The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-05
MATTERS AND THINGS ABROAD.

in the papers for assistance 10 prevent her from
going TO The workhouse.
The Belfast News Letter says, that Mr..
Sheridan Knowles asindignanly declined the
offer of Lord j. Russell" to settle on him a
pension Of Sl00 year.
The Morning Post, in describing the Queens
return from Cambridge, says, "rhe Royal
party halted for few seconds at Bishop Storl-
ford TO take in water"
i There is wonderful boy at Vauxhall Gar
dens, named Loissit, who performs some re-
maIkable ieats standing ON hall about two
feet in diameter. Without quiuing lis apex +,
he rolls il about beneath him, by The action Of
his feet, wherever he chooses TO go-over blocks
of wood, and up and down inclined planes,
with wonderful facility.
Iiszt is now astonishing the Turks. in Con.
siantinople. with his powers as pianist
Meyerbeer is in Bohemia, for the benefit of his
health.
i France.-The Chamber Of Peers had brought
the trials concerning ministerial corruption 10
close. M. Tesie will have to refund the 95,>
600 francs, be imprisoned three years, pay a
fine Of "a 1000 francs, and forfeit his peerage,
offices and civil rights. Gen. Cabrieres forleils
fine OF 10000 francs, his peerage, his military
honors and civil rights. Parmentin iorfeils
his civil rights and a fine Of 10000 francs.
The Sligo Champion states, that for the last
ten years Lord Palnerston has not received a
J penny of his Irish rental, as the whole of il,
amounting TO $4,000 year, has been appro-
priated to improve the estates and the condi>
lion Of the tenants.
J, Death Of Wrds,corths Daughter.-Mrs.
Ruillinan, only daughter of the venerable Poet
Laureate Wordsworth expired at Rydal Mount,
the poets residence, at one O'Clock on Friday
week, after many weeks suffering from pull
monary consumption.
The editor of the Art Union Journal says he
has recently seen block of ice two feet long
and nearly two inches thick, produced from,
, pure spring water, in twenty minutes by a
, patent process.
The King of Sweden has created M. M.
Schonhein and Bottiger, the inventors OF gun
cotton, knights fthe order Of Vasa.
The gun cotton mills al Faversham explod
ed on Wednesday, and killed between forty and
fifty persons.
The French Government has authorised
I, Prince Jerome Bonaparle TO return 10 France
and sent him his passports
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! Adyices from Rome say that Cardinal Gizz
entertained the idea Of abdica,lng /; having &C,
i tually rendered his resignation on the 7th.
! is said that he dsapproved of the decree es
tablishing the National Guard, which was
promulgated on the evening of the 5th. The
Guard includes all Roman subjects. except mi
nors, soldiers in actual service, ecclesiastics
invalids and public offenders.
Il IT, all;r .-tor etot,o, x,,h;oh - ;,e co,,n
and tremendous proportions overstrides ant
J Expresses an elegant riumphal arch at the en-
; trance to Hyde Park, one Of the finest sites ir
: London, is TO remain an eyesore 10 the metro
polls in perpetuity.
E A curious and startling anecdote of th'
! Dukes fete is current in Paris. In carriage
returning from it was lady who was reputed L
have reciprocated favors with royal gallants
e the mob stopped the carriage the lady wa
D made to alighl, and compelled 10 go the rount
Of her captors, each exacting kiss !; and thel
: was suffered to re-enter her carriage, overcom
by fright and disgust, amid derisive shouts ant
! cries Of hostility against princes.
Among the discussions which have recent,
taken place, some remarks by Lord Palmerstor
in reply to petition in the House of Com
mons from the holders of Spanish bonds hav.
excited good deal Of attention. After advis
ing the House not TO accede at present To- tn,
5 prayer of the petitioners for Government inter
ference against Spain, he concluded by warn
ing CHOSE foreign Governments who had bro
ken their contracts with the subjects of Grea
Britain that the time might come when thu
House would no longer sit patient under the
wrongs inflicted
Retiracy Of Old Kn.-Professor Wilson ha.
published letter dlsclaimng all connexior
with Blackwood's Magazine. He has long
i been talking Of a visit 10 the United States in
) cog.
The number of failures declared in Paris du
ring the first six months of l647, amount Il
635, viz, 100 in January, 81 in February, lOl
5 in March, 1873 in April, 100 in May, and 50 il
. June.
A few days ago the first stone OF the works
of The gigantic Steam engine destined to drair
the lake of Harlem was laid.
: The inauguration OF the statue Of Frederick
the Great, took place at Breslau on the 9Th
ult., in the presence Of the King and the Prince
!. Of Prussia Among those who assisted at the
ceremony was an old veteran, 100 years Of age
who had served in the armies of the grea
King.
The Malta Mail Of the 25th ult. says-"Wt
have just received intelligence from Kurdisan
that is rather discouraging. II is said that in
an engagement with the Kurds, the Turks have
lost abou, 5000 men,"
A number Of Mormonites or Latter Day
Saints, preached in the open airin Carmarlher
during the past week.
Mr.. Lassel, Of Startled, Liverpool. asserts
that he has ascertained the existence of a sael
lite to Neptune.
WESTERN AFRICA.
Mr.. Robert Jameson Of Liverpool has m ade
report "to the subscribers TO the fund in sup.
port Of an experimental trial to open commerce
with Central Africa" The trial has been
abruptly stopped by unforeseen disasters, hav-