The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-21

this country against States ia ainty with it, was
an offence by the common law punishablc with fine
and imprisonment; that the proceedings Of the par
ties referred to were closely observed, and mea-
sures had been taken to enforce obedience TO the
law.
The AMsaIcAN MrSIsrER,-His excellency the
American minister and Mrs. Lawrence enter
taincd at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gurney,
and select party at their residence in Pccadlly,
on Wednesday last, after which Mrs. Lawrence
had soiree, which was honorcd by the presence Of
his Grace the Duke Of Wellington, and several
members of the corps diplomatiqus, &C., sc.
srocxs.-In American SECURITIES no material
change has occurred during the week. Prices
were generally firm, and the quotations are as
United States per cent bonds 1853 92i S3s
Ditto per cents. ..............l 1865 1907 il0s
Ditto 6 per cents. Stock. .l667-6S LOG
Boston city Pc, cents, Bs s9ss lsSsea ss ss
Messachusetts per cents. Ster-
ling Bonds .................. .lS6S lO5 LOG
Maryland per Ct Sterling Bonds 49, s9k
Canado per cent. Bonds. 1874 LOG l07
n Ireland. ast
q The accoun from all parts of the country show
that emigration Is s on vast sSas
ford, several large vessels are proceeding direct to
America, fully ireighted with passengers, chiefly
farmers Of superior class. The Londonderry Jour-
nal says "Last year emigration from this district
was not quite SO extensive as it had been in the
year preceding but at present It is proceeding up
on what we should suppose to be an almost unprc-
cedented SCALE"
For some weeks past the business of the farmers
has been greatly impedcd by almost constant ra in,
and in consequence the sowing of oats and other
spring corn 10 very backward.
II is curious that there has been no such delay in
the planting of potatoes and there is general con-
currcnce in the agricultural reports to the fact
that there never has been such carly sowing gene
rally through the country as in the present year.
This has arisen from the experience Obtained since
the commencement of the potato blight, Of the COM
parative safety resulting from early sowing. In
deed the instances Of failure have boen rare where
good seed has been put down in January or Febru-
ary. The country people are now convinced Of
this, and hence the renewed confidence in the po-
tato and the great and successful efforts to procure
seed of sound quality, and complete the planting
carly In the spring. M
walton Of flax; the supplies of seed already come to
hand abundant, and large quantities have been
purchased by the farmers, especially in the north
ern counties.
Louis Napoleon has not yet succeeded in form
ing government of action;' the hitch appears to
be the renewal of his term of office. M. Odillon
Barrot and the Moderate party seem determined
to sustain the present constitution. leaving the re-
vision to future Assembly. The electoral law Of
the 3lst of May is the question of the moment
The Republicans insist that that measure must be
repealed before the question of the revision Of the
constitution can DC even m00tcO, ana NJ OulLOu
Barrot and a large section of the Legtimists and
Bonapartists admit that the law ought to be modi-
fed a eNi 1855 ~ 80
The correspondent Of the Morning Chronicle
states that the government are good deal pre-
occupied at present, in consequence Of the number
Of Russian agents who have been sent into France
to study the state of the country and the feelings Of
the people. The principal object of the Russian
sible, '.to accustom the people Of France to the
idea that il Is the duty Of Russia to interfere both in
the affairs OF Germany and France, II the peace
Of either country should be disturbed by dema-
gogues." The Count de Rzewnski, lieutenant
general in the Russian service, and aid-dc-camp OF
the Emperor, as well as relation Of Count Orlof,
has gone with the same object to Madrid, and also
with the view Of TO- the Spanish
governments, in the. event Of revolutionary ideas
appearing likely to make further progress. Count
Rzewnski has already been received by the Queen
Of Spain. g8seteul T. N
Prussia and Austria.
THERE'S no intelligence of any kind from Dres-
den. All proceedings arc suspended. The Sachsen
Zeitung Gays that, Sin tho best-informcd circles,
the opinion prevails that the attempt to effect re-
organization modification of the Constitution OF
the Bund by the Conferences has failed through
the c kle course OF Prussia. and that it will be me-
cessary to discuss the same question with the or
ganizaiion of the old Bund itself" This journal,
L may be added, is under what is called Austrian
influence.
The Bologne Gaxetie confirms the news of the
death of the famous Chief II Passatore.
A singular instance of the bold and business
like habits of the Romans in the matter OF Mazzi.
Mrs loan is related by the Daily Nescs. Some Of
them were seized the other day by Lord Lynd
hurst friends and informants of the Roman po-
lice. Whereupon the following printed circular
was placarded over the walls Of Rome, and dis
tributed in its streets:
"IrALIAN NATIONAL AssocIArIoN.--The Central
Committee of the Roman States announces to the
public that the 80 notes of 25 francs each Of the Tia
Ian National Loan, which have fallen into the
ment, Of which mention il made in the Giornale di
Roma of Monday, the 10th inst. bear the letter A,
and the numbers 900 TO 9.749, inclusive. This no
LITIGATION s intended to caution all those to whom
any of such notes might be offered for purposes of
espionage or theft Associates are ordered to pub
lish this caution by all possible means, even be-
yond the limits of the association. Rome, March
IL, 1851"
The Union publishes the following letter from
Rome, 2Sth ult.: 1
ga strange event took place last evening at St.
Praxide The Pope had ordered mission to be
opened for the inhabitants Of the Quarter des Monts
pit holding forth to attentive listeners, whcn loud
explosion threw the whole congregation into the
greatest alarm. A bomb burst in ono Of the side
aisles of tho church, but providentialy without in
jurng any one.
"In the rush to the doors several persons were
thrown down, and received severe contusions. The
preacher did not quit his pulpit, but in loud voice
exhortcd the audience to remain quiet, and after
the confusion Of the first alarm had subsidized, her
suined and finished his sermon. Nothing has been
discovered relative 10 tho persons concerned in this
matter" W r tt+fu
The GiornaIe di Roma publishes decree of"Thc
Sacred Congregation of the Index" at Rome, pro-
hibiting several books. Amongst them (says the
London Weekly Nsscs) the Italian translation Of
the Diciionnaire des Dafes, or Chronological Die
tionary, by d. Harmonville, 1874; the Eemsnfs If
Logic, by the Rev. Richard Whately; A Pilgrimage
to Rome, by the Rev. Hobart Seymour; and
L'Egypte Phara0niqus, or History of tho Institu-
tions Of the Egyptians under their National Kings
by Henry. The latter author "has acknowledged
his errors, and made due submission to the con-
gregation." }o Us
Letters from Turin, Of the 9th ult., confirm the
late intelligence of tho failure Of the Austrian
gotiations at Rome for the North Of Italy Railway.
4 E Holland.
The minister of finance has submitted eight very
important projects of law to the second Chamber:
|. A tax upon Netherlands subjects of 5per cent
upon all property, shares, funds, &c., derived
from foreign countries, which, at given taxation