The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-05-26
From the Baltimore Sun, May lS.
Intelligence by the Canada.

We received by the Philadelphia boat
last night, a copy of Wilmer & Smiths
European Times, of the 4tl inst, re-
oeived by the steamer Canada. which
arrived at New York yesterday morn
ing at o'clock, after passage of elev-
en- days and half from Liverpool
1--WE make the following additional ex'
tracts OF the news brought by her:
ENGLAND.
A meeting, very numerously attend.
ed, has been held in London to form a
| national league for restoring the prIncI-
ple of protection for national industry.
it is supposed that the meeting was
gotten up for the purpose OF fortlfylng
The House OF Lords in the step that 1t
now seems probable that branch OF the
Legislature will pursue in throwing out
the bill for the repeal of the navigation
act. Should this bill be defeated in the
House Of Lords, it will, it is supposed,
carry down with it all the prominent
measures of the Ministry and the Min
istry itself.
Canadian affairs have been on sever
al occasions incidentally noticed in
Parliament, but the Ministry have care.
fully avoided giving any information of
the views or intentions OF the govern.
ment in relation to the impending quar-
rels.
| FRANCE.
| The breach between the. President
and his cousin, Napoleon Bonaparte, is
now complete. A, the close of last
week, Immediately after tho return OF
the latter from Madrid, violent alter
cation took place between the cousins,
the result Of which would have been,
under ordinary circumstances, an ap.
peal to arms. The insult which occa.
stoned this outburst was given after a
great deal of recrimination had passed
between the parties. Napoleon Bona.
parte denounced the President as a
bastard, and told him he was not only a
Kites egg put into an Eagles nest. but
that the whole of the Bonaparte famiy y
knew him to be so.
Divers parties in the field are active.
ly employed in endeavoring to inhuene
the forthcoming elections. Ii is impos.
sibe to give guess of the result even
in Paris.
The authorities at Marse|es have
prevented the sailing Of a body of vol.
unieers raised in Paris for the service
of the Roman Republic.
The cholera in Paris is on the de-
crease.
The approaching electoral struggle
occupies the journals Of all shades
Prince de Joinville will be chosen a
member of the legislature at the ensn-
ing election.
IRELAND.
! The private letters and newspapers
received from the West and South, are
partially filled with the deporabe ac'
counts of deaths by starvation, in all the
horrors which have ever marked that
awful condition in the Western work,
houses. The paupers are dying in
hundreds. In truth matters are getting
from bad to worse. The task of read
ing the provincial organs Of repeal has
really become horrible. They are all
on the same story, and set 10 the same
delicious tune.
The writ of error, in the case o
Smith O'BrIen and others, is to be hearc
in the House of Lords on the 10th inst
THE WAR IN HUNGARY.
The war in Hungary, so far at leas
as Austria is concerned, is daily assum
ing a more serious aspect. The Aus
trians have been signalIy defeated ant
drawn to the edge Of Hungary, if no
, out Of the country altogether. The'
und oubted success mas carried dIsma!
to the seat Of the empire, and Vienna
dreaded their triumphant approach
Appearances are decidedly against her
The disasters in Hungary tend 10 mod
ify the tone Of Austria in Piedmont
Radetzky has reduced his demands 70
indemnify from 9l3,Ooo,ooo, france II
sO,OoO,oOO, which is acceptable to Sar
dinia, and a treaty of peace has accord
ing,y been concluded.
~ GERMANY.
The King Of Prussia has again quar-
! relied with his Parliament, and has def
/, nitely refused to accept the lmperia
l., Gro wn of Germany.
On the "a, the Second Chamber hav
r ing passed some obnoxious resolution
f against holding Berlin longer in a stat
r Of siege, was forthwith dissolved b.
=, royal ordinance. This gave great dis
o pleasure to the people OF Berlin. an
q was the immediate cause of popula
h commotion, which was, for the tim
s suppressed by the soldiers, but not ur
# til more blood had been shed.
Q ROME-FRENCH EXPEDITION