The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-03

Arrival Of The Steamer Famkia- Three Days Lac, -.
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Arrival Of fhe Steamer Ffa.kiiR-1aIss Days Late, 6
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NEw YoRk, March The steamer franklin .,,i..,
here this morning She sailed from Have the IslL nv
and bLngs London and Liverpool dates 10 the 18Th anJ
sengers and very large and valuable cargo Of freab R
Franklin experienced favorable weather and made sooS
The steamer Arctic arrived at Liverpool naking n.
run In sse very short time OF nine days aud eighteen
The Frankins cargo is mostly French goods She brpv,
3l99, 600 in specie.
liule moment. Everything was quiet in France and Eng
ERGLAND.-The London Daily News has an editorial A.
which pretty forciby asserted that great pa
huca movement. might be expected on the 22d OF February
and that orders had been given 20 various generals All
other officers Of the army 10 DO prepared Tor service alta
la the House OF Commons the 10Th, Lord John Rp
sell brought forward measure mbodyng scheme ior
a. any ea as have BEEN 10 the caps s oos army
which -four thousand troops OF the line thousand ar
one filh OF all nen ia Great Braip between de agss m
~ and 70 years, DO liable They are TO be subject n
ourleen and twenty eight days each year Eses,
Of INVASION they be called upon 10 sesya
beyond their respective counties Ia the large towns the
Ireland.
Lord Palnerston supported ibis BILL Hume opposed il,
and Golden vhdioaied 1t warmly. The impression pre.
vailed generally that il would meet with opposition
CHINA The overland mail has arrived. bringing later
adylces from the Celestial Empire.
The commercial intelligence Is more satisfactory than
has been for several months, and business In pros
A terrible fire had occurred Canton, destroying 6yo
hundred houses. Great suffering prevailed In conse
quence.
A serious fire had also occurred at Hong Kong
AUSTRALIA The accounts from Australia in regard TO
discoveries Of gold and the success OF miners highly
The gold fever has Increased hundred-lold The In.
habians OF the colonies state OF perfectly wild
ctement-,hink OF nothing and talk OF nothing but god
The yield OF the precious metal is said to be- immense sur
passing, II possible, that Of California
FRANCE The approaching elections ia France produce
considerable excitement The country generally Is tran
quill
Trade in the Paris market much depressed in con-
sequence OF the discomfort that rapidly spreading
throughout the country
SPAIN There is bu little from this country. The
Queen has almost entirely recovered from her wound
GERaANY.-Afafs in Germany com parativcly tran
gull.
IrALY.--The French troops here becoming more dis
affected
Tue America arrived Liverpool the 18th of
February
has designs upon Belgium, and that he has made peem-
tory demands on Switzerland.
IL is said that the Swiss government has claimed the in
tervention OF Great Britain The alarm throughout Swz-
erand, caused by the threatening aspect Of France
very great
ArRicA.-The of Lagos the of Africa
has been almost entirely destroyed by the English squad
ron, consequence Of the Kings refusal suppress the
slave trade The loss Of the English in the engagement
thirty killed and sixiy-six wounded Tue fighting
lasted two days. An immense number Of natives were
killed.
PoRTuGAL-The British experimental squadron has been
called home.
ITALY, BELGIUM, AUsrRTAThese countries, together
with other States, making preparations against tho
eventualis's
Among the Frankin's passengers i, Colonel Kimme, Of
Maryland, bearer OF dispatches