Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-04-04
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
A R G. II 10.
New York, March q.

The Arctic, from Liverpool, arrived
yesterday morning, with full mails and
English papers Of the 9Th inst.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria is now
at the Osborne House, Isle of Wight
ENGLAND.
Lord John Russell on resuming the
reins of government, made a speech in
the House Of Commons on the new
features in his policy. His Lortship
proposes TO repeal the income tax, which
yields between five and RG00,000, and
impose a Guly on corn, which would
cost the country at least three times that
amount.
A letter from Kossul has been recei.
we'd at London, relative to the Hungari-
ans who arrived AT Liverpool, which
shows that when they left Shumla, they
did so with the intention of going TO A
merica. Kossulh expressed wish to
the Secretary of the Navy, that he
would exert himself with view of hav-
ing these people sent to America, and
prevent them from living on aims, which
would be degrading TO themselves and to
the cause ia which they had been enga-
ged. $50. Z. sa' .E #
SWEDEN AND GERMANY.
The students outbreak at Stockholm,
has no particular bearing, more than ri
otous festival, which was counteracted
by the police. A Socialist outbreak in
Norway was more serious. id. ..s.
Our advces from Berlin informs us of
the arrival of Austrian dispatches, in
which vague and unsatisfactory an
swer IS given to the late proposition. 1t
is stated that this dispatch has compelled
the Prussians to insist on their rights,
and TO prefer the return of the old Diet
than to any such unsatisfactory arrange
| ment. fa s-.sas.. /.
-s- RUSSIA. '@a
Letters from Bucharest of the 18th
ult., state that the troops both of Russia
and Turkey will evacuate the principal.
tiles. After this measure, the Sultan is
resolved to oppose with force Of arms,
any attempted occupation of the princi-
pali,ies on the part of Russia.
.aar.a ar INDIA, d as~
The Bombay Telegraph and Courier
reports the cotton crop of the present
season as expected to reach 100000
bales, this being one half more than last
year. Two thousand FIVE hundred per-
sons have died of cholera at Bombay.
A conhagralion at Rangoon on the
18th December, nearly annihilated the
city. 1t is estimated that at least 1000
houses were destroyed; it extended two
miles in length and one mile in breadth;
it extended also the shipping in the riv-
er-nine vessels, of which five had
completed loading, were burned to The
waters edge. .-..E. s..e.l. ~.
! a" ~ ROME. s.4 a.
4 The recent story of the plot to assas-
sinate the Pope, turns out to have been
the invention of an old woman, who Iiv-
ed as a servant with the Rev. Mr.. Tur-
rett, Protestant clergyman. NJ
SWITZERLAND.
The Federal Council Of Switzerland,
in accordance with the representation of
the Northern Powers, have revoked the
decree Of July 4th. which made it OBJ
ligatory to The Canton to receive and
harbor political fugitives; they have also
confirmed the late decree, enjoining the
confinement and expulsion of fugilives.
TURKEY.
Adyices are to the 18th. The island
of Samos has surrendered to the Sultan.
The leaders of the instruction will be
given over to the Turkish officers. The
question of the Hungarian refugees, at
Kahgah, has been definitely arranged.
AUSTRIA.
Austria has granted full and entire am
nesty TO the refugees, on condition that
| they will make no attempt to re-enter
Hungary; eight Of these are expected
in Turkey, and are to remain till further
orders; among those eight is Kossuth.
aaE .@ DENMARK. ",aa
Ii is stated that the convention has
been concluded between Austria and
Denmark. Denmark proposes to enter
the Austrian Customs Union. and to a.
bolish the Constitution OF March, 1913.
In case of the extinction of the male
line of the House, the Crown is to re-
vert to the Duke of Oldenburg.