The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-21
France.

II is said Louis Napoleon intends to get rid of
some sixty obnoxious members of the National
Assembly, by prosecuting them for subscribing
to Massini's Italian loan. The chances of Ma
poleon are said to be diminishing, and his iniu-
ence on the decline.
The communication by electric telegraph be-
tween London aud Paris is complete.
Lamartine coues out in his paper in a new
and less favorable strain towards the President.
A respectable foreign artist named Kellesbo-
va, was arrested at Paris and kept in prison %
days, because one of his sorknen received some
letters the police thought suspicious.
A French company at Martinique is about to
transport into that colony 1000 negroes from
Benin and Dahomey, on the Western coast of
Africa, pursuant to recent treaties with the black
princes of those counties.
The ChariUari h wing made fun of the report
ed exploits Of NJ Dillon Blrrot in boar-huntng
the honorable representative sent the editor the
last boar that had fallen before his aim.
An Arab tribe in the outskirts of Algiers, had
quarrel with another in the great Sahara, and
marched against it in two bodies, one of these
made pretended attack on the town for the
purpose of draSing out the active population
and the o her penetrated into the place and mas
sacred every one they met.
ITALY.
The Daily Ne,os states the following as the
number of political prisoners in Naples as cx
tracted, from the police registers from May lS4S
to the present time These are the round num-
bers (under the ctual hgure,) because an exact
quotation might subject many government Off
Gals to serious annoyance.
Number Of Neapoltan Political Prisoners from
May, 1913, 10 September, 1851.
Condemned to the Ergastola 36l
Condemned in irons to the Bagni 1000
Condo ned in irons to the Bagni, but not
yet removed from prison . 300
Banished to the Islands after trial 800
Banished to the Island, without trial, in.
cludi the soldiers sent by royal au-
thority TO the camp of Charles Albert 5000
Accused, who have been, or still are, in
prison, from May, ls49, TO September,
1851, not included in the above 10000
Total 23,l36
Supposed number Of exiles 5000
Hiding from the police $50
Exied from their native towns, but
still in the Kingdom $50
Total number of victims of the Neapotan--
constitution .E6,636
The Lombard Veneto, journal published at
Venice, with the sanction Of the Austrian au- |
thorites states that at the recent consistory held
at Rome the really important questions under
debate we're, not those referring 10 appointments |
of bishops or cardinals, but that the main sub |
ect discussed was the probability Of important
events in 1852. The reception of an answer
from Austria TO note for Varded to Vienna by /
the government Of the Holy Father was also a
subject Of debate The Austrian note is de-
scribed as giving the Papal government every
assurance of future peace, and an offer on the
part of the cabinet ut Vienna to assist Rome
with imposing forces in case events breaking ont
in 1852, should lead 10 the proclamation Of n
Roman republic. la the event of such catas.
trophe occurring, the Austrian government would
consider itself enabled to take this step, "a the
obligations contracted by the treaty of the four
catholic powers would then be considered as
null.
GREECE.
terrific explosion took place lately ut
Iaute. A small house, on the ground floor
which WAS a shop kept by Greek, accidentally |
caught fire. The major Of the 4lst regiment
(British) turned out Immediately with a party
of his soldiers TO aid in extinguishing il. The
townspeople also hOcked TO the place in great
numbers, TO render what assistance they could I
But before the fire could be extinguished, it had
reached the second story, and all of a sudden
most awful explosion ensued. 1t appears that
two barrels of gunpowder had been imprudent
ly concealed in closet adjoining one of the
rooms in the second story. At the very moment
of the explosion several persons were on the
roof Of the house and the result can easily be
imagined. Eleven men persisted at once, and
among these a drummer of the 4l,t regiment
The major Of the same corps was severely
wounded, and equally 40 were no less than 80
of the inhabitants II is feared that several of
the wounded will lose their lives