The republic., 1851-01-03
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BY THE
BALTIC.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BY THE
BALTIC.
By the arrival of the Baltic we have received our
regular flee of foreign papers to the l4th ult. We
subjoin few items
England.
cabinet council held the 10th ultimo.
Ii was officially announced that there reason to
believe that Parliament would be summoned for
the despatch of business the 4th of February,
1851
The Liverpool Times, of the l4th, opens its gene
raj summary with the following paragraph
"Since the commencement of the Papal storm
u hing seems to have given such general salts
I, hon as the Queens answers to the addresses
presented to her at Windsor Castle, on Tuesday.
Lord John Russell il represented having stood
near the throne looking very grave and thought
full his finger pressed upon his lips. No wonder
He must have been meditatng upon the effects OF
the words which he had put into her Majestys
mouth, and which were soon to be diffused
wherever the English language spoken He
has succeeded admirably, and may fairly lay claim
TO more than the wisdom OF the sybil. The tone
of the Queens answers is graved and dgnifed;
but it is impossible to tell what they forcshadow.
Her Majesty's Professionalism has never been ques-
toned and her determination to uphold the pure
and spiritual worship Of the Protestant faith, and
to maintain il against any danger with which 1t
may be threatened from whatever qnarter 1t may
proceed was spoken right royalty, and as became
the sovereign of an empire on which the sun
never sets. But her Majesty congratulates the
Lord Mayor and the Aldermen on their attach
nent to the great principles OF civil and religious
iberty;' and in her address to the Common
Council she speaks warmly of their 'tried and con-
stant advocacy Of the equal enjoyment Of ivil
rights by all classes These sentences indicate no
return to penal laws to put down the aggression.
They intimate on the contrary, that moral and not
legal power is the only weapon with which to meet
the enemy. clear admission seems to be made
that every class has right to civil and religious
freedom, long it does not attempt to interfere
with the civil and religious liberty Of others. But
the best proof of the consummate tact with which
these addresses have been composed is to be
In their relative effects in the three capitals Of the
country. In Dublin, the satisfaction at the an
appears to be quite as great as in London or
Edingburg; and, certainly, state documents that
produce results at once SO disslmilar and SO ex
traordinary, deserve praise for something more
than ingenuity In the present instance the course
pursued has been thoroughly constitutional; tor,
while the Queen in her replies has done ample JUS
tice to her feelings respecting the preroga-
tives of the CROWN she has not forfeited the afiec
ton Of any class of her subjects by prejudicing
question the ultimate decision OF which rests with
her Ministers and Parliament.
OFFICIAL ANNoUNcEMENTs.-A commission to
inquire into the practice and pleading of the Court
of Chancery has been issued to the following com
missioners: The Attorney General, G. J. Turner,
Q. C.; r. Bethel, @ G.; James Parker, @ c.;
w. P Wood, @. c.; T.. Crompton, Esq, and w.
M. James, Esq Charles G.. Barber, Esq, will be
the secretary. The Queen has directed letters pa
tent to be issued comforting upon the Right Hon.
Sir r. M Rolfe the dignity OF a Baron OF the
United Kingdom, by the title of Baron Cranworth,
of Cranworth, in the county OF Norfolk.
London Globe, llth ut.
VIsIr OF THE UNITED STATES MINISTER TO Lv-
EnrooL.-Hs excellency Mr.. Abbot Lawrence,
United States Minister to the Court of st. James,
is expected to dine with the Mayor on Thursday,
and with the members Of the American Chamber
of Commerce on Saturday next.-LiUrpooi Albion.
Ireland.
The REPEAL AssocIATIoN.-The usual weekly
meeting was held on the 9th December Mr. John
O'Connel addressed the meeting on the subject of
the Queens colleges and Lord John Russes letter
to the Bishop of Durham He concluded by pro-
posing the adoption of a Report of the Committee
of the Loyal National Catholic and Repeal Associa
ton of Ireland upon the Church Establishment
Grievance The rent for the week was f9 l2s cd.
At the annual meeting of the Cork Savings'
Bank the secretary stated that in the year just past
the deposites had increased from f2630O0 to
E269 900, and that there were about one hundred
new accounts opened.
On the 18th ult one of the large watts of Messrs.
Beamish g. Crawford's brewery, at Cork, burst
with loud crash, throwing down large portion
of the adjacent wall. The porter which it con-
tained rushed in a torrent through the vat room,
and thence escaped to the river. The vat is said
to have contained five hundred hogsheads, and the
damage done is estimated at nearly f2,OOO
At the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society
in Dublin the Duke Of Leinster in the Chair it
announced that the Lords of the Treasury, on the
recommendation of the Lord Lieutenant had
granted another sum of g. 900 for practical in
strucors, and that it was resolved to send instruc
tors to ten districts gratuitously, leaving the bal
of the fund to be applied to localities willing
to contribute certain amount.
France.
The following proposition has been presented by
eighteen representatives of the Assembly:
s'The importation of foreign wheat to be con-
verted into flour for expectation, according to the
law of 5th July, 1896, cannot be granted long
wheat is under 20 francs per hectoitre in all the
regulating markets. All ordinances DEGREES, and
authorization contrary to the present proposition
are abrogated."
The religious solemnity which takes place each
year the 18th of December, in commemoration
of the arrival of the mortal remains of the Emperor
Napoleon, was to be held on Sunday, the 10Th, at
the Invalides. Prince Jerome Bonaparte was to
preside on the occasion, and it was expected that
the President of the Republic would also attend.
Mgr. Garibaldi, Archbishop of Myra, had arrived
at Marseilles, and was expected in Paris in few
days to succeed Mgr. Fornari as Apostolic Nuncio
10 the French Republic.
The Able Gothand has lodged an appeal against
the sentence just pronounced on him by the Court
of Assizes of Angouleme.
The Moniteu announces that the Count de Hadz-
felt, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
tenary of His Majesty the King OF Prussia, has
presented to the President of the Republic the reply
Of the King to the letters recalling NJ Persgny
from Berlin Ii also contains decree of the Pre-
sident promoting NJ. Theodore Lesseps, Director of
the Consulate OF the Foreign Office, to the rank of
commander of the Legion OF Honor.
Madame de Faoux, mother of the ex Minister
of Public Instruction, died the 10th ult. at her
chateau of Bourg dire.
The Opinion Publiq,e states that treasure,
amounting 81, 000, 900 francs has just been found
buried in the cellar of the residence of M. Drouyn
de L'huys, at Meun, the house had belonged TO
bis father. This large sum is stated to be in gold,
carefully packed up in small barrels.
Tho Assembly has voted the law on admitting
the public to the use of the electric teegraphs
which will come into operation on the lst OF
March.
II seems that serious disputes have occurred be-
tween the Minister of War and the committee pre-
sided over by M. Daru, charged to prepare the
laws for the organization of the Government of
Algeria The committee hold that the moment is
come for introducing civil elements into the Gov
ernment of Algeria. General Schramm maintains
the exclusive sway of the military hierarchy.
The banquet and ball in honor of the anniversary
of the Presidents election took place on Tuesday
The Eoenenent announces, on the authority OF
shipping news from Marseilles that insurrec-
ton had broken out at Palermo the 9th ultimo.
This rumor remains as yet unsupported.
Letters from Loulon, of the 5th instant announce
the discovery of a Socialist plot there; fifteen
persons have been arrested in consequence.