The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-21
IRELAND.

The REPEAL AGITATIoN.-Att the weekly meet
ing Of the repeal association on Monday week,
Mr.. McNavin designated the flag of England
"a felon flag" The expression was afterwards
withdrawn. Mr.. Gordon withdrew his notice
of motion "that the subject of repeal ought to
be brought under the notice of Parliament" the
repeal committee having passed unanimous
vote that it would be l-timed and inexpedent
The committee were of opinion that the registries
were the places where the repeal battle was to be
fought. The rent was Gl,43O. The opposition
to the payment of local rates and even rents was
increasing proportonably with the amount of
funds received weekly at Cancellation Hall. The
rent last Monday was I'll ,O06.
The British Protestants appear to have taken
alarm at Sir Robert Pees statement on the SUBJ
ject of edudation in Ireland.
Lord Heytesbury was duly installed as Vice.
roy of Ireland on Thursday under such circum-
stances as were calculated to make pleasing eff
feet upon him.
The Asszes proceeding in Ireland give
token of dimuDtion Of crime to considerable
extent.
Thrhe incendiares have been convicted at the
Limerick Assizes of firing the out-houses of Lo.d
Dunraven, at Adare.
ITALY. ,.@
A letter from Bologna of the 9th July, an
nounces the execution Of Sgnor Gardingh, on the
preceding day by sentence of court martial He
was shot in the back on the preceding day. His
execution had excited most painful sensation,
but little calculated 10 alay the ferment that seems
to prevail throughout Italy.
The Papal states continue tranquil, the princi-
pal leaders of the late instruction having either
been taken prisoners or had fled from Italy.
PERSIA.
There have been some terrible earthquakes in
De- fN,L fNaho +. -
felt them Kiashar, Mana, and various other
Cities towns and villages, were more or less over
thrown, leaving the inhabitants buried in the
ruins. z.
PRUSSIA.
The Goth of July, at the moment when the
King OF Prussia was about to set out on Journey
an assassin, named Tscheck, a burgomaster at a
little village some leagues from Berlin, fired a
pistol. The ball glanced off the Kings breast,
without doing him any mischief The King con-
tinued his journey. The assassin was arrested
He fired two barrels, and the Queen who was in
the carriage, would have been struck by one had
she not leaned back.
TURKEY.
A letter from Constantinople of the 18th of
July, states that an extraordinary sensation had
been created there by the publication of French
pamphlet, in which the Turkish Minister of FL
nance and celebrated banker and contractor are
accused of long continued and enormous system
OF plumber upon the state purse. report as
in circulation at Constantinope, that the Russians
had been in severe battle with the Crcassans
INDIA AND CHINA.
By the Overland Mail.-The dates from Bonn
bay, are to the Goth of June, from Calcutta to the
11th, and from China to the lst of Nav The
most unsettled territory in India is the Puniaub,
where matters wear a very feverish appearance.
Gwaor is tranquil.
AT Canton, there had been some rotng, but it
was checked soon. The Emperor is said to be
so much pleased with the barbarians," that he
is disposed to concede to them some fresh COM
merclal privileges. So say the accounts. Gem
merclally speaking, the news from India is favor
able; from China it is otherwise. The cotton
market at the various +" celestial" emporiums was
very dull and proftless. The recall of Lord Ell