Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-07
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
The mails furnish the details of the intelli-
gence from Liverpool to 22d ult., brought by
steamer Asia at New York. We suboin various
items of interest:
In the British House of Commons on the goth
OF May, in reply to n question from Mr.. Glad
stone. Sir }. darlington said that dispatches had
been received from the Governor of Vancouver's
Island, stating that gold had been discovered upon
Queen Charlotte's Island, and that the discovery
promised to be OF very CONSIDERABLE extent. 1t
was true that some American ships, with Amer
lean citizens on board, had proceeded from Cali
tornia to Queen Chorlotte's Island, and more were
expected to follow. In consequence of this in
formation, her Majesty's Government had sent d.
rections to the admiral commanding upon the
station, desiring that adequate naval assistance
might be sent to Queen Charlotte's Island to pre-
serve order under the circumstances.
The political condition of Europe is thus briefly
summed up in the following extracts ::
From the London Times of May 90.
The fall of liberty in France is of itself the se-
verest blow that could be inflicted on the consti-
tutiona cause. In Germany an attempt made to
give more constitutional and popular character
to the Confederation, has resulted in deplorable
failure. In many of the minor States, as in Hes
Sc Cassel, the Constitutions which had flourished
longest have been uprooted and destroyed. In
Prussia species of representative Assembly has
been called into existence, but it neither speaks
the will of the nation, nor controls the acts of tho
Government, and its chief danger is, not from
| foreign influence but from sheer hamilton. In
Hungary one of the most ancient Constitutions of
Europe has disappeared altogether, and we need
not add that the constitutional schemes of Austria
are unfulflled.
In Sardinia constitutional monarchy has been
tried under very favorable circumstances. and
with great success tor three years. But within
the last few days their own principal organs de-
clare that the cabals of the Chamber have rem
dered all government impossible, the Cabinet
able and excellent as it was-has been broken up,
and the King will probably be reduced to try the
chances of dissolution.
To say the truth, the little kingdom of Belgium
and the lesser States of Northern Europe are the
only parts of the continent in which we can ven
ture to rely on the selt-supporting power of ma
tional freedom. Everywhere else the institutions
which we desire to extended are langushine
and insecure.
IRELAND.-The Mayo Constitution has a state
ment OF rather an alarming character about the
young potato crop. "For the last week." saws
that journal, 1--WE have received very serious ac-
counts from various localities of the failure of
the potato crop. Such as we have examined pre-
sent most extraordinary appearance, the slit or
seed being quite rotten, with small tuber grow
ing from the eye from which should spring the
stalk. The small fan mers assert that it is sort of
young potato which grows from the decomposed
slit. We fear that tits owingto neglect lat this
partial failure has occurred, we have observed
that the old slovenly habit of sticking the seed,
and leaving it exposed to the searching easterly
winds, has been again adopted" The accounts
from other parts of the country make no mention
OF any appearance of disease in the potato.
+ MISUNDERSTANDING the latestdscoveries at Nj
nevah one coffin was found containing the body of
a lady OF the Royal house many of the garments
were entire, also the gold studs which fastened
her vest. The most singular discovery, however,
was a mask of thin gold pressed upon the face, so
as to assume and retain the features of the de-
ceased.
SOUTH AFRIcA.-The Graham's town Journal
of March 9th, contains the following heartren-
ding details:-"Mr. Hartung, the band master
of the 74th Highlanders, it has been admi tied by
the kafhr women taken prisonerby Colonel Ely
res column, was cut into pieces with assegais,
whilst living, being kept under torture for three
days, the process of which was that of cutting off
his fingers and toes inch by inch, at intervals
and when at the close of the third day, the
wretched man asked for food piece of his own
flesh was cut from his body, and given to him.
A few hours after death terminated his suf-
ferings." The paragraph then goes on to say;
"But this atrocity has been exceeded in the
case OF Sergeant LANCE who fell into the enemy
hands on the occasion of Col. Yarborough's late
disastrous patrol, and who was found, at the end
OF three days from his capture, expiring underline
horrors of Notwithstanding extended upon his
back upon the ground to which he was fixed by
stakes of wood, driven through the palms of his
hands the ankles and fifth through his body's
The Emperor of Austria has appointed the be-
ORR nf Jnlv fo T. :.
gary.
The Paris Constitutional has published sa-
wage reply from the pen of NJ Granier de Cassap
mac, to the letter of General Changarnier Asa
military man, Changarnier is represented as an
ambitious, boasting lucky blockhead; whilst Lam
oriciere is admitted to be as brave as lion but de-
clared to be destitute of skill as a commander
The pretensons of Changarner as a man of le-
gality and order are secuted and the Bonapartst
writer brings the following charges against him:
First-That in the month of March, $40 he,
Gen. Changarnier, demanded from Louis Napole-
on written authorization to throw the Cons isu-
ent Assembly out of the windows.
Secondly-That he subsequently urged Louis
Napoleon in the strongest manner, to make a
coup d'etat.
Thirdy-That in the month of November, 1850,
at the time of the Alais plot he assembled together
at his headquarters in the Tuilleres plumber Of
political personages to whom he proposed the arrest
Louis Napoleon and lodge him in Vincennes, to
prorogue the Assembly for six months, and make
him (Changarnier) Dictator.
M. Cassagnac affirms that one of the persons
present at this conference was Count Mole, .who
refused to have anything to do with that act of
treason, and who instantly went and disccs ID the
plot to the Chief of the State" Count Mole,
has addressed letter to the Constitutional, de-
nying that he ever attended meeting at the Tu-
ileries at which it was proposed by General Chan
GARNER to arrest Louis Napoleon and send him to