The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-02

Al the weekly meeting of the Repeal Association
the 9th instant, Grey Porter, whose pamphlet on
Federalism was so much Wanted by O'Connel last
! year, when the writer was the High Sheriff of the
Orange county of Fermanagh sent in his resignation
as member OF the association. He thus assigns
The cause OF his resignation, in letter to Mr.. Smith
OBrlen -" Yesterday read the speeches at the
citation is now thoroughly pledged by its leaders to
me establishment OF a parliament IN Dnblin, (no
matter how well and how justly our international
and our internal grievances are redressed by the
imperial Parament,) and as feel that / have no
right any further TO put forward my own views, !
beg leave to retire from the association" Mr.. o.
Council, with some compliments to the wavering
iederalst, moved the insertion of his letter the
minutes; and Mr. O'Brien said that Mr. Porter had
joined them with precipitancv, and left them with
preclpltancy. The rent exceeded E4OO
II is asserted with much confidence that Bantry,
on the coast OF Cork is selected by government as
the American and West Indian Packet station.
The official return of the military force in Ireland
shows that on the LIST MAY there were including the
Royal Horse and Foot Artillery, Fl 600 men to
which may be added 5000 police and the recently
embodied out-pensoners that can be called into ac
tive service, ii required.
The bill for the endowment Of provincial colleges
in Ireland has been issued by the House of Com
mons printer.
PARIS, May l3.-The accounts state that the
draught Of the convention respecting the right of
Search agreed upon by the commissioners (the
Duke de Broglle and DR.. Lushington,) which had
been transmitted for approval from London
70 Paris, had been returned, with an
objection to one OF its provisions. The pre-
else terms of the proposed convention were
treaties whthe African native
chiefs to prevent the sale and embarkation Of slaves
and In the event of failure deception on the part of
such chefs or any of them that their territory be
blockaded and possession taken of their factories-
In the present rage in France for serving and "pro-
tectlng foreign ports islands, and territory and for
the extension OF the steam and other naval force of
the country, few schemes could better than this OBJ
serves writer on the spot be hit upon"
The exciting topic of the Jesuits has occupied the
attention of the Chamber of Deputies II originated
with M; Theirs, who described the vicissitudes the
order OF Jesuts had experienced since its founda-
ton the motives of its condemnation in France in
the eighteenth century, and those which had induced
the Pope to pronounce the dissolution of commune
ty that Frederick the Great, alone, in all Europe did
not consider dangerous.
The Committee of the Chamber of Peers on the
conversion OF the Five per cents, have decided
against the proposed conversion during the present
session.
The reported visit of several crowned heads to
the King Of the French, turns out to be unfounded
Nothing of the kind appears to have been contem-
plated.
The hopes of the war faction in France that
tain, have been sadly clouded by the last arrivals
from the United States. Even the Pyesse is con-
strained to admit that such an event is in the highest
degree improbable.
tiers that the health of NJ Guizot was perfectly re-
estabished indeed, that he found himself stronger
than before his late attack.
The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the
debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the Northern
Railroad Bill, in the course of which the question
was again raised as to whether railroads should be
undertaken by the State, by companies or by both.
The Chamber reduced on Monday the sum required
tn he nd hv fho rim
tenders for line, from $l5,OOO,OOO francs to
100000.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 9Th instant
The debate the budget of was proceeding,
but had created little interest the first article,
which fixes the entire budget of receipts at
226 OOO, 600 reals, having been adopted the pro-
posal to reduce the contribution to 1900, 900
reals imposed on landed property to 2OOO00,OOO
was opposed, and was rejected by majority Of
go to 46.
Our Lisbon advices to the 9Th instant, inform us
that the Portuguese Minister of the Interior Senior
Costa da Cabra has been obliged by il-health to re-
linqulsh his official duties. His brother Senior Jose,
9TH instant The receipts of the custom-house Of
the kingdom in the month of April had fallen Oft 68
contos compared with the corresponding period Of
!Si4. The government had effected another loan of
900 contOs. The Commercial Union Company
had obtained from the Junta of Public Credit the
agency for the transmission and payment of, the
funds in London, for the charges of the Foreign
Debt, and had RENTED flo,oOO by last packet, to
had formerly that agency, and the withdrawal of it
was the cause of some annoyance to the govern
ment. The amount OF wines exported from Lisbon
IN 1874 was 9,l35 pipes, and the estimated value
20 ,OON. sterling
The greatest tranquility reigns throughout Tus-
cany unfortunately 1t is not the same in the Papal
States there the agltaors continue to conspre and
1t will require all the vigilance and energy of the
government TO prevent another instruction. The
disafected-and they are in great numbers-are far
from being inundated by the recent military con-
formations; they. hold frequent secret meetings,
and during the night post on the church doors the
most sedtlous proclamations. The police is most
active, and In many parts Of the Pope's dominons
military commission holds permanent sittings
Within the last fortnight the following condemna-
tons have been pronounced, and the unfortunate
beings executed two at Ravenna, one at Faenza
two at Urbno. and two at Macerata.
Our correspondent at Turin, under date Of the 9Th
instant furnishes amongst other items, the follow
The U. s. frigate Cumberland, Commodore ].
Smith, arrived at Genoa the Both April
The publication OF the Italian translation Of Ban
cros history of the United States has been formal
y refused, Notwithstanding the efforts Of the Amer-
can Minister by both the civil and ecclesiastical
sure of Turin
Minister, has gone to spend week with the Duke
hood of Turin.
Switzerland.
by the I'd instant, Lucerne had suffered all the
prisoners made BY its troops to depart under the
stipulations for ransom A letter from Lucerne
gives an account of a curious sentence, at Nidwad
upon Lieutenant hermann, who had joined the
condemned to stand in public for four hours, with
rod in his hand, then to be logged with it, and af-
forwards imprisoned for six months, during which
he IS to receive I" religious Instruction.
he frn,,,
state that all the prisoners who are natives Of Lu-
cerne had been released, and the only captives re-
naming, 5S4 in number, belonged to the canton
The Government of Berne had sent delegate to
ton TO abandon its intention to recall the Jesuits
The Benese Envoy was said TO be the bearer of
pressing recommendation to that effect from seve-
raj influential members of the corps dipioniotique
Letters from Zurich of the 7th instant. state that
the Supreme Tribunal OF Luceme had confirmed the
sentence on Dr. Steiger, and that it now remains