The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-13
FOREIGN.
News by the Acadia.

New. by the Acadia
We announced briefly in last the arrival of the
Acadia. together with brief summary of the news by
telegraph Our papers have since come hand and we
now publish such items of importance the limited
space at command enables TO give.
the European Mail May n.
The news OF the past week may be summed up in a
few words the chief having been received from the
tnent. From France we have rumors OF an unpleasant
character Discussions in the executive government and
the National Assembly said to exist TO a fearful ex
tent and unnatural alliance is reported to have been
formed between Nj. de Lamartlne and Nj ledru Rollln ;
and wind up of the whole, II is confidently asserted
that M de Lamartine has determined upon resignlng
None OF these reports however we are glad to say de-
rive continuation from the actual proceedings IN the
National Assembly. Indeed, far Lamartine Is
concerned, the dgnhed speech delivered by him in the
Assembly Tuesday, the Polish and Italian affairs
would seem contradict the whole; whilst the Paris
papers of Wednesday say the reports had entirely ceased
Still, 1t is clear that matters have not yet set
tied down upon sure foundation. There is ferment
abroad-irabiy in the Asseulby-and, we fear,
reachery somewhere other in the cabinet Until the
formal report about TO be presented TO the National AS
sembly by the Executive reaches would be prema
lure TO give judgment the events of last week AT
present. they offer many appearances of mystery which
seem lHeconclleabe with perfect honesty IN the admin
stration 1t was stated at the Bourse Monday that
the government had been informed the previous day
that widely ramihed plot had been prepared to carry off,
during the Jete, part OF the members OF the National
Assembly, and that at the time several quarters OF
the capital should be fired after the supplies of water had
been previously Off In consequence of this, orders
given to leave strong detachmens of national guards
and piques OF remen in all the central parts OF Paris
Indications have already been manifested of the intention
of those in authority to let the chief conspraors
fined at Vincennes escape. On Monday morning. Barbes
attempted to walk out OF the chateau and make OF, and
had very nearly succeeded. Two of his three guards
connived at his escape, but the third arrested him in the
act OF gong out The accounts received IRON Lyons are
OF deporabe character. The disturbances which COM
menced in that city the morning of the 10th instant,
continued throughout the day. and assumed IN the even
trny oh 10 On
the previous day had been liberated the injunction OF
the revolters The local authorities were longer
and the were masters OF the the city
work men have possessed themselves OF the arsenal OF
| Toulon
Perhaps the most remarkable event of the week is the
flight of the Emperor of Austria from Vienna, without
any apparent object 1t generally supposed that he had
grown weary OF granting concessions to the people,
whose demands appeared intermnabe. Since his depar
ue he has been requested to return and the people
waiting such with much anxiety
There have been further disturbances in Spain, and
the British minister (Sir II. L. Bulwer) has been com
PEELED to quit Madrid wenty-fou hours notice. 1t APP
pears that military emete has occurred at Seville and
the British minister is charged with having fomened it
and II Is reported that the Spanish government have doc
umentary evidence of the fact A Spanish minister has
arrived in London, to offer explanations to the British
government Mr. Bulwer arrived in London on We'd
| nesday.
Very positive assurances have been circulated of pa
cifc settlement of the Schleswg Holsein question; but
they justified by the latest advices from Hamburger
and Copenhagen Both parties evidently anxious for
peace and dwell with eageness upon every piece of gos-
sip which has reference to contamination devout
y to be wished" So far positive information extends
we discover nothing beyond vague and uncertain
hopes and expectations upon the subject The end is still
unseen, and therefore doubtful.
In Greece there is actual insurrectonin Portugal the
threat of oneboth resulting from tyranny which seems
determined to take no warning from what is passing in
other parts of the world
From Ireland, we have of various additional ar
rests having been made, which evnces the determination
Of the government 10 subdue the spirit of rebellion which
h Sns he trail Of that MnhpPy hs
little hope is entertained that the government will be
more successful in ms than in those of his prede
cessors, Messrs OBrien and Meagher At the close OF
Thursday the trial had not been concluded, and the jury
had been locked up for the night The counsel for the
defence would open his case yesterday.
BY the overland mail, we have news from Hong Kong
TO March Both matters in Canton continued quiet though
early IN the month appearances were uniavorabe owing
to an afray at Whampoa between some Americans and
Chinese, which, however, was hushed up. fatal
accident near Canton by which Chinaman lost his
life satisfactorily explained without any official
tice being required The criminals seized for aid
ing in. the December murders had received their SEN
fences of punishment AT Shanghai have to report
some grave events. Early in the month three English
ed by some gram Junk men out OF employ They were
rescued by the we-dsposed resident Chinese and taken
to their boats and returned to Shanghae Her Majestys
consul in his zeal to check such doings demanded that
the rngeaders should be produced and identified, in
der that they might be punished The Chinese author
ties being rather tardy in meeting the consuls demands
lions, and finally laid embargo number of grain
junks, laden with rice for the north, with the view of
forcing the authorities into compliance with his de-
mands AT the latest date from Shanghae, the 10th OF
March, her Maesys ships Chlders and Espiegle were
before the town. and all English ships had been ordered
to be in readiness to resist, and the embargo then
nued in force 1t is to be hoped collision has taken
place, and the late advices lead us to expect ami
cable settlement of the matter; but it had been deemed
prudent TO send up her Majesvs steamer Fury, which
sailed on the Goth of March for Shanghai
Ireland.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF Mr. MITcHELL.--We gath
the particulars of the trial of Mr. MITCHELL at Dublin
from Slip dated at the European Mail office, in Liver
pool, Saturday, May 81, p. m.
Mr.. MITCHELL il will be recolected, is the editor OF
The United Irishman, and brought to trial by the
government for utterng sedous language, etc, IN the
columns of that inlammatory print
On Friday morning, May 20, the at Dub |
lin Baron LEROY and Mr. Justice Moore the bench
Mr.. Mitchell being placed at the bar, was cordially
saued by several of his friends, and his COUNSEL Mr.
Holmes, heartily cheered from the galleries as he
took his seattle being thronged in every part of
the attorney general stated the in long and able
Speech and adduced evidence prove the delivery by
prisoner of the sentiments charged as felony
Mr.. Holmes addressed the court behalf OF Mitchell
He denounced the law under which Mitchell had been
arragned and denied the power of the English para-
men deprive lrishmen of free discussion, The court
repeatedly attempted to stop him. but he deed all inter
ference with his clients defence Mr. Holmes subse-
queny went into the constitutional question of the peo
selves by force of arms the court sitting patiently all the
while and Mr. Holmes every and then repeating the
obnoxious doctrine and asking the court was II not law
was il not according to the constitution?