FOREIGN NEWS.
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The Caledonia arrived at Boston on the 9th met.
The distress in many parts of England. had ccasil-
erably increased-and great number Of persons
were out Of employ. Cotton had declined about
id The -four and wheat markets were very doll.
Money continued easy for commercial purposes, at
4 per cent. tn but little demand.


TIE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE QuEEN.
The trial of the YOUTH John Francis, for high
treason in shooting al the Queen. took place on
Friday, the Eth ult., in the Central Criminal Conr,
London. lie found guilty the second and
third counts Of the Indictment charging him with
having fired pistol loaded with some destructive
substance at her Majesty. the jury having Jcu5,
that il contained bullet, but believing that it
loaded witt. something else besides wadiing and
powder. The prisoner, who dreadluy affect
ed, sentenced in the usual form, to be hanged,
drawn, and quartered


The whole of Lord Ashburton's homestead sit
ualed at Clapham, a romantic village, about two
miles distant from Bedford, together with twelve
houses in the village, recently totally destroyed
by fire.


The Leipsic Gazette says, that plot against the
Emperor of Russia has been discovered and sup
pressed, the Senate of st. Peersburgh having joined
IN the conspiracy, which was provoked by the late
attempts to emancipate the peasantry.


Riots Of a very serious character have occurred
at Cork Limerick, Ennis, and other places in CON
sequence of the high price of potatoes and other
articles of food. At Ennis. the police were forced
to fire on the mob; two three lives were lost, and
several persons were wounded.


At Wgan the hand-loom weavers, who are in
the most appalling state Of destiiution. have gone
600 iii group TO the poor houses. demanding shell
ter, aud shouting Food or Death Two compa-
MES Of the rifles at last compelled TO dispersc
the unhappy beings.


The following condition Of the township of Leeds
is most awful and hear; rending: