The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-04

the election Of M. Seller AZ Deputy for Cher.
bourg, In the room of the late Colonel dc Bricqe.
vile. The Chamber of Peers and Deputies are
still engaged with the secondary instruction and
prison bills, which appear TO afford almost inter.
minable food for the legislative genius of our
Gallo neighbors The debates offer nothing
worthy of remark, and excite little or no interest
In the Chamber of Peers an amendment brought
forward by the Jesuit party for the establishment
OF asuperior council of public instruction, which
Wonld have the superIntendence of all private
semlnaries OF education, was rejected almost
unanimously. The Duchess of Kent is still in
Paris, where she continues TO receive the utmost
attention and hospitality from Louis Philippe and
his family. The intended visit of the King to
England is again spoken Of
slight discomfort in the French army is at
tributed to jealousy, caused by distribution of
decorations and promotions on the Kings birth
day. The Lyons Journal announces that the
agents of the Legitimists were exceedingly active
in their city.
SPAIN.
Spain, since our last publication, has witnessed
another change in her nominal rulers. We say
nominal, for there is but little doubt that whoever
may be appointed as Minister, the real rulers are
Narvaez and the Queen Mother. The following
is the list Of the new cabinet: General Narvaez,
President Of the Council and Minister of War
Affairs; NJ Mon, Minister of Finance M. Pidal,
Minister of the Interior; M. Mayana, Minister of
Justice and General Armero, Minister of Ma
rine. The names all belong to the Ultra Mode
RADIO and Afranccssado party M. Gonzales Bravo
is appointed Ambassador to the Court of Lisbon.
The Madrid Gazette publishes the decree abol-
shlng the state of siege throughout the kingdom.
The proceedings Of the new ministers have so
far proved satisfactory, and evnce disposition to
~ fp d of
ITALY.
We learn, via Marseilles, that the Neapoan
instruction had assumed an alarming aspect !;
so much SO, that Calabria no longer obeyed the
orders of the King. There is, however, some
doubt of the authenticity of the intelligence.
According to the latest accounts, political exc
cutions had commenced in the Roman States
Seven of the twenty individuals sentenced to
death by the military commissioners sitting at
Bologna, were shot in that city on the 18th inst
The best friends of the Papal Government depre-
cate these executions.
BAVARIA.
A riot took place few days since at Munich
in consequence of an advance in the price Of beer
PORTUGAL.
After a most striking display Of the weakness
Of the Portuguese government, Ameida has sur
rendered; and Boonfm, with all the other chiefs
and officers, have been permitted to retire into
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INDIA AND CHINA.
We have received intelligence from Bombay
to the 1st of April from Calcutta, and Delhi to the
22d of March, and from Madras to the 23d Of that
MONTH The accounts from China are to the
9th of February; the latter contain nothing of
interest, further than all was quiet, and the ar
engagements of Government for carrying on BUSH
ness had proved SO far successful. Sir H. Pot
finger had directed the reduction of expenditure
on erection Of government buildings to the lowest
point Some European laborers, arriving at
Hong Kong in quest of employment, had had the
modification Of discovering that it was in vain to
compete with Cinnamon The colony appears
to have been more healthy of late than formerly.
The accounts received state that the Chinese
new year holidays had almost entirely put stop
to business, and few transactions either in i'm
ports or exports had been effected.
The news from India, on the whole, is not i'm
portant. Lord Peterborough had returned to Cal
cutta on the 18th of February-the second ami
versary of his arrival in India. In Scinde every
thing is tranquil, and the troops appear to be
healthy and comfortable There have been no
more disturbances in Gwailor, and India through
out is peaceful and prosperous.