Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
FR A N KILN.
=, .AA,;n nays LATER FROM EUROPE.

II, arrived al New York on Monday morn
inc about 2 o'clock from Ilavre and Cowes,
being twelve days from the latter place.
She left Havre OH the morning OF the I'll
inst. and Cowes at midnight Of the sane
day. She brings more than hundred pas
sengers, and between six and seven hundred
tons of valuable French, Swiss, and Belgian
Goods. said to be worth from seven TO nine
million francs. The lalestI.ondon papers
are of the I'd inst.
With reference TO the Worlds Fair, we |
learn that a considerable falling off in the
number of visitors was percep,ibe, occasion
ed by the intense heat Of the weather, and
bv the insufficient ventilation IN tha Crystal
Palace. The Commissioners had set about
the task Of remedying this defect, and there
was no doubt their efforts would be attended
with success, as large spaces, Tor the admis-
sion of fresh air, were TO be opened both on
the ground floor and in the galleries. sy |
these means i, was hoped that the temrera-
,ure of the interior would be kept below that
of the outside of the building. On Saturday, |
the 2s,h ult, fl 500 sterling was taken from
the five shilling visitors, and the number OF
rersons who entered the doors was l sol. |
On Monday, the '20th, the one shilling vis.
tors contributed f2,lo9, and 52,s79 people |
entered the building. On the following day
the attendance was 5l069, and the amour,
taken at the doors f2, 429 los Cd.
The Lord Mayor gave magnificent enter
tainment on Saturday, the 2S,h ulimo, TO
the Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition
lord John Russell, Earl Granville, and many
other notablities, were present, together
with many foreign guests Of distinction, but
we do not observe the names Of any Ameri-
cans amongst the list Of guests furnished by
the London Times.
terrific military riot broke out in Liver.
pool OH the Isl inst, the 9lst regiment hav.
ing attacked the police. The riot was sup
pressed after a time by the energy of the
authorities, but no, before several men had
been killed and many dangerously wounded
The Earl Of Derby died on the 30th ult.,
and hi, eldest son. Lord Stanley Che cele
braed leader Of the pro,ectionist party in the
upper house,) succeeds TO the title as the
fourteenth Earl Of Derby.
WRECK OF THE EMtGRANT SHIP HALcYoN,
We regret having TO record the loss OF the
American emgran, ship Ralcyon, which
sailed hence on the 18th u.., with upwards
of 800 passengers, principally Irish and Ger.
man emigrants, for New York. The whole
of the passengers and crew, with the eXcep.
ton Of one woman and child, were provi'
dentially rescued from %dtery grave, hav.
ing been humanely taken on boald, almos,
in the last extremity, of the New York ships,
Connecticut, Captain Latham, and the Will
liam H. Wharton Capt. Gates, laden with
cotton, on their passage 10 Liverpool. The
Halcyon encountered heavy gale on the
Sih inst, longitude being about 57l and a,i-
tude 40, within five OF six days sail OF New
York. The ship from a succession of dis
asers, became totally disabled and, not
withs,anding the exertions and skill of Cap
tain Wade and his officers, 10 which the
whole Of the passengers We have conversed
with bear willing and eager testimony, those
on board would most inevitably have per
ished, had nc, the vessels alluded to have
rendered timely assistance.
FRANCE;
Our accounts from the French capital eX-
tend to the ist instant inclusive. The trade
of Paris had considerably impsovcd during
the previous week, in consequence OF the
arrival of great numbers of foreigners from
Lonlon The accounts received from the
fuvD
bic, all the manufacturers being in full work
There is said TO be decided improvement
in the public taste, resulting from the Lon
don exhibition.
BY telegraph from Paris to London, we
ieatn that the President of the Republic left
Paris on the morning of the ist Of July, to
be present at the Inauguration of the rail.
way from Tours to Poitiers. The Ministers
of War, Public Works and Interior, together
with numerous ether functionaries accom-
panied him. He was extremely well re-
ceived by the population on hi; artiTal
The President of the Republic reached
Tours shortly after IL O'Clock, and was re-
ceived with loud acclamations by the popu-
iation, the National Guards. and troops of
the garrison The Prince breakiasted al
Tours and was 10 arrive al Pol,iers al 4
O'clock, P. NJ.
On Sunday, the 29th June, NJ Poitevin,
accompanied by his wife, made bis promi
sed ascension from the Champ de Mars, a,
Paris, in carriage and two horses, suspen-
ded from his gigantic balloon the Globes-
An immense asserblage witnessed the
spectacle, the President of the Republic be.
ing present. Madame Potevin displayed
the most perfect serenity. On entering the
carriage she kissed her child, with smile
The balloon, on rising, took the direction OF
the river towards Versailles.
Nj. NJ. Ledru Rollin, Mazzini, Ruge and
parasx on behalf Of the Central European
Democratic Committee, have issued mani.