Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-08
EXTRACTS FROM LATE FOREIGN JOURNALS

| Tar IRoS TRADE-The Birmingham Journal of Sa,ur.
day has the following article the iron trnde which pos
sesses less the quarterly meetings Of the
on-masers of South aordshire have been held in Wal
sail, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, during the week
the result has been in every respect satisfactory.
was agreed at these meetings that alteration in the rates
liked at last quarteray should be made during
quarter The stocks hand exceedingly low and fresh
orders coming daily indeed the difficulty will be to meet
the demand for iron which will be required during the next
few years for English and foreign railroads Already con-
tracts for &c, 600 tons have been taken.
ErTnAcr IRON THE CmcuLAR OF BAn1xe AND BnorHrns
LIvERrooL, JuLr ls-The corn trade is much DEPRESSED
and prices both wheat and flour again lower The mil
ers having stocked themselves for ime not inclined
purchase at reduction of 2s wheat and per Dbl
on four and small retail sales only for moment prac
cable. In this good American wheat worth from 46s
to SOS per qr and flour 26s 27s per bb Indian corn
again in partial request at from 2ss 3os per Dr. for Ame
can, at which two parcels have been sold The bust
ness IN cotton at Liverpool the past two weeks has been
SALE and prices have been rather in favor of the
ers, who for the part have continued the de-
mand freely
vessel of foreign build but displaying French coors en-
tered the port Of Bre few days back. II is Sandman
SLAYER named the Noe Dame Grace which had been cap
ured by the Fine schooner the Of Africa She was
first taken Goree and the Adm ra there ordered her 10
France with French board The former crew were
brought home prisoners and been transferred 10 the
val prison to take their trial.
painfully romantic 'aar came before the Court of As
size OF last week. ls4Z farmer OF
Chapee vescours, named Picard, solicited the hand
Victore Samuel the daughter Of another farmer As they
had been long attached each other the offer of marriage
hvoraby received by vcore but her PARENTS being
DESTROYS Of weather. husband for their daughter than Pr
card rejected his suit For years the disappointed lover
endeayored TO change the determination Of these worldly
minded people, but in vain and length, urged by his
family he consented to marry another female who had been
selected by his friends This marriage took place in March,
1874. The wife Of Picard died in chdbed early in ls45
and Picard, after lapse Of few months again renewed his
suit to the parents Of Victoe but with equally bad
although his conduct without reproach On the other
hand the parents Of Vctoe resolved upon her marrying
wcaher suffer, named Rion and in spite Of the poor
girls entreaes the wedding fixed take place the
18th of February last On the l4th Picard who bad ap
pears, conved have interview with viciore left his
home for the village in which she lived with her parents,
and, on his arriving in front Of the house, he her her
knees praying open window He raised his fowng
piece, which he had brought with him, fred, and the girl
fell dead Then, placing the other barrel at his mouth
he discharged Il, with the intention OF committing suicide
The wound that he inflicted severe but MORTAL and
he able 10 drag himself back his house. distance
OF half league leaving trace Of blood the whole way On
reaching home, he resolved TO complete the work Of sede-
srucon, and getting upon the roof Of the house. threw
himself off but this time also death refused come TO
his aid lie taken up with leg and broken.
As the who fred the gun at Vctoe had been
cognised would not have been known that Picard
her murderer for he unable speak or write and
could therefore make confession hut before he had set
out for her residence, he had left for friend an affecting
letter, written IN way which shows his education to have
been above his position IN life in which he announced that
by arrangement between Vcoire and himself they had
agreed 10 die together there now certainty tina,
they would be united in marriage This letter led to
his arrest Aer having been prison months under
medical care he had sufficiently recovered be removed for
trial. but bis appearance at the bar excited painful emotion
tie could scarcely stand, and his to the President
were hardly Ineligible for portion Of his tongue shot
away IN his first attempt TO commit suicide. The defence
made Tor him that the death of Vicore the result
OF an agreement between them, and Picard himself
declared that his only regret at not having been able
with her to better world, after the cruel treatment that he
had experienced in this The defence successful The
jury, after delberaton Of only few minutes, returned
verdict Of acquta and the Court ordered the immediate libe
ration of the prisoner.