.. Provost finally succeeded in capturing the YES
sell but the pirates fought desperately, and it no
until seven of their number were killed, and sever
or eight more severely wounded that they below
or yielded
The papers contain full accounts of the journeying
of the Queen and royal party in Germany. On the
9th of August her Majesty proceeded from CoburG
to Gotha, accompanied by Prince Albert, the King
and Queen of the Belgians, and the Regning Duke
where they would remain till the Sd or 4th of Sep
TENDER, when they would return homeward.
In Poland there is a complete famine.
The chief topics of discussion during the past fort
night, have been the rumored appearance of war be
tween Mexico and the United States, and the appre
hended deficiencies of the crops, through the preya
lence of weather unfavorable to the prospects of the
agricuturits t-
The Parliamentary session being over, the Queer
being a tour of pleasure In Germany, OConnel
in retirement at Derrynane, and the ministers anc
other Legislators being the moors shooting grouse
in the fields popping at cartridges, there is little
incident to record in the political world. There
some reports of changes in the ministry. Lore
Lyndhurs it is said, is DESTROYS Of retiring, and the
question was, who would succeed him!
Scotland, which usually absorbs but little of the
politicians attention. has been disturbed, during tn,
last few days, by or two emeues, not very serl
Gus, but sufficient, in the absence of more stirring
events to fix the public gaze that part Of the Is
land. The scene of the principal outrage was Dun
fermine, where the house of an employer attack
ed and bis family maltreated by his operatives, arts
ing out of dispute about wages. Troops were de
spatched to Edinburgh, and the newspapers gave i'm
portance to the circumstance by displaying, in
imposing capitals the "Riots in Scotland" As a SCI
off against this ungodly outbreak, the genera
assembly of the Free Church has gone far north
Inverness to proclaim the "word," and collect the
"siller"