The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-02-03
Additional Foreign News.

proved somewhat since previous adyices, so
far as the suppression of outrage is concerned
Between the Sd and 10th ult no less than so
persons had been tried and convicted at Linn
eritk Cor various offences against the peace of
the country. The writing of threatening let
tiers still continues in certain districts, but the
execution of the threats is less frequent than
formerly. The clergy and the magistrates are
the principal recipients of these missives.
The Repealers were still quarreling among
themselves, and there was split in the Young
Ireland party.
FRANcE.-Some important bills have been
brought before the Chamber of Deputies
One for the improvement of the system Of
postage, another for the reduction of the duty
on Salt, Ito come into operation after the lapse
of taoo years,) and third for medical reform.
The postal reform measure does not propose a
uniform rate on letters, as in England but a
graduated scale of postage in proportion to the
distance the letter is conveyed.
Madame Adelaide's body was embalmed and
lay in state on Monday week. The interment
took place at Dreuz on Wednesday.
After a gallant struggle of nearly twenty
years, distinguished by undaunted courage,
ndomitable endurance and consummate skill,
the Arab Wallace Add ell. Kader-overwhelm
&c by numbers, not conquered-has given up
the contest, and surrendered to the French,
only stipulating TO be sent to Cairo, or St.
Jean d Acre.
PoRTUGAL.-The cortes were opened on the
I'd inst. by royal speech. After abiding to
the convention signed by the English, Span
ish, and French governments, for the purpose
of terminating the civil law, the Queen an
nounces that proper account of the meas
ures adopted by the successive ministries will
be laid out before the cortes, congratulates
them on the termination of the disorders, and
expresses the hope that peace will henceforth
be maintained among the Portuguese.
Several shocks of earthquakes were felt at
Lisbon OH the 10Th and 10th ult, which al
though not resulting in any serious damage to
property, caused very great alarm, the fire.
quency of the shocks having been unprece-
denied since the great earthquake of 1855.
IrALY-The advices from several parts of
this country are far from being of peaceful
character The States of the Church alone
seem to be free from the discomfort generally
prevalent. The Roman journals Of the Oath
ult. give the details of an address delivered by
the Pope on the 18th, in which he deplores
the demonstrations made upon the taking of
Lucerne; as he considers that event of i'm
mense injury to Catholicism, menacing it with
still greater evil. The new motu proprio for
the organization of the ministry has been pub
lished by his holiness, and has given great Sat
isfacton. The administration of the see is to
consist of nine departments, namely, foreign
affairs, interior, public instruction, grace and
Justice, finance, commerce, fine arts, manufac-
lures and agriculture, public works, war, and
police. The chiefs of those departments are
to compose the council of ministers. State
affairs are not to be brought before that coun-
Gil until the deputies shall have examined
them, and given their opinion. The affairs of
the state are not to be submitted to the sover-
eign until they shall have been discussed in
the council of ministers. The latter are to
appoint all public functionaries. The Pope
only reserves to himself the nomination of the
cardinals, nuncios sc. The secretary of state
is to be cardinal, and his deputy prelate
other ministers may be indifferently clergymen
or leymen. $4,000 percussion muskets have
arrived from France. Demonstrations in favor
of the Pope are still taking place.
An agreement has been entered into between