The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-05

eIS mummy eHtIodt ~ Oo H0dlu Ut 'hO ou'
Of your honorable house by counsel or
agents in support of those claims. And
your petitioners &c.
AFFAiRs IN ENeLAxp.-The following
is taken from London letter of the 7th
instant:
London at this moment is in very az.
itaied state. Everybody is talking about
the movements of the Chaltisls. The
government. | am assured, is making ex-
traordinary military preparations, The
immense stock of guns, pistols and swords
which have been kept at the Tower,
were yesterday distributed all over the
metropolis. The Bank, Custom House,
Exchange, Post Office, Somerset House,
Guildhall. Museum, the Palaces, and
other Public buildings are filed with these
weapons of war Several regiments of
troops are ordered Immediately to Lon
don, and soldiers are to be distributed at
various points, having bail cartridges in
abundance.
These precautions are taken to pre-
vent any disturbances on Monday next,
the day appointed for charlists meeting
on Remington Common. 1t is variously
estimated that from $4,000 10 500 900
persons will be present at the meeting.
The object of the meeting is to form a
procession. and march to tho House of
Parliament, there TO deliver TO Mr.. Fear
gus O'Conner monster petition, which
he will present to Parliament.
There is nothing Objectionable in the
petition, but the government fear that
some disturbances will ensue from such
formidable mass of men. To. day the
government have issued proclamation,
forbddug tho meeting! This has some
what Gained the minds ofthe upper class
es and tradespeople; but this afternoon,
the chartists, (now in convention in Fiiz.
roy square,) passed an unanimous reso.
luton that they would hold their propos
ed meeting, notwithstanding the govern.
ment proclamation! 1t is because that
know that these two or three hun
dred thousand chartists now in London,
are 81 determined, that | fear the worst
consequences. fear that there will be a
collision between the troops and The peo-
pie on Monday. fear that the scenes of
Paris, Vienna and Berlin will be re EN-.
acted IN the streets of London.
have this moment heen informed by
gentleman connected with one of the
public Offices, that the procession will
not be allowed to pass over any of the
bridges, bennington Common is on the
Surrey side of the Thames, and further
more, the military will be stationed or
the bridges, and will not permit any per
Sous to pass, and if an attempt is made
orders will be given to the troops to fire
Looking at the revolutionary state oI
all Europe, there is certainly great cause
for alarm in London; not only in London
but in Dublin, and, in fact, in the whole
kingdom.
Cabinet councils are held daily, and
am assured that ministers hardly know
how to act At one council there wa.
great difference Of opinion as to whether
the queen and her family should remail
in London, or leave before Monday mex,
1t was finally declared that it woulc
not be prudent lin another word safe, J 70
her to remain. The queen left Bucking
ham Palace to day for the Isle of Wight
You will remember that she was only re
Gently confined, besides which il is
cold and wet day; nevertheless, it wa
} deemed advisable for her to leave town
1t may be concluded that nothing els,
is now the topic of conversation in tn,
streets and in the houses, but the Chart
lists demonstration in London, and tn
repeal demonstration in Dublin. Ever,
boarding house in this metropolis is GOV
cred with large placards, addressed t
the people, either calling upon them t
come forward on Monday aud obtain lhei
rights, or warning them against this rev
olutionary movement. Scores of peopl
stand before these posters and atlentivel
read them. ! heard several persons cal
the posters which warned them agans
meeting "aH hnmJug."
Lord Palmelston, in answer to ques
tion put by Mr. Urquharr, said the claim
of foreign creditors would not at all b,
affected by the alienation of any part O
the territory Of Mexico, and that such
step could not at all affect the claims Il
the creditors upon the public revenue o
the country.
A letter from London dated April III
says:
In the midst of all these changes an,
ovenurnings people begin to ask, "Hoy
long will Canada be coutented under tn
rule of Great Brtainl" Should she re
, volt aud establish her own independence
the West Indies. who have every caus
i, for discomfort with the ruling powers d
home, (whelher Wing or Tory) will nc
be long in following successful exam
pie, Amid the destruction of Throne
in Europe, the fall of the colonial powe
of this country would not occasion muc
surprise. This subject is freely discuss
ed at the Clubs and among the merchant
" The prophecy eff Napoleon rela
tive to the political destiny Of Europe, Ina
often been referred to of late. The 70
lowing is the entire PASSAGE extracte