The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN

AND COLONIAL.

Don Miguel has publicly announced his determination

ver to surrender his claim to the throne of Portugal,

A Popish mission is just about to start for the interior
of Africa.

The strawberries annually raised by one of the market
gardeners near Amsterdam, are said to be worth £3,000.
The Sydney papers recently received are chiefly filled
with the prospects of railway adventure affording means for
constructing those undertakings between various im-
portant points in the colony.
An afflicting catastrophe has occurred within the last
few days on the coast of Almeira, in Spain. A steamer
carrying, by orders of the general of the district, 600 troops
on board, was unable to bear the weight of so many men,
and went to the bottom, only two escaping.
The murderers of Sir Lawrence Jones have been tried
at Constantinople. The Greek escort of the victim bore

witness distinctly against them, and part of the stolen pro-
perty was found on their persons, but as Christian evi-
dence is not received in Moslem courts of law, the mur-
derers were acquitted.
DEEPEST ARTESIAN WELL IN EUROPE.—In the
Duchy of Luxembourg, a well is being sunk, the depth of
which surpasses all others of the kind. Its present depth
is 2336 ft. neatly 984 ft. more tban that of la Grenelle near
Paris. It is said, that this immense work has been under-
taken for working a large stratum of rock salt. _

On the Ist of July, the pope went on foot, accompanied
only by a few prelates and some Swiss soldiers, to th
church of the Salesian nuns, where the festival of the Vi-
sitation was being celebrated. The inhabitants of Rome,
who were surprised to see the pope walking through the
streets, a circumstance which had not been witnessed
since the days of Ganganelli, received him with great
enthusiasm.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CANAL.—The engineers
despatched by the French Government to take the requisite
surveys for the projected canal across the Isthmus of
Panama, which is to join the two oceans, are stated in
accounts from thence to have successfuly accomplished
their mission. The preferable point for the end of the
canal on the Pacific side was selected at Vaca de Monte,
a few miles west of the city of Panama, in the valley of
the Caimito. On the Atlantic side, the Bay of Leinon
was fixed upon as affording superior convenience for ship-
ping to the port of Chagres. The total cost of construction
of the canal was estimated at 125,000,000 francs, or say
five millions sterling. The total length would be 76 kilo-
meters. There would be the necessity for cutting an
"immense tunnel," which, for shipping, must form an
important portion of the estimated expense. The depth
of the canal was to be about seven yards, the width of the
bottom twenty yards, and on the surface forty-five.
REVENGE.—A letter from Calvi, in Corsica, of July 3,
contains the particulars of crimes which put out of coun-
tenance all that the records of Clare or Tipperary could
adduce :—" A person of the name of Horace Savelli,
living at Calvi, bad applied to the tribunals to render null
some bills of exchange for a large amount, which he bad
signed in favour of a man named Michelini, on the ground
that they bad been extorted by fraud and violence, after a
ganibling transaction. Acquitted of the charge by one
tribunal, Michelini was nevertheless condemned to two
months' imprisonment by the Royal Court, which exas-
perated him exceedingly, and be swore not only to avenge
the affront on Horace Savelli himself, but on all his
family. He has unfortunately realised his terrible threat
but too soon. In the afternoon of Thursday, Michelini
and one of his relations, armed with guns and. pistols,
went to the farm of Savelli, where the latter and his
brother were occupied in thrashing corn. A double re-
port was heard, and the two unfortunate men fell down
dead. Without losing a moment's time, the assassins
continued their course in the direction where three man
of the family of Savelli were similarly engaged in thrash-
ing. Surprised like the former, one of them was killed
instantaneously. The other two were mortally wounded.
This terrible act of vengeance being executed. the as-
sassins, covered with blood, fled to the mountains, where
they are now sheltered from the pursuits of justice. The
five objects of this frightful butchery were all young, and
in good circumstances. One of them alone had been in
dispute with Michelini, who had nothing for which to
blame or reproach the others."

IRELAND.

At the present time there are fourteen thousand able-
bodied men receiving employment at the cost of the_ pub-
lic, in the construction of public works in Ireland.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—There are some accounts
from Ireland of further failures in the potato crop, but
generally the reports in the provincial journals are still
favourable. _ _

MURDER.-At Ennis assizes, on Wednesday week,
Patrick O'Brien was convicted of having murdered his
wife and infant daughter, by throwing them from the cliffs
into the sea, at Kilkee. The prisoner was sentenced to
be hanged.

At Cork, an establishment in connection with an eaten
sive Glagow house has been opened, in which 400 young
girls will be gratuitously taught embroidery and the most
useful and elegant needlework. The Relief Committee
have contributed 4:200 towards this establishment, and
committees, composed of ladies, clergymen, and laymen,
have been formed to superintend its management.
A loud explosion of powder occurred at Ballincollig
powder mills last week. The mills are so constructed
that it is almost matter of impossibility for a general ex-
plosion to occur ; and, on the present occasion, it was
found that but one mill had been blown up; but how the
accident occurred as yet cannot be accounted for. Only
two accidents occurred, neither of which was, or is likely
to be attended ssrlth f-1-1 consenuences. The sufferera are
xvvo Alen elliVoyen vne menticat mut artitte
time of the occurrence, one of whom had his clothes set
on fire, from which, however, he was quickly relieved, and
the other, though at some distance from the spot at the
moment of the disaster, had his back severely hurt by the
bound of a short, thick block of timber, propelled by the
ignition of the powder.
THE ORANGE ANNIVERSARIES.—The anniversary of
the 12th of July has been observed almost invariably
throughout the north of Ireland, and nearly in the manner
contemplated in the various districts. At Lisburn, there
was a very large muster of the brethren. On Sunday,
they almost everywhere attended church in a body, but
reserved the marching in procession to next day. The
Newry Telegraph states that the demonstrations were
imposing, but passed off in the most orderly manner in
that quarter. The Armagh Guardian describes the pro-
ceedings in that locality, which appear to have been of a
very animated yet decorous character. It states that,
" during the whole procession, the strictest regularity was
observed by the Orangemen, who were, without excep-
tion, as sober, respectable, and orderly a party as ever we
saw. On the part of the magistrates, every precaution
was made to guard against a breach of the peace, and
their exertions were perfectfully successful." After the
procession was over at Lisburn, and whilst the brethren
were dispersing to their various lodge-rooms, they were
attacked by a party of ruffians who had supplied them-
selves with every species of missile before the appearance
of the Orangemen, who bore the assault without any re-
taliation. The magistrates at length succeeded in driving
back the assailants, but not before serious injury had been
inflicted on several of the Orangemen ; and the magis-
trates were also assaulted in the most brutal manner.
The police also suffered much abuse, and Mr. Verner, tha
magistrate, was left streaming with blood from wounds In
the head. The military continued in the streets until an
early hour in last week, when peace was restored, and
tte town was again quiet. Several of the rioters, who had
been arrested, were brought before the magistrates at the
police office this morning, and received summary and just
punishment. Two of the Roman Catholic party, for an
assault on an Orangeman, were fined £2, or a month's
imprisonment. Three of the party were fined in the sum
of £2 each, or imprisonment, for throwing stones and
assaults ; and three more were fined in the sum of £3
each, or imprisonment. Those therefore of the rioters
who have been arrested have, at the least, received sum-
mary punishment.
THE FLEET AT COVE.—The land exercises of the sai-
lors and marines belonging to Sir Francis Collier's squa-
dron of evolution were resumed on Tuesday. The fine-
ness of the day, with a cloudless sky and pleasant breeze,
enabled visitors to enjoy the exquisite scenery of the har-
bour from the heights of Carlisle Fort. All the river
steamers and boats in harbour were fully freighted with
citizens of all ranks, who were landed under the fort.
About 2000 marines and 400 sailors were landed at Fox
Cover, near the fort, shortly after ten o'clock. The land-

ing was accomplished in an expeditious and skilful man-
ner. The boats, which were of all sizes, numbered about
40. The smaller craft were brought in near the shore,
while the larger, in proportion to their draught of water,
drew alongside the heavy launches lying outside, thus
forming a kind of marine bridge. The order being given, the
marines moved along the boats in military line, and on
being landed quickly gained the heights and formed into
three squares. The evolutions took place in a large
field, the marines charging, retreating, firing, forming
columns and squares with :the various tactics usual
in battle. While they were thus occupied the blue
jackets were hard at tteir work, dragging lalong the
heavy field pieces, limbering and unlimbering, mount-
ing and dismounting, and firing. The greatest
admiration was expressed by the spectators at the speed
and dexterity with which they dragged the guns
along the uneven ground, up and down heights, and over
rocks and trenches. The crowds of people who witnessed
the evolutions of the day were immense. In the course
of the manoeuvres a sailor, named Griffiths, belonging to
her Majesty's ship Vanguard, had his hand shattered by
the too ready discharge of one of the guns. The field-
pieces had been dismounted, the wheels and all the ap-
purtenances taken from the carriages, when the order was
given to mount guns, and fire. In this there was a rivalry
between the men of each gun, and every one went to work
determined if possible to discharge his gun the first.
Griffiths' gun was mounted, and he had rammed home
the cartridge, but before he had time to withdraw the
rammer the powder was ignited, the rammer was blown
high in the air, and his hand was shattered. He is a
Welshman, and was lately married in Cove.—Cork pap,,.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—On Monday the usual weekly
meeting of the members of this body was held in the
Conciliation Hall, which was crowded in every part for
some hours previously, from an anxiety to hear the result
of the conference of the committee, who met on Thurs-
day, to consider the course to be adopted through Ire-
land, as to the proposal of repeal candidates in such
counties and boroughs as vacancies might occur in before
the next general. election. The chair was taken by the
Lord Mayor. After an address from whom Mr. Ray
read the minutes of the last meeting, which were con-
firmed, and subsequently a letter from Mr. O'Brien, in
which he said, as regarded the elections, " I have no he-
sitation in saying that the association ought to call upon
the several constituencies to put forward repeal candi-
dates in opposition to Whig piacemen, and ought to sup.
port such candidates with all the aid and influence which
it can command." Mr. O'Connell in his address insisted
on the necessity of abandoning all jdea of physical force.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

He would tell them he would never relax his exertions for
repeal until he walked into a parliament in College Green.
Lord Miltown wanted him to postpone the repeal cause
for a time, and to give a trial to the new ministry, but he
(Mr. O'Connell) would not postpone the repeal for an
instant. In reference to the Dungarvan election, Mr.
Meagher positively declared that he, for one, objected to
Shell's having been suffered to obtain the vacant scat at
all, but certainly without a contest. He dwelt on the
shameful abandonment of principle, involved in such a
dishonest and truckling course, and observed that Messrs.
Sergeants Murphy and Stock, whom he highly eulogised,
had been scandalously treated by the Repeal managers,
in being forced to resign, while the Whig placeman was
exempted, by special favour from a similar necessity.
Great interruption and confusion resulted from this state-
ment. Messrs. O'Gorman and Mitchell attempted to
pursue a like strain of indignant reclamation, but could
scarcely obtain a hearing. After great confusion Mr.
O'Connell proceeded to read a long report of the commit-
tee on the best mode of advancing the repeal cause,which
disclaimed any connection whatsoever with any newspaper
or newspapers, and denounced, in the strongest terms,
the employment of any but peaceful, lawful, and consti-
tutional means, under any circumstances whatever, as
foreign to the object and constitution of the association,
and certain to bring defeat upon the cause. Mr. O'Con-
nell adverted to the list of eleven bills which he sug-
gested on the last day of meeting. If the government
passed them they would make the country happy and
prosperous, and he would admit they would remove the
necessity for repeal—but there was no means of making
their present bad and inefficient laws good ones, but by a
native parliament. He alluded to a measure about to be
introduced by the government with respect to Leland—a
measure which if carried into effect would give much sa-
tisfaction to the people. From all he had seen he con-
fessed he was not disposed to consent to the Catholic
clergy being paid by the state. Mr. O'Connell announced
the Repeal rent for the week to be £136 ss.