Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-10
Later from Europe.

80 Later from EuFopes
The steamer Atlantic arrived at New
York on Feb. 26th. with. Liverpool dates
to the 18th. She experienced very bois-
ferrous weather on the passage, and was
detained some time by the ice.
ENeLAND.-Lord John Russell intro
duced his Parliamentary Reform Bill into
the House of Commons on Monday. The
leading features are as follows: 3
:" A reduction of the courts, and Dor
ough franchise. In Ireland the county
representation is unaltered, but that of the
boronghs reduced. The establishment of
a new class ofvoters, consisting of those
who pay 4os. of the direct taxes. The
establishment of the oath of supremacy as
repugnant to Roman Catholics and Dissen-
tiers, and the substitution ofa form of oath
for Jews and others, which is but sim
pie oath of allegiance to the Throne"
Lord Johns speech was followed by an
animated debate. The omission of the
vote by ballos in the bill was complained
of by Hume Berkeley and other members.
Leave was granted to Shannon to bring
in bill to establish tenant right in Ire
land.
The expulsion of certain missionaries of
the Fee Church of Scotland, by the Aus
trian Consul at Trieste, was referred to
and the inquiry made whether steps had
been taken to procure satisfaction for this
gross violation Of international law. Lord
John Russell said he was unprepared to
answer. "A
IRELAND.-Ireland was more tranquil.
Trade was unusually dull and many fail
ures had occurred.
FRANcE.-The news from France pre-
sents no new feature. The Government
had put forth most indiscreet and intern
perate article in La Patria, telling the
electors they must return Bonapartists to
the assembly or the elections will be void.
The Legitimists will not come forward.
Commercial reports from France are
unfavorable.
Madame Pauline Toland, disciple of
NJ. Pierre Leroux, and sixty journeyman
printers had been arrested.
SPAIN.-Full details of the attempt to
murder the Queen have been received
AS her majesty was leaving church. bear
ing the Royal infant in her arms, a Jesuit
priest, named Merino, while kneeling,
pretended to offer petition, and immedi-
ately struck at the Queen with a poinard
which he drew from under his cloak
The weapon penetrated the folds of her
dress, but was directed from its course by
striking the whalebone of her stays and
inflicted only slight wound below the
last rib. The second blow slightly woun-
ded her arm, The assassin was instantly
secured and proved to be villain of the
deepest dye, having been by turns soldier,
usurer, traitor and priest. Her majesty
is fast recovering.
The villain was executed at Madrid on
the 7th.
AusrRIA.-The Vienna LIoyds state
that Petroeki, reported to be an agent of
Kossuth and Mazzini, was executed on
the 9Th, by order of the Austrian Court
Martial, on the charge of attempting TO
seduce Hungarian regiments from their
allegiance. A man named Gesler was
executed with him, on charge ofconspi.
racy to produce another revolution.
TuRKEY.--Advices from Constantine
pie state that the excellent and enlighten-
ed Minister, Reschid Pasha, had fallen a
victim to the intrigues of his enemies, the
Cabinet had resigned, and the Sultan had
appointed Rasaf Pacha, Grand Vizier.
! "