The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-06-26


sight, to repress their Indignation? Simply
because they are oppressed so shamefully, that
silence is impossible. Yet Austria proposes
to grind to the earth still closer these noble
hearts. The Austrian Ambassador has been
received at the Tuileries with great pomp and
ceremony, and the indications are strong that
the alliance between France and Austria is to
be firm one.
The attention of the journals and the people
OF London and the country has, the past week,
been chiefly directed to the terrible Palmer
trial, and the day of rejoicing over peace. The
trial and sentence of Palmer have occupied the
minds of all classes, and the feeling on the SUBJ
lect has been intense. The wretched prisoner
has been sentenced to death, and the sentence
will be executed in about fortnight. The
disappointment must have been terrible to him.
he was confident of an acquittal, and, before
the trial, it was the opinion of nearly every
body, that, though the man was guilty, yet such
was his subtlety that proof would not be got
sufficient for conviction There was, too, on
the trial, great variety of medical evidence !;
and Palmer, unquestionably, before the charge
OF Chief Justice Campbell was delivered, had a
strong hope of acquittal. But the charge de-
cided the matter. 1t was terribly against the
prisoner, and the verdict was rendered in a
very short time. Palmer did not show, by the
movement OF feature, that the sentence af
fected him.
The Peace rejoicings of yesterday were on a
gigantic scale. You are aware that the ami
versary of the Queens birthday was the day
chosen for the public displays, and the two oc-
casions were celebrated together. The exhibi-
ton of fireworks was magnificent, and crowds
In the parks were very great. The day passed
off very happily, and the people were well
pleased.
There was quite an amusing scene in the
Parks last Sunday. The Government has de-
cided not to furnish bands to play in the Parks
on Sunday, owing chiefly, it is said to the re-
monstrance of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The people therefore assembled, to the num-
Der Of near a hundred thousand, on Primrose
Hill, and about that number in Victoria Park,
and listened to music Of their o,cn, interpreting
the tunes with speeches. The vast crowds con-
Quoted themselves well during the day, and re-
tired in an orderly manner. 1t was intended
as demonstration against the recent summer
saut of the Government.
The trade and navigation returns for April
were published yesterday, and from them /
learn that the value of British exports, during
the month of April last, was 8 ,424,926 pounds,
against S,0S5,9l4 pounds in the corresponding
month OF 1855. This is an increase of $40, 900
pounds over the exports Of the April of 1855,
and 100000 pounds increase from the value
by the exports of that month in 1854. The
exports of the first four months of this year
exceed those of the corresponding months of
last year, by two and half millions of pounds,
which is very handsome increase.
The shipping returns show that the tonnage,
tentered inwards, amounted, in April last, to
688, 900 tons, against 1885, 900 in the April of
1855. The tonnage, cleared outwards, in April
1oo pto1 70 =
April of 1855.
Among the authentic gossip of the day, it is
announced that Lord John Russell is about to
| leave England, for long stay in Switzerland
| and Italy. He rents his London house, in
Gresham Place, and his country seat The
reason for this movement is the i'll health of
Lady Russell. 1t is, perhaps, we'll for himself
to be absent from England for a time. He
lost reputation by his astonishing blunders last
winter but still the cause of Liberalism owes
much to Lord John Russell and it cannot well
spare him from Parliament. He is a warm
friend to America, and his influence wo,&d
have been used against any warlike measures,
on the part of the Government, if trouble shall
result from the present complicated difficulties
with America.
Kossuth met with an enthusiastic reception,
in Newcastle upon-T Tyne, the other day. The
whole town focked to the railway station, and
it was with difficulty that they were restrain
ed from unyoking the horses of his carriage,
and drawing it themselves. The Hungarian
hero has lost nothing with the people yet, stand
ing as high as he ever did.
The Prince Frederick of Prussia is now the
guest of Prince Albert and the Queen, and with
them witnessed the pyrotechnic displays in
Green Park last evening. The Prince Fred
erick showed himself to the people at a review
yesterday forenoon, and was loudly cheered.
There is every probability that England and
Prussia will be drawn into close alliance, by
the marriage between Prince Frederick and
the Princess Royal. Prussia and Russia are
growing more and more intimate, and Prussia
and Austria more opposed to each other Prus-
STA objects with great Grmness to the Austrian
occupation of Italy for any perrnanency; and
five years hence may see the two Protestant
countries, Prussia and England, hand in hand,
while the two Catholic, France and Austria,
will also be allied in like manner. Prussia has
been thoroughly hated here, but that feeling is
abating with rapidity, and another is taking its
place. Better by far Prussian than an Aus
trian alliance, in my opinion. AMERICAN.
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