Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-06-13
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
Foreign - News. News:

Per Telegraph I. the st I.oui. Republican.
Foreign <E< News:
Arrival Of the f1s eEsYl AMERICA.
HALIFAX, June 4th-s& A. NJ.
The America, Capt shannon, has just arrived.
Cotton firm at extreme rates Of las, week; demand
steady. Fair Orleans 4. Sales for the week en-
brace $4,000 bales, Of which spectators took about
5000 bales.
The prices of -four are tending downwards. Wes-
tern canal 23s Cd to GAS; Philadelphia and Baltimore
PAS COS; Western canal inferior is quoted at lss
eos. The finest American yellow Corn sells at 30s
per quarter, but the demand is not SO active as i'll
the early part OF the week.
Full prices have been realized for bacon. Pork
is not in much demand. Sales of Beef are limited,
but prices firm.
Lard is in good demand at sis Sd sis Cd per cwt.
There is a steady demand for Sugars at full price.
England.
From the manufacturing districts the accounts
are satisfactory. The news from India and China
has had favorable tendency, and has impaired an
increased hrmness to trade.
The effect Of the withdrawal of the French Am
bassador produced sensible influence on the funds,
but they soon rallied The belief was general that
this movement on the part Of France was a mere
ruse OF the Ministry, to enable them to carry the
new electoral law.
Circulation has been given to an insulting note
from Russia, addressed TO Lord Palmerston, con-
demning. in strong terms the policy OF the English
Government in relation to the Greek question:
Gas the manner which Lord Paln,erston I'M
derstoOd the protection due to English subjects in
foreign countries. carries with it such serious i'll
convenience, Russia and Austria will not hereafter
grant the libatty of residence to English subjects,
but on condition OF their renouncing the protec
Of their governmental
Under date of Paris, Thursday evening. the Lon
don Times in alusion to the difficulty with England.
| says Lord Palnerston's Offer Of compromise has
been rejected by the French Government, and at
the Cabinet council, the President Of the Republic
declared that tn, acceptance Of any other condition
than the pure and simple extension Of the corven-
ton oil London was not consistent with the dignity
of France, and TO none other would he CONSENT
Ministers unanimously approved the conditions.
and expressed their intention to adhere to and adopt
them.
Prussia.
An attempt at assassination Of the King Of Prus-
STA has created great Saton throughout Europe.
The attempt was made at Potsdan,, by ergeant OF
artillery, who fired pistol at his Majesty, and in
nicted a wound in his arm.
France.
The debate on the electoral bill had commenced |;
the hall was dersely crowded. and g. eat excitement
was manifested. After the presentation Of
nous number Of petitions from all parts of France
against the bill and after preliminary contest on
the question Of urgency, it was carried against the
Mountain party, BY vote Of 407 to 239.
General Cavaisnar. whose name was first the
list Of speakers. assembled the tribune. He rested
his opposition to the the letter and spirit
| OF the constitution which required, as its first
principle, the right Of univer suffrage the bill
was not 10 regulate. but 10 destroy, that sun aye
besides, it ill-timed and dangcrous-lll- timed
BECAUSE II would have the effect to raise for the
next tw" years, insu mnuniatle difficulties in the
way o: the Government and dangerous, be cause it
would serve to consolidate the hostile party, COM
posed OF all those who should feel that they had
been unjustiy deprived Of privileges which had
| been conferred upon them by the constitution.
| He was listened tn with absorbing attention met
| n tor unit n no Of lS Oh
and on sitting down was loudly cheered by the
! whole.
The next important orator was Victor Hugo. who
delivered glowing harangue on universal stuff age
| on Wednesday. There was an immense concourse
| around the Hall OF Assembly.
great sensation was created hy the presenta-
ton Of petition demanding an appeal to the ma
ton.
correspondent Of leading London paper. says
that there can be no doubt whatever that the Cahi-
net is only watching opportunity for Suspendng
| the law aud placing the country under the yoke ct
the army. The obstinate foi bea:anCe of the people
| has so far deprived the Government Of the long
sought pre'ext for declaring martial law.
! Several secret manufactures Of gunpowder have
| been discovered.
The persecution Of the press continues undated.
| Rome and the italian States.
| The Pope is accused of again att, mpting to es-
can. F" .--.-> ria~iny Him Elf under the rrn-
lection Of Austria. but he is too Closely watched hy
the French. Unless the Pope yield IT, liberal insti-
!
| Government is ton near its end.
Her Majesty's ship Sli,eful has been sen, to Ma
piles 10y Sir William Parker. with the view, il is said,
of demanding reparation for losses sustained by the
| English in 1886.
| Austria and Hungary.
The Jcsuits had again been admitted into Vienna,
in spite OF the opposition Of the rc<les iastical a-
| thoriti"s. Daimatia has been definitely placed =
der Jelachich, who is now chief Of Croatia, S!avo-
| MIA and DalnatIa. kossuth's Chittn had te en- al
| lowed to go to him. Bem's nanse had been nailed
| to the gallows by the public executioner. and his
property declared forfeited tn the state. dispatch
announces decree Of amnesty in favor Of Hungary
| and the suppre ssion of customs barriers between
| Austria and Hungary. In the garrison Of Neuly,
where are large number Of troops, Hungarian
| nohieman having disoheyed orders was sentenced
TO be logged; all the Corporais Of the res imcnt
having refused to execute the sentence, corporal
| of the Haynau regiment Of infantry was summoned
from the barracks. and commenced putting the sem
tencc into executions but he had inflicted only four
! stripes, when the young noheman fell down in a
| mt OF apop-xy. In one moment. all the Honveas
rushed upon the captain ami put him to death
On the same morning, the entire troop was disban-
ded.