The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-16
THE REPUBLIC.
Foreign Intelligence

Foreign lAtcAIBeAco
BY the arrival Of the steamer Pacific at New
York VIC have received London papers to the Let Of
September The news is Of no great importance.
The Queen visited Edinburgh ON The 2Sth OF Au-
gust and was lodged in the palace Of Holyrood.
Authentic information has been received of the
discovery of gold in great profusion at Bathurst,
South Wales. The colony was in a state OF great
excitement, and the people were nockng to the
locality in great numbers.
The yacht America has been sold TO Captain De
BIaguire, Of the Indian army. for E7,eOO. The
builder returns with orders for three yachts for
English gentlemen. Many English yachts are be-
ing len gthened and otherwise Americanized.
The interest Of the lock controversy had been
suddenly revived, by the announcement OF Mr..
Hobbs, the American, that he had succeeded in
picking that on which he was challenged to try his
skill by the Messrs. Bramah. The London Times
makes the acknowledgment with a bad grace by
saying that Mr.. Hobbs has taken considerable
time to accomplish the feat and that there are other
questions which the committee of reference will no
doubt have to decide upon before his triumph can
be pronounced complete and satisfactory.
The report that Mr.. Warrens, late American
consul at Trieste and editor of the Lloyd, had
ceived notice to quit Austria, is said by corre
spondent of the London Times, writing from Wen
dalton. This correspondent says:
$50 little probability was there in the whole story
that il occurred to To refer to it, either in
my letters or when in company with Mr. Warrens,
with whom am intimate terms. The truth of
the matter is, that Mr.. WaTrens, who has just pur
chased a very pretty little estate near Vienna, is
going for three months to America, on visit TO his
wife's relations"
At Lyons, in France, twelve of the prisoners
tried by court martial for having tai IN part in
plot in that city for the purpose of destroying or
changing the government Of the republic,
acquitted; and thirty six, including those in flight,
found guilty. They were severally
fenced, according to the adjudged extent of their
criminality to transportation to fifteen, ten, and
five years. detention; and to five years, two years,
one year, and six months Imprisonment and fine.
detention" is what the French law calls AFFECTIVE
Ell intamGnts. 1t is more than ordinary pun
ishment, and subjects the offender, after his re-
lease. 10 the inspection Of the police for life.
A dreadful earthquake has occurred in Southern
Italy, some of the particulars of which given
in the following extract of a letter.
enables, Sunday Morning, August "a.
al have received several details relative to the
dreadful disaster which occurred the l4th in
slant, in the province of Basiicara, in this king
dom, and about one hundred miles from the CAPT
tai. list of more than fifty villages s given, in
which greater less damage done; in more
than one place the principal buildings having been
destroyed and in all several lives having been lost
amidst the ruins Of fallen houses. The greatest
sufferer, however, was the town of Melf, place
containing ten thousand inhabitants; three-quars
tiers of the city mass of ruinsthe archbishop's
palace, the college, the municipality, the barracks,
and the police station having been all leyelled to the
ground. The known deaths amount already to
ven hundred besides twohundred wounded among
whom the principal families count victims. have
not time this morning TO give all the minute details,
ffi~Yn hat r1rh
trict has been completely destroyed and the loss of
life has been immense. 1t does not appear that the
ground opened, but all the injury done by the
| houses falling from the repeated shocks of the
earthquake, the rapdty OF which such that
the persons the houses and passing in the streets
| had not time to escape. The king, on receiving
| this dreadful news, Immediately ordered sum OF
| four thousand ducats 10 be sent from his private
purse TO which the queen added two thousand, in
addition to the sum of five thousand ducats con
| tributed by the treasury. Temporary hospitals
have been erected, and detachments Of sappers and
miners have been sent 10 the different places to
sist in clearing away the ruins and disinterring
the unfortunate victims. Private subscriptions
have been opened in the towns near to the place
where the catastrophe has occurred, and ne doubt
the active charity of the city of Naples will not be
deficient"
A letter from Palermo, of the 7th ult, announces
the arrival of the British feet under the command
Of Sir William Parker, at Trapaai- The Duke of
Taormina Immediately sent aid do-camp to
compliment the admiral. This officer was received
on board the Queen, which saluted the Neapoitan
! flag. The salute returned by the Neapotan
steam frigate Antelope.
| Letters from Verona announce that the King of
| Wurtemberg had arrived in that city on the 25h
ultmo.
Seven individuals who had resisted patrol of
gendarmerie in the execution of their duty at
Milan had been tried by court martial, and SEN
fenced to be shot. The sentence was subsequently
mitigated to imprisonment, with hard labor for ten
years.
Madrid dates to the Goth ult. have been received.
Private letters state that Field Marshal Narvaez
is about TO return to Andausia, but that he will
not visit Madrid until the meeting of the Cortes,
when he will take his seat in the Senate. The He
RADIO had been again seized.