Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-12-29

War. They vote yes or no upon the fol-
lowing proposition: The French people
wishes the maintenance oil the authority of
Louis Napoleon Benaparte, and entrusts
him with the powers necessary to frame
constitution on the basis mentioned. In his
proposition Of the I'd inst.
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMER BALTIC.
Ss Days Later.
Nsw York, Dec %.
The Collins steamer Baltic, from Liver.
pool with dates TO the 10th instant, arrived
to-day at 4 p. M,
The Cambria reached Liverpool at 9
o'clock ON the morning Of the sth.
FRANcE.-The progress Of events in
France continue TO absorb public attention
throug hout Europe. The President has
proved completely successful in his coup d.
etat The partial attmspts at resistance
were made by the more ultra Republicans,
having been promptly resisted and entirely
extiuguished to the Departments; and as,
in Paris, they had been so vigorously re-
pressed, it may be said, in the Presidents
language, that France has accepted the sit
uation, although it has not been with the en-
tlusiasm which Louis Napolean reckoned
upon 1t has been tacit acquiescence,
and almost universal The President pre-
ferred his plan to ttse Atimations Of Anar-
chy or Legitimacy. Few have been found
to sympathize wi b the Assembly. or deny
that the President was forced by the intri-
guers Of that body to choose between the
surrender of power, Office and liberty, and
the more resolute course he has adopted.
Tranquility had been pretty generally
restored in Paris on the evening oil Friday
the 5,h; and by the following day, the up
torn pavemeuts and the shattered walls and
rection.
The Departments of Saone, Serre and
Aliens had been placed in state of siege,
but the distnr Dances which induced the act
were Insignificant. With scarcely an ex-
ception, the troops were triumphant.
The Tangier matter had been amicably
arranged, and thus escaped lombard,
ment by the French.
ENGLAND The Liverpool journal hints
pretty positively at serious rupture in the
British Cabinet, in consequence Of Lord
Patmers.en's conduct, and his answer to the
address pre4pted to him in regard to Kos
suth.
1t is stated that Baron Brunon, the Rus
sian Minister, had made representations
which called for interference, and that Earl
Gray had positively declined TO continue as
a colleague of Lord Palmerston. The dis
ruption seems almost inevitable, unless Lord
Palmerston fetires In such an event, the
Journal looks upon Lord Clarendon as most
likely to be his successor.
The same paper, in referring to the acts
of Louis Napolean. more thaa suspects for
eign agency in the French revolution alb
solutism being the motive for it.
The question of Customs Reform was
beginning to be very warmly discussed, the
disgraceful conduc: Of the Board of Customs
in the late dispute with the dock Conpa-
nies being the immediate incentive.
Sir Robert Peel has been squabbling with
farmers at Farnworth. They have foibid-
den him to pass over their ands, and he has
advertised his old stud for sale.
he fress OF England is oeginnlng
crusade against the Times for dishonesty
and abuse of ITS contemporaries.
SPAIx.-The Queen's accouchment was
expected TO take place between the 9Th and
lth of December.
General Narvaez had been received BY
the Queen, and the Duke and Duchess Of
Montpensier had dined with the British
Minister.
CAPE OF Coop HopE.-The news re-
ceived at London from the Cape of Good
Hope continued to excite great anxiety.
The position of the British forces. and even
of the local government itself, seems to be-
come daily more critical. Treachery on
al! hands, and depreda,ions under the bay y
onets Of the troops, and frontier beyond
the ability Of the troops TO protect, did not
present very cheering picture.