Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-28
One Week Later from Europe.
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The Steamer Acadia, Capt. Stone, arrived
| at her berth in East Boston, ou Sunday, morn.
ing abont six o'clock She left Liverpool 9th
September.
The Queen prorogued Parliament on Tues
day, the 5th. Her speech contains nothing OF
! importance. The session has been an unusu-
ally long one. Among the distinguished gen
llemen present in the House Of Lords during
the ceremony of prorogation, were the repre-
sentative of the new Republic Of France, M.
Beaumont, Count Adrian, the ambassador
from the Central Government of Frankfort,
and the envoys from the various courts of Eu-
rope, together with Mr.. Bancroft, the Ameri-
can ambassador, who came from Scotland for
that purpose.
The weather has been delightful for the last
two or three weeks, and has put a new face on
the prospect of the crops. The cry Of short
crops aud of the potato disease has been near
ly hushed The effect has been to bring back
the prices of grain and breadstufls to the level
they were at previous to the late rise. The
state OF trade has improved. Cotton is very
steady, and fair amount Of business is going
forward, but prices remain about the same.
| Ireland cuntinues in state Of profound tran
guilty Tho State trials have not yet been
commenced. Ii is said that Government is
determined to act with frmness and resolution
in regard to the offenders, and 10 prevent in
fature what is called the dcmagogue agitation
in that country.
The Continental news is not Of great impor-
tsnce.
FRANCE.
The sense Of security created IN the capital,
under the mild but firm administration of Cen
eral Cavaignac, has led the National Assem-
bly,, on the question which had been raised
therein, as to the necessity Of maintaining the
siege, to pronounce by large majority In IA
vor of the continuance Of that measure, thus
Strengthening the hands of the only man who
has had the ability and the honesty to torn a
regime of order out of the most chaotic ele-
mcnts of Revolution and, at the same time,
striking a heavy blow against the Vaccinations
of the Anarchists, who, like wreckers on the
coast, thrive best amid the weakness, the suf-
fsrings, and the ruin of their fellow-mcn.
BELGIUM.
After sitting Of three weeks, the Commis
sion at Antwerp on the affairs of Risquons-
Tout was brought to "A close on the Both ult
Seventeen Of the prisoners are sentenced to-
execution. A large number Of the prisoners
were acquitted. Those who were sentenced to
death, on hearing the sentence passed, cried
out Vive la Republique.'
DENMARK.
The Paris papers Of the 17th inst, announ-
ces the refusal of the Central Government OF
Germany to ratify the armistice between
Prussia and Denmark The withdrawal Of the !
troops from the Duchies had been counter:
lnanded.
RUSSIA.
a report is prevalent that Schamyl has quite
retrieved his late losses, and has dreadfully .
cut up the Russians in several engagements.
The losses of the Russians are said to be im-
mcnse.
GERMAN EMPIRE.
The Minister of the United States Of Amer
ica had entered into official relations with the
Central Power at Frankport.
ITALY.
The accounts from ltaty and Rome declare
the whole country to be in most disturbed
and excited state At Genoa, Leghorn, and
Rome, tumuts had occurred, which were with
dtiicu suppressed.
TURKEY.
A destructive fire occurred at Constantine
pie, on the 27th ult., which destroyed the en-
tire quarter of buildings on the Marina, from
bridge to bridge. That quarter contained
magazines of oil, wood, tallow, wax, tobacco,
fruit, and other valuable ARTICLES, and about
a thousand houses, in value altogether abooi
fS90,O0
THE CHOLERA.
PRussIA, &c.-The Cholera continues to