Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-26

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which they walked on together until they came 70 2
pfociPices which was ascended from the town oy 70
veR'y steps, over which Murphy flung his eompah-
len; ne started that night for Liverpool, ana some
sheknew nothing OF the fate of the Engishnan, bat
acknewledGed that she sohablted with murphy oy
whon she has had child subsequent 10 'his uans
action.
CHEAT WESTERN RAILwAY-Censderable exer
tens have been made for some time past 10 open the
Great Western Railway in the course Of next month";
and we understand it will be perfectly ready by the
18th of May-that the directors will have the large
plant of engines and carriages running during the
week Immediately following that DAY to prove every
thing IN order-snd that the line to Maldenhead will
be open 10 the public on the 4th OF june
| CONVICTION OF ANOTHER PRIEsT.-The Rev. Eu-
gene Sheridan, r. c., curate Of Templemore, Cavan
was found guilty at the quarter sessions Of that coun
| W before Mr.. Assistant Barrster Murphy, of IA
brcatng an abomnable and unnatural charge against
one Of his own Pensioners to destroy the plaintiffs
| character.
The royal amphitheatre at Liverpool is turned into
1t is well known that the London Tory Times has
been abusing the people of the United States without
mercy, and calling on the British government 10 de-
/, clare war against America. The London Post, alss
Tory paper, thus expresses its opinion Of the
Times =" Such newspapers ought not 10 be consi-
dered as speaking the sentiments of the Conservative
party. When 1t was more gainful to be revolution
airy they advocated the widest OF revolution
occasional violence, which seems TO have neither
principle for Its foundation Justice for its object
they would be revolutionary again if they should be-
come the winning side"
The Glasgow petitions against negro apprentice
ship had up TO Saturday night last received the sig.
natures Of IS $50 males and $3.50 females.
Pigs, 10 the number of Is 042, have been imported
into Bristol from Ireland, during January, February,
AID March, in the present year.
The brig Charles, Hutehings, master, bound from
London TO Newfoundland, was destroyed by fire, IN
the Downs, on Friday last.
At the Westport meeting last week, TO address
Lord Sligo, for emancpating his slaves in Jamaica,
the sum of f200 was subscribed TO purchase pre-
sent of plate for that nobeman.
The present number of Roman Catholic chapes IN
Great Britain 10 500, and OF Catholic colleges 10.
M. Benjamin La Roche has translated into French
the work of Mariineau on the United States
"Gulllaume Goldman" is the piece which has had
SO great run at the Porte San Martin, Paris.
NJ Auguste Arnould has published la Belle
Etoile" work full Of interest The subject is the
Queen of Denmark, and the scene is the Neither
lands.
FLAx.-The Phoru,ium tenar, or New Zealand
flax has so far succeeded lin France as now 10 COM
pete with the indigenous hemp of that country 1t IS
particularly useful in cordage and strong cloths, and
Its comparative strength with that OF hemp is said to
is also useful az it ferizes those sandy soils which
have hitherto lain waste
nj Magendie, the celebrated French surgeon, has
cured the tic doloureux by means Of electricity. He
the electric current 10 pass the nerves BY
means of needles and Platina placed at greater or
less intervals.
The consumption of tobacco in France, has great
ly increased and in 1886 it exceeded that OF 1885 BY
I576600 lbs. The revenue derived from the sale of
this article amouRts 10 about So 800 900 francs per
annum.
Thorwaldsen, for his beautiful monument to Gut
tembers, the printer, has received the freedom OF the
city of Mayence.
NH
yields but little in the export trade at present Much
of il ls diverted to Tuns and Morocco. few ostrich |
feathers still for the Paris hgurantes, 10
grace the butterflies of Court. The imports, howev
err for the year 1887 enumerated as high as "a mil
lions Of francs, of which nine millions nearly are in
French cotton sufis. This is an outlet for French
manufactures, which makes that country 80 much the
less dependent on the distant American markets. and
of it must have more or less influence IN de-
preciating our great staple Of the raw material.
SrA,S.-Madrid journals of thel4th instant state
that although the Carst chief Basilio had occupied
Amadon for some hours he failed TO destroy the fur
naces, flood the mines, as was at first reported
His rage al not finding net quite two pounds sterling
in the treasury so excessive, that he threatened
10 shoot the Acalde and the Treasurer and his son
upon the spot. The former, however, was ransomed
for 900 reals and the latter were carried away pr
soners.
In the Eco Of the l4th, we find despatah from
General Fnter, announcing that he had defeated Pa
los and liberated most of the prisoners carried from
Almadon by Baslio. General PardInas was then pre-
pairing for an engagement with Baslo, having, as he
stated 10 the Government, drawn the Carli,t chief
to an anbuscade, where he could not avoid fighting
One report stated that Pardnas he'd actually engaged
and defeated Basie who lost all the prisoners he had
made, and the plumber he had collected during the ex
petition.
The advices from Spain were highly favorable to
the cause Of the Queen. The faction Of Baso had
been dispersed-the expedition into Upper Auagon
had been entirely defeated and compelled to retrace
its steps into Navarro.
Several Of the smaller Carist bands had been de-
feaed and the levy en- masse ordered by Don Carlos
in Navarro met with the greatest resistance from the
| inhabitants.
Laporte, with the matchless company about to
open the Queens theatre, promises among other no.
yeles 10 revive the celebrat ted Nozze de Figaro of
Mezart Mozarts music, like old VINE, comes up
again after fashion has had its sway in the pursuit
Of other schools, many Of them less true TO nature
than his.
Letters from Guadalaara state that the faction Of
Cabanero was overaken in the neiQhborhood OF Tier
70 by Brgadier Abecia and defeated Accounts have
also been received in the Office Of the Interior Of the
defeat Of Merino.
The city Of Athens has presented rich golden COB
let TO the King Of Bavaria for his endowment of hos
pitsl in that city.
The Italian exile Count Confalionieri, lately in
New York, is now residing al Montpelier There he
can see st least the Alpine region the coast of
w. and on bright day can almost catch CLEAN Of
Sardinia.
Sedelmann star Of the Stutgard theatre, has been
d,s mia sed for some peIltlcal offence.