Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-06-03
FOREIGN NEWS
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The Britannia brings about. f2OO.O 900 in specie.
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QUO was withdrawn by q large American house IN
Liverpool.
The weather had been favorable to the growing
crops, the prospects Of which were generally good.
The potato blight has reaPpcared in the neighbor-
hood Of Belfast.
The amount of -four and grain which the Americans
have sent TO the starving Irish has been the universal
theme Of eulogy in Ireland, and Of warm and gene
rous sympathy in England.
O'COnnell is sinking daily; the accounts which
come to hand, through the medium Of the French pa
pers, show that his earthly is drawing to
close. ~
Sir Walter Scott, baronet, son OF the "great magi-
cian, is dead, without issue The barony created in
favor of the author Of the Waverly novels, becomes
therefore extinct Mr. Lockharts son is heir at law
to the estate.
HARVEST PROSPECTS OF EGEPr.-We l,arn from
Cairo that the harvest in Egypt bids fair TO be most
productive this year.
THE RoMIsH CoNvERTs.-A correspondent informs
us that Mr. Newman has received instructions from
the Pope to undertake a new English translation Of
the Vulgate, in which the fidelity of the Douay ver-
sion of the Holy Scriptures is to be preserved with
more regard to ProPriey and elegance of expression
Morning Post
The village of Meinbrssen, in the electorate of
Cassel, is advertised to be sold, the whole of the in
habitants being about to emigrate to America.
Some curiosity has been excited at Cork by the ar
rival, from New Orleans, of ship wholly manned
by blacks.
NORTH POLAR ExPEDrrIoN-The plan of an over
land expedition to the north pole, under the direction
| of Dr. Sir John Richardson, Of Hasar hospital. has
been submitted by him to the government, and appro-
we'd Of
| EXTRAORDINARY SPEED on THE LONDON AND NORTH
wEsTERN.-A special train, consisting of FIVE carri-
II IN
miles, Yesterday "wednesday morning, in two hours
and thirty minutes. The actual time of travelling
did not exceed two hours, being average speed Of
90 miles per hour.
1t was determined, at a meeting in Cork the Oath
ult, at which Lord Bernard, M. p presided that the
cargo OF the Jamestown should be distributed amongst
the ten unions OF the county, according TO the extent
of population and the prevalence of distress in EACH
| The Cork WoRKHoUsE.-This house has attained
melancholy notorety. 1t may be interesting to show
the rate of mortality since the commencement Of the
year, emitting altogether the which led to such
fearful aggregate the death of 40 persons in
workhouse and in the brief space of four months
The total deaths for January were 500; February,
COG; March, 672; April, 523; with one week unes-
timated, from the 9th. The report of the medical
inspector has shamed and alarmed the local author-
ties and the result has been order cleanliness
and distribution of the patients, with decided de-
crease in the mortality. In Killarney, also the public
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workhouse, which once exceeded 80, are now below
10, and the sick list has declined from 500 10 300
"PesileDce, usual, IS following in the wake of
famine there at present in Enniscorihy poor
house $50 sick of fever and 40 wasting away under
dysentery. The poorlaw guardians have refused to
meet in the board-room They are burying the poor
creatures in large pit on the ground belonging to
the institutions there being room in the churchyard
for the increasing numbers Of victims"
| lTALY.-The news from Italy is interesting. The
new law relative to the press issued by the Grand
Duke of Tuscany is nearly similar TO that published
few weeks ago by Pope Plus TX. 1t can hardly be
considered the establishment of the freedom of the
press for it leaves many Of the most CALLING letters
unremoved; still it is great step towards better
things, and 1t is universally held as such both in Italy
| and Austria.
| We read in the Univers: sour letters from Rome
announce that Cardinal Gizzi the 18th ult., ad-
dressed the Governors of the Roman provinces de-
caration that his holiness desires unite around him
an assembly of men of note delegated by the prnci
pal towns in the Roman States letter from Civita
Vecchia informs that this declaration of the pont
fetal government excited in that town the liyeliest
demonstrations of joy 1t generally believed that
the proceeding would produce the impression
throughout all the States of the church."
most diabolical plot to murder the Pope has been
discovered. 1t first found by the French
bassador. He revealed the of the conspirators
TO the Pope. Their intention was to assassnate him
while giving audience TO of them, who was ap-
pointed 10 kill hiui, A capuchin priest presented
himself for the audience of the Pope. His holiness
requested his name. This he gave; but before being
admitted the Pope looked the list of conspirators
and found the name of the capuchin. Then he imme-
diately summoned carbiners, who, the capuchn's
entrance, seized him, and on searching him, found
he Lad brace of loaded pistols and poisoned dag
ger about his person. The capuchin conveyed to
prison. Many arrests took place.
/ misunderstanding to a letter from Vienna, in
the Nuremberg Correspondent, the Aulic councillor,
Count Werner, sent by Prince Metternich TO Berlin
on mission relative to project attributed TO the
Prussian government to accord free press to Ger
many, by proposing it at the diet of Frankfort is said
to have presented a note from Prince Metternich to
the cabinet of Berlin, in which Austria proposes to
the confederation that all contracts and conventions
on the affairs of the press be annued According to
this proposition all the sovereigns of the different
States of the confederation would be free of all en-
gagements, and have it in their power accord
ing to their discretion, either absolutely under
certain notifications from the representative States.
II is added that this proposition which abrogates the
DEGREES of Carlsbad and all subsequent conventions,
has been hvorably received by the Prussian cabinet.
The Germanc Diet has determined that the cotton
powder OF Doctor Schonbein shall not be employed in
the armies of the Confederation.
HoLLAND--The government feels disquietude
at the daily increasing emigration to the United States.
1t has caused to be published in its semi-ocia organs
several appeals to the people not to abandon their
country it has set forth letters from Duchmen esab-
Fl lished in the United States giving most awful &C.
count of the misery that awaits all emigrants, and
has illuminated the American character 10 the utmost
of its power bat il is not likely that all this literary
eloquence will have any great effect the people.
I PRussrA.-The answer of the King of Prussia to
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