Litchfield enquirer., 1860-12-06

days sail of England OR the 9th, when heavy gale prevented further progress. With only one weeks provisions then on board the royal party for the last few days lived on salted and preserv ed provisions. They landed all we'll however.
 The trip and all it's pleasant incidents furnish themes for congratulatory articles in the entire London press, coupled with areiteration of warm compliments for the American people. The Times says the Prince, while showing the feel ings of trueborn Englishman, has elcited the feelings of all true Americans, and so brought the two nations face to face and made them feel that they are brothers.
 It is rumered that the Duke of Newcastle is to receive the high compliment of the order of the Garter, an appointment being now at the disposal of the Queen by the death of the Duke of Richmond.
 The Orange demonstrations in Canada during the Princes visit will be brought to tho atten- ticn of Parliament early in the sesslon. The royal fleet was so long cut that the steam ship Himalaya had already gone in search and other vessels were preparing for sea.
 SUDDEN DEArH-Mr Elizur E. Prtchard, a weY-known citizen of W Waterbury, but of late a resident Oh Charles Island, Milford, left the is- | land on Thanksgiving morning, to take the cars. While hastening on his way toward the depot he suddeRly fell and expired, probably of an af- lection of the heart. He was about 5 years oi age.
 The Waterbury American of Friday mentions the death of Mr. P. and says he was 5 years old, was one of their early prominent manufac- turers, and was actively engaged ia business un- | til within year or two past He possessed I many excellent traits of character ani will be much missed from the conmunity-by old resi- dents in particular, who have known him through life. He leaves wifs and daughters, upon whos his death will heavily fall
 FREE SpEEcH.-Joseph Sheldon, Esq, New Haven lawyer who started on a collecting t, u through the Southern and Western States, was charivae;ed out of the big town of " ilson, North Carolina, few days since. Mir. s. refused to enter into public discussion, but was entrapped by 1 brother lawyer into speaking of Lincoln-was accused of being Black Republican, decorated with blue cockade, and gallanty escorted to the frontier of the chivalric Southern State | With this hatred of free speech, what chance is there for the enlightment of benishted North
 Carolina.
 THE MISSING MR. DEFoREsr.-The editor of the Waterbury American has received note l from Dr. DeForest, of Watertown, the father of young DeForest who 80 mystericusly disappear cd from the New York Metropolitan Hotel some years since, which states that he has just re- l ceived letter from his son, dated Melbourne, Australia, Sept. IT, 1860, in which he stated that he is alive and well, and was then engaged ss assistant teacher in the principal seminary of that city, where he had been two years. Dr..
 DeForest is satisfied that at the time his son left New York he was deranged, and did not fully come to himself for long time afterwards
 A MEETING was called at Fremont Temple in Boston Monday of those who sympathize with John Brown and mourn his fate, to discuss the question, "H How can American Slavery be Abol- ished P At the hour designated but few per sons were present, and majority of those proved to be opposed to the objects of the meet ing. Richard s. Fay well-known Union man. was chosen Chairman, and resolutions were passed denouncing John Brown, justifying his execution, and lauding Virginia. A number of Abolitionists including James Redpath, Frank B. Sanborn and Fred. Douglas attempted to make themselves heard, but could not succeed and the hall was finally cleared by the Police, by order of Mayor Lincoln.
 CALIFORNIA AND OREGON ELEcrIoNs--The election news by the last pony express shows that the total vote of California returned is IT, Sl6, which cannot be increased more than one thousand by the counties to be heard from. Lin coln has 3s,646, Douglas 37349, Breckinridge 33,357, Bell 8,467. Lincolns plurality will be from 700 to ,00O. All the counties in Oregon have now been heard from, and Lincoln carries the state by SIS plurality over Breckinrldge.
 THE Watertown, Wis, Democrat states that the Hon. Charles Larrabee, Representative in Congress from that State, has nearly recovered from the injury he received in falling from the roof of his house. We are very much gratihed at this information. It had been reported that he was dead. Judge Larrabee is son of Major Iarrabee, now of Hartford, and formerly well known throughout the State.
 BILLY MuLLIGAS, the notorious rowly politi- clan of New York, was sentenced on Saturday, to four and a half years imprisonment for an at- tempt to shoot policeman who had interfered with fight in which he and his friends were en- gagged. His counsel undertook to have the sen- tence postponed, and Billy attempted to charge conspiracy upon certain parties interested in the will case of Senator Broderick, for the purpose of getting rid of his testimony. It was all ofno avail, and Billy has gone up. |