New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-17

in narrowing the franchise. II s supplement-, and
an essential one. 10 the reform OF the Constitution
Bill
The measure for restoring the church property
was stall under discussion
General Ar.oZ who was arrested some months
ago, under preteace Of being engaged IN one OF
General Narvaez's pretended conspracles, and for
whose execution, without iria!, orders had al one
time been given, has been brought before court
martial and fully acquitted.
PORTUGAL.
A Lisbon letter Of the iltn instant gives an ac-
count of serious commotIon IN the distinct OF III
gueras attended with the loss OF many lives and the
Iuccndiarisn Of several houses. The tumult was
occasioned by an attempt to levy and collect new
irnpost on wines the details are calculated 10
leave bad impression OF The administration OF al
fairs in Portugal and OF the condition OF the peo-
pie under tae government oi senior CaorsL
GREECE.
The political affairs OF ts country seemed get
ting into deeper confusion. The Coleiii Minlsiry
had been defeated On question Of the jury lists by
fifty-iwo 10 forty five The Government, however,
persists that the measure was not strictly Minis
terlal one; but it does not appear possible tor the
Government 10 stand. An amnesty mas been grant
ed for all crimes committed during the elections
last year, a measure Tor which the Government
takes great credit, though the ooect OF II Is Simply
10 isaye their own unscrupuous pariisans from de-
served punishment.
We learn from Cons,a s,antinople that on the 10Th
February llatti-sherff was promulgated by the
Government. which may be considered as coro,
lary 10 the one read a few weeks IN the Gfano
Council by the Sultan himself, and IN which ne
rosndIy rated his Ministers for their gross neSii-
gence of improvement in the government ana edn-
cation OF the people throughout his commons
The Ministers assert their ANXIETY 10 promote 'he
improvement OF the condition of the people, ano,
in order 10 obtain the necessary information es 10
what is 10 be done they purpose 10 summon TWO
deoufips from each town or district, the one Turk
and the other Kayah, who shall give evidence
az 10 the condition Os The places wsich they are
called upon represents and, upon digest oil tins
EVIDENCE q plan will be formed tor The improve
ment OF the Government and for It's assimilation
with the Government OF European states
Dr. Wolf arrived al Constannople on the 22d,
and was to leave for London by the Oriental Steam
Companys packet
ALGIERs.
The marine establishment al Alglers has been
the scene of terrific explosion. The pavilion,
and the buildings inhabited by artillery workmen
and Others, had been carried away. The explosion
took place III two magazines. separated from each
other by ditch at the foot Of the old Spanish town,
tIpon which the lighthouse stands. Forty-three
uilery .worlinen, ten ariillerymen, thrtyone pom
tonnlers, and two workmen were KILLED, and thlr-
" wounded. Al the time of the calamity, twenty
one persons were IN the drawing room OF the dlrec
tor OF the port, NJ. SegretleI, whose wlie, hearing
her child cry, left the apartment; that Instant tie
portion of the building where the child was gave
way, and the mother and the infant were buried In
the ruins The last words OF the poor woman were
Save my child" Happily, the persons IN the
drawing room escaped unlnmred with the excep-
tlon oil a lady, who was slightly hurt.
The IowAY INDIANS Tins party oil Indians, who
are from the Upper Missouri, near the RockyMoun-
tains We're introduced for the first time IN Liver
pool by the celebrated American traveller and artist,
Mr. Catlln, OH the 22d ult. at the Pantheon Royal
Assembly rooms.
CALCUTTA.
A hali-monthly Overland Mail brings intelligence
from Calcutta TO the S,h of February. The most
striking thing in il is q kind of rumSr founded on
facts The military men OF the Bengal Presidency
division remark the number OF troops removed, not
for the usual relief by general orders, but by order
of the Supreme Government. Similar removals, as
may be collected from casual and occasional or
ders FOR buocks aad other lncidentals 10 a march,
have taken place in the other divisions OF Bengal
and il had at last been discovered that the desna-
ton oall these troops Is tue Northwest PROVINCES
II may be thence inferred that the state OF lhe run
aub gives some dlsqulet 10 Government. IL lie pre-
sumed that they are only precautionary and deien-
sive and that no act OF aggression is contemplated
There is nothing new from Sclnde, the PunJaub,
Kholapore, or Sawunt Warree. Nepaul, 80 lately
the scene of revolt, seems tranquil; tor Prince
Waldrmar was travelling through IL, win an escort
provided by its ruler
According 10 reports received VIA Lahore AZ
shanisan. which has recently suffered so much
from the plague, is now visited by iainine: Dos'
Moh,med had been set upon, when out riding, by
band OF conspirators, W no wounded him severely,
but did no, succeed in their ailempt on his lite.
Akhbar Khan is said 10 he busily occupied in re:
pairing the Notifications of Jelalabad; and still
keeys the Siekhs IN iear Tor PeShawar
The supreme Government had promulgated the
draught of an act TO alter the ''lex loci" It or
dams, ,hat for all persons, eNcep lndoos and Mus
sulmans, and in all places Of The Companys terrific
res beyond the jurisdiction ol the Supreme Courts,
the law OF England shall be the land.