Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-04-18
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Arrival Of the American Steamer
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DETROIT DAILY ADvERTIsER
OFFICE, April 18th. 4

at New York last evening, having sailed
from Liverpool on the 25th of March.
She~brings eight days later intelligence
momehtous importance. The old world
is still in the greatest confusion. We
gather from our telegraphic reports the
following:
In the House ofCommons, Mr.. Holmes
moved that the income tax shall be i'm
posed for one instead Of three years, which
was rejected by vote of 1863 to 1876.
The Queen was safely delivered of a
Princess on the 18th Of March.
FRANCS The Provisional Government.
The Bank Of France has suspended
specie payment, which has increased the
commercial embarrassments of the coun
Try. N, Rollin issued q circular which
created cons iderable excitement among
the people. A decree for troops came
near upsetting the Government. The
Old Guard were greaiely enraged and
10000 OF them assembled al the Hotel
de Vile, and demanded a recall of the
obnoxious decree, and they threatened to
take the matter into their own hands, if
the requests were not complied with. The
following day, the Guards, to the number
of5O,OOO. appearedin the streets, and at
ell the Hotels, and repeated their demands.
The people also assembled in multitudes
and Kissed them. The Government re.
fused to withdraw the decree, which caus.
ed great excitement, and a teraible col
.j'ion was anticipated. A majority of the
Provisional Government demanded the
designation of NJ. Rollin, which he re
fused, and threatened to appeal to the
people. M. Pages drew pistol. but the
matter was finally settled without injury
20 any party concerned. The mobs had
s'enaced the manufacturing establish.
ments in the vicinity Of Havre and other
ports of France, and threatened them
%ish conaagrations. Nearly all the British
workmen were dismissed The New
Government of France is being consider.
ably weakened by a commercial and
general crisis. Large establishments
have been declared bankrupts; others
are closing business, and mauy are leav.
ing the country. .,atl
There are about 900, 1000 in Paris and
ihe principal cities Of France out Of en-
ployment. t
As late IS the 18th, all was quiet in
Paris, A legalized suspension of specie
payment, by the Bank Of France, had
taken phase, and many heavy failures and
suspensions are reported. .-
ITALY.-Accounts from Rome state
iha. the Pope had recently made long
speech, in which he promised soon to
give the people new form Of government
which would be satisfactory to them.
The constitution ofthe Sandman States
has been proclaimed, and the king has
appointed Commissioner to form a
Cabinet which shall satisfy the people
AUsrRIA.-The Emperor declared for
strict neutrality with the Affairs of France.
The projected alliance betwf en- Austria,
Russia and Prussia has been abandoned
Serious conflicts have taken place al
tue Austrian capital between the people
and the military, which have resulted in
important concessions on the part of the
Government. Il seems that upwards o.
1900 students signed and presented q
petition TO the Emperor asking for some
immunities Of freedom to the people anc
press. \ large military force appeared
and ordered the students to dispense, anC
on their refusal to obey the military free
upon them, killing some 20 and woundins
number more An influential citizel
stepped forward (here the Buffalo tele
v,h nEVntfNoI Sc h.
ia probably "and headed the masses, :"
which many reports swell to 10000, an,
marched upon the soldiers and gained til,
apperhand of them. Some accounts sa,
500 were killed. The villa OF Prime,
Metternich was entirely demolished b.
ile Infatuated mob. The immense con
course again assembled before the i'm
perial residence, when gentleman cam
on, and declared in the name Of the En-
Perorrthat his Majesty would cheerful
giant any request that the people demand
81 iuii liberty ofthe press and more eX
tended liberty representation, constitu
'ishal publication of all proceedings i
iascoarts Of law. trial by jury, and final
ia Dismissal of.he whole matter,
sths Emperor subsequently, ordered,
Cabinet to be formed on the most libers
pr5nciples,3 and published a decree aboI
ifaing the censorship Of the press, an
establishing O. National Guard s,
iRRLXNDl--We have important rumou
irsM ireland, but no details which can h
depsnded upon. Report says that i
Dublin the people rose to assert the
rights against the ayranny of sEnglan,
and that 1000 were killed ia the street,
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%THE UNKrNpEsT SHoT OF ALP M
Henley. in late speech on the. Mexica
war. said: "The paper wrapper Of Me,
icnn cartridges missile, of death fred
us Al Ruena, Vista, and picked un hv or