Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24

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instantaneous communication of 800 miles, and when the
Hbena lately carried out the intelligence of the
dearth of In this country Boston,
neousy conveyed to New York, the streets Of which
the day filled with carts from neghbong laden
with the produce of the country and for English USE Sir
Robert Ingls concluded his address by mpesng upon the
meeting that improved knowledge of science advanced
our knowledge of God, and chat developments
! productive of moral improvement.
New POSTAGE BILL.A bill has been introduced by the
Government empowering the Lords of the Treasury prevent
packets Of unwiedy bulk from being by post by fixing
the maximum weight to reduce the rates any letters
eeedlng penny and to allow printing writing
papers their besides the direction also extend the
privilege Of the Sd and 4th Wet to and soldiers for
egn letters to enable any person to require receipt for al
letter delivered to the post Office at regulated charge
pei the senders Of letters rejected addressed persons mott
to be found to pay the POSTAGE and to authorize the sendn
OF mails by railways without a guard.-LondOa prper.
FROM THE CONTINENT.
CRors CoNTIsESr.-The Magistrates of Coognet
have received the report of the commission appointed to col
lec information in the Rhenish provinces of Prussia he
state OF corn crops The report states that according
sent Appearances the harvest of S47 will be nearly in the
proportion OF three to compared with that Of 1916.
The Paris correspondent of the London Globe that the
French Government has received reports from about half the
projects of the departments and that they also very favor
able The wheat promises yield abundant CROP and in
parts of the south the rye crop than double that
OF the last year but generally speaking, not expected
that the oa harvest will be good The abundance Of rye
fact of the highest importance, for thirds of France rye
flour forms at least half the breadood of the population
FRAScE-The Ministry of M. Guizot have sustained de-
feat in the Chamber of Deputies motion for the reduction
Of the duty salt from 3d. ID per klogramme e lbs
which carried though opposed by the Cabinet by ma
joy of 264 to IA it is said, however, that they intend
throw the bill in the Chamber of PEERS The reduction
4 the i will dafc
IMPORTATION GRArS-The Chamber of Deputies pass
ed by unanimous vote, the bill presented by the Govern
extending the 3st January the provisions of
the existing law which authorizes the Importation of grain free
of duty in ships of all nations. An amendment composed of
two parts and proposed by NM Leon Fauchen and Banqu
extending still further the provisions of the bill the 3lst of
july ls4s, and permitting the free Importation of cattle and
saed meat, was elected by large majory.
SPArS-The intelligence from all the provinces describe
the prospects of the forthcoming harvest extremely cheering
In several parts OF the country had already been reaped
Espartero sad to be allowed return Spain and
| be restored TO all his honors.
The last accounts from the north Of Spain that the
Carsts becoming daily bold, and that they have
shown themselves detached bodies in Catalonia.
The efforts of the Popes Nunco and others to effect re-
Cancellation between the Queen and her have failed,
and it is feared that by dnt of French influence the deemi
nation of the Queen obtain divorce will be rendered nuga
tory, and the favore project of Orleans dynasty the
throne of Spain accomplished in the persons descendants of
| the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier.
In PORTUGAL affairs continue an unsettled Count
Sa Bandera surrendered with fifty officers and 300 men 70
Sir W. Parker and the allied Powers in the bay of ST. Ube
but the greater part the troops had escaped The una
Opoo refuse dsband its troops until new Ministry had
been formed and then would surrender its the
Ike de Said In he
SWITZERLAND continues be agated by the question of
the liberation exclusion of that troublesome body the esus
who will fail supply Austria and France with peterts
for intermeddng with the internal affairs of the Canons
Ii GERMANY emigration to America on wholesale scale
is still going The United get the majority Of the
emigan and nearly all the best Some villages are entire
B depopuated by this emigration mana and the Governments
are beginning to be alarmed at it.
\ GREECE TURKEY.-The Porte has accepted the pro
position of Prince Metternch for settling the difference between
Greece and Turkey The Grand Vzers letter has been hand
ed to the English Minister and by him forwarded Vienna.
The difference is regarded settled NJ Massurus will re-
turn to Athens but will not it thought long remain thee
FREE TRADE-Mr. Golden is at Venice, and expresses
himself surprised at the immense progress the principle of free
trade has made Italy, the enthusiastic manifestations of which
he the object at Naples Rome, Florence Bologna, and
Leghorn repeated in Piedmont. At Genoa Vercei,
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monstrations of sympathy.
FURTHER HoSTILTTIES IN CHINA.
The intelligence from China is to the 24th of
April, by which it appears that the English have
again undertaken to drub the Chinese into good be-
havior 1t is simple mode of winning the affec-
tons and promoting morals among those semi-civi-
LIKED people, this opening upon them three bate
res, and butchering them until they promise to con-
duet better in future. We copy the English
counts of this affair:
Sir JoHS DAVIS, the Governor of Hong hong, having
Intellectually endeavored procure redress for the aca acts
OF the Chinese, and for the insults which CONT
nuay offered TO the English residents in China and having
failed in procuring the ulfment of the treaty Nankin,
which stipulated for the admission Of foreigners into the city of
Canton resolved to strike blow which should compel the
Chinese authorities to listen TO reason
Accordingly, having made his arrangements Sir John
Davis, accompanied by General DAguar with about 900
of all embarked board her Msestys ships vu
ture and Espegle, the Honorable Company steamer Pluto
and the Corsa with small vessels for the convey
OF artillery and troops-the whole naval forces being
der the command Of Capt Macdouga the senior officer
the station With this expedition Sir John Davis entered the
Bocca Tigris at A. NJ Of the I'd April surprised one fort
iii which two hundred guns the Chinese flying at the
appearance Of the British troops simultaneously fort the
opposite side also taken by surprise In few hours five
batteries dsmanted four hundred and fifty guns spiked
and the magazines blown up In eectng these important
objects the utmost observed abstain nom Offering
personal injury the Chinese the forts, and