The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-08
From the ". Y. Journal Of Commerce,
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE

| We under obligations 10 Captain Luce Of the
| ship Republic, who arrived on Saturday from Liver
pool for Liverpool papers of the 9th, and London Of
the 18th March. Our previous London dates were to
| the evening of the 9th.
Ia the House of Commons on the 7th, the Chan
ceor of the Exchequer fixed the 10Th ult for the
discussion the sugar duties declaring that govern
ment still adhered to its classification.
The vessels seen IN the Mediterranean, and sup.
posed to be piratca by the Spanish vessel which put
back 10 Cadz short time since, reported to be
three Portuguese revenue cruisers.
Russian journal gives the details of a volcanic
eruption which took place as long ago June llth
Of last year. not far from Schemakha situated 10 the
Black Sea. About SIX IN the morning the volcano
all at once sent forth, with great noise, a quantity
OF burning matter, impregnated with naphtba. The
eruption lasted three quarters Of hour and not less
than four openings were formed in the mountain.
From one OF them quantity OF muddy water
seen to issue, and below il sprsg of clear
ter, of brackish taste, which present to
flow down to the plain. The eralers are now no
longer visible, but their place are seen two little
bills Of conicsl form.
From The London Times Of March 7h.
SwIr1ERLAsp--Our accounts from Switzerland
come down to the 10Th instant inclusive. The Diet
on that day divided the question that the Jesuts
be expelled the Confederation" when the numbers
stood thus-for the expulsion, 10 capons and 2 half
caDtoDs; against IT 3 cantons and 9 half cantons -
TWO cantons lSt Gall and Seneya declined voting,
but recommended that the cantons IN which the Je-
suits had established themselves should be called up
on TO remove them.
This decision leaves the matter unsettled for a
majority consisting of at least IL cantons is necessa-
ry to render valid any vote. The consequences NAV
therefore be regarded menacing, although we
learn from our private letters that the Jesus them.
selves intend voluntarily Withdrawing from the
States of the Confederation. "As, however, saw.
our correspondent, =" one half of the men see are
mad for the moment, should not be surprised if the
tree corps were again to take the fedn II is eyI-
dent from what precedes that the cantons which de-
sire to keep the Jesuits have not the majority and
they cannot hope to obtain it for even IL ST. Gall
and Geneva should at last incline to that side an
equality of votes only could be the result 1t is pro-
babe, on the contrary, that the cantons which desire
to see the Jesuts expelled by the Diet will in the end
gain the advantage. The public mind is so violent
y ag'tated at present in Switzerland and particularly
in the cantons of ST. Gall aud Geneva that il is dit
fcut to imagine that the Grand Councils of these
cantons, which have given the instructions that have
been just followed shall not find themselves forced to
act But It will be sufficient for one of these States
to join those DESTROYS Of he general expulsion of the
order, to give the latte the majority in the Diet