The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-03-12
Arrival from Europe.
New YoRK March 2.

NEW YORK March z.
The steamship Franklin, arrived from
Southampton with four days later news
London dates OF the 18th states cotton ex-
tremely active. Sales on Tuesday of 1900
bales for speculation-exported 1000 bales.
American descriptions advanced one.six-
teenth to one-eighth. Flour and wheat
limited transactions, declined Cd for -four.
and ld@2d for wheat. Corn in fair request
at an advance of Cd. The papers contain
very meagre reports.
The Arctic arrived at Liverpool on the
l7.h, nine days and l3 hours-shortes. trip
on record.
Frigate Susquehana arrived at Point de
Gale on Christmas, on her way from China
A fire occurred at Hong Kong on the 28lh
December--five hundred buildings burned.
Kwangzs rebellion makes great headway.-
Tea has declined at Canton, but cotton is
firm.
France is quiet--looking forward with
intense interest to the elections.
Queen Of Spain has got well.
The excitement at the Australian gold dig
gings increased hundred fold. Yield OF
gold immense The British Government
has commenced prosecuting the Irish press
proprietors. Dundalk, Democrat, was ar
rested for libel on Government. 1t isstil
affirmed that Louis Napoleon has designs on
Belgium, and has also made a peremptory
demand on Switzerland, against which the
Swiss Government claimed the Intervention
Of Great Britain. The Daily News hints
that some great movement in Paris would
occur about the -22d February, and that or
ders had been given to the various Generals
10 be prepared.
The chief incident In parliament was Rus
sells introduction Of the bill to organize the
local militia. They are to be selected by
ballot and organized in their respective
counties, and not TO be sent out Of their
counties, except to repel invasions. Fear Of
French invasion still prominenti in the mind
Of the popllace, and is by no means limited
to the lower orders. 8N g7i
A bill 10 disfranchise the borough of 81.
Albans had been brought into parliament
also, a Dill to abolish religious tests in Scot.
land universities. A motion Of censure on
the Irish Government, fixed for Thursday,
/ is looked forward 10 with much anxiety by
the ministers, aud great interest felt BY ali
parties.
FRANCE. - Interest censered upon the
approaching elections. No special event
recorded. The attempted murder of the
Queen Of Spain created enthusiasm in her
favor unknown before. Town Of lagos
West coast Of Africa, almost totally de.
stroyed BY a British squadron on the 26th
December. English ships sustained severe
damage, having 30 men killed, 66 wounded
In Spain recruiting for army taking plac,
allover the country ARTILLERY being rnoun
tedon forts. The British squadron lett N,
ISgus for the British channel!, having beei
recalled by Government, II is to composI
a part Of the fleet which cruise in the chan
mel. and which is to be composed Of [!
ships Of the line, 10 irigates, and 5 q d
steam frigates.
Alarm cresled by threatened attitude q
French Government towards Swizsrland
becoming yegy great. iFrench Ministers de-
mafided the suppression Of oil clubs and po-
'iticat associations. and strict surveillance
over newspapets, and banishment Of allref-
ugees from Swiss territory. A fair proper
| tion Of The engineers and mechanics OF Mans
chester have gone 10 work. Only one es,
lsablishment entirsly closed.