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in a few days. The rope signeU, on ..tne
28th, the pardon of Professor Orioli, Minister of Public
Instruction durins the revolution of 1831. His holiness

roads throu

the Papal dominions, and to introduce various reforms in
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been arrested, and the Governor being unable to assign

the prisoners to be immediately restored to liberty
Military Commissions of Bologna, Ravenna, and Rimini
had been dissolved. _ _ _

_ —We have now a most curious affair here which
zreatly embarrass the Porte. A young and hanthome

Chh;.ian being the neighbour of a Turkish girl, she falls

in love with him, and invites him to turn r urK and marry
her. lie refuses. The girl's father tam offers him one
hundred thousand piastres if he will comply with the re-
quest of his daughter. He says—" I will not change my
rehgion for any consideration." The gi,l then declares
thm, to cut the matter short, she will herself turn Chris-

tian. The father alarmed at this makes known the case
to the Government, who is now discussing the affair. In
the meantime the girl has been placed under surveillance
or arrest. Now, what the Sultau promised to Sir Stratford
Canning was, that he would not execute persons originally
Christians, who, after becoming Moslems, returned io

their original

a Turki,h woman has here expressed a wish to become
Christian. If the Turks allow this, they may now tear
out a frw more leaves of the Koran, and if they go on in
that way nothing but the cover will remain at last.—Cor-
respondent of the Morning Herald.
TUE POPE ELECTED BY A MISTAKE.—IIIS Holiness
the present Pope Pius IX. has been elected by a mislake,
or rather, he was, as those familiar with elections in

" Alerrie Englind" well know, he was set up as a candi-
date without the intention of his being finally elected. It
occurred thus :—When the cardinals are duly " fixed" in
the conclave, they begin in the evening by giving the name
of one whom they have no intention should be ultimately
chosen ; this is done to see to whom are the general ten-
dencies of their likings directed, or, in plain Saxon, as a
"feeler." It appears that on the second evening of the

conclave the cardinals, according to established usage,
gave in the names of those whom they did not intend
should be elected pope; and Cardinal Giovanni Maria
111astai Ferretti, archbishop of Imola, and now Pius the
Ninth, was appointed to call out the.names as they came
seven or eight billets marked with his own name. His
feelings at so unexpected an honour, when it reached the
fourteenth slip that his name was written on, were so ex-
cited that he fainted. Nevertheless, the calling of the
names went on, and to the great surprise of the Sacred
College, his name was found to have the requisite number
of voices, viz , two-thirds of the number of the cardinals
present,—Florence, June 24.
MASSACRE OF EUROPEANS AT MADAGASCAR.--
Private letters received at Paris give detailed accounts of
a horrible massacre of some French and English by the
Hovas.—We quote the following account of the murder
of an English soldier, who bore all the tortures inflicted
upon him with the heroic firmness of a martyr;—" Dur-
ing the struggle an English soldier, dangerously wounded,
had dragged himself to some bushes, where he lay con-
cealed. From his hiding-spot he witnessed the horrible
tortures inflicted upon his companions, and for forty-eight
hours endured all the torments of thirst and hunger.
Hoping, then, that his life would be spared, he left the
bushes, and advancing into the midst of the Hovas, gave
up his musket, and requested some water, pointing to his
wo

_unds at the time. The chief Marsoumana sent to in-
quire the will of the governor, who ordered the soldier to
be put to death. The Novas then stripped him, and with
their knives stabbed him in different parts of the body.
The soldier, who was on the ground from weakness,

raised himself by an heroic effort, and, standing, submit-
ted without uttering a word to the tortures inflicted upon
him. Perceiving that the Englishman, who was covered
with blood, derided all their attempts to shake his cou-
rage, they commenced tearing out his nails. He shut his
eves and calmly submitted. A dagger was then driven
through his heart, his body cut in pieces, and his head
paraded on a pole."

ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN
By the steam-ship Great Western, Captain Mathews,
which arrived in the Mersey shortly before midnight on
Friday. we have received important accounts to the 25th On Monday, a party of six Terry Alts were captured at
ult inclusive from New York. Borrisoleigh, where they had attacked a house.
Our accounts from Washington by Ibis arrival reach to In the Queen's County, a man named Quin, living at
the 24th ult. inclusive. The Oregon treaty had been Upper Famans, was killed in a sort of faction fight. Quin
finally ratified by the Senate by a vote of 11 to 14 ' • and had beaten a man named Dorling, who gathered some of
the document itself, we are informed, has now arrived, in his friends to be revenged. Seven of them set upon
charge of General Armstrong, United States Consul at Quin, and beat him to death. Five of the cowardly
this port. Great credit was accorded to Mr. MaLane, as assailants are in custody.
the chief instrument by which this happy settlement of STRIKE AMONG COTTON-SPINNERS.—The cotton-
so perilous a source of contention hasheen brought about. spinners in the employment of the Messrs. Lepper, of
IVIr. Buchanan, it was anticipated, would now assume the the Lodge Mills, Belfast—the most extensive firm in that
'vacant seat upon the supreme bench. Rumours were also branch of manufacture in Ireland—have this week struck
current that Mr. M'Laae had solicited a recall from the work, in consequence of a proposed reduction in their
important post he now holds, and it is stated that he will prices.—Banner of Ulster. , [We
_t_houaht we were
was granted.
be elevated to the State Department. Robert Dale Owen, have no redaction of -
son of Robert Owen, is noted as a candidate for —A.Leighlin-bridae. in the county of Carlow, there was
London embassy.....---- oats neen received from the Rio a serious riot on Wednesday week. About two hundred
M-
ITRIVie7` According to the accounts published in theA persons, under pretence of wanting work and food, CO
American journals, it would appear that General Arista, menced breaking up the public roads, and threatened to
at the head of an army of 15,000 men, had established his plunder the houses. The mob was fast increasing in
bead quarters at Monterey, and had sent proposals of an numbers and daring, when a detachment of the 931 High-
armistice to General Taylor. General Taylor is said to landers and a strong body of police were brought in from
have replied that be would meet him at Monterey. It the surrounding stations, and tranquility was restored.
also appears that the Mexican general, Canales, and a The ringleaders will be prosecuted.
force of 1,500 men, were concentrating at Reynosa, a THE IRISH CHTTROH AND THE MINISTRY.—Lord
small town about sixty miles from Matamoras, to which Ebrington, one of the new Lords of the Treasury, in
place an American force of 800 men, under Colonel Wit. aaswer to some pungent questions that were put to him
son, were proceeding. The Executive is said to have on Thursday, by a Wesleyan minister, at Plymouth, thus
abandoned the projected attack upon the castle of St. expressed himself:—" As the sum of £lOO,OOO a-year was
Juan d'Ulloa, at Vera Cruz. given by the state to the Protestant Dissenters of Ireland.
The domestic affairs of the Union are interesting. The he had no objection thal, the surplus revenue of the Irish
discussion of the new Tariff Bill. after occupying the at- Protestant Church should go to the Roman Catholics.
tention of the House of Representatives for several days, (Great uproar.)" We entertain not the least doubt that
had been fixed for decision on the 2d of July ; prospects the present ministry will sacrifice the Irish church to pro-
of the bill had somewhat improved. The Warehousing pitiate O'Connell. unless they are restrained.
Bill had been made the special order of the Senate for the ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A MAGISTRATE.-
ISt July. Congress had also been engaged in irregular On Thursday week an attempt was made to aasassi-
discussions touching upon the Oregon question, the an- nate Charles Ferrell, Esq., of Dalystown, J. P., near
vexation of fess', the Mexican war, &c. The President, Loughrea, in the county of Galway. This gentleman ob-
on the 16th, had transmitted to Congress a Message rela- served a strange man at his parlour window, looking
tive to finances, accompanied by a report from Mr. Secre.. very intently. He asked his business ? " Charity,"
buy Walker upon the tariff, &c. The President states replied the fellow. He was told there was nothing for
that the increase of revenue rendered necessary by the him. Whereupon he presented a paper to Mr. Farrell,
war with Mexico, can be met by reducing the duties to a which be refused to look at. This movement was evi-
revenue standard, imposing duties on free articles, and dently intended to arrest the attention of that gentleman,
modifying the duties on others. Additional authority is for the fellow drew a pistol from his breast,and was in the
asked for the issue of Treasury notes. The Secretary's act of cocking it, when Mr. F. rushed towards him,ralling
report was also read. He estimates a deficiency in revenue to his servants. The intended assassin was apprehended
for the nest fiscal year at 19,620.000 dollars, but antici- after a run of three miles across the country, and on his
pates receipts from different sources which will reduce Person were found two ball cartridges, together with the
this to 15,000,000. leaving 4.000,000 deficit. This deficit will loaded pistol. He was identified at the gaol of Loughrea.
also be reduced if the tariff is modified according to the His name is Burke, and be had just been liberated after
provisions of the house bill introduced by the Committee six months imprisonment for rnhbery.
of Ways and Means. The entire receipts, with this mo-
MR. O'CONNELL AND THE NEW MINISTRY.—At the
dification, are estimated at 30,000,000, but leaving still meeting of the repeal association on Monday last, Mr.
the deficiency mentioned of 15,000,000. The Warehouse O'Connell spoke respecting the course which was to be
system proposed, it is estimated, will further reduce this adopted towards the new ministry. He professed his de-
amount, and the graduation of the sale of public lands termination never to abandon his advocacy of repeal, hut
half_ a million more. leaving still over 12,000,000 deficit. said that he wi-hed the people of England would bid for
Totneet this the Secretary recommends a resort to loans, Ireland, and that he should like an instalment of repeal
orissue of Treasury notes, or both, as circumstances may this year. He adverted to Sir R. Peel's speech, declaring
render it most desirable, and at the earliest dates and at that there should be perfect ecnality between England and
such rates of interest as may be agreed upon. 'On the Ireland, an I said that it was nut an abstract of his own
24th lilt. the Message underwent a severe criticism from speeches, an echo of his own requirements. He was de-
r. Webster. termined to bring the question of repeal under the con-
The proffer by the British Government of a friendly sideration of the Hou-e of Commons in the earliest part
mediation between the United States and Mexico had of the next session. With regard to the pending elections,
been received with but lukewarm favour, and formed a he said that he would return a repealer for Dungarvan if
topic of wide discussion in the public journals. The news. he could ; but that he was resolved not to offer any
papers also discuss the claims of various candidates for the vexatious opposition. He would urge the electors to re-
next Presidency. Scott, Calhoun, Benton. and others are turn a repealer, but at present he had no candidate pre-
named ; and hints are even thrown out pointing to General pared. He afterwards declared his intention of opposing
Taylor, the victor of the engagements of Palo Alto and any proposition for extending to Ireland the English sys-
liebeea de la Palma. It appears from official doramente, tents of out-door relief to the poor.

IRELAND.