Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-06-12
THE NEWS BY THE HIBERNIA.

from Liverpool for Boston, and took in nine addi-
tional at Halifax, making ninety y-three in ALL
Among the former are the Earl of DURHAM, the
Countess of ELGN and daughter, the Count and
Countess DE MoNTHoLoN, and Col. EsTcoURT and
Lady,
The amount of specie on board the Hbernia is
stated to be gl9000O.
The .4merica, the first of the four new steamers
for the weekly line from Liverpool to Boston and
New York, was launched at Greenock on the 18th
of May. She is a remarkably fine ship of 800
tons. The length of keel and fore-rake is 25l
feet, and breadth of beam thirty-eight feet. The
building of the Niagara and Europe for the same
line, Is proceeding very rapidly, and they will be
launched i'll few months. The Missouri, the
first of the French steamers was to leave Havre the
latter end of May
The from Ireland very awful. Dublin
respondent of the Mas4ns fshoica says srhere have
been further umuuay proceedings and professions OF the
peasany in various parts Of the country and the military and
police have been in general requson to keep this spirit Of
nsubordnaon in check The reports of the progress of pes
thence quite dsheartenng and, Notwithstanding all the
imports of food and the immense extent OF relief in food and
money great destuon still prevails and the markets
advancing. All accounts in showing that the NOR
aty is still very considerable. According to calcula
ons the population has already been diminished to the extent
of nearly million from deaths and emigration But
should suppose that this estimate for which there can be
thing like certain accurate data, greatly exaggerated
The Kerry Examiner says: 'tThe Catholic clergy of this
county have been obliged suspend their usual monthly con-
ferences consequence of their inability attend owing to
the heavy duties that devove them in their respective pa
rishes these times of famine and DEATH The pestlence
nearly destructive in parts OF se as IN any OF the
southern districts In the northern county of Fer
anagh the mortality is frightful The Cork Examiner con-
tans details of the of pesence in various parts OF
that extensive county In the famed district of Schulz the
relief afforded has caused aevaton and the
mortality is decreasing In the Cork warehouses; the deaths
last week ninety increase OF twelve over the pre-
ceding week.
Father Mathew is likely to be appointed Roman Catholic
| Bishop of Cork.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is dead He expired his
official residence on Sunday night
FRANCE.
A change has taken place in the French Ministry The
Noniteur the following appointments M. Jayr,
Public Works; Duke of Montebelo, Marine Dumon Min
lister of Finance General Treze War; Guzot, Par Interim
Marine.
Paris letter Of the 9th instant says: s'There re-
port that consequence of the modification of the Ministry
and the imposby of going through Of the business
that be discussed M Guzot intends to do all in his
to bring the session to close much before the usual
| time"
1t was stated in the Chamber Of Peers the 10th instant
by the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, that the
poets the harvest extremely promising Noh
standing this prospect however, the markets commune 70 re
The Semapore OF Marseies Of the sh states that the
Sphinx which arrived that port the preceding day, hat
brought letters from Malaga announcing that the French Con
sui there had received intelligence from the Spanish Goveno
of Mea that Add Kader had again, through his inter
mediation, written TO the French Government rendering his
submission
The chief Of the fortnight is the celebration of the
Kings feteday, which happened the is of May. The
weather being favorable the outdoor enjoyments of umna
tons and fireworks brought content to the crowds in thu
Champs Elysees and the Garden OF the Tuees The Kin.
very warmly received his appearance the balloon,
G with the Royal family.
d PORTUGAL.
The news from Portugal shows that have been made
with the rebels owing the interference of the British Gov
eminent But, pending the negotiations, battle forced
caused by the teachey the insurgents The Queens forces
victorious and there considerable blood she'd The
battle took place vnhaes On the Queens side fyseven
officers and killed. and hundred and eighty
wounded On the rebel side the loss much greater The
Portuguese partial to fighting and, having thus
expended their vao they will shake hands and forget the
Letters from Lisbon of the both April out
break Lisbon the preceding day, in consequence OF con-
pracy berate the political prisoners About 20 of these
made an attack on the castle in which they defeated
The general prisoners in the jail feons and Others some
twelve hundred in number got out Of prison, but many OF
them moved down by the sodery, though they made
resistance, and the majority were recapured OF the poll
ca prisoners eight hundred escaped The convention
with Great Britain was, is said, signed on the 2sth
SPAIN.
On the evening of the 4h of May the Queen, with the In
Don Francisco de Paula and the nfanta Donna Joea
was returning from the Pradon her carriage and passing the
custom-house deonaons took place Various conec-
formed the subject According to many per-
sons including correspondent, two pistols, double
barreed one fired her Majesty but those connected
with the Court and Government proessed to believe that
nothing but the explosion OF couple OF crackers fired by
two bows The Queen represented by the TEMPO have
been so little alarmed that she would suffer her carriage
stopped but on reaching the palace she summoned the
Ministers her presence and ordered an immediate inquiry
into the occurrence the result of which the cracker
version.
Subsequently, however, the matter had assumed
rous aspect Madrid letter Of May says "The attempt
upon the Queens life on Tuesday evening continues mo
nopolize public attention. The affair is undergoing very
and active nvesgaonby the magistrates but nehing
transpres either confirm dspe any the reports cir
cuaton Don Angel de la Riva who is said to have fired the
pistols in custody He advocate, and lately
poyed in editing the nouUs drerses of the Ciaor Publ
co. Senor Coelo has also been arrested and pr
son and important individuals implicated having
insgated DE la Rva to his criminal attempt"
TAHITI.
CoNaUEREp AT LAsr-Advices from the French Cover
nor BruaD Of the Georgian Islands, dated s January,
that on the nth of the previous month, the Fort of Fauta
hua which had been deemed impegnab, carried by the
French and their native allies.
The insurgents, occupying another fort camp the val
ley Punaroo finding all resistance impossible surrendered
al discretion an the 22d of December Urom and Marc,
the principal chiefs Of the insurgents followed by upwards OF
900 inhabitants of Punaroo took the oath OF allegiance TO
the Government Of the ProectoTate. Following up his
cess Governor Bua marched towards the encampmen of the
insurgents at Papanoo who, without waiting for
summons depued, the Gath, thirteen messengers repre-
sening all the chiefs, the Regent Paraa to whom they
announced their intention to submit and recognise the Gov
ernmen of the Pr1ectorac.
"This day. the lst of January" says Governor Brua,
the chiefs came themselves Papeete, accompanied by
nIroJp