Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-25
ARRIVAL OF THE
FRANKLIN.
New YoRK, July Ia


and Cowes the same evening. arrived at
2 o'clock this morning, bringing l0C
passengers and London dates to the I'd
inst. The Asia arrived out in ten days
and three hours and the Pacific in ten
days and six hours. The monetary ad.
vices are favorable. Money was easy
and discounts low. The amount of bull
lion in The banks of England was in
creasing.
In the London market treadstuffs had
declined on account of fine weather.
The steamer Franklin has made the
trip in fraction over Ii days, and
brings 4 days later intelligence from
London and Paris.
Nothing Of importance has transpired
in Parliament. An address to the Queen
was moved in the House of Commons
or the LIST inst, in reference to the spir-
itual destitu,ion existing in England and
Wales.
The number of visitors to the Crys-
tai Palace on The LIST inst. was 5l.059.
A terrific military riot took place in
! liverpool on the LIST inst. The 9lst
Regiment attacked the police, in conse-
|quence of several men belonging to the
Regiment having been arrested few
nights previous. The riot was suppress
ed after time, by the energy of the
authorities, but not until several men
had been killed and several dangerously
wounded.
The Earl of Derby died on the 30,h
inst. His son, Lord Stanley, succeeds
10 the title as The 14,h Earl of Derby.
The weather in England continued
unusually hot.
IRELAND.
The accounts from Ireland possess lit
lie interest. The Irish Journals. of ali
political shades, are greatly incensed at
the report of the American Packet Com
missoners, who, il viii be recollected,
reported against the establishment Of
transatlantic line from Galway. There
is much confidence still felt, however, in
the success of the undertaking, the prin-
cipal reliance being placed upon aid from
America. public meeting in Dublin
had suggested to assert the determination
TO rely upon themselves to carry out the
enterprise.
FRANCE.
The Paris papers announce that the
question of the karbor's captivity Is on
the point Of resulting satisfactorily.
The leading topic was the Presidents
journey 10 Poicters. His speech was
expected TO he of a strong conservative
character.
The Ciecle reports that sanitary con-
vention was to be held Immediately al
Montpelier. Each Of The Mediterrane-
an powers would be represented or il by
Diplomatic and consular personages and
by medical men. Some of them had
already arrived at Marseilles. Greece
and Malta will have their delegates in
The assembly. Ii is supposed that the
great Powers Of the North will also TAXI
part in this Congress.
II is now generally admitted that the
petition movement has been failure
The sum total Of signitures, unauthenli
Gated crosses included, will barely "a
mount to million; and that million are
not, never were, or can be electors.
ITALY AND SARDINIA.
The Pope is about TO retire to Gaeta
Tor the simmer, where large body of
troops are concentrated. Various spec.
ulations are afoat as to the motive of
his Holiness for so doing; some imagine
that he intends TO slip away from the
French, and events in Paris are not fa-
yorahle; others say Gaeia is to be the ba-
sis OF military operations in conjunction
with the new holy alliance.
More than 40 persons were, implica-
ted in the trial for the expulsion Of the
Jesuits from Naples. After every APP
pearance OF an ignominious condemna-
ton, they were suddenly discharged by
the grand Court. The court lawyer de-
manded thirly-two years galleys for the
prisoners and now they were acquitted.
PRUSSIA.
Accounts from Frankfort state tha,
Austria, in reply TO Prussia's demand
for the dsincorporation Of her non-Ger.
man States. expressed her determination
only TO concede the point of unanimity
lnf all the German States with which The
incorporation was passed and obtained
for The reversal Of that measure.
HESSE CASSEL.
The Government paper of Hesse Cas-
sci, of the 26th nlt., publishes three new
ordinances which release the military
from their rolls of obeying and uphold
ing the constitution. II lays down 4
new form of oath, in which the constitute
iion is in no way concerned and pro-
claims an amnesty with many excep1
tions.
SWITZERLAND.
A letter from Berae announces the
death of Count de Wilzheim, formerly
minister of Wuriemburg, at Paris,
which was caused by an unfortunate ac-
cident on the 2lst. He was returning
late in the evening to his own home near
Yhoune aud rn Ia taok tho road and c.ll