Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

rivcu dl Tue quarantine below New 0rk on i nurs-
day morning. She is detained at quarantine on
account of some sickness on board, said to be
smallpox.
The Union left Cherbourg on the 3lst of Au-
gust, and brings seventy cabin and one hundred
and fifty second cabin passengers. The dates from
London are to the 2Sth, and from Paris to the Both
ultlmo. We extract what appears to be OF interest
from the London correspondence of the New York
Commercial Advertiser:
LONDON, AUousT 90, ls47,
More FArLUnEs.-There have been several mercantile
failures in the trade since the departure Of the steamer of
the l9th but that has caused much excitement
that OF the Governor of the Bank of England You will
by the papers which you receive by the Union that there
great dspeasure manifested the present constitutional
rangement of the Bank which permits merchants in active
business to be the head of such an institution is said
that man who cannot govern his affairs rightly should
not be placed in the control of others It is agreed on all
sides that the Governor should be who well understands
mercantile affairs but that he should be not given to
speculation Of any kind is required that Governor Of the
Bank OF England must shares to the amount Of thirty
thousand pounds qualify him for the office. new Gov
ernor has been chosen.
On Monday the house Of H. CASTELAR, & Co. suspended
payment and yesterday there had been another soppage of
house Of great responsibility in the trade for el5ooOo
which left Boston the 10th in the afternoon arrived at Ii
verpoo time last night and have before the
London Herald of this morning, containing columns of
extracts from the New York papers. The Hbenia had
Of only nine days from Hahfar.
THE CoRs TRADEI have just left the counting room of
large dealer there informed that the times
awful" Flour may be quoted from 2s. 25s and
very Superior for immediate will bring, in small parcels
26 The very best Danzc wheat that days ago brought
Cos is held SOS. On Thursday l,50O barrels of
prime Baltimore -four offered at FL 500, with charges
that brought to about 2s 3D. 1t refused that price,
Yesterday purchased at 24s exclusive of the charges
it and retailed out in small parcels the bakers.
PosrAGEH appears that the United States have increased
the postage papers passing from the Boston
Canada consequence of which orders have issued
from the General Post Office here add halfpenny in
prepaying the papers from this country to Canada.
STEAMBOAT ExpLosIoSThis city was thrown into state
of alarm about ten o'clock this morning by report that
Of the river steamers had blown up and that one 2ndred
and fifty persons either killed wounded. As with all
such reports ascertained that although dreadful
explosion had taken place, the injury done far less than
first reported Up to my present writing the number dead is
given at six and the wounded twelve The boat named the
Cricket built of iron, with high pressure engine what is
called " Octavius Smiths patent"
The boat at the wharf the Adeph in the Strand
and had board hundred and fifty passengers The
after part of the boat blown up and of the
gers who that part of the were either blown into
the upon the wharf The tide was fortunately well
out and many escaped by being thrown upon the mud bot
tom while others picked up by the boats in
the vicinity.
IRELAND.-I do not find much of general interest from
Ireland There have been several pacies coast
in attempting to rob laden vessels few days ago one
hundred and fifty in boats attempted board vessel
but driven of, with killed and others wounded. A
trader was boarded of Achilhead and while in the
nIarInn tho naah E..I
man, and took five prisoners
FRAscEPais for days past has been in state of
great excitement, caused By the murder of the Duchess of
Prasn by her husband and the subsequent suicide of the
Duke You will find in the journals long and minute details
Of this affair will give them you briefly as possible
The Duchess daughter of Marshal Sabastan beau
ul woman mother of nine Children the eldest being the only
one married to rich Pedmonese gentleman residing at Tu-
rim The second daughter left Paris the day before the muir
der to join her grandfather who visit to Geneva
The others at Paris 1t appears that the governes
very accomplished woman had recently been dismissed by
the Duchess for sufficient cause and had gone reside in
large boarding school in Paris as a teacher
The Duke and Duchess had been for some time at Have
and returned the day previous the murder said that
the Duke his arrival Paris called to see Their late 20
before he his residence This was known
to the Duchess and high words the consequence in the
evening
On the morning Of the 18th Instant between five and six
o'clock, the waiting maid awakened by her ladyshps
be and instantly proceeded her apartment the door of
which locked from within.
After calling, and receiving answer but hearing proans
she called other servants and broke open the door, and found
the Duchess the agones of DEATH having received
wounds, from poniard and from other instr
ments The alarm in the house brought the Duke into
his wfes apartment, hey had had separate apartments for
time, and he threw himself on the dead BODY but
from his and other circumstances he soon
pected by the officers of justice who had n and was not
permitted DEPART any allowed leave the pre-
misses until the chief Of the police had arrived The Duke
being peer OF France and member Of the Kings house
hold, il Of doubt whether he could be sent to
prison, but two police officers kept in his chamber
On Saturday morning he removed to a prison in the
palace of Luxembourg in such Of prosration that
found necessary carry him from his to the car
rage This removal of the Duke prison was ordered by
the Chamber of PEERS which had been summoned immediate
y after the act Of murder became known the King 1t
said that when announced the Palace the Queen
wihsandng generally supposed the Duke would make
an attempt his own life he got possession of drug,
which he swallowed. The fact discovered, and
methods adopted to couneact the effects Of the poison
These had the desired effect for me but the unfortunate
man died on Tuesday, the Gath.
The death Of the Duke relieves the Chamber Of Peers Of the
painful trial that to be brought before but the
OF his death has produced many remarks against those
in authority Indeed the Paris correspondent Of the London
Times says that the wish of some "hgh in authority
that the tragedy should thus end
Both the Duke and Duchess had large fortunes The lat