The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-16

the telegraphic summary which we published on
Friday. In England the religious excitement con
tinues
Lord Beaumont. distinguished Roman Catholic
peer has addressed the following letter to the Earl
ofZetland. in connexion with late county meet
ing at York;
"DuBLIN, Nov. 20, 1850.
any DEAR LOAD ZETLAsD: perceive that the
newspapers have announced the intention of the
High Sheriff to call public meeting TO consider the
propriety Of addressing the crown the sub
ject of the late insult offered TO this country by
the court of Rome; and learn from the same
sources OF Information that the step the
part of the High Sheriff has been taken in
sequence of a reQuisition signed by nearly all the
resident peers in Yorkshire. 1t is n matter not
only of no SURPRISE but OF no regret to me, that
such proceeding should be adopted by the coun
try, for the acts in question are of quite much
political and social Importance as OF religious and
sectaSian character. The Pope, by his III advised
measures, has placed the Roman Catholics in this
country in position where they must either break
with Rome or violate their allegiance to the con-
sttution of these realms; they must either consider
the Papal bull as null and void assert the right
OF foreign prince to create by his sovereign au-
thoriy English titles and to erect En- glish bslup-
RIGS. To send bishop to Beverley for the spiIi-
tual direction ofthe Roman Catholic clergy in York
shire and to create eec Of Beverley, are two very
different things; the is allowed by the tolerant
laws OF the country; the other requires terrific
rial dominion and sovereign power within the
country. Ii you deny that this country is fief of
Rome, and that the pontR has aLy dominion over
It, you deny his power to create territorial see,
and you condemn the late bull sound and fury,
signifying nothing IT. on the contrary, you ad
anti his power to raise Westminster into arch
bishopric and Beverley into a bshopric you make
over to the Pope power which, according to the
constitution, rests solely with the Queen and her
Parliament, and thereby infringe the prcrogative
Of the and interfere with the authority Of the
other Ii s impossible to act up to the spirit of the
Britsh constitution, and at the time to
knowledge the Jurisdiction of the Pope in local mat
tcrs. Such is the dilemma in which the lately pub
lshed bull places the English Roman Catholic
am not, however, sufficiently acquainted with
their views the subject, their intentions
respecting 1t, TO give any opinion AS to the eff
feet this newly assumed authority of Rome will
have upon their conduct; but l am inclined to
believe that the Tablet and LUnipers newspa
pcrs speak the sentiments OF the Jealous portion
lions of the Roman Catholic community, and that
they the real if not the avowed, organs of the
priesthood. The Church of Rome admits of no
moderate party among the laity moderation in re-
spect to her ordinances ID lukewarmness, and the
Iukcwarm she invariably spews out OF her mouth.
You must be with her against all opponents, you
are not of her; and, therefore, when Rome adopts
measure such az the present, II places the laity in
the awkward dilemma l have alluded to- Beiev-,
ing, therefore, that the late bold and clearly cx-
pressed edict Of the court of Rome cannot be
Ceived or accepted by English Roman Catholics
without violation of their duties citizens, need
not add that consider the line Of conduct
adopted by Lord John Russell as that of true friend
of the British constitution.
Beieve me, my dear Lord Zetiand, yours very
truly, BEAUMONT.
"To the Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland.''
An incident of different description has also
been added to the materials for discussion Mr.
Doyle of the principal artists for Punch and the
designer of the "Manners and Customs of the Eng
lsh, has resigned salary of 1900 year in con-
nexion with that journal, he being Roman Cath
Ole, and its attacks upon the Pope having of late
been ncessant He asserts that some weeks back.
promise given him that they should be dis
continued, and this having been broken, be has
felt it point of conscience to quit the paper
The electric telegraph from London to Liverpool
furnishes the following items of intelligence:
"FRANcE.-The dispute between the Govern
ment and the Assembly respecting the Commssary
of Police is arranged private letter from Berlin,
received this day in Paris, speaks Of loan of
il0, 000, 900 sterling being negotiated with the
house Of Rothsc hd in London, for Prussia. The
German news excited much anxiety. The French
ambassador in London had arrived in Paris to
plain Lord Palmerston's views on the German
question. 1t appears that the English Govern
inent wishes to act with France and to prevent
Russian Intervention.
Considerable uneasiness prevailed amongst the
SPECTATORS to-day, and public securities declined.
Elves opened at Off. 40, and closed at 9f Is;
threcs closed at 56f. IS.
"GERMANy.-The adviccs received this afternoon
anticipated by Geographic dispatches Details,
however, show that the late negotiations have had
effect, but the rumor of the Austrian envoy de-
handing his passports Is incorrect. The Upper
House OF Assembly is inclined to peace, and the
Lower is moderately disposed. The order for the
eeizure of the journal Constutionne will probably
be recalled. That paper had discontinued its at
tacks on the Government. The feeling in the army
and Landwehr that the Prusstan course Is that oil
liberty against despotism grows stronger. On the
18th instant the disturbances at Frankfort between
the Prussians and Bavarians, were renewed. Strong
patrols parsded the streets. A conference, I'M
der the auspices and at the instigaion of Russia,
spoken Of, with view 10 the maintenance of
peace. Both at Frankfort and Hamburg the funds
were much lower.
"Private letters from Germany report that in
several of the corn markets prices were rising,
ing TO the immensely increasJng demands TO sup
The London Shipping Gazette, OF the afternoon of
November %, 3 O'Clock, contains the following la
tcst intelligence from the continent:
"Thc intelligence from the continent this morn.
ing lie again of a warlike character. The Cabinets
of Berlin and Vienna stated TO have arrived
mt point at which the dispute must merge into
open hostilics, the late negotiations between the
two Cabinets not having led to any satisfactory
suit. The French Government is said TO have
received despatch from Berlin, announcing that
the Austrian Government has demanded the eva
cuaton of liesse by the Prussian troops, within
twenty four hours The same report states that on
the same day a note, drawn up in energetic terms,
communicated by the Russian Ambassador at
Berlin to the Prussian Government"
From THE RIO GRASpE.-We learn from the San
Antonio Wesfcn Ts1an Of the 2lst November, that
Lieuts. Smith and Mechler, OF the Typographical
Engineers, with party Of men under their com
mand, have returned 70 that place after absence
of nearly five months, during which time they were
employed in examining the Rio Grande, from ca
Inargo TO point about hundred miles above
the mouth Of the Pecos. From CamRrgo, 10 a short
distance above Laredo, the river can be made ma
vigable for several months during the year, for
light draught boats From that point, TO the ter
animation OF the p1rty's explorations, the aver
age depth Of the river did not exceed eight inch
"a, the stream in many places being filled with
the entire bed of the river, each obstruction Gre
ang its water fall 10 stop the march of civilization
The privations and abors of the party were great,
the men being engaged for days in succession in
dragging their boats along the shadows, at other
al