Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-07
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Emperor of Austria has senthls portrait. rich
" framed as present to the President Of The French
Republic. accompanied by sutogralh letter, IN
which be compliments The presided on the important
services lie has rendered the at order ana So
cieiy.
An ukase has been issued in Russia. ordering home
oil Russian subjects in foreign Countries, under The
penalty eff their property beng contscaied after sta
ted period. .,,..hs...,f --.,.rs
FRENCH SuFFRAGE--MrWalsh. in a letter of De-
cembrr 9th, from Paris to the New York Journal of
Commerce, states that the French Assembly had final
ly passed the very important BILL 10 enable the voters
throughput France to give their suages in the small
townships. instead of the chief towns only OF the
canlons--a much larger territorial division.
RATS IN PARIs-A war of determination has been
commenced against tine Norwegian rats in the sew
ers Of Paris. In few days 25I.000 were destroyed,
ind the number was expected to reach 6OOIO0O.
Two gloyerS. Of Grenade, who had contracted 20
take oil le skins the rate of 100 francs per LOU,
bccurning alarmed, they only anticipated get
ting about 100000. London leather dresser con-
tracted for some of them. SOD
Pans, Dec. 81, l849-The Council of Discipline
of the Paris bara formidable tribunal for the bar,
--bave condemned, after solemn investigation and
hearing tie course Of the counsel of the Insurgents
who recently tried at Versailles. The seven or
eight lawyers undertook to urge, as the preliminary
topic of defence, the right of nsurrection against The
government; and when the Court suppressed this
topic, they abandoned the defence altogether. They
have been rfprma nded BY the Council of Dis
cipne; Cremieux the ex- Minister Of Justice, is
of them. The Council have the power of radiation,
or striking off from the list of the bar-which ex-
cludes from practice. Rcprimand is stigma for
life. tfas
The abolition of the English national debt, the
great problem which is difficult to solve, Is being
discussed by Mr.. Newman who has proposed
plan for tie removal of the debt in which he says:
"Nothing but necessity could have justified our
predecessors in leaving this debt; yet necessity
existed. Nothing but necessity can now justify Us
in transmitting il 10 our yet no necessity
exists. 1t is not necessity, but PRIDE ambition, de-
sire of patronage sinister private interest, which
keeps up the vast expenses of our colonial empire,
and our army and navy. The way 10 proceed IN
parliament seems manifest, viz:-to press forward a
that payments be guaranteed for the debt
after fred doy--Say Jan. LIST. 1880, leaving the
Ministry to find ont by what subsidiary measures,
they may then best reconcile the interests and the
rights of the tax payer aud the public creditor"
PRAYER AN ENvELoPE.-The following incident is
taken from English paper:
A servant-gir whe had attended ''ibe ragged
schools" and derived much spiritual benefit from
F them, came one evening, al te close of the school,
and put note into the rectors land. He found to
his surprise, upon opening IL that il contained hal
a sovereign. This designed as The ha f-yearl y
contribution Of the servant.gir which she hoped 10
continue 10 1--WE out of her wages If eight pounds
year. in thanksgiving TO God for The blessing receiv
ed through the school. On presenting 1t the thank
full girl expressed her sorrow that it small
! cum adding, as kind of apology. "But sir
have wrapped it up in earnest prayer, and with NAM
tears" What beautiful envelope was that!
SHOWING AN ENEmY's PosiTioS AT NteHr.-cap
tain Boxer, Of the Royal Horse Artillery, hasinyent
ed very effective lighting cafcgse to be fired into tn
! air over an enemy's position. ss to'show his ar
Engagements aud movements IN The darkest night
was tried with success on Woelwich Marshes on d.
10th November, before an assembage of officers
consists of two tin cases, each being half sphere
the one containing the composition, which burns Ink
O brilliant blue light, and the other, the parachute
formed of light description Of closely woven, bun
sing. The diameter of the appeared TO be abou
five inches, and when fired they attained considers
Bile altitude; but the parachute in the first instance
did not opeu out sufficiently and lie lighted compost
| ton soon fell to the ground. The common carcase
are projected about quarter of mile and they bur
about ten minutes on the ground; tbcy may be es
| tnguisbed by the enemy. Captain Boxers she
burns aloft in the air at great altitude AT I'll
highest point, explosion took place simiarto III
bursting Of rocket in the air; and out came para
chute fully six feet in diameter and about three fee
in depth, suspending the brilliant blue light. TIL
apparatus foaied to the Southeast. ilIumining tn
} whole of the common under and around il, with
light nearly equal TO that Of full moon on clea
night.
ENGLISH MARKETs.-The Hibernia arrived at Li'
erpool on the 9th, and her from New York caui
ed a great deal of excitement in the cotton marke
Early in the week preceding the departure of the
agara, it was discovered that the Committee OF Brc
kers had made serious mistake, in under .estimniin
the stock Of cotton TO the extent OF SOOOO bales, ye
Notwithstanding this fact the market during the pas
week mas been extremely buoyani, and prices have aC
vanced quarter Of penny per ID. all round. Tot
sales of the week. $4,000 bales of which Speculation
took 40 .000.. The GommiIiee's quotations are, fa
Orleans 81; Mobile, 81 and Uplands, CT
The corn market bias been dull throughout the king
dom during the week. Indian has declined &
per or, aud sells at 30s for prime white, aud q
for yellow. Best brands of Phila. and Bait. flou
command 25sa25s Sd. Western Canal 23s.
American Professionalism continues depressed
4 and there is but little demand for pork. Bacon
lard however, in lively request, at improved rate
n the latter to the extent of Is per cwt.