The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-02-07
FOREIGN NE w S.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE MONTEZUMA

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Notwithstanding of the Cabinet
Ministers-Overland Mail from India and
| China General Intelligence, &c.
BY the packet ship Montezuma, Capt Lowber, at
New York. London papers Of the 9th January have
| been received.
The Liverpool Cotton Market was firm, with an
! upward tendency. Money more abundant than
| ever.
The jury to try the Irish Repcaers are all Protes
! tants
The American frigatc Brandywine stopped for
some weeks at Bombay to wait for MIR. Gushing, the
minister who was going TO the frontiers OF the
south Of the Celestial Empire. He had sailed for Ma
Gao the 9Th of November.
An addition to the Royal Family in England is ex-
! pected in few months.
| The revenue of the kingdom Of Great Britain had
increased f725,67 in the quarter ending January
18th, E552,879 of which was from Customs. The
t~tai increase for the year ending the 5th January
was f5, 742O7S.
The Marquis of Westminster has joined the Corn
Law League. 4*sr
The accounts from Sclnde are melancholy, from
the extraordinary sickness prevalent amongst the
troops Gut OF an army of about $4,000 men, about
one-hlrd was in the hospital.
he state OF trade at Canton was not satisfactory,
owing 10 the tricks Of the Hong merchants and their
adherens the lngusts The state of trade along the
coast IS said to be satisfactory.
Howqua, the great Hong merchant is dead. He
was extensively connected with American merchants.
Howqua leaves property valued at fifteen millions of
dollars.
According to accounts from Bombay, dated the LIST
Of December British troops were moving in various
rections towards the Punjaub, where crisis was
speedily anticipated.
The government has found it necessary to issue
orders for the inspection of vessels arriving at Irish
ports to prevent the illicit importation Of FIRE
into thar country.
The Tobacco ffade-From the result Of the inter-
views had by populations of the tobacco trade with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer it is inferred that
no reduction of duty is contemplated, but that there
will be an alteration in the excise law affecting that
article.
IRELANp.-Sta.e Trials-The Special Ju,y-The
process of striking Special Jury in the of the
state traversers commenced at l2 o'clock We'd
nesday, in the Office of Mr. Bourne, clerk Of the
Crown.
The parties proceeded, Mr.. Kemmis for the Crown
and Mr.. Canweil for the traversers to reduce the
list, each naming one alternately Mr.. Kemmis never
failing TO name either Catholic Liberal, eleven
of the former and one of the later, and Mr. Can't
well each time txclaiming, There's another Roman
gone ~ The list at length reduced to the twenty
| four, whose n lmes follow
l. James Hamilton, IA Upper Ormond quay, wine
merchant
9. James C. Papworth LOG Marlborough street, ar
chtect.
3. Captain Edward Roper, Is Eccles street
4. Stephen Parker, 3 ST. Andrew street, pawn
S. Edward Clarke, Esq, 1913 Stephens green,
West
6. Benjamin Eaton, 8 Princess street, builder.
Z. James Hamilton Is Chamber street, iron mon
8. Francis Faulkner No. IS Grafton street. grocer
and wine merchant
> J. Croker, 36 North Great George street. wine
mel chant
10. Henry Flynn, % William street, piano forte
maker.
ii Hen,y rbo,o,son 90 E,,,,..o .,~oo, ,,;ua 49,
10. Arson Floyd, 10 Wellington Quay, china ware
| house.
| 10. John Rgby, us Great Brunswick street, gun
maker.
| IA. Robert Hanna, IL Henry STR. ct, wine mer-
chant
| Is. John Holmes, 10 William street, merchant.
| l6, William LongheId, Esq 10 Harcourt street
| IL. William Ord, 70 and 81 Cork street, tanner.
IL. Robert S. Stubs, Dame street, linen draper.
49, William Scott, AZ and a. Stafford street, cabi-
| net maker.
20 Joshua M'Cormic, j., l6 Usher street, wine
| merchant
al William M. woodroofe, 50 Abbey street, mer-
| chant.
% George Mitchell, 20 Lower sackvilIe street,
| tobaconist.
%. James Waller, 20 Suffolk street, engraver.
| "a George Fowler, 4 Anglesca street, wine mer-
| chant
Great complaints are made that the Crown should
have struck off every Catholic that turned up from
the ballot-box, which is considered equivalent to
packing jury, the uaversers will now be tried
by jury composed entirely of Protestants.
On Friday the parties attended before the Clerk oil
| The Crown, for the purpose Of reducing the list
Mr. Mahony offered afidavts of the parties omitted
and every proof necessary bring the matter before
the law officers in a tangible shape, proposing TO
have the list at once amended. All his observations
met by the clerk with the reply that he had
thing to do with the matter and that his simple duty
1 fo he LIST red at ep0
handed in formal protest.
The progress of striking the jury list commenced
on Thursday, when Mr.. Brewster snd~nr. Langley
attended on behalf of the Crown, and Messrs White
side, Mahopy, and Others, behalf Of the travers
ers. II appears that the panel, of which copy had
been granted had been examined, when IT is alleged
the trsversers OF counsel found that number of the
persons ad lifted as qualified jurors not record
ed the list and it is said that the parties omit
ted are all liberals, and many of them Catholics.
MIR Steele has gwen instructions TO have Sir Jas
/ Graham, the Duke Of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel
| and Lord Lypdburst Immediately summoned to Dub
I'm to give evidence the trial Of the Repealers-
SO decided is Mr.. Stsele's purpose Of compelling
, these four Ministers of the Crown to undergo hi,
personal examination defending himself as he did be
fore without counsel, that, Notwithstanding his per
feet knowledge of the extent Of Engsh prejudice
present against O'Connees and Repealers, he will
after examining Lord Plunket, offer to 60 to Lon
don and AXE his trial before jury Of Engl'shmen
If the Cabinet Ministers should try to deprive hin
! of Justice by evadIng coming to Dublin.
On Friday, Mr.. O'ConpeII arrived at Kilkenny, OF
bis way to Dublin. The mayor bailIfs, and officers
| with the civic paraphernaIla met him in state.
Mr.. O'Copnell paid flying visit TO Cork on the 81
Of January, and made Speech of course, from
. which we extract as follows:
As to scqui tai, it scarcely depends on gu 1t Of
innocence. All the facts took place in open day-iI
= the presence of the msgistrats and police. The,
were committed to the secrecy of the public press.
| Whpo he N w at hup VIZ vii fha
r. sad way of keeping secret the precise bou
4 Of the night. A taught 1t was so with them
They took FAN instrument conde their secrets to
q which finds its way all over the world Acautta o