The North-Carolina standard., 1848-02-02
INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE.

The news is favorable IN almost every ParucniaI
Both breadstuffs and cotton had slightly improved
and were tending upward.
The Bank of England has reduced its rates of in
ttrest to five per cent and the Bank of France foul
per cent. The money market was easier.
The health of London had greatly improved. The
Cholera in Russia was abating, and although few
eases had appeared at Stettin, in Prussia, there was
reason to hope it had nearly expended itself: Al
Constantinopfe abating, although comparative
ly but few cases had occurred. There was no Chol-
in London or Paris.
LONDON, Dec. 25. According to official accounts
from St. Petersburg, the Cholera continued TO de-
crease at Moscow. Between the 22d and 29th uIt,
IT'S cases had occurred, 1I8 of which terminated ia
tally. The average number of cases was consequent
ly 25 per day, and of deaths II. The epidemic had
likewise manifested itself, but without much violence
in the governments of Minse and Podolio. AT Mo-
hieff, in White Russia, the number of patients was,
the latter end of November, 236, and OF deaths 5o
The maady was fast subsiding in all the other pro-
vinces.
The Presidents Message reached Liverpool on the
Both, by the packet ship Ashburton, and was lmme-
diately forwarded by express to London 1t IS pub
lshcd entire in nearly all the London papers There
had, however, been time for but a few comments.
The London Shipping List of December 81, says:
"The chief subject of conversation IN the city to-
day is of course, the contents of Mr. Folks sPeech
received by the Ashburton, which IS given In 1uii
in our outer columns. Earous opinions are, as
usually proves to be case entertained in the city as
to tho general bearing of this document but it wonld
appear to be considered satisfactory far as we
are directly coneerned though part of Mr. Polks
foreign policy Is looked upon IN somewhat olhel-
ent light"
A. no former period has the social state of this un
fortunate country been appalling. Murders, threat
sning notices, robberies, crimes and outrages OF eve
ry species and degree, the order OF the day. Add
sd to all this is the extreme destitutlon OF large
number of the poorer classes. 1t is most painful to
he obliged to record, in every publication the details
of such sanguinary and barbarous deeds. The short
period that has elapsed since the dispatch of the last
mail furnishes melancholy proofof the disturbed con-
dton of the Southern and Western Provinces The
Government, armed with the new Coercion bill. have
resolved to in the utmost igor in repressing the
crime and outrage which prevails. Accordingly, a
meeting of the PnVy Council was held at Dublin
Castle on the 24th ult., when proclamation was
issued declaring the act to be in force from and after
the 29th December in a number of Districts. The
principal effect of this measure will be to prevent
persons in those districts from carrying with
out license, after the 29th December. We have no
doubt that in these districts where the possession OF
arms indiscriminately, in dwellings, Is consld-
erod dangerous to the public peace, the powers of the
act for calling in will be made ofand then
person will be allowed to have arms, even IN his
dwelling house, without license. The stpendlaEy
magistrates will be the parties empowered to give
licenses.
DUBLIN, December 81. Distress is increasing to
an alarming extent in of the western and south
western counties, especially along the coast and pes
thence is again following up deStitution. Fever is
raging desperately In the work house, and the guar
dams refuse sit there. The collection of the rate,
however, has progressed most satisfactorily here and
opposition has been yet offered. Through the be-
nevoence of the British Association three thousand
children fed daily at the schools In this district
with a ration of rye bread (ten ounces) and half
pint of soup. The Sligo Champion says there are at
present thousand three hundred and fifty inmates
in the Sligo work-house-more than the house can
conveniently hold. The applications for outdoor re-
lief exceed all belief, and sorry to say many
not in absolute distress feel shame in endeavor-
ing to subsist upon public charity.
- FRANCE.
The King delivered his Speech to the Chambers,
the goth December. It relates chiefly to the in
ternal affairs of France alludes the civil in
Switzerland, ard states that his government, in con-
junction with that of Great Britain, had just adopted
measures '' which must succeed in restoring their
commercial relations on the banks of the River Plate
The Paris National remarks upon the appearance of
Louis Philippe in the following terms:
with his usual courtesy Louis Philippe seated
himself and remained uncovered. Our sadness resum-
ed its influence. We ourselves, still feeble, could
compassionate with the sufferings of another His
Majesty appeared to to be in i'll state of health.
His attitude his gesture, his voice, gave proofs Of the
effort which it was necessary for him to make, in
derto pronounce the speech composed by M Gulzot.
The King has become reduced in flesh. His pale
face denotes sufferings, vanqushed and subdued,
but still active The sound of his voice has pro-
foundy changed, and the veil which covered that ac-
cent ordinarily hollow and firm, cast over his entire
speech something gloomy and dull that it CONCEAL
cd even the very centres, and drove back the enhu
sIasm to the lowest of their noble breasts
1t was the first time that Royal speech was de-
HVered from the commencement to the end without !,
having been interrupted by applauses. We could
catch but two marks of adhesion and of continued
apProbatlon, namely, when Louis Philippe spoke of
kls son the Duke d'Aumale and of his own old age"
ITALY.
The ROMAN SENATR-RoME, Dec. IA. After long
and stormy debate in the Vatican Parliament YES
t"rday, the hall came to very important vote, and
by majority of 20 to 4, decided that all its delibe
ratlons, peeches, acts and individual votes should
be pubifShed and nothing kept unknown save on the
occurrence OF . most urgent motives.''
AUSTRIAN TRooPs IN LoMBARDY. Prince Meter
nieh has addressed two notes, couched in similar
terms, one to the British government and the second
to his Majesty Louis Philippe, apprizng them that
the Emperor of Austria has determined to increase the
number of his troops in the Kingdom of Venetian
Lombardy, but merely measure of precaution in
consequence of the movement in the neiehborng l.
States.
Letters from Genoa on the 23d ult, announce an
lnsurrectonary movement in Sicily 1t is stated that
1900 armed peasants had descended from the noun
alns, and entered Palermo and that the garrison had
In consequence retreaed from the city into the citadel
The ministers of the Archduchess Maria Louisa
Dutehess of Parma and Placenza, issued proclana-
ton late the evening of the 18th inst announcing
to the people the demise of that princess at o'clock
r. M. on that day.
LONDON, Dec. 81. Letters from Naples dated the
10th inst state that the kingdom was perfectly tran
quill and that up to the 18th inst. Sicily remained
undlsturbed, although the impression was general
that the whole population, high and low, were dis