Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-27
Per Telegraph for the st. Louis Republican.
ADDITIONAL AND IMPORTANT NEWS,
BY THE BRITANNIA.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
The House of Commons have passed the bill
providing for the security of the person of the
Queen OF England, which was brought forward
as an Administration measure. 1t was adopted
by overwhelming majority.
Parliament adjourned for the Easter recess.
Meetings in favor of the Chartist propositions
for Reform continued 10 he held in every town
and city of note in the Kingdom.
The Chartist Convention in London adjourned,
after appointing deputations to VISIT the several
provinces, and after having adopted fetltlons 10
the Queen, praying the dismissal from odice her
Ministry. In some districts, it is said that the
middle classes have fraternzed with them, ana at
Birmingham and Nottingham, meetings of n1er-
chants favorable to some points advocated by the
ChartisIs, have been held.
IRELAND.
This ill-fated country still continues uneasy and
agitated. Less fears, however. were entertained
of outbreaks of the peasantry. lti also remarked,
that thu speeches at Cancellation Hall were more
moderate in their tone, and their confederateS
were less warlike in their speeches.
Demonstrations in support Of the Government
had been held in several parts of the country.
The deporable state of Ireland, apparently on
lhe verge of civil war and DISSOLUTION, continued
to occupy the attention Of all classes.
The difference between the Repealers, headed
were becoming greater daily. The Repeal rent
had fallen TO G25 week.
1t evident, it is said, that the numerical
majority of the people of Ireland were in favor of
outrageous measures against the government and
in the meantime, in every part of the country,
they were successfully contriving plans TO obtain
the possession Of fire arms.
FRANCE.
| 1t having been discovered that there was on foot
coheme 10 elevate Prince de Jonvie to the
! Presidency of the Republic, decree shortly
| TO be put forth, interdicting the return of the
members of the Orleans family 10 France. La
MARITIME has proposed an alliance, offensive and
defensive, between France and the Swiss can,ons.
On Sunday, the 10Th, Paris was the scene Of
an extraordinary commotlon. The people en-
gagged by the Provisional Government upon the
publication Of some papers found in the house OF
\ Guizot, impeaching the political character of the
ex-minister, pronounced them TO be forgeries; nd
therefore denounced Lamartine, and the more
moderate members Of the Government-swearng
to overturn it, and 10 establish in its stead one
from which all the present members were to be
excluded, the more violent among them.
Ledru Rollin, having great influence with the
Communists, succeeded in drawing an immense
! concourse to the Champ de Mars, whom he ha-
rangued in the most inhammatory manner.
The majority of the Government called upon
regiments of the line. Cannon were planted near
the Hotel de Vile, and quiet was restored with
out bloodshed, though for considerable interval
n revival Of the old regn Of terror was appre-
hended. The moderate members of the Govern
ment avoided the of the Grondsts in '93
by prompt resort to forcible means of repressng
mob violence. One of the members of the Pro.
vsional Government is said 10 have been arrested
| Prominent Communists have been arrested. The
communists wear red roses, and the moderate
party the tri-coor of tho Girondists. Parties il
Paris TO be divided in the first revolution
but while the Communists probably less san.
guine than the old Terrorists, their opponents are
hrmer, moro energetic, and stronger than The
Girondists. Matters in Paris have reached
point which the fate of a nation may be said Il
rest upon the conduct of single great man
There is every confidence in Lamartine. He il
believed 10 be equal to the crisis.
The Sardinians have defeated tho Austrians a
the bridge of Gaeta, and taken 400 prisoners
Verona has boon taken possession of by the Pied
montese.
The Austrians have defeated 10000 Ventian
at Monte BeIlo. The King of Naples had pro
claimed against Austria.
In SaXony, q frightful revolution had broker
out, and defed all the attempts of the Govornmen
to suppress it.
In Alsace the peasantry were in a state of uni
versal insurrection.
NJ n T.