The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-03-06
Interesting Items by the Franklin

The L : Mail Steamer, Franklin. arrived at
New YORK at -! o'clock p. NJ, the 81 inst, from.
HAVE and Covcs She left the hitter place On
the I9.h ut aud brings % passengers, aud a
large cargo OF french goods, and 100, o0o IN sPc
cIc. From her teleSraphed news We extract the
following interesting items
The Arctic, Capt Luce, arrived at Liverpool.
on The II III ut, at 10 o'clock IN tie morning, IN
3 da, aud / hours, being the shortest passage
on record
The Packet Atlantic for y Nork pct back to
Liverpool IN the l7,h ult, having struck a "hlacS
water bank and thrown . large portion Of her
cargo overheard
The overland mail from the East Inlms arrived
at London the 18Th, but with nothing Of much
IN crest-Col Outram was suspended as resident
At Bmoda because he spoke toe plainly oI the
sGpuenr>, OF the East India Co in overlooking
corruption among II, native officers.
A great fire occurred at Hong Kong, China. on
the ?Sth Dec. dr>tro, iug nearly all the Chinese
part o. the town about juu houses Many lives
were lost aalong the Chlue-e Col Tumpk,n, and
Lieut. Suys, OF the British service were nus anlly
killed 10y an explosion OF guupuwder
The knuangsi rebellion continues, aud little
stand hI, been made against IT. In Canton the
markets ave dali, aud tea has declined
The excitement at the Australia gold disgings
has Increased Que hundred fold. The Yield of
gold was Immense.
ENGLAND The chef Talrre in Pertinent was
Lord John Rg,,eliS introduction Of the bill to or.
game the local militia They are TO be selected
los ballot and organized IN their respective cuun
ties except to rcpcl invasion The fear Of an
invasion Is stl prominent IN the mind, Of t,e
people, and by no means limited p.hc lower or.
irrs, The bll to dI>trlrchi,e the borough df 81
AbAu. has been brought INTO Parliament and al
:, h,li To- abolish religious tests in Scottish DO
mGluuS. The motion Of ccu-urc upon the ifI,
Government which has been fixed for Thursday,
Is looked forward To with much anxiety BY min
lister, and with great interest by all parties
The British Government has commenced pros
ccutlug tie Irish press the proprictors OF the
DunlHlk Democrat have teen arrested .ur .lbvl
uu the Government.
Iii, still affirmed that Louis Napoleon has lie
signs upon Belgium, ard that he has also mad,
some prr,mr,ury demand, on Svl,zranI
against which the Swiss Government have cia;ra
ri the Intervention II Great Britain
The Dolly new. saws that some goat move
muut u Pans mry be expected about the 2gi c
February. and that ~ ter, haye been gwen 10 va
rluu~ general, To he present
lbNN't.--ll rance lhc interest T. centred mp
On the approaching election and there i, no spc
Ella. eycut 20 rccord.-lh, cunyalc.crnre Of III,
Queen If Npi'n is received with universal re-
ioriu- An event more jortUuatc for her Ma
lr,ty could hardly have occurred than the recent
attcmr. AZ Ter life as It has created an tutLus
a,m 90 her favor quite unknown before.
Tie town Of Lagos. Oft the west coast Of Afiica
was almost entirely destroyed 10y the British
Squadron. on the 26,h and 27th December. tn,
English ships sustained severe damages, LAYING
80 men hi.cd and 60 wounded.
SfNN-ln Spain, recruiting for the army va,
taking place all over the country, and the G.tiI'e
ry was being moau'cd on the forts
The British squadron in Portugal has left til,
Ingn~ FIR the British Channel, having been re
called ly the government. 1t Is TO compose par
! Of The Nret which Is to cruise IN the Channel al,
/ which Is 10 be composed Of IS ships q. the line
. ~ ir,-atn'. and 20 steam higates.
In Austria, Italy, Belgian and other continen
tai STATES preparations against le eyentualIties o
., h. made The alarm createC
Loo. ...... ,',.... ,.u,it Of The French govern
men. a-.Hn.t Switzerland was growing ycry
grra. ia, French mini, ,rfs have demanded tn,
sr.u,,on e al clubs and political associations
AMI - strict Surveillance over the newspaper,
and the punishment Of all French refugee, IRON
the Swi,, territories. Tie Federal Council hal
determined to stand upon the defensive