Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-01

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The Queen and Prince Albert have been paving roya visits
Of state to the Duke Of Buckingham at Stowe and one Of
more private and friendly kind 10 the Duke Of WeIIngt :,
atsfedsaye, where the royal party stayed two or three
| days.
rumor prevails that Lord Cowey about 10 retire from
his duties British Ambassador at Paris Among others The
Marquis of Londonderry spoken his bu this
part of the rumor is not thought well grounded
The Duke de Broge expected in England on an inn
portant mission from the French Government having refer
ence to the right of search and the general question slavery
The London Sun of the 3d. in noticing the expected arrival
the Duke expresses the hope that settlement Of the long
pending difference this important subject will shortly take
place to the mutual satisfaction Of both parties.
The official returns Of the manufacture and consumption Of
domestic sugar France shows that there 2S9 factories
in activity the Of January, S45 80 less than the
corresponding period in 1874 The quantity manuiacuredin
year. together with that lying since ls42 amounted
to L. 1876 46l kogranme 530 643 less than in lS43
and the quantity sold for consumption 67l kogram
mes 0S3 039 than in lS4f The duties levied ON
that article 1914 produced ,3slf l,64 644f more
than in the preceding year.
letter dated ST. Petersburg, JAM O. that positive in
formation has been received there that DIR. Wolff who has
rived Teheran from Bokhara, would return home byway OF
Russia and St Petersbugh He was expected at ST. Peters
burgh very shortly.
Accounts Alexandra mention that the plan Of cstab
fishing railroad from Cairo to Suez had been nearly aa
doned An engineer NJ Mange had proposed to the Pasha
Cairo and OK by Of which goods landed
Suez would be conveyed in boats from that harhor Alex
andria.
The Republic of St. Domingo has contracted for loan of
FL 0O0 900 stock bearing interest at the rate of per
per annum, payable in London every six MONTHS and be
issued to the public at price not exceeding SIS per cent
On the 10th ultimo the Cathedral Church Of the Grey
Fiars Edinburgh connection with the Scottish Established
Church, totally destroyed by fire. II was very ancient
building having peculiar historical associations and, like
others of its age comprised two churches under roof
Guinea ABRAMS - The difficulties in the established
church likely to be arranged by the introduction of some
measure, in Parliament, which shall bring to final
settlement The Archbishop Of Canterbury has issued
Dress which he recommends the clergy abstain from any
further attempt introduce changes into the church service
unless they acceptable the ay and to let the
vesy lie under the prospect which have alluded
Under these circumstances the Bishop Of Exeter wthdraws
from the contest with the ay Of his diocese and has declared
that he thankfully acceps prospect of adjustment
present dversites by general shall
the sanction of the whole Church.
The Bishop Of Norwich has refused accept the esgna
ton of living by of the clergy who had scrupes about
parts of the ritual in their literal acceptation The
Bishop says that ltue subscription" to the articles
homilies, and prayer book, is unavoidable"
The test which was to be proposed at Oxford to prevent
latitude in subscription, has been withdrawn, also has
the contemplated resolution Of Rev. Mr. Ward
for the opinions expressed in his book the Ideal Church
The SPr system At THE Posr OFrIcE.--On Thursday
last much surprise prevalent at the departments Of
the General Post Office, in consequence of order from the
Postmaster General in pursuance of communication from
the Home Office for the abolition of the board where the
ce existed opening the letters opersons suspected of having
reasonable intentions against this and foreign Governments
This board (Which presided by Mr. Beade of the
foreign letter department. who had under him few conden
tal clerks) established by patent during the Pitt adj
minsation In the of the last of Parliament
will be recoected that motions brought before
house by Mr. Duncombe, the member for Finsbu,
sequence of the discovery that letter written by Mr. Mazzin
had the (.ovayn
being DESTROYS have the subject again agad have resolved
to abolish the office previous to the meeting Of Parliament
The ELEcTRIc TELEeRAPH from London to Southampton
and Gosport Completed and successful trial Of powers
made few days before the left Gospot distant
from London eighty weight miles The telegraph con-
suced by Messrs Cooke and Wheatstone who have taken
out patent for it Mr. Cooke left London by afternoon
train and after hour passed in fixing the wires the Cos
port Office at about 10 o'clock the first signal despatched
to London -Four five minutes Of intense anxiety elapsed
before any reply received when the attendant there
cused his delay the ground Of having fallen asleep before the
fire. The signals then proceeded and replied to, with
the utmost precision until late hour On the following day
the experiments repeated with equal No per-
cepbe time occupied in transmission Subsequently the
telegraph brought into long circuit of wire, and worked
through 2ss miles The apparatus dspenses with the bate
mes altogether steel magnet being the OF power
CARE OF Coon HorE-We have adyices from the Cape of
Good Hope to the nth Of December The association formed
for the encouragement of the growth Of wool proceed
ing with spirit and they have taken procure the
best kinds Of seeds from the United States.
guano island had been discovered in the neghbohood OF
Saldanha Bay, which, being within the limits Of the British
Government had been claimed by the representative of Great
Britain and licenses be granted for loading
the rate of 81 sterling per ton
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from Switzerland say that sew
era canons open warfare At Argovie the insurgents
after having taken the arsenal without any resistance being
offered the part of the Government seized the ammun
lion and other stores which there collected in large guam
titles and marched towards Lucene, where they
the insurgents OF the other The canton Of Beme
was taking to refuse passage to persons coming
from Frburg to join the other macontens Lucerne.
letter dated Zurich the 26th ul that assembly,
composed of from $4,000 to 10000 citizens, at which the
principal authorities Of the assisted for the purpose
the Diet the expulsion Of the Jess by virtue OF the federal
offences The question carried in the affirmative by
immense majority.
The Swiss Observer states that there popular
bly, held at Bene the 26h utmo, which than four
thousand persons present The meeting separated after
having adopted resolutions against the Jesuis
The Base Gazette that the canton OF Tccno has
olned the progressive against the Jesuits.
An extraordinary Federal Diet WILL il is positively said be
convoked for the end of February for the Jesuit question:
which keeps Switzerland in such state Of ferment.
IRELAND.
The repeal question in Ireland has been thrown into the
shade by agitation Of a very different and unexpected cha
The requests has created difference Of opinion
only among the Catholic lay but among the higher or
ders of the clergy The excitement occaoned by this inca
sure had in no degree subsidized when cred that the
had opened negotiation with the Pope for the
nrrr,sa f copnec;np the Irish Catholic Church with the