The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-06

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A couple OF benevolent associations, on large
scale at The head Of one of which is the Bishop OF
London. have been commenced IN the metropolis,
IN order 10 afford additional relief TO the poor A
feeling is gaining ground IN England In favor OF
shorter hours Of business, and several classes Of
tradrsmen have commenced closing their shops al an
One Of the worst features In the aspect of affairs
here at present. IL the tpresd Of ineendarism in The
rural districts Numbers OF fires have taken place IN
various countless and large amount OF farm property
has been destroyed. The prevalence OF the fiahtGyI
crime Of ineendiarism is not supposed 10 be In the
least connected with political feeling but is thought
10 be consequence OF the ignorance and wreiohed.
ness Of the agricultural laborers. In the manufactu.
ring and commercial departments trade continue
very brisk.
The Queen is said to be about to visit the Duke or
Wellington at iiesth6eldsage. A party of Oijibe
way Indians paid Christmas visit to Windsor Castle
accompanied by MIR. Catlm. They made speecle,
TO their great mother,' and went through several
dances, after which they shook hands with her Ma.
jesty, aud retired swallowing, however, great quar
Titles Of roast beef and plum pudding previous to
leaving the castle. II is SAID that the Queen will
next year visit Verona.
Madame Catalan, the famous singer, died at Rome
on the 18th Of December. She was in her 5glb
year. Another report says this is untrue This !,
the third time the lady has been killed by the news.
papers.
LIVERPOOL has grown quite notorious for fires On
the 2oth December the sugarrefnery Of Sir T.
Brancker (sad TO be the largest III England) was de.
stroyed. Some lives were lost, and the destlutiou
was very great The stock Of sugar alone is e,ima-
ted at 100000 or EGO 900. On the previous day a
fire. supposed TO have been caused Ivy spon aneous
combus tion broke out on board of fine vessel call
ed the Meg OF MeldoD, lying in Waterloo dock She
had TO be scuttled. Loss estimated at from 10000
to els, 900
In Ireland, with the exception of more than an az.
eragc quantity Of Tipperary murders and outrages
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week was s474. Mr.. Maher, one of the member
for TiPpcrary, has died suddenly. O'Connell is al
Derrynane, enjoying himself with his pack of hounds
among the Kerry hills
The League continues its operations most success
fully in the way Of raising the 500 900 fund "
Meetings arc being held in all the great towns They
are very exciting at each particular place but OF
necessity, there is much sameness in the report OF
the speeches and proceedings. The most noticeable
feature is the adhesion Of Mr. Rand a miIlowner
but leading Tory Of thirty years standing
fund OF 20 $50 has been raised for the family OF
Mr.. Elton, the actor, who lost in the spring OF
the year in the Pegasus steamer, one Of the Fern
islands. keeper in the Liverpool Gardens has
been killed by an elephant. The man struck the
animal with broom-l andle upon which the ele-
plant threw him down and trampled him TO death
The action brought by Lord William Paget against
the Earl Of Cardigan, for Grim has, greatly TO the
disappointment OF amateurs in these matters, been
Withdrawn. The alleged reason given by Lord vii
liam is, that one of his witnesses was out of Tie
way. He accused Lord Cardigan with making this
witness "safe." Hi, Lofdship utterly d MES the
charge, and is going to prosecute Lord William
There would have been duel only Lord Cardgans
hands are tied by his former dongs in that line All
this IS very edfying.
The trials Of the Rebecca rioters are proceeding i'm
Wales Several have been found guilty The couu-
try Is now apparently quiet. The intelligent cores
pondent OF the Times newspaper, who has gone
through the greater part Of Wales with an eye 10 lis
condition, comes to the conclusion that what the
Welsh principally want is English educstion.-
There Is no Welsh literature worthy Of the name
ana the iarmefs and poor people IN consequence OF
being unable to read or speak English, are shut out
from nearly all connection with the actual world
The newspapers TO them blank sheets and all
new discoveries IN agriculture, manufactures or gen
eral science, are OF no avail to the Welsh. Their ig
norance, too makes them at once Jealous and susp.
cious. In short, their Celtic prejudices have kept
them centuries behind the Saxon in the arts com
forts, and conyeniencies OF life.
Feargus OConnor, the Chartist, has got fsh
bone in his throat and is said to be in dangerous
condition. Charles Matthews and his wife Madame
Nestrs) have effected arrangement wiih their Gre
diior-, have returned from the Continent, aud are
now playing in London.
In the foreign depaI tnent there are some itens If
interest The speech Of the Hing Of The FTeuch on
the opening Of the Chambers is looked u1on a. pac.
nc, and Is regarded dcatiye of friend, ieelbCs
towards England. Algeria expected to be speedily
brought completely under French dominion.
author, died the other day at Lyons lie insisted up
on having Guy ManneriDg read 10 him up to the time
Of his decease.
The en- King Of Holland, William Frederick died
suddenly al Berlin, oil the 10Th December He was
In his 72d year, and it will be recoIlec ted
his kngshiP few years ago, in order that he might
marry Catholic lady, the Countess Of Ouitrenout
lie was merry making old gentleman and is said 70
have LETT fortune of twelve million pounds sterling
half Of II to his widow.
Spain is as usual, IN miserable confusion q agaza
has fled, and Nsrvaez is military Dctstor
though he has creature named Br ayo. who is called
Prime Minister. Bravo has sent for Queen Christina
10 come back 10 Madrid, to protect her daughter but
Queen Christina is not exactly in travelling cond
ton is she likely TO be until after the birth OF an
other little Munez For limiting at this circumstance
which is sad TO be notorious to every one at Paris
two or three Spanish printing Offices have been gut
ted, and the editors and comPosi,ors wounded.
A great chess match between Mr. III Amant q
Fr,nchmsn, and Mr.. Staunton, an Engli,hman hos
just been decided al Paris in favor of the former The
excitement was 50 grcat, that municipal guard"
had 10 be placed at the door Of the The
return match has TO be pIayed next year
The Emperor of all the Russias has been nightly
offended by the late revolution in Greece Wishing
10 get at the bottom OF the affair and fearful that the
Russian ambassador might destroy bis papers should
he have any idea that bis Imperial muster was d..
pleased the Emperor sent and entrappcd his own
lunctloosiy, by getting him board a siesmbosl
and thus carrying him od to Russia, leaying other
parties 10 SECURE his papers. Tie Emperor has Just
resorted to gigantic act Of despotsm drec,e against
ms Jewish subjects Under some vague pretence thai
they bad been guilty Of smuegl ng aud persuaJing
his sol icrs TO desert, he has issed an % Imperial
uksse," tanishing the Jews from all parts Of hs do
minions rderiug on Austria and Prussia thus with
stroke OF the pen, eXpellng 800, 900 ndyldu-
ais from house and home. There does rot appear 90
be a toss-up between a Nicholas and a Nero The
Gar Is said to be haunted with borrid fear. ~ the
spread OF liberalism, and is Strengthening the army
on his frontiers
1874 IS likely to prove busting year in all quar-.
tiers n ID a