Southern shield., 1852-05-15
Arrival of the Steamer Niagara. THREE DAYS LATER FROM EU-
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HALIFAx, April 2S.

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 HALIFAX, April 2S.
 The Royal Mail steamer Niagara arrived at her wharf at o'clock this morning, bringing dates from Liverpool to the l7th of April, three days later than those bro't by the Franklin. She brings 42 passen- gers.
 ENGLAND.
 Lord John Russell's friends, fearing his defeat in London, are trying to smuggle him in for Ednburg.
 The Arctic expedition sailed on Thurs day, the 18th inst.
 The New York clipper ship Witch ofthe Wave a.....i,ved al London or the 18th inst, m 90 days from Canton, being the shortest passage on record. Sir John Matherson, owner of the island of Rona, on the west coast of Scotland, has offered it as gift 10 the government for penal settlement.
 The census returns of Carlow county, Ire land, show dminution in population ol one-six,h since lS4l. Lord Ellington intimates that the Govern ment has no intention of abojShng the First Vice Royalty. FRANCE. Le Steele denies that any difficulty has occurred between tie French and English governments.
 The Minister of Public Instruction has issued orders 10 schoolmasters 10 assume manners and habits compatible with their profession. Forty-nine Provincial newspapers have been suppressed by Government since De cember.
 A great drought prevails in the South oI France.
 On Friday, in Paris, the National Guard were preparing to give fete to the Pres dent.
 Great sensation has been produced by the statement that the Russian Imperial or dinance sets down Henry V as king o France and the Count de Paris as heir appa rent.
 It was considered extremely probable that proclamation of the Empire would be made before the grand review on the lOth of May. Two thousand petitions have al ready been presented, asking the establish ment of an Imperial Government. Advices from CrcaSsa state that the Rus sians had gained an important victory ovel l the Circassians. GERMANY. Hanover had declared in favor of GUS toms union with Austrian.
 The new constitution of fCassel provides fol the establishment of two chambers, the up. per composed of nominees of the crown and the lower of g members elected by the people.
 BELGIUM. | The Government had given orders forbid ding the entrance of persons expelled iron France.
 PORTUGAL. | Accounts from Lisbon state that in trgues are on foot between Portugal anC Spain for further curtailment of constitu tiona government. The French consul who recetly perished in the steamer Porto had a hand in these intrigueS. ITALY.
 Maldina, an extensive banker of Belong na, had failed, reducing to beggary many Q the first families of the city.
 Letters from Florence state the order: for the withdrawal of the Austrian troop: from Tuscany, had been countermandec in consequence of inhamatory appeals be ing posted. - TURKEY. Amicabe relations between Turkey and Egypt had been restored. Twelve thousand men were employed m the Egyptian railway. ! As matter of courtesy toward several personal friends of the opposite party, we publish the subjoined proceedings of the Democratic township meeting, held in He lena on Saturday last. Democratic Meeting. At meeting of the Democrats of St Francis Township, held at the Court House in Helena on the Sd inst, for the purpose of appointing Delegates to the County Con- 1 vention 10 be held in Helena on the tourtI Monday in May for the purpose of nomina ting candidates for the State Senate anc Representatives for Phillips County in the next Legislature, the following proceeding, were adopted:
 The meeting was brought 10 order by calling Dr. George Jeffries to the Chair and appointing James Norton, Sec'y.
 The object of the meeting was explained by the Chairman, after which it was moved and adopted that the chair appoint com. mittee of five to report to the meeting the