Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22
Latest European News.


France.-The latest accounts from France
arc to the effect, that Louis Napoleon wa!
determined to have the property of the Orlean:
family coniscated. Extensive preparations were
making for the grand fete of the 10th of May
at Paris. The Patrie announces officially thai
the President has no intention of proclaiming
the empire. 1t is stated that a camp ofexercise
to be composed of 60, 900 men, under the com
mand of Napoleon, was about to be formed
The editor of the Charirari has received Off
cial caution to be more careful in his publica
tions.
A dispatch from Vienna states that the pro.
secutions against the mother and sisters ofKos.
suth had been stopped, and they will be allow
ed to come to America. The Vienna Lloyds
contradicts the statement that a Conference is
to be held at London respecting the Danish sue
cession.
The Cholera has again broken out of in differ
ent parts of Persia, and is committing frightful
Iravages.
A telegraph dispatch received in England,
and dated at Turin, on the 29th April, mentions
the explosion of a powder magazine at Borgo
Dara. It is estimated that two hundred lives
were lost"
EngMnd.-The Court of Exchequer on Mon
day rendered judgment against Alderman Sol
onions. Thus settling the point that none but
Christians are eligible to a seat in Parliament.
1t is marked as somewhat singular that, not
withstanding the favorable news from Austria
liza gold fields, the demand for passages by the
ships now up for that colony is very limited,
forming quite a contrast with the Atlantic citi-
| zens to California.
1t is estimated that 100000 bales of cotton
are detained on the water by the prevalence Of
easterly gales.
The preliminary steps have been taken in
the Lord Chancellor's office for issuing a com
| mission of lunacy upon the case of Mr.. Fear
gus OConnor, NJ. p, whose eccentricities have
for some time part been known to the public,
with a view to his confinement.
Germany.-The accounts continue to pour
in of extensive emigration from all parts of
Europe to America. Emigration from Germany
appears to be very much on the increase. On
the 18th ult. no less than 5000 persons sailed
from Bremen.
The German Emigrant Society complain Of
swindling agents, who induce the Polish pea
santry to leave home, Representing that the
American king had granted Kossuth a vast
tract of land for the purpose of settlement.
lreIand.-The Galway Mercury states that
SO great is the anxiety felt by the poor laboring
classes in that part of Connaught, to escape
from "the land that bore them," that such of
them as have been fortunate enough to obtain
employment on drainage works, have adopted
enabling themselves to emigrate. 1t appears
they are paid fortnightly, and when the paw
night arrives, about 300 of them assemble,
and pay I'D. each to a general fund. A number
of tickets, corresponding with the number of
persons present, are then placed in a hat, and
on one of these the word "America'' is written,
all the rest being blank. A ballot then takes
place, and the lucky drawer of the prize tick
ct has his passage paid for him, and receives a
small sum to subsist him for some time after his
landing there. During the week just closed, no
less than six vessels have set sail for Queens
town, laden with emigrants, bound respectively
for Boston, Quebec, New York and st. Johns.
The gross number amounted to ST. souls.
The drought, now so long prevalent, begins
to excite no small alarm among tho farmers re- |
gardlng its effect upon the crops. They are
beginning to feel exceedingly the want of rain;
tor the last 20 years no such continued drought
is recollected at this season. 1t is much appre- |
hended that a protracted continuance of it will |
seriously affect vegetation. In other respects
prospects appear most promising.
There is a large compliment of land under po-
tato planting, considerably more than that of
the last year. In some places it has been found
impossible to continue sowing the oats, from
the hardness of the soil.
Spain.-The remaining prisoners of the Lo-
PEI expedition were daily expected at Gibral-
Tar, on their way home.
katy.-Sonle Americans had been arrested
q Rome, about the 10th ult. Mr.. Cass, the
Charge d'Afaires, had taken the mat
up. One of the persons [probably Park
iodwin, of New York, arrested was accused
If publicly addressing the inhabitants and abu.
'ing the Papal Government. These matters
would, however, it was presumed, be easily
as the Papal authorities were on good
erms both with the United States Government
nd their representative resident in the Eternal
city.
Printers Meeting.-The Editors and Proprie-
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