Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

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critical moment We're to make effort TO restore their credit
"bygones would be forgotten and the homer Of the country
would receive endorsement In pennsylvania socks
purchases have been made 6s5 to TO- and the price
will continue to improve it found that the dividends are
regularly paid.
During the last fortnight the demand for American beef and
pork has been toeraby productive but the SUNNY has hn
mainly for ships and for expectation Lard IN barrels
andkegs off slowly, albeit the price Of the article has
induced remuneratng profit Wilmer q SmitAs Times.
| MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS.
THE New CUSTOMS Acr.--The Customs bill repeating
the duties large number Of articles which have previously
subject Duty and reducing the duty several Others
into operation Saturday morning at the custohouse
great number Of free entries passed in consequence
goods which have for considerable time been housed in
the bonded warehouses; but which free of duty and
the officers Of the warehousing department will doubt be
busy for nme until the goods hand declared to
be free Of duty delivered when expected that the bulk
Of the free goods imported from the present time will be dev-
cred direct from the quay the side Of the importing vessel
thus doing away with the necessity Of placing them at all in
| the bonded warehouses.
FIRST ARRIVAL OF SUGlR UNITED STATES
On the 9th instant the American ship Franconia arrived in
Liverpool bringing part Of her cargo twelve hogsheads
Louisiana sugar This is the first arrival Of the American
grown sugar In this country $3.50
| MONSTER GUN ron AmERIcA---A monster gun has lust
been manufactured BY Messrs Forsyhe and Preston of M
one Of the American short time ago. killing the
Secretary of State and woundng several other official person.
1t is made Of aeabe ron is IL feet long, and weighs
II tons ? cwt qrs. IL lbs
IcHABoE-Advices have been received at Glasgow from
Ichaboe to the Sd January Tho Thunderbo had returned
the island The accounts state that the day above men
toned an attempt made to break the monopoly which
had been established by body Of and super
cargoe who had established themselves the island and
were carrying brisk trade in guano shipping them
Selves and selling others the spot About two thou
sand raised the flag of freedom rallied round leader
and commenced with picks and shoves supply their espec
tive ships, working vigorously and without interruption for
several hours At last armed party from the Thsnderbo
seamgate landed who took possession Of the pit where
they digging. The commander Of the gate had
dered all work tobe suspended until the affair Investigated
OBITUAnr.The London papers the decease Of
Sir John Quincy late of the Barons of the Exequer
Of Lord Wynord former Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
of Miss M H. Andre, only remaining sister of Major ANDRE
aged SO; of Gen Sir Thomas Saumarez Of Mr.. Dmmond
Hay, late British Consul at Tangiers of Admiral Carpenter
of Major Generals George Reeves and Sir Thomas Cosels
Of Lieutenant Generals Pritchard and LEstrangc and of
General Sir Charles Vale. The Bishop Of Ely died on the
Goth of March.
ESLIsTNESTs THE NAvH.--We understand that Capt
White r. N, commanding inspector of guards in this
district has received instructions for the enlistment of able
bodied and ordinary eamen and healthy under forty
years of age in four five ships Of the line and for boys
seventeen years of age upward five feet three inches
height and from nineteen years of age and upward five
feet four inches Gal,cay indicator.
Tax BoILER ExPLosIoN.-Another terrible explo-
SION has occurred the premises of Mr. Joseph Samud the
engineer of Backwa whose brother and several wokmen
killed by explosion on board the Gpsey Queen in
November last stean-boer his works the banks of
the Lea river burst with great violence killing three
the spot and scading and woundng several Others After
several APPOINTMENTS on the goth instant the urymen
sembed, when, after hearing further evidence which
cooboated that formerly given to the operation of Lowe
the valve tor the purpose of making the engine go
freely, they returned verdict of masaughter against George
Love- and added their opinion that the machinery generally
Mr. Samudas establishment Of defective cha
mcter
FRANCE.
The latest advices from Paris are of Wednesday
March &c. The Chamber OF Deputies was engaged
IN debate upon the customs bill, the immediate SUBJ
ject being the commercial convention with Belgium
concluded in 1912, by which important advantages
were conceded to Belgian commerce; but, in return
Tor these il is alleged the Legislation of Belgium has
been most unlriendly to the commerce of France
An amendment, putting an end to the convention in
1916, was agreed to by very large majority, the
Ministry, it would seem, not venturing to oppose it.
The chief complaint against Belgium is that the
Government OF that country has given to Germany
the same advantages it had given to France by the
convention of 1912, which advantages were pur-
chased by France with very liberal concessions to
Belgian products. Another is, that in ls43 Belgium
raised the duties on foreign woollens without ex-
ceptlng those OF France.
The Chamber of Peers was occupied with mea-
sures for checking speculation in railway shares.
The project for the conversion of the per cents
was carried IN the Chamber of Deputies, notwith-
standing the hostility of the King and the Min
lister of Finance. This result was not considered
however, as affecting the, position of the Ministry
On the 9Th ut. the Seine was frozen over at Paris
the ice was strong enough to sustain the weight of
carriages.
EXPLOSION AT ALGIERs.-On the Goth ut an explosion
took place at the marine arsenal at Agers which DESTROYED
the lighthouse and did other damage considerable extent
The residences Of the commssary of Marine the director of
the port, and Others were thrown down.
The explosion took place in magazines separated from
each other by DITCH at the foot of which the lighthouse
Stood The origin Of the fire is unknown as the magazines
had double doors and had been entered within fourteen
days. They contained only small quantity Of powder
Considerable injury done in the port many enormous
stones being thrown to great distance Unfortunately the
disaster was attended with great loss of life In buildings
hated by the three companies alluded there were killed
artillery wokmen, 10 aIlerymen, 81 pontonners and two
workmen; there were besides 80 wounded.
SPAIN
The accounts from Madrid come down to the !
18th ultimo, inclusive. On the 18th the Chamber
Of Deputies passed the bill for restoring the unsold
church property to the clergy, by majority Of l20
against 10. The Minister of Justice and the Pre-
sident Of the Council repeated in the of the
debate their former declaration that the rights of
the owners Of national property were guaranteed by |