Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
EOHDAVN
ny Hrtraordinary Express.


We are indebted to the Philadelphia Ledger
for the following summary of foreign news,
+ brought by the Pilot Boat w. J. Romer chartered
% expressly for that purpose by the Ledger and
: North American q Philadelphia, and the Tri.
bune and Sun ofNew York; indiga
aip Cotton had improved one eigth ofa penny, ow-
ing to oadviees from the United States and short
I, bushe higher Flour was shilling better, and
a,large demand. r H
The attention Of Parliament has not been
formally directedto the state of the Oregon re-
Iations. The dispatches sent over by our Ex-
press boat Rcner, had been laid before the min.
istry, but no time elapsedto show their effect
Ha Parliament is engaged in Coercive Bill for
, ireland The Liverpool Courier Of the iith
says the state of that country jnstifes any effort
for its ainelofation, bnt thinks the Earl ST. Ger
NUNS will be dead letter. I
The commeats of the English press on the re.
fusat of the American Government to arbitrate
on the Oregon question, look warlike.
i The Tariff was still under discussion in Parla.
ment, with prospect of being speedily COM
pleted in accordance with the plans of the Min.
istry.
There had been no action in Parliament on the
Oregon question:
There to be great reductions in the Rpssi-
an Tariff
II is said that the French funds had declined.
In the debate on Indian corn and buckwheat
and rice being free illusions were made to these
articles being American staples.
The opposition to the Evangelical Alliance in
Scotland meets with increasing opposition among
the clergy.
The French papers have but little in relation
to Oregon. They seem to incline to the opinion
that matters will arrive at an amicable adjust
ment. sfr eai $50 .,r
A dissension which promises momentons re.
suits had sprung up among the Jews in London
The throne of Spain is in danger in conse
quenence of The refusal of the Queen to sanction
the electoral law. 1t was expected the ministry
would at once resign
Political affairs in Switzerland remain in
critical state. At Berne things look gloomy
The Grand Council had deprived the Councillors
of State--nine Of them--of their functions :
The number of seamen required by the Eng
lish Navy estimates, is 81, 500 boys 2 900 ma
rines aAoat 5 800 ashore 5,OO0Ztotai 40 900.
II IS said that the artillery, turned with such
fnial effect against the British troops in India
was purchased in England above five years ago.
by General Ventura, for the late Rajah Runjeet
Singh. $50 ae
The insurrection in Poland seems to have
reached a crisis. All parties seem agreed that
more hopeless attempt it is scarcely possible
to conceive. The insurgents are said, however,
TO amount to 10000 men. The Journal des De.
bats publishes history Of the rebellion, from
which itappears that it has extended to the Rus
sian army, and that it would not have broken
ont at the present moment had not the numerous
chances of detection rendered further delay i'm.
possible. The Provisional Government of Cra.
COW were acting with vgor, and up to the latest
authentic accounts no attempt had been made by
General Collin to attack the city. 1t was repor-
ted in Paris on Sunday that the Russian had as.
saulted Cracow, reduced half of it to ashes and
driven out the Poles, who in their retreat, en-.
countered large body of Austrians, and defeat.
ed them! The Prnssian government, notwith.
standing the sympathy openly avowed for the
insurgents in Polish Prussia, appears to be dis.
posed to remain neutral inthe matter.