Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-26
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

the 4th instant, brought by the Atlantic steamship
Britannia, which arrived at Boston last Saturday
morning.
Her commercial news is pronounced by the Bos-
ton Courier from whose Extra we copy what fol-
ows) to he extremely favorable. Cotton had adj
vanced slightly III price, and was in brisk demand
The sales were large, averaging six thousand bales
per day, and the demand throughout the manufac
turing districts continued, while the workmen were
all employed, and additional hands sought from the
seaboard and the agricultural towns Money was
abundant the share market very buoyant, and the
determination of Pennsylvania 10 pay the interest
of her debt had induced better feeling in all Anne
rican securities, Massachusetts bonds, as usual, TAX
ing the lead in quotations. Pennsylvania ives
quoted at sixty-seven.
The Liverpool Times says that the American
provision trade has been dull of late the amount
OF business transacted being considerably under the
average Beef has been in limited request, and the
same remark will apply to pork and lard. Cheese,
however, of good quality, has maintained previous
rates, but the bulk Of the stock is of an inferior
description"
Parliament is still in session, but il was expect
ed that prorogation would soon take place. The
European Times, in summary OF its doings, says !:
The New Zealand debate has terminated in majority
for the Government but great General is once to
have remarked, Another such victory and undone
Sir Robert Peel threw his colleague, Lord Stanley virtually
overheard 1t is true he defended his actions but he cen
sured, by implication, his policy and although the Govern
ment umphed by little than half hundred votes
that number could only be mustered by promises Of amend
men for the future The debate practical vindicaion
of the New Zealand Company showed how they had
injured, and the prospects OF promising colony blight
ed, through the obstnacy and woodworking of who
has all the pretensiOns, but few Of the characteristics of
Statesman.
There is every believe that the Irish Collegiate
bill will prove failure in the working. The Irish members
headed by OConne, who have to Parliament iii
with the measure have succeeded in pesuad
ing the Government to accede to the requirements OF the Irish
Catholic Bishops On Monday when the House went into
committee the BILL Mr. OConnel read strong letter from
the Archbishop of Tuam DR.. McHae condemnatoy Of the
BILL The Government has made some concessions but not
enough to satisfy the Irish Eccesastics The bone Of
tention the religious education Of the pupils Mr.. OCon
nell requires the presence of the Epscopaan, Presbyterian
and Catholic cergymen in the colleges that the re
gous equality of all may be unexceptionabe This
fair enough but the Government set with determination
have nothing do with the religious education of the pu
pills. and this they still adhere. They willing to
allow the different religious communons establish professor
ships of their ceeds but the Proestants most
wealthy and the Roman Catholics the poorest people, OCon
nell contends that the proposed arrangement will put
pupils of the latter, who will form the majority in the new
colleges, on alI footing with the former There may posi-
bly, he says, by endowment be six Protestant clergy
and only Catholic The thus opposedin
the House Of Commons by the ultra Protesan headed by
Sir Robert ngis the hand, and by the ultra Caholics
ed by Mr.. O'Connell and his tail, on the other.
Lord John Russell, seeing that the will be
regarded in Ireland olive branch expressed his doubts
whether ought be withdrawn the third reading
But the BILL in all probability, will pass-anoher painful
cord Of the utiy Of attempting, by acts of Parliament
harmonic people who distracted by the differences
and region-whose organization the phrase goes
wide as the poles asunder.'
"The House Of Commons, that they have brought
the Irish members within the walls of ST. Stephens threaten
TO make them work the railway committees and perform
their portion OF the drudgery of legislation like others For
this purpose, requiring their attendance that week
been addressed TO Mr.. Smith Brien, Mr. John OConne
and Others These gentlemen have declared their determine
any whose duties are CONNECTED
with or relate to England. The will probably engage
the attention Of the House, when il give to
: scene"
The weather had on the whole been favorable TO |
the crops though there had been numerous changes,
and the character of the harvest could not be settled
within six weeks.
Colonel ToDD, the American Minister al 81. Pc
tersburgh, deservedly popular in the Russian ca
pital, has been appointed member of the Imperial
Agricultural Society-an honor before con-
ferred upon foreigner.
Sir WILLIAM WEBB FoLLETT, Attorney General
Of the Kingdom, and looked upon by all parties as
the future Lord Chancellor died on the 18th ultimo
He had been in declining state for some time,
owing to the over-zeaous attention TO professional
duties
General ARMSTRONG, the new American Consul,
arrived in Liverpool on the 9th ultmo, by the
Great w estern.
The United Service Gazette states that in consc.
quence Of The massacre Of the crew or the Wasp on
the coast Of Africa, il has been determined to give
quarter TO slavers offering the slightest resistance
IRELAND
The following painful description of the social |
state of Ireland is in Wilmer & Smiths summary |
"The social condition of Ireland the present moment
distressing anful-most deporabe The physical desttu
uon Of the people mpes them crime The disputes about
land 10 few days back
named Booth in the county Of Cavan, while returning from
church gig with his children, shot by who
capped with IMMUNITY after committing the murder The
wretch hardly accelerated his when bis victim
more, and yet all attempts him have
been fruess owing to the strange and brutal propensity Of
the ish peasanty to great cupnts from the
quences of their crimes This sympathy with criminals has
always been characteristic Of the Irish peasant and while
may be vain TO account Tor such morbid feeling undo
niabe that its existence Is the fruitful outrage and
murder The wild justice of revenge termed, is
carried in some of the rural districts the sister country
degree Of refinement that would shame North American
Indian. Il is singular anomaly in the Irish character that
while the people FAULT and will share with
stranger pauper their last potato they are deadly
in their hatred against all whose conduct has tendency to
restrict them of crunb deprive them Of bean-salk
Strange inconsistency We constantly Mortified by
counts Of fatal feuds between the relatives arising out
Of the possession the dspossesson Of few yards Of soil
Mr. OConnell asserts that there the present
ment four millions and half Of paupers his country
true an astounding and regards the British Government
adsgrscefu confession With such combustble
- useless to expect permanent peace safety for life pro-
perry military force has been the disturbed dis
tcts but the chronic complaint Of the country will yield
to blood-lettng"
RIoT.Eighf Persons kiiLed JU The Police Al The an