The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-02-07


haa not legal right and ~ ~ u house, previ
ously, however, removing the property. A pas4y Of
Europeans, under Captains Wakefsid sad Enkisad
SGT OUT " sunstshe C6ief Who had besa 9asy shis
act Oa coming up with the nativaa : pnr3oy en-
sued the Chief however, refused 10 susr husejf 10
be arrested, and, on signal being made Tor IS E-
lish psry to a0vsDcc, q named Ttomptcd3F u
crossing brook, fell, and his sus wsat H. Thissf
cident occasionsd partial discharge Of nuakstry On
either sde, BY which the wife Of one Of the New
ZeaIand chiefs was slain. conflict was the conss-
quence ths course Of which great portion OF The
English reiterated, aud the others laid down their
arms. They were then surrounded and made priso-
ners, when the chief who had been rendered furious
by the death VI his wife, took Aia Bawengs By
ahawking the prisoners alter anQ&her the whole
| party falling BY his hand There are maay things
which require To be accounted for h this nsisv and
It is impossible TO form judgment Satii TIA Bhpls
case IS known. II would seem that ihe nSfiyes acted
with great temper and discretion up to oestain
point; and would seem, sl.o, that thsE1 Q~A haHe
been sad want Of concert and arrapgemaaA aQtthe
part Of the Europeans, in order to account f0r,
having been 90 sigaally beaten. One cit1udittadce
would lead p the conclusion that ther ibasaaipns
were not hostile, there was Quaker or two in NE
party. NJ H"f
b A couple of benevolent associations, on large
scale, at the bead of Of which ia the Bishop OF
London, have been commenced in the metropolis.
in order to afford additional relief to the poor
feeling is gaining ground in England tn favor of
shorter hours of business, and several classes Of
radesmen have commenced closing their shops at an
earlier hour. 39s#ah- 4T 9is. 73H IVY
One Of the worst features 10 the aspect Of affairs
here at present. is the spread Of ncendiarism 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 fightfal
crime Of incendarism is not supposed To BE- Ia the
least connected with political feeling, but is thought
10 be q consequence OF the ignorance and wretches-
Of the agricultural laborers. In the manufactu.
ring and commercial departments trade CONTINUES
very brisk ~
The Queen said to be about to visit the Duke 81
Wellington at Heath6eldsage. A party Of Ojjibe-
way Indians paid Christmas visit to Windsor Castle,
| accompanied by Mr.. Catln. They made speeches
to their "great MOTHER" and went through several
dances, after which they shook hands with her Ma
jesty and swallowing however, great guam
titles Of roast beef and plum pudding previous 70
leaving the castle. 1t is said that the Queen will
| next year visit Verona. afa.etr s M,sf,
| Madame Catalani, the famous singer, died at Rome
| on the 18th Of December. She was in her seth
year. Another report says this is untrue This ID
the third time the lady has been killed by the news
papers.
Liverpool has grown quite notorious for fires On
the 28th December the sugar-re6nery of Sir r.
Brancker (sad to be the largest in England) was de.
stroyed Some lives were lost, and the restitution
very great The stock Of sugar alone is estima-
ted at 900 or EGO 600. On the previous day !
fire, supposed to have been caused hy spontaneous
combustion, broke out board of fine vessel CALI
had to be scutted. Loss estimated at from 100000
to els, 900
In Ireland with the exception of more than an av-
erage quantity Of Tipperary murders and ou.rages,
things remain tolerabiy quiet The Repeal rent last
week was 4474. Mr.. Maher, one of the members
for Tipperary, has died suddenly. O'ConnelI is at
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 100000 fund "
oro han ho1d in oil ina
are very exciting at each particular place but, of
necessity, there is much saueness in the report of
the speeches and proceedings. The most noticeable
feature is the adhesion of MIR. Rand, mill owner,
| 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 on one of the Fern
islands A keeper in the Liverpool Gardens has
| been killed by elephant. The man struck the
animal with brOom-i andle, upon which the ele-
plant threw him down and trampled him TO death.
| The action brought by Lord William Paget sgainst
the Earl Of Cardigan, for ernn has, greatly To the
disappointment of amateurs in thesa matters, been
! withdrawn. The alleged reason given BY Lord Will
liam is, that one of his witnesses was out of the
| way. He accused Lord Cardigan with making thisi
witness "safe." His Lordship utterly d, MES the
charge, and is going to prosecute Lord Wilam.->t
There would have been a duel, only Lord Cardigans
hands are tied by his former dongs in that line All
this is very edifyng.
The trials of the Rebecca rioters are proceeding in
Wales. Several have been found guilty The coun-
try is now apparently quiet. The intelligent CORES
pondent OF the Times newspaper, who has gone
through the greater part of Wales with eye to its
condition, comes to the conclusion that what the
Welsh principally want is an English education
There is Welsh literature worthy Of the name,
and the farmers and poor people, consequence oil
being unable to read or speak English, shut out
from nearly all connection with tho actual world
The newspapers to them blank sheets, aud all
new discoveries in agriculture, manufactures gen.
era science, of no avail to the Welsh. Their is
norance, too, makes them at once jealous and susp
cous. In short, their Celtic prejudices have kept
them centuries behind ssthe Saxon' in the arts COM
forts, and conveniencies Of life. ,, =,
Feargus O'Connor, the Chartist, has got fish
bone in his throat and is said to be in dangerous
condition. Charles Matthews and his wife MADAME
Vestris) have effected An arrangement with their
ditors, have returned from The Continent and are
now playing in London. ra'
In the foreign depaI tment there are some items of
interest. The speech of the King of the French on
The opening of the Chambers, is looked upon IS pac-
&C. and is regarded Indicative Of friendly feelings
towards England Algeria is expected to be speedily
brought completely under French domin
| Casimir Delavigne, the French poet and dramatic
author, died the other day at Lyons He insisted up
on having Guy Mannering read 10 him up to the tiuas
| of his decease
| The er-Kmg of Holland, William Frederick, died
| suddenly at Berlin the 10Th December. He was
in his I'D year, and it will be recolected, resigned
his kingsbp few years ago. in order that he might
marry a Catholic lsdy, the Countess Of Oultrenout
lie was merry making old gentleman, and is said 10
have left fortune of twelve million pounds sterling
half Of il to his widow.
Spain is, as usual, in miserable confusion o agaza
has fed, and Narvaez is now military Dict tor
though he has creature named b. avo who is called
Prime Minister Bravo has sent for Queen Christina
come back To Madrid, to protect her daughter but
Queen Christina is not exactly in travelling condi-
ton she likely to be until after the birth Of an
other little Muncz 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 compositors wounded.