Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Irish Coercion Bin had passed through all
its stages in Che Ho1se of Lerds, somewhat modi-
fed in its Details but still severely stringent
sure 1t is fercely denounced in Ireland, and is ex-
pected to have hard contest in the House Of Com
mons.
Queen VICTORIA has appointed Lieutenant Gene
raj the Earl CATHCART to be Captain General and
Commander-in-C Chief of her Maesty's provinces in
Canada Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the
island of Prince Edward, and Governor-G General of
all her Maesty's provinces on the continent of
North America and of the island of Prince Edward.
The newly-constructed Spanish Ministry resigned
on the 18th March, on the ground Of some difficulty
with respect to the liberty of the press.
The Cork Examiner says that at the last advices
from Rome the Pope was dangerously i'll.
His Excelency w. FERGUSON, Governor of
Sierra Leone, died on his passage England nthe
10Th of February. He had only held his Office a
few months.
A Brussels correspondent of the London Times
draws deplorable picture of the condition to which
the breakup Of the Belgian Ministry had reduced
the King, who had applied to the leading men Of
every party and had hitherto failed in his attempts
TO reconstruct the Cabinet.
The Dublin Evening Packet has published
statement of the receipts of the Repeal Association.
The income of 1S43 was g47,914; 1874, g43,366;
1s45, gI7,969. The total receipt from 1910 to
the present time is set down at gl27,S69 lis. I'd.
This sum is entirely distinct from the O'Connell
tribute. What godsend would it now be for
poor furnishing Ireland
NEW ZEALAND.
Unfavorable accounts had been received from
New Zealand. The forces at the command of the
new Governor proved altogether inadequate, and
the hostile natives, in overpowering numbers were
threatening the foreigners on every hand. There
seems to have been some severe fighting in which
the natives had been victorious. The London
Times says:
The new Governor, Captain GREr, has entered upon
arduous task He nds colony distracted by divided
by domestic discussion, and embarrassed in its finances The
British troops far few in number for active service, have
RETIRED after gnomnious defeat to wait for reinforce
ments The hostile native chiefs, eated by success remain
in their as and fortified encampmen gathering fresh vgor
from sunencss Of the white man, and fresh numbers from
his delay. Other Chiefs friendly neutral only wait
for the part Of the natives some adj
dtiona sign of tmdy in the Government to join the hostile
force The is full Of anxiety In any event. there
must be more boodshcd whether the attack,
or wait the onset Of the enemy
INDIA.
There is nothing later from India, but the British
papers do not regard the war in that country as by
any means concluded. One of them says:
he latest accounts from the East show that that part Of
the world is the of satsacty The blood which flow
ed on the banks Of the Sue the three memorable days Of
December last has been shed in vain The Skhs have been
punished, but not subdued and they to the conflict
with increased numbers and apparently additional determine
ton They will take deal of beating they brave fell
lows excellent soldiers and all disposed to cry peccav
Their strength far ontstrps their artillery better and
they well provided with the sncws Of war The pauci-
Of our European forces and the pepondcrang number of
Asiacs in the British army fear for the fidelity Of the
anxiety for the safety Of the other Our strength
da mainly depends upon moral foeupon the belief in the
nvnciby Of Destroy that BY single defeat and
the prestige Of our greatness is gonc.'
THE POLISH INsURRECTION.
The instruction in Poland has been crushed.
The little Republic of Cracow, which is now in
possession Of the Austrian troops, was the head
quarters Of this unfortunate attempt TO restore the