Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-05-19
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
HIBERNIA.
sEvKN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.


board the Hibernia, one day out from Liver
pool, and she probably arrived in port at an
early hour on the 30th.
The ship Emigrant, from the United States
for Bremen, with a cargo of tobacco, has
been made prize and sent into the port of
Copenhagen.
The fate of the navigation laws is sealed
A majority of6i has been obtained upon the
third reading of the bill in the House of Com.
mons. 1t is not likely 10 be rejected by the
Lords.
Father Matthew will positively sail for
New York, in the Ashburton, on the s2d May.
sn. IRELAND.
Distress and Disease.
The fearful state of affairs in Mayo is most
painfully exhibited in the following state.
ment, which appears in the Mayo Cons,itu.
ton: "During the quarter sessions of West
port we witnessed scenes which we believed
no state of misery or suffering could have
brought about. It was that ofhearing seven
teen unfortunate creatures convicted of va
rious crimes, imploring of the court to trans.
port them from their native country, as their
only refuge from the horrors of death from
hunger"
The CHoLERA.-Superadded TO the attic.
tions that have fallen upon the devoted pro.
vinces of Connaught, the present epidemic
seems TO have set in there with far more fa-
tai effect than in any other portion of the
kingdom subjected to the visitation. The
accounts from Balinrobe, in the county of
Mayo, continue to be of most distressing
nature, the disease sweeping the people of
by scores each day, while the cases of re.
covery are so few as TO be scarcely worth
mentioning. The pestilence has also broken
out with great virulence in the warehouses of
Ballinasloe.
. FRANCE.
1t is said that Nj. Napoleon Bonaparte has
been recalled, or rather dismissed from Mad
rid. Certain it is that he was known TO be
on his way to Paris NJ. Napoleon is repor-
ted to have protested against the suicidal
intentions Of France in the affairs of Rome
The Journal des Debais announces that the
French Minister at Turin has been instructed
by his government to reject the terms OF
peace attempted to be enforced by Marshal
Radetsky. 1t adds that orders have been
forwarded TO the Sandman Admiral Albn to
remain in the Adriatic until the existing diff.
ficalties have been removed. In the Assem-
bly,, on the 23d, the bill for indemnifying the
proprietors Of slaves in the French Colonies
passed its second reading. The bill allows
six millions Of francs in the S per CT. rentes
and six millions of francs in money one
eighth part of the six millions of renles which
goes to the Colonies Of Guadaloupe, Martini.
que and the Island OF Bourbon, is to 60 TO the
establishment Of Bank in each of these
colonies. The sitting OF the cath was entire.
ly occupied in considering the bill introduced
by Gen. Lammorricier for the organization
of the army. He proposes to abolish drain.
ing by conscription and to make every one
liable to military service, NJ Frapold, the
envoy extra OF the Roman Republic, has pre-
the expedition 10 Civita vecchia He de-
clares that his Government was willing TO ac'
cept the French Government on the l2:h
The only answer he got was that France
could not negotiate with what did not ex'
ist that Rome, 50 far as France was con-
cerned, was the Pope that FIance interposed
an order to prevent too violent revolution
in order that the principal desperation m igh
be applied as largely as possible in the ad
ministration OF the State.
The Government has appropriated fv.
hundred thousand francs TO guard against The
spread Of the Cholera. During the last 81,
months the Cholera has attacked fourteen
departments and fallen on $500 persons
$500 of whom have died. In 1882 the cho
lera ragged in 70 departments and also los
$4,000 inhabitants. Cholera cases are disap
pearing in the hospitals at Paris The mum
Der Of new cases reported from the goth t,
the 23d instant, amount TO 1877.
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.
The town OF Koling, which lies abou,
mile and a half from the frontier of Schles
wig and ten from the frontier Of Fredsupa
was taken by the Schleswig troops unde
Gen. Borin, on the 2olh inst, fighting con
tinually for many hours in the streets before
the town was evacuated BY the Danes Tn,
loss in killed and wounded is not given
Hamburg papers Of the oath contain no fur
ther intelligence from Kalding, excep, tha
the city has suffered much from fire. Th
German troops are in quiet possession. 1t
ascertained that steps have been taken 10 in
duce Leopold, king Of the Belgans, TO acl III
part of mediator, Whether he will or nc
accept this office is not yet known, the la.
accounts were that the Danes were Assem-
bling in large numbers on the heights beyon
Kalding.
PRUSSIA.
1t was rumored at Berlin, on the l7ih, tina
the king OF Prussia had determined to accer
the imperial crown, on condition that the ae
ceptance of the constitution should be su.