The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-04-14
Eight Days Later from Europe,
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHUINGTON,
DETROIT DAILY ADV. !
Anil 9Th

April Sth, Pm.
The Steamship Washington arrived al
! y. \. last evening, having sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th of March.
She brings ) days Liter intelligence Of
mOmeutou> importance.
The Ola World is still in the greatest
confusion. We gather from our Telegraph
I c report, the following.
In the house ufConmonS, Mr.. Holmes
moved that the income tax should be impo-
>ed for one instead of three years. which
was rejected by vote of 363 to 1876. The
Queen was safely delivered Of Princes
on the 18th Of March.
FRANCE.
The Provisional GJrerrmlu'.-
Bank of France has suspended specie pay
mentS, which has increased the CONNER.
cial embarrassment Of tie country NJ. Ro-
lin has issued 4 circular, which created con-
siderable excitement among the people
\ decree for troops, came near upsetting the
Government The old Guard was greatly
enraged, and $4,000 marched to the Hotel
do Vile, and demanded a recall Of the OBJ
noXiouS decree. AMI .hcv threatened to take
the matter into their own hands. if the re-
quest was not COMPLIED with. Tie follow
W. ''dN Wv N'Ndlb~ w tllt IlU'NDtT Of sp',-
900. appeared in the streets and all the Ho.
tel>, and repeated their demands. The PEG
pie also assembled in multtudcS, and Kissed
them. The Government refused 10 with
draw the decree, which caused great cX-
element, aud a terrible collision was an
'icipatcd. \ majority Of the Provisional
Government demanded the resignation Of
VI R'i.n. which lie refused. and threaten
eli t. appeal 20 the people. NJ Pages drew
4 pistol bat the matter was finally settled
without serious iujGry to any party concern
ed. The mob had menaced the mannfac
turing estaG'isltineutin the vicinity Of Hav.
re, and ether ports of France, aud threaten
ed them with contlagra,innS.
Near all the British workmen were dismiss
sed. The new Government of France is
considerably weakened by a commercial
and gcnaral crisis. Large establishments
have been declared bankruptS, and others
are closing business, and many Of them lea
wing the country.
There are about 900, 900 in Paris out OF
employment, aud the principal citizens of
( France. As late as up to the 18th all was
/ quietin Paris. 4 legal suspension Of spe-
Gle payments by the Bank of France ha,
taken place. Many heavy failures and sus-
( pensions IN France rerepor'ed.
Spaia.-Accounts from Madrid state that
there was rapidly growing disanection nnc
uneaSinesS among the people against III,
/ Government.
! Hdiy-AccountS from Rome state tina
the Pope had made a long speech. in which
he promised soon 10 give the people a new
form of government, which would be salts
factory to them.
The constitution of the Sandman State.
had been proclaimed, and the King has ap
pointed commissioner TO form a cabine
which shall satisfy the people. The Neapo
Titan Ministry has resigned and one ha
been formed Professionally. The King wa
preparing an expedition against Sicily. Tn,
King of Naples has consented to the consti
tuition of Sicily as separate political State
A bargain has been formed by the Pop,
and the Grand Duke Of Tuscany aud tn
King OF Sardinia.
: iustria.-lhe Emperor declares for stric
: neutrality with the affairs of France. Tn
projected alliance between Austria, Russi
and Prussia has been abandoned Seriou
conflicts have taken place at the Austria
} Capital between the people and military
which resulted IN important concessions %
the part ofthe Government. Ii seems tina
+, upwards of fifteen hundred students sicue
. and presented petition to the Emperor ask
ing for some immunitics of freedom 10 IN
a. people and the press. A large military fore
. appeared and ordered the students and 9th
? ers to dispense, and on their refusal TO obey
d. the military fred upon them, killing som
3 twenty and woundihg q large number more
An influential citizen stepped ward (her
Y the Buffalo Telegraph omitted part of In
f. sentence, it is probably sand headed III
t mass" which many reports swell to 1000
and marched upon the soldiers and game
, the upper hand of them. Some account
: say as many as 500 were killed in the en-
counter. The villa of Prince Meternic
D was summary demolished by the inluria
1 ted mob The immense concoursc agai
assembled before the Imperial residence