New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-13
ENGLAND.

There is nothing new. The public mind
is still excited with the idea OF French invasonand
the more that the Paris correspondent of The Morning
Chronicle states that it Is the common report in Paris
tha. Louis Napoleon will declare war against Eng
land.
The English papers are full Of communications
upon the subject. Sir Francis B. Head and Sir
Charles Napier hare both written 10 The Times about
the matter.
1t is said that commission, consisting
Of Major General Carcen. OF the Royal Engineers,
Colonel COlquhoun, OF the Royal Artillery and Sir
z Belcher X. has been appointed TO examine
ard report the state Of the defenses LII the Cham
mel Islands.
lord Granville has replied to the re-
presentations OF Russia, Austria, France, and the
German Confederation with re erspce 70 the polit-
cal exles His note is dated the 18Th inst. Nocom-
Municaii0n has been addressedto Prussia, as on re-
ceiyIDg intelligence Of the retirement OF Lord Pal
merstop, NJ Won Manteutf,l withheld the dispatch
that would have been sent had he continued In Office,
en- TIE same question.
An inquiry in reference to the ANA
zen has been commenced by the naval department
o. the Board Of Trade under the Act Il h and 18Th
Vic, cap. 70, which came mo force only &c days
before her destruction.
There had been the most iolent gale
ever known il the British Channel. The new West
lcla steamer Ornocc, on its passage from London
TO Southampton, experienced its full fury. Tle
gale came on just as The Ofinoco passed Dover.
The sea washed over her tunnels, and for three
hours, although her engines going a. full speed,
she was enabled 10 make but lille way ahead She
took eight hours In running the twenty miles from
the Foreland TO DunFeness. No person on board
ventuI6d TO retire 10 rest curing the whole night
She proved a splerGid sea boat, or she could not
have lived cut the gaze IL is feared that there must
have been great loss OF shipping and lie IN tie
Eneilsh Channel ~ Southampton 1t blew with
Tremendous fury the whole of Saturday night, so
much so That the French mail boat from that pors
was unable 10 put TO sea until next morning. Dur.
lDg the gale gasometer recently erected at the
gas wOIks Ill Southampton, which contains 5,UJO
cnbic feet Of gas, was bio an down. The escape Of
tie gas caused serious annoyance in the neighbour
iced Of the factory.
The suit against Alderman Salom,ns,
"a Jew) for voting in Parliament was still pending.
The King of Prussia has conferred the
Order Of Merit upon Professor Richard Owen, of the
RoJ al College OF Surgeons, London, in eonsidera-
ton OF the eminent services rendered by that gen.
ten,an TO natural science.
Il he literary amateurs, Messrs. Charles
Dickers Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lemon, &C., will
act Sir Edward Bulwer Littou's play OF Not so
bad os we seem ia The Philharmonic Hall, Liver
pool Oh the 18Th Feb. The proceeds Will be appro-
praled usual to the fund OF the Guild of Litera-
tufe.
- The accounts from IRELAND are
gloomy.
Mr. Chambre is no better. Three eminent Dub
lin me dica men were sen, for 10 hold consultation
on the state Of the wounded man.
The Northtrn STANDARD understands, that four
poor law guardians received threatening notices,
waning them that If they vote upon certain mea
sure contrary to the wishes Of the ruffiany writ
efs, the fate Of tie late victims to rbbonis awaits
them.
number of persons, amounting. it 10 said, to
afout leo, entered, some nights since the house of
Owen O'Rourke, farmer, of Baincorry, barony Of
Upper lveagh, County Down, and threatened to re-
tun TO finish him, If he persisted in the purchase
OF some land which he was about taking
company Of the list regiment left for Rostrevon,
where the rbbonmen are restless Other military
indictments are taking place.