The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-05

AS our navigation laws have been maintains
ed for the better security Of our national de-
fences, the protection and encouragement Of
our sea-going mercantile steam navy should
not be overlooked.
We have felt il our duty thus to advert to
the contemplated amendmentsn the bill now
before the House Of Lords--which amend
ments we have reason to believe will be ear
nestly urged upon the committee by Lord
Stanley--lest il may be thought by some
that such amendments would not secure the
vital principles Of our navigation laws. We
repeat our opinion, that the proposed relaxa-
tons in the present laws would not be detri-
mental to the British shipping interest, while
they would meet the principal objections now
raised, and in all probability effect perma-
nent settlement Of this important question
TUSCANY. The lettera from Leghorn,
dated 10th inst, 8 p NJ, states that the
Austrians, to the number Of $4,000 to 49,
900 men, had invested the city on all sides
They had at that moment only gained pos
session Of the gate OF St Mare. The de-
fence was directed by 80 officers Of ths ex-
GaIde Mobile oil Paris, who had lately arri-
we'd The greater number had subsequently
endeavored to take refuge in the ships in
the harbor, but FIVE or six were captured and
imprisoned by the insurgents, The port and
roads were crowded with merchant ships full
Of women and children Subsequent letters
dated the 18th inst, 8 p M, state that
the Bishop and the consular corps had
in vain endeavored to gain capitulation
from the Austrian commander, A postscript,
dated the same day, PIP. NJ, adds "The
Austrans are masters of the city The in
snrgents made but weak defence. Courts
martial are being organized"
The Coriere Mercantile, Of Genoa, of
the 18th, states that Leghorn was attacked
on the 10th by the Tuscan GARDENERS, the
Austrians only forming the reserve. After
some resistance, the town was taken, with
the loss of about 40 killed and 200 wounded
A rumor was current that l2 of the chiefs
had been shot, but this requires continuation
The same Journal mentions that the French
ambassador, at Naples, ,(M. d'Harcourt,)
fastened to Gaeta Immediately on learning
the entrance Of the Neapolitans into the Ro-
man States. twas rumored that this was
for the purpose Of protesting against that
intervention.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE OF MDLLE LIND -
Jenny Lind was absolutely married to Mr.
Harris, at Norwich, on Wednesday forenoon
The bishop of the Diocese oficiated at the
nuptial ceremony, and was at the same hour
in the Hanover-square Rooms assisting at
the meeting Of the Servants Provident So
ciety, On Tuesday night Mdlle, Lind trav-
elled by the mail train to Dover, and early
next morning stepped on board the Ostend
packet, en- route for the continent Sir Mo-
ses Montefore and his lady crossed BY the
same boat on their way to the East. Mr..
Bale received by Thursdays post, letter
enclosing an intimaton from the Swedish
nightingale that she had become Mrs. Har-
ris on the previous morning Miss Lind has
accepted an invitation from some friends Of
long standing to visit them at their country
seat in Northamptonshire, where she will
remain for some days, her expected marriage
being postponed for the present. Mr.. and
Mrs, Harris are on their way to Stockholm;
where they will spend their honeymoon, and
probably the autumn Jenny Lind may be
expected to reappear in several concerts, if
not in regular operas, before the close of the
present season. Her pending negotiation
with Mr.. Lumley for series Of performan-
ces next year at the Haymarket Opera is
broken of, the inimitahle vocalist having re-
solved to enter convent We select the
foregoing authentic information from the re-
ports Of our most trustworthy correspondents.
= London atlas.
THE ADULTERY CASE IN PARIs.--At
the Court Of Assize, in Paris, on Monday
last, M and Madame Caraby and M. Coe-
tlegon were brought up ior trial; the lady
and NJ Coetlegon charged with adultery
and the husband with attempted homicide.
M and Madame Caraby are Americans,
and the particulars of the case were given
in our paper in March last, when they oc-
CURED After heightened trial, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty on the charge Of
adultery, and moi guilty as regarded the
other charge M Caraby was consequent
" Immediately set at liberty and the court
condemned Madame Caraby and Coetlegon,
for the adultery, each to two years impri-
sonment, and the latter to one thousand francs
fine
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GEORGE PORTER, Esq,
We have seldom, since the establishment
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