The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-24 00:00:00

PORTUGAL AND SPAIN

The Lady Ma
Gibralter to
Lisbon to the 12th instant
Queen and her leadinl
Septembrists to set or

Wood Qteamer brings advices from
9th, from Cadiz to the 10th, and from
At Lisbon the absence of the
ninisters bad been seized by the
>t a new revolution. Attempts

bave bee❑ made to corrupt the army, and some officers
detected in tampering with the soldiers had been placed
under arrest in the Castle. The merchants of Li•,bon
were hopeless of a favoura le result to the tar;ff negocia-
dans, and the clearing of goods at the Custom-house,
which had been in a great degree suspended for a month,
Was now resumed. At Cadiz and Seville the gteatest
agitation and excitement continued.. Both places were
under the operation of martial ►aw, fresh arrests continued
to be made daily, all the troops were constantly under
arms, day and night, and numerous patrols went through
the principal streets, dispersing the smallest groups. The
hostile feelings of the Andalusians to the provisional Go-
vernment were apparent, from the fact that there is not
an important point throughout the entire province in
which there have not been strenuous effeorts made to pro-
claim the Central Junta. There have been attempts of
this diseript ion in some instances for a time successful at
Seville, at Cadiz, at Cordova, in Granada, Malaga, and

Carthagena

The King o

nd delivered the opening speech to

the States Gen

londay

The young Qneen of Spain attained her thirteenth year I
on Tuesday last.

The Bombay Genttenbm's Gazette, announces that I
there is a rumour that Lord Granville Somerset is likely
to succeed Eord Ellenborough as Governor-General of

It is stated in the New York Herald, that the Britan-

nia steamer, for her late voyage home, took on board at

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New York thirty-two passengers, 15,000 letters, and
seventy .five bushels of newspapers.
An English magazine, published every two months. has
made its appearance in Frankfort. It is principally made
up of the serial works of Ainsworth, Dickens, LI-:ver, and

Mrs. Trollope. DUBLIN, Monday, 16th Oct. 1843
THE CHINESE PRIZE-MONEY.—We have heard on Two o'clock, p.m.
authority that the batta money (or prize-money) arising Mr. O'CONNELL returned to town this morning from
from the ransom of Canton will be paid in the course of Glencullun, about nine miles from Dublin, the seat of
the ensuing mouth, orders having been already issued to his son-in-law, C. Fitzsimon, Esq., whither be pro-
the treasury to make the necessary arrangements for its ceeded on Saturday evening to enjoy the mountain breezes
distribution. This gratuity has already been paid to the yesterday.
forces in India who were employed in the expedition. This morning's Freeman's Journal announces the
Disappointment is naturally felt at the limited amount omit weekly meeting of the National Repeal Association,
which falls to the share of the gallant captors, as it hardly to be held at the Corn Exchange, at one o'clock, and
exceeds a tithe of that which has been received by the ci- that the Liberator will attend. It set forth the nature of
therm of Canton, who, headed by Howsioa, came forward the informations which have been sworn, and which are
voluntarily and offered 6,000,000 dollars for the preserve- so voluminous that they have not yet been furnished to
tion of their city. The course taken by Capt. Elliott, the Mr. O'Connell, though copies have been ordered to be
late Plenipotentiary, in converting the ransom into a con- given to him with the utmost despatch.
vention, has diverted the money from the channel into Among other charges set forth in the informations
which, according to all precedent in such matters, it against the Liberator, and upon which special counts
would otherwise have flowed.—Standard. will, it is presumed, be framed, are the following :—Levy-
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE POPE.—A letter from ing money off the Queen's subjects—levying money off
Rome, of the 27th ult., in the Gazette de France, says— persons the subjects of foreign governments, for the put-
" A report has probably reached you of au attempt to poses of intimidation, and for the better advancement of
assassinate the Pope. The fact is, that a physician, who seditious intents—assumption of prerogative in instituting
is a great revolutionist, but driven to desperation by courts of law. Also for seditiously and malignantly con-
want of money, went one day to the palace; and, although spiring to and with each other to endeavour to seduce her
be has a wooden leg, entered as nimbly as if it was his Majesty's subjects in the Army and Navy from their
own house. Being met, and asked whom he wanted, he allegiance to the throne, with conspiring to establish
replied that he wi-hed to speak to his Holiness on very courts in order to supercede the courts of justice as esta-
urgent affairs. With much difficulty he was induced to blished by law, and with an attempt to overturn
withdraw. On reaching the court be fired a pistol, with- tne constitution as established, under the pretext of
out its being perceived that it was he who caused the ex- seeking for a repeal of the legislative union.
plosion. The next day he returned agaih, and went on A host of other allegations were made, and sundry so-
until he met Cagetanino, the Pontiff's valet, to whom he called seditious speeches set forth, but the only precise
insisted on being immediately allowed to see the Pope on information we have as yet been able to obtain regarding
matters of high interest. His entrance was, however, this extraordinary and interesting document, is contained
again refused, and he went away, but he was arrested on in the above.
leaving the palace. A loaded pistol was found upon It is presumed that the informations against the other
him." gentlemen are nearly similar to those against Mr. O'Con-
FOX-EIUNTING AT GIBRALTAR.—This noble sport, it nell—the speeches alone excepted.
appears. will be followed with great spirit by the officers The several parties have engaged the most eminent
of the garrison at the " Rock" during the ensuing sea- counsel at the bar for their defence, a list of whom I sub-
j,t2isn :—The
,1 Right Hon.
tiat De
bre.
HP, i gnostq,
.Q, .4.0 .e• Richard;
sir c Moore,
lem an
son. The Gibraltar Chronicle publishes an account of a
t;'9.i.og‘ltileun.;T. O'Hagan, Esq. and James Close, E.sq.,
meeting of the Calpe hunt, held at the quarters of Major
for Mr. O'Connell —Solicitor;Mr. William Ford.
Lacy Walter Yea, for the purpose of taking into consi.
For Mr. John O'Connell—Jonathan Henn, Esq. Q.O •
deration the most efficient measures to
shit adopted for
maintaining the hunt in all the style and pit which has
Gerald Fitzgibbon, Esq., Q.C.; James Whiteside', Esq.,.Solicitor,
distinguished it for the last 26 years. The meeting was
Q• C • and Francis M'Donagh, Esq., Q. C. ;
numerously attended by officers, who represented the se-
veral corps of the garrison (with the exception of the lir. .
Pierce,' Nlahony.
Royals,) including the Artillery and Engineers. the 7th, However it is indispensable that a license from the
Crown should be obtained by the Queen's Counsel, in
38th, 48th, and 79th Regiments. Major Yea was called
all cases in which the crown is a party, which has hitherto
to the chair. A lengthened discussionensued, from which
been always granted in such cases, whether the Govern-
it appeared that the meeting, after inspecting the books,
ment may exercise their right in the present instance I
&c., were of opinion that the average expenditure for sup-
porting the hunt might bs taken at 1,400 dollars per cannot say.
The meeting of the wards I alluded to in my letter of
annum. A resolution was passed, " That as the garri-
last night passed several resolutions expressive of their un-
son contained five regiments of the line, Engineers, Artil-
bounded confidence in the Liberator—condemnatory of
lery, Staff, &c., the expense of maintaining the hounds
should be fairly divided into seven different divisions, one the government proceedings, and urging the necessity
for each regiment, another for the Ordnance, and the re- of all who had already contributed to the Repeal, contri-
maining one for the garrison Staff, civilians. and all buting a fresh subsidy under the oath
of Proclamation
casual subscribers's (the Governor's donation included). money, but none of the proceedings were of such impor-
tance as to be worth transmitting in detail.
Another resolution was also adopted, urging the propriety
To-day, Dr. Gray, Messrs. C. G. Duffy, Thos. M.
of every regiment and all the members supporting Colo_ y, Thos. Steele, Rev. James Tyrrell, Rev. Thos. Tier-
ney,nel Maude the master of the hunt.
the and
and M r. Richard Barrett, attended at Judge Burton's,
A MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE.—Lest week, at and entered into bail, themselves in £5OO, and two sure-
Blockley Almshouse, a young woman committed suicide ties in .£250 each. The following are the names of the
by taking arsenic. The following note, found upon the sureties for Dr. Gray—Alderman Gardiner, and Robert
table in her room, explains the cause of her unfortunate M'Clelland, T. C. ; for C. G. Duffy, Esq.—Alderman
end :—" Let no one attempt to use any cup, tumbler, or Richard Grace, and Patrick O'Brien, T.C.; for the Rev.
spoon on this table. This is to inform all who may see Mr. Tyrrell—Thomas Carrall and Simon Richard Fraser ;
it, that no one is chargeable with my death—that is, with for Thos. M. Ray (Secretary to the Association)—
baying in any form murdered me—l die by my own hand. Patrick O'Brien, T.C. and John Ketch ; for Ri-
I have been the victim of a cruel deceiver, who, after
chard Barrett (who is the editor of the Pilot)
leading me into the greatest distress, has left me des-
T. O'Brien, Lord Mayor elect, and James Rooney;
titute of money, friends, and clothes. I know not
for Thomas Steel—James Rooney and Alderman M'Ken.
which way to turn. This has caused me to commit.. the na'; for the Rev. T. Tierney—Alderman M'Kenna ant
rash act. May God have mercy on my soul ! It is my Wm. M`Gennis.
- last. request that Dr. E—may be made to come and gaze
on the cold clay of her he so ruined and cruelly deserted. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
My nine is ----- —, lam the adopted daughter of Mr.
—,(aath Twelfth-street I had, when I lay very low, Four o'clock.
the promise of Mr. D ;
brewer, the corner of
and —streets,toliain Mr. O'Connell is on his legs at the Corn Exchange
the. Magdalen Burial-ground.
It has been my earnest wish in life—it is in death. I (John O'Neill, Esq., of Bunowen Castle, ex-justice o
think. if some one would call upon the peace, in the chair,) all the avenues to which are
mehliime
ti(,he is
il very
benevolent man,) that he would let densely crowded. Several members of the Association
It is my earnest request that no effortmhe made to restore'
life. I have no tie to bind me here. I long to be cold. an
being unable en o f the
to procure a pdr ems si s
shi
or
nv e had t
roe lneta, vteb the
e amdoouonrt,
A rostitute's life I cannot bear to lead,—no other source of which has not yet been announced, will, it is confidently
is left.”—Philadelphia American. asserted, exceed Twelve Hundred Pounds. One hundred