The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-14
FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Caledonia.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER.

The British Iarllamet was expected TO
adjourn on the 10th of Jul y.
The armed Intervention of the British
Government in the affairs of Portugal, had
excited warm debates in the British House
of Commons and the French Chamber of
Deputies. The Duke of Wellington and
Sir Robert Peel sustaining the Russell
Ministry, while NJ Guizot justified the in
tervention
All attempts TO reconcile the difference S
between the Queen of Srain and her hus-
band had failed.
The grain crops throughout every part
of Europe are most encouraging.
The English ten hour factory bill has re-
ceived the royal assent.
The king of Belgium is reported to be in
yery precarious state Of health which
vAh the advanced age of the King of the
French, creates considerable uneasiness in
European political and monetary circles
The National states that two expresses ar
rived in Paris on the l4th from Belgium,
announcing that the life of King Leopold
was despaired of. His Majesty was afiict-
edwith insanity.
There was promise of an early harvest
in England
Active preparations are making at Ports
mouth, for Sir John Richardson's expedi-
ton to the Arctic regions, in search of Sir
John Franklyn, and several seamen have
already been engaged.
IRELAND.
In Ireland, apart from the contradictory re-
ports respecting the polatoe crops, the an
ticipations ofan abundant harvest are cheer
ing. Fever is still awfully rife and naa!ig-
nant, but the general downward tendency
of provisions and the ample stores now
pouring into this country, with the preva-
lent fine, dry, bracing weather, will, it is
hoped. prove effectual means to check the
progress ofthis destructive epidemic Emf
grafton proceeds very vely-during
the last two months one hundred and twenty
thousand persons left the shores of these
Kingdoms, chiefly Irish, and remarks the
Belfast Northern Wing, "thc extent of the
exodus seems only to be getting away"
Murders and outrages are unhappy null
tlplled until they arc regarded as indigenous
to Irish society, and effectually to cure this
plague spot is doubtless one of the great diff
fcultles for any government
Messrs John and Morgan o 'Connell have
succeeded their late father in the leadership
ofthe Consultation Hall Repealers Tom
Steele has retired entirely from active SER
vice. Dr. O'Higgins, catholic bishopof Ar
dah, has, i'll letter to the Association. de-
veioped and avowed what was we'll known
to have previously existed, Il system for con-
verting every priest into collector Of, and
the chapels or chapel yards as receiving
houses; on the other hand, Archbishop
Murray strongly denounces such prosti-
tuition of the sacred office and of the sauc-
t,ary of God.
The Irish Confederation consider them
selves insul,ed, by very direct exclusion
ofthe members from the proposed public l,-
neral Of the members from the proposed
public feneral Of the late Mr.. O'ConnclI-
asmall section of that body are about to form
third section of Repcalers, and among
these dissensions it is considered very pro-
able that the entire agitation will spend its
decaying energies.
FRANCE.
Marshall Bugeaud has resigned the post
of governor.general of Algicrs. His sue
cessor has not yet been appointed, but IL re-
port is prevalent that the Duke d'Amaule
will proceed to Algiers as Viceroy.
Marshal Grouchy, who commanded the
the French corps darmee, which was desiin-
ed 10 employ the Prussian army, while
Napoleon attacked the Duke of Wellington
at Waterloo, died on Saturday week at St.
Etienne, on the. Loire, in his 82d year.
1t is stated in Paris that NJ Theirs has
proposed and carried in the bureaux an inn
portant notifications Of the project of law
of the tariff. This modification has been
adopted almost unanimously in the
bureaux. 1t includes the following heads
Il. A reduction of coffee and sugars. 2
A duty to be LAID on unwrought British cop
per, with view to favour the importation
"copper" from South America
New FIRE ARM.-We witnessed some
experiments on Saturday made with a new
piece of musketry-we had almost said
enthusiastically completed at the U. S.
Armory: in this town, got up as an expert
ment by Maj. Ripley from modle prepared
by. Mr. Cyrus Buckland, the skilful master
ff1achinist of the Armorv II ;s called q