Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-03-04
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ENGLAND.
TIE New REFORM BILL.-In the
House OF Commons on Monday. Lord
John Russell introduced the long prom
iscd measure Of parliamentary reform.
Its leading features are, reduction Of the
County franchise from fifty pounds to
twenty pounds; the reduction Of the
borough franchise from ten pounds to
five; in Ireland the County lransc hise
is 10 remain unaltered, but in the
boroughs il is to be reduced from eight
pounds TO five; the creation ofa new
class Of voters who pay forty shiIlings
per annum direct taxes; the abolition
Of property qualifications Tor members
the abolition Of the oath OF supremacy,
as being rcpugnant to the feelings Of
the Roman Catholics and dissenters !;
and also OF the form Of oath required to
be taken By Jews, and the substitution
OF simple oath Of allegiance = the
throne and fidelity to the succession
and the enlargement oi' sixty-seven
small boroughs by drafting from the
neigI Iborhopd. 1t promises a member
10 BirkenheaL, and an additional one
TO Birmingham, provided Parliament
should decide upon disitanchising the
borough of ST. Adams Tor bribery. All
men, ion Of the ballot, however, is
s,udiously omitted.
FRANCE.
The political news from France pre-
scnts no new features worthy Of notice.
The Government had put forth most
indlscrcet and Incorporate article in the
Pdtrie telling the electors they must re-
turn Bonapartists 10 the Assembly, and
that il they elected any other, all would
have 10 be done over again. The
Legitimst party will abstain from COM
ing forward.
The cor merciaI reports from France
ure most uniavorablc.
PARIs, Feb. 9.-Yesterday the Prcsi-
dent paid u visit to Versailles, accom-
panied by Ney, and an escort Of currNs.
siers.
Madame Pauline Roland a disciple
Of Nj. Pierre Loroux, has been arrested.
1t is also reported that sixty journeymen
printers were arrested al the same time,
A fresh list of Senator'S is said to be
OH VIC cVe VI aPPeaug'
SPAIN.
The Attempt to Assassinate the Queen.
Full details Of the late cowardly at
tempt to assassinate the Queen of Spain,
have been received in England. As
her majesty was leaving church, bear
ing the royal infant in her arms, on the
I'd Of Feb, Jesuite priest named
Morivo, while kneeling, affected 10 pre-
sent u petition, and Immediately struck
at the Queen with a poinard which he
drew from under his clock. The wea-
pom penetra ted the folds Of her dress,
butstriking the whale bCne Of her stays,
its course was divested, as well as the
force Of the blow broken, and the dag
ger consequently merely entered below
the last rib, causing only slight flesh
al wound on the arm.
The assassin was instantly secured
He proved TO be villain OF the deepes,
dye,-by turns priest, a soldier and US
urer, a I'd a traitor, and always cut.
throat and debduchee. The Queen be-
haved with surprising iortitude, and hav-
Ing quickly recovered from the first
shock of the attack, instantly inquired
for the safety fher child. Her Majes-
ty is fast recovering.
The Execution of The Assassin.-A tel
cgraphic despatch from Madrid, of the
7th OF February. says: "To-day, at
quarter past one, p. NJ, the criminal who
made the attack upon the Queen was
executed. lie was tried by the Senate,
which is alone competent to adjudicate
in cases Of high treason"
AUSTRIA.
The Austrian Lloyds states that Po-
tocki, an Hungarian. said 10 be an
agent OF Kossuth and Mazzini, was
executed on the 5th, by order Of an Aus
uian Court Martial, OH charge Of at
tempting to seduce some Hungarian
regiments. A person named Gosler
was executed with him OF charge Of
conspiracy to bring about revolution
In Hungary the Government is erect
ing monuments in ton oil
the Austro- Hungarian victory.
TURKEY.
Advices from Constan,inoplc state the
excellent and enlightened Minister,
Reschiel Pacha, had iallcn before the
intrigues ol his opponents. and that his
Cabinet had handed in their designations
to the Sultan. A special decree subse-
quently appointed Rasuf Pacba, Grand
VIZier.
SWEDEN.
The powder magazine in Louddon,
Sweden. explodcd OIL the oath inst. |,
contained 2SU0 weight o. powder The
explosion shook the city Of Stockholm.
The Burlington Sentinel says Mrs.
Forests heavy receipts al Brougham's
theatre grow out oi "ihe lao and the