Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-28
SWITZERLAND.

SWITZERLAND.
Order appears be established and the elections that
have taken place have not been marked by disturbance
No doubt whatever entertained that DR. Steiger will
not be executed but he will with his family be transported
to America where he will have pass the remainder OF his
days IL is believed that the French Government will under
take the charge Of conveying him TO the United States
The Conservative party has gained majority in the cleo
tons The Jesus Of proud Of their triumph, but
they have the good refrain from exuaon that might
oxasPeae passions which, TO be hoped, rage no longer
and will not burst sfresh The defeated Radicals how
may after all unieteed by the lessons they have
received, create fresh disturbances.
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS.
INDIAN ConS.--The efforts OF DR.. Bartlett, OF the New
York Albion, induce the British Government to introduce
extensively into England and encourage the con-
sumption of by the English people, exciting aiten-
ton this side Of the Goblet many years ago valny
to draw attention TO this excellent article OF food
! Bnirrsn AND FoRKlss Asr,-srAvrHr socrErr--The
sixth annual meeting recently held Exeter Hall Mr..
j. j. Quincy filled the chair The report read hy Mr. SEQ
b contained mass Of statistics, and touched upon many of
the standing topics hdepoe hundred thou
sand Africans still annually Kidnapped for the markets
Of the Spanish Colonies, Brazil Egypt SYRIA Turkey Persia
| and India.
SALE LOUISIANA susAn-The FIRST sale of the United
States sugar held in Liverpool took place last week The
quantity exposed for sale only small and sold very we'll
There two other lots in the port but prices have
greatly in America, owing to the smaness OF the Cuba
crop, and have become much moderate than they
in England time SINCE owing the abundant sup
plies from the West Indies, the Maurius and the East In
dies il not likely that much will be imported from tie
United States at present.
WooLLHS MANUFACTURES AND WooL.--Returns upon this
subject have been issued by order of the House of Commons
appears that the declared value Of the British wooen
features exported from the United Kingdom in 1874
Co. 1885, of which e. 7s9 worth exported the
United States Of America During the s. 524
pounds sheep and lambs WOOL foreign and colonial
ported into the United Kingdoms of which 1924 s26 lbs.
eexpored from the United Kingdom chiefly Belgium
Of British sheep and lambs WOOL S,9476l9 lbs export
ed to foreign countries and g. 906 lbs Of British woolen
and wsrsted yarn including yarn OF wool worted mixed
with other materials There also imported into the Uni
ted Kingdom $685. 357 lbs (of which ~ S4S lbs
ported) Of alpaca and lama and 29O TIL lbs of
hair goats wool, of which s75a9 lbs re-expoed
BrRSiNG RAGsETT's HorEL Loss LIFE
Raggetts Hotel in Dover-street Pccadly, London,
burnt down the night of the 26th uno and shocking
relate so rapid were the fames so speedy the work OF desuc-
on that four persons lost their lives y this alamtyname
Mrs Round the lady Of the honorable member for NAL
Ion, Essex Mr. Ragget the proprietor Of the hotel his
laughter Miss Raggeu aged ~ and Mrs. Jones, in
the service Of the Earl of Huntington. At the time Of the
amy the hotel being occupied by several noble and
iee families who had arrived from the country to be present.
the Queens drawing the day. Amongst the
for this purpose the unfortunate Mrs Round The
Countess of Huntingdon has lost the whole OF her Jewels
ceedng in value 93000, and the jewels Of poor Mrs. Round
| were even Of greater value
TRIAL OF rHE MoSsrEn GusA trial Of the monster gun
which has been manufactured in this for the American
seamgate Princeton, of which have given details
in number made Saturday week. the sand,
il CnOfc,
menced about eleven in the morning. and continued with
blight inscrmsriss Until three in tbs @erneoa uvrng
that upwards Of trce Of shoe discharged each
shot weighed upwards Of hundred weight The report
was distinctly heard in the neighorood OF the DOCKS and in
the north end Of the town, although the Of the firing
eight miles distant The experiments prov
ed highly satisfactory The appearance Of the shot, after each
discharge Swimming along the water, had novel and pleas
ing effect The range extended miles The day mild
and ne and notwithstanding the fact OF the having been
carried early three in the morning to the scene OF the
attra ed
TO the spot when the firing commenced
HKR MaJgsrrs BIRrH-DAr.-The twenty sixth anniyer
sary Queen Victoas birthday celebrated not Sa
urday week, when occurred but Tuesday last being
convenient day. The Queen held drawing at
ST. Jamess Palace which attended by the leading nobil
and gentry, the great officers of state the corps diplomatic
and all the distinguished strangers London great
her Of took place. Before entering the throne
oom the Archbishop of Canterbury presented IN the pre-
Of several members Of the Episcopal bench, congatu-
aory address to the Queen the return OF her natal day
This took place the royal closet The dresses oil the ladies
very superb and the show OF diamonds and ewery
magnificent The clubhouses and the shop fronts OF the
royal aesmen, together with most of the public buildings,
Illuminated In the country the anniversary was mark
| ed by the ringing Of bells and feastngs IN public
| Mn. HIRAM PowERs s'GRtEK sLAvr."-Dunng the last
days almost all the nobility and gentry who encourage the
fine arts and nearly all the artists London have been to the
establishment of Messs Graves the publishers, in Pail MALL
to see the statue the @ Greek Slave, by Mr. Hiram Pow
err American artist who studied under Thorwadsen, and
who for been resident Florence where he
figure is entirely nude and might have been called Venus
but for the chains by which the wrists fettered is
work of very high neriindeed, in modern art of
the very highest order The limbs beautifully rounded,
the contour perfect and the attitude fine There great de-
cacy and fine simplicity of The face is very beau
u full of character and expression II is cut out of
narkab fine block Of marble. This is the first specimen of
progress higher order Of produced by American,
| and may be hailed promise of future excellence.
NAVIGATION OF THE CasrIAS SEa-A letter from ST. Pc
ersburch Of the 9th Of May says Three iron steamboats,
each Of power, have been built Atrachan, by
are intended not merely that but to convey
| passengers and goods
| DAN,su POSSESSIONS N IxDIA--The Copenhagen jour
Ra of the 18th utimo publishes the text OF convention
concluded at Calcutta on I'd Of last February relative
the sale Of the Danish possessions India The possessions
sold are the town Of Tranquebar and its districts the
/ If Coronande Serampoe in Bengal territory in Baas
sore and all the royal domains in those possessions The
price OF sale is ! millions Of rupees
Tar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. made by order Of the Russian
Government have clearly shown that heat will entirely dlsinec
articles which have contaminated by the plague Ar
ces having been brought in close with the plague
have been exposed to the Of heat and packed
Odessa and found to entirely free from ell infection. The
discovery is likely to lead important notifications of the
quarantine regulations of Eastern countries.
Il appears (says the Courier Francas that Prince Ma
poeon Jerome Bonapare Of the exking OF Wesphaa,
has obtained permission from the Government to visit his
SIM the prisoner Ham. II is stated that the young
Prince is to endeavor the Of all the members Of his
French would allow him receive the benefits
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