Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-02-24
F..eigu News Dy the Steamer Africa.
New York, Feb II.

Ist, and brings the Atlantic S pas engeys.
ENGLAND.-The following is The sub
stance Of The royal speech:
..IIer Majesty will announce that she
has received most friendly assurances from
foreign powers, and is gfaliGed to know
that peace has been restored in those States |
in the North Of Earope, SO lately either |
engaged in war or preparing 10 commence
hostilllies. The Queen will then congrat.
uate the members Of both Houses on the
tranquility which prevails, not only at
home, but in all her foreign possessions
and colonies the people are contented and
| hnppy, The manufacturers are in active
| employment, and commerce is abundant
| and prosperous, while the revenue is in ex.
cess of expenditures. Her Majesty regrets
that in some countries agriculture is de-
pressed, but trusts 1t will be only tempora.
ry.
| Since Parliament last met the Queen re-
| grets that considerable excitement has been
naturally occasioned by on aggressive
proceeding on the part oil the head eli the
! Roman Catholic Church, who had, withou,
seeking or obtaining permission, presumed
| to bestow territorial titles on ecclesiastcs,
and 10 distribute the country into Dioces.
ses.
fler Majesty would ''drect attention to
the trade with Brazil, and suggests the de-
srableness of arranging the sugar trade
with that country"
This speech is more than usually vague,
and remarkable for a studied evasion OF the
Irritating topics There is no allasion
Whatever to financial matters beyond the
customary promises Of documents, &c. be-
ing laid before the Legislature; and the
reference to the papal aggression is OF the
miloest kind, as if she was oesirous to pass
over, as mildly as possible, disagreeable
question. The course adopted, you may
roly upon it, is wise and polite.
FRANcE.--There has been q debate in
the French Assembly, prolonged from the
18Th to the 18Th ult in which the conduct
of the President and the Ministry have
been severaIly handled. The debate arose
upon the motion of MIR Remusat. The
Ministers, Cen. Cavignac, Changarnier,
Theirs, Lamartine and other members
spoke. The conclusion at which Mr..
Theirs arrived, was, that vote favorable
10 the Government would be equivalent to
the establishment Of the Empire. lmme-
diatey a, the rising of the Assembly the
Ministers went to Elysee and placed their
designations in the hands Of the President,
which were accepted by the President on
he 9th ult
The Constitutional Of the 20,h says
's,hat the Ministry will be formed from the
ranks Of the 27e who voted against St
Beure's amendment"
A conspiracy has been discovered, anc
the Police, at an unexpected moment, en-
, tered the house whore their meetings were
, held, and some So were arrested and q
f more were subsequently, taken. They
I were all delegates Of the Socialists or Drill
r ling Societies. A Proclamation in Lithog
Y rapby, ot Democratic chafac'ef' was SCI
zed.
f After the resignation Of the newly con
structed French Ministry, NJ. Leon Faucl
er was n,rusted with the difficult task G
9 forming the government;at first he appear
i ed likely te succeed, when all at once
+ was declared that he was unable 10 do SC
Since then Louis Napoleon has cut th
e Gordian knot. Finding it impossible
10 compose ministry of Parliamentary eli
ments, at his own disposal, he has ha6 re
g course to the public functiouaries who ar
le not representatives.
e, This fact was communicated 10 the A
,e sembly by message read by Nj. Dupin,
o'clock, F!iday, P. NJ. 1t was as fc
s. lows: "Public opinion coniding in Il
IN prudence of the Assembly, and the COVER
ment has not been alarmed by the late
lst cidents. nevertheless, France begins to ST.
a fer by divisions which she deplores. N
duty is TO do what in me lies, to preve
vn the i'll to result Of them.
The union of the two powers is indispe
o sable to the repose of the country, but t
nj. constitution has rendered them independe
of each other. The only condition Of Il
he union is reciprocal confidence. Penetr
es- led with this sentiment shall always
spect the rights Of the Assembly, VIII
ust maintaining, in fact, the prerogatlves
that power which sheuld come from /
people.
;. SpaN.-We noticed in eur last that t
IN Cabinet of Narvaez had resigned in con
81. or quence Of rot having been invited 10 &C
- cert by the Queens mother. Queen l.
.ho bella refused to accept their withdraw
is but on Narvaez declaring that if retained
,he Office he would blow out his brains, it v
red accepted.
PoRTueAL.-The political news is
ing important.
for BELGIUM. accounts from Bruss
to the 18th ult state that the Belgian M
listers had resigned en- maasse, in con
~ quence of u difference of opinion wh
SIX sprung up lately between the Minister
I'VE War and other members of the Cabinet.
ect Dates from Schleswig Hostein 10
Lee 18th state that patriot was attacked
ra. the Danes, at Windbic, and a skirmish
sued.
nto The conferences between the Dani
OFF Austrian and Prussian Commissioners,
ate' Hamburger, have been adjourned.
The Holslein troops continue to retr
Ved into Holstein, and the Danes are fall
om- back intoSchleswig. Attempts are max