Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-05-20
Foreign Items.
From The London Correspondent Of The ". y. J0WrH0

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From The London Correspondent Of the ~ u Journal
Of Commerce.
The Duke Of MISUNDERSTANDING Of the richest
peers in Great Brain-died suddenly in his bed, at
n ght having merely suffered few days attacks
from influenza Its an awful thought 10 reflect that
all the enormous wealth of this nObeman-the de-
scendant Of the renowned PeIcys-wth an income
averaging from ,f2.000 to f3,000 daily, perfectly
ulencumbered-could not procure him single hand
to close his eyes, or which lie might have grasped
and breathed q farewell" His grace died without
ISSUE and is succeed ded in his titles and possessions
by his brother Lord Prudnoe. Though not man of
great abilities, the late Duke he'd the high office OF
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. lie also
Lad been Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, ambassador TO
the court of St. Petersburgh, and special envoy to
France at the coronation of tie Inflated Charles the
Tenth. During the latter embassy he refused 10
ceive any public money for outfit, or for any thing
else though diamond hilted sword of the value Of
flO,OO0 sterling, voted 10 him by the House of
Commons, he subsequently accepted. During the
whole time that he remained in France, he had, indie
pendent Of retainers three hundred gentlemen Of birth
IN his suite. As he progressed through France TO
Paris he scattered gold among the crowds that sur
rounded his train Of equpages, at every post-town.
His wife was the goyerness TO Queen Victoria. The
remains of the Duke were inferred In Westminster
Abbey the tomb of the Percys, and with royal state
An importantly move, in consequence Of bis grace's
demise, has taken place in the University OF Cam
bridge, of which, as | have stated, the Duke was
Chancellor. Some Of the leads ofhouses, colleges,
very anxious TO have Prince Albert Northum-
berland's successor Others we're 10 this, and
suggested the Earl Fowls, who is a member of the
University, talented and a pious peer. When
solicited 10 stand, his royal hghness declared that he
should have been happy to do had the requistion
shown unanimity the part of the senate but that
not being the case, he respectfully declined the nvl
tation. Notwithstanding this denial the rcquisitioa
,ofc anal md Qlv
went to the poll After contest Of three days the
number stood thus for Prince Albert 94S-for Earl
Powis 635 majority for the Queens husband l09
The Ten Hour Factory Labor Bill has been de-
bated in the House of Commons, and with success to
its promoters. This measure reduces the labor of
young under eighteen years of age, and all fe-
male adults TO ten hours per day.
At the anniversary dinner of the Liverpool Guar
dian Trade Society, the celebrated Mr.. Rowland Hill,
of pennypot celebrity attended, and in the course Of
interesting speech stated that the Introduction
Of prepay ment of letters, the dead letters had de-
creased to a small fracton-less than the two-hun-
dredth part of the whole; but the average of
money found in such letters, in conn., in bank notes,
and bills Of exchange, was f4O0,OO0 sterling per
annum. Many thousand pounds were actually found
in letters with address whatever. He also observed
that there are more letters delivered within radius
of twelve miles round the Post Office, under the penny
rate than were distributed, under the old system,
throughout the whole kingdom. The number of
chargeable letters delivered before the reduction
amounted to seventy millions annually; last year
they amounted to two hundred and ninety-nine and
half Formerly England and Wales had only two
thousand post offices, but the plan has established
! many more.
Mr.. Golden has been handsomely entertained at a
public banquet at Rome. The free-traders of the
eternal city mustered strong upon the occasion, and
the Chamber of Commerce, where the entertainment
took place, was superbly decorated.
From a conversation in the House of Lords in
m wing for return of judgments, from the Office
o. Registering Judgments in Ireland it appeared
that the land of Ireland is indebted fl00O00,0O0
sterling, and that the interest paid thereon amounts TO
f10,0OO,000 per year. This state aent made by
the Earl of Mountcashel.
An assassin who perpetraed murder tlirty-six
years ago has recently been arrested At the distance
of time stated faction fray took place at the Mayo
fair when the prisoner James Malone killed Patrick
Brennan, alias Pat Kelly, by stabbing him in the
abdomen. The murderer fled to America, from whence
he returned about sixteen years ago. He is nearly
seventy years of age and tainted when committed
for trial.