The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-09


received our files of European papers. The dates
Paris to the 18th, London to the Goth, and Liv-
erpool to the 2lst.
England.
The religious excitement has materially abat ted
in England. The Liverpool Times says:
"The Papal excitement ia wearing out from sheer
exhaustion, to be renewed when Parliament meets
on the 4th of February"
The London Weekly NeiDs exclaims;
| eve almost tired out of the Pope, and so we
doubt not are many amongst our readers The
| Macbriars and Mucklewraths have had their day
Sober men, while determined that the law shall be
enforced wherever il may have been violated, are
beginning to sicken ofclamor without result, and
| fury without an object"
! President Fiiimore's message was published en-
| fire in the London papers of December 18th. sy
nopss sent on from Liverpool by telegraph
and published in London on the l7th-as also sy
| nopsis of the Postmaster Generals report.
The Common Law Commissioners, following the
example of the New York codifers, have proposed
the total abolition Of all the technical forms of
! ton.
| Ireland
The Galway Mercury states that deputation
from America has arrived in London to support the
claims OF Galway transatlantic packet station.
| The Limerick Chronicle states that the Earl of
| Howth ID to be married to Miss Barefoot with a
fortune of 900, and that the lady is in the 2sth
| year of her age.
A Cork paper says that, among the passengers
on board an emigrant ship bound from that port to
| New Orleans, a noted cockfghter named Dali
ton, who carried with him seventy two game cocks
and fifty hens.
| REPEAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL weekly meeting, on
| Monday, Mr.. John O'Connel referred in condem-
natory terms to the letter written by the Duke of
| Norfolk, concurring in opinion with Lord Beau
mont relative TO the question of the Roman Catho-
| lie appointments in England The rent for the
| week was fS Is.
On Saturday morning remarkable thunder
storm passed obqueiy across the southwest OF Ire
| land, beginning in Clare and going of at Cork.
| The second son OF Mt. Brown Burke, of Newgrove
cottage was killed by the electric fluid, and other
persons were slightly injured. In Cork some cat
tie were killed, and other injuries inflicted.
Mr.. Denis O'Flynn persists in refusing to take the
oath imposed upon Roman Catholics on entering
the Cork Town Council The corporation have
agreed to acknowledge him as the member for Lee
Ward, Notwithstanding. There will be an appli-
cation to the Queens Bench for q mandamus, or
quo warranto, agains the recusant member
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE or Ma. SMITH O'BRIEN.-
The Hobart Town (Cape of Good Hope) papers
! contain incomplete accounts of an unsuccessful
attempt of Mr.. Smith O'Brien to escape to Cali
fornia. 1t appears that the Victoria cutter,
bound to California, touched at Maria island to
convey the prisoner to his destination. "On sun
day and Monday" says the Commercial Advertiser,
:. the Victoria observed lowering about the
island, the wind being light until evening, when
it fell calm. Shortly before shutdown MIR. Smith
OBrien, who, notwithstanding his avowed inten-
ton of escaping should an opportunity offer, has
considerable liberty allowed him, went down to
|
orally land, and just he reached the shore boat
with three men put in, and he rushed up to ms
middle to meet it. constable on duty, who was
witness of the act, covered him with his piece, and
called to him to forbear, secondng this by rush
ing at the boat and knocking hole in her bottom
with his carbine. He then pointed out to all four
the folly of resistance, and required them to sub
nit quietly, which they did. The officer in charge
meantime having missed his prisoner, came rush
ing down the beach, and secured him while still in
the water He was then conducted to his house,
fhran ,fpa8 nm
bart Town. whale boat with six hands, was sent
board the cutter, seized her, and brought her in
She, too, with the parties on board will be sent up
Immediately. 1t has not been thought necessary
| to impose any restraint on Mr.. S. OBrien greater
than that to which he was previously subjected"
France.
| The President of the Republic delivered, on
Tuesday night, at the Hotel de Vile, remarkable
reply to the speech of the Project proposing his
health. Congratulating the city on the tranquility
that prevailed, he said "that il was such that en-
abled him to know that if any notifications were
to take place, (alluding to the constitution the
same would be effected without trouble" The
President renewed his professions of disnterested-
ness, and manifested his repugnance to revou-
! tionary acts His speech was greatly applauded
The trial OF the twenty five persons charged with
having formed part of the secret Socialist society,
! called the Nemesis, terminated on Friday. The
] jury, after three hours deberation, returned a
verdict of guilty against fourteen, and of not guilty
in favor OF eight. Two, namely, De Valory and
Henney, are condemned to two years imprison-
| mcnt, 900 francs fine, and introduction of civil
rights for 1--we years; Cobbett to fifteen month"; i'm
prsonmcnt, 100 francs fine, and five years inter-
diction of civil rights Gouefc, Beretta, Broquet,
Berand, Seenet, Jayet. and Walter to six months
imprisonment, 100 francs fine, and two years in
terdiction; Gosset and Chancel on account of ex-
tenuating circumstances, to six months imprison
ment The prisoners left the court shouting "Yive
la Republique!'
During the sitting of the Assembly, on Saturday,
General Schramm, the Minister at War, presented
bill demanding an extraordinary credit of3,2lS,-
sol francs, for keeping war footing the army
of occupation at Rome during the first six months
! of 1851.
The Paris shopkcepers are busily occupied in
preparing for New Years day, and the manufac-
turers are working extra hours in executing their
orders. The number of operative jewellers, cabi-
net makers, and brass founders, has considerably
| diminished since the revolution of February
| 1t was expected, from the Presidents message
| to the Legislative Assembly that some steps would
| have been taken this by the Cabinet to remove
| some of the restrictions which imposed by the
| French laws on trade and navigation; but it ia said
that an obstacle has been raised by section OF the
ministry who are not inclined to GO as far as the
| British government in reforming the navigation
| laws.
| exposition of London, have already arrived at the
| ministry Of commerce, and it is believed that the
| first shipment for England will be made before the
| end OF the month.
There ministerial crisis on the 9th. All
| the ministers had resigned, and it at one me-
| ment considered certain that Mon and O'Donnel
ministry would be appointed Narvaez had a long
conference with the Queen, in the evening, at the
| conclusion of which the ministers withdrew their
designations and consented to remain in office.
| Portugal.
| Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the
| 10TH The new Cardinal was cnthroned on the 9th
| with much pomp. grand banquet was given on
| the OCCASION to which the British ambassador and
| the officers of the squadron invited but they
| declined the invitation.
| Denmark and the Duchies.
Accounts from Rensburgh, of the 18th, state that
| an engagement had taken place on the previous
| day near Lottorf without any decisive result.
| Respecting the late rumors of matrimonial
| alliance which the King of Denmark has been saio
To contemplate, we find it stated in the Borsenhai
that the princess which is mentioned in come xon
with this project is the sister Of the Prince of Hesse
| (heir apparent to the Danish throne, and, by
son of former alliance, in law to the Emperor
| of Russia.)
Letters from Hamburger, of the 18th instant, in
| form that the new generaissimo, Won dei
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