The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-11-26

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stituson 10 70 b surprised. Tbs ssaste, which il
at present elective subject 10 the appreciation Of TIE
crcwh Il 10 b for life, and simply III the non
Of crown, ~ j. The case with the French Chamber
Of Peers.
Portugal -Lisbon letters of the 18th inst, mar
rate the proceedings Of the Cortes The commit GO
appointed u Inquire into the conduct of government
during the late troubles had made favorable report
and had recommended bill of indepnty. n hill
introduced INFO the Chamber Of Peers Tor The aboli-
ton OF slavery IN the Portuguese possession in Asia,
by the Count de Laviadio and the Viscomnt Sa do
Bandera, was opposed by m.nis'srs and rejected by
majority Of Is votes against 49,
SwEDEN-Letters from Stockholm state that the
King Of Sweden demanded of The Diet authority to
concede to foreign power mot named but presumed
to be France) under somewhat disadvantageous cir
cumstances, tie island of ST. Bartholomew. The
pretext for this demand is that the colony costs more
than it is worth.
HoLLAND.--The opening of the ordinary session of
the states General for le4445 'ook place on The
2st uIt, al The Hague. The King speech was con-
sraua,ory respecting home and foreign relations no.
ticing the improvement Of some branches tf manu-
faclure, whilst others were declining.
MoRocco.-The .Moniteur Pa,isien announces that
the Emperor of Morocco has ordered the treaty made
by France to be proclaimed by beat ofdrum, hr ugh
all the cities of the Empire. According 10 This lour-
which are the furthes removed from the French pos
sessions and the strong places of Morocco, with only
few hundred followers.
HANovEa.-At Ciausthal, mining town in the
Hartz forest, in Hanover, dreadful conHagration
broke in the night of the 10Th of last month and
in the short space of few h urs destroyed church
and several public Offices, swept away 2I3 dwelling
houses and great number of stables and barns, and
left 5000 of the Inhabitants without roof to shelter
them from the rigor of northern winter, to which
the town Of Clausthal, owing to its situation on the
top Of mountain, is particularly exposed
GREEcE.-Itis generally reported at Athens, that
the three protecting powers, wearied with the affairs
Of Greece intend 10 retire from any further inter-
ference in the destiny Of this country, to recall their
ambassadors, andVb abdcate in favor Of Austria
some soy Austria and Prussia COMMUNICATING is 10
be the future guardian of Greece, and will march
into the country corps of $4,000 men, as an army
of occupation till things get little settled.
ALalERs.-The accounts from this country give the
details OF most sangnnary conflict between party
OF kabyles and the French in which the former lost
6GO men, and the latter between SO and 50, with $50
wounfed The French were commanded by Gene
raj Comman. The scene Of the fight was a mountain
fastnes where The Arabs fought desperately and the
French, owing to filling short Of ammunition, were
obliged 10 retreat into the plain. New disasters
commenced in their retreat. Marshall Bugeaud was
about proceeding thither with 5000 mtn
News FROM INDIA, CHINA, AND EaYpr-Tbe Cal
cutta Mail has reached u.s. by which we are placed
in possession of papers from India Of the I7lh of
September, and from China of the 29th Of july.
being month later than those received By the last
mail.
Disturbances had again taken place at Canton.
he English last year repaired the walls of the COM
pany's garden, which had been broken down at the
lrc OF 1912 On the 18th Of July The Chinese en-
deavored to force themselves into the garden. but
were opposed.
Resistance being offered, they commenced an in
discriminate attack upon all the foreigners who CAFE
within their reach. Several American gentlemen
immediately armed themselves and drove them from
the front of the factories Still Continuing TO throw
6rckbats, they were fired upon, and one man was
Killed and another wounded in the arm, which ended
the affair for the day. The English md American
consus applied TO the Chinese authorities for a sufi.
cient force to protect the factories and message
was sent to the American man of-war at the Bopue
to request assistance.
Commercial matters in China we're dull. Cotton
yarn continued depressed before The iron mar
ket was over supplied. Opium was firm, being sup
ported by the smallness Of the supply In rice pr-
ces had gwen way In tea very lii lie doing The
second and third crops said to have been destroy
ed by the late rains
FREEMEN HUNr-A candle burns darkest nearest
the wick, and the shining lights Of MANKIND are oft
enes least celebrated in the immediate neiphborhood
OF their tolls. TIE 65th number Of The Merchants
Magazine was handed to us, half an hour SINCE and
the sImlltude above expressed crossed our mind as
We glanced at the cover Of the periodical and re-
membered what we know of its editor. Hunt has
been glorlhed in the Hong Kong Gazette is regular
" compllmented by the English mercantile auihori-