The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-01-10
Curcrran 4 fws.

The steamer Cambria arrived at Hal
flax Oh Wednesday evening, with date.
from Liverpool to the 9th December
England.
Two great events have transpired in
the course of the few days preceding
the sailing Of the steamer, each capable
OF producing serious consequences. The
| first is the fesi snation of the Secretary
of Foreign Affairs, Lord Palmerston
and the sec ond is the election of Louis
Napoleon. A temporary arrangement
in the markets, and decline in the
prices of money had occurred. When
however, it became known that Lord
Granville vas Lord Palmerston's sue
ctssor, confidence was in a measure re-
stored.
The sudden retirement of Lord Pal
merSton was received by the whole ma
ton with regret and astonishment, and
is still imputed to dissensions known to
exist in the cabinet for several months,
precipi(ated by the significant reception
and emphatic avowal of opinions to the
hoss'ith deputation, which We're exprea-
sed in language by no means compli-
mentary to the despots Of Europe.
The fearless position assumed by Pal
merstoh proved tlistasteiul to the minis
try, and hence this result. # has bern
the all pervading topic Of conversation
during the festive season, and had cres-
ted universal sensation.
France,
The Presidential election was the en-.
crossing topic, Occupying the French
mind to the exclusion of all Others.
Napoleon was -veryU here triumphant
and his majority would probably exec, d
tat of 1877.
The polls in IS departments give
yeas, 100000, nays 100000.
a Geographic dispatch from Paris,
dated the 2G' gives the vote in 81 de-
psrtments-yeas, COIL, 900 nays, 709,-
GEO.
Many of the deputies heretofore ar
rested. have been set at liberty. Much
speculation was indulge relative to the
new Press Law to be shortly promulga-
ted. 1t was generally supposed that
each journal would have to deposit GER
tain sum with the Government as secu.
rity for lis good behaviour. The often
c"s Of the Press are to be-First, an at
tack on the press; second, melting to ha-
tired among citizens: third, an attack
upon religion, family, or property, each
offence to be punishable by fine and i'm
rsisonment.
DISBURSEMENT OF KossUTH-From
Il te|"graplGc letter in the New York
Herald, of Tuesday morning, We clip
the following:
In his interview with the Secretary
of the Interior, ON Saturday, kossuth
alluded TO his intervention project. The
Secretary replied that his department
was devoted exclusively to home affairs,
and that all questions of foreign pclicy
came through the State Department.
kossuth then declared that the oppo-
sition which he met at the hands OF
Congress and the Executive, convinced
him that his mission to this country had
completely faiIed.-He felt deeply dis
appa'Ntta at the reception he had met
with in W aslfingtoa. h was wholly
unexpected.
He Inquired, in case a body Of Hun
garians desired to settle in the United
States, if they could get a tract Of land !
Mr.. Stuart remarked that Congress had
the disposition of the public lands, but
that he had no doubt a tract of land
would be granted. if desIred.-kossuth
corrected the Secretary, and explained
that he dad not want the land as a gift
they would pay for it-but only desired
that it should be so located that that the
Hungarians could live together in a
separate community.
MYSTERIOUS EFFORTS TO TnwART