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

The steamship BRITANNIA arrived at Boston
early on Monday morning, in fourteen and hall
days from Liverpool, bringing papers from ina'
place TO the evening of the Sd instant
We observe nothing Of importance in the intelll-
gence brought by this arrival. Parliament had been
almost exclusively occupied with the proposed grant
to the Roman Catholic College at Maynooth. This
bill had caused an extraordinary excitement both
in aud out of Parliament. Numerous petitions
from all parts of the kingdom were presented
against the proposed grant, while Protestant meet
ings, discuss the question, continued to be held
in London and other places. The third reading OF
the bill had been postponed till the 10Th Of May.
The Liverpool Times says that all doubt OF Its sue
has been set at rest by the unexpectedly large
majority by which it passed the second reading,
Q47 j and although h jealous opponents have
since shown fight in the House Of Commons by
another debate, and another division on the bring
ing up of the report, yet the last was battle more
marked by parade than earnestness, and the fore
ground was occupied by number of small men
who must say something to justify their inconsis-
I. tency. The same will take place on the third
reading"
In the House of Commons, on the evening of the
23d ultimo an able debate took place on the subject
of the Maynooth grant, in the course of which Mr..
It.. b. MAcAuLAy made very powerful speech,
mainly upon the religious rights involved and the
historical aspect of the question While ne approx
ed of the measure he assailed Sir Robert Peel with
great bitterness for the motives which had induced
him to bring it forward. He said:
aWe accept those propositions with pleasure and safac
ton but when seek for explanation to the motives
by which the honorable baronet has been mpced in bringing
them forward answered that those and motives
he sought for in the monster meetings OF the year ls4
and in the of relations with the United States OF
America 1t is not therefore, any sentiments OF humanity
Justice fair dealing towards Ireland that to attrl-
butte made by the present Government Those
motives may have pleaded strongly and useess they
have heretofore DONE The concessions which the Govern
ment has made the admission to the night ho-
noabe gentlemans candor Ia aughto be ascbed to the
fact that Mr. OConne and Mr. Polk have made the Minis
try uneasy laugh, and hear, hear heard the avowal
with | listened to the right honorable baronets
statement of his motives with Indignation Hitherto had
entertained opinion that Mr. OConnells conduct in lS43
was exceedingly culpable. had likewise been disposed to
those honorable members who purposey absented
themselves from their duties here and who remained in Ireland
assist in the efforts at agitation But what can now say
after having heard the right honorable gentleman
that doubt much whether the proper place
Irish members is NOT Cancellation Hail. Loud cheers and
laughter What let ask you, is to be the end OF sys-
Of policy which yields nothing and humanity
and which grants every thing agitation and threats Hear
hearl Where will you the Government stop short, if you
are found thus constantly paltering with agitation !"
He said that he foresaw that this concession would
J induce renewal Of the agitation which had secur
ed it; and other speakers having followed up tn,
attack, Sir ROBERT PEEL replied. AIIer eenylns
very explicitly that the agitation of O'Conne hat
> in any sense extorted this Maynooth grant, 81
Robert thus alluded TO his former remarks on its con
nexion with the Oregon dispute:
"But it that fear of America has had con
Germ the pursued by the Government used a.
equirocai oppression with respect 10 Ibis part Of the SUBJECT
do the facts prore that The inference draon from ~
one? Have altered the character of the
the slightest degree in consequence Of the Of the
President of the United States Has my right honorable
friend stated that the outline of the agreed
early November last and that continued the when
the last message received which anticipated favorable
conclusion the negotiations regarding the Oregon II was
under those impressions that the proposed The
speech of the present President did not have such effect
has been ascrbed TO it. 1t did not add shilling to the
Of the voe cause to put the in
form likely render acceptable to the people Of Ireland
But seeing the temper which this measure received
in Ireland, was natural for say-havng been OBJ
ged the language did regarded the United States
the motion Of the noble lordas natural that should
rejoice that discomfort in Ireland had subsidized and that this
measure might be regarded cause OF 1t Hear hear
Can the right honorable gentleman infer from this that fear OF
America the Presidents message had the slightest reference
to the measure proposed Hear This measure, re-
peat has been extored by agitation We showed readl
ness to contend with that agitation by such
could and any threat Of the United States,
il had no influence conduct than any the
most remote could have had" [Hear, hear.
\ JULIE, Countess de Survlers, widow of Joseph
Bonaparte, and formerly Queen of Spain, died at
Florence on the 18th ultimo, Of fit of apoplexy.
She had long been in state of i'll health She was
much beloved in that city, and highly esteemed by
the poor, to whom she very charitable.
meeting was held in Exeter Hall on the 30th
ultimo TO hear from DIR. WoLFF account of his
mission to Bokhara The report in the Times says that Dr.
Wolf gave narrative of his mission, which occupied
hours and half in delivery. The reverend Dr. ascertaned
that not only Col Stodda and Capt Connolly but six other
British officers and Italian noeman had been put death
by the King of Bokharas orders lie stated that every c-
ty had been afforded him by her Maesys representa-
tves in the various countries through which he travelled
he attributed his release chiefly Of the King
Of Persia who threatened the Amecr of Bokhara with hos
ties unless Dr. Wolff innocent traveller, Immediately
liberated.
sad accident occurred the Ashton branch Of the Shelf
field and Manchester railway the 10Th Nine of the great
arches fell in and buried number Of persons in the mines
From eighteen to twenty persons killed. The arches
formed the viaduc the Thames and the span Of
each was thirty feet
woman was found in in Glasgow, sitting in
corner nearly feless with the door bolted She had been
there days. having, in consequence of difference
with some Of her family, locked herself up with the view Of
starving herself death When found she sadly
cated II is the opinion Of medical gentleman who visited
her that have passed through OF fever other
yisc she could not have existed so long.
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