Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-03-02
FOREIGN NEWS.


norton of the vessels known to be on their way
with gold from Australia, causes disappointment
in London. Nearly million and half sterling
was at sea previous to last accounts from Sing
apore and it is probable the Great Britain and
SYDNEY steamers are now within four or hve
weeks of their return with an equal amount. AT
the same time the expectation ofgoods has been
going on to an unprecedented extent, and is In
creasing, so that Australia is at present debtor
to shipments from England, say t3,0O0,O0O
sterling.
Some specimens of Canadian gold from the
st. Joseph district, on the Chaudiere river, have
been tested by Thomas, Abel d Co., and are
worth 81 grains worse than standard, with %
pwts. of silver per ID.
The great mortality on board emigrant ships
to Australia is attracting public notice.
Lord Shaftesbury, the recognized head of the
anti-slavery movement in England, writes from
Genoa, some comments on the "Reply of the
American to the English ladies', on the subject
of Slavery" The scope of his argument is that
the social evils of England, to which the Amer
lean ladies refer, are quite beside the question;
that these evils are not near so bad as the Amer
leans say, and that he (Shaftesbury) may retort
by exhibiting the social enormites that have
come to his knowledge in New York and Bos-
brethren in the United States" he won't expose
them. "The long and short of the case is this"
he saws, we have had, and we still have in Eng
land, many evils, but we are doing our best to
remove them. They have had, and they still
have in America, great evil which they not
only will not endeavor to remove, but they make
it daily worse-witness their Fugitive Slave law
--reviling, moreover, and prosecuting every one
who ventures to jog their memories on things
Of vital Importance to the temporal and eternal
interests of the human race"
FRANcE.-The Emperor's marriage, though
taking people by surprise, has not been exactly
nine DAYS wonder; and the public has, for the
last two or three days, looked upon it almost as
q matter of course, and have ceased to be sur
prised. From the present state of public feel
ing, always, of course, excepting political cir
cles there is reason to anticipate that the future
Empress will be generally popular. great
deal will, of course, depend upon herself, and
the immediate friends and advisers by whom
she may be surrounded. 1t is something in ia
vor of the Countess of Teba that she appears
to have earned the dislike of few well known
characters, who, to the disgrace of Partisan So
ciety, are tolerated in it; and it argues well for
the decency of the future court of the Empress
that such persons should be among the first to
assail her. With reference to the discreditable
stories that have been current and the scene of
which was laid at Compeigne, it is positively as
serted that these stories were false.
We see it mentioned in Scotch paper, which
gives the genealogy of Countess Montijo's
Scotch ancestry, that William Kirkpatrick, her
grandfather, was American (not British) Consul
at Malaga. This, we suppose, can be easily ver-
flied.
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte has been named
General of Divison-some say as a salve for the
modification he feels at the Emperor's marriage,
and at being himself rejected by the Princess of
Wagram, with whom, it appears, his projected
alliance is definitely broken off. The Prince
made it condition that lie should be appointed
to a military rank, prior to accepting the Lieu
tenancy of Algeria. Prince Napoleon is but 80
years Of age, has no military experience. and his
appointment to so high rank is not pleasing to
military men.
A budget ofimportant letters affecting State
secrets, has been stolen from the Empress apart
ments, and reward of 100000 francs has been
offered for their recovery. They are said to i'm
plicate leading men of France, and are supposed
to be in possession of the Orleans family. Sus-
picion in the matter rests upon Mrs. Howard.
The military service at the Elysee during the
last four days, has been performed there exactly
according to the style enforced there by the first
Napoleon.
The wether has at length taken so favorable a
turn as to allay the apprehensions beginning to
be felt for the next harvest.
misunderstanding to the Berlin journals, a
division of infantry of the Russian army has ia
ken up its winter quarters on the frontiers of
Poland. Tt is commanded by Gen. Drescherun,
and he and his staff are in the town of Kielce.
Gen. Chinszjew, with another division, is at the
frontier of Czenstochen, and there are also nu-
merous detachments of Cossacks on the from
tier
The Russian expedition, fitted out ostensby
for a scientific cruise in the waters near Japan,
but in reality to watch the American expedition,
consists of the frigate Pallas, screw steamer,
and transport, under the command of Admiral
Poatatin.
BUTTER.-This article still looks down. Ev-
cry telegraphic report from New York quotes it
as heavy, while every intelligence from all Sec
tons of the dairying country declares that it is
falling in price. At Cleveland, Ohio, it only
brings one shilling pound, and if indications
continue here as they have began, it will be as
low here. There is all the butter at New York