Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-05-12
From the Baltimore Sun, sth -.
ARRIVAL OF THE r't
steamship Britannia
I DAYS LATER FROM FI7poDr

ment-Gredt Excitement IN Fronr.NITn'
lend on the Verge Of Wqr-EnglonJI 6.'
ef-Adrance IN Breadstrfs-Cotton' SXS4' '
NEw-YoRK, May So -4Ar
The steamer Britannia reached Ro.,"'
IL O'Clock NJ, on Sunday, but the tnISh at
being out of order between this CITY an nS9gTnaph
ton, no news was received by her nn.., Dos
arrival of the mail this morning WIFI The
There was no change in cotton at 1;r
on the 22d, though the market was firm efpool
The market for breadstuffS was frm
advance since the sailing of the Amer. " an
Indian Corn 24s. 27s. per Dbl,
Flour-American 26S. a 27s, per bhl
The Prnss'an Diet has been dissolved :,
most undignifed manner
The news from Austria and Italy is no, IN
porant. 'HD'
The Sardinians have gained some slipb, a,
vantage over the Austrians. o"' d.
The Ro,hchilds have refused 10 loan d..
money at discount on best bills of l S,ss
cent. peE
The Prussian troops are invading Denn,,.
and the Danes were defeated in a skirm;sb"
The Pacha of Egypt has hung a dem,a,;o-
from large meeting, who had heen arn ,,,,os
to Nay before him the complaints of the raonI sU
The Duke and Duchess Montpprsisr Ip" e
been banishe from the capital of Snar ""'e
The Austrian Government has eyroIoaL.
Jesuits Of Dintz, which give great satisiac, u.
TO even the Catholics.
In Scotland the Chartists are regularly Or.
gained. "
ENaLAND.-A fresh agitation has beer -,
up in London for the extension of sufraS.
equ table taxation, reduction of governmer,
expen litures, and thu advancement Of Reborn
principles throughout the kingdom Forv
members of Parliament assisted a, lis forns.
ton.
In some of the districts the middle cIass.,
have fratern'sed with them, and at Brmino,
ham and Nottingham, meetings of merchant,
favorable 10 some points OF the charter have
been held
The House of Commons of England, hay;nr
passed the Crown and Government Security
bill by an overwhelming ma jority, virtually
adjourned on Wednesday evening, 10Th April
for the Easter recess.
Prince Metternich, his Princess, Prince
Richard, Baron Charles Hazel, and suites hav.
arrived in London.
Meetings in favor of the Charter have been
held during the week in almost every town in
England and Scotland.
The Chartist Convention, before ad iounng,
appointed depuations to visit the provinces,
adopting petition to the Queen praying the
dismissal of her Ministry
A ChartiSt organization has taken place in
Scotland, and is spreading throughout The
country, with great energy and vigor.
Observation-Disclosures continues in a very crli.
cal stale, and the excitement among the pPope
continued to increase rather than dimin sh.
Arms are in brisk demand. and the people
are being openly drilled with pixies and rifles
despite the threatened interference of the Gov.
eminent. Indeed there seems 10 he no Longer
any doubt of the fact that Ireland is on the eve
of a civil war.
Most alarming demonstrations Of public o.
pinion continued to be made, and il was The
general opinion that bloodshed was not far off,
The differences between the repealers, hea.
ded by John OCunnell on the one side and
| Mitchell on the other, is becoming greater ev.
nv day The rent has fallen Ia R25, and it's
evident that the numerical majority OF the Irish
people is in favor of violent measures Inthe
meantime. the people continue 10 supply them,
selves with arms.
es to the Lord Lieutenant, expressive of then
determination TO support the government
Ireland continues in a state Of great unhap.
piness and agitation: however, great fear OF
an outbreak of the peasantry existed
Public demonstrations in support OF govern
ment were held in several parts Of the country
FRANCE The Britannia brings intelligence
that M. Lelru RoIiin had al length made the
formal attempt 10 destroy the Provisional Co..
vernment in France, and that troops were ar.
irving every moment in Paris, from all paris
OF The country.
The greatest excitement and alarm had Leen
created in Paris and throughout the country
by these astounding events, and scenes Of the
most momentous character were daily e&pec'
ted.
The financial crisis in Paris was apparently
subsiding, though business and trade were
still much depressed.
The cause of quarrel between Ledru Robin
and his colleagues, is said TO have been as fol-
lows:
A deputation came to Paris from Amien''
for the purpose of presenting petition io'
the removal of one of lie lrn Rollins commIS'
saries, on account OF some violent pFncee Ilngs
he had inluged in the exercise of the unIITn'
tied powers with which he and his teIloF
commIssaries had been invested by NJ. KoIn,
VI. de Lamartine and several other melnhrrS OIL
the Provisional Government, are said TO nave
admitted the misconduct OF the commssa'y'
and stated that he ought to have been remover.
M. Rolin refused to sacrifice tunc'lon"ry
who, If 10 blame at all, was only gulily u
over zeal in the cause of the republic. Upon
this violent scene ensued, and woriS passf1
between the different members OF the pfo'I,
sional Governm1nI: which caused wide ote"'D
in The councils of the nation,
Paris has been the scene OF one OF those O.
traordinary demonstrations which can oni! w w
cur in that capital. Fortunately 1t has Pa's'1
off without bIoodshed
Nj. BIanque having been stung TO ma 'nT9'
by the publication of certain papers alleged y
be found at NJ Guizot's ho:e', which imPeacn,,
Ell his political character, Illuminated "n,'
bitter philippe against the provls ona gov ',
ernment-Geclared the documents pubsneui y
be forgeries-and inveigheh more o'IeIIJ
Mons. Marrast and NJ. Lamartine, III terms
not easily to he forgiven. He SwoFe 10 o'''
throw the government.
Il seems that plot was ac;naily formed y
intmilate the Provisional Government ana
ect Lamaratine, Marrast. and other modeFa'
members therefrom, and form new govern
ment, consisting of Ledru RoIlin, Cabut Ban
gui, Albert Louis Bianck, Flocom ARABIC, las
patel, and Pierre Leroux.
A meeting was accordin~ly got up for ~
Champs de Mars on Sunday night, with tn''
Interior Object. However, Mons. LamarDs
and Marrast having got previous intel'lgrrrSI..
of the plot. circumvented their designs INV
| National Gnards as well as the MnhIes W.T.