Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-25
Arrival of the Cambria at Bosto

The steamer Cambria reached her wharf at
Boston at an early hour Monday morning We
give below a few additional items of interest,
furnished by this arrival:
SPAIN.-Accounts from Spain state that an
attempt has been made on the life of the Queen
On the I'd of February she took her first airing
since her illness, and was on her way to the
Church de Allocha, when an assassin fired a
pistol at her, tho ball from which struck the
Queens shoulder. He was arrested. The last
accounts state that the Queen was progressing
favorably.
ENGLAND.-The British Parliament was
opened by the Queen in person on the Sd inst.
Her majesty in her speech, says that she is on
the most friendly terms with all the nations in
the world, and refers to the probable completion
OF treaty between Germany and Denmark,
and calls attention to the recent outrages in Ire
land, promising attention to their more effectual
suppression. She also aludes to the Satisfactory
state of the public revenue, and in conclusion d.
reefs attention to the proposed amendments in
the reform bill with reference to Parliamentary
representation.
In the House of Commons Sir BENJAMIN
Hall asked for explanation of the causes
which led to Lord Palmerston's resignation.
Lord John Russell Immediately replied that
Lord Palmerston was refractory, and treated the
Queens interrogations with disrespect, acting
independently of his colleagues, and unreserved-
lyapproving the recent coup d'etat of Louis Ma
poleon.
Lord Palmerston replied at considerable
length, which though damaging his late col
leagues, did not improve his own position. He
paid willing and merited eulogium on the char
acter of Mr. Lawrence, the American minister
| at London.
In the House of Lords nothing of moment has
| TRANSFERRED.
| The Earl of Derby, in his speech on the
| Queens address implied his appreciation of Ma
poleon's course. He condemned the ministers
for not enforcing the ecclesiastical bill and de-
| manded protection for the interest of agricul-
| ture.
An awful disaster took place at Holmes Firth
in Yorkshire, by the bursting of a reservoir.
Sixty to one hundred persons were instantly
killed. Great damage was also done to the fac
tories in the neighborhood.
| The late heavy floods had also caused great
! disasters.
Father Mathew had been seriously indispo-
| sed, but at last accounts was deemed conva-
| lescent.
FRANCE.-France was still quiet, and pretty
| general submission to the new order of things
was apparent.
The Able Lecorder, and M. Learsdiere, pop
ular French preachers, had received orders to
leave France.
Paris letter states that spies employed by
Napoleon are present at all social festivals
The new electoral law has been published,
and the following are its principal features:--
Universal suffrage; all Frenchmen aged 21 years
possessing civil and polticalrghts are electors; all
electors over 25years of age, are eligible as Rep
resentatives. The number of Deput les is to be
36l. Algiers and Colonies are not entitled to send
Deputies Each Department is entitled to one
Deputy for $4,000 electors.
Fresh arrests have been made in the Depart
ments of Mayence Of persons connected with Sc
cret societies. amongst others was an ext Com
missary under the provincial Government.
M. Dupin has inscribed his name on the list
OF Advocates at the Court of Appeals.
M. Leon Faucher stands for Representative
of Payes
A mixed commission has been formed in
place of the late military to investigate the
charges against prisoners under arrest for the
events of December, with the view of enabling
the President to exercise clemency.
Jerome Bonaparte as President of the Senate,
, has salary of $25O,OOO francs yearly.
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