Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-07
THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. u
By the arrival of the Steamship Great Wesfern
at New York on Sunday, we are in receipt of dates
thirteen days later from Europe.
The news has no feature Of striking interest
Cotton had undergone but little change in price
since our last preceding adyices, though the sales
had been large. Business was good in the manu-
featuring districts, and Great Britain generally pros
porous Iron had fallen of from the high prices Of
April, and the market was dull and dubious
Parliament was to meet on the 10th, when the
Maynooth bill would come up for third reading.
The public mind in England was good deal
agitated on the subject Of war with the United
States--a question which engrossed attention to the
exclusion OF almost every other topic. Under lis
commercial head the last number Of Wilmer and
Smiths European Times says:
The commercial accounts which 90 out by this packe,
are more favorable than could have been anticipated The
funds which have been unsettled and eyerish Of ue in con-
sequence Of the threatened rupture with America improved
ON the arrival OF The news by the Great Western, and
maintained their steadiness until the arrival of the Cod
MIA, when further improv took ulace Jf,he pube
securities are to be taksn as test the probability Of the Ore
remote Notwithstanding this confidence the subject is al
uded to- in private circles, thai is very tckis and
that Gliing matter may fan into flame.
The Board Of Customs, it is said, has refused
admission to New Orleans sugar at the low rates
of duty.
The following paragraph conveys intelligence Of
the same melancholy import as was received dav
or two ago by way Of Mexico:
ssAprALLrsc CArAsrRoPHE IN New GnASaDA--The
Manchester Guardian on the authority Of private letter.
states that avalanche, andshp had occurred on the
plains OF Maraquta Of an awful character part Of Of
the snowy mountains gave way, and torrent Of snow mud
gravel &C. overowed the plains x square bury
ing every thing under 1t said at its first outbreak to
have topped the highest trees and that souls have per-
ished The same account adds that the greater part Of the
tobacco plantations had been ruined The plains the
western bank the river Magdaena great distance
from the peak Of Toma which is 800 feet above the level
of the sea-"
THE FALLING OF YARMOUTH BRIDGE.
We find in the London Spectator of Nav 10Th
the following details of the dreadful accidental Var
mouth, brief account Of which was received by
the last steamer:
An appalling accident happened at Yarmouth Friday
afternoon The suspension bridge broke down. with hundreds
OF people upon il, causing immense sacrifice Of life The
bridge was suspended from piers and said to have been
capable of aordng standing for much larger number
Of persons than had gathered upon it. 1t the chief
oil transit from the railway terminus te the town. Mr. Nell
son. clown at Cooks equestrian circus, had announced
he should ride in floating tub, drawn by four geese, from The
drawbrdge on the quay to the suspension bridge the
sembed on both sides Of the him. Few people
were then ON the bridge but Mr. Nelson entered the
North River the numbers increased until they amounted
to some hundreds from three to six hundred -most Of
whom pressed TO the south side Of bridge large pro-
portion Of the crowd consisted Of children gentleman who
passed the bridge about this noticed that the crown
Of the BRIDGE instead Of maintaining its convex form, was
completely atened The clowns floating car had reached
Besseys wharf, and there loud shout his
coming In the midst of the shout louder and shller
shrek from the hank Of the river One the suspension rods
seen to snaps then another and anoher the chains
one side way and the bridge fell that side like the
leaf of table let down, pouring the crowd upon into the
water There fnghtul splash and struggle the wnter
boiled against the bridge, and then all STILL except that
the river srewed with people striving for fe Great
bers Of boats instantly made for the places the whole town
seemed to rush to the shore and the efforts
were made to save the victims Il is said that bridge
gave way, there was cry from the crowd upon -not
ound escaped under their sudden fate As they were
taken out of the water the drowned people carried to the
nearest houses their homes every endcayor was
made to revive them At house, which per-
carried only three revived and there were al
one time fifty copses lying in the house. The streets wore
strange and hdeous aspect with the carrying about of dead
bodies and the wandering Of afghfed people in search OF
their lost friends was ascertained that than
hundred had pershed Nets stretched the
10 intercept the dead bodies floating with the tide and the
water carefully dragged for hours Many bodies
found entanged with the iron work of the bridge and Of
those not few have suffered very painful death By
Tuesday seventy five bodies had ben identified and the num-
Der lost was then estimated hundred and thirty forty
On that day the Jury passed resolution requesting the Town
Council to assist them with procure the aid Of
eminent engineer in the investigation and the inquest was
adjourned the jury be summoned again when the
should think ft - 49,
FRANCE.
The accounts state that the draught of the con-
vention respecting the right Of search, agreed upon
by the Commissioners, the Duke DE BRooLE and
DR.. LusHINoToN,) which had been transmitted for
approval from London to Paris. had been returned
with an objection TO of its provisions. The
precise terms Of the proposed convention were not
Of course known, but il was understood that they
contemplated treaties with the African native chiefs
10 prevent the sale and embarcaton OF slaves and,
in the event of failure or deceptionon the part Of
such chiefs, any of them, that their territory be
bockaded and possession taken of their factories.
The exciting topic Of the Jesuits has occupied
the attention of the Chamber Of Deputies. IL ORR
ginaied with M. Theirs, who described the viciss-
udes the order of Jesuts had experienced since IFS
foundation the motives of its condemnation in
France in the 18th century, and those which had
induced the Pope to pronounce the dissolution of
community that Frederick the Great alone, in all
Europe, did not consider dangerous.
M. Theirs, in concluding, called on the Cabinet
execute the laws, and dissolve religious congre-
CATION which was the sole cause Of the divisions that
had lately manifested themselves in the Catholic