The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-24


the issue of the long debate in the Cortes the
Queens declaration against Olozaga.
Ihe French Chamber OF Deputies assembled on
Thursday last To elect its officers. OF the eighteen
Chairmen and Secretaries elected by the Standing
Committees, 10 were MINISTERIAL and Opposition.
The candidates for the Presidency obtained the fol-
lowing numbers the first ballot Sauzet, 1877
O'Dillon Barrot, 81 Dupin, 65 Dupont de lEure,
S. Dufaure, ]. Neither having obtained g abso-
lutte majority" (l65) new ballot became necessary
but il had not terminated al post.ti
The Royal Court of Paris decided on Wednesday
last that East India slaves well all other slaves
recover their liberty the moment their feet are
the territory Of France.
The Monlteur of Sunday publishes a Royal ordi-
nance countersigned by Marshal Sout, appointing
M Dumon, Minister Secretary of Stale for the De
partment Of Public Works, IN the room of Nj Iese.
VINO rs appointed President OF one OF the Chambers Of
the Court OF Cassation and raised to the dgnity OF
feer OF France BY another ordinance, Nj. Hypo-
yte rassy, iormer Minister Secretary OF State, is
raised to the dignity Of a Peer Of France Unimpor-
!ant as these movements appear, they considered
indications OF more important things The removal
OF M. Testc Is supposed TO ioreshadow Marshal
Soulps secession from office 1.-The nomination Of
nj. Dumon is consd. red to prove" says the Paris let
ter of the Times 'the increasing influence and DOW
er OF M Guizo; and would not fail to create n the
Paris press sensation that would not easily be al
layed, were not that the opposition papers had at
tackled him with much violence because of his con-
be adudged to spectators, and not carried by the
State. This was in all probability the immediate
reason for his dismissal; which takes away from the
opposition one head Of charge against minister's"
SPAIN.
Advices from Madrid come down to the 18th inst
when the tedious debate in the CoItes still went on.
Efforts making by the mutual friends of General
SerranO and Gonzales Bravo TO settle in an amicable
manner the difference which had arisen letween hem
had not yet had the desired result The Generally lie.
fused to retract at public sitting OF the Chamber
the offensive expires he had used. Hopes were
neveIthet that hostile meeting would
ensue.
The proceedings against the persons arrested as
acconp ces IN the attempt against the life of General
Serrano, were likely to end in the acquttnl of the
prisoners One OF them, S. Gaminde, who could not
be identified by his accuser, with whom he
froned had been liberated instanter by order of the
judge.
The Paris correspondent of the Times states that
not only were the most melancholy accounts expected
daily from Madrid, but that rumor had already an
nounced the occurrence of an in-uIrection in the
Spanish capital Be the on dit true false, you
should he prepared for accounts Of The most unplea-
SAINT nature from Spain. Narvasz has foreseen the
difficulties about to arrive and is determine on an
ticpatng them by the conception of immense army
at Madrid, and of assuming the direction Of affairs.
He may succeed, but he may also fall
Don Carlos will not, it is said, now permit his son
to marry Queen Isabella, as he hopes by union with
PORTUGAL.
Accounts from Lisbon to the 10Th December state
that royal ORDER or portaria was published in the
official Diaro Friday last, directing the Admins
traitor OF the Custom house to send in report with
out loss of time, TO the Minister Of Finance sta,g
whether, in his opinion, it would be conducive to-
wards the augmentation of the to substitute
at ralorem duties on foreign imports for the present
system of duties. This savors of an intention the
part Of the Portuguese to agree to Lord Aberdeen's
terms relative 10 the tariff convention.
INDIA AND CHINA
By an extra mail direct from Calcutta to Suez ac-
counts have been received from Calcutta TO the 10Th
Of November Madras 18th November, and Singapore
l4th October
Although the news from the Punjaub is not much
later than that by the last mail it is still important,
contradcting the report of Heera Singhs murder;
Leena Singh also survived. And both these chiefs,
though previously opposed to each other, were re-
conciled for the moment, and welded Joint sway over
the Seikh empire, that is, over the 10 900 men col
ected in the vicinity of Lahore.
At Gwalior, the Rhasgee has been seized by troops
without boodshed, and his reign is at an end 1t is
supposed that this event will render the advance of
army unnecessary.
Dost Mahomed has been shot dead at Cabul by or
der of the Prince Of Believers, the Khan of Bokha.
ra II is said that the Khan sent several papers,
with his own seal, to Cabul stating that whoeye err
should kill the Dost would go to Heaven.
ne Delnl Ha2ette oil the 2Uth October, announces
the arrival, on the 9th September, of a messenger
from Col Stoddard, at Hyderabad, Gin Scnd } who
had left Bokhara eighty days previously but whose
papers had been taken from him in the Pisheen VAL
ley, by Nicer Delkhan.
GREECE AND RUSSIA
"On the pad November, Russian steamer Of war
arrived at the Piraus The minister was summone d
on board the vessel to receive his spatrhes but no
sooner had he set foot the deck than significant
touch on the shoulder warned him that he was under
arrest and he returned shore more All the
legation, wi the exception Of one secretary were
embarked IN the course of the Afternoon ard the
steamer bore away lis diplomatic conycts without so
much as parting salutaon TO the King the Curt
the National Assembly, or the Diplomatic body
Thus Nicholas manIiests his august dspleasure;
Greece and It's King slig ted his power is dis
played by treating has ambassador like meniaI and
II some stories are true, he is beneyolently doing
Greece all the harm he can, by forcing Turkey and
other conerminous countries 10 be hostile.
MARKETS.
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