The Shasta courier., 1854-05-27
Frem sAe Aelaueie se.aes,

By the arrival Of the John L. .sStephens, we arc
in possession of the following dates from the At
lantic States and Europe, viz Liverpool. April
81 New York, April 20; New Orleans April %.
We are obliged to Adams & Co.'S Express for
full files Of Atlantic journals.
We were likewise furnished on the same oc-
casion by Rhodes & Co.'S Express. with CON-
plete files of Atlantic papers.
The Stephens brough, 7ol passengers, of whom
| lle were womea. and 72 children.
| The news by this arrival is OF unusual inter-
est. The intelligence from Europe will be found
upon our first page.
MIR, Lane, delegate from Oregon, has intro
duced bill to auihorise the people OF the terri
| tory to form State Government. preparatory to
admission into the Union.
| Hon. John Davis, late U Senator from Mas
sachusetts died at his residence in Worcester,
ON the 18th Of April, OF bilious cilolic after an
| illness OF only a few hours,
Hon Truman Smith has announced his int, u
ton to vacate his seat ON the 26th ut April.
Ex Governor Knight OF Rhode Island, is dead.
| In the House OF Representatives the bill grant
ing ten millions of acres Of land for tue benefit Ut
the INDECENT iusane was taken up. and after a
speech from MIR. ClinSman. on the unconstiu-
tionality OF the measure, passed by a vote OF 81
| 10 So.
Many items of interest from the Atlantic States
will be found embodied in the letter OF our n. W
York correspondent, herewith appended.
New YORK. April Goth, 1854.
! The new management of the Steamship Com
| pany to Aspinwall is already etfecling favorable
| mprov elne hts, and eusurIng for the Panama
route greater nuuber ot passengers. The
! rs
| Tor the trads. have been taken off, and il Is pio-
| bable that better steamers will be used until
tue new ones contracted for are placed on the
/ line Better time may soon be expected. vla
Panama. than has heretofore been made by that
or any other route. Bat, though that the
mail route, aud The mails will doubtless be tX-
pedited greatly Ill consequence. the wrier still
puts more iai h III Adanis 4 Co.'S Express than
| in any other California conmnuicaiIon. If one
half the energy displayed 10y Express firms, was
! exhibited by Government. Ill transportation of
the mails, should hear less comp plaiut than al
| present.
| Since the last steamer sailed, news from Eu-
rope brings the long expected dec eclaratlun oi Wal
| by the English anu French governments, whs,h h
continue their activity in The equipment and
einbal kaiun of troops. The allied heet his
| passed the Great Belt. and anchored oil kle.
| Nlcholas is using every effort 10 put the shores
| ot The Gull of Finland III complete state of de,
| fence. The lights are extinguished, aud li,
| buoys all removed. Large masses OF rock
being dragged all along the ice to c"nvenien
| spots, for the obstruction OF navigation wLeh
ever the ice shall melt away. All The houses
Cronstadt no, capable of defence, are puc,
down. A very large number Of gunboa,s arr
! being constructed, TO lay along the shore and II
sha low caves, and from thence lIarass the allet
feet, slso protect The shore from lapdIpg par.
| ties. The Emperor and court ave about reno,-
L II L .I.
| army has crosseu the Danube. English specu,-
I, tors selling TO the Tt~kisli soldiers, slir:s
with The Koran printed on them under which
| the Moslcms supposed TO fight better thar
! with any other covering. shipment of sevcn
/, hundred wooden legs has arrived al Constan,i-
nople. What considerate care traders exhibit foi
| their new customers, the Turks.
| The Gadsden Treaty has been rejected by til,
| Senate. sta7a
+! Commodore Newton. Of our Navy. has rt
| fused to exchange the usual salute with the Gu
| ban authorities, at Havanna, unill The = Black
Warrior" outrage he atoned Inr.
The Cochituatc Bank, Boston. has latcl,
| failed.
| mammoth steamer. the largest in the world
called The Metropolis has been lately
| launched here tor the Fall River line.
| violent storm prevailed here the 18Th
and 10th of this month 1t ragged with great li-
| ry along the coast from Boston 10 Baltimore
| leaving three or four fine shIp ps ashore Ill
| vicinity Hnd numerous vessels to the north
| ward aud souihward.
! An injunction On the Crystal I,;Iace Compa-
| ny by Orson D. Mann has been dissolved Th,
| Company stock has risen 100 per cent. sine,
the new management commenced.
| Russiaii vessel, called the Alma, is laying
| up at the Atlautc Docks, aud will doubtless +,
| main there until the war is ended, as she dares
| not ventare hoMe,
| The " Grape SHOT with George Laws mus
| kets board, has arrived AT Tie B4ize, mean
| New Orleans, creating considerable speculation
as to the destination of tho guns, and
alarnl among the Cubaus.
| Lucy Stone is quarreling with Fred Dongh,
abont the Constitution of the United States.
| which Lucy says she don't think inneh OF, biit
| Douglass upholds. The pair are we'll uatclic,
| in all color.
! The President Of the Paciic Mail Steamship
Company lately protested to Congress agniusl.
the anilulment Of the Mail contract with iliai
company.
| An appropriation has been asked IN Congress
to huald ball !ur the cavalry cadets to exercise
| heir horses i'll. This absurd application mel
with The ri,licule II deserved. PExCtL
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