Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-24

Lord Macdonald, died at Edinburgh the 2ls umo, aged
rs. Duncan, the young and promising artist, died In the
same city the early age q 49, On the 20h uImo, the
eminent artist Thomas Philips died at his residence Hsno-
Square. London, in his 18th year Colonel sir George
Charles Haste, e. b., died the 2isl umo Woolwich
in his 59h year. Recently, in the county Of Waterford
Mrs. Sweeney, in her l29th She born IN the
cond year Of the reign Of George the First On the ed uI
at Cork, Colonel John Townsend, Of the l4h Light Ora
goons aide-decamp the Queen He served IN that rgi
forty years. engaged in actions, concur
ding his chief services in the attack New Orleans
the 9Th January, 1910
IRELAND.
The intelligence from Ireland j. Of but little consequence
The regular meetings Of the Repeal Association were held al
Cancellation Hail. Dublin the 2a and 2sih ultmo. and
both were addressed by Mr. O'ConneI lie euogzed the
Irish Banking Act Of Mr. Peel complmened the Ministers
generally and abused the dissente In his speech ON the
2s after stating that Repeal should be shouted in the ears
Of her Majesty, he moved the following:
Resolved That the Of the Loyal National Repeal
instructed 10 consider what will be the most
ssS VISIT ire1a taxing ere s while the CREATES, rrspec,
paid g. our s J1 3 sess . a"
all circumstances their demand for the Legislative ndePen
dence of Ireland.
From France, the news, though not very impor-
tant is still interesting The Paris journals gene
rally were filled at the close of the last month with
comments on the Maynooth question in England.
Nearly all Of them heartily approved the measure
M. GuIzoT had been seriously i'll, and his health
at the latest date had not been fully restored though
he had transacted business with the King. An or
dnance Of the King that NJ Guzot had obtained
of absence for month"; to enable him to take the re-
pose necessary the restabhment Of his health Count
Duchatel would replace him ad interim in the direction ofthe
Foreign Department.
He left Paris the Both for Passy The belief very
general that he could not receive Office.
/ A propostion the stDDressiOu of aleui1O the
French Chamber of Deputies has been rejected In the de-
bate upon the Minister Of Justice contended that the Lees
aure silent the subject that in the eyes Of the
law duelng offence and crime, liable to prosecution
and punishment and he demonstrated by the following sta
scs the existing legal provisions suced for its efficient
i repression
s1I have sought he said " much possible to collect
positive and precise documents ascertain what had BEEN at
period when supposed that the code contained
e against dueng the number Of duels which had proved
fatal to other of the combaans omit speaking OF
those which only occasoned wounds In 1927 that number
was I9 in 1925 90 in 1922 ID in $780, 20 in 1881,
rs; in 1882, % in 1888, 80 in 1884, 3d. Sc The new
jurisprudence of the Court Of Cessation first applied in
1897 and from that period find the following decreasing
progression, In 1889, dues attended with death in ls4o
i 8, in ls4l, 8, in 1s42 = in l643, g."
After speech the Marquis de Lange, in vindicaon of
duellng which was beginning end provocaton to
NJ Ledru Roln, and able disquisition of NJ Dupin
the existing legislation the Chamber refused to take the
position into consideration.
The Courier du Hapre mentions that the French Govern
intended the Sooo Islands, situated between
Bnrneo and Mndanan and form them establishment
similar 70 that Of the Marqnesas and ! anu.
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
SPAIN-Our accounts from Madrid are of tn,
oath ultmo. The Madrid Gazette contains roya
decree granting amnesty to all individuals impli
Gated in the revolt of Alicant and Carthagena il
January and February, 1914, and to those engaged
in the rebellion at Vigo on the 23d of October, ls43
! with the exception only of the chiefs.
II The Cortes have been chiefly occupied in voting
the supplies. All the advices received from the
! provinces of Spain were most satisfactory.
i PoRTUGAL.-The Queen dissolved the Cortes in
/ person Sunday, the goth April Senior Costa
1 Cabral took part in the ceremony, which I'M
usually splendid.
SWITZERLAND.
The affairs Of Switzerland continue in doubtful state The
check received by the free corps before Lucerne has dis
couraged the Radicals who will their design of
destroying the federal compact of 1915 Berne, Vaud, So
eue, Argau and Baecounty, entertain the project Of sepa
rating themselves from the Confederation and constituting
geher a Hevetc Republic and independent. The Lu
conqueros far from showing desire for pacicaon,
envenomed things by initiating Liberal violence while the
of foreign Powers increase the evaporation Of both
parties Letters from Zurich state that the Diet closed
on the 22d umo Most Of the foreign Ministers had left
Berne but the French Ambassador and the Sandman Minis
had repaired 10 Lucerne The Diet had given full power
To the Noort To dend partly, or entirely, the troops now
the federal service If necessary replace them by others
and in public pedce should be seriously menaced by e-
gal acts devise such might deem expedcnt
for the maintenance Of order and tranquility, either by dspos
ing Of the federal forces under calling out others.
letter from Berne that the storm which threat
ened the Government Of that dspacd for the
present The authorities had exeed themselves produce
that result They promised proclaim extensive amnesty
at the meeting of the Grand Council for all those who
had joined the free corps against Lucene. Military pecau-
tons were likewise taken against any popular disturbances
Another letter from Bernc that popular assembly,
the 2sh umo, and considered highly probable that
il would be followed by revolution similar " that of Vaud.
The inhabitants had resolved form themselves INTO national
guard for the protection Of their persons and property
On the 26h umo, the Grand Council OF The Canton Of
Lucerne by unanimous VOTE ratified the treaty relative to
the Of the prisoners The indemnity to be paid for
their release is stipulated $50, 000f Of which Bene to
pay 10 000 Soeurc 30, 000f, Rae Champagne IS, 000f
Agau 200 000f and the other 25, 000f The
tractng parties expect that the Diet will pay 1870 000f by
that Lucerne will receive in all 500 000f In RETURN Luz
cernc promises full and complete amnesty
PRUSSIA
letter from Berlin of the 22d utimo, published in the
Weser Gazette says Although there appears little chance
of conclusion Of treaty Of between the United
States and the Governments of the German Customs Union
yet the latter de not relax in their efforts to establish CONNER
cial relations with the American States Negotiations have
opened for bringing about treaty of commerce between
the Republic Of Venezuela and the Zol verein."
RUSSIA.
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