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The Steamer Britannia arrived a. Bos-
ton on Sunday. With dates from Liverpool
10 The 22d ult The intclhgenee she
brings sof exciting interest, particularly
that from France and ireland.
The whole Of that part Of Europe, says
the European Times, which skirts the
Rhine, and borders on France, seems
quite disorgani1ed The widest radical
ism has taken root ii the Grand Duchy
of Baden; and tho secret societies Of
Germans, Swiss Baden radicals, and
French enlisedrios seem organizing an
armed invasion. At Hesse Cassel the
soldiers and the citizens are at violent IS
sue, the military having attempted to
restore their former reign Of physical
force. The Duke Of Hesse CasseE has ex
pressed his indignation At the outrages
attempted BY his guards, whose dissolution
as regiment he has ordered, and some
of the culprits are 10 Be tried 81 court
martial In Saxony ! frightful incendia-
ry instruction seems to be going on.
which the Government cannot succeed in
putting down. In Alsace complete in-
surreetion Of the peasantry exists. The
troops have been attacked at Morlnontior,
and I57were killed The rioters were at
length repulsed with great loss, and their
leader captured
| There was nochange in cotton al Liver
pool on the 22nd, though the market was
| firm
The market for breadstuffs, was firm at
an advance since the sailing Of the a.
mefica
In I4ondon, money Was At 81 per cent,
lon best bills.
| It appears that Ledru Rollin had at
length made an attempt to destroy the
Provisional Government in France, and
that troops were arriving every moment in
Paris from all parts Of the country.
The greatest excitement and fear had
been created in Paris and throughout the
country BY these alarming events, and
scenes Of the most momentous character
were momentarily expected.
ireland continues in a very critical
state, and the excitement among the PEG.
pie continued to increase rather than di-
minish. NJ I'D
Arms arc in brisk demand, and the peo-
pie are being openly drilled with pixies
and rifles, despite the threatened inter
ference Of the Government Indeed,
there seems to be no longer any doubt Of
THE fact that Ireland is on the eve Of q
civil war.
I True bills have been found against
l0'Rrien, Mitchell and Meagers, the three
most energetic Of the Irish leaders
The meetings in Consolidation Hall, in
Dublin, had passed of quietly, and the
speakers were very temperate; but the
young ireland party were as warlike as
ever, and as intemperatein their harangues.
I Public meetings had been held in seye-
raj parts Of the country in SUPPORT Of the
tgoyernmept.
The differences between thd repealers,
headed by John 0'Connell on the one
side, and Mitchell on the other, is becom-
ling greater every day. The Reut has fall
len to E35, and it is evident that the nu-
lmerical majority Of the Irish people is in
favor "a riolasnk = easurcs. In alse mean
time, the people continue to supply them
SELVES with arms.
i Great and influential bodies sent in ad-
dresses TO the Lord Lieutenant, expires,
sivetof their detcrmination to support the
government. +
In England and Scotland the move
ments Of the Chartists continued, and al,
most every town in the two, countries had
held meetings in favor of the Charter, in
the week ending on the 22dl .Resolu-
ltions in favor Of petitioning the Queen to
remove her present ministers hid been a.
Idoptedsby the Convention, With great en-
thusiasn, and large delegations appointed
to visit the provinces, get signers and see
to the delivery Of the petitions in Lon
don.
/ Paris has been the scene Of one of those
extraordinary demonstrations which can
only occur an that capital fortunately
it has passed off without blood shed
Itseems that plot was actu3lly formed
to intimidate the Provisional Government
and eject Lamartine, Marrasti and other
moderate members therefrom, And form .
new government, consisting of Ledru Rol
lin, Cabut Blangui, Albert Louis Blanck
Flocom ARABIC, Raspiel, and Pierre LIE
roux.
| A meeting was accordingly got up for
the Champ de Mars on Sunday hight, with
this Interior object. However, Mons.
Lamartine and Marrast having got preyi-
ous intelligence Of the plot, circumyented
their designs. The National Guards, as
well as the Mobiles, were called out, and
the critical state Of things which threat.
ened complete reign Of terror, furnished
the Provisional Government with che pre-
tenee to military display s
All classes now deeming the lately
prescribed troops Of the line as defenders
| Of order, life and property, q couple Of
regiments were brought into Paris 49,
Cannon, for the FIRST time since the revolu-
ltion, we're placed before the Hotel de
VILE Of the national Guard Of Paris
/ No FEWER than l2O, 900 men assembled at
the quays and Boulevards, joined by 49,
900 Of she Bonlien or suburbs.
To these we're added 10000 Of the
Guards Mobile, and this body, between
which and tie National Guards some ieal-
ousy had previously existed, fraterpized as
they passed each other, snd their common
difficulties we're buried IL oblivion.
The Pacha Of Egypt has hung deputation
from s meeting who had been appointed 70 lay