The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-11
late and Interesting from Mexico,

| The Prussian schooner EIienn d'Olsire, Captain
| Hansen, arrived at New Orleans Monday, from
| Vera Cruz, which port she left on the 231 Of Apr
The daes received by her from the city of Mexico
are to the Goth. The news from the capital is OF
some interest The reactionary party fer long
time had determined TO make denomination. and
accordingly fixed upon the Thursday and Friday
OF Holy Week. The Extraordinary of ths 18th
| says:
The is.us was made by the refusal of the Chsptsr
Of the Cathedral to admit the GCv-rcor ana Council
OF the district, their presentation es is customary
fs days to assist at divine service On hsir
thus refuses admittancs ths Governor and CounciI
withdrew, and tbs Governor imnedist.ly took ms
uni hi, overt act Of characterization Of.
the part of the ecs esastical authorities as,ns tns
civil by arrestiss The rsb.llisus caIons when tn az
should come o1t from ths chursh. Several usrs us
oordngly arrested, and ths shut tbs .l,ss
in ths chCir Of ths cShe tral whsTe they tamsia.d
surrounded BY crowd Of oxcitsd psopls outsds the
raj ipg, who soon Aegan to make supdry dsmons
tiess of ssditious meaning Cries Of vsnfsanas
against the Government, and death to the hsrstss
were rased-a woman was Sc taking part in the
movems nt a!m,d with a pistol ore man ssssndes
the pulpit and commenced furious dsnuRciation of
the Gov.rnment-a u sosisr of tho guard placed nssr
ths door OF the csthedrs to preserve order, dis
armed and beaten by the mob Several men, pissiIx
themselves in he door Of the cathedral, relses the
cry of Viva la Religion Chrisiana! Esers oil Co.
bisrno,"le.
Tho prompt arrival of guard Of armed police
which with few blows OF their dubbed mu.ket,
and the arrest of two three of their rnslesds1s
dispersed the mob put speedy op to this inci,snt
revolt which YVES late n efectuay repressed by
the arrival this spot OF the Jvernor, witha corn
psny of cavalry, no closed the doors of the Cathe
drel and stationed line OF sestineis around the
. atform An h tur atorwa ards, some groups of
sedtiously disp1ssd persons in the plaza having re-
newsd ths cry of revolt, the disturbance e,sly
put down by the discharge of fsw shots In the sir
by ths police. Thess trnns incidents the only
suitG of the meditated att-mDls to get up Ievou
tion ary movement against ihs Government
Tha Arah oh rf tha II =.
of the prominent priests were arrested
on Monday by ordcr Of the government, and imme-
diatel placed in confinement
1t 10 said that the Archbishop upon HIS arrest sur
rendered the church and its property to the
of the Popes Nuncio In this city, who imme diatey
solicited mseing of the'di plomatic corps for The
purpose rumur has 1t, of aiding him retain pos
session.
A decree bsn'sh'ng the Archbishop and other pre-.
lstes has been published by order of the Supreme
Government Aftee recounting In round and meas.
ured s,ntence, the dscres concludes with something
OF this sort:
"Ths offsnce is of so grave character as to call
for ths banlsh nent of the Archbishop from the re-
public this being the penalty designed by the laws
for such cases. and which, in all times and in various
nations has been used with the prelates who set at
defiance the su preue authorities but tvithstsnd
ing the force OF these reasons the bad state of the
Archbishops health, his advanced age, and the re-
spect that his private virtues deserve have induced
the President to limit the penalty to imprisonment:
in his palace till fuE ther orders
The curates of San uan del Rio and Hochimilco
were arrested ana thrown In prison for preachiC in
fsmmstory end seditious sermons