The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-02
From the New York Sun-Extra.

| Matthews, arrived at the Quarantine Ground on
Saturday afternoon at six o'clock, in the short
passage of thirteen days from Liverpool.
BY this arrival we have advices from Liverpool
and London to the 17th Of August, Paris l4lh,
Dublin. 18th, Havre 18th.
The steamer Hibernia arrived out on the morn
ing Of the 18th, the Montezuma on the 9Th. and
| the Roscus on 18th.
Parliament has repealed the penal laws, which
disgraced the statutes, respecting the Roman
Catholics. A bill, cor ceived in similar spirit.
enabling property 10 be legally transferred 10
| the use of the Church of Rome p Ireland. was
introduced and passed
| Parliament stands adjourned to September S,
to enable the House of Lords to give judgment in
| the case of Mr.. O'ConneIl. ss
All Is darkness respecting the mooted points at
issue between England and France. The war
party IN La Grande Nation" is doing its best to
keep the mania up to fever heat. 8
1t seems clear that the energeti, proceedings
OF the French have struck terror into tile heart of
| the Emperor OF Morocco, who is now anxious to
pacly and get rid of the formidable foe he has
| provoked.
One of the most interesting events IF recent
| times is the abdjcation of old Mehemit Ali in fa-
vor of his son lbrahim. The old man, full years
and honors, intends, it is said, to take pilgrimage
| to the city of the prophet.
Two reports, relative to the Post Office espion
age were laid before Parliament last week, and
| their contents have afforded food for much com
nent since. The Government organs contend
that these reports eXonerae the ministry from the
odum ofsystehatlcal!y abusing the secresy which
oughtto belong to communications passing through
the Post office.
The accouchment of the Queen, which took
place on the 9th instant, is an event for which
our readers IN the western world will have been
prepared. Her Majesty has given birth to a
prince, whose title, as The second male offspring,
will be, OF course, the Duke of York-althoush
rumors prevail that the little stranger, in conp-
ment to the memory Of her Majrsrys father, is to
rejoice in the soubriquet of the Duke OF Kent
For the rumor there appears to be little founda-
zion.
Judgment in the case of the traversers will be
gwen on the I'd proximo, and although it is gene
rally understood that it will confirm The proceed
lngs Of the Irish Court, much will depend upon
the oPlni ms which The Judges may entertain y it'll
regard 10 the proceedings connected with the
monster trials, whether any portion Of M. O'Con-
nell's term of incarceration W ii be curtaed
BIRTH OF A FRENCH Princess We are hap
py TO state that the Princess de JoInville was, at
half past IL last nigh, safely delivered of Prin-
cess, at Neuy. Her Royal Highness and the
infant Princess are both going on favorably. 1t
r.
sary of the Prince de Jonville's birthday. He
enters to-day on his 9th year.
IHE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT
The above act, which received the royal assent
on the 9TH inst, by commission, came into OPERA
ton the following day.
MURDER OF AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN ON THE
HIGH SEAs-'The Thomas Bennet,, a vessel on
her voyage from Liverpool to Charleston, s. c.,
whence she sailed on the Sd inst, returned ON
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captain by the cook. She had been out five DAYS
when the melancholy event occurred but had
only reached the Bay Of Biscay, when the chief
mate put back, and on arrival, the murderer, fine
looking fellow named John Kent, was apprehend-
ed, and placed in confinement. a
FRANCE .,
The session Of The French Legislature for 1874
was closed by Royal ordinance on the 9th instant.
In the Chamber Of Deputies M. de la Rochejac-
quelln said that it was impossible the Assembly
could separate without replying to the insulting
language used in Parliament by Minister Of
Great Britain, in speaking Of the naval officers of
France. g
On the 10th instant grand dinner was given
at the Palace Of Neuy, in celebration of the
fourteenth anniversary Of the day on which Louis
Philippe took possession of the throne, after max
ing oath to the charter of 1880, in presence Of
the two Chambers. The minister's ambassadors,
grand dignitaries of the state, and large number
of general officers, attended the banquet.
The Semaphore de Marsees, OF The 9Th inst,
announces the arrival on the preceding day, of
the steamer Redschild, having on board the two
Egyptian Princes, Hes-ein Bey, son of Mehomet
Ali, and Amhet Bey. his grandson. Thrly-six
young men, belonging to the first families
Egypt, sent to France at the expense of the Vice.
roy, to receive an European education, accompa
MED the young Princes.
SPAIN.
QUEEN Observation-Disclosures from Barcelona
say the health Of the young Queen is not such as
to afford satisfaction for the last five six days.
She can scarcely take exercise even in her own
apartment, as che is quite lame
EGYPT.
ABDIcATIoN OF MEHEMET Alive have re-
ceWed the following intelligence by express. 1t
reached Paris by telegraphic despatch on Tues
day -