Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-24

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On Monday the Baltic eamc In with
four days later advices. In Great Britain
the Parliament was hnsily engaged In the
discussion Of several important questions.
some OF which approached solution. The
Government and Commissioners have de.
termined TO lot the contract Under whisl
the Crystal Palace was built 10 take its
course, and the building will be speedily
renewed. The steamship Great Britain
has been again fitted ur, and will leave
Liverpool for New YORK on The fifth
psosimo. On her trial trip she made 10
miles MI hour, with ease. The Arctic en.
pedion. under DR.. Rae. has returned, Il
will be remembered that this expedition
went overland and It now appears that
II penetrated tho frozen regions to lat ~
deg, 30 min. north longitude, 1O1 west
about 90 miles west Of tho magnetic pole,
bus warc prevented from proceeding faf'
thsf by the ice. They picked up two
pieces Of timber which afe supposed 10
have been portions Of the vessels Of Sii
John. but tbs pieces were 30 small that
noshing satisfactory can be obtained from
them. Que is piece OF oak timber, The
other the butt end Of a small flagstaff, to
which were attached two copper tacks
and piece OF line, each bearing The Gov
ernncm mark, showing that they had
been Lost from 4 vessel which had been
fitted ous At the Royal Dockysrds. Col.
Frcmont had arrived In England; whittier
he had gone Oh business connected with
the sale of his California land claims. A
reconciliation has taken place betwcen
Lord pslmcrs.on and Lord John Russell
From France we learn that considerable
injury has been done to the retail trade
by tho reduction of the interest OH the
Reutes. The holders, on finding their
incomes reduced ons.tenth, have decided
on the adoption Of strict economy, and,
by the reduction Of their ordinary expen'
ditures necessarily make the loss fall on
their -tradcsnen. The wholesale trade
has improved. On the goth ult., Louis
Napoleon held review Ia front Of the
Tuileries and distributed large number
OF decorations Of the Legion Of Honor
IIo was frequently saluted by persons in
the crowd with cries Of Vive y Emperor.
The secret societies Of the south are us
ing their utmost endsavors 10 get up an
insurrsotionsry movement, but the police
are aware OF their intentions, and fully
prepared to defeat their object Il Ia re-.
ported that the British and Belgium Min.
listers had un important interview with the
minister Of Foreign Affairs, few days
since. The object Of The cali seems to
have been two fold--in the first place ex.
plantations were asked respecting the In.
ton,ions Of France towsrds Belgium; and
in the second with regard to the reror.
ted design Of efecting q change in the
form Of government, as Il was said preps-
rations were making. no, only for holding
a vast review. but actually for proclaiming
the empire, on the 9th Of May, the ami
versary OF the Emperor's death. On the
first point. tho answers were considered
satisfactory. AZ TO the second he said
France was the only proper Judge Of what
government suited her best; that the Pres
iicnt had reserved to himeelf the right of
appealing 10 the nation OH questions tonch-
ing changes in the form of government; !;
and thar experience had proved, that such
appeals would be answered by the assen.
OF France. That tribunal was the only
one to which the President was RESPONSE
BILE ON such matters. and the Government
could not admit the pretensions Of any
Foreign power to meddle with such ques.
tions.
On Wednesday afternoon the Africa
came in with three days later news from
Great Britain-there was no item worth
repeating. French news is also unimpor.
tant. Il is rumored that Louis is about
to adept ns his successor. the Duke OF
Leuchtenburg. grandson Of Nicholas, the
Gar, as his successor. Tbs Cotton mar
ket has reclined ID. Breads.ufs continue
depressed. Beefand Pork are in demand.
Lard is dull.
n We extract the following para
graph from one Of our New York cores
pondsnts:
Honolulu, Jan. 16--The king would
prefer to be Republican President. with
d fixed salary. He cannot in the course
Of nature last much longer, and ere that
event the play Of monarchy must change.
jan. l5.-That the king 10 mere puppit
in the hands OF his ministers is manifest
to every resident. indeed 70 every one who
spends few weeks in our midst. That
,ilose ministers administer affairs with a
view 70 their own selfish. purposes rather
than the public good. Is equally apparent.
Jan. 17.Since my last Of Dec. 80, the
election has taken place one OF the most
bsrefaced impositians ever practised upon
i servile population. That old negro gov
ernor, through the influence Of Judd, Arm
ytrong. Bates & Co, threatenedt the natives,
police and soldiers with imprsoninent,