The Quebec mercury, 7 mai 1840, jeudi 7 mai 1840

[" IP ©UriBIBIEŒ THURSDAY.MAY 7.1840.fidlfii IB vO Iff IB V ¦«* HOBBS rr btuoia at populob bt piublia dioam.Vimu.Ukomu.IV.6.¦¦-n\tr~-~ NUMBER 86.ftmrnrAit pV,ui»ter* of tha interior.\u2014The forte of Cantellnte , i,i)iri-Ui i< crowded with patient*.Pho battalion of marine infantry stationed there has SO men invalided lium this malady alone.\\ Mes«in« correspondent of the National, write* on 19th instant ; \u2022 Sicily i* menaced with a blockade by England.Mrady eight English ship* of war aie, it is -aid direct-ii g their course to the Island.However exaggerated jruy 'n* Ihe statement a* to the naval lorres intended lor i Jemoasrration ori the coast of the Kingdom of the two Si ilii**, the Neapolitan («overnmeiit is rapidly sending elf lrr treasonable practices t other \"tfenc \u2019S of alike nature.By this ]n*t Ordinance the suspension of the Habeas Cor;nt« \\.t in the Cast s ibnve referred to I» continued to April IV» i.Tiie Official Gazette of thi* lay contains the Draught of an Ordinance for incorparatiiig the Montreal Baking > and K iel Society.We congratulate the public on the revival, from the l«t in-t.'iit, of thf this city will in , a g-o.it measure Ue prevented.Huckster* cannot now legally punh.se or sell provisions on the market* be fine ¦ 12 o\u2019clock, noon.Tiie following singular ciicumstance is related in a , letter, Horn a parish below Quebec on the north sjde >f the river; we are assured that the writer is a person in no wav likely to have invented such a story or to have written by w *v of Aooxiug hi* acquaintance.The letter ! from which the extract i* made is dated\tlib May :n found her situation so uncomfortable after the discovery that «he lost no time m absquatulating from the parish, it is not known whither site ha* gone or wliethei she again resumed the habiliments of her sex.\u201d Sien would oblige the Naval Forces of Her Majesty to make reprisal* upon vessels sailing under Hurt flag.12,(Mg) troops were sent from Naples into Sicily.On.the 5th the rupture between England and Naples w.is generally known.No disturbance had taken place in the capital, Naples, though much agitation prevailed.It was reported that the Ring would ro into Sicily.-Admiral Stopford wa* expected in the bay from Malta about the 11th or 12th.The new* caused an imtrienso sensation in I\u2019.ui* on Monday, and the Neapolitan as well as French funds tell considerably.A correspondent of the New York Herald in relation to the above, states that it ha* sprung out of the difficulties of the Sulphur Tiade.Latterly .ill the protection and favour granted to the English ha* been (ransferredto the French, to the great detriment >f Knelifth interest, nul immense loss to English capital.Vn négociation has proved u.isiieressful, the final remedy has been taken, and what will be the end it is impoMild.to .\u2018Ivin»\u2014 but this event i* fraught with the uio>t important icsult.France will probably maintain her interests that am largely embarked in this trade ; and so much rix\u2019al feelings, amounting almost to hostilities, has latterly been prevailing between there txvo unfriendly uili.s, that a war between them is not at all improbable.I here xva* already a very bad feeling against the English illiance, but the Neapolitan dispute has converted it intohatied.A general u«!er in Council dated Buckingham I\u2019alat e 3d April, was communicated to the House of Common*, ordering the Commun 1er* ot H< r Majesty*» vessels to sei/e and detain all vessels belonging to tlie Emperor ot China or any of ins subject* in the event of the *ali»lac-tion and reparation demanded being retused, and to condemn them a* prizes.Canton dates xvore to the 4lh January.\u2014The Commissioner had been pursuing hi* measures «till further for the total exclusion of English trade.Bond* had been given bx* rv»ry ves*el entering that they had not .my goods transported from a British vessel.In England and Ireland the weather had been very fine and dry.enabling the husbandman to put in lus crop* every tiling looked very promi>mg and should 'lie summer prove favorable, hopes 'veto entertained ot very abuiidiit t crop.*.Wheat had fallen 2».per quarter, and flour in noiid from 31s.rid.to **d.with a tendency downwards.\u2014 Markets excee linglx dull.Tiie Excise and Stamps had increased, and tlie gro*« revenue for the quarter cntling-'th April xvasiH,-\u2022I5M.865, being a deficit of only /200ft, on the corresponding quarter 1A39.Mr.l'hiers ha* had afresh triumph in the Chamber and hi* government is considered secure iu l-'ance.In Spain nothing remarkable h.j been done -uice o frdl of ihe fort ('.isleilotte.Turkey and Egypt lie in the same state as before.The Sultan h.'* opened his new State Louucii >v .x Speech from the Throne, the lirst ot the *nrt ever delivered iu liis dominion*\u2014miuh i* expected Worn tin*.On the Mill April Lord John Bus-ell moved for eppir* the North American boundary.The Grrot If* s/cm reached New Y ok '.\"T the morning of Sunday.\u2014The celebrated dancers tlie Misse* F.and C.E*»t< r were passengcis in her, a* well .»> .Mr.Clayton, Coldstream Guards, and lady, Messis.G.B.Syrne*, E.Burstall, J.Bavle*.and Messrs.T.Froste .uid C.E.Levey\u2014to these two latter gentlemen are we indebted j for the papers fio.u winch we have made our extract».Tlie debate on the Canada question r*